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New and Coming Soon Mysteries October 2018
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The Sinners by Ace AtkinsWhen the recently released patriarch of a drug-dealing clan begins targeting the family of the man responsible for his long imprisonment, Quinn Colson finds himself relying on new deputies to survive old-West acts of violence. MYSTERY ATKINS #8
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In the Presence of Evil by Tania BayardParis, 1393. Scribe Christine de Pizan dreads going to the palace to work, where people believe the mad king can be cured with magic. But a certain spell book leaves murdered bodies in its wake. Then Hugues de Precy is murdered and his wife, Alix, is blamed. Can Christine prove Alix's innocence and save her from being burned at the stake? MYSTERY BAYARD #1
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Solemn Graves by James R BennIrish-American U.S. Army detective Billy Boyle teams up with Kaz and Big Mike to investigate a murder in a Normandy farmhouse that threatens Allied operations. By the award-winning author of A Blind Goddess. MYSTERY BENN
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Suffer the Children by Lisa BlackCleveland forensics expert Maggie Gardiner and her partner, Jack Renner, investigate after two young people turn up dead at a secure facility for juvenile offenders. By the New York Times best-selling author of Unpunished. MYSTERY BLACK #4
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Sunrise Highway by Peter BlaunerA young Latina detective in the NYPD tracks a serial killer who has been operating for 40 years and who may have been enabled by the chief of police himself. By the New York Times best-selling author of Proving Ground. MYSTERY BLAUNER #2
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Abandoned by Allison BrennanMax Revere investigates the disappearance of her own mother several years earlier, tracing her activities in a small Chesapeake Bay community where witnesses are keeping dark secrets. By a New York Times best-selling author. MYSTERY BRENNAN #5
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Travellin' Shoes by V. M. BurnsA house fire is extinguished to reveal the body of a choir director. The smell of gasoline points to murder. Thomas Warrendale was employed by First Baptist Church, where Detective RJ Franklin Jr. is a parishioner. Recovering from a car accident, RJ is on leave from the police force in St. Joseph, Indiana, when this puzzling case calls him back. Now someone is breaking into the dead choir director's office and his clients' homes. Believing the vandal to be the killer, RJ is particularly concerned about the safety of one client, the striking owner of two hair salons. MYSTERY BURNS #1
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The Mystery of Three Quarters: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie HannahAccused by strangers of trying to set them up for murder, Hercule Poirot teams up with Scotland Yard policeman Edward Catchpool to investigate the drowning death of an elderly man. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Monogram Murders. 100,000 first printing. MYSTERY CHRISTIE #3
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Wild Fire by Ann CleevesA conclusion to the series that inspired the his TV show Shetland finds the Flemings' efforts to start over in a remote northern community challenged by local animosity and a series of anonymous threats. By the best-selling author of Raven Black. MYSTERY CLEEVES #8
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Big Woods by May K. CobbA ten-year-old girl disappears from small-town Texas in 1989. Her sister investigates and a reclusive woman may hold the key. MYSTERY COBB
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne FreemanEnjoying unusual freedoms as a widow, the American-born Countess of Harleigh emerges from mourning to host her sister's first London season while navigating a chivalrous inspector's investigation into the scandalous circumstances of her husband's death. MYSTERY FREEMAN #1
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A Murder for the Books by Victoria GilbertMoving in with her aunt in a quiet, historic town in Virginia, librarian Amy is lured into trouble by her attractive neighbor Richard, who seeks answers to an unsolved murder from the 1920s, but Amy soon uncovers more than she should. MYSTERY GILBERT #1
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Shelved Under Murder by Victoria GilbertIn Taylorsford, Virginia, during the height of October's leaf-peeping season, Library director Amy Webber, and her assistant, Sunny, prepare for the library's yard-sale fundraiser—until a dead body stops them in their tracks. By the author of A Murder for the Books. MYSTERY GILBERT #2
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The Man Who Couldn't Miss: A Stewart Hoag Mystery by David HandlerWorking on a new novel and holding out hope of reconciling with his actress ex, Hollywood ghostwriter Hoagy and his beloved basset hound help the Connecticut police investigate a murder in a fabled summer playhouse. 30,000 first printing. MYSTERY HANDLER #10
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Death of a Novice: A Reverend Mother Mystery by Cora HarrisonWhen a young nun is found dead, the Reverend Mother looks into the woman's background and discovers inconsistencies that point to murder and a connection with a gunpowder explosion on Spike Island. MYSTERY HARRISON #5
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Last Girl Gone: A Laura Chambers Mystery by J. G. HethertonAfter young girls start turning up dead in a small North Carolina town, journalist Laura Chambers discovers the events are a repeat of past murders that the town wanted to forget and comes across a devastating secret about the crimes. MYSTERY HETHERTON #1
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Murder to the Metal by Annie HogsettTen months ago Allie Harper --smart, feisty, too broke to get her car fixed-- rescued Thomas Bennington III, a hot, blind, college professor, from a crosswalk in her dicey neighborhood and unwittingly retrieved his winning $550 million lotto ticket causing a wild dash from romance to mayhem and multiple murders. Nothing's changed. They're back with a new case full of humor and adventure. As the action ramps up, Allie and Tom are plunged into a high-speed race against danger and death. MYSTERY HOGSETT #2
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Bone on Bone by Julia KellerAn investigation involving the suspicious deaths of a drug addict's parents is complicated by former deputy Jake Oakes' struggles to adjust to his physical challenges and Bell's grief over the loss of her sister. By the author of Bitter River. MYSTERY KELLER #8
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April in Paris, 1921: A Kiki Button Mystery by Tessa LunneyHelping Picasso search for a stolen portrait in a Jazz Age City of Lights, Kiki Button is ordered by her spymaster to identify a double agent or face imprisonment, a dual mission that challenges her knowledge of Great War Paris. MYSTERY LUNNEY #1
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Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlayDragged into a hit-and-run investigation after a stack of library materials is found at the scene, library director Lindsey Norris must piece together the clues to crack the case—especially once someone is murdered. By the New York Times best-selling author of Death in the Stacks. MYSTERY MCKINLAY #9
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A Borrowing of Bones by Paula MunierIntroduces a retired MP and her bomb-sniffing dog, who become embroiled in an investigation involving an abandoned baby, a missing mother and a cold-case murder. By the best-selling author of Plot Perfect. MYSTERY MUNIER #1
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Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Novel by Lawrence OsborneIn 1988, 72-year-old Philip Marlowe must come out of retirement to investigate the death of Donald Zinn—supposedly drowned off his yacht, and leaving behind a much younger, and now very rich, wife. MYSTERY OSBOURNE #1
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Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: A Jesse Stone Novel by Reed Farrel ColemanA series of hate crimes entangles Jesse Stone in a plot of unexpected proportions at the same time a mysterious, vengeance-driven young man becomes his unlikely protégé. By the best-selling author of The Hangman's Sonnet. MYSTERY PARKER #17
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The Man Who Came Uptown by George P PelecanosUnexpectedly released from jail, Michael Hudson confronts profound changes in his Washington, D.C. home while struggling between loyalties to the person responsible for his freedom and the prison librarian who helped him develop a love of reading. By the author of The Cut. 50,000 first printing. MYSTERY PELECANOS
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An Act of Villainy by Ashley WeaverInvited to attend a wealthy director's dress rehearsal of a new play, Amory Ames learns that the play's leading actress, the director's mistress, has been receiving anonymous threats. By the author of the Edgar Award finalist Murder at the Brightwell. MYSTERY WEAVER #5
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