New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Headline 07 April-June

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Headline APRIL-JUNE 07

Bateman I Predict a Riot Published May 2007 by Headline at Ł17.99 and Ł0.00 ISBN: 0755334655 and 0755334663

Colin Bateman's hugely witty new novel will take you to the darker corners of a city bursting with intrigue, extortion, greed, love, murder, carrot cake and every twist, turn and outrage of human behaviour in between. A city moves in mysterious ways. Walter has a rubbish job but so has Margaret, a security guard at Primark, and when they meet through a dating agency, neither is who they seem. Margaret's married for a start and Walter's encounter with her husband Billy leaves him black and blue. Billy's a dodgy accountant for politician and racketeer (who can tell them apart?) Pink Harrison who has fingers in so many pies he's about to get them burnt. Superintendent James Mallow, CID, a hardened copper at the end of his career, is determined to nail Pink and when a dismembered body is discovered, Mallow thinks he's got his man. Meanwhile Redmond O'Boyle, professional terrorist and occasional birdwatcher, is languishing in a Columbian jail and his only way out is to kill himself and trust in reincarnation. The delicate threads of the city weave and interweave until its clear somebody's got something on somebody else.

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Colin Bateman I Predict a Riot Published May 2007 by Headline at Ł17.99 and Ł11.99 ISBN: 0755334655 and 0755334663

Colin Bateman's hugely witty new novel will take you to the darker corners of a city bursting with intrigue, extortion, greed, love, murder, carrot cake and every twist, turn and outrage of human behaviour in between. A city moves in mysterious ways. Walter has a rubbish job but so has Margaret, a security guard at Primark, and when they meet through a dating agency, neither is who they seem. Margaret's married for a start and Walter's encounter with her husband Billy leaves him black and blue. Billy's a dodgy accountant for politician and racketeer (who can tell them apart?) Pink Harrison who has fingers in so many pies he's about to get them burnt. Superintendent James Mallow, CID, a hardened copper at the end of his career, is determined to nail Pink and when a dismembered body is discovered, Mallow thinks he's got his man. Meanwhile Redmond O'Boyle, professional terrorist and occasional birdwatcher, is languishing in a Columbian jail and his only way out is to kill himself and trust in reincarnation. The delicate threads of the city weave and interweave until its clear somebody's got something on somebody else.

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Martina Cole Close Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755328612

The outstanding new novel from the only author who dares to tell it like it is.

Martina Cole is acclaimed for her hard-hitting, uncompromising and haunting writing, as well as her extraordinary success. In CLOSE, she reveals the unseen side of the criminal fraternity - the story of the women left behind as they try to keep their families together while their men are in prison. With the compelling and ruthlessly honest style that makes her unique, Close is a stunning novel that will break publishing records in 2006.

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Micheal Dobbs First Lady Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755326857

Michael Dobbs returns to the subject that made him a household name - the high drama and machinations of the political world. This is House of Cards for the 21st century, an insider's view of the dynamics of power by a writer who has had a privileged seat at the court of government for many years. This time the king maker is a woman, Virginia Edge, mid-thirties, attractive, self-sufficient, ambitious. Knowledge is power and she gleans it from the Other Half Club, a lunching group for Opposition parliamentary wives, and the gay network at Westminster. This is the story of her transformation from dutiful political wife to masterful manipulator of the entire political process at Westminster. She is a woman who is driven by the failings of men and the greed of others to take over their system and undermine it, to repay them in kind. In this battle, she has two great allies - the intuition and determination of a wronged wife, and the blind ineptitude of Westminster men. But, as Ginny discovers, there is a high price to pay for reaching to the very top...

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Paul Doherty The Poisoner of Ptah Pbk published April 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 ISBN: 075532885X

A new novel of murder in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke as the crime-solver. At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt's leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumours soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal.

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Paul Doherty The Waxman Murders Pbk published April 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755328841

In 1300 the `Carta Mysteriosa', a highly valued collection of detailed maps and sea charts, is stolen at sea. The rulers of Europe are desperate to find them, and when Wilhelm Von Paulents arrives in England apparently in possession of them, Hugh Corbett is sent to negotiate their sale. But a mystery illness and then a series of violent murders lead him into a far more dangerous world...

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Paul Doherty The Poisoner of Ptah (Ancient Egyptian Mysteries 6) Published April 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 ISBN: 0755328868

A new novel of murder in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke as the crime-solver. At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt's leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumours soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal.

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Janet Evanovich Lean Mean Thirteen Published June 2007 by Headline at Ł16.99 ISBN: 0755337565

This is the thirteenth in Janet Evanovich's series of bestselling novels featuring her lovable and hapless heroine, Stephanie Plum. The unforgettable characters, non-stop action, high-stakes suspense, and sheer entertainment of her Stephanie Plum novels define Janet Evanovich as unique among today's writers.

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Brian Freeman Stripped Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755325370

From the author of' Immoral comes an electrifying thriller of sex, money and secrets

Two murders have shocked the city of Las Vegas - a celebrity assassinated during a fling with a prostitute, and a schoolboy killed in a brutal hit-and-run. Two victims with nothing in common, two deaths without a motive. Detectives Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial are under pressure to get these crimes out of the headlines. But exposing the truth might just get them killed. Because there are only two ways to go in Vegas. You can hit the jackpot. Or you can get stripped...
This guy can tell a story'

Brian Freeman had a very successful career in marketing before he became a full-time writer. His fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals.

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Ann Granger Rattling the Bones Published June 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 ISBN: 075532045X

The much-loved amateur sleuth Fran Varady finds herself investigating an old love affair and a family quarrel. Edna, the dotty bag lady who Fran Varady used to see living in a churchyard with only feral cats for company, has crossed her path again. Now Edna is staying in a hostel, spending her days roaming as before. But Fran begins to see a method to her madness and, even though no one will believe her, she is certain Edna is being followed. Who could be interested in a harmless old lady? Determined to protect her from this hidden danger, Fran finds herself digging into Edna's previous life and an old love affair and family quarrel come to light. But by rattling the bones of the past, Fran has uncovered more than she bargained for...

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Tate Hallaway Tall, Dark and Dead Pbk published June 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755336550

Chick Bit: Sophie Kinsella meets "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". 'The line between magic and sanity is very thin. That's part of why I, Garnet Lacey, quit cold turkey. Never touch the stuff. No Exceptions.' Trouble is magic is so addictive, especially when you've got inner goddesses like Lilith to contend with. And it doesn't stop there for Garnet; if you are going to run an occult bookstore then you've got to expect customers like Sebastian Von Traum, with his piercing brown eyes, sexy accent, killer body and total lack of an aura; which means he's dead! Trouble can be so hard to resist, and what with Vatican witch hunters, long lost vampire exes and a boyfriend with an ex-wife who is literally stirring in her grave, Garnet Lacey has trouble enough for anyone.

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Quintin Jardine Death's Door Published June 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 and Ł11.99 ISBN: 0755329090 and 0755329104
The nation's sharpest cop, DCC Bob Skinner, desperately wants to stop a serial killer...When two young female artists are murdered in what looks like ritualistic killings, the pressure is on to find a highly professional murderer. What is the link with the art world? Is the killer a disgruntled art critic? A twice-jilted lover? The arrival of the father of one of the victims, millionaire businessman Davor Boras, brings in the big guns of the Home Office, MI5 and the CIA. It's not long before Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner gets called back to the frontline. With an estranged son, a dubious assistant and connections in very high places, what is more important to Boras: business or family? There's too much at stake - there's going to be bloodshed - and Skinner's men are at risk of getting caught in the crossfire…
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Michael Jecks The Malice of Unnatural Death Pbk published June 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755332784

The country's number one author of medieval murder mysteries brings us a riveting tale of murder and intrigue in the King's Court. It is 1324, and the kingdom is in uproar. Escaping from the Tower, Roger Mortimer - the King's most hated enemy - makes his way to France, and hires an assassin to murder the King. But just as his plans begin to succeed, the plot is uncovered, and the assassin flees the city. Then the body of a local craftsman and that of a King's messenger are found in the city's streets and Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, the Keeper of the King's Peace and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock, are asked by the Bishop to find out who was responsible. The dead messenger was carrying a dangerous secret and the Bishop is desperate to have his message returned to him before anyone else discovers its contents. Baldwin and Simon are reluctant to get involved, but the politics of the nation and of their patrons are growing ever more insistent, and the two must find the murderer before he can strike again. But when murderers can use magic, no one is safe...

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Michael Jecks Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar) Published June 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 ISBN: 0755332792

January 1325, London near Thorney Island. An assassin is observing Westminster. He's on his way to meet with his lord and master, Hugh le Despenser. At the New Temple, he learns who he's being asked to kill. There are feverish moves afoot. To maintain peace, the French king is demanding he receives homage from King Edward II in Paris. The king is unwilling because he shrewdly suspects that as soon as he leaves England, his friend and lover Hugh le Despenser will be murdered. Instead he allows counsellors to suggest that the queen should go in his place. As the sister of the French king, she should be in a better position to negotiate for him. But no sooner has the decision been made then the assassin himself is found murdered near the Queen's chamber. Despenser asks Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock to do all they can to find the man who killed his assassin. But the mystery gets darker when a second man is found dead, one of the queen's cooks, and Simon and Baldwin realise that there is someone else who is seeking to defend the queen!

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Faye Kellerman The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights Pbk published June 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0747265364

This is a must-have book for Faye Kellerman's many fans. The collection contains: One never-before-published short mystery, "The Garden Of Eden", featuring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, who investigate the death of a next-door neighbour Two Decker-Lazarus short mysteries: "Bull's Eye", the debut of Cindy Decker, who works with her father to solve the fatal shooting of a police academy instructor; and "A Woman Of Mystery", in which Rina Lazarus, aided by Peter Decker, solves the mystery of a student with missing memory Nine crime/mystery short stories, including "Mummy And Jack", which Faye co-wrote with her son, Jesse And several bonus short works: two stories about family relationships, including "The Luck Of The Draw", co-written by Faye's two daughters; and two essays drawn from Faye's personal life, "Small Miracles", in which Faye nabs a mugger, and "The Summer Of My Womanhood".

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Sarah Langan Virus Published April 2007 by Headline at Ł19.99 and Ł11.99 ISBN: 0755333721 and 075533373X

After Lois Larkin's boyfriend Ronnie dumps her for her best friend, she takes her third grade class on a field trip to Bedford. The children discover something buried in the woods, and a sickness soon spreads.

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Richard Laymon The Richard Laymon Collection: v. 16 Pbk published June 2007 by Headline at Ł7.99 ISBN: 0755331834

Night In Lonesome October
It's been a long summer without Holly, the college girl Logan gave his heart and soul to last year. In turn, she fell in love with him - at least that's what she said. But in September Holly doesn't return to campus. Ed receives a letter from her - she has fallen in love with someone else and won't be coming back. Heartbroken, he leaves his apartment and takes a walk. But he's not the only one out on this October night. There are others - roaming the streets, lurking under bridges, seeking prey...
No Sanctuary
Rick would do anything for his girlfriend. He'd even spent his vacation in the wilderness, walking the trails around Fern Lake - though after what happened last time, it's the one place in the world he'd prefer not to go. Rick would follow her to hell and back - which is what he's about to do, because Rick and Bert are not the only ones heading to Fern Lake. Gillian likes breaking into people's homes while they are away and living there. But this time she chances on the home of a serial killer. The kind of guy who likes to take his victims out into the wilderness for his fun...

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Richard Laymon The Richard Laymon Collection vol 14 Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł7.99 ISBN: 0755331818

AMONG THE MISSING
At 2:32am a Jaguar roars along a lonely road high in the Californian mountains. Behind the wheel sits the beautiful wife of Professor Grant Parkington. She has left Grant behind. The man she wants is waiting for her on the roadside. Mrs Parkington stops for him. 'Where to?' she says. He suggests the Bend, where there's a soft, sandy beach - an ideal place for love. But in the morning a naked body will be found - a body missing more than its clothes...
COME OUT TONIGHT
It's the hottest night of the year so far, and it's also young couple Sherry and Duane's first time. Discovering they have no condoms, Duane throws on his clothes and makes his way down to the twenty-four hour Speed-D-Mart. Not a place anyone would want to visit at night, but these aren't usual circumstances. Suddenly she hears a noise from down the street. It might be the backfire of a car. But Sherry thinks it sounds more like a gunshot...

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Richard Laymon The Richard Laymon Collection vol 15 Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł7.99 ISBN: 0755331826

The Travelling Vampire Show
The Travelling Vampire Show is coming to town and Dwight, Rusty and Slim are determined to go. But it's for over 18s only, there's a steep admission fee and the show starts at midnight, way past their curfew. They decide to go and watch the crew set up anyway, hoping to catch a glimpse of Valeria, billed as 'the only known vampire in captivity'. But when the three teenagers break the rules, they run into big trouble.
Dreadful Tales
On a hot summer night in West LA, Shane Malone sits sweltering in front of his computer, trying to write an anthology in which every chilling tale must end in the death of a twenty-two-year-old woman in her apartment. But the deafening music from next door is not helping. He furiously bangs on his neighbour's door and discover's she's a twenty-two-year-old woman who will not be argued with. Shane is about to find out that life really can imitate art.

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Richard Laymon Friday Night in Beast House Published May 2007 by Headline at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0755337646

Michael would do anything to get a date with Alison - anything. Alison has just one condition for guys that want to date her - they have to spend a night with her in the legendary Beast House. To Michael a night alone with Alison is a chance of a lifetime but if the stories about the Beast House are true it may also be a chance to die. As he waits for Alison, in the cellar of the macabre museum, Michael tries to keep his first date nerves in check. But what he's feeling now is nothing compared to the terror he'll face before the night is out...

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Barbara Nadel A Passion for Killing Pbk published May 2007 by Headline at Ł7.99 ISBN: 0755337522

A killer with means but no motive, and the body count is rising! A serial killer is stalking the streets of Istanbul. A man is found dead in a hotel room, a single stab wound in his heart. Could he be a victim of the 'Peeper', a murderer whose target up until now has been gay men? The body of the man is delivered to forensics, but it is entirely clean. Has someone tampered with it? Inspector Mehmet Suleyman finds himself under increasing pressure from his contact at the Turkish Secret Service to keep his findings to himself...Meanwhile a young carpet dealer, on the brink of a huge sale, is found dead in the mangled remains of his Jeep. The deal would have made him -- the carpet he wanted to sell used to belong to Lawrence of Arabia. Inspector Cetin Ikmen finds out that just as the carpet's rich history is stained by bloodshed, so the young man hides a sinister and deadly secret!

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James Patterson & P.De Jonge The Beach Road Pbk published April 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0755323130

This title starts with the rape of a young black girl: Nikki Robinson is cleaning the mansion on Beach Road owned by the Merrick family, when the owner's son assaults her. Then, three teenage boys are shot dead on the beach - one is Michael Merrick, and one of the black kids accused of the murders is Nikki's half-brother, Eli. Defending them isn't going to be easy. No witness to the murders can be found. The rich local community don't want any murky secrets revealed about life in the Hamptons. And Tom and Kate, the two lawyers working on the case, haven't exactly been on good terms since their affair broke up.

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Patterson J & Ledwidge M The Quickie Published June 2007 by Headline at Ł18.99 ISBN: 0755335708

James Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiralling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood - and her life. Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have reader's hearts pounding to the very last page.

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Patterson J & Gross A Judge and Jury Pbk published June 2007 by Headline at Ł6.99 ISBN: 075533048X

It's the trial of the decade - Dominick Cavallo, the modern-day Godfather, has finally been put in the dock, and there's enough evidence to make it certain he'll be convicted. Heavy security surrounds the courtroom, and Nick Pellisante, the FBI agent who helped to nail Cavallo, keeps a close eye on proceedings. But things quickly start to go wrong. Faced with anonymous threats, the jury is sequestered. Then, the bus taking them to their hotel is blown up, and only Andie Echeverra survives. Andie's child was on the bus too - so she now has the strongest possible reason for wanting to see justice done, not to Cavallo alone, but to whoever planted that bomb. She and Pellisante both know that will be difficult, but they can't foresee just how difficult.

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