The Dark Horse
by Craig Johnson
Published 2009 by Viking Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670020874

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Interweaving classic noir sensibilities and humor with contemporary themes of social justice, Johnson's popular Walt Longmire mystery series transports readers to the sparse and rugged landscape of Wyoming. Walt Longmire goes undercover to save a woman in an unfriendly place

Interweaving classic noir sensibilities and humor with contemporary themes of social justice, Craig Johnsonas popular Walt Longmire mysteries transport readers to the sparse and rugged landscape of Wyoming. In "The Dark Horse," the sheriff investigates when his instincts tell him something isnat right about a prisoner accused of killing her husband.

Wade Barsad, a man with a dubious past, locked his wifeas horses in their barn and burned the animals alive. In return, Mary shot Wade in the head six timesaor so the story goes. Walt doesnat believe Maryas confession, and heas determined to dig deeper. Posing as an insurance claims investigator, Walt soon discovers other people who might have wanted Wade dead, including a beautiful Guatemalan bartender and a rancher with a taste for liquor, but not for honesty.

"The Dark Horse" is sure to build on the success of "Another Manas Moccasins" as Sheriff Longmire unpins his star and ventures into a town without pity to save a woman without hope.

First Family
by David Baldacci
Published 2009 by Grand Central Publishing

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780446539753

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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, back from their harrowing and near-fatal adventure in the blockbuster "New York Times" bestseller "Simple Genius," return in a mesmerizing new thriller. A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David into a national security nightmare, but the hostage is not who anyone would expect. Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . .

FIRST FAMILY

It began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts.

This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at Camp David, the presidential retreat. And it ended with a daring kidnapping . . . which immediately turned into a national security nightmare.

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell were not looking to become involved. As former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, they had no reason to be. The FBI doesn't want them interfering. But years ago, Sean King saved the First Lady's husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now, Sean is the one person the First Lady trusts, and she presses Sean and Michelle into the desperate search to rescue the abducted child.

With Michelle still battling her own demons, and forces aligned on all sides against her and Sean, the two are pushed to the absolute limit. In the race to save an innocent victim, the line between friend and foe will become impossible to define . . . or defend.

Loitering with Intent
by Stuart Woods
Published 2009 by G. P. Putnam's Sons

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399155789

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Woods returns with the newest addition to his "New York Times"-bestselling Stone Barrington series. Perennial favorite Woods certainly knows how to keep the pages turning--"Booklist." The newest addition to the "New York Times"a bestselling Stone Barrington series.

Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaineas, and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is having a bad week. So his luck seems to be improving when heas hired to locate the missing son of a very wealthy manalucky because the job pays well, and because the son is hiding in the tropical paradise of Key West. But when Stone and his sometime running buddy Dino Bacchetti arrive in the sunny Keys, it appears that someone has been lying in wait. When Stone very nearly loses his life after being blindsided at a local bar, he realizes that the young man heas been hired to track may have good reason for not wanting to be found. Suddenly Key West is looking less like Margaritaville and more like the mean streets of New York. . . .

Father's Day
by Keith Gilman
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312383657

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Keith Gilman's provocative debut is a dark and atmospheric tale of an ex-cop from Philadelphia who must face old ghosts. Louis Kline, PI, is asked to track down the missing teenage daughter of an old friend. In doing so, he uncovers truths about the alleged suicide of his friend, a fellow officer with the Philadelphia Police Department. They shared accusations that ended both their careers, and a love for the same woman. As Louis further investigates, he comes to understand the tortured life of the girl he's trying to find, and some truths about himself. Keith Gilman knows how cops think and he pulls back the curtain on a disturbing vision of a decaying urban world, haunted by shadows of deceit and death. "Father's Day," a novel of great psychological depth and stark visual imagery, is a terrifying exploration of what lies at the heart of our deepest fears.