Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Mystery and Thrillers Editor, Naomi Gesinger FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "Hard Time," "Family Honor," "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner," and "Dark Lady" * The Dinosaur Detective: An exclusive essay by the author of "Anonymous Rex" * Sneak Peek: An excerpt from "The Killing Game" by Iris Johansen * New in Paperback: "Everybody Pays" and "Rainbow Six" * Editor's Choice: "Nightmare Town" by Dashiell Hammett * Not Yet Published: "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "O Is for Outlaw" WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "Hard Time" by Sara Paretsky http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385313632/entertainmentsit It's been half a decade, but the wait is over. V.I. Warshawski, Chicago's smartest, toughest, and most-loved private eye, is back! "Hard Time" is Sara Paretsky's ninth full-length V.I. mystery, and it finds our Vic sniffing out the illicit goings-on of a global multimedia company. "Family Honor" by Robert B. Parker http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145664/entertainmentsit Drum roll please.... Robert Parker's "Family Honor" introduces us to a brand-new character: a female private eye named Sunny Randall who's sharp, smart, and highly likable. Set in Boston, Sunny's search for a missing runaway ensnares her in the world of the mob. "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner" by Elizabeth George http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553102354/entertainmentsit Elizabeth George's dynamic, sleuthing duo of Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers return for their 10th adventure, "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner." This time around, they discover two grisly murders within a prehistoric stone circle in Derbyshire. "Dark Lady" by Richard North Patterson http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679450432/entertainmentsit Richard North Patterson is back with another deftly plotted page turner, "Dark Lady." The construction of a publicly funded baseball stadium in the Midwestern city of Steelton triggers a deadly wave of crime. Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz must investigate suspects too close to home. THE DINOSAUR DETECTIVE ********************** He is addicted to basil; he smells like a fine Cuban cigar; he has a beautiful tail. Vincent Rubio is no ordinary Los Angeles P.I. He's a dinosaur, and he makes his debut in Eric Garcia's terrific first mystery, "Anonymous Rex." In an essay written for Amazon.com, Garcia explains his discovery that the theory of the extinction of the dinosaurs has been a big cover-up, and that the great beasts still roam the earth--disguised as humans. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=eric+garcia&tag=entertainmentsit SNEAK PEEK: AN EXCERPT FROM "THE KILLING GAME" BY IRIS JOHANSEN *************************************************************** "The skeleton had been in the ground for a long time. Joe Quinn had seen enough of them to recognize that. But how long? He turned to Sheriff Bosworth. 'Who found it?' 'Two hikers. They stumbled on it late last night. Those rains the past few days washed it out of the ground. Hell, that storm slid half the mountain into the falls. A real gully washer.' His gaze narrowed on Joe's face. 'You must have hotfooted up here from Atlanta as soon as you heard about it.'" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=the+killing+game&tag=entertainmentsit NEW IN PAPERBACK **************** "Everybody Pays" by Andrew Vachss http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375707433/entertainmentsit Gripping and gritty, these 38 short stories from the pen of Andrew Vachss demonstrate why the author has been compared to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. "Rainbow Six" by Tom Clancy http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425170349/entertainmentsit Ex-Navy SEAL John Clark is at the center of Tom Clancy's "Rainbow Six." Clark has left the CIA to create a new antiterrorist organization that's code-named Rainbow. But just as Rainbow initiates its work, a new surge in terrorism sweeps across the planet. Browse more new in paperback mysteries and thrillers: Mystery & Thrillers EDITOR'S CHOICE *************** "Nightmare Town" by Dashiell Hammett http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375401113/entertainmentsit The unsurpassed master of American crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett gave us such legendary works as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Continental Op." Now 20 previously unavailable short stories have been published in one brilliant collection, "Nightmare Town." Browse more Editor's Choice mysteries and thrillers at Mystery & Thrillers NOT YET PUBLISHED ***************** "Pop Goes the Weasel" by James Patterson Publication date: October 19, 1999 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316693286/entertainmentsit James Patterson, author of "Cat and Mouse" and "Kiss the Girls" brings back Alex Cross--his much-loved psychologist-detective. In "Pop Goes the Weasel," Alex must solve a series of sadistic murders in Washington D.C. Pre-order now and we'll ship it to you as soon as it's released. "O Is for Outlaw" by Sue Grafton Publication date: October 12, 1999 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805059555/entertainmentsit Kinsey Millhone returns with the A to Z of intrigue in "O Is for Outlaw" and takes on the toughest case to date: her past. When an auction scavenger follows a paper trail that dates back to Kinsey's previous marriage, Grafton's gumshoe is forced to revisit her painful divorce an an old, unsolved murder. ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Mystery & Thrillers section at Mystery & Thrillers
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