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| Curious Toys by Elizabeth HandWhat it's about: After her sister disappeared two years ago, 14-year-old Pin, who lives near 1915 Chicago's Riverview amusement park with her fortune-teller mother, began posing as a boy for safety reasons. Now, after finding a girl's body in the park, she teams with reclusive artist Henry Darger to track down a serial killer.
Read this next: For another gritty mystery set at a carnival, try Stephen King's 1970s-set Joyland. For another strong female detective who cross-dresses due to society's restrictions, try E.S. Thomson's Jem Flockhart mysteries, set in a vividly depicted 1850s London. |
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Missing Person
by Sarah Lotz
Investigating a relative’s mysterious flight from Ireland, reclusive bookseller Shaun Ryan teams up with a missing-persons expert and her network of obsessive cold-case enthusiasts to uncover the truth about an uncle’s hate-inspired murder.
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The Bodies in the Library
by Marty Wingate
The new curator of an exclusive first-edition library in Bath encounters resistance in her efforts to modernize, before the murder of a fan-fiction writer threatens everything she has worked to achieve. By the author of the Potting Shed series.
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Beyond a Reasonable Stout
by Ellie Alexander
Stocking up on a new line of craft beers in the aftermath of Oktoberfest, Brewer Sloan and her partner, Garrett, struggle to identify a killer when a city councilmember is found dead after announcing his prohibition campaign for reelection.
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A Bitter Feast
by Deborah Crombie
Invited to spend a weekend at a tranquil Cotswolds village, husband-and-wife Scotland Yard detectives Kincaid and James are drawn into a dangerous web of secrets involving an up-and-coming star chef and a series of mysterious deaths.
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The Empty Birdcage
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims.
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Let Justice Descend
by Lisa Black
Forensics expert Maggie Gardener and Cleveland detective Jack Renner investigate the bizarre murder of a senator whose demise is linked to dangerous secrets. By the best-selling author of Suffer the Children.
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A Christmas Gathering
by Anne Perry
A beautiful spy’s clandestine message complicates the holidays at a friend’s country home for a newly married former head of the London Special Branch, who would prevent history from repeating itself. By the best-selling author of the William Monk series.
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Owl Be Home for Christmas
by Donna Andrews
Snowed in at a hotel during a scientific conference, Meg Langslow assists Chief Burke in identifying which of the guests is responsible for the murder of a visiting ornithologist. By the award-winning author of the Sisters in Crime series.
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Christmas Sweets
by Joanne Fluke
Gathered in one volume for the very first time, here are three yuletide tales of mystery, murder, and romance, featuring your favorite sleuths. Includes luscious holiday recipes!
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Dachshund Through the Snow
by David Rosenfelt
Wanting to grant the selfless Christmas wishes of a child in need, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife track down the boy’s father, who has been arrested for a murder that his family swears he did not commit.
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