Inquirer reviews …

… 'Continental Op': Entertaining intro to Dashiell Hammett's beginnings - and the origins of hard-boiled crime fiction.

… Elizabeth Hardwick's 'Essays': A 20th-century star thinks aloud, bright and bold, about literature and social change.

… Leila Slimani's 'Perfect Nanny': Every parent's worst nightmare.

… Elif Shafak's 'Three Daughters of Eve': So timely it seems almost clairvoyant.

… 'Woman in the Window': Brilliant tale of love, loss and madness.

… 'When' by Daniel H. Pink: When our timing is right.

… Lee Child's 'Midnight Line': Suspenseful, complex thriller.