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New Mystery Reader's 2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003/and beyond hardcover archived New Mystery Book Reviews.  Click on title for review and buying info! 

January 2009:

Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell  -Medical Thriller 4 bolts

Breakneck by Erica Spindler  -Suspense 3 bolts

Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts  by Laura Benedict  -Suspense 3 bolts

Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity  -Investigative 3 bolts

Daemon by Daniel Suarez  -Thriller 4 bolts

The Empty Mirror by J. Sydney Jones  -Historical Mystery 4.25 bolts

A Face in the Window by Sarah Graves  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

Honestly Dearest, You’re Dead by Jack Fredrickson  -PI  4.25 bolts

A Matter of Justice by Charles Todd  -Historical Mystery 3.75 bolts

Nemesis by Jo Nesbo  -Police Procedural 2.5 bolts

Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

On the Grind by Stephen J. Cannell  -Investigative 4 bolts

A Rule Against Murder by Louse Penny  -Investigative 4.25 bolts

Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz  -Supernatural Romance 3.5 bolts

Three Weeks To Say Goodbye by C. J. Box  -Suspense 3 bolts

 

 

December 2008:

Blood Island by H. Terrell Griffin -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Born to Run by James Grippando  -Thriller 4.25 bolts

Cruel Intent by J.A. Jance  -Suspense  3 bolts

The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt  -Investigative 3.25 bolts

The King of Swords by Nick Stone  -Investigative 2.5 bolts

Show No Fear by Perri O’Shaughnessy  -Legal Thriller 2.75 bolts

Thai Die by Monica Ferris  -Cozy  3 bolts

The Treasure by Iris Johansen  -Historical Romance 4 bolts

Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

 

 

November 2008:

Burn Out by Marcia Muller  -Private Investigator 3.5 bolts

Chasing Smoke by Bill Cameron  -Suspense 4 bolts

Conspiracy of Silence by Martha Powers  -Suspense 4 bolts

Cross Country by James Patterson  -Thriller 4 bolts

Divine Justice by David Baldacci  -Thriller 3.75 bolts

The Memorist by M J Rose  -Mystery 4 bolts

Once We Were Cops by Ken Bruen  -Suspense 4.75 bolts

One of the Wicked by Harry Shannon  -Mystery 4 bolts

Our Lady of Pain by Elena Forbes  -Police Procedural 4 bolts

The Paris Enigma by Pablo de Santis  -Mystery 4 bolts

The Price of Butcher’s Meat by Reginald Hill  -Investigative 4.5 bolts

Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown  -Cozy 4 bolts

Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews  -Cozy 4 bolts

Snake Dreams by James D. Doss  -Mystery 5 bolts

Sweet Poison by Ellen Hart  -Mystery 3.75 bolts 

The Spy Who Came For Christmas by David Morrell  -Thriller 4.75 bolts

Testimony by Anita Shreve  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

 

 

October 2008:

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly  -Legal Thriller 4 bolts

The Chocolate Snowman Murders by JoAnna Carl  -Cozy  4 bolts

Clean Cut by Lynda La Plante  -Police Procedural 4 bolts

The Darker Side by Cody McFadyen  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason  -Police Procedural 3.5 bolts

Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle  -Mystery 3 bolts

Exposed by Alex Kava  -Thriller 3.5 bolts

Flesh House by Stuart MacBride  -Police Procedural 3.75 bolts

The Fourth Victim by Tony Spinoza  -Private Investigator 3.5 bolts

Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart  -Paranormal Mystery 4.25 bolts

Hardly Knew Her by Laura Lippman  -Short Stories 4.5 bolts

Hell Bent by William G. Tapply  -Mystery 4 bolts

In the Dark by Mark Billingham  -Suspense 5 bolts

The Messengers of Death by Pierre Magnan  -Mystery 4.5 bolts 

Night Stalker by James Swain  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Other Side of Silence by Bill Pronzini  -Suspense 4.5 bolts

Payback by Clare Curzon  -British Mystery 3.75 bolts

Point No Point by Mary Logue  -Mystery 2.75 bolts

The Replacement Child by Christine Barber  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

A Song For You by Betsy Thornton   -Mystery 4.75 bolts

Stealing Trinity  by Ward Larsen  -Thriller 4.25 bolts

The Tale of Briar Bank by Susan Wittig Albert  -Cozy 3.5 bolts

Too Close To Home by Linwood Barclay  -Suspense 4 bolts

Trigger City by Sean Chercover  -Private Investigator 5 bolts

The Victoria Vanishes by Christopher Fowler   -Mystery 4 bolts

 

 

September 2008:

Badlands by Richard Montanari  -Suspense 4.5 bolts

The Big O by Declan Burke  -Thriller/Suspense 4.5 bolts  For Review
For Interview

The Black Tower by Louis Bayard  -Historical Mystery 4.5 bolts

Blood Memory by Margaret Coel  -Suspense 3 bolts

The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer   -Thriller 5 bolts

The Borrowed and Blue Murders by Merry Jones  -Suspense 2.5 bolts

The Clinch Knot  by John Galligan  -Mystery  5 bolts

Die, Decorator, Die by Franklin H Levy  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

Exit Music by Ian Rankin  -Investigative 4.5 bolts

Heartless by Alison Gaylin  -Suspense 4 bolts 

Lost Girls by George D. Shuman -Suspense  5 bolts For Review  For Interview

Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner  -Mystery  4 bolts

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction by Eric van Lustbader -Thriller 4.5 bolts

Stuff Dreams Are Made Of  by Don Bruns -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Swann’s Last Song by Charles Salzberg  -Investigative 4 bolts

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

 

August 2008:

Blackout by Luis Alfredo Garcia-Rozas  -Police Procedural  4 bolts

Cold Case by Kate Wilhelm  -Legal Thriller  3.50 boltst

Deception’s Daughter by Cordelia Frances Biddle  -Historical  Mystery  4 bolts

Fractured by Karin Slaughter  -Suspense  4.75 bolts

The Gaudi Key by Esteban Martín & Andreu Carranza  -Thriller  4 bolts

Good People by Marcus Sakey  -Suspense  4.5 bolts

The Hanged Man by David Skibbins  -Mystery  4 bolts

The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs by Richard Yancey-Mystery  3.5 bolts

It Only Takes a Moment by Mary Jane Clark  -Suspense  4.5 bolts

A Job to Kill For by Janice Kaplan  -Amateur Sleuth  4 bolts

The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters  -Mystery  4.25 bolts

Lie Down With The Devil by Linda Barnes  -Suspense  4.25 bolts

The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman  -Police Procedural 3 bolts

Mortal Curiosity by Ann Granger  -Historical Mystery  4.25 bolts

 

 

July 2008:

Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais  -Investigative 4 bolts

Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews  -Mystery 3 bolts 

Don’t Tell a Soul by David Rosenfelt  -Thriller 4 bolts

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere by John McFetride  -Thriller 5 bolts

The Fourth Watcher by Timothy Hallinan  -Thriller 5 bolts

Fuzzy Navel by J A Konrath  -Investigative 4 bolts

Hell Hole by Chris Grabenstein  -Investigative 4.5 bolts

Palace Council by Stephen Carter  -Historical Thriller 2.5 bolts

Rules of Deception by Christopher Reich  -Thriller 4 bolts

Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

The Sour Cherry Surprise by David Handler  -Mystery 4 bolts

Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer  -Suspense 3.75 bolts

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Jackie Lynn  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Tiny Little Troubles by Marc Lecard  -Thriller 2 bolts

Uneasy Relations by Aaron Elkins  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Wishbones by Carolyn Haines  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

 

 

June 2008:

Ambush by Paul Carson  -Thriller 4.5 bolts

Another Man’s Moccasins by Craig Johnson  -Investigative 4.5 bolts

The Blood Detective by Dan Waddell  -Police Procedural 4.5 bolts

The Drifter’s Wheel by Phillip DePoy  -Mystery 4.25 bolts

Eight in the Box by Raffi Yessayan  -Suspense 3 bolts

Escape From Amsterdam by Barrie Sherwood  -Mystery 4 bolts

Exile Trust by Vincent H. O’Neil  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich  -Private Investigator 2.5 bolts

Fixation by Mark Schorr  -Mystery 4 bolts

Hell’s Gate by Richard E Crabbe  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming  -Investigative 3.75 bolts

In the Heat by Ian Vasquez  -Private Investigator 4 bolts

A Moment of Silence by Anna Dean  -Historical 4 bolts

The Murder Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer -Investigative/Suspense 4 bolts

Old School Bones by Randall Peffer  -Suspense 5 bolts

Rules, Regs and Rotten Eggs by H R K Keating  -Police Procedural 4.5 bolts

The Unforgiving Eye by Beth Andrews  -Historical 4 bolts

 

 

May 2008:

Frames by Loren D Estleman  -Mystery 4 bolts

Holy Moly by Ben Rehder  -Mystery 4 bolts

Judgment Day by Sheldon Siegel  -Legal Thriller 4.75 bolts

Last Post by Robert Barnard  -Mystery  3.75 bolts

Madman on a Drum by David Housewright  -Private Investigator 5 bolts

The Mercy Oak by Kathryn R. Wall  -Amateur Sleuth 3.5 bolts

Michaelmas Tribute by Cora Harrison  -Historical 4 bolts

The Moneylender of Toulouse by Alan Gordon -Historical Mystery
4 bolts

Tell No Lies by Julie Compton  -Suspense 4 bolts

Trick of the Mind by Cassandra Chan  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Vodka Neat by Anna Blundy  -Mystery 4 bolts

 

April 2008:

Antiques to Die For by Jane K. Cleland  -Amateur Sleuth 3.50 bolts

Barrington Street Blues by Anne Emery  -Mystery 4 bolts

Dirty Money by Richard Stark  -Suspense/Thriller 4 bolts

Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh  -Police Procedural 4 bolts

Janeology by Karen Harrington  -Legal Thriller 5 bolts

The Locktender’s House by Steven Sherrill  -Horror 4 bolts

Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Mirror’s Edge by Steven Sidor  -Horror/Mystery 3.75 bolts

Sleeping Dogs by Ed Gorman  -Mystery 4.25 bolts

The Sudoku Puzzle Murders by Parnell Hall  -Amateur Sleuth 4.25 bolts

 

 

March 2008:

Dead Time by Stephen White  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Fourth Man by K. O. Dahl  -Mystery 4.25 bolts

Goodbye Sister Disco by James Patrick Hunt  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Killer’s Wife by Bill Floyd  -Suspense 4 bolts

A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer  -Mystery 4 bolts

Twisted by Andrea Kane  -Suspense 3.75 bolts

 

February 2008:

7th Heaven by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro  -Investigative 4 bolts

Gone to Ground by John Harvey  -Police Procedural 3.5 bolts

The Killing Room by Peter May  -Investigative 4 bolts

The Marathon Murders by Chester D. Campbell  -Mystery 4 bolts

Of All Sad Words by Bill Crider  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Slip of the Knife by Denise Mina  -Suspense 4.5 bolts

Unknown Means by Elizabeth Becka  -Forensic Mystery 3.75 bolts

 

January  2008:

At the City's Edge by Marcus Sakey  -Suspense 5 bolts

The Con Artist of Catalina Island by Jennifer Colt  -Amateur Sleuth 3.75 bolts

The Crazy School by Cornelia Read  -Suspense 4 bolts

Pavel and I by Dan Vyleta  -Historical Mystery 4 bolts

Salt River by James Sallis  -Mystery 3 bolts

Saturday’s Child by Ray Banks -Private Investigator 3.5 bolts

The Skeleton Man by Jim Kelly  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

They Did It With Love by Kate Morgenroth  -Suspense 5 bolts 

 

December 2007:

An Almost Life by Kevin Mednick  -Legal Thriller 5 bolts

The Deadly Neighbors  by Merry Jones  -Suspense 3 bolts

Deadly Shoals by Joan Druett  -Mystery 4.25 bolts

The Mortal Groove by Ellen Hart  -Mystery  4.25 bolts

Third Strike by Phillip R. Craig and William G. Tapply  -Mystery 4 bolts

Twilight  by Brendan DuBois  -Thriller 3.75 bolts

Watchman by Ian Rankin  -Spy Thriller  3.5 bolts

 

November 2007:

A Christmas Beginning by Anne Perry  -Victorian Mystery  4 bolts

Dead Man's Hand Edited by Otto Penzler  -Anthology 4 bolts

The Dells by Michael Blair  -Mystery  4.5 bolts

Down Into Darkness by David Lawrence  -Police Procedural  4 bolts

The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan  -Mystery 4 bolts

The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen  -Police Procedural  4.25 bolts

New-Slain Knight by Deborah Grabien  -Mystery  4.25 bolts

A Prayer for the Damned by Peter Tremayne  -Historical Mystery 4.25 bolts

Salamander Cotton by Richard Kunzmann  -Police Procedural  4 bolts

 

 

October 2007:

The Best American Short Stories Carl Hiaasen (ed.)  -Mystery Collection 4.5 bolts

Darkness Falls by Kyle Mills  -Thriller 4.5 bolts

Fresh Kills by Reggie Nadelson  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler  -Investigative 4.25 bolts

Spider Trap by Barry Maitland  -Police Procedural 3 bolts

The Swamps of Bayou Teche by Kent Conwell  -Private Investigator
4.5 bolts

Try Dying by James Scott Bell  -Legal Thriller 4.5 bolts

 

September 2007:

The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn  -Historical Mystery 4 bolts

False Fortune by Twist Phelan  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Flawed by Jo Bannister  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Flawless by Joshua Spanogle  -Medical Thriller 4 bolts

Hitman by Parnell Hall  -Mystery 4 bolts

Irish Alibi by Ralph McInerny  -Mystery 4 bolts

Lullaby by Sherry Scarpaci  -Suspense 3.75 boltsvNight Work by Steve Hamilton  -Suspense 4.25 bolts

The Spanish Bow by Andromeda Romano-Lax  -Historical 3 bolts

Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard  -Mystery 4 bolts

Terminal by Andrew Vachss  -Thriller 5 bolts

The Widow's Mate by Ralph McInerny  -Mystery 4 bolts

 

 

August 2007:

The Candidate by Susan Wales and Robin Shope -Romantic Suspense  3.75 bolts

The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey  -Investigative  2.5 bolts

Death and the Devil by Frank Schatzing  -Historical 3 bolts

The History Book by Humphrey Hawksley  -Thriller  4 bolts

 

July 2007:

A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch  -Historical Mystery  4 bolts

The Companion by Ann Granger  -Historical  4 bolts

Death in the Truffle Wood by Pierre Magnan  -Mystery 4 bolts

Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath  -Investigative  2 bolts

Innocence by David Hosp  -Thriller  4 bolts

Only the Cat Knows  by Marian Babson  -Cozy  4 bolts

The Quickie by J. Patterson & M. Ledwidge  -Suspense  5 bolts

Restitution by Lee Vance  -Suspense  4.25 boltsthe d

A Reunion to Die For  by Lauren Carr  -Mystery  4 bolts

A Widow’s Curse by Phillip DePoy  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

 

June 2007:

The Cairo Diary by Maxim Chattam  -Historical 4 bolts

Circumference of Darkness  by Jack Henderson  -Thriller 2 bolts

Dark House by Alex Barclay  -Suspense 4 bolts

Death at the Old Hotel by Con Lehane  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

Encounter by Deadline by Mel Taylor  -Mystery  3.75 bolts

A Fete Worse Than Death by Dolores Gordon-Smith -Historical Mystery 4 bolts

The First Shall be the Last by Joyce and Jim Lavene -Mystery 4 bolts

Hooked by Matt Richtel  -Suspense 4 bolts

Jacob's Ladder by Jackie Lynn  Amateur Sleuth 3 bolts

Obit by Anne Emery  -Mystery 4 bolts

Orinoco by James A Ciullo  -Thriller 3.5 bolts

Play Dead by David Rosenfelt  -Legal Thriller 4.5 bolts

Slip & Fall by Nick Santora  -Suspense 4 bolts

Slipknot  by Linda Greenlaw  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Slipknot by Pricilla Masters  -Mystery 4 bolts

Spare Change by Robert B. Parker  -Investigative 4 bolts

Vineyard Stalker by Philip R. Craig  -Mystery 4 bolts

White Corridor by Christopher Fowler  -Mystery 4 bolts

 

 

May 2007:

The Big Girls by Susanna Moore  -Suspense  4 bolts

Dead Boyfriends by David Housewright  -Private Investigator 3.5 bolts

A Fall From Grace by Robert Barnard  -Investigative  4 bolts

In Secret Service by Mitch Silver  -Thriller  2 bolts

Majestic Descending by Mitchell Graham  -Thriller  3.5 bolts

Sanctuary Hill by Kathryn R. Wall  -Investigative  3.5 bolts

Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis  -Historical Mystery 4.25 bolts

Shooting Star by Cynthia Riggs  -Amateur Sleuth  4 bolts

Straits of Fortune by Anthony Gagliano  -Suspense  3.75 bolts

A Stranger Lies There by Stephen Santogrossi  -Hard Boiled  4.5 bolts

The Water Lily Cross by  Anthony Eglin  -Cozy  4.5 bolts

Yesterdays Fatal by Jan Brogan  -Mystery  3 bolts

 

 

April 2007:

American Outrage by Tim Green  -Suspense  5 bolts

The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh  -Mystery  4 bolts

The Crying Girl by Glen Ebisch  -Mystery  4 bolts

Dead Man's Switch by Barbara Seranella  -Mystery  3.75 bolts

Dread Murder by Gwendoline Butler  -Historical  3.75 bolts

Jigsaw by Jerry Kennealy  -Mystery  5 bolts

Ladykiller by L. Light and M.  Anthony  -Investigative  4 bolts

Lone Creek by Neil McMahon  -Mystery  3.75 bolts

A Treasury of Regrets by Susanne Alleyn  -Historical  4 bolts

 

March 2007:

The Betrayers by James Patrick Hunt  -Mystery  3.25 bolts

Died in the Wool by Rett MacPherson  -Amateur Sleuth  3.5 bolts

Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs  -Amateur Sleuth  4 bolts

Edge of Midnight by Charlene Weir  -Investigative Mystery 3.75 bolts

Effigies by Mary Anna Evans  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

Evil Is Done by Natasha Cooper  -Suspense 4 bolts

Eye of the Archangel by Forrest DeVoe Jr.  -Thriller  4.5 bolts

The Gentle Axe by R. N. Morris  -Historical  4 bolts

Gray Ghost by William G. Tapply  -Mystery  3.75 bolts 

The Heir by Paul Robertson  -Suspense  3.5 bolts

Helpless by Barbara Gowdy  -Suspense  4 bolts

On the Right Track by Steve Hockensmith  -Western Mystery 4 bolts

Shadow of the Raven by David Sundstrand  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Vegas Nerve by Susan Rogers Cooper  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

 

 

February 2007:

Ace of Spades by David Matthews  -Non-fiction 4 bolts

Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton -Paranormal Mystery 4 bolts

The Blood Spilt by Asa Larrson  -Suspense  4 bolts

Fever Moon by Carolyn Haines  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Looks to Die For by Janice Kaplan  -Amateur Sleuth 3.25 bolts

Night Moves by Cynthia Danielewski  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

Power and Deceit by Richard Jackson  -Thriller 4 bolts

The Star by David Skibbins  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

 

January 2007:

Dead Bang by Robert E. Bailey  -Private Investigator 3 bolts

A Dying Fall by Laura Shea  -Amateur Sleuth 3.75 bolts

Forests of the Night by David Stuart Davies  -Private Investigator  4.5 bolts

Head Games by Thomas Cavanagh  -Mystery  2.75 bolts

Kubiak’s Daughter by Stephen Lindley  -Investigative  4 bolts

Man in the Middle by Brian Haig  -Thriller  4 bolts

Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis by Cara Black  -Mystery  4 bolts

Pressed to Kill by Dolores Johnson  -Amateur Sleuth  4 bolts

Spinning Dixie by Eric Dezenhall  -Mystery  4.25 bolts

Wild Indigo by Sandi Ault  -Suspense  4.25 bolts

 

 

December 2006:

Always Say Goodbye  by Stuart M. Kaminsky  -Investigative 5 bolts

The Angel & the Jabberwocky  Murders  by Mignon F. Ballard  -Mystery
4.5 bolts

The Brotherhood of The Holy Shroud By Julia Navarro -Historical  5 bolts

The Crimson Portrait  by Jody Shields  -Historical  4 bolts

Critique of Criminal Reason by Michael Gregorio  -Historical 4.5 bolts

Gravewriter by Mark Arsenault  -Suspense  4.75 bolts

The Hunter  by Asa Nonami  -Investigative  4.5 bolts

The Letter Killeth  by Ralph McInerny  -Mystery 4 bolts

Requiem For a Dealer  by Jo Bannister  -Investigative  3.25 bolts

The Sorcerer's Circle  by Michael Siverling  -Private Investigator 3.75 bolts

Surrogate Evil  by David and Aimee Thurlo  -Supernatural  3.5 bolts

The Wildfire Season  by Andrew Pyper  -Suspense  4.5 bolts

 

November 2006:

Ask the Parrot  by Richard Stark  -Thriller  4 bolts

The Assassins of Isis  by P. C. Doherty  -Historical  4 bolts

Bloody Harvests by Richard Kunzmann  -Suspense 2 bolts

A Christmas Secret  by Anne Perry  -Mystery  4 bolts

Defending Violet  by Jennifer Jefferson  -Legal Mystery  4 bolts

Drawing Dead  by Rick Gadziola  -Mystery 3 bolts

Grim Finale  by Dorothy P. O’Neill  -Amateur Sleuth 3 bolts

Leapholes by James Grippando  -YA Legal Thriller  5 bolts

A Marked Man  by Stella Cameron  -Romantic Suspense  3 bolts

Rumpole and the Reign of Terror  by John Mortimer  -Mystery 4 bolts

The War of Art  by Philip Blackpeat  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

A Whole New Life  by Betsy Thornton  -Suspense  4.5 bolts

 

October 2006:

All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer Fleming  -Investigative 4 bolts

Borderline by Mark Schorr  -Investigative 4 bolts

Cruel Sister by Deborah Grabien  -Paranormal Mystery 4.5 bolts

The Devil's Only Friend by Mitchell Bartoy  -Investigative 2 bolts

Glass Tiger by Joe Gores  -Thriller 3.25 bolts

Missing in Precinct Puerto Rico by Steven Torres  -Investigative 3.75 bolts

No Trace by Barry Maitland  -Police Procedural 3.5 bolts

Run Afoul by Joan Druett  -Mystery 4 bolts

Secondhand Smoke by Karen E. Olson  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason  -Investigative 4 bolts

 

 

September 2006:

The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer  -Thriller 5 bolts

A Final Judgment by Michael A. Black  -Mystery  4 bolts

The Gardens of the Dead by William Brodrick  -Legal Thriller 4 bolts

A Good Day to Die by Simon Kernick  -Investigative 4 bolts

Gunpowder Plot by Carola Dunn  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

The Interpretation of Murder  by Jed Rubenfeld  -Mystery 4.75 bolts

A Killing in the Valley by J. F. Freedman  -Legal Thriller 4 bolts

Knights of the Cross by Tom Harper  -Historical 3.75 bolts

Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer  -Thriller 4.25 bolts

The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell  -3.5 bolts Police Procedural

Max Unlocks the Universe by Mark Bouton  -Thriller 4.5 bolts

The Mission Song by John Le Carre’  -Spy Thriller 5 bolts

Missing Member by Jo-Ann Power  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

Out Cold by William G. Tapply  -Suspense 4 bolts

Piece of Work by Laura Zigman  -Fiction  4.5 bolts

Primary Storm by Brendan DuBois  -Investigative 4 bolts

Shadow of the Lords by Simon Levack  -Historical 3.75 bolts

A Single Eye by Susan Dunlap  -Amateur Sleuth 3.25 bolts

Smonk by Tom Franklin  -Mystery 3.25 bolts

Unseen by Mari Jungstedt  -Mystery 3 bolts

Volcano Verdict by Jonathan Miller  -Legal Thriller 5 bolts

 

 

August 2006:

Evanly Bodies by Rhys Bowen  -Cozy 3.5 bolts

Extracurricular Murder by Kent Conwell  -Private Investigator 3.25 bolts

The First Cut by Dianne Emley  -Suspense 4 bolts

Frozen by Lindsay Jayne Ashford  -Investigative 4 bolts

The Glass Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist  -Fantasy 4 bolts

Judge and Jury by J. Patterson and A. Gross  -Suspense 5 bolts

The Oxygen Murder by Camille Minichino  -Mystery  4 bolts

The Princess of Denmark by Edward Marston  -Historical Mystery 4.5 bolts

The Prudence of the Flesh  by Ralph McInerny  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

 

July 2006:

54 by Wu Ming  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh  -Mystery 4 bolts

Brethren by Robyn Young  -Historical 4.5 bolts

The Burning by Thomas Legendre  -Mystery 4 bolts

Claire Fontaine Crime Fighter by Tracey Enright  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Crimes of Jordan Wise by Bill Pronzini  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Dead Hour by Denise Mina  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Detonators by Chad Millman  -Non fiction legal  4 bolts

The Doctor Rocks the Boat  by Robin Hathaway  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Next Time You Die by Harry Hunsicker  -Thriller 3.5 bolts

Relentless by Robin Parrish  -Science Fiction 3.5 bolts

Sailing to Capri by Elizabeth Adler  -Romantic Suspense 4 bolts

Second Burial for a Black Prince  by Andrew Nugent  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Sweet and the Dead by Milton T. Burton  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

What Is Mine by Anne Holt  -Investigative 3.75 bolts 

 

June 2006:

The Chase by Jan Neuharth  -Mystery 3.75 bolts

Cold Kill by David Lawrence  -Investigative 4.75 bolts

Dead in Vineyard Sand by Philip R. Craig  -Mystery 4 bolts

Ghosts of Saint-Michel by Jake Lamar  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Highly Effective Detective by Richard Yancey  -Private Investigator 4 bolts

Hollywood Stuff by Sharon Fiffer  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Parting Shot by Jonathan Stone  -Thriller 4 bolts

The Skirt Man by Shelly Reuben  -Mystery 4 bolts

Street Legal by Bill Kent  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

Takedown by Brad Thor  -Espionage Thriller 3 bolts

 

May 2006:

The Big Boom by Domenic Stansberry  -Private Investigator 3.75 bolts

Bishop's Reach by Kathryn Wall  -Amateur Sleuth 4 bolts

Bloodline by Fiona Mountain  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard  -Suspense 4.5 bolts 

City Of Shadows by Ariana Franklin  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

Crime Beat by Michael Connelly  -Non fiction Crime 5 bolts

Dead Before Dying by Deon Meyer  -Thriller 4 bolts

The Detection Collection by Simon Brett (Editor)  -Anthology 4 bolts

Feet of Clay by Ruth Birmingham  -Private Investigator 3.25 bolts

Laguna by Michael Putegnat  -Suspense 4 bolts

A Moment of Madness by Hilary Bonner  -Investigative 3 bolts

Pretty Maids All In A Row by M. Buckman and A. H. Jackson  -Mystery 3 bolts

Superior Death by Matthew Williams  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

 

April 2006:

Debts of Dishonor by Jill Paton Walsh  -Amateur Sleuth 3.5 bolts

Dead Man Running by Rett MacPherson  -Cozy 3.5 bolts 

Destroying Angels by Gail Lukasik  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

The Last Cato by Matilde Asensi  -Thriller 2 bolts

A Mammoth Murder by Bill Crider  -Mystery 4 bolts

Murder in Exile by Vincent H. O’Neil  -Investigative 4 bolts

Our Lady of Pain by Marion Chesney  -Historical Mystery 4 bolts

Penumbra by Carolyn Haines  -Mystery 4 bolts

Returning to Taos by Lois Gilbert  -Suspense  5 bolts!

Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews  -Cozy Mystery 4 bolts

 

 

March 2006:

Days of Rage by Kris Nelscott  -Private Investigator 2 bolts

A Death in Vienna by Frank Tallis  -Historical 4.5 bolts

The Dramatist by Ken Bruen  -Suspense 4 bolts

The Mercy Room by Gilles Rozier  -Literary Thriller 4 bolts

Nicotine Kiss by Loren D. Estleman  -Private Investigator 4.5 bolts

North by Northanger by Carrie Bebris  -Historical Mystery 4 bolts

Rhapsody in Blood by John Morgan Wilson  -Mystery 4 bolts

Shadow of Death by Patricia Gussin  -Suspense  4 bolts

 

February 2006:

Little White Death by John Lawton  -Thriller 3 bolts

Lost  by Michael Robotham  -Suspense 4 bolts

Mourners by Bill Pronzini  -Private Investigator 4.5 bolts

Murder on the Oceanic by Conrad Allen  Mystery 3.5 bolts

Nails by Peter Bowen  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

The Path of the Dead  by Caroline Benton  Amateur Sleuth 3 bolts

Perfection  by Walter Satterthwait  -Investigative 4 bolts

Proof Evident  by John Dicke  -Legal Thriller 4 bolts

The Rainaldi Quartet  by Paul Adam  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Strange Bedfellows by Paula L. Woods  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

 

January 2006:

Catch Me When I Fall  by Nicci French  -Suspense 4 bolts

Dead Simple by Peter James  -Suspense 5 bolts

Jacquot and the Waterman by Martin O'Brien  -Police Procedural 4 bolts

A Meal to Die For by J. Gannascoli with A. Kupfer  -Mystery 4 bolts

A Minister's Ghost by Phillip DePoy  -Suspense 4 bolts

Pursuit by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza  -Investigative 2.5 bolts

Troubled Midnight by John Gardner  -Thriller 4 bolts

An Unacceptable Death by Barbara Seranella  -Investigative 4 bolts

 

December 2005:

Above Suspicion by Lynda La Plante  -Police Procedural  4.25 bolts

Curiosity Killed The Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement   -Mystery 4 bolts

A Dark and Deadly Deception by Eleanor Taylor Bland  -Police Procedural  3 bolts

Grave Error by Roy Lewis  -Mystery  4 bolts

Last to Leave by Clare Curzon  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

The Moon Tunnel by Jim Kelly  -Mystery  4.5 bolts

Steeplechase by Jane Langton  Historical  4 bolts

Ticket to Ride by Janet Neel  -Legal Mystery  4 bolts

Above Suspicion by Lynda La Plante  -Police Procedural  4.25 bolts

Turnpike Flameout by Eric Dezenhall  -Mystery  5 bolts

 

November 2005:

Dear Departed by Cynthia Harrod Eagles -Police Procedural 3.5 bolts

Death by Thunder by Gretchen Sprague  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

The Devil's Game by David Holland  --Historical 3.5 bolts

Eye of the Burning Man by Harry Shannon  -Investigative 3.5 bolts

Final Note by Dorothy P. O'Neill  -Amateur Sleuth 2.5 bolts

Kingdom of Lies by Lee Wood  -Mystery 4 bolts

Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn by Marshall Browne  -Investigative 4 bolts

Riding Gain by Joyce Krieg  -Amateur Sleuth 3 bolts

A Venture into Murder by Henry Kisor  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

White Stone Day by John MacLachlan Gray  -Mystery 4 bolts

White Tiger by Michael Allen Dymmoch  -Mystery 4 bolts

Wiley's Refrain by Lono Waiwaiole  -Mystery  3.5 bolts

 

October 2005:

A Bitter Chill by Jane Finnis  -Historical 4.25 bolts

The Blood Knot by John Galligan  -Mystery 4 bolts

Busting Vegas by Ben Mezrich  -True Crime 4 bolts

The Devil's Own Rag Doll by Mitchell Bartoy  -Hard Boiled 4 bolts

The Green Room by Deborah Turrell Atkinson  -Investigative 4 bolts

Irish Gilt by Ralph McInerny  -Mystery 4 bolts

A Kudzu Christmas by Patricia Sprinkle, et al -Short Stories 4 bolts

Matty Groves by Deborah Grabien  -Ghost Mystery 4 bolts

Pale Death by David & Aimee Thurlo  -Supernatural Thriller 3.5 bolts

Running With the Dead by Jay Brandon  -Legal Thriller 2.75 bolts

Sleep With Me by Joanna Briscoe  -Suspense 4 bolts

Spectres in the Smoke by Tony Broadbent  -Historical 4 bolts

Stone Fish by Olivia Ferrell  -Mystery 3 bolts

 

September 2005:

The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton  -Mystery 4 bolts

Deadgame by Kirk Russell  -Thriller 4.5 bolts

Deadly Detail by Don Porter  -Mystery 2.75 bolts

First Drop by Zoë Sharp  -Thriller 3 bolts

The Firemaker by Peter May  -Investigative 3 bolts

First Kill by Michael Kronenwetter  -Private Investigator 3 bolts

Nervous Water by William G. Tapply  -Suspense 4 bolts

Out of Mind by Catherine Simpson   -Investigative 4 bolts

 

August 2005:

Before the Last Lap by Jim and Joyce Lavene  -Investigative 3 bolts

Breaking Faith by Jo Bannister  -Mystery 4 bolts

Dead at Daybreak by Deon Meyer  -Crime Thriller 4 bolts

Death Climbs a Tree by Sara Hoskinson Frommer  -Cozy 4 bolts

Heir Today by J. J. Lamb and Bette Golden Lamb  -Mystery 3 bolts

Hole In One by Catherine Aird  -Mystery 4 bolts

Relics by Mary Anna Evens  -Mystery 4 bolts

A Shot to Die For by Libby Fischer Hellmann  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Tabula Rasa by Shelly Rueben  -Suspense 4 bolts

 

July 2005:

Cold Case by Alafair Burke  -Legal Thriller 4 bolts

Deadly Slipper by Michelle Wan  -Mystery 3 bolts

Desert Summer by Michael Craft  -Mystery 4.5 bolts

Double Cross Blind by Joel N. Ross  -Spy Thriller 4 bolts

Envy by Kathryn Harrison  -Suspense 3.5 bolts

The Rouges' Game by Milton T. Burton  -Mystery 3.5 bolts

Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman  -Historical 5 bolts

Same Time Same Murder by Randisi and Matthews  -Mystery 4 bolts

 

June 2005:

The Black Angel by John Connelly  -Supernatural  4.5 bolts

Blood Ties by Ralph McInerny  -Mystery  4.5 bolts

Heaven: A Prison Diary Vol. III by Jeffrey Archer  -Biography  4 bolts

The Mosaic of Shadows by Tom Harper  -Historical Mystery 4.5 bolts

No Way Back by Michael Crow  -Thriller  2.5 bolts

Pain Killer by Will Staeger  -Espionage Thriller  3.5 bolts

The Practice of Deceit by Elizabeth Benedict  -Suspense July Interview

The Road to Esmeralda by Joy Nicholson  -Suspense  3.5 bolts

 

May 2005:

Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit by Carole Nelson Douglas  Cozy 4.5 bolts

The Crime Trade by Simon Kernick  Investigative  4 bolts

Detective At Death's Door by H. R. F. Keating  Mystery  4.5 bolts

The Four Courts Murder by Andrew Nugent  Mystery  4 bolts

The Graveyard Shift by Kelly Lange  Investigative  3.5 bolts

The Inside Ring by Michael Lawson  Political Thriller 4 bolts

Out of Range by C. J. Box  Investigative  3.5 bolts

Street Fighter by Bill Kent  Mystery  4 bolts

 

April 2005:

All the Dead Fathers by David J. Walker -Mystery 3.5 bolts
"Kirsten is a fearless, if sometimes foolish, heroine who meets her match..."

Controlled Burn by Scott Wolven  -Short Stories  4.5 bolts
"...a debut collection of impressive stories..."

Damaged Goods by Roland S. Jefferson  -Thriller  2 bolts
"...a predictable, yet unsatisfying, ending."

Dead Reckoning by Patricia Hall  -Mystery  4 bolts
"Highly recommended for the mystery reader who likes complex tales..."

Last Call for Blackford Oakes by William F. Buckley Jr. -Mystery  4.5 bolts
 "...may be one of the finest stories in the series."

Lostlindens by David D. Nolta  -Mystery  5 bolts
"...written in a style that brings to mind writers of a previous age."

Mad Cow Nightmare by Nancy Means Wright  -Mystery  3.5 bolts
"...a tale of gypsies, murder and pestilence..."

The Marble Kite by David Daniel  -Mystery 4 bolts
"...it is refreshing to find a private investigator with all the traditional vices."

Murder on the Salsette by Conrad Allen  -Historical Mystery 3.5 bolts
"...very bit as enjoyable as its predecessors."

Owl's Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews  -Amateur Sleuth  3.5 bolts
"...zany to just plain weird..."

Stewball by Peter Bowen  -Mystery 4.5 bolts 
"...a thrilling mystery novel set in the wide open spaces of Montana."

Suicide Squeeze by Victor Gischler  -Investigative  5 bolts
April's author of the month!

Trial by Fire by D. W. Buff  -Legal Thriller  3 bolts
"...an uneven and somewhat disjointed read..."

Two Dollar Bill by Stuart Woods  -Investigative  3 bolts
"Stuart Woods is all about action..."

White Thunder by Aimee and David Thurlo  -Mystery  4 bolts
"The setting is fascinating..."

 

March 2005:

Adios Hemingway by Leonardo Padura Fuentes  -Investigative 4 bolts
"This is a novel for Hemingway fans." 

Cheapskates by Charlie Stella  -Suspense  4 bolts
"A different look at the world of criminals..."

Death Splits A Hair by Nancy Bell  -Mystery  4.5 bolts
"Bell captures life in a delightful small town..."

Drawing the Line by Judith Cutler  -4 bolts  Mystery
"...a story lived by well drawn characters..."

Dying for Love by Gwen Moffat  -Suspense  3.5 bolts
"...a riveting tale..."

Guilt by G. H. Ephron  -Suspense  3.5 bolts
"...a gripping and fascinating read filled with interesting and likable characters..."

An Honorable Murder by Philip Gooden  -Historical  4.5 bolts
"...he is in terrific form."

Light Before Day by Christopher Rice  -Mystery  4 bolts
"...an intelligent and worthwhile read."

Miss Gazillions by Richard Weber  -Mystery  4 bolts
"...can’t-put-down read."

Mountain Peril by Tom Eslick  -Mystery  3.5 bolts
"...plenty of ambience..."

The Nature of Rare Things by Derek Wilson  -Mystery  4 bolts
"...a plot filled with wonderful characters..."

Over the Edge by Stuart Pawson  -Detective  4 bolts
"…you'll be enchanted."

Season of the Snake by Claire Davis  -Suspense  3.5 bolts
"...the creepiness instilled is of the sort that goes deep..."

Thicker Than Water by Rett MacPherson  -Amateur Sleuth  4 bolts
"...a fun and refreshingly clean mystery."

Too Late For Angels by Mignon F. Ballard  -Mystery  4.5 bolts
"Romance, mystery, intrigue, and family complications..."

The Trojan Dog by Dorothy Johnston  -Amateur Sleuth  3.5 bolts
"...will definitely intrigue lovers of computer crime."

 

February 2005:

Cavalcade by Walter Satterthwait  -Historical  4.75 bolts
"...recreated the world of the 1930s with excellent description and supporting characters."

Cold Burn by Kit Ehrman  -Mystery  4.5 bolts
"...an outstanding mystery set in the glorious backdrop of horse country Virginia."

Dead is Forever by David Cray  -Thriller  4 bolts
"The author has a way with words..."

The Devil's Wind by Richard Rayner  -Thriller  3 bolts
"...a regular off- the- block thriller..."

Last One Down by Joyce and Jim Lavene  -Investigative  3.5 bolts
"...a fast, action-packed read."

The Ottoman Cage by Barbara Nadel  -Police Procedural  4.5 bolts
"...just the right blend of intrigue and suspense..."

The Queen Jade by Yxta Maya Murray  -Suspense 4 bolts
"...a touch of mysticism, a touch of suspense..."

A Rocky Road by Glen Ebisch -Mystery 3.5 bolts
"...reads like a younger version of "Murder She Wrote"..."

Son of a Gun by Randye Lordon  -Investigative  4 bolts
"...a charming and exciting read from beginning to end..."

Tamburlaine Must Die by Louise Welch  -Historical  4 bolts
"A recommended read for history buffs..."

What Goes Around Comes Around by Con Lehane  -Mystery  3.5 bolts
"...an entertaining addition to the Brian McNulty series."
 

January 2005:

Beneath a Panamanian Moon by David Terrenoire  -Mystery 4.5 bolts
"Maybe the best I’ve read in a long time."

Dark Eye by William Bernhardt (Legal Thriller) Interview included!
"...insightful and perceptive portrayal of the many forms of madness..."

The Fool's Tale by Nicole Galland  -Mystery  3.5 bolts
"Don't read this book for relaxation--but do read it."

The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais -Investigative Interview with Crais!
"...better than ever."

Killing A Unicorn by Marjorie Eccles  -Mystery  4 bolts
"Scandalous secrets hiding behind masks of civility..."

Los Angeles by Peter Moore Smith  -Suspense  4.5 bolts
"...not at all what one might expect from this genre..."

That Way Murder Lies by Ann Granger  -Mystery 4 bolts
"...as tantalizing and pleasing as they come."

The Way Out by Craig Childs  -Adventure  4 bolts 
"...a meaningful voyage of self-discovery."

 

 

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