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| Dead Tired by Kat AilesAfter joining an overnight eco-protest in order to save a Cotswolds meadow from development (and maybe get some sleep), new mom Alice and her mom friends awake to find a murdered eco-warrior. The group investigate, this time with babes in tow, in the witty and charming sequel to The Expectant Detectives. For fans of: Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Is Killing it; Mia P. Manansala's Tita Rosie's Kitchen mysteries. |
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| Hall of Mirrors by John CopenhaverWorried their previous case connects to the murder of Roger Raymond, amateur sleuths Judy Nightingale and Philippa Watson team up with Roger's lover and writing partner to find a serial killer during the Lavender Scare in 1954 Washington, D.C. Fine for newcomers, this 2nd Nightingale novel offers a well-plotted, fast-paced mystery. Read-alikes: the Last Call at the Nightingale mysteries by Katharine Schellman; the Andy Mills mysteries by Lev AC Rosen. |
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Pitch dark
by Paul Doiron
In pursuit of mysterious fugitive Mark Redmond, who's responsible for drugging him and killing a bush pilot, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch, to stop Redmond and his daughter from reaching the Canadian border, soon discovers his enemy is prepared to kill his own child rather than have her taken from him.
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A talent for murder : a novel
by Peter Swanson
A newlywed becomes suspicious of her husband after finding a blood streak on the back of a shirt he wore to a conference and discovers a disturbing pattern of unsolved murders in all the cities he's visited. 100,000 first printing.
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| The Mayfair Dagger by Ava JanuaryHaving lost her father and brother in 1894, Albertine is in danger of being married off. So she takes a fake name and escapes to London to open a detective agency. When her first case leaves her unpaid and accused of murder, a handsome Scotland Yard detective comes to her aid. Read-alikes: Dianne Freeman's Countess of Harleigh mysteries; Deanna Raybourn's historical mysteries. |
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| The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko JeanIn small-town Coldwell Beach, Washington, police detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose sister disappeared two decades ago, is assigned the case when 19-year-old Ellie Black, who's been missing for two years, turns up lost, confused, and unwilling to talk about where she's been. If you like this suspenseful, intricately plotted novel, try Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark or Alice Blanchard's Trace of Evil. |
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| What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. MorrisAfter her life implodes, lawyer Deena Wood heads home to Brunswick, Georgia to start again. There, she gets drawn into the disappearance of Holcomb Gardner, a poor, elderly Black man who's been fighting an unethical land developer targeting the oceanfront property that Gardner's family has lived on since the 1860s. This timely, haunting tale is "not to be missed" (Booklist). For fans of: John Grisham; Attica Locke. |
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| Farewell, Amethystine by Walter MosleyIn January 1970, 50-year-old Los Angeles PI Easy Rawlins agrees to help beautiful Amethystine Stoller when her ex-husband disappears. When the ex turns up dead and Easy's LAPD connection goes underground, things get dicey. Newcomers and series fans alike will enjoy this atmospheric 16th outing for Easy. Read-alikes: One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips; Good Man Gone Bad by Gar Anthony Haywood; The Second Murderer by Denise Mina. |
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| The Queen of Poisons by Robert ThorogoodWhen the kindly mayor of Marlow, England, is fatally poisoned during a town meeting, septuagenarian Judith Potts, dogwalker Suzie Harris, and vicar's wife Becks Starling once again team up to investigate. This is the charming 3rd novel in a fun series that's recently been adapted for TV: The Marlow Murder Club is out in the United Kingdom and appears on PBS in the United States in October. Read-alikes: Anthony Horowitz's mystery novels; Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club books. |
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| The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline WinspearThis moving 18th and final outing for psychologist and PI Maisie Dobbs links to her past as she helps four teenage squatters in 1945 London who've witnessed something they shouldn't and who are nursing a gravely ill demobbed soldier. Read-alikes: Charles Todd's historical mysteries; Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series; Allison Montclair's Sparks & Bainbridge mysteries. |
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Bright and tender dark : a novel
by Joanna Pearson
Decades after the murder of nineteen-year-old college student Karlie Richards, her former roommate, now middle-aged and divorced, becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth amidst online conspiracy theories, speculation and the lingering shadows of the past. 200,000 first printing.
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The stranger in the library
by Eva Gates
When a reproduction of a famous painting is stolen from a traveling show of impressionist art, librarian Lucy is painted into a corner when a murder occurs, while Louise Jane is captivated by handsome art dealer, who might be the killer?—?and the person threatening to break her heart.
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Such a bad influence
by Olivia Muenter
When her 18-year-old sister Evie, a multimillionaire lifestyle influencer, disappears during an unsettling live stream, Hazel, as theories tear through the internet, inspiring hashtags, Reddit threads and podcast episodes, must visit the darkest parts of Evie's world to find the truth.
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In the hour of crows
by Dana Elmendorf
Gifted with the ability to talk the death out of the dying, 20-year-old Weatherly, when she's unable to save the mayor's son and the whole town suspects she was out for revenge for her cousin Adaire's murder, must prove her innocence and find Adaire's killer, no matter what it takes.
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If something happens to me : a novel
by Alex Finlay
Trying to pick up the pieces after his girlfriend's kidnapping, Ryan Richardson goes to law school but must pivot back to the case when her car is found submerged in a lake with a cryptic note. 75,000 first printing.
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
by Catherine Mack
Bestselling mystery writer Eleanor Dash is on an Italian book tour with other authors, fans, and her greedy ex (whom one of her fictional sleuths is based on). When a murder occurs, Eleanor investigates in this series starter that features funny footnotes addressing the reader. Read-alikes: G.M. Malliet's Augusta Hawke mysteries; V.M. Burns' Mystery Bookshop novels.
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The best way to bury your husband
by Alexia Casale
After killing her husband—a truly terrible man, Sally finds herself leading an extremely unusual self-help group of women who have come together to heal the damage their husbands have done—and to work out a plan to get rid of the bodies and get away with it. Original.
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