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Annika Norlin’s novel, “The Colony,” follows a group of misfits in a bucolic forest. The only thing its members share is a dark past.

A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs.

Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind control, brainwashing and the outer limits of influence.

In “The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto,” Benjamin Wallace is hot on the trail of the person — or people — behind a financial revolution.

In “The Power of Parting,” Eamon Dolan makes a persuasive case for eliminating contact with family members whose abusive behavior can’t be redeemed.

“The Snares,” by Rav Grewal-Kök, examines the perils and moral quandaries of clandestine service.

In “The Usual Desire to Kill,” Camilla Barnes finds the humor in a daughter’s aggravating visits to her aging parents at their run-down home in rural France.

A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.

Emma Pattee’s debut novel, “Tilt,” takes place in the 24 hours after “the really big one” devastates the Pacific Northwest.

The crew in Colum McCann’s new book makes complex repairs deep in the ocean. Human bonds prove harder to mend.