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New MysteriesOctober 2016
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Downfall : a Brady novel of suspense
by Judith A Jance
Juggling her pregnancy, family deaths, her daughter's imminent departure for college and a reelection campaign, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates two suspicious falling deaths that may be the work of a serial killer. By the best-selling author of the Ali Reynolds series.
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The shattered tree
by Charles Todd
Treating an injured soldier from a tenuous border region between France and Germany, World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford questions the man's true loyalties and risks her life to solve his subsequent disappearance. Reading-group guide online.
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Woman of God
by James Patterson
Scrutinized as the world's first woman papal candidate, Brigid Fitzgerald, a doctor on the front lines in Sudan, reflects on her difficult childhood and a series of trials that have tested her faith before a high-stakes battle compels her to convert her enemies to a cause that threatens the Church and her life.
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Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd : a Flavia de Luce novel
by C. Alan Bradley
Excitedly sailing home to England after being ejected from her stuffy young ladies' school, 12-year-old Flavia receives news of her father's serious illness and is surrounded by annoying family members before stumbling onto a murder scene where the only witness is the cat. By the co-author of Ms. Holmes of Baker Street.
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Whispers beyond the veil
by Jessica Estevao
First in a dazzling new historical mystery series featuring Ruby Proulx, a psychic with a questionable past who suddenly finds her future most uncertain... Canada, 1898.
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Lady cop makes trouble
by Amy Stewart
Constance Kopp, one of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs, fights back when her position is threatened by a German con man, in the second novel of the series following Girl Waits With Gun.
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Surrender, New York : a novel
by Caleb Carr
Living in exile on an upstate New York dairy farm after his unceremonious termination from the NYPD, a once-dedicated criminal psychologist is called back to duty as a consultant for the suspicious death of several abandoned kids who nobody seems to miss. By the award-winning author of The Alienist.
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The emerald lie
by Ken Bruen
Vigilante antihero Jack Taylor, along with his lethal new sidekick, Emily, and a troublesomely lovable pup named Storm, take on a serial killer with a singular fixation: bad grammar.
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Revenge in a cold river : a William Monk novel
by Anne Perry
Unable to remember anything before the carriage accident he suffered years earlier, Commander William Monk is framed for murder by a man from his past and must rely on the help of his wife and close friend to prove his innocence. By the best-selling author of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series.
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Pushing up daisies : an Agatha Raisin mystery
by M. C Beaton
When a wealthy land developer who had been planning to turn a community garden into a housing estate winds up dead, Agatha Raisin is hired by the victim's accused son to clear him of suspicion and identify the real killer among numerous suspects. By the best-selling author of the Hamish Macbeth series.
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Murder on Brittany shores : a mystery
by Jean-Luc Bannalec
When three bodies wash up on the shores of a Breton island paradise, Dupin is once again drawn into the history of the idyllic coastal region and tangles with treasure hunters, militant marine biologists and dangerous divers in his effort to uncover the truth. An international best-seller.
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The white mirror
by Elsa Hart
A follow-up to Jade Dragon Mountain finds 18th-century imperial librarian and former exile Li Du journeying with a Llasa-bound trade caravan and seeking refuge from a lord before being swept up by the suspicious suicide of a demon-obsessed monk.
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Victim without a face : a Fabian Risk novel
by Stefan Ahnhem
A first entry in an internationally best-selling and award-winning series from Sweden follows the efforts of lead investigator Fabian Risk to work with minimal evidence to solve the gruesome murders of two bullies who once tormented him. A first novel.
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The moth catcher : a Vera Stanhope mystery
by Ann Cleeves
When a housesitter is found dead at a Valley Farm country home, DI Vera Stanhope, accompanied by detectives Holly and Joe, discover a second body in the house's attic before realizing that the community keeps bizarre secrets. Part of a series that inspired the hit public TV series Vera. By the award-winning author of Raven Black.
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Manitou Canyon : a novel
by William Kent Krueger
Investigating the disappearance of a camper in Minnesota's vast Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Cork struggles to set aside his superstitious fears about his daughter's upcoming nuptials only to become the latest victim in a vast missing-persons case. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Ordinary Grace.
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Infamy
by Robert Tanenbaum
New York District Attorney Butch Karp and his crime-fighting wife, Marlene, place their lives in danger to seek justice for a murdered FBI associate while exposing security-compromising corruption at the highest levels of government. By the best-selling author of Trap.
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The jealous kind : a novel
by James Lee Burke
Intervening when he sees a beautiful, gifted girl fighting with her boyfriend, a young man inadvertently challenges the power of the Mob in his Korean War-era Texas community and must summon the courage of his soldier father in order to stand up for his beliefs.
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The house between tides
by Sarah Maine
Leaving a strained marriage to return to her ancestral home in Scotland, Hetty discovers human remains beneath a basement floorboard and uncovers the century-old story of an unfaithful painter and a wife who went missing under mysterious circumstances.
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Darktown : a novel
by Thomas Mullen
Hired resentfully into the Atlanta Police Department of 1948, war veterans Lucious Boggs and Tommy Smith confront deep hostility from their white peers and are significantly limited in their ability to do their jobs before confronting a corrupt officer who complicates their investigation into the murder of a black woman.
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So say the fallen
by Stuart Neville
Investigating her own suspicions about an injured car dealership owner's suicide, Belfast detective Serena Flanagan seeks the advice of a rector associated with the case only to discover that he is struggling with his own loss of faith and difficult personal challenges. By the award-winning author of Those We Left Behind.
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The vanished
by Lotte Hammer
The seemingly accidental death of a postman turns more murky once Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad discovers life-size portraits of a mystery girl in the dead man's attic, and soon Sorensen, wondering if the girl is still alive, must delve into the past to answer the mysteries of the present. By the internationally best-selling authors of The Hanging.
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Coffin road
by Peter May
In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, homicide detective George Gunn investigates three mysterious, interconnected crimes. By a Sunday Times best-selling author.
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The lost boy : a novel
by Camilla Läckberg
A latest psychological thriller by the internationally best-selling author of The Hidden Child finds detective Patrik Hedstrom delving into the private life of a murdered financial director before learning that the victim's high-school sweetheart hides a dangerous secret.
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Beloved poison
by E. S. Thomson
After the discovery of six tiny coffins filled with dried flowers and rags in the old chapel of a crumbling 1850s London infirmary, apothecary Jem Flockhart begins a quest to understand their meaning and is forced to make impossible choices.
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