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| Glory Daze by Danielle ArceneauxThis fun follow-up to the award-winning Glory Be finds Louisiana bookie Glory Broussard investigating another murder when her ex's second wife shows up saying he has disappeared. Glory finds him murdered and tries to figure out who killed him while keeping tabs on her mourning middle-aged daughter and planning the Red Hat Society's Mardi Gras gala. For fans of: Ellen Byron; Mario Giordano. |
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The Last Days of Kira Mullan
by Nicci French
Recovering from a psychotic breakdown, Nancy North moves into a new flat and becomes convinced a new neighbor's sudden death isn't a suicide, while Detective Maud O'Connor battles institutional apathy to uncover the truth, as both women face mounting pressure and blurred lines between reality and suspicion.
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The Quiet Librarian
by Allen Eskens
In Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past as the legendary warrior Night Mora when a detective informs her of her best friend's murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery tied to her family's tragic history in war-torn Bosnia.
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| Cold as Hell by Kelley ArmstrongHaven's Rock in the Yukon forest, population 67, is the place to be for those who need to disappear in order to stay safe. Or maybe not. Because one woman has been drugged and attacked and another has been killed. As a blizzard threatens, Sheriff Eric Dalton and his pregnant wife, Detective Casey Duncan, need to quickly figure out what's going on in this suspenseful 3rd Haven's Rock novel. Read-alikes: Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof; Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch novels. |
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| The Crime Brûlée Bake Off by Rebecca ConnollyIn this sweet series starter, school teacher Claire Walker is thrilled she's been selected to compete on the popular British TV show Battle of the Bakers. Arriving at the shooting location of Blackfirth Park, she meets Jonathan Ainsley, the Viscount of Colburn, and they have an instant connection. When a killer stirs up trouble, the duo team up to help the police solve the case. Read-alike: Jessa Maxwell's The Golden Spoon. |
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| Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy RoseAfter the grandmother of 28-year-old Upper East Side hotel heiress Pomona is murdered, her family's inheritance is indefinitely frozen until the crime is solved. With no home and few skills, Pomona moves in with handsome Gabe, the son of her former nanny, and the two decide to solve the case in this lighthearted and funny romantic mystery. Read-alike: Jenny Elder Moke's She Doesn't Have a Clue. |
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A Long Time Gone
by Joshua Moehling
Embarking on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth about his brother's mysterious disappearance decades earlier, Deputy Ben Packard uncovers a chilling link to a recent suspicious death, in the third novel of the series following Where the Dead Sleep.
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The Summer Guests
by Tess Gerritsen
In Purity, Maine, former spy Maggie Bird and her Martini Club of ex-CIA operatives are drawn into the search for a missing teen with ties to their past, as they confront an innocent friend's wrongful suspicion, a buried corpse, and dark secrets that threaten to unravel everything they've worked to protect.
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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Avon Lake Public Library
32649 Electric Blvd.
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
440-933-8128alpl.org |
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