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The Last Ferry Home
by Kent A. Harrington
What happens: San Francisco police detective Michael O'Higgins has been paralyzed with grief since his wife's tragic death at sea. Unable to care for their teenage daughter and barely keeping his head above water at work, O'Higgins finds his faith in humanity restored when he meets a charming Indian family on his ferry home. But when he is called to investigate a murder, and finds that the victim is the father he met on that ferry, Michael must solve a mystery that threatens to shatter his already broken life.
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In the shadow of Agatha Christie : classic crime fiction by forgotten female writers: 1850-1917
by Leslie S. Klinger
What it's about: Showcases the mystery and detective short stories from female authors who came before Agatha Christie, including Mary Fortune, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Ellen Wood, Elizabeth Corbett, C. L. Pirkis, Geraldine Bonner, Ellen Glasgow, L. T. Meade, Baroness Orczy, M. E. Graddon, Carolyn Wells, Susan Glashell and more.
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Tiny Crimes : Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder
by Lincoln Michel
What it's about: This anthology gathers leading and emerging literary voices to tell tales of crime and intrigue in only a few hundred words. From the most hardboiled of noirs to the coziest of mysteries, with diminutive double crosses, miniature murders, and crimes both real and imagined, Tiny Crimes rounds up all the usual suspects, and some unusual suspects, too. Benjamin Percy, Amelia Gray, Adam Sternbergh, Yuri Herrera, Julia Elliott, Carmen Maria Machado, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson, Charles Yu, Laura van den Berg, and more scour the underbelly of modern life to expose the criminal, the illegal, and the depraved.
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Last Call: Closing Time Is About to Get Deadly...
by Paula Matter
What happens: A bartender at a Florida VFW has to clear her name or she'll be serving time instead of drinks. Bartender Maggie Lewis can't hold her beer, her tongue, or her temper. On a bad day at work she'd love to kill a customer or two. On a very bad day she becomes the primary suspect accused of doing just that. Suspended from her job after being set up for the murder of Korean War veteran Jack Hoffman, Maggie has no intention of letting herself be framed. And since the police have yet to arrest anybody for the last major crime in town―the murder of Maggie's husband―she's sure they won't try too hard to collar the real culprit. So Maggie must produce enough evidence to clear her name, get her job back, and find the killer before she ends up behind the wrong kind of bars. Series alert: This is book one of Paula Matter's new Maggie Lewis mystery series.
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| The Word Is Murder by Anthony HorowitzWhat happens: In this delightful fair play mystery (the 1st in a proposed series), a London murder brings together acerbic PI Daniel Hawthorne with writer Anthony Horowitz (yes, the author is a character), who chronicles the case, acting as a modern-day Watson.
Who it's for: Sherlockians, Golden Age mystery fans, and those who relish innovative, original crime novels.
Author buzz: Not only is Anthony Horowitz the author of the bestselling books Magpie Murders and Moriarty, he also wrote the Alex Rider spy series for kids and created the acclaimed TV show Foyle's War. |
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| A Handful of Ashes by Rob McCarthyWhat it is: a cleverly plotted follow-up to The Hollow Men, the author's assured debut that introduced Dr. Harry Kent, a London police medical examiner, and his alcoholic ex-girlfriend, acting DCI Frankie Noble.
What happens: A woman who blew the whistle on a risk-taking pediatric surgeon dies from stab wounds that some say are self-inflicted -- but based on Kent's examination, it's murder.
Read it for: realistic characters struggling with addiction, the blending of medical thriller and police procedural, and the clever ending. |
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| Savage Liberty: A Mystery of Revolutionary America by Eliot PattisonWhat it is: an immersive mystery providing an authentic look at 1768 Colonial America as disenchantment with legislators and customs agents grows.
Starring: Duncan McCallum, an exiled Scotsman who, in his 5th outing, becomes friendly with John Hancock and Samuel Adams, but has to go on the run to uncover the truth when he's accused of treason.
For fans of: richly detailed historical mysteries, United States history, and James Fenimore Cooper's classic Leatherstocking Tales. |
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| A Taste for Vengeance: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel by Martin WalkerStarring: recently promoted Bruno, now policing more of France's Périgord region, bringing him new bosses and new responsibilities.
What happens: A missing British tourist is found dead -- as is her companion, a mysterious Irishman who may have ties to the IRA. Also, the top teenage player on the rugby team that Bruno coaches is pregnant, just as she was bound for the national team.
Series alert: This is the charming 11th Bruno novel that beautifully describes village life, the French countryside, and the mouthwatering cuisine and wine that Bruno so enjoys. |
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