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Murder on the Ballarat Train
by Kerry Greenwood
A murder occurs on a train journey, and detective Phryne Fisher must solve the case before the train reaches its destination.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher, "Greenwood's stories are brief, but she holds her own, writing well-thought-out plots ... (Barnes & Noble)
Cocaine Blues
by Kerry Greenwood
Phryne Fisher, a glamorous detective, investigates a cocaine smuggling ring in 1920s Melbourne.
Cocaine Blues opens with a theft at the country house belonging to Phryne Fisher's family, during a dinner party described as the 'social event of the year'. A valuable diamond necklace belonging to ... (Wikipedia)
The Anatomist's Wife
by Anna Lee Huber
Lady Darby, a widow and anatomist's wife, helps solve a murder mystery in 1830s Scotland.
Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when her hosts throw a house party for the ... (Goodreads)
The Fourth Bear
by Jasper Fforde
A detective story that blends mystery and fantasy, uncovering a unique conspiracy.
DCI Jack Spratt heads the Berkshire Nursery Crime Division, handling all inquiries involving nursery rhyme characters and other PDRs (persons of dubious reality). After doubts arise concerning his ... (Wikipedia)
The Big Over Easy
by Jasper Fforde
A humorous detective story featuring nursery rhyme characters investigating the death of Humpty Dumpty.
The book begins a short time after Easter, and no one can remember the last sunny day. Mary Mary, a detective sergeant from Basingstoke , is being transferred to Reading, Berkshire . She hopes to be ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
A mysterious adventure to uncover a secret society, prevent a world war, and solve a murder.
In the Prologue, a man quietly gives important papers to a young American woman, as she is more likely to survive the sinking RMS, Lusitania, in May 1915. In 1919 London, demobilised soldier Tommy ... (Wikipedia)
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger
A Midwestern family's journey of grief and healing, grappling with tragedy and the power of grace.
“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, ... (Goodreads)
The Poison Tree
by Erin Kelly
A gripping psychological thriller about a woman who must confront her dark past when a long-lost friend reappears in her life.
From an incredible new voice in psychological suspense, a novel about the secrets that remain after a final bohemian summer of excess turns deadly. This taut psychological thriller begins when Karen ... (Goodreads)
Sense & Sensibility
by Joanna Trollope
Modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic novel, exploring the lives and loves of the Dashwood sisters in contemporary England.
John Dashwood promised his dying father that he would take care of his half sisters. But his wife, Fanny, has no desire to share their newly inherited estate with Belle Dashwood's daughters. When she ... (Goodreads)
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy: The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer
by Jenny Han
A coming-of-age story of a girl named Belly, who spends her summers at a beach house with two brothers, and the love triangle that ensues.
Belly has always lived for the summertime because it means all her favorite things: swimming, the beach and the Fisher boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. She has spent every summer with them at Cousins Beach ... (Goodreads)
Escorted
by Claire Kent
A young woman hires a male escort to teach her about sex, but they both end up learning about love.
She hired him to take her virginity...but now she wants even more., Lori might be a popular romance writer, but she's never been anything but a flop with sex and love in her personal life. Still a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Haunted
by Jessica Verday
A girl's best friend dies mysteriously, and she discovers secrets about him and his family that lead her to a haunted graveyard.
An impossible truth. An impossible love. , After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with–the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows ... (Goodreads)
Nerve
by Jeanne Ryan
A high-stakes online game of dares quickly spirals out of control, putting the players' lives at risk.
Shy junior Vee, with the help of her friend Tommy, tries out for the online game of dares , NERVE, to impress her crush. After uploading her audition reel, they realize her cotton shirt becomes ... (Wikipedia)
The Hollow
by Jessica Verday
After the death of her best friend, Abbey uncovers a mysterious world of secrets and ghosts in the small town of Sleepy Hollow.
When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead…and rumors fly that her death was no accident. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
A mysterious house filled with puzzles and secrets, leading to a strange adventure.
It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on ... (Goodreads)
Maids of Misfortune
by M. Louisa Locke
In Victorian San Francisco, a boardinghouse owner becomes an amateur detective to solve a murder mystery.
It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is ... (Goodreads)
Starflight
by Melissa Landers
A group of misfits embark on a dangerous mission to save their dying planet, encountering love and betrayal along the way.
Solara Brooks needs a fresh start, someplace where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. The outer realm may be lawless, but it's not ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Guinevere Deception
by Kiersten White
Guinevere arrives in Camelot as a decoy queen, but soon discovers a plot to destroy the kingdom. She must use her magic to save it.
A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls brilliant, reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is as magical and terrifying as a girl. ... (Goodreads)
The Wangs vs. the World
by Jade Chang
A family of Chinese immigrants lose their fortune and embark on a cross-country road trip to reconnect with each other and their roots.
Charles Wang is the patriarch of a family of five, a self-made millionaire who parlayed his family connections to the urea industry into a cosmetics empire. He would bet the future of the company ... (Wikipedia)
Wifey
by Judy Blume
A suburban housewife's search for fulfillment and self-discovery through extramarital affairs.
The story follows the life of bored 1970s New Jersey housewife, Sandy Pressman, who decides to reinvigorate her life by having an extramarital affair with an old high school boyfriend. This decision ... (Wikipedia)
Serafina and the Black Cloak
by Robert Beatty
An imaginative adventure tale of a brave young girl who uncovers a dark secret in the Biltmore Estate.
“Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.” Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of ... (Goodreads)
Little Black Lies
by Sharon J. Bolton
A psychological thriller set on the Falkland Islands, where three friends are haunted by a tragic event from their past.
In such a small community as the Falkland Islands, a missing child is unheard of. In such a dangerous landscape it can only be a terrible tragedy, surely... When another child goes missing, and then ... (Goodreads)
Silent on the Moor
by Deanna Raybourn
Lady Julia Grey investigates a mysterious death on the desolate Yorkshire moors, facing danger and dark secrets.
Come back to the intriguing world of Lady Julia Grey in the beloved historical mystery series from, New York Times, bestselling author Deanna Raybourn. Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady ... (Barnes & Noble)
Silent in the Sanctuary
by Deanna Raybourn
Lady Julia Grey investigates a murder at her family's Italian estate, uncovering secrets and danger.
Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends— but dark deeds are afoot at the deconsecrated abbey, and a ... (Goodreads)
Bone Music
by Christopher Rice
A woman discovers her traumatic childhood memories were erased by her father, a serial killer, who recorded them onto vinyl records.
An Amazon Charts bestseller.,, There’s more than one way to stoke the flames of revenge…, Charlotte Rowe spent the first seven years of her life in the hands of the only parents she knew—a pair of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Grimspace
by Ann Aguirre
Jax, a jumper, is recruited for a dangerous mission to navigate grimspace, but her past and secrets threaten the success of the mission.
As the carrier of a rare gene, Sirantha Jax has the ability to jump ships through grimspace-a talent which makes her a highly prized navigator for the Corp. Then a crash landing kills everyone on ... (Goodreads)
Girls Burn Brighter
by Shobha Rao
Poornima and Savitha, two girls from rural India, navigate the challenges of poverty, abuse, and separation in their search for freedom and each other.
Poornima is a girl born into a poor family of weavers in the Indian village of Indravelli in Telangana. Her mother dies of cancer when she is 16. Soon after, Poornima’s father hires a local girl, ... (Wikipedia)
The Final Cut
by Catherine Coulter
FBI thriller where agents investigate a serial killer who leaves cryptic messages.
Scotland Yard’s new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the "minder" of the Crown Jewels for the "Jewel of the Lion" ... (Goodreads)
Crystal Line
by Anne McCaffrey
Follow Killashandra Ree's journey as she discovers the secrets of the crystal singers and fights to protect their way of life.
"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers' profession." LOCUS When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious ... (Goodreads)
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart
The final book in the Arthurian Saga, narrating the story of Mordred, Arthur's illegitimate son and his quest for power.
Now, the spellbinding, final chapter of King Arthur's reign, where Mordred, sired by incest and reared in secrecy, ingratiates himself at court, and sets in motion the Fates and the end of Arthur.... ... (Goodreads)
