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| When Hell Struck Twelve by James R. BennThe problem: Two months after D-Day, a French traitor has been delivering classified plans to German leaders in Nazi-occupied Paris.
The solution: The Allies leak false information, and U.S Army Captain Billy Boyle and his friend Kaz must prevent the traitor's capture by the French Resistance until the fake plans are delivered, while also investigating a murder.
Series alert: This well-researched 14th Billy Boyle novel provides a fascinating mystery and a compelling look at the realities of war. |
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Vendetta in Death
by J. D. Robb
Starring: Homicide detective Eve Dallas and her tycoon husband, Roarke.
What happens: Eve Dallas investigates the sordid past of a wealthy businessman for clues to track down a vigilante killer who disguises herself to seduce her targets.
Series alert: This is the 49th installment of the In Death series.
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Buried in the Stacks
by Allison Brook
Starring: Librarian Carrie Singleton, a haunted library, and its resident ghost..
What happens: In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee, but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities.
As the new Sunshine Delegate, Carrie heads to the hospital to visit her cantankerous colleague, Dorothy, who had fallen outside the local supermarket. She tells Carrie that her husband tried to kill her—and that he murdered her Aunt Evelyn, the library's resident ghost, six years earlier.
And then Dorothy is murdered—run off the road as soon as she returns to work. Evelyn implores Carrie to find her niece's killer, but that's no easy task: Dorothy had made a hobby of blackmailing her neighbors and colleagues. Carrie, Evelyn, and Smoky Joe the cat are on the case, but are the library cards stacked against them?
Series Alert: This is the third installment in the Haunted Library Mysteries series. The book that started the series is Death Overdue.
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| Paper Son by S.J. RozanStarring: Chinese American private detective Lydia Chin and her Kentucky-born partner, Bill Smith, who work out of New York's Chinatown.
What happens: On orders from Lydia's domineering mother, Lydia and Bill head to the Mississippi Delta to prove the innocence of Lydia's distant cousin, who's been accused of killing his father.
Welcome back! This 12th Lydia Chin and Bill Smith novel has terrific dialogue and is the first book to feature the entertaining PIs since 2011. |
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A Dangerous Engagement: An Amory Ames Mystery
by Ashley Weaver
What happens: Traveling by ship to Prohibition-era New York to attend a friend’s wedding, Amory Ames investigates the murder of a wedding-party member who is found to have connections to a notorious gangster.
Series alert: This is the 6th Amory Ames book.
Reviewers say: “Enjoyable . . . Weaver pairs a lively plot with colorful glimpses of Manhattan just before Prohibition's repeal. Both longtime fans and new readers will be pleased.”―Publishers Weekly
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| This Poison Will Remain by Fred Vargas; translated by Sian ReynoldsWhat happens: Called away from a trip to a remote Icelandic island, Chief Inspector Adamsberg reluctantly returns to Paris to solve the cases of a woman who'd been fatally run over crossing a street and the strange spider-related deaths of several elderly men.
Series alert: This is the cunning, compelling 10th book in the Chief Inspector Adamsberg series.
Reviewers say: It "combines the depth and detail of a satisfying police procedural with a devilish mystery" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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If You Like: Downton Abbey
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| Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa ArlenWhat it's about: The morning after Lady Montfort's annual summer costume ball, the murdered body of her husband's unpleasant nephew is found and two others go missing, causing Lady Montfort and her housekeeper to set out to solve the mysteries together.
Series alert: This initial entry in the Lady Montfort series is set in 1912 and offers an engaging, well-researched depiction of the era.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the country estate setting, the Edwardian time period, and the upstairs-downstairs relationships. |
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| The Mitford Murders by Jessica FellowesIntroducing: Louisa Cannon, a down-on-her-luck young Londoner in 1919 who finds work as a nursemaid to the (real-life) Mitford family.
What happens: She investigates with teenage Nancy Mitford and a handsome railway cop when a retired military nurse is killed on a train.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: it's set during the inter-war period, examines social classes, and Jessica Fellowes is the niece of Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and has written several nonfiction books about the show. |
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| A Pinch of Poison by Alyssa MaxwellWhat it is: a delightful historical cozy that follows Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her maid, Eva Huntford, as they investigate a poisoning death at a girls' boarding school.
Series alert: This 2nd in a series that now numbers four offers likable characters, hints of romance, and a traditional mystery feel.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the post-World War I setting, the interplay between aristocrats and servants. |
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| A Duty to the Dead by Charles ToddWhat happens: After being injured, World War I nurse Bess Crawford is recovering back in England where she delivers a dying soldier's strange message to his family. Bess stays on with the family for a while...and becomes embroiled in a murder case.
Series alert: This is the 1st in a popular, atmospheric series. The 11th entry, A Cruel Deception, comes out in October.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the World War I setting at a family estate where secrets and allegiances prove life-changing for many. |
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