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Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Mystery and Thrillers

Editor, Naomi Gesinger

FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL:
* What We're Reading: "Heartwood," "Darkness Peering,"
"Black Notice," and "Cuba"
* The Cult of Faye Kellerman: An Interview with the Author
of "Jupiter's Bones"
* Hammett the Great: James Ellroy's Ode to a Master
* Sneak Peek: An Excerpt from "Death du Jour" by Kathy Reichs
* New in Paperback: "Yankee Doodle Dead" and "Orchid Beach"
* Editor's Choice: "The Devil's Teardrop" by Jeffery Deaver
* Not Yet Published: Sara Paretsky's "Hard Time" and Dick
Francis's "Second Wind"

WHAT WE'RE READING
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"Heartwood"
by James Lee Burke
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385488432/entertainmentsit
We first met Billy Bob Holland in James Lee Burke's 1997
"Cimarron Rose." The former Texas Ranger turned defense
attorney takes on his second case in Heartwood--defending a
man accused of stealing from the local kingpin.

"Darkness Peering"
by Alice Blanchard
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553111531/entertainmentsit
Alice Blanchard's debut mystery, "Darkness Peering," takes
us deep into the heart of the small town of Flowering
Dogwood, Maine. In 1980, a young girl was murdered there,
but the case went unsolved. Eighteen years later, a similar
murder reopens old wounds and reignites fears.

"Black Notice"
by Patricia Cornwell
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145087/entertainmentsit
Lights, action, scalpel. Chief medical examiner Kay
Scarpetta is back and ready to cut into her 10th
case. "Black Notice" sweeps the doctor away on an
international journey, as she investigates the death
of a stowaway.

"Cuba"
by Stephen Coonts
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031220521X/entertainmentsit
Admiral Jake Grafton storms back for his seventh explosive
adventure in "Cuba." All hell breaks loose when Cuba
discovers that the U.S. has stockpiled chemical weapons in
Guantanamo Bay. Only Grafton can stop the impending warfare.

THE CULT OF FAYE KELLERMAN
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We first met LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker, and his soon-
to-be bride Rina Lazarus, in Faye Kellerman's 1986 "Ritual
Bath." Thirteen years later, the crime-busting couple take
on their 11th case in "Jupiter's Bones," in which they
investigate the mysterious death of a cult leader. In this
exclusive Amazon.com interview, Faye Kellerman explains why
millennium fever ignited her fascination with the secretive
world of pseudoscientific cults.
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HAMMETT THE GREAT: JAMES ELLROY'S ODE TO A MASTER
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There is no denying that Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
had a massive impact on the crime fiction genre, creating
extraordinarily realistic criminal landscapes seldom seen
before. In this Amazon.com exclusive essay, author James
Ellroy pays tribute to his greatest teacher and the master
of the hardboiled genre--the late, great Dashiell Hammett.
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SNEAK PEEK: AN EXCERPT FROM "DEATH DU JOUR" BY KATHY REICHS
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"If the bodies were there, I couldn't find them. Outside,
the wind howled. Inside the old church, just the scrape of
my trowel and the hum of a portable generator and heater
echoed eerily in the huge space. High above, branches
scratched against boarded windows, gnarled fingers on
plywood blackboards."

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NEW IN PAPERBACK
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"Yankee Doodle Dead"
by Carolyn Hart
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380793261/entertainmentsit
When an ex-military man is shot dead in the normally quiet
town of Broward's Rock, South Carolina, amateur sleuths
Annie and Max Darling must restore the peace. A treat for
cozy fans.

"Orchid Beach"
by Stuart Woods
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061013412/entertainmentsit
When Holly Barker quit the Army under difficult
circumstances, she thought Florida's Orchid Beach would be
the perfect place to start fresh. But her new job as police
chief causes deep resentments within the clique-y community.

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EDITOR'S CHOICE
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"The Devil's Teardrop"
by Jeffery Deaver
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684852926/entertainmentsit
In "The Devil's Teardrop," a ruthless assassin massacres
dozens of people on a subway. A handwritten note is the only
clue to his identity. Parker Kincaid, an expert in document
analysis, has only hours to figure out who wrote it before
the killer strikes again.

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NOT YET PUBLISHED
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"Hard Time"
by Sara Paretsky
Publication date: September 14, 1999
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385313632/entertainmentsit
It's been half a decade, but V.I. Warshawski, Chicago's
most-loved private eye, will soon be back on the streets
sniffing out the illicit goings-on of a global multimedia
company. Pre-order now for shipment on September 14.

"Second Wind"
by Dick Francis
Publication date: October 4, 1999
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145621/entertainmentsit
The grand master of the equestrian mystery returns in
October with "Second Wind," another furiously paced ride.
This time the action is up in the sky as TV weatherman Perry
Stuart takes the trip of a lifetime aboard a hurricane-
chasing plane. Pre-order now and we'll ship it as soon as
it's released.

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