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Allen, Jeffrey Stay at Home Dead ($7.99 US ) When the dead body of a former high-school rival is found in his mini-van, stay-at-home dad Deuce Winters becomes submerged in scandal and must clear his name with a little help from his wife Julianne, a high-powered attorney
Balzo, Sandra Triple Shot ($27.95 US Cloth) Enjoying the success of her coffeehouse, Maggy is astonished when her partner, real estate maven Sarah Kingston, is investigated for irregularities at her job at the same time three rival real estate agents are found murdered
Barnard, Robert Charitable Body ($24.00 US Cloth) When his wife, Felicity, is named a trustee of one of England's distinguished estates, Detective Inspector Charlie Peace discovers an ugly family rivalry linked to the estate when a body turns up in a nearby lake.
Barr, Nevada Rope ($25.99 US Cloth) The long-anticipated story of Anna Pigeon's past traces her brokenhearted 1995 relocation from New York City and first days as a Glen Canyon park ranger, a new start that is shattered by her abduction and imprisonment in the bottom of a dry well without supplies.
Bates, Quentin Cold Comfort ($25.00 US Cloth) Promoted to Reykjavfk's Serious Crime Unit, Sergeant Gunnhildur endeavors to recapture a vengeful escaped convict while investigating the murder of a fitness guru in her city-center apartment, cases that reveal unsettling links
Bates, Quentin Frozen Assets ($14.00 US Trade) Officer Gunnhildur investigates the discovery of a body in an Icelandic fishing village and uncovers a web of political intrigue and corruption
Beaton, M. C. Death of a Chimney Sweep ($6.99 US ) After a dead body is found stuffed up a chimney and then lovable chimney sweep Pete Ray also ends up dead, it is up to Police Constable Hamish Macbeth to scour the Scottish highlands to find out who is responsible for the dirty deeds
Beck, Jessica Killer Crullers ($7.99 US ) When a mysterious stranger buys a whole box of heavily iced crullers, throws them at her friend Gabby's storefront next door, and then winds up dead, Suzanne Hart, the owner of April Springs' only donut shop, must bring a sickly sweet killer to justice
Belbin, David Bone and Cane ($22.99) Labour MP Sarah Bone's boyfriend Nick Cane has just been released from prison for growing and selling cannabis. They're brought together again when Sarah campaigns successfully for the release of Ed Clarke, a wrongfully imprisoned 'murderer', only to be sexually assaulted on the night she celebrates his release with him. Is she responsible for a terrible injustice? Nick's life is strangely bound up with Ed Clarke's: inmates in the same prison and now working illegally for the same mini-cab firm. Will the old chemistry spark as Nick and Sarah work together to expose Ed Clarke's guilt? As the election of a generation heats up, Bone and Cane's convictions are tested to the limit.
Blake, Heather It Takes a Witch ($7.99 US ) Arriving in Salem, Massachusetts to join the family business, witches and sisters Darcy and Harper, who have the power to grant wishes with a mere spell, must unravel a murder mystery in their aunt's magic-themed tourist town when a wannabe witch turns up dead
Box, C.J. Cold Wind ($24.99) Joe Pickett is unsure of what he should do when his mother-in-law, whom he dislikes heartily, is accused of killing her husband, Earl, but Joe gradually begins to wonder if Earl's death is what it seems. (The previous 10 books in the Joe Pickett series are reissued this month at $19.99 each)
Brod, D. C. Getting Lucky ($15.95 US Trade) A sequel to Getting Sassy finds freelance writer Robyn Guthrie taking over an unfinished story that a local reporter had been writing before his fatal hit-and-run accident, an assignment that is dangerously complicated by shady land deals, an old high-school nemesis and Robyn's aging mother.
Bruns, Don Too Much Stuff ($25.95 US Cloth) Private investigators Skip More and James Lessor of More or Less Investigations are hired to find a quarter million dollars in gold that went missing during a 1935 hurricane and must battle ruthless competitors and brushes with death if they are ever going to complete their mission.
Buckley, Fiona Queen Without a Crown ($28.95 US Cloth) Longing to settle down with her third husband, lady-in-waiting Ursula Blanchard is forced to take a private assignment to save her husband's ancestral home, a job Elizabeth I requires her to use to spy on a band of rebels who would put Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne.
Burdett, John Vulture Peak ($25.95 US Cloth) Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep organizes a massive sting operation to end human organ trafficking in Thailand, an effort that is complicated by an aging rock star with liver disease and rumours about Sonchai's ex-prostitute wife.
Burdette, Lucy Appetite for Murder ($7.99 US ) When her potential new boss at New Zest magazine--and the woman who stole her boyfriend--is murdered, aspiring food critic Haley Snow becomes the prime suspect in the investigation and must clear her name before she is writing reviews from prison
Carr, Howie Hard Knocks ($24.99 US Cloth) After the murder of a client, former Boston cop-turned-private investigator Jack Reilly is compelled to sift through decades of corruption to discover who is trying to kill him
Carter, Maureen Mother Love ($28.95 US Cloth) Receiving a mocking, ominous letter about a schoolteacher who has been missing for six days, DI Sarah Quinn is forced to team up with unscrupulous journalist Caroline King, the victim's best friend, to secure a rescue.
Chen, Guanzhong Fat Years ($26.95 US Cloth) A novel set in near-future Beijing follows the widespread disappearance of a month from official records and human memory that is disregarded by everyone except a small circle of friends who kidnap a high-ranking official to expose the truth
Christopher, Paul Red Templar ($9.99 US Premium size) When he is approached by a man who knows the location of the legendary Aos, companion to his own prized Templar sword, retired Army Ranger and historian John Holliday embarks on a new adventure that takes him deep into the dark heart of Russia and face-to-face with an ancient Templar Order
Clancy, Tom Locked On ($28.95 US Cloth) Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists.
Clare, Alys Way Between the Worlds ($28.95 US Cloth) Startled awake by an unearthly voice that warns her that one of her loved ones is in danger, 11th-century apprentice healer Lassair learns that a nun at the abbey where her beloved sister lives has been murdered, a situation that pits Lassair against an unexpectedly dangerous threat
Clark, Mary Jane Look of Love: a Piper Donovan Mystery ($24.99 US Cloth) On an all-expenses-paid trip to a Hollywood Hills luxury spa to create a unique wedding cake, Piper Donovan discovers the gruesome murder of another guest.
Clement, Blaize Cat Sitter's Pajamas ($24.99 US Cloth) Hired by a famous football player to pet-sit his cats, Dixie meets a celebrity fashion model who claims to be the athlete's wife, a situation that culminates in Dixie's discovery of a ring of high-fashion counterfeiters
Clements, J.M. Spartacus: Swords and Ashes (Spartacus, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) The first book in a new series of original novels about Roman gladiator Spartacus ties into the TV show.
Coben, Harlan Live Wire ($19.99) When a pregnant tennis star reports that her rock-artist husband has gone missing amid scandalous rumours, Myron Bolitar is forced to confront deep secrets about his client's past while struggling with fatherhood roles in his personal life
Coben, Harlan (ed.) Best American Mystery Stories 2011 ($29.99 Trade) The best-selling author of Myron Bolitar series edits a latest collection of the genre's finest stories, including contributions by top authors.
Coleman, Reed Farrel Hurt Machine ($15.95 US Trade) Entreated by his ex-wife to solve the murder of her estranged sister, private investigator Moe Prager learns that the victim, a New York EMT, died amid hostilities regarding a dying man she refused to help, a case that is further complicated by bureaucratic greed, sexual harassment and blackmail.
Connor, Alex Legacy of Blood ($27.99 Trade) London, 1732. William Hogarth made a terrible error of judgment. He painted the Prince of Wales leaving a prostitute's bed. A pregnant prostitute. And now she's been killed. Hogarth has been warned. The only thing the girl's killers don't know is her child had been born - and Hogarth saw to it that he survived. This powerful secret - and the painting that proves it - as been protected by Sir Oliver Peters' family for centuries, for Queen and country. But now it's been stolen - on his watch. He heard the rumour about where it was, but he's not the only one, and as the others are brutally murdered in quick succession, Peters is in a deadly race against time - and some very dangerous people - to find it before it's too late
Cook, Robin Death Benefit ($26.95 US Cloth) Launching a private investigation when their mentor dies under suspicious circumstances, medical students Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall uncover a sinister operation through which private life insurance policies are being manipulated to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others
Corby, Gary Ionia Sanction ($19.95) Athens, 460 B.C. Life's tough for Nicolaos, the only investigating agent in ancient Athens. His girlfriend's left him and his boss wants to fire him. But when an Athenian official is murdered, the brilliant statesman Pericles has no choice but to put Nico on the job. The case takes Nico, in the company of a beautiful slave girl, to the land of Ionia within the Persian Empire. The Persians will execute him on the spot if they think he's a spy. Beyond that, there are just a few minor problems. He's being chased by brigands who are only waiting for the right price before they kill him. Somehow he has to placate his girlfriend, who is very angry about that slave girl. He must win over Themistocles, the military genius who saved Greece during the Persian Wars, and then defected to the hated enemy. And to solve the crime, Nico must uncover a secret that could not only destroy Athens, but will force him to choose between love, and ambition, and his own life. (Australian author)
Cornwell, Patricia Port Mortuary ($19.99) As the chief of the new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts, a joint venture of the state and federal governments and MIT, Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could shut down her new facility and ruin her personally and professionally.
Corris, Peter Comeback ($29.99 Trade) Cliff Hardy has his PI licence back - but does he still have what it takes to cut it on the mean streets of Sydney? Cliff reckons the skills are still there, if a little rusty, and actor Bobby Forrest's case looks promising. Bobby's a nice-enough guy, but why is he being stalked by a red-hot brunette? And why did he have to go online to find a date? When Bobby is murdered, it comes as a shock. Cliff's only solid lead is a white Commodore, the most ubiquitous car around. When a surprising connection with his own past surfaces, Cliff is forced to put some of his skills to the test. But is he heading in the wrong direction? Somehow he has to put it all together without losing his licence again, but in true Hardy fashion he's managing to find his way into trouble, not out of it. (Australian author)
Cotterill, Colin Slash and Burn ($24.99 Trade) Dr Siri's bagged himself a holiday: an all-expenses-paid trip to the northern mountains of Laos. What's more, through a bit of skilful bartering (well, blackmail) he has wangled it so that his nearest and dearest may accompany him. They are to assist a US-funded search for a lost CIA pilot - Boyd Bowry - missing since his aircraft was downed in 1968. But Siri's not taking the search too seriously, as he strongly suspects that when the helicopter exploded, the pilot followed suit. However, just hours into the trip, it becomes apparent that ulterior motives are at work within the group. And Siri's suspicions are confirmed when those associated with the airman start dropping like the insects that frequent his country
Crais, Robert Taken ($32.99 Trade) When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike - and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken and are now lost in the grey and changing world of the professional border kidnappers who prey not only on innocent victims, but on each other - buying, selling and stealing victims like commodities. Fortunately, the kidnappers don't yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two of them back, he himself is taken and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Cole's steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers...before it is too late.
Dams, Jeanne M. Evil That Men Do ($28.95 US Cloth) Vacationing in the English village of Broadway with her retired constable husband when they discover the body of a local farmer in a disused quarry, Dorothy Martin cannot resist getting involved after the police are unable to determine a motive for the crime.
Daniels, Casey Wild Wild Death ($7.99 US ) When her scientist friend Dan is kidnapped and those responsible demand that she steal the remains of Chester Goodshot Gomez, a sharpshootin' star performer, reluctant medium Pepper Martin embarks on a wild ride to save her friend and catch a killer.
Dare, Lila Die Job ($7.99 US ) While playing ghost hunter in the Rothermere mansion with her class, high school senior Rachel Whitley discovers the comatose body of her classmate Braden McCullers and enlists the ladies of Violetta's salon to investigate the attempt on his life, which is linked to a centuries-old crime
Dean, Anna Gentleman of Fortune: Or, the Suspicions of Miss Dido Kent ($14.99 US Trade) Miss Dido Kent is a woman who likes to be challenged. So when a neighbour dies suddenly, leaving her entire estate to her young nephew, Miss Dido can't help but be suspicious. But is her over-active imagination making her look for murder where there is none?
Detection Club Floating Admiral ($14.99) Who killed Admiral Penistone, and sent him floating down the river Whyn in the Vicar's dinghy? Written by 12 members of the famous Detection Club which included Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Freeman Crofts. Each wrote a chapter, (no one knew the solution), and tried to leave the next author in an impossible situation (1931)
Dietrich, William Blood of the Reich ($9.99 US Premium size) Decades after a team of Nazi SS officers and an American zoologist compete to locate a legendary energy source in the mountains of Tibet, modern-day software publicist Rominy Pickett searches for the truth about her family.
Dorsey, Tim Electric Barracuda ($13.99 US Trade) An adventurous romp through the Sunshine State's bayous and back roads ensues when brazen killer Serge Storms is pursued by a police task force, a fugitive run that is complicated by his grandfather's beach gang's dwindling finances
Duffy, Margaret Rat Poison ($28.95 US Cloth) Enlisted to help law enforcement in Bath when a dangerous London crime lord escalates violent local gang warfare, Serious Organized Crime Agency partners Gillard and Langley attempt to identify who is responsible for a series of shootings only find themselves repeatedly outmanoeuvred.
Dunn, Carola Gone West ($24.99 US Cloth) Visiting a former school friend in 1926 Derbyshire, Daisy learns that her friend has been ghost-writing a popular novelist's most recent, and more successful, works while he succumbs to a suspicious illness, a situation that compels Daisy to investigate members of the writer's household
Edwards, Martin (ed) Guilty Consciences ($28.95 US Cloth) An anthology of original stories by members of the Crime Writers' Association
Ellory, R.J. (Roger Jon) Quiet Vendetta ($25.95 US Cloth) The abduction of the governor of Louisiana's daughter reveals the story of a mobster's life when the victim's bodyguard is discovered brutally murdered and the kidnapper demands time alone with a minor government functionary.
Finnis, Jane Danger in the Wind ($14.95 US Trade) In 100 AD Yorkshire, England, under the rule of the Roman Empire, innkeeper Aurelia Marcella finds herself in danger after the murder of a Roman soldier heralds an eruption of violence, an anti-Roman plot and the not-so-innocent actions of some evil family members.
Fitzhugh, Bill Exterminators ($14.95 US Trade) After he bilks a Bolivian drug lord out of $10 million and contracts with the government to get additional funding for his super-bug project--the goal of which is to genetically create the perfect assassin insect--Bob Dillon finds he has a $20-million price on his head, and he and his partner Klaus must dodge every contract killer known to man on the seedy streets of L.A.
Gardiner, Meg Nightmare Thief ($19.99) Given an expensive "ultimate urban reality" adventure for her twenty-first birthday, Autumn invites five friends to join her in a simulated drug deal and manhunt on the streets of San Francisco only to be exploited by real kidnappers
George, Elizabeth Believing the Lie ($32.99 Trade) Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Brian Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death. Still grieving for his murdered wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance. When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.
Glynn, Alan Bloodland ($29.99 Trade) A private security contractor loses it in the Congo, with deadly consequences, while in Ireland the ex-prime minister struggles to write his memoir. A tabloid star is killed in a helicopter crash and three years later a young journalist is warned off the story. As a news story breaks in Paris, a US senator prepares his campaign to run for office. What links these things and who controls what we know?
Goldberg, Lee Mr. Monk on Patrol ($23.95 US Cloth) After a string of arrests cripples the local government, the acting mayor of Summit, New Jersey, who is also the chief of police, turns to Adrian Monk to investigate a series of robberies
Gordon, Howard Hard Target ($25.99 US Cloth) FBI agent Nancy Clement teams up with Gideon Davis after learning of an impending terrorist attack that none of their superiors believe is real, a threat that forces the pair to go rogue to protect targets at the top level of the government.
Gorman, Ed Blindside ($28.95 US Cloth) Facing internal and external resistance during a hostile re-election campaign, political consultant Dev Conrad confronts bigger challenges when a campaign worker is murdered behind election headquarters and Dev is implicated in the crime
Greene, Jonathan / Neal Baer Kill Switch ($25.00 US Cloth) Criminal psychologist Dr. Claire Waters finds her life unravelling, and a surprising conspiracy unfolding, when she mistakenly recommends the release of a brutal serial killer, after which a murdered woman, who bears all the signs of the serial killer's work, turns up.
Griffin, H. Terrell Collateral Damage ($25.95 US Cloth) When a groom is shot to death the day after his wedding, Matt Royal investigates, but the case rekindles haunting events of Matt's past, especially when detective J.D. Duncan joins the investigation.
Griffiths, Elly Room Full of Bones ($24.99 Trade) It is Halloween night, and the local museum in King's Lynn is preparing for an unusual event - the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop. But when Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise, she finds the museum's curator lying dead beside the coffin. It is only a matter of time before she and DI Nelson cross paths once more, as he is called in to investigate. Soon the museum's wealthy owner lies dead in his stables too. These two deaths could be from natural causes but Nelson isn't convinced. When threatening letters come to light, events take an even more sinister turn. But as Ruth's friends become involved, where will her loyalties lie? As her convictions are tested, she and Nelson must discover how Aboriginal skulls, drug smuggling and the mystery of The Dreaming may hold the answer to these deaths, and their own survival.
Grippando, James Afraid of the Dark ($9.99 US Premium size) Investigating the alibi of a man who faces the death penalty for a terrorist act that killed Chuck Mays's daughter and blinded Vince Paulo, Jack Swyteck uncovers evidence of an international threat greater than anything he has imagined
Grippando, James Need You Now ($25.99 US Cloth) Patrick Lloyd and his girlfriend Lilly, both hurt by a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, must uncover the truth about the evil genius at the heart of the setup.
Harris, Tessa Anatomist's Apprentice ($15.00 US Trade) In 18th-century England, when Lady Farrell's husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Sir Edward Crick, she enlists the help of Dr. Thomas Silkstone--an anatomist and pioneering forensic detective--to solve the murder and prove his innocence
Havill, Steven F. One Perfect Shot ($14.95 US Trade) When a county employee is found shot to death in sun-drenched daylight while sitting in his county road grader, Undersheriff Bill Gastner is faced with puzzling questions
Haywood, Gar Anthony Assume Nothing ($28.95 US Cloth) Joe Reddick lived the nightmare of losing his family to a killer once, and now that an intruder has threatened his new family, Joe sends his wife and son to safety and targets a gang of desperate criminals for his brand of no-mercy justice.
Helton, Peter Four Below ($25.00 US Cloth) Snow falls on the innocent and guilty alike... Heavy weather, and it's still only November. D I McLusky has settled into his new job in Bristol but the severe freeze shows an unfamiliar side to the city. After the conviction of a drug baron earlier in the year a new kingpin secures the hub of drug crime in Bristol. But how secure does he feel?
Henry, James First Frost ($19.95) A continuation of R D Wingfield's Inspector Frost series. It's the early 1980s - Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active, and a case of rabies has just been reported in a neighbouring county. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost, now in his early forties, is working under his mentor and inspiration Detective Inspector Bert Williams. But when DI Williams fails to turn up for work, DS Frost is temporarily put in charge of a sensitive investigation into a missing twelve-year-old girl.
Hoag, Tami Down the Darkest Road ($26.95 US Cloth) 1980s California FBI agent Vince Leone taps into the powers of science-based forensic techniques to unveil dark secrets and stop a killer who is terrorizing the citizens of Oak Knoll
Holt, Anne 1222 ($19.99) 1222 metres above sea level, train 601 from Oslo to Bergen careens of iced rails as the worst snowstorm in Norwegian history gathers force around it. Marooned in the high mountains with night falling and the temperature plummeting, its 269 passengers are forced to abandon their snowbound train and decamp to a centuries-old mountain hotel. They ought to be safe from the storm here, but as dawn breaks one of them will be found dead, murdered. With the storm showing no sign of abating, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate. But Hanne has no wish to get involved. She has learned the hard way that truth comes at a price and sometimes that price just isn't worth paying. Her pursuit of truth and justice has cost her the love of her life, her career in the Oslo Police Department and her mobility: she is paralysed from the waist down by a bullet lodged in her spine. Trapped in a wheelchair, trapped by the killer within, trapped by the deadly storm outside, Hanne's growing unease is shared by everyone in the hotel. Should she investigate, or should she just wait for help to arrive? And all the time rumours swirl about a secret cargo carried by train 601. Why was the last carriage sealed? Why is the top floor of the hotel locked down? Who or what is being concealed? And, of course, what if the killer strikes again?
Hood, Evelyn Mystery in Prior's Ford ($28.95 US Cloth) Participating in a forthcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest that is halted by an untimely murder, cookbook writer Laura Tyler oversees an investigation by Constable Neil White, who is unexpectedly aided by a crossword-loving visiting American Amy Rose
Hurley, Graham Borrowed Light ($19.99) A car accident during a holiday in the Middle East lands Faraday in a hospital packed with the maimed from Gaza, where he embarks on a wild scheme to adopt a horribly burned Palestinian girl. Back in England crimelord Bazza McKenzie is watching his empire fall apart under the pressures of the biggest recession in 70 years. Desperate times call for desperate measures and soon ex-cop Winter is in the thick of it as Bazza runs out of options
Hyzy, Julie Affairs of Steak (White House Chef Mysteries) ($7.99 US ) When one of the First Lady's assistants and the chief of staff are murdered, White House executive chef Olivia Paras is forced to team up with her arch nemesis to discover who killed their colleagues before they become the next victims
Jahn, Ryan David Dispatcher ($24.99) Ian Hunt is the police dispatcher for the small town of Bulls Mouth, East Texas. Just as his shift is ending he gets a call from his fourteen-year-old daughter, Maggie. Maggie, who has just been declared dead, having been snatched from her bedroom seven years ago. Her call ends in a scream. The trail leads to a local couple, but this is just the start of his battle to get his daughter back. What follows is a bullet-strewn cross-country chase along Interstate 10, from Texas to California.
Jones, Darynda Second Grave on the Left ($14.99 US Trade) Awakened in the middle of the night by a friend who has been texted by a missing woman, Charley discovers clues linking the disappearance to the murder of a woman two weeks earlier, a situation that is complicated by the handsome son of Satan's efforts to protect Charley from demons
Joyce, Graham Silent Land ($19.99) A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a ski-ing holiday in the French Alps. They struggle back to the village and find it deserted. As the days go by they wait for rescue, then try to leave. But each time they find themselves back in the village. And, increasingly, they are plagued by visions and dreams and the realisation that perhaps no-one could have survived the avalanche.
Kellerman, Faye Gun Games ($25.99 US Cloth) Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend
Khoury, Raymond Devil's Elixir ($32.99 Trade) When rival forces on both sides of the law discover the existence of a lost herb that induces profound experiences capable of shattering the foundations of Western civilization, a violent competition to locate the herb is overseen by FBI agent Sean Reilly and his girlfriend, Tess Chaykin, who race to prevent a cataclysmic disaster
King, Jonathon Midnight Guardians ($28.95 US Cloth) Hired to investigate a series of fraudulent Medicare claims, private investigator Max Freeman uncovers a profoundly dangerous conspiracy involving the former drug kingpin known as Brown Man, a case that is further complicated by threats against Max's girlfriend, Detective Sherry Richards.
Koff, Clea Freezing ($28.95 US Cloth) A first entry in a new series introduces forensic anthropologists Jayne Hall and Steelie Lander, who while running a non-profit missing persons identification resource centre place their lives on the line during an off-the-record case involving the discovery of dumped frozen body parts
Koppel, Hans She's Never Coming Back ($19.99) Mike Zetterberg lives with his wife Ylva and their daughter in a house just outside Helsingborg. One evening, Ylva isn't home as expected after work. Mike passes it off as a drink with a work friend, but when she's still missing the next day, he starts to worry. As Mike battles suspicion from the police and his own despair, he is unaware that Ylva is still alive, just a stone's throw from his own home. Ylva has been drawn into a twisted plot of revenge and tragedy that leads back into her and her abductors' shared past
Landay, William Defending Jacob ($26.00 US Cloth) His happy life and long-time respectability as a suburban Massachusetts assistant district attorney shattered when his 14-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student, Andy Barber faces a wrenching decision about family loyalty when the facts increasingly suggest that the boy is guilty.
Laurie, Victoria Ghoul Interrupted ($7.99 US ) When a dreadful demon wages tribal warfare on her spirit guide Sam Whitefeather, M. J. Holliday and her crew arrive in New Mexico to stop this evil spirit from wiping out the descendants of Sam's tribe by any means necessary
Lawrence, Cooper Yoga Club ($15.00 US Trade) Witnessing a murder by a local politician at a costume party in Connecticut, Coco Guthrie and three other Greenwich locals agree to keep the killer's identity a secret until the realization that they were seen forces them to work together to stay alive, and more importantly, avoid a scandal
Lee, Patrick Deep Sky ($7.99 US ) When a missile hits the White House, killing the president and leaving behind a cryptic message, covert operative Travis Chase, along with his partner Paige and technology expert Bethany, has 24 hours to solve a decades-old mystery before more innocent lives are sacrificed
Leonard, Peter All He Saw Was the Girl ($14.99) Rome: McCabe and Chip, two American exchange students, are about to become embroiled with a violent street gang, a beautiful Italian girl and a flawed kidnapping plan. Detroit: Sharon Vanelli's affair with Joey Palermo, a Mafia enforcer, is about to be discovered by her husband, Ray, a secret service agent. Brilliantly plotted and shot through with wry humour, All He Saw Was the Girl takes place as these two narratives converge in the backstreets of Italy’s oldest city.
Leonard, Peter Voices of the Dead ($29.99 Trade) Detroit, 1971. Harry Levin, scrap metal dealer and holocaust survivor, learns that his daughter has been killed in a car accident. Travelling to Washington DC, he's told by Detective Taggart that the German diplomat, who was drunk, has been released and afforded immunity; he will never face charges. So Harry is left with only one option - to discover the identity of this man, follow him back to Munich and hunt him down. The first of a two-hander, Peter Leonard's new novel is a classic cat-and-mouse thriller
Lescroart, John T. Hunter ($26.95 US Cloth) When an anonymous tip reveals that his birth mother was murdered and her killer never identified, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt engages in a chilling cat-and-mouse game to track down the surviving members of his biological family.
Lott, Bret Dead Low Tide ($25.00 US Cloth) Huger Dillard struggles to come to terms with his Charleston community and his past when his father and he stumble on the murdered body of a woman whose demise is linked to secret military forces and shadowy global networks.
Lyle, D.P. Sick Rich (Royal Pains) ($7.99 US ) As the biggest Hamptons holiday approaches, Dr. Hank Lawson discovers that patriotic fervour isn't the only thing going around when several local kids start exhibiting strange symptoms
Lyndon, Robert Hawk Quest ($29.99 Trade) In this sweeping epic set in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, a rogue French knight named Vallon accepts a dangerous commission: he must travel to the ends of Europe in search of four rare gyrfalcons demanded as ransom for a Norman knight held captive by Seljuk Turks in Anatolia. Accompanied by a young English falconer and a Sicilian scholar, Vallon sets out on a quest that takes him from Iceland to Greenland to Russia and south to Byzantium. On the nine-month journey the company is joined by other adventurers. Together they brave raging seas, icy arctic wastes, treacherous rapids. They fight furious battles against Normans, Vikings and steppe nomads, pit their wits against warlords desperate to steal their precious cargo. And these are not the only perils they face, for among their company is a man who will stop at nothing to prevent them from fulfilling their quest
MacBride, Stuart Shatter the Bones ($19.99) 'You will raise money for the safe return of Alison and Jenny McGregor. If you raise enough money within fourteen days they will be released. If not, Jenny will be killed.' Alison and Jenny McGregor - Aberdeen's own mother-daughter singing sensation - are through to the semi-finals of TV smash-hit Britain's Next Big Star. They're in all the gossip magazines, they've got millions of YouTube hits, everyone loves them. But their reality-TV dream has turned into a real-life nightmare. The ransom demand appears in all the papers, on the TV, and the internet, telling the nation to dig deep if they want to keep Alison and Jenny alive. The media want action; the public displays of grief and anger are reaching fever-pitch. Time is running out, but DS Logan McRae and his colleagues have nothing to go on: the kidnappers haven't left a single piece of forensic evidence. The investigation is going nowhere. It looks as if the price of fame just got a lot higher
Marston, Edward Bespoke Murder ($29.95 US Cloth) In 1915 London, an anti-German attack on a bespoke tailoring business leaves the tailor dead, his daughter raped and his safe empty, and Inspector Harvey Marmion must go all the way to the front lines of World War I and back to find those responsible
Martini, Steve Trader of Secrets ($9.99 US Premium size) While in Paris to find a former NASA employee whose name has been found on papers left in his nemesis's apartment, Paul Madriani stumbles upon a plot to harness the destructive forces of nature using stolen technology
McDonald, Craig El Gavilan ($15.99 US Trade) When the town of New Austin, Ohio, is inundated with a wave of undocumented workers, resulting cultural tensions and strained city services culminate in the brutal killing of a Mexican-American woman that violently divides the community.
Mealey, Noel Murder and Redemption ($29.99 Trade) Syd Fielding is on a fishing trip when he hears a horrifying scream ... What he doesn't yet know is that a young man is being fed to a saltwater crocodile. Moody and atmospheric, this novel takes us across the vast expanse of Western Australia, against a canvas of red iron ore mines, green seas, bulk ore carriers, ports, brothels, drugs and gangland violence. (Australian author)
Meier, Leslie Chocolate Covered Murder ($24.00 US Cloth) After the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman and the murder of a sultry chocolate-store manager, Lucy Stone must track down a killer, all while navigating the craziness of the Tinker's Cove Valentine's Day tourist promotion
Meier, Leslie English Tea Murder ($7.99 US ) While on a girls getaway to London, Lucy Stone investigates the murder of their tour guide, Professor George Temple, who died mid-flight after suffering a supposed asthma attack
Miller, A.D. Snowdrops ($19.99) Snowdrops. That's what the Russians call them - the bodies that float up into the light in the thaw. Drunks, most of them, and homeless people who just give up and lie down into the whiteness, and murder victims hidden in the drifts by their killers. Nick has a confession. When he worked as a high-flying British lawyer in Moscow, he was seduced by Masha, an enigmatic woman who led him through her city: the electric nightclubs and intimate dachas, the human kindnesses and state-wide corruption. Yet as Nick fell for Masha, he found that he fell away from himself; he knew that she was dangerous, but life in Russia was addictive, and it was too easy to bury secrets - and corpses - in the winter snows
Mofina, Rick Burning Edge ($7.99 US ) After witnessing an armoured car heist that left four people dead, newly widowed Lisa Palmer is now the FBI's secret witness and key to finding the fugitive killers with the help of an embattled FBI agent and a relentless journalist
Mosley, Walter All I Did Was Shoot My Man ($26.95 US Cloth) When Zella Grisham is accused of both shooting her boyfriend and stealing more than six million dollars from the Rutgers Assurance Corp., Leonid McGill investigates, while his own family life begins to unravel around him.
Neville, Stuart Stolen Souls: a Jack Lennon Investigation Set in Northern Ireland ($32.95 Trade) After Galya Petrova fights her way out of a Belfast brothel, killing one of her captors, she seeks refuge with a man who turns out to be a serial killer, while Detective Inspector Jack Lennon looks into a gang war that was triggered by Galya.
Newton, Charlie Start Shooting ($25.95 US Cloth) Twenty-five years after a gruesome murder rocked Chicago, a local newspaper runs an exposé on new evidence in the case, a smear campaign that stirs up bad blood for officer Bobby Vargas and his brother Ruben, a high-ranking detective
O'Connell, Carol Chalk Girl ($25.95 US Cloth) Returning to the Special Crimes Unit after three months, Kathy Mallory investigates the Central Park killing of a man whose body was discovered near his young niece, a case linked to a chilling series of murders stretching back fifteen years.
Palmer, Daniel Delirious ($7.99 US ) Charlie Giles, a former up-and-coming electronics superstar, watches his life slowly unravel as he becomes the prime suspect in the murders of his former employers, who are being picked off one by one, and, with nowhere else to turn, enlists the help of his schizophrenic brother to find the truth. A first novel
Paretsky, Sara Breakdown ($29.99 Trade) Carmilla, Queen of the Night, is a shape-shifting raven whose fictional exploits thrill girls all over the world. When tweens in Chicago's Carmilla Club hold an initiation ritual in an abandoned cemetery, they stumble on an actual corpse, a man stabbed through the heart in a vampire-style slaying. The girls include daughters of some of Chicago's most powerful families: the grandfather of one, Chaim Salanter, is one of the world's wealthiest men; the mother of another, Sophy Durango, is the Illinois Democratic candidate for Senate. For V.I. Warshawski, the questions multiply faster than the answers. Is the killing linked to a hostile media campaign against Sophy Durango? Or to Chaim Salanter's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania? As V.I. struggles for answers, she finds herself fighting enemies who are all too human.
Parker, Robert B. Sixkill ($18.99) Investigating a suspicious charge against a notorious actor who has been accused of murdering a young woman, Spenser forges a bond with the celebrity's bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, who reveals secrets about both the actor and the victim.
Parker, T. Jefferson Border Lords ($15.00 US Trade) When undercover ATF agent Sean Ozburn stops checking in during a mission to infiltrate the Baja Cartel, Charlie Hood watches haunting digital videos that the agent sent to his wife and fears that Oz has switched sides
Parker, T. Jefferson Jaguar ($26.95 US Cloth) When the songwriter wife of a corrupt sheriff's deputy is kidnapped by a ruthless Gulf cartel leader who orders her to compose a folk ballad about his life, her resulting song captures the attentions of her husband and Charlie Hood, who work together to rescue her
Patterson, James & Maxine Paetro Private: #1 Suspect ($27.99 US Cloth) After his former lover is found murdered in his own bed, Jack Morgan, former Marine and founder of the world's most effective private investigation company, must clear his name while also solving murders at a posh hotel
Pelecanos, George P. What It Was ($9.99 US Trade) In 1972 Washington, D.C., ex-cop private investigator Derek Strange teams up with his former partner, Frank Vaughn, to track down a ruthless killer named Red Fury
Penman, Sharon Lionheart ($26.99) They were called "The Devil's Brood", though never to their faces. They were the four surviving sons of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine. With two such extraordinary parents, much was expected of them. But the eldest - charming yet mercurial - would turn on his father and, like his brother Geoffrey, meet an early death. When Henry died, Richard would take the throne and, almost immediately, set off for the Holy Land. This was the Third Crusade, and it would be characterized by internecine warfare among the Christians and extraordinary campaigns against the Saracens. And, back in England, by the conniving of Richard's youngest brother, John, to steal his crown.
Penney, Stef Invisible Ones ($25.95 US Cloth) Hovering between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed, half-Romany private investigator Ray Lovell evaluates a case involving the missing wife of a charismatic traveling Gypsy whose hostile family is hiding a tragic secret.
Penzler, Otto (ed) Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives ($18.99) Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe.
Pineiro, Claudia All Yours ($14.95 US Trade) After she witnesses her cheating husband murder another woman, Ines covers up for him, with the hope that he will straighten up and finally love her, but his sexual adventures continue, so she begins to plan for revenge
Preston, Douglas & Child, Lincoln Gideon's Corpse ($26.99 US Cloth) After a standoff between a top nuclear scientist from Los Alamos and an innocent hostage turns violent, Gideon Crew must track down a rogue nuclear device.
Reed, Hannah Plan Bee ($7.99 US ) When her mother begins dating the prime suspect in a murder investigation and a visiting 12-year-old scientific genius goes missing, beekeeper Story Fischer must get to the bottom of things before they all get stung by a clever killer.
Robinson, Cynthia Dog Park Club ($15.99) Visiting Berkeley to comfort a recently dumped friend, opera singer Max takes his friend's dog to the park and befriends a circle of dog walkers, who band together in an increasingly whimsical campaign of spying and misadventure when one of their number disappears
Robotham, Michael Wreckage ($19.99) Set in the turbulent aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, The Wreckage pits Vincent Ruiz against powerful agents who will stop at nothing to bury secrets
Roker, Al & Dick Lochte Talk Show Murders ($26.00 US Cloth) After an ex-cop threatens to expose his past as a con man--and ends up dead--celebrity chef Billy Blessing must find the true killer before the media and public run him out of Chicago on a rail
Ryan, William Darkening Field ($24.99 US Cloth) A follow-up to The Holy Thief finds Captain Korolev of 1937 Moscow's Criminal Investigation Division quietly looking into the suspicious suicide of a young loyal party member who was intimately involved with a party director, a case that is unexpectedly linked to a treasonous plot.
Sandford, Christopher Houdini and Conan Doyle ($29.99 Trade) In the early 20th century, in the English-speaking world, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were two of the most feted and famous men alive. And their relationship is extraordinary: Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the ultra-rational detective Sherlock Holmes, was a believer in Spiritualism. He came to his belief, that one could communicate with the dead, after his son was killed in World War I, and became an expert in the field. Harry Houdini, the world's foremost magician, was a friend of Conan Doyle's, but was sceptical of his belief in the supernatural. Houdini took every opportunity to use his knowledge of illusion to expose psychics who he thought were fakes, particularly incensed by their exploitation of grief and insecurity. Based on original research, this duel biography of two popular geniuses conjures up the early 20th century and the fame, personality and competing beliefs
Sharp, Zoe Fifth Victim ($25.00 US Cloth) Bodyguard Charlie Fox is assigned to protect the teenage daughter of an investment banker from a gang of kidnappers who prey on the children of the wealthy Long Island set. But Charlie soon finds out that defending a young woman determined to put herself in danger is far from easy.
Sharp, Zoe Fourth Day ($14.95 US Trade) The cult calling itself Fourth Day is well-funded and fiercely guards its privacy. Five years ago, Thomas Witney went in to try and get the evidence that the cult's charismatic leader, Randall Bane, was responsible for the death of Witney's son, Liam. Witney never came out
Shelton, Paige If Fried Chicken Could Fly ($7.99 US ) While preparing their students for the Southern Missouri Showdown, Betts and Gram, the owners of Gram's Country Cooking School, stumble upon the dead body of a local theatre owner in their supply room and must serve up a killer before they take the fall for the crime.
Sims, Michael (ed) Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Detective Stories ($20.00 US Cloth) The editor of Dracula's Guest presents a treasury of Victorian detective stories
Smith, Brad Red Means Run ($12.00 US Trade) A debut instalment in a new series introduces jack-of-all-trades Virgil Cain, who is wrongly implicated in the murder of an unscrupulous New York criminal attorney responsible for the acquittal of a man who killed Virgil's wife
Smith, Mark Allen Inquisitor ($27.00 US Cloth) Possessing an uncanny ability to recognize lies, professional information retrieval expert Geiger, who refuses to use his torturous techniques on children, places his own life on the line to rescue a twelve-year-old boy that a dangerous client has abducted for questioning.
Smith, Tom Rob Agent 6 ($25.99 US Cloth) A former member of Russia's secret police must stay behind when his wife and two daughters travel to New York and become involved in a political conspiracy that turns tragic.
Smith, Tom Rob Child 44 ($14.99 US Trade) Rising Soviet state security force officer Leo Demidov encounters the test of his career when a serial killer challenges his beliefs about the paradise of the working world, resulting in his demotion and threats against the lives of his family members.
Stark, Oliver 88 Killer ($22.99) Three unconnected crimes are about to be linked in the most chilling way imaginable. The abduction of a teenage girl, heading towards a bus stop. A woman shot, point-blank during a brutal robbery. A young man tortured, his body found wrapped in barbed wire. With nothing to indicate that the three are connected, NYPD detective Tom Harper and psychologist Denise Levene must look beyond the surface to find a killer's true motivation
Stevens, Chevy Never Knowing ($29.99 Trade) Struggling with a need for closure, Sara Gallagher attempts to reconnect with her birth parents only to learn that her biological father is an infamous serial killer, a discovery that causes her to fear she has inherited violent tendencies.
Stevens, Taylor Informationist ($19.95) Dealing information to wealthy clients throughout the world, Vanessa Munroe hopes to leave her unconventional past behind her until a mission to find the missing daughter of a Texas oil billionaire forces her to return to the central Africa region of her youth. A first novel
Stevens, Taylor Innocent ($32.95 Trade) Eight years ago, a man walked five-year-old Hannah out the front doors of her school and spirited her over the Mexican border, taking her into the world of a cult known as The Chosen. For eight years, followers of The Prophet have hidden the child, moving her from country to country, shielding the man who stole her. Now, those who’ve searched the longest know where to find her. They are childhood survivors of The Chosen, thirty-somethings born and raised inside the cult who’ve managed to make lives for themselves on the outside. They understand the mindset, the culture within that world, and turn to Vanessa Michael Munroe for help, knowing that the only possibility of stealing Hannah back and getting her safely out of Argentina is to trust someone who doesn’t trust them, and get Munroe on the inside.
Todd, Charles Confession ($24.99 US Cloth) Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates the sudden death of a man who recently confessed to having murdered his cousin years ago.
Vichi, Marco Death in August ($19.99) Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city. He spends his days on routine work, and his nights tormented by the heat and mosquitoes. Suddenly one night, a telephone call gives him a new sense of purpose: the suspected death of a wealthy Signora. Bordelli rushes to her hilltop villa, and picks the locks. The old woman is lying on her bed - apparently killed by an asthma attack, though her medicine has been left untouched. With the help of his young protégé , the victim's eccentric brother, and a semi-retired petty thief, the inspector begins a murder investigation. Each suspect has a solid alibi, but there is something that doesn't quite add up
Vincenzi, Penny Another Woman ($26.95 US Cloth) When the seemingly elated Cressida Forrest disappears without a trace the night before her lavish wedding, a frantic search for answers reveals a fragile web of sexual and financial secrets involving two families.
Walker, Martin Black Diamond ($18.99) In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered
Ward, Robert Best Bad Dream ($24.00 US Cloth) Interrupted during vacation plans when Michelle Wu begs his help in rescuing her kidnapped sister, FBI agent Jack Harper is overwhelmed by a group of hostile bikers and Mexican gangs before discovering a link to an exclusive spa for the elderly.
Winston, Lois Death by Killer Mop Doll ($14.95 US Trade) Overdue bills and constant mother vs. mother-in-law battles at home are bad enough. But crafts editor Anastasia Pollack's stress level is maxed out when she and her fellow AMERICAN WOMAN editors get roped into unpaid gigs for a revamped morning TV show. But before the glue is dry on Anastasia's mop dolls, daybreak TV turns crime drama when the producer is murdered
Woods, Stuart D.C. Dead ($26.95 US Cloth) Evaluating his life in New York as a Woodman & Weld partner after a shocking loss, Stone Barrington is summoned by the President to Washington, D. C. and assigned to a special ops mission that reunites him with his former partner, Holly Barker.