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The Heretic's Creed
by Fiona Buckley
Sir William Cecil has a mission for Ursula Blanchard. She must visit group of recusant women led by Abbess Philippa Gould. They possess an ancient book that the Queen’s advisor is eager to get hold of. But two of Sir William's previous emissaries vanished without trace in the search. What happened to them and will Ursula suffer the same fate?
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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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| Inherit the Bones by Emily LittlejohnMystery. A 19-year-old clown from a traveling circus has his throat slashed in small Cedar Valley, Colorado. Why? Unmarried and six months' pregnant, police detective Gemma Monroe investigates the denizens of the traveling circus to answer that question -- but when she discovers that the victim is actually the presumed-dead son of a prominent local family, she traces the new crime back to a chain of events that began nearly 40 years ago and involves the murders of two boys. This atmospheric, lyrical debut novel -- hopefully the 1st in a series -- is a good choice for fans of both James Lee Burke and Karin Slaughter. |
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| Out of Bounds: A Karen Pirie Novel by Val McDermidMystery. A group of teen joyriders crash a stolen Land Rover; the driver ends up in a coma, but a routine DNA test reveals a link to a two-decade-old cold case. DCI Karen Pirie, head of Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, hopes to spin this info into a conviction but things get complicated quickly. Meanwhile, she feels that a recent suicide is a murder and investigates, even though the case isn't hers, and on one of her insomniac night walks, she encounters Syrian refugees who need help. If after reading this 3rd outing for Pirie, you're looking for more gritty, suspenseful, and realistic novels featuring female police officers, try Jane Casey's London-set Maeve Kerrigan novels or Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series. |
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| The Reek of Red Herrings: A Dandy Gilver Mystery by Catriona McPhersonHistorical 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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| A Study in Scarlet Women: First in the Lady Sherlock Series by Sherry ThomasHistorical Mystery. Sherlock Holmes is a woman. Let us explain. In author Sherry Thomas' exhilarating take on the Holmes story, young Charlotte Holmes, facing social ruination, reinvents herself as a male detective, calling herself Sherlock. She's always been astute, and uses this to her advantage when Victorian London is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths, and suspicion falls on her sister and her father. Fans of Deanne Raybourn's romantic historical mysteries will appreciate the touches of romance and the Victorian London setting found here. Sherlockians who appreciate bold, new takes on the great detective should snap this up (for another Sherlock-inspired novel, pick up Joe Ide's recent debut, the excellent South Central Los Angeles-set IQ). |
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| Dodgers: A Novel by William BeverlyCrime Fiction. East, a Los Angeles gang member who works as a lookout, is only 16 when he's sent to Wisconsin as part of a group to kill a witness hiding out there. Along with three other teens (including his younger brother), he traverses an entirely alien America, where as young black men they stand out far more than they did in L.A. Observant and cautious, East is a complex character, one who is good at what he does but not entirely hardened by his life. Recommended for fans of Richard Price, this debut is a "searing novel about crime, race, and coming-of-age" (Booklist). |
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| A Murder of Magpies by Judith FlandersMystery. Wry, likable middle-aged London book editor Samantha "Sam" Clair is visited by Inspector Fields, CID; a courier has been killed and all of his packages taken, including one for Sam. At first, Sam has no idea what might have been in the delivery, but when gossipy author Kit Lowell goes missing after her scandalous new manuscript indicates a Spanish fashion designer was murdered, Sam has an idea. This propels her into a criminal investigation where she discovers that someone will stop at nothing, not even murder, to see that Kit's latest does not get published. This witty, funny debut novel, the 1st in a series, features entertaining characters and an insider's look at the publishing world. |
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The do-right
by Lisa Sandlin
Freshly out of prison, Delpha lands a secretarial job with private eye Tom Phelan and together the two pry into the dark corners of a blue-collar, Cajun-influenced town dominated by "Big Oil."
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Hangman's Game: A Nick Gallow Mystery
by Bill Syken
Mystery. The world of professional American football provides the compelling backdrop to this debut mystery by a former Sports Illustrated reporter. When he witnesses the murder of the new all-star draft pick he'd just had dinner with, punter Nick "Hangman" Gallow is frustrated that he can't describe the shooter or car. Deciding he'll investigate with his spare time (punters have more than most), he learns a lot of people had a motive to kill the new guy, including the coach and one of the team's stars. If you're a football fan, Hangman's Game should be in your starting lineup of books to read -- Booklist calls it "the very best sports-themed mystery in years." If you'd like more books that combine athletics and crime, pick up Harlan Coben's suspenseful mysteries featuring sports agent Myron Bolitar.
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