Skeleton Hill Peter Lovesey

Inspector Diamond is faced with a headless female skeleton and the body of a war reenactor

"Inspector Peter Diamond, always thoughtful and humane, delves into the obsessive world of historical re-enactments when two participants in a re-enacted battle find a corpse in a shallow grave — and then one of them disappears."—Seattle Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2009

The Ghosts of Belfast Stuart Neville

Winner of the 2009 L.A. Time Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller and the Spintingler Award for Best First Novel. Nominated for the Anthony, Macavity, Barry, and Dilys Awards.

"In this well-crafted and intriguing series debut, Neville evokes the terrors of living in Belfast during "the Troubles" and manages to makes Fegan, a murderer many times over, a sympathetic character…The buzz around this novel is well deserved and readers will be anticipating the next book in the series."—Library Journal, Starred Review

Collusion Stuart Neville

The line between friend and foe disappears as Detective Jack Lennon stalks a killer haunting the streets of Belfast.

"Neville’s sophomore effort is just as well written and just as violent as his debut...Neville creates sympathy for his characters in the midst of violence and betrayal and reveals Northern Ireland as a country still under the effects of decades of terror."—Library Journal, Starred Review

Red Jade Henry Chang

When two bodies are discovered in Chinatown, Detective Jack Yu is once again confronted with organized, international Chinese crime

G.I. Bones Martin Limon

Military intelligence isn't always an oxymoron

"If you've never encountered Limón in your literary travels, this is a good place to begin your journey."—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Every Bitter Thing Leighton Gage

The son of the Foreign Minister to Venezuela is found dead in his apartment

Dying Gasp Leighton Gage

Chief Inspector Mario Silva confronts his old nemesis, a woman who runs a Brazilian snuff film ring

"Leighton Gage’s third series novel featuring Brazilian Chief Inspector Mario Silva is a dark, violent book with characters that seethe on the page...This is strong stuff for strong stomachs...Readers will smell the steam and stench of the Amazon and recoil from the torture and depredation from which Gage averts his lens, barely in time. "—Boston Globe