March 2019 list by Bonnie Bradford
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A Beautiful Corpse
by Christi Daugherty
For a woman, being killed by someone who claims to love her is the most ordinary murder of all. Harper McClain Mystery series.
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Chocolate a la Murder
by Kirsten Weiss
When paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski stops by the artisan chocolate shop and finds the owner dead, she vows to catch the killer—which will hopefully silence the rattling of the haunted whisk in her Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery series.
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Cookin' the Books
by Amy Patricia Meade
Letitia ‘Tish’ Tarragon has just moved to Hobson Glen and opened a new restaurant and catering business. But after catering the local library's literary-inspired fundraiser dinner the library's difficult director chokes to death from arsenic poisoning. Now Tish must investigate to save her business. Tish Tarragon Mystery series.
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Crashing Heat
by Richard Castle
Marriage. It's a double-edged sword, or at least it is for Nikki Heat. Her husband, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jameson Rook, infuriates her in a way no one else in her entire life has ever done. But when a female reporter is found dead in Rook's bed, Nikki gives Jameson the benefit of the doubt and digs into his theory of a secret society within a secret society. Nikki Heat series.
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The Crooked Street
by Brian Freeman
When a friend becomes the latest victim in a string of murders linked by bizarre crime-scene snake paintings, homicide detective Frost Easton is drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with the most formidable adversary of his career. Frost Easton series.
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Death at the Wychbourne Follies
by Amy Myers
1926, Kent. Lady Ansley’s old Gaiety Theatre group are reuniting at Wychbourne Court for the weekend. The Follies began as a jolly idea for their own amusement, has become a fully-fledged performance to be held at the Coach and Horses Inn. And as the performance draws to a close, the real drama is just beginning… Nell Drury Mystery series.
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The Devil Aspect
by Craig Russell
Prague, 1935: Viktor Kosárek arrives at the infamous Hrad Orlu Asylum for the Criminally Insane. The state-of-the-art facility houses the country's six most treacherous killers, and Viktor hopes to use a new medical technique to prove these patients share a common archetype of evil, a phenomenon known as The Devil Aspect. As he begins to learn the stunning secrets of these patients, Viktor must face the disturbing possibility that these six may share another dark truth.
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Drowned Under
by Wendall Thomas
When Cyd's ex-husband announces his parents have disappeared from an Australian cruise, she rushes Down Under to enlist the help of friend Harriet Archer. But when Cyd finally makes it to her cabin, she finds Harriet dead. While Darling Cruises hurries to cover up the "unfortunate event" and sanitize the crime scene, Cyd scrambles to preserve evidence, sure the murder is connected to the Manzonis' disappearance. Cyd Redondo Mystery series.
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Finding Katarina M.
by Elisabeth Elo
American Natalie March travels to Russia to find her estranged grandmother, only to uncover dark family secrets and a dangerous international plot. Masterfully plotted and beautifully written, Finding Katarina M. takes the reader on an extraordinary journey across Siberia― to reindeer herding camps, Russian prisons, Sakha villages, and parties with endless vodka toasts―while exploring what it means to be loyal to your family, your country, and yourself.
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The Hidden Corpse
by Debra Sennefelder
Former reality TV baking show contestant and recent divorcée Hope Early is trying to find her recipe for success as a food blogger—but murder keeps finding its way into the mix... Food Blogger Mystery series.
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In the Dark
by Cara Hunter
Do you know what they're hiding in the house next door? A woman and child are found locked in a basement, barely alive, and unidentifiable: the woman can't speak, there are no missing persons reports that match their profile, and the confused, elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before. But Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows nothing is impossible. And no one is as innocent as they seem. DI Adam Fawley series.
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In the Shadow of the Enemy
by Tania Bayard
Paris, 1393. A masquerade ball at the palace ends in tragedy, with four revellers burned to death. Was it an accident... or did someone deliberately hurl a flaming torch at the dancers? Commissioned by Queen Isabeau, scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan must discover who are the would-be assassins. Christine de Pizan Mystery series.
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The Longest Silence
by Debra Webb
Andrea James survived being kidnapped and tortured 15 years earlier. Now she has arrived in ex-Special Agent Anthony LeDeux's town, determined to find the truth about her fellow survivor’s recent suicide. With his own niece missing, and suspects dying, LEDeux wonders if she is out for more than just the truth.
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Murder in an Irish Pub
by Carlene O'Connor
When competing card sharps stir up Siobhán O’Sullivan’s quiet Irish village, a poker tournament turns into a game of Hangman. Irish Village Mystery series.
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Murder in Belgravia
by Lynn Brittney
When the bobbies and Scotland Yard come up short, there’s only one telephone number to dial: Mayfair 100. Chief Inspector Beech has assembled a crew of sharp, intrepid, and well-educated women to investigate. To get at the truth, Beech, Victoria, Caroline, Rigsby, and Tollman will venture into the the city’s seedy underbelly. Mayfair 100 Mystery series.
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Murder Lo Mein
by Vivien Chien
Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious―unless it happens to be deadly. Lana Lee’s stake in her family’s Chinese restaurant is higher than ever now that she’s been made manager. So when she enters Cleveland’s Best Noodle Contest, Lana makes it her business to win―at all costs. But when a local food critic is found dead, face-down in a bowl of lo mein, all bets are off... Noodle Shop Mystery series.
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Murder Once Removed
by S. C. Perkins
When a high-profile billionaire makes a history-changing claim on live television, genealogist Lucy Lancaster of Austin, Texas begins an investigation dating back to the mid-19th century. But Lucy will find that shaking the branches of some family trees proves to be more dangerous than she ever thought possible. Ancestry Detective series.
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Save Me from Dangerous Men
by S. A. Lelchuk
Operating a private investigator business from an office above her bookstore, bibliophile and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin becomes the target of dangerous adversaries when she breaks cover to save a woman's life.
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Something Read, Something Dead
by Eva Gates
Dark deeds in the Lighthouse Library threaten to send Lucy Richardson’s soon-to-be-wed cousin Josie to an early ‘til-death-do-us-part. Lighthouse Library Mystery series.
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Trouble on the Books
by Essie Lang
Rookie bookstore owner Shelby Cox must hit the books to learn the ropes before she loses a killer in the stacks. Shelby is determined to summon all her savvy as a book editor to find the killer before he strikes again in Lang’s clever and captivating series debut. Castle Bookshop Mystery series.
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