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It\u2019s a triumph of style over plot, although the plot is fine, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Soul Thief<\/em> by Charles Baxter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baxter\u2019s new novel, written in the spirit of Patricia Highsmith\u2019s Ripley series (also highly recommended), concerns identity theft among academics in exotic Buffalo, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sag Harbor<\/em> by Colson Whitehead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A coming-of-age story set in the Hamptons, Sag Harbor has provoked a good deal of discussion on what \u201cpost-blackness\u201d means.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Exit Music<\/em> by Ian Rankin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t yet met John Rebus, Rankin\u2019s antihero cop, don\u2019t read this; instead, pick up Knots and Crosses, the first book in the Rebus series.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Corned Beef and Caviar<\/em> by Marjorie Hillis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This nonfiction book was written in 1937, but its tips for living well on next to nothing are, sadly, just as timely in 2009. 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