A Corpse In the Koryo
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Inspector O of the Pyongyang Police Department is a man alone. His deceased grandfather was a national hero of the revolution, and O's brother is a high-ranking government official who has not spoken to O in years. No one is safe in the paranoia of North Korea's totalitarian regime, as […]
St. Patrick's Day Murder : a Lucy Stone Mystery
Publisher Weekly Review: At the start of Meier's charming 14th Lucy Stone mystery (after 2006's Bake Sale Murder), the Pennysaver reporter is on her way to interview the new harbormaster of Tinker's Cove, Maine, and relishing the unusually warm January day when she stumbles on a beheaded body at the end of the pier. The […]
The Darkest Evening of the Year
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Set mostly in Southern California, this topnotch thriller from bestseller Koontz (The Good Guy) depicts with unabashed emotion and wit the magical powers of golden retrievers?in particular, a female named Nickie, who will stop at nothing to save innocent children and protect their guardians. Amy Redwing, the survivor of a […]
Blood Dreams
Publisher Weekly Review: In the plodding first of a new psychic crime fighter trilogy from bestseller Hooper (Sleeping with Fear), Noah Bishop of the FBI's Special Crimes Unit is now supervising an all-female team of civilian contractors known as Haven. Together, they track a serial killer who has moved his maniacal atrocities from Boston to […]
The Shooters
Publishers Weekly: When DEA Special Agent Byron J. Timmons is kidnapped in Asunci?n, Paraguay, at the start of bestseller Griffin's rousing fourth presidential agent novel (after The Hunters), Timmons's grandfather asks his friend, the mayor of Chicago, for help. The mayor passes the request on to the U.S. president, who assigns his personal in-house expert, […]
The Venetian Betrayal
Jeff Ayers – Library Journal: Bookseller/former intelligence officer Cotton Malone can't stay out of trouble in his third adventure (after The Alexandria Linkand The Templar Legacy) that blends contemporary thrills with the historical past. Cotton receives a summons to a museum to meet the mysterious woman he reluctantly worked with in The Alexandria Link. Arriving […]
The Heir
Publisher Weekly Review: Bestseller Bradford (The Ravenscar Dynasty; Voice of the Heart) presents the serviceable second chapter in her Ravenscar trilogy, a dynastic epic spanning the 20th century. In 1918, 14 years after assuming control of the family company, 33-year-old Edward Deravenel has built it into the greatest trading company in the world, with business […]
Creation In Death
Publisher Weekly Review: At 27 books and counting, Nora Roberts is more prolific under her Robb pseudonym than most authors manage in a single career. Yet the latest in her not-so-near-future detective series featuring New York Police Det. Eve Dallas offers a satisfyingly novel m?lange of suspense, sex, forensics and heroics. It's 2060, and the […]
The Chase
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Cussler takes a break from his various adventure series ("Dirk Pitt," "NUMA Files") to conjure up a historical standalone that will please longtime fans and thrill new ones. In 1906, the American West is still expanding. With the cities still distant from one another, a ruthless criminal nicknamed "The Butcher […]
Stone Cold
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Revenge is a dish best served "stone cold." In Baldacci's third novel in "The Camel Club" series?after The Camel Club and The Collectors?Oliver Stone, aka John Carr, ex-CIA assassin, is back with his eclectic group of conspiracy theorists. Their mission is to discover the truth behind the American government's lies. […]