Short Recommendations - Uncle Hugo's

National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance The Exquisite Corpse Adventure $7.99 (Kids; Top authors and
illustrators collaborate on this zany, progressive story filled with werewolves, mad scientists, a
talking pig, and 11-year-old twins on a quest to rescue their parents.)
Neggers, Carla Saint's Gate $24.95 (At a convent on the Maine coast, FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin
Donovan investigate a series of art thefts and the murder of a nun, and find themselves in the
crosshairs of a ruthless killer.)
Nesbo, Jo The Redbreast $7.99 (Harry Hole #1: Reissue; While monitoring neo-Nazi activities in Oslo,
police detective Harry Hole is drawn into a mystery with roots in Norway's WWII past; Winner of
the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel.)
Nesbo, Jo The Headhunters $14.95 (Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, but one career simply
can't support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife's fledgling art gallery. One night he meets Clas
Greve, the perfect candidate for a CEO job, and also, perhaps, the answer to Brown's financial
woes. Greve happens to mention that he owns a priceless Rubens painting - and Brown
happens to dabble in art theft.)
Novak, Brenda In Seconds $7.99 (In #2: PBO; When the bikers who blame her for a gang member's death
track her down, Laurel Hodges turns to her next-door neighbor, Sheriff Myles King, for help.)
Parker, Robert B. Painted Ladies $9.99 (Spenser #38: Spenser agrees to provide protection during a ransom
exchange - money for a stolen painting. When he fails to protect his client and the painting
remains stolen, he enters into a daring game of cat-and-mouse with the thieves.)
Patterson, J/Karp, M Kill Me If You Can $27.99 (The world's two best assassins hunt a poor art student who took
advantage of the chaotic aftermath of a killing at Grand Central Station to steal a duffel bag
filled with diamonds.)
Patterson, James Fang $7.99 (Maximum Ride #6: The flock receives a cryptic message, 'The sky will fall.' And
canny birdkid Angel prophesies that Max's soul mate Fang will be the first to die.)
Pelecanos, George The Cut $25.99 (Spero Lucas #1: Iraq war veteran Spero Lucas is now an investigator,
specializing in recovering stolen property, no questions asked. Hired by a crime boss to find out
who's stealing from him, Spero tangles with a world of men whose amorality and violence leave
him reeling.)
Penny, Louise A Trick of the Light $25.99 (Inspector Gamache #7: The murder of Lillian Dyson brings CI
Gamache and his team to the tiny Quebec village of Three Pines, where he finds the art world
gathered to celebrate Clara Morrow's solo show. Nothing is as it seems, and even when facts
are slowly exposed, it is unclear if what they've found is the truth; Signed copies expected)
Peters, Elizabeth Children of the Storm $9.99 (Amelia Peabody #15: Reissue; 1919-1920: The theft of
valuable antiquities from the home of a friend causes great concern in the Emerson household.
Ramses' strange encounter with a woman costumed in the veil and gold crown of the goddess
Hathor only deepens the mystery. And the brutal death of the suspected thief sets Amelia on a
collision course with a formidable and fiendish adversary.)
Peters, Elizabeth Guardian of the Horizon $9.99 (Amelia Peabody #16: Reissue; 1907-1908: Prompted by
news of danger to their friend Tarek, Amelia Peabody and her intrepid family journey once
again to the Lost Oasis, unaware that deception is leading them into a nest of vipers, where a
dreadful fate may await them.)
Peters, Elizabeth The Seventh Sinner $9.99 (Jacqueline Kirby #1: Reissue; Jean Suttman was thrilled to get
an opportunity to study in Rome. But then a fellow student turns up dead, and a series of small
'accidents' occur with disturbing regularity. It's up to eminently practical middle-aged librarian
Jacqueline Kirby to get to the bottom of things.)
Peters, Elizabeth Die for Love $9.99 (Jacqueline Kirby #3: Reissue; Jacqueline heads for NYC to attend the
annual Historical Romance Writers of the World convention, where she finds a hotbed of
jealousy and passion. The sudden death of an vicious gossip columnist looks suspicious. Then
one of the most popular writers receives death threats, and asks Jacqueline for help.)
Peters, Ralph The Officers' Club $7.99 (Lt. Jessie Lamoureaux's mutilated body turns up at an Army post
on the Mexican border. Was she killed by a jealous lover, a drug gang, or someone from past?)
Poyer, David The Towers $25.99 (Dan Lenson #13: After surviving the attacks on 9/11, Dan Lenson finds
himself quickly drawn into a covert SEAL team in search of the terrorists responsible. Their
mission: kill Osama Bin Laden.)
Quinn, Spencer The Dog Who Knew Too Much $25.00 (Chet & Bernie #4: Bernie is invited to give a speech
at a PI convention, but it's Chet that the PI in charge has secret plans for. Meanwhile, the
search for a missing boy in the high country turns dangerous when Chet makes a find that
sends the case in an unexpected direction.)
Reece, Christy Sweet Justice $7.99 (Last Chance Rescue #1: PBO; Desperate to find his niece - one of
many young women who have vanished from college campuses - ex-cop Seth Cavanaugh
turns to the elite Last Chance Rescue organization and operative Honor Stone, who goes
undercover to attract the maniacal cult leader behind the kidnappings.)
Reed, Rick The Coldest Fear $7.99 (Jack Murphy #2: PBO; Detective Jack Murphy is after a serial killer
with a grisly sense of humor; a newspaper reporter seems to have a direct line to the killer - and
a secret he wants to keep hidden.)
Reichs, Kathy Flash and Bones $26.99 (Temperance Brennan #14: When a body is found in a barrel of