FICTION
Released: June 1, 2012
"Regan (Brotherhood of Blades, 2011, etc.) continues her sure-footed walk on the noir side. Entertaining stuff, but not for the fainthearted."
Street girls walk, street gangs war--it's all business as usual, thinks DI Georgia Johnston, except for an unsettling surge in South London's murder rate.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2012
"A valiant hero to root for, a vividly rendered small-town setting, lots of expertly managed violence: another crowd-pleaser from a thriller-meister at the top of his game."
Atkins' sequel to
The Ranger (2011) finds Quinn Colson counting the ways in which his Afghanistan tours resemble life in the nice little Mississippi town that's just elected him sheriff.
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FICTION
Released: June 26, 2012
"A grim manor-house mystery with English upper-class decor and a present-day noir sensibility."
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
"Hall's second begins where her first leaves off, mixing straight-up procedural with a dose of local color."
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
"Brisk and businesslike, Turnbull's latest in the series proves a worthy addition to his reliable franchise."
Two old friends stir up a hornet's nest when they report a murder they witnessed as schoolboys.
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
"Although Tonkin forgoes his usual maritime action, he energetically describes the wielding of weapons and fists in another solid adventure with a dash of current world events."
Richard and Robin Mariner are drawn into the deadly civil war of a turbulent West African nation.
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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"Though its prose is merely serviceable and its characters stereotypical, this intricate thriller from de Castrique (The Sandburg Connection, 2011, etc.) offers a good deal of interesting and timely information on the Federal Reserve."
FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"Breezy and sardonic, with Judith and Renie (All the Pretty Hearses, 2011, etc.) in top form for their 26th adventure."
FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"Laurie's latest in the series (Vision Impossible, 2011, etc.) brings Abby back to her circle of friends. Fans will cheer her fast-talking return."
Further adventures of a psychic private investigator as she pursues her life's goals of solving mysteries and keeping her money out of the swear jar.
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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"Better editing could have made this memorable, but even with Leotta's tendency to provide character fashion reports on every page, this is worth the read."
FICTION
Released: July 6, 2012
"Another delicious romp through a French menu garnished with politics."
FICTION
Released: July 8, 2012
"Murder is definitely at the back of the house in Poppy's second case, with jousting between exes firmly planted in the front."
FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
"Vish Puri's third outing continues the tradition of Hall's lively franchise."
India's Most Private Investigator faces threats from near and far as he grapples with the death of a Pakistani cricket-ace's father.
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"As usual (The Queen of Patpong, 2010, etc.), the real star of the show is the hero's hometown. As Rafferty observes, "Bangkok may not be glamorous…but it's got lurid down cold.""
A dead man who crumples onto his lap pulls travel writer Poke Rafferty once more down into Bangkok's dank underbelly.
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"Coffin's third (Mating Season, 2009, etc.) has a smart, easy feel, a large cast of likable characters and snappy dialogue."
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"A fast and furious novel from Vonnegut (The Gods of Greenwich, 2011, etc.) and a guaranteed good time."
Mommas, don't let your sons grow up to be Manhattan brokers or board members of charitable foundations. They'd never survive the combination of criminal plots and personal threats.
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"Castro's first mystery is fierce and intense, with both harrowing depictions of New Orleans after Katrina and psychological mayhem for its troubled heroine, who crawls under your skin and lingers there long after you've finished reading. A sequel is in the works."
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"The mob intrigue, as is customary with Rosenfelt (On Borrowed Time, 2011, etc.), is unconvincing, and, despite the title, there's not much for dog fanciers this time around. But Andy is as effervescent as ever, and the courtroom byplay is consistently entertaining."
Dog-loving Andy Carpenter, Paterson, New Jersey's gift to the criminal bar, gets another chance at a murder case he lost six years earlier.
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"A not-so-thrilling thriller that leaves readers wishing that the bad guys were better shots."
Johansen and her son, Roy, team up for their fourth collaborative effort
(
Shadow Zone, 2010, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"Not even Andrews (The Real Macaw, 2011, etc.) can sustain the comic inspiration of her wacky opening premise for an entire volume, but it sure is fun to watch her try."
Ornamental blacksmith Meg Langslow seeks a killer who committed his dastardly deed in the basement of her hometown's courthouse, while the building's ownership is very much up for grabs.
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