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    The Maid

    by Nita Prose

    Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. But, her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning make her the ideal maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. But Molly’s orderly life is upended the day she finds the infamous and wealthy Charles Black dead in his bed, and Molly becomes the lead suspect! Can she and her friends find the real killer before it’s too late?
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    Dial A for Aunties

    by Jesse Q. Sutanto

    When Meddy accidentally kills her blind date, her Ma and 3 meddlesome but well-meaning aunties come together to help. They must get rid of the body, keep Meddy out of prison, and simultaneously make sure that a massive wedding runs smoothly. Perfect if you’re looking for a murder story with a whole bunch of comedy, family drama, and little splash of romance.
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    The Bullet That Missed

    by Richard Osman

    A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case–their favorite kind–leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers…
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    Dead Dead Girls

    by Nekesa Afia

    Louise Lloyd made headlines as the “Harlem Hero” after escaping her kidnapper as a teen. Ten years later, she’s determined to lead a normal life—one filled with bootleg booze and dancing until dawn with her girlfriend. But when young Black girls are being abducted, murdered, and publicly displayed, Louise will need to stop running from her past and take action. Dead Dead Girls transports you to the Harlem Renaissance with 1920s slang, clothes, and music, while dealing with issues that are as timely as ever.
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    Blackmail and Bibingka

    by Mia P. Manansala

    When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo.
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    A Game of Cones

    by Abby Collette

    With the help of her close-knit family, Bronwyn “Win” Crewse has successfully restored her family’s ice cream parlour in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. But Win will need to continue to defend her shop when a real estate developer plans to build a mall in center of town and her aunt in intent on taking command of the creamery. It only gets worse when the developer is found dead and Win’s friend is wrongfully accused of the murder. Win will need to catch the cold-hearted killer while also keeping control of her beloved ice cream shop. This well-crafted whodunit will have you constantly questioning the identity of the murderer as well as their motivations behind the calculating crime.
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    Death by Bubble Tea

    by Jennifer J. Chow

    Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, bestselling author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue.
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    Rhode Island Red

    by Charlotte Carter

    Nan’s day is not off to a good start. Her on-again, off-again relationship with Walter is off…again, and when she offers a fellow busker a place to stay for the night he ends up murdered on her kitchen floor. To make matters worse, the busker turns out to have been an undercover cop. And his former partner has taken an immediate and extreme dislike to Nan. When she finds that the dead man stashed a wad of cash in her apartment, cash that could go to help his blind girlfriend, Nan’s desire to do the right thing lands her in trouble.
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    Miss Aldridge Regrets

    by Louise Hare

    London, 1936. The dazzling theatre career Lena Aldridge hoped for hasn’t worked out. She’s feeling utterly hopeless until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York. But death follows her onboard when an obscenely wealthy family draws her into their fold just as one among them is killed in a chilling way. As Lena navigates the Abernathy’s increasingly bizarre family dynamic, she realizes that her greatest performance won’t be for an audience, but for her life.
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    Mimi Lee Reads Between the Lines

    by Jennifer J. Chow

    Mimi Lee is living her best life, running her thriving Hollywood pet-grooming business, dating her super-sweet boyfriend, and caring for her sassy talking cat. But she’ll need to pull on her sleuthing cap when her sister is wrongfully accused of murdering her elementary school co-teacher. Fans returning to the series will be happy with the development of the book’s characters and relationships (and the addition of small gray kitten!). New readers will be delighted to know that this cozy also makes for the perfect stand-alone read!
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    Smile Beach Murder

    by Alicia Bessette

    From author Alicia Bessette comes an all-new mystery series featuring Callie Padget, a former reporter turned bookshop clerk in the Outer Banks who is pulled into a deadly web of secrets when a mysterious fall at a lighthouse echoes a tragedy from her past.
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    Killer Content

    by Olivia Blacke

    Odessa Dean is working hard hand-selling books and craft beers at Untapped Books & Café in Brooklyn. When the death of a waitress/rising YouTube star is caught on camera, Odessa takes matters into her own hands and tries to pin down the killer before they take her offline for good. Perfect for foodies, bookworms, and mediagenic millennials!
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    A Death in Door County

    by Annelise Ryan

    A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that just might be proof of a fabled lake monster in this first installment of a new mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan.
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    Fortune Favors the Dead

    by Stephen Spotswood

    A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages. Abigail Collins was found bludgeoned to death with a crystal ball following a big, boozy Halloween party at her home—her body slumped in the same chair where her steel magnate husband shot himself the year before. With rumors flying that Abigail was bumped off by the vengeful spirit of her husband (who else could have gotten inside the locked room?), the family has tasked the detectives with finding answers where the police have failed.
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    The Self-Made Widow

    by Fabian Nicieza

    From the co-creator of Deadpool and author of Suburban Dicks comes a diabolically funny murder mystery that features two unlikely sleuths investigating a murder that reveals the dark underbelly of suburban marriage.
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