| The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo NicholsElderly Mrs. B. rents her Santa Barbara, California, cottages to people who need help in this charming 1st in a series. Her newest renter, an ex-convict, is blamed when a body is found nearby, so Mrs. B. sets out to prove his innocence with help from other tenants, including a single mom and her kids, an agoraphobic man, and a workaholic perfectionist. For fans of: Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building; Richard Osman; Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Vera Wong Mysteries. |
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The dead come to stay
by Brandy Schillace
When neurodivergent American Jo Jones relocates to her family's North Yorkshire estate, she's pulled into a murder investigation with gruff detective James MacAdams, uncovering ties to missing teens, illicit artifact trading, and buried family secrets harbored by the region's polished elite.
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Isabella's not dead
by Beth Morrey
Fifty-three, jobless, and with grown children, Gwen travels across England and Europe to discover why friend Isabella disappeared fifteen years ago, which tests her marriage and puts her on a collision course with reluctant acquaintances, an eccentric mother-in-law, and a rabbit hole full of clues.
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| The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza TullyWhen 20-something Olivia Blunt gets a job assisting famous New York City detective Aubrey Merritt, she's eager to get to work, but finds herself doing boring tasks. Things change when the duo travel to Vermont to investigate the supposed suicide of a wealthy woman at her luxurious resort. There are plenty of suspects, and soon more murders, in this entertaining fair-play mystery. Read-alike: The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan. |
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The girl with ice in her veins
by Karin Smirnoff
As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth's vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.
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Halloween night murder
by Leslie Meier
In this trio of Halloween-themed novellas, a reporter in Maine investigates a teen's mysterious death, a group of friends shelters in a spooky farmhouse during a storm, and Mrs. Claus untangles magical mischief in Christmastown when Halloween chaos strikes.
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Other People's Houses
by Clare Mackintosh
DC Ffion Morgan realizes the death of an estate agent in a kayak on Mirror Lake was no accident, while in Cheshire, DS Leo Brady investigates multiple break-ins, and Ffion and Leo are about to learn that people will pay a high price to hide their secrets.
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Don't say a word
by Allison Brennan
The Angelharts must figure out whether a teen's death is a tragic accident… or a murder.
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