The Extra by Elizabeth Sims

The Extra by Elizabeth Sims is the second book in the “Rita Farmer” mystery series.  Publisher: Minotaur Books, June 2009. Rita Farmer knows what it’s like to be flat broke. Even now, when studying to be a lawyer, Rita is so far in debt that she has to...

When a Man Loves a Weapon by Toni McGee Causey

When a Man Loves a Weapon by Toni McGee Causey is the third book in the “Bobbie Faye” romantic suspense series.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, August 2009) Living single in her trailer was great for a time. But now Bobbie Faye’s officially engaged...

Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath

Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath is the sixth and maybe the final book in the “Jacqueline *Jack* Daniels” suspense series.  Publisher: Hyperion, July 2009 At the end of Fuzzy Navel, J. A. Konrath surprised readers with an agonizing cliff-hanger: One of...

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child is the 13th book in the “Jack Reacher” thriller series.  Publisher: Delacorte Press, May 2009 New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth...

Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews

Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews is the second book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Minotaur, September 2008 from “A Murder Hatched” compilation of the second two books in the series.  Originally...

Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews

Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews is the first book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Minotaur, September 2008 from “A Murder Hatched” compilation of the first two books in the series. Originally published...