FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2012

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Seventh Street Books Announces Inaugural List

New crime fiction imprint to launch with six original novels, three reprints
Amherst, New YorkSeventh Street Books, the new mystery and thriller imprint from independent publisher Prometheus Books, is proud to announce its inaugural season, with its first titlesone mystery and one thrillercoming out in October. Fall/winter 20122013 will bring these titles: Meticulously researched and beautifully written, THE RAGNARK CONSPIRACY (October 2012) turns the traditional terrorist thriller on its head, says Allan Leverone, author of The Lonely Mile. Erec Stebbinss debut novel signals the arrival of a monster new talent in the thriller genre. THE BOOKSELLER: The First Hugo Marston Novel asks, who is killing the celebrated bouquinistes of Paris? Coming in October 2012, this debut novel from Mark Pryoran assistant district attorney in Austin, Texas, and creator of the true-crime blog DAConfidentialintroduces a cowboy-boot-wearing Texas native operating as head of security at the US embassy in Paris. In DOG IN THE MANGER: An Eli Paxton Mystery, a down-on-his-luck private eye stumbles into a web of intrigue while investigating the disappearance of a Westminster winner. Bill Pronzini, grand master of Mystery Writers of America, says, Mike Resnicks fast-paced, cleverly plotted, wryly amusing adventures are sure to please both mystery readers and fans of his award-winning science fiction. This November 2012 re-release paves the way for new Eli Paxton mysteries and features a bonus short story plus a new introduction by the author. THE COLD COLD GROUND: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel (Book One of the Troubles Trilogy) is what Raymond Chandler would have written had he grown up in Northern Ireland, or so says the Times of London. Fast-paced, evocative, and brutal, this Adrian McGinty novel (November 2012) is a brilliant depiction of the conflict in Northern Ireland as a Catholic cop tracks a possible serial killer.
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In DANTES WOOD: A Mark Angelotti Novel, a troubled psychiatrist turns investigator when a young patient confesses to murder. Writer and former prosecutor Lynne Raimondos first mysterycoming in January 2013will keep you guessing until the very end. An Afghan woman defies her husband and societal pressures to investigate the death of her son in FEAR OF BEAUTY (January 2013). This thriller-meets-womens-rights story marks a departure for author Susan Froetschel. With SKULDUGGERY, Seventh Street Books introduces a new line of Carolyn Hart classics! Hart provides a new introduction for each, and Skulduggery (November 2012) is filled with all the humor, romance, and intrigue for which she is known. Our second Carolyn Hart classic, THE DEVEREAUX LEGACY, takes place in South Carolina, similar to her popular Death on Demand series. Coming in February 2013, it features a new introduction by the author. Also in February 2013, HAMMETT UNWRITTEN by Owen Fitzstephen, with notes and afterword by Gordon McAlpine, imagines the story Dashiell Hammett never told about the falcon statuettethe focus of The Maltese Falconthat haunts him in later life.

We are very pleased with the mix of this first season, says Dan Mayer, editorial director of Seventh Street Books and a former book buyer for three national bookstore chains. It includes both well-known names and emerging talents, representing the genres rich history and its promising future. Theres a range of diversity in only nine books, with everything from classic mysteries to social issue/crime fiction hybrids, and even a clever book within a book [Hammett Unwritten]. I couldnt be more proud and am anxious to get them into readers hands. Prometheus Books publishes an average of 110 new nonfiction and genre fiction titles each year across four lines: Prometheus Books, for provocative and progressive nonfiction; Humanity Books, for scholarly works; Pyr, a quality science fiction and fantasy brand; and now Seventh Street Books for crime fiction. ###