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| Our Marriage Is Murder by Carol GoodmanAt a mystery conference in a haunted hotel in Italy, married writing duo Fred and Thea return to the location where they fell in love and plotted their first novel. No one knows they are secretly separated and that after 20 books and 20 years, each has plans to end their marriage and writing partnership at this event. But then very real murders occur that mimic the ones in their debut, so they reunite to investigate. For fans of: metafictional mystery novels; humorous vacation cozies. |
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| Crescendo by Robert J. HarrisIn 1950s Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock hires mystery writer Bobby Burgoyne to rework a script based on an old dime novel about a missing heiress who eventually returns home with amnesia. But with violent acts of sabotage on set, Bobby soon teams up with his ex, reporter Tess Donovan, to investigate what's really going on. Try this next: Sarah James' Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen; Nicola Upson's Shot with Crimson. |
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| The Haul by Gary PhillipsFormer Los Angeles professional thief O'Conner is semi-retired, running his legitimate businesses, and playing pickleball. Then he's pulled into a job he can't resist. By raiding a billionaire's secret bunker underneath a sports arena, he can right a wrong for a friend and make bank. This banter-filled, fast-paced 2nd O'Conner caper also flashes back to his youth. For fans of: Donald E. Westlake's Parker series; Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy. |
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| The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate WestburyIn 1951 Oxford, England, Gin Bishop is a clever student with no plans to marry the well-to-do man her aristocratic father has selected, while Sidney Braithwaite, a veteran and former spy, studies Latin and Greek. At first, Gin and Sidney annoy each other, but when a kindly librarian is murdered, and they learn he had been tracking a Soviet agent, they team up to investigate in this "cracking good debut" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: Susan Elia MacNeal; Jess Armstrong's Ruby Vaughn mysteries. |
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A Taste for Murder
by Matt Baker
For murder detective Joe Mottram, a summer visit to his in-laws' idyllic beachside restaurant on the beautiful Italian island of Capri is meant to offer refuge. After the death of his wife Sofia in a hit-and-run in London, Joe has taken a sabbatical, hoping to heal and reconnect with his teenage daughter, Angelica. But then a British businesswoman is found dead at the foot of a notorious cliff, and his in-laws' plans to teach Joe how to cook and get him and Angelica talking again have to be abandoned. A reluctant Joe is forced to swap his recipe books for a detective's notebook once more, as he's drawn deeper into the case.
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Murder at Rosecliff
by Alyssa Maxwell
August 1903. Emma and her husband Derrick are among the guests at Tessie Oelrichs's White Ball, at Rosecliff, her grand cottage on Bellevue Avenue. There to cover the event of the season is young Ethan Merriman, society reporter for the Newport Messenger, the newspaper owned by Emma and Derrick. It's an utterly charming affair until the attempted blackmail of Mrs. Oelrichs, but the blackmailer will not live to see payday. His body is found face down in a fountain before the party's end. Beside him stands a very wet Ethan, who was seen being confronted by the man earlier in the evening. Coming to the aid of their luckless cub reporter, Emma and Derrick must sort through the white lies and blackened reputations to discover the identity of the true killer.
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We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery
by Richard Osman
At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man. Back at We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie, and Steve leap at the chance to take on their first proper case. All they need to do is uncover who left the note, and then find them. Simple. But once they start digging, the suspects keep piling up: there's Sweden's most-wanted criminal, a canny ex-wife and a fierce business rival - yet the murderer keeps evading them. And as the trio chase a villain through the shadows, danger travels closer to home.
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Codebreakers: A Wordhunter Mystery
by Stella Sands
Steamy, seedy, swampy Florida serves as the backdrop for the unlikely duo of tattooed, trash-talking Maggie Moore and laconic Detective Silas Gabriel Jackson--linguistic genius and genius detective, respectively. Now operating their own agency and using their extraordinary skills in forensic semiotics (her), and good old-fashioned observation (him), the pair decode clues embedded in words and symbols to uncover a sadistic criminal who preys upon unsuspecting men. "Readers should strap in for a wild, booze-infused bike ride as the search takes Maggie and Silas on a crazy yet hilarious South Florida adventure." (Booklist)
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