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| Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley and Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie’s Miss Marple returns in this latest from bestselling author Lucy Foley. In 1950, Miss Marple travels to a luxury Swiss Alps resort with her friend Dolly Bantry, finding an interesting assortment of guests. But it isn’t long before a murderer strikes and a blizzard snows them all in. For fans of: twisty Golden Age mysteries; Sophie Hannah’s Hercule Poirot mysteries. |
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| My Sister Is Going to Kill Me by Nina SimonThough life is busy, strait-laced Liv and free-spirited Mandy always take a sister trip. This year, Mandy handled the planning and signed them up to go rafting through the Grand Canyon with a beauty company group she's connected to. When threats and murder interrupt the women’s sojourn, the sisters try to uncover the killer in their midst. For fans of: the author’s Mother-Daughter Murder Night; funny, fast-paced mysteries. |
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The Lost Soldiers
by Andrey Kurkov
Detective Samson Kolechko returns for a third Kyiv Mystery when an entire troop of Red Army soldiers disappears from a bathhouse, leaving only their boots behind. As Samson investigates, he uncovers darker secrets lurking beneath the city’s political turmoil. With his quick-witted wife Nadezhda at his side, he must solve the case while navigating a city where trust is rapidly disappearing. A darkly comic historical mystery from Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov.
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| A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson BennettIn an agricultural part of the Empire, a young woman is murdered and her secret boyfriend is found covered in blood. It looks like star-crossed love turned murderous, but brilliant, eccentric detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant Dinios "Din" Kol discover things aren't so clear-cut. Meanwhile, the couple's families, powerful rivals who control this part of the Empire, want answers. Like earlier entries, this 3rd Ana and Din mystery mixes fantasy and a dash of Sherlockian homage to create a compelling, evocative tale. Try this next: P. Djèlí Clark's A Master of Djinn. |
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Our Noble Selves
by Kate Atkinson
In postwar London, a former war reporter becomes the prime suspect when a Frenchwoman disappears—and he can’t remember the night they spent together. As Harry Flynn investigates what happened, he finds himself surrounded by people with hidden agendas and a city struggling to reinvent itself after the war. Against the backdrop of the ambitious Festival of Britain, Flynn must uncover the truth before the evidence against him becomes impossible to escape. Witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly plotted, Our Noble Selves explores a nation reckoning with its past and uncertain future.
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Echoes of Infamy
by Shaina Steinberg
A gripping historical mystery for fans of Allison Montclair and Jacqueline Winspear. In late-1940s Los Angeles, former spies Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher investigate murder, real estate fraud, and the devastating legacy of Japanese American internment. When Japanese American war hero Billy Takemura accuses Evelyn’s company of building on land stolen from his family during the war, Evelyn and Nick begin digging into her father’s business dealings. But their investigation soon uncovers a web of fraud and murder, while betrayal and painful secrets threaten their own hard-won futures.
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The Pinnacle
by Abir Mukherjee
Washed-up American heart throb George Abercrombie hates India, even from his apartment on the 68th floor of Mumbai's grandest luxury skyscraper, the Pinnacle. He hates the noise, he hates the heat, and just maybe he's grown to hate his wife, the newest queen of Bollywood, Sweety Sahota. So when George wakes from a drunken stupor to find Sweety murdered in their bedroom, he knows just how badly he's cooked. As George scrambles to piece together the night, others in the building are covering their tracks. Sweety's assistant must find who is blackmailing her, and a servant who knows too much goes on the run. The Pinnacle is a dazzling and addictive thriller that's three plots in one, set against a world of lavish opulence where someone is always watching--because everyone is hiding something.
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God's Country
by William Kent Krueger
From the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, a new mystery in the wildly popular Cork O'Connor series. Cork O'Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is troubled by ominous visions about his future. Ignoring the warnings, he uncovers signs of violence while searching for his missing friend, Cordell Bishop. Soon, he is forced to negotiate with dangerous criminals, the Kennedy brothers, who are seeking their late father's hidden stash. Facing escalating danger and difficult choices, Cork grapples with his darkest instincts as he helps others escape and eventually takes justice into his own hands. God's Country is an action-packed thrill ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
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The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency
by Michael Hogan
Full of colorful characters, sly twists, and set in a charming seaside town, The Dogwalker's Detective Agency is an inventive murder mystery that will captivate cozy crime fans and dog lovers alike. When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffordshire bull terrier, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy English coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered. Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to try and sniff out any clues that might help the local police with their investigation. But what begins as idle speculation and gossip quickly becomes something more sinister when Charlie starts receiving anonymous threats warning him off the case. Then, a second body washes up on the beach. With the help of his loyal Staffordshire terrier, can Charlie hunt down the killer before he becomes the next victim?
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The Disaster Gay Detective Agency
by Lev Ac Rosen
Brandon is a hopeless romantic, so when a handsome stranger named Jon checks in at the hotel he works at and invites Brandon to his room, Brandon ignores the advice of his crew--a group of loveable and messy queer twenty-somethings--and accepts. What follows is a tale as old as time: they hook up, Jon promises to text, Brandon falls in love, and Jon ghosts. Case closed--or is it? When Jon checks out early, leaving behind a bag of belongings and his cellphone, Brandon takes the phone and sets out to find him, thinking that this must at last be his Cinderella story. But he gets more than he bargained for when he witnesses a murder--and sees Jon fleeing the scene. Determined (and not in over their heads whatsoever), Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, and Ian decide to solve the mystery of the murder and uncover Jon's true identity...they just have to figure it out before a target falls on their own backs.
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