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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November
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Mask of the Deer Woman
by Laurie L. Dove
As the new tribal marshal on the Oklahoma reservation where her dad grew up, ex-Chicago cop Carrie Starr, who struggles with addiction and her teen daughter's death, is assigned to work cold cases of missing Indigenous women. But on her third day, there's a new woman reported missing and Carrie's determined to find her.
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Exposure
by Ramona Emerson
Detectives in Gallup, New Mexico consider calling in Rita Todacheene, an Albuquerque PD forensic photographer who sees ghosts, after a serial killer targets indigent, local Native people in the second novel of the series following Shutter.
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The Bone Thief
by Vanessa Lillie
When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate.
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Indian Burial Ground
by Nick Medina
When the facts surrounding her boyfriend Roddy's apparent suicide don't add up, Noemi, suspecting something sinister is stalking their tribal lands, relies on help from her uncle, who has returned to the reservation, bringing with him secrets, horror and what might be the key to determining Roddy's true cause of death.
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Silent Are the Dead
by D.M. Rowell
Mud Sawpole, a Kiowa woman who runs a storytelling business in Silicon Valley, is still in Oklahoma in this sequel to Never Name the Dead. When her high school sweetheart finds a body that then disappears, Mud and her cousin Denny investigate while also dealing with a stolen ancestral headdress, illegal fracking, and more.
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Broken Fields
by Marcie R. Rendon
Ojibwe sleuth Cash Blackbear is happy sort-of dating a Vietnam vet and driving a tractor all day. But after she finds her farmer boss fatally shot and a mute Indigenous child hiding nearby, Cash helps mentor Sheriff Wheaton with the case. She also tries to make sure the traumatized girl doesn't suffer in foster care like she did.
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| Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda ChapmanAfter closing Manhattan's Mystery Guild Library for the day, book conservator Tory Van Dyne discovers a woman who says she's Agatha Christie...which does appear to be the case, despite Christie being dead. So when Tory's actress cousin Nic is linked to a suspicious death, Tory works with Christie to solve the crime. For fans of: traditional mysteries with clever plotting; Colleen Cambridge’s Phyllida Bright mysteries; Marie Benedict’s The Queens of Crime. |
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| Guilty by Definition by Susie DentA cryptic letter with references to Shakespeare arrives at the Clarendon English Dictionary offices in Oxford, England. Senior editor Martha Thornhill thinks the odd missive might be related to her sister’s disappearance a decade earlier, so when more notes appear, Martha and her team work to solve the clues and possibly a crime. This clever debut novel by English lexicographer and TV presenter Susie Dent will please both mystery fans and language lovers. Try this next: Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg. |
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| The House at Devil's Neck by Tom MeadIn 1939 England, sleuth and magician Joseph Spector travels with a group to an allegedly haunted house on a lonely island, where a storm isolates them and a murder occurs. Meanwhile, police inspector George Flint investigates an apparent suicide in London that mirrors an old crime in this twisty, atmospheric 4th outing in the acclaimed Spector series. For fans of: Golden Age mysteries; locked-room mysteries like those by John Dickson Carr. |
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| Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer QuinnAfter winning a senior tennis competition, 71-year-old Floridian Loretta Plansky drives her doubles partner home, arriving just in time to see his yacht explode. He claims it was lightning, but Loretta isn’t sure, so when he disappears and she learns her estranged son might somehow be involved, she investigates in her fun 2nd outing. Try this next: Rachel Ekstrom-Courage’s Murder by Cheesecake. |
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| The Dead Come to Stay by Brandy SchillaceAutistic American Jo Jones has recently relocated to rural Yorkshire, England, after inheriting a rundown family estate. In her 2nd outing, Jo unearths more secrets about her ancestors and teams up with handsome detective James MacAdams after her new tenant is killed. For fans of: Nita Prose’s Maid novels. |
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| The Witch's Orchard by Archer SullivanKentucky PI Annie Gore, a former military investigator, takes a case she isn’t sure she can solve. But she needs the money and the desperate teen boy who hires her hopes she can find his sister, who was abducted ten years ago along with two other Quartz Creek, North Carolina girls. While locals talk of folklore, witches, and more, Annie makes progress in the twisty case. For fans of: atmospheric debut novels with creepy vibes. |
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| The Librarians by Sherry ThomasThe lives of four Austin, Texas, librarians are altered after their library’s murder-mystery board game night results in an actual murder. Since they each have secrets, the co-workers team up to uncover the killer before the cops do in this leisurely paced latest by the author of the popular Lady Sherlock historical mysteries. For fans of: work-centric mysteries; Robert Thorogood. |
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| Murder at the Wham Bam Club by Carolyn Marie WilkinsIn 1922, young Nola Ann Jackson, whose Harlem Hellfighter husband died in the war, lives with her psychic Aunt Sarah in her fast-growing Illinois hometown. Nola, who’s been embracing her own psychic talents, helps investigate when a murder occurs that’s related to a local girls' school she once attended. For fans of: historical mysteries with a strong sense of place and paranormal elements. |
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Recent Cozy Mystery Releases
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Laying Down the Latte
by Ellie Alexander
Mass market paperback original
While vacationing at a lush Costa Rican coffee farm with her husband Carlos and their trusty barista Andy, baker Jules Capshaw's relaxing getaway turns deadly when a worker is found murdered, forcing her to trade lattes for sleuthing before the killer strikes again.
Series: Bakeshop mystery, #21
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A Perilous Plot
by Lorna Barrett
When their mother shows up with an urn supposedly holding their father's ashes, bookstore owner Tricia Miles and her sister uncover lies, a stolen watch, and a murder in the latest addition to the long-running series following A Controversial Cover.
Series: Booktown mystery, #19
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Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding
by Emmeline Duncan
Lazy Bones Books owner Bailey, overwhelmed with friend Raven's wedding preparations and the annual holiday festival, throws a Halloween parade bachelorette party to keep peace among the bridal party—but when an explosion kills bridesmaid Ivy and bridesmaid Colby is suspected, Bailey must track down the killer.
Series: Halloween bookshop mystery, #2
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Natural Barn Killer
by Amanda Flower
Mass market paperback original
When her dog unearths a decades-old skeleton during Thanksgiving festivities, Shiloh Bellamy's peaceful farm gathering unravels into a cold case investigation that threatens her late grandmother's legacy and forces her to confront buried secrets the town wants left alone.
Series: Farm to table mystery #5
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A Matter of Pedigree
by Leslie Meier
Armed with a pampered spaniel and designer shoes, Carole Capobianco must clear her husband's name and uncover the truth after a wealthy venture capitalist is found bludgeoned to death, in the first novel of a new series, Carole and Poopsie mysteries.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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