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Mystery & Suspense August 2025 |
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The ex-girlfriend murder
by Gloria Chao
When three scorned women find their cheating ex-boyfriend murdered just after plotting revenge, they must dodge suspicion, deceive a persistent detective, and uncover which of his many enemies wanted him dead before they're blamed for the crime themselves.
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| Welcome to Murder Week by Karen DukessAfter her estranged mother's sudden death, Cath Little is surprised to find pre-paid tickets to an English village murder mystery week meant for the two of them. Curious, Cath flies over alone, where she teams up with two other Americans to solve the fake killing, meets a handsome local, and tries to figure out what her mysterious mom was up to. For fans of: romantic mystery novels; murder-less mysteries. |
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| The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia GrayWhile navigating a London social season complicated by family disapproval, Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney become entangled in another murder investigation, one that is complicated by a contested inheritance and threats to loved ones' reputations. Don't miss this 4th Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney novel if you want to see the young couple's relationship progress. Read-alikes: Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen Mysteries; Sally Smith's A Case of Mice and Murder. |
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| A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate KhavariAfter her grandfather's heart attack, botanist Saffron Everleigh returns to the family estate with her new beau and her long-time best friend, Elizabeth. In addition to family tensions, they find a dangerous man pretending to be a cardiologist and a medium preying upon Elizabeth's family, who lost a son in the war. Set in the 1920s, this 4th Saffron Everleigh mystery works for newcomers. Read-alike: Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall. |
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Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell
by Gillian French
Still haunted by her sister's disappearance, forensic analyst Shaw Connolly investigates a series of arsons in rural Maine while fielding disturbing calls from a man who claims to know the truth, threatening her career, family, and the fragile life she's built.
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Etiquette for lovers and killers : a novel
by Anna Fitzgerald Healy
In 1964 Eastport, Maine, the bored and curious Billie McCadie becomes entangled in a glamorous and deadly mystery involving love letters, secret pasts and murder, all while questioning if she's just a bystander or the heroine of her own story.
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Hotel Ukraine : the final Arkady Renko novel
by Martin Cruz Smith
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine rages on a legendary Moscow investigator battles worsening Parkinson's while uncovering a diplomat's murder tied to a paramilitary group and a deadly conspiracy that puts both him and his journalist partner in grave danger.
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| A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia SealesNewly arrived in Regency London, ostensibly to enjoy society with her chaperone, Beatrice Steele pursues private detective work alongside her friend Inspector Drake. She quickly adapts to life outside her small village, and when an actor is accused of a gentleman's murder, Beatrice and Drake take the case. This fun cozy is the 2nd in the Beatrice Steele mysteries. Try this next: Alison Goodman's Ill-Mannered Ladies series. |
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The world's greatest detective and her just okay assistant
by Liza Tully
Eager to prove herself, assistant detective Olivia Blunt pushes her reluctant mentor to investigate a wealthy matriarch's suspicious death on Lake Champlain, only to find herself entangled in the secrets and shifting loyalties of the powerful Summersworth family.
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