Sunday, January 01, 2012

Harlequin Worldwide Mystery Titles for January 2012

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Harlequin.com has released the list of January 2012 titles for its Worldwide Mystery imprint, your partner in crime. Amateur sleuths, traditional cozies, police procedurals and private-eye fiction, written by award-winning authors.

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When Death Intervenes by L. C. Hayden

When Death Intervenes by L. C. Hayden
A Harry Bronson Mystery (4th in series)

Retired Dallas police detective Harry Bronson is touring South Dakota in his motor home. His cop instincts still strong, he spots a troubled woman, Linda Randig, who needs help. She's being stalked by a sadistic killer who masterminded the death of her parents and her husband. Now, he's threatening her son and baby grandson. He's watching her every move and calling every shot. She's been dispatched on a cross-country chase for a purpose unknown. And no police—or else.

Bronson intervenes and the killer quickly steps up his game, leaving dead bodies and taunting notes mocking his efforts. Still, their mysterious madman wants something, and Linda is the key. Harry enlists the help of his old partner to sort through the red herrings and critical clues to pinpoint the killer's next move. A move that seems to involve Harry, Linda—and a very dead end.

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Mrs. McGuire Is Missing by Eileen Robertson

Mrs. McGuire Is Missing by Eileen Robertson
Non-Series

A bus tour of Yorkshire's quaint villages doesn't top Ben Hammond's list of great adventures for the newly retired. Especially with his wife, Rosa, and his ex-cop sister-in-law, Anna, leading the way. However, Ben's interest is piqued when he spots a familiar face on the coach: Miss McGuire, his former math teacher. But before he can reacquaint himself with the little old lady, she disappears.

Questioning reveals anomalies that don't add up, as the trio delve deeper into a mystery that quickly turns sinister. Retracing the coach route by car, they spot an elderly man being abducted from a similar tour bus. Add in some shady characters from a local pub and a string of suspicious deaths at a nearby nursing home, and you have a shocking tale of murder for profit.

Surrounded by danger, Ben's retirement looks like it may be very short lived …

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Monkey Man by Steve Brewer

Monkey Man by Steve Brewer
Non-Series

Albuquerque private investigator Bubba Mabry finds his hapless career hitting a new low when a prospective client is shot by a man wearing a gorilla suit in a coffee shop. Luckily, Bubba doesn't take himself too seriously—neither does anyone else—and decides there's probably a high road to take here, somewhere. It turns out to be a fat retainer by the dead guy's fiancée, who wants Bubba to pursue a case involving some strange events at the Albuquerque zoo.

The dead man, an accountant at the zoo, was worried about the high mortality rate among the rare animals. Bubba, who is terrified of both snakes and monkeys, finds himself up close and personal with both. Way beyond his comfort zone, the P.I. manages to uncover a sinister plot, a ruthless money scheme—and a killer who puts Bubba on top of the endangered-species list.

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Blue as Blue Jeans by Fran Stewart

Blue as Blue Jeans by Fran Stewart
A Biscuit McKee Mystery (4th in series)

Weeks of rain in eastern Georgia bring a deluge of all sorts of things—the most shocking being a body found wedged in the docks of the swollen Metoochie River. Being married to the town cop has its advantages when it comes to sleuthing. Soon, town librarian Biscuit McGee is digging up another mystery in her sleepy Southern town of Martinsville.

Digging, as it turns out, is the operative word, when the skeletons of seven traveling salesmen are unearthed in her backyard. The mystery goes back twenty years, to secrets kept by the former owner of Biscuit's rambling house. But though the murders are in the past, the killer still lurks among them, desperate to keep it all buried. Biscuit's feline companion, Marmalade, has repeatedly warned her about curiosity and what it can do to a cat … and humans, too. Unfortunately for Biscuit, a desperate killer intends to make that lesson permanent.

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