These are some of the new mysteries that are set to release this month. To place a hold, click on the title.
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A Fashionably French murder / Colleen Cambridge
American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris with aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the city’s most famous fashion houses.
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The Undoing of Violet Claybourne/ Emily Critchley
A Gothic-tinged mystery about a young woman’s tragic entanglement with her friend’s wealthy family. When a horrible accident strikes on the grounds, she is forced to make a choice that will change the course of her life forever.
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Smoke on the Water / Loren D. Estleman
Amidst the haze of Canadian wildfires choking Detroit, private investigator Amos Walker is assigned to unravel the hit-and-run death of his law associate, leading him deeper into danger as more bodies surface in connection to the case.
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The Missing Half / Ashley Flowers
Nicole Monroe, still haunted by her sister Kasey’s unexplained disappearance seven years ago, teams up with Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished under similar circumstances, as they unravel buried secrets and risk everything to uncover the truth about their missing loved ones.
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The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin / Alison Goodman
In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure.
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Hang on St. Christopher / Adrian McKinty
An intricate plot that leads beyond the IRA to London and Washington. Detective Inspector Sean Duffy attempts to bring a killer to justice while trying to keep himself and his team alive as everything unravels around them. They might not all make it out of this one.
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The Library Game / Gigi Pandian
Tempest Raj, part of a family business crafting secret passages, investigates a baffling murder during a mystery dinner at a literary-themed library, unraveling a deadly game where classic detective stories seem to come horrifyingly alive.
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The Museum Detective / Maha Khan Phillips
This gripping series debut introduces archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani, whose investigation into the discovery of a mummy gets complicated and personal when it collides with her long years of search for a missing family member.
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Hard Town / Adam Plantinga
In Plantinga’s white-knuckle sequel to The Ascent, retired Detroit cop Kurt Argento gets embroiled in a deadly skirmish in a small Arizona town.
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The Maid’s Secret / Nita Prose
Head maid Molly Gray’s discovery of a priceless artifact sparks a media frenzy, a daring heist, and revelations from her grandmother’s hidden diary, intertwining a present-day mystery with a long-lost tale of forbidden love and family secrets.
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Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder / Bellamy Rose
A spoiled heiress must investigate her grandmother’s death in order to gain back her trust fund, all while discovering how to be her own person, and maybe even in falling in love in this rom-com meets murder mystery.
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The Railway Conspiracy / John Shen Yen Nee & S. J. Rozan
In this follow-up to The Murder of Mr. Ma, Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction-and kung fu skills-to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London.
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Written in Stone / Paige Shelton
In this tenth installment of the Scottish Bookshop series by Paige Shelton, Delaney Nichols is invited to a special Hidden Door Festival. She meets a visiting paleontologist here, attempting to sell an artifact, and later found dead. Delaney will have to dust off her magnifying glass to uncover the truth behind this case…or risk becoming a pile of bones herself.
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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) / Jesse Q. Sutanto
Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. When a young woman searching for a missing friend leads Vera to the mysterious murder of influencer Xander Lin, she delves into his enigmatic life, uncovering secrets and identities to help her future daughter-in-law, Officer Selena Gray, solve the case.
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The Devil’s Kitchen / Mark Thielman
From the secrets of antiquity to the rugged beauty of America’s first national park, this is a masterful blend of historical fiction and suspense that challenges the boundaries between past and present revealing that the deadliest secrets are often hidden in plain sight.
