July 2018 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Against Nature
by Casey Barrett
Unlicensed P.I. Duck Darley has settled into an unlikely domestic routine with a wealthy divorcée and her son. But old nightmares return when a desperate text from a former partner lures Duck back into sworn-off vices and the sinister world of professional sports... Duck Darley series.
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Against the Claw
by Shari Randall
Welcome back to the seaside village of Mystic Bay, where someone’s been found sleeping with the fishes... Allie Larkin is still back home, lending a hand at her aunt’s Lazy Mermaid Lobster Shack. But the last thing Allie expects to find out on the bay is the dead body of a beautiful young woman. Lobster Shack Mystery series.
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Caged
by Ellison Cooper
FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of her fiancé, she wants nothing more than to focus on her research into the brains of serial killers. But when the D.C. police stumble upon a gruesome murder scene, Sayer is called in to lead the investigation.
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The Con Artist
by Fred Van Lente
Comic book artist Mike Mason arrives at San Diego Comic-Con, seeking sanctuary with other fans and creators. But when his rival is found murdered, he becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, Mike will have to navigate every corner of the con, from zombie obstacle courses and cosplay flash mobs to intrusive fans and obsessive collectors, unraveling the dark secret behind one of the industry’s legendary creators.
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Final Resting Place
by Jonathan F. Putnam
It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield’s elite have gathered and spirits are high―until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks. When his political rival is arrested, young lawyer Abraham Lincoln and his best friend Joshua Speed are back on the case to investigate. Lincoln and Speed Mystery series.
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Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
by Rhys Bowen
In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate. But proving she can run a household just may be the death of her! Royal Spyness Mystery series.
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In the Presence of Evil
by Tania Bayard
Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone fears the king’s attacks of unreason and the charlatans who claim they can cure him. But when a mysterious book of magic leaves a trail of real murdered bodies in its wake, Christine has more than black magic to worry about. Christine de Pizan Mystery series.
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Knot My Sister's Keeper
by Mary Marks
In tracing her ancestry, quilter Martha Rose discovers a ritzy half-sister, a stash of family secrets, and a decades-old mystery that only she can unravel. Quilting Mystery series.
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Murder at the Flamingo
by Rachel McMillan
Hamish DeLuca just ran away to Boston where his cousin is opening a fashionable nightclub. When he meets his cousin's “right hand man," Regina “Reggie” Van Buren, Hamish wonders if his dreams for a more normal life might be at hand. But as Reggie and Hamish work together in this glittering world, they discover a darker side to the smashing Flamingo nightclub. Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery series.
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One on One
by Michael Brandman
When legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son home from the LAPD, Buddy didn't expect to encounter crime in the privileged coastal community of Freedom, as vicious and challenging as that of the city. Buddy Steel Mystery series.
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Shadow of the Hangman
by Edward Marston
After a massacre of American prisoners of war at Dartmoor, Peter and Paul Skillen are hired to catch two escaped prisoners who have vowed revenge on the Home Secretary. Bow Street Rivals series.
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A Soufflé of Suspicion
by Daryl Wood Gerber
The buoyant mood at Bistro Rousseau deflates when Chef Camille’s sister, Renee, turns up dead in the chef’s kitchen, and Mimi Rousseau must tease the real killer out of a mélange of menacing characters. French Bistro Mystery series.
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A Tale of Two Murders
by Heather Redmond
On the eve of the Victorian era, London has a new sleuth ...young Charles Dickens, a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle. With a twist or two in a most peculiar case, Charles and his boss's daughter, Kate, may be in for the worst of times! A Dickens of a Crime series.
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Toucan Keep a Secret
by Donna Andrews
Toucan keep a secret, if one of them is dead. Meg Langslow is at Trinity Episcopal Church locking up when she finds the body of an elderly parishioner. Chief Burke investigates the murder, but Meg, while contacting the families of the people whose ashes were disturbed in the crypt of the church, is learning the many secrets of Caerphilly's history. Meg Langslow Mystery series.
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Under a Dark Sky
by Lori Rader-Day
Since her husband died, Eden's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick. Everyone, including her family, has grown weary of her grief. So when she finds her husband had reserved a week at a dark sky park, she goes. But when one of a group of friends is murdered, everyone—including Eden—is a suspect. Eden must make sense of the chaos and lies to evade a ruthless killer—and she'll have to do it before dark falls...
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The Unfinished Clue
by Georgette Heyer
It should have been a lovely English country-house weekend. But when Sir Arthur Billington-Smith is found stabbed to death, no one has an alibi. The guests find themselves under the scrutiny of Scotland Yard's cool-headed Inspector Harding, who has solved tough cases before—but this time, the young inspector discovers much more than he's bargained for. Country House Mystery series.
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