Review: Little Black Lies by Sandra Block

A Mysterious Review of Little Black Lies by Sandra Block.

Review summary: This is a real treat for fans of intricate suspense novels with plenty of twists to keep readers turning the pages, all centered on a very engaging character. The author brings an insider's knowledge of the field of psychiatry with informative details that enhance the storyline. Enthusiastically recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Little Black Lies
Sandra Block
Grand Central (February 2015)

Publisher synopsis: In the halls of the psychiatric ward, Dr. Zoe Goldman is a resident in training, dedicated to helping troubled patients. However, she has plenty of baggage of her own. When Zoe becomes obsessed with questions about her own mother's death, the truth remains tauntingly out of reach, locked away within her nightmares of an uncontrollable fire. And as her adoptive mother loses her memory to dementia, the time to find the answers is running out.

As Zoe digs deeper, she realizes that the danger is not just in her dreams but is now close at hand. And she has no choice but to face what terrifies her the most. Because what she can't remember just might kill her.

New This Week: Backwoods Justice, An Iron Mountain Mystery by Chuck Walsh

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Backwoods Justice by Chuck Walsh

An Iron Mountain Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Champagne Books

Price: $4.95 (as of 04/06/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

When Rubin Sawyer, a former resident of Iron Mountain, partnered with Knoxville detective Thomas Jordan to find who abducted women along trails and cabins of the mountain, he was deemed a traitor. As an act of revenge, his granddaughter is snatched from the banks of Doe Creek and taken to the bowels of the mountain. Soon after, hikers along the Appalachian Trail become sacrificial lambs, part of a bloody, cunning game of maneuvers designed to lead Sawyer to the mountain's infamous Hanging Tree.

— Backwoods Justice by Chuck Walsh

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Abuse of Power, A Suspense Thriller by Michael Savage, Now Available at a Special Price

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Abuse of Power by Michael Savage

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Jack Hatfield is a hardened former war correspondent who rose to national prominence for his insightful, provocative commentary. But after being smeared as a bigot and extremist by a radical leftist media-watchdog group, he ultimately loses his job and finds himself working in obscurity as a freelance news producer in San Francisco.

One afternoon Hatfield is on a ride-along with the SFPD bomb squad when a seemingly routine carjacking turns deadly, after police find several pounds of military-grade explosives in the jacked car. And when the FBI urges Hatfield to stay out of it, he knows he's onto something big.

This event will open up a shadowy trail that leads Hatfield from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, London, Paris, and back again, as he works with a stunning Yemeni intelligence agent and a veteran Green Beret to expose a terrorist group known as the Hand of Allah — and a plot within the highest corridors of power that will dwarf 9/11.

— Abuse of Power by Michael Savage

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New This Week: Burial Plot, A Jonelle Sweet Mystery by R. Lanier Clemons

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Burial Plot by R. Lanier Clemons

A Jonelle Sweet Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Journey Well Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Her husband's body is missing from his grave and Jonelle Sweet wants to know who removed his body, why he was taken and more importantly where he is now.

As her demand for answers escalates, Jonelle methodically tracks down a body snatcher and uncovers a conspiracy. She learns that if she doesn't watch her step, the grave robber may turn into a killer and she will be his first victim.

— Burial Plot by R. Lanier Clemons

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The Red Book of Primrose House, A Potting Shed Mystery by Marty Wingate, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Red Book of Primrose House by Marty Wingate

A Potting Shed Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Alibi

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/06/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Texas transplant Pru Parke's restoration of a historic landscape in England is uprooted by an ax murderer …

Pru Parke has her dream job: head gardener at an eighteenth-century manor house in Sussex. The landscape for Primrose House was laid out in 1806 by renowned designer Humphry Repton in one of his meticulously illustrated Red Books, and the new owners want Pru to restore the estate to its former glory — quickly, as they're planning to showcase it in less than a year at a summer party.

But life gets in the way of the best laid plans: When not being happily distracted by the romantic attentions of the handsome Inspector Christopher Pearse, Pru is digging into the mystery of her own British roots. Still, she manages to make considerable progress on the vast grounds — until vandals wreak havoc on each of her projects. Then, to her horror, one of her workers is found murdered among the yews. The police have a suspect, but Pru is certain they're wrong. Once again, Pru finds herself entangled in a thicket of evil intentions — and her, without a hatchet.

— The Red Book of Primrose House by Marty Wingate

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New This Week: Safari Stew, The Blenders Series by Veronica Helen Hart

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Safari Stew by Veronica Helen Hart

The Blenders Series (3rd in series)

Publisher: Champagne Books

Price: $4.95 (as of 04/06/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Doll Reynolds receives word that her missing husband, Barclay, has been discovered teaching in a South African university. Rather than call the school, she arranges a trip to confirm the information for herself. Six of her Blender friends join her for support.

Old Howard arranges a luxurious safari as a side trip to either celebrate finding Barclay or to console Doll if she doesn't. Either way, the trip leads to murder.

— Safari Stew by Veronica Helen Hart

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First Case, A Mac McRyan Prequel Mystery Novella by Roger Stelljes, Now Available at a Special Price

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First Case by Roger Stelljes

A Mac McRyan Prequel Mystery Novella

Publisher: Roger Stelljes

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/06/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

A prestigious job at a top law firm, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous wife all made for an ideal life. But then life gets in the way and changes the course you have selected. For Mac McRyan, a family tragedy meant forgoing a lucrative legal career for one in the "family business" — the St. Paul Police Department.

After four years as a cop, the ruggedly handsome Mac crosses the crime scene tape for the first time as a homicide detective. The back alley murder of a young trial lawyer from a high profile law firm doesn't add up. In an emotionally charged investigation full of unexpected twists and turns, Mac will need to follow a convoluted trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas to help solve a murder mystery that is his first case.

— First Case by Roger Stelljes

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New This Week: Game On, The Bod Squad Series by Gabra Zackman

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Game On by Gabra Zackman

The Bod Squad Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Pocket Star

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

From Washington, DC, to Paris, Legs is tailing Charles Oakley Palmer III, a white-collar criminal she's determined to bring to justice. But will romance or betrayal blossom along the way?

The first in a sizzling new series about a team of highly skilled investigators who go undercover to catch criminals — while juggling romance, world travel, and danger around every corner.

— Game On by Gabra Zackman

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Homicide in Hardcover, A Brooklyn Wainwright, Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle, Now Available at a Special Price

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Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

A Brooklyn Wainwright, Bibliophile Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: NAL

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Murder is always a bestseller …

The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration.

With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless — and supposedly cursed — copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping.

Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless — but attractive — British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice …

— Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

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Swansong by Damien Boyd, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015 …

Swansong by Damien Boyd, A Nick Dixon Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

Isobel Swan, a sixth form student, has been murdered. First, her ring finger is severed, then her throat is cut. With the investigation going nowhere fast, Detective Inspector Nick Dixon is sent undercover as a trainee teacher into Isobel's boarding school.

But to find the killer, he must first confront his inner demons and lay to rest the ghosts lurking in his own past. If he can …

As Dixon digs deeper, the stakes have never been higher and a murder has never felt so personal.

— Swansong by Damien Boyd

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It Takes a Witch, A Darcy Merriweather, Wishcraft Mystery by Heather Blake, Now Available at a Special Price

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It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake

A Darcy Merriweather, Wishcraft Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: NAL

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters — witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation …

— It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake

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The Alpine Zen by Mary Daheim, New in Bookstores during April 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during April 2015 is …

The Alpine Zen by Mary Daheim, an Emma Lord Mystery (26th in series)

Publisher: Ballantine

    

As an early summer heat wave beats down on Alpine, Emma and her staff are treading very lightly. For unfathomable reasons, the paper's House & Home editor, Vida Runkel, is in a major snit, refusing to speak to her colleagues, or even her boss. So when a peculiar young woman walks in claiming her parents have been murdered, and that she's in mortal danger, too, it fits right in with the rest of the craziness. Then, to the utter bafflement of her colleagues, Vida vanishes without a word to anyone. And just when Emma and her husband, Sheriff Milo Dodge, start to unsnarl these tangles, a male body, dead too long to identify, surfaces at the town dump — making what seemed merely weird feel downright sinister.

Has the hot weather driven everyone nuts, or are cold-blooded forces committing deadly misdeeds?

— The Alpine Zen by Mary Daheim

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Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015 …

Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams, An Ella Mae LaFaye, Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

Ella Mae LeFaye's Charmed Pie Shoppe has become a phenomenon beyond her wildest dreams, providing the enchanted town of Havenwood, Georgia, with spellbinding desserts and magical pies. Her personal life is also heating up as she takes on the responsibilities of leadership within her magical community. In fact, the only thing weighing her down is the fact that handsome Hugh Dylan won't return her calls …

Still, when Havenwood is rocked by a series of mysterious deaths, Ella Mae must put romantic longings aside — especially when she realizes that the mystical symbols left at each crime scene are dangerously personal. Now she will have to whip up all her supernatural skills to uncover a killer out to settle an ancient score — before the murderer devastates everything Ella Mae is determined to protect …

— Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams

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Murder Is Binding, A Tricia Miles, Booktown Mystery by Lorna Barrett, Now Available at a Special Price

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Murder Is Binding by Lorna Barrett

A Tricia Miles, Booktown Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

The streets of Stoneham, New Hampshire are lined with bookstores … and paved with murder …

When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial.

Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia. To clear her name, Tricia will have to take a page out of one of her own mysteries-and hunt down someone who isn't killing by the book.

— Murder Is Binding by Lorna Barrett

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Death at China Rose, An Addie Gorsky, Sunshine State Murder Mystery by Daryl Anderson, New This Week from Carina Press

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Death at China Rose by Daryl Anderson

An Addie Gorsky, Sunshine State Murder Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Carina Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

In this swamp of double-dealing, almost everyone has an agenda …

When Harry Pitts — owner of the rundown China Rose Fish Camp — is beaten to death in his home, the bloody scene suggests a frenzied, random act of violence. But PI Addie Gorsky believes the crime is connected to another case — the disappearance of Harry's daughter eleven years ago.

All murders begin in the past, but Addie soon realizes that this case is rooted in old Florida, back in the time of wily pirates and proud conquistadors, and the trove of treasure that legend claims is buried in this backwater.

Addie dives headfirst into the wild heart of China Rose, surrounded by grinning gators, killer bees and gaping cottonmouths. But these predators pale in comparison to the cunning two-legged killer Addie is hunting … and who soon begins hunting her.

— Death at China Rose by Daryl Anderson

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