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New Mysteries at Riverside Public Library
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The conditions of unconditional love
by Alexander McCall Smith
While tapping into her stores of coolness and reserve to help navigate a decidedly delicate dispute, moral philosopher Isabel Dalhousie and her husband Jamie will together be dealing with tricky personal issues of their own.
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The murder of Mr. Ma
by John Shen Yen Nee
In 1924 London a shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie. These unlikely allies investigate the murders of Chinese immigrants, all stabbed to death with a butterfly sword. They must connect the dots to catch a killer before they become victims themselves.
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Dog day afternoon
by David Rosenfelt
A retired lawyer and dog rescue operator investigates after one of his recent adopters is implicated in a mass shooting at his workplace in the latest addition to the series following ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas.
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Don't let the devil ride : a novel
by Ace Atkins
A Memphis wife and mother hires an old friend of her father, legendary private investigator Porter Hayes, to search for her missing husband. The pair uncover a dangerous knot of international intrigue involving mercenaries, retired actresses and imposters.
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Peg and Rose play the ponies
by Laurien Berenson
While in Kentucky to sell her Thoroughbred broodmare's offspring at a high-stakes yearling sale, rival sisters-in-law Peg and Rose discover something seems off about Six Oaks farm. When the yearling manager with serious anger issues is murdered, the ladies enter the ring to expose the culprit.
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Shadowheart
by Meg Gardiner
Two serial killers—Efrem Judah Goode, and the Broken Heart Killer are locked in a twisted rivalry. FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix must unravel the connection between them. The process traps her between a manipulative psychopath and a ruthless unknown suspect forces her to dive into two dark and depraved minds.
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Requiem for a mouse
by Miranda James
When his bride-to-be's new employee, a shy, peculiar woman named Tara, is viciously attacked, librarian Charlie Harris takes a break from wedding preparations to find the culprit. He discovers shocking glimpses into Tara's past he could've never predicted that could delay his and Helen Louise's happily ever after.
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A refiner's fire
by Donna Leon
Commissario Guideo Brunetti investigates after one of his colleagues is attacked by a possible gang member while walking through Venice in the latest addition to the long-running Italian sleuthing series following So Shall You Reap.
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Farewell, Amethystine
by Walter Mosley
Los Angeles detective Easy Rawlins investigates when the ex-husband of his ex-lover, Amethystine Stoller, turns up dead and his only friend at the LAPD goes into hiding, in the 16th novel of the series following Blood Grove.
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A talent for murder : a novel
by Peter Swanson
A newlywed becomes suspicious of her husband after finding a blood streak on the back of a shirt he wore to a conference and discovers a disturbing pattern of unsolved murders in all the cities he's visited.
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Clete
by James Lee Burke
After his car is ransacked at a local car wash, Private investigator, Clete Purcel probes into a group of Mexican cartel thugs trafficking fentanyl into New Orleans in the latest installment of the long-running series following A Private Cathedral.
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First frost
by Craig Johnson
Sheriff Walt Longmire tries to manage his increasingly complicated personal life while staving off the violent underworld that is encroaching on the Old West, in the 20th novel of the series following The Longmire Defense.
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Feline fatale / : A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
by Rita Mae Brown
Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen investigates a murder in Albermarle County, Virginia with assistance from her beloved pets. These include cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and dogs Pirate and Tucker, in the latest novel in the long-running series following Hiss and Tell.
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It had to be you
by Mary Higgins Clark
Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers are determined to clear one name at the expense of the other. They ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime. As they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
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The last word
by Elly Griffiths
Natalka and Edwin go undercover at a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House after being hired by the daughters of local writer Melody Chambers to investigate her death. They believe she was murdered. Meanwhile, another murder occurs and by the time Edwin infiltrates a sinister book group, he finds himself in danger.
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Close to death : a novel
by Anthony Horowitz
Charles Kentworthy is found dead on his doorstep after moving his loud, boisterous family into an idyllic gated community. Detective Hawthorne investigates, in the fifth novel of the series following The Twist of a Knife.
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The Mistress of Bhatia House
by Sujata Massey
India, 1922: Perveen Mistry is the only female lawyer in Bombay, a city where child mortality is high, birth control is unavailable and very few women have ever seen a doctor. She grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installment in Sujata Massey’s award-winning series.
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Pay dirt
by Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski visits Angela, one her protégées in Kansas. Angela's roommate goes missing and V.I. finds her near death in a drug house, she is pitched headlong into the country's opioid crisis and a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War.
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Toxic prey
by John Sandford
When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport calls in her father, Lucas to locate the scientist. When their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus he created from becoming the perfect weapon.
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Murder at la Villette
by Cara Black
Framed for the murder of her daughter's father, a former homicide investigator, Parisian P.I. Aimee Leduc must quickly find the real killer. Cut off from her typical network and forced to operate undercover she goes deep into the underbelly of Paris' 19th arrondissement on her hunt for justice.
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In sunshine or in shadow
by Rhys Bowen
Deep in the New York Catskills in 1908, tensions are running high, and it's not long before a body delays Molly Murphy's return to Westchester.
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Galway confidential
by Ken Bruen
Irish detective Jack Taylor awakens from a coma to discover that his sleuthing services are needed after two local nuns are found bludgeoned by a hammer, in the 17th novel of the series following A Galway Epiphany.
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Murder in the tea leaves
by Laura Childs
Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes. The reading results in the film's director's murder. Theodosia starts her own shadow investigation. Just when she's about to solve the case, another murder occurs, sending her back to square one.
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Finlay Donovan rolls the dice
by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero, arrive in Atlantic City and must find the location of Vero's kidnapped crush and a stolen car.
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Last seen in Havana
by Teresa Dovalpage
A newly widowed Cuban American baker, Mercedes Spivey, returns to her homeland to care for her ailing grandmother and to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her mother, in the fourth novel of the series following Death of a Telenovela Star.
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Listen for the lie
by Amy Tintera
When Lucy's friend Savvy is murdered, anyone could be the killer, even Lucy. Soon enough a true-crime podcast comes investigating.
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Three-inch teeth
by C. J. Box
When the outlaw he locked up years ago is released from prison, determined to exact revenge on the six people who sent him away, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, with a grizzly bear on a rampage, soon discovers he's one of those six people.
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Death of a spy
by M. C Beaton
Scottish Highland village Sergeant Hamish Macbeth introduces as his new assistant officer, James Bland. Bland is an American who is secretly investigating a Russian spy ring, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Death of a Traitor.
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The ghost orchid
by Jonathan Kellerman
Brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis are consulting on the baffling double murder of a playboy heir to an Italian shoe empire and his married lover. They are led to L.A.'s darkest side as they contend with one of the most shocking cases of their careers.
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The antique hunter's guide to murder: a novel
by C. L. Miller
Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya Lockwood's estranged mentor, dies under mysterious circumstances. Freya returns to her quaint English hometown to find the truth. She follows the clues to an old manor hosting an antiques enthusiast's weekend, and finds herself drawn back into the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts.
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The rumor game
by Thomas Mullen
A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in World War II-era Boston. June, 1943. Wartime tensions are running high, and an atmosphere of distrust and unease is dividing friends and neighbors. The two protagonists of Thomas Mullen's gripping historical thriller find themselves at the center of a dangerous tinderbox, trying to douse the sparks before flames engulf the city.
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The Phoenix crown : a novel
by Kate Quinn
In 1906, Gemma, a silver-voiced soprano, and Suling, a Chinatown embroideress are offered patronage by Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate. When Henry disappears, along with the fabled Phoenix Crown, they are brought together five years later in one last desperate quest for justice.
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Village in the dark
by Iris Yamashita
Shocking clues emerge, revealing Detective Cara Kennedy's husband and son were possibly murdered. This is potentially connected to a string of other deaths and disappearances. Cara will stop at nothing to find the truth, placing her own life and the lives of those around her in mortal danger.
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