The Reflection
Hugo Wilcken,
Melville House Publishing, October 15
A police officer enlists a psychiatrist to evaluate a criminal. But as he gets to know the man, the psychiatrist begins to suspect that the man may be the victim of some kind of government manipulation. Noirish thriller set in 1940s New York.
Before the Feast
Saša Stanišic,
Pushkin Press, October 22
It is the night before a big feast in the village. Everybody is asleep, except for the ferryman, who happens to be dead; the bell- ringer, who can’t find the bells; and a host of other quirky characters. Over the course of one night, the living and the dead interact and they all have something to prove.
Thirteen Ways of Looking
Colum McCann, Bloomsbury,
October 8
And old and frail man is viciously beaten. What follows is a literary exploration of the investigation, as the police try to piece together his movements and that of his attackers. The novella is accompanied by short stories set in Afghanistan, Ireland and London.
Hemingway in Love
A E Hotchner,
Picador, October 22
In June 1961, Hotchner visited his old friend, Ernest Hemingway, in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. Weeks later, Hemingway killed himself. This memoir is based on that conversation and reveals a humble Hemingway, reflecting on the women that shaped his life.
Concorde: The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner
Jonathan Glancey,
Atlantic, October 1
Could Concorde fly again? Rumours abound that it will return. Meanwhile, this book traces the history of supersonic travel – from the moment the sound barrier was broken to its last commercial flight in 2003.
Hitler at Home
Despina Stratigakos
Yale, October 8
The propaganda of the Third Reich was not just rallies at Nuremberg. This book examines the dictator’s private homes – the Old Chancellery in Berlin, his apartment in Munich and the Berghof. These residences projected the image of a refined and morally upstanding man.
