Uncle Edgar's Newsletter 96
Recently Received & Forthcoming Books
Alphabetical by Author
Carrington, Tori
Sofie Metropolis #5: Love Bites
Sofie is retained by the neighborhood vampire to prove he isn't responsible for a recent string of grisly murders, and her mother talks her into looking for a missing woman neither of them knows.
Novel, 233 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2010 HC
Severn House - 2011 - ISBN: 1847513085 / 9781847513083
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New015220
$15.95
Cawthorne, Nigel
A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes
A full biography of the author as well as his creation, including his resurrection following his unlikely death at the hands of archenemy Moriarty. Also surveys the world of Holmes, looking at Victorian crime, the real characters behind Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, and the world on the doorstep of 221B Baker Street.
Nonfiction, 280 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st US Edition
Saxby Smart #2: The Treasure of Dead Man's Lane and Other Case Files
Ages 8 and up. Boy detective Saxby Smart exposes a comic book counterfeiter, restores a slandered dead man's good name, and uncovers a massive case of identity theft. He records the cases in his notebook, laying out all the clues readers need to solve the mysteries on their own.
Novel, 195 pages, Trade Paperback
Square Fish - 2011 - ISBN: 0312674341 / 9780312674342
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New014887
$6.99
Christopher, Paul (aka Hyde, Christopher)
John Holliday #6: Red Templar
The story of a long-lost sword called Aos - the companion to his own Templar sword - starts John Holliday on a trail that will lead him to the dark heart of Russia, where the ancient Templar Order has secretly wielded power for centuries.
Novel, 379 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Signet - 2012 - ISBN: 0451236300 / 9780451236302
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016720
$9.99
Clancy, Tom / Telep, Peter
Against All Enemies
When a terrorist bombing in Pakistan wipes out Max Moore's entire CIA team, the former Navy SEAL heads into the treacherous tribal lands to find the terrorist cell, but what he discovers there leads him to a much darker conspiracy in an unexpected part of the globe - the US/Mexico border.
Novel, 709 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
Berkley - 2012 - ISBN: 042524606X / 9780425246061
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016731
$9.99
Clare, Alys
Aelf Fen #4: The Way Between the Worlds
1092: 'Come to me! I need you!' These words bring apprentice healer Lassair awake one morning, certain that one of her loved ones is in danger. When news comes that a nun has been murdered at the abbey where her sister Elfritha lives, Lassair sets off immediately. But the danger she will have to face may be greater than she is ready for.
Novel, 231 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Severn House - 2011 - ISBN: 0727880977 / 9780727880970
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New015236
$28.95
Clement, Blaize
Dixie Hemingway #6: Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons
Dixie tries to save a young woman and her baby from murderous con artists who are ready to kill to keep the millions they stole from naive investors.
Novel, 262 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2011 - ISBN: 0312532547 / 9780312532543
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016118
$7.99
Clements, J.M.
Spartacus: Swords and Ashes
Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena, where blood and death provide entertainment. To survive, he must become a legend.
Novel, 331 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
John Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth's chief intelligencer, is ordered to protect Francis Drake from an assassination plot, and must also investigate the murder of a high-born young woman.
Novel, 409 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2009 HC
John Murray UK - 2010 - ISBN: 1848540787 / 9781848540781
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New015338
$17.95
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, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Severn House - 2011 - ISBN: 0727880675 / 9780727880673
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New014624
$28.95
Connelly, Michael
Harry Bosch #17: The Drop
Signed by the author on the title page; 'Signed First Edition' sticker on front of jacket. Relentlessly pursuing two cases, LAPD detective Harry Bosch makes two chilling discoveries: a killer operating undiscovered in the city for decades, and a political conspiracy that reaches back into the dark history of the police department.
Novel, 388 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Little, Brown - 2011 - ISBN: 0316069418 / 9780316069410
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New014966
$27.99
Coonts, Deborah
Lucky O'Toole #2: Lucky Stiff
While dealing with the chaos of fight weekend, the hiring of a new French chef, and her madam mother's plan to auction off a young woman's virginity, Lucky sets out to discover who turned a less-than-savory Vegas oddsmaker into shark food.
Novel, 427 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
Forge - 2011 - ISBN: 0765364581 / 9780765364586
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016120
$7.99
Coonts, Stephen / Keith, William H.
Deep Black #9: Death Wave
The NSA's top secret Deep Black unit must prevent an act of geological terrorism that could devastate the east coast of the US.
Novel, 516 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
St. Martin's - 2011 - ISBN: 0312375492 / 9780312375492
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016113
$9.99
Copperman, E.J.
Haunted Guesthouse #3: Old Haunts
The ghosts haunting Alison Kerby's Jersey Shore guesthouse are sad. Maxie wants to know who murdered her ex-husband, and Paul pines for his still-living almost-fiancee. The only one who isn't missing her ex is Alison - because The Swine just arrived on her doorstep.
Novel, 290 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2012 - ISBN: 0425246205 / 9780425246207
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016738
$7.99
Cornwell, Bernard
The Fort
1779: Fewer than a thousand Scottish infantry backed by three sloops establish a British garrison and naval base at Penobscot Bay; Massachusetts sends over forty vessels and one thousand infantry to deal with them, but ineptitude and irresolution lead to a mortifying defeat.
Novel, 468 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2010 HC
Harper - 2012 - ISBN: 0062010875 / 9780062010872
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016782
$14.99
Coughlin, Jack / Davis, Donald A.
Sniper #4: An Act of Treason
Marine sniper Kyle Swanson finds himself in the sights of a man he once idolized - an American hero turned traitor.
Novel, 396 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
St. Martin's - 2012 - ISBN: 0312572654 / 9780312572655
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016139
$9.99
Crais, Robert
Cole & Pike #11: The Watchman
Joe PIke is hired to protect a young heiress who is the sole witness in a federal investigation. As a chain of lies and betrayals tightens around them, Pike decides to follow his own rules for survival: hunt down the hunters and strike hard.
Novel, 422 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2007)
Pocket - 2011 - ISBN: 1451648960 / 9781451648966
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New015723
$9.99
Crais, Robert
Cole & Pike #14: The Sentry
Joe Pike and Elvis Cole learn that Dru Rayne and her uncle are not who they seem. Now vengeance from their past is catching up with them, and only Pike and Cole stand in the way.
Novel, 382 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
Berkley - 2012 - ISBN: 0425245721 / 9780425245729
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016703
$9.99
Crais, Robert
Cole & Pike #15: Taken
Publisher's signed edition with signature page tipped in; 'Signed Copy' sticker on front of jacket. When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. They discover that the boy and his girlfriend have been taken by professional border kidnappers. When Cole goes undercover to try and buy the boy back, he disappears. Pike must retrace Cole's steps through the murderous world of human traffickers.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2013 Watson Award for Mystery Novel with Best Sidekick
Novel, 341 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Putnam - 2012 - ISBN: 0399158278 / 9780399158278
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016051
$26.95
Crais, Robert
The Two Minute Rule
Max Holman botched a bank job and was sent away for years. Now released from prison, Max wants to reconcile with his estranged son, a Los Angeles cop. Instead he learns that his son's been gunned down in cold blood. To uncover the truth about the killing, Max teams up with ex-FBI agent Katherine Pollard.
Novel, 490 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2006)
Pocket - 2011 - ISBN: 1451648944 / 9781451648942
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New015724
$9.99
Cussler, Clive / Du Brul, Jack
Oregon Files #4: Skeleton Coast
Responding to a mayday off the African coast, Juan Cabrillo and his crew rescue Sloan Macintyre, who's looking for a sunken ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds - and tells them about a fisherman who claimed to have been attacked by giant metal snakes in the same area.
Novel, 532 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2006 Trade PB
Berkley - 2012 - ISBN: 0425245713 / 9780425245712
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016702
$9.99
Daniels, Casey (aka Logan, Kylie)
Pepper Martin #8: Wild Wild Death
When her cute scientist friend Dan is kidnapped, those responsible demand that Pepper steal the remains of a legendary Wild West star and return them to his New Mexico hometown. But then his bones disappear, and bodies start dropping.
Novel, 287 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2012 - ISBN: 0425245829 / 9780425245828
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016707
$7.99
Dare, Lila
Southern Beauty Shop #3: Die Job
After an attempted murder at a supposedly haunted plantation, the salon ladies unravel secrets that link a high school student, a centuries-old crime, and the roots of a very dark mystery.
Novel, 292 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2012 - ISBN: 0425245888 / 9780425245880
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016711
$7.99
Davidson, Diane Mott
Goldy Schulz #16: Crunch Time
When arson leaves fellow chef Yolanda Garcia and her aunt homeless not just once but twice, Goldy invites them to stay with her. When more trouble follows, Goldy investigates. Includes recipes.
Novel, 600 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC
Avon - 2012 - ISBN: 0061348163 / 9780061348167
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New016834
$7.99
Davidson, Hilary
Lily Moore #1: The Damage Done
Lily Moore fled to Spain to get away from her troubled sister Claudia. When Claudia is found dead on the anniversary of their mother's suicide, Lily comes back to deal with the aftermath. Only the body isn't Claudia - the dead woman had been using Claudia's identity for months. The real Claudia has vanished, reappearing briefly only on the day her impostor died. Is Claudia missing, or is it an elaborate con? And who's responsible for the dead body?
Novel, 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2010 HC
