Articles about Sara Paretsky, legal thrillers, Peter Lovesey, The Mentalist, the Anthony Awards, more.
Magazine, 72 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
KBS Communications - 2009 - ISBN: mystscene112
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Alphin, Elaine Marie
Counterfeit Son
Ages 14 and up. Horrified son of a serial killer, when the police kill his dad, Cameron tells them he is Neil Lacey and assumes the identity of a boy his dad abducted years ago. The Laceys welcome him with open - and wealthy arms - and Cameron begins to enjoy a normal life. Until his father's accomplice shows up and gives him a choice - share the wealth, or be exposed as an impostor.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
Novel, 180 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2000)
Graphia - 2010 - ISBN: 0547258534 / 9780547258539
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Atkins, Ace
Nick Travers #1: Crossroad Blues
When a college professor hunting for nine unknown Robert Johnson recordings goes missing in the Delta, blues historian Nick Travers is sent to find him. Clues point to everyone from an eccentric albino named Cracker to a seventeen-year-old hitman who believes he is the second coming of Elvis Presley. Includes bonus material plus a brand-new Travers story, 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down'.
Awards: ♦ Last Fair Deal Gone Down: Finalist for the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Short Fiction
Novel, 230 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1998)
Bass, Jefferson (aka Bass, Dr. Bill / Jefferson, Jon)
Body Farm #4: Bones of Betrayal
Bill Brockton and Miranda Lovelady investigate when an elderly physicist dies from a searing dose of radiation in the town that was the key site for the Manhattan Project during WWII.
Novel, 316 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Harper - 2010 - ISBN: 0061284750 / 9780061284755
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Benoit, Charles
Noble Lies
Mark Rohr sees a chance to make some easy money when the beautiful and naive Robin Antonucci arrives in Phuket City, Thailand, and hires him to find her missing brother.
Novel, 247 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2007 HC
After several months in a psych ward, a Korean War veteran is fingered for a murder that he doesn't remember. Is he a delusional killer - or has he been set up?
Novel, 203 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1952)
New Pulp Press - 2009 - ISBN: 0981557945 / 9780981557946
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Burcell, Robin
Sydney Fitzpatrick #2: The Bone Chamber
The hunt for a killer carries FBI Special Agent Fitzpatrick from Washington to Rome to Naples, on the trail of a fabled treasure of the Knights Templar - and a curse.
Novel, 388 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Harper - 2010 - ISBN: 0061122297 / 9780061122293
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Camilleri, Andrea
Inspector Montalbano #11: The Wings of the Sphinx
A young woman is found with her face shot off, only a tattoo giving any hint of her identity. The tattoo links her to three victims of the Mafia sex trade who were rescued by a Catholic charity. The problem is, Montalbano's inquiries elicit an outcry from the Church - and the other three girls are missing.
Novel, 231 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st US Edition
Penguin - 2009 - ISBN: 0143116606 / 9780143116608
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Canadeo, Anne
Black Sheep #2: Knit, Purl, Die
When wealthy Gloria Sterling is found floating face down in her swimming pool, her knitting club friends don't believe it's an accident. Includes recipes.
Novel, 275 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Pocket - 2010 - ISBN: 141659812X / 9781416598121
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Cannell, Stephen J.
Shane Scully #08: On the Grind
Forced to resign from the LAPD, Lieutenant Shane Scully takes a job in a small California precinct, where he is unexpectedly challenged by local corruption and an overzealous FBI agent.
Novel, 298 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
St. Martin's - 2010 - ISBN: 031236525X / 9780312365257
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Caspary, Vera
The Murder in the Stork Club and Other Mysteries
Lost Classics #29. Tales of romantic suspense and detection by the author of Laura.
Contents
Introduction: Vera Caspary's Magazine Mysteries == A.B. Emrys
Reacher teams up with a beautiful young defense lawyer to find the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings behind a lethal sniper attack.
Novel, 466 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2005)
Dell - 2009 - ISBN: 0440246075 / 9780440246077
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Child, Lincoln
Terminal Freeze
When an expedition finds a giant frozen animal in Alaska, the sponsors plan to thaw out the creature on live TV, unaware that it is an ancient killing machine that may not be dead.
Novel, 429 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Anchor - 2009 - ISBN: 1400095484 / 9781400095483
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Clement, Blaize
Dixie Hemingway #4: Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof
Dixie's new friend Laura Halston claims to be hiding from an abusive husband; when Laura receives threats, Dixie realizes that there may be unexpected and deadly implications to Laura's story.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2010 Simon & Schuster - Mary Higgins Clark Award
Novel, 286 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2010 - ISBN: 0312369573 / 9780312369576
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Cornwell, Bernard
Agincourt
The soldiers of Henry V, facing disease, hunger, and formidable weather, rally around longbowman Nicholas Hook, who in spite of his outlaw status fights for his country and the woman he loves.
Novel, 463 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Harper - 2010 - ISBN: 0061578908 / 9780061578908
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Cornwell, Patricia
Kay Scarpetta #01: Postmortem
In Richmond, VA, Kay Scarpetta uses the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman behind a series of stranglings - but her investigation is being sabotaged from within, and someone wants her dead.
Novel, 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1990)
Pocket - 2010 - ISBN: 1439148120 / 9781439148129
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Cussler, Clive
Dirk Pitt #14: Flood Tide
Pitt must find out why a Chinese smuggler who made his fortune selling immigrants into slavery is building a seaport in the Louisiana bayou.
Novel, 678 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1997)
Pocket - 2010 - ISBN: 1439148112 / 9781439148112
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De Santis, Pablo
The Paris Enigma
1889: The Twelve Detectives have been invited to the Paris World's Fair to discuss the secrets of their trade. When one of them turns up dead at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the first in what turns into a series of grisly murders, the group's founder and a novice assistant find themselves in a race against time, encountering all manner of secret societies, solving philosophical puzzles, and trying to save a dangerously beautiful woman.
Novel, 244 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Serge starts a Florida Experience website for travelers, to promote his favorite haunts and provide tips on how to avoid getting killed on vacation; it catches the attention of his nemesis, Agent Mahoney. Plus guns, drugs, bloody crime scenes, historically relevant sex, library quiet time, glow-in-the-dark deformities, hotel drink coupons, a naked woman in a shark cage (studying trigonometry), John Travolta, and much more.
Novel, 307 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Harper - 2010 - ISBN: 0061432679 / 9780061432675
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Ekirch, A. Roger
Birthright: The True Story of the Kidnapping of Jemmy Annesley
1728: Heir presumptive of five titles, twelve-year-old James Annesley was kidnapped by his uncle and shipped from Dublin to America as an indentured servant. He finally managed to escape after thirteen years, and returned to Ireland to bring his nemesis, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the epic trials of the century.
Nonfiction, 258 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Norton - 2010 - ISBN: 0393066150 / 9780393066159
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Englert, J.F.
Bull Moose Dog Run #3: A Dog at Sea
Seeking clues to Imogen's whereabouts, Randolph and his owner Harry embark on a canine cruise; murder ensues, and Randolph must catch the killer.
Novel, 269 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Dell - 2009 - ISBN: 0440245419 / 9780440245414
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Evanovich, Janet
Between the Numbers #4: Plum Spooky
Stephanie Plum and Diesel hunt a remorseless killer and a boy genius in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, surviving cranberry bogs, the Jersey Devil, sand in their underwear, and monkeys.
Novel, 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
St. Martin's - 2010 - ISBN: 0312383347 / 9780312383343
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Faye, Lyndsay
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
Dr. Watson relates the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes' attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper on the gritty streets of late 19th-century London.
Novel, 322 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
Simon & Schuster - 2009 - ISBN: 1416583319 / 9781416583318
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Fleming, Ian (writer) / Hern, Anthony (adaptation) / O'Donnell, Peter (adaptation) / Gammidge, Henry (adaptation) / McClusky, John (artist)
The James Bond Omnibus
Black & white. Eleven of Bond's most dangerous missions in comic strip form.
