Uncle Edgar's Newsletter 101
Recently Received & Forthcoming Books
Alphabetical by Author
Mystery Scene #127
Articles about Michael Connelly, Nancy Springer, Joanna Carl, courtroom thrillers; reviews; more.
Magazine, 68 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
KBS Communications - 2012 - ISBN: mystscene127
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New021529
$7.50
Adler-Olsen, Jussi
Department Q #2: The Absent One (UK title: Disgrace)
Signed by the author on the title page. A closed case lands on Detective Carl Morck's desk: a brother and sister were murdered two decades ago, and one of the suspects, a privileged boarding school student, confessed. Irregularities in the case files lead Morck to a homeless woman with secrets that certain influential people would kill to keep buried.
Novel, 406 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Plume - 2013 - ISBN: 0142196835 / 9780142196830
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New022165
$16.00
Aird, Catherine
Inspector Sloan #08: Some Die Eloquent
As the doctor said, it's not so important what Miss Wansdyke died from as to whom she left a quarter of a million pounds. Inspector Sloan agrees.
Novel, 159 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1979)
Rue Morgue - 2012 - ISBN: 160187071X / 9781601870711
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New019877
$14.95
Allan, Barbara (aka Collins, Max Allan & Collins, Barbara)
Trash 'n' Treasures #06: Antiques Disposal
When Brandy and her mother Vivian win an abandoned storage unit's contents, the good news is a rare vintage cornet. The bad new is the recently stowed body of Big Jim Bob. When the duo finds another stashed victim, the hunt is on for the killer.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2013 Nero Award
Novel, 261 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Aunt Dimity #17: Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch
World-famous artist Amelia Thistle moves to Finch to work on a riddle: a fragment of family diary hints that one of her ancestors may have been Mistress Meg, the Mad Witch of Finch. Following the clue, Lori Shepherd hunts through Finch's darkest corners, dodging nosy neighbors and rabid art fans, and, with Aunt Dimity's otherworldly help, inching closer to the true story of Meg - and Amelia.
Novel, 280 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Penguin - 2013 - ISBN: 0143122711 / 9780143122715
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New020610
$8.99
Black, Benjamin
Quirke #5: Vengeance
Victor de Courcy takes his boat far out to sea. With him is his business partner's son, who becomes the sole witness when de Courcy shoots himself in the chest. DI Hackett and Quirke are investigating when a second death makes it apparent that some terrible secret is threatening to destroy the lives and reputations of some of Dublin's elite.
Novel, 304 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Picador - 2013 - ISBN: 1250024188 / 9781250024183
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New020741
$16.00
Blake, Heather (aka Webber, Heather)
Wishcraft #3: The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy
An Enchanted Village celebration is cut short when the cake delivery boy is found dead. Now his ghost has imprinted on Darcy - they're bonded until she can untangle the thicket surrounding his murder.
Novel, 300 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Trouble arrives from Nate Romanowski's past, and it may be the battle of his life - and Joe's. Nate was in a secret Special Forces unit abroad, and a colleague did something terrible. Now that man is high up in the government, and out to eliminate anyone with knowledge of his wrongdoing. He'll strike at Nate's friends to draw Nate out - which makes the entire Pickett family a target.
Novel, 446 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Berkley - 2013 - ISBN: 0425250652 / 9780425250655
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New022015
$9.99
Brett, Simon
Blotto & Twinks #3: Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera
When valuable paintings are stolen from Tawchester Towers, Blotto vows revenge, but his sister Twinks pragmatically traces the thieves to France. She and Blotto zip off to Paris, then to the Riviera, headquarters of dastardly criminal mastermind La Puce. Will they recover the paintings, vanquish La Puce, and rescue the kidnapped film star I neglected to mention?
Inexplicable car accidents are being attributed to driver error, but Harry suspects that something is amiss, and begins to investigate, aided by her intrepid team of feline, canine, and equine helpers.
Novel, 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Bantam - 2013 - ISBN: 0345530454 / 9780345530455
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New022411
$7.99
Camilleri, Andrea
Montalbano #15: The Dance of the Seagull
Inspector Montalbano is watching a seagull do an odd dance on the beach outside his home when the bird suddenly drops dead. Then he learns that his right-hand man Fazio is missing, last seen on the docks working on a case. Setting out to find him, Montalbano discovers that the seagull's dance of death may provide the key to understanding a macabre world of sadism, extortion, and murder.
Novel, 277 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st US Edition
Penguin - 2013 - ISBN: 0143122614 / 9780143122616
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New020606
$15.00
Child, Lincoln
Jeremy Logan #3: The Third Gate
A famous explorer's archaeological team is attempting to locate the tomb of Egypt's King Narmer, and his double crown, which supposedly possesses mystical powers. When a series of harrowing and inexplicable occurrences raise fears that the expedition is cursed, Professor Jeremy Logan is brought in to investigate. What he finds will raise new questions - and alarm.
Novel, 403 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Anchor - 2013 - ISBN: 0307473740 / 9780307473745
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021236
$7.99
Conant, Susan
Dog Lovers #19: Brute Strength
Lately, it seems wherever Dog's Life columnist Holly Winter turns, things go wrong: an anonymous call turns vicious, her husband is keeping secrets, and acquaintances are dying under mysterious circumstances. Then Holly's own life is threatened. Can the brute strength of her beloved malamutes Rowdy, Kimi, and Sammy protect her?
Novel, 216 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2011)
Severn House - 2012 - ISBN: 1448360137 / 9781448360130
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021471
$8.99
Corby, Gary
Nicolaos & Diotima #2: The Ionia Sanction
Hired by Pericles to find out who murdered a diplomat, Nico soon finds himself on a mission to Ephesus to stop a plot to invade and destroy Athens.
Novel, 335 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
Jimm Juree #2: Grandad, There's A Head on the Beach
Jimm has mixed feelings when a head washes up on the beach near their southern Thailand home. It's tragic, of course, but it could be the sort of sensational murder that would help her journalism career. Now all she has to do is find out who was murdered, and why.
Recommended by Elizabeth
Novel, 324 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2013 - ISBN: 1250025184 / 9781250025180
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New020743
$15.99
Cumming, Charles
Tom Kell #1: A Foreign Country
First an elderly French couple are brutally murdered while vacationing in Egypt. Next a young French accountant is kidnapped on the streets of Paris. Then the woman who is about to become head of MI6 disappears in the south of France. Desperate to find her, and to keep the press from learning that she's missing, the British turn to disgraced MI6 officer Tom Kell.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2012 UK Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger (Best Thriller)
Novel, 429 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
St. Martin's - 2013 - ISBN: 1250029988 / 9781250029980
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021971
$9.99
Curtis, Waverly
Barking Detective #2: Chihuahua Confidential
In Hollywood to perform on reality TV show Dancing with Dogs, novice PI Geri Sullivan and her sleuthing Chihuahua Pepe investigate when the judge everyone loves to hate becomes the judge someone wanted dead.
Novel, 280 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
When Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to a country house weekend, they expect nothing more explosive than the Guy Fawkes fireworks. Having read every Agatha Christie story ever written, Dorothy should have known better.
Novel, 183 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2010)
Severn House - 2012 - ISBN: 1448360145 / 9781448360147
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021470
$8.99
Donally, Claire
Sunny & Shadow #2: Cat Nap
Sunny agrees to help vet Jane Rigsdale confront her ex Martin about his money-grubbing ways. When Martin is murdered, Sunny and her cat Shadow team up to sniff out the killer and clear Jane's name.
Novel, 296 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2013 - ISBN: 0425252132 / 9780425252130
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New022083
$7.99
Downing, David
John Russell #5: Lehrter Station
Paris, November 1945: Soviet agent Yevgeny Shchepkin and John Russell are entangled in a Soviet intelligence net. Their only way out is to come up with something important enough to make a deal with the Americans.
Novel, 378 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
The judges for a prestigious literary prize are whittling away at the shortlist when the chair of the committee dies in suspicious circumstances. Robert Amiss (the token sane member of the judging panel) wastes no time in summoning Baroness Jack Troutbeck to step into the chair. A killer targeting the judges doesn't worry the baroness - it's the prospect of modern literature that fills her with dread. But as the judges resume their task, the killer also resumes work.
Novel, 219 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2004)
Reprints the novel inspired by Ellison's experiences going undercover inside a 1950s street gang, plus three thematically-related short stories.
Contents
Web of the City
No Way Out (alternate title: Gutter Gang)
No Game for Children
Stand Still and Die!
Novel, 284 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1958)
Hard Case Crime - 2013 - ISBN: 1781164207 / 9781781164204
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021207
$9.95
Fluke, Joanne
Video Kill
Each victim resembles a Hitchcock star, each killing echoes one of the legendary director's films, and the only clue left behind is a gruesome video of the killer's handiwork. Allison knows her screenwriter husband has been extra busy lately. Katy knows her detective ex is hunting for the killer. Each senses something unusual about the men's behavior. But as they attempt to find the truth, they unwitting draw closer to a madman searching for his next leading lady.
Novel, 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1989)
Rebecca was the love of Leo's life, but she married someone else. Now she has vanished. Together with his motley crew of homeless drunks and reprobates, Leo sets out to find her. The stink in the case emanates from none other than Rebecca's new husband, whose lies put Leo in the path of a ruthless gang that will stop at nothing to protect what's theirs.
Novel, 260 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
Thomas & Mercer - 2012 - ISBN: 1612183786 / 9781612183787
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New021892
$14.95
French, Tana
Dublin Murder Squad #4: Broken Harbor
A man and his two young children are dead, and his wife is in intensive care. Mick Kennedy and his rookie partner think the case will be easy, but too many small things can't be explained. The half-dozen baby monitors, their cameras pointing at holes smashed in the family's walls. The files erased from the family computer. The story the wife told her sister about a shadowy intruder who was slipping past all locks.
Novel, 450 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
