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Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
by KJ Whittle
Seven Londoners receive elegant invites to an anonymously hosted dinner party at an out-of-the-way restaurant. The evening is intriguing, but the cards each guest receives at the end are menacing, listing the year they'll die. When two of them pass away as predicted, the others try to sort it all out before their time runs out. Try this next: Andreina Cordani's The Twelve Days of Murder.
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Two Truths and a Murder
by Colleen Cambridge
Agatha Christie's housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has developed a reputation as an amateur detective, so much so that Agatha's neighbor invites Phyllida to dinner. When a fellow guest claims she once witnessed a murder, this leads to another killing and a new case for Phyllida in her 5th outing. For other mysteries where Agatha Christie plays a role, try Amanda Chapman's Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library or Rosanne Limoncelli's The Four Queens of Crime.
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Death and Dinuguan
by Mia P. Manansala
As Valentine’s Day approaches, thieves are targeting women-owned businesses in Shady Pines, Illinois, leaving café owner Lila Macapagal worried for friends and family. Then things get worse when a friend is attacked and a murder occurs. This is the charming 6th and final entry in the award-winning Tita Rosie’s Kitchen series (recipes included). Read-alikes: Jennifer J. Chow’s cozy mysteries; Abby Collette’s Ice Cream Parlor Mysteries.
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A Case of Life and Limb
by Sally Smith
The 1901 Christmas peace of the Inner Temple, the picture-postcard home of London’s elite lawyers, is disturbed when Sir William Waring receives a beautifully wrapped package containing a severed human hand. Brilliant Gabriel Ward, a fellow Temple resident, investigates while also working on a sensationalistic defamation case in this entertaining follow-up to A Case of Mice and Murder. Try this next: Claudia Gray’s The Murder of Mr. Wickham.
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The Dentist
by Tim Sullivan
DS George Cross, who’s autistic and detail-oriented, investigates an unhoused man’s murder in South West England. Noticing clues that others miss and with help from his partner DS Josie Ottey, George unearths links to an old killing in this acclaimed series starter and bestselling police procedural from the United Kingdom. For other books with neurodivergent detectives, try Brandy Schillace’s Netherleigh mysteries or Daniel Aubrey’s Orkney mysteries.
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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
by S.J. Bennett
In 1961 England, Queen Elizabeth II and her private secretary Joan discreetly investigate after a lady-in-waiting claims she saw men disposing of a body on the royal train. Before it's all sorted, the queen travels on the royal yacht around the Mediterranean and helps a Soviet defector. This fun 5th outing for the queen and Joan works for newcomers. Try this next: Allison Montclair's A Royal Affair.
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| The Dead Can't Make a Living by Ed LinThough busy with business classes and his food stall in Taipei's night market, Jing-nan investigates after finding an undocumented Filipino worker dead by the market's trash cans. When the victim's brother then disappears, Jing-nan goes undercover at a food processing plant to find answers. Keeping a light touch, this 5th outing for Jing-nan is an atmospheric, timely tale and works for newcomers. Try these next: Vivien Chien's Noodle Shop mysteries. |
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The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey
In 1979, 12-year-old Miv lives with her lonely father, her opinionated Aunty Jean, and her mother, who had a breakdown and no longer speaks. With the (real-life) Yorkshire Ripper terrorizing the area, curious Miv investigates with her loyal best friend. Though steeped in crime, this isn't as much a traditional mystery as an atmospheric coming-of-age tale. Great for book clubs, it explores friendship, community, prejudice, and loss. Read-alike: Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney.
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Definitely Maybe Not a Detective
by Sarah Fox
With her bestie's help, jobless Emersyn Gray creates a fake detective agency to scare her ex into giving back the money he stole from her, money that she needs to care for her orphaned seven-year-old niece. Then her Bronx building superintendent is killed and the other residents find her fake business card, leading her to team up with a hunky guy to solve the case. For fans of: Bellamy Rose's Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder; Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series.
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Fire Must Burn
by Allison Montclair
This witty, well-plotted 8th Sparks & Bainbridge novel finds Iris Sparks recovering from events in the previous book with help from Gwen Bainbridge, her partner in a matchmaking business in 1947 London. But when MI6 suspects a friend from Iris's Cambridge days of working for the Soviets, Iris and Gwen are compelled to help. To see relationships develop, start with the 1st book, The Right Sort of Man. For fans of: Ashley Weaver's Electra McDonnell novels; Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope mysteries.
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