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| The Novel Detective by Teresa DovalpageIn 2020, New Mexico mystery writer Teresa gets a call from her free-spirited childhood friend, Estrella, leading her to return to Cuba to investigate two deaths. In 1980, when the girls are 14, bookish Teresa notices their English teacher pays far too much attention to a classmate. After the teacher and the favored girl both supposedly die by suicide, neither Teresa nor Estrella share everything with the police. For fans of: dual-timeline literary mysteries with strong settings. |
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| Our Marriage Is Murder by Carol GoodmanAt a mystery conference in a haunted hotel in Italy, married writing duo Fred and Thea return to the location where they fell in love and plotted their first novel. No one knows they are secretly separated and that after 20 books and 20 years, each has plans to end their marriage and writing partnership at this event. But then very real murders occur that mimic the ones in their debut, so they reunite to investigate. For fans of: metafictional mystery novels; humorous vacation cozies. |
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| The Silent Appeal by Janice HallettFollowing The Appeal and The Christmas Appeal, the Fairway Players of Lower Lockwood are back! Tensions are high as they prepare to put on an Agatha Christie play, and that's before they find themselves embroiled in murder. Again. Later, intrepid young lawyers Femi and Charlotte dig into emails, text messages, and more to figure out what really happened and who's really guilty in this fun, intricately plotted epistolary whodunit. For fans of: Robert Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club novels. |
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| Crescendo by Robert J. HarrisIn 1950s Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock hires mystery writer Bobby Burgoyne to rework a script based on an old dime novel about a missing heiress who eventually returns home with amnesia. But with violent acts of sabotage on set, Bobby soon teams up with his ex, reporter Tess Donovan, to investigate what's really going on. Try this next: Sarah James' Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen; Nicola Upson's Shot with Crimson. |
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| How to Kill a Crime Writer by Sarah LotzAfter the unexpected death of her bestselling crime novelist mother, insecure Niamh moves into her mom's English country cottage. But things get weird when her mom's super-competent fictional heroine appears in the kitchen claiming her creator was murdered. Though no one else can see the woman, Niamh teams up with her to find the killer in this fair-play mystery that also explores grief. Try this next: Cherie Priest's Grave Reservations. |
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I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
by Fergus Craig
Fresh out of prison after 35 years, 75-year-old serial killer Carol Quinn moves into a North London retirement home. While she once targeted people she thought deserved it, she's (probably) done with murder. When a resident is killed and she's blamed, she looks for the real killer. Meanwhile, three other residents also investigate. For fans of: Robert Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club books; Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club novels; Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady stories.
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