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| Death at the White Hart by Chris ChibnallWhat happens: Leaving Liverpool for her sleepy coastal hometown, DS Nicola Bridge plans to work less and save her marriage. But when the local pub owner is tied to a chair, killed, and left in the road, Nicola puts in long hours with her new team to solve the case.
For fans of: This "spectacular" (Library Journal) debut by the creator of TV's Broadchurch features well-drawn characters and will please fans of Ann Cleeves. |
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| Welcome to Murder Week by Karen DukessHow it starts: After her estranged mother's sudden death, Cath Little is surprised to find pre-paid tickets to an English village murder mystery week meant for the two of them.
And then: Curious, Cath flies over alone, where she teams up with two other Americans to solve the fake killing, meets a handsome local, and tries to figure out what her mysterious mom was up to. |
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| The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia GrayWhat it's about: While navigating a London social season complicated by family disapproval, Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney become entangled in another murder investigation, one that is complicated by a contested inheritance and threats to loved ones' reputations.
Read-alikes: Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen Mysteries; Sally Smith's A Case of Mice and Murder. |
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| A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel PennantWhat it's about: In the suburbs of 1960s Birmingham, England, Jamaican immigrant Miss Hortense co-founded a cooperative group to lend money and solve crimes for people who were ignored by officials. Pushed out of the group in the 1970s, she's roped back in as a new millennium dawns and an old member is murdered.
For fans of: Uzma Jalaluddin's Detective Aunty. |
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| Death of an Ex by Delia PittsWhat it is: Struggling New Jersey PI Vandy Myrick runs into the ex-husband she hasn't seen in 20 years. He's become a successful real estate agent and the chair of an elite school's board of trustees. But after spending the night with Vandy, he's found dead, leaving her to dig into his new life to clear her name. This 2nd Vandy Myrick novel explores race and class issues within its intricate plot.
Read-alikes: Rachel Howzell Hall's Fog and Fury; Tracy Clark's Chicago Mysteries. |
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| The Busybody Book Club by Freya SampsonWhat it's about: In a Cornish village, newcomer Nova Davies starts a small book club, which isn't much of a success. But after a theft threatens the future of the community center where the group meets, the club members, who vary widely in age and reading tastes, come together to play sleuth...and then a murder occurs.
For fans of: Richard Osman; Robert Thorogood. |
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| A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia SealesWhat it's about: Newly arrived in Regency London, ostensibly to enjoy society with her chaperone, Beatrice Steele pursues private detective work alongside her friend Inspector Drake. She quickly adapts to life outside her small village, and when an actor is accused of a gentleman's murder, Beatrice and Drake take the case.
Try this next: Alison Goodman's Ill-Mannered Ladies series. |
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Such a Good Mom
by Julia Spiro
Meet the hero: With a healthy newborn, a devoted husband, a successful career, and a busy life on Martha's Vineyard, Brynn Nelson should be the happiest she's ever been.
But then: A friend of the family is found washed ashore. Dead. And Brynn's already hectic life is turned upside down when her husband is arrested for the crime. Left reeling with more questions than answers, Brynn's only path forward is to find out who really killed Cecelia Buckley, even if it means it was her husband.
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