Late 2008 - Recommendations & New Releases (Fiction)

A Listmania! list by OEJ (England)
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Just After Sunset
1.  Just After Sunset by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) King tells the reader, "I hope at least one of [the stories] keeps you awake for awhile after the lights are out."An uneven collection, but King has plainly had a ball writing these stories"
£16.14   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Dashing Through the Snow
2.  Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Suspicious goings-on after a group of workers win $160 million in a mega-lottery.  Fraud and murder result."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Portobello
3.  Portobello by Ruth Rendell
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) ‘Found in Chepstow Villas, a sum of money between eighty and a hundred and sixty pounds. Anyone who has lost such a sum should apply to the phone number below.’"
£12.39   Used & New from: £0.01
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Scarpetta (A Scarpetta Novel)
4.  Scarpetta (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Leaving her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward"
£14.49   Used & New from: £0.01
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

The Inner Circle
5.  The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Swedish crime fiction at its best: dark, atmospheric, and character-driven"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Playing Dead: The Prison Break Trilogy: Book 3
6.  Playing Dead: The Prison Break Trilogy: Book 3 by Allison Brennan
The list author says:
  "(Oct 08) Every man on death row claims he's innocent...Only in Thomas O'Brien's case, it's true. Having spent twenty years behind bars for the double murder of his wife and her lover, he's now escaped"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Replacement Child
7.  The Replacement Child by Christine Barber
The list author says:
  "(Dec 08) Winner of the 1st annual Tony Hillerman Prize for best mystery debut set in the Southwest.First Melissa Baca, a teacher at the Burroway Academy, is pitched off New Mexico's Taos Gorge Bridge"
£13.27   Used & New from: £0.01

The Watcher
8.  The Watcher by Brian Freeman
The list author says:
  "(Dec 08) Lieutenant Jonathan Stride has never forgotten the case that made him decide to join the police force. Back in the 1970s, Laura - sister of Stride's girlfriend - was murdered"
£19.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Bringing Back the Dead
9.  Bringing Back the Dead by Joe Domenici
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) 30 years after taking a bullet in the back in 'Nam, and following an impressive defense department career, Custer's wheelchair sits on the business side of more than a few key Pentagon desks"
£15.29   Used & New from: £0.21

The Borrowed and Blue Murders (Zoe Hayes Mysteries) (Zoe Hayes Mystery)
10.  The Borrowed and Blue Murders (Zoe Hayes Mysteries) (Zoe Hayes Mystery) by Merry Jones
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Just before Zoe's wedding to beloved Detective Nick Stiles, a jogger turns up dead on Zoe's back patio, and Zoe finds evidence that at least one of her future in-laws isn't who he seems to be"
£15.29   Used & New from: £0.35
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries)
11.  Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries) by C. S. Harris
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) London, 1812. The brutal slaughter of eight young prostitutes in a house of refuge near Covent Garden leaves only one survivor - and one witness"
£13.80   Used & New from: £2.31
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Salvation in Death (In Death Series)
12.  Salvation in Death (In Death Series) by J.D. Robb
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) A priest dies suddenly and horribly - poisoned by the blood of Christ. He harboured a dark, deadly secret that could bring Lt. Eve Dallas' own demons rushing back"
£19.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Living with the Dead
13.  Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Robyn Peltier's boss is murdered and she is named prime suspect. Her friend Hope is half-demon, and her 'spooky' boyfriend is actually a werewolf. There follows a bloody supernatural turf war"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Maze of Cadiz: A Peter Cotton Book
14.  The Maze of Cadiz: A Peter Cotton Book by Aly Monroe
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) Peter Cotton, a young Intelligence officer is sent to Spain in September 1944.  What Cotton discovers amid the stifling heat and dust could just tilt the emerging balance of post-war power"
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Murder in Paradise (Inspector Faro)
15.  Murder in Paradise (Inspector Faro) by Alanna Knight
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) The young Inspector Faro stumbles on a plot involving the stealing of a priceless jewel. His investigation leads him to Kent, and on the trail of his nemesis Macheath"
£16.99   Used & New from: £0.01

The Hour I First Believed
16.  The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
The list author says:
  "(Nov 08) 'Disturbing yet achingly tender, a complex story related with such clarity and intimacy that the reader is captured by the narrator's dilemma right from the start.'"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)

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