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| Hidden Treasure by Jane K. ClelandWhat happens: Everything is going right for Josie Prescott -- her TV show about antiques has been renewed and she's just bought the New Hampshire house of her dreams with her new husband.
The problem: She finds a missing treasure that others want, and then her new coastal home's elderly former owner suddenly disappears.
Who it's for: This 13th Josie Prescott mystery should work for fans of Barbara Allan's Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mysteries or Miranda James' Cat in the Stacks series (which also features a Maine Coon cat). |
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| Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons by Christopher FowlerWhat happens: Someone burns down a London bookstore and then a high-profile politician is almost killed by a crate of falling oranges and lemons. With an odd nursery rhyme connection and powerful leaders wanting answers, the Peculiar Crimes unit is reinstated, with eccentric senior detectives Arthur Bryant and John May on the case.
Series alert: This is the delightful 18th outing for the amusing duo.
Want a taste? "Every act of recollection alters a narrative. Stories are strange fruits that ripen and mutate." |
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| Germania: A Novel of Nazi Berlin by Harald GilbersWhat happens: In 1944 Berlin, Jewish former police detective Richard Oppenheimer, who's alive because his wife is Aryan, is forced to investigate a serial killer murdering women connected to powerful Nazis.
Series alert: This 1st Richard Oppenheimer novel is an international bestseller and the only entry so far to be translated into English.
Read it for: the well-researched historical details; the atmospheric portrayal of Berlin at the end of the war. |
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| Absence of Mercy by S.M. GoodwinWhat it is: a gritty historical mystery with an "ingeniously clued and perfectly executed plot" (Booklist) and the 1st in a new series.
Starring: Detective Inspector Lightner, who's an injured Crimean War veteran, a stutterer, and the second son of an English duke.
What happens: In 1857, Lightner leaves London's Met police in order to train New York City investigators. But things don't go as planned, and he ends up investigating three curious murders -- including that of the detective who hired him -- with disgraced cop Hieronymus Law. |
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| House of the Patriarch by Barbara HamblyStarring: Benjamin January, a free man of color in 1840 New Orleans, who was educated in France and now teaches piano and solves problems.
What happens: At the request of a close friend, January agrees to help a visiting English couple find their teenage daughter, who went missing from a crowded steamboat on New York's Long Island Sound. Posing as a slave, he deals with racism and encounters religious zealots (and P.T. Barnum) while looking for the lost girl.
Series alert: This is the riveting, vividly detailed 18th outing for the appealing January. |
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| Watch Her by Edwin HillWhat happens: Harvard research librarian Hester Thursby and her friend, Boston sergeant detective Angela White, attend a for-profit art school's open house and are soon investigating a suspicious burglary, financial transgressions, a decades-old tragedy, and murder.
Series alert: This is the 3rd outing for Hester; she made her 1st appearance in Little Comfort.
Reviewers say: "Complex characterization and a masterly mystery make this a superior read" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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If You Like: Deanna Raybourn
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| And Only to Deceive by Tasha AlexanderWhat it's about: Tired of her overbearing mother, Emily marries a viscount and is widowed before she even gets to know him. Meeting his associates, including his handsome best friend, she learns he may have been involved in illegal activities -- and could even still be alive.
Series alert: This lively book introduces Lady Emily Ashton, whose 15th outing, The Dark Heart of Florence, comes out in March.
Why Deanna Raybourn fans might like it: Both Lady Emily and Lady Julia Grey star in lighthearted romantic Victorian mysteries featuring widows who first investigate by delving into their husbands' deaths. |
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A Deadly Inside Scoop
by Abby Collette
Introducing: Bronwyn "Win" Crewse, a 20-something who's returned to small-town Ohio and is set to reopen her family's traditional ice cream parlor in this charming, cozy series opener.
What happens: A con artist with a connection to Win's family shows up, and shortly afterwards, Win discovers his corpse in the snow. When the cops suspect Win's dad, it's up to Win, her grandfather, and her friends to clear his name.
Why you might like it: the warm relationship between Win and her family; the diverse characters; the ice cream details and recipes.
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A Bad Day for Sunshine
by Darynda Jones
Starring: single mom Sunshine Vicram, who, thanks to her interfering parents, is the new sheriff of her quirky hometown of Del Sol, New Mexico.
What happens: A teenager goes missing, a prisoner escapes, and Sunshine needs to work with both a handsome FBI agent and an attractive U.S. Marshal...and she also tries to remember details from her own unsolved abduction when she was a teen.
Who it's for: this compellingly funny 1st in a new series by the bestselling author of the Charley Davidson novels is perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum mysteries.
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| A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry ThomasWhat it's about: After her social ruination, extraordinarily clever Charlotte Holmes created the alter ego male detective Sherlock. Now, amid other cases, she helps a woman find a missing former love...who turns out to be Charlotte's own illegitimate half-brother.
Series alert: Though this is the 2nd Lady Sherlock book, it's fine for newcomers. If you like first things first, pick up A Study in Scarlet Women. Want the latest? Murder on Cold Street came out in October.
Why Deanna Raybourn fans might like it: Charlotte is an intelligent and convention-defying character in a vividly depicted England. |
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