May 2005 Blog Posts (17)

Allyn, Doug – ICEWATER MANSIONS

ICEWATER MANSIONS (Suspense-Michigan-Cont) – VG

Allyn, Doug – 1st in series


St. Martin's Press, 1995 – Hardcover



Michelle "Mitch" Mitchell has been a deep-water diver. Upon learning of her father's death, she returns to Michigan

to settle his affairs. That turns out to

be more difficult than expected when she learns…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 17, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Black, Cara – MURDER IN CLICHY

MURDER IN CLICHY (Private Investigator-Paris-1990s) – Ok

Black, Cara – 5th in series


SOHO, 2005- Hardcover



Aimée Leduc is a Paris computer security expert with a partner, René. Aimee agrees to do a favor for a…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 16, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Blake, Victoria – BLOODLESS SHADOW

BLOODLESS SHADOW (Private Investigator-England-Cont) – G+

Blake, Victoria – 1st in series

Orion, 2003- UK Hardcover



Samantha "Sam" Falconer is a former World Judo Champion and now a private investigator. Her brother asks her to look for the missing wife of a friend of his in Oxford,

where Sam grew up.…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 15, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Box, C.J. – DULL KNIFE

DULL KNIFE (Game Warden-Wyoming-Cont) – Ex

Box, C.J. – Short Story – Phil Parks, Illustrator

A.S.A.P., 2005 – Hardcover, Limited Edition



Game Warden Joe Pickett has little to do in the winter except check the licenses of ice fishermen. When one asks about light shining up through the ice, Joe finds a submerged car and a body.…



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Added by LJ Roberts on May 14, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Box, C.J. – OUT OF RANGE

OUT OF RANGE (Game Warden-Wyoming-Cont)- Ex

Box, C.J. – 5th novel in series

Putnam, 2005 – Hardcover



Joe Pickett has been called to Jackson Hole for temporary duty. The previous game warden has just committed suicide. Joe's reputation precedes him, and he's immediately caught up in local struggles between the old ways and

new. At home, Joe's wife is trying…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 13, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Butcher, Jim – DEAD BEAT

DEAD BEAT (Paranormal-Chicago-Cont) – VG

Butcher, Jim – 7th in series

Roc Hardcover, 2005- Hardcover



Wizard Harry Dresden is being blackmailed by Mavra, a vampire and head of the Black Court. He

has three days, until Halloween night, to find The Word of Kemmler, whatever

that is, or his friend Murphy will die.

But he's not alone in…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 12, 2005 at 11:30am — No Comments

Connor, John – THE PLAYROOM

THE PLAYROOM (Police Proc-England-Cont) - Ex

Connor, John – 2nd in series

Orion, 2005 – UK Hardcover



DC Karen Sharpe has been contacted by a woman who claims she was kidnapped and raped 10 years ago by a local MP. In the meantime, the

daughter of a local judge has been reported missing. Although a major task force has been created,

Sharpe is left off the team.…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 11, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Delaney, Joseph – THE SPOOK'S APPRENTICE

THE SPOOK'S APPRENTICE (Fantasy-England-1600s) – VG

Delaney, Joseph – 1st of series

The Bodley Head, 2004 – UK

Hardcover



Thomas Ward is the seventh son of the seventh son. His mother knew he had special talents and his father has apprenticed him to the local

Spook. Thomas will learn to contain

witches and bind boggerts, but he has already forgotten his…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 10, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Eversz, Robert – KILLING PAPARAZZI

KILLING PAPARAZZI (Amateur Sleuth-Los Angeles-Cont) – G-

Eversz, Robert – 2nd in series


St. Martin's Minatour, 2001, Hardcover



Newly out of prison, photographer Nina Zero agrees to a green-card marriage for $2,000. The husband is a Brit and paparazzi. Nina joins their ranks but when someone starts killing the paparazzi,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 9, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Fulmer, David – JASS

JASS (Private Investigator-New Orleans-1909) – VG

Fulmer, David – 2nd in series

Harcourt, 2005- Hardcover



Investigator Valentin St. Cyr is asked to look into the deaths of four New Orleans musicians.

Although the manor of each death is different, they all once played in

the same "jass" band. When St.

Cyr is pressured to give up the…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 8, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Harris, Charlaine – DEAD AS A DOORNAIL

DEAD AS A DOORNAIL (Paranormal Mystery-Louisiana-Cont) – G+

Harris, Charlaine – 5th in series

ACE, 2005- Hardcover



Bartender and telepath Sookie Stackhouse is concerned when someone is shooting the local Weres (as in werewolves and other shifters). When her boss, Sam, is shot

in the leg, Sookie has to ask Eric, the head Vampire for the area, for the loan

of a…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 7, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Housewright, David – DEARLY DEPARTED

DEARLY DEPARTED (Private Investigator-Minnesota-Cont) – VG

Housewright, David – 3rd in series

Foul Play Press, 1999- Hardcover



P.I. Holland Taylor truly dislikes attorney Hunter Truman. But he can't ignore the tape recording Truman plays which begins "If you are listening to this

now, it is because I am dead."

Truman hires Taylor

to…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 6, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Karp, Larry – SCAMMING THE BIRDMAN

SCAMMING THE BIRDMAN (Amateur Sleuth-New York-Cont) – VG

Karp, Larry – 2nd in series

Write Way Publishing, 2000- Hardcover



Dr. Thomas Purdue collects antique music boxes. A fellow collector asks him to look at his wife, found paralyzed in the park.

The wife dies and Thomas learns she had helped an unethical collector,

Vincent LoPriore,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 5, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Linsley, Clyde – DIE LIKE A HERO

DIE LIKE A HERO (Unlicensed Investigator-D.C./New Hampshire-1800s) – NR

Linsley, Clyde – 3rd in series


Berkeley, 2005 - Paperback



Josiah Beede called to Washington, D. C. and is asked to investigate the death of President Harrison. In the meantime, on a trip back to his home in New Hampshire,

the new husband of a woman…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 4, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Pronzini, Bill – NIGHTCRAWLERS

NIGHTCRAWLERS (Private Investigators-San Francisco-Cont) – G+

Pronzini, Bill – 32nd in "Nameless" series

Forge, 2005-Hardcover



Nameless, who is now referred to by his name of Bill, is now the semi-retired partner of the agency. Bill has been called to the deathbed of an acquaintance, Russ Dancer, who gives Bill a package to be given to his

mother-in-law after Russ…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 3, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Siverling, Michael – THE STERLING INHERITANCE

THE STERLING INHERITANCE (Private Investigator-Fictional town (Part of Sacramento)-Cont) – G+

Siverling, Michael – 1st book

Thomas Dunn Books, 2004- Hardcover



PI Jason Wilder and the Midnight Investigation Agency, has been hired to find Tony Sterling. When he does, Sterling tries to shoot him. Sterling is then arrested for murder of a man found in the dumpster behind the…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 2, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

Tracy, P.J. – DEAD RUN

DEAD RUN (Amateur Sleuths-Wisconsin-Cont)- VG

Tracy, P.J. – 3rd book

Putnam, 2005- Hardcover



Monkeewrench members Grace McBride, Annie Belinsky and FBI agent Sharon Mueller are heading to Green Bay to work with the local police.

While taking a side trip and Grace's Land Rover brakes down so they…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 1, 2005 at 11:00am — No Comments

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