Adler, Elizabeth Meet Me in Venice ($13.95 US Trade) Enjoying her courtship with Bennett James, a businessman with ties to Shanghai, antiques dealer Precious Rafferty is stunned by a message from Lily Song, a cousin she has never met, who has a secret that she wishes to reveal during a face-to-face meeting in Venice.

Adler, Elizabeth One of Those Malibu Nights ($24.95 US Cloth) Intervening on behalf of a distraught woman who is holding a gun in the doorway of a Malibu beach house, private investigator Mac Reilly finds himself in possession of the gun and searching for the woman when she later goes missing.

Aird, Catherine Losing Ground ($23.95 US Cloth) Detective Chief Inspector Sloan investigates the theft of a valuable painting from the old manor house of Tolmie Park just before the estate goes up in flames, but the search for a thief is complicated by the discovery of a grisly pile of bones in the collapsed rubble.

Anderson, Lin Dark Flight ($19.95) A six year-old boy has vanished, his mother and grandmother horrifically murdered. At the scene forensic scientist Rhona Macleod finds a chilling African talisman, made from the bones of a child. Can she decipher its meaning and track Stephen down before he becomes the next link in the killers' chain?

Andrews, Donna Penguin Who Knew Too Much: a Meg Langslow Mystery ($6.99 US ) While digging a pool in the basement for a flock of penguins from the bankrupt local zoo, Meg Langslow's father accidentally stumbles upon a body buried beneath the floor, sending Meg on a desperate quest to find a killer.

Andrews, Sarah In Cold Pursuit: a Mystery from the Last Continent ($6.99 US ) Heading for Antarctica to study glaciology with her mentor, Dr. Emmett Vanderzee, Valena Walker finds herself thrust into the role of amateur sleuth when Vanderzee is arrested for the killing of a reporter, who died in Antarctica the previous winter.

Battles, Brett Cleaner ($6.99 US ) Jonathan Quinn, a freelance, professional "cleaner" who specializes in disposing of bodies and tying up loose ends, suddenly finds himself the target of an unknown enemy and races against time and around the world trying to uncover why someone wants him dead, a quest that brings him face to face with a woman from his own past. A first novel.

Bell, James Scott Try Darkness ($21.99 US Cloth) Counselling underprivileged clients while recovering from a wrongful murder charge, former trial lawyer Ty Buchanan takes the case of a troubled single mom who is subsequently murdered while fighting her illegal eviction from a transient hotel

Billingham, Mark Death Message ($19.95) The first message sent to Tom Thorne's mobile phone was just a picture - the blurred image of a man's face, but Thorne had seen too many dead bodies in his time to know that this man was no longer alive. But who was he? Who sent the photograph? And why? While the technical experts attempt to trace the sender, Thorne searches the daily police bulletins for a reported death that would match the photograph. Then another picture arrives. Another dead man... It is the identities of the murdered men which gives Thorne his first clue

Black, Benjamin (AKA John Banville) Lemur ($13.00 US Trade) Reluctantly taking the job to write his billionaire father-in-law's biography, Irish journalist John Glass is stunned when his research assistant stumbles upon some sensitive information that may have gotten the young man killed.

Blair, J.M.C. Excalibur Murders ($6.99 US ) Merlin and his apprentice Colin must catch a murderer when the Stone of Bran and the sword Excalibur are stolen and one of the king's squires is brutally killed during the theft

Block, Lawrence Hit and Run ($24.95 US Cloth) Framed for a high-profile murder that he did not commit, contract hit man John Keller flees for his life and becomes increasingly suspicious about his handler's ominous unresponsiveness

Bowen, Rhys Her Royal Spyness ($7.99 US ) A penniless twenty-something member of the British nobility, Lady Victoria puts her sleuthing talents to work when an arrogant Frenchman, who is determined to gain control of her family's eight-hundred-year-old estate for himself, ends up dead in her bathtub.

Bowen, Rhys Royal Pain: a Royal Spyness Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) Assigned by the Queen of England to entertain a Bavarian princess, penniless aristocrat Lady Georgie must help Princess Hanni unlearn the English she has learned from American gangster films, break her of her shoplifting habit, deal with her unwitting involvement with Communists, and investigate a murder

Braver, Gary Skin Deep ($24.95 US Cloth) In the wake of a series of killings that have targeted plastic surgery patients, homicide detective Steve Abbot struggles with addiction and loneliness, while his beloved wife, a prospective plastic surgery client, finds herself targeted by a seductive anonymous stranger who reminds her of Steve

Burke, James Lee Swan Peak: a Dave Robicheaux Novel ($25.95 US Cloth) The latest tale featuring the popular and flawed detective Dave Robicheaux takes him from the bayous of Louisiana's New Iberia Parish to the wild mountains of Montana.

Burke, James Lee Tin Roof Blowdown: a Dave Robicheaux Novel ($22.95) Detective Dave Robicheaux struggles with alcoholism and rage while fighting to protect lives in Katrina-devastated New Orleans

Byerrum, Ellen Armed and Glamorous: a Crime of Fashion Mystery ($6.99 US ) Fashion reporter Lacey Smithsonian pursues a course in private investigation in order to have a shot at a better job and gets to test her skills when a D.C. socialite is discovered dead outside the first class

Caine, Leslie Poisoned by Gilt: a Domestic Bliss Mystery ($6.99 US ) When the design team of Steve Sullivan and Erin Gilbert enters a competition to design and build an eco-friendly home in Crestview, Colorado, they never expected to find themselves investigating the murder of environmental guru Richard Thayers, Steve's former mentor and the judge of the contest, in a mystery complemented by home decorating tips.

Carter, Stephen Palace Council ($26.95 US Cloth) Young writer Eddie Wesley and his lover, Aurelia Treene, investigate the murder of Philmont Castle, a wealthy, highly respected man whose body turns up on the grounds of a Harlem mansion, embarking on a twenty-year quest for the truth that takes them from wealthy New York drawing rooms, through the dark corners of radical politics, to Nixon's Oval Office.

Casey, Kathryn Singularity ($24.95 US Cloth) A single mother and one of the few female Rangers in Texas history, Sarah Armstrong becomes embroiled in one of the most dangerous and complicated cases of her career when she investigates the brutal killings of one of the state's wealthiest businessmen and his alleged mistress, whose bodies turn up posed in grotesque and shocking ways. A first novel.

Cavanagh, Thomas B. Prodigal Son ($24.95 US Cloth) With his cancer in remission, retired detective Mike Garrity takes on a case on behalf of a member of his cancer support group, who asks him to help track down the son she had put up for adoption twenty years earlier.

Christopher, Paul Aztec Heresy ($7.99 US ) Archaeologist Finn Ryan and her partner find evidence of a lost Aztec Codex, and while running for their lives from the head of a menacing religious cadre that will kill to get to gain control of the mysterious treasure, they come upon a more explosive secret

Clark, Martin Legal Limit ($24.95 US Cloth) Growing up with an abusive father and his older brother Gates, now an imprisoned felon, Mason Hunt has made a success of his life as the attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia, until his life is wracked by tragedy and by his brother's attempt to have him use his legal influence to get him out of jail by threatening to reveal a dark and dangerous secret from the past.

Cohen, Jeffrey It Happened One Knife ($7.99 US ) When insinuations arise that one of movie theatre owner Elliot Freed's boyhood heroes may have been involved in a Hollywood murder, Elliot sets out to discover the truth and finds that he may be on the killer's hit list.

Collett, Chris Blood Money ($19.95) The second crime novel featuring Birmingham's DI Tom Mariner. Mariner is about to take a well-earned break when six-week-old Jessica Klinnemann is abducted from the crèche at a local day nursery. His leave cancelled, Mariner becomes the lead on the highly public case. But what at first appears to be a random kidnap gradually begins to look like a meticulously planned operation. The motive remains unclear, until Mariner discovers that the baby's father works for a scientific research company that has long been the target of animal rights activists.

Collett, Chris Worm in the Bud ($19.95) In Birmingham a local journalist is found dead in his home. A puncture wound in his arm a testimony to his death by lethal injection, the cryptic note by his side: 'no more', seems at first to suggest suicide but Detective Inspector Tom Mariner has learned to take nothing at face value

Collins, Max Allan X-Files: I Want to Believe (movie tie-in) ($19.95)

Cooper, Natasha Poisoned Mind: a Trish Maguire Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) Barrister Trish Maguire is faced with a possible career-altering choice when her boss's terrible accident leaves her in charge of defending the corrupt World Waste Management company, a decision that is further complicated when her younger brother inadvertently becomes involved in the stabbing of a much-loved family friend

Cornwell, Patricia Book of the Dead ($32.95 Trade) After her battle with a psychopath in Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta decides to open a private forensic pathology practice in the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself and her colleagues - Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy - confronted by a horrifying series of crimes that may have an underlying link.

Crais, Robert Chasing Darkness: an Elvis Cole Novel ($32.95 Trade) It's fire season and the LA hills are burning. As police evacuate homes, they find a corpse clutching photos of dead girls, photos which cast doubt on an old case where Elvis Cole had helped clear the suspect. Was Cole wrong?

Crombie, Deborah Where Memories Lie ($24.95 US Cloth) When her friend Erika explains that a piece of jewellery that had been stolen from her years earlier may be tied to her husband's suspicious death, Detective Inspector Gemma James investigates the piece's appearance at a prestigious London auction house.

Cussler, Clive & Paul Kemprecos Navigator (NUMA Files) ($9.99 US Premium size) Years after an ancient Phoenician statue is stolen from the Baghdad museum, a series of murders sparks interest in the statue's relevance in Austin and Zavala, who lead the NUMA team on a historical investigation into the lost treasures of King Solomon.

Daheim, Mary Scots on the Rocks: a Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery ($6.99 US ) Heading out for what they believe will be a vacation at a castle in the Scottish highlands, Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin, Renie Jones, discover their unpopular host's murdered body, as well as numerous likely suspects

Dahl, K.O. Man in the Window ($19.95) It is Friday the thirteenth, and with the Norwegian capital enveloped in freezing cold, seventy-nine-year-old Reidar Folke Jesperson passes what will be the last day of his life. In the early hours of the following morning he is found stabbed to death in his shop, his naked body exposed in the shop's window, a red string tied round his neck, and three crosses and a number - 195 - written across his chest. Police officers Gunnarstranda and Frolich - the team who were so deeply embroiled in the search for The Fourth Man - are called to the scene.

de Castrique, Mark Blackman's Coffin: a Sam Blackman Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) A Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the U.S. military who has lost a leg in Iraq, Sam Blackman is given the opportunity to put his sleuthing skills to work when he is asked to investigate the murder of ex-Marine and fellow amputee Tikima Robertson, a crime that may have ties to the ninety-year-old murder of Tikima's great-great grandfather

Deaver, Jeffery Broken Window ($32.95 Trade) Chasing down a serial killer who complicates his crimes by leaving behind evidence implicating innocent people, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs reluctantly team up for the investigation only to find themselves rendered the killer's next targets.

Delalande, Arnaud Dante Trap ($22.95) Venice, 1756. One of the city's brightest young actors has been brutally murdered: nailed to a cross in a theatre, with his eyes put out and lines of Latin verse carved into his chest. The Doge launches a secret investigation into the murder, an investigation led by Pietro Viravolto, a dashing young adventurer, and seducer (best friend of Casanova), and who currently awaits execution in the prison beneath the Bridge of Sighs. Viravolta is released from prison on the proviso that he will neither leave the city nor pursue the great love of his life, Anna, the married woman whose husband was responsible for Viravolta's incarceration. His investigations lead him to Luciana, the beautiful mistress of a Venetian senator; to Spadetti, the master glass-maker of Murano; and to Caffelli, the tormented priest of San Giogo Maggiore. Murder follows murder, each more gruesome than the last and, as Viravolta begins to draw the connections between these deaths, he finds himself embroiled in a terrible game of cat and mouse.

DePoy, Phillip Drifter's Wheel: a Fever Devilin Novel ($24.95 US Cloth) Returning to his hometown in the Georgia Appalachians, Fever Devilin encounters a seemingly young man claiming to be more than one hundred years old, followed by the discovery of the corpse of a vagrant wearing the same clothes as his enigmatic visitor.

Dibdin, Michael Zen Omnibus ($35.00 Trade) Omnibus of Ratking; Vendetta; Cabal

Dickson, Carter (John Dickson Carr) Judas Window ($27.00 Trade) In defence of young Jimmy Answell, Sir Henry Merivale acts in two capacities - as his Counsel at the Old Bailey and as a highly irregular detective in pursuit of the real murderer. H.M. is not one for face values, which is just as well for his client, who at the time of Avory Hume's murder was the only other person in the room; his fingerprints were found on the lethal weapon; and he was armed with a pistol.

Dietrich, William Rosetta Key ($32.95 Trade) Catapulted into Jerusalem in pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll reputed to have magical properties, American adventurer Ethan Gage is forced to apply all his wits and archaeological prowess to prevent dark powers from falling into the wrong hands.

Dorst, Doug Alive in Necropolis ($24.95 US Cloth) Navigating adult responsibilities in a California city where the dead outnumber the living, by-the-book rookie cop Michael Mercer struggles through new relationships and becomes increasingly obsessed with the mysterious fate of his predecessor, an officer who believed he policed the dead. A first novel.

Dunlap, Susan Hungry Ghosts: a Darcy Lott Mystery ($25.00 US Cloth) Returning to San Francisco to assist her Zen teacher, stunt-woman Darcy Lott struggles with the pain of her brother's disappearance, only to spot him briefly on the roof of her teacher's zendo, and soon discovers that the sighting has subsequent ties to a second disappearance.

Dunnett, Kaitlyn Kilt Dead: a Liss MacCrimmon Mystery ($6.99 US ) Professional Scottish dancer Liss MacCrimmon jigs herself into the middle of a bizarre mystery when, after returning home to Moosetookalook, Maine, the town gossip is found dead under a special bolt of fabric called the Flower of Scotland in the stock room of her aunt's store.

Elkins, Aaron Little Tiny Teeth ($7.99 US ) Forensics professor Gideon Oliver's supposedly peaceful Amazon riverboat jaunt with a group of research botanists turns deadly when one of the scientists is killed by a deranged passenger who then leaps overboard in the darkness, a case that is further complicated by the discovery of a fresh skeleton that turns up in the river, scoured clean by the local piranhas

Elkins, Aaron Uneasy Relations ($23.95 US Cloth) Joining a team researching a prehistoric ceremonial burial of a human woman and a part-human, part-Neanderthal child on Gibralter, forensics specialist Professor Gideon Oliver is confronted by all-too-modern murder when two suspicious deaths rock Gibralter.

Ellis, Robert City of Fire ($6.99 US ) The brutal killing of a pregnant Nikki Brant draws L.A.P.D. Detective Lena Gamble on a desperate search for a sociopathic serial killer known as Romeo who is targeting beautiful women throughout the city.

Evans, Mary Anna Findings: a Faye Longchamp Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) The discovery of a mysterious, fabulous emerald leads to murder when intruders break into the home of a dear friend of archaeologist Faye Longchamp, leaving him dead among the remains of other artefacts, but when Faye launches her own investigation, she discovers that her field notes are also missing, and that they may hold the key to solving the crime.

Fforde, Jasper First Among Sequels ($22.95) Fourteen years after Thursday Next pegged out at Superhoop '88, her Jurisfiction job has been downgraded due to a potential conflict of interest, since her previous adventures are now themselves in print. Thursday's time is spent worrying about her teenage son Friday and tutoring new recruits. This being fiction, however, jeopardy is never far away. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Rheinbach falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. Before this can be righted, Miss Marple dies in a narratively inexplicable car accident, bringing her series also to a close. Thursday, receiving a death-threat clearly intended for her written self, realises what is going on - there is a serial killer is loose in the Bookworld.

Finnis, Jane Bitter Chill ($27.00 Trade) In December in 95 AD, as Roman settlers in Britannia prepare for the celebration of Saturnalia, innkeeper Aurelia Marcella discovers that an enemy in Rome is attempting to destroy her family by spreading rumours that they are plotting against Caesar, a situation complicated by a gang of native criminals and a murder in which Aurelia's sister Albia becomes a prime suspect

Finnis, Jane Buried Too Deep: an Aurelia Marcelle Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) When a wounded farmer dies at their inn, twins Aurelia Marcella and her brother Lucius head for the coast to return the man's body to his family and to investigate a shipwreck bearing cargo that may have been stolen by outlaw sea raiders who are suspected of killing the farmer, only to find themselves caught in the middle of an escalating feud between Roman colonists and the Britannia natives.

Fisher, Steve No House Limit (Hard Case Crime) ($6.99 US ) When the syndicate wants Joe Martin, who runs the biggest independent casino on the Las Vegas Strip, out, they bring in the most famous gambler in the world to challenge Joe to a marathon craps game

Fossum, Karin Black Seconds ($24.95) Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday. Thirty-five minutes after Ida should have come home, Helga Joner, her mother, starts to worry. She phones the shop and various friends, but no one has seen her daughter. As the family goes out looking for Ida, Helga's worst nightmare becomes reality, and they contact the police. Hundreds of volunteers comb the neighbourhood, but there are no traces of Ida or her bike. As the relatives reach breaking point and the media frenzy begins, Inspector Sejer is calm and reassuring. But he finds the case puzzling. Usually missing children are found within forty-eight hours. Ida Joner seems to have vanished without a trace

Fox, Kathryn Skin and Bone ($7.99 US ) Returning to duty after three months on stress leave, Detective Kate Farrer partners with homicide newcomer, Oliver Parke. They are immediately thrown into the investigation of a young woman who has been murdered and burnt beyond recognition. (Australian author)

French, Tana Likeness ($32.95 Trade) Detective Cassie Maddox is still trying to deal with the events of In the Woods. She is out of the Murder Squad and has started a relationship with fellow detective Sam ONeill but is too badly shaken to commit to Sam or to her career. Then Sam is allocated a new case, that of a young woman stabbed to death just outside Dublin. He calls Cassie to the murder scene and she finds the victim is strangely familiar. In fact, she is Cassies double. Not only that, but her ID says she is Lexie Madison the identity Cassie used, years ago, as an undercover detective. With no leads, no suspects and no clues, Cassies old undercover boss spots the opportunity of a lifetime: to send Cassie undercover in the dead girls place.

Gagnon, Michelle Boneyard ($6.99 US ) When a mass grave site is unearthed along the Appalachian Trail, FBI special agent Kelly Jones searches for the killers with assistance from law enforcement from both Massachusetts and Vermont and a forensic anthropologist.

Galenorn, Yasmine Dragon Wytch ($7.99 US ) Camille, a half-human, half-Fae operative for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, is doing her best to juggle magic, men, and a demonic war until she discovers a secret that could change her and her sisters' lives

Gardiner, Meg Dirty Secrets Club ($24.95 US Cloth) In the wake of an ongoing string of high-profile murder-suicides in San Francisco, forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett is hired by the SFPD to perform investigative autopsies and discovers a harrowing commonality among the suicide victims

Gardner, Lisa Say Goodbye ($25.00 US Cloth) Pregnant eighteen-year-old Delilah Rose enlists the assistance of FBI agent Kimberly Quincy to investigate the disappearances of young women whom no one else will notice are gone, including runaways, high-risk teens, and prostitutes.

Ghelfi, Brent Volk's Shadow ($24.95 US Cloth) Russian undercover agent Alexei Volkovoy doubts himself in the wake of political intrigue, economic instabilities, and the absence of the ethereal Valya, a situation that escalates until he retaliates against the wrong person and makes a dangerous enemy

Giarratano, Leah Vodka Doesn't Freeze ($21.95) When a middle-aged man is brutally murdered in the dunes overlooking a children's pool, it's immediately clear to Sergeant Jill Jackson that this was no ordinary victim: someone has stopped a dangerous paedophile in his tracks. Knowing first-hand the impact of such men on their prey, Jill is ambivalent about pursuing the killer, but when more men die - all known to police as child sex offenders - she is forced to face the fact that a serial killer is on the loose. (Australian author)

Giarratano, Leah Voodoo Doll ($32.95 Trade) Sergeant Jill Jackson has been promoted and is stronger than she's been in years. But with the promotion comes a transfer to a taskforce targeting gang-related home invasions in south western Sydney, a new partner, a whole new team to work with, and some of the grisliest cases Jill's ever encountered (Australian author)

Goldberg, Lee Mr. Monk Goes to Germany ($21.95 US Cloth) Reverting to his OCD habits when his therapist, Dr. Kroker, heads off for a conference in Germany, an anxious Adrian Monk follows his shrink to Europe and comes face to face with a man with six fingers, who just might be the man responsible for his wife's death.

Goldman, Mary Elizabeth To Love and Die in Dallas ($6.99 US ) Having shared carefree teen years in Dallas, where they attended sock hops, visited the drive-in, and listened to classic rock-and-roll, three best friends reunite more than half a century later when one of their former cronies, a senator's wife, is murdered

Golemon, David Lynn Ancients: an Event Group Thriller ($24.95 US Cloth) When an ancient weapon of unprecedented destruction with ties to the fall of Atlantis is discovered in the South Pacific, Colonel Jack Collins and his covert team of Event Group agents work to prevent the weapon from falling into the hands of hate groups who would destroy the world

Gomez-Jurado, Juan God's Spy ($19.95) In the aftermath of the pope's death, police inspector Paola Dicanti is called in to investigate the brutal murders of two cardinals, assisted by American priest and former Army intelligence officer Anthony Fowler.

Goodman, Alison Killing the Rabbit ($12.95) An aspiring independent filmmaker working on a documentary profiling a number of women who possess a unique genetic ability to control their fertility finds herself in over her head when the subjects of her film begin to disappear and she follows a deadly trail that leads to a confrontation with a powerful enemy with a deadly obsession, a ruthless hitman, and the high-stakes medical industry

Granger, Ann Mortal Curiosity: a Lizzie Martin Mystery ($32.95 US Trade) Hired as a companion to Lucy Craven, a teenager who recently had lost an infant daughter to illness, Lizzie Martin soon discovers that her charge does not believe the child is dead but rather has been stolen from her, a situation that is complicated by family secrets and murder, forcing her to once again enlist the aid of her beau, Scotland Yard detective Benjamin Ross

Haig, Matt Possession of Mr Cave ($32.95 Trade) Terence Cave, intellectual, music-lover and owner of Cave Antiques, has experienced more than his share of tragedies. His mother's suicide and his young wife's death at the hands of burglars left him to bring up his young twins alone. And now one of them has died in a grotesque accident as a result of bullying. Bryony, the remaining twin, has always been the family's great hope: a golden teenager, in love with her cello and her pony, clever, sweet and eager to please. Now that she is all Terence has left, he realises that his one duty in life is to keep her safe from the world's malign forces, whatever that may take. As he starts to follow his grieving daughter's movements, and enforces a draconian set of rules purely for her own safety, the voices in his head convince him to protect her innocence at any cost

Haines, Carolyn Wishbones: a Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) Heading for Hollywood to take a shot at film stardom, Southern belle Sarah Booth Delaney gets a starring role in the racy remake of the movie "Body Heat," but while filming on location in Costa Rica, the production is plagued by mysterious "accidents."

Haines, Kathryn Miller Winter of her Discontent ($27.95 Trade) It's tough shooting for stardom when there's a war on. But Rosie's got enough pluck for two: she's willing to stumble around in a Broadway dance chorus that she has no right to be a part of, in a musical that's got "flop" written all over it. And all the while, she's worrying about her missing-in-action soldier boyfriend, who hasn't written in months. Lately, she's also been keeping bad company with her mob-muscle pal, Al, who's dabbling in a host of shady money-making enterprises in this time of shortages and rationing. But despite his illicit line of work, Al's no killer. When the cops finger him for his girlfriend's murder, Rosie and Jayne, her close compatriot/fellow castmate, set out to clear big Al's name, and plunge into an intricate backstage drama featuring a bevy of suspiciously well-dressed wannabe starlets

Hallinan, Timothy Fourth Watcher: a Novel of Bangkok ($24.95 US Cloth) Seeking to retire and settle down with his girlfriend and newly adopted daughter, travel writer Poke Rafferty unexpectedly meets up with his long-lost father, who asks for his help in safeguarding a stolen cache of priceless rubies and forged identity papers.

Hallinan, Timothy Nail Through the Heart ($13.95 US Trade) Finding himself embracing domestic life in Bangkok in spite of his love for adventurous travel, writer Poke Rafferty has his world thrown into turmoil by a troubled homeless youth, a distraught woman's missing uncle, and a blackmailing thief.

Hamilton, Denise Last Embrace ($14.00 US Trade) A tale inspired by the true unsolved disappearance of actress Jean Spangler in 1949 finds former stenographer and OSS spy Lily Kessler secretly investigating the murder of a Hollywood starlet, a case that is further complicated when other aspiring actresses meet a similar demise.

Handler, David Sour Cherry Surprise: a Berger and Mitry Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) Dorset, Connecticut, trooper Desiree Mitry's investigation into a possible drug cartel operating under her nose is complicated by the disappearance of a prominent history professor, his wife's crystal meth addiction, a joint federal and state drug task force, a student's wild sex parties, and her difficult relationships with both her ex-husband and New York film critic Mitch Berger

Harris, Robert Ghost ($21.95) Adam Lang has been Britain's longest serving - and most controversial - prime minister of the last half century. And now that he's left office, he's accepted one of history's largest cash advances to compose a tell-all (or at least, tell-some) memoir of his life and years of power. As pressure mounts for Lang to complete this magnum opus, he hires a professional ghostwriter to finish the book. As he sets to work, the ghostwriter discovers many more secrets than Lang intends to reveal, secrets with the power to alter world politics, secrets with the power to kill

Harvey, Michael Chicago Way ($12.95 US Trade) A former Chicago cop and tough, street-smart private detective, Michael Kelly is hired by his former partner, John Gibbons, to solve an eight-year-old rape and battery case, a crime that is complicated by Gibbons's own murder

Hewson, David Seventh Sacrament ($6.99 US ) When the son of archaeology professor Giorgio Bramante vanishes, leaving behind a shirt that begins to manifest fresh bloodstains, Detective Nic Costa and his associates venture into the depths of subterranean Rome to solve a cold case with ties to an evil far older than Christianity and to a killer with all-too-deadly intentions

Howard, Linda Up Close and Dangerous ($19.95) No sooner has Bailey Wingate buried her wealthy older husband than she learns that he has left the bulk of his estate to her - and not to his scheming grown children. A short time later, whilst flying from Seattle to Denver in a small plane, Bailey nearly dies herself when the engine sputters - and then fails... Luckily, Cam Justice, a sexy Texan pilot, manages to safely crash-land the aircraft. Stranded in the wilderness - and struggling to control her feelings for the ruggedly handsome man by her side - Bailey begins to wonder whether the crash was really just an accident.

Howell, Dorothy Handbags and Homicide: a Haley Randolph Mystery ($22.00 US Cloth) When Haley Randolph is suspected of murdering her boss at her current job at Holt's department store and is also accused of embezzling one hundred thousand dollars from her previous job, she must find a killer with impeccable fashion taste

Hughes, Mary Ellen Paper-Thin Alibi: a Craft Corner Mystery ($6.99 US ) When Linda Weeks, an old rival, drops dead after goading Jo McAllister into publicly losing her temper, sales at the Craft Corner start to crumble and Jo and her friends work to track the twisted trail of a killer, in a cozy mystery that come complete with instructions for a paper craft project

Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew Crime Writer (UK: I See You) ($14.00 US Trade) Awakening in a hospital with a scar on his head and no memory of being found holding a knife over his ex-fiancé’s murdered body, crime novelist Drew Danner struggles to reconstruct clues to determine his own guilt or innocence.

James, Bill You'd Better Believe It ($14.95 US Trade) When a policeman is killed in the midst of a heist gone wrong, Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur finds himself skirting the law in order to counter the murderous spree of a vicious criminal known as Holly. (1985)

Jance, J. A. Justice Denied: a J.P. Beaumont Novel ($9.99 US Premium size) Given a classified assignment involving the true fate of a deceased ex-con, Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont discovers that the victim had recently attempted to turn his life around and had been murdered for the effort

Jecks, Michael Templar, the Queen and Her Lover ($19.95) Isabella, Queen of England, has been dispatched to France in an attempt to bring about peace between the two countries, and Baldwin must accompany her. But the day after their arrival, a servant is found murdered, with Baldwin's dagger lying next to the body. As Baldwin struggles to prove his innocence, the killer strikes again. With so many English enemies gathering in Paris, will Baldwin be able to expose the culprit in time to protect the English King?

Johansen, Iris / Roy Johansen Silent Thunder ($24.95 US Cloth) Assigned the task of creating a schematic of a Russian nuclear submarine that is slated for museum exhibition, architect Hannah Bryson enlists the help of her brother, Connor, who finds a mysterious message behind a panel before he is brutally murdered.

Judson, Daniel Water's Edge ($24.95 US Cloth) When two men turn up dead near his Hamptons home, found with their hands cut off and their bodies hanging from the Shinnecock Bridge, Jake Bechet is once again caught in the middle of internal strife within the Castello crime family, forced by crime boss Jorge Castello to uncover the truth about the case with the help of retired private detective Tommy Miller

King, John R. Shadow of Reichenbach Falls ($25.95 US Cloth) A tale inspired by the infamous Sherlock Holmes mystery in which Doyle had intended to kill off his master character before acceding to public outcry tells the story of Holmes's survival, his absence before his reappearance in subsequent books, and the history of Moriarty's descent into criminal behaviour

Kirino, Natsuo Real World ($22.95 US Cloth) In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls become suspicious of a neighbour’s teenage son when his father is found brutally murdered and the young man disappears, unaware that all four of them will become caught up in the crime

Klavan, Andrew Empire of Lies ($25.00 US Cloth) Jason Harrow's stable family life is threatened when his past comes back to haunt him in the person of a former lover who wants him to find her missing daughter, sending him into the heart of a murderous conspiracy.

Konrath, J.A. Fuzzy Navel: a Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) Hoping for a break in light of her fiancé’s recuperation from botulism poisoning and a deadly criminal's suicide, Chicago Police Department lieutenant Jacqueline Daniels finds her life thrown back into turmoil by the activities of a band of murderous vigilantes.

Kramer, Julie Stalking Susan ($22.95 US Cloth) Investigative journalist Riley Spartz discovers that a serial killer may be targeting women named Susan and killing one on the same day of each year, and takes on an obstinate news director and a politician in fear of negative publicity for the city of Minneapolis as she launches a bold campaign to find the murderer. A first novel

Krueger, William Kent Thunder Bay: a Cork O'Connor Mystery ($7.99 US ) Leaving behind a stressful law enforcement career to become a private investigator in his small Minnesota hometown, Cork O'Connor is asked by an Ojibwe healer to help him find the son the man fathered years earlier, a case that culminates in an attempt on the Ojibwe's life.

Larsson, Asa Black Path ($12.00 US Trade) When a dead woman turns up on a frozen lake, her body bearing unmistakable signs of torture, Inspector Anna-Maria Mella enlists attorney Rebecka Martinsson to help her unravel a complicated web of dark secrets, perversion, obsession, and murder

Leckberg, Camilla Ice Princess ($32.95 Trade) For the first time in English, the psychological thriller debut of No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems, at first, that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will help to overcome her writer's block as well as answer questions about their own past. While her interest grows to an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about this small town with a deeply disturbing past

Lindsay, Jeff Dexter in the Dark ($19.95) Miami crime scene investigator--and a serial killer dedicated to eliminating evil people--Dexter Morgan confronts his ultimate adversary, a sinister enemy that even terrifies Dexter's inner monster, and must use his sharpest investigative talents to find and destroy his enemy.

Loomis, Joe High Season ($6.99 US ) Burnt out after nine brutal years as a Baltimore cop, Frank Coffin returns to his hometown of Provincetown, Massachusetts, to take on the less stressful job of sheriff, only to find himself caught up in an investigation into the killing of a vacationing TV evangelist, whose body turns up strangled and dressed in drag. A first novel

MacConnell, Michael Maelstrom ($19.95) Sarah Riley is the daughter of FBI legend Harry Reilly. Her father made his reputation hunting down on of America's worst serial killers. But Harry never met the violet-eyed man. Sarah has inherited her father's impulsive intuition and is making a name for herself as a rookie FBI agent. Given the job of investigating a recent double murder, she uncovers some strange anomalies in the modus operandi of the killer...and a maelstrom of evil is unleashed as a killer finds himself hunted by more than one adversary (Australian author)

MacConnell, Michael Splinter ($32.95 Trade) Sarah Reilly just brought down one of America's worst serial killers. Her father, FBI legend Harry Reilly, was kidnapped during the investigation, and the man she loved was murdered. Refusing offers of extended leave, Sarah launches herself back into her work in the Boston FBI field office. But the murder of a child in California sees her and her new partner assigned to a special taskforce to investigate. It's a high-profile case. The parents are famous, wealthy and, it seems, they are holding information back. The media and public sympathy that initially was directed to them at their son's senseless murder has turned to suspicion. The whispers about their guilt are growing. Sarah is right in the middle, looking for the truth, and she isn't going to let PR spin doctors or the LAPD get in her way. The taskforce, led by Sarah, starts to uncover evidence of something bigger than a domestic homicide (Australian author)

Maitland, Barry Bright Air ($32.95 Trade) On a cliff-face in New Zealand, two men fall to their deaths. Four years before, another member of the same close group of university climbing friends, the bright and beautiful Luce, disappeared - supposedly in a climbing accident. As the circle of friends dwindles, two of the surviving members of the group, Luce's ex-lover Josh and best friend Anna, see a new significance in her death. In an attempt to uncover the truth, Josh and Anna follow the trail to Lord Howe Island, where they begin to suspect an island-wide conspiracy to hide what really happened. Had Luce uncovered a dangerous secret - one that was still worth killing for? (Australian author)

Martinez, Guillermo Book of Murder ($29.95 Trade) Art imitates life. Or does it? One sleepy Sunday morning in Buenos Aires, the protagonist of Martinez's brilliant new mystery finds himself unexpectedly tangled up in the story of Luciana, a former authors' assistant whom he has not seen for at least ten years, and Kloster, a rival writer - only far more successful; bestselling, in fact. What he discovers will make him question everything he had always believed - taken for granted - about chance and calculation, cause and effect

Martini, Steve Shadow of Power: a Paul Madriani Novel ($32.95 Trade) A hate crime involving the murder of a legal scholar who had made his career by penning controversial works places defence attorney Paul Madriani in a media spotlight that compromises his investigation into an elusive witness within the cloistered confines of the Supreme Court

Mason, J.D. / Victor McGlothin Sleep Don't Come Easy ($15.00 US Trade) Two novellas. P.I Vera Miles's latest client is a drifter with amnesia who believes that he has killed someone, taking her on a quest from the local diner to the FBI in search of the truth, in Victor McGlothin's "Tomorrow's Edge," and in J. D. Mason's "The Lazarus Man," an investigative reporter joins forces with a police detective and a homeless man to solve a murder

Masson, Sophie Case of the Diamond Shadow ($14.95) When Daisy Miller accepts an exciting new job in 1930s London with the mysterious Mrs Peabody, her old friend George Dale is more than a little jealous. But all is not quite as it seems and Daisy soon realises that there's more to this job than meets the eye. Before long the two friends find themselves in Paris and on the tail of daring jewel thief, The Shadow (young adult) (Australian author)

McCrery, Nigel Still Waters ($23.95 US Cloth) When the decomposed body of an elderly woman is unearthed, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lapslie and Sergeant Emma Bradbury confront a complex case involving a potential serial killer who cut off the finger tips of the victim's right hand.

McDermid, Val Beneath the Bleeding ($19.95) Troubled criminal profiler Dr Tony Hill may have problems of his own but when Bradfield CID need him, he's the best they've got. While the police sometimes view him with the same suspicion as some of their suspects, DCI Carol Jordan is one of the few who appreciates his unique talents. For Tony, the feeling is more than mutual. Both have survived horrifying ordeals of their own. In Beneath the Bleeding they must risk them again

McFadyen, Cody Darker Side ($32.95 Trade) When FBI Agent Smoky Barrett and her team of investigators are called in by the Director himself to handle a case of murder committed on a flight from Texas to Virginia, the case begins with a shock, and the twists keep coming. It soon becomes apparent that Smoky is dealing with a serial killer who appears to have committed a truly horrific number of murders already, someone who can find people with secrets - not just the secrets we all admit to ourselves, but the deepest, innermost secrets of all - and is using them to target and destroy his victims.

McFetridge, John Dirty Sweet ($14.00 US Trade) Recognizing the getaway driver of a vehicle in which the passenger has just committed murder, Roxanne Keyes hopes that this is the opportunity she has been waiting for to get herself out of the mess she has made of her life--if she is willing to lie to the cops, go into partnership with an enigmatic porn-Web site developer, and blackmail a Russian mobster. A first novel

McFetridge, John Everybody Knows This is Nowhere ($25.00 US Cloth) Sharon MacDonald finds her life complicated by house arrest, an Iranian who falls to his death from her apartment building, and a suave stranger named Ray, while Detective Gord Bergeron deals with a new partner, police corruption, and a mysterious murder.

Michaels, Barbara (aka Elizabeth Peters) Into the Darkness ($7.99 US ) When young advertising executive Meg Venturi inherits her millionaire grandfather's antique jewellery business, she comes face to face with his mysterious partner, A. L. Riley, dark secrets from the past, and life-threatening danger. (1990)

Michaels, Barbara (aka Elizabeth Peters) Sons of the Wolf ($7.99 US ) Ada and Harriet, two young orphans, find themselves under the new guardianship of Mr. Wolfson, a distant and enigmatic relative with two sons, Julian and Francis, polar opposites with their own dangerous secrets (1968)

Michaels, Barbara (aka Elizabeth Peters) Witch ($7.99 US ) Hoping for a new start after her failed marriage, Ellen March's newly established independence is threatened by frightening supernatural occurrences in her isolated house. (1973)

Mitchard, Jacquelyn Still Summer ($13.00 US Trade) Twenty years after a shared childhood marked by their considerable popularity, Tracy, Olivia, and Holly reunite on a luxury Caribbean cruise during which a chance mistake triggers a series of devastating events that puts their survival in jeopardy.

Moore, Christopher G. Spirit House: a Vincent Calvino Novel ($13.00 US Trade) Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer working as a P.I. in Bangkok, takes on the case of a young paint-thinner addict who confesses to the killing of Ben Hoadly, a wealthy British expatriate, joining forces with his best friend Pratt, a Shakespeare-quoting Thai police colonel, and his able assistant, Ratana, to uncover the truth.

Morgan, Hunter Don't Turn Around ($6.99 US ) When the man who had savagely murdered her best friend is set free, victims' rights advocate Casey McDaniels begins to suspect that her friend's killer is following her and soon comes face-to-face with her stalker and her worst nightmare.

Morton, Kate Forgotten Garden ($32.95 Trade) On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace. On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell O'Connor learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family. On Nell's death, her grand-daughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family and their ward Eliza Makepeace, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that Cassandra will finally uncover the truth about the family, and solve the century-old mystery of a little girl lost.

Mosby, Steve Cry For Help ($32.95 Trade) Dave Lewis is a man with a history. Haunted by his brother's murder when they were children and scarred by his parents' grief, he's built a bitter life denying everything they ever stood for, trying to convince himself the past is the past. Detective Sam Currie is a man with a past. His failure to prevent his son's death ended his marriage and cast a shadow over his life and career. He's directed his hatred towards the one man he sees as responsible, but he has other priorities right now. A killer is stalking the city, abducting girls and sending texts and emails to their families before he kills them. And somewhere in the city, there's a man with no history and no past: a murderer who has been successfully rewriting his memories to fit his own ends. The ghosts of forgotten killings are catching up with him now, but he has a plan. The pieces are already falling into place and Dave Lewis is one of them

Mozzillo, Mario L. Respect the Dead ($22.95 US Cloth) After leaving the Police Commissioner's mansion, Martha Doyle, night nurse to the Commissioner's wife, disappears. The police conclude she eloped. Loyal family friend Nick 'Wreck' Ranieri strongly disagrees. This former bar brawler, with a fondness for classic literature, delves into a minefield of murder, mayhem, deception, and corruption.

O'Flynn, Catherine What Was Lost ($14.00 US Trade) Twenty years after her brother is hounded from his home by rumours about his alleged role in a young girl's disappearance, Lisa and her security guard friend become increasingly curious about a child they glimpse on a mall's surveillance cameras.

O'Neil, Vincent H. Exil Trust: a Frank Cole Mystery ($23.95 US Cloth) When the Exile bank loses track of some of its safe deposit customers, Frank Cole is called in to contact the missing box-holders before auditors shut down the institution, only to discover that an impostor posing as the husband of a vacationing box-holder has tricked his way into the bank and the actual box owner had died in a suspicious household accident just days earlier

Parker, I.J. Hell Screen ($14.00 US Trade) Spending a night in a monastery while journeying to the side of his sick mother, government official-turned-detective Akitada Sugawara is drawn to an image that depicts hell and finds his visit complicated by a young woman's murder, in a mystery set against the backdrop of ancient Japan

Pearson, Ridley Killer View ($25.00 US Cloth) Tackling treacherous elements to rescue a missing skier on Sun Valley's Galena Summit, Sheriff Walt Fleming and his crack team are shocked by a sniper attack that leaves one of their number dead and results in Walt's best friend's disappearance.

Pearson, Ridley Killer Weekend ($9.99 US Premium size) Eight years after saving the life of a U.S. attorney general from an assassination attempt, county sheriff Walt Fleming finds himself once again protecting the high-profile politician, now a presidential hopeful, during a billionaire's communications conference, an effort that is hampered by jurisdictional squabbles and elements from Fleming's past.

Persons, Terri Blind Rage ($32.95 Trade) When a series of suspicious suicides involving troubled young women haunts the Twin Cities, FBI Agent Bernadette Saint Clare begins to believe that the women are not dying by their own hand and uses her second sight to probe the hidden background of the uncooperative psychiatrist who had treated one of the victims

Persons, Terri Blind Spot ($21.95) Just reassigned to the FBI office in St. Paul, Agent Bernadette Saint Clare is called upon to use her unique if erratic talent for using items found at a crime scene to see through a killer's eyes, but her efforts are undermined by the tension between her and the agent in charge, Tony Garcia, and by her relationship with her enigmatic new upstairs neighbour. A first novel.

Preisler, Jerome Nevada Rose (CSI) ($7.99 US ) While Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown probe the possible involvement of a future Hall of Fame pitcher in the murder of one of Las Vegas's most desired sports groupies, Gil Grisson investigates a John Doe whose body turns up on the grounds of a championship golf course

Preston, Douglas & Child, Lincoln Wheel of Darkness ($7.99 US ) Taking Constance on an international tour to expose her to a world she has never experienced, FBI agent Pendergast visits the Tibetan monastery where he received martial arts training, only to learn that a rare and dangerous artifact has been stolen, following a trail that leads him aboard a treacherous Atlantic cruise

Price, Suzanne Dirty Deeds: a Grime Solvers Mystery ($6.99 US ) When the body of real-estate developer and wannabe actor Kyle Fipps is found after the Art Association's annual bash, amateur sleuth Sky Taylor's investigation leads straight to city hall, where she has landed a new cleaning contract.

Purser, Ann Sorrow on Sunday: a Lois Meade Mystery ($6.99 US ) When a rash of strange occurrences in and around Long Farnden leaves Lois Meade feeling unsettled, it soon becomes clear she had better figure out what is going on posthaste or she herself may take a nasty tumble.

Read, Cornelia Crazy School ($29.95 Trade) A follow-up to A Field of Darkness finds tough-talking former debutante Madeline Dare navigating the darker side of her tenure at a boarding school for emotionally disturbed teens, an effort during which she questions the school head's credibility and forges an unlikely alliance with a small group of rebels

Rollins, James Last Oracle ($26.95 US Cloth) Having discovered a way to manipulate and enhance autistic savants as part of a plan to bio-engineer the world's next great prophet, a rogue group of Cold War scientists triggers an unexpectedly dangerous side effect in its young patients

Rosenfelt, David Don't Tell a Soul ($24.95 US Cloth) When a drunken stranger confides in him that he had killed a young woman some three months earlier, Tim Wallace, already suspected of having murdered his wife, suddenly finds his life put under a microscope by the police

Scarrow, Alex Last Light ($19.95) A chilling thriller that depicts just how fragile our society really is, and how we are only a hair’s breadth away from its collapse. It begins on a very normal Monday morning. But in the space of only a few days, the world’s oil supplies have been severed and at a horrifying pace things begin to unravel everywhere. And this is no natural disaster: someone is behind this.

Scott, Michele Vintage Murder: a Wine Lover's Mystery ($6.99 US ) When Nikki and her boyfriend visit a winery where an epic film is being shot and the leading lady is found dead, Nikki agrees to step into the spotlight to take the actress's role and find the villain.

Shuman, George D. Last Breath ($7.99 US ) A follow-up to 18 Seconds finds blind psychic Sherry Moore as she telepathically witnesses the brutal acts committed by a ruthless serial killer from the perspective of the final moments of his victims.

Sigler, Scott Infected ($32.95 Trade) "A terrifying, menacing thriller about millions of alien parasites infecting the general population, driving the victims to murder and suicide...and waiting to hatch"

Silva, Daniel Moscow Rules ($26.95 US Cloth) Investigating the suspicious death of a journalist in technologically sophisticated modern Moscow, Gabriel Allon learns of the machinations of a former KGB colonel whose covert arms dealing business is part of a larger plot to reclaim the Russian empire and challenge the global dominance of the United States.

Silva, Daniel Secret Servant ($9.99 US Premium size) In the aftermath of an Amsterdam-based terrorism analyst's murder by a Muslim immigrant, Gabriel Allon investigates clues pertaining to the victim, in a case with ties to a secret terrorist organization and the abduction of an ambassador's daughter.

Smith, Michael Marshall Servants ($29.95 Cloth) Eleven-year-old Mark is bored. So when the old lady who lives in the flat downstairs introduces him to rock cakes and offers to show him a secret, he's happy to indulge her. The old lady takes a large, old-fashioned key and leads Mark down a dusty corridor to a heavy door. Beyond the door is a world completely alien to Mark's understanding. For behind the old lady's tiny apartment, the house's original servants' quarters are still entirely intact, although derelict. Mark finds himself strangely drawn to this window onto the past, and when, the next time he visits, the old lady falls asleep, he steals the key and goes to visit the servants' quarters alone. And suddenly Mark's life takes a bizarre turn, as the past seems to collide with the present, dreams invade reality and truths become apparent to this hitherto unperceiving boy (young adult)

Somer, Mehmet Murat Prophet Murders ($23.95) Something's gone seriously wrong in Istanbul - a killer is on the loose, and transvestites are being murdered, the modus operandi becoming increasingly bizarre with each death. Our protagonist - fellow transvestite, nightclub owner and glamour puss extraordinaire downs her lipstick and ups the ante in the search for the religious nut. Not an easy task with the pressures of everyday life - investigations have to be slotted in between leg and chest waxes and rotating lovers

Steiner, Peter L'Assassin ($24.95 US Cloth) When his home becomes the target of a supposedly simple burglary, ex-CIA operative Louis Morgon once again teams up with Jean Renard, the gendarme of their small Provence village, to investigate why a seemingly trivial break-in has suddenly put the lives of everyone he cares about at risk.

Steiner, Peter Le Crime (A French Country Murder) ($12.95 US Trade) Finding a dead body on the doorstep of his home in rural France, former CIA insider Louis Morgon teams up with the local gendarme and finds clues in the loves and betrayals of the past and present. Originally published as A French Country Murder

Taylor, Sam Amnesiac ($14.00 US Trade) Returning to England from Amsterdam to investigate what happened during three earlier years of his life that he cannot recall, twenty-nine-year-old James Purdew finds a familiar old house with a tragic past, along with a manuscript, a mysterious nineteenth-century thriller that seems to offer clues to a tragedy that took place in the house many years before

Terrell, Heather Map Thief ($25.00 US Cloth) Manhattan attorney Mara Coyne journeys into the dark and dangerous world of stolen artefacts as she becomes caught up in the search for a legendary, fifteenth-century map that supposedly documents a Chinese expedition to the far reaches of the globe and that has been a closely guarded secret for centuries

Thomas, Will Black Hand: a Barker & Llewelyn Novel ($14.00 US Trade) Investigating a string of murders linked to the Italian mafia, Victorian enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his apprentice, Thomas Llewelyn, assemble a ragtag band of helpers and become suspicious when the government refuses assistance

Twelve Hawks, John Dark River (Fourth Realm, Book 2) ($21.95) Fear stalks our lives. In the press. On the television. Over the airwaves. Across the internet. Everywhere we go, someone somewhere is always watching. Waiting for the mistake that will reveal secrets, truths, lies, the real story or what they want to believe.

Vonnegut, Kurt Armageddon in Retrospect ($49.95 Cloth) To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humour, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II-a piece that is as timely today as it was then-to a painfully funny short story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech as well as an assortment of his artwork, with an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut

Wilhelm, Kate Wrongful Death: a Barbara Holloway Novel ($6.99 US ) Barbara Holloway becomes the prime suspect in a high-profile kidnapping case involving a young boy, the grandson of a wealthy family who accuses Barbara of aiding in his disappearance

Winslow, Don Dawn Patrol ($34.95 Trade) Working as a P.I. to earn just enough money to support his passion for surfing, Boone Daniels is obsessed with the unsolved abduction of a young girl named Rain during his career with the San Diego police, until he is given the chance to make amends during an investigation into an insurance scam that could put him and his surfer buddies at risk

Zubro, Mark Richard Schooled in Murder: a Tom and Scott Mystery ($24.95 US Cloth) Tired of the bickering and pettiness of the faculty meetings at Grover Cleveland High School, teacher Tom Mason sneaks out for a short break, only to return to stumble upon the corpse of one of his colleagues, finds himself the prime suspect in the killing, and enlists the aid of Scott Carpenter, his partner-for-life, to uncover the true murderer