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| The Death of Kings: A John Madden Mystery by Rennie AirthHistorical Mystery. A year before Great Britain enters World War II, an actress is murdered at an English country house party; an itinerant farm worker confesses to her death and, though he later retracts his statement, is hanged. Now, in 1949, an anonymous letter and a jade necklace indicate the wrong person was convicted. Scotland Yard doesn't think there's enough evidence to reopen the case, but retired Inspector Madden investigates anyway, as a favor for a friend, hoping to find proof one way or the other. Though war raged during the intervening years, people still remember the case, and Madden digs up some curious facts. This atmospheric 5th entry in the John Madden mysteries should please fans of leisurely paced WWII-era mysteries. |
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The Reek of Red Herrings: A Dandy Gilver Mystery
by Catriona McPherson
Historical Cozy. Something's dead in a Scottish businessman's fish barrels, and it isn't just the herring. Not wanting the grisly discoveries to ruin his business or the local fishing industry, he hires Dandy Gilver and her bachelor partner Alex Osborne. To catch a killer, the duo pose as sibling folklorists at a small fishing village on the Banffshire coast, learning all about the local dialect, while encountering a variety of interesting characters. First published in the UK in 2014, this well-plotted 9th in the Dandy Gilver murder mysteries, is, like other entries in the superb series, a delight for Golden Age mystery fans as well as those who adore Scotland.
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| The Cat Sitter and the Canary: A Dixie Hemingway Mystery by Blaize and John ClementCozy Mystery. In sunny Siesta Key, Florida, former-deputy-turned-pet-sitter Dixie Hemingway arrives on a job and finds a suspicious man in front of the house and a dead body inside. Even worse, there's a note on the body referring to Dixie. Is someone targeting her? Or trying to frame her? When another murder and note are discovered, Dixie needs to solve the crimes to avoid being arrested or killed. Meanwhile, Dixie's ex is getting married, and she's having a bit of trouble dealing with her feelings about that. This amusing 11th outing for Dixie provides a sunny getaway for readers. |
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For Time and All Eternities
by Mette Ivie Harrison
When her son, Kenneth, gets engaged to Naomi Carter, a woman from a polygamous family, Mormon bishop’s wife Linda Wallheim and her husband, Kurt, arrive at the Carter compound to meet their future in-laws, only to be faced with murder, which shakes their faith and beliefs to the core. By the author of the national best-seller The Bishop's Wife.
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Pocketbooks and Pistols
by Dorothy Howell
When Haley Randolph discovers former Holt¡s Department Store employee Asha McLean shot dead behind the store during orientation training, she must sort through the woman's shady, secret life to find the killer and save the store's reputationùand her job.
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Skin and bone
by Robin Blake
Historical mystery. 1743. Cragg and Fidelis's investigation into the death of a newborn found in a local tanning pit is derailed when the inn where the inquest is being held mysteriously burns to the ground, in the latest addition to the series following The Hidden Man.
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Curried Away
by Gail Oust
When an Indian cuisine demonstration at her spice shop is interrupted by the murder of the unpopular director of a local theater production, spunky Piper Prescott sifts through a rash of suspects to clear the name of her accused best friend, Reba Mae.
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