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Cruel Lessons (Lessons in Peril Book 1) by Randy Overbeck

A thoughtful, character-driven mystery… After a group of children die in a terrible car crash, a troubled assistant school superintendent seeking redemption finds himself entangled in a murder investigation. When four fifth graders die in a terrible accident during a…
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The Man Who Had 9 Lives: A Murder on Skis Mystery by Phil Bayly

Atmospheric, immersive, and addictively readable… Bayly’s engrossing latest in the Murder on Skis Mystery series sees the television reporter JC Snow entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an elusive killer. JC and Bip arrive in Dog…
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Audiobook review: Cobra Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries, Book 2 by Susan Rogers (Author), John Roosen (Author)

A thrilling, smartly written, and riveting mystery that makes for a totally engaging listening experience… Narrator Rupert Degas returns to create another suspense-filled performance of Authors Susan Rogers and John Roosen’s latest outing featuring solicitor and yoga instructor Elaina Williams…
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Deepfake (Terry Luvello 2) by Joe Reilinger  

An intriguing, tense, and entertaining read, with a sturdy transgender protagonist… Reilinger combines a baffling mystery with a memorable lead in this solid second installment in the Terry Luvello series, featuring the transgender private detective, Terry Luvello. When Terry gets…
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Death in the Offing: Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mysteries, Book 2 by By: D.E. Ring

Thrilling and twisty; an atmospheric fun... Ring’s second installment in the Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mysteries puts the newlyweds against a shrewd killer. Jimmy Urquhart and Sandy MacDonald are enjoying the last leg of their honeymoon trip at Clyburn Castle,…
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Where You Will Die: A Novel by Craig Allen Heath

A clever, engaging mystery with plenty of red herrings… Interestingly quirky characters add charm to a mystery packed with tension and suspense in Heath’s engrossing latest novel. Two years after the sudden death of his wife of decades, Alan Wright…
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A FEW CASUALTIES SO WHAT by Wilson Jackson

A darkly intriguing mix of SF and crime drama… Jackson amalgamates a near-future sci-fi setting and a murder mystery plot into a dark crime saga in his latest Chubby Pone novels. Chubby Pone is content being a troubleshooter, leaving his…
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Death of the Limping Man: An Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mystery by D.E. Ring

Layered, dark, and intricate; An excellent summer listen. In this debut installment in Ring’s Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mystery series featuring Inspector Jimmy Urquhart, a young veteran and rookie cop, Jimmy Urquhart gets entangled in a twisted murder investigation of…
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Deadly Setup by Lynn Slaughter

Complex, layered, and addictive… A page-turner. Slaughter’s latest is an intricate and absorbing YA mystery marked by endless twists and shocking surprises. Seventeen-year-old Sam, the daughter of a New England heiress, carries a good head on her shoulders and has…
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Lost in Laos: The Asian Wanders (Rose Hawthorne Book 3) by Shannon O’Gorman

A heart-pounding and exciting mystery… O’Gorman seamlessly mixes authentic characterization and deliberate pacing with deft plot twists to deliver an exhilarating story of mystery, history, and family drama in her latest installment in the Rose Hawthorne series. Rose is still…