May 2018 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Angel Makers
by Tessa Harris
In November 1888, the specter of Jack the Ripper instills fear in every woman who makes her living on the streets of London. But there are other monsters at large, those who shun fame and secretly claim their victims from among the city’s most vulnerable.... Constance Piper Mystery series.
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Better Off Read
by Nora Page
When her best hope of saving her storm-damaged library is found murdered, septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins hits the road in her bookmobile in search of justice. Bookmobile Mystery series.
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Broken Ice
by Matt Goldman
In the words of Lee Child: “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” Author Matt Goldman happily obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another adventure. This time Nils Shapiro has been hired to find missing teenager Linnea Engstrom, who never returned from last night’s high school hockey tournament.
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Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies
by Darci Hannah
The manager of the Bloom family cherry orchard has been found dead. Worse yet, all evidence points to Whitney Bloom's father as the killer. After racing home to help, things really land in the pits for Whitney. Will she have what it takes to clear her father's name and sift out the real Cherry Cove killer? Very Cherry Mystery series.
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Darkness Lane
by Thomas Kies
Relentless newshound Geneva Chase investigates as two unrelated crimes unexpectedly collide. A 15-year-old-girl has vanished along with her English teacher. Is this same-old story or something more? And then there's the abused woman who torched her sadistic husband. Out on the crime beat, Geneva works to unravel the connection, if any, between these two disparate stories. Geneva Chase Mystery series.
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The Fire Pit
by Chris Ould
Hjalti Hentze and Jan Reyna investigate the discovery of the 40-year-old remains of a child that turn up on an isolated farm once used by a suspicious commune. Faroes series.
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Grounds for Remorse
by Misty Simon
Best friends Tallie and Gina are learning that owning a business can make finding time for romance challenging. When Gina's new beau turns out to have a wife, she loudly threatens to poison his coffee or boil him in a vat. So when Mr. Wrong turns up dead at the bottom of a staircase inside Gina's locked home, she finds herself at the top of the police's suspect list. Tallie needs to sweep in to save her friend. Tallie Graver Mystery series.
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Last Girl Gone
by J. G. Hetherton
Investigative journalist Laura Chambers is back in her tiny North Carolina hometown, the one place she swore never to return. She reluctantly takes a job with the local paper. The work is unimportant and boring―at least until a missing girl turns up dead, the body impeccably clean, dressed to be the picture of innocence. This is the story Laura’s been waiting for― her one last chance to get back onto the front page.
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Lying in Wait
by Liz Nugent
"My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it." On the surface, Lydia Fitzsimons has the perfect life —wife of a respected judge, mother to a beloved son, mistress of a beautiful house in Dublin. That beautiful house, however, holds a secret. And when Lydia's son discovers its secret, wheels are set in motion to a devastatingly dark climax.
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Murder With Cinnamon Scones
by Karen Rose Smith
Daisy Swanson and her Aunt Iris run a delightful shop in Pennsylvania’s Amish country with an emphasis on tasty teas and treats—but murder is not so sweet.... Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery series.
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Natural Thorn Killer
by Kate Dyer-Seeley
When a sleazy real estate developer, who is trying to buy her Aunt Elin’s floral boutique, is found dead on the floor of the shop, Britta Johnston must deliver the killer to the police before they pin the murder on her beloved aunt. Rose City Mystery
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See Her Run
by Peggy Townsend
After the body of a promising young athlete, Hayley Poole, is recovered in the Nevada desert, authorities rule it a suicide. But when reporter Aloa Snow discovers that the girl’s boyfriend died in a similar accident only months before, her investigative instincts piqued. Someone very powerful forced Hayley to run for her life. Now Aloa must do the same.
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The Shadow Killer
by Arnaldur Indridason
A man is found murdered in a small apartment in Reykjavík, shot in the head with a pistol. So begins officers Flóvent and Thorson’s investigation, which will lead them down a path darker than either of them expected, and force them to reckon with their own demons. Flovent and Thorson Thriller series.
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A Sharp Solitude
by Christine Carbo
In the darkening days of autumn, in a remote region near the Canadian border, a journalist has been murdered. Anne Marie Johnson was last seen with Reeve Landon, making him the prime suspect. Intensely private and paranoid, in a panic that he'll be wrongfully arrested, Landon ventures deep into in the woods. Though not assigned the case, FBI investigator Ali Paige is determined to find the truth. Glacier Mystery series.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Red Tower
by Mark A. Latham
Dr. Watson has been invited to Crain Manor, where his old friend James Crain is to hold a spiritualist gathering. During the séance a ghostly figure is seen, then James's sister is found dead, a look of horror on her face, and the room locked from the inside. Watson sends for Sherlock Holmes to investigate this seemingly supernatural crime.
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The Spook in the Stacks
by Eva Gates
Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body. Lighthouse Library Mystery series.
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A Study in Treason
by Leonard Goldberg
The following case has not previously been disclosed to the public due to the sensitive information on foreign affairs. All those involved were previously bound by the Official Secrets Act. With the passage of time these impediments have been removed and the story of the "French Treaty" can now be safely told. Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series.
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The Uninvited Corpse
by Debra Sennefelder
Lifestyle entrepreneur and food blogger Hope Early must set aside her business plans in order to prove her sister’s innocence in the murder of reviled real estate agent Peaches McCoy—her sister’s biggest rival. Food Blogger Mystery series.
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