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| Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle CosimanoIn her witty 4th outing, Finlay Donovan heads to Atlantic City with her two kids, her nanny Vero, her ex-husband, and her mother. They aim to find Vero's kidnapped childhood crush and get back a stolen car...but a murder puts a kink in their plans. Read-alikes: Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels; The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz; Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto. |
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Has anyone seen Charlotte Salter? : a novel
by Nicci French
On the day of Alec Salter’s fiftieth birthday party, his wife, Charlotte, vanishes. Then his daughter Etty and her friend Morgan find the body of Morgan’s father—and the Salters’ neighbor— Duncan Ackerley, floating in the river. The police conclude that Duncan and Charlotte were having an affair before he killed her and committed suicide. Thirty years later, Morgan Ackerley returns to Glensted with his older brother to make a podcast based on their shared tragedy with the Salters. Allegations fly, secrets come to light, and a suspicious fire leads to a murder. With the podcast making national news, London sends Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor to Glensted to take over the investigation. She will stop at nothing to uncover the truth as a new and terrifying picture of what really happened to Charlotte Salter and Duncan Ackerley emerges.
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Cape Rage
by Ron Corbett
Danny Barrett investigates a family of criminals with long-standing smuggling business in the Pacific Northwest after the FBI suspects them of robbing a bank in Seattle, in the second novel of the series following The Sweet Goodbye.
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| Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia HastingsIn Victorian London, Violet Manville, who secretly pens the Miss Hermoine advice column, receives a letter from a worried mother whose daughter has joined a cult. So Violet pretends an interest in the group to gain access...and then a murder occurs. This witty sequel to Of Manners and Murder is a fun choice for fans of Dianne Freeman's Countess of Harleigh novels or Mary Winters' Lady of Letters mysteries. |
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Leave no trace : a national parks thriller
by A. J. Landau
After an explosion brings down the Statue of Liberty, Special Agent Michael Walker of the National Park Service is sent to New York to investigate where he finds a young survivor with an important piece of information.
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| Still Life by Val McDermidIn February 2020, DCI Karen Pirie, head of Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, investigates two cold cases and deals with skeletal remains, art forgery, secret identities, and more. Meanwhile, the killer of her true love gets out of prison and COVID-19 hits. Fans of Tana French will enjoy the complex characters and deft writing in this 6th in a series (which is fine for newcomers). |
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| No Strangers Here by Carlene O'ConnorWhen veterinarian Dimpna Wilde's elderly father, who's also a vet, is accused of murder, she returns home to prove his innocence. But she's got DI Cormac O'Brien to contend with, and she needs to take over her dad's practice due to his memory issues. If you like Tana French, you'll appreciate this 1st in the County Kerry series for its evocative setting, smart plotting, and appealing characters. |
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| Missing, Presumed by Susie SteinerSmart, single (but lonely and looking) DS Manon Bradshaw stars in this intricate police procedural and series starter that details the high-profile case of a missing Cambridge graduate student. Meanwhile, Manon also looks into the death of a Black teen and tries to help his younger brother. Tana French fans will like the authentic characters, engaging story, and the interplay of the personal and professional. |
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| The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart TaylorThough she visited Ireland when her cousin Erin disappeared there 23 years earlier, Maggie D'arcy found little except a desire to be a cop. Now a New York homicide detective, she returns after the Garda find Erin's scarf in a wooded area while they are searching for another woman. If you read Tana French, you'll be right at home here with the Dublin setting, complex plotting, and authentic characters. |
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