[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Mystery August 2008
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New and Recently Released!
A Royal Pain - by Rhys Bowen
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
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Pub Date: 7/1/2008
ISBN: 9780425221631
ISBN-10: 0425221636
Cozy Mystery. She is 34th in line for the English throne...and she's as poor as
a church mouse and cleans houses for a living (albeit in disguise). And
now Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, aka Georgie, has to entertain a
Bavarian princess by request of the Queen of England. You see, the queen
wants the Prince of Wales to forget about Wallis Simpson, a married American
woman, and hopes he'll be swayed by the princess' beauty. So she's invited
the 18-year-old to England. And she wants Georgie to host her. So Georgie
must--even though Georgie has no servants and the princess is a shoplifter. When
suspicious deaths start occurring, life gets even more interesting for Georgie.
This is the 2nd book in this humorous 1930s-era series.
Black Seconds - by Karin Fossum; translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte
Barslund
Publisher: Harcourt
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Pub Date: 6/1/2008
ISBN: 9780151015276
ISBN-10: 0151015279
Psychological Mystery. Nine-year-old Ida Joner (she's just days away from being
ten) rides her new yellow bicycle to town--and doesn't return home as scheduled.
Her mother Helga--who has always feared this day--calls the police, who search
for the missing child. But hours pass, and then days, and poor Ida is nowhere
to be found. Inspector Konrad Sejer and his assistant, Jacob Skarre, work all
the angles--why is Ida's teenage cousin acting odd? And what about local
eccentric Emil Mork, who never speaks to anyone, even his elderly mother? Fans
of Minette Walters psychological suspense novels and of Swede Henning Mankell's
police procedurals will enjoy Karin Fossum's Sejer novels, of which this is the
5th.
First Chapter
Next Door to Murder - by Anthea Fraser
Publisher: Severn House
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Pub Date: 6/19/2008
ISBN: 9780727866141
ISBN-10: 0727866141
Cozy Mystery. Rona Parish, a freelance writer whose work seems to mix her up in
murder after murder, finds her latest assignment refreshingly free of intrigue.
Unfortunately for Rona, the same can't be said about her new next door
neighbors; the Franks are an older couple recently returned from Canada whose
30-something
daughter Louise suffers from amnesia. Louise and Rona hit it off--and Rona
tries to help Louise get her memory back, which turns into a dangerous business.
This is the 6th entry in a series that Booklist says "perfectly captures
everyday life in the small towns of the UK." Readers who enjoy leisurely paced
contemporary cozies with a bit of bite will find much to like here.
Still Waters: A Mystery - by Nigel McCrery
Publisher: Pantheon Books
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Pub Date: 7/15/2008
ISBN: 9780307377036
ISBN-10: 0307377032
Police Procedural. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lapslie is surprised when
he's called to investigate a case. He's been on leave due to a debilitating
condition, synesthesia, which causes him to "taste" sounds (a busy station
house plays havoc with his taste buds...as do his playing children, the telly,
etc.). But duty calls, so Lapslie goes to the site where the decomposed body of
an elderly woman has been unearthed. Lapslie, together with Sergeant Emma
Bradbury, soon think they have a serial killer on their hands. Since some
chapters are told from the killer's point of view, readers will get a peek
inside
the mind of the murderer. If you like your stories suspenseful and your
villains fascinating, try Still Waters.
Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel - by Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Crown Publishers
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Pub Date: 6/10/2008
ISBN: 9780307406811
ISBN-10: 0307406814
Police Procedural. Ruth Rendell fans will be delighted that she's written
another Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford novel (this is the 21st). When two
long-dead
corpses are discovered (one by a truffle-hunting dog) at a property in Sussex,
Wexford and his team have many questions: Who are the dead men? Are their
deaths related? And, of course, who killed them? Talking to the neighbors,
including a dying fantasy writer and his two ex-wives, gives the police plenty
of suspects. Publishers Weekly calls Not in the Flesh "superb."
First Chapter
In the Heat - by Ian Vasquez
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
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Pub Date: 6/10/2008
ISBN: 9780312378097
ISBN-10: 0312378092
Hardboiled. An aging boxer at 35, Miles Young is almost ready for the final
bell to ring in his career--almost. He's angling for one last fight, one that
has a $30,000 payout (which he could sorely use as he's a single parent). The
only hiccup with the plan is that he has play detective and find wealthy
Isabelle Gilmore's missing 17-year-old daughter, who left home with a fair
amount of money and her no-good boyfriend. Finding the missing teenager turns
out to be more complicated than Miles imagined when he discovers that the local
crime boss is involved. If you like your hard-boiled mysteries set in exotic
locales, pick up Ian Vasquez's debut novel; it's set in Belize.
Murder by the Numbers
Size 12 is Not Fat: A Heather Wells Mystery - Meg Cabot
Publisher: Avon Trade
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Pub Date: 1/1/2006
ISBN: 9780060525118
ISBN-10: 0060525118
Mystery. Former pop star Heather Wells' life isn't as dramatic as Britney
Spears', but it isn't average either. Heather is broke after her own mother
absconded
with her earnings, and she's alone after her boy-band boyfriend, Jordon, dumped
her. But plucky Heather gets two jobs--one working for Jordon's brother,
a New York PI, and another as an assistant residence hall director. When
several strange deaths happen at the college, she combines her two vocations and
finds herself once again in the spotlight, this time as a detective. A "spunky
heroine, witty dialog, unforgettable characters, great plot, and outrageously
funny situations" (Library Journal) make this one a winner.
First Chapter
One Virgin Too Many - by Lindsey Davis
Publisher: Mysterious Press
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Pub Date: 11/1/2000
ISBN: 9780892967162
ISBN-10: 0892967161
Historical Mystery. Religious cults certainly aren't a modern invention. In One
Virgin Too Many, first-century Roman detective (and newly appointed Procurator
of the Sacred Poultry) Marcus Didius Falco must look into this secretive world
after his brother-in-law finds the corpse of a high-ranking secret society
member. Then there's the missing 5-year-old girl who's vying to be the next
vestal virgin--the same girl who came to Marcus for help, saying her family
was trying to kill her. British author Lindsey Davis deftly combines history
and mystery in this Ancient Roman series featuring Falco, of which One Virgin
Too Many is the 11th entry (the 1st book is The Silver Pigs).
First Chapter
Ten Second Staircase - by Christopher Fowler
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Pub Date: 6/27/2006
ISBN: 9780553804492
ISBN-10: 0553804499
Police Procedural. Say it isn't so: the North London Peculiar Crimes Unit may
soon close? It might--unless cantankerous, elderly detectives John May and
Arthur Bryant can solve the old Leicester Square Vampire case. Oh, and they
must also find a bizarre new serial killer nicknamed "The Highwayman" (he wears
a black cape, a mask, a three-cornered hat, and rides a black stallion) who's
killing B-list celebrities in strange ways. Fans of dark humor, locked room
mysteries, and eccentric characters must absolutely check out this series, of
which this is the 4th entry (if you want to start with the 1st, pick up Full
Dark House).
First Chapter
The Fifth Woman: A Kurt Wallander Mystery - by Henning Mankell; translated from
the Swedish by Steven T. Murray
Publisher: New Press
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Pub Date: 8/1/2000
ISBN: 9781565845473
ISBN-10: 1565845471
Police Procedural. In Ystad, Sweden, a man has been killed--a not completely
odd occurence. But what is odd is the murder method--the man had been cruelly
skewered on sharpened bamboo poles. Who would do such a thing? That's what
Inspector Kurt Wallander must discover, and he must do so quickly as other
victims
turn up who've been killed just as mercilessly. Soon Wallander wonders if the
killings are related to the murders of four nuns and an unidentified fifth
woman in Africa. If you'd like to read more Swedish crime novels, you're in
luck as there have been lots of imports in recent years; try Helene Tursten's
Irene Huss mysteries or Åke Edwardson's Erik Winter series.
First Chapter
The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two
Full Peals - by Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
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Pub Date: 6/1/1966
ISBN: 9780156658997
ISBN-10: 0156658992
Classic Mystery. In The Nine Tailors, considered by many to be one of Dorothy
L. Sayers' best mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey and his man Bunter are traveling
through the fen-country of East Anglia on New Year's Eve when a car accident
stops their progress--and finds Lord Peter filling in for a sick bell ringer
at the local church's nine-hour peal of bells. It isn't long into the new year
before a mutilated body is found occupying a grave that it shouldn't, and
Peter is investigating who the man is and who killed him. Toss in stolen
jewelry, bell ringing, false identities, and even more bell ringing, and you've
got a fascinating novel by one of the genre's best.
Ten Thousand Islands - by Randy Wayne White
Publisher: Berkley
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Pub Date: 6/1/2001
ISBN: 9780425180433
ISBN-10: 0425180433
Mystery. Fifteen years ago a young girl with a strange talent for finding
things unearthed an ancient gold medallion...and subsequently died under
mysterious
circumstances. Now, her waitress-mother, Della, needs Doc Ford's help--her Key
Largo trailer has been broken into (they didn't take anything, they just
went through her stuff) and her long-dead daughter's body has been dug up. It
looks like after all this time that someone is looking for the medallion
and will do just about anything to get it. Readers who miss John D. MacDonald's
Florida beach bum/amateur sleuth Travis McGee should try hanging out with
Doc for a while. Ten Thousand Islands is the 7th in a series that now numbers
15.
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