BIRD (Suspense/Paranormal-England-Cont) – G+
Adams, Jane – Standalone
Macmillan, 1997- UK Hardcover
Marcie, "Bird" to her Jack who raised her, has come to his bedside as he is expected to die. Although she loves him, she had run away from home at 16. But Jack is haunted by memories of the past;
a woman hanging from a tree and the ghost of a woman with a noose around her
neck. When Marcie…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 19, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
THE KING'S SPIES (Historical Mystery-England-1102) – VG
Beaufort, Simon – 4th in series
Severn House, 2003- UK Hardcover
Crusader Knight Sir Geoffrey Mappestone witnesses a man who is murdered by hanging. The man is a member of the Belleme family, who repeatedly conspire against King Henry. There is some evidence that the Belleme
family has found the secret of Greek Fire and plan to…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 18, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
THE LINCOLN LAWYER (Legal Thriller-Los Angeles-Cont) – VG
Connelly, Michael – Standalone
Little, Brown, 2005 – Hardcover
Attorney Mickey Haller does most of his work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car. As a defense attorney, the ideal case is a franchise case, one that will pay
big. He feels he's found that with his
new client, Beverly…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 17, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
THE WITCH'S GRAVE (Amateur Sleuth-Georgia-Cont) – VG
DePoy, Phillip - 2nd in series
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2004 – Hardcover
Fever Devilin, a folklorist, has returned to his home deep in Appalachia Georgia. Truevine Deveroe, a local girl considered to be a witch, goes missing;…
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THE COFFIN TRAIL (Amateur Sleuth-England-Cont) – Okay
Edwards, Martin – Standalone
Poisoned Pen Press, 2004- Hardcover
Daniel Kind and his lover, Miranda, buy a house in the Lake Country; a house once lived in by a boy accused of murder, who was found dead of an accident. Daniel's policeman father
investigated the case, but Daniel never believed the boy was guilty. Now…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 15, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
FLYING TOO HIGH (Amateur Sleuth-Australia-1920s) – G+
Greenwood, Kerry – 2nd in series
Allen & Unwin, 2005 – Australian Trade paperback
Phryne Fisher has been called to investigate two separate cases; the kidnap of an 11-year-old girl and to prove the innocence of a man accused of murdering…
ContinueAdded by LJ Roberts on November 13, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
GRAVE SIGHT (Amateur Sleuth-Arkansas-Cont) – VG
Harris, Charlaine – 1st in series
BerkeleyPrime Crime, 2005 – Hardcover
Harper Connolly, and her stepbrother Tolliver Lang, have a job that keeps them traveling the country. Harper can sense the dead and experience their last…
ContinueAdded by LJ Roberts on November 12, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
MIST WALKER (Police Procedural-Ottawa, Canada-Cont) – G
Fradkin, Barbara – 3rd in series
Rendevous Press, 2003 – Trade paperback
Inspector Michael Green is about to leave for home when a woman asks his help finding a missing man. Matthew Fraser was a teacher when accused of molesting a young girl. He served his
time but is now trying to prove his innocence.…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 11, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
THE ONLY SUSPECT (Suspense-California-Cont) - G
Jacobs, Jonnie – Standalone
Kensington, Press, 2005 – Hardcover
Dr. Sam Russell had been tried for murdering his first wife, but a single juror resulted in his not being convicted. Now, several year' later, his second wife has disappeared. Detectives
Hannah Montgomery and Dallas…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 11, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
SHOTGUN ALLEY (Private Investigator-San Francisco-Cont) – VG
Klavan, Andrew – 2nd in series
Forge, 2004- Hardcover
A local politician hires the Weiss agency to find his 17-year-old daughter, Honey. He has run off with the head of a violent motorcycle gang and he wants her found and
brought back. Scott Weiss sends Jim Bishop in to infiltrate the group…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 10, 2005 at 3:00pm — No Comments
THE MOTIVE (Legal Thriller-San Francisco-Cont) – VG
Lescroart, John – 16th book
Dutton, 2005- Hardcover
A fire in one of the Painted Lady Victorian houses in San Francisco's Alamo Square
reveals bodies of a man and woman; both shot.
The man is a successful attorney with political connections and the
woman, his…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 9, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE DEAF MAN (Police Procedural-Isola-Cont) – Ex
McBain, Ed – 22nd in series (3rd Deaf Man)
Doubleday, 1973- Hardcover
The Deaf Man is back and, for the third time, taunting the man of the 87th Precinct. But that's not their only case—a young man has been striped and nailed to the side
of a building, and cat burgler is…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 8, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
MIDNIGHT CAB (Suspense-Canada/Jamaica/Cont) – VG
Nichol, James W – 1st book
Canongate U.S. – 2002- Hardcover
When Walker Devereaux was three, he was found clinging to a fence by a country road. Now that he's 19, he is determined to find out about his mother and his past. The only clue is a photograph of a woman with
two teenage girls and a letter written…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 7, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
ALONG CAME A SPIDER (Police Procedural/US/Cont) – Poor
Patterson, James – 1st in series
Warner Books, 1992- Paperback
The daughter of a famous actress and son of the secretary of the Treasury has been kidnapped. The boy's body is found and the kidnapper demands that Detective Alex
Cross be the one to deliver the $10M ransom.…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 6, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
A CHRISTMAS GUEST (Amateur Sleuth-England-1800s) - Ex
Perry, Anne – 3rd Christmas Story
Ballantine Books, 2005 – Hardcover
Grandmama Mariah Ellison has been sent to spend Christmas with her daughter Caroline and actor son-in-law Joshua Fielding. Not only are they at Romney Marshes, a provincial town by the sea, but Joshua's cousin, Maude Barrington…
ContinueAdded by LJ Roberts on November 5, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
SECRETS (Police Procedural-Virginia-Cont) – G+
Ramsey, Frederick – 2nd in series
Poisoned Pen Press, 2005- Hardcover
When Sheriff Ike Schwartz is called to the murder scene of Waldo Thompson, the organist at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Church,
things become much more complicated that one would expect. Waldo turns out to not to be Waldo,…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 4, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
THE ROTTWEILER (Mystery-London-Cont) – Okay
Rendell, Ruth - Standalone
Arrow Books, 2004 – Paperback
Antique storeowner Inez Ferry, is a young widow who takes in tenants. However, one of them is not as they seem. A serial killer is
on the loose.
There were too many characters, and none of…
ContinueAdded by LJ Roberts on November 3, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
DRIVE (Noir-Los Angeles-Cont) – Okay
Sallis, James – Standalone
Poisoned Pen Press, 2005- Hardcover
Driver, the protagonist in this novella, does just that; he drives. Legitimately, he drives for action movies but in his off time, he drives for criminals who hire him to
drive the get-away car. When a job goes
bad, a contract is put out on…
Added by LJ Roberts on November 2, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
THE RUSSIAN HILL MURDERS (Legal Suspense-San Francisco-1880s) – VG
Tallman, Shirley – 2nd in series
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005- Hardcover
In spite of the pressure to resign from her employer, Sarah Woolson is determined to succeed as one of the few female attorneys. While…
ContinueAdded by LJ Roberts on November 1, 2005 at 2:30pm — No Comments
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