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| Death of a Master Chef by Jean-Luc BannalecVisiting the historic walled city of Saint-Malo for a police training seminar, Commissaire Georges Dupin is exploring the local market when a woman is killed, seemingly by her sister. But while she's in jail, the victim's husband is murdered, throwing the case into disarray. This evocative, intricately plotted 9th outing for the French detective works for newcomers as well as fans of the charming series, which began with Death in Brittany. |
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| The Last Word by Elly GriffithsA romance writer's daughters think their mother was murdered and hire West Sussex PIs Natalka, a math whiz, and Edwin, an octogenarian, to look into things, which leads to Edwin going undercover at a writing retreat. Though this is the 4th DI Harbinder Kaur mystery, this outing focuses more on Natalka and Edwin, who also appear in The Postscript Murders. Read-alikes: Richard Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club novels; Susan Fletcher's The Night in Question. |
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| Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine MackBestselling mystery writer Eleanor Dash is on an Italian book tour with other authors, fans, and her greedy ex (whom one of her fictional sleuths is based on). When a murder occurs, Eleanor investigates in this series starter that features funny footnotes addressing the reader. Read-alikes: G.M. Malliet's Augusta Hawke mysteries; V.M. Burns' Mystery Bookshop novels. |
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| The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNealIn the 11th -- and reportedly final -- entry in the Maggie Hope World War II series, MI6 orders Maggie to visit Madrid in order to meet with Coco Chanel and to possibly assassinate a German physicist. Readers who haven't met Maggie will want to start with the 1st book, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Read-alikes: Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs novels (whose 18th and final book is out this month); Ashley Weaver's Electra McDonnell mysteries; James R. Benn's Billy Boyle books. |
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Mystery in the Title
by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson
Miranda Abbott will once again be a star. After a very long dry spell that followed her network hit series Pastor Fran Investigates, Hollywood has come calling and they want Miranda back. This time to be the female lead in an oddly expensive movie of the week, filming right here in Happy Rock! Miranda signs on the dotted line, but her trusty assistant Andrew, a whiz with apps and clouds, thinks this all seems a bit fishy. When Miranda’s co-star makes a grand entrance by crashing through the atrium window at The Duchess Hotel and being very much dead, things go from bad to worse. The great citizens of Happy Rock, including Police Chief Ned Buckley, grumpy bookstore owner and soon to be ex-husband Edgar Abbott, Bea of Bea’s B&B, and the malodorous Owen McCune return to help solve the case in this second Miranda Abbott mystery.
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| A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan ChaseEthan Brand's first day as Blaine, Washington's chief of police is a doozy, starting with a threatening note and animal heart on his porch and followed by the discovery of the town's first murder victim in years. For fans of: Craig Johnson; William Kent Krueger; Northwoods by Amy Pease.
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| Cold to the Touch by Kerri HakodaAnchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans tries to find the killer of his favorite barista, who, like him, grew up a multiracial kid in small-town Alaska. When another barista dies, Beans' ex is also assigned to the case, and then the FBI show up. For other suspenseful Alaskan crime novels, try Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof, Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak novels, and Page Shelton's Alaska mysteries.
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