FOR RELEASE February 1, 2009

            Cat in a Sapphire Slipper: A Midnight Louie Mystery by Carole Douglas begins as Temple Barr’s aunt plans a Las Vegas wedding to a reputed ex-mobster with a heart of gold, but after the whole wedding party is kidnapped, feline detective Midnight Louie prowls the alleys to solve the crime.

            Mutiny by David Hagberg reveals the inside story of the true events that inspired “The Hunt for Red October” as revealed by the Soviet naval hero who lived through a mutiny on a Soviet anti-submarine warship in the Baltic Sea.

            Try Dying by James Bell is a fast-paced thriller in which lawyer Ty Buchanan must enter a world of evil to uncover the cause of his fiancée’s death in a bizarre accident that may have been murder.

            The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know is Wrong by John Lloyd explains, dissects, and illustrates remarkable and fascinating facts about one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom.

            Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs provided inspiration for the Fox TV series “Bones” as Temperance Brennan returns to Charlotte, North Carolina where she encounters a deadly mix of voodoo, Santeria, and devil worship in her quest to identify two young victims.

            Isn’t It Their Turn to Pick Up the Check? by Jeanne Fleming delivers witty, down-to-earth advice for dealing with all of the trickiest money problems between family and friends, from serial borrowers to serious cheapskates.

            The Seven Sins by Jon Land follows the globe-spanning story of one man’s spectacular rise from rags to riches, the sins that brought him there, and the insidious vendetta that may cost him everything.