Poisoned Pen Press..Poisoned Pen Press 6962 East 1st Avenue, #103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 www.poisonedpenpress.com Larry Karp's First Do No Harm (15905-8130X, $24.95) tells of one Martin Firestone fire·stone n. 1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire. 2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones. Noun 1. , whose father is throwing a fit over his acceptance to medical school. It's then that Martin finds his grandfather was a living legend--for his illegal abortions--and that a murder's cover-up in the family will involve three generations in a legacy which includes a dangerous, newfound new·found adj. Recently discovered: a newfound pastime. Adj. 1. newfound - newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea" family enemy. An excellent medical thriller evolves. J.M. Hayes' Plains Crazy (15-90581326, $24.95) presents the mysterious murder of a reality TV crew member--by Cheyenne arrow--and the suspect is the sheriff's half brother whose Amerind heritage made him a born-again Cheyenne with a bad temper. Add the sheriff's wife's own strange moods and requests and you have a plot steeped in possibilities. Margaret Dumas' Speak Now (1590-581210, $24.95) tells of a woman who marries a mild-mannered meteorologist--and finds a dead body in her bathtub shortly after marriage. From a ransom ransom, price of redemption demanded by the captor of a person, vessel, or city. In ancient times cities frequently paid ransom to prevent their plundering by captors. The custom of ransoming was formerly sanctioned by law. drop to further escapades, Charley begins to see her husband's shady past will color her future in this riveting riv·et·ing adj. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: The last chapter was so riveting that I was reading past midnight. mystery. Martin Edwards' The Coffin Trail (1590581296, $24.95) tells of an Oxford historian and TV personality and his new lover who try to escape to a rural life in England's Lake District, only to find an autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. youth suspected of a savage murder involves them in a deadly investigation. Daniel's conviction that the boy is innocent will change his life--and perhaps even threaten it--in this moving story steeped in British traditions. Kerry Greenwood's The Castlemaine Murders (provides a fine Phryne Fisher The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher is the main character in Australian author Kerry Greenwood's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels. Phryne (pronounced fry - nee) is a wealthy aristocrat who lives in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1928. mystery with many twists and turns of plot. Phryne, her sister Beth, and her lover Lin embark on the dusty dark Ghost Train--and discover a mummified mum·mi·fy v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies v.tr. 1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying. 2. To cause to shrivel and dry up. v.intr. , bullet-laden corpse on what should be a pleasure trip. Pleasure turns to grim business as Phryne's investigation takes her to the country town of Castlemaine--and into the heart of the murderer's territory. |
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