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Lelia's Staff Picks

At Wick's End by Tim Myers

"Upon his great-aunt's death, Harrison Black inherits her candle shop. When he suspects foul play, he does a bit of sleuthing. But someone wants Harrison to mind his own beeswax. This first in a new series includes candlemaking tips."

$5.99

We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews

"Meg travels with her fiance Michael to a fan convention for Porfiria, Queen of the Jungle--a cheesy cult TV show on which Michael has a minor role. Michael hopes the weekend will give him a chance to talk Miss Wynncliffe-Jones, the show's temperamental leading lady and executive producer out of enforcing a certain provision in Michael's contract.

Of course, Michael's not the only person whose career the dictatorial star has manipulated. So when the star is found murdered, the police have plenty of suspects. Trouble is, Meg doesn't believe they're going to arrest the right one. Soon she finds herself following the murderer's trail through a hotel filled with egotistical actors, costumed fans, and a motley flock of monkeys and parrots who, rebelling against their role as live scenery, have escaped from their cages to take an active (and noisy) role in the festivities."

$23.95 prior to 25% new hardcover discount

Blue Blood by Susan McBride

"To the dismay of her high society mother Cissy, Dallas heiress Andy Kendricks wants no part of the Junior League life -- opting instead for a job as a website designer and a passel of unpedigreed pals. Now her good friend Molly O'Brien is in bad trouble, accused of killing her boss at the local restaurant "Jugs." Though no proper deb would ever set foot in such a sleazy dive, Andy's soon slipping into skintight hot pants and a stuffed triple-D bra to gain employment there and somehow help clear Molly's name. But Andy's undercover lark is soon bringing her into too-close contact with all manner of dangerous adversaries -- including a shady TV preacher, a fanatical Mothers Against Porn activist ... and a killer who is none too keen on meddling rich girls."

$6.50

By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz

"Overpowered by a stranger and injected with an unknown substance, Dylan O'Connor is told he's a "carrier," not of a disease but of something wondrous that will transform his life in remarkable ways--if it doesn't kill him in the next 24 hours."

$7.99

On the Chopping Block by Bobby Jaye Allen

"On the eve of the Early's Founders Day Fair, the body of the town librarian is found in Brickley's Books. Who would want to murder Miss Powder and why leave her body in the bookstore? To make matters worse for the bookstore, the newspaper has published a scathing review of the book to be signed by the author during the fair. Can visiting Brady Kincaid, one-time homicide detective, be persuaded tostay and help the local cops?"

$8.99

Andrew's Staff Picks

The Rising by Brian Keene

"Nothing stays dead for long. The dead are returning to life, intelligent, determined… and very hungry. Escape seems impossible for Jim Thurmond, one of the few left alive in this nightmare world. But Jim's young son is also alive, and in grave danger hundreds of miles away. Despite astronomical odds, Jim vows to find him, or die trying. Joined by an elderly preacher, a guilt-ridden scientist, and an ex-prostitute, Jim sets out on a cross-country rescue mission. Together they must battle both the living and the living dead… and the even greater evil that awaits them at the end of their journey."

$6.99

The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon

"It's a hot August morning in 1963. All over the rural town of Grandville, tacked to power poles and trees, taped to store windows, flyers have appeared announcing the one-night-only performance of the Traveling Vampire Show. The promised highlight of the show is the gorgeous Valeria, the only living vampire in captivity. For three local teenagers, two boys and a girl, this is a show they can't miss. Even though the fliers say no one under eighteen will be admitted, they are determined to find a way. What follows is a story of friendship and courage, temptation and terror, when three friends go where they shouldn't go, and find much more than they ever expected."

$6.99

The Lamplighter by Anthony O'Neill

"Edinburgh, 1860s: At the Fountainbridge Institute for Destitute Girls, clever orphan Evelyn Todd spins fantastic tales of the lamplighter who passes her window nightly. Her imaginings, forbidden by the home's strict governor, are all but forgotten when Evelyn is spirited away by a man who claims to be her father.

Years later, a wave of vicious killings stains the city's cobbled streets. Three men from different worlds are drawn to the sensational case: a detective hungry for recognition, a disillusioned professor of logic, and a strapping gravedigger. Their paths lead to Evelyn Todd, a woman haunted by dreams of the murders and of a mysterious lamplighter. As her nighttime terrors begin to illuminate the face of the dreadful predator, this unusual trio of investigators uses reason, intuition, philosophy, and luck in a hunt that rapidly hurtles past the bounds of conventional detection."

$7.99

A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale

"It is the summer of 1958 in Dewmont, Texas, a town the great American postwar boom passed by. The kids listen idly to rockabilly on the radio and waste their weekends at the Dairy Queen. And an undetected menace simmers under the heat that clings to the skin like molasses.

For thirteen-year old Stanley Mitchell, the end of innocence comes with his discovery of the mysterious long-ago demise of two very different young women. In his quest to unravel the truth about their tragic fates, Stanley finds a mentor in Buster Lighthorse Smith, a black, retired Indian-reservation cop and a sage on the finer points of Sherlock Holmes, the blues, and life's faded dreams. But not every buried thing stays dead. And on one terrifying night of rushing creek water and thundering rain, an arcane, murderous force will rise from the past to threaten the boy in a harrowing rite of passage."

$12.95

Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

"Medicine Creek, Kansas, has been slowly dying for the last century. A small, quiet place, the primary occupation is still farming, Main Street is a stretch of old and dusty businesses, and the nearest mall is 200 miles away. In a town where nothing changes, the community is terrified after a series of grisly murders takes place. Even more alarming, the bodies are displayed in bizarre tableaus. With the entire town in shock, FBI Agent Pendergast arrives from New Orleans to investigate. From the fields to the local caves, Pendergast discovers the remnants of a Prohibition-era moonshine operation and the truth behind one of the town's greatest mysteries: who was behind the Medicine Creek Massacre of 1865. Now, Pendergast must discover the twisted secret hiding within a four-generation Kansas family--before someone else is murdered."

$25.95