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| Peg and Rose Play the Ponies by Laurien BerensonSeptuagenarian sisters-in-law Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan, who don’t always get along, visit a Kentucky farm to check on Peg’s thoroughbreds before a high-stakes sale. When a murder occurs, they work together to clear an innocent person. This 3rd Senior Sleuths Mystery is author Lauren Berenson "at her best” (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alikes: the Granny Reid mysteries by G.A. McKevett; the Desert Flowers mysteries by Lee Hollis. |
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| The Unwedding by Ally CondieRecently divorced Ellery Wainwright takes a planned 20th anniversary trip alone -- but the beautiful Big Sur resort is packed with a large wedding group. That’s bad enough, but then the groom is killed and a mudslide cuts off the resort, leading Ellery to turn sleuth. This first adult novel by a popular YA author is a Reese’s Book Club Pick. Read-alikes: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley; The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand. |
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Murder on Devil's Pond
by Ayla Rose
Returning to Vermont hometown to reopen the inn she co-owns with her sister, Hannah finds a friend in an 80-year-old recluse, but when he's found dead on her property, she discovers that secrets lurk beneath the charming surface of the town she once again calls home. For fans of Ellery Adams, Victoria Gilbert and Mary Daheim.
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May the wolf die
by Elizabeth Heider
Nikki Serafino, an investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, finds the body of a U.S. Navy captain stationed at the nearby military base in Naples, Italy. When another body is found, Nikki must face connections linking the murders to her own complicated history. " A lively procedural with a high-powered heroine and a setting that would be idyllic if not for those murders." (Kirkus)
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Village politics can be murder
by Jeanne M. Dams
While visiting her husband's old friend in Grasmere, Dorothy Martin and retired chief constable Alan Nesbitt find their vacation plans interrupted by the murder of an unpopular egoist hoping to become a politician. Dorothy and Alan find themselves catapulted into a disturbing case that leads them back in time to a terrible secret someone's determined to keep.
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| Death in the Air by Ram MuraliRo Krishna, who’s has been forced out of his high-powered London lawyer job, is spending Christmas at a luxury Indian spa owned by a family friend. After one of the elite guests is murdered, Ro agrees to quietly look for the killer. Fans of closed circle mysteries will love this debut novel that explores race, class, and Indian history, and builds to a surprising conclusion. |
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Puzzle me a murder
by Rosalind Noonan
When her close confidant Ruby is accused of murdering her cheating husband, 65-year-old librarian Alice Pepper, secretly searching for the truth to exonerate Ruby, uses her unassuming persona to fly under the radar to slim down a massive suspect list and restore peace to West Hazel. First in the Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club mystery series.
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