Takeover by Lisa Black

Takeover by Lisa Black is the first book in the new “Theresa MacLean” thriller series. Publisher: William Morrow, August 2008 In the tradition of Kathy Reichs and Jeffery Deaver, a talented novelist introduces a gutsy forensic investigator caught in the...

Rescued by the Magic of Christmas by Melissa McClone

Rescued by the Magic of Christmas by Melissa McClone. Publisher: Harlequin, November 2008 Carly Bishop hasn’t celebrated Christmas for six years—not since icy Mount Hood claimed her fiancé’s life and left her a widow before she was a bride. But this year,...

Dead Ringer by Mary Burton

Dead Ringer by Mary Burton. Publisher: Zebra, November 2008 Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name. Ruth, Martha, Judith. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking...

Running Scared by Cheryl Norman

Running Scared by Cheryl Norman. Publisher: Medallion Press, September 2008 Although newly-divorced Ashley Adams thinks her ex-husband is trying to kill her, she’s no longer running scared—months of therapy and determination have strengthened her resolve to stop being...

Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb

Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb is part of the “Suite 606” anthology, the 5th in the series. Publisher: Berkley Romance, November 2008 J.D. Robb plunges Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder—and into the mind of an alleged...

Burn Out by Marcia Muller

Burn Out by Marcia Muller is the 26th book in the “Sharon McCone” mystery series. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, October 2008 Traumatized by a recent life-or-death investigation, Sharon McCone flees to her ranch in California’s high desert...