IN THE SHADOW OF THE SHIELD (LAROCHE, CAROLYN)
When a police officer falls, justice must be served. Donnie Massey was an honest, skilled police officer. That's probably what got him killed. When his wife Diana watches him die in front of her, the worst part is going to be telling their son, Jackson. After a year of mourning, Diana decides it's time to move on with their lives. The first step to getting closure is to visit Donnie's grave. But when she gets there, she's not alone... Good cops are rare. Carter Ryan is one of them. Mentored by Donnie, Carter is at the grave when his widow shows up. It may not be the best timing, but he needs her help. Carter admits the fallen shield may not have died in the line of duty, but was likely murdered while involved in a secret investigation with deep criminal ties. Diana agrees to aid in unveiling the truth. Donnie deserves that much. The definition of insanity... As the two work side by side, a new and delicate romance begins to bloom. But would falling for another cop be the worst mistake of Diana's life, or the best decision she's ever made? When the investigation leads them to an underground meth r
HELSINKI HOMICIDE (SIPILA, JARKKO;KITCHENS, KATRIINA)
Watching his townhouse burn up in flames, Detective Lieutenant Kari Takam?ki recalls an old saying: the most dangerous are those who plot their revenge in silence. As the game gets tougher for both the authorities and the criminals, Takam?ki and his team are put on the defensive... But how does a Finnish gangster living in Bangkok and a raped woman in Helsinki fit into the picture? Helsinki Homicide: Behind Closed Doors is Jarkko Sipila's 12th Helsinki Homicide novel and the sixth which has been translated into English. It discusses the police's frustration with the Finnish criminal justice system as well as taking the law into your own hands. Jarkko Sipila, a journalist and author, has reported on crime in Finland for more than 20 years and has written 19 novels. Through realistic characters and story lines, Sipila explores current issues surrounding life in modern Finland. Sipila earned Finland's Best Crime Novel Award in 2009 for his novel Against the Wall.
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE (BERNETT, DANIELLA)
Buried secrets can kill?The seaside resort of Torquay, along the English Riviera in Devon, is the perfect place for a restful holiday. That?s what journalist Emmeline Kirby desperately needs after her harrowing escapes from spies and others with nefarious intentions back in London. She also needs distance to sort out her conflicted feelings for jewel thief Gregory Longdon, who once stole her heart. But who should turn up out of the blue? The ever-charming, devastatingly handsome Gregory. That?s when secrets from his past?and murder?shatter the serenity of this picturesque haven.?
EIGHT MYSTERY WRITERS YOU SHOULD BE READING NOW (GUILLEBEAU, MICHAEL;VARIOUS)
It?s easy to find a book; it?s hard to find the book, that new author who sets your life on fire. That?s why we put this collection together. This book gives you an easy way to sample a group of eight up-and-coming mystery writers who you may not have heard of, but who critics and award committees have noticed. We?ve assembled eight very different styles to let you sample a wide array of stories and find new voices you might have trouble finding on your own. We have hard-boiled detectives, and we have crime-solving animals. We have deeply flawed characters, and we have cute youngsters. We have damaged women, kick-ass women, noble women and mean women, sometimes in the same character. We have tough guys in spades, and we have funny in spades. Each writer contributed a story, a sample chapter from a book, and an interview. Because of our variety, there?s sure to be something here you?ll love, and maybe love for life. So come on in for a taste. Here?s our menu:? Lisa Alber ? Mystery with a smattering of psychological suspense and tons of atmosphere. Beautifully written, complex stories set in the Irish cou
HEAVY HOUR (BROWN, PATRICK)
From the author of the suspense thriller, VARIED TRAITS, comes the sequel, HEAVY HOUR!? ? Four teenagers form a bond during a hot Atlanta summer. Ten years later, a tragic event takes place during a swanky Midtown wedding reception. When the police come up empty in the search for a vicious killer, Salem Reid is summoned to investigate by a stripper whom he has recently saved from a murderous group of thugs. Reid can?t say no to a friend in need, so he puts his business on hold while he plunges into the case.? ? As Reid looks into the victim?s past, the motivation for the brutal murder and the identity of the predator are slowly revealed. But the killer remains elusive. As the story unfolds, a cast of characters emerges?from a beautiful young widow to a bevy of streetwalkers, from young professionals to a mentally challenged boy?all who assist Salem Reid in his search for the killer.? ? HEAVY HOUR leads us on a journey into an urban underworld of prostitution, pornography, and sexual deviance that author Patrick Brown describes in graphic detail. Following up from the prequel, VARIED TRAITS, we are rocketed i
MAMMON (AMAEZE, JOSEPH)
When Sergeant Roger Downey, a Road Traffic Police Officer, sets off in high speed pursuit of what appears to be a stolen Bentley, he has no idea how that single, routine event is going to turn his world upside down and thrust him into a whirlpool of psychological trauma. A witnessed suicide reactivates a suppressed memory and becomes the catalyst for a quest to identify and engage the powerful forces at work in his fragmented subconscious experience. An unofficial investigation into an attempted suicide leads Downey to a na?ve young man named Paul Munnelly whose own experience makes him an unlikely ally in a shared agenda to expose the spiritual forces that inhabit every "get rich quick" ambition. Munnelly had been enticed into the ranks of a discrete exclusive community populated by wealthy and influential people - a community of ruthless hustlers where there are, no permanent friends, only permanent interests, and where human life is a disposable commodity. Through Munnelly's eyes the outer layers of secrecy are unravelled to reveal an agenda hiding in plain sight backed by societal respectability and pro
THE MT. ABRAMS MYSTERIES VOLUME TWO (ERNST, DEE)
A Deadly New YearEllie Rocca and her boyfriend, Detective Sam Kinali are off to a cozy inn with Sam?s friends. He?s planned the perfect get-away?a murder mystery weekend. But romance takes a back seat when a real body turns up to spoil the fun.?A Malicious MidwinterA surprise blizzard traps Ellie Rocca with unexpected guests, including an alcoholic author and her cowering assistant. As the storm worsens, secrets start spilling out, and an uncomfortable situation becomes murder.?A Fatal April ShowerEllie has planned a grand party for her mother?s 75th birthday. Too bad the party is spoiled when a guest turns up dead. Enza Biondi, the party planner, thinks she can sniff out the killer. Ellie has sworn off snooping, but will Enza draw her back into murder?
LA ISLA SIN SOL (RAMÍREZ GONZÁLEZ, PEDRO)
THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY (HAYNES, ANNIE)
?He had his tea as usual; when I knocked at the door with the tray (he always had afternoon tea), I found him?like this.? Dr Roger Lavington is dreading his debut performance with the village amateur dramatic society. But real-world drama takes over when Lavington?s neighbour, a reclusive artist, is found murdered in his own sitting room. Also found on the scene are a lady?s glove, a diamond ring, and a mysterious young woman who begs Lavington for his protection. Her safety will depend on her ability to take a role in the forthcoming village play?but is Lavington sheltering a wronged woman or a clever murderess? The Bungalow Mystery (1923) was the first of Annie Haynes?s golden age crime novels, and announced a major talent. This new edition, the first in over eighty years, features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. ?The ingredients in this story are skilfully mixed.? Times ?Contrived and worked out with considerable craftsmanship?drawn with sympathy and power.??Sunday Times ?Contains many cunning devices.? Outlook ?The mystery is a real mystery.? Guardian ?Plenty of mystery an
THE SECRET OF GREYLANDS (HAYNES, ANNIE)
?There?s no dirty trick he wouldn?t play?it?s my belief that he wouldn?t even stop at murder!? Her husband unmasked as a scoundrel, Lady Cynthia Letchingham seeks refuge at her cousin Hannah?s north-country home Greylands. But on Cynthia?s arrival, she finds Hannah an invalid, having recently suffered a mysterious paralysis; the house is devoid of servants, and Hannah?s husband, charming and sinister by turns, keeps watch over everything and everyone. Only the presence of charming Sybil Hammond and a darkly handsome neighbour relieve the atmosphere for Cynthia ? but then a dark red stain appears mysteriously on the sleeve of her coat? What has really happened to Hannah, and the other entangled mysteries along the way, make The Secret of Greylands (1924) an absorbing golden age crime novel matching Wilkie Collins? high Victorian gothic to the agility of early jazz age fiction. This new edition, the first in over eighty years, features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. ?Not only a crime story of merit, but also a novel which will interest readers to whom mystery for its own sake has l
TEN STAR CLUES (PUNSHON, E.R.)
?I?ll have breakfast ready before you?re dressed,? Olive said, her mind full of bacon and eggs, tea, toast. ?Can?t stop,? Bobby told her. ?I?ve to be at Castle Wych at once.? ?What?s happened there?? ?Murder,? Bobby answered as he made for the door. Bobby Owen has left London and is now a policeman in the bucolic county of Wychshire. The local community is stunned when a missing heir returns to Castle Wych, determined to claim his inheritance. But following the ensuing dispute over his identity, Castle Wych plays host to murder. There are ten ?star clues? investigated by the resourceful Bobby, with help from his wife Olive, in this delightful and classic example of the golden age mystery novel. Ten Star Clues, originally published in 1941, is the fifteenth novel in the Bobby Owen mystery series. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. ?Mr E.R. Punshon is one of the most entertaining and readable of our sensational novelists because his characters really live and are not merely pegs from which a mystery depends.? Punch
CHOKECHERRY CANYON (ATTEBERY, MIKE)
When a disgraced businessman is nearly decapitated in a seedy restaurant, the blood trail leads reporter Luke Murphy to a series of dark secrets, concealed for decades in the New Mexico desert. ?Luke Murphy returned to Farmington, New Mexico to care for his ailing father, but a year later, his old man is dead, and Luke has stuck around. Working for the local newspaper, he's quickly learning that reporting the news in his old hometown often means reading between the lines of what people are willing to share with him on the record and off. But there's nothing like a murder to get people talking...?While covering a crime scene on the outskirts of town, Luke unwittingly stumbles onto a story forty years in the making. Whispered secrets suggest a cover-up spearheaded by the town's former mayor, a conspiracy involving a hometown hero, and a growing scandal known to just a handful of people - including Luke's late father. The farther Luke drills down, the harder the town's power-players fight to conceal the truth. It's a story as old as print, a tale of politics, greed, and murder, simmering under the hot sun in th
SACRAMENTUM (GUTIÉRREZ MENÉNDEZ, CARLOS)
NAVIDADES SUICIDAS (LLABRÉS, DANI / MARTÍ, MAX)
Alguien camina angustiado por el largo pasillo de una casa. Su familia le espera para comer. Es el día de Navidad. Entra en el salón y se tira por la ventana. A partir de ahí la narración retrocede veinticuatro horas para dar a conocer a los protagonistas de esta historia. Gabriel, un saxofonista recién salido de un manicomio. Don Jesús, un viejo anarquista con debilidad por las bombas caseras. José, un director de banco que lleva meses ocultando su despido. Y María, una jugadora de póquer que debe una importante suma de dinero a un mafioso de la Europa del Este. Navidades suicidas es un cruce de caminos repleto de humor, giros inesperados y situaciones extremas que llevarán a sus cuatro perdedores hasta una ventana abierta al vacío en plena comida de Navidad.
EL MAÑANA SIN MÍ (BAYO, EMILI)
Abel Caramunt presiente que su final esta cerca y no quiere desaprovechar sus últimas fuerzas. Pero no resulta sencillo si la enfermedad aprieta cada día con más rabia y sabes que las vidas de algunas personas dependen de tu voluntad de seguir hasta el final: un bestiario medieval falsificado, el caso de la muerta más bella, la joven que lucha por un futuro lejos de papá, el pintor de talento maldito por una historia de amor... El sargento Claramunt no quiere despedirse sin dejar resueltos los misterios que sus últimos días le proponen. Pero debe darse prisa. Mucha prisa.