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New and Coming Soon Mysteries February 2019
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River Bodies by Karen KatchurReturning home to care for her ailing father, the former police chief, Becca Kingsley is drawn into a murder investigation that is linked to a 20-year-old cold case and that causes her to start questioning all her past relationships as dark secrets come to light. MYSTERY KATCHUR #1
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Those Who Go By Night by Andrew GaddesWhen a religiously charged murder in a sleepy 14th-century English village attracts the negative attentions of a fanatical Church emissary, a disgraced Templar Knight's son uncovers a viper's nest of depravity, witchcraft and secrets. A first novel. MYSTERY GADDES
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In a House of Lies by Ian RankinWhen the remains of a private investigator who went missing a decade earlier are discovered, Siobhan Clarke uncovers disturbing evidence implicating her mentor, Inspector Rebus. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Even Dogs in the Wild. 50,000 first printing MYSTERY RANKIN #22
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Storm Rising by Sara DriscollDeployed to Virginia Beach in the wake of a devastating hurricane, FBI special agent Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue K-9 companion discover a teen hiding in the swamp from a sex-trafficking ring that has used the storm to disappear. MYSTERY DRISCOLL #3
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Wheel of Fire: A British Police Procedural by Hilary BonnerA mysterious fire at a Somerset manor house leads to a complex and intriguing case for Bristol detective David Vogel. When the head of one of the world's biggest private banks and his nurse burn to death in a catastrophic fire at his Somerset manor house, Vogel finds himself dealing with a complex and mystifying sequence of events. When two further suspicious deaths occur, Vogel uncovers a tangled web of intrigue which exceeds anything he at first imagined. MYSTERY BONNER #2
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The Hanging Psalm: A Regency Mystery Set in Leeds by Chris NicksonLeeds, 1820. Thief-taker Simon Westow knows all about lost property. A boy from the workhouse, he now has a comfortable business finding and returning his clients' stolen possessions. But when a client seeks out Simon's services to find his kidnapped daughter, it's clear he faces a challenge like no other. Simon and his enigmatic and capable young assistant, Jane, take to the dark, shadowy streets of Leeds for information. Could the answers lie in Simon's own past? MYSTERY NICKSON #1
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Crewel and Unusual by Molly MacRaeCaught between two rival shopkeepers who are accusing each other of forging their crafts, Kath Rutledge teams up with the TGIF needlework group and Geneva the ghost to solve an untimely murder. MYSTERY MACRAE #6
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She Lies in Wait by Gytha LodgeThe discovery of the body of a teen who went missing in the woods 30 years earlier reopens a cold case for a local police officer, who makes contact with six people from his past to uncover what happened. MYSTERY LODGE
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The Lost Traveller by Sheila ConnollyDiscovering a badly beaten body on the property of her thriving Irish pub, Maura Donovan is astonished when the victim's identity is released and nobody admits to knowing him, a mystery that exposes dark community secrets. MYSTERY CONNOLLY #7
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The Golden Tresses of the Dead by C. Alan BradleySetting up shop to solve crimes, 12-year-old Flavia de Luce, aided by trusty gardener Dogger, investigates a grisly discovery in her older sister's wedding cake. By the New York Times best-selling author of As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust. MYSTERY BRADLEY #10
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Grand Slam Murders by R. J. LeeAfter four bridge players are poisoned, newspaper reporter Wendy Winchester sets out to catch a killer who's not playing with a full deck. Partnering up with the men in her life, Wendy starts shuffling through suspects and turning over secrets long held close to the chest by the ladies. But when a wild card tries to take her out of the game, Wendy decides it's time to up the ante before she's the next one to go down. MYSTERY LEE #1
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One of the most renowned characters in all of crime fiction is back on the case in a major new novella by Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block. Well past retirement age and feeling his years, Matthew Scudder is approached by a former sex worker seeking help with an abusive client refusing to let her quit. A gripping crime story and richly drawn portrait of Block's most famous character as he grapples with his own mortality while proving he's still got what it takes.
MYSTERY BLOCK
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The Murder Pit by Mick Finlay1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the aristocracy. Among the workhouses of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, violent, and less well-paid cases. He has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, he's sure it won't be long before he tracks her down. But this seemingly simple missing-person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood's London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered. MYSTERY FINLAY #2
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Watcher in the Woods: A Rockton Novel by Kelley ArmstrongWhen a suspicious U.S. marshal shows up demanding the release of a Rockton resident only to be found murdered hours later, detective Casey and sheriff Dalton race to identify the killer and prevent additional deaths. MYSTERY ARMSTRONG #4
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A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari GentillWhen the right-wing New Guard leader he offended demands that the police renew their inquiries into his father’s death, Rowland Sinclair, in 1930s South Wales, must clear his name with the help of an unlikely trio when the finger of blame is pointed at him. MYSTERY GENTILL #6
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Murder a la Mocha: A Coffeehouse Cozy by Sandra BalzoDriving home alone at midnight, Maggy barely avoids a terrified Chihuahua crossing the highway. She rescues the pup, intending to return "Mocha" to her owners the next morning. But when Maggy arrives home, she finds the dog-sitter, Arial -- her partner Sarah's niece -- at the property with what looks like blood on her face. Uneasy, she leaves Mocha but returns with Sarah to find a body on the floor and no sign of Arial or Mocha. With her fiance Jake still in Chicago and Sarah desperate to find her niece, Maggy is drawn into yet another deadly puzzle. MYSTERY BALZO #11
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