FICTION
Released: May 15, 2013
"Ceepak and Boyle's eighth blasts the energy of a tilt-a-whirl into an offbeat procedural."
Sea Haven detectives Ceepak and Boyle (
Fun House, 2012, etc.) investigate the murder of a 94-year-old dentist who has a very pretty nurse.
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FICTION
Released: May 15, 2013
"The follow-up to Hebert's bright debut (My Own Worst Enemy, 2009) features so many casual double crosses that it would be foolish to take any of them personally."
A federal agent and a petty criminal team up, sort of, to break up a hydra-headed drug ring.
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FICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"Despite its modern touches, Hunt's down-and-dirty debut harkens back to Sam Spade and other classic private eyes. It may be a little rough around the edges, but it drags you in and keeps you reading."
The murder of a wealthy Columbia University student provides a steep learning curve for the pair investigating her death.
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FICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"If you're entertained by sex, innuendo and a few fantasies you'd like to see played out--and who isn't?--you ought to have Lucky and her extended Vegas family (So Damn Lucky, 2012, etc.) on speed dial."
Like everything else in Vegas, the corpse is displayed extravagantly, draped over the hood of a candy apple red Ferrari, the heel of a Jimmy Choo stiletto embedded in her neck.
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FICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"MacBride's gritty prose and righteous, reckless hero (Birthdays for the Dead, 2013, etc.) improve his overstuffed, overheated plot."
A full plate of grisly and baffling crimes challenges Aberdeen DI Logan McRae and his contentious colleagues.
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FICTION
Released: May 10, 2013
"Perhaps not the best novel for a Nesbø initiate, but those with an affinity for the darkest and most literary crime fiction will want to get here as soon as they can."
Rarely does a mystery novel succeed on so many levels, as the intricate plotting explores psychological and theological dimensions that go deeper than standard notions of good and evil.
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FICTION
Released: May 8, 2013
"The fifth Gray Whale adventure provides complex characters, stunning scenery and many recipes. There's also an easily solved mystery."
FICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
The U.S. introduction to that scruffy, tactless, unloved loner, middle-aged Inspector Vera Stanhope.
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FICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"Annie and Max (Death Comes Silently, 2012, etc.) tackle multiple suspects and clues reminiscent of the classic mysteries offered at their bookstore. Their fans will enjoy rooting among the suspects in preparation for a denouement straight out of Agatha Christie."
FICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"Thompson's latest tour of early-19th-century New York (Murder on Fifth Avenue, 2012, etc.) combines the requisite historical details with a surprise ending that bodes well for future entries in this enjoyable series."
FICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"The second in Young's promising series features a strong heroine, a twisty mystery and the obligatory historical detail."
FICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"Patrik's still no great shakes as a detective—people keep bringing him crucial evidence other cops would have to hunt for—but the surprising punch the big reveal packs makes this the best of Läckberg's four appearances in English to date."
Fjällbacka, which must already be the most crime-ridden little town in Sweden (The Stonecutter, 2012, etc.), gets both a serial killer and a reality program.
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