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Books we particularly recommend are in red
June/July 2008
New and Forthcoming in Hardcover
Abbott, Jeff. Collision (Dutton, 24.95) June. A corporate consultant and a former CIA agent are
thrown together by a violent accident and realize that they are being framed in
an elaborate setup and must work together to save themselves.
Aird, Catherine. Losing Ground (STM, 23.95) July. DCI Sloan has a case of
arson and robbery when a valuable painting is stolen from a manor house just
before it burns, but the grisly discovery of bones turns it into a high profile
murder case.
Alpert, Mark. Final Theory (SS, 24.00) June. A debut thriller about a
professor who is on the run when his mentor dies after mentioning
Einstein’s Theory of Everything—the proposed theory of everything
that Einstein died before discovering—and which everyone wants to know
from the FBI to mercenaries.
Asner, Jules. Whacked (WB, 23.95) June. A
Bajo, David. The 351 Books
of Irma Arcuri (Vik, 25.95)
June. A
mathematician must track down his missing lover who has disappeared leaving him
her library, including five books that she wrote detailing their romance. and the others that contain clues to her disappearance. A wonderful mystery about books.
Battles, Brett. The Deceived (BDD, 24.00) July. A professional “cleaner”
for clandestine government agencies discovers that he’s been hired to vanish all traces of a CIA friend, so he decides to get
justice for his friend in a suspenseful thriller that moves from
Block,
Lawrence. Hit and Run (24.95) July. Hitman
extraordinaire John Keller is in
Booth,
Stephen. Scared to Live (BDD, 25.00) June. The violent death of an
elderly woman in a quiet Derbyshire village has detectives Fry and Cooper
embroiled in a case that has its roots on the other side of
Braver,
Brundage, Elizabeth. Somebody
Else’s Daughter (Vik, 24.95) July. A psychological mystery
set in the Berkshires about an adopted teenager whose birth father’s
quest to see her sets off a series of events that reveal the secrets and dark
motives hidden in the past.
Buchanan, Edna. Legally Dead (SS,
25.00) June. A former
Burke,
James Lee.
Canin, Ethan.
Carey,
Mike. Vicious Circle (GC, 24.99) July. Exorcist Felix Castor is
broke and at odds with his friends when he gets a “missing ghost”
case that turns into a plot to raise one of the fiercest demons of Hell in the
second in this series of gritty thrillers with a supernatural edge.
Carson, Paul. Ambush (STM, 24.95) June. An American ex-pat doctor
in
Carter, Stephen L. Palace Council (Knopf, 26.95) When he stumbles across the body of
a white Wall Street attorney, an ambitious African-American writer is afraid to
go the police, but an inverted cross held in the victim’s hand intrigues
him, and his investigation leads to a shadowy group of conspirators.
Casey, Kathryn. Singularity (STM, 24.95) July. A debut
mystery featuring a single mother, one of the few female Texas Rangers, who is
assigned the case of the murder of a wealthy businessman and his alleged
mistress. Casey has been a writer of true crime for many years.
Castrique, Mark
de. Blackman’s
Coffin (PP,
24.95) June. A journal from 1919 about a funeral director in
Cavanagh, Thomas. Prodigal
Son (STM,
24.95) July. The second in this funny series set in Florida finds retired detective
Mike Garrity helping a woman who’s dying find
the son she put up for adoption, but when she disappears and her son is
murdered, he is the chief suspect for the crimes.
Chercover, Sean.
Child, Lee. Nothing to Lose (BDD, 27.00) June. Jack Reacher
arrives in the appropriately named Despair,
Clark, Martin. The Legal Limit (Knopf, 24.95) July. Clark, a circuit court
judge in
Cole, Martina. Close (GC, 24.99) July. The first
Connolly, John. The Reapers (SS, 26.00) June. Someone is hunting Louis
and his partner Angel, someone named Bliss who is a killer of killers, and when
Louis and Angel disappear Charlie Parker must find them.
Cook, Thomas H. Master of the Delta (Har, 24.00)
June. A man who returns to his father’s Mississippi Delta estate to teach
high school dredges up dark secrets from the past when he teaches a class on
historical evil and encourages the son of a notorious local murderer to examine
his father’s case, revealing a connection between the murders and his own
father that leads to deadly consequences. Cook is an elegant writer of darkly
disturbing crime novels. Highly recommended.
Cooper, Natasha. A Poisoned Mind (STM, 25.95) July. Barrister Trish Maguire is
caught in an ethical dilemma when her legal partner is gravely injured in an
accident, leaving the defense of a corrupt company in her reluctant hands.
Coulter, Catherine. Tailspin (Put, 25.95) June. FBI Special Agents Savich and Sherlock are called in when the small aircraft
carrying a prominent DC psychiatrist, suffering from frontal lobe dementia
crashes in the
Craig, Philip R. Vineyard Chill (SS, 24.00) June. The final installment of
the popular series set in
Crais, Robert. Chasing
Darkness (SS,
25.95) July. Elvis Cole plunges into his own investigation when new evidence
suggests that a man he helped clear in a murder case was in fact guilty of that
and two more murders committed after Cole’s investigation exonerated him.
A strongly plot-driven story.
Crombie, Deborah. Where
Memories Lie
(HC, 24.95) July. A neighbor woman who escaped from Nazi Germany during WWII asks for Gemma’s help when a unique piece of jewelry stolen
years ago turns up at a prestigious
Cussler, Clive with Jack duBrul. Plague Ship
(Put, 26.95) June. The
Danton, John. Black and
White and Dead All Over (Knopf, 24.95) July. The murder of the unpleasant managing editor of a
New York newspaper leads an investigative reporter to join forces with an NYPD
detective to find the murderer—who could be just about anyone who works
on the paper.
Deaver, Jeffrey. The Broken
Window (SS,
26.95) June. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs return in a case of a deadly killer who
commits vicious crimes and then plants iron-clad evidence to implicate innocent
men—including Rhyme’s cousin.
DePoy, Phillip. The
Drifter’s Wheel (STM, 24.95) July.
Deutermann, P.T. The Moonpool (STM, 24.95) June. A very scary thriller featuring
former cop Cam Richter who discovers that someone inside a nuclear power plant
is plotting to release the radioactive waters of its storage pond to lead to a
nuclear disaster.
Elkins, Aaron. Uneasy Relations (Brk,
23.95) July. Professor Oliver is attending a conference on
Enger, Lin. Undiscovered Country (Lb, 23.99) July. While hunting in the cold
northern
Evanovich, Janet. Fearless
Fourteen (STM,
27.95) June. Stephanie Plum returns on June 17th!
Need I say more? (yes, there will be signed copies!)
Evans, Mary Anna. Findings (PP, 24.95) July. Archaeologist Faye Longchamp investigates the murder of a colleague who is
killed during a break-in where all that was taken were her field
notes—after she discovered a fabulous emerald.
Fister, Barbara. In the
Wind (STM,
24.95) June. A former
Fossum, Karin. Black
Seconds (Har, 24.00) June. Inspector Sejer has a
case of a missing nine-year-old girl and the chief suspect is an eccentric
local character who hasn’t spoken since childhood. Fossum’s
books combine psychological insight and police procedural. Highly
recommended.
French, Tana. The
Likeness (Vik, 24.95) July. A
Galchen, Rivka.
Atmospheric Disturbances (STM, 23.00) June. An inventive psychological thriller about a
psychiatrist who believes that the woman he lives with is not his wife—she
just looks and behaves like her—and his quest to find her leads him from
New York to Patagonia as he is helped by the Royal Academy of Meteorology.
Gardiner, Meg. The Dirty Secrets Club (Dut,
24.95) July. Gardiner has been published for years in the
Gardiner, Lisa. Say Goodbye (BDD, 25.00) July. When a young woman who claims
to have special, inside information on a series of disappearances of at-risk
young women goes to the one FBI agent who has taken notice of the
disappearances, together they go after the killer in a suspenseful thriller.
Goldberg, Lee. Mr. Monk Goes to
Goldstein, Paul. A Patent Lie (BDD, 24.95) June. Having resigned from the
prestigious
Grabien, Deborah. Rock and Roll Never Forgets (STM, 24.95) July. A
middle-aged rock and roll guitarist must investigate the murder of a muckraking
tabloid biographer of his band when the body is found in his dressing room and
one of the two women in his life is implicated.
Greenlaw, Linda. Fisherman’s
Greenwood, Kerry. Heavenly Pleasures (PP, 24.95) June. Someone is sabotaging the
neighboring chocolate shop as baker Corinna Chapman
discovers when she bites into a violet cream and gets a chile
chocolate instead in a rich and satisfyingly chocolate mystery from Australian
crime writer
Guthrie, Allan. Savage Night (Har,
25.00) June. A savage look at the dark side of the Scottish capital that takes
place during a six-hour period with blackmail, robbery, and murder by an
award-winning crime writer.
Haines, Carolyn. Wishbones (STM, 23.95) July. Before returning home to
Handler, David. The Sour Cherry Surprise (STM, 24.95) July.
Howard, Linda. Death Angel (Ball, 26.00) July. A paranormal crime novel
about a cynical, manipulative, amoral mistress of a crime lord, killed while
stealing from him who comes back to life a changed woman and helps the FBI.
Howard does a wonderful job of combining action and romance.
Howell, Liz. The Chorister at the Abbey (
Johansen, Iris and Roy. Silent Thunder (STM, 24.95) July. The two Johansens—mother and son—team up for a thriller
featuring a marine architect and her brother who are hired to check over a
Russian nuclear submarine that has been purchased for a museum. When the
brother finds a hidden message and then is murdered, the sister becomes the
bait in a deadly hunt.
Johnson, Craig. Another Man’s
Moccasins (Vik, 24.95) June. The new mystery set in
Judson, Daniel. The Water’s Edge (STM, 24.95) July. A thriller that takes
place in the
Klavan, Andrew. Empire of
Lies (Har, 25.00) July. An upright Midwesterner receives a call from his
violent criminal past when he discovers that his daughter is missing and that
he is dangerously and unwittingly involved with a terrorist conspiracy that
targets the
Konrath, J.A. Fuzzy Navel (Hyperion, 23.95) July.
Lt. Jack Daniels of the Chicago PD must track down a group of vigilantes on a murderous spree who decide to take down a cop.
Kramer, Julie. Stalking Susan (BDD, 22.95) July. An investigative reporter
at a television station in Minneapolis is handed two cold cases by a longtime
police source that indicate that a serial killer is targeting women named Susan
and killing one on the same day each year, but she has trouble convincing the
station manager that she must warn women as the date approaches.
Lawson, Mike. House Rules (AtlM,
22.00) June. Joe DeMarco, the secret troubleshooter for
the Speaker of the House, is called in when a thwarted terrorist attack leads
to the proposal of a law targeting Muslim Americans, and he is sent on a
dangerous quest that leads to mobsters, meth dealers,
and the political elite.
Levine, Laura. Killing Bridezilla (Ken, 22.00) June.
Lynn, Jackie. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (STM, 24.95) June. When a
friend from Shady Grove campground is implicated in murder, Rose Franklin tries
to help him out in the third in this spiritual detective series.
Lowell,
Margolin, Phillip. Executive
Privilege (HC,
25.95) June. A junior associate in an
McCrery, Nigel. Still Waters (RH, 23.95) July. The first in a new series
featuring DCI Mark Lapslie who suffers from synaesthesia, a neurological condition that causes him to
taste sound, faced with the case of murder when the decayed body of an elderly
woman is found and the only clue is that the murderer had a deadly knowledge of
household plants.
McFetridge, John. Everybody Knows This Is
Nowhere (Har, 25.00) July. A noir set in
Oates, Joyce Carol. My Sister, My Love (HC, 25.95) July. A dark and subtle novel
that is part mystery and part exposé of middle class pretensions about a family
caught in tabloid hell after a six-year-old girl is murdered.
O’Neil, Vincent H. Exile Trust (STM, 23.95) July. The third in the series
featuring Frank Cole who has moved to a small Florida town and works as an
investigator finds him helping update the files of safe deposit box holders in
anticipation of a bank audit, but things turn criminal when an imposter gains
access to the box of a woman who had died a few days earlier and Frank is up to
his neck in land fraud, identity theft, and murder. An appealing protagonist
and nicely eccentric secondary characters give this series an engaging
small-town feel.
Patterson, James and Howard Roughan. Sail (LB, 27.99) June. A family’s sailing
vacation becomes a nightmare in another of summertime’s favorite
pleasures—a new James Patterson thriller.
Pearson, Ridley. Killer View (Put, 24.95) July. In the midst of a
snowstorm,
Perry, Thomas. Fidelity (Har,
25.00) June. When a Los Angeles PI is shot dead on the street in front of his home,
his widow discovers things about him that she never knew—including the
fact that he had drained their bank accounts. While she is trying to discover
his secrets, his killer is trying to discover why he has been hired to kill her
as well. An intelligent and fast-paced thriller by a master.
Pronzini, Bill. Fever (STM, 24.95) June. Nameless agrees to help a
friend find his missing wife, a woman with a gambling addiction and a history
of disappearances, but when she disappears again and her blood is found on the
kitchen floor, her husband is the chief suspect until Nameless uncovers a
ruthless racket preying on gamblers.
Reich, Christopher. Rules of Deception (BDD, 24.95) July. When his wife is killed in
an accident a doctor discovers that he knew very little about her life, and
must discover why he has become the subject of an international manhunt as he
is thrust into the world of spies and global terrorism. Reich is a
fantastically good thriller writer.
Rendell, Ruth. Not in the Flesh (RH, 25.95) June. Inspector Wexford returns in a
case that involves a body of a man who disappeared eleven years earlier, but he
is surprised when another body is found nearby as long-buried secrets are
brought to light.
Richmond, Michelle. No One You Know (BDD, 23.00) July. After a chance meeting with the
man accused of killing her sister twenty years ago, a woman receives her
notebook filled with mathematical equations and begins a search for a
hundred-year-old mathematical puzzle, a secret lover of her sister, and the
motives of the man who profited from the death in a mystery that is about
mathematics as well as the secrets family members keep from one another.
Rimington, Stella. Illegal
Action (Knopf,
23.95) July. MI5 officer Liz Carlyle is assigned to go undercover to protect a
wealthy Russian oligarch who is targeted for assassination because of his
criticism of Putin and must unmask a Russian
government agent who is also working undercover to prevent an international
incident. Rimington, the former Director General of
MI5, writes novels that are as suspenseful as they are psychologically complex.
Rosenfelt, David. Don’t Tell a Soul (STM, 24.95) July. A
Sefton, Maggie. Dyer
Consequences (Brk, 23.95) June. Kelly is busy trying to renovate her alpaca ranch
when a young woman is found dead in her knitting store—drowned in a tub
of dye.
Schorr, Mark. Fixation (STM, 24.95) June. Set in
Sims,
Smiley, Patricia. Cool Cache (NAL, 23.95) June.
#Spenser-Fleming, Julia. I Shall Not Want
(STM, 24.95) June. Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and Russ van Alstyne have been separated by griefover
the tragic death of Russ’s wife, but the murder of a Latino man in the
migrant community of Miller’s Kill in upstate
Strohmeyer, Sarah. Sweet Love (Dut,
24.95) June. A brilliant local television reporter fired for the sin of turning
forty, is broke, divorced, unemployed, and trying to
raise a teenaged daughter when she takes a class in dessert making and finds
culinary creativity that she didn’t know she had.
Thor, Brad. The Last Patriot (SS, 26.00) July. Covert Homeland Security
operative Scot Harvath is called into action in a
series that is based on the author’s own experience in the Department of
Homeland Security.
Thurlo, Aimée and David. The Prodigal Nun (STM, 24.95) June. When a series of violent
threats arrive at the monastery of Our Lady of Hope, right after a boisterous
young nun moves in, Sister Agatha must discover the
truth of what’s going on before it’s too late.
Unger, Lisa. Black Out (RH, 23.00) June. A beautifully-written
thriller about a woman who is suffering from a dissociative
state allowing her to forget her violent past and enjoy her present with a
doting husband and beautiful daughter hat she must finally confront. I tend to
be very skeptical of suppressed memories, but the characterization of the
protagonist and the beauty of the writing convinced me. Highly
recommended.
Waddell, Dan. The Blood Detective (STM, 24.95) June. When a number of murder
victims are found in various parts of
Wells, Shirley. A Darker Side (
Whitehouse, Lucie. The House at
Willett, Jincy. The
Writing Class
(STM, 24.95) June. A darkly funny novel about a university writing teacher who discovers
that her new class is not normal when scary phone calls and obscene threats
lead to murder.
Winslow, Don. The Dawn Patrol (Knopf, 23.95) June. A former San Diego
policeman who is a fanatic surfer and who works as a PI to keep himself in fish
tacos is hired by an attorney to investigate an insurance scam in a case that
leads to the cold case of a young girl who was abducted while he was still a
cop.
Wroblewski, David. The Story
of Edgar Sawtelle (HC, 26.95) June. A debut that has received
glowing reviews, the story of a young boy who flees into the wilderness with
three young dogs of a breed that his family has made famous after the arrival
of his uncle Claude and the mysterious death of his father. He finally returns
to his home to avenge his father’s death. A beautifully
written retelling of Hamlet and
an exploration of the alliance between humans and dogs.
Yessayan, Raffi.
Eight in the Box (Ball, 25.00) July. When Boston’s Homicide Response Team is
called in to find a serial killer who takes his victim’s bodies with him,
leaving a bathtub filled with their blood, the only connection between the
victims is that they all spent time on juries in the south Bay Courthouse.
Zubro, Mark Richard. Schooled
in Murder
(STM, 24.95) July. After a contentious faculty meeting,
New and
Forthcoming in Paperback Reprint
Andrews, Donna. The Penguin Who Knew Too
Much (STM,
6.99) June.
Andrews, Lori. The Silent Assassin (STM, 6.99) June.
Andrews, Sarah. In Cold Pursuit (STM, 6.99) June.
Babson, Marian. Only the Cat Knows (STM, 6.99) June.
Battles, Brett. The Cleaner (BDD, 6.99) June.
Billingham, Mark. Buried (HC, 7.99) June.
Brockmann, Suzanne. Force of
Nature (BDD,
7.99) July.
Carcaterra, Lorenzo. Chasers (BDD, 7.99) June.
Carey, Mike. The Devil You Know (GC, 6.99) June.
Coulter, Catherine. Double Take (Brk,
7.99) July.
Cussler, Clive with Paul Kamprecos. The Navigator (Brk, 9.99) July.
Daheim, Mary. Scots on
the Rocks
(HC, 6.99) July.
Deaver, Jeffrey. The
Sleeping Doll
(Pkt, 9.99) June.
Deutermann,
Dunnett, Kaitlyn.
Kilt Dead
(Ken, 6.99) July.
Elkins, Aaron. Little Tiny Teeth (Brk,
7.99) July.
Ellis, Robert. City of
Evanovich, Janet. Lean Mean Thirteen (STM, 7.99) June 17th.
Frost, Scott. Never Fear (Brk,
9.99) June.
Gagliano, Anthony. Straits of
Fortune (HC,
7.99) June.
Gardner, Lisa. Hide (BDD, 7.99) June.
Goldberg, Lee. Mr. Monk in Outer Space (NAL, 6.99) July.
Goldman, Mary Elizabeth. To Love and Die in Dallas (STM, 6.99) July.
Harris, Charlaine. The Julius
House (Brk, 7.99) June.
Hawke, Richard. Cold Day in Hell (BDD, 7.99) June.
Jance, J.A. Justice Denied (HC, 9.99) July.
Kenner, Julie. Demons Are Forever (Brk, 7.99) July.
King, Jonathon. Acts of Nature (NAL, 7.99) June.
Konrath, J.A. Dirty Martini (HC, 7.99) June.
Koryta, Michael. A Welcome
Grave (STM,
6.99) June.
Kostova, Elizabeth. The
Historian (GC,
9.99) June. Mass market reissue.
Krueger, William Kent.
Loomis, Jon. High Season (STM, 6.99) July.
Parker, Robert B. Spare Change (Brk,
9.99) June.
Patterson, James and Michael Ledwidge. Step on a Crack (GC, 9.99) June.
Pearson, Ridley. Killer Weekend (Brk,
9.99) July.
Reichs, Kathy. Bones to
Ashes (Pkt, 7.99) July.
Rhoades, J.D. Safe and Sound (STM, 6.99) June.
Rollins, James. The Judas Strain (STM, 7.99) June.
Sefton, Maggie. A Killer
Stitch (Brk, 6.99) June.
Shuman, George D. Last Breath (Pkt,
7.99) July.
Silva, Daniel. The Secret Servant (NAL, 9.99) July.
Smiley, Patricia. Short Change (NAL, 6.99) June.
Thor, Brad. The First Commandment (Pkt,
7.99) June.
New and Forthcoming in
Paperback Original
Bauer, Sydney. Undertow (Brk, 7.99) July. A debut legal
thriller featuring a female attorney who witnesses the death of a
senator’s daughter and then is accused of murder by the victim’s
vengeful father.
Bishop, Claudia. The Case of the
Ill-gotten Goat (Brk, 6.99) June.
Veterinarian Austin McKenzie investigates when a milk inspector is found dead
in a vat of goat milk and must cull a killer from a herd of bleating suspects.
Brennan, Alison. Tempting Evil (BDD, 6.99)
June. Three people stranded in a remote valley town face the fury of a
crippling blizzard and a deadly criminals.
Byerrum, Ellen. Armed and Glamorous
(NAL, 6.99) July. Fashion reporter Lacey takes a course in private
investigation, and gets a chance for some hands-on experience when a D.C.
socialite is found murdered outside of the classroom.
Caine, Leslie. Poisoned by Gilt
(BDD, 6.99) July. A green-homes contest finds murder the design theme of
the day when a judge is killed.
Christopher, Paul. The Aztec Heresy
(NAL, 7.99) July. When archaeologist Finn Ryan goes on a hunt for a
missing manuscript said to be by Hernán Cortez and
detailing the location of the Cities of Gold, she is shadowed by a sinister
religious group in a chase that leads from the jungles of Yucatán
to the Sonoran desert.
Cohen, Jeffrey. It Happened One Knife (Brk, 7.99) July. Theater-owner Elliot Freed sets out to
prove that the members of a legendary comedy duo are innocent of a decades-old
Fox, Kathryn. Skin and Bone
(HC, 7.99) July. In the third in the forensic series set in
Gardiner, Meg.
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Hartman, Honor. The Unkindest Cut
(NAL, 6.99) June. A bridge weekend in the Texas Hill Country is anything
but relaxed when two battling bridge instructors make it clear that only one
will survive until Monday.
Hirahara, Naomi. Gasa-Gasa Girl (BDD, 6.99) June. The second in the
delightful series featuring