Crime Fiction Debuts 2010

selected notable debuts

  • Rogue Island
    Author: DeSilvia, Bruce
    $ 25 ISBN: 9780765327260 Date: 2010
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    Someone is burning down the neighborhood that newspaper man Liam Mulligan grew up in, and the public is on the verge of panic. With the whole city of Providence, Rhode Island, on his back, Mulligan must weed through a colorful array of characters to find the truth.
    Updated 9.3.10
  • The Poacher's Son
    Author: Doiron, Paul
    $ 24.99 ISBN: 9780312558468 Date: 2010
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    Set in the wilds of Maine, this explosive tale tells of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive--his own father.
    Suggested Reading: All Stars
    Updated 2.23.10
  • The Eye of the Red Tsar
    Author: Eastland, Sam
    $ 25 ISBN: 9780553807813 Date: 2010
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    In a remarkable debut with the chilling atmosphere of Gorky Park and the historical paranoia of Child 44, a brilliant secret agent is brought back form the brink of civilization to solve the very crime that put him there.
    Updated 3.18.10
  • The Killer
    Author: Hinshelwood, Tom
    $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780312558048 Date: 2010
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    This debut thriller involves a classic cat-and-mouse game between governmentsand assassins and is filled with adrenaline-charged action.
    Updated 2.25.10
  • The Four Stages of Cruelty
    Author: Hollihan, Keith
    $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780312592479 Date: 2010
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    Intense and arresting, this powerful debut follows a female corrections officer who works with a young male inmate to uncover a criminal organization that has taken control of a maximum security prison.
    Updated 10.13.10
  • The Detroit Electric Scheme
    Author: Johnson, D.E.
    $ 24.99 ISBN: 9780312644567 Date: 2010
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    Set against the fascinating backdrop of the burgeoning electric car industry and filled with strong historical detail and dozens of real-life characters, this sure-handed and accomplished debut takes readers back to 1910 Detroit.
    Updated 7.12.10
  • The Rhetoric of Death
    Author: Rock, Judith
    $ 15 ISBN: 9780425236642 Date: 2010
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    "An amazing debut historical novel "(Ariana Franklin, national betselling author of Grave Goods)Paris, 1686: When The Bishop of Marseilles discovers that his young cousin Charles du Luc, former soldier and half-fledged Jesuit, has been helping heretics escape the king's dragoons, the bishop sends him far away-to Paris, where Charles is assigned to assist in teaching rhetoric and directing dance at the prestigious college of Louis le Grand. Charles quickly embraces his new life and responsibilities. But on his first day, the school's star dancer disappears from rehearsal, and the next day another student is run down in the street. When the dancer's body is found under the worst possible circumstances, Charles is determined to find the killer in spite of being ordered to leave the investigation. - Publisher Marketing
    Suggested Reading: All Stars
    Updated 9.28.10
  • The Garden of Betrayl
    Author: Vance, Lee
    $ 25 ISBN: 9780307269775 Date: 2010
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    After a stunning debut with Restitution, Vance makes a triumphant return: a whip-smart, fast-paced, and eerily timely thriller that ties the 2008 global economic meltdown and international energy wars to the heartbreaking story of one family's loss and slow reformation.
    Updated 6.8.10