Hanging Out For: Cold Justice & Linger

Just thought I'd share a couple of books I'm hanging out for in 2010.

Cold Justice by Katherine Howell
Release Date: 1st February 2010

A teenage girl stumbles across the body of her classmate, Tim Pieters, hidden amongst the bushes. His family is devastated, the killer is never found.

Eighteen years later, political pressure sees the murder investigation reopened. Detective Ella Marconi tracks down Georgie Riley, the student who found the body, and who is now a paramedic. Georgie seems to be telling the truth, so then why does Ella receive an anonymous phone call insisting that Georgie knows more? And is it mere coincidence that her ambulance partner, Freya, also went to the same high school?

Ella's confusion increases when Tim's mother, once so willing to get the police involved, suddenly turns her back on the investigation. Meanwhile, Tim's cousin, the MP whose influence reopened the case, can't seem to do enough to help.

The more Ella digs into the past, the more the buried secrets and lies are brought to light. Can she track down the killer before more people are hurt?

Cold Justice has received some wonderful author quotes from Michael Robotham & Tess Gerritsen which is pretty darn awesome -

"A MURDER, A SECRET AND A DETECTIVE WHO WON'T LET GO . . . THIS IS KATHERINE HOWELL'S BEST BOOK TO DATE"

"COLD JUSTICE RACES LIKE A SPEEDING AMBULANCE . . . THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR!"

Katherine Howell is a former ambulance officer, she is currently working on her fourth novel featuring Detective Ella Marconi. Visit Katherine's website to find out more about this Aussie author.

If you want to check out more of Katherine's work click on the titles to see my reviews of her nail-biting first two novels, Frantic and The Darkest Hour.

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2

Release Date: 20th July 2010

Summary:

Continues the story of the wolves of Mercy Falls. . .

It's about after. What happens after you discover there are werewolves in the wood, after you've fallen in love for the first time, after you've lost what you think you can't live without, after you've become someone you can't live with.

Excerpt: (just a  little teaser)

...Grace...

This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one.

Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. His was the disease we couldn't cure. His was the good-bye that meant the most. He had the body that was a mystery, too strange and wonderful and terrifying to comprehend.

But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies. Sam stays Sam, and Cole stays Cole, and it's only me who's not firmly in my own skin.

Isn't the cover beautiful!! Having just finished and loved Shiver, July seems such a long way away *sigh*.

You can check out my review of Shiver here and stay up to date with all Maggie's news by visiting her website or blog.

 

This month on The Eclectic Reader one lucky reader can win The Running Vixen OR Shadowland OR Captive of Sin. Check this blog post for details. International entrants welcome.