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New Mysteries at Riverside Public Library |
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From Cradle to Grave
by Rhys Bowen
Lady Georgiana Georgie Rannoch is just like any other new
mother, balancing responsibilities of being 34th in line for the
British throne and solving the shocking deaths of several young
men, in this new Royal Spyness novel from the queen of historical mystery, Rhys Bowen.
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Murder at the Christmas Emporium
by Andreina Cordani
It's Christmas Eve at the Emporium, a bespoke gift shop hidden
in the depths of London's winding streets, where a select few
shoppers are browsing its handcrafted delights. But when they
go to leave, they find the doors are locked and it isn't long before
they realize this is no innocent mix-up. The shoppers have been
trapped here by someone who knows their darkest secrets,
someone will stop at nothing until they have all been unwrapped,
and there is a gruesome gift waiting in Santa's grotto.
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The King's Ransom
by Janet Evanovich
Gabriela Rose, recovery agent extraordinaire, can find just
about anything. Too bad she can't seem to lose her gorgeous-
but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones. And now he needs her
help. His cousin Harley is in trouble. ... As the president of a too-
big-to-fail bank, he invested an astronomical amount of money
in insuring some of the world's most priceless artifacts at the
urging of his board.
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Coyote Hills
by Jonathan Kellerman
Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner's office to
strike out on his own as a private investigator. He's perfectly happy working low-stakes embezzlement cases--that is, until PI Regina
Klein calls him with a mystery only he can solve. The son of a
wealthy couple has washed up dead on the shores of San
Francisco Bay with drugs in his system and a head injury.
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Robert B. Parker's Showdown
by Mike Lupica
Spenser is there on behalf of Daniel Lopez, a young man who
believes Hale may be his father. It's a potentially explosive
revelation for a man in the podcaster's position and it might
even be enough to blow up his massive new deal. That could
explain the bodies that start popping up - bodies connected in
one way or another with the mystery surrounding Daniel's birth.
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Evil Bones
by Kathy Reichs
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with
a twisty, magnetic thriller featuring forensic anthropologist
Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series
of grisly animal killings that escalate into something far more
sinister.
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At Midnight Comes the Cry: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery
by Julia Spencer-Fleming
New York Times Book Review bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming
returns to her beloved Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery
series It's Christmas time in Millers Kill, and Reverend Clare
Fergusson and her husband Russ van Alstyne - newly resigned
from his position as chief of police - plan to enjoy it with their
baby boy.
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Five golden wings
by Donna Andrews
When two feuding cousins plan their Christmas destination
weddings on the same day in the same town, Meg mediates
and uncovers a murdered photographer in the latest addition
to the long-running series following That Christmas Feeling.
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Die Another Dane
by Laurien Berenson
Already juggling family and poodles, Melanie Travis is drawn
into an investigation in the dog show world after a Great Dane
breeder dies suspiciously in the latest addition to the long-running
series following Pumpkin Spice Puppy.
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Mrs Pargeter's Past
by Simon Brett
A gambler on the run. A widow with deep pockets. A pair of
criminal brothers with a secret agenda. The new installment
of the quirky, inventive and charming mystery series featuring
widow Mrs. Pargeter—whose late husband was absolutely NOT
one of the most notorious villains in Essex (the very idea).
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Fox and Furious
by Rita Mae Brown
When a fierce inheritance dispute between two brothers ends
in murder, Sister Jane Arnold begins to suspect the killer may
be someone she's hunted with for years and as secrets surface,
long-held loyalties are put to the test.
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The Last Death of the Year
by Sophie Hannah
The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a
chilling murder investigation.
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The Proving Ground
by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company
whose product may have been responsible for the murder of
a young girl.
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Sharp force
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
A serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as
a ghostly apparition before striking. Kay Scarpetta must avoid
becoming their next victim.
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The killer question / : A Novel
by Janice Hallett
A weekly trivia night has revived Sue and Mal Eastwood's struggling
rural pub, until a body is found nearby and a suspiciously successful
new team arrives; five years later the pub lies derelict and the Eastwood's nephew Dominic is determined to discover what
happened.
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6:40 to Montreal : a novel
by Eva Jurczyk
A luxury train ride turns deadly after a fellow passenger dies
under mysterious circumstances, causing Agatha's quiet writing
retreat in the Canadian wilderness to become a chilling fight for
survival against an unseen threat.
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In the time of five pumpkins
by Alexander McCall Smith
Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe solves a new case with
the help of her loyal associate and proves again that compassion
and wisdom are the greatest tools for justice in the twenty-sixth
novel of the series following The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.
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Fowl Play
by Tamar Myers
Murder is on the menu at Magdalena Yoder’s dinner party when
a guest dies after devouring a chicken samosa.
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The black wolf
by Louise Penny
Weeks after foiling an attack in Montréal and arresting the
so-called Black Wolf, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, confined
by his injuries to Three Pines, quietly leads a covert investigation
with agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, fearing the conspiracy he
uncovered is only a deliberate misdirection.
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And to all a good bite
by David Rosenfelt
When a heroic dog dad is arrested for murder, reluctant lawyer
Andy pauses his holiday plans to clear his name and reunite
him with his pup in the latest addition to the series following
Dogged Pursuit.
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The librarians
by Sherry Thomas
When two patrons die after a themed game night, four Austin
librarians—each guarding painful secrets—must overcome mistrust
and unite to protect their beloved library. They need to unravel a
mystery that threatens the refuge they've built and the fragile peace they've found.
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A Christmas witness
by Charles Todd
Inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to an estate after a suspicious
riding accident, but as Christmas nears, he must uncover the
truth behind a possible attempted murder, in a holiday addition
to the long-running series following A Game of Fear.
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The other half
by Charlotte Vassell
"Rupert's 30th birthday party is a black-tie dinner at the Kentish
Town McDonald's-catered with cocaine and Veuve Clicquot. The
morning after, his girlfriend Clemmie is found murdered on
Hampstead Heath, a single stiletto heel jutting from under a
bush. All the party-goers have alibis. Naturally.
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Holy City
by Henry Wise
No one innocent. No one free. Nothing sacred. Holy City is the captivating debut from Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who
must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he
finds himself on the outs from his sheriff's department over his unwillingness to look the other way when an innocent man is
arrested for murder.
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The hallmarked man
by Robert Galbraith
When dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver
shop, the police initially believe it to be that of a convicted
armed robber, but not everyone agrees with that theory.
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A Slowly Dying Cause
by Elizabeth George
When a tin workshop owner is found dead just as a lucrative land
deal looms, Detective Inspector Lynley uncovers a tangle of family tensions and hidden motives, in the 22nd novel of the series
following Something to Hide.
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Clown town
by Mick Herron
While recovering from injury, former MI5 agent River
Cartwright investigates a missing book tied to his late
grandfather's secrets that draws in the disgraced spies of Slough
House, in the ninth novel of the series following Bad Actors.
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The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance
While preparing to celebrate her daughter's police academy
graduation, Sheriff Joanna Brady is drawn into a chilling hunt
for a serial killer whose crimes stretch from Arizona to North
Dakota, forcing her to untangle dangerous secrets and confront
betrayal close to home.
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Apostle's Cove : a novel
by William Kent Krueger
Just before Halloween, former sheriff Cork O'Connor reopens a
decades-old murder case at his son's urging as whispers of the
Windigo grow louder and bodies begin to fall in the latest addition
to the long-running series following Spirit Crossing.
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Gray Dawn
by Walter Mosley
Easy Rawlins runs a successful detective agency in 1970s L.A.
He is hired to find a dangerous woman whose secrets threaten
to upend the city's fragile balance in the latest addition to the
long-running series following Farewell, Amethystine.
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The impossible fortune
by Richard Osman
As wedding plans unfold and personal struggles linger, the
Thursday Murder Club reunites when a guest vanishes and
a suspicious partner hints at something valuable, and deadly.
All of this leads Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim into a tangled
case of coded secrets and high-stakes deception.
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A schooling in murder
by Andrew Taylor
After her body is discovered at the foot of a cliff, a murdered
teacher's ghost haunts the grounds of a remote girls' school in
1945 England, unraveling secrets and rivalries as she searches
for the person who killed her.
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Murder on the Marlow Belle
by Robert Thorogood
When Verity's husband Oliver doesn't return after an exclusive Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society party on The Marlow Belle cruiser, she asks for Judith's help. when Oliver's body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him, Judith, Suzie and Becks must keep their wits to solve the case. Simultaneous.
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