Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly's latest Harry Bosch novel, NINE DRAGONS, finds the series' homicide detective protagonist out of his element on many levels, as he travels to Hong Kong in search of his kidnapped daughter, which he believes may be related to a murder case he is investigating in L.A. In this interview, Connelly discusses what prompted him to delve into the character's personal life in this installment, and elaborates on what he has at stake in solving these cases. He also explains the origins of the book's title and shares what initially captivated him about the exotic setting.

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Sandra Brown

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RAINWATER by Sandra Brown (Historical Fiction)
On Sale November 3, 2009
From acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a powerfully moving novel celebrating the gifts, generosity and foresight of a great bygone generation. Centered around an independent woman who runs a Texas boarding house during the Dust Bowl and a mysterious boarder, RAINWATER tells a story that bears witness to a bittersweet truth: that love is worth whatever price one must pay for it. » Read More

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Joanne Fluke

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PLUM PUDDING MURDER by Joanne Fluke (Mystery)
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The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar --- and murder. As a shadow hangs over her friends' Christmas wedding, Hannah's determined to cook a killer's goose before anyone else gets burned. » Read More

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Craig Larsen

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MANIA by Craig Larsen (Psychological Thriller)
On Sale November 3, 2009
A CITY GRIPPED BY FEAR...

Seattle newspaper photographer Nick Wilder has gained a reputation capturing gruesome homicide scenes on film. His latest assignment: Tracking an unpredictable, deranged serial killer terrorizing the dark, wet streets of Seattle. But when the Street Butcher claims Nick’s brother as his latest casualty, Nick suddenly finds himself on the other side of the hunt...

A KILLER WHO KNOWS NO BOUNDS...

Determined to avenge his brother’s murder, Nick stumbles into a dizzying labyrinth of deceit and danger. The deeper he digs, the more the trail circles back to him --- and to the secrets locked in his disturbing past. As Nick zeroes in on the killer, the more he must risk to unmask the depraved psychopath haunting his every move. As the motives heighten and the suspects narrow, the cold, stark Seattle winter turns ever chillier... » Read More

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Penny Vincenzi

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WINDFALL by Penny Vincenzi (Women’s Fiction)
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Cassia Fallon has been married to the town doctor for seven years when she mysteriously inherits an enormous fortune from her godmother, whom was believed to have died penniless. A responsible housewife and mother, Cassia is at first determined to be sensible, to stay happy and in control --- but suddenly, for the first time in her life, she is able to do exactly as she likes. The money gives her confidence, and her husband can only look on resentfully as she resumes her medical career, sheds some of her domestic burdens, wings with the jet set, and re-forms old relationships --- one of them of a most dangerous kind. Along the way, Cassia realizes that something seems not quite right about the money left to her and she seeks answers, both about the money and the rest of her life. Too soon the windfall, part benign influence, part brutal force, is an absolutely powerful entity all of its own --- one that Cassia cannot resist. » Read More

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John Lutz

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URGE TO KILL by John Lutz (Thriller)
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Homicide detective Frank Quinn can’t stay retired when there’s a new breed of murdering madman on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Det. Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can’t catch the killer --- because the killer’s about to catch him.

The terrifying new thriller URGE TO KILL from New York Times bestselling author John Lutz is a gruesome, page-turning psychological serial killer crime novel that’s both frightening and fascinating. For a killer, once is never enough. » Read More

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BOOKS INTO MOVIES

October's Books into Movies feature is certainly doling out more treats than tricks so close to Halloween, with a mixed bag of films of the more lighthearted variety for all tastes and ages. For the kids are the wildly imaginative Where the Wild Things Are, a live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, and The Vampire's Assistant, based on the first installment in Darren Shan's YA series, Cirque du Freak. Older audiences looking to satisfy their cravings for quirky comedies chock full of sarcastic quips and a bit of crude humor need to look no further than Drew Barrymore's coming-of-age Roller Derby extravaganza, Whip It, and The Hangover-esque bachelor-party "bromance" I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. And those of you craving something more dramatic and thought-provoking shouldn't miss The Private Lives of Pippa Lee --- directed by Rebecca Miller and based on her novel about self-discovery in middle age --- and the period romance Chéri, out on DVD October 20th.

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NINE DRAGONS by Michael Connelly (Thriller)
Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer. But when the one good thing in his life, the person he holds most dear, is taken from him, Bosch travels to Hong Kong in an all-or-nothing bid to regain what he has lost. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted.

PURSUIT OF HONOR by Vince Flynn (Political Thriller)
In this newest addition to the Mitch Rapp saga, Vince Flynn returns to the secretive world of fearless Americans who must risk their lives for their country’s security, fighting a covert war that can never be discussed, even with their own political leaders. PURSUIT OF HONOR takes place shortly after the conclusion of EXTREME MEASURES, which featured a series of cataclysmic events that left the nation reeling. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted.

LOCKED IN: A Sharon McCone Mystery, by Marcia Muller (Mystery)
With bullet fragments lodged in her skull, Sharon McCone faces the greatest challenge of her life. While her team of investigators works to track down her assailant, all she can do is lie in the hospital bed and ponder a future devoid of her sense of touch and her ability to speak. Though her mind is alert, she is a victim of locked-in syndrome. Reviewed by Maggie Harding and excerpted.

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CHRONIC CITY by Jonathan Lethem (Fiction)
The latest novel by the acclaimed author of MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN and THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE is both a paean to and an elegy of Manhattan’s infinitely complex landscape. CHRONIC CITY winds up less a story of its characters and more a testament to a city vast enough to continually escape definition. Reviewed by Max Falkowitz and excerpted.

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UNSEEN ACADEMICALS by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy)
Wizards love to smoke and eat. That's their exercise. Until the funding for their great banquets is held hostage. The only way to keep the money flowing is to revive the sport of football at Unseen University. It's a collision course of comedic events as Ankh-Morpork's finest fumble their way into the realm of athletics. Reviewed by Stephen Hubbard.

DRACULA THE UN-DEAD by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt (Supernatural Thriller)
Twenty-five years later, Dracula is still roaming the earth and so is a new evil --- an evil more cunning and diabolical than Dracula himself. The next incarnation of the undead rises, committing gruesome murders and terrorizing residents of London and Paris, leaving one individual to stop the carnage. Reviewed by Amy Gwiazdowski.

THE CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN by Peter Ackroyd (Historical Thriller)
What if Victor Frankenstein, self-professed scientist, were to meet Percy Bysshe Shelley, romantic poet and a man who married the author of FRANKENSTEIN? It would most likely go something like the story told in Peter Ackroyd’s THE CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN. Reviewed by Kate Ayers.

BLACK FRIDAY: A Maggie O’Dell Novel, by Alex Kava (Psychological Thriller)
Caught up in a political nightmare, battling a new interim director and still mourning the death of her boss, FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell must put her own troubles aside and fly to Minnesota to help figure out what's behind a terrorist attack at the largest mall in America on the busiest shopping day of the year --- a massacre that is all the more frightening because no group has claimed responsibility. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.

THE ANTHOLOGIST by Nicholson Baker (Fiction)
The narrator of Nicholson Baker’s 10th novel, THE ANTHOLOGIST, makes a passionate but concrete argument for reading --- and loving --- poetry, even as he tries to make the pieces of his own life rhyme. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.

HOUSE OF RECKONING by John Saul (Supernatural Thriller)
In John Saul’s newest work of psychological terror, his 36th novel, a young girl holds the key to unlocking the hidden secrets of a mysterious old mansion known as Shutters and righting the many wrongs of a small town. Reviewed by Ray Palen.

THE PRICE OF LOVE AND OTHER STORIES by Peter Robinson (Mystery/Short Stories)
Ever since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing the territory that he has so successfully staked, THE PRICE OF LOVE AND OTHER STORIES includes two novellas and several stories featuring the Yorkshire policeman at his finest. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.

THE HIDDEN MAN by David Ellis (Legal Thriller)
Jason Kolarich rises from humble beginnings to become a star in a high-powered criminal defense firm. After his wife and daughter die in a freak car accident, he walks away from his celebrity for a simpler life. When he is hired to defend a childhood friend from a murder charge, Jason must relive a tragic incident that has haunted him for decades. Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt.

THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown (Thriller)
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object --- artfully encoded with five symbols --- is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation…one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon --- a prominent Mason and philanthropist --- is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted.

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With thousands of books published each year and much attention paid to the works of bestselling and well-known authors, it is inevitable that some titles worthy of praise and discussion may not get the attention we think they deserve. Thus throughout 2009, we will be spotlighting books that immediately struck a chord with us and made us say “just read this.” Our plan is to alert our readers about these titles as soon as they’re released so you can discover them for yourselves and recommend them to your family and friends.

Here are our latest featured titles:

THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE by Heather Gudenkauf (July 28th): As I flew back from San Diego earlier this week, I started reading THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE by Heather Gudenkauf, and from the first page this debut author grabbed me. Why? She dropped me right into the story in the Prologue, and from there the characters drew me through a plot that had me inside their lives and their heads bouncing from one perspective to the next. Though I was jetlagged and worn out when I got home, I could not stop reading and I didn’t until I closed the book at 11:30 that night. So what is the story?

» Click here to read a review of THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE.
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» Click here to read an interview with Heather Gudenkauf.
» Click here to see the reading group guide for THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE.
» Click here to read Heather Gudenkauf's ReadingGroupGuides.com blog post, "Nature and Novels."

HOW SHALL I TELL THE DOG?: And Other Final Musings, by Miles Kington (July 7th): HOW SHALL I TELL THE DOG?: And Other Final Musings, by Miles Kington, is snappy, witty and thought-provoking. Kington was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and in this memoir writes about the thoughts that come to him along the way as he muses his exit from this world. It's written as letters to his longtime agent, Gill Coleridge, who shared her thoughts on both Miles and his writing the book in a blog post for us here. It's not somber, but rather uplifting. Kington does not cling to false hope, but rather seems ready to exit the world thinking of life with humor, on his own terms. I have long held a theory of making every day matter as I lost a good friend when I was in my 30s who made me look long and hard at what matters in life. This book affirmed my commitment to that with a lot of nods and smiles.

As a side note, Kington had always wanted to write a bestseller, and he got his wish posthumously when this book hit the charts in the UK shortly after publication. Also, Kington never told his employer, The Independent, that he was ill, and in fact turned in a column on the day he died. It's truly inspirational.

» Click here to read a review of HOW SHALL I TELL THE DOG?
» Click here to read a blog post from Gill Coleridge, Miles Kington’s literary agent and friend.

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Nevada Barr
A departure from her bestselling Anna Pigeon series, Nevada Barr's latest novel, 13 ½, is a stand-alone thriller that connects a string of murders by an 11-year-old child in 1971 Minnesota to the marital troubles of a literature professor in present-day Louisiana. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Roz Shea, Barr describes her most recent work as a process 20 years in the making and discusses her reason for setting the book in post-Katrina New Orleans. She also characterizes her famous park ranger protagonist as an idealized alter ego of herself and explains why she chose to let Anna Pigeon sit out this particular adventure.

» Read the interview and the review.

R.J. Ellory
R.J. Ellory is the author of seven novels --- including CANDLEMOTH, GHOSTHEART and CITY OF LIES --- that have been published in Britain and are now being released in the U.S. by Overlook Press. He recently spoke with Bookreporter.com's L. Dean Murphy about his fifth book, A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS, and explains how events from his own life have informed his works of fiction. He also discusses John Steinbeck's influence on his writing, touches upon the racial inequities amongst his characters, and shares details about upcoming projects due out over the next few years.

» Read the interview and the review.

Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh is the bestselling author of four novels: EXCHANGE ALLEY, AS TIME GOES BY, AND ALL THE SAINTS, and the newly released HOSTILE INTENT. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, Walsh discusses the origins of Devlin --- his government-op protagonist --- and elaborates on his writing process, including his unusual work hours and choice of background music. He also gives his two cents on the probability of the U.S. being attacked by terrorists again in the future, explains how --- if given the opportunity --- he would restructure the country's intelligence operations, and gives advice to readers considering careers in writing.

» Read the interview and the review.

Beverly Barton
SILENT KILLER, the latest novel by award-winning romance and romantic suspense author Beverly Barton, centers on a serial killer with a rather unlikely group of targets --- members of the clergy. In this interview with Bookreporter.com’s Donna Volkenannt, Barton discusses what inspired this unique and rather timely plot, and gives readers insight into her instinctive method of writing, in which she completely immerses herself in the characters she creates. She also comments on the authenticity of non-Southern writers who attempt to portray the region's distinct feel, touts the benefits of being an active member of the Romance Writers of America, and talks about her current projects to be published over the next few years.

» Read the interview and the review.

Alan Jacobson
Alan Jacobson is the author of four novels: FALSE ACCUSATIONS, THE HUNTED, THE 7th VICTIM and the newly released CRUSH. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, Jacobson discusses the research he conducted in order to portray the mind and actions of a serial killer as accurately as possible, and explains why he chose to set his latest thriller in the unlikely location of Napa Valley. He also describes how one of his ideas prompted the production of a tool now used by a branch of the European Crime Division, shares his thoughts on the appeal of California's wine country, and reveals the real-life counterparts to his FBI-agent protagonist, Karen Vail.

» Read the interview and the review.

David Small
Having made a name for himself writing and illustrating children's books for nearly three decades, award-winning author David Small recently turned his attention to more serious and personal matters, penning STITCHES, a memoir in graphic novel form that chronicles his childhood in an abusive and emotionally absent household. In this interview with John Hogan, the Editorial Director for GraphicNovelReporter.com, Small talks about what prompted this departure from his usual fare, and recalls both the traumatic and thrilling experiences of reliving such a painful period in his life. He also explains what he has since learned about his family that perhaps provides some insight into their behavior, and shares how his upbringing helped shape him into the artist he is today.

» Read the interview and the review.

Michelle Moran
Michelle Moran is the bestselling author of three works of historical fiction --- NEFERTITI, THE HERETIC'S QUEEN and the newly released CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER --- each of which is centered on legendary princesses of ancient Egypt. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Melanie Smith, Moran recalls the college experience that sparked her interest in this particular time and setting, and recounts the moments of inspiration that prompted her to write each of her books. She also provides some background information on her characters, shares what she hopes readers will take away from her work, and reveals which historical era she will focus on in her next novel.

» Read the interview and the review.

A. J. Jacobs
Always in search of a new challenge, A.J. Jacobs --- author of the New York Times bestsellers THE KNOW-IT-ALL and THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY --- looked to "understand the mysteries of modern life" in his newest work of nonfiction, THE GUINEA PIG DIARIES. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Ron Kaplan, Jacobs talks about what inspired this latest endeavor and explains how such activities as posing in the nude, pretending to be a celebrity while crashing the Academy Awards, practicing radical honesty and outsourcing his everyday tasks to a team in India changed his outlook on life. He also likens his experiences of returning to his normal self to cult deprogramming, gives insight into how his wife deals with his extreme behavior, and shares details about his next project, a quest to become the healthiest person alive.

» Read the interview and the review.

Shandi Mitchell
Shandi Mitchell's debut novel, UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY, is the result of a project decades in the making, inspired by a tragic event in her family's history. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Bronwyn Miller, Mitchell --- an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter --- discusses the book's origins as a screenplay and explains how it eventually evolved into a work of prose. She also sheds light on some of the complexities of her characters, describes how her childhood surroundings in the Canadian prairies have impacted her both personally and professionally, and muses on how her story might continue after the book concludes.

» Read the interview and the review.

Brandon Massey
Brandon Massey is the author of 11 books, which range in genre from short stories and suspense thrillers to horror and supernatural fiction. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, Massey discusses what separates his latest thriller, CORNERED, from his previous efforts and elaborates on one of the recurring themes of his work. He also explains why he chose to return to his "day" job, names his personal and professional influences, and reveals the most difficult aspect of his writing process.

» Read the interview and the review.

Joseph Finder
New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder's latest novel, VANISHED, introduces readers to Nick Heller, a Special Forces-trained intelligence investigator commissioned by his 14-year-old nephew to find and rescue his estranged brother. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, Finder discusses what sets his protagonist apart from those of his previous works and explains how his interest in family dynamics fueled the plot of this story. He also shares details on the book's companion comic, contemplates the future of communications technology, and reveals how he avoids giving in to distraction while writing.

» Read the interview and the review.

Philippa Gregory
Having made a name for herself writing historical fiction about strong and often misrepresented women, Philippa Gregory turns her attention to Elizabeth Woodville in her latest novel, THE WHITE QUEEN. In this interview, Gregory explains what initially drew her to the enigmatic wife of King Edward IV and why she chose to focus her work on a royal family already heavily documented in military history. She also discusses her own forays into studying the various battles of the period, speculates on the mysterious fates of Elizabeth's two sons who were locked in the Tower of London, and shares what readers can look forward to in future installments of the series.

» Read the interview and the review.

Heather Gudenkauf
In this interview, Heather Gudenkauf explains how her years teaching elementary school inspired her to write her debut novel, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE, and shares what she hoped to convey in this profound story about two children who mysteriously disappear from their small Iowa town. She also describes her unique writing process, lists some of her favorite writers, and shares details about her current project, tentatively called THE FOUNDLING WHEEL.

» Read the interview and the review.

Laura Caldwell
Laura Caldwell is the acclaimed author of such novels as BURNING THE MAP, A CLEAN SLATE and THE ROME AFFAIR. Her latest offering is a trilogy of thrillers --- RED HOT LIES, RED BLOODED MURDER and RED, WHITE & DEAD --- that released this summer in successive months, featuring entertainment lawyer Izzy McNeil. In this interview, Caldwell compares her own personality traits to that of her protagonist, and weighs the pros and cons of releasing the second and third installments so quickly after the first. She also explains why she had trouble publishing her first novel and shares some of the famous Chicago landmarks where events in the books take place.

» Read the interview and the review.

Beverly Barton

About Beverly Barton Author Interview –– September 25, 2009 BeverlyBarton.com Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of SILENT KILLER About the Book: SILENT KILLER Read an excerpt from SILENT KILLER Watch a video about SILENT KILLER Reader Comments about SILENT KILLER

SILENT KILLER by Beverly Barton (Romantic Suspense)
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To most people, men like Mark Cantrell are fine, upstanding pillars of the community, completely beyond reproach…but their killer knows better. They are sinners of the worst kind, and they must burn on earth before they burn in hell. » Read More

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Shandi Mitchell

About Shandi Mitchell Author Interview –– September 11, 2009 Publisher's Website Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY About the Book: UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY Read an excerpt from UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY Watch a video about UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY Reader Comments about UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY

UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY by Shandi Mitchell (Fiction)
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Building to an unforgettable climax, this is the story of a 1930’s immigrant family trying to survive the harsh Canadian prairies, where small and innocent acts have enormous and catastrophic consequences. From a passionate new voice in the world of literary fiction, UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY is a tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit told with great sensitivity and cinematic aplomb. » Read More

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Tana French

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THE LIKENESS by Tana French (Mystery)
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Six months after the events of IN THE WOODS, Detective Cassie Maddox is still trying to recover. She’s transferred out of the Murder squad and started a relationship with Detective Sam O’Neill, but she’s too badly shaken to make any commitment either to him or to her career. Then Sam calls her to the scene of his new case: a young woman found stabbed to death in a small town outside Dublin.

The dead girl’s ID says her name is Lexie Madison --- the identity Cassie used, years ago, as an undercover detective. And she looks exactly like Cassie. » Read More

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Nevada Barr

About Nevada Barr Author Interview –– October 2, 2009 NevadaBarr.com Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of 13 ½ About the Book: 13 ½ Read an excerpt from 13 ½ Reader Comments about 13 ½

13 ½ by Nevada Barr (Thriller)
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With 13 ½, Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Anna Pigeon novels, has written a taut and terrifying psychological thriller. It carries the reader from the horrifying 1970s murder spree of a child --- dubbed “Butcher Boy” by a shocked public --- in Rochester, Minnesota, to Polly, the abused daughter of Mississippi “trailer trash,” to post-Katrina New Orleans. » Read More

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R.J. Ellory

About R.J. Ellory Author Interview –– October 2, 2009 Publisher's Website Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS About the Book: A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS Read an excerpt from A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS Watch a video about A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS R.J. Ellory Answers Readers' Questions Reader Comments about A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS

A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS by R.J. Ellory (Thriller)
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Growing up in rural Georgia during the 1940s, Joseph Vaughan finds himself at the center of series of mutilations and killings of young girls. Just a teenager, Joseph becomes determined to protect his community from the killer, but is powerless to prevent more murders --- and no one is ever caught. Ten years later one of his neighbors is found hanging from a rope, surrounded by articles from the dead girls; the killings cease, and the nightmare appears to be over. Desperate and plagued everything he has witnessed, Joseph sets out forge a new life in New York. But even there the past won't leave him alone --- for it seems that the murderer still lives and is killing again, and that the secret to his identity lies in Joseph's own history. » Read More

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Michael Walsh

About Michael Walsh Author Interview –– October 2, 2009 Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of HOSTILE INTENT About the Book: HOSTILE INTENT Read an excerpt from HOSTILE INTENT Reader Comments about HOSTILE INTENT

HOSTILE INTENT by Michael Walsh (Thriller)
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It starts with the unthinkable --- the most horrific act of violence ever committed on American soil --- and only one man can stop them. » Read More

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Alan Jacobson

About Alan Jacobson Author Interview –– September 25, 2009 AlanJacobson.com Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of CRUSH About the Book: CRUSH Read an excerpt from CRUSH Reader Comments about CRUSH

CRUSH by Alan Jacobson (Thriller)
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Hoping to find solace from the demons that haunt her, THE 7th VICTIM heroine and renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail makes her first trip to the Napa Valley. But shortly after arriving, a victim is found in the deepest reaches of an exclusive wine cave, the work of an extraordinarily unpredictable serial killer. From the outset, Vail is frustrated by her inability to profile the offender --- until she realizes why: the Behavioral Analysis Unit has not previously encountered a killer like him. » Read More

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Joseph Finder

About Joseph Finder Author Interview –– August 21, 2009 JosephFinder.com Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of VANISHED About the Book: VANISHED Read an excerpt from VANISHED Watch a video about VANISHED More videos at Joseph Finder's website Reader Comments about VANISHED

VANISHED by Joseph Finder (Thriller)
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Lauren Heller and her husband, Roger, are out to dinner one night when they’re brutally attacked. Twenty-four hours later, Lauren awakes in the hospital to find that her husband has vanished without a trace. The only one who has any chance of finding him is his brother, Nick, a high-powered investigator with a private intelligence firm. » Read More

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Brandon Massey

About Brandon Massey Author Interview –– August 28, 2009 BrandonMassey.com Publisher's Website Author Bibliography Critical Praise Winners of the ARC Mailing Read a review of CORNERED About the Book: CORNERED Read an excerpt from CORNERED Reader Comments about CORNERED

CORNERED by Brandon Massey (Suspense)
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Corey’s living the American dream; he’s a happily married father and successful Atlanta businessman, until he runs into a friend he hasn't seen in over fifteen years, Leon Sharpe. Leon’s charismatic, fiercely intelligent... and a ruthless psychopath. Leon stirs up long-buried memories for Corey, and he’s certain Leon hasn't changed. But Leon’s in bigger trouble than Corey imagined: he's on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and has been on the run from the law for the past three years. » Read More

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