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| Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda ChapmanWhat it's about: After 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 DentWhat it is: A 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 MeadHow it starts: In 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.
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 QuinnWhat it's about: After 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 SchillaceWhat it's about: Autistic 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 SullivanWhat it is: Kentucky 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 ThomasWhat happens: The 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 On the Spanish Seas
by Wendy Church
Meet our hero: Jesse O’Hara is profane, introverted, and frequently intoxicated, so it's no surprise that she's lost yet another job. With nothing better to do, Jesse accepts an invitation from her friend Sam to set sail on a luxurious cruise around the Iberian Peninsula.
And the trouble she finds: After a series of puzzling incidents on the ship and a tense encounter with a Russian passenger, Jesse stumbles upon what appears to be a looming terrorist plot.
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