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| Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom-CourageIn this fun series starter, TV's Golden Girls are back, and this time, they're solving crimes! After Rose's niece decides to have her wedding in Miami instead of St. Olaf, Dorothy's date ends up dead at the bridal shower. With Dorothy the prime suspect, the senior sleuths set out to solve the case in this "nostalgic delight" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: the Glory Broussard mysteries by Danielle Arceneaux; C.J. Wray's The Excitements. |
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| Marble Hall Murders by Anthony HorowitzAfter breaking up with her Greek boyfriend, Susan Ryeland is back in London, editing a novel by the late Alan Conway that's been completed by Eliot Crace. But troubled Crace has laced the plot with references to his well-known grandmother's suspicious death, and this leads to murder. Fine for newcomers and featuring a book-within-a-book, this 3rd Magpie Murders novel "dazzles" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: Sulari Gentill's The Woman in the Library; Janice Hallett's The Twyford Code. |
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| Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess KiddIn 1954, after letters from former novice Frieda abruptly stop, Sister Agnes leaves the order she's been a part of for decades. Now known as Nora Breen, she goes to Frieda's last address, the Gulls Nest boarding house in Kent, and finds an eccentric group. When murder occurs, Nora works with an intriguing police inspector to solve the cases. Read-alike: Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House. |
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| One Death at a Time by Abbi WaxmanAward-winning actress Julia Mann is drunk when she finds a body in her Los Angeles pool. She did time for her ex's death, so the cops want to pin this on her, too. But her young, bubbly-with-an-edge sobriety sponsor Natasha is determined to clear Julia's name in both cases. This entertaining novel introduces a fun duo who are witty, sarcastic, and full of heart. Try this next: Kemper Donovan's Ghostwriter mysteries. |
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Leo
by Deon Meyer
South African detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido suspect corruption is the link among seemingly unrelated homicides, a beautiful wildlife guide recruited by special-forces soldiers to act as a honeytrap, and a multimillion-dollar heist that goes tragically wrong.
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Death of a Smuggler
by M. C. Beaton
Hamish's hopes for a peaceful break are dashed when a murder, a missing man and a family feud disrupt his Highland village..
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The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea
by C.L. Miller
English antique store owners Freya Lockwood and her aunt Carole board an antiques-focused cruise ship in Cyprus, where Freya acts a resident expert. The two are also trying to find a stolen painting, but with a multitude of sketchy passengers, it's just a matter of time before they also investigate a murder.
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Glory Daze
by Danielle Arceneaux
This fun follow-up to the award-winning Glory Be finds Louisiana bookie Glory Broussard investigating another murder when her ex's second wife shows up saying he has disappeared. Glory finds him murdered and tries to figure out who killed him while keeping tabs on her mourning middle-aged daughter and planning the Red Hat Society's Mardi Gras gala. For fans of: Ellen Byron; Mario Giordano.
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A Voice in the Night
by Simon Mason
Thames Valley’s new Superintendent, DCS Wainwright, is determined to enforce reforms. Her biggest challenge? The dysfunctional DI Wilkins duo. Ryan Wilkins, a scruffy trailer park detective, has a personnel note reading, "Do not give him responsibility." Ray Wilkins, a pompous, well-dressed officer, is considered too inexperienced. Despite their chaotic past, they've solved cases -- barely. When a security guard is murdered in an Oxford robbery, DI Hare handles the high-profile case, while the Wilkinses are assigned the disappearance of an elderly linguistics professor from Iffley Village. The case takes a dark turn when the professor’s body is found in a hotel lawn, still in pajamas and soaking wet. Can the Wilkinses keep it together, or will things spiral out of control?
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Silent as the Grave
by Rhys Bowen
Molly Murphy Sullivan, juggling motherhood in 1900s New York, investigates deadly sabotage on a film set after her adopted daughter, Bridie, lands a starring role, uncovering tensions between rival studios amidst the fledgling movie industry's dangerous experiments.
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The Silent Film Star Murders
by Melodie Campbell
Lady Lucy Revelstoke -- widow, heiress, sleuth -- welcomes silent film star Renata Harwood and her protégée-turned-rival Stella Burke aboard her transatlantic ocean liner. When Renata's sister goes missing and a stewardess is killed while wearing Renata's clothes, Lucy sets out to uncover whether this theatrical rivalry has exploded into sensational murder.
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Dead in the Frame
by Stephen Spotswood
After the evidence points her way, famed detective Lillian Pentecost is arrested for murder in 1947 New York. While Lillian, who has multiple sclerosis and lots of enemies, tries to survive jail, her determined assistant, Willowjean "Will" Parker, searches for the real killer in this suspenseful 5th series entry. Read-alikes: Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher mysteries; Lev AC Rosen's Evander Mills novels.
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The Naming of the Birds
by Paraic O'Donnell
As a series of gruesome and meticulously executed murders rocks the city, Sergeant Gideon Bliss grows increasingly puzzled by Inspector Henry Cutter's withdrawn behavior and strange investigative methods, leading him, alongside sharp journalist Octavia Hillingdon, to unearth dark secrets from the past that may hold the key to the killer's motive.
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A Fortune Most Fatal
by Jessica Bull
1797: A broken-hearted Jane Austen travels to Kent to look after her brother Neddy’s children and further her writing. She soon realizes it’s imperative she uncovers the true identity of a mysterious young woman claiming to be a shipwrecked foreign princess before the interloper can swindle Neddy’s adoptive mother out of her fortune and steal the much-anticipated inheritance all the Austens rely on.
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