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| Paper Cage by Tom BaragwanathLorraine Henry, a white policeman's widow, works as a police records clerk in a small New Zealand town rife with drugs and racial tension. When a part-Māori relative is one of three Indigenous children who go missing and the cops aren't all that concerned, Lorraine investigates. First published in New Zealand in 2022, this gritty, suspenseful debut features "a truly crackling mystery" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonoughIn 1866, Scotland Yard DI Richard Tennant is surprised when Dr. Julia Lewis, who normally helps cholera victims, arrives at a grisly London crime scene instead of her ill grandfather. But with a serial killer at work, he desperately needs her help. Read-alikes: Ritu Mukerji's Murder by Degrees; Ariana Franklin's Adelia Aguilar series; E.S. Thomson's Jem Flockhart mysteries. |
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Finding Sophie : a novel
by Imran Mahmood
"Two parents, desperate to find their missing daughter, stand accused of murder. How far will they go to find the truth? Someone is guilty. For the last seventeen years, everything Harry and Zara King have done has been for their crown jewel, Sophie, their one and only daughter. When she goes missing, Harry and Zara will stop at nothing to find her. Someone knows what happened. The police have no leads, and as the weeks pass there's little news. Harry and Zara's suspicion of a neighbor and his involvement in Sophie's disappearance quickly becomes an obsession-and they'll do anything to get the answers to their questions. Someone will pay. When the neighbor is found dead in his apartment, Harry and Zara are arrested and charged with murder. They deny everything. Meanwhile, their precious daughter is still missing.."
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| Cahokia Jazz by Francis SpuffordIn this noirish alternate history starring a hardboiled police detective, Indigenous people didn't die of smallpox and make up a large percentage of 1922 Cahokia, a city on the Mississippi where everyone gets along fairly well. But the grisly murder of a white man agitates race relations. Read-alikes: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon; Better the Blood by Michael Bennett. |
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| Listen for the Lie by Amy TinteraDespite misgivings, Lucy Chase returns to her Texas hometown, where everyone thinks she killed her best friend five years ago on a night she can't recall. Now a podcaster is on the case, and Lucy's going to help. This atmospheric novel is a Good Morning America Book Club selection. Read-alikes: Samantha Jayne Allen's Annie McIntyre mysteries; Nicci French's Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? |
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Rhythm and clues
by Olivia Blacke
When a predatory investor is killed outside their shop during a violent storm, the Jessup sisters, owners of Sip & Spin Records, are trapped in town with a killer, and when the river spits out an unexpected surprise, Detective Beau Russell asks them for help, bringing them face-to-face with danger. Original.
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| Observations by Gaslight by Lyndsay FayeThis entertaining collection of Sherlock Holmes stories is told in epistolary form by people who've encountered the great detective over the years, including Irene Adler and Geoffrey Lestrade. Read it for the smart plotting, atmospheric Victorian settings, and in-depth Sherlockian knowledge on display. |
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| Seasonal Work by Laura LippmanLaura Lippman, the acclaimed author of novels such as Prom Mom and Lady in the Lake, serves up a "delightful" (Library Journal) collection of 12 stories, including a new novella. Tess Monaghan fans take note: the tough Baltimore PI makes two appearances here. |
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| An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene TurstenIn this follow-up to An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, readers learn more about clever, capable 88-year-old Maude in six darkly humorous stories that detail her meting out justice at various points in her life, including the present day, where Swedish police have just discovered a body in her apartment. For fans of: Arsenic and Old Lace. |
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The refusal camp : stories
by James R. Benn
The award-winning author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries presents an eclectic mix of new and previously published stories full of terror, action and humor that are rife with historical detail and riveting wartime storytelling.
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