eHarlequin.com has announced the November 2010 titles for their Worldwide Mystery imprint, your partner in crime. Amateur sleuths, traditional cozies, police procedurals and private-eye fiction, written by award-winning authors. For more information or to purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)
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Ticket to Ride
A Sam McCain Mystery (8th in series)
The turbulent sixties are roaring into small town Black River Falls, Iowa, bringing pop culture and bitter politics with them. Attorney and private investigator Sam McCain is part of the revolution, organizing an anti-war rally. It's a polarizing affair led by a charismatic young protestor, Harrison Doran. Things turn ugly when the gathering is crashed by Lou Bennett, a powerful local man whose son recently died in Vietnam. Later that same night Mr. Bennett is murdered and Sam reluctantly agrees to defend the prime suspect—Harrison Doran.
Sam understands that for a place still clinging to the black-and-white ideals of a fading era, nothing is as simple as it seems. Especially murder. Linking the real motive for Bennett's death to a fire that killed a young woman two years ago, McCain uncovers some dirty business dealings, family skeletons and the dark secrets of a killer on a last, desperate journey …
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Desert Lost
A Lena Jones Mystery (6th in series)
While on stakeout, Scottsdale private investigator Lena Jones finds the body of a woman whose clothing and hairstyle indicate she's from the polygamist cult Second Zion. Lena has witnessed the sordid and abusive world of polygamists while working undercover, and she's worried this fundamentalist sect, rife with multiple wives, welfare fraud and child abuse, is reaching into Scottsdale.
With the help of a friend, an escaped "sister-wife" who recognizes the victim, Lena tries to help the dead woman's son. Jonah is one of the "lost boys" thrown away by the cult so other men can have multiple wives. He's living on the streets, addicted, turning tricks, and now he's been arrested for his mother's murder. Lena believes Jonah is innocent. To prove it, she follows the trail to the truth about who killed Celeste King and why—and in the process, discovers secrets both tragic and disturbing.
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The Montauk Mystery
Non-series
Ripe for large-scale development, Big Shell Island is locked in a battle between preservationists and construction companies. Currently, the historic and mysterious island is the site of an archaeological dig for lost Native American artifacts. Artist Annie Devane agrees to be part of the team, despite conflicting feelings about expedition leader Matt Revington. He's charming and dedicated, but she suspects this scion of a powerful and mistrusted family is hiding secrets. There is something buried on the island that will change its future. And Annie wants to know what.
Alone with people she's not sure she can trust, Annie discovers a maze of caverns, tunnels and danger. As she unearths the real motive for the dig and the stunning truth at its heart, she pursues a terrifying trail of murder that leads back to her own tragic past. And a waiting killer …
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