10 best books of May 2014, according to Amazon's editors

Amazon staff says these titles are the best books to come out this month.

3. 'The Painter,' by Peter Heller

Heller, author of "The Dog Stars," tells the story of an artist, Jim Stegner, who decides to escape his tragic past in New Mexico and start over in Colorado. However, a violent incident soon disrupts his peaceful life there. Nelson compares "Painter" to the work of Cormac McCarthy. "It's about darkness and a guy who is both capable of goodness and beauty and capable of violence," she says.

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