If a flock of crows is a “murder,” what should you call a flock of mystery writers? An exhumation, perhaps. Whatever the term is, this month brings new books by four Minnesota-based authors of thrillers and police procedurals. In the interest of supporting the hometown team, here’s a rundown of whodunnit and where they’ll be reading from it.
• P.J. Tracy, a pseudonymous mom/daughter writing team, return with Live Bait, a followup to their highly praised debut Monkeewrench, a 2004 Minnesota Book Award finalist in two categories. They’ll be at Once Upon a Crime April 30 and the Maple Grove Barnes & Noble May 2.
• St. Thomas grad Vince Flynn writes potboilers about terrorist-fighting CIA agent Mitch Rapp, including the new Memorial Day. He reads at Barnes & Noble in Roseville May 4, Once Upon a Crime May 5, and Borders Block E May 6.
• Cold Blood is the second novel from former Pioneer Press crime reporter Theresa Monsour. She’s at Barnes & Noble three times: in Woodbury May 11, in Roseville May 18, and in Maple Grove May 20.
• John Sandford’s fifteenth Lucas Davenport novel Hidden Prey teams his sleuth with a Russian cop to solve a killing on Lake Superior; the similarities to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie Red Heat are, thankfully, only superficial. He reads on May 11 at the Barnes & Nobles in Woodbury and in downtown Minneapolis. He and Monsour appear together at Once Upon a Crime May 10.
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