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Shadows of the Dead
by Jim Eldridge
DCI Paul Stark discovers that the bitter legacy of WWI casts a long shadow in the second of this intriguing historical mystery series. London, 1921. Lord Johnny Fairfax has been found dead in his study, along with a second victim, a mysterious American who arrived unannounced the previous evening. For DCI Paul Stark, the case is personal: he's in a relationship with Lord Fairfax's former wife, Lady Amelia.
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Alice and the assassin
by R. J. Koreto
The brilliant, compassionate and unconventional daughter of newly sworn-in President Theodore Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt takes it upon herself to investigate a recent political killing, giving her Secret Service Agent bodyguard a run for his money while embarking on a tentative romance with a family friend. By the author of Death Among Rubies.
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A rising man
by Abir Mukherjee
Relocating to Calcutta to head a new police force after traumatizing World War I experiences, a former Scotland Yard detective is caught up in a high-profile murder investigation that threatens to destabilize a city already struggling with political insurgency. By the award-winning author of A Rising Man.
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The wages of sin
by Kaite Welsh
Despite numerous barriers, Sarah Gilchrist is determined to become a doctor in 1882, the first year the University of Edinburgh admitted women, but is drawn into a murder mystery when a former acquaintance turns up as a corpse in the dissecting room.
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The singer from Memphis
by Gary Corby
A private investigator in Ancient Greece accompanies an author friend to Egypt on a research mission, but instead becomes involved with international espionage when he finds the country in a full rebellion against the Persian Empire.
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What my body remembers
by Agnete Friis
Unable to recall the fateful night her father murdered her mother, Ella begins suffering crippling panic attacks that land her in a psych ward and separate her from her son, a situation that compels her to kidnap her son from his foster family and flee to the Denmark town of her youth, where she confronts painful demons and negotiates for custody.
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Perish the day : a storm murders mystery
by John Farrow
A conclusion to the series that includes Seven Days Dead finds retired detective Emile Cinq-Mars secretly investigating the murders of three people, including his niece's friend and a former spy, whose only common link is their connection to a local college.
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Of books and bagpipes
by Paige Shelton
Thriving in her new home in Edinburgh, historical book seller Delaney Nichols pursues a rare manuscript, only to stumble upon the murdered body of her contact, a crime that she links to a complicated plot. By the author of The Cracked Spine.
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What's become of her : a novel
by Deb Caletti
Returning to her island hometown of artists and eccentrics, recently divorced Isabelle Austen confronts a difficult choice when she discovers that a new love interest is hiding because of the suspicious fates of his previous wives. By the National Book Award finalist author of He's Gone.
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Uncorking a lie
by Nadine Nettmann
It was the kind of invitation Katie Stillwell had only dreamed about: a dinner party at the Sonoma mansion of famed wine collector Paul Rafferty to celebrate a rare bottle of wine. Everyone enjoys drinking the $19,000 wine, but Katie realizes it's not the older vintage listed on the label. When she confides in Mr. Rafferty, he asks her to investigate, and she soon discovers the deception goes beyond money. As Katie falls deeper into the world of counterfeit wine, she learns everything is at stake--even her life.
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My darling detective
by Howard A Norman
When her future mother-in-law shocks the art world by destroying a master work of photography, police detective Martha Crauchet conducts the ensuing interrogation against a backdrop of her fiancé's shocking discovery about his father. By the award-winning author of The Northern Lights.
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Stockholm delete
by Jens Lapidus
Emelie Jansson: a newly minted lawyer at a polished law firm. Teddy: an ex-con trying to stay on the right side of the law as he goes about his job as the firm's fixer and special investigator. In Stockholm Delete the two are entangled in a snarly web with deep connections to Stockholm's many worlds, where history is never a thing of the past, and always ready to threaten those who lived it.
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The Last Chance Olive Ranch
by Susan Wittig Albert
When a killer McQuaid put away years ago escapes from prison and heads toward Pecan Springs, China is sent away against her will to the Last Chance Olive Ranch, whose new owner is facing an increasingly violent estate challenge. By the best-selling author of the Darling Dahlias Mysteries.
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Robert B. Parker's Little white lies
by Ace Atkins
Boston private eye Spenser and his sidekick, Hawk, follow a con man's schemes on cable news shows and within police precincts in the wake of an elaborate double cross that has victimized a smitten woman as well as a cache of investors, cops and paramilitary contractors.
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The thirst
by Jo Nesbø
Harry Hole is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force by a serial murderer who has been targeting Tinder daters using methods reminiscent of a nemesis from Harry's past. By the award-winning author of The Snowman.
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The long drop
by Denise Mina
Centered around the “trial of the century” in Glasgow in 1950, the innocence and guilt of those involved is explored, starting with Peter Manuel who has been found guilty of a string of murders, starting with the Watt family, and is waiting to die by hanging.
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16th seduction
by James Patterson
Reeling from her husband's betrayal at the same time an unnatural wave of heart attacks claim seemingly unrelated victims throughout San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer is challenged to assist the prosecution of a bomber in the face of a hostile defense team. By the award-winning author of 15th Affair.
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