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See a list of upcoming Science Fiction/Fantasy Releases

Upcoming Hardcover Mysteries 6/20/08

Please pre-order the titles you want as we will not automatically carry all of these.

July
  1. Cockatiels at Seven---Donna Andrews---Meg Langslow---7/8
  2. Wishbones---Carolyn Haines---Mississippi P.I. Sarah Booth Delaney and the always-amusing ghost, Jitty---6/24
  3. Losing Ground---Catherine Aird---British, DCI Sloan and DC Crosby---6/24
  4. Ash Wednesday---Ralph McInerny-Father Dowling---7/22
  5. Hell Hole---Chris Grabenstein---Jersey Shore police officer and former MP John Ceepak---7/22
  6. Volk's Shadow---Brent Ghelfi---Russian covert agent Colonel Alexei Volkovoy---7/8
  7. Silent Thunder---Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen---thriller, marine architect Hannah Bryson---7/8
  8. Ancients---David Lynn Golemon---the secret agency Event Group in search of the key to an ancient devastating weapon---7/8
  9. Hit and Run---Lawrence Block---John Keller series
  10. Killer View---Ridley Pearson---7/8
  11. Tribute---Nora Roberts---7/8
  12. The Garden of Evil---David Hewson---Italian police detective Nic Costa---7/29
  13. A Royal Pain---Rhys Bowen---1930's England, Lady Georgiana---7/1
  14. Fuzzy Navel---J.A. Konrath
  15. Where Memories Lie---Deborah Crombie---England, Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James
  16. Damage Control---J.A. Jance---Joanna Brady---7/22
  17. Perfect Night---Robert Crais---Elvis Cole---7/1
  18. Swan Peak---James Lee Burke---Dave Robicheaux
  19. Uneasy Relations---Aaron Elkins---forensics detective Gideon Oliver on the Rock of Gibraltar---7/1
August
  1. The Bordeaux Betrayal---Ellen Crosby---Virginia wine country, Lucie Montgomery---8/5
  2. The Laughter of Dead Kings---Elizabeth Peters---the long-awaited final chapter of the Vicky Bliss series---8/19
  3. Deception's Daughter---Cordelia Frances Biddle---1840's Philadelphia, heiress Martha Beale and investigator Thomas Kelman---8/19
  4. Cemetery Dance---Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child---FBI Agent Pendergast---crossgenre with horror
  5. Vi Agra Falls---Mary Daheim---Bed and Breakfast series
  6. A Mortal Curiosity---Ann Granger---1864 London, companion Lizzie Martin---8/19
  7. The September Society---Charles Finch---1866 England, gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox---8/5
  8. Lie Down With the Devil---Linda Barnes---Boston P.I. Carlotta Carlyle---8/5
  9. The Hanged Man---David Skibbins---Tarot Card series---8/19
  10. The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs---Richard Yancey---bumbling P.I. Teddy Ruzak---8/19
  11. Blackout---Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza---Brazilian Inspector Espinosa---8/5
  12. The Assassin---Stephen Coonts---international thriller---8/5
  13. Death's Half Acre---Margaret Maron---Judge Deborah Knott
  14. The Turnaround---George Pelecanos---thriller
  15. People Who Walk in Darkness---Stuart M. Kaminsky-Inspector Rostnikov---8/5
  16. Hounded to Death---Rita Mae Brown---8/26
  17. The Collection---Tess Gerritsen---8/26
  18. The Mercedes Coffin---Faye Kellerman---Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus---8/12
  19. Devil Bones---Kathy Reichs---forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan
  20. Death by Cashmere---Sally Goldenbaum---kn itters and murder in a seaside Massachusetts village---8/5
September
  1. Red Knife---William Kent Krueger---P. I. Cork O'Connor---9/2
  2. The Black Tower---Louis Bayard---1818 Paris, Vidocq, founder of the Surete
  3. The Given Day---Dennis Lehane---9/23
  4. Heat Lightning---John Sandford---second in the Virgil Flowers series
  5. Death Swatch---Laura Childs---scrapbooking series---9/2
  6. The Matters at Mansfield---Carrie Bebris---sleuths Elizabeth & Fitzwilliam Darcy---9/2
  7. Black Ship---Carola Dunn---Daisy Dalrymple, 1925 England---9/2
  8. Cat in a Sapphire Slipper---Carole Nelson Douglas---Midnight Louie and Temple Barr---9/2
  9. Doggie Day Care Murder---Laurien Berenson---Melanie Travis
  10. A Catered Halloween---Isis Crawford
October
  1. Six Geese A-Slaying---Donna Andrews---10/28
  2. A Christmas Grace---Anne Perry---10/28
  3. Hounded to Death---Rita Mae Brown---Master of Foxhounds Sister Jane Arnold---9/30
  4. The Victoria Vanishes---Christopher Fowler---Peculiar Crimes Unit---10/28
  5. The Dracula Dossier---James Reese---1888 London, Jack the Ripper clashes with writer Bram Stoker
  6. Coyote's Wife---Aimee & David Thurlo---Ella Clah
  7. Rough Weather---Robert B. Parker---Spenser
  8. Murder, She Wrote: A Slaying in Savannah---Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain---9/30
  9. Fleece Navidad---Maggie Sefton---9/30
  10. Espresso Shot---Cleo Coyle---9/30
  11. A Spoonful of Poison---M.C. Beaton---Agatha Raisin---9/30
  12. Veil of Lies---Jeri Westerson---medieval England---10/28
  13. Dancing with Demons---Peter Tremayne---medieval Ireland---10/28
  14. Once Were Cops---Ken Bruen---10/28
  15. Bones---Jonathan Kellerman---Alex Delaware---10/28
  16. The Fire---Katherine Neville---sequel to The Eight---10/14
  17. Antiques Flee Market---Barbara Allan---Trash N Treasures
November
  1. Salvation in Death---J. D. Robb-New York Lt. Eve Dallas---11/4
  2. Santa Clawed---Rita Mae Brown---Mrs. Murphy & friends
  3. The Price of Butcher's Meat---Reginald Hill---Dalziel and Pascoe
  4. Ghost at Work---Carolyn Hart---new series featuring sleuth Bailey Ruth Raeburn who happens to be a ghost
  5. Warning at One---Ann Purser---Lois Meade series---11/4
  6. The Fire Kimono---Laura Joh Rowland---17th-century Japan, samurai detective Sano Ichiro---11/11
  7. Spyology---Dugald Steer---kids---10/28
December
  1. SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead---John Maddox Roberts---ancient Rome, Decius Caecilius Metellus---12/9
  2. Bone by Bone---Carol O'Connell---standalone
  3. Thai Die---Monica Ferris---12/2
  4. Quick Study---Maggie Barberi---English professor Alison Bergeron---12/9
  5. A Deadly Silver Sea---Bob Morris---Zack Chasteen---12/9
  6. A Face at the Window---Sarah Graves
  7. The Charlemagne Pursuit---Steve Berry---12/9
January
  1. The Mystic Arts of Easing All Signs of Death---Charlie Huston---1/13

Please pre-order the titles you want as we will not automatically carry all of these.