NO ONE LIVES FOREVER by Jordan Dane (June 2008 - HarperCollins)Born to a life pitted by violence, a man desperately seeks peace to move on. He’s fallen in love with a Chicago homicide detective, but just when he embarks on a new life, his old one comes calling. A mysterious and beautiful assassin barges into his downtown Chicago flat, attempting to collect on an old marker.She confesses the true identity of his crime boss father—a name kept secret by his mother—and begs his help to free the man kidnapped in Brazil. The ransom note gives him only ten days to attempt an impossible rescue.Will he risk his future to discover his past?
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THE LAST VAMPIRE by Marc Paoletti & Patricia Rosemoor (June 24, 2008 - Del Ray) The military unearths a five-hundred-year-old corpse, hoping to use its mysterious DNA to transform soldiers into beings of unimaginable power. They unleash hell instead.Captain Scott Boulder leads a Black Ops unit that must confront an ancient evil that can wield the laws of science and magic in terrifying new ways. Powerless to fight this evil alone, he seeks the aid of anthropologist Leah Maguire, an expert in mystical rituals of the past. Together, they battle horrors beyond imagining in a desperate attempt to keep humanity from entering a new Dark Age.THE LAST VAMPIRE is an all-out, blood-soaked battle between Special Forces and armies of the Undead, between technology and primeval mysticism, between an undying hope for mankind and a dark, consuming evil bent on reinstating its poisonous kind on earth.
STALKING SUSAN by Julie Kramer (July 15, 2008 - Doubleday)Inside the desperate world of TV ratings, an investigative reporter discovers that a serial killer is targeting women named Susan and killing one on the same day each year.As the deadly anniversary approaches, a longtime police source drops two cold case homicide files in the lap of TV reporter Riley Spartz. Last seen alive in one of Minneapolis’s poorest neighborhoods, their strangled bodies are each dumped in one of the city’s wealthiest areas. Riley senses a pattern between these Susan murders and others pulled from a computer database of old death records.But not just lives are at stake — so are careers.It’s sweeps month and every ratings point counts. Riley must go up against a news director who cares more about dead dogs than dead women, a politician who fears negative stories about serial killers will hurt the city’s convention business, and the very real possibility her source knows more about the murders than he is letting on.
NOX DORMIENDA by Kelli Stanley (July 2008 - Five Star)The Arcturus books are more than a series of historical mysteries or a group of hard-boiled tales.They’re the story of a man’s life.Doctor and problem-solver. Roman and native. Soldier and healer.Arcturus lives a contradiction, a man caught between worlds he understands, but doesn’t belong to. He does what he can for them. Ultimately he belongs to himself.Join him on his journeys. There’ll be a few detours.“In NOX DORMIENDA, Kelli Stanley has created a startling new genre of mystery: the Roman noir. Written in a fresh and uncompromising voice, here is a novel as evocative of ancient times as it is masterful in crafting a mystery as entangled and ingenious as any modern story. I look forward to vanishing again into the world she has created. Don’t miss your chance to do the same.” – James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Judas Strain“NOX DORMIENDA (A LONG NIGHT FOR SLEEPING) nigh cost me a night’s sleep! … The language is a sheer treasure … from classical to sheer class … what a series this is going to be! Imagine Ellis Peters re-written by Elmore Leonard and you’ll have some notion of this gem of a novel—and it moves like a gladiator on speed.” – Ken Bruen, Barry and Shamus Award-winning author of Priest
“From first page to finis, NOX DORMIENDA by Kelli Stanley is chock full of chills, thrills, and breath-taking adventure. Fueled by fascinating characters and rich details from Londinium in 83 A.D., this unforgettable tale brings the past eerily alive while leaving you hungering for the next book in what surely will be an exciting series.
“…steeped in authenticity and a love for history that bodes well for the successful launch of a splendid, informative and entertaining series. Praeclarus nixus!” – Vicki Hinzeicki Hinze
SISTERS OF MISERY by Megan Kelley Hall (August 1 - Kensington)There are some girls who have everything…She had the right clothes, the right friends, and the right last name, but fifteen-year-old Maddie Crane sometimes feels like an outsider in the wealthy, seaside town of Hawthorne, Massachusetts. And when her gorgeous, eccentric cousin Cordelia LeClaire moves to town, Maddie is drawn toward her ethereal, magical spirit and teeters even more toward the edge of her friends’ tightly knit circle…Then there are the jealous ones…Kate Endicott and the Sisters of Misery–a secret clique of the most popular, powerful girls in school–are less than thrilled by Cordelia’s arrival. When Kate’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Trevor, takes an interest in Cordelia, the Sisters of Misery become determined to make her pay…When Cordelia mysteriously disappears, Maddie must now choose between the allure and power of the Sisters of Misery and her loyalty to her beloved cousin. But she’ll have to give up on ever fitting in and accept the disturbing truth about the town, her friends, her mysterious cousin, and even herself, as she faces the terrifying wrath of the Sisters of Misery…
–”Original, insightful, and scary. Megan Kelley Hall writes with an intense, frightening grace that will have you turning pages long into the night. She has immediately established herself as a first novelist to be reckoned with in the future.”
Michael Palmer, New York Times bestselling author of THE FIRST PATIENT and EXTREME MEASURES–”Shivery…Megan Kelley Hall hits one over the fence with her debut novel — a true Gothic that skillfully combines the dangerous mischief of a modern clique with the bad girls whose prank-gone-mad ignited the Salem witch trials.” Jacquelyn Mitchard, Oprah Book Club and New York Times bestselling author of THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN and THE MIDNIGHT TWINS
DARK WATERS a Macy Adams mystery by Sibylle Barrasso (August 2008 - Five Star)The corpse of a college professor is found floating in the Charles.Did his widow drug her husband before dropping his body into the river?What went wrong at BioCorp, the deceased’s start-up firm?What horrible secret is his mistress hiding?How does Tommy, his son, fit into the picture?And why has his brother turned his back on the past?Who will die next…?.
FIRST TO KILL by Andrew Peterson (September 2008, Leisure Books)When you’re the best at what you do, it’s not always easy to walk away. But Nathan McBride believed he had done just that. The former Marine sniper and covert CIA operative had put the violence of his former life behind him, until now.When a deep-cover FBI agent disappears, along with an enormous cache of powerful Semtex explosive, the government envisions a disaster of international proportions and has no choice but to coax Nathan out of retirement. But almost as soon as Nathan accepts the assignment, he finds himself caught between a ruthless adversary with a blood-chilling plan and federal officials who will stop at nothing to see their own brand of justice done..
FREEZING POINT by Karen Dionne (October 2008 - Berkley)As he faces the frozen behemoth of a giant iceberg, environmental activist Ben Maki sees Earth’s future. Clean drinking water for millions of people, waiting to be tapped from the polar ice. The Solartech Corporation backs Ben’s grand philanthropic vision for a better today—while making its own plans for a very profitable tomorrow.Rebecca Sweet lives for the cause—an eco-terrorist who will do whatever she must to protect the earth. And Ben Maki’s ideas have set her on the path to war…All of them will be drawn into a battle between hope and helplessness, power and pride. But they are about to discover that deep within the ice waits an enemy more deadly than any mankind could imagine—and an apocalyptic horror mankind may not survive.“Palpably exciting. A scientific thriller about a looming global crisis far more critical than oil. Karen Dionne is the new Michael Crichton.” —David Morrell, bestselling author of SCAVENGER“Fascinating and action-packed, Freezing Point by Karen Dionne is a riveting tale of cutting-edge science, board-room greed, and the triumph of those who respect nature. Dionne’s voice is authentic and fresh. Watch out, Michael Crichton!” —Gayle Lynds, bestselling author of THE LAST SPYMASTER“What a ripper of a story! I loved every page” —Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of BLASPHEMYBLASPHEMY
THE DEVIL’S CLOSET by Stacy Dittrich (October 2008 - Leisure) A detective with the Richland Metropolitan Police Department Major Crimes Division and the top of her field, CeeCee Gallagher knows the pressures of dealing with the worst of society. Raised in a family of police officers, she knows too well the burden the job can bring to one’s professional, and personal, life. No matter the circumstance, CeeCee manages to pull through. Teaming up with her forbidden love, FBI Agent Michael Hagerman, the CeeCee Gallagher series brings a hint of romance to a modern day crime series.
SWITCH by Grant McKenzie (October 2008 - Bantam Transworld UK)‘Wow! Loved it … desperately wanted more after racing through the first 130 pages. Fast, thrilling, gripping, scary…When can I read the rest? — Gavin HilzbrichThis book is so cinematic . . . due to the punchy dialogue and the succession of crisp, sharp images which drive the narrative forward. I want to read more! — Sam EadesThis is absolutely brilliant! A very compelling read but I was upset when I got to the last page because I wanted more! — Jeanette Slinger.FATAL FIXER-UPPER - Do-It-Yourself Renovation Mystery #1 by Jennie Bentley (November 2008 - Berkley)When Avery Baker inherites her great aunt Inga’s Victorian cottage in tiny Waterfield, Maine, little does she suspect that she’ll soon find herself up to her neck not only in drywall and plumbing fixtures, but also in murder, historical intrigue, hidden treasure, and maybe even romance.Through her work on the house, Avery comes in contact with Derek Ellis, a handsome - if standoffish - handyman, and the Stenham brothers, general contractors who thought they’d be able to turn Aunt Inga’s property into condos. Also Aunt Inga’s aging attorney, Mr. Rodgers, as well as Melissa James, a Realtor who seems to have her eye on Derek, and Kate McGillicutty, a B&B owner who’s dating Chief of Police Wade Rasmussen. Oh yes, and two cats. Plus a missing college professor, who may or may not have murdered Aunt Inga. If Aunt Inga was actually murdered, of course…When the missing professor turns up dead, and strange accidents start befalling Avery, the designer-turned-renovator must get busy figuring out who else had reason to want Aunt Inga dead, and what’s behind the mystery, before the killer can finish the job, and finish Avery.A TWISTED LADDER by Rhodi Hawk (November 2008 - Tor/Forge)As a practicing psychologist, Dr. Madeleine Savage has come to accept her father’s cognitive schizophrenia, even though it’s impacted every aspect of her professional and personal life. When revisiting the circumstances surrounding her brother’s suicide, however, she uncovers secrets pertaining to her ancestry that alter her cool, clinical judgment forever.Maddy discovers a world of sugar plantationers that lived at a time when the antebellum era was crumbling, and the line between servant and master was starting to fade. She also unearths a pattern of sinister, unexplainable occurrences that blur the line between science and superstition, insanity and clairvoyance, until Madeleine is forced to doubt her own mind, and her only allies are the visions—or hallucinations—that form a twisted ladder between the past and the present.“Eerie and evocative, A Twisted Ladder provides scares and surprises galore.” — Tess Gerritsen, Author of The Mephisto Club“Rhodi Hawk has reshaped Southern Gothic and made it her own. Alternately lyrical and disturbing, majestic and profoundly creepy, A Twisted Ladder sings with an unabashed love of the South even while lifting its rocks to reveal the decay and darkness lurking beneath.” — F. Paul Wilson
MIXED BLOOD by Roger Smith (February 2009 - Henry Holt)A novel of suspense set in Cape Town, South Africa, a city as violent as it is beautiful.Jack Burn is hiding out in a plush suburb of Cape Town after being blackmailed into a bank heist back in the States that left a cop dead. Burn is trying to build a new life for his pregnant wife and small son when two gunmen invade their house one night, intent on robbery and rape. He kills the men and dumps their bodies.But Benny Mongrel, an ex-con turned security guard - pulling nightshift at the house next door - has witnessed the killings. And rogue cop Rudi Barnard, owed drug money by one of the dead men, follows a trail that leads straight to Jack Burn.
Barnard, a psychopathic legacy of South Africa’s dark apartheid past, is a desperate man. For years a law unto himself out on the bloody Cape Flats - the mixed-race ghetto that sprawls far from picture postcard Cape Town - he is now the target of government investigator, Disaster Zondi.
Zondi has a history with Barnard and wants blood as much as he wants justice. Barnard discovers Burn’s real identity, kidnaps his son and holds him to ransom. Unable to go to the police, Burn forms an alliance with the ex-gangster, Benny Mongrel, who has his own reasons for wanting Rudi Barnard dead.
The four men are drawn into a spiral of torture, murder and payback during a heat-wave in Cape Town that leaves the city burning.
THY KINGDOM COME by Don Helin (March 2009 - Medallion Press)Most Americans believe the threat from white supremacists that caused the Oklahoma City bombing nightmare ended with the death of Timothy McVeigh. The Southern Poverty Law Center, however, has continued to track an increase in hate crime incidents in the United States since the year 2000.Many of our most sensitive areas such as ports, nuclear plants, and hazardous material storage areas lack adequate security. Sadly, the nightmare is far from over.In the suspense/thriller, Thy Kingdom Come, retired Army Colonel Sam Thorpe goes undercover to track the activities of The Patriots, a home-grown militia led by self-appointed General Quentin Oliver.Intelligence information available at the Pentagon reveals that The Patriots may have ties not only to the French Separatist Movement in Quebec, but are supported by one of the largest corporations in America.Sam must uncover Oliver’s plans before Oliver can put them into action.A TRACE OF SMOKE by Rebecca Cantrell (May 2009 - Tor)What if Hitler’s right hand man were in love with your brother? This suspenseful first novel follows an undercover crime reporter in Berlin in 1931 as she searches for her brother’s killer, a trail that leads from the city’s dark underbelly to the top ranks of the rising Nazi party.“Evocative and hauntingly crafted, Rebecca Cantrell’s debut mystery A TRACE OF SMOKE is a treasure of suspense, romance, and murder. Her ability to spin history into a visceral reality is done with the artistry of a master storyteller. Truly a stunning start to a long career.” — James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of The Judas Strain action.INTERROGATED (Random House, August 2009)INTERROGATED is a story of betrayal and nightmarish conspiracy firmly rooted in the highest levels of government across international alliances. Jay Ryan is an interrogator with a dark past and a tortured soul; he’s also the keeper of secrets Israeli spies will kill to get their hands upon. Renowned for his skills, he is used to commanding a certain level of respect amongst his peers. Then one day Jay is drugged, tortured, tattooed and accused of rape. He is forced to reveal information that could further destabilise fragile Middle East relations and plunge the entire region into war. The story rockets toward a shattering finale that will leave the survivors changed forever.
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