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The Nantucket Diet Murders
Written by Virginia Rich
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
Warm memories and good food greeted Mrs. Potter's retum to her beloved Nantucket, but so did a chilling surprise. Her old friends had a dangerous new look: dangerously thin and dressed to kill!
Was something sinister going on? A handsome new diet doctor had won over the richest widows on the island with his weight-loss secrets -- and... Read more >
Written by Virginia Rich
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
Warm memories and good food greeted Mrs. Potter's retum to her beloved Nantucket, but so did a chilling surprise. Her old friends had a dangerous new look: dangerously thin and dressed to kill!
Was something sinister going on? A handsome new diet doctor had won over the richest widows on the island with his weight-loss secrets -- and... Read more >
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Dragon Bones
A Novel
Written by Lisa See
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $11.99
When the body of an American archaeologist is found floating in the Yangzi River, Ministry of Public Security agent Liu Hulan and her husband, American attorney David Stark, are dispatched to Site 518 to investigate. As Hulan scrutinizes this death—or is it a murder?—David, on behalf of the National Relics Bureau... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Lisa See
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $11.99
When the body of an American archaeologist is found floating in the Yangzi River, Ministry of Public Security agent Liu Hulan and her husband, American attorney David Stark, are dispatched to Site 518 to investigate. As Hulan scrutinizes this death—or is it a murder?—David, on behalf of the National Relics Bureau... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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Lethal Legacy
Written by Linda Fairstein
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $7.99
When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. But the terrified victim, a conservator of rare books and maps, refuses to cooperate with investigators. Then another woman is found murdered in... Read more >
Written by Linda Fairstein
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $7.99
When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. But the terrified victim, a conservator of rare books and maps, refuses to cooperate with investigators. Then another woman is found murdered in... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and in
large print trade paperback.
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Dying for Chocolate
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $7.99
The Caterer
Meet Goldy Bear: a bright, opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a huge bite out of her budget, and two enticing men knocking on her door.
The Dish
Now determined... Read more >
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $7.99
The Caterer
Meet Goldy Bear: a bright, opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a huge bite out of her budget, and two enticing men knocking on her door.
The Dish
Now determined... Read more >
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Chopping Spree
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
Her inventive recipe for mixing first-class suspense and five-star fare has made Diane Mott Davidson a favorite of mystery lovers and a mainstay on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she has prepared another irresistibly tempting tale spiced with mystery and mayhem…
For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, business isn’t just booming--it’s... Read more >
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
Her inventive recipe for mixing first-class suspense and five-star fare has made Diane Mott Davidson a favorite of mystery lovers and a mainstay on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she has prepared another irresistibly tempting tale spiced with mystery and mayhem…
For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, business isn’t just booming--it’s... Read more >
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Sticks & Scones
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
Celebrated for her unique blend of first-class suspense and five-star fare, Diane Mott Davidson has won scores of fans and earned a place on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she dishes up another dangerously tasty treat of murder and mystery.
For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, accepting a series of bookings... Read more >
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
Celebrated for her unique blend of first-class suspense and five-star fare, Diane Mott Davidson has won scores of fans and earned a place on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she dishes up another dangerously tasty treat of murder and mystery.
For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, accepting a series of bookings... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Tough Cookie
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
The New York Times bestselling author of Prime Cut serves up another tantalizing tale of culinary mystery and suspense--as chef turned sleuth Goldy Schulz goes on live television to prepare a meal to die for...but discovers that murder is already on the menu.
When Goldy Schulz is offered a temporary stint hosting... Read more >
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
The New York Times bestselling author of Prime Cut serves up another tantalizing tale of culinary mystery and suspense--as chef turned sleuth Goldy Schulz goes on live television to prepare a meal to die for...but discovers that murder is already on the menu.
When Goldy Schulz is offered a temporary stint hosting... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
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Holly and Homicide
A Domestic Bliss Mystery
Written by Leslie Caine
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of chaos... Read more >
A Domestic Bliss Mystery
Written by Leslie Caine
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of chaos... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Holly and Homicide
Written by Leslie Caine
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of chaos... Read more >
Written by Leslie Caine
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of chaos... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Murder Had a Little Lamb
A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery
Written by Cynthia Baxter
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
WHO BETTER THAN A PET DETECTIVE TO EXPOSE A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING?
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never... Read more >
A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery
Written by Cynthia Baxter
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
WHO BETTER THAN A PET DETECTIVE TO EXPOSE A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING?
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Murder Had a Little Lamb
A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery
Written by Cynthia Baxter
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
WHO BETTER THAN A PET DETECTIVE TO EXPOSE A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING?
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never... Read more >
A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery
Written by Cynthia Baxter
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $7.99
WHO BETTER THAN A PET DETECTIVE TO EXPOSE A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING?
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiancé Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Chill Factor
Written by Chris Rogers
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
Former prosecutor Dixie Flannigan is fearless when it comes to facing down lowlifes and bail jumpers — but her checkbook is another story. Determined to straighten out a big hole in her account, Dixie heads for the bank ... only to find herself in the middle of a holdup, watching in... Read more >
Written by Chris Rogers
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
Former prosecutor Dixie Flannigan is fearless when it comes to facing down lowlifes and bail jumpers — but her checkbook is another story. Determined to straighten out a big hole in her account, Dixie heads for the bank ... only to find herself in the middle of a holdup, watching in... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Jane and the Wandering Eye
Being the Third Jane Austen Mystery
Written by Stephanie Barron
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
As Christmas of 1804 approaches, Jane Austen finds herself "insupportably bored with Bath, and the littleness of a town." It is with relief that she accepts a peculiar commission from her Gentleman Rogue, Lord Harold Trowbridge—to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has fled to Bath to avoid the attentions of... Read more >
Being the Third Jane Austen Mystery
Written by Stephanie Barron
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
As Christmas of 1804 approaches, Jane Austen finds herself "insupportably bored with Bath, and the littleness of a town." It is with relief that she accepts a peculiar commission from her Gentleman Rogue, Lord Harold Trowbridge—to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has fled to Bath to avoid the attentions of... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Sad Water
Written by Teri Holbrook
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2009
Price: $5.99
Nadianna Jesup, a pregnant young photographer from rural Georgia, is visiting Mayley, a village in Yorkshire, England, on an arts grant when she discovers a burned corpse floating in a river. No one, including historian Gale Grayson, Nadianna's companion on the trip, believes her, except for a local religious group that... Read more >
Written by Teri Holbrook
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2009
Price: $5.99
Nadianna Jesup, a pregnant young photographer from rural Georgia, is visiting Mayley, a village in Yorkshire, England, on an arts grant when she discovers a burned corpse floating in a river. No one, including historian Gale Grayson, Nadianna's companion on the trip, believes her, except for a local religious group that... Read more >
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Scandal in Fair Haven
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2009
Price: $7.99
When her friend is murdered in her lavish Fair Haven estate, all signs point to the victim's husband, and ex-journalist Henrie O. tries to learn the truth by questioning suspects from the area's best families. Read more >
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2009
Price: $7.99
When her friend is murdered in her lavish Fair Haven estate, all signs point to the victim's husband, and ex-journalist Henrie O. tries to learn the truth by questioning suspects from the area's best families. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
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Haunting Jordan
A Novel of Suspense
Written by P. J. Alderman
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman weaves present-day supernatural sleuthery with nineteenth-century intrigue in the first book of an enchanting new mystery series set in picturesque Port Chatham, Washington.
Jordan Marsh left L.A. for the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham in pursuit of some much-needed R & R. As the prime... Read more >
A Novel of Suspense
Written by P. J. Alderman
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman weaves present-day supernatural sleuthery with nineteenth-century intrigue in the first book of an enchanting new mystery series set in picturesque Port Chatham, Washington.
Jordan Marsh left L.A. for the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham in pursuit of some much-needed R & R. As the prime... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Haunting Jordan
Written by P. J. Alderman
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman weaves present-day supernatural sleuthery with nineteenth-century intrigue in the first book of an enchanting new mystery series set in picturesque Port Chatham, Washington.
Jordan Marsh left L.A. for the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham in pursuit of some much-needed R & R. As the prime... Read more >
Written by P. J. Alderman
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
RITA-nominated author P. J. Alderman weaves present-day supernatural sleuthery with nineteenth-century intrigue in the first book of an enchanting new mystery series set in picturesque Port Chatham, Washington.
Jordan Marsh left L.A. for the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham in pursuit of some much-needed R & R. As the prime... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Lost Art of Gratitude
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (6)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $9.99
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (6)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $9.99
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always...
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The Lost Art of Gratitude
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $23.95
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always... Read more >
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $23.95
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always... Read more >
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Dead Man's Island
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $7.99
Retired reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins--better known as ""Henrie O""--is called in by an old lover, arrogant media tycoon Chase Prescott, to investigate a murder plot against him. Read more >
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $7.99
Retired reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins--better known as ""Henrie O""--is called in by an old lover, arrogant media tycoon Chase Prescott, to investigate a murder plot against him. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
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The Grift
A Novel
Written by Debra Ginsberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $14.00
Marina Marks has been on the grift since she was a child, forced into the psychic business by a junkie mother who was always willing to use her daughter to scam an extra buck. But when Marina wakes up one day with the actual ability to see the future, she finds... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Debra Ginsberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $14.00
Marina Marks has been on the grift since she was a child, forced into the psychic business by a junkie mother who was always willing to use her daughter to scam an extra buck. But when Marina wakes up one day with the actual ability to see the future, she finds... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (5)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $14.95
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (5)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $14.95
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 5
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always...
Blood Shot
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only... Read more >
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Burn Marks
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering an arsonist -- and the secrets hidden behind Elena's boozy smile --... Read more >
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering an arsonist -- and the secrets hidden behind Elena's boozy smile --... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
Written by Sharyn McCrumb
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
When forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson becomes the official P.I. for her brother Bill's fledgling Virginia law firm, she quickly takes on two complex cases. Eleanor Royden, a perfect lawyer's wife for twenty years, has shot her ex-husband and his wife in cold blood. And Donna Jean Morgan is implicated in the death... Read more >
Written by Sharyn McCrumb
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
When forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson becomes the official P.I. for her brother Bill's fledgling Virginia law firm, she quickly takes on two complex cases. Eleanor Royden, a perfect lawyer's wife for twenty years, has shot her ex-husband and his wife in cold blood. And Donna Jean Morgan is implicated in the death... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
