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Lockdown: A Novel of Suspense

LAURIE R KING · Bantam
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A community comes together when threatened by someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate, tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries. Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given...
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The Square of Revenge: An Inspector Van In Novel

Pieter Aspe · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Print book

An ancient family name hides sinister secrets of love and betrayal riches and revenge in the heart-pounding English-language debut by Pieter Aspe The beautiful medieval architecture of Bruges belies the dark longings of her residents When the wealthy and powerful Ludovic Degroofxs jewelry...
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Curried Away: A Spice Shop Mystery

Gail Oust · Minotaur Books
Pages: 295
Format: Print book

Piper Prescott, proprietor of Spice It Up!, has persuaded Doug Winters, the mild-mannered vet she's been dating, to demonstrate Indian cuisine at her shop. But before Doug's presentation of classic chicken curry is completed, Ned Feeney, local handyman, bursts in with news of a murder.Sandy...
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One Foot in Eden: A Novel

Ron Rash · Picador
Pages: 214
Format: Paperback

Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. Simply, almost elementally told through the voices of the sheriff,...
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The Retribution

Val McDermid · Atlantic Monthly Press; First American Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Clinical psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan struggle to recapture celebrity sociopath Jack Vance, who has broken out of prison with the intention of exacting violent revenge.
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Footprints in the Sand

Mary Jane Clark · WilliamMr; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

It's the dead of winter and struggling actress and wedding-cake decorator Piper Donovan is thrilled to be in warm and romantic Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the powdery white beaches, soothing seas, and golden sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. She and her family are there to celebrate...
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Student Body

SUSAN ROGERS COOPER · Severn House Publishers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Could Graham Pugh really be involved in a murder? E.J. Pugh finds herself back at her old university stomping ground, determined to prove her son is no killer . . . Graham Pugh should be having a ball as a first-year student at the University of Texas in Austin. Unfortunately for him,...
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Half-Price Homicide: A Dead-End Job Mystery

Elaine Viets · NAL Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

The national bestselling author presents a high society murder mystery... At Snapdragon, a high-end designer consignment shop, Helen is at the beck and call of snobby- yet frugal-customers. That alone is a deadly combination, especially with Chrissy, a drool-worthy fashionista who walks...
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Murder in an English Village

JESSICA ELLICOTT · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

As friends, the boisterous and brash American Beryl couldn't be less alike than the prim and proper British Edwina. But as sleuths in an England recovering from the Great War, they're the perfect match . . .1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl...
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The Persian Always Meows Twice

EILEEN WATKINS · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Cat lovers are thrilled to welcome an expert groomer to the picturesque town of Chadwick. But scratch below the surface, and unmasking a killer becomes a game of cat and mouse . . .Professional cat grooming isn't all fluff - when the fur starts flying, Cassie McGlone, owner of Cassie's...
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Judge & Jury

James Patterson · Little
Pages: 421
Format: Print book

Andie DeGrasse, an aspiring actress and single mom, is not your typical juror. Hoping to get dismissed from the pool, she tells the judge that most of her legal knowledge comes from a bit part curling around a stripper's pole in The Sopranos. But she still ends up as juror #11 in a landmark...
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Triple Cross

Mark T Sullivan · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Book

"TRIPLE CROSS is a smart, prescient thriller that makes one wonder why the bottom really dropped out of the stock market. The story snaps and twists like a cracking whip, you can't help but root for Mickey Hennessey and his kids, and I defy you to guess the ending. Mark T. Sullivan...
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