Spring Reading

Among Library Journal's picks for best spring reading is Gabrielle Zevin's new novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry , which is set on an island off the New England coast and has an endearing cast of characters, including a middle-aged bookseller trying to come to terms with the death of his wife.

Also featured is Emma Donaghue's Frog Music, an historical fiction based on an unsolved murder and set in San Francisco in the 1870s.

Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James features an isolated hospital for World War I veterans who may be haunted by more than their war experiences.

Donna Leon brings us her twenty-third book in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series entitled By its Cover, in which Brunetti must investigate the theft of pages and maps from rare books.

And if you enjoy cozy mysteries, check out Colin Cotterill's The Axe Factor, a Jimm Juree mystery set in coastal Thailand and billed as "laugh-out-loud funny".

For the full list of recommended reads, please see http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/201....