APRIL MASS MARKET PICKS
Albert, Susan Wittig. Mourning Gloria ($7.99)
Bass, Jefferson. The Bone Yard ($7.99)
Bishop, Claudia. Dread on Arrival ($7.99)
Coes, Ben. Coup D’Etat ($9.99)
Farnsworth, Christopher. The President’s Vampire ($9.99)
Hart, Carolyn. Dead by Midnight ($7.99)
Hayes, Jonathan. A Hard Death ($7.99)
Hearne, Kevin. Tricked (Del Rey $7.99 Signed)
Johnston, Linda O. Hounds Abound ($7.99)
Parker, Robert B. Sixkill ($9.99)
Rollins, James. Devil Colony ($9.99)
APRIL TRADE PAPERBACK PICKS
Bolton, SJ. Now You See Me ($15)
Delany, Vicki. Burden of Memory ($15)
Edlin, Nicholas. The Widow’s Daughter ($15)
Johnson, Craig. Hell is Empty ($14)
King, Laurie R. Pirate King ($15)
Krueger, William Kent. Northwest Angle ($15)
Lutz, Lisa. Heads You Lose ($15)
Macneal, Susan Elia. Mr Churchill’s Secretary ($15)
Perry, Thomas. The Informant ($15)
Spencer-Fleming, Julia. One Was a Soldier ($15)
Taylor, Kate. A Man in Uniform ($15)
Winspear, Jacqueline. A Lesson in Secrets ($15)
APRIL STAFF PICKS
Arianna Grainey
Box, CJ. Force of Nature Signed I have read other books in this series and enjoyed them so I am looking forward to reading this one.
Meltzer, Brad. Inner Circle After seeing him talk in Tucson, I started reading this book and I am really enjoying it.
Rawn, Melanie. Touchstone Signed I am looking forward to read this one just because it sounded interesting to me.
Scottoline, Lisa. Come Home Signed I’m looking forward to reading this book because I have read others by Lisa and really enjoyed them..
Ariel Amsden
Grahame-Smith, Seth. Unholy Night
Hearne, Kevin. Tricked Signed
Moore, Christopher. Sacre Bleu Signed Looks like Christopher Moore has another new one for us! So very excited to read it.
Sallis, James. Driven Signed Come see Jim and get your signed copy of Driven on April 3rd!
Barbara Peters
Atkins, Ace. Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby Signed
Binet, Laurent. HHhH Signed
Clelland, Jane. Dolled Up for Murder Sgined
Clement, Rory. Traitor Signed
Delany, Vicki. Scare the Light Away
French, Paul. Midnight in Peking Signed
Gregory, Philippa. The Lady of the Rivers
Hoffman, Cara. So Much Pretty
Kerr, Philip. Prague Fatale Signed
Laukkanen, Owen. The Professionals Signed
Lovesey, Peter. Cop to Corpse Signed
Macneal, Susan Elia. Mr Churchill’s Secretary
Norman, Michael. The Skeleton Picnic Signed
Parris, S J. Sacrilege Signed
Reed, Mary/Eric Mayor. Nine for the Devil Signed
Riley, Lucinda. The Orchid House
Sallis, James. Driven Signed
Scottoline, Lisa. Come Home
Smith, Mark Allen. The Inquisitor Signed
John Goodwin
Kerr, Philip. Prague Fatale Signed
Laukkanen, Owen. The Professionals Signed
Long, Jeff. The Descent. This is the fourth time I’ve read this book. Scary as all get-out. Deeper is the sequel.
Sallis, James. Driven Signed. One of the Poisoned Pen’s most literary writers. Profound.
White, Randy Wayne. Chasing Midnight Signed. Good old Randy Wayne White. You can always count on him for a solid read.
Lea Love
Baldacci, David. The Innocent Signed - A new character , a lethal hero, comes to us from one of my faves…now a hitman with a heart…
Farnsworth, Christopher. Red White and Blood Signed .Who can resist another great read about a vampire, especially one whose job has always been to protect the sitting president?….pretty timely considering it’s an election year…..
Lansdale, Joe R. Edge of Dark Water Signed Who knew I’d love this guy…his hillbilly noir resonates with this hillbilly!!!
Pavone, Chris. The Expats Signed- Some secrets can never be escaped, as Kate learns as she attempts to reinvent herself in a strange country only to be caught up in another terrifying situation…
Sallis, James. Driven Signed – It’s 7 years later and Driver has changed his ways only to be forced to revert to what he knows…he drives…
Scottoline, Lisa. Come Home Signed - A great book about a family in peril, causing the mom to step up and try to save the day
Pat King
Adelstein, Jake. Tokyo Vice.
Going through a non-fiction kick, I recently reread this book. Adelstein, an American reporter living and writing for the Japanese
Yomiuri Shinbun, explores the crime and corruption of Japan. From serial murders to Japanese Gangsters (with a proper code of ethics), Adelstein explores this strange and twisted underworld.
Box, C.J. Force of Nature Signed.
Box continues to deliver the goods in this, the twelfth in the Joe Picket series. Picket and his family are drawn into the line of fire
when an operative in Romanowski’s past makes a visit. I’m continually amazed at C.J. Box’s ability to produce an amazingly tightly plotted novel that never breaks tension.
Collins, Susanna. Hunger Games.
I’ve been on the band wagon for the Hunger Games since it’s debut in 2008. Collins has created a masterpiece of Science Fiction- not unlike Fahrenheit 451 or 1984- in which the United States has disintegrated into a dystopian society. For those teenagers lucky enough to win the games- fame comes to the family- and more importantly food for the rest of their lives. Those who don’t win- pay with their lives.
Winspear, Jacqueline. Elegy for Eddie Signed
As I’m writing this, I only 20 pages into it (I picked up on the signing night). However, I’ve been hooked onto Winspear for the past three years after picking up her first, Maisie Dobbs, for a library event. In this latest novel, Winspear’s mystery focuses on the death of a gentle, but slow, man who is known for calming horses. Maisie, who came from humble beginnings, knows of the death and offers her services to help discover the cause of Eddie’s death. Winspear hooks you in quickly with her quick wit, well rounded characters and complex mystery. For those who are interested in World War I and the events leading up to it, Winspear provides plenty of historical references.
Patrick Millikin
Paul Cain. COMPLETE SLAYERS ($75.00) Finally, everything this Black Mask writer ever published in one volume, with excellent notes and biographical information. Original cover illustration by Robert McGinnis. Signed and limited to 500 copies. Indispensable for the pulp fiction aficionado, this long-awaited volume sold out immediately upon publication.
Bruce Holbert. LONESOME ANIMALS. Brilliant debut western-meets-detective novel set in Depression-era Washington state. The frontier era is only recently ended, but a serial killer is out there killing Indians and ritualistically mutilating them. Crusty former lawman Russell Strawl is called in to investigate. Violent, disturbing and compelling.
Phillip Kerr. PRAGUE FATAL Signed.
Derek Raymond. DEAD MAN UPRIGHT. “Finally, the first US publication of the fifth and final Factory novel. Many Raymond diehards here in the States didn’t even know this one existed. If you’ve never read these remarkable books, beg steal or borrow a copy of HE DIED WITH HIS EYES OPEN and read all five books (if you dare). You will never be the same again
James Sallis. DRIVEN Signed
Woodrell, Daniel. Tomato Red
Robert Rosenwald
French, Paul. Midnight in Peking Signed
Kerr, Philip. Prague Fatale Signed
Perry, Thomas. The Informant Signed
Sallis, James. Driven Signed
Tracy Kingsley
Connolly, John. The Infernals (Signed)
Farnsworth, Christopher. Red White and Blood Signed
Grabenstein, Chris. Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers – Book 1 of a new children’s series
Johnson, Craig. Hell is Empty (Signed) – paperback release of the 7th Walt Longmire – book #8 “As the Crow Flies” is coming in May!!!!!!
Krueger, William Kent – Northwest Angle Signed
Littlefield, Sophie. Bad Day for Scandal Signed – if you like strong female characters don’t miss any of the Stella Hardesty books
MacBride, Stuart. Shatter the Bones
Mackenzie, Jassy. The Fallen – 3rd Jade de Jong novel set in South Africa – book #2 “Stolen Lives” is also in paperback this month
Parker, Robert B. Sixkill – paperback release of the last Spencer book penned by Parker
Sallis, James. Driven Signed - A delicious sequel to “Drive”
Stark, Richard. The Damsel / The Dame / The Blackbird - Donald Westlake wrote a long running series about a professional thief named Parker – these 3 books are offshoots with Parker’s heist mate Grofield taking center stage
Woodrell, Daniel. Tomato Red – Disturbingly bleak but beautifully written
Will Hanisko
Kerr, Philip. Prague Fatale Signed. A great PI series that also shares often original insights to not only sleuthing but a wide array of historical settings.
Laukkanen, Owen. The Professionals Signed
Sallis, James. Driven Signed. The sequal to Drive. Sallis does a great job of portraying what is typically a macho character type poetically.
Segal, Stephen. Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teaching of Nerd Culture. With Phoenix Comicon coming up later this month I felt that I needed to buff up a bit. Brief articles on the classic standards heroes of the SciFi/Fantasy genre such as Asimov, Darth Vader, JRR Tolkien. Interestingly, the most popular subjects seem to be moving away from novels and more towards movies, television shows and content found on the internet.
Toole, F.X. Pound for Pound. After reading Eddie Muller’s THE DISTANCE and Leonard Gardner’s FAT CITY there’s just something about boxing in a novel that gets me. Maybe it’s that boxers are almost like the hardboiled private-eye, always out on their own and often getting beaten up.