About Left Turn at Paradise: A Rare Book Mystery Publisher: Alibi (August 26, 2014) Pages: 208 The author of The Dirty Book Murder returns to the surprisingly lethal world of rare books with a second enthralling novel featuring a most unlikely hero—antiquarian bookseller Michael Bevan. Michael Bevan is barely scraping by with his used bookstore and rare book collection […]
Michael Murphy, author of The Yankee Club, on tour August 2014
About The Yankee Club (Jake & Laura Mystery) Publisher: Alibi (August 12, 2014) Pages: 280 In Michael Murphy’s action-packed Prohibition-era novel of suspense, a mystery writer returns to the bright lights and dark alleys of New York City—uncovering a criminal conspiracy of terrifying proportions. In 1933, America is at a crossroads: Prohibition will soon be history, organized […]
Marc Krulewitch, author of Maxwell Street Blues, on tour July/August 2014
About Maxwell Street Blues: Jules Landau Mystery Publisher: Alibi (August 5, 2014) Pages: 240 Readers of Robert Crais’s Elvis Cole mysteries will love Jules Landau, a college man turned private eye on the Windy City’s mean streets—a virtual school of hard knocks where graduation means just staying alive. Chicago runs in Jules Landau’s veins. So does the […]
Angela Burt-Murray, author of Games Divas Play, on tour July/August 2014
About Games Divas Play Series: A Diva Mystery Novel (Book 1) Paperback: 340 pages Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (July 29, 2014) The former Editor-in Chief of Essence magazine, Angela Burt-Murrary’s new novel takes readers inside the high-stakes world of professional basketball—where everyone plays to win. In GAMES DIVAS PLAY, the first book in the Diva Mystery Series, Burt-Murray introduces an ambitious entertainment […]
Susan Spann, author of Blade of the Samurai, on tour July/August 2014
About Blade of the Samurai Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (July 15, 2014) .June, 1565: Master ninja Hiro Hattori receives a pre-dawn visit from Kazu, a fellow shinobi working undercover at the shogunate. Hours before, the shogun’s cousin, Saburo, was stabbed to death in the shogun’s palace. The murder weapon: Kazu’s personal dagger. Kazu says […]
Marty Wingate, author of The Garden Plot, on tour May 2014
About The Garden Plot Publisher: Alibi (May 6, 2014) Sold by: Random House LLC In an entirely appealing mystery debut, Marty Wingate introduces readers to a curious Texas ex-pat whose English gardening expertise on occasion leads her to unearth murderous goings-on. Pru Parke always dreamed of living in England. And after the Dallas native follows an impulse […]
Thomas Shawver, author of The Dirty Book Murder, on tour May 2014
About The Dirty Book Murder: An Antiquarian Book Mystery Publisher: Alibi (May 6, 2014) Sold by: Random House LLC In this smart, fast-paced mystery debut, Thomas Shawver introduces a charming, unlikely hero from the rarefied world of antique books. Book merchant Michael Bevan arrives at the Kansas City auction house hoping to uncover some hidden literary gold. […]
Max Austin, author of Duke City Split, on tour April 2014
About Duke City Split Publisher: Alibi (April 8, 2014) Sold by: Random House LLC A cool, calm, and collected bank robber—with two kids at home—heads a fascinating cast of characters in Duke City Split, the first in a trilogy of white-knuckle thrillers from Max Austin. Bud Knox isn’t your average bank robber. He’s happiest fixing a nice […]
Christopher J. Yates, author of Black Chalk, on tour April 2014
About Black Chalk Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Random House UK; First Edition edition (April 1, 2014) One game. Six students. Five survivors. It was only ever meant to be a game. A game of consequences, of silly forfeits, childish dares. A game to be played by six best friends in their first year at Oxford University. But […]
Harry Hunsicker, author of The Contractors, on tour February 2014
About The Contractors Paperback: 514 pages Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (February 4, 2014) In THE CONTRACTORS (Thomas & Mercer; February 4, 2014), acclaimed thriller writer Hunsicker turns his attention to the shadowy world of private military contractors and the hypocrisies of the War on Drugs, delivering a heart-pounding, complex standalone thriller in the vein of […]