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| Long Bright River by Liz MooreWhat it is: An intense, evocative mystery about Mickey, a single mom and Philadelphia cop trying to find her sister Kacey, a troubled prostitute and addict.
What happens: Mickey's search becomes urgent with a killer on the loose in a novel that alternates between Mickey's investigations and the girls' childhood in the same area.
Read this next: Julia Keller's atmospheric, West Virginia-set Bell Elkins mysteries, which deal with the opioid crisis and the relationship between odd-couple sisters; Matt Burgess's Uncle Janice, about a female undercover narcotics cop in Queens. |
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First Cut
by Judy Melinek
A medical examiner discovers an attempt at a cover up during a suspected overdose case, and is shocked when her supervisors tell her to ignore it in the fiction debut of the best-selling authors of Working Stiff.
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Thistles and Thieves
by Molly MacRae
Receiving a mysterious cache of valuable books in the wake of a beloved local doctor’s suspicious death, Janet and Christine find their inquiries complicated by an angry family member, a burglary and a sibling’s murder.
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Lost Hills
by Lee Goldberg
A video of Deputy Eve Ronin's off-duty arrest of an abusive movie star goes viral, turning her into a popular hero at a time when the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is plagued by scandal. The sheriff, desperate for more positive press, makes Eve the youngest female homicide detective in the department's history.
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The Mitford Scandal
by Jessica Fellowes
Lady’s maid to Diana Mitford, the new wife of wealthy Bryan Guinness, Louisa Cannon must convince the Mitford sisters that there is a murdered in their midst when a recent murder is connected to the death of their former maid two years earlier.
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No Fixed Line
by Dana Stabenow
When a New Year’s Eve blizzard blocks access to the site of a plane crash in the Quilak mountains, former trooper Jim Chopin struggles to rescue two child survivors, before Kate Shugak receives an unwelcome accusation from beyond the grave.
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| The Missing American by Kwei QuarteyIntroducing: Ghanaian Emma Djan, who finds work at a private detective agency after her dream of becoming a homicide detective like her deceased dad ends when a police superior sexually assaults her.
What happens: An American widower goes to Accra, Ghana, to meet a woman he met online, discovers he's been scammed, and goes missing. His son hires Emma to find him in a case that includes internet scams, a fetish priest, a helpful reporter, and a political assassination.
Is it for you? If you like gritty, atmospheric novels, try this series starter by Kwei Quartey, a physician who grew up in Ghana who also writes the Darko Dawson mysteries. |
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Hi Five
by Joe Ide
One woman. Five personalities. Private investigator IQ is back to piece together a Newport Beach murder with an eyewitness who gives "people person" a whole new meaning. A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes, Righteous and Wrecked, finds genius private investigator Isaiah Quintabe’s efforts to build a quiet life with Grace challenged by unexpected new threats.
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Death at the Durbar
by Arjun Raj Gaind
Maharaja Sikander Singh investigates the death of a girl found hanged in the personal quarters of King George V at his coronation celebration in Mughal Delhi, in the second novel of the series following A Very Pukka Murder.
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The Janes
by Louisa Luna
Private investigator Alice Vega and her partner, Cap, search for clues in the murders of two unidentified young women who might be victims of a San Diego sex-trafficking ring. By the author of Two Girls Down.
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The Woman in the Veil
by Laura Joh Rowland
Investigating a brutal murder attempt on a woman in 1890 London, crime-scene photographer Sarah Bain and her friends are baffled when three different families claim the victim, who awakens without a memory of her identity.
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