New in paper: Martin Cruz Smith, Morrissey

This month's critic's pick is Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith (Simon & Schuster, fiction, reprint)

Readers will find "irony, social commentary and wry humor" in the latest thriller featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, says reviewer Patty Rhule. ***1/2 out of four.

Also newly released:

Autobiography by Morrissey (Penguin, non-fiction, reprint)

A memoir by the former lead singer of The Smiths, long a solo artist.

Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano (Yale University Press, fiction, paperback original)

Collects three novellas by the French author who won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Making of Masterpiece by Rebecca Eaton (Penguin, non-fiction, reprint)

The executive producer of PBS's Masterpiece and Mystery! reflects on many successes, including Downton Abbey.

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Vintage, fiction, reprint)

A wife tries to understand how her marriage has reached the breaking point.

A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston (Scribner, non-fiction, reprint)

The actress recounts her life story up to her early 20s; she concludes the tale in her just-published memoir, Watch Me.

A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen (Thomas Dunne Books, non-fiction, reprint)

A London street musician writes about his special bond with his ginger cat.

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (Atria, fiction, reprint)

Suspense novel involving a former intelligence agent, beginning with a murder in a rundown New York hotel room.

American Mirror by Deborah Solomon (Picador, non-fiction, reprint)

Subtitle: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell.