10 best books of 2012 – fiction

Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.

7. 'Where’d You Go, Bernadette,' by Maria Semple

This hilarious send-up of contemporary life in Seattle tells the story of the intrepid teenager Bee Fox, who becomes a one-woman search team when her reclusive mother, Bernadette, suddenly disappears. (Check out our review here.)

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