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Issue #269 June 2008

“where a good crimecan be had by all”

Over the years, we have attempted a couple of big celebrations. The first was in 1990 when, along with the late Dulcie Stretton and theFairmont Hotel, we held a lavish weekend party at the Fairmont in Leura to celebrate Agatha Christie’s Centenary. There was a formal

dinner with a playlet put on by the Genesians, competitions and special displays of Agatha Christie titles, including many first editions,with an antique desk and 1920s typewriter. I had a photograph taken of me sitting at the desk, but I can’t seem to lay my hands on itnow. The event certainly couldn’t have been achieved without the indefatigable DulcieStretton, who really put it all together. The weekend was a great success with over 100

people in attendance.The second Centenary we celebrated was for Dorothy L Sayers in 1993. The party was held

in the shop, again organised with the help of Dulcie. This was not as lavish as the ChristieCentenary, but a good time was had by all. Our special guests were Bunter (whose real

name I can’t seem to recall) and Lord Peter Wimsey (Graham Keating, who was also theSydney Town Crier).Dulcie was a wonderful friend and customer of Abbey’s. She organised our 25th Birthday Celebration, with authors atlunch and in the evening, running for two weeks. I am sure Eve will tell you more about these events in herreminiscences. - Peter

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Down River by John Hart (Tp $33.00)

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(by an American author)In the Woods by Tana French

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Queenpin by Megan Abbott (Tp $25.95)

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Reclaiming History: The Assassination of

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Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters

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Origin: A Novel384pp Pb $18.95

New York-b a s e dfingerprintexpert Lenainvestigates a seriesof crib deaths thatmay actually be thework of a serialkiller, a case thatreminds Lena of them y s t e r ysurrounding her

own childhood, marked by her orphanedstatus and her intuitive talents. Due Jun(Jordanian)

Lori ANDREWS

Silent Assassin 352pp Pb $13.95Alexandra Blake Mystery #3. When a

John Doe with a bayonet wound in hischest is discovered in a Washington DC,alley, geneticist Dr Alexandra Blake of theArmed Forces Institute of Pathology ispulled away from her bio-terrorism workto aid in the investigation. Due Jun(American) Marian BABSON

Only the Cat Knows224pp Pb $13.95

Vanessa and her twin brother Vance arevery close. So when someone pushesVanessa down a flight of stairs and putsher into a coma, Vance wants revenge. Hedecides that masquerading as Vanessawill lead him to the villain. (American) David BALDACCI

The Whole Truth400pp Tp $32.95

The world is stable and arms dealerNicolas Creel is losing money. If a warwon’t start naturally, he’s willing to helpmove things along. Academic AnnaFischer is becoming increasingly curiousabout the strange twist in world events.Journalist Katie James will do anything toget back to the top of her profession. Butcan she keep her demons at bay longenough to get the story? Due Jun(American) Jefferson BASS

Carved in Bone 352pp Tp $29.95Body Farm #1. The corpse found in a

cave is a near-perfect mummy. The localpolice enlist the help of Dr Bill Brockton,anthropologist and founder of theUniversity of Tennessee’s AnthropologyResearch Facility - the Body Farm - wherehuman corpses are left to the elementsand every manner of decay is exploredfor the sake of science and the cause ofjustice. Due Jun (American) Simon BECKETT

Written in Bone 496pp Pb $21.95Dr David Hunter #2. Hunter is on the

remote Hebridean island of Runa toinspect a grisly discovery. He is shockedto find a body incinerated but for the feetand a single hand. It appears to bespontaneous human combustion. Thepolice are certain it’s an accidental death,but Hunter is not convinced. He findsevidence that this was no accident; thiswas murder. Due Jun (English) Alex BERENSON

The Ghost Agent320pp Tp $32.95

John Wells #2. Agent John Wells is back inWashington. His wounds have healed,but he is restless, careless with his safety,uneasy in his skin. It takes little toconvince him to return to Afghanistan toinvestigate a surge in Taliban activity. Butwhat he finds there is far from what heexpected. Due Jun (American)

Claudia BISHOP

The Case of the Ill Gotten Goat208pp Pb $13.95

Casebook of Dr McKenzie #3. Animals andjustice have found their hero in DrMcKenzie. When a randy milk inspectoris found dead in 400 gallons of goat milk,veterinarian Austin McKenzie and hiswife Madeline will have to cull a killerfrom a herd of suspects. Along the way,the vet might just save some bleatinghearts. Due Jun (American) Allison BRENNAN

Tempting Evil 400pp Pb $13.95Haunted by the tragic loss of her

husband and son, best-selling authorJoanna Sutton now lives in near seclusionin the rugged, snow-covered mountainsof Montana. But unbeknownst to Joanna,her haven is soon to become hell whenAaron Doherty, escaped from prisonduring a huge earthquake, arrives at herdoor... Due Jun (American) Andrew BRITTON

The Assassin 352pp Tp $32.95Ryan Kealey #2. When intelligence

reveals that Iranian agents are planningto bomb the United Nations, USIntelligence begins desperate counter-measures. CIA agent Ryan Kealey sees itas a smokescreen for another, far moreterrifying plot, but no one follows hishunch. Worse, it would seem that the CIAare no longer safe from possibleespionage and treason. Due Jun (English)

The Invisible 392pp Hb $39.95Ryan Kealey #3.

For more than adecade, Ryan Kealeyhas been a key playerin the war on terror.First, as a captain inthe US Army’s thirdSpecial ForcesGroup, then as acontract operativewith the CIA. Hisactions have savedthousands of lives, including that of theUS President. Now once again, Kealeyreceives the call of duty - only this time,the odds of success are slim to none... DueJun (English) Dale BROWN

Strike Force 544pp Pb $20.00Patrick McLanahan#12. To rebuild

America’s long-range attack force Lt GenPatrick McLanahan proposes to build aforce of spaceplanes, able to attack anytarget on the globe within minutes, to beled by test pilot Captain Hunter Noble.Just then, Iran’s regime falls to a militarycoup that reveals its immense militarypower. But Noble is already working up aplan to strike back, showing the realpower of the spaceplane force. Due Jun(American)

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The Witness (1995)448pp Tp $33.00

A car crash leaves only three survivors:an infant, a man clinging to his life, andKendall Dutton who doesn’t reveal any oftheir true identities to the authorities.Instead, she escapes. A public defender inProsper, South Carolina, Kendall hadstumbled upon the town’s chilling secret,turning her marriage to one of the itsmost powerful men into a living hell. DueJun (American) Ken BRUEN

Cross 352pp Pb $21.95A boy has been crucified in Galway

city. People are shocked; the broadsheetsdebate how the brutal death reflects thestate of the nation; the Irish Church isscandalised. No further action is taken.Then the sister of the murdered boy isburned alive and PI Jack Taylor takesmatters into his own hands. Due Jun (Irish) Michael BYRNES

The Sacred Bones448pp Pb $19.95

With an ancient artefact stolen frombeneath Temple Mount, Jerusalem is aticking time bomb. Detectives mustidentify the stolen relic and the thievesbefore civil unrest escalates. Due Jun(American) Aifric CAMPBELL

The Semantics of Murder224pp Tp $29.95

Jay Hamilton a psychoanalyst in London,listening to the dysfunctions of his over-privileged clients. But his own psychewould not stand up to close examination:his genius brother Richard was apparentlykilled in Los Angeles and Jay was the firston the scene. Author Dana Flynn isresearching a biography she intends towrite about Richard, and finds that Jayuses his clients’ case studies as material forhis fiction writing. He exploits those hecounsels, and a decision not to intervenewhen a troubled patient steals a babycauses his past to unravel. Due Jun (Irish) Karen CAMPBELL

Twilight Time 462pp Tp $33.00Anna Cameron

is a new Sergeant in theFlexi Unit. On her firstday in the new job shediscovers she’ll beworking with her ex,Jamie, now marriedwith a child. She’s alsoplunged headlong intothe underworld ofGlasgow’s notorious Drag - the haunt ofworking girls, drug dealers and seedymen. Someone is carving up the faces oflocal prostitutes, an old man has beenbrutally killed and racist violence is on therise; Anna must deal with all thisalongside tensions and backstabbingwithin her own team. Due Jun (Scottish)

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Don’t Make Me Choose Between You and My Shoes

336pp Tp $27.95New York City ismiles from Salt Lick,Texas, in more waysthan one, but DebbieSue Overstreet andEdwina Perkins-Martin are rarin’ togo. But the Big Applehasn’t seen nothin’yet. While helpingshy Celina hook upwith a hunky young police detective, theDomestic Equalizers bumble their wayinto a murder investigation that couldend up leaving Debbie Sue deceased andEdwina stone-cold in her new JimmyChoos. Due Jun (American) Agatha CHRISTIE

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Cemetery Lake Tp $29.95Tate is a private investigator, but

he’s barely coping with life. He’s at thecemetery exhuming a body for aninvestigation, but across the cemeterylake is buried his dead daughter, whosedeath was the beginning of many losses…Due Jun (Australian) Ann CLEEVES

White Nights 340pp Tp $32.95Shetland Island Quartet #2.Artist

Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch anexhibition of her work and to introducethe paintings of Fran Hunter. Thefollowing day an Englishman is foundhanging from a rafter in a boathouse, aclown’s mask on his face. DetectiveJimmy Perez is convinced that this is alocal murder. Then Roddy, Bella’smusician nephew, is murdered. But thedetective’s relationship with Fran cloudshis judgment. Due Jun (English)

Michael CONNELLY (Ed)

The Blue Religion 320pp Tp $29.95Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles

to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at theturn of the 20th century to the post-CivilWar frontier, these riveting stories tracethe perils and occasional triumphs oflawmen and women who put themselvesin harm’s way to face down the bad guys.Some of them even walk the edge ofbecoming bad guys themselves. (various) Jordan DANE

No One Lives Forever384pp Pb $13.95

Christian and Raventeam up with JasmineLee, the notoriousassassin, to rescue aloved one from certaindeath. Jasmine isdesperate to saveNicholas Charbeneaufrom the men who havekidnapped him. Sheturns to the only personshe knows she can count on - ChristianDelacorte. Christian owes her a favour,and what’s more, there’s no chance he willrefuse when Jasmine reveals the truth...Nicholas is his father. Christian andJasmine set off for Brazil to face downtribal leaders and corrupt policeman.When Raven discovers what they’re up toand joins the team, Christian finds he isstretched to the limit with so many peopleto protect. But with deception at everyturn, three heads are better than two, andthey will need all their wits about them totake down this ruthless enemy. Due Jun(American) Ted DEKKER

Adam 387pp Tp $33.00In the mind of FBI behavioural

psychologist Daniel Clark, there is noGood and no Evil. He is possessed withthe pursuit of the serial killer known as‘Eve’, which leads to his own death. Buthe is miraculously resuscitated and itbecomes clear that the only way to stopEve is to recover those missing minutesby dying again. Due Jun (American) P T DEUTERMANN

Spider Mountain 416pp Pb $13.95Ex-cop Cam

Richter agrees to do afavour for a parkranger: investigate theassault of a youngwoman in a remotearea of Appalachia.Since he knows theterrain better thananyone, the victim’sfamily is hoping thatCam can break a case that local cops can’t,or maybe don’t want to solve. Cam has noidea how dangerous his search willbecome. Due Jan (American)

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Freezer Burn 304pp Pb $15.95CSU Investigation #2. The Crime

Scene Unit knows that even the most cold-blooded killers leave clues. A bag full ofbody parts. A man thrown from a car. Ashrivelled corpse. A gangster, torturedand killed. Besides the fact that the CSUfound them on the same day, it seems thecases have nothing in common. But, wheninterwoven, they point to a plot moreelaborate than anything CSU newbieMadison Cross has seen. Due Jun(American)Thomas EIDSON

Souls of Angels 400pp Pb $25.00Sister Ria promised her mother she

would care for her wayward father.When he is charged with the murder of aprostitute, she is called upon to act on herword. She returns to her father’s homehoping to prove his innocence. With onlyeight days until his execution, she findsherself being hunted by a shadowy figurewho has killed before and is capable ofdoing so again. Due Jun (American) Barry EISLER

The Last Assassin416pp Pb $19.95

John Rain#5. When Rain learns that hisformer lover, Midori, has been raisingtheir child in New York, he senses achance for reconciliation. But Midori isbeing watched by Rain’s enemies, and hisappearance put mother and child interrible danger. Due Jun (American) Kate ELLIS

The Blood Pit 352pp Hb $50.00Wesley Peterson #12. DI Wesley

Peterson is called when the body ofCharles Marrick is found, drained ofblood. When a popular local vet ismurdered in an identical fashion, Wesleywonders what the two men have incommon. Meanwhile Wesley’sarchaeologist friend Neil Watson startsgetting anonymous letters writing in gorydetail about macabre events at a medievalabbey. Due Jun (English) Janet EVANOVICH

Fearless Fourteen320pp Tp $33.00

Stephanie Plum #14. Evanovich’s lovableand hapless heroine, Stephanie Plum, isback for her 14th adventure, her mostoutrageous, hilarious and action-packedone yet! Due Jun (American)

Lean Mean Thirteen384pp Pb $23.00

Stephanie Plum #13. Stephanie’s ex-husband Dickie Orr hasdisappeared andStephanie is the primesuspect. Is Dickie dead?Can he be found? CanStephanie stay one stepahead in this dangerousnew game? Due Jun(American)

Chris EWAN

The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam 240pp Pb $19.95

Charlie Howard doesn’t just write booksabout a career thief, he also happens to beone. In Amsterdam, Charlie isapproached by a mysterious Americanwho asks him to steal two apparentlyworthless monkey figurines from twoseparate addresses on the same night.Before long he finds himself kidnappedand bound to a chair, with the Americandead and a spell in police custody behindhim... Due Jun (English)

Anthony FLACCO

The Hidden Man304pp Tp $27.95

Blackburn & Nightingale. An exhilaratinghistorical thriller set against the 1915 SanFrancisco World’s Fair. Due Jun(American) Clare FRANCIS

Unforgotten 388pp Tp $32.95Lawyer Hugh Gwynne’s client

Tom Deacon is claiming damages forpost-traumatic stress after witnessing thedeath of his young daughter. It seemscertain Tom will win, enabling him topick up the pieces of his shattered life.Then Hugh receives an anonymous letterthat throws him into an impossibledilemma… (English) Nicci FRENCH

Until it’s Over 376pp Pb $19.95London cycle courier Astrid Bell is

bad luck, for other people. First herneighbour accidentally knocks her off herbike, and not long after is foundbludgeoned to death in an alley. A fewdays later, Astrid is to pick up a package,only to find the client murdered in herluxurious home. For the police, this ismore than coincidence. For Astrid andher six housemates, it’s the beginning of anightmare… Due Jun (English) Anthony GAGLIANO

Straits of Fortune256pp Pb $15.95

A dark, hard-boiled look at thedangerous underbelly of glamorousMiami, this is an unforgettable debutnovel. Due Jun (American) P L GAUS

Separate from the World184pp Tp $25.95

Ohio Amish Mystery#6. College ProfessorMichael Brandenreceives anunexpected visit froman Amish man whoclaims his brother, adwarf like himself, hasbeen murdered. Theirdiscussion of the caseis interrupted by theapparent suicide of a woman on campus.The investigations of these two deathsbecome intertwined as Professor Brandenagain teams up with Pastor Cal Troyerand Sheriff Bruce Robertson to seekexplanations for these events. Due Jun(American) Elizabeth GEORGE

Careless in Red640pp Tp $33.00

Inspector Lynley #15. Barely three monthssince the murder of his wife, ThomasLynley takes to the South-West CoastPath in Cornwall, determined to walk itslength to distract himself from his loss.But on the 43rd day, he sees a climber fallto his death… Due Jun (American)

Sebastian FAULKS

Devil May Care 320pp Tp $32.95A James Bond

Novel. Written tocelebrate thecentenary of IanFleming’s birth, thisis the electrifyingnew chapter in thelife of the most iconicspy of literature andfilm - Bond, JamesBond… Due Jun(English) To coincide with the release of the new JamesBond novel Devil May Care by SebastianFaulks, Penguin have reissued all IanFleming's 007 titles with new jackets in theModern Classics series!Ian FLEMING

Casino Royale(1953) 192pp Live and Let Die (1954) 304pp

Moonraker (1955) 256pp

From Russia with Love (1957) 400pp

Goldfinger (1959) 272pp Thunderball (1961) 272pp Dr No (1958) 240ppFor Your Eyes Only (1960) 192pp Spy Who LovedMe (1962) 176pp On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1963) 272pp

You Only Live Twice (1964) 224pp The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) 192pp Octopussy and The Living Daylights(1966) 128pp James Bond series. AllPb $19.95 (English)

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Majestic Descending384pp Pb $15.95

Katherine Adams is taking a cruise on thefabulous Ocean Majestic, the largest andmost luxurious ocean liner in the world.This is exactly the break Katherine needsfrom her demanding Atlanta legalpractice, and also a chance to forget thedemons that still haunt her, to forget themadman who abducted and tortured her20 years ago. Due Jun (American) Alex GRAY

Pitch Black 352pp Tp $33.00Lorimer & Brightman #5. Chief

Inspector Lorimer’s sense of calm afterhis holiday doesn’t last long. Kelvin FC’snew star midfielder is found stabbed todeath in his own home and a seeminglystraightforward case begins. But thegrisly murder of a referee after a Kelvinmatch throws light on some dark secrets.Due Jun (Scottish) Andrew GROSS

The Dark Tide 608pp Tp $33.00They say bad luck comes in threes,

but for the Friedman family it’s just thebeginning. It starts with Charlie’sinvestments going wrong and the deathof a family pet. Then Charlie is killed in alethal terrorist blast. For his widowKaren, all that remains of Charlie is ashared past. Or is it? Due Jun (American) Carolyn HAINES

Ham Bones 320pp Pb $13.95Sarah Booth Delaney #7. Displaced

from its New Orleans venue, a red-hottouring production of Cat on a Hot TinRoof opens in the heart of Zinnia,Mississippi. After one of the stars ismurdered, Sarah Booth Delaney becomesa prime suspect. Due Jun (American) Maggie HAMAND

The Resurrection of the Body208pp Pb $27.95

While conducting a service, vicar RichardPage is horrified when a man staggers in,bleeding from a vicious knife attack.There is no identification on him; he laterdies and his corpse disappears from themorgue, leaving the police baffled andsuspicious. The vicar is drawn into abruising quest to uncover this man’sidentity and explain the unexplainable.Due Jun (English)

Charlaine HARRIS

Julius House 240pp Pb $15.95Aurora Teagarden Mystery #3. Love

at first sight turns into newlywed bliss forformer librarian Aurora Teagarden, untilviolence cuts the honeymoon short.Wealthy businessman Martin Bartell givesRoe exactly what she wants for theirwedding: JuliusHouse. But both thehouse and Martincome with murkypasts. And when Roeis attacked by an axe-wielding maniac, sherealises that thesecrets inside her fourwalls - and her brand-new marriage - coulddestroy her. Due Jun(American) Colin HARRISON

The Finder 336pp Tp $32.95Young, beautiful, secretive Jin-Li gets

involved in a brilliant scheme to stealvaluable information from corporationsin New York City. When the plan isdiscovered by those who stand to loseenormous sums of money, Jin-Li goes onthe run. Due Jun (American) Honor HARTMAN

The Unkindest Cut256pp Pb $13.95

Bridge Club Mystery #2. Emma Diamond,a recent widow with a passion for bridge,takes a retreat to the Texas Hill Countrywith her friends. The trip proves to bequite a thrilling spectacle in ways theynever anticipated, because it’s alsoplaying host to two battling bridgeinstructors. These professionalcontenders are infamous enemies, andonly one will survive the weekend... DueJun (American) Betty HECTMAN

Hooked on Murder288pp Pb $13.95

Crochet Mystery #1. When bookshopevent coordinator Molly Pink stumblesacross the dead body of a crochet groupleader, her complicated past with thewoman makes her a prime suspect. Butwhile Molly is fending off a detectivewith a personal grudge and navigatingthe pitfalls of crochet group politics, thereal killer remains at large. (American) Naomi HIRAHARA

Gasa-Gasa Girl368pp Pb $13.95

Mas Arai Mystery #2. Both a rivetingmystery and a powerful story ofpassionate relationships across a culturaldivide, this is a tale told with heart andwisdom: an unforgettable portrait offathers, daughters and other strangers.Due Jun (American)

Alexa HUNT

Homeland Security384pp Pb $15.95

Former assassin Leah Berglund andreporter Elliott Delgado are back andchasing two suitcase-sized nuclear bombson the loose inside the United States inthis gritty, near-future thriller. TogetherLeah and Del unravel a plot within a plot,culminating in two simultaneous races tostop the bombs from detonating. If theyfail, the heart and soul of our homelandwill be left in radioactive ruins. Due Jun(American) Charles HYNES

Triple Homicide288pp Pb $13.95

1990s New York. 20years ago, NYPDofficer Robert Mulveyfaced corruptioncharges thatthreatened to tear hislife apart. Now hisyoung nephew, them u c h - d e c o r a t e dofficer Stephen Holt,has been accused ofexecuting three men,including a cop. For these two men tosave their careers and redeem theirfamily’s reputation, they will dare to gowhere few officers have gone before:straight through the NYPD’s fabled “bluewall of silence” to see that justice isserved... Due Jun (American) Greg ILES

Third Degree 500pp Pb $20.00Laurel Fields, perfect wife of Dr

Warren Fields, living in a perfect house ina beautiful town, is pregnant. But is thebaby her husband’s or her lover’s? Onemorning she returns home to find Warrenwaiting for her. She recognises the pieceof paper lying on the coffee table - a letterfrom her lover Danny that she hadhidden inside a book! Then she sees thegun in her husband’s hand... Due Jun(American) Susan ISAACS

Past Perfect 368pp Tp $29.95Katie seems to have the ideal life: a

great husband, a precocious and winning10-year-old son and a dream job - writerfor the long-running TV series Spy Guys.But all is not as splendid as it should bebecause writing about the espionagebusiness isn’t nearly as satisfying asworking in it. 15 years earlier, Katie wasin the CIA. She loved her job (to saynothing of her boss, the mysteriousBenton Mattingly). Yet just as she wassensing she was in line for a promotion,she was fired - escorted off the premisesby two extremely hulking security types.Why? Due Jun (American)

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The Next Victim384pp Pb $13.95

The last time KaliO’Brien spoke to herbrother, John, hewas desperate to tellher something buttoo drunk to get itout. Now he’s dead,an apparent suicideby overdose. Thecops have more badnews: John was alsothe lead suspect inthe recent double homicide of two Tucsonwomen. Kali’s only hope for solving thecase lies in finding a witness who knowsfar more than she should. Her search willplunge her into family secrets and deepinto the sex industry’s hiddenunderworld. And if Kali isn’t careful, shecould lead a cunning killer straight to hislast target while putting herself in line tobe the next victim... Due Jun (American) Maxim JAKUBOWSKI (ed)

Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 530pp Pb $24.95

This latest volume of the acclaimedannual collection presents over 20 shortstories of murder mystery, selected fromthe very cream of new British crimefiction. Contributors include Lee Child,Colin Dexter, Val McDermid, MarkBillingham, Len Deighton, John Harvey,and many more. This is an ideal presentfor anyone who has ever enjoyed a goodmurder-mystery. (English) Quentin JARDINE

Aftershock 384pp Tp $33.00Bob Skinner #18. Still reeling from

the death of their colleague, Skinner’smen are about to discover that adisturbed serial killer is still at large.Things seem quiet until Skinner and hismen get a call informing them that thebody of a young woman has been foundon a golf course. Due Jun (Scottish) Catherine JINKS

The Dark Mountain488pp Tp $32.95

Based on a truestory this is acompelling andintriguing familysaga - a novel ofclosely guardedfamily secrets,public shame andprivate passion. Itis a story of twofiercely strongwomen, motherand daughter, one determined never toexplain her choices and the other equallyas determined to dig deeply andunrelentingly for the truth. Due Jun(Australian)

Linda JOHNSTON

Double Dog Dare272pp Pb $13.95

Kendra Ballantyne Pet Sitter #6. A newbreed of evil lurks in the latest Pet-Sittermystery. Kendra’s boyfriend, Jeff, ismissing, his car submerged in a canal.Panicked inquiries lead her to Jeff’s aunt,whose dog died when someoneattempted to clone it. Now, Kendra ishounded by questions... Due Jun(American)Jesse KELLERMAN

The Brutal Art 416pp Tp $33.00Ethan Muller is

struggling toestablish hisreputation as acontemporary artdealer when he isalerted to anopportunity. In aNew York slum, anelderly tenant has leftbehind a staggeringtrove of original drawings and paintings.Ethan takes the challenge and makes aname for the old man - and himself. Butsuddenly the police are interested intalking to him. It seems that the missingartist had a nasty past, and the drawingslook a lot less like art and a lot more likeevidence… Due Jun (American) Rebecca KENT

High Marks for Murder208pp Pb $13.95

Bellehaven House Mystery #1. MeetHeadmistress and sometime sleuthMeredith Llewellyn of Bellehaven House,a finishing school for girls. It’s the heightof elegance, the seat of sophistication - andthe scene of a murder. Due Jun (American) Jonathon KING

Acts of Nature288pp Pb $15.95

Max Freeman andDetective SherryRichards retreat toMaxas secluded shackin the Everglades. Notelevision. No phones.And no help when aviolent hurricane turnsthe getaway weekendinto a desperate fightfor survival. But on aperilous trek back to civilisation theydiscover the greatest threat is no longernature, but man. Due Jun (American) Bill KNOX

Devilweed 224pp Hb $59.95On board the Marlin, Chief Officer

Webb Carrick squints across Scottishwaters in search of the missing lobsterboat. What he sees is the 40ft Thrift, thefloating branch of the Bank of CentralScotland - and what he finds is tragedy…(Scottish)

Dean KOONTZ

The Good Guy 448pp Pb $20.00Tim Carrier slakes his thirst at The

Lamplighter Tavern. One evening astranger sits next to him. The man hascome there to meet someone and hethinks it’s Tim. Tim’s sense of humourlets the misconception stand for amoment and that’s all it takes: thestranger hands Tim a manila envelope,saying, “Half of it’s there; the rest whenshe’s gone” and then he leaves. Inside is aphotograph of a woman, her name andaddress... and a large amount of money.Due Jun (American) J A KONRATH

Dirty Martini 352pp Pb $15.95Jacqueline ‘Jack’ Daniels Mystery.

Chicago police Lieutenant Jacqueline‘Jack’ Daniels faces her toughestadversary yet: a sicko who’s poisoningthe city’s food supply. Can she catch him- and decide whether to accept boyfriendLatham’s surprise proposal - withoutdestroying both her reputation and hersanity? Due Jun (American) Marek KRAJEWSKI

Death in Breslau268pp Tp $29.95

Eberhard Mock #1.Breslau 1933: themutilated bodies of ayoung woman andher maid are founddead, scorpionswrithing in herslashed stomach.Inspector EberhardMock is called to thecase, and is assignedan assistant, Herbert Anwaldt. Theinvestigation leads them deep into thecity’s dirty underbelly, where aristocratscavort with prostitutes, corrupt ministerstorture confessions from lowly Jews andFreemasons guard their secrets. (Polish) Vicki LANE

In a Dark Season 352pp Pb $13.95In a North Carolina winter, new vistas

appear through the bare trees. ForElizabeth Goodweather of Full CircleFarm, still a newcomer after more thantwenty years, one terrible glimpse ignitesa mystery that reaches back years intothese hills, drawing together dozens ofseemingly unconnected lives. Due Jun(American) Laura LIPPMAN

What the Dead Know464pp Pb $23.00

A woman is picked up after fleeing thescene of an accident on the BaltimoreBeltway. The accident occurs near theformer home of the Bethany family, Daveand Miriam, whose daughters Sunny andHeather vanished on their way to themall 30 years before. The woman on theBeltway claims to be Heather... Due Jun(American)

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Another Thing to Fall336pp Tp $33.00

Selene Waites, the glamorous but brittlestar of a TV drama, is the victim of astalker, and producer Flip Tumultythinks private eye Tess Monaghan wouldbe just the person to bodyguard her. Atfirst, Selene seems spoiled and thebabysitting job a PR sham, but as Tessgets sucked deeper into the show’slabyrinthine web of deceptions andbetrayals, she soon finds she’sunwittingly become the main feature in astoryline featuring murder, kidnappingand obsession. Due Jun (American) Peter LOVESEY

The Secret Hangman320pp Pb $23.00

Peter Diamond #9. Detective PeterDiamond is having woman trouble. Hisboss wants him to find the missingdaughter of one of her friends. His SecretAdmirer, wants to set up a meeting in alocal pub. Then there is sexy IngeborgSmith, the ex-journo detective constable,distracting the murder squad from theirduties. Murder becomes a possibilitywhen a woman’s body is found hangingfrom a playground swing and asuspicious second ligature mark is foundaround her neck... Due Jun (English) Lisa LUTZ

Curse of the Spellmans416pp Tp $29.95

Izzy Spellman Mysteries #2. When PI IzzySpellman is arrested for the fourth time inthree months, she writes it off as anoccupational hazard. She’s been keepingsurveillance on her new neighbour,convinced he’s up to no good - even ifSpellman Investigations management(Izzy’s parents) disagree. Whenmanagement refuse to bail her out, it’sMorty, Izzy’s octogenarian lawyer, whocomes to her rescue. But before he canbuild a defence, he has to know the facts.Due Jun (American) Kat MARTIN

Season of Strangers368pp Pb $15.95

Dedicated, driven real estate agent JulieFerris is enjoying a day at the beach withher sister Laura when a strange, almostundetectable charge fills the air. Then,under the hot Malibu sun, time stopsaltogether. Due Jun (American) Charles McCARRY

Secret Lovers 320pp Tp $32.95A nervous courier delivers the

handwritten manuscript of a dissidentRussian novel to Paul Christopher earlyone morning in West Berlin. Minutes afterthe hand-off, the courier’s spine is neatlysnapped by an impact with a passingblack sedan. Meanwhile, in Rome,Christopher’s wife Cathy takes a famousfilm director as a lover to stir herhusband. Due Jun (American)

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Christopher’s Ghosts304pp Pb $24.95

Against the backdrop of a city beingstrangled by the growing influence of theNazis, as his desperate family struggle tonegotiate a way out of Germany, theyoung Christopher’s first love affair fallsvictim to the ruthlessness of Hitler’s S.S.Due Jun (American) Cody McFADYEN

Face of Death 624pp Pb $20.00Smoky Barrett #2.

In Shadow Man (Pb

$19.95), McFadyentook the suspensethriller where otherwriters have feared totread. He introducedreaders to a heroineevery bit as dark andedgy as the serial killersshe hunts: Special Agent Smoky Barrett.Now Smoky is back to track down a killerwho breaks all the rules. Due Jun(American) John McFETERIDGE

Dirty Sweet 336pp Pb $24.95Nothing is what it seems and everyone

knows more than they let on in this fast-paced crime story. On a busy street on aMonday morning, a man behind thewheel of an SUV is shot in the head andhis killer drives off before the lightschange. But what appears to be road rageor a random act of violence is actually anopportunity for everyone. Everyone, thatis, except the victim. Due Jun (Canadian) Brian McGILLOWAY

Borderlands 236pp Pb $19.95Inspector Devlin #1. The corpse of

local teenager Angela Cashell is found onthe Tyrone-Donegal border, between theNorth and South of Ireland, in an areaknown as the borderlands. GardaInspector Benedict Devlin heads theinvestigation: the only clues are a goldring placed on the girl’s finger and an oldphotograph, left where she died. Thenanother teenager is murdered and thingsbecome further complicated when Devlinunearths a link between the recentkillings and the disappearance of aprostitute 25 years earlier, a case in whichhe believes one of his own colleagues isimplicated. Due Jun (Irish)

Gallows Lane 304pp Tp $32.95Inspector Devlin

#2. Taking its title fromthe name of the roaddown whichcondemned Donegalcriminals were onceled, Gallows Lanefollows InspectorBenedict Devlin as heinvestigates a series ofgruesome murders in and around theIrish borderlands. Due Jun (Irish)

Deon MEYER

Devil’s Peak 416pp Pb $20.00Soldiers never find it easy returning

from war. So it is with ThobelaMpayipheli, former freedom fighter,trying to settle back into the new SouthAfrica. But at least he has his boy, anadored companion who is a link to ahappier past. Then the boy is taken fromThobela, one of a staggering number ofchildren murdered or abused in SouthAfrica, and Thobela knows only despair -and a cold desire for revenge. Due Jun(South African) Tama MYERS

Death of a Rug Lord320pp Pb $13.95

Den of Antiquity Mystery #14.Investigating the brutal murder of a cutrate carpet supplier, Abby soon discoversthat the prized Orientals of Charleston’ssociety dames are nothing more thancheap fakes - and that a dangerous thiefwill do anything to pull the rug out fromunder her. Due Jun (American) Julia NAVARRO

The Bible of Clay 512pp Tp $33.00In her provocative second novel,

Navarro takes readers on an exhilaratingjourney across centuries and continents,as an upstart archaeologist and amurderous group of conspirators vie for atreasure that will rewrite history: anexplosive account of the world’s creationrecorded millennia ago by a humblescribe onto the legendary ‘Bible of Clay’.Due Jun (Spanish) Andy OAKES

Citizen One 400pp Pb $21.95Beneath the five

interlinked rings of theOlympic flag, youngwomen are being raped,mutilated and entombedin the concretefoundations of the newNational Stadium. Soonit becomes clear that thegirls are being murderedby well-protected officers of the People’sLiberation Army and Shanghai-basedSenior Inspector Sun Piao cannot get close.His only hope is to approach themysterious and powerful Citizen One...Due Jun (English) Leonardo PADURA FUENTES

Havana Gold 272pp Pb $24.95Lt Mario Conde #4. 24-year-old

Lissette Delgado was beaten, raped andstrangled with a towel. Marijuana isfound in her apartment and her wardrobeis suspiciously beyond the means of aschoolteacher. Lieutenant Conde ispressured by “the highest authority” toquickly conclude this investigation whenchance leads him into the arms of abeautiful redhead - a saxophone playerwho shares his love for jazz and fightingfish. Due Jun (Cuban)

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Sail 320pp Tp $32.95As Peter Carlyle waves his wife,

children and brother-in-law off on asailing holiday, all they have in mind islying back and relaxing. But a violentstorm breaks out and an explosion causesthe boat to vanish without a trace. Thefamily are lost, presumed dead. Untilnow, when a message in a bottle iswashed up ashore and it becomesapparent that there must have been atleast one survivor... Due Jun (American) Louise PENNY

The Cruellest Month384pp Pb $23.00

In the picturesque village of Three Pines,Easter is traditionally a time for death,and for spirits coming back from thedead! Chief Inspector Gamache is calledto Three Pines when a séance attended bylocals goes horrifyingly wrong, and awoman is found on the floor, apparentlyscared to death. Due Jun (Canadian) Otto PENZLER (ed)

Pulp Fiction: The Dames608pp Tp $32.95

23 dames, femmes fatales, avengingangels, broads, molls and dolls from theGolden Age of pulp fiction and the dawnof modern crime writing. Authors includeRaymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrichand Dashiell Hammett, and a stripcartoon from Adolphe Barreaux. Due Jun(various) Anne PERRY

We Shall Not Sleep384pp Pb $20.00

World War One Mystery #5. The war iscoming to a close. Joseph Reavley’sregiment has suffered huge losses but alllive in hope that peace will soon be uponthem, when a further, brutal tragedystrikes the Front. Sarah Price, a youngnurse, is savagely murdered and Josephvows to find the person responsible. DueJun (English) Thomas PERRY

Fidelity 464pp Tp $29.95W h e n ,

despite all histraining and 25years experience asa private detective,Phil Kramer is shotdead on a quietsuburban southCalifornia street hiswife and partnersthink it had to havebeen a professionalhit. But why target Kramer? As far as theyknow he hadn’t been working on any casethat carried that kind of threat. As hiswife leads the investigation into his deathshe realises that Phil’s life was riddledwith secrets he kept from her and hiscolleagues. (American)

Gary PHILLIPS (ed)

Politics Noir: Dark Tales fromthe Corridors of Power

256pp Pb $29.95They seek power at any price, and paywith the devil’s own coin. From authorsincluding National Book Award winnerPete Hautman, Deadly Ink 2007 winnerDarrell James, and renowned socialcommentator turned short-story writerMike Davis, a chilling and subversivecollection of new crime stories with starkthemes of greed, corruption andinsatiable ambition in the very highestplaces. Due Jun (various) Cornelia READ

The Field of Darkness464pp Pb $14.95

When fledgling journalist Madeline Darestumbles on dog tags found at the site ofan unsolved double murder, she’s notsure she’s the right person to write aboutit. After all, chatty puff-pieces like ‘1001Ways with Chicken Wings’ are more herspeed than an investigative piece on thebrutal murder of two young women. Butsoon Maddie is obsessed by the ‘RoseGirls’ case - so called for the thornygarlands found on the dead women’sheads. Due Jun (Australian) Matt REES

The Bethlehem Murders272pp Pb $19.95

For decades, Omar Yussef has taughthistory to the children of Bethlehem.When a favourite former pupil, GeorgeSaba, is arrested for collaborating withthe Israelis in the killing of a Palestinianguerrilla, Yussef is convinced that he hasbeen framed. With George facingimminent execution Yussef sets out toprove his innocence. Due Jun (Welsh) John RINGO

Deeper Blue 752pp Pb $15.95Heart-sick over the deaths of so

many of his Keldara followers, and one inparticular, former SEAL Mike Harmondecides to sit this one out. WMDs headedfor the US no longer matter to the Kildar.But when his best friend and Intelspecialist both are seriously wounded inan ambush aimed at him, the Kildar getshis game-face back on. Due Jun(American) J D RHOADES

Safe and Sound320pp Pb $13.95

Jack Keller Mystery #3. Jack works infugitive apprehension, and never feelsmore alive than when he’s hunting downa skip. But when a young girl goesmissing, and Keller finds out that thefather is an AWOL member of the army’selite Delta Force, he knows immediatelythat this case will be anything but fun andgames. Due Jun (American)

Graeme ROE

Too Close to Call 320pp Pb $21.95Two casino owners from Las Vegas

plot to acquire a group of Britishracecourses for their Supercasino scam -and nothing is going to get in their way,certainly not someone like racehorseowner Jay Jessop. (American) James ROLLINS

The Judas Strain592pp Pb $15.95

Buried in a tomb in Venice, a greatexplorer hides a truth that could shatterhistory... Buried in our own genetic code,a mystery like no other... But nothingstays buried forever - and it will be up toSigma Force to face what will beunearthed: a plague beyond any cure, ascourge that turns all of Nature againstmankind. Due Jun (American) Karen ROSE

Scream for Me 496pp Tp $33.00Daniel Vartanian is trying to come to

terms with a chilling discovery.Photographs taken and kept hidden byhis brother years ago show a group ofunidentifiable teenage boys raping younggirls for fun. With his brother now dead,Daniel decides to find the girls and bringthe rapists to justice. Due Jun (American) Maggie SEFTON

Killer Stitch 288pp Pb $13.95Knitting Mystery #4. ‘Tis the season

for knitters in chilly Fort Connor,Colorado: scarves, sweaters, mittens - andmurder. Amid the seasonal cheer of herlocal family of cowboys and yarnweavers, Kelly Flynn is intent on trying toseparate innocence from icy deceit. DueJun (American) Gerald SEYMOUR

Time Bomb 576pp Tp $34.95In 1992, after being fired from a top

secret nuclear facility, a top KGB manburied a nuclear suitcase. 16 years later hehas found a buyer for it. An exchangepoint in Eastern Europe is agreed upon.Travelling with the buyer is anundercover policeman, working for MI6.But as their shadowy journey acrossEurope begins, it becomes clear to a toppsychiatrist at MI6, that their man may besuffering from Stockholm Syndrome andthe whole operation is very likely to bethrown into jeopardy. Due Jun(American) Patricia SMILEY

Short Change 288pp Pb $13.95Tucker Sinclair Mystery #3. Tucker

Sinclair is finally getting her consultingfirm off the ground. But now she has tohelp private investigator Charley Tatesave his own business, and life. It startedwhen Eve Lawson, a bland writer with anequally bland taste in fashion, stumbledinto his office to find out who wasfollowing her. Due Jun (American)

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The Night Café 448pp Pb $13.95Hired by a gallery owner to transport

a painting to its buyer in Puerto Vallarta,Hannah Nicks finds herself on the tailend of a massacre at the delivery pointand is nearly killed herself. She flees backto L.A., but it only gets worse when thegallery owner is killed and Hannah isnamed a suspect. Due Jun (American) Rex STOUT

Fer-de-Lance/The League ofFrightened Men (1935)

608pp Tp $29.95A grand master of the form, Rex Stout isone of America’s greatest mysterywriters, and his literary creation NeroWolfe is one of fiction’s greatestdetectives. Here, in Stout’s first twocomplete Wolfe mysteries, the arrogant,gourmandising, sedentary sleuth and histrusty man-about-town Archie Goodwinsolve their most baffling cases. Due Jun(American) Brad THOR

First Commandment496pp Pb $15.95

In the dead of night, five of the mostdangerous detainees in the war on terrorare pulled from their isolation cells inGuantanamo Bay, stripped of theirorange jumpsuits, given civilian clothesand driven to the base airfield where theyare loaded aboard a Boeing 727 and setfree. Six months later, covert counter-terrorism agent Scot Harvath awakes todiscover that his world has changedviolently and forever. Due Jun (American) Nuri VITTACHI

The Feng Shui Detective (2004)264pp Pb $22.95

Mr Wong is a feng shui consultant inSingapore, but his cases tend to involve alot more than just interior decoration. Yousee, Wong specialises in a certain type ofproblem premises: crime scenes. Hislatest case involves a mysterious youngwoman and a deadly psychic reading thatultimately leads him to Sydney where thestory climaxes at the Opera House, abuilding known for its appalling fengshui. A delightful combination of craftyplotting, quirky humour and Asianphilosophy. Due Jun (Chinese)

Melanie WALLACE

The Housekeeper304pp Pb $24.95When Jamie Hall

finds a boy tied to atree and cuts himloose, she can haveno idea of thedesperate chain ofevents her act ofhumanity willtrigger. Anorphaned teenagerunaway who hasfetched up withonly her dog and her backpack in thelonesome town of her grandparents’birth, Jamie becomes housekeeper toMargaret, a retired photographer. Thereshe meets Galen, a trapper who has donea stretch inside and who now lives at aremove from life. Slowly, they come torealise that each has something the othercraves. Due Jun (American) Joseph WAMBAUGH

The Hollywood Crows352pp Tp $29.95

When LAPD cops Hollywood Nate andBix Rumstead find themselves caught upwith bombshell Margot Aziz, they thinkthey’re just having some fun. But inHollywood, nothing is ever what itseems. Due Jun (American) Dave WHITE

The Evil That Men Do304pp Tp $27.95

Stripped of hisprivate investigator’slicense andslumming it as anight security guardat a Jersey storagefacility, JacksonDonne thinks he’sfinally hit rockbottom. Then thebottom really fallsout: The sister he hasn’t seen in yearsshows up, needing help. Turns outDonne’s Alzheimer’s-stricken mother hasbegun hinting at long-buried familysecrets from her hospital bed, suggestinga sinister - even murderous - past. Due Jun(American) Edward WILSON

The Envoy 330pp Pb $29.95In 1950s London, at the height of the

Cold War, Kit Fournier is ostensibly asenior diplomat at the US embassy inGrosvenor Square, but is actually CIAbureau chief inLondon. He plies hiscynical trade on thespy infested streets of1950s London whereCold War enemiesmake friends andCold War friendsbecome enemies. DueJun (English)

Inger Ash WOLFE

The Calling 384pp Tp $32.95A small town - sleepy, remote,

safe. And unprepared when a deadlyvisitor comes calling. Due Jun (American) Blair UNDERWOOD et al

Casanegra 320pp Tp $27.95Tennyson Hardwick Mystery.

Tennyson Hardwick, a gorgeous, sexyactor and former gigolo, living on thefringes of the good life in Hollywood,struggles to hang on to his acting careerand redeem his sex-for-pay history,which estranged him from his family -especially his father, a decorated LAPDcaptain who raised Tennyson to call him‘sir’. Due Jun (American)

Boris AKUNIN

Pelagia and the Black Monk400pp Pb $23.00

Fresh from solving the case of the WhiteBulldog, Pelagia is approached by amysterious, black-hooded monk, whobegs her to investigate a series of murdersthat have taken place in his all-maleisland monastery. The plot is lively andfull of twists, the characters are strong,the denouement is exciting, and the notvery nunnish nun is immenselyappealing. Due Jun (Russian)Cordelia BIDDLE

The Conjurer 320pp Tp $27.95Intrigue, passion and murder surroundthe suspicious disappearance ofPhiladelphia financier Lemuel Beale in thewinter of 1842. A victim of accidentaldrowning, according to the localconstabulary, Beale leaves a sinister legacyof political and financial scheming, and atroubled heiress, his daughter, Martha, hisonly child. Written with exquisitehistorical detail and fast-paced intrigue,this is a thrilling start to an exceptionalnew series. Due Jun (American)Gyles BRANDRETH

Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death416pp Tp $33.00

“I see murder in thisunhappy hand!” WhenMrs Robinson, palmistto the Prince of Wales,reads Oscar Wilde’spalm she cannot knowwhat she has predicted.Nor can Oscar knowwhat he has set inmotion when, thatsame evening, heproposes a game of ‘Murder’ in whicheach of his Sunday Supper Club guestsmust write down those whom they wouldlike to kill. For the 14 ‘victims’ begin to diemysteriously, one by one, and in the orderin which their names were drawn from thebag! Due Jun (English)

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Mrs Jeffries Holds the Trump256pp Pb $13.95

Mrs Jeffries #23. Successful local MichaelProvost had no enemies, yet he wasfound dead off the Chelsea Vestry Wharf.With the help of her staff, Mrs Jeffriesdives into an investigation that leads toan earlier crime, and even morequestions. Due Jun (American)Kenneth CAMERON

The Frightened Man 320pp Tp $33.00Veteran of theAmerican Civil WarDenton is anu n c o m f o r t a b l eoutsider in class-ridden turn-of-the-century England.When a seemingmadman turns up athis door declaringhe has just seen Jackthe Ripper, Dentondismisses him. But when a prostitute’sbody is discovered Denton suspects thereis a connection between the two events.Due Jun (American)Paul DOHERTY

The Templar 384pp Pb $20.00Hugh de Payens #1. 1095. Hugh de Payensand Godefroi of St Omer (the soon-to-befounders of the Templar Order), andHugh’s younger sister, Eleanor, leaveBurgundy, France, with a plan to joinCount Raymond of Toulouse’s army, andmarch across the known world toJerusalem. Due Jun (English)R S DOWNIE

Ruso and the Demented Doctor480pp Tp $32.95

Ruso #2. Army doctor Gaius PetreiusRuso is posted to the hostile North ofBritannia. The locals have a new herowho likes to strap antlers to his head andscare the Romans, while Ruso’s slave girl,Tilla, is stubbornly refusing to identifythe culprit in a line-up. A fellow doctorhas confessed to a grisly murder and withTilla thrust outside the fort, Ruso islanded not only with Doctor Thessalus’spatients but also the tricky task of gettinghim to retract the confession. Somethingsmells fishy about this murder - andCoria is miles from the sea… Due Jun(English)Ariana FRANKLIN

The Mistress of the Art of Death512pp Pb $21.95

Adelia Aguilar #1. In Cambridge a childhas been murdered and others havedisappeared. The Jews, have been forcedto retreat into the castle to avoidslaughter. They provide a large part ofKing Henry’s revenue and therefore thereal killer must be found, and quickly.Due Jun (English)

Ariana FRANKLIN

The Death Maze 320pp Tp $32.95Adelia Aguilar #2.Adelia doesn’t returnto Salerno but stays inEngland. At courtQueen Eleanor ofAquitaine is stirringup revolt against herhusband and isrumoured to havepoisoned his favouritemistress Rosamund. IfHenry believes the stories, England willbe torn apart. In a race against time toprove that Eleanor is at least innocent ofRosamund’s murder, Adelia is recruitedto help avoid a civil war. Due Jun(English)Andrew MARTIN

Murder at Deviation Junction256 pp Pb $23.95

A train hits a snowdrift in the frozenCleveland Hills. A body is discovered,and so begins the case for strugglingEdwardian railway detective, JimStringer. Due Jun (English)Pat McINTOSH

The Merchant’s Mark320pp Pb $21.95

Gil Cunningham #3.The barrel should havecontained books.Instead it held treasureand a severed head!Gil Cunningham andhis old acquaintance,Glasgow merchantAugie Morison, reportthe gruesomesubstitute to theProvost. At the inquest the next morning,Morison is accused of the murder andimprisoned. (Scottish)The Rough Collier 288pp Hb $59.95Gil Cunningham #4. When the peat-cutterscame to report the dead man, GilCunningham was up in the roof-space ofhis mother’s house, teaching his newyoung wife swordplay. They believe thecorpse to be that of a local man. His wifeand the widow who runs the localcoalmine are sure the body belongs tosomeone else, but then they findthemselves accused of having killed himby witchcraft. (Scottish)Candace ROBB

The Guilt of Innocents400pp Pb $21.95

Owen Archer #9. Winter1372, York: A man hasdrowned in the RiverOuse and it becomesclear that it was not anaccident. But whywould anyone want tokill a humble riverpilot? Due Jun (English)

A Vigil of Spies 304pp Tp $34.95Owen Archer #10. September 1373, JohnThoresby, the Archbishop of York, liesdying. His imminent demise has theinfluential families vying to influence hissuccession. Owen Archer, his master ofthe guards, is one of the few menThoresby trusts. Thoresby agrees to avisit from Joan, Princess of Wales, wife ofthe Black Prince and mother of the youngheir to the throne of England. Withinminutes of Joan’s arrival things godisastrously wrong when a member ofthe royal party is murdered. Due Jun(English)C J SANSOM

Revelation 452pp Tp $32.95Shardlake #4. King Henry VIII is wooingLady Catherine Parr (whom is known tohave reformist sympathies), whom hewants for his sixth wife, but she isresisting. Matthew Shardlake,meanwhile, is working on the case of aboy, a religious maniac who has beenplaced in the Bedlam hospital for theinsane. Should he be released when hisactions could lead to him being burned asa heretic? Due Jun (English)

Robert G BARRETT

Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust 5 CDs $34.95Read by Dino Marinka.Set in Bondi andTerrigal, this is vintageLes Norton doingexactly what he doesbest: his worst. Andproves once again whyBarrett is, according toThe Australian, the kingof popular fiction.(Australian)Agatha CHRISTIE

The Crooked House 2 CDs $29.95Full cast dramatisation. With WWII at anend, Charles Hayward is finally free tomarry the woman he loves, SophiaLeonides, but she refuses. Theunexplained death of her grandfather,wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides,draws her back to the suffocatingenvironment of her family home. Due Jun(English)Elizabeth GEORGE

Careless in Red 2 CDs $35.00Read by Charles Keating. (See ModernCrime). Due Jun (English)Kerry GREENWOOD

Devil’s Food 7 CDs $34.95Read by Louise Sieversen. The third inthe Corinna Chapman series, this isanother irresistible, criminallyentertaining, read from a master crimewriter. Due Jun (Australian)

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Tooth and Nail 3 CDs $40.00Read by JamesMcPherson andintroduced by theauthor. They callhim the Wolfmanbecause he takes anip out of hisvictims andbecause they foundthe first victim inthe East End’slonely Wolf Street.But there is no urban predator that Rebusfears. (Scottish)John TAYLOR

The Unopened Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 3 CDs $35.00

John Taylor has written and created sixnew tales that were inspired by theoriginal Sherlock Holmes stories byArthur Conan Doyle. Simon Callow starsas Sherlock Holmes and Nicky Henson asDr Watson in these fresh stories that wereoriginally heard on BBC Radio. Due Jun(English)Lisa UNGER

Black Out 11 CDs $39.95A gripping story of a young woman whoescapes her dangerous past bypronouncing herself dead, until theperson she fears the most discovers she’salive and well and comes after her andher young daughter. (American)

Ted BOTHA

The Girl with the Crooked Nose: A Tale of Murder, Obsession and Forensic Artistry 304pp Tp $29.95

This is the true storyof renownedforensics expertFrank Bender. Thisfascinating accountbraids together thestory of Frank’s lifeas a forensic expert -the cases he’ssolved, theintricacies of his art,the colourful characters around him -within a fascinating true-crime narrative:the story of the horrific murder ofhundreds of women in the gritty Mexicantown of Juarez. Due Jun (American)Danny COLLINS

Vanished: The Truth About the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

288pp Pb $22.95Danny Collins takes an insightful andextensive look at the evidence in thisbaffling case. Due Jun (English)

Kay DANES

Families Behind Bars 96pp Pb $29.95In 2000, Kay and her husband Kerry werewrongfully imprisoned in Laos. Whilelanguishing in a squalid prison, Kaypromised her fellow inmates that if sheever escaped, she would help raiseawareness about the appalling conditionsthey faced. Some of the cases highlightedare high profile - David Hicks, MichaelConnell, Schapelle Corby - but for eachcelebrity inmate there are dozens whosestories are equally tragic and never told.Due Jun (Australian)Daniel DIEHL & Mark P DONNELLEY

The Big Book of Pain: Torture and Punishment Through History

224pp Hb $59.95Offers a history ofthe punishmentsand torturesadministered tooffenders in allperiods for whichrecords exist. Theyinclude thep e c u l i a rp u n i s h m e n t sknown as theducking stool, theScottish maiden, the pillory, thedrunkard’s cloak and the scold’s bridle,and unsavoury punishments such asdeath by pressing, hanging, drawn andquartered, and death by boiling. Due Jun(English)Louis FERRANTE

Tough Guy 352pp Tp $37.95Brutal, gritty, but often hilarious, this isthe former mafia insider’s candid story ofhis criminal exploits on the streets of NewYork - the scams, the heists, the hijacks –as well as his incarceration in some ofAmerica’s toughest prisons and hisstruggle to turn his life around. Due Jun(American)Janet FIFE-YEOMANS

Killing Jodie: How Australia’s Most Elusive Murderer was Brought to Justice 296pp Pb $19.95

By the time he was arrested for Jodie’smurder, Daryl Suckling had escapedconviction more then once for his brutalassault on vulnerable young women. Butwithout Jodie’s body, he was allowed towalk free. Due Jun (Australian)Misha GLENNY

McMafia: Crime Without Frontiers320pp Tp $34.95

Usually the preserve of sensationalistreporting, organised crime has seepedinto our lives in so many ways and oftenwithout our knowledge. Glenny unveilsthe nature of crime in today’s world, butalso offers insights into the pitfalls of aglobalisation where the rules dividing thelegal from the illegal are often far fromclear. Due Jun (English)

Kris HOLLINGTON

How to Kill 448pp Pb $24.95E x p l o d i n gtelephones, pipe-guns, aspirinexplosives, cobra-venom darts, riflesthat shoots aroundcorners, explodingclams, samuraiswords, karatechops, poisonedumbrellas and afuel-laden lightaircraft. This is not an encyclopaedia ofassassination, but rather a grippinghistory that charts the development of themodern world through the eyes of theassassins who tried to change it. Due Jun(English)Amanda LAMB

Deadly Dose: The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator’s Crusade for Truth and Justice 304pp Pb $15.95

To love, honour and poison - the truestory of a wife brought to justice. Due Jun(American)Clare LONGRIGG

Boss of Bosses 320pp Tp $35.00In 2006, Bernardo Provenzano, boss of theSicilian mafia and one of Italy’s mostwanted crime bosses for 43 years, wasarrested. Known variously as the Tractor,the Accountant, Uncle Bernie and the AxeMan, he was a master of reinvention whoset about restoring the organisation’spower with a strategy that took the mafiaunderground and infiltrated business,law enforcement and politics at thehighest levels. Due Jun (English)Ben MACINTYRE

For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond

224pp Hb $49.95This book exploreshow Fleming’s 007emerged againstthe background ofWWII and theCold War, andhow Bond’s worldwas based on therealities (andfantasies) ofFleming’s life as awartime spy-master and peacetime bonviveur. Due Jun (English)Robert MANN & Miryam WILLIAMSON

Forensic Detective: How I Crackedthe World’s Toughest Cases

272pp Pb $22.95Mass graves, actual skeletons in thecloset, bizarre clues and buried secrets -they’re all in a day’s work for forensicanthropologist Robert Mann. He offers aportrait of a profession which isgruesome, yet compelling. Due Jun(American)

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Heartless: The True Story of Neil Entwistle and the Cold-Blooded Murderof His Wife and Child 256pp Pb $13.95

Neil seemed like a dream come true for Rachel: a handsome, impeccablymannered, success-oriented Englishman, the fairytale husband she had dreamedof meeting. By the time Neil and Rachel Entwistle were husband and wife, livingthe good life in a New England town, it was too late to guess the truth: thatbeneath Neil’s good looks and manners was a deceit and darkness... Due Jun(American)Corey MITCHELL

Pure Murder 320pp Pb $13.95Mitchell reveals the horrifying true story of the double murder of Jennifer Ertmanand Elizabeth Pea, two innocent teens who were killed in a Houston park in 1993.Due Jun (American) Kate SUMMERSCALE

Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Or the Murder at Road Hill House384pp Tp $29.95

It is 1860 and the Kent family lies asleep. The family wakes the next morning to ahorrific discovery: an unimaginably gruesome murder has taken place in theirhome and the guilty party is surely still among them. Amidst national hysteria,Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard reaches Road Hill House facing an unenviabletask: to solve a case in which the grieving family are the suspects. Due Jun(English)Roy WENZL et al

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door352pp Pb $15.95

For 31 years, an unremarkable family man stalked, killed and terrorised thepeople of Wichita, Kansas. Due Jun (American)Alex WERNER (Ed)

Jack the Ripper and the East End 320pp Hb $79.95In 1888, Whitechapel was the most (in)famous place in England. Its streets wereseen as violent and dangerous. This book aims to uncover the reality of East Endlife, looking at slum housing, immigration and attitudes to women, poverty,violence and crime. Due Jun (English)Alan WHITICKER

One Hundred and One Crimes of the Century 288pp Pb $29.95From 1901, this book covers: the murder of Mary Phagan; the Mona Lisa Stolen;the Great London Train Robbery; the assassination of John F Kennedy; the BostonStrangler; Malcolm X; the Moors Murderers; the Manson Family; Bloody Sunday;Ted Bundy; the Milperra Bikie Massacre; Fred and Rosemary West; the Jon BenetRamsey case; Gianna Versace; Harold Shipman; and the Port Arthur Massacre.(Australian)David YONKE

Sin, Shame and Secrets: The Murder of a Nun and the Conviction of aPriest and Cover Up in the Catholic Church 240pp Pb $39.95

This is the shocking true story of the 1980s ritual murder of a Roman Catholic nunthat went unsolved for more than 20 years until, in 2004, cold case investigatorsarrested Father Gerald Robinson, a 66-year-old Roman Catholic priest. Due Jun(American)