New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Allison Busby
07 April-June
New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Allison Busby
APRIL-JUNE 07
James Anderson
The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy
Published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749081880
Welcome to Alderley, a magnificent English mansion in the heart of the West Country where a grand house party is taking place. The preparations have all been made, the guests have been invited, and the staff are on hand to tend to the merest whim of the noble host and hostess. What could possibly go wrong? Let the entertainment begin...
The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that really was a puzzle. 'Don't expect me to solve anything,' Inspector Wilkens announced modestly when he arrived to sort out the unpleasantness. And at a gathering that included English aristocracy, foreign agents in disguise, a ravishing baroness, a daring jewel thief, a Texas millionaire and, of course, the imperturbable butler, it was going to take some intricate sleuthing to uncover who killed whom and why.
A delightfully quirky murder mystery, "The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy" will be a delectable feast for all whodunit fans.
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James Anderson
The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy
Pbk published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £9.99
ISBN: 074908037X
Welcome to Alderley, a magnificent English mansion in the heart of the West Country where a grand house party is taking place. The preparations have all been made, the guests have been invited, and the staff are on hand to tend to the merest whim of the noble host and hostess. What could possibly go wrong? Let the entertainment begin...
The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that really was a puzzle. 'Don't expect me to solve anything,' Inspector Wilkens announced modestly when he arrived to sort out the unpleasantness. And at a gathering that included English aristocracy, foreign agents in disguise, a ravishing baroness, a daring jewel thief, a Texas millionaire and, of course, the imperturbable butler, it was going to take some intricate sleuthing to uncover who killed whom and why.
A delightfully quirky murder mystery, "The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy" will be a delectable feast for all whodunit fans.
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Jo Bannister
Flawed
Published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 074908149X
Brodie's work has often led her into trouble,
but this time her problem is personal. Just after
ending her long-term relationship with the gruff
Detective Superintendent Jack Deacon, she
finds out that she is pregnant with his child.
Daniel Hood, Brodie's best friend, is starting
back at work, only this time he's working for
Brodie. When a twelve-year-old boy Noah,
comes to him, seeking advice for parents who
`shout', Daniel tries to help, and when he finds
Noah with bruises, Daniel starts investigating.
Meanwhile, Jack Deacon is looking into an
old friend, Terry Walsh, who is accused
of smuggling drugs and under suspicion of
murder. But, Walsh has an alibi ...from his
solicitor, who happens to be Noah's father.
As Brodie, Daniel, and Jack's affairs become
entangled, it's increasingly difficult to tell who
is telling the truth.
The author of over twenty acclaimed novels, Jo Bannister
started her career as a journalist on a local weekly newspaper.
Shortlisted for several prestigious awards, she was editor of
the County Down Spectotor for some years before leaving to
pursue her writing full-time. She lives in Northern Ireland and is
currently working on her next novel. Flawed is the seventh in a
series featuring Brodie Farrell, Daniel Hood and Jack Deacon.
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Emma Cole
Every Secret Thing
Pbk published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749081597
When an old man strikes up a conversation with her on the steps of St Paul's in London, and attempts to tell her the story of a murder that has not been brought to justice, journalist Kate Murray brushes him aside - until he mentions her beloved grandmother. Before she can reply, he walks away and she watches in horror as he is knocked down on the road and killed. That fateful moment unleashes a whirlwind of events that takes Kate back into her grandmother's war-time past and across the Atlantic, but every step she takes is tracked by an unknown and deadly enemy...
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Elizabeth Corley
Grave Doubts
Pbk published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749080000
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Bernard Knight
ex Home Office Pathologist and author of the highly acclaimed Crowner John series
Sergeant Louise Nightingale is the model police officer; calm, composed and always in control. All that changes when she takes part in a police sting to trap the prime suspect in a series of killings. The killer has been preying on young women and Nightingale is the perfect bait, but nothing goes according to plan as she finds herself alone with the killer when her colleagues struggle to get to her in time, and she is attacked. Suddenly, Nightingale is in the very nightmare world she tries to protect others from, and her worst fears are about to come true.
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Clare Curzon
The Edge
Pbk published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749080205
In a quiet village in Buckinghamshire, Ned and Connie are woken by a loud banging. Reluctant to investigate, Ned sets out into the storm, but gets far more than he bargained for. A naked woman lies dead in the stable; the arrival of the police onto the scene heralds the arrival of three more bodies. With the investigation underway, the Thames Valley Police soon learn that the four bodies found do not all come from the same family. Frederick, Jennifer and their daughter Angela have been brutally murdered along with Angela's school friend. Their son Daniel, however, is missing from the farmhouse massacre. Is he the prime suspect for this heinous crime or did he narrowly escape an equally hideous end? As Mike Yeadings and Salmon become more involved in the investigation, they discover that neither things, nor people, are quite what they seem.
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Penelope Evans
My Perfect Silence
Pbk published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749081848
'I was four when I killed my baby brother'. Rose is 29 years old and has been haunted by the death of her baby brother for a quarter of a century. Her father grieved for the baby and for her, but her mother shuddered even at the sound of her name. Rose took a vow of silence and nothing has broken through. The only constant in her life has been her older brother Max. He looked after her then and looks after her now. But, his life is turning upside down, despite his fame and success, as his fiancee is murdered and the inevitable figure of blame points again to Rose. Evans' skill at drawing the reader into the lives of Rose and Max is enhanced by the silent world in which Rose chooses to live. Without question, Evans is a writer of great skill and power and "My Perfect Silence" is set to break her out to a wider audience.
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Rupert Holmes
Where the Truth Lies
Pbk published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £7.99
ISBN: 0749081392
1970s Hollywood: O'Connor, a vivacious, free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews, is bent on unearthing secrets long ago buried by the handsome showbiz team of singer Vince Collins and comic Lanny Morris. These two highly desirable men, once inseparable (and insatiable, where women were concerned), were driven apart by a bizarre and unexplained death in which one of them may have played the part of murderer. As the tart-tongued, eye-catching O'Connor ventures deeper into this unsolved mystery, she finds herself compromisingly coiled around both men, knowing more about them then they realise and less than she might like, but increasingly fearful that she knows far too much.
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Marshall Karp
The Rabbit Factory
Pbk published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £10.99
ISBN: 0749081635
Welcome to Lamaar Studios. Once a small animation house, it has grown into an entertainment conglomerate encompassing movies, television, music, video games, and a sprawling theme park called Familyland. When an actor portraying Familyland's beloved mascot, Rambunctious Rabbit, is brutally murdered on park grounds, Lamaar executives fear that their idyllic public image will be shattered. Feeling pressure from the studio, LAPD Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs must conduct their investigation while avoiding the public eye. But as more murders are committed, Lomax and Biggs uncover a sinister plot. Someone has a vendetta against Lamaar, a vendetta worth killing for. With the media closing in and political pressure mounting, the partners must race to discover the Lamaar-hating madman before he brings the family entertainment giant to its knees. Bringing a fresh duo of cops to the thriller set, "The Rabbit Factory" is both suspenseful and satiric; a taut mystery wrapped in sharp, comedic prose.
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H.R.F. Keating
Rules, Regs and Rotten Eggs
Published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749080302
Detective Superintendent Harriet Martens has
resolved to resign after the new Assistant Chief
Constable has made her feel somewhat inferior
in her job. However, all thoughts of resignation
are forgotten after the pro-hunting politician
Robert Roughouse collapses during a vehement
speech at an anti-hunting demonstration.
Suspicious that someone has attempted to
murder Roughouse, and seeing an opportunity
to prove her worth, Detective Martens
determinately takes charge of the investigation.
H R F Keating is well versed in the worlds of crime, both fiction and
non-fiction, He was the reviewer for The Times for fifteen years
and, next only to Agatha Christie, he has been the longest-serving
president of the Detection Club. Best known as the creator of .
Inspector Ghote of the Bombay Police. he has twice won the
CWA Gold Dagger and in 1996 was awarded the CWA Cartier
Diamond Dagger He lives in London with his wife, the actress
Sheila Mitchell, who reqularly reads his titles as audio books.
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Susan Kelly
Murder on the Dancefloor
Published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749081198
A dangerous new drug has emerged in
the nightclubs around Newbury. Easy to
manufacture, Entry looks deceptively like
ecstasy, but is incredibly lethal. After the
deaths of two young girls at a local dub,
Superintendent Gregory Summers and his team
believe that they're after a small-time dealer
on a probable manslaughter charge. However,
their investigations take a devastating turn when
tragedy strikes dose to home.
Susan Kelly was born in the Chilterns and brought up in Oxford.
After reading French and English at London University, she
worked as a freelance computer programmer for many years.
She is now a full-time writer and lives in West London with her
solicitor husband and cat.
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Priscilla Masters
Slip Knot
Published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749081740
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Martin Edwards
- author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries
The eagerly awaited new
Martha Gunn mystery
Callum Hughes has been labelled a killer and
a psychopath by the press, by his classmates
and by the family of the boy he stabbed.
Roger Gough has been labelled a victim. He
is described by everyone as a sporty, funny,
popular boy who was brutally murdered by
Callum. But things are rarely so black and
white; Coroner Martha Gunn understands this
above all. Then Callum is found dead in his cell
just two days after his arrest, prompting some
to say that he could not cope. But was this
timid and intelligent boy capable of motiveless
murder? Indeed, was he really capable of taking
his own life?
Priscilla Masters was born in Halifax and is one of seven adopted
children, The family moved to south Wales, where she lived until
she was sixteen when she went to Birmingham to work and then
to train as a nurse. She lives in Shropshire, is married to a GP and
works part-time as a nurse.
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Ken McClure
Past Lives
Pbk published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749081732
When successful neurosurgeon John MacAndrew performs a routine operation to remove a tumour, the patient undergoes a severe personality change post-surgery. Hartman's Tumour is diagnosed, a rare condition which leaves its victims deranged and destined to be confined to mental institutions. There is no option but to have the patient committed. The patient's husband blames MacAndrew for the dreadful outcome and sets about to ruin his career. With an uncertain future ahead of him, MacAndrew retreats to his native Scotland to lick his wounds and it there that he makes further discoveries about the mysterious illness and the chemical that induced it. The damage wrought by the chemical affects the brain cells that normally block out a person's memory of past lives, with the result of the appearance of multiple personality disorder in sufferers. Armed with this knowledge, MacAndrew thinks he may be able to save his patient, until he discovers someone is deliberately using the chemical to regress selected individuals and gain eyewitness accounts of events in the past.
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Ken McClure
The Lazarus Strain
Published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
and £9.99
ISBN: 0749081589
and 0749080159
A vicious attack on a research facility. A
government paralysed. And one of the darkest
ghosts of our past about to be resurrected as a
terrifying nightmare of the future.
When an apparent animal rights stunt sends
shockwaves from the English countryside to
the corridors of Whitehall, Sci-Med, an elite
investigative agency, sends Dr Steven Dunbar
to uncover the truth. What he discovers
frighteningly suggests that those who might
hold the keys to the mystery are not prepared
to help him, and those who have unleashed it
will stop at nothing to bring about their designs.
Surrounded by secrecy and deception, Steven
only knows that, when the storm breaks, it'll
already be too late...
Ken McClure was an award-winning research scientist with the
Medical Research Council of Great Britain. His medical thrillers
have been translated into twenty-one languages and all are
international bestsellers. He lives and works in Edinburgh.
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Frank Moorhouse
Satanic Killings
Pbk published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749081724
When Satanism first began to penetrate popular culture in the 1960's, through the lyrics of The Beatles and The Stones, it was intended as a harmless rebellion against conventional society. Yet, inevitably, this encouraged more radical extremes to follow, with Black and Death Metal bands becoming wide spread over the 1970's. For some individuals the implications of the music were not enough. An underground cult movement began to emerge across the USA and Europe. A haven for the loners, rejects and social misfits, these cults endorsed the hero-worshiping of vicious murders and notorious criminals, elevating them to an iconic status, and immortalizing them in the memories of each generation. But, it is where this morbid fascination makes the violent transition into murder, mutilation, necrophilia and rape that Moorhouse has chosen to investigate. Moorhouse attempts to understand the disposition of the people that commit these disgusting and abhorrent crimes, most of the case studies examined here did prove to have an abusive or tormented childhood. Rather than criticize and condemn, Moorhouse remains open-minded, as he trawls through the carnage left by some of the most dangerous and unpredictable killers in history.
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Mulgray Twins
No Suspicious Circumstances
Published May 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749081449
Meet the cat that got the crook...
It's tough going undercover for HM Revenue
& Customs, but DJ Smith has a little help from
her trained sniffer cat Gorgonzola, a moth-
eaten Persian with gourmet tastes. This first
investigation finds DJ and Gorgonzola on the
trail of a heroin smuggling ring operating in and
around Edinburgh. Soon DJ is forced to ask the
question: who specialises in making murder
look like an accident? As the action climaxes it
seems that a real cat and mouse game has only
just begun...
Identical twins Helen and Morna Mulgray have lived together
from the moment they were placed end to end beside a radiator
in an Edinburgh nursing home. They have pursued an identical
career path, and after retiring from teaching, now live and write
together. They also love to travel when they are not writing
mysteries at home in Edinburgh.
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Cath Staincliffe
Missing
Published June 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749080256
Finders keepers, Losers weepers... 'Back in June, the same week that I'd just found one person, two more went missing. None of them related. The only connection was me; Sal Kilkenny, my job; private investigator. And finding people seemed to be the flavour of the month.' Janet Florin has been gone for almost a week. Her husband, Mark, reported her missing when she failed to collect their two young children from school and a family friend, Trisha Marlowe, desperate for news of Janet, hires Sal to track her down. What could possibly have led Janet to abandon everything she holds dear? Ramin's brother, Berfan, is missing, too. A failed asylum seeker, likely to be returned to Iran, has he disappeared to escape deportation? His brother says not. And when Sal hears that Berfan has been seen in Manchester, the chances of finding him look promising. Sal has already traced Bob Swithinbank's birth-mother, though whether Sandra Patefield will ever agree to meet Bob is another matter... Meanwhile, as the summer kicks into gear, the temperature is notched up on the domestic front when Sal's housemate, Ray, wants to share much more than just the chores. Sal Kilkenny is back in this eagerly awaited new novel about separation, secrets and the search for truth.
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M.J. Trow
Maxwell's Mask
Pbk published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £6.99
ISBN: 0749081457
Deena Harrison was one of Leighford High School's 'characters'. She set fire to the toilet block when she was eleven, and threw Ollie Wendell down the science lab stairs soon after her twelfth birthday. But she had the voice of an angel and could act the skin off a rice pudding, so Mr Diamond, the headteacher, invoked all sorts of inclusion clauses and EU Equal Opportunities initiatives to keep her on. The autumn she came down from Oxford, there was something of a crisis in the drama department at Leighford High. Mrs Carmichael was in danger of losing her baby and the Little Shop of Horrors was in danger of closing down. So Deena came back - just to help out. And people started dying. Oh, just tragic accidents of course - loose cables, carelessly placed ladders. Just minor health and safety issues, really. Somebody was killing the company, and it wasn't Audrey II, the man-eating plant. DCI Henry Hall got to know the Arquebus Theatre quite well that summer. With his favourite DS, Jacquie Carpenter, expecting her own baby, and with murder treading the boards, Hall had his hands full. Especially when Deena's old Head of Sixth Form stumbled into the spotlight. You see, Deena's old Head of Sixth Form had a habit of solving murders ... Mad Max is once again on his bike.
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M.J. Trow
Maxwell's Point
Published April 2007 by Allison Busby at £18.99
ISBN: 0749081481
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