Tough Customer by Sandra Brown

Tough Customer by Sandra Brown. Publisher: Simon & Schuster, August 2010 Colleagues, friends, and lovers know Dodge Hanley as a private investigator who doesn’t let rules get in his way—in his private life as well as his professional one. If he breaks a heart, or...

Trail of Blood by Lisa Black

Trail of Blood by Lisa Black is the third book in the “Theresa MacLean” thriller series. Publisher: William Morrow, September 2010 Seventy-five years ago, a madman nicknamed the Torso Killer terrorized Cleveland. His horrific spree lasted four years and...

Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins

Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins is the 10th book in the “Flower Shop” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, October 2010 I, Abby Knight, hometown florist, do solemnly swear that my friend Dave would not hurt a fly—let along a fellow lawyer. Spring is...

Buzz Off by Hannah Reed

Buzz Off by Hannah Reed is the first book in the new “Queen Bee” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), September 2010 When beekeeper Story Fischer is on the case, you can run—but you can’t hive. It’s September—National Honey...

Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan

Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan is second book in the “Mattie Winston” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, September 2010 Halloween night in Sorenson, Wisconsin, usually resembles any other small town: trick-or-treaters, costume parties, and lots of...

Crossing The Lion by Cynthia Baxter

Crossing The Lion by Cynthia Baxter is the 9th book in the “Reigning Cats & Dogs” mystery series. Publisher: Bantam, August 2010 CAN A SMALL-TOWN PET DETECTIVE HUNT DOWN A BEAST OF A KILLER IN ITS OWN LAIR? Veterinarian Jessica Popper is still basking...