May 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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And the Killer is...
by G. A. McKevett
When a nonagenarian movie star is found murdered in her derelict 1920s mansion, private investigator Savannah Reid, Dirk, and the Moonlight Magnolia gang search for answers dating back to Hollywood’s golden era. Savannah Reid Mystery series.
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Antiques Fire Sale
by Barbara Allan
After flames consume a historic mansion full of priceless treasures, along with its occupant, Brandy and Vivian must find out who committed this murderous act of arson. Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery series.
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The Benefit of Hindsight
by Susan Hill
Recuperating after losing his arm in a violent incident, DCS Serrailler finds his efforts to rehabilitate complicated by a breaking-and-entering case that tests the limits of his skills and stability. Simon Serrailler Case series.
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The Body in the Garden
by Katharine Schellman
1815, London. Recently widowed and returning to society, Lily Adler overhears a desperate young man attempting blackmail at a ball, only to be shot dead moments later, and vows to investigate after the magistrate is bribed to drop the case. Lily Adler Mystery series,
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Broken
by Don Winslow
Drug dealers, bounty hunters, fugitives, struggling cops and lost souls rob, steal, kill, corrupt, and betray their way through five intense novellas.
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Dead on the Vine
by Elle Brooke White
Hoping to sell the unwanted family farm she has inherited, Charlotte Finn discovers a body on the property before learning that the victim may have been a relative and that one her own farmhands or neighbors may be responsible. Finn Family Farm Mystery series.
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Death of an American Beauty
by Mariah Fredericks
In 1913, while on a break from her duties as a lady’s maid in Gilded Age New York, Jane Prescott is drawn into a murder investigation after a woman’s body is found outside of a refuge for women run by her uncle. Jane Prescott series.
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Fake Truth
by Lee Goldberg
When author Ian Ludlow helps a Chinese movie star defect to the United States, he accidentally winds up becoming the hero in a real-life espionage case. Ian Ludlow series.
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Have You Seen Me?
by Kate White
Arriving at work to discover that she has suffered a dissociative fugue and lost five years of her memory,Ally Linden realizes the key to her missing memories could bring relief—or unlock her worst nightmares.
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The Missing Sister
by Elle Marr
In Paris, her twin sister has vanished, leaving behind three chilling words: Trust no one. Taking the warning to heart, Shayna maintains the lie that Angela is dead. Now, as she gets closer to the truth—and to the killer—Shayna’s own life may be in the balance…
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Murder Can Confuse Your Chihuahua
by Rose Pressey
When her Chihuahua, Van Gogh, leads her to a dead body, Celeste Cabot, who has a touch of paranormal talent, too, sets out to draw the brazen killer onto her canvas with the help of a handsome fellow artist, a medium, and a spirit. Haunted Craft Fair Mystery series.
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Murder in Galway
by Carlene O'Connor
To honor her mother’s final request, Tara Meehan arrives in Ireland, where she becomes immediately drawn into her mother and uncle’s troubled past when a dead body is found in her missing uncle’s cottage. Home to Ireland Mystery series.
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Murder on Pleasant Avenue
by Victoria Thompson
When Gino Donatelli is wrongly implicated by the police in a brutal murder, Frank and Sarah navigate long-simmering precinct resentments to uncover the truth. Gaslight Mystery series.
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Pulp Friction
by Julie Anne Lindsey
When a groom is found dead after arguing with her doting ex, cider shop owner Winona Mae Montgomery must peel back the layers of a juicy scandal to find the truth before the real killer puts the squeeze on her. Cider Shop Mystery series.
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The Secrets They Left Behind
by Lissa Marie Redmond
After two college freshmen go missing and the trail goes cold, a young police officer, still reeling emotionally and physically from a previous case, goes undercover as a student to determine what happened the night they disappeared.
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The Stolen Letter
by Paige Shelton
Bookseller Delaney Nichols meets a woman who believes she is Mary, Queen of Scots, reborn; and when the Cracked Spine book shop is royally threatened, she must work to save the shop. Scottish Bookshop Mystery series.
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Sugar and Vice
by Eve Calder
When a skeleton is found in the backyard behind her best friend Maxi’s flower store, Kate McGuire must follow the clues to find a killer and clear Maxi’s name before the last cookie crumbles. Cookie House Mystery series.
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Three Hours in Paris
by Cara Black
In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why. Or maybe we do...
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Who Speaks for the Damned
by C. S. Harris
Drawn into the investigation of a disowned nobleman’s death amid the disappearance of a mysterious young boy, Sebastian St. Cyr pieces together clues about the boy’s identity and the victim’s high-risk decision to return home. Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series.
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