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An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder
by Dianne Freeman
After a footbridge collapses at the Paris Exposition, the American-born Countess of Harleigh discovers one of the victims died of stab wounds, in the seventh novel of the series following A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder.
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Cast a Cold Eye
by Robbie Morrison
Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner Archie McDaid investigate after discovering a man dead from a single bullet wound in the back of his head in 1933 Glasgow, in the second novel of the series following Edge of the Grave. Original.
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The Vacancy in Room 10
by Seraphina Nova Glass
When her husband confesses to killing someone, and then shoots himself, Alicia moves into the run-down apartment he rented as an art studio to find the truth, while the superintendent, Cass, after blackmailing the wrong guy, must keep her secrets under wraps, especially with Alicia asking questions
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The Last Note of Warning
by Katharine Schellman
In Prohibition-era New York City, dressmaker's assistant Vivian makes a delivery and ends up accused of murder. Having a week to prove her innocence, Vivian uses connections from the speakeasy where she works nights in order to find the truth. This intricately plotted 3rd outing for Vivian works for newcomers. Read-alikes: Stephen Spotswood's Pentecost and Parker novels; Nekesa Afia's Harlem Renaissance mysteries; Sara DiVello's Broadway Butterfly.
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The Last Hope
by Susan Elia MacNeal
In 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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| The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko JeanIn small-town Coldwell Beach, Washington, police detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose sister disappeared two decades ago, is assigned the case when 19-year-old Ellie Black, who's been missing for two years, turns up lost, confused, and unwilling to talk about where she's been. If you like this suspenseful, intricately plotted novel, try Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark or Alice Blanchard's Trace of Evil. |
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The Hunter's Daughter
by Nicola Solvinic
Anna Koray is a dedicated cop in a rural county; she's also the daughter of a serial killer. Raised by a foster family and using a new name, she keeps her past secret, but after shooting someone in the line of duty, childhood memories haunt her and then someone starts copying her dead father's crimes. With its blend of mystery, suspense, and supernatural elements, this first novel will especially please fans of John Connolly and Simone St. James.
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| Farewell, Amethystine by Walter MosleyIn January 1970, 50-year-old Los Angeles PI Easy Rawlins agrees to help beautiful Amethystine Stoller when her ex-husband disappears. When the ex turns up dead and Easy's LAPD connection goes underground, things get dicey. Newcomers and series fans alike will enjoy this atmospheric 16th outing for Easy. Read-alikes: One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips; Good Man Gone Bad by Gar Anthony Haywood; The Second Murderer by Denise Mina. |
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| The Queen of Poisons by Robert ThorogoodWhen the kindly mayor of Marlow, England, is fatally poisoned during a town meeting, septuagenarian Judith Potts, dogwalker Suzie Harris, and vicar's wife Becks Starling once again team up to investigate. This is the charming 3rd novel in a fun series that's recently been adapted for TV: The Marlow Murder Club is out in the United Kingdom and appears on PBS in the United States in October. Read-alikes: Anthony Horowitz's mystery novels; Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club books. |
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| The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline WinspearThis moving 18th and final outing for psychologist and PI Maisie Dobbs links to her past as she helps four teenage squatters in 1945 London who've witnessed something they shouldn't and who are nursing a gravely ill demobbed soldier. Read-alikes: Charles Todd's historical mysteries; Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series; Allison Montclair's Sparks & Bainbridge mysteries. |
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