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| Galway's Edge by Ken BruenAmidst his other cases in 2022 Galway, Irish PI Jack Taylor helps the Vatican when a priest connected to a secretive vigilante group is killed. As Jack investigates, he finds a link to a multi-millionaire maneuvering for power in this gritty 18th in an acclaimed series. Read-alikes: Dervla McTiernan's The Ruin; Tana French's Cal Hooper novels. |
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| A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen CambridgeIn 1950 Paris, American expat Tabitha Knight and her friend Julia Child, who's a whiz in the kitchen, become involved in a murder case after visiting a fashion house in their evocative 3rd outing. Also investigating? Handsome Inspector Merveille. For a second helping of crime with a French food focus, try Martin Walker's Bruno Courreges mysteries. |
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| The Library Game by Gigi PandianEx-Las Vegas stage magician Tempest Raj now helps plan secret architectural elements as part of her family's construction business. At a dinner held at a mystery library they're still working on, a body is found and then disappears, leading Tempest and friends to suss out what's happening. Though this is Tempest's 4th outing, newcomers who enjoy magic, classic mystery references, and likable characters will have fun. |
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| Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. SutantoAt her tea shop in San Francisco's Chinatown, 60-something Vera Wong looks into the death of an enigmatic young influencer, a case her son's cop girlfriend is also working. Investigating the dead man's associates, Vera finds the situation more disturbing than she imagined. Following her Edgar Award-winning 1st outing, this 2nd Vera Wong novel works for fans of Mia P. Manansala's Tita Rosie's Kitchen mysteries. Also available on Libby and cloudLibrary |
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| Murder by Memory by Olivia WaiteOn a generation spaceship, human minds can be stored in the Library, allowing bodies to be replaced. After a murder, the ship awakens detective Dorothy Gentleman, placing her in an emergency body that has a connection to the victim. With help from her nephew and others, witty Dorothy narrates and investigates. For fans of: short novels; the Mossa and Pleiti Science Fiction mysteries by Malka Older. |
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| The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren WilligAfter Elma Sands's body is found just after Christmas 1799, the police arrest her beau, who claims he's innocent. His wealthy brother hires Aaron Burr to defend him, who's quickly joined by Alexander Hamilton. The rivals work non-stop to save their client in this well-researched novel about the first recorded murder trial in American history. For fans of: Hamilton; Mollie Ann Cox's The Lace Widow. Also available on Libby and cloudLibrary |
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Dead in the Frame
by Stephen Spotswood
After 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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