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Hide and Sneak
by G. A. McKevett
What it's about: Savannah Reid of the Midnight Magnolia Detective Agency takes on the case of a rising-star actor whose wife and toddler went missing right before their nanny was found murdered, in the latest addition to the series following Every Body on Deck.
Series Alert: This title is #23 in the Suvannah Reid Mystery series. If you would like to start at the begining, give Just Desserts a try.
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Queen Anne's lace
by Susan Wittig Albert
What it's about: Discovering a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs in the loft above her shop, China hears ghostly humming and smells lavender from an invisible source before a series of strange occurrences in the building she shares with Ruby reveals the story of a young, widowed lacemaker who died under suspicious circumstances a century earlier.
Series Alert: Queen Anne's Lace is #26 in the China Bayles series. Catch up with the rest of the series, starting with Thyme of Death.
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The knowledge
by Martha Grimes
What it's about: Investigating a double homicide involving a brazen heist at a rarefied art gallery and casino, Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Richard Jury teams up with a motley assortment of Baker Street Irregulars to solve a case with ties to astrophysics, the Tanzanian gem mines and a long-planned act of revenge.
Series Alert: Catch the beginning of the Richard Jury series with The Man With A Load of Mischief.
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Walking on my grave
by Carolyn G Hart
What it's about: When a wealthy shop owner who has written several cash-strapped locals into her will suffers a suspicious accident, Annie and her husband, Max, race to identify a calculating killer from among several suspects. By the Agatha Award-winning author of Letter from Home.
Series Alert: If you aren't ready for #26 in the Death on Demand series, you can start at the beginning with Death on Demand.
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| Crimson Lake by Candice FoxFeaturing: former Sydney cop Ted Conkaffey, who's innocent but was charged with the brutal rape of a teen and freed due to lack of evidence.
What happens: Ted's notoriety, the threat of rearrest at any time, and continual harassment send him north, to the crocodile-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake. There, he rents a shack and helps convicted killer turned PI Amanda Pharrell (who may also be innocent) with a case.
Is it for you? Definitely, if you like Australian crime fiction or gritty, atmospheric mysteries peopled with intriguing characters. |
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| A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew WilsonStarring: the "Queen of Crime" herself, Agatha Christie.
What it is: a sequel to A Talent for Murder and an homage to Golden Age mysteries that finds Christie traveling to the Canary Islands, where she investigates the suspicious death of a British agent on Tenerife.
Try this next: Nicola Upson's atmospheric Josephine Tey mysteries (the 1st is An Expert in Murder), which also feature a real mystery author turned fictional detective. |
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| Now May You Weep by Deborah CrombieWhat happens: London DI Gemma James and her best friend Hazel travel to Scotland, ostensibly for a cookery class...but Hazel, who's married, secretly plans to meet up with her ex, a distillery owner, who's soon murdered. Meanwhile, Gemma's lover, Scotland Yard Supt. Duncan Kincaid, deals with a custody battle involving his former mother-in-law.
Who should read it: Fans of Scotch whiskey will especially enjoy this intricately plotted 9th Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James mystery.
Reviewers say: "many-layered, deceptively mellow, packing quite a kick" (Booklist). |
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| The Heavens May Fall by Allen EskensStarring: Minnesota private detective Max Rupert and attorney Boady Sanden, friends who find themselves on opposite sides of a case.
What happens: Max and Boady both confront personal demons and their own convictions about guilt and innocence during the trial of a man who has been charged with the murder of his wife.
Why you might like it: This 3rd book featuring Max has legal drama, compelling characters, and an ending you won't see coming. |
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Bryant & May and The Bleeding Heart
by Christopher Fowler
What it's about: Something odd is going on in London...again. The Peculiar Crimes Unit's octogenarian police detectives Arthur Bryant and John May investigate the disappearance of seven Tower of London ravens and the death of a teen who'd claimed he'd seen a reanimated corpse. And then there are the budget cuts they have to deal with.
Series alert: This cleverly plotted, darkly humorous 11th in the Peculiar Crimes series will please fans and newcomers alike.
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A murder in Mayfair
by Robert Barnard
What it's about: Colin Pinnock, on top of the world when he as selected as a junior minister to the new Prime Minister, receives a mysterious note that sends him into a world of mystery and murder. By the author of A Scandal in Belgravia.
If you liked this: You may want to try some of Robert Branard's other novels.
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