Newsletter 112
Recently Received & Forthcoming Books
Alphabetical by Author
Ringo, John
Black Tide Rising #4: Strands of Sorrow
Banding together with what remains of the US Navy, Wolf Squadron and its leader Steve Smith plan to retake the mainland from the infected, starting with North America. Smith's daughters have become zombie hunters of unparalleled skill, and they may hold the key to the rebirth of civilization.
Novel, 462 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Baen - 2015 - ISBN: 1476781028 / 9781476781020
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New032168
$7.99
Robeson, Kenneth (Bogart, William G. / Dent, Lester)
Doc Savage #81: Tunnel Terror / Once Over Lightly
Plus Bill Barnes story 'The Eye of the Cobra' by Charles S. Verral writing as George Eaton, and the first segment of Bill Barnes comic story 'Bill Barnes vs. the Yellow-Jackets'.
Tunnel Terror: A deadly fog transforms men into mummified corpses, threatening an important engineering project.
Once Over Lightly: The owner of a California resort is murdered, but the victim's own will could provide the clue to the mystery.
Omnibus, 111 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1940 / 1947)
Sarah Broughton is the star of a hit cop show, and lives in a beautiful beach house. She thinks she has put her dark past and her old name behind her, until she begins to receive anonymous letters, and then finds her old name inscribed on the beach - next to a corpse. LAPD detective Arvo Hughes specializes in hunting down stalkers, but nothing has prepared him for the mastermind he's up against.
Novel, 395 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st US Edition (simultaneous HC)
William Morrow - 2016 - ISBN: 0062405101 / 9780062405104
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033556
$14.99
Rollins, James (aka Clemens, James)
SIGMA Force #11: The Bone Labyrinth
Publisher's signed edition with custom signature page tipped in; 'Signed First Edition' sticker on front of jacket. A Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries in a Croatian cavern, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. And in a nearby cavern, elaborate primitive paintings depict an immense battle between Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. What are they? The search for the truth will take SIGMA Force 50,000 years into the past.
Novel, 471 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
William Morrow - 2015 - ISBN: 0062381644 / 9780062381644
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New030889
$27.99
Round, Jeffrey
Dan Sharp #4: After the Horses
When the owner of a notorious bar is found dead in his mansion, missing-persons investigator Dan Sharp is reluctant to interfere in the case, until a couple approach him to say the man was killed by cops over protection money.
Novel, 310 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Dundurn - 2015 - ISBN: 145973131X / 9781459731318
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033028
$11.99
Rowling, J.K. (writing as Galbraith, Robert)
Cormoran Strike #2: The Silkworm
After a novelist completes a manuscript that would ruin lives, then disappears, PI Cormoran Strike is hired to investigate.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2015 Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel ♦ Shortlisted for the 2015 UK Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger (Best Novel)
Novel, 652 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2014 HC
Little, Brown Mulholland - 2016 - ISBN: 0316351989 / 9780316351980
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033755
$9.99
Ryan, Sofie (aka Kelly, Sofie)
Second Chance Cat #3: A Whisker of Trouble
Sarah was hoping for some fabulous finds from the estate of collector Edison Hall. She wasn't expecting her cat Elvis to find a dead appraiser in the kitchen. And when Edison's sister hires Charlotte's Angels to investigate, Sarah knows she and Elvis will be getting deeper into the case.
Novel, 319 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ages 12 and up. Eliminating Steelheart has made David realize he has questions. There's no one in Newcago to answer them, but David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find. And while entering another city oppressed by a High Epic despot is a gamble, David is willing to risk it.
Novel, 416 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Ember - 2016 - ISBN: 0385743599 / 9780385743594
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033793
$10.99
Schwab, V.E. (Victoria)
Shades of Magic #1: A Darker Shade of Magic
Kell is a magician with a rare ability to travel between parallel universes. Officially, he carries monthly correspondence between the royals of Grey London, Red London, and White London. Unofficially, he's a smuggler. When he runs afoul of cut-purse Delilah Bard, she robs him, then saves him from an enemy, then forces him to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure - but perilous magic is afoot.
Novel, 398 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Tor - 2016 - ISBN: 0765376466 / 9780765376466
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033658
$16.99
Schweitzer, Darrell
Awaiting Strange Gods: Weird and Lovecraftian Fictions
Twenty-two short stories.
Contents
Introduction == S.T. Joshi
Envy, the Gardens of Ynath, and the Sin of Cain
Hanged Man and Ghost
Sometimes You Have to Shout About It
Stragglers from Carrhae
The Eater of Hours
The Runners Beyond the Wall
On the Eastbound Train
Howling in the Dark
The Head Shop in Arkham
Innsmouth Idyll
Class Reunion
Why We Do It
The Warm
Spiderwebs in the Dark
The Corpse Detective
Jimmy Bunny
The Last of the Black Wine
In the Old Commoriom
The Clockwork King, the Queen of Glas, and the Man with a Hundred Knives
The Scroll of the Worm == with Jason van Hollander
Charlie Fox teaches self-defense to women, passing on the finer points of roundhouse kicks, running like hell, and breaking a cheekbone when necessary. Her skills come in handy when a rapist appears to be targeting battered women at a shelter.
Novel, 330 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2001)
Charlie agrees to dog-sit for a friend, only to find that the housing complex is being terrorized by gangs. The residents have hired a security firm whose bully-boy tactics aren't much better. But to help the residents, Charlie is going to have to learn a tough lesson: to trust somebody.
Novel, 375 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2002)
Einsbaden Manor trains bodyguards in Germany, because the UK government takes a dim view of some of the techniques taught. With her background, Charlie doesn't need the lessons, but she does need to figure out why an old friend ended his studies there with bullets in his back - and how to finish the course without following his example.
Novel, 373 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2003)
Brimstone is the drug du jour - and since it can only be produced with magic and fresh molten brimstone from Hell, that means a rift to the underworld is open somewhere in the city. And when the drug cartel inevitably loses control of the rift? Well, it's going to be hell on Earth.
Novel, 293 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ace - 2016 - ISBN: 0425266931 / 9780425266939
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033340
$7.99
Sipila, Jarkko
Helsinki Homicide: Behind Closed Doors
As the game gets tougher for both the authorities and the criminals, Detective Lieutenant Kari Takamaki and his team are put on the defensive. But how do a Finnish gangster living in Bangkok and a Helsinki rape victim fit into the picture?
Ages 10 and up. Full color. Reprints issues 1-4 of the comic book. Best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are determined to have an awesome summer at Lumberjane scout camp. That might mean solving a mystery with the fate of the world at stake, but they're not gonna let any kooky quest or supernatural critters stop them!
Ages 10 and up. Full color. Reprints issues 5-8 of the comic book. Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley have stumbled onto a mysterious force wreaking havoc in the Lumberjanes camp. Now it's a race through the woods as they work to save their friends - and maybe the whole world!
Recommended by Elizabeth
Graphic Novel, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Boom! - 2015 - ISBN: 1608867374 / 9781608867370
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New032215
$14.99
Stockbridge, Grant (Page, Norvell W.)
Spider #06: City of Flaming Shadows / King of the Fleshless Legion
City of Flaming Shadows: When the 'Darkness' falls upon New York City, the Spider battles to save a populace praying for his destruction.
King of the Fleshless Legion: The Spider is blamed for the crimes of a deadly double, while he struggles to save the city from an epidemic perpetrated by the Skull.
Omnibus, 141 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1934 / 1939)
Spider #07: The Flame Master / Green Globes of Death
The Flame Master: Recovering from life-threatening injuries, Richard Wentworth confronts the lightning-wielding Lion Man from Mars to save his beloved city.
Green Globes of Death: The Fly and his murderous butchers return.
Omnibus, 141 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1935 / 1936)
19th-century Brighton, England: Spirit mediums are all the fashion, especially Miss Eustace, a psychic who claims to produce apparitions of the dead, and Mr. Bradley, a self-proclaimed spirit healer. Mina Scarletti is determined to expose them as frauds. When her campaign backfires, adding to Miss Eustace's fame, Mina and her brother Richard turn to desperate methods to reveal the truth.
Novel, 317 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Mystery Press UK - 2015 - ISBN: 0750960507 / 9780750960502
Ages 8 and up. Full color. Reprints issues 1-4 of the comic. All-new adventures in the world of the Cartoon Network show. Join Steven as he learns how to save the day with the help of Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.
Graphic Novel, Trade Paperback, Later Printing
Kaboom! - 2015 - ISBN: 1608867064 / 9781608867066
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033234
$14.99
Tatulli, Mark
Desmond Pucket #3: Desmond Pucket and the Cloverfield Junior High Carnival of Horrors
Ages 7 and up. Desmond rescued a bus full of monster props from the now-defunct Mountain Full of Monsters ride. And he and his prankster posse are planning their greatest show yet: the Cloverfield Junior High Carnival of Horrors!
