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JANUARY 2011
 Laura Lippman, THE GIRL IN THE GREEN RAINCOAT
Avon A, $11.99 (signed trade paperback original)
Threatened by an at–risk, late pregnancy, Tess Monaghan is forced to stay tucked away on her winterized porch, immobile. As she watches the world go by, she begins to obsess over the disappearance of a chic, blonde green–raincoated dog walker she'd seen from her comfy prison. Trapped inside, Tess must marshal her forces – doting artist boyfriend Crow, best friend Whitney Talbot, middle-aged assistant gumshoe Mrs. Blossom, and researcher Dorie Starnes – to probe the mystery. This book first appeared in serial format in the New York Times Sunday Magazine.
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DECEMBER 2010
 Milton T. Burton, NIGHTS OF THE RED MOON
Minotaur, $24.99 (unsigned first edition)
Set in East Texas, Burton's rip–snorting third mystery will appeal to fans of Bill Crider, Ben Rehder, and Kinky Friedman. When the bullet–ridden body of Amanda Twiller turns up in front of her pastor husband's Methodist church, Beauregard "Bo" Handel, the Caddo County sheriff, investigates. Bo's rowdy "good ole boy" zeal may be a bit outrageous for some, but Burton has created a cowboy hero that readers will want to see more of.
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GRAHAM'S TOP SIX OF 2010
Michael Ayoob, IN SEARCH OF MERCY. Minotaur, $24.99. Michael Ayoob won the PWA Private Eye Novel Award for his debut book. This story about an ex-hockey player who finds himself hired by a homeless man to find a vanished starlet is tight, twisted, and darkly funny. If you like hockey, the legends of old Hollywood, and creepy mannequins then this one is for you.
Eric Beetner and JB Kohl, ONE TOO MANY BLOWS TO THE HEAD. Second Wind Publishing, $13.95 (trade paperback original). Hope you have a strong jaw,'cause ONE TOO MANY BLOWS will knock you all the way back to 1930's Kansas City. This period piece bleeds vengeance on every page, as a tough guy trainer fights his way through the mean streets of depression era America in search of payback for his brother's murder.
Jim Nisbet, A MOMENT OF DOUBT. PM Press, $13.95 (trade paperback reprint). A reissue this may be, but outdated it's not. Nisbet's mystery writing protagonist's paranoia, perversion, and surreal visions all ring as fearfully true today as they did when the book was written in 1985. Strap in and let A MOMENT OF DOUBT take you into the bizarre world of the pulp fiction writer, where reality and fantasy are never far apart.
Michael Wiley, THE BAD KITTY LOUNGE. Minotaur, $24.99. The magnificent second installment of Michael Wiley's Joe Kozmarski P.I. series is even better than the first. Gritty and real, it has no shortage of heart. BAD KITTY finds Joe embroiled in a scandal of sex, drugs, and politics dating back to Chicago's rough 70's. But can Joe crack the case in time to make his young nephew dinner?
John Rector, THE COLD KISS. Forge, $24.99. The best suspense novel of the year. On a lonely highway cutting through the midwest, need leads to deceit, deceit leads to desperation, desperation leads to ' well, very bad things.
Benjamin Whitmer, PIKE. PM Press/Switchblade, $15.95 (trade paperback original). Dark, dangerous, tragic, beautifully written debut. The story of a small town in Ohio where pain is a way of life and redemption doesn't come cheap, PIKE cuts the human condition open and puts it on display for the world to see. Take a look.
NOVEMBER 2010
 Walter Mosley, THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY
Riverhead, $25.95 (signed first edition)
At 91, Ptolemy Grey is one of the world's forgotten: by his family, by his friends, even by himself. He is marooned in a cluttered Los Angeles apartment until, at his grandnephew's funeral, he meets Robyn and experiences a seismic shift in his head, his heart, and his life. Seventeen and without a family of her own, Robyn is unlike anyone Ptolemy has ever known. She and Ptolemy form an unexpected bond that reinvigorates his world. With Robyn's help, Ptolemy moves from isolation back into the brightness of friendship and desire. But Robyn's challenges also push Ptolemy to make a life–changing decision that will affect both of them, as he unlocks the secrets he has carried for decades.
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 Benjamin Whitmer, PIKE
PM Press (Switchblade), $15.95 (signed paperback original)
PIKE is the story of Douglas Pike, former drug dealer and strongarm, as he returns to his hometown in the Appalachian Mountains. Pike finds himself suddenly taking on new responsibilities when his when his daughter overdoses and he's charged with caring for his young granddaughter, Wendy. With her arrival comes Derrick Krieger, a brutal cop, who appears to have a strange interest in the young girl. Pike sets out on a journey through the slums of Cincinnati and the hollows of Appalachia seeking to unmask Krieger, protect Wendy, and find his own redemption. Not for the faint of heart, PIKE is as hardboiled as it gets.
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