Murder by the Book Newsletter February - March 2012



February and March 2012 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Coming in April and May: Dr. Robert Greer, Sandra Dallas

Signed books available: I have copies of Robert Crais’ newest book Taken, 1st Edition, New signed on a tip- in for sale now. It is 26.95, there is no charge for media mail shipping. After Feb. 15, 2012 I will have copies of Dana Stabenow’s newest book Restless in the Grave, 1st Edition, New, signed for 25.99, there is no charge for media mail shipping. Quantities are limited so order soon!

In Memoriam We are saddened to report that Reginald Hill, author of the much loved mystery series featuring Dalziel and Pascoe, as well as numerous excellent espionage novels died at the age of 75. In 1990, the British Crime Writer’s Association awarded him the Golden Dagger for Bones and Silence. Then in 1995 he received the prestigious Diamond Dagger for his entire body of work. On another sad note, Edgar, Agatha, and Anthony awards finalist Margaret Lawrence (aka Lorrain “Margaret” Keilstrup, aka M.K. Lorens) died on January 15 at her home in Fremont, Nebraska. She was 66.

ARRIVALS FEBRUARY HARDCOVERS - MANY HAVE ARRIVED

Bazell, Josh Wild Thing $25.99 (Reagan Arthur) Former hit man Dr. Brnwas accompanies the world's most self-destructive paleontologist on a field assignment. Beaton, M. C. Death of a Kingfisher $23.99 (Grand Central) Hamish is called to help the town of Braikie when someone is using vandalism to thwart attempts to lure tourists to town. Berenson, Alex The Shadow Patrol $26.95 (Putnam) The CIA's Kabul station is failing and when John Wells is sent to find out why he learns of a drug-smuggling ring that may involve the agency. Brody, Frances Dying in the Wool $24.99 (St. Martin) Kate Shackleton is asked to find a missing mill owner so he can attend his daughter's wedding in this new British cozy. Burton, Miles The Devil's Odds $25.99 (St. Martin) 1940, Texas: Ranger Virgil Tucker must protect a woman who witnessed a crime from the New Orleans mafia. Coonts, Deborah So Damn Lucky $24.99 (Forge) Lucky O'Toole, PR director at a casino, is not sure that a magician's disappearance is a publicity stunt. Cooper, Susan Rogers Husband and Wives $2,795.00 (Severn House) When a polygamist’S wife is murdered, Oklahoma Sheriff Milt Kovak, & his wife Dr Jean McDonnell investigate. Crombie, Deborah No Mark Upon Her $25.99 (Harper) Superintendent Duncan Kincaid finds himself heading an investigation into the death of an Olympic rowing hopeful. Crawford, Isis A Catered St. Patrick’s Day $24.00 (Kensington) Caterers Bernie & Libby Simmons wade into a mess of malice and mayhem when a St. Pat’s Day celebration goes wrong. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Davidson, Hilary The Next One to Fall $24.99 (Forge) Travel writer Lily Moore is in Peru when she witnesses a suspicious fall at the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu. Fanning, Diane False Front $28.95 (Severn House) Candace Eagleton was brutally murdered, and Homicide Lieutenant Lucinda Pierce is determined to find her killer. Fredrickson, Jack Hunting Sweetie Rose $24.99 (St. Martin) Dek Elstrom is hired by a mysterious man to investigate a murder that seems to have some connection to a top socialite. Gallagher, Stephen The Bedlam Detective $25.00 (Crown) A powerful literary thriller about Madmen who see monsters and monsters who hid in plain sight. Gardner, Lisa Catch Me $26.95 (Dutton) Det. D.D Warren hunts a killer who murdered 4 of 5 friends on a certain date each year - and that date is four days away. Grant, Barry Sherlock Holmes and the Swedish Enigma$27.95 (Severn House) A corpse in a sarcophagus, a headless macaw, and a stolen slice of Black Forest gateau alert Sherlock Holmes to a macabre international crime in progress. Hand, Frances Available Dark $23.99 (St. Martin) Photographer Cass Neary finds unsolved murders piling up around her as she travels the world. Hess, Joan Deader Homes and Gardens $24.99 (St Martin) Claire Malloy & new husband Peter Rosen are house hunting - & find the perfect spot except for all the dead bodies. Jance, J. A. Left for Dead $25.99 (Touchstone) Ali Reynolds investigates when violence from the Mexican cartels crossed the border and severely injures and old friend. Jeffries, Roderic Murder Majorcan Style $32.95 (Severn House) Ins. Alvarez investigates when a dead man is found in a running car but the cause of death is not carbon-monoxide . Johnston, Paul The Silver Stain $28.95 (Severn House) Alex Mavros is hired by a film company working on a controversial film to find an employee who is missing in Crete. Jones, Darynda Third Grave Dead Ahead $23.99 (St. Martin) Paranormal PI and grim reaper Charlie Davidson is back in a hilarious new adventure - solving a missing persons case. Kelly, Erin The Dark Rose $26.95 (Pamela Dorman Books) Two scarred and solitary people begin a secret affair, but neither can outrun the man's past. Kent, Graeme One Blood $25.00 (Soho) Solomon Islands police sgt. Ben Kella joins a nun, Sister Conchita, to find the killer of a tourist in a mission church.\ Landay, William Defending Jacob $26.00 (Delacorte) Asst. DA Andy Barber finds his beliefs challenged when his son is charged with murder & Andy believes him innocent. Lott, Bret Dead Low Tide $25.00 (Random House) Huger & his father find a body in the water at a golf course & the discovery uncovers a series of plots and secrets. Lutz, Lisa Trail of the Spellmans $25.00 (Simon & Schuster) The new installment in the New York Times bestselling series by Lisa Lutz, featuring the fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths. Manfredo, Lou Rizzo's Daughter $24.99 (St. Martin) NYPD Det. Joe Rizzo puts off retirement to watch out for his NYPD rookie daughter, only to be dragged into a turf war McCafferty, Keith The Royal Wulff Murders $26.95 (Viking) DEBUT MYSTERY Montana sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects foul play when a fisherman is pulled from the Madison river. Munger, Katy Angel of Darkness $28.95 (Severn House) 3rd book in the Dead Detective series. Kevin Fahey conducts a ghostly investigation into the murder of a girl. Oldham, Nick Instinct $28.95 (Severn House) DS Henry Christie is thinking of retirement until a phone call summons him to investigate the murder of a teenager. Pearl, Matthew The Technologists $26.00 (Random House) The graduates of the 1st class at MIT must save Boston from strange calamities that are affecting the city. Pelecanos, George P. What It Was $35.00 (Hachette) A Deluxe slipcased Edition, signed by George Pelecanos. Robb, J.D. Celebrity In Death $27.95 (Putnam) While at a release party for a movie based on one of her cases, Lt. Eve Dallas finds the body of one of the film's actors. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Robertson, Imogen Anatomy of Murder $26.95 (Pamela Dorman Books) 1781, London: Harriet Westerman & Gabriel Crowther are asked to investigate when a body is pulled from the Thames. Robotham, Michael Bleed for Me $25.99 (Mulholland) A novel of psychological suspense novel about a 14 year old who is either the victim of a crime- or the perpetrator. Rosenfelt, David Heart of a Killer $24.99 (St. Martin) An underachieving lawyer is handed a murder case and must to get the woman acquitted for the sake of her daughter. Simon, Clea Grey Expectations $27.95 (Severn House) Dulcie Schwartz does not believe that a book is haunted but since it disappeared things have gone from bad to murder. Stabenow, Dana Restless in the Grave $25.99 (St. Martin) SIGNED PI Kate Shugak &Trooper Liam Campbell team up to find the person that sabotaged the plane of an aviation entrepreneur. Sturges, P.G. Tribulations of the Shortcut Man $24.00 (Scribner) Dick Henry, the Shortcut Man, is back in a rousing tale of sleaze and salvation in the City of Angels. Trow, M.J. Silent Court $28.95 (Crème de la Crime) 1583: Christophe Marlow's mission to keep the Netherlands out of Spanish hands is interrupted by murder. Tursten, Helen Night Rounds $25.00 (Soho) STARRED PW REVIEW DI Irene Huss investigates when a nurse dies and another disappears after a blackout in a hospital in Goteborg. Westlake, Donald The Comedy is Finished $25.99 (Hard Case Crime) The previously unfinished last book from Westlake set in 1977 when a comic is the target of a kidnapping plot. MARCH HARDCOVERS - MANY HAVE ARRIVED Albert, Susan Wittig Cat's Claw $25.95 (Berkley) Pecan Springs police chief Sheila Dawson investigates when a computer guru is murdered and another man goes missing. Atkins, Charles Vultures at Twilight $28.95 (Severn House) In a town famous for antiques & the systematic fleecing of well-heeled elders as they down-size, someone is murdering high-end antique dealers. Babson, Marian No Co-operation from the Cat $24.99 (St. Martin) Actresses Trixie and Evangeline get embroiled in a mystery involving the work on a new cookbook. Black, Cara Murder at the Lanterne Rouge $25.00 (Soho) STARRED PW REVIEW When Rene's Chinese girlfriend disappears at the same time that a body is found, Aimee and Rene investigate. Bowen, Rhys Hush Now, Don't You Cry $24.99 (St. Martin) Molly Murphy is on the trail of a killer when the owner of the estate where she is spending her honeymoon is murdered. Box, C.J. Force of Nature $25.95 (Putnam) Trouble comes from Nate Romanowski's past - and it is targeting the Pickett family to get at Nate. Childs, Laura Agony of the Leaves $25.95 (Berkley) While catering a tea at the opening of the new aquarium, Theodosia finds the body of Parker Scully in one of the tanks. Coben, Harlan Stay Close $27.95 (Dutton) Consequences of past events crash together in the present and threaten three people who are hiding secrets. Cooper, Mike Claw Back $26.95 (Viking) Silas Cade is a fixer for financiers - he recovers 10 million for a client, but the client dies before Cade can let him know. Cutler, Judith Guilt Trip $28.95 (Severn House) Lina Townsend investigates when nasty pranks are played on the cast of a new production that Grif is in. Dickinson, David Death at the Jesus Hospital $25.00 (Soho) Lord Powerscourt finds lots of suspects when 3 men associated with a London livery company are brutally murdered. Fluke, Joanne Cinnamon Roll Murder $24.00 (Kensignton) Hannah Swenson investigates when the beloved keyboard player of a band is killed while recovering from a bus wreck. French, Nicci Blue Monday $26.95(Pamela Dorman Books) NEW SERIES Introducing psychotherapist Freida Klein who investigates when one of her patients describes dream of a missing child. Greer, Dr. Robert Astride a Pink Horse $23.95 (North Atlantic) This novels starts with a veteran’s murder and takes readers back to the horrors of WWII and the dawn of the atomic age. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Gregson, J.M. Least of Evils $28.95 (Severn House) DCI Percy Peach is on the case when a gunshot victim is found on a housing estate taken over by a ruthless ganglord. Grossman, Paul Children of Wrath $25.99 (St. Martin) Prequel story about WWI hero Will Kraus and how he became the most famous detective in the Weimar Republic. Haddam, Jane Blood in the Water $25.99 (St. Martin) Gregor Demarkian investigates when a very prominent socialite/ pain-in-the-neck disappears & her lover is murdered. Halliday, Gemma Play Nice $24.99 (St Martin) Anya faked her own death to escape life as an assassin, but her enemies have found her and they want her truly dead. Harris, C. S. When Maidens Mourn $24.95 (Obsidian) Aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr & Hero Jarvis investigate a murder involving the Camelot myths. Harris, Charlaine Dead Over Heels $25.95 (Berkley) Reissue of the fifth book in the Aurora Teagarden series. Kellerman, Jonathan Victims $28.00 (Ballantine) Alex Delaware & Lt. Sturgis investigate when a serial killer begins to strike at random with no discernable pattern. Kelly, Jim Death's Door $29.95 (Crème de la Crime) Decades later DI Peter Shaw searches for the killer of a young man who was killed during a holiday on an island. Lansdale, Joe R. Edge of Dark Water $25.99 (Mulholland) A group of friends stumble across a huge sum of money, and find that the easy life has disastrous consequences. Macdonald, Malcolm Strange Music $29.95 (Severn House) An unexpected figure from the past brings disturbing news to concentration camp survivors living in London in 1949. Nakamura, Fuminori The Thief $24.00 (Soho) Winner of the 2009 Oe Prize A Tokyo pickpocket's former partner offers him a job that he can't refuse - but it turns out to be a horrible mistake. Nickson, Chris The Constant Lovers $28.95 (Severn House) 1732, Leeds: Constable Richard Nottingham is called to find the killer of a young woman found in a ruined abbey. O’Donovan, Gerard Dublin Dead $26.00 (Scribner) Irish Det. Mike Mulcahy is back – this time hot on the trail of an international drug gang. Parks, Brad The Girl Next Door $24.99 (St. Martin) Reporter Carter Ross is asked by a dead woman's sister to investigate the woman's "accidental" death. Patterson, James Private $27.99 (Little, Brown) Director Jack Morgan is accused of murder & not even Private's world-class investigators may be able to save him. Patterson, Richard North Fall From Grace $26.00 (Scribner) The violent death of a prominent New England patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets. Pavone, Chris The Expats $26.30 (Crown) Kate Moore lives as an expatriate in Europe, but a secret from the past threatens to unravel her entire life. Renner, James The Man From Primrose Lane $26.00 (Farrar, Strauss& Giroux) A down on his luck crime writer is drawn into the story of an old man who always wore mittens - until he was murdered. Robinson, Peter Before the Poison $25.99 (Morrow) A man’s obsession with a decades-old murder leads him down a deadly path to the truth in this superb stand-alone novel. Rowson, Pauline A Killing Coast $28.95 (Severn House) DI Horton is wrong when he rules a that body found in Portsmouth harbour is an accidental death. Russell, Kirk Counterfeit Road $28.95 (Severn House) Det. Ben Raveneau's toughest cold case yet starts with a videotape of an unsolved 1989 murder. Shaber, Sarah R. Louise's Gamble $28.95 (Severn House) Young widow Louise Pearlie becomes embroiled in a perilous game of mafia bosses, Nazi spies and banished royalty in this wartime novel of suspense. Steinhauer, Olen An American Spy $25.99 (St. Martin) Milo Weaver is drawn into his bosses' plans for revenge against the Chinese agent who planned the death of 33 agents. Thompson, James Helsinki White $25.95 (Putnam) Kari Vaara is chosen to run a black ops crime fighting unit - and their first target is Helsinki's mobsters. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Vachss, Andrew That's How I Roll $25.95 (Pantheon) A master assassin, Esau Til, is in jail awaiting execution and begins writing his life story in order to save his brother's life. White, Kate So Pretty It Hurts $24.99 (Harper) When a supermodel’s lifeless body is found at a weekend house in upstate New York, Bailey suspects foul play. White, Randy Wayne Chasing Midnight $25.95 (Putnam) A group of extremists take everyone on an island hostage - but Ford has escaped without their knowledge. Wilhelm, Kate Death of an Artist $24.99 (St. Martin) An artist who recently put a stop to sales of her work is murdered - and her friends are convinced that the artist's boyfriend is the culprit. Winspear, Jacqueline Elegy for Eddie $25.99 (Harper) SIGNED (may be a tip-in) Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation that will take her across London, from her childhood neighborhood to the highest echelons of power. FEBRUARY TRADE PAPERBACKS - MANY HAVE ARRIVED Ashworth, Jenn Cold Light $14.99 (Morrow) This British writer’s American debut is about the devastating effect of secrets in a small English town. Block, Lawrence A Drop of the Hard Stuff $14.99 (Mulholland) 1 TPB Bond, Michael Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Housewives $16.95(Allison & Busby) A coffin explodes at the funeral of a friend of Monsieur P. and he investigates. Bond, Michael Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines$16.95 (Allison & Busby) Pamplemousse and Pomme Frites search for the killer of a nasty cooking show host. Dunn, Carola Anthem for Doomed Youth $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Eastland, Sam Shadow Pass $15.00 (Bantam) 1 TPB Fforde, Jasper One of Our Thursdays is Missing $16.00 (Penguin) 1 TPB Fiedler, Chrystle Death Drops $15.00 (Gallery) Kate Shackleton is asked to find a missing mill owner so he can attend his daughter's wedding in this new British cozy. Fitzhugh, Bill The Exterminators $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) The hero we loved in Pest Control is back-Bob Dillon is in Oregon, where the bad guys he escaped before find him. Flanagan, John A. Avalance Pass $15.00 (Berkley) Now living in Utah, Jesse Parker is the only hope of the hostages taken by heavily armed men in a snowbound ski lodge. Glynn, Alan Bloodland $16.00 (Picador) A mystery/thriller about a young Dublin journalist, who finds connections between seemingly unrelated incidents. Grimes, Martha Fadeaway Girl $15.00 (NAL) 1 TPB Higashino, Keigo The Devotion of Suspect X $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Hunter, Maddy Dutch Me Deadly $14.95 (Midnight Ink) Emily’s Iowa crowd goes to the Netherlands where they meet with a class reunion group from Maine – & murder ensues. Kelly, Erin The Poison Tree $16.00 (Penguin) 1 TPB Kent, Graeme Devil-Devil $14.00 (Soho) Solomon Islands Sgt. Ben Kella discovers a nun trying to bury a skeleton and ends up trying to solve a series of murders. Kondor, Vilmos Budapest Noir $14.99 (Harper) 1930s Budapest: Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon's investigation of a woman's death uncovers an underground crime syndicate and its corrupt political patrons. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Konrath, J.A. and Crouch, Blake Stirred $14.95 (Thomas and Mercer) The finale to both the Jackie Daniels series by Konrath and the Andrew Thomas/Luther Kite series by Crouch. Lackberg, Camilla The Preacher $15.00 (St. Martin) Kate Shackleton is asked to find a missing mill owner so he can attend his daughter's wedding in this new British cozy. Larsen, K.J. Sticks and Stones $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) PI Cat DeLuca is hired by to retrieve a woman’s dog & money from the ex- husband - but Cat finds the husband dead. Maclean, Anna Louisa and the Crystal Gazer $14.00 (Obsidian) Louisa May Alcott goes to visit a medium with her cousin - and soon after the visit the medium is found dead. Magson, Adrian Death on the Marais $16.95 (Allison & Busby) Rural France, 1963: Ins. Lucas Rocco investigates when a dead woman wearing a Gestapo uniform is found in a British military cemetary. Marston, Edward The Railway Detective Omnibus $20.00 (Allison & Busby) All three of the popular Railway Detective novels collected in one volume. Martin, Nancy Sticky Fingers $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB McClure, James The Sunday Hangman $14.00 (Soho) South African police Lt. Tromp Karmer & his Bantu partner Mickey Zondi must find the killer of a bank robber. Miscione, Lisa Twice $15.00 (Broadway Books) Lydia Strong is asked by a brilliant young artist to find the person who killed the artists husband. Mosse, Kate The Winter Ghosts $15.00 (Berkley) 1 TPB Neri, Kris Magical Alienation $15.95 (Red Coyote Press) Fake psychic Samantha Brennan & FBI agent Annabelle Haggerty investigate rumors of aliens and spaceships in Sedona. Pineiro, Claudia All Yours $14.95 (Bitter Lemon) A portrait of a woman betrayed who is now obsessed with murderous revenge. Round, Jeffrey Lake on the Mountain $11.99 (Dundern Group) DI Dan Sharp goes to a wedding on a yacht in Ontario when a wedding party member is swept overboard. Rowe, Jennifer Love, Honor & O'Brien $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) Holly Love swears to find the cheating swine who ripped her life apart - leaving her starving in a dead man's flat.** Sansom, C.J. Heartstone $16.00 (Penguin) 1 TPB Scottoline, Lisa Save Me $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Sims, Michael The Dead Witness $20.00 (Walker) A collection of Victorian mysteries - from famous authors, Mark Twain to the almost forgotten, such as Mary Fortune. Stuckey-French, Elizabeth The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady $15.00 (Anchor Press) 1 TPB Thompson, James Lucifer's Tears $15.00 (Berkley) 1 TPB Walsh, Jill Paton The Attenbury Emeralds $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Watson, Clarissa Before I Go to Sleep $14.99 (Harper) 1 TPB Webb, Betty Desert Wind $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) STARRED PW REVIEW While Lena Jones is investigating a murder she finds a town decimated by dangerous uranium mining practices.** West, Michael Lee Gone with a Handsomer Man $14.99 (St Martin) 1 TPB Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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MARCH TRADE PAPERBACKS - MANY HAVE ARRIVED Bayard, Louis The School of Night $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Berenson, Alex The Silent Man $15.00 (Berkley) 1 TPB Black, Cara Murder In Passy $14.00 (Soho) 1 TPB Carter, Maureen A Question of Despair $15.95 (Crème de la Crime) 1st book in the DI Sarah Quinn series-Sarah investigates after a baby is kidnapped, clashing with the press along the way. Canadeo, Anne Till Death Do Us Purl $15.00 (Gallery) Maggie Messina and her knitting-club friends must unravel another murder in their cozy coastal town of Plum Harbor. Cumming, Charles The Trinity Six $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Edwardson, Ake Sail of Stone $15.00 (Simon and Schuster) A gripping novel of suspense involving two missing persons, two detectives, and a mystery dating to World War II.. Ellis, Kate Kissing the Demons $15.95 (Crème de la Crime) DI Joe Plantagenet investigates when a student is killed in a house with a disturbing past. Ephron, Hallie Come and Find Me $13.99 (Morrow) Diana Highsmith, computer expert, must leave the security of her home when her sister disappears. Evans, Mary Anna Plunder $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) Faye and Joe must investigate when relatives of a woman working for her are murdered.** Fesperman, Dan Lie in the Dark $14.00 (Soho) Homicide detective Petric fights to uphold the law in the middle of a wartorn Sarajevo. Goodwin, Jason An Evil Eye $15.00 (Picador) 1839: Inv. Yashim must uncover the reason that an Ottoman Admiral has defected to Eygpt. Greenwood, Kerry Cooking the Books $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) Corinna is bored on her vacation, so she starts baking for a film set, with bizarre results.** Gunn, Elizabeth Kissing Arizona $15.95 (Severn House) 1 TPB Harlick, R.J. A Green Place for Dying $17.99 (Dundern Group) Meg Harris searches for the truth when she learns that several woman from the Migiskan Reserve are missing. Higashino, Keigo The Devotion of Suspect X $14.99 (St. Martin) 1 TPB Higgins, George V. The Digger's Game $14.95 (Vintage) Reissue of Higgins novel about Jerry Doherty and his trip to Vegas that puts him 18 grand in the hole. Higgins, George V. The Rat of Fire $14.95 (Vintage) Reissue of Higgins classic novel about the shady side of the law & the business of the Boston underworld. Knight, Alanna The Seal King Murders $16.95 (Allison & Busby) 1861:Constable Faro heads to Orkney to investigate the mysterious drowning of a champion swimmer. Lake, Lori Buyer’s Remorse $14.99 (Qwest) Police Sgt. Leona Reese is handed a case in which a woman in a retirement home is murdered by a burglar. Landsdale, Joe R. Devil Red $19.95 (Vintage) 1 TPB Ellis, Kate Kissing the Demons $15.95 (Crème de la Crime) DI Joe Plantagenet investigates when a student is killed in a house with a disturbing past. Mims, Jay The Five Santas $14.99 (Staccato) PI Dan Landis keeps showing up at the wrong places when bodies dressed in Santa suits start piling up. Pastor, Ben Liar Moon (Bitter Lemon) Italy, 1943: Maj. Martin Bora investigates a murder against a backdrop of warfare and the tragedy of the Holocaust. Murder by the Book (800) 300-2595 toll free voice (303) 871-9401 voice in Colorado (815) 346-2492 fax

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Patterson, James Now You See Her $14.99 (Grand Central) 1 TPB Pintoff, Stefanie Secret of the White Rose $14.99 (St Martin) 1 TPB Randisi, Robert Crime Square $15.95 (Vantage) 20 mystery authors take readers into the past history of Times Square, where danger lurks on every corner. Rendell, Ruth Tigerlily’s Orchids $15.00 (Gallery) 1 TPB Sellars, M.R. In the Bleak Midwinter $16.95 (EME Mysteries) A horrible series of crimes that occurred years before in rural Missouri are happening again. Smith, Alexander Mccall The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party $14.95 (Anchor Press) 1 TPB Southey, Roz The Ladder Dance $15.95 (Crème de la Crime) 1736: Newcastle: A horseman runs down a child, and Charles Patterson knows that the crime was no accident. Swierczynski, Duane Point & Shoot $14.99 (Mulholland) The astonishing conclusion of the Charlie Hardie series. Tolkein, Simon The King of Diamonds $14.99 (St Martin) 1 TPB Whittle, Tina Darker Than Any Shadow $14.95 (Poisoned Pen Press) Tai Randolph comes to her best friend Rico's defense after one of his fellow poets is murdered.** Williamson, Kay Incident at the Pink Beach House $16.95 (Booklocker) Brandon Sterling is jogging on the beach in Florida when he sees a murder - & sets out to find the truth. Winslow, Don Satori $14.99 (Grand Central) 1 TPB Winspear, Jacqueline A Lesson in Secrets $14.99 (Harper) 1 TPB ** All Poisoned Pen titles that are marked with this symbol are also available in Hardback. 1 TPB = 1ST TIME IN TRADE PAPERBACK A note about Severn House and Crème de la Crime titles: Unlike most publishers Severn House and Crème de la Crime books are not returnable, so I regret that must ask for a credit card payment before ordering and I am unable to give refunds once the book is ordered. FEBRUARY PAPERBACKS AAMES, AVERY – CLOBBERED BY CAMEMBERT 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) Cheese store owner Charlotte Bessette investigates when her assistant Rebecca is accused of murdering her boyfriend. ARLINGTON, LUCY – BURIED IN A BOOK 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) NEW SERIES Lila Watkins accepts a job at a literary agency in North Carolina – then a penniless aspiring author is killed in the waiting room… BALDACCI, DAVID – THE SIXTH MAN 9.99 1PB (HACHETTE) PREMIUM PAPERBACK BARTLETT, LARRAINE – THE WALLED FLOWER 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) When her nieces body is found in the walls of an old home, her aunt asks her friend Kate Bonner to hunt for the girl’s killer. BATTLES, BRETT – NO RETURN 7.99 PBO (DELL) BRADY, JACKLYN – CAKE ON A HOT TIN ROOF 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) NEW SERIES Pastry chef Rita Lucero’s Mardi Gras party turns bad when a guest is killed after a fight with Rita’s uncle – who is now the chief suspect. BERENSON, ALEX – THE SECRET SOLDIER 9.99 1PB (BERKLEY) PREMIUM PAPERBACK BOURBON, MELISSA – A FITTING END 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Harlow Cassidy’s dress-making business is booming – but when a golf pro is murdered Harlow is the suspect – could be bad for business. BYERRUM, ELLEN – DEATH ON HEELS 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Fashion reporter Lacy Smithsonians ex-boyfriend, cattleman Cole Tucker, is arrested for murder and Lacey goes to his rescue. CARLISLE, KATE – ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Brooklyn realizes that a rare book she was hired to repair last belonged to a friend who died in a mysterious car wreck. COPPERMAN, E.J. – OLD HAUNTS 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) Alison Kerby’s ex, The Swine, just arrived on her doorstep at her Jersey Shore guesthouse – and nothing good can come of this.

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Murder by the Book Newsletter February - March 2012 DAVIDSON, DIANE MOTT – CRUNCH TIME 7.99 1PB (HARPER) DUNN, MATTHEW – SPYCATCHER 9.99 1PB (HARPER) PREMIUM PAPERBACK FLUKE, JOANNE – DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE MURDER 7.99 1PB (KENSINGTON) GAYLIN, ALISON –AND SHE WAS 5.99 PBO (HARPER) NEW SERIES A female missing persons investigator’s hunt for a local woman, connects her to a long-lost child and her own dark past. HARVEY, MICHAEL – WE ALL FALL DOWN 7.99 PBO (ANCHOR) PI Michael Kelly is back – racing to save Chicago from a deadly pathogen unleashed in the city’s subway system. (4th book in the series) HAYWOOD, B.B. – TOWN IN A WILD MOOSE CHASE 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) Candy Holliday searches for a killer, a mysterious white moose, during Cape Willington’s Winter Moose Fest. JAMES, MIRANDA – FILE M FOR MURDER 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) Librarian Charlie Harris & Diesel the cat follow her old flames messy trail to prove Charlie innocent of his murder. NESBO, JO – NEMESIS 7.99 1PB (HARPER) PREMIUM PAPERBACK PATTERSON, JAMES – THE NINTH JUDGMENT 9.99 1PB (HACHETTE) PREMIUM PAPERBACK PATTERSON, RICHARD NORTH – THE DEVIL’S LIGHT 9.99 1PB (POCKET) PREMIUM PAPERBACK SILVA, DANIEL – PORTRAIT OF A SPY 9.99 1PB (HARPER) PREMIUM PAPERBACK SLAUGHTER, KARIN – FALLEN 7.99 1PB (DELL) WHITE, RANDY WAYNE – NIGHT VISION 7.99 1PB (BERKLEY)

MARCH PAPERBACKS ATHERTON, NANCY – AUNT DIMITY AND THE FAMILY TREE 7.99 1PB (PENGUIN) BOX, C.J. – COLD WIND 9.99 1PB (BERKLEY) PREMIUM PAPERBCK BLAKE, DANIEL – THOU SHALT KILL 7.99 1PB (POCKET) BROWN, RITA MAE – HISS OF DEATH 7.99 1PB (BANTAM) CHILDS, LAURA – SCONES AND BONES 7.99 1PB (BERKLEY) CLARK, MARY HIGGINS – I’LL WALK ALONE 7.99 1PB (POCKET) COBEN, HARLAN – LIVE WIRE 9.99 1PB (SIGNET) PREMIUM PAPERBACK CONNOLLY, SHEILA – FIRE ENGINE DEAD 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) When a fire destroys the Fireman’s Museum, Nell Pratt learns that one of the paintings damaged was not the one originally displayed. DEKKER, TED – THE PRIEST’S GRAVEYARD 9.99 1PB (HACHETTE) PREMIUM PAPERBACK FIFIELD, CHRISTY – MURDER BUYS A T-SHIRT 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) NEW SERIES Glory Martine has inherited her uncle’s Florida souvenir shop & gets involved in the murder of a local football hero. FLETCHER, JESSICA – MURDER SHE WROTE:SKATING ON THIN ICE 7.99 1PB (OBSIDIAN) HALE, REBECCA M. – ADRIFT ON ST. JOHN 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) NEW SERIES A woman disappears from the island of St John and resort manager Pen Hofstra suspects that there is more to this than suspected. HARRIS, C.S. – WHERE SHADOWS DANCE 7.99 1PB (OBSIDIAN) KELLERMAN, JONATHAN – MYSTERY 9.99 1PB (BALLENTINE) PREMIUM PAPERBACK NEVALA-LEE, ALEC – THE ICON THIEF 9.99 1PB (SIGNET) PREMIUM PAPERBACK Librarian Charlie Harris & Diesel the cat follow her old flames messy trail to prove Charlie innocent of his murder. LEE, AMANDA- THE LONG STITCH GOODNIGHT 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Needlework store owner Marcy Singer goes to the aid of a local brewer who has been accused of murder. LIPPMAN, LAURA – IN BIG TROUBLE 9.99 1PB (HARPER) PREMIUM PAPERBACK MADISON, ADA – THE PROBABLILITY OF MURDER 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) NEW SERIES Math professor Sophie Knowles learns that everyone has secrets when the school librarian is found shot in the library. MARSHALL, MICHAEL – KILLER MOVE 7.99 1PB (HARPER) MCCOY, JUDI – FASHION FAUX PAW 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Ellie & Rudy search for the killer of a model with an allergy, who died when someone emptied her Epipen.. MCKINLAY, JENN – DUE OR DIE 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) Library director Lindsey Norris hopes to catch a killer in Briar Creek, Connecticut before the person can kill again. MORRISON, BOYD – THE VAULT 7.99 1PB (POCKET) PAPE, SHARON – SKETCH A FALLING STAR 7.99 PBO (BERKLEY) While investigating the death of a con artist, Rory McCain finds herself on the verge of solving the murder of her ghost partner, Zeke. PATTERSON, JAMES – POSTCARD KILLERS 9.99 1PB (HACHETTE) PREMIUM PAPERBACK ROBB, J.D. – NEW YORK TO DALLAS 7.99 1PB (BERKLEY) SWANSON, DENISE – LITTE SHOP OF HOMICIDE 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) NEW SERIES Five-and-dime store owner Dev Sinclair is the main suspect when her ex’s fiancée is murdered. SWEENEY, LEANN – THE CAT, THE WIFE AND THE WEAPON 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) Jillian goes back to the lake house to find her friend Tom missing, his brother in his house – and she sets out to find out what happened. THOMPSON, KEITH – TWICE A SPY 7.99 1PB (ANCHOR) WOODS, STUART – SON OF STONE 9.99 1PB (OBSIDIAN) PREMIUM PAPERBACK ZETTEL, SARAH – LET THEM EAT SNAKE 7.99 PBO (OBSIDIAN) When Charlotte Caine steps in to cater a vampire wedding when the original chef bailed out – she bites off more than she can chew PAPERBACK KEY: PBO=PAPERBACK ORIGINAL/ 1PBO= 1ST TIME IN PAPERBACK/R= REISSUE

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JUST ANNOUNCED - 2012 DILYS WINN AWARD NOMINEES! Faithful Place, Tana French (Penguin) Wicked Autumn, G.M. Malliet (Minotaur) Tag Man, Archer Mayor (Minotaur) A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny (Minotaur) Ghost Hero, S.J. Rozan (Minotaur JUST ANNOUNCED - 2012 LEFTY AWARD NOMINATIONS This is the award for best humorous mystery.

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