-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:12 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: Mystery September 2010 New and Recently Released! Tutankhamun: The Book of Shadows - by Nick Drake Publisher: Harper Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/29/2010 ISBN-13: 9780060765927 ISBN-10: 0060765925 Historical Mystery. In Ancient Egypt, Thebes' Chief Detective, Rahotep, is called to examine a murder victim whose eyes have been removed, his lids covered with gold leaves. He's also summoned by Tutankhamun's wife, Ankhesenamun, who wants him to find out who's been placing threatening objects around the royal palace. When more mutilated bodies are found, it's clear that a serial killer is work--and it's also soon obvious that someone is trying to end the reign of the teenage Pharaoh. This is the 2nd well-written book, after Nefertiti, in a planned trilogy by poet and playwright Nick Drake. Something Borrowed, Something Bleu: A Home Crafting Mystery - by Cricket McRae Publisher: Midnight Ink Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2010 ISBN-13: 9780738719962 ISBN-10: 073871996X Cozy Mystery. Leaving her Washington State home to the renovators, newly engaged Sophie Mae Reynolds visits her parents in Colorado, where she discovers artisanal cheese making (previously, she's learned about creating soap, preserves, and yarn). During Sophie's visit, her mother tells her about a cryptic--and newly discovered--suicide note that her brother wrote years earlier...and then someone murders one of her late brother's friends. Suddenly, amateur sleuth Sophie has more on her plate than just bleus and cheddars. For another cozy look at cheese and crime, try Avery Aames's recently released debut, The Long Quiche Goodbye. First Chapter Angel with Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey - by Nicola Upson Publisher: Harper Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/29/2010 ISBN-13: 9780061451577 ISBN-10: 0061451576 Mystery. Looking for inspiration for her second mystery novel during the summer of 1935, author Josephine Tey leaves London for Cornwall. She's visiting her friend, Scotland Yard Inspector Archie Penrose, whose family estate is rife with legends. While there, she gets more ideas than she bargained for when a murder--and then another--occurs. Teaming up with Penrose, Tey uncovers deadly secrets. Fans of Golden Age mysteries will certainly want to pick up one of Nicola Upson's novels featuring Tey, who, along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh, was one of the era's great writers. The Taken: A Hazel Micallef Mystery - by Inger Ash Wolfe Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/15/2010 ISBN-13: 9780151013531 ISBN-10: 0151013535 Mystery. Reluctantly living with her ex-husband--and his new wife--after major back surgery, 60-something Ontario Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef lies bedridden in the basement. To help keep herself sane, she reads the local paper, which is currently running a serialized crime novel about a body found in a lake. Then, a local fisherwoman actually reels in a body. Coincidence? Not on your life--and Hazel's soon hobbling around, working the case. Though The Taken was published in Canada in 2009, it's now available for U.S. readers who've been waiting to read more about unlikely heroine Hazel after meeting her in The Calling. The Art of Murder To the Hilt - by Dick Francis Publisher: Berkley Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2004 ISBN-13: 9780425196816 ISBN-10: 042519681X Mystery. A reclusive young Scottish artist, Alexander Kinloch, simply wants to paint. But when he's called to London after his stepfather has a heart attack, he's attacked, before he can even depart for England, by thugs asking for "it." Knowing that he'll need to take care of some things before he'll be allowed to paint in peace, Alexander tries to save the family brewery (the finance director has ran off with all the business's money) and figure out what "it" is. This intricately plotted novel, which is chock full of wonderful characters, will have readers turning the pages at a clip. The Garden of Evil - by David Hewson Publisher: Dell Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/24/2009 ISBN-13: 9780440242987 ISBN-10: 0440242983 Mystery. The revolutionary Italian artist Caravaggio, who died in 1610, was known for his warts-and-all style of realistic painting. In modern Rome, the discovery of two corpses next to what appears to be an unknown Caravaggio masterpiece of "frightful beauty" sets off a chain of events that sends Detective Nic Costa on a personal quest to find the killer. Does the newly discovered painting conceal secrets? Is there a powerful group--a cult, even?--reliving scenes from Caravaggio's work and life? This 6th book in Hewson's well-done, suspenseful series will please readers who like art history in their modern mysteries. First Chapter The Genius - by Jesse Kellerman Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/10/2008 ISBN-13: 9780399154591 ISBN-10: 0399154590 Mystery. Acquiring a treasure trove of works by a reclusive Queens artist who's disappeared, New York art dealer Ethan Muller mounts an exhibition of the missing man's work to great acclaim. But Ethan is soon mounting an investigation as well, after a retired NYPD detective sees the face of a long-dead boy in the sketches, a boy whose killer was never caught. And then other murdered faces are recognized in the man's artwork. A page-turning, well-written mystery, The Genius is also "a knowing, ironic, and at times, howlingly funny take on the art world" (Booklist, starred review) A Grave Talent - by Laurie R. King Publisher: Random House Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/01/1996 ISBN-13: 9780553573992 ISBN-10: 0553573993 Mystery. San Francisco police detective Kate Martinell and her new partner, veteran cop Alonzo Hawkin, are assigned a high-profile case: two little girls have been killed and another is missing. Kate and Al focus on the area where the children's bodies were discovered--a colony of eccentrics. What they discover is a talented female artist...who's also a convicted child killer. But is the woman guilty of the new murders? Laurie R. King's character-centered Kate Martinelli mysteries take place in the Bay Area, and like bestselling author Marcia Muller, she portrays the moody background to perfection. The Careful Use of Compliments - by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher: Pantheon Books Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/21/2007 ISBN-13: 9780375423017 ISBN-10: 037542301X Mystery. Edinburgh philosopher Isabel Dalhousie has just become a mother late in life...and the doting father is her niece's ex-boyfriend, making relations between aunt and niece frosty. Professionally, Isabel's world isn't much better as an ambitious colleague attempts to usurp her position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. So, it's a good thing she has her amateur sleuthing to take her mind off things--she sees two paintings sold at auction is convinced they are forgeries. Readers who enjoy character-focused stories should like this charming tale, the 4th in the Sunday Philosophy Club series. First Chapter The Immaculate Deception - by Iain Pears Publisher: Scribner Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2005 ISBN-13: 9780743272414 ISBN-10: 0743272412 Mystery. Flavia di Stefano, the acting head of Italy's Art Theft Squad, has to find a valuable Claude Lorraine painting--and quickly--without using public funds for ransom (that's illegal in Italy). The stolen artwork, on loan from the Louvre, turns out to be the beginning of Flavia's troubles as she's soon dealing with a murder, even as her new husband, art historian Jonathan Argyll, checks out another painting, one that may also be tied to a crime. The Immaculate Deception is the 7th--and apparently last--book in an "outstanding series" (Booklist). First Chapter __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5484 (20100927) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com