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This is a well-crafted tale inspired by one of the most sensational crimes of the Jazz age. Marion Seeley comes to L. A. from Phoenix after being abandoned by her husband. She secures employment at a medical clinic and meets a nurse and her roommate. They involve Marion in their social set where Marion falls for a slick operator and sets in motion events where emotions soar and murder ensues. Colorful period detail and sharply observed characters make this a must read for fans of classic noir.

Harry Stein years ago wrote a book about growing weed that made him a bit of an icon in pot-smoking circles. But now, in order to maintain joint custody privileges in raising his teenage daughter he has abstained from partaking of the devil weed and works as a private investigator. However, a case involving the heist of a local grower’s crop cultivated for hospice purposes thrusts the fifty-year old shamus into an escapade involving murder and a deadly threat to someone very dear to him. This is a mystery debut showcasing a slacker hero with a touch of humor that will appeal to devotees of Gregory McDonald’s Fletch.

John Wells has left the CIA but gets pulled back into the world of international politics when he is summoned to a surprise covert meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. The aged monarch alerts Wells to a simmering and growing conspiracy within his inner circle that places his life and the lives of his loved ones in mortal danger. Unable to just walk away, Wells with the unofficial support of the CIA goes undercover. If the conspirators are not ferreted out and the monarchy fails the consequences for America would be catastrophic. Edgar winner Berenson has crafted a plot that is both intelligent and frightening. 

Charlie Bouchon has just finished serving an 18-month stretch for grand theft auto.  He looks to score some quick cash performing an errand for his former boss, a well-connected woman with the L.A. Armenian mob. Things get complicated for Charlie when he discovers that the car he’s supposed to drop off in exchange for a suitcase has a girl bound and gagged in the trunk. Charlie opens a Pandora’s box of troubles for himself when he chooses to release the girl. This dynamite debut is a fast and funny crime caper filled with entertaining characters and featuring some dynamite plot twists.

Eleven-year old Flavia de Luce is still pursuing her two interests in life, chemistry and solving murders.  This outstanding followup to the award-winning The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie finds our precocious heroine utilizing her skills to discover who killed a TV puppeteer who dies suddenly while performing for the local village.  The spot-on depiction of the 1950s and the spirited first-person narration are among the many joys of this first-rate cozy.

Brooklyn Wainwright is a book restoration expert. She returns to San Francisco to teach a class in bookbinding at Bay Area Book Arts. The program director is a difficult personality given to anger fits and manifests a ruthless bullying attitude. Brooklyn with the aid and comfort of her beau, Security expert Derek Stone, is focused and determined to solve the case. This is a welcome addition to the ranks of amateur sleuths and her background in rare books is an added bonus that adds a lot of interest and color to the series.  The next entry in this series Murder Under Cover will be available in May.

Smart, sarcastic Lucy O’Toole, the Head of Customer Relations at the Babylon on the Vegas Strip is used to all kinds of outlandish behavior from the clients of her ritzy resort. But all bets are off when a shady oddsmaker, Numbers Meidermeyer, becomes the prime entrée for the tiger shark at the Mandalay Bay.  It seems that Ms. Neidermeyer and PI Jeremy Whitlock had a heated argument prior to Number’s demise. When the police zero in on Jeremy, Lucky sets out to find out the real killer. Looking for a fast-paced, funny, adrenaline ride to brighten your day? If so, this one’s for you.

Dru Rayne and her uncle Wilson Smith fled New Orleans and came to Venice beach after Katrina and have opened a sandwich shop, but fall prey to the protection demands of a local gang leader. PI Joe Pike notices two of the shady couriers enter the establishment and Pike rescues Dru’s uncle from a savage beating. Pike is drawn to Dru, and gets himself and his buddy Elvis Cole entangled in a situation where nothing is what seems. There is lots of action, some great twists, and a really interesting and scary new villain!

A frightening fatal explosion destroys a city bus at a Manhattan electrical power station.  This is followed by the delivery of letters to Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light threatening even worse violence unless unreasonable demands are met.  Lincoln Rhyme, quadriplegic forensic criminologist, assembles his support team, including NYPD detective Amelia Sachs and officer Ron Pulaski, to collect what little evidence is left at the crime scenes as the attacks continue at an alarming pace.  Lincoln is also under the added pressure of aiding Mexican authorities in the pursuit of his old nemesis the hired killer known as the Watchmaker.  The strain of the two investigations on his fragile health may be more than he can tolerate.  This highly charged thriller is the perfect summer entertainment and this is a great opportunity to meet the man who has created one of the most challenging and complicated heroes in all of crime fiction.

A spate of sliver thefts plagues the small English town of Gripping-on-Plym. The locals suspect a group of gypsies that are camped nearby as being responsible for the crimes. Things get even worse when the unidentified body of a young woman is found in a stream, and neither the police nor the employers of intrepid investigative reporter Vicky Hill share her belief that the death and the thefts are possibly related. This spurs her on to seek the truth and post another Vicky Hill Exclusive! A cozy series that is fresh, fun, with a heroine who is immensely likeable.

Former Hollywood stuntman and current PI David Spandau is back on the entertainment scene when he is hired to guard Anna Mayhew.  The aging Oscar winner and former tabloid headline sensation has captured the attention of a really disturbed stalker.  She also needs protection as she is serving as a judge at the Cannes film festival using the opportunity to jumpstart her flagging career.  Depp excels in his descriptions of the glitz and glamour of Cannes based on his considerable inside Hollywood knowledge that lends a sly charm to this clever casefile.

Gaius Petreius Ruso, the former army medic, is reluctantly persuaded to investigate the disappearance of a tax collector and a sizeable amount of tax revenues that vanished with him. His investigation leads him with his new bride Tilla to the town of Verulamium. Beneath the benign surface of civic pride lurks a conspiracy that bears no true allegiance to Rome and poses a very real threat to the newlyweds and their allies. This police procedural set in 2^nd Century Roman occupied Britain is another winning entry in this series full of vivid details that makes the past come alive for the reader.

Undefeated trial attorney David Sloane has taken on the case that could end his impressive string of victories. Client Beverly Ford holds the U. S. government responsible for the death of her husband in Iraq due to inadequate body armor.

Sloan’s investigation leads him to suspect a high level cover-up as he discovers too many members of the returning platoon have died under mysterious circumstances. His quest for justice for the wronged Ford family places himself and his own family in deadly jeopardy. Former attorney Dugoni has crafted an unrelenting suspense ride that never loosens its grip until the end.

South African lawyer Abby Bukula is a survivor.  In October of 1985 a raid on an African National Congress house by white security forces resulted in the massacre of anti-apartheid protestors. Abby’s parents were among the victims and Abby was spared only through the efforts of Len Lourens, a soldier involved in the attack. Now it is October 2005 and Leon needs Abby’s help. Someone is killing off the members of the team that instigated the raid and Leon fears he is next. This is the debut of a masterful new series featuring Abby and Yudol Gordon, a white prison psychologist, who aids her in unraveling the twisted strands of politics and the darks secrets of the past.