New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Poisoned Pen Press 08 Jan-March

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Poisoned Pen Press JAN-MARCH 08

C.R. Corwin Morgue Mama Pbk published January 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press at Ł9.95 ISBN: 1590585038

Young reporter Aubrey McGinty enlists the assistance of Dolly Madison "Morgue Mama" Sprowls, who has been charge of the Hannawa Herald-Union's morgue for more than forty years, to help her prove that Sissy James, the convicted killer of TV evangelist Buddy Wing, is not guilty of the crime.

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Ashna Graves Death Pans Out Pbk published February 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press at Ł9.95 ISBN: 1590584759

While recovering from breast cancer, journalist Jeneva Leopold seeks solitude and healing at her missing uncle's gold mine in the Eastern Oregon desert. As her interest in life returns, so do Jeneva's journalistic habits. She soon overcomes the distrust of miners, ranchers, a quirky artifact hunter and a host of other rich characters. They open her eyes to profound changes in the Old West. But the Oregon desert does not give up its secrets easily. The more Jeneva learns, the more she wonders about her uncle's disappearance and why he and her mother stopped talking so many years ago. Then a death on the creek sends her on a quest for answers. What she uncovers shocks the region and nearly claims her life.

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Nora Kelly My Sister's Keeper (Missing Mysteries) Pbk published January 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press at Ł9.95 ISBN: 1890208280

Gillian Adams first appeared in In the Shadow of King's, a novel that garnered reviews like "Almost unbelievably, the university-bound detective story with all the wit and panache of Innes, Crispin, and Amanda Cross in their heyday, is Kelly's first novel" [Toronto Globe and Mail].
Now the Vancouver author returns Gillian to her faculty post as head of the History Department at the University of the Pacific Northwest where sexism has reared its ugly head in attacks on the Feminist ("Eff Yours") Union. Though separated from her lover Edward, a Scotland Yard man, Gillian hasn't lost her sleuthing skills. While others see the nasty acts as student pranks, she finds a larger pattern of discrimination developing which leads to a prize-student--and radical feminist--losing a valuable fellowship she was expected to win. But worse is to come: Rita is murdered. Gillian's dilemma becomes whether to look for a personal, or a professional, motive....
Adroitly plotted, filled with intrigue and intriguing characters, My Sister's Keeper solves the crimes but leaves the mystery of Gillian, poised between her career in Vancouver and her romance in England, not to mention worry about her mother in upstate New York, open.

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Reed M & Mayer E Two for Joy Pbk published March 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press at Ł9.95 ISBN: 1890208760

"This is a very intelligent novel; its examination of the nature of belief and faith (and deception) is as insightful and well reasoned as some book-length nonfiction treatments of the same subjects. Add to that a rich and fascinating setting, a solid mystery, and a few surprises, and you have a novel that will capture the interest of anyone who picks it up." - Booklist (starred review).
It is now two years after One for Sorrow. John the Eunuch, Emperor Justinian's Lord Chamberlain, must discover why Constantinople's holy stylites are bursting into flames as they stand atop their pillars. A pagan philosophy tutor and a heretical Christian prophet handicap his investigation. Then murder strikes too close to home and John has only a few days to save the city.

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Penny Rudolph Life Blood Published January 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press at Ł15.95 ISBN: 1590583469

Rachel Chavez, a recovering alcoholic, owns and lives in an apartment on the top floor of a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles. She leases parking space and the use of the rooftop helicopter pad to nearby businesses.

Penny Rudolph has worked as a bartender, truck driver, chili picker, science writer, and medical writer. She’s taught high school and college English, creative writing, and journalism.

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