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Issue #241 FebRuary 2006

“where a good crimecan be had by all”

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TTHHEE SSMMEELLLL OOFF TTHHEE NNIIGGHHTT ((TTPP 222299PPPP 2277..0000))This is the sixth in this excellent mystery series. Half the retirees in Vigata have invested their savings with Emanuele

Gargano, but now the financial wizard has disappeared, along with their money. Has he flown the coop or, this being

Sicily, did he run afoul of the Mafia? This ingenious new novel in Camilleri’s internationally bestselling series finds the

earthy and urbane Inspector Montalbano investigating a labyrinthine financial scam, but at a serious disadvantage. A

hostile superior has shut him out of the case, he’s on the outer with his lover, Livia, and his cherished Sicily is turning

so ruthless and vulgar that he wonders if any part of it is worth saving. Drenched with atmosphere and crackling with

wit, this is Camilleri at his most addictive.

Donna Leon said of this series, “The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humour,

and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily”, while USA Today opined, “Camilleri’s mysteries offer quirky

characters, crisp dialogue, bright storytelling and Salvo Montalbano, one of the most engaging protagonists in detective

fiction.”

The earlier books in the series, which should not be missed, are: 1. The Shape of Water, 2. The Terracotta Dog, 3.

The Snack Thief (all Pb 19.95), 4. The Voice of the Violin (Tp 27.00) and 5. Excursion to Tindari (Tp 27.00).

Lyn ABERCROMBIE

The Body Box384pp Pb 16.95

He calls it the Body Box. It’s aspace too small for his victims tosit up or lie down. But it’s theperfect place to keep them for his games -the perfect place to watch them whilethey die. It’s a case that has been ‘cold’ fora reason - someone wants it to stay closed.And two cops will risk everything - theirjobs, their reputations, even their lives - touncover the truth, no matter what it takes.(American) Jake ARNOTT

The Long Firm Trilogy889pp Tp 39.95

The Long Firm, He Kills Coppers,truecrime. Harry Starks’ barbarity andélan stand out, even among the firms (ormobs) of London’s underworld in the 60s,where he is a major hoodlum and gayimpresario. (English)

Colin BATEMAN

Murphy’s Revenge375pp Pb 19.95

If you found theperson who brutallymurdered a lovedone, what wouldyou do? Forgive andforget? Or take thelaw into your ownhands? DetectiveMartin Murphy isthe law and he’sback with av e n g e a n c e . . .Someone has started killing the killers -who just happen to have been under thesurveillance of Confront, a support groupfor relatives of murder victims whobelieve that therapy comes through‘empowerment’. Suspecting this group ofrevenge killings, Murphy goesundercover and joins them. Now he mustbring the killers’ killer to justice. The onlyproblem is: he’s starting to think thatwhoever is doing the killing may have apoint. After all, revenge is sweet...isn’t it?(Irish) Giles BLUNT

Black Fly Season486pp Pb 19.95

When a beautiful young woman stumblesinto a rough Algonquin Bay taverncovered in black fly bites and with bits ofleaves stuck in her curly red hair, thebartender thinks she is either high orstupid, since nobody in Algonquin Baygoes out unprotected in black fly season.It takes a full examination to discover thatthe woman’s behaviour is not due todrugs or diminished mental capacity, butrather a bullet in her brain… (Canadian) Lilian Jackson BRAUN

The Cat Who Went Bananas304pp Pb 18.95

#27. The merryatmosphere in Pickaxis dampened by thedeath of an out-of-town actor and thetheft of a rare book.Qwill finds himselfdistracted from theevents by his finickypal Koko, who hasbeen acting morefishy than feline. HasKoko gone bananasor is he trying to let the cat out of the bagto solve the dual mysteries? (American) Shane BRIANT

Graphic 274pp Tp 29.95Set in the Sydney underworld

against a backdrop of a crime warbetween rival mobsters, Kings Cross hardman Tim Brierly is pitted againstCabramatta’s Vietnamese crime identityMr Chin. (Australian)

Simon BRETT (ed)

The Detection Collection208pp Tp 29.95

A stunning collection of brand newBritish crime stories by bestsellingauthors, published to celebrate 75 years ofThe Detection Club. (British) Marshal BROWNE

Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn287pp Tp 32.95

Tokyo Detective Aoki is devastated wheninfluence and power undermine a majorinvestigation. Unwilling to let go, he issent on vacation to a remote mountainretreat. His stay quickly becomes ahotbed of suspense as he realises that allthe guests are harbouring secrets. Asudden snowstorm traps everyone just ashe begins to piece together each guest’sconnection to an unsolved disappearanceyears prior. The retreat becomes a mazeof stone walls, a geisha’s seduction andbloody murders in the night. Aoki soonbegins to understand that the unsolveddisappearance and his earlierinvestigation are both part of a largerscheme. (Australian) D W BUFFA

The Evangeline 296pp Tp 29.95Blending the dramatic intensity

and action of a shipwreck with acompelling courtroom drama, this is agripping tale of a moral dilemma none ofus would ever want to face. (American) Alafair BURKE

Missing Justice 421pp Pb 19.95Deputy DA Samantha Kincaid is

back to work after an attempt on her lifeand a promotion into the Major CrimesUnit. When the husband of Portlandjudge Clarissa Easterbrook reports hermissing, and Samantha is called out onthe case, she assumes her only job is tomake the district attorney look good untilthe judge reappears none the worse. Butwhen the police discover evidence of foulplay, Samantha finds herself unearthingsecrets that Clarissa had wanted to stayhidden. She also discovers lingeringpersonal tolls of a decades-old crime andcorruption at the highest levels of power.Her quest for justice may cost her morethan just her job... (American) John CASE

The Murder Artist 504pp Pb 19.95As a TV news correspondent, Alex

Callahan has travelled to some of themost dangerous corners of the globe,covering famine, plague and war. He hasseen more than his share of blood anddeath, and knows what it means to beafraid. But what he’s never known is theterror that grabs him when, on a tranquilsummer afternoon, he ceases to be simplyan observer of the dark side and becomesenmeshed in it. (American)

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Lincoln CHILD

Death Match 368pp Pb 21.95Lewis and

Lindsay Thorpe werethe perfect couple:young, attractive andideally matched. Butthis veil of perfectionmasks manyblemishes. Whenthey are found deadin their tastefulFlagstaff home, aftera double suicide,alarms go off in the towering Manhattanoffices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whosespectacular success and legendarysecrecy has inspired awe around theworld. The Thorpes, few people knew,were more than the quintessential happycouple – they were Eden’s first perfectmatch. (American) Agatha CHRISTIE

Agatha Christie: Murders to Die For

1,160pp Tp 29.95Contains: The Murder of RogerAckroyd, The Murder at the Vicarage,The Murder on the Links, Murder isEasy, Murder in Mesopotamia, SleepingMurder and Murder on the OrientExpress. (English) Harlan COBEN

Three Great Novels816pp Tp 29.95

Contains: Back Spin, One False Moveand No Second Chance. Unbeatablewriting and unbeatable value.(American) Barbara COLLEY

Wiped Out 256pp Pb 16.95A Charlotte

Larue Mystery.Running Maid for aDay keeps CharlotteLa Rue plenty busy.But her latest jobinvolves more thandusting andmopping. She’s gotto contend with afeuding gardeningclub, and thingscertainly aren’t coming up roses…(American) Max Allen COLLINS

CSI: Killing Game288pp Pb 14.95

Another complex case tests all the skilland experience of the unsung heroes ofthe Las Vegas police force: the CSI team.Veteran Gil Grissom and his colleagueson the Criminalistics Bureau’s graveyardshift combine cutting-edge science withold-fashioned savvy as they work tountangle the evidence behind the yellowpolice tape. (American)

Jodi COMPTON

Sympathy Between Humans384pp Pb 10.00

On the streets of Minneapolis, Sarah hasworked everything from vice to missingpersons. But six months after the death ofa small-town criminal in Minnesota, sheis still protecting the identity of a killer.And now a zealous DA’s investigator hascome to town, determined to make anarrest. With her ex-partner half a worldaway and her husband in prison, onlySarah remains to face the consequences ofthe past. Surrounded by colleagues whoknow her to be the suspect in a murder,she keeps her demons at bay by involvingherself in the troubles of strangers.Available for a limited time at this specialprice. (American) John CONNOLLY

The Black Angel624pp Pb 19.95

Charlie Parker #5. Ayoung woman goesmissing from thestreets of New York.Those who havetaken her thinknobody cares abouther and no one willlook for her. They’rewrong. She is‘blood’ to the killerLouis, the man whostands at the right hand of privatedetective Charlie Parker, and Louis willtear apart anyone who stands in the wayof his attempts to find her. (Irish) Beverly CONNOR

Dead Secret 389pp Pb 18.95When forensic anthropologist

Diane Fallon discovers a trio of decades-old skeletons, she also unearths the key toa mystery that reaches back 70 years in alegacy of love, greed, and murder - andan unearthed family secret that still holdsthe power to kill. (American) John CONNOR

The Playroom 352pp Pb 18.95On her 13th birthday, the

daughter of a Bradford judge iskidnapped. Knowing that the first 24hours are crucial to her safety, a massiveinvestigation is set in motion underDetective Chief Superintendent JohnMunro. (English) Michael CRICHTON

State of Fear 717pp Pb 19.95In Paris, a physicist dies after

performing a laboratory experiment for abeautiful visitor. In the jungles ofMalaysia, a mysterious buyer purchasesdeadly technology. In Vancouver, a smallresearch submarine is leased for use inthe waters off New Guinea. And inTokyo, an intelligence agent tries tounderstand what it all means. (American)

Sandy CURTIS

Dangerous Deception368pp Pb 19.95

Driving alone on a rainy Melbournenight, Professor John Raymond suffers astroke and is involved in a fatal accident.A week later, brilliant young scientistBreeanna Montgomery arrives homefrom work and is attacked by a black-cladstranger, disappearing without a trace.Then dive-boat operator Rogan McKayawakens at midnight with terrible paintearing through his body. When herealises his identical twin Liam ismissing, he flies to Melbourne to searchfor him. He discovers that Liam, a privateinvestigator, had been hired to locateBreeanna. When Rogan finds Breeannaand confronts her, a shocking chain ofevents unfolds as he learns her darkfamily secrets. But nothing he comes toknow about the woman he is falling inlove with will be as astounding as thetruth about the project that ProfessorRaymond was trying to hide...(Australian) Barbara DELINSKY

Twilight Whispers403pp Pb 16.95

Katia Morrell grew up amid wealth,sharing the idyllic childhood enjoyed byAmerica’s aristocracy without ever reallybeing one of them. The daughter of thehousekeeper to the powerful Warrenfamily, she never truly belonged. Nowshe is back at the Warren mansion,hoping to see the man she has alwaysloved, Jordan Whyte, heir to the Whytefortune. The occasion is the mysteriousdeaths of Jordan’s brother and hisbrother’s wife. (American) Michael DiMERCURIO

Vertical Dive 425pp Pb 18.95During NATO exercises, the French

navy unveils a nuclear submarine soadvanced that it can elude any radarsystem in the water. But France’smaritime marvel becomes its own worstenemy when a band of Algerian terroristshijack the boat and threaten to wipe Parisoff the face of the earth before turningtheir missiles against America andRussia. (American) Jack DuBRUL

Vulcan’s Forge 372pp Pb 18.95A nuclear bomb strikes at the fiery

heart of Earth and, spewing molten lava,a volcano rises with unnatural speedfrom the ocean floor. It continues in hotspots around the globe - Hawaii,Washington DC and the Far East.Geologist Philip Mercer is the first tounravel the secrets of Vulcan’s Forge.Debut novel. (American)

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Raymond DUNCAN

Patriot Trap 374pp Pb 16.95Professor Neal

McGrath finds himselfin the middle of ani n t e r n a t i o n a lconspiracy involvingCuba’s top-secretintelligence agencyand two governmentswhen a former CIAcolleague asks him tocontact ElenaRodriguez, a dangerous woman from hispast. Debut novel. (American) Marjorie ECCLES

The Shape of Sand332pp Pb 22.95

Life at Charnley was blessed, or at leastso it seemed to the Jardine children. Butone night their dreams of a propitiousfuture suddenly come crashing downwhen a family scandal catapults theminto the headlines. (English) James ELLROY

Destination Morgue!400pp Pb 24.95

Dig. The Demon Dog gets down with anew book of scenes from America’scapital of kink: Los Angeles. 14 pieces,some fiction, some not, all true enough tobe admissible as state’s evidence, and halfof it in print for the first time. Every oneof them bears the Ellroy brand ofmayhem, machismo and hollow-noseprose. (American) Howard ENGEL

Memory Book 256pp Tp 29.95A Benny Cooperman Mystery. Left

for dead in a dumpster, privateinvestigator Benny Cooperman becomeshis own client in his most puzzlingmystery yet. (Canadian) Jerrilyn FARMER

The Flaming Luau of Death274pp Pb 16.95

A Madeline CulinaryMystery. MadelineBean has plannedphenomenal partiesfor Hollywoodheavyweights ofevery ego size, butnow she’s cookingup something veryspecial for one of herown - a hip,surprise-destinationbachelorette weekend at a fabulous-doesn’t-do-it-justice resort in Hawaii forcherished employee and bride-to-beHolly Nichols. This hysterical riff on aluau has everything. Tiki lamps. Hulalessons. A dead body washing up on thewarm island tides. Okay, that wasn’t inthe original party plan. (American)

G G FICKLING

This Girl for Hire220pp Pb 29.95

A Honey West Mystery. Honey West is thenerviest, curviest PI in Los Angeles (oranywhere else for that matter). A crossbetween James Bond and The Avengers’Emma Peel, she is a girl detective with thesleuthmanship of Mike Hammer and themeasurements of Marilyn Monroe. This isthe first in a series of darkly funny andinnuendo-laden crime novels originallypublished in the 1950s and 60s. Here,Honey finds herself playing strip pokerwith four murder suspects... (American) Joy FIELDING

Puppet 400pp Pb 22.95What Amanda Travis knows: Her

mother has murdered a man she claimsnever to have met. What Amanda needsto know: Why? New York Timesbestselling author Joy Fielding returnswith a compelling drama that exploreshow a woman’s search for truth in herpresent-day life leads her to discover theshocking reality that is her past.(American) John FRANCOME

Cover Up 320pp Tp 32.95What is the worst way to die? At

the end of a rope driven by your ownshame and despair? Or savaged in thejaws of a black-hearted stallion who hashated you for years? If only the bankruptgambler and the stable girl were alive togive us the answer... (English) Yasmine GALENORN

A Harvest of Bones288pp Pb 16.95

Chintz ’n China Mystery. Emerald O’Brien,tea shop owner and psychic, hasstumbled onto the ruins of a 50-year-oldhouse rife with supernatural bounty,including a ghost and whispering plants.Now it’s up to Em and her friends todelve into the past and lay the secrets ofthe dead to rest. (American) Luiz GARCIA-ROZA

Southwesterly Wind256pp Pb 22.00

Chief of the Copacabana precinctEspinosa is more than happy to interrupthis paperwork when a terrified youngman arrives at the station with a bizarrestory. A psychic has predicted he willcommit a murder and this prediction hasbecome fact in the young man’s mind. Itis a case more appropriate for apsychiatrist or philosopher, but there issomething that attracts Espinosa. As theweather changes and the southwesterlywind - always a sign of dramatic change -starts up, what at first seems likeparanoia becomes brutal reality. Twoviolent murders occur and the only link isthe lonely, clever man who soughtEspinosa out a few days earlier for help.(Brazilian)

Lisa GARDNER

Alone 480pp Pb 19.95Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby

Dodge watches a tense hostage standoffunfold through the scope of his sniperrifle. Just across the street, in wealthyBack Bay, Boston, an armed man hasbarricaded himself with his wife andchild. As the man’s finger tightens on thetrigger of his gun, Dodge has only a splitsecond to react…and forever pay theconsequences. (American) Alison GAYLIN

You Kill Me 304pp Pb 16.95Samantha Leiffer

is trying to get a gripon reality. Her live-inboyfriend, detectiveJohn Krull, isn’tdeeply troubled, he’sjust quiet. Her exisn’t a stalker, he’sjust trying to befriendly. And thenerdy stranger whogives Sam a notewarning her of danger unless she callshim, is just hitting on her - until one-by-one, people vaguely connected to herstart getting killed. Now Sam knowsshe’s not imagining the murderer - andhe’s closer than she thinks. (American)

Elizabeth GEORGE

With No One as Witness644pp Pb 19.95

Inspector Lynley #13. When theMetropolitan Police fail to realise a serialkiller is at work, London ignites over thefact that the killer’s victims are black andmixed race boys. Institutionalisedprejudice is claimed by the community’sactivists and tabloids alike. ActingSuperintendent Thomas Lynley is giventhe case and his Scotland Yard task forceis soon handling more killings and alooming tragedy. (American)

David GIBBINS

Atlantis 640pp Pb 19.95Archaeologist JackHoward is a brave,but cautious, man.When he embarkedon a new search forburied treasure inthe Mediterranean,he knew it was along shot. But whenhe uncovered agolden disc thatspoke of a lostcivilisation more advanced than any inthe ancient world, he started to getexcited. When Jack and his intrepid crewfinally get close to uncovering the secretsof the sea, nothing could prepare themfor what they find... (English)

5Robert GODDARD

Sight Unseen 448pp Pb 19.95One summer’s

day in 1981, a two-year-old girl, TamsinHall, was abductedduring a picnic at thefamous prehistoricsite of Avebury inWiltshire. Her seven-year-old sisterMiranda was knockeddown and killed bythe abductor’s van.Tamsin was never seen again and theHall family fell apart under the strain. Inthe spring of 2004, retired Chief InspectorGeorge Sharp receives a letter signed‘Junius’ reproaching him for botching the1981 investigation. (English) Jane GOODALL

The Visitor 473pp Pb 19.95It is 1974 and Detective Inspector

Briony Williams, with her trademarkdirectness and impatience with smalltalk, has just started a new job with theThames Valley Police in Oxford. Brionyand her team are called out to investigatethe murder of a 17-year-old girl, whosehand is still holding a stone carved withthe ancient cryptic message, “the busiefiend control”. Convinced she hasencountered no ordinary domestic crime,Briony finds herself in a world ofvengeful gods, devilish creatures insearch of prey and curses of the evil eye.A serial killer is roaming the prehistoriclandscape of the White Horse Vale,inspired by local druid folklore about ademonic, supernatural visitor. In hersearch for evidence, Briony needs to steera dangerous course between rationalityand superstition during the autumnequinox, when the spirits are said towander between worlds. (Australian) Ed GORMAN & Martin GREENBERG

The Adventure of the MissingDetective: And 25 of the Year’s

Finest Crime and Mystery Stories!565pp Tp 37.00

In this stunningcollection of theyear’s best genreofferings, armchaird e t e c t i v e s ,suspense addictsand crime solverscan be thrilled inthe unique wayonly mysteryfiction can provide.Writers includeEdward Hoch, Carolyn Wheat, JeffreyDeaver, Stuart Kaminsky, Val McDermid,Laura Lippman, Joyce Carol Oates andMax Allen Collins. (various)

Kerry GREENWOOD

Devil’s Food 288pp Pb 19.95Corinna Chapman #3. If there’s one

thing that Corinna Chapman, bakerextraordinaire and proprietor of theEarthly Delights Bakery, can’t abide, it’speople not eating well, particularly whenthere are delights like her very own, just-baked, freshly buttered sourdough breadto enjoy. So when a strange cult whichdenies the flesh and eats only faminebread turns up, along with a body foundin a park, dead of malnutrition, Corinnais very disturbed indeed. But she hasmore than that to contend with: herhippie mother, Starshine, has turned upout of the blue, hysterical that Sunlight,Corinna’s father, has absconded toMelbourne with all their money and adesire for a new young lover. Thensomeone starts poisoning people withweight loss herbal teas and odd things arehappening at the nearby Cafe Vlad Tepes,which attracts a very strange clientele.Altogether, it’s a delicious recipe formurder, mayhem and mystery.(Australian) Gary GROSSMAN

Executive Actions746pp Pb 18.95

When an assassin takes aim at apresidential candidate during a primarystump speech, the outcome of the electionis irrevocably changed. However, it’s notcandidate Teddy Lodge, an upcomingmedia sweetheart, who is killed, but hiswife. Lodge emerges as the man to beatfor the presidency and the greatest threatto the incumbent, President MorganTaylor. Under a specific directive fromthe President,Special Agent ScottRoarke delves intothe case and beginsto unravel a deadlyplot that hasincubated for morethan 30 years - aplot designed toalter America’sallegiances in theMiddle East.(American) James HALL

Forests of the Night369pp Pb 16.95

Policewoman Charlotte Monroe has anability that borders on psychic - to readpeople’s faces and body language, sizingup their intentions and acting before theydo. It’s a genuine talent that the FBI istrying to teach to its agents. But Charlotteis a natural with God-given skills and theFeds want her in the worst way, maybeeven to the point of blackmail. All it takesis one look for her to recognise the face ofa murderer... (American)

Patricia HALL

False Witness 266pp Pb 22.95A head-teacher is bludgeoned to

death and a volatile black teenager isarrested: as far as DCI Michael Thackerayis concerned, that’s it, case closed. Butwhen his long-term girlfriend, LauraAckroyd, begins looking into theinvestigation for a newspaper article she’sworking on, some disturbing facts cometo light that cause the case against theaccused teenager to quickly crumble.Could there be a sinister reason behindhis speedy arrest? (English) Mandasu HELLER

Charmer 386pp Tp 32.95Maria is an ambitious young graduate

about to embark on a journey around theworld with friends. Her life is a millionmiles from that of her early childhood inManchester - a life she escaped when hermother was murdered. When she gets aletter that says she has inherited aproperty, it changes all her plans. Mariawants to sell as soon as she can, but thenshe meets charming, mysterious Joel, whohas other ideas. When Maria startsdelving into her lover’s secrets, thingsstart turning nasty. (English) Jane Stanton HITCHCOCK

Social Crimes 338pp Pb 24.95When her husband dies, New York

socialite Jo Slater is shocked to learn thathe left his sizable estate to a mysteriousFrench countess. Obsessed withrecovering her place as queen of NewYork, she concocts an audacious schemeof revenge. Can she pull it off?(American) Maxim JAKUBOWSKI

The Best British Mysteries 2005686pp Pb 24.95

This edition includes stories of crime andtreachery and previously unpublishedcases by some of Britain’s favouritesleuths, including Colin Dexter’sInspector Morse, Ian Rankin’s InspectorRebus and John Mortimer’s Rumpole,along with stories by prize-winningwriters. (British) Quintin JARDINE

For the Death of Me384pp Tp 32.95

Oz Blackstone #9. Itis summertime inMonaco and OzBlackstone is sittingon the veranda ofhis opulentmansion - one ofthree homes - idlygazing at RomanA b r a m o v i c h ’ sluxury yacht as itgently cruises intothe harbour. Life doesn’t get much betterthan this. But somebody knows where helives... (Scottish)

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Which Big Giver Stole theChopped Liver?

240pp Pb 16.95As a rabbi’s widow,Ruby has lots to do,including attending areception for herarch-nemesis, EssieSue. When EssieSue’s Texas-shapedchopped liver mouldis swapped for abody on ice, Rubyhas one moreobligation to meet -catching a killer. (American) Stuart KAMINSKY

CSI: NY Dead of Winter288pp Pb 14.95

Detective Mac Taylor is a dedicated anddriven crime-scene investigator whobelieves that everything is connected andeveryone has a story. He and his partner,Detective Stella Bonasera, lead a team ofexperts through the gritty and kineticworld of New York City. These skilledinvestigators, who see New York in aunique light, follow the evidence as theypiece together clues and eliminate doubtto ultimately crack their cases.(American) Stuart KAMINSKY

The Last Dark Place256pp Pb 16.95

Abe Lieberman Mystery #8. Lieberman is aveteran Chicago detective who prefers touse his head and heart more than his gun.He and his Irish partner, Bill Hanrahan,are known on the streets as the Rabbi andthe Priest and their commitment to justiceis sorely tested every day. The extraditionof a mob enforcer goes horribly awrywhen he is gunned down at the airportwhile Lieberman is escorting him. Apolice officer’s wife is raped andLieberman and Hanrahan have to findthe perp before the heartbroken, furiouscop settles the matter himself. Theystruggle with one vital question: which isbetter, to be a just man or an instrumentof the law? (American)

Judith KELLMAN

Where Shadows Fall339pp Pb 18.95

The venerable halls of CromwellUniversity whisper the names of itsalumni, esteemed and powerful menfrom the last few centuries. But lately, theprestigious school has distinguished itselfin another way – 11 of its students haverecently fallen to their deaths at thebottom of a nearby gorge. But whenSarah Spooner learns that her sonnumbers among the dead, she knows itwasn’t suicide. (American) David KENT

The Black Jack Conspiracy374pp Pb 18.95

Department Thirty Mystery #3. DavidKent, the acclaimed author of The MesaConspiracy (Pb 16.95), is back with anexplosive new novel from the files ofDepartment Thirty - a secret governmentagency that erases the identities of top-level criminals in exchange for the kind ofinformation people would kill for.(American) Jayne Ann KRENTZ

Falling Awake 424pp Pb 19.95Isabel Wright spends her days at the

Belvedere Centre for Sleep Researchanalysing the dreams of others. It’ssatisfying, lucrative work, but it can beemotionally draining. Especially whenone of her anonymous subjects, knownonly as Client Number Two, captures herimagination through his compellingdream narratives. (American) Bill KNOX

Children of the Mist189pp Hb 54.95

Detectives Thaneand Moss are sentfrom Glasgow’stough Millsidedivision - with itstenement backstreets - to theunfamiliar cattlecountry ofnortheast Scotlandto investigate acounty inspector’salleged crime.Who had shot the Marquis of Braedale, amagnificent pedigree Aberdeen Angusbull? Everything points to the countyinspector, including his hatred of theMarquis’s owner, a Scottish Home Rulefanatic and leader of the Children of theMist, a group dedicated to that sole aim.But soon Thane begins to wonder - andhe and Moss are plunged into a web ofmurder and intrigue, with each new turnof escalating violence bringing them backto the Marquis’s death. (Scottish)

Dean KOONTZ

Forever Odd 334pp Tp 29.95Odd Thomas, that unlikely hero, once

more stands between us and our worstfears. Odd never asked to communicatewith the dead - they sought him out. Butas he applies his unique talents to the taskof finding a missing person, he discoverssomething worse than a dead body.(American) Dean KOONTZ

Life Expectancy 549pp Pb 19.95With his bestselling blend of nail-

biting intensity, daring artistry andstorytelling magic, Koontz returns withan emotional roller coaster of a tale. Hereis the story of five days in the life of anordinary man born to an extraordinarylegacy - a story that will challenge theway you look at good and evil, life anddeath, and everything in between.(American) Joe R LANSDALE

Sawdust and Sunset336pp Pb 21.95

When Pete Jones,the local constable,is shot dead, hiswidow, Sunset,finds herself in hisjob, investigating aseries of brutalmurders. Most ofthe townsfolk objectto her wearingPete’s gun andbadge, somebecause this is the 1930s and they think awoman’s place is in the home, othersbecause it was Sunset who blew off Pete’shead in the first place. As much a modernwestern as a murder mystery, this bookfeatures a cast of outlandish characters -gun-men, hobos, sheriffs, hookers,migrants and coloured familiesstruggling to make a living under themalevolent eyes of the Ku Klux Klan.Sunset’s investigation leads her and herfriends into a labyrinth of greed,corruption and unspeakable malice.Nothing and no-one are quite what theyseem in Texas. (American) Victoria LAURIE

A Vision of Murder296pp Pb 16.95

Psychic Eye Mystery #3.Professional psychicAbby Cooper hasinvested in a ‘fixer-upper’. But instead ofmaking a killing in realestate, a killing ofanother kind puts herplans awry. The ghostof a murdered womanand some troublesomepoltergeists lead her into a mystery thatstretches all the way back to World WarII. (American)

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter304pp Pb 9.95

Meet Dexter, a politewolf in sheep’sclothing… a monsterwho cringes at thesite of blood… aserial killer whoseone golden rulemakes himimmensely likable: heonly kills bad people.Available for alimited time at thisspecial price. (American) Robert LOPRESTI

Such a Killing Crime259pp Tp 32.95

Greenwich Village, 1963: Hootenanny is aTV hit, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez areyoung fresh faces, and a gifted folk singerhas just been murdered in Joe Talley’sclub, The Riding Beggar. (American) Patricia MACDONALD

The Unforgiven 353pp Pb 16.95Maggie Fraser

has tried to forget.The body of the manshe loved. The bloodseeping into thesnow. Thescandalous murdertrial. The 12agonising years inprison for a crimeshe did not commit.But now she is freeand ready to start a new life. Alone.Unknown. On a quiet island off the coastof New England, she accepts a job withthe local newspaper. And slowly she triesto put the past behind her, opening herheart to the paper’s ruggedly handsomeeditor, Jess Herlie. Then the nightmarebegins again... (American)

Michelle MARTINEZ

Most Wanted 406pp Pb 16.95A betrayed wife and dedicated

mother suddenly forced to raise her six-month-old daughter alone, MelanieVargas is also an ambitious, hardworkingprofessional who has had to claw forrecognition in the federal prosecutor’soffice. While strolling with her baby on asteamy New York night, she stumblesonto the kind of high-profile case thatcould make a career: the burningtownhouse of a wealthy formerprosecutor, whose tortured corpsesmoulders within. Melanie wants thischance - she needs it - and she’ll dowhatever it takes to get it. (American) Claire MATTURRO

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The Gutter and the Grave217pp Pb 16.95

Detective Matt Cordell was once happilymarried, gainfully employed and sober.But that was before he caught his wifecheating on him with one of hisoperatives and took it out on the manwith the butt of a .45. (American) Kasey MICHAELS

High Heels and Homicide277pp Tp 29.95

#4. “Don’t get mewrong - there wasplenty to laugh aboutwhen we first arrivedin Merry OldeEngland to watch oneof my novels beingshot as a majormotion picture. Alexwas delighted withthe location (a 17thcentury manor house), but horrified withthe surfer-dude mimbo playing him. I,personally, found the situationhilarious... then the leading lady startedrubbing up against ‘my’ hero, leaving meno choice but to start a little flirtation ofmy own with the lord of the manor’snephew. It was all very Regency HouseParty until the scriptwriter showed up...dead.” (American)

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Now You See Me 432pp Tp 32.95When Megan Ward

goes missing,suspicion falls on thestalker seen outsideher house. The policewould love it to be sosimple, but the closerthey look, the moremysterious Meganherself becomes. Theyfind no photos, nopassport, no family or friends. Only thecorrupted computer files in her strangelyimpersonal room. Meanwhile, PatrickDoran, owner of Safe Hands Security, isliving his own nightmare. A hacker hasbreached his computer network, wherehe thought he had safely buried his past.Then Megan’s landlady is murdered -and the shadowy Megan re-emerges. Thewoman who doesn’t exist becomes veryreal, very elusive and very dangerous.(English) Tom NEALE

Steel Rain 320pp Pb 19.95Special Agent

Vincent Piper is anFBI Field Officerbased in London,where any crimeinvolving Americansis his business. He isestranged from hiswife and loves hisonly daughterMartha, but she isdrifting away from him. When a terroristbomb goes off in a bookshop in CharingCross Road, Vincent surveys the carnage,then starts to weep. He had arranged tomeet Martha in the bookshop. She dies inhis arms. Vincent vows revenge andrelentlessly pursues all the leads he canfind on active anti-capitalist groups. Butwhat he discovers is even more shockingthan his daughters’ death... (English) Jo NESBO

The Devil’s Star440pp Tp 32.95

Harry Hole #1. It seems the city of Oslohas a serial killer on its hands andDetective Harry Hole is assigned to thecase. Only he’s not happy with hiscolleague Tom Waaler, whom he suspectsof arms smuggling and murder.(Norwegian)

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Compulsion 313pp Tp 32.95Frankie Barnes

had a tormented lifeuntil she found theperfect career to suither obsession withhygiene. As acleaner, she can scrubaway to her heart’scontent in her clients’homes, and get paidand even valued forher pains. But she suffers from othercompulsions too, and the greatest of themall is the compulsion to have. Manychildren covet or even steal other kids’toys, but even as a child, Frankie’syearnings went much deeper... (English) Perri O’SHAUGNESSY

Case of Lies 390pp Tp 32.95Back from a stint in Monterey,

where her love life took a tumble, NinaReilly returns to her South Lake Tahoelaw office. Two years earlier, the wife of anew client had been killed during acasino-district robbery. The police stillhave no suspects. Three studentwitnesses, the robbery victims, lied abouttheir identities and are hiding outsideCalifornia and the reach of the court.Nina tracks down two of the witnesses inEurope in a village not far from the homeof Kurt, her ex-lover and father of herteenage son. As she unravels the events ofthe night of the murder, she exposes thesecrets and lies lurking behind thetragedy. (American) Barry OZEROFF

Sniper Shot 346pp Pb 18.95This is a dramatic, suspense-filled

debut novel about the ongoing andpotentially deadly conflict between BenGeller, primary sniper on the Stratton,Oregon Special Response Team and BobSlater, the team’s secondary sniper.(American) Robert B PARKER

Double Play 288pp Pb 21.95It is 1947, the year

Jackie Robinsonbreaks major-leaguebaseball’s colourbarrier by playing forthe Brooklyn Dodgers- and changes theworld. This is the storyof that season, as toldthrough the eyes of adifficult, brooding andwounded man named Joseph Burke. Aveteran of World War II and a survivor ofGuadalcanal, he is hired by the Dodgersto guard Robinson, a man of tremendousstrength and character who has beensuddenly thrust into the spotlight. Whilehe shadows Robinson, Burke must facesome hard truths of his own. (American)

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Honeymoon 400pp Pb 19.95When FBI agent John O’Hara first

sees her, she seems perfect. She has thelooks. The career. The clothes. The wit.The sophistication. The tantalising sexappeal. The whole package. And men fallin line to court her. So why is the FBI sointerested in Nora Sinclair? Becausemysterious things keep happening to thepeople around her, especially the men.With the irresistible attraction of thegreatest Hitchcock thrillers, this is asizzling, twisting tale of a woman with adeadly appetite and the men who dare tofall for her. (American) Anne PERRY

Angels in the Gloom312pp Tp 32.95

World War One #3. Itis March 1916 andJoseph Reavleystumbles across thewastes of No Man’sLand to rescue acomrade who isbadly wounded. Senthome on sick leave,he finds recoveryslow and hard. Abrilliant young scientist is foundmurdered and it’s clear that someone hasbeen betraying secrets to the enemy.Joseph’s brother Matthew, in the SIS,arrives to investigate, and together thetwo men embark on a search to solve thecrime and find the spy. (English) Scott PHILLIPS

Ice Harvest 240pp Pb 22.00It is Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas,

and snowing steadily. The streets aredeserted, traffic is light and most peoplehave returned home for the start of thefestivities. But family get-togethers arethe last thing on the mind of CharlieArglist and home is the last place heneeds to be. For Charlie has to get out oftown. For good. In nine and a half hours,to be precise. But first there are just a fewthings he has to do… This is arollercoaster ride of double-cross, blackhumour and, very possibly, the last 24hours in Charlie Arglist’s life...(American) Emilie RICHARDS

Blessed is the Busybody262pp Pb 16.95

Meet the unconventional Aggie Sloan-Wilcox, a minister’s wife with her owncalling: helping troubled souls in need ofjustice. When the naked body of amurdered woman turns up on Aggie’sfront porch and suspicion falls on Aggie’shusband, she doesn’t have a prayer ofclearing his name unless she can uncoverthe truth in a town not known forconfessing its sins. (American)

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The Next Ex 377pp Pb 16.95Up until a few

days ago, the onlything Madeline knewabout Maxi was whatshe had read in thetabloids. But she soonlearns a whole lotmore, including thefact that the currentMrs Livingston hasplans to build a nestegg for herself in thestock market. Then Maxi’s ex-wives arekilled off one by one and Madeline findsherself in the middle of a scenario worthyof the most imaginative screenwriter,where she is the prime suspect.(American) Warren REED

Code Cicada 493pp Pb 19.95When Zhang Wendao, trade official

at the Chinese Consulate, accepts aninvitation to have coffee with anAustralian government official, heexpects nothing more than a pleasantchat about their shared passion for kungfu movies. But he discovers his newfriend is much, much more than heseems: an Australian Secret IntelligenceService operative with a grudge, andsome very interesting, very disturbinginformation to impart... (Australian) J D ROBB

Memory in Death320pp Tp 32.95

#22. Eve Dallas is one tough cop. She’sgot no problem dealing with a holidayreveller in a red suit who plunges 37stories and gives new meaning to theterm ‘sidewalk Santa’. But when she getsback to the station and Trudy Lombardshows up, it’s all Eve can do to hold ittogether. She is instantly thrown backinto the past to the days when she was avulnerable, traumatised girl, trapped infoster care with the twisted woman whonow sits in front of her, smiling.(American) David ROBERTS

A Grave Man 262pp Hb 44.95Lord Edward Corinth & Verity

Browne Mystery #6. Verity and LordCorinth are attending a memorial servicein Westminster Abbey for Lord Benyon,killed a few months before when theHindenburg airship burst into flames as itdocked in New Jersey. Also present is thedistinguished archaeologist ProfessorPitt-Messanger and his daughter Maud.As the congregation disperses after theservice, Edward hears Miss Pitt-Messanger cry for help. Her father isslumped in his seat, stabbed to deathwith an ancient Assyrian dagger.(English)

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The More Deceived288pp Pb 21.95

Lord Edward Corinth & Verity BrowneMystery #5. In 1937, Winston Churchill isdismayed to receive unauthorisedinformation on the perilous state ofBritain’s rearmament programme. TheForeign Office brings in Lord EdwardCorinth to investigate the leaks. Fallingrapidly under Churchill’s spell, he issidetracked from the investigation toconcentrate instead on finding themurderer of a Foreign Office official whocould have been one of Churchill’ssources. He soon finds himself trying tountangle a web of deception thatthreatens the security of the state.(English) Nora ROBERTS

Red Lily 384pp Pb 19.95In the Garden Trilogy #3. Three

women learn that the heart of theirhistoric home holds a mystery of yearsgone by. Roberts brings her trilogy to acaptivating conclusion, following BlueDahlia and Black Rose (both Pb 19.95).(American) John SANDFORD

The Hanged Man’s Song321pp Pb 18.95

Kidd Novel #4. Someonehas killed Kidd’s cyber-friend and he isdetermined to solve themystery. In the process,he must deal withassassins, politicians anda coterie of othersuspects. Sandford’s fanswill not be disappointedwith the conclusion, when all the piecesfinally fit together. (American) Maggie SEFTON

Needled to Death248pp Pb 16.95

Knitting Mystery #2. Taking a troop oftourists to Vickie Claymore’s alpaca farmdoesn’t earn knitter Kelly Flynn a warmwelcome. Instead, she finds Vickiesplayed out on her original hand-wovenrug, blood seeping into the design.(American)

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The Majority Rules398pp Pb 18.95

Political connections had secured a seaton the appellate bench for Tim Quinn, butin the court presided over by Chief JudgeHarry Winston, Tim still had to learn TheMajority Rules. (American) Koji SUZUKI

Dark Water 288pp Hb 29.95These seven chilling short stories - all

with a connection to the sea or water -display Suzuki’s talent as a subtleobserver and master of manipulation.(Japanese) Koji SUZUKI

Spiral 192pp Pb 19.95The Ring #3. Pathologist Ando is at

a low point in his life. His small son’sdeath from drowning has resulted in thebreak-up of his marriage and he issuffering from recurrent nightmares.Work is his only escape. His depressingworld of loneliness and regret is shakenup when an old rival from medicalschool, Ryuji Takayama, turns up on hisslab, ready to be dissected. ThroughRyuji’s bizarre demise, Ando learns of aseries of mysterious deaths that seem tohave been caused by a sinister virus.From beyond the grave, Ryuji leads Andoto a suspicious videotape. Could this holdthe answer to the riddle of the strangedeaths? Or is it merely the first clue?When Ando meets Mai, an attractiveformer student of Ryuji, his desire tosolve the puzzle transcends curiosity andbecomes a matter of life or death.(Japanese) Virginia SWIFT

Bye Bye Love 320pp Pb 16.95Wyoming college professor, after-

hours musician and sometimes-sleuth‘Mustang’ Sally Alder never really gotover her youthful infatuation with thelegendary singer Thomas ‘Stone’ Jackson.So how can she resist when the iconappears before her in the flesh and asksSally to keep an eye on his ex-wife,folksinger Nina Cruz? As it turns out, herconcern is more than justified when, soonafter, Cruz is shot dead in the snow-covered forest behind her house.(American)

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Absolute Instinct 377pp Pb 18.95Even an experienced forensic

pathologist like Jessica Coran is shockedwhen she learns that a woman has beenkilled and her spine removed from herbody. Complicating the case is the factthat one man has already been convictedfor a similar crime, years earlier. Is there acopycat killer on the loose? Or does thismean that the man on death row isinnocent? Jessica Coran is his only chancefor freedom and the only person who cancatch the killer. Watch your back, Jessica.(American) Francesca WEISMAN

Nowhere’s Child304pp Pb 19.95

Late one evening in1980 on a desertedLondon street, abeautiful youngwoman is brutallykilled. WhenDetective Smallboneis called to the scene,he learns that thevictim is a model, butotherwise hisinvestigation proves fruitless. The killerleft no clues and no one seems to knowwho the victim really was. But just as thepressure on Smallbone is at its height, thecase takes a surprising twist... Away fromthe crimes of the city, a young autistic boycalled Kit is living alone with his mother.Things are difficult at home: men comeand go, his mother is secretive, they keepmoving house. For Kit, the world isunfriendly and strange. Many years later,he arrives in London, trying to makesense of himself and searching foranswers. His quest leads him to an ageingDetective Smallbone and the 1980 case ofa murdered model... (English) David WHISH-WILSON

The Summons 275pp Pb 23.95Berlin, 1934. Mobius, an unloved and

secretive historian, tries to escape TheSummons from the SS unit of the Nazis tojoin their Witches and Special Projectsresearch unit. He soon learns that, intimes of uncertainty and turmoil, the onlything that can save us from acceding tothe destructive projects of others is tohave the courage to think for ourselves, toremain true to ourselves. (Australian) David WOLSTENCROFT

Contact Zero 388pp Tp 32.95A secret service operation is mortally

compromised and four first-yearprobationary agents are cut adrift in fourcorners of the globe. Desperate for rescue,they must put their faith in Contact Zero,the last chance saloon for agents whothink they are beaten, betrayed andutterly alone. But first they have to find it.(English)

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Wolves Eat Dogs 352pp Pb 19.95Arkady Renko, of Gorky Park fame (Pb 18.95), returns for hismost enigmatic and baffling case: the death of one of Russia’snew billionaires, which leads him to Chernobyl and the Zoneof Exclusion, closed to the world since the nuclear disaster in1986. It is still aglow with radioactivity, now inhabited onlyby the militia, shady scavengers, a few reckless scientists andsome elderly peasants who refuse to relocate. Renko’sjourney to this ghostly netherworld, the crimes he uncoversthere and the secrets they reveal about the New Russia makefor an unforgettable adventure. (American)

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Red Signal 2 CDs and Book 35.00Agatha Christie Reader Vol.6.The fourstories in this volume are read byChristopher Lee, Hugh Fraser, JoanHickson and James Warwick (English)Martina COLE

The Take 4 Cassettes 35.00Jackie Jackson is preparing a party towelcome home her husband Freddie.Everyone is gathered at the party,including her sister Maggie. But after sixyears in prison, Freddie thinks he is theEssex equivalent of the Godfather. Andhe’s going to make sure everyone knowsit. (English)James PATTERSON

Mary, Mary 4 Cassettes 35.00Alex Cross #11. Several high profilemurders in LA have the whole districtpanicking. All of the victims are ‘perfect’mothers, the image of motherhood. Veryrealistic first-person accounts of themurders from someone who calls herselfMary Smith have been arriving at the LATimes. FBI agent Alex Cross is called in tosolve the case. (American)Ellis PETERS

Brother Cadfael Gift Pack9 CDs 49.95

With the author’s eye for a gripping plotand the frailties of human nature, and apeerless performance by Sir Derek Jacobi,this is the perfect audio collection for EllisPeters listeners old and new. The threenovels included are A Rare Benedictine;An Excellent Mystery and BrotherCadfael’s Penance. (English)

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Turkish Gambit 288pp Pb 19.95Erast Fandorin #3. The Russo-Turkish waris at a critical juncture and ErastFandorin, broken-hearted anddisillusioned, has gone to the front in anattempt to forget his sorrows. But hisefforts to steer clear of trouble arethwarted when he comes to the aid ofVarvara Suvorova, a ‘progressive’Russian woman trying to make her wayto the Russian headquarters to join herfiancé. Within days, Varvara’s fiancé hasbeen accused of treason, a Turkish victorylooms on the horizon and there arerumours of a Turkish spy hiding withintheir own camp. Our reluctant gentlemansleuth needs to resurrect all of hisdormant powers of detection if he is tounmask the traitor, help the Russians tovictory and smooth the path of younglove. (Russian)Rhys BOWEN

In Like Flynn 339pp Pb 16.95Molly Murphy Mystery #3. As a typhoidepidemic sweeps across New York City inthe summer of 1902, the latest assignmentof fledgling private investigator MollyMurphy gives her the opportunity toescape to the lush Hudson River Valley.And it comes from an unlikely source -Captain Daniel Sullivan, a policedetective and erstwhile beau of Molly’s.She has vowed to keep him at arm’slength until he can rid himself of hissocialite fiancée, but she can’t pass up thechance to take advantage of his offer of areal detective job. (American)Fiona BUCKLEY

The Siren Queen (#8) 277pp Tp 29.00Happily married and enjoying lifedomestic, Ursula Blanchard has her mindon family matters, not court treachery, asshe begins to plan a betrothal for heryoung daughter Meg. When the powerfulDuke of Norfolk extends an invitation forUrsula and her family to travel to Londonto meet Edmund Dean, a potential suitor,Ursula’s hopes are quickly dashed: thereis something in Dean’s eyes that Ursuladistrusts. Furthermore, she has alsostumbled upon a rapidly accelerating plotclosing in on her dear half-sister, QueenElizabeth I, whom she is sworn to protect.When murder strikes the Duke’shousehold, and a cipheredcorrespondence hints at the return of thedeposed Mary, Queen of Scots, it’s up toUrsula to keep the intrigue under wrapswhile racing to preserve the Queen’s life.Ursula is the essence of iron cloaked invelvet – a heroine to be reckined with.(English)

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A Body in Berkeley Square256pp Pb 18.95

Regency England Mystery #5. When anopulent ball is marred by murder,Captain Lacey’s insufferably uprightformer friend, Colonel Brandon, is theprime suspect. With the man’s fate in hishands, Lacey finally has a chance toavenge the wrongs that Brandon hasdone to him, but at what price?(American)Fergus HUME

Mystery of a Hansom Cab309pp Pb 22.95

The best-selling crime novel of thenineteenth century was not by ArthurConan Doyle, it was The Mystery of aHansom Cab by Fergus Hume. Anovernight sensation when published inMelbourne in 1886, this book was also ahuge hit in Britain and as many as 750,000copies were sold during Hume’s lifetime.Introduced by Simon Caterson, thisedition reproduces the text of the originalAustralian printing. (Australian)Michael JECKS

The Butcher of St Peter’s396pp Pb 19.95

#9. When amerchant in Exeterhears an intruder inhis home one night,his first thought isto conceal hisadulterous lover.But then hewitnesses a sinisterfigure stooping overthe bed of his onlychild, a figure whoseems to almost vanish into thin air. Twoyears on and the identity of the intruderhas become common knowledge: theidiot of the city who lost his own childrenmany years ago and who seems doomedto wander the town searching for them.(English)Deryn LAKE

The Governor’s Ladies288pp Hb 49.95

The year is 1775 and the town of Boston,Massachusetts, is seething with unrest asthe War of Independence is about toerupt. With loyalties and love stretched tothe limit, the lives of Thomas Gage, hisAmerican wife, Margaret, and his youngslave girl, Sara, become inexorablycombined. (English)Anne PERRY

A Christmas Guest 149pp Hb 49.95Mariah Ellison, better known as thevinegar-tongued Grandmama from theCharlotte and Thomas Pitt series, makes astunning appearance in a bracing storyfull of devious delight and certain death.(English)

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A Christmas Visitor 152pp Pb 18.95Henry Rathbone arrives to spendChristmas at the Dreghom family manorhouse near Ullswater. He is greeted by thenews that the master of the house, JudahDreghom, has slipped while crossing astream in the middle of the night anddrowned. Not only this, but AshtonGower, recently released from prison, isslandering Judah’s name, claiming that hisfamily rightfully owns the estate and thatthe forged deeds for which he wasimprisoned were in fact genuine. ToRathbone and the two remainingDreghom brothers, also returning to theLakes for Christmas, Judah’s mysteriousdeath and Gower’s outrageous claimsseem inextricably linked. (English)Barrie ROBERTS

Sherlock Holmes and King’sGoverness 186pp Hb 49.95

From a manuscript believed to be thework of John Watson, MD. A lady calls onHolmes and Watson for their assistancein dealing with strangers who arefollowing her. The mystery deepenswhen Holmes recognises one of them asthe head of Russian Intelligence inLondon. (English) Caroline ROE

Consolation for an Exile320pp Pb 18.95

Chronicles of Isaac of Girona #8. Aspolitical, religious and familial intrigueonce again converge on Girona, dangerand deceit infiltrate two very differentfamilies - and only the blind Isaac canbring the truth to light. (American)

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James Bond: The Man and his World250pp Tp 39.95

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Deadly Mistress: A True Story ofMarriage, Betrayal and Murder

291pp Pb 16.95West Coast doctor Kenneth Stahl woulddo anything to free himself from his wifeCarolyn. Then Adriana Vasco - Kenneth’sformer receptionist and mistress of nineyears - obliged by introducing him to ex-con Dennis Earl Godley. The deal was set.Godley would murder Carolyn for$30,000. On the day after her 44thbirthday, the trusting victim was lured toa lonely stretch of road. But the deadlyrendezvous took a shocking turn. Notonly was Carolyn gunned down, butKenneth was also killed. (American)

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The Heirs of Anthony Boucher: A History of Mystery Fandom

199pp Tp 37.00Following in the footsteps of thosedevoted to science fiction and worksabout Sherlock Holmes, general mysteryfandom emerged in 1967 and has thrivedand become an internationalphenomenon. About one hundred fanmagazines have been published sincethen, and beginning in 1970, a WorldMystery Convention (Bouchercon) hasbeen held in various cities in the USA aswell as Canada and Great Britain.Regional conventions are held in suchlocations as California, Maryland,Arizona, Texas and Oxford, England.This is the first history of mysteryfandom. With anecdotes, personalreminiscences, facts, and pictures, it tellsthe story of these publications andconventions and the fans who producethem. (American)Clifford LINEDECKER & Zach MARTIN

Death Angel 351pp Pb 16.95Gaunt and ghost-like,Charles Cullen was alifelong misfit whoquietly became one of themost prolific serial killersin US history. Over thecourse of 16 years, hewalked the hallways ofhospitals and nursinghomes in New Jersey andPennsylvania, where he worked as anurse, ‘ministering’ to the elderly andother gravely ill patients in critical careunits. The self-appointed grim reaperplayed a cruel game, deciding which of hischarges should die... (American)

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Killer Kids: Shocking True Stories ofChildren Who Murdered their Parents

304pp Pb 16.95Innocent children turned ruthlessmurderers, hate-filled and deeplydisturbed, they kill with cold-bloodedsavagery... (American)Mary MANHEINTrail of Bones: More Cases from theFiles of a Forensic Anthropologist

127pp Hb 54.00A Fellow of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences and an expert on thehuman skeleton, Mary Manhein assistslaw enforcement officials across thecountry in identifying bodies and solvingcriminal cases. In her much anticipatedsequel to The Bone Lady (Hb 59.95),Manhein reveals the everyday realities offorensic anthropology. Going beyond thestereotypes portrayed on television, thisreal life crime scene investigator unveils agritty, exhausting, exacting, alternatelyrewarding and frustrating world whereteamwork supersedes individual heroicsand some cases unfortunately remainunsolved. (American)James McGrath MORRIS

The Rose Man of Sing Sing437pp Tp 35.00

Notorious cityeditor-tyrant ofJoseph Pulitzer’sNew YorkEvening World,Charles E Chapinwas the greatestnewspaperman ina time of greatnewspapers. In1918, at thepinnacle of fame,Chapin, sunk indepression, shot and killed his wife in abungled suicide attempt. After his trial –and one hell of a story for the World’svoracious competitors – he was sentencedto life in Sing Sing Prison. Set in the mostthrilling epoch of American journalism,this story tracks Chapin’s rise fromlegendary street reporter to celebritypowerbroker on media mad New York, ahuman tragedy played out in sensationalstories of tabloids and broadsheets, it isalso a hidden history of New York at itsmost colourful. (American)Glenn PUIT

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Ralph RODRIGUEZ

Brown Gumshoes 183pp Tp 39.95This is an extremely readable scholarl;y study of a subject that had yet to beexplored: Chicano/a detective fiction writing. Rodriguez has done it brilliantly.His deft manoeuvring between close readings that pay attention to nuances ofnarrative technique and larger social and political themes makes for a solidlygrounded study. (American)Ann RULE

Worth More Dead: And Other True Cases 432pp Pb 18.95Ann Rule’s Crime Files #10. Why would a man kill his lover’s husband and thenhis wife, the woman who fought successfully to have him paroled from prison?Why would he risk arrest by kidnapping the child of another woman who adoredhim? Because they were worth more dead. A cold case reopened - and solved -with dogged police work and new evidence. (American)W J WALL

The DNA Detectives 191pp Hb 59.95Written by an expert in the field, The DNA Detectives describes the intricateprocesses which are used in DNA testing to solve crimes and puzzles across theglobe – as well as looking at the fascinating history of the discovery that DNAwas the fundamental building block of all life on this planet. This is a uniqueexploration of the use of this most powerful tool, which can reach back long intothe past and has helped to give forensic scientists and the law courts a new andexciting edge in the fight against crime. (English)

TTHHEE PPEETTEERR FFAALLCCOONNIIOO CCAASSEE......Robin BOWLES

Dead Centre 256pp Pb 24.95The real story behind the headlines of the disappearancein the Australian outback of British tourist Peter Falconio.Bestselling crime author Robyn Bowles covered themystery from day one, not as a journalist, but as aninvestigative writer. She sat through the court committaland spent more than 40 hours interviewing the suspect injail - insider access allowed to no other commentator. Sheinterviewed more than 150 people involved in the case,people she met in all kinds of locations - pubs, cattlestations, universities, windswept beaches, dark coffeelounges, police stations and private homes. In hertrademark inquiring style, she tells the full story of this

puzzling crime and raises key issues of legal justice. (Australian)Richard SHEARS

Bloodstain: The Vanishing of Peter Falconio 224pp Tp 24.95Award-winning journalist Richard Shears, who coveredthis case from the time the story broke to the dramatic trialof Bradley Murdoch, asks the hard questions that everyonewondered themselves. Was the account of that fateful nightprovided by Joanne Lees entirely accurate? If not, whatsecrets was she holding back? And where was Falconio’sbody? The full story of the case that spread a chill amongbackpackers everywhere and launched Australia’s mostintense manhunt in living memory. (Australian)

Sue WILLIAMS

And Then the Darkness: The Disappearance of Peter Falconio and the Trials of Joanne Lees

256pp Pb 29.95Award-winning journalist Sue Williams gives a grippingaccount of Peter Falconio’s disappearance in the Australianoutback, Joanne Lee’s traumatic escape and the trial ofBradley Murdoch. (Australian)