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20 new crime fiction reviews uploaded to http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com AUTHOR TITLE REVIEWER Lee Child BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE Sharon Wheeler When an old army colleague contacts him, Jack Reacher must put his old unit back together to save friends' lives Gayle Lynds THE LAST SPYMASTER Barbara Franchi Jay Tice, once head of the CIA clandestine services division, escapes from prison and Elaine Cunningham is the hunter assigned to find him Nancy Atherton AUNT DIMITY GOES WEST Sharon Katz After having nightmares from her last adventure, Lori Shepherd takes her sons to Colorado where she hopes to relax. But she's soon investigating a curse associated with the house where they're staying Brian McGilloway BORDERLANDS Bridget Bolton The first Inspector Ben Devlin mystery is set on the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic, where two young people are found dead shortly before Christmas Martin O'Brien JACQUOT AND THE MASTER Sharon Wheeler Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot investigates shady goings-on among the arty set at a luxurious Provence hotel Ann Cleeves HIDDEN DEPTHS Denise Pickles Inspector Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a young man and a student teacher, both of whom were strangled and left submerged in water and covered in flowers Matthew Klein CON ED Ayo Onatade Retired con man Kip Largo finds himself drawn back into a life of crime in order to save his son from the Russian Mafia Matt Haig THE DEAD FATHERS CLUB PJ Coldren Philip Noble is 11 years old when his father dies, comes back as a ghost, and tells him to kill his uncle Alan, who has designs on Philip's mother Stef Penney THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES JA Wheeler A woman sets out to discover who killed a trapper and to track down her missing son in an 1860s Canadian frontier town Jimmie Ruth Evans BEST SERVED COLD AL Katz Wanda Nell Culpepper is surprised when her brother shows up out of the blue. After he's seen arguing with a few men in town, one of whom is then found murdered, he then goes missing and Wanda Nell must track him down Ian Rankin THE NAMING OF THE DEAD Barbara Franchi DI John Rebus is trying to solve a couple of murders during the week that the G8 ministers are meeting in Edinburgh Nancy J Cohen PERISH BY PEDICURE Sharon Katz Hair salon owner Marla Shore is working as a member of beauty company Luxor's staff a the beauty show in Fort Lauderdale. When Luxor's director is found dead in her hotel room, Marla decides she must uncover the truth Nelson DeMille WILD FIRE Luke Croll Anti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey tries to save America and the world from a terrorist threat Sedonia Guillone HIS BEAUTIFUL SAMURAI Wayne Gunn Using a samurai sword, the Ronin killer impales lovers who cannot live together openly. A psychic investigator realizes the killer is actually a spirit from the past Meg Gardiner KILL CHAIN Sharon Wheeler Evan Delaney has to race round the world against the clock to save the life of her kidnapped father Phil JD Robb BORN IN DEATH (audio) Angel L Soto Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murders of two employees from a prestigious accounting firm while planning her best friend's baby shower Sarah Graves NAIL BITER AL Katz Jacobia 'Jake' Tiptree is asked to find the missing daughter of a member of a coven of witches who have rented the house she is repairing. The girl might have been a witness to a murder that occurred in the house PB Ryan MURDER IN THE NORTH END Sharon Katz Governess Nell Sweeney feels compelled to search for the truth when honest cop Colin Cook is accused of murder in 19th century Boston Elena Santangelo POISON TO PURGE MELANCHOLY Lorraine Gelly Pat Montella has promised her fiancé she will not commune with ghosts. But when she enters her mother-in-law to be's home, she senses restless spirits whom she can't ignore Reed Farrel Coleman (ed) HARDBOILED BROOKLYN Andi Shechter A collection of short stories set in Brooklyn with the theme of the darkness and hard edge of life in that New York borough Don't forget to enter the draw to win copies of Nancy Atherton’s AUNT DIMITY GOES WEST, Ian Rankin’s THE NAMING OF THE DEAD and STIGMA, by Philip Hawley. We are giving away at least one book a week. The new draw will begin on Thursday, as usual. Please forward this email to any list or message board that might find it of interest -- but please don't spam! Oh, and if you want to pick up some great books at bargain prices, check the books for sale panel on the site. All money goes towards the upkeep of the site We'll be taking a break for Easter. Normal service will be resumed on Monday April 16. Best wishes Sharon Sharon Wheeler Editor: www.reviewingtheevidence.com Blog: http://heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/ [e-mail]