The best book you'll read in 2013

There are a million things I love about writing for a living, but one of the top perks is that writers tend to collect writer friends; and the side-effect of that is that we get to read amazing books, not long after they're a twinkle in the author's eye.

One of the very best novels I've read this year is by an author you haven't heard of–yet.

But you will hear about her soon. Oh yes, you will. Because Jamie Mason's novel, THE LIAR'S MARGIN sold to Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster) recently.

It's ...