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Book
Sense 76 Top 10 Mystery Picks - Winter 2003
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Unique and
provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally
recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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Faceless
Killers
By Henning
Mankell
“This involves the brutal murder of a couple in an isolated farmhouse and
a police investigation with no clues and an assumption that this is a random,
motiveless killing. I have read most of Mankell’s Inspector Wallender books,
loved them all, and am thrilled about these reissued editions.” - Helen
Sinoradzki, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR |
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Black
Out
By John
Lawton
“During the 1944 London Blitz, some bodies of Polish and German scientists
turn up, and Scotland Yard’s Frederick Troy must find out who is killing
these men and why. Worse, the key suspect has an ironclad alibi provided
by the highest levels of the Allied Command.” - Dick Sandvik, Paulina
Springs Book Company, Sisters, OR |
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Close
to Home
By Peter
Robinson
“Chief Inspector Banks, in Greece getting over his recent split with his
colleague Annie, returns to England when a boy's bones are discovered --
the bones of an old childhood friend. Meanwhile, Annie is investigating
an oddly similar case in this utterly engrossing mystery.” - Betsy Burton,
The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Justice
Hall
By Laurie
R. King
“In this latest installment of the series featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock
Holmes, King has written the consummate English country house mystery.
This is Laurie King writing at her considerable best, which means this
is definitely one of the finest crime novels of this, or any, year.” -
Dean James, Murder By The Book, Houston, TX
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Desert
Wives: A Lena Jones Mystery
By Betty
Webb
“Jones goes undercover in a community practicing polygamy to clear a client
of murder charges, and makes some horrific discoveries about the practice.
The best fiction helps us understand our real world better, and this book
accomplishes that.” - Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego,
CA
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The
Falls: An Inspector Rebus Novel
By Ian
Rankin
“Rankin’s books sneak up on you, since at first they seem like ‘just’ really
smart police procedurals. But they are also about complicated people and
beautiful and scary places. This is one of his very best.” - Pat Kehde,
Raven Bookstore, Lawrence, KS |
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The
Guards
By Ken
Bruen
“This is a great Irish noir: lyrical, lovely ,and lethal. P.I. Jack Taylor's
voice is so common, poetic and utterly real, and I can't wait for more in
this new series set in Galway.” - Anne Whalen, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline,
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The
Jazz Bird
By Craig
Holden
“The best book yet by a very talented writer. Based on the real-life murder
trial of George Remus, the story brings alive the world of the 1920s,
bootlegger Remus, his high society wife, and the murder that was the scandal
of the day.” - Dave Kaverman, Little Professor Book Company, Fort Wayne,
IN
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Blueberry
Muffin Murder
By Joanne
Fluke
“Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm in preparation for the annual
Winter Carnival, but a famous lifestyle maven is found lying dead with one
of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins in her hand. A great read for all cozy
and cooking fans.” - Linda Bivens, Crime Time Books, Pasadena, CA |
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Beat
Until Stiff
By Claire
M. Johnson
“Mary Ryan was a cranky and sarcastic pastry chef even before she found
the body of the dead prep chef! Now, she dreads the call to her ex-husband
detective. A wonderful first mystery filled with a fascinating look inside
the restaurant world.” – Sheri Kraft, Alibi Books, Glenview, IL |
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The
Poisoned Rose
By D.
Daniel Judson
"If you like your P.I. novels darker than dark, in the tradition of Pelecanos,
Rankin,
and Lehane,
don't pass up D. Daniel Judson!" -- David Thompson, Murder By The Book,
Houston, TX |
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A
Matter of Time
By David
Manuel
"This is the third in the Faith Abbey series featuring Brother Bartholomew.
It has real crime, memories of a past romance, a lot of talking to God,
and a chase scene ending on the high seas!" - Mary Jane Weber, Town Book
Store, Westfield, NJ |
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The
Hired Gun
by Matthew
Branton
"The hit men and their associates are all very interesting characters, but
the dialogue and the thought processes are even more interesting." - Herman
Roy, Read All About Bookstore, Boerne, TX |
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The
Curse of the Royal Ruby
By Rodney
Johnson
"Lakota teenager Rinnah Two Feathers is a Trixie Belden for a new generation.
She and her buddies, Tommy Red Hawk and Meagen Paige, are drawn into a mystery
involving a mysterious drowned woman, a more mysterious note, and a legendary
missing jewel." - Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, CA
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