FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Maggie's second adventure (Mr. Churchill's Secretary, 2012) is a romantic thriller detailing the life of the royals during the perilous times of World War II."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Tallman continues to surround her plucky, intelligent heroine (Scandal on Rincon Hill, 2010, etc.) with historical tidbits and a strong mystery."
A San Francisco attorney's determination to take on unusual cases is driving her parents crazy.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"As fast and furious as Coletti's earlier cases (The Gravedigger's Ball, 2011, etc.), though Channing's blood-soaked pursuit of Mentasil is less interesting than the effects of the drug itself, and Coletti's detective and rescue work are less interesting still."
A hot, new drug whose developer has run unauthorized clinical trials provokes another round of anguish, soul-searching and corpses for Philadelphia homicide detective Mike Coletti.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Fans of Des and Mitch (The Blood Red Indian Summer, 2011, etc.) will giggle as Mitch decorates his Hanukkah bush with her teeny weeny yellow bikini. Others may think it's all bah, humbug."
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night can keep postmen from their appointed rounds. But how about murder?
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 8, 2012
"Chloe's third (The Heirloom Murders, 2011, etc.) combines a good mystery with some interesting historical information on a niche subject."
A curator is happy to be loaned out to investigate an old lighthouse, until her trip turns from a treat into a nightmare.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 8, 2012
"Boneham's debut, which supplements its menagerie of human suspects with oodles of information on obedience trials, will delight dog fanciers."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Where earlier novels provide a better introduction to Hole, this one best takes the full measure of the man."
The internationally popular detective series by the Norwegian author builds to a blockbuster climax.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Subtle, smart, compelling and blessed with both an intelligent storyline and top-notch writing, this book will grab readers from page one and not let go until the final sentence."
Australia-based writer Robotham's insightful psychologist Joe O'Loughlin once again tackles a tough case involving crimes that, at first blush, do not seem related.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Randall's second appearance (Stolen Hearts, 2011) combines a solid mystery with a plethora of suspects and quirky regulars."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"The latest in Carl's long string of chocoholic mysteries (The Chocolate Cupid Killings, 2009, etc.), complete with chocolate trivia and a recipe, keeps you guessing all the way to the end."
A chance encounter in a supermarket involves a member of a Michigan chocolate-making family in murder.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
The demonic evil that first became apparent in St. Adrian's Academy for Boys spreads further in this sequel to
Waking Hours (2011).
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
Hide the good china: Sullivan (
Triple Cross, 2009, etc.) launches a new series with even more helter-skelter action than his stratospheric average.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Even so, this dark and resourceful tale is a distinct improvement on Enger's murky debut (Burned, 2011)."
Norway's 123news reporter Henning Juul's continued search for the man he's convinced set the fire that killed his son, Jonas, two years ago entangles him in a web of more recent crimes.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Carmela's eighth (Skelton Letters, 2011, etc.) delves deeply into the Big Easy's food, culture and fashion scene. The mystery is upstaged by the appended recipes and scrapbooking tips."
The death of a television reporter provides the newest case for a scrapbooking amateur sleuth.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Heffernan (The Dead Detective, 2010, etc.) swings his vivid tale back and forth between past and present, war and peace--a neat tour de force he pulls off with admirable assurance."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Kit is such an ingratiating narrator that you almost forget how unthrilling his larky debut is. Maybe the planned series can provide him with adventures more worthy of his steel."
Prolific Pulitzer Prize winner Butler (
A Small Hotel, 2011, etc.) casts his net in distinctly shallower waters when he follows the adventures of a brash American journalist in 1914 Mexico.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"Another deftly modulated murder puzzle from Indridason (Hypothermia, 2010, etc.), with terrific character portraits, many twists and a satisfying "aha!" moment. "
FICTION
Released: Sept. 15, 2012
"An absorbing update of the classic film, D.O.A., that finds its author so completely in the zone that not a word is wasted, and the story seems to unfold itself without human assistance."
Nothing in Knopf's reflective, quietly loopy Hamptons mysteries starring Sam Acquillo and Jackie Swaitkowski (
Ice Cap, 2012, etc.) will have prepared his fans for this taut, streamlined tale of a man investigating his own murder.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Chet, who continues as narrator in this exciting fifth installment of the series (The Dog Who Knew Too Much, 2011, etc.), often struggles to understand what the humans are up to but always gets it right in the end."
The Little Detective Agency can't afford to turn down a case, because financial problems continue to dog them.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Though one of the three cases shows Jesse at his most annoyingly sensitive, the other two both reveal welcome and unexpected complications. Not bad for Brandman, who's only on his second installment of the Paradise franchise (Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues, 2011)."
Autumn brings a major new headache for Jesse Stone, police chief of that summer hot spot, Paradise, Mass., along with two supporting headaches.
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