Genre Watch: New Mysteries and Thrillers for the Kindle

Spend less time searching for new genre fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Recent genre fiction releases in mystery and suspense fiction include:

Bloodmoney: A Novel of Espionage by David Ignatius. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. Print Length: 372 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (3 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99; Hardcover $15.12. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Someone in Pakistan is killing the members of a new CIA intelligence unit that is trying to buy peace with America's enemies. It falls to Sophie Marx, a young CIA officer with a big chip on her shoulder, to figure out who's doing the killing and why. Her starting point is Alphabet Capital, the London hedge fund that has been providing cover for this secret operation, but the investigation soon widens to include the capitals of the Middle East and the cruel hills of South Waziristan. But the closer Sophie gets to her quarry, the more she realizes that nothing in this gallery of mirrors is quite what it seems..." - Amazon.

Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder. Minotaur Books, 2011. Print Length: 288 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $10.99; Hardcover $16.31. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"The job seems simple. Conway Sax, a no-nonsense auto mechanic with a knack for solving difficult problems, has never liked obnoxious blowhard Tander Phigg. But a promise is a promise. Tander’s a Barnburner, a member of the unique Alcoholics Anonymous group that rescued Conway, and when a Barnburner has a problem, Conway takes care of it. Besides, all Tander wants is to get back his baby, a vintage Mercedes that’s been in a shady auto shop far too long. But Conway soon discovers there's much more to the problem than Tander first let on - especially when Tander turns up dead. Conway was the last person seen with the victim, and on top of that, he has a record, making him the cops’ top suspect...In the tradition of Robert B. Parker and Dennis Lehane, Steve Ulfelder’s crackling debut mystery features a gritty, razor-sharp new voice in crime fiction. Conway Sax isn’t a hired gun or a wise-cracking urbanite. He’s just a mechanic trying to make his way, a blue-collar guy whose ideas about family and loyalty are as deeply held as they are strong." - Amazon.

Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy. Berkley, 2011. Print Length: 288 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (4 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Civil war re-enactors have set up camp on the grounds of Marshfield Manor. The group is very believable, especially when the unrest spills out of the barracks and inside the sumptuous mansion. Grace manages to settle a minor squabble, but loses the war when actor Zachary Kincade is found stabbed to death. Jack Embers, the groundskeeper, falls under suspicion when he’s linked to the death of Zachary’s brother years ago. But there were others out for Zachary, actors who can be very convincing when the coveted role of “General” is on the line..." - www.juliehyzy.com/
This stand-alone mystery is the second in Hyzy's Manor House mysteries following Grace Under Pressure.

The Black Hand by Will Thomas. Publisher. Print Length: Amazon customer rating: Kindle edition $11.99; Paperback $10.95. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"When an Italian assassin's body is found floating in a barrel in Victorian London's East End, enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are called in to investigate. Soon corpses begin to appear all over London, each accompanied by a Mafia Black Hand note. As Barker and Llewelyn dig deeper, they become entangled in the vendettas of rival Italian syndicates - and it is no longer clear who is a friend or foe." - www.willthomasauthor.com/
This is the fifth offering in Thomas's Victorian detective series which began with Some Danger Involved. All five are now available in Kindle editions.

Kissing Arizona by Elizabeth Gunn. Severn House, 2011. Print Length: 208 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (1 review). Kindle edition $9.99; Hardcover $21.13. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Feisty Tucson cop Sarah Burke is back in another outing that’s as much a commentary on modern social issues as it is a crime story. While Sarah is juggling three hot cases - a drug bust gone wrong, the murder-suicide of a local couple, and the discovery of a box of human remains - she also struggles with her home life, what with her adopted niece needing a room of her own, Sarah’s mother suffering a stroke, and boyfriend Will Dietz urging Sarah to move in with him. Mixing the multifaceted plot lines with reflections on illegal immigrants, prostitution, blended families, work-life balance, working mothers, and the effects of the economic recession, Gunn somehow manages it all with panache." - Emily Melton for Booklist.

Smokin" Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2011. Print Length: 320 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. To be released on 6/21/11. Kindle edition $13.99; Hardcover $5.21. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list. Short on time to find evidence proving the killer’s identity, Stephanie faces further complications when her family and friends decide that it’s time for her to choose between her longtime off-again-on-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and the bad boy in her life, security expert Ranger. With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie’s life looks like it’s about to go up in smoke." - Amazon.

The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry. Ballantine Books, 2011. Print Length: 480 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (61 reviews). Kindle edition $12.99; Hardcover $17.16. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

"Four United States presidents have been assassinated - in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963 - each murder seemingly unrelated and separated by time. But what if those presidents were all killed for the same reason: a clause in the United States Constitution - contained within Article 1, Section 8 - that would shock Americans? This question is what faces former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone in his latest adventure. When a bold assassination attempt is made against President Danny Daniels in the heart of Manhattan, Malone risks his life to foil the killing - only to find himself at dangerous odds with the Commonwealth, a secret society of pirates first assembled during the American Revolution. In their most perilous exploit yet, Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt race across the nation and take to the high seas..." - from the hardcover edition.
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