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| The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. BenoitIn this award-winning debut novel, widowed young writer Maggie Walker moves home to western Massachusetts, buys her recently deceased grandmother's old Victorian home, and joins the local community garden. Then she turns sleuth when she finds the real estate developer who'd wanted her house buried in the garden. Read-alikes: Joyce Tremel's Deadly to the Core; Mark Waddell's The Body in the Back Garden. |
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The serial killer guide to San Francisco
by Chouinard, Michelle M.
The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than Capri Sanzio, who makes her living giving serial killer tours of the city. Capri has been interested in the topic since she was a kid, when she discovered she’s the granddaughter of serial killer William ‘Overkill Bill’ Sanzio. She’s always believed in his innocence, though she's never taken the leap to fully dive into the case.
But now an Overkill Bill copycat has struck in San Francisco. And Capri’s former mother-in-law, Sylvia, just cut off Capri’s daughter’s tuition payments. Needing cash, Capri wonders if this is the time to exonerate her grandfather. The case is back in the news and the police will be looking to understand the past to catch a present-day killer. Capri could finally uncover the truth about Overkill Bill—documenting the process with a podcast and a book—and hopefully earn some money.
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A merry little murder plot
by McKinlay, Jenn
Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris tries to encourage a grumpy and reclusive writer in residence to join in the town's Christmas festivities and discovers she has a stalker, in the 15th addition to the series following Fatal First Edition.
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The little lost library
by Adams, Ellery
Big clues come in small packages as Miracle Books owner Nora Pennington and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society attempt to solve a series of murders connected to a bibliophile's missing books.
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Beyond reasonable doubt
by Dugoni, Robert
Seattle attorney Keera Duggan helps former childhood friend Jenna Bernstein, a disgraced biotech CEO accused of murdering her former partner, amidst rising doubts and circumstantial evidence in the second novel of the series following Her Deadly Game. Original.
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| Pony Confidential by Christina LynchNarrated by both a grumpy pony and his former owner, Penny, who's just been jailed for a murder she supposedly committed when she was 12, this thoroughly charming novel follows the aging pony as he travels the country plotting his revenge on the girl who broke his heart. But then Pony discovers Penny didn't sell him years ago and sets out to prove her innocence. Fans of Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie mysteries will appreciate this humorous, thought-provoking tale that has a bit of bite. |
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| Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. ManansalaBrew-ha Cafe co-owner Lila Macapagal turns sleuth for the 5th time after her business partner Adeena Awan is found holding a bloody knife next to a body in a corn maze. With help from personable friends and relatives, Lila investigates with her beloved dachshund dog by her side in this culinary cozy with Filipino recipes included. Read-alikes: Valerie Burns' Baker Street mysteries; Vivien Chien's Noodle Shop mysteries. |
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The author's guide to murder
by Williams, Beatriz
At Castle Kinloch in the Scottish Highlands, literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley is found dead under strange circumstances, leading Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh to investigate three American novelists—each with their own motives and secrets—as he uncovers connections between Presley's murder and the castle's dark history.
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| Rough Pages by Lev AC RosenIn his atmospheric 3rd outing, Andy Mills, an ex-cop turned PI in 1953 San Francisco, tries to figure out what happened to two bookstore owners who've disappeared along with the list of subscribers to their gay book service. When a murder occurs, the stakes go up, and Andy suspects the mafia is involved. Read-alikes: John Copenhaver's Nightingale novels; Stephen Spotswood's Pentecost and Parker novels. |
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| Deadly Animals by Marie TierneyIn 1981 South Birmingham, England, precocious 14-year-old Ava Bonney often sneaks out at night to study decaying roadkill at her amateur body farm. One evening, she finds the dumped body of a teen boy and anonymously phones it in. The cops investigate, and Ava does, too, but then another boy goes missing. Fans of Minette Walters and Mo Hayder will want to read this "dark, twisted" (Booklist) debut and series starter. |
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