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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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Dirt Creek
by Hayley Scrivenor
What happens: Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels is sent to a close-knit small town to investigate the disappearance of 12-year-old Esther. Meanwhile, Esther's best friend Veronica is equally determined to find her, with help from a classmate.
Did you know? This compelling debut by Australian novelist Hayley Scrivenor features multiple narrators and was published as Dirt Town in Australia and the U.K.
For fans of: Jane Harper's The Dry or Candice Fox's Crimson Lake series, both of which are also set in rural Australia.
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Homicide and Halo-Halo
by Mia P. Manansala
What happens: Even as her new cafe prepares to open, Lila Macapagal steps in as a last-minute judge for the local beauty pageant she won as a teen -- but when the head judge is killed and Lila's cousin becomes the main suspect, she adds "solve a murder" to her to-do list.
Is it for you? This sequel to Arsenic and Adobo once again serves up witty writing, engaging characters, and delicious Filipino food (with recipes), but it also deals with serious topics like PTSD and grief.
Still hungry? For more culinary cozies, try Raquel V. Reyes' Mango, Mambo, and Murder, Abby Collette's Ice Cream Parlor mysteries, Vivien Chien's Noodle Shop novels, or Vicki Delany's Tea by the Sea books.
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Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
Introducing: Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a wealthy 71-year-old recent widow; and Dinu, a Romanian teen whose violent uncle has him scam elderly Americans by pretending to be their grandson.
What happens: Mrs. Plansky gets taken in by Dinu, and her life savings are gone in a night. After the FBI says there is nothing they can do, Mrs. Plansky heads to a small village in Romania to get her money back.
For fans of: senior sleuths, like those in Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax books, or Jesse Q. Sutanto's Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.
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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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| Midnight Hour by Abby L. Vandiver, editor; foreword by Stephen Mack JonesCentered around the midnight hour, this "excellent" (Kirkus Reviews) collection presents 20 original stories, from cozy to noir, written by authors of color, such as Jennifer Chow, Tracy Clark, E.A. Aymar, Raquel V. Reyes, Gigi Pandian, V.M. Burns, and David Heska Wanbli Weiden. |
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