FICTION
Released: March 5, 2013
"An original, intriguing storyline that celebrates women, family, friendship and loyalty within an enchanted world, with a hint of romance, an engaging cast of characters and the promise of a continued saga of magical good confronting evil."
Ella Mae LeFaye is settling into the routine of owning her own pie shop, as well as her newly discovered magical powers; not the best time to investigate a string of murders, but she'll have to, since the enemy behind them threatens everything she holds dear.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 26, 2013
"Montalbano's 15th case features more hilarious bark and some satisfying bite."
The disappearance of Inspector Silvio Montalbano's sidekick hits the whole squad room hard.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"The Flavia bandwagon rolls on: Not only will she star in five more novels, but she'll also shine in several made-for-television films."
Irrepressible Flavia de Luce, the self-taught whiz kid who adores cyanide and has a soft spot for strychnine, confronts lead poisoning.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"Brody's excellent second offers a morally conflicted sleuth, historically detailed flashbacks to the Boer War and a clever mystery indeed."
Sleuthing becomes more than a diversion for a World War I maybe-widow whose husband is still MIA.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"Sensitive, ingenious and suspenseful. A series is promised and very welcome indeed."
A newly minted attorney investigating his brother's shooting ends up learning more about the victim than he'd ever wanted to know.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Clever, manipulative Cora ($10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles, 2012, etc.) provides laughs and an ingenious mystery along with the obligatory puzzles for those who can't figure out whodunit."
Since every murderer in Bakerhaven, Conn., seems to leave a puzzle with the corpse, Police Chief Harper considers himself lucky that the Puzzle Lady is on hand to solve them. If only he knew.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Nobody is better at misdirection than DePoy. Nobody is better at making Carl Jung entertaining than DePoy. And if you ever need a psychiatrist, Ceri Nelson is probably the most endearing practitioner in all of mystery fiction."
When a wife you don't remember you had shows up on your doorstep, should you introduce her to your fiancee?
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Colorful characters, shaggy plotting, a seemly modicum of wisecracks, and enough expository and scenic asides for a guidebook."
Humor columnist Memminger's first novel follows a prematurely retired newsman through the paradise of the Hawaiian Islands as he unearths some old and very dirty secrets.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 15, 2013
"Rankin deserves every award he's been given: an Edgar, a Gold Dagger, a Diamond Dagger. Surely there's another one waiting for Rebus' thrilling return to the fold."
Five years after his last recorded case (
Exit Music, 2008), John Rebus returns, and welcome.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 9, 2013
"The remarkable output of Harvey, whose 100-plus titles (Far Cry, 2010, etc.) have earned him the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, represents the best of British crime writing."
FICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"Erudite, mysterious and exciting, with a brooding, brilliant Sherlock-ian detective. The denouement is just as surprising as in Grey's first case."
1893. A deputy and a private detective in Portland, Maine, investigate a murder with some very unusual features indeed.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"Historian Thomas' fiction debut is packed with fascinating information about a midwife's skills and life during the English civil war. The ingenious, fast-paced mystery is a bonus."
