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New and Coming Soon Mysteries September 2018
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The Bouncer by David GordonJoe Brody is just your average Dostoevsky-reading, Harvard-expelled strip club bouncer who has a highly classified military history and whose best friend from Catholic school happens to be head mafioso Gio Caprisi. FBI agent Donna Zamora, the best shot in her class at Quantico, is a single mother stuck at a desk manning the hotline. Their storylines intersect in a mystery perfect for readers who like a heavy dose of fun with their murder in this darkly comic, stylish literary thriller. MYSTERY GORDON
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Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys BowenIn the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her. Literally. Their simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance of the queen, who has offered up the princesses as bridesmaids. House hunting turns out to be a pretty grim affair when a gas tap leak is discovered in the bedroom. Something rotten is afoot. MYSTERY BOWEN #12
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The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNealAmerican-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope must solve a baffling series of murders as the acclaimed World War II mystery series continues. Maggie Hope is being held prisoner on a remote Scottish island with other SOE agents who know too much for the enemy's comfort. All the spies on the island are trained to kill--and when they start dropping off one-by-one, Maggie needs to find the murderer... before she becomes the next victim. MYSTERY MACNEAL #8
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The Spy of Venice: A William Shakespeare Mystery by Benet BrandrethSeeking his fortune in sixteenth-century London, young wordsmith William Shakespeare joins a band of players before he is dispatched to Venice on an assignment that renders him the target of Catholic assassins and a shadowy killer. MYSTERY BRANDRETH #1
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Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna AndrewsA new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery. Meg is at Trinity Episcopal when she finds an elderly parishioner lying dead on the floor of the crypt. Several niches have been chiseled open; several urns knocked out; and amid the spilled ashes is a gold ring with a huge red stone. While Chief Burke investigates the murder, Meg learns many secrets about Caerphilly's history--and finds that a toucan may help unmask the killer. MYSTERY ANDREWS
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Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family's past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. Cat is called to the scene of a murder and immediately suspect the victim's husband, until she receives a mysterious phone call linking the crime to an old case tied to her past. Determined to close the two cases, Cat rushes headlong into the investigation, crossing ethical lines and trampling professional codes. But in looking into the past, she might not like what she finds. MYSTERY FREAR
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City of Ink by Elsa HartLi Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery of his mentor's execution, that's exactly where he must go. Plunged into the painful memories and teeming streets of Beijing, his search for answers buried in the past is interrupted by murder in the present. As past and present intertwine, Li Du's investigations reveal that many of Beijing's residents have secrets they would kill to protect. MYSTERY HART #3
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Dead Man Running by Steve HamiltonA man logs onto the security camera feed from his home and sees an intruder and dead body. Martin T. Livermore is the key suspect in the abduction and murder of at least five women, but he's never been sloppy before. When the FBI catches him, he declares he'll only talk to retired police officer Alex McKnight. It becomes clear that Livermore's capture was only the beginning of a twisted plot with McKnight at the center. In a hunt across the country and to the edge of his limits, McKnight fights to stop a vicious killer before he can exact his ultimate revenge. MYSTERY HAMILTON
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Desolation Mountain by William Kent KruegerCork O'Connor works with his son Stephen to uncover the truth behind the plane crash of a senator on Desolation Mountain and mysterious disappearances of several first responders. In an area overrun with agents of the FBI, NTSB, DoD, and even members of a rightwing militia, Cork and Stephen navigate a perilous course. Roadblocked by lies from the highest levels of government, uncertain who to trust, and facing threats, they will have to face a great menace of unimaginable scale. MYSTERY KRUEGER #17
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River of Secrets by Roger JohnsHerbert Marioneaux, a politician infamous for changing his mind on hot-button issues, has been murdered and his body posed to send a message. Under pressure from all directions, homicide detective Wallace Hartman pursues her investigation into the dark heart of the political establishment as Baton Rouge faces escalating violence. When it appears a police department insider may be sabotaging her efforts, and after menacing messages are left for her, Wallace is forced to untangle a trail of old and disturbing secrets unaided by those she most needs to trust. MYSTERY JOHNS
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