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• Final Appeal

  Mróz, Remigiusz, 1987-

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  When whip-smart criminal defense lawyer Joanna Chylka is tasked with defending the son of her law firm’s biggest client, she is stumped for the first time in her career. Her client, Piotr Langer Jr, does not admit guilt, but neither does…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Good People Here

  a Novel

  Flowers, Ashley,

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  In this propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor--and the disappearance…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then She Fell

  a Novel

  Elliott, Alicia,

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  From the bestselling author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scorched Grace

  Douaihy, Margot,

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  When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding New Orleans community are thrust into chaos. Patience is a virtue, but punk rocker turned nun Sister Holiday…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Better the Blood

  a Hana Westerman Thriller

  Bennett, Michael, 1964-

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  A tenacious Māori detective, Hana Westerman juggles single motherhood, endemic prejudice, and the pressures of her career in Auckland CIB. Led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man ritualistically hanging in a secret…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Is Not Forgiven

  Kenda, Joe,

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  In this first novel, rookie Detective Joe Kenda, mentored by his veteran partner Detective Lee Wilson, investigates a 1975 case that begins with the murder of a beloved Colorado philanthropist and society figure whose husband, a gambler…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Phoenix Crown

  a Novel

  Quinn, Kate,

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  "From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Busy Body

  a Novel

  Donovan, Kemper,

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  It's a dream assignment. Former Senator Dorothy Gibson, aka that woman, is the most talked-about person in the country right now, though largely for the wrong reasons. As an independent candidate for President of the United States, Dorothy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silver Bone

  a Novel

  Kurkov, Andreĭ,

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  A perplexing mystery introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first case, set against real life details of the tumultuous early 20th century.

• Homecoming

  a Novel

  Morton, Kate, 1976-

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  Called home to care for her grandmother after a fall, Jess, a journalist, discovers a book chronicling the police investigation into an old unsolved murder that has a shocking connection to her family.

• The London Séance Society

  Penner, Sarah,

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  In 1873, Lenna Wickes accompanies acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire to England where they team up with London's exclusive Seance Society to solve a high-profile murder and soon suspect they are not merely out to solve a crime, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Golden Spoon

  a Novel

  Maxwell, Jessa,

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  During her annual televised baking competition on her Vermont estate, celebrated baker Betsy Martin, hailed as "America's Grandmother," finds murder in the mix when a body is discovered, and everyone is a suspect.

• Play the Fool

  a Mystery

  Chern, Lina,

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  For Katie True, a keen gut and quick wit are just tools of the trade. After a failed attempt at adulting in Chicago, she's back in the suburbs living a bit too close to her overbearing parents, jumping from one dead-end job to the next,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hungry Ghosts

  a Novel

  Hosein, Kevin Jared,

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  After a young man from the poorest part of Trinidad goes missing during the end of British colonialism, a farmhand is offered a generous stipend to become a watchman and determine what happened to the missing man.

• Time's Undoing

  a Novel

  Head, Cheryl A.,

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  Searching for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather decades ago, Meghan Mackenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, spurred by the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement, travels to Birmingham where…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

  Stevenson, Benjamin,

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  Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Twyford Code

  a Novel

  Hallett, Janice,

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  A new novel explores the mysterious connection between a teacher's disappearance and an unsolved code in a children's book.

• The Blue Bar

  Biswas, Damyanti,

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  When women’s dismembered bodies are unearthed on the outskirts of Mumbai, Inspector Amav Singh Rajput discovers a link between a decade’s worth of missing persons reports and the disappearance of his own lover 13 years earlier, leading him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Quiet Teacher

  Oyebanji, Adam,

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  Foreign Language teacher Greg Abimbola is hiding a secret. In fact, lots of secrets: He isn't a real teacher, and Greg isn't his actual name. Greg wants to remain in the shadows but a murder at his school brings unwanted attention his way.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

  a Novel

  Karunatilaka, Shehan,

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  Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country…Read moreRead more of this annotation