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| Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica LockeMystery. In a rural East Texas town of fewer than 200 people, the body of an African American lawyer from Chicago is found in a bayou, followed several days later by that of a local white woman. What's going on? African American Texas Ranger Darren Mathews hopes to find out, which means talking to relatives of the deceased, including the woman's white supremacist husband -- and Mathews soon discovers things are more complex than they seem. With fully realized characters and a timely look at race relations in the U.S., this book by award-winning novelist Attica Locke (who's also written and produced for TV's Empire) is the 1st in her Highway 59 series. |
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| Lightning Men: A Novel by Thomas MullenHistorical Mystery. In this highly anticipated follow-up to last year's Darktown, African American police officers Tommy Smith and Lucius Boggs find themselves once again navigating volatile racial tensions in Atlanta. This time, it's 1950, and their attempt to stop the influx of illegal alcohol and drugs is complicated by the involvement of whites, whom they're not allowed to arrest. Meanwhile, neo-Nazis are in town stirring up trouble as black families move into formerly whites-only neighborhoods. Examining the cops' professional and personal lives, Lightning Men provides a well-rounded look at fascinating characters in an explosive setting. |
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The House of Unexpected Sisters
by Alexander McCall Smith
COMING SOON! Investigating a case of wrongful dismissal, Precious Ramotswe discovers information that causes her to rethink her views about the case before meeting a local nurse who shares her unusual surname.
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| The Amber Shadows by Lucy RibchesterHistorical Mystery. Walking to her billet after watching Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion, Honey Deschamps is given a package by a man she doesn't know. He claims to work at Bletchley Park like Honey, but since the package contains a small piece of amber from Russia, Honey can't help but wonder if she's being tested. Or is the amber some sort of coded message from someone? Maybe from her Russian father, who her brother claimed was custodian of the famous Amber Room? When more packages arrive, people go missing, and a murder occurs, Honey must decode what's going on and figure out whom to trust. This well-researched, suspenseful tale should please fans of Hitchcock and World War II mysteries. |
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Aunt Dimity and the village witch
by Nancy Atherton
When a famous artist relocates to Finch in the hopes of concealing her identity from a rabid fan base, Lori Shepherd investigates a riddle in a family diary suggesting that one of the artist's ancestors might have been a local witch. By the author of Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter.
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| The Fifth Petal: A Novel by Brunonia BarryMystery. It's Halloween, 2014, in Salem, Massachusetts, aka "Witch City," when a murder occurs. Alcoholic chief of police John Rafferty investigates the new death as well as its connections to a 25-year-old triple homicide involving three descendants of Salem Witch Trial victims and the Witch Trials themselves. Those who enjoyed the author's Lace Reader will find familiar faces here. The Fifth Petal mixes supernatural elements, crime, history, and multiple perspectives to make a perfectly haunting Halloween read. Prefer a more lighthearted Halloween mystery? Try Donna Andrews' Lord of the Wings. |
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| A Kind of Grief: A Novel by A.D. ScottMystery. It's 1950, and newly married Joanne Ross no longer works at the Highland Gazette, but has taken to writing short stories and other pieces. Hearing about an artist on trial for being a witch, she thinks it might make an interesting story. But after Joanne visits the acquitted, the woman's found dead in her home on a remote Scottish glen. Unable to accept it was suicide, Joanne investigates and finds a secret government agency is somehow involved. If you'd like to visit 1950s Scotland, pick up this 6th Joanne Ross novel. Want to meet Joanne when she's trying to escape her abusive first marriage? Pick up the 1st book, A Small Death in the Great Glen. |
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