  This Week at "M"
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Tuesday night's event features two authors, each bringing a third in series. Between the two of them, they write five series, as well as stand-alones, short stories, and articles, and are known by a total of four names! This two's a crowd, so don't miss a delightful evening.
Next Monday is July 4th, and we'll be OPEN, with holiday hours of 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Celebrate Independence Day by browsing your favorite Independent!
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REMEMBER . . . It is never too soon to reserve your copy of ANY forthcoming book, whether the author is signing in-store or otherwise. These first editions, especially once signed, are limited in quantity. Orders may be placed by email (info@mformystery.com) any time, or telephone (650-401-8077) during store hours.
All events are free and open to the public. To be in the signing line you must buy the new book from us.
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Tues., June 28th at 7:00 PM: JULIET BLACKWELL and SOPHIE LITTLEFIELD
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 JULIET BLACKWELL Hexes and Hemlines (Signet, $7.99 paperback original).
Lily gets called away from her vintage clothing store to give police a witch's take on how the leader of a rationalist society could be murdered, surrounded by superstitions he discredited. Evidence points to dark witchcraft. Lily's determined to use magic of her own to find the murderer, before everyone's luck runs out. "The third novel in Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft series is as delectable as the previous two . . . A cleverly written, top-notch cozy mystery," said Romantic Times.
ALSO, buy the new one plus any of the following and get 10% off!:
--  'A Cast-Off Coven' (Penguin, 2010, $6.99) As New. Signed. Mass Market Original.
-- 'Secondhand Spirits' (Penguin, 2009, $6.99) As New. Signed. Mass Market Original.
-- 'Arsenic & Old Paint' (Perseverance Press, 2010, $14.95) Writing as Hailey Lind. As New. Signed. Trade Paperback Original.
 SOPHIE LITTLEFIELD A Bad Day For Scandal (Minotaur, $24.99).
When Prosper homegirl turned big-city businesswoman Priss Porter returns to town with a body in her trunk, she calls Stella Hardesty to dispose of it. Her uppity ways don't convince Stella to take the job, and Priss attempts to blackmail her with a snapshot of Stella doing what she does best: curing woman-beaters by the use of force. PW said: "Littlefield's eccentric cast of characters grows richer with each book, and Stella continues to dazzle with her wit, charm, and ease with firearms." 'Booklist' concurred: "Fiftyish Stella . . . continues to carry the day, as always, in this sassy mix of comedy and mystery." And Library Journal as well: "Littlefield's zesty dialog and astute observations make this irreverent third series entry (after A Bad Day for Sorry and A Bad Day for Pretty) fly by. The zaniness evokes Janet Evanovich or Harley Jane Kozak; . . ."
ALSO, buy the new one plus any of the following and get 10% off!:
-- 'Aftertime' (Luna, 2011, $14.95) As New. Signed. TPBO.
-- 'A Bad Day For Pretty' (Minotaur, 2010, $24.99) As New. Signed.
-- 'Banished' (Delacorte, 2010, $16.99) As New. Signed.
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Tues., June 28th at 7:00 PM: "M" is for Mystery Bookclub at the KAFFEEHAUS!
| Please join us next door at the Kaffeehaus for this Book Club meeting.
This m onth's book is Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris.
Join us every last Tuesday of the month for lively discussion about selected books! Please note: This is not an author event and the author will not be present.
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Wed., June 29th DROP BY: J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN
|  Maine (Knopf, $25.95).
"Everyone has dark secrets. It's why God invented confession and booze, two balms frequently employed in Sullivan's well-wrought sophomore effort. Alice Brennan is Irish American through and through, the daughter of a cop, a good Catholic girl so outwardly pure that she's a candidate for the papacy. . . . As Sullivan's tale unfolds, there are plenty of reasons that Alice might wish to avoid taking too close a look at her life: There's tragedy and heartbreak around every corner, as there is in every life. . . . Mature, thoughtful, even meditative at times -- but also quite entertaining," said Kirkus. And Library Journal praised: "At the heart of this compelling novel of three generations of women emotionally stunted by fate and willful stubbornness is the family vacation property in Cape Neddick, ME, where the Kellehers have convened for six decades. . . . Sullivan brilliantly lays out the case for the nearly futile task of these three generations of badly damaged Irish Catholic women seeking acceptance from one another." |
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Tues., July 5th DROP BY: ALICE LA PLANTE
|  Turn of Mind (Atlantic Monthly, $24.00).
A stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia. Booklist starred: "Haunting . . . [A] startling portrait of a fiercely intelligent woman struggling mightily to hold on to her sense of self. . . . This masterfully written debut is fascinating on so many levels, from its poignant and inventive depiction of a harrowing illness to its knowing portrayal of the dark complexities of friendship and marriage." Library Journal also starred: "Heartbreaking and stunning, this is both compelling and painful to read." And PW also starred, calling it "Impressive . . . A subtle literary novel." |
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Wed., July 6th DROP BY: ADAM ROSS
|  Ladies & Gentlemen (Knopf, $25.95).
After his widely celebrated debut, Mr. Peanut, Adam Ross now presents a darkly compelling collection of stories about brothers, loners, lovers, and lives full of good intentions, misunderstandings, and obscured motives. And when two college kids goad each other on in an escalating series of breathtaking dares, the outcome is as tragic as it is ambiguous. Laced with glimmers of redemption, youthful energy, and hard-won wisdom, these noirish stories unspool purposefully and fluidly; together they confirm the arrival of -- as Michiko Kakutani put it in The New York Times -- "an enormously talented writer." |
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Thurs., July 7th at 7:00 PM: REBECCA CANTRELL
|  A Game of Lies (Forge, $24.99).
"Set in 1936, Cantrell's well-paced third mystery featuring German crime reporter Hannah Vogel returns to the high level of her debut, 2009's A Trace of Smoke. Sought by the Gestapo for kidnapping the son of a high-ranking Nazi official, Vogel has assumed the alias of Adelheid Zinsli, a Swiss reporter, to cover the Olympic Games while spying for the British. . . . Her search for the truth, aided by an SS officer of uncertain trustworthiness, leads her to a deadly secret. . . . Cantrell does a fine job evoking the period," said PW. |
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Sat., July 9th at 2:00 PM: BILL MOODY
|  Fade to Blue (Poisoned Pen, $24.95).
Jazz pianist Evan Horne, settled into the San Francisco jazz scene, takes a gig in Los Angeles, where he's offered his most unusual job yet. Mega movie star Ryan Stiles hires Evan to teach him to look like he's playing piano for an upcoming film role. Evan stays at Stiles' lush Malibu home for the tutoring, but suddenly things go wrong with the arrogant, spoiled star. Stiles' adversarial relationship with the paparazzi explodes when a photographers is killed. Was it an accident or is Stiles himself a suspect? Evan wants out, but Stiles' manager dangles the opportunity for Evan to score the film if he stays. With help from his FBI girlfriend, Andie Lawrence, and Lt. Danny Cooper, Evan launches his own investigation to help clear Stiles. To further complicate things, Evan's old nemesis, serial killer Gillian Sims escapes from prison. |
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Sun., July 10th at 2:00 PM: TONY PIAZZA
|  Anything Short of Murder (Dog Ear, $14.99).
Logan was a former L.A.P.D. cop unceremoniously discharged from the force because of his honesty. A bootlegger had tossed him some money to look the other way, and in response he tossed the criminal. Logan was a hardboiled, two-fisted, no nonsense kind of guy that would rather take it on the chin than get his hands dirty with tainted mob money. Ousted from the force, he decides to set up his own business as a gumshoe in a town known for glitter, glamour, and girls. |
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Mon., July 11th at 7:00 PM: MEGAN ABBOTT
|  The End of Everything (Reagan Arthur, $23.99).
"Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Hood is the last person to see her best friend, Evie, before she disappears. They've been inseparable for years, and Lizzie knows everything about her -- or does she? Lizzie knows enough to pursue clues the police dismiss, but in all her reflections there are flashes of darker moments and unsettling questions. Her narration is full of quick glimpses of another story, just there on the edges, that create layers of suspense. . . . Edgar Award winner Abbott (Queenpin) offers a fascinating twist on the coming-of-age story, blending a tale of young women just discovering their sexuality with suspense and plenty of plot twists," said Library Journal.
ALSO buy the new plus the following and get 10% off both!:
-- 'Bury Me Deep' (Simon & Schuster, 2009, $24.00) TPBO. As New. Signed.
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Wed., July 13th at 7:00 PM a DOUBLE AUTHOR EVENT: ALEX KAVA and BOBBIE O'KEEFE
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 ALEX KAVA - Hotwire (Doubleday, $25.95).
"One crisis after another drives Kava's outstanding ninth thriller featuring FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell (after 'Damaged'). Maggie, who's supposed to be attending a Denver law enforcement conference, helps investigate a crime scene that's left two teenagers dead and five others mysteriously injured as well as bizarre cattle mutilations in the Nebraska Sandhills. . . A sizzling plot, achingly real characters, and government officials working their backsides off to save their backsides, all strike as lethally as lightning," said PW.
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-- 'At the Stroke of Madness' (Mira, 2003, $15.00) F/NF. Signed.
 BOBBIE O'KEEFE - Family Skeletons (Five Star, $25.95).
"Preparing her family home for sale, a San Francisco realtor faces painful old memories and surprising new opportunities. Sunny Corday's life hasn't always lived up to the promise of her nickname. After her father left and tried to disown her, then disappeared, the angry teenager turned to pills for comfort. Her strong-willed mother Roberta managed to get her first marriage annulled; Sunny was only 16 and her 18-year-old husband was as drug-addled as she. Even rehab didn't help much. . . O'Keefe (Second Thoughts, 2009) straddles the fence nicely between mystery and romance, keeping the relationship in the forefront but incorporating a genuine puzzle," said Kirkus.
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Wed., July 13th DROP-BY: JOSH RITTER
|  Bright's Passage (Dial Press, $22.00).
"War is hell, and so is Henry Bright's homecoming from the trenches of WWI in songwriter Ritter's appropriately lyrical debut. Bright is a half-shattered veteran whose ordeal in combat continues with the death of his young wife in childbirth. Spurred on by an angel who speaks to him through his livestock, Henry torches the cabin where his wife died, using the family Bible to spark the blaze. Soon, the angel tells Henry his infant son is the Future King of Heaven, a replacement for the one 'who has soaked the world in blood.' Henry's desolation is believably crushing, sometimes darkly funny, and rendered with a lyricist's delicacy: against the backdrop of the forest fire sparked by the cabin's blaze, Henry, the child, horse, and a goat make their way to town, dodging his wife's psychotic family, who blame him for her death. . . " said PW.
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Thurs., July 14th at 7:00 PM: BETH McMULLEN
|  Original Sin (Hyperion, $24.99).
"Retired spy Lucy Hamilton, currently a San Francisco stay-at-home mom, proves herself to be 'a fabulous multitasker,' capable of both playing cowboys with her three-year-old son and tangling with international terrorists, in McMullen's diverting debut. When Simon Still, her former boss at the United States Agency for Weapons of Mass Destruction, calls Lucy back to active duty, Lucy is trying hard to forget a career that her husband knows nothing about and succeeding -- except when she slips up and accidentally decks her yoga instructor or Simon's assignment stirs long-buried memories. . . . What no one anticipates is the fury of a mother's protective instinct in this promising light thriller," said PW.
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Sat., July 16th at 2:00 PM: MICHAEL WILEY
|  A Bad Night's Sleep (Minotaur, $24.99).
"Fans of gritty PI novels will relish Shamus-finalist Wiley's third mystery featuring Chicago detective Joe Kozmarski (after 2010's The Bad Kitty Lounge). Early one morning, while staked out at a construction site to prevent thefts of building materials and equipment, Kozmarski spots two uniformed patrolmen pull up in a police cruiser. When he observes the cops helping a gang that arrives soon after make off with spools of copper wire, the gumshoe calls 911. Four squad cars pull up within minutes, and a firefight erupts. One of the resulting deaths puts Kozmarski, a former cop who was cashiered from the force in disgrace, in a difficult position. His only way out of the mess involves him infiltrating a wide-ranging conspiracy. Kozmarski, a well-developed flawed hero, would be right at home in a Chandler or Hammett novel. The relentless pacing makes the pages fly by, and the hard-edged prose is bracing," said PW.
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Sun., July 17th at 2:00 PM: PERRI O'SHAUGHNESSY
|  Dreams of the Dead (Gallery, $25.00).
"O'Shaughnessy's suspenseful 13th Nina Reilly novel revisits one of the most painful episodes in the Lake Tahoe attorney's life. Philip Strong arrives one day at Nina's office with some disturbing news related to his son Jim. Two years earlier, Jim murdered his wife after finding out that she had had an affair with Philip; Jim also killed Nina's husband, then vanished and was believed dead. . . . Two brutal murders possibly related to the Strong family up the ante. This solid page-turner packs more than one surprise," said PW. Perri O'Shaughnessy is the pen name for two sisters, Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy. Together they have written twelve Nina Reilly legal thrillers, a stand-alone thriller, and one short story collection.
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Mon. July 18th at 7:00 PM: WILLIAM C. REMPEL
|  At the Devil's Table (Random House, $27.00; nonfiction).
"Investigative reporter Rempel's debut offers a behind-the-scenes look at a never-before-told story -- the secret plot to assassinate drug lord Pablo Escobar, recounted by the man hired to do it. After eight years interviewing Salcedo, Rempel pieces together his source's unbelievable story, one in which two rival Columbian drug cartels -- Pablo Escobar's Medellín and the Rodríguez Orejuela brothers' Cali -- waged a war for trafficking supremacy. . . . Rempel's book reads like an action-packed blockbuster, complete with a cast of hot-headed, short-fused drug lords and their trigger-happy underlings. A fast-paced, heart-racing nonfiction thriller, occasionally bloated by excessive drugs, blood and bullets," said Kirkus. And author James Risen said: "Bill Rempel has earned his reputation as one of America's finest investigative reporters the old fashioned way -- by getting people to tell him explosive stories they won't talk about with anyone else."
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Wed., July 20th at 7:00 PM: WILLIAM DIETRICH
|  Blood of the Reich (Harper, $25.99).
Library Journal starred: ""Dietrich has created a wonderful web of intrigue, using history, vibrantly depicted settings, and great character development that leaves the reader unsure of whom to trust until the very end." And PW said: "Once again the occult delusions of the murderous Nazi regime prove to have a basis in fact, as shown by this diverting thriller from Dietrich, best known for his Ethan Gage historical adventure series (The Barbary Pirates, etc.). In 1938, Heinrich Himmler dispatches academic and SS man Kurt Raeder to Tibet to uncover long-lost secrets for use in the Reich's coming war effort. Seven decades later in Seattle, publicist Rominy Pickett narrowly escapes death when her car explodes, and soon finds herself on the run with the guy who saved her from the blast, journalist Jake Barrow. Plenty of chases, deadly confrontations, and startling revelations keep the pages turning."
ALSO:
-- 'Barbary Pirates' (Harper, 2010, $35.00) As New. Signed.
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Thurs., July 21st at 7:00 PM: DOUBLE EVENT: BOYD MORRISON and APRIL SMITH
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 BOYD MORRISON - The Vault (Touchstone, $24.99).
Tyler Locke's routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call claiming that his father has been kidnapped and that a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler, a former army combat engineer, reaches the bomb on the boat's car deck, he's stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. She's received the same threat and her sister has also been taken. In order to disarm the bomb, they must work together to solve an engineering puzzle--a puzzle written in ancient Greek. Preventing the explosion is only the first step. They soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King Midas.
 APRIL SMITH - White Shotgun (Knopf, $25.95).
Booklist starred: "Ana Grey is a credible, fascinating heroine, both worldly and rueful about her unsettled life. Tight suspense and fascinating background." Even on leave from the FBI, Ana can't kick old habits: when she witnesses a drive-by shooting at an Italian restaurant in London, she helps the injured and gives testimony to the police. Still, it comes as a shock when, soon after, the Bureau contacts her -- not because they want her to investigate the shooting, but because they want her to investigate the half sister she never knew she had, Cecilia, who lives in Siena and is married to Nicosa, a coffee mogul with some suspicious connections. The entire city of Siena is gearing up for its legendary horse race, the Palio -- the dazzling annual culmination of ancient rivalries between the city's many wards. But when her nephew is stabbed and her sister goes missing, Ana understands with painful clarity that there's more than a horse race at stake here.
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Sat., 23rd at 2:00 PM: JAN BURKE
|  Disturbance (Simon & Schuster, $25.00).
Booklist called it ""Tautly written and suspenseful . . . Irene [is] a strong, likable protagonist." Irene Kelly fights for her life in this blood-chilling sequel to the Edgar Award-winning Bones. Despite her reporter's nose for trouble, Irene Kelly's life has almost returned to normal -- the Las Piernas News Express wobbles along in defiance of its financial woes, and with the help of her husband, Frank, and a good therapist, she's recovered from the debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder that haunted her after her near-fatal encounter with notorious serial killer Nick Parrish. Until she receives some unwelcome news: Parrish, once thought permanently paralyzed by the injuries he sustained fleeing recapture, is walking again. And the rumor among the Moths, Parrish's online fan club, is that he's coming after Irene.
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Mon., 25th at 7:00 PM: GREGG HURWITZ
|  You're Next (St. Martin's, $24.99).
Library Journal starred: "The bad guys are suitably evil and the mystery satisfying, but Hurwitz's real success is depicting Mike's hard-won life as a husband, father, and successful businessman. A first-rate thriller!" Booklist praised: "Excellent . . . keeps Mike (and the reader) on edge, wondering what is happening to him and how far it will escalate. Highly recommended to Hurwitz's many faithful readers and to fans of Linwood Barclay, Harlen Coben, and Lisa Gardner." Thomas Perry called it "a deft, expertly plotted thriller driven by the kind of realistic suspense that will make any reader's heartbeat race." And PW said: "Hurwitz masterfully provokes feelings of extreme dread. . . . Shep and Mike fight and sleuth their way through intensifying mayhem until they find the unexpected answer."
ALSO:
-- 'Trust No One' (St. Martin's, 2009, $19.00) VF/VF. Signed.
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Wed., 27th at 7:00 PM: JOHN MILLIKEN THOMPSON
|  The Reservoir (Other, $15.95 trade paperback original).
Kirkus said: "An engaging mystery novel rendered as Southern literature," and PW called it "Solidly entertaining." Library Journal concluded: "Historian and debut novelist Thompson mined a treasure trove of documents and background detail for this novel, based on an actual murder and trial set in 1880s Richmond, VA. . . Thompson masterfully illustrates how a seemingly clear-cut case can be filled with ambiguities."
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Thurs., 28th at 7:00 PM: JODI COMPTON
|  Thieves Get Rich Saints Get Shot (Crown, $23.00).
In Compton's searing sequel to Hailey's War, Hailey Cain, tough girl/West Point dropout, resurfaces in Los Angeles as second-in-command enforcer to Serena 'Warchild' Delgadillo, the leader of a Latina female gang. Rejected by the Army because of a brain tumor she knows will kill her, and rejected as well by her adored cousin CJ, who can't manage the unconventional lifestyle that allows Hailey to cope with her shortened life, Hailey plunges into a maelstrom of hijacking, deadly gang rivalry, and identity theft. . . . Readers fascinated by Hailey's conflict between her aching heart and her canny head will hope she continues raising Cain," said PW.
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Sat., 30th at 12:00 PM: CHRISTOPHER MOORE & IAN CORSON
|  The Griff: A Graphic Novel (Wm. Morrow, $22.99).
Christopher Moore and award-winning screenwriter-director Ian Corson team up for a wacky and entertaining graphic tale of alien invasion and a motley crew of Earthlings trying to stay alive and, oh, yeah, save humankind. The mayhem begins when an ancient alien beacon is unwittingly activated, summoning behemoth spaceships from the far reaches of the galaxy. Hovering in Earth's atmosphere, they release a biblical stream of pods that transform into minivan-size, people-eating, flying lizardy things that look like mythological griffins. Destroying communications, emergency, and military infrastructure, they systematically kill everyone on the planet. Well, almost everyone. A pesky trio of New Yorkers isn't about to roll out the red carpet -- or roll over and die -- for these unwelcome intergalactic marauders. (We can't give away the rest.)
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Sun., 31st at 2:00 PM DOUBLE AUTHOR EVENT: SUSAN CUMMINS MILLER and ADA MADISON (aka Camille Minichino)
|  SUSAN CUMMINS MILLER - Fracture (Texas Tech Univ. Press, $24.95).
Geologist Frankie MacFarlane and P.I. Philo Dain, just back from Afghanistan, are packing for an R&R trip to a cooler clime when Philo's Aunt Heather is murdered in her empty Tucson mansion. Her husband, wealthy developer Derek Dain, is the prime suspect. The day before, Heather had left town with the Dain coin collection, worth millions. Now it's missing. Though Philo and his uncle haven't spoken in years, Philo and Frankie agree to backtrack Heather on a quest that takes them from the sun-baked Tucson Basin to the foggy San Francisco Peninsula. Among California's fault-scarred hills they uncover painful secrets from Philo's past--and clues to a mysterious chess set worthy of kings, long protected by one family and long coveted by another. A treasure worth killing for -- but who will survive to claim it?
 ADA MADISON (aka CAMILLE MINICHINO) - The Square Root of Murder (Berkley, $7.99, paperback original).
Dr. Sophie Knowles teaches math at Henley College in Massachusetts, but when a colleague turns up dead, it's up to her to find the killer before someone else gets subtracted. Camille Minichino has published eight novels in the Periodic Table Mysteries series, featuring retired physicist Gloria Lamerino. As Margaret Grace, she's published five novels in the Miniature Mysteries series, and this one is the first in a new series, the Professor Sophie Knowles Mysteries. Camille received her Ph.D. in physics from Fordham University, New York City. She is currently on the faculty of Golden Gate University, San Francisco and on the staff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Camille is on the boards of the California Writers Club and NorCal Sisters in Crime. She's a member of NorCal Mystery Writers of America and SF Romance Writers of America.
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-- 'Lithium Murder' (William Morrow, 1999, $6.00) First Book Club Edition. NF/VG+. Signed. Tear at upper edge of front panel.
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August 2011: (Asterisk indicates name added since last week.)
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Mon., Aug. 1st DROP BY: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO - 'Conquistadora' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
Tues., Aug. 2nd at 7:00 PM: CHRIS EWAN - 'The Good Thief's Guide to Venice' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
Tues., Aug. 9th at 7:00 PM: THOMAS W. YOUNG - 'Silent Enemy' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
Thurs., Aug. 11th at 7:00 PM: DAVID LISS - 'The Twelfth Enchantment' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
Thurs., Aug. 18th at 7:00 PM: DAVID LEVIEN - 'Thirteen Million Dollar Pop' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
Fri., Aug. 26th at 7:00 PM: MAX ALLAN COLLINS - 'Bye, Bye Baby' - Click Here to Pre-Order!
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JOSEPH FINDER - Buried Secrets
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"Bestseller Finder's compulsively readable sequel to Vanished opens fast and never slows down. When 17-year-old Alexa Marcus, the spoiled daughter of Marshall Marcus, a wildly successful money manager, is kidnapped from a Boston club and buried alive in a coffin equipped with an air hose and a video camera (for Internet streaming, of course!), Marshall asks his old intelligence expert friend, Nick Heller, to find her. . . . A number of characters from 'Vanished,'. . . lend support. Self-effacing, wry, and ridiculously competent, Heller makes a reasonably engaging protagonist, but this thriller's real star is the suspenseful, expertly paced plot," said PW.
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BILL LOEHFELM - The Devil She Knows
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PW starred: "a terrific drama. . . Loehfelm expertly ramps up the suspense, taking the reader on a dark ride . . . " And Booklist also starred: "Character drives this follow-up to Loehfelm's fine Bloodroot (2009); the deeply conflicted Maureen, in particular, is brilliantly developed -- as compelling a character as this reviewer expects to see this year. . . . a must for crime-fiction lovers."
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CHEVY STEVENS - Never Knowing
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Stevens's unnerving stand-alone thriller about a woman's search for her birth parents matches the intensity of her impressive debut, Still Missing. Growing up on Vancouver Island, Sara Gallagher felt emotionally detached from her adoptive family. Now 33, Sara finally locates her birth mother, university professor Julia Laroche, but is devastated when Julia wants nothing to do with her. Sara learns that she was conceived when her birth mother was attacked by the Campsite Killer, a serial killer responsible for a 40-year reign of terror, who has never been caught. . . . Stevens chillingly portrays a woman searching for her identity who's not just horrified by the results but fearful she or her child has inherited violent tendencies. . . . the skillful storytelling never flags," said PW.
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DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI - Fun & Games
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 (Mulholland, $14.95 trade paperback original).
The first of three explosive pulp thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation and Marvel Comics scribe Duane Swierczynski. Charlie Hardie, an ex-cop still reeling from the revenge killing of his former partner's entire family, fears one thing above all else: that he'll suffer the same fate. In her New York Times crime column, Marilyn Stasio said: "The premise may be absurd, but it's good enough to propel the breathless action scenes that make Swierczynski's cinematic novels so much fun to read . . ."
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S&S I: MARGARET MCLEAN - Under Fire
|  (Forge, $24.99).
"McLean's first novel takes the reader on a terrific journey through the machinations of Boston law. Amina Diallo, a Senegalese immigrant, owns a store and lives above it with her son, Malick. One night their entire lives change when her building catches fire, and the fireman who rescues them dies in the process. . . . [this] is a compelling legal thriller with vivid characters, a realistic feel to the proceedings, and a case that ignites our interest practically on the first page. McLean, a law professor and former criminal prosecutor, knows her stuff and, even better, knows how to translate it to fiction." And Library Journal said: "This fast-paced debut legal thriller by a former criminal prosecutor offers an interesting immigrant twist. It should appeal to Richard North Patterson fans." |
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S&S II: MICHAEL ROBERTSON - Brothers of Baker Street
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Booklist starred: "Sherlock Holmes isn't back, but Dr. Moriarty is, sort of, in this delightful romp that offers more tension and suspense than a dozen fat thrillers with bloody knives on the cover. It still manages to be funny, rather in the Kingsley Amis manner. Set in modern London, . . . .[with] two failing lawyers. Their offices are on the 200 block of Baker Street, and their lease requires that they answer all mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes. Naturally, that leads to the occasional spot of sleuthing. . . . For anglophiles, crime-o-philes, and all fans of wonderful writing." And PW also starred: "Set in 1997, Robertson's second mystery featuring barrister Reggie Heath, whose chambers are located at Sherlock Holmes's legendary address, offers pacing, prose, and plotting at a level far above that of its predecessor, 2009's The Baker Street Letters... An extremely clever evil scheme will delight readers." |
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Mystorical: THOMAS H. COOK - The Quest For Anna Klein
|  (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.00.).
Thomas Danforth has lived a fortunate life. The son of a wealthy importer, he traveled the world in his youth, and now, in his twenties, he lives in New York City and runs the family business. It is 1939, and the world is on the brink of war, but Danforth's life is untroubled, his future assured. Then, on a snowy evening walk along Gramercy Park, a friend poses a fateful question. As it turns out, this friend has a dangerous idea that can change the world. Danforth is to provide a place where a "brilliant woman" can receive training in firearms and explosives. This is to be the beginning of an international plot carried out by the mysterious Anna Klein -- a plot that will ensnare Danforth in more ways than one. |
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Recent Signed Arrivals
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These are the signed first editions that arrived or were signed here, in the past two weeks of which we have current stock. Complete blurbs for these titles can be found on our updated Archive; link to it on this newsletter by clicking on the gold button above, left.
ACE ATKINS - The Ranger - Buy Now!
BONNIE JO CAMPBELL - Once Upon A River - Buy Now!
LINDA CASTILLO - Breaking Silence - Buy Now!
CAROLYN COOKE - Daughters of the Revolution - Buy Now!
JEFFERY DEAVER - Carte Blanche: A James Bond Novel - Buy Now!
PAUL DOIRON - Trespasser - Buy Now!
CRAIG JOHNSON - Hell is Empty - Buy Now!
PETER LOVESEY - Stagestruck - Buy Now!
JAMES ROLLINS - Devil Colony - Buy Now!
LISA SEE - Dreams of Joy - Buy Now!
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Signed First Editions - Expected Soon
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| MYSTERY, CRIME AND GENERAL FICTION | Asterisk indicates name added since last week.
JEFF ABBOTT - Adrenaline - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
DONNA ANDREWS - The Real McCaw - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
BENJAMIN BLACK - A Death in Summer - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
C.J. BOX - Back of Beyond - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
ALAFAIR BURKE - Long Gone - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JAMES LEE BURKE - Feast Day of Fools - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
MAX ALLAN COLLINS - Bye-Bye Baby - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS - Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
R.J. ELLORY - A Simple Act of Violence - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JANET EVANOVICH - Smokin Seventeen - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
MICHAEL HARVEY - We All Fall Down - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JENNIFER HILLIER - Creep - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
PAUL MALMONT - The Astounding, The Amazing, and The Unknown - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
DONALD RAY POLLOCK - The Devil All The Time - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
DAVID ROSENFELT - One Dog Night - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
SEBASTIAN ROTELLA - Triple Crossing - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
DAN SIMMONS - Flashback - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
PETER SPIEGELMAN - Thick As Thieves - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JOHN VERDON - Shut Your Eyes Tight - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
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DELUXE & LIMITED EDITIONS
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ROBERT SILVERBERG - A Little Intelligence
| ( Crippen & Landrau, 2009, $42.00).
by Silverberg and Randall Garrett. Deluxe hardcover, edition limited to 200 copies, signed and numbered by Silverberg. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. He and Randall Garrett wrote these mystery short stories under the joint pseudonym of Robert Randall. With many of the seven stories set in the future, they explore the topics of morality, theology, and humanity within their mysteries. Included is a separately bound 23 page short story pamphlet, Human Reaction, by Randall Garrett (1927-1987). |
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USED BOOKS NOW IN STOCK!
| Be sure to browse our Used mass market paperback section, where we've recently added a rather large selection of authors such as Mary Higgins Clark, Dean R. Koontz, Agatha Christie, Tom Clancy, Len Deighton, Barry Eisler, Erle Stanley Gardner, Donna Leon, Rex Stout, and Donald Westlake (Richard Stark) and many more! These are all very good-condition copies, priced from $2.25 to $3.00. Not to be missed!
We also have a fine selection of trade paperback and hardcover used books, $4-$5, all in fine condition. An excellent selection of titles including authors such as Frederic Brown, Andrea Camilleri, Alexander McCall Smith, Carol O'Connell, Stuart Woods, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, and Donald Westlake (Richard Stark!
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Murder One (Touchstone, $24.99).