May 2019 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Almanack
by Martine Bailey
1752, Midsummer. Following a desperate summons from her mother, Tabitha Hart departs London for her home village–only to discover that her mother has drowned. Determined to discover the truth about the Widow Hart’s death, Tabitha teams up with Nat Starling, beginning a race against time to unmask the mysterious ‘D’ who is terrorizing the village.
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The Body in the Wake
by Katherine Hall Page
Supporting her friends through a less-than-relaxing summer at Penobscot Bay, amateur detective and caterer Faith Fairchild helps prepare for an upcoming wedding before stumbling on a body with a mysterious tattoo and connections far from Sanpere Island. Faith Fairchild Mystery series.
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Borrowed Time
by Tracy Clark
Cassandra Raines, a former Chicago cop turned private investigator, looks into a suspicious death as a favor to a friend—and makes some powerful enemies. Chicago Mystery series.
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Dead End
by Sally Spencer
The body has lain buried for years, and has no face and no fingertips. Monika Paniatowski’s team have no real leads, but when they discuss the case Monika begins to see possible links with a case she closed four years earlier. Are the two cases connected? DCI Monika Paniatowski Mystery series.
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Duplicate Death
by Georgette Heyer
Inspector Hemingway has his work cut out for him when a seemingly civilized game of Duplicate Bridge leads to a double murder. The crimes seem identical, but were they carried out by the same hand? Country House Mystery series.
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For a Good Paws
by Linda O. Johnston
Carrie Kennersley, owner of a bakery that serves tasty treats to both dogs and humans, is determined to uncover the truth about a 10 year old local murder. Even if it means things will get ruff... Barkery & Biscuits Mystery series.
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The Last Thing She Remembers
by J. S. Monroe
She arrives at the train station only to realize her bag had been stolen—her passport, credit cards, laptop, house key now all gone. And even more disturbing, when she goes to report the incident, she can’t recall her own name. All she has on her is a train ticket home.
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Murder in the City of Liberty
by Rachel McMillan
Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership with the handsome, yet shy, Hamish DeLuca. Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery series.
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Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches
by Karen Rose Smith
Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy’s Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business. Schumaker takes a to-go order, which Daisy hopes is a good sign. But when he perishes from a seizure, it looks like his food was dosed with something deadly. Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery series.
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A Murderous Malady
by Christine Trent
Cholera has broken out in London, but Florence Nightingale has bigger problems when people begin dying of a far more intentional cause―murder. Now, Florence is in a race against time―not only to save the victims of a lethal disease, but to foil a murderer with a disturbingly sinister goal. Florence Nightingale Mystery series.
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Nothing Else Remains
by Robert Scragg
When Max Brennan’s father and then his own girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Jake Porter for help. When Max is attacked next, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. Porter & Styles series.
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Read on Arrival
by Nora Page
For over forty years, septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins has tried every trick in the book to get delinquent patron Dixie Huddleston to return the most overdue volume in Catalpa Springs. But when Dixie says she’ll finally relinquish the book and Cleo arrives at Dixie’s home, she finds her dead. Cleo suspects murder and the police agree, promptly listing Cleo among the likely culprits. Bookmobile Mystery series.
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The Road to Grantchester
by James Runcie
A prequel to the Grantchester series follows the life, loves and losses of young Sidney Chambers in postwar London, where, as a traumatized veteran, he navigates devastating survivor guilt and a haphazard religious calling. Prequel to the Grantchester Mystery series.
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Sconed to Death
by Lynn Cahoon
Cat Latimer pursues a scone-cold killer who iced a top chef in a local bakery... Cat Latimer Mystery series.
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Southern Sass and Killer Cravings
by Kate Young
Life has always been sweet on Georgia’s Peach Cove Island, but a case of murder has Marygene Brown down in the pits... Includes seven recipes from Marygene’s kitchen! Marygene Brown Mystery series.
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A Veil Removed
by Michelle Cox
Murder is never far from this sexy couple! Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be. Convinced that his father’s death was not an accident, Clive launches his own investigation,and Henrietta joins forces with Clive on their first real case, which becomes darker―and deadlier―than they imagined. Henrietta and Inspector Howard series.
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Westside
by W. M. Akers
It’s 1921, and a thirteen-mile fence running the length of Broadway splits the island of Manhattan, separating the prosperous Eastside from overgrown wasteland of the Westside. It is a hellish landscape, and Gilda Carr proudly calls it home. Gilda follows in the footsteps of her late detective father, solving "tiny mysteries": the impossible puzzles that keep us awake at night. Yet on Gilda’s Westside, even tiny mysteries end in blood—including the case of a missing white leather glove.
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Wild Card
by Michael Brandman
When San Remo County Acting Sheriff Buddy Steel is deputized by the California Coastal Commission to investigate a reclusive Russian billionaire who has repeatedly violated state law by obstructing public access to his vast beachfront property, he makes a shocking discovery. Buddy Steel Mystery series.
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The Woman in the Blue Cloak
by Deon Meyer
Early on a May morning during South Africa’s winter, a woman’s naked body is discovered beside the N2 highway. The local investigation stalls, so the case is referred to Captain Benny Griessel and his colorful partner Vaughn Cupido. The woman proves to be Alicia Lewis, an expert in old Dutch Masters paintings seeking a rare painting not seen since it disappeared in 1654. Benny Griessel Mystery series.
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The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits
by Alys Clare
London, 1880. When Ernest Stibbins approaches the World’s End investigation bureau with wild claims that his wife Albertina has been warned by her spirit guides that someone is out to harm her, the bureau’s owner Lily Raynor and her new employee Felix Wilbraham are initially sceptical. How are the two private enquiry agents supposed to investigate threats from beyond the grave? But after she attends a séance at the Stibbins home, Lily realizes Albertina is in terrible danger. And very soon so too is Lily herself. World's End Bureau Mystery series.
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