New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Piatkus
08 Jan-March
New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Piatkus
JAN-MARCH 08
Jenna Berry Dee
The Devil Inside
Pbk published January 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938870
Morgan Kingsley, is an exorcist who precariously walks that fine line between heaven and hell. She lives in a world in which demons co-exist with humans. Normally hailed as heroes, these demons can heal, help, and make strong the willing hosts who gladly accept their corporeal possession... unless a demon steps outside the boundaries of the law. That's where Morgan, comes in. She is an expert in getting rogue demons to leave their unwilling hosts.But now the unthinkable has happened: Morgan's got a demon of her very own sharing - possibly overtaking - her body. But this sexy beast is so enticing that he may tempt Morgan to re-evaluate her prejudice against demons - if he doesn't get her killed first. For a war is brewing in the demon realm, and Morgan has just been forced to take sides...
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Allison Brennan
Killing Fear
Pbk published March 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749939192
Six years ago, lawyer Theodore Glenn was convicted of brutally murdering four strippers in San Diego. But as he was dragged from the courtroom, he made a vehement promise to kill all those who testified against him. Robin McKenna, a former stripper, had shared a stage with all four of the victims. Over the last six years Robin's worked hard to turn her life around, transforming the strip joint where she once worked with her friends into an upscale bar. Self-defence courses, a good security team a?? and the fact that Glenn is rotting on Death Row in San Quentin have helped her to feel safe again. But still therea??s not a day that goes by that Robin doesna? think of her friends. Or a?? if shea??s honest of homicide detective Will Hooper, the man who put Glenn behind bars. Their fledging relationship had not survived beyond Glennas trial. But when a freak earthquake hits California, Theodore Glenn escapes San Quentin. Convicted of four murders, he knows hea??s guilty of only three and is determined to find out who framed him for the fourth, whilst systematically eradicating all those who put him in prison...
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Kate Ellis
The Blood Pit
Published March 2008 by Piatkus at £19.99
ISBN: 074990853X
DI Wesley Peterson is called to an unusual crime scene. The victim, Charles Marrick, has been murdered, his body drained of blood. Described by those who knew him as 'evil', it seems that Wesley isn't going to have any shortage of suspects. But when a popular local vet is murdered in an identical fashion, Wesley wonders what the two men could possibly have in common.Meanwhile Wesley's archaeologist friend Neil Watson is alarmed when he starts getting disturbing anonymous letters writing in gory detail about macabre events at a medieval abbey. Neil fears that his letters are being sent by the killer Wesley is looking for.However, Wesley's investigation takes an unexpected twist when a third body is discovered many miles away. And Wesley has the additional problem of a skeleton found in nearby woodland, possibly that of a sex offender who disappeared twenty years before. Could there be a connection between all these deaths and Neil's letters? And could Neil himself be in danger?As the sinister truth unfolds, both Wesley and Neil are forced to face tragedy and shocking revelations...and a killer who bears the scars of past sins.
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Christine Feehan
Mind Game
Pbk published March 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938781
Possessed of an extraordinary telekinetic gift, Dahlia Le Blanc has spent her life isolated from other people. And just when she thinks she's finally achieved some semblance of peace, her well-orchestrated world comes crashing down... For a reason she cannot guess, she has become the target of deadly assassins. Suddenly no place is safe - not even the secret refuge she's established long ago. Now, she must rely on Nicolas Trevane - a dangerous warrior sent to track her down and protect her. Together they generate a scorching heat Dahlia never imagined was possible. But can she trust this man with her secrets - especially when some people would kill to get their hands on them?
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Christine Feehan
Predatory Game
Pbk published March 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749939168
Saber Winter was running from her past when she meets Jess Calhoun, an ex-officer with the U.S. forces elite Navy Seals division who's now confined to a wheel chair. Jess had sensed that Saber was a lost soul, and he'd given her a job and a home, hoping that she'd be willing to stay and finally share her secrets with him. But Saber has been on the run a long time, and Jess may be in a wheelchair, but he's also a GhostWalker, and both of their pasts are about to collide in the present when secrets they're both hiding get uncovered, and both must deal with betrayal before they're free to find a future together.
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Christine Feehan
Shadow Game
Pbk published March 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938773
The classified experiment is the brainchild of renowned scientist Peter Whitney and his brilliant daughter, Lily. Created to enhance the psychic abilities of an elite squadron, it can transform their natural mental powers into a unique military weapon. But something goes wrong. In the isolated underground labs, the men have been dying-victims of bizarre accidents. Captain Ryland Miller knows he is next. When Dr. Whitney himself is murdered, Ryland has only one person left to trust: the beautiful Lily. Possessed of an uncanny sixth sense herself, Lily shares Ryland's every new fear, every betrayal, every growing suspicion, and every passionate beat of the heart. Together, they will be drawn deeper into the labyrinth of her father's past...and closer to a secret that someone would kill to keep hidden.
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Jayne Ann Krentz
White Lies
Pbk published January 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938455
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Set in the town of Stone Conyon, Arizona, "White Lies" is a novel of psychic romantic-suspense. Clare Lancaster has a psychic talent for perceiving lies and deception in others. Passion ignites immediately between Jake, an undercover agent of the Arcane Society, and Clare, but each knows that the other is keeping dark secrets. Together they must overcome their mutual distrust in order to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder...
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Jayne Ann Krentz
Sizzle and Burn
Pbk published January 2008 by Piatkus at £12.99
ISBN: 0749938579
Whilst clearing out her Aunt Vella's house, Raine Tallentyre's highly-developed sensitivity leads her to a horrifying discovery: a young woman, bound and terrified in the basement. The victim has survived, but the culprit is still on the loose. And suddenly, a new man enters Raine's life: investigator Zack Jones. Within hours of their meeting Raine experiences an intense, thrilling intimacy - mental, emotional, and physical - she never dared to expect.
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Hope McIntyre
How to Marry a Ghost
Pbk published January 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938404
Ghost-writer Lee finds she has serious competition in her ghosting assignments from her agent's latest client, the well-heeled and well-connected Bettina Pleshette. Bettina could not be less like Lee. Eleven years younger than Lee, sexier, firmer and with thicker hair, the publicity savvy Bettina has coasted to the top by ghosting fluff stuff - diaries of MTV chart toppers and someone hailed as the next Paris Hilton.
Determined to fight back, Lee flies out to Long Island, going head to head with Bettina for the lucrative assignment of ghosting the autobiography of controversial former rock star Shotgun Marriot. But the stakes are suddenly raised when two people are found dead. One is wearing a wedding dress and washed up onto the sand, and the other in the nearby woods. As the investigation unfolds, Shotgun Marriott appears to be the prime suspect even though the young man in the wedding dress is his son...
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Hope McIntyre
How to Cook for a Ghost
Published January 2008 by Piatkus at £19.99
ISBN: 0749908491
When ghost writer, Lee Bartholomew finds herself between jobs, she decides to visit her cousin, Gussie, who has recently fled to the depths of rural Devon to recuperate from her disastrous marriage. Lee arrives to find Gussie in worse trouble than ever. She has been working in a restaurant where she served a salad dressed in peanut oil to a woman with a peanut allergy. The woman has subsequently died but Gussie swears she did not put the peanut oil in the dressing. When Gussie is fired, Lee, anxious to clear her name, embarks upon an investigation of her own. The woman was at the restaurant on a blind date with an internet suitor who called himself 'Mr Wright' - but he never showed up. As Lee begins to delve into the lives of all around her, the body of another woman is found at the bottom of a nearby quarry. And this woman also had a scheduled date with 'Mr Wright'...
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J.D. Robb
Strangers in Death
Published January 2008 by Piatkus at £19.99
ISBN: 0749908564
Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others - especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed - and strangled - with cords of black velvet.It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders' scandalous death is a source of titillation and speculation to the public - and of humiliation to his family. But while all those in the city are talking about it, people close to Anders aren't so anxious to do the same. With some help from her billionaire husband, Roarke, Eve is soon knocking on doors- or barging through them - to find answers.But the facts don't add up. Physical evidence suggests that the victim didn't struggle. The security breach in the apartment indicates that the killer was someone connected to the family, but everyone's alibi checks out. Was this a kinky sex game that turned into a crime of passion - or a meticulously planned execution? It's up to Dallas to solve a case in which strangers may be connected in unexpected, and deadly, ways.
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Nora Roberts
Daring to Dream
Pbk published January 2008 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749938641
Raised together, Kate, Margo, and Laura are as close as real sisters, despite their differing backgrounds. Laura Templeton is the beloved daughter of the wealthy Templetons, Kate Powell is her orphaned cousin, and Margo Sullivan is the housekeeper's daughter. Margo has achieved fame and success far away from home, but her world comes crashing down when the man she thought she loved loses all her money and involves her in an international scandal. Devastated and broke, Margo has no choice but to return home to try to rebuild her life. Laura's older brother, Josh, has been in love with Margo for years. He's always disapproved of her lifestyle, but her unexpected return heats up the long dormant passion between them. But is Margo just on the rebound, or could she really be falling for Josh?
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