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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
by Lorna Barrett
"Barrett's sixth Booktown mystery features a quirky collection of characters, a mystery that keeps you guessing and some appealing appended recipes. "
When a mystery bookstore owner and her ambitious cookbook-writer sister accept a free pre-opening night room at the Sheer Comfort Inn, they walk right into murder. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
THE SLEEPING AND THE DEAD
by Jeff Crook
"In a departure from his fantasy Dragonlance series (Dark Thane, 2003, etc.), Crook presents a dark and creepy mystery with a brave but deeply flawed heroine. A promising series kickoff, even though it telegraphs the killer early."
A camera purchased by Jackie Lyons, former Memphis vice detective, photographer and recovering junkie, lands her in the center of a major murder case. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
ENDANGERED
by Ann Littlewood
"Former zookeeper Littlewood, who certainly knows her animals, adds an informative picture of life behind the scenes at the zoo to Iris and Denny's third case (Did Not Survive, 2010, etc.). "
Life behind those zoo cages is every bit as tense as life inside. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
CLASSIC CALLS THE SHOTS
by Amy Myers
"Jack's second case (Classic in the Barn, 2011) offers a thought-provoking look at the world of classic cars and moviemaking along with a swiftly paced mystery. "
A call to investigate the theft of a 1935 Auburn speedster drops car detective Jack Colby into a difficult and painful case. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
MURDERED BY NATURE
by Roderic Jeffries
"Slight but charming as ever, with an unusually tart conclusion that insures that Alvarez's well-earned reputation for incompetence will continue undimmed. "
Why is Enrique Alvarez's clearance rate the lowest in Majorca? Maybe it's because the homicide rate is so stratospheric. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
HOT SEAT
by Simon Wood
"Somewhere along the line Jason's killer gets brought to book. But it's much more entertaining to watch Aidy get into one jam after the next. His laps around the racetrack must provide the most relaxing hours of his life."
A second case for British race car driver Aidy Westlake reads like a carbon copy of his first (Did Not Finish, 2011), with heat indiscriminatingly applied. Read full book review >