Seattle Times: 25 best books of 2012

Seattle Times reviewers chose their favorite reads of the year. One title to make the list:
“In the Kingdom of Men” by Kim Barnes (Knopf).

Barnes creates a vivid period mystery about life in a 1960s oil-company compound in Saudi Arabia, melding themes of feminism and colonialism, while weaving in sumptuous detail of luxurious poolside life among ex-pats. — Kimberly Marlowe HartnettRead about the