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Allan, Barbara Antiques Bizarre: a Trash 'n Treasures Mystery ($22.00 US Cloth) While dealing with morning sickness, her bipolar mother, and the citywide antiques bazaar, Brandy Borne must also deal with murder when a ninety-year-old Russian widow donates a priceless antique that is not what it seems

Banks, Ray No More Heroes ($26.00 US Cloth) After private detective Cal Innes rescues a child from a burning building owned by slumlord Donald Plummer, Donald hires him to track down the arsonists, an endeavour during which Cal must deal with neo-Nazis, his worsening addiction to painkillers and even more dangers

Barclay, Linwood Fear the Worst ($22.95) The worst day of Tim Blake's life started out with him making breakfast for his seventeen-year-old daughter Sydney. Syd was staying with him while she worked a summer job - even if he wasn't entirely sure what her job at the Just Inn Time motel actually was - and Tim hoped this quality father-daughter time would somehow help her deal with his divorce from Susanne. When she didn't arrive home at her usual time, he thought she'd probably gone to the mall to hang with her friends. When she didn't answer her phone he began to worry. When she didn't come home at all, he began to panic. And when the people at the Just Inn Time said they had no Sydney Blake working at the motel and never had, he began to see his life going into freefall. Only one thing has him convinced the worst hasn't already happened: the fact that some very scary people seem just as eager as he is to find her. The question is: who's going to find her first?

Barclay, Linwood Never Look Away ($32.95 Trade) It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day at Five Mountains will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression. Instead, a day of fun with their four-year-old son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park, David's worst fears seem to have come true. But when he goes to the police to report her missing, terrified that she's planning to take her own life, the facts start to indicate something very different. The park's records show that only two tickets were purchased, David and Ethan's and CCTV shows no evidence that Jan ever entered the park at all. Suddenly David's story starts to look suspicious - suspicious enough for the police to wonder if she's already dead, murdered by her husband. To prove his innocence and keep his son from being taken away from him, David is going to have to dig deep into the past and come face to face with a terrible childhood tragedy - but by doing that he could risk destroying everything precious to him

Barrett, Robert G. High Noon in Nimbin ($19.95) Les is off to Nimbin in NSW to help an old army mate of Eddie Salita's open a bar, the Double L. Ranch. Which suited Les since he had to take his friend Tony Nathan the surf photographer to the waxhead wedding of the year at Blueys Beach, and it was on the way. The waxhead wedding of the year turned into the ethnic brawl of the decade. However, Les found comfort in the arms of Janet the Gannet from the Forbidden Planet. In Nimbin, Les found himself working as a DJ for a nutter with a nightclub where dancing was prohibited. He also found racial tension, the Russian Spetsnaz and Norwegian backpackers. Add a drug overdose and, before Les knew it, he found himself in a firefight with a bunch of inbreds wanting to kill the bar owner (Australian author)

Bass, Jefferson Bone Thief ($24.99 US Cloth) Dr. Bill Brockton faces an ethical dilemma when his partner, Eddie Garcia, wants his help in replacing his mangled hands with those obtained on the black market from a fresh cadaver, in an endeavour where Eddie's supplier is the very funeral director that Bill is investigating.

Bauer, Belinda Blacklands ($32.95 Trade) Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb writes to a convicted killer to try to determine the fate of his uncle, who has been missing for twenty years, a letter that triggers a psychologically charged cat-and-mouse correspondence

Bebris, Carrie A. Intrigue at Highbury, Or, Emma's Match ($22.99 US Cloth) After being robbed outside the village of Highbury, the Darcys must join forces with Mr. Knightley, the parish magistrate, and his wife, the former Miss Emma Woodhouse, to investigate the poisoning of a local man before the killer can strike again.

Bebris, Carrie A. Matters at Mansfield, Or, The Crawford Affair: a Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery ($17.00) Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy's delight over the birth of their first child is overshadowed by a family crisis involving marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, and mistaken identity.

Bernhardt, William Capitol Offense ($7.99 US ) Accused of murdering a police officer he held responsible for the tragic death of his wife, Professor Dennis Thomas implores high-profile lawyer Ben Kincaid to defend him, a case during which the intrepid attorney is pitted against an ambitious DA and a dangerous conspiracy

Black, Cara Murder in the Palais Royal ($25.00 US Cloth) Accused of shooting her partner, Aimee Leduc must also contend with the fact that someone is impersonating her, a taxman is investigating her firm, and two murders may have a connection to the youth Aimee sent to prison.

Black, Tony Loss ($32.95 Trade) Gus Dury is a changed man. He is off the Edinburgh streets and back with estranged wife, Debs. He has promised her that he won’t get involved in any more dodgy cases which the police can’t or won’t solve. And above all, he’s off the drink. Then his brother Michael is found dead with a bullet in his heart and Gus’ life begins to unravel all over again. How can he keep the promises he has made and still avenge his brother’s murder?

Blake, Richard Terror of Constantinople ($22.95) 610AD - The bloodthirsty Emperor Phocas is preparing for the greatest battle of his life. Enemy armies are racing closer to attack his fortress, the golden city of Constantinople, and traitors within plot his downfall. Clinging to power by masterminding a campaign of terror, he is running out of funds, allies and time . . . but he has one card left to play. Aelric, a naive and ambitious young clerk from Britain, is sent to Constantinople ostensibly on a mission to copy old texts for the Church of Rome. On his arrival he discovers the terrible dangers lurking behind the shining streets and glittering facades. A pawn in a secret conspiracy that will change the course of history, he can only rely on his wits, charm and fighting skills to stay alive

Blatty, William Peter Dimiter ($24.99 US Cloth) As state security in 1970s Albania tortures a prisoner named Dimiter, known as the American "agent from Hell," the staff at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital becomes enmeshed in a series of unexplainable deaths--until events explode in a surprising climax

Bolton, S.J. Awakening ($24.95) Veterinary surgeon Clara Benning is young and intelligent, but practically a recluse. Disfigured by a childhood accident, she lives alone and shies away from human contact wherever possible. But when a man dies following a supposed snake bite, the victim's post mortem shows a higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in a single snake. Assisted by her softly spoken neighbour and an eccentric reptile expert, Clara unravels sinister links to a barbaric ancient ritual, an abandoned house and a 50-year-old tragedy that left the survivors fiercely secretive. Then the village's inventive attacker strikes again, and Clara's own solitary existence is brutally invaded

Bowen, Rhys Last Illusion: a Molly Murphy Mystery ($24.99 US Cloth) Harry Houdini's wife hires Irish immigrant private investigator Molly Murphy to uncover the truth behind the on-stage death of a magician's assistant in order to clear Houdini's name and find the person truly responsible for the death

Boyle, Gerry Damaged Goods: a Jack McMorrow Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) After his social-worker wife Roxanne has a confrontation with the father of neglected children she has removed, ex-reporter Jack McMorrow sees his life further turned upside down when the mysterious Mandi enters the picture, bringing with her dangers that threaten Jack, Roxanne and their daughter.

Bradley, Alan Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag ($24.00 US Cloth) A follow-up to The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie finds Flavia de Luce applying her skills in the chemistry lab to solving the murder of a master puppeteer, a case that is further complicated by her tormenting sisters.

Buchan, John Best of John Buchan ($29.95 Cloth) The Thirty-Nine Steps; Greenmantle; Mr Standfast

Burdett, John Godfather of Kathmandu ($34.95 Trade) Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is summoned to investigate the most shocking murder of his career. Solving it could mean a promotion, but Sonchai, still reeling from a personal tragedy, is more interested in Tietsin, an exiled Tibetan Lama living in Kathmandu. There are however obstacles in Sonchai’s path to enlightenment. Police Colonel Vikorn and Army General Zinna are at war again for control over Bangkok’s network of illegal enterprises. And although Tietsin is eerily charismatic , he also has 40 million dollars of heroin for sale. If Sonchai wants to be one of Tietsin’s true initiates, he has to pull off a deal that will bring Vikorn and Zinna to the same side of the table

Burke, Alafair 212 ($24.99 US Cloth) When a college coed Megan Gunther is murdered after she receives threats on the Internet, NYPD detectives Ellie Hatcher and J. J. Rogan investigate the crime and its links to other women's murders and must accelerate their efforts once Megan's roommate goes missing.

Burnside, John Glister ($15.95 US Trade) Ever since George Lister's chemical plant shut down, the neighbouring woods that once teemed with life has become the home to strange, sickly plants, and when a young boy named Leonard and his friends realize that boys from their school are vanishing after venturing into the poisoned woods, they alone are willing to confront the forces of evil that are destroying their once-happy town

Cameron, Christian Tyrant: Funeral Games ($32.95 Trade) Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, become desperate fugitives when their mother, the Scythian warrior-princess Srayanka, is cut down in a savage act of betrayal. Accompanied by their tutor, the Spartan Philokles, they must make a perilous journey west, pursued by ruthless assassins, to find sanctuary with the army of their father's closest friend, Diodorus. But Diodorus is caught up in the tangled web of alliances, betrayals and intrigue that followed Alexander the Great's death, as his generals fought over the huge empire he had created - and soon the twins will have their first taste of real battle as two Macedonian warlords clash. In this violent and unstable world, they must chose sides carefully, as Antigonus One-Eye and his brilliant son Demetrius, prepare to take on the might of Ptolemy's Egypt and the forces gather for the biggest and most spectacular battle the world had ever seen - Gaza.

Cannell, Stephen J Pallbearers ($25.99 US Cloth) After Walter "Pop" Dix, the director of the orphanage where Shane Scully grew up, dies of an apparent self-inflicted shotgun wound, Shane and five other former orphanage residents are named as the pallbearers in a message Pop leaves behind, but the six of them don't think it was suicide and embark on a dangerous odyssey in pursuit of justice.

Carkeet, David From Away ($24.95 US Cloth) Making his way home from Vermont after a one-night-stand gone wrong, model-train specialist Denny Braintree is mistaken for a missing local and hesitantly assumes a new personality before he is wrongly accused of murdering his would-be lover

Cavendish, Grace Loot (Lady Grace Mysteries) ($14.95) When the crown jewels are stolen from a locked room in the castle right under Queen Elizabeth's nose - she's furious and asks Grace, her secret Lady Pursuivant, to investigate. This is the toughest mystery Grace has had to solve yet. The thief must be amongst them in the palace . . . Can Grace figure out their identity before it's too late? (young adult)

Chandler, Raymond Farewell, My Lovely (2 CDs) ($19.95) Moose Malloy was a big man who looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. Malloy wanted Little Velma, and there was a trail of corpses to indicate the way he'd gone. Philip Marlowe, hot on his heels, began to look like Hamlet's father, in questionable shape (BBC Full Cast dramatisation)

Child, Lee 61 Hours ($32.95 Trade) Winter in South Dakota. Blowing snow, icy roads, a tired driver. A bus skids and crashes and is stranded in a gathering storm. There's a small town twenty miles away, where a vulnerable witness is guarded around the clock. There's a strange stone building five miles further on, all alone on the prairie. There's a ruthless man who controls everything from the warmth of Mexico. Jack Reacher hitched a ride in the back of the bus. A life without baggage has many advantages. And crucial disadvantages too, when it means facing the arctic cold without a coat. But he's equipped for the rest of his task. He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn’t like people who put it to wrongs

Child, Lee Gone Tomorrow ($21.95) Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they're nervous. By definition they're all first-timers. Riding the subway in New York at two o'clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, he becomes sharply aware: one by one, she ticks off every bulletpoint on his list.

Childs, Laura Oolong Dead: a Tea Shop Mystery ($7.99 US ) While riding her horse through the South Carolina Lowcountry, Theodosia Browning finds her arch nemesis dead. What's more, the victim's brother is Theodosia's old flame.

Childs, Laura Teaberry Strangler: A Tea Shop Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) Theodosia Browning discovers the body of the local map store owner in an alley behind her tea shop, and is alarmed by Detective Tidwell's theory that she was the intended victim.

Clare, Alys Mist Over the Water ($28.95 US Cloth) Terror strikes Ely Island as a series of attacks strike fear and apprehension for the residents and secrets are revealed behind the walls of Ely Abbey

Clements, Rory Martyr ($22.95) Tensions in Elizabeth I's government are at breaking point. At the eye of the storm is John Shakespeare, chief intelligencer in the secret service of Sir Francis Walsingham. When an intercept reveals a plot to assassinate England's 'sea dragon', Francis Drake, Shakespeare is ordered to protect him. With Drake on land fitting out his ships, he is frighteningly vulnerable. If he dies, England will be open to invasion. In a London rife with rumour, Shakespeare must decide which leads to follow, which to ignore. When a high-born young woman is found mutilated and murdered at an illicit printing house, it is political gunpowder - and he has no option but to investigate.

Cleverly, Barbara Darker God ($15.00 US Trade) When the lead actor of an amateur group is murdered in an ancient Greek amphitheatre, 1920s archaeologist Laetitia Talbot is wrongly accused and must solve the case in order to clear her name

Coben, Harlan Caught ($27.95 US Cloth) Finding and exposing sexual predators on television, reporter Wendy prompts the arrest of a man who worked as an advocate for abused children and tackles the case of a missing girl before a group of vigilante fathers makes Wendy fear that she accused an innocent man.

Collins, Max Allan You Can't Stop Me ($6.99 US ) When a twisted serial killer emerges, J. C. Harrow, the host of the reality TV show Crime Seen!, which tracks down America's dangerous criminals with the help of viewer's tips, hunts for this murderer who killed his family.

Conant, Susan & Jessica Conant-Park Cook the Books: a Gourmet Girl Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) Reeling from her breakup with her boyfriend Josh, Chloe Carter works as an assistant cookbook writer in Boston, until the mysterious death of one of Josh's friends brings him back into her life.

Coover, Robert Noir ($24.95 US Cloth) In a tale that places readers in the first-person perspective of Private Investigator Philip M. Noir, a hunt for clues begins when a prospective client is murdered, a case that travels from classy lounges and lowlife dives to jazz bars and the bedroom of a wealthy sex kitten.

Cussler, Clive & Jack DuBrul Corsair: a Novel of the Oregon Files ($9.99 US Premium size) Hired by the CIA to track down the U.S. Secretary of State in the aftermath of a suspicious plane crash in Libya, Juan Cabrillo uncovers a sinister plot by Libya's new foreign minister, a scheme with links to a 200-year-old naval battle and centuries-old Islamic scrolls.

Cussler, Clive & Jack DuBrul Silent Sea (Oregon Files) ($27.95 US Cloth) Exploring a small island off the Washington State coast in 1941, five brothers make an astonishing discovery that is interrupted by the attack on Pearl Harbor and has ramifications for Cabrillo's present-day investigation into a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle.

Daheim, Mary Loco Motive; a Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery ($23.99 US Cloth) On a cross-country train trip to Boston, Judith McMonigle Flynn is disgusted by the antics of daredevil and fellow passenger Wee Willie Weevil, whose untimely death following the train's collision with a truck identifies the work of a murderer.

Dahler, Don Water Hazard ($24.99 US Cloth) Just as he his able to snag a spot in the Sony Open in Hawaii, struggling semi-pro golfer Huck Doyle must investigate the death of his friend's father, an endeavour that will carry him into the murky worlds of international finance, computer encryptions and Honolulu's dark side

De Jonge, Peter Shadows Still Remain ($19.95) Following a night of heavy drinking with three of her closest friends Francesca Pena is reported missing. Detective Darlene O'Hara from New York's 7th Precinct and her partner Serge Karamanoukian ('K') investigate. A week later Francesca's body is discovered severely mangled in a toilet by the East River. O'Hara and K's investigation quickly becomes a high-profile hunt that the Homicide Unit are quick to snatch away. Frustrated by their slow progress O'Hara and K continue their own investigation in the city's seedy underbelly, where strip clubs, lecherous pimps and prostitution reign supreme. Just when the Homicide Unit think they have the real killer in their sights, O'Hara and K reveal their own findings-with not a minute to spare

Dietrich, William Dakota Cipher ($19.95) In Egypt Ethan Gage encounters a grizzled Norwegian named Magus Bloodhammer. Magus shows Ethan an ancient map he has discovered. The map indicates that a mysterious artefact known as Thor's Hammer was last known to be in a medieval Norse settlement in North America. The hammer is said to control the weather and lightning by unknown principals. Wishing to escape his would-be assassins, Ethan agrees to join Magnus in his quest. The two journey to America, meeting with the newly elected President Jefferson in a nascent D.C. of bogs and stumps. In a nod to future endeavours (Lewis and Clark), Jefferson funds their travels in exchange for a report on their findings, saying their request coincides with the sighting of blond-haired, blue-eyed Indians up along the Missouri. The two set off for Indian fur trapping country, where Gage will live as an Indian, face a hostile tribesman named Redjacket (so called for his British coat) as well as one Lady Aurora Somerset, a furiously bitter former love interest--all while questing after the magical Thor's Hammer

Dittrich, Stacy Body Mafia ($7.99 US ) When the bodies of local homeless men are found missing major organs, Detective CeeCee Gallagher soon discovers that she is up against a killer more dangerous than any she has seen before--especially when he targets her husband, FBI Agent Michael Hagerman

Eastland, Sam Eye of the Red Tsar ($29.95 Trade) It is the time of the Great Terror. Inspector Pekkala - known as the Emerald Eye - was the most famous detective in all of Russia. He was the favourite of the Tsar. Now he is the prisoner of the men he once hunted. Like millions of others, he has been sent to the gulags in Siberia and, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, he is as good as dead. But a reprieve comes when he is summoned by Stalin himself to investigate a crime. His mission - to uncover the men who really killed the Tsar and his family, and to locate the Tsar's treasure. The reward for success will be his friend and the chance to reunite with a woman he would have married if the Revolution had not torn them apart. The price of failure - death.

Fairstein, Linda Hell Gate ($32.95 Trade) New York City politics have always been filled with intrigue and shady deals. Assistant DA Alex Cooper and her NYPD colleagues find themselves investigating a shipwreck involving human cargo - illegally trafficked immigrants - at the same time a sex scandal threatens the career of a promising young congressman. When Alex discovers that a young woman who died in the wreck and the congressman's murdered lover have the same tattoo - the brand of the mastermind behind the trafficking operation - she realises that the city's entire political landscape hangs in the balance

Fielding, Joy Still Life ($19.95) Her body shattered by a devastating car accident, Casey lies in a hospital bed able to hear but not communicate and discovers that the people nearest to her are not who she thought them to be and her accident may have been a setup.

Fitzgerald, Conor Dogs of Rome ($25.00 US Cloth) An American expatriate living in Italy, police inspector Alec Blume investigates the sloppy murder of an anti-dog-fighting advocate with connections to a dangerous crime boss, in a case where Alec's struggle for justice in a city run by the mob just may cost more innocent lives.

Fluke, Joanne Apple Turnover Murder: a Hannah Swenson Mystery with Recipes ($24.00 US Cloth) When baker Hannah Swensen steps out of her comfort zone during a massive fund-raising event, she gets more than she bargains for when the show's host--and ex-lover of both her and her younger sister--is found dead holding one of Hannah's pastries.

Gomez-Jurado, Juan Moses Expedition ($15.00 US Trade) Dispatched by the Vatican to take out a war criminal, CIA operative Father Anthony Fowler is also ordered to recover a stolen candle that contains a fragment of an ancient map revealing the location of a sacred relic

Goodman, Carol Arcadia Falls ($25.00 US Cloth) Taking a teaching job in an isolated community after her husband's death, Meg hopes to strengthen her strained bond with her teenage daughter, but finds local secrets and a mysterious death challenging her sense of reality.

Gordon, David Serialist ($15.00 US Trade) Hired by a death-row inmate known as the Photo Killer to write the latter's memoir, self-deprecating author Harry Bloch is forced to play detective when three young women are murdered in the style of the convicted man, a case that renders him both a suspect and target.

Gore, Steven Final Target ($9.99 US Premium size) While trying to prove his friend's innocence in a criminal conspiracy to destroy defence contractor SatTek Industries, P.I. Graham Gage becomes trapped in a web of lies, greed and terror alongside traitors, killers and international gangsters

Green, Norman Sick Like That ($24.99 US Cloth) With P.I. Marty Stiles still on the mend, it is up to Alessandra Martillo to help the detective agency's receptionist find her deadbeat husband, an unwelcome endeavour that is complicated by the discovery of another man's body

Gunn, Elizabeth Ten-Mile Trials: a Jake Hines Mystery ($27.95 US Cloth) A dead man is discovered in a suburban house that is being used as a drug lab, and Captain Jake Hines pulls in all his detectives to investigate.

Hamer, Bob Enemies Among Us ($14.99 US Trade) FBI agent Matt Hogan agrees to track terrorist cells while posing as a volunteer at a Christian ministry, in a dangerous endeavour that will threaten not only him and his wife, but the security of the nation.

Hammett, Dashiell Maltese Falcon (CD) ($19.95) BBC dramatisation. Tom Wilkinson as Sam Spade 2 x CD

Hannah, Sophie Room Swept White ($32.95 Trade) TV producer Fliss Benson receives an anonymous card at work. The card has sixteen numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four - numbers that mean nothing to her. On the same day, Fliss finds out she's going to be working on a documentary about miscarriages of justice involving cot death and mothers wrongly accused of murder. The documentary will focus on three women: Helen Yardley, Sarah Jaggard and Rachel Hind. All three women are now free, and the doctor who did her best to send them to prison for life, child protection zealot Dr Judith Duffy, is under investigation for misconduct. For reasons she has shared with nobody, this is the last project Fliss wants to be working on. And then Helen Yardley is found dead at her home, and in her pocket is a card with sixteen numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four

Harding, John Florence and Giles ($27.95 Trade) 1891. In a remote and crumbling New England mansion 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle and banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret and talks to herself - and narrates this, her story - in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house's many ghosts and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. Sometimes Florence doesn't sleepwalk at all, but simply pretends to so she can roam at will and search the house for clues to her own baffling past. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess, a second teacher, Miss Taylor, arrives, and immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a vengeful and malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm

Harris, Gardiner Hazard ($24.99 US Cloth) Down-trodden mine inspector Will Murphy investigates a deadly accident in the Kentucky coal mine that his brother is poised to inherit, in a town where everyone is protecting a secret Will might not want to uncover

Hart, Erin False Mermaid ($26.00 US Cloth) Convinced that her brother-in-law was responsible for her sister's murder, Nora returns to Minnesota when her brother-in-law prepares to marry again; while her sometime partner, Cormac, confronts the return of his estranged father

Hart, John Last Child ($14.99 US Trade) A year after the disappearance of his twin sister, thirteen-year-old Johnny Merrimon risks everything in a final, desperate search through the dark side of his hometown with the aid of a giant-sized man, while detective Clyde Hunt, unable to forget the unsolved case, chooses to break from convention when a second child goes missing

Hayder, Mo Gone ($32.95 Trade) November in the West Country, and evening is closing in as DI Jack Caffery arrives to interview the victim of a stolen car. But this is no ordinary theft. The man who’s stolen the car was wearing a Santa Claus mask. And, on the back seat, packing away the shopping, was an eleven year-old girl. And she’s still missing.

Haywood, Gar Anthony Cemetery Road ($28.95 US Cloth) When Errol "Handy" White returns to his native Los Angeles to attend the funeral of his old friend R. J. Burrow, who has been brutally murdered, a terrible secret threatens to reveal itself

Hirahara, Naomi Blood Hina ($24.99 US Cloth) Mas Arai is all set to be the best man at his friend Haruo's wedding, until an ancient Japanese doll display owned by Haruo's fiancé goes missing, prompting Mas to take the case to clear his friend's name, in an investigation that uncovers a world of deception and murder

Hunter, Stephen I, Sniper ($32.95Trade) Bob Lee Swagger fights to clear the name of a fellow soldier-in-arms and faces off against one of his most ruthless adversaries yet, a sniper whose keen intellect and pinpoint accuracy rivals his own.

Hurley, Graham Beyond Reach ($32.95 Trade) A young couple are mown down in a hit and run incident. The girl is badly injured, the boy dies on the way to hospital. According to the sole witness the boy was in the middle of the road giving the approaching car the finger. Operation Melody is launched with DI Faraday at the helm. And reveals a mother driven to desperation by the attacks on her son...and a link to a terrible crime from the early 80s that the victim does not want investigated. The investigation will rip apart a happy family but the high-ups are desperate for their 'Cold Cases' to be cleared up. Whatever the cost. And round it all circles ex-DC Paul Winter who has his own reasons for keeping the lid on an old crime

Hurley, Graham No Lovelier Death ($22.95) A judge and his wife go away on holiday and lose everything. While they are away their 17-year-old daughter throws a party which gets out of control and she and her boyfriend are murdered. A massive police investigation, stretching the force's resources to breaking point, is launched with DI Faraday in charge. The judge's neighbour who has promised to keep an eye on things while he was away feels he owes the man a debt. And he has his own reputation to think about. He wants the name of the killer. The neighbour? Bazza McKenzie, a man who made his fortune supplying the city with class-A drugs. The man in his organisation charged with getting the job done? Ex DC Paul Winter

Huston, Charlie Sleepless ($32.95 Trade) Working undercover to stop the black market trade of a sleep-aid drug that has become aggressively sought by a world stricken by pandemic insomnia, Los Angeles cop Parker Haas finds his work compromised by pharmaceutical company corruption.

Jackson, Lisa Malice ($7.99 US ) New Orleans detective Rick Bentz first spots his wife Jennifer when he's recovering from a life-threatening accident. But Jennifer has been dead for twelve long years, and Bentz identified her body himself. Terrified he is losing his mind, he follows the trail of the mystery woman to Los Angeles - and walks straight into a killer's web. People from Jennifer's past begin to die, each grisly corpse pointing to Bentz himself as the murderer. Will he be the next to die - or will the next victim be his new wife?

Jaffarian, Sue Ann Corpse on the Cob: an Odelia Grey Mystery ($14.95 US Trade) Trouble grows faster than a corn crop in July when Odelia reunites with her long-lost mom in a corn maze at the Autumn Fair. For starters, there's the dead body in the cornfield. Then there's her mom crouched beside the corpse--with blood on her hands

Jones, Tobias Salati Case ($17.95) Castagnetti (informally known as 'Casta') is a private detective who doesn't do things by the book. He's dogged and lonely, impatient with the world of appearances and deceit. So when a pompous notary commissions him to verify that a missing person is 'presumed dead' in order to dispose of a dead woman's estate to the other heirs, Casta smells a rat. Before long he's reopening wounds from years ago and exposing family secrets to those who have tried to suppress them

Jungstedt, Mari Unknown (US: Inner Circle) ($24.95) It's summer on Gotland and an international group of archaeology students are excavating an ancient Viking site. The camaraderie and holiday spirits of the group are shattered when one of their number, a Dutch student called Martina, disappears. Rumours abound about a secret relationship she was having with someone on the island, but is her disappearance simply a lover's intrigue? As Inspector Knutas begins his investigation, echoes from Gotland's Viking past begin to trouble his search. When Martina's naked body is found hanging from a tree, with what look like ritualistic markings on her skin, there can be little further question.

Kaufman, Thomas Drink the Tea ($24.99 US Cloth) After he takes on the 25-year-old case of his best-friend's missing daughter, private investigator Willis Gidney is accused of murder and thrown in jail, a bad start to a case that will pit him against a ruthless corporation, a two-faced congressman and a young woman desperate to conceal her past. A first novel.

Kellerman, Jonathan Deception ($28.00 US Cloth) Detective Milo Sturgis and investigator Alex Delaware tackle the case of a murdered teacher who before her death made a chilling DVD describing the sexual trauma she was suffereing at the hands of three fellow teachers at her prestigious Los Angeles school.

Kernick, Simon Target ($24.95) When writer Rob Fallon gets drunk one night and ends up joining his best-friend's girlfriend, Jenny, in her apartment in London's West End, he's feeling guilty before anything's even happened. But guilt quickly turns to shock when two men break into the apartment, abduct Jenny, and try to kill Rob. But when Rob reports the abduction to the police no one believes him. Jenny's father claims she's on holiday abroad, her apartment appears untouched, and the doorman didn't see or hear anything. Rob can't let things lie - not with Jenny's life in danger. But when he starts asking questions, he finds himself the target of killers . But what is it they're so desperate to hide?

Kerr, Philip If the Dead Rise Not ($26.95 US Cloth) Twenty years after being embroiled in the Nazi regime of 1934 Berlin, detective Bernie Gunther pursues a quieter life in Havana but is thwarted by an encounter with a killer from his past who is murdered at the same time a former lover reappears

Larsson, Stieg Girl Who Played With Fire ($7.99 US ) Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, does not believe the police. Using all his magazine staff and resources to prove Salander's innocence, Blomkvist also uncovers her terrible past, spent in criminally corrupt institutions. Yet Salander is more avenging angel than helpless victim. She may be an expert at staying out of sight - but she has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies

Laurie, Victoria Ghouls Gone Wild (Ghost Hunter Mysteries) ($6.99 US ) While in Scotland filming the first instalment of their new cable TV show Ghoul Getters, M. J. Holliday and her friends must brave a witch's wrath to stop an ancient curse from claiming seven victims

Lelic, Simon Thousand Cuts ($24.95 US Cloth) In the aftermath of a school shooting in which a recently hired history teacher killed three students and a colleague before turning the gun on himself, Detective Inspector Lucia May pieces together witness testimonies and discovers a more sinister truth that her superiors are not interested in revealing.

Lowe, Tom 24th Letter ($25.99 US Cloth) Father John Callahan discovers that a death row inmate may actually be innocent and his friend, investigator Sean O'Brien, is still haunted by the case, but their only hope to find the real killer may be a clue in the form of Omega, the 24th letter in the Greek

Lutz, Lisa Spellmans Strike Again ($25.00 US Cloth) A final entry in the Edgar Award-nominated series finds intrepid private investigator Izzy Spellman tackling her most formidable case yet while struggling to outmanoeuvre her lovably paranoid family

Maines, Bethany Bulletproof Mascara ($15.00 US Trade) Taking a job as a door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman, Nikki Lanier discovers that the cosmetics company she works for is actually an intelligence agency that protects women by developing weapons that look like makeup.

Malliet, G.M. Death at the Alma Mater: a St. Just Mystery ($14.95 US Trade) Gorgeous and successful, Lexy Laurant inspired jealousy, envy and spite in everyone. There's a lengthy list of likely suspects in the vicious strangling on the Cambridge campus: Lexy's debt-ridden Latino lover, her novelist ex-husband who jilted her, and a hot-tempered Texan once rejected by the victim, among others. As Detective Chief Inspector St. Just weighs clashing egos, he discovers unsavoury secrets ... and a shocking twist.

Mariotte, Jeff Blood Quantum (CSI) ($7.99 US ) When the chairman of the Cloud Mountain Paiute Tribe is found murdered in his home along with a cryptic message written in his own blood, CSI's Ray Langston and Nick Stokes become immersed in this controversial mystery, while Catherine and Greg investigate the strange shooting of a homeless man.

Martin, Nancy Our Lady of Immaculate Deceptiom ($24.99 US Cloth) Roxy Abruzzo, the niece of a Pittsburgh Mafia boss, sabotages her efforts to run a legal architectural-salvage business when she steals a Greek statue, causing her to get caught up in the chaos surrounding the sordid murder of one of the city's billionaires

Meehan, Michael Below the Styx ($29.95 Trade) How on earth does Marcus Clarke, a brilliant young Englishman - author of For the Term of His Natural Life - stranded on the far side of the world and dead for more than a century, get himself mixed up in a murder in exclusive, modern day Toorak? (Australian author)

Moffatt, G.J. Daisychain ($22.95) Logan Finch has just about everything he ever wanted, including a penthouse apartment and a shot at making partner in one of Scotland's largest law firms. But there's something missing from his life: he still pines for the woman he thought was 'the one' and who left him without a word of explanation over twelve years ago. Alex Cahill is one of Logan's clients, and probably his best friend. The profane, gregarious American owns a successful security business but has a shadowy past and a capacity for violence. Detective Constable Rebecca Irvine, newly promoted to Strathclyde Police's CID, is stuck in a failing marriage. On her first day in the new job she is called to a murder scene in the affluent Southside of Glasgow. The victim is Penny Grant, Logan's former girlfriend. And her eleven-year-old daughter is missing

Morrison, Boyd Noah's Ark Quest ($29.95 Trade) Dilara Kenner, an ambitious young archaeologist, must run for her life when an old friend is murdered right in front of her. Before he dies in her arms, he gasps a few cryptic words about a vast conspiracy to hide an amazing historical artefact and tells Dilara that the only person who can help her is a former Army combat engineer named Tyler Locke. Dilara finds Locke on a North Atlantic oil platform but the helicopter she arrives in suffers a mechanical failure and goes down next to the rig. The quick-thinking Locke manages to rescue everyone on board, including Dilara. She tells him that the helicopter crash was no accident. Someone wants to stop her from finding Noah's Ark. Locke and Dilara head to Arizona, and their investigation reveals a chilling discovery. A group of religious fanatics have recovered a weapon from the Ark that will let them recreate the effects of the biblical flood and mold the remnants of humanity according to their leader's twisted vision. Now Locke and Dilara have just seven days to find the Ark and the secret hidden inside before it is used to wipe out civilization again

Mosley, Walter Known to Evil ($25.95 US Cloth) New York City private investigator Leonid McGill is given few details when he is hired by the city's top power broker to track down twenty-seven year old Tara Lear, a case that leads him to seek the assistance of some old acquaintances.

Newman, Ruth Twisted Ring ($22.95) The claustrophobic environment of Ariel College, Cambridge, has become the hunting ground of a serial killer. For the students, a siege mentality has developed following weeks of media interest in the 'Cambridge Butcher'. College life has become not about surviving their exams, but surviving full stop. Forensic psychiatrist Matthew Denison is sure that his traumatised patient, student Olivia Coscadden, has the killer's identity locked up in her memory. That within the little clique she belonged to lurks someone with a grudge. Someone who thought 'what's a little decapitation between friends?' And that someone is just getting started. But in order to get to the truth, Denison must delve into the secrets hidden within Olivia's subconscious. Secrets that are about to take him to some very dark places indeed.

Olson, Karen E. Pretty in Ink (Tattoo Shop Mysteries) ($6.99 US ) While at a show starring Sin City's newest drag queens, Brett Kavanaugh, the owner of The Painted Lady--one of Vegas's hottest tattoo shops--discovers that someone is targeting these brazen beauties when two drag queens are murdered.

Parrish, P. J Little Death ($7.99 US ) When Mark Duran, a high-class escort to the wealthy women of Palm Beach, is found brutally murdered, South Florida detective Louis Kincaid, way out of his element, agrees to help prime suspect Reggie Kent prove his innocence and stumbles upon a hotbed of corruption among the elite

Pearl, Matthew Last Dickens ($24.95) Boston, 1870. News of Charles Dickens' death reaches his American publisher. James R. Osgood had been expecting the arrival of the latest instalment of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, now Dickens' last work, to arrive shortly. Suspicious of ruthless, thieving New York publishers, Osgood sends his trusted young clerk, Daniel Sand, to meet the shipment. When Daniel's body is found by the docks, the true cause of his death unknown and the manuscript nowhere to be found, Osgood must embark on a transatlantic quest to unearth the rest of Dickens' mystery and solve another of his own

Perry, Anne Execution Dock ($15.00 US Trade) Thames River Police Superintendent Inspector William Monk and his team are pursuing Jericho Phillips, a child pornographer who runs a sex ring from inside an old ship, and when the body of a thirteen-year-old boy washes ashore and is revealed to be one of Phillips' victims, the need to find, arrest, and convict him gains new urgency

Perry, Anne Sheen on the Silk ($27.00 US Cloth) In a tale set in 13th-century Constantinople at the brink of a Christian crusade, Anna Zarides disguises herself as a eunuch named Anastasius to prove her brother's innocence of a crime he did not commit.

Picoult, Jodi House Rules ($28.00 US Cloth) Unable to express himself socially but possessing a savant-like knack for investigating crimes, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome is wrongly accused of killing his tutor when the police mistake his autistic tics for guilty behaviour

Rees, Matt Beynon Fourth Assassin ($24.00 US Cloth) Arriving to visit his son in a heavily Palestinian area of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Omar Yussef discovers the beheaded body of one of the boy's roommates; and when his son is arrested as a suspect, Omar must prove his innocence.

Rees, Matt Beynon Samaritan's Secret: an Omar Yussef Mystery ($13.95 US Trade) When Omar Yussef travels to Nablus, in the Gaza region, to attend the wedding of his policeman friend, Sami Jaffari, he joins Sami's investigation into the murder of man who controlled millions of dollars for the Palestinian Authority, money which is now missing, threatening an international incident.

Robards, Karen Shattered ($25.95 US Cloth) When her firm unexpectedly goes bankrupt, Kentucky lawyer Lisa Shewmaker has her hopes for a prestigious legal career dashed when she must take a job as an assistant to an infuriating district attorney, where she investigates a cold case involving a victim who could be her double

Robb, J. D. Big Jack ($7.99 US ) In a future where crime meets cutting-edge technology, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas must locate missing diamonds from a decades-old heist that have been surrounded by danger and death for years

Robinson, Peter Price of Love and Other Stories ($19.95) In addition to a brand new novella that fills in the gaps in Banks's life before Yorkshire, Peter Robinson gives us ten more stories that have never before been published.

Robotham, Michael Bombproof ($19.95) Sami Macbeth was released from prison fifty-four hours ago. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he carrying a rucksack through London's West End and has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country.

Rosenfelt, David Down to the Wire ($24.99 US Cloth) After a mysterious source tips him off to two headline-grabbing stories, local reporter Chris Turley is happy to be doing quality journalistic work, until he finds out the lengths to which the source went to help him

Rotenberg, Robert Guilty Plea ($32.9 5Trade) On the August morning his headline-grabbing divorce trial is due to begin, multi-millionaire Quentin Wyler is found dead on his kitchen floor. He's been stabbed seven times. But the dead man left a clue: a single word, spelled out in his four-year-old's letter magnets, is fixed to the fridge door. Detective Ari Greene arrives minutes before the international press, who are obsessed by Wyler's torrid affair with a young Hollywood starlet. The city's going through a crime wave and the heat is on Greene. Hours after the funeral, Wyler's ex-wife Tamar is charged with the murder. For veteran defence lawyer Ted DiPaulo, widowed and raising two teenagers, his biggest obstacle is his own client. Tamar Wyler is a strange, enigmatic beauty who comes from an old mining town in Northern Ontario. And DiPaulo's up against a determined prosecutor: Jennifer Raglan has recently stepped down as head crown and she's back with her husband - after an affair with Detective Greene...What should be a straight-forward guilty plea turns into a complex murder trial, and leaves a trail of unanswered questions in its aftermath. (From the author of Old City Hall)

Russell, Neil City of War ($7.99 US ) Rail Black, a larger-than-life, richer-than-most operative for the Delta Force, comes to the rescue of a naked woman escaping from a van who brings violence into his life once again and plunges him into a decades-old international conspiracy of greed, priceless treasures and human depravity.

Scottoline, Lisa Think Twice ($26.99 US Cloth) After her evil twin sister, Alice, drugs her, leaves her for dead and steals her life, Bennie must convince everyone she's ever cared about that she is the real Bennie, and not the deranged twin, all the while facing the shocking truth that she just may be more like Alice than she ever realized.

Shevchenko, A.K. Bequest ($29.95 Trade) A secret Russian file. A dangerous legacy. The chase begins. Taras Petrenko, an ambitious lieutenant of the Russian Security Service, is sieving through the Moscow archives of Stalin's regime when he stumbles over file N1247 - a case first opened by the Russian secret police two centuries earlier. He realises that three crucial documents are missing which could, if found, alter the political balance of Europe. One country would come crashing down. A second country would never forgive the discovery, and a third would never forget. Taras is determined not let this happen - but there are others who believe it should. In London, Kate, a young British solicitor, meets a secretive Ukrainian holding three documents he claims could change the lives of millions of people. Kate finds herself unwillingly thrust into the mystery of an unexpected bequest made in the eighteenth century, which becomes a harrowing and dangerous journey into the shadowy side of power

Smith, Martin Cruz Golden Mile ($25.99 US Cloth) Struggling with a prosecutor's refusal to send work his way and his friend Victor's arrest for public drunkenness, investigator Arkady Renko of Moscow finds his efforts to watch out for teen chess prodigy Zhenya challenged by a brutal case involving a kidnapped baby, a dead prostitute and police corruption

Stansberry, Dominic Naked Moon ($24.99 US Cloth) Dante Mancuso must do his ex-employer one last favour if the security firm is going to help his shady cousin get out from under the suspicions of the San Francisco police.

Staub, Wendy Corsi Live to Tell ($7.99 US ) Abandoned by her husband for another woman, Lauren Walsh, while protecting her children from their messy divorce, becomes the target of a cold-blooded mastermind who reveals to her an unimaginable secret that he will never let her live to tell

Steinhauer, Olen Tourist ($14.99 US Trade) When the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin triggers an investigation into one of CIA manager Milo Weaver's oldest friends and exposes new layers of intrigue in the cases Milo handled as an agent in the field, he must go back undercover to find out who's been pulling the strings once and for all

Stock, Jon Dead Spy Running ($19.95) Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out of time. A competitor is strapped with explosives. If he drops his pace, everyone around him will be killed, including the US ambassador to London. Marchant tries to thwart the attack, but is he secretly working for the terrorists?

Straub, Peter Dark Matter ($32.95) Years after a 1960s religious guru's clandestine activities with his most fervent acolytes results in a grisly murder, a man struggles to make sense of what happened to his wife and friends by writing a book for which he asks former followers to relive their experiences

Tallis, Frank Deadly Communion ($32.95 Trade) A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr. Max Liebermann, for assistance. Early signs indicate that the killer is no ordinary 'lust murderer' but an entirely new phenomenon, his particular deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age. To understand his behaviour, Liebermann must employ the latest developments in psychoanalysis and make a journey into uncharted regions of the human mind

Tallis, Frank Vienna Secrets ($15.00 US Trade) Called in by the Vienna police to assist a case involving the double murders of two notoriously anti-Semitic monks, young psychoanalyst Max Liebermann doubts suspicions that target the Jewish community and begins to suspect a more sinister force at work

Tallman, Shirley Scandal on Rincon Hill ($24.99 US Cloth) Just as attorney Sarah Woolson begins to investigate a case involving a body found just blocks from her home, a gruesome crime spree throws 19th-century San Francisco into a state of panic

Thurlo, Aimee & David Bad Samaritan: a Sister Agatha Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) Renowned and reviled for her crime-solving prowess, Sister Agatha of the Our Lady of Hope monastery in Bernalillo, New Mexico, finds her skills tested by a case in which her friend and ally, Sheriff Tom Green, is accused in the brutal murder of a political rival.

Tremayne, Peter Dove of Death ($19.95) AD 670. An Irish merchant ship is attacked by a pirate vessel off the coast of the Breton peninsular. Murchad, the captain, and a prince from the kingdom of Muman, are killed in cold blood after they have surrendered. Among the other passengers who manage to escape the slaughter are Sister Fidelma of Cashel and her faithful companion, Brother Eadulf. The prince was Fidelma's cousin and she is determined to bring the killers to justice

Unsworth, Barry Land of Marvels ($24.95) 1914, and an English archaeologist called Somerville is fulfilling a lifelong dream: to direct an excavation in the desert of Mesopotamia. Yet forces beyond his control threaten his work. The Great War is looming, and various interest groups are vying for control over the land and its many prizes. And Somerville, whose intention is purely to discover and preserve the land’s ancient treasures finds his idealism sorely tested. Naked ambition, treachery and greed are at play

Vorhaus, John California Roll ($23.00 US Cloth) Looking for a scam opportunity that will set him up for life, playboy con artist Radar Hoverlander falls for the sassy Allie Quinn, whose innocence is so absolute that Radar's hapless sidekick, Vic Mirplo, suspects she is a con artist of unprecedented talent

Walker, Shiloh Broken ($15.00 US Trade) The author of Fragile tells the story of Quinn Rafferty, a gruff St. Louis bounty hunter, who finds himself attracted to his new neighbour, Sarah, only to discover that she is the target of his new missing persons case

Waters, Sarah Little Stranger ($24.95) In a dusty 1940s post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his

Wells, Dan I Am Not a Serial Killer ($19.99 US Cloth) John Wayne Cheever keeps his obsession with serial killers in check by a set of rigid rules that he lives by, hoping to the prevent himself from committing murder, but when a body turns up behind a Laundromat, John must confront a danger outside himself, a threat he can't control.

White, Kate Hush ($24.99 US Cloth) After a co-worker with whom she has a one-night stand is murdered the next day, Lake Warren lies to police due to her entanglement in a custody battle for her children, a lie that leads the police to scrutinize her and someone to leave dangerous clues on her doorstep

White, Randy Wayne Dead Silence ($9.99 US Premium size) When his U.S. senator girlfriend is kidnapped during an assassination attempt outside the Explorers Club in New York City, Doc Ford sets out on a rescue mission in the Florida Keys with his friend Tomlinson; an effort that is further complicated by the kidnapper's claims that the senator has been buried alive.

White, Randy Wayne Deep Shadow ($25.95 US Cloth) Trapped underwater when a cave collapses in the remote Florida lake they are exploring, Doc Ford escapes and begins a desperate effort to rescue his two companions when he is intercepted by a murderous pair of ex-cons who are searching for a sunken treasure

Wiley, Michael Bad Kitty Lounge ($24.99 US Cloth) Chicago private detective Joe Kozmarski hunts for a nun's killer, facing down the violent grandsons of a 1960s political revolutionary and the equally violent children of a corporate power broker, in a case where one of the clues is a tattoo of a cat on the victim's belly, with the words "BAD KITTY" beneath it

Yancey, Richard Highly Effective Detective plays the Fool ($24.99 US Cloth) Soon after an attractive blond hires Teddy Ruzak to catch her husband cheating, she disappears, and Teddy is left to figure out whether this is a divorce case or murder, in a humorous mystery by the author of The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs

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