The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Poisoned Pen Press
6962 East 1st Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
www.poisonedpenpress.com
Three new mysteries will delight readers with a blend of historical
settings
and vivid twists of plot. Beverle Graves Myers' Interrupted Aria
(1590581113,
$24.95) is told through the perceptions of one Tito Amato, an 18th century
castrato soprano in the Venetian opera who finds himself involved in an
operatic murder on his home turf. The juxtaposition of family troubles and
efforts to reconcile the past provide a pleasing contrast to the mystery
plot.
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer's Five For Silver (1590581121, $24.95) is set in
Constantinople during the plague, telling of a murder which takes place in
the
midst of mass deaths. Five For Silver's John the Eunuch mystery blends
excellent historical setting with a fast-paced, very different plot. Keith
Miles' Honolulu Play-off (1590580710, $24.95) tells of a man who flies to
Hawaii to be best man at his pal's wedding, only to find murder awaits his
arrival. His efforts to solve the murder and avenge an old friend leads to
the
unexpected possibility of not one but two killers at large. All are
satisfying,
very different mysteries which feature superior depth, characterization,
and
plot changes. Highly recommended.
River Deep
Priscilla Masters
Allison & Busby, Ltd.
c/o International Publishers Marketing
22841 Quicksilver Dr, Dulles, VA 20166
www.internationalpubmarket.com
0749006536 $25.95 www.amazon.com
River Deep is a simmering mystery, set in a seemingly peaceful town in
England.
But a terrible murder has committed, of a man who cannot be positively
identified - and with another man gone missing. A female coroner must
question
her instincts concerning the death, before more crime is unleashed upon
the
defenseless village in this tense page-turner.
The Cat Who Talked Turkey
Lilian Jackson Braun
G.P. Putnam's Sons
375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014
0399151079 $23.95 www.penguin.com
Lilian Jackson Braun's latest offering in her 'Cat Who…' mystery series
will
reach both prior and new fans with the ongoing investigations of one James
Qwilleran and feline pals Koko and Yum Yum. Here the manager of Qwill's
estate
decides to invest in re-building a small town's bookstore: an event which
proceeds happily until murder strikes. It's up to Qwill and his band of
feline
investigators to uncover the perp – and his connection to doomed
bookstores.
Death In The Age Of Steam
Mel Bradshaw
RendezVous Press
1005-3266 Young Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3P6
www.rendezvouspress.com
1894917006 $18.95 1-877-730-9052
Set in Toronto in 1856, when rapid industrialization callously brushed
aside
human sentiments, Death In The Age Of Steam by Mel Bradshaw is carefully
crafting and rather da****ng novel of passion, mystery, murder, and
tragedy. A
prominent politician dies and his daughter vanishes, yet only one man - a
former suiter of the daughter's who could never forget her despite her
marriage
to another man - persists in asking questions. The Victorian setting gives
way
to a tangled world, seemingly inhospitable and bereft of love or caring,
yet
for the one man whose heart drives him to search, answers may well be
found at
the cost of mortal peril. A captivating, romantic tale with hidden twists.
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