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| The Girl in the Green Dress by Mariah FredericksIn 1920 New York, reporter Morris Markey seizes his chance to cover a big story when his neighbor is murdered. With help from Zelda Fitzgerald, who's looking for a diversion while her husband writes, Morris investigates the killing in this atmospheric, banter-filled mystery set at the dawn of the Jazz Age. Read-alikes: Sara DiVello's Broadway Butterfly; Barbara Hambly's Scandal in Babylon. |
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| Five Found Dead by Sulari GentillAuthor Joe Penvale celebrates finishing cancer treatment by taking his twin sister on the Orient Express. Fellow travelers include a retired French detective, true crime podcasters, travel bloggers, and two elderly women. When a blood-soaked cabin is discovered and the train is quarantined after a new COVID variant, the group investigates. But who can be trusted? Read-alikes: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express; Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. |
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| The Bone Thief by Vanessa LillieRhode Island Bureau of Indian Affairs archeologist Syd Walker, who’s Cherokee, returns in this compelling 2nd outing. Having received a promotion, she’s ready when the 300-year-old bones of a child are found at a summer camp run by the powerful Founders Society. But when the remains disappear and a young Indigenous woman goes missing, Syd has to work fast to find answers. Try this next: Marcie R. Rendon’s Cash Blackbear novels. |
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| Gray Dawn by Walter MosleyIn an evocative 1970s Los Angeles, 50-something PI Easy Rawlins runs a successful detective agency, lately letting his associates take most of the work. But he takes the lead in a case involving a dangerous woman who's gone missing. Meanwhile, he helps his secretary and his adopted son, who each have their own troubles, in this 17th entry in the acclaimed Easy Rawlins series. Try this next: Gary Phillips’ One-Shot Harry. |
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| Murder by the Book by Amie SchaumbergWhen a college student is murdered in a small Oregon town, Detective Ian Carter isn't sure what to make of the way the victim has been posed. But his new friend, professor Emma Reilly, recognizes the tableau as a copy of a painting of Hamlet's Ophelia. As similar murders occur, Ian, Emma, and others combine their knowledge of crime, art, and literature to catch a killer. Read-alikes: Zoe B. Wallbrook's History Lessons; Susie Dent's Guilty by Definition. |
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| Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert ThorogoodThough DI Tanika Malik asks them not to investigate, elderly crossword creator Judith, DJ and dogwalker Suzie, and vicar's wife and mom Becks can't help but look into things when a cruise chartered by the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society includes a seemingly impossible murder. This fun 4th outing for the Marlow Murder Club will please fans of earlier books as well as the TV series based on them. Try this next: Simon Brett's Fethering mysteries. |
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