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Mystery Bookshop
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Bill Farley,
Founder /J. B. Dickey, Owner/ Tammy Domike, Manager
Sandy Goodrick / Karen Duncan
/Erin O'Donnell
Author Appearances
New Northwest Releases
Some Other Spring Releases
New Books from Crippen & Landru
Sherlockiana
Things of Interest
Spotlight on Uglytown
New From the UK
The 2002 Edgar Nominees
Seattle Mystery Bookshop's Bestsellers
Tues, Mar 12, Nevada Barr signs Hunting Season
Thurs, Mar 14, noon to 2pm, Anne Perry reads and signs Southampton Row
Sat, Mar 16, noon, Carola Dunn signs The Case of the Murdered Muckraker
Mon, Mar 18, Jeffrey Deaver signs The Stone Monkey
Wed, Mar 20, noon, Denise Dietz signs Fifty Cents for Your Soul
Thurs, Mar 21, noon, George P. Pelecanos signs Hell to Pay
Tues, Mar 26, noon, Sinclair Browning signs Crack Shot
Wed, Mar 27, noon, Lynda Douglas signs Deadfall
Thurs, Mar 28, noon, Laurie
R. King signs Justice Hall
Fri, April 5, noon, John Reed signs The Kingfisher's Call
Sat, April 13, noon, Mitch
Luckett signs To Kill a Common Loon
Sun April 14, 1pm, Earlene Fowler signs Steps to the Altar
Sat, April 20, noon, Aaron
Elkins reads from and signs Turncoat
Wed, April 24, Nicola Griffith signs Stay.
Mon, April 29, noon, Cara Black signs Murder in the Sentier.
Fri, May 3, 1pm, Stuart Woods signs The Short Forever
Wed, May 8, noon, Candace
Robb signs A Spy for the Redeemer
Sat, May 11, noon, Mary
Daheim reads and signs Silver Scream
Sat, May 18, noon, Earl
Emerson reads and signs Vertical Burn
Wed, May 22, noon, April Henry signs Learning to Fly
Fri, May 24, noon, Tim Dorsey signs Triggerfish Twist
Tues, May 28, noon, Barbara
Seranella signs No Man Standing
New Northwest Releases
Mary Daheim, Silver Scream (May,
Morrow hc, 23.95). The death of a Hollywood producer at her B & B causes
problems for Judith and her cousin Renie. The movie flops, and the producer
flips and drowns in the kitchen sing. Latest in the popular, madcap series by
an author who's even funnier in person. Signing.
Michael Dibdin, And Then You Die (May, Pantheon hc, 21.00). Recuperating
from the car-bombing, Aurelio Zen is laying low and waiting to testify in a mob
trial. But people who might be Zen are
being murdered around him and he is soon on the move, and on the hunt. Signing.
Lynda Douglas, Deadfall (Feb., Oak Tree
Press tp, 11.95). Claire Mitchell's past haunts her: as a girl, she was found
wandering in Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest, severely injured and with no
memory of what happened to her or her family.
Now working in a Seattle architectural firm and about to be married, she
discovers that she may still have enemies. Signing.
Aaron Elkins, Turncoat (May, Morrow
hc, 24.95). The quiet and comfortable life of Pete and Lily is shattered when a
stranger appears at their door ranting about the war, money, death and
forgiveness. The next day, the man is
dead and Lily is gone. Signing.
Earl Emerson, Vertical Burn (May,
Ballantine hc, 24.95). In this powerful
thriller, a departure from his two series, the fireman/author portrays a
firefighter who is transformed from hero to pariah – and target – in a few
fateful moments. A long-awaited book,
and worth the wait. Signing.
Mary Freeman, Garden View (May,
Berkley pbo, 6.50). 4th with gardener Rachel O'Connor who is
suspicious of all of the recent, odd deaths at a retirement home where she is
doing some landscaping. Signing?
Nicola Griffith, Stay (April, Doubleday, 23.95). Aud Torvingen
is building a cabin in the North Carolina woods, still aching from the death of
her lover, when an old friend arrives to ask a favor: find his missing fiance Tammy. Her search takes her to NYC and
causes her own inner violence to explode.
The Blue Place – the debut of Aud – was a staff favorite. Signing.
April Henry, Learning to Fly (May, St. Martin's hc, 23.95). A fiery chain-reaction crash leaves
Free Meeker with a bag of money and a dead passenger. When the burned hitchhiker is thought to be her, she seems to
have been given the chance to begin a new life – until the owner of the money
comes looking for it. Signing.
Chandler McGrew, Cold Heart (March, Bantam pbo, 5.99).
Mickey Ascherfeld fled to Alaska to build a new life after the murder of her
parents and the death of her police partner.
The remote wilderness is no solace and the killer is hunting her now.
John J. Nance, Turbulence (April,
Putnam hc, 25.95). Fed up with the way the flight has gone, the passengers of
Meridian Flight 6 have mutinied. What
they don’t realize is that the US government thinks the plane has been hijacked
and is carrying a deadly chemical weapon.
In pb, Headwind (March, Berkley pbo, 7.99). Signed copies available.
Kevin O’Brien, Make Them Cry (May, Kensington pbo, 6.99). A serial killer is stalking Seattle’s
streets, collecting bones to make a monument to madness.
Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz), Don’t Look Back (May, Bantam hc, 24.95). The lovers from Slightly Shady return in
a new romantic mystery, trying to solve a murder and recover an ancient
bracelet said to have mystical powers. In pb, Slightly Shady, (March,
Bantam, 7.50).
Signing.
John Reed, The Kingfisher’s Call (April,
Sourcebooks hc, 22.00). An American falls in love with a Chinese woman in the
1950s, but lives without her for decades. He goes on to be a legendary CIA
agent and it comes down to him to rescue her 50 years later when her years as a
Western mole endanger her. Oregon author.
Signing.
Candace Robb, A Spy for the Redeemer (April,
Mysterious Press hc, 23.95). 7th Owen Archer finally out in US
hardcover. In paper, A Trust Betrayed (April, Mysterious Press, 12.95), debut of Margaret Kerr. Signing.
Susan R. Sloan, Act of God (April,
Warner hc, 24.95). A Seattle attorney
must defend a man accused of a horrendous crime, and already found guilty in
the court of public opinion. When we
think of major Seattle authors, Susan Sloan is not a name that comes readily to
mind, but after this book it will. Signing.
D.W. Buffa, The Judgment (May, Warner, 7.99).
Carola Dunn, Damsel in Distress (March, Kensington, 5.99). Signing.
Mark Fuhrman, Murder in Spokane (May,
Avon, 7.50).
Sue Henry, Dead North (May, Avon,
6.99).
John Hockenberry, A River Out of Eden (July,
Anchor, 14.00).
Laurie R. King, Folly (May, Bantam,
11.95). Signing.
Elizabeth Lowell (Ann Maxwell), Moving Target (May, Avon, 7.99).
John Saul, The Manhattan Hunt Club (May,
Ballantine, 7.99).
Frank Smith, Thread of Evidence (April,
Worldwide, 5.99).
Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead (May,
St. Martin's, 6.99). Kate Shugak.
James Thayer, Force 12 (March, Pocket, 6.99).
Coming this Summer
G.M. Ford & Frank Corso, July
Sue Henry & Jessie Arnold, June
J.A. Jance & Beaumont and Brady
together, Aug.
Steve Martini & Paul Madriani, July
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Some Other Spring Releases
Marian Babson, The Cat Next Door (April,
St. Martin's hc, 21.95). Oh dear. The
family feline has moved next door until the felon is found. In pb, To Catch a Cat (April, 5.99).
Pamela Ball, The Floating City (March, Viking hc, 23.95).
Set in 1890s Hawaii. A body washes on shore on a sultry Honolulu morning, and
Eva Hanson, on the fringes of European society, finds herself embroiled in social and political upheavals.
Mignon F. Ballard, Shadow of an Angel (April,
St. Martin's hc, 23.95). 3rd with
guardian angel Augusta Goodnight.
Robert Barnard, The Bones in the Attic (April,
Scribner hc, 23.00). After a family moves into an old stone house in Leeds,
they discover the bones of a child in the attic. A Charlie Peace investigation.
William Bernhardt, Final Round (March,
Ballantine, 23.95). A killer has come to play his own deadly game at the
Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA.
Claudia Bishop, Just Desserts (April,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). 9th in the Hemlock Falls series with the
Quilliam sisters, who deal with murder during a meteorologist convention.
Cara Black, Murder in the Sentier (April,
Soho hc, 24.00). In the 3rd Parisian mystery with Aimee Leduc, she
tangles with the Red Gang, a 1960s terrorist group that is after hidden
loot. In pb, Murder in Belleville (April,
Soho, 13.00) Signing.
J.S. Borthwick, Murder in the Rough (March,
St. Martin's hc, 24.95). Sarah Deane
investigates a corpse on a New England golf course.
Peter Bowen, Ash Child (April, St.
Martin's hc, 23.95). Latest Montana
mystery with Gabriel Du Pre. In pb, Wolf,
No Wolf (April, 14.95).
Rhys Bowen, Evans to Betsy (March,
St. Martin's hc, 22.95). Welsh village
constable Evan Evans takes on the case of a missing spiritualist in his 6th
adventure.
Tom Bradby, The Master of Rain (April,
Doubleday hc, 26.00). Debut thriller, set in Shanghai of the 1920s. Englishman
Richard Field is a naďve young recruit to the British intelligence service,
whose first case is the brutal murder of Russian prostitute. Evidence seems to point to a powerful
Chinese warlord, but he soon finds the interlocking political and social forces
of a glittering but corrupt society are at work to impede the
investigation. JB and Sandy recommend.
Andrea Camilleri, The Shape of Water (May,
Viking hc, 20.95). First English translation of the first book in an
internationally best-selling series that features a Sicilian cop, Salvo
Montalbano. One of the island's movers
and shakers is discovered dead, seemingly of natural causes. Though he is pressured to close the case,
something nags at him about the death. Signed
copies available.
Ann Campbell, Wolf Tracks (May, Signet
pbo, 5.99). 3rd with New England antiques dealer Annie O’Hara and
her clue-sniffing canine companion Claudius.
Taffy Cannon, Open Season on Lawyers (April,
Daniel & Daniel tpo, 13.95). Someone is killing sleazy lawyers and LAPD
Det. Joanna Davis matches wits with the killer, who tailors the murders to fit
the victim.
Joanna Carl, The Chocolate Cat Caper (March,
Signet pbo, 5.99). 1st in a new series. Newly-divorced, Lee McKinney returns to Michigan to help in her
aunt’s sweets shop. When a high-profile
lawyer dies after eating a poisoned chocolate cat, it is up to Lee to find the
tamperer.
Charlotte Carter, Walking Bones (May, Serpent’s
Tail tbo, 14.00). Noirish tale of a black woman and white man, who meet in a
bar after he’s drunkenly offensive and she smashes a glass in his face – and
what happens to them. By the author of the jazz-tinged Nanette Hayes mysteries.
Suzanne Chazin, Flashover (April, Putnam hc, 25.95). Fire Marshall Georgia Skeehan returns to
shift through the ashes of friendships and betrayal. In pb, The Fourth Angel (Feb., Jove, 6.99) which JB recommends.
Lee Child, Without Fail (May,
Putnam hc, 25.95). Reacher is approached by the head of the Vice President’s
security team to run a fake assassination plot to test their security. Reacher soon comes to understand that there is
a plot and it is up to him to stop it. Signed
copies available. In pb, Echo Burning (April, Jove, 7.99). Staff favorite author.
Laura Childs, Gunpowder Green (March,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). 2nd with Charleston tea shop owner Theodosia
Browning.
Mary Higgins Clark, Daddy’s Little Girl (April, Simon
& Schuster hc, 26.00). A young reporter looks back into the case of her
sister’s murder, more than 20 years after her own testimony helped convict a
man who is now about to be released. In pb, On
the Street Where You Live (April,
Pocket, 7.99).
Harlan Coben, Gone for Good (April,
Bantam hc, 23.95). All of the people that Will Klein loves are disappearing on
him – his mother dies, his girlfriend vanishes, and as he looks into it all, he
finds dark secrets leading toward a truth he couldn’t have imagined.
Iris Collier, Day of Wrath (May, St.
Martin's hc, 23.95). Nicholas Peverll returns home from visiting the court of
Henry VIII to find his steward murdered.
With the King visiting in a few days, he must find out who did this and
if it somehow endangers the King.
Susan Conant, The Wicked Flea (March,
Berkley hc, 21.95). 13th canine caper with Holly Winter.
Michael Connelly, City of Bones (April,
Little Brown hc, 25.95). The bones of a 12-year-old boy lead Harry Bosch into a
morass of police and political machinations – as well as his own memories of childhood. Signed Copies Available. In pb, A
Darkness More than Night (March,
Warner, 7.99), a staff favorite.
Bernard Cornwell, Gallow’s Thief (May,
Harper hc, 24.95). Rider Sandman, a hero at Waterloo, returns home and accepts
a job investigating the case of a painter scheduled to be hanged for a murder
he may not have committed. The case will take Sandman from the bowels of
Newgate prison to the finely appointed drawing rooms of the aristocracy. By the
author of the acclaimed Sharpe series.
Catherine Dain, Death of the Party (March,
Worldwide pb, 5.99). Actress turned therapist Faith Cassidy looks into the
appearance of an unexpected guest at the block party – a body. This is a paperback reissue, from a library
press hardcover.
Jeanne M. Dams, Silence Is Golden (April,
Walker hc, 23.95). Turn-of-the-century housekeeper Hilda Johansson sweeps into
action when a friend of her son runs away to join the circus and is found badly
beaten.
Ava Dianne Day, Cut to the Heart (March, Doubleday hc,
22.95). Debut of a new series by the
author of the Fremont Jones mysteries.
Civil War nurse Clara Barton is stationed on Hilton Head Island, the
headquarters of the Union Army in the South.
While caring for her patient, Col. John Elwell, and learning Gullah folk
medicine, she becomes enmeshed in a deadly conflict with a resident doctor.
Jeffery Deaver, The Stone Monkey (May,
Simon & Schuster hc, 25.00). Rhyme and Sachs are working with the FBI and
INS to stop a Chinese killer known as the Ghost from entering NYC by ship. When it goes sour, they have just 48 hours
to find and stop him from killing his target. Signed copies available. In pb, The
Blue Nowhere (April, Pocket,
7.99).
Dicey Deere, The Irish Cairn Murder (March,
St. Martin's hc, 23.95). Torrey
Tunnet's 3rd adventure in Ballynaugh.
William Diehl, Eureka (March,
Ballantine hc, 25.00). A murder investigation in 1941California threatens the
political ambitions of Sheriff Thomas Culhane, and secrets from the town’s past
could forever change the destiny of the State.
Denise Dietz, Fifty Cents for Your Soul (available now, Delphi hc, 22.95).
Frannie Rosen wants an Oscar-winning role, but when she is cast in a horror
film about demonic possession, directed by a legendary—and hated—director, she
finds herself involved in a murder. Signing.
Tim Dorsey, Triggerfish Twist (May,
Morrow hc, 24.95). A mild-mannered Midwesterner, transferred to Tampa, finds
his next door neighbor is Serge Storms and is soon up to his eyeballs in
trouble. This is a pre-quel to Florida
Roadkill. In pb, Orange Crush (April, Harper, 6.99). Signing.
Tammy recommends.
Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Midnight Choir (May,
Forge hc, 24.95). 14th Midnight Louie. In pb, Cat in a Leopard Spot (May, Forge, 6.99).
Selma Eichler, Murder Can Cool Off Your Affair (March, Signet pbo, 5.99). 9th with plus-sized PI Desiree
Shapiro.
KJ Erickson, The Dead Survivors (March,
St. Martin's Press hc, 24.95).
Minneapolis homicide cop Marshall Bahr thinks an apparent suicide is
linked to the victim's ancestry—he's descended from the First Minnesota
Volunteers, a battalion that turned the tide at Gettysburg during the Civil
War. A followup to Third Person Singular
(March pb, 6.99).
Loren D. Estleman, Something Borrowed, Something Black (April, Forge hc, 24.95). Hit-man Macklin has retired and is
honeymooning in LA when his past and unfinished business interrupts. 4th Macklin, the first since
1986. Signed Copies Available.
Monica Ferris, A Murderous Yarn (March,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). 5th needlepoint mystery, set at an antique car
race.
Judy Fitzwater, Dying to Get Her Man (May,
Ballantine pbo, 6.99). 6th set in the world of authors, agents,
publishers and books with writer/sleuth Jennifer Marsh.
Joanne Fluke, Blueberry Muffin Murder (March,
Kensington hc, 22.00). 4th culinary mystery with Hannah Swensen.
Earlene Fowler, Steps to the Alter (April,
Berkley hc, 22.95). 9th quilting mystery with California folk art
expert Benni Harper. Signing. In pb, Arkansas Traveler (April,
Berkley, 6.99).
Michael Frayn, Spies (April, Holt hc,
23.00). Stephen Wheatley returns to the site of a dimly remembered, but
troubled, childhood summer in wartime
London. As memories begin to come
together a childhood game of spying turns sinister, and childish speculations
become the elements of adult catastrophe. Karen recommends.
Victor Gischler,
Gun Monkeys (Jan., Uglytown tp, 15.00).
In the aftermath of a bloody mob takeover that kills most of his crew of
gun monkeys, old school killer Charlie Swift is looking for a traitor, his
missing boss, and payback. See Spotlight on Uglytown and Edgar nominee
list.
Christine Goff, A Nest in the Ashes (May, Berkley
pbo, 5.99). 3rd Birdwatcher’s mystery. A Rocky Mountain Park Ranger
is in the hot seat when a prescribed burn gets out of control and a person is killed – but was it murder?
Todd Goldberg, Living Dead Girl (May,
Soho hc, 22.00). Paul Luden travels up from LA to his ex-wife’s lakeside
cabin. She’s not been seen for days and
the neighbors are worried. As he steps
into the cabin, he steps out of his normal life and into one of increasing
terror. The author is related to local
writers Burl Barer and Ed Goldberg.
Alan Gordon, A Death in the Venetian Quarter (Mar., St. Martin’s hc, 23.95) #3 in the series featuring Theophilus
the Jester (a.k.a. Feste from Shakespeare’s Twelfth
Night). The 13th century is more dangerous than ever. Trapped in
Constantinople, which is besieged by the 4th Crusade due to a
disastrous series of political and ecclesiastical foul-ups, Theophilus must
solve the murder of a supposed silk merchant whose death could mean final doom
for the threatened city. Karen recommends.
In
paperback, Jester Leaps In (St.
Martin’s, 6.50).
Jane Haddam, Somebody Else's Music (April,
St. Martin's hc, 24.95). Gregor
Demarkian returns. When a famous author returns to her hometown, where she was
the target of much abuse as a teenager, a deadly chain of events ensues. In pb,
True Believers (April, St. Martin's,
6.50).
Laurell K. Hamilton, A Caress of Twilight (March,
Ballantine hc, 23.95). 2nd with Faerie princess and PI Meredith
Gentry, who is out to stop a killer in the City of Angels.
Lynn Hamilton, The Etruscan Chimera (May,
Berkley hc, 22.95). Antiques dealer Lara McClintoch is hired to purchase an
obscure Etruscan sculpture and is soon in the midst of murder.
Steve Hamilton, North of Nowhere (May, St.
Martin's hc, 23.95). Feeling like a failure on his 49th birthday,
Alex McKnight is invited to a poker game, which is invaded and robbed by three
masked men. He can’t help but be
involved. In pb, The Hunting Wind (April, St. Martin's, 6.99).
Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas (April,
Ace pbo, 6.50). Sequel to the vampire mystery Dead Until Dark, a book which delighted Erin and Karen.
Carolyn Hart, April Fool Dead (April, Morrow hc, 23.95).
An April Fool’s promotion backfires on Annie Darling, thanks to an unknown
prankster. In pb, Resort to Murder (March, Avon, 6.99), with Henrie O.
Jack Higgins, Midnight Runner (March, Putnam hc, 25.95).
Fallout from his last book, Edge of Danger
(April, Berkley pb, 7.99).
David Holland, The Devil in Bellminster (March,
St. Martin's hc, 22.95). When a series of grisly murders disrupts the quiet
life of a small cathedral town, the local vicar is drawn into the
investigation. Karen recommends: "Reminiscent of Wilkie Collins."
Christopher Hyde, The Second Assassin (March,
Onyx pbo, 6.99). Thriller based on actual 1939 events has unlikely allies
racing to stop a plot to kill the King and Queen of Britain when they visit the
US.
Dean James, Posted to Death (April,
Kensington hc, 22.00). He’s Poirot without a pulse, Holmes without a heartbeat
– he’s Simon Kirby-Jones, an American vampire living and sleuthing in a small
English village. The author is the
manager of Murder by the Book, in Houston.
J. Robert Janes, Dollmaker (May, Soho hc,
23.00). St-Cyr and Kohler. In pb, Kaleidoscope, (May, Soho, 13.00).
Iris Johansen, Body of Lies (March,
Bantam hc, 24.95). A forensic sculptor fears that the government agent who
commissioned her latest work may have ulterior motives.
Nora Kelly, Hot Pursuit, (April, Poisoned
Pen Press hc, 24.95). History professor Gillian Adams sells her house in
Vancouver, B.C., and moves to London, where an old friend's daughter is being
pursued by a deranged stalker. A slow-paced, thoughtful study of interesting
and intelligent characters who find themselves in danger, and an evocative
portrait of contemporary London. Sandy recommends.
Daniel Klein, Blue Suede Clues (March,
St. Martin's hc, 22.95). Latest caper
with Elvis as the detective.
Michael I. Leahey, The Pale Green Horse (April,
St. Martin's hc, 22.95). J. J. Donovan
and his partner Boris unwittingly get involved in a scheme to murder sick
people for their death benefits.
Fast-paced sequel to Broken
Machines.
Robert Littell, The Company: A Novel of the CIA, 1951-91 (March, Overlook hc, 27.95).
The title says it all.
Patricia MacDonald, Not Guilty (April,
Pocket hc, 24.00). Newly widowed Keely Bennett and her son move to her dead
husband’s hometown. After marrying his
oldest friend, she loses him too. On
top of that grief, her son is suspected of murdering his step-father and his
father. Bill recommends.
Rett MacPherson, Killing Cousins (March,
St. Martin's hc, 22.95). 5th
with Missouri genealogist Torie O'Shea.
Michael Malone, Red Clay, Blue Cadillac (April,
Sourcebooks tpo, 15.00). A collection of 12 stories that share a similar
central character – a southern belle whose talents include penchants for
deceit, betrayal, seduction and, sometimes, murder. Included are an Edgar- and
an O. Henry-winning story. In pb, First
Lady (July, Sourcebook, 15.00).
Camille Minichino, The Boric Acid Murders (May,
St. Martin's hc, 23.95). Back in her hometown of Revere, MA, retired physicist
Gloria Lamerino is drawn into the case of a death at the public library.
Bill Moody, Looking for Chet Baker (March,
Walker hc, 23.95). Jazz pianist Evan Horne is looking for his friend Ace, who
was staying in the same Amsterdam hotel at which Chet Baker died in a fall to
the sidewalk. The old mystery opens –
what led Baker to end up on the pavement?
Leslie O’Kane, Give a Dog a Bone (March,
Ballantine pbo, 6.99). 3rd with dog psychologist Allie Babcock.
Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Bonfire (March,
Morrow hc, 23.95). 12th Faith Fairchild, who investigates when
remains are found in the ashes of the school’s bonfire.
Michael Palmer, Fatal (April, Bantam hc,
24.95). Latest medical thriller.
Robert B. Parker, Widow’s Walk (March, Putnam hc, 24.95).
Spenser investigates the murder of a prominent banker, with ties to the Mayflower and, perhaps, the mob. In pb, Gunman’s Rhapsody (March, Berkley, 7.99), a novel of Wyatt Earp.
T. Jefferson Parker, Black Water (April,
Hyperion hc, 23.95). Det. Merci Rayborn
is on a manhunt – a young woman is murdered and her husband is wounded – but
the husband, a young cop, vanishes from his hospital bed. In pb, Silent
Joe (April, 7.99)—see Edgar
Nominee lists.
James Patterson with Andrew
Gross, 2nd Chance (March,
Little Brown hc, 26.95) 2nd in the Women's Murder Club series. In pb, 1st to Die (Warner, Feb, 7.99).
Elizabeth Peters, The Golden One (April,
Morrow hc, 25.95). War, intrigue and murder for archeologist Amelia Peabody and
her family in 1917. Signed Copies Available. In pb, Lord of the Silent (April, Avon, 7.50).
J.D. Robb, Reunion in Death (March,
Berkley pbo, 7.99). 14th Eve Dallas.
Laura Joh Rowland, The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (April, St. Martin's hc, 24.95).
The shogun's cousin is found stabbed to death in the bed of a courtesan,
and she and her diary are missing.
Samurai Sano Ichiro, who once had an affair with lady, is called in to
find her. In pb, Black Lotus, March, 6.99.
Alan Russell, Exposure (May, St.
Martin's hc, 24.95). When a paparazzo inadvertently causes the deaths of two
English celebrities, he is blackmailed by a CIA agent into creating the
downfall of others. When he steps in to
prevent an actress’s suicide, his charitable act ignites a chain reaction of
political intrigue.
John Sandford, Mortal Prey (May, Putnam
hc, 26.95). Davenport faces an old nemesis, a professional killer who needs the
help of the feds – and Davenport – to find the killer who is after her. Signed copies available. In pb, Chosen Prey (April, Berkley, 7.99).
Steven Saylor, A Mist of Prophecies (May,
St. Martin's hc, 24.95). While the Roman civil war rages in the provinces,
Gordianus the Finder is searching for the killer of a beautiful seer, whose
face he can’t get out of his mind. Signing?
Manda Scott No Good Deed (April,
Bantam hc, 22.95) After a special operation she’s heading goes disastrously wrong,
leaving a 9 year old boy the only survivor, Det. Insp. Orla McLeod will do
anything to protect him and to find the man responsible - one of the most
feared criminals in Europe.
Barbara Seranella, No Man Standing (May,
Scribner hc, 24.00). Munch’s friend Ellen didn’t have the luck of Munch, and it
continues. As she is about to get out
of the joint, Ellen’s parents are murdered and it must have something to do
with Ellen. In pb, Unfinished Business
(April, Pocket, 6.99). Signing.
John Shannon, Streets of Fire (May, Carroll
& Graf hc, 23.00). LA PI Jake Liffey's 6th case has him looking for a
missing man who had had a run-in with a motorcycle gang. The whole town is in
an uproar: the cops have killed the Dodger's new ace spitball pitcher - a Black
Muslim.
Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter (March,
St. Martin's hc, 23.95). Winner of the
2001 St. Martin's Press Malice Domestic Contest, for Best First Traditional
Mystery. Newly-ordained Clare Ferguson
is the first woman priest for the small Episcopal church in the town of Millers
Kill in upstate New York. Her blunt
manner and a growing attraction to the town's married chief of police
complicate matters when a baby is abandoned and a young mother brutally murdered.
Les Standiford, Bone Key (April, Putnam
hc, 24.95). On his way to Key West with a client, contractor John Deal stops to
help a young black guy who is being hassled by cops. When the guy is dead 2 days later, and the cops won’t say what
happened, Deal investigates. Signed
copies available.
Rosemary Stevens, The Bloodied Cravat (May,
Berkley hc, 22.95). 3rd Beau Brummell mystery finds him amidst death
at a birthday party for the Duchess of York.
Denise Swanson, Murder of a Sleeping Beauty (April,
Signet pbo, 5.99). 3rd with school psychologist Skye Denison,
who looks into the death of a popular teenager who was cast as the lead in the
school play.
Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Frontera Dream (May, Cinco Puntos tpo,
13.95). Hector Balacoran Shayne’s boyhood sweetheart grew up to be a movie
star. Her daughter hires him to find
the actress after she vanishes into the border zone.
Steve Thayer, The Wheat Field (March, Putnam hc, 24.95).
In a little town in Wisconsin, Deputy Pennington is investigating a double
murder when he runs into a brick wall built by the town’s ruling elite. What were the deaths in the wheat field
supposed to hide? "At his best in
the historical settings. 1950s crop circles!" Tammy recommends.
Victoria Thompson, Murder on Washington Square (April,
Berkley pbo, 6.99). 4th Gaslight mystery, set in NYC with
midwife Sarah Brandt and Det. Sgt. Frank Malloy. 2nd book in the series was an Edgar Nominee.
Aimee & David Thurlo, Changing Woman (March,
Forge hc, 24.95). Navaho Police Special Investigator Ella Clah faces terrorism
on the Rez and the disappearance of her child.
Judith van Gieson, Confidence Woman (Feb., Univ.
of New Mexico hc, 23.95; also in pb, Feb., Signet, 5.99). In the 3rd
bibliomystery with Claire Reynier, she’s the victim of a robbery: her identity
has been stolen, as well as a rare, signed first edition of Melville’s The Confidence-Man. In pb, North
of the Border (Feb., U of NM,
13.95), the first in her Neil Hamel series, back in print.
Alan Wall, The School of Night (March,
St. Martin's hc, 23.95). Sean Tallow is obsessed with the shadowy group of
Elizabethans known as the School of Night, and he finds himself drawn into his
own secretive world.
Donald Westlake, Put a Lid on It (April,
Mysterious Press hc, 23.95). Meet Meehan, a career thief staring at life without
parole. When a man offers to have the
charges dropped in return for a particular piece of work, Meehan is no
fool. But the job involves the
presidential campaign, and soon Meehan is up to his eyebrows in Washington
politics. In pb, Bad News (March, Warner, 7.50).
Stuart Woods, The Short Forever (April,
Putnam hc, 24.95). Stone Barrington uncovers a puzzling and deadly rivalry
between two US spies. Signing.
Deborah Woodworth, Dancing Dead (March,
Avon pbo, 6.50). 6th investigation for Shaker elder Sister Rose
Callahan.
M.C. Beaton, The Skeleton in the Closet (March,
St. Martin's, 6.50).
Raymond Benson, Never Dream of Dying (April,
Jove, 7.50). 007.
C.J. Box, Open Season (May, Berkley,
6.50. Edgar nominee. Sandy recommends. See Edgar Nominee
list.
Edna Buchanan, You Only Die Twice (April,
Avon, 6.99).
James Lee Burke, Bitterroot (May, Pocket, 7.50). Billy Bob.
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Jan Burke, Bones (April, Pocket, 6.99). And, at the same
time, Pocket is reissuing the first five Irene Kelly books. They are, in order: Goodnight, Irene; Sweet
Dreams, Irene; Dear Irene; Remember Me, Irene; and Hocus (6.99 each).
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Alys Clare, Ashes of the Elements (May, St.
Martin's, 6.50). Karen recommends.
Philip R. Craig, Vineyard Shadows (May,
Avon, 6.50).
Jennifer Crusie, Fast Women (April, St.
Martin's, 6.99).
Bill Fitzhugh, Cross Dressing (March,
Harper, 7.50).
Frances Fyfield, Undercurrents (March,
Penguin, 6.99).
Eric Garcia, Casual Rex (March, Berkley,
12.95). Tammy recommends.
Lisa Gardner, The Next Accident (April,
Bantam, 7.50).
Bartholomew Gill, The Death of an Irish Sinner (March,
Avon, 6.99).
Barbara Hambly, Die Upon a Kiss (April,
Bantam, 5.99).
Vicki Hendricks, Voluntary Madness (May, Serpent’s Tail, 13.00).
Tami Hoag, Dust to Dust (March,
Bantam, 7.99).
P.D. James, Death in Holy Orders (March,
Ballantine, 7.99).
Dennis Lehane, Mystic River (April,
Harper, 7.99).
Sharyn McCrumb, The Songcatcher (April,
Signet, 7.99). Bill recommends.
Marcia Muller, Point Deception (May,
Warner, 7.50).
Thomas Perry, Blood Money (May, Ballantine,
6.99). Jane Whitefield. Karen recommends.
Nancy Pickard, Ring of Truth (March,
Pocket, 6.99).
Phyllis Richman, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Ham? (April,
Avon, 6.99).
Gillian Roberts, Whatever Doesn’t Kill You (March,
St. Martin's, 6.50).
Boston Teran, God is a Bullet (March,
Ballantine, 6.99).
Robert Wilson, A Small Death in Lisbon (March,
Berkley, 7.99).
James Lee Burke & Dave Robicheaux , June
Max Allan Collins & Nate Heller, June
Robert Crais & Elvis Cole, August. Signed copies available.
Janet Evanovich, Hard Eight , June
Tony Hillerman & Chee AND Leaphorn, June
Jon Jackson & Helen & Joe, June
Stuart Kaminsky with Toby & Cary, July
Michael McGarrity & Kerney, July. Signed copies available.
Walter Mosley & Easy Rawlins, July
Marcia Muller & Sharon McCone, June. Signed copies available.
Owen Parry & Maj. Jones, July
Gary Phillips, The Perpetrators, July
Kathy Reichs & Tempe Brennan , July
Minette Walters, Acid Row , July. Signed copies
available.
Randy Wayne White & Doc Ford, June. Signed copies available.
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New Books Coming from Crippen & Landru
No release dates on these titles, but feel
free to reserve copies. (Please specify
collectable hardcover or trade paperback.)
Paul Cain, 14 Slayers. 2nd volume in the new Tales from the Black Mask Morgue series.
Hugh B. Cave, Come Into My Parlor: Stories from Detective Fiction Weekly. In honor of his 92nd birthday, stories chosen and introduced by
the author.
Michael Gilbert, The Curious Conspiracy and Other Crimes. 2nd volume of uncollected tales.
Peter Godfrey, The Newtonian Egg and Other Cases of Rolf Le Roux
Edward D. Hoch, Hoch’s Ladies. Three
short story series, with female protagonists.
Edward D. Hoch, The Iron Angel and Other Tales of Michael Vlado. Never- collected stories.
Stuart Palmer, Hildegarde Withers: Uncollected Stories
Craig Rice, Murder, Mystery and Malone
Walter Satterthwait, The Mankiller of Poojeegai and Other Mysteries. Historical short mystery stories.
Georges Simenon, translated
by Peter Schulman, The 13 Culprits. First edition in English
of 1932 Queen’s Quorum collection.
Raoul Whitfield, Jo Gar’s Casebook. 1st
volume in the new Tales from the Black Mask Morgue series. Featuring Philippine
private eye.
—Erin O'Donnell
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Sherlockiana
David Pirie, The Patient’s Eyes (May, St. Martin's hc,
22.95). The young Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle is puzzled by a patient’s eye ailment
– she has visions of a phantom cyclist.
He turns to his mentor, Dr. Joseph Bell (the real-life role-model for
Sherlock Holmes), and they are soon investigating the strange goings on in the
underworld of violence and sexual hypocrisy of Victorian England. Karen
recommends.
Barrie Roberts, Sherlock Holmes & the Crosby Murder (May, Carroll & Graf hc, 24.00). 6th of Roberts' cases has
Lestrade bringing a shoe box to Baker St. and Holmes discovering the shrunken
head of a banker who disappeared 6 weeks earlier.
Donald Thomas, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice from the Crypt and other Tales (March, Carroll & Graf hc, 25.00). Holmes takes on a variety of
cases and clients, including such luminaries as Oscar Wilde and Dr. Crippen!
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John Brady, Unholy Ground (March,
Steerforth, 14.95). 2nd in the notable – but too long unavailable –
Insp. Matt Minogue series set in Dublin.
Loren D. Estleman, Lady Yesterday (March, iBooks, 6.99). 7th
Amos Walker.
Peter Robinson, Wednesday’s Child (April,
Avon, 6.99). 6th Insp. Banks.
Walter Satterthwait, Wall of Glass (March, U
of NM, 13.95). 1st Joshua Croft.
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Things of Interest
George C. Chesbro, Prism: A Memoir as Fiction, Volume One: The Dark Engine (available now, Apache Beach,
26.95). Chesbro's alter ego Garth
Fugue, while working in a psychiatric hospital for emotionally disturbed
children, examines his own mental fragility.
Has his (now faltering) career as a novelist kept his own mental demons
at bay? Also, available for the first time in paperback, two novels in
Chesbro's Mongo series: Bleeding in the
Eye of a Brainstorm and Dream of a
Falling Eagle (16.95 each).
Jeffrey Marks, Who Was That Lady? (April, Delphi hc, 21.95).
A biography of Craig Rice, a woman
who appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in the 1940s because of the
popularity of her Chicago-based, hard-boiled screw-ball comic mysteries. Bill
says, "One of her books always appears on my list of top all-time
favorites. Which one? It varies."
Gill Plain, Ian Rankin's Black and Blue (Jan., Continuum tpo, 9.95). A small trade paperback which provides much interesting information about the Scottish author and his critically-acclaimed (and popular) mystery novel.
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Spotlight On Uglytown
New small publisher Uglytown hit the ground
running earlier this year with Rat City
by local author Curt Colbert, Dirt by
Sean Doolittle (a personal favorite), and now an Edgar Award Nominee for best
first novel by an American author, Gun
Monkeys by Victor Gischler. And
that’s with only seven mystery titles under their belt.
So far, Uglytown fiction has been mostly crime stories that harken back to the pulp classics or contemporary mysteries with an edg