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December 2013 New Releases: Suspense, Mystery, & Fiction
Here are the new releases in Mystery, Suspense, and Fiction for December-it’s all here: cozies, thrillers, suspense, more! I’ve also included audiobook links where they apply. Enjoy! December 3rd, 2013: Secondhand Stiff (The Odelia Grey Mysteries) by Sue Ann Jaffarian (Dec. 1st) Silent Echo by JR Rain (Dec.1st) | Audible Audio | Audiobook Nearly Departed (Spring Cleaning Mysteries) by JB Lynn (Dec. 1st) The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller) by Michael Connelly | Audible … Continue reading
Top 10 Must Reads of December 2013 (Mystery, Suspense, and Fiction)
Here are the books that I’m especially looking forward to in the mystery/suspense/fiction category for December (click on the covers to pre-order)! These are in no particular order. The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown-Dec. 2nd) Synopsis-Mickey Haller gets the text, “Call me ASAP – 187,” and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder cases have the highest stakes and the biggest paydays, and … Continue reading
Interview: Steve Weddle, author of Country Hardball
Steve Weddle’s debut novel, COUNTRY HARDBALL, just came out, and he stopped by the blog to talk about the new book, and more! So, COUNTRY HARDBALL is out this week! Will you tell us about the book and Roy Alison? The setting for the book is that area of the Arkansas-Louisiana state line just south of Magnolia. The book is a collection of connected stories, and many of those stories … Continue reading
November 2013 New Releases: Mystery, Suspense, and Fiction
Here are the new releases in Mystery and Suspense (and some fiction-historical, literary, etc) thrown in) for November! November 5th, 2013: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (14) by Alexander McCall Smith | Audible Audio | Audiobook The Good Boy by Theresa Schwegel | Audible Audio | Audiobook Traitor: A John Shakespeare Mystery by Rory Clements Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame Words With Fiends (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery) by … Continue reading
Top 10 Must Reads of November 2013 (Mystery & Suspense)
Here are the books that I’m especially looking forward to in the mystery/suspense (and possibly literary fiction) category for November (click on the covers to pre-order)! These are in no particular order. The Good Boy by Theresa Schwegel (Minotaur-Nov. 5th) Synopsis-Edgar award winner Theresa Schwegel returns with The Good Boy, her most dramatic and emotional novel to date, a family epic that combines the hard-boiled grit of her acclaimed police … Continue reading
White Ginger by Thatcher Robinson
White Ginger by Thatcher Robinson (Seventh Street Books, Oct.8 2013)-Bai Jiang is a souxun, aka a people finder, in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown. She has a 12 year old daughter, Dan, with her ex, Jason, who is a triad assassin. Yeah, it’s complicated. Her closest friend, Lee, is both her partner in business but also will protect her at any cost. When she’s confronted with her newest case, … Continue reading
Interview: Jeri Westerson, author of Shadow of the Alchemist (Crispin Guest series)
Jeri Westerson is the author of the Crispin Guest series, and the newest installment, SHADOW OF THE ALCHEMIST, is out this month! Please welcome Jeri to the blog! The 6th novel in your Medieval Noir series, Shadow of the Alchemist, is out this month! Did you ever imagine the series would come this far? Do you remember how you celebrated when you found out the first book, Veil of Lies, … Continue reading
October 2013 New Releases: Mystery and Suspense
Here are the new releases in Mystery and Suspense (and some literary fiction thrown in) for October! October 1st, 2013: The Sleep Room: A Novel by FR Tallis | Audible Audio Spider Woman’s Daughter (Leaphorn and Chee) by Anne Hillerman | Audible Audio The Night Guest: A Novel by Fiona McFarlane | Audiobook Myrmidon: A Jim Chapel Story by David Wellington India Black in the City of Light (Novella) (A Madam of Espionage Novella) by … Continue reading
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran (HMH, June 2013)-One of my favorite female detectives is back in the 2nd novel of Sara Gran’s entertaining series. In Bohemian Highway, Claire must investigate the death of her ex-boyfriend Paul, a musician who is shot and killed in his own home. Paul’s guitars are missing, and his wife, Lydia, also a musician, seems to be beside herself with grief, but … Continue reading
Top 10 (+4) Must Reads of October 2013 (Mystery & Suspense)
Yesterday, I gave you my 10 most anticipated reads for October 2013 in SF/F/Horror. Today I’ve got the 10, er, 14 books that I’m especially looking forward to in the mystery/suspense category (click on the covers to pre-order)! These are in no particular order. It’s certainly a helluva month for mystery! Inherit the Dead by John Connolly, Lee Child, Val McDermid, more (Touchstone-Oct. 8th) Synopsis-TO FIND AN ANGEL, HE MADE A … Continue reading
