Timothy L. O’Brien takes a harsh, fictional look at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath in “The Lincoln Conspiracy.”

Richard Castle has become one of the best murder mystery novelists in the business, and that’s great for a man who doesn’t exist. He’s a TV character played by Nathan Fillion on ABC’s “Castle.”

It’s been more than a decade since Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his epic “The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” and since then he’s kept busy with a steady stream of genre riffs, essays, young adult fiction and comic books. With his new novel, “Telegraph Avenue,” it feels like he’s finally delivered a proper follow-up.

BY JEFF AYERS For The Associated Press THE TOMBS: A FARGO ADVENTURE By Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry Putnam Clive Cussler’s latest in his series featuring the husband-and-wife team of archaeologists Sam and Reimi Fargo gets a kick-start with new co-writer Thomas Perry but still lacks a punch. In “The Tombs,” a mysterious trail leads […]