Only Mysterious Reveals here! :whip:

ARCHIVED MOVES
Boomda asks Sunny to reveal The Fourth Bear
Shaunie steals The Fourth Bear from Boomda
Boomda asks ramson to reveal Slay It With Flowers
Luckaye has cats reveal Split Second
Rosie asks the evil giraffe to reveal Blue Shoes and Happiness
Danes asks Giz to reveal As Far As You Can Go
The Birthday Cheese has Ri reveal the Josie Marcus 2-fer #1
Ramson has EllyMae reveal Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper 2-fer #2!
Cats steal Josie Marcus 2-fer #1 from cheesy
Cheesy asks Cherie to reveal The Somnambulist
Kislany asks Rosie to reveal Candy Apple Dead
AEZ asks Pepper to reveal Rumpole Misbehaves
KathyB steals The Somnambulist from cheesy
Cheesy steals Candy Apple Dead from kislany
Kislany wrestles Somnambulist out of KathyB's hands
KathyB wants to pick on cheesy today so she will steal Candy Apple Dead
Cheesy has Spiderchic reveal The Rossiter File
Ladiibbug steals As Far As You Can Go from DanesnBoxers
Danesnboxers steals The Somnambulist from Kislany hehehe
So Kis steal the Rossiter Files from Cheesy
Cheesy steals Candy Apple Dead from KathyB
Kathy asks Shaunie to reveal Keepsake Crimes
Elsi steals As Far As You Can Go from Ladiibbug
Ladiibbug asks Kislany to reveal Speak No Evil
Giz steals Mystery Shopper 2-fer #2 from ramson
Ramson steals Candy Apple Dead from cheesy
Cheesy reveals Brat's book: Seven Minutes to Noon
Sunny steals the Mystery Shopper 2-fer #1 from cats
Cats has Kathy reveal Isabella Moon
Pepper steals The Fourth Bear from Shaunesay
Much to Elly's Dismae Shaunie steals one of the Mystery Shopper 2 fer's from Giz
Giz steals Seven Minutes to Noon from La Cheese
Cheesy swoops in and steals Candy Apple Dead away from ramson and out of the game
Ramson steals Keepsake Crimes from KathyB
KathyB steals Shopper 2-fer #1 from Sunny
Sunny steals See No Evil from Ladii
Ladii steals As Far As You Can Go from Elsi
Elsi steals The Rossiter File from Kislany
Kislany steals Isabella Moon from catsalive
Cats has Ace reveal The Theft of the Master
Elly stayed home from work sick but feels well enough to steal Isabella Moon from Kislany
Kislany steals Myster Shopper 2-fer #2 from Shaunie
Shaunie steals the Fourth Bear from Pepper
Pepper gets elsi to reveal You've Got Murder
sejent steals Keepsake Crimes from ramson
ramson asks sejent to reveal At Wick's End
Spiderchic steals Speak No Evil from Sunlightbub
Sunny steals Isabella Moon from Elly
After a short whine, EllyMae asked Luckaye to reveal Drop Dead Blonde
Brat steals Isabella Moon from Sunlightbub
Sunny steals Drop Dead Blonde from EllyMae
Ellymae steals Isabella Moon from Brat
Brat has Danes reveal The Blue Afternoon
Ace steals Speak No Evil from Spiderchic
Spider steals As Far As You Can Go from Ladiibbug
Ladiibbug gives Spider :whip: :lol: , then steals At Wick's End from Ramson
Ramson (its rightful owner) steals back Keepsake Crimes from Sejent
Sejent steals Mystery Shopper 2-fer #1 from Kathy
Kathy steals At Wick's End from Ladiibbug
Ladiibbug :pirate: :runaway: As Far As You Can Go out of the game from SpiderChic
Spider steals Speak No Evil from AceofHearts

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

The Gingerbreadman: Psychopath, sadist, genius, convicted murderer and biscuit is loose in the streets of Reading. It isn't Jack Spratt's case. He and Mary Mary have been reassigned due to falling levels of nursery crime, and The NCD is once more in jeopardy. That is, until a chance encounter during the Armitage Shanks literary awards at the oddly familiar Deja-Vu Club lead Jack and Mary on the hunt for missing journalist Henrietta 'Goldilocks' Hatchett, star reporter for The Daily Mole. She had been about to break a story involving unexplained explosions in Herefordshire, Pasadena and the Nullabor Plain; The last witnesses to see her alive were The Three Bears, comfortably living out a life of rural solitude in Andersen's wood.

But all is not what it seems. How could the bear's porridge be at such disparate temperatures when they were poured at the same time? Was Goldy's death in the nearby 1st World War themepark of Sommeworld a freak accident? And is it merely chance that the Gingerbreadman pops up at awkward moments?

But there's more. What does a missing scientist with a terrifying discovery in subatomic physics, a secret weapon of devastating power, a reclusive industrialist known only as the Quangle Wangle and Colonel Danvers of the National Security all have in common?

Ramson's reveal...



Slay It With Flowers by Kate Collins

Me, Abby Knight, an entrepreneur! Who would have guessed when I flunked out of law school a year ago that I’d be standing here today in front of Bloomers, my very own flower shop? Even though I may be penniless, I am soundly devoted to my new profession . . .whether it means arranging a bouquet of flowers – or unearthing the seeds of murder.

NEAR MRS.

Abby’s latest gig is the perfect marriage of her talents. Not only does her bride-to-be cousin, Jillian, want Abby to be a bridesmaid – she also wants her to sign on as floral designer and sleuth . . .

Though nearly once a year Jillian has agreed to marry a different man, she has yet to make it to the altar. But this time, it’s cold dead feet that may stop the wedding. Before the couple says “I do,” one of the groomsmen disappears and another member of the wedding party is found dead. Luckily for Abby, she has plenty of help – including her brassy been-there-done-that assistant, a hunky bar owner with a penchant for love and justice, and her own family. Together, they aim to unveil the truth . . . and make sure the bride still gets her day to shine.

catsalive's reveal:



Split Second by David Baldacci

'He was the only one in the room who could see it. His attention stayed there for one beat, two beats, three beats, far too long. Yet who could blame him for not being able to pull his gaze away from that?'

When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot? Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short. Presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection. The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to investigate the Ritter fiasco and join forces with ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games - she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something...

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith



From universally beloved author Alexander McCall Smith, comes this seventh installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series featuring Botswana’s best-loved detective.
Life is good for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve to solve people’s problems, heal their misfortunes, and untangle the mysteries that make life interesting. And life is never dull on Tlokweng Road. A new and rather too brusque advice columnist is appearing in the local paper. Then, a cobra is found in the offices of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Recently, the Mokolodi Game Preserve manager feels an infectious fear spreading among his workers, and a local doctor may be falsifying blood pressure readings. To further complicate matters, Grace Makutsi may have scared off her own fiancé. Mma Ramotswe, however, is always up to the challenge. And Blue Shoes and Happiness will not fail to entertain Alexander McCall Smith’s oldest fans and newest converts with its great wit, charm, and great good will.

Giz's reveal:

As Far As You Can Go by Lesley Glaister



Synopsis
When Cassie sees a job advertised for a couple to run a remote Australian farm, she thinks it will be the perfect escape for her and Graham. But trapped under the baking sun of the outback, paranoia sets in. There's no radio and they send but never receive any letters. Their enigmatic and unusually forgiving boss Larry and his wife Mara have secrets, sedatives, and some very odd habits: a result of their isolated lifestyle or something more sinister? And there's always the sensation, in the stark brush of the red desert, that eyes are watching them

About the Author
Lesley Glaister teaches a Master's degree in Writing at Sheffield Hallam University. She is the author of eight novels which include Honour Thy Father, winner of the Somerset Maugham and a Betty Trask award, Easy Peasy, Sheer Blue Bliss and Now You See Me.

Ri's reveal:


Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper 2-fer
by Elaine Viets
Series books 1 and 2





Dying in Style
Book Description
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus's report about Danessa Celedine's exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars. But Danessa's financial future becomes moot when she's found murdered, strangled with one of her own thousand-dollar snakeskin belts-and Josie is accused of the crime.

High Heels Are Murder
Book Description
Every job has its pluses and minuses. Josie Marcus gets to shoe-shop-but she also must deal with men like Mel Poulaine, who's too interested in handling women's feet. Soon Josie's been hired by Mel's boss to mystery-shop the store, but one step leads to another and Josie finds herself in St. Louis's seedy underbelly. Caught up in a web of crime, Josie hopes against hope that she won't end up murdered in Manolos.

EllyMae's Reveal:

My reveal is a two-fer by Elaine Viets:

Dying in Style



Mystery shopper Josie Marcus's report about Danessa Celedine's exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars. But Danessa's financial future becomes moot when she's found murdered, strangled with one of her own thousand-dollar snakeskin belts - and Josie is accused of the crime.

High Heels are Murder



Every job has its pluses and minuses. Josie Marcus gets to shoe-shop - but she also must deal with men like Mel Poulaine, who's too interested in handling women's feet. Soon Josie's been hired by Mel's boss to mystery-shop the store, but one step leads to another and Josie finds herself in St. Louis's seedy underbelly. Caught up in a web of crime, Josie hopes against hope that she won't end up murdered in Manolos.

Cherie's reveal:

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<p>Be warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it.</p> <p>Once the toast of good society in Victoria's England, the extraordinary conjurer Edward Moon no longer commands the respect or inspires the awe that he did in earlier times. Despite having previously unraveled more than sixty perplexing criminal puzzles (to the delight of a grateful London constabulary), he is considered something of an embarrassment these days. Still, each night without fail, he returns to the stage of his theatre to amaze his devoted, albeit dwindling audience with the same old astonishments—aided by his partner, the silent, hairless, hulking, surprisingly placid giant who, when stabbed, does not bleed... and who goes by but one appellation: <i>The Somnambulist</i></p> <p>On a night of roiling mists and long shadows, in a corner of the city where only the most foolhardy will deign to tread, a rather disreputable actor meets his end in a most bizarre and terrible fashion. Baffled, the police turn once again in the direction of Edward Moon—who will always welcome such assignments as an escape from ennui. And, in fact, he leads the officers to a murderer rather quickly. Perhaps too quickly. For these are strange, strange times in England, with the strangest of sorts prowling London's dank underbelly: sinister circus performers, freakishly deformed prostitutes, sadistic grown killers in schoolboy attire, a human fly, a man who lives backwards. And nothing is precisely as it seems.</p> <p>Which should be no surprise to Moon, whose life and livelihood consists entirely of the illusionary, the unexpected, the seemingly impossible. Yet what is to follow will shatter his increasingly tenuous grasp on reality—as death follows death follows death in the dastardly pursuit of poetry, freedom, utopia... and Love, Love, Love, and Love.</p> <p>Remember the name Jonathan Barnes, for, with <i>The Somnambulist</i>, he has burst upon the literary scene with a breathtaking and brilliant, frightening and hilarious, dark invention that recalls Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Clive Barker at their grimly fantastical best... with more than a pinch of Carl Hiaasen–esque outrageousness stirred into the demonically delicious brew.</p> <p>Read on... and be astonished!</p>
<p><b>My Notes</b><br/>This is a velobind manuscript copy received from LibraryThing Early Reviewers group. I was a little hesitant about offering a book in this format for this swap, but I enjoyed it enough that I want to offer the chance for others to read it as well. Throughout the remainder of this swap, I will continue to keep my eye out for a reasonably-priced copy to send instead of or in addition to this manuscript copy. Since this book was originally published in the UK last year, there are actually a few additional UK formats available for those users, but it's still hard to get your hands on a second-hand copy of those even here in the US. I'm not sure if some of the wording may be slightly different between the UK and US versions either, as is sometimes the case.</p> <p>My review is now available on both <a href="http://bookcrossing.com/journal/5744520" target="_blank">this book's journal page</a> and <a href="http://books.cheriepie.com" target="_blank">my blog</a>.</p>
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Rosie's Reveal:




Candy Apple Dead: Candy Shop Mystery #1 by Sammi Carter

Abby Shaw has returned to her hometown of Paradise, Colorado--leaving behind a career in corporate law and a cheating husband--to take over her aunt's candy shop, Divinity. But her sweet new life quickly turns sour when a fellow merchant dies in a fire. With all clues pointing to arson--and Abby's brother as the number one suspect--she must sink her teeth into finding the killer.

Pepper's reveal:




Rumpole Misbehaves by Horace Rumpole

Synopsis

Horace Rumpole, Hero of the Downtrodden, Returns to Fight the Good Fight-For Anti-Social Behavior!

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) may be the pride and joy of the New Labour Party, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole-he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their liberty then some form of legal proceeding ought to be gone through first. Not that Hilda agrees, of course, but she's too busy completing her memoirs to dissuade him from taking an interest when one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street. And pretty soon he realizes something fishy is going on. Why are the residents pursuing their vendetta against the Timson boy quite so strongly? Could they have a sinister reason for not wanting him on their street?
Publishers Weekly

At the start of Mortimer's winning new novella to feature Horace Rumpole (after 2006's Rumpole and the Reign of Terror), the quirky English barrister agrees to defend 12-year-old Peter Timson, who's been served with an "Anti-social Behaviour Order" (ASBO) for playing soccer in the streets of a posh London neighborhood. Later, Rumpole takes on a more serious case: a shy civil servant, Graham Wetherby, stands accused of murdering a prostitute, an illegal Russian immigrant. Since Wetherby prefers to be represented by a "QC" or Queens Counsel, Rumpole schemes to become a QC in an amusing subplot. Rumpole fans will cheer the barrister's vigorous defense of his clients as well as his cutting comments on the nanny state that gives rise to laws like ASBOs. As always, the character of Rumpole overshadows the mystery solving: his hedonistic pleasure in food and drink, his acerbic, manipulative wit and his love for the legal underdog. Wife Hilda-"She Who Must Be Obeyed"-narrates the occasional chapter to great comic effect. (Dec.)

Spiderchic's reveal:




The Rossiter File: An Inspector Stride Mystery by Thomas Rendell Curran

'St. John's, Newfoundland, 1947. Late on a Monday night in August,a constable finds the battered body of an impoverished old man lying on the concrete steps of a laneway. It appears he was the victim of an accidental collision with two youths running from an act of vandalism. But Inspector Eric Stride of the Newfoundland Constabulary is not convinced. And who is Samuel Rossiter? To find the answers, Stride follows a trail of evidence and circumstance that goes back more than three decades. And at the end of that trail, Stride finds himself caught up in a complex story of privilege and tragedy.'

Shaunie's reveal:



Keepsake Crimes - Laura Childs (Scrapbooking Mystery #1)

On the fringe of New Orleans's French Quarter sits Carmela Bertrand's little scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. Business is booming and life is cozy. But when one of the city's elite dies during Mardi Gras, the police tag Carmela's estranged husband as their number one murder suspect. Even though the memory of how he scrapped their marriage hasn't faded, Carmela doesn't think that Shamus is cut out to be a killer. She's an expert at framing things herself -- and doesn't like the pattern being laid out by a disreputable detective and a shady newspaper columnist. Then, as Shamus begs for help, Carmela uncovers an important clue in a most unlikely place -- one of her customer's scrapbooks.

Includes scrapbooking tips

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Kislany's reveal:



Speak no evil by Allison Brennan

Silence is deadly.

The murder of eighteen-year-old Angie Vance was exceptionally vile–her mouth was sealed with glue, an obscenity scrawledwas across her skin, and she was suffocated in a garbage bag. The killing seems personal, so police detective Carina Kincaid focuses her efforts on the victim’s much older ex-boyfriend, Steve Thomas. But without physical evidence, Carina can’t make a collar or a case. She also can’t stop Sheriff Nick Thomas, the prime suspect’s brother, from conducting his own unwelcome investigation.

Though Nick is still scarred and unsteady from a recent confrontation with a serial killer, he’s determined to prove his brother’s innocence. But his confidence is shaken when he learns of Steve’s dark side, and when a friend of the murdered girl meets a similarly gruesome fate. With no time to lose, Carina and Nick work together to trap a psychopath, before another unlucky woman faces an unspeakable end.

Brat's reveal

Seven Minutes to Noon By Kate Pepper



In a comfortable Brooklyn neighborhood, Alice Halpern waits for her best friend, Lauren, at the local playground. But when Lauren doesn't show up, and then fails to pick her son up from school, Alice watches her own life turn into a nightmare. As the police desperately search for Lauren, who is nearly nine months pregnant, Alice, herself pregnant with twins, realizes she's being followed and has the creeping fear that she'll be next. As the investigation intensifies, Alice is shocked to see her familiar world turned upside down by the list of suspects. And as two new lives grow within her, she must fight to save them, her family-and herself.

KathyB's Reveal



Isabella Moon by Laura Benedict


Two years ago, in idyllic Carystown, Kentucky, nine-year-old Isabella Moon disappeared on her way home from school. Is it just coincidence that Kate Russell, a young woman with no discernible past, arrived in town just months before Isabella's disappearance? When Kate walks into Sheriff Bill Delaney's office to tell him that Isabella's ghost has led her to the child's hidden grave, he immediately views her as a suspect. Mystery follows mystery as a local athlete drops dead, inexplicably, on the basketball court, and someone close to Kate is viciously murdered.

Quiet Carystown was to be Kate's salvation, and she's settled into a comfortable job, a charming cottage, and a blissful romance. But having lied to her boyfriend, Caleb, for so long about the terrors of her past life, she finds she can't trust him to understand the terror that Isabella Moon has now brought. And Kate's best friend, Francie, is too wrapped up in her own troubles - particularly a secret affair with a man she at once loves and despises - to give Kate the help she needs. Utterly alone, Kate is torn between finding justice for the dead child and keeping away old ghosts of her own.

The unsolved disappearance of Isabella Moon has been the biggest disappointment of Sheriff Delaney's career. But he senses that Kate is trouble. As he investigates her impossible claims, he also uncovers a series of unsettling truths about Carystown itself. Behind his hometown's genteel façade is a morass of lies and murder, drugs and destruction. And Carystown's residents are about to discover that even though the past is buried, it can rise again - with a vengeance.

Dark and suspenseful, tense and eerie, tingedwith the supernatural, Isabella Moon is an engrossing, beautifully written debut novel, a breathtaking and artful story of the dark mysteries that can lurk in the most bucolic of places - and the ghost of a little girl who watches as evil rises unstoppably to the surface.

Ace's reveal is:

The Theft of the Master by Edwin Alexander



Book Description

Theft of the Master aims to appeal to the reader seeking more from a novel than a good read. This is an intricate web of a story speckled with an assortment of finely described characters spanning different historical periods and continents. The story moves along at a terrific rate and entices the reader to discover how the circle will be completed. This is the story of an ancient religious icon pilfered at the end of WWII and its consequences for a family and a nation. Theft of the Master has all the ingredients of a top class thriller!

Lauren says my description of my book stinks so I will add my review also

Theft of the Master starts in 1493 with the commission of a wood carving of Christ preaching in a sitting postition. The carving is placed in an Estonian church. During the German occupation in WWII the masterpiece is taken.

The book then jumps forward to 1992 where a young lawyer is sent to Paraguay to document and transport a large number of stolen masterpieces belonging to a former Nazi officer who is dying. One of these pieces being the wood carving. This lawyer works for The Templars who wish to return The Third Reich to power. The poor lawyer is caught up in a situation of having a job he can not quit. He dreams of absconding with the carving.

The next story takes place in the San Francisco Bay area. Meg Gilchrist is staying with her godfather while starting her first job, studying superconductivity. The young brilliant physicist is killed while walking on a beach and inadvertently observing a smuggling operation. Al Hershey is hired to investigate her death which was ruled accidental.

Al Hershey visits Sweden, Paraguay, New York City and San Francisco in search of what has happened. In each locale a little bit more is learned until it leads back to Half Moon Bay.

Edwin Alexander weaves all these stories together in a dramatic mystery where all is not what it seems. The sculpture is the centerpiece linking it all. Who really has it now? Although these stories seem all unrelated to begin with they are all very cleverly brought together.

This is a fast-paced thriller with amazing descriptions of the locations Hershey visits

You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews



From the back cover:

Meet Turing Hopper, the "perfect cyber-sleuth for the new millennium" (*BookBrowser). An Artificial Intelligence Personality — AIP for short — she's a mainframe computer with a mind like Miss Marple...and hardware that hides a suspiciously human heart.

AIP Turing Hopper is in a panic. Her creator, Zack, has missed work for several days. After exhausting her resources, Turing is still far from giving up. For, unlike other AIPs, Turing is sentient—and she senses foul play. Her skills of deduction may be virtually flawless. But it'll take more than that for a digital detective to catch a flesh-and-blood criminal...

My reveal:



At Wick's End (Candlemaking Mystery #1) by Tim Myers (TBR)

"Harrison Black knows nothing about candlemaking. But when he inherits his Great-Aunt Belle's candle shop, At Wick's End, he's ready to take on the challenge. Then, when someone vandalizes Belle's apartment, Harrison realizes that he's also inherited a whole lot of trouble--for his great-aunt's death seems more and more like foul play....Why anyone would have wanted a harmless old lady dead is beyond Harrison. So he takes it upon himself to do a bit of sleuthing. But it looks like he's playing with fire--because somebody wants Harrison to mind his own beeswax..."

Luckaye's Reveal is:



Drop-Dead Blonde by Nancy Martin, Elaine Viets, Denise Swanson, Victoria Laurie

The Barnes & Noble Review
It has long been open to question whether blondes really do have more fun…but there's absolutely no doubt that Drop-Dead Blonde is an anthology designed to show mystery fans a really great time. Get ready for four cunning tales, each blending blonde bombshells with explosive plots. One warning before you dip into the diverse delights of Drop-Dead Blonde: Don't put your faith in stereotypes. The flaxen beauties in these tales may be fair-haired, but that's no guarantee of fair play. And these dynamic stories offer proof positive that some blondes can be deceptive, deadly, and anything but dumb.


In "Slay Belles," Nancy Martin sets Nora Blackbird (from her Blackbird Sisters mystery series) on the trail of a cold-blooded culprit who has found a way to spoil a Philadelphia personal shopper's Christmas plans…permanently. This talented author blends her delightfully fashion-conscious tale of holiday frivolity with a mix of more serious issues, including elder abuse, murder, and more.

In "Killer Blonde," Helen Hawthorne, protagonist of Elaine Viets's delightful Dead-End Job mystery series, takes a brief break from her own off-the-books employment to listen to her eccentric landlady's fascinating account of two dueling blondes whose office politics produced deadly -- though still undicovered -- consequences 35 years ago.

In "Dead Blondes Tell No Tales," Denise Swanson's Scumble River setting lends true small-town charm to her story of shenanigans that keep school psychologist Skye Denison busy during spring break. This time Skye's juggling sex toys, false alarms, karaoke, malicious mischief, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, and more.

"Blind Sighted" by Victoria Laurie is the second outing for crime-solving psychic intuitive Abby Cooper (introduced in Abby Cooper: Psychic Eye), and it's a real treat. This engaging, paranormally gifted sleuth's vacation is unexpectedly transformed into an investigation when a professional cynic is murdered at a seminar hosted by a famous psychic.

And the fun doesn't stop there. Each of these terrific stories is followed by a tantalizing preview of the author's upcoming full-length novel in the same popular series.

Danes reveal:



The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd

Los Angeles, 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, independent and ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, a compelling and enigmatic stranger who claims to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious undying love.

4 stars on Amazon

Ladiibbug's Reveal:

Eight of Swords, #1 Tarot Card Mystery - David Skibbins



From Booklist:

Warren Ritter, a former leader in the Weather Underground, changed his identity 30 years ago; but now he's on the run, both from the Feds and from some of his former associates.

Working as a tarot reader in Berkeley, Ritter finds nothing good in teenager Heather Wellington's cards, and she is promptly kidnapped. Soon Warren is being framed for the murder of Heather's mother. With the help of a computer expert, he sets out to solve the murder and escape the frame. (His future on the lam is also in jeopardy after his sister recognizes him.)

Ritter's past gives his character some depth, as does his bi-polar condition. The first-person narration draws the reader into this likable hero's underground life, and the well-drawn Berkeley setting effectively sets the counterculture tone.

Winner of the 2004 St. Martin's Minotaur/Malice Domestic Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery

AEZ's reveal:



Verse of the Vampyre: A Poetic Death Mystery by Diana Killian

From the Back cover:
"American schoolteacher and literary scholar Grace Hollister has extended her stay in the Lake District to do research and act as advisor to a local production of The Vampyre, a play written by Lord Byron's doctor. But when accidents begin befalling the cast-culminating in the death of a society lady at a masquerade ball, replete with puncture wounds on her neck-it seems a real vampire may be roaming the village.

If that's not chilling enough, Grace is being stalked and her enigmatic love interest, ex-jewel thief Peter Fox, has been behaving suspiciously after a rash of local thefts. Armed with little more than her passion for poetry and a determined spirit, Grace sets out to solve both mysteries...and to take her own bite out of crime."

Boomda's reveal:



Hour Game by David Baldacci



Book Description

Amazon.com
Two disgraced former Secret Service officers team up to solve a series of copy-cat crimes in this exciting new thriller by a master of the game. Sean King was momentarily distracted when a presidential candidate he'd been guarding was assassinated a few feet from where he stood, and Michelle Maxwell left the Service under a similar cloud when she lost a "protectee" to an ingenious kidnapping scheme, events told in Baldacci's typical terse, fast-paced style in Split Second. Now partners in a private investigation firm in a small Virginia town, they're hired to investigate a burglary at the home of a wealthy local family. But even before the chief suspect in the break-in meets his death in a gruesome slaying reminiscent of a serial killer long since caught and punished, King and Maxwell get caught up in a string of other murders, each of which copies the techniques of another madman, from San Francisco's Zodiac Killer to Chicago's infamous John Wayne Gacy.