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Mysteries Book List

When you're ready for a new mystery, check out these titles.

The Tale of Castle Cottage

Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Publication Date: 2011-09-06

Beatrix and William's impending nuptials are delayed when the remodeling of their future home, Castle Cottage, causes more problems than anticipated in the latest installment of a series that incorporates events from the life of Beatrix Potter and her beloved characters

Death by the Dozen

Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publication Date: 2011-10-04

When one of the judges at this year's Scottsdale Food Festival is murdered, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura, the owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, must beat a clever killer at his own game, while whipping up some delicious treats.

As the Pig Turns

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publication Date: 2011-10-11

Organizing an outing to an annual pig roast in post-holiday season Cotwsold, Agatha Raisin is horrified to discover the murdered body of an unpopular local policeman and agrees to investigate on behalf of the victim's ex-wife, who is also subsequently killed.

V Is for Vengeance

Author: Sue Grafton
Publication Date: 2011-11-14

A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes U is for Undertow finds Kinsey Millhone receiving for her 38th birthday a facial punch that leaves her with a broken nose and two black eyes before tackling a suspicious suicide involving a host of unscrupulous characters.

Three-day Town

Author: Margaret Maron
Publication Date: 2011-11-21

While in New York celebrating their delayed honeymoon, Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant stumble upon a murdered doorman after agreeing to deliver a package to NYPD lieutenant and join the intended recipient in the investigation.

The Alpine Winter

Author: Mary Daheim
Publication Date: 2011-11-29

Christmas is anything but quiet in Alpine, Washington, after a body turns up in a cave and Emma Lord and her beau, Milo, are stalked by a killer.

Foul Play at Four

Author: Ann Purser
Publication Date: 2011-12-06

After her own daughter's grocery shop is the latest establishment hit in a series of robberies in Long Farnden, Lois Meade tries to track down the thieves.

Threadbare

Author: Monica Ferris
Publication Date: 2011-12-06

Betsey Devonshire, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, investigates the common thread between the murder of two homeless people.

Breakdown

Author: Sara Paretsky
Publication Date: 2012-01-03

When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago's most influential families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, investigator Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a hostile media campaign against a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania.

Chocolate Covered Murder

Author: Leslie Meier
Publication Date: 2012-01-01

After the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman and the murder of a sultry chocolate-store manager, Lucy Stone must track down a killer, all while navigating the craziness of the Tinker's Cove Valentine's Day tourist promotion.

Bones Under the Beach Hut

Author: Simon Brett
Publication Date: 2011-11-16

Following The Shooting in the Shop, this tenth entry in the satiric cozy series involves human remains found at the beach. Amateur sleuths Carole and Jude dig in.

Red Mist

Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publication Date: 2011-12-06

As she investigates the murder of her former deputy chief, Kay Scarpetta discovers links to a series of otherwise unrelated killings, and soon finds herself unraveling a global terror conspiracy.

The Rope

Author: Nevada Barr
Publication Date: 2012-01-17

The long-anticipated story of Anna Pigeon's past traces her brokenhearted 1995 relocation from New York City and first days as a Glen Canyon park ranger, a new start that is shattered by her abduction and imprisonment in the bottom of a dry well without supplies.

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