The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly is the second book featuring Jack McEvoy. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, May 2009 Jack McEvoy is at the end of the line as a crime reporter. Forced to take a buy-out from the Los Angeles Times as the newspaper grapples with...

Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews

Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews is the 10th book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series.   Publisher: Minotaur Books, October 2008 Meg Langslow and Michael Waterston’s house is serving as the marshaling point for the annual Caerphilly Christmas parade....

Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis

Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis is the fourth book in the “Sophie Katz” chick-lit mystery series. Publisher: Mira, June 2009 Mystery writer and dabbling recreational sleuth Sophie Katz is head over heels in love—with a three-bedroom...

Beneath Bone Lake by Colleen Thompson

Beneath Bone Lake by Colleen Thompson  Heroine: Ruby Monroe; Hero: Sam McCoy; Location: Bone Lake, Texas Publisher: Love Spell, May 2009 Ruby Monroe knows she’s way out of her depth the minutes she lays eyes on Sam McCoy.  She’s been warned to steer clear of this...

Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews

Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews is the ninth book in the “Meg Langslow” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, July 2008When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Timmy, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit ”just for a...

Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas is the third book in the “Travis Family” romance series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, March 2009 He answers to no one… No one has ever truly touched Jack Travis’s heart or soul…until Ella Varner comes along. She...