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The Kortelisy Escape

Leonard Rosen · Permanent Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Caught in a Three Strikes law that sends him to prison for life, Nate Larson negotiates with prosecutors for an early release in exchange for testifying against his brother in an upcoming trial. As part of the deal, he demands custody of his fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Grace, who's...
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The Long Shadow: A Novel

Liza Marklund · Atria/Emily Bestler Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book

In this follow-up to Liza Marklund’s “stunningly great” (BookReporter.com) thriller Lifetime, newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon is left to pick up the pieces after a shocking and complex murder case turns her world upside down and leaves her personal life in shambles....
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Phantom Angel: A Mystery

David Handler · Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

A wickedly funny private eye novel set in the dark underbelly of New York City, where the worlds of Broadway and organized crime meetWhen it comes to tracking down teen runaways, there is no private investigator in New York City better than streetwise Benji Golden. But his newest client...
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The Pocket Wife: A Novel

Susan Crawford · William Morrow
Format: Audiobook

A stylish psychological thriller with the compelling intrigue of The Silent Wife and Turn of Mind and the white-knuckle pacing of Before I Go to Sleep - in which a woman suffering from bipolar disorder cannot remember if she murdered her friend.Dana Catrell is shocked when her neighbor...
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The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

David Rosenfelt · Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Large print book

Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter usually tries to avoid taking on new cases at all costs. But this time, he's happy -- eager, even -- to take the case that's just come his way. Andy's long-time friend Martha "Pups" Boyer takes in stray puppies that the local dog rescue...
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Hunting the Saturday Night Strangler

C M WENDELBOE · Midnight Ink
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Retired homicide detective Arn Anderson tracks a coldblooded killer Two innocent victims, strangled to death on consecutive Saturday nights. Even as they see the pattern emerging, retired detective Arn Anderson and TV reporter Ana Maria Villarreal can't convince the Cheyenne police...
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Ashes to Ashes

Margaret Duffy · Severn House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Patrick Gillard's father seeks his help when disturbing claims are made about a recent cremation.Currently on leave, Patrick Gillard is considering whether to carry on his hazardous job as 'adviser' to the National Crime Agency when his father, the local rector, asks for his help....
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The Forbidden Door: A Jane Hawk Novel

Michelle Cliff · Bantam
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

Jane Hawk--rogue FBI agent and the country's #1 fugitive--confronts her worst nightmare when her enemies strike shockingly close to home in the explosive new thriller from Dean Koontz, bestselling author of The Silent Corner.Jane Hawk thinks her precious five-year-old son is hidden safely...
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Girl Last Seen

NINA LAURIN · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart.Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots.I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly...
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Gone Gull: A Meg Langslow Mystery

Donna Andrews · Minotaur Books
Pages: 295
Format: Hardcover

Andrews soars into summer with a crafty new Meg Langslow mystery.Gone Gull brings readers yet another knee-slapping adventure filled with New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews' cast of wacky characters.Meg is spending the summer at the Biscuit Mountain Craft Center, helping her grandmother...
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Ghost Gone Wild

Carolyn Hart · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover

Carolyn Hart's "irresistible cozy sleuth"* is back - good-hearted ghost Bailey Ruth Raeburn just can't say no to an earthly rescue, even when maybe she should ... Bailey Ruth loves to return to earth as an emissary from Heaven's Department of Good Intentions. Problem is, she's...
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Bearskin: A Novel

James A McLaughlin · Ecco
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Bearskin is visceral, raw, and compelling - filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It's a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin's writing...
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A Puzzle to Be Named Later

Parnell Hall · Minotaur Books
Pages: 292
Format: Print book

New York Times Bestselling Author"If sweet-looking, gray-haired Miss Marple cursed, smoked, and carried a gun in her purse, she'd be a ringer for Cora Felton." -- BOOKLIST The Puzzle Lady couldn't be happier. Matt Greystone, the rookie sensation who just signed a huge contract...
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Murder, She Wrote: Close-Up On Murder

Jessica Fletcher · NAL Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

It’s a brand-new episode of the USA Today bestselling series—and Jessica Fletcher is finding out that some people in the movie biz can make you, break you, or just plain kill you…Cabot Cove is about to be invaded—by Hollywood. One of Jessica’s older novels...
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Night Watch

Iris Johansen · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 342
Format: Print book

"A high-stakes, high-powered thriller." -- BOOKLIST Sometimes, what you can't see will kill you ... Kendra is surprised when she is visited by Dr. Charles Waldridge, the researcher who gave her sight through a revolutionary medical procedure developed by England's Night Watch...
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