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The talented Mr. Varg
by Alexander McCall Smith
A sequel to The Department of Sensitive Crimes finds detective Ulf Varg and his team investigating a playboy whose blackmailing case is complicated by Ulf’s brother’s questionable politics. By the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
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A Will to Kill by R. V. RamanPatriarch Bhaskar Fernandez invites his family to Greybrook Manor in the beautiful misty Nilgiris. To protect himself from possible harm, he has written 2 conflicting wills and requested the aid of Harith Athreya, a seasoned investigator, who will uncover secrets beyond whodunit. On the edge of cozy, this Christie-esque tale will appeal to fans of traditional mysteries.
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Buried to the brim
by Jenn McKinlay
To clear Betty Wentworth’s name in the murder of a dog-food sponsor, Vivian and Scarlett must enter the Pets and Wellness Society’s annual dog show in Betty’s place and dig up the dirt on the competition in order to collar the real killer. Original.
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Cat about town : A Cat Cafe Mystery
by Cate Conte
When her new feline friend finds the dead body of the town bully, cat café owner Maddie James finds all eyes on her and must sniff out the real culprit, while two eligible bachelors, who think she is the cats pajamas, vie for her attention.
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The Sunday Philosophy Club
by Alexander Mccall Smith
The editor of The Review of Applied Ethics and an irrepressibly curious lover of puzzles, Isabel Dalhousie decides to investigate when she witnesses the fatal fall of a young man and discovers that he had been probing misdeeds at his brokerage firm, in the first in a new series by the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 100,000 first printing.
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Eggs in Purgatory
by Laura Childs
When they open the Cackleberry Club café, three widows and best friends--Suzanne, Toni, and Petra--find their first customer to be murder when Suzanne's lawyer is found dead with a secret on his lips and egg on his face. Original.
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Christmas cupcake murder
by Joanne Fluke
Firing up The Cookie Jar's ovens to attend a lengthy holiday checklist, Hannah Swensen helps loved ones manage seasonal doldrums before she is challenged to identify a skilled antique restorer found near death outside her bakery
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Jane Darrowfield, professional busybody
by Barbara Ross
The go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing, Jane Darrowfield, a year into her retirement, is hired by the director of an adult condo community to solve a murder mystery when one of the residents is bludgeoned to death with a golf club. Original.
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The body in the sleigh : A Faith Fairchild Mystery
by Katherine Hall Page
Faith Fairchild looks for a connection between the death of Norah, a teenage drug addict whose body was found in an antique sleigh, and the discovery of a newborn baby boy in the manger in spinster Mary Bethany's barn on Christmas Eve. 25,000 first printing.
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Murder at an Irish Christmas
by Carlene O'Connor
Joining the rest of the O’Sullivan clan to spend a music-themed holiday visit with a future sister-in-law’s family, Siobhán investigates the untimely demise of a famous conductor only to become snowed in with the case’s chief suspects.
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Palm Beach, Finland
by Antti Tuomainen
Fargo meets Baywatch in a darkly funny thriller by the international, bestselling King of Helsinki Noir, Antti Tuomainen.
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Death by chocolate cherry cheesecake
by Sarah Graves
Opening a waterfront bakery in a coastal Maine fishing village, Jake Tiptree and her best friend, Ellie, find their summer launch complicated by an unseasonal hurricane that strands her family away from home and renders her a suspect in the murder of a corrupt health inspector. By the best-selling author of the Home Repair Is Homicide series.
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Scones & bones
by Laura Childs
Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning investigates the robbery of an antique ring at the Heritage Society's "Pirates and Plunder" party and the murder of a history intern in this new mystery from the author of The Teaberry Stranger. Includes recipes and tea-time tips. Reprint.
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Murder, she rode by H. M. Menino"An adept horse trainer and former champion rider, Tink Elledge is a woman with a mission: to see her prized horse take home the victory at the prestigious Brandywine Three-Day Event. Tink is whip-smart, headstrong, and used to making her own way--so when an accident forces her onto the sidelines, she struggles with the realization that her peak days as a horsewoman may be behind her. Then, before the event can begin, a truck accident kills a respected horseman. And when a young rider disappears, what began as a seemingly freak accident reveals sinister roots that lead directly to the tightly-knit equestrian community and that Tink, in her newfound and uneasy role as a spectator, can't help trying to uncover.
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Hot to trot
by M. C. Beaton
Jealously investigating an ex’s intended, Agatha Raisin crashes the wedding only to become implicated in the bride’s murder, a situation that immerses Agatha in the cutthroat equestrian world. 75,000 first printing. TV tie-in.
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Death of a dreamer [electronic resource] : a Hamish McBeth mystery
by M. C. Beaton
Surprised that a diminutive newcomer to the Scottish highlands has remained steadfast to her new home in spite of an inhospitable winter, constable Hamish Macbeth learns that the woman has deluded herself into believing that she is engaged to a local artist, a situation that turns deadly when she is found poisoned. 30,000 first printing.
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The Thursday murder club
by Richard Osman
Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case.
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I'm thinking of ending things
by Iain Reid
After Jake and his girlfriend make a trip to his parents' remote farm, things at an evening dinner become worryingly strange, but when Jake abandons her in a snowstorm to visit his old high school, what follows explores questions about fear, consciousness, free will, solitude, and the value of relationships
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Elizabeth is missing
by Emma Healey
When Maud, an aging grandmother who is slowly losing her memory, is convinced that her best friend Elizabeth is missing and in terrible danger, she becomes obsessed with saving her beloved friend despite the fact that no one—not even her daughter, the police and Elizabeth's son— believe her. 50,000 first printing.
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Perestroika In Paris : a novel
by Jane Smiley
Coexisting in the lush hidden spaces of Paris until cold weather arrives, an escaped racehorse and her companion, a German shorthaired pointer, forge a bond with a boy living in seclusion with his nonagenarian grandmother in an ivy-covered house. Maps.
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Tuesday, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 6 pm THEME: AMATEUR SLEUTH Read any mystery that has an amateur solving the mystery. Consider whether or not it is cozy. Register online https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/library-calendar/ virtual meeting will be held on Zoom
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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library 345 Main Street Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 781-246-6334 wakefieldlibrary.org |
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