eHarlequin.com has released the list of August 2011 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.
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Final Exit
by Laurie Breton
Non-Series
Ten years ago, tragedy tore them apart …
But when FBI special agent Carolyn Monahan walks back into the life of homicide lieutenant Conor Rafferty, the sizzle is undeniable. They are back together, albeit reluctantly, to find the serial killer who is terrorizing Boston.
Caro has made a successful career of putting homicidal maniacs behind bars, and Rafferty is a good cop who's been handed the case of a lifetime. Amid bureaucratic red tape and a mounting body count, they uncover evidence that points to a decade-old unsolved homicide. The tension escalates when the killer develops a psychotic preoccupation with Caro herself.
As the pressure builds to solve the murders, so does the attraction between Caro and Rafferty. But the question remains: Who will get to Caro first, the killer or the cop?
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Stained Glass by Ralph McInerny
A Father Dowling Mystery (27th and final in series)
Art is long …
And life is short. Word has come to Father Dowling that his beloved St. Hilary's is about to be closed. While the popular parish priest manages to take the curveballs of life—and death—in stride, his flock is in an uproar. Especially the church's most influential benefactor. Her grandfather commissioned a famous artist to create St. Hilary's gorgeous stained-glass windows generations ago. Now she's using her family fortune to pay a writer to showcase the artist's work and hopes to save the church.
But skeletons in the family closet start rattling with the discovery of a body hanging in a garage. The victim is misidentified until surprising details link her to the church benefactor's family. Will Father Dowling and the St. Hilary's community unearth the deepest secrets of a family, a community and a church in time to save them all?
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Fifty-Seven Traveling by Lonnie Cruse
A Kitty Bloodworth Mystery (2nd in series)
The antique auto show competition in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, lures car buffs Kitty Bloodworth and her husband to showcase their beloved '57 Chevy, Sadie. But taking home the trophy is proving treacherous when strange and disturbing events seem to follow the couple everywhere—from the ransacking of their cabin, to the murder of a troubled young man hoping to sell Kitty the vintage Chrysler of her dreams.
The victim's parents are heartbroken, but Kitty suspects something is amiss at the farm where they live with the victim's grandmother. Was the seller killed because of the Chrysler? Why was Kitty's camera stolen? And who is stalking the couple? As the show's competition comes to a highly anticipated close, Kitty discovers the real danger hiding in plain sight—but is she too late to keep this road trip from its deadly ending?
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The Stranger in the Opera House by Helen Osterman
An Emma Winberry Mystery (2nd in series)
As the cast and crew rehearse for their debut performance of The Ghosts of Versailles, mystery descends upon Chicago's Midwest Opera House. Sexagenarian Emma Winberry, longtime volunteer, supporter and now an extra in the lavish production, finds her "sixth sense" tickled by sightings of a phantom wandering in and out of the theater. History and modern-day skullduggery merge when Emma discovers a secret room and old documents proving the original building was a station on the Underground Railroad. And that someone is stealing from the cache of historical artifacts.
When the group's archivist and librarian is assaulted and the strange apparition seems to take on more earthly qualities, Emma finds herself delving into intrigue both past and present. She learns that looming danger comes from the devious intent of a very real conspirator.
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The Cinderella Murders by Diane Sawyer
Non-Series
A young woman disappeared three weeks ago from a popular tourist hotel along the scenic New Jersey shore. With nothing but a cryptic phone call to go on, Kelly Madison, the victim's sister, demands action from the local police, who seem oddly reluctant to look for trouble. Luckily for Kelly, one detective agrees with her suspicions, and together they try to piece together the victim's last few days in the sunny seaside town.
With help from a local college professor who has been documenting the very quiet disappearance of several young women in the area, the clues point to a horrifying possibility—the woman has been abducted by a serial killer. Why are so many townsfolk willing to look the other way as murder happens right under their noses? Kelly's persistence soon puts her in harm's way, stalked by a madman eager to make her his next victim.
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