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New and Coming Soon Mysteries June 2019
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The Never Game by Jeffery DeaverSearching for a missing woman in Silicon Valley, an expert tracker is pitted against dark elements in the billion-dollar gaming industry and a serial killer who stages scenes from his favorite game. By the award-winning author of The Bone Collector. MYSTERY DEAVER #1
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Murder on Trinity Place by Victoria ThompsonHorrified when a neighbor they spotted behaving in uncharacteristic ways is found murdered during the 1900 New Year celebrations at Trinity Church, Frank and Sarah Malloy are prompted by scandal-fearing relatives to search for answers in the victim's past. MYSTERY THOMPSON #2
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Black Mountain by Laird BarronAn ex-mob enforcer looks into the suspicious murder of a small-time criminal and becomes immersed in a tangled case that involves a cabaret dancer heiress and a serial killer in the second novel of the series following Blood Standard. MYSTERY BARRON #2
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The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata MasseyIndia's only female lawyer in 1922 helps the royal ladies of Satapur by getting involved in the power plays and ancient vendettas of the palace in the second novel of the series following The Widows of Malabar Hill. MYSTERY MASSEY #2
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In the Shadow of the Enemy by Tania BayardAfter four dancers die in a mysterious accident at a masquerade ball, scribe Christine de Pizan is hired by Queen Isabeau, who suspects that an assassin is trying to kill the king, and Christine finds the palace to be filled with secrets and bitter rivalries. MYSTERY BAYARD #2
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The Stone Circle by Elly GriffithsThe past returns in ominous ways when both Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson begin receiving threatening letters from the man responsible for their partnership, Ruth's believed-dead former mentor. By the award-winning author of the Magic Men series. 20,000 first printing. MYSTERY GRIFFITHS #11
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The Sentence is Death by Anthony HorowitzDetective Daniel Hawthorne and his literary sidekick risk their lives to expose dangerous secrets while investigating the murder of a celebrity divorce lawyer and teetotaler who was bludgeoned to death with an expensive bottle of wine. 100,000 first printing. MYSTERY HOROWITZ #2
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With Our Blessing by Jo Spain1975. A baby, minutes old, is forcibly taken from its devastated mother. 2010. The body of an elderly woman is found in a Dublin public park. Detective Inspector Tom Reynolds is working the case. He's convinced the murder is linked to historical events that took place in the notorious Magdalene Laundries. Reynolds and his team follow the trail to an isolated convent in the Irish countryside. But once inside, it becomes disturbingly clear that the killer is amongst them. MYSTERY SPAIN
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The Missing Corpse: A Brittany Mystery by Jean-Luc BannalecAlong the Belon River, between steep cliffs, ominous forests, and the ocean, an elderly film actress discovers a corpse. When Commissaire Dupin arrives at the scene, the body has disappeared. He receives a phone call from the mystical hills of Monts d'Arree, where legends of fairies and the devil abound: another unidentified body has turned up. Dupin quickly realizes this may be his most confounding case yet, with links to celtic myths, a sand theft operation, and ancient druid cults. MYSTERY BANNALEC #4
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Bitter Brew: A Savannah Reid Mystery by G. A McKevettP.I. Savanna Reid and the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency launch a discreet investigation into the apparent assisted suicide of Dr. Jennifer Liu’s friend, Brianna, until a second body is discovered with the same unique mixture, forcing them to expose a poisonous killer. MYSTERY MCKEVETT #24
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Devil's Fjord by David HewsonNew District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen uncovers a series of dark secrets when he investigates the disappearance of two boys in the remote Faroe Islands. Tristan discovers that the Mikkelsen brothers aren't the first young men to have vanished on Vagar. Determined to solve the mystery of Djevulsfjord, yet encountering suspicion wherever he turns, Haraldsen comes to realize he is not living in the rural paradise he had imagined, and that the wild beauty of the region hides a far darker reality. MYSTERY HEWSON #1
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The Unquiet Heart by Kaite WelshSarah Gilchrist tres to prove her fiancé's innocence when he is arrested for a murder she is sure he did not commit. MYSTERY WELSH #2
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Such A Perfect Wife by Kate WhiteInvestigating the disappearance of a family woman that appears to be a straightforward abandonment case, Bailey realizes that she might be uncovering the work of a serial killer at her own peril. By the author of Hush. 20,000 first printing. MYSTERY WHITE #8
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The Scent of Murder by Kylie LoganIn a series debut by the best-selling author of the Ethnic Eats mysteries, passionate volunteer Jazz Ramsey works with a cadaver dog trainee, and her detective ex, at an abandoned building before stumbling across the body of a Goth teen. MYSTERY LOGAN #1
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The Body in the Wake by Katherine Hall PageSupporting her friends through a less-than-relaxing summer at Penobscot Bay, amateur detective and caterer Faith Fairchild helps prepare for an upcoming wedding before stumbling on a body with a mysterious tattoo and connections far from Sanpere Island. 35,000 first printing. MYSTERY PAGE #25
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Dead Man's Mistress: A McKenzie Novel by David HousewrightWhen a model rendered infamous for her scandalous depictions in dozens of paintings by a master artist reveals that three pieces in her possession have been stolen, Mac McKenzie becomes implicated in activities on the wrong side of the law. MYSTERY HOUSEWRIGHT #16
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A Taste for Honey by H. F. HeardIn the countryside of Victorian England, a recluse and a beekeeper team up to catch a cunning villain. MYSTERY HEARD
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Scot and Soda by Catriona McPhersonSettled in her houseboat, moored in the slough at the back of the Last Ditch Motel, Lexy Campbell wants nothing more than to build her counseling business, avoid her mother's phone calls, and--who knows?--meet a nice guy. But when she throws a Halloween party for her motley crew of motel pals, the only single man is too old for her, too wrapped up in the case of beer, and--oh, yes--too dead. Lexy and company are on the case before you could say, "Tam O'Shanter." MYSTERY MCPHERSON #2
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Throw Me to the Wolves by Patrick McGuinnessA shocking story of voyeurism, betrayal, and the gray areas between truth and fiction that reflects our era of tabloid media and fake news. In the aftermath of Brexit, the body of a young woman is found by the river Thames, and the tabloids are aflame, accusing Mr. Wolphram, the woman's former teacher and the ultimate media quarry: mysterious, friendless, and eccentric. Charged with investigating this crime is Ander, once a student of Mr. Wolphram's. As he interviews pupils who both defend and defame their oddball teacher, he must face a story from decades back that he has tried hard to forget. MYSTERY MCGUINNESS
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Charity's Burden: A Quaker Midwife Mystery by Edith MaxwellQuaker midwife Rose Carroll seeks the true cause of a young mother's death in turn-of-the-century Massachusetts. The winter of 1889 is harsh in Amesbury, but it doesn't stop Rose from making the rounds to her pregnant and postpartum mothers. When Charity Skells dies from an apparent miscarriage, Rose wonders about the symptoms that don't match the stated cause of death. With several suspects emerging, each with their own possible motives, Rose and detective Kevin Donovan race against time to solve the case before another innocent life is lost. MYSTERY MAXWELL
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Sweeney on the Rocks by Allen Morris JonesTed Sweeney. Affable everyman in small town Montana. Ten minutes ago, his biggest worry had been how to pay for the engagement ring rattling around in his pocket. That is, until he came home to find a corpse tidily arranged in his favorite recliner. Is it a warning or a setup or what? Sweeney dumps the body into the Yellowstone River without attracting attention. But over the next few days, as the corpse tumbles its way downstream, Sweeney's complicated past starts rolling into the light. MYSTERY JONES
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The Godless by P. C DohertyAfter a number of bizarre murders occur in London and an explosion destroys a royal war cog, Brother Athelstan is called in to investigate the rumors that the mysterious Oriflamme, an ominous figure who disappeared twenty years ago, may be responsible. MYSTERY DOHERTY #19
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A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary by Terry ShamesWhen his gossipy friend, Loretta, disappears after joining an online dating site for seniors, Chief Samuel Craddock discovers that another local user of the same site has been murdered. By the Macivity Award-winning author of A Killing at Cotton Hill. Original. MYSTERY SHAMES #8
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A Fall of Shadows by Nancy HerrimanBartholomew Reade has been found with a reed pen jabbed into his throat. On the night of his murder, a bleeding woman collapses at the doorstep of herbalist Bess Ellyott desperately seeking help. As Bess seeks answers, Constable Harwoode is busy with his own lengthy list of suspects. As if the case weren't thorny enough, the hill where the dead man was found is reputed to have once been the site of a Druid temple and recent reports of diseased sheep and sick children, supposedly the work of a witch, have the townspeople terrified. MYSTERY HERRIMAN
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Thread on Arrival by Lea WaitIn this coastal New England town, folks take care of the needy--but someone is killing without kindness. Ike Hamilton is a part of the Haven Harbor community, though he's fallen on hard times. Most of the locals do what they can to help him out. When harmless Ike is stabbed, suspicion quickly falls on a troubled teenage boy who's new in town. Angie's convinced that young Leo is innocent--but if he didn't do it, who did? Turns out Ike may have appeared simple-minded, but he knew a few secrets that someone might have murdered him to keep quiet... MYSTERY WAIT #8
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