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A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch

A Burial At Sea: New Excerpt

By Charles Finch

October 27, 2011

1873 is a perilous time in the relationship between France and England.  When a string of English spies is found dead on French soil, the threat of all-out war prompts government officials to ask Charles Lenox to visit the newly-dug Suez Canal on a secret mission. Once he is on board the Lucy, however, Lenox…

Cynthia Robinson, The Barbary Dogs

The Barbary Dogs: New Excerpt

By Cynthia Robinson

October 19, 2011

Opera singer extraordinaire Max Bravo is ready for some rest and relaxation. But when an old friend takes a leap off the Golden Gate Bridge, Max realizes that rest and relaxation simply aren’t in the cards. The jumper, Frank Kelly, was a failed writer and an accomplished hothead. Max acquires Frank’s journal, and is soon…

A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander Cover

A Crimson Warning: New Excerpt

By Tasha Alexander

October 17, 2011

Newly returned to her home in Mayfair, Lady Emily Hargreaves is looking forward to enjoying the delights of the season. The delights, that is, as defined by her own eccentricities—reading The Aeneid, waltzing with her dashing husband, and joining the Women’s Liberal Federation in the early stages of its campaign to win the vote for…

Black Thunder by Aimee and David Thurlo Cover

Black Thunder: New Excerpt

By Aimee Thurlo

October 13, 2011

A construction crew found the first body. The cops found three more, in a cluster that lay on both sides of the border of the Navajo Reservation. Because some of the bodies were buried outside the Rez, Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah and her team must work a delicate joint investigation with the New…

Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson

Troubled Bones: New Excerpt

By Jeri Westerson

October 8, 2011

An exclusive excerpt of Chapters 1-3 from Jeri Westerson’s Troubled Bones is now available on Criminal Element for members. To read the full excerpt, please log in or register. Disgraced knight Crispin Guest gets himself into some serious trouble in London and as a result is forced to accept an assignment far out of town.  The Archbishop…

Dark at the End by F. Paul Wilson

Dark at the End: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

October 7, 2011

Bound by his promise to Glaeken, Jack has refrained from making any direct moves against Rasalom. But things have changed so there’s nothing holding Jack in check any longer. Other changes are occurring as well.  Jack is healing at an accelerated rate—much like Glaeken did when he was immortal. This can only mean that Glaeken’s time…

Bad Moon by Todd Ritter

Bad Moon: New Excerpt

By Todd Ritter

October 6, 2011

On the same night that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, nine-year-old Charlie Olmstead jumped on his bike to see if he could get a better look. It was the last anyone ever saw of him. After Perry Hollow Police Chief Jim Campbell found Charlie’s bike caught up above a waterfall, he assumed the worse, and so…

Cold Glory by B. Kent Anderson

Cold Glory: New Excerpt

By B. Kent Anderson

September 24, 2011

When the first page of a shocking Civil War-era document is unearthed in Oklahoma, history professor Nick Journey is called in to evaluate the find—and is promptly attacked by two men armed with Special Forces weapons. Federal agent Meg Tolman’s investigation into Journey’s attack uncovers more troubling questions than answers. She soon finds herself joining…

Murder New York Style 2: Fresh Slices; A Morbid Case of Identity Theft by Clare Toohey

Murder NY Style, Fresh Slices: A Morbid Case of Identity Theft

By Clare Toohey

September 16, 2011

Twenty-two slices of life—and death—from New York-area crime writers. Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices is a collection written by local members of the New York/Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime, featuring tales from the most ethnically diverse and densely populated city in America. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the authors reveal slices of life…

Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason

Operation Napoleon: New Excerpt

By Arnaldur Indridason

September 13, 2011

Why is the U.S. Army trying secretively to remove a WWII-era plane from an Icelandic glacier, and why should they be threatened by a young Icelandic rescue volunteer, who contacts his sister just before disappearing off the face of the earth? Kristin, who will not rest until she discovers the truth of her brother’s fate,…

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