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-=-Friend of the Devil, by Peter Robinson. William Morrow, HarperCollins, New York, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-06-054437-9.
◊ absorbing and detailed police procedural set in Yorkshire; a series with returning characters ◊ -=-Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death: a Mitchell Tobin Mystery, by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Tucker Coe. International Polygonics Ltd., New York, 2001, reprint of the 1966 novel. With introduction (2000) by Donald E. Westlake. Paperback. ISBN 1-55882-037-x. ◊ spare storytelling in this keeps-you-guessing whodunit ◊ -=-Second Burial for a Black Prince, by Andrew Nugent. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-312-32761-3. ◊ fascinating portrayal of African immigrant life in Dublin; suspenseful police procedural ◊ -=-The Paper Moon, by Andrea Camilleri. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Penguin Books, London, 2008. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-14-311300-3. ◊ clever and intriguing murder mystery featuring the irascible Sardinian, Inspector Montalbano ◊ -=-Vita Nuova, by Magdalen Nabb. Soho Press, New York, 2008. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1-56947-493-8. ◊ police procedural, with attention to the effects on the victims and on the guilty; set in Florence ◊ -=-Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand, by Fred Vargas. Translated from the French by Sian Reynolds. Penguin Books, New York, 2007. Originally published as Sous les Vents de Neptune in 2004. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-14-311216-7. ◊ disguises, intrigue, and computer hacking are integral to the plot of this mystery; commissaire Adamsberg and colleagues travel to Canada and back to Paris ◊ -=-A Walk in the Dark, by Gianrico Carofiglio. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis. Bitter Lemon Press, London, 2006. Published in 2003 as Ad occhi chiusi. Paperback. ISBN 1-904738-17-6. ◊ lawyer Guido Guerrieri takes on a probably unwinnable case involving abuse and stalking ◊ -=-Dear Departed, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. Time Warner Books, Little, Brown Book Group, London, 2004. Paperback. ISBN 0-7515-3428-5. ◊ a possible serial-murder case turns into something quite different for detective Bill Slider ◊ -=-The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith. Pantheon Books, New York, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-375-42273-7. ◊ returning characters resolve minor mysteries in this amiable tale set in Botswana ◊ -=-Back to Bologna, by Michael Dibdin. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, a Division of Random House, New York, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 0-307-27588-4. ◊ a lethal weapon is passed from hand to hand in this challenging case for post-operative detective Aurelio Zen◊ -=-In for the Kill, by John Lutz. Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing, New York, 2007. Paperback. ISBN 0-7860-1843-7. ◊ thriller and police procedural featuring retired detective Frank Quinn ◊ -=-The Hunter: A Detective Takako Otomichi Mystery, by Asa Nonami. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. Kodansha International, Tokyo, New York, London, 2006. Hardcover. Originally published in Japan in 1996. ISBN 978-4-7700-3025-2. ◊ a young female detective goes after a wolf-hybrid to solve this murder mystery set in Tokyo ◊ -=-Have Mercy on Us All, by Fred Vargas. Translated from the French by David Bellos. Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, New York, 2005. Originally published in French in 2001 as Pars vite et reviens tard. ISBN 978-0-7432-8401-1. ◊ this convoluted murder plot considers whether the plague has returned to Paris; features intuitive homicide inspector Adamsberg ◊ -=-Death of a Maid, by M.C. Beaton. Grand Central Publishing, New York, 2007. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-446-61547-1. ◊ Scottish constable Hamish Macbeth investigates the sudden death of a char lady ◊ -=-The Highly Effective Detective: a Teddy Ruzak Novel, by Richard Yancey. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-34752-9. ◊ would-be private investigator Teddy Ruzak takes on a case which appears to be about a hit-and-run targeting geese, but then gets very complicated ◊ -=-The Princess of Burundi, by Kjell Eriksson. Translated from the Swedish by Ebba Segerberg. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-32767-6. ◊ police procedural set in Sweden, where an unemployed welder and expert on tropical fish like the titular Princess of Burundi is found murdered ◊ -=-What's So Funny? by Donald E. Westlake. Grand Central Publishing, New York, 2007. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-446-40115-9. ◊ another colorful caper involving burglar-extraordinaire John Dortmunder and his usual gang ◊ -=-Seeking Whom He May Devour: Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates, by Fred Vargas. English language translation by David Bellos. Simon and Schuster, New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 0-7432-8402-X.< ◊ this unusual mystery story is a veritable potpourri, complete with werewolf, real wolves, sheep, shepherds, foundlings, serial murders, animal murders, love triangle, road trip, police procedural aspects, a subplot featuring a murderous stalker, Afrian folk tales, and red herrings galore ◊ -=-Fat Chance, by Charlie Sheldon. Felony & Mayhem, New York, 2006. Paperback reprint edition of novel first published in 1991. ISBN 1-933397-45-4. ◊ a one-night stand sets off a chain of events which changes the lives of a dozen people before the week is out ◊ The Water's Lovely: a Novel, by Ruth Rendell. Crown, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-307-38136-1. ◊ some characters find happiness and some die, tragically, in this quiet tale about two sisters, their mother and aunt, their lovers, and assorted acquaintances ◊ -=-The Three Evangelists, by Fred Vargas. Translated by Sian Reynolds. Vintage Books, London, 2006. Originally published in French in 1995. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-099-46955-1. ◊ three impecunious historians decide to rent a house next to a retired opera singer, who then proceeds to disappear ◊ -=-Trial by Fire, by D.W. Buffa. G.P. Putnam's sons, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-399-15281-4. ◊ this riveting story with unpredictable outcome features lawyer Joseph Antonelli and the astonishing Julian Sinclair who is accused of murder ◊ -=-Still Life, by Louise Penny. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, 2005. ISBN 0-312-94855-7. ◊ Inspector Gamache of the Quebec Surete is called to a suspicious death in a small village ◊ -=-Rumpole Misbehaves, by John Mortimer. Viking, New York, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-670-01830-7. ◊ a fine outing for the lovable Old Bailey hack◊ -=-Blue Shoes and Happiness, by Alexander McCall Smith. Anchor Books, New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-1-4000-7571-3. ◊ lady detective Precious Ramotswe deals with several non-remunerative private investigations, including one that may involve that new phenomenon, the newspaper advice columnist◊ -=-Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct, by Ed McBain. An Otto Penzler Book, Harcourt, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-15-101216-4. ◊ different two-man teams from the 87th precinct pursue leads and eventually all focus on one guy named Charlie◊ -=-The Reaper, by Peter Lovesey. Soho Press, New York, 2000. Paperback. ISBN 978-1-56947-308-5. ◊ a vicar in an English country village could be a serial killer, or so the whisperers say◊ -=-Mr. Dixon Disappears: A Mobile Library Mystery, by Ian Sansom. Harper, New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-06-082253-8. ◊ funny and lighthearted, with colorful characters◊ -=-Find Me, by Carol O'Connell. Berkley Books, New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-425-21787-0. ◊ unusual police procedural that is part road trip and part quest for lost youth◊ -=-Chinaman's Chance, by Ross Thomas. With Introduction by William Heffernan. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotuar, New York, 2005. First published in 1978. Paperback. ISBN 0-312-33414-1. ◊ everybody has an angle, from the police chief to the local mafia big-wig, from the rich man's wife to the hustler after another big score◊ -=-The Patience of the Spider, by Andrea Camilleri. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Penguin Books, New York, 2007. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-14-311203-7. ◊ Inspector Montalbano, recovering from a gunshot wound, deals with an apparent kidnapping in the course of which a businessman with political ambitions sees his reputation ruined◊ -=-The Hundredth Man, by Jack Kerley. Large Print edition. Thorndike/Windsor-Paragon and Dutton, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-7862-6926-x. ◊ serial killer case featuring headless corpses◊ -=-Plea Bargain: A Novel, by Larry Axelrood. Cumberland House, Nashville TN, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN 1-58182-273-1. ◊ trial lawyer mystery set in Chicago◊ -=-Winter House, by Carol O'Connell. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-399-15211-3. ◊ homicide detective Mallory and assorted sidekicks deal with the return of someone who disappeared from the scene of a mass murder nearly 60 years before◊ -=-Thirty-three Teeth, by Colin Cotterill. Soho Press, New York, 2005. Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-429-x. ◊ septuagenarian and his pals confront mysteries of the spirit and of the mundane with good humor despite the drabness and imposed order of communist rule in the late 1970's◊ -=-The Mission Song, by John Le Carre. Little, Brown and Co., New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-316-01674-8. ◊ the hero is an interpreter, half-British and half-Congolese, who stumbles upon a plot to take over the eastern section of the Congo◊ -=-Chill of Night, by John Lutz. Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 0-7860-1675-3. ◊ police procedural set in New York City◊ -=-Call for the Dead, by John Le Carre. "The First George Smiley Novel." Walker & Co., New York, 2004. Foreword by P.D. James. Hardcover. ISBN 0-8027-1443-9. ◊ the essential spy novel by the British master◊ -=-The Lincoln Lawyer: a Novel, by Michael Connelly. Little, Brown, and Co., New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-316-73493-4. ◊ legal thriller starring a defense lawyer who discovers he has one unexpectedly innocent client and one seriously guilty client, but, initially, it is not clear which one is which◊ -=-The Ottoman Cage: a Novel of Istanbul, by Barbara Nadel. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-33769-8. ◊ a mystery surrounds a dead boy found in a room that had been locked and hidden for years and years◊ -=-Final Justice, A Badge of Honor Novel, by W.E.B. Griffin. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 0-399-14926-0. ◊ hero detective Matt Payne handles everything from dignitary protection, to vehicle accidents, to murder investigations, to promotion in police ranks, to fugitive apprehension with aplomb◊ -=-One shot, a Jack Reacher Novel, by Lee Child. Delacorte Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-385-33668-3. ◊ sniper shooting mystery with a rock-solid case against the killer◊ -=-The Naming of the Dead: an Inspector Rebus Novel, by Ian Rankin. Little, Brown and Co., New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-316-05757-8. ◊ protest marches surrounding a G-8 summit meeting are the setting for this police procedural crime mystery◊ -=-Pieces of My Heart, by Peter Robinson. William Morrow, HarperCollins, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-06-054435-x. ◊ two investigations, one in 1969 and one present day, eventually mesh in this engrossing police procedural◊ -=-How to Cook a Tart, a Novel, by Nina Killham. Bloomsbury, New York, 2002. Paperback. ISBN 1-58234-304-7. ◊ a blend of gourmet cooking fantasy, book publishing gambits, "other-woman" situations, and teenagers behaving like teenagers◊ -=-Killing the Shadows, by Val McDermid. St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-26615-4. -=-Whiskey Sour, by J.A. Konrath. Hyperion, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 1-4013-0087-1. -=-Ties That Bind, by Phillip Margolin. HarperCollins, New York, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 0-06-008324-7. -=-Little Black Dress, by Loren D. Estleman. Tom Doherty Assoc., New York, 2005. ISBN 0-765-30894-0 -=-Suffer the Little Children, by Donna Leon. Atlantic Montly Press, New York, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN 0-87113-960-x. -=-The Lizard's Bite, by David Hewson. Delacorte Press, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-385-33955-0. -=-Witch Hunt, by Ian Rankin. Little, Brown and Co., New York, 1993. Hardcover. ISBN 0-316-00910-5. -=-The Glass Devil, by Helene Tursten. Translated by Katarina E. Tucker. Soho Press, New York, 2007. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1-56947-452-5. -=-Hedging, a Smith and Wetzon Mystery, by Annette Meyers. Five Star, Watervile ME, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 1-41-4-0199-5. -=-The Vanished Hands, by Robert Wilson. Harcourt, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-15-100841-8. -=- Rounding the Mark, by Andrea Camilleri. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Penguin Books, New York, 2006. Paperback. ISBN 0-14-303748-x. -=-I Don't Want To Go To Jail, by Jimmy Breslin. Little, Brown & Co., New York, 2002. Paperback. ISBN 0-316-12032-4. -=-Involuntary Witness, by Gianrico Carofiglio. Translated from the Italian by Patrick Creagh. Bitter Lemon Press, London, 2005. Paperback. ISBN 1-904738-07-9. -=-Dead Wrong, by J.A. Jance. William Morrow, HarperCollins, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-06-054090-7. -=-Staying Power, by Judith Cutler. St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2004. ISBN 0-312-31194-X. -=-The Second Mouse, a Joe Gunther Mystery, by Archer Mayor. Mysterious Press, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-89296-072-8. -=-Thumbprint, by Friedrich Glauser. Translated from the German by Mike Mitchell. Bitter lemon Press, London, 2004. From the book first published in 1936. Paperback. ISBN 1-904738-00-1. -=-Briarpatch, by Ross Thomas. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2003. From the novel first published in 1984. Introduction by Lawrence Block. Paperback. ISBN 0-312-29031-4. -=-Rumpole and the Reign of Terror, by John Mortimer. Viking, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-670-03804-0. -=-Hollywood Station, by Joseph Wambaugh. Little, Brown & Co., New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-316-06614-1. -=-The Man Who Smiled, by Henning Mankell. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. The New Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 1-56584-993-0. -=-Enough Rope: Collected Stories, by Lawrence Block. William Morrow, HarperCollins, New York, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN 0-06-018890-1. -=-A Rich Full Death, by Michael Dibdin. Vintage Books, Random House, New York, 1986. Paperback. ISBN 0-375-70614-3. -=-End in Tears, by Ruth Rendell. Crown Publishers, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-307-33976-9. -=-Watch Your Back, by Donald E. Westlake. Mysterious Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-89296-802-8. -=-The Shortest Way to Hades, by Sarah Caudwell. Tess Press, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., Reprint of the 1970 edition. Hardcover. ISBN 1-57912-570-0. -=-Bury the Lead, by David Rosenfelt. Warner Books, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-89296-782-x. -=-Diamond Dust, by Peter Lovesey. Soho Press, New York, 2002. Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-322-6. -=-Total Chaos, by Jean-Claude Izzo. Translated from the French by Howard Curtis. Europa Editions, New York, 2005. From the 1995 novel, the first in the Marseilles Trilogy. Paperback. ISBN 1-933372-04-4. -=-Drama City,by George Pelecanos. Little, Brown & Co., New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 0-316-60821-1 -=-Dead Famous, by Carol O'Connell. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 0-399-15084-6. -=-Lemons Never Lie, by Richard Stark. Hard Case Crime, Dorchester Publishing, New York, 2006. Reprint of the 1971 novel. Paperback. ISBN 0-8439-5594-5. -=-Power on Her Own, by Judith Cutler. St. Malrtin's Minotuar, New York, 1998, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-311192-3. -=- Above suspicion, by Lynda La Plante. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2001. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-7432-7685-6. -=-Playing with Fire, by Peter Robinson. Avon Books, HarperCollins, New York, 2004. Paperback. ISBN 0-06-103110-0. -=-A Long December, by Donald Harstad. RuggedLand, New York, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 1590710134. -=-None of Your Business, by Valerie Block. Ballantine Books, New York, 2003. Paperback. ISBN 0-345-46399-4. -=-Through a Glass, Darkly: a Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, by Donna Leon. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-87113-937-5. -=-The Old Wine Shades, a Richard Jury Mystery, by Martha Grimes. Viking, New York, 2006. Hardcover. ISBN 0-670-03479-7. -=-The Bone is Pointed, by Arthur W. Upfield. With a new introduction by Edward Marston. Scribner Paperback Fiction, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998. Reprint of the 1947 novel. Paperback. ISBN 0-684-85057-5. -=-The Fourth Durango, by Ross Thomas. Introduction by Sara Paretsky. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2003. Reprint of the 1989 novel. Paperback. ISBN 0-312-31585-6. -=-The False Inspector Dew, by Peter Lovesey. Soho Press, New York. Reprint of the 1982 novel first published in Great Britain. Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-255-6. -=-The Coroner's Lunch, by Colin Cotterill. Soho Press, New York, 2004. Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-418-4. -=-The Blackbird Papers, by Ian Smith. Doubleday, New York, 2004. Hardcover, ISBN 0-385-51136-1. -=-The Last Refuge, by Chris Knopf, Permanent Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 157-962118-x. -=-Hit List, by Lawrence Block. William Morrow, 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-06-019833-8. -=-Wolves Eat Dogs, by Martin Cruz Smith. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-684-87254-4. The Innocent, by Magdalen Nabb. Soho Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 1-56947-414-1. -=-Amendment of Life, by Catherine Aird, St. Martin's Minotuar, New York, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312-29080-2. -=-The Smell of the Night, by Andrei Camilleri, Penguin Books, New York, 2005. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Paperback. ISBN 0-14-303620-3. -=-Bloodhounds, by Peter Lovesey. Soho Press, New York, 1996. Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-377-3. -=-The Circle, by Peter Lovesey. Soho Press, New York, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN 1-56947-392-7. -=-Holy Smoke, by Tonino Benacquista, translated from the French by Adriana Hunter, Bitter Lemon Press, London, 2004. Paperback, ISBN 1-904738-01-x. -=-The Last Resort, by Carmen Posadas, translated by Kristina Cordero, Random House, New York, 2005. Hardcover, ISBN 0-375-50886-4. -=-God Save the Mark: a Novel of crime and confusion, by Donald E Westlake. Tom Doherty Associates, New York, 2004. Reprint of 1967 novel. Paperback. ISBN 0-765-30919-x -=-Lost Light, by Michael Connelly. Warner Vision Books, New York, 2003. Paperback. ISBN 0-446-61163-8 -=-3rd Degree, by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. Little, Brown, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-316-60357-0 -=-The Dragon Man, by Garry Disher. Soho Press, New York, 2004, Paperback. ISBN 1-56947-356-0 -=-Kittyhawk Down,by Garry Disher. Soho Press, New York, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN 1-56947-394-3. -=-The Falls, by Ian Rankin, St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, 2003, Paperback. ISBN 0-312-98240-2 -=-The Rottweiler, by Ruth Rendell, Crown Publishers, New York, 2003, Hardcover. ISBN 1-4000-5190-8 -=-Comeback, by Richard Stark, Mysterious Press, Warner Books, New York, 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-446-67465-6 -=-A Window on Copacabana, by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, Henry Holt & Co., New York, 2005, Hardcover. ISBN 0-8050-7438-4 -=-Breaking and Entering: An Inspector Ghote Mystery, by H.R.F. Keating, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotuar, New York, 2000. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-312-26952-8 -=-Old Boys, by Charles McCarry, Overlook Press, Woodstock & New York, 2004, Hardcover. ISBN 1-58567-545-8 Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2005. H ardcover. ISBN 0-87113-887-5. -=-And Justice There Is None, by Deborah Crombie, Bantam Books, New York, 2002. Paperback. ISBN 0-553-57930-4 -=-Blues in the Night, by Rachelle Krich, Fawcett Books, New York, 2002. Paperback. ISBN 0-449-00726-x -=-The Return of the Dancing Master, by Henning Mankell, translated by Laurie Thompson, The New Press, New York, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 1-56584-860-8 -=-Detective Inspector Huss, by Helene Tursten, translated by Steven T. Murray, Soho Press, New York, 2003, Hardcover. ISBN 1-56947-303-x Murder at the Margin, by Marshall Jevons. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1978. Paperback. ISBN 0-691-0098-0. -=-Twilight at Mac's Place, by Ross Thomas, with an introduction by T. Jefferson Parker, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotuar, New York, 2003. Paperback.ISBN 0-312-31584-8 The Fools in Town Are on Our Side by Ross Thomas. Introduction by Tony Hiss. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotuar, New York, 2003. Reprint of 1970 novel. Paperback. ISBN 0-312-31582-1. -=-Tepper Isn't Going Out: A Novel, by Calvin Trillin, Random House, New York, 2001, Hardcover. ISBN 0-375-50676-4 |
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