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Mystery April 2025 Monday Mysteries Book Club Monday, April 7 at 4 pm Join us to discuss: |
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An elderly lady is up to no good
by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Over the course of her adventures--or misadventures--this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect?
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| Broken Fields by Marcie R. RendonIn her "outstanding" (Booklist) 4th outing, 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. Try this next: Laurie L. Dove's Mask of the Deer Woman. |
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| Cold as Hell by Kelley ArmstrongHaven's Rock in the Yukon forest, population 67, is the place to be for those who need to disappear in order to stay safe. Or maybe not. Because one woman has been drugged and attacked and another has been killed. As a blizzard threatens, Sheriff Eric Dalton and his pregnant wife, Detective Casey Duncan, need to quickly figure out what's going on in this suspenseful 3rd Haven's Rock novel. Read-alikes: Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof; Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch novels. |
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| Glory Daze by Danielle ArceneauxThis fun follow-up to the award-winning Glory Be finds Louisiana bookie Glory Broussard investigating another murder when her ex's second wife shows up saying he has disappeared. Glory finds him murdered and tries to figure out who killed him while keeping tabs on her mourning middle-aged daughter and planning the Red Hat Society's Mardi Gras gala. For fans of: Ellen Byron; Mario Giordano. |
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Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party? Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced it was the headmaster’s enigmatic wife but Jack Robson, school governor and caretaker, is determined to prove her innocence. With the help of his restless daughter Patty, Jack digs into the secrets of Heppleburn, and uncovers a cesspit of lies, adultery, blackmail and madness . |
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The maid's secret
by Nita Prose
Head maid Molly Gray's discovery of a priceless artifact sparks a media frenzy, a daring heist, and revelations from her grandmother's hidden diary, intertwining a present-day mystery with a long-lost tale of forbidden love and family secrets.
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Murder at Gulls Nest
by Jess Kidd
"1954: When her former novice's dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda's letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new start. Nora hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests. But when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest it's time to ask if a dark past can ever really be leftbehind"
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| Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy RoseAfter the grandmother of 28-year-old Upper East Side hotel heiress Pomona is murdered, her family's inheritance is indefinitely frozen until the crime is solved. With no home and few skills, Pomona moves in with handsome Gabe, the son of her former nanny, and the two decide to solve the case in this lighthearted and funny romantic mystery. Read-alike: Jenny Elder Moke's She Doesn't Have a Clue. |
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Shadow of the solstice
by Anne Hillerman
In Shiprock, New Mexico, Navajo Nation detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme, discovered by Bernie's sister Darleen, targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.
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Who will remember
by C. S. Harris
In 1816 London, as riots loom amid economic and environmental crises, Sebastian St. Cyr investigates a nobleman's ritualistic murder tied to tarot cards, uncovering dark secrets and racing to stop a killer before chaos engulfs the city.
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| The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskeyStill recovering from an on-the-job injury, Glasgow DI Georgina "George" Lennox and her partner Richie Stewart travel to an isolated island off the western coast of Scotland to investigate the death of an 18-year-old. But the case is complicated by hostile locals, a powerful priest, and the strange 1919 disappearance of three lighthouse keepers. Fans of atmospheric, gothic-infused mysteries will enjoy this slow-burn debut. |
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