10 best books of September 2013, according to Amazon's editors

Amazon staff selected these titles as the best of the new September releases.

11. 'Burial Rites,' by Hannah Kent

Kent makes her debut with "Burial," which follows Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a servant living in Iceland who was sentenced to die after she was accused of killing her employer and his friend. With no prison available, Agnes is sent to a farmhouse to live with a family until her execution day. "It's a great historical novel," Nelson said. "You get a flavor of the times... the writing is really beautiful."

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