New Hardcover Mysteries for February 2008

The following new hardcover mysteries are scheduled to be published this month. To browse more recently published new mystery books, select the appropriate month from the column on the left. indicates a review of the book is available from .


A Kind of Acquaintance by David Armstrong

: A Kind of Acquaintance

Frank Kavanagh (4th)

Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton

: Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter

Aunt Dimity (13th)

Wild Inferno by Sandi Ault

: Wild Inferno

Jamaica Wild (2nd)

A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron

: A Flaw in the Blood

Non-series

The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass

: The Devil's Bones

Bill Brockton, Body Farm (3rd)

Death of a Gentle Lady by M. C. Beaton

: Death of a Gentle Lady

Hamish Macbeth (24th)

Unknown Means by Elizabeth Becka

: Unknown Means

Evelyn James (2nd)

The Ghost War by Alex Berenson

: The Ghost War

John Wells (2nd)

Gambit by Karna Small Bodman

: Gambit

Cameron Talbot (2nd)

Burn Zone by James O. Born

: Burn Zone

Alex Duarte (2nd)

A Person of Interest by Susan Choi

: A Person of Interest

Non-series

Wash and Die by Barbara Colley

: Wash and Die

Charlotte LaRue (7th)

Of All Sad Words by Bill Crider

: Of All Sad Words

Dan Rhoades (15th)

The Secret Scroll by Ronald Cutler

: The Secret Scroll

Non-series

The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim

: The Alpine Traitor

Emma Lord (20th)

The Poisoner of Ptah by P. C. Doherty

: The Poisoner of Ptah

Amerotke (6th)

Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno

: Sins of the Assassin

Rakkim Epps, Assassin (2nd)

Nameless Night by G. M. Ford

: Nameless Night

Non-series

The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin

: The Serpent's Tale

Non-series

Stalked by Brian Freeman

: Stalked

Jonathan Stride (3rd)

Miscarriage of Justice by Kip Gayden

: Miscarriage of Justice

Non-series

Irish Tiger by Andrew M. Greeley

: Irish Tiger

Nueala McGrail (11th)

Cool in Tucson by Elizabeth Gunn

: Cool in Tucson

Sarah Burke (1st)

Hell's Bay by James W. Hall

: Hell's Bay

Thorn (10th)

Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris

: Pushing Up Daisies

Paula Holliday, Dirty Business (1st)

Gone to Ground by John Harvey

: Gone to Ground

Non-series

Snowbird's Walk by Joe L. Hensley

: Snowbird's Walk

Non-series

The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins

: The Killing Ground

Sean Dillon (14th)

The Black Dove by Steve Hockensmith

: The Black Dove

Holmes on the Range (3rd)

What Never Happens by Anne Holt

: What Never Happens

Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo (2nd)

Moonlight Downs by Adrian Hyland

: Moonlight Downs

Emily Tempest (1st)

Final Curtain by Richard Tyler Jordan

: Final Curtain

Polly Pepper (2nd)

The Night Following by Morag Joss

: The Night Following

Non-series

The Vagabond Virgins by Ken Kuhlken

: The Vagabond Virgins

Hickey Family (5th)

Betrayal by John Lescroart

: Betrayal

Dismas Hardy (12th)

The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang

: The Eye of Jade

Mei Wang (1st)

The Blood Ballad by Rett MacPherson

: The Blood Ballad

Torie O'Shea (11th)

The Killing Room by Peter May

: The Killing Room

Li Yan and Margaret Campbell (3rd)

Slip of the Knife by Denise Mina

: Slip of the Knife

Paddy Meehan (3rd)

Shades of Blue by Bill Moody

: Shades of Blue

Evan Horne (6th)

As the World Churns by Tamar Myers

: As the World Churns

Magdalena Yoder, Pennsylvania Dutch (16th)

Bound by Blood by Blood by Rick Nelson

: Bound by Blood

Jack Brenner (1st)

The Shanghai Tunnel by Sharan Newman

: The Shanghai Tunnel

Non-series

The First Patient by Michael Palmer

: The First Patient

Medical thriller (13th)

Stranger in Paradise by Robert B. Parker

: Stranger in Paradise

Jesse Stone (7th)

L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker

: L.A. Outlaws

California Crime (15th)

Hush My Mouth by Cathy Pickens

: Hush My Mouth

Avery Andrews, Southern Fried (4th)

The Death Chamber by Sarah Rayne

: The Death Chamber

Non-series

A Grave in Gaza by Matt Beynon Rees

: A Grave in Gaza

Omar Yussef (2nd)

Strangers in Death by J. D. Robb

: Strangers in Death

Eve Dallas, In Death (26th)

Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline

: Lady Killer

Rosato and Associates (10th)

Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell

: Ice Trap

Non-series

The Lost City by Henry Shukman

: The Lost City

Non-series

Judas Horse by April Smith

: Judas Horse

Ana Grey (3rd)

Prepared for Rage by Dana Stabenow

: Prepared for Rage

Non-series

Criminal Paradise by Steven M. Thomas

: Criminal Paradise

Non-series

Desert Cut by Betty Webb

: Desert Cut

Lena Jones (5th)

The Abyssinian Proof by Jenny White

: The Abyssinian Proof

Kamil Pasha (2nd)

An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear

: An Incomplete Revenge

Maisie Dobbs (5th)