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The Rivals: A Novel (Claudia Lin)

Jane Pek - Vintage
Format: Paperback

A prescient literary mystery about corporate espionage, family dynamics, and murder: the follow-up to Jane Pek's "thoroughly modern twist on classic detective fiction," The Verifiers (New York Times Book Review) . "Exhilaratingly well-written. I loved it so much that...
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This Cursed House

Del Sandeen - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They're under a curse, and they think she can break it.. In the fall of 1962, twenty-seven-year-old Jemma...
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Pony Confidential

Christina Lynch - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

In this one-of-a-kind mystery with heart and humor, a hilariously grumpy pony must save the only human he's ever loved after discovering she stands accused of a murder he knows she didn't commit.. Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts...
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Robert B. Parker's Hot Property (Spenser Book 52)

Mike Lupica - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

Spenser investigates a case that hits far too close to home for his comfort in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series.. Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snow storm when he gets word that Rita Fiore's been shot. Rita's always been a tricky one: nudging...
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Death Takes the Lead (Gilded Age Mystery Book 9)

Rosemary Simpson - Kensington Books
Format: Hardcover

When a series of mysterious deaths plagues a new Scottish play, heiress and lawyer Prudence MacKenzie and her partner ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter are called in to perform an investigation at one of Broadway's most stunning theatres . . .. DEATH TAKES THE LEAD. APRIL 1891: Prudence...
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A Trinket for the Taking

Victoria Laurie - Kensington Cozies
Format: Hardcover

This mesmerizing mystery series debut from New York Times bestselling author Victoria Laurie introduces the captivating Dovey Van Dalen, once the belle of 1840s Copenhagen, now charged with recovering magic property from mortals - whatever it takes.. Dovey Van Dalen has a gorgeous day planned...
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Summit's Edge (An FBI K-9 Novel)

Sara Driscoll - Kensington Books
Format: Hardcover

FBI handler Meg Jennings and her K-9 partner, Hawk, vie to rescue plane crash survivors from a Colorado mountain - and contend with a hijacker determined to escape justice. As long as there's hope of finding life, no mission is too dangerous for Meg Jennings and her colleagues in the FBI K-9 unit....
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The Herringbone Harbor Mystery (Seaside Knitters Society Book 7)

Sally Goldenbaum - Kensington Cozies
Format: Hardcover

It's beginning to feel a lot like tourist season in Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and beachside shopkeepers are getting ready for the annual wave of visitors. But even before the season starts, the heat is on to find a killer . . .. The Yarn Studio's Seaside Knitters have their hands...
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Murder at Glenloch Hill (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery Book 6)

Clara McKenna - Kensington Books
Format: Hardcover

On a weekend trip to the Scottish countryside, American transplant Stella, and British aristocrat, Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst, learn how sinister bad sportsmanship can be when a prestigious golf tournament becomes a deadly game of murder . . .. Along with cheering on her soon-to-be...
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Kalyna the Cutthroat (Failures of Four Kingdoms)

Elijah Kinch Spector - Erewhon Books
Format: Hardcover

The Daughters of Izdihar meets The Foxglove King: An ex-soothsayer and stranded scholar of curses upend a Utopian community that has no love for refugees.. Radiant Basket of Rainbow Shells, scholar of curses and magical history, has spent several years on a research expedition abroad in Quruscan,...
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