NYT Books

In this novel, a group of authors race to finish a mystery manuscript, only to find themselves part of a lethal plot.

The Polish best seller “Hexes of the Deadwood Forest” is like a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based “Joy of Sex.”

In Emma Straub’s latest novel, “American Fantasy,” a pop group’s midlife return provides fodder for both comedy and redemption on the high seas.

Since the late ’70s, the bassist has worked to map a musical route that mirrored the trans-Atlantic slave trade and birthed nearly all of American popular music.

“Corto Maltese,” Hugo Pratt’s influential 1967 graphic novel, returns, with just as much to say about childhood during wartime.

In Caro Claire Burke’s novel, “Yesteryear,” a homesteading momfluencer can no longer hide the scandal swirling just below the surface.

The well-born protagonist of Nancy Lemann’s novel “The Oyster Diaries” returns home and immediately feels like an outsider.

In “Here Where We Live Is Our Country,” Molly Crabapple tells the story of a Jewish labor movement that fought antisemitism and nationalism with equal fervor.

These novels marry good mysteries with unforgettable characters and the twists and turns of the investigative process to deliver page-turning thrills.

Based on hard science fiction, a genre that prioritizes scientific accuracy, the blockbuster gets a lot right but misses a few things, experts say.