New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Piatkus 2002 Jan-March
File Updated: 16/12/2006
New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Piatkus JAN-MARCH 2002

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Vivian Chern Homicidal Intent Published February 2002 by Piatkus at £17.99 ISBN: 0749905948 Artwork by: Jacket photograph: © Photonica

It happened in a place of privilege in New York City, when a twelve-year-old boy committed an act of violence that stunned the city and the nation. Now forensic psychiatrist Tamsen Bayn has been hired by her fiance, who is also a lead prosecutor in the case, to interview the accused boy's parents and unravel the mysterious causes of an inexplicable crime. But when she does, Tamsen discovers something more shocking than the psychological history of a family and the pain of a deeply troubled boy. Tamsen begins to examine a shadowy connection between this crime and a pattern of violence around the country. Suddenly Tamsen is caught between science and the law, between the man she loves and a truth she must pursue. Inside an explosive mystery that involves genius, greed, hope and murder, Tamsen may become the most dangerous player of all: the one who knows to much...


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Alan Dunn Payback Published March 2002 by Piatkus at £17.99 ISBN: 0749905956 Artwork by: Jacket photograph: Andre Baranowski/Graphistock

Security consultant, ex-cop and some-time detective Billy Oliphant is suffering from more than just winter blues.

Billy's friend Sly thinks that a free luxury weekend at Forestcrag Village will be just the thing to cheer Billy up. But David Moreland, the manager of the park, believes someone is poisoning his staff. And then the body of Eric Salkeld, the Payroll Manager, is discovered.
It looks like a straightforward suicide. There's even a note, left on a computer disk, containing Salkeld's confession of embezzlement. Left nominally in charge of the investigation by police unable to get to the crime scene, Billy can't help but feel that the suicide looks a little too perfectly staged...

Praise for Die Cast: 'Terrific storytelling' Campbell Armstrong
'trumpets an emerging talent' Time Out
'good tight prose...' Literary Review

A tough, dark, compelling thriller from the acclaimed author of Die Cast

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Kate Ellis A Painted Doom Published February 2002 by Piatkus at £17.99 ISBN: 0749905964 Artwork by: Jacket photograph: Photonica
See Review by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries

Teenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a discovery which excites archaeologist Neil Watson who is excavating an ancient manor house nearby. But when former rock star Jonny Shellmer is found shot through the head in Lewis's father's field and Lewis himself goes missing after contacting a man on the internet, Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson and his boss, Gerry Heffernan face one of their most intriguing cases yet. It seems that the Devon village of Derenham is not only full of resident celebrities seeking the rural idyll, but full of secrets, ancient and modern. Lewis's distraught parents seem to have something to hide. Then the mysterious owner of a new age shop is silenced before she can reveal what she knows about Jonny Shellmer. Is Jonny's death linked to Lewis's disappearance? And does Jonny's best known song, 'Angel' contain a clue? As Neil Watson uncovers the story of Derenham's medieval past, it becomes clear that the Derenham Doom - a painted portrayal of hell and judgement more than half a millennium old - holds the key to the mystery. And as events reach a terrifying climax, Wesley Peterson has to act swiftly if he is to save a young life.


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John R. Maxim Whistler's Angel Pbk published January 2002 by Piatkus at £5.99 ISBN: 0749932783

Adam Whistler has spent his life with government operatives and contract killers - most recently under the sinister Felix Aubrey. Now he wants out and lifts Aubrey's ledger, which contains the names of people who have cashed in on drug money. Aubrey however, will do anything to get it back.


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Robin Morgan The Demon Lover: The roots of terrorism Pbk published February 2002 by Piatkus at £12.99 ISBN: 0749923121

A groundbreaking work on the psychological and political roots of terrorism by award-winning writer Robin Morgan.

In the wake of the September 1 1, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US, Morgan has updated her acclaimed work on the roots of terrorism. In the afterward, 'Letters from Ground Zero', Morgan offers her eyewitness account of the physical and emotional devastation caused by the assault on New York's World Trade Center and the global struggle in its aftermath. More timely now than ever, The Demon Lover examines the core connection between patriarchal societies and the inevitability of terrorism, and how a society's attitudes to its women is a sure indication of its capacity for terrorism. Robin Morgan, who has written 17 books, is a poet, political theorist, activist, journalist and a leader of the modern women's movement.

'Robin Morgan shows us how terrorists are not born but made and how to unmake them. Her international classic sheds light, saves lives, and has come just in time' Gloria Steinem
'Extremely intelligent, passionate... the fresh air of original thinking' - Cosmopolitan

An extremely timely book following the devastating events of September 11

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Nora Roberts Heaven and Earth Published January 2002 by Piatkus at £17.99 ISBN: 0749905840

Ripley Todd is perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten and confuse her - and though she tries hard to hide them, she can't get them under control...
Distraction arrives in the handsome form of MacAllister Booke - a researcher who's come to investigate the rumours of witchcraft that haunt Three Sisters Island. Right from the start, he knows there's something extraordinary about Ripley Todd. Fascinated by her struggle with her amazing abilities, he becomes determined to help her accept who she is - and find the courage to open her heart. But before Ripley and Mac can dream of what lies in the future, they must confront the past. For Three Sisters shelters centuries of secrets and a legacy of danger that plagues them still...

'Exciting, romantic, great fun' Cosmopolitan

Heaven and Earth is the second in the bewitching new Three Sisters Island trilogy following Dance Upon the Air, and concluding with Face the Fire

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Denise Ryan Betrayed Published February 2002 by Piatkus at £17.99 ISBN: 0749905891

Carmel Devine's world is shattered when her husband Sean disappears on the evening of her 33rd birthday. There are no clues as to what has happened to him. When a local prostitute is found brutally murdered, it looks as though Sean could be responsible, and Carmel's life descends into a nightmare.

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Zoe Sharp Killer Instinct Pbk published February 2002 by Piatkus at £5.99 ISBN: 0749932864

See Review by Cath Staincliffe author of the popular Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the series creator of TV Blue Murder

'Susie Hollins may have been no great shakes as a karaoke singer, but I didn't think that was enough reason for anyone to want to kill her.' Charlie Fox makes a living of sorts teaching self-defence to women. It's a skill she picked up of necessity having been kicked out of the army for reasons she prefers not to go into. So when Susie Hollins is found dead only a few hours after she mistakenly tussles with Charlie at the New Adelphi Club, Charlie knows it's only a matter of time before the police come calling. Only the police reveal that the unlucky Hollins has become the latest victim of the homicidal rapist stalking the local area. Charlie finds herself inadvertently drawn into the investigation when the Adelphi's enigmatic owner Marc Quinn offers her a job. Viewed as an outsider by the existing all-male security team, her suspicion that there is a link between the club and the serial killer doesn't exactly endear her to anyone. Charlie has always taught her students that it's better to run away from a danger than fight unnecessarily. But when the killer starts taking a very personal interest in her it becomes clear that he isn't going to give her that option...


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