SUBSIDIARY & WORLD RIGHTS Oxana Schroeder 1-800-843-6666, ext. 8416 or 651-312-8416 [email protected] VISIT US AT Frankfurt Book Fair Frankfurt, Germany October 10 — 14, 2018 Stand #A67 Hall 6.0 W19 Midnight Ink Catalog design by Adrienne January Cover Credits: Cover Illustration by Jeff Fitz-Maurice; Foul Play On Words book design by Kevin Brown JANUARY 2019 NEW RELEASES Gigi Pandian THE ALCHEMIST’S ILLUSION AN ACCIDENTAL ALCHEMIST MYSTERY (BOOK 4) A perilous painting and an artist who meets his end lead Zoe Faust on an audacious alchemical adventure Centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust is tired of running from her past. She’s finally gotten her life on track in Portland, Oregon, gardening and cooking in her fixer-upper house with her mischievous best friend, Dorian the gargoyle chef. It seems like the perfect life for Zoe—until she discovers that her old mentor Nicolas Flamel, who she thought had abandoned her, has been imprisoned. A local artist holds the secret that could lead Zoe to her mentor, but the artist is murdered and the painting containing the hidden clue is stolen. To rescue Nicolas, Zoe and Dorian must explore art forgery, a transformative process that has much in common with alchemy and cooking—but one that proves far more dangerous. Includes delicious vegan recipes! 978-0-7387-5301-0 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Gigi Pandian (El Cerrito, CA) is the USA Today best- selling author of the Accidental Alchemist mystery Trade Paperback Original series and the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt series. Her FIC022040 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths books have been awarded Rose and Lefty awards World rights available, excluding audio, TV, film, and dramatic and have been shortlisted for Macavity and Agatha Selling Territory: World awards. Gigi has served on the board of Sisters in Crime’s Northern California chapter and is a member of Mystery Writers of America. www.GigiPandian.com Praise for Gigi Pandian SELLING FEATURES “A quirky, incredible series . The characters are Fourth book in a compelling series that features gourmet immensely unique and the writing is A+.” vegan recipes —Suspense Magazine Features dual protagonists, one who’s a centuries-old female “A supernatural cozy series that hits high marks for a alchemist and one who’s a gargoyle and a French chef modern twist on an ancient practice. Amusing sup- porting characters and historical details solidify this engaging mystery.”—Library Journal 978-0-7387-4236-6 ••• WINTER 2019 ••• 1 NEW RELEASES JANUARY 2019 Aimee Hix DARK STREETS, COLD SUBURBS A WILLA PENNINGTON, PI MYSTERY (BOOK 2) Trying to help a teen in peril proves to apprentice PI Willa Pennington that some- times home is the most dangerous place of all People move to the suburbs for a better life—nice houses, good schools, safe communities. But there’s no place you can go that’s completely safe from danger. Willa Pennington knows this all too well after her first PI case almost got her killed. Helping her old mentor review a decades-old cold case seems much safer. Then she reaches out to a teenager in trouble, and suddenly a new case rips into Willa’s life in a way she could have never predicted. It seems menace is always lying in wait behind someone’s door. Especially on the dark streets of the cold suburbs. 978-0-7387-5470-3 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original FIC022040 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths World rights available, excluding audio, TV, film, and dramatic Selling Territory: World Aimee Hix (Burke, Virginia) is a former defense contractor turned mystery writer. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime. Crimespree Magazine calls her “an up-and-coming author everyone should watch.” www.AimeeHix.com Praise for Aimee Hix SELLING FEATURES “A debut that saddles tough-girl noir with the heart of a cozy.”—Kirkus Reviews Book 2 in a terrific series with a unique spin on the private investigator story “This is a solid beginning to a character and setting Fairfax, Virginia, location places the action in the shadow of that could go on to very good things.” the world of government intrigue —RT Book Reviews “Whip-smart dialogue and plenty of steam.” —LynDee Walker, author of Lethal Lifestyles 978-0-7387-5443-7 2 ••• WINTER 2019 ••• FEBRUARY 2019 NEW RELEASES Victoria Hamilton A GENTLEWOMAN’S GUIDE TO MURDER SERIES DEBUT Scandal and slaughter among Regency London’s elite The bloody murder of Sir Henry Claybourne leaves Regency London shaken and horror-struck. But for genteel spinster Miss Emmeline St. Germaine, the crime slices far too close to home. Just hours before the knight’s death she held a dagger to him, threatening him to stay silent as she rescued a scullery maid he had procured for his pleasure. Did the man—or woman—who murdered the knight know of her visit? Her secret identity at risk, her reputation and life in jeopardy, Emmeline must solve the crime or face scandalous exposure and ruination, or worse—the hangman’s noose—for a crime she did not commit. 978-0-7387-5804-6 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original FIC022060 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical FIC022040 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths World rights available, excluding audio, TV, film, and dramatic Victoria Hamilton (London, ON, CAN) is the nationally bestselling author Selling Territory: World of the Vintage Kitchen Mysteries, the Merry Muffin Mysteries, and the Teapot Collector Mysteries. In addition to her mysteries, she has written twenty Re- gency romance novels as Amanda Cooper and Donna Lea Simpson. www.VictoriaHamiltonMysteries.com SELLING FEATURES First book in an exciting new Regency mystery series The main character rescues girls from sexual slavery, a timely historical topic that resonates with contemporary readers MIDNIGHT INK DEBUT ••• WINTER 2019 ••• 3 NEW RELEASES FEBRUARY 2019 J. D. Allen SKIN GAME A SIN CITY INVESTIGATION (BOOK 2) PI Jim Bean should walk out that door and let the Vegas bouncer do his worst. That’s what a smart man would do. But nobody ever accused Jim Bean of being a smart man. Private investigator Jim Bean has worked hard to create his new identity in Vegas. He doesn’t have a great life, but it’s his. When his ex-fiancée Erica Floyd walks into one of his investigations looking for her missing sister, the tragic past he wanted to leave behind comes flooding back. Despite serious reservations, Jim agrees to search for Erica’s sister. Clues lead him to a human trafficking ring and one of Vegas’s most influential mobsters. Unless Jim can face the ghosts of his past, the anger of his present, and a new enemy out for his blood, four women will suffer a fate worse than death. 978-0-7387-5404-8 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original FIC022000 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General World rights available, excluding audio, TV, film, and dramatic Selling Territory: World J. D. Allen (Raleigh, NC) earned a degree in forensic anthropology and creative writing from Ohio State University. She’s also taught other writers on a variety of topics, including the basics of crime scene investi- gation and the art of public speaking. www.JDAllenBooks.com SELLING FEATURES Praise for J. D. Allen Second book in a suspenseful series that features Jim Bean, a gruff private investigator with a tragic past “Her plotting and pacing will keep you up long after who attracts dangerous cases and clients Proust and Henry James have rocked you to sleep. J.D. Allen draws from her experience as a forensic Stay tuned for a series that promises many, many anthropologist to create authentic crimes and characters more troubled dreams.”—Kirkus Reviews “The setup is so good, and the characters so hard to look away from.”—Booklist 978-0-7387-5403-1 4 ••• WINTER 2019 ••• MARCH 2019 NEW RELEASES Isabella Maldonado DEATH BLOW A VERANDA CRUZ MYSTERY (BOOK 3) Homicide detective Veranda Cruz takes on the most ruthless member of the Villalobos cartel in this fast-paced follow up to Phoenix Burning Phoenix homicide detective Veranda Cruz is on a mission. After Hector Villalobos tried to destroy her family, Veranda vowed to take down his powerful crime family. Beautiful, shrewd, and lethal, Daria Villalobos is on a mission of her own. Determined to be the first woman to take the reins of her father’s notorious cartel, she hatches a plot to eliminate Veranda, framing a rival to take the fall. When the investigation blows up in Veranda’s face, the hunt is on to stop the bomber. Now she must battle her department and her personal demons as she takes on Daria. To survive her most cunning adversary yet, will she make a pact with a killer? 978-0-7387-5103-0 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original FIC022040 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths FIC022020 Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural World rights available, excluding audio, TV, film, and dramatic Selling Territory: World Isabella Maldonado (Mesa, AZ) retired from law enforcement as a Commander of Special Investiga- tions and Forensics. During her long career, she was recognized with a Meritorious Service Award and a Lifesaving Award, and she was selected to at- tend executive management training at the FBI’s National Academy. www.IsabellaMaldonado.com SELLING FEATURES Praise for Isabella Maldonado Book three in the explosive, action-packed series with Homicide Detective Veranda Cruz “Maldonado, a former law enforcement officer, brings her experience and expertise to this Features a Latina police detective from an author who is a gripping police procedural.”—Library Journal retired police commander “A highly entertaining police procedural .