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HIGH ISLAND BLUES by Ann Cleeves
George Palmer-Jones travels to a bird sanctuary in the upper
Texas Gulf Coast marshes to help clear a friend of murder, while
his wife Molly stays behind to do some sleuthing in England. This
is the seventh installment of the birdwatching mystery series;
449-14979-X
Paperback, 250 pp.
--Ivy--
HOUSE OF BLUES by Julie Smith
New Orleans detective Skip Langdon uncovers more than she
bargains for when she investigates the brutal murder of a famous
restauranteur; 8041-1342-4
Paperback, 360 pp.
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July books
--Ballantine--
RAINBOW'S END by Martha Grimes
In the latest Richard Jury novel, three apparently unconnected
deaths in Britain lead the Chief Superintendent to Santa Fe, New
Mexico, and into an astonishing web of greed, murder, and mayhem;
345-39426-7
Paperback, 300 pp.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY by William Bernhardt
Something different from William Bernhardt, creator of the Ben
Kincaid/JUSTICE series: a novel of suspense about a case of
mistaken identity that sets an innocent man on the run; 345-39784-3
Paperback, 416 pp.
IF WISHES WERE HORSES... by Tim Hemlin
The launch of a murder mystery series positioned in the twin
worlds of academe and cuisine -- by an author who is intimately
associated with both.  The bonus in this first novel:
championship racehorses; 345-40318-5
Paperback, 256 pp.
DON'T LOOK DOWN by Tima Smith
A pilot/jump instructor and his ex-wife are the protagonists in
this action-packed adventure; 345-39677-4
Paperback, 272 pp.
--Fawcett--
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS by Julie Smith
New Orleans detective Skip Langdon is on a one-woman crusade
against mayoral candidate Errol Jacomine.  In her quest to prove
to the world what she knows to be true -- that he is pure evil --
she chases clues into the bayou country just as a deadly
hurricane blows in; 449-90937-9
Hardcover, 352 pp.
A SHRED OF EVIDENCE by Jill McGown
When a schoolgirl is found strangled near a playground, Detective
Judy Hill and her boss (and lover) Inspector Lloyd work together
to uncover a plot of adolescent passion and psychotic obsession. 
This is the seventh installment of the Lloyd/Hill series; 
449-91066-0
Hardcover, 304 pp.
DEATH ON THE DIAGONAL by Carolyn Banks
Equestrienne Robin Vaughn and her food critic husband Jeet are
off on another mystery adventure.  In this fourth book, they find
murder at a horse show; 449-14968-4
Paperback, 180 pp.
--Ivy--
RIVER by Roderick Thorp
This novel of the Green River killings by the author of DIE HARD
follows two men on parallel journeys: a psychopathic serial
killer and the detective who has to stop him; 8041-1535-4
Paperback, 300 pp.
DEATH OF A TRAVELLING MAN by M.C. Beaton
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is back and frustrated by a sinister
self-proclaimed gypsy who parks his rusty van in Macbeth's
Highland village.  When the troublemaker is killed, Macbeth's
only regret is that the killer may be one of his friends; 8041-1211-8
Paperback, 170 pp.
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August books
--Ballantine--
THE KNOWLEDGE OF WATER by Sarah Smith
The author of THE VANISHED CHILD returns with her second
historical mystery. Set in Paris during the devastating flood of
1910, a concert pianist and her lover delve into an intricate
network of plots and counterplots that prove to be more dangerous
than the incessant rain; 345-39135-7
Hardcover, 400 pp.
THE MUMMERS'CURSE by Gillian Roberts
From Anthony Award-winner Gillian Roberts: another season,
another murder.  In this sequel to IN THE DEAD OF SUMMER,
schoolteacher Amanda Pepper solves an assassination at the
Philadelphia Mummers' festive New Year's Day parade; 345-40323-1
Hardcover, 240 pp.
THE ALPINE GAMBLE by Mary Daheim
California real estate developers are on the loose in Alpine,
Washington.  Emma Lord, making her seventh appearance as editor-
publisher of the _Alpine Advocate_, keeps an open mind about the
newcomers.  But among other Alpiners, ugly suspicions lead to
dark threats...and murder; 345-39641-3
Paperback, 304 pp.
CALL NO MAN FATHER by William X. Kienzle
When His Holiness the Pope schedules a trip to Detroit, a
security nightmare ensues -- leading to the murder of a priest
with radical views about papal authority.  The latest thriller
starring Motor City's most adroit amateur sleuth: Father Robert
Koesler; 345-38801-1
Paperback, 352 pp.
THE CASE OF THE LAME CANARY by Erle Stanley Gardner
An illicit affair plus a nosy neighbor equals murder in this
classic Perry Mason whodunit, originally published in 1937; 345-35162-2
Paperback, 192 pp.
--Fawcett--
ANIMAL INSTINCTS by Eleanor Hyde
In her second appearance, fashion editor Lydia Miller takes a
sabbatical from her high-class job to work at an animal shelter,
where she unknowingly stumbles upon animal theft, underage
prostitution, and murder; 449-14941-2
Paperback, 240 pp.
THE QUICK RED FOX by John D. MacDonald 
When a beautiful movie star seeks Travis McGee's help in stopping
a blackmailer, his gut says not to touch the case with a ten-foot
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