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| Like a Sister by Kellye GarrettFirst lines: "I found out my sister was back in New York from Instagram. I found out she'd died from the New York Daily News."
What it's about: Columbia grad student Lena Scott believes her estranged reality star half-sister Desiree didn't accidentally overdose -- but who would kill her? And why was she found near Lena's Bronx home? Lena investigates, which means dealing with her and Desiree's hip-hop mogul dad, glitzy influencers and reality stars, and deadly secrets. |
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| Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. ManansalaWhat happens: Even as her new cafe prepares to open, Lila Macapagal steps in as a last-minute judge for the local beauty pageant she won as a teen -- but when the head judge is killed and Lila's cousin becomes the main suspect, she adds "solve a murder" to her to-do list.
Is it for you? This sequel to Arsenic and Adobo once again serves up witty writing, engaging characters, and delicious Filipino food (with recipes), but it also deals with serious topics like PTSD and grief. |
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| Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi PandianThe setup: Ex-Las Vegas magician Tempest Raj is living with her dad and grandparents in California after a big stunt went so bad it could have killed her and severely injured others. Tempest thinks her stage double, Cassidy, sabotaged her, but others blame her.
What happens: Tempest's dad runs Secret Staircase Construction and when she visits him on a job, she finds Cassidy's body in a wall that's been untouched for years. Wondering how the corpse got there and if she was the killer's real target, Tempest works to unveil the truth.
Why you might like it: This series starter showcases quirky characters, a seemingly impossible crime, and Indian food (recipes included). |
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| Secret Identity by Alex SeguraNew York City, 1975: Triumph Comics secretary Carmen Valdes really wants to write, so she pens "The Legendary Lynx" with friend and co-worker Harvey. He rushes and turns it in with only his name on it...and is murdered. Now Carmen needs to figure out what happened and prove she was the co-creator of the country's popular new female superhero.
Don't miss: vivid descriptions of the city; a compelling insider's look at comic book publishing; and 17 pages of comic book panels, with art by Sandy Jarrell and lettering by Taylor Esposito. |
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| Murder Most Fowl by Donna AndrewsStarring: Meg Langslow, a busy blacksmith in rural Virginia who lives with her drama professor husband and two kids, deals with her eccentric extended family's shenanigans, and solves the occasional murder.
Double trouble: Meg's husband is directing Macbeth and rehearsals are underway even as medieval Scots reenactors from the college's history department camp in nearby woods. When a documentary filmmaker takes embarrassing footage of a number of the players, he ends up dead.
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Libby |
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| I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan BradleyStarring: Flavia de Luce, a precocious 11-year-old budding chemist who lives in a 1950s English village with her strapped-for-cash widowed father and two tormenting older sisters.
What happens: Flavia's father rents their manor house to a film crew at Christmas, and the whole village descends to watch the film stars do a charity performance of Romeo and Juliet scenes -- but a blizzard strands people overnight and someone is strangled with a length of film.
Also available in eBook on Libby |
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| Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher MooreWhat it is: A funny, fantastical hardboiled mystery version of A Midsummer Night's Dream that stars court jester Pocket and his two associates, Drool and Jeff (a pet monkey).
What happens: Washed ashore in Greece, Pocket upsets a duke, goes on the run, encounters faeries (including King Oberon), witnesses the killing of Robin Goodfellow (aka Puck), and is hired to solve the murder. |
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| Macbeth by Jo Nesbo; translated by Don BartlettWhat it is: Norwegian author Jo Nesbo's gritty noir take on Shakespeare's Macbeth as set in a rundown 1970s Scottish industrial port city.
What happens: With the help of Lady, the ambitious wife of SWAT team leader Macbeth, drug kingpin Hecate manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan, the new anti-drug police commissioner.
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