[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Mystery June 2009
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- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:04:06 -0400
New and Recently Released!
Borderline: A Novel - by Nevada Barr
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Pub Date: 04/07/2009
ISBN-13: 9780399155697
ISBN-10: 0399155694
Mystery. Anna Pigeon can't catch a break. Thanks to the disturbing events
depicted in Winter Study, she's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
To relax, her new husband decides to take her to Texas' Big Bend National Park
for a nice rafting trip down the Rio Grande. Big mistake. The group--made
up of Anna, her husband, and some college students--soon overturn their raft,
find a dying pregnant woman in the river (is she an illegal immigrant?),
and are shot at by a sniper. If you're on the hold list for this 15th book in
the series, check out Jessica Speart's Rachel Porter mysteries (she's a Fish
and Wildlife Service agent) or C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series (he's a Wyoming
game warden)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - by Alan Bradley
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Pub Date: 04/28/2009
ISBN-13: 9780385342308
ISBN-10: 0385342306
Historical Mystery. In what may be the most charming debut mystery of the year,
readers meet Flavia de Luce, a precocious, pig-tailed 11-year-old. Flavia
spends the summer of 1950 tinkering in the well-appointed chemistry lab in her
family's English manor and plotting revenge on her older sisters (who do
things like lock her in the attic). But the young chemist turns sleuth when a
dead bird with a stamp on its beak is discovered on the doorstep, a dying
man is found in the cucumber patch, and her philatelist father is named a
murder suspect. Canadian author Alan Bradley's 2nd Flavia book, The Weed That
Strings the Hangman's Bag, is due out next year.
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The Last Child - by John Hart
Publisher: Minotaur Books
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Pub Date: 05/12/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312359324
ISBN-10: 0312359322
Crime Novel. In Raven County, N.C., two people are obsessed with finding young
Alyssa Merrimon. The first is detective Clyde Hunt, who, in the year since
Alyssa was last seen, has watched his marriage dissolve and his relationship
with his son weaken. The second is Alyssa's twin brother, 13-year-old Johnny,
who believes that she is still alive. Johnny (who Kirkus Reviews says is "full
of likeable traces of Huck Finn") is always on the lookout for his sister,
even watching the houses of local sex offenders. But, despite Clyde and
Johnny's efforts, another girl goes missing. If you enjoy thought-provoking,
well-written
novels populated with one-of-a-kind characters, seek out The Last Child.
A Trace of Smoke - by Rebecca Cantrell
Publisher: Forge
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Pub Date: 05/12/2009
ISBN-13: 9780765320445
ISBN-10: 0765320444
Historical Mystery. In this "unforgettable" (Publishers Weekly) first novel,
crime reporter Hannah Vogel is shocked when she sees a picture of her brother,
Ernst, in the Berlin police's Hall of the Unnamed Dead in 1931. In the photo,
Ernst, a cross-dressing cabaret singer, is naked on a riverbank, a victim
of murder. Hannah can't tell the police--Jewish friends have the siblings'
identification papers, and until the friends are safe in America, she can't
draw attention to her brother or herself. As she looks for a killer in the
underbelly of the city, she learns that her brother had Nazi lovers--and she
meets a 5-year-old boy who makes the astounding claim that Ernst is his father.
The Killing Way - by Tony Hays
Publisher: Forge
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Pub Date: 03/31/2009
ISBN-13: 9780765319456
ISBN-10: 0765319454
Historical Mystery. Merlin the sorcerer? The murderer of an innocent servant
girl? While fans of Arthurian legend are loathe to entertain such a thought,
political enemies of Arthur are not. In fact, it'd work out quite well for them
if they could prove that Arthur's mentor is a killer. To save Merlin--as
well as his own aspiration to be king--Arthur turns to one-armed drunkard
Malgwyn ap Cuneglas. Malgwyn, lately a scribe, was once a fierce warrior who
would have died an honorable death on the battlefield if Arthur had not saved
him. Bitter about his situation, Malgwyn hates Arthur...but he can't turn
down his intriguing request. This 1st in a new series will delight anyone who
loves well-researched King Arthur tales.
Death and the Lit Chick: A St. Just Mystery - by G.M. Malliet
Publisher: Midnight Ink
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Pub Date: 04/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780738712475
ISBN-10: 0738712477
Mystery. There's been a murder in a Scottish castle...and the drawbridge was
drawn at the time. Harkening back to the mysteries of the Golden Age with its
traditional setting and premise, Death and the Lit Chick features Detective
Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just in his 2nd outing (after Death of a Cozy
Writer).
Though there's a limited number of people who could have killed arrogant chick
lit mystery author Kimberlee Kalder, figuring out who did it isn't going
to be easy--all of the suspects are experienced killers who plot murder on a
daily basis (a crime writers' conference is in progress) and none of them
were fond of Kimberlee. If you love Hercule Poirot and Roderick Alleyn, give
DCI St. Just a shot.
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Food to Die For
The Silver Needle Murder - by Laura Childs
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
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Pub Date: 03/04/2008
ISBN-13: 9780425219461
ISBN-10: 0425219461
Culinary Mystery. At Charleston's first annual film festival, trouble brews
over at the opening night gala when famed director Jordan Cole is killed while
walking to the podium. Theodosia Browning and her staff from the Indigo Tea
Shop are catering the event and are on the scene--which means that Theodosia
is soon snooping around. This 9th Tea Shop Mystery (the 1st is Death by
Darjeeling) is "a love letter to Charleston, tea and fine living" (Kirkus
Reviews).
Recipes--and tea time tips--are included. If you have a thirst to know more
about tea, check out The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide,
a nonfiction book by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss.
Steamed: A Gourmet Girl Mystery - by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
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Pub Date: 02/06/2007
ISBN-13: 9780425210383
ISBN-10: 0425210383
Culinary Mystery. Sure, you've probably been on a bad date, but have you ever
been on a deadly one? Chloe Carter has. Via an online dating site, the
20-something
graduate student (who's in school in order to get her inheritance) meets a
great guy...or at least he seems that way in his emails. In reality, he's a
bore--and, before their first date is over, he's dead. Luckily, at the funeral,
Chloe, a gourmand, meets a cool chef. Unluckily, he's the cops' chief suspect.
In order to keep her man, Chloe needs to serve up the real killer. Publishers
Weekly calls Steamed, the 1st in a series that now numbers four, "scrumptious"
and praises its "charming characters, snappy dialogue and mouth-watering
recipes."
Sweet Revenge - by Diane Mott Davidson
Publisher: William Morrow
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Pub Date: 09/01/2007
ISBN-13: 9780060527334
ISBN-10: 0060527331
Culinary Mystery. There's a body in the public library. Colorado caterer Goldy
Schultz, who's prepared a holiday breakfast for the Aspen Meadow Library's
staff and volunteers, is there when the disturbing discovery is made: ex-DA
Drew Wellington, who left the law to deal in rare maps, has met an untimely
end. Mix in valuable missing maps, more murder, sightings of a supposedly dead
woman (who had confessed to killing Goldy's ex-husband), and then stir in
numerous catering jobs (it's December, after all) and delicious recipes, and
you've got quite a yummy concoction. Diane Mott Davidson is in "top-notch
form" (Library Journal, starred review) in this 14th novel featuring the
likeable Goldy.
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Key Lime Pie Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery with Recipes - by Joanne Fluke
Publisher: Kensington Books
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Pub Date: 03/31/2007
ISBN-13: 9780758210180
ISBN-10: 0758210183
Culinary Mystery. It's a hot, humid June in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and everyone
is excited about the Tri-County Fair. Carnival rides are being set up and
contest entries are all ready to be judged. Hannah Swensen, the owner of The
Cookie Jar bakery and a judge for the baking contest, is as happy as
anyone--until
she stumbles upon the dead body of a fellow judge, along with a smashed key
lime pie. If you enjoy books that capture small-town life, have a bit of
romance,
and are populated by quirky, amusing characters, pick up a Hannah Swensen
mystery. Key Lime Pie Murder is the 9th book in the series; Cream Puff Murder,
the 11th, was released earlier this year.
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Earthly Delights: A Corinna Chapman Mystery - by Kerry Greenwood
Publisher: Poisoned Pen
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Pub Date: 06/15/2007
ISBN-13: 9781590583937
ISBN-10: 1590583930
Mystery. In Melbourne, Australia, accountant-turned-baker Corinna Chapman lives
and works in a charming Rome-inspired building. The plus-sized Corinna is
quite happy with life--she likes her size, her work, her cats, and her
neighbors (an S&M mistress, a practicing witch, two wannabe starlets, etc.). But
finding a teenage junkie near death in the alley behind her shop (and learning
that other addicts are dying in record numbers), being on the receiving
end of hate-filled missives (as are the other women in her building), and
spending time in bed with a sexy former Israeli soldier shake things up a bit.
Still, she finds time to bake, and it's almost guaranteed that you'll want
freshly baked bread after reading this one (recipes are included).
As the World Churns: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery with Recipes - by Tamar Myers
Publisher: Obsidian
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Pub Date: 02/05/2008
ISBN-13: 9780451223029
ISBN-10: 0451223020
Culinary Mystery. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, opinionated Mennonite
Magdalena Yoder runs a B&B. In her 15th outing, the no-nonsense Magdalena is
celebrating
her recent marriage to prominent Manhattan doctor Gabriel Rosen. But the
happiness is short-lived--a convict that Magdalena helped put away escapes,
someone
murders Doc Shafor (founder of the first annual Hernia Holstein Competition,
which is in progress and which Magdalena is emceeing), and then Gabe and his
daughter Alison vanish. With her best friend and her vexing new mother-in-law
by her side, Magdalena looks for answers...and her new husband! If you like
your humor slapstick and your mystery light, check out As the World Churns.
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