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1.
Andrew
Klavan
-
Damnation
Street
(small
paperback)
A
haunted,
hard-drinking
PI.
A
whore
with
a
heart
of
gold.
A
remorseless
killer
with
a
gift
for
disguise.
Blood,
rain,
and
long
nights
behind
the
wheel.
It
takes
genuine
talent
to
make
these
tropes
feel
fresh--and
Klavan's
got
talent
to
burn.
In
the
successor
to
Dynamite
Road
(2003)
and
Shotgun
Alley
(2004),
shambling,
intuitive
Scott
Weiss
is
trying
to
save
Julie
Wyant,
a
hooker
he
has
never
met,
from
the
Shadowman,
a
psychopath
intent
on
torturing
her
to
death.
Weiss
hunts
Julie
knowing
full
well
he
is
being
followed,
leading
the
killer
to
his
prey
in
order
to
bring
him
into
the
open.
It's
a
great
plot
device,
creating
a
bizarrely
symbiotic
relationship
between
Weiss
and
the
Shadowman.
Adding
to
this
book's
pleasures
is
the
way
Klavan
posits
it
as
a
fictionalized
memoir,
inserting
himself
into
the
story
as
a
budding
writer
and
wannabe
tough
guy.
His
youthful
naivete
casts
Weiss'
weary-souled
musings
on
the
dark
side
of
human
nature
into
even
sharper
relief.
Damnation
Street
has
it
all:
great
characters,
inventive
plotting,
darkness,
light,
horror,
and
humor,
all
fused
into
a
relentless
tale
of
suspense
that
will
have
readers
in
agony
to
know
how
the
final
shot
is
fired.
2.
Lindsay
McKenna
-
Dangerous
Prey
(small
paperback)
Expert
pilot
Kelly
Trayhern
thrives
on
risk
-
and
nothing's
more
exciting
than
fighting
fires,
dropping
water
from
her
helicopter
onto
the
blazes
below.
But
on
one
especially
perilous
mission,
the
furious
flames
change
her
life
in
a
way
she
never
expected..
Raptor
rehabilitator
Sky
McCoy
had
his
own
dreams
of
flying,
dreams
that
were
brutally
crushed
when
he
was
a
teenager,
and
only
the
quick
actions
of
fearless
Kelly
Trayhern
saved
his
life.
He
had
to
leave
her
then,
but
he's
never
forgotten
her
-
and
when
she
needs
him
most,
nothing
will
keep
him
away.
Now
the
mysterious
Native
American
is
determined
to
heal
Kelly's
spirit
as
he
heals
his
birds
of
prey.
But
can
he
save
her
life
despite
the
evil
threat
he
knows
is
looming,
waiting
to
destroy
everything
he
loves?
3.
Rhyannon
Byrd
-
Edge
of
Hunger
(small
paperback)
Hunger
Is
Awakening
.
.
.
Ian
Buchanan
has
always
feared
the
unknown—the
deep,
impenetrable
darkness
that,
his
mother
insisted,
lived
within
him.
He’s
determined
to
lead
a
“normal”
life,
but
he’s
plagued
by
unsettling
dreams
in
which
he
succumbs
to
his
wildest
desires
.
.
.
.
Things
only
get
worse
when
psychic
Molly
Stratton
tracks
Ian
down.
Claiming
that
she
shares
his
sexually
intense
dreams.
The
petite
honey-blond
even
has
the
bite
marks
on
her
sweet
flesh
to
prove
it.
Molly
has
also
received
a
message
from
Ian’s
deceased
mother:
An
enemy
is
near.
And
the
creature
inside
Ian
will
finally
awaken
with
an
insatiable
hunger.
A
hunger
that
must
be
controlled
before
it
overtakes
them
both.
.
.
.
4.
Peter
James
-
Denial
(small
paperback)
When
actress
Gloria
Lamark
takes
her
own
life,
her
devoted
son,
Thomas,
is
heart-broken.
Something
must
be
wrong
with
a
world
in
which
such
a
tragedy
is
allowed
to
happen.
How
could
her
high-profile,
media-star
psychiatrist
have
failed
to
save
such
a
special
person,
whom
Thomas
loved
in
such
a
very
special
way?
Dr
Tennent
has
a
lesson
to
learn
...
a
very
painful
one.
Michael
is
caught
up
in
the
first
flush
of
love
-
but
has
no
idea
how
dangerous
romance
can
be.
For
both
Michael
and
Thomas
will
do
anything
for
the
women
they
love
...
5.
Harlan
Coben
Deal
Breaker
(small
paperback)
Sports
agent
and
sometime
investigator
Myron
Bolitar
is
poised
on
the
edge
of
the
big
time.
So
is
Christian
Steele,
a
rookie
quarterback
and
Myron's
prized
client.
But
when
Christian
gets
a
phone
call
from
a
former
girlfriend,
a
woman
who
everyone,
including
the
police,
believes
is
dead,
the
deal
starts
to
go
sour.
Suddenly
Myron
is
plunged
into
a
baffling
mystery
of
sex
and
blackmail.
Trying
to
unravel
the
truth
about
a
family's
tragedy,
a
woman's
secret
and
a
man's
lies,
Myron
is
up
against
the
dark
side
of
his
business
-
where
image
and
talent
make
you
rich,
but
the
truth
can
get
you
killed.
6.
Martha
Grimes
-
The
case
has
altered
(small
paperback)
Richard
Jury,
the
brooding
Scotland
Yard
detective-hero
of
many
of
Martha
Grimes's
mysteries,
is
back
in
The
Case
Has
Altered,
but--as
usual--his
sidekick
Melrose
Plant
steals
the
show.
Set
in
the
fens
of
Lincolnshire,
Jury
must
investigate
two
murders
in
which
his
true
love,
Jenny
Kennington,
is
a
suspect.
But
while
Jury
deals
with
the
evidence,
Melrose
uncovers
the
local
color,
interviewing
everyone
from
uncommunicative
pub
owners
to
chatty
cooks.
Even
murder
seems
a
little
less
grim
with
Melrose
Plant
around.
7.
Stella
Cameron
-
Cypress
Nights
(small
paperback)
Roche
Savage
is
a
dedicated,
talented
psychiatrist
with
a
life-shattering
secret:
his
sexuality
isn't
just
vibrant,
it's
over-the-top.
He's
always
avoided
gentle,
reserved
women
because
he
knows
that
if
he
lets
himself
get
out
of
control
he
could
frighten
them
-
or
worse.
Unfortunately,
he
can't
seem
to
stop
thinking
about
Bleu
Labeau,
a
reticent
teacher
who
has
come
to
Toussaint
to
start
a
new
school
in
St.
Cecil's
parish.
Bleu
suffers
the
psychological
consequences
of
being
the
widow
of
a
man
who
taught
her
that
sex
was
dirty,
wrong
and
best
performed
in
the
dark.
Father
Cyrus
Payne,
the
priest
at
St.
Cecil's,
is
busy
with
his
new
school
project,
but
still
can't
keep
his
assistant
Madge
Pollard
off
his
mind.
He
has
decided
to
push
her
into
dating
other
men.
The
results
only
deepen
Father
Cyrus's
struggle
to
choose
between
the
church
and
the
woman
he
loves.
The
new
school
project
has
also
brought
to
Toussaint
an
evil,
violent
presence.
When
a
man
is
killed
in
St.
Cecil's
church,
panic
spreads.
More
murders
follow,
and
the
victims
are
all
significant
contributors
to
the
church's
new
school.
With
little
help
from
the
FBI,
the
local
sheriffand
the
townspeople
are
left
to
fend
for
themselves.
Taking
the
lead,
Roche
Savage
and
Bleu
Labeau
race
to
unravel
the
mystery
before
another
person
is
forced
to
have
the
school
pamphlet
as
their
last
meal.
But
when
it
is
revealed
that
all
the
victims
are
former
patients
of
Roche,
Bleu
and
the
rest
of
the
town
realize
that
they
may
not
be
looking
for
a
stranger.but
one
of
their
very
own.
8.
Joseph
finder
-
No
hiding
place
(small
paperback)
Nick
Conover,
the
son
of
a
factory
worker,
is
the
CEO
of
a
major
corporation
in
a
company
town.
Once
the
most
admired
man
in
Fenwick,
Michigan,
Nick
-
having
presided
over
massive
layoffs
-
is
now
the
most
despised.
A
single
parent
since
the
recent
death
of
his
wife,
he's
struggling
to
insulate
his
ten-year-old
daughter
and
angry
sixteen-year-old
son
from
the
town's
hostility.
Then
his
family
is
threatened
by
a
nameless
stalker,
events
spin
quickly
out
of
control
-
and
suddenly
Nick
is
faced
with
a
dead
body
and
damning
circumstances.
To
protect
his
family,
he
must
cover
up
the
homicide
but
a
police
investigator
with
an
agenda
of
her
own
is
determined
to
connect
Nick
to
the
homicide.
Nick,
in
the
meantime,
begins
to
unravel
a
web
of
intrigue
within
his
own
corporation
...
and,
with
everything
he
spent
his
life
working
for
hanging
in
the
balance,
Nick
Conover
discovers
that
life
at
the
top
is
just
one
small
step
away
from
a
long
plunge
to
the
bottom.
9.
Laura
Caldwell
-
red
Hot
Lies
(small
paperback)
Former
trial
lawyer
Caldwell
launches
a
mystery
series
that
weaves
the
emotional
appeal
of
her
chick
lit
titles
(The
Night
I
Got
Lucky)
with
the
blinding
speed
of
her
thrillers
(The
Good
Liar).
Young,
sassy
Izzy
McNeil,
lead
entertainment
lawyer
at
Pickett
Enterprises,
has
earned
envy
for
her
success
(much
of
which
she
owes
to
the
patronage
of
CEO
Forester
Pickett)
and
cheeky
manner,
but
she's
starting
to
panic
about
her
upcoming
wedding
to
charming
Sam
Hollings.
Then
Pickett
is
killed
and
Sam
vanishes,
as
do
$30
million
worth
of
Panamanian
real
estate
bonds.
Suspecting
Sam,
Izzy
and
the
FBI
promptly
take
up
parallel
and
sometimes
contradictory
investigations.
The
somber
ending
is
something
of
a
letdown
after
the
headlong
chase,
but
readers
will
be
left
looking
forward
to
another
heart-pounding
ride
on
Izzy's
silver
Vespa.
Postage
is
free
in
a
3kg
prepaid
satchel.
I
post
as
soon
as
I
receive
payment.
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