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Cover art for CARING IS CREEPY
FICTION
Released: April 3, 2012

"Compelling stuff from a writer who can handle difficult, sometimes grisly, material extremely well. But this coming-of-age story is not for everyone. "
Following his much-praised debut (The Sandbox, 2010), Zimmerman turns from war-torn Iraq to rural Georgia, where a 15-year-old girl battles for survival. Read full book review >
Cover art for KINGS OF MIDNIGHT
FICTION
Released: April 10, 2012

"Once again Stroby demonstrates how adept he is at making readers empathize with the essentially unworthy."
Chasing her retirement number, superthief Crissa Stone (Cold Shot to the Heart, 2011, etc.) fills bunches of money bags. And body bags. Read full book review >
Cover art for FINAL SAIL
FICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"Doubling the mysteries doesn't really double the fun in Viets' convoluted eleventh."
A husband and wife detective duo teams up to split the work. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BODY IN THE BOUDOIR
FICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"Includes recipes, menus, drink concoctions and much charm, but a denouement so silly that it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. "
Which matters more, the ingredients in the wedding cake or the clauses in the pre-nup? Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE
FICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"Thompson (Murder on Sisters' Row, 2011, etc.) once more weaves the class differences and casual bigotry of the period into a mystery with some neat twists."
An upper-class midwife and an Irish Catholic police detective continue their unlikely alliance in a seventh murder investigation. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE CONSTANT LOVERS
FICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"Nottingham's third (Cold, Cruel Winter, 2011, etc.) does not provide a very challenging mystery but is worth reading for the details of life in 18th-century Leeds."
His investigation into the death of a young woman stretches to the limit the meager resources of Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds. Read full book review >