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Simple Justice

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Morgan Wilson

£11.99 12 Aug 2008 Paperback Bold Strokes Books

Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, "Simple Justice" introduces Benjamin Justice, a hard-drinking West Hollywood crime reporter who's down on his luck. After reluctantly joining a murder investigation, he falls in love, but with the wrong man--the man who becomes his prime suspect.

A Dying Light In Corduba

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lindsey Davis

£7.99 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Arrow Books Ltd

Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Oliver Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise... Inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. On one night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation.

Time to Depart

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lindsey Davis

£7.99 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Arrow Books Ltd

Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed on of Rome's top criminals. One dark and gloomy dawn Petro and Falcoput the evil Balbinus aboard ship. Petro and Falco must descend into the underworld of Vespasian's Rome to investigate.

Last Act in Palmyra

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lindsey Davis

£7.99 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Arrow Books Ltd

The spirit of adventure calls Marcus Didius Falco on a new spying mission for the Emperor Vespasian to the untamed East. He's picking up extra fees from his old friend Thalia the snake dancer as he searches for Sophrona, her lost water organist. With the Chief Spy Anacrites paying his fare, Falco knows anything can go wrong.

Easy Meat: The 8th Charles Resnick Mystery

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Harvey, John

£8.21 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Bywater Books

"John Harvey, British poet and novelist, brings depth of character study and beautiful imagery to the police procedural."-"The Washington Post"

Why would a fifteen-year-old boy commit suicide? Despite the fact that he's a no-good kid on trial for bludgeoning an elderly couple to death. But when the senior investigating officer is then found brutally murdered, DI Charlie Resnick is put on the case, which leads to sinister and startling revelations. It also brings Resnick into contact with Hannah Campbell, with whom he finds himself falling unexpectedly and awkwardly in love.

Simple Justice

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wilson, John Morgan

£8.76 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Bold Strokes Books

Tainted Blood

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pero, Charles

£8.21 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Pero Thrillers

When FBI Agent Vinny Smalldeano and his wife Tina witness a waitress explode in front of them somewhere between the appetizer and the main course, a gruesome new "special circumstances" killer is born. Soon more exploded bodies turn up - a corpulent academic, a spaced-out pizza delivery boy, and a veteran FBI agent - and Vinny or his wife Tina are present at each horrific scene. Who could be behind these vicious, high-tech murders, and more importantly, just what is the killer's motive? Edge-of-the-armchair writing and storytelling by a new genius in the genre.

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£21.57 01 Aug 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

The one and only Mrs. Emily Pollifax is a part-time CIA operative and full-time garden-clubbing grandmother from New Jersey. In this adventure, she is off to the Sicilian countryside on a daring mission to rescue John Sebastian Farrell, a former CIA comrade, who was shot while trying to track down a document that allegedly bears the signature of Julius Caesar. With the aid of Kate Rossiter, a feisty young CIA agent who happens to be vacationing there, Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell discover the truth about the Caesar document, and in the process reveal the identities of the members of a secret - and deadly - cartel.

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£13.71 01 Aug 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Corporation

While Other People Sleep

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Muller, Marcia

£21.57 01 Aug 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

It starts when Sharon McCone's acquaintance tells her that someone was pretending to be McCone at a party. The mysterious woman is handing out McCone's business cards, advising clients, and picking up men for intimate encounters. The woman's physical resemblance is uncanny. Her knowledge of McCone's life is chilling.
To make matters worse, McCone's office manager, Ted Smalley, has been acting oddly. As she reluctantly decides to investigate Ted's behavior, McCone's double breaks into her house, interferes with her family, and leads McCone in a terrifying game of cat and mouse through the bizarre nightlife of San Francisco. McCone begins to uncover Ted's desperate problem, but the imposter escalates her dirty tricks. The determined PI must pull out all the stops to defeat the criminal hitting too close to home.

Maneuvers

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fredric Neuman

£11.00 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Simon & Brown

A hilarious and harrowing novel, MANEUVERS is in the vein of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H*, except that it is set in peacetime. As Captain Abe Redden's superior officer likes to remind him, "Warfare is emotionally upsetting to everyone." However, for Captain Redden, M.D., being an Army psychiatrist on garrison duty in West Germany during the early 1960s is just as taxing, and dangerous. First the teenage daughter of a fellow officer dies in the post hospital's emergency room the night Redden is on duty. And then a young lieutenant involved in highly classified electronic espionage seeks out Dr. Redden for help-only to disappear from his office. The convolutions and confrontations make for a very funny and very poignant story spiced with suspense and insight.

Little Scarlet

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mosley, Walter

£7.69 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Grand Central Publishing

Bad Boy Brawly Brown

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mosley, Walter

£7.69 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Grand Central Publishing

Trojan Gold: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peters, Elizabeth

£5.49 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Harper

Silhouette in Scarlet: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peters, Elizabeth

£5.49 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Harper

Street of Five Moons: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peters, Elizabeth

£5.49 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Harper

Borrower of the Night: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peters, Elizabeth

£5.49 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Harper

Four classic titles by "New York Times"-bestselling author Peters are now reissued in tall Premium Editions, to tie in with the release of her newest hardcover, "The Laughter of Dead Kings." Reissue.

Lessons in Murder

04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 1st Detective Inspector Carol Ashton Mystery

By Claire McNab

£10.99 04 Jul 2008 Paperback Bella Books

On a hot summer day at Bellwhether High School in Sydney, Australia, teacher Bill Paget lies murdered, the hole in his head accomplished with neat efficiency by a Black and Decker drill. Detective Inspector Carol Ashton investigates, bringing with her a formidable reputation for competence.

Twanged

03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Carol Higgins Clark

£2.99 03 Jul 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

* New Regan Reilly mystery in which a precious violin is a catalyst for murder.

Beat Up a Cookie

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dietz, Denise

£13.71 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Wheeler Publishing

Ellie Bernstein and her friends are big fans of the TV show "M*A*S*H*, " and once attended a bash in which they dressed up as their favorite characters from the show. Now someone is killing the show's look-alikes and Ellie is dying to see what twisted motive lies behind the murders.

Impolite Society

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Smith, Cynthia

£7.14 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Busted Flush Press

Back in print, the second book in the Emma Rhodes mystery series. For fans of high-society mysteries, such as those by Marne Davis Kellogg, Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Kerry Greenwood, and Nancy Martin! "Private Resolver" Emma Rhodes is successful enough to live the life of luxury, which includes a residence in Vila do Mar, Portugal. Beautiful and intelligent, she is right at home among the British upper crust who flock to the lovely fishing village. And for once, work is the furthest thing from her mind. Au contraire.When an American minister dies of an apparent suicide, Emma offers her unorthodox services to the grieving parents who suspect foul play. They agree to her terms: two weeks and $20,000, payabale upon results. With her finger on the pulse of local gossip and politics it doesn't take Emma long to get a lead. But, much to her dismay, her list of suspects gets smaller and smaller the closer she comes to her own circle of very rich -- and sometimes very ruthless friends.

Star Spangled Murder

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Meier, Leslie

£3.84 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Kensington Publishing Corporation

Crusader's Cross: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Burke, James Lee

£8.24 01 Jul 2008 Compact Disk Simon & Schuster Audio

Lessons in Murder

06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 1st Detective Inspector Carol Ashton Mystery

By Claire McNab

£10.99 06 Jun 2008 Paperback Bella Books

Skate Crime

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Adams, Alina

£14.26 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Wheeler Publishing

Blackman's Coffin

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By de Castrique, Mark

£14.95 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Poisoned Pen Press

Sam Blackman, Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detach-ment of the U.S. military, lost a leg in Iraq and his life is in shambles. Then an ex-marine and fellow amputee named Tikima Robertson walks into his hospital room. Tikima hints she has an opportunity for Sam to use his investigative skills-if he can stop feeling sorry for himself. But before she can return, Tikima is murdered, her body found floating in the French Broad River. Sam and Tikima's sister Nakayla must delve into Asheville's rich history, the legacy of the Vanderbilts at the Biltmore estate, and of author Tom Wolfe to uncover the murderous truth. Mark de Castrique grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina. He is a veteran of the television and film production industry, and he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Blackman's Coffin begins a new series. http: //mark-et-al.com

Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£21.57 01 Jun 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

The intrepid charmer Mrs. Pollifax is at it again, this time in an adventure with a young friend through the African country of Ubangiba. Without the comforting backup of the CIA, Mrs. P. wades through dangerous enemy lines and shocking murders to get to the heart of a bloody terrorism ring that threatens the country's security. Abridged. 3 CDs. January publication.

Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£13.71 01 Jun 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Corporation

Free Fall

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Crais, Robert

£50.69 01 Jun 2008 Compact Disk Brilliance Audio

In his fourth outing, Elvis Cole--the hottest, hippest L.A. gumshoe detective--is on a roller-coaster of excitement and mystery as a dirty cop's girlfriend hires Cole to get the goods on the cop. However, the cop swears he's clean--merely cheating on the girlfriend. But soon, Elvis and his partner, Joe Pike, are hip-deep in a deadly situation as they dig deeper in corruption. Abridged.

Walking the Perfect Square

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coleman, Reed Farrel

£7.14 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Busted Flush Press

Back in print, the first book in Reed Farrel Coleman's two-time Edgar Award-nominated author of the Moe Prager private eye series. Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager is lost. In pain and without the job he loves, Moe relunctantly settles on the notion of going into the wine business with his brother. When a suburban college student vanishes off the streets of Manhattan, Prager's universe is turned upside down and his life changed forever. Hired by the student's desperate family, Moe plunges deep into the world of New York's punk underground, sex clubs, and biker bars. Politicians, journalists, and crooked cops seem hell-bent on stopping him in his tracks. Set in the gritty city streets of the late seventies and the present day, Walking the Perfect Square is a unique mystery that delivers a compelling look at one man's efforts to find a man who was never really there and to protect his family from an unbearable truth.

Wolf Rock

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tonkin, Peter

£19.99 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Severn House Publishers

In a terrible storm in the English Channel, Richard Mariner receives a Mayday signal. Mariner's SuperCat plunges across the dangerously busy shipping lanes and most of the distressed crew are saved from the deadly shoals of Wolf Rock, though the captain has already abandoned ship and is subsequently declared missing, presumed dead.

From Dead to Worse

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Harris, Charlaine

£19.23 01 May 2008 Compact Disk Recorded Books

Cathead Bay

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Underhill, Robert

£9.31 01 May 2008 Paperback Delicti Press

In this sequel to "Strawberry Moon," Sheriff Hoss Davis of rural Leelanau County and his deputies investigate the murder of an internationally famous chef, known to millions through his television show.

Lessons in Murder

16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 1st Detective Inspector Carol Ashton Mystery

By Claire McNab

£10.99 16 Apr 2008 Paperback Bella Books

Empty Ever After

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coleman, Reed Farrel

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Bleak House Books

Empty Ever After

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coleman, Reed Farrel

£13.71 01 Apr 2008 Hardback Bleak House Books

The fifth book in the award winning Moe Prager mystery series.

Red Box: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stout, Rex

£16.46 01 Apr 2008 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks

The beautiful model never dreamed one little piece of candy could kill her--but it did. Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie must solve the case before anyone else does. Unabridged. 5 CDs.

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£21.57 01 Apr 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gilman, Dorothy

£13.71 01 Apr 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Corporation

While Other People Sleep

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Muller, Marcia

£21.57 01 Apr 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

The Noble Outlaw

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Knight, Bernard

£6.99 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster UK

The 11th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

Murder's Madness

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Matthews, Alex

£8.24 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Veiled Intent Press

Voices screaming in her head...dark angels pursuing her...desperation driving he to climb to the top of a Chicago building. When Cassidy and her reporter husband Zach rent their Marina City condo to Delia, she has been stabilized on medication for several years. Then, a few months later, she goes off her meds and has a psychotic break. "You have to come here," Delia whispers to Cassidy. "I can't tell you over the phone...people are listening. After Cassidy arrives at Delia's condo, the schizophrenic woman describes the incident she witnessed in the rooftop room the previous night. "I opened the door a crack. I saw the Angel of Death, all shiny and glistening. He was standing in front of a closet where a naked body was hanging." That same day a man is discovered missing from the building. As Cass probes deeper into the mystery, she has reason to fear that she will disappear as well.

School Days

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Parker, Robert B.

£8.24 01 Apr 2008 Compact Disk Random House Audio Assets

Rage

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kellerman, Jonathan

£8.24 01 Apr 2008 Compact Disk Random House Audio Assets

Sleight of Hand: A Jo Banks Mystery

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hathaway, Robin

£13.16 01 Apr 2008 Hardback St. Martin's Minotaur

Dr. Jo Banks is well settled in her rather unusual life as one of the few doctors in the New Jersey fields, her office in a motor inn run by a pair of friendly, elderly Jersey-ites. But New York City is where she grew up, and there are times when she thinks back to those days with her father. One day, as she is driving home from her rounds at the hospital in the nearby town, she hears a familiar sound coming from a barn. It is the hum of an out-of-date printing press, a brand her father used. On an impulse, Jo leaves her motorcycle in the road and walks down to the barn that houses the machine.

But the printer is hardly welcoming. While she is trying to talk to him, he catches his hand in the press, and Jo bursts into action. Although she removes the screws from the roller that is clamping the man's fingers and offers to drive him to the hospital, he refuses to go and insists that she treat him in his home.

The strange episode leads to Jo's calling daily to attend to the man's injury. She learns that he's living with his daughter - a grown woman who possesses the mind of a child - that they are from New York, and that his wife has mysteriously disappeared. The printer is roughly grateful for Jo's care, but he has much on his mind, and he will not leave his house. Jo begins to suspect that he is connected to a recent local murder.

Lessons in Murder

16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 1st Detective Inspector Carol Ashton Mystery

By Claire McNab

£10.99 16 Mar 2008 Paperback Bella Books

No Immunity

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunlap, Susan

£16.46 01 Mar 2008 Non-Book Item Blackstone Audiobooks

Private detective and former medical examiner Kiernan O Shaughnessy has been set up to take the blame for a death she is investigating, a highly contagious case of Lassa fever, which could have dire consequences for the public if its cause is unleashed.

No Immunity

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunlap, Susan

£38.46 01 Mar 2008 Compact Disk Blackstone Audiobooks

Stealing Lumby

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fraser, Gail R.

£17.55 01 Feb 2008 Hardback Center Point Large Print

Letters from Lexington

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hardwick, Phil

£8.21 01 Feb 2008 Paperback Great American Publishers

The Cat Who Smelled Smoke

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Braun, Lilian Jackson

£14.26 01 Feb 2008 Compact Disk Penguin Audiobooks

Bloody Halls

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brookins, Carl

£7.41 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Echelon Press Publishing

When Jack Marston took a position at an unusual urban institution, he didn?t expect to find himself involved in murder and suicide. But working with adult students is sure to be a new an interesting challenge. Back home in Minneapolis, Jack is starting a new relationship and a job as head of Student Services at campus-less City College. It appears to be a calm satisfying life. Settling in, he puts his talent as an amateur actor into play and is selected for the lead in Ibsen's "Enemy of the People" at the college. Without warning, his life takes a strange twist and Jack find himself playing altogether different roles. A student is brutally murdered and the college president assigns Jack to liaise with the police. Though homicide investigator is not in his job description, he is soon forced to scrutinize faculty and staff. He soon sees the irony as well as the difficulties of his parallel roles.

Gaudi Afternoon

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Wilson

£7.99 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Seal Press

Cassandra Reilly, a Spanish translator and amateur detective, agrees to go to Barcelona and search for Frankie Stevens' missing husband, Ben, who disappeared without a trace.

Death of a Dentist

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Beaton, M. C.

£17.31 01 Jan 2008 Hardback Thorndike Press

Trace Evidence

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Becka, Elizabeth

£4.39 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Hyperion

Cleveland forensic trace evidence expert Evelyn James arrives at a bizarre crime--a young woman has drowned, her feet sunk in cement. When a second victim emerges, the police and Evelyn find themselves in a race against time to catch the killer.

Darkest Fear

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coben, Harlan

£10.98 01 Jan 2008 Compact Disk Random House Audio Assets

At once a riveting mystery and a spellbinding journey into the secrets that haunt families, lovers, and friends, "Darkest Fear" proves once again that Coben is a master storyteller like no other--and one of the most original talents in suspense fiction today. Unabridged. 7 CDs.

Kilt Dead

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunnett, Kaitlyn

£17.55 01 Dec 2007 Hardback Center Point Large Print

Dunnett presents her first delightful Liss MacCrimmon mystery, set in New England with a Scottish twist.

A Death in Pilsen: A Snap Malek Mystery

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Goldsborough, Robert

£7.14 01 Dec 2007 Paperback Echelon Press Publishing

*Nero Wolfe Award Winning Author *Love is Murder "Best Historical" Winner *Echelon Press Diamond Club Best Seller

Intentional Take

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Roberge Jr, Robert

£7.69 01 Nov 2007 Paperback RJR Press

Written in Blood

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Graham, Caroline

£8.21 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

This is the fourth novel in the "Inspector Barnaby Series. "Written in Blood" was dramatized as part of the "Midsomer Murders" TV series, produced by British television and broadcast in the U.S. Who's Likely to Like This? Fans of Deborah Crombie, Peter Robinson and Caroline Graham's "The Killing's at Badger's Drift," and "Death in Disguise"

Mayan Key

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Jones, Keith

£10.00 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Broadhead Books

Rapid Fire

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Ball, Donna

£18.10 01 Nov 2007 Hardback Center Point Large Print

With her kennel business and her part-time job with the forest service, Raine Stockton is having a hectic summer when the FBI asks about her old flame Andy Fontana. Fontana disappeared from her life when he was connected with an act of sabotage that left several people dead. Now, he's a wanted eco-terrorist and the feds think Raine can help bring him to justice. Original.

The Lighthouse Keeper: A Beckoning Death

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Buehler, Luisa

£7.69 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Echelon Press Publishing

Coyote Staircase

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Button, C. F.

£7.14 01 Oct 2007 Paperback Snakeweed Press

Threats of violence fly when a shadowy Aryan Nations militant pursues stolen mining equipment, and a risk-taking miner races to "prove up" a secret, hidden mine. Tom Kreuger's simple task, to protect wildlife habitat on a piece of Joseph Canyon gets suddenly complicated. Tom finds the alleged thief killed by what might be a tragic accident, but it's not clear who stands to benefit. The victim's Nez Perce family is torn by alcoholism and interests divided between profit and development and preservation of sacred trust in their tribe's historic homeland. A distorted tale of history provides an insight that pits Tom against them all. A fictional novel of crime in the historic homeland of the Nez Perce. A plan to open a hidden mine threatens to expose other secrets and leads to deadly violence.

Dragon's Cave

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Clason, Clyde B.

£8.21 01 Oct 2007 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

The elderly Roman historian, Prof. Theocritius Lucius Westborough is in his element when a wealthy Chicago collector of antigue weapons is done in with a medieval halberd. Add a locked-and-guarded room surrounded by unmarked snow from which a man disappears plus a cryptogram diary and you've got a real Golden Age puzzler. First published in 1939.

Deja Dead: 10th Anniversary Edition

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Reichs, Kathy

£7.69 01 Oct 2007 Paperback Pocket Books

Two blockbusters by the "New York Times" bestselling author featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan are now available in these specially priced paperback editions. Reissue.

The Body in the Library

03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Agatha Christie

£4.99 03 Sep 2007 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body pf a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy make-up, which is smeared across her distorted cheeks. The respectable Bantrys invite Jane Marple to solve the mystery - before tongues start to wag.

Germanicus

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Wishart, David

£8.21 01 Sep 2007 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

David Wishart is a classicist by training and infuses the Marcus Corvinus series with a high level of historical accuracy and detail. Who's Likely to Like This? Fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor

Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£6.59 01 Sep 2007 Hardback Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

On the night before Christmas, cruel, tyrannical, filthy rich Simeon Lee is found in his locked bedroom with his throat cut. Now Hercule Poirot must put his deductive powers to the test to solve one of his most chilling cases--and to prevent a clever killer from spilling more blood. Previously titled A Holiday for Murder and Murder for Christmas.

Cat Among Pigeons: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£6.59 01 Sep 2007 Hardback Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

During the opening of the summer session at Meadowbank, an exclusive institution for privileged young ladies, a tyrannical teacher is found shot to death. Then an illustrious headmistress bites the dust. And who better than Hercule Poirot to declaw the killer?

Too Many Women: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Stout, Rex

£16.46 01 Sep 2007 Compact Disk Audio Partners

A Wall Street company hires Nero Wolfe to investigate the mysterious death of one of its employees. Archie goes undercover and soon learns his new “ job” has a delightful fringe benefit — hundreds of gorgeous female coworkers, all seemingly eager to cooperate. When the chief suspect in the death is found dead, Archie and Nero decide to set a trap. Which one of Archie’ s new gal pals will fall into it?

The Lace Reader

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Barry, Brunonia

£8.21 01 Sep 2007 Paperback Flap Jacket Press

Sue Grafton: Three Complete Novels; J, K, & L: J Is for Judgment; K Is for Killer; L Is for Lawless

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Grafton, Sue

£7.69 01 Sep 2007 Hardback Wings

Stealing Lumby

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Fraser, Gail

£7.69 01 Sep 2007 Paperback New American Library

What Garrison Keillor does for Lake Wobegon, Gail Fraser has done for Lumby, in this delightfully touching new series. In "Stealing Lumby," the town is jolted from its comfortable obscurity when a famous painting disappears and the national media come a-calling.

Tanner's Virgin

01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Block, Lawrence

£4.39 01 Sep 2007 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

Dream Chasers

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An Inspector Green Mystery

By Barbara Fradkin

£10.99 01 Aug 2007 Paperback Napoleon Publishing

A 17-year-old sets out to meet her secret lover by the cliffs of Ottawa's Hogs Back Falls. Three days later, her nude body washes up in the shallows downstream. When no one comes forward and the autopsy reveals she was dead before she hit the water, the public fears a sexual predator is on the loose. But Inspector Green suspects something else.

Unsuitable Job for a Woman

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By James, P. D.

£10.96 01 Aug 2007 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks America

Without warning, a final-year Cambridge student leaves and takes a job as a gardener. Eighteen days later he's found hanging by the neck in his cottage. Cordelia Gray, sole proprietor of the Pryde Detective Agency, uncovers long-suppressed family secrets in this gripping radio dramatization.

Murder on the Orient Express

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£10.96 01 Aug 2007 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks America

On a crowded train speeding through the snowy European landscape, one passenger lies dead in his cabin, stabbed twelve times. Hercule Poirot must sift through clues--some real and some planted--all while the murderer is still aboard the train waiting to strike again. John Moffatt stars as the legendary Belgian detective in a full-cast dramatization.

Kittyhawk Down

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Disher, Garry

£13.71 01 Aug 2007 Paperback Wheeler Publishing

After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£15.36 01 Aug 2007 Audio Cassette Audio Partners

After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£16.46 01 Aug 2007 Compact Disk Audio Partners

Kilt Dead

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunnett, Kaitlyn

£12.09 01 Aug 2007 Hardback Kensington Publishing Corporation

Dunnett presents her first delightful Liss MacCrimmon mystery, set in New England with a Scottish twist.

The Shaman Sings

01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Doss, James D.

£3.84 01 Aug 2007 Paperback St. Martin's Minotaur

A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year, this novel introduces Tribal Police investigator Charlie Moon, whose aunt, Ute shaman Daisy Perika, foresees the murder of a young woman. Daisy may be the only one who can summon the supernatural and seize the killer before he strikes again.

Stalker

05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Faye Kellerman

£5.99 05 Jul 2007 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

LA Homicide Detective, Peter Decker never wanted the perils of his job to touch his family. But now his two worlds have collided. A first year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father, Peter Decker's, wishes. But police work is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own.

Unnatural Death: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Sayers, Dorothy L.

£17.55 01 Jul 2007 Compact Disk Audio Partners

Originally published in 1927, this third tale featuring the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey marked the emergence of this character as one of the most memorable in the genre. The lack of clues and leads doesn't stop Lord Peter from investigating the death of a wealthy woman and her maid--a case that puts his own life in danger. Unabridged.

Death of a Scriptwriter

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Beaton, M. C.

£17.01 01 Jul 2007 Hardback Thorndike Press

With the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe away in London, Constable Hamish Macbeth pines for company during the long Scottish winter. He gets his wish--and more--when a troupe of flashy filmmakers clamors into the nearby town of Drim. Before long, bedlam erupts and culminates in the sudden appearance of one very real corpse. As the culprit strikes again, Hamish must quickly find the right killer--or script the wrong finale to a show gone murderously awry. Mystery Guild featured alternate.

Pride and Prescience

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Carrie A. Bebris

£8.99 01 Jul 2007 Paperback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from "Pride and Prejudice," have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.

Stalker

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Faye Kellerman

£5.99 01 Jul 2007 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The Skin Gods

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Montanari, Richard

£4.39 01 Jul 2007 Paperback Ballantine Books

In this electrifying new thriller a maniacal killer is recreating Hollywood's most famous murder scenes and casting real-life victims. This brilliant tour de force pits Philadelphia police detectives Jessica Balzano and Kevin Byrne against a depraved killer with a secret vendetta.

Grievous Sin

01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Kellerman, Faye

£4.39 01 Jul 2007 Paperback Avon Books

Peter and Rina Lazarus are delighted with their newborn baby girl, but the scene at the L.A. hospital is a nightmare. When a baby is kidnapped and a respected nurse vanishes along with her, Peter, his tough-talking partner Marge, and Peter's eager older daughter Cindy, pursue hospital politics, misplaced passions, and mind games.

Proof of Purchase

30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A Jack Grant Mystery

By Richard Schwartz

£10.99 30 Jun 2007 Paperback Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Cynthia Bladen has been missing for weeks
when private investigator Jack Grant takes
the case. This time there is a motivating,
if unsettling, force behind the investigation:
Cynthia is Jacks ex-girlfriend. When
her mutilated body is found, Cynthias
distraught husband accepts the grim outcome.
But Jack cant give up until he finds
her killer. He teams up with Lieutenant
Diana Craig, a tough-as-nails tracker,
whose razor-sharp insights and intellect
give Jack a run for his money. Its a partnership
peppered with barbs that soon
progresses to cozy banter and trust. As
romance unfolds, so does their investigation,
and they uncover intriguing connections
to organized crime.
Jack mines his memories for clues, hoping
for anything that will give him an edge.
When buried feelings also rise to the
surface, he struggles to stay ahead of an
emotional tidal wave that could compromise
his detective instincts.

Hide and Die

01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Whitelaw, Stella

£34.95 01 Jun 2007 Audio Cassette ISIS Audio Books

A Jordan Lacey mystery Jordan Lacey, Latching's intrepid and unconventional PI, has two new cases to solve: a paternity dispute and an unusual cross-dressing mystery. Neither case is as simple as it seems and during her roller-coaster investigations, she unearths more than she expects. She soon becomes entangled in a ten-year-old murder case, and the increasingly ridiculous pitfalls she encounters along the way really don't help matters. Jordan's own emotional dramas escalate when Detective Sergeant Ben Evans talks her into a holiday and Detective inspector James, the object of her unrequited love, has a fit of old-fashioned jealousy.

When the Devil Holds the Candle

01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Fossum, Karin

£7.69 01 Jun 2007 Paperback Harvest Books

When two teenagers steal a purse from a stroller, it results in an infant’ s death. Unaware of the enormity of their crime, Zipp and Andreas are intent on committing another. They follow an elderly woman home, and Andreas enters her house with his switchblade. In the dark, Zipp waits for his friend to come out.
Inspector Konrad Sejer and his colleague Jacob Skarre see no connection between the infant’ s death and the reported disappearance of a local delinquent. And so while the confusion outside mounts, the heart-stopping truth unfolds inside the old woman’ s home.
Unflappable as ever, Sejer digs below the surface of small- town tranquility in an effort to understand how and why violence destroys everyday lives.

Hit Parade

01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Block, Lawrence

£4.39 01 Jun 2007 Paperback Avon Books

Fascinating professional killer John Keller returns after a five-year hiatus in this third novel, a fierce and poignant tale by a bestselling author and master of the modern mystery. Sheer pleasure.--"Seattle Times."

Hammer Spade and the Merchants of Death

01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By E., B. Alston

£8.00 01 May 2007 Paperback Righter Publishing Company, Inc

Saddled with Trouble

01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Scott, Michele

£15.91 01 May 2007 Hardback Thorndike Press

Quarter horse trainer Michaela Bancroft's husband is divorcing her for a 22-year-old beauty. Stunned, Michaela is trying to rein in her life when she finds her Uncle Lou murdered. And when she's nearly run off the road, she suspects she's on the fast track to being the next victim. Original.

Night's Child: A Detective Murdoch Mystery

01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Jennings, Maureen

£4.37 01 May 2007 Paperback McClelland & Stewart

After thirteen-year-old Agnes Fisher faints at school, her teacher, the young and still idealistic Amy Slade, is shocked to discover in the girl's desk two stereoscopic photographs. One is of a dead baby in its cradle, and on the back Agnes has scrawled a terrible message. Worse, the other photograph is of Agnes in a pose captioned "What Mr. Newly Wed Really Wants." When Agnes doesn't show up at school the next day, her teacher takes the two photographs to the police. Murdoch, furious at the sexual exploitation of such a young girl, resolves to find the photographer - and to put him behind bars.
"Night's Child" is the fifth novel in Maureen Jennings's highly praised historical mystery series. Two of the stories have already been adapted for the small screen, in acclaimed movies aired by the Bravo network. Another four movies are in development - good news for Jennings's fast-growing number of avid fans.

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

Silenced Cry

23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Marta Stephens

£7.99 23 Apr 2007 Paperback BeWrite Books

Farewell to Legs

04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An Aaron Tucker Mystery

By Jeffrey Cohen

£14.50 04 Apr 2007 Hardback Bancroft Press,The,U.S.

The Dragon Man

01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Disher, Garry

£13.71 01 Apr 2007 Paperback Wheeler Publishing

Painted Veil

01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Beverley Graves Myers

£9.95 01 Apr 2007 Paperback Poisoned Pen Press

Venice, 1734. Castrato soprano Tito Amato has let fame go to his head. Neglecting his vocal practice for dubious pleasures, Tito finds himself demoted to secondary roles and overshadowed by a visiting star. When the murder of scene painter Luca Cavalieri threatens to close the opera house, Tito jumps at the chance to regain his chance to reclaim his status by finding the killer.

The hunt for the person who wears the mask of Palantinus carries Tito and Augustus "Gussie" Rumbolt, an Englishman making his Grand Tour, into the treacherous depths of the city dedicated to masquerade and pleasure and reveals many facets of its multiple religious faiths.