Artifact by Gigi Pandian

Artifact by Gigi Pandian is the first book in the new “Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt” mystery series. Publisher: Gargoyle Girl Productions, August 2012 When historian Jaya Jones receives a mysterious package containing a jewel-encrusted artifact from India,...

Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews

Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews is the 14th book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, July 2012 Meg helps run Caerphilly’s summer arts and crafts festival while trying to smoke out a murderer. Turn up the heat, because...

Night Watch by Linda Fairstein

Night Watch by Linda Fairstein is the 14th book in the “Alex Cooper” legal thriller series. Publisher: Dutton, July 2012 In her thirteen bestsellers, Linda Fairstein has taken millions of fans inside sinister worlds that most of us can’t even imagine. Thanks to her...

Judgment Call by J.A. Jance

Judgment Call by J.A. Jance is the 15th book in the “Joanna Brady” suspense series. Publisher: William Morrow, July 2012When Joanna Brady’s daughter, Jenny, stumbles across the body of her high school principal, Debra Highsmith, in the desert, the...

Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney

Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney is the first book in the new “Cate Kinkaid Files” mystery series. Publisher: Revell, August 2012 All she wanted was a paycheck. What she got was a murder. Cate Kinkaid’s life is . . . well, frankly it’s...

Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly

Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly is the sixth book in the “Orchard” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, August 2012 A Whole Herd of Trouble Apple orchard owner Meg Corey is finally feeling settled into her new life in Granford–she’s...