April 2005 Blog Posts (14)

Alexander, Bruce – RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (Amateur Sleuth-London-1700s) – VG

Alexander, Bruce – 11th, and final, book

Putnam, 2005- Hardcover



Sir John Fielding and Jeremy Procter look into the sudden death of Lord Lammermoor, a member of the House of Lords. Lammermoor was walking across Westminster…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 14, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Coben, Harlan –THE INNOCENT

THE INNOCENT (Suspense-US-Cont) – Ex

Coben, Harlan – Standalone

Dutton, 2005 – Hardcover



Matt Hunter is an ex-con whose life seems to be coming together. He has a wife he adores, a baby on the way and is about to buy a home in his old hometown. So why, on his cell phone, does he…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 13, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Connolly, John - THE BLACK ANGEL

THE BLACK ANGEL (Thriller-US/Europe-Cont) – G-

Connolly, John - 6th in series

Atria Books, 2005 - ARC



Charlie Parker is trying to settle into life with his partner and new baby. At a party celebrating the baby's baptism, the Aunt of Charlie's friend, Louis, arrives telling him his niece, a

prostitute and addict, has…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 12, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Craig, Philip R. – VINEYARD BLUES

VINEYARD BLUES- (Amateur Sleuth-Martha's Vineyard, MA-Cont) – G

Craig, Philip R. – 11th in series

Scribner, 2000- Hardcover



J.W. Jackson receives a visit from Corrie Appleyard, an old blues man who had been a friend of his father. While Corrie is playing at a local club, a house, owned by a local

slumlord,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 11, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Dunning, John – THE SIGN OF THE BOOK

THE SIGN OF THE BOOK (Amateur Sleuth-Colorado-Cont) – G+

Dunning, John – 4th in series

Scribner, 2005- Hardcover



Cliff Janeway is a former policeman and now bookstore owner and collector. He is asked by his attorney girlfriend Erin to investigate the arrest of Erin's

former best friend, Laura, who has…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 10, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Green, Simon R. – HEX AND THE CITY

HEX AND THE CITY (Fantasy) – G+

Green, Simon R. – 4th in series

Ace, 2005- Paperback



Investigator John Taylor has been hired by Lady Luck to find out the origin and purpose of Nightside, that part of London where it is always 3 a.m. In his hunt, he teams with Madman, who had been driven mad by seeing reality,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 9, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Gregory, Susanna – A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES

A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES (Amateur Sleuth-England-1300s) – G

Gregory, Susanna – 1st in series

Time Warner Paperback, 1996- Paperback



Matthew Bartholomew is a physician and teacher at the University of Cambridge, which is suddenly having an epidemic of unexplained deaths that, he is told, relate to a power…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 8, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Margolin, Phillip – GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN (Suspense-New York, Oregon/Cont) – G+

Margolin, Phillip – 3rd book

Harper Torch, 1993- Paperback



Portland attorney, Betsy Tannenbaum, is given a large retainer against future work by wealthy businessman Martin Darius. When the

bodies of women who've been…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 7, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Nichols, Judy – CAVIAR DREAMS

CAVIAR DREAMS (Mystery-Cincinnati, OH-Cont) – Ex

Nichols, Judy – 1st book

Zumaya Publications, 2003- Trade paperback



Struggling photographer Lisa Watson is concerned when her friend Debbie takes up with a seemingly charming man she met in a video store. Derek figures he can live a comfortable life with while…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 6, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Sayers, Dorothy L. – WHOSE BODY?

WHOSE BODY? (Amateur Sleuth-London-1920s) – VG

Sayers, Dorothy L. – 1st in series


Harper, 1923- Paperback


Lord Peter Wimsey is called to view the body of an unknown dead man found in the bathtub of a friend. The body is wearing nothing but a gold pince-nez.

When Ruben Levy, a prosperous member of the Exchange,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 5, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Sharp, Zoe – KILLER INSTINCT

KILLER INSTINCT (Amateur Sleuth-London-Cont) – G-

Sharp, Zoe – 1st in series

Piatkus, 2001- Hardcover


Self-defense instructor, Charlie Fox, takes a job as security in at the hot new nightclub, The New Adelphi after one of the clubbers has been raped and murdered. A friend of hers brings her a

laptop computer given to him by an employee of the club in exchange for…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 4, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Duane Swierczynski – SECRET DEAD MEN

SECRET DEAD MEN (Soul Catcher-Philadelphia-Cont) – VG

Duane Swierczynski – 1st mystery

PointBlank, 2005- Hardcover



Del Farmer is a detective with a difference. He solves crimes by collecting souls and keeping them in the Brain Hotel within him. While he is trying to track down and destroy The…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 3, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Todd, Charles – A COLD TREACHERY

A COLD TREACHERY (Police Procedural-England-1900s) – VG

Todd, Charles – 7th in series

Bantam, 2005 – Hardcover



Inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to the Lake District in mid-winter. Four members of a family have been murdered and the oldest son is missing. Is he the fifth victim, or did he kill his

own…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 2, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

Villatoro, Marcos M. – HOME KILLINGS

HOME KILLINGS (Police Procedural-Nashville-Cont) – G

Villatoro, Marcos M. – 1st in series

Dell, 2001- Paperback



Detective Romilia Chacon is called to the crime scene of an apparent suicide and identifies it as a murder. Because she discovers a piece of evidence linking the murder to serial

killings, which…

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Added by LJ Roberts on April 1, 2005 at 10:30am — No Comments

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