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The Secrets of Winter: A Josephine Tey Mystery (A Josephine Tey Mystery #9)
By Nicola Upson. 2020
A snowy Christmas gathering on an island off the Cornish coast goes murderously wrong in this festive Golden Age mystery.December…
1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St. Michael's Mount--and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary--interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins.Pivoting on a real moment in history, the ninth novel in the Josephine Tey series draws on all the much-loved conventions of the Golden Age Christmas mystery, while giving them the contemporary twist which has come to distinguish the books so far.A shoe-in read for fans of Ellery Adams and Kate Carlisle, On Borrowed Crime is the first in Kate Young's…
new Georgia-set, sweet tea filled, Jane Doe Book Club mysteries.The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't fun and games... Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as receptionist for her uncle's private investigative firm, her fellow true crime obsessed Jane Doe members are the friends she's always wanted, and her parents just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. But recently, with her best friend Melanie on vacation, and her ex-boyfriend and horrible cousin becoming an item and moving in next door to her, her idyllic life is on the fritz. The cherry on top of it all is finding Carol, a member of the club, dead and shoved into a suitcase, left at Lyla's front door.Unusual circumstances notwithstanding, with Carol's heart condition, the coroner rules Carol's death undetermined. But when they discover the suitcase belongs to Melanie, who had returned from her vacation the following morning, Sweet Mountain police begin to suspect Lyla's best friend. Determined that police are following the wrong trail, to clear her friend's name, and to not allow Carol become one of the club's studied cold cases, Lyla begins to seek out the real killer. That is, until she becomes the one sought after. Now, finding the truth could turn her into the killer's next plot twist, unless she wins the game of cat and mouse.Return to a Victorian world of intrigue and danger in books 4 and 5 in the Lady Julia Grey mystery…
series by New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn.Dark Road to DarjeelingAfter eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia’s eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband’s family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child—and with discovering the truth about her husband’s death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next?The Dark InquiryLady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to London. But merging their respective households leaves little room for the newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane’s private enquiry business. Among the more unlikely clients: Julia’s very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her family, Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation. It leads to the exclusive Spirit Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances…and not a few powerful gentlemen in thrall. From this eerie enclave unfolds a lurid tangle of murder, espionage and blackmail… Bristling at the tension it causes between them, the Brisbanes find they must unite or fall. For Bellmont’s sake—and more—they’ll face myriad dangers born of dark secrets: the kind men kill to keep…Don’t miss the complete Lady Julia Grey mystery series:Book # 1: Silent in the GraveBook # 2: Silent in the SanctuaryBook # 3: Silent on the MoorBook # 3.5: Midsummer Night (novella)Book # 4: Dark Road to DarjeelingBook # 5: The Dark EnquiryBook # 5.5: Silent Night (novella)Book # 5.6: Twelfth Night (novella)Book # 5.7: Bonfire Night (novella)A Dark and Twisting Path (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery #3)
By Julia Buckley. 2018
Writer's apprentice Lena London is happily working on a new collaboration with her idol and bestselling suspense novelist and friend…
Camilla Graham, but her joy is short-lived when a dark cloud descends upon the quaint town of Blue Lake, Indiana...Lena's best friend, Allison, is in a panic. On a walk in the woods by her home, Allison discovers the body of her mail carrier, an argumentative man who recently had a falling out with Allison's husband. Lena quickly realizes that Allison has nothing to worry about as the murder weapon points to a different suspect altogether: Lena's embattled boyfriend, Sam West. Sam was cleared of his wife's murder when she was found alive, and now someone is trying to make him look guilty again. Surveillance video of a break-in at his house shows a shadowy figure trying to incriminate him by stealing the weapon from his desk. Lena and Camilla work on a suspect list, but a threatening note and a violent intrusion at Graham House prove that the devious killer has decided to write them into the plot.Blanche on the Lam
By Barbara Neely. 1992
It's hard enough making ends meet on the pittaful Blanche White earns doing day work for the Southern families of…
North Carolina. But when her fourth bad check lands her a jail sentence, Blanche goes on the lam. Inadvertently, she finds work at the summer home of a well to do family, the members of which have plenty of secrets of their own And when a dead body is discovered, Blanche finds herself the prime suspect. Using her wit and intelligencenot to mention the remarkably efficient old-girl network among domestic workersshe gets to work uncovering the real duller before she lands in more hot water.This Side of Murder (A Verity Kent Mystery #1)
By Anna Lee Huber. 2017
The Great War is over, but in this captivating new mystery from award-winning author Anna Lee Huber, one young widow…
discovers the real intrigue has only just begun . . . England, 1919. Verity Kent’s grief over the loss of her husband pierces anew when she receives a cryptic letter, suggesting her beloved Sidney may have committed treason before his untimely death. Determined to dull her pain with revelry, Verity’s first impulse is to dismiss the derogatory claim. But the mystery sender knows too much—including the fact that during the war, Verity worked for the Secret Service, something not even Sidney knew. Lured to Umbersea Island to attend the engagement party of one of Sidney’s fellow officers, Verity mingles among the men her husband once fought beside, and discovers dark secrets—along with a murder clearly meant to conceal them. Relying on little more than a coded letter, the help of a dashing stranger, and her own sharp instincts, Verity is forced down a path she never imagined—and comes face to face with the shattering possibility that her husband may not have been the man she thought he was. It’s a truth that could set her free—or draw her ever deeper into his deception . . . “My favorite new mystery series!” – Alyssa Maxwell, USA Today bestselling author “Sure to please fans of classic whodunits and lovers of historical fiction alike.” –Jessie Crockett, author of Whispers Beyond the VeilIdentity
By Ingrid Thoft. 2014
Thoft s gripping sequel A quirky and empathetic heroine a fast-moving plot and a surprise ending…
make this a winner --Publishers Weekly Firecracker P I Fina Ludlow returns in the next hard-driving entry in the acclaimed series by Ingrid Thoft It s been a couple months since Fina s last big case--the one that exposed dark family secrets and called Fina s family loyalty into question--but there s no rest for the weary especially when your boss is Carl Ludlow Renata Sanchez a single mother by choice wants to learn the identity of her daughter Rosie s sperm donor A confidentiality agreement and Rosie s reticence might deter other mothers but not Renata nor Carl who s convinced that lawsuits involving cryobanks and sperm donors will be the next big thing Fina uncovers the donor s identity but the solution to that mystery is just the beginning within hours of the case going public Rosie s donor turns up dead Fina didn t sign on for a murder investigation but she can t walk away from a death she may have set in motion She digs deeper and discovers that DNA doesn t tell the whole story and sometimes cracking that code can have deadly consequencesAlafair Burke/Ellie Hatcher Collection
By Alafair Burke. 2010
The Sensation: The Salvation Series, Book II
By Amanda Bridgeman. 2020
Last time she investigated the saints of the Solme Complex. This time it's the sinners of the Sensation... Presenting the…
second Salvi Brentt novel from award-winning author, Amanda Bridgeman.A series of brutal murders has the homicide division of San Francisco's Hub 9 working overtime. But as the bodies mount, they begin to question whether the attacks are random or somehow connected.When one of their own falls victim, Detective Salvi Brentt and the Hub 9 homicide team join forces with the narcotics and cyber divisions to track down those responsible. They soon discover a volatile new drug-tech experience, involving black market neural implants, has hit the streets, causing the epidemic of violence and missing persons.With the clock ticking and the bodies piling up, Salvi must go deep undercover in the seedy Sensation club scene to find out who is behind it. But in the secretive playgrounds of the rich and powerful, some will stop at nothing to protect their empire...File Under: Science Fiction [ Electrical High | Rich vs All | Deathly Addiction | If You Go Down to the Woods… ]Death Comes Knocking (The Thea Kozak Mystery Series #10)
By Kate Flora. 2020
A Secretive Neighbor's Disappearance Raises Questions in Death Comes Knocking, a Thea Kozak Murder Mystery from Kate Flora.--Maine, Present Day--Happy…
to finally be settling into her new home, a heavily pregnant Thea Kozak is rushing to get the baby’s room finished when she’s surprised by a visit from her new neighbor, Jessica, who is equally pregnant.Thrilled to meet another new mother in the neighborhood, Thea and Jessica bond over their mutual condition. But after many cups of herbal tea and cookies, Thea is puzzled by Jessica's unwillingness to talk about her past.A week later, Thea arrives at Jessica's house for a planned shopping trip to discover Jessica is gone, leaving only a trash bag of women's clothing at the end of the driveway.Returning home, there's a disturbing voice mail from Jessica: "Please, Thea. Don’t worry about me. If anyone comes looking for me, you don’t know me. You’ve never seen me. Don’t tell them anything."Thea’s resolve to avoid getting drawn into any more potentially dangerous adventures crumbles as she sets out to learn who Jessica is and who—or what—she’s running from.Publisher's Note: Kate Flora is known for taking readers on a near breathless experience with a surprise at every turn. Fans of Janet Evanovich, Michael Connelly as well as Faith Martin and Chris Collett will not want to miss this series."...a terrific, in-your-face, stand-up gal...Stephanie Plum and Thea Kozak have a lot to say to each other." ~Janet Evanovich"Kate Flora does what all the great writers do: she takes you inside unfamiliar territory and makes you feel right at home; you climb in and are along for the whole ride." ~Michael Connelly"I'll follow Thea Kozak anywhere. She is simply one of the most refreshing and original heroines in mystery fiction today. And Kate Flora is the rare, graceful writer who pays close attention to how long it takes the body and the heart to heal." ~Laura LippmanTHE THEA KOZAK MYSTERY SERIES, in orderChosen for DeathDeath in a Funhouse MirrorDeath at the WheelAn Educated Death Death in ParadiseLiberty or DeathStalking DeathDeath Warmed OverSchooled in DeathDeath Comes KnockingDeath Sends a MessageMurder in the Margins (The Open Book Mysteries #1)
By Margaret Loudon. 2020
The plot thickens for American gothic writer Penelope Parish when a murder near her quaint British bookshop reveals a novel's…
worth of killer characters.Penelope Parish has hit a streak of bad luck, including a severe case of writer's block that is threatening her sophomore book. Hoping a writer in residence position at The Open Book bookstore in Upper Chumley-on-Stoke, England, will shake the cobwebs loose, Pen, as she's affectionately known, packs her typewriter and heads across the pond.Unfortunately, life in Chumley is far from quiet and when the chairwoman of the local Worthington Fest is found dead, fingers are pointed at Charlotte Davenport, an American romance novelist and the future Duchess of Worthington. Charlotte turns to the one person who might be her ally for help: fellow American Pen. Teaming up with bookstore owner Mabel Morris and her new friend Figgy, Pen sets out to learn the truth and find the tricks that will help her finish her novel.Murder Once Removed (Ancestry Detective #1)
By S. C. Perkins. 2019
S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy…
Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present.Except for a good taco, genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves nothing more than tracking down her clients’ long-dead ancestors, and her job has never been so exciting as when she discovers a daguerreotype photograph and a journal proving Austin, Texas, billionaire Gus Halloran’s great-great-grandfather was murdered back in 1849. What’s more, Lucy is able to tell Gus who was responsible for his ancestor’s death. Partly, at least. Using clues from the journal, Lucy narrows the suspects down to two nineteenth-century Texans, one of whom is the ancestor of present-day U.S. senator Daniel Applewhite. But when Gus publicly outs the senator as the descendant of a murderer—with the accidental help of Lucy herself—and her former co-worker is murdered protecting the daguerreotype, Lucy will find that shaking the branches of some family trees proves them to be more twisted and dangerous than she ever thought possible.Shamed: A Kate Burkholder Novel (Kate Burkholder #11)
By Linda Castillo. 2019
The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When…
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the woman’s seven-year-old granddaughter is gone, abducted in plain sight. Kate knows time is against her—the longer the girl is missing, the less likely her safe return becomes. The girl’s family is a pillar of the Amish community, well-respected by all. But Kate soon realizes they’re keeping secrets—and the sins of their past may be coming back to haunt them. What are they hiding and why? Kate’s investigation brings her to an isolated Old Order Amish settlement along the river, a community where family is everything and tradition is upheld with an iron fist. But the killer is close behind, drawing more victims into a twisted game of revenge. Left behind at each new crime scene are cryptic notes that lead Kate to a haunting and tragic secret. What she uncovers threatens to change everything she thought she knew about the family she’s fighting for, the Amish community as a whole—and her own beliefs. As time to find the missing girl runs out, Kate faces a harrowing choice that will test her convictions and leave one family forever changed.The Reluctant Detective
By Finley Martin. 2012
A single mom finds herself taking over a private investigation business in coastal Canada in this involving crime thriller. …
A young widowed mother, Wilhelmina Anne Brown is just beginning to find some stability in her new home in Prince Edward Island when she is forced to deal with the death of her beloved uncle, Bill Darby. Darby, an Ontario cop turned Charlottetown private investigator, has left Anne and her fourteen-year-old daughter a small savings account and his business, where Anne has worked as office manager for six years. Anne has faced hardships in her life before, but she&’s about to begin a whole new kind of struggle—to protect her family, find justice for her clients, and forge a new life for herself in this picturesque place that has become her new home.The Dead Letter
By Finley Martin. 2015
&“A tale of sex, murder, and political intrigue on Prince Edward Island . . . an absorbing tale that has excitement and…
soul in equal measure.&” —Publishers Weekly In 2001, a Canadian police constable murders his girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage. When he realizes what he&’s done, he manages to construct an elaborate cover-up. Only one person knows the truth. Now, more than a decade later, Anne Brown is running her late uncle&’s detective agency after spending several years as his assistant. One day, the postman delivers a long-lost letter addressed to her uncle from a woman named Carolyn Jollimore. She says she has evidence about a murder and begs for help. With her uncle dead, Anne looks up the letter&’s author—but finds that Jollimore, too, is now dead, and that a old case once thought solved may not be as simple as it seemed . . . This twisting novel of mystery and suspense from a new star in Canadian crime fiction features the private investigator first introduced in The Reluctant Detective.Playing With Fire
By Frances Fyfield. 2005
There s no place like home When Sarah Fortune inherits an apartment from one of her many lovers she…
moves in and begins to receive letters from someone claiming the apartment belongs to him instead At first she believes the letters to be harmless but as they grow more threatening she can no longer ignore the fact that she is being hounded by a psychopath Then Sarah meets Henry a timid lonely man whose racketeering landlord is trying to force him to break his lease litter in the shared hallway continual noise poison set out for his cat Confident that they ll be able to deal with one another s problems Sarah suggests a house swap But it soon becomes clear that the two acquaintances are connected by far more than shared frustration and they will discover that home may not be as safe as they thought Fans of Patricia Highsmith will devour this domestic twist on Strangers on a TrainLa morte viene in visita
By Elizabeth Spann Craig. 2020
Alla Casa di riposo Greener Pastures, i momenti di svago possono rivelarsi pericolosi. Quando Wanda Alewine, una sensitiva (e rivenditrice…
di coprimozzi) fa visita a Myrtle Clover nel cuore della notte, esorta l'investigatrice ottuagenaria a dirigersi subito alla Greener Pastures. Ma Wanda non vuole che Myrtle vada lì per valutare le dubbie comodità della casa di riposo: vuole che impedisca un omicidio, apparso in una visione. La riluttante Myrtle indaga con l'assistente Miles, che sembra molto più interessato alla Greener Pastures di quanto lo sia lei. Mentre il duo scava, viene a galla qualcosa di più del Sudoku e dello Scarabeo… un sinistro sottofondo... con l'omicidio come risultato.LA SERIE DE NOVELA NEGRA MÁS EXTREMA Y EXITOSADE LOS ÚLTIMOS AÑOS MÁS DE 300.000 LECTORES «¿La Elena Ferrante española?…
Carmen Mola irrumpe con fuerza en el panorama de la novela negra.»Juan Carlos Galindo, El País Ensalzada unánimemente por la crítica, esta trilogía se ha convertido en el mayor fenómeno de la novela negra española de los últimos años, y ha consagrado a su autora, Carmen Mola: una escritora audaz y enigmática que ya ha conquistado a más de trescientos mil lectores. La novia gitana, La Red Púrpura y La Nena son tres novelas de alto impacto, con tramas de una violencia extrema y un ritmo infernal, protagonizadas por una inspectora peculiar y solitaria: Elena Blanco, al frente de la Brigada de Análisis de Casos. La trilogía será adaptada próximamente a la televisión en una serie que promete convertirse en un resonante éxito. Reseñas:«¿Quién es Carmen Mola? ¿Acaso importa? Sus novelas atrapan con una originalidad que nos somete y nos hace desear más, mucho más, cuando, horrorizados, nos damos cuenta de que estamos ya en la última página.»Jordi Llobregat, director de Valencia Negra «Desde la primera página, Carmen Mola, quienquiera que sea, demuestra tener una voz propia, y eso, en el género negro y fuera de él, ya es mucho, quizá la mitad de todo. O más.»Lorenzo Silva, director de Getafe Negro «La novela negra o muta o se ensimisma. Carmen Mola, la escritora mutante. Lo peor de ella, que no la puedes invitar a un festival.»Carlos Zanón, director de BCNegra Sobre La novia gitana«Todos caen rendidos (quien la coge no la suelta) ante la fuerza y la intensidad de una historia que no desmerece al mejor noir de Pierre Lemaitre, comparte elementos con Sandrone Dazieri y tiene como protagonista a una (sí, es una mujer) detective de las que hacen época (y series).»Inés Martín Rodrigo, ABC Sobre La Red Púrpura«Me tiene enganchada. Novela negra en estado puro y su protagonista, la inspectora Elena Blanco, hace que tengas hacia ella sentimientos encontrados. [...] Intriga, muerte, violencia... todo narrado de manera increíble. ¡Es un thriller de primera!»Alicia Gil, Woman «Lo más llamativo en torno a la elusiva Carmen Mola es que a (casi) nadie le importa un ardite quién se esconda tras ese seudónimo; lo único que de verdad cuenta es que siga publicando novelas. [...] Irrumpió hace un año y [...] ahora la señora (o no) Mola regresa con La red púrpura, otro thriller negrísimo que [...] gana en intriga, reflexión y cercanía emocional. [...] Sea quien sea, Mola se ha superado a sí mismo/a.»Manuel Rodríguez Rivero, Babelia Sobre La Nena«El seudónimo es unamáscara como cualquier otra y quien se resguarda tras él tiene sus motivos. [...] Hombre o mujer, igual da. La competencia de sus novelas está probada. Y el impacto de no tener rostro, también.»Antonio Lucas, El Mundo «La intriga es anterior a todo, pues ya hay mucha en firmar con pseudónimo y mantener velada la propia identidad. ¿Quién es Carmen Mola? Una autora sin rostro y acaparadora de lectores; tan literaria en sí misma como su Elena Blanco, un personaje ya de trilogía. [...] Amenaza, desaparición y búsqueda, tres estaciones de La Nena, incluso de Carmen Mola. Los mejores misterios son los de las aventuras de verano.»El MundoThe Astral Alibi
By Manjiri Prabhu. 2006
After a slow start to the New Year, Sonia Samarth’s crime-solving services are in high demand. There’s the bride whose…
arranged marriage may include murderous in-laws, the theatrical team whose death scene was no act, and the deceptively happy couple whose stars foretell domestic danger. Good thing Sonia has her opinionated assistant, Jatin, to help – except that even he may be caught up in the unlawful fray. Fortunately, it takes more than a few misguided souls – not to mention a preposterous proposal from the world’s most notorious diamond thief – to rattle this yoga-practicing, astrologically inspired sleuth.いみじくも不完璧: 抱腹絶倒の警察官ラブ・コメディ
By メリー・フレーム. 2020