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Aames, Avery Clobbered by Camembert (Cheese Shop) ($7.99 US ) When an old family friend, who has returned to Providence, Ohio to start a new honeybee farm, is found murdered, and all fingers point to her assistant Rebecca's boyfriend, a honeybee farmer himself, Charlotte Bessette sets the town abuzz as she tries to find the real killer.

Alexandra, Hamlet Right Guard ($24.95 US Cloth) CIA operative Eric Brent hunts the shadowy group that has stolen more than 1 million weapons and equipment from U.S. military inventories, but when he finds them, they test his loyalties and urge him to join their efforts. A first novel.

Alten, Steve Mayan Destiny ($27.99 Trade) It is 2047: fourteen years since Jacob Gabriel descended into the Mayan netherworld, while his twin brother turned from his destiny, choosing to remain behind. Immanuel Gabriel- still running from the forces that hunt his bloodline - believes his actions proved his role in the ancient Mayan prophecy to be a myth. Now, though, he will realize his mistake: they merely delayed it. A vacuum-like anomaly is growing in outer space – a side effect of modern science's particle collision experiments – one that will soon herald the destruction of the entire planet. Yet, Immanuel soon discovers, it also offers our only hope of salvation.

Andrus, James Perfect Death ($7.99 US ) Detective John Stallings faces his most ruthless adversary yet when a missing persons case turns into a desperate race to stop a twisted killer who is strangling women to fulfil his darkest fantasies

Arlington, Lucy Buried in a Book (Novel Idea Mysteries, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) Excepting an internship at A Novel Idea, a thriving literary agency in Inspiration Valley, North Carolina, 45-year-old former journalist Lila Wilkins, while dealing with her quirky new co-workers and a stack of query letters, stumbles upon a murder mystery involving a penniless aspiring author.

Ashford, Jeffrey Justice Deferred ($27.95 US Cloth) Fleeing her home when her overbearing, drunken husband turns violent on a fateful night, Elaine Cane walks into a nightmare when she reluctantly returns home and becomes the centre of a psychologically charged case that the police discover is not as open-and-shut as it initially appears.

Bartlett, Lorraine Walled Flower ($7.99 US ) When the bones belonging to Heather Winston, who went missing 22 years ago, are found in the walls of the Webster mansion, Katie Bonner delves into this cold case at the behest of Heather's aunt, a jewellery vendor at Artisans Alley

Bauer, Belinda Finders Keepers ($32.95 Trade) The eight-year-old boy had vanished from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced by a note on the steering wheel . . . 'You don't love him'. At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen from cars. Each disappearance is marked only by a terse note - a brutal accusation. There are no explanations, no ransom demands... and no hope. Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he's to stand any chance of catching him. But - still reeling from a personal tragedy - is Jonas really up to the task?

Bazell, Josh Wild Thing ($25.99 US Cloth) Pietro Brnwa, operating under the pseudonym Dr. Peter Brown for his own safety, accompanies a palaeontologist on a horrible field assignment and faces murderers, mobsters, drug dealers, and a lake monster.

Beaton, M. C. Death of a Kingfisher ($24.99 US Cloth) Police Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates incidents of vandalism and violence in a quaint Scottish village that is trying to lure tourists to its newly christened "Fairy Glen."

Becker, James Nosferatu Scroll ($9.99 US Premium size) Holidaying in the world’s most beautiful city, Chris Bronson and Angela Lewis discover a desecrated tomb. Inside it is a female skeleton and an arcane diary dating back hundreds of years. Written in Latin, it references a scroll that will provide an ‘answer’ to an ancient secret. Soon corpses of young women, all killed in the same ritualistic manner, start appearing throughout the city. And when Angela disappears, Bronson knows that he must find her before she too is slaughtered. But Bronson's hunt for Angela leads him back to the Island of the Dead, and into a conspiracy more deadly than he could ever have imagined

Bilyeau, Nancy Crown ($29.99 Trade) London, May 1537: When Joanna Stafford, a young novice, learns her cousin is about to be burned at the stake for rebelling against Henry VIII, she makes a decision that will change not only her life but quite possibly, the fate of a nation. Joanna breaks the sacred rule of enclosure and runs away from Dartford Priory. But when Joanna and her father are arrested and sent to the Tower of London, she finds herself a pawn in a deadly power struggle. Those closest to the throne are locked in a fierce fight against those desperate to save England's monasteries from destruction. Charged with a mission to find a hidden relic believed to possess a mystical power that has slain three Englishmen of royal blood in the last 300 years, Joanna and a troubled young friar, Brother Edmund, must seek answers across England.

Bishop, David Third Coincidence ($25.95 US Cloth) In the wake of numerous high-profile assassinations, CIA veteran Jack McCall is appointed by the president to head up a special multi-agency task force to find and capture the killers, a situation that is complicated by his partnership with agent Rachel Johnstone, accusations against the President and rising political tensions.

Block, Lawrence Drop of the Hard Stuff ($14.99 US Trade) When a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins according to the dictates of Alcoholics Anonymous, Matthew Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to derail his own sobriety.

Bourbon, Melissa Fitting End ($7.99 US ) As the Margaret Moffette Lea Pageant and Ball fast approaches, Harlow Jane Cassidy, an extremely busy custom dressmaker, must find the time to clear her name when she is accused of murdering a local golf pro who was stabbed to death with her dressmaking shears

Brady, Jacklyn Cake on a Hot Tin Roof ($7.99 US ) When local car salesman and minor celebrity Big Daddy Boudreaux is found dead at her Mardi Gras party after an altercation with her uncle, pastry chef Rita Lucero, despite her busy schedule, must save her Uncle Nestor from a sticky situation.

Brandman, Michael Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues ($28.99 Trade) A latest entry in the best-selling series continues the story of Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone, whose investigation into a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive.

Brockovich, Erin Hot Water ($7.99 US ) After protesters and terrorists lead a nuclear-plant owner to enlist the help of AJ Palladino, AJ's son goes missing and soon AJ finds herself at ground zero as a nuclear catastrophe threatens.

Brody, Frances Dying in the Wool ($24.99 US Cloth) When the untimely disappearance of Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite disrupts the peaceful town of Bridgestead, Kate Shackleton is tapped to discover the missing man's fate, only to stumble on dangerous secrets.

Brown, Graham Eden Prophecy ($7.99 US ) When ex-CIA agent and former mercenary Hawker receives a desperate plea for help from a rogue geneticist, who is now dead, he teams up with NRI operative Danielle Laidlaw to track the secrets his murdered friend may have lost or sold

Bryan, Mollie Cox Scrapbook of Secrets ($7.99 US ) Former reporter Annie and the ladies of her scrapbooking club band together to investigate a young mother's suicide and discover that Maggie Rae's death may have been murder as they sift through her mysteriously discarded scrapbooks

Burton, Milton T. Devil's Odds ($25.99 US Cloth) Protecting a terrified young woman who has witnessed a crime in 1942 Texas, Ranger Virgil Tucker is drawn into the dangerous world of the New Orleans mafia when the murder of a prominent attorney reveals a takeover plot against Galveston's gambling empire

Byerrum, Ellen Death on Heels ($7.99 US ) Donning her cowboy boots, fashion reporter Lacey Smithsonian returns home to Sagebrush, Colorado to prove the innocence of her former boyfriend, cattle rancher Cole Tucker, who has been arrested for the murders of three women

Carlisle, Kate One Book in the Grave ($7.99 US ) When she tries to return a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast to its rightful owner, bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright becomes trapped in a web of murder and betrayal linked to the death of her close friend ten years earlier.

Christer, Sam Turin Shroud Secret ($29.99 Trade) The most spectacular murder in the city's history has shaken Los Angeles - an elaborate crucifixion that the police swiftly link to the Turin Shroud. Journeying to Italy, two intrepid investigators - one a federal agent, one an expert in religious iconography - expose a demented killer and an intricate conspiracy that dates back to the death of Christ.

Clark, Cassandra Parliament of Spies ($25.99 US Cloth) When her loyalty and intelligence capture the attentions of King Richard II, Abbess Hildegard becomes a reluctant spy in a politically torn parliament that hastily gathers at Westminster, where the throne is endangered by enemies on all sides

Connelly, Michael Fifth Witness ($19.99) Mickey Haller must defend a client who is accused of killing the banker involved with her foreclosure, a case that reveals strong suspicions, black-market dealings, and a threat to Mickey's own life

Coonts, Deborah So Damn Lucky ($24.99 US Cloth) Casino fixer Lucky O'Toole's search for a missing magician is complicated by a confrontation with The Big Boss, the hopeful advances of coworker Paxton Dane, and a blisteringly amorous French chef.

Copperman, E.J. Old Haunts ($7.99 US ) 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-fiancé. The only one who isn't missing her ex is Alison-because The Swine just arrived on her doorstep

Crawford, Isis Catered St. Patrick's Day ($24.00 US Cloth) When Mike Sweeney is found floating in a vat of green beer and the nephew of one of their best customers is accused of the crime, Bernie and Libby Simmons, the owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, must find the real killer

Crombie, Deborah No Mark Upon Her ($25.99 US Cloth) When an Olympic rowing hopeful and a detective with the Met is found dead in the Thames, Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, along with his wife and his team, is submerged in a complex case involving political and ethical issues that put both his career and reputation on the line

Cussler, Clive & Jack DuBrul Skeleton Coast (Oregon Files) ($9.99 US Premium size) Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ship Oregon intercept a mayday from a defenceless boat under fire off the African coast. They save the beautiful Sloane Macintrye, who's looking for a long-submerged ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds.

Davidson, Hilary Next One to Fall ($24.99 US Cloth) Travel writer Lily Moore embarks on a visit to Peru with photographer Jesse Robb, where the suspicious falling death of a tourist prompts Lily to question the victim's three travelling companions.

DeFelice, Jim Helios Conspiracy ($25.99 US Cloth) Investigating the murder of the only woman he has ever loved, rogue FBI agent Andy Fisher discovers that the killing is linked to a clean energy project that has been sabotaged as part of a Chinese government plot to steal technology.

Delyria, Joy / Sean Michael Robinson Down in the Hole: The Unwired World of H.B. Ogden ($19.95 US Cloth) A satirical novel based on the characters and narrative of the TV drama The Wire brings the show's crime and chaos into a Victorian setting, in a book timed to coincide with The Wire's 10th anniversary. TV tie-in.

Dorsey, Tim Pineapple Grenade ($25.99 US Cloth) After a gutless corpse called "Hollow Man" is found on the beach and giant shark carcasses stuffed with human limbs clog up busy intersections, one-man vigilante Serge Storms, determined to be a spy, decides to investigate.

Eastland, Sam Archive 17 ($25.00 US Cloth) Appointed by Stalin to finance an imminent war with Germany by finding the legendary missing gold of Tsar Nicholas II, former investigator Pekkala goes undercover and returns to Siberia where he was once a gulag prisoner to infiltrate a gang of convicts rumoured to know the treasure's whereabouts.

Ebersohn, Wessel Those Who Love Night ($24.99 US Cloth) South African Justice Department lawyer Abigail Bukula discovers that her secret cousin, a Harare Seven activist, has been arrested with his comrades and is being held in a notorious Zimbabwe prison.

Ferris, Gordon Unquiet Heart ($29.99 trade) Danny McRae is a private detective in 1946 London. When his lover and crime reporter, Eve Copeland, goes missing, one of McRae's contacts dies violently and an old adversary presents him with some unpalatable truths.

Fiedler, Chrystie Death Drops ($15.00 US Trade) Taking a sabbatical from her work as a natural remedies specialist to visit family in Long Island, Dr. Willow McQuade is shocked by her aunt's untimely murder and teams up with handsome police officer Jackson Spade to solve the crime, which is marked by the theft of her aunt's formula for an anti-aging product

Fielding, Joy Now You See Her ($7.99 US ) Two years after her adult daughter's apparent death in a canoeing accident, Marcy Taggart thinks she sees her while on holiday in Ireland, and frantically tries to find her again, all the while hoping to finally put her own mind at ease.

Fluke, Joanne Devil's Food Cake Murder ($7.99 US ) After her best friend Claire and her new husband, the Reverend Bob Knudson, leave for their long-awaited honeymoon, Hannah Swensen stumbles upon the body of Bob's substitute, Matthew Walters, a Lutheran minister with a sweet tooth--and a penchant for robbery--in the rectory. Includes recipes

Frederickson, Jack Hunting Sweetie Rose ($25.99 US Cloth) Hired by a mysterious man to investigate the suspicious suicide of a clown, Dek Elstrom uncovers unsettling links between the victim and society doyenne Sweetie Fairbairn, who is famed for her philanthropy and penthouse soirees.

Gallagher, Stephen Bedlam Detective ($25.00 US Cloth) Investigating a wealthy landowner whose sanity has come into question, Sebastian Becker stumbles on a murder case involving two young girls, a traumatized suffragette, and monsters who hide in plain sight.

Gardner, Lisa Catch Me ($32.99 Trade) Detective D.D. Warren thought she'd seen it all. Until a lone woman outside D.D.'s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition; twenty-seven-year-old Charlene Grant believes she will be murdered in four days. And she'd like Boston's top detective to handle the investigation

Gibbins, David Gods of Atlantis ($19.99) A lost Nazi bunker in a forest in Germany contains a dreadful secret. But is there a horrifying new dimension - another ingredient in the Nazi's rule of terror? Marine archaeologist Jack Howard returns to the lost island of Atlantis in the Black Sea to answer questions about the Atlantis priests that have plagued him. Then by tracking down the 1930s expeditions of Himmler's Ahnenerbe - the Nazi's Department of Cultural Heritage - and its link with Atlantis, Jack realises he is not just on the trail of the greatest lost relics from the past. Could there possibly be a terrifying new version of 'Atlantis', a priesthood of evil? Jack must uncover the truth before it is too late

Gilman, Keith My Brother's Keeper ($28.95 US Cloth) A follow-up to Father's Day finds former police officer Lou Klein haunted by past indiscretions when ex-paramour and crime family member Franny Patterson reappears in his life and asks for help to escape her violent and powerful husband, a situation that is complicated by deadly secrets and the murder of Franny's brother.

Glass, Matthew End Game ($19.99) End Game is a geo-political thriller set in 2018 that describes the build up to a confrontation between the navies of the world's superpowers, US and China off the Horn of Africa. Two seemingly unrelated incidents - the massacre of US medical volunteers by an obscure guerrilla faction in an African war zone, and a corporate raid to undermine the share price of a New York based bank - set the wheels in motion

Granger, Ann Rack, Ruin and Murder ($22.99) The discovery of a dead body shatters the tranquillity of a Cotswold village in Ann Granger's second Campbell and Carter mystery. When old Monty Bickerstaffe finds a dead body in his drawing room it comes as a nasty surprise - the first of many. Monty lives alone in a crumbling Cotswold manor house and the last thing he wants is the police sniffing around his property. Not that he has anything to hide...The identity of the corpse and how and why it was left in Monty's home remain a mystery. The locals swear they've seen nothing unusual and Monty's relatives claim they've never set eyes on the stiff before. But Inspector Jess Campbell is convinced that someone's lying and, with the help of Superintendent Ian Carter, she must dig deep into Monty's family history to reveal the shocking truth

Greenwood, Kerry Cocaine Blues (TV cover) ($22.99) In the first Phryne Fisher mystery, Phryne becomes bored with roaring twenties London and sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. Mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse, appear in her life and it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street

Greenwood, Kerry Death at Victoria Dock (TV) ($22.99) There are some things that Phryne Fisher finds intolerable. Having her windscreen shattered by a bullet as she is driving past Melbourne's Victoria Dock, for instance

Greenwood, Kerry Green Mill Murder (TV) ($22.99) In jazz-mad 1920s Melbourne, Phryne finds there are hidden perils in dancing the night away-like murder, blackmail and young men who vanish. Phryne Fisher's fifth adventure leads to smoke-filled clubs, a dashingly handsome band leader, some fancy flying indeed across the Australian Alps and a most unexpected tryst with a gentle stranger. (Reissue; 1993)

Greenwood, Kerry Murder on the Ballarat Train (TV) ($22.99) When an elderly woman is snatched from her train compartment and murdered, the woman's daughter hires glamorous jazz baby and private investigator Fisher to find the killers.

Greenwood, Kerry Raisins and Almonds (TV) ($22.99) Phryne Fisher is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison and chicken soup after a strange death in a bookshop (Australian author)

Greenwood, Kerry Ruddy Gore (TV) ($22.99) Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress. Phryne then finds that she has rescued a gorgeous Chinese, Lin Chung, and his grandmother, and is briefly mistaken for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But it's an unexpected evening as her night is again interrupted by a most bizarre death onstage. What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the Chinese community of Little Bourke St or the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? (Australian author) (1995)

Hagberg, David Abyss ($9.99 US Premium size) When an NOAA scientist has a breakthrough that could enable a sustainable energy source and prevent dangerous weather systems, legendary former CIA director Kirk McGarvey begins a frantic cat-and-mouse chase with a contract killer who would trigger an unprecedented nuclear disaster

Hall, M.R. Redeemed ($19.99) The body of a dead man is discovered in an overgrown cemetery in Bristol, the sign of the cross gouged into his flesh. At first it seems to coroner Jenny Cooper that all the evidence points to a horrific, if routine, suicide. Then an enigmatic young priest, Father Lucas Starr, arrives on Jenny’s doorstep, entreating her to hold an inquest into the death of Eva Donaldson, a high profile political campaigner whose past life continued to haunt her. A young man, Paul Craven, has recently been sentenced for Eva’s brutal murder. But despite Craven’s conviction and the evidence against him, Father Lucas is convinced of the man’s innocence

Hall, Parnell $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles ($24.99 US Cloth) Stumbling over a murder scene while making a blackmail payment for a young attorney, Cora Felton's efforts to solve the crime put her in the path of a psychological killer who would target her niece and her niece's new baby

Hall, Parnell Caper: a Stanley Hastings Mystery ($14.95 US Trade) After a worried mother hires Stanley Hastings to find out why her teenage daughter is skipping school, Stanley discovers the girl's connection to a congressman who winds up dead, and as the bodies start to pile up, so does the pressure on Stanley to crack the case

Hand, Elizabeth Available Dark ($23.99 US Cloth) Fleeing for her life after she is shown photographs of ritual killings during a mysterious job in Helsinki, Cass Neary encounters a former lover and exiled musician in Iceland only to be inundated by a series of unsolved murders.

Hannah, Sophie Kind of Cruel ($29.99 Trade) When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her: 'Kind, cruel, kind of cruel' - words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where . She doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later, as a result of having spoken those words out loud, in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of .

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia Kill My Darling ($28.95 US Cloth) Investigating the suspicious disappearance of Melanie Hunter, Bill Slider questions several potential suspects when the men in Melanie's life reveal unsettling deceptions, family secrets, and an enduring pain that she hid from the outside world.

Harvey, John Good Bait ($32.95 Trade) When a seventeen-year-old Moldovan boy is found dead on Hampstead Heath, the case falls to DCI Karen Shields and her overstretched Homicide & Serious Crime team. What she doesn't know is that her new case is tied to a much larger web of gang warfare and organised crime.

Harvey, Michael We All Fall Down ($7.99 US ) When Chicago is targeted by a brutal biological attack that threatens millions of lives, Michael Kelly begins a desperate search through the tangled underworld of the city's West Side gangs, where he confronts the covert practices of dark science in one of the nation's premiere laboratories

Haywood, B.B. Town in a Wild Moose Chase ($7.99 US ) During Cape Willington's annual Winter Moose Fest, Candy Holliday, who is covering the events for the local newspaper, discovers a link between a recent murder, a mysterious white moose and several weekend visitors that puts her life on thin ice

Heald, Tim Poison at the Pueblo ($28.95 US Cloth) When a former British gangster is found dead in a luxury cabin near an exclusive language school in the Salamanca hills, Sir Simon Bognor is summoned by his contacts in the Spanish Guardia Civil to determine if the victim's poisoning was intentional or accidental.

Hess, Joan Deader Homes and Gardens ($24.99 US Cloth) Finding what she hopes will be an ideal house to share with her new husband and teenage daughter, Claire Malloy learns that the property's previous owner died under suspicious circumstances and that a real estate agent has gone missing.

Hickam, Homer Dinosaur Hunter ($14.99 US Trade) Running a Montana ranch while harbouring a secret love for its owner, former homicide detective Mike Wire is approached by a palaeontologist who is pursuing a lucrative fossil underneath the ranch, a discovery that attracts ruthless competitors and a brutal murderer.

Hosp, David Next of Kin ($19.99) When Boston attorney Scott Finn agrees to defend Kevin McDougal, reprobate son of notorious mobster Eaman McDougal, he knows he's putting his reputation on the line - but he's hoping for even bigger fish to fry and this could be a way of reeling them in. In a city where mob crime once ruled, a core of corruption, greed, lies and deceit lingers and it seems that there are those at the top and in power who will stop at nothing to achieve what they want. BPD Detective Zachary Long, who has problems of his own, is called to a murder scene, and when the victim is identified, it brings Finn to a place he thought he'd never have to visit. With the help of his young charge, Sally Malley, colleague ex detective "Kos" Kozlowski and fellow attorney Lissa Krantz, he knows he has to find the truth. In his search for the answers, he uncovers a trail of murder, betrayal and revenge borne about by someone who could never forgive or forget

Howell, Katherine Silent Fear ($29.99 Trade) On a searing summer's day paramedic Holly Garland rushes to an emergency to find a man collapsed with a bullet wound in the back of his head, CPR being performed by two bystanders, and her long-estranged brother Seth watching it all unfold. Seth claims to be the dying man's best friend, but Holly knows better than to believe anything he says and fears that his re-appearance will reveal the bleak secrets of her past – secrets which both her fiance Fraser and her colleagues have no idea exist, and which if exposed could cause her to lose everything. (Australian author)

James, Miranda File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks) ($7.99 US ) When Connor Lawton, Athena College's new writer-in-residence--and his daughter Laura's old flame--is found murdered, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel try to prove Laura's innocence by investigating Connor's past.

Jance, J. A. Left for Dead ($25.99 US Cloth) After the near-fatal shooting of a former police academy classmate and an encounter with Sister Anselm, who is acting as a patient advocate for a woman who was savagely attacked by a drug cartel, Ali Reynolds is determined to seek justice in both cases.

Johansen, Iris Bonnie ($7.99 US ) When her beloved seven-year-old daughter disappears during a class trip, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan dedicates her talents to protecting other children and helping families to find closure while searching for her own daughter's killer.

Jones, Darynda Third Grave Dead Ahead ($23.99 US Cloth) Unable to forget the alluring half-human Reyes after imprisoning him for all eternity, paranormal private investigator Charley Davidson struggles through a missing-persons case that is complicated by an egocentric doctor, Charley's curmudgeon father and a murderous motorcycle gang.

Kellerman, Jonathan Victims ($28.00 US Cloth) When a killer who rivals Jack the Ripper cuts a bloody swath through the city, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis needs Alex Delaware's help in catching this homicidal maniac--a disturbing case that sends Alex back into the secretive world of mental health treatment where he discovers an unholy alliance between the mad and the monstrous

Kelly, Erin Dark Rose ($26.95 US Cloth) An unwitting accessory to murder, Paul testifies against his best friend to avoid jail time and begins an affair with a woman who has dark secrets of her own.

Kent, Graeme Devil-Devil ($14.00 US Trade) Sergeant Ben Kella of the Solomon Islands Police Force, who also happens to be a local spiritual peacekeeper, teams up with American nun Sister Conchita to solve a series of bizarre murders. A first novel

Kent, Graeme One Blood ($25.00 US Cloth) Investigating acts of sabotage that are threatening a logging company, Ben Kella joins forces with Sister Conchita to consider a possible link to an American tourist's murder, cases that are unexpectedly tied to incumbent U.S. President John F. Kennedy's World War II military service.

Kernick, Simon Siege ($32.95 Trade) London is under attack. People are dead. Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the historic Stanhope Hotel on Park Lane. The gunmen have given the government just five hours to meet their demands before they blow up the building. Shots ring out. Some guests panic. Others text their loved ones. Still more try to escape. All are united by one thing: fear for their lives. All - except one man who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe - at any price. Darkness falls. The gunmen become increasingly violent. One question is in everybody's minds. Will they survive the night?

Knox, Tom Lost Goddess ($26.95 US Cloth) Archaeological finds in France and Southeast Asia set in motion a plan for vengeance by a demonic woman and rankle the shadowy forces who want the discoveries kept secret.

Kondor, Vilmos Budapest Noir ($14.99 US Trade) In 1936, after Hungary's prime minister dies before his dream of building a fascist state can be realized, crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon investigates the brutal murder of a beautiful, religious woman--a dangerous case that could topple a government.

Lapidus, Jens Easy Money ($27.99 Trade) Follows encounters between a vengeful escaped drug dealer, a money-strapped student, and a disenchanted mafia thug whose efforts to establish places for themselves are complicated by dangerous elements on both sides of the law.

Larsen, K.J. Sticks and Stones ($14.95 US Trade) Cat Deluca of the Pants On Fire Detective Agency is driven to clear her client's good name after her cheating husband turns up dead and she becomes the prime suspect.

Le Carre, John Smiley versus Karla ($32.99 Trade) Omnibus of the three Smiley novels: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People

Leonard, Elmore Raylan ($29.99 Trade) US Marshal Raylan Givens is back in action, this time with a federal warrant to serve on a dope dealer named Angel Arenas, a man 'born in the U.S. but a hundred percent of him Hispanic'. The state troopers are impressed when the marshal struts into the convict's hotel room without drawing his gun, but Raylan soon finds that Angel's already been the victim of another crime, one that's way bigger than a few pot plants and clearly the work of a professional

Lescroart, John T. Damage ($9.99 US Premium size) His career derailed by the vengeful billionaire Curtlee family for his part in convicting one of their number for murder, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns that the killer has won a retrial at the same time a star witness has been murdered

Lochte, Dick Blues in the Night ($28.95 US Cloth) Hired by high-rolling criminal Paulie Lacotta to shadow an ex-girlfriend, former con Dave Mason, aware that the job involves more than he was told, discovers that the girl has fallen in love with one of Paulie's competitors and may be responsible for an unsuccessful deal, a situation that is complicated by the competitor's untimely death.

Lovesey, Peter Stagestruck ($22.99) When a pop diva is brutally attacked minutes before a theatrical performance and the chief suspect is promptly found dead, Detective Peter Diamond uncovers bitter rivalries among the cast and crew and must confront his own mysterious theater phobia to find the killer.

Lutz, Lisa Trail of the Spellmans ($25.00 US Cloth) Struggling with wacky family activities, secrets, and feuds, private investigator Isabel Spellman avoids Henry Stone by spending time drinking with his mother and tackling eccentric cases that seem suspiciously pointless.

MacBride, Stuart Birthdays for the Dead ($29.99 Trade) Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret. Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front -- Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last. The tabloids call him The Birthday Boy. He's been snatching girls for twelve years, always in the run-up to their thirteenth birthday, sending the families his homemade cards showing their daughters being slowly tortured to death. But Ash hasn't told anyone about Rebecca's birthday cards -- they all think she's just run away from home -- because if anyone finds out, he'll be taken off the investigation. And he's sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter's killer gets what he deserves

Martin, Nancy Sticky Fingers ($14.99 US Trade) Roxy Abruzzo performs what she hopes will be a few last services for her mob-boss uncle to finance her daughter's college education, only to be wrongly implicated for the murder of a woman Roxy's uncle wanted kidnapped for ransom.

Marwood, Alex Wicked Girls ($29.99 Trade) One fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time and by the end of the day are charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town when her investigation leads her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day when they were just children. But with new lives - and families - to protect, will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden?

Masters, Priscilla Velvet Scream ($28.95 US Cloth) Struggling to recover from a disciplinary action while searching for clues about the rape of a woman who was left in the freezing cold outside a Leek nightclub, Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy finds the investigation complicated by the victim's unsubstantiated allegations in a prior case

May, Peter Lewis Man ($24.99 Trade) A perfectly preserved body is recovered from a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis. The male Caucasian corpse - marked by several horrific stab wounds - is initially believed by its finders to be over two-thousand years old. Until they spot the Elvis tattoo on his right arm. The body, it transpires, is not evidence of an ancient ritual killing, but of a murder committed during the latter half of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, Fin Macleod has returned to the island of his birth. Having left his wife, his life in Edinburgh and his career in the police force, the former Detective Inspector is intent on repairing past relationships and restoring his parents derelict croft. But when DNA tests flag a familial match between the bog body and the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart, Marsaili Macdonald, Fin finds his homecoming more turbulent than expected. Tormod Macdonald, now an elderly man in the grip of dementia, had always claimed to be an only child without close family. A lie, Fin will soon discover, Tormod has had very good reason to hide behind.

McCafferty, Keith Royal Wulff Murders ($26.95 US Cloth) Sheriff Martha Ettinger investigates the suspected murder of a young man retrieved from the Madison River in Montana with a trout fly stuck in his lip.

McCullough, Colleen Prodigal Son ($29.99 Trade) Holloman, Connecticut, 1969. A very rare and lethal toxin, extracted from the blowfish, is stolen from a laboratory at Chubb University. It kills within minutes and leaves no trace behind -- unless a doctor knows what to look for -- and worried biochemist Dr. Millie Hunter reports the theft at once to her father, Medical Examiner Dr. Patrick O'Donnell. Patrick's cousin Captain Carmine Delmonico is therefore quick off the mark when the bodies start to mount up. (Australian author)

McKinty, Adrian Cold, Cold Ground ($29.99 Trade) The first book of a new trilogy - Northern Ireland 1981. Hunger strikes. Riots. Power cuts. A homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera. And a young woman's suicide that may yet turn out to be murder. (Australian author)

Mills, Mark House of the Hanged ($19.99) France, 1935: At the poor man’s end of the Riviera sits Le Rayol, a haven for artists, expatriates and refugees. Here, a world away from the rumblings of a continent heading towards war, Tom Nash has rebuilt his life after a turbulent career in the Secret Intelligence Service. His past, though, is less willing to leave him behind. When a midnight intruder tries to kill him, Tom knows it is just a matter of time before another assassination attempt is made. Gathered at Le Rayol for the summer months are all those he holds most dear, including his beloved goddaughter Lucy. Reluctantly, Tom comes to believe that one of them must have betrayed him. If he is to live, Tom must draw his enemy out, but at what cost to himself and the people he loves?

Nesbo, Jo Headhunters ($19.95) Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he’s a master of his profession. But one career simply can’t support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife’s fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that’s been lost since World War II—and Roger Brown just so happens to dabble in art theft. But when he breaks into Greve’s apartment, he finds more than just the painting. And Clas Greve may turn out to be the worst thing that’s ever happened to Roger Brown

Nesbo, Jo Phantom ($32.95 Trade) After the horrors of his last case, Harry Hole left Oslo and the police force far behind him. Now he's back, but the case he's come to investigate is already closed, and the suspect already behind bars. Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own, quickly discovering a trail of violence and mysterious disappearances apparently unnoticed by the police. At every turn, Harry is faced with a wall of silence. But Harry is not the only one interested in the case. From the moment he steps off the plane, someone is watching his every move

Palmer, Daniel Helpless ($25.00 US Cloth) Returning home to Shilo, New Hampshire, to raise his teenage daughter after his ex-wife is murdered, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins becomes the target of vicious rumours and implicated in a series of disturbing crimes

Palmer, Michael Oath of Office ($27.99 US Cloth) Blamed for the murder-suicide rampage of a respected doctor and former client who previously struggled with drug addiction, counsellor Lou Welcome investigates what went wrong and uncovers a terrifying political conspiracy with ties to the White House

Parnell, Hall $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles ($24.99 US Cloth)

Peikoff, Kira Living Proof ($24.99 US Cloth) Performing illegal research in a near-future world where embryonic stem-cell work is considered first-degree murder, brilliant doctor Arianna Drake struggles to find a cure for her multiple sclerosis and captures the attentions of an undercover agent whose faith in the Department of Embryo Preservation crumbles when he learns about Arianna's achievements. A first novel.

Pelecanos, George P. What It Was ($32.99 Trade) In 1972 Washington, D.C., ex-cop private investigator Derek Strange teams up with his former partner, Frank "Hound Dog" Vaughn, to track down a ruthless killer named Red Fury

Penzler, Otto (ed) Mark Twain's Medieval Romance: and Other Classic Mystery Stories ($15.00 US Cloth) This collection of classic mystery stories share the common thread of having open endings that leave it up to the reader to determine their characters' fates including Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger" and Stanley Ellin's "Unreasonable Doubt."

Perry, David Cyclops Conspiracy ($25.99 US Cloth) While he and his allies investigate the mysterious death of his mentor, pharmacist Jason Rodgers gets on the bad side of a network of professional assassins and must fight for his life as he tries to unravel a global conspiracy. A first novel.

Robb, J. D. Celebrity in Death ($32.99 Trade) Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she's managing to have a reasonably good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating The Icove Agenda, a film based on one of her famous cases. It's a little spooky seeing the actress playing her, who looks almost like her long-lost twin. Not as unsettling, though, as seeing the actress who plays Peabody drowned in the lap pool on the roof of the director's luxury building

Robinson, Jeremy Threshold ($7.99 US ) Protecting a lone survivor after a large-scale terrorist attack on an Oregon reservation, Jack Sigler and his team struggle to track down a criminal mastermind who is systematically killing the world's speakers of ancient languages

Robinson, Peter Before the Poison ($19.99) Through years of success in Hollywood composing music for Oscar-winning films, Chris Lowndes always imagined he would come full circle, home to Yorkshire with his beloved wife Laura. Now he's back in the Yorkshire Dales, but Laura is dead, and Chris needs to make a new life for himself. The isolated house he buys sight unseen should give him the space to come to terms with his grief and the quiet to allow him to work. Kilnsgate House turns out to be rather more than he expected, however. A man died there, sixty years ago. His wife was convicted of murder. And something is pulling Chris deeper and deeper into the story of Grace Elizabeth Fox, who was hanged by the neck until she was dead

Rose, M. J. Book of Lost Fragrances ($32.95 Trade) Jac L'Etoile has always been haunted by the past, her memories infused with the exotic scents that she grew up surrounded by as the heir to a storied French perfume company. In order to flee the pain of those remembrances--and of her mother's suicide--she moved to America. Now, fourteen years later she and her brother have inherited the company along with it's financial problems. But when Robbie hints at an earth-shattering discovery in the family archives and then suddenly goes missing--leaving a dead body in his wake--Jac is plunged into a world she thought she'd left behind. Back in Paris to investigate her brother's disappearance, Jac becomes haunted by the legend the House of L'Etoile has been espousing since 1799. Is there a scent that can unlock the mystery of reincarnation - or is it just another dream infused perfume?

Rosenfelt, David Heart of a Killer ($24.99 US Cloth) Underachieving lawyer Jamie Wagner faces a morally and legally wrenching case when his client, a woman wrongly convicted for murdering her husband, begs him to help her get freed so that she can commit suicide and donate her heart to her terminally ill daughter

Rosenfelt, David On Borrowed Time ($7.99 US ) Proposing to his girlfriend Jen and accompanying her to Kendrick Falls in spite of rumors that no man has ever gone to the falls with Jen and come back the same, Richard suffers a car accident on the journey only to discover that Jen has disappeared

Schow, David J. Upgunned ($25.99 US Cloth) Kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to shoot blackmail photos of a prominent politician, Elias McCabe is unable to hide the truth and finds himself vengefully targeted by a professional killer who murders everyone in his path

Slaughter, Karin Fallen ($14.95) Unable to retain her professional detachment when her mother is abducted while babysitting her 4-month-old daughter, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Faith Mitchell teams up with Will Trent and Sara Linton in a case that reveals unsettling truths.

Stabenow, Dana Restless in the Grave ($25.99 US Cloth) Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell team up to investigate a suspicious plane crash that ended the life of aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant.

Staincliffe, Cath Crying Out Loud ($27.95 US Cloth) An abandoned baby on her doorstep significantly complicates the life and career of Manchester private investigator Sal Kilkenny, who is working on a difficult case involving a shattered client and a murder convict who has recanted a confession as part of a nefarious agenda

Sturges, P.G. Tribulations of the Shortcut man ($24.00 US Cloth) A follow-up to Shortcut Man finds Dick Henry reluctantly aiding a pole dancer former girlfriend whose wealthy septuagenarian boyfriend is found secretly dead in his mansion at the same time a news story breaks about how he is on a honeymoon with a mysterious new wife

Taylor, Brad One Rough Man ($9.99 US Premium size) Pike Logan, a member of a highly covert intelligence organization known as the Taskforce that operates outside the boundaries of U.S. law, takes action to stop an imminent catastrophic attack by two criminal ideologists

Tentler, Leslie Edge of Midnight ($7.99 US ) The collection isn't complete without her.… The writer becomes the story when crime reporter Mia Hale is discovered on a Jacksonville beach—bloodied and disoriented, but alive. She remembers nothing, but her wounds bear the signature of a sadistic serial killer. After years lying dormant, The Collector has resumed his grim hobby: abducting women and taking gruesome souvenirs before dumping their bodies. But none of his victims has ever escaped—and he wants Mia back, more than he ever wanted any of the others. FBI agent Eric MacFarlane has pursued The Collector for a long time. The case runs deep in his veins, bordering on obsession…and Mia holds the key. She'll risk everything to recover her memory and bring the madman to justice, and Eric swears to protect this fierce, fragile survivor. But The Collector will not be denied.

Thomas, Donald Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly ($14.95 US Trade) A collection of new Sherlock Holmes tales includes "The Case of a Boy's Honor," "The Case of the Matinee Idol" and the title story, in which Holmes navigates the occult underworld of Victorian London in order to find a child's true killer

Thompson, James M. Lucifer's Tears ($19.99) A follow-up to Snow Angels finds Kari Vaara physically and psychologically scarred a year after the Sufia Elmi case and investigating a 90-year-old national hero for suspected war crimes, an effort that is complicated by the murder of a Russian businessman's wife.

Tursten, Helene Night Rounds ($25.00 US Cloth) When a nurse is murdered and another disappears during a hospital blackout, Detective Inspector Irene Huss of the Violent Crimes Unit struggles with a report by the crime's only witness, who claims she saw a nurse who died 60 years earlier

Unger, Lisa Twice ($15.00 US Trade) Targeted by the serial killer who also murdered her mother, crime writer Lydia Strong tackles the toughest case of her career when a New York City artist is charged with brutally killing her second husband.

Vichi, Marco Death and the Olive Grove ($32.99 Trade) The second novel in the Inspector Bordelli series set in 1960s Florence - the detective must race to unmask a particularly brutal killer

Watson, S.J. Before I Go to Sleep ($14.99 US Trade) Without her husband's knowledge, Christine, whose memory is damaged by a long-ago accident, is treated by a neurologist who helps her to remember her former self through journal entries until inconsistencies begin to emerge, raising disturbing questions

Webb, Betty Desert Wind ($14.95 US Trade) Private investigator Lena Jones investigates the area around a dangerous uranium mine outside the Grand Canyon after a public relations spokesperson for the operation is found murdered and her Pima Indian partner, Jimmy Sisiwan, is arrested for the crime

West, Michael Lee Gone With a Handsomer Man ($14.99 US Trade) After ending her relationship with her unfaithful fiancé, out-of-work Charleston pastry chef Teeny Templeton is wrongly accused of his murder days later and turns to a lawyer ex-boyfriend, who broke her heart a decade earlier, for help.

Westlake, Donald E. Comedy is Finished ($25.99 US Cloth) In 1977, aging comedian Koo Davis, friend to generals and presidents, and veteran of countless USO tours to boost morale, is kidnapped by the five remaining members of the self-proclaimed People's Revolutionary Army who want to bring their cause back to life.

White, Randy Wayne Night Vision ($9.99 US Premium size) When a local teen from a trailer park being targeted by powerful developers witnesses their hired gun committing a murder, her only hope for survival falls in the hands of Doc Ford and Tomlinson, who undertake a search through the underground in the hopes of finding her first

Wiehl, Lis / April Henry Hand of Fate ($7.99 US ) It's a pleasant summer afternoon in the Gulf Stream, twenty-five miles off Hutchinson Island on Florida's east coast. NOAA scientist Dr. Eve Larsen is about to prove she has the answers to global warming, and the solution to stopping killer storms across the planet. She is a part of a multi-trillion dollar, multinational project to farm clean, endless energy from the oceans' currents - and alter the planet's weather for the better. At that moment, contract killer Brian DeCamp walks into the Hutchinson Island Nuclear Power Station, aiming to cause a meltdown so catastrophic it'll make Chernobyl seem like nothing. Security cam footage leads to an intervention by legendary former CIA director Kirk McGarvey, who manages to thwart the catastrophe...but the failed sabotage sets off a chain of events more terrifying than McGarvey could ever have imagined. With Big Oil ruthlessly hunting for profit after the BP disaster in the Gulf, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

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