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| The Antiquities Hunter: A Gina Miyoko Mystery by Maya Kaathryn BohnhoffIntroducing: Gina Miyoko, a petite San Francisco Bay area PI with a Russian American mother obsessed with good luck charms and a Japanese American father who loves Sherlock Holmes.
What it's about: When Gina's best friend, a National Park Service agent preparing to testify in a stolen artifacts case, is stalked, Gina investigates and ends up in Mexico posing as a wealthy femme fatale.
Is it for you? Try this 1st in a new series if you’re looking for an action-packed mystery with a tough, clever heroine (like Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone), a diverse cast, and plenty of archaeological details. |
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| The Angel in the Glass by Alys ClareWhat it's about: In 1604 Devon, England, Dr. Gabriel Taverner and his widowed sister Celia uncover dark secrets in their small village after the vicar behaves strangely, someone breaks into a home, and a vagrant dies.
Series alert: This is the 2nd well-researched, richly detailed Gabriel Taverner historical mystery; the 1st is A Rustle of Silk.
Reviewers say: "Clare reinforces her place among the top rank of historical writers" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Overkilt by Kaitlyn DunnettWhat it is: a delightful cozy mystery that combines small-town Maine charm with social issues and takes place during the holidays.
What happens: The leader of a small religious cult carries a strange grudge against Liss MacCrimmon's Scottish Emporium, her father-in-law's hotel, and other local business. After the group pickets and harasses Liss and others, a murder occurs.
For fans of: This 12th outing for Liss will please fans of Donna Andrew's Meg Langslow mysteries especially those who don't mind less zaniness. |
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| The Shadows We Hide by Allen EskensStarring: young Minneapolis reporter Joe Talbert, who lives with his law-student girlfriend and his autistic younger brother.
What happens: Joe is sued by a senator for defamation of character and put on leave, so he has time to check things out when he learns about the nearby murder of a much-disliked man...who may be the father Joe never knew.
Read this next: If you like this sequel to The Life We Bury, and want similar novels, check out Allen Eskens' mysteries starring detective Max Rupert, who appeared with Joe in The Life We Bury. |
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A Baker Street wedding
by Michael Robertson
Marrying a celebrated actress during a tabloid-worthy wedding, Reggie is baffled when his bride pilots a plane to a remote village on the British coast for their honeymoon, where he begins to uncover dire secrets.
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Silent scream
by Karen Harper
Assisting a college roommate at a Florida peat bog archaeological dig where long-buried bodies have been discovered perfectly preserved, forensic psychologist Claire Britten uncovers clues pointing to her criminal lawyer husband's murder case. 10,000 first printing.
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Bleak Harbor
by Bryan Gruley
One day before Bleak Harbor's much-anticipated Dragonfly Festival, Danny Peters, the youngest member of the family that founded the town five generations ago, disappears
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Mind games
by Nancy Mehl
FBI Behavioral Analyst Kaely Quinn is paired up with Special Agent Noah Hunter to investigate an anonymous poem that predicts a string of murders, including Kaely's own
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In Peppermint Peril : A Tea and a Read Mystery
by Joy Avon
Spending the holidays at her great aunt's vintage tearoom, Callie Aspen helps organize a party for the community's unpopular but wealthy eldest resident before a controversial engagement, a missing heirloom and a murder upend the festivities.
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