FICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"The puckish Doss, who combined charm, mayhem and deviously clever clues, will be much missed."
Doss, who died this past spring, parts company with Charlie Moon (
Coffin Man, 2011, etc.) in this 17th and final go-round.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"Tom's second (Twelve Drummers Drumming, 2011) is a must-read for lovers of classic English mysteries, chock-full of suspects, red herrings and details of village life."
The vicar of Thornford Regis finds his parish riddled with gossip and crimes, past and present.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"Although its mystery isn't the best among Duncan's Welsh cozies (A Killer's Christmas in Wales, 2011, etc.), this latest entry provides flashes of local color and the usual likable characters."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"The result is a political cocktail almost as fizzy and inventive as The Onion or The Wall Street Journal in which every development is dark, urgent and apocalyptic, and none of it matters a bit."
Isaac Sidel, commissioner of police turned New York City mayor, adds a new title to his résumé: vice president-elect of the United States.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 25, 2012
"A rich premise, with a readable if sometimes predictable and heavy-handed delivery."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 19, 2012
"Like Tony's earlier cases (Murder By Music, 2011, etc.), this one is more interesting for its eclectic characters than its meandering plot. Quilt fans will welcome the included pattern for a mystery quilt."
A small-town Tennessee sheriff has his hands full with murder, arson and his mother's ramp festival.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 19, 2012
"Multicultural Annie's third (Murder in Argeles, 2011, etc.) presents a pretty puzzle on two levels, past and present."
A young freelance writer who specializes in history must solve both a very old puzzle and a brand new murder.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Johansen throws in enough crooked characters to house an entire prison in a plot that starts out with promise but ends up being a snoozer. "
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Quintessential DeMille: action-adventure flavored with double-dealing and covert conspiracy. "
Prolific thriller author DeMille (
Night Fall, 2004, etc.) sends his NYPD detective John Corey into Yemen in pursuit of Bulus ibn al-Darwish, an Al-Qaida operative known as al-Numair, the Panther.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Though Ray can be a mite sententious, he's also appealingly fallible and sensitive in this promising series kickoff."
This debut by a New York schoolteacher endows a New York schoolteacher with the power to crack a case the police can't be bothered to solve.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer, and all the trademark battles among the regulars and every potential ally who gets in their way."
Having survived brushes with ruthless killers, human monsters and treacherous colleagues of every stripe (
Red Mist, 2011, etc.), forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta limps into her 20th case to encounter more of the same.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"The handsome priest-turned-detective hero who debuted in Wicked Autumn (2011) nearly meets his match in a suspect list that rivals the telephone directory."
Priestly duties fall by the wayside when Max Tudor must investigate what appears to be a murder in an upper-crust family living in a local castle.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Action-adventure from an author who's been at the sharp end of the spear."
Fury (
Black Site, 2012, etc.) again enlists gung-ho Delta Force Maj. Kolt "Racer" Raynor for anti-terrorist action, and this time the threat involves missiles and airliners rather than forted-up bad guys on the ground.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Liebermann and Rheinhardt's sixth collaboration (Vienna Twilight, 2011, etc.) again paints an intricately detailed portrait of the city in its time as well as a satisfyingly layered murder puzzle."
When DI Oskar Rheinhardt investigates the suspicious death of an opera diva in early-20th-century Vienna, he finds a nest of vipers and a closet full of skeletons.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Understated, occasionally very funny (see Kunkle) and very intelligent. In his 23rd appearance (Tag Man, 2011, etc.), the Sage of Brattleboro remains as appealing as ever."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"None of these minor complications, though, are enough to raise Virgil's sixth (Shock Wave, 2011, etc.) much above the level of a highly competent but routine manhunt."
Virgil Flowers and the forces of Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension battle trigger-happy Bare County Sheriff Lewis Duke in pursuit of a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A promisingly tangled skein of mysteries unravels abruptly in MacGregor's sixth case."
A killer's release from prison complicates life for retired actress Rina Martin (
The Power of One, 2009, etc.) on the eve of her return to television.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Balzo's cases for AnnaLise pack the punch that her Maggy Thorsen tales lack, swapping a tepid cup of coffee for a bracing belt of chardonnay."
You can run, but you can't hide, reporter AnnaLise Griggs discovers when her ex-lover shows up in her North Carolina hometown just in time to see his wife murdered.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Guttridge's third Brighton thriller is so well-written that it would be well worth your time even if it were not such a darkly brilliant mystery."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Weighing in at just over 100 pages, this solid mystery is good for both the series' target audience and readers who don't want a long-term commitment."
A young Latina finds herself out of her job and attempting to clear her friend and co-worker in the murder of their employer.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Nobody demonstrates the similarity between criminal reasoning and cop reasoning better than James (Vacuum, 2011, etc.)."
The 29th appearance of Harpur and Iles, Britain's most irresistible duo since crumpets were first paired with tea.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Marlowe (Silent Court, 2012, etc.) makes an agreeable guide to Elizabethan life, and it's fun reading quips between him and Shaxsper that will later appear in plays."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"The latest sedate adventure for the Colonel (Three Silent Things, 2008, etc.) is a pleasant albeit unexciting stroll through village life, perhaps best suited for determined anglophiles."
FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2012
"A plot overburdened with coincidences. And surely most readers will find telepathy as a plot device problematic."
