[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Mystery April 2010
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- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:17:03 -0700
New and Recently Released!
Bellfield Hall, or, the Observations of Miss Dido Kent - by Anna Dean
Publisher: Minotaur Books
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Pub Date: 02/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312562946
ISBN-10: 0312562942
Historical Mystery. In 1805 England, Miss Dido Kent's beloved niece Catherine
has been abandoned by her wealthy fiancé, who disappeared after a mysterious
man spoke with him at a dance. Now, an unknown woman has been found shot to
death in the bushes outside Bellfield Hall, where Dido is staying in order
to comfort Catherine. What is going on? Leave it to Dido, a spinster, who will
use her observational skills and rapport with the servants to find out.
The 1st in a new series, Bellfield Hall (published as A Moment of Silence in
the U.K.) should please Agatha Christie fans--in a starred review, Kirkus
Reviews says, "if Jane Austen had written Miss Marple, she would have been Dido
Kent."
Our Lady of Immaculate Deception: A Mystery - by Nancy Martin
Publisher: Minotaur Books
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Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312573720
ISBN-10: 0312573723
Mystery. This 1st in a new series by Nancy Martin marks a departure from her
mysteries featuring the socially connected Blackbird Sisters. Our Lady of
Immaculate
Deception introduces smart-mouthed tough gal Roxy Abruzzo, who's the
promiscuous single mother of a teenage girl as well as the owner of a (mostly
legal)
Pittsburgh architectural-salvage business, Bada Bling, and the niece of a Mafia
boss. She's trying to be legit, but she's got a few problems morally speaking,
as she's stolen a billionaire's Greek garden statue. When the artwork's owner
is murdered, she needs to solve the crime to keep her dim-witted accomplice
out of jail. Though Roxy isn't as loveable as Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich
fans may want to give this book, which is chock full of eccentric characters,
a try.
Serpent Pool: A Lake District Mystery - by Martin Edwards
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
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Pub Date: 02/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781590585931
ISBN-10: 1590585933
Mystery. In England's beautiful Lake District, something ugly is going on. DCI
Hannah Scarlett, who works on Cumbria's Cold Case Squad, is investigating
whether young Bethany Friend really drowned herself in 18 inches of water six
years ago or if she had help. Meanwhile, book collector George Saffell dies
in a fire that seems to be arson. And then another book lover is killed. Could
the three cases be connected...other than by the fact that Hannah's live-in
love, bookseller Marc Amos, knew all of the victims quite well? Fans of rare
books and Thomas De Quincey (his writings play a part) will especially love
this 4th book in the Lake District mysteries.
False Mermaid: A Novel - by Erin Hart
Publisher: Scribner
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Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781416563761
ISBN-10: 1416563768
Mystery. Did forensic pathologist Nora Gavin's brother-in-law Peter kill his
wife, Nora's sister, five years ago? Nora is convinced that he did, but no
one else, save a Minnesota cop, agrees. So, when Peter prepares to marry again,
Nora leaves her new home in Ireland for America, hoping to prevent another
murder--and help her 11-year-old niece. Meanwhile, in Dublin, Nora's lover,
Cormac Maguire, reconnects with his estranged father and worries about Nora
and that Minnesota cop. False Mermaid is sure to please those who like
well-crafted, character-driven mysteries. The critics love this 3rd book in a
series:
in starred reviews, Publishers Weekly says it is a "passionate, complex novel"
and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a winner."
The Spellmans Strike Again: A Novel - by Lisa Lutz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Pub Date: 03/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781416593409
ISBN-10: 1416593403
Crime Novel. In The Spellmans Strike Again, intrepid San Francisco private
investigator Isabel "Izzy" Spellman is preparing to take over her family's
detective
agency, sifting through trash for a client's missing screenplay, looking for a
missing valet, checking out the family's competition (a cop turned PI),
and dating a bartender (who's already nicknamed "ex-boyfriend #12"). Readers
who've laughed until it hurt while reading author Lisa Lutz's previous books
about the eccentric-but-loveable Spellmans will have bittersweet feelings about
this 4th entry in the hilarious series--it might be the last one. New to
the Spellmans' world? Start with The Spellman Files.
City of Dragons - by Kelli Stanley
Publisher: Minotaur Books
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Pub Date: 02/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312603601
ISBN-10: 0312603606
Historical Noir. Discovering a fatally wounded Japanese teenager during San
Francisco's 1940 Chinese New Year celebration and Rice Bowl Party, private
detective
Miranda Corbie ignores the police's dismissal of the case and investigates on
her own. Miranda, a former escort who's recently returned from the Spanish
Civil War, uses her old contacts to get at the truth hidden among the tangled
Chinatown streets. If you like the gritty crime novels of Dashiell Hammett
and Megan Abbott, you owe it to yourself to check out Kelli Stanley's
"stunning" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and evocative City of Dragons,
which
is likely to be nominated for a few awards this year.
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Mysteries and Mothers
The Serpent's Daughter: A Jade del Cameron Mystery - by Suzanne Arruda
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
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Pub Date: 10/07/2008
ISBN-13: 9780451224651
ISBN-10: 0451224655
Historical Mystery. Though 1920s American photojournalist and adventuress Jade
del Cameron (think Indiana Jones in a skirt) is in Africa, that won't keep
her mother away. Since the two have a bit of a tense relationship, Jade isn't
looking forward to her mom's visit to Morocco--but that doesn't mean that
she won't travel all over the country to find her when she's kidnapped. Kirkus
Reviews calls this 3rd Jade del Cameron novel, after Mark of the Lion and
Stalking Ivory, "a blithe and well-appointed period caper." If you enjoy
action-packed adventures, fearless heroines, and exotic locales, check out this
series.
Purple Cane Road: A Novel - by James Lee Burke
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 05/01/2001
ISBN-13: 9780440224044
ISBN-10: 0440224047
Mystery. While Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux is working to help a woman,
Letty Labiche, get off of death row (she killed the man who molested her for
years), he learns some stunning news from a pimp: Robicheaux's
beloved-but-barely remembered mother was a prostitute who was forcibly drowned
in a mud
puddle some 30 years earlier. Robicheaux wants revenge, but he's going to have
a tough time getting it. And he still needs to help Letty. If you like lyrical
prose and gritty tales, these books (this is the 11th) are a must-read (those
who like to read books in order should start with the 1st one, The Neon Rain).
Looking for other authors like James Lee Burke? Try Dennis Lehane's dark,
character-centered stories.
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The Seduction of Water - by Carol Goodman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Pub Date: 12/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780345450913
ISBN-10: 0345450914
Literary Mystery. Aspiring author Iris Greenfeder leaves her Manhattan
apartment for the Catskills' remote Hotel Equinox, her childhood home. She wants
to write a book about her successful fantasy-writer mother...who died in a fire
at another hotel with a man who wasn't her husband. Iris also hopes to
find an unpublished manuscript written by her mother that is believed to be
hidden somewhere at the Equinox. What does Iris find? That her mother may have
been murdered. The Seduction of Water won the 2003 Hammett Prize and should
please readers who enjoy enthralling yet lyrical stories filled with mythical
allusions.
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Mother's Day Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery - by Leslie Meier
Publisher: Kensington Books
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Pub Date: 04/07/2009
ISBN-13: 9780758207050
ISBN-10: 0758207050
Mystery. In the small town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, Lucy Stone and her
family--including her first grandchild--celebrate Mother's Day with a fancy
buffet
brunch. Alas, two feuding moms--Barbara Hume and Tina Nowack--cause a bit of a
scene over a corner table. And it isn't too many days later that things
go from bad to worse between the two women when they end up co-chairing an
after-prom party committee...and then one of them is murdered. Lucy, a part-time
reporter, is all over the case, even as she worries about the motives of her
daughter's prom date and whether her daughter-in-law has postpartum depression.
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The Body in the Kelp - by Katherine Hall Page
Publisher: Avon Books
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Pub Date: 03/01/1992
ISBN-13: 9780380713295
ISBN-10: 0380713292
Cozy Mystery. Faith Fairchild isn't just a mother, she's a minister's wife,
caterer, and amateur sleuth. In her 2nd outing (in a series that now numbers
18), Manhattan-reared Faith is vacationing with her two-year-old son on a small
Maine island while her husband is at a spiritual retreat. When an unpopular
elderly islander dies and leaves her house to off-islanders, it upsets the
locals, especially since gold is rumored to be buried in the house. At an estate
sale, Faith buys one of the dead woman's quilts and discovers clues in the
pattern that lead her to a corpse. If you like Diane Mott Davidson, this combo
of light mystery and recipes should appeal.
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