March 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Above the Bay of Angels
by Rhys Bowen
When a twist of fate lands her in Queen Victoria’s kitchen, a talented young chef is selected to accompany a royal retinue. But now she has been wrongly implicated in a murder with no good way to defend herself.
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A Cold Trail
by Robert Dugoni
The last time homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite was in Cedar Grove, it was to see her sister’s killer put behind bars. Now she’s returned for a respite and the chance to put her life back in order. But tragic memories soon prove impossible to escape. Tracy Crosswhite series.
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Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut
by Sarah Graves
Discovering the murdered body of a celebrity foodie in their new bakery, owners Jake and Ellie investigate the victim’s numerous enemies to clear Jake’s name of suspicion. Death by Chocolate Mystery series.
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A Divided Loyalty
by Charles Todd
Investigating the murder of an unknown victim who was found within a great prehistoric circle near Stonehenge, Rutledge follows unreliable clues to an impossible conclusion that places him on the wrong side of Scotland Yard. Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery series.
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Egg Drop Dead
by Vivien Chien
This time the Ho-Lee Noodle House is taking its business to the next level―only to end up in hot water. Noodle Shop Mystery series.
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Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace
by Patricia Marcantonio
Heiress and amateur detective Felicity Carrol makes a perilous journey while clashing with Scotland Yard Inspector Jackson Davies to investigate the murder of her mentor at the British Museum amid the theft of a priceless manuscript. Felicity Carrol Mystery series.
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Firewatching
by Russ Thomas
Cold-case reviewer Adam Tyler teams up with fellow outsider, Muslim constable Amina Rabbani, to investigate a high-profile murder, only to find the main suspect is his recent one-night stand. Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler series.
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Ghosts of the Missing
by Kathleen Donohoe
On Saturday, October 28, 1995, a girl vanished. She was not a child particularly prized in town... When questioned by reporters, those who’d known Rowan described her as ‘quiet’ and ‘loner’ and ‘shy’ and even ‘awkward.’ Words for pity. But does anyone really care what happened to Rowan?
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The Holdout
by Graham Moore
One juror changed the verdict. What if she was wrong? A decade after convincing the members of a deadlocked jury to return a not-guilty verdict, Maya Seale is wrongly implicated in a murder. Now the secrets the jury have been keeping threaten to come out—with drastic consequences for all involved.
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The King's Justice
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Maggie Hope started out as Winston Churchill’s secretary, but now she’s a secret agent and spy—and the only one who can figure out how a stolen violin ties into a series of horrifying murders. Maggie Hope Mystery series.
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The Last Passenger
by Charles Finch
Victorian detective Charles Lenox is defying Scotland Yard and navigating the dual challenges of royal obstinance and class prejudice to investigate the murder of a first-class passenger at Paddington Station. Charles Lenox Mystery series.
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Less Than a Moment
by Steven F. Havill
Sheriff Torrez and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman need all the help they can get to find the connection between Torrez’s nephew’s arrest and a night-time drive-by shooting. Posadas County Mystery series.
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Perfect Little Children
by Sophie Hannah
Spying on her ex-best friend, Beth notices something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Flora's children, Thomas and Emily, were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven’t changed at all. How is it possible that they haven’t grown up?
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Pretty as a Picture
by Elizabeth Little
Marissa Dahl, a shy film editor, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware to work with the legendary--and legendarily demanding--director Tony Rees. The feature film has a familiar plot line: Some girl dies. Then Marissa is drawn into the investigation of the actual murder, and learns the true problem: the killer may still be on the loose. And he might not be finished.
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Salt River
by Randy Wayne White
Doc Ford is sure he's beyond the point of being surprised by his longtime pal Tomlinson's tales of a misspent youth. But he's stunned anew when Tomlinson reveals that as a younger man, he'd unwittingly fathered multiple children via sperm bank donations. Thanks to genealogy websites, Tomlinson's offspring have tracked him down... But Doc is suspicious that one of them might be planning something far more nefarious than a family reunion. Doc Ford series.
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The Starr Sting Scale
by C. S. O'Cinneide
Candace Starr considers herself retired from the world of professional hits since she got out of prison. That’s until a society maven wants her daughter’s boyfriend removed from their lives permanently. When he shows up dead, Candace has to help the cops catch the killer... mainly since she's a prime suspect. Candace Starr series.
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Things in Jars
by Jess Kidd
Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities. Blending darkness and light, history and folklore, this spellbinding Gothic mystery collapses the boundary between fact and fairy tale.
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Watching From the Dark
by Gytha Lodge
One crime. One witness. One question . . . Why didn’t he call the police? When a vibrant young woman is murdered over video chat, a small-town detective wades into a circle of friends and lovers with dangerous secrets.
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