It's the Garden of Eden. And the weather is absolutely freezing!The discovery of the body of a young man inside the mausoleum of the Civil War veteran who commissioned this bizarre sculpture park makes the blood of Undersheriff Lottie Albright and her husband's Aunt Dorothy run cold. Dorothy Mercer, paying a visit to Western Kansas from Manhattan, may be a bestselling mystery novelist, but she is truly shocked confronting murder firsthand.But the real bone-chiller is yet to come.With snow coming on, Lottie and Dorothy act quickly to preserve the crime scene while awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Sam Adams. Eyes, and boots, on the ground, they measure and photograph underneath the park's bizarre parade of tree-high sculptures. Why would they look up?Reaching Woman stands some forty feet in the air, trapped in stone.
Poisoned Pen Press
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9781464205613
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Hardcover
The Shell House Detectives
By Hall, Emylia
"A cleverly plotted and thoroughly enjoyable book about dark deeds in beautiful places." - Elly GriffithsWelcome to the coastal paradise of Porthpella, where murder lurks among the dunes ... Late one night, a distraught young man knocks on the door of retired and recently widowed Ally Bright's remote home on the Cornish coast. But before she can make sense of his confused words, he's gone - not to be seen again until he's found the next morning at the foot of the nearby cliffs.In an instant, the peace of Ally's beachcombing life is shattered. Feeling responsible for the young man's fate, she wants to help find answers - as does ex-cop Jayden Weston, whom Ally meets at the scene. He shares her certainty that there's more to the story than attempted suicide.
Thomas & Mercer
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9781662505126
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Paperback
Ask the Parrot
By Stark, Richard
Together at last. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, Donald E. Westlake, one of the greats of crime fiction, wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hard-boiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists and a code all his own. With the publication of the last four Parker novels Westlake wrote - Breakout, Nobody Runs Forever, Ask the Parrot, and Dirty Money - the University of Chicago Press pulls the ultimate score: for the first time ever, the entire Parker series will be available from a single publisher. In Ask the Parrot, Parker's back on the run, dodging dogs, cops, and even a helicopter. Forced to work with a small-town recluse and a group of fools at a gun club in rural Massachusetts, Parker focuses on getting the cash and getting out.
University Of Chicago Press
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9780226485652
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Paperback
The Red Ribbon
By Lyle, H. B.
The newly formed secret service bureau is under threat from other competing agencies in the British government. Captain Vernon Kell hasn't caught a spy in months, and an information leak at the heart of the government is threatening to run out of control. Meanwhile, Kell's best street agent, Wiggins, is looking for the man who tried to kill him, revolutionary anarchist Peter the Painter. In the course of Wiggins's search, he comes across an old rival from his youth, Tommy, a Baker Street Irregular gone bad, who is now operating a high-class brothel known as The Embassy, which might have a sordid connection to the leak in the agency. The investigation turns nasty when a woman is found dead, and Wiggins is shanghaied out of town. Finally, with a helping nudge from Sherlock Holmes, all the pieces begin to come together--culminating in one of the most famous and violent confrontations in the history of early-twentieth-century London, the Siege of Sidney Street.
Quercus
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9781635060041
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Hardcover
My Pet Serial Killer
By Seidlinger, Michael J.
"A rowdy menagerie of the unexpected, this book will delight and disturb even the bravest of readers; all preconceptions of what to trust and what to fear are masterfully upended." - Alissa Nutting, author of Tampa"Seidlinger takes the slasher-horror movie, snuff film, found footage, webcam porn, and serial killer docudrama, cuts them all to pieces, pulls out their internal organs, reorganizes them in an 'aesthetically pleasing arrangement,' and shows us a story that is at once hilarious, pathetically sad, and a brilliant social critique. This is one where you'll want to eat the offal." - Jamie Iredell, author of The Book of FreaksDexter meets Secretary in Michael J. Seidlinger's provocative, disturbing literary thriller that reinvents the serial killer genre, exploring the psychology of desire.
Cinestate
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9781946487025
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Paperback
I Saw Him Die
By Wilson, Andrew
From the author of the "fast-paced, pleasingly twisted, and creepy thriller" (Shelf Awareness, starred review) A Talent for Murder and Death in a Desert Land comes another intelligent mystery filled with countless twists and turns following the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, as she investigates a hotel owner's mysterious death.Bestselling novelist and part-time undercover sleuth Agatha Christie is looking forward to a bit of rest and relaxation after solving an intricately planned murder in the middle-eastern ruins of Ur. But shortly after arriving home in London, her longtime friend Agent Davidson pleads with her to help him protect a retired British agent turned hotelier who has been receiving threatening letters. Together they travel to the Dallach Lodge, a beautiful estate on Scotland's picturesque Isle of Skye, where they insert themselves among the hotel's illustrious guests.
Washington Square Press
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9781501197567
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Paperback
Hunting Annabelle
By Heard, Wendy
"Her scream echoes in my memory. I know what happened. Whether anyone believes me or not, I know."Sean Suh is done with killing. After serving three years in a psychiatric prison, he's determined to stay away from temptation. But he can't resist Annabelle - beautiful, confident, incandescent Annabelle - who alone can see past the monster to the man inside. The man he's desperately trying to be.Then Annabelle disappears.Sean is sure she's been kidnapped - he witnessed her being taken firsthand - but the police are convinced that Sean himself is at the center of this crime. And he must admit, his illness has caused him to "lose time" before. What if there's more to what happened than he's able to remember?Though haunted by the fear that it might be better for Annabelle if he never finds her, Sean can't bring himself to let go of her without a fight. To save her, he'll have to do more than confront his own demons ... He'll have to let them loose.A chilling, deeply suspenseful page-turner set in the 1980s, Hunting Annabelle is a stunning debut that will leave you breathless to the very end.
MIRA
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9780778369349
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Paperback
Spring Garden
By Shibasaki, Tomoka
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingDivorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door.First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book 'Spring Garden', the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.
Pushkin Press
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9781782272700
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Paperback
The Hangman's Secret
By Rowland, Laura Joh
From award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland, a story about the darkness that lurks within and the deadly secrets that beg to be revealed.Intrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of friends are back to hunt criminals in the dark, seedy underbelly of Victorian London, but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divined.Photographer Sarah Bain and her friends Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O'Reilly are private detectives with a new gig -- photographing crime scenes for London's Daily World newspaper. The Daily World is the latest business venture of their sole client, Sir Gerald Mariner, a fabulously wealthy and powerful banker. One cold, snowy January morning, Sarah, Hugh, and Mick are summoned to the goriest crime scene they've ever encountered.
Crooked Lane Books
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9781683319023
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Hardcover
The Mountain King
By Motte, Anders De La
This atmospheric and sinister mystery, perfect for fans of the Nordic thrillers of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, follows an overachieving female inspector investigating the darkest side of humanity, from "one of Sweden's most talented crime fiction authors" (Erik Axl Sund, author of The Crow Girl) .. Criminal inspector Leonore Asker seems to have the leading position at Malmo's Major Crime Division within reach. But things go awry when, in the middle of a high-profile kidnapping case, management relegates her to the so-called Department of Lost Souls - the unit for odd, cold cases banished to the basement of the police station. Despite the humiliation, Asker is drawn into one of the more peculiar cases. Someone is placing small ominous figures in town and one of them seems to represent the missing woman from the kidnapping case.
Fractured Families
By Hinger, Charlotte
It's the Garden of Eden. And the weather is absolutely freezing!The discovery of the body of a young man inside the mausoleum of the Civil War veteran who commissioned this bizarre sculpture park makes the blood of Undersheriff Lottie Albright and her husband's Aunt Dorothy run cold. Dorothy Mercer, paying a visit to Western Kansas from Manhattan, may be a bestselling mystery novelist, but she is truly shocked confronting murder firsthand.But the real bone-chiller is yet to come.With snow coming on, Lottie and Dorothy act quickly to preserve the crime scene while awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Sam Adams. Eyes, and boots, on the ground, they measure and photograph underneath the park's bizarre parade of tree-high sculptures. Why would they look up?Reaching Woman stands some forty feet in the air, trapped in stone.
The Shell House Detectives
By Hall, Emylia
"A cleverly plotted and thoroughly enjoyable book about dark deeds in beautiful places." - Elly GriffithsWelcome to the coastal paradise of Porthpella, where murder lurks among the dunes ... Late one night, a distraught young man knocks on the door of retired and recently widowed Ally Bright's remote home on the Cornish coast. But before she can make sense of his confused words, he's gone - not to be seen again until he's found the next morning at the foot of the nearby cliffs.In an instant, the peace of Ally's beachcombing life is shattered. Feeling responsible for the young man's fate, she wants to help find answers - as does ex-cop Jayden Weston, whom Ally meets at the scene. He shares her certainty that there's more to the story than attempted suicide.
Ask the Parrot
By Stark, Richard
Together at last. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, Donald E. Westlake, one of the greats of crime fiction, wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hard-boiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists and a code all his own. With the publication of the last four Parker novels Westlake wrote - Breakout, Nobody Runs Forever, Ask the Parrot, and Dirty Money - the University of Chicago Press pulls the ultimate score: for the first time ever, the entire Parker series will be available from a single publisher. In Ask the Parrot, Parker's back on the run, dodging dogs, cops, and even a helicopter. Forced to work with a small-town recluse and a group of fools at a gun club in rural Massachusetts, Parker focuses on getting the cash and getting out.
The Red Ribbon
By Lyle, H. B.
The newly formed secret service bureau is under threat from other competing agencies in the British government. Captain Vernon Kell hasn't caught a spy in months, and an information leak at the heart of the government is threatening to run out of control. Meanwhile, Kell's best street agent, Wiggins, is looking for the man who tried to kill him, revolutionary anarchist Peter the Painter. In the course of Wiggins's search, he comes across an old rival from his youth, Tommy, a Baker Street Irregular gone bad, who is now operating a high-class brothel known as The Embassy, which might have a sordid connection to the leak in the agency. The investigation turns nasty when a woman is found dead, and Wiggins is shanghaied out of town. Finally, with a helping nudge from Sherlock Holmes, all the pieces begin to come together--culminating in one of the most famous and violent confrontations in the history of early-twentieth-century London, the Siege of Sidney Street.
My Pet Serial Killer
By Seidlinger, Michael J.
"A rowdy menagerie of the unexpected, this book will delight and disturb even the bravest of readers; all preconceptions of what to trust and what to fear are masterfully upended." - Alissa Nutting, author of Tampa"Seidlinger takes the slasher-horror movie, snuff film, found footage, webcam porn, and serial killer docudrama, cuts them all to pieces, pulls out their internal organs, reorganizes them in an 'aesthetically pleasing arrangement,' and shows us a story that is at once hilarious, pathetically sad, and a brilliant social critique. This is one where you'll want to eat the offal." - Jamie Iredell, author of The Book of FreaksDexter meets Secretary in Michael J. Seidlinger's provocative, disturbing literary thriller that reinvents the serial killer genre, exploring the psychology of desire.
I Saw Him Die
By Wilson, Andrew
From the author of the "fast-paced, pleasingly twisted, and creepy thriller" (Shelf Awareness, starred review) A Talent for Murder and Death in a Desert Land comes another intelligent mystery filled with countless twists and turns following the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, as she investigates a hotel owner's mysterious death.Bestselling novelist and part-time undercover sleuth Agatha Christie is looking forward to a bit of rest and relaxation after solving an intricately planned murder in the middle-eastern ruins of Ur. But shortly after arriving home in London, her longtime friend Agent Davidson pleads with her to help him protect a retired British agent turned hotelier who has been receiving threatening letters. Together they travel to the Dallach Lodge, a beautiful estate on Scotland's picturesque Isle of Skye, where they insert themselves among the hotel's illustrious guests.
Hunting Annabelle
By Heard, Wendy
"Her scream echoes in my memory. I know what happened. Whether anyone believes me or not, I know."Sean Suh is done with killing. After serving three years in a psychiatric prison, he's determined to stay away from temptation. But he can't resist Annabelle - beautiful, confident, incandescent Annabelle - who alone can see past the monster to the man inside. The man he's desperately trying to be.Then Annabelle disappears.Sean is sure she's been kidnapped - he witnessed her being taken firsthand - but the police are convinced that Sean himself is at the center of this crime. And he must admit, his illness has caused him to "lose time" before. What if there's more to what happened than he's able to remember?Though haunted by the fear that it might be better for Annabelle if he never finds her, Sean can't bring himself to let go of her without a fight. To save her, he'll have to do more than confront his own demons ... He'll have to let them loose.A chilling, deeply suspenseful page-turner set in the 1980s, Hunting Annabelle is a stunning debut that will leave you breathless to the very end.
Spring Garden
By Shibasaki, Tomoka
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingDivorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the remaining tenants leave. Since the death of his father, Taro keeps to himself, but is soon drawn into an unusual relationship with the woman upstairs, Nishi, as she passes on the strange tale of the sky-blue house next door.First discovered by Nishi in the little-known photo-book 'Spring Garden', the sky-blue house soon becomes a focus for both Nishi and Taro: of what is lost, of what has been destroyed, and of what hope may yet lie in the future for both of them, if only they can seize it.
The Hangman's Secret
By Rowland, Laura Joh
From award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland, a story about the darkness that lurks within and the deadly secrets that beg to be revealed.Intrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of friends are back to hunt criminals in the dark, seedy underbelly of Victorian London, but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divined.Photographer Sarah Bain and her friends Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O'Reilly are private detectives with a new gig -- photographing crime scenes for London's Daily World newspaper. The Daily World is the latest business venture of their sole client, Sir Gerald Mariner, a fabulously wealthy and powerful banker. One cold, snowy January morning, Sarah, Hugh, and Mick are summoned to the goriest crime scene they've ever encountered.
The Mountain King
By Motte, Anders De La
This atmospheric and sinister mystery, perfect for fans of the Nordic thrillers of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, follows an overachieving female inspector investigating the darkest side of humanity, from "one of Sweden's most talented crime fiction authors" (Erik Axl Sund, author of The Crow Girl) .. Criminal inspector Leonore Asker seems to have the leading position at Malmo's Major Crime Division within reach. But things go awry when, in the middle of a high-profile kidnapping case, management relegates her to the so-called Department of Lost Souls - the unit for odd, cold cases banished to the basement of the police station. Despite the humiliation, Asker is drawn into one of the more peculiar cases. Someone is placing small ominous figures in town and one of them seems to represent the missing woman from the kidnapping case.