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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. |
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Quilty as Charged
by Maggie Blake Bailey
Lydia Barnes, the new owner of the Measure Twice fabric store, hosts a sewing retreat at her friend's Cherry Log mountain home where she soon discovers murder is in attendance, forcing her to unravel the hidden lives of the people she considered friends, especially when another body is found.
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| Saint of the Narrows Street by William BoyleRisa Franzone and her abusive crook husband, Sav, live in 1986 Brooklyn. When a drunken Sav pulls a gun on Risa, their baby, and her sister, Risa accidentally kills him. The sisters get help hiding the body and say Sav ran off, but years later, people still question what really happened. For fans of: Dennis Lehane; George Pelecanos. |
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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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No Roast For the Weary
by Cleo Coyle
Clare, manager of Village Blend coffee shop, starts the Writer's Block Lounge despite owner Madame's concerns—her own writer's group had ended in darkness—and when the new writer's group turns fatal, Clare must stop a desperate killer.
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The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg
by Krista Davis
In Old Town Alexandria, domestic diva Sophie Winston investigates the suspicious death of a designer renovating a historic house, uncovering secrets about family, affairs, and the mysterious property while searching for her missing friend and unraveling a tangled web of suspects.
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| Smoke On the Water by Loren D. EstlemanAs smoke from Canadian wildfires blows into Detroit, tough PI Amos Walker works the suspicious hit-and-run death of a young lawyer who had been carrying confidential documents that are now missing. The dead man's firm wants the papers back, and bad, so Walker takes the case, but the deaths are just beginning in Amos' 32nd outing. |
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Not They Who Soar
by Amanda Flower
Katharine Wright, sister of the flying Wright Brothers, attends the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis with best friend Margaret Goodwin Meacham and stumbles upon a woman who says “aeronautics competition” before dying, and Katharine convinces Margaret to help her investigate.
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One of Us Is Dead
by Peter James
James Taylor spots a familiar face in the church – his old schoolfriend Rufus Rorke. Except it couldn't be him, could it? Because two years ago Taylor attended Rufus's funeral. He even delivered the eulogy.
On the other side of Brighton, at Police HQ, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has been alerted to a number of suspicious deaths that he can't get out of his mind. But how are they linked? And could they possibly be connected to Rufus Rorke?
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Overkill
by Judith A. Jance
Chuck Brewster, former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once had an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife—when Chuck is found murdered with Clarice nearby covered in blood, she swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help.
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| The Museum Detective by Maha Khan PhillipsPakistani museum curator and archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani gets a nighttime call from the Karachi police. She's hoping for news about her three-years-missing niece, but it's about a mummy and a sarcophagus in a remote drug hideout. With help from a wide variety of people, Gul investigates in this twisty, evocative series starter. Read-alikes: Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway mysteries; Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry novels. |
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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. |
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The Last Drop of Hemlock
by Katharine Schellman
While working at the Nightingale, a speakeasy in 1924 New York, Vivian investigates the murder of her best friend Bea's Uncle Pearlie, the doorman at the Nightingale who was poisoned to death, and discovers a link to a mysterious blackmailer targeting her poorest neighbors.
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The Railway Conspiracy
by John Shen Yen Nee
Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction-and kung fu skills-to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London. The follow-up to The Murder of Mr. Ma, this historical adventure-mystery is perfect for fans of Laurie R. King.
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One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman
After cranky ex-actress Julia Mann finds a dead body in her pool in Los Angeles, her Gen Z sobriety sponsor Natasha Mason is eager to clear Julia's name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is to be left alone.
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One Final Turn
by Ashley Weaver
Safecracker Ellie McDonnell is sent on a mission across World War II-era Europe to Lisbon, Portugal to rescue a key group of escaped POWs.
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