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| The Accident on the A35: An Inspector Gorski Investigation by Graeme Macrae Burnet Available only as an e-book What it is: This sequel to The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau is an atmospheric literary mystery with noir elements as well as a Georges Simenon pastiche with a bit of metafiction tossed in.
What happens: A car accident leaves a local lawyer dead, and as a favor to his beautiful widow, provincial French police detective Georges Gorski investigates. Meanwhile, the dead man's Sartre-reading 17-year-old son finds an address on a scrap of paper that leads to his own questions about his father. |
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| The Angel in the Glass by Alys ClareWhat it's about: In 1604 Devon, England, Dr. Gabriel Taverner and his widowed sister Celia uncover dark secrets in their small village after the vicar behaves strangely, someone breaks into a home, and a vagrant dies.
Series alert: This is the 2nd well-researched, richly detailed Gabriel Taverner historical mystery; the 1st is A Rustle of Silk.
Reviewers say: "Clare reinforces her place among the top rank of historical writers" (Publishers Weekly). |
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You Don't Own Me
by Mary Higgins Clark
Television producer Laurie Moran sets aside her wedding plans to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor, placing herself in the path of a mysterious stalker. By the best-selling authors of Every Breath You Take.
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Eggs on Ice
by Laura Childs
When an unpopular curmudgeon, cast as Scrooge in a local production of A Christmas Carol, is murdered by someone dressed as the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Cackleberry Club members find themselves sorting through a growing list of suspects.
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| The Shadows We Hide by Allen EskensStarring: young Minneapolis reporter Joe Talbert, who lives with his law-student girlfriend and his autistic younger brother.
What happens: Joe is sued by a senator for defamation of character and put on leave, so he has time to check things out when he learns about the nearby murder of a much-disliked man...who may be the father Joe never knew.
Read this next: If you like this sequel to The Life We Bury, and want similar novels, check out Allen Eskens' mysteries starring detective Max Rupert, who appeared with Joe in The Life We Bury. |
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Look Alive Twenty-Five
by Janet Evanovich
When three consecutive managers from a famous deli go missing, leaving no clues behind but a single shoe each, latest manager Stephanie Plum navigates Lula's theories about alien abductions to avoid becoming the next victim.
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The Feral Detective
by Jonathan Lethem
Convincing an enigmatic loner to help her search for a friend's missing daughter, Phoebe traverses the outskirts of California's stunning Inland Empire, where she discovers her companion's complicated relationship with warring tribes of outcasts.
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| The Line by Martin LimónFeaturing: persistent, tough 8th Army CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom in their 13th outing.
What happens: In the 1970s Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, a South Korean soldier assisting the U.S. Army is found murdered, lying on the countries' dividing line, igniting tensions.
Reviewers say: "One of the most powerful episodes in an always-strong series" (Booklist)
Read this next: James Church's Inspector O series, set in North Korea. |
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Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud
by Mike Lupica
When her ex-husband is nearly killed by an unknown shooter, Sunny becomes the unlikely protector of the Burke Mafia family against a deranged mastermind with a very personal vendetta. By the award-winning author of the Jesse Stone series.
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Murder in Mayfair: An Atlas Catesby Mystery
by D.M. Quincy
"Had his mount not lost its shoe on the return journey to London, Atlas Catesby would not have been in a position to purchase another man's wife." That attention-grabbing first line introduces Atlas, an adventurer and fourth son of a Baron, who rescues the woman being sold by her husband in a small English village. Unfortunately for her safety, the well-to-do woman wants to go home to her young sons, even if her husband wants to get rid of her. When her husband is murdered, both Atlas and the woman are suspects, and Atlas needs to clear their names. Fans of Deanna Raybourn's work will appreciate the 19th-century history, mystery, and romance found here.
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| The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen by Lindsay AshfordWhat happens: In 1843, 26 years after Jane Austen's death at 41, her close friend, governess Anne Sharp, uncovers evidence that Jane may have been poisoned. This causes her to examine life with the Austens, including shocking secrets, forbidden loves, and maybe murder.
Who it's for: Janeites who appreciate reworkings that cast old characters in surprising new lights.
Want a taste? "The day Jane came I was standing at the top of the stairs, high above the gilded columns and marble friezes, holding the older children at bay until the formalities were over." |
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| Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron Available only as an e-bookWhat happens: Jane Austen is drawn into a murder investigation when the noble husband of her friend Isobel dies suspiciously after only three months of marriage -- and accusatory notes suggest Isobel was having an affair and killed him.
Why you should read it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you're an Austenophile, you should try this 1st in a popular series; those who'd like to see Austen's characters as sleuths and enjoy a hint of the supernatural can pick up Carrie Bebris' Mr. & Mrs. Darcy books. |
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| By Book or by Crook by Eva Gates Available only as an e-audiobookWhat it is: the 1st in a charming cozy mystery series set in a lighthouse library in North Carolina's Outer Banks, complete with a library cat.
Introducing: young assistant librarian Lucy Richardson, a Jane Austen fan, who's left her Harvard job and family to strike out on her own.
What happens: Happy to get away from her well-to-do family's expectations, Lucy loves her new job, especially since there's a new Jane Austen exhibit, but library politics, a murder, and a missing Jane Austen book mean she may not have it for long. |
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| The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey Available only as an e-book and e-audiobook What happens: In Bath, England, abrasive DS Peter Diamond, who believes in old-fashioned police work, eschewing modern techniques, investigates when a woman's nude body is found in a lake and then letters attributed to former Bath resident Jane Austen disappear.
Series alert: Originally published in 1991, this is the witty, intricately plotted 1st in the popular Peter Diamond mystery series, which now numbers 17 (look for the 18th entry, Killing with Confetti, next summer).
For fans of: British police procedurals told from multiple points of view. |
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