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Some of the major hardcover titles (and a few paperbacks) scheduled for release in the U.S.
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Hotlists 2008
Crime Fiction - embedded
May 08
Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
Skeleton at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
The Calling by Inger Wolfe
Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Black Out by Lisa Unger
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Phantom Prey by John Sandford
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Crime Fiction 2007
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Mystery, Suspense, Thrillers, Action & Adventure
| Author | Title | Pub Date | ISBN | Stars | Notes | Debut |
| Abbott, Megan | Queenpin | Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original | |||
| Abbott, Megan | The Song Is You | Jan-07 | 9780743291712 | Kirkus | |
| Abu-Jaber, Diana | Origin | Jun-07 | 9780393064551 | PW, Booklist, Booksense Pick | |
| Akunin, Boris | Pelagia and the White Bulldog (paper) | Jan-07 | 9780812975130 | PW | |
| Aleas, Richard | Songs of Innocence (paper) | Jul-07 | 9780843957730 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Allen, Conrad | Murder on the Celtic | Feb-07 | 9780312356194 | Kirkus | |
| Alleyn, Susanne | A Treasury of Regret | Apr-07 | 978031234371x | LJ, LJ Best Genre | |
| Andrews, Donna | The Penguin Who Knew Too Much: A Meg Langslow Mystery | Aug-07 | 9780312329426 | PW, Lefty Award Nominee, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Andrews, Lori | The Silent Assassin | May-07 | 9780312352714 | PW | |
| Andrews, Sarah | In Cold Pursuit | Aug-07 | 9780312342531 | LJ, Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee | |
| Anscombe, Roderick | Virgin Lies | Mar-07 | 9780312365677 | Kirkus | |
| Ault, Sandi | Wild Indigo: Jamaica Wild | Jan-07 | 9780425213698 | PW, LJ, Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee | 1st |
| Baldacci, David | Simple Genius | May-07 | 9780446580342 | Booklist | |
| Baldacci, David | Stone Cold | Nov-07 | 9780446577397 | PW, Booklist, LJ | |
| Balzo, Sandra | Grounds for Murder: Maggie Thorsen | Dec-07 | 9780727865496 | Booklist | |
| Bannister, Jo | Flawed | Sep-07 | 9780312375669 | LJ | |
| Barclay, Linwood | No Time for Goodbye | Sep-07 | 9780553805550 | LJ, Kirkus | |
| Barnard, Robert | A Fall from Grace: A Novel of Suspense | May-07 | 9780743272209 | Booklist | |
| Barton, Beverly | The Dying Game (paper) | Apr-07 | 978021776896 | LJ | |
| Bass, Jefferson | Flesh and Bone: A Body Farm Novel | Feb-07 | 9780060759834 | Booksense Pick | |
| Beckett, Simon | Written in Bone | Sep-07 | 9780385340052 | PW | |
| Benedek, Emily | Red Sea | Sep-07 | 9780393065527 | LJ | |
| Benedict, Laura | Isabella Moon | Sep-07 | 9780345497673 | 1st | |
| Benn, James R. | The First Wave | Sep-07 | 9781569474716 | LJ | |
| Bennett, Ronan | Zugzwang | Nov-07 | 9781596912533 | Kirkus, Booklist | |
| Benoit, Charles | Noble Lies | Oct-07 | 9781590584507 | PW | |
| Berlinski, Claire | Lion Eyes | Jan-07 | 9781400062959 | PW | 1st |
| Berry, Steve | The Alexandria Link | Feb-07 | 9780345485755 | Booklist | |
| Billingham, Mark | Buried | Jun-07 | 9780061255694 | PW | |
| Black, Benjamin (aka John Banville) | Christine Falls | Mar-07 | 9780805081527 | Kirkus, LJ, Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel | |
| Black, Cara | Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis | Mar-07 | 9781569474440 | PW | |
| Blunt, Giles | By the Time You Read This | Feb-07 | 9780805080612 | Kirkus, Booklist, LJ | |
| Bond, Stephanie | Body Movers: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1 (paper) | Aug-07 | 9780778324843 | PW | |
| Borg, Todd | Tahoe Silence: Owen Mckenna (paper) | Aug-07 | 9781931296151 | LJ, LJ Best Genre, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Bowen, Rhys | Her Royal Spyness | Jul-07 | 9780425215678 | Booklist, Dilys Nominee, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Box, C.J. | Free Fire | May-07 | 9780399154270 | Booklist, LJ, PW, Booklist Top 11 Crime Novels | |
| Bruen, Ken | Priest | Mar-07 | 9780312341404 | PW, Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel | |
| Bruns, Don | Stuff to Die for | Sep-07 | 9781933515106 | Booklist, Lefty Award Nominee | |
| Buchanan, Edna | Love Kills: A Britt Montero Novel | Jun-07 | 9780743294768 | PW, LJ | |
| Burdett, John | Bangkok Haunts | Jun-07 | 9780307263186 | PW, Booklist | |
| Burke, Alafair | Dead Connection | Jul-07 | 9780805077858 | LJ | |
| Burke, James Lee | The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel | Jul-07 | 9781416548485 | Booklist, LJ, PW Best Books, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Cain, Chelsea | Heartsick | Sep-07 | 9780312368463 | Booklist, PW, LJ, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Campbell, Gordon | Missing Witness | Oct-07 | 9780061337512 | Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel | 1st |
| Carey, Mike | The Devil You Know | Jul-07 | 9780446580304 | Kirkus, PW | |
| Carlson, Ron | Five Skies | Jun-07 | 9780670038503 | PW, Booklist, LJ, Booksense Pick, ALA Notable | |
| Carofiglio, Gianrico | Reasonable Doubts (paper) | Oct-07 | 9781904738244 | PW | |
| Carrell, Jennifer Lee | Interred with Their Bones | Oct-07 | 9780525949701 | PW, LJ, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Carter, Stephen L. | New England White | Jul-07 | 9780375413629 | PW, Kirkus, LJ, Booklist | |
| Causey, Toni McGhee | Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very,very) Bad Day | 9780312354480 | The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | ||
| Cavanagh, Thomas B. | Head Games | Jan-07 | 9780312361327 | LJ | |
| Cercas, Javier | The Speed of Light (paper) | Apr-07 | 9781596912144 | LJ | |
| Chabon, Michael | The Yiddish Policemen's Union | May-07 | 9780007149827 | Booklist, Kirkus, LJ, Booklist Top 11 Crime Novels, Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel, LJ Best Books, ALA Notable, Booklist Best Books | |
| Chandra, Vikram | Sacred Games | Jan-07 | 9780061130359 | Booklist, Booksense Pick, Kirkus, LJ | |
| Channer, Colin | The Girl with the Golden Shoes (paper) | May-07 | 978193354262 | Booklist | |
| Charles, Paul | Sweetwater: DI Christy Kennedy | Jan-07 | 9780863223563 | LJ | |
| Chattam, Maxim | The Cairo Diary | Jun-07 | 9780312360993 | Kirkus | |
| Chavarria, Daniel | Tango for a Torturer (paper) | May-07 | 9781933354194 | PW, Booklist | |
| Child, Lee | Bad Luck and Trouble | May-07 | 9780385340557 | Booklist, Kirkus, LJ, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Child, Lincoln | Deep Storm | Jan-07 | 9780739326398 | LJ, Booksense Pick | |
| Church, James | Hidden Moon: An Inspector O Novel | Oct-07 | 9780312352097 | LJ, PW | |
| Cleeves, Ann | Raven Black | May-07 | 9780312359669 | PW, Golden Dagger winner | |
| Cleverly, Barbara | The Tomb of Zeus (paper) | Nov-07 | 9780385339902 | LJ | |
| Cleverly, Barbara | Tug of War: A Joe Sandilands Murder Mystery | Jun-07 | 9780786719570 | PW | |
| Coben, Harlan | The Woods | Apr-07 | 9780525950127 | LJ | |
| Cohen, Jeff | Knee High by the Fourth of July | Lefty Award Nominee | |||
| Coleman, Reed Farrel | Soul Patch | Apr-07 | 9781932557411 | LJ, Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel | |
| Connelly, Michael | The Overlook | May-07 | 9780316018951 | PW | |
| Connolly, John | The Unquiet: A Thriller | May-07 | 9780743298933 | PW | |
| Cook, Thomas H. | The Cloud of Unknowing | Jan-07 | 9780151012602 | Booklist, PW, PW Best Books | |
| Copp, Rick | Fignerprints and Facelifts | Jul-07 | 9780758209627 | PW | |
| Corbett, David | Blood of Paradise | Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original | |||
| Coulter, Catherine | Double Take | Jun-07 | 9780399154249 | PW, LJ | |
| Crais, Robert | The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novel | Feb-07 | 9780743281638 | Booklist | |
| Crombie, Deborah | Water Like a Stone: Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James | Feb-07 | 9780060525279 | LJ | |
| Crusie, Jennifer & Bob Mayer | Agnes and the Hitman | Aug-07 | 9780312363048 | Booklist, LJ | |
| Culhane, Patrick aka Max Allan Collins | Black Hats: A Novel of Wyatt Earp and Al Capone | Apr-07 | 9780060892531 | LJ | |
| Cumming, Charles | A Spy By Nature | Jul-07 | 9780312366353 | PW | |
| Cussler, Clive | The Chase | Nov-07 | 9780399154386 | LJ | |
| Davidson, Diane Mott | Sweet Revenge | Sep-07 | 9780060527334 | PW, LJ | |
| De Castrique, Mark | Final Undertaking | May-07 | 9781590582299 | LJ | |
| Dickinson, David | Death on the Nevskii Prospekt | Feb-07 | 9780786718979 | Kirkus | |
| Dietrich, William | Napoleon's Pyramids | Feb-07 | 9780060848323 | PW, LJ | |
| Disher, Garry | Chain of Evidence | Jul-07 | 9781569474617 | Kirkus, Booklist, LJ, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Dobbyn, John | Neon Dragon | Mar-07 | 9780060878825 | Booklist | |
| Doogan, Mike | Capital Offense | Aug-07 | 9780399154317 | LJ | |
| Doss, James D. | Three Sisters | Oct-07 | 9780312364595 | Kirkus, PW | |
| Downie, Ruth | Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire | Mar-07 | 9781596912311 | Kirkus, LJ, Booklist, Booklist Rising Star Historical Mysteries, The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Drake, Nick | Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead | Apr-07 | 9780060765897 | PW, LJ Best Genre | |
| DuBois, Brendan | Twilight | Nov-07 | 9780312361372 | PW | |
| Dufosse, Christophe | School's Out (paper) | Jun-07 | 978143038115 | PW | |
| Dunn, Carola | The Bloody Tower | The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |||
| Edwards, Martin | The Arsenic Labyrinth | Jan-07 | 9781590583289 | LJ | |
| Edwards, Ruth Dudley | Murdering Americans | Apr-07 | 9781590584132 | Booklist | |
| Ellis, David | Eye of the Beholder | Aug-07 | 9780399154337 | PW | |
| Emery, Anne | Obit | May-07 | 9781550227543 | LJ | |
| Estleman, Loren D. | American Detective | Apr-07 | 9780765312242 | PW, Booklist, PW Best Books, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Evanovich, Janet | Lean Mean Thirteen | Jun-07 | 9780312349493 | PW, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Evans, Justin | A Good and Happy Child | May-07 | 978030735122X | Kirkus, LJ, PW | |
| Ewan, Chris | Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam | Nov-07 | 9780312376338 | PW | |
| Fanning, Diane | Bite the Moon: A Molly Mullet Mystery | Jul-07 | 9781594145490 | LJ | |
| Fate, Robert | Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues (paper) | May-07 | 9780977627622 | LJ | |
| Finch, Charles | A Beautiful Blue Death | Jun-07 | 9780312359775 | LJ, LJ Best Genre, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | 1st |
| Finder, Joseph | Power Play | Aug-07 | 9780312347482 | Booksense Pick | |
| Fleming, James | White Blood | Jan-07 | 9780743299381 | PW | |
| Follett, Ken | World Without End | Oct-07 | 9780525950073 | Kirkus, LJ (followup to Pillars of the Earth) | |
| Forbes, Elena | Die with Me | Oct-07 | 9781596922778 | Booklist, LJ | |
| Fossum, Karin | The Indian Bride | Jul-07 | 9780151011827 | PW, Booklist | |
| Fowler, Christopher | White Corridor | May-07 | 9780553804508 | PW, Booklist, Kirkus, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Franklin, Ariana | Mistress of the Art of Death | Feb-07 | 9780399154140 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Mystery Winner | |
| French, Tana | In the Woods | May-07 | 9780670038602 | Booklist, Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel | 1st |
| Freydont, Shelley | The Sudoku Murder: A Katie McDonald Mystery | Apr-07 | 9780786719778 | LJ | |
| Frost, Mark | The Second Objective | May-07 | 9781401302221 | Booklist, The Reading List Adrenaline Winner | |
| Gagliano, Anthony | Straits of Fortune | Jun-07 | 9780060878096 | Booklist | |
| Gardner, Lisa | Hide | Jan-07 | 9780553804324 | PW, Booklist | |
| Gerritsen, Tess | The Bone Garden | Sep-07 | 9780345497604 | Kirkus | |
| Ghelfi, Brent | Volk's Game | Jun-07 | 9780805082548 | LJ, Booksense Pick | 1st |
| Gimenez, Mark | The Abduction | Aug-07 | 9781593154639 | LJ | |
| Goddard, Robert | Never Go Back (paper) | Sep-07 | 9780385340632 | Booklist | |
| Goddard, Robert | Sight Unseen (paperback) | Jan-07 | 9780440336587 | Booklist | |
| Goffard, Christopher | Snitch Jacket | Sep-07 | 9781585679546 | PW, Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel | 1st |
| Goodman, Carole | The Sonnet Lover | Jun-07 | 9780345479570 | Booklist, Booklist Rising Star Bibliothrillers | |
| Goodwin, Jason | The Snake Stone | Jun-07 | 9780374299354 | PW | |
| Gorman, Ed and Martin H. Greenberg (edt) | Wolf Woman Bay and Nine More of the Finest Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year (paper) | Oct-07 | 9780786719808 | PW | |
| Gorman, Edward | Fools Rush in: A Sam McCain Mystery | Mar-07 | 9781933648323 | LJ | |
| Gowdy, Barbara | Helpless | Mar-07 | 9780805082883 | Kirkus, LJ | |
| Grafton, Sue | T Is for Trespass | Dec-07 | 9780399154485 | Kirkus, PW, LJ | |
| Graves, Asha | Death Pans Out | Mar-07 | 9781590583739 | Kirkus | |
| Greenlaw, Linda | Slipknot | Jul-07 | 9780786866786 | LJ | |
| Greenwood, Kerry | Earthly Delights | Jun-07 | 9781590583937 | LJ | |
| Greenwood, Kerry | The Green Mill Murder | Apr-07 | 9781590582404 | LJ | |
| Gregory, Jill & Karen Tintori | The Book of Names | Jan-07 | 9780312366322 | Kirkus | |
| Griffith, Nicola | Always | Apr-07 | 9781594489351 | Booklist | |
| Gruber, Michael | The Book of Air and Shadows | Apr-07 | 9780060874469 | Booklist, Kirkus, PW, Booksense Pick, Booklist Rising Star Bibliothrillers | |
| Guibert, Emmanuel | Professor's Daughter (paper) | May-07 | 9781596431300 | Kirkus | |
| Gunn, Elizabeth | McCafferty's Nine | Aug-07 | 9780727865144 | Booklist | |
| Guthrie, Allan | Hard Man | Jun-07 | 9780151012985 | Kirkus | |
| Haddam, Jane | Glass Houses: A Gregor Demarkian Mystery | Apr-07 | 9780312343071 | LJ | |
| Haig, Brian | Man in the Middle | Jan-07 | 9780446530569 | LJ | |
| Haines, Carolyn | Fever Moon | Feb-07 | 9780312351618 | LJ | |
| Hall, James W. | Magic City | Mar-07 | 9780312271794 | LJ, Booklist | |
| Hallinan, Timothy | A Nail Through the Heart | Jul-07 | 9780061255809 | Booksense Pick | |
| Hamilton, Masha | The Camel Bookmobile | Apr-07 | 9780061173486 | LJ, Booklist | |
| Hand, Elizabeth | Generation Loss | Apr-07 | 9781931520218 | Booklist, PW | |
| Hansen, Matthew Scott | The Shadowkiller | 9780743294737 | The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | ||
| Harper, Karen | Inferno | Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee | |||
| Harris, C. S. | Why Mermaids Sing: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery | Nov-07 | 9780451222268 | LJ | |
| Harris, Charlaine | An Ice Cold Grave | Sep-07 | 9780425217290 | LJ | |
| Harrison, Cora | My Lady Judge: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland | Sep-07 | 9780312368364 | Booksense Pick | |
| Hart, John | Down River | Oct-07 | 9780312359317 | Booklist, LJ, PW, Edgar Award Nominee Best Novel, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Harvey, Michael | The Chicago Way | Aug-07 | 9780307266866 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Hawke, Richard | Cold Day in Hell | Mar-07 | 9781400064267 | Booklist, Booklist Rising Star Hard-Boiled Detective Novels | |
| Hayder, Mo | Pig Island | Mar-07 | 9780871139528 | PW | |
| Henderson, Jack | Circumference of Darkness | Jun-07 | 9780553805154 | Booklist | |
| Henricks, Vicki | Cruel Poetry | Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original | |||
| Hewson, David | The Seventh Sacrament | Jul-07 | 9780385339568 | Booklist | |
| Heywood, Joseph | Strike Dogs: A Woods Cop Mystery | Sep-07 | 9781599211602 | LJ | |
| Hiaasen, Carl | The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 | Oct-07 | 9780618812639 | PW | |
| Hill, Joe | Heart-Shaped Box | Feb-07 | 9780061147937 | PW, LJ, Booksense Pick, PW Best Books, The Reading List Horror Winner | 1st |
| Hill, Reginald | Death Comes for the Fat Man | Mar-07 | 9780060820824 | Kirkus | |
| Hill, Russell | Robbie's Wife | Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original | |||
| Hill, Susan | The Pure in Heart | Nov-07 | 9781585679287 | Booklist, Kirkus, LJ | |
| Hill, Susan | The Various Haunts of Men | May-07 | 9781585678761 | Booklist | |
| Hockensmith, Steve | On the Wrong Track | Mar-07 | 9780312347819 | PW, Booksense Pick | |
| Hodgson, Ken | The Man Who Killed Shakespeare | Nov-07 | 9781594145988 | Booklist | |
| Hughes, Declan | The Color of Blood: An Irish Novel of Suspense | Mar-07 | 9780060825492 | Booklist | |
| Hunt, James Patrick | The Betrayers | Mar-07 | 9780312362768 | Booklist | |
| Hunter, Stephen | The 47th Samurai: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel | Sep-07 | 9780743238090 | Booklist | |
| Hurwitz, Gregg | The Crime Writer | Jul-07 | 9780670063215 | Kirkus | |
| Huston, Charlie | No Dominion (paper) | Jan-07 | 9780345478252 | PW, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Huston, Charlie | The Shotgun Rule | Aug-07 | 9780345481351 | PW | |
| Ignatius, David | Body of Lies | Apr-07 | 9780393065039 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Indridason, Arnaldur | Voices: A Thriller | Oct-07 | 9780312358716 | Kirkus, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Isaacs, Susan | Past Perfect | Mar-07 | 9780743242165 | Booksense Pick | |
| Jacobs, Jonnie | The Next Victim | Feb-07 | 9780758208019 | Kirkus | |
| James, Bill | Letters from Carthage | Mar-07 | 9780727864604 | Kirkus, Booklist | |
| James, Peter | Looking Good Dead | Mar-07 | 9780786718801 | Kirkus, PW, LJ | |
| Jeffries, Roderic | Murder Needs Imagination | Apr-07 | 9780727864802 | PW | |
| Johnson, Craig | Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Walt Longmire Mystery | Apr-07 | 9780670031573 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick | |
| Johnson, Denis | Tree of Smoke | Sep-07 | 9780374279127 | Booklist, PW, LJ, PW Best Books, LJ Best Books, Booklist Best Books | |
| Jungerson, Christian | The Exception | LJ Best Books | |||
| Kalla, Daniel | Blood Lies | Jun-07 | 9780765318329 | PW, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Kaplan, Janice | Looks to Die For | Feb-07 | 9781416532118 | PW | |
| Karp, Marshall | Bloodthirsty | May-07 | 9781596922099 | Booklist | |
| Kellerman, Jesse | Trouble | Feb-07 | 9780399154034 | PW, Kirkus | |
| Kelly, Jim | The Coldest Blood | Jan-07 | 9780312364786 | Kirkus, Booklist | |
| Kelman, Judith | The First Stone | Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee | |||
| Kerrigan, Gene | Midnight Choir (paper) | Apr-07 | 97833372266 | Kirkus | |
| Kinder, R.M. | An Absolute Gentleman (paper) | Oct-07 | 9781582433882 | Booklist, Kirkus | |
| King, Jonathan | Acts of Nature | Aug-07 | 9780525950080 | Booklist | |
| Klein, Matthew | Con Ed | Mar-07 | 9780446579551 | Booklist | |
| Koontz, Dean R. | The Good Guy | May-07 | 9780553804812 | PW | |
| Koryta, Michael | A Welcome Grave | Jun-07 | 9780312340117 | PW | |
| Kozak, Harley Jane | Dead Ex | Aug-07 | 9780385518024 | PW, LJ, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Kray, Roberta | The Pact | Mar-07 | 9780786719020 | LJ | |
| Krueger, William Kent | Thunder Bay | Jul-07 | 9780743278416 | PW, Dilys Nominee | |
| Kunzmann, Richard | Salamander Cotton | Nov-07 | 9780312360344 | PW | |
| Lansdale, Joe R. | Lost Echoes (paper) | Feb-07 | 9780307275448 | PW | |
| LaPlante, Lynda | The Red Dahlia | Aug-07 | 9781416542834 | Booklist, Kirkus, LJ | |
| Larsson, Asa | The Blood Spilt | Jan-07 | 9780385339827 | Booklist, Kirkus | |
| Lashner, William | A Killer's Kiss | Sep-07 | 9780061143465 | PW, Booklist | |
| Lawrence, David | Down Into Darkness: A Detective Stella Mooney Novel | Oct-07 | 9780312347420 | PW | |
| Lecard, Marc | Vinnie's Head | Mar-07 | 9780312360214 | PW, Booksense Pick | |
| Leon, Donna | Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery | Apr-07 | 9780871139603 | LJ | |
| Leonard, Elmore | Up in Honey's Room | May-07 | 9780060724245 | Booklist | |
| Limon, Martin | The Wandering Ghost | Nov-07 | 9781569474815 | LJ | |
| Lindsay, Jeff | Dexter in the Dark | Jul-07 | 9780385518338 | Booklist, LJ, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Lippman, Laura | What the Dead Know | Mar-07 | 9780061128851 | PW, Kirkus, PW Best Books | |
| Long, Jeff | Deeper: A Thriller | Aug-07 | 9780743284547 | Booklist | |
| Loomis, Jon | High Season | Sep-07 | 9780312367695 | Booklist | 1st |
| Lovesey, Peter | The Secret Hangman | Jun-07 | 9781569474570 | PW, LJ | |
| Lowe, Sheila | Poison Pen | Mar-07 | 9780977627608 | PW | |
| Lucarelli, Carlo | The Damned Season (paper) | May-07 | 9781933372273 | LJ | |
| Lutz, Lisa | The Spellman Files | Mar-07 | 9781416532392 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick, LJ, Dilys Nominee, Alex Awards | 1st |
| Lynskey, Ed | The Blue Cheer (paper) | Mar-07 | 9780809556670 | Booklist | |
| MacBride, Stuart | Bloodshot | Aug-07 | 9780312339999 | PW, Booklist | |
| Magnan, Pierre | Death in the Truffle Wood | Jun-07 | 9780312366667 | PW | |
| Maleeny, Tim | Stealing the Dragon | 978038709970 | The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | ||
| Mankell, Henning | Depths | Apr-07 | 9781595580894 | Kirkus | |
| Mankell, Henning | Kennedy's Brain | Sep-07 | 9781595581846 | Booklist | |
| Marlow, Dan, Fletcher Flora, Charles Runyon | The Vengeance Man/Park Avenue Tramp/The Prettiest Girl I've Ever Killed: A Trio of Gold Medals | Oct-07 | 9781933586144 | Booklist | |
| Maron, Margaret | Hard Row | Aug-07 | 9780446582438 | LJ, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Marshall, Michael | The Intruders | Aug-07 | 9780061235024 | PW, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Martin, Andrew | The Necropolis Railway: A Jim Stringer Mystery (paper) | Jan-07 | 9780156030687 | Kirkus | |
| Martin, David | Our American King | Sep-07 | 9780743267311 | PW, LJ | |
| Martinez, Michele | Cover-Up | Mar-07 | 9780060899004 | PW | |
| Massey, Brandon (edt) | Dark Dreams III (paper) | Jul-07 | 9780758217417 | PW | |
| May, Peter | The Fourth Sacrifice | Feb-07 | 9780312364649 | LJ | |
| Mayor, Archer | Chat | Oct-07 | 9780446582582 | LJ | |
| McCall Smith, Alexander | The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel | Aug-07 | 9780375423017 | Kirkus | |
| McCall Smith, Alexander | The Good Husband of Zebra Drive: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Apr-07 | 9780375422737 | Booklist, PW, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| McCammon, Robert | The Queen of Bedlam (paper) | Oct-07 | 9781416552611 | Booklist | |
| McCarry, Charles | Christopher's Ghosts | May-07 | 9781585679140 | LJ, Booklist | |
| McCarry, Charles | Second Sight: A Paul Christopher Novel | Apr-07 | 9781585678785 | Booklist | |
| McDermid, Val | The Grave Tattoo | Feb-07 | 9780312339210 | Booklist | |
| McFadyen, Cody | The Face of Death | May-07 | 9780553804669 | PW | |
| McGowan, Anthony | Mortal Coil (paper) | Apr-07 | 9780340830499 | Kirkus | |
| McGrory, Brian | Strangled | Feb-07 | 9780743463683 | Booklist | |
| McKinty, Adrian | The Bloomsday Dead | Mar-07 | 9780743266444 | Booklist | |
| McMahon, Neil | Lone Creek | Apr-07 | 9780060792213 | PW, Booklist | |
| Mills, Kyle | Darkness Falls | Nov-07 | 9781593154592 | Booklist, PW | |
| Mills, Mark | The Savage Garden | May-07 | 9780399153532 | LJ, PW, Kirkus | |
| Miyabe, Miyuki | The Devil's Whisper | Oct-07 | 9784770030535 | PW | |
| Moody, Martha | The Office of Desire | Aug-07 | 9781594489495 | Kirkus | |
| Morgan, Richard K. | Thirteen (spec fiction) | Jun-07 | 9780345485250 | PW, Booklist | |
| Morrell, David | Scavenger | Mar-07 | 9781593154417 | Booklist | |
| Mosley, Walter | Blonde Faith | Oct-07 | 9780316734592 | LJ, PW | |
| Muller, Marcia | The Ever-Running Man | Jul-07 | 9780446582421 | PW, Booklist | |
| Murphy, Yannick | Signed, Mata Hari | Nov-07 | 9780316112642 | PW | |
| Murray, Colin | After a Dead Dog | Mar-07 | 9780786719617 | LJ | |
| Nadelson, Reggie | Fresh Kills | Sep-07 | 9780802715999 | PW, LJ, LJ Best Genre | |
| Nesbo, Jo | The Redbreast | Dec-07 | 9780061133992 | PW, LJ | |
| Nikitas, Derek | Pyres | Oct-07 | 9780312363970 | Edgar Award Nominee Best First Novel | 1st |
| Nonami, Asa | The Hunter | Feb-07 | 9784770030252 | LJ | |
| Norman, Michael | The Commission | Feb-07 | 9781590583586 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Oates, Joyce Carol | The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense | Aug-07 | 9780151015313 | PW | |
| O'Brien, Charles | Cruel Choices | May-07 | 9780727864635 | Kirkus | |
| O'Connell, Carol | Find Me: Mallory | Jan-07 | 9780399153952 | Booklist, LJ, Booksense Pick | |
| O'Connor, Jane | Dangerous Admissions: Confessions of a Closet Sleuth (paper) | Aug-07 | 9780061240867 | PW | |
| Parker, I.J. | Island of Exiles (paper) | Oct-07 | 9780143112594 | PW | |
| Parker, Robert B. | High Profile: Jesse Stone | Feb-07 | 9780399154041 | Booklist | |
| Parker, Robert B. | Now and Then | Oct-07 | 9780399154416 | Booklist | |
| Parker, T. Jefferson | Storm Runners | Mar-07 | 9780060854232 | Booklist, LJ, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Parshall, Sandra | Disturbing the Dead | Mar-07 | 9781590583784 | LJ | |
| Paton Walsh, Jill | The Bad Quarto: An Imogen Quy Mystery | Mar-07 | 9780312354091 | PW | |
| Patterson, Richard North | The Race | Oct-07 | 9780805079487 | LJ | |
| Peace, David | Tokyo Year Zero | Sep-07 | 9780307263742 | PW | |
| Pearson, Ridley | Killer Weekend | Jul-07 | 9780399154072 | Booklist, LJ, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Penney, Stef | The Tenderness of Wolves | Jul-07 | 9781416540748 | LJ, Kirkus, PW, Costa Award (formerly Whitbread) Best First Novel, Booksense Pick, LJ Best Books, The Reading List Historical Fiction Nominee | 1st |
| Penny, Louise | A Fatal Grace: An Armand Gamache Mystery | May-07 | 9780312352561 | LJ, Kirkus, Booklist Rising Star Cozies, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Perry, Anne | We Shall Not Sleep | Apr-07 | 9780345456601 | PW | |
| Pfarrer, Chuck | Killing Che | Apr-07 | 9781400063932 | Booklist | |
| Pinter, Jason | The Mark (paper) | Jul-07 | 9780778324898 | LJ | |
| Pollero, Rhonda | Knock Off | Mar-07 | 9780758215576 | Kirkus | |
| Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child | The Wheel of Darkness | Aug-07 | 9780446580281 | Booklist, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Pringle, Peter | The Day of the Dandelion: An Arthur Hemmings Mystery | May-07 | 9781416540755 | Kirkus | 1st |
| Rabin, Jonathan | Surveillance | PW Best Books | |||
| Rankin, Ian | The Naming of the Dead: Rebus | Apr-07 | 9780316057578 | LJ, BCA Crime Thriller, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Raybourn, Deanna | Silent in the Grave | Jan-07 | 9780778324102 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick, Dilys Nominee | |
| Reasoner, James | Dust Devil | Jan-07 | 9780809572458 | PW, Booklist, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Reaves, Sam | Homicide 69 | Jan-07 | 9780786718122 | Kirkus | |
| Rees, Matt Beynon | The Collaborator of Bethlehem | Feb-07 | 9781569474426 | PW, Booklist, Booklist Top 11 Crime Novels,PW Best Books | |
| Rehder, Ben | Gun Shy | May-07 | 9780312357528 | PW | |
| Rendell, Ruth | The Water's Lovely | Jul-07 | 9780307381361 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Richtel, Matt | Hooked: A Thriller about Love and Other Addictions | Jun-07 | 9780446580083 | Booksense Pick | |
| Rickman, Phil | The Remains of an Altar: Merrily Watkins | Apr-07 | 9781905204519 | PW | |
| Rollins, David A. | The Death Trust | Sep-07 | 9780553805345 | LJ | |
| Rose, M. J. | The Reincarnationist | Sep-07 | 9780778324201 | LJ, PW, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Rosenfelt, David | Play Dead | May-07 | 9780446582414 | PW, Booklist, LJ, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Rowe, Rosemary | A Coin for the Ferryman | May-07 | 9780755327430 | PW | |
| Rowland, Laura Joh | The Snow Empress: A Thriller | Oct-07 | 9780312365424 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Royal, Priscilla | Justice for the Damned | Jun-07 | 9781590583302 | PW | |
| Rucka, Greg | Patriot Acts | Aug-07 | 9780553804737 | PW | |
| Ruff, Matt | Bad Monkeys | Aug-07 | 9780061240416 | Booklist | |
| Sakey, Marcus | The Blade Itself | Jan-07 | 9780312360313 | PW, LJ, Booksense Pick, Dilys Nominee | 1st |
| Salzmann, Cynthia | Crime & Clutter (paper) | Apr-07 | 9781582296449 | LJ | |
| Sansom, C. J. | Sovereign: A Matthew Shardlake Mystery | Apr-07 | 9780670038312 | Kirkus, Booklist | |
| Sansom, Ian | The Case of the Missing Books: A Mobile Library Mystery (paper) |
Jan-07 | 9780060822507 | Booklist, Booksense Pick | |
| Santlofer, Jonathan | Anatomy of Fear: A Novel of Visual Suspense | Apr-07 | 9780060881979 | LJ | |
| Schatzing, Frank | Death and the Devil | Sep-07 | 9780061349485 | PW, LJ | |
| Schwegel, Theresa | Person of Interest | Nov-07 | 9780312364267 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Schwegel, Theresa | Probable Cause | Jan-07 | 9780312343163 | Kirkus | |
| Scott, Justin | Mausoleum: A Ben Abbott Mystery | Dec-07 | 9781590584682 | Kirkus | |
| Seranella, Barbara | Deadman's Switch | Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee | |||
| Seymour, Gerald | Rat Run: A Thriller | Mar-07 | 9781585678945 | Kirkus | |
| Sharp, Zoe | Second Shot: A Charlie Fox Thriller | Sep-07 | 9780312358952 | Booklist | |
| Silva, Daniel | The Secret Servant | Jul-07 | 9780399154225 | LJ, PW, PW Best Books, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Silvis, Randall | In a Town Called Mundomuerto (paper) | Apr-07 | 9781890650193 | PW | |
| Simmons, Dan | The Terror | Jan-07 | 9780316017442 | Kirkus, PW, LJ, Booksense Pick | |
| Slaughter, Karin | Beyond Reach | Jul-07 | 9780385339476 | PW, PW Best Books | |
| Smith, Martin Cruz | Stalin's Ghost: Arkady Renko | Apr-07 | 9780743276726 | PW, LJ, Booksense Pick, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Smith, Wilbur | The Quest | The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |||
| Somoza, Jose Carlos | Zig Zag | Apr-07 | 9780061193712 | Booklist, Booklist Rising Star International Crime | |
| Spiegleman, Peter (edt) | Wall Street Noir (paper) | Jun-07 | 978193354231 | PW | |
| Stabenow, Dana | A Deeper Sleep: A Kate Shugak Novel | Jan-07 | 9780312343224 | PW | |
| Stasiuk, Andrzej | Nine | May-07 | 9780151010646 | PW | |
| Steinhauer, Olen | Victory Square | Aug-07 | 9780312369712 | Booklist Rising Star Spy/Espionage, Booklist, LJ, The The Reading List Mystery Nominee | |
| Stone, David | The Echelon Vendetta | Mar-07 | 9780399154089 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick | |
| Stone, Eric | Grave Imports: A Ray Sharp Mystery | Sep-07 | 9781932557466 | LJ | |
| Stott, Rebecca | Ghostwalk | May-07 | 9780385521062 | PW, Kirkus, Booklist | 1st |
| Sussman, Paul | The Last Secret of the Temple | Oct-07 | 9780871139726 | Booklist | |
| Swain, James | Midnight Rambler | Sep-07 | 9780345475466 | LJ | |
| Swann, Leonie | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story | Jun-07 | 9780385521116 | Booklist, LJ, Booksense Pick | |
| Tallman, Shirley | The Cliff House Strangler | Jul-07 | 9780312357566 | LJ | |
| Taylor, D. J. | Kept: A Victorian Mystery | May-07 | 9780061146084 | Kirkus, PW,PW Best Books | |
| Temple, Peter | The Broken Shore | May-07 | 9780374116934 | Booklist, PW, Booklist Top 11 Crime Novels, LJ, LJ Best Books | |
| Thomas, Donald | The Execution of Sherlock Holmes: New Adventures of the Great Detective | Jan-07 | 9781933648224 | PW | |
| Thomas, Edwin | Treason's River | Jan-07 | 9780312325169 | Kirkus | |
| Thomson, Rupert | Death of a Murderer | Aug-07 | 9780307265845 | PW | |
| Thurlo, Aimee & David | Turquoise Girl | Apr-07 | 9780765317155 | Booklist | |
| Tierney, Ronald | Asphalt Moon: Deets Shanahan Mysteries | May-07 | 9780727864932 | Kirkus | |
| Todd, Charles | A False Mirror: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery | Jan-07 | 9780060786731 | PW | |
| Tonkin, Peter | The Ship Breakers | May-07 | 9780727864864 | Booklist | |
| Trinchieri, Camilla | The Price of Silence | Jun-07 | 9781569474587 | Kirkus | |
| Truluck, Bob | The Art of Redemption | Jan-07 | 9780939767564 | Booklist | |
| Tursten, Helene | The Glass Devil | Apr-07 | 9781569474525 | LJ | |
| Twelve Hawks, John | The Dark River | Jul-07 | 9780385514293 | Booklist | |
| Twining, James | The Black Sun | Jan-07 | 9780060762148 | Booksense Pick | |
| Unger, Lisa | Sliver of Truth | Jan-07 | 9780307338464 | Booklist, PW, Booksense Pick, Booklist Rising Star Suspense/Thriller | |
| Van Patten, Vince | The Picasso Flop | Feb-07 | 9780892960705 | LJ | |
| Vance, Lee | Restitution | Jul-07 | 9780307266323 | Booklist, The Reading List Adrenaline Nominee | |
| Vargas, Fred | Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand (paper) | Aug-07 | 9780143112167 | Kirkus, Booksense Pick | |
| Viets, Elaine | Murder with Reservations | Lefty Award Nominee | |||
| White, Davide | When One Man Dies (paper) | Oct-07 | 9780307382788 | PW | |
| White, Stephen | Dry Ice | Mar-07 | 9780525949978 | PW | |
| Whitelaw, Stella | Turn and Die | May-07 | 9780727864963 | Kirkus | |
| Wignall, Kevin | Who is Conrad Hirst | Edgar Award Nominee Best Paperback Original | |||
| Willocks, Tim | The Religion (historical action & adventure) | May-07 | 9780374248659 | PW, LJ, Kirkus, Booksense Pick, The Reading List Historical Fiction Winner | |
| Wilson, Andrew | The Lying Tongue | Feb-07 | 9780743293976 | PW | |
| Wilson, Derek | Unquiet Spirit: A Nathaniel Gye, Paranormal Investigator, Mystery | Jan-07 | 9780786718544 | PW | |
| Wimberley, Darryl | Pepperfish Keys: A Detective Barrett Raines Mystery | Jul-07 | 9780312361396 | Booklist | |
| Wynn, Patricia | Motive from the Deed: Featuring Blue Satan and Mrs. Kean | Feb-07 | 9780977191338 | LJ | |
| Xiaolong, Qiu | Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel | Nov-07 | 9780312371074 | Kirkus |
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