Friday, July 06, 2007

New Mysteries on the Shelves--(4)


Here are a couple more new titles I've discovered downstairs as I've
looked to see what's new in the library. First is Sovereign written by C.J.Sansom with a regal portrait of Henry VIII facing the reader on the book cover. The book is billed as "a Matthew Shardlake Mystery" set during the 1500s. Matthew Shardlike is a lawyer. The story involves Shardlake facing the terrifying prospect of imprisonment in Tower of London by stepping on the wrong toes. Initially, he assists Henry VIII who is participating in a military rebellion elsewhere by transporting a conspirator back to London. Suddenly, plans run awry when a local glazier is murdered and Shardlake is actively involved in the investigation. Astonishingly, the act appears to lead to Shardlake's prisoner--and possibly to the royal family. Sovereign is the third book of this series. The book is 583 pages with maps.

The second book is Mineral Spirits: a novel by Heather Sharfeddin. Set in Montana, the new sheriff of Mineral County, Kip Edelson, investigates a newly discovered skeleton and concludes a murder has occurred. Edelson's case takes him into an involved, dangerous trail while he suffers personally with his marriage starts to dissolve. This book is Sharfeddin's second novel (check her website [www.hlsharfeddin.com] for more info). The book is 250 pages.

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