Location Codes:
MN = Main Library
DR = Dobson Ranch Branch
RM = Red Mountain Branch (East Mesa)

Billingham, Mark. Sleepyhead. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
When a victim of a deliberately induced stroke is discovered, completely aware of her surroundings but unable to move or communicate, Detective Tom Thorne is horrified to learn that the attacker's intention is to leave his victims hanging between life and death.

Burke, Jan. Nine: a Novel of Suspense. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
LAPD homicide detective Alex Hartwick tackles a perplexing case in which all the victims in a series of murders are on the FBI's Most Wanted list, a situation that is further complicated when his own nephew is implicated.

Delaney, Matthew B.J. Jinn. 2003. Fiction (DR, RM).
Investigating a string of unusual murders in Boston, two police detectives find themselves tracing leads back to a group of World War II marines and a South Seas island that harbors an ancient secret.

Deutermann, Peter. T. Darkside. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
Investigating the falling death of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman who was found wearing a female student's underclothing, Ev, the female student's father, fears his daughter will be unfairly branded by corrupt bureaucratic agents at the Academy.

Gerritsen, Tess. The Apprentice. 2002. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
Although serial killer Warren Hoyt is behind bars, a copycat-at-large continues his legacy of murders performed with twisted medical techniques.

Graham, Heather. Hurricane Bay. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
When ex-special forces agent-turned-private eye Dane Whitelaw discovers he is being set up by a serial killer to take the fall for the murder of his former lover, Sheila, he teams up with Sheila's best friend to discover the truth.

Jones, Tayari. Leaving Atlanta. 2002. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
A tale based on the Atlanta child murders of 1979 finds Tasha coping with her parents' separation in the wake of a first crush, Rodney struggling to make friends while vying for his father's approval, and Octavia facing down the in crowd at school.

Joyce B.D. Deadly Affairs (Francesca Cahill Mystery Series). 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
As they investigate a brutal murder, socialite heiress-turned-sleuth Francesca Cahill and New York City Police Commissioner Rick Bragg come face-to-face with a perilous web of corruption and betrayal as they expose the dark underbelly of turn-of-the century New York high society.

Kellerman, Jonathan. A Cold Heart. 2003. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
Forensic psychologist-turned-sleuth Alex Delaware searches for a cold-blooded psychotic responsible for the brutal murders of a painter, a ballet dancer, a blues musician, a punk rock singer, and a concert pianist.

King, Jonathon. A Visible Darkness. 2003. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
Haunted by memories of his career as a police officer, Max Freeman isolates himself in the Everglades before learning about a series of murders involving low-income elderly women with sizable insurance policies.

Lasdun, James. The Horned Man. 2002. Fiction (RM).
When he realizes he is being framed for a series of brutal murders, Lawrence Miller, an English expatriate and professor of gender studies, begins a game of cat and mouse with his pursuers through the streets of Manhattan.

Lovett, Sarah. Dark Alchemy (Sylvia Strange Mystery Series). 2003. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
In the wake of a series of research laboratory murders, forensic psychologist Sylvia Strange is assigned to build a profile that may link the killings to a suspected toxicologist.

McDermid, Val. Last Temptation. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
Forensic profiler Dr. Tony Hill is called in to track a vicious killer across northern Europe, a case that he takes on when the next victim is an old friend and that is soon complicated by his former partner, Detective Carol Jordan.

Monsour, Theresa. Clean Cut. 2003. Mystery (MN, RM).
When a young prostitute is brutally murdered in St. Paul, homicide detective Paris Murphy, aided by detective Gabriel Nash, tracks down a serial killer by using herself as a snare.

Nasaw, Jonathan. Fear Itself (E.L. Pender Suspense Series). 2003. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
On his last day with the FBI, special agent E. L. Pender is drawn into the case of phobia disorder patient Dorie Bell, whose fellow attendees of a Las Vegas phobia convention have died in manners inconsistent with their fears.

O'Brien, Edna. In the Forest. 2002. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
Michen O'Kane, who was born with a killer instinct, unleashes his murderous rage along the countryside of western Ireland, drawing innocent victims into the forest of his twisted fantasies.

Preston, Douglas J. The Cabinet of Curiosities. 2002. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
FBI agent Pendergast and archaeologist Nora Kelly join forces to stop a vicious murderer when the discovery of the remains of thirty-six victims of a nineteenth-century serial killer apparently sets off a new series of similar killings.

Santlofer, Jonathan. The Death Artist. 2002. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
Art historian and PBS host Kate McKinnon finds herself drawn back into her past as an NYPD officer when a series of ritualistic murders makes victims of her peers in the New York art world.

Smith, Mary-Ann. She's Not There (Poppy Rice Mystery Series). 2003. Mystery (MN, DR, RM).
When her vacation on Block Island is interrupted by her discovery of the body of a murder victim, FBI agent Poppy Rice investigates, which leads her to discover another body and strange clues that link the two deaths.

Thayer, Steve. Wolf Pass (Deputy Pliny Pennington Suspense Series). 2003. Fiction (MN, DR, RM).
Wrongfully labeled a chief suspect after a shooting by a long-range sniper, deputy sheriff and former wartime army ranger P.A. Pennington realizes an old nemesis, Nazi colonel Christian Wolfgang Stangl, has returned.

Tracy, P.J. Monkeewrench. 2003. Mystery (MN, RM, DR).
Grace McBride and the team at her software company are horrified when events in their murder mystery computer game are replicated in the real world by a ruthless killer.

KG, 5/03; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL