Thursday, January 3, 2008

New Mysteries

All Shots: A Dog Lover’s Mystery
Susan Conant

Another episode in a “tail-wagger” mystery series.

The Art Thief
Noah Charney

A literary mystery sweeps through three of the world’s most art-filled cities: London, Paris and Rome.

Blonde Faith
Walter Mosley

Easy Rawlins can find more trouble on his doorstep in a day than most men encounter in a lifetime.

The Bloody Tower
Carola Dunn

Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher trips over a murder victim in the Tower of London in 1925.

The Bone Garden
Tess Gerristsen

Julia Hamill makes a horrifying discovery at her new home in Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil.

Book of the Dead
Patricia Cornwell

The “book of the dead” is the morgue log, but for Kay Scarpetta it is about to take on a new meaning.

The Burnt House
Faye Kellerman

A commuter plane carrying 47 passengers crashes into an apartment building in Granada Hills, California and ensnares L.A.P.D. Detective Peter Decker.

The Chicago Way
Michael Harvey

Publisher’s Weekly reports that this is “a fast-paced thrill ride through Chicago's seedy underbelly.”


Dead Heat
Dick Francis and Felix Francis

Once again, death comes to the horse races in another mystery by one of Britain’s best mystery authors.

Flawed
Jo Bannister

Brodie Farrell’s one woman detective agency is confronted with surprising and dangerous discoveries.

Fools Rush In
Ed Gorman

The seventh outing for Sam McCain finds him with a racially charged murder case in Iowa, 1963.

Grounds for Murder
Sandra Balzo

Coffee house owner Maggy Thorsen discovers a body under the table at a coffee trade show.

Hard Row
Margaret Maron

Judge Deborah Knott and her new husband, Sheriff Deputy Dwight Bryant, delve into the world of undocumented farm workers in their search for a brutal killer.

Hidden Moon
James Church

Inspector O returns to his office in Pyongyang, North Korea to be confronted with a bank robbery case, the first ever in the city.

Hitman
Parnell Hall

Unconventional private eye, Stanley Hastings, is hired by a hitman who is trying to retire.

An Ice Cold Grave
Charlaine Harris

After a lightning strike when she was fifteen, Harper Connelly has been able to locate corpses.

Interred With Their Bones
Jennifer Lee Carrell

Shakespeare scholar, Kate Stanley, finds herself on the trail of a 400-year old mystery with secrets, codes and curses.

A Killer’s Kiss
William Lashner

Reminiscent of Chandler or Hammett, the author’s take on Philadelphia DA Victor Carl’s involvement with a femme fatale is vintage noir.

Kilt Dead
Kaitlyn Dunnett

A first mystery, set in Maine, with a Scottish twist and a surprise ending.

Last Known Victim
Erica Spindler

Captain Patti O’Shay has horrific murders to solve in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.

Love Kills
Edna Buchanan

Britt Montero joins forces with the Cold Case Squad to solve the mystery of the Honeymoon Killer.

Murder on K Street
Margaret Truman

Big-time political lobbying is featured in this latest Washington, D.C. mystery.

Now & Then
Robert B. Parker

When a simple case turns into a treacherous and politically charged investigation, Spenser faces his most difficult challenge yet.

The Pale Blue Eye
Louis Bayard Murder

and revenge featuring a retired New York City detective and a young Edgar Allan Poe.


The Pure in Heart
Susan Hill

Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is on vacation in Venice when a telephone call summons him home to Lafferton, England.

Scots on the Rocks
Mary Daheim

While vacationing in Scotland, Judith Flynn investigates a murder when an explosion rocks Grimloch Castle. Mirth and mayhem.

The Silent Assassin
Lori Andrews

A complicated mystery of high-stakes international financial intrigue confronts Dr. Alexandra Blake of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.

Sweet Revenge
Diane Mott Davidson

Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz finds a new mystery as she sets up a breakfast feast for the staff of the Aspen Meadow Library.

The Tale of Hawthorn House: The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter
Susan Wittig Albert

Miss Potter faces a mystery in the form of Baby Flora who is left at Hill Top Farm.

A Wrongful Death
Kate Wilhelm

Being a Good Samaritan involves Barbara Holloway in her biggest challenge ever.