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A bitter feast : a novel
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. 100,000 first printing.
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City of scoundrels
by Victoria Thompson
Elizabeth Miles races to find the hidden will of a Great War soldier who was killed in action after secretly marrying and leaving his fortune to his wife and unborn child. By the best-selling author of the Gaslight Mysteries.
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Guilty not guilty
by Felix Francis
A volunteer horseracing steward finds his life upended by sensational media allegations about the violent death of his beloved wife and his dangerous efforts to clear his name by capturing the true killer. By the author of Crisis.
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A house of ghosts : a mystery
by William Ryan
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Award, a classic cozy big-house mystery is haunted by the specters of World War I. 20,000 first printing.
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The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
Introducing: introspective DCI Matthew Venn of the Devon police, who grew up in a religious sect and is estranged from his family.
What happens: A murder victim with an interesting tattoo is found on a North Devon beach, and the case seems to be related to Venn's childhood church as well as his husband's job at a community center.
Read this next: William Shaw's Salt Lane or Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway mysteries -- both are evocative English mysteries that prominently feature police officers and are set near the coast.
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The missing ones
by Edwin Hill
Summoned to a rugged, remote island of the coast of Maine by a cryptic text, Hester Thursby discovers a community cleaning up from a devastating storm—and uncovers a murder.
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Nighttown : a Junior Bender mystery
by Timothy Hallinan
Breaking his rule against suspiciously lucrative jobs to help his girlfriend reclaim her son, Los Angeles burglar Junior Bender agrees to steal an antique doll only to discover that the item is also being pursued by a murderous adversary.
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River Run
by J. S. James
Newly minted deputy Delia Chavez is thrust into the cutthroat world of hunting, where some are willing to kill people in order to be able to land their quarry.
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| Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlayWhat happens: Connecticut librarian Lindsey Norris helps a newcomer find books, and he begins stalking her. When he's killed, the police arrest Lindsey's tour-boat captain fiancé and she tries to find the real killer
Reviewers say: "Rarely does a clean-as-a-whistle cozy qualify as riveting, but this one definitely does" (Publishers Weekly).
Series alert: This is the 10th in the Library Lovers series, and while anyone can enjoy it, those who want to watch relationships develop should pick up the 1st entry, Books Can Be Deceiving. |
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