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The Tattered Cover
by Ellery Adams
In Miracle Springs, North Carolina, bookstore owner Nora joins a Halloween event featuring medium Lara Luz, whose sudden death during a storm sparks a murder investigation as Nora and the Society unravel hidden motives among the attendees.
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Boom Town
by Nic Stone
When a dancer goes missing from Boom Town, Lyriq risks everything to uncover the truth, plunging into Atlanta's underworld to expose the secrets behind two disappearances that may be more connected than anyone dares to admit.
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| Fog and Fury by Rachel Howzell HallEx-LAPD detective Sonny Rush moves to picturesque Haven, California, to work for her godfather's PI firm and help care for her mom. After learning that the police didn't do a good job investigating a Black teen's supposed suicide, she looks into the death, unearthing the area's ugly underbelly in this suspenseful 1st in a new series. Read-alikes: Tracy Clark's Chicago Mysteries; Delia Pitts' Vandy Myrick series. |
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Sugar and spite
by M. C. Beaton
When a series of deaths within the small Cotswolds birdwatching community begins to unravel her village, Agatha and her team at Raisin Investigators are certain there has been foul play involved.
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Icing on the Murder
by Valerie Burns
When a star wedding planner is murdered at a high-profile bridal expo, bakery-owner Maddy must save the day, in the fourth novel of the series following A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death. Original.
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| The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo NicholsElderly Mrs. B. rents her Santa Barbara, California, cottages to people who need help in this charming 1st in a series. Her newest renter, an ex-convict, is blamed when a body is found nearby, so Mrs. B. sets out to prove his innocence with help from other tenants, including a single mom and her kids, an agoraphobic man, and a workaholic perfectionist. For fans of: Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building; Richard Osman; Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Vera Wong Mysteries. |
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| The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza TullyWhen 20-something Olivia Blunt gets a job assisting famous New York City detective Aubrey Merritt, she's eager to get to work, but finds herself doing boring tasks. Things change when the duo travel to Vermont to investigate the supposed suicide of a wealthy woman at her luxurious resort. There are plenty of suspects, and soon more murders, in this entertaining fair-play mystery. Read-alike: The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan. |
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| History Lessons by Zoe B. WallbrookLife as a new history professor at prestigious Harrison University has been pretty good for Daphne Ouverture, even though her love life needs help. But when the school's star professor is murdered right after texting Daphne, she is suspected by the police and targeted by the killer. Teaming up with a handsome book store owner, she plays amateur sleuth. For fans of: debut mysteries; smart, witty academic novels; Kellye Garrett. |
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