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Smart-mouthed Jesse O?Hara and her friends find themselves in the midst of a Greek crisis involving a radical nationalist group, mysterious spies and lots of Greek food! The latest international thriller in the Jesse O?Hara series is a fun and fast-paced ride with a bold female protagonist.When Jesse O?Hara and her friends are invited to present at the International Conference on Law Enforcement and Investigation, she jumps at the chance. Sure, the dreaded small talk isn?t her favorite, but the conference is in Greece, and she?s more than willing to endure it for the chance to explore ancient ruins and mouthwatering cuisine.But her plans take an unexpected turn when she?s approached with a high-stakes job offer from the Greek government. They want her help to dismantle a radical nationalist group that?s rapidly gaining public support. The offer? A considerable fee, and a mission that?s as intriguing as it is dangerous.Jesse knows the risks, but nothing can prepare her for the challenges ahead ? or the toll it will take on her friends. As she digs deeper into the operation, it becomes clear there?s a hidden player in the mix, one with a singular goal: eliminate Jesse O?Hara and her team for good.Fans of Janet Evanovich, Ruth Ware, Darynda Jones and Catriona McPherson will enjoy this ?whip-smart, sarcastic, amateur sleuth and a tightly plotted story? (Library Journal). A laugh-out-loud, witty and twisty new instalment in the Jesse O?Hara Mysteries.

"Chilling, smart . . . and what a voice"-Gillian Flynn The hunt for a neighbor''s killer . . . reveals chilling secrets close to home. Former FBI agent Brigid Quinn hasn''t forgiven herself for the testimony that led to young mother Nicole Gleason being convicted for the manslaughter of her abusive husband.Now out of jail early on parole, Nicole is living in a group home for felons in Brigid''s Arizona neighborhood. But while Brigid hopes to make amends with Nicole, not everyone in the community is happy to have criminals on their doorstep.When outspoken local resident Dorita Gordino is grotesquely murdered, suspicion soon falls on Nicole. Brigid is determined to catch Dorita''s killer and prove Nicole''s innocence-even if it means one of her own darkest secrets comes to light . . .This addictively dark thriller featuring Brigid Quinn, "one of the most memorable FBI agents since Clarice Starling" (Publishers Weekly), is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Lisa Gardner, Lisa Jewell, and Tess Gerritsen.

A fatal road crash - a domestic incident turned deadly - if it isn''t one thing, it''s another for Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman in this intricately plotted, warm-hearted Posadas County Mystery, set in small-town New Mexico "If you haven''t yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!" Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling author When a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer collides with a loaded semi, it seems like a straightforward accident. Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman presumes the most complicated part of the clean-up will be getting thirty tons of unsplit firewood off of Posadas County''s state highway. But the plot thickens when the mangled vehicles are wrenched apart and the pickup''s deceased driver is not who Estelle was expecting. Who is the dead man - and where was he heading with his cargo, a prized stallion whose owner is frantic to get him back? And if it isn''t one thing, it''s another. Just as Estelle gets her teeth in the case, she''s called to a domestic incident between a local volatile couple, which has led not just to death - but to the injury of a fellow cop. Understaffed and overworked, Estelle finds herself plunged into two tricky investigations, which will take her across the border into Mexico to find the answers - and the justice - that she seeks. If you like C.J. Box, Anne Hillerman and Terry Shames, you''ll love this small-town mystery which combines a vivid setting, multidimensional characters who spring from the page, and meticulous plotting, full of twists and turns.

Talented actress Diana and young bishop Alistair, her partner in crime-solving and supernatural sleuthing, face the terrifying curse of the Scottish Play in this witty, creeptastic paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy author Simon R. Green Miles away from town or city, and centuries away from civilization, three witches dance around a great brass cauldron, singing songs of horror and hatred. The Crone raises her voice to ask: ''When shall we three meet again?'' . . . only for the cauldron to emit a thick, poisonous smoke, sending her, and her fellow actresses, fleeing for their lives. For the director, it''s the last straw. Macbeth is famously a cursed play, but the incident, not the first in a long line of creepy events, makes him wonder if someone - or something - is trying to sabotage the play. The show must go on! But not if the forces of darkness are determined for it not to. Talented actress Diana Hunt, hired to give her Lady Macbeth, knows just the man to turn to for help: her partner in crime-solving, handsome young bishop Alistair Kincaid, whose help investigating a series of seemingly supernatural murders has earned them the nickname the Holy Terrors. But with evil and black magic wrapping the theatre in darkness, this investigation might cost Alistair and Diana far more than they''re expecting. The Holy Terrors novels are funny, scary and thoroughly entertaining - perfect for fans of Simon R. Green''s urban fantasy novels, Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch, as well as those who enjoy American Horror Story, The X-Files and murder mysteries with a supernatural twist.

The discovery of two graves digs up past crimes and a dangerous killer trying to erase their tracks in this fast-paced K-9 thriller series set in Chicago.Another day, another find for dog trainer Cory Pratt''s cadaver dogs Alice and Rex. This time a mass grave with three bodies and a second single grave over three decades old. A cold case that Cory''s sibling and Chicago Police detective Crystal has to solve fast as the killer of the four men is still out there.While the identities of the men are determined one by one, the bodies are linked to an infamous crime which remains unsolved to this day. And with the killer trying to cover their tracks, other dangerous and lethal individuals start getting involved . . .Figuring out what happened all those years ago while trying to minimize the current body count, Cory, Crystal and the dogs are hot on the heels of the killer. But their involvement puts them right on their list and in more danger than they bargained for. For fans of action-packed K-9 mystery series, such as Margaret Mizushima''s Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, Paula Munier''s Mercy Carr Mysteries, and Susan Furlong''s Bone Gap Travellers Mysteries: "A mighty impressive thriller" (Booklist)

Tragedy, deception, and peril await painter and amateur sleuth Georgia O''Keeffe in this enthralling historical mystery set in 1930s New Mexico, from multi-award-winning author Kathryn Lasky. "Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone-Georgia O''Keeffe is the new sleuth in town!" Award-winning author Katherine Hall Page Under the spellbinding stars of the New Mexico desert, a bloodied axe carves through the night-its story buried in silence and sand . . .New Mexico, 1937. Painter Georgia O''Keeffe is excited for her trip to the intriguing wilderness of the Bisti Badlands-a common site for archaeological excavations, it''s a historical place with enchanting desertscapes but also perilous natural structures. Her trip is overshadowed by the sad news of her friend and native Juan Nez going missing. No one knows where he is, and it''s unlikely he''s gotten lost. He knows these lands like the back of his hand. Has something happened to him and, if so, was it an accident, or has a horrible crime taken place? Trying to make sense of the situation, Georgia seeks solace in her art, but soon comes face-to-face with a dangerous reality and an even deadlier disaster . . . For fans of Stephanie Barron, Nicola Upson, and Bella Ellis. "A compelling mystery" (Booklist on A Slant of Light) featuring real-life painter Georgia O''Keeffe, one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century.

Disposing of a body is as easy as A, B, C! Introducing the Alphabet Girls, four senior gal pals turned accidental sleuths-The Thursday Murder Club meets The Golden Girls, with a splash of Killers of a Certain Age At sixty-nine years old, Claire Reynolds is changing things up. She''s volunteering. Learning to rollerblade. She''s rescued a shelter dog. And today, she''s killed a man. It wasn''t on her to-do list, but stuff happens. Besides, the man in question was strangling her good friend Daphne, and what''s a gal to do? Scream, possibly. Call the cops. Or-at retired officer Daphne''s insistence-call in the rest of their senior gal pals, roll up the body in a blanket, and toss it off a cliff. The dead man is a member of the local crime family, and if the police get involved it''s not just Daphne at risk, it''s them all. But the body''s just the start. Soon the Alphabet Girls-Atsuko, Barbara, Claire, and Daphne-must transform into the Alphabet Sleuths, if they''re to keep both their liberty . . . and their lives. Meet Atsuko Kimura (75, retired journalist), Barbara Wright (age redacted, retired actress), Claire Reynolds (69, retired paralegal), and Daphne Cole (62, retired cop) in the first funny, fast-paced Alphabet Girls Mystery from award-winning author Laura Jensen Walker.

Ski patroller Greta Westerlind discovers there''s a darker side to the glamorous skiers'' paradise of Aspen in this intriguing thriller.Floyd dropped the mitten at my feet, his tail wagging.I picked it up and let out a horrified shriek.Inside was a human hand.The last thing ski patroller Greta Westerlind expects to find during routine avalanche training is the severed hand of her best friend. Evie Kearney is the latest woman to mysteriously disappear in the Aspen Mountains. Yet while an investigation is launched to find the rest of the body, Greta is relegated to the sidelines. The sheriff believes she''s too close to this one, but that''s exactly why she can''t possibly stop.Soon Greta is embroiled in a gruesome game of cat and mouse, as twisty and dangerous as Aspen''s black diamond runs. Something sinister is happening on her mountain. Someone is trying to scare her away from learning what''s become of Evie. But Greta''s determined to find out . . . even if it means sharing the same fate.This dark and twisty thriller is the second book in the Aspen mystery series, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware.

New York crime-fiction librarian-and reluctant amateur sleuth-Ray Ambler investigates a puzzling murder that''s too close to home for comfort.Raymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City''s prestigious 42nd Street Library, doesn''t consider it a big deal when he misses a call from visiting professor Robin Cartwright . . . until she turns up dead in a hotel room.Who killed the quiet academic, and why? Ambler feels duty-bound to find the culprit, and not just because the police half-suspect he''s guilty of the crime. It wasn''t just Professor Cartwright''s phone call he missed, but any sign that she was in danger.Robin was researching accidental deaths she believed were murders-could her work have got her killed? Soon Ambler''s knee-deep in suspects, including a shady ex-husband, a slippery pastor and at least one of his own colleagues. But the clock is ticking. If he doesn''t catch a ruthless killer soon, it won''t just be his own life in danger, but those of his partner and newborn child.The 42nd Street Library mystery series blends traditional mystery with a hint of noir, and is a great pick for fans of quintessential New York writers like Ed McBain and S. J. Rozan, along with those who enjoy traditional amateur sleuths and fair-play puzzles.

Masked balls, duels and murder: musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans.February, 1841. It''s Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January - a surgeon turned piano player, with a talent for attracting trouble - is playing at an opulent masked ball when, little to his surprise, a quarrel breaks out between two guests, and his services are requested at a duel. Young planter Bastien Damoreau has accused a recent arrival to town of passing himself off as white - an insult not to be borne.The duel results in the stranger''s death. But when January examines the body, he''s disturbed to realise that young Damoreau couldn''t possibly be the killer, as the dead man was shot from behind . . . January knows it''s murder, but this is white people''s business, and calling attention to himself is not a risk he can afford to take. So when Detective Abishag Shaw asks if he''ll investigate, he declines - a decision he will later come to regret. Murder in the Trembling Lands by NYT-bestselling author Barbara Hambly is the latest instalment of the critically acclaimed historical mystery series featuring "winning character" Benjamin January, who "nimbly mov[es] through parts of history we should all know better" (The New York Times)

SHE KILLED A MAN.HE DESERVED IT.BUT JUSTICE ISN''T YET DONE.First in an explosive new thriller series set in the eighties from the author of the critically acclaimed Miranda Corbie series introduces the fierce feminist Renata Drake-on the run from the FBI for the execution-style murder of her little sister''s killer."Vivid and haunting. I''m eager to hear more from the tenacious and resourceful Renata Drake" Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorSouthern Humboldt County, 1985. Renata Drake steps off a Greyhound bus and into small-town Garberville, hoping to disappear. She checks the papers. She''s not headline news. Not yet.But she''s made a mistake. The FBI have the cannabis-producing Californian town-and its corrupt residents-in their sights. Even worse, a teenage girl is missing, and when she turns up dead, the third in three years, it''s clear a serial killer is living among them.Renata knows about murdered girls and the burning desire for justice-and for revenge. Her younger sister Josie is dead. And now, so is the man who killed her. Renata didn''t stay behind to be arrested for executing a murderer. She shouldn''t stay here either. But Renata decides to investigate, and what she uncovers will trigger a final reckoning: For herself, for a killer, and for all of southern Humboldt. This powerful, page-turning thriller explores the human cost of corruption and the psychological toll that violence takes on women.

An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a shocking final twist. My first holiday with my husband's friends. A remote Scottish manor. Nine sacred dolls. One brutal murder. We find the doll shattered on the floor, its broken pieces scattered like a warning. That's when everything starts to fall apart. Now the power is out. A storm has trapped us here. And someone is dead. We've only been married three months. And our first holiday as man and wife is spending ten days in a secluded Scottish manor with my husband's old friends. I've never met them before. From the moment I arrive, I feel like an outsider. And it's not just his friends. Things haven't been normal since the first day, when someone moved the dolls. I told them not to — never move the dolls before the tenth day of Navaratri, the Hindu Festival of Dolls. They're not toys. They're part of a sacred tradition. But no one listened. Even Dhruv — my husband — told me to stop being silly. I know they're hiding something. I can't trust any of them — not even the man I married. Now one of us is dead. One of us

Halloween, magic and a touch of romance. Return to the charming coastal town of Twilight Cove with the latest instalment in USA Today bestselling author Sarah Fox''s enchanting Magical Menagerie Mystery series!A harmless trick . . . or a deadly treat?Autumn is in full swing and the town of Twilight Cove is preparing for its annual Pumpkin Glow! Georgie Johansen, her gorgeous boyfriend Callum and her Auntie O are also getting ready for their animal sanctuary''s Trail of Terror. But when a new, and rather unpleasant, resident stops at nothing to take over the town, the enemies she makes are numerous . . . and lethal!Finding the woman''s body in the woods is shocking enough. The news that Georgie''s best friend is top of the suspect list is another level entirely. Georgie''s never needed the secret abilities of her wonderful dogs, Flossie and Fancy, more than she does right now. Especially when it''s clear that someone doesn''t want an amateur sleuth poking around. Revealing the victim''s secrets could be the key to finding the killer. After all, everyone has a skeleton in their closet . . .Can Georgie save the town from a real Halloween horror show? This delightful cozy mystery series with a magical twist is perfect for fans of Sofie Kelly, Amanda Flowers, Wendy Corsi Staub and Gretchen Rue!

It?s harvest time and trouble is fermenting for Virgina winemaker Lucie Montgomery in this warm-hearted, twisty mystery featuring small-town rivalries, buried secrets and full-bodied murder.When a vineyard accident during harvest season leaves Lucie Montgomery without a valuable employee, it?s her worst nightmare. But before she can search for a replacement, there?s more bad news: Paul Merchant, her winery manager?s husband, is found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. Police rule Paul?s death an accident, but his wife insists he was murdered because of his leadership of Don?t Pave Paradise, a conservationist group lobbying to keep the region?s beautiful country roads unpaved. And six weeks ago, Paul?s predecessor also died under mysterious circumstances.As Lucie is drawn into investigating Paul?s death, she discovers more than one motive for the crime?and more than one person in their close-knit community who wanted Paul dead. And when she finds an old photo of a beautiful local heiress who died tragically in a fire eighty years ago among Paul?s papers, she starts to wonder if the modern-day crime might have roots in the past.Either way, someone is determined to make sure Lucie, who?s agreed to continue the work of Don?t Pave Paradise, hits a dead end before she even gets started. Even if it means committing murder. Again. Ellen Crosby?s Wine Country novels are a ?compulsively readable? (Publishers Weekly) and ?a treat for oenophile mystery fans? ? if you haven?t met Lucie before, curl up with a glass of wine and jump right in!

A puzzling mystery pulls the thieving Fitzglen family back to a shocking crime committed in the time of Catherine the Great in this third instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series set in Victorian England.London, 1909. The Fitzglens combine running London?s finest theatre with a very profitable side-line in stealing. But while they might be thieves, they still have principles. They never pinch anything their victim couldn?t afford to lose.When a stranger approaches Jack Fitzglen after a performance, claiming that a Fitzglen has committed a grave crime in his village in faraway Russia, Jack knows exactly who?s to blame: the unpleasant Saintly Simeon, who was chucked out of the family for breaking their code.Simeon has stolen three valuable, and oddly frightening, Stone Heads, the likenesses of children who vanished over a century ago. The Heads were locked away from the world in a remote Russian monastery . . . though whether to protect the priceless sculptures, or to protect the villagers from the Heads themselves, no one can say.Jack joins forces with fellow actor Viola Gilfillan to retrieve the stolen goods and put things right. But as they investigate, peeling the layers of history back to the treacherous court of Catherine the Great herself, the ominous power of the Stone Heads begins to draw them down into a darkness from which they may never be able to escape . . .This unsettling gothic historical mystery from acclaimed British author Sarah Rayne will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier, Laura Purcell, Rebecca James, Sarah Waters and Stuart Turton.

Talented actress Diana and young bishop Alistair, her partner in crime-solving and supernatural sleuthing, face the terrifying curse of the Scottish Play in this witty, creeptastic paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy author Simon R. GreenMiles away from town or city, and centuries away from civilization, three witches dance around a great brass cauldron, singing songs of horror and hatred. The Crone raises her voice to ask: ?When shall we three meet again?? . . . only for the cauldron to emit a thick, poisonous smoke, sending her, and her fellow actresses, fleeing for their lives.For the director, it?s the last straw. Macbeth is famously a cursed play, but the incident, not the first in a long line of creepy events, makes him wonder if someone ? or something ? is trying to sabotage the play. The show must go on! But not if the forces of darkness are determined for it not to. Talented actress Diana Hunt, hired to give her Lady Macbeth, knows just the man to turn to for help: her partner in crime-solving, handsome young bishop Alistair Kincaid, whose help investigating a series of seemingly supernatural murders has earned them the nickname the Holy Terrors. But with evil and black magic wrapping the theatre in darkness, this investigation might cost Alistair and Diana far more than they?re expecting.The Holy Terrors novels are funny, scary and thoroughly entertaining ? perfect for fans of Simon R. Green?s urban fantasy novels, Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett and David Aaronovitch, as well as those who enjoy American Horror Story, The X-Files and murder mysteries with a supernatural twist.