New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Pan 1998 July-Sept

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Pan JULY-SEPT 1998

John Burns Hack Pbk published July 1998 by Pan at Ł5.99 ISBN: 0 330 35488 4 Artwork by: Cover photograph: Tony Hutchings
See Review by Margaret Murphy - author of Desire of the Moth & mistress of the psychological suspence novel
There were two splashes in London that night....
The first was a body dropping into the Thames with a bullet hole where the brain ought to be - a body that used to belong to Claudine Tournier, 'green cuisine' queen and wife of a top City money man.
The second was tabloid crime hack Max Chard's exclusive story on her killing, splashed all over the front page of his paper.
But murder is only half the yarn. With Frankie, his snap-happy photographer, in tow Max tangles with captains of industry, rock stars, politicians and similar layabouts all over the UK, Switzerland and Sri Lanka in his pursuit of the whole steamy story. And what a right little cracker this one turns out to be.
The world of the tabloid crime reporter provides a superb background to this fresh and stylish book - a fast-moving story shot through with snappy, sardonic humour.

'If you're Into comedy thrillers, then Hack is for you. I promise you, Its the funniest read of the year.' The Sun
Sensational, the plot never slackens, the twists just keep on coming.' Daily Express

John Burns is an award-winning Fleet Street journalist and author. He worked for the Daily Express for many years as their crime reporter, and is now a freelance journalist. He lives with his wife and sons in London. Hack is the first in the Max Chard series.

Colin Dexter Fourth Inspector Morse Omnibus Pbk published September 1998 by Pan at Ł7.99 ISBN: 0330370561
Way Through the Woods - Daughter of Cain - Death is Now My Neighbour.

Rumer Godden Cromartie v. The God Shiva Acting through the Government of India Pbk published July 1998 by Pan at Ł0.00
See Review by Andrew Taylor - author of the highly acclaimed Roth & Lydmouth Series

Winston Graham Angell, Pearl and Little God Pbk published July 1998 by Pan at Ł5.99 ISBN: 0-330-33907-9
Pearl Friedell is beautiful, and with that beauty comes problems. On one hand, William Angell is a self-indulgent solicitor and lover of beautiful things. On the other, Little God is an ambitious boxer with a vicious reputation. He wants Pearl for himself, no matter what the cost.

Thomas Perry Shadow Women Pbk published September 1998 by Pan at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0330353098 Artwork by: Cover photograph: Peter Sherrard
See Review by Frances Hickey

Jane Whitefield has an unusual career: she helps people in trouble to disappear - establishing new lives and new identities. Her latest client is a Las Vegas casino executive who knows too much. When the big boys at Pleasure, Inc. suspect Pete Hatcher of leaking cash and information, they hire two assassins to take him out. And, in turn, he hires Jane Whitefield to save him …
It requires all of her fierce Seneca Indian inheritance - her intelligence, courage, cunning and humour - to get Hatcher away to apparent safety. But Earl and Linda, a lethal duo of contract killers, get on the trail of the 'shadow woman' too and now Pete's protector becomes the new target of their vengeful, psychotic rage.

Thomas Perry, after having received a PhD in English Literature from Cornell University, has worked as a laborer, maintenance man, commercial fisherman, weapons mechanic, and television writer and producer. His celebrated thrillers include The Butcher's Boy (awarded an Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America), Sleeping Dogs, Vanishing Act and Dance of the Dead. He lives in Southern California.

Leah Ruth Robinson Intensive Care Pbk published September 1998 by Pan at Ł5.99 ISBN: 0330351508 Artwork by: Cover photograph: Pictor
See Review by Michael Jecks - author of the highly acclaimed Furnshill & Puttock series

Its August in New York, the heat is intense and a serial killer who rapes and murders women, always in the vicinity of the University Hospital, is on the loose. At the scene of the crime he leaves his mark - a naked baby doll - and is thus dubbed' The Babydoll Killer' by the media and the police. When Dr Evelyn Sutcliffe loses first a patient and soon after a close friend and colleague, she throws herself wholeheartedly into her own dangerous private investigation. Gradually and terrifyingly she uncovers the darkness that lurks behind the constant bedlam of the ER.
Intensive Care is over-flowing with compelling characters and riveting suspense, and is set with real authenticity in the fast-paced world of the New York Emergency Room.

'Interesting and credible characters. an intelligent and gutsy heroine. The New York hospital intrigues are interspersed with realistic medical emergencies...' Daily Telegraph
'Immensely readable, the book's showdown is a heart-pumping adrenaline high of a finale.' Publishing News
Leah Ruth Robinson is well qualified to write about ER, she is a new York emergency technician who has taught Basic Life Support for several years. She is married to writer John Rousmaniere and divides her time between Manhattan and Connecticut.

Robert K Tanebaum Irresistible Impulse Pbk published August 1998 by Pan at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0 330 35141 9

Donald Thomas The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes Pbk published August 1998 by Pan at Ł5.99 ISBN: 0 330 37977 6 Artwork by: Cover ilustration: Atkinson Grimshaw/The Bridgeman Art Library
See Review by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries

The alleged bigamy of King George V. .. The theft of rise Irish Crown Jewels in 1907. .. The bizarre circumstances of the death of President Faure' of France... Such dramas are not fiction but historical reality.
In this very well written and convincing volume, the investigations described relate the part played by the seat detective in seven major crimes or scandals of the day, some of them too damaging to the monarchy or the security of the nation to be fully revealed at the time. These stories stand head and shoulders above all other pastiches because they use real people and real historical events .
Compiled into narrative form by Dr Watson soon after Holmes's death, the notes have been kept under lock and key at tile Public Record Office in Chancery Lane.
Now, 70 years later, we finally open the secret casebook of Sherlock Holmes ...

'Seven stories about the greatest of all fiction detectives ... all told by Dr Watson in a very creditable imitation of the original style.' F.E. Pardoe, Birmingham Post
'Donald Thomas succeeds admirably in redefining a little of Holmes's magic ... An engaging series of narratives. A Shot in the Dark
Donald Thomas is an acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright and biographer, his life of the Marquis de Sade appearing in 1992 and of Lewis Carroll in 1996. He is also the author of the Inspector Swain series of mysteries, the most recent of which, The Arrest of Scotland Yard, was published in 1993.