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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
BEHOLD A PALE HORSE
by Peter Tremayne
"Once again, Tremayne (The Chalice of Blood, 2011, etc.) presents a detailed, readable depiction of life in ancient times with a clever mystery neatly woven into the plot."
In a flashback to the days before she married, Sister Fidelma of Cashel has a wild adventure in A.D. 664 Italy. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
CREOLE BELLE
by James Lee Burke
"As if all the complications aren't enough, Burke, in his latest attempt to outdo himself, ties the Gulf oil spill to art fraud, sexual slavery and Nazis. A darkly magnificent treat for Dave's legion of admirers, though not the best place for newcomers to begin."
Great news for readers who feared that Burke had left Iberia Parish Sheriff's Deputy Dave Robicheaux dying at the end of The Glass Rainbow (2010); Dave and his old friend Clete Purcel are back for an even more heaven-storming round of homicide, New Orleans–style. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
DINERS, DIVES & DEAD ENDS
by Terri L. Austin
"Austin's debut kicks off her planned series by introducing a quirky, feisty heroine and a great supporting cast of characters and putting them through quite a number of interesting twists."
When a part-time college student's friend disappears, she does everything in her power to find him. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
SLY FOX
by Jeanine Pirro
"As absorbing, episodic and self-congratulatory as a season of Mad Men, though with more felonies and inferior costumes and hairdos. A sequel is promised. "
TV judge Pirro's first foray into fiction follows a Westchester County Assistant District Attorney through two slam-bang years as she battles rapists, killers and fellow pillars of law enforcement. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
HARRY LIPKIN, PRIVATE EYE
by Barry Fantoni
"The mystery won't fool anyone who's read the same books Fantoni has, but Harry's digressive narration provides a good deal of gentle fun."
A 70-something widow whose trinkets have started to go missing from her Coral Gables home hires an 80-something detective to find out who took them. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
CRIMINAL
by Karin Slaughter

Now that Slaughter has put former Grant County Medical Examiner Sara Linton (Broken, 2010) and Faith Mitchell, of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Fallen, 2011), though hell, it's GBI Deputy Director Amanda Wagner's turn on the hot seat, in a jolting case that involves murders separated by 40 years but united in ugliness. Read full book review >