Review: Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty

A Mysterious Review of Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty. A Sean Duffy Mystery.

Review summary: All of the elements that made the superb, finely crafted trilogy so compelling are here in this unexpected, but welcome, fourth entry, including deftly drawn characters, solid plotting, and a narrative style that works perfectly within the context of the setting. But it somehow doesn't feel as organic as it should. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Gun Street Girl
Adrian McKinty
A Sean Duffy Mystery
Seventh Street Books (March 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Belfast, 1985, amidst the "Troubles": Detective Sean Duffy, a Catholic cop in the Protestant RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary), struggles with burn-out as he investigates a brutal double murder and suicide. Did Michael Kelly really shoot his parents at point blank and then jump off a nearby cliff? A suicide note points to this conclusion, but Duffy suspects even more sinister circumstances. He soon discovers that Kelly was present at a decadent Oxford party where a cabinet minister's daughter died of a heroin overdose. This may or may not have something to do with Kelly's subsequent death.

New evidence leads elsewhere: gun runners, arms dealers, the British government, and a rogue American agent with a fake identity. Duffy thinks he's getting somewhere when agents from MI5 show up at his doorstep and try to recruit him, thus taking him off the investigation.

Duffy is in it up to his neck, doggedly pursuing a case that may finally prove his undoing.

Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries, An Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery by Pamela DuMond, Now Available at a Special Price

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Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries by Pamela DuMond

An Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Pamela DuMond

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/07/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Annie Graceland's a thirty-something-year-old baker with a pinch of psychic ability. She's empathic — she can feel other person's emotions and cravings in her own body. But Annie's recently acquired a spookier skill — she can see and talk to ghosts. And much to her dismay, they also talk to her — nagging her incessantly to solve their murders.

She's happily dating a new hunky guy, Detective Raphael Campillio, when her former boyfriend, Mack, 'friends' her on Facebook. Unfortunately, Mack has NO boundaries: stalking her on FB, even showing up unexpectedly at her work. He not only expects her to show him the town, but hopes to re-kindle their romance — and he won't take no for an answer! When Mack is murdered his befuddled ghost materializes at Annie's apartment and won't leave her side.

It's up to Annie, her friends, and her arch nemesis — the ghost of Dr. Derrick Fuller — to solve Mack's murder, and send him to the Afterlife before her mother arrives in town for Thanksgiving. Will Annie and her friends solve the crime before she loses what little remains of her sanity?

— Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries by Pamela DuMond

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New This Week: Shadows of Doubt, A Jenna James Legal Thriller by Linda S. Prather

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Shadows of Doubt by Linda S. Prather

A Jenna James Legal Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Linda S. Prather

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/07/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

District Attorney Jenna James is torn between her loyalty for the people she loves and her oath of office. The bomber has returned with a vengeance and her world is clouded with shadows of doubt.

To save the man she loves she'll have to trust and join forces with the one man she detests above all others — Criminal Defense Attorney, Marcus Dade.

— Shadows of Doubt by Linda S. Prather

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Speak No Evil, The No Evil Trilogy by Allison Brennan, Now Available at a Special Price

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Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan

The No Evil Trilogy (1st in series)

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/07/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

The murder of eighteen-year-old Angie Vance was exceptionally vile — her mouth was sealed with glue, an obscenity scrawledwas across her skin, and she was suffocated in a garbage bag. The killing seems personal, so police detective Carina Kincaid focuses her efforts on the victim's much older ex-boyfriend, Steve Thomas. But without physical evidence, Carina can't make a collar or a case. She also can't stop Sheriff Nick Thomas, the prime suspect's brother, from conducting his own unwelcome investigation.

Though Nick is still scarred and unsteady from a recent confrontation with a serial killer, he's determined to prove his brother's innocence. But his confidence is shaken when he learns of Steve's dark side, and when a friend of the murdered girl meets a similarly gruesome fate. With no time to lose, Carina and Nick work together to trap a psychopath, before another unlucky woman faces an unspeakable end.

— Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan

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Death in the West Wind, A John Rawlings Mystery by Deryn Lake, New This Week from Endeavour Press

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Death in the West Wind by Deryn Lake

A John Rawlings Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/07/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

April, 1759. The apothecary John Rawlings and his new bride are honeymooning in Devon, but the discovery of a badly beaten corpse on a ghost ship cuts their holiday short. The death of Juliana van Guylder and the subsequent disappearance of her brother, Richard, draw John into an investigation in which the suspects include the mysterious Society of Angels, a lone highwayman, and a phantom coach complete with headless coachman. Needing answers and knowing he is neglecting his bride in search of the truth, John summons Joe Jago and the Flying Runners from London for help in his investigation.

But his determination to discover the truth puts him in danger … a danger from which he may not be able to escape. Will Rawlings be able to find the truth or will his pursuit end in tragedy?

— Death in the West Wind by Deryn Lake

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Stranger in the Room, A Keye Street Mystery by Amanda Kyle Williams, Now Available at a Special Price

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Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams

A Keye Street Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Bantam

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Atlanta private investigator and ex-FBI profiler Keye Street wants nothing more than time alone with her boyfriend, Aaron — but, as usual, murder gets in the way. A.P.D. Lieutenant Aaron Rauser is called to the disturbing scene of the strangling death of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Meanwhile, Keye, a recovering alcoholic, must deal with her emotionally fragile cousin, who has her own history of drug abuse and is now convinced that she is being stalked. But all hell breaks loose when another murder — the apparent hanging of an elderly man — hits disturbingly close to home for Keye. Though the two victims have almost nothing in common, there are bizarre similarities between this case and that of Aaron's strangled teen.

With the threat of more deaths to come, Keye works on pure instinct alone — and soon realizes that a killer is circling ever closer to the people she loves the most.

— Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams

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Pickin' Murder, An Antique Hunters Mystery by Vicki Vass, New This Week from Cozy Cat Press

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Pickin' Murder by Vicki Vass

An Antique Hunters Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Price: $4.99 (as of 09/07/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Antique hunters Anne Hillstrom and CC Muller witness the tragic death of rising country star, Dave Southwell. The police determine Southwell's death is an accident. CC has her doubts, so when they are commissioned to hunt down musical antiques they head to Nashville looking for clues.

Along the way, both women find romance, but new love gets put on the back burner when they're snooping makes them a target for an unknown killer.

— Pickin' Murder by Vicki Vass

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Fly By Wire, A Jammer Davis Thriller by Ward Larsen, Now Available at a Special Price

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Fly By Wire by Ward Larsen

A Jammer Davis Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/07/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

With its revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, the C-500 had become the freight airframe of choice. Until a routine delivery goes horribly wrong.

Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand new C-500 crashes in central France, killing two pilots aboard. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: they call Frank Jammer Davis.

A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the NTSB's go-team. With a reputation for getting things done-and for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way-Davis starts to dig.

But just as Davis starts his investigation, news of the crash is overshadowed by a more spectacular disaster: suicide bombers attack oil refineries worldwide, sending governments and financial markets into a tailspin.

A relentless Davis keeps investigating, but uncovering the cause of the crash, and its terrifying connection to this worldwide disaster, reveals a conspiracy of unthinkable proportions — a conspiracy he might not be able to stop.++Jammer Davis won't stop until he gets answers — or until somebody stops him from getting answers.

— Fly By Wire by Ward Larsen

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Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015 …

Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae, A Kath Rutledge, Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: NAL

  

Kath Rutledge yarn bombs Blue Plum, Tennessee — and gets tangled up in the mystery of a bumped-off bagpiper …

It's time for Handmade Blue Plum, an annual arts and crafts fair, and Kath and her knitting group TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Fiber) plan to kick off the festivities with a yarn bombing. But they're not the only ones needling Blue Plum. Bagpiper and former resident Hugh McPhee had just returned after a long absence, yet his reception is anything but cozy. The morning after his arrival, he's found dead in full piper's regalia.

Although shaken, Kath and her knitting group go forward with their yarn installation — only to hit a deadly snag. Now, with the help of Geneva, the ghost who haunts her shop, Kath and TGIF need to unravel the mystery before someone else gets kilt!

— Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae

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The Deceived, A Jonathan Quinn Thriller by Brett Battles, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Deceived by Brett Battles

A Jonathan Quinn Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/07/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Anonymity. Trust. Professionalism. In his world, Jonathan Quinn has a few rules. He'll get rid of bodies that have to disappear; nothing ever gets traced back to him. But when Quinn is called to a busy Los Angeles port where a shipping container has just come in from the sea, it's clear his rules have been violated. Inside the crate is a dead man — a man who once saved Quinn's life. And while no one knows how CIA agent Steven Markoff died, Quinn has to do more than clean. He has to find Markoff's girlfriend, Jenny. To tell her that Markoff is dead. To find out why — and why someone sent Markoff's body to him.

Until a week ago, Jenny Fuentes was an assistant to an ambitious congressman. Now Jenny is missing, too, and a lot of man power is making sure she isn't found. But Quinn has his own man power. He has tools that can pry into secrets held anywhere in the world. He has the skill to trade blows with killers and spies. And he has covert weapons: his eager and smart apprentice, Nate, and brilliant Orlando, his closest friend, who's saved his life more than once.

Racing from the corridors of power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore, Quinn won't stop until he uncovers the truth behind his friend's violent death, the astounding reason Jenny has vanished — and what she knows about the most explosive deception of all.

— The Deceived by Brett Battles

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Make Me by Lee Child, New in Bookstores during September 2015

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

Make Me by Lee Child, a Jack Reacher Mystery (20th in series)

Publisher: Delacorte Press

    

"Why is this town called Mother's Rest?" That's all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It's a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have started small and then turned lethal.

Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, and there's something about Chang … so he teams up with her and starts to ask around. He thinks: How bad can this thing be? But before long he's plunged into a desperate race through LA, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Francisco, and through the hidden parts of the internet, up against thugs and assassins every step of the way — right back to where he started, in Mother's Rest, where he must confront the worst nightmare he could imagine.

Walking away would have been easier. But as always, Reacher's rule is: If you want me to stop, you're going to have to make me.

— Make Me by Lee Child

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Telemystery: Blue Bloods, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Haven, and Hill Street Blues, New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or Video-on-Demand, is profiling four series from our site being released this week.

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Blue Bloods

Season Five

   

The Regan family continues to serve and protect the streets of New York in the fifth tumultuous season of the CBS crime drama.

Oldest son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) works to convict a national felon as well as resolve a dangerous hostage situation. Erin (Bridget Moynahan) faces numerous challenges as she navigates the judicial system enduring the retrial of a woman she's already convicted, as well as enlisting the testimony of a protected mob informant. Meanwhile, Jamie's (Will Estes) desire to help lands him in a few troubling situations.

No matter what difficulties they face, this is a squad that sticks together, protecting family before all else.

The sixth season premieres on September 25th, 2015.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Season One

   

Return to the scene of comedy so good, it's criminal. Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) are back for more hilarious hijinks as they team up with Brooklyn's finest to make the precinct better than ever.

As they deal with overbearing superiors, a drug task force, dating crimes, the questionable motives of close family, and a long-awaited interdepartmental romance, they discover there's nothing like laughter when you're staring danger in the face.

The third season of this Fox series premieres on September 27th, 2015.

Haven

Season Five (Part One)

    

In Season Five of this SyFy drama based on the Stephen King short story "The Colorado Kid", our heroes struggle to keep the towns secrets under wraps becomes even more difficult when Haven is visited by a whip smart CDC doctor, who comes to believe that there may be an underlying genetic marker to the troubles, and possibly a cure. But there may be more to her agenda in Haven than first meets the eye.

This final season of the season was split into two, 13-episode parts. The second part of the season premieres October 8th, 2015.

Hill Street Blues

Season Six

 

Combining gritty realism and surprising humor to document both the personal and professional challenges of the officers and detectives who protect and serve, the sixth season of this NBC series continues the series' tradition of high-quality, compelling television.

Top-notch writing, directing, and ensemble acting (from cast veterans Daniel J. Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Bruce Weitz, Joe Spano, Betty Thomas, Robert Prosky and Dennis Franz appearing as Lt. Norman Buntz) further solidified its place as one of the all-time finest.

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Basket Case by Nancy Haddock, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015 …

Basket Case by Nancy Haddock, A Silver Six Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

There isn't much crime in Lilyvale, Arkansas, but local authorities have their hands full with Ms. Sherry Mae Stanton Cutler and her housemates — a crafty group of retirees who've dubbed themselves the Silver Six. But when Sherry Mae's niece, Nixy, arrives to keep them in line, Lilyvale also plays host to a killer …

When Leslee Stanton "Nixy" Nix gets the latest call from Lilyvale detective Eric Shoar, she knows it means trouble. There's been another kitchen explosion at her Aunt Sherry's farmhouse, and the dreamy-voiced detective has had enough. If Nixy doesn't check on her aunt in person, the Silver Six could become wards of the court. But the trouble Nixy finds in Lilyvale is not at all what she expects.

The seniors are hosting a folk art festival at the farmhouse, featuring Sherry's hand-woven baskets, when land developer Jill Elsman arrives to bully Nixy's aunt into selling the property. When Jill is later found dead in the cemetery, Sherry is suspected of weaving a murder plot, and it's up to Nixy and the Silver Six to untangle the truth.

— Basket Case by Nancy Haddock

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Prisoner's Base, A Nero Wolfe Mystery by Rex Stout, Now Available at a Special Price

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Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout

A Nero Wolfe Mystery (21st in series)

Publisher: Crimeline

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/07/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

When Priscilla Eads, heiress to the fortune of a cotton towel company, implores Nero Wolfe to sort through a case buried in dirty laundry, Wolfe says no. But hours later, Mrs. Eads and her maid get strangled, and the stories of the suspects don't quite wash.

To the dismay of a greedy board of directors and Mrs. Eads' gold-digging ex-husband, the astute Wolfe decides to scrub away the stain of murder.

— Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout

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Corpse in the Cookery, A Glory Girls Mystery by Susan Spencer-Smith, New This Week from Cozy Cat Press

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Corpse in the Cookery by Susan Spencer-Smith

A Glory Girls Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/07/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Bloody murder in Biddlebourne, West Virginia! Dragon lady Gudrun Wince lies dead at Glory Hallelujah Church, stabbed while concocting Mammy's Marvelous Biscuit Casserole. Sheriff Dooley Skiles, used to nabbing speeders and moonshiners, gears up his backroom boys. But the best suspects hightail, and the culprit eludes Dooley until Edith Fay Smith and the Glory Girls step in.

Their search changes lives forever in tiny Biddlebourne.

— Corpse in the Cookery by Susan Spencer-Smith

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