The City and the City and The Windup Girl draw equal numbers of votes for prestigious science fiction prize For only the third time in its 57 years of existence there has been a dead heat in the Hugo award for best novel, with China Miéville’s The City and the City and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl tieing for first place. The two books scored an equal number of votes from members of the …

“Trail of Blood” (William Morrow, $24.99), by Lisa Black: The discovery of a body that appears to have been hidden for over 70 years spurs a contemporary murder spree in “Trail of Blood,” Lisa Black’s latest novel featuring forensic scientist Theresa MacLean.

Book review: “Body Work,” by Sara Paretsky. Putnam, $26.95.

1888PressRelease Announcing the release of The Facepainter Murders, a Dangerous Journeys mystery, sequel to last year’s Murderous Roots.Dr. Virginia Winters’ second novel The Facepainter Murders was released today. It is available in multiple e-book formats, including Kindle at: http://www.writewordsinc.com and http://www.amazon.com The …

Zoë Ferraris’s second novel, “City of Veils” is as fascinating and eye-opening as her first, “Finding Nouf.” Once again Ferraris delivers an adroitly plotted, fast-paced mystery set in Saudi Arabia, a location unfamiliar to most Western readers. Both novels provide a detailed look at some of the complexities of everyday life in that country, especially the startling challenges involved in …

“Dog Tags” (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99), by David Rosenfelt: A murder trial hinges on evidence that only a dog knows the location of in David Rosenfelt’s latest novel starring defense attorney Andy Carpenter.

Rev. Judith Campbell weaves religion, politics, morality and suspense into her first novel.

By Jacki Wood A random conversation on a mission trip several years ago sparked an idea. And that idea eventually blossomed into Susan Mires’ recently-published novel, “To Seek and Save.”

A murder trial hinges on evidence that only a dog knows the location of in David Rosenfelt’s latest novel…

“Dog Tags” (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99), by David Rosenfelt: A murder trial hinges on evidence that only a dog knows the location of in David Rosenfelt’s latest novel starring defence attorney Andy Carpenter.