May 2021 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Danger in Numbers
by Heather Graham
Investigating a ritualistic murder in a small Florida community, an agent from the State police reluctantly partners with an FBI cult specialist to uncover dark local secrets and the violent activities of a doomsday prep group.
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The Dark Heart of Florence
by Tasha Alexander
While Colin teams up with a fellow agent to investigate a series of burglaries at his daughter’s palazzo in Florence, Lady Emily secretly launches an inquiry into the falling death of a man in Tuscany. Lady Emily Mystery series.
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A Deadly Chapter
by Essie Lang
Blye Island bookshop owner Shelby Cox discovers a body lodged between her houseboat and the dock and investigates despite the reservations of Police Chief Tekla Stone. Castle Bookshop Mystery series.
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The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds
by T. E. Kinsey
In London, 1925, jazz musicians 'Skins' Maloney and 'Barty' Dunn must solve the mystery of the diamonds allegedly hidden at the private members' club where their band, Dizzy Heights, have a residency, unmask a murderer, and prevent more deadly crimes--all without missing a beat. Dizzy Heights Mystery series.
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Fatal Fried Rice
by Vivien Chien
When her cooking instructor is found murdered after class, Lana Lee falls under suspicion and launches her own investigation that results in odd, threatening packages sent to Ho-Lee Noodle House from the killer. Noddle Shop Mystery series.
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A Game of Cones
by Abby Collette
The owner of an ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio investigates after a developer from the big city, looking to build a mall, is found murdered. Ice Cream Parlor Mystery series.
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Haunted Hibiscus
by Laura Childs
When their literary haunted house costume party is disrupted by an untimely double attack, Indigo Tea Shop proprietress Theodosia Browning and her sommelier, Drayton, investigate suspects including a man with a claim to the Bouchard Mansion property. Tea Shop Mystery series.
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The Hiding Place
by Paula Munier
When the man who killed her grandfather breaks out of prison to target her grandmother, Mercy investigates long-buried family scandals while battling a former canine handler to retain her partnership with Elvis. Mercy Carr Mystery series.
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Judas Horse
by Lynda La Plante
Detective Jack Warr and his team identify an informer who provides them with information about an enormous robbery being planned by a group who have already orchestrated several successful heists. DC Jack Warr series.
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Karolina and the Torn Curtain
by Maryla Szymiczkowa
While organizing Easter festivities in 1895 Cracow, Zofia discovers that her servant, Karolina, has been murdered and pushes her prejudices aside to mingle with prostitutes, gangsters. and deceptive politicians in the city’s underbelly to investigate. Zofia Turbotynska Mystery series.
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Murder at Wedgefield Manor
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Taking flying lessons in the 1926 Essex countryside, Jane Wunderly teams up with the enigmatic Mr. Redvers to investigate the suspicious death of an Air Force veteran. Jane Wunderly Mystery series.
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Murder in the Cloister
by Tania Bayard
Paris, 1399. Christine de Pizan is sent to the Priory of Poissy by the palace when the prioress reveals that one of the sisters has been found murdered in the cloister. As Christine investigates, she uncovers dark mischief and closely guarded secrets, but can she unmask a killer? Christine de Pizan Mystery series.
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Not Dark Yet
by Peter Robinson
Investigating the murder of a property developer in Yorkshire, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his team begin scanning the victim’s security tapes only to discover that a brutal second crime was also captured. Inspector Banks series.
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The Robin's Greeting
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Targeted by a vandal who threatens to put her family greenhouse out of business, Belinda evaluates the courtships of two potential suitors before her prospects are complicated by renewed sabotage and her teenage son’s disapproval. Amish Greenhouse Mystery series.
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The Stills
by Jess Montgomery
Ohio 1927. Investigating a teen’s near death from a tainted batch of moonshine, a sheriff and an expert distiller confront a nemesis bootlegger and a prohibitionist brother-in-law to protect the citizens of their community. Kinship series.
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An Unexpected Peril
by Deanna Raybourn
January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club--an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women--Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. Now Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, suddenly find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving a peace treaty, a princess, and a murderer. Veronica Speedwell Mystery series.
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Windhall
by Ava Barry
An investigative journalist in modern Los Angeles attempts to solve the Golden Age murder of Hollywood starlet, Eleanor Hayes.
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The Windsor Knot
by S. J. Bennett
90-year-old Queen Elizabeth II turns detective when MI5 bungles the murder case of a young Russian pianist at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series.
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