LJ Roberts's Blog – September 2005 Archive (18)

Allyn, Doug – BLACK WATER

BLACK WATER (Suspense-Michigan-Cont) – G+

Allyn, Doug – 2nd in series

Thomas Dunne Books, 1996- Hardcover



Mitch Mitchell's restaurant needs serious repair and obtaining a loan is doubtful. She accepts a dive job

checking out a car which has gown into the lake, but the car is empty. When she decides to help the brother of…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 18, 2005 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Barclay, Alex – DARKHOUSE

DARKHOUSE (Suspense-Ireland-Cont) – NR

Barclay, Alex – 1st book

HarperCollins, 2003- UK

Hardcover



NY Detective Joe Lucchesi is on leave with his wife, Anna, and son, Shaun, in Ireland. When Shaun's girlfriend goes missing, Joe decides to find out what happened.…



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Added by LJ Roberts on September 17, 2005 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Colfer, Eoin – ARTEMIS FOWL: THE OPAL DECEPTION

ARTEMIS FOWL: THE OPAL DECEPTION (Fantasy) – VG

Colfer, Eoin – 4th in series

Miramax Books, 2005, Hardcover



Artemis had his mind wiped of his memory of the fairie world and has returned to his criminal ways. He and his man Butler are in Berlin

to steal a famous oft-stolen painting so that Artemis can be the youngest

person to…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 16, 2005 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Damsgaard, Shirley – WITCH WAY TO MURDER

WITCH WAY TO MURDER (Paranormal/Cozy-Iowa-Cont) – Okay

Damsgaard, Shirley – 1st in series


Avon Mystery, 2005- Paperback



Ophelia is the town librarian with psychic abilities, but has repressed her abilities, in spite of the encouragement of her grandmother Abby,…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 15, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Pawel, Rebecca – LAW OF RETURN

LAW OF RETURN (Historical-Spain-1940) - VG

Pawel, Rebecca – 2nd in series


Soho, 2004- Hardcover



Calos Tejada, recently promoted to Lieutenant in the Guardia Civil, has been transferred to Salamanca. One of his duties is to monitor parolees,

including professors who…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 15, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Dumas, Margaret – SPEAK NOW

SPEAK NOW (Amateur Sleuth-San Francisco-Cont) – VG

Dumas, Margaret – 1st book

Poisoned Pen Press, 2004- Hardcover



Charley Van Leeuwen is famous to her friends as being commitment-phobic. So imagine both her, and their, surprise when she returns from London,

married to Jack Fairfax, a man she's only known six weeks. When they check…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 14, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Etchells, Olive - NO CORNERS FOR THE DEVIL

NO CORNERS FOR THE DEVIL (Police Procedural-England-Cont) – G+

Etchells, Olive – Standalone

Constable, 2005- UK

Hardcover



Sally Baxter, her husband and three children, have moved to a roundhouse with cottages in a small farming community in Cornwall. The oldest son, Luke, gave his classmate

Samantha a ride home one night. The…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 13, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Fowler, Christopher – THE WATER ROOM

THE WATER ROOM (Police Procedural-London-Cont) – Ex

Fowler, Christopher – 2nd in series

Doubleday, 2004- Hardcover



Detectives John May and Arthur Bryant have served with the Peculiar Crimes Unit since WWII. John May's former lover asks him

to find out what her husband is doing; an academic with knowledge for London's…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 12, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Gooden, Philip – ALMS FOR OBLIVION

ALMS FOR OBLIVION (Amateur Sleuth-London-1600s) – G+

Gooden, Philip – 4th in series

Constable, 2003- Hardcover



Nick Reville is a player in Burbage and Shakespeare's Chamberlain's Company. A friend from his home village, Peter Agate, comes to London

and informs Nick that he, too, wants to be a player. Although Nick isn't happy about…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 11, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Housewright, David – TIN CITY

TIN CITY (Unlicensed Investigator-Twin Cities, MN-Cont)- VG

Housewright, David – 2nd in series


St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005- Hardcover



Mac McKenzie retired from the police force in order to receive a $3 million reward and now spends his time doing favors for his…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 10, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Knight, Bernard – THE SANCTUARY SEEKER

THE SANCTUARY SEEKER (Historical-England-1100s) – G

Knight, Bernard – 1st of series

Pocket Books, 1998- Paperback



Sir John de Wolfe was appointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, a role he takes very

seriously. Sir John, along with his

bodyguard Gyn and clerk Thomas, travels to the village…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 9, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Konrath, J.A. – BLOODY MARY

BLOODY MARY (Police Procedural-Chicago-Cont) – G+

Konrath, J.A. – 2nd in series

Hyperion, 2005- Hardcover



Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is called to the morgue because of a body they received with extra body parts.

When those parts turn out to be arms wearing handcuffs belonging to

Jack, she and her…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 8, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Lindsay, Jeff – DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER

DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER (Thriller-Miami-Cont) – Okay

Lindsay, Jeff – 2nd in series

Doubleday, 2005- Hardcover



Dexter Morgan, a serial killer who hunts serial killers, has targeted two men who torture and kill young boys. He has

eliminated one but is prevented from accomplishing his second goal by his

sister. She has fallen for a…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 7, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Leon, Donna – DEATH AT LA FENICE

DEATH

AT LA FENICE (Police Procedural-Venice-Cont) – VG

Leon, Donna – 1st in series


Harper Touch, 1992- paperback




Commissario Guido Brunetti, is called to investigate the cyanide death of famous Maestro Helmut Wellauer. He finds a multitude of

suspects for a victim whose life wasn't as beautiful as the music he…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 6, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

MacBride, Stuart – COLD GRANITE

COLD GRANITE (Police Procedural-Scotland-Cont) - VG

MacBride, Stuart – 1st in series

Harper Collins, 2005- Hardcopy



DS Logan McRae nearly died in the line of duty and is now back after a yearlong recovery. However, his first day back

isn't the gentle return he'd expected as the body of a murdered four-year-old

boy has been found. As…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 5, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Ramsay, Frederick – ARTSCAPE

ARTSCAPE (Police Procedural-Virginia-Cont) - G

Ramsay, Frederick – 1st

in series

Poisoned Pen Press, 2004- Hardcopy



Ike Schwartz has returned to his hometown of Picketsville, Virginia and become its

sheriff. Picketsville is also the home

of Callend College, which houses a valuable art

collection. When the collection…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 3, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Siler, Jenny – FLASHBACK

FLASHBACK (Suspense-Europe-Cont) – Good

Siler, Jenny – Standalone


St. Martin's Minotaur, 2004- paperback



An American woman, named Eve by the French nuns who found her, has no memory of her past. Her only clue is a ferry

ticket with Arabic writing on it. When

the nuns are…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 2, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Templeton, Aline – LAST ACT OF ALL

LAST ACT OF ALL (Mystery-England-Cont) – VG

Templeton, Aline – Standalone

Constable Crime, 1995- UK Hardcover



Helena Radley has been released from prison for killing her first husband, actor Neville Fielding, in spite of her claiming her innocence. Upon returning to her home in

the village of Radensfield, her husband, Edward, has

arranged a party. When…

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Added by LJ Roberts on September 1, 2005 at 1:30pm — No Comments

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