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| It's Elementary by Elise BryantSingle mom Mavis Miller teams up with a handsome elementary school psychologist to investigate after the overzealous PTA president behaves suspiciously just as the new principal goes missing. With vibrant characters, humorous narration, and a smart look at timely topics, this fun series starter will please fans of The Expectant Detectives series by Kat Ailes and Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon. |
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Five Furry Familiars
by Lynn Cahoon
To keep her cooking school and catering business, Mia's Morsels, afloat, Mia's handed off oversight to her boyfriend Trent's mother while she focuses on earning a steady paycheck. Too bad her mean-spirited boss at the lodge keeps the misery flowing as steadily as the money. The arrival of some homeless kittens, as well as Trent's new familiar, a cute little Maltese, brings more chaos-as well as a strange spiritual energy that seems to emanate from the animals. But before Mia can figure out what kind of paranormal pets she has on her hands, she finds herself with a murder to solve--when a dead body is found in the lodge rental of Christina's suddenly attentive ex . .
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Smoke and Mirrors
by M. E. Hilliard
While inventorying the personal collection of a deceased magician in NYC, librarian-turned-sleuth Greer Hogan, determined to solve her husband's murder, finds her investigation has struck a nerve when she's attacked and turns to a magician named Grim to shine a spotlight on a killer before she's next.
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The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
In 1975, when a camp counselor discovers the 13-year-old daughter of the summer camp's owners has disappeared just like her brother 14 years earlier, a panicked search begins as the secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow are revealed.
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Pay Dirt
by Sara Paretsky
While visiting Angela, one her protégées in Kansas, V.I. Warshawski, when Angela's roommate goes missing and V.I. finds her near death in a drug house, is pitched headlong into the country's opioid crisis and a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War.
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| Trouble In Queenstown by Delia PittsIn this 1st in a series, former Philadelphia cop Vandy Myrick is back home in Queenstown, New Jersey after a tragic loss. Working as a PI, she's hired by the powerful mayor's nephew, who claims his wife is unfaithful. The case leads to two suspicious deaths at the nephew's home, which the cops dismiss, but Vandy doesn't. For fans of: Tracy Clark's Chicago mysteries; Rachel Howzell Hall's Detective Elouise Norton novels. |
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Haunted To Death
by Frank Anthony Polito
In season three of their renovation show, Peter and JP tackle a haunted Detroit mansion with a cold case involving a socialite's mysterious death, in the second novel of the series following Rehearsed to Death.
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The Poison Pen
by Paige Shelton
Arriving at Jolie's estate in the village of Roslin to examine an antique sword, Delaney, when a dead body is discovered, digs into Jolie's own fascinating history through a journal linked to King Edward VIII, but when the journal goes missing, Delaney must read between the lines to solve this case.
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| Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart TaylorIn 1965, former Boston cop Franklin Warren navigates a new job with the Vermont State Police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation and adjusts to small-town life. Things start hot when a suspicious fire and death on a remote farm has him thinking an unpopular farmer was murdered. This richly detailed, character-driven mystery paints a fascinating picture of rural New England life. Read-alike: Kate Tietjen's Death in the Details. |
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| A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry ThomasIn Victorian England, detective Charlotte Holmes must clear her name after she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Lord Bancroft Ashburton. Using a series of flashbacks and intricate plotting, this complex 8th in the Lady Sherlock series is best for fans; newcomers can pick up the 1st entry, A Study in Scarlet Women. Read-alikes: historical mysteries by Tasha Alexander, Anna Lee Huber, and Deanna Raybourn. |
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Listen for the Lie
by Amy Tintera
When Lucy's friend Savvy is murdered, anyone could be the killer, even Lucy, and soon enough a true-crime podcast comes investigating.
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Locked In Pursuit
by Ashley Weaver
Working once again with her handler in the British government, safecracker Ellie McDonnell, as a rash of burglaries plague London and an unknown object arrives by a mysterious courier, must beat the thieves at their own game as World War II looms over the city.
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| The Pawful Truth by Miranda JamesWidowed grandfather and kindly college librarian Charlie Harris enrolls in a history course, and soon a classmate is murdered. With the help of his friends and his cat Diesel, Charlie hunts for the killer. This 11th Cat in the Stacks book features a charming Southern college town and characters who are just as important as the plot. Read-alike: The Lighthouse Library Mysteries by Eva Gates. |
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| A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate KhavariIn 1923 at University College London, botanist Saffron Everleigh faces sexism, but is supported by her boss, Dr. Maxwell. So when a fatal poisoning occurs at a school dinner party and Maxwell is blamed, Saffron works to clear his name, assisted by a handsome World War I vet in this 1st in a series. Read-alikes: Elsa Hart's The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne; Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry novels. |
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| The Resemblance by Lauren NossettIn Athens, Georgia, police detective Marlitt Kaplan is first on the scene when a University of Georgia fraternity member is fatally struck by a car, reportedly driven by a cheerful man who looked just like the victim. Marlitt, who has her own reasons for disliking frats, digs into the twisty case but gets pushback, even from other cops. For fans of: slow-burn debuts; atmospheric police procedurals. |
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| The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka OlderAt a human colony on Jupiter, enigmatic investigator Mossa once again teams up with her ex, scholar Pleiti, to investigate a case at their alma mater. This time, 17 students and staff members have mysteriously disappeared from Valdegeld University. Fans of science fiction mysteries and novels with well-wrought academic settings will like this feel-good 2nd in a series. Read-alike: Mur Lafferty's Midsolar Murders novels. |
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