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A Gladiator Dies Only Once  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   [Short Stories]    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Steven Saylor
Series: Gordianus the Finder # 11
Comment: Ancient Rome
A Good Day to Die  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Ali Karim - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Woodstock - RAM]
Author(s): Simon Kernick
Series: Denis Milne (aka Mick [Marcus] Kane) # 4
A Minister's Ghost  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Phillip DePoy
Series: Fever Devilin
A Moment on the Edge : 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women  (©2004)   560 pp.
     Mystery   [Short Stories]    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Editor(s): Elizabeth George
Above Suspicion  (©2004)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural   Woman Main Character   Serial Killer    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Carol - SLC - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Gina Metz - RAM]
Author(s): Lynda La Plante
Series: Anna Travis # 1
Location: England
Book Description / Blurb

In the footsteps of Jane Tennison, immortalized by Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect, comes Anna Travis, a rookie female detective about to embark on her first murder case. The murders couldn't be more gruesome. The method of killing is identical, the backgrounds of the girls very similar -- all are prostitutes. As the book opens, a seventh body is found, same modus operandi but the victim this time is a sweet young student. Anna stumbles on a vital piece of information that links one man to the killings, a well-known, much-loved actor. His protestation of innocence is convincing, and Anna might be succumbing to his flattering attention. What if he is arrested, the media erupts, and he is the wrong man?

Always Time to Die  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Elizabeth Lowell
Another Word for Murder  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Nero Blanc
Series: Crossword Puzzle # 10
Comment: for puzzle fans!
Any Wednesday I'm Yours  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Mayra Santos-Febres
Blonde Lightning  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Shirley - RAM]
Author(s): Terrill Lee Lankford
Location: Hollywood, California, USA
Blood Knot  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): S. W. Hubbard
Series: Frank Bennett # 3
Bloodless Shadow  (©2004)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Private Investigator    Amazon US TPB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Victoria Blake
Series: Samantha "Sam" Falconer # 1
Bloody Mary  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Serial Killer    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Gina Metz - RAM]     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]
Author(s): J. A. Konrath
Series: Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels # 2
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bluetick Revenge  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Mark Cohen
Body Double  (©2004)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Police Procedural   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Tess Gerritsen
Series: Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli # 4
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boost  (©2004)   221 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Gina Metz - RAM]     [Pat Reid - RAM]
Author(s): Steve Brewer
Cape Perdido  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Webspinner - RAM]     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]     [Cheryl - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Pat Reid - RAM]
Author(s): Marcia Muller
Location: California, USA
Comment: Stand alone - very dark, but good
Case Histories  (©2004)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kate Atkinson
Chill of Fear  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   FBI   Paranormal   Romantic Suspense   Thriller    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kay Hooper
Series: Fear Trilogy / Noah Bishop Special Crimes Unit # 2
Region: Appalachia Rural
Location: Tennessee, USA
City Of Night  (©2005)   512 pp.
     Fantasy   Mystery   Fiction   Thriller   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Dean R. Koontz , Ed Gorman
Series: Dean Koontz's Frankenstein # 2
Region: Mississippi Delta
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Close Case  (©2005)   368 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Legal Setting   Hard Boiled   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Carol - SLC - RAM]
Author(s): Alafair Burke
Series: Samantha Kincaid # 3
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Book Description / Blurb

For Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid's thirty-second birthday, she gets an unusual gift: a homicide call out. The crime scene: the elite Hillside neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The victim: hotshot investigative reporter Percy Crenshaw, who has been bludgeoned to death in his carport.

Tensions in the city have been running high. The previous week, a police officer shot and killed an unarmed mother of two in what he claims was self-defense; in the aftermath, protestors have waged increasingly agitated anti-police protests. Crenshaw's death, it seems, is not unrelated: within a matter of hours, police arrest two young men who appear to have embarked on a crime spree in the aftermath of the protests. The case looks straightforward, especially when one of the suspects confesses. But then the man recants, claiming coercive police tactics, and Samantha finds herself digging for more evidence. Following Crenshaw's steps, her search leads her through an elaborate maze of connections between the city's drug trade and officers in the bureau's north precinct.

Samantha's pursuit of the truth puts her in the middle of city political battles and on the outs with the cops, including her new live-in boyfriend, Detective Chuck Forbes. Worse yet, the path left by Crenshaw could lead Samantha to the same fatal end.

Come Out Tonight  (©1999)   434 pp.
     Mystery   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Richard Laymon
Crusader's Cross  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Hard Boiled   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Series: Dave Robicheaux # 14
Dancing in the Dark  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Kidnapping    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Mary Jane Clark
Series: KEY Evening News Room # 8
Location: New Jersey, USA
Comment: Diane Mayfield, an on air news correspondent
Darkhouse  (©2005)
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC
Reviews Available by:     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Alex Barclay
Location: Ireland
Comment: Debut Novel. Features NYPD detective Joe Lucchesi
Dearly Depotted  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kate Collins
Series: Flower Shop Mystery # 3
Book Description / Blurb

Abby has her hands full at her cousin Jillian's wedding as florist, bridesmaid, and grandma-sitter-all while wearing a hideous dress. Then the groom's 90-year-old grandmother goes missing from the reception. On her search, Abby finds the corpse of guest Jack Snyder. Now she must find out who killed Jack in the pulpit.

Dearly Devoted Dexter  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Serial Killer    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Jeff Lindsay
Death Comes Too Soon  (©2005)   199 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Patricia Harrington
Series: Bridget O'Hern
Book Description / Blurb

Bridget O’Hern, a nonprofit consultant, goes to the Oregon coast to work a little and play a lot. At least, that’s her intention. Her friend Bev Tilton, Oregon Coast Art League board member and B&B owner, wants Bridget to find out if the art league’s executive director is embezzling funds. Bridget has doubts about accepting the assignment, but the lure of free lodging provided by her friend during tourist season is too appealing. Bridget is “seeking her bliss” since recovering from the tragic end of her twenty-three-year marriage, but in this instance, the road to bliss is littered…with a body. Once again, as in Death Stalks the Khmer, Bridget finds herself helping the investigating police. In particular, she works with the interim police chief, Sam Alpern, who has his own dark history that he’s overcoming, which gives the two something in common besides the case.

Death of an Outsider  (©1988)   208 pp.
     Mystery   Cozy   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): M. C. Beaton
Series: Hamish MacBeth # 3
[Book Cover graphic]Dirty Laundry  (©2003)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural   Woman Main Character   Ethnic    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Ruth Jordan - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Paula L. Woods
Series: Charlotte Justice # 3

Double Homicide  (©2004)   304 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Faye Kellerman , Jonathan Kellerman
Comment: Two books in one
Double Tap  (©2005)   432 pp.
     Mystery   Legal Setting    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Steven Paul Martini
Series: Paul Madriani # 8
Dreamland : Satan's Tail  (©2005)   416 pp.
     Military   Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Dale Brown , Jim DeFelice
Series: Dreamland (Dale Brown's)
Endless Chain  (©2005)   464 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Inspirational Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Emilie Richards
Series: Shenandoah Album # 2
Location: Virginia, USA
False Testimony  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Rose Connors
Series: Marty Nickerson # 4
Five in a Row  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Jan Coffey
Force Protection  (©2004)   528 pp.
     Mystery   Military   Government Agency   Thriller   Espionage    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Gordon Kent
Series: Alan Craik
Good Morning, Midnight  (©2004)   448 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Reginald Hill
Series: Dalziel & Pascoe # 21
Graves Gate: A Novel of Possession Featuring Arthur Conan Doyle  (©2003)   419 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Historical   Supernatural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Dennis Burges
Comment: Set in 1922 London. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle teams up with an American journalist/former spy and the wife of a prominent Member of Parliament to investigate a mystery.
Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle  (©2005)   240 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Humorous    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Ron Goulart
Series: Groucho Marx # 6
Location: Hollywood, California, USA
Comment: Set in 1940
He Who Fears the Wolf  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Karin Fossum
Series: Inspector Konrad Sejer Mysteries # 2
Region: Scandinavia
Comment: Translated by Felicity David
Hidden  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Tara Taylor Quinn
Hideaway  (©1992)   432 pp.
     Fiction   Mystery   Thriller   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Dean R. Koontz
Homefront  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Chuck Logan
Series: Phil Broker # 6
Hot Ice  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Romantic Suspense   Adventure   Terrorists    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Cherry Adair
Series: T-FLAC (Terrorist Force Logistical Assault Command)
Book Description / Blurb

Diamonds–jewels of every kind, in fact–are Taylor Kincaid’s best friends. The only thing she enjoys more is the challenge of stealing them, at which she excels like few others in the world. And specializing in plundering precious stones from wealthy international criminals just makes it all the more satisfying . . . and dangerously exciting. So for Taylor, there’s no resisting the double allure of snatching the elusive Blue Star diamonds–a prize she has pursued across three continents–from the South American stronghold of the murderous Morales terrorist organization.

The heist goes down without a hitch. Until Taylor discovers she has made off with more than she bargained for, namely the secret security-system codes that provide access to a South African diamond mine–packed with enough gems to sink a battleship. Suddenly, Taylor’s no longer just an ultrachic freelance jewel thief, but a reluctant player in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against elite global trouble-shooters and bloodthirsty terrorists.

There’s nothing reluctant, however, about Huntington St. John, the top T-FLAC operative who’s hot on Taylor’s trail. And in Taylor’s opinion, just plain hot. The feeling, emotional and otherwise, is very mutual. Though they’re on opposite sides of the law, Hunt and Taylor swiftly come to appreciate each other’s well-honed skills. But since ecstasy is fleeting, and diamonds are forever, Taylor soon slips from the sheets and hits the streets . . . to reclaim the jewels she stashed overseas. And true to his name, Hunt is close behind–but this time, he’s after more than the codes. With the clock ticking, and two groups of terrorists closing fast, they’ll have to mix pleasure with some very risky business. If they can survive danger at every turn, outwit the ultimate high-tech security system, and somehow conquer each other . . . they just might get everything they desire.

How to Marry a Murderer  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Woman Main Character   Cozy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Amanda Matetsky
Series: Paige Turner Mysteries # 3
Region: New York City Urban
Location: New York City
Book Description / Blurb

1950s / Paige Turner is investigating the murder of a television star whose killer is looking to improve his ratings with further deaths.

In A Family Way  (©2005)   244 pp.
     Mystery   Hard Boiled   Genetic Engineering    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): James Calder
Series: Bill Damen # 3
In a Teapot   128 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator   Historical   Hard Boiled    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Terence Faherty
Series: Scott Elliott
Jacquot and the Waterman  (©2005)   544 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]
Author(s): Martin O'Brien
Series: Jacquot # 1
Location: France
Judgment of the Grave  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Sarah Stewart Taylor
Series: Sweeney St. George # 3
Killer Cocktail  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Sheryl J. Anderson
Series: Molly Forrester # 2
Killer Smile  (©2004)   368 pp.
     Mystery   Legal Setting    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Lisa Scottoline
Series: Rosato and Associates # 8
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Comment: Features Mary DiNunzio
Killer Swell  (©2005)   245 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Gina Metz - RAM]     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Carol - SLC - RAM]
Author(s): Jeff Shelby
Series: Noah Braddock Mysteries
Killing Britney  (©2005)   240 pp.
     Mystery   Fiction   Horror   Young Adult    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Sean Olin
Killing The Beasts  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Ali Karim - RAM]
Author(s): Chris Simms
Series: Detective Inspector Jon Spicer # 1
Kittyhawk Down  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Police Procedural    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Garry Disher
Series: Inspector Challis Mysteries # 2
Region: Australia Urban
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Last Girl Dancing  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Thriller   Paranormal   Woman Main Character   FBI    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Holly Lisle
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Book Description / Blurb

Obsessed with discovering what happened to her missing sister, Atlanta detective Jess Brubraker is willing to disappear into a sordid nightworld to find the answer. But that means leading both herself and her lover into the most intimate and terrifying trap of all.

Legends : A Novel of Dissimulation  (©2004)   386 pp.
     Mystery   Espionage   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Ali Karim - RAM]
Author(s): Robert Littell
Lethal Intent  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]
Author(s): Quintin Jardine
Series: Robert Skinner # 15
Lifeguard  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): James Patterson , Andrew Gross
Locked Doors  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Blake Crouch
Looking for Peyton Place  (©2005)   368 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Barbara Delinsky
Lost City  (©2004)   432 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Government Agency   Present Day Science Based    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Clive Cussler , Paul Kemprecos
Series: NUMA Files # 5
Memorial Day  (©2004)   416 pp.
     Mystery   Military   Political Intrigue   Thriller   Terrorists   Government Agency    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Vince Flynn
Series: Mitch Rapp # 6
Mew is for Murder  (©2005)   224 pp.
     Mystery   Cats   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Clea Simon
Series: Theda Krakow # 1
More Five Minute Mysteries: 34 New Cases of Murder and Mayhem for You to Solve  (©1991)   211 pp.
     Mystery   Juvenile   [Short Stories]    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Ken Weber
Series: Five-Minute Mysteries
Murder of a Smart Cookie  (©2005)   272 pp.
     Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Dawn Dowdle]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Denise Swanson
Series: Scumble River Mysteries # 7
Location: Illinois, USA
Book Description / Blurb

Yard sales can bring out the worst in people. So when Scumble River school psychologist Skye Denison organizes a 100-mile yard sale, otherwise neighborly folk get downright nasty: her own mother creams a woman, and a battle of the sexes breaks out. But when her former boss is found murdered, nobody knows for sure how this cookie will crumble.

No Man's Land  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): G. M. Ford
Not Without Proof  (©2005)   448 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kay David
Once a Thief  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Michele Hauf
Series: Silhouette Bombshell
Book Description / Blurb

Rachel Blu had left her life as thief behind her. But when a priceless jewel is stolen, and Rachel is partially to blame, she must race to regain the precious item before she loses her newfound career and the love she's just rediscovered.

Origin in Death  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Futuristic   Police Procedural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): J. D. Robb , Nora Roberts
Series: Eve Dallas & husband Roarke # 21
Location: New York City
Comment: Set in 2059 / Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb
Out of Tune  (©2005)   233 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Christianity    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Lorie Ham
Series: Alexandra Walters
Location: California, USA
Outfoxed  (©2000)   384 pp. [4.5 paws]   
     Mystery   Cats   Dogs    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Rita Mae Brown
Series: Sister Jane - Foxhunting Mysteries # 1
Comment: foxhunting - from the fox point of view!
Over Her Dead Body  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kate White
Series: Bailey Weggins # 4
P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator   Woman Main Character   Ethnic    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Julie Smith
Series: Talba Wallis # 4
Region: Mississippi Delta
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Plant Them Deep  (©2003)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Ethnic   Native American    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Aimee Thurlo , David Thurlo
Series: Ella Clah # 9
Comment: Features Rose Destea, the mother of Ella Clah.
Poison Heart  (©2005)   240 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Shirley - RAM]     [Gina Metz - RAM]     [Pat Reid - RAM]
Author(s): Mary Logue
Series: Claire Watkins # 5
Power in the Blood  (©2005)   216 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Private Investigator   Forensics    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Brenda Robertson Stewart
Pretty Poison  (©2005)   440 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Dogs   Cozy    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Joyce and Jim Lavene
Series: Garden Mysteries (Lavene) # 1
Book Description / Blurb

Meet Peggy Lee: botanist, detective's widow, and owner of The Potting Shed, an urban gardener's paradise in downtown Charlotte. It's a busy fall day for Peggy. First she gives a quick cafe lecture on African violets, then has a minor bike accident involving a good-looking driver, and finally reaches her shop - only to find a dead man sprawled face down across one of her seasonal displays, apparently done to death with a garden shovel.

Puppets  (©2001)   448 pp.
     Mystery   Medical   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Daniel Hecht
Rain Storm  (©2004)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Barry Eisler
Series: John Rain # 3
Sainted Murder  (©2005)   236 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Jo A. Hiestand
Shadows at the Spring Show  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Cozy    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Lea Wait
Series: Antique Print Mysteries
Shadows on the Ivy  (©2004)   256 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Lea Wait
Series: Antique Print Mysteries
Skull Session  (©1997)   496 pp.
     Mystery   Medical   Gothic   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Daniel Hecht
Comment: Tourette's syndrome
Something Rotten  (©2004)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Science Fiction   Time Travel   Alternate History    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Jasper Fforde
Series: Thursday Next # 4
Still River  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Woodstock - RAM]
Author(s): Harry Hunsicker
Series: Lee Henry Oswald
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Stop the Clock  (©2005)   160 pp.
     Mystery   Juvenile    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Carolyn Keene
Series: Nancy Drew Girl Detective # 12
The Architect  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Psychological Suspense   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Keith Ablow
Series: Frank Clevenger # 6
The Assassin's Touch  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Private Investigator   Ethnic   Historical   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Laura Joh Rowland
Series: Sano
The Big Over Easy  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Fantasy   Police Procedural    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Cheryl - RAM]     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Shirley - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]
Author(s): Jasper Fforde
Series: A Nursery Crime
Location: Reading, England
The Burning Girl  (©2004)   352 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Donna M - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Luke Croll - RAM]
Author(s): Mark Billingham
Series: Tom Thorne # 4
[Book Cover graphic]The Butcher Of Beverly Hills  (©2002)   326 pp. [4 paws]   
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Humorous    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Mary R - RAM]     [Luke Croll - RAM]     [Webspinner - RAM]     [Jennifer Jordan]
Author(s): Jennifer Colt
Series: Kerry and Terry McAffee # 1
Location: Beverly Hills, California, USA

The Death of Achilles  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Humorous    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Wes Struebing]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Cheryl - RAM]
Author(s): Boris Akunin
Series: Erast Petrovich Fandorin # 4
Location: Moscow, Russia
Comment: Set in 1882 / Translated by Andrew Bromfield
The Devil's Halo  (©2005)
     Mystery   Espionage   Thriller    Amazon US TPB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Carol - SLC - RAM]
Author(s): Chris Fox
The Dying Hour  (©2005)   347 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller   Psychological Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Rick Mofina
Series: Jason Wade # 1
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Book Description / Blurb

THE DYING HOUR, launches a new suspense series by award-winning author Rick Mofina. THE DYING HOUR, introduces Jason Wade, a rookie crime reporter with The Seattle Mirror, a loner who grew up in the shadow of a brewery in one of the city's blue-collar neighborhoods. At The Seattle Mirror, he is competing for the single fulltime job being offered through the paper's intense intern program. But unlike the program's other young reporters, who attended big name schools and worked at other big metro dailies, Wade put himself through community college, and lacked the same experience. Wade struggles with his haunting past as he pursues the story of Karen Harding, a college student whose car was found abandoned on a lonely stretch of highway in the Pacific Northwest. How could this beloved young woman with the altrustic nature simply vanish? Wade battles mounting odds and cut-throat competition to unearth the truth behind Karen Harding's disturbing case. Her disappearance is a story he cannot give up, never realizing the toll it could exact from him. THE DYING HOUR introduces readers to an all-too-human young hero who journeys into the darkest regions of the human heart to confront a nightmare.

The Final Detail  (©1999)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Sports   Private Investigator    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Harlan Coben
Series: Myron Bolitar # 6
The Hand of Justice  (©2004)   544 pp.
     Mystery   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Luke Croll - RAM]
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Series: Matthew Bartholomew # 10
The Judgment of Caesar  (©2004)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Steven Saylor
Series: Gordianus the Finder # 10
Comment: Ancient Rome
The Last Templar  (©2005)   416 pp.
     Mystery   Fiction   Religious Fiction   Historical    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Cheryl - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Raymond Khoury
The Malevolent Comedy  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Historical    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Edward Marston
Series: Nicholas Bracewell # 15
The Mark of a Murderer  (©2005)   448 pp.
     Mystery   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Luke Croll - RAM]
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Series: Matthew Bartholomew # 11
The Old Buzzard Had It Coming  (©2005)   226 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Pat Reid - RAM]
Author(s): Donis Casey
Series: Alafair Tucker # 1
Location: Oklahoma, USA
Comment: Set in 1912
The Palace Tiger  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Mystery   Historical    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Barbara Cleverly
Series: Joe Sandilands # 4
Location: India
The Reckoning  (©2004)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Fantasy   Thriller   Supernatural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Carl Brookins - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Jeff Long
The Russian Hill Murders  (©2005)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Woman Main Character    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Shirley Tallman
Series: Sarah Woolson # 2
Region: CA: SF Bay Area
Location: San Francisco, California,USA
The Second Bill Slider Omnibus  (©2005)   756 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US TPB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Series: Bill Slider
Comment: Omnibus: Dead End, Blood Lines, and killing Time
The Stiff and the Dead  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Humorous   Private Investigator   Medical    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Dawn Dowdle]
Author(s): Lori Avocato
Series: Pauline Sokol # 2
The Tinder Box  (©2004)
     Mystery    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Minette Walters
The Vanished Hands  (©2004)   368 pp.
     Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Luke Croll - RAM]
Author(s): Robert Wilson
Series: Javier Falcón # 2
Region: Mediterranean
Location: Spain
Comment: Alternate Title: The Silent and the Damned (UK, HarperCollins)
The War of the Worlds Murder  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Mystery   Historical   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Max Allan Collins
Series: Historicals
Book Description / Blurb
October, 1938. Orson Welles, known as radio's The Shadow, is accused of killing his mistress on the night of his War of the Worlds broadcast. Only Walter Gibson, The Shadow's creator, knows if Welles is truly guilty.
Three Can Keep a Secret  (©2005)   254 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]     [Shirley - RAM]
Author(s): Judy Clemens
Series: Stella Crown # 2
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Till the Cows Come Home  (©2004)   265 pp.
     Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Judy Clemens
Series: Stella Crown # 1
Nominated for 2004 Agatha Award (Best First Novel)
Comment: Debut Novel
Twisted Perception  (©2005)   264 pp.
     Mystery   Hard Boiled    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Gina Metz - RAM]
Author(s): Bob Avey
Vanishing Point  (©2005)
     Mystery    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Luke Croll - RAM]
Author(s): Carol Smith
Weaving Shadows  (©2003)   400 pp.
     Mystery    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Margaret Murphy
White  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Terrorists   Thriller   FBI    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Christopher Whitcomb
Comment: Sequel to "Black"

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

A Brother's Price  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Science Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Wen Spencer
Book Description / Blurb
In a world where males are rarely born, they've become a commodity-traded and sold like property. Jerin Whistler has come of age for marriage and his handsome features have come to the attention of the royal princesses. But such attentions can be dangerous-especially as Jerin uncovers the dark mysteries the royal family is hiding.
Academ's Fury  (©2005)   480 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Jim Butcher
Series: Codex Alera # 2
Accelerando  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Science Fiction    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Charles Stross
Across the Wall : A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Fantasy   Young Adult   Juvenile   [Short Stories]    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Garth Nix
Be Mine Forever  (©2005)   350 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy   Supernatural   Romantic Suspense   Vampire    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Rosemary Laurey
Series: Forever Series
City Of Night  (©2005)   512 pp.
     Fantasy   Mystery   Fiction   Thriller   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Dean R. Koontz , Ed Gorman
Series: Dean Koontz's Frankenstein # 2
Region: Mississippi Delta
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
[Book Cover graphic]Crimson City  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy   Gothic   Paranormal   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Liz Maverick
Series: Crimson City # 1

Curse The Dark  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Fantasy   Romance   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Laura Anne Gilman
Endangered by Magic  (©2005)   305 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Gloria Harchar
Every Which Way But Dead  (©2005)   512 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kim Harrison
Series: Rachel Morgan # 3
Harbinger  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Science Fiction   Star Trek    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): David Mack
Series: Star Trek: Vanguard # 1
Book Description / Blurb

Returning from its historic first voyage to the edge of the galaxy, the damaged U.S.S. Enterprise™ journeys through the Taurus Reach, a vast and little-known region of space in which a new starbase has been unexpectedly established. Puzzled by the Federation's interest in an area so far from its borders and so near the xenophobic Tholian Assembly, Captain James T. Kirk orders the Enterprise to put in for repairs at the new space station: Starbase 47, also known as Vanguard.

As Kirk ponders the mystery of the enormous base, he begins to suspect that there is much more to Vanguard than meets the eye. It's a suspicion shared by the Tholians, the Orions, and the Klingon Empire, each of whom believes that there are less than benign motives behind the Federation's sudden and unexplained desire to explore and colonize the Taurus Reach.

But when a calamity deep within the Reach threatens to compromise Starfleet's continued presence in the region, Kirk, Spock, and several key specialists from the Enterprise must assist Vanguard's crew in investigating the cause of the disaster and containing the damage. In the process, they learn the true purpose behind the creation of Vanguard, and what the outcome of its mission may mean for life throughout that part of the galaxy.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince  (©2005)   672 pp.
     Fantasy   Young Adult   Magic    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter # 6
Imprint  (©2005)   316 pp.
     Science Fiction    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Paul L. Bates
Midnight Games  (©2005)   192 pp.
     Fantasy   Young Adult   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): R. L. Stine
Series: Fear Street Nights
Moon Child  (©2005)
     Fantasy   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Simone Maroney
Book Description / Blurb
Hanna has always longed for adventure, to see the world but when she and her father are exiled, she begins to regret her dreams. Soon after her father deserts her, Hanna learns she has magical powers - but not how to use them. Will they be enough to help her find her father and save her from the perils that threaten her path?
Moonwise  (©1991)   360 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Greer Gilman
Not Your Father's Horseman  (©2005)   360 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Cheryl - RAM]
Author(s): Valerie Griswold-Ford
Comment: Debut Novel
Raven's Strike  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Patricia Briggs
Comment: Sequel to Raven's Shadow
Remains  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Science Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Mark W. Tiedemann
Scattered Suns  (©2005)   496 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson
Series: Saga of Seven Suns # 4
Something Rotten  (©2004)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Science Fiction   Time Travel   Alternate History    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Jasper Fforde
Series: Thursday Next # 4
Songs of Victory  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Fantasy   Military    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Loren L. Coleman
Series: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Legends of Kern # 3
Soothsayer  (©1991)   288 pp.
     Science Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Mike Resnick
Series: Penelope Bailey # 1
Strange New Worlds 8  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Science Fiction   Star Trek   [Short Stories]    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Editor(s): Dean Wesley Smith , Paula M. Block , Elisa J. Kassin
Series: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds # 8
[Book Cover graphic]Strong-Arm Tactics  (©2005)
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Jody Lynn Nye
Series: The Wolfe Pack # 1
Book Description / Blurb

Lt. Daivid Wolfe has been fighting for years to achieve his own goals and escape from the taint of his family. He is the eldest child and only son of one of the most powerful figures in the Thousand Worlds Confederation, who can't imagine why Daivid would ever want to join the army. Central Command is uneasily aware of his connections, and has assigned him, in hopes of making him resign his commission, to the most unsavory unit in the Space Service, X-Ray Company, also known as the Cockroaches, a repository for outsiders, oddballs, and undesirables that the Galactic Defense Force doesn't want to have to deal with but can't find a legitimate way to discharge. But Daivid takes the assignment as almost a holy cause, promising to straighten out his company and make it proud of itself. As for the Cockroaches, they've chewed up and spat out gung-ho young lieutenants before - but have they underestimated Daivid? They're sent on what ought to be a cream-puff assignment, a simple courier mission to the greatest amusement park in the galaxy, and end up defending the population from a ruthless enemy in the only way the Cockroaches know how: unconventionally.


The Algebraist  (©2004)   500 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Iain M. Banks
Nominated for 2005 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Big Over Easy  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Fantasy   Police Procedural    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Cheryl - RAM]     [Woodstock - RAM]     [Shirley - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]     [Catherine Thompson - RAM]
Author(s): Jasper Fforde
Series: A Nursery Crime
Location: Reading, England
The Book of Years, Volume Two  (©2005)   592 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Peter Morwood
Series: Book of Years
Comment: Omnibus: "The Dragon Lord" and "The Warlord's Domain"
The Firebird's Vengeance  (©2004)   400 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Sarah Zettel
Series: Isavalta # 3
The Forbidden  (©2005)   480 pp.
     Fantasy   Fiction   Horror   Vampire    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): L. A. Banks
Series: Vampire Huntress Legend # 5
The Healer  (©2005)   362 pp.
     Fantasy   Medical    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Michael Blumlein
The Joiner King  (©2005)   544 pp.
     Science Fiction   Star Wars    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Troy Denning
Series: Star Wars : Dark Nest # 1
The Misted Cliffs  (©2005)   480 pp.
     Fantasy   Romance   Magic    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Catherine Asaro
Series: The Misted Cliffs
Nominated for 2006 RITA Award (Best Paranormal Romance)
The Reckoning  (©2004)   288 pp.
     Mystery   Fantasy   Thriller   Supernatural    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Carl Brookins - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Jeff Long
The Stars at War II  (©2005)   1056 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): David Weber , Steve White
Series: Human-Orion Universe / Starfire
Comment: Omnibus: The Shiva Option and Insurrection. Some have said there are about 20,000 new words in this Omnibus.
The Warlock Rock  (©1990)   272 pp.
     Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Christopher Stasheff
Series: Warlock # 12

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Military Books

Dreamland : Satan's Tail  (©2005)   416 pp.
     Military   Mystery   Thriller    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Dale Brown , Jim DeFelice
Series: Dreamland (Dale Brown's)
Force Protection  (©2004)   528 pp.
     Mystery   Military   Government Agency   Thriller   Espionage    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Gordon Kent
Series: Alan Craik
Memorial Day  (©2004)   416 pp.
     Mystery   Military   Political Intrigue   Thriller   Terrorists   Government Agency    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Vince Flynn
Series: Mitch Rapp # 6
Scattered Suns  (©2005)   496 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson
Series: Saga of Seven Suns # 4
Songs of Victory  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Fantasy   Military    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Loren L. Coleman
Series: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Legends of Kern # 3
[Book Cover graphic]Strong-Arm Tactics  (©2005)
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Jody Lynn Nye
Series: The Wolfe Pack # 1
Book Description / Blurb

Lt. Daivid Wolfe has been fighting for years to achieve his own goals and escape from the taint of his family. He is the eldest child and only son of one of the most powerful figures in the Thousand Worlds Confederation, who can't imagine why Daivid would ever want to join the army. Central Command is uneasily aware of his connections, and has assigned him, in hopes of making him resign his commission, to the most unsavory unit in the Space Service, X-Ray Company, also known as the Cockroaches, a repository for outsiders, oddballs, and undesirables that the Galactic Defense Force doesn't want to have to deal with but can't find a legitimate way to discharge. But Daivid takes the assignment as almost a holy cause, promising to straighten out his company and make it proud of itself. As for the Cockroaches, they've chewed up and spat out gung-ho young lieutenants before - but have they underestimated Daivid? They're sent on what ought to be a cream-puff assignment, a simple courier mission to the greatest amusement park in the galaxy, and end up defending the population from a ruthless enemy in the only way the Cockroaches know how: unconventionally.


The Algebraist  (©2004)   500 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Iain M. Banks
Nominated for 2005 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Stars at War II  (©2005)   1056 pp.
     Science Fiction   Military   Space Opera    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): David Weber , Steve White
Series: Human-Orion Universe / Starfire
Comment: Omnibus: The Shiva Option and Insurrection. Some have said there are about 20,000 new words in this Omnibus.

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Romance Books

Always Time to Die  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Pat Reid - RAM]     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Elizabeth Lowell
Be Mine Forever  (©2005)   350 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy   Supernatural   Romantic Suspense   Vampire    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Rosemary Laurey
Series: Forever Series
Black-Tie Seduction  (©2005)   192 pp.
     Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Cindy Gerard
Series: Silhouette Desire # 1665
Chill of Fear  (©2005)   336 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   FBI   Paranormal   Romantic Suspense   Thriller    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kay Hooper
Series: Fear Trilogy / Noah Bishop Special Crimes Unit # 2
Region: Appalachia Rural
Location: Tennessee, USA
[Book Cover graphic]Crimson City  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy   Gothic   Paranormal   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Liz Maverick
Series: Crimson City # 1

Curse The Dark  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Fantasy   Romance   Horror    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Laura Anne Gilman
Endangered by Magic  (©2005)   305 pp.
     Romance   Fantasy    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Gloria Harchar
Endless Chain  (©2005)   464 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Inspirational Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Emilie Richards
Series: Shenandoah Album # 2
Location: Virginia, USA
Fiesta Moon  (©2005)   224 pp.
     Romance   Fiction   Christianity   Religious Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Linda Windsor
Series: Moonstruck # 2
First Love  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Fiction   Romance    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Adrienne Sharp
Comment: Ballet / Choices between personal life and professional life / Lovers are in Rival dance companies / Set in early 1980s
Five in a Row  (©2005)   400 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Jan Coffey
Heart Choice  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Robin D. Owens
Hidden  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Woman Main Character    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Tara Taylor Quinn
Hot Ice  (©2005)   352 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Romantic Suspense   Adventure   Terrorists    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Cherry Adair
Series: T-FLAC (Terrorist Force Logistical Assault Command)
Book Description / Blurb

Diamonds–jewels of every kind, in fact–are Taylor Kincaid’s best friends. The only thing she enjoys more is the challenge of stealing them, at which she excels like few others in the world. And specializing in plundering precious stones from wealthy international criminals just makes it all the more satisfying . . . and dangerously exciting. So for Taylor, there’s no resisting the double allure of snatching the elusive Blue Star diamonds–a prize she has pursued across three continents–from the South American stronghold of the murderous Morales terrorist organization.

The heist goes down without a hitch. Until Taylor discovers she has made off with more than she bargained for, namely the secret security-system codes that provide access to a South African diamond mine–packed with enough gems to sink a battleship. Suddenly, Taylor’s no longer just an ultrachic freelance jewel thief, but a reluctant player in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against elite global trouble-shooters and bloodthirsty terrorists.

There’s nothing reluctant, however, about Huntington St. John, the top T-FLAC operative who’s hot on Taylor’s trail. And in Taylor’s opinion, just plain hot. The feeling, emotional and otherwise, is very mutual. Though they’re on opposite sides of the law, Hunt and Taylor swiftly come to appreciate each other’s well-honed skills. But since ecstasy is fleeting, and diamonds are forever, Taylor soon slips from the sheets and hits the streets . . . to reclaim the jewels she stashed overseas. And true to his name, Hunt is close behind–but this time, he’s after more than the codes. With the clock ticking, and two groups of terrorists closing fast, they’ll have to mix pleasure with some very risky business. If they can survive danger at every turn, outwit the ultimate high-tech security system, and somehow conquer each other . . . they just might get everything they desire.

Last Girl Dancing  (©2005)   320 pp.
     Mystery   Romance   Thriller   Paranormal   Woman Main Character   FBI    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Holly Lisle
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Book Description / Blurb

Obsessed with discovering what happened to her missing sister, Atlanta detective Jess Brubraker is willing to disappear into a sordid nightworld to find the answer. But that means leading both herself and her lover into the most intimate and terrifying trap of all.

Lyon's Gate  (©2005)   448 pp.
     Romance   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Catherine Coulter
Series: Sherbrooke
Not Without Proof  (©2005)   448 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Kay David
Once a Thief  (©2005)   304 pp.
     Romance   Mystery   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Michele Hauf
Series: Silhouette Bombshell
Book Description / Blurb

Rachel Blu had left her life as thief behind her. But when a priceless jewel is stolen, and Rachel is partially to blame, she must race to regain the precious item before she loses her newfound career and the love she's just rediscovered.

Ready  (©2005)   298 pp.
     Romance    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Lucy Monroe
Skintight  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Romance   Romantic Suspense    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Susan Andersen
Region: Northwest
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Texas Fever  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Kimberly Raye
Series: Harlequin Blaze # 191
The Doctor's Latin Lover  (©2005)
     Romance   Medical    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Olivia Gates
Series: Harlequin Medical Romance # 214
The Hunter  (©2005)   384 pp.
     Fiction   Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Gennita Low
The Misted Cliffs  (©2005)   480 pp.
     Fantasy   Romance   Magic    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Catherine Asaro
Series: The Misted Cliffs
Nominated for 2006 RITA Award (Best Paranormal Romance)
Wedding Ring  (©2004)   416 pp.
     Romance    Amazon US PB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Emilie Richards
Series: Shenandoah Album # 1
Location: Virginia, USA

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Computer Books

Cross-Platform GUI Programming with wxWidgets  (©2005)   744 pp.
     Computer   Programming Languages   Open Source Software   C/C++   GUI Programming    Amazon US HC    Amazon UK HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Julian Smart , Kevin Hock , Stefan Csomor
Series: Bruce Perens' Open Source Series
Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 Resource Kit: Slipcase edition  (©2005)   4650 pp.
     Computer   Reference   Windows Server 2003   Computer Security    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Microsoft Corporation
PostgreSQL (2nd Edition)  (©2005)   1032 pp.
     Computer   Reference   PostgreSQL   SQL   Database    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Korry Douglas
Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux 4 Bible  (©2005)   1128 pp.
     Computer   Linux   Red Hat Enterprise Linux   Red Hat Fedora Linux    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Christopher Negus
Comment: Includes full DVD of Fedora Core 4, including source
Write Portable Code: An Introduction to Developing Software for Multiple Platforms  (©2005)   272 pp.
     Computer   Reference   Programming Languages   C/C++    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Brian Hook

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Other Books

Alexander the Great: The Death of A God  (©2004)
     Non-Fiction   Historical   Biography    Amazon UK PB    Amazon UK HC
Author(s): Paul C. Doherty
Discovering A Forgiveness Plan  (©2005)   123 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Reference   Religious Non-Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Series: By Design
Finding Out Who You Really Are  (©2005)   123 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Reference   Religious Non-Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Series: By Design
Just Ask  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Fiction   Young Adult   Religious Fiction   Christianity   Inspirational Fiction    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Series: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Kim) # 1
Book Description / Blurb

Who Do You Ask When You Don't Have the Answers? What's a girl to do when caught between a rock and a hard place? The "hard place" is losing the use of her beloved car, and the "rock" is her immovable dad. In order to regain driving privileges, Kim Peterson's dad talks her into writing an advice column for teens in his newspaper. Kim reluctantly agrees and writes under a pen name. But as she reads letters from peers and friends, she becomes keenly aware of two things: (1) Some kids have it way worse than her, and (2) she does not have all the answers! Who can she turn to?

Knowing God Better Than Ever  (©2005)   118 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Reference   Religious Non-Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Series: By Design
Making The Most Of Your Relationships  (©2005)   120 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Reference   Religious Non-Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Series: By Design
Reflections from Earth Orbit  (©2005)   128 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Nasa   Space    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Winston E. Scott
Series: Apogee Books Space Series
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie  (©2005)   160 pp.
     Fiction   Young Adult    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): David Lubar
The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat  (©2005)   256 pp.
     Non-Fiction   Politics   Historical    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Woodstock - RAM]
Author(s): Bob Woodward , Carl Bernstein
Region: Washington D.C.
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Comment: With a reporters assessment by Carl Bernstein
The Secret on Ararat  (©2004)   400 pp.
     Fiction   Apocalyptic Fiction   Religious Fiction    Amazon US PB    Amazon US TPB    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada PB    Amazon Canada TPB    Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Tim LaHaye , Bob Phillips
Series: Babylon Rising # 2
Vestal  (©2005)   416 pp.
     Fiction   Horror    Amazon US HC    Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Charlee Jacob

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