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| What You Break by Reed Farrel ColemanHardboiled Fiction. In a part of Long Island far removed from the Hamptons, ex-cop Gus Murphy lives at a motel and works as its late-night van driver/bouncer/house detective. Still adjusting after the death of his son, divorced Gus does a favor for a friend and investigates why someone killed a rich businessman's adult granddaughter (the cops have the killer, but no motive). Gus also learns that a co-worker, bellman Salva, isn't who he seems and has a darker past than Gus'd imagined. Navigating a minefield of secrets, street gangs, and Russians with ties to heinous crimes committed decades earlier, this follow-up to Where It Hurts provides a dark, twisty tale for those who like their mysteries hardboiled. |
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Buffalo Jump Blues: A Sean Stranahan Mystery
by Keith McCafferty
Mystery. Several bison have fallen to their deaths, herded over a Montana cliff in a disturbing replication of a Native American hunting technique -- except these animals are left to suffer and no one plans to eat them. When Sheriff Martha Ettinger and her deputy (and current lover) Harold Little Feather investigate, they find the corpse of a Native American nearby and more questions arise. Meanwhile, fishing guide/artist/PI Sean Stranahan helps track down a friend of beautiful Ida Evening Star, but it isn't long before Sean finds his case intersecting with Martha's (his recent lover). With plenty of quirky characters, environmental issues, and an atmospheric outdoorsy setting, this 5th in the Martha Ettinger and Sean Stranahan mysteries might appeal to fans of C.J. Box and Craig Johnson.
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| Snowblind by Ragnar JonassonMystery. Despite his live-in girlfriend's wishes, Ari Thor Arason, who previously studied philosophy and theology, accepts his first police job: a posting in a remote village in Northern Iceland near the Arctic Circle. Accessible by tunnel, it's also completely cut off part of the year. His boss informs him that things are done differently here -- you try to avoid giving people tickets and such. But when a suspicious injury and a murder occur, Ari Thor starts to examine everything, including small town secrets. Everyone from Agatha Christie fans to Arnaldur Indridason readers will want to try this debut novel, which was a bestseller in Europe and is the stunning 1st in the Dark Iceland series. |
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| The Dime by Kathleen KentPolice Procedural. When Betty "Riz" Rhyzyk, a tough, red-haired, nearly six-foot-tall police detective, relocates from Brooklyn to Dallas, Texas with her long-term girlfriend, she doesn't expect to fit in with the locals. Working in narcotics, Betty does find a friend in her partner Seth; after an operation goes south, the two of them realize the case is bigger than a drug bust and try to sort out what's going on...and if it's related to Biz's stalker and an older case. Gritty and violent but leavened with humor, this scorching 1st in a new series is perfect for readers who like strong female protagonists, realistic characters, and tight plotting. |
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Racing the devil : an Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery
by Charles Todd
A year after a band of World War I veterans agrees to hide the details of a reckless driving incident, a fatal crash is investigated by Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge, who combs through dangerous secrets to identify a killer. By a New York Times best-selling author. 75,000 first printing.
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| An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock: A Samuel Craddock Mystery by Terry ShamesMystery. Circa the early 1980s, on the outskirts of Jarrett Creek, Texas, a fire in "Darktown" leaves five African Americans dead, including four young people. A racist highway patrolman in charge of the case arrests African American Truly Bennett, even though inexperienced police chief Samuel Craddock believes Truly's innocent. Craddock, an honorable hometown boy, must also sort out a troublesome drug problem at the local high school. This timely 6th in an atmospheric series is a prequel that examines race and crime; it also provides a fascinating look at a young Craddock and offers a good entry point for newcomers. |
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If You Like: Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs
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A Death in the Dales : A Kate Shackleton Mystery
by Frances Brody
When a solitary witness to a murder dies before exonerating a man wrongly convicted of the crime, amateur sleuth Kate Shackleton embarks on a holiday with her niece, only to uncover another suspicious death and an illicit affair. By the award-winning author of Death of an Avid Reader.
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| The Moor: A Mary Russell Novel by Laurie R. KingHistorical Mystery. In Dartmoor, 20 years after Sherlock Holmes' famous Baskerville case, a ghostly carriage and dog have been seen by more than one person...and a murder has occurred. Called to investigate by his ill, elderly friend Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, Holmes and his redoubtable young wife Mary Russell stay at Baring-Gould's fascinating house, tramp over the moors, talk with locals, and meet the new owner of Baskerville Hall as they puzzle out the complicated truth. Highly intelligent, courageous, and working during and after World War I, Mary Russell has much in common with Maisie Dobbs; also, like Maisie, Mary was apprenticed to an older and more experienced detective who taught her his methods. The Moor is the 4th in an excellent series; readers who haven't read the 1st, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, may want to start there. |
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Dandy Gilver and a bothersome number of corpses
by Catriona McPherson
Arriving at an all-girls school in Portpatrick to investigate the disappearance of a childhood friend, aristocratic sleuth Catriona soon discovers that her missing chum is not the only thing that's off in this quaint seaside town
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| An Impartial Witness: A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles ToddHistorical Mystery. In the summer of 1917, British nurse Bess Crawford accompanies a group of badly wounded soldiers home from the battlefields in France. She recognizes the wife of one of them (he always kept her photo pinned to his tunic) at a London train station -- but she's clinging closely to another soldier. When the woman is murdered, Bess finds herself hunting a killer, especially once the police arrest a soldier she believes to be innocent. An Impartial Witness is the atmospheric 2nd in a series. Those who appreciate strong, independent nurses living during World War I should enjoy spending time with Bess. |
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