September 2018 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
The Rules of Blackheath: -Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. -There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. -We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer. Understood? Then let's begin...
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A Borrowing of Bones
by Paula Munier
After their last deployment, when she got shot, her fiancé got killed, and his bomb-sniffing dog Elvis got depressed, Mercy Carr and Elvis were both sent home. Together the two former military police―one two-legged female with wounds deeper than skin and one handsome four-legged Malinois with canine PTSD―march off their grief mile after mile. Then the dog alerts to explosives and they find a shallow grave filled with what appear to be human bones. Mercy and Elvis Mystery series.
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Burning Ridge
by Margaret Mizushima
Colorado’s Redstone Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty, but this rugged wilderness harbors a horrifying secret. When a charred body is discovered in a shallow grave on the ridge, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner are called in to investigate. But this is no ordinary crime―and it soon becomes clear that Mattie has a close personal connection to the dead man. Timber Creek K9 Mystery series.
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City of Ink
by Elsa Hart
Li Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery surrounding his mentor’s execution, that’s exactly where he must go. Plunged into the painful memories and teeming streets of Beijing, Li Du is beginning to make progress when his search for answers buried in the past is interrupted by murder in the present. Li Du Mystery series.
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Claire's Last Secret
by Marty Ambrose
1873, Florence. Claire Clairmont, the last survivor of the Byron/Shelley circle, is living out her final years in genteel poverty. But a stranger's presence in Florence heralds a cycle of events that links the summer of 1816—when Claire conceived an ill-fated child with Lord Byron, when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, and when four tempestuous lives came together—to a tragic death. As Claire begins to unravel the truth, she must go back to that summer of passion to discover the identity of her old enemy. Lord Byron Mystery series.
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Die Me a River
by Denise Swanson
School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least a little relaxing. But when an explosion at the bowling alley reveals a body inside, indicating foul play is afoot again in Scumble River, Skye can't help but do a bit of her own sleuthing. Welcome Back to Scumble River series.
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Edinburgh Twilight
by Carole Lawrence
Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton is no stranger to Edinburgh’s darkest crimes. He faces his toughest case yet when a young man is found strangled in Holyrood Park. With little evidence aside from a strange playing card found on the body, Hamilton engages the help of his aunt, a gifted photographer, and George Pearson, a librarian with a shared interest in the criminal mind. But the body count is rising. Ian Hamilton Mystery series.
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Goodbye Cruller World
by Ginger Bolton
Named after her beloved tabby, Deputy Donut, Emily Westhill's donut shop in small-town Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, is doing so well, she's expanding into catering weddings. But a killer is about to crash the reception... Deputy Donut Mystery series.
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In Cold Chocolate
by Dorothy St. James
A new batch of chocolate and troubles of the heart cause a string of disasters for the Chocolate Box’s new owner, Charity Penn. Cassidy Jones, the local Casanova, is found dead in the sand with his lover Jody Dalton holding the gun. It’s an obvious crime of passion, or so everyone believes. But Charity dives headfirst into a chocolate swirl of truth and lies, and must pick through an assortment of suspects before it’s too late. Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery series.
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In the Darkest Hour
by Anna Carlisle
Small-town secrets don’t stay buried for long, and no one know that better than former Chicago medical examiner Gin Sullivan. On extended leave from her job, Gin is back in her hometown of Trumbull, PA, settling into a quiet life with her high school sweetheart, Jake Crosby. But when Jake’s estranged mother turns up dead in a local motel from a heroin overdose, life in Trumbull begins to unravel one thread at a time. Gin Sullivan Mystery series.
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The King Tides
by James Swain
Nicki Pearl is the perfect daughter—every parent’s dream. But wherever she goes, she’s being watched. Each stalker is different from the last, except for one thing—their alarming obsession with Nicki. Now Nicki’s father is turning to retired private detective and ex–Navy SEAL Jon Lancaster. Unlicensed, and unrestricted, he plays dirty… But this case is unusual. Why so many men? Why this one girl? Does Nicki have something to hide? Or do her parents? Lancaster & Daniels series.
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The Last Night Out
by Catherine O'Connell
Six friends. A bride to be. One murder. Too many secrets.
Will there be another victim?
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Moving Targets
by Warren C. Easley
When a young woman walks into Cal Claxton's law office in downtown Portland he has no idea that agreeing to help her will turn his life upside down. Cal Claxton Oregon series.
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My Grave Ritual
by G. S. Denning
As they blunder towards doom, Warlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find themselves inconvenienced by a variety of eldritch beings. The adventure begins with a Christmas goose that doesn't let being cooked slow it down, an electricity demon, they discover why being a redhead is even trickier than one might imagine, and Holmes attempts an Irish accent. And, naturally, Moriarty is hanging around... in some form or other. Warlock Holmes series.
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Shattered at Sea
by Cheryl Hollon
A Mediterranean cruise gives glass shop owner Savannah Webb a chance to demonstrate her expertise—and fire up her skills when it comes to foul play... Webb's Glass Shop Mystery series.
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Three Little Lies
by Laura Marshall
2005: 17-year-old Ellen falls under the spell of glamorous Sasha. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their bohemian lifestyle. 2018: Now 30, Ellen and Sasha are still entwined in each other's lives. Then Sasha disappears, putting Ellen in terrible danger, and forcing her to confront not only the past, but how well she really knows her best friend.
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