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| Revolver Road by Christi DaughertyWhat happens: After a death threat, Savannah, Georgia, crime reporter Harper McClain is temporarily living on nearby Tybee Island. So when a famous musician's body washes up on the beach, complete with bullet holes, Harper is in the perfect location to dig into the case.
For fans of: atmospheric, suspenseful mysteries featuring complex protagonists, such as Laura Lippman's books starring Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore journalist turned private detective. |
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The Talented Mr. Varg
by Alexander McCall Smith
What it's about: A sequel to The Department of Sensitive Crimes finds detective Ulf Varg and his team investigating a playboy whose blackmailing case is complicated by Ulf’s brother’s questionable politics. By the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Want more?: The Independence Public Library has both The Detective Varg series and the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series on its shelves, reserve them for Curbside Pick-up today.
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No Man's Land
by Sara Driscoll
What it's about: Special Agent Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue dog are on the trail of a killer hiding where others fear to tread.
Series alert: This is the latest (4th) novel in the FBI K-9 series, catch the beginning with Lone Wolf.
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| A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda JonesStarring: single mom Sunshine Vicram, who, thanks to her interfering parents, is the new sheriff of her quirky hometown of Del Sol, New Mexico.
What happens: A teenager goes missing, a prisoner escapes, and Sunshine needs to work with both a handsome FBI agent and an attractive U.S. Marshal...and she also tries to remember details from her own unsolved abduction when she was a teen. |
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The Final Deception
by Heather Graham
What it's about: In a series finale, criminal psychologist Kieran Finnegan navigates unnerving ties to an escaped killer in the wake of an outbreak of violent murders that FBI agent Craig Frasier believes may be the work of a copycat.
Series alert: This is the 5th book in the New York Confidential series. If you want to start at the beginning, reserve a copy of A Perfect Obsession for Curbside Pick-up.
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One Little Lie
by Colleen Coble
What it's about: When her recently retired sheriff father is framed for theft and murder, interim sheriff Jane Hardy reluctantly teams up with a documentary journalist to determine if the cult her father and she escaped years earlier may be responsible.
Want more?: This is the first title in the new Pelican Harbor series from Colleen Coble. If you liked it, you won't have to wait long for the sequel. It's due to hit shelves in September.
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| The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard GoldbergIntroducing: Joanna Blalock, a beautiful widow, the mother to a ten-year-old boy...and the secret daughter of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler; Dr. John Watson, Jr., our narrator and the son of Sherlock Holmes' close friend and chronicler.
What happens: In 1914, Joanna and her son witness a crime, which leads to a partnership with Watson, Jr., and his elderly father.
Series alert: This is the well-plotted 1st Daughter of Sherlock Holmes novel; the 4th entry, The Art of Deception, is due this summer. |
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The God of The Hive
by Laurie R. King
What it's about: A conclusion to the best-selling The Language of Bees finds Mary Russell picking up a mysterious friend while making her way back to London, Sherlock Holmes investigating questions about a ruthless villain while hiding a wounded son, and murderous adversaries setting a deadly trap.
Series alert: This is the tenth book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. Start at the beginning with The Beekeeper's Apprentice.
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The Fifth Heart
by Dan Simmons
What it's about: While in America to solve the mystery of the 1885 death of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James find themselves involved in matters of national importance possibly orchestrated by Moriarty.
Want more?: You might also like Drood from Dan Simmons. This reimagining of the life of Charles Dickens is available on BRIDGES.
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