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Animal instinct
by David Rosenfelt
Investigating the murder of a woman he failed to protect years earlier, K Team private investigator Corey Douglas resolves to bring an abusive boyfriend to justice. By the best-selling author of the Andy Carpenter mysteries.
What critics are saying: "Rosenfelt smoothly mixes humor with a sharp plot and appealing characters." Publishers Weekly
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Dance with death
by Will Thomas
When an attempt on the life of a future Nicholas II occurs at a British royal wedding, private enquiry agents Barker and Llewelyn consult with an assassin from Llewelyn’s past before uncovering a killer’s dangerous political agenda.
What critics are saying: "A mystery that's both cerebral and action-packed." Kirkus Reviews
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The dark heart of Florence
by Tasha Alexander
While Colin teams up with a fellow agent to investigate a series of burglaries at his daughter’s palazzo in Florence, Lady Emily secretly launches an inquiry into the falling death of a man in Tuscany.
What critics are saying: " This series remains as fresh as ever."
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Deadly editions
by Paige Shelton
Mysteriously invited to participate in an eccentric socialite’s exclusive treasure hunt, bookseller Delaney Nichols investigates her hostess’s dangerous past when a man connected to the competition is found murdered.
What critics are saying: "Captivating." Publishers Weekly
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Death with a double edge
by Anne Perry
Joining forces with Toby Kitteridge to investigate the murder of a senior barrister, Daniel Pitt follows leads through London’s teeming underworld, before hostile adversaries begin targeting his loved ones. By the best-selling author of the William Monk series.
What critics are saying: "Anne Perry is a masterful writer."
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The Granite Coast murders
by Jean-Luc Bannalec
Vacationing at a Brittany beach resort with Claire, Inspector Dupin quietly assists a case involving a missing tourist, an attack on a deputy and a mysterious corpse. By the award-winning author of Death in Brittany.
What critics are saying: "Bannalec’s mysteries are both well crafted and impossible to read without wanting to use them as guides for future trips to the region." Booklist, starred review
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Murder on Wall Street
by Victoria Thompson
Midwife Sarah Brandt Malloy and her detective husband, Frank, scour the upper echelons of society as well as Gilded Age New York City’s highest-risk areas to prove a family man’s innocence of a dangerous rival’s murder.
What critics are saying: "The charms and horrors of early-20th-century New York on full display." Kirkus Reviews
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Stargazer
by Anne Hillerman
Officer Bernie risks her relationship with Chee to investigate the disappearance of a former college roommate, whose confession for murder does not add up. By the best-selling author of The Tale Teller.
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The Crow Trap
by Ann Cleeves
What it's about: Three very different women work to complete an environmental survey about the impact of a quarry in Northumberland. Then an odd suicide and a second death bring unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope to town to sort it all out.
Series alert: First published in 1998, The Crow Trap is Vera's 1st outing; the 9th and most recent book, The Darkest Evening, came out last year.
On the screen: The Vera Stanhope books inspired the popular British TV series Vera. But that isn't Cleeves' only screen adaptation -- her Shetland Island books were dramatized as Shetland and her new Matthew Venn series is set to receive similar treatment.
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Next to Last Stand
by Craig Johnson
What happens: After an elderly man dies at the Veterans' Home of Wyoming, artwork and a million dollars is found in his room, leading Sheriff Walt Longmire to a case connected to Russians, General George Custer, and a famous work of art long thought destroyed.
Series alert: Though recent outings have been harrowing for Longmire, this 16th book is a bit lighter. Look for the 17th entry, Daughter of the Morning Star, in September.
On the screen: The well-received TV series Longmire featured Australian actor Robert Taylor in the title role and ran for six seasons between 2012 and 2017.
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Coconut Layer Cake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
What happens: Hannah Swensen is stressed. So much so that her doctor prescribes a vacation. But she cuts short her Los Angeles trip when her sister’s cop boyfriend is implicated in the murder of a former classmate and can't recall what happened.
Read this next: If you like this 25th in the cozy culinary mystery series, try Katherine Hall Page's Faith Fairchild novels or Sarah Graves' Death by Chocolate mysteries (recipes included in all three series).
On the screen: Hallmark made five Murder, She Baked movies based on the Hannah Swensen mysteries; TV host and actress Alison Sweeney played the crime-solving Minnesota baker in all of them.
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Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death
by James Runcie
Introducing: unconventional clergyman Sidney Chambers, who teams up with a police inspector friend on various occasions to investigate a suspicious suicide, a jewelry theft, the unexplained demise of a jazz promoter, and a shocking art forgery.
Why Alexander McCall Smith fans might like it: the people and places are just as or more important than the mysteries in this collection of interlocking short stories, the 1st in the Grantchester mysteries.
Did you know? The TV show Grantchester is based on James Runcie's books, but aren't as cozy and introspective and are faster paced.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
What happens: Precious Ramotswe details becoming Botswana's only lady private detective and investigating several intriguing cases, including a missing boy, the suspicious return of a long-gone father, and a clinic doctor behaving strangely.
Series alert: This is the charming 1st in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Out in October is the 22nd book, The Joy and Light Bus Company.
On the screen: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books inspired a TV movie (2008) and a six-episode series (2009), both starring multi-talented Jill Scott as Precious.
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