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Crime Fiction First Novels 2006

A list featuring selected first novels (mostly hardcover) in the mystery, suspense, thriller and crime fiction genres. This list may not be comprehensive. First novel information is collected from a variety of sources. More additions to the list are coming soon! Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine - unless otherwise noted.

More First Fiction lists (novels and short story collections).

• Sunstroke
  Author: Kellerman, Jesse
  Publisher: Putnam $ 24.95 ISBN: 0399153306 Date: 2006
  Kirkus
  When her boss of 10 years disappears in Mexico, Gloria Mendez travels the twisted road into his backstory, discovering that Carl Perriera was not who she thought he was--nor was he anything she could have imagined--and she ends up fighting for her own life.
  Updated 11.22.05
• Isolation Ward
  Author: Spanogle, Joshua
  Publisher: Delacorte $ 22 ISBN: 0385338538 Date: 2006
  Kirkus
  Debut novelist Spanogle draws on his own experiences as a medical student in this startling, scalpel-sharp medical thriller drawn straight from tomorrow's headlines.
  Suggested Reading: Medical Thrillers
  Updated 12.27.05
• The Sultan's Seal
  Author: White, Jenny
  Publisher: Norton $ 24.96 ISBN: 0393060993 Date: 2006
  Booklist
  Rich in sensuous detail, this first novel brilliantly captures the political and social upheavals of the waning Ottoman Empire, as the murder of a young Englishwoman in 19th-century Istanbul becomes the crux of an absorbing tale.
  Suggested Reading: Historical Crime Fiction
  Updated 12.29.05

First Novels 2006
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