January 2022 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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All That is Secret
by Patricia Raybon
Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father's murder? Professor Annalee Spain, a young Black theologian―and Sherlock fan―is seeking to solve her father's cold case murder in a city ruled by the KKK. Annaleee Spain Mystery series.
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April in Spain
by John Banville
While on vacation off the Spanish coast, a Dublin pathologist catches a glimpse of a young woman he believes was murdered years ago. Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to investigate. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey
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Betrayal on the Bowery
by Kate Belli
New York City, summer 1889. Society girl-turned-investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have arrived at the docks to see off their friends. But the fun is over when a crazed man bursts into their stateroom screaming about demons and drops dead before their eyes. Gilded Gotham Mystery series.
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A Brush with Murder
by Bailee Abbott
After garnering a bad review of her new painting-event business, artist Chloe Abbington discovers the critic behind her shop with a knife in her neck and becomes the prime suspect. Paint by Murder Mystery series.
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Claws for Alarm
by Rita Mae Brown
After a young horse veterinarian is found dead and his unopened clinic is robbed of ketamine, Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen and her beloved cats investigate. Mrs. Murphy Mystery series.
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The Corpse Flower
by Anne Mette Hancock
Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is drawn into a nightmare when she begins receiving letter from a woman police believe is a killer, forcing her to revisit the darkest parts of her own past to confront someone she swore she’d never see again. Kaldan and Scháfer Mystery series.
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A Corruption of Blood
by Ambrose Parry
Dr. Will Raven is a man seldom shocked by human remains, but even he is disturbed by the contents of a package washed up at the Port of Leith. The investigation finds that wealth and status cannot alter a fate written in the blood. Raven and Fisher Mystery series.
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The Cure for What Ales You
by Ellie Alexander
Preparing to debut her new line at the Maifest celebration, amateur sleuth and craft brewer Sloan Krause must contend with her past and present when a woman involved in a local murder warns Sloane that her and her entire family are in danger. Sloan Krause Mystery series.
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Down the Hatch
by M. C. Beaton
Cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin―the star of her own hit T.V. series―is back on the case. Having recently taken up power-walking, she is striding along a path when she hears a cry for help. Rushing over, she finds an elderly couple―with the body of an old man lying at their feet. Agatha Raisin Mysteries series.
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Gated Prey
by Lee Goldberg
While on a sting operation in a gated enclave in Calabasas, detective Eve Ronin and her soon-to-retire partner, Duncan Pavone, successfully catch home invaders. But now there are many unanswered questions. Eve Ronin series.
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Grave Reservations
by Cherie Priest
Meet Leda Foley: Devoted friend, struggling travel agent, sometime psychic. Seattle PD Grady Merritt seeks out Leda, and despite her rather scattershot premonitions, enlists her help in investigating a cold case he just can't crack. But Leda has her own reasons for helping... Booking Agents series.
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The Last Guest
by Tess Little
Elspeth Bell attends the 50th birthday party of her ex-husband, Richard, that soon turns into a real-life murder mystery, where every guest is a suspect.
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Mango, Mambo, and Murder
by Raquel V. Reyes
Moving from New York to Coral Shores, Miami, food anthropologist Miriam gets a short-term job as a Caribbean cooking expert on a Spanish-language morning TV show, which sets the stage for murder—one that could be the recipe for her own death. Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series.
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The Neighbor's Secret
by L. Alison Heller
When late-night acts of vandalism target the women of the Cottonwood Book Club in increasingly violent and personal ways, they are forced to decide just how far they will go to keep their secrets and protect their children—even if it means someone has to die.
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No One Will Miss Her
by Kat Rosenfield
When the town pariah Lizzie Oullette is found dead, with her husband missing, Detective Ian Bird discovers a link to a social media influencer and wife of a disgraced billionaire who had a relationship with Lizzie that cut across class boundaries—and ultimately became deadly.
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Sleepless
by Romy Hausmann
When the wife of her boss kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja, an ex-convict, cannot seem to refuse, and finds herself a pawn in a bizarre game in which she is the perfect victim and the perfect culprit.
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Strawberries and Crime
by Elle Brooke White
Things are finally growing smoothly on the Finn Family Farm. With the help of caretakers Joe and Alice Wong and farmer Samuel Brown, Charlotte Finn is starting to feel at home at the produce farm she inherited. But all is not strawberries and cream. Finn Family Farm Mystery series.
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These Silent Woods
by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Living in isolation in the northern Appalachian woods, Cooper’s safe haven is breached when his daughter Finch becomes obsessed with a newly arrived stranger, forcing him to decide whether to keep hiding or finally face the sins of his past.
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