Jefferson Bass provides a tale of timeless evil in ‘The Inquisitor’s Key’

The "Body Farm" novels of Jefferson Bass, the pseudonym used by forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass and journalist Jon Jefferson, usually have as their fictional focus the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility….

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Author Tamar Myers once again calls upon her childhood memories of life in the Belgian Congo for "The Boy Who Stole the Leopard's Spots" (Morrow), the third book in her "Amanda Brown" series. Amanda…

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Nora Roberts was among many celebrities attending Kentucky's newest Derby party, the Unbridled Eve Gala, held last night, May 4, 2012, at Louisville's Galt House. The fundraiser benefitted Blessings in a Backpack, a charity that provides…

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Penguin Group (USA) has named bestselling romance writer Nora Roberts as spokesperson for its new Read Humane™ campaign in support of The Humane Society of the United States' Animal Rescue Team. This current charitable initiative follows…
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Benjamin Bradshaw, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington, uses his scientific talent to solve the murder of a peddler of patent medicines in "Fatal Induction" (Poisoned Pen Press: May 1, 2012 release). Set…

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Benjamin Bradshaw, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington, uses his scientific talent to solve the murder of a peddler of patent medicines in "Fatal Induction" (Poisoned Pen Press: May 1, 2012 release). Set…

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Malice Domestic, the annual convention highlighting the best in traditional mystery novels, concluded today, April 29, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Md. Chaired by Verena Rose, Malice XXIV honored Jan Burke as its Guest of Honor…

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Attendees at the Mystery Writers of America’s (MWA) 66th Gala Banquet, held April 26, 2012 at New York City’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, were among the first to learn the names of this year’s winners…

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While mystery fiction writers in the U.S. are busily preparing for the announcement of the Edgar Award winners at the April 26, 2012 Mystery Writers of America banquet, their British counterparts have been occupied in selecting the 2012 leaders…

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"It’s nice to be back" is the message with which the Boogeyman, vampire Nathaniel Cade’s long-term foe, announces his return in Christopher Farnsworth’s Red, White and Blood (Putnam's, April…

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