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| Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert PetersenWhat it's about: Crossing paths with two inept criminals hired to steal Native American maps, Ph.D. student Sophia Shepard, who's in the Utah-Arizona border region working on her dissertation, finds herself on a madcap trip that involves a magician, a German tourist, a local sheriff, and a video game designer.
Why you might like it: Picnic in the Ruins is a clever noirish caper with a vivid setting that thoughtfully looks at the ethics of artifact collection.
For fans of: Tony Hillerman, Carl Hiaasen, and William Boyle's A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself. |
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| Knock Knock by Anders RoslundWhat happens: After new murders mimic old ones, Stockholm DS Ewert Grens, who's nearing retirement, looks for the now-adult girl who survived years ago and was put in witness protection...but her records are missing. Meanwhile Hoffman, a police informer, faces an underworld threat to his family and wants Grens' help.
Series alert: Knock Knock, which has also been published as Three Days, is the 8th Grens novel overall and the 4th pairing Grens and Hoffman; previous entries were co-written with the late Börge Hellström. All of these suspenseful books can be enjoyed on their own. |
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To fetch a felon
by Jennifer Hawkins Opie
What it's about: Leaving London and her life of high finance behind, Emma and her talking corgi Oliver move to an idyllic village in Cornwall where she hopes to open a tea shop but instead finds herself steeped in a mystery when her disagreeable landlord winds up dead.
Is it for you? If you like British cozies and enjoy a charming, talking dog, give it a try.
Reviews call it: "...a charming mystery with an intriguing cast of characters." (Booklist)
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What waits for you : a novel
by Joseph Schneider
What it's about: Detective Tully Jarsdel investigates a serial killer who hides out for days in crawl spaces of his victim’s homes before preying on them in the Hollywood hills.
Series alert: This is the second in the series following last year's One Day You'll Burn.
Reviewers say: "Schneider’s pulse-quickening prose and facility at evoking menace elevate this well above many similarly themed books... [a] standout combination of concept and jaw-dropping twists." (Publishers Weekly)
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Death at a country mansion
by Louise R. Innes
What it's about: When overly dramatic opera star Dame Serena Lavante – and her best friend’s mother – Is murdered, Surrey, England hairdresser Daisy Thorne must get to the root of the case with the help of a handsome Detective Inspector.
For fans of: Elizabeth Duncan's Penny Brannigan mysteries.
Reviewers call it: "A promising debut with scads of interesting characters, a spirited heroine, and a hint of romance." (Kirkus)
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Deep into the dark
by P. J. Tracy
What it's about: Framed for the murder of a friend’s abusive ex, war veteran Sam Easton turns for help to up-and-coming LAPD detective Margaret Nolan, a fallen soldier’s sister who would prove Sam’s innocence.
Author alert: After 10 books in her popular Monkeewrench series, P. J. Tracy is taking a turn with this first Detective Margaret Nolan mystery.
Why you might like it: "Readers will want to see more of Maggie, a complicated woman determined to succeed in a profession dominated by men, and the troubled Sam, who does his best to do the right thing." (Publishers Weekly)
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| Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy AthertonWhat it's about: When her husband must miss their planned trip to England to visit the charming cottage she's inherited, Lori Shepherd 's father-in-law goes in his place. When the older man goes missing, Lori sets out to find him, guided by the ghost of Aunt Dimity.
Series alert: This is the 3rd in a bestselling cozy series; the 24th and most recent book, Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold, came out last year.
Read this next: Carolyn G. Hart's Bailey Ruth mysteries, which star a ghost; Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow mysteries, which also has quirky characters and chronicles family and village life. |
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| The Good Detective by John McMahonStarring: rural Georgia detective P.T. Marsh, who's drinking too much after the accidental deaths of his wife and son.
What happens: His troubles culminate the morning after he beats up the abusive boyfriend of a stripper and awakens with little memory of the previous evening -- and learns the man is dead. Did P.T. kill him? Adding to the questions, the boyfriend seems to have taken part in a hate killing hours before his own death.
Why you might like it: This 1st in the P.T. Marsh series is a debut that was named a 2019 New York Times Top 10 Crime Novel, and it offers a complex mystery that examines grief, race issues, and what it means to be good. The 3rd entry, A Good Kill, comes out in June. |
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| An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten; translated by Marlaine DelargyWhat it is: a dark, slyly humorous collection of five crime stories by Helene Tursten, who writes the Irene Huss police procedurals.
Starring: Maud, a cunning 88-year-old Swedish woman who lives happily alone in her roomy apartment in Gothenburg -- and who has no compunction with dispatching those who bother her.
What happens: Maud handles a local celebrity who covets her apartment, foils the engagement of her long-ago lover, and even meets Inspector Huss after a body is found in Maud's apartment. |
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