January 2021 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Absence of Mercy
by S. M. Goodwin
A string of grisly murders in Pre-Civil War New York propels an unlikely pair of sleuths, a former Crimean War hero teams up with a misfit detective, into a deadly tinderbox of violence and deceit. Lightner and Law Mystery series.
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Death Comes Hot
by Michael Jecks
In 1556 London, Jack Blackjack has been ordered by one of the city’s most feared executioners to find his long-lost son, which draws him into a face-paced Tudor mystery in which he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in England. Bloody Mary Mystery series.
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Death, Diamonds, and Deception
by Rosemary Simpson
When her sharp-eyed aunt declares a spectacular Marie Antoinette heirloom necklace a counterfeit, Prudence and her partner, Geoffrey, trace the necklace’s stolen diamonds to a jeweler’s murder and a banking family’s dangerous secrets. Gilded Age Mystery series.
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Game of Cones
by Cynthia Baxter
Ice cream shoppe owner and amateur sleuth Kate McKay doesn't waffle around scooping up new clientele at a historic hotel, but her hopes of becoming the Hudson Valley's reigning ice cream queen melt fast when murder checks-in! Lickety Splits Mystery series.
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Hot to Trot
by M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green
Jealously investigating an ex’s intended, cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin crashes the wedding--only to become implicated in the bride’s murder, a situation that immerses Agatha in the cutthroat equestrian world. Agatha Raisin Mystery series.
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A Lady Compromised
by Darcie Wilde
Rosalind is pleased when she's invited to help her friend, Louisa, prepare for her wedding. Then comes a request from Louisa's friend, Helen Corbyn. The untimely death of Helen's brothe was ruled a suicide, but Helen needs to know what really happened. And when another untimely death rocks the ton, Rosalind has no choice but to uncover the truth before more people die... Rosalind Thorne Mystery series.
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A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem
by Manda Collins
A fun and flirty historical rom-com, where an intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective. Lady's Guide series.
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The Malt in Our Stars
by Sarah Fox
There's some shady business in Shady Creek, Vermont, this spring... Literary Pub Mystery series.
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Meet Isabel Puddles
by M. V. Byrne
Jill-of-all-trades Isabel Puddles lives in the tiny hamlet along Lake Michigan where she grew up. The only thing she loves as much as her quirky hometown is reading a good murder mystery. But until she takes a side job styling hair at the local funeral home, she never thought she'd be living in one! Mitten State Mystery series.
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A Murder Between the Pages
by Amy Lillard
Inspired by a book called Missing Girl to solve a 50-year-old cold case, Ario and her Friday Night Book Club sleuths soon discover that the recent murder of a young girl is connected to their investigation. Main Street Book Club Mystery series.
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Murder by Milk Bottle
by Lynne Truss
Constable Twitten and his Brighton colleagues navigate regional uproar and media drama in the summer of 1957 to identify a common link among three murder victims who have been killed with a rather unusual weapon. Constable Twitten Mystery series.
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Murder in Old Bombay
by Nev March
In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in a military hospital recovering, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes. Then a case catches Captain Jim's attention: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad daylight. And Captain Jim is hired to investigate what happened.
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Night in Tehran
by Philip Kaplan
A suspenseful thriller based on true events follows the experiences of an American diplomat in Tehran who becomes a firsthand witness to the military violence, religious extremes, and political machinations of the Iranian Revolution.
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The Outcast Girls
by Alys Clare
Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham get more than they bargain for when they take on a case in a girls' boarding school in 1881's London. World’s End Bureau Victorian Mystery series.
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The Silver Shooter
by Erin Lindsey
It's the spring of 1887, and Rose Gallagher is finally coming into her own. She's making a name for herself as a Pinkerton agent with a specialty in things...otherworldly. Then Theodore Roosevelt descends on Rose and her partner, Thomas, hiring them for a mysterious job out west. Rose Gallagher Mystery series.
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Valentino Will Die
by Donis Casey
Who is trying to kill the world's greatest lover? Though Bianca and Rudolph Valentino have been friends for years, in the summer of 1926 they are making their first picture together. After confessing he has received anonymous death threats, Rudy falls deathly ill. As Rudy lies dying, Bianca promises him that she will find out who is responsible. Bianca Dangereuse Hollywood Mystery series.
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Without a Brew
by Ellie Alexander
Crafting regional beers for the winter season’s annual IceFest, Nitro brewer and amateur sleuth Sloan Krause rents rooms to unexpected visitors, including a sanctuary-seeking guest who has now gone missing. Sloane Krause Mystery series.
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You Will Never Know
by S. A. Prentiss
In a small, suburban town, the murder of a local high school student rocks one woman’s family to its core―and threatens to expose her deepest, darkest secrets in the process.
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