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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. Read-alikes: Samantha Jayne Allen's Annie McIntyre mysteries; Nicci French's Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? |
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The Night of the Storm
by Nishita Parekh
Hunkering down with her sister in her fancy house in Sugar Land, along with her brother-in-law's family, as Hurricane Harvey bears down on Houston, single mom Jia Shah and her 12-year-old son, Ishaan, finds tensions escalating along with the storm, resulting in murder.
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The Pierogi Peril
by Geri Krotow
Lydia Wienewski has opened her Polish-American cafe and bakery on the shore of Lake Erie, but her idyllic new venture is shattered when the low tide leads to a terrible discovery.
July, 1982 . Lydia Wienewski's dream has finally come Lydia's Lakeside Cafe and Bakery, selling delicious Polish-American fare on the shore of Lake Erie, is now open and her fortunes are looking up. Even her old nemesis and tutor, the irascible Madame Delphine, has made time to sample Lydia's delectable pierogi, with some of her students in tow.
But when Lydia finds Madame Delphine dead in the water, her lakeside dream turns into a nightmare. Was it a bizarre suicide, or brutal murder? As Lydia and Grandma Mary investigate, they discover that there was more to Madame Delphine than meets the eye, and quickly find themselves drawn into an increasingly perilous situation! Can they uncover the truth about Madame Delphine's untimely death?
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Where the Dead Sleep
by Joshua Moehling
A small town's dark secrets turn deadly... When an early morning call brings Deputy Ben Packard to the scene of a home invasion, he finds Bill Sandersen shot in his bed. Bill was a well-liked local who chased easy money his whole life, leaving bad debts and broken hearts in his wake. Everyone Packard talks to has a story about Bill, but no one has a clear motive for wanting him dead. The business partner. The ex-wife. The current wife. The high-stakes poker buddies. Any of them--or none of them--could be guilty. As the investigation begins, tragedy strikes the Sheriff's department, forcing Packard to make a difficult choice about his future: step down as acting Sheriff and pursue the quiet life he came to Sandy Lake in search of, or subject himself to the scrutiny of an election for the full-time role of Sheriff, a job he's not sure he wants. There's a hidden history to Sandy Lake that Packard, ever the outsider, can't see. Bad blood and old secrets run deep. But an attempt on Packard's life means he's getting uncomfortably close to the dangerous legacy of the quiet Minnesota town. And someone will do anything to keep it hidden.
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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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| Observations by Gaslight by Lyndsay FayeThis entertaining collection of Sherlock Holmes stories is told in epistolary form by people who've encountered the great detective over the years, including Irene Adler and Geoffrey Lestrade. Read it for the smart plotting, atmospheric Victorian settings, and in-depth Sherlockian knowledge on display. |
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| Seasonal Work by Laura LippmanLaura Lippman, the acclaimed author of novels such as Prom Mom and Lady in the Lake, serves up a "delightful" (Library Journal) collection of 12 stories, including a new novella. Tess Monaghan fans take note: the tough Baltimore PI makes two appearances here. |
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| An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene TurstenIn this follow-up to An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, readers learn more about clever, capable 88-year-old Maude in six darkly humorous stories that detail her meting out justice at various points in her life, including the present day, where Swedish police have just discovered a body in her apartment. For fans of: Arsenic and Old Lace. |
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| Midnight Hour by Abby L. Vandiver, editor; foreword by Stephen Mack JonesCentered around the midnight hour, this "excellent" (Kirkus Reviews) collection presents 20 original stories, from cozy to noir, written by authors of color, such as Jennifer Chow, Tracy Clark, E.A. Aymar, Raquel V. Reyes, Gigi Pandian, V.M. Burns, and David Heska Wanbli Weiden. |
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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