Mystery
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THE SELF-MADE WIDOW – Fabian Nicieza

Not too long ago (in the book, Suburban Dicks), Andie Stern, soccer-mom mother of five and former FBI profiler, now living in West Windsor, New Jersey, solved a decades-old murder and conspiracy. Andie’s husband (as well as the local police) is hoping she’ll go back to being a quiet suburban mother and to that end she… Continue reading
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PAPERBACK JACK – Loren D. Estleman

Jacob Heppleman is back on U.S. soil after fighting for Uncle Sam in Europe in the Second World War. Heppleman finds a different world, one that he needs to get a grip on, fast, if he’s going to survive. Before the war, Heppleman eked out a living as a hack writer, supplying stories to the… Continue reading
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THE CAMBODIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD – Tom Vater

Maier is a German detective, a former war correspondent, who is hired to track down the heir to a Hamburg coffee empire. The hunt will take Maier into some of the darkest corners of Cambodia where he will encounter many horrifying, historical figures that Cambodia might otherwise prefer to keep secret, such as the White Spider,… Continue reading
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MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS – Louise Hare

1936. Lena Aldridge is a singer/dancer/actor, of mixed race, for whom life is not looking up. She’s singing, but in a back-street basement club. Her lover, a married man, has left her. She’s been kicked out of her apartment space, and to cap it all off, there’s been a murder at the club. She’s ready… Continue reading
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CONFESS, FLETCH – Gregory McDonald

I’m quite certain I read one or more Fletch books, probably in the mid-1980’s when the Chevy Chase films were coming out and I was managing a book store, but I don’t remember much about the books, so I was quite interested in looking at this, Confess, Fletch, being reissued to coincide with the new film.… Continue reading
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DRUNK ON ALL YOUR STRANGE NEW WORDS – Eddie Robson

Being a translator is difficult at the best of times – knowing multiple languages so thoroughly in order to be able to translate in real time – we can only imagine the challenges ahead when we make contact with intelligent life from new worlds and author Eddie Robson has imagined this for us in the… Continue reading
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GOING ROGUE – Janet Evanovich

We’re in the 29th book in the Stephanie Plum series and Ms. Plum is just as energized and confused (romantically) as ever. Monday’s aren’t the best of days on a good week, but when Stephanie shows up for work at Vinnie’s Bail Bonds and Connie, the office manager isn’t there, the day gets worse. Connie’s… Continue reading
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THE SPARE MAN – Mary Robinette Kowal

Tesla Crane is a social media icon. An inventor and heiress, it is nearly impossible for her to go anywhere without people recognizing her and posting photos of her. This makes for an awkward honeymoon, which is what Tesla is currently trying to enjoy on a cruise liner between the moon and Mars (along with… Continue reading
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SHADOW’S REEL – C. J. Box

I’m a latecomer to the Joe Pickett series of books, but that’s okay – you really don’t have to know much about the characters in this book. Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is called to ranch to investigate what might be an animal carcass out by a distant fence. It turns out to be the… Continue reading
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POOR POOR OPHELIA – Carolyn Weston

It is the 1970’s and perhaps there has never been an era where the generation gap has been so pronounced or more obvious. It may have been in the 60’s when Jack Weinberg declared “Don’t trust anyone over 30,” but it was the decade that followed that took this to heart. The conflict in the… Continue reading
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RED QUEEN – Juan Gómez-Jurado

Antonia Scott does not like to be bothered. When she hears footsteps coming up her attic stairs, she knows, just knows, that someone is coming for her. But why? She’s never been a police officer. She’s never worn a badge or carried a weapon. She’s never been a lawyer or a judge. But Antonia Scott… Continue reading
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OVERTURNED – Lamar Giles

Nikki Tate is not just a card player, she’s one of the best. She should be – she was taught by her father, an experienced Las Vegas gambler. But Nikki is underage and not able to sit in on the legal card games. But Las Vegas, there are plenty of backroom, illegal games and Nikki… Continue reading

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