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The unexpected inheritance of Inspector Chopra
by Vaseem Khan
As his search for clues in the mysterious drowning death of a boy takes him across the city of Mumbai, Inspector Chopra begins to suspect there may be a connection between the death and a baby elephant.
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The violin conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before its too late.
A mystery with no murder, and good for classical music lovers.
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The zig zag girl
by Elly Griffiths
Investigating a murder committed in the style of a famous magic trick, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens reconnects with an illusionist friend from World War II to uncover links to their special ops service.
Start of Brighton Mysteries (also called Magic Men Mysteries), set in 1950's Brighton. Available on Overdrive and Hoopla, so I didn't realize we were missing the first 3 in paper - they are on the way now. Not as fun as the Ruth Galloway series, but still enjoyable.
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Entry Island
by Peter May
An emotionally charged mystery set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence explores how violent happenstance can reveal profound connections between peopleacross the ocean and even across the centuries.
This is a stand-alone, jumping between modern-day Quebec and 19th century Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Some of the historical parts are quite dark. If you enjoyed the Lewis Trilogy and Louise Penny, this is highly recommended. For Peter May that is not so dark, try the Enzo Macleod series, starting with Extraordinary People. The detective is Scottish, but it takes place in France. Think of a grumpy Scotch-drinking Bruno who doesn't sleep much.
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The watchmaker of Filigree Street
by Natasha Pulley
In 1884, Keita Mora is a Japanese artisan who knows the future, and he uses this power to help his friend, Thaniel Steepleton, until Grace Carrow's, who is fond of Thaniel, unwittingly interferes.
Not a murder mystery, but it does have a mysterious feel to it, and things you're trying to puzzle out from clues. It is historical fiction, set in 19th century England and Japan, with a bit of fantasy and steampunk thrown in. There is a sequel. Possibly my favorite read this month.
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A beautiful blue death
by Charles Finch
When a servant girl is found dead, a supposed suicide, Victorian gentleman and amateur sleuth Charles Lenox is called in by his old friend, Lady Jane, to investigate and begins to suspect that the girl has fallen victim to a rare and deadly poison, in a case complicated by the discovery of a second body in the middle of London's most fashionable ball.
Start of the Charles Lennox mystery series, set in 19th century England. I got hooked and blew through 5 in a row!
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The maid : a novel
by Nita Prose
When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her orderly life upended as she becomes the prime suspect in the case and is caught in a web of deception that she has no idea how to unravel.
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