[bksvol-discuss] Just Submitted Naked Came the Phoenix
- From: "Donna Smith" <donnafsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:56:05 -0400
Naked Came the Phoenix: A Serial Novel, edited by Marcia Talley; mystery;
about 270 pages; very clean scan. Here's the long synopsis:
"The promise of discretion and pampering - and a long-overdue reconciliation
with her mother - draws Caroline Blessing, the young wife of a newly elected
congressman, to the fancy Phoenix Spa. But after her first night in the
beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Caroline wakes to find the rich and famous
guests
in turmoil and under suspicion: the spa's flamboyant and ambitious owner has
been murdered. As the secrets come out - and the body count rises - can
Caroline
keep herself from becoming the next victim?
In the tradition of such collaborative classics as Naked Came the Manatee
and The Floating Admiral, each chapter in this serial novel is written by
one of today's most talented mystery novelists.
NEVADA BARR is writing the ninth and latest in her Anna Pigeon series is
Blood Lure, and she is now writing the tenth. She is published worldwide and
has won the Agatha and the Anthony awards and the Grand Prix des Romans
d'Aventures.
J D. ROB" is the New York'Times bestselling author of the futuristic
romantic suspense series featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Her most recent
titles include Betrayal in Death and Judgment in Death.
NANCY PICKARD is the author of the popular Jenny Cain mystery series and of
a new series starring true-crime writer Marie Lightfoot. Her books include
Ring of Truth and The Whole Truth.
LISA SCOTTOLINE is a New York Times bestselling author of legal thrillers,
most recently The Vendetta Defense and Moment of Truth. She has won the
Edgar and is published in over twenty countries.
Author of five New York Times bestselling novels, PERRI O'SHAUGHNESSY is
really two sisters, Pamela and Mary, who collaborate on a series of legal
thrillers and short stories.
J.A. Jance writes two police procedural series: twelve books featuring
Detective J. P. Beaumont and nine with Sheriff Joanna Brady. She also has
two Arizona-based thrillers: Hour of the Hunter and Kiss of the Bees.
FAYE KELLERMAN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Peter
Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery series. She has also written a historical novel,
The Quality of Mercy, and Moon Music, a thriller. Her most recent novel is
The Forgotten.
MARY JANE CLARK is a producer and writer at CBS News and the author of three
media thrillers, including Let Me Whisper in Your Ear, two of which were
national bestsellers. Her fourth, Close to You, is due to be published in
2001.
MARCIA TALLEY is the author of Unbreathed Memories and the award-winning
Sing It to Her Bones. Her third Hannah Ives mystery, Occasion of Revenge, is
due to be published in 2001. She is also the editor of Naked Came the
Phoenix.
ANNE PERRY, author of the acclaimed Victorian series starring William Monk
and Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, has written over thirty novels, including The
One Thing More. Her many awards include the Herodotus for Lifetime
Achievement and the Edgar.
DIANA GABALDON The Fiery Cross, fifth in the Out-lander series, is due to be
published late this year. She is also working on a contemporary mystery.
VAL MCDERM'D has published fifteen novels and one Work of nonfiction and has
won the Gold Dagger and the Grand Prix des Romans d'Aventures. Her most
recent novel is A Place of Execution.
LAURIE KING writes two crime fiction series as well as stand-alone novels,
most recently Folly. She has won the Edgar, the Creasey, and the Nero Wolfe
awards and been nominated for many others. She is published in seventeen
languages.
Enjoy.
Donna
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