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 | Postmortem Product# 458503630 Selling for $9.99 "Four women with nothing in common, united only in death. Four brutalized victims of a brilliant monster - a 'Mr. Nobod,' moving undetected through a paralyzed city, leaving behind a gruesome trail of carnage...but few clues. With skilled hands, an unerring eye, and the latest advances in forensic research, an unrelenting female medical examiner -- Kay Scarpetta -- is determined to unmask a maniac. But someone is trying to sabotage Kay's investigation from the inside. And worse yet, someone wants her dead..." |
 | Guardian of the Horizon Product# 458504437 Selling for $29.95 "Recounts the adventures of the Emerson family in 1907 and 1908, a period following their banishment from the Valley of the Kings, during which Ramses, hopelessly in love with Nefret, finds his plans interrupted by a plea for help from Prince Tarek from the Lost Oasis. By the author of Children of the Storm. Simultaneous." |
 | Death in Dublin Product# 460545641 Selling for $6.99 "While investigating the brutal murder of a night watchman and the mysterious disappearance of the Book of Kells, an Irish cultural icon, police chief Peter McGarr finds himself plunged into a dangerous mystery involving the IRA and religious fanatics. Reprint." |
 | Blue Twilight: A Rachel Porter Mystery Product# 460546272 Selling for $6.99 "An agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel Porter takes a new assignment in the wilderness of northern California, a location where a biologist searching for a rare, possible extinct blue butterfly has mysteriously vanished, and now Rachel finds herself investigating another disappearance tied to a deadly world of fanatical collectors. Original." |
 | Guardian of the Horizon Product# 460546432 Selling for $34.95 "Recounts the adventures of the Emerson family in 1907 and 1908, a period following their banishment from the Valley of the Kings, during which Ramses, hopelessly in love with Nefret, finds his plans interrupted by a plea for help from Prince Tarek from the Lost Oasis. By the author of Children of the Storm. Simultaneous." |
 | Final Appeal Product# 460546529 Selling for $14.95 "Overwhelmed by her divorce, an affair with her boss, and a volatile assignment, a controversial death penalty appeal, lawyer Grace Rossi finds herself investigating a murder case involving judicial corruption and bribery. Book available." |
 | Tomb of the Golden Bird Product# 460546891 Selling for $29.95 "In 1922, as her husband Emerson unsuccessfully tries to persuade his rival Howard Carter to turn over digging rights in the Valley of the King to him, Amelia Peabody and her family head for Luxor to search for the long-lost tomb of King Tut, only to become embroiled in a dangerous web of kidnapping, betrayal, and intrigue that may involve Emerson's charming half-brother. Simultaneous." |
 | Baltimore Blues Product# 460547384 Selling for $19.95 "A tenth anniversary edition of the author's first novel finds an unemployed journalist accepting an assignment from a suspected killer who would have her engage in unorthodox snooping in order to clear his name. By the author of By a Spider's Thread. 75,000 first printing." |
 | Blue Ridge Product# 460679900 Selling for $14 "A rollicking novel filled with unusal wisdom and rare humor follows Clayton, a notorious ne'er'do'well who is known for his devotion to pornographic movies on the satin channel, as he suffers a dramatic personality change that bestows upon him prophetic gifts that win him fame and adulation and force Deputy Ray Tatum to solve the mystery surrounding Clayton's condition. 30,000 first printing." |
 | Instruments of Darkness Product# 460680190 Selling for $14 "From the author of the national bestseller 'A Small Death in Lisbon and 'The Company of Strangers comes Wilson's compelling first novel, never before available in the United States. Bruce Medway's existence as a fixer and troubleshooter had been tough, but never life-threatening until he crossed paths with the mighty Madame Severnou. His life becomes even more complicated by his search for a missing fellow expat, Steven Kershaw. Against a backdrop of political disruption and endemic official corruption, Medway pursues the elusive phantom of Kershaw. 'Instruments of Darkness powerfully evokes the atmosphere, politics, and people of West Africa. With Medway's ironic voice, flashes of humor that may recall Raymond Chandler, and unforgettable characters, this compulsively readable thriller is the beginning of a remarkable series." |
 | Maigret and the Man on the Bench Product# 460680214 Selling for $8 "Mondays are nobody's favorite day, but when Maigret's week begins with a corpse found stabbed to death in a Parisian alley, the Inspector immediately sees a flaw. Murders are rarely committed on Mondays. That clue, along with the victim's strange recent behavior, leads Maigret to the cause of this nasty crime-and reveals the tale of a deadly marriage. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon." |
 | Maigret Loses His Temper Product# 460680215 Selling for $8 "Inspector Maigret, after ruling out the possibility of professional murder and having his spotless reputation called into question, solves the perplexing murder of a nightclub owner who at first glance seems to have no enemies. Translated by Robert Eglesfield. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon." |
 | Twelve Women Detective Stories Product# 460680306 Selling for $9.95 "Whether a housekeeper, secretary, lodger, or pawn-broker in a seedy area of Victorian London, the woman detective's powers of observation and deduction are most effective in uncovering and resolving crimes. These 12 engaging mysteries gives us a glimpse of some of the most memorable characters ever created--such as Miss Marple, Carlotta Carlyle, Sharon McCone and other beloved heroines of the detective novel--by both men and women writers." |
 | Freaky Deaky Product# 460680943 Selling for $7.99 "He used to be on the bomb squad, but it's not until he transfers out that Chris Mankowski really begins juggling with dynamite. Rape and revenge are just the tip of the iceberg in a twisty tale that brings Detroit's denizens to life -- and occasional death -- in all their seedy glory. Electrifying, explosive, and unexpected, this is Elmore Leonard at his suspenseful best." |
 | Ten Little Bloodhounds Product# 460680988 Selling for $24 "When Jo Beth Sidden, resident bloodhound handler living on the edge of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, learns that her employer has been murdered, she takes it upon herself to catch the killer before any more lives are lost." |
 | Final Account Product# 460681234 Selling for $7.99 "When a wealthy accountant is brutally murdered in front of his terrified wife and daughter, Inspector Banks teams up with Detective Constable Susan Gay and discovers that the victim, a seemingly quiet family man, had been living a secret double life. Reprint." |
 | The Death of an Irish Tradition Product# 460681328 Selling for $6.99 "The Dublin Horse Show is one of the city's proudest traditions -- a grand institution tarnished this year by the murder of elderly Margaret Caughey. Chief Inspector Peter McGarr is puzzled by the strange death of a seemingly harmless old woman whose apartment contains not a trace of her past life -- and by the heinous crime's apparent links to the upcoming equestrian event. Nearly everyone associated with the unfortunate victim has connections to the Horse show as well, from dowdy Margaret's racetrack gadfly brother, to her surprisingly elegant daughter who's scheduled to compete . . . to an ex-IRA contract killer. And with race day rapidly approaching, McGarr knows he must work quickly to untangle this knotted skein of deadly secrets. For if he falters, the tireless detective fears that more blood may be spilt -- perhaps even his own -- before the riders leave the gate." |
 | The Accidental Florist: A Jane Jeffry Mystery Product# 460681362 Selling for $23.95 "Encumbered by her overbearing future mother-in-law's schemes for her wedding to Mel, Jane Jeffry signs up for a self-defense class with Shelley but finds herself enmeshed in a dangerous investigation when one of her classmates is murdered by a killer with intentions that hit uncomfortably close to home. By the author of A Midsummer Night's Scream." |
 | Killer Solo Product# 460681455 Selling for $6.99 "Jim McNamara, a former record company insider turned insurance investigator, is called in when a roadie takes a fatal dive off a catwalk during rocker Shirley Slaughterhouse's controversial tour and finds himself investigating a fanatatical minister stalking the band, illegal drugs and guns, Shirley's strange young girlfriend, and murder. Original." |
 | With No One As Witness Product# 460681508 Selling for $39.95 "When an adolescent boy is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, New Scotland Yard acting superintendent Thomas Lynley and his colleagues tie the crime to a series of killings but find the case complicated by racial issues." |
 | Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery Product# 460681573 Selling for $24.95 "When the escape of a dangerous criminal leads to the brutal murders of a federal officer and two locals from a quaint Pacific Coast hamlet, feline detective Joe Grey, assisted by girlfriend Dulcie and the tattercoat Kit put their paws and whiskers together to secure the killer's recapture. By the author of Cat Breaking Free." |
 | The Flaming Luau of Death Product# 460681635 Selling for $6.99 "Throwing a fashionable 'destination' bridal shower in Hawaii when her beloved assistant becomes engaged, Madeline Bean investigates the discovery of a dead body at the height of the festivities and wonders if her assistant's sudden cold feet may be related to her mystery marriage ten years earlier. By the author of Mumbo Gumbo. Reprint." |
 | Desperately Seeking Sushi: A Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery Product# 460681636 Selling for $23.95 "In desperate need of a new abode, Madeline Bean has discovered the perfect old building and sets out to persuade the elderly landlady, Mrs. Gillespie, to let her move in, but she soon finds herself launching an investigation into the poisoning deaths of two obnoxious brothers trying to buy the building, a crime in which Mrs. Gillespie is the only suspect. 20,000 first printing." |
 | The Serpent on the Crown Product# 460681647 Selling for $9.99 "Enjoying a busy period of excavation in 1921, the Emersons learn of a mysterious death that has been attributed to a curse, a situation that enables Amelia and her family to enter the banned Valley of the Kings in order to return a stolen statue. By the author of Guardian of the Horizon. Reprint." |
 | Twas The Bite Before Christmas Product# 460681770 Selling for $6.99 "Yearning for a quiet night in front of the fire with his canine companions and his girlfriend, state medical examiner, Dr. Jamie Cutter, ex-cop and Maine kennel owner Jack Field finds his peace interrupted by the murder of a young housemaid at the Bright mansion just before the Christmas holidays, a case that brings him face to face with poisonous eggnog, a kidnapped puppy, a vengeful Russian mob boss, and other perils. Original." |
 | With No One As Witness Product# 460681890 Selling for $26.95 "When an adolescent boy is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, New Scotland Yard acting superintendent Thomas Lynley and his colleagues tie the crime to a series of killings but find the case complicated by racial issues. By the author of A Place of Hiding. (Mystery)" |
 | The Finishing School Product# 460681894 Selling for $29.95 "When two beautiful teenagers from a posh East Side girls' school suddenly turn up dead under suspicious circumstances, it falls to Melanie Vargas, a savvy federal prosecutor, to do anything possible to get to the truth." |
 | Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel Product# 460681895 Selling for $7.99 "The founder of the Body Farm, the only laboratory devoted to the study of human composition, Dr. Bill Brockton is staggered by what he discovers about an unusual corpse--an almost perfectly preserved mummy discovered in East Tennessee's mountainous Cooke County. Reprint." |
 | The Body in the Ivy: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Product# 460681913 Selling for $23.95 "A mystery inspired by Agatha Christie's classic, And Then There Were None, finds caterer and part-time investigator Faith Fairchild lured to a private island along with a group of college classmates, one of whom their host believes is responsible for the death of her sister thirty years earlier. By the author of The Body in the Snowdrift. 25,000 first printing." |
 | The Trouble With Witches: An Ophelia And Abby Mystery Product# 460681983 Selling for $6.99 "When a friend asks her for help to locate a missing teenager, psychic Ophelia Jensen and her canny, sorceress granny Abby, head for the wilds of Minnesota to find the girl, following a trail that leads to the secluded New Age research center of Jason and Juliet Finch, their troubled young niece, an enigmatic Native American shaman, and murder. Original." |
 | Talking God Product# 460681999 Selling for $14.95 Tribal police officer Jim Chee and detective Joe Leaphorn find themselves working side by side when Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk is arrested for robbing Native American graves--and possibly for murder. |
 | The Color of Blood: An Irish Novel of Suspense Product# 460682024 Selling for $24.95 "Hired by a respected doctor to discern the identity of a blackmailer who is holding erotic photographs of the doctor's medical-student daughter, private investigator Ed Loy is horrified by the subsequent murders of the daughter, her boyfriend, and her mother; a turn of events in which the doctor is wrongfully accused. By the author of The Wrong Kind of Blood." |
 | Memoria De Un Asesinato Product# 460682170 Selling for $7.99 "Investigating a long-unsolved murder when a witness uncovers blocked memories, Special Homicide Investigation Team member J.P. Beaumont infiltrates a band of powerful conspirators who will go to any lengths to hide the truth." |
| In the Teeth of the Evidence: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Collection Product# 460682198 Selling for $13 "Seventeen mystery stories deal with an enigmatic note, seven milk bottles, a fire, an apparent suicide, a secret grave, and an unexpected confession" |
 | Plainclothes Naked Product# 460682257 Selling for $13.95 "In a wildly careening plot that can only be described as 'crack noir, two pipeheads accidentally steal a photo of George W. Bush's presidential package and decide to blackmail the Republican Party. Before the crack-crazed thieves can follow through, however, gorgeous, whip-smart Nurse Tina, who's just offed her husband with a bowl of Drano-laced Lucky Charms, absconds with the goods. When Manny Rubert, a scarred ex-junkie turned codeine-popping detective, is called in to investigate the 'foamer' hubby's untimely demise, love hits him like a wrench to the head. Soon Manny and Tina are making plans of their own for the presidential pie -- and for their future together. But the meddling police chiefs and motel room sex-change surgeons of the world just won't leave them alone. And then there are those killer crackheads, still out there and closing in...." |
 | Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions Product# 460682269 Selling for $13.95 Now available in paperback is the definitive collection of short stories that reveals one of the world's most gifted fantasy writers at the peak of his form. |
 | Land of the Blind Product# 460682397 Selling for $14.95 "When a disoriented and strangely familiar figure appears, wanting to write out a lengthy confession, Spokane police detective Caroline Mabry finds herself challenged to investigate a murder and the darkly intertwined lives of two men. Reprint. 15,000 first printing." |
 | White Cargo Product# 460682416 Selling for $7.99 "Devastated by the killing of his family in a savage attack by Latin American pirates, 'Cat' Catledge receives a late night call that convinces him that his daughter is alive and embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her. Reissue." |
 | Ten Little Bloodhounds Product# 460682463 Selling for $6.5 "A Matter Of Life And Death There's a lot of excitement down at Jo Beth Sidden's kennel.A full litter of ten baby bloodhounds is due any day. Though pressed for time, Jo Beth still agrees to do a favor for a friend -- finding a reclusive, wealthy matriarch's missing cat. But soon afterward, her client is murdered. Now, Jo Beth is looking for a killer. There's a slew of suspects to choose from, too -- all potential heirs to the matriarch's fortune. The quicker Jo Beth can solve this case, the soon she can get home to her dogs and get her life in order. But she's in for a surprise, and a fight she'll never forget." |
 | Strange Brew Product# 460682466 Selling for $6.99 "Cleaning lady cum sleuth Callahan Garritty has cautiously watched her seedy bohemian Atlanta neighborhood morph into a trendy haven for yuppies. When the young owner of a microbrewery looking to score some prime real estate turns up dead, neighborhood local Wuvvy, an aging flower child and the brewer's worst enemy, becomes the prime suspect. Digging for evidence to clear Wuvvy, Callahan isn't prepared for the succulent secrets she finds as even deadlier developments surface." |
 | La Lista de los Siete/The List of 7 Product# 460682544 Selling for $14.95 "Young Arthur Conan Doyle, a struggling physician and writer, receives a frantic letter from a mysterious woman that leads him into a potentially fatal trap." |
 | Hurricane Punch Product# 460682580 Selling for $24.95 "Returning to his home in Florida only to find himself facing the state's worst hurricane season and a pair of serial killers vying for 'most wanted' status, Serge A. Storms and his perpetually stoned companion, Coleman, tackle the most challenging case of their careers. By the author of The Big Bamboo. (Suspense)" |
 | Hope to Die: A Matthew Scudder Novel Product# 460682886 Selling for $25 "Matthew Scudder, ex-cop, ex-alcoholic, and unlicensed private detective, must draw on all his skills and imagination to find the vicious killer responsible for the robbery and murders of a wealthy couple in an Upper West Side brownstone. (Mystery)" |
 | Long Time No See Product# 460682887 Selling for $26 "Recently widowed, Judith Singer cannot get her former lover, Nelson Sharpe of the Nassau County Police Department, out of her mind, as she investigates the disappearance of Courtney Logan, the wife of a man with ties to the Long Island mob." |
 | Blindfold Product# 460684000 Selling for $14.95 "Kidnapped and blindfolded, animal behaviorist Gideon Blake is taken to a secret location and forced to break a dangerous, violent stallion, but after the disturbing event is over, Gideon is determined to uncover the identity of his kidnappers. Original." |
 | Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil Product# 460686768 Selling for $7.99 "In time for Halloween comes a tale of family secrets, yesteryear romance, and spirits less friendly than Aunt Dimity." |
 | The Shape of Water Product# 460686852 Selling for $6.99 The first English translation of the best-selling international mystery series follows Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano as he investigates the suspicious death of an engineer who had made a name for himself in a small town. Reprint. |
 | A Noble Radiance Product# 460686857 Selling for $7.99 "Donna Leon has topped European bestseller lists from more than a decade with a series of mysteries featuring clever Commissario Guido Brunetti. Always, ready to bend the rules to uncover the threads of a crime Brunetti manages to maintain his integrity while maneuvering through a city rife with politics, corruption, and intrigue. In A NOBLE RADIANCE a new landowner is summoned urgently to his house not far from Venice when workmen accidentally unearth a macabre grave. The human corpse is badly decomposed, but a ring found nearby proves to be a first clue that reopens and infamous case of kidnapping involving one of Venice's most aristocratic families. Only Commissario Brunetti can unravel the clues and find his way into both the heart of patrician Venice and that of a family grieving for their abducted son." |
 | Voice of the Violin Product# 460686873 Selling for $13 "Discovering the murdered body of a beautiful young woman, Sicilian detective Salvo Montalbano finds suspects in the victim's aging husband, a famous doctor, a missing admirer, an antiques dealer, a close friend, and a reclusive violinist. Reprint." |
 | The Shape Of Water Product# 460686877 Selling for $13 The first English translation of the best-selling international mystery series follows Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano as he investigates the suspicious death of an engineer who had made a name for himself in a small town. Reprint. |
 | Black Arrow Product# 460687031 Selling for $14 "Assuming his new post as provisional governor of Eshigo, a remote province in the far north of eleventh-century Japan, Sugawara Aktada finds himself overwhelmed as he deals with a local uprising, a series of brutal murders, and a dangerous, ancient mystery. Original. 35,000 first printing." |
 | Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin Product# 460687040 Selling for $7.99 "Volunteering at the Radcliffe Infirmary, world-weary Lori Shepherd befriends a lonely retired secretary who soon after passes away, and when Lori discovers that the woman possessed a considerable estate, she attempts to locate the woman's next-of-kin. By the author of Aunt Dimity: Snowbound. Reprint." |
 | The Blood-Dimmed Tide Product# 460687051 Selling for $14 "His quiet family life in rural 1932 England shattered by the brutal murder of a young village girl, former inspector John Madden teams up with former Scotland Yard colleagues, the British secret service, and the German police in an investigation that forces them to draw on the burgeoning science of criminal psychology. By the author of River of Darkness. Reprint. 50,000 first printing." |
 | A Man's Head Product# 460687054 Selling for $12 "Inspector Maigret makes his way from Paris's luxury hotels through the seedy and squalid streets and alleys of Paris as he tracks a killer on the run. Reprint. 25,000 first printing." |
| Instruments of Darkness Product# 460687555 Selling for $14 "From the author of the national bestseller 'A Small Death in Lisbon and 'The Company of Strangers comes Wilson's compelling first novel, never before available in the United States. Bruce Medway's existence as a fixer and troubleshooter had been tough, but never life-threatening until he crossed paths with the mighty Madame Severnou. His life becomes even more complicated by his search for a missing fellow expat, Steven Kershaw. Against a backdrop of political disruption and endemic official corruption, Medway pursues the elusive phantom of Kershaw. 'Instruments of Darkness powerfully evokes the atmosphere, politics, and people of West Africa. With Medway's ironic voice, flashes of humor that may recall Raymond Chandler, and unforgettable characters, this compulsively readable thriller is the beginning of a remarkable series." |
 | Maigret and the Bum Product# 460687596 Selling for $8 A homeless man is found beaten and unconscious along the banks of the Seine. Inspector Maigret must connect him to a past--and a possible motive for for his attempted murder. The investigation provides Maigret with a chilling look at those who have rejected society and the small measure of justice it offers them. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon |
| Maigret Loses His Temper Product# 460687597 Selling for $8 "Inspector Maigret, after ruling out the possibility of professional murder and having his spotless reputation called into question, solves the perplexing murder of a nightclub owner who at first glance seems to have no enemies. Translated by Robert Eglesfield. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon." |
 | Maigret and the Hotel Majestic Product# 460687677 Selling for $6 "When the corpse of a guest in a Paris luxury hotel is discovered by the breakfast cook in the basement, Maigret searches for the culprit among the hotel's employees and patrons" |
 | Strange Loyalties Product# 460687699 Selling for $17 A detective story that searches for answers to deep questions about life's injustice seeks to find why Glasgow investigator James Laidlaw's brother stepped in front of a car |
 | Hollywood Station Product# 460687877 Selling for $26.99 "Under the leadership of their sergeant, known as The 'Oracle,'the crew of the LAPD's Hollywood Station--cantankerous veteran Fausto Gamboa, his enthusiastic young partner Budgie Polk, single mother Andi McCrea, and the other colorful misfits--take on their toughest case yet as they deal with the Russian mob, diamonds, counterfeiting, and grenades. (Suspense)" |
 | Maigret's Christmas: Nine Stories Product# 460765842 Selling for $14 "Nine short stories make up this delightful holiday-themed collection, each featuring Georges Simenon's famous detective, Jules Maigret. Christmas mysteries abound: an otherwise sensible little girl insists that she has seen Father Christmas, a statement alarming to her neighbors, Monsieur and Madame Maigret. Then, a choirboy helps the inspector solve a crime while he lies in bed with a cold; another boy, pursued by a criminal, ingeniously leaves a trail to help Maigret track him. Many of these stories feature observant and resourceful children, frightened yet resolute, who bring out a paternal streak in the childless Maigret. The rapport between the inspector and these youthful heroes imparts a delightful freshness to this holiday collection- a cornucopia for fans of Maigret and mysteries." |
 | Rough Justice Product# 460766090 Selling for $24 "As Rough Justice opens, criminal lawyer Marta Richter is only hours away from winning an acquittal on a murder charge leveled against her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere. But as the jury begins to deliberate, Steere lets it slip that he sold Marta a bogus self-defense claim and that he in fact murdered the homeless man who tried to carjack him. Infuriated, Marta sets out to find the evidence that will convict Steere - before the jury returns with its verdict. Marta has her hands full; she's playing beat-the-clock with both the jury and the worst blizzard Philadelphians have seen in decades. She drafts help in the form of two able young lawyers - Mary DiNunzio and Judy Carrier - from the all-female firm Rosato & Associates. DiNunzio and Carrier wade through snowdrifts and computer records, interview witnesses, and scour the crime scene for evidence. Enter Benedetta 'Bennie' Rosato, managing partner of Rosato & Associates. When she realizes that Marta is determined to convict her own client - and ruin the law firm in the process - Bennie acts to thwart Marta's plan and bring Steere to justice in her own way. But Elliot Steere didn't reach the top of the real estate business without bloody knuckles. He won't let anyone - especially a couple of lawyers - stand between him and freedom. Even from his jail cell, the businessman has the cunning and connections to kill again. The lawyers have finally met their match in Elliot Steere. Or have they?" |
 | Labrava Product# 460766171 Selling for $7.5 "Joe LaBrava first fell in love in a darkened movie theater when he was twelve -- with a gorgeous femme fatale up on the screen. Now the one-time Secret Service agent-turned-photographer is finally meeting his dream woman in the flesh, albeit in a rundown Miami crisis center. When she's cleaned up and sober, though, former movie queen Jean Shaw still makes LaBrava's heart race. And now she's being terrorized by a redneck thug and his slimy 'marielito partner, which gives Joe a golden opportunity to play the hero. But the lady's predicament is starting to resemble one of her earlier cinematic 'noirs. And if he's not careful, LaBrava could end up the patsy -- or dead -- in the final reel." |
 | Take Me, Take Me With You: A Novel Of Suspense Product# 460766228 Selling for $12.95 "Working for a prominent research center and physically scarred by a childhood accident, Lara Quade enters into a sensual relationship with the compelling Zedrick Dewe and is forced to confront her past in the wake of violent events. Reprint. 25,000 first printing." |
 | No Good Deeds Product# 460766235 Selling for $7.99 "Tess Monaghan becomes involved in the investigation into the unsolved murder of a young federal prosecutor when her boyfriend brings home a young street kid who could hold the key to the case and whom Tess agrees to protect, but the killing of one of the boy's friends and federal authorities who will do anything to find the youngster put Tess in the hot seat. Reprint." |
 | A Dose of Murder Product# 460766283 Selling for $6.99 "Unfulfilled in her job as a nurse, thirty-something Pauline Sokol takes up a new career as a private detective and goes undercover to expose a medical fraud scheme involving fraudulent insurance claims, but her mission takes a bizarre turn when the healers around her start turning up dead. Original." |
 | The Leaphorn and Chee Novels: Skinwalkers, A Thief of Time, Coyote Waits Product# 460766308 Selling for $19.95 "A collection of the works of the best-selling Hillerman contains three of the author's most critically acclaimed suspense novels--Skinwalkers, A Thief of Time, and Coyote Waits.35,000 first printing." |
 | Devil's Corner Product# 460766333 Selling for $29.95 "En route to meet a confidential informant, neophyte Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti suddenly is confronted by violence and the murder of her partner and embarks on a dangerous campaign to protect her informant and bring down the shadowy mastermind responsible for her partner's killing. Simultaneous." |
 | Death Comes for the Fat Man Product# 460766343 Selling for $24.95 "When strong-willed Yorkshire policeman Andy Dalziel is rendered dependent on a life-support machine after an explosion, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe pursues growing suspicions about a dangerous group and internal corruption, unaware that the policeman's spirit is watching over his investigation. By the author of The Stranger House. 35,000 first printing." |
 | Blood Of Angels Product# 460766356 Selling for $16.95 "Struggling to maintain a sense of purpose in a Tennessee county that has been changed by ten years of immigration, prosecutor Thomas Dennehy tackles a difficult case involving a Sudanese murder suspect and racially charged locals." |
 | The Mummy Case Product# 460766384 Selling for $7.99 "Disgusted when he is denied access to the pyramids of Dahshoor and assigned to a 'rubble heap,' Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson, aided by his archaeologist wife Amelia Peabody, finds his curiosity piqued when an antiquities dealer is murdered and a mummy case disappears. Reprint." |
 | Bonita Faye Product# 460766458 Selling for $5.99 "'It was only a little murder. He wasn't even an important man. And it was so long ago'. So begins the remarkable story of Bonita Faye, a sassy woman from a small town. She is so believably witty and off-beat that not only do the French fall in love with her, but she gets away with murder--twice." |
 | Dancing With Mr. D Product# 460766460 Selling for $5.99 "Delighted to escape the noise and crowds of the city for a small New England town, former Rolling Stone reporter Zoe Szabo and her musician husband turn detective to investigate the killing of a radical environmentalist and mysterious drowning of a member of a rock band. Original." |
 | Deep Lie Product# 460766467 Selling for $7.99 "At a secret Baltic submarine base, a renegade Soviet commander prepares a plan so outrageous it just might work. In the waters off of a European capital, a lone periscope appears. And waits. And in the long halls of Langley, a CIA analyst comes to a chilling realization. Of course, no one believes her. Which leaves her only one option to save the free world." |
 | Cat Raise the Dead Product# 460766468 Selling for $6.99 "The third in a charming series of cat fantasy-mysteries featuring Joe Grey, a tomcat who discovers, to his dismay, that he can speak-- with humans! Readers will adore this new installment by Shirley Rousseau Murphy-- a treat for fantasy, cat and mystery lovers every-where. Joe Grey was, well, peeved. His human housemate Clyde was trying to volunteer him as a once-a-week Animal Therapy cuddle kitty. And just when Joe was about to nab the cat burglar who was terrifying the coast from Half Moon Bay to Moien Point! But it wasn't up to Joe or Clyde. The 'pet-a-pet' scheme was Dulcie's idea, and she was a cat who always got her way. Dulcie needed Joe's help to prove that the old folks' home was hiding more than just lonely seniors. There was a mysterious kidnapper, a severed finger and a very, very busy open grave!" |
 | Hunting Badger Product# 460766486 Selling for $7.99 "Three armed men raid the Ute tribe's gambling casino, kill a policeman, and disappear in the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border. The FBI takes over the investigation and makes an explosive situation even hotter by naming a wounded deputy sheriff as a suspect -- a development that brings Tribal Police Sergeant Jim Chee and longtime colleague, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, in to help." |
| Signal to Noise: Nose Product# 460766530 Selling for $15.95 "Jim Knight, a features editor at Signal magazine, and Kat Astura, an intern, must flee for their lives when Kat accidentally loses $50,000 of Jim Knight's money to a virtual blackjack game run by organized crime" |
 | Paradise Lost Product# 460766599 Selling for $25 What begins as an innocent Girl Scout camping trip quickly turns to a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse when Sheriff Joanna Brady uncovers the body of a murdered woman in the woods. |
 | River of Darkness Product# 460767605 Selling for $7.99 "As rural England slowly emerges from the sorrow of World War I, a particularly vicious attack on a household in a small Surrey village leaves five butchered bodies and no explanation for the killings. Sent by Scotland Yard to investigate is Inspector John Madden, a man still recovering from his own war experience and from the deaths of his wife and child. The local police dismiss the slaughter as a botched robbery, but Madden detects the signs of a madman at work. With the help of beautiful Dr. Helen Blackwell, who introduces him to the new science of criminal psychology, Madden sets out to capture the killer, even as the murderer sets his sights on his next innocent victims. As darkly stylish as the best P. D. James, rippled with tension and resonant with historical atmosphere, River of Darkness marks the debut of a powerful new voice in suspense writing." |
 | Bluffing Mr. Churchill Product# 460767708 Selling for $7.99 "In 1941, the sheltered Calvin M. Cormack teams up with Walter Stilton, a rowdy MI5 officer, to find Wolfgang Stahl, an American spy masquerading as an SS officer, who flees Germany with valuable information on Hitler's plans to invade Russia, but Cormack must enlist the aid of Sergeant Troy of Scotland Yard after his partner turns up dead. Reprint." |
| Maigret's Christmas: Nine Stories Product# 460767855 Selling for $14 "Nine short stories make up this delightful holiday-themed collection, each featuring Georges Simenon's famous detective, Jules Maigret. Christmas mysteries abound: an otherwise sensible little girl insists that she has seen Father Christmas, a statement alarming to her neighbors, Monsieur and Madame Maigret. Then, a choirboy helps the inspector solve a crime while he lies in bed with a cold; another boy, pursued by a criminal, ingeniously leaves a trail to help Maigret track him. Many of these stories feature observant and resourceful children, frightened yet resolute, who bring out a paternal streak in the childless Maigret. The rapport between the inspector and these youthful heroes imparts a delightful freshness to this holiday collection- a cornucopia for fans of Maigret and mysteries." |
 | The Dream that Failed; Reflections on the Soviet Union Product# 460768266 Selling for $30 "The Dream that Failed offers an authoritative assessment of the Soviet era - from the triumph of Lenin to the fall of Gorbachev. In recent years, decades of conventional wisdom about the U.S.S.R. have been swept away, while a flood of evidence from Russian archives demands new thinking about old assumptions. This inquiry is conducted on the grand scale: the author explains how the Bolsheviks won the struggle for power in 1917; how they captured the commitment of a young generation of Russians; why the idealism faded as Soviet power grew; how the system ultimately collapsed; and why Western experts have been wrong about the Communist system. Thoughtful and incisive, Laqueur reflects on the early enthusiasm of foreign observers and Bolshevik revolutionaries for the new Soviet order, then takes a piercing look at the totalitarian nature of the regime. He demonstrates how Communist society stagnated during the 1960s and '70s, while the economy wobbled to the brink; how Western observers, from academic experts to CIA analysts, made wildly optimistic estimates of Moscow's economic and political strength. Just weeks before the U.S.S.R. disappeared from the earth, some scholars were confidently predicting the survival of the Soviet Union. But in underscoring the rot and repression, he also notes that the Communist state did not necessarily have to fall when it did, and he examines the many factors behind the collapse (such as ethnic nationalism and the rigors of an accelerated arms race during the 1980s). Many of these same problems continued to shape the future of Russia and other successor states, and a second coming of national Communism, albeit in a different guise, cannot be ruled out.Only now, in the rubble of this lost empire, is it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the Soviet regime, its early achievements, its crimes and its ultimate disaster. In The Dream that Failed, the result of years of research and reflection, Walter Laqueur sheds fresh light on a central episode in our turbulent century." |
 | Murderous Schemes; An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories Product# 460768336 Selling for $27.95 "Renowned mystery writers Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis offer an illuminating look at eight mystery conventions, illustrating each with four short stories written by some of the masters of the form. A glorious treasure trove of tales that covers every crime in the book, 'Murderous Schemes' features fiction by Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, G.K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, and Lawrence Block, just to name a few." |