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Now or Never
by Janet Evanovich
She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone. While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. But she can't hold Ranger and Morelli at bay for long, and she's keeping a secret from them that is the biggest bombshell of all. Now or never, she's got to make the decision of a lifetime.
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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
by Kate Khavari
In the first in the series, newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh works at University College London in 1923, where she faces scrutiny and outright sexism by her male colleagues. When a fatal poisoning occurs at a school dinner party and her mentor and champion Dr. Maxwell is blamed, Saffron uses her knowledge of botany and the assistance of a handsome World War I vet to help her as she explores dark gardens and greenhouses. Read-alikes include: Elsa Hart's The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne; Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry novels.
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The grey wolf
by Louise Penny
A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Chief Inspector Gamache reading “this might interest you,” a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list—and then finally a murder all propel Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization: something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching.
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A book of bones
by John Connolly
Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world. Three murders in different regions of England reveal the work of a sinister killer who is sacrificing victims for an evil agenda, compelling Parker’s gripping search for clues in multiple countries.
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A big fat Greek murder
by Kate Collins
The entire family has been put to work when a big fat Greek wedding rehearsal is booked at the Parthenon. But when her sister is accused of seducing and stabbing the fiancé of their client, single mom Athena Spencer must dig up the dirt on the suspects and unearth the truth to save her family’s reputation and garden center business.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| The River We Remember by William Kent KruegerOn Memorial Day 1958, the town of Jewel, Minnesota's richest and most hated citizen is found shot dead and floating in the river. As Sheriff Brody Dern investigates, locals blame World War II veteran and Native American Noah Bluestone, who's married to a Japanese woman. This character-driven historical mystery paints an evocative picture of small-town life while examining love, discrimination, and the effects of war. |
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| Northwoods by Amy PeaseAfghanistan vet Eli North drinks too much, deals with untreated PTSD, and has a failing marriage. So after his Fish and Wildlife Service job is eliminated, he returns to his picturesque Midwestern hometown where his mother is the sheriff. The only job he can seem to hold down is at the sheriff's department, where his looking into the murder of a young boy uncovers ugly secrets about the town's opioid crisis. Read-alike: Chris Offutt's The Killing Hills. |
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| The Busy Body by Kemper DonovanThe Busy Body is wittily narrated by a successful ghostwriter hired to pen the memoir of straight-shooting former Senator Dorothy Gibson, who's just lost a bid for the presidency. But after the suspicious death of a rural Maine neighbor, the two women decide to focus on finding a killer instead. If you enjoy this fun debut, the 2nd book, Loose Lips, is out this month. Read-alike: Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. |
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The house of Cross
by James Patterson
In Washington, DC, as the president-elect prepares for her inauguration, Detective Alex Cross is thrust into a high-stakes investigation when multiple Supreme Court candidates are murdered. Tasked with delving into the mind of a cunning killer, Cross must confront the most dangerous aspects of his work for the sake of his family, city, and nation.
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| The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart TurtonIn this suspenseful tale that's "as imaginative as it is dazzling and mind-boggling" (Booklist), no one is left on earth except 122 people on an island near Greece and the three scientists who run the place, protecting their home from a deadly fog. But when one of the scientists is murdered, it's up to villager Emory to find the killer within a matter of hours, or humanity might die out completely. |
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