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A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
Murder 101
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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Being accused of murder is bad enough. Being accused because the body turned up in your stolen car is the kind of chaos that really ruins a Friday. In Murder 101, English professor Alison Bergeron becomes the prime suspect after one of her students is found dead in her recovered Volvo, forcing her to start digging for answers before the police decide the case is already solved. A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
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A New York English professor must study the clues to clear herself of murder charges in this "entertaining" cozy mystery series debut (Booklist).
A small college on the banks of the Hudson River in the Bronx, St. Thomas is safely away from the chaos of Manhattan and supposed to be tranquil, bucolic, and serene. Unfortunately, English professor Alison Bergeron has found it to be anything but. Recently divorced from a fellow professor and even more recently without a car—it was stolen—she has been hoofing it to school. One Friday evening, two NYPD homicide detectives drop by her office. The good news is that they found her beat-up Volvo; the bad news is that the body of one of the students in her Shakespeare seminar was in the trunk.
Not only are Alison's chances of getting the car back bleak, but suddenly she's the primary suspect on a list that includes, among others, the murdered student's drug-dealing boyfriend, Vince, and the girl's father's business rivals (he's head of an old Italian family).
Accused of a crime that she didn't commit, Alison enlists her best friend, Max, for emotional support and amateur sleuthing. Their fumbling efforts to clear Alison's name could land her in even hotter water with Detective Bobby Crawford, the handsome investigating officer (and former altar boy)—not to mention the nuns at St. Thomas . . .
Maggie Barbieri's charming professor and down-to-earth detective make an unlikely but lovable team in her delightful debut mystery.
"Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!" —Susan McBride, author of the Debutante
Dropout Mysteries
"If you love Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky, you'll be delighted by Murder 101." —Sheila Curran, author of Diana Lively Is Falling Down
"[A] sparkling debut. . . . Romance, humor and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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The Mitford Murders fits historical mystery readers who want 1920s atmosphere, class tension, clever amateur sleuthing, and a Golden Age-style puzzle wrapped around scandal and secrets.
The Mitford Murders
Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Detective Fiction · Historical Mystery
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A young maid hoping to escape poverty finds herself drawn into the glittering and dangerous world of the Mitfords when a real-life murder shatters the calm of country-house life. The Mitford Murders fits historical mystery readers who want 1920s atmosphere, class tension, clever amateur sleuthing, and a Golden Age-style puzzle wrapped around scandal and secrets.
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"A real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it." —Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of Downton Abbey and Belgravia
The first in a series of thrilling Golden Age-style mysteries, set among the Mitford sisters, and based on a real unsolved murder, by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey books.
It's 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London.
Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nursemaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy, an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.
But then a nurse—Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake—is killed on a train in broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find themselves entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to hide their secret...
Based on an unsolved crime and written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey companion books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of classic murder mysteries.
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It fits classic detective readers who want clever plotting, old-school intrigue, and a case driven by deduction.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
Mystery · Police Procedural
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A prison escape, a locked-room murder, and a trail of strange details turn this classic mystery into a puzzle built to keep readers guessing. In The Clue of the Twisted Candle, a Scotland Yard commissioner investigates the murder of a feared criminal found dead inside his sealed bedroom, only to uncover disappearances, suspicious allies, and clues that raise more questions than answers. It fits classic detective readers who want clever plotting, old-school intrigue, and a case driven by deduction.
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A novelist escapes from prison and a Scotland Yard commissioner investigates the locked-room murder of an Albanian criminal in this classic mystery.
John Lexman has a knack for crafting clever plots for his crime novels. But he has no idea what to do when he finds himself caught up in the real thing—framed, convicted, and imprisoned for murdering a dangerous money lender. Luckily, Lexman's best friend, Thomas Xavier Meredith, is the assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard and is determined to get him released from prison. But before T. X. can do so, Lexman's enigmatic acquaintance, Remington Kara, helps him escape. Both John and his wife, Grace, disappear . . .
Two years later, T. X. has had no word from John or Grace. He has, however, kept a watchful eye on Kara, regularly checking up on him. Although the man lives the high life in London, he lives in fear of his enemies. One of the many features of his home is his impregnable bedroom, so it is certainly puzzling when Kara is found stabbed to death inside behind the locked door.
Unfortunately for T. X., more mysteries arise when he begins to investigate the murder. Like what happened to Kara's secretary and his manservant? And why would anyone kill the dog in the basement? And what's with the candles in the bedroom? It's up to T. X. to find the answers and bring the killer to justice before it's too late . . .
Originally published in 1918, The Clue of the Twisted Candle was the basis for the 1960 film
Clue of the Twisted Candle starring Bernard Lee as T. X. Meredith.
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This is a solid pick for readers who like domestic thrillers packed with secrets, suspicion, and neighbors who are absolutely not minding their own business.
Best House on the Block
Thriller · Mystery · Suspense
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On a picture-perfect Sacramento block, everyone seems polished until murder cracks the facade. In Best House on the Block, aspiring journalist Shannon Gibbons gets pulled into her neighbor Rosella Marlow’s orbit and quickly learns that grief, resentment, and obsession can turn even the quietest street into a minefield. This is a solid pick for readers who like domestic thrillers packed with secrets, suspicion, and neighbors who are absolutely not minding their own business.
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Revealing a neighbor’s deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.
Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor. Renowned journalist Rosella Marlow appears to have a genuine interest in giving Shannon’s own career a boost—as personal assistant on Rosella’s new project. Appearances are deceiving.
Bitter, resentful, and consumed by excruciating grief, Rosella is obsessed with wiping the smiles off her contented neighbors’ faces. Now she’s watching closely, ready to expose their secrets. Secrets dark enough to destroy lives. In Shannon, Rosella has a trusting and unwitting accomplice. But Rosella is being watched, too. And when someone is found murdered, everyone on this quiet block is a suspect. Because everyone has a motive.
With the help of a friend, Shannon begins an investigation into the death of a person she just met. As neighbor is pitted against neighbor, the truth is much scarier than anything they imagined.
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The novel blends small-town horror, grief, and psychological dread, making it a strong fit for readers who want an emotionally raw story with a creeping sense of evil.
The Devil Crept In
Horror · Mystery
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In Deer Valley, children vanish and fear never really leaves. In The Devil Crept In, Stevie Clark searches for his missing cousin and uncovers the buried violence haunting his town. The novel blends small-town horror, grief, and psychological dread, making it a strong fit for readers who want an emotionally raw story with a creeping sense of evil.
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This chilling small-town horror novel from bestselling author Ania Ahlborn—hailed as a writer of “some of the most promising horror I’ve encountered in years” (New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire)—follows a young boy who searches for his missing cousin and uncovers a connection to earlier disappearances the town would rather forget.
When young Jude Brighton goes missing in the quiet town of Deer Valley, Oregon, panic spreads quickly. After three days with no sign of him, hope begins to fade—especially for Stevie Clark, Jude’s cousin and closest friend. Stevie knows the odds, and he knows that time is running out.
But Jude isn’t the first boy to vanish. Years earlier, another child disappeared under eerily similar circumstances and was later found dead. Pets have gone missing too. For decades, whispers of violence have haunted Deer Valley, lingering just beneath the surface.
Determined to uncover the truth, Stevie begins investigating Jude’s disappearance himself, only to uncover a horrifying secret the town has worked hard to forget. As fear resurfaces and long-buried crimes come back into the light, Stevie realizes that the truth may be far more terrifying than he ever imagined.
Dark, unsettling, and emotionally devastating, this psychological horror novel blends suspense, grief, and creeping dread into a relentless exploration of what happens when evil is allowed to fester unchecked.
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Death tears open the illusion of a respectable family when two bodies are found on a rural farm.
There’s Something I Have to Tell You
Mystery · Thriller
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Death tears open the illusion of a respectable family when two bodies are found on a rural farm. In There’s Something I Have to Tell You, suspicion circles the Kennedy family as buried resentments, money tensions, and long-hidden secrets begin to surface. This mystery leans into toxic family dynamics, small-community unease, and the slow unraveling of what really happened behind closed doors.
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HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED
'Gripping' Jeanine Cummins
'Original' Andrea Carter
'Compelling' Sheila O'Flanagan
'A page-turner' Ryan Tubridy
'This perfectly paced slice of rural noir is extremely addictive' Business Post
When two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local community is reeling.
Wealthy matriarch Ursula Kennedy and her farmer husband Jimmy seem to have died in a tragic accident. But who knows what happens behind the closed doors of a family home?
Rob, the Kennedys' eldest son, gave up a high-flying legal career to help with the family business. Given the recent tensions with his parents about money, is he really as distraught as he seems?
Rob's wife Kate struggled with Ursula's controlling nature - it must be a relief to have her out of the picture now.
And Christina, the victims' fragile daughter, has been struggling to keep a long-buried secret.
Police suspicions begin to grow. And before long, the Kennedys' many toxic secrets start to come to the surface . . .
'Cleverly plotted and unpredictable with a fantastic cast of characters' Rachael English
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A murder at a country house convention forces three actresses famous for playing the same fictional detective into an investigation of their own.
The Three Dahlias
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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A murder at a country house convention forces three actresses famous for playing the same fictional detective into an investigation of their own. In The Three Dahlias, rival personalities, devoted fans, family secrets, and real bodies turn a celebratory weekend into a puzzle worthy of the books that made them famous. This mystery delivers classic whodunit charm with a modern edge, playful satire, and a cast full of suspects.
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'An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal
'Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery' The Times
Three rival actresses team up to solve a murder at the stately home of the author who made them famous - only to discover the solution lies in the stories themselves. A contemporary mystery with a Golden Age feel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Jessica Fellowes.
In attendance: the VIP fans, staying at Aldermere; the fan club president turned convention organiser; the team behind the newest movie adaptation of Davenport's books; the Davenport family themselves - and the three actresses famous for portraying Lettice's 1930s detective, Dahlia Lively.
National treasure Rosalind King, from the original movies. TV Dahlia for thirteen seasons, Caro Hooper. And ex-child star Posy Starling, fresh out of the fame wilderness (and rehab) to take on the Dahlia mantle for the new movie.
Each actress has her own interpretation of the character - but this English summer weekend they will have to put aside their differences, as the crimes at Aldermere turns anything but cosy.
When fictional death turns into real bodies, can the three Dahlias find the answers to the murders among the fans, the film crew, the family - or even in Lettice's books themselves?
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Good for readers who want fast-paced Scottish crime thrillers with private investigators, ignored victims, dangerous lies, and a killer closing in.
The Night Watcher
Thriller · Mystery
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From Bloody Scotland Debut Prize winner Tariq Ashkanani, The Night Watcher follows PI Callie Munro as she investigates missing women in Edinburgh while a serial killer stalks the streets, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 7,400 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want fast-paced Scottish crime thrillers with private investigators, ignored victims, dangerous lies, and a killer closing in.
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In this tense thriller from the winner of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize, PI Callie Munro is hunting a serial killer on the streets of Edinburgh. But he’s already found her…
As private investigators go, Callie Munro is tougher than most. She’s had to be. Abandoned as a baby and raised by a succession of strangers, she knows a thing or two about surviving…
…but she never expected to find herself hunting a serial killer.
After uncovering a string of missing women—women no one seems to care about—Callie refuses to look away. With police ignoring the evidence, her only ally is an organised crime boss with his own agenda.
The deeper Callie digs, the more dangerous the hunt becomes. Every clue exposes another lie. Every step brings the killer closer.
She’s fighting for the forgotten. But if she’s not careful, she’ll be next.
Fast-paced and gripping from cover to cover, this first book in Tariq Ashkanani’s thrilling new series is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Robert Galbraith.
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Waking up after an air raid to find your husband and baby are supposedly dead is bad enough.
Looking for Alice
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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Waking up after an air raid to find your husband and baby are supposedly dead is bad enough. Seeing your husband alive days later is where things get truly unhinged. Looking for Alice drops readers into Blitz-era Bristol with grief, suspicion, and a newborn mystery that keeps spiraling outward. As Jo chases the truth through blackout streets and mounting chaos, the story layers wartime tension with deception, murder, and a conspiracy dark enough to threaten far more than one family.
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Jo Wheeler has spent days lying unconscious in hospital. When she wakes up she is told that her husband, Jack, and baby daughter, Emmy, have been killed in the same air raid that should have killed her too.
Stricken with guilt, she visits her family’s hastily dug graves, only to meet a man who looks just like her husband.
Who is this double calling himself Jack Wheeler?
Why does he run away?
Is this a case for the police or a priest?
Jo follows Jack to the Sherwood Tavern where he meets up with an eighteen-year-old girl called Alice. Is his death a hoax so that he can run away with his new lover? In the teenager’s arms is a newborn baby.
Before Jo can get to the truth she loses track of Alice and her child in the blackout, as the blitz on Bristol resumes.
She must find where her rival has gone.
She must do so before the police.
Because DI Lockett and Detective Frances Boulten are looking for Alice too – they have found a baby girl floating in the river which they think is hers. Did a falling bomb separate mother and child, or did someone deliberately abandon her?
Jo does not know it yet, but this is only the beginning. A shadowy organisation called The New Right Club has plans to use Alice in a crime that will shock the nation.
It will take place in a few days.
If Alice is innocent, then her life is in danger too…
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A lazy summer gathering at an English country house turns deadly when the host’s long-absent brother arrives and is promptly found shot.
The Red House Mystery
Mystery · Detective Fiction
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A lazy summer gathering at an English country house turns deadly when the host’s long-absent brother arrives and is promptly found shot. With the host missing and the clues growing stranger by the minute, amateur sleuth Tony Gillingham steps in to untangle the case. The Red House Mystery is a classic Golden Age whodunit with wit, charm, and an old-school puzzle at its center.
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A refreshing blend of wit and intrigue, A. A. Milne's only mystery novel is a masterpiece
Mark Ablett is not really a snob—not the worst kind of snob, at least. He simply prefers artists to everyone else, and the discussion of his own creative abilities to any other talk whatsoever. His vanities are easily forgiven especially since he is generous with his money—inherited not from his clergyman father but from a neighborhood spinster who took a liking to him—and he is always willing to play the host at the Red House, his delightful country estate.
One lazy summer morning, as his guests enjoy breakfast before a round of golf, Mark opens a surprising letter. His brother Robert, the black sheep of the family, gone some fifteen years now, is back from Australia and plans to call at the Red House that very afternoon. It is the first that Mark's friends and servants have heard of a brother, but that shock is nothing compared to what happens next: After being shown into an empty office to wait for the master of the house, Robert is shot dead. Mark is nowhere to be found, not unlike the pistol that fired the fatal bullet. It is up to Tony Gillingham, man of leisure, and his young friend Bill Beverley to assume the roles of Sherlock and Watson and solve a crime so clever that Alexander Woollcott pronounced it "one of the three best mystery stories of all time."
Beloved children's author A. A. Milne was a great fan of detective stories. His first and last attempt at the genre is an absolute delight—one of the most original and charming novels of the Golden Age of crime fiction.
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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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