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Killer Cupid
by Laurien Berenson
In the Berkshires to celebrate Valentine's Day with her husband,
Melanie Travis finds her romantic getaway interrupted by the
murder of a fellow guest. When her secret sleuthing
attracts unwanted attention, her trip heats up, but not in
the way she'd hoped.
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Blaze me a sun : a novel about a crime
by Christoffer Carlsson
Sven, a Swedish police officer is obsessed with a serial killer. One
who became active in 1986, on the same night the prime minister
was assassinated. Sven fails to solve the case, until a novelist returns
to their town and begins interviewing him decades later.
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Desperate undertaking
by Lindsey Davis
Taking over her fathers business as a private informer in ancient
Rome, Flavia Albia is hired to investigate a series of brutal murders,
in the 10th novel of the series following A Comedy of Terrors.
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Lavender House
by Lev AC Rosen
While investigating the mysterious death of matriarch Irene
Lamontaine, head of a famous soap empire, Andy Mills is seduced
by the safety and freedom found in Lavender House, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. That is, until he becomes a pawn in their deadly game.
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Devil's delight : an Agatha Raisin mystery
by M. C. Beaton
Agatha investigates after a naked man bursts out of the woods
claiming to have seen a dead body near a sight supposedly once
used for sacrifices in the latest addition to the series following
Down the Hatch.
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Showstopper : a Peter Diamond Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
When a series of fatal accidents befall the production of a hit
British TV show, Peter Diamond, Chief of the Avon and Somerset
Murder Squad, must solve this case or be forced into retirement
by his boss who's trying her best to get him out of her hair.
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NYPD Red 7 : the murder sorority
by Marshall Karp
When a network of professional assassins, trained by the U.S.
military, terrorize New York City, NYPD Red detectives, Kylie
MacDonald and Zach Jordan must hunt down these elusive
mercenaries. This is the biggest challenge they've ever faced.
It forever changes their lives.
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A world of curiosities
by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache investigates after a 150-year-old letter
points to the discovery and opening of a bricked-up room in an
attic that's filled with curiosities, in the 18th novel of the series
following The Madness of Crowds.
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The twist of a knife : a novel
by Anthony Horowitz
When the critic who gave his new play scathing reviews is murdered, stabbed in the heart with his ornamental dagger, author Anthony Horowitz is arrested by an old enemy out for revenge and the only
man who can help him is his estranged partner in solving crime.
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Paperback Jack
by Loren D. Estleman
Returning home from the War in Europe in 1946, hack writer
Jacob Heppleman finds success as the author of scandalously
best-selling crime novels, garnering the attention of Hollywood,
Congress and the Mob, which could spell the end of his career permanently.
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Flight risk : a novel
by Cherie Priest
Seattle PD detective Grady Merritt finds his dog with a human
leg in his mouth. Through DNA matching, he learns that
his case is linked to psychic travel agent Leda Foley's investigation
of a missing woman. Together they come up with a few
ideas crazy enough to solve this mystery.
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Meat Thy Maker
by Tamar Myers
The competition to go into business with Hernia's finest sausage makers is getting hotter than Magdalena Yoder's frying pan in this sizzling culinary cozy mystery.
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The resemblance
by Lauren Nossett
When a University of Georgia fraternity brother is struck dead by an oncoming car driven by someone who looked identical to him, Detective Marlitt Kaplan uncovers chilling secrets as she explores the interconnected Greek system. She'll discover just how far these brotherhoods will go to protect their own.
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Bleeding heart yard
by Elly Griffiths
Twenty years after she and her friends killed a fellow student,
Cassie Fitzgerald is working as a police officer and must investigate
her former classmates for what seems to be another very recent
murder.
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Peril in Paris
by Rhys Bowen
Using her keen skills of detection, Georgie must solve an all-new mystery, in this 16th installment in the New York Times best-selling
Royal Spyness series.
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Desert star
by Michael Connelly
After quitting the force in disgust, Reně Ballard is persuaded to
return to rebuild the cold case unit in the elite robbery-homicide
division.
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A Christmas deliverance : a novel
by Anne Perry
As Christmas approaches, a former penniless orphan, now
studying medicine, Scuff, is forced to conduct surgery alone.
His instructor and benefactor, Dr. Crowe, has become involved
with a former patient, who is being forced to marry someone
she doesn't love.
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Theft of an idol
by Dana Stabenow
When one of Alexandrias most beloved actresses disappears on the eve of a great performance, Tetisheri, the new Eye of Isis, at the behest of Cleopatra, searches for the truth, uncovering a mystery leading her to the citys darkest corners.
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Racing the light : a novel
by Robert Crais
When Adele Schumacher arrives in his office with a bag of cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies and a squad of professional bodyguards, Elvis must find her missing son, a controversial podcaster, before someone else does, bringing him and Joe face-to-face with corrupt politicians and vicious drug cartels.
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Going rogue : rise and shine twenty-nine
by Janet Evanovich
After tracking down fugitive Oswald Wednesday with a fellow apprehension agent, Stephanie Plum faces a new obstacle as she tries to bring in her latest bounty.
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Scot in a Trap
by Catriona McPherson
In this darkly funny mystery Lexy Campbell's first love turns
up dead at the Last Ditch Motel on Thanksgiving . . . and she
becomes the prime suspect!
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Livid : a Scarpetta novel
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
When the sister of the judge presiding over a sensational murder
case is found dead, chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, the
reluctant star witness in the trial, investigates. She recognizes
telltale signs of the unthinkable, pitting her against a powerful
force that returns her to the past.
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No strangers here
by Carlene O'Connor
Investigating the murder of a wealthy racehorse owner in Dingle, Ireland, Detective Inspector Cormac O'Brien, is determined to
unearth every secret. Dimpna Wilde, who hasn't been home to
Dingle in years, returns to clear her family of suspicion, delving
into a world of theft, extortion, jealousy and greed as she races
against O'Brien to find the truth.
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The socialite's guide to murder : a novel
by S. K. Golden
It is 1958. Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left her
family's Pinnacle Hotel in fourteen months due to her agoraphobia.
Now she must venture out into the world with the help of her secret crush to use her knack for sleuthing in order to clear best friends
name of murder.
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Fatal fried rice
by Vivien Chien
When her cooking instructor is found murdered after class,
Lana Lee falls under suspicion. She launches her own investigation
that results in odd, threatening packages sent to Ho-Lee Noodle
House from the killer.
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Waste of a life
by Simon Brett
When her client Cedric Waites dies under suspicious circumstances, professional de-clutterer Ellen Curtis falls under suspicion. While
trying to uncover the real killer, Ellen must deal with a rival
de-clutterer, who is trying to sabotage her business, the return
of her two grown-up children and a new romance.
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A heart full of headstones
by Ian Rankin
Fresh off of helping his daughter, Samantha, find her missing
husband, Inspector John Rebus investigates another surprising
crime, in the latest addition to the long-running thriller series
following A Song for the Dark Times.
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Santa's little yelpers
by David Rosenfelt
Relieved when his co-worker Chris Meyers, the newest employee at
the Tara Foundation, agrees to foster eight puppies, lawyer Andy Carpenter tries to overturn Chris wrongful conviction that he did
time for.
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Dashing through the snowbirds : a Meg Langslow mystery
by Donna Andrews
After forcing employees to work through the holidays in Wales,
an inconsiderate boss turns up murdered with too many possible suspects, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Round Up the Usual Peacocks.
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Righteous prey
by John Sandford
A mysterious vigilante group known only as The Five
starts targeting the very worst of society. Using their unlimited
resources to offset the damage done by those they've killed,
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to investigate,
and destroy this virtually untraceable group.
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Magic, lies, and deadly pies : a novel
by Misha Popp
Preparing for the statewide pie contest, which could help
wronged women everywhere, Daisy Ellery, whose pies have the
magical ability to avenge women done wrong by men, finds herself
in a sticky situation when a blackmailer threatens to reveal her true calling to the world.
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A killer sundae
by Abby Collette
Bronwyn Crewse investigates when the new owner of an ice
cream truck is accused of murder after an attendee at the annual Harvest Time Festival is poisoned in the third novel of the series following Game of Cones.
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A game of cones
by Abby Collette
The owner of an ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio investigates
after a developer from the big city, looking to build a mall, is found murdered in the second novel of the series following A Deadly
Inside Scoop.
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A deadly inside scoop
by Abby Collette
A recent MBA grad's efforts to relaunch her family's traditional
ice-cream shop are complicated by the untimely murder of a
con artist whose notorious rivalry with her family places her father
under suspicion.
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Hot and sour suspects
by Vivien Chien
When a speed-dating contest at Ho-Lee Noodle House results in
the murder of a participant, Lana Lee, piecing together the events
of that night, delves into the past of this man who has too many
scorned lovers and mistreated colleagues to count.
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Murder on the vine
by Camilla Trinchieri
When the body of bartender and good friend 80-year-old
Cesare Costanzi is found in the trunk of a local cafe owners car,
ex-NYPD homicide detective Nico Doyle agrees to assist local
Maresciallo Perillo in solving this mystery before the wrong person
stands accused of the crime.
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Treasure state : a Cassie Dewell novel
by C. J. Box
Cassie Dewell has her hands full with two cases finding the
man who conned a wealthy Florida widow out of her fortune,
which takes her to Montana, and decoding a poem that promises
buried treasure to one lucky adventurer, which has led to five deaths.
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The shadow murders
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Faced with their toughest case yet, made only more difficult with
COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges of their own personal
lives, Department Q, led by Detective Carl Morck, investigates a
series of accidental deaths over the span of 30 years that may
be the work of a violent serial killer.
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Murder on the poet's walk
by Ellery Adams
Overrun by poets in town competing for a coveted greeting-card contract, resort manager Jane Steward must employ her
well-versed sleuthing skills when two bodies are discovered
posed as poetic characters on Tennyson Trail.
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From the shadows : a Billy Boyle World
War II mystery
by James R. Benn
Captain Billy Boyle embarks on a humanitarian mission in the
south of France in 1944 with his wartime lover and a legendary
Special Operations Executive agent, in the 17th novel of the series following The Red Horse.
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A death in Door County
by Annelise Ryan
A Wisconsin bookstore owner and hobbyist cryptozoologist
agrees to help the local police chief after several bodies show up
on the shores of Lake Michigan with giant bites from an unknown animal, in the first novel of a new series.
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The enigma of room 622 : a novel
by Joël Dicker
While at Hotel Verbier, a luxury resort in the Swiss Alps, Joël Dicker, Switzerland's novelist extraordinaire, finds his expertise in the art of
the thriller put to the test when he investigates the hotel's long- unsolved murder case with the help of a beautiful fellow guest.
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The bullet that missed : a Thursday
Murder Club mystery
by Richard Osman
While Elizabeth is presented with a deadly mission, kill or be
killed, the Thursday Murder Club and their unlikely new friends,
including TV stars, money launderers and ex-KGB colonels,
investigate two murders, 10 years apart. Can they catch the
culprit and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
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A truth to lie for
by Anne Perry
Britain's MI6 sends Elena Standish on a dangerous mission to smuggle a breakthrough weapon in germ warfare out of Germany before the developers can tell Hitler it exists.
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Peg and Rose solve a murder
by Laurien Berenson
Polar opposites and bridge partners, 60-something former
nun, Rose and her sister-in-law Peg, who knows how to push
all of Rose's buttons, are drawn into a mystery. It is a mystery
that they must work together to solve when the bridge club's
most accomplished player is murdered, and they fall under
suspicion.
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The rising tide
by Ann Cleeves
When a member of a group of friends, who meet regularly for
reunions on Holy Island, is found hanged, Vera Stanhope must
discover what the friends are hiding and whether the events of
many years before could have led to murder then, and now.
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The ink black heart
by Robert Galbraith
This sixth novel in the highly acclaimed, internationally
best-selling series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in
yet another case filled with twists and turns.
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Hell and back
by Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire wakes up at the site of a tragic 1896 boarding
school fire covered in blood and missing a bullet from his gun,
in the 18th novel of the best-selling series following Daughter of
the Morning Star.
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Back to the garden : a novel
by Laurie R. King
Inspector Raquel Laing investigates a 50-year-old case at a
storied and glamourous California estate after renovations turn
up a human skull that may have been the work of a serial killer.
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A song of comfortable chairs
by Alexander McCall Smith
Mma Makutzi and Grace help an old friend with a troubled son,
while Phuti develops a new marketing campaign to beat a rival
furniture companys ads, in the latest novel of the series following
The Joy and Light Bus Company.
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Desperation in death
by J. D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the Pleasure Academy after
two girls attempt to escape with tales of being groomed for sex trafficking, in the latest addition to the long-running, New York Times best-selling series following Desperation in Death.
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Round up the usual peacocks
by Donna Andrews
While dealing with wedding plans and demanding out-of-town
guests, Meg Langslow must help her nephew when a member of his true-crime podcast has a brush with death. She begins by tracking
down three relatively local cold cases so that she can discover who
wants them silenced forever.
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A dark and stormy tea
by Laura Childs
After witnessing the murder of her friend Lois daughter, tea shop
owner and amateur sleuth Theodosia Browning investigates and is surprised when so many suspects turn up, in the latest addition to
the long-running series, following Twisted Tea Christmas.
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Hokuloa Road
by Elizabeth Hand
Grady Kendall leaves Maine for a job as at a luxury property
in Hawaii. When he arrives, he is shocked to discover that the island
is known as a place where people vanish and becomes determined
to uncover the truth.
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The hunt
by Faye Kellerman
Teresa McLaughlin, the biological mother of Peter and his wife
Rina’s foster son, Gabe, has fled to Los Angeles with her two children
in tow, hoping to avoid a court injunction amid a messy divorce.
But LA is no escape from her problems—she is found by ruthless
men and beaten mercilessly. When she wakes, barely conscious,
Teresa discovers that both of her children are gone and frantically
calls Gabe for help.
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Fox Creek : a novel
by William Kent Krueger
Cork OConner tries to find his wife, who had accompanied a
mysterious stranger on a visit the ancient Ojibwe healer Henry
Meloux before a group of mercenaries can, in the latest novel of
the series following Desolation Mountain.
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Wrong place wrong time : a novel
by Gillian McAllister
After witnessing her teenage son kill a man, a mother falls
asleep in despair. When she wakes up and it is yesterday. She
wakes up again and it is the day before yesterday. She is
getting chance after chance to stop the murder and save her son.
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A dark steel death
by Chris Nickson
Leeds. December, 1916. Deputy Chief Constable Tom Harper is
called out in the middle of the night when a huge explosion rips
through a munitions factory supplying war materials, leaving death
and destruction in its wake. A month later, matches and paper to
start a fire are found in an army clothing depot. It's a chilling
discovery: there's a saboteur running loose on the streets of Leeds.
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Bark to the future
by Spencer Quinn
When dog Chet and his human, Bernie Little, run into a homeless panhandler who turns out to be an old classmate, they investigate
his past, in the 13th novel of the series following Its a Wonderful
Woof.
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Girl, forgotten : a novel
by Karin Slaughter
Forty years after Emily Vaughn was murdered on her prom night,
U.S. Marshal Andrea Oliver picks up the cold case to find justice in
the follow-up to the New York Times best-selling novel Pieces of Her.
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Death and the Decorator
by Simon Brett
Jude and Pete discover the handbag of a missing woman hidden in
the wall of the locally known "Fiasco House" during renovations and investigate in the latest addition to the long running series following
Guilt at the Garage.
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Hatchet Island
by Paul Doiron
A game warden and his girlfriend investigate the death of two
marine biologists who were overheard arguing with local fisherman
near an endangered sea bird sanctuary in the thirteenth novel of
the series following Dead by Dawn.
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Monkey in the middle : an Amos Walker novel
by Loren D. Estleman
When a young would-be journalist needs his protection, but is suspiciously vague why or from whom, PI Amos Walker faced
with a sketchy novelist, a fugitive whistleblower and a career
assassin searches for answers but instead finds a dead body.
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Death by beach read
by Eva Gates
Lucy discovers dusty footprints, an open door and a dead body in
her kitchen in her new home in a historic cottage in the Outer Banks,
in the ninth novel of the series following Deadly Ever After.
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The locked room
by Elly Griffiths
Nelson, investigating a series of murder-suicides he has connected
to an archaeological discovery and to Ruth's seemingly sweet new neighbor, Sally, he enlists Ruth's help until she, Sally and Kate go
missing and he is left scrambling to find them before its too late.
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