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Still looking for that perfect book for under the Christmas tree? Here are a few ideas for your weekend shopping that might suit some of the hard-to-buy for people on your list:<\/p>\n

Film Noir Junkies<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 A.J. Finn filled his blockbuster psychological thriller, The Woman in the Window<\/a><\/em>, with references to classic noir, and the main character watches quite a few too. And drinks Merlot by the case (trigger warning, Sideways<\/em> fans).<\/p>\n

Intrepid Travelers<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 if you can\u2019t give a trip to Paris, you can give Mark Helprin\u2019s Paris in the Present Tense<\/a><\/em>. If they\u2019re also classical music devotees, bonus points to you for finding this story about an aging cellist in the City of Light who really makes crime pay.<\/p>\n

Jive-Talking Rap Music Lovers<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Righteous<\/a><\/em> or any of the other I.Q. books by Joe Ide. His characters\u2019 language unspools across the page in pure urban poetry, as they solve crimes and right wrongs.<\/p>\n

Unrepentant Bookworms<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 a book they can burrow into for days and maybe never sort out all the plot shenanigans, Lost Empress<\/a><\/em> is about football, Rikers\u2019 Island, a missing Salvador Dali painting, a man and his mom, transcribing 911 calls, Paterson, New Jersey, and so much, much more.<\/p>\n

Armchair Psychologists<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 OK, does he have dementia or doesn\u2019t he? Grace may not live long enough to find out on a Texas road trip with the elderly man she believes murdered her sister. Paper Ghosts<\/a><\/em> is nice work from Julia Heaberlin.<\/p>\n

Inveterate Classicists<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 David Hewson\u2019s Juliet & Romeo<\/a><\/em> is another in his fine adaptations of Shakespeare\u2019s plays. Always inventive, always interesting. His Macbeth<\/em> and Hamlet <\/em>were winners too.<\/p>\n

Road Warriors<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 She Rides Shotgun<\/a><\/em> is Jordan Harper\u2019s award-winning debut thriller about a man and his young daughter on the run. They won\u2019t be able to turn the pages fast enough.<\/p>\n

Fairy Tale Fans<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 True, they may be startled at the liberties Karen Dionne took with Hans Christian Anderson\u2019s tale, but in The Marsh King\u2019s Daughter<\/a>, <\/em>she\u2019s created a compelling story of a girl raised off the grid and what it takes for her to build a conventional life. Can she keep it?<\/p>\n

Anyone Who Just Likes a Damn Good Book<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 You should get a twofer for Philip Kerr\u2019s book Prussian Blue<\/a><\/em>, which does a deep dive into both the dark days of the Third Reich and early 1950s France. Detective Bernie Gunther\u2019s skill at solving murders doesn\u2019t always make him friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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