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Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

by Joanna Theiss

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Carol Goodman is the author of The Lake of Dead Languages, The Seduction of Water, The Drowning Tree, The Ghost Orchid, The Sonnet Lover, and The Night Villa. The Seduction of Water won the Hammett Prize, and others of her novels have been nominated for the Dublin/IMPAC Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her fiction has been translated into eight languages. She lives in New York State with her family.

The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver

The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver

by Nola Theiss

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Lionel Shriver's novels include the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the 2005 Orange Prize. Earlier books include Double Fault, A Perfectly Good Family, and Checker and the Derailleurs. Her novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She lives in London.

Doors Open by Ian Rankin

Doors Open by Ian Rankin

by Mary Purucker

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Ian Rankin is a worldwide bestselling writer, and has won an Edgar Award for a mystery, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim by Anne Rice

Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim by Anne Rice

by Mary Purucker

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Anne Rice is the author of twenty-nine books. She lives in Rancho Mirage, California.

The Price of Malice by Archie Mayor

The Price of Malice by Archie Mayor

by Sue Rosenzweig

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, including Gatekeeper, and St. Alban's Fire.

*An Iron Rose by Peter Temple

*An Iron Rose by Peter Temple

by Jean Palmer

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Peter Temple is the author of eight crime novels, five of which have won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction (in Australia). He has worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in several countries. He lives in Victoria, Australia.

Caught by Harlan Coben

Caught by Harlan Coben

by Francine Levitov

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Harlan Coben is the bestselling author of sixteen previous novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Long Lost and Hold Tight. Winner of the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award, and the Anthony Award, Coben lives in New Jersey with his family.

Punter's Turf by Peter Klein

Punter's Turf by Peter Klein

by Bob Gewanter

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Peter Klein writes with a rare passion and knowledge about the turf, as he's spent a lifetime in horseracing, working for some of Australia's top trainers and was a one-time strapper of champion galloper Kingston Town. He now works in the media as Racing Manager of Australian Associated Press. Klein's racing autobiography, A Strapper's Tale, sold out in three months. Punter's Turf is his second novel.

La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

by Sue Rosenzweig

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street Series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He lives in Scotland.

Her Deadly Mischief by Beverle Graves

Her Deadly Mischief by Beverle Graves

by Janet Julian

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Beverle Graves Myers fell in love with opera at age nine during a marionette production of Rigoletto. A Kentucky native, she studied history at the University of Louisville and went on to earn a degree in medicine. After a career in psychiatry, she devoted herself to writing full-time. Beverle is the author of the Baroque mystery series featuring Tito Amato. www.beverlegravesmyers.com

*The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

*The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

by Jean Palmer

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Among the Mad and An Incomplete Revenge, as well as four other Maisie Dobbs novels. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha, Alex, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, Maisie Dobbs. Originally from the United Kingdom, she now lives in California.