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| Return to Blood by Michael BennettTenacious Māori detective Hana Westerman, who was introduced in last year's Better the Blood, investigates after her teen daughter unearths a skull in the sand dunes near their New Zealand home in this "smart, beguiling, and ultimately surprising mystery" (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alike: Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath. |
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Mystery in the Title
by Will Ferguson
In this second installment of the 'Miranda Abbott' mystery series, a movie-of-the-week has come to film in Happy Rock and Miranda is the star, at least until her male lead turns up dead . Ian Ferguson lives in Victoria, BC, and Will Ferguson lives in Calgary, AB.
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| A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan ChaseEthan Brand's first day as Blaine, Washington's chief of police is a doozy, starting with a threatening note and animal heart on his porch and followed by the discovery of the town's first murder victim in years. For fans of: Craig Johnson; William Kent Krueger; Northwoods by Amy Pease. |
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Lightning Strikes the Silence
by Iona Whishaw
A warm June afternoon in King’s Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive.
At the Nelson Police Station, Inspector Darling and Sergeant Ames, following up on a report of a nighttime heist at the local jeweller’s, discover the jeweller himself dead in his office, apparently bludgeoned, and a live wire hanging off the back of the building . As Lane attempts to speed the search for the girl’s family with her own lines of inquiry, Darling and his team dig deeper into a local connection between the jeweller and a fellow businessman that leads across the pond to Cornwall and north to a mining interest on the McKenzie River. Away at her police course in Vancouver, Sergeant Terrell’s favourite (former) waitress April McAvity is drawn into the case when Darling asks for her help with finding possible relatives in the city for Lane’s young charge . Meanwhile offices are being ransacked and someone is following Lane. Through the alleyways of Nelson onto the country roads and woods trails of King’s Cove, the latest Winslow mystery is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice.
Iona Whishaw lives in Vancouver, BC.
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| Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine MackBestselling mystery writer Eleanor Dash is on an Italian book tour with other authors, fans, and her greedy ex (whom one of her fictional sleuths is based on). When a murder occurs, Eleanor investigates in this series starter that features funny footnotes addressing the reader. Read-alikes: G.M. Malliet's Augusta Hawke mysteries; V.M. Burns' Mystery Bookshop novels. |
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Disturbing the Dead: A rip through time novel
by Kelley Armstrong
A modern-day homicide detective trapped in the body of an 1860s housemaid investigates when the body discovered in an unwrapped mummy is not very old, in the third novel of the series following The Poisoner's Ring.
Kelley Armstrong lives in Alymer, ON.
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| The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNealIn the 11th -- and reportedly final -- entry in the Maggie Hope World War II series, MI6 orders Maggie to visit Madrid in order to meet with Coco Chanel and to possibly assassinate a German physicist. Readers who haven't met Maggie will want to start with the 1st book, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Read-alikes: Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs novels (whose 18th and final book is out this month); Ashley Weaver's Electra McDonnell mysteries; James R. Benn's Billy Boyle books. |
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First Frost : A Longmire Mystery
by Craig Johnson
Sheriff Walt Longmire tries to manage his increasingly complicated personal life while staving off the violent underworld that is encroaching on the Old West, in the 20th novel of the series following The Longmire Defense.
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| The Last Note of Warning by Katharine SchellmanIn Prohibition-era New York City, dressmaker's assistant Vivian makes a delivery and ends up accused of murder. Having a week to prove her innocence, Vivian uses connections from the speakeasy where she works nights in order to find the truth. This intricately plotted 3rd outing for Vivian works for newcomers. Read-alikes: Stephen Spotswood's Pentecost and Parker novels; Nekesa Afia's Harlem Renaissance mysteries; Sara DiVello's Broadway Butterfly. |
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The long-shot trial
by William Deverell
"Arthur Beauchamp writes a memoir that he hopes will set the record straight about a spectacular murder case he fought as a young lawyer in 1966"
William Deverell lives in on Pender Island, BC.
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| The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola SolvinicAnna Koray is a dedicated cop in a rural county; she's also the daughter of a serial killer. Raised by a foster family and using a new name, she keeps her past secret, but after shooting someone in the line of duty, childhood memories haunt her and then someone starts copying her dead father's crimes. With its blend of mystery, suspense, and supernatural elements, this first novel will especially please fans of John Connolly and Simone St. James. |
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Locked in Pursuit
by Ashley Weaver
Working once again with her handler in the British government, safecracker Ellie McDonnell, as a rash of burglaries plague London and an unknown object arrives by a mysterious courier, must beat the thieves at their own game as World War II looms over the city.
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Lights, Camera, Bones
by Carolyn Haines
When the heir to a wealthy and influential political family in Greenville, MS, goes missing while filming his family's heroic efforts during the 1927 flood, Sarah Booth and Tinkie, when a severed foot is found, must discover if this is a freak bull shark attack or a killer with a bite.
Series: Sarah Booth Delaney (27)
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Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure : A novel
by Lorenzo Carcaterra
When Captain Murino is targeted by an assassin and needs her help, Nonna Maria must use her web of connections to save him, while on the other side of the island, the granddaughter of one of her oldest friends draws her into a swashbuckling adventure involving treasure, smugglers and new and old enemies.
Series: Nonna Maria (3)
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A Rough Way to Go
by Sam Garonzik
A stay-at-home dad, isolated from his former life in the finance world, investigates when a wealthy Wall Street investor turns up dead on the beach where he surfs, uncovering a ruthless, secret private equity firm. 50,000 first printing.
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They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
by Peter James
Peter James, international bestselling author of the Roy Grace series, returns with a standalone novel revealing the truth behind Sandy Grace's dramatic disappearance.
Some will know how it begins. -- Her name is Sandy. You might know her as the loving wife of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. But there's more to her than meets the eye. A woman with a dubious past, a complicated present and an uncertain future. Then she was gone.
Some will know how it ends. -- Her disappearance caused a nationwide search. Even the best detective on the force couldn't find her. They thought she was dead.
But nobody knows this... - Where did she go? Why did she run? What would cause a woman to leave her whole life behind and simply vanish? For the first time, award-winning crime writer Peter James lays bare what really happened to Sandy Grace. They Thought I Was Dead will thrill fans and new readers alike with its gripping story of a woman on the run. This is Sandy's story.
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