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The Things That Last Forever

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

  The Things That Last Forever by Peter W. J. Hayes On Tour: January 1 – February 28, 2021   After a house fire hospitalizes his partner and forces him onto medical leave, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police detective Vic Lenoski starts a desperate search for the woman who set the blaze. She is the one […]

A Murder is Forever

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

A Murder is Forever by Rob Bates December 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021 Tour Synopsis: Max Rosen always said the diamond business isn’t about sorting the gems, it’s about sorting the people. His daughter Mimi is about to learn that some people, like some diamonds, can be seriously flawed. After Mimi’s diamond-dealer cousin Yosef […]

Two Murders Too Many

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

    Two Murders Too Many by Bluette Matthey December 1-31, 2020 Tour Synopsis: Barn burning in a sleepy farming community is a serious enough matter, but a grisly murder or two in a small midwest town is a showstopper. Throw in a serial blackmailer who has his claws in some of the town’s leading […]

Winter Witness

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

    Winter Witness by Tina deBellegarde on Tour November 1-30, 2020 Synopsis: When a beloved nun is murdered in a sleepy Catskill Mountain town, a grieving young widow finds herself at the center of the turmoil. Bianca St. Denis is searching for a job and seeking acceptance in her new home of Batavia-on-Hudson. Agatha […]

Strong from the Heart

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

    Strong from the Heart by Jon Land on Tour August 17 – September 18, 2020 Synopsis: Caitlin Strong wages her own personal war on drugs against the true power behind the illicit opioid trade in Strong from the Heart, the blistering and relentless 11th installment in Jon Land’s award-winning series. The drug crisis […]

Dear Durwood

Monday, August 24th, 2020

    Dear Durwood by Jeff Bond on Tour August 1 – September 30, 2020 Synopsis: Book two in the epic Third Chance Enterprises series, Dear Durwood is a standalone mystery pitting uncompromising principle against big city greed. Durwood Oak Jones is a man of few indulgences. One he does allow is a standing ad […]

Spent Identity

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

    Spent Identity by Marlene M. Bell on Tour August 1-31, 2020 Synopsis: Farm For Sale. 360-acre lot with ranch-style home. Refurbished barn. Corpse not included. To find her missing aunt, she has to unearth the secrets of the past. But lies and deceit run through the very heart of their town… What started […]

The Last Scoop

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

    The Last Scoop   by R.G. Belsky on Tour May 1-31, 2020 Synopsis: Martin Barlow was Clare Carlson’s first newspaper editor, a beloved mentor who inspired her career as a journalist. But, since retiring from his newspaper job, he had become a kind of pathetic figure—railing on about conspiracies, cover-ups, and other imaginary […]

Diver’s Paradise

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020

    Diver’s Paradise   by Davin Goodwin on Tour April 6 – May 8, 2020 Synopsis: After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and […]

Dirty Old Town

Monday, March 9th, 2020

    Dirty Old Town by Gabriel Valjan on Tour March 1 – April 30, 2020 Synopsis: “Robert B. Parker would stand and cheer, and George V. Higgins would join the ovation. This is a terrific book–tough, smart, spare, and authentic. Gabriel Valjan is a true talent–impressive and skilled–providing knock-out prose, a fine-tuned sense of […]