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In this issue:
New Northwest Releases
Some Other Spring Releases
Some New Paperback Releases
Reference and Nonfiction
Some Notable Reprints
Edgar Award Nominees
Some Rex Stout Hardcovers Available Soon
New Shipping Charges
Author Appearances
Auction Department
Patricia Brooks, But for the Grace (May,
Dell pbo, 5.99). PI Molly Piper is asked by a mayoral candidate to find out
who’s behind the satirical fliers that have appeared around town. Signing.
James H. Cobb, Sea Fighter (March,
Putnam hc, 24.95). Commander
Amanda Lee Garrett has a challenge: leading
a United Nation’s naval force into a high-tech sea war off the coast of
Africa. Third in Tacoma author’s
military suspense series.
Michael Dibdin, Blood Rain (April,
Pantheon hc, 23.00). Aurelio Zen gets the orders he’s always dreaded: his
next posting is in Sicily. There,
a body found inside a railroad car leads to trouble under the smoldering
shadow of Mt. Etna. Signing.
Aaron Elkins, Skeleton Dance (April,
Morrow hc, 23.00). Gideon Oliver is called to France to help the prestigious
Institue de Préhistorie, after a dog brings home some suspicious bones.
Latest in the Edgar-Award-winning series. Signing.
Larry Karp, Scamming the Birdman (Mar.,
Write Way hc, 23.95). Dr. Tom Purdue and an unlikely band of cohorts concoct a
scam against a murderous collector of bird antiques. Sequel to The Music Box Murders. Karen
and B Jo recommend.. Signing.
Marcia Simpson, Crow in Stolen Colors (May,
Signet pbo, 6.50). Liza Romano is
the owner of a freight service in the Alaskan Panhandle. After rescuing a
Tlingit boy from near death, trouble begins to dog her. Debut mystery from a San Juan Islands author. Signing?
Michael Slade, Burnt Bones (Mar., Signet
pbo, 6.99). 7th in this Vancouver, B. C. series. The Mounties’
Special Services unit searches for Mephisto, a killer who buries his victims
alive. The Mounties don’t
realize that the victims are bait for them.
JB recommends this dark series.
Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again (May, St.
Martin’s hc, 23.95). 10th
in the Edgar-Award-winning series with Alaska PI Kate Shugak. When Kate disappears after a winter
mourning the murder of her lover, her friend Alaska State Trooper Jim Chopin
finds her working undercover in a small fishing village.
Graham Thomas, Malice in London (April, Fawcett pbo, 6.50). 4th
with Scotland Yard Insp. Erskine Powell, who investigates a body found in the
murky waters of the Thames. Vancouver,
B. C. author.
Sue Henry, Murder on the Yukon Quest (May,
Avon, 6.50).
Richard Hoyt, Whoo?
(May, Tor, 5.99). 5th
John Denson, from 1991, finally in
pb. Favorite series of JB.
J. A. Jance, Outlaw Mountain (May, Avon, 6.99) 7th
Joanna Brady.
Candace Robb, A Gift of Sanctuary (April,
St Martins, 5.99). 6th Owen Archer.
Mitchell Smith, Reprisal (April, Signet, 6.99).
And coming this
summer:
Ridley Pearson, Middle of
Nowhere, June
L. L. Thrasher, Charlie’s
Web, August
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Peter Abrahams, Crying Wolf (March,
Ballantine hc, 25.00). White lies to save the future of a bright young man lead a group from an elite
New England campus into trouble. A favorite author of Tammy’s.
Donna Andrews, Murder with Puffins (May,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). By the
author of Murder with Peacocks,
winner of the 1997 St. Martin’s Malice Domestic Award, and a favorite of Karen’s. Meg and her boyfriend go to a tiny
island of the coast of Maine, where they find murder and mayhem.
Ace Atkins, Leavin’ Trunk Blues (March,
St. Martin’s hc, 22.95). Nick
Travers investigates the mysterious death of a blues record producer in 1959.
By the author of Crossroad Blues.
Leo Atkins, Play Dead (March, Berkley
pbo, 5.99). 2nd with PI Connor Gibbs.
Lise. S. Baker, The Losers’ Club (April, St. Martin’s hc,
22.95). Cal Brantley investigates an insurance claim
involving an accidental death, and finds herself helping a friend battle
suicide as she prowls the back alleys of Reno. From the winner of The PWA 1998
Award for best first novel.
Robert Barnard, A Murder in Mayfair (April,
Scribner hc, 23.00). When Colin Pinnock joins the new Prime Minister’s
government, he finds an ominous message among his pile of congratulatory
notes: “Who do you think you
are?” A favorite author of Sandy’s.
Nevada Barr, Deep South (March, Putnam
hc. 23.95). Anna Pigeon finds trouble along the Natchez Trace Parkway, as her
promotion is disturbed by a murder with racial overtones. Signing.
Dan Barton, Killer Material (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). A
first mystery starring a stand-up comic.
Paul Bishop, Chalk Whispers (May,
Scribner hc, 24.00). 4th LAPD Homicide Det. Fey Croaker. Signed Copies Available.
Peter Bowen, The Stick Game (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 23.95). 7th
in the Montana series with Gabriel Du Pré.
Rita Mae Brown, Pawing Through the Past (May,
Bantam hc, 24.95). 8th with
feline investigator Sneaky Pie.
Taffy Cannon, Guns and Roses (March,
Daniel tpo, 12.95). Ex-Texas cop Roxanne Prescott thought she’d gotten into
a quieter line of work when she agreed to lead tours of Colonial American
sites for her aunt, but pranks turn deadly in Colonial Williamsburg.
Jill Churchill, In the Still of the Night (May,
Avon pbo, 6.99). 2nd at Grace and Favor Cottage, with Lily and
Robert in post-crash 1929.
Mary Higgins Clark, Before I Say Good-Bye (April,
Simon & Schuster hc, 26.00). A potential congressional candidate, and
recent widow, is contacted by a bogus psychic and a gang of tricksters.
Alys Clare, Fortune Like the Moon (May,
St. Martin’s hc, 22.95). Debut
in a new series set in medieval Kent. When
a nun from Hawkenlye Abbey is found with her throat slashed, the Abbess seeks
answers.
John Cleary, Dilemma (April, Morrow hc,
23.00). Four years ago, Scobie Malone arrested a man for murder. Now, as the trial begins, a witness
comes forward to accuse the prosecutor
of the crime, a man who is a friend of Malone’s. 16th in the
series.
Tim Cockey, The Hearse You Came in On (March,
Hyperion hc, 22.95). Baltimore undertaker Hitchcock Sewell has gotten himself
into a mess: a murder
investigation, dirty videos, political blackmail, police corruption and one of
the worst amateur theatrical
productions ever seen. Debut
comic mystery.
Nicholas Coleridge, Streetsmart (March, St.
Martin’s hc, 26.95). When
photojournalist Max Thompson takes over his sister’s glossy New York fashion
magazine after her sudden suicide, he uncovers dangerous secrets.
Thomas H. Cook, Places in the Dark (May,
Bantam hc, 23.95). For years, Cal has watched his brother William living life
to its fullest, looking for his one true love.
When she appears, Cal hopes that she won’t hurt William – never
imagining that she has the power to do much worse.
Natasha Cooper, Fault Lines (April, St.
Martin’s hc, 23.95). Barrister
Trish Maguire takes on a harrowing case of child abuse. By the author of the
Willow King series.
Robert Crais, Demolition Angel (May, Doubleday
hc, 25.95). Carol Starkey is an LA bomb squad veteran, who was scarred
physically and emotionally by the bomb that killed her partner and lover 3
years ago. After another
colleague is killed, she begins to suspect that these are not random bombings,
but attacks on those meant to defuse them.
Stand-alone thriller from
the author of the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike books.
Signing?
Jennifer Crusie, Welcome to Temptation (March,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). Scandal,
gossip and murder in the small town of Temptation, Ohio, by the author of the
edgy, humorous bestsellers, Crazy for
You and Tell Me Lies.
Clive Cussler and Paul
Kemprecos, Serpent (May, Pocket pbo,
7.99). New Series! Kurt Austin is the leader of a NUMA exploration
team--National Underwater & Marine Archeology--who comes to the rescue of
a marine biologist whose team has been wiped out.
Jeanne M. Dams, Red, White, and Blue Murder (May,
Walker hc, 23.95). President McKinley’s assassination has thrown Hilda
Johansson’s household into turmoil 2nd
in series.
Diane Mott Davidson, Tough Cookie (March,
Bantam hc, 23.95). Goldy’s new TV show, shot at a luxurious ski resort,
turns deadly as a telethon to raise money for the widow of a tracker who died
mysteriously turns into a disaster. Signing.
Janet Dawson, A Killing at the Track (May,
Fawcett pbo, 6.99). PI Jeri
Howard is looking into nefarious events at the stylish Edgewater Downs
racetrack. Set in the Pacific Northwest.
Jeffery Deaver, The Empty Chair (May,
Simon & Schuster hc, 25.00). A visit to a North Carolina hospital puts
Lincoln Rhyme in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a search for two
missing girls pits Rhyme against his protégé and love Amelia Sachs. Signing.
P. C. Doherty, The Horus Killings (March, St. Martin’s hc,
22.95). Latest in the historical
series set in Ancient Egypt.
Louise Doughty, An English Murder (May,
Carroll & Graf hc, 23.00). In this darkly comic mystery, a couple is
murdered in their home and their teenage daughter is missing. Even tranquil, rural Rutland County
has a dark underbelly.
Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Kiwi Con (May, Forge
hc, 24.95). Las Vegas is the setting for the latest Midnight Louie.
Kathy Lynn Emerson, Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (March, St. Martin’s hc, 23.95). 4th adventure for
Elizabethan herbalist/sleuth Susanna, Lady Appleton.
Jerrilyn Farmer, Killer Wedding (March,
Avon pbo, 5.99). 3rd with Madeline Bean, events-coordinator
extraordinaire.
Earlene Fowler, Seven Stars (April, Berkley
hc, 21.95). Benni Harper returns for her 7th quilting adventure.
Caro Fraser, Judicial Whispers (May,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). Leo
Davis is an ambitious barrister, but rumors about his lurid past may thwart
his career—so he woos the seemingly respectable solicitor Rachel Dean.
J. F. Freedman, Above the Law (March,
Dutton hc, 24.95). A Northern California DA is asked to look into a shooting
by the DEA. Soon, she’s
uncovering a snakepit of intrigue and cover-up, leading to an explosive trial.
Brian Freemantle, Dead Men Living (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). A
Charlie Muffin thriller. A sudden
thaw in Siberia uncovers the bodies of two men, dressed in the uniforms of WW
II Allied officers.
Jonathan Gash, A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair (March, Viking hc, 23.95). In his 25th caper, Lovejoy must
tackle not only phony gemstones and murder, but the age-old challenges of fatherhood.
Bartholomew Gill, The Death of an Irish Lover (April,
Avon hc, 23.00). 14th with Irish Insp. Peter McGarr.
Jaqueline Girdner, Murder, My Deer (March,
Berkley hc, 21.95). On her honeymoon, Kate Jasper must navigate between a
radical group of deer supporters and a killer.
11th in series.
Ed Gorman, Voodoo Moon (April, St.
Martin’s hc, 22.95). 4th
case for psychological profiler Robert Payne.
Martha Grimes, The Train Now Departing (May,
Viking hc, 22.95). Two
thematically linked novellas, each centering on a single woman whose quiet
life harbors something darker.
Elizabeth Gunn, Five Card Stud (April,
Walker hc, 23.95). Jake Hines is faced with a body that is about to be hidden
in a snow drift, and an understaffed department. 3rd in series.
Sarah Graves, Wicked Fix (April, Bantam
pbo, 5.99). 3rd Maine-set mystery of home repair and homicide.
Lee Harris, The Mother’s Day Murder (April,
Fawcett pbo, 6.50). 12th with ex-nun and expert sleuth Chistine
Bennett.
Clay Harvey, Dwelling in the Gray (March,
Jove pbo, 6.99). The 3rd book in the Tyler Vance series gives the
background of the shadowy ex-operative.
Sparkle Hayter, The Chelsea Girl Murders (April,
Morrow hc, 23.00). Postponed from last
Summer. Robin Hudson is forced out of her apartment by a fire and into the
legendary Chelsea Hotel.
George V. Higgins, At End of Day (May,
Harcourt hc, 24.00). For 30 years, a secret has allowed two men to run a
criminal empire in Boston, a secret that goes to the center of the corruption
lodged at the heart of American law enforcement. The noted, late author’s last book.
Jack Higgins, Day of Reckoning (March,
Putnam hc, 25.95). When his journalist wife is killed by a mob boss, Blake
Johnson has the President’s permission to use clandestine resources to take
the boss down. That boss is not
without his own resources.
Corson Hirschfeld, Aloha, Mr. Lucky (March, Forge
hc, 24.95). Journalist Star Hollie’s having a bad month: he’s in deep to a
nasty loan-shark and one of the women he met through his personal ad turns up
dead. Add in the dim-witted
Appalachian twins, an ex-military sadist and a financier who wants to turn
paradise into a golf course, and you have a romp in the Pacific.
Hazel Holt, Mrs. Malory and the Fatal Legacy (April, Signet pbo, 5.99). Mrs. Malory is the executor for the estate
of a best-selling author. (Hazel
Holt was herself the literary executor, and biographer, of the noted British
novelist Barbara Pym.) A favorite series of Sandy and Karen; and
Karen says this is an outstanding entry.
Susan Holtzer, The Wedding Game (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 23.95). Latest
University of Michigan mystery with computer consultant Anneke Haagen.
Victoria Houston, Dead Angler (April,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). Lake Loon, WI, has a new Police Chief, who is also a
fly-fishing wonder. When she
reels in a dead body, she puts all of her talents to work.
Michael Jahn, Murder in Central Park (March,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). Latest with NY cop Bill Donovan.
Bill James, Kill Me (May, Norton hc, 22.95). 17th Harpur & Iles.
Kimberly Kafka, True North (March, Dutton hc, 23.95). When Bailey Lockhart leaves a tragedy
in Maine to become a bush pilot in a remote area of Alaska, she finds a new
set of problems. Literary
adventure novel.
Paul Kemprecos (see Clive Cussler).
Philip Kerr, The Shot (April, Pocket
hc, 24.95). Kerr tackles the early 60s – the Mob, CIA, plots against Castro,
and JFK.
Peter King, A Healthy Place to Die (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 22.95). The
Gourmet Detective’s fifth case takes him to a cooking conference at a Swiss
resort.
Rochelle Krich, Dead Air (March, Avon hc,
23.00). 4th Jessie Drake. An old friend is now a radio therapist. When an enraged husband threatens
revenge for a ruined marriage, she turns to Jessie for help.
Martha C. Lawrence, Pisces Rising (March, St.
Martin’s hc, 23.95). 4th
in series with psychic sleuth Elizabeth Chase.
An old friend convinces Elizabeth to investigate a vicious attack on a
Native American casino owner. Signing.
Stephen Lewis, The Blind in Darkness (May,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). In Colonial New England, neighbors assume that Mohawks
killed old man Powell. Midwife
Catherine Williams isn’t convinced. 2nd in series.
David Liss, A Conspiracy of Paper (March,
Random House hc, 25.00). Debut
mystery. Rich historical set in
18th century London where Benjamin Weaver, a retired Jewish pugilist,
investigates the death of his estranged father.
Karen says, “In a class with An
Instance of the Fingerpost and Kate Ross’ Julian Kestrel novels.”
Harry Paul Lonsdale, Smoking Out a Killer (May, Avon
pbo, 5.99). 2nd Cigar mystery.
Kick Chase is invited to a New England estate for a weekend murder
mystery game and, of course, some fine cigars—then guests begin to die.
Valerie S. Malmont, Death, Guns & Sticky Buns (March, Dell pbo, 5.99). 3rd
Tori Miracle. She’s just getting used to a quaint PA town when a man is
killed during a Civil War reenactment.
Margaret Maron, Storm Track (April,
Mysterious Press hc, 22.95). As Hurricane Fran bears down on her town, Debra
Knott seeks clues in the murder of the wife of a prominent politician.
Allana Martin, Death of a Mythmaker (March,
St. Martin’s hc, 22.95). 4th
with trading-post owner Texana Jones and her veterinarian husband.
Sujata Massey, The Floating Girl (May, Harper
hc, 24.00). Rei Shimura moonlights as an arts writer and thinks she’s got a
great story: a hot, new comic
book author who’s pre-war female superhero is big. But the artist goes missing and bodies
turn up, and Rei looks into the mess.
Taylor McCafferty, Funny Money (March,
Pocket pbo, 6.99). Haskell Blevins, the only PI in Pigeon Fork, KY, is asked
by a preacher to find out who’s making withdrawals from the church’s bank
account.
Margaret Miles, No Rest for the Dove (April, Bantam
pbo, 5.99) 3rd in this colonial series, set in Massachusetts in the Summer of 1765.
Camille
Minichino, The Beryllium Murder
(March, Morrow hc, 24.00). 4th with
physicist-sleuth Gloria Lamerino. Karen recommends this series.
Brent Monahan, The Jekyl Island Club (May, St.
Martin’s hc, 23.95). Jekyl
Island, off the coast of Georgia, was the playground of the rich and famous in
the 1890s. When Sheriff John le
Brun investigates a suspicious hunting accident, J. P. Morgan and Joseph
Pulitizer are on hand.
David Morrell, Burnt Sienna (March,
Warner hc, 24.95). Artist and ex-Marine Chase Malone is coerced into painting
a portrait of a businessman’s wife – a man who turns out to be a powerful
and twisted arms dealer. Earlier wives have died. Is she next, and how can Chase stop
it?
Lynne Murray, Large Target (April, St. Martin’s hc, 23.95). Josephine Fuller, “a woman of size,” works as an investigator for a San
Diego philanthropist.
Tamar Myers, The Hand that Rocks the Ladle (March,
Signet pbo, 5.99). 8th in the Pennsylvania Dutch series. Includes recipes.
Robert B. Parker, Hugger Mugger (March,
Putnam hc, 23.95). Spenser heads to Georgia to oversee security on a
threatened thouroughbred. Signed Copies
Available.
T. Jefferson Parker, Red Light (April,
Hyperion hc, 23.95). Homicide detective Merci Rayborn returns from The Blue Hour (highly recommended by JB and now available in pb). When a young hooker is killed, Merci
is forced to arrest the person that all evidence points to--her new partner.
The Washington Post Book World says, “If you’re seeking a thinking man’s
bestseller, T. Jefferson Parker is the writer for you.” Signing.
Julie Parsons, The Courtship Gift (March,
Simon & Schuster hc, 24.00). By
the author of Mary, Mary, which won
high praise, another tale of psychologcial suspense. One cold night in Dublin,
Anna arrives home to find her
husband
dead from an allergic reaction to bee sting venom—but this is not bee
season, and Anna finds her husband was not the man she thought she knew. Signed
Copies Available.
James Patterson, Cradle and All (May,
Little Brown hc, 25.95). PI Anne Fitzgerald is asked to watch over two
pregnant teenagers. What she isn’t
told is that they’re both virgins and, according to a secret prophecy, one
will give birth to the messiah and one will bear the child of the devil.
Cynthia Peale, The Death of Colonel Mann (March,
Doubleday hc, 22.95). A scandalous murder in Victorian Boston disturbs the
Brahmins. Pseudonym of novelist
Nancy Zaroulis.
Anne Perry, Half Moon Street (April,
Ballantine hc, 25.00). Insp. Pitt
looks into the death of a man from the Bohemian side of London, where artists
are experimenting with the fascinating new process of photography.
Clyde Phillips, Blindsided (March, Morrow
hc, 24.00). Jacques Carpenter is out of prison and bent on revenge against
those who put him away – cops. Signing.
Nancy Pickard, The Whole Truth (March,
Pocket hc, 22.95). Postponed from last Spring.
A true crime writer is drawn into a case she’s covering, when she’s
no longer convinced that the accused is guilty. Signed Copies Available.
Ann Prospero, Almost Night (April,
Dutton hc, 23.95). Debut novel by an award-winning journalist and poet. Miami
cop Susannah Cannon is assigned to hunt down a cunning serial killer, and her
team reflects the rich variety of the Miami culture.
Robert J. Randisi, Blood on the Arch (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 22.95). St.
Louis Detective Joe Keogh investigates the murder of a political candidate.
Lev Raphael, Little Miss Evil (April,
Walker hc, 23.95). 4th with reluctant academic sleuth Nick Hoffman. Nick’s success at sleuthing has
brought him some fame at the State University of Michigan, but it also brings
problems – someone is leaving threats in his mailbox.
Christopher Reich, The Runner (March,
Delacorte hc, 29.95). In Europe to help with the Nuremberg trials, US lawyer
Devlin Judge has a private mission: to find the top-ranking Nazi who killed
his brother, a former Olympic sprinter known as the White Lion. The author’s
first book, Numbered Account, was an
Edgar Nominee. Signing.
J. D. Robb, Witness in Death (March,
Berkley pbo, 6.99). 10th Eve Dallas finds her in the horrible
position of being a cop and a witness to murder, when a celebrity is killed in
front of her.
Lora Roberts, Murder
Follows the Money (May, Fawcett pbo, 6.50). 6th
with free-lance writer Liz Sullivan.
Laura Joh Rowland, The Samurai’s Wife (April, St. Martin’s hc, 23.95).
Fifth in series set in 17th century Japan. Sano, the Shogun’s
Investigator,needs the help of his spirited new wife as he seeks a terrifying
and elusive killer.
Anna Salter, White Lies (May, Pocket
pbo, 6.99). A noted anesthesiologist makes an appointment for therapy with Dr.
Stone. He soon learns that she’s
been suspended and, though eager to fight the charges, seems to have more
going on beneath her calm exterior.
John Sandford, Easy Prey (May, Putnam hc,
25.95). 12th with police detective and war-games designer Lucas
Davenport.
Eve K. Sandstrom, The Smoking Gun (March,
Signet pbo, 5.99). 3rd with reporter Nell Matthews.
Steven Saylor, Twist At the End (April, Simon
& Schuster hc, 24.00). In a departure from his Roman series, Saylor writes a mystery based on historical events in
Austin, Texas, in 1885. Will Porter (soon to known as O. Henry) reports on
what may be the first recorded case—unsolved—of a serial killer.
John Shannon, The Poison Sky (April, Berkley
pbo, 5.99). PI Jack Liffey is
hired to find a runaway who has ties to a cult that harbors a dangerous
secret. 3rd in series.
Jody Shields, The Fig Eater (March,
Little Brown hc, 23.95). On a hot August night in 1910 Vienna, an 18-year-old
girl is found dead. The autopsy
reveals that she’d eaten fresh figs just before being killed. Is that a clue to the killer as there are no fresh figs in
Vienna at that time?
Rosemary Stevens, Death on a Silver Tray (May,
Berkley hc, 21.95). In Regency England, Beau Brummel is called on to make
enquiries by the Duchess of York after the Countess of Wrayburn is poisoned
and scandal begins to spread.
Howard Swindle, Doin’ Dirty (April, St.
Martin’s hc, 22.95). Det. Jeb
Quinlin, introduced in Jitter Joint,
returns to investigate the gruesome murder of a reporter. The author is a
Pulitzer-Prize-winning editor for the Dallas Morning-News, and an
Edgar-nominated true crime writer.
Nancy Tesler, Golden Eggs and other Deadly Things (April, Dell pbo, 5.99). 4th Carrie Carlin. Carrie’s father wins the lottery,
but when his new wife takes money to pay off an extortionist who later turns
up dead, well, Carrie just has to straighten it all out.
Victoria Thompson, Murder on St. Mark’s Place (March,
Berkley pbo, 5.99). 2nd set in turn of the century New York (that’s
1899-1900…).
Aimee & David Thurlo, Shooting Chant (April,
Forge hc, 23.95). A pregnant Ella Clah faces a terrible mystery: is whatever
damaging the livestock births also affecting those of Navajos?
Peter Tremayne, Valley of the Shadow (March,
St. Martin’s hc, 23.95). 6th
Celtic mystery with Sister Fidelma, set in 7th century Ireland. Are the 33 ritually killed young men
part of a pagan Druidic practice? Also
available, Hemlock at Vespers (March, St. Martin’s tpo, 15.95). Fifteen short stories with Sister
Fidelma.
Kathy Hogan Trocheck, Irish Eyes (March, Harper
hc, 24.00). The St. Patirck’s Day shooting of Callahan Garrity’s former
partner launches her into the dark world of the Big Blue Wall.
Judith Van Gieson, The Stolen Blue (March,
Univ. New Mexico Press hc, 22.95). As rare book buyer for the Center for
Southwest Research, Claire Reynier’s job takes her many places. But when a carefully selected box of
books is hijacked from her, she finds herself out in the true “wild” west. Signed
Copies Available. And then… (April, Signet “pbo”, 5.99)… Same book, out in mass market.
Robert Walker, Blind Instinct (March,
Berkley hc, 21.95). 7th in the series with FBI Medical Examiner Dr.
Jessica Coran – and first hardcover. Coran is asked by Scotland Yard to help
track an intelligent psycho.
Nathan Walpow, Death of an Orchid Lover (April,
Dell pbo, 5.99). 2nd Joe Portugal.
Character and author are both gardening experts.
Donald Westlake, The Hook (March,
Mysterious Press hc, 23.95). Wayne Prentice is a fading author who’s
approached by Bryce Proctor. Proctor has a huge contract for his next book,
but he’s locked in a nasty divorce. Proctor’s
pitch is that his book will be published under Prentice’s name and they’ll
split the money – but Proctor’s wife must die as part of the deal. Signing.
Randy Wayne White, The Thousand Islands (May,
Putnam hc, 23.95). Fifteen years
ago, a girl with a gift for finding things unearthed an ancient, gold
medallion. After years of
nightmares, she’s found hanging from a tree limb. The coroner rules it an accident, but
Doc Ford isn’t convinced. One of Tammy’s favorite series.
Deborah Woodworth, A Simple Shaker Murder (April,
Avon pbo, 5.99). 4th with Shaker Eldress sister Rose Callahan.
Marilyn J. Wooley, Jackpot Justice (April,
St. Martin’s hc, 24.95). Winner
of the 1999 St. Martin’s Malice Domestic first novel award. Clinical psychologist Cassandra Ringwald is retained to do a
forensic evaluation for a very unusual defendant.
Sally S. Wright, Pursuit & Pursuasion (March,
Multnomah tpo, 10.99). 3rd adventure for archivist Ben Reese. A Scottish professor dies of “natural
causes” but has asked her friend to investigate if she should die.
Margaret Yorke, The Price of Guilt (March, St. Martin’s hc,
24.95). A woman flees her abusive
husband, but finds the small English village she has run to has its own
dangers. By the 1999 Cartier
Diamond Dagger Award Winner, conferred by the British Crime Writers’
Association.
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A very special
item
The Putt at the
End of the World, by Dave Barry, James W.
Hall, James Crumley, Ridley Pearson, Les Standiford, Tami Hoag, and Lee K.
Abbott. (May, Warner hc, 24.95) Inspired by Naked Came the Manatee, this serialized
“novel” tells the tale of 3 golfers invited by Philip Bates, the richest
man on Earth, to play a golf match at a secret Scottish course--a match that
will somehow affect the fate of the world.
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And coming this
summer...
BarbaraNeely, Blanche Passes Go, July
James Lee Burke, Purple Cane Road (Robicheaux), Aug.
Dorothy Cannell,Bridesmaids Revisted, June
The
Late Sarah Caudwell, The Sibyl in her Grave, July
Lee Child, Runnning Blind, July
Janet Evanovich, Hot Six, Aug.
Bill Fitzhugh, Cross Dressing, June
Stephen Greenleaf, Ellipsis, July
Stephen Hunter, Hot Springs, June
Marcia Muller, Listen to the Silence, July
Bill Pronzini, Crazy Bone, Aug.
Kathy Reichs, Deadly Decisions Aug.
Laurence Shames, The Naked Detective, June
April Smith, Be the One, July
Some
Spring Paperback Reprints
Rudolfo Anaya, Shaman Winter (Apr., Warner, 7.50).
Russell Atwood, East of A (Apr., Fawcett,
6.50). JB recommends.
Will Christopher Baer, Kiss Me, Judas (Mar., Penguin, 12.95).
Nevada Barr, Liberty Falling (Mar., Avon,
6.99).
Richard Barre, Blackheart Highway (May,
Berkley, 6.50).
Eleanor Taylor Bland, Tell No Tales (Mar., St. Martin’s, 5.99).
Peter Blauner, Man of the Hour (Mar.,
Warner, 7.99).
Lawrence Block, The Burglar in the Rye (May,
Signet, 6.99).
Rita Mae Brown, Cat on the Scent (Apr.,
Bantam, 6.99).
Mary Higgins Clark, We’ll Meet Again (Apr.,
Pocket, 7.99).
William J. Caunitz, Chains of Command (May,
Onyx, 6.99).
Barbara D’Amato, Hard Evidence (Mar.,
Berkley, 5.99). Cat Marsala.
Diane Mott Davidson, Prime Cut (Mar., Bantam,
6.50).
Jeffery Deaver, The Devil’s Teardrop (Apr., Pocket, 6.99).
Edward Dee, Nightbird (May, Warner,
6.99).
Carol Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (May,
Forge, 6.99).
Grace F. Edwards, No Time to Die (Mar.,
Bantam, 5.99).
Dan Fesperman, Lie in the Dark (May,
Vintage, 12.00).
Earlene Fowler, Mariner’s Compass (Apr., Berkley,
6.50).
Jonathan Gash, The Rich and the Profane (Mar,,
Penguin, 5.99). Lovejoy.
Dorothy Gilman, Thale’s Folly (Mar.,
Ballantine, 6.50).
Jaqueline Girdner, Murder on the Astral Plane (Mar.,
Berkley, 5.99).
Ed Gorman, The Day the Music Died (Apr.,
Berkley, 5.99).
Tim Green, Double
Reverse (Apr., Warner, 7.50). Football mystery by NPR commentator.
Martha Grimes, Biting the Moon (Mar.,
Signet, 12.00).
James Grippando, Found Money (May, Avon,
6.99).
Barbara Hambly, Graveyard Dust (May, Bantam,
5.99).
Thomas Harris, Hannibal (May, Dell,
7.99).
Donald Harstad, Known Dead (May, Bantam,
6.50).
Pete Hautman, Mrs. Million (Mar.,
Pocket, 12.95). Bill recommends as hilarious.
Jane Heller, Sis Boom Bah (May, St. Martin’s, 6.99).
Susan Holtzer, The Silly Season (Apr., St. Martin’s,
5.99).
Michael Jahn, Murder on Theatre Row (Apr., World
Wide, 5.99).
Iris Johansen, The Killing Game (May,
Bantam, 6.99).
Christine T. Jorgensen, Dead on Her Feet (Apr.,
World Wide, 5.99).
Philip Kerr, The Second Angel (Mar., Pocket, 6.99).
Peter King, Death al Dente (Mar., St.
Martin’s, 5.99).
Joseph T. Klempner, Flat Lake in Winter (May,
St. Martins, 6.99).
Charles Knief, Emerald Flash (May, St.
Martin’s, 5.99).
Jane Langton, The Thief of Venice (May, Penguin,
5.99).
John LeCarré, Single & Single (Mar.,
Pocket, 7.99).
Dennis Lehane, Prayers for Rain (May, Harper,
6.99).
Margaret Maron, Home Fires (Apr., Warner,
6.50).
Richard Mason, The Drowning People (Mar., Warner,
6.99).
Sujata Massey, The Flower Master (Apr., Harper,
6.99).
Barbara Parker, Suspicion of Betrayal (Mar.,
Signet, 6.99).
Robert B. Parker, Hush Money (Apr.,
Berkley, 7.50).
T. Jefferson Parker, The Blue Hour (Apr.,
Hyperion, 7.99). On JB’s Best of ’99 list.
Anne Perry, Bedford Square (Apr.,
Ballantine, 6.99).
Elizabeth Peters, The Falcon at the Portal (Apr.,
Avon, 6.99).
Bill Pronzini, Nothing But the Night (Apr., Walker,
11.95).
Ruth Rendell, A Sight for Sore Eyes (Mar.,
Dell, 6.50).
Ann Ripley, The Perennial Killer (May,
Bantam, 5.99).
Laura Jo Rowland, The Concubine’s Tattoo (Apr.,
St. Martin’s, 6.50).
James Sallis, Eye of the Cricket (Apr., Walker,
8.95).
Aileen Schumacher, Frame Work for Death (May, World
Wide, 5.99).
Michael Stone, Totally Dead (Apr.,
Penguin 5.99).
Doug Swanson, Umbrella Man (May, Berkley,
5.99).
Maureen Tan, Run Jane Run (Mar.,
Warner, 6.50).
Charles Todd, Search the Dark (May, St.
Martin’s, 5.99).
Andrew Vachss, Choice of Evil (May, Vintage,
13.00).
k.j.a.Wishnia, Soft Money (May, Signet,
5.99). Sequel to the Edgar
Nominee 23 Shades of Black.
John Morgan Wilson, Justice at Risk (May, Bantam, 6.50).
Joan Wolf, No Dark Place (Apr., Harper,
5.99).
Stuart Woods,Worst Fears Realized (Apr.,
Harper, 7.50)
Reference and Nonfiction
American Noir: Underground
Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar Era, by David Cochran (May, Smithsonian hc, 27.95). An examination of the works of various
noir masters and their works during the early Cold War years: Jim Thompson,
Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Patricia Highsmith, Chester Himes, Roger Corman,
Sam Fuller, Charles Willeford and Richard Condon.
Crime Scene USA, by Neal Yonover (April,
Hyperion tpo, 12.95). A traveler’s guide to sites of famous and infamous
murders, robberies, kidnappings and other criminal acts.
History of Murder, Colin Wilson, ed. (March, Carroll & Graf tpo, 10.95). A comprehensive true-crime of two thousand years of murder,
from Rome through the last Century…
Time
to Be In Earnest, by P. D. James,
(May, Knopf hc, 25.00). A
memoir from the great Dame in the form of a diary of her 77th year,
interwoven with reflections on her life and writing career.
The
Red Hot Typewriter: The Life of
John D. MacDonald, by Hugh Merrill. A biography of the creator of
Travis McGee, first of the social-minded Florida sleuths.
Sleuths
of the Century, Ed Gorman &
Jon L. Breen, eds. (Feb.,
Carroll & Graf hc, 24.95) A collection of classic and contemporary noir
writers, from Chesterton and Sayers to Mosley and Grafton. The best of the last Century…
Loren D. Estleman, The Midnight Man (May,
iBooks, 14.00). 3rd Amos Walker, Detroit PI.
Stuart Kaminsky, Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (May, iBooks, 12.00). 2nd in the delightful Toby Peters
series, Hollywood PI of the 30s & 40s.
Margaret Millar, How Like an Angel (Feb.,
Carroll & Graf, 5.95). Reissue of a classic suspense novel from 1962.
Iain Pears, Giotto’s Hand (March,
Berkley, 6.50). From 1995, 5th
in the popular art history series.
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RIVER OF DARKNESS by Rennie Airth 24.95
BONES by Jan Burke 23.00
L. A. REQUIEM by Robert Crais 23.95 hc/ 6.99 pb
STRAWBERRY SUNDAY by Stephen Greenleaf 23.00
IN A DRY SEASON by Peter Robinson 24.00
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN
AMERICAN AUTHOR
CERTIFIABLY INSANE by Arthur W. Bahr 23.00
BIG TROUBLE by Dave Barry 23.95
THE SKULL MANTRA by Eliot Pattison 24.95
GOD IS A BULLET by Boston Teran 24.00
INNER CITY BLUES by Paula L. Woods 23.95 hc/12.00 tp
BEST
PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
FULTON COUNTY BLUES by Ruth Birmingham 5.99
LUCKY MAN by Tony Dunbar 5.99
THE RESURRECTIONIST by Mark Graham 5.99
THE OUTCAST by Jose Latour 13.95
IN BIG TROUBLE by Laura Lippman 6.50
We don’t see many Rex Stout
books in hardcover these days, so we were pleased to acquire recently a
collection of about 50 of them. These are not prime collector-quality copies. Many are ex-library or book club
editions, and/or later printings, in far from pristine condition; but many
people feel that any Rex Stout hardcover is a nice book. Some are titles which are rarely seen
in any form, and some have dust jackets which give them a visual appeal beyond
their intrinsic value. Prices are
$7.50 for book clubs without dust jacket, and $15 for book clubs with jacket;
the rest range from $15 to $50.
These are very similar to the
books with which I started my own collection long ago; some I replaced with
better copies over the years, others I never found a better one.
A descriptive price list of
titles (there’s only one copy of each) will be available on March 15. Please send us a stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope if you’d
like us to mail you a copy. The
books will be put out for display and sale on March 25.
---Bill Farley
The last time we raised shipping
charges was…well, we don’t recall. As all of the shippers have raised
their rates, it is time for us to as well.
As of March 1st, 2000, our shipping for UPS and First Class
US Mail will go up $1: $5 for the 1st hc. Bookrate Mail will go from $3 to $4
for the 1st hc, and the 1st pb will go from $2 to $3. With all types, additional hcs will
remain $1 each and pbs $.50 each. – Thanks,
JB
Author Appearances
Sat.,
March 4, noon,
Ray Vukcevich signs
The Man of
Maybe Half-a-Dozen Faces.
Mon.,
March 6, noon, Dianne Mott Davidson
signs Tough Cookie.
Tues.,
March 7, noon, Barbara Seranella signs
Unwanted Company.
Sat,
March 11, noon, John J. Nance signs Blackout.
Sun.,
March 12, time uncertain, Lisa Scottoline
signs Moment of Truth.
Mon,
March 13, noon, Christopher Reich signs
The Runner.
Wed.,
March 15, noon, April Henry signs
Square in the Face.
Fri,
March 17, noon, Donald E. Westlake signs
The Hook.
Wed,
March 22, noon, Martha Lawrence signs
Pisces Rising.
Sat.,
March 25, noon, Larry Karp signs
Scamming the Birdman.
Tues.,
March 28, noon, Jennifer Crusie signs
Welcome to Temptation..
Sat,
April 1, noon, Aaron Elkins signs Skeleton Dance.
Mon.,
April 3, noon, Nevada Barr signs Deep South.
Tues.,
April 5, noon, Clyde Phillips signs Blindsided.
Sat,
April 8, noon, Rhys Bowen signs Evan and Elle.
Sat,
April 22, noon, Jane Isenberg signs
Death in a Hot Flash.
Wed.,
May 3, noon, T.Jefferson Parker signs Red Light.
Wed.,
May 17, 12:30, Jeffery Deaver signs
The Empty Chair.
…..and
more coming!
Signed Copies Available:
Steve
Hamilton – Winter of the Wolf Moon
Jamie
Harrison – Blue Deer Thaw
The Winter auction item was a
signed Advance Reader’s Copy of Hour
of the Hunter, by J. A. Jance. Bidding
began at $50 and the winning bid was $95.00.
The Spring auction item reflects
our current emphasis on Rex Stout. It’s
a first edition of a Nero Wolfe novel, Too
Many Clients (Viking Press, 1960). The
book is a bright, clean copy except for a ½ in. smudge on the front free
endpaper, in a bright price-clipped dust-jacket with wear at top of spine
extending about an inch to front and rear.
Bidding begins at $50. Closing
date is April 1, 2000.
To review how the auction works:
¨
Any time before April 1, you
give us your bid. Be sure to
include your name, mailing address, and telephone number.
¨
Bids may be submitted in
person, by phone, by mail or e-mail.
¨
Any bid for less then the
minimum will be disregarded. One bid per customer.
¨
In case of a tie, the bid
received earliest will win.
Mail
and phone orders for these or any other books are welcome. We often have signed copies of
Northwest authors, and other authors who visit the shop. Prices subject to change without
notice. Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104. Phone:
(206) 587-5737.
Email: staff@seattlemystery.com
Website: seattlemystery.com
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