August 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Art of Deception
by Leonard Goldberg
Assisting Scotland Yard to identify an elusive criminal who has been breaking into galleries and homes to destroy valuable paintings, Joanna and the Watsons uncover a pattern to the vandalism before two murders complicate their investigation. Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery series.
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A Deadly Inside Scoop
by Abby Collette
A recent MBA grad’s efforts to relaunch her family’s traditional ice-cream shop are complicated by the murder of a con artist whose notorious rivalry with her family places her father under suspicion. Ice Cream Parlor Mystery series.
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The Doom List
by Gerard O'Donovan
July, 1922. Newly-appointed 'movie czar' William H. Hays is about to arrive in town on a single-minded mission to clean up Hollywood. With the industry in the grip of fear and paranoia, Hollywood's hottest director is determined that no hint of scandal should mar the premiere of his new movie, and hires private investigator Tom Collins, to protect his leading lady's reputation at all costs. Tom Collins Mystery series.
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Edinburgh Midnight
by Carole Lawrence
Séances are all the rage, and Detective Hamilton’s otherwise sensible aunt Lillian is not immune to their allure. When members of Lillian’s circle of séance friends begin turning up dead, Ian investigates. With the help of his friend Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian is soon drawn into a dark world of believers and tricksters, and a puzzling series of murders with no pattern, no motive, and no end in sight. Ian Hamilton Mystery series.
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A Fatal Fiction
by Kaitlyn Dunnett
Freelance book editor Mikki Lincoln knows the makings of a well-written story, but she’ll need to choose her words wisely when a new assignment introduces a deadly plot twist. Deadly Edits series.
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The Finders
by Jeffrey B. Burton
After losing his beloved springer spaniel, Mace Reid, who specializes in human remains detection, adopts a new cadaver dog trainee. Mace must put his trust in Vira's abilities to thwart a serial killer who has now set his sights on Mace himself. Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series.
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Ghost Ups Her Game
by Carolyn Hart
After a busy morning dispatching emissaries from Heaven's Department of Good Intentions to those in need, Bailey Ruth Raeburn is feeling flush with success. So when an urgent call for help comes through from her old hometown, she can't resist taking on the mission herself. After all, what could go wrong? Bailey Ruth Ghost series.
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Lady Rights a Wrong
by Eliza Casey
As the suffragette movement sweeps England in 1912, Lady Cecilia Bates wants to march but ends up trailing a killer instead. Manor Cat Mystery series.
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Love and Other Crimes: Stories
by Sara Paretsky
A New York Times best-selling author offers a collection of thrilling crime and detective short stories, many featuring legendary detective V.I. Warshawski—including a brand-new V.I. story.
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The Mist
by Ragnar Jónasson
1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn't. The couple should never have let him in. But they did. An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever. Hidden Iceland series.
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Murder at Blackwater Bend
by Clara McKenna
Wild-hearted Kentuckian Stella Kendrick cautiously navigates the strict demands of British high society as the future Lady of Morrington Hall. But when petty scandals lead to bloody murder, her outspoken nature could be all that keeps her alive.... Stella and Lyndy Mystery series.
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Nothing Bundt Trouble
by Ellie Alexander
This time, Torte’s pastry chef and amateur sleuth, Juliet Capshaw, finds herself coming out of the oven and straight into the fire to solve a cold case. Bakeshop Mystery series.
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One Last Lie
by Paul Doiron
When his beloved mentor disappears amid the discovery of an antique badge, Mike Bowditch investigates the presumed death of an undercover warden before the cold case is upended by dangerous secrets and a daughter’s return. Mike Bowditch Mystery series.
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Remain Silent
by Susie Steiner
Juggling unexpected domestic disputes to achieve a work-life balance, a part-time employee of the Cambridgeshire cold cases department tackles the most dangerous assignment of her career in the hanging death of a Lithuanian immigrant. Manon Bradshaw series.
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Riviera Gold
by Laurie R. King
It’s summertime on the Riviera, and the Jazz Age has come to France’s once-sleepy beaches. When Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive, they find their partnership pulled between youthful pleasures and old sins, hot sun and cool jazz, new affections and enduring loyalties. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
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Spring Girls
by Karen Katchur
Another spring, another girl murdered, Detective Geena Brassard and her partner, Parker Reed, must convince the only known survivor of the so-called Spring Strangler for help in stopping the killer before another innocent life is lost. Northampton County series.
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They Did Bad Things
by Lauren A. Forry
Twenty years after college, five friends are trapped inside a crumbling, secluded mansion on the Scottish isle of Doon; and must fight each other—and the unknown mastermind behind their gathering—as they confront the role they played in their former housemate’s death.
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Witch Hunt
by Cate Conte
Murder isn’t always crystal-clear . . . especially when the prime suspect discovers she’s a witch. Witch Hunt series.
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