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Adair, Gilbert And Then There Was No One ($22.99) The writer and professional controversialist Gustav Slavorigin is murdered in the small Swiss town of Meiringen during its annual Sherlock Holmes Festival, his body discovered with an arrow through the heart. With a price of ten million dollars on Slavorigin's head, almost none of the Festival's guests can be regarded as above suspicion. Except Evadne Mount, of course, the stubborn amateur sleuth and bestselling crime novelist from The Act of Roger Murgatroyd and A Mysterious Affair of Style. Neither of those two cases, however, prepared her for the jaw-dropping twists of this new investigation, which climaxes at Meiringen's principal tourist attraction, the Reichenbach Falls - the site of Holmes's fatal confrontation with his nemesis, Moriarty

Adams, Will Lost Labyrinth ($19.99) Twenty years after vanishing without a trace, French archaeologist Roland Petitier makes a dramatic reappearance at a major Athens conference, promising an astonishing find - the legendary Golden Fleece. But before he can give his talk, he's found dead in a hotel room; and an out-of-control policeman puts Petitier's onetime protégé Augustin Pascal into intensive care, then later accuses him of Petitier's murder. Only Augustin's two closest friends, Daniel Knox and Gaille Bonnard can prove his innocence. However, rumours of the fleece's rediscovery have spread, and ambitious Georgian oligarch Nergadze is determined to get it first. He sends his psychopathic grandson Mikhail to Athens with orders to bring it back. Mikhail quickly becomes convinced that Knox Dan has it, and slowly moves in for the kill

Andrews, Donna Swan for the Money: a Meg Langslow Mystery ($7.99 US ) Volunteering to help her parents' latest venture in competitive rose cultivation, Meg Langslow encounters unexpected ruthlessness among the contestants and applies her sleuthing skills when the show's wealthy host is discovered murdered on her estate.

Ashton, David Second Shadow/The Burning Question (CD) (Inspector McLevy) ($19.99Audio) BBC radio collection

Atkinson, Michael Heminway Cutthroat ($24.99 US Cloth) A reimagining of Ernest Hemingway's experiences in 1930s Spain finds him obsessing over the disregarded murder of a political official and teaming up with John dos Passos to solve the crime, an effort that inspires the writing of "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Bale, Tom Terror's Reach ($32.95 Trade) Terror’s Reach: an exclusive island on the south coast of England, home to rival business tycoons Valentin Nasenko and Robert Felton. On a sweltering weekend in May, the island is targeted by a team of ruthless killers. Its residents are facing annihilation, and only one man stands a chance of saving them

Barr, Nevada Burn ($25.99 US Cloth) Recovering from the emotional scars of recent traumas, National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon goes to stay with her friend, Geneva, in New Orleans, only to become the target of a dark curse, prompting her to investigate what it has to do with Geneva's creepy tenant and a fugitive mother accused of killing her family

Barrett, Lorna Chapter and Hearse: a Booktown Mystery ($7.99 US ) Tricia Miles, the owner of the mystery bookstore Haven't Got a Clue, finds herself immersed in a real-life whodunit when the owner of the town's history bookstore is killed in a gas explosion that is linked to her sister's boyfriend and the head of the Chamber of Commerce

Beck, Jessica Fatally Frosted: a Donut Shop Mystery ($7.99 US ) When a local busybody meets her maker after eating one of Suzanne's famous donuts, donut shop owner Suzanne Hart, with everyone thinking the worst of her, must clear her name with the help of her ex-husband Max and police inspector Jake Bishop

Benson, Raymond James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels ($19.95 US Trade) An omnibus edition of James Bond novels includes The Facts of Death, which pits Bond against a fanatical cult who has murdered M's lover, and Zero Minus Ten and The Man With the Red Tattoo, in a book that includes two Bond short stories never before published in book form

Berry, Steve Paris Vendetta ($19.99) 12.40 a.m. Copenhagen. Cotton Malone wakes up to find a stranger in his house, bearing bad news: Malone's closest and most dangerous friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen, is in serious trouble - and the men who want to kill Thorvaldsen are on Malone's doorstep. Thorvaldsen has been tracking a shadowy group called the Paris Club. Not only does he believe that they are about to trigger a global financial meltdown, but also that one of the club's members murdered his son, Cai, two years ago. Thorvaldsen won't rest until he has avenged his boy's death. Dragged into his friend's schemes and secretly under pressure from the US government to stop both Thorvaldsen and the Paris Club, Malone soon discovers that the key to defeating the conspiracy and saving his friend's life - and his own - lies in the past, and an astounding treasure that Napoleon took to his grave

Brokaw, Charles Atlantis Code ($9.99 US Premium size) An ancient artefact is discovered in a dusty antiquities shop in Alexandria, Egypt. The long forgotten trinket soon becomes the centre of the most deadly archaeological hunt in history. The 20,000 year-old relic is inscribed with what appears to be the long lost language of Atlantis. Only one man would seem to be able to decode its meaning, the world’s foremost linguist, Dr Thomas Lourdes but only if he can stay alive long enough. Meanwhile, an earthquake in Cadiz, Spain, uncovers a most unexpected site, one which the Vatican rush to be the first to explore. Perhaps the lost city of Atlantis is finally ready to be found? But is the world ready for her secrets?

Brokaw, Charles Lucifer Code ($25.99 US Cloth) Abducted during a visit to Turkey, Thomas Lourds is ordered by his murderous captors to translate a lost scroll attributed to the Book of Revelations' John that is being sought aggressively by dangerous, powerful groups for its potential capacity for triggering the Apocalypse

Brookmyre, Christopher Pandaemonium ($24.99) The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity centre, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, contemplation, candid discussion and even prayer - not to mention booze, drugs, clandestine liaisons and as much partying as they can get away with. Not so far away, the commanders of a top-secret military experiment, long-since spiralled out of control, fear they may have literally unleashed the forces of Hell. Two very different worlds are on a collision course, and will clash in an earthly battle between science and the supernatural, philosophy and faith, civilisation and savagery. The bookies are offering evens.

Brown, Sandra Smash Cut ($9.99 US Premium size) Hired by a woman who believes that the accidental shooting of a friend was actually orchestrated by the victim's depraved nephew, defence lawyer Derek Mitchell comes to realize that the nephew is a psychotic movie buff who enjoys acting out violent film plots

Brown, Sandra Tough Customer ($25.99 US Cloth) Entreated by his former lover, Dodge, to help protect her daughter from a depraved man who has been stalking her, staff investigator Derek Mitchell teams up with a small-town sheriff and enlists methods from his own shady past to find answers

Brundage, Elizabeth Stranger Like You ($25.95 US Cloth) Inciting the wrath of an unstable aspiring screenwriter whose film she cancelled for its implausible violence, movie executive Hedda is abducted by the writer, who decides to prove his story's worth by staging its plot with Hedda as the victim

Byrnes, Michael J. Genesis Plague ($32.99 Trade) At the dawn of civilization ...An exotic stranger appears in a Mesopotamian village and is venerated as a goddess until she unleashes a horror beyond anything humankind has ever known. At the sunset of civilization ...A mercenary unit in northern Iraq, led by Sergeant Jason Yaeger, has trapped radical Islam's most wanted target in a mysterious cave that sits at the heart of the Genesis story. When a Marine platoon seeks to control the extraction mission, a threat far more ominous is found lurking beneath the mountains. Meanwhile in Boston, Massachusetts, Agent Thomas Flaherty helps archaeologist Brooke Thompson escape assassination by a Las Vegas televangelist intent on using the cave's deepest secret to bring the Middle East to its knees.

Cameron, Kenneth Bohemian Girl ($22.99) When American novelist Denton receives a letter from a young woman, Mary Thomason, saying she's in danger and needs his help, he doubts if there's anything he can do. As a famous writer with a well-documented past as a lawman in the American west, Denton is used to having mysteries laid at his door, but the letter is months old and was only forwarded to him when the buyer of a painting found it stuck behind the frame. Presumably whatever Mary Thomason was frightened of has already happened. So why did she hide the note behind this particular painting, instead of sending it? The search for answers leads Denton into the heart of Bohemian London - the world of artists and their models, a world of brilliance and depravity, of unconventional morals and shifting sexual identities, where the border between genius and madness is hard to discern but easy to cross.

Carrisi, Donato Whisperer ($32.99 Trade) Six buried arms. Six missing girls. A team led by Captain Roche and internationally renowned criminologist Goran Gavila are on the trail of a serial killer whose ferocity seems to have no limits. And he seems to be taunting them, leading them to discover each small corpse in turn; but the clues on the bodies point to several different killers. Roche and Gavila bring in Mila Vasquez, a specialist in cases involving children, and Mila discovers that the real killer is one who has never lifted a finger against the girls - but merely psychologically instructs others to do his work: a 'subliminal killer' - the hardest to catch

Castle, Richard Heat Wave ($7.99 US ) NYPD detective Nikki Heat must deal with the continual presence of magazine journalist Jameson Rook as she works to solve the murder of a real estate magnate

Cavender, Chris Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder ($22.00 US Cloth) After the body of her delivery driver's brother ends up on the floor of her pizzeria, Eleanor Swift enlists the help of her sister Maddy in searching for the real killer, all while trying to keep her pizza business afloat

Chakraborti, Rajorshi Shadow Play ($24.99 US Cloth) Withdrawing from public view amid police questions about the murder of a young journalist, internationally renowned novelist Raj explains everything he knows in his latest book while harbouring private suspicions that his nefarious past is catching up with him

Charteris, Leslie Saint Overboard / The Saint Plays with Fire (CD) ($19.99) BBC radio collection

Church, James Man With the Baltic Stare ($24.99 US Cloth) Ordered out of retirement to Pyongyang to cover up a crime of passion committed by the young leader of a transitional government vital to a tenuous peace agreement between the two Koreas, Inspector O finds his life threatened when the case tests his loyalties

Clemens, Judy Grim Reaper's Dance ($24.95 US Cloth) Casey Maldonado and Death hitch a ride in a truck, which subsequently crashes, but before the Grim Reaper can take the trucker away, he urges Casey to keep a package out of the hands of an evil band of men, a task that forces her to navigate a maze of greed and desperation in the American Midwest

Coben, Harlan Play Dead ($22.99) Ex fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayers' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax? As events begin to unfold, Laura starts to question David's mysterious disappearance. She begins to uncover a conspiracy which reaches deep into the past and is now slowly beginning to destroy everyone involved. Someone will do anything to keep Laura away from the awful truth - and she has no idea who she can trust (Reissue of an early standalone novel)

Cook, Robin Cure ($26.95 US Cloth) New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery faces the case of her career involving the suspected poisoning murder of a CIA agent and possible links to a powerful pharmaceutical company and start-up stem-cell research labs

Cook, Thomas H. Last Talk with Lola Faye ($25.00 US Cloth) Unexpectedly visited by a woman he blames for his father's murder decades earlier, historian Lucas Page reluctantly agrees to a drink during which they exchange what they know about the crime and Lucas begins to realize that dangerous forces are in play

Cottam, F.G. Waiting Room ($32.99 Trade) Martin Stride is a retired rock star, enjoying the quiet life with his young family on their beautiful estate. On the edge of his grounds lies a derelict Edwardian railway station waiting room once used to transport troops in The Great War. Silent for many years, it has become a playground for Martin's children but now they won't go near it. Strange occurrences in the waiting room lead Martin to seek the help of TV's favourite ghost-hunter Julian Creed. But Creed's psychic ability is a fabrication to gain viewers. He doesn't believe in the paranormal. Until he spends a night in The Waiting Room

Cotterill, Colin Love Songs From a Shallow Grave: a Dr. Siri Investigation Set in Laos ($25.00 US Cloth) Seventy-four-year-old Laotian coroner Dr. Siri seeks to find the killer behind the deaths of three women from fencing-sword wounds, but first he must extricate himself from a Cambodian prison, where he faces beatings, torture, and possible death.

Coyle, Cleo Roast Mortem ($24.95 US Cloth) After being rescued by local firefighters while caught in a blazing restaurant, Clare investigates a series of suspicious cafe fires around New York City and must defend her detective boyfriend, Mike, from false accusations.

Crider, Bill Murder in the Air ($24.99 US Cloth) Local complaints about unpleasant smells originating from Lester Hamilton's chicken farm escalate to the point of the farmer's murder, prompting an investigation by Sheriff Dan Rhodes

Crosby, Ellen Riesling Retribution: a Wine Country Mystery ($7.99 US ) When a tornado destroys some of her newest grapevines and unearths the grave of a murdered man, Lucie Montgomery finds herself having to defend her father's innocence in the face of increasing evidence, a situation that is further complicated by abuse allegations that target winemaker Quinn Santori.

Crosby, Ellen Viognier Vendetta ($24.00 US Cloth) When her reunion with an old friend in Washington, D.C. is derailed by the friend's suspicious disappearance along with an invaluable antique, Lucie Montgomery follows elusive clues to discern her friend's fate and the truth about a billionaire philanthropist's involvement

Davis, Lindsey Falco: the Official Companion ($52.95 Cloth) In 1989, readers were introduced to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, as he stood on the steps of the Temple of Saturn, looking out across the Forum: the heart of his world. Twenty years and twenty books later, Falco fans have a companion volume. Here will you learn the author’s private background, including her descent from a failed assassin and how atheism improved her knitting. Here too are the real glories and heartache involved in research and creation: why the baby had to be born in Barcelona, which plots evolved from intense loathing of management trainees, what part a thermal vest played in the iconic Falco’s conception. It can’t be a complete handbook to ancient Rome, but it covers perennial issues. There are a hundred illustrations, some specially commissioned, others from family archives. Enlightening quotations come from the Falco books and from eminent sources: Juvenal, through Chandler, to 1066 and All That

Davis, Lindsey Nemesis ($32.95 Trade) When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his vigiles friend Petronius investigate, even though it means travelling in the dread marshes. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches their case away from them. As his rivalry with Falco escalates, he makes false overtures of friendship, but fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous - but when did that stop Falco and Petronius? Egged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites, the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims, and the shocking truth creeps closer and closer to home

Depp, Daniel Babylon Nights ($24.00 US Cloth) Intrepid private investigator David Spandau works to protect a suicidal A-list actress from a stalker who launches a deadly cat-and-mouse game that takes them from the streets of Hollywood to the chaos of the Cannes Film Festival

Devlin, Barry Miss Lonlyhearts/Emerald Isle (CD) ($19.99Audio) Father Paolo Baldi mysteries (CD)

Doetsch, Richard 13th Hour ($7.99 US ) A tale told in reverse finds an innocent man sitting in jail after being accused of his wife's murder and given an opportunity by a grey-haired stranger to go back in time on an hour-by-hour basis to discover what happened, an opportunity that poses a painful dilemma.

Doetsch, Richard Thieves of Darkness ($25.00 US Cloth) The author of The 13th Hour finds reformed master thief Michael St. Pierre travelling to Istanbul to rescue an associate and prevent an ancient artefact from falling into the hands of a brutal adversary, an effort that is complicated by Michael's secretive ex-girlfriend.

Douglas, Carole Nelson Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme ($24.99 US Cloth) Preparing to launch a high-risk Las Vegas mob museum and casino, publicist Temple Barr uncovers a buried safe and a recently murdered body during a live event and finds herself turning to Midnight Louie's cat posse to stave off mafia threats on her life

Downie, R.S. (Ruth) Persona Non Grata: a Novel of the Roman Empire ($15.00 US Trade) A third instalment in the series that includes Medicus finds Gaius Patreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, returning to Gaul only to receive an icy greeting from his relatives and news of hard times, a situation that is complicated by the untimely murder of the family's chief creditor.

Duncan, Elizabeth J. Brush With Death ($24.99 US Cloth) In the Welsh cottage she inherited from schoolteacher Emma Teasdale, Penny Brannigan discovers a package of letters that reveal Emma's lesbian affair with a Liverpool artist who was killed in a suspicious hit-and-run accident

Elkins, Aaron Skull Duggery ($7.99 US ) While on vacation in Mexico, skeleton detective Gideon Oliver is called in to determine the cause of death on two sets of suspiciously misidentified remains

Emley, Dianne Deepest Cut ($21.95) While investigating the gang killing of a low-level informant, Pasadena detective Nan Vining stumbles upon clues to her own brutal assault two years earlier, as sometime flame Jim Kissick searches for the vicious serial killer who had nearly taken Nan's life, and Nan unwittingly heads ever closer to a final confrontation with the psychopath.

Ewan, Chris Good Thief's Guide to Vegas ($24.99 US Cloth) Scheming to steal a fortune in casino chips from a famous illusionist, magician thief Charlie Howard is thwarted by a dead body found in his mark's hotel bathtub, a situation that is further complicated by the illusionist's own heist and subsequent disappearance.

Fesperman, Dan Arms Maker of Berlin ($22.99) A ruthless arms billionaire and a disgraced history professor share a terrible secret. Nat Turnbull is dragged abruptly from his quiet academic life when his former mentor, Professor Gordon Wolfe, is arrested for stealing top secret archive documents dating back to the Second World War. Coerced into examining the archives for the FBI, Nat finds intriguing references both to Wolfe's activities in an Allied intelligence office in Switzerland during the war, and to a mysterious student resistance group in Berlin known as the White Rose. Following Wolfe's cryptic clues to Europe, soon Nat is in a desperate race to unlock the truth, before it gets him killed

Flynn, Gillian Dark Places ($22.99) Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she has been drifting, surviving for over twenty years on the proceeds of the 'Libby Day fund'. But now the money is running out and Libby is desperate. When she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept. But this is no ordinary gathering. The Kill Club is a group of true-crime obsessives who share information on notorious murders, and they think her brother Ben is innocent.

Forsyth, Frederick Cobra ($26.95 US Cloth) Having once been forcibly retired from the CIA for being too ruthless, former director of Special Operations Paul Devereaux is called back into action, with the agency giving him free reign and unlimited resources to take down the top drug cartels

Francis, Dick / Felix Francis Crossfire ($26.95 US Cloth) After he discovers that his mother, an esteemed horse trainer, is being blackmailed and forced to make her horses lose, disabled Afghanistan veteran Captain Tom Forsyth must use his military skills to root out the shadowy figure responsible for his mother's predicament

Francis, Dick / Felix Francis Even Money ($9.99 US Premium size) On the first day of Royal Ascot, small-time bookmaker Ned Talbot finds his life thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be his father--whom he had long thought to be dead--becomes the victim of a stabbing at the race track and passes along a mysterious warning to Ned.

Freemantle, Brian Red Star Rising ($25.99 US Cloth) When the body of a brutally murdered Russian is dumped on the lawn of Moscow's British Embassy, special agent Charlie Muffin returns to Russia, where his search for answers exposes him to dangers that threaten international foreign relations

French, Tana Faithful Place ($32.99 Trade) The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. He's cut all ties with his dysfunctional family. Until his sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Frank embarks on a journey into his past that demands he reevaluate everything he believes to be true

Freveletti, Jamie Running from the Devil ($19.99) Surviving a plane crash in Bogota only to see their fellow passengers taken hostage by guerrillas, biochemist Emma Cauldridge and government agent Cameron Sumner risk their lives in an attempt to save the captives, an effort throughout which Emma hides the truth about her possession of a secret biological weapon

Furst, Alan Spies of the Balkans ($32.99 Trade) Follows the double dealings of shady figures in the early years of the Second World War. The action takes place in the countryside of Macedonia, around the time of the British SIS inspired coup there in April of 1941 and then in Greece, especially Salonika, during the invasion itself

Gardner, Lisa Live to Tell ($32.99 Trade) Investigating the murder of an entire family that initially appears to be a senseless act of violence, Detective D. D. Warren uncovers disturbingly personal ties to the case that push her to the edges of her sanity.

Gerritsen, Tess Killing Place ($32.95 Trade) Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming. Twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Meals remain untouched on dining room tables. Cars are still parked in garages. The human occupants have vanished, seemingly into thin air. This is the unsettling place where Maura Isles finds herself trapped during a snowstorm. She has joined a group of friends on a drive to an isolated ski lodge, but when a wrong turn leaves her car stranded in deep snow, she stumbles down a private road into the valley of Kingdom Come, where she takes shelter - and disappears. Days later, Jane Rizzoli flies to Wyoming to search for her missing friend. A crashed vehicle has been found with four badly burned bodies still inside. The authorities assume that one of the women is Maura. But is it? Jane Rizzoli’s search for the truth leads her to Kingdom Come, where a terrifying and gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow

Glynn, Alan Winterland ($22.99) Refusing to believe in the accidental death of a beloved family member who coincidentally died on the same night as a gang member with the same name, a grief-stricken Gina Rafferty ignores edicts to stop asking questions and begins pushing powerful people for the truth

Grace, Nancy Death on the D-List ($25.99 US Cloth) After she moves to New York City and becomes a TV crime fighter, former felony prosecutor Hailey Dean learns that the television industry not only isn't as glamorous as it seems, it is filled with treachery, deception and murder

Grady, Shawn Tomorrow We Die ($14.99 US Trade) Paramedic Jonathan Trestle is swept up in the investigation of a series of linked murders that threaten not only his future but his life as well.

Gray, Jordan Stolen ($7.99 US ) In the cozy English seaside town of Blackpool, American Molly Graham and her British husband, Michael, investigate the murder of a woman whose past is linked to a 70-year-old train wreck, a lost child and a cache of valuable paintings smuggled out of London during World War II

Gregory, Susanna Vein of Deceit (Matthew Bartholomew) ($24.99) There is something very amiss in the finances of Michaelhouse. Despite a new influx of well-heeled students, there is an acute lack of funds for the upkeep of the buildings, even for decent provisions. It is only when the Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that some sort of explanation is revealed: he has been paying large amounts of money for goods the college itself has never received. Although shocked by this evidence of fraud, Matthew is more concerned with the disappearance from his herbarium of a quantity of pennyroyal, a preparation known to cause a woman to miscarry, and a pregnant visitor to his sister's household has died from an overdose of pennyroyal. Had she meant to abort her child or had someone else wanted to ensure she was unable to provide an heir to her husband's wealthy estates? When Matthew learns that it was her husband who had received Michaelhouse's money for undelivered goods he begins to search for other connections and exposes a very treacherous vein of deceit.

Grimsdale, Peter Just Watch Me ($22.99) Dan Carter, his wife Sara and their two children are at Heathrow, about to get on a plane that will take them on their first vacation as a family when he discovers his passport's missing. Exasperated, Sara says she and the children will go on their own. You can't, he says. Just watch me, she replies. Hours later, Dan watches the newsflash about the plane going down over the Atlantic and his life is shattered. But after the first explosion of grief, the questions start to haunt him. Was it an accident his passport got mislaid? Did Sara make sure he wasn't on the plane? Was he the intended target of a terrorist attack that lead back to his time as a sniper in Afghanistan? And how does that tie in with his wife's secret life that he gradually starts to uncover

Gruber, Michael Good Son ($29.99 Trade) When the members of a peace symposium are abducted by armed terrorists, Jungian psychologist and team leader Sonia Laghari struggles to keep the hostages alive by posing confounding interpretations of the kidnappers' dreams, while her ex-soldier son works to find and free her.

Gruley, Bryan Hanging Tree ($15.00 US Trade) In the aftermath of an apparent suicide in Starvation Lake, local newspaper editor Gus teams up with girlfriend and sheriff's deputy Darlene in an investigation that reveals evidence of foul play

Haas, Derek Hunt for the Bear ($22.99) Columbus is a hitman for hire, an assassin at the top of his game, immune to the pressures of his chosen life, and his services available to anyone who can afford his considerable fee - and can find him. But somehow his performance is starting to slip. Distracted, perhaps tiring of the game, he makes one mistake too many - and suddenly Columbus himself is a target

Haddam, Jane Wanting Sheila Dead ($25.99 US Cloth) When an infamously offensive reality show personality is targeted by a thief who steals millions in jewellery from her home and leaves her unconscious beside the murdered body of a local girl, retired FBI agent Gregor Demarkian struggles to identify a culprit among numerous suspects.

Haig, Brian Capitol Game ($25.99 US Cloth) After Jack Wiley rallies corporate giant Capitol Group in an attempt to takeover a small company that has developed a armor-reinforcing polymer that could change the course of modern warfare, he and the Capitol Group find themselves embroiled in the greatest scandal ever seen.

Haig, Brian Hunted ($7.99 US ) One of Russia's wealthiest men, Alex Konevitch ill-advisedly hires the KGB's former deputy director to handle his corporate security and subsequently loses his company before fleeing to America, where he struggles for survival amid false accusations.

Hall, Tarquin Case of the Man Who Died Laughing ($32.95 Trade) A follow-up to The Case of the Missing Servant finds Indian detective Vish Puri sending an undercover operative to the sacred town of Haridwar when a notorious debunker is found dead and a high-profile Hindu ascetic is implicated

Hall, Tarquin Case of the Missing Servant: a Vish Puri Mystery ($21.95) A first instalment in a new series by the author of To the Elephant Graveyard introduces moustachioed Vish Puri, a respectable family man who styles himself as India's forefront private investigator and who runs background checks for prospective brides and grooms until more sensational cases take him into India's increasingly divergent communities.

Hambly, Barbara Dead and Buried (Benjamin January) ($52.00 Cloth) Musician Benjamin January is attending the funeral of a friend, when a mishap at the graveside sends the coffin tumbling, and it breaks open to reveal the corpse of a complete stranger. Once again Benjamin must solve the mystery and navigate his way through the complex, frequently dangerous world of 1830's New Orleans, with its strict hierarchies of caste and its lively politics

Harris, C.S. What Remains of Heaven ($14.00 US Trade) The latest novel featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, features a mystery surrounding the identity of two corpses found in an ancient crypt with possible ties to William Franklin, the embittered son of American patriot Ben Franklin.

Harvey, John Darker Shade of Blue ($24.95) A collection of short stories

Hill, Reginald Woodcutter ($32.99 Trade) Wolf Hadda's life has been a fairytale. From humble origins as a Cumbrian woodcutter's son, he has risen to become a hugely successful entrepreneur, happily married to the girl of his dreams. A knock on the door one morning ends it all. Universally reviled, thrown into prison while protesting his innocence, abandoned by friends and family, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later prison psychiatrist Alva Ozigbo makes the breakthrough. Wolf begins to talk and under her guidance gets parole, returning to his rundown family home in rural Cumbria. But there is a mysterious period in Wolf's youth when he disappeared from home and was known to his employers as the Woodcutter. And now the Woodcutter is back, looking for the truth -- and with the truth, revenge. Can Alva intervene before his pursuit of vengeance takes him to a place from which he can never come back ...?

Ibe, Adimchinma Treachery in the Yard: a Nigerian Thriller ($22.99 US Cloth) Detective Peterside investigates an assassination attempt on a political candidate whose fierce effort to win his party's nomination has revealed widespread corruption and caused Peterside to doubt those closest to him.

Jackson, Lisa Running Scared ($32.99 Trade) Fifteen years ago in Boston, Kate Summers made a bargain:she became the mother of a perfect, beautiful newborn baby, and she promised she would never breathe a word about the adoption to anyone. Now Kate has built a good life for herself and her son, Jon, in a small town in Oregon. She has almost forgotten her fear that he will somehow be taken away. Then Daegan O'Rourke arrives in town and strikes up a friendship with her and Jon. Daegan has his own past to hide - one with shocking ties to hers. Someone is searching for Kate and her son and is willing to go to any lengths to claim him

James, Miranda Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks) ($7.99 US ) When famous author and former classmate Godfrey Priest is murdered after only being in Athena, Mississippi for one day, good-natured librarian Charlie Harris, with a little help from his Maine coon cat named Diesel, must read between the lines to catch a killer.

Jance, J. A. Fire and Ice: a Beaumont and Brady Novel ($9.99 US Premium size) Struggling to solve a series of murders in which young women were wrapped in tarps and set on fire, a breakthrough in the case sends Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont to Sheriff Joanna Brady's jurisdiction in Arizona as the sheriff works on her own puzzling case.

Jardine, Quintin Blood Red ($22.99) Primavera is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the Catalan coast of Spain. The attractive single mother and eight-year-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Blackstone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish priest has eyebrows rising and tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful councillor who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found, head caved in, some ominous questions are asked.

Jennings, Gary et al 2012 Codex ($25.99 US Cloth) A conclusion to Apocalypse 2012 finds Rita Critchlow and Cooper Jones racing against time to locate the 1,000-year-old codex of god-king Quetzacoatl, a quest that mirrors the search of Montezuma empire slave-scholar, Pacal, 500 years earlier.

Johansen, Iris / Roy Johansen Storm Cycle ($7.99 US ) Computer genius Rachel Kirby struggles with the imminent death of her seriously ill sister before she receives a mysterious e-mail from John Tanek, an archaeologist who may know of a cure and who has been trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb by dangerous adversaries.

Kane, Andrea Drawn in Blood ($7.99 US ) Former FBI agent Sloane Burbank's father witnessed a crime that has now come back to haunt him and Sloane must either betray his secret or withhold the information from the man she loves, former colleague Derek Parker, in a sequel to the best-selling author's novel Twisted

Kava, Alex Black Friday ($7.99 US ) When terrorists attack the largest mall in America, FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell, while sifting through the debris for answers, discovers that her brother is involved and that another attack could happen in less than twenty-four hours

Kava, Alex Damaged ($29.99 Trade) When the Coast Guard finds a murdered body in the Gulf of Mexico while preparing for a Category 5 hurricane, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell places herself in the path of the deadly storm to track down the victim's identity and killer.

Kellerman, Faye Hangman: a Decker/Lazarus Novel ($32.99 Trade) Obsessive and duty-bound, LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to do a big favour for old friend, Teresa McLaughlin, knowing full-well that it will bring her sociopathic husband, Chris Donatti, back into his life. When Terry goes missing, and Donatti's disappearance follows, their 14-year-old son Gabe has no one to turn to except Peter and his wife, Rina Lazarus. Then a neo-natal nurse at St. Timothy's hospital, Adrianna Blanc, is found swinging from the rafters of a house in a wealthy suburban area. A popular party-girl, to the disgust of her close friends and family she indulged in recreational drugs and casual sex. Her boyfriend, Garth Hammerling, a nurse at the same hospital, is no angel either, and the discovery that Adrianna's final phone-call announced their split only adds to the police's suspicions. With lives hanging in the balance, both at home and at work, Decker and his team need to find answers and fast. Since Donatti is still at loose, no one can ever be really safe

Lippman, Laura I'd Know You Anywhere ($25.99 US Cloth) Eliza Benedict's peaceful suburban life is shattered after she is contacted by Walter Bowman, the man who kidnapped and held her hostage as a teen in 1985, and who now claims to want forgiveness while on death row.

Maitland, Barry Dark Mirror ($19.99) When the red-haired, beautiful and mysterious, Marion Summers dies in horrendous circumstances in the London Library, Brock and Kolla are brought in to investigate (Australian author)

Marsh, Ngaio Man Lay Dead / A Surfeit of Lampreys (CD) ($19.99) Full cast dramatisations (BBC).

Martin, PD Kiss of Death ($7.99 US ) Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson is on a new case. The victim is found dead in a state park with two puncture wounds on her neck. There is no blood on the scene, but she looks to have been drained. (Australian author)

McCullough, Colleen Too Many Murders ($32.99 Trade) In 1967 in the city of Holloman, Connecticut, home to prestigious Chubb University and armaments giant Cornucopia, chief of detectives Captain Carmine Delmonico faces twelve murders in one day.(Australian author)

McDermid, Val Fever of the Bone ($19.99) The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Struggling with the newly-awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet.

McDermott, Andy Sacred Vault ($32.99 Trade) The world is in shock when Michelangelo's David is stolen from a museum in Florence, Italy. The latest in a series of audacious thefts of historical treasures, it's only a matter of time before another priceless artefact is targeted. When the Talonor Codex - a great Atlantean explorer's account of his travels - is stolen, it becomes clear that the thefts form only part of the raiders' ultimate plan. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its fabled contents - the legendary Shiva-Vedas, the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction. Witnesses to the latest daring robbery, archaeologist Nina Wilde and former SAS soldier Eddie Chase are forced into a treacherous hunt across the world to discover the vault before its secrets fall into dangerous hands. The vault's prize is a treasure beyond price, but it may also be the catalyst for global annihilation

McFarland, Nora Bad Day's Work ($14.99 US Trade) Ostracized by reporters for her anti-social temperament, hard-working camerawoman Lilly gets an assignment filming a local crime scene and achieves the biggest scoop of her career before her video is sabotaged and she is attacked by two police officers.

Moody, David Dog Blood ($29.99 Trade) A sequel to Hater returns readers to a post-apocalyptic world divided into the camps of Humans and Haters, where Danny McCoyne embarks on a desperate mission to locate his missing daughter, an effort challenged by an unexpected chain of events

Morrell, David & Hank Wagner (eds) Thrillers: 100 Must Reads ($27.95 US Cloth) Members of the International Thriller Writers organization--including David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, John Lescroart, and James Rollins--contribute essays on their favourite thrillers.

Nadel, Barbara Death by Design ($19.99) When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tarlabasi, a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them. In the process, Istanbul's Inpsector etin Ikmen is injured. Documents found in the factory lead the authorities in both Istanbul and London to believe that a terrorist attack, in part orchestrated from the Tarlabasi factory, is about to be enacted in the British capital. Ikmen goes undercover amongst the Turkish community of North London, although what he uncovers there is certainly not what his British colleagues were expecting

Nadelson, Reggie Londongrad: an Artie Cohen Mystery ($22.99) Investigating the murder of a young girl only to discover that the killer's intended victim was club owner Tolya Sverdloff's daughter, Russian-American NYPD detective Artie Cohen finds himself tangled in a web of Russian organized crime and travels to Moscow, where he confronts painful questions about his loyalty

Pape, Sharon Sketch Me If You Can ($7.99 US ) When she inherits a beautiful Victorian home and a list of clients from her late uncle's private detective business, police sketch artist Rory McCain, while getting settled in, is startled by a ghost from the 1870s who had helped her uncle with his cases--and who proposes a similar partnership with her

Paretsky, Sara Hardball: a V.I. Warshawski Novel ($19.99) Hired to track down a man who has been missing for forty years, V.I. Warshawski inadvertently unearths old skeletons from Chicago's history and her own family, a situation marked by a young cousin she has never met and the untimely death of a nun

Paretsky, Sara Killing Orders (CD) ($24.99) BBC radio collection

Patterson, James & Liza Marklund Postcard Killers ($27.99 US Cloth) NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend

Peacock, Justin Blind Man's Alley ($25.95 US Cloth) Defending a real estate tycoon from lawsuits stemming from a building collapse and suspected mafia ties, lawyer Duncan Riley finds the task complicated by his client's enamoured daughter and a seemingly unrelated murder case.

Pears, Iain Stone's Fall ($24.95) Iain Pears tells the story of John Stone, financier and armaments manufacturer, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents. A novel with a riveting mystery at its heart, Stone's Fall is a quest to discover how and why John Stone dies, falling out of a window at his London home

Pearson, Ridley In Harm's Way ($25.95 US Cloth) His budding relationship with Fiona strained by her avoidance of media attention for her part in a river rescue, Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming begins a race against time when he learns of a possible link between his community and a recent Seattle murder

Phelan, James Red Ice ($32.99 Trade) Just a few days after the conclusion of LIQUID GOLD, Lachlan Fox is thrown back into the midst of the action when the dangerous and powerful Umbra organization offers to trade a man they've taken hostage for one of their own operatives. After the CIA claim they won't negotiate with terrorists, Umbra begins to cut off the natural gas supply to Europe. This is just a small indication of the level of chaos they're prepared to inflict. (Australian author)

Preston, Douglas & Child, Lincoln Fever Dream ($29.99 Trade) Discovering that the tragic death of his wife, Helen, while they were big game hunting in Africa twelve years earlier was not an accident, Special Agent Pendergast investigates Helen's past to discover who might have wanted her dead.

Quartey, Kwei Wife of the Gods ($15.00 US Trade) Investigating the murder of an AIDS worker in an African community from which his mother went missing years earlier, Detective Inspector Darko Dawson collects details about the killing and realizes that he is close to solving the truth about his mother's disappearance.

Quinn, Peter Man Who Never Returned ($24.95 US Cloth) follow-up to Hour of the Cat finds retired detective Fintan Dunne investigating the unsolved 1930 disappearance of Judge Joe Crater for a media piece, a case that takes him to Los Angeles and Havana, where he confronts reluctant participants and a grieving spouse

Rabkin, William Psych: a Fatal Frame of Mind ($6.99 US ) While investigating the murder of a museum curator, Shawn and Gus find the clues leading them toward a centuries-old cabal desperate to keep an ancient secret buried forever.

Rankin, Ian Complaints ($22.99) Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Malcolm Fox works for The Complaints. He's just had a result and should be feeling good about himself. But he's middle-aged, sour and unwell. He also has a father in a care home and a sister who persists in an abusive relationship. In the midst of an aggressive Edinburgh winter, the reluctant Fox is given a new task. There's a cop called Jamie Breck and he's dirty. Problem is, no one can prove it. But as Fox takes on the job, he learns that there's more to Breck than anyone thinks. This knowledge will prove dangerous, especially when murder intervenes

Reeves-Stevens, Judith and Garfield White Island ($25.95 US Cloth) Three families are caught up in a maelstrom involving a 9,000-year-old conspiracy linked to provocative theories about ancient astronauts, sunken empires, and startling theories on the origins of human civilization.

Reichs, Kathy Spider Bones ($26.99 US Cloth) Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan investigates the death of a man who appears to have died while engaged in a bizarre sexual act and who was originally declared dead four decades earlier.

Rendell, Ruth Monster in the Box ($24.95) When Wexford starts out as a young police officer, he is involved with a murder case where the perpetrator is not brought to justice. All these years, Wexford has harboured suspicions about the possible killer, who suddenly returns to Kingsmarkham. There are other apparently unrelated deaths, and once more Wexford is on the trail to uncover the evidence that will make the crucial connections. Ruth Rendell takes us back in time, not only to resolve a series of crimes, but to show Wexford as a young man, meeting Dora, his future wife, and developing into the unique, instinctive yet methodical detective that he becomes.

Rendell, Ruth Tigerlily's Orchids ($32.95 Trade) When Stuart Font decides to throw a house-warming party in his new flat, he invites all the people in his building. After some deliberation, he even includes the unpleasant caretaker and his wife. There are a few other genuine friends on the list, but he definitely does not want to include his girlfriend, Claudia, as that might involve asking her husband. The party will be one everyone remembers. But not for the right reasons. All the occupants of Lichfield House are about to experience a dramatic change in their lives. Living opposite, in reclusive isolation, is a young, beautiful Asian woman, christened Tigerlily by Stuart. As though from some strange urban fairytale, she emerges to exert a terrible spell. And Mr and Mrs Font, the worried parents, will have even more cause for concern about their handsome but hopelessly naive son

Ridpath, Michael Where the Shadows Lie ($32.99 Trade) Amid Iceland's wild, volcanic landscape, rumours swirl of an ancient manuscript containing a long-lost saga about a ring of terrible power. The manuscript, which is believed to have inspired Tolkein's Lord of the Rings, exists...but why is it worth killing for? Untangling murder from myth is Iceland-born, Boston-raised homicide detective Magnus Jonson. Seconded to the Icelandic Police Force for his own protection after he runs afoul of a drug cartel back in Boston, Magnus also has his own reasons for returning to the country of his birth for the first time in nearly two decades - to investigate the unsolved murder of his father.

Robb, J. D. Fantasy in Death (Eve Dallas, Book 30) ($19.99) They were best friends, driven by one shared vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, hard-edged and beautiful, Var and Benny, brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea. Their newest invention, developed to transport the player into a fantastical virtual world, is just about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found brutally killed, defeated by their own game. Their close-knit group is torn apart. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences? Even Eve Dallas, New York City's most cunning investigator, is hard-pressed for an answer. But as she digs deeper, peeling back layers of secrets, revenge and misplaced allegiances, she realises with growing dread the depth of the killer's master plan. And she knows his game is far from over

Robertson, Imogen Anatomy of Murder ($32.99 Trade) London, 1781. Harriet Westerman waits for news of her husband, gravely injured at sea. The city is seething with rumour and conspiracy, and as London's high society enjoys its privileges spies pass its secrets to the French. After a body is dragged out of the Thames, reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther is persuaded to advise on the man's death. Despite accusations that she takes an unnatural interest in murder, Harriet joins him. They follow a trail of secrecy to the opera house where the dead man worked, and where new celebrity surrounds two singers. Behind the scenes, though, a much darker plot is being played out which will lead them into great danger

Robertson, Paul Dark in the City of Light ($14.99 US Trade) When the wife of Baron Harsanyi--a well-connected military man with two adult children--is found murdered in 1870s Paris, the baron must uncover the truth to preserve his country

Robinson, Peter Bad Boy ($32.99 Trade) When Juliet Doyle finds a gun in her daughter's bedroom, she turns to old friend DCI Alan Banks for advice. But Banks is on a much-needed holiday, and it's left to DI Annie Cabbot to deal with the removal of the firearm. No one can foresee the operation's disastrous consequences, or that the Doyle's will not be the only family affected. Banks's daughter Tracy has fallen for the wrong boy. Her flatmate's boyfriend is attractive, ambitious, and surrounded by an intoxicating air of mystery. He's also very dangerous. When Tracy warns him the police might be on his tail, he persuades her to go on the run with him, and flattered by his attention, she agrees. Before she knows it, a deadly chase across the country is set in motion. And on his return, unsuspecting of Tracy's precarious situation, Banks is plunged into his most terrifying, personal case yet.

Rogan, Jack Ocean Dark ($7.99 US ) While working undercover on a gun-smuggling ship, an FBI agent is taken to a mysterious island surrounded by a graveyard of sunken ships that is a rendezvous point for Central American arms dealers, but is also home to a creature virtually unknown to man.

Roman, A.E. Superman Project ($25.99 US Cloth) Investigating the suspicious death of a charismatic childhood friend who went missing in the 1980s, private investigator Chico Santana learns about his late friend's involvement in a shadowy organization that promotes a lifestyle based on German philosophy, Hinduism and comic-book mythology

Rosenfelt, David Dog Tags ($24.99 US Cloth) Dog-loving lawyer Andy Carpenter plunges into a high profile murder case in which a rogue German shepherd police dog may be the only hope for its owner, an Iraq war vet and former-cop-turned-thief accused of murder.

Sala, Sharon Swept Aside ($7.99 US ) After surviving a school shooting, Amalie Pope retreats to Louisiana where she, after a tornado rips through bayou country, is held hostage by four escaped prisoners who are wounded, desperate and extremely dangerous--with the exception of one, who is an undercover DEA operative

Santlofer, Jonathan / S.J. Rozan (eds.) Dark End of the Street: New Stories of Sex and Crime by Today's Top Authors ($19.99) An anthology of crime tales by some of today's favourite authors features an Edgar Award-winning coeditor and is complemented by original black-and-white art, in a volume that includes contributions by such names as Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly and Joyce Carol Oates

Scarrow, Simon Fields of Death ($32.99 Trade) It's 1810, and both Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon have made great names for themselves as outstanding military commanders. Wellington expands his achievements and enjoys further fame during his years in Spain but knows his most challenging test will be to face Napoleon's mighty army. But when Wellington invades France in 1814 he gains a swift and certain victory. He indulges in a spell of self-congratulation at Vienna - until news comes of Napoleon's triumphant return. Napoleon, ambitious as ever, embarks on a Russian campaign which ends in disaster and is then defeated at Leipzig in the biggest battle ever fought in Europe. With Napoleon's power waning at long last, Wellington must seize the opportunity to crush the tyrant once and for all - and so the two giants face each other for the final time, at Waterloo

Schwartz, Stephen Jay Boulevard ($14.99 US Trade) Haunted by painful childhood events including the early death of his father, LA detective Hayden Glass hides private struggles about his sex addiction while investigating the murder of a politician's daughter by a sexual predator

Scott, A.D. Small Death in the Great Glen ($15.00 US Trade) Investigating the suspicious death of a 1950s Highlands youth, a seasoned journalist and a receptionist caught in an abusive marriage discover links between the killing and a foreign sailor, Scotland's travelling tinkers and the secretive residents of a neighbouring glen

Sims, Elizabeth On Location ($25.99 US Cloth) When her sister goes missing in the wilds of Washington while scouting for film sets, sometime actress and full-time single mom Rita Farmer launches a determined search.

Smith, Mark Haskell Baked ($14.99 US Trade) Selling high-quality, mango-flavoured marijuana to wealthy and discerning clients, experimental botanist Miro is nearly killed by a sniper hit and struggles to figure out who wants him dead, an investigation marked by an obsessive cop, a kinky paramedic and a Mormon missionary

Smith, Martin Cruz Three Stations ($25.99 US Cloth) Struggling with a prosecutor's refusal to send work his way, investigator Arkady Renko of Moscow finds his efforts to watch out for teen chess prodity Zhenya challenged by a case involving a kidnapped baby, a dead prostitute, and police corruption

Stevens, Chevy Still Missing ($32.99 Trade) Captured by a psychopath posing as an interested house buyer, realtor Annie spends a brutally traumatic year in captivity in a remote mountain cabin and recounts her experiences and dramatic escape to her therapist while agonizing over the ongoing police search for her captor. A first novel.

Teller, Joseph Overkill ($7.99 US ) Harrison J. Walker, aka Jaywalker, finds his 90-percent acquittal rate threatened by his latest case involving a 17-year-old boy who killed another boy after a fight over a girl but who is unable to recall the events of that day, or coherently defend himself

Thane, James L. No Place to Die ($7.99 US ) While she waits for homicide detectives to chase down leads, kidnap victim Beverly fights against dwindling odds to stay alive and see the deranged killer that abducted her brought to justice

Thayer, Terri False Impressions (Stamping Sisters) ($7.99 US ) While trying to create new stamp designs in time for the annual Ice Festival, professional rubber stamper and restoration expert April Buchert is preoccupied with the rumours surrounding the death of Mary Lou Rosen's brother--a scandal none of the Stamping Sisters are willing to discuss

Thomas, Donald Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil and Other New Tales ($14.95 US Trade) Five original tales inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic character feature Holmes taking on such challenges as the famed siege of Sydney Street, a planned German invasion of America, and a supernatural curse.

Thomas, Paul Ihaka Trilogy ($35.00 Trade) Maverick Maori cop Tito Ihaka, is a detective sergeant in the Auckland CID. Despite treading on numerous toes and breaking most of the rules in the book, Ihaka eventually gets his man - and sometimes his woman. OLD SCHOOL TIE is about the unlocking of a dark 25-year-old secret relating to a teenage girl's mysterious suicide at a private school ball. Freelance journalist Reggie Sparks' investigation spills over into an underworld turf war involving the Sydney mafia and a ferocious Maori gang, the Blood Drinkers. INSIDE DOPE involves a race for the lost treasure of the Mr Asia drug syndicate which attracts the attention of a rogue American narcotics agent and the CIA, while GUERILLA SEASON pits Ihaka against a shadowy and sinister terrorist group in a case which turns out to have links to the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

Unger, Lisa Die For You ($7.99 US ) Isabel and Marcus Raines are the perfect couple. She is a well known novelist; he is a brilliant inventor of high-tech games and they have been happily married for five years. But one morning, Marcus says he loves her, leaves for work, and disappears into thin air. Isabel relentlessly tried to reach him when he doesn't return home. But when his call finally comes, she hears only a man's terrified scream

Unger, Lisa Fragile ($24.00 US Cloth) When her rebellious teenage son's girlfriend goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Maggie becomes increasingly fearful about unsettling ties between the investigation and an unsolved missing-person case from twenty years earlier that involved her police officer husband.

Upson, Nicola Two for Sorrow ($32.99 Trade) London, 1903. Two women are hanged in Holloway Prison for killing babies. More than thirty years later, their crimes resurface with shocking consequences… When Josephine Tey sets out to write a novel about Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, the notorious Finchley baby farmers, she can have little idea that the research for her book will be needed to help solve a modern-day killing - the sadistic murder of a young seamstress, found dead in the Motley sisters’ studio, amid preparations for a star-studded charity gala. The girl’s death seems to be the result of a long-standing domestic feud, but Josephine’s friend, Inspector Archie Penrose, is unconvinced; and when a second young woman is involved in an horrific accident soon afterwards, the search begins for a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past where it belongs

Vance, Lee Garden of Betrayal ($24.95 US Cloth) A tale set against a backdrop of the 2008 economic crisis follows the experiences of a family that was shattered seven years earlier by the abduction of their twelve-year-old child and who receive an important lead on the same day a natural gas pipeline in Russia is blown up by terrorists

Warner, Penny How to Crash a Killer Bash ($6.99 US ) When the murder mystery party at the de Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park results in foul play and her best friend, who is dating the victim's son, is accused of the crime, event-planner Presley Parker must clear her friend's name before a twisted party crasher gets away with murder

Webber, Heather Deeply, Desperately (Lucy Valentine) ($7.99 US ) Using her gift of finding lost things, Lucy Valentine, in order to breathe new life into her family's Boston-based matchmaking company, finds lost loves until she gets involved in a murder investigation, which leads her straight into the arms of her hot firefighter-turned-private eye neighbour

White, Stephen Last Lie ($26.95 US Cloth) After one of their dinner party guests wakes up the next morning with no memory beyond getting ready for bed, Alan Gregory and his deputy district attorney wife, Lauren, join with detective Sam Purdy in an investigation that turns grim once one of the witnesses is murdered

White, Stephen Siege ($9.99 US Premium size) Suspended Boulder police detective Sam Purdy joins forces with the CIA and the FBI to investigate a number of high-profile disappearances at Yale University that may have ties to a campus secret society.

Williams, Andrew To Kill a Tsar ($32.99 Trade) St Petersburg, 1879. A shot rings out in Palace Square. Cossack guards tackle the would-be assassin to the ground. In the melee no one notices a striking dark haired young woman in a heavy coat slip away from the scene. Russia is alive with revolutionaries. While Tsar Alexander II remains a virtual prisoner in his own palaces, his ruthless secret police will stop at nothing to unmask those who plot his assassination and the overthrow of the Imperial regime. For Dr Frederick Hadfield, whose medical practice is dependent on the Anglo-Russian gentry, these are dangerous times. Drawn into a desperate cat-and-mouse game of undercover assignations, plot and counter-plot, he risks all in a perilous double life

Zouroudi, Anne Lady of Sorrows ($32.99 Trade) A painter is found dead at sea off the coast of a remote Greek island. For our enigmatic detective Hermes Diaktoros, the plot can only thicken: the painter's work, an icon of the Virgin long famed for its miraculous powers, has just been uncovered as a fake. But has the painter died of natural causes or by a wrathful hand? What secret is a dishonest gypsy keeping? And what haunts the ancient catacombs beneath the bishop's house? In the fourth Mystery of the Greek Detective, the inimitable Hermes must deal with forgery, betrayal and superstition, and the consequences of all-consuming rage

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