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Books : Crime, Thrillers & Mystery : Mystery : Series
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Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. . .For Hannah, life seems to be lacking a certain flavor lately. Maybe it's the local sheriff's election that's got her down. For years, Sheriff Grant's been the iron hand in town. But now, Hannah's brother-in-law Bill is giving the old blowhard the fight of his long, dubious career--and Grant's not taking it well, especially once the polls show Bill pulling ahead.
But before anyone can taste victory, things go sour. While Hannah's emptying the trash, she makes a very unappetizing discovery: Sheriff Grant's body in the Dumpster behind the high school where she's teaching her cooking class. And as if that weren't bad enough, the poor man still has fudge frosting on his shirt from one of her cupcakes.
The number one--and only--suspect is Bill, but Hannah's not swallowing it. Plenty of people had reason to hate Sheriff Grant. Soon, Hannah's dishing up scandalous secrets, steaming hot betrayals, and enough intrigue to keep the gossip mill at The Cookie Jar going through several pots of decaf. And the closer Hannah gets to the truth, the closer she gets to smoking out a murderer with a very nasty recipe for silencing people. . .
Includes Ten Original Dessert Recipes For You
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WHAT DO THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT "MORTAL SIN?"
"Engaging...lively...colorful. The plot races with mounting tension." - Miami Herald
"Just the remedy for those who can't get enough Spenser and miss Travis McGee terribly." - St. Petersburg Times
"'Mortal Sin' may not be better than a trip to Florida, but it's the next best thing." - Detroit Free Press
"Recalling the work of Carl Hiaasen, this thriller races to a smashing climax." - Library Journal
"Wonderfully funny, sexy, and terrifying." - Dave Barry
WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON JAKE LASSITER?
"Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun." - The New York Times Book Review
"Jake Lassiter is attractive, funny, savvy, and brave." - Chicago Tribune
"Genuinely chilling." - Washington Post Book World
"Wildly entertaining." - St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Take one part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen, throw in a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila! You've got Jake Lassiter." - Tulsa World
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author of 16 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Internation
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NO. 1 BESTSELLING HARDBOILED MYSTERY
NO. 1 BESTSELLING LEGAL THRILLER
"TOP MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR" - Los Angeles Times
OVERVIEW
A doctor in love with his patient's wife...
A fatal mistake during surgery...
Accident? Malpractice? Or murder?
Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence...but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have the recipe for Miami's trial of the century.
"To Speak for the Dead" introduced the world to Jake Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer with a hard bark and a tender heart. An international bestseller, Paul Levine's debut novel was named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the best mysteries of the year.
If you enjoy the suspense and thrills of John Grisham, Harlan Coben, Carl Hiaasen, and James Patterson, you'll love "To Speak for the Dead" from Paul Levine, winner of the John D. MacDonald fiction award. Levine has also been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama "JAG."
MORE JAKE LASSITER THRILLERS
FOOL ME TWICE: From Miami to Aspen, someone is framing Lassiter for murder. And just why are men willing to kill to find a missing artifact of the Old West?
NIGHT VISION: Someone is murdering women on an Internet sex chat site, and Jake becomes a special prosecutor to hunt down the serial killer.
FALSE DAWN: After his client confesses to a murder he didn't commit, Jake follows a bloody trail from Miami to Havana to discover the truth.
MORTAL SIN: Talk about conflicts of interest. Jake is sleeping with Gina Florio and defending her mob-connected husband in court.
RIPTIDE: Jake Lassiter chases a beautiful woman and stolen bonds from Miami to Maui.
FLESH AND BONES: Jake falls for his beautiful client even though he doubts her story. She claims to have recovered "repressed memories" of abuse...just before gunning down her father.
LASSITER: Jake retraces the steps of a model who went missing 18 years earlier...after his one-night stand with her.
More info at paul-levine.com
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“Realistic, gritty, fun.” - New York Times Book Review
Miami lawyer Jake Lassiter has plenty of clients who lie, but usually they deny their guilt. When Francisco Crespo admits killing a fellow warehouse worker with a forklift – speared like an olive on a toothpick – Jake is suspicious and won’t take “guilty” for an answer. Determined to find the truth, Jake follows a trail of priceless Fabergé eggs to an international theft ring involving the CIA, Fidel Castro, and the Russian government. Through twisted revelations, deadly double crosses, and bizarre murders, Jake heads to Havana where he discovers that nothing is as it seems.
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NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER FROM EDGAR NOMINEE PAUL LEVINE
"One part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen." - Tulsa World
"A thriller as fast as the wind." - Tampa Tribune
Jake Lassiter chases a beautiful woman and stolen bonds from Miami to Maui,
where in an explosive finale, he learns lessons never taught on the football field or in the courtroom. If you enjoy John Grisham, Harlan Coben, Carl Hiaasen, and James Patterson, you'll love "Riptide" from Paul Levine, winner of the John D. MacDonald fiction award. Levine has also been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama "JAG."
WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON THE JAKE LASSITER THRILLERS?
"Genuinely clever, great fun." - New York Times Book Review
"Mystery writing at its very, very best." - Larry King, USA TODAY
"Just the remedy for those who can't get enough Spenser and miss Travis McGee terribly." - St. Petersburg Times
"Jake Lassiter is attractive, funny, savvy, and brave." - Chicago Tribune
"Cracking good action-mystery...funny, sardonic, and fast-paced." - Detroit Free Press
MORE JAKE LASSITER THRILLERS
TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD: Jake begins to believe that his surgeon client is innocent of malpractice...but guilty of murder.
NIGHT VISION: Someone is murdering women on an Internet sex chat site, and Jake becomes a special prosecutor to hunt down the serial killer.
FALSE DAWN: After his client confesses to a murder he didn't commit, Jake follows a bloody trail from Miami to Havana to discover the truth.
MORTAL SIN: Talk about conflicts of interest. Jake is sleeping with Gina Florio and defending her mob-connected husband in court.
FOOL ME TWICE: To clear his name in a murder investigation, Jake follows a trail of evidence that leads from Miami to buried treasure in the abandoned silver mines of Aspen, Colorado.
FLESH AND BONES: Jake falls for his beautiful client even though he doubts her story. She claims to have recovered "repressed memories" of abuse...just before gunning down her father.
LASSITER: Jake retraces the steps of a model who went missing 18 years earlier...after his one-night stand with her.
More info at paul-levine.com
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‘Amid the devilish plot twists Creer makes room to flesh out his principals most satisfyingly, and establish a page-blurring pace which he underpins with a unique and oddly lush economy of language’ Chris Power, The Times
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An Amazon Top 100 Book (April 2012)An Amazon Legal Thriller and Mystery Series Best SellerA Top-Rated Legal Thriller and Mystery Series based on Amazon customer reviews
After eight long years, attorney Sasha McCandless is about to make partner at a prestigious law firm. All she has to do is keep her head down and her billable hours up.
When a plane operated by her client slams into the side of a mountain, killing everyone aboard, Sasha gears up to defend the inevitable civil lawsuits. She soon realizes the crash was no accident: a developer has created an application that can control a commercial plane's onboard computer from a smartphone.Sasha joins forces with a federal air marshal, and they race to prevent another airline disaster. But when people close to the matter start turning up dead, Sasha must rely on both her legal skills and her Krav Maga training to stop the madman before he kills her.
Inadvertent Disclosure, the second book in this series, is also available.
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BESTSELLING MYSTERY BY EDGAR NOMINEE PAUL LEVINE
"Wildly entertaining blend of raucous humor and high adventure." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Take one part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen, throw in a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila! You've got Jake Lassiter." - Tulsa World
"Delicious." - Los Angeles Times
MURDER TO GO: FROM MIAMI TO ASPEN
A witness is dead and linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter is the prime suspect. If he doesn't find the killer, he'll face a murder charge. A bloody trail of evidence leads to an abandoned silver mine under the Colorado ski slopes and an explosive finale.
If you enjoy John Grisham, Harlan Coben, Carl Hiaasen, and James Patterson, you'll love "Riptide" from Paul Levine, winner of the John D. MacDonald fiction award. Levine has also been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama "JAG."
WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON THE JAKE LASSITER THRILLERS?
"Genuinely clever, great fun." - New York Times Book Review
"Mystery writing at its very, very best." - Larry King, USA TODAY
"Just the remedy for those who can't get enough Spenser and miss Travis McGee terribly." - St. Petersburg Times
"Jake Lassiter is attractive, funny, savvy, and brave." - Chicago Tribune
"Cracking good action-mystery...funny, sardonic, and fast-paced." - Detroit Free Press
MORE JAKE LASSITER THRILLERS
TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD:Jake begins to believe that his surgeon client is innocent of malpractice...but guilty of murder.
NIGHT VISION: Someone is murdering women on an Internet sex chat site, and Jake becomes a special prosecutor to hunt down the serial killer.
FALSE DAWN: After his client confesses to a murder he didn't commit, Jake follows a bloody trail from Miami to Havana to discover the truth.
MORTAL SIN: Talk about conflicts of interest. Jake is sleeping with Gina Florio and defending her mob-connected husband in court.
RIPTIDE: Jake Lassiter chases a beautiful woman and stolen bonds from Miami to Maui.
FLESH AND BONES: Jake falls for his beautiful client even though he doubts her story. She claims to have recovered "repressed memories" of abuse...just before gunning down her father.
LASSITER: Jake retraces the steps of a model who went missing 18 years earlier...after his one-night stand with her.
More info at paul-levine.com
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Washington, D.C., is a town full of powerful people hiding ugly secrets. The blackmailer, a renaissance man, keeps his promise: pay me, I'll return the juicy evidence I have against you, and you'll never hear from me again. Jack McCall, a former operative for the U.S. intelligence community and now a private investigator hunts this wily and diabolical madman. His victims, having paid and not been further extorted, are reticent to admit ever having been blackmailed. McCall's efforts to solve the case are assisted by Nora Burke, his sexy assistant who also helps Jack recover from the loss of his wife, and Max Logan, a retired detective of Irish-Scottish parentage. Chock full of colorful characters from the worlds of politics, art, and the media, The Blackmail Club is a cerebral, physical and sexy five-course gourmet meal of mystery. Sit back and fasten your seatbelt, relax, and be entertained while you try to fit together the final pieces before you turn the final pages.
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's The God of the Hive and Pirate King.
It’s only the second day of 1924, but Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, find themselves embroiled in intrigue. It starts with a New Year’s visit from Holmes’s brother Mycroft, who comes bearing a strange package containing the papers of an English spy named Kimball O’Hara—the same Kimball known to the world through Kipling’s famed Kim. Inexplicably, O’Hara withdrew from the “Great Game” of espionage and now he has just as inexplicably disappeared.
When Russell discovers Holmes’s own secret friendship with the spy, she knows the die is cast: she will accompany her husband to India to search for the missing operative. But Russell soon learns that in this faraway and exotic land, it’s often impossible to tell friend from foe—and that some games aren’t played for fun but for the highest stakes of all…life and death.
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EDITED BY RENOWNED EDITOR & AUTHOR: WINSLOW ELIOT: AUTHOR OF WRITESPA - WRITING THROUGH THE YEAR: WINTER, SPRING
THIS BOOK WAS REISSUED 8/21/11
THE SAMANTHA JAMISON MYSTERY SERIES BEGINS IN HIGHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA...
I had to make a decision, but I didn't know at the time my future and life hung in the balance with my choice. Do I continue making excuses for inaction and accept my fate? Or do I set in motion something that sort of scared the hell out of me; go back to Highlands, North Carolina and solve the puzzle of who killed my husband, Stephen? But once there, I find that I am caught up in a web of intrigue, lies and cover-ups and end up in my own novel. Even as an author, my laptop couldn’t type me out of this one. I had to finish writing my book without the benefit of knowing how all of it would end until I wrote the last page. I had two unanswered questions. Where was the missing piece that completed my puzzle? And would I live to write about it?
REVIEWS
4/26/12 C. Dougherty, Author (One who got the "Key" to The Puzzle: Samantha's transformation as a person and writer.)
"As I read The Puzzle, I realized fairly quickly that I was sharing in the thoughts of a recent widow, Samantha Jamison. Her grief, anger, confusion, and frustration come through clearly as she tries to unravel the mystery of her husband's untimely death. Samantha's thoughts are artfully represented in Ms. Edelheit's words, but it took me a little while to realize that the discontinuities and rambling excursions were in fact the author's skilful depiction of the analytical processes of an understandably disorganized mind, and not careless narration. This was a bit confusing to me until I grasped what was going on. The realization that our thoughts rarely proceed from point to point in a linear fashion brought with it a sudden appreciation for what a good job Ms. Edelheit had done. We meander with Samantha as she works her way through a maze of confusing interpersonal relationships that knit the people of her husband's small home town into a community. It's a strange community, especially to an outsider like Samantha, and it has its secrets, but it's a realistic rendering of the hidden workings of a small town.
Once I adjusted to Ms. Edelheit's delivery, I found myself drawn ever more deeply into Samantha's quest as she sought her husband's killer. She is constantly struggling to understand which of her neighbors she can trust, and she frequently realizes that her assumptions are incorrect. No one among her acquaintances is without some self-serving motives, and she is without a single person upon whom she can rely. Every time she thinks she has established a fact, she quickly discovers that her interpretation was flawed, and she is forced to reconsider what she thought was an absolute. The suspense builds dramatically as she moves farther and farther into the maze with fewer and fewer points of reference. She makes allusions more than once to the indistinct shapes of the puzzle pieces as she tries to fit them together. At the conclusion, the pieces snap more or less comfortably into place, but will they stay there? Or will they change yet again?
This is a masterfully constructed thriller, but it demands that the reader pay close attention to the nuances of Samantha's thoughts. The story isn't particularly easy to follow, but then it is, after all, "The Puzzle." I found it well worth the effort."
MYSTERY SERIES:
WITHOUT ANY WARNING Vol. 2 JERSEY SHORE - OCEAN CITY, NJ
86 AVENUE DU GOULET Vol. 3 THE FRENCH RIVIERA
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Ahead of its time, "Night Vision", the highly praised sequel to "To Speak for the Dead", anticipated the danger of homicidal stalkers on the Internet.
Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter is appointed a special prosecutor when women in a sex-charged Internet chat room are targeted by a serial killer. Enlisting a brilliant female psychiatrist and assisted by retired coroner Doc Charlie Riggs, Lassiter wades into a maze of lies and corruption to uncover the murderer. Soon, Lassiter finds himself on the trail of a psychopath from the mean streets of Miami to an insane asylum in London and the very streets where Jack the Ripper once stalked his prey.
Also New: "Paydirt"
If you enjoy "Night Vision", be sure to sample Paul Levine's latest novel, "Paydirt."
Bobby Gallagher has it all...and loses it.
Now, to reclaim his life, all he has to do is rig the Super Bowl, win a huge bet...and avoid getting killed.
WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON PAUL LEVINE'S THRILLERS?
"Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun." -The New York Times Book Review
"Just the remedy for those who can't get enough Spenser and miss Travis McGee terribly." -St. Petersburg Times
"Jake Lassiter is attractive, funny, savvy, and brave." -Chicago Tribune
"Genuinely chilling." -Washington Post Book World
"Wildly entertaining." -St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Take one part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen, throw in a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila! You've got Jake Lassiter." -Tulsa World
More info at paul-levine.com
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Lorraine Preston's brother, Michael, was sent down for life for the murder of their father - and now he's being allowed out for their mother's funeral. A hardened criminal, Michael is the last person Resnick wants back on his patch, even is it's only for a matter of hours. Resnick is struggling to contain an explosive situation on the streets.
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This first in a series launch introduces Claire Watkins, a deputy sheriff for the Pepin County Police Department. Claire, a former Minneapolis police detective, and her 10-year-old daughter Meg fled the Twin Cities after her husband, Steve, also a cop, was killed.When Landers Anderson--an elderly neighbor who befriended Claire and Meg--dies of a heart attack after being sideswiped with a shovel, Claire determines to find the culprit. This involves delving into Landers's family history and investigating the machinations of a right-wing group, Homeowners of America, that is buying up property to build an environmentally unsound development.
At the same time, Meg fearfully admits to Claire that she saw the man who killed Steve. Claire contacts her former partner, Det. Bruce Jacobs, and prods him into accelerating the investigation into Steve's death.