Results for: American Mysteries


A woman calling herself as Jessie Potter has just won the jackpot at a Tahoe casino. She seeks lawyer Nina Reilly's help in claiming the money without revealing her true identity. The Gaming Commission aren't the only ones who are interested. Several parties are pursuing the money, and Jessie. Then Nina realizes that she, too, is in danger. Will she and Jessie be able to claim the money without losing their lives? Maps on endpapers.
Writ of Execution
O'Shaughnessy, Perri
New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
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When Ellie Cavanaugh was seven years old, her older sister was murdered. Rob Westerfield was convicted of the crime and spent more 20 years in prison. When Rob, who has always protested his innocence, is released and returns home, Ellie also returns, intent on writing a book that will prove his guilt once and for all. But as the book progresses, Ellie uncovers shocking facts, never before revealed, and her life is in danger. 291 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 3/4". Jacket illustration by Debra Lill.
Daddy's Little Girl
Clark, Mary Higgins
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
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PI Kinsey Millhone assists two near-retirement cops in identifying a murder victim from 18 years before. 385 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Thomas Tafuri.
"Q" is for Quarry
Grafton, Sue
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.
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This anthology includes a short story set in each of the fifty states, plus one for Washington, DC. The editors chose the stories "for their drama, color, and variety." 557 pp. 9" X 6 1/4".
A Treasury of American Mystery Stories
McSherry, Frank D., Jr., Charles G. Waugh, and Martin H. Greenberg
New York: Bonanza Books, 1989.
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Retired police officer Joe Loudermilk and his wife buy an Airstream trailer and take off on what they think will be the adventure of their lives. The find adventure soon enough--but not the kind they'd been thinking of. While at the Grand Canyon, one of their sons shows up on their doorstep, and an unknown man is found in their bathroom. Things only get worse from there, with police, the FBI, and the mob all swirling around the Airstream. 192 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 5/8". Jacket illustration by Paul Bacon.
Going Nowhere Fast
Haywood, Gar Anthony
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994.
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This book marks novelist Hoffman's departure into the realm of mystery and suspense. Recluse Charles LeBlanc, estranged from his family for years, is chief suspect in the murder of his brother's entire family when a bomb explodes at a family gathering. All he wants is to be left alone, but he learns that isn't possible until he discovers who really committed the crime. Nominated for the 1999 Barry Award for Best First Mystery Novel. 290 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". Jacket design by Steven Brower.
Tidewater Blood
Hoffman, William
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1998.
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When surgeon Kim Reggis's daughter falls ill with e coli poisoning after a meal in a fast food restaurant, Riggis is driven frantic by the poor care she receives, which leads to her death. His investigation into the practices of the beef industry and its relationship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture lead to threats against his own life. 357 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Thomas Tafuri.
Toxin
Cook, Robin
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998.
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Dr. Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who has traveled to Guatemala to identify bodies from a 20-year-old mass grave. While there, she is asked to assist in a current case, with bodies found in a septic tank. This is the fifth book in the Temperance Brennan series. In 1997, Reichs won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel for Deja Dead. Like her character Tempe Brennan, Reichs is also a forensic anthropologist. 317 pp. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by John Fulbrook III.
Grave Secrets
Reichs, Kathy
New York: Scribners, 2002.
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An American film company making a movie in Prague has been receiving threats. They hire the "ex-hippie dick," Moses Wine, to go to Prague and investigate the threats. Then the film's director is kidnapped, and the threats take on a terrorist aspect. Moses finds himself going far beyond detecting--he also fills in for the missing director. 241 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". Jacket design by Larry Rostant.
Director's Cut: A Moses Wine Novel
Simon, Roger L.
New York: Atria Books, 2003.
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A blight which could destroy the entire Napa Valley wine industry has struck. Is this a natural disaster, or a man-made one? Fiddler investigates. 230 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". Jacket illustration by Stanislaw Fernandes.
Gatsby's Vineyard
Maxwell, A. E.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1987.
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Chaz Perrone is a marine biologist on the make. He advises an agribusiness company on where to illegally dump fertilizer in the Everglades. When he thinks his wife Joey has caught on to his shenanigans, he tries to kill her by throwing her overboard. She doesn't die, but she also doesn't let Chaz know that she's still alive. Instead, she teams up with ex-cop Mick Stranahan to wreak revenge on Chaz. 356 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". Jacket illustration by Charles Burns.
Skinny Dip
Hiaasen, Carl
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
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Fritz Tully has left the publish-or-perish world of academia after an affair with another professor's wife. He retreats to his family's Maryland farm, and spends his time bird-watching. One day, he sees more than birds through his camera--he witnesses a murder on his neighbor's property. The neighbor has ties to the CIA, and takes a special interest in finding out what Tully knows. 354 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". Jacket design by Flag.
Bird's-Eye View
Freedman, J. F.
New York: Warner Books, 2001.
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For the past seven years, Josh Redmont has been the recipient of a $1000 check each month from something called the United States Agency. He'd never been able to find out exactly what the Agency was, and eventually just accepted the money. Then, one day, he was informed that he was now an active agent of the Agency. His job: to assassinate the head of a former Soviet country. If he does not do this, Josh's wife and children will be killed. There is obviously no such thing as a free lunch. Donald E. Westlake has been awarded the Grant Masters Lifetime Award from the Edgars.
Money for Nothing
Westlake, Donald E.
New York: Warner Books, 2003.
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Detroit Private Detective Amos Walker is hired by Latina singer Gilia Christobal to find the woman who is blackmailing her. Why the blackmail? Because Gilia Christobal isn't really who she says she is, and people are looking for her. Bad people. Walker got way more than he bargained for when he signed on for this job. 271 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4".
Poison Blonde: An Amos Walker Novel
Estleman, Loren D.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates Books, 2003.
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Nicky Uhler was St. Cloud's bad boy. He's been away for thirteen years, but now he's back. Within days, two people are dead, and Nicky's return has raided the town's tension level to murderous levels. 300 pp. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Andrew M. Newman.
Killing Time in St. Cloud
Guest, Judith and Rebecca Hill
New York: Delacorte Press, 1988.
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This is one of the first novels in which the Internet is used to solve the crime. Alex Black, science editor of the Philadelphia news magazine, World, is sent to Bermuda by his boss to look into the death of industrialist Vladimir Zaycheck. Zaycheck died after being stung by a jellyfish. His widow doesn't believe that's what happened. And when Alex starts searching online databases, he begins to question the story, too. 291 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 31/2".
The Physalia Incident
Spikol, Art
New York: Viking Press, 1988.
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Nominated for the 2005 Agatha Award for Best Novel. Murder and romance are mixed in Rituals of the Season. Just before Judge Deborah Knott's wedding, the assistant district attorney is shot and killed. Knott learns that the DA was looking into an unsolved murder case. Could this be related to her death? 303 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Shasti O'Leary Soudant.
Rituals of the Season
Maron, Margaret
New York: Mysterious Press, 2005.
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Author's first novel, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction in 2003. Stephen L. Carter is a Law Professor at Yale, and has written extensively in the fields of politics and religion. In The Emperor of Ocean Park, Talcott Garland, a wealthy African-American law professor and family man, is grieving for his recently-deceased father Oliver Garland, a former Supreme Court nominee. Oliver Garland had left behind a set of "arrangements." What those arrangements are, and where they are, is a mystery to Talcott. But he isn't the only one looking for them. As Talcott tries to locate them, he begins to fear that his father was murdered. 657 pp. 8" X 5 1/4".
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Carter, Stephen L.
New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2002.
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Michael Garrick, a White House lawyer, is on a dream date with the First Daughter, Nora Hartson, a girl who seems to thrive on inappropriate behavior. That behavior gets her, and Garrick, into a dangerous situation, which results in Garrick becoming a suspect in the murder of his boss. No longer able to trust anyone, Garrick must prove his innocence. 481 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Shasti O'Leary Soudant.
The First Counsel
Meltzer, Brad
New York: Warner Books, 2001.
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Lea Wait was nominated for the 2002 Agatha Ward for Best First Novel, for Shadows at the Fair. In Shadows on the Ivy, history professor and antique prints dealer Maggie Summer is the advisor to a group house of single parents on campus. One of the single moms is poisoned, then another one dies, and Maggie must contend with campus politics while trying to figure out why anyone would want to attack these students. 247 pp. 8 1/4" X 5 1/4".
Shadows on the Ivy: An Antique Print Mystery
Wait, Lea
New York: Pocket Books, 2004.
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