New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From John Murray 06 Jan-March

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From John Murray JAN-MARCH 06

Kevin Brockmeier A Brief History of the Dead Published February 2006 by John Murray at Ł14.99 ISBN: 0719568188

This spellbinding story about our lives, loves, and memories will be one of the most talked about novels of 2006. Laura Byrd is in trouble. Three weeks ago she and her friends found themselves alone in one of the coldest, most remote places on earth. Her friends set out in search of help, and now Laura realises that they are not coming back. So she gathers her remaining supplies and sets out on an extraordinary journey. Meanwhile in another city, more and more people arrive every day. Each has a different story to tell, but their accounts have one thing in common - it was their final journey. For this is the city of the dead.
And the link between this city and Laura's journey lies at the heart of Kevin Brockmeier's remarkable novel. "A Brief History of the Dead" tells a magical story about our lives - about our place in the world, our connections with each other, and what happens to us all after our deaths. It is a story of spellbinding power and imagination, which resonates long after the final page.

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Paul Jaskunas Hidden Pbk published March 2006 by John Murray at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0719567637

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

"Hidden is an emotionally charged domestic drama - a willful and traumatized woman's painful search for the truth about the man who assaulted her one summer night."
"Six years after the attack, Maggie Wilson receives a call from the prosecutor who helped put her husband in jail after Maggie identified him as the man who nearly killed her. Told that another inmate has confessed to the crime and that her ex-husband will be freed, the shock plunges Maggie into memories of her stormy marriage to Nate Duke, the ambitious heir to a real estate company. Secluded in an old farmhouse that was her marital home, Maggie relives her marriage to Nate and his abusive treatment of her. But in her present, a very different man is haunting her - the born-again convict who has confessed to the crime. As his story competes with hers, Maggie pores through trial transcripts, old journals, and photo albums, trying fruitlessly to remember exactly what happened." Written in spare prose, Paul Jaskunas's novel reads like a waking dream as Maggie is torn by the question - was it Nate? Or was it this stranger who seems to know intimate details? And what will it cost her to discover the truth? A work of suspense written in the heroine's voice, Hidden is ultimately about a woman confronting the betrayal of her body and the ambiguity of her mind.

Former journalist Paul Jaskunas's gripping debut novel, Hidden -- a tale of domestic violence written from a female perspective -- is prompting praise from high-profile authors including Anna Quindlen and Chris Bohjalian.

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Jacqueline Winspear Birds of a Feather: A Maisie Dobbs Mystery Pbk published February 2006 by John Murray at Ł6.99 ISBN: 071956624X

Publisher's Weekly 'Maisie Dobbs continues to beguile in this chilling, suspenseful sequel... riveting'
Elizabeth George 'A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century'
Mail on Sunday on MAISIE DOBBS 'A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction'
Publishing News 'Quarterly Highlights' 'Jacqueline Winspear reveals more adventures of the delightful Maisie Dobbs'

London 1929. Joseph Waite is a man who knows what he wants. With his Havana cigars and Savile Row suits, he is one of Britain's wealthiest men. And the last thing he needs is a scandal. When his eighteen-year-old daughter runs away from home, he is determined to keep the case away from the police and the newspapers. So he turns to a woman renowned for her discretion and investigative powers - the extraordinary Maisie Dobbs. Immediately sensing the tensions pervading the Waite household, Maisie soon discovers that there are many reasons why Charlotte might have left home. Instinctively Maisie feels that Charlotte is safe. Yet suddenly she finds herself confronting a murder scene...With wonderful characters and a page-turning plot, Birds of a Feather is a brilliant mystery. Fans of Maisie Dobbs will be delighted to see Maisie's stunning perception and sleuthing abilities back in action, while the emotional heart of her second mystery will appeal to yet more fans.

Jacqueline Winspear was born and raised in England, and now lives California. She frequently visits the UK to research her new book and see family and friends

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Jacqueline Winspear Pardonable Lies Published February 2006 by John Murray at Ł12.99 ISBN: 0719567343 Artwork by: Design: Design Holborn. Cover illustration: Andrew Davidson

Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I.
When Maisie Dobbs is called to a short meeting with Sir Cecil Lawton one summer evening in 1930, little did she realise what she was getting herself into. For Sir Cecil sets her a seemingly impossible challenge. She must prove that his son Ralph, a pilot in the Great War, really did die in action. Maisie's investigation takes her from the world of the English aristocracy, with its secrets and hidden scandals, to the battlefields of France. Not only must she uncover some difficult family truths, but she must also confront her own past, and the turmoil and love that she experienced as a nurse in the war.
"Pardonable Lies" is a brilliantly told mystery that keeps the reader guessing until the final pages. It is a wonderful sequel to "Maisie Dobbs and Birds of a Feather", and will win Jacqueline Winspear yet more fans.

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