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| Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris1814 England: A nobleman who'd been convicted of murder and sent to Australia 18 years prior secretly returns to London and is murdered.
The investigation: The valet of Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin knew the dead man and asks St. Cyr to look into the matter. The more St. Cyr learns, the more it seems like that the convicted man was innocent -- so who killed him and why? And where is the missing half-Chinese boy he brought to England with him?
Series alert: This is the twisty, atmospheric 15th entry in the popular Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries. |
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The Guest List
by Lucy Foley
The wedding: The location is perfect, off the coast of Ireland, the groom is a rising television star, and the bride is a magazine publisher. Everything seems perfect.
And then...: The groomsmen begin drinking, a bridesmaid's dress is ruined, there is an uncomfortably caring toast by the bride's closest male friend, and while resentments and petty jealousies start to mingle, a body is found.
The questions: Who did not want to wish the happy couple well? And why?
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Bombshell
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Stuart Woods
Back in Hollywood: Teddy Fay is back in action and in the middle of two tricky situations. A rising star is the target of malicious gossip and it is up to Teddy to neutralize it before things turn violent.
Another target: The rising star isn't the only with a target on their back. Teddy finds himself targeted by a criminal with a grudge against him.
Juggling knives: With two issues to deal with, Teddy has to rely on his skills honed in the CIA to stay alive.
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The 20th Victim
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James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Everything comes in threes: three cities, three shootings, three victims. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer notes that while the shooters' aim is precise, their targets were even more precisely chosen.
Victims or criminals?: As Sergeant Boxer investigates, she quickly realizes that the victims might not be as innocent as they appear, each with a background in a lucrative criminal activity. This raises the question, are the shooters villains or heroes?
Series alert: This is the 20th book in the Women's Murder Club series.
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| Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie BarronWhat happens: In November 1815, Jane Austen is in London to negotiate the publication of her novel Emma when a hero from the Battle of Waterloo is poisoned. The colonel's enigmatic final words spark Jane's hunt for a missing map and a murderer.
Reviewers say: "Barron deftly imitates Austen’s voice, wit, and occasional melancholy" (Library Journal).
Read this next: If you like this 13th series entry and want more atmospheric mysteries set in Regency England, try Anna Dean's Dido Kent novels. |
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| The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova JacobsThe task: To honor her (possibly murdered) genius grandfather's last wish, failed bookstore owner Hazel must solve the clues he's left in her favorite novel and on a map in order to deliver his mathematical work into safe hands. But there are others who want his groundbreaking equation...and they might be willing to kill for it.
For fans of: literary mysteries, family dramas, inventive stories, and books dealing with big ideas, like chaos theory and free will.
Awards buzz: This delightful debut won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was one of The Wall Street Journal's Best Mysteries of 2018. |
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| Broken Ground by Val McDermidWhat it is: a gritty, deftly plotted police procedural and the 5th DCI Karen Pirie novel by acclaimed Scottish writer Val McDermid.
What happens: In search of two American motorcycles hidden by her grandfather in a Highland peat bog in 1944, a woman finds a corpse wearing circa 1995 clothing. Persistent cold-case expert DCI Pirie digs into the past to find the killer and takes on an unusual domestic violence case.
Read it for: fascinating forensics, masterly plotting, and well-wrought characters. |
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| A Great Reckoning by Louise PennyWhat happens: Thoughtful Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, now in charge of Quebec's police academy, searches for a killer when a corrupt instructor is murdered. Found near the body is an odd World War I-era map of Three Pines, the small village where Gamache lives.
Reviewers say: Penny's "work is rich with luminous prose, complex but uncluttered plots, and profound compassion" (The Seattle Times).
Series alert: Newcomers can start with this award-winning 12th Gamache mystery, but it's best enjoyed by those familiar with earlier entries. |
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