Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore 2864 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Newsletter #123 September - November 2018

Hours: M-F 10am to 7pm Sat. 10am to 6pm Sun. Noon to 5pm

Uncle Hugo's 612-824-6347 Uncle Edgar's 612-824-9984 Fax 612-827-6394 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.UncleHugo.com

Parking

Metered parking (25 cents for 20 minutes) is available in front of the store. Meters are enforced 8am-6pm Monday through Saturday (except for federal holidays). Note the number on the pole you park by, and pay at the box located between the dental office driveway and Popeyes driveway. The box accepts quarters, dollar coins, and credit cards, and prints a receipt that shows the expiration time. Meter parking for vehicles with Disability License Plates or a Disability Certificate is free. (Rates and hours shown are subject to change without notice - the meters are run by the city, not by us.)

Free parking is also available in the dental office lot all day Saturday and Sunday. (New dentist, new schedule; if you park in his lot at other times, you may be towed.)

Holiday Schedule

Monday, September 3: Closed Thursday, November 22: Closed

Autographing Events (at Uncle Hugo's)

Tuesday, September 11, 5-6pm D.J. (Dave) Butler Witchy Winter

Award News

The Nebula Award winners included Best Novel to The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin ($16.99) and Best Novella to All Systems Red by Martha Wells ($14.99)

The Locus Awards included Best SF Novel to The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi ($9.99), Best Fantasy Novel to The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin ($16.99), Best Horror Novel to The Changeling by Victor LaValle ($18.00), Best First Novel to The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss ($16.99), Best Young Adult Book to Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor ($18.99, $11.99 trade pb due in October), and Best Novella to All Systems Red by Martha Wells ($14.99).

How’s Business by Don Blyly

I thought that the worst thing about Memorial Day would be the forecasted high of 100 degrees. But I woke up Monday morning and turned on the news to see that the former Roberts Shoes building at the corner of Chicago and Lake had burnt down overnight. The building, built in 1895, had all retail on the first floor and two upper floors of spaces rented out for art studios, recording studios, and a dance studio on the third floor. The fire started in the basement around 10:30 Sunday night. One of the artists on the second floor smelled the smoke and went from door to door telling the other artists to get out of the building, so no lives were lost. But many of the artists lost up to a decade of work. By the time the fire department arrived the wooden floors of the first floor was not trustworthy enough for the firemen to be able to fight the fire from inside the building. so they poured massive amounts of water on the building from the outside. After a few hours they got the fire put out, but the roof on the east side of the building had collapsed all the way down to the first floor and the roof on the west side had collapsed down to the second floor. Around 5 am the collapsed roof re-ignited, and the fire department had to put it out again.

I had been planning to go to the Uncles for a few hours on Memorial Day to work on some mail orders and to catch up on some paperwork, so I loaded Ecko into the car and tried to get to the store around 8 am. A four block section of Lake Street was blocked off, a three block section of Chicago was blocked off, and some other nearly blocks were blocked off. I finally found a parking spot three blocks from the store, and Ecko and I hiked over to the Uncles. There was still some smoke in the air, but the smoke was very bad inside the Uncles. The fire was south of the Uncles, the wind was out of the south all night, and the roof-top air conditioners at the Uncles are designed to compare the temperature of the outside air to the inside air. If the air conditioner is turned on, and the outside air is cooler than the inside air, the air condition pumps the cooler outside air into the building instead of circulating the inside air across the heat exchange coils. I went to the roof to change the air filters. Uncle Hugo’s filters were merely very dirty; Uncle Edgar’s filters were completely black and crusty. While the new air filters tried to clean the air in the Uncles, Ecko and I walked up to take a closer look at the ruins. The fire had not spread to the single story building to the north (formerly Sunny’s bar and restaurant), but the front of the building was blackened from the smoke. It also had not spread to the single story building across the alley. But the Roberts Shoes building was obviously a total loss, with three stories of brick still standing, surrounding the heaps of rubble. We went back to the Uncles, I packed some mail orders, but decided the smoky smell was too bad to spend time doing paperwork, so we left more quickly than I had planned. As we walked back to the car, I saw a police car parked at the blockade at Chicago and 28th, with a officer inside with his windows rolled down. I went over to talk with him about the fire, and about my being able to get my car to my business. He said that the Roberts Shoe building was such a hazard that the city would probably be taking it down before the end of the day. He said that the former Sunny’s building probably had so much smoke and water damage that it would probably also come down eventually. And he said that it would not be a problem for me to drive my car around the “street closed” signs to get to my business.

The next morning I heard on the news that the city had given the owner of the Roberts Shoes building one day to consult with structural engineers to see if it would be possible to repair the ruins. I suspect that everybody knew that this would be impossible, but the city couldn’t find any company that could assemble a crew on Memorial Day to take down the building in 100 degree heat, so they gave the owner the option while they arranged for the building to be torn down on Tuesday. Tuesday mid-afternoon the utility people came in to disconnect the power cables, the gas line, and the water line to the building, and late Tuesday the demolition began. They started at the alley side of the building, and some of the debris fell onto the roof of the single story building across the alley, penetrated the roof, and burst some pipes (I assume pipes about the ceiling for a sprinkler system), causing extensive damage. Late Wednesday afternoon all of the brick walls had been knocked down and some of the rubble had been hauled away. A chain-link fence was put up around the site, with the remaining smokey rubble in piles up to five foot tall, and the streets were opened again.

The Roberts Shoes building has been an important part of the neighborhood for a long time. Roberts Shoes anchored the corner for 77 years. I read a report that Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was written in the building. Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre spent some time there. A fundraiser was quickly started to help the many artists who lost years of work and all their equipment to the fire (and many of them did not have insurance).

One of our people wandered up to the corner while the building was being demolished and reported that the real estate speculators were gathering like vultures, talking about what they might be able to build there and how cheaply they might be able to get the land.

During the first round of demolition, they found the file cabinet of the guy who rented the dance studio, very battered but not burnt, so he was able to recover his passport and his business records. Later in the day, they also found his safe. Most of the other tenants were not so lucky.

Four weeks after the fire (and after many thunderstorms had soaked the rubble), the insurance company finally moved in to try to determine the cause of the fire. They brought in heavy equipment to carefully dig through the rubble, looking for clues, and spraying treated water from a tanker truck which wiped out the smoky smell for about a month. The owner expected the insurance company to then hauling away about 100 truck loads of rubble and then bring in about 100 truck loads the dirt to fill the hole. Instead, the insurance company took away the heavy equipment after two days, leaving all the rubble in place. About a month after the insurance inspectors went away, “Site Available for Development” signs appeared on the chain link fence around the rubble. The city has wanted for decades to clear away all the single story property on this block of Chicago Ave. and replace it with 4-5 story buildings with retail on the first floor and apartments or condos up above. The owner of the Roberts Shoe building says that he thinks the guy who owns the heavily damaged building to the north would love to get a decent offer for his building, and the owner of the next 2 single story buildings has been trying to get a decent offer for his buildings for decades. Back around 1990 the city asked developers to come up with proposals to tear down the entire block and replace it with 4-5 story buildings, but at that time the proposal was that the city would buy all the land through foreclosure (and pay relocation expenses to all the displaced businesses) and then sell the land at a big discount to a developer, and the math did not work to support that proposal. If a private developer were to buy the land from willing sellers and not pay relocation expenses, and with the most expensive parcel already reduced to rubble, the math would look a lot different. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few years.

We are once again participating in the Hennepin County “Choose to Reuse” program. The coupon book has coupons for many stores that carry used merchandise, as well as companies that rent equipment or repair stuff. The deals vary from store to store, but 20% off for used stuff is most common. The coupons are valid August 1 to October 31, 2018. We have a display of the coupon books right inside our front door, but they are also being distributed at many Hennepin County locations. It’s also supposed to be possible to download the coupons with a smart phone, but I think we only had one person use a smart phone coupon in the last 2 years. The coupons are only good for in-store sales, not for mail orders.

Book Signing

D. J. (Dave) Butler will be signing at Uncle Hugo’s on Tuesday, September 11, 5-6 pm. As D. J. Butler he has written Witchy Eye and Witchy Winter (both recommended in the last issue of the Newsletter) and a bunch of books from small presses. As Dave Butler he has written a middle reader steampunk fantasy series: The Kidnap Plot, The Giant’s Seat, and The Library Machine (which just happens to be coming out the day of the signing). Dave is planning to bring along a bunch of his small press books, sing a few songs, do a reading from the Witchy series, and then sign books.

Short Recommendations by Don Blyly

Uncompromising Honor by David Weber ($28.00, due October 2) is almost 800 pages, which makes it uncomfortable for reading in bed. But it’s worth it. Many loose ends are tied up, Honor is the primary character in a significant portion of the book, and the war between Manticore and the Solarian League is brought to a conclusion. But, of course, some bad guys are still in hiding and plotting at the end of the book.

Target Rich Environment Volume 1 by Larry Correia ($25.00, due early September) is a collection of Larry’s short stories. Many of them are set in the universes of his various book series, Monster Hunters International, Grimnoir Chronicles, and the Dead Six series; a few are not related to his other universes, and the final story is “The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent”, appearing in print for the first time. I have a strong preference for novels over short stories, but I enjoyed this collection and I’m sure that most of the people who have read Larry’s novels will also enjoy this collection of stories.

I’ve previously recommended Patrick S. Tomlinson’s first trilogy, The Ark ($7.99), Trident’s Forge ($7.99), and Children of the Divide ($7.99). Gate Crashers ($18.99) is the first of a new trilogy, from a different publisher, set in a different universe. While the first trilogy was science fiction/police procedural crossovers, the new series is space opera/humor crossover. “In Space, No One Can See You Screw Up” on the front cover is a strong clue to the flavor of the book. The slower-than-light interstellar exploration vessel Magellan has a crew of 157 that spend most of their time in cryosleep while the artificial intelligence (who likes to be called “Maggie”) keeps things running and looks for something interesting enough to thaw some of the peoplecicles to see if they also find it interesting. When Maggie finds an alien artifact between stars, broadcasting a low-power message, she wakes the captain and a few of the crew, who find this very interesting. They decide to grab the artifact and take it back to Earth, but the artifact resists. Soon aliens show up, and an entertaining story follows.

Rosewater by Tade Thompson ($15.99, due mid-September) is about a strange alien invasion that takes place in near-future Nigeria. A mysterious biodome appears in Nigeria far from any major city, and rumors spread of its strange healing powers. Gradually the town of Rosewater grows up around the biodome, some hoping for a miracle cure (and a few receiving such a cure), some trying to figure out what the aliens want and what they are really doing, and some undercover agents for the Nigerian government. I’m looking forward to the second book of the trilogy, The Rosewater Insurrection, coming next April.

Black Triumph by Brendan DuBois ($16.00, due early October) is the final book of the trilogy that began with Dark Victory ($7.99) and continued with Red Vengeance ($7.99, just received). Sixteen-year-old Randy Knox and his K- 9 Thor have been fighting the invading Creepers for four years. The alien Creepers came to Earth, detonated nuclear weapons in the atmosphere to destroy all electronic devices and dropped asteroids into oceans to create artificial tsunamis to kill much of the human race. They then set up bases all over Earth, and the humans have been fighting back ever since, while also trying to figure out what the aliens want. In the third book, Randy becomes a prisoner of war, finally learns what is motivating the aliens, and helps to bring the war to an end.

Over a decade ago, Walter Jon Williams’ very good space opera/military science fiction series Dread Empire’s Fall came out, consisting of Praxis (#1, $8.99), The Sundering (#2, $8.99) and Conventions of War (#3, $16.99 reprint scheduled for mid-2019). Whenever all three books were available at the same time, they spent most of the last decade on our recommended sf display, and we also frequently have used copies. The Accidental War ($16.99, due early September) is a sequel, starting seven years after Conventions of War, and is the first of a new trilogy following many of the same characters from the first trilogy. I enjoyed it even though it had been over a decade since I had last read the first trilogy, but I would have enjoyed it more if I had re-read the original trilogy.

Last issue I recommended Castaway Planet by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor, which is like a Heinlein juvenile version of Swiss Family Robinson in space. I then read the sequel, Castaway Odyssey, and thought it worked even better as a juvenile novel. A different lifeship with a different mix of characters is tossed into space by the same accident that struck the lifeship in Castaway Planet, and the second lifeship eventually reach the same planet, and after a series of adventures joins the characters from the first novel. Unfortunately, the publisher is out of both books, as are all the wholesalers, and we are also out. I then went back to 3 earlier books set in the same universe, which are not juveniles, and which are all still available. Boundary ($7.99) starts in the near future. A paleontologist is digging for dinosaur bones in rural Montana when she finds the 65 million year old remains of what is clearly an extraterrestrial. It will ruin her career if she goes too public about the fossil of the extraterrestrial, so she keeps quiet about this until a few years later when a mission to Mars finds an alien base built into Phobos, with the mummified remains of the same kind of extraterrestrial that she found in Montana. This is the best engineering-type sf book I’ve found in many years, and is now on our Recommended SF display. The next book, Portal ($7.99), follows the same batch of characters to another ancient alien base inside the asteroid Ceres, and a competing crew from the European Union on a newly designed type of ship uses some dirty tricks to try to beat our heroes to another alien base on one of the moons of Saturn. The engineering is more complex than in the first book, and I can’t figure out how some aspects of the new EU propulsion system are supposed to work. In the third book, Threshold ($7.99), our heroes and some of the survivors from the EU ship engage in intensive engineering problem-solving in the Jupiter system and eventually meet some modern descendants of the aliens from 65 million years ago inside one of Jupiter’s moons.

For years I avoided reading Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire ($7.99) because I disliked the cover so much. But people kept telling me how good it was, and I finally gave it try in spite of the cover, and I loved it. This is the first novel in the InCryptid urban fantasy series (seven books so far). There are all kinds of supernatural beings out there, and they play an important role in the ecological system. Kill all the supernatural beings and the humans will suffer too. The Covenant of St. George is an ancient batch of fanatics that believe in killing all supernatural beings. Three generations back, a family broke away from the Covenant, moved to America, faked their death, went into hiding, and have been studying crypotozoology ever since, killing the most dangerous monsters but learning how the rest of them fit into the eco-system and trying to protect them from the Covenant. Members of the Covenant are ready to shot any members of the Price family on sight as traitors. The current generation of the Price family includes Verity (who has trained to be a killer, but would rather be a professional ballroom dancer), her older brother Alexander (working under an assumed name at the Columbus, Ohio zoo, studying crypto-amphibians and reptiles), and her younger sister Antimony (who loves to make deadly booby traps). Discount Armageddon and its sequel Midnight Blue-Light Special ($7.99) follow the adventures of Verity as she spends time in New York City, studying the cryptids of New York and trying to see if she can make a living as a ballroom dancer. She hopes that after a year in New York she will be able to figure out if she wants to follow her dream to be a professional dancer or if she will stick with the family trade. The books are delightful. The next two books, Half-Off Ragnarok ($7.99) and Pocket Apocalypse ($7.99), switch to Alexander’s adventures at the Columbus zoo. While they are enjoyable, Alexander is a much less entertaining character than Verity. The next book, Chaos Choreography ($7.99) switches back to Verity as the main character. Verity and her new husband have returned to the family compound outside Portland, Oregon. She has given up on a dancing career and decided that she and her husband will take up the family trade of cryptozoology. A few years before, she had appeared (in disguise and under an assumed name) on a Hollywood reality series dancing competition and ended up in second place. The executive producer of Dance or Die has decided to do a reunion series, bringing back the top four contestants from each of the last five years. Verity updates her false IDs, digs out her disguise, and heads for Hollywood, with her husband pretending to be her boy friend. But strange things are happening on the set, with 2 dancers being killed after each episode. Verity, her family, and various secret cryptids who are also on the TV show must solve the mystery before they join the dead. This book is enormous fun. The latest two books, Magic for Nothing ($7.99) and Tricks for Free ($7.99), follow younger sister Antimony as the main character. I haven’t had time to read them yet, but they are high on my list.

Who Dunnit - Short Mystery Reviews by Mary McKinley

For those who come into the store, I'm the cheerful redhead sitting by the computer or shelving books Mon-Wed. I'm new to the book business, but an avid life-long reader.

Mysteries are fun - trying to figure out who committed the crime before all is revealed in the end. Pinning your wits against the like of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Aunt Dimity, as well as so many more!

What's up with all the "cozies"? A cozy is defined by Wikipedia as "a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. Cozies thus stand in contrast to hardboiled fiction which feature violence and sexuality more explicitly and centrally to the plot". They tend to be fun, easy reads with a lot of plot twists that engage your mind and are quick to read. Many feature animals, usually cats, but dogs are coming into their own, too! They are good airplane or bathtub books, and shouldn't give you nightmares if you read them at bed time. We have several featured around the store, so come in and visit!

And speaking of Aunt Dimity, the recent Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton ($15.00), is currently on our shelves in trade paperback. This is the 22nd book in the Aunt Dimity series, and it continues the adventures of Lori Shepherd, family, and friends. Aunt Dimity, Lori's mom's best friend from WWII, shows up only in a diary that Lori can read and use to talk with Aunt Dimity. She's a sounding board, advice giver, and voice of calm and reason in an otherwise hectic world. This story has an elderly neighbor confessing to Lori that she killed her husband many years ago. Aghast that this sweet, talented woman could do something do horrific, Lori goes on an expedition for the truth, visiting a nearby town and it's inhabitants to find the truth. The mystery is solved, the killer is found, the curse is lifted, and the quilt is finished. As with all the Aunt Dimity books, there's a mouthwatering recipe in the end. Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom ($26.00), currently in our new hardcovers, is the most recent addition to this delightful series. Lori ends up by herself during a storm at an ancient Inn which appears to be haunted, but by what? Is it the ghosts of long dead smugglers, who used the tunnels under the Inn to bring in illicit goods? Or is it, perhaps, someone in the Inn? These are gentle stories, and there's not always a murder, but the mystery does pull you in and the addition of the eccentric neighbors as well as the compassionate voice of Aunt Dimity never fails to make me smile.

The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes, ($16.99), by Leonard Goldberg, poses the question - what would a child of the brilliant Holmes and The Woman, Irene Adler, be like? And will she be able to outwit an old nemesis to solve a series of murders? What will happen between her and Dr. John Watson, Jr.? Dr. Watson Sr. is still with us and keeps things moving using the techniques he honed while working with Holmes. His son and Joanna Blaylock, Holmes' daughter, join forces with him to bring an old secret to conclusion, and make the streets of England a little safer. For a while... It all starts with a man falling to his death, but was it suicide or murder? And when the next one dies from poison, who gave it to him and why? Can they save the next one in time and what is the secret he holds? While this strays from the 'canon' of Holmes, his relationship with Irene does have a ring of truth to it and the wisdom of Watson, Sr. shows him for the intelligent doctor that he was. Joanna and Watson, Jr. do conveniently fall in love rather quickly, but what is life without romance? Watson, Jr. continues in his father's footsteps as a magnificent second, allowing Joanna to shine as the brains of the duo.

As far as oldies-but-goodies, I've just finished re-reading the Fletch series by Gregory McDonald (several price points starting at $4 in both used hardcover and paperback) and still enjoy everyone of them. If all you've seen are the movies - well, Hollywood wanted a vehicle for Chevy Chase, who is as far from Irwin Maurice Fletcher as could be. Fletch, as he prefers to be known, is an investigative reporter that has a tendency to investigate stories that others would prefer to be kept under the rugs. In Fletch and the Man Who, he is invited along as the head press agent for a presidential candidate, and somehow, partially clothed dead women keep turning up. Who is responsible? The candidate's wife, a hotheaded, emotionally abusive, win-at-all-costs woman, or the candidate himself? Carioca Fletch has him in Rio, trying to discover the fate of both an American and a Brazilian widow, and someone is trying to kill Fletch. All of this takes place during Carnival, and I learned a lot about Rio, the celebrations, and the dancers, as well as some history. There are 11 books in the series with the last two following the adventures of Fletch's surprise son. I highly recommend these for their intelligence, humor, and off-the-wall characters. Forget the movies.

If you're a fan of Phryne Fisher on TV, read the books - they go into so much more detail and are subtly nuanced so you rarely see end in advance. At last count, there are 21 in the series, starting with Cocaine Blues ($14.95). This is the Fabulous Phryne's entry into Melbourne, Australia, after WWI when her family becomes elevated to the peerage. Someone is supplying Melbourne with cocaine, causing deaths, but who and how? There's also an abortionist at large, killing young girls with botched abortions. Do these two crimes together, and if so, how? The Hon. Miss Fisher has a bit of a checkered past - artist's model, ambulance driver during the war, pretty much anything to stay alive. She also deals with the guilt of her young sister who disappeared while under Phryne's watch. And if you like Kerry Greenwood's style, I also recommend her Corinna Chapman series. Corinna is a woman who decided she was tired of the corporate world and tossed it over to become a baker. Earthly Delights ($14.95), the 1st in the series, introduces us to Corrina, a robust (nice way of saying hefty) woman who is happy baking until she finds a half-dead junkie on her outside grating. With the help of a gorgeous (of course) hunk of a private investigator and her quirky neighbors, she discovers who is threatening and attempting to kill her neighbors and why. There are currently 6 books in the series, and all take place in the present day Melbourne, Australia, with a new one coming out this October.

Just received in paperback ($9.99) Dan Brown's latest Robert Langdon novel, Origin. As always, Langdon walks into the wrong place at the wrong time, but using his expertise and the assistance of the elegant (and beautiful) museum director who escapes with him, he is able to find the password and unlock the secret where we came from, where we're going, and whether or not there is a God. While I do enjoy Brown's writings and find his theories intriguing, his writing can be a little over the top. If you read it as pure entertainment without any deeper meaning, it can be a lot of fun and you might just learn a bit about art and history.

Finally, for something completely different, if you're a fan of cozies, especially for the recipes, The Cozy Cookbook ($17.00) offers up several tantalizing treats from such authors as Laura Childs, Ellery Adams. Julie Hyzy, and more! The book covers the gamut from breakfast through desserts with some gluten free options and some fully loaded (Charmed Heart-Shaped White Chocolate-Raspberry Cream Two Bite Pies) to make your mouth water. So - if you're a fan of cookbooks, cozies, or both, this is a delightful, decadent, and sometimes healthy read with excerpts from the books where the recipes originated. I think it's time for a cool refreshing glass of Summer Tea Sparkler!

RECENTLY RECEIVED AND FORTHCOMING SCIENCE FICTION ALREADY RECEIVED

Doctor Who Magazine #526 $11.99 (Exclusive: Tom Baker on Daleks, Cybermen, and the magic of season 12; Georgia Tennant; more.) Fantasy & Science Fiction July / August 2018 $8.99 (New fiction, reviews, more) Locus #689 June 2018 $7.50 (Interviews with Jeffrey Ford and Theodora Goss; Nebula Awards winners; forthcoming books; industry news, reviews, and more.) Locus #690 July 2018 $7.50 (Interviews with Laura Anne Gilman and Fonda Lee; Locus Awards winners; Gardner Dozois obituary; industry news, reviews, and more.) Locus #691 August 2018 $7.50 (Interviews with Martha Wells and Curtis Chen; Harlan Ellison obituary; industry news, reviews, and more.) Tales of the Unanticipated #32 $12.00 (PBO; Original speculative fiction and poetry.) Alderman, Naomi A. Borrowed Time $9.99 (Doctor Who: Reissue; Andrew Brown never has enough time. And time is the business of Mr. Symington and Mr. Blenkinsop. They'll lend him some - at a very reasonable rate of interest. Scenting something sinister, the Doctor, Amy, and Rory go undercover at the bank.) Aldiss/Harrison (ed) Hell's Cartographers $12.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1975. Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, and Brian Aldiss present lively personal histories that provide insight into the creative process and offer inspiration for aspiring wordsmiths.) Barber, Mark Markov's Prize $18.00 (Beyond Antares: PBO; Novel based on the game.) Blue, Elly (ed) Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction $9.95 (Bikes in Space #1: Ages 14 and up. A slim anthology of stories featuring bicycles.) Blue, Elly (ed) More Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction $9.95 (Bikes in Space #2: Ages 14 and up. A slim anthology of stories featuring bicycles.) Blue, Elly (ed) Pedal Zombies $9.95 (Bikes in Space #3: PBO; Ages 14 and up. Anthology. In these stories, the zombie apocalypse is pedal-powered!) Blumlein, Michael Thoreau's Microscope $14.00 (PBO; The politics and terrors of biotech, human engineering, and brain science are highlighted in this slim collection of short stories with his signature mix of fantasy, sf, horror, and wicked humor. Plus an interview with Blumlein and a bibliography.) Butler, Dave (D.J.) The Kidnap Plot $7.99 Trade PB; $16.99 HC (Clockwork Charlie #1: Ages 8 and up. When Charlie's father is kidnapped by the Anti-Human League, it's up to Charlie to save him. But the league's plan is more sinister than Charlie imagined. And as he unravels the secrets of the league, he also uncovers secrets about his family and himself. Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Tuesday, September 11, 5-6pm) Butler, Dave (D.J.) The Giant's Seat $16.99 (Clockwork Charlie #2: Ages 8 and up. Separated from his friends, Charlie finds himself in the service of a tough company of dwarves, who view him only as a machine, until a heroic act makes them his allies. Soon Charlie must rescue his friends and face the Iron Cog head on. But will he ever find his own kind? Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Tuesday, September 11, 5-6pm) Butler, Octavia et al Kindred graphic novel $18.99 (Stoker winner. Adaptation of Butler's classic sf novel. Dana, a young black woman, finds herself inexplicably time-traveling between her home in 1970s California and a plantation, where she becomes entangled in the life of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder who is one of her ancestors, and in the lives of the many people enslaved by him.) Campbell/Verso (ed) Future Fiction: New Dimensions in International Science Fiction $17.95 (PBO; Anthology. 13 sf tales from around the globe.) Cole, Steve (ed) The Missy Chronicles $14.99 (Doctor Who: Anthology. Original stories about the renegade Time Lord, showing some of the malevolent activities she gets up to when she isn't distracted by the Doctor.) Colgan, Jenny T. The Triple Knife $9.99 (Doctor Who: PBO; Collection. 5 short adventures, featuring Ashildr, River Song, and the Eleventh Doctor and Clara.) Cornell, Paul Twice Upon a Time $9.99 (Doctor Who: PBO; Still reeling from his encounter with the Cybermen, the First Doctor is resisting his approaching regeneration with all his strength. As he fights his way through Antarctic snowdrifts, he comes across a familiar blue police box, and a mysterious figure who introduces himself as the Doctor. The two Doctors must discover why the snowflakes are suspended in the sky, why a WWI Captain has been lifted from his time stream moments before his death, and the identity of the mysterious Glass Woman who knows their true name.) Dalcher, Christina Vox $26.00 (On the day the government decrees that women are permitted no more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here in the US. But this is just the beginning.) Davies, Russell T. Rose $9.99 (Doctor Who: PBO; In a lair somewhere beneath central London, an alien intelligence is plotting the end of humanity. Shop window dummies that can move and kill are taking up key positions. And Rose Tyler is working her shift at a store, unaware that she's about to meet the only person who understands the threat facing Earth: the Doctor.) de Castell, Sebastien Shadowblack $15.99 (Spellslinger #2: When Kellen, a failed mage turned outlaw, meets a woman cursed with a deadly plague, he fells compelled to help. But her secrets draw powerful enemies, and Kellen finds himself tangled in a conspiracy of blackmail, magic, and murder.) Downum, Amanda Still So Strange $17.99 (PBO; Collection. Drawing heavily on mythos and myth, in these tales ghosts, gods, and ghouls make their way as best they can, one step sideways from the mortals around them. Many are connected; some are puzzle pieces that don't quite fit.) Duncan, Dave Ironfoot $15.99 (Enchanter General #1: 1164 CE: Durwin, a young Saxon, has caught the eye of a Norman sage teaching at a rural school of magic, and is allowed to attend classes. When he manages to correct errors in a corrupted ancient spell, it promptly prophesies murder. Durwin finds himself dropped in the middle of court politics, trying to thwart a plot to assassinate King Henry.) Ellison, Harlan Approaching Oblivion: Stories $12.99 (Reissue; Tales of love, hate, sex, and much more.) Ellison, Harlan The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World: Stories $14.99 (Reissue; Short story collection, including two award winners.) Ellison, Harlan Deathbird: Stories $15.99 (Reissue; Stories exploring the futility of faith in a faithless world.) Ellison, Harlan An Edge in My Voice: Essays $20.99 (Reissue; Columns he wrote for L.A. Weekly.) Ellison, Harlan Ellison Wonderland: Stories $12.99 (Reissue; Stories from early in his career.) Ellison, Harlan From the Land of Fear: Stories $12.99 (Reissue; Side trips to the dark edge of imagination.) Ellison, Harlan The Glass Teat: Essays $13.99 (Reissue; Newspaper columns he wrote in the late 1960s, discussing the effects of television on modern society.) Ellison, Harlan The Harlan Ellison Hornbook: Essays $17.99 (Reissue; Essays and newspaper columns.) Ellison, Harlan I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories $11.99 (Reissue; Seven stories, including an award winner and two nominees.) Ellison, Harlan Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled: Stories $16.99 (Reissue; Stories dissecting the body and soul of love in the 20th century.) Ellison, Harlan Memos from Purgatory: An Autobiography $11.99 (Reissue; The story of his life in the 1950s.) Ellison, Harlan No Doors, No Windows: Stories $12.99 (Reissue; A guided tour of the land of dreadful visions.) Ellison, Harlan The Other Glass Teat: Essays $17.99 (Reissue; More newspaper columns he wrote, discussing the effects of television on modern society.) Ellison, Harlan Over the Edge: Stories and Essays $12.99 (Reissue; A dozen stories and essays.) Ellison, Harlan Paingod and Other Delusions $11.99 (Reissue; Eight stories, including the award- winning 'Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktockman'.) Ellison, Harlan Shatterday: Stories $14.99 (Reissue; Includes the award-winning 'Jeffty Is Five'.) Ellison, Harlan Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed: Essays $12.99 (Reissue; Twenty rare and unreprinted essays, ranging from travelogue to literary exploration to personal musing.) Ellison, Harlan Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories $17.99 (Reissue; Stories, screenplays, and autobiographical narratives.) Ellison, Harlan Stalking the Nightmare: Stories $14.99 (Reissue; Twenty stories and essays, including an anecdotal history of the doomed TV series he created for NBC, and his reportage on the three most important things in life: sex, violence, and labor relations.) Ellison, Harlan Strange Wine: Stories $13.99 (Reissue; Fantasy, occult, and supernatural stories.) Ellison, Harlan Vic and Blood: Stories $9.99 (Reissue; Collects 'Eggsucker', 'A Boy and His Dog', and 'Run, Spot, Run', three stories featuring young loner Vic and his brilliant telepathic dog Blood.) Franks, Jason Faerie Apocalypse $18.99 (The Faerie Realms have drifted away from the mortal world, but for some - lovers, poets, the mad - the Doors will open. A succession of mortals travel to Faerie: a veteran seeking beauty; a magus seeking power; an urchin seeking his wayward father; an engineer seeking meaning. These mortals bring the horrors of our age to the Land, and the Folk who live there respond in kind.) Gale, Eric Kahn The Wizard's Dog $16.99 (Nosewise #1: Ages 8 and up. Nosewise can't understand why his pack mates Merlin and Morgana exclude him from learning magic. He can already Sit!, Stay!, and Roll Over!, and he's ready to learn more. And he's definitely not going to Stay! when Merlin is kidnapped, even if it means facing the strange Fae people and their magic-eating worms to get his master back.) Gilman, Laura Anne Miles to Go / Promises to Keep $15.95 (Sylvan Investigations Volume 1: Ex-cop turned PI Danny and his partner Ellen could be any low-rent PIs in New York City - except Danny's father was a faun, and Ellen is a storm-seer. They help those who fall into the dangerous cracks between the human and fatae. In these two novellas, they tackle two missing person cases.) Gilman, Laura Anne The Work of Hunters / An Interrupted Cry $15.95 (Sylvan Investigations Volume 2: Ex-cop turned PI Danny and his partner Ellen could be any low-rent PIs in New York City - except Danny's father was a faun, and Ellen is a storm-seer. They help those who fall into the dangerous cracks between the human and fatae. In these two novellas, Ellen's latest vision sends them racing to stop a killing and find justice for the undead; and during a blackout, Ellen discovers Danny has gone missing, leaving a scene of violence behind.) Goss, James City of Death $9.99 (Doctor Who: PBO; Visiting Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana's hopes for a holiday are soon shattered by armed thugs, a suave and dangerous Count, a plot to steal the Mona Lisa, and a world-threatening experiment with time.) Habershaw, Auston Dead But Once $7.99 (Saga of the Redeemed #3: PBO; Arch-criminal Tyvian Reldamar has money. He's got women - and some of them aren't even trying to kill him. He's got his loyal friends and family nearby and safe - or are they? Long without a king, Eretheria's ruling families scrabble for control, including waging 'polite' wars against each other. And now, of course, Tyvian is finding himself drawn into it.) Hambly, Barbara Pale Guardian $17.95 (James Asher #7: During the carnage of the Great War, James Asher joins forces with the vampires of Europe to counter an even deadlier threat: mindless, unstoppable revenants that governments might think of as ideal soldiers - they don't ask questions and they're hard to kill.) James, M.R. The Ghost Stories of M.R. James $18.95 (A collection of the tales that best illustrate the author's quiet mastery of the ghost story form: a slowly escalating sense of unease and dread, which ultimately shifts into the wildly uncanny.) Jones, Terry The Tyrant and the Squire $18.99 (Tom #3: Ages 12 and up. During the Crusades, Tom ran away from home to discover what the noble life of a knight is really like. But now that his dreams have come true and he has been knighted, all is not as rosy as he'd hoped.) Kelly, James Patrick The Promise of Space and Other Stories $15.95 (PBO; Collection. Stories blending classic sf with New Age technology and human psychology.) Kelly, Walt Pogo: The Complete Dell Comics Volume 5 $50.00 (Full color graphic novel. Includes all the Pogo stories from Pogo Possum issues 12-14.) Lonrott, Elias Kalevala $18.95 (Reissue; Kalevala is the poetic name for Finland: 'the land of heroes'. Here you'll find the cultural essence of an old land: the stories, songs, and poems that recount the mythical adventures of humankind.) Luckhurst, Roger (ed) Science Fiction: A Literary History $27.95 (Nonfiction. Leading international scholars, writing in an accessible style, consider sf as a world literature in this survey of the genre from 19th-century pioneers to contemporary authors.) McClellan, Brian War Cry $11.99 (PBO; Novella. Teado is a shape-shifting military asset trained to win wars. His platoon has been stranded in a remote location for years, rationing supplies and scanning for any news. Armed with aging equipment, the team decides on a risky resupply mission. What they discover could change the course of the war.) Mealing, David Blood of the Gods $16.99 (Ascension Cycle #2: Sarine is having visions that make her dragon familiar sicker every day. Erris is pushing toward conquest to expand her territory and restore her power. And, exiled from his tribe, Arak-Jur apprentices with a deadly master.) Meding, Kelly Stray Magic $6.99 (Strays #1: PBO; Shiloh Harrison was hoping for a few days off after a nasty assignment. Instead she's facing a group of vampires that has taken an entire trailer park hostage. Such is the life of a federal marshal in the Paranormal Investigators Unit.) Ohara, Mariko Hybrid Child $19.95 (Sample B #3 was designed to reshape himself based on whatever life forms he ingests; he was not made to think, or to assume the shape of a technician whose cells he had sampled, and then walk out of the compound.) Otis, Abbey Mei Alien Virus Love Disaster $16.00 (PBO; Collection. Fantasy and sf stories that use strange situations to explore the dynamics of power, oppression, and grief.) Proposch/Sequiera/Stevens (ed) Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1 $14.99 (Anthology. The best mythos fiction by Australian authors, including both reprints and original tales of cosmic horror visited upon the land down under.) Reiss/Klickstein Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for the Simpsons $27.99 (Simpsons: The longest-serving writer and producer offer a humorous look at the writing and making of the TV series.) Saintcrow, Lilith The Collected Adventures of Bannon & Clare: The Iron Wyrm Affair / The Red Plague Affair / The Ripper Affair / The Damnation Affair $19.99 (Omnibus reprint of 4 steampunk novels.) Schoffstall, John Half-Witch $18.99 (Ages 12 and up. In Lizbet's world, God speaks directly to his worshippers, goblins haunt every cellar, and witches lurk in the forests. Her father is locked up in a tyrant's dungeon; to free him, Lizbet embarks on a perilous journey to retrieve a mysterious book.) Scott, Melissa Point of Sighs $18.00 (Astreiant #5: When a son of a merchant house is accused of stabbing a captain, what began as a routine inquiry may lead to the mystery of the Riverdeme, a legendary spirit who drags down handsome young men. Eslingen and Rathe must uncover the person who seeks to unleash an ancient evil.) Singh, Nikhil Taty Went West $17.95 (Taty runs away from home, only to be kidnapped by a malicious imp in the dinosaur-infested Outzone. 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Maybe they can break free and end the war at the same time - or maybe they'll risk everything.) Todd, Ruthven Space Cat $16.95 (Space Cat #1: Reissue; Ages 6 and up. A gray kitten with a taste for adventure stows away on a plane. The pilot names him Flyball, and he winds up at an experimental station in the desert. He's not supposed to explore the big rocket ship, but he's determined to hitch another ride, and soon he's wearing a pressurized suit and headed for the moon!) Todd, Ruthven Space Cat Visits Venus $16.95 (Space Cat #2: Reissue; Ages 6 and up. Flyball is now living in Luna Port, the first city on the moon, where workers are building a rocket to transport him and his pilot friend Colonel Fred to Venus. There they encounter violet skies, ammonia rains, and strange plants that can communicate without speaking.) Warren, Kaaron The Grief Hole $17.99 (There's the grief hole you fall into when a loved one dies. There's another grief hole inside you, that determines how much you want to live. And there are geographical grief holes, the buildings that attract sorrow and loss and are filled with ghosts. Theresa sees these ghosts better than most, but can she figure out how to close the holes?) Wei, Su The Invisible Valley $16.00 (Sent for agricultural re-education, Lu Beiping first finds himself married off to the foreman's long-dead daughter so that her soul may rest, and then entangled with an outcast polyamorous family, who practice a faith they claim placates a serpent-demon sleeping in the mountains.) Weiss, Virginia The 53rd Card $18.95 (Emma is agoraphobic, afraid of outside. One Christmas Eve, when she inadvertently summons the devil, she opens a door that will not close.)

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Star Trek Discovery: The Making of Season 1 $19.99 (An official behind the scenes guide to the TV series.) Swedish Folk Tales $22.95 (Ages 7 and up. Anthology. 29 classic tales, illustrated by John Bauer.) The Realmgate Novels Volume 2: Warbeast / Fury of Gork / Bladestorm / Mortarch of Night / Lord of Undeath $21.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Age of Sigmar Realmgate Wars: Omnibus reprint of 5 novels.) Andrews, Ilona Magic Triumphs $26.00 (Kate Daniels #10: Kate's father Roland has started testing her defenses again, and she knows that a confrontation is inevitable. The Witch Oracle is seeing visions of blood, fire, and human bones. And when a threat of war arrives from the ancient enemy who nearly destroyed her family, she sees no choice but to combine forces with the unlikeliest of allies.) Asher, Neal Gridlinked $7.99 (Polity: Agent Cormac #1: Reissue; Earth Central Security agent Ian Cormac is a legend, a protector of the hundreds of worlds connected together by instantaneous transport. Unfortunately, he's burned out, linked to the net so long his humanity has nearly drained away. Now he must go cold turkey as he's sent to investigate a disaster on the planet Samarkand.) Bacigalupi, Paolo Tool of War $12.99 (Ship Breaker #3: Ages 15 and up. Tool, a man/beast designed for combat, but capable of more than his creators dreamed, has gone rogue and become leader of a pack of human soldiers. He is marked for destruction, because he has found a way to resist his genetically ingrained submission and loyalty protocols. The time is coming when Tool will wage war against those who enslaved him.) Baker, Richard Valiant Dust $7.99 (Breaker of Empires #1: As a starship's new gunnery officer and the only Kashmiri officer, Sikander Singh North must constantly prove himself better than his Aquilan crewmates. 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Aventurine is a brave young dragon, determined to prove herself by capturing the most dangerous prey: a human. Things do not go as planned after that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate.) Coates, Ta-Nehisi et al World of Wakanda $17.99 (Black Panther: Ages 9 and up. Full color graphic novel. Collects issues 1-6 of the comic book. Ayo and Aneka are young women recruited to become Dora Milaje, trained to protect the crown of Wakanda at all costs. Their first assignment will be to protect Queen Shuri - but what happens when your nation needs your hearts and minds, but you already gave them to each other?) Coovadia, Imraan A Spy in Time $16.95 (Enver Eleven is the Agency's newest recruit, eager to leap through a gate into an unfamiliar time. The Agency's thinking machines have set his first mission for 1955 Marrakesh. His handler is the tough and taciturn Shanumi Six. Their mission: prevent the apocalypse from happening again.) Correia, Larry Target Rich Environment $25.00 (Collection. Action-packed tales of demons, monsters, vampires, and cosmic horrors - and the men and women who take them all down.) Cowell, Cressida The Wizards of Once $7.99 (Ages 8 and up. Xar is a Wizard boy with no Magic, who will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns something magical, and will do anything to conceal it. When stars collide, Xar and Wish must bridge their differences to get to the dungeons at Warrior fort, where something ancient is stirring.) Czerneda, Julie E. To Guard Against the Dark $7.99 (Reunification #3: Jason Morgan followed Sira di Sarc and her kind out of known space, only to return, silent and alone. But he's returned to a Trade Pact under siege. The Assemblers continue to be a threat, and other species have sensed opportunity, and threaten what stability remains. What Morgan knows could save them, or doom them. For not all of the Clan followed Sira. And peace isn't what they seek.) Daud, Somaiya Mirage $18.99 (Ages 13 and up. In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, Amani dreams: of what life was like before the occupation; of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day she will have an adventure beyond her isolated home. Then adventure comes - she is kidnapped and taken to the palace to serve as a double for the cruel and hated Princess Maram - and possibly to die in her place.) Deneen, Brendan The Chrysalis $24.99 (Tom and Jenny Decker are astonished to find an affordable, fully furnished house in the suburbs. For Tom, the mortgage, the bills, and Jenny's pregnancy add up to terror. And then he finds the thing in the basement.) Denning, Troy Silent Storm $19.99 (Halo: Novel based on the game; a Master Chief story.) Donaldson, Stephen R. Seventh Decimate $16.00 (Great God's War #1: Amika's sorcerers have invoked a Seventh Decimate, and stripped all lesser sorcery of its power, leaving rival nation Belleger defenseless. Belleger's Prince Bifalt embarks on a desperate quest to locate a legendary sorcerous library and reverse his land's fate.) Doucette, Gene The Spaceship Next Door $15.99 (Three years ago, a spaceship landed near a small town. It has never opened its doors. Now a government operative, posing as a journalist, has arrived to ask questions. He discovers that young Annie Collins, one of the ship's closest neighbors, has some of the answers. In fact, she might be the most important person on the planet.) Eames, Nicholas Bloody Rose $15.99 (Band #2: Tam Hashford is tired of working at her local pub, slinging drinks for world-famous mercenaries. When the biggest mercenary band of all, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, rolls into town, Tam jumps at the chance to sign on as their bard. It's adventure she wants - and she gets it when the crew embarks on a quest that will end in glory or death.) Feehan, Christine Dark Legacy $7.99 (Carpathian #27: Emeline fights to free herself from the grip of the evil master vampire trying to possess her. And only the taste of one Carpathian warrior - the rush of his blood - can save her.) Fenn, Jaine Hidden Sun $12.99 (Shadowlands #1: Rhia Harlyn has an unwanted marriage proposal, and an interest in science considered unbecoming to her sex. When her brother disappears around the time of an unsolved murder, Rhia impulsively joins the search party heading into the alien skyland, a place whose dangers and wonders have long fascinated her.) Flint/Huff/Goodlett The Alexander Inheritance $7.99 (Ring of Fire: After a time-space cataclysm strikes, a modern-day cruise ship finds itself in the Mediterranean Sea in 321 BCE.) Ford, Jeffrey Ahab's Return, or, The Last Voyage $27.99 (Having escaped the white whale, Captain Ahab returns at last to the mainland, only to find his wife and child gone. His quest for them takes him to NYC, and to the offices of a tabloid newspaper, where a reporter offers to help Ahab navigate the city in exchange for the story of Ahab's escape.) Gallo, Irene (ed) Worlds Seen in Passing $27.99 (Anthology. The best of the first ten years of Tor.com, including Hugo and Nebula-winning short fiction.) Grigsby, Sean Daughters of Forgotten Light $12.99 (On a deep space penal colony, the fragile truce among three vicious gangs is shaken when a new shipment arrives from Earth, carrying a fresh batch of prisoners and supplies to squabble over. The delivery also includes two surprises: a drone, and a baby.) Hamilton, Peter F. Salvation $30.00 (2204: Humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy, using linked jump gates that make everywhere just a step away. Then a mysterious alien ship is found crashed on a newly located world, carrying a strange and horrifying cargo. A team is dispatched to investigate, but one of them may not be all they seem.) Harryhausen, Ray Harryhausen: The Movie Posters $39.95 (Showcases all his movie posters, from 1949 to 1981.) Heckel, Jack The Darker Lord $7.99 (Mysterium #2: Avery had an epiphany about the Mysterium, only now he can't remember what it was. When Moregoth shows up to arrest two of Avery's students, he defies the University and flees with his friends into subworld. As his amnesia begins to fade, he realizes it was no accident - he is caught in a conspiracy as terrifying as Mysterium University's Student Records Building, and his friends might not all be on his side.) Henson, Jim et al The Power of the Dark Crystal Vol. 3 $24.99 (Full color graphic novel. As Thurma attempts to cast aside her guilt and affection for Kensho and complete her mission, the two are reunited. If Thra and Mithra are to coexist, these unlikely heroes must reconcile their differences and uncover the secret connecting their worlds.) Horton, Rich (ed) The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018 $19.95 (Anthology. Some of the best stories of 2017.) Hunter, Erin Tigerheart's Shadow $7.99 (Warriors Super Edition #10: Ages 8 and up. As ShadowClan struggles to rebuild, an omen from StarClan suggests that the only way for Tigerheart to help save his Clan may be to leave it, and the forest, behind.) Hunter, Erin Crowfeather's Trial $18.99 (Warriors Super Edition #11: Ages 8 and up. When a terrible danger rises in WindClan's territory, loyal warrior Crowfeather must conquer the ghosts of his past to make way for his Clan's future.) Hurley, Kameron Infidel $7.99 (Bel Dame #2: While protecting a diplomat's daughter, Nyx is attacked. She survives, but begins to suffer from a debilitating condition nobody can identify. With Bel Dame assassins plotting against the Queen, Nyx must learn who the rogue Bel Dame is, and find a cure for her illness.) Jones, Holly Goddard The Salt Line $16.00 (The US border has receded behind a salt line, a ring of scorched earth that protects its citizens from deadly disease-carrying ticks. When a group of adrenaline junkies ventures outside the protected zone, they find themselves at the mercy of deadly ticks, and at the center of a murderous plot.) Joyce, W/Geringer, L Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King $7.99 (Guardians of Childhood Novel #1: Ages 7 and up. Before he was Santa, Nicholas was a daredevil swordsman, seeking adventure. He arrives at a village said to be home to the greatest treasure in the East and a mighty wizard. But the Nightmare King and his Fearlings are sending waves of terror through the village, and NIcholas must battle to save it.) Joyce, William E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! $7.99 (Guardians of Childhood Novel #2: Ages 7 and up. Pitch the Nightmare King has disappeared completely. The Guardians suspect he might have gone underground. Enter Bunnymund: brilliant, logical, skilled in martial arts, and a great tunnel-digger. If the Guardians need paths near the Earth's core, he can do it, and he might just be able to help in the quest for the second piece of the 'Moonclipper'.) Joyce, William Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies $7.99 (Guardians of Childhood Novel #3: Ages 7 and up. Toothiana can spin herself into a multitude of selves, depending on nightly teeth-placed-under-pillows rates. And she is tiny, but very fierce - the villainous Pitch has no idea what he's up against.) Joyce, William The Sandman and the War of Dreams $7.99 (Guardians of Childhood Novel #4: Ages 7 and up. When Pitch disappears, taking Katherine with him, the Guardians must convince Sanderson ManSnoozy to join the team so they can get Katherine back.) Kadrey, Richard Hollywood Dead $26.99 (Sandman Slim #10: James Stark is back in Los Angeles, but to get there he had to make a deal with Wormwood: he's only partially alive, there's a time limit on his reanimated body, and if he doesn't find the people targeting Wormwood, he'll die again, this time for good.) Knaak, Richard Climate Changeling $7.99 (Flash: Haunted by his brother's ghost, the Weather Wizard has broken out of prison to seek revenge on detective Joe West and the Flash.) Lackey/Mallory Blade of Empire $8.99 (Dragon Prophecy #2: For centuries, the Elves have hunted the Otherfolk, considering them beasts. But Runacar has discovered they have a complex society, and has undertaken to help them reclaim their lands from his former friends and allies.) Lafferty, Mur Solo expanded edition $28.99 (Star Wars: Through a series of daring escapades in the criminal underworld, young Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.) Lovecraft/Nikolavitch H.P. Lovecraft: He Who Wrote in the Darkness $25.95 (Full color. An illustrated biography of the creator of the Cthulhu Mythos.) Lovegrove, James Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities $14.95 (Cthulhu Casebooks #2: At Miskatonic University, new professor James Moriarty is working with biology undergraduate Herbert West on a diabolic experiment, planning to conquer the world on behalf of his elder god masters. His health nearly broken after a decade combating eldritch entities and their cultists, Holmes must tackle his most terrifying case yet.) Mamatas, Nick The People's Republic of Everything $15.95 (Collection. Fantasy, sf, and crime stories.) Martinez, Michael J. Endgame $7.99 (MJ-12 #3: Stalin's death thows the USSR into crisis, and Laverentiy Beria is planning to stage a coup using his country's Variants. The US response comes from its intelligence community, including the MJ-12 Variants.) Mason, Rhonda Exile's Throne $14.95 (Empress Game #3: One seat remains unfilled in the Council of Seven, that of the Empress Apparent. It is won in a tournament of ritualized combat. The women of the empire will stop at nothing to secure political domination for their homeworlds.) McGuire, Seanan The Brightest Fell $7.99 (October Daye #11: When Toby's mother demands that she find her missing sister, refusing seems reasonable. After all, August has been missing for over a hundred years. Then Toby's mom takes hostages; with Jazz and Tybalt's lives in the balance, refusal ceases to be an option.) McGuire, Seanan Night and Silence $26.00 (October Daye #12: In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, Toby's self-made family is on the verge of coming apart. Toby is floundering, and needs a quest. What she doesn't need is to be accused of kidnapping her human daughter Gillian by her ex-boyfriend and his new wife, who seems to be harboring secrets of her own.) Moon, Elizabeth Sheepfarmer's Daughter $16.00 (Paksenarrion #1: Reissue; After refusing her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road, Paks runs away to join a mercenary band, dreaming of daring deeds and military glory. Life in the army is different than she imagined, but she does her duty with honor and integrity. Her path is an arduous one, but it will transform her into a hero remembered in songs.) Ness, Patrick And the Ocean Was Our Sky $19.99 (Ages 13 and up. With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod fight in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself. With their Captain leading the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.) Ness, Patrick Release $9.99 (Ages 14 and up. Between his religious family, an ultimatum from his boss, and unrequited love for his sort-of-ex Enzo, Adam's life is falling apart. All day long, the bindings of his world come untied one by one; yet in spite of everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release. Time is running out, though, because across town, a ghost has just risen from the lake.) Newitz, Annalee Autonomous $15.99 (Lambda winner; Nebula and Campbell finalist. Jack is an anti- patent scientist who is fighting to bring cheap drugs to the poor. But her latest drug is leaving a trail of lethal overdoses, and making people addicted to their work. As she and her co-conspirators struggle to stop the bizarre drug epidemic, she is trailed by military agent Joe and his robot partner Paladin, who fall in love against all expectations.) Newman, Kim Johnny Alucard $7.99 (Anno Dracula: Vampire boy Johnny Alucard stalks the streets of New York and Hollywood, haunting the lives of the rich and famous, from Sid and Nancy to Andy Warhol, Orson Welles, and Francis Ford Coppola, sinking his fangs ever deeper into the zeitgeist of 1980s America.) Onyebuchi, Tochi Beasts Made of Night $9.99 (Ages 12 and up. Mages in Kos have a dark magic that allows them to call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts. When Taj slays a sin-beast, an image of the beast scars his skin while the guilt of the sin scars his mind. Most sin-eaters are driven mad, but Taj is desperate: his family depends on his wages. Then he's hired to do a job he can't follow through on, and comes to realize that some sins should never be eaten.) Pratt, Tim The Dreaming Stars $8.99 (Axiom #2: PBO; In deep space, a swarm of nanoparticles is transforming everything it meets into computronium - including colonists. The White Raven investigates, and discovers an Axiom facility filled with aliens hibernating while their minds roam a vast VR. Sebastien claims his altered brain architecture can help the crew deactivate the swarm - from inside the Axiom simulation. To protect humanity, Callie must trust him.) Quinn, Seabury A Rival From the Grave $34.99 (Complete Jules de Grandin #4: Collection. 4th of 5 volumes collecting the stories of the supernatural detective.) Rajaniemi, Hannu The Quantum Thief $17.99 (Jean le Flambeur #1: Reissue; Campbell finalist. Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, con artist, and trickster. His exploits are famous, but he made one mistake, and ended up in prison. He is rescued by the mysterious Mieli, who offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self - in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed.) Ridler, Jason Black Lotus Kiss $14.99 (Brimstone Files #2: Los Angeles, 1970: PI James Brimstone investigates after a deadly attack at a veteran's hall nearly kills his Korean War buddy Cactus. The only clue left behind is a leaf from the Black Lotus, a war drug used in ancient Babylonia, supposedly extinct.) Roberts, Adam The Real-Town Murders $13.99 (Near-future England: Called to an car factory to investigate a murder, Alma finds herself caught up in a political coup. Can she evade arrest, uncover a conspiracy, and work out how a dead body ended up in the boot of a newly made car in a fully automated factory?) Robson, Justina Salvation's Fire $11.99 (After the Fire #2: The Tzarkomen necromancers sacrificed a thousand women to create a Bride for the Kinslayer. But the Kinslayer is dead, and the necromancers have abandoned their creation in the last place anyone would look for it. Which doesn't prevent someone finding her by accident. Will the Bride return the gods to the world, or bring the end of days? It all depends on the one who found her: Kula, a broken-hearted little girl with nothing left to lose.) Russo, John Epidemic of the Living Dead $12.95 (It starts with infected needles. It spreads like a plague. It leads to cannibalistic corpses. Most have been taken down, but a few have survived - inside a maternity ward.) Salvatore, R.A. Timeless $27.99 (Drizzt #1: A father and his son are reunited as old friends Zaknafein and Jarlaxle are joined by Drizzt, Hero of the North. But the scourge of Lolth's ambitions remain, and demons have been foisted on the unwitting of the surface. The resulting chaos and war will prove a great challenge for the three fighters.) Schwab, VE (Victoria) Vicious $17.99 (Villains #1: Victor and Eli theorize that under the right conditions, a person could develop extraordinary abilities. But their experiment to prove this thesis goes horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to friend-turned-foe Eli, who is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person he can find.) Schwab, Victoria (VE) City of Ghosts $17.99 (Ages 9 and up. Every since Cass almost died of drowning, she can pull back the Veil and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is a ghost. On a trip to Scotland, she meets a girl who shares her ability, and realizes how much she still has to learn. And she'll have to learn fast - the city of ghosts is dangerous.) Sharpe/Spotswood (ed) Toil & Trouble $18.99 (Ages 14 and up. Anthology. Feminist, inclusive tales of good witches, bad witches, and witches who are a bit of both.) Shatner/Fisher Live Long and . . . $26.99 (A memoir of his journey from childhood to stardom, and the bumps in the road.) Spencer, Wen Tinker $16.00 (Elfhome #1: Reissue; Tinker lives in near-future Pittsburgh, which mostly exists in the land of the Elves. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with gadgets she designs. When a pack of wargs chases an Elven noble into her scrap yard, life as she knows it takes a serious detour.) St. Martin, Ian Of Honour and Iron $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Conquests: Dispatched ahead of the bulk of Primarch Roboute Guilliman's war fleets, Chaplain Helios of the Ultramarines is entrusted with a mission of vital importance. Will he achieve a crucial victory, or will an millennia-old obsession spell his doom?) Sullivan, Tricia Occupy Me $14.95 (Pearl works for the Resistance, an organization improving the world by tiny acts of kindness. She also has wings, and a strength capable of breaking the fabric of reality. Now she's on a chase across the world, in pursuit of a killer wearing another man's body and carrying a briefcase that is a ragged hole in the universe.) Swallow, James Garro $9.99 (Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: From the desolation of Isstvan to the halls of the Imperial Palace itself, Garro stands ready to strike back at the traitorous allies of the Warmaster. But the path he walks may lead him to question his true place in the Imperium.) Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fall of Gondolin $30.00 (One of the three Great Tales of the Elder Days.) Valente, Catherynne M. The Glass Town Game $9.99 (Ages 10 and up. In Yorkshire, the Bronte children have invented a game called Glass Town, where their toy soldiers fight Napoleon and no one dies. Then one day a train whisks them away to a real Glass Town, just as they envisioned it - almost. Here wars are fought over a potion that raises the dead. When Anne and Branwell are kidnapped, Charlotte and Emily must find a way to save them.) van Eekhout, Greg Voyage of the Dogs $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. Lopside is a Barkonaut, one of the specially trained dogs who assist human astronauts on space missions. When their latest mission takes a disastrous turn, Lopside and his canine crewmates find themselves alone on the severely damaged ship. Survival seems impossible, but Barkonauts always complete their mission.) Varley, John Irontown Blues $16.00 (PBO; Before the Big Glitch, Chris Bach was a lunar cop. Now he's a PI, assisted by his genetically engineered dog Sherlock. When he takes the case of a woman infected with an engineered virus, he goes on the hunt for biohackers in the infamous Irontown district. But if he wants to save humanity, he'll have to confront his own demons.) Weber, David Ashes of Victory limited edition $36.00 (Honor Harrington #9: Proclaimed a dead woman by the People's Republic of Haven, Honor Harrington has escaped her prison with half a million others, and will tip the balance in favor of the Allies. Signed copies expected) White, Steven Her Majesty's American $16.00 (In an future where the British Empire never crumbled, the Royal Navy works to keep the spaceways safe. In the Tau Ceti system, trouble brews as a terrorist faction of the dissident Sons of Arnold attacks the empire from within as the warships of the theocratic Caliphate enter the system. Standing against them is one intrepid spy prepared to risk all for queen and empire: Robert Rogers, a loyal subject of the Viceroyalty of North America.) Williams, Walter Jon The Accidental War $16.99 (Dread Empire's Fall #4: Seven years after the end of the Naxid War, Martinez and Sula are stewing in exile. When a series of blows threatens the foundations of the commonwealth, the result is a war that no one planned, no one expected, and no one knows how to end. Now Martinez, Sula, and Severin must escape their enemies' clutches, rally the disorganized fleet, and somehow restore the fragile peace.) Wong, David What the Hell Did I Just Read $17.99 (David & John #3: A shapeshifting entity from another dimension is snatching local children. Seems straightforward, but as the gang investigates, they find themselves navigating a hilariously convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own incompetence as they attempt to uncover a terrible truth they'd be better off not knowing.) Woosley, Sherri Cook Walking Through Fire $15.99 (Misbegotten #1: The end of the world begins as literal fire rains from the heavens. Ancient gods, released from their prison, are eager to reclaim power. But Rachel has bigger concerns: her son Adam is battling leukemia. To keep him alive, she reluctantly becomes a warrior in a battle unlike anything seen in modern times.) Wraight, Chris The Emperor's Legion $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Watchers of the Throne: The Custodian Guard have stood watch over the Emperor's Palace on Terra since the foundation of the Imperium, alongside the Null-maidens of the Sisters of Silence. There has never been a threat to the Golden Throne they could not vanquish - until now.)

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Barrett, Shirley The Bus on Thursday $15.00 (It wasn't just the cancer that turned Eleanor Mellett's life upside down. It was the move to the strange little town of Talbingo. Now Eleanor's living alone in a remote cabin with no cell service, no internet, and a lot of locks on the door. And wondering who's knocking on it late at night.) Butler, Dave (D.J.) The Library Machine $16.99 (Clockwork Charlie #3: Ages 8 and up. Charlie's journey takes him to Marburg, Germany, where he and his friends must uncover the secrets of a hidden kobold library in order to save civilization - and their own skins. Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Tuesday, September 11, 5-6pm) Carriger, Gail Soulless illustrated collectors edition $20.00 (Parasol Protectorate #1: Reissue; A comedy of manners set in Victorian London, featuring werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, and Alexia Tarabotti, a preternatural woman formidably armed with a parasol.) Cawdron, Peter Retrograde $15.99 (The international team at the Mars Endeavour colony is prepared for every eventuality but one: what happens when disaster strikes Earth?) Cervantes, J.C. The Storm Runner $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how his bad leg, which makes him reliant on a cane, also connects him to his father and his ancestry.) Cole, Myke The Armored Saint $14.99 (Sacred Throne #1: Novella. After witnessing horrendous slaughter, young Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village. She must confront the true risk that wizards pose to the world, and weigh the safety of her people against justice.) Cole, Myke The Queen of Crows $18.99 (Sacred Throne #2: Novella. Heloise has grown from a shell-shocked girl into a figure of revolution, and drawn in allies. The time for hiding underground is over now: Heloise must face the tyrannical Order and lay siege to the Imperial Palace.) Cook, Glen Port of Shadows $25.99 (Black Company #11: A years-long campaign against the White Rose rebels has left the Company jaded, and the Lady's particular interest in Croaker hasn't made his life any easier. Now the Limper is up to his old tricks, doing everything he can to separate Croaker and the Company from the Lady's favor.) Counter, Ben Farwander $8.99 (Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago: Novel based on the game.) Dao, Julie C. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns $10.99 (Rise of the Empress #1: Ages 14 and up. The stars say Xifeng is meant to be empress, but only if she embraces the darkness within her. Is the price of greatness too high? She will have to cast aside the young man who loves her. And she will have to embrace the callous magic in her veins - magic fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed.) de Castell, Sebastien Charmcaster $15.99 (Spellslinger #3: A miraculous discovery in Gitabria draws spies from all over, willing to kill to get their hands on it. Kellen is swept up in the race for power, but the invention holds a dark secret that could spark a war.) Draven, Grace Phoenix Unbound $15.00 (Fallen Empire #1: A woman with power over fire and illusion and an enslaved gladiator join forces to battle a corrupt empire.) Golden/Morris The Predator $7.99 (Novelization of the new film.) Hanover, Sara The Late Great Wizard $16.00 (Wayward Mages #1: When a Phoenix wizard's rejuvenation ritual goes horribly wrong, he turns to Tessa Andrews for help regaining his magic. An ancient evil is awakening, and it will take the two of them, plus a few shady friends, to stand against it.) Harkness, Deborah Time's Convert $29.00 (A novel about what it takes to become a vampire, set in contemporary Paris and London, and in the colonies during the unrest that exploded into the Revolutionary War.) Hendrix, Grady We Sold Our Souls $24.99 (In the 1990s, a heavy metal band was poised for success when lead singer Terry Hunt left for a solo career and rocketed to stardom. Now, when a shocking act of violence turns former guitarist Kris Pulaski's life upside down, she begins to suspect that Terry sabotaged more than just the band, and hits the road, hoping to reunite with her bandmates and confront Terry.) Hodgson, William Hope The Night Land and Other Perilous Romances $17.99 (Collected Fiction #4: Collection. 4th of 5 volumes collecting Hodgson's dark and unsettling stories and novels.) King, Stephen & Owen Sleeping Beauties $19.99 (As women sleep, they become shrouded in a gauze cocoon. If the gauze is disturbed, they become spectacularly violent. The men are left to their own increasingly primal devices. Evie is mysteriously immune to the sleeping disease. Is she a medical anomaly to be studied? Or a demon to be slain?) Kyme/Thorpe Masters of Steel and Stone: Grudgebearer / Oathbreaker / Honourkeeper / The Doom of Dragonback $21.00 (Warhammer Chronicles: Omnibus reprint of 4 novels plus short fiction.) Lackey, Mercedes Apex $9.99 (Hunter #3: Ages 12 and up. The corrupt and powerful PsiCorps is intent on usurping the Hunters as chief defenders of Apex City. Unused to political games, who can Joy truly trust to defeat this new threat?) Le Guin, Ursula K. The Beginning Place $14.99 (Reissue; Ages 10 and up. Fleeing from the monotony of his life, Hugh found a gateway to Mountaintown, an idyllic unchanging world. Irena found her way there seven years ago, and has grown to know and love the gentle inhabitants. When a monstrous shadow threatens to destroy Mountaintown, Hugh and Irena join forces to seek it out.) Le Guin, Ursula K. The Eye of the Heron $14.99 (Reissue; Ages 10 and up. In a former prison colony, the City's Bosses rule the Shantih's farmers with an iron fist. When some of the farmers decide to settle farther away, the Bosses threaten to crush them. Luz's father is a Boss, and he has ruled her life with the same iron fist. She wonders what it would be like to make her own choices - and when the crisis over the new settlement reaches a flash point, she will have her chance.) MacNiven, Robbie Outer Dark $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Carcharodons: With a fresh wave of tyranid hive fleets approaching, the Carcharodons decide to use the world of Piety V as a bulwark. As they mobilize the planet's defenders and fight the tyranids, they come to learn what the value of mankind truly is.) Mann, George Hallowdene $14.95 (Wychwood #2: A journalist sent to cover the excavation of a notorious local witch's grave discovers there is far more to the old tale than meets the eye.) Mitchell, Sandy Saviour of the Imperium: The Emperor's Finest / The Last Ditch / The Greater Good $21.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain: Omnibus reprint of 3 novels plus short fiction.) Morris, Mark (ed) New Fears II $14.95 (Anthology. Original horror stories by award-winning authors.) Nijkamp, Marieke (ed) Unbroken $17.99 (Ages 14 and up. Anthology. Stories in a variety of genres, offering a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.) Older, Daniel Jose Dactyl Hill Squad $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. 1863: Dinosaurs roam the streets of New York as the Civil War rages between raptor-mounted armies. Magdalys and her friends from the Colored Orphan Asylum are on a field trip when the Draft Riots break out, and some of them are kidnapped by evil magistrate Richard Riker. The orphans flee to Brooklyn, where black and brown New Yorkers have set up a safe haven. Together with the Vigilance Committee, they train to fly on dactylback, and plot to take down Riker and rescue their friends.) Older, Malka State Tectonics $27.99 (Centenal Cycle #3: 5 years after the catastrophes of Information's last election, it's time to vote again - and the system that has ensured global peace for 25 years is more vulnerable than ever. The future of democracy must evolve or die.) Perry, S.D. Path of the Apocalypse $14.95 (Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Novel based on the video game.) Pullman, Philip Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling $30.00 (Pullman discusses the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, the role of story in education, religion, and science, and more.) Robinson/Reily Starfleet Ships 2151 - 2293 $29.95 (Star Trek Shipyards: Profiles the Starfleet ships in chronological order, including a technical overview, operational history, and CG artwork.) Rowling/Galbraith Lethal White $29.00 (Cormoran Strike #4: When a troubled young man comes to the office, asking them to investigate a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike and Ellacott set off on a twisting trail that leads through London's backstreets, Parliament's inner sanctim, and a sinister manor house.) Sanderson, Brandon Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds $27.99 (Reprints novellas 'Legion', 'Legion: Skin Deep', and 'Lies of the Beholder'. Stephen Leeds is a genius, who can learn any new skill in hours. To contain all this, his mind creates aspects - hallucinatory people - to hold and manifest the information. He uses this team of experts to solve problems - for a price. But his brain is getting crowded, and the aspects are taking on lives of their own. Signed copies expected) Sherman, Delia The Evil Wizard Smallbone $8.99 (Ages 8 and up. Andre Norton and Mythopoeic finalist. When Nick runs away, he stumbles into a very opinionated bookstore, and meets its Guardian, the self-proclaimed Evil Wizard Smallbone, who declares Nick his apprentice and won't let him leave, but won't teach him magic. Luckily, the bookstore takes Nick's magical education in hand, because the Evil Wizard Fidelou and his pack of shapeshifting bikers are howling at the borders.) Stromberg, David (ed) In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times $17.99 (Ages 10 and up. Anthology. Stories from the early and mid-20th century, never before translated in English, by writers from Eastern Europe.) Teitelbaum/Lottem (ed) Zion's Fiction $24.95 (Anthology. The best Israeli speculative fiction published since the 1980s, including stories from Hebrew, Russian, and English-language sources.) Thompson, Tade Rosewater $15.99 (Rosewater is a community formed around a mysterious alien biodome, its people eager for a glimpse inside. Kaaro is a government agent who has seen inside - and doesn't care to again. When something begins killing off others like himself, he must defy his masters to search for a solution.) Tieryas, Peter Mecha Samurai Empire $16.00 (USJ #2: Makoto Fujimoto dreams of becoming a mecha pilot. Perhaps he can achieve his dream by becoming a civilian pilot, but with tensions rising between the United States of Japan and Nazi Germany, and rumors of collaborators and traitors swirling, he'll have to stay alive long enough first.) Turtledove, Harry Through Darkest Europe $25.99 (The liberal, tolerant, and highly educated cultures of North Africa and the Middle East have dominated the globe for centuries, while European fundamentalists carry out terrorist attacks on their own soil and elsewhere. Now European extremists have begun calling for a crusade. Khalid and his partner Dawud are sent to Rome, tasked with figuring out how to protect the tinpot Grand Duke, the impoverished Pope, and the overall status quo, before European instability destabilizes the rest of the globe. Then the bombs start to go off.) Weeks, Brent The Night Angel Trilogy 10th anniversary edition: The Way of Shadows / Shadow's Edge / Beyond the Shadows $30.00 (Omnibus reprint of 3 fantasy novels. Signed copies expected) Weing, Drew The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo $9.99 (Margo Maloo #1: Ages 8 and up. Full color graphic novel. Charles just moved to Echo City, and the place is teaming with monsters! Luckily, Echo City has Margo Maloo, monster mediator. No matter who's causing trouble, she know just what to do.) Weing, Drew The Monster Mall $15.99 (Margo Maloo #2: Ages 8 and up. Full color graphic novel. Charles has helped Margo close a case, but Margo knows he still has a lot to learn about Echo City's hidden monster society. And living secretly is getting harder, as humans encroach on monster territory, eager to photograph paranormal activity and share it with the world. Some monsters are tired of hiding and ready to fight. Can Margo and Charles prevent a human-monster war?) Westerfeld, Scott Impostors $18.99 (Ages 12 and up. Frey and Rafi are twin sisters, children of a powerful man with many enemies. Rafi has been raised as the perfect daughter; Frey has been raised to protect Rafi at all costs, to sacrifice herself if she must. When Frey is sent in Rafi's place as collateral in a deal, the deal starts to crumble - and Frey must decide if she can trust a rival's son with the truth and risk becoming her own person.) Willett, Edward Worldshaper $16.00 (Shawna Keys learns that she has Worldshaping power, and that an Adversary has now invaded her world. She must set out into the uncounted Shaped worlds of the great Labyrinth to learn their secrets, and carry them to the mysterious Lady at the Labyrinth's heart.)

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Adams/Jemisin (ed) The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 $15.99 (Anthology. Some of the best stories from 2017.) Akers, Tim Pagan Night $7.99 (Hallowed War #1: Ruling with an iron hand, the Church has eliminated the ancient pagan ways. Yet demonic gheists terrorize the land, hunted by the Inquisition, while ancient hatreds rage between the north and the south. Malcolm and Ian Blakeley and Gwendolyn Adair must end the bloodshed before chaos is unleashed.) Austen/Garrett Pugs and Prejudice $9.99 (Mrs. Bennet has five unmarried daughters, living in a house that can only be inherited by a male heir. The Bennet litter must be married off soon - but to whom?) Brett, Peter V. Barren $14.99 (Demon Cycle: Novella. Selia Square has long been the force that holds Tibbet's Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again. But Selia has a past of her own, and in a small community, the personal and the political can never be divided.) Brooks, Terry Street Freaks $28.00 (An ominous call from his father, who then disappears, sends Ashton Collins into LA's dangerous Red Zone. If he can find the Street Freaks, the strangest of aid awaits - human and barely human alike.) Card, Orson Scott Children of the Fleet $8.99 (Fleet School #1: After the Third Formic War, the alien threat to Earth was over, and the terraformed Formic worlds were opened to human settlement. The Ministry of Colonization now runs Fleet School on the old Battle School station, recruiting very smart kids to train as leaders of colony ships and colonies. Dabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid, but he has no connections, and doesn't think he has a chance at Fleet School - until the day Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview.) Cerveny, Catherine The Game of Luck $15.99 (Felicia Sevigny #3: As unrest spreads through the tri- system, One Gov struggles to maintain order. Felicia is eager to use her abilities to help restore peace, but soon learns that politics is a dangerous game. And when members of her family begin to disappear, the stakes skyrocket.) Christopher, Adam The Veiled Terror $7.99 (Dishonored: Novel based on the video game.) Corey, James S.A. Persepolis Rising $16.99 (Expanse #7: The inner planets and belt have formed a tentative alliance haunted by a history of wars and prejudices. On the lost colony world of Laconia, a hidden enemy has a new vision for all of humanity - and the power to enforce it. New technologies clash with old as the ancient patterns of war and subjugation return, but the forces being unleashed have their own price, and will change the shape of humanity unexpectedly.) Correia/Schmidt (ed) The Monster Hunter Files $7.99 (MHI: Anthology. Stories set in the MHI universe.) Czerneda, Julie E. Search Image $26.00 (Web Shifter's Library #1: Esen and her Human friend Paul have opened the doors of the All Species' Library of Linguistics and Culture. They're prepared for clients to arrive, but trouble comes instead. A crisis in the Dokeci System is about to turn violent, and to have a hope of stopping it, Evan Gooseberry needs answers.) Dabos, Christelle A Winter's Promise $19.95 (Mirror Visitor #1: Ages 15 and up. Ophelia's ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima, and she can travel through mirrors. Sent far from home for an arranged marriage, she slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have far-reaching ramifications.) Datlow, Ellen (ed) The Best of the Best Horror of the Year $17.99 (Anthology. 10 years of essential horror short fiction, selected from the annual 'best of' anthologies she edits.) Dolkart, N.S. A Breach in the Heavens $9.99 (Godserfs #3: PBO; When Phaedra's world experiences its first skyquake, it's clear something is very wrong. She'll need a new plan, and her friends' help, to keep the worlds from smashing into each other and shredding all of creation. But to the God of the Underworld, destroying creation doesn't seem like such a bad idea.) DuBois, Brendan Black Triumph $16.00 (Randy Knox #3: Another Creeper orbital battle station has arrived, and the war no longer seems to be over. When his convoy is ambushed, teenager Randy Knox is separated from his fellow soldiers and his K-9 companion Thor, and faces the ultimate horror: being made an alien prisoner of war.) Estep, Jennifer Kill the Queen $16.99 (Crown of Shards #1: When her cousin Vasilia takes the throne by force and attacks the rest of the royal family, Evie's secret immunity to magic helps her escape the massacre. To survive, she hides among a gladiator troupe, but as the bloodthirsty Vasilia pushes the kingdom to the brink of war, Evie's destiny becomes clear: she must become a fearsome gladiator - and kill the queen.) Fitzgerald/Garrett The Great Catsby $9.99 (Jay Catsby throws grand parties, but he is haunted by love for Daisy, a beautiful cat he lost to another long ago. When Daisy's cousin Nick moves in next door, it seems Catsby is just a whisker away from winning back his beloved.) Gaiman, Neil et al Likely Stories $17.99 (Full color. Graphic adaptations of four short stories.) Haldeman, Joe et al Forever Free graphic novel $19.99 (Full color. Adaptation of the novel. The Forever War has ended, and what remains of the human race struggles to find its place in the universe.) Harris, Charlaine An Easy Death $26.99 (Gunnie Rose #1: The US shattered into several countries in the wake of FDR's assassination and the Great Depression. Lizbeth Rose works as a guide and gunslinger in Texoma. Her latest clients are a pair of Russian wizards, looking for a magic practitioner they believe is a direct descendant of Grigori Rasputin.) Heilig, Heidi For a Muse of Fire $17.99 (Ages 13 and up. Jetta can see the souls of the recently departed and bind them with her blood, but the old ways are forbidden since the colonial conquest. As rebellion seethes and Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions she never imagined.) Henson, Jim et al Labyrinth: Shortcuts $24.99 (Full color. Short graphic stories featuring fan-favorite characters from the film.) Hodgell, P.C. The Gates of Tagmeth $7.99 (Kencyrath #8: Jame sets out with a force of Southron warriors to reestablish the long-fallen castle keep of Tagmeth as an outpost against the gathering power of Perimal Darkling. But Tagmeth hides a gate to a mystery.) Huang, S.L. Zero Sum Game $25.99 (Cas Russell #1: The vector calculus blazing through Cas Russell's brain lets her smash through opponents twice her size and dodge every bullet in a gunfight. Now she's discovered someone even more dangerous, intent on becoming the world's puppet master.) Jackson, D.B. Time's Children $12.99 (Islevale #1: A time traveler trapped in a violent past must protect the child of a murdered ruler and find a way home.) Jemisin, N.K. The Broken Earth Trilogy boxed set $39.99 (Three award-winning dystopian fantasy novels.) Kibuishi, Kazu Supernova $12.99 (Amulet #8: Ages 8 and up. Full color. Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile Navin travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where the Resistance is preparing for battle against the approaching Shadow Forces.) Kunsken, Derek The Quantum Magician $11.99 (Belisarius is an engineered Homo quantus who fled the powerful insight of his addictive quantum senses. But when a client offers him wealth to move a squadron of warships across an enemy wormhole, he must embrace his birthright, and put together a crew built from all the new sub-branches of humanity.) Lackey, Mercedes A Scandal in Battersea $7.99 (Elemental Masters #12: A Bloomsbury writer's plan to conjure a doppelganger to do his writing for him goes awry when the Earth Elemental Golem turns out to be inhabited by the ghost of a murderous fiend. It's up to John and Mary Watson and their colleagues Nan and Sarah to put things right.) Levithan, David Someday $18.99 (Ages 12 and up. For as long as A can remember, life has meant waking up in a different person's body every day, forced to live as that person until the day ended. A always thought no one else had a life like this. But there are others.) Ligotti, Thomas The Conspiracy Against the Human Race $17.00 (Nonfiction. An examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imaginations, but instead are found in reality.) Malfi, Ronald Bone White $9.99 (A mass murderer is leading police to his victims' graves in Alaska. It's the same area where Paul's twin brother went missing a year ago, so Paul travels to Alaska to get closure. But the mystery is only beginning - locals talk of the devil stealing souls, and there's a line of wooden crosses to keep what's in the woods from coming out.) Maresca, Marshall Ryan The Way of the Shield $7.99 (Maradaine Elite #1: PBO; After a failed rescue, Dayne returns to Maradaine in shame, expecting to be cast out of the Tarian Order. He finds the city in turmoil, with revolts and conspiracies threatening Parliament and common people alike. As the city threatens to tear itself apart, he must decide between his own future and his vow to stand between the helpless and harm.) Martin, George RR et al A Clash of Kings Volume One graphic novel $26.00 (Full color. Reprints issues 1- 8 of the comic. First of four volumes adapting the novel.) McCaffrey, Gigi Dragon's Code $27.00 (Pern: While undercover among the exiled Oldtimers, Piemur senses a looming catastrophe that threatens the balance of power between Weyrs and Holds. He must rise to the challenge to avert disaster, or else dragons may end up fighting dragons.) McKinney, L.L. A Blade So Black $18.99 (Ages 14 and up. Black teen Alice comes from a long line of warriors who battle Nightmares in the terrifying Wonderland. When her trainer Hatta is afflicted with madness, Alice sets out on a dangerous journey deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before.) McLean, Peter Priest of Bones $16.00 (Rose Throne #1: With the war ended, army priest Tomas Piety heads home to reassemble his criminal empire with his new gang, the Pious Men. When Tomas finds himself dragged into political intrigue, everything gets more complicated.) Miller, Sam J. Blackfish City $14.99 (After the climate wars, a floating city was constructed in the Arctic Circle. Now it's fraying at the edges, as crime and corruption set in, the wealth gap spawns unrest, and a new disease ravages the population. Can four people from the periphery band together to save their city before it crumbles under the weight of its decay?) Modesitt Jr., L.E. The Mongrel Mage $9.99 (Recluce #19: Beltur has talents not seen in centuries, that blend both white Chaos magic and black Order magic. On the run from a power- hungry Chaos mage, he is taken in by Order mages, who set him on the path to discover and hone his unique gifts. When the Chaos mage attempts to invade Beltur's newly adopted city, will Beltur's power be enough to save them all?) Moore, Alan Jerusalem $24.95 (An epic novel channeling both the ecstatic visions of William Blake and the theoretical physics of Albert Einstein through the hardscrabble streets and alleys of Moore's hometown of Northampton in the UK over the course of a thousand years.) Ochse, Weston Burning Sky $14.99 (Back in the US after a tour in Afghanistan, the members of a Tactical Support Team are meeting people who already know them, remembering things that haven't happened, hearing words that don't exist - and dreaming of a sky that won't stop burning.) Powers, Tim Earthquake Weather $16.00 (Reissue; The magical King of the West has been killed, and his assassin is one of the multiple personalities in Janis Cordelia Plumtree's head - but which one? Sid Cochran blames his wife's death on Dionysus and believes Dionysus is now pursuing him. Plumtree and Cochran escape from a psych hospital in LA, and - pursued by ghosts, gangsters, and a crazy psychiatrist - set out for the California wine country to try to restore the King of the West to life.) Priest, Cherie The Agony House $18.99 (Ages 12 and up. Denise's family has moved back to New Orleans to convert a rundown old house into a bed & breakfast. But then floors collapse, deadly objects rain down, and Denise hears creepy voices. Answers to what's going on may lie in an old comic book Denise finds hidden in the attic.) Revenson, Jody Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook $19.99 (Harry Potter: Ages 7 and up. A look at the classes, professors, and student life as seen in the films, packed with interactive inserts and behind the scenes art.) Rice, Anne Blood Communion $27.95 (Vampire Chronicles #13: Lestat addresses the tribe of vampires, telling the story of the formation of the Blood Communion, and how he became Prince of the vampire world.) Riggs, Ransom A Map of Days $22.99 (Miss Peregrine #4: Ages 12 and up. Jacob is back in Florida, his peculiar friends with him, doing their best to blend in. Then they discover that Jacob's grandfather Abe had a bunker. As clues to Abe's life as a peculiar operative emerge, Jacob begins to learn about the dangerous legacy he has inherited. Signed copies expected) Riordan, Rick 9 from the Nine Worlds $12.99 (Ages 8 and up. While Magnus is off visiting his cousin Annabeth, his friends find themselves in some sticky, hairy, and smelly situations as they try to outwit moronic giants, murderous creatures, and meddlesome gods. Can they stave off Ragnarok until Magnus gets back?) Riordan, Rick The Dark Prophecy $9.99 (Trials of Apollo #2: Ages 10 and up. Somewhere in the US Midwest, Lester and his companions must find the most dangerous Oracle from ancient times: a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again.) Rossner, Rena The Sisters of the Winter Wood $27.00 (Sisters Liba and Laya live a sheltered life on the Moldova-Ukraine border, but there are dangers lurking in the woods. As dark forces close in on their village, the sisters discover a family secret, and face their magical heritage.) Savage, Melissa The Truth About Martians $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. Mylo never believed in Martians, but then a flying saucer crash-lands next to his Roswell ranch, and he starts to hear voices - like someone is asking for his help.) Schwab, VE (Victoria) Vengeful $25.99 (Villains #2: Marcella has finally gained the control she's always sought - and plans to use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She's collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging Victor Vale and Eli Ever against each other once more. Signed copies expected) Shakespeare/Garrett Romeow and Juliet $9.99 (In fair Purrona, two families are at war. When Romeow Montamew sneaks into a Cattulet ball, he falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of his father's sworn enemy.) Stalenhag, Simon The Electric State $35.00 (In 1997, a runaway teenager and her small toy robot travel west through a US landscape littered with the ruins of gigantic battle drones and the trash of a high-tech consumerist society.) Stearns, R.E. Mutiny at Vesta $16.99 (Shieldrunner Pirates #2: Adda Karpe and Iridian Nassir have earned places on Captain Sloane's pirate crew. And now that they've arrived at Sloane's home base, they plan on stealing from the megacorps. Instead, they find themselves trapped in a contract with one of the megacorps they'd hoped to prey on.) Stoker, Dacre/Barker, JD Dracul $27.00 (A prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by Bram Stoker. In 1868, young Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil, armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, he scribbles down the events that led him there.) Sugar, Rebecca et al Field Researching $14.99 (Steven Universe: Ages 8 and up. Full color graphic novel. Steven, Connie, and the Crystal Gems find themselves in all-new adventures around the boardwalk.) Tan, Shaun Tales from the Inner City $24.99 (Ages 12 and up. A collection of Tan's short, fantastical stories, accompanied by his full-color illustrations.) Townsend, Jessica The Trials of Morrigan Crow $8.99 (Nevermoor #1: Ages 8 and up. Born on the unluckiest day, Morrigan is blamed for all local misfortunes, and her curse means she is doomed to die on her 11th birthday - until Jupiter North whisks her away to the secret, magical city of Nevermoor. But to stay there, she will have to pass four difficult tests.) Tuma, Refe & Susan What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night board book $7.99 (Full color. Every November, the Tumas work into the night to bring their children scenes from the nighttime antics of their plastic dinosaurs. The dinosaurs wreck bathrooms, destroy vases, rock out, encounter terrifying hot irons, even do the dishes, with hilarious results.) Vernon, Ursula Little Red Rodent Hood $13.99 (Hamster Princess #6: Ages 8 and up. Most monsters know better than to mess with Princess Harriet Hamsterbone. So why would a pack of weasel-wolf monsters come to her for help? Well, there's something spooky going on in their forest, centered around a mysterious girl in a red cape. Illustrated throughout.) Vess, Charles et al Book of Ballads and Sagas $29.99 (Graphic novel. English and Scottish folk tales, adapted by fantasy writers, and illustrated by Vess, plus an extensive gallery of never before seen sketches and color art.) Weber, David Uncompromising Honor $28.00 (Honor Harrington #14: Honor has encouraged the Grand Alliance to find a victory that doesn't require incursions deep into Solarian space and doesn't leave a legacy of bottomless hatred, and the strategy has been working. But when the League adopts a vicious new strategy, violating its own edict against mass civilian casualties, she will no longer be a voice of caution and compromise. The Salamander is coming for the League, and hell is coming in her wake.) Wells, Martha Exit Strategy $17.99 (Murderbot Diaries #4: Novella. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah submit evidence that could stop GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its quest for profit. But who will believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it's caught?) Wilde/Garrett The Picture of Dorian Greyhound $9.99 (Dorian Greyhound is good-tempered and pure of heart, and Basil Basset has painted a portrait that reflects the essence of Dorian's soul. But when Dorian falls under the sway of Lord Henry Wooffon, and into corruption, the portrait reveals the extent of his inner decay.) Williamson, Michael (ed) Forged in Blood $7.99 (Freehold: Anthology. Stories set in the Freehold universe, of warriors and soldiers tied together throughout time and space.) Windham/Reiff/Trevas Corellian Freighter YT-1300 Owners' Workshop Manual $29.99 (Star Wars: A complete technical manual for the spaceship.) Yaszek, Lisa (ed) The Future is Female! $27.95 (Anthology. 25 classic sf stories by women.)

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Inferno #1 $16.00 (Anthology. Short stories spanning Games Workshop's many universes.) Aaronovitch, Ben et al Water Weed $16.99 (Rivers of London GN #6: Full color graphic novel. When river goddesses Chelsea and Olympia decide to earn a few quid on the side, Peter and Bev find themselves drawn into a sordid cannabis-smuggling operation.) Abnett/Sanders et al The Beast Arises Volume 1: I Am Slaughter / Predator Prey / The Emperor Expects / The Last Wall $21.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Omnibus reprint of 4 novels.) Annandale, David Vulkan: Lord of Drakes $19.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy Primarchs: On Nocturne, Vulkan has raised and trained a new force of warriors, and now it is time for him to lead his sons into battle, truly donning the mantle of primarch.) Asher, Neal The Line of Polity $7.99 (Polity: Agent Cormac #2: Sent to investigate the destruction of the outlink station of Miranda, Agent Cormac's search for the truth takes him to the remote world of Masada, home to a long-running slave rebellion, monstrous predators, and a rogue biophysicist who possesses something powerful that Polity AIs are determined to acquire.) Bailey, Dale In the Night Wood $23.00 (The grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject.) Barger, Shaun Mage Against the Machine $25.99 (2120: Nikolai is a cadet in the Mage King's army, tasked with maintaining the Veils that protect the mages from the nuclear wastelands outside their domes. Then he learns a dark secret: humanity still survives, and outside the domes a war rages between the last free human enclaves and vast machine intelligences.) Bellin, Joshua David Freefall $11.99 (Ages 14 and up. In the Upperworld, the privileged 1% are getting ready to abandon a devastated Earth, and Cam can't wait to leave - until he sees an illicit video feed of protesters in the Lowerworld who also want a chance at a new life.) Benson, AC & RH Ghosts in the House $12.99 (The best supernatural tales, originally published between 1903 and 1927, of Arthur and Robert Benson, brothers of E.F. Benson, one of the most famous writers of Edwardian supernatural fiction.) Bova, Ben Power Failure $27.99 (Jake Ross #3: Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to make a difference, but he's learned that the only way to get things done is to gather power. And he's decided to shoot for the moon.) Bowen, Lila Treason of Hawks $26.00 (Shadow #3: Rhett Walker is looking for peace, and now the Shadow tugs him back to where his journey began. With the lawless Rangers on his heels and monster attacks surging, he's surrounded on all sides. To save the Durango territory, he must accept the Shadow's call and fulfill his destiny.) Brooks, Molly Sanity & Tallulah $12.99 (Ages 8 and up. Sanity and Tallulah are best friends. Sanity has used her lab skills to create a definitely illegal three-headed kitten, but Princess Sparkle, Destroyer of Worlds, has escaped, and is wreaking havoc. Can the girls save the dilapidated space station they call home?) Carter, Chip Obsessed With Star Trek $22.95 (Star Trek: A quiz book with thousands of questions about the various TV series and films.) Chambers, Robert W. Out of the Dark $12.99 (Collects the best of his supernatural tales.) Dozois, Gardner (ed) The Book of Magic $30.00 (Anthology. Original stories featuring the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy.) Duncan, Dave Trial by Treason $15.99 (Enchanter General #2: King Henry dispatches Durwin the sage, along with a troop of fighters, to investigate rumors of a treasonous conspiracy at Lincoln Castle. It only takes a couple of hours for Durwin to discover a Satanic conspiracy - and that his companions may have already fallen into a deadly trap.) Erckmann-Chatrian The Invisible Eye $12.99 (The finest weird tales of the 19th-century writing team of Emile Erckmann and Louis Alexandre Chatrian.) Feehan, Christine Covert Game $7.99 (GhostWalkers #14: Zara Hightower was sent to psychically wipe a Chinese crime lord's computer network. Now she's a captive, facing torture and death. It's up to GhostWalker Gino Mazza to save her, or kill her if she's led them into a trap.) Foster, Amy S. The Rift Coda $24.99 (Rift Uprising #3: Ryn Whittaker started an uprising. Now she has to end it. She was created to fight, but now she must step forward and lead.) Graudin, Ryan Invictus $10.99 (Ages 14 and up. The son of a time traveler and a Roman gladiator, all Far wants is to explore history for himself. But after failing his exam to enter the government program, he winds up captaining a time-traveling crew that steals valuables in the past. Until he meets Eliot, a girl with big secrets, who will lead Far and his team on a race through time to set things right before the clock runs out.) Haley, Guy Wolfsbane $18.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: The time has come from Leman Russ, primarch of the Space Wolves, to fulfill his vow and attempt to stop Warmaster Horus before he breaks through to the Segmentum Solar.) Hill, Joe et al Wraith $24.99 (Full color graphic novel. A prequel to his novel NOS4A2. Discover the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland and the ageless monster who rules it.) Howard, Kat A Cathedral of Myth and Bone $25.99 (Collection. Fantasy stories, including an Arthurian novella set on a college campus and told from the women's points of view.) Howe, John A Middle-earth Traveler: Sketches from Bag-End to Mordor $28.00 (A walking tour of Tolkien's world, with full color illustrations throughout, visiting not only places central to the stories, but also those just over the hill or beyond the horizon.) James, Vic Bright Ruin $26.00 (Dark Gifts #3: With one uprising crushed by the glittering elite, commoners and aristocrats now take sides for a final confrontation. At the center of it all are commoners Abi and Luke Hadley, and the youngest and most powerful member of the ruling family, the cold and inscrutable Silyen Jardine.) Jenner, Nicky 4th Rock from the Sun $18.00 (Nonfiction. A detailed look at Mars.) Joshi, S.T. (ed) Black Wings of Cthulhu 6 $14.95 (Anthology. Original stories in the Lovecraftian tradition.) Kemble, Gary Strange Ink $14.95 (After moving into a new house, journalist Harry Hendrick wakes up with tattoos that aren't his - grisly images accompanied by visions.) Khan, Ausma Zehanat The Black Khan $16.99 (Khorasan Archives #2: The Bloodprint has survived, and is hidden in Ashfall, home of the Black Khan. Now the Companions of Hira must somehow reunite, break through Talisman lines, and infiltrate Ashfall.) King, William Gotrek and Felix Volume 1: Trollslayer / Skavenslayer / Daemonslayer $21.00 (Warhammer Chronicles: Omnibus reprint of 3 novels plus short fiction) Lackey, Mercedes The Bartered Brides $27.00 (Elemental Masters #13: The threat of Moriarty is gone, but members of his network are still at large. And the headless bodies of young brides are washing up in major waterways. Is there dangerous magic at work? And can the murderer be brought to justice?) Larson, Rich Tomorrow Factory $15.99 (Collection. Speculative fiction stories, ranging from a Bujumbura cyberpunk junkyard to the icy depths of Europa to the slick streets of future-noir Chicago to a tropical island of sapient robots.) Lee, Mike Legacy of Dorn $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: When disaster befalls the Crimson Fists Space Marines during the ork invasion of Rynn's World, Sergeant Sandor Galleas finds his convictions put to the ultimate test, as he, his squad, and a band of human survivors must fight the greenskins by any means possible.) Levine, Gail Carson Ogre Enchanted $17.99 (Ages 8 and up. Evie is happiest when she is healing people, with the help of her devoted friend Wormy. When he proposes to her, she turns him down - she has far too much to do, and she isn't in love with him. But a fairy doesn't approve of Evie's choice, and turns her into an ogre. Now Evie has sixty-two days to accept another proposal, or be stuck as an ogre forever.) Lucey, Rory Jonesy: Nine Lives in the Nostromo $14.95 (Alien: Full color. Jonesy leads a simple life, enjoying the Company cat food and chasing space rodents, until the day his cryostasis catnap is rudely interrupted. The humans have a new pet, and it's definitely not house-trained. In space, no one can hear you meow.) McAuley, Paul Austral $13.99 (The world is still warming, the seas are still rising, and the Antarctic Peninsula is home to Earth's newest nation. Austral is a husky: an edited person adapted to the unforgiving climate of the far south, feared and despised. Now, out of desperation, she has committed the kidnapping of the century. But before she can collect the ransom and make a new life elsewhere, she must find a safe place, and evade the criminals who have their own plans for the teenager she's taken hostage.) Meyer, Deon Fever $16.00 (A devastating virus has swept over the planet. Among the few survivors are Nico and his father Willem, who drive a truck filled with essential supplies through the desolate lands. Willem is a thinker and a leader, with a vision for rebuilding a new community of survivors. And so Amanzi is founded.) Milligan, Peter et al The Uncertainty Machine $16.99 (Prisoner: Full color graphic novel. Based on the TV series. Trapped in a seemingly bizarre parallel world, Breen races to rescue his fellow spy before he loses his grip on reality. To save the day, he must also confront Number One.) Moore, David Thomas (ed) Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein $15.99 (Anthology. Victor Frankenstein was the first to unlock the key to life, but he would not be the last. Through two centuries of scientific enquiry, five more creatures were made. These are their stories.) Moriarty, Jaclyn The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone $17.99 (Ages 8 and up. Bronte's absentee parents have died while off adventuring, leaving behind detailed instructions for her, reinforced with faery cross-stitch that will bring terrible consequences if she doesn't fulfill them. Now she must leave her Aunt Isabelle behind, and travel alone through the kingdoms to deliver gifts to ten other aunts.) Murakami, Haruki Killing Commendatore $30.00 (A loving homage to The Great Gatsby, as well as a tour de force about loneliness, war, and art.) O'Regan, Marie (ed) Phantoms $14.95 (Anthology. Tales of spirits, phantasms, and ghosts by modern- day writers.) O'Ryan, Ray Snow Place Like Home $5.99 (Galaxy Zack #17: Ages 5 and up. The Nelsons are heading for a winter vacation on a great new planet, and Zack's best friend Drake is coming along too!) Okorafor, Nnedi Akata Warrior $11.99 (Sunny Nwazue #2: Ages 12 and up. WSFS winner. Stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny is studying with her mentor, and struggling to unlock the secrets in her strange Nsibidi book. Eventually, Sunny knows, she must confront her destiny. With the support of her Leopard Society friends and of her spirit face, she will travel through worlds both visible and invisible to the mysterious town of Osisi, where she will face a battle to save humanity.) Pratchett, Terry et al Discworld Quiz Diary 2019 $24.99 (Part diary, part quiz on the lore and arcane practices of the Discworld.) Rivera, K. Arsenault The Phoenix Empress $16.99 (Their Bright Ascendency #2: On a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors of war cause divine empress O Shizuka to question everything she knows. Meanwhile, exiled and cursed warrior Barsalyya Shefali undergoes unbelievable trials in order to claim her rightful place next to O Shizuka. As a familiar demonic force grows closer to the heart of the empire, will the two fallen warriors be able to protect their home?) Robinson/Reily Designing Starships: The Enterprises and Beyond $29.95 (Star Trek: Explores the design process behind the creation of the iconic ships.) Russell, Sean River into Darkness: Beneath the Vaulted Hills / The Compass of the Soul $18.00 (Omnibus reprint of 2 fantasy novels.) Scalzi, John The Consuming Fire $26.99 (Interdependency #2: The Flow is disappearing, and the Interdependency is on the verge of collapse. Emperor Grayland II is ready to take desperate measures to ensure humanity's survival. But some regard the collapse of the Flow as a myth, or an opportunity to seize power. While Grayland works to stave off disaster, others are preparing for civil war.) Thorpe, Gav Imperator: Wrath of the Omnissiah $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: At the head of a battle group of Titans, Imperial Knights, and skitarii, Imperator Titan Casus Belli must defeat tainted war engines, Traitor Legionaries, and armies of cultists.) Todd, Ruthven Space Cat Meets Mars $16.95 (Space Cat #3: Reissue; Ages 6 and up. On their way home from Venus, Flyball and Colonel Fred make an emergency landing on Mars. Flyball is intrigued by Moofa, the planet's sole surviving fishing cat. Will she turn out to be the cat's meow?) Valente, Catherynne M. Mass Effect: Annihilation $7.99 (Novel based on the video game. A lethal virus breaks out on a Qarian ark as it sails toward the Andromeda galaxy.) Wagers, K.B. There Before the Chaos $15.99 (Farian War #1: After avenging the murder of her family and cleansing the Empire of usurpers, former gunrunner Hail Bristol must fulfill her duties to her people, and throws herself into rebuilding the Empire she has unexpectedly inherited. A request for intervention from a close ally sends her on the highest-stakes diplomatic mission in the history of the Empire.) Wigberht-Blackwater, V The Compendium of Magical Beasts $25.00 (A field guide exploring the history, biology, and anatomy of some of cryptozoology's most elusive creatures.)

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Ahmed, Saladin et al Abbott $17.99 (Full color graphic novel. In 1972 Detroit, hard-nosed tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that she knows to be the work of the dark occult forces that took her husband from her.) Allred, Stevan The Alehouse at the End of the World $17.95 (An epic comedy set in the 16th century, where bawdy love triangles play out with shapeshifting avian demigods and a fertility goddess, drunken revelry, bio-dynamic gardening, and a narcissistic, bullying crow who may have colluded with a foreign power.) Asher, Neal Brass Man $7.99 (Polity: Agent Cormac #3: Reissue; When agent Cormac learns that an old enemy still lives, he sets out in pursuit, while scientist Mika searches for the truth about an ancient brass killing machine, ostensibly produced by the alien Jain. Meanwhile the people of Cull struggle to survive on a planet roamed by monsters, while they slowly construct the industrial base that may enable them to escape to their forefathers' starship orbiting far above them.) Baker, Richard Restless Lightning $18.99 Trade PB; $27.99 HC (Breaker of Empires #2: Assigned to a remote outpost in the alien Tzoru Empire, where the navy sends troublemakers to be forgotten, Sikander North finds himself in the middle of an alien uprising. Can he smuggle an alien ambassador off world and break a siege while fighting his superior officers' prejudices?) Benford, Gregory Rewrite $27.99 (A history professor finds he is able to travel back to 1968, when he was sixteen. There he finds mentors with the same ability, including Robert A. Heinlein, Albert Einstein, and Philip K. Dick.) Bing, Stanley Immortal Life $16.00 (Monstrous tech tycoon Arthur Vogel's time is running out, but he has a plan to cheat death: Gene, a human being specifically created to house Vogel's consciousness. Gene has other ideas.) Bridgeman, Amanda The Subjugate $12.99 (Two homicide detectives race to find a serial killer in a town filled with surgically reformed murderers.) Britain, Kristen The Dream Gatherer $14.00 (Green Rider: Collection. A novella and two short stories set in the Green Rider universe.) Brown, Pierce Iron Gold $17.00 (Red Rising #4: Ten years later, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces, closer than ever to abolishing the caste system. But new foes will emerge from the shadows to threaten the imperfect victory they have earned.) Cameron, Miles Cold Iron $16.99 (Masters & Mages #1: Promising young mage Aranthur is attending University to develop his abilities, until a confrontation forces him to display his skill with a blade. Sent to train with a Master of Swords, and then conscripted into the City Militia, he finds himself in the middle of a revolt, and forced to decide if he can live a life of cold-hearted commitment to the blade.) Carey, M.R. (Mike) Someone Like Me $26.00 (Liz Kendall is a gentle woman devoted to bringing her kids up right. But there's another version of her that will do anything to get her way, no matter how extreme. To save herself and her family, Liz must find out where this new alter-ego has come from, and how to stop it.) Cato, Beth Roar of Sky $16.99 (Blood of Earth #3: Hoping to learn more about her bloodline, Ingrid makes her way to Hawaii, home of ancient earth goddess Madame Pele. What Ingrid discovers there is not what she expected - but may be just what she needs to face Blum.) Cline, Ernest Armada $9.99 (It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman, until he glances out the window and spots a UFO straight out of the videogame he plays every night. Now Zack's skills - and those of millions of gamers across the world - are going to be needed to save Earth. But Zack wonders. Doesn't something about this scenario seem a bit too familiar?) Cole, Myke Legion versus Phalanx $30.00 (Nonfiction. Military fantasy writer Cole delves into the struggle for infantry supremacy in the ancient world, looking into each formation in detail, and then examining six key battles. Illustrated throughout.) Cox, Greg The Librarians and the Pot of Gold $15.99 (Novel based on the TV series.) Cresswell-Jones, J The Texas Campaign: Salient $18.00 (Great Martian War: The Martian invaders have overrun the US heartland, and only Texas holds out. Soldiers, Rangers, and civilians all prepare to repel the next attack.) Dickinson, Seth The Monster Baru Cormorant $28.99 (Masquerade #2: Unable to trust anyone, pursued by enemies determined to punish her for her treachery, Baru now seeks the key to starting a war that will either rip apart the Masquerade, or the world itself - and with it, all that remains of her soul.) Doherty, Gordon Assassin's Creed: Odyssey $9.99 (Novelization of the video game.) Drake, David The Spark $7.99 (Into the gaps between settlements, and onto the Road that connects all human reality and the reality that is not human and may never have been human, have crept monsters. Some are men, twisted into inhuman evil; some are alien; and some are things hostile to all life, which will raven and kill until they are stopped.) Elliott, Zetta Dragons in a Bag $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she isn't his grandmother - but she is a witch. And she needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe.) Erikson, Steven Wrath of Betty $9.99 (Willful Child #2: Cocky but not so bright Captain Sawback and his motley crew continue their devil-may-care, near-calamitous, and downright chaotic adventures in space.) Feehan, Christine Leopard's Run $7.99 (Leopard #11: Leopard shifter Timur Amurov keeps his emotions on a tight leash, but Ashe Bronte can see the desire burning in his eyes.) Fink, Joseph Alice Isn't Dead $19.99 (Keisha and Alice lived a quiet married life until Alice disappeared months ago. Now Keisha is seeing her wife again - in the background of news reports at every major tragedy and accident in the US - and sets out to search for her. Along the way she stumbles on an otherworldly conflict being waged in the quiet stretches of the highway system. Signed copies expected) Fredsti, Dana Blood Ink $14.95 (Lilith #2: Stuntwoman Lee Striga's new shoot takes her to New Orleans, where an arcane tattoo artist is using his clients in rituals to open an interdimensional gateway for a demon god.) Frost, Jeaniene Shades of Wicked $7.99 (Night Rebel #1: Master vampire Ian and Law Guardian Veritas team up to set a trap for a demon, only to find themselves drawn to each other with a passion as intense as their peril.) Gaiman, Neil et al Preludes & Nocturnes 30th anniversary edition $19.99 (Sandman #1: Full color graphic novel. An occultist attempting to capture Death traps her younger brother Dream instead. When he finally escapes, Dream goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. Plus story 'The Sound of Her Wings', introducing Death.) Gardner, James Alan They Promised Me the Gun Wasn't Loaded $17.99 (Sparks #2: Jools and her friends haven't even picked a name for their superhero team yet, and already they're caught up in the hunt for a misplaced super-weapon.) Gaska, Andrew E.C. Death of the Planet of the Apes $7.99 (The story of astronaut Taylor's deadly adventures, the violent unrest among the apes, and the secrets of the mutant city hidden beneath the Forbidden Zone.) Godfrey, Daniel Empire of Time $7.99 (New Pompeii #2: 15 years later, New Rome is cut off from the rest of the world in a new Cold War. The Romans, led by Calpurnia, control the time travel tech, which keeps the western powers at bay. But she is facing threats to her leadership.) Godinez, Victor The First Protectors $15.99 (Retired Navy SEAL Ben Shepherd is looking for peace in New Mexico. Instead he winds up with superpowers, bestowed on him by a dying alien who warns of an approaching extraterrestrial invasion force. With his body healed but his soul still fractured, Shepherd now finds himself charged with protecting the entire planet.) Golden, Christopher (ed) Hark! The Herald Angels Scream $16.95 (Anthology. Tales of Christmas horror.) Goodwater, W.L. Breach $16.00 (Cold War Magic #1: When Soviet magicians conjured an arcane wall to blockade occupied Berlin, the world was outraged but let it stand for the sake of peace. Ten years later, the wall is failing. While refugees and soldiers mass along the border, spies converge on the city to either stop the crisis, or take advantage of it.) Gorey/Dery Born to Be Posthumous $35.00 (A biography, based on newly uncovered correspondence as well as interviews, that draws back the curtain on Gorey's eccentric life and whimsically morbid art.) Goscinny/Uderzo et al Asterix and the Chariot Race $12.99 (Asterix #37: Ages 7 and up. Full color graphic novel. Join your favorite Gauls on their latest adventure.) Goulding, Laurie (ed) Shattered Legions $9.99 (Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: Anthology. In these stories, the Shattered Legions wage a new campaign of annihilation against the traitor forces.) Guernsey, Paul American Ghost $14.99 (A metafictional novel in which a drug-dealing biker must solve his murder from beyond the grave.) Guymer, David The Voice of Mars $16.00 (Warhammer 40,000: Iron Father Kristos is charged with unlocking the mysterious Eldar Dawnbreak Technologies. Before he can recover the first element, the Eldar orchestrate a vicious greenskin invasion, and Kristos soon realizes the xenos are not the only ones attempting to thwart him in his duty.) Hearne, Kevin et al Hounded graphic novel $24.99 (Iron Druid GN #1: Full color graphic novel. Adaptation of the first book in the popular urban fantasy series, featuring druid Atticus O'Sullivan and his telepathic Irish wolfhound Oberon.) Heartfield, Kate Alice Payne Arrives $15.99 (Novella. It's 1788, and Alice Payne is a notorious highway robber. It's 1889, and Major Prudence Zuniga is once again attempting to save history by changing it. It's 2020, and the Farmers and the Guides are at war, with time as the battleground, and the world as the prize. Only something new can change the course of the war. They don't know it, but they've all been waiting for Alice Payne to arrive.) Hines, Jim C. Terminal Alliance $7.99 (Janitors of the Postapocalypse #1: The Krakau came to invite humanity into an alliance of sentient species, arriving on Earth after a plague had wiped out half the humans, and mutated the remainder into shambling monsters. The Krakau tried to fix them. A century later, humans are not what they once were, but they're mostly no longer trying to eat everyone they meet. Mops is bright (for a human), and in charge of the sanitation team. When a bioweapon attack wipes out the Krakau command crew and reverts the rest of the humans to their feral state, only Mops and her team are left with their minds intact. As they struggle to keep the spaceship functioning and find a cure for their crewmates, they stumble onto a conspiracy that could threaten the entire alliance - born from the truth of what happened on Earth all those years ago.) Hunter, Erin Darkest Night $7.99 (Warriors: Vision of Shadows #4: Ages 8 and up. SkyClan has returned to its place among the warrior Clans, hoping to find a new territory to call home. But not every cat is convinced this is where SkyClan belongs.) Hunter, Erin The Raging Storm $16.99 (Warriors: Vision of Shadows #6: Ages 8 and up. ShadowClan has returned under the leadership of a new Tigerstar, but their renewed strength has brought tensions around the lake to a breaking point - and SkyClan's place among the Clans is about to be decided once and for all.) Hurley, Kameron Rapture $7.99 (Bel Dame #3: With the land on the brink of civil war and an alien spaceship stationed above the capital, Nyx figures it's a good time to get out of Nasheen. She assembles a team of renegades to rescue a political leader who may be the difference between peace and bloodshed. Just one problem: the politician is an old enemy Nyx once left for dead.) Hyzy, Julie Virtual Sabotage $16.00 (Kenna Ward is an envoy for a VR company that allows people to create daring scenarios in a safe environment. Rarely, someone's brain decides the scenario is real, and an envoy is needed to pull them back to reality. When an envoy goes rogue and people begin responding in odd and dangerous ways, Ward investigates.) Jean, Emiko Empress of All Seasons $17.99 (Ages 13 and up. Honoku chooses its empress by contest. All may enter, except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits that the emperor is determined to enslave. 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Against the backdrop of JFK's assassination, the Civil Rights movement, the Summer of Love, the first moon landing, and the Watergate break-in, the Lovecraft Squad battles supernatural threats from beyond the stars.) Kasturi/Wolf (ed) War on Christmas $17.99 (Anthology. Had it up to here with 'holiday cheer'? Then these are the stories for you.) King, Stephen Elevation $19.95 (In Castle Rock, something odd is going on with Scott Carey's weight. Scott's next-door neighbors are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the townspeople want no part of a lesbian married couple. As Scott comes to understand the prejudices they face, he tries to help out. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott's affliction bring out the best in people who have previously indulged the worst in themselves and others.) Kratman, Tom A Pillar of Fire by Night $25.00 (Carerra #7: Carrera's adopted country of Balboa is under assault by the Zhong and the Taurans, from the east, south, and west, from air and space. But Carrera has been planning this war for fifteen years. He certainly hopes his enemies think they're winning.) Latham, Mark Destiny's Call $8.99 (Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago: Novel based on the game.) Lee, Mike Ghosts of Antares $18.00 (Beyond Antares: Novel based on the game.) Lee, Sharon/Miller, Steve Agent of Change $7.99 (Liaden: Reissue; Val Con yos'Phelium was 'recruited' by a shadowy Liaden agency and brainwashed into a ruthless covert killer. Fleeing his latest mission, he saves the life of ex-mercenary Miri Robertson, a Terran on the run from assassins. They struggle to elude their enemies and stay alive without killing each other - or surrendering to the passion that flares between them.) Lethem, Jonathan The Feral Detective $26.99 (Charles Heist is preternaturally good at finding people who don't want to be found, which is why Phoebe Siegler turns to him when a friend's daughter goes missing. As they search California's Inland Empire, navigating enclaves of hippies and vagabonds living off the grid, Phoebe realizes that Heist has a complicated history with these groups - and that they're in grave danger. Signed copies expected) Maberry, Jonathan Deep Silence $18.99 (Joe Ledger #10: Ledger and his team go after terrorists who have created a weapon that induces earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, with vibrations that drive people to suicide and violence.) Maguire, Gregory Hiddensee $16.99 (The backstory of Drosselmeier, and of the Nutcracker, imagining how it came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl through a dreamy paradise.) Martin, George RR (ed) Texas Hold'em $27.99 (Wild Cards #26: A mosaic novel. Michelle Pond thinks she has the know-how to chaperone a group of Jokers at a high school jazz competition in San Antonio, but it isn't long before the students turn wayward.) Maurice/Keyes Caesar's Story $20.00 (Planet of the Apes: An illustrated life story of Caesar, as told by his best friend Maurice.) McGuire, Seanan Deadlands: Boneyard $8.99 (Novel based on the game. Step right up to see the oddities and marvels of The Blackstone Family Circus and Travelling Wonder Show!) Moon, Elizabeth Into the Fire $8.99 (Vatta's Peace #2: Much of the organization behind the secret arctic base still lurks in the shadows. Ky is determined to force the perpetrators into the light, and uncover decades of secrets - some of which lie at the heart of her family's greatest tragedy.) Morgan, Richard Thin Air $28.00 (On a Mars where corporate interests collide violently with an independence movement, Hakan Veil is a former enforcer whose body tech makes him a human killing machine. All he wants is a ticket back to Earth - which is what he's offered by the Earth Oversight organization, in exchange for acting as bodyguard to one of their investigators. It's an easy gig for a heavy hitter like Veil - until it isn't.) Nevala-Lee, Alec Astounding $28.99 (Drawing on dozens of interviews and thousands of unpublished letters, the author tells the story of John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard: their relationships, their conflicts, and their visions of the future.) Newman, Kim One Thousand Monsters $7.99 (Anno Dracula: Japan, 1899: There are no vampires in Japan. That is the Emperor's position. The Emperor is wrong.) Newman, Kim The Haunting of Drearcliff Grange School $14.95 (Drearcliff Grange #2: The halls of the school are being stalked by the Broken Doll, a dangerous apparition. And, thanks to a new arrangement, they're also about to be invaded by other strange creatures: the boys of Chasemoore Grange Academy.) Okorafor, Nnedi et al Wakanda Forever $15.99 (Black Panther: Full color graphic novel. When the Dora Milaje catch wind of a threat outside Wakanda's borders, they'll leap into action - with or without their king.) Older, Daniel Jose Last Shot $9.99 (Star Wars: Lando Calrissian turned up on Han Solo's doorstep, fleeing from Fyzen Gor's assassins. Now the two most notorious scoundrels in the New Republic are working together again, journeying into the stars - and into their pasts - to stop Gor from using a mysterious transmitter to reshape the galaxy.) Ostertag, Molly Knox The Hidden Witch $12.99 (Aster #2: Ages 8 and up. Full color. Aster is taking witchery classes with his grandmother, and helping keep an eye on his corrupted great-uncle. When Aster's friend Charlie is attacked by a curse, she runs to Aster to escape it, but now the friends must find the source of the curse before anyone gets hurt.) Palmgren, Tristan Terminus $12.99 (Unity #2: Operatives from an alien culture are struggling to survive in medieval Italy. Meanwhile, Fiametta - a mercenary and heretical preacher - is raising an army and a religious revolt, aiming to split Europe in half.) Papademetriou, Lisa The Dreamway $16.99 (Ages 8 and up. At night, your body stays in bed while you ride the complex rails of the Dreamway. When her brother is attacked, Stella learns he's been taken prisoner to the Nightmare Line. With the help of a talking mouse, a nervous dragonfly, and a pirate, she must find her way to the darkest edge of the Dreamway to bring her brother home.) Passarella, John Joyride $7.99 (Supernatural: PBO; Novel based on the TV show.) Petrucha, Stefan Forever Young $9.99 (Spider-Man: Hoping to snag some rent-paying photos of his arachnid-like alter ego in action, Peter Parker goes looking for trouble - and finds it in the form of a mysterious stone tablet coveted by both the Kingpin and the Maggia.) Ringo, J/Massa, M The Valley of Shadows $25.00 (Black Tide Rising #5: From his Wall Street office, security director Tom Smith can see a zombie horde. Saving civilization is going to require a lot of infected human spinal tissue to formulate a vaccine. To get it, he will have to forge a shady alliance with politicians as well as some of the city's less savory entrepreneurs. But all of his back-alley deals may amount to nothing if he can't stave off the disease as it sweeps across the planet.) Robinson, Kim Stanley Red Moon $27.00 (In the near future, humanity has colonized the moon. Fred is making his first trip, to install a comms system for China's Lunar Science Foundation, but is forced into hiding when he witnesses a murder within hours of his arrival. Celebrity travel reporter Ta Shu will also find that the moon can be a perilous place. Chan Qi, daughter of the Minister of Finance, is on the moon for reasons of her own. When she attempts to return to China in secret, the events that unfold will change everything on the moon, and on Earth. Signed copies expected) Rowland, Alexandra A Conspiracy of Truths $25.99 (Accused of witchcraft and treason, Chant needs to unravel the puzzle of his imprisonment before they execute him. He is no witch - he is a member of an obscure order of wandering storytellers. With no country to call home, all he has is his wits. And yet he has one great power: his stories in the ears of the rulers. The tales he tells will topple the Queens of Nuryevet, and, just maybe, save his life.) Sanderson, Brandon Skyward $19.99 (Skyward #1: Ages 12 and up. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades, and she dreams of becoming a pilot, as her father was. And a discovery in a long-forgotten cavern just might provide her with a way to claim the stars.) Sanderson, Brandon Oathbringer $23.99 (Stormlight Archive #3: The War of Reckoning comes to a sudden close as a far greater threat appears on the field of battle, kindled by the deadly Everstorm. Dalinar and the Alethi forces take refuge in Urithiru, once home to the lost Knights Radiant. He and the newly raised Radiants must explore the city's mysteries to understand and train their powers - and face long-lost truths that could upend everything they think they know.) Sapkowski, Andrzej Season of Storms $16.99 (Witcher #6: Geralt fights, travels, and loves again. Dandelion sings and flies from trouble to trouble. Sorcerers are scheming, and across the whole world, clouds are gathering. The season of storms is coming.) Singh, Nalini Archangel's Prophecy $7.99 (Guild Hunter #11: Elena's wings are unique among angelkind, and now they are failing. She's regressing, become more human. Elena and Raphael must unearth the reason for the regression before Elena falls out of the sky.) Smith, Michael Marshall Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existance $15.99 (Hannah thinks her story is more mundane than most, but she's about to discover that the shadows in her life have been hiding a different world, that an ancient machine converts evil deeds into energy, that some mushrooms can talk - and that her grandfather has been friends with the devil for over a century, and now they need her help.) Stevenson, Noelle et al The Infernal Compass $14.99 (Lumberjanes Original GN #1: Ages 10 and up. Full color. On an orienteering expedition, the Janes start to get separated due to a mysterious compass. As Molly worries about how her relationship with Mal is affecting the other girls, a woman explorer tries to steal the compass, with the help of some weirdly polite automaton butlers.) Stirling, S.M. The Sky-Blue Wolves $28.00 (Change #15: With her ally Reiko, Orlaith must take up her sword to stop the spread of the mad malignancy behind the Yellow Raja, who has imprisoned her brother John. And from the emerging superpower of Mongolia, the Sky-Blue Wolves of the High Steppe ride once more beneath the banner of Genghis Khan.) Stross, Charles The Labyrinth Index $27.99 (Laundry Files #9: Since she was promoted, every workday for Mhairi Murphey has been a nightmare. It doesn't help that Britain's new PM is a manipulative and deceptive pain in the butt: elder god N'yar Lat-Hotep, aka the Creeping Chaos. Her latest assignment takes her and a ragtag team of former Laundry agents to North America, where the US president has vanished, and most of the country has forgotten that the executive branch even exists. Which might have something to do with the Nazgul currently occupying the government and attempting to summon Cthulhu.) Sumerak, Marc Droidography $24.99 (Star Wars: Ages 8 and up. Inside info on the droids' functions and roles, covering every known model.) Tamaki, Mariko The Good Egg $14.99 (Lumberjanes Novel #3: Ages 8 and up. When Ripley comes across an unusual abandoned egg, she's determined to take care of it until the parent comes back. This plan is foiled when poachers steal the egg for someone's collection.) Tidhar, Lavie Unholy Land $15.95 (Pulp-fiction writer Lior Tirosh returns to his home in East Africa, where much has changed. Palestina - a Jewish state established in the early 20th century - is building a border wall to keep out African refugees. And Tirosh's niece is missing. As he searches for her, he begins to act like a detective from one of his novels, unearthing deadly conspiracies and impossible realities.) Tolkein, J.R.R. The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun $14.99 (Set during the Age of Chivalry, the tale of a childless Breton lord and lady and the tragedy that befalls them when he seeks to remedy the situation. Plus Tolkien's Corrigan poems and other supporting material.) Warom, Ren Virology $7.99 (Shock Pao #2: With the stolen bioware Emblem in his head, Shock Pao controls all the world's systems, setting the shadiest characters in Foon Gung on his trail. Meanwhile the Patient Zeros' illness is worsening.) White, Corey J. Static Ruin $15.99 (Voidwitch #3: Novella. Mars Xi is on the run - a bounty on her head and her kill count on her conscience - with only her mutant cat Ocho and fellow human weapon Pale. Pale's seizures need treatment, and Mars Xi needs to escape, and the only thread left to pull is her frayed connection to her father Marius Teo.) Whiteley, Aliya The Arrival of Missives $14.95 (In the aftermath of the Great War, Shirley dreams of challenging the conventions of rural England. Scarred veteran Mr. Tiller brings with him a message: part prophecy, part warning. Will it prevent her choosing her own destiny?) Wilson/North et al Marvel Rising $9.99 (Ages 10 and up. Full color graphic novel. Doreen Green and Kamala Khan are counselors for a programming course; they'll have to team up to save the day when a mysterious new super villain shows her face!) Yolen, Jane Finding Baba Yaga $10.99 (Novella. A retelling in verse. Natasha runs away from home, and comes upon a little house in the woods, a house that walks about on chicken feet and is inhabited by a witch. When she finds Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice, her power, and herself.) Yolen, Jane How to Fracture a Fairy Tale $15.95 (A collection of her fractured fairy tales.)

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Aaronovitch, Ben Lies Sleeping $26.00 (Peter Grant #7: The Faceless Man has been unmasked and is on the run. But as the Met's unwieldy might bears down on this foe, DC Peter Grant uncovers clues that the Faceless Man is executing the final stages of a long-term plan with its roots in London's two thousand years of bloody history.) Abraham, Daniel The Long Price Quartet: A Shadow in Summer / A Betrayal in Winter / An Autumn War / The Price of Spring $19.99 (Omnibus reprint of 4 fantasy novels.) Asher, Neal The Soldier $15.99 (Polity: Rise of Jain #1: To keep watch over a Jain accretion disc, swarming with living tech that could destroy civilizations, the Polity and the prador have chosen an impartial third party: Orlandine, a human/AI haiman, assisted by Dragon, a spaceship-sized alien who suspects the disc is a trap. Meanwhile, the android Angel is planning to attack the Polity using a Jain super-soldier as weapon. What exactly the super-soldier is, and what it could be used for if it falls into the wrong hands, will bring Orlandine's and Angel's missions to a head.) Bacigalupi/Buckell The Tangled Lands $16.99 (Khaim is the last remaining city of an empire that relied overly on magic until it became toxic. It is run by the tyrannical Jolly Mayor and a devious archmage, who try to collect all the magic so they can control the citizenry. As their decadence begins to destroy the environment, the people rise up against them.) Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey $19.95 (The 85-page genesis of the classic fantasy novel, wherein our heroine encounters a cranky dragon, a chatty butterfly, and an exiled demon with a split personality. Plus the author's wry musing about his early writing career.) Bolender, Mirah City of Broken Magic $15.99 (Centuries ago, magi created a weapon they couldn't control: an infestation that eats magic - and anything else it comes into contact with. Only non-magical human sweepers can defuse and dispose of infestations before they spread, but most die during training. Now Laura is the last sweeper, standing between the city and a massive infestation.) Carey, Mike et al The Highest House $24.99 (Full color. In the Highest House, the Aldercrest family reigns over their many slaves. At the bottom of the ladder, young Moth performs the most thankless tasks and has little hope of surviving. Then he meets Obsidian, a prisoner of the House who whispers to him in his sleep. If Moth does what he asks, Obsidian will give him fortune and glory. Will Moth accept the offer?) Clarke, Neil (ed) Not One of Us $17.99 (Anthology. Stories of aliens on Earth.) Dyachenko, Marina&Sergey Vita Nostra $26.99 (At the Institute of Special Technologies, students are not punished for failure or transgressions; instead, their families pay a terrible price. Despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes there that defy the dictates of matter and time, experiences that are nothing she has ever dreamed of - and suddenly all she could ever want.) Erdrich, Louise Future Home of the Living God $16.99 (Campbell finalist. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on earth. Women are giving birth to infants that appear to be primitive species of humans. And Cedar Hawk Songmaker, adopted by a pair of Minneapolis liberals, is four months pregnant, and feels compelled to find her Ojibwe birth mother on the reservation. As she goes back to her own biological beginnings, society around her begins to disintegrate.) Flanagan, John The Caldera $8.99 (Brotherband #7: Ages 10 and up. Plus bonus Ranger's Apprentice story 'The Beast from Another Time'. A late-night knock on the door brings someone Stig never expected to see again, and sends the Herons on a rescue mission of epic proportions.) Fleskes, John (ed) Spectrum 25 $35.00 (Annual full-color retrospective of science fiction and fantasy art.) Gaiman, Neil et al The Doll's House 30th anniversary edition $19.99 (Sandman #2: Full color graphic novel. While Morpheus was incarcerated, three dreams escaped the Dreaming and are now loose in the waking world. And a young woman is searching for her little brother. As their stories converge, a vortex is discovered that could destroy all dreamers, and the world itself.) Gear, W. Michael Abandoned $26.00 (Donovan #2: On the treacherous alien planet of Donovan, the struggle for survival sharpens as resources dwindle and tech fails.) Henson, Jim et al Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 $24.99 (Full color graphic novel. In 18th-century Venice, a young woman seeks to save her child from an unknown fate within the Labyrinth.) Holder, Nancy Big Damn Hero $22.95 (Firefly: Novel based on the TV series. While picking up cargo on Persephone, Mal is kidnapped by embittered Browncoat veterans who suspect him of sabotaging the Independents during the war. As his crew searches for him, he is placed on trial for his life.) Johnston, Timothy S. The War Beneath $17.99 (Truman McClusky has been out of the spy biz for years, working the kelp farms for his underwater city off the Florida coast. Until his former partner shows up, steals a valuable piece of new tech, and makes a run for it.) Kessel, John Pride and Prometheus $16.99 (Threatened with destruction unless he fashions a wife for his Creature, Victor Frankenstein travels to England, where he meets Mary and Kitty Bennet (of the Pride and Prejudice Bennets). He and Mary are attracted to each other. But where will Victor find a female body to create the Creature's mate?) Kress, Nancy Terran Tomorrow $26.99 (Yesterday's Kin #3: The diplomatic mission from Earth to World was disastrous, and the scientists and diplomats have fled back to Earth. But after the twenty-eight year gap caused by their travel, they find Earth greatly changed, the human race reduced to a few million isolated survivors. Will the knowledge Marianne Jenner and her staff gained be enough to turn the tide of ongoing biological warfare?) Leigh, Stephen A Rising Moon $16.00 (Sunpath Cycle #2: With her mother dead, Orla flees to the island home of the draoi that is the center of the Cateni rebellion. Everyone expects that she's come to take up her mother's mantle. Can she avoid becoming the Mad Draoi, lost in the magic her mother once tried to wield?) Lovegrove, James Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils $19.99 (Cthulhu Casebooks #3: Members of the Dagon Club, the secretive inner circle of the Diogenes Club, are being systematically killed. Meanwhile, unrest in Europe is threatening to become all-out war, and London is riddled with German spies whose machinations could have apocalyptic consequences.) Martin, George R.R. Fire and Blood $35.00 (The first of two volumes detailing the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros. Black & white illustrations throughout.) Robinson/Reily Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future $29.95 (Star Trek Shipyards: Profiles the Starfleet ships in chronological order, including a technical overview, operational history, and CG artwork.) Rowling, J.K. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald original screenplay $24.99 (Ages 10 and up. Grindelwald escapes custody and pursues his agenda of raising up pure- blood wizards to rule all non-magical beings. Dumbledore enlists Newt Scamander to help thwart the scheme.) Selby, Adrian The Winter Road $16.99 (The Circle is a thousand miles of untamed forests and warring clans. With a merchant caravan protected by mercenaries, ex-soldier Teyr Amondsen embarks on a mission to forge a road across the untamed wilderness that was once her home.) Shipp, Jeremy Bedfellow $11.99 (Novella. It broke into their home and set up residence in their minds. As the Lunds sacrifice ever more in service to the beast, choices must be made, prices must be paid, and they must pit their wits against a creature that has no intention of letting them go.) Suri, Tasha Empire of Sand $15.99 (Books of Ambha #1: Outcast nomads descended from desert spirits, the Amrithi are coveted and persecuted throughout the empire for the power in their blood. When Mehr's heritage comes to the attention of the Emperor's mystics, it will take all her will, subtlety, and power to resist their cruel agenda. Should she fail, the gods themselves may awaken seeking vengeance.) Tanzer, Molly Creatures of Want and Ruin $16.99 (Ellie West fishes by day and bootlegs moonshine at night, which is how she discovers that a local church is actually a cult of diabolists who distill a liquor that causes terrible visions. Ellie will need to take a stand against them if she wants to save her family and her home.) Valentinelli, Monica Firefly Encyclopedia $50.00 (A lavish guide to the show, including a detailed timeline of events, character studies, the science of the show, and script excerpts with comments by the writers. Full color illustrations throughout.) Washburn, Scott Europe Ablaze $18.00 (Great Martian War #4: While President Roosevelt defends the US, the British Empire rallies to repel the alien foes again, and young Winston Churchill works to rally international forces. But there are those who seek to use the Martians as leverage against Britain.) Whedon, Joss et al Firefly: Legacy Edition Book One $29.99 (Omnibus reprint of graphic novels extending the storyline of the short-lived TV series.) White, Elle Katharine Dragonshadow $16.99 (Heartstone #2: Rumors are spreading of an unseen monster ravaging Castle Selwyn on the northern border. When Lord Selwyn summons them, Aliza and Alastair travel with their dragon Akarra through the Tekari-infested Old Wilds of Arle to answer his call. And shadowing them on their journey is an ancient evil.)

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Allingham, Margery Blackkerchief Dick $16.00 (Reissue; Originally published in 1923. Her first novel, a tale of 17th-century smugglers on Mersea Island: murder, rum, and the call of the sea.) Baker, Bree Live and Let Chai $7.99 (Seaside Cafe #1: PBO; Everly loves sun, sand, tea, and her batty beekeeping great-aunts, so returning to her coastal North Carolina hometown to open a cafe makes perfect sense. Everything is peachy until a body turns up on the boardwalk outside her home. Includes recipes.) Brodrick, William The Day of the Lie $16.95 (Father Anselm #4: A visit from an old friend and former war correspondent leads Father Anselm to investigate the betrayal of an Eastern European revolutionary during the Cold War.) Brodrick, William The Discourtesy of Death $16.95 (Father Anselm #5: When an anonymous letter accuses academic Peter Henderson of killing his disabled partner Jenny two years ago, former barrister Father Anselm must move cautiously to expose the killer, before Jenny's father decides to take justice into his own hands.) Brook, Allison Death Overdue $15.99 (Haunted Library #1: Agatha finalist. When she took a job running programs and events for her local library, Carrie didn't expect a retired homicide detective to keel over dead, poisoned, at her first event. She's determined to investigate, with some help from a friendly library ghost.) Buckley, Fiona Queen's Bounty $17.95 (Ursula Blanchard #10: Ursula receives a threatening letter from Anne Percy, and then is accused of witchcraft. Could the exiled countess really be orchestrating a plot against Ursula?) Buckley, Fiona Rescue for a Queen $17.95 (Ursula Blanchard #11: 1571: Ursula's journey to the Netherlands with her stepdaughter provides convenient cover - spymaster Sir William Cecil wants her to find out what wealthy banker Roberto Ridolfi is doing there.) Buckley, Fiona A Traitor's Tears $17.95 (Ursula Blanchard #12: 1573: Ursula investigates when her manservant Brockley is accused of murdering a neighbor.) Buckley, Fiona A Perilous Alliance $17.95 (Ursula Blanchard #13: 1576: Ursula is not in a position to refuse an arranged marriage to one of Henri II's illegitimate sons, meant to build a strategic alliance with France. Her misgivings grow when the count comes to pay court, and one of Ursula's household staff is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Accident, or something more sinister?) Buzzelli, Elizabeth She Stopped for Death $15.99 (Little Library #2: When Jenny Weston's Little Library starts receiving poetry written by reclusive poet Emily Sutton, she's drawn into Sutton's mysterious world and yet another murder case.) Colgan, Stevyn A Murder to Die For $14.95 (PBO; Obsessed fans from around the world have descended on a tiny English village to celebrate the life of author Agnes Crabbe and her fictional detective Miss Cutter. When a prominent visitor is murdered, the local police must solve a crime where the victim, the witnesses, and almost everyone in the village are dressed like Miss Cutter - and most of the visitors are also trying to solve the murder.) Copperman, E.J. Edited Out $15.99 (Mysterious Detective #2: Her fictional creation Duffy may have somehow taken flesh-and-blood form and started taking missing person cases. That doesn't mean Rachel wants to see him. Especially when he tries to talk her into working a case with him.) Daniels, Casey Graveyard Shift $17.95 (Pepper Martin #10: The ghost of Eliot Ness returns, claiming the ashes scattered decades ago weren't his, and he can't rest until his ashes are found. When Pepper sets out to retrieve them, she finds more - and less - than she bargained for: there's a corpse in the house, and the ashes have vanished.) de Giovanni, Maurizio Nameless Serenade $18.00 (Ricciardi #9: Years ago, Vinnie Sannino left Naples for the US, where he found fame and wealth as a boxer, until he killed an opponent with a single blow to the head. Now he's back in Naples, pining for the woman he left behind. But she's married - or she was, until her husband was killed by a single blow to the head. Commissario Ricciardi and his partner Maione investigate.) Dearman, Laura The Devil's Claw $15.99 (Jennifer Dorey #1: When a drowned woman's body washes up on a Guernsey beach, reporter Jennifer Dorey teams up with DCI Michael Gilbert to investigate a pattern of similar deaths over the last fifty years.) Deighton, Len SS-GB $12.99 (Reissue; In February 1941, British Command surrendered to Germany. Churchill has been executed, the King is in the Tower, and the SS are in Whitehall. But it's business as usual at Scotland Yard, where DI Archer is assigned to a routine murder case - until Himmler sends the SS to supervise it, and the resourceful Archer finds himself caught up in a high-level espionage battle.) Duncan, Francis Murder Has a Motive $14.99 (Mordecai Tremaine #1: Reissue; Originally published in 1947. Rehearsals for the local amateur dramatic production are in progress. When the star of the show is found dead, the spotlight falls on Mordecai, whose reputation as a sleuth precedes him.) Duncan, Francis Murder for Christmas $14.99 (Mordecai Tremaine #2: Reissue; Originally published in 1949. Invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome, Mordecai investigates when a dead body turns up under the Christmas tree.) Elkins, Aaron A Long Time Coming $15.95 (Art curator Val Caruso heads to Milan to help Holocaust survivor Sol Bezzecca recover a pair of cherished Renoir sketches, looted during World War II and recently offered for auction. The task is complicated by art thieves, forgers, and someone who wants Val out of the picture permanently.) Ford, G.M. Soul Survivor $15.95 (Leo Waterman #11: Why would a teen with no prior record assassinate a city councilman? When an old pal asks Leo to investigate his grandson's crime, and then offs himself, the request becomes too personal to ignore.) Garrett, Kellye Hollywood Ending $15.99 (Detective by Day #2: PBO; When celebrity publicist Lyla Davis is killed during awards season, Tinseltown's festive mood comes to an abrupt halt. Apprentice PI Dayna Anderson thinks she's uncovered the killer. Unfortunately, what starts as an open-and-shut case turns out to be anything but.) Hambly, Barbara Cold Bayou $28.99 (Benjamin January #16: New Orleans, 1839: Despite his misgivings, Benjamin January has agreed to play piano at the wedding of French Creole landowner Veryl St-Chinian to an Irish barmaid fifty years his junior. At the isolated plantation where the ceremony is to take place, tension is rife even before a body is discovered in the woods, its throat cut. A yet more disturbing turn of events sees January accused of the crime.) Harris, John Norman The Weird World of Wes Beattie $14.95 (June & Sidney #1: Reissue; The youngest sprig of a stuffy Toronto family, Wes is on trial for his uncle's murder. His explanation of a frame-up, a gang of villains, and a mysterious sexpot only enrage his mortified family. But lawyer Sidney Grant is irritated by their rush to condemnation, and resolves to untangle the truth.) Harris, John Norman Hair of the Dog $14.95 (June & Sidney #2: Reissue; A local mobster is being blamed for the murder of a rich old lady; when the facts of the case simply don't add up, cranky young lawyer Sidney and his smart and smart-alecky bride June investigate.) Harris, Robert J. The Gravediggers' Club $9.95 (Artie Conan Doyle #1: Ages 8 and up. While sneaking out to explore Greyfriars Kirkyard by night, young Artie and his friend Ham spot a ghostly lady in gray and discover the footprints of a giant hound. Could the two mysteries be connected?) Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia Old Bones $17.95 (Bill Slider #19: Human remains found in a garden seem likely to be from a 20-year-old cold case. Detective Superintendent Porson reckons that, with most of the suspects and principal players now dead, the case will keep DCI Slider out of trouble. But will it?) Head, Matthew The Devil in the Bush $12.95 (Mary Finney #1: Reissue; Originally published in 1945. The owner of the failing Congoi-Ruizi plantation is dying of a slow poison. US government gofer Hoop Taliaferro and Dr. Mary Finney, a Yankee missionary with sleuthing skills to spare, investigate.) Head, Matthew The Cabinda Affair $14.95 (Mary Finney #2: Reissue; Originally published in 1948. Hoop is still in Africa, tying up Uncle Sam's loose ends in a tiny Portuguese colony. When an unpleasant guest at the local administrator's home is murdered, Hoop calls in Dr. Mary Finney.) Head, Matthew The Congo Venus $14.95 (Mary Finney #3: Reissue; Originally published in 1950. The belle of the Leopoldville expat community is dead - apparently just a little too fatale for her own good - and it's up to Dr. Mary Finney to find the killer.) Head, Matthew Murder at the Flea Club $14.95 (Mary Finney #4: Reissue; Originally published in 1957. Hoop has been having a fine time at a slightly naughty Paris nightclub, but now the chanteuse has been killed. Sleuthing's not really his line, but he's saved by the timely arrival of Dr. Mary Finney.) Heywood, Joseph Bad Optics $27.95 (Woods Cop #11: Grady is on unpaid suspension until spring, but stubbornly continues to patrol the Mosquito Wilderness. When he senses political shenanigans - someone wants to illegally commercialize the Mosquito - he decides to fight back.) Highsmith, Patricia Edith's Diary $16.00 (Reissue; Edith Howland's diary is her most precious possession. As her life turns sour, she retreats into her writing. And while her life plunges into chaos, a disturbing tale of success and happiness blooms in her diary.) Ide, Joe IQ $7.99 (Isaiah Quintabe #1: Shamus and Anthony winner; New Blood Dagger shortlist. The LAPD doesn't keep up with East Long Beach's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, missing children unfound. Local loner IQ has taken it upon himself to fill the gap, charging his clients whatever they can afford. To get by, he also needs clients who can pay - in this case, a rap mogul whose life is in danger.) Ismail, Barbara Shadow Play $14.95 (Mak Cik Maryam #1: Reissue; Rural Malaysia, 1970s: Mak Cik Maryam is a middle-aged 'auntie' who sells batik in the market and offers advice on any subject. Of course, not everyone is grateful for the advice. Like the new police chief, who seems to imagine he can solve a terrible murder without her help.) Jonasson, Ragnar Nightblind $16.99 (Ari Thor #6: The murder of a local policeman in a fishing village in Northern Iceland is tied to tragic events from the past.) Kuhn, Cynthia The Art of Vanishing $15.95 (Lila Maclean #2: When Professor Lila Maclean is sent to interview celebrated author and notorious cad Damon Von Tussel, he disappears before her very eyes. The chancellor makes it clear that he expects Lila to locate the writer, who is supposed to headline the university's Arts Week.) Lindgren, Minna Death in Sunset Grove $13.95 (Lavender Ladies #1: Siiri and Irma are the queen bees of the Sunset Grove retirement community, as quick-witted and inquisitive now as they were when they met decades ago. When their comfortable world is rocked by a suspicious death, they are determined to find out what happened.) MacBride, Stuart A Dark So Deadly $15.99 (An ancient mummy has turned up at the Oldcastle tip,and DC Callum MacGregor of the Misfit Mob - where Police Scotland dumps its problem officers - is tasked with finding out where it was stolen from. When he uncovers links between the mummy and missing young men, the Misfit Mob find themselves the only thing standing between the killer's victims and a slow, lingering death.) Matthews, Jason The Kremlin's Candidate $17.00 (Egorova & Nash #3: Russian counterintelligence chief Dominika Egorova and her lover, CIA agent Nate Nash, hunt for a Russian agent working in the US government.) Melville, Alan Weekend at Thrackley $12.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1934. After a weekend of adventure at Edwin Carson's country house - including attempted robbery and a vanishing guest - secrets come to light, and Jim Henderson unravels a mystery from his past.) Michelet, Jon The Frozen Woman $14.95 (Notorious ex-lawyer Vilhelm Thygesen becomes ensnared in a web of violence, crime, and blackmail after a frozen corpse is found in his garden.) Millar, Margaret The Birds and Beasts Were There $16.99 (Collected Millar: Reissue; Her memoir of a life of birdwatching and nature conservation along with her husband Ken Millar (Ross Macdonald).) Mizushima, Margaret Hunting Hour $15.99 (Timber Creek #3: Deputy Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called out to track a missing student, only to find the girl dead on the hill behind the high school. And then another girl goes missing.) Moyes, Patricia Dead Men Don't Ski $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #1: Reissue; Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife Emmy are headed for the Dolomites and a spot of skiing. Unfortunately, a dead body turns up.) Moyes, Patricia The Sunken Sailor (alternate title: Down Among the Dead Men) $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #2: Reissue; The Tibbetts' vacation on a friend's yacht is interrupted when a local sailor drowns. Is there a connection to the robbery at the nearby manor?) Moyes, Patricia Death on the Agenda $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #3: Reissue; A conference in Switzerland devoted to stopping drug smuggling turns complicated when a colleague is killed and Henry, of all people, becomes prime suspect.) Moyes, Patricia Murder a la Mode $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #4: Reissue; The staff at a fashion magazine is a trifle preoccupied with the upcoming Paris shows, but eventually they notice a staff member is under the weather - six feet under.) Moyes, Patricia Falling Star $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #5: Reissue; When people start dying on the set of the film he's producing, Pudge Coombe-Peters is happy his chum Henry Tibbett is investigating.) Moyes, Patricia Johnny Underground $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #6: Reissue; A trip to the 20th reunion of Emmy's RAF squad turns melancholy as she reflects her pilot sweetheart, who died in a crash. Was it suicide? Was she the last one to see him alive? She is startled to discover that virtually everyone connected to the fatal flight had something to hide.) Moyes, Patricia Murder Fantastical $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #7: Reissue; A local bookie wants to buy the Manciple estate, and he won't take no for an answer. So there's some suspicion when the man turns up in the Manciples' driveway with a bullet in his head.) Moyes, Patricia Death and the Dutch Uncle $14.95 (Henry Tibbett #8: Reissue; When a small-time hood is killed in a seedy Soho pub, Inspector Tibbett suspects a connection to a backwater do-good outfit currently trying to referee a squabble between two small African nations.) Muller, Marcia The Breakers audiobook $30.00 (Sharon McCone #34: Unabridged. When neighbors don't hear from their usually dependable daughter for weeks, they ask PI Sharon McCone to check on her. What she finds in the building the young woman was rehabbing sends her digging into a disturbing corner of San Francisco's history.) Simon, Clea Fear on Four Paws $15.95 (Pru Marlowe #7: PBO; When the town's pampered pets begin to disappear, Pru wonders if a colleague with a drinking problem is involved, but the man's pet ferret won't communicate with her.) Smith, Alexander McCall The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency BBC Radio Casebook Volume 1 $36.95 (Collects eight episodes (total time six hours) of the BBC Radio 4 full -cast dramatization, starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe, Nadine Marshall as Mma Makutsi, and Joseph Marcell as Mr JLB Matekoni.) Stabenow, Dana Less than a Treason $12.95 (Kate Shugak #21: A geologist known for going walkabout with his rock hammer has disappeared from the Suulutaq mine in the Park. Deliberate? Accident? Foul play? Aleut PI Kate Shugak might be the only person who could find out - except she's missing too.) Tremayne, Peter Bloodmoon $28.99 (Sister Fidelma #29: Ireland, 671 CE: A secret investigation leads Sister Fidelma and her companions to the abbey of Finnbarr to question the abbot. But before they have a chance to speak to him, he is found murdered - and the young girl suspected of the crime has fled the scene.) Tuomainen, Antti The Man Who Died $14.95 (When his doctor tells him he's dying due to prolonged exposure to toxins - someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him - Jaakko Kaunismaa sets out to find out who wants him dead.) Tyler, L.C. A Cruel Necessity $14.95 (John Grey #1: 1657: Oliver Cromwell is in power, and fun has essentially been outlawed, but young lawyer John Grey still manages to find pleasures enough in a backwater Essex town, until a Royalist spy is found dead in a ditch, and Cromwell's agents arrive to investigate.)

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Abbott, Jeff Blame $7.99 (Two years ago, Jane crashed her car on a lonely road, killing her friend David and leaving herself with amnesia. Now Jane is filled with questions. Why were they on that road? Why was she with David? And who just sent her an anonymous message: I know what really happened. I know what you don't remember.) Abbott, Megan You Will Know Me $7.99 (Thriller, Anthony, Steel Dagger finalist. When a violent death rocks her daughter Devon's elite gymnastics community, Katie Knox finds herself drawn to the crime. What she uncovers makes her wonder if there's any price she wouldn't pay to achieve Devon's dream.) Adler-Olsen, Jussi The Scarred Woman $16.00 (Department Q #7: The Department Q team faces their toughest challenge yet when Rose's troubled past collides with a sinister unsolved murder.) Alexander, Ellie Death on Tap $7.99 (Sloan Krause #1: Rivalry between local microbreweries is fierce, but when her cheating ex becomes a suspect in a competitor's murder, Sloan Krause is on the case to exonerate him.) Benn, James R. Solemn Graves $26.95 (Billy Boyle #13: July, 1944: Billy, Kaz, and Big Mike are assigned to investigate a murder close to the front lines in Normandy.) Blaedel, Sara The Daughter (UK Title: The Undertaker's Daughter) $14.99 (Family Secrets #1: Ilka Jensen's quiet life in Copenhagen is upended when her estranged father dies and leaves her his funeral home in Racine,Wisconsin. She heads to the US, only to stumble on an unsolved murder and into the path of a killer. Learning about the man who was her father has just become a matter of life and death.) Blaedel, Sara The Night Women (alternate title: Farewell to Freedom) $7.99 (Louise Rick #4: A murder and the discovery of an abandoned child put detective Louise Rick on the trail of a human trafficking ring operating in Copenhagen.) Bolton, Ginger Goodbye Cruller World $15.95 (Deputy Donut #2: PBO; Emily is asked to design a donut wall for a wedding reception. The job goes sour when the groom dies of poisoning.) Bostrom, Mattias From Holmes to Sherlock $18.00 (Agatha winner; Edgar finalist. What has made this fictional character such a lasting success? The author looks at the people who have created and perpetuated the myth.) Bowen, Peter Solus $14.99 (Gabriel Du Pre #15: As a guard at a Kabul prison, Hoyt Poe witnessed abuse of inmates. His testimony threatens to expose the military contractor handling the interrogations. Poe and his family need someplace to hide, and Gabriel Du Pre is the man to take care of them.) Bradley, Alan The Grave's a Fine and Private Place $16.00 (Flavia de Luce #9: A trip on the river in a punt becomes much more exciting for Flavia when she finds a human corpse in the water.) Brett, Simon Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen $13.99 (Blotto & Twinks #7: The end of the cricket season spells gloom for Blotto, until he is invited to bat against the Hollywood cricket team in sunny LA. When starlet Mimsy La Pim - former love of Blotto's life - is kidnapped, he makes it his personal mission to rescue her. And, as usual, Twinks is soon rescuing her brother from the various messes he creates.) Brightwell, Emily Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women $16.00 (Mrs. Jeffries #36: After insulting every guest at a Guy Fawkes Night dinner party, Christopher Gilhaney is shot dead under the cover of the night's fireworks. When the case hasn't been solved six weeks later, Inspector Witherspoon is ordered to find the killer - quickly!) Buchan/Harris The Thirty-One Kings $25.95 (Richard Hannay #6: 1940: As German troops pour across France, veteran soldier and adventurer Richard Hannay is called back to duty, and sent to Paris to locate an asset code named 'Roland'.) Burke, James Lee Robicheaux $16.00 (Robicheaux #21: Dave Robicheaux may have committed the homicide he's investigating, one which involved the death of the man who killed Dave's wife. As he works to clear his name and make sense of the murder, he encounters a cast of characters and a resurgence of dark social forces that threaten to destroy all those he loves.) Bush, Nancy Jealousy $7.99 (It's taken time for the plan to unfold, years spent waiting, watching, hating. And after the first victim the killing gets easier and easier.) Camilleri, Andrea Death at Sea $16.00 (Montalbano: Collection. Eight short stories featuring Sicily's finest, Inspector Montalbano.) Canadeo, Anne Knit to Kill $15.95 (Black Sheep Knitters #9: A relaxing getaway weekend on Osprey Island, famous for its cliff walk, proves anything but when a local resident is found dead below the cliffs.) Cattrell, Bailey Marigolds for Malice $7.99 (Enchanted Garden #3: When a professor is found dead in the local history museum, it's up to Ellie to sniff out a killer.) Chien, Vivien Dim Sum of All Fears $7.99 (Noodle Shop #2: When the newlyweds who run the souvenir shop next door are killed, Lana Lee finds herself in the middle of an Asia Village mystery.) Christie/Hannah The Mystery of Three Quarters $27.99 (Hercule Poirot: Someone is sending letters in Poirot's name, accusing different people of murdering Barnabas Pandy. With the help of Scotland Yard's Edward Catchpool, Poirot investigates.) Cleeves, Ann Wild Fire $26.99 (Shetland #8: The Flemings are hoping for a fresh start in a remote community in the north of Shetland, but their arrival triggers resentment, and threatening mail. Inspector Jimmy Perez investigates.) Craig, Christie Don't Close Your Eyes $7.99 (Texas Justice #1: After having the same nightmare for years, Annie realizes she's actually beginning to remember things about the night her cousin disappeared. She's starting to believe her family was involved, and turns to detective Mark Sutton for help.) Crawford, Isis A Catered Costume Party $7.99 (Simmons Sisters #13: Bernie and Libby are catering an extravagant Halloween party; in the midst of the festivities, the host is discovered hanging from a noose.) Crispin, Edmund Frequent Hearses (alternate title: Sudden Vengeance) $16.00 (Gervase Fen #7: Reissue; Originally published in 1950. Professor Fen has been hired to consult on a film about the life of poet Alexander Pope; murder muscles its way onto the set.) Cussler/Burcell The Romanov Ransom $9.99 (Fargo #9: When a kidnapping captures Sam and Remi's attention, they learn that the long-lost riches of the Romanov ransom may be back in play, held by neo-Nazis intent on establishing the Fourth Reich.) de Castrique, Mark Secret Undertaking $15.95 (Buryin' Barry #7: Funeral director and part-time deputy Barry Clayton investigates when a series of violent crimes occur during the annual Apple Festival Parade.) Deaver, Jeffrey The Burial Hour $9.99 (Lincoln Rhyme #13: Forensic experts Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs investigate a pair of bizarre cases in NYC and Naples.) Ehrhart, Peggy Died in the Wool $7.99 (Knit & Nibble #2: PBO; After a busy day selling stuffed aardvarks to benefit the high school sports program, Pamela is dismayed to discover that someone has stashed a corpse under the Knit and Nibble table.) Ellicott, Jessica Murder in an English Village $15.95 (Beryl & Edwina #1: Agatha finalist. 1920: Boisterous American Beryl Helliwell and her old school chum Edwina Davenport decide to set up shop as private inquiry agents in Edwina's quiet English hometown.) Flynn, V/Mills, K Enemy of the State $9.99 (Mitch Rapp #14: When the Saudi king's nephew is found to be funding ISIS, the president decides to send a message to the Saudi royals. And Mitch Rapp is just the man to deliver it.) Gilbert, Anthony Sequel to Murder $19.00 (Collection. All the short cases featuring Arthur Crook, an earthy and occasionally outrageously cheeky sleuth with a sensitivity for the down- and-outers who are caught up in crime.) Goldenbaum, Sally Murder Wears Mittens $15.95 (Seaside Knitters #12: The knitters look for a woman whose disappearance may be connected to the death of a local recluse.) Harris, Charlaine Sleep Like a Baby $7.99 (Aurora Teagarden #10: Virginia Mitchell has been hired to help Roe with her new baby for a few weeks. Then she disappears on a stormy night, and another woman's dead body turns up in Roe's backyard.) Harris, Robert J. The Vanishing Dragon $9.95 (Artie Conan Doyle #2: Artie and Ham are hired to investigate some suspicious accidents that have befallen a famous magician.) Hesse, Jennifer David Samhain Secrets $7.99 (Wiccan Wheel #4: PBO; Keli's Aunt Josephine was an environmental activist and free spirit who always seemed to embody peace, love, and independence. When she's found dead in the woods, Keli wonders if her aunt's activities were as friendly as they seemed.) Heywood, Joseph Buckular Dystrophy $19.95 (Woods Cop #10: Game warden Grady Service faces a bizarre string of big cases during deer season.) Holding, James The Zanzibar Shirt Mystery and Other Stories $19.00 (Collection. Classic detective stories originally published decades ago in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.) Hollon, Cheryl Shattered at Sea $7.99 (Webb's Glass Shop #5: PBO; Savannah is enjoying displaying her glass blowing skill during a Mediterranean cruise, until her boyfriend lands on top of the suspect list when his cousin disappears.) Hull, Richard The Murder of My Aunt $12.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1934. Edward lives with his Aunt Mildred in a Welsh town. She thinks it's idyllic, but he loathes the countryside - and his aunt. In fact, Edward has decided to murder his aunt.) James, Steven Every Wicked Man $9.99 (Bowers Files #11: When a senator's son takes his own life, posting live video online, Bowers is drawn into a web of lies that threatens the people he loves.) Jance, J.A. Proof of Life audiobook $14.99 (J.P. Beaumont #23: Unabridged. When Beau's longtime nemesis, retired crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in a fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the victim. In the process, Beau learns that just because an old case was solved doesn't mean it's over.) Jance, J.A. Field of Bones $27.99 (Joanna Brady #18: Instead of staying home with her newborn, Sheriff Joanna Brady finds herself overseeing a complex serial murder investigation involving multiple jurisdictions.) Jansson, Susanne The Forbidden Place $26.00 (Nathalie has come to the North Swedish wetlands to study the peat bogs. She finds an unconscious man out on the marsh, his pockets filled with gold - just like the ancient human sacrifices. And as the police investigate, the bodies start to surface.) Johnson, Craig Depth of Winter $28.00 HC; $34.99 Unabridged Audiobook (Walt Longmire #15: Walt's daugher Cady has been kidnapped by the head of a Mexican cartel, to be auctioned off to his worst enemies.) Jonasson, Ragnar Blackout $16.99 (Ari Thor #2: As the light of the Arctic summer is darkened by a volcanic ash cloud, Ari Thor and his colleagues struggle to solve an increasingly perplexing murder case.) Kashian, Tina Stabbed in the Baklava $7.99 (Kebab Kitchen #2: PBO; Catering a high society wedding should be good publicity for Kebab Kitchen - or maybe not, when the best man winds up skewered.) Kellerman, Faye Walking Shadows $27.99 (Decker & Lazarus #25: The investigation into the murder of an apparently clean-cut young man turns up links to the criminal underworld.) Kelly, Sofie The Cats Came Back $24.00 (Magical Cats #10: At the local music festival, Kathleen and her cats stumble across a dead body by the river.) Kirk, Margaret Shadow Man $13.99 (Morven Murray, queen of daytime TV, has been murdered. On the other side of Inverness, a police informer has been executed gangland-style. As Lukas Mahler digs deeper into both cases, he discovers that Morven's life was closer to the Inverness underworld than anyone imagined.) Kutscher, Volker The Silent Death $17.00 (Gereon Rath #2: 1930: When actress Betty Winter is killed on the set of a talkie, it looks like an accident, but Superintendent Gereon Rath finds clues that point to murder.) La Plante, Lynda Murder Mile $16.00 (Jane Tennison Prequel #4: 1979: As economic chaos causes widespread strikes across Britain, DS Jane Tennison is posted in Peckham, and searching for a serial killer.) Land, Jon Strong to the Bone $8.99 (Caitlin Strong #9: In 1944, Earl Strong investigated a triple murder inside a Nazi POW camp in Texas. Now his granddaughter Caitlin is pursuing that same killer, and a conspiracy that stretches from that camp to a modern neo-Nazi group.) le Carre, John A Legacy of Spies $9.99 (Retired spy Peter Guillam's retirement on the south coast of Brittany is interrupted by a letter summoning him to London, where he and his colleague are to be held to account by a generation with no personal knowledge of the Cold War and no patience with its justifications.) Locke, Attica Bluebird, Bluebird $15.99 (Edgar winner; Gold Dagger, Steel Dagger, and Anthony finalist. When it comes to the law, East Texas plays by its own rules, a fact that black Texas Ranger Darren Mathews knows all too well. He travels to the small town of Lark, where two murders - a black Chicago lawyer and a white local woman - have stirred up a hornet's nest. Can he solve the crime before the town's racial fault lines erupt?) MacBride, Stuart The Blood Road $25.99 (Logan McRae #11: Logan McRae now works for Professional Standards, policing his fellow officers. When DI Bell turns up dead, it's a shock to everyone. Because Bell died two years ago. They buried him. Or they thought they did. Where has he been all this time? Why did he disappear? And what's so important that he felt the need to come back from the dead?) Mejia, Mindy Leave No Trace $26.00 (Ten years ago, a man and his son trekked into the Minnesota Boundary Waters and never returned. Now the son has reappeared, violent and uncommunicative. Therapist Maya Stark is determined to make a connection. She'll risk everything to reunite him with his father, who has disappeared from the known world.) Mosley, Walter John Woman $26.00 (Born in the East Village, when his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets about reinventing himself as Professor John Woman, a man who will spread his father's teachings - that the person who controls the narrative of history controls their own fate - into the classrooms of his unorthodox university, and beyond.) Nagy, John A. George Washington's Secret Spy War $9.99 (Nonfiction. Using Washington's diaries as a primary source, Nagy shows how Washington honed his espionage skills during the French and Indian War, and used those skills to outspy the British during the Revolutionary War.) Novak, Brenda Face Off $7.99 (Evelyn Talbot #3: There's a killer on the loose in Anchorage, and the murderer has frightening similarities to the man who tried to kill psychiatrist Evelyn Talbot when she was a teenager.) Overton, Hollie Baby Doll $7.99 (You've been held captive in one room, mentally and physically abused every day. Then one night, you realize your captor has left your door unlocked. For the first time in eight years, you're free. Here's what happens next.) Page, Katherine Hall The Body in the Casket $7.99 (Faith Fairchild #23: Faith agrees to cater a legendary Broadway producer's birthday party, only to learn that he's received a death threat: an empty casket containing a program from his final, and only failed, production.) Parker, R/Coleman, R The Hangman's Sonnet $9.99 (Jesse Stone #16: An elderly Paradise woman dies while her house is being ransacked. What were the thieves looking for? And what's the connection to folk singer Terry Jester, who has spent the last four decades in seclusion after the mysterious disappearance of the master recording tape of his magnum opus?) Patterson/Born Haunted $9.99 (Michael Bennett #10: When local cops uncover a grisly crime scene in the Maine woods, they turn to vacationing detective Michael Bennett for help.) Perry, Anne An Echo of Murder $17.00 (William Monk #23: Commander Monk is investigating ritualistic murders among London's Hungarian community, but finds his inquiries stymied by the language barrier and the immigrants' wariness.) Ripley, J.R. Die, Die Birdie $7.99 (Bird Lovers #1: Amy's having enough trouble getting ready to open a shop on the ground floor of her Victorian house - she really didn't need to find a dead man in her storeroom.) Robb, J.D. Leverage in Death $28.99 (Eve Dallas #47: Lt. Eve Dallas puzzles over a bizarre suicide bombing at a Wall Street office.) Schulman, Sarah Maggie Terry $17.95 (Post-rehab, ex-cop Maggie Terry is trying to quietly rebuild her life, but her first day as a PI lands her in the middle of the sensational strangling murder of an actress.) Simenon, Georges Maigret's Doubts (alternate title: Maigret Has Scruples) $13.00 (Maigret #52: An unusually quiet day for Maigret is disturbed by a visit from a mild-mannered toy salesman who suspects his wife of plotting to poison him.) Solana, Teresa The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories $14.95 (Collection. Crime stories, including one about a prehistoric detective who invents profiling and religion while solving a triple homicide.) Thompson, Lisa The Goldfish Boy $6.99 (Ages 8 and up. Matthew has OCD, and hasn't been to school in weeks. To pass the time, he observes his neighbors. When a toddler staying next door goes missing, it becomes apparent Matthew was the last person to see him, and he finds himself at the center of the investigation.) Vaught, Susan Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge $8.99 (Ages 8 and up. Max has always been a whiz with electronics; her turbo-charged wheelchair is just one example. When a hacker begins attacking her grandpa online, does Max have the skills to put a stop to it?) Viets, Elaine Deal with the Devil $18.00 (Collection. Short stories featuring her series characters Francesca Vierling, Josie Marcus, Angela Richman, and Helen Hawthorne.) Viskic, Emma Resurrection Bay $14.95 (Caleb Zelic #1: Reissue; Ned Kelly winner; Gold Dagger and New Blood Dagger shortlists. Caleb Zelic's childhood friend has been brutally murdered. Caleb is profoundly deaf, but knows how to read people: a sideways glance, an unconvincing smile speak volumes. With the help of his friend Frankie, an ex-cop, Caleb vows to track down the killer.) Weaver, Ashley The Essence of Malice $16.99 (Amory Ames #4: A troubling letter from Milo's childhood nanny takes Amory and her husband to Paris, where they become embroiled in the mystery surrounding a parfumier's murder.) Winslow, Don The Force $9.99 (Anthony & Steel Dagger finalist. Denny Malone and his crew are an NYPD elite special unit, given carte blanche to fight gangs, drugs, and guns. He's done whatever it takes to serve and protect a city where no one is clean - including Malone and his team.) Woods, Stuart Unbound $9.99 (Stone Barrington #44: Stone is pulled along for the ride when a friend pursues a perilous course of vengeance.) Yu, Ovidia The Frangipani Tree Mystery $13.99 (Crown Colony #1: Singapore, 1936: Hired to replace the Acting Governor's nanny, aspiring journalist Chen Su Lin will need all her traditional skills and intelligence to help Chief Inspector Thomas Le Froy solve a pair of murders at the residence.)

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Blackwell, Juliet The Lost Carousel of Provence $15.00 (Photographer Cady Drake finds herself drawn to a crumbling chateau and its antique carousel. As she digs deeper, unearthing old photos, she might be the one person who can bring the past to light and reunite a family torn apart.) Cussler/Morrison Shadow Tyrants $29.00 (Oregon Files #13: Only Juan Cabrillo and his crew stand between two warring factions and global havoc.) Greenfield, A.B. Ra the Mighty $16.99 (Ages 7 and up. Ra, Pharaoh's outrageously spoiled cat, has no interest in solving the mystery when an amulet goes missing from the palace. But his friend Khepri, a wise and industrious scarab beetle, insists they investigate to save the young servant who has been framed for the crime.) Ide, Joe Righteous $15.99 (Isaiah Quintabe #2: A case takes IQ and his volatile sidekick Dodson to Las Vegas, where Chinese gangsters and a terrifying loan shark are stalking a DJ and her boyfriend.) Kingsbury, Kate Doom with a View $15.99 (Merry Ghost Inn #2: When one of her first B&B guests dies, it's up to innkeeper Melanie West to find the in-house murderer.) Leather, Stephen The Shout $13.99 (When on-the-job injuries send London Fire Brigade crew manager Vicky Lewis to a desk job with the Fire Investigation Unit, she teams up with cantankerous veteran Des Farmer to work an off-the-books investigation into the fiery deaths of young blonde women.) Leonard, Peter Raylan Goes to Detroit $26.95 (Raylan Givens #4: After an altercation with his superiors in Kentucky, US Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens has two choices: retire, or finish his career on the fugitive task force in Detroit.) Limon, Martin The Nine-Tailed Fox $15.95 (Sueno & Bascom #12: Army CID sergeants Sueno and Bascom investigate when three GIs go missing in three South Korean cities.) Munier, Paula A Borrowing of Bones $26.99 (When former soldier Mercy Carr and her dog Elvis find an abandoned baby in a Vermont wilderness area, they team up with game warden Troy Warner and search & rescue dog Susie Bear to track down the missing mother and solve a cold-case murder.) Parker, R/Coleman, R Colorblind $27.00 (Jesse Stone #17: Back on the job after a stint in rehab, Jesse's road to recovery is made bumpy by a series of apparently racially motivated crimes.) Perry, Anne Dark Tide Rising $28.00 (William Monk #24: A trip to creepy Jacob's Island to look for a kidnapped woman turns out to be an ambush. Monk is left wondering who gave away their plans, and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter. Signed copies expected) Rowling/Galbraith Lethal White $29.00 (Cormoran Strike #4: When a troubled young man comes to the office, asking them to investigate a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike and Ellacott set off on a twisting trail that leads through London's backstreets, Parliament's inner sanctim, and a sinister manor house.) Stewart, Amy Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit $26.00 (Constance Kopp #4: While transporting a woman to an insane asylum, Deputy Kopp discovers something troubling about her story. Before she can investigate, another inmate bound for the asylum tries to escape.) Todd, Charles A Forgotten Place $27.99 (Bess Crawford #10: The Armistice is signed, but the war has left wounds. Concern for a despondent officer takes Bess to an isolated peninsula in Wales, where she finds a village that is hiding lethal secrets.) Tracy, P.J. The Guilty Dead $26.99 (Monkeewrench #9: When a beloved philanthropist is found dead, smoking gun in hand, a year after his son's death, Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are called in to handle the delicate case.) Turnage, Sheila The Law of Finders Keepers $16.99 (Mo & Dale #4: Ages 10 and up. Pirate fever sweeps through Tupelo Landing when a treasure hunter shows up looking to lay claim to Blackbeard's lost gold. The Desperado Detectives are hired by Mayor Little's mother to find the loot for her.) Von Doviak, Scott Charlesgate Confidential $22.99 (1946: In the heist of the century, a dozen priceless works of art are stolen from a museum. 1986: The last surviving art thief gets out of prison and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent college students in his plan. 2016: The former college students are drawn back into danger as the still- missing art tempts a deadly new generation of treasure hunters.) Wassmer, Julie The Whitstable Pearl Mystery $13.99 (Whitstable Pearl #1: Pearl wanted to be a detective, but ended up raising a child and running a seafood restaurant. Now, at 39, with empty nest syndrome, she decides to investigate when she find a local oyster fisherman's body weighted down with an anchor chain.) Wassmer, Julie Murder-On-Sea $13.99 (Whitstable Pearl #2: When a guest collapses at a holiday charity fundraiser, was it too much mulled wine, or something more sinister? Pearl and her date, DCI Mike McGuire, investigate.) Wassmer, Julie May Day Murder $13.99 (Whitstable Pearl #3: Actress Faye Marlowe - formerly Frankie Murray, daughter of a local whelk merchant - is coming to town to open the May Day festivities at Whitstable Castle. When her body is found tethered to the maypole, Pearl and DCI McGuire investigate.) Wassmer, Julie Murder on the Pilgrims Way $13.99 (Whitstable Pearl #4: On a getaway at an exclusive hotel, Pearl is enjoying the attentions, and the food, of a celebrity Italian chef - until a guest goes missing, and it becomes clear that murder is on the menu.) Willan, Jane The Shadow Of Death $15.99 (Sister Agatha & Father Selwyn # 1: When Gwenafwy Abbey's sexton is found dead under an avalanche of the sisters' award-winning cheese, mystery buff Sister Agatha decides to investigate.) Zafon, Carlos Ruiz The Labyrinth of the Spirits $37.50 (Cemetery of Forgotton Books #4: 1958: Alicia Gris investigates the disappearance of Spain's Minister of Culture, and finds a possible clue: a rare book hidden in the man's Madrid mansion. The trail leads to kidnappings and murders tied to the Franco regime.)

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Abbott, Megan The Fever $7.99 (Thriller winner. When a mysterious illness strikes a small town, as hysteria and contagion spread, tightly held secrets emerge, threatening to unravel friendships and families.) Allan, Barbara Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides $7.99 (Trash 'n' Treasures: Three Christmas-themed novellas.) Andrews, Donna How the Finch Stole Christmas $7.99 (Meg Langslow #22: A famous actor has come to town to star as Scrooge, bringing a lot of baggage and enemies with him.) Archer, Winnie The Walking Bread $7.99 (Bread Shop #3: PBO; Yeast of Eden has scored the catering for the annual art car parade and ball. Ivy's brother Billy has been runner-up more times than she can count - but this year is the worst, because his rival Max has just been murdered, and Billy is prime suspect.) Atkinson, Kate Transcription $28.00 (In 1940, working in an MI5 department tasked with monitoring British Fascist sympathizers, Juliet found the work alternated between tedious and terrifying. Ten years later, now a BBC radio producer, she is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is underway now, and Juliet finds herself once more under threat. Signed copies expected) Bambery, Chris A People's History of Scotland $19.95 (Reissue; Nonfiction. Looks beyond the kings and queens, the battles and bloody defeats of the past, to present the history that matters today. Bambery recounts the struggles for nationhood, charting the lives of Scots who changed the world, as well as those who fought for the cause of ordinary people at home.) Beaton, M.C. The Dead Ringer $26.99 (Agatha Raisin #29: The renowned team of bell-ringers at St. Ethelred's is lead by twins Mavis and Millicent Dupin. When Millicent is murdered, Agatha investigates.) Beer, Alex The Second Rider $17.00 (August Emmerich #1: In the wake of the Great War, Vienna's population is living hand to mouth in a city rife with crime. Into this cauldron of vice comes Inspector August Emmerich, whose ambitions lead him to break the rules when necessary.) Berenson, Laurien Wagging Through the Snow $7.99 (Melanie Travis #21: Melanie's holiday season gets complicated when her brother and her ex-husband buy a dilapidated tree farm together - and even more complicated when they find a corpse on the property.) Box, C.J. Paradise Valley $9.99 (Cassie Dewell #3: For three years, Cassie has been on the hunt for a serial killer, but her latest trap went horribly wrong. Then troubled kid Kyle Westergaard takes off, telling folks he is going on a long-planned adventure. Cassie agrees to look for him. But is his disappearance more sinister than anyone realizes?) Brodrick, William A Whispered Name $16.95 (Father Anselm #3: An allegation against his recently deceased mentor sends Father Anselm looking for the truth about the man's actions during the Great War. The narrative told by the paper trail has many gaps - and the omissions are beginning to look deliberate.) Bryan, Mollie Cox Assault and Beadery $7.99 (Cora Crafts #4: PBO; When the disagreeable director of the local theater group is murdered on opening night, Cora's friend Zee is accused of the crime.) Chazin, Suzanne A Place in the Wind $9.99 (Jimmy Vega #4: When a local teen disappears after teaching English to a group of immigrants, suspicion falls on the men she was tutoring.) Chernow, Ron Grant $22.00 (A comprehensive biography of the complicated life of US general and president Ulysses S. Grant.) Childs, L/Moran, T Glitter Bomb $26.00 (Scrapbooking #13: When a float at the Mardi Gras Pluvius Parade crashes and explodes, killing a krewe-member, Carmela and Ava plunge into an investigation.) Coco, Nancy Forever Fudge $7.99 (Candy-coated #6: PBO; When a film crew comes to Mackinac Island, the last thing fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy expects is to find a murder victim.) Connelly, Michael Two Kinds of Truth $9.99 (Harry Bosch #22: Bosch helps the San Fernando PD's three-person detective squad investigate when a young pharmacist is murdered.) Cooke, C.J. I Know My Name $7.99 (On a small Greek island, a woman washes ashore with no memory. As she's nursed back to health by the island's inhabitants, four friends on an annual retreat, she realizes they each seem to be hiding something - something that may solve the mystery of her identity.) Cornwell, Bernard War of the Wolf $28.99 (Saxon Tales #11: While Uhtred might have regained his family's fortress, he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex, where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria, and whose men fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Signed copies expected) Coyle, Cleo The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller $7.99 (Haunted Bookshop #6: Penelope suspects there is something bogus about the biggest bestseller of the year, a popular potboiler that the townsfolk are dying to read - literally. With the help of her gumshoe ghost, she must solve the real-life cold case behind the bestseller before the killer closes the book on her.) Delany, Devon Final Roasting Place $7.99 (Cook-off #2: PBO; Sherry has just won a televised cook-off when the power goes out. When the lights come back on, the show's co-host is dead at her desk with a sharp object lodged in her neck.) Dunnett, Kaitlyn X Marks the Spot $7.99 (Liss MacCrimmon #11: A treasure map she picked up at the Chadwick mansion estate sale leads Liss straight to a dead body.) Ellis, Kate The Mechanical Devil $13.99 (Wesley Peterson #22: Archaeologist Neil Watson has unearthed a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, and is determined to discover the truth behind the bizarre find. When two people are killed execution-style in a nearby field, DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate.) Evanovich, Janet Hardcore Twenty-Four $9.99 (Stephanie Plum #24: Diesel is back in town. Hot cop Joe Morelli isn't pleased, and neither is Ranger. And is Diesel's reappearance a coincidence, or is it somehow connected to the recent rash of headless corpses around town?) Fletcher/Bain/Land A Date with Murder $7.99 (Murder, She Wrote #47: A friend's husband has suffered a fatal heart attack, but Jessica has reason to suspect it was actually murder.) Flower, Amanda Premeditated Peppermint $7.99 (Amish Candy Shop #3: PBO; Bailey is looking forward to her first Yuletide In Harvest - until her celebrity chef ex and his TV crew arrive in town. Then their executive producer is strangled, and her ex becomes prime suspect.) Fluke, Joanne Christmas Cake Murder $20.00 (Hannah Swensen Prequel: Getting ready to open her bakery, Hannah agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball in honor of elderly Essie Granger. Hannah is enthralled with Essie's old notebooks, but soon finds out that revisiting holiday memories can be murder.) Flynn, V/Mills, K Red War $28.99 (Mitch Rapp #15: The Russian president has inoperable brain cancer. He's determined to cling to power, has nothing to lose, and knows war with the West would be the perfect diversion. To prevent a confrontation, Mitch Rapp is sent to Russia with impossibly dangerous orders.) Fowler, Christopher London's Glory $16.99 (Bryant & May Peculiar Crimes Unit: Collection. 11 stories featuring missing cases from the files of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit.) Gardner, Lisa Look For Me $9.99 (D.D. Warren #9: Four members of a family have been murdered. The fifth, a teenager is missing. A lucky escape? Or something more sinister? Detective D.D. Warren is on the case - but so is survivor turned avenger Flora Dane.) Grant, Andrew False Witness $9.99 (Cooper Devereaux #3: A serial killer is terrorizing the city of Birmingham, leaving gift-wrapped corpses at local cemeteries and crematoriums.) Gregory, Susanna The Habit of Murder $13.99 (Matthew Bartholomew #23: 1360 CE: On a trip to the Suffolk town of Clare in search of sponsors for the college, Matthew Bartholomew and his companions become enmeshed in the town's politics, and investigate a recent wave of untimely deaths.) Gregory, Susanna Intrigue in Covent Garden $26.99 (Thomas Chaloner #13: 1666: The plague has almost disappeared, leaving poverty in its wake, as well as resentment against the wealthy who could afford to flee. Chaloner is tasked with investigating the death of a physician, the sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames, and the disappearance of a popular courtier.) Grippando, James A Death in Live Oak $9.99 (Jack Swyteck #14: When the body of a black fraternity president is found hogtied in the swamps of the Suwanee River Valley, the president of a white fraternity is charged with the crime. While preparing the defense, Jack finds disturbing similarities to a 1944 lynching.) Hallinan, Timothy Fool's River $15.95 (Poke Rafferty #8: Buddy, an aging womanizer, has disappeared, and money is being siphoned out of his bank and credit card accounts. When his accounts are empty, he'll be found, like a dozen others, floating in a Bangkok canal. Can Poke find him before it's too late?) Huber, Anna Lee Treacherous Is the Night $15.95 (Verity Kent #2: 1919: Verity attends a seance, where she meets a medium who channels a woman Verity once worked with in the Secret Service. Refusing to believe her former colleague is dead, Verity sets out to uncover the source of the spiritualist's top secret revelation.) Hughes, Dorothy B. The So Blue Marble $15.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1940. The dashing Montefierrow twins are seeking a rare and powerful gem, and they believe it's stashed in the apartment where actress turned designer Griselda Satterlee is staying. She's baffled by their request, but they won't take no for an answer.) Hull, Richard Excellent Intentions (alternate title: Beyond Reasonable Doubt) $12.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1938. Great Barwick's least popular man is murdered on a train. Twelve jurors sit in court. Four suspects are identified - but which of them is on trial? As Attorney-General Blayton leads the court through prosecution and defense, Inspector Fenby carries out his investigation - and the identity of the figure in the dock is kept tantalizingly out of reach.) Jance, J.A. Duel to the Death $9.99 (Ali Reynolds #13: To take down a rogue AI program created by a killer, Stuart Ramey enlists the help of Ali Reynolds and the rest of his cyber security colleagues at High Noon Enterprises. But they're not the only ones who know about the AI's existence.) Kessler, Kate Two Can Play $7.99 (Audrey Harte #2: When a copy-cat killer arrives in Audrey Harte's New England town, she will need all her skill as a criminal psychologist to solve the case.) Klinger, Leslie (ed) Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s $39.95 (Massive anthology.) Kopfler, Pamela Downright Dead $7.99 (B&B Spirits #2: PBO; Being haunted has made Holly's B&B really popular. Two problems: a debunker is challenging the story, and Burl's ghost really has departed. But the debunker becomes a believer - after being pushed to his death and rising as a ghost. Now he wants Holly's help figuring out who murdered him.) La Plante, Lynda Widows $9.99 (Reissue; Dolly, Linda, and Shirley are devastated when their husbands are killed in a security van heist gone disastrously wrong. When Dolly discovers a gun, money, and detailed plans for the hijack among her husband's things, the widows decide to carry out the robbery themselves.) Lindsey, Erin Murder on Millionaires' Row $16.99 (Gilded Age NYC: When her wealthy young employer disappears, the police seem unconcerned, but housemaid Rose Gallagher is sure he's in trouble and decides to investigate.) London, Colette The Peppermint Mocha Murder $7.99 (Chocolate Whisperer #5: PBO; Holly heads to New England for the opening of a highly touted holiday musical, only to wind up looking for a killer when the show's producer is murdered.) Lyle, H.B. The Irregular $16.99 (1909: In Russia, revolution is in the wind; in Germany, an arms race; and in London, the streets are alive with foreign agents provocateurs. Vernon Kell wants to set up a secret service. To do that, he needs an agent who is smart, ruthless, and able to blend in. He needs Wiggins, an ex-soldier with a talent for deduction, and a former member of the Baker Street Irregulars.) Masterman, Becky A Twist of the Knife $9.99 (Brigid Quinn #3: Brigid heads to Florida to help a former FBI partner, who is volunteering for a legal group determined to prove the innocence of a man on Death Row.) May, Peter Cast Iron $16.99 (Enzo Files #6: When forensic expert Enzo Macleod finds a flaw in the original evidence surrounding a murder, he opens a Pandora's box that raises old ghosts.) Meier, Leslie Silver Anniversary Murder $26.00 (Lucy Stone #25: Lucy lost touch with her maid of honor Beth Gerard years ago. She decides to reconnect, only to find out that Beth is dead. Lucy can't believe Beth would jump from a penthouse terrace, and the more she learns, the more she's convinced one of Beth's ex-husbands killed her.) Milford, Kate Bluecrowne $17.99 (Greenglass #3: Ages 10 and up. Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half-brother, although she's certain she belongs on her father's ship. Then two strangers decide her little brother is the pyrotechnical prodigy they need to enact a nefarious plan; it will take all of Lucy's fighting instincts to keep her family together.) Mundy, Liza Code Girls $16.99 (During World War II, the US recruited thousands of young women to serve as codebreakers. Their efforts shortened the war and saved countless lives, but were erased from view by their oaths of secrecy. Through research and interviews with surviving codebreakers, Mundy brings their achievements to light.) Palmer, Stuart The Puzzle of the Happy Hooligan $15.95 (Hildegarde Withers #8: Reissue; Originally published in 1941. School teacher Hildegarde Withers has above-average skills in the art of deduction. While working as a technical adviser for a film adaptation of the Lizzie Borden story, she winds up investigating a screenwriter's death.) Patterson, James The People vs. Alex Cross $9.99 (Alex Cross #25: Branded as a trigger-happy cop, Cross is suspended while awaiting trial for murder. When his former partner Sampson shows up needing help, Cross jumps at the chance, even though it may cost him what's left of his career.) Penzler/Penny (ed) The Best American Mystery Stories 2018 $15.99 (Anthology. Some of the best stories of 2017.) Perry, Carol J. Bells, Spells, and Murders $7.99 (Witch City #7: PBO; When the man behind a popular Salem walking tour is murdered, Lee chases down leads with some help from her psychic visions and her cat O'Ryan.) Queen, Ellery The Chinese Orange Mystery $15.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1934. Ellery Queen investigates when an unknown caller is found murdered in the empty waiting room of a publisher's office.) Rawson, Clayton Death from a Top Hat $15.95 (Great Merlini #1: Reissue; Originally published in 1938. Master magician Merlini spends his days running a magic shop in Times Square and his nights consulting for the NYPD. Two occultists have been discovered dead in locked rooms, and the suspect list includes an escape artist, a professional medium, and a ventriloquist.) Rice, Craig Home Sweet Homicide $15.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1944. Widowed crime writer Marion Carstairs' kids find diversion wherever they can, so when they hear gunshots at the house next door, they jump at the chance to investigate.) Rinehart, Mary Roberts The Red Lamp (alternate title: The Mystery Lamp) $15.95 (Reissue; Originally published in 1925. William Porter doesn't believe the seaside manor he's just inherited is haunted, despite the reported evidence: a shadowy figure illuminated by the red light of his Uncle Horace's writing lamp. Whether the figure is spirit or human, Porter knows that it is responsible for the killings - first of sheep, then of people - occurring in the countryside.) Rose, Karen Death Is Not Enough $7.99 (A high-profile defense attorney wakes up in bed with a dead woman, her blood on him and no recollection of how he got there. He must figure out who has been digging into his secrets, how much they know, and how far they will go to bring him down.) Rosenfelt, David The Twelve Dogs of Christmas $7.99 (Andy Carpenter #15: Andy's friend Pups, who takes in stray puppies and finds them good homes, has been reported to the city for having too many pets. Andy is happy to defend her, but the stakes get higher when the neighbor who reported her is murdered and Pups becomes a suspect.) Sandford, John Deep Freeze $9.99 (Virgil Flowers #10: His latest case takes Virgil back to Trippton, where a woman's body has been found frozen in a block of ice.) Smith, Lachlan Wolf's Revenge $16.00 (Leo Maxwell #5: Leo seeks an exit strategy for his family's deepening entanglement with a ruthless prison-based gang.) Spindler, Erica The Other Girl $7.99 (Miranda Rader grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but has earned respect as a police officer. Her investigation into the murder of a popular professor turns up a chilling link to a terrible incident from her past.) Thomas, Sherry The Hollow of Fear $15.00 (Lady Sherlock #3: The estranged wife of Charlotte's close friend Lord Ingram has been found dead on his estate, and all signs point to Ingram as the killer. With Scotland Yard closing in, Charlotte goes undercover to seek out the truth.) Thompson, Victoria City of Lies $7.99 (Counterfeit Lady #1: Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth Miles uses her guile to relieve apparently respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. With one of her marks hot on her trail, she manages to blend in with a group of privileged women, and unexpectedly finds common ground with them. She will need all her wits and courage to keep her new life from being cut short by a vicious shadow from her past.) Togawa, Masako The Lady Killer $13.95 (By day a devoted husband and hard worker, by night the Lady Killer cruises in search of lonely single women to seduce. But now the hunter is being hunted, and in his wake lies a trail of gruesome murders. Who is the culprit?) Viskic, Emma And Fire Came Down $14.95 (Caleb Zelic #2: When a young woman is killed after pleading for Caleb's help in sign language, he is determined to find out who she was. The trail leads straight to his hometown of Resurrection Bay.) Waddell, Martin Otley Complete: Otley / Otley Pursued / Otley Victorious / Otley Forever $17.99 (Omnibus reprint of 4 comedic spy classics from the 1960s.) Wallace, Auralee Haunted Hayride with Murder $7.99 (Otter Lake #6: The family of a murder victim suspect an earthlier culprit than the ghost of a long-dead witch, and hire Erica and Otter Lake Security to investigate.) Watkins, Eileen Feral Attraction $15.95 (Cat Groomer #3: After a heated dispute about a local colony of feral cats, one of the women advocating for them is found dead in the woods. The police call it an accident, but Cassie has other suspicions.) Watterson, Kate Severed $9.99 (Ellie Macintosh #6: The DA's daughter has been murdered, and her boyfriend arrested for the crime. As Ellie and her partner continue investigating, they find themselves blocked at every turn by federal agents.) Whishaw, Iona A Sorrowful Sanctuary $14.95 (Lane Winslow #5: Lane finds a gravely injured young man, unable to speak, drifting in a sinking rowboat. The only clue: a bright red swastika lapel pin found on the beach that points to the National Unity Party of Canada.) Zanetti, Rebecca Hidden $7.99 (Requisition Force #1: Hide: Pippa is off the grid in a safe house, watching her new neighbor through the window. Run: After the hell he unleashed in his last undercover assignment, an isolated bungalow seems ideal to Malcolm. Until he realizes he's been set up. Fight: Someone's gone to a lot of trouble to bring these two together.)

MID OCTOBER Aaronovitch, Ben et al Water Weed $16.99 (Rivers of London GN #6: Full color graphic novel. When river goddesses Chelsea and Olympia decide to earn a few quid on the side, Peter and Bev find themselves drawn into a sordid cannabis-smuggling operation.) Abdul-Jabbar/Waterhouse Mycroft and Sherlock $25.99 (Mycroft Holmes #2: 1872: When a boy dies of a suspected drug overdose, Sherlock investigates. Meanwhile, a meeting with a Chinese woman leads Mycroft to the same mystery, forcing him to examine the underbelly of the opium trade that is enriching his beloved Britain's coffers.) Andrews, Donna Lark! The Herald Angels Sing $24.99 (Meg Langslow #24: During rehearsal for the Christmas live nativity, Meg discovers a real baby in the manger - and a note suggesting Meg's brother Rob is the baby's father.) Axelrod, Steven Nantucket Counterfeit $15.95 (Henry Kennis #5: When a widely disliked artistic director is murdered, Police Chief Henry Kennis finds the suspect list includes most of the local theater community.) Bowen, Rhys The Ghost of Christmas Past $16.99 (Molly #17: 1906: While spending the holidays at a mansion on the Hudson, Molly learns their hosts' young daughter Charlotte disappeared ten years earlier. On Christmas Eve, there is a knock at the door - a young girl claiming to be Charlotte.) Brown, Rita Mae Crazy Like a Fox $16.00 (Sister Jane Arnold #10: When a venerable hunting horn is stolen from a museum case, Sister Jane Arnold makes a discovery that may explain the unsolved disappearance of the horn's original owner. But as the clues mount, she's no longer sure if she's pursuing an artifact, a thief, a killer, or a ghost.) Burgen, Stephen Walking the Lions $13.99 (New Yorker Alex Nadal is intrigued when he inherits his aunt's farm near Barcelona - because his aunt appears to have died twice, once at the end of the Spanish Civil War, and again sixty years later. He heads to Spain to investigate, only to be met with hostility or silence, until he realizes that here, the past is not history, but unfinished business.) Copperman, E.J. Bird, Bath, and Beyond $26.99 (Agent to the Paws #2: Kay is birdsitting her client Barney on the set of his new TV show. When the show's human star is shot in his trailer, Barney is the only eyewitness.) Delany, Vicki The Cat Of Baskervilles $15.99 (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #3: When Jayne Wilson's mother is accused of murdering a visiting actor, Jayne and Gemma have to eliminate the impossible to reveal the true killer.) Fellowes, Jessica The Mitford Murders $16.99 (Louisa Cannon #1: 1920: When a nurse is killed on a train, 16-year-old Nancy Mitford and her chaperone and confidante Louisa Cannon find themselves entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to remain a mystery.) Flower, Amanda Flowers and Foul Play $15.99 (Magic Garden #1: Fiona was delighted to inherit her godfather's cottage in Scotland. She didn't expect to find the grounds in a shambles and a dead body in the garden.) Francis, Felix Crisis $27.00 (Harrison Foster, crisis manager for a London firm, investigates after a fire at the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses.) French, Tana The Witch Elm $28.00 (After surprising two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead, Toby takes refuge at his ancestral home, caring for his dying Uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden, and detectives close in.) Frost, Jacqueline Twelve Slays Of Christmas $15.99 (Christmas Tree Farm #1: To recover from a breakup, Holly heads home to her family's tree farm in Maine. Her plans to drown her sorrows in snickerdoodles are interrupted when the president of the local historical society is found bludgeoned to death on the farm.) Hayes, Paddy Queen of Spies $16.95 (Nonfiction. The story of Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War spy master, and the evolution of the modern SIS.) Holliday, Susi The Deaths of December $13.99 (It looks like a regular advent calendar, until DC Becky Greene starts opening doors, and discovers a crime scene behind almost every one. The police hope it's a prank, because if it isn't, a murderer has just surfaced - one who's been killing for twenty years.) Ide, Joe Wrecked $27.00 (Isaiah Quintabe #3: A young painter approaches IQ for help tracking down her missing mother. When his new confidant turns out to be connected to a dangerous paramilitary operation, IQ falls victim to a threat even a genius couldn't see coming. Signed copies expected) James, P.D. Sleep No More $15.00 (Six previously uncollected murderous tales.) Jones, Stan Tundra Kill $15.95 (Nathan Active #5: Alaskan cop Nathan Active investigates when a dog musher is killed by a snowmobile. The case sweeps him into the bizarre family affairs and political ambitions of Alaska's governor.) Kellerman, Faye Killing Season audiobook $19.99 (Unabridged. Determined to find out who abducted and strangled his sister, teen math whiz Ben Vicksburg pores over the case files, seeing patterns and tiny details that the police have missed. But uncovering the truth may not be enough to keep Ben safe from a killer with nothing left to lose.) Lawton, John Friends and Traitors $16.00 (Frederick Troy: 1958: Chief Superintendent Frederick Troy's trip to Europe is derailed when he is approached in Vienna by a former friend - notorious Russian spy Guy Burgess.) Leon, Donna Willful Behavior $16.00 (Guido Brunetti #11: Reissue; Brunetti is approached for help in obtaining a pardon for a crime committed by a girl's now-dead grandfather. Then the girl is found dead, and another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews.) Lovesey, Peter Beau Death $16.95 (Peter Diamond #17: A skeleton turns up in an attic, wearing authentic 1760s garb with a white tricorn hat - the distinctive signature accessory of famous Bath man about town Beau Nash. Superintendent Peter Diamond, assigned to identify the remains, starts making discoveries that set Nash scholarship on its ear.) McGarrity, Michael Residue $25.95 (Kevin Kerney #13: When Kim Ward's bones are unearthed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a long-unsolved missing person case becomes a homicide investigation, and suspicion shifts to Ward's college boyfriend: Kevin Kerney.) Paretsky, Sara Shell Game $27.99 (V.I. Warshawski #19: PI V.I. Warshawski returns to Chicago to save an old friend's nephew from a murder charge. The case involves a stolen artifact that could implicate a network of international criminals. Signed copies expected) Penzler, Otto (ed) The Big Book of Female Detectives $25.00 (Massive anthology of stories by the most iconic women of the detective canon over the past 150 years.) Rosenfelt, David Deck the Hounds $24.99 (Andy Carpenter #18: When a homeless man they've been helping turns out to be wanted for murder, Andy works to clear his name.) Sandford, John Holy Ghost $29.00 HC; $40.00 Unabridged Audiobook (Virgil Flowers #11: In an attempt to put itself on the map, Pinion, Minnesota's mayor decides to invent a miracle and build a shrine. All the pilgrims would need food and shelter, right? What could go wrong? When the dead body show up, they find out.) Scarrow, Simon Day of the Caesars $13.99 (Macro & Cate #16: 54 CE: Emperor Claudius is dead. Nero rules, but Britannicus has also laid claim to the throne. Prefect Cato has caught the eyes of rival factions determined to get him on their sides. To survive, Cato must play a cunning game, enlisting the help of Centurion Macro.) Wallace/Keith Hunter Killer (original title: Firing Point) movie tie-in $9.99 (Reissue; After both Russian and American submarines are mysteriously sunk under the polar ice cap, Captain Joe Glass and his crew head to the location to render aid, and discover that the incidents were not accidents. And the men responsible have yet to make their final move.) Woods, Stuart Desperate Measures $28.00 (Stone Barrington #47: Stone Barrington meets a stunning woman who seems like she could be an ideal candidate to meet some of his professional - and personal - needs. He'll have to protect his new hire when NYC is rocked by a series of disturbing crimes, and it looks as if she might be the next target.) Yu, Ovidia The Betel Nut Tree Mystery $13.99 (Crown Colony #2: Singapore, 1937: Chen Su Lin is now Chief Inspector Le Froy's assistant in the newly formed detective unit. When Nicole Covington's betrothed is found dead in bizarre circumstances, the high-strung Nicole claims it's her fault. As Su Lin uncovers secrets and further deaths occur, she realizes she may not be able to save Nicole's life - or her own.)

EARLY NOVEMBER

Abarbanell, Stephan Displaced $16.99 (1946: Lilya, a member of the Jewish resistance, is tasked with searching for a missing scientist. The quest takes her from Whitehall to the rubble- strewn streets of Munich and Berlin. At a camp for displaced persons, she makes a breakthrough - but she isn't the only person looking for the missing man.) Blaedel, Sara The Running Girl $7.99 (Louise Rick #5: Violent party-crashers send a young girl fleeing for help; when she's struck and killed by a car, detective Louise Rick investigates.) Blaedel, Sara The Midnight Witness $9.99 (Louise Rick #10: Detective Louise Rick is investigating a young woman's murder when her friend Camilla Lind entangles her in another case, the murder of a journalist near Copenhagen's Royal Hotel.) Brennan, Allison Too Far Gone $9.99 (Lucy Kincaid #14: Lucy investigates after a man who appears to be under the influence and mentally unstable dies in a shootout with the FBI.) Burke, Alafair The Wife $16.99 (When a college intern makes an accusation against professor Jason Powell, and a second woman comes forward with troubling allegations, Jason swears he's innocent, and his wife Angela believes him. But when one of his accusers vanishes, Angela is forced to take a closer look - at both the man she married and the woman she chose not to believe.) Carlisle, Kate A Wrench in the Works $7.99 (Fixer-Upper #6: Shannon's younger sister Chloe is bringing her TV crew to Lighthouse Cove to film several shows featuring Shannon's skills. But Chloe's cohost is being stalked by someone who turns out to be his estranged wife - and executive producer of the show.) Child, Lee Past Tense $28.99 (Jack Reacher #21: Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher as past and present collide in his father's hometown in rural New Hampshire.) Clancy/Cameron Power and Empire $9.99 (Jack Ryan: A newly belligerent Chinese government leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options.) Cleeves, Ann The Seagull $17.99 (Vera Stanhope #8: A cold case takes Vera back in time - and close to home - when cop turned inmate John Brace tells her where notorious wheeler dealer Robbie Marshall's body is buried. Both men were friends with Vera's father Hector, who was one of the last people to see Marshall before he disappeared.) Connelly, Michael Dark Sacred Night $29.00 (Harry Bosch #23 / Renee Ballard #2: Ballard returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets - retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, then checks the case herself, and decides to work with Bosch to bring a killer to justice. Signed copies expected) Cussler/Morrison Typhoon Fury $9.99 (Oregon Files #12: Hired to search for a valuable collection of paintings, Juan Cabrillo and his crew learn that the leader of a Filipino insurgency is using them to finance his attacks - and has stumbled on an untested drug designed to turn soldiers into super-warriors.) Easton, Don An Element of Risk $11.99 (Jack Taggart #11: Guns are being smuggled into British Columbia from the US. When an fellow officer is murdered, Taggart goes undercover to infiltrate a white supremacist faction and track down the killers.) Elliott, Lauren Murder by the Book $7.99 (Addie Greyborne #1: Addie has inherited her family's New England manor, and her aunt's extensive book collection, all the inventory she'll need to start her own used and rare bookstore. When her friend is arrested for killing another local merchant, Addie isn't going to let the police close the book on the case without a fight.) Estleman, Loren D. Wild Justice $26.99 (Page Murdock #10: 1896: As he escorts the remains of Montana Judge Harlan Blackthorne across the continent by rail, Deputy US Marshal Page Murdock reflects on their careers bringing justice to the wilderness.) Farrow, Sharon Killed on Blueberry Hill $7.99 (Berry Basket #3: PBO; At the Blueberry Blow Out, a diabetic local farmer dies after pigging out in the pie-eating contest. When authorities discover the man's insulin had been tampered with, suspicion falls his top comptetior: Marlee's boyfriend Ryan.) Forsyth, Frederick The Fox $28.00 (The Pentagon, the NSA, and the CIA have been hacked simultaneously by an unknown enemy known only as 'the Fox' - who turns out to be a British teen with no agenda, no secrets, just a brilliant mind. After conferring with the British PM and US President, former SIS chief Adrian Weston is determined to use the Fox's talents to the advantage of both nations.) Gardner, Erle Stanley The Count of 9 $9.95 (Cool & Lam: Bertha Cool and Donald Lam investigate an impossible murder in a double-locked room, the theft of two precious Buddhas, and the intertwined fates of a globetrotting explorer, a neglected wife, and a nude art model.) Graves, Sarah Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheescake $15.95 (Jake & Ellie #1: Jake Tiptree and her best friend Ellie White have decided to open a bakery using Ellie's old family recipes. Their plans take an ugly turn when the health inspector is found murdered in their kitchen.) Harris, Robert Munich $16.95 (1938: Hugh Legat is a rising star of the British diplomatic service. Paul von Hartmann is on the staff of the German Foreign Office, and secretly a member of the anti-Hitler resistance. Years ago, the two men were friends at Oxford. Their meeting at the Munich Conference will change the course of world affairs.) Harvey, John Body & Soul $25.95 (Frank Elder #4: When his daughter Katherine's self-destructive tailspin culminates in murder, Elder struggles to protect her and prove her innocence.) Herron, Mick The Marylebone Drop $7.99 (Novella set in the world of the Slough House series.) Hunt, Tom Killer Choice $9.99 (His wife is sick. He needs $200,000 to save her. A mysterious man offers to give him the money with just one catch: he'll have to murder someone to earn it.) Ignatius, David The Quantum Spy $15.95 (A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb; whoever possesses one will be able to shred any encryption and break any code in existence. The question is: who will build one first, the United States or China?) Jackson, Kate Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book $12.95 (Over 100 criminally teasing challenges to be scrutinized, including word searches, anagrams, snapshot covers, and crosswords, sourced from the British Crime Classics library of titles.) James, Miranda Six Cats A Slayin' $26.00 (Cat in the Stacks #10: Charlie and Diesel welcome five kittens to the family. Also, Charlie investigates when his nosy neighbor winds up dead at her own holiday party.) Lester, Meera A Hive of Homicides $7.99 (Henny Penny #3: When a friend's husband is found shot dead in his car, her friend injured beside him, Abby brushes off her cop skills to investigate.) Limon, Martin The Line $26.95 (Sueno & Bascom #13: 1970s: A battered corpse is found a few feet north of the line dividing North and South Korea. When Army CID agents Sueno and Bascom follow orders and pull the body to the South Korean side, they have no idea of the international conflict their small action will spark.) Lloyd, Catherine Death Comes to the School $15.95 (Kurland St. Mary #5: An anonymous letter has accused Lucy of witchcraft, and she's not the only one in the village to receive a malicious letter. Speculation only escalates when the village teacher is found murdered at her desk.) Margolin, Phillip The Third Victim $9.99 (Two women are dead, and another claims she was kidnapped and tortured. When the woman identifies lawyer Alex Mason's house as the one where she was held captive, Regina Barrister takes on the impossible task of defending him.) McPherson, Catriona Go to My Grave $26.99 (The first guests at Donna Weaver's B&B are a contentious group of estranged cousins - they were here before, years ago, and a birthday party that started with peach schnapps ended up with a girl walking into the sea.) Meier, Leslie Turkey Trot Murder $7.99 (Lucy Stone #24: When a young woman who was struggling with drug addiction is found dead in Blueberry Pond, the police call it an accidental overdose, but Lucy isn't so sure.) Penny, Louise Bury Your Dead $9.99 (Armand Gamache #6: Agatha, Anthony, Arthur Ellis, and Nero winner. Armand Gamache attends Winter Carnival in Quebec City. Although on leave, when an obsessed historian's quest for the remains of Quebec's founder ends in murder, Gamache cannot walk away from a crime that threatens to ignite long- smoldering tensions between the English and the French. Meanwhile, he receives disquieting letters from the village of Three Pines) Perry, Anne A Christmas Revelation $20.00 (Christmas #16: An orphan boy investigates a woman's kidnapping - and discovers there's more at stake than a disappearance.) Perry, Leigh The Skeleton Makes a Friend $14.99 (Family Skeleton #5: Georgia, Madison, and Sid are enjoying summer at a rustic lake cabin when a teen named Jen shows up looking for her friend Sid. They are both part of a local online gaming group, and one of the members has gone missing.) Petrie, Nick Light It Up $9.99 (Peter Ash #3: While investigating the hijacking of security vehicles full of cash, Peter Ash begins to have questions about what's really going on.) Rademacher, Cay Murderous Mistral $16.99 (Roger Blanc #1: When his anti-corruption investigations in Paris prove too successful, Capitaine Roger Blanc finds himself stationed in the Provence countryside, and tasked with investigating the murder of a man who had no friends and many enemies.) Reed, Mary/Mayer, Eric An Empire for Ravens $15.95 (John the Lord Chamberlain #12: Summoned to Rome by his longtime comrade Felix, who is in some kind of trouble, John finds himself ambushed and arrested, and learns that Felix is missing.) Roslund/Hellstrom Pen 33 (alternate title: The Beast) $16.99 (Ewert Grens #1: When unrepentant child molester and serial killer Bernt Lund escapes from custody, DS Ewert Grens faces the most appalling case of his career.) Simenon, Georges Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses $13.00 (Maigret #53: Maigret is called to the home of the high-profile Lachaume family, where the eldest brother has been found shot dead. But the family closes ranks and claims to have heard and seen nothing at the time of the murder.) Simenon, Georges A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories $13.00 (Collection. Short crime stories.) Smith, Alexander McCall The Colors of All the Cattle $25.95 HC; $29.99 Unabridged Audiobook (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #19: News about the proposed development of the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard leads Mma Ramotswe to run for a seat on the City Council.) Smith, Sherri Follow Me Down $16.99 (Mia Haas has built her life far from the North Dakota town where she grew up, but her twin brother's disappearance brings her back to the people she left behind and the secrets she thought she'd buried.) Thomas, Will Old Scores $16.99 (Barker & Llewelyn #9: London, 1890: A Japanese diplomatic delegation has arrived to open an embassy, and Cyrus Barker has been enlisted to show them his Japanese garden. When the ambassador is murdered and Barker is framed for the crime, he and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn set out to find the real killer.) Truss, Lynne A Shot in the Dark $17.00 (Constable Twitten #1: 1957: A theatre critic has come to Brighton to reveal the secret he knows about the 1945 Aldersgate Stick-up. When he's shot dead before he can tell, Sergeant Brunswick and Constable Twitten set out to solve the murder and the cold case.) Tursten, Helene An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good $12.99 (Collection. Short stories featuring Maud, an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and no qualms about a little murder. Will she be able to avoid suspicion, or will DI Irene Huss see through her?) Tursten, Helene Protected by the Shadows $15.95 (Irene Huss #10: The Organized Crimes Unit pairs with the Violent Crimes Unit to help defuse the escalating tensions between rival gangs . But could there be a mole on the force who is thwarting their efforts?) Wait, Lea Thread Herrings $7.99 (Mainely Needlepoint #7: PBO; At an auction, Angie impulsively bids on a tattered embroidery of a coat of arms, and finds a old legal document hidden in the frame. The problem is, someone is willing to kill to get it back.) Ware, Ruth In a Dark, Dark Wood $9.99 (A reclusive writer reluctantly agrees to join a group for a weekend trip to the English countryside. But as night falls, and revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters her reserve - and she realizes the party is not alone in the woods.) Wilson, F. Paul The God Gene $9.99 (ICE Sequence #2: When his zoologist brother suddenly liquidates his assets and vanishes, the only clues Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning have are his brother's book. The search takes them to an uncharted island off the coast of Mozambique, and to the edge of evolution.) Wood, Tom Kill for Me $9.99 (Victor #8: Two sisters have been waging a bloody struggle for control of a Guatemalan cartel. One of them has just hired Victor to eliminate her sister - but he's not the only one on the hunt.)

MID NOVEMBER

Aaronovitch, Ben Lies Sleeping $26.00 (Peter Grant #7: The Faceless Man has been unmasked and is on the run. But as the Met's unwieldy might bears down on this foe, DC Peter Grant uncovers clues that the Faceless Man is executing the final stages of a long-term plan with its roots in London's two thousand years of bloody history.) Allen, Amanda Santa Fe Mourning $15.99 (Santa Fe Revival #1: When Maddie's sweetheart perishes in the Great War, she decides to start over in New Mexico, and hires the Anayas to help out around her cottage. When Mr. Anaya is found murdered outside a speakeasy, the police ignore the case, and Maddie decides to look into it herself.) Baldacci, David Long Road to Mercy $29.00 (Atlee Pine #1: FBI agent Atlee Pine could be a top profiler, but prefers to catch criminals in the wilderness of the western US. This time she's investigating a mutilated mule carcass in the Grand Canyon, hoping to solve the disappearance of its rider.) Blaedel, Sara The Silent Women (alternate titles: Call Me Princess / Blue Blood) $9.99 (Louise Rick #2: Reissue; When a young woman is brutally raped in her Copenhagen home, DI Louise Rick learns the victim met her attacker via a dating website, and pursues the man through the online dating world.) Brown, Rita Mae Homeward Hound $27.00 (Sister Jane Arnold #11: When the fanfare of the Christmas Hunt is interrupted by the discovery of a corpse, Sister Jane Arnold and her loyal hounds must uncover who has killed a beloved club faithful.) Copperman/Cohen The Question of the Dead Mistress $15.99 (Samuel Hoenig #5: PBO; Samuel asks Ms. Washburn to take the lead on their latest question: a woman has asked 'Is my husband having an affair with a dead woman?') Disher, Garry Signal Loss $15.95 (Hal Challis #7: A pair of hit men working a job for a meth kingpin have a very bad day, and the resulting bushfire draws attention to a drug lab and two burned bodies. Inspector Hal Challis investigates, while Sergeant Ellen Destry - new head of the sex crimes unit - hunts for a serial rapist.) Ernst, Kathleen The Lacemaker's Secret $15.99 (Chloe Ellefson #9: PBO; Chloe hopes a consulting job at Green Bay's Heritage Hill Historical Park will be a welcome distraction. Instead she finds a body in a century-old bake oven.) Evanovich, Janet Look Alive Twenty-Five $28.00 HC; $32.00 Unabridged Audiobook (Stephanie Plum #25: The Red River Deli in Trenton is world-famous for its pastrami, its coleslaw, and its disappearing managers - three in the last month, the only clue in each case a shoe left behind. The police are baffled. Lula thinks it's alien abductions. They'd better figure it out before new manager Stephanie Plum vanishes.) Hall, Oakley So Many Doors $9.95 (A man sits in a death row cell, sentenced to die for the murder of a beautiful woman. As we learn the story of her death, one question haunts us: why would any man kill the woman he craves more than life itself?) Havill, Steven F. Lies Come Easy $15.95 (Posadas County #23: As the holidays approach, the Sheriff's Department find themselves dealing with an abandoned toddler, a missing range tech, and a brutal murder in a tiny border town.) Hechtman, Betty On The Hook $15.99 (Crochet #12: The Tarzana Hookers could come apart at the seams when thwarted ambition, shady ethics, and a puzzling murder converge.) Horowitz, Anthony Forever and a Day $26.99 (James Bond: The sea keeps its secrets, but not this time. One body, three bullets. 007 floats in the waters near Marseilles, killed by an unknown hand. It's time for a new agent to step in, for James Bond to earn his license to kill.) Massey, Sujata The Widows of Malabar Hill $16.95 (Perveen Mistry #1: Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry has just joined her father's law firm. Going through the paperwork for executing a wealthy Muslim's will, Perveen becomes suspicious when she discovers that all three widows, who live in strict seclusion, have apparently signed over their full inheritance to a charity, and decides to investigate.) McDermid, Val Insidious Intent $16.00 (Hill & Jordan #10: Tony and Carol hunt for a serial killer who targets single women attending weddings without a date.) Oleksiw, Susan Below the Tree Line $15.99 (Pioneer Valley #1: PBO; In rural Massachusetts, a woman with healing hands and a rescued dog trap a killer.) Robinson, Maggie Nobody's Sweetheart Now $15.95 (Lady Adelaide #1: 1924: Addie recently (and contentedly) interred her unfaithful husband. She wasn't expecting his ghost to show up at her house party. Or a murder to disrupt her careful seating arrangement.) Stuckart, Diane A.S. Fool's Moon $15.99 (Tarot Cats #1: PBO; It's challenging taking care of her half- sister's New Age shop and menagerie of mystically inclined pets, but Ruby never worries that she's bitten off more than she can chew - until a customer wants her to divine the truth about a murder.) Todd, Charles The Gate Keeper $15.99 (Ian Rutledge #19: An aimless drive lands Inspector Rutledge with a murder investigation when he finds a car stopped on a desolate road, a woman with blood on her hands, and a dead man lying on the ground.)