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| The Girl in the Green Dress by Mariah FredericksIn 1920 New York, reporter Morris Markey seizes his chance to cover a big story when his neighbor is murdered. With help from Zelda Fitzgerald, who's looking for a diversion while her husband writes, Morris investigates the killing in this atmospheric, banter-filled mystery set at the dawn of the Jazz Age. Read-alikes: Sara DiVello's Broadway Butterfly; Barbara Hambly's Scandal in Babylon. |
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A Forgotten Murder
by Jude Deveraux
A holiday? Wealthy Florida author and amateur sleuth Sara Medlar takes her niece Sara and friend Jack for a stay at an English estate.
Surprise guests: Sara's also invited five others, all of whom were there 25 years ago when two people mysteriously disappeared. With her friends' help, Sara plans to plot out the truth.
Why you might like it: This 3rd in the Medlar mysteries series by bestselling author Jude Deveraux (who's best known for her romance novels) is an engaging modern country house mystery with an intriguing cast of characters and an entertaining wrap up.
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| The Last Death of the Year by Sophie HannahOn New Year’s Eve 1932, Hercule Poirot and Inspector Catchpool are staying in a rundown guesthouse on a small Greek island while Poirot investigates a threat against a fellow lodger. Then a note appears promising “the last and first death of the year." This clever latest by Sophie Hannah is authorized by Agatha Christie’s estate and will appeal to fans of Colleen Cambridge's Murder at Mallowan Hall. |
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All the Sinners Bleed
by S.A. Cosby
What it's about: Ex-FBI agent Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff of Virginia's Charon County. That's tough enough, but then there's a school shooting of a teacher by a former student, which quickly turns into a hunt for a serial killer who's been targeting children for years.
Reviewers say: "superb" (Publishers Weekly); "fresh and exhilarating" (New York Times); an "unforgettable, flawed hero" (Library Journal).
Read this next: If you want more gritty, atmospheric crime fiction, try Eli Cranor's novels, which take place in Arkansas, or Attica Locke's Texas-based Highway 59 novels.
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| Gray Dawn by Walter MosleyIn an evocative 1970s Los Angeles, 50-something PI Easy Rawlins runs a successful detective agency, lately letting his associates take most of the work. But he takes the lead in a case involving a dangerous woman who's gone missing. Meanwhile, he helps his secretary and his adopted son, who each have their own troubles, in this 17th entry in the acclaimed Easy Rawlins series. Try this next: Gary Phillips’ One-Shot Harry. |
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| Murder by the Book by Amie SchaumbergWhen a college student is murdered in a small Oregon town, Detective Ian Carter isn't sure what to make of the way the victim has been posed. But his new friend, professor Emma Reilly, recognizes the tableau as a copy of a painting of Hamlet's Ophelia. As similar murders occur, Ian, Emma, and others combine their knowledge of crime, art, and literature to catch a killer. Read-alikes: Zoe B. Wallbrook's History Lessons; Susie Dent's Guilty by Definition. |
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| Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ WhittleSeven Londoners receive elegant invites to an anonymously hosted dinner party at an out-of-the-way restaurant. The evening is intriguing, but the cards each guest receives at the end are menacing, listing the year they'll die. When two of them pass away as predicted, the others try to sort it all out before their time runs out. Try this next: Andreina Cordani's The Twelve Days of Murder. |
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