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Mystery & Suspense March 2020
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| The Decent Inn of Death by Rennie AirthFeaturing: John Madden, a World War I veteran and happily retired Scotland Yard inspector, and his elderly friend, Angus Sinclair, a former chief inspector with heart problems.
What happens: In post-World War II England, the widow of an anti-Nazi German preacher falls to her death. When her friend convinces Sinclair to investigate, he and Madden end up stuck in a snowed-in manor house with an unknown killer.
Series alert: This deftly plotted 6th John Madden mystery will please fans of country house mysteries, British police procedurals, and older detectives. Newcomers might start with the 1st entry, River of Darkness, which takes place just after World War I. |
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| The Killing Tide: A Brittany Mystery by Jean-Luc BannalecWhat it's about: In a fishing village on a French island that's said to have been home to witches, two local women are murdered. Commissaire Georges Dupin (who suffers from seasickness) and his team must go over to investigate.
Who it's for: Readers who appreciate evocative tales that balance crime with time in cafés will best enjoy this deftly plotted 5th Commissaire Dupin mystery.
Try this next: Martin Walker's Bruno Courreges mysteries, which are also set in France and offer a delightfully detailed setting. |
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| The Burn by Kathleen KentWhat it is: the searing follow-up to The Dime, which introduced recently relocated, tough-as-nails Dallas narcotics detective Betty Rhyzyk, who grew up in a Brooklyn family of cops.
What happens: Back on the force after medical leave (her last case left her with a problem ankle and PTSD), Betty struggles at work and at home with her girlfriend, whose infinite patience is wearing thin. Unhappy with desk duty, Betty decides to track down a killer, who may be a crooked cop, and gets help from unorthodox friends.
Why you should read it: Betty is an appealing, stand-out character; it offers a fascinating look at urban Texas. |
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| The Hocus Girl by Chris NicksonFeaturing: thief-taker Simon Barstow, who finds stolen goods for owners and resides in Leeds with his wife and two sons, and Jane, Simon's capable assistant, who lives with the family, carries a knife, and has secrets.
1822 England: During a time of unrest, an old friend who sheltered Simon when he was young is falsely charged with sedition by an ambitious magistrate. Simon and Jane work to free the man while investigating a "hocus girl," who drugs people to steal from them.
Reviewers say: a "historical tour de force" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Long range
by C. J Box
Assisting an investigation into a fatal grizzly attack that is not what it seems, Joe Pickett become embroiled in the case of a prominent judge’s wife by a would-be assassin who was shooting from a confoundingly long distance.
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Don't look down
by Hilary Davidson
A sequel to One Small Sacrifice finds NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling and her partner investigating the murder of a man who was found dead in his apartment alongside disturbing photographs of a missing woman.
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The king's justice
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Secret agent and spy Maggie Hope, traumatized by her past and living dangerously, gets entangled in another crime when a stolen violin is linked to a serial killer terrorizing London during World War II.
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The clincher
by Lisa Preston
A high school dropout and horse farrier rebuilds her life by proving herself at her physically demanding job and not falling for her landlord but turns sleuth when one of her new clients turns up dead.
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The absolution
by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Detective Huldar and a child psychologist investigate an Icelandic serial killer who is posting the last moments of his numbered, teenage victims on social media in the third addition to the series following The Reckoning.
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You are not alone
by Greer Hendricks
A lonely misfit with a dead-end job quietly envies a circle of popular sisters who hide dangerous vengeful truths beneath a veneer of friendship, glamour and accomplishments. By the authors of The Wife Between Us.
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