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| Paper Cage by Tom BaragwanathLorraine Henry, a white policeman's widow, works as a police records clerk in a small New Zealand town rife with drugs and racial tension. When a part-Māori relative is one of three Indigenous children who go missing and the cops aren't all that concerned, Lorraine investigates. First published in New Zealand in 2022, this gritty, suspenseful debut features "a truly crackling mystery" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The witless protection program
by Maria DiRico
When she sees her philandering husband, who is supposed to be dead, at a huge wedding expo in Manhattan, Mia calls an emergency meeting with the family—and the Family because if he's alive, she's still married and may never be free to marry Shane—or anyone else. Kirkus says "The solution to the puzzle is merely icing on the cake of this madcap confection."
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| The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and S.J. RozanIn 1924 London, unexpected events lead quiet academic lecturer Lao She to team up with larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie to figure out who's killing Chinese immigrants who served in France during the Great War. For fans of: Sherlock Holmes; intricately plotted mysteries with a strong sense of place. |
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Knife skills
by Wendy Church
When her boss, head chef Louie Ferrar is murdered, Sagarine Pfister is drawn into the world of Russian mob boss Anatoly Morzov, and with the FBI pressuring her to inform on the gang, she must decide where her loyalties lie when she falls for one of Morzov's lieutenants. This Chicago-set series starter will appeal to fans of Janet Evanovich.
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| Cahokia Jazz by Francis SpuffordIn this noirish alternate history starring a hardboiled police detective, Indigenous people didn't die of smallpox and make up a large percentage of 1922 Cahokia, a city on the Mississippi where everyone gets along fairly well. But the grisly murder of a white man agitates race relations. Read-alikes: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon; Better the Blood by Michael Bennett. |
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| Listen for the Lie by Amy TinteraDespite misgivings, Lucy Chase returns to her Texas hometown, where everyone thinks she killed her best friend five years ago on a night she can't recall. Now a podcaster is on the case, and Lucy's going to help. This atmospheric novel is a Good Morning America Book Club selection. |
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| The Excitements by C.J. WrayJosephine and Penny are 90-something English sisters who served during World War II (including doing top secret work). Heading to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur for their part in the liberation of France, they plan on settling a few scores along the way in this "utterly charming" (Booklist) novel by C.J. Wray, aka bestselling author Christine Manby. |
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