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Hush, Hush: A Tess Monaghan Novel
by Laura Lippman
Combining a compelling mystery with an unflinching look at parenthood, Hush, Hush tells the story of beautiful, upper-crust Melisandre Dawes, who purposefully left her baby in a hot car ten years ago. She was notoriously found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and left the country. Now Dawes is back in Baltimore. Along with her new Cuban partner Sandy Sanchez, PI Tess Monaghan, worn out from caring for her strong-willed three-year-old daughter, does security checks and tries to discover who's been sending the woman threatening notes -- and eventually tracks down a killer in this excellent 12th in a series.
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Bertie's guide to life and mothers : a 44 Scotland Street novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
While sleepwalker Angus Lordie gets into trouble for his activities at a local bar, long-suffering septuagenarian Bertie dreams about his 18th birthday and Matthew and Espeth struggle to care for their triplets. By the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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Plague land
by S. D. Sykes
Inheriting his family's medieval manor when his father and older brothers die in the plague, Oswald de Lacy reluctantly tackles years of neglect, malice and ignorance only to find himself investigating the murders and disappearances of young girls.
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Doctor Death : a Madeleine Karno mystery
by Lene Kaaberbøl
Wanting to follow in her pathologist father's footsteps in spite of the taboos of 1894 France, ambitious Madeleine Karno pursues alternative methods of investigation to solve the murders of a teen girl and a priest. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The fourth rule of ten : a Tenzing Norbu mystery
by Gay Hendricks
Ex-Buddhist monk, former LAPD detective, and current private investigator Tenzing "Ten" Norbu knows Bill Bohannon as many things: loving husband, devoted father, police administrator, former partner, and best friend. But then an uninvited guest from Bill's past upends the Bohannons' Fourth of July barbecue. The Fourth Rule of Ten, the thrilling fourth book in the Dharma Detective series, proves the only thing better than exceeding expectations is having none at all.
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Murder on the Champ de Mars: An Aimée Leduc Investigation Set in Paris
by Cara Black
It's April 1999 in Paris, and new mother Aimée Leduc balances single parenthood with running her detective agency. After her baby's baptism (the father showed up with a new wife in tow), she agrees to aid a Romani boy. Fans will find the same self-possessed, chic detective that they know and love once again roaming the streets of one of the world's most iconic cities in this delightful 15th entry.
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The Long and Faraway Gone
by Lou Berney
A lone survivor of a robbery shooting and the grieving sister of a missing girl forge a passionate relationship and obsessively search for answers when a suspect resurfaces 25 years later. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of Whiplash River.
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Cold betrayal : an Ali Reynolds novel
by Judith A. Jance
While Sister Anselm considers parallels between a hit-and-run targeting a pregnant former cult member and a similar case from years earlier, Ali Reynolds investigates threats against an aging in-law. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Joanna Brady series.
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NYPD Red 3
by James Patterson
When a billionaire's chauffeur is brutally murdered and his son is abducted, NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan and his ex-girlfriend partner, Kylie MacDonald, realize that their own lives are becoming more threatened as they get closer to solving the case.
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Life or Death
by Michael Robotham
After spending ten hellish years in a Texas prison for his part in an armed-truck robbery gone wrong (four people died, including two of four gang members), Audie Palmer escapes...the night before he's paroled. Why? And where is he? Everyone wants the answers to those questions, including the local cops, the FBI, and Audie's best friend in prison (who's offered a deal: find Audie and go free). Peppered with stunning plot twists and peopled with fascinating, unforgettable characters, Life or Death is a complex, suspenseful crime novel that also includes a love story.
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Endangered
by C. J. Box
When his teenage ward is found near death after running off with a disreputable rodeo champion he knows is responsible, Joe Pickett confronts terrible dangers to confront the attacker and his equally formidable family. By the Edgar Award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Stone Cold.
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