| Peg and Rose Play the Ponies by Laurien BerensonSeptuagenarian sisters-in-law Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan, who don’t always get along, visit a Kentucky farm to check on Peg’s thoroughbreds before a high-stakes sale. When a murder occurs, they work together to clear an innocent person. This 3rd Senior Sleuths Mystery is author Lauren Berenson "at her best” (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alikes: the Granny Reid mysteries by G.A. McKevett; the Desert Flowers mysteries by Lee Hollis. |
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| The Unwedding by Ally CondieRecently divorced Ellery Wainwright takes a planned 20th anniversary trip alone -- but the beautiful Big Sur resort is packed with a large wedding group. That’s bad enough, but then the groom is killed and a mudslide cuts off the resort, leading Ellery to turn sleuth. This first adult novel by a popular YA author is a Reese’s Book Club Pick. Read-alikes: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley; The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand. |
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| An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne FreemanFrances Hazelton, the former Countess of Harleigh, and her new husband George attend the 1900 Paris Exposition and agree to help George’s Aunt Julia, who thinks her friend, renowned artist Paul Ducasse, was murdered. But before Frances and George can get details, Julia is fatally stabbed in this atmospheric 7th in a series. Read-alikes: Deanna Raybourn's historical mysteries; Mary Winters' Lady of Letters mysteries. |
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| Death in the Air by Ram MuraliRo Krishna, who’s has been forced out of his high-powered London lawyer job, is spending Christmas at a luxury Indian spa owned by a family friend. After one of the elite guests is murdered, Ro agrees to quietly look for the killer. Fans of closed circle mysteries will love this debut novel that explores race, class, and Indian history, and builds to a surprising conclusion. Read-alike: R.V. Raman's Harith Athreya novels. |
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| Blood in the Cut by Alejandro NodarseOut of prison after three years, Iggy Guerra returns to his much-changed family in Miami: his mom recently died, his little brother wants to quit school, his dad is involved with illegal Everglades poachers, and the family butcher shop is failing. Iggy doesn’t know how he’s going to fix it all, but he’s going to try. For fans of: intense, gritty crime novels, like those by S.A. Cosby and Eli Cranor. |
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| Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie BarronFeeling poorly in May 1816, Jane Austen, with her sister Cassandra in tow, travels to Cheltenham Spa to take the curative waters. They run into a handsome artist, discover there’s a poisoner at their guest house, and investigate a fatal stabbing in their evocative, well-researched 14th outing. Those who'd like to begin with the 1st book can pick up Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor. |
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Missing white woman
by Kellye Garrett
It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna's new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything--the train tickets, the dinner reservations, the rented four-story luxury rowhouse in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning, she's shocked. There's a stranger laying dead in the foyer, and Ty is nowhere to be found. A Black woman alone in a new city, Bree is stranded and out of her depth--especially when it becomes clear the dead woman is none other than Janelle Beckett, the missing woman the entire Internet has become obsessed with. There's only one person Bree can turn to: her ex-best friend, a lawyer with whom she shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in, all looking for #JusticeForJanelle, Bree realizes that the only way she can help Ty--or herself--is to figure out what really happened that last night.
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| A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas GeorgeFormer San Diego police detective Rick “Chase” Chasen joins his best friend, retired librarian Billie Mondreau, for a group walking tour, which is quickly interrupted by a fatal fall that seems to be murder. This series starter introduces likeable leads and offers an atmospheric look at the English countryside. Read-alikes: The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller; The Cat in the Stacks mysteries by Miranda James. |
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| Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O'ConnorGarda Siobhan O’Sullivan and DS Macdara Flannery take a long-delayed honeymoon at the Irish coast, bringing Siobhan’s five siblings along. But it isn’t long before the couple are back at work, investigating who killed a seaside chip shop owner. This is the 10th outing for Siobhan and company in a series that’s perfect for cozy readers who like Irish settings and quirky families. |
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| Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. ReyesPregnant with her second child, food anthropologist/cooking show star Miriam Quiñones travels to the Dominican Republic to stay at the resort her parents manage. Then she’s off to Puerto Rico to film, all while dealing with a saboteur, a possible stalker, and maybe a murderer in this 3rd in a cozy culinary series (the 4th entry, Dominoes, Danzón, and Death, comes out in November). For fans of: Mia P. Manansala’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen mysteries. |
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