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Big Sky
by Kate Atkinson
The return of Jackson Brodie: ex-military police, ex-Cambridge Constabulary, and currently a private investigator. Living in a seaside town with his teenage son, who has a problem with authority, and an aging Labrador.
The current job: Jackson is working on gathering information on an unfaithful husband for his wife, but when Jackson meets a desperate man, the case takes a turn down a sinister path with old friends.
Read-alikes: this is the first Jackson Brodie novel in 9 years from acclaimed author, Kate Atkinson. Interested in similar books? Check out the bottom portion of this newsletter!
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Unsolved
by James Patterson
Meet Emmy Dockery: a young and driven FBI analyst, with a keen eye for patterns and connections that has helped her with many arrests.
An unsolvable crime: a number of seemingly unrelated deaths occur across the country. The victims have nothing in common except that their deaths appear to be accidental. Emmy's instincts tell her that someone is behind these deaths.
Series alert: this is the long awaited sequel to James Patterson's Invisible (2014).
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The Never Game
by Jeffery Deaver
The Whispering Man: a videogame in which the player finds themselves abandoned in an inhospitable location with five random objects. The goal? To survive.
Colter Shaw: the son of a survivalist family, an expert tracker, and rewards seeker, helping police and private citizens locate missing persons. What begins as a simple missing persons case for Shaw leads him into the depths of Silicon Valley, the dark net, and a troublesome videogame.
Series alert: this is the first book in a new series from Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme series. Look for the ebook, Captivated, which introduces Colter Shaw.
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Whiskers in the Dark
by Rita Mae Brown
An annual beagle competition: after a nor'easter hits Virginia, in the days leading up to the Hounds for Heroes veterans' benefit, a body turns up with his throat slit ear to ear. After another body is found, Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen is on the case with the help of her four legged friends.
An eighteenth century murder: Harry's investigation leads her to the skeleton of a woman dead for centuries. Her grave has been vandalized as someone was trying to remove. How are these murders related to this desecration?
Series alert: this cozy mystery is the latest book, number 28, in the Mrs Murphy mystery series written by RIta Mae Brown and her feline co-author, Sneaky Pie Brown.
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Skin Game
by Stuart Woods
The City of Lights: Ex-CIA agent, Teddy Fay travels to Paris on a freelance assignment that he cannot refuse. In Paris, Teddy is on the hunt for a treasonous criminal.
Secrets within secrets: as Teddy hunts for this criminal, his clues lead him to the underground crime circuit of Paris, where evildoers trade in money and power. Teddy unearths a global threat that only he can stop.
Author alert: this is the latest Teddy Fay book from Stuart Woods, author of the Stone Barrington books. Look out for the upcoming 50th Stone Barrington book, Contraband (August 2019).
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If You Like: Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie
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| In the Woods by Tana FrenchWhat happens: Twenty years after his two childhood best friends vanished in the woods of their small Dublin suburb, police detective Rob Ryan works with his partner and pal Cassie Maddox to investigate a new, similar murder in the same forest.
Awards info: In 2008, this debut and 1st in the Dublin Murder Squad series won an Edgar, an Anthony, and a Macavity.
Why Kate Atkinson fans might like it: it mixes elegant writing and richly drawn characters with a compelling, original story. |
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| The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe opening: PI Cormoran Strike, a 35-year-old Army vet who lost a leg in Afghanistan, has spent the night in his bare-bones London office after a relationship-ending fight with his girlfriend when Robin, the new temp secretary he can't afford, arrives.
What happens next: Robin proves herself quite useful as the two investigate the suspicious death of a famous model in this 1st mystery by Robert Galbraith, aka J.K. Rowling.
Why Kate Atkinson fans might like it: intricate plotting; dark humor; and a troubled PI who uses classic detective skills to solve crimes. |
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The Long Fall
by Walter Mosley
An old-school PI: Leonid McGill, an ex-boxer and a hard drinker, in the business of quick favors and cash. Working in 21st century Manhattan, McGill is trying to go from crooked to slightly bent.
A city of crime: Staying on the straight and narrow proves difficult in a city of underground crime. While trying to uncover seemingly harmless information, sinister plots are being uncovered.
Why Kate Atkinson fans might like it: complex characters, father-son relationships, and an overall atmospheric tone.
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| Missing, Presumed by Susie SteinerIntroducing: smart, single (but lonely and looking) DS Manon Bradshaw.
What it's about: Using multiple narrators, this intricate police procedural and 1st in a series follows the high-profile case of a missing Cambridge graduate student. Meanwhile, the appealing Manon also looks into the death of a black teen and tries to help his young brother.
Why Kate Atkinson fans might like it: the Cambridge setting, authentic characters, engaging story, and the interplay of the personal and professional. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books! Published June 2019 |
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