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• A Lack of Temperance

  Loan-Wilsey, Anna

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  It’s 1892 when Hattie Davish arrives in Arkansas to support the American Women’s Temperance Coalition. But when her employer and Coalition leader, “Mother” Trevelyan, is found dead, Davish goes from secretary to sleuth. This is a fast-paced cozy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cover Her Face

  James, P. D.

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  James has a long and acclaimed career as a mystery writer, but perhaps her best known literary creation is DCI Adam Dalgliesh. Sally Jupp has no scruples when it comes to getting ahead, so when she is found murdered, it seems that everyone had a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deadly Appearances

  Bowen, Gail, 1942-

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  Andy Boychuk, newly minted Leader of the Opposition in the Saskatchewan, stands at the podium for his speech, takes a sip of water and drops dead. It’s up to Joanne Kilbourn, Boychuk’s strategist to solve the murder. Book 1 in Joanne Kilbourn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death at La Fenice

  Leon, Donna

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  Against the backdrop of Venice, police commissario Guido Brunetti is called upon to solve the murder of German conductor Helmut Wellauer. This gritty series was turned into a popular German television series. Book 1 in the Guido Brunetti mysteries.

• Dying in the Wool

  Brody, Frances

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  In 1923, the quiet of Brigstead is broken when Joshua Braithwaite mysteriously disappears. Has he run off? Was he murdered? Kate Shackleton, daughter of a police superintendent, takes it upon herself to find out. Book 1 in the Kate Shackleton…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murphy's Law

  Bowen, Rhys

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  It is 19th century Ireland and Molly Murphy is on the run, having killed her would-be raper. Just before boarding a ship bound for England, Molly is approached by Kathleen, who has been denied boarding due to tuberculosis. Kathleen begs Molly to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• River of Darkness

  Airth, Rennie, 1935-

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  Set in the interwar years, this psychological thriller introduces us to John Madden of Scotland Yard, damaged veteran from the First World War. Sent to a village to investigate a number of brutal attacks, Madden is aided in his investigation by Dr.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Accident

  Barclay, Linwood

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  Glen Garber is an ordinary man whose life changes when his wife is killed in a car crash. Garber is told that his wife was uncharacteristically drunk when she died, which is his first clue that something suspicious is going on.

• The Beekeeper's Apprentice

  King, Laurie R.

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  In this delightfully entertaining mystery, 15-year-old Mary Russell encounters the retired Sherlock Holmes. When Russell proves uncommonly clever, Holmes takes her under his wing and teaches her all he knows. Together, they set about to solve the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chalk Circle Man

  Vargas, Fred

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  Blue chalk circles are decorating the pavements of Paris with innocuous items like dolls’ heads in them. However, when the corpse of woman appears in a circle, what seemed a macabre game turns into a hunt for a very real killer. Book 1 in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam

  Ewan, Chris, 1976-

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  By day a writer, by night a career thief, Charlie Howard has been hired to steal two small monkey statues. But when his employer winds up dead, Howard has to go on the run from both the police and those who want the monkeys. Book 1 in the Good…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whose Body?

  Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957

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  In this mystery classic from the 1920s, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the death of a man in a bath. Will appeal to fans of Jacqueline Winspear whose books are also set during the interwar period. Book 1 in the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries.