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| Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley and Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie’s Miss Marple returns in this latest from bestselling author Lucy Foley. In 1950, Miss Marple travels to a luxury Swiss Alps resort with her friend Dolly Bantry, finding an interesting assortment of guests. But it isn’t long before a murderer strikes and a blizzard snows them all in. For fans of: twisty Golden Age mysteries; Sophie Hannah’s Hercule Poirot mysteries. |
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| The Blue Flame by George PelecanosThough he’s in his 70s, Derek Strange still goes to his Strange Investigations office. One day, a defense attorney shows up and hires him to verify the alibi of a client charged with murder. Derek digs in, and the case leads to another killing. Set in an authentically depicted Washington, D.C., this thoughtful, gritty novel is the 6th outing for Strange. For fans of: Walter Mosley; David Swinson; TV’s The Wire, for which George Pelecanos wrote. |
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| My Sister Is Going to Kill Me by Nina SimonThough life is busy, strait-laced Liv and free-spirited Mandy always take a sister trip. This year, Mandy handled the planning and signed them up to go rafting through the Grand Canyon with a beauty company group she's connected to. When threats and murder interrupt the women’s sojourn, the sisters try to uncover the killer in their midst. For fans of: the author’s Mother-Daughter Murder Night; funny, fast-paced mysteries. |
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I Think We Should Kill Other People
by Chilton L M
The nation watched them fall in love. Now someone's watching them die. Hazel and Marc were paired together on Love Synced, a revolutionary reality AI dating show that matches hopeful lovers. But when it came time to say I do, Hazel left her perfect match at the altar. Now all she wants to do is fly home. Instead, she's trapped at a tiny, snowed-in airport with her ex and his obnoxiously rich family. But when they start turning up dead, a jilted lover is the least of Hazel's worries--there's a serial killer to catch first. The heart's a fickle thing, so it's no surprise that AI couldn't predict true love for Hazel...but can it help crack the case when a murderer is picking off her almost-in-laws one by one in this twisty whodunit?
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The Dark Magician: Murder in a Town with No Name
by Keigo Higashino
Mayu has just moved back to her hometown to plan her wedding when tragedy strikes. Her father is murdered. Her uncle, Takeshi, a former Las Vegas marquee magician, impulsively decides that he'll catch the culprit himself. Who needs the police? When Mayu's former classmates emerge as the prime suspects, it takes a conjurer's dazzling sleight of hand to unravel this teasing pandemic-period puzzle. Who's next? The murderer holds the high cards, always one step ahead. But who better to unpack this twisty, turny mystery than a master illusionist? Mayu's naive eyes are about to be opened wide--as she hurtles headlong into a nightmarish narrative with a shocking conclusion
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The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies
by Kate Westbury
Oxford, England, 1951: The Honorable Ginevra Bishop likes red lipstick, clever retorts, and earning top marks in her tutorials. She’s following her mother’s footsteps by studying at Oxford, eager to prove she’s more than a debutante. Sidney Braithwaite likes brooding, Latin, and ignoring his nightmares. He’s determined to forge a new life for himself at Oxford, far from his childhood mining village and free from memories of the war. Though Gin and Sidney have little in common, the British Security Service is keen to unite her charm with his espionage experience: there’s a Soviet spy at the university, and the agent tracking them down was poisoned.
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| The Ghost and the Dead Librarian by Cleo CoyleOwner of a small-town Rhode Island bookstore, Penelope Thornton-McClure hosts a historian who's promoting her new book that includes local secrets. When the author is murdered, Penelope teams up with the ghost of 1940s PI Jack Shepard, who was killed in the shop, to solve the case. This spin-off of the author's Haunted Bookshop series marks the 1st book in the Haunted Bookshop Detective series. For fans of: Amanda Chapman's Mrs. Christie mystery series, which also has supernatural elements.
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| The Woman Who Wouldn't Die Quietly by Katarina BivaldNovelist Berit Gardner visits her home country of Sweden with her friend DCI Ian Ahmed, who's recovering from an injury. Invited by wealthy Margrethe Cullenberg-Franzén to her 80th birthday dinner on her nearby island, they meet her unhappy family members. When Margrethe dies from a fall, it’s ruled an accident, but it looks like murder to Ian and Berit. This 3rd outing for Berit includes a twisty plot, complex characters, and a well-drawn wintery setting. For fans of: Richard Osman's We Solve Murders.
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