Mystery, Suspense, with a little Adventure thrown in - everything you need for most enjoyable summer reading:

Majestic Descending by Mitchell Graham - Lawyer Katherine Adams and ex-detective John Delaney meet on a cruise on the fabulous ‘Ocean Majestic’. After they narrowly escape from a disaster of terrifying proportions, Katherine must quickly learn how to survive in the dark and dangerous world of international conspiracy and terrorism. From the blood-smeared decks of the Majestic to the achingly beautiful - and dangerous - countryside of Italy, to the streets of New York City, Katherine finds herself in a desperate race against a ruthless hit man.

And Then You Die by Iris Johansen - She expected sunshine and balmy breezes, what she saw was everyone’s worst nightmare. Bess Grady has heard the unmistakable sound before. She knows what it means. But not even the eerie lament of the howling dogs can prepare her for what has taken place in the small village in Mexico.

Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky - V.I. Warshawski’s latest case had already opened up old wounds. But when a silky voice on the phone threatened to throw acid into her eyes, V.I. knew this one could finish her off with some brand-new ones.

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson - Running away from an unraveling life, American Lonny Cushman fled to the dark side of the world, to a place of lawlessness and corruption, pain, terror and quick, ugly death. What he finds there could mean a new beginning and wealth beyond imagining. But nobody escapes alive...

If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him ... by Sharyn McCrumb - When forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson becomes the official P.I. for her brother Bill’s fledgling Virginia law firm, she quickly takes on two complex cases. Eleanor Royden, a perfect lawyer’s wife for 20 years, has shot her ex-husband and his wife in cold blood. And Donna Jean Morgan is implicated in the death of her Bible-thumping bigamist husband.

Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler - In 2005, hurricane rescue workers made a grisly discovery at one of the massive refrigerator “graveyards” - six female hands.

The Falls by Karen Harper - Early one morning Claire Malvern awakes to an empty bed - and her husband missing. There is no trace of Keith Malvern - only an eyewitness who claims a man jumped off the bridge at Bloodroot Falls in the middle of the night.

Dead Wrong by Mariah Stewart - Three devious prisoners vow murderous revenge. Now the first is free.