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A COLD HEART
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345452550
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Psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware surmises that the deaths of a promising young artist and a noted blues guitarist are linked by a vicious psychopath who is apparently determined to end the lives of rising stars. Tracking down the killer proves to be quite an adventure for Alex, as one trail leads to a place he never expected to be taken --- the doorstep of his ex-lover, Robin Castagna.
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THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Doubleday
ISBN: 0385504209
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The elderly curator of the Lourve has been found murdered inside the museum, but this is no ordinary crime. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is called upon to investigate several puzzling codes found at the murder scene, all of which form a treasure map to the fabled Holy Grail.
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DEAD RINGER
Lisa Scottoline
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060514930
Coming May 27
Ace lawyer Bennie Rosato is dueling evil in the form of her twin sister, ex-convict Alice Connolly, who has returned to Philadelphia to exact revenge and ruin Bennie. Meanwhile, Bennie's law firm is in trouble, so she takes on a potentially lucrative class action suit to try and save the day. But then a mysterious stranger appears just in time to help Bennie in the fight of her life.
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THE LAKE HOUSE
James Patterson
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316603287
Coming June 9
The children from WHEN THE WIND BLOWS are back. They have escaped horrifying government experiments, a childhood in captivity, and a frightening brush with death. Now, they yearn to be reunited with the couple who saved their lives. But the leader of the flock is seized by an overpowering fear that the kids are about to face a danger greater than any they have ever known.
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THE LAST NAZI
Stan Pottinger
St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312276761
Coming in August
Melissa Gale is an attractive, ambitious lawyer and investigator for the Office of Special Investigations, the Justice Department's “Nazi Hunters.” Her quarry, known only by the name “Adalwolf,” was the brilliant young protégé of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Butcher of Auschwitz. Presumed dead for almost fifty years, Adalwolf has suddenly reappeared in the United States to take the lives of three people in a chilling and unusual way. Melissa stalks Adalwolf to bring him to justice, only to discover that he is actually stalking her.
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LOST LIGHT
Michael Connelly
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316154601
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Although retired from the LAPD, Harry Bosch still has an intense desire to see justice done equally for all. So when he discovers a startling, unsolved murder among some old case files, he knows he can't rest until he finds the killer --- with or without a badge.
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NO SECOND CHANCE
Harlan Coben
Dutton
ISBN: 0525947299
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Marc Seidman, a successful surgeon, is devastated when he learns that his beautiful wife has been murdered and that his baby daughter, Tara, is missing. Just when his world seems shattered forever, a chilling ransom note arrives that gives Marc new hope that his little girl is still alive. He vows to bring Tara home --- at any cost.
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OFF THE CHART
James W. Hall
St. Martin's Minotaur
ISBN: 0312271786
Coming in June
Before Alexandra came into Thorn's live, there had been Anne Joy, a beautiful woman who, after escaping the violence of her past, found some measure of happiness in the languid life of the Florida Keys. And her past includes her sadistic brother Vic, now a wealthy rogue businessman who specializes in the hijacking of pleasure boats and who delights in cruelly murdering their owners. Vic is obsessed with his sister and will do whatever it takes to drive her lovers away ---even murder. When Vic decides that he must possess the land on which Thorn's beloved home is built, nothing will stand in his way --- not even the life of a little girl, the daughter of Thorn's closest friend.
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THE SERPENT'S KISS
Mark T. Sullivan
Atria Books
ISBN: 0743439821
Coming in July
Policeman Seamus Moynihan investigates a bizarre murder in which the victim was savagely bitten to death. The bites may have come from a snake, but someone who knew exactly where to place the deadly reptile, along with a strychnine-laced apple found in the victim's mouth, orchestrated the murder.
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SHUTTER ISLAND
Dennis Lehane
William Morrow
ISBN: 0688163173
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U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has arrived at Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. He and his partner set out to find an escaped patient who is also a murderess, as a hurricane bears down upon them --- but nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems.
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And don't forget to check out these current and future releases by some of the authors who are participating in our year-long Suspense/Thriller feature:
FATAL FLAW
William Lashner
William Morrow & Co.
ISBN: 0060508167
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Guy Forrest is accused of murdering his fiancée, and Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl is convinced that Guy is the killer. But Victor agrees to defend him anyway, all the while secretly vowing to see that justice is done. But when Victor realizes that he may be very wrong about Guy, he begins to follow a trail that goes from one end of the country to the other --- and he uncovers the truth about the life of a woman he thought he loved.
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THE KILLING HOUR
Lisa Gardner
Bantam
ISBN: 0553802526
Coming July 15
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Two girls have disappeared, and rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy is determined to bring the methodical and vicious criminal who is responsible to justice --- a killer who takes the lives of two victims at a time. Quincy knows the killer’s deadline can be met, but she’ll have to break some rules to beat him at a game he's had time to perfect.
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THE SINNER
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine
ISBN: 0345458915
Coming August 19
Two nuns are found brutally murdered in their convent. Soon another woman is found murdered, her body mutilated beyond recognition. Together, medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli uncover an ancient horror that connects these terrible slaughters.
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STAR WITNESS
D.W. Buffa
Penguin Putnam
ISBN: 039915034X
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One of the film industry's most successful writer/directors is on trial for the murder of his actress wife, and attorney Joseph Antonelli steps in to defend him. The accused reveals his version of the tragedy, the secrets of his marriage and the ominous events that led to his wife's death.
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