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Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord
by Celeste Connally
Lady Petra Forsyth, an independent woman in 1815 London, uncovers a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away, where she believes a longtime friend has been placed after suffering“melancholia".
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| The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC RosenThis follow-up to Lavender House finds ex-cop Andy Mills (who was fired because he's gay) settling into his role as a PI in 1950s San Francisco. His latest case? His ex-lover, a Navy captain, needs help with a blackmailer. Read-alikes: Stephen Spotswood's Pentecost and Parker novels; Katharine Schellman's Last Call at the Nightingale mysteries. |
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| Blood Sisters by Vanessa LillieSyd Walker, an archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a member of the Cherokee Nation, goes on assignment back home in Oklahoma. While there, she hopes to find her missing sister...and she'll also deal with memories of a violent event from 15 years before. Read-alike: Marcie R. Rendon's Cash Blackbear novels. |
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| Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie BarronThough her health problems have worsened, writer and amateur sleuth Jane Austen agrees to help a friend whose teenage son is accused of killing a boarding school bully. This moving 15th and final mystery starring the beloved English writer is set in March 1817; the real-life Austen died just a few months later at the age of 41. |
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| Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie HannahJust before Christmas 1931, Hercule Poirot and Scotland Yard Inspector Catchpool visit Catchpool's family (including his acerbic mother) in a decaying coastal manor in order to solve a murder. This "stellar" (Publishers Weekly) 5th Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah features a well-drawn Poirot and a twisty plot. |
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| Murder by Degrees by Ritu MukerjiThis acclaimed debut stars Dr. Lydia Weston, a professor at Philadelphia's Women's Medical College in 1875 who also runs a low-cost clinic. When a maid she'd treated disappears and a body is later found, Lydia is allowed to help with the autopsy and the case. |
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| Murder at Midnight by Katharine SchellmanDuring an 1816 Christmas party, widow Lily Adler and other guests get snowed in at a country home -- and then a murderer strikes. While juggling two possible beaus, Lily tries to find the culprit in this 4th series entry. |
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