There is nothing so over as Summer. It is odd that August chokes you with heat, and then suddenly it is six week later and I have to fight from turning the heat on.
A trip home to visit my father for his 70th Birthday means this is showing up a little late. I also held off to see if a few more release dates firmed up. A good portion of this list has already arrived on shelves, so go out and buy these books.

I have fallen behind on this series. I plan on correcting this short-sightedness soon. Her spin on Sherlock Holmes has always worked because she figured out a way to make Holmes second banana to Mary Russell.
CITY OF SECRETS - Kelli Stanley - Out Now
The second book in Ms. Stanley's highly regarded Miranda Corbie series.
FEAST DAY OF FOOLS - James Lee Burke - Out Now
Jonathan Franzen can suck it, Mr. Burke is America's best author. I'm only half serious, because I have not read Mr. Franzen. Mr. Burke on the other hand should be considered a national treasure.
OPERATION NAPOLEON - Arnaldur Indridason - Out Now
Nazi plane crash in Iceland = Awesome. My tiny concerns is the bleakness of his Erlendur series could overly infect this adventure tale.
DEVIANT - Adrian McKinty - Out Now
A criminally under read author returns with a YA title. You should probably be reading his grown up fiction as well.
CHELSEA MANSIONS - Barry Maitland - October 25
I'm an anglophile, particularly as it relates to Crime Fiction. I need to pick up the latest in the Brock and Kolla series and read this guy.

My Stephen King experience extends to exactly one short story, Apt Pupil, of all things. However, clocking in at nearly a 1,000 pages does give one pause.
THE DROP - Michael Connelly - November 28
Bosch = Awesome. Yeah...I went with the '= awesome' twice this post. Feel pretty good about it too. Seriously, Mr. Connelly has been firing on all cylinders with both Bosch and Haller.
HURT MACHINE - Reed Farrell Coleman - December 18
Mr Coleman has long been an author I would love to read. Less trying, more doing. Thanks Yoda.
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