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Debuts:
The
Devil’s Own Rag Doll by Mitchell Bartoy ($24)
In 1940’s Detroit
a young detective is obsessed with the murder of the daughter of an auto
executive, a crime with racial & political consequences. With a hero like the
haunted cops that populate Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet, this is
fine historical crime fiction
Sun
and Shadow by Ake Edwardson ($25)
For those dying for a
Henning Mankell fix, meet Swedish chief inspector Erik Winter.
Year
of the Hyenas by Brad Geagley ($23)
A new
series set in ancient Egypt is a cause for celebration for fans who feel
abandoned by Lynda Robinson and Paul Doherty.
Dark
Harbor by David Hosp ($25) This debut combines a gritty police drama with a Grishamesque legal thriller,
as the hunt for the murderer of a young female attorney can lead to the
boardroom or a psychopath’s lair.
Still River by Harry Hunsicker ($24)
This well written, action packed novel introduces Dallas PI Hank Oswald as
murder leads to a Texas sized real estate scam. Oswald belongs along with Steve
Hamilton’s Alex McKnight & S.J. Rozan’s Bill Smith.
Heart of the Hunter by Deon Meyer ($24, PB $7.50)
In today's South Africa a former assassin during the struggle against
apartheid finds his violent past engulfing him on a mission for his
ex-boss.
Sacred
Cows by Karen E. Ols0n ($22)
The winner of the
Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award introduces reporter Annie Seymore
investigating the murder of a beautiful Yale coed.
The
Wheelman by Duane Swierczynski ($24)
This story of a heist gone bad has the plot twists of Richard Stark novel but
the style of Ken Bruen’s non-series work. Very noir and highly recommended
Returning Favorites:
The
Blood Dimmed Tide by Rennie Airth ($25)
The very
long-awaited sequel to River of Darkness ($14). In 1932 ex-cop John
Madden returns to solve a murder with international repercussions.
The
Cadaver’s Ball by Charles Atkins ($25)
A psychiatrist
seeks revenge on a romantic rival from their med school days. Creepy suspense
in the Rendell/Barbara Vine vein.
Without
A Word by Carol Lea Benjamin ($24)
A
traumatized young girl suspected of killing her doctor lies at the heart of the
latest investigation for NYC private eye Rachel Alexander and Dash
(Now in mass market The Wrong Dog and Lady Vanishes ($6.99))
The
City of Falling Angels by John Berendt ($26)
The
author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil turns his
journalist's eye and novelist's soul to an exploration of the magical
city of Venice, centering on the mysterious fire that destroyed the famed opera
house of Fenice.
The
Burning Girl by Mark Billingham ($17)
Fans of the British police
procedural should not miss the Tom Thorne novels. A series of underworld murders
may be linked to a cold case involving the title character.
The Magdalen Martyrs
by Ken Bruen($23)
After
the devil’s bargain made in The Killing of the Tinkers (Paper $13),
Jack
Taylor must find a woman who survived the infamous Irish laundries. All the
qualities that made the Edgar-nominated The Guards an international
sensation are found in this latest entry.
Shadows
by Edna Buchanan ($24)
The
queen of the Miami procedural brings back her Cold Case Squad for another
outing.
Close
Case by Alafair Burke ($22)
The third Samantha Kincaid
mystery finds the Portland ADA prosecuting the politically charged murder of a
muckraking reporter.
Eleven
on Top by Janet Evanovich ($27)
The
new Stephanie Plum novel. Ten Big Ones ($7.99), in paper
The
Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde ($25)
From the author of Something Rotten ($13) & other Thursday
Next novels. In this raucous send-up of the mystery genre, DI Jack Sprat of the
Nursery Crimes Division investigates the death of Humpty Dumpty.
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston (PBO $13)
Joe loved Caught
Stealing ($13), a noir tale of stolen money, betrayal and housecats.
The sequel is every bit as good as the debut, a must read at this price.
Not
A Girl Detective by Susan Kandel ($24)
Murder and Nancy Drew
drive this sequel to the terrific I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason ($6.99)
To
The Power of Three by Laura Lippman ($25)
Her new standalone
explores the mystery at the heart of a shooting at a girls’ high school. By A
Spider’s Thread ($7.50), the latest Tess Monaghan novel, in paper
Transgressions, ed. by Ed McBain ($28).
Novellas by some of the greats including an 87th precinct story, new Dortmunder
novella by Donald E. Westlake, a Keller tale from Lawrence Block and
novellas from Walter Mosley & Steven King. Signed by
Westlake.
DEAD
AT DAYBREAK by Deon Meyer ($24)
a
South African cop turns private eye to uncover the secrets of a 15 year old
murder.
Fire
Sale by Sara Paretsky ($26)
V.I Warshawski
returns as Paretsky intertwines, with great humor and compassion, a
spellbinding mystery with social themes
The Killing Art by Jonathan Santlofer ($25) Jonathan’s
own artwork is essential to the plot of the third Kate McKinnon mystery where a
slasher is destroying paintings by modern masters.
Devil's Corner by Lisa Scottoline ($26)
When an interview of an
informant turns into a bloodbath, a US attorney hunts the killer of her
colleagues. Killer Smile ($7.99), in paper
Bone Factory by Steve Sidor ($23)
Two
minority cops in a dying Midwest town investigate the murder of a prostitute.
Fulfills the promise of Sidor’s debut thriller Skin River ($7.99)
Body
Scissors by Michael Simon ($24) Dirty
Sally
($7.99) was a sharp debut unfairly overlooked during award season. Its sequel,
set in the late 1980's, is every bit as good. Austin detective Dan Reles
investigates an attack on a female black activist.
Death’s
Little Helpers by Peter Speigelman ($23)
Featured in the New York Times., the excellent sequel to Black Maps
($7.99)
The Heartbreak Lounge
by Wallace Stroby ($22)
A sequel as satisfying as The Barbed-Wire Kiss ($6.99).
Ex-Jersey trooper Harry Rane must protect a woman from her former lover, a
villain as complex and dangerous as those found in the early Elmore Leonard
Detriot novels.
Two
Trains Running by Andrew Vachss ($25)
In a departure from the
Burke series and in the tradition of Hammett’s Red Harvest and Ross
Thomas, Vachss delivers a hard-hitting novel of political crime and corruption
in Midwestern America in 1959.
The Power of The Dog by Don Winslow ($26)
Joe has waited over 2 years to read this epic, panoramic novel of the Mexican
drug trade and he devoured it. With the scope of a Michener saga, memorable
complex characters and an unrelenting pace, the novel sustains its tension to
the last page. Must reading.
Pardonable Sins by Jacqueline Winspear ($23)
The
third novel in the acclaimed Maisie Dobbs series.
Quantities Limited
Die A Little by Megan Abbott ($23)
If James M. Cain were writing episodes of Desparate Housewives,
he would have written this noir tale of a brother and sister who become involved
with shady characters in 1950’s Los Angeles. Best female noir since the out of
print Miami Purity by Vicki Hendricks.
Bloodlines
by
Jan
Burke ($ 25).
The
new Irene Kelly novel
The James Deans
by
Reed
Farrel Coleman
(PBO $13).
The third Moe Prager novel
The Forgotten Man BY Robert Crais ($25).
With his dying breath, a murdered man claims to
be the father that Elvis has been hunting his entire life.
A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin ($24)
The Great Detective visits Japan after World War II and reveals secrets from his
past.
Torpedo Juice by Tim Dorsey ($25).
Beat the winter chill with wacky Florida fun. Sociopath/historian
Serge A. Storms is looking for love in the Florida Keys. Cadillac Beach, now in paper
($7.50).
Entombed by Linda Fairstein
($24), a
knockout entry in the Alexandra Cooper series. The specter of Edgar Allan Poe
haunts Alex’s latest case as the skeleton of a young woman is found behind the
wall of an East Village flat. The Kills ($7.99), now in paper.
The Flaming Luau of
Death by
Jerrilyn Farmer
($24).
Maddy Bean and her assistant Holly find murder
on the beaches of Waikiki.
Highway 61 Resurfaced by Bill Fitzhugh ($24)
The sequel to Radio Activity ($6.99, $24) marks the return of rock
and roll PI Rick Shannon on the hunt in Mississippi for a legendary blues
recording.
Valley of Bones by Michael Gruber ($25)
The sequel to Tropic of Night ($6.99) is as good as
its predecessor. Once again a mysterious woman (a saint or a religious fanatic?)
is at the heart of a tantalizing mystery for Miami detective Jimmy Paz.
Cut and Run by Ridley Pearson ($24)
A standalone thriller from the author of the Lou Boldt novels. No one writes
chase scenes like Pearson.
Drama
City by George Pelecanos ($25)
Another winner from this exquisite writer whose novels of the
DC streets jumpstart your heart with their action & break it with their
pathos.
The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
($26)
The
indomitable Amelia Peabody returns for more adventures in post WWI Egypt.
Guardian of
the Horizon ($7.50), now in paper.
Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs ($26)
A puzzling death leads
Tempe Brennan to Israel and a 2000 year old mystery.
Monday Mourning ($7.99) now in paper.
At
Risk by Stella Rimington ($25)
Rimington’s experience as the
head of MI5 may give this book its authenticity bit it is her talent as a writer
that will keep you turning the pages. Intelligence officer Liz Carlyle hunts an
“invisible”, a terrorist who is an English native and can carry out a murderous
plan without arousing suspicion. Don’t overlook A
Gentleman’s Game by Greg Rucka ($24 or $7.99) and its female British spy Tara Chase.
Los
Angeles
by Peter Moore Smith ($25)
We were huge fans of Smith’s Edgar nominated debut Raveling and the
follow-up is just as compelling. Moore once again explores the psyche of a
damaged person whom circumstances force into the role of detective against the
backdrop of the City of Angels and the film industry.
The
Living Room of the Dead by Eric Stone ($23)
The sounds, smells and
dangers of the exotic Far East come off each page of this debut thriller.
Like 1940’s RKO adventure story starring Robert Mitchum.
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