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FICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
Kirkus Star GHOSTMAN
by Roger Hobbs
"A smart entry into the modern thriller pantheon, at once slick and gritty."
An ice-in-his-veins fixer trawls Atlantic City for a missing bundle of cash in this watertight debut thriller. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 15, 2013
Kirkus Star ENEMY OF MINE
by Brad Taylor
"Satisfies from start to finish."
This is Taylor's third Pike Logan thriller, and it's a good one. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 9, 2013
GOOD BAIT
by John Harvey
"The remarkable output of Harvey, whose 100-plus titles (Far Cry, 2010, etc.) have earned him the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, represents the best of British crime writing."
Forget what you had planned for today; the new Harvey comes first. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
Kirkus Star UNNATURAL HABITS
by Kerry Greenwood
"Among Phryne's pleasantly dashing adventures (Dead Man's Chest, 2010, etc.), this one stands out for its emphasis on sexual orientation and institutional coverups."
Australia's answer to Lord Peter Wimsey takes on white slavers and the Catholic Church. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 19, 2012
Kirkus Star THE SIGN OF THE WEEPING VIRGIN
by Alana White
"One hopes that White's clever tale, meticulously researched and pleasingly written, is the first in a series that will bring Florence and its many famous denizens to life."
A Florentine lawyer must solve a murder to keep his city from imploding. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 11, 2012
VALLEY OF THE SHADOW
by Carola Dunn
"Dunn's third Cornish adventure (Manna From Hades, 2009, etc.) offers strong female characters, a double helping of tension and the revival of some largely forgotten history."
A Cornish cliff walk involves some impromptu investigators in a life-and-death situation. Read full book review >