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Murder at Ford's Theatre - Margaret Truman
From Publishers WeeklyThe spirit of Chandra Levy hovers over Truman's latest Washington, D.C., mystery (Murder on the Potomac, etc.), which, despite a sometimes confusing plot and ... -
Midnight Rambler_ A Novel of Su - James Swain
From Publishers WeeklySwain, author of the gambling crime series starring Tony Valentine (_Grift Sense_, etc.), avoids many of the clichés of the antisocial ex-cop novel in this ch... -
Manhattan Noir - Lawrence Block
From Publishers WeeklyA pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology, the latest entry in Akashic's city-themed noir series (_Brooklyn Noir_,... -
Los Angeles Noir - Denise Hamilton
From Publishers WeeklyAkashic's city-themed noir series (_New Orleans Noir_, etc.) finally reaches L.A., a prime locale for this subgenre. Of the 17 contributors, bestseller Michae... -
London - Edward Rutherfurd
Amazon.com ReviewEdward Rutherfurd belongs to the James Michener school: he writes big, sprawling history-by- the-pound. His novel, London, stretches two millennia all the wa... -
Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
We owe 1902's The Hound of the Baskervilles to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins... -
Honor Thyself - Danielle Steel
From Publishers WeeklySupreme spinner of romantic yarns, Steel (_Amazing Grace_, etc.), in her lamentable latest fable of female courage, fortune, fame and fashion, features Oscar-... -
Holy Fire - Bruce Sterling
Amazon.com ReviewIn an era when life expectancies stretch 100 years or more and adhering to healthy habits is the only way to earn better medical treatments, ancient "post humans" ... -
Hard Revolution_ A Novel - George P. Pelecanos
From Publishers WeeklyThe author's admirers are familiar with middle-aged black PI Derek Strange, featured in several novels (Soul Circus, etc.) so strong that one critic has dubbe... -
Half Moon Investigations - Eoin Colfer
Meet Fletcher Moon. Half-pint schoolboy and fully qualified private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was ...