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| The Murder at World's End by Ross MontgomeryOn a Cornish tidal island in 1910, 19-year-old Stephen Pike is the new footman at Tithe Hall, where Viscount Stockingham-Welt believes Halley's Comet will destroy the earth. That doesn't happen, but someone does kill the viscount in his locked study. When ex-con Stephen is suspected, the viscount's elderly, scientific-minded aunt teams up with him to prove his innocence in this delightful series starter. For fans of: atmospheric Edwardian mysteries; witty, unlikely detective duos. |
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| Wolf Hour by Jo NesbøIn 2022, a Norwegian true crime writer visits Minneapolis, Minnesota, to research a set of 2016 serial killings. Back in 2016, everything starts with the sniper shooting of a gun dealer known for not asking questions. Divorced cop Bob Oz becomes obsessed with the case, working it even after he's suspended from the force, believing a taxidermist may hold the key to it all in this twisty dual-timeline standalone. |
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| The Final Problem by Arturo Pérez-ReverteAfter bad weather cuts off an idyllic Greek island in 1960, a dead British tourist is found inside a locked cabana. Aging actor Ormond Basil, who played Sherlock Holmes in 15 films, finds himself tasked with investigating while a Spanish mystery writer acts as his Watson. Also on the island are an Italian film producer, a former opera star, and others. |
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Stolen in Death
by J. D. Robb
When billionaire Nathan Barrister is killed with a blow to the head, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a crime scene that points to a botched burglary -- especially after a hidden vault packed with stolen treasures is discovered in his home. But the vault belonged to Barrister’s late father, and the family claims they planned to quietly return its contents. As secrets surface, Eve must determine whether the murder was driven by greed, revenge, or a deadly legacy from the past.
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Fire on the Fells
by Cath Staincliffe
Young Tyler came to join an eco-protest. Now he lies dead in a ditch, shot to pieces. The luxury retreat, Patefield Grange hosts shooting party guests that say the victim means nothing to them. But Leo knows a lie when he hears one.
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Death and Dinuguan
by Mia P. Manansala
As Valentine’s Day approaches, thieves are targeting women-owned businesses in Shady Pines, Illinois, leaving café owner Lila Macapagal worried for friends and family. Then things get worse when a friend is attacked and a murder occurs.
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The Snow Lies Deep
by Paula Munier
During a holiday celebration in Northshire, the town’s mayor dies under unusual circumstances, prompting an investigation. As additional deaths occur with similar seasonal elements, local residents Mercy and Troy work with law enforcement to identify the perpetrator before further attacks take place. Their inquiry focuses on protecting community members who may be at risk during the series of winter festivities.
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Bright Shining as the Sun
by John Farrow
Canada’s Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars encounters the brutal reality of street violence as it is unleashed by Quebec’s biker gangs the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine. And the truths behind these activities, as they are slowly revealed, casts a strange spell over Cinq Mars while he discovers clues in dark places of the heart: a suicide that went so right it was profoundly wrong; a literate youth carrying naked feet in his backpack; a son who wore the shoes that fit those feet; and suddenly the retired cop finds himself in the cross-fire of murder and brotherly love.ale of inflamed familial dysfunction and profound brotherly love.
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Deadly Remains
by Kate Ellis
When a body is discovered in a picturesque South Devon village, DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate. The victim, Barry Brown, is a celebrity ghostwriter and the theft of his laptop suggests that the motive for murder may lie in his work. Meanwhile Wesley's teenage son Michael joins family friend Dr Neil Watson on an intriguing excavation of a crashed World War Two plane on Dartmoor. When three skeletons are discovered nearby, it seems the wreckage might hold more secrets than they could ever have imagined.
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Adventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes
by Jonas Kreppel
Max Spitzkopf -- Vienna’s “Yiddish Sherlock Holmes” -- leads the famed Blitz detective bureau, taking on the most dangerous cases with brilliance, bravery, and masterful disguise. With his loyal assistant Fuchs, he outwits criminals and restores justice. This complete collection of fifteen mysteries offers a vivid portrait of Jewish life in the final years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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The Hidden City
by Charles Finch
In 1879 London, aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox aids his former housekeeper, who's unsettled by a stranger hanging about her new home where a murder once occurred. Also, Lenox's wife's suffrage work draws threats, and he helps a cousin and her Indian friend settle in England.
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The Devil in Oxford
by Jess Armstrong
Her employer's penchant for arcane, unusual -- and occasionally illegal -- books has been known to get American heiress Ruby Vaughn into trouble. When he secures tickets to an exhibition of artifacts owned by disgraced scholar Julius Harker, Ruby reluctantly agrees to attend. It turns out to be more than they bargained for: Harker's body is discovered in the collection, his business partner hastily arrested. Soon it is clear that there is more going on in Oxford than meets the eye. Ruby and folk healer Ruan will uncover the dark secrets of the competitive world of antiquities while trying to understand the peculiar force that keeps drawing them back together.
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