Forward into Fall: Fiction/Mystery & Suspense

Allison & Busby

(dist. by IPM)

The Iron Horse (Sept., $25.95) by Edward Marston. In Victorian England, D.I. Robert Colbeck must track the case of a disembodied head.

Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution (Jan., $25.95) by Michael Bond. A major snafu involves a smear campaign against Le Guide, France's leading restaurant and hotel guide.

Atlantic Monthly Press

The Last Secret of the Temple (Oct., $24) by Paul Sussman. An Egyptian detective, an Israeli policeman and a Palestinian journalist join forces to solve a murder and track down precious treasure. 50,000 first printing.

Atria

The Art Thief (Sept., $25) by Noah Charney investigates three art thefts in three different countries that may be related. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.

Protect and Defend (Oct., $26.95) by Vince Flynn describes CIA operative Mitch Rapp's attempt to track down terrorists. Ad/promo. 10-city author tour.

Ballantine

The Bone Garden (Sept., $25.95) by Tess Gerritsen. Medical examiner Maura Isles attempts to solve a mystery almost two centuries old. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.

The Venetian League (Feb., $25.95) by Steve Berry finds Cotton Malone searching for the truth about the death of Alexander the Great.

Bantam

No Time for Goodbye (Sept., $22) by Linwood Barclay follows a woman whose entire family disappeared 25 years earlier when she was in high school. 125,000 first printing.

BBC Books

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Sandrine's Paris: A Cultural History of the World's Most Romantic City (Sept., $35) by Sandrine Voillet explores the city's cultural past and contemporary life in a companion book to the BBC series.

Berkley Prime Crime

An Ice Cold Grave (Oct., $23.95) by Charlaine Harris marks the third installment in the author's series of Southern Vampire novels.

Frill Kill: A Scrapbooking Mystery (Oct., $22.95) by Laura Childs. The bestselling author makes New Orleans spookier than usual with scrapbooking tips and recipes.

Carroll & Graf

Dark Delicacies: More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Oct., $26.99), edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb, compiles 20 original stories.

Hell for the Holidays: A Christopher Miller Holiday Thriller (Nov., $27.99) by Chris Grabenstein pits FBI pro Miller against an American terrorist group.

Delacorte

Drop Shot (Sept., $22) by Harlan Coben. Myron Bolitar's client is accused of killing a former WTA tennis star. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Bloodfever (Oct., $22) by Karen Marie Moning. In the newest Fever novel, MacKayla Lane again battles dark magic and the forces of evil. 90,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Dufour Editions

Sweetwater (Nov., $29.95) by Paul Charles. Belfast's Insp. Christy Kennedy deals with a missing person case that resembles a friend's murder.

Garev Publishing Int'l.

(dist. by Midpoint Trade)

Theft of the Master (Oct., $21.95) by Edwin Alexander stirs together Nazis, stolen artwork, murder and centuries of mystery.

Headline

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Death's Door (Sept., $24.95) by Quintin Jardine. Detective Chief Constable Bob Skinner returns to hunt for the murderer of two young female artists.

Headline/Hodder & Stoughton

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

In the Death (Oct., $29.95) by David Wishart features sleuth Marcus Corvinus investigating a murder cover-up.

Hutchinson

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Murder in Mind (Nov., $29.95) by Lundon Stacey. Jockey Matt Shepherd searches for the answers to a woman's murder.

Little, Brown

You've Been Warned (Sept., $27.99) by James Patterson and Howard Roughan explores the impact of a murderous nightmare on a photographer's life. Ad/promo.

Blond Faith (Oct., $25.99) by Walter Mosley. The 10th Easy Rawlins caper plunges the detective into a friend's disappearance and a woman's dark past. Ad/promo. Author tour.

Double Cross (Nov., $27.99) by James Patterson. Alex Cross confronts a serial killer with a penchant for publicity. Ad/promo.

7th Heaven (Feb., $27.99) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. In the latest Women's Murder Club episode, Lindsay Boxer deals with neighborhood fires and a missing child. Ad/promo.

Morrow

20th–Century Ghosts (Oct., $24.95) by Joe Hill. This award-winning collection of short fiction is available for the first time in the U.S. 150,000 first printing.

Friend of the Devil (Oct., $24.95) by Peter Robinson. The writer, who has been called the equal of P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, delivers a new thriller. 100,000 first printing.

NAL/Obsidian

Trashed (Sept., $21.95) by Alison Gaylin exposes the sordid side of Hollywood tabloid reporting.

Mr. Monk in Outer Space (Dec., $19.95) by Lee Goldberg stars the TV detective who has no patience for the crooked.

New Press

Kennedy's Brain (Sept., $26.95) by Henning Mankell examines the greed and suffering behind the AIDS epidemic in Africa. 50,000 first printing.

Oceanview Publishing

(dist. by Midpoint Trade)

Stuff to Die For (Sept., $24.95) by Don Bruns takes James and Skip on a memorable ride involving big dreams, big trouble and a simple truck.

Oldcastle/No Exit

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Kismet (Sept., $24) by Jakob Arjouni sets a story of organized crime in the midst of nationalism and the fallout of the Balkan conflict.

One World Books

Of Blood and Sorrow (Feb., $23.95) by Valerie Wilson Wesley. A kidnapped baby pulls PI Tamara Hayle and her son into a maelstrom of violence and death.

Overlook Press

The Pure in Heart (Sept., $24.95) by Susan Hill brings back D.I. Simon Serrailler and the cathedral town of Lafferton.

Pantheon

The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Sept., $24.95) by Alexander McCall Smith furthers the philosopher's adventures, both as a new wife and mother and on the trail of a mysterious painting's origins. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.

Terminal: A Burke Novel (Sept., $24.95) by Andrew Vachss involves Burke in an extortion scheme that could prove deadly. Ad/promo. 4-city author tour.

Poisoned Pen Press

In the Shadow of the Glacier (Oct., $24.95) by Vicki Delany chronicles the aftermath of the death of a draft dodger in the Canadian town where he fled. Author tour.

Mausoleum (Dec., $24.95) by Justin Scott discusses the investigation of a murder in a mausoleum. Author tour.

Quercus

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

The Fabric of Sin (Nov., $24) by Phil Rickman. The next installment in the series centered on crime fiction heroine Merrily Watkins.

Quirk Books

The Crimes of Dr. Watson: An Interactive Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Nov., $24.95) by John H. Watson, M.D., edited by Duane Swierczynski, allows readers to solve the mystery when Holmes goes missing and Watson is framed for murder.

Scribner

Third Degree (Nov., $25.95) by Greg Iles delves into the possible deadly consequences of adultery. Ad/promo. Author tour.

Blind Fall (Feb., $26) by Christopher Rice details how a Marine, in an unlikely partnership with his captain's male lover, avenges the captain's death. 150,000 first printing.

Simon & Schuster

The Ghost (Oct., $26) by Robert Harris. A ghostwriter discovers dangerous secrets in the memoir-in-progress of a British prime minister. 250,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Soho Press

The First Wave: A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery (Sept., $24) by James Benn embroils Lieutenant Boyle in a murder investigation on the shores of Algeria. 25,000 first printing.

Little Face (Oct., $25) by Sophie Hannah. When Alice returns after leaving her baby in her husband's care, she claims the infant in the crib is not hers. 25,000 first printing.

St. Martin's/Minotaur

Heartsick (Sept., $23.95) by Chelsea Cain. Det. Archie Sheridan struggles to maintain his sanity when a serial killer goes after local teens. Ad/promo. 10-city author tour.

Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Oct., $23.95) by M.C. Beaton. Agatha Raisin tries to have a traditional Christmas while hunting a killer and rekindling a romance. Ad/promo.

Blue Heaven (Jan., $24.95) by C.J. Box tracks two Idaho children pursued by murderers. Ad/promo.

Prepared for Rage (Jan., $23.95) by Dana Stabenow. A NASA launch is threatened when a terrorist, an FBI analyst, an astronaut and a Coast Guard captain cross paths. Ad/promo.

St. Martin's Minotaur/Thomas Dunne

Down River (Oct., $24.95) by John Hart forces Adam Harston to face his past when he is again blamed for a murder he didn't commit. Ad/promo. Author tour.

Touchstone

Hand of Evil (Dec., $25.95) by J.A. Jance embroils a former news anchorwoman in the dark world of teenage sexual predators.