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New This Month - May 2013

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Below are titles scheduled for May publication.
 

Although we no longer sell books we do want you to have the most current information on upcoming titles.

(See the bottom of this window for a key to section and book type abbreviations.)

Author  |   Title   |   Edition   |   Price  |   MBTB Section  |   Series  |  Theme
 
ADLER-OLSEN, JUSSI | CONSPIRACY OF FAITH | c | 26.95 | SHOT | DET. CARL MORCK | DENMARK

AHMAD, A.X | CARETAKER | c | 24.99 | EOS | 

ANDREWS, DONNA | SOME LIKE IT HAWK | 7.99 | SB | MEG LANGSLOW | 

ATKINS, ACE | WONDERLAND | c | 26.95 | HB | SPENSER | 

BALDACCI, DAVID | HIT | c | 27.99 | EOS | WILL ROPBIE | 

BRIGHTWELL, EMILY | MRS. JEFFRIES TURNS THE TIDE | 7.99 | ONCE | MRS. JEFFRIES | 

BROWN, DAN | INFERNO | c | 29.95 | EOS | ROBERT LANGDON | ART HISTORY

BROWN, DUFFY | KILLER IN CRINOLINES | 7.99 | SB | CONSIGNMENT SHOP | 

BURDETTE, LUCY | TOPPED CHEF | 7.99 | SB | KEY WEST FOOD CRITIC | 

BURKE, ALAFAIR | NEVER TELL | t | 14.99 | RD | NON SERIES | 

CARLOTTO, MASSIMO | AT THE END OF A DULL DAY | t | 16.00 | SHOT | GIORGIO PELLEGRINI | ITALY

CARLSON, ALYSE | BEGONIA BRIBE | 7.99 | SB | GARDEN SOCIETY | 

CASEY, JANE | LAST GIRL | c | 24.99 | YB | DC MAEVE KERRIGAN | 

CHILD, LEE EDT. | VENGEANCE | t | 15.99 | ANTH | SHORT STORIES

CLEEVES, ANN | SILENT VOICES | c | 24.99 | YB | DI VERA STANHOPE | 

CLEVERLY, BARBARA | NOT MY BLOOD | t | 14.95 | SHOT | JOE SANDILANDS | 

COLEMAN, REED FARREL | ONION STREET | t | 16.95 | HB | MOE PRAGER | 

COOPER, MIKE | CLAWBACK | t | 15.00 | CRIM | WALL STREET

CORBY, GARY | SACRED GAMES | c | 25.95 | ONCE | NICOLAOS | ANCIENT GREECE

CORLEY, ELIZABETH | REQUIEM MASS | c | 25.99 | YB | DCI ANDREW FENWICK | 

CULVER, CHRIS | ABBEY | 9.99 | FC | DET. ASH RASHID | INDIANAPOLIS

CULVER, CHRIS | OUTSIDER | 9.99 | FC | DET. ASH RASHID | INDIANAPOLIS

CUMMING, CHARLES | FOREIGN COUNTRY | 9.99 | EOS | THOMAS KELL | 

DAVIS, LINDSEY | MASTER & GOD | t | 16.99 | ONCE | NON SERIES | ANCIENT ROME

DE GIOVANNI, MAURIZO | BLOOD CURSE | t | 17.00 | SHOT | COM. RICCIARDI | ITALY

DELANEY, LUKE | COLD KILLING | t | 14.95 | YB | DI SEAN CORRIGAN | 

DIETRICH, WILLIAM | BARBED CROWN | c | 26.99 | ONCE | ETHAN GAGE | 

DONALLY, CLAIRE | CAT NAP | 7.99 | SB | SUNNY & SHADOW | 

DOWNING, DAVID | ZOO STATION | t, r | 9.99 | EOS | JOHN RUSSELL | WW II

FANTE, DAN | POINT DOOM | t | 14.99 | HB | 

FRENCH, PAUL | MIDNIGHT IN PEKING | t | 16.00 | TRUE | 1930s CHINA

FRENCH, TANA | BROKEN HARBOR | t | 16.00 | SHOT | MICK KENNEDY | IRELAND

GRECIAN, ALEX | BLACK COUNTRY | c | 26.95 | ONCE | MURDER SQUAD | SCOTLAND YARD

GRISHAM, JOHN | THEODORE BOONE: ACTIVIST | c | 16.99 | KIDS | THEODORE BOONE | 

HAINES, CAROLYN | SMARTY BONES | c | 24.99 | CHER | SARAH BOOTH DELANEY | 

HAMILTON, STEVE | NORTH OF NOWHERE | t, r | 14.99 | HB | ALEX McKNIGHT | 

HAMMETT, DASHIELL | HAMMETT BOXED SET | c | 75.00 | HB | COMPLETE NOVELS & STORIES | 

HERRON, MICK | DEAD LIONS | c | 25.95 | EOS | MI5

HUNT, ALARIC | CUTS THROUGH BONE | c | 24.99 | HB, AWD | 

JANCE, J.A. | JUDGEMENT CALL | 9.99 | HOME | JOANNA BRADY | 

JOHNSON, CRAIG | AS THE CROW FLIES | t | 15.00 | FC | WALT LONGMIRE | 

JOHNSON, CRAIG | SERPENT'S TOOTH | c | 26.95 | FC | WALT LONGMIRE | WYOMING

KOONTZ, DEAN | DEEPLY ODD | c | 28.00 | HOR | ODD THOMAS | 

LANGE, RICHARD | ANGEL BABY | c | 24.99 | NOIR | 

LEBOR, ADAM | GENEVA OPTION | t | 14.99 | EOS | UNITED NATIONS

LECARRE, JOHN | DELICATE TRUTH | c | 27.95 | EOS | 

LEHANE, DENNIS | LIVE BY NIGHT | t | 16.99 | HB | PROHIBITION

LEON, DONNA | BEASTLY THINGS | t | 15.00 | SHOT | GUIDO BRUNETTI | ITALY

LIPPERMAN, LIZ | HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE | t | 14.99 | IA | DEAD SISTERS TALKING | 

MACDONALD, JOHN | ONE FEARFUL YELLOW EYE | t,r | 16.00 | HB | TRAVIS McGEE | 

MACDONALD, JOHN D. | PALE GRAY FOR GUILT | t, r | 16.00 | HB | TRAVIS McGEE | 

MACNEAL, SUSAN ELIA | HIS MAJESTY'S HOPE | t | 15.00 | ONCE | MAGGIE HOPE | WWII

MARK, DAVID | ORIGINAL SKIN | c | 26.95 | YB | DS AECTOR MCAVOY | 

McKINTY, ADRIAN | I HEAR THE SIRENS IN THE STREET | t | 15.95 | SHOT | DET. SEAN DUFFY | IRELAND

MELTZER, BRAD EDT. | MYSTERY BOX | t | 15.99 | ANTH | short stories

 MITZNER, ADAM | CASE OF REDEMPTION | c | 26.00 | RD | DAN SORENSON | 

MORRELL, DAVID | MURDER AS A FINE ART | c | 25.99 | ONCE | THOMAS DE QUINCEY | 

NESBO, JO | REDEEMER | c | 26.00 | SHOT | HARRY HOLE | NORWAY

O'SULLIVAN, KATHRYN | FOAL PLAY | c | 24.99 | CHER, AWD | FIRE CHIEF COLLEEN McCABE | 

PARRA, NANCY | GLUTEN FOR PUNISHMENT | 7.99 | SB | BAKER'S TREAT | 

PATTERSON, JAMES | 12th OF NEVER | c | 27.99 | FC | WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB | 

PERCY, BENJAMIN | RED MOON | C | 25.99 | HOR | 

PRYOR, MARK | CRYPT THIEF | t | 15.95 | SHOT | HUGO MARSTON | PARIS

PURSER, ANN | SLEEPING SALESMAN ENQUIRY | 7.99 | SB | IVY BEASLEY | 

QIU XIAOLONG | DON'T CRY, TAI LAKE | t | 14.99 | SHOT | INSP. CHEN CAO | CHINA

RUNCIE, JAMES | SIDNEY CHAMBERS & THE PERILS OF THE NIGHT | t | 16.00 | SB | CANON SIDNEY CHAMBERS | 1950s CAMBRIDGE

SANDFORD, JOHN | SILKEN PREY | c | 27.95 | FC | LUCAS DAVENPORT | 

SANDFORD, JOHN | STOLEN PREY | 9.99 | FC | LUCAS DAVENPORT | 

SANTORA, NICK | FIFTEEN DIGITS | t | 14.99 | CRIM | INSIDER TRADING

SCOTTOLINE, LISA | THINK TWICE | 9.99 | RD | 

SPENCER-FLEMING, JULIA | I SHALL NOT WANT | t, r | 15.99 | CHER | REV. CLARE FERGUSSON | 

SPILLANE, MICKEY | MIKE HAMMER COMPLEX 90 | c | 22.99 | NOIR | MIKE HAMMER

STAAB, ROCHELLE | HEX ON THE EX | 7.99 | IA | MIND FOR MURDER | 

STEVENS, CHEVY | NEVER KNOWING | 9.99 | CHER | ADOPTION

SWEENEY, LEANN | CAT, THE MILL, & THE MURDER | 7.99 | SB | CATS IN TROUBLE

SWIERCZYNSKI, DUANE | POINT & SHOOT | t | 14.99 | NOIR | CHARLIE HARDIE | 

TAN, SANDI | BLACK ISLE | t | 14.99 | IA | GHOSTS

THOMPSON, VICTORIA | MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE | 7.99 | ONCE | GASLIGHT MYSTERY | 

ULFELDER, STEVE | SHOTGUN LULLABY | c | 25.99 | HB | CONWAY SAX | 

VIETS, ELAINE | FINAL SAIL | 7.99 | WW | DEAD END JOB | 

ZIMMERMAN, JEAN | ORPHANMASTER | t | 16.00 | ONCE | 17th CENTURY MANHATTAN
 
Key to book type:  c = hardcover, t = trade paperback, r = reissue, no designation = small paperback

Key to store sections where MBTB would have shelved each title:
 
CHER = Cherchez la Femme - women authors and strong female characters
CRIM = Criminal Pursuits - mostly non-series, thrillers
EOS = Enemies of the State - spy, international intrigue
FC = Fair Cop - American police procedurals
GOLD = The Butler Did It - mysteries from the "Golden Age"
HB = Hard-Boiled Heroes - private eyes, gumshoes, tough guys
HIGH = High Crimes - includes books that may not be true mysteries, may be of a dark, psychological nature, may be quirky
HOME = On the Homefront - written by a Pacific Northwest author
HOR = Horrors! - horror stories
IA = Illegal Aliens - includes supernatural (vampires, zombies, werewolves), fantasy, sci-fi
MED = Cutting Edge - medical mysteries
NOIR = Through a Glass Darkly - noir
ONCE = Once Upon a Crime - historical mysteries
PTC = Prime Time Crime - books related to television shows, movies, includes DVDs, CDs, cassettes, VHS
RD = A Reasonable Doubt - legal mysteries
REF = Reference Works
SB = Soft-Boiled Sleuths - amateur detectives, innocent bystanders
SHER= Sherlock Holmes
SHOT = Shot on Location - Exotic cultures and locales
TALL = Tall, Dark & Deadly - romantic suspense
WW = Wild Women - female characters with pizzazz
YB = British Police Procedurals
 

Contact us : books@mbtb.com.  You can also find more information about the month’s new arrivals in the Newsletter. View our blog for reading ideas: http://mbtb-books.blogspot.com.

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