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A wrench in the works
by Kate Carlisle
When Erica, the executive producer of her sister Chloe’s popular home-repair show, is murdered, contractor Shannon Hammer must clear Chloe’s name. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries. Original
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Slipknot
by Linda Greenlaw
Returning to the small Maine fishing community of her childhood, marine investigator Jane Bunker finds herself drawn into the case of a town drunk's death, which she finds unsettlingly linked to local disputes over fishing and paternity rights. A first novel by the author of All Fishermen Are Liars. Reprint.
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The man who came uptown
by George P Pelecanos
Unexpectedly released from jail, Michael Hudson confronts profound changes in his Washington, D.C. home while struggling between loyalties to the person responsible for his freedom and the prison librarian who helped him develop a love of reading. By the author of The Cut. 50,000 first printing
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Best in show : a Melanie Travis mystery
by Laurien Berenson
When the co-chair of the raffle committee is murdered during the Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog Show, canine calamity ensues as poodle breeder and occasional sleuth Melanie Travers digs through a wealth of suspects to catch a killer. Reprint.
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The Goddess of Yantai : The Triad Years
by Ian Hamilton
Ava travels to Beijing for the premiere of her secret lover Pang Fai's latest film, Mao's Daughter. After the screening, a distraught Fai tells Ava that she is being blackmailed by senior officials of the China Movie Syndicate. The Syndicate seeks sexual favours in return for their continued support of Fai's career and films. When Fai resists, the threats become increasingly violent and far-reaching, including the release of scandalous videos of the young Fai that could end her career entirely. Working alongside Fai and several of her friends, Ava delves deep into the seedy world of the Chinese film industry in an attempt to liberate her lover from the grasp of the Syndicate. But can Ava save Fai from her memories?
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Good Books You May Have Missed
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You don't own me
by Mary Higgins Clark
Television producer Laurie Moran sets aside her wedding plans to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor, placing herself in the path of a mysterious stalker. By the best-selling authors of Every Breath You Take. Simultaneous
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The feral detective : a novel
by Jonathan Lethem
Convincing an enigmatic loner to help her search for a friend's missing daughter, Phoebe traverses the outskirts of California's stunning Inland Empire, where she discovers her companion's complicated relationship with warring tribes of outcasts. 200,000 first printing.
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The colors of all the cattle
by Alexander McCall Smith
Reluctantly running for City Council when a flashy developer announces plans to build a hotel beside a graveyard, Mma Ramotswe, aided by the loyal Mma Potokwane, taps her humor and generosity of spirit to outmaneuver a corrupt rival.
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| Greeks Bearing Gifts: A Bernie Gunther Novel by Philip KerrWhat happens: In 1957 Munich, Bernie Gunther, a former hardboiled cop who unwillingly worked for the Third Reich, takes a job as an insurance adjuster, which has him in Athens checking out a claim and getting involved in a murder investigation that ties back to the war.
Sad news for fans: Philip Kerr died of cancer in March 2018 at age 62.
Series alert: Greeks Bearing Gifts is the intricately plotted 13th Bernie novel; the 14 (and final) book, Metropolis, is a prequel set in 1928 and publishes later this year. |
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A borrowing of bones : A Mystery
by Paula Munier
"The first in a gripping new mystery series by literary agent Paula Munier, about a retired MP and bomb-sniffing dog who become embroiled in an investigation in the beautiful Vermont wilderness It may be the Fourth of July weekend, but for retired soldier Mercy Carr and Belgian Malinois Elvis, it's just another walk in the remote Lye Brook Wilderness--until the former bomb-sniffing dog alerts to explosives and they find a squalling baby abandoned near a shallow grave filled with what appear to be human bones. U.S. Game Warden Troy Warner and his search-and rescue Newfoundland Susie Bear respond to Mercy's 911 call, and the four must work together to track down a missing mother, solve a cold-case murder, and keep the citizens of Vermont safe on potentially the most incendiary Independence Day since the American Revolution. A Borrowing of Bones is full of complex twists and real details about search-and-rescue dog training that Paula has learned through the training of her own dog. With its canine sidekicks and procedural plot, this series is well-positioned to become "Julia Spencer-Fleming with dogs" and will be a must-have for mystery fans"
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