The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books has updated its list of new hardcover mysteries with books scheduled for publication in December 2013. 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 December new mystery books page, which will become the default home page for the site on December 1st.
• Authors with mysteries featuring returning series characters (in italics) this month:
Jussi Adler-Olsen (Carl Mørck, Department Q, 4th) — Pieter Aspe (Inspector Van In, 2nd) — Sandra Balzo (Maggy Thorsen, 8th) — Quentin Bates (Gunnhildur Gísladóttir, 3rd) — C. C. Benison (Father Tom Christmas, 3rd) — Don Bruns (James Lessor and Skip Moore, 7th) — Tom Clancy with Marck Greaney (Jack Ryan, 13th) — Judy Clemens (Stella Crown, 6th) — Michael Connelly (Mickey Haller, 5th) — Cleo Coyle (Clare Cosi, Coffeehouse, 13th) — Carola Dunn (Daisy Dalrymple, 21st) — Christopher Fowler (Bryant & May, Peculiar Crimes, 10th) — Kerry Greenwood (Delphic Women, 3rd) — W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Presidential Agent, 8th) — James W. Hall (Thorn, 13th) — Ian Hamilton (Ava Lee, 4th) — Joan Hess (Claire Malloy, 19th) — Paul Johnston (Alex Mavros, 6th) — Jim Kelly (Philip Dryden, 7th) — Laura Levine (Jaine Austen, 12th) — Don Mann and Ralph Pezzullo (SEAL Team Six, 3rd) — Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini (Carpenter and Quincannon, 2nd) — Ann Purser (Lois Meade, 13th) — James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell (Order of the Sanguines, 2nd) — Rosemary Rowe (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, 14th) — Priscilla Royal (Prioress Eleanor, 9th) — Wallace Stroby (Crissa Stone, 3rd) — Dave Swavely (Michael Ares, Peacer, 2nd) — Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin (SEAL Team Six Outcasts, 2nd)
• Authors with mysteries introducing characters in a new series (in italics) this month:
Maggie Barbieri (Maeve Conlon) — Genie Davis (Lynn Bryant) — M. A. Lawson (Kay Hamilton) — Carol Miller (Daisy Hale McGovern) — Gail Oust (Piper Prescott)
• Authors with non-series or stand-alone mysteries, novels of suspense, or thrillers this month:
Maggie Barbieri (Maeve Conlon) — Genie Davis (Lynn Bryant) — M. A. Lawson (Kay Hamilton) — Carol Miller (Daisy Hale McGovern) — Gail Oust (Piper Prescott)
For more information on any of these titles, please visit the December 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 mystery, suspense and thriller books, also updated with December 2013 releases.
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