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A willing murder
by Jude Deveraux
What happens: The discovery of two bodies in a quiet Florida community exposes old secrets and deadly grudges, prompting a group of improbable friends to try to uncover the truth.
Reviewers say: The three well-drawn main characters, plot twists, verbal sparring, and the romance elements distinguish this gentle suspense novel, the first venture into crime fiction by romance-megastar Deveraux.
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Depth of winter
by Craig Johnson
What happens: When an international drug lord kidnaps his daughter and prepares to auction her off to his worst enemies, Walt Longmire embarks on a rescue mission in the brutal Mexican desert.
Reviewers say: t's a new setting for Longmire, but old scores are settled in this page-turner fans will love.
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Dark tide rising : a William Monk novel
by Anne Perry
What happens: A ransom exchange gone violently wrong forces Commander William Monk to investigate the unthinkable possibility that one of his own men has betrayed him.
Reviewers say: The opening chapters are appropriately portentous, the mystification is authentic, and if the final surprise isn't exactly a shock, it's so well-prepared that even readers who don't gasp will nod in satisfaction.
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Lethal white
by Robert Galbraith
What happens: When a troubled young man asks him to investigate a crime he thinks he saw as a child, Cormoran Strike sets off on a twisting trail that leads from London's backstreets, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a country manor house.
More about the author: Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy.
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| The Silkworm by Robert GalbraithWhat it's about: London P.I. Cormoran Strike, a veteran and amputee, and his young assistant Robin investigate the brutal murder of a writer whose latest novel exposed other people's secrets; Robin also plans her wedding, but her fiancé disapproves of both her work and her boss.
Series alert: This is the cleverly plotted 2nd in a series by J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith (the 4th, Lethal White, just came out).
Media buzz: These compelling books have been adapted for TV; in the U.K., the show's title is Strike, and in the U.S., it's C.B. Strike. |
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| The Silence of the Library by Miranda JamesStarring: middle-aged Mississippi librarian Charlie Harris and Diesel, his 36-pound Maine Coon cat, who goes with him almost everywhere.
What happens: Electra Barnes Cartwright, the nearly 100-year-old author of a Nancy Drew-esque series, agrees to attend a special exhibit at the Athena Public Library...and the result is excitement and then murder.
Don't miss: This 5th entry in a fun cozy series features excerpts of one of Cartwright's vintage teen detective novels. |
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| Plaid and Plagiarism by Molly MacRaeWhat happens: Four women -- American librarian Janet; her Scottish friend Christine; Janet's 38-year-old daughter, Tallie; and Tallie's reporter friend, Summer -- buy a bookshop in Scotland. But before they can settle in, a body is found at Janet's vandalized home; now, while preparing for the town's literary festival, the ladies also investigate a murder.
Read it for: the cozy small-town setting and the eccentric characters.
Series alert: This is the 1st in the Highland Bookshop Mystery series; the 2nd, Scones and Scoundrels, came out earlier this year. |
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| Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew SullivanStarring: Lydia Smith, a Denver bookstore clerk who, as a child, was the only survivor of a still-unsolved triple murder.
What happens: Lydia investigates when one of her regular customers hangs himself at the store (with a picture of ten-year-old Lydia in his pocket)...and leaves her his meager belongings, including books that contain coded clues.
Reviewers say: This debut is "an intriguingly dark, twisty story" (Kirkus Reviews), and it "will have particular appeal for puzzle solvers and booklovers" (Booklist). |
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