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No Sunscreen for the Dead: A Novel

TIM DORSEY · William Morrow
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The Sunshine State's most lovable psychopath, Serge A. Storms, kills it in this zany adventure from the "compulsively irreverent and shockingly funny" (Boston Globe) king of mayhem, New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey.Serge and Coleman are back on the road, ready...
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The Golden Tresses of the Dead: A Flavia de Luce Novel

ALAN BRADLEY · Delacorte Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, "the world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth" (The Seattle Times) .Flavia de Luce, the twelve-year-old chemist and amateur detective "with...
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The Burglar

Thomas Perry · Mysterious Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, "who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks" (Stephen King) , comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar -- a young woman in her 20s -- who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become...
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The Girl at the Border

Leslie Archer · Lake Union Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

One girl missing, one woman searching, both equally lost. Will a shared tragedy help them find their way home - even in the face of imminent danger?Renowned archaeologist Richard Mathis is half a world away on the island of Crete when he learns his daughter, Bella, has gone missing. Within...
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The Road Beyond Ruin

Gemma Liviero · Lake Union Publishing
Pages: 433
Format: Hardcover

For some people in post-World War II Germany, the battle is not over.August 1945. As Stefano, an Italian POW, heads toward home across war-ravaged Germany, he encounters a young child beside his dead mother. Unable to leave him to an unknown fate, Stefano takes the boy with him, finding...
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The Current: A Novel

Tim Johnston · Algonquin Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"The Current is a rare creature: a gripping thriller and page-turner but also a masterwork of mood and language - a meditation on memory and time. You'll want to go fast at the same time you'll be compelled to savor each and every word." - Ivy Pochoda, author of Wonder Valley...
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She Lies in Wait: A Novel

Gytha Lodge · Random House
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust? A teen girl goes missing after a night of partying; thirty years later, the discovery of her body reopens a cold case in a gripping thriller for readers of Tana French, The Woman in Cabin 10, and the Lynley series. On a scorching July night in 1983,...
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The Spook in the Stacks: A Lighthouse Library Mystery

EVA GATES · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 313
Format: Hardcover

Halloween in North Carolina's Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body.Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents...
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The Reservoir Tapes

JON MCGREGOR · Catapult
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Returning us to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor's Man Booker Prize long-listed novel Reservoir 13, The Reservoir Tapes take us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch.A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole...
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Lark! The Herald Angels Sing: A Meg Langslow Mystery

DONNA ANDREWS · Minotaur Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Away in a manger, asleep on the hay, Meg Langslow finds a little gift.For four previous Christmases, New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews has delighted readers with holiday mysteries, full of Christmas cheer and starring her quirky characters. Now she gives us another hilarious...
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Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit

Amy Stewart · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Trailblazing Constance's hard-won job as deputy sheriff is on the line in Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, the fourth installment of Amy Stewart's Kopp Sisters series.After a year on the job, New Jersey's first female deputy sheriff has collared criminals, demanded justice for wronged women,...
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Cheddar Off Dead

Julia Buckley · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Caterer and cook Lilah Drake is up to her elbows in deadly trouble in the latest mystery from the author of The Big Chili... The Christmas holidays are one of Lilah's favorite times of the year, filled with friends, family, and, of course, tons of food orders for her covered dish clients....
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Pudding Up With Murder

Julia Buckley · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Secret chef Lilah Drake has a killer casserole to deal with in the latest Undercover Dish mystery from the author of Cheddar Off Dead....Customers trust Lilah Drake to keep her mouthwatering meals under wraps, but when a millionaire meets his untimely end, some sinister secrets become the main...
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The Pyramid of Mud

Andrea Camilleri · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The 22nd novel in the internationally and New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series On a gloomy morning in Vigàta, a call from Fazio rouses Inspector Montalbano from a nightmare. A man called Giugiù Nicotra has been found dead in the skeletal...
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Dim Sum of All Fears: A Noodle Shop Mystery

VIVIEN CHIEN · St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages: 320
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Welcome back to Ho-Lee Noodle House, where you can get fantastic take-out. . .unless you get taken out first. "Vivien Chien serves up a delicious mystery with a side order of soy sauce and sass. A tasty start to a new mystery series!" -- Bestselling author Kylie Logan on Death...
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Died in the Wool

PEGGY EHRHART · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

When a murder shocks picturesque Arborville, New Jersey, Pamela Paterson and her Knit and Nibble knitting club suddenly find themselves at the center of the investigation - as suspects . . . Pamela is ready to kick back and relax after a busy day selling stuffed aardvarks to benefit Arborville...
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Booked for Trouble: A Lighthouse Library Mystery

Eva Gates · New American Library
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

The author of By Book or By Crook returns to the Outer Banks and the Lighthouse Library, where Lucy Richardson must shed light on a shocking murder ... Lucy has finally found her bliss as a librarian and resident of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. She loves walking on the beach, passing her evenings...
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Paws and Effect

Sofie Kelly · Berkley Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Magical cats Owen and Hercules and resourceful librarian Kathleen Paulson are back in the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Faux Paw... Kathleen is excited to meet three old pals of her beau, Detective Marcus Gordon, while they visit charming Mayville Heights on business....
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