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The two bullet wounds tightly
grouped in the victim’s head could
have been made only by a crack
marksman, and the murder
weapon is one used solely in
special operations, where the
“double tap” has become the
signature of skilled assassins. Paul
Madriani’s client is accused of
killing a beautiful businesswoman
and the guru of a software empire
that caters to the military in Steve
Martini’s Double Tap.
Available now
When high-profile TV journalist
Alison Reynolds is taken off the
air, replaced by a younger face,
she seeks solace in an online
blog for others who have been
similarly let go. But when
threatening posts begin to
appear, Ali realizes that running
a blog is much more perilous
than even hard-hitting television
news in Edge of Evil.
AVON / Paperback
Available now
The president comes to Charley
Castillo in the Department of
Homeland Security when he
needs an investigation completed
discreetly. This time, an American
diplomat’s wife and her children
are in danger if she doesn’t give
up the location of her brother—
a man who knows more than
he should about the Iraq oil-for-food scandal—in W.E.B. Griffin’s
latest thriller, The Hostage.
G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS, A MEMBER OF THE
PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC. / Hardcover
On sale January 2
The Motive is the 13th installment
in John Lescroart’s series featuring
defense lawyer Dismas Hardy and
homicide detective Abe Glitsky. This
time, Hardy and Glitsky are entangled
in a double murder that involves the
upper echelons of San Francisco
society. Finding justice, and the truth,
has never been so elusive—or
so dangerous.
Available now
JOVE / SIGNET, MEMBERS OF THE PENGUIN
GROUP (USA) INC. / Paperback
The Washington Post calls
Bernard Cornwell “perhaps the
greatest writer of historical
adventure novels today.” His
latest, The Pale Horseman,
is the eagerly awaited sequel
to the author’s bestseller
The Last Kingdom, picking up
the day after that novel left off.
Alfred the Great has lost his
kingdom, and though he is a
fugitive, he is determined
to save his empire.
On sale January 3
HARPERCOLLINS / Hardcover
When Nora Sinclair’s fiancé
mysteriously dies, FBI agent John
O’Hara is sure she is the killer. But
as he gets deeper into the case,
it threatens to become a deadly
obsession that could lead to his
own downfall in Honeymoon,
now in paperback!
WARNER / Paperback
Available early January
The winner of the 2005 Edgar Award for
best novel, California Girl is the story of
the Becker brothers, grown and moving on
with their lives in the era of the Vietnam War,
protests and LSD. But when a hideous
murder takes place, it sets the three brothers
on a collision course that could alter their
family forever.
WILLIAM MORROW / Paperback
Available now
Communication consultants give advice on
how to express yourself effectively to boost
your career with verbal skills and body
language in The Big Book of How to
Say It. Plus, the most provocative
architects of the 20th century explore
basic Paolo Soleri concepts such as urban
effect and miniaturization in 35 previously
unpublished essays in What If?
PREN TICE HALL PRESS / Hardcover
