3 CDs, 3 hours. Six short stories performed by acclaimed actors.
Contents
A Shock for the Countess == C.S. Montanye, performed by Fionnula Flanagan
The Creeping Siamese == Dashiell Hammett, performed by John Shea
Improvisation == Ed McBain, performed by Isaiah Sheffer
Gleason == Louise Erdrich, performed by Robert Sean Leonard
The Summer People == Shirley Jackson, performed by Rene Auberjonois
Country Lovers == Nadine Gordimer, performed by Hattie Winston
Anthology, n/a pages, Audio CD(s)
Symphony Space - 2009 - ISBN: 1934033103 / 9781934033104
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Abrahams, Peter
Delusion
20 years ago Nell witnessed a murder. Her testimony put a man behind bars. Years later, when new evidence exonerates him, Nell is filled with guilt - and questions.
Novel, 321 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Harper - 2009 - ISBN: 0061138002 / 9780061138003
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Aird, Catherine
Inspector Sloan #04: A Late Phoenix
Decades later, an excavation at a WWII bomb site yields the skeleton of a young woman; when it turns out she was pregnant and killed by a bullet, DI Sloan and DC Crosby investigate.
Novel, 160 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1971)
Rue Morgue - 2008 - ISBN: 1601870337 / 9781601870339
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Albert, Susan Wittig
China Bayles #16: Nightshade
China and McQuaid find that her half-brother Miles' investigation into the circumstances of their father's death may be hiding more secrets than he's uncovered.
Novel, 291 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Berkley Prime Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0425227030 / 9780425227039
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Alcorn, Alfred
Norman de Ratour #1: Murder in the Museum of Man
When the man sent to investigate the finances of the Museum of Man is found murdered and prepared for dinner, Norman de Ratour sets out to uncover a bubbling cauldron of clues.
Novel, 273 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1997)
Eva and Jonas are two separate pots of poison, each carrying enough rage and despair to destroy themselves. But when the two of them come together, that destructive potential is magnified to a terrifying extent.
When a troubled teenage employee and her baby vanish in the Canadian woods, ex-cop turned nature lodge owner Nadia Stafford is hot on the trail.
Novel, 398 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Bantam - 2009 - ISBN: 0553588389 / 9780553588385
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Armstrong, Lorelei
In the Face
When an actor whose physical perfection has made him a superstar turns up dead on his plastic surgeon's patio, two LAPD detectives have to figure out what's real, who's dead, and who's next.
When a cake kills a squire, the castle governor enlists the help of Templar Bascot de Marins; as murder spreads beyond the castle walls, he suspects a lethal master of poisons.
Novel, 291 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0425226778 / 9780425226773
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Baer, Will Christopher
Phineas Poe #3: Hell's Half Acre
Phineas Poe tracks Jude to San Francisco, where he finds her involved with a wealthy sociopath who is aiding Jude's revenge fantasies in exchange for her complicity in an unspeakable crime.
Novel, 330 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2004 HC
One man needs a war to keep his company's profits up; another travels the globe to keep it at peace; they're both on a collision course with a journalist desperate to get back to the top.
Novel, 518 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Working as an unlicensed PI after getting out of prison, a reluctant Cal Innes is hired by a local gang lord to track down a rogue casino dealer who has absconded with a fortune
Novel, 311 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Anna Pigeon joins the Isle Royale wolf study team, who find DNA evidence suggesting a dangerous giant wolf hybrid has been introduced
Novel, 456 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Berkley - 2009 - ISBN: 0425226956 / 9780425226957
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Benioff, David
City of Thieves
During the Nazis' brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a deserter named Kolya. Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their lives by securing a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, and behind enemy lines, to find the impossible.
Novel, 258 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Plume - 2009 - ISBN: 0452295297 / 9780452295292
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Blair, J.M.C.
Merlin Investigation #2: The Lancelot Murders
When Lancelot is accused of murdering Queen Guenevere's father, she begs Merlin to prove his innocence
Novel, 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0425228134 / 9780425228135
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Blauner, Peter
Casino Moon
A mobster's son wants to escape a life of crime, but his plan hinges on a washed-up boxer's comeback bid and winning the help of a sexy round card girl
Novel, 333 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1994)
Hard Case Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0843961171 / 9780843961171
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Booth, Stephen
Cooper & Fry #7: Scared to Live
A reclusive agoraphobic woman is found shot dead in her home; a young mother and two of her children die in a house fire; DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry investigate.
Novel, 579 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Bantam - 2009 - ISBN: 044024272X / 9780440242727
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Bowen, Rhys
Molly Murphy #07: Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
1902: Molly Murphy and police captain Daniel Sullivan investigate the identity of a young woman found unconscious in Central Park.
Novel, 307 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2009 - ISBN: 031294375X / 9780312943752
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Box, C.J.
Joe Pickett #08: Blood Trail
A hunter is found dead, a spent cartridge and a poker chip next to his body; Joe Pickett is put on the case as more bodies and poker chips turn up
Novel, 289 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2008 HC
Berkley Prime Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0425228088 / 9780425228081
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Brightwell, Emily
Mrs. Jeffries #25: Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time
Train enthusiast Francis Humphreys took his last breath while relatives and neighbors were over for tea. But if everyone was downstairs, who stole upstairs to murder him?
Novel, 260 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2009 - ISBN: 0425226786 / 9780425226780
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Burke, James Lee
The Convict and Other Stories
Nine stories set against the backdrop of the Louisiana Gulf Coast; Burke was named Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 2009.
Contents
Uncle Sidney and the Mexicans
Losses
The Pilot
Taking a Second Look
Hack
We Build Churches, Inc.
When It's Decoration Day
Lower Me Down with a Golden Chain
The Convict
Collection, 228 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1985)
Pocket - 2009 - ISBN: 1416599258 / 9781416599258
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Camilleri, Andrea
Inspector Montalbano #10: August Heat
When a boy disappears into a narrow shaft under his family's beach rental, Inspector Montalbano rescues him - and discovers something sinister in the process
Novel, 273 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st US Edition
Penguin - 2009 - ISBN: 0143114050 / 9780143114055
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Carr, John Dickson
Speak of the Devil
The script of an 8-part BBC Radio show written in 1941. Captain Hugh Austen is attending a ball before he leads his troops to face Napoleon at Waterloo. A young woman asks his help and then vanishes, leaving only a miniature portrait of herself. Austen discovers the woman was executed for murder a year early. Has she been restored to life by black magic? Was she guilty of stabbing a woman to death? Who is trying to stop Austen from finding the truth?
First publication of 4 plays written in the early 1940s, 2 by Carr and 2 collaborations by Carr and Gielgud: Inspector Silence Takes the Air; Thirteen to the Gallows; Intruding Shadow; She Slept Lightly; plus an alternate ending for one of the plays, cast lists, and contemporary reviews of the original productions.
