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A Midnight Puzzle
by Gigi Pandian
Julian Rhodes blames Secret Staircase Construction for the fall that put his wife in a coma. But California magician Tempest Raj believes Rhodes tried to murder his wife and is using her family's business as a scapegoat. This "fiendishly clever, intricately constructed" (Publishers Weekly) 3rd outing for Tempest also delves into her mom's mysterious disappearance and her family curse.
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Blacktop Wasteland
by S.A. Cosby
What it's about: Stellar getaway driver Beauregard "Bug" Montage has been on the straight and narrow for three years, but with the rent for his Virginia car repair shop well overdue, his mom's care home wanting money, and his kid needing glasses, he agrees to work a heist. But his efforts are complicated by violence, racism, and the ghosts of his past.
For fans of: gritty, compelling noir; James Sallis' Drive, which features a getaway driver in California and Arizona; stories that examine poverty and crime in the rural South, like Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone.
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A Forgotten Murder
by Jude Deveraux
A holiday? Wealthy Florida author and amateur sleuth Sara Medlar takes her niece Sara and friend Jack for a stay at an English estate.
Surprise guests: Sara's also invited five others, all of whom were there 25 years ago when two people mysteriously disappeared. With her friends' help, Sara plans to plot out the truth.
Why you might like it: This 3rd in the Medlar mysteries series by bestselling author Jude Deveraux (who's best known for her romance novels) is an engaging modern country house mystery with an intriguing cast of characters and an entertaining wrap up.
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Blood Sisters
by Vanessa Lillie
Syd Walker, an archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a member of the Cherokee Nation, goes on assignment back home in Oklahoma. While there, she hopes to find her missing sister...and she'll also deal with memories of a violent event from 15 years before. Read-alike: Marcie R. Rendon's Cash Blackbear novels.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Karma Doll by Jonathan AmesRecovering from injuries, ex-cop turned PI Happy Doll has been laying low in a Mexican beach shack with his dog and studying Buddhism. But after witnessing a murder that he's then framed for, he's on the run from the authorities and the cartels while looking for the real killer and trying to get back to Los Angeles with an expired passport. Atmospheric, violent, and darkly humorous, this 3rd in the Happy Doll series works fine for newcomers. |
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| Fever Beach by Carl HiaasenDale Figgo has been kicked out of the Proud Boys for stupidity (he mistakenly vandalized a Confederate statue), but propped up by a congressman and a couple of billionaires, he aims to make the new far-right Strokers for Liberty a success. Mix in money laundering, child labor, a disgruntled wealth director, a rich social justice warrior, fake dating, and more, and you've got "Hiaasen at his finest" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen PerrinAnnie Adams moves into the English country house she inherited from her great aunt Frances, which also contains Frances' diaries notating village secrets. Fortune teller Peony Lane mysteriously visits Annie, then is found murdered inside the locked home, leading Annie to investigate. This sequel to How to Solve Your Own Murder once again uses dual timelines with parts set in the 1960s. Try this next: Brandy Schillace's The Framed Women of Ardemore House. |
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| Beartooth by Callan WinkIn Montana's rugged Beartooth mountains, two brothers, 27-year-old Thad and 26-year-old Hazen, try to survive while burdened by their dead father's medical bills and a falling-apart off-the-grid house. Luckily, they know how to hunt and deal with the elements. Not so luckily, their long-gone mom reappears and a local man tempts Hazen into illegally gathering elk horns in this gritty, evocative crime novel. For fans of: Peter Heller; the 2016 film Hell or High Water; TV's Yellowstone. |
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Michigan City, Indiana 46360
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