Saturday, April 11, 2009

New recommendation: Beat the Reaper

I just finished a wonderful book by a new author. I picked up Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell based on the review in Publisher's Weekly, and I had to tell everyone about it. PW called it a "breezy and darkly comic suspense novel." The Washington Post described it as "a hypochondriac's nightmare but a reader's dream." The main character is a doctor at a really horrible hospital in Manhattan. Oh, and he used to be a hit man. But he only killed people who deserved it. And I'm really glad this is fiction, because if any of it were true, even if I were dying, I wouldn't go to a hospital. Especially not this hospital.

Anyway, I really recommend this book. In my book (ha!) this is the best new author I've read since last year's The Sword Edged Blonde.

WARNING: THIS IS NOT A COZY. REPEATING...THIS IS NOT A COZY. There is quite a lot of foul language and violence. But it's very funny.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

New additions to April forthcoming list

I put the most popular authors in red. The blue ones are the ones I'm waiting for.


Albom, Mitch Have a Little Faith A True Story of a Last Request (sep) (nonfiction)
Alexie, Sherman War Dances: Stories (oct)
Armstrong, Kelley Frostbitten (oct)
Barr, Nevada 13 1/2 (oct)
Beaton, M. C. There Goes the Bride (oct)
Berry, Steve The Paris Vendetta (dec)
Briggs, Patricia Hunting Ground (jul)
Brown, Sandra Smash Cut (aug)
Finder, Joseph Vanished (aug)
Goudge, Eileen Once in a Blue Moon (oct)
Harrison, Kim Once Dead, Twice Shy (jun)
Harrison, Kim Unbound (sep)
Hoag, Tami Deeper Than the Dead (dec)
Hoffman, Alice Story Sisters (jun)
Johansen, Iris Blood Game (oct)
Kingsolver, Barbara Lacuna (nov)
Kleypas, Lisa Tempt Me at Twilight (oct)
Koontz, Dean Relentless (jun)
McMurtry, Larry Rhino Ranch (aug)
Miller, Linda Lael The Bridegroom (aug)
Mitchard, Jacquelyn No Time to Wave Goodbye (sep)
Morrison, Mary B. & Noire Maneater (jun)

April forthcoming master list

Adler, Elizabeth There's Something About St. Tropez (jul)
Ahern, Cecelia The Gift (nov)
Albert, Susan Wittig Wormwood (apr)
Albom, Mitch Have a Little Faith A True Story of a Last Request (sep) (nonfiction)
Alexie, Sherman War Dances: Stories (oct)
Ali, Monica In the Kitchen (jun)
Andrews, Donna Swan for the Money (aug)
Andrews, Mary Kay The Fixer Upper (jul)
Armstrong, Kelley Frostbitten (oct)
Armstrong, Kelley The Awakening (apr)
Atwood, Margaret The Year of the Flood (sep)
Baker, Kage The Empress of Mars (may)
Baldacci, David First family (apr)
Barr, Nevada 13 1/2 (oct)
Barr, Nevada Borderline (apr)
Beaton, M. C. There Goes the Bride (oct)
Berg, Elizabeth Home Safe (may)
Berry, Steve The Paris Vendetta (dec)
Bond, Larry Cold Choices (may)
Bowen, Rhys Royal Flush (jul)
Box, C J Below Zero (jun)
Briggs, Patricia Hunting Ground (jul)
Brockmann, Suzanne Hot Pursuit (jul)
Brooks, Terry A Princess of Landover (sep)
Brown, Dale Rogue Forces (jul))
Brown, Sandra Smash Cut (aug)
Bruen, Ken Sanctuary (aug)
Burke, James Lee In the Valley of Ancient Rain Gods (jul)
Carey, Mike Dead Men's Boots (jul)
Carlin, George Watch My Language (aug)
Chiaverini, Jennifer The Lost Quilter (apr)
Chiaverini, Jennifer The Quilting Season (nov)
Child, Lee Gone Tomorrow (may)
Clark, Carol Higgins Cursed (apr)
Clark, Mary Higgins Just Take My Heart (apr)
Clark, Mary Jane Behrends Take the Long Way Home (aug)
Colfer, Eoin And Another Thing: a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Novel (oct)
Connelly, Michael Scarecrow (may)
Connolly, John The Lovers (jun)
Cook, Robin Intervention (aug)
Cook, Thomas The Fate of Katherine Carr (jun)
Coulter, Catherine Knockout (jun)
Coyle, Harold Rapiers and Goose Quills (jul)
Crombie, Deborah Necessary as Blood (oct)
Cussler, Clive Medusa (jun)
Cussler, Clive Wrecker (nov)
Daheim, Mary Loco Motive (jul 09)
Davidson, Diane Mott Fatally Flaky (apr)
Deaver, Jeffery Roadside Crosses 6/09
Deveraux, Jude Lavender Morning (apr)
Diamant, Anita Day After Night (sep)
Dickey, Eric Jerome Resurrecting Midnight (jul)
Doherty, P C The Magician's Death 7/09
Douglas, Carole Nelson Cat in a Topaz Tango 8/09
Dunant, Sarah Sacred Hearts 8/09
Ellroy, James Blood's a Rover 9/09
Evanovich, Janet Finger Lickin' Fifteen (jun)
Evans, Richard Paul The Christmas List (oct)
Feehan, Christine Burning Wild (apr)
Feehan, Christine Hidden Currents (jun)
Finder, Joseph Vanished (aug)
Flynn, Gillian Dark places (may)
Flynn, Vince Pursuit of Honor (oct)
Francis, Dick Even Money (aug)
Frank, Dorothea Benton Return to Sullivan's Island (jul 09)
Frey, Stephen Hell's Gate (aug)
Gabaldon, Diana An Echo in the Bone (oct)
Gardner, Lisa Don't Make a Sound (jun 09)
Gardner, Lisa The Neighbor (jun)
Garlock, Dorothy The Moon Looked Down (jul)
Gilman, Laura Anne Blood from Stone (may)
Goodkind, Terry The Law of Nines (sep)
Goudge, Eileen Once in a Blue Moon (oct)
Grafton, Sue U is for Undertow (dec)
Graham, Heather Nightwalker (apr)
Green, Jane Dune Road (jun)
Griffin, W E B The Traffickers 6/09
Griffin, W. E. B. The Honor of Spies (01/10)
Grippando, James Intent to Kill (may 09)
Haig, Brian The Hunted (aug)
Haines, Carolyn Greedy Bones 7/09
Hamilton, Laurell K. Sins of the Flesh (oct)
Hamilton, Laurell K. Skin Trade (jun)
Hannah, Kristin True Colors (nov 08)
Harris, Charlaine Dead and Gone (may)
Harris, E. Lynn Blame It on the Sun (jul)
Harrison, Kim Once Dead, Twice Shy (jun)
Harrison, Kim Unbound (sep)
Hart, Carolyn Dare To Die 4/9
Hart, Carolyn G. Merry Merry Ghost (nov)
Henry, Sue The End of the Road 4/9
Hess, Joan Merry Wives of Maggody 6/09
Hill, Reginald Midnight Fugue (nov)
Hoag, Tami Deeper Than the Dead (dec)
Hoag, Tami Mcknight in shining armor (sep)
Hockensmith, Steve The Crack in the Lens 7/09
Hoffman, Alice Story Sisters (jun)
Hornby, Nick Juliet Naked (sep)
Howard, Linda Burn (jul)
Howard, Linda Ice (nov)
Hurwitz, Gregg Trust No One 6/09
Ignatius, David The Increment (may)
Irving, John Last Night in Twisted River (oct)
Jackson, Lisa Chosen to Die (aug)
Jance, J. A. Fire and Ice (aug 09)
Jance, Judith A. Trial By Fire (dec)
Johansen, Iris Blood Game (oct)
Johansen, Iris Deadlock 4/9
Johansen, Iris Storm Cycle 7/09
Keillor, Garrison Life Among the Lutherans (aug)
Kellerman, Faye Blindman's Bluff 8/09
Kellerman, Faye Prism (jul)
Kellerman, Jonathan Evidence (oct)
Kenyon, Sherrilyn Bad Moon Rising (aug)
King, Stephen Under the Dome (nov)
Kingsbury, Karen Take Two (jul)
Kingsolver, Barbara Lacuna (nov)
Kinsella, Sophie Twenties Girl 8/09
Kleypas, Lisa Tempt Me at Twilight (oct)
Konrath, J A Cherry Bomb 7/09
Koontz, Dean Relentless (jun)
Koontz, Dean The Other Side Of The Woods (may)
Krentz, Jayne Ann Fired Up (dec)
La Plante, Lynda Deadly Intent (jul)
Lansdale, Joe Vanilla Ride 6/09
Leon, Donna About Face 4/9
Leonard, Elmore Road Dogs (may 09)
Lescroart, John T A Plague of Secrets 6/09
Lewis, Beverly The Missing (sep)
Lewis, Beverly The Secret (may)
Lindsay, Jeffry P Dexter by Design 8/09
Lindsey, Johanna A Rogue of My Own (jun)
Lipman, Elinor The Family Man (may 09)
London, Julia Highland Scandal (apr)
Lovesey, Peter Murder on the Short List 4/9
Lustbader, Eric Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Deception (jun)
Macomber, Debbie 92 Pacific Boulevard (sep)
Macomber, Debbie Be my angel (aug)
Macomber, Debbie Summer On Blossom Street (may)
Margolin, Phillip Fugitive (jun 09)
Maron, Margaret Sand Sharks (aug)
Mayle, Peter The Vintage Caper (oct)
McMurtry, Larry Rhino Ranch (aug)
Medlicott, Joan Christmas Past and Present (oct)
Michaels, Fern Betrayal (jul 09)
Michaels, Fern Mr. and Miss Anonymous (may)
Michaels, Fern Razor Sharp (jun)
Michaels, Fern The Scoop (sep)
Miller, Linda Lael The Bridegroom (aug)
Miller, Linda Lael When I'm With You 6/09
Mitchard, Jacquelyn No Time to Wave Goodbye (sep)
Moning, Karen Marie Dreamfever 8/09
Monroe, Mary Alice Last Light Over Carolina (jul)
Morrison, Mary B. & Noire Maneater (jun)
Muller, Marcia Locked In (oct)
Oates, Joyce Carol A Fair Maiden (01/10)
Oates, Joyce Carol Little Bird of Heaven (sep)
O'Shaughnessy, Perri Dreams of the Dead (01/10)
Palahniuk, Chuck Pygmy (may)
Paretsky, Sara Hardball (sep)
Parker, Robert B Brimstone 6/09
Parker, Robert B. Professional (oct)
Patterson, James Alex Cross's Trial (aug)
Patterson, James Daniel X : Watch The Skies (aug)
Patterson, James Swimsuit (jun 09)
Patterson, James The 8th Confession (apr)
Patterson, Richard North Spire (sep)
Pears, Iain Stone's Fall (may)
Pearson, Ridley Killer Summer (jul)
Pelecanos, George The Way Home (may)
Perry, Anne A Christmas Promise (oct)
Pickard, Nancy The Scent of Rain and Lightning 8/09
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child Cemetery Dance (may)
Quick, Amanda The Perfect Poison (apr)
Quinn, Julia What Happens in London (jul 09)
Reich, Christopher Rules of Vengeance 7/09
Reichs, Kathy 206 Bones (aug)
Rice, Anne Angel Time (oct)
Rice, Luanne The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners (jul)
Robb, J. D. Kindred in Death (nov)
Roberts, Nora Bed of Roses (nov)
Roberts, Nora Black Hills 7/09
Roberts, Nora Vision In White (apr)
Rollins, James Beast of Babylon (nov)
Rollins, James The Doomsday Key 7/09
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor The Cheater 6/09
Ross, Ann B Miss Julia Delivers the Goods 4/9
Russo, Richard That Old Cape Magic (nov)
Sandford, John Rough Country (oct)
Sandford, John Wicked Prey 5/09
Scottoline, Lisa Look Again (apr 09)
Shaara, Jeff No Less Than Victory (nov)
Siegel, Sheldon Perfect Alibi (may 09)
Silva, Daniel The Defector (jul)
Slaughter, Karin Genesis 7/09
Smith, Alexander Mccall The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (nov)
Smith, Tom Rob The Secret Speech (may)
Smith, Wilbur Assegai 5/09
Steel, Danielle Matters of the Heart (jun 09)
Steel, Danielle Southern Lights (oct)
Straub, Peter A Dark Matter 8/09
Strohmeyer, Sarah The Penny Pinchers Club (jul)
Tanenbaum, Robert K Capture 6/09
Thor, Brad The Apostle 6/09
Thurlo, Aimee Bad Samaritan 6/09
Tyler, Anne Noah's Compass 9/09
Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Husband Habit (jul)
Viets, Elaine Killer Cuts (may)
Weiner, Jennifer Best Friends Forever (sep)
Wells, Rebecca The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder (jul)
Westlake, Donald E. Get Real (jul)
White, Stephen The Man in the Tomb 8/09
Woods, Stuart Hothouse Orchid (sep)
Woods, Stuart Loitering with Intent 4/9