New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Sphere 07 July-Sept
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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Sphere JULY-SEPT 07

Kelley Armstrong Exit Strategy Pbk published July 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751538124


A brand new series from the author of the bestselling Women of the Otherworld series

'Kelley Armstrong is one of my favourite writers' Karin Slaughter

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Frances Fyfield Seeking Sanctuary & The Nature of the Beast Pbk published July 2007 by Sphere at £7.99 ISBN: 0751540099


Nature of the Beast Douglas Petty s penchant for too much wine and too many women was quietened a little by marriage to Amy. But when Amy is involved in a horrendous train crash, her body is not found in the resulting fire. Why has she disappeared and, with no money and no other family, where is she? In a story of mesmerising suspense, Amy slowly reveals why she cannot return to her beloved home, and why she can never escape from the lies she was told as a child.

Seeking Sanctuary When Theo Calvert was driven out of the family home by his wife's cloying piety he tried to take his daughters with him, but in the face of the law, the girls' health and his wife's intransigence, he failed. Theo fought back through his will, shaping it to benefit them so long as they did not follow their mother's example. Anna turns her back on her mother's teachings, but is horrified to see her sister Therese naively accept the faith which had ruined their lives. And when the convent where Therese settles employs a new gardener, Anna is too busy fighting against Therese's blind faith to see the danger

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Suzanna Gregory A Plague on Both Your Houses & An Unholy Alliance Pbk published July 2007 by Sphere at £7.99 ISBN: 0751540102


A Plague on Both your Houses
Meet physician Matthew Bartholomew, whose unorthodox but effective treatment of his patients frequently draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional colleagues. Besides his practice, Bartholomew is teacher of Medicine at Michaelhouse, part of the fledgling University of Cambridge. In 1348, the inhabitants of Cambridge live under the shadow of a terrible pestilence that has ravaged Europe and is travelling relentlessly eastward towards England. Bartholomew, however, is distracted by the sudden and inexplicable death of the Master of Michaelhouse - a death the University authorities do not want investigated. When three more scholars die in mysterious circumstances, Bartholomew defies the University and begins his own enquiry. And then the Black Death finally arrives
An Unholy Alliance
Two years after the Black Death hit England, the people of Cambridge are still struggling to overcome its effects. Bands of outlaws roam the land and the high death rate among priests and monks has left the people vulnerable to sinister cults that have grown up in the wake of the plague.At Michaelhouse, Matthew Bartholomew is training new physicians to replace those

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Harris Hunting Evil: Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders Pbk published August 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751540242


The murder of five women in late 2006 shocked the nation, keeping many of us glued to our TV screens as the story unfolded. A detailed and gripping account of the murders and their investigation, Hunting Evil will also provide full details of the trial.
Paul Harrison - a highly respected Sky correspondent - and David Wilson - a leading Professor of Criminology - were working on the story right from the beginning. Both have unmatched access - Harrison through the contacts he developed whilst covering the murders (and now the trial), and Wilson through his extensive work with and writing about serial killers, and through his skills as a profiler. Both have visited the sites where the killer disposed of his victims' bodies; both have walked the red light area of Ipswich, and talked to countless young women involved in the sex industry; and both have well-developed police and prison contacts to take the reader to the heart of the story. Hunting Evil is set to be an explosive account of one of Britain's most shocking serial killer cases, and a fascinating and timely insight into the darker side of our society.

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Lynne Heitmann Hard Landing: & Parts Unknown Pbk published August 2007 by Sphere at £7.99 ISBN: 0751540110


On a cold afternoon in Massachusetts, the body of Ellen Shepard is found hanging in the attic of her home. She leaves no family. She leaves no note. And she leaves vacant her position as the general manager of the notoriously brutal Majestic Airlines operation at Boston's Logan Airport. From the moment Alex Shanahan takes over, she is pulled into the menacing intrigue of her predecessor's death. What she uncovers could bring down the airline and destroy the lives and careers of everyone involved - and drive Alex into great danger...

Parts Unknown
Alex Shanahan owes John McTavish a lot from when they worked together at Boston's Logan Airport, so he when he's found with his throat slashed in Miami, she agrees to his widow's request to get to the truth behind his death. Down in Florida she hears unbelievable rumours that John was somehow mixed up in a scam to sell off plane parts for drug money. As Alex prepares to confront the dealers handling the illegal parts, someone is anticipating her every move and she, too, may end up with a knife at her throat.

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Anne Holt Punishment Pbk published July 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751537144


A serial killer is on the loose in Norway - a killer of the worst kind. He is abducting children and murdering them - in an undetectable way that confounds the police. He then returns the child's body to the mother with a desperately cruel note: You Got What You Deserved. It is a perplexing and terrible case, and Police Superintendent Yngvar Stubo is the unlucky man in charge of finding the killer before he strikes again. There doesn't seem to be any clear connection between the victims, and with the mode of death so obscure, his job seems impossible. In desperation he decides to recruit legal researcher Inger Johanne Vik, a woman with an extensive knowledge and understanding of criminal history. So far the killer has abducted three children, but one child has not yet been returned to her mother. Is there a chance she is still alive…? This suspenseful and sophisticated crime novel is the first in a brand new series. Anne Holt's first series has sold over three million books, and this new book has already sold well over half a million copies in Europe.

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Anne Holt The Final Murder Published July 2007 by Sphere at £18.99 ISBN: 1847440398

A talk-show star is found killed in her home, her tongue removed and left on her desk, cleaved in two. And when a second body, that of a right-wing party leader, is found crucified to the bedroom wall with a copy of the Koran inserted into her body, Superintendent Adam Stubo is pulled from leave to lead the investigation. Is there a celebrity-slaying serial killer on the loose? His partner, Johanne Vik, agrees to help with the case but begins to see a pattern, one that traces back to her FBI days. If she's right, the pattern will end in the murder of the investigating officer: Adam. From the internationally bestselling Anne Holt, this is the latest thrilling instalment in a gripping and compulsive series.

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Gregg Andrew Hurwitz I See You Pbk published August 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751539775


When bestselling thriller writer Andrew Danner wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea how he got there, he is horrified to be told that he is responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancee. In the resulting celebrity trial, Drew is exonerated on the ground

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Peter Lovesey The House Sitter & Upon a Dark Night Pbk published August 2007 by Sphere at £7.99 ISBN: 0751540145


The House Sitter
The identification of the woman found murdered on Whiteview Sands poses more questions than it answers. Emma Tysoe was a respected psychologist and an official criminal profiler with several successful cases to her credit. Peter Diamond is brought into the investigation to shed some light on the matter - and discovers that she had been secretly commissioned to work on the profile of the person who has assassinated one celebrity and is threatening to kill more. Are these killings connected to Emma's death? Diamond thinks so, but he cannot persuade his colleagues to agree with him, and even he cannot make all the pieces fit the jigsaw he's envisaged.

Upon a Dark Night
Peter Diamond, the traditionalist dinosaur of Bath CID, finds the low murder rate in the city a touch frustrating, so he decides to check whether a couple of suicides which his colleague is investigating have been accurately classified. But soon Diamond has a 'proper' case to get his teeth into when a woman's body is found in the garden of a flat after a somewhat drunken party. None of the other guests knew her and it is not clear whether she slipped, jumped or was pushed. Without any clue as to the woman's identity, Diamond certainly has a puzzle to satisfy his quirky talents.

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James Siegel Detour: & Derailed Pbk published July 2007 by Sphere at £7.99 ISBN: 0751540196


Derailed
The day New York advertising director Charles Schine misses his train is the day that changes his life. Catching the 9.05 instead, he can't help but be drawn by the sight of the person opposite. And though Lucinda is married too, it is immediately apparent that the feeling is mutual. They both know the risks they are taking, but not in their worst nightmares could they foresee what is to follow. Suddenly their illicit liaison becomes caught up in something bigger, more dangerous, more brutally violent. Charles finds himself trapped in a world of dark conspiracy and psychological games ? and somehow he's got to find a way to fight back, or his entire life will be spectacularly derailed for good James Siegel has arrived in high style' James Patterson
Detour
The small girl chasing a pink balloon in Central Park inspired childless Paul and Joanna to adopt ? and soon they are travelling to the Santa Regina orphanage in Columbia, to meet their new daughter, Joelle. But Columbia is a dangerous place, particularly for a foreigner with a wife and daughter to protect. Paul suddenly finds himself with eighteen hours to get a deadly consignment to an address in New York.He dare not be

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James Siegel Deceit Pbk published September 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751538264


Tom Valle, a smalltown Californian journalist, is reporting on a car crash when he senses that something about the incident is not quite right - this is no ordinary accident. For starters, the autopsy reveals that the victim has been castrated. And although his driving licence pictures him as a 42-year-old white man, his charred bones are those of a black man. Valle's journalistic zeal kicks in, and he is unable to leave the case alone. Even as dark forces gather around him,Valle must pursue the case until he discovers what really happened - whatever the personal cost...A perfectly paced, pitch-black thriller, DECEIT propels Siegel into the premier league, alongside Coben and Connelly.

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Carol Smith Unfinished Business Pbk published August 2007 by Sphere at £6.99 ISBN: 0751539996
Artwork by: Cover photograph: © Photonica/Johner

A chilling suspense novel of jealousy, hatred and love.

The brutal murder of golden girl, Jinx McLennan, early one Sunday in her exclusive Kensington house, shocks the neighbours and triggers a police inquiry that delves deeply into her colourful past. Single and childless, Jinx nevertheless had it all - brains, popularity, her own successful business, plus a wide-ranging network of lovers and friends. Closest of all were her own small design team, the surrogate family who'd been with her from the start: devoted, long-suffering Dottie and her artist husband, Sam; gentle, reliable Ambrose, the team's backbone; Wayne, the zany trainee with the outrageous lifestyle; and Seraftna, hot on the fast track, who wants everything Jinx had, but now. Plus millionaire genius, Damien Rudge, the goose who lays their golden eggs. The trail goes cold until, in a shock revelation, it turns out to be a case of mistaken identity. The wrong person has been murdered. Still out there somewhere is a crazed killer with unfinished business who will have to kill again.

'As a thriller writer, Carol Smith is very good at drawing you in, and is very good at describing places and characters' Mail on Sunday

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Carol Smith Fatal Attraction Published September 2007 by Sphere at £18.99 ISBN: 1847440436

When Rose sees Joe in an Oxford bar, for her it is instant infatuation. He is everything she could ever want: gifted musician, wit and high achiever. In her mind, at least, they are ideally matched and a burning desire for him takes hold. Fate, however, has other plans and Joe has no intention of settling down. All Rose will ever be to him is part of his student past. Instead he embarks on a dazzling career which takes him abroad for a number of years, leaving Rose alone with shattered dreams. She knows what true happiness can be like. Her parents have always been very well married, and the late arrival of her kid sister, Lily, helped make the family complete. But when Joe returns and falls for Lily, unaware that Rose still has feelings for him, a dangerous rivalry ensues ...
one that can only lead to murder.

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