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The Reason for Time (Maggie Dunn books, #3) by Deborah Court

Exceptional… A meticulously constructed, remarkable mystery. Court concludes the Maggie Dunn trilogy with this compelling, deeply poignant installment. Accompanied by the feisty Alison Budge who is fleeing her own past, Maggie Dunn is back in Canada, determined to reclaim her…
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Crossing Lines by Pamela Ellen Ferguson

A spectacular mystery… A reader’s delight. Austin based architect “Buzzy” McBride gets sucked into her late brother’s domestic woes while looking into the identity of a murder victim in Ferguson’s latest page-turning mystery. When a decapitated head is discovered at…
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Whatever it takes by Heaton Wilson

A sharply-written, tension-filled mystery full of twists readers won’t see coming… Wilson combines a fast-paced plot with top-notch character development to create a brilliant police procedural in his latest installment in DCI Jane Birchfield. With her personal life in turmoil…
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The Innocence of Westbury (Vox Oculis #2) by Frederic Martin

Fabulous, unforgettable, and riveting… A psychological dynamite. Martin’s spectacular second installment in the Vox Oculis series blends a haunting mystery with a dash of science fiction. The traumatic events of the past are far behind, and Will is healing, hoping…
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The Other Side of Eden: A Novel by Fazle Chowdhury

A darkly twisted historical drama… Chowdhury’s latest is a darkly intriguing historical thriller filled with endless twists and political intrigue. The year is 1883. A man named Oman survives religious persecution in his native land along with his eight-year-old son…
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Death of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane Oswald

An electrifying debut… Oswald makes her foray into historical thriller genre with this excellent entry marked with desire and greed, obsession and fear, and murder. Thirty-two-year-old Egyptologist, Cassandra Seldon, is on a mission to find some kind of proof to…
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Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

A compulsively readable mystery… This exciting installment in the A Detective Nick Larson Novel series from Alonso-Sierra finds the ingenious Detective on the trail of a psychopathic serial killer. With the New York Police Department’s Sixteenth Precinct in Manhattan under…
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Summer’s Lie (Maggie Dunn Books) by Deborah Court

A rich multi-layered mystery… Court’s outstanding series kicker in the Maggi Dunn series tells the story of one woman who after a tragic accident wakes up in a hospital with no memory of her past and faces an uncertain future…
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Falling Stars Over Belgrade by Jeffrey Kwitny

An addictive thriller full of suspense, secrets, and surprises… Set in 1989 in Yugoslavia, Kwitny’s engrossing thriller finds a struggling Hollywood director entangled in a sinister conspiracy. Struggling with a dwindling career and a deteriorating relationship, Stephen Krawczyk accepts a…
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Abide With Me (Sister Agatha Mystery #3) by Jane Willan

A complete page-turner… Willan mixes intrigue and murder in this exceptional third installment in the Sister Agatha Mystery series featuring the endearing Sister Agatha, an amateur sleuth and writer. Claire Pennoyer, an ambitious young reporter for The Church Times, is…
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Last Exit For Betrayal by G.W. Conklin

An excellently crafted tale of the murder, intrigue, and betrayal… Set against the picturesque background of Cape May with its quaint streets lined with ornate Victorian homes, Conklin’s debut police procedural, featuring the mellow and down-to-earth Porter Benjamin, the town’s…
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When Bodies Fall (Maggie Dunn Books Book 2) by Deborah Court

An entertaining blend of suspense and intrigue… Set in Scotland, Court’s deeply engrossing second installment in the Maggie Dunn Books finds Jane in the middle of a murder investigation. Trying to escape the forces who want to study her for…
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Rats in a Maze by Peter Bailey

A well-executed and deeply engrossing SF tale… Bailey visits a bleak future in his deeply engrossing part-mystery-part-dystopian which features NYPD Detective Ray Fisher. After an unusual accident leaves two people dead, Ray Fisher, the NYPD Detective, begins his investigation into…
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Beasts of the Night by Matejs Kalns

A hard-hitting tale… Kalns’s gritty debut explores child trafficking culture and the power of conviction. When eight-year-old Mei ended up in a dissipated hut after her harrowing escape from the clutches of a child trafficker, it was her grit and…
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Cake Popped Off (Cupcake Catering Mystery Book 2) by Kim Davis

A delightful, enchanting whodunit… In her second installment for the Cupcake Catering Mysteries, Davis throws in the mouth-watering descriptions of food galore, some well-placed red herrings, and a thoroughly intriguing murder mystery to create a delicious whodunit. The family feud…
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Requiem For Thursday: A Supernatural Mystery (Requiem Series Book 1) by Douglas Cockell

A knockout… Cockell’s latest brilliantly integrates psychological depth into a marvelous paranormal mystery plot. When Detective Eilert Weiss arrives at the legendary author A. L. Rouhl’s house to investigate his death, he finds the circumstances suspicious: the bullet is missing,…
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Knock on Wood by Leslie Tall Manning

A flawless tale of love, greed, and betrayal… Award-winning Manning takes the reader on an unsettling and surreal journey into a young boy’s life who emerges from coma a different person. After a drowning incident, Billy Baker’s life changed forever.…
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Demented by Joe Clark

Intense, dark, and an absolute page-turner… As much social commentary as crime drama, Clark’s solid latest finds a rape victim trying to deal with her past trauma. Cindy Foster was gang raped fifteen years ago after her then-boyfriend, the handsome…
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Cry from an Unknown Grave by Joseph LeValley

A nuanced, gritty mystery… LeValley’s enthralling second Tony Harrington mystery featuring the Pulitzer Prize journalist takes Tony throughout the Midwest, from Iowa to Chicago, to Kansas City as he gets entangled in a human trafficking investigation. Still trying to come…
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Blockbuster by Richard H. Smith

A knockout… Written in tune with the southern vibe of 70s Carolina, Smith’s engrossing mystery finds its young hero entangled in a murder investigation. Nate Burton is doing well as an assistant manager at a North Carolina movie theater, but…