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| I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus CraigFresh out of prison after 35 years, 75-year-old serial killer Carol Quinn moves into a North London retirement home. While she once targeted people she thought deserved it, she's (probably) done with murder. When a resident is killed and she's blamed, she looks for the real killer. Meanwhile, three other residents also investigate.
For fans of: Robert Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club books; Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club novels; Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady stories. |
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Death of a Groom
by M. C. Beaton
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth returns to his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh for a Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel. But on the night of the wedding, the groom is found dead in the dining room - the cake-cutting sword plunged into his chest. Hamish suddenly has a murder investigation on his hands, and one with a very long list of suspects. Hamish Macbeth Mysteries (38)
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| What Happened That Night by Nicci FrenchTyler Green spent 27 years in an English prison for the 1993 murder of his best mate, but he's always denied the charge. Freed, he reunites with the eight university friends present the night of the killing, which leads to another death. DI Maud O'Connor works the case, and despite what others think, she doubts Tyler's guilt. This slow-burn, locked-room mystery is the suspenseful 3rd in the Maud O'Connor series.
Try this next: Jane Casey's Maeve Kerrigan novels. |
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The Devil in the Details: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery
by Vicki Delany
Gemma Doyle is excited about celebrating Jayne Wilson’s birthday. But the party quickly becomes a disaster when the body of a party attendee is found and Jayne's fiancé, Andy, becomes the prime suspect. With the police closing in and more lives on the line, it’s up to Gemma to keep Andy from prison and save they day from ruin. Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery (11)
Vicki Delany was born in Winnipeg, MB, and raised in Ontario.
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| Crown City by Naomi HiraharaAfter his parents' deaths in 1903 Japan, 18-year-old Ryui Wada lands in Pasadena, California. Grief-stricken and in culture shock, he works and adjusts to life in a boardinghouse with his enigmatic roommate, Jack. When a painting is stolen from a famous Japanese artist, Ryui and Jack investigate, and then a murder occurs. Focusing less on the mystery aspect than earlier books, Naomi Hirahara's well-researched 3rd Japantown novel will also please fans of historical fiction. |
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The Scene of the Crime
by Lynda La Plante
The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Jessica Russell and her team must piece together the complex puzzles at the heart of this brutal crime. If it was a robbery gone horrifically wrong, what was so important to have been stolen?
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| A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm KemptThis atmospheric debut follows divorced cop Elderick Cole, who's been exiled to a troubled small town in the Canadian Arctic after mishandling a missing child case. When a young Inuit woman is found dead by hanging, Cole realizes she didn't get there on her own in this haunting, immersive story.
Booklist raves, "If you only read one mystery this year, this should be it." For fans of: Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow. |
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To Kill a Cook
by W. M. Akers
'Tender at the Bone' meets 'Finlay Donovan is Killing It' in this hilarious mystery about a feisty food critic in 1970s NY who finds her chef friend murdered and realizes she might be the only one to find the killer.
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| The Murder at World's End by Ross MontgomeryOn a Cornish tidal island in 1910, 19-year-old Stephen Pike is the new footman at Tithe Hall, where Viscount Stockingham-Welt believes Halley's Comet will destroy the earth. That doesn't happen, but someone does kill the viscount in his locked study. When ex-con Stephen is suspected, the viscount's elderly, scientific-minded aunt teams up with him to prove his innocence in this delightful series starter.
For fans of: atmospheric Edwardian mysteries; witty, unlikely detective duos. |
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Monster in the Moonlight
by Annelise Ryan
The discovery of a dead body along Bray Road in Wisconsin sparks rumours of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit area. The police bring in cryptozoologist Morgan Carter, who soon finds that the mystery runs considerably deeper than whether or not one mythical predator is on the prowl. Monster Hunter Mystery (4)
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| Wolf Hour by Jo NesbøIn 2022, a Norwegian true crime writer visits Minneapolis, Minnesota, to research a set of 2016 serial killings. Back in 2016, everything starts with the sniper shooting of a gun dealer known for not asking questions. Divorced cop Bob Oz becomes obsessed with the case, working it even after he's suspended from the force, believing a taxidermist may hold the key to it all in this twisty dual-timeline standalone.
Try this next: Stephen Mack Jones' August Snow series; Christoffer Carlsson's Blaze Me a Sun. |
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Dirty Metal
by Allison Lamothe
In this debut novel, reporter Parker Snow is running down two stories at once - a simmering mafia turf war, and a homicide that leads to two more with no clear link between them. Parker must also fight the pull of her pills which she uses to erase the memory of last crime story. Despite it all, she's determined to find truth and redemption for herself, the victims, and a city in chaos - if her demons don't get to her first.
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| Ruby Falls by Gin PhillipsTo drum up publicity and attract tourists during the Great Depression, the proprietors of Ruby Falls, a massive waterfall inside a Tennessee cave, have a psychic attempt to find a hatpin hidden inside. In case of emergency, the psychic and his group of five are secretly shadowed by Ada, a friend of the owners who knows the caves well, and Quinton, a cavern guide. Then a shocking murder occurs deep underground.
For fans of: suspenseful impossible crime stories; well-researched historical novels. |
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A Killer in the Cordgrass
by Brian Thiem
Brian Thiem, drawing from his experience as a former detective and cold case investigator, crafts a suspenseful story perfect for fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club and Only Murders in the Building. Dive into Spartina Island's dark underbelly, where retirement dreams turn into deadly nightmares, and age is just a number in the pursuit of justice.
When Courtney Evanson's body is found in the dunes of Spartina Island, the peaceful facade of the retirement haven is shattered. Retired detective Sean Tanner teams up with Detective Sergeant Charlie Nash, diving into a case that's far more twisted than they imagined.
Mudflats Murder Club Mysteries (2)
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The Midnight Carousel
by Fiza Saeed McLynn
The Night Circus meets Water for Elephants in this enchanting, darkly glittering story of grief, obsession, revenge, and enduring love.
"Come children, come children from far and near. Come choose your steed, you galloping knights, to enjoy the fun of the carousel . . ."
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A Crime Through Time
by Amelia Blackwell
The first instalment in a time-travelling cosy crime series featuring Georgiana Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.
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