This gripping novels opens our eyes to another world, yet its themes are ones we all know.

Beginning with "The Firm," John Grisham's most gripping novels have all pointed toward escape.

This is a gripping coming-of-age novel in which the upbeat ending feels both believable and well deserved.

HIS eyes jumped from left to right as if he were engrossed in a gripping novel.

For all its kitsch, "Pride of Carthage" is a skillfully structured and often gripping novel.

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The book, said Mr. Neuberger, was "one of the finest and most gripping political novels of our era."

"A gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by haunting, erotically charged drawings."

Publishers Weekly said it was "furiously paced" and described the book as a "gripping novel".