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BOOKS COMING OUT
BETWEEN
OCTOBER & DECEMBER 2009
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Cut to the Chase
A Hollis Grant Mystery
Joan Boswell
Where is Danson Lafleur? Was he killed because of his campaign to identify deported killers? When his sister persuades Hollis Grant to search for him she tangles with dangerous opponents.
In Cut to the Chase, the third novel in the series Hollis, in Toronto for a year to see if she can succeed as a painter responds to her landlady’s plea to help her find her missing brother who lives a dangerous life. Hollis agrees and as she follows leads finds herself in danger. Rhona Simpson is the detective in charge of the case and the two do not get along well.
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Trade Paperback
Napoleon & Company
$16.95
978-1-894917-89-6
October 2009
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The First Excellence
A Li Fa-ling Mystery
Donna Carrick
Join Fa-ling on an incredible journey into the heart of mainland China as she sets out to discover the land of her birth. In order to determine her future, Fa-ling must first unlock the mysteries of her past. To this end, she travels with a Canadian adoption group to the exotic southern province of Guang-Xi Zhuang. Searching for her lost heritage, Fa-ling encounters murder, kidnapping, political intrigue and organ theft. Together with Detective Wang Yong-qi and his brilliant but uncouth partner Cheng Minsheng, Fa-ling must uncover a high-stakes kidnapping plot – before another child goes missing!
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Trade Paperback
Booksurge
US $17.99
978-143-9253-939
And available as an e-book (Kindle)
October 2009
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Winter of Secrets
A Constable Molly Smith Mystery
Vicki Delany
Christmas Eve and the snowstorm of the decade has settled over the town of Trafalgar, B.C. Constable Molly Smith has a busy shift attending fender-benders, tumbling pedestrians, and Christmas tree fires. Then at the stroke of midnight a vehicle goes off the road into the frozen river. An accident, but the autopsy reveals a shocking secret. Meanwhile Charlie Bassing is out of jail, looking for revenge, a handsome Mountie is giving Molly the eye, and her mother is cheerfully interfering in the investigation. But all Molly Smith wants to do is ski powder. Third in the critically-acclaimed series.
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Hardcover, Large Print, Trade Paperback, Audio
Poisoned Pen Press
US and CAN $24.95 (harcover)
978-1590586761
November 2009
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Blood and Groom
A Sasha Jackson Mystery
Jill Edmondson
When not talking dirty at her part-time phone sex job, fledgling gumshoe Sasha Jackson is spending her days learning how "till death do us part" applies to her jilted client. Christine Arvisais was dumped by her gold-plated fiancé Gordon just days before mailing the wedding invitations. Four months later, Gordon was shot during his Saturday morning jog. Then another former fiancé is killed and it appears Cupid’s bow is no match for the Grim Reaper’s scythe. As Sasha continues her investigation, she uncovers a pattern of guys who skipped "I do" and now never will.
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Trade Paperback
Dundurn
$11.99
978-1-55488-430-8
November 2009
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The Beacon and Other Mystery Stories
The Beary Mysteries
Elizabeth Elwood
The Beary family returns, featuring feisty city councillor, Bertram Beary, his opera-singing daughter, and his detective inspector son. From the title story, which deals with two eerily similar deaths that occur on opposite sides of Burrard Inlet, to the final tale set at a lavish Christmas party in a Shaughnessy mansion, these nine intriguing stories will challenge mystery lovers everywhere. An iUniverse Editor’s Choice selection: "The book has literary value, too -- this is very strong writing put to use for a great collection of engaging stories."
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Hardcover, Trade Paperback, e-book
iUniverse
US $19.95 (paperback); $29.95 (hardcover)
978-144-0155-734 (paperback) 978-144-0155-758 (hardcover) 978-144-0155-741 (e-book)
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To Know Evil
Stephen Gaspar
In the remote mountaintop monastery of St. Benedict, something evil is stirring. It is an ancient evil that predates Christianity and will live long after man has left this world. Brother Thomas of Worms can sense this evil, though he does not totally believe it is behind a series of murders that have plagued the monastery. With the help of young Brother Nicholas (who carries his own dark secret), the two uncover clues that lead to the discovery of long-lost ancient texts that could bringthe end of Christianity.
"... a moody and atmospheric medieval mystery" — Jeri Westerson
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Trade Paperback
Pemberley Press
Can$19.95; US $17.95
978-0-9771913-9-0
October 2009
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On the Head of a Pin
A Castle Street Mystery
Janet Kellough
Saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis still mourns the mysterious death of his daughter Sarah as he rides to his new posting in Prince Edward County. When another girl dies in the same way, he realizes that the circumstances point to murder. But in the turmoil following the 1837 Mackenzie Rebellion he can get no one to listen. Convinced there is a killer loose in Upper Canada, Lewis must track the culprit across a colony convulsed by dissension, invasion and fear. His only clues are the Book of Proverbs and a small painted pin...
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Trade Paperback
Dundurn
$11.95
978-1-55-488-434-6
November 2009
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Law & Disorder
A Camilla MacPhee Mystery
Mary Jane Maffini
Camilla MacPhee is distracted when Ashley and Brittany, her step-daughters-to-be, visit. As the girls strive to excel at dragon boat racing, Camilla struggles to discover who is killing Ottawa lawyers and leaving lawyer jokes to make the point. As the jokes start to hit too close to home, Camilla does her stubborn best to head off the killer, hampered by her assistant, the police, the bossy sisters, her real estate agent, her favourite burglar, her absent boyfriend, Ray Deveau, and the visiting girls. Well, at least they’re all safe. Oh wait, maybe not. Will the final joke be on Camilla?
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Trade Paperback
Napoleon & Company
$16.95
13: 978-1894917865
November 2009
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From Ice to Ashes
Jessica Simon
When a terrorist infiltrates the Yukon Arctic Ultra — the world’s toughest human-powered race — it’s up to Auxiliary RCMP Markus Fanger and a young offender to track the menace through the frozen Northland and keep him from his target, Ground-based Missile Defense.
From Ice to Ashes is a fast-paced thriller that transports the genre into an area seldom explored in North American literature. "Sitting in the sun on my deck in August I felt the cold reach into my bones. And the action is as chilling as the climate!" — Vicki Delany, author of Gold Digger
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Trade Paperback
NeWest Press
$19.95
978-189-7126-479
October 2009
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