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Take out
by Margaret Maron
A debut entry in a spin-off series by the best-selling author of the long-running Deborah Knott mysteries focuses on NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Three Day Town.
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Bad Housekeeping
by Maia Chance
Cozy Mystery. Having just moved back to her quaint upstate New York hometown, bookish 28-year-old Agnes Blythe is stunned when her professor fiancé dumps her. She'd planned to start graduate school the following week, but unable to face being near her ex, she instead agrees to help her glamorous 70-something Great Aunt Effie renovate a rundown hotel. But more trouble arises: a murder victim is found in the hotel! So the odd couple of Agnes and Effie must nail the real culprit before they're locked up. If you like your cozy mysteries with humor and quirky characters, check out this 1st in a new series.
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Once upon a spine : a bibliophile mystery
by Kate Carlisle
A visit by in-laws, a plan to demolish the charming shops across the street in favor of a high-rise, a string of petty vandalism and a dispute over a rare book overwhelm Brooklyn and Derek, who become embroiled in the case of a suspicious death. By the best-selling author of the Fixer-Upper mysteries.
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Two days gone : A Ryan DeMarco Mystery
by Randall Silvis
When a woman and her children are brutally massacred, Sergeant Ryan DeMarco begins doubting the opinions that cast suspicion on the woman's fugitive professor husband, who may have left important clues in a half-finished manuscript.
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Hell's detective : a mystery
by Michael Logan
Private detective Kat Murphy—forced to serve a death sentence in Lost Angeles, a city in Hell where a beast known as Torment forces her to relive, night after night, the moment she killed her lover and herself—discovers a box with a mysterious power that forces her to choose between her own salvation and the fate of the world above.
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| Blood Orange by Susan Wittig AlbertCozy Mystery. In the small Texas Hill Country town of Pecan Springs, herbalist China Bayles tends her shop, About Thyme, as well as jointly running a tea room and a rental house. When the nurse renting the cottage discovers disturbing evidence about a patient's death, and then a suspicious accident lands her in a coma, China and her friends investigate. Like the Faith Fairchild mysteries, the China Bayles mysteries feature over two dozen series entries starring a strong female amateur sleuth living in a richly described small-town setting (and recipes are included!). Blood Orange is the 24th China book; the most recent one is The Last Chance Olive Ranch, which came out earlier this year. |
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| The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna AndrewsCozy Mystery. As a blacksmith and mother of twins, Meg Langslow has her hands full. While she has her Christmas shopping done, she's in charge of keeping the decorators for the local historical society's Christmas show house organized. That's no easy task...especially when one of them is killed and her designer mother is suspected. Like Katherine Hall Page's books, Donna Andrews' charming cozy series has endearingly eccentric characters and large dollops of humor. If you enjoy Meg's Christmas investigations, pick up the latest in the series, How the Finch Stole Christmas! |
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| Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne FlukeCozy Mystery. After her best friend Claire and her new husband, the Reverend Bob Knudson, leave Lake Eden, Minnesota for their much-anticipated honeymoon, caterer Hannah Swensen stumbles upon the body of Bob's substitute minister -- and then questions arise about the dead man's identity. If your favorite part of Katherine Hall Page's books are the culinary elements, Joanna Fluke's books are chock full of them (and so many recipes!); they also have a similar tone and small-town charm. Devil's Food Cake Murder is the 14th Hannah book; Banana Cream Pie Murder, the 21st and most recent entry in this series, came out in February. |
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| Dead by Midnight: A Death on Demand Mystery by Carolyn HartCozy Mystery. In Broward's Rock, South Carolina, mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling refuses to believe that her newest employee committed suicide. Together with her loving husband Max, she investigates a series of clues, including a hidden towel and the lack of fingerprints on a mug -- and decides to set a trap for the murderer. Katherine Hall Page's readers will appreciate Carolyn Hart's clever plots, charming setting, and likable amateur sleuth. Instead of recipes, though, there are delightful details about mystery books and authors. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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