Random House New Releases - Mystery

The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

2010-07-27T00:30:00-05:00

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countryside
Written by Martin Walker

Hardcover, 320 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $23.95 | 978-0-307-27018-4 (0-307-27018-1)

The riveting sequel to Martin Walker’s internationally acclaimed Bruno, Chief of Police, in which the Dordogne’s great pleasures—wine, romance, and intrigue—threaten Bruno’s beloved village of Saint-Denis.

It’s been only a few weeks since Bruno said goodbye to Isabelle, his lover and partner in justice, and a mystery is precisely what he needs to distract him from heartbreak. And that’s what he gets when a research station for genetically modified crops is burned down. Bruno suspects the fervent environmentalists who live nearby, but the fire is only the first in a string of intrigues centering on the fertile soil of Saint-Denis.

Soon winemakers from outside the town are competing with the villagers for its land. The town’s rivals—Max, who hopes to make organic wine; Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Quebecois; and Fernando, the heir to a wine fortune—are acting increasingly suspicious. Events grow darker and darker, culminating in two mysterious deaths.

Secrets will be revealed, romances kindled, and murders solved, but Bruno will also find time for his famous truffle omelette, a community grape-crushing will end with cassoulet, and at a bonfire wake, mourners will share a whole roast lamb.

A splendid mystery—and a delectable serving of the sensual pleasures of France.

The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

2010-07-27T00:30:00-05:00

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countryside
Written by Martin Walker

eBook, 320 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $23.95 | 978-0-307-59381-8 (0-307-59381-9)

The Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

The Cop Killer
Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $14.00 | 978-0-307-39089-9 (0-307-39089-6)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Hardcover, 400 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $26.00 | 978-0-553-80724-0 (0-553-80724-2)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Abridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $30.00 | 978-0-7393-6664-6 (0-7393-6664-5)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Abridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $15.00 | 978-0-7393-6665-3 (0-7393-6665-3)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

eBook, 400 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $26.00 | 978-0-553-90769-8 (0-553-90769-7)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $40.00 | 978-0-7393-6666-0 (0-7393-6666-1)

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $22.50 | 978-0-7393-6667-7 (0-7393-6667-X)

Skeleton Justice by Linda Kenney

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

Skeleton Justice
Written by Michael Baden and Linda Kenney

Trade Paperback, 336 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Medical | $14.95 | 978-1-4000-9562-9 (1-4000-9562-X)

Forensic expert Dr. Michael Baden of the HBO series Autopsy and trial attorney and legal commentator Linda Kenney Baden bring us a chilling new thriller featuring their crack crime-fighting duo: Dr. Jake Rosen, world-famous pathologist, deputy chief medical examiner, and devoted scientist; and top litigator Manny Manfreda, who is as lovely (and accessorized) as she is gutsy.

The case begins with New York City on high alert for a most bizarre serial killer—a strange kind of thief who stalks his victims for the purpose of extracting a vial of blood, earning him the tabloid nickname the Vampire. As the attacks become more and more vicious and escalate to torture and then to murder, Jake and Manny begin to suspect there is a connection between the killer’s seemingly random victims. But what is the link between the Vampire and a case that Manny’s been working for a kid whose high school prank-gone-wrong has earned him the moniker the Preppy Terrorist and an FBI electronic ankle bracelet? Jake’s careful forensic examinations, Manny’s courtroom tenaciousness, and an unusual clue suggesting that a high-ranking politician has risen from the grave take the pair from the bowels of the morgue to the world of international intrigue. At the heart of this story is a tragic tale of corruption interlaced with cover-ups, conspiracies, death squads, and dictators who committed crimes that to this day go unpunished.

A fast-paced, boldly imagined work from an exuberant new team in suspense.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Terrorists by Maj Sjowall

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

The Terrorists
Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $14.00 | 978-0-307-39088-2 (0-307-39088-8)

Dead Line by Stella Rimington

2010-06-29T00:30:00-05:00

Dead Line
Written by Stella Rimington

Hardcover, 304 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $25.95 | 978-0-307-27254-6 (0-307-27254-0)

As plans get under way for a Middle East peace conference at a Scottish resort, alarming information comes to MI5 from a high-ranking Syrian source: two individuals are planning to violently disrupt the conference, laying the blame on Syria. No one knows who they are or exactly what they’re planning, if they’re working independently or for an unseen foreign hand. With the leaders of the United States, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran scheduled to attend the conference, no chances can be taken—and it’s MI5 officer Liz Carlyle’s job to follow every lead.

As one clue after another points to a dead end, Liz begins to sense that the threat is far greater than anyone has imagined. Her most reliable tool has always been her keen intuition—about what makes people tick, what makes them explode, what makes them defy the basic constructs of human society—but will it be enough to avert a disaster that may forever erase the possibility of peace in the Middle East?

Once again, Stella Rimington brings her experience as the first woman Director General of MI5 to bear in this powerfully suspenseful, intellectually and psychologically riveting tale about how the war on terror can suddenly—and continually—reshape our world.

Dead Line by Stella Rimington

2010-06-29T00:30:00-05:00

Dead Line
Written by Stella Rimington

eBook, 304 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $25.95 | 978-0-307-59375-7 (0-307-59375-4)

Getting Old is Tres Dangereux by Rita Lakin

2010-06-22T00:30:00-05:00

Getting Old is Tres Dangereux A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin

eBook, 336 pages | Dell | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths | $7.99 | 978-0-440-33841-3 (0-440-33841-7)

Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux by Rita Lakin

2010-06-22T00:30:00-05:00

Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin

Paperback, 352 pages | Dell | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths | $7.99 | 978-0-440-24542-1 (0-440-24542-7)

Murder Inside the Beltway by Margaret Truman

2010-06-22T00:30:00-05:00

Murder Inside the Beltway A Capital Crimes Novel
Written by Margaret Truman

Paperback, 352 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $7.99 | 978-0-345-49889-2 (0-345-49889-5)

In an esteemed writing career spanning nearly three decades, Margaret Truman penned twenty-four thrilling Capital Crimes novels, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called a “dazzling series.” Now, in her crowning achievement, Murder Inside the Beltway, Truman brilliantly shows that politics can be not only dirty but downright deadly.

Rosalie Curzon, a Washington, D.C., call girl, is found bludgeoned to death in her Adams-Morgan apartment. Investigating the grisly homicide are Walt Hatcher, a tough, sour, intolerant twenty-three-year veteran of the D.C. police department; Detective Mary Hall, who, unhappy with the way women are treated on the force, is conflicted about her career; and rookie cop Matthew Jackson, an introspective young man and the product of a mixed-race marriage, whom Hatcher looks down on.

The murder scene is in a disturbing state of disarray, suggesting that Rosalie had fought to the bitter end. Then Hall discovers a video camera nestled high on a bookshelf. Had the victim taped some of her clients during their sexual liaisons?

As the investigation proceeds, so does business inside the Beltway. President Burton Pyle is running for reelection. His opponent, consummate politician Robert Colgate, is expected to easily defeat Pyle, whose administration has been rife with corruption and scandal. Colgate, though, is not without cracks in his slick exterior. Rumors swirl about his failing marriage and various dalliances. Moreover, there’s no love lost between the two candidates: The campaign has morphed into one of the most distasteful and nasty in memory.

Then, on a bright Saturday afternoon on the Washington Mall, the daughter of Colgate’s closest friend is kidnapped. The abduction rocks the nation’s capital, but no one is prepared for the bombshell about to hit the city, an explosive development that erupts when Detectives Hall and Jackson uncover a shocking connection between the kidnapping and the Curzon case–and a killer whom no one will see coming.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner

2010-06-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Neighbor A Novel of Suspense
Written by Lisa Gardner

Paperback, 480 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $7.99 | 978-0-553-59190-3 (0-553-59190-8)

From a master of suspense comes a chilling new novel that explores the dangers lurking closer than you think. Because even in the perfect family, you never know what is going on behind closed doors….

This is what happened…

It was a case guaranteed to spark a media feeding frenzy—a young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect.

In the last six hours…

But from the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, she senses something off about the picture of wholesome normality the couple worked so hard to create. On the surface, Jason and Sandra Jones are like any other hardworking young couple raising a four-year-old child. But it is just under the surface that things grew murky.

Of the world as I knew it….

With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and the media firestorm building, Jason Jones seems more intent on destroying evidence and isolating his daughter than on searching for his “beloved” wife. Is the perfect husband trying to hide his guilt—or just trying to hide? And will the only witness to the crime be the killer’s next victim?

From the Hardcover edition.

The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim

2010-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord Mystery
Written by Mary Daheim

Hardcover, 272 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $25.00 | 978-0-345-50257-5 (0-345-50257-4)

The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim

2010-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord Mystery
Written by Mary Daheim

eBook, 272 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction; Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $25.00 | 978-0-345-51909-2 (0-345-51909-4)

Hailey's War by Jodi Compton

2010-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

Hailey's War A Novel
Written by Jodi Compton

Hardcover, 336 pages | Shaye Areheart Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $22.99 | 978-0-307-58805-0 (0-307-58805-X)

Random House New Releases - Mystery

The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countrysideWritten by Martin Walker

The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countrysideWritten by Martin Walker

The Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall

The Cop Killer Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren NovelWritten by Lisa Gardner

Skeleton Justice by Linda Kenney

Skeleton Justice Written by Michael Baden and Linda Kenney

The Terrorists by Maj Sjowall

The Terrorists Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Dead Line by Stella Rimington

Dead Line Written by Stella Rimington

Dead Line by Stella Rimington

Dead Line Written by Stella Rimington

Getting Old is Tres Dangereux by Rita Lakin

Getting Old is Tres Dangereux A MysteryWritten by Rita Lakin

Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux by Rita Lakin

Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux A MysteryWritten by Rita Lakin

Murder Inside the Beltway by Margaret Truman

Murder Inside the Beltway A Capital Crimes NovelWritten by Margaret Truman

The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner

The Neighbor A Novel of SuspenseWritten by Lisa Gardner

The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord MysteryWritten by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord MysteryWritten by Mary Daheim

Hailey's War by Jodi Compton

Hailey's War A NovelWritten by Jodi Compton

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countryside
Written by Martin Walker

The Dark Vineyard A novel of the French countryside
Written by Martin Walker

The Cop Killer
Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Live to Tell A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Written by Lisa Gardner

Skeleton Justice
Written by Michael Baden and Linda Kenney

The Terrorists
Written by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

Dead Line
Written by Stella Rimington

Dead Line
Written by Stella Rimington

Getting Old is Tres Dangereux A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin

Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin

Murder Inside the Beltway A Capital Crimes Novel
Written by Margaret Truman

The Neighbor A Novel of Suspense
Written by Lisa Gardner

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord Mystery
Written by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Vengeance An Emma Lord Mystery
Written by Mary Daheim

Hailey's War A Novel
Written by Jodi Compton