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| Glory Daze by Danielle ArceneauxThis fun follow-up to the award-winning Glory Be finds Louisiana bookie Glory Broussard investigating another murder when her ex's second wife shows up saying he has disappeared. Glory finds him murdered and tries to figure out who killed him while keeping tabs on her mourning middle-aged daughter and planning the Red Hat Society's Mardi Gras gala. For fans of: Ellen Byron; Mario Giordano. Available on Hoopla |
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| Cold as Hell by Kelley ArmstrongHaven's Rock in the Yukon forest, population 67, is the place to be for those who need to disappear in order to stay safe. Or maybe not. Because one woman has been drugged and attacked and another has been killed. As a blizzard threatens, Sheriff Eric Dalton and his pregnant wife, Detective Casey Duncan, need to quickly figure out what's going on in this suspenseful 3rd Haven's Rock novel. Read-alikes: Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof; Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch novels. |
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| The Crime Brûlée Bake Off by Rebecca ConnollyIn this sweet series starter, school teacher Claire Walker is thrilled she's been selected to compete on the popular British TV show Battle of the Bakers. Arriving at the shooting location of Blackfirth Park, she meets Jonathan Ainsley, the Viscount of Colburn, and they have an instant connection. When a killer stirs up trouble, the duo team up to help the police solve the case. Read-alike: Jessa Maxwell's The Golden Spoon. Available on Hoopla |
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| The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne LimoncelliIn 1938 England, mystery writers Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, and Ngaio Marsh plan a fundraiser as rumors of war increase. When their aristocratic host is killed, they work with DCI Lilian Wyles to close the case in this debut, a "note-perfect Golden Age pastiche" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: Marie Benedict's The Queens of Crime; Colleen Cambridge's Phyllida Bright mysteries. Also available on Hoopla |
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| Broken Fields by Marcie R. RendonIn her "outstanding" (Booklist) 4th outing, Ojibwe sleuth Cash Blackbear is happy sort-of dating a Vietnam vet and driving a tractor all day. But after she finds her farmer boss fatally shot and a mute Indigenous child hiding nearby, Cash helps mentor Sheriff Wheaton with the case. She also tries to make sure the traumatized girl doesn't suffer in foster care like she did. Try this next: Laurie L. Dove's Mask of the Deer Woman. Available on Libby and cloudLibrary |
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| Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy RoseAfter the grandmother of 28-year-old Upper East Side hotel heiress Pomona is murdered, her family's inheritance is indefinitely frozen until the crime is solved. With no home and few skills, Pomona moves in with handsome Gabe, the son of her former nanny, and the two decide to solve the case in this lighthearted and funny romantic mystery. Read-alike: Jenny Elder Moke's She Doesn't Have a Clue. |
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A Ruse of Shadows
by Sherry Thomas
In Victorian England, detective Charlotte Holmes must clear her name after she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Lord Bancroft Ashburton. Using a series of flashbacks and intricate plotting, this complex 8th in the Lady Sherlock series is best for fans; newcomers can pick up the 1st entry, A Study in Scarlet Women. Read-alikes: historical mysteries by Tasha Alexander, Anna Lee Huber, and Deanna Raybourn.
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A Death in Diamonds
by S.J. Bennett
In 1957, small oddities lead Queen Elizabeth II to suspect someone in her inner circle can't be trusted. Meanwhile, Prince Philip has a connection to a double murder in Chelsea. With help from clever private secretary Joan McGraw, Elizabeth is able to set things to rights in this charming 4th in a series. Try these next: Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness mysteries; Allison Montclair's A Royal Affair.
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