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| Hidden Treasure by Jane K. ClelandWhat happens: Everything is going right for Josie Prescott -- her TV show about antiques has been renewed and she's just bought the New Hampshire house of her dreams with her new husband.
The problem: She finds a missing treasure that others want, and then her new coastal home's elderly former owner suddenly disappears.
Who it's for: This 13th Josie Prescott mystery should work for fans of Barbara Allan's Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mysteries or Miranda James' Cat in the Stacks series (which also features a Maine Coon cat). |
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Sleep Well, My Lady
by Kwei Quartey
A sequel to The Missing American finds private investigator Emma Djan going undercover to investigate the untimely death of a Ghanaian fashion icon who was found murdered days after breaking up with her boyfriend, a womanizing talk-show host.
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Irish Parade Murder
by Leslie Meier
When a brash new reporter is implicated in the murder of a corrections officer, Lucy Stone uncovers a bizarre mystery while interviewing a stranger whose revelations change everything for Lucy’s family. By the author of Invitation Only Murder.
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If You Like: Deanna Raybourn
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| The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth PetersStarring: Amelia Peabody Emerson, a feminist archaeologist married to an eccentric Egyptologist and the mother of a precocious son.
What it's about: In 1896 England, Amelia takes care of her brother's two insufferable children for the summer and gets caught up in a mystery at the British Museum that involves a curse, a cure, and murder.
Why Deanna Raybourn fans might like it: First published in 1988, this fun 5th entry in a beloved series offers adventure-filled plots, fully realized characters, sparkling writing, and vivid settings. |
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The Secrets of Wishtide: a Laetitia Rodd Mystery
by Kate Saunders
A debut entry in a new series by the award-winning author of Five Children on the Western Front introduces archdeacon's widow and private investigator Laetitia Rodd, who goes undercover to assist her barrister brother during a case involving the illicit affairs of a nobleman's son.
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
by Dianne Freeman
Enjoying unusual freedoms as a widow, the American-born Countess of Harleigh emerges from mourning to host her sister's first London season while navigating a chivalrous inspector's investigation into the scandalous circumstances of her husband's death.
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Garden of Lies
by Amanda Quick
Refusing to believe that her star employee's death was not accidental, Ursula Kern, the owner of a secretarial agency for wealthy clients, hires skeptical adventurer Slater Roxton to investigate the dark side of cultured society.
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Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
After her father's death, thirty-two-year-old Amelia Peabody eschews the role of Victorian spinster and travels to Egypt, where mysterious intruders, boorish archaeologists, and a disappearing two-thousand-year-old mummy test her sanity and independence.
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