**Highly Recommended by readers

Arsenault, Emily. The Broken Teaglass. Literary debut mystery for dictionary & word lovers.

Baldacci, David. True Blue. Suspense. Start of new sister series.

Barr, Nevada. 13 1/2. Suspense stand-alone.
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The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama is a great novel for those readers who enjoyed The #1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Continue »

First in a Paranormal Romance series that will continue in Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men. (Due 9/09)

In Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper, Continue »

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

I wait for a Michael Connelly crime title like I used to await Christmas morning with great expectation and a bit of dizzy joy. Although instead of ripping off the paper cover and devouring it like a chocolate-covered cherry—I take my time reading it—savoring his musical language and getting to know his characters as they and I are engaged with the clever and stimulating plot. Continue »

The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
Unexpectedly promoted to detective when his predecessor goes missing and a supervisor is killed, agency clerk Charles Unwin struggles with inexperience and nerves during a case in which he encounters bizarre clues and is framed for murder. Continue »

The Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz

If you have not read any of Lisa Lutz’s delightful Spellman series books: (The Spellman Files, Curse of the Spellmans, Revenge of the Spellmans), then I highly suggest you do so this summer. Continue »