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Acid Rowby Minette WaltersISBN 0399148620 (0-399-14862-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Acid Row'Book summary:A writer of unquestioned talent and power, Minette Walters has electrified readers around the globe with her fiercely compelling and utterly riveting thrillers that have earned her comparisons to Ruth Rendell and P. D. James. In Acid Row, she takes us to a place that is all the more frightening because it is so real.
Acid Row. The name beleaguered inhabitants give their crime-riddled, decaying housing project. It's a no-man's land of single mothers and fatherless children, where angry, alienated youths control the streets.
Into this battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a patient there-and unaware that she is entering the home of a known pedophile. With reports circulating that a child has disappeared into this bedlam, the vigilantes are out in force. Sophie is trapped at the center of this terrifying siege, wth a man who can and will harm her . . . and the mob is out for blood. [via]More editions of Acid Row:
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Acqua Altaby Donna LeonISBN 0142004960 (0-14-200496-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Acqua Alta'Book summary:An American living near Venice, Donna Leon has crafted an imaginative series of mysteries set in the waterborne city, all starring police detective Guido Brunetti. In this, the fifth installment, Brunetti sets out to investigate an assault on an American archeologist who herself is investigating a museum exhibition of Chinese antiquities. The moods of Venice and the reflections of the canny, emotional detective are the most affecting qualities of the book. [via]
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Aunt Dimity Beats the Devilby Nancy AthertonISBN 0141002190 (0-14-100219-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil'Book summary:Lori Shepherd, niece of one of the most benevolent ghosts in fiction, discovers there's life (and death) after motherhood in this charming, neo-Gothic tale of haunted castles, time-traveling spirits, and hidden treasure. Leaving her twin toddlers at home in the Cotswolds with her husband, an American lawyer working in England, Lori sets off for Wyrdhurst Hall to evaluate a private library for a wealthy client who has given the castle to his niece Nicole and her new husband, Jared Hollander. But a mysteriously open gate leads Lori dangerously astray. Rescued from a potentially fatal accident by a handsome and charming stranger to whom she is immediately attracted, she resumes her journey to the gloomy Scottish estate. Once ensconced at Wyrdhurst, Lori finds the young mistress is terrified by the sounds and apparitions that haunt the castle and equally frightened of her cold and controlling husband. Lori uncovers a secret cache of letters from an earlier era that hint at a tragic love affair and a death that must be avenged before Wyrdhurst's ghost--and its present inhabitants--can rest in peace. With Aunt Dimity's magic journal warning her that danger surrounds her passionate infatuation with Adam Chase, who has his own reasons for wanting Lori to get to the bottom of the mystery, our intrepid heroine traces the ghostly apparitions to their source. In the process she makes the acquaintance of the restless spirit whose love for a World War I soldier was thwarted, but not destroyed, by Wyrdhurst's original owner and provides the happy-ever-after ending to this charming and lively mystery. Nancy Atherton's fans will adore Lori and Aunt Dimity, and readers new to the series will be delighted to discover the fearless duo in this atmospheric and very well-paced story. --Jane Adams [via]
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Bloody Bonesby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0613123395 (0-613-12339-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Burglar Who Studied Spinozaby Lawrence BlockISBN 0060872764 (0-06-087276-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza'Book summary:Bookselling burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr doesn't generally get philosophical about his criminal career. He's good at it, it's addictively excitingand it pays a whole lot better than pushing old tomes. He steals therefore he is, period.
He might well ponder, however, the deeper meaning of events at the luxurious Chelsea brownstone of Herb and Wanda Colcannon, which is apparently burgled three times on the night Bernie breaks in: once before his visit and once after. Fortunately he still manages to lift some fair jewelry and an extremely valuable coin. Unfortunately burglar or burglars number three leave Herb unconscious and Wanda dead . . . and the cops think Rhodenbarr dunnit.
There's no time to get all existential about itespecially after the coin vanishes and the fence fencing it meets with a most severe end. But Bernie is going to have to do some deep thinking to find a way out of this homicidal conundrum.
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Camara De Gas / the Chamberby John Grisham, Enric TrempsISBN 8408039342 (84-08-03934-2)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Camara De Gas / the Chamber'Book summary:Adam Hall lleva apenas un año en uno de los bufetes más prestigiosos de Chicago cuando se presta voluntario para la defensa del caso más difícil que se haya visto en el ramo. Su futuro cliente no quiere ni a Adam ni a su bufete. Es un racista declarado e impenitente, con un historial repleto de violencia. Se encuentra en el corredor de la muerte por el asesinato de dos niños judíos, en un atentado horrible que tuvo lugar en 1967. ¿Por qué iba a querer a un abogado novato como Adam para que le defienda? ¿Y por qué querrá Adam tan desesperadamente llevar este caso? La respuesta está en el pasado, en un secreto que lleva veinte años enterrado en la sinrazón de otra época. «Irresistible... Poderosa... Cámara de gas hará que los lectores reconsideren a conciencia la pena de muerte.» USA Today [via]
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The Chamberby John Grisham, Sue HarmesISBN 0582364116 (0-582-36411-6)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chamber'Book summary:At first listen, the narration of this abridged version of John Grisham's The Chamber seems flat and uninvolved. But Michael Beck has chosen his vocal style well, purposely eschewing unnecessary adornment and allowing this searing indictment of racism and murder to unfold on its own terms. Beck uses character voices sparingly, adding subtle emphasis to the already charged plot. The story begins with a Klan-sponsored bombing and then traces a trail of rigged acquittals stretching over three decades, until a young lawyer with secrets of his own brings the case to a powerful conclusion. --George Laney Amazon.com [via]
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Close to Homeby Peter RobinsonISBN 0061031097 (0-06-103109-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Close to Home'Book summary:As a teenager in 1965, Chief Inspector Alan Banks was traumatized by the disappearance of his best friend, Graham Marshall. When Graham's decayed bones are discovered 40 years later, those old demons are reawakened. At the same time, Banks is heading a probe into the apparent kidnapping and murder of another troubled teenager, Luke Armitage. The Summer That Never Was, the latest in Peter Robinson's bestselling, Arthur Ellis Award-winning Inspector Banks series (Aftermath, Cold Is the Grave), explores the two cases in parallel, and the reader eagerly waits to discover their possible connection.
Unlike many thriller writers, Robinson doesn't rely on terse prose to fuel the narrative. His smooth style is colourfully descriptive and easy to relax into. Think of it as the equivalent of sipping a pint on the patio of an English pub, one of Banks's favourite occupations. As the suspense builds and the plot takes as many twists and turns as a road through the Yorkshire dales, Robinson is not afraid to detour into further character development, whether it's the tense relationship between Banks and his father or the ongoing grief of his new colleague, D.I. Michelle Hart.
Robinson, raised in Yorkshire but based in Toronto, has sometimes been compared to Ian Rankin, who actually contributes a quote on this book's dust jacket. The two share an ability to evoke time and place with real eloquence, and each writer loves to mix in musical references to help define their characters. Robinson does this very freely here, and with real accuracy. From '60s crooner Val Doonican through dead cult heroes Nick Drake and Ian Curtis to current singer-songwriters Nick Lowe and David Gray (two of Banks's faves), he never misses a beat. Similarly, his cultural references to the England of both the mid-'60s and the present day are spot-on. The Summer That Never Was is the 13th Inspector Banks novel, but there's nothing unlucky about it. Any lover of well-written detective thrillers will feel fortunate to encounter it. --Kerry Doole [via]
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The Clue of the Tapping Heelsby Carolyn Keene, Russell H. TandyISBN 1557092621 (1-55709-262-1)
Softcover, Applewood Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Clue of the Tapping Heels'Book summary:Originally published in 1930, Nancy solves the mystery of a lost love.[via]More editions of The Clue of the Tapping Heels:
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A Conspiracy of Paperby David LissISBN 0804119120 (0-8041-1912-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Conspiracy of Paper'Book summary:A fool and his money are soon parted--and nowhere so quickly as in the stock market, it would seem. In David Liss's ambitious first novel, A Conspiracy of Paper, the year is 1719 and the place London, where human greed, apparently, operated then in much the same manner as it does today. Liss focuses his intricate tale of murder, money, and conspiracy on Benjamin Weaver, ex-boxer, self-described "protector, guardian, bailiff, constable-for-hire, and thief-taker," and son of a Portuguese Jewish "stock-jobber." Weaver's father, from whom he has been estranged, has recently died, the victim of a horse-drawn carriage hit and run. Though his uncle has suggested that the accident wasn't quite so accidental, Benjamin doesn't give the idea much credence:
I blush to own I rewarded his efforts to seek my opinion with only a formal reply in which I dismissed his ideas as nonsensical. I did so in part because I did not wish to involve myself with my family and in part because I knew that my uncle, for reasons that eluded me, had loved my father and could not accept the senselessness of so random a death.
But then Benjamin is hired by two different men to solve two seemingly unrelated cases. One client, Mr. Balfour, claims his own father's unexpected death "was made to look like self-murder so that a villain or villains could take his money with impunity," and even suggests there might be a link between Balfour senior's death and that of Weaver's father. His next customer is Sir Owen Nettleton, an aristocrat who is keen to recover some highly confidential papers that were stolen from him while he cavorted with a prostitute. Weaver takes on the first case with some reluctance, the second with more enthusiasm. In the end, both converge, leading him back to his family even as they take him deep into the underbelly of London's financial markets.Liss seems right at home in the world he's created, whether describing the company manners of wealthy Jewish merchants at home or the inner workings of Exchange Alley--the 18th-century version of Wall Street. His London is a dank and filthy place, almost lawless but for the scant protection offered by such rogues as Jonathan Wilde, the sinister head of a gang of thieves who profits by selling back to their owners items stolen by his own men. Though better connected socially, the investors involved with the shady South Sea Company have equally larcenous hearts, and Liss does an admirable job of leading the reader through the intricacies of stock trading, bond selling, and insider trading with as little fuss, muss, and confusion as possible. What really makes the book come alive, however, are the details of 18th-century life--from the boxing matches our hero once participated in to the coffee houses, gin joints, and brothels where he trolls for clues. And then there is the matter of Weaver's Jewishness, the prejudices of the society he lives in, and his struggle to come to terms with his own ethnicity. A Conspiracy of Paper weaves all these themes together in a manner reminiscent of the long, gossipy novels of Henry Fielding and Laurence Stern. Indeed, Liss manages to suggest the prose style of those authors while keeping his own, less convoluted style. This is one conspiracy guaranteed to succeed. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Death and Restorationby Iain PearsISBN 0684814617 (0-684-81461-7)
Hardcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death and Restoration'Book summary:Like An Instance of the Fingerpost, Iain Pears's Death and Restoration is grounded in a richly cultured vision rife with references to European history, art, and cuisine. And, though it represents the sixth novel in Pears's Jonathan Argyll series, the author subtly informs new readers of the key relationships and the past histories of his characters within the first three chapters. Once again, Argyll and his soon-to-be wife, Flavia di Stefano, are enmeshed in the Italian art world: Flavia, as a member of the Rome police's art squad and Argyll as a professor of art history.
The suspense of the novel is sustained by the careful revelation of the central art-theft plot; in turn, each major character becomes the narrative center and offers an expanded understanding of the events at San Giovanni. While Argyll is troubled over his fiancée's frequent absences just prior to their wedding, Flavia feels compelled to keep odd hours. She's certain that her old nemesis, Mary Verney, has returned to Rome with the intention of committing a major new theft. And Verney, readers soon learn, is herself in jeopardy. She must steal a Madonna icon from the monastery--despite the close scrutiny she faces from the Rome police force--because the sadistic Mikis Charanis has kidnapped Verney's granddaughter, 8-year-old Louise, and he will only release the child when Verney has acquired the artifact from San Giovanni. Underlying each character's concerns is the mystery of the Madonna itself. Why does Charanis covet this piece over the more valuable, though still dubious, Caravaggio that is also in the monastery? In the end, the novel is a perfect melding of a tightly composed mystery plot, witty dialogue, and a realistic sense of character, all flowing from an intellectual's appreciation for the finer things in life. For readers who discovered Pears's fiction through An Instance of the Fingerpost, the Argyll series--particularly Death and Restoration--offers much to satiate the need for his pleasantly baroque sensibilities. Other works in the Argyll series include The Raphael Affair, The Titian Committee, The Bernini Bust, The Last Judgement, and Giotto's Hand. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Death at the Barby Ngaio MarshISBN 0884114767 (0-88411-476-7)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Death Is Now My Neighborby Colin DexterISBN 0804115729 (0-8041-1572-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Dee Goong Anby Robert Hans Van GulikISBN 0405078757 (0-405-07875-7)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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El Candor Del Padre Brownby G. K. ChestertonISBN 8420672866 (84-206-7286-6)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Envious Cascaby Georgette HeyerISBN 0425094871 (0-425-09487-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Flashbackby Nevada BarrISBN 1587243806 (1-58724-380-6)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Flowers for the Judgeby Margery AllinghamISBN 0786702915 (0-7867-0291-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Fool's Puzzleby Earlene FowlerISBN 042514545X (0-425-14545-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fool's Puzzle'Book summary:Leaving behind memories of her late husband, Benni Harper is making a fresh start...Moving to the trendy California town of San Celina, she takes an exciting new job as director of a folk-art museum. While setting up an exhibit of handmade quilts, she stumbles upon the body of a brutally stabbed artist. Hoping to conduct an investigation on her own, she crosses paths with the local police chief, who thinks this short and sassy cowgirl should leave detecting to the cops and join him for dinner. But it's hard to keep a country girl down, and soon Benni uncovers an alarming pattern of family secrets, small-town lies--and the shocking truth about the night her husband died...[via] -
Grave Mistakeby Ngaio MarshISBN 0312972970 (0-312-97297-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grave Mistake'Book summary:A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday...[via]
A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener. In fact, she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide. Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, C.I.D., digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder. 
If I'd Killed Him When I'd Met Him...by Sharyn McCrumbISBN 1568954727 (1-56895-472-7)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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The Innocence of Father Brownby G. K. Chesterton, Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN 1557424276 (1-55742-427-6)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Innocence of Father Brown'Book summary:Father Brown is the most unlikely detective - a short, round-faced priest who is modest and kind. However, he has an astonishing insight into the criminal mind. It is through his astute wisdom that he solves the twelve cases. Read The Blue Cross and find out how Father Brown helps to catch the famous French criminal, Flambeau, who later becomes a most incongruous friend. [via]
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The Jackal's Headby Elizabeth PetersISBN 0812500024 (0-8125-0002-4)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Labyrinthby Kate MosseISBN 0399153446 (0-399-15344-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Labyrinth'Book summary:In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe. In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way. [via]
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A Long Line of Dead Menby Lawrence BlockISBN 0380720248 (0-380-72024-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Lucky Youby Carl HiaasenISBN 0679774513 (0-679-77451-3)
Softcover, Random House Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lucky You'Book summary:Grange, Florida, is, famous for its miracles-the weeping fiberglass Madonna, the Road-Stain Jesus, the stigmata man. And now it has JoLayne Lucks, unlikely winner of the state lottery. Unfortunately, JoLayne's winning ticket isn't the only one. The other belongs to Bodean Gazzer and his raunchy sidekick, Chub, who want the whole $28 million jackpot to start their own underground militia.
But JoLayne Lucks has her own plans for the Lotto money, and when Bode and Chub brutally assault her and steal her ticket, she vows to track them down, take it back-and get revenge. The only one who can help is Tom Krome, a big-city investigative journalist now writing frothy features for a mid-sized newspaper. He is about to become part of a story that's bigger and more bizarre than anything he's ever covered. Chasing two heavily armed psychopaths is reckless enough, but Tom's got other problems-including his fugitive wife and his own growing fondness for the future millionairess with whom he's risking his neck.
The pursuit takes them to a buzzard-infested island deep in Florida Bay, where they finally catch up with the fledgling militia-and their baffled hostage, a Hooters waitress. The climax explodes with the hilarious mayhem that is Carl Hiaasen's hallmark. Lucky You is his funniest, most deliriously gripping novel yet. [via] -
The Monkey's Raincoatby Robert CraisISBN 0385470088 (0-385-47008-8)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Monkey's Raincoat'Book summary:Elvis Cole, a literate, wisecracking Vietnam vet, finds himself embroiled in an investigation into a missing husband and son that could cost him his life. [via]
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A Morning for Flamingosby James Lee BurkeISBN 1574901559 (1-57490-155-9)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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Mortal Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425189864 (0-425-18986-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Night Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425146413 (0-425-14641-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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A Noble Radianceby Donna LeonISBN 0142003190 (0-14-200319-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Origin in Deathby J. D. RobbISBN 042520426X (0-425-20426-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Paragon Walkby Anne PerryISBN 0312595980 (0-312-59598-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Partnerby John GrishamISBN 0582434068 (0-582-43406-8)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Partner'Book summary:The man they were to kidnap in Brazil had not always been called Silva. As a lawyer, Patrick S. Lanigan, his previous life had ended in a car crash in 1992. But six weeks after his death, $90 million disappeared from his law firm. It was then that his partners knew he was still alive. An unputdownable thriller by the current master of the genre, John Grisham. [via]
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A Place of Executionby Val McDermidISBN 0312979533 (0-312-97953-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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A Red Deathby Walter MosleyISBN 0393029980 (0-393-02998-0)
Hardcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Red Death'Book summary:It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow "Easy Rawlins."
Easy is out of " the hurting business" and into the housing (and the favor) business when a racist IRS agent nails him for tax evasion. FBI Special Agent Darryl T. Craxton offers to bail him out if he agrees to infiltrate the First African Baptist Church and spy on alleged communist union organizer Chaim Wenzler. That's when the murders begin... [via]More editions of A Red Death:
Red Squareby Martin Cruz SmithISBN 1560548886 (1-56054-888-6)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Remorseful Dayby Colin DexterISBN 1568958838 (1-56895-883-8)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Remorseful Day'Book summary:Over 13 novels and a popular television series later, Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse has taken his place alongside Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey, Philip Marlowe, and a handful of other famous sleuths. Like most of them, Morse possesses an uncanny intelligence, especially in matters of crime and crosswords, but Dexter has always made sure that his detective remains fully a man--flawed and uncertain despite an outward bravado. In this final, difficult story, Morse's humanity unfolds much as his cases do: with the slow revelation of secrets and surprises that frequently catch the reader off guard.
The novel begins with events now a year old. Yvonne Hamilton had been found in her home murdered--handcuffed and naked. The Thames Valley Police had supposed robbery, but their suspects had dissolved and all the leads had dried up. A year later, while Morse is on furlough, two anonymous calls to Chief Superintendent Strange open the possibility of a new line of inquiry. Strange wants his best man on the case. Morse, however, shows a surprising reluctance to embroil himself in what seems to be a classic Morsean puzzle. When he finally does reopen the investigation, his unorthodox approach worries even his longtime sidekick, Sergeant Lewis--who begins to suspect that his boss has a personal connection to the victim. What could Morse be up to? And--as many readers will be asking throughout--what could possibly bring his career to a close?
Like the work of few other mystery writers, Dexter's Morse series has consistently blended the dignity of high art with the grimness of crime and punishment. While it's a cliché to say that he transcends the genre, he has certainly expanded its range to novels that entertain while they instruct--even when that instruction is grammatical. The Remorseful Day is indeed a remorseful farewell, a delicately handled conclusion to a series that will now remain artfully complete, not lingering beyond its time. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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- The Remorseful Day: ISBN 0804119546 (0-8041-1954-6)
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Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group - The Remorseful Day: ISBN 0609606220 (0-609-60622-0)
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Rest You Merryby Charlotte MacLeodISBN 0380475308 (0-380-47530-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Secret Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425168298 (0-425-16829-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secret Prey'Book summary:John Sandford is back with his dapper, dangerous Minneapolis deputy police chief Lucas Davenport for a ninth "preyer" meeting. Fans of the series will be glad to hear that it's full of smart suspense and deduction as well as explosive action. Davenport and his fellow cops are still recovering from the deadly revenge scheme that maimed them in Sudden Prey, which seems to have ended the relationship between Lucas and his doctor lady friend. This accounts for the depression that dogs him as he is sent to investigate the killing of top banking executive Daniel Kresge in a hunting lodge north of Minneapolis. Any of Kresge's four fellow hunters--all employees at his Polaris Bank--could have shot him, and all had motives, as did his almost ex-wife. About halfway through the book we find out who the real killer is, just a few pages before Lucas does, and that villain is a masterful creation, an example of the banality of evil worthy of Hannah Arendt. This is where Sandford's beautifully honed skills at creating suspense really kick in: he keeps us fascinated as Davenport, revitalized by an affair with a jaunty colleague, tries to turn what we all know into hard evidence. --Dick Adler [via]
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Set in Darknessby Ian RankinISBN 0312977891 (0-312-97789-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Set in Darkness'Book summary:Edinburgh police inspector John Rebus's obsession--rock & roll--seems odd for a man whose dark, depressed side is so central to his character, but Ian Rankin always manages to work it gracefully into his noirish novels featuring Rebus. In Set in Darkness, Rebus has a fling with Lorna Grieve, a faded rock muse who's the sister of Roddy Grieve, an up-and-coming politico who turns up dead on the grounds of the boarded-up hospital that's being torn down to make way for the new Scottish Parliament. Grieve's body is the second in the space of days found at Queensberry House; the first was a skeleton bricked up in the fireplace. That decades-old murder seems to be tied to the suicide of a mysterious homeless man whose hefty bank balance is revealed well before his true identity.
'So what's the story with Mr Supertramp anyway?'
There are always plenty of subplots in a Rankin mystery. This time he adds a stalker who happens to be one of Rebus's colleagues, a couple of toughs who hang out in singles clubs and finish their evenings with a rape or two, and the ongoing story of Rebus's tortured past--a bitter divorce, a daughter still recovering from a terrible accident, and a drinking problem. Set in Darkness hit the bestseller list in Great Britain and should enjoy the same success in its U.S. edition. Rankin's ability to keep finding new dimensions in Rebus, handle intricate plot details brilliantly, and evoke the gloom and darkness of his setting keep winning him new admirers, with just cause. --Jane Adams [via]'He had all this money he either couldn't spend or didn't want to. He took on a new identity. My theory is that he was hiding.'
'Maybe.' He was rifling through the scraps on the desk. She folded her arms, gave him a hard look which he failed to notice. He opened the bread bag and shook out the contents: disposable razor, a sliver of soap, toothbrush. 'An organized mind,' he said. 'Makes himself a wash bag. Doesn't like being dirty.'
'It's like he was acting the part,' she said.
Shadow Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425208842 (0-425-20884-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadow Prey'Book summary:Lucas Davenport goes on a city-to-city search for a killer with a grisly m.o.--he slashes his victims' throats with an Indian ceremonial knife. [via]
Sherlock Holmes Short Storiesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0582529115 (0-582-52911-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozenby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0753703769 (0-7537-0376-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Silent Preyby John SandfordISBN 0425137562 (0-425-13756-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silent Prey'Book summary:Michael Bekker, the psychopath Lucas Davenport captured in Eyes of Prey, escapes--Davenport should have killed Bekker when he had the chance. [via]
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Special Topics in Calamity Physicsby Marisha PesslISBN 0143112120 (0-14-311212-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Special Topics in Calamity Physics'Book summary:?Dazzling,? (People) ?Exuberant,? (Vogue) ?marvelously entertaining,? (The Dallas Morning News) Marisha Pessl?s mesmerizing debut has critics raving and heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of this ?cracking good read?4 is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway school, she finds some?a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel?with ?visual aids? drawn by the author?that has won over readers of all ages. [via]
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Tell No Oneby Harlan CobenISBN 0385335555 (0-385-33555-5)
Hardcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tell No One'Book summary:David Beck has rebuilt his life since his wife's murder eight years ago, finishing medical school and establishing himself as a pediatrician, but he's never forgotten the woman he fell in love with in second grade. And when a mysterious e-mail arrives on the anniversary of their first kiss, with a message and an image that leads him to wonder whether Elizabeth might still be alive, Beck will stop at nothing to find the truth that's eluded him for so many years. A powerful billionaire is equally determined to make sure his role in her disappearance never comes to light, even if it means destroying an innocent man.
In David Beck, Harlan Coben, the author of the popular series starring sports agent Myron Bolitar (Darkest Fear et al.) has created a protagonist who shares many of Bolitar's best qualities--he's a decent, generous, gentle guy whose loyalty to those he loves is unquestionable. So when he discovers that people he was close to may be responsible not only for Elizabeth's murder but also the "accidental" death of his father, Beck's sense of betrayal is as understandable to the reader as his uncharacteristically violent reaction. Coben is a skillful storyteller with a gift for creating likable characters caught up in circumstances that illuminate their complex emotional lives and deep humanity. This should be the thriller that breaks this talented writer out of the mystery genre and earns him the recognition he deserves. --Jane Adams [via]
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Time Bombby Jonathan KellermanISBN 0345460693 (0-345-46069-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Bomb'Book summary:Edgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more explores the corruption of California's golden coast and produces a novel of complex characterizations and nonstop suspense. By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but was gunned down before any children were hurt. While the TV news crews feasted on the scene an Alex began his therapy sessions with the traumatized children, he couldn't escape the image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the identity behind the name and face: a would-be assassin, or just another victim beneath an indifferent California sky?
Intrigued by a request from the sniper's father to conduct a "psychological autopsy" of his child, Alex begins to uncover a strange pattern of innocence, neglect, and loss. Then suddenly it is more than a pattern -- it is a trail of blood. In the dead sniper's past was a dark and vicious plot. And in Alex Delaware's future is the stuff of grown-up nightmares: the face of real human evil.
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Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mysteryby Kathryn KennyISBN 0307615251 (0-307-61525-1)
Hardcover, Goldencraft
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Trixie Belden the Red Trailer Mysteryby Julie Campbell, Michael Koelsch, Mary StevensISBN 0375824111 (0-375-82411-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trixie Belden the Red Trailer Mystery'Book summary:While traveling by trailer in upstate New York to find a runaway, Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler investigate a case of mysterious trailer thefts. [via]
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Twistedby Jonathan KellermanISBN 0345465261 (0-345-46526-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Twisted'Book summary:Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kellermans New York Times bestseller Billy Straight she took the lead in the desperate hunt for a teenage runaway stalked by a vengeful murderer. Now the complex and wryly compassionate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense.
Lifeless bodies sprawl in a dance-club parking lot after a brutal L.A. drive-by. Of the four seemingly random victims, one stands out: a girl with pink shoes who cannot be identifiedand who, days later, remains a Jane Doe. With zero leads and no apparent motive, its another case destined for the cold fileuntil Petra decides to follow her instincts and descends into a world of traveling grifters and bloodthirsty killers, pursuing a possible eyewitness whose life is in mortal danger.
Finding her elusive quarryaliveisnt all Petra has on her plate: departmental politics threatens to sabotage her case, and her personal life isnt doing much better. If all that wasnt enough, Isaac Gomez, a whiz-kid grad student researching homicide statistics at the station house, is convinced hes stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders. The victims had nothing in common, yet each died by the same method, on the same datea date thats rapidly approaching again. And that leaves Petra with little time to unravel the twisted logic of a cunning predator whos evaded detection for yearsand whose terrible hour is once more at hand.
Why is it so hard to put down a Kellerman thriller? asks Publishers Weekly. Its simple: the nonstop action leaves you breathless; the plot twists keep you guessing; the themes . . . are provocative. Those in need of still further proof that Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form (Los Angeles Times Book Review) need look no further than Twisted. [via]More editions of Twisted:
What Came Before He Shot Herby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 0060545631 (0-06-054563-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Came Before He Shot Her'Book summary:A kind and well-loved woman was brutally and inexplicably murdered the pregnant wife of a respected police inspector and her death has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Perhaps most horrifying of all, the trigger of the weapon that killed her was apparently pulled by a stranger . . . a twelve-year-old boy. The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write. [via]
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What's a Girl Gotta Do?by Sparkle HayterISBN 1569470006 (1-56947-000-6)
Hardcover, Soho Press, Incorporated
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While My Pretty One Sleepsby Mary Higgins ClarkISBN 1850578702 (1-85057-870-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike-Magna
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The Whispering Statueby Carolyn KeeneISBN 1557092605 (1-55709-260-5)
Hardcover, Applewood Books
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The Winds of Changeby Martha GrimesISBN 0670033278 (0-670-03327-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Windy City Bluesby Sara ParetskyISBN 0385315023 (0-385-31502-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Windy City Blues'Book summary:It's strictly Friends & Family as V.I. Warshawski, "the detective mystery fans have been waiting for" (Time), makes return appearances in a collection of stories that bring new meaning to "ties that bind." Decked out in her silk shirts and no-nonsense Attitude, V.I. is out to make a living--by the skin of her teeth.
In "Grace Notes," V.I. has barely finished her morning coffee when she sees an ad in the paper asking for information about her own mother, long dead. The paper leads V.I. to her newfound Italian cousin Vico, who's looking for music composed by their great-grandmother. What's the score? Clearly it's something to kill for... "The Pietro Andromache" finds V.I.'s friend Dr. Lotty Herschel with motive and means to dispatch her professional rival and steal his priceless statue. Lotty didn't do it--but does she know who did? V.I. soon cuts to the art of the case--and it's not a pretty picture at all!
Summoned by an old high school friend to a race "At the Old Swimming Hole," V.I. ends up swimming with the sharks--the FBI and a ruthless gambling kingpin--in a pool of blood.... And it's only "Skin Deep" when a relaxing facial transformation transforms a client into a stiff. V.I.'s pal Sal needs help. Her beautician sister Evangeline is prime suspect--and V.I. has only eighteen hours to crack the case before it's headline news..." Three-Dot Po" proves there's nothing like a dog. Especially a dog on the trail of her mistress's killer, with V.I. in tow...
In "Strung Out," love means nothing and V.I.'s quick to learn the score as her old friend's tennis-champion daughter is under suspicion for strangling her father with a racket string. And there's more, nine stories in all, in this masterful collection of short fiction starring V.I. Warshawski, "the most engaging woman in detective fiction since Dorothy Sayers's Harriet Vane" (Newsweek).
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Camara De Gas / the Chamberby John GrishamISBN 8408014544 (84-08-01454-4)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Camara De Gas / the Chamber'Book summary:Adam Hall lleva apenas un año en uno de los bufetes más prestigiosos de Chicago cuando se presta voluntario para la defensa del caso más difícil que se haya visto en el ramo. Su futuro cliente no quiere ni a Adam ni a su bufete. Es un racista declarado e impenitente, con un historial repleto de violencia. Se encuentra en el corredor de la muerte por el asesinato de dos niños judíos, en un atentado horrible que tuvo lugar en 1967. ¿Por qué iba a querer a un abogado novato como Adam para que le defienda? ¿Y por qué querrá Adam tan desesperadamente llevar este caso? La respuesta está en el pasado, en un secreto que lleva veinte años enterrado en la sinrazón de otra época. «Irresistible... Poderosa... Cámara de gas hará que los lectores reconsideren a conciencia la pena de muerte.» USA Today [via]
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El Tatuaje De LA Concubinaby Laura Joh RowlandISBN 8478887997 (84-7888-799-7)
Hardcover, Oceano De Mexico
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L' Associeby John GrishamISBN 2266078615 (2-266-07861-5)
Softcover, Presses Pocket
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L' Associe'Book summary:Les avocats Rapley, Ravarac, Vitrano et Bogan sont très mécontents : leur associé Patrick Lanigan a disparu avec la bagatelle de 90 millions de dollars. Lanigan est donné pour mort dans l'incendie de sa propre voiture, mais ce dramatique accident s'avère n'être qu'une mise en scène. L'escroquerie de Lanigan a-t-elle échoué ? Oui, si l'on considère qu'il sera retrouvé au Brésil, torturé, remis à la justice et jugé. Non, si l'on imagine que l'astucieux voleur avait pu prévoir cette éventualité... Le FBI, qui le soupçonne aussi de meurtre, et toutes les victimes de son manège ne sont pas au bout de leurs surprises... Le lecteur non plus.
Avocat de formation, John Grisham maîtrise à fond les rouages de la justice américaine et il sait tenir le lecteur en haleine jusqu'au bout du récit. Pas étonnant que l'auteur de La Firme et de L'Affaire Pélican compte de par le monde des dizaines de milliers de fans et que les studios d'Hollywood s'arrachent les droits de ses romans. --Bruno Ménard [via]
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Le Couloir De La Mort / the Chamberby John GrishamISBN 2266072471 (2-266-07247-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Couloir De La Mort / the Chamber'Book summary:555pages. poche. broché. Mississippi, 1967. Deux enfants sont atrocement tués dans un attentat aveugle du Ku Klux Klan. Le procès de Sam Cayhall, complice des terroristes, est ajourné. Octobre 1981. Officiellement, la ségrégation est abolie et les droits civiques rétablis dans le Sud. L'affaire revient devant la Cour Suprême. Un nouveau jury condamne le vieux raciste à la chambre à gaz. Quelques jours plus tard, Adam Hall, jeune avocat chargé de la défendre, pénètre dans le couloir de la mort. C'est alors seulement qu'il découvre que Sam Cayhall est son grand-père. Il dispose de moins de trois mois pour apprendre à le connaître comprendre son crime et peut-être le sauver. [via]
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