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Magician's Accomplice
A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation
Written by Michael Genelin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2010
Price: $14.00
Devastated by her lover’s death in an explosion—on the same day an indigent student was shot and killed in sleepy Bratislava—Jana is transferred to The Hague, headquarters of the international police force Europol. On the flight she encounters a retired magician, the dead student’s uncle, who is determined to help Jana... Read more >
A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation
Written by Michael Genelin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2010
Price: $14.00
Devastated by her lover’s death in an explosion—on the same day an indigent student was shot and killed in sleepy Bratislava—Jana is transferred to The Hague, headquarters of the international police force Europol. On the flight she encounters a retired magician, the dead student’s uncle, who is determined to help Jana... Read more >
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Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux
A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $7.99
Gladdy must save her busybody friends from the pricey sances of a phony-baloney New Age guru. That's when Gladdy comes face to face with a dear departed friend with a message. Read more >
A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $7.99
Gladdy must save her busybody friends from the pricey sances of a phony-baloney New Age guru. That's when Gladdy comes face to face with a dear departed friend with a message. Read more >
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paperback.
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Getting Old Is Tres Dangereux
A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $7.99
Gladdy must save her busybody friends from the pricey sances of a phony-baloney New Age guru. That's when Gladdy comes face to face with a dear departed friend with a message. Read more >
A Mystery
Written by Rita Lakin
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $7.99
Gladdy must save her busybody friends from the pricey sances of a phony-baloney New Age guru. That's when Gladdy comes face to face with a dear departed friend with a message. Read more >
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eBook.
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Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear
Written by Sharon Dunn
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 16, 2010
Price: $9.99
Another murder mystery for the Bargain Hunters Network–only this time, one of them is a suspect!
Ginger and her husband, Earl, are in for a wild ride in Calamity, Nevada, along with the other BHN ladies–college student Kindra, mother-of-four Suzanne, and sassy senior Arleta. They came to town for the Invention Expo... Read more >
Written by Sharon Dunn
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 16, 2010
Price: $9.99
Another murder mystery for the Bargain Hunters Network–only this time, one of them is a suspect!
Ginger and her husband, Earl, are in for a wild ride in Calamity, Nevada, along with the other BHN ladies–college student Kindra, mother-of-four Suzanne, and sassy senior Arleta. They came to town for the Invention Expo... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Indemnity Only
30th Anniversary Edition
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $7.99
The 30th anniversary edition of the first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, featuring a new afterword from Sara Paretsky
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski’s specialty. Her client says he’s the prominent... Read more >
30th Anniversary Edition
Written by Sara Paretsky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $7.99
The 30th anniversary edition of the first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, featuring a new afterword from Sara Paretsky
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski’s specialty. Her client says he’s the prominent... Read more >
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paperback.
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Dark Places
A Novel
Written by Gillian Flynn
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Price: $14.00
I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Gillian Flynn
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Price: $14.00
I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but... Read more >
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When Zeffie Got a Clue
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2010
Price: $11.99
It’s an ordinary afternoon in Summer Breeze, Florida, when a young, wide-eyed girl steps into I Saw It First, the trash-to-treasure shop Christy Castleman and her Aunt Bobbie have opened. Clutching a jewelry box, Zeffie Adams tells Christy she needs money to pay her grandmother’s medical bills, prompting Christy to offer... Read more >
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2010
Price: $11.99
It’s an ordinary afternoon in Summer Breeze, Florida, when a young, wide-eyed girl steps into I Saw It First, the trash-to-treasure shop Christy Castleman and her Aunt Bobbie have opened. Clutching a jewelry box, Zeffie Adams tells Christy she needs money to pay her grandmother’s medical bills, prompting Christy to offer... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Die for You
A Novel
Written by Lisa Unger
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $14.99
Isabel Raine thought she had everything–a successful career, a supportive family, and a happy marriage to the man she loved. Then one ordinary morning, her husband, Marcus, picks up his briefcase, kisses her good-bye, and simply vanishes.
That day, all her calls to him go straight to voice mail; the messages she... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Lisa Unger
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $14.99
Isabel Raine thought she had everything–a successful career, a supportive family, and a happy marriage to the man she loved. Then one ordinary morning, her husband, Marcus, picks up his briefcase, kisses her good-bye, and simply vanishes.
That day, all her calls to him go straight to voice mail; the messages she... Read more >
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The God of the Hive
A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Written by Laurie R. King
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's Pirate King.
Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, have stirred the wrath of a murderous secret organization bent on infiltrating the government. Now they are separated and on the run, wanted by the police, and pursued across the Continent by a... Read more >
A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Written by Laurie R. King
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's Pirate King.
Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, have stirred the wrath of a murderous secret organization bent on infiltrating the government. Now they are separated and on the run, wanted by the police, and pursued across the Continent by a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Language of Bees
A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Written by Laurie R. King
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $15.00
For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve—the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’s beloved hives.
But the anticipated sweetness of their homecoming is quickly tempered by... Read more >
A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Written by Laurie R. King
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $15.00
For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve—the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’s beloved hives.
But the anticipated sweetness of their homecoming is quickly tempered by... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Not One Clue
A Mystery
Written by Lois Greiman
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $7.99
L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal... Read more >
A Mystery
Written by Lois Greiman
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $7.99
L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Not One Clue
A Mystery
Written by Lois Greiman
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $7.99
L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal... Read more >
A Mystery
Written by Lois Greiman
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $7.99
L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Double Comfort Safari Club
A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (11)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $9.99
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 11
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (11)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $9.99
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 11
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Double Comfort Safari Club
The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $24.95
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 11
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $24.95
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 11
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Random Violence
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $25.00
In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.
P.I. Jade... Read more >
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $25.00
In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.
P.I. Jade... Read more >
Random Violence
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $4.99
In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.
P.I. Jade de... Read more >
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2010
Price: $4.99
In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.
P.I. Jade de... Read more >
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When Bobbie Sang the Blues
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2010
Price: $9.99
One Woman’s Trash Is Another Woman’s Mystery…
When mystery writer Christy Castleman’s Aunt Bobbie storms into town, she brings a burst of wild wind to quiet Summer Breeze, Florida–and new life to the junk she scavenges for her trash-to-treasure shop, I Saw It First.
Bobbie enjoys restoring beauty to flawed items, and... Read more >
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2010
Price: $9.99
One Woman’s Trash Is Another Woman’s Mystery…
When mystery writer Christy Castleman’s Aunt Bobbie storms into town, she brings a burst of wild wind to quiet Summer Breeze, Florida–and new life to the junk she scavenges for her trash-to-treasure shop, I Saw It First.
Bobbie enjoys restoring beauty to flawed items, and... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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When the Sandpiper Calls
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 24, 2010
Price: $9.99
Christy Castleman, a pretty, young novelist, has made a name for herself writing books about mystery and intrigue. The Sassy Snowbirds, a group of lively ladies, spread fun, friendship, and good deeds around the seaside town of Summer Breeze. Everyone is content in their cozy world–until a message is found in... Read more >
Written by Peggy Darty
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 24, 2010
Price: $9.99
Christy Castleman, a pretty, young novelist, has made a name for herself writing books about mystery and intrigue. The Sassy Snowbirds, a group of lively ladies, spread fun, friendship, and good deeds around the seaside town of Summer Breeze. Everyone is content in their cozy world–until a message is found in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (10)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $14.00
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 10
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (10)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $14.00
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 10
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life... Read more >
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Death on Demand
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2010
Price: $7.99
The prime suspect in the murder of author Elliot Morgan, Annie Laurance Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, embarks on an investigation in an attempt to clear her name. Read more >
Written by Carolyn G. Hart
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2010
Price: $7.99
The prime suspect in the murder of author Elliot Morgan, Annie Laurance Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, embarks on an investigation in an attempt to clear her name. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
Murder in the Palais Royal
An Aimee Leduc Investigation Set in Paris
Written by Cara Black
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2010
Price: $14.00
Just as Aimée is about to leave for New York City to follow up on a lead about a possible younger brother, her partner in Leduc Detective, René Friant, is wounded by a near-fatal gun shot. Eyewitnesses identify Aimée as the culprit. The police have pegged her as the guilty party... Read more >
An Aimee Leduc Investigation Set in Paris
Written by Cara Black
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2010
Price: $14.00
Just as Aimée is about to leave for New York City to follow up on a lead about a possible younger brother, her partner in Leduc Detective, René Friant, is wounded by a near-fatal gun shot. Eyewitnesses identify Aimée as the culprit. The police have pegged her as the guilty party... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The American Girl
Written by Monika Fagerholm
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.95
In 1969, a young girl makes a trip from Coney Island to the swampy coastland on the rural outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. There, her death will immediately become part of local mythology, furnishing boys and girls with fodder for endless romantic imaginings. Everyone who lives near the swamp dreams about Eddie... Read more >
Written by Monika Fagerholm
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.95
In 1969, a young girl makes a trip from Coney Island to the swampy coastland on the rural outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. There, her death will immediately become part of local mythology, furnishing boys and girls with fodder for endless romantic imaginings. Everyone who lives near the swamp dreams about Eddie... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The American Girl
Written by Monika Fagerholm
Translated by Katarina Tucker
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.95
In 1969, a young girl makes a trip from Coney Island to the swampy coastland on the rural outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. There, her death will immediately become part of local mythology, furnishing boys and girls with fodder for endless romantic imaginings. Everyone who lives near the swamp dreams about Eddie... Read more >
Written by Monika Fagerholm
Translated by Katarina Tucker
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.95
In 1969, a young girl makes a trip from Coney Island to the swampy coastland on the rural outskirts of Helsinki, Finland. There, her death will immediately become part of local mythology, furnishing boys and girls with fodder for endless romantic imaginings. Everyone who lives near the swamp dreams about Eddie... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Killer Pancake
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $7.99
When Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, faces the challenge of whipping up a sumptuous lowfat feast for the Mignon Cosmetics' company banquet, she rises to the occasion brilliantly...only to discover just how ugly the beauty biz can be!
On the day of the banquet Goldy finds herself confronting an angry mob of... Read more >
Written by Diane Mott Davidson
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $7.99
When Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, faces the challenge of whipping up a sumptuous lowfat feast for the Mignon Cosmetics' company banquet, she rises to the occasion brilliantly...only to discover just how ugly the beauty biz can be!
On the day of the banquet Goldy finds herself confronting an angry mob of... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery
Written by Sarah Graves
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sarah Graves's Knockdown.
When a bestselling true-crime author arrives in Eastport, Maine, to research the infamous Dodd murders for a new book, she finds herself about as welcome as a spoiled clam. But surely no one in the quaint seaside town would harm the crime... Read more >
A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery
Written by Sarah Graves
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 29, 2009
Price: $7.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sarah Graves's Knockdown.
When a bestselling true-crime author arrives in Eastport, Maine, to research the infamous Dodd murders for a new book, she finds herself about as welcome as a spoiled clam. But surely no one in the quaint seaside town would harm the crime... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
