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| A Scandal in Scarlet by Vicki DelanyWhat happens: Gemma, the perceptive manager of a Cape Cod bookstore selling all things Sherlock, and her friend Jayne, who runs Mrs. Hudson's Tea Shop, help with a charity auction -- and when a murder occurs before the first gavel strike, Gemma, Jayne, and Gemma's cop boyfriend all try to deduce the killer.
Series alert: This well-plotted 4th cozy Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery has Sherlockian book references that fans will relish.
Did you know? Prolific Canadian author Vicki Delany also writes the charming Lighthouse Library mysteries under the name Eva Gates. |
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The Au Pair
by Emma Rous
What it's about: Born years earlier amid her mother's suicide, the flight of an au pair and village whispers about changelings, Seraphine, a twin, uncovers a photograph from the day of her birth that suggests her parents only had one baby.
Want More?: Give Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase a try. More rumors and buried family secrets.
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| Hearts of the Missing by Carol PotenzaIntroducing: Sgt. Nicky Matthews of New Mexico's Tsiba’ashi D’yini Reservation police, who has supernatural visions but isn't Native.
What happens: Someone's killing locals and violating Native American spiritual laws in order to disturb the victims' eternal rest.
Awards buzz: This is a Tony Hillerman Prize-winning debut novel.
For fans of: Tony Hillerman, Anne Hillerman, Aimee and David Thurlo, and evocative mysteries that combine Native American traditions and modern science. |
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The Burglar: A Novel
by Thomas Perry
What it's about: An elite young burglar stumbles upon a grisly triple homicide while stealing from a wealthy art dealer and must solve the crime to prevent becoming a next victim.
Want More?: We have a great selection of Thomas Perry books, including his well known Jane Whitefield series. Stop in at the library or search our catalog for more.
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The House Next Door
by James Patterson
What's inside: From a #1 best-selling author comes a collection of three pulse-pounding thrillers in one book, including the title story, "The Killer's Wife" and "We. Art. Not. Alone."
Like quick reads?: Give BookShots a try. They're short novellas that are perfect for filling in the reading time while you're waiting for that new book that's been on hold.
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Good Books You May Have Missed
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The Boy
by Tami Hoag
What it's about: When a 7-year-old boy is brutally murdered at the same time his 13-year-old babysitter goes missing, detectives Nick and Annie sift through a grieving mother's troubled past to uncover the truth. By the best-selling author of Night Sins
More from Tami Hoag: Checkout the Deer Lake series. Short and satasifying, the series is only two books long. Start with Night Sins, and finish with Guilty As Sin.
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| Broken Places by Tracy ClarkIntroducing: African American Chicago cop-turned-PI Cass Raines, who was raised by her grandparents and lives in Hyde Park.
What happens: After vandals hit a local church, the priest, who's like a father to Cass, asks for her help -- but it isn't long until his body is found next to a dead gang member, and the cops try to wrap things up as a murder-suicide. Cass isn't having it, and sets out to find the truth in this debut novel.
For fans of: Sara Paretsky, Trudy Nan Boyce, and Rachel Howzell Hall. |
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| Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah GravesWhat happens: Opening a chocolate-themed bakery in a coastal Maine village, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and her friend Ellie have their launch hindered by a hurricane and the murder of a health inspector.
Series alert: Jake also stars in Sarah Graves' Home Repair is Homicide series, but this is the 1st Death by Chocolate novel (recipes included). The follow-up, Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake, arrives this month.
For fans of: Katherine Hall Page, Diane Mott Davidson, and Leslie Meier. |
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No Sunscreen For The Dead: A Novel
by Tim Dorsey
What it's about: Serge's visit to a scandal-tainted Florida retirement village turns into a Robin Hood-like crusade to save the residents' stolen funds, an effort challenged by two nosy detectives. By the author of Coconut Cowboy.
Series Alert: This is the 22nd novel in the Serge A. Storms series from Tim Dorsey. If you want to start at the beginning, read Florida Roadkill instead.
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Verses For The Dead
by Douglas J Preston
What it's about: Forced to work with a partner after organizational changes at the FBI's New York field office, infamous maverick agent Pendergast teams up with junior agent Coldmoon on a grisly serial murder case on Miami Beach.
Series Alert: Verses For The Dead is #18 in the Pendergast series. Pick up Relic if you want to start at the beginning.
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