Short Recommendations - Uncle Hugo's

Kilmer, Nicholas A Paradise for Fools $14.95 (Fred Taylor #8: PBO; A glimpse of a tattoo puts Fred on the
trail of a painting that may prove to be both rare and valuable. He must proceed with caution
when a potential informant is killed in a suspicious hit-and-run.)
Kurkov, Andrey Death and the Penguin $14.95 (Penguin #1: Reissue; Viktor is out of work, and his only
friend is Misha, a penguin that he rescued when the Kiev zoo started getting rid of animals. A
local mobster has taken a shine to Misha. Viktor lands a job at the newspaper writing 'living
obituaries' of local dignitaries, articles to be used when the time comes. The only thing is, it
seems the time always comes as soon as Viktor writes the article. Slowly understanding that his
own life may be in jeopardy, Viktor also realizes that his penguin might be the only thing
keeping him alive.)
Lavender, Will Dominance $25.00 (Prize student Alex Shipley uncovers information that acquits her mentor,
literature professor Richard Aldiss, of two bizarre murders. Fifteen years later, the killings start
again. Can Alex end the game once and for all?)
Lee, Y.S. The Body at the Tower $7.99 (Agency #2: YA; Mary Quinn, now a trusted member of the allfemale
detective unit, is disguised as a poor boy and sent into the underbelly of Victorian
London to insinuate herself into the confidence of several persons of interest.)
Lehane, Dennis Mystic River $9.99 (Reissue; Sean, Jimmy, and Dave were boyhood friends. Then a strange
car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible
happened that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. 25 years later, Sean
is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. Dave is trying to keep his
demons at bay - demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy's daughter is
murdered, Sean is assigned to the case. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy,
who is inclined to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave, who came home
the night Jimmy's daughter died covered in someone else's blood.)
Lennon, David The Quarter Boys $17.95 (Doucette & Jones #1: When a tourist is discovered murdered in a
guest house in New Orleans' French Quarter, homicide detective Michel Doucette and his
partner Sassy Jones catch the case.)
Lennon, David Echoes $18.95 (Doucette & Jones #2: Winner of the Lambda Award for Gay Mystery. 25
years ago, when three young girls went missing, rookie cop Sassy Jones was assigned to
profile the abductor. Now her ex Carl has committed suicide, leaving behind photos linking him
to the abductions. With Sassy on suspension, her former partner Michel Doucette is assigned to
investigate Carl's possible connection to a string of similar cases.)
Levien, David 13 Million Dollar Pop $24.95 (Frank Behr #3: Frank Behr is on an executive protection detail
for a businessman with political aspirations. After a failed murder attempt on the client, Behr
investigates - and wonders why the Indianapolis cops seem to be burying the incident.)
Linskey, Howard The Drop $13.95 (PBO; David Blake is a white-collar criminal, working for a gangster. When
money and a man go missing, his boss blames him. And with the crime squad and an ambitious
DI both closing in on, it's just a matter of time before David is nicked for good.)
Lippman, Laura The Most Dangerous Thing $25.99 (They were all the best of friends, but over the years they
grew apart - and the memory of the terrible lie they shared faded as well. But when the ne'erdo-well
of their little gang dies, they are suddenly thrown together again. And then the
revelations start. Has their secret been discovered? And is one of the group out to destroy the
others?)
Locke, Hillary Bell But Remember Their Names $14.95 Trade PB, $24.95 HC (Cynthia Jakubec #1: PBO; Six
colonists were killed at the Battle of Lexington, but the life-size diorama of that battle at a
Pittsburgh museum now has seven bodies. Legal intern Cynthia Jakubec is drawn into one of
the sideshows surrounding the investigation.)
Ludlow, Jack The Pillars of Rome $16.95 (Republic #1: Reissue; With barbarians at the gate and enemies
within, Aulus and Lucius - united by a childhood prophecy and an oath of loyalty until death -
must fight for the soul of the Republic and the greatest empire in the world.)
Ludlow, Jack The Sword of Revenge $16.95 (Republic #2: Reissue; Rome has lost its greatest warrior - for
Aulus, the doom-laden prophecy of forty years earlier has come to pass. It is now left to Lucius
to defy the oracle's curse alone. The corrupt and powerful senator leaves nothing to chance in
his bid to survive. But one boy, alone in the world, holds the key to his fate, and the future of the
Republic.)
Lynn, Matt Fire Force $9.99 (Death Inc. #2: To free their African nation from the rule of a brutal dictator,
a group of businessmen hire the Death Inc. mercenaries to assassinate him.)
Macomber, Robert N. At the Edge of Honor $12.95 (Peter Wake #1: 1863: Peter Wake joins the US Navy as a
volunteer officer, and is assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, to command a tiny
armed sloop used to seek and arrest Confederate blockade-runners. He has handled boats
before, but he's new to the politics and illicit liaisons of the war. )
Macomber, Robert N. Point of Honor $12.95 (Peter Wake #2: 1864: In command of a naval schooner, Wake
searches for Army deserters in the Dry Tortugas, encounters an old nemesis during a standoff
with the French along the Mexican coast, and confronts incompetent Federal Army officers
during an invasion of upper Florida.)