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Mystery & Suspense May 2025 |
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All the other mothers hate me : a novel
by Sarah Harman
When single mom Florence Grimes' son is accused of causing the mysterious disappearance of a bully classmate, she must manage her disdain of the other moms, her own self-doubts and unexpected truths to prove his innocence.
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Blood moon
by Sandra Brown
Haunted by an unsolved case, a detective teams up with a determined true crime producer to solve the mysterious disappearances of local teenage girls, all who went missing during the night of a blood moon.
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Cold storage
by Michael C. Grumley
Army veteran John Reiff finds himself on the run in a dilapidated ambulance after being revived by a shadowy organization desperate to reclaim him, as he possesses dangerous knowledge about their centuries-old secrets and the insidious plan threatening his survival.
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| A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen CambridgeIn 1950 Paris, American expat Tabitha Knight and her friend Julia Child, who's a whiz in the kitchen, become involved in a murder case after visiting a fashion house in their evocative 3rd outing. Also investigating? Handsome Inspector Merveille. For a second helping of crime with a French food focus, try Martin Walker's Bruno Courreges mysteries. |
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| The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren WilligAfter Elma Sands' body is found just after Christmas 1799, the police arrest her beau, who claims he's innocent. His wealthy brother hires Aaron Burr to defend him, who's quickly joined by Alexander Hamilton. The rivals work non-stop to save their client in this well-researched novel about the first recorded murder trial in American history. For fans of: Hamilton. |
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Kills well with others
by Deanna Raybourn
When a mole in the elite assassin organization the Museum leaks names to an Eastern European gangster who's murdering agents, assassins Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie--senior in status and age--must root out the organization's mole and hunt down their new nemesis.
Book 2 of librarian recommended series.
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Nobody's fool
by Harlan Coben
Backpacking in Spain, Sami Kierce wakes up covered in blood, his girlfriend Anna dead, and he runs. Then years later he sees Anna in his night school classroom, she bolts, and he must find her to solve the mystery that has haunted him.
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Overkill
by Judith A. Jance
Chuck Brewster, former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once had an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife?—?when Chuck is found murdered with Clarice nearby covered in blood, she swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help.
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| The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron CurrieThings go seriously sideways for Babs Dionne, a grandmother and crime boss in small-town Maine, due to a death, a stranger's arrival, and power plays from rivals. So she unleashes her fierce determination to protect those she loves in this compelling, character-driven crime novel. For fans of: Dennis Lehane; Liz Moore's Long Bright River. |
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Witness 8 : an Eddie Flynn novel
by Steve Cavanagh
A former socialite turned maid, Ruby Johnson harbors dangerous secrets after witnessing a murder, while defense attorney Eddie Flynn fights to prove his client's innocence in a seemingly impossible case, all while evading the deadly pursuit of powerful criminals.
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