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| Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-OpokuRecently widowed Savvy Summers runs a Chicago soul food restaurant and catering business in this engaging series opener that includes recipes. But after a customer dies and people blame her, she must figure out what really killed the man to save herself and her livelihood. Thankfully she has help from her gossipy sous-chef and her cop ex-husband. Try this next: Abby Collette’s Books and Biscuits Mysteries; Danielle Arceneaux’s Glory Broussard Mysteries. |
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The Librarians
by Sherry Thomas
When two patrons die after a themed game night, four Austin librarians—each guarding painful secrets—must overcome mistrust and unite to protect their beloved library, unraveling a mystery that threatens the refuge they've built and the fragile peace they've found.
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| The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza TullyWhen 20-something Olivia Blunt gets a job assisting famous New York City detective Aubrey Merritt, she's eager to get to work, but finds herself doing boring tasks. Things change when the duo travel to Vermont to investigate the supposed suicide of a wealthy woman at her luxurious resort. There are plenty of suspects, and soon more murders, in this entertaining fair-play mystery. Read-alike: The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan. |
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A Killer Wedding
by Joan O'Leary
When a beauty mogul dies at her grandson's castle wedding, a fashion reporter uncovers secrets among the glamorous guests and suspects the killer may be one of the family members determined to keep it quiet.
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Death and Dinuguan
by Mia P. Manansala
Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid's arrow isn't the only thing striking the town-not with another killer on the loose. Adding to the lovey-dovey atmosphere is Hana Lee, Shady Palms's newest resident. She's also the chocolatier at Choco Noir, the latest addition to the town's culinary offerings.
Unfortunately, beneath the sweet surface of Shady Palms runs a bitter undercurrent, as a series of attacks against women-owned businesses in the area escalates from petty theft to assault and murder
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The Bone Thief
by Vanessa Lillie
When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate.
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| History Lessons by Zoe B. WallbrookLife as a new history professor at prestigious Harrison University has been pretty good for Daphne Ouverture, even though her love life needs help. But when the school's star professor is murdered right after texting Daphne, she is suspected by the police and targeted by the killer. Teaming up with a handsome book store owner, she plays amateur sleuth. For fans of: debut mysteries; smart, witty academic novels; Kellye Garrett. |
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Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife
by Martin Edwards
During in all-expenses-paid Christmas holiday at Midwinter—a remote hamlet in the North Pennines in Yorkshire, England—a group of strangers play a murder-mystery game that soon becomes deadly.
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