New Hardcover Mysteries for April 2010

The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books has updated its list of new hardcover mysteries with books scheduled for publication in April 2010. Please note that some titles may publish early (and may already be available) and some may be delayed, published at a later date.

Below we're listing those authors with returning series characters, new series characters, and non-series or stand-alone mysteries in separate sections. All titles are available on our April new mystery books page.

• Authors with mysteries featuring returning series characters (in parentheses) this month:

Will Adams (Daniel Knox, 2nd), Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles, 18th), Madelyn Alt (Bewitching, 6th), Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain (Murder, She Wrote, 33rd), Jefferson Bass (Body Farm, 5th), Benjamin Black (Quirke, 3rd), C. J. Box (Joe Pickett, 10th), Rita Mae Brown (Mrs. Murphy, 18th), Alafair Burke (Ellie Hatcher, 3rd), Jennifer Lee Carrell (Kate Stanley, 2nd), Carol Higgins Clark (Regan Reilly, 13th), Jane K. Cleland (Josie Prescott, 5th), Barbara Cleverly (Joe Sandilands, 8th), Clare Curzon (Mike Yeadings, 22nd), Clare Curzon (Mike Yeadings, 24th), Ariana Franklin (Adelia Aguilar, 4th), Brian Freeman (Jonathan Stride, 5th), Sally Goldenbaum (Seaside Knitters, 3rd), J. M. Gregson (Inspector Peach, 14th), Martha Grimes (Richard Jury, 22nd), Rosemary Harris (Dirty Business, 3rd), Carolyn Hart (Death on Demand, 20th), Michael T. Harvey (Michael Kelly, 3rd), Declan Hughes (Ed Loy, 5th), Graham Ison (Hardcastle, 8th), Michael Jecks (Medieval West Country, 28th), Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn, 10th), Larry Karp (Scott Joplin, 3rd), Laurie R. King (Mary Russell, 10th), John McEvoy (Jack Doyle, 3rd), Ralph McInerny (Notre Dame, 13th), Robert S. Napier (Jack Lorentz, 2nd), James Patterson (Women's Murder Club, 9th), Tony Perona (Nick Bertetto, 3rd), R. T. Raichev (Country House Crime, 5th), Mary Reed and Eric Mayer (John the Eunuch, 8th), Jeremy Robinson (Jack Sigler, Chess Team, 2nd), Sara Rosett (Ellie Avery, Mom Zone, 5th), Ann B. Ross (Miss Julia Springer, 11th), Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, 11th), Julia Spencer-Fleming (Clare Fergusson, 7th), David Stone (Micah Dalton, 4th), Mark Terry (Derek Stillwater, 3rd), P. J. Tracy (Grace MacBride, 5th), Kathryn R. Wall (Bay Tanner, 10th), Michelle Wan (Death in the Dordogne, 3rd), Lis Wiehl (Triple Threat, 2nd), Liz Williams (Inspector Chen, 5th), Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs, 7th), Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington, 18th)

• Authors with mysteries introducing new series characters (in parentheses) this month:

John DeMers (Brett Baldwin), Gerrie Ferris Finger (Moriah Dru), Richard Helms (Judd Wheeler), D. P. Lyle (Dub Walker), Jassy Mackenzie (Jade de Jong)

• Authors with non-series or stand-alone mysteries this month:

Ace Atkins, David Baldacci, Angela S. Choi, Mary Higgins Clark, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Douglas Corleone, Katie Crouch, Ted Dekker, Sam Eastland, Stona Fitch, Irene Fleming, Victor Gischler, David Goodwillie, Heather Graham, Gerald Hammond, Daniëlle Hermans, Tom Hinshelwood, Lisa Jackson, Jeff Jacobson, Herman L. Jimerson, Daniel Kalla, Jesse Kellerman, Anne Lamott, Holly LeCraw, Joseph L. Mackin, Ilsa Mayr, Alan L. Moss, Jack O'Halloran, N. Cris Prince, Christopher Rice, Thomas Roberts, Penny Rudolph, J. J. Salem, Neta Seffer, Thomas Steinbeck, Simon Tolkien, Raffi Yessayan

For more information on any of these titles, please visit the April new mysteries page on our website. If you're interested in new paperbacks, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where you can discover a library of new mysteries, also updated with April 2010 releases.

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