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Mysteries & Thrillers March 2024
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The busy body
by Kemper Donovan
After a very public defeat, former Senator Dorothy Gibson retreats to her home in rural Maine, inviting her ghostwriter to join her, and soon the two women are drawn into a mystery when a neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances and find their investigation unfolding in a way no one could've ever expected.
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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
by Benjamin Stevenson
The Mystery Writers' Society of Australia hosts a crime festival on a cross-country train trip -- and there's a murder. Festival goer and writer Ernest Cunningham delightfully spins the tale of what happened in this fast-paced sequel to Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. Read-a-likes: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express; Anthony Horowitz's Magpie Murders mysteries or his Daniel Hawthorne series.
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| Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle CosimanoIn her witty 4th outing, Finlay Donovan heads to Atlantic City with her two kids, her nanny Vero, her ex-husband, and her mother. They aim to find Vero's kidnapped childhood crush and get back a stolen car...but a murder puts a kink in their plans. Read-a-likes: Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels; The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz; Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto. |
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In sunshine or in shadow
by Rhys Bowen
Deep in the New York Catskills in 1908, tensions are running high, and it's not long before a body delays Molly Murphy's return to Westchester.
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The road to murder
by Camilla Trinchieri
Former NYPD detective Nico Doyle reluctantly agrees to help Perillo of the local carabinieri when a witness to the murder of Signora Nora speaks only English and, faced with a long list of suspects, have their hands full as they try to solve this case and restore peace to Gravigna.
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The chaos agent
by Mark Greaney
Coming out of hiding when someone starts killing leading experts on robotics and intelligence, Gray Man, the world's deadliest assassin, must elude his enemies to uncover a sinister global plot.
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End of story : a novel
by A. J. Finn
Invited by a reclusive mystery novelist to help draft his life story, a longtime correspondent and detective fiction expert finds herself in a real whodunnit when she learns the writer's first wife and son mysteriously vanished.
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The heiress : a novel
by Rachel Hawkins
After North Carolina's richest—and most notorious—heiress dies, her adopted son, Camden, rejects his inheritance until 10 years later, when his uncle's death pulls him and his wife back into the family fold at Ashby House where he realizes the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.
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| Still Life by Val McDermidIn February 2020, DCI Karen Pirie, head of Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, investigates two cold cases and deals with skeletal remains, art forgery, secret identities, and more. Meanwhile, the killer of her true love gets out of prison and COVID-19 hits. Fans of Tana French will enjoy the complex characters and deft writing in this 6th in a series (which is fine for newcomers). |
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| No Strangers Here by Carlene O'ConnorWhen veterinarian Dimpna Wilde's elderly father, who's also a vet, is accused of murder, she returns home to prove his innocence. But she's got DI Cormac O'Brien to contend with, and she needs to take over her dad's practice due to his memory issues. If you like Tana French, you'll appreciate this 1st in the County Kerry series for its evocative setting, smart plotting, and appealing characters. |
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| Missing, Presumed by Susie SteinerSmart, single (but lonely and looking) DS Manon Bradshaw stars in this intricate police procedural and series starter that details the high-profile case of a missing Cambridge graduate student. Meanwhile, Manon also looks into the death of a Black teen and tries to help his younger brother. Tana French fans will like the authentic characters, engaging story, and the interplay of the personal and professional. |
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| The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart TaylorThough she visited Ireland when her cousin Erin disappeared there 23 years earlier, Maggie D'arcy found little except a desire to be a cop. Now a New York homicide detective, she returns after the Garda find Erin's scarf in a wooded area while they are searching for another woman. If you read Tana French, you'll be right at home here with the Dublin setting, complex plotting, and authentic characters. |
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