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| The Accident on the A35: An Inspector Gorski Investigation by Graeme Macrae BurnetWhat it is: This sequel to The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau is an atmospheric literary mystery with noir elements as well as a Georges Simenon pastiche with a bit of metafiction tossed in.
What happens: A car accident leaves a local lawyer dead, and as a favor to his beautiful widow, provincial French police detective Georges Gorski investigates. Meanwhile, the dead man's Sartre-reading 17-year-old son finds an address on a scrap of paper that leads to his own questions about his father. |
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The bad daughter : a novel
by Joy Fielding
Estranged from her family because of her difficulties getting along with her stepmother, Robin returns home in the aftermath of a brutal home invasion, hoping to mend fences, only to uncover horrible family secrets that may have led to the attack. By the best-selling author of See Jane Run.
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Death of an honest man
by M. C Beaton
When an insensitive newcomer to the village of Cnothan is found dead, flame-haired sergeant Hamish Macbeth confronts a bewildering array of suspects at the same time his clumsy police sidekick, Charlie, resigns in protest of his treatment by Chief Inspector Blair. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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| Overkilt by Kaitlyn DunnettWhat it is: a delightful cozy mystery that combines small-town Maine charm with social issues and takes place during the holidays.
What happens: The leader of a small religious cult carries a strange grudge against Liss MacCrimmon's Scottish Emporium, her father-in-law's hotel, and other local business. After the group pickets and harasses Liss and others, a murder occurs.
For fans of: This 12th outing for Liss will please fans of Donna Andrew's Meg Langslow mysteries especially those who don't mind less zaniness. |
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| The Shadows We Hide by Allen EskensStarring: young Minneapolis reporter Joe Talbert, who lives with his law-student girlfriend and his autistic younger brother.
What happens: Joe is sued by a senator for defamation of character and put on leave, so he has time to check things out when he learns about the nearby murder of a much-disliked man...who may be the father Joe never knew.
Read this next: If you like this sequel to The Life We Bury, and want similar novels, check out Allen Eskens' mysteries starring detective Max Rupert, who appeared with Joe in The Life We Bury. |
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| The Line by Martin LimónFeaturing: persistent, tough 8th Army CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom in their 13th outing.
What happens: In the 1970s Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, a South Korean soldier assisting the U.S. Army is found murdered, lying on the countries' dividing line, igniting tensions.
Reviewers say: "One of the most powerful episodes in an always-strong series" (Booklist)
Read this next: James Church's Inspector O series, set in North Korea. |
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| Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie BarronWhat happens: Jane Austen is drawn into a murder investigation when the noble husband of her friend Isobel dies suspiciously after only three months of marriage -- and accusatory notes suggest Isobel was having an affair and killed him.
Why you should read it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you're an Austenophile, you should try this 1st in a popular series; those who'd like to see Austen's characters as sleuths and enjoy a hint of the supernatural can pick up Carrie Bebris' Mr. & Mrs. Darcy books. |
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Jane and the twelve days of Christmas
by Stephanie Barron
Invited to spend the Christmas holiday season of 1814 at the ancestral home of the wealthy Chute family, Jane investigates the suspicious death of a Yuletide reveler whose killer is among the snowbound guests. Simultaneous.
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The matters at Mansfield, or, the Crawford affair : Or, the Crawford Affair
by Carrie Bebris
A new installment in a series that includes North by Northanger and Suspense and Sensibility finds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy's delight over the birth of their first child overshadowed by a family crisis involving marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, and mistaken identity. 25,000 first printing.
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Arsenic with Austen
by Katherine Bolger Hyde
Cozy Mystery. After her dear aunt dies, leaving her millions in cash and property, widowed literature professor Emily Cavanaugh returns to the charming seaside village of Stony Beach, Oregon. She spent many youthful summers with her aunt there -- and fell in love with Luke Richards (whom she hasn't seen in 30 years). When Emily discovers that her aunt may have been murdered, Luke, now a local Sheriff's Lieutenant, investigates, and Emily reads Jane Austen's Persuasion, finding that the book sheds light on her beloved aunt's killing. This well-written 1st volume in a lighthearted new series combining mysteries with classic novels (and a dash of romance) is set to be followed by Bloodstains with Brontë.
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| The Last Detective by Peter LoveseyWhat happens: In Bath, England, abrasive DS Peter Diamond, who believes in old-fashioned police work, eschewing modern techniques, investigates when a woman's nude body is found in a lake and then letters attributed to former Bath resident Jane Austen disappear.
Series alert: Originally published in 1991, this is the witty, intricately plotted 1st in the popular Peter Diamond mystery series, which now numbers 17 (look for the 18th entry, Killing with Confetti, next summer).
For fans of: British police procedurals told from multiple points of view. |
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