New Arrival: Lipstick and Lies, by Margit Liesche
Just in is the debut novel by Margit Liesche, Lipstick and Lies. Set during World War II, the main character is Pucci Lewis, a Women Airforce Service Pilot and undercover agent. She is sent to jail in order to help her infilitrate a German spy ring. She also goes undercover as a journalist. Liesche is currently working on a sequel.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Margit Liesche's website.
New Arrival: Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness, by Sally Spencer/Alan Rustage
Just in is the new novel by Alan Rustage, Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness. This is the sixth book in his series featuring Victorian detective Inspector Sam Blackstone. In this book, Blackstone must piece together 3 separate mysteries and crimes: the killings of wealthy teenage girls in London, being investigate by his former lover; a brothel owner who specializes in child prostitutes, being investigated by his sidekick; and a smuggling ring in his own home village.Alan Rustage has written books under his own name, and also as Sally Spencer and as James Garcia Woods.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Alan Rustage's website.
New Arrival: A Real Basket Case, by Beth Groundwater
Just in is the debut novel by Beth Groundwater, A Real Basket Case. The best friend of Claire Hanover, a housewife, arranges for her to get a massage from a handsome young masseuse. When he is shot and killed in her bedroom, her husband is arrested for the crime. Claire must simultaneously find the real murderer and convince her husband that she was not having an affair.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Beth Groundwater's website.
New Arrival: Murder...Suicide...Whatever, by Gwen Freeman
Just in is the debut mystery novel by Gwen Freeman, Murder...Suicide...Whatever. Unemployed insurance investigator Fifi Cutter and her half-brother Bosco Dorff investigate the apparent murder or suicide of their uncle Ted, insurance agent to the porn stars. A tongue-in-cheek book with fun characters, and a locked-room mystery. It may be the first book in a series.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Gwen Freeman's website.
New Arrival: Rogue in Porcelain, by Anthea Fraser
Just in is the new Rona Parish Mystery by Anthea Fraser, Rogue in Porcelain. Investigative reporter Rona Parish is doing a story on the 150th anniversary of Curzon, a manufacturer of fine bone china. When she comes upon a corpse, though, it leads her to a mystery that reaches all the way back to the founding of the company.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.
New Arrival: The Gentle Axe, by R.N Morris
Just in is the debut mystery novel by R.N. Morris, The Gentle Axe. Set in Russia in the 1860's, the lead character is Porfiry Petrovich, the detective who investigated Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Morris has also written an urban fiction novel, Taking Comfort, under his full name, Roger Morris.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Roger Morris' blog.
New Arrival: American Detective, by Loren Estleman
Just in is the new hard-boiled detective novel by Loren Estleman, American Detective. This is the 19th book featuring Detroit detective Amos Walker. Walker is hired by a retired Detroit Tiger pitcher to separate his daughter from a sleazy boyfriend after her trust fund money. Soon, however, his assignment changes to getting to the bottom of her murder.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Loren Estleman's website.
New Arrival: The Key, by Jennifer Sturman
Just in is the third in Jennifer Sturman's mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Rachel Benjamin, The Key. Rachel herself becomes the prime suspect when her abusive boss is murdered.Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Jennifer Sturman's website.
New Cozy Mystery Arrival: Bride and Doom, by Deborah Donnelly
Just in is the sixth book in Deborah Donnelly's Wedding Planner Mysteries series, Bride and Doom. In this one, the wedding planner, Carnegie, has to deal with a murder mystery, while also planning her own wedding at the same time!Click here for more information, to see if the book is checked in, and to place a hold.Click here to visit Deborah Donnelly's website.
