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| The Queens of Crime by Marie BenedictDorothy L. Sayers, a cofounder of the Detection Club, wants to prove to the male members that the women writers are just as worthy. So in 1931, she teams up with Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and Baroness Emma Orczy to solve a real murder. Read-alikes: Colleen Cambridge's Phyllida Bright mysteries; Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey mysteries; Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair. |
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Strange Pictures
by Uketsu
A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that willreveal a horrifying reality. Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Read-alike: Lisa Jewell's Watching You.
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| I Died for Beauty by Amanda FlowerDuring a brutal cold snap in 1857 Amherst, Massachusetts, a suspicious fire kills a young Irish American couple, leaving their toddler an orphan. Poet Emily Dickinson and Willa Noble, the young maid who narrates the story, investigate the deaths in this intricately plotted 3rd in a well-researched series. Read-alikes: Bella Ellis' Brontë Sisters mysteries; Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen mysteries. |
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Thursday Next in First among Sequels: A Novel
by Jasper Fforde
A fifth installment in the popular Nursery Crimes series takes place fourteen years after the 1988 SuperHoop, in a tale in which Thursday finds herself embroiled in cases involving the murders of Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple before receiving a death threat of her own. Try this next: T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead.
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| The Lost House by Melissa LarsenAgnes' grandfather left Iceland for California 40 years ago after villagers blamed him for killing his wife and child. With him dead and a podcaster wanting to explore the cold case, Agnes travels to her ancestral home hoping to clear his name and finds herself looking into a new death in this "haunting whodunit" (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alikes: Scandinavian crime novels by Camilla Läckberg or Ragnar Jónasson. |
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| Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando MurrinThough he's still mourning his husband's death, London chef Paul Delamare agrees to teach a culinary course for an injured friend. But after Paul finds his pal dead, he becomes the prime suspect and needs to clear his name. This amusing debut by a chef/food writer features a closed circle of suspects, recipes, and a bit more edge than some cozies. Read-alike: Jessa Maxwell's The Golden Spoon. |
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| Beast of the North Woods by Annelise RyanCryptozoologist Morgan Carter, who owns the Odds and Ends gift shop, agrees to investigate when an employee's nephew is accused of killing his high school rival while ice fishing in Wisconsin's North Woods. The nephew swears a hodag committed the crime, but the police don't buy his story about a murderous mythical creature in this engaging 3rd in a fun series. Read-alikes: Tom Ryan's The Treasure Hunters Club; Holly Danvers' Lakeside Library mysteries. |
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| Dead in the Frame by Stephen SpotswoodAfter the evidence points her way, famed detective Lillian Pentecost is arrested for murder in 1947 New York. While Lillian, who has multiple sclerosis and lots of enemies, tries to survive jail, her determined assistant, Willowjean "Will" Parker, searches for the real killer in this suspenseful 5th series entry. Read-alikes: Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher mysteries; Lev AC Rosen's Evander Mills novels. |
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| Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly StarsIn London's Soho neighborhood, Misty Divine's drag mother, Lady Lady, is found murdered in a stolen dress in her dressing room. When the cops assume the performers are guilty, Misty steps up to solve the crimes. Fans of RuPaul's Drag Race will want to pick up this debut that has "lovable characters, lively dialogue, and dry humor" (Publishers Weekly). |
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