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Just murdered : a Ms. Fisher's modern murder mystery
by Katherine Kovacic
"It's the 1960s, and Peregrine Fisher has just been fired. Soon after, she receives a letter from The Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes: "Please attend urgent meeting regarding inheritance." Peregrine, it turns out, is Phryne Fisher's long-lost niece.Aunt Phryne went missing, but her will stipulated that Peregrine should inherit not just Phryne's fortunes, but also her seat in the Adventuresses' Club. After a lousy first impression in Melbourne, Peregrine must prove herself worthy of a seat at the table--so when a fellow member is accused of murder, she jumps at the chance to help, quickly proving that a headstrong character and a flair for investigation run in the family. Though the mystery begins to seem impossible, you should never underestimate awoman named Fisher!"
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Dewey decimated : a haunted library mystery
by Allison Brook
Connecticut librarian Carrie Singleton is aided in sleuthing by the resident cat, Smoky Joe, and the library's ghost, Evelyn, after a dead body is found in the basement, in the sixth novel of the series following Death on the Shelf.
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Murder at Beacon Rock
by Alyssa Maxwell
During an exclusive meeting of the New York Yacht Club at Beacon Rock, which she is attending with her fiancé, reporter Emma Cross discovers a woman's body floating in the water, and she, when all signs point to murder, must sort through a who's who of Newport's elite.
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Murder at an Irish castle
by Ellie Brannigan
Arriving in Ireland where she's inherited a run-down family castle from her Uncle Nevin, which comes with a few caveats, former Rodeo Drive bridalwear designer Rayne McGrath discovers her uncle's death wasn't an accident and that both her reputation—and her life—are on the line. 25,000 first printing.
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The game is a footnote
by Vicki Delany
Asked to look into some strange happenings at Scarlet House, a historical re-enactment museum, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, and Jayne instead find a dead body and suspect foul play as secrets about the museum come to light. 30,000 first printing.
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Blackmail and bibingka
by Mia P. Manansala
With her trouble-magnet cousin returning to Shady Palms for Christmas, café owner Lila Macapagal isn't surprised when she has to clear his name after being accused of murder in the third novel of the series following Homicide and Halo-Halo. Original.
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Intrigue in Istanbul
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
While searching for her father in 1926 Istanbul, Jane and Mr. Redvers discover he was on a quest for a legendary relic from the Ottoman Empire in the fourth novel of the series following Danger on the Atlantic. Original.
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A half-baked murder
by Emily George
After a scathing food review and a messy breakup, a formally trained pastry chef returns home to California to launch a cannabis bakery with her quirky Aunt Dawn, in the first novel of a new series. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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Peril in Paris
by Rhys Bowen
Using her keen skills of detection, Georgie must solve an all-new mystery, in this 16th installment in the New York Times best-selling Royal Spyness series.
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Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.
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Death of a traitor
by M. C. Beaton
When the nosiest neighbor in Lochdubh is seen lugging a heavy suitcase to the bus stop, town residents are pleased, until they discover she's gone missing, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Death of a Green-Eyed Monster.
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Two parts sugar, one part murder
by V. M. Burns
Receiving a surprise inheritance, social media expert Maddy Montgomery must live in her great-aunt Octavia's house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for a 250-pound English mastiff named Baby, while trying to prove her innocence in the murder of the town's mayor. Original.
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Paper cuts
by Ellery Adams
When Kelly Walsh, the woman her ex-husband left her for, is murdered, bookstore owner and bibliotherapist Nora Pennington and The Secret, Book, and Scone Society seek justice for Kelly amidst gossip and suspicion.
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Calypso, corpses, and cooking : a Caribbean kitchen mystery
by Raquel V. Reyes
"Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiänones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. But this year, it's not canapes and waltzes. Miriam and her girlfriends-squad opt for fun and flavor. They want to spice it up with Caribbean food trucks and a calypso band. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase. Was it an accident? Or was it Beverly, the sous chef, who is furious after being passed over for the job? Or maybe it was his ex-girlfriend, Anastasia? Add two possible poisonings to the mix and Miriam is worried the food truck fun is going to be amajor crash. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, Miriam's life is put in jeopardy. Will she connect the dots or die in the deep freeze? Foodies and mystery lovers alike will savor the denouement as the truth is laid bare in this simmeringstew of rage, retribution, and murder"
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A good day to pie
by Misha Popp
A baker who sends murderous pies to the town's worst creeps discovers that her latest intended victim is murdered before he receives her confection, in the second novel of the series following Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies. 25,000 first printing.
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Of manners and murder
by Anastasia Hastings
In 1885, Violet must take over as Miss Hermione, the most popular Agony Aunt in London, when her aunt decides to abscond with her newest paramour, and is drawn into a murder mystery while dealing with her snobbish sister and her own complicated feelings for a certain caddish gentleman. 50,000 first printing.
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Dead men don't decorate
by Cordy Abbott
Art, murder, and a secret dating back centuries collide in this cozy-mystery-series debut.
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