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A good pick for fans of historical mysteries with scientific puzzles, secret identities, and an investigative partnership.
Murder on Black Swan Lane
Mystery · Romance · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance
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Called “Thoroughly enjoyable” by Deanna Raybourn, unconventional scientist Lord Wrexford and artist Charlotte Sloane form an unlikely alliance to expose a killer in Regency London, with a 3.97-star average from more than 17,200 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for fans of historical mysteries with scientific puzzles, secret identities, and an investigative partnership.
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In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist team up to trap a cold-hearted killer: “Thoroughly enjoyable” (Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author).
The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London’s most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a church—his face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to ear—and Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect.
An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume, A.J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. But he has a proposal—use her sources to unveil the clergyman’s clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices, and unmask the real murderer. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among London’s intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversary—before they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy . . .
“Sharp, engaging characters, rich period detail, and a compellingly twisty plot, Andrea Penrose delivers a winner.” —Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author
“Fans of C.S. Harris take note! A riveting ride through Regency London, from the slums of St. Giles, to the mansions of Mayfair.” —Lauren Willig, New York Times–bestselling author
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A good pick for readers who like their mysteries quirky, messy, and a little offbeat.
Two Bodies Are Better Than One
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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An advice columnist wakes up to find a corpse on her lawn and quickly realizes this small-town murder could expose the secrets she’s worked hard to bury. Set in 1989 Wisconsin, Two Bodies Are Better Than One mixes dark humor, sharp wit, and amateur sleuthing as Lorraine Highsmith and an ambitious detective circle a case with mob ties. A good pick for readers who like their mysteries quirky, messy, and a little offbeat.
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Loaded with dark humor and sharp wit, this wild ride through the ’80s follows an advice columnist trying to unravel the mystery of the dead body on her lawn—while keeping her own secrets under wraps.
Until 1989, the wildest thing to happen in the sleepy town of Sheboygan Bay was surfers catching waves on frigid Lake Michigan. Then one summer morning, Lorraine Highsmith wakes up to find a corpse on her lawn.
Detective Michaela “Mike” Zenoni is on the case immediately, eager to make a name for herself in a male-dominated precinct. And Lorraine is close behind—as the local advice columnist, she’s always looking for a scoop.
What they don’t know is that Lorraine once had ties to the mob, and those connections could be coming back to haunt her. A recent transplant to Wisconsin, she keeps her past shrouded in mystery, and she’d like to keep it that way.
Mike might be working with her to find the killer, but Lorraine knows that alliances can change on a dime. She needs to get ahead of this story . . . no matter who’s trying to put an end to hers.
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Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams returns to the Arkansas hometown she swore she’d never see again just as a young girl disappears.
Little Girl Vanished
Mystery
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Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams returns to the Arkansas hometown she swore she’d never see again just as a young girl disappears. The case hits too close to home, echoing the kidnapping and murder of Harper’s own sister years earlier. With the police fumbling the investigation, Harper turns to a former crime boss for help and digs into the town’s buried secrets. Little Girl Vanished is a gritty small-town mystery with emotional stakes and a lead who refuses to let another girl disappear.
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When the cops drop the ball, a disgraced ex-detective teams up with a crime boss to save a child—and face her past.
Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Rachel Caine, and Tana French.
Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has nothing left—no job, no reputation, and nowhere to go but back to the small Arkansas town she swore she’d never set foot in again. She plans to keep her head down, stay out of trouble, and drink away what’s left of her pride.
Until a girl goes missing.
The child of Harper’s childhood friend has vanished without a trace—and the details are disturbingly similar to the kidnapping and murder of Harper’s own sister two decades earlier. With the police bungling the case and the clock ticking, Harper knows she’s the only one who might see what others can’t. The only one who can bring the girl home.
But she can’t do it alone.
To navigate the lies, secrets, and small-town politics standing in her way, Harper turns to the one man who might be able to help: James Malcolm, a former crime boss with a complicated past and his own reasons for getting involved.
In a town that remembers all her mistakes, Harper will have to face her past to save a child’s future—even if it means making a deal with the devil.
Gritty, emotional, and impossible to put down, Little Girl Vanished is the first book in a powerful new mystery series for fans of Lisa Regan’s fearless, driven heroines, Rachel Caine’s pulse-pounding suspense, and Tana French’s deeply layered, character-driven mysteries.
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A baffling homicide case drops D.A. Rachel Knight into a maze of courthouse politics, buried connections, and someone dangerous watching her every move.
Guilt by Degrees
Mystery · Thriller · Amateur Sleuths · Legal Thriller
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A baffling homicide case drops D.A. Rachel Knight into a maze of courthouse politics, buried connections, and someone dangerous watching her every move. As Rachel and detective Bailey Keller dig deeper, what starts with the murder of a homeless man opens into something much bigger and far more deadly. Guilt by Degrees delivers sharp legal suspense, high-stakes twists, and a lead who is every bit as smart as the case is messy.
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Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, Guilt by Degrees is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight.
Someone has been watching D.A. Rachel Knight -- someone who's Rachel's equal in brains, but with more malicious intentions. It began when a near-impossible case fell into Rachel's lap, the suspectless homicide of a homeless man. In the face of courthouse backbiting and a gauzy web of clues, Rachel is determined to deliver justice. She's got back-up: tough-as-nails Detective Bailey Keller.
As Rachel and Bailey stir things up, they're shocked to uncover a connection with the vicious murder of an LAPD cop a year earlier. Something tells Rachel someone knows the truth, someone who'd kill to keep it secret.
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Good fit for readers who like FBI thrillers with personal stakes and a possible romantic thread.
The Girl in the Hills
Mystery · Thriller
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After a failed FBI case leaves her grieving and exiled to small-town Tennessee, Sarah Cross expects a slower pace, not another body. But when a suspicious overdose pulls her into a tangled investigation with a local sheriff she’d rather avoid, the case starts pointing back to the very disaster that ruined her career. The Girl in the Hills mixes small-town atmosphere, rising danger, and a wounded investigator trying to outrun her past. Good fit for readers who like FBI thrillers with personal stakes and a possible romantic thread.
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It wasn’t supposed to be this way...
After a disastrous investigation ends with the death of her FBI partner.
Sarah Cross is banished from her high-profile position in Boston and sent to Tennessee.
Feeling more broken and directionless than ever.
Sarah moves to the sleepy countryside town of Silver Hill.
Where she sets up her quaint new office above a bakery.
Exploring the town, she runs into Sheriff Tobias Kessel.
Making a note to avoid his southern drawl and charming demeanor.
But when the sheriff’s close friend is found dead from an overdose in his garage.
Sarah finds herself drawn to the case.
Now forced to work with the sheriff, she finds there may be more to him than meets the eye.
Soon, the case takes unpredictable and shocking turns.
As the body count rises and a drug kingpin who escaped from New York appears in her office.
Sarah faces a terrifying possibility.
Could this be connected to the very case that landed her here in the first place?
Strange connections, cruel twists of fate, and deadly intentions.
Silver Hill will never be the same.
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A cozy pick for readers who enjoy amateur sleuth teams, bookshop settings, literary clues, and lighthearted murder mysteries.
Murder by the Book
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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Called “Utterly captivating” by Michael Wood, Murder by the Book follows four members of a bookshop reading group who investigate after their manager is found dead between the shelves, using lessons from their favorite fictional detectives, with a 3.9-star rating from more than 700 Amazon reviewers. A cozy pick for readers who enjoy amateur sleuth teams, bookshop settings, literary clues, and lighthearted murder mysteries.
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'Utterly captivating. Perfect for fans of The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries' Michael Wood, bestselling crime fiction author
'A humorous, gripping cosy mystery story that every crime fiction lover will really enjoy' Fiona Leitch, bestselling cosy crime author
Nothing is deadlier than angry readers… especially when you murder one of their own.
When the manager of The Quaint Bookshop is found slumped between the shelves, the four members of the shop's reading group decide to put into action all the skills they’ve picked up from their favourite fictional detectives.
If anyone knows how to solve a killer of a crime, it’s a team of murder-mystery superfans. The police might be investigating but the reading group are on the case…
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After her husband’s betrayal shatters the life she has been expected to endure, Del Wensley jumps a coal train and sets out toward something she has never truly…
October in the Earth
Historical Fiction · Biographical Fiction
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After her husband’s betrayal shatters the life she has been expected to endure, Del Wensley jumps a coal train and sets out toward something she has never truly had: a life of her own. Set during the Depression, October in the Earth follows her across a harsh and uncertain America, where friendship, danger, and hard-won freedom reshape what survival can look like. It is atmospheric, emotional, and full of grit.
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In Depression-era Kentucky, a defiant wife embarks on an impulsive and liberating journey in a powerful novel by the bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow and The Ragged Edge of Night.
Del Wensley, wife of the most celebrated preacher in Harlan County, tries to mind her place. Until her husband’s infidelity pushes an already strained marriage to a breaking point. Clinging to her last hope for self-respect, Del turns her back on the rigid life she’s known. A coal train is rolling through the valley. With her eyes wide open to the unfamiliar, and to the freedom she craves, Del takes to the rails.
Rumbling across America, Del is soon drawn into a transient community among outcasts—and finds a special friend in Louisa Trout. A nomadic single mother, Louisa teaches Del the ways of the boxcars and promises to help her reach a migrant enclave where Del can learn the skills she’ll need to survive. But as they move forward together under desperate circumstances, even the closest of bonds threatens to break.
With the Depression taking its toll, Del must gather her strength and faith. As she carries on toward one unknown after another, her life becomes a fulfilling, sometimes dangerous, and exhilarating adventure. But no matter the risks, it’s a life that she alone controls.
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Starting a new job is stressful enough without tripping over a murder.
In Place of Fear
Mystery · Thriller · Cozy Mystery
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Starting a new job is stressful enough without tripping over a murder. Set in 1948 Edinburgh at the dawn of the NHS, In Place of Fear follows Helen Crowther, a newly qualified medical almoner determined to prove herself in a world eager to dismiss her. What begins as a hard-won opportunity turns into a hunt for justice in a city more concerned with reputation than truth. With sharp social history, a gutsy heroine, and a murder threaded through postwar respectability, this is a historical mystery with real bite.
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'Authentic social history at the birth of the NHS, an intriguing murder, a strong and convincing central character, and McPherson's wonderful story-telling skills make this a very classy mystery' ANN CLEEVES
'A hauntingly atmospheric weaving of social history and layered mystery, with a gutsy heroine determined to deliver justice. McPherson's writing is compelling, moving and memorable' SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT
Helen leaned close enough to fog the mirror with her breath and whispered, 'You, my girl, are a qualified medical almoner and at eight o'clock tomorrow morning you will be on the front line of the National Health Service of Scotland.' Her eyes looked huge and scared. 'So take a shake to yourself!''
Edinburgh, 1948. Helen Crowther leaves a crowded tenement home for her very own office in a doctor's surgery. Upstart, ungrateful, out of your depth - the words of disapproval come at her from everywhere but she's determined to take her chance and play her part.
She's barely begun when she stumbles over a murder and learns that, in this most respectable of cities, no one will fight for justice at the risk of scandal. As Helen resolves to find a killer, she's propelled into a darker world than she knew existed, hardscrabble as her own can be. Disapproval is the least of her worries now.
IN PLACE OF FEAR is a gripping new historical crime novel that is both enthralling and entertaining, and perfect for fans of AJ Pearce and Nicola Upson.
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In 1935 Munich, Detective Sebastian Wolff is tasked with solving the murder of a young English woman while navigating a city tightening under Nazi control.
Munich Wolf
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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In 1935 Munich, Detective Sebastian Wolff is tasked with solving the murder of a young English woman while navigating a city tightening under Nazi control. In Munich Wolf, the investigation pulls him toward the highest levels of power, where every answer puts him in greater danger. This historical thriller delivers atmosphere, political tension, and a murder case made even deadlier by the regime closing in around it.
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'An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller' - THE TIMES
The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Führer. In this brilliant standalone crime novel set in 1930s Munich, Detective Sebastian Wolff must walk a tight line between doing his job and falling foul of the Nazi party he despises.
MUNICH, 1935 - The Bavarian capital is a magnet for young, aristocratic Britons who come to learn German, swim in the lakes and drink beer in the cellars.
What they don't see - or choose to ignore - is the brutal underbelly of the Nazi movement which considers Munich its spiritual home.
When a high-born English girl is murdered, Detective Sebastian Wolff is ordered to solve the crime. Wolff is already walking a tight line between doing his job and falling foul of the political party he abhors. Now Hitler is taking a personal interest in the case.
Followed by the secret police and threatened by his own son, a fervent member of the Hitler Youth, the stakes have never been higher. And when Wolff begins to suspect that the killer might be linked to the highest reaches of the Nazi hierarchy, he fears his task is simply impossible - and that he might become the next victim.
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A chance meeting in war-torn Tuscany shapes the rest of one man’s life in this sweeping historical novel about love, art, friendship, and the families we build along…
Still Life
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · World War 2
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A chance meeting in war-torn Tuscany shapes the rest of one man’s life in this sweeping historical novel about love, art, friendship, and the families we build along the way. Still Life follows Ulysses from 1944 Italy to postwar London and back again, tracing decades of connection, loss, and unexpected beauty. This is the kind of novel that feels warm, tender, and deeply human without ever losing sight of life’s messier edges.
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A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
A Veranda Magazine Book Club Pick
A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.
Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades.
As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot—a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics—he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills.
With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.
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For generations, carpetmakers have devoted their lives to weaving impossibly intricate carpets from the hair of their wives and daughters, never questioning why.
The Carpet Makers
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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For generations, carpetmakers have devoted their lives to weaving impossibly intricate carpets from the hair of their wives and daughters, never questioning why. In The Carpet Makers, that sacred tradition begins to unravel when the empire behind it suddenly vanishes and strangers arrive from the stars searching for answers. This far-future science fiction novel is quiet in scope but massive in implication, unfolding into something strange, unsettling, and far bigger than it first appears.
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"Enthusiastically introduced by no less than Orson Scott Card, this far-future novel does credit to everyone concerned, starting with its German author." —Booklist
Since the time of pre-history, carpetmakers tie intricate knots to form carpets for the court of the Emperor. These carpets are made from the hairs of wives and daughters; they are so detailed and fragile that each carpetmaker finishes only one single carpet in his entire lifetime.
This art descends from father to son, since the beginning of time itself.
But one day the empire of the God Emperor vanishes, and strangers begin to arrive from the stars to follow the trace of the hair carpets. What these strangers discover is beyond all belief, more than anything they could have ever imagined . . .
Brought to the attention of Tor Books by Orson Scott Card, this edition of The Carpet Makers contains his special introduction.
"Eschbach's first novel will blow you away. Yes, it's that good." —Analog
"A considerable achievement, and one that suggests the presence of a world-class SF voice that we ought to know about." —Locus
"Andreas Eschbach is incontestably the shooting star of the German SF scene." —Heyne Science Fiction Yearbook
"That such a magnum opus has been allowed to languish in the shadows for ten years is damning evidence of how parochial SF publishing can be. Even more astounding, it was Eschbach's debut." —Kirkus Reviews
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Kai and his companions follow new clues to a dangerous source of power, but the deeper they go, the harder it becomes to know who can be trusted.
Queen Demon
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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Kai and his companions follow new clues to a dangerous source of power, but the deeper they go, the harder it becomes to know who can be trusted. In Queen Demon, a journey to a rebuilt university pulls old loyalties, hidden motives, and the threat of a rising Hierarch into sharp focus. This epic fantasy sequel blends power struggles, found family, and betrayal into a tense, character-driven adventure.
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A USA Today Bestseller!
The remarkable sequel to the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling novel Witch King: a breathtaking new epic fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Murderbot Diaries.
Dahin, a beloved member of the Witch King's coterie, believes he has clues to the location of the Hierarchs' Well, and the Witch King Kai, along with his companions Ziede and Tahren, knowing there's something he isn't telling them, travel with him to the rebuilt university of Ancartre, which may be dangerously close to finding the Well itself.
Can Kai stop the rise of a new Hierarch?
And can he trust his companions to do what’s right?
A story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.
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