January 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Body in the Boat
by A. J. Mackenzie
Across the dark English Channel come the smugglers. But tonight they carry an unusual cargo: a coffin. Several miles inland, a respected banker holds a dinner party. Now one of the guests is found shot dead. What links this apparently senseless killing to the smugglers lurking in the mists? Hardcastle and Chaytor Mystery series.
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The Body on the Train
by Frances Brody
Called in by Scotland Yard to investigate an unidentified body on the train, Kate Shackleton gets too close to a killer as she edges toward the shocking truth, forcing her to call upon all her strength and resourcefulness to solve this case before she meets the same fate. Kate Shackleton Mystery series.
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Buried
by Ellison Cooper
Returning to the field after six months of desk duty, FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair investigates the grisly discovery of a serial killer's uncovered body-dump site, reopening a decades-old case with ties to a recent abduction. Agent Sayer Altait series.
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A Catered New Year's Eve
by Isis Crawford
Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year’s Eve event—and help find a guilty party... Mystery with Recipes series.
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Dark Pattern
by Andrew Mayne
Dr. Theo Cray has a legendary mathematical knack for catching serial killers. Now his former professor, Amanda Paulson, is helping point Cray track down his prey: a nomadic health-care worker whose murder spree stretches back decades and whose victims number in the hundreds. The Naturalist series.
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Death Around the Bend
by T. E. Kinsey
September 1909. Lady Hardcastle has been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe’s country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, the Lady and her sleuthing maid discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation… Lady Hardcastle Mystery series.
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A Gentlewoman's Guide to Murder
by Victoria Hamilton
When Sir Henry Claybourne is murdered, young spinster Miss Emmeline St. Germaine--who has a secret hobby of rescuing young girls from predatory nobility at knife point--fears that she will be suspected of the murder and resolves to find the true culprit.
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Invitation to Die
by Barbara Cleverly
Cambridge, 1924 in early summertime. May Balls, punting on the Cam, flirting and dancing the tango are the preoccupations of bright young people, but bright young Detective Inspector John Redfyre finds himself mired in multiple murders. Inspector Redfyre Mystery series.
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Missing Person
by Sarah Lotz
Investigating a relative’s mysterious flight from Ireland, reclusive bookseller Shaun Ryan teams up with a missing-persons expert and her network of obsessive cold-case enthusiasts to uncover the truth about an uncle’s hate-inspired murder.
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Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods
by Emily Brightwell
When a boorish snob, who was hiding a dark secret, meets his demise during the Lighterman’s Ball at the Wrexley Hotel, Inspector Witherspoon, Mrs. Jeffries, and Wiggins step in to catch a killer and uncover a maze of hidden motives. Victorian Mystery series.
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The Penmaker's Wife
by Steve Robinson
Birmingham, 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind. But the past will not let Angelica go. As the people in her new husband’s circle, once captivated by her charm, begin to question her motives, it becomes clear that forgetting where she came from—and who she ran from—is impossible.
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The Queen Con
by Meghan Scott Molin
Comic book writer MG Martin, at the request of her detective boyfriend, goes undercover at an exclusive queen party. But MG is faced with an unexpected plot twist when her deception dangerously goes awry. Golden Arrow Mystery series.
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The Shaker Murders
by Eleanor Kuhns
Fresh from facing allegations of witchcraft, travelling weaver Will Rees, his wife Lydia and six adopted children take refuge in Zion, a Shaker community in rural Maine. Shortly after their arrival, screams in the night reveal a drowned body…but is it murder or an unfortunate accident? The Shaker Elders argue it was just an accident, but Rees believes otherwise. Will Rees Mystery series.
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Sweeney on the Rocks
by Allen Morris Jones
Ted Sweeney. Affable everyman in small town Montana. Ten minutes ago, his biggest worry had been how to pay for the engagement ring rattling around in his pocket. But that was before he came home to find a corpse tidily arranged in his favorite recliner. Is it a warning or a setup or what?
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Zen and the Art of Murder
by Oliver Bottini
Louise Boni, maverick chief inspector with the Black Forest crime squad, receives a call from the chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career: trail a Japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland dressed only in sandals and a cowl. By the time she catches up with him, she discovers he is fleeing some unknown evil. Black Forest Investigations series.
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