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The stranger diaries by Elly GriffithsA first stand-alone mystery by the author of the Ruth Galloway series finds a high school English teacher chronicling her suspicions about the murder of a colleague before discovering a sinister message in her own diary.
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A dangerous collaboration : a Veronica Speedwell mystery by Deanna RaybournAttending a party in remote Cornwall as a favor to a colleague, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell races to uncover her host's true agenda when suspicious accidents plague the guests. By the New York Times best-selling author of A Treacherous Curse.
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| A Murderous Marriage: A Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery by Alyssa MaxwellWhat happens: In 1920, on the Isle of Wight, 20-year-old Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva, try to catch a killer after the cops suspect Phoebe's sister Julia of murder (her much older, much richer husband was found dead the morning after their love-less wedding).
For fans of: Downton Abbey, Jessica Fellowes' Mitford mysteries, or Tessa Arlen's Lady Monfort mysteries.
Series alert: This is the cleverly plotted 4th entry in a cozy series. |
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| The Widows by Jess MontgomeryStarring: Lily Ross, a pregnant mother of two whose Ohio sheriff husband was recently murdered; Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner's widow, a labor organizer, and the mother of a missing teenage girl.
What it's about: In this debut novel, it's 1924, and Lily and Marvena team up to find the sheriff's killer and Marvena's daughter.
Did you know? Lily and Marvena are based on Ohio's first female sheriff Maude Collins and labor organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.
For fans of: Amy Stewart's Kopp sisters novels. |
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The au pair by Emma Rous"An addictive, highly commercial suspense novel featuring a grand estate, terrible secrets, and a young woman who bears witness to it all. Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother Danny were born in the middle of summer at their family's estate on the Norfolk coast. Within hours of their birth, their mother threw herself from the cliffs, the au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark cloaks, changelings, and the aloof couple who drew a young nanny into their inner circle. Now an adult, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine begins to go through his belongings, when she uncovers a family photograph that raises dangerous questions. It was taken on the day the twins were born, and in the photo, their mother, surrounded by her husband and her young son, is beautifully dressed, smiling serenely, and holding just one baby. Who is the child and what really happened that day? Someone knows the truth, if only Seraphine can find her.
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All the wrong places : a novel
by Joy Fielding
Driven to desperation by divorce, boredom, infidelity and loss, four women turn to online dating for companionship, only to find themselves in the crosshairs of a tech-savvy killer. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Bad Daughter
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| In Farleigh Field: A Novel by Rhys BowenWhat it's about: World War II reaches British shores, changing life at the Kent estate of Lord Westerham, when one of his daughters secretly works at Bletchley Park. Then, a paratrooper, possibly a German spy, fatally lands at the home -- MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell covertly investigates and tries to learn if someone was aiding him.
Winner of: an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel and a Macavity Historical Mystery Award.
For fans of: Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope mysteries, Charles Todd's books, and Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs novels. |
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| Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica LockeWhat it's about: In a rural East Texas town, the body of a black lawyer from Chicago is found in a bayou, followed several days later by that of a white woman. African American Texas Ranger Darren Mathews investigates and finds a complex case of love and hate.
Why you should read it: With fully realized characters and a timely look at race relations in the U.S., this powerful book by Attica Locke (who's written and produced for TV's Empire) is the 1st in a planned series.
Winner of: both an Edgar and an Anthony Award for Best Novel as well as a Dagger Award. |
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| Sleeping in the Ground: An Inspector Banks Novel by Peter RobinsonWhat happens: A wedding at a picturesque Yorkshire church is interrupted by gunfire, leaving five dead. DS Alan Banks and his team work with Banks' ex, profiler Jenny Fuller, to unravel the killer's identity and figure out a motive.
Series alert: This well-plotted 24th Inspector Alan Banks mystery slowly builds tension until the surprising conclusion. The 25th entry in the series, Careless Love, was recently released.
Winner of: an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. |
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