Viper Three
A Vintage Affair : a Novel
Library Journal: Vintage clothing lover Phoebe opens her own resale boutique in London's Blackheath neighborhood, meeting much success. She's grateful for the hustle and bustle the shop provides, because it lets her forget her guilt over the death of her best childhood friend, not to mention that she just left her fianc? at the altar. […]
Rough Weather
Publishers Weekly Spenser, the redoubtable Boston PI, struts his stuff in this 36th entry in the series, but may leave some readers wondering if his ethics will bear even casual examination. When Heidi Bradshaw hires Spenser to "support" her at her daughter's wedding on Tashtego Island in Buzzards Bay, Mass., an old nemesis of Spenser's, […]
Bones : an Alex Delaware Novel
Publishers Weekly In this run-of-the-mill police procedural from bestseller Kellerman, his 23rd novel to feature L.A. consulting psychologist Alex Delaware (after Compulsion), high school miscreant Chance Brandt has been assigned to perform community service at the Bird Marsh, a nature sanctuary near Marina del Rey. After Chance dismisses as a prank an anonymous phone call […]
Dark Summer
Amanda Scott – Library Journal: In Johansen's latest (Quicksand), readers meet Jude Marrok, who has devoted his life to protecting the "Dogs of Summer" from certain death if they were to fall into the wrong hands. These special dogs keenly understand humans, heal extraordinarily quickly, and might just have the ability to cure very ill […]
Testimony : a Novel
Bette-Lee Fox – Library Journal: Recounting a student sex scandal at a prestigious Vermont private academy, this explosive novel from Shreve (Body Surfing) is more transfixing than a multicar pileup on the interstate. Told from the perspectives of the students involved, the school administrator, the parents, and numerous bystanders, the story keeps unraveling as it […]
The Brass Verdict
The New York Times – Janet Maslin: The Brass Verdict has the sneaky metabolism of any Connelly book. It starts slowly, moves calmly, hides pertinent bits of information in plain sight and then abruptly ratchets up its energy for the denouement. The reader who wonders why this book cares so much about, say, the jury […]
The New Couple in 5B
Still See You Everywhere
The Catch : a Joe Gunther Novel
Jo Ann Vicarel – Library Journal: The killing of a deputy sheriff in Vermont leads to the death of a big-time drug dealer in Maine. When a joint task force including the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sends local, state, and federal agents to investigate, the complicated trail leads […]