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Double the Lies

by Paula Martinac

In Patricia Raybon’s stirring mystery novel "Double the Lies", a Black theologian-turned-private detective becomes embroiled in the murder of a white stunt pilot. Annalee Spain left university teaching behind to become a private... Read More

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The Brooklyn North Murder

by Paula Martinac

In Erica Obey’s clever cozy mystery novel "The Brooklyn North Murder", a librarian teams up with her AI invention to solve a murder in a sleepy college town. Mary Watson is a reference librarian in the rural Hudson Valley, where she... Read More

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Death of a Dancing Queen

by Gail Hoffer-Loibl

Kimberly G. Giarratano’s "Death of a Dancing Queen" is a gripping mystery novel in which a novice private investigator quests to solve her biggest case yet. In June of 1991, Starla, an exotic dancer, was stabbed to death; her diamond... Read More

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Trembling River

by Gerilee McBride

In Andrée A. Michaud’s compelling novel "Trembling River", a woman returns to her hometown after thirty years, facing the ghosts of her childhood and exorcising her guilt. Marnie returns to Rivière-aux-Tremble for her father’s... Read More

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When the House Burns

by Karen Rigby

"When the House Burns" is a sharp mystery novel in which domestic betrayals and concealed misdeeds complicate a midwestern murder investigation. In Priscilla Paton’s murder mystery "When the House Burns", an insidious crime encircles a... Read More

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Contrarium

by Eileen Gonzalez

In the attention-grabbing adventure novel "Contrarium", a woman with a powerful artifact travels around the world to protect her family. In Arthur Bozikas’s mystery novel "Contrarium", a woman uncovers the secret behind a powerful and... Read More

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The Last Temptation

by Leah Webster

In the mountains of Colorado, a newcomer witnesses as secrets and bodies accumulate in the satisfying mystery novel "The Last Temptation". A mystery unfolds in a small Colorado town in Amy O. Lewis’s thriller "The Last Temptation", the... Read More

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