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Vanished in the Crowd: A Molly Murphy Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
New York is busier than ever as two million visitors come to the city to witness the Hudson-Fulton celebration in 1909, marking the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River. Parades, exhibitions, carnivals, and a marvelous display of the wonders of the latest invention--electricity--across the city make for two straight weeks of celebrations, which Molly Murphy and her family, along with their friends Sid and Gus, are excited to enjoy. But Molly is secretly dealing with financial troubles. She is too proud to ask her friends for a loan,
but when they want to hire her as a detective she jumps at the chance. Sid and Gus are hosting fellow Vassar graduates to take part in one of the parades but one of the women, a brilliant scientist, never shows up. It seems nobody knows where she is, including her husband. Then the parade turns deadly and only Molly has the tools to find out the truth.
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Death at a Firefly Tea
by Laura Childs
As fireflies dazzle like tiny glowing lanterns, tea maven Theodosia hosts an elegant evening tea on the patio of the Tangled Rose B and B. But
in this gentle darkness an intruder has made their way in and slipped deadly drugs into the baked Alaska of Mrs. Van Courtland, one of Charleston's local grande dames. Shocked by this brazen act, urged on by Mrs. V's grieving son, Theodosia begins her own shadow investigation. Soon, she finds herself at odds with a greedy developer, the questionable residents of Honey Badger House, a vengeful ex- daughter-in-law, ne'er do well relatives, and a housekeeper who knows all the secrets.
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The Primrose Murder Society
by Stacy Hackney
Witty, endearing, and wildly entertaining, this Southern cozy mystery is
a little bit Gilmore Girls, a little bit Finlay Donovan, with a big helping of Only Murders In the Building.
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Murder in Highbury
by Vanessa Kelly
First in a captivating new series, Jane Austen's Emma
Knightley entertains a different role in Highbury--going from
clever matchmaker to Regency England's shrewdest sleuth.
Clever and charming, Vanessa Kelly brings Austen's world in
Highbury village to life with beloved characters, twisty hijinks,
and a mystery that will keep you guessing.
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Pearls and Poison
by Erin Lindsey
Fully fledged Pinkerton agent Rose Gallagher has just caught her first solo case. Stolen jewels and suspicious deaths in a building on Pearl Street with supernatural markings in the wall are right up her alley. But without her partner, Thomas--whose abrupt departure still hurts her bruised heart--Rose fears she might not be up to the challenge. Especially when the investigation takes a deadly turn . . .
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The Final Problem
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
June, 1960. Rough weather at sea leaves a group of strangers stranded on the idyllic Greek island of Utakos, all guests of the only local hotel. Nothing could prepare them for what happens next: Edith Mander, a quiet British tourist, is found dead inside a beach cabana. What appears at first glance to be a clear suicide reveals possible signs of foul play to Ormond Basil, an out-of-work, but still well-known, actor who in his
glory days portrayed the most celebrated detective of all time. Accustomed to seeing him display Sherlock Holmes' amazing powers of deduction on the big screen, the other guests believe that the actor is the best equipped to uncover the truth. When a second body is discovered, there is not a doubt in Basil's mind: a murderer walks
among them.
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How to Get Away with Murder
by Rebecca Philipson
Detective Inspector Samantha Hansen has been on leave for six
months, recovering from a breakdown she suffered at work. When
a fourteen-year-old girl is murdered in a local park, Sam jumps at the chance to return to the job and prove that she's still got what it takes to be the Yard's most successful homicide detective. One of the case's only leads is a copy of a self-help book found in the victim's backpack called How To Get Away With Murder by a man named Denver Brady. Brady claims to be the most successful serial killer of our time, which is why
no one's ever heard of him. Chapter by chapter, he details his methodology and his past victims, and as Sam's investigation
progresses and the details of the book go viral, Sam begins to suspect that there's more to the author than what he's revealed.
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Ruby Falls
by Gin Phillips
In 1928, a Chattanooga man disappears down a hole in the ground and discovers a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain that he
names after his wife: Ruby Falls. Within months, visitors can buy tickets to see the falls for themselves. Ada Smith has been sneaking into the caves at night, entranced by the natural wonders around her and the freedom granted by this new underground world. As the country flounders in the Great Depression, a shrewd public relations ploy seems like the only way to save Ruby Falls. A famous mind reader and mystic agrees to launch himself into the Ruby Falls caverns where he will attempt to locate a hidden hatpin using only his psychic abilities. He'll
be joined by five others: his manager, his wife, a guide, a Chattanooga businessman, and a reporter from the Chicago Times. But they're not alone in the caverns. Ada and another guide, Quinton, have been asked to follow the mind reader's party at a distance, staying out of sight.
They are a safety net, in case of a broken leg or busted flashlights. One of them will be dead before the end of the day. Faced with a corpse and the stark reality that one of the people in her midst is a killer, Ada needs to get everyone-the murderer and the innocents--back above ground before their light runs out.
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The Harvey Girl
by Dana Stabenow
WELCOME TO THE GILDED AGE. WHERE NOT EVERYTHING GLITTER 1890. The New Mexico Territory is a lawless frontier where criminals steal money and land alike with impunity. Everyone wears a
six-gun and is ready and willing to draw it. In the new city of Montaña Roja, Fred Harvey's growing empire is threatened by the robberies plaguing his newest Harvey House restaurant. To get justice, he needs
a skilled detective to go undercover and procure answers to questions the law will not ask. The assignment falls to Clare Wright, a young Pinkerton agent. Disguised as one of Harvey's famous hostesses, Clare travels west where she risks being exposed at every step of her investigation. To get answers – and to get out alive – there are only
two things she can trust: her instincts, and her derringer.
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Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
by Benjamin Stevenson
I've spent the last few years solving murders. But a bank heist is a
new one, even for me. I've never been a hostage before. The doors
are chained shut. No one in or out. Which means that when someone
in the bank is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Turns out, more than one person planned to rob the bank today. You can steal more from a bank than just money. Who is stealing what? Are they willing to kill for it? And can I solve the crime before the police kick down the door and rescue us?
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A Day of Judgment
by Charles Todd
Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong . . .
July, 1921: England is suffering a heatwave and the coast of Northumberland, just across the border from Scotland, is filled with holiday-makers bird watching and enjoying the beaches. Pilgrims also come to visit the home of Saints Cuthbert and Aiden—the founders of Christianity in England—located on the “Holy Island” of Lindisfarne, accessible by a causeway at low tide. When the murdered body of a
local man washes ashore just south of Lindisfarne, the government
and the Church of England are concerned about protecting both the reputation of the Church and the sacred sites that are a destination for hundreds of pilgrims at this time of year.
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Death of a Groom
by M. C. Beaton
It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a surprise influx of high-society visitors for a Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel, he has bigger problems. The guest list includes not one, but two women from his own romantic past. And Hamish isn't the only one disrupted by the arrival of the wedding party. The groom--the supposedly suave and sophisticated Darius Palmerston--is involved in a series of incidents in the local pub. Tensions between guests and villagers escalate until, shortly after the lavish wedding ceremony, a body is found in the hotel dining room. The gruesome killing means Hamish suddenly has a murder investigation on his hands, one with a very long list of suspects.
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The Crossroads
by C. J. Box
Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches, each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn't say where he was going
or why. With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before
it's too late.
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The Hadacol Boogie: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
by James Lee Burke
Dave Robicheaux returns to investigate the death of an unidentified woman, pulling him into a vortex of corruption and violence in the Louisiana bayou. When a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead
woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's property, he knows his world and family are about to change. Visceral, atmospheric, and
wholly original, The Hadacol Boogie brings to life Dave Robicheaux's fierce determination to confront evil both past and present.
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Jigsaw: An Alex Delaware Novel
by Jonathan Kellerman
This one looked like a slam dunk: a young woman found dead at her kitchen table, DNA on cigarette butts linking quickly to an ex-boyfriend with a criminal record. Or so homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis thought. Then everything changed and a quick close turned into a mind-bending whodunit. That's when Milo called in psychologist Alex Delaware, his
best friend and a long-term consultant. Then there's another one: an
old woman found brutally murdered, her body stashed in a deep freeze and mutilated. And when Milo learns who she is, he's stunned. This victim is someone he once knew. As Alex and Milo dig deeper into the seemingly unrelated crimes, they discover shocking links between the victims and realize they have a labyrinthine--and deadly--puzzle to solve.
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Trailbreaker
by Ruthie Knox
Single mom and newly minted private investigator, Prairie Nightingale, has opened the doors of her Green Bay, Wisconsin, agency and is
ready for work. She and her crew aren't quite prepared for their first client, though: Bernie Dubicki, a notorious online journalist and not altogether reliable provocateur, who claims the idyllic vacation destination of nearby Door County is home to a serial killer. Prairie
never expected her first investigation to be so big--like Dateline big--
but she does have an inquiring mind and a knack for seeing things
no one else can. In this case she'll have to look deep, not only into
the secrets of strangers, but into Door County's woods to solve a mystery decades in the making.
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Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbo
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez.
Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting
started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022. An enigmatic Norwegian man has traveled to the United States to research the Gomez case in the hopes of writing a
book about it. But as his investigation progresses, the writer's
seemingly neutral position reveals itself to be more complicated than
the reader is initially led to believe.
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Robert B. Parker's Big Shot
by Christopher Farnsworth
Fresh off an acquittal in a multibillion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn't think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when
police chief Jesse Stone finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side
of the road in a McLaren worth more than most people's homes. After Devlin takes a swing at him and Jesse swiftly dumps him in the drunk tank, Jesse realizes he's made an enemy. Devlin makes it his life's mission to use his money and influence to provoke Jesse. Jesse has every reason to want Devlin out of his town. But when Devlin vanishes, and bloodstains are found on the carpet of his monstrous seaside mansion, Jesse finds himself the main suspect in Devlin's
disappearance.
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Stolen in Death
by J. D. Robb
A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead, while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled
with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke--who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief--recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act, but only one
item seems to be missing. Now it's up to Eve and her team to find out what got Nathan killed--and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.
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Monster in the Moonlight
by Annelise Ryan
The discovery of a dead body along Bray Road in Wisconsin brings
back memories of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature
that is said to inhabit the area. The dead woman has been mutilated
by some kind of large animal. The community is in an uproar because they are convinced that the legendary beast has returned. In an effort
to prove them wrong, the police bring in cryptozoologist Morgan Carter, who soon finds that the mystery runs considerably deeper than
whether or not one mythical predator is on the prowl.
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World
by Ace Atkins
It's 1985, what will soon become known as 'The Year of the Spy,'
and fourteen-year-old Peter Bennett is convinced his mom's new boyfriend is a Russian agent. 'Gary' isn't in the phone book, has an unidentifiable European accent, and keeps a gun in the glove box
of his convertible Porsche. Peter thinks Gary only wants to get
close to his mom because she works at Scientific Atlanta, a lab
with big government contracts. But who is going to believe him?
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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold:
Her Majesty the Queen Investigates
by S. J. Bennett
1961, England.The Queen is spending a night on board the
royal train with her entourage and her sister, Princess Margaret.
But before they reach their destination, an unreliable witness
claims to have seen a brutal murder from one of the carriages.
The Queen and her assistant private secretary, Joan McGraw,
get to work on their second joint investigation. No one else
saw the crime.
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The Chow Maniac: A Noodle Shop Mystery
by Vivien Chien
Lydia's client insists he, and only he knows who will be next
and wants the murderer captured before there is another victim.
Riding below the line of three cities of law enforcement and Lana's
own boyfriend, Detective Adam Trudeau, the two women must tread lightly as they infiltrate a secret organization that even the Mahjong Matrons know nothing about.
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Crime Rangoon: A Noodle Shop Mystery
by Vivien Chien
Lana Lee is equally excited for the appearance of her favorite
author and even more so when Cindy asks her to be Charlene's
handler for the event. Taking her duties very seriously, Lana
stays by the side of the prominent author to assist in anything
that she might need. With a line out the door and stretched
through the plaza, Cindy is overjoyed at what a success this is
for her shop. But, unfortunately for Cindy, her success comes
with a price: the author is found dead in the mystery aisle,
clutching a copy of her own book.
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Peking Duck and Cover: A Noodle
Shop Mystery
by Vivien Chien
Lana Lee and friends return for a fiery Chinese New Year
celebration that rattles their quaint community. After all, an
Asia Village party wouldn't be complete without an explosive
finale. With Lana Lee as his right-hand woman and head event
planner, Ian Sung orchestrates an extravagant evening filled with
music, live entertainment, and generous giveaways. But at the
end of the night, during an elaborate firework show in the parking
lot, a member of the lion dance performance team is found dead backstage with a single bullet hole through the heart and a red
envelope in their pocket containing four one-dollar bills,
an omen of death.
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The Quiet Mother: A Detective Konrad
Novel
by Arnaldur Indridason
A woman is found murdered in her Reykjavik home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad's
phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child
she gave up nearly fifty years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen
old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to
uncover the truth--for her and for himself.
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Return of the Maltese Falcon
by Max Allan Collins
Legendary mystery writer Dashiell Hammett only wrote one novel
about detective Sam Spade: The Maltese Falcon. But the case was
never really solved - the priceless golden, bejeweled bird turned out
to be a fake. Now, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Max
Allan Collins (author of Road to Perdition) brings closure to this crime classic. He reunites all the surviving members of the original cast alongside femme fatales, crooked collectors, and greedy gangsters
for one more thrilling, deadly chase through the streets, wharves, morgues, bars, and back alleys of 1920s San Francisco - and finally answers the question: whatever became of the Maltese Falcon?
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Murder in Highbury
by Vanessa Kelly
First in a captivating new series, Jane Austen's Emma
Knightley entertains a different role in Highbury--going from
clever matchmaker to Regency England's shrewdest sleuth.
Clever and charming, Vanessa Kelly brings Austen's world in
Highbury village to life with beloved characters, twisty hijinks,
and a mystery that will keep you guessing.
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Homemaker
by Ruthie Knox
Prairie Nightingale is both the midlife mother of two teenage girls
and a canny entrepreneur who has turned homemaking into a
salaried profession. She's also fascinated with the gritty details of
other people's lives. So when seemingly perfect Lisa Radcliffe, a
member of her former mom-friends circle, suddenly disappears,
it's in Prairie's nature to find out why.
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Death and Dinuguan
by Mia P. Manansala
Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid’s
arrow isn’t the only thing striking the town, not with another
killer on the loose. Includes recipes and an excerpt from Arsenic
and Adobo.
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Tokyo Express
by Seicho Matsumoto
A secluded bay, an apparent lovers' suicide, and a pair of
detectives with a nagging suspicion that the pieces don't add
up. Can you solve one of the most astonishing literary puzzles
ever written? Now widely available in English for the first time,
Tokyo Express is celebrated around the world as Seich
Matsumoto's masterpiece.
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Silent Bones
by Val McDermid
Scotland, 2025. When torrential winter rain causes a landslide on
a motorway, it dislodges more than mud and asphalt--it reveals a skeleton, concealed when the road was built eleven years prior.
Sam Nimmo, an investigative journalist who'd been poking his
nose into the murky politics of the Scottish independence
referendum, had become the prime suspect in the brutal
murder of his girlfriend when he vanished.
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The Murder at World's End
by Ross Montgomery
On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will
accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be
sealed from top to bottom--every window, chimney, and keyhole
closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest
Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies
within... By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered
by his own ancestral crossbow.
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The Burning Grounds
by Abir Mukherjee
In The Burning Ghats of Calcutta, where the dead are laid to rest,
a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear. The body
is that of a popular philanthropist and patron of the arts. A man,
who was, by all accounts, beloved by all. So what could possibly
be the motive for murder?
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May Contain Murder
by Orlando Murrin
While his flooded house undergoes repairs, chef-turned-writer Paul Delamare has been offered an accommodation upgrade: an all-
expenses-paid trip aboard a private superyacht in the company of
Xâera, one of his dearest friends. Paul will help Xâera work on her memoirs as Maldemer glides its sumptuous way to the Caribbean.
When Xâera's priceless new necklace goes missing, Paul falls under suspicion. But there's far worse in store, as one of the passengers is found dead in mysterious and grisly circumstances.
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First Do No Harm: A Lydia Chin/
Bill Smith Mystery
by S. J. Rozan
In the latest novel in S. J. Rozan's groundbreaking mystery
series, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith face a dangerous task: they
must unlock a hospital's many secrets in order to save an
innocent man.
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A Peculiar Combination: An Electra McDonnell Novel
by Ashley Weaver
Electra McDonnell and her family earn their living outside the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their
safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but with
World War II in full swing, Uncle Mick's locksmith business just
can't pay the bills anymore.
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The Key to Deceit: An Electra McDonnell Novel
by Ashley Weaver
Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as
they help the government's war effort. It's true that the straight-
laced Major Ramsey didn't give them much choice, but still, Ellie
must admit she doesn't miss breaking and entering as much as
she might have thought. What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes
from being somewhere she shouldn't.
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Playing It Safe: An Electra McDonnell Novel
by Ashley Weaver
As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell--
formerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay
on the straight and narrow to help her country--is approached by
British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment.
She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of
Sunderland and there await further instructions. In his usual
infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and
mysterious as possible. Ellie, ever-ready to aid her country,
heads north, her safecracking tools in tow. But before she can rendezvous with the major, she witnesses an unnatural death.
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Locked in Pursuit: An Electra McDonnell Novel
by Ashley Weaver
Safecracker Ellie McDonnell hasn't seen Major Ramsey--her
handsome but aloof handler in the British government--since
their tumultuous mission together three months before, but
when she hears about a suspicious robbery in London she feels compelled to contact him. Together they discover that a rash of burglaries in the city all lead back to a hotbed of spies in the
neutral city Lisbon, Portugal, and an unknown object brought
to London by a mysterious courier.
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One Final Turn: An Electra McDonnell Novel
by Ashley Weaver
The fifth and final installment in the Electra McDonnell series
brings safecracker Ellie on a mission across World War II-era
Europe to Lisbon, Portugal, to rescue a key group of escaped
POWs. She intends to save her beloved cousin Toby who has
reportedly escaped from a German prisoner of war camp. Toby
has been missing since the Battle of Dunkirk and Ellie had all
but lost hope in ever seeing him again.
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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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