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| A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson BennettIn an agricultural part of the Empire, a young woman is murdered and her secret boyfriend is found covered in blood. It looks like star-crossed love turned murderous, but brilliant, eccentric detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant Dinios "Din" Kol discover things aren't so clear-cut. Meanwhile, the couple's families, powerful rivals who control this part of the Empire, want answers. Like earlier entries, this 3rd Ana and Din mystery mixes fantasy and a dash of Sherlockian homage to create a compelling, evocative tale. Try this next: P. Djèlí Clark's A Master of Djinn. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| All We Hide by Robyn GiglLauren Kelly, a trans police detective and mom to a teenage daughter, is the only person in the District Attorney's cold case unit. While dealing with prejudice from colleagues she was once close with, she re-investigates the murder of a trans sex worker after the person who was convicted was freed due to police misconduct. Lauren, who knew the victim in high school, finds links to powerful people and to her own father, now a retired cop with dementia. Try this next: Vanessa Lillie's Syd Walker novels. |
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| Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie HorneAfter losing both her marketing job and her live-in boyfriend on her 29th birthday, desperate Mo Ellery takes a job as a crossing guard at a Chicago city school. When an obnoxious driver dies in a sinkhole, Moe takes in the man's three standard poodles and ends up investigating his murder with help from one of her 12-year-old charges and an elderly neighbor in this fun, fast-paced debut. For fans of: Katie Siegel's Not a Detective series; Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan novels; Gloria Chao's Hu Done It mysteries. |
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| Murder on Charity Lane by Jo NicholsIn coastal California, elderly eccentric Mrs. B rents out several cottages circling a small green space. When one becomes vacant, she invites murder suspect CJ Moore to move in. Mrs. B is sure that CJ didn't kill her employer, a wealthy philanthropist, but the dead man's much-younger widow claims she saw CJ push him down the stairs. Gathering the Marigold Cottages Murder Collective for their 2nd case, Mrs. B aims to prove CJ's innocence, but another murder raises questions. Try this next: Marnie Riches' The Gardeners' Club. |
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Shrink Solves Murder: Her Three O'Clock Just Became a Murder Case . . .
by Philippa Perry
A small-town psychotherapist draws on all her knowledge of the human psyche to solve the murder of a patient in this warm and witty mystery novel--by a real psychotherapist turned #1 internationally bestselling author. Living in idyllic coastal Sussex, Patricia Philipps enjoys her quiet life--walking the cliffs, shouting at poorly disciplined dog owners, telling tourists to keep their distance from the crumbling cliff edges, and cold-water swimming. Then a body washes up near Beachy Head, upending her carefully curated life as she discovers the deceased is one of her clients--her Three O'Clock, in fact. The police chalk it up to suicide, but Pat sees things differently. With her chaotic best friend Pritchard (part-time poet, full-time meddler) in tow, Pat swaps the therapist's couch for the crime scene. It's time to unpick the lies, untangle the egos, and catch a killer hiding in plain sight.
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City of Promises
by Victoria Thompson with Ellen Thompson
Frank and Sarah Malloy's besotted daughter plans to marry a dubious man she just met. Convinced he's a fraudster, they visit lawyer Gideon Bates, only to discover no legal recourse. But Gideon's wife, Elizabeth, who was raised by a confidence artist, develops a plan to con the con man. This "delightfully amusing" (Kirkus Reviews) 8th Counterfeit Lady novel also stars characters from the author's Gaslight mysteries. Author Victoria Thompson sadly died in 2024; this novel was completed by her daughter Ellen.
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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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