February 2021 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Arctic Fury
by Greer Macallister
1855: Lady Jane Franklin wants Virginia Reeve to lead an Arctic search for the ships of her husband's lost expedition. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There are only six left...
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A Catered Book Club Murder
by Isis Crawford
When a loyal member of their mystery book club is found murdered after failing to appear at a monthly gathering, sisters Bernie and Libby uncover the victim’s shady dealings and knowledge of scandalous community secrets. Mystery with Recipes series.
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Chilled to the Cone
by Ellie Alexander
When an opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte's signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price... and now Jules's life swirls into a nightmare. Can Jules get the scoop on a murder before her new business venture reaches a chilling conclusion? Bakeshop Mystery series.
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Cold Wind
by Paige Shelton
Beth Rivers is still in Alaska, and it's becoming her home. But everything changes after a mudslide exposes a world that had been hidden for years. Two mud-covered, silent girls appear, and a secret trapper’s house is found in the woods. Unable to escape her journalistic roots, Beth is determined to answer the questions that keep arising. Alaska Wild series.
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The Dead Season
by Tessa Wegert
Senior Investigator Shana Merchant has spent years running from her past. But she never imagined a murder case would drive her to the most dangerous place of all—home. Shana Merchant series.
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Death at a Country Mansion
by Louise R. Innes
When overly dramatic opera star Dame Serena Lavante–and her best friend’s mother–is murdered, hairdresser Daisy Thorne must get to the root of the case with the help of a handsome Detective Inspector. Daisy Thorne Mystery series.
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Finished Off in Fondant
by Rosemarie Ross
When her cohost of The American Baking Battle, which has a wedding theme, is accused of murdering a woman in a bridal gown, Courtney must work through layers of deception to find the real killer. Courtney Archer Mystery series.
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Germania
by Harald Gilbers
Reactivated against his will by the Gestapo in the bombed-out capital of the Reich in 1944, Jewish detective Richard Oppenheimer hunts a serial killer preying on women, and laying their mutilated bodies in front of war memorials. Yet the perpetrator may be ultra-loyal to Hitler.
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Heather and Homicide
by Molly MacRae
A true-crime author has been murdered in the charming seacoast town of Inversgail—can the women of Yon Bonnie Books discover the killer’s identity before he or she strikes again? Highland Bookshop Mystery series.
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In League with Sherlock Holmes
by multiple authors
The latest entry in the popular Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery series, featuring fifteen talented authors and a multitude of new cases for Arthur Conan Doyle’s most acclaimed detective.
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The Lies You Told
by Harriet Tyce
From the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, a dark new psychological thriller about the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect family—and the perfect murder
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Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
by T. A. Willberg
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder plunges readers into the heart of London, to the secret tunnels that exist far beneath the city streets. There, a mysterious group of detectives recruited for Miss Brickett’s Investigations & Inquiries use their cunning and gadgets to solve crimes that have stumped Scotland Yard.
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Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers
by Tessa Arlen
England, 1942. Poppy Redfern is thoroughly immersed in her new job and thrilled to receive her first solo script project: a 15-minute film about the Air Transport Auxiliary. But she never expects to see one of the best pilots die in what is being labeled an accident. Now Poppy believes foul play may be at work. Women of WWII Mystery series.
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Shed No Tears
by Caz Frear
Four victims. Killer caught. Case closed... or is it? Cat Kinsella series.
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The War Widow
by Tara Moss
The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker's search for a missing young immigrant man will plunge her right back into the danger and drama she thought she'd left behind in Europe when she returned to Sydney. Billie Walker series.
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Watch Her
by Edwin Hill
Investigating a suspicious burglary and the disappearances of Prescott University alumni, librarian Hester Thursby and Detective Angela White uncover financial transgressions, rumors of infidelity, and a decades-old tragedy. Hester Thursby Mystery series.
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The Wicked Hour
by Alice Blanchard
The day after Burning Lake’s notorious, debauched Halloween celebration, Detective Natalie Lockhart uncovers a young woman, dead and lying in a dumpster. There’s no clue to who she is. No one knows who she is. As Natalie digs deeper, she finds a darkness she could never have imagined. Natalie Lockahrt series.
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