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New MysteriesOctober 2015
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The dead student
by John Katzenbach
Reaching out to his ex-girlfriend for help when the police rule his uncle's suspicious death a suicide, alcoholic PhD student Timothy "Moth" Warner resolves to uncover the truth at any cost. By the New York Times best-selling author of Just Cause.
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Flame out
by M. P. Cooley
After rescuing a badly burned woman from an abandoned factory building, Hopewell Falls, New York police officer June Lyons, while sifting through the factory's ruins, discovers the body of her partner's mother, which is linked to a cold case that will dangerously touch the lives of those closest to her.
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Last words
by Michael Koryta
Grieving the death of his wife, private investigator Mark Novak reluctantly accepts a case from a suspected murderer who may or may not be innocent. By the New York Times best-selling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead.
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Dishing the dirt
by M. C. Beaton
Losing her temper when a Carsely newcomer tries to steal her husband and hires a private detective to investigate her background, Agatha is forced to prove her innocence in the wake of her rival's murder. By the best-selling author of the Hamish Macbeth series.
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The scam : a Fox and O'Hare novel
by Janet Evanovich
A fourth installment in the action-packed series combines the talents of the best-selling author of the Stephanie Plum novels with those of the best-selling author of the Monk series. By the authors of The Job.
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Long upon the land
by Margaret Maron
Judge Deborah Knott tracks down the source of an engraving on her late mother's cigarette lighter while Dwight and Kezzie investigate the murder of a former whiskey runner who has succumbed to three separate attacks. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Checked out : a dead-end job mystery
by Elaine Viets
At the behest of a wealthy socialite, Helen Hawthorne goes undercover as a library volunteer to find a missing masterpiece and, while searching the stacks page-by-page, stumbles upon a killer who will do anything to keep the treasure hidden in the library from being found.
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The drowning
by Camilla Läckberg
Investigating anonymous threats directed toward a reclusive author, crime writer Erica and her detective husband discover that the author was once a member of a circle of friends torn by complicated love triangles and dark family secrets.
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Corridors of the night : a William Monk novel
by Anne Perry
Scrambling to rescue his kidnapped wife, Monk follows leads to the remote home of the enigmatic Bryson Radnor, where he discovers numerous bodies buried on the grounds as well as secrets implicating his wife's co-workers. By the best-selling author of The Sheen on the Silk.
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The Cat Sitter's Whiskers
by Blaize and John Clement
Cozy Mystery. In Florida's Siesta Key, pet sitter Dixie Hemingway is up early checking on a Maine Coon whose owners collect antique masks, when she's knocked out by an intruder wearing one of the valuable artifacts. She calls the cops, but there's no sign of a break in or a theft. However, before long Dixie discovers the body of someone she knows, and using her skills from her time as a police officer, sets out to learn who knocked her out and who killed her friend. Though author Blaize Clement died in 2011, her son John writes new mysteries using her notes; The Cat Sitter's Whiskers is the 10th in an engaging series that's purr-fect for cat fanciers as well as anyone who'd like a lighthearted read.
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The Patriarch : a Bruno, chief of police novel
by Martin Walker
Attending the lavish birthday celebration of a World War II hero, police chief Bruno becomes intimately tangled in the family's dynamics when one of their close friends dies under suspicious circumstances. By the author of The Children Return.
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Girl waits with gun
by Amy Stewart
Living in virtual isolation years after the revelation of a painful family secret, Constance is terrorized by a belligerent silk factory owner and fights back in ways outside the confines of early-20th-century women.
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