| And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell HallWhat it's about: After years doing research at a firm, 39-year-old African American Grayson Sykes has her first solo job as a PI for the group.
The case: A doctor's girlfriend has been missing for weeks and the cops think she left of her own accord. Now, Gray, who has secrets and troubles of her own, must find the truth. But it's all more complicated than it first appears...and that's before Gray's past catches up with her.
Read it for: the captivating characters; the wry humor; the atmospheric setting; the suspenseful, twisty plot. |
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| The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanWhat it's about: When a contractor at an English luxury retirement village is murdered, four members of its crime club try to crack the case.
Reviewers say: "British TV celebrity [Richard] Osman mixes mirth and murder in his exceptional debut" (Publishers Weekly); "A top-class cozy infused with dry wit and charming characters" (Kirkus Reviews).
Read this next: If you like witty, unorthodox British police detectives, try Christopher Fowler’s delightful Bryant & May books; for short stories involving a mystery-solving group, grab Agatha Christie's Tuesday Night Club. |
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Dough or Die by Winnie Archer#5 in the Bread Shop mysteries. When murder interrupts the filming at their Yeast of Eden bakery, which is reality TV bound, Ivy Culpepper, with the town craving answers, must move quickly to solve the crime before her business collapses.
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Boston Scream Murder by Ginger Bolton#4 in the Deputy Donut series. Donut baker Emily Westhill delivers her famous Boston cream donuts to a local eccentric for his 70th birthday party, but finds him dead instead and must investigate in the latest addition to the series following Jealousy Filled Donuts.
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Every Kind of Wicked by Lisa Black#6 in the Gardiner and Renner series. Forensics expert Maggie Gardiner is swept up in a dangerous web of lies when detective Jack Renner's investigation into a university student's death violently converges with a suspicious overdose case being overseen by Maggie's homicide detective ex.
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| Grave Peril by Jim ButcherStarring: cynical Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden, who finds lost items and conducts paranormal investigations.
What happens: With the help of his friend Michael, who's a sword-carrying knight, Harry tries to figure out why a powerful ghost is wreaking havoc and targeting Harry's friends, not to mention dealing with the vampires and demons who are afoot as well.
Series alert: This 3rd in the bestselling Dresden Files cleverly combines fantasy and mystery elements and features likeable characters, action-packed plots, and zippy dialogue. The 17th book in the series, Battle Ground, came out in September. |
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| Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn HartStarring: Bailey Ruth Raeburn, a fashion-conscious emissary from Heaven's Department of Good Intentions....and its biggest rule-breaker.
What happens: Kay Clark's former boyfriend comes home to Adelaide, Oklahoma and dies in what appears to be an accident. Kay thinks it was murder, and now Bailey Ruth's assigned to keep her safe and sort it all out.
For fans of: Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series, who may like this 3rd entry in a funny, heartwarming supernatural series set in a small town. |
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| Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin LindseyStarring: spirited 19-year-old Rose Gallagher, an Irish American housemaid working in a Fifth Avenue brownstone in 1886 New York.
What it's about: Rose investigates after her handsome British boss mysteriously disappears, and she finds herself dealing with Pinkerton agents as well as ghosts and other supernatural elements.
Series alert: This delightful series debut mixes paranormal mystery with a hint of romance. Rose's adventurous 3rd outing, The Silver Shooter, arrives in November, where you'll find her heading out west. |
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| A House of Ghosts by W.C. RyanThe setup: In winter 1917, Lord and Lady Highmount host a weekend house party on an island off the Devon coast, with plans for a séance in hopes of contacting their two sons lost in the raging war. Among the guests are two Secret Intelligence Service employees, including socialite Kate Cartwright, who suspect a spy's hiding among those at the party.
What happens: A storm traps the guests and a murder occurs, and Kate, who can see ghosts, investigates along with her partner.
What it is: a pleasing paranormal spin on the classic traditional mystery, written by Irish author W.C. Ryan (who as William Ryan penned the Captain Alexei Korolev series set in 1930s Russia). |
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