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| A Beautiful Corpse by Christi DaughertyStarring: Harper McClain, a 28-year-old Savannah Daily News crime reporter whose mother was murdered when she was a child.
What happens: When a law student and bartender is fatally shot on her way home from work, Harper looks at three suspects -- the victim's boyfriend, her boss, and her ex (who's the son of the district attorney). Harper also needs to figure out who's breaking into her own car and home and leaving virtually no trace.
Series alert: Newcomers can start with this 2nd in a new series, but to learn the story behind why the cops don't like Harper anymore, pick up the 1st book The Echo Killing. |
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The big kahuna
by Janet Evanovich
What happens: Nick Fox and Kate O’Hare have their work cut out for them in a wild adventure that features a stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch and a missing unicorn.
Series alert: This is the sixth outing of unlikely duo FBI Agent O'Hare and charming con artist Fox.
Is is for you? Check it out if you like opposites who attract, a fast pace and quick wit.
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| An Artless Demise: A Lady Darby Mystery by Anna Lee HuberWhat happens: After leaving 1830s London when her late husband was found to be part of a murder and body snatching ring, pregnant Lady Kiera Darby returns with a new husband, investigator Sebastian Gage.
The problem: With her already suspect reputation, Lady Darby is alarmed when murders similar to the ones her ex was involved with occur and a blackmailer threatens to link her to the crimes.
Who it's for: This atmospheric, cleverly plotted 7th Lady Darby mystery features a bit of romance that will interest fans of Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey books and Tasha Alexander's Lady Emily Ashton mysteries. |
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The missing corpse : a Brittany mystery
by Jean-Luc Bannalec
What happens: Commissaire Dupin struggles to investigate two suspicious deaths when the bodies go missing before the authorities arrive, posing confounding links to Celtic myths, a sand theft operation and mysterious ancient druid cults.
Reviewers say: "Bannalec offers a tidy puzzle and offbeat characters galore, but as usual, it's Brittany itself that's the star of the show." (Kirkus)
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| Smoke and Ashes by Abir MukherjeeWhat happens: Against the backdrop of protests for Indian independence in 1921 Calcutta, World War I veteran Captain Sam Wyndham of the British Imperial police battles a secret opium addiction and works with his friend, Sgt. "Surrender-not" Banerjee, to solve two grisly murders.
Read this next: If you like this evocative 3rd in an award-winning series and would like a contemporary look at a detective hiding a drug problem, pick up David Swinson's Frank Marr series. For more mysteries set in 1920s India, try Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry novels. |
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The Department of Sensitive Crimes : A Detective Varg Novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
What it's about: Tasked with their Swedish police department's most unusual cases, lead detective Ulf Varg and his colorful associates investigate a bizarre stabbing, a missing imaginary boyfriend, and a haunted spa.
Author alert: This is the first in a new series from McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
For fans of: Quirky crime. "Why would someone stab market trader Malte Gustafsson painfully but ineffectually behind his knee? Has university student Bim Sundström's boyfriend gone to the North Pole, as she claims, or has she actually done away with him?" (Kirkus)
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| The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. BeatonStarring: snarky curmudgeon Agatha Raisin, who runs a detective agency in the English Cotswolds and is always concerned about her love life (or lack thereof).
What happens: Someone kills the baker before the final curtain call of a pantomime production put on by local amateurs.
Series alert: Funny and fast-paced, this is the 25th novel in a popular series. Look for the 30th entry, Beating About the Bush, in November. |
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| Dog Dish of Doom: An Agent to the Paws Mystery by E.J. CoppermanIntroducing: Kay Powell, an agent to talented pets who's discovered a doggie star who's just been cast in a Broadway revival of Annie.
What happens: The director forbids the dog's obnoxious owners from the theater, and when one of the owners is murdered and dognappers show up, Kay tries to solve the case to keep her client safe.
Read this next: If you enjoyed this humorous 1st in a new series starring a smart pup, try David Handler's Stewart Hoag mysteries. |
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| Stagestruck by Peter LoveseyWhat it's about: At Bath's Theatre Royal, a 30-something pop star is making her stage debut. But before she utters her first line, she grimaces and screams -- someone has poisoned her makeup, burning her face. To find the culprit, Det. Supt. Peter Diamond must deal with his own mysterious theater phobia.
Series alert: This is the pleasing 11th British police procedural starring the irascible Peter Diamond. His 18th outing, Killing with Confetti, comes out in July. |
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