Sunken Dreams, by Steven Kuehn

Sunken Dreams, by Steven Kuehn Archaeologists strive to bring the hidden past into the light of the present. But there are those who prefer to keep the secrets of the past buried—and sometimes they’ll kill to keep them that way. Professor Jake Caine is preparing for an archaeological field school at the Waconah site, a…

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A Basket Case, by Lesley A. Diehl

A Basket Case, by Lesley A. Diehl Maddie Sparks believes she has found the perfect balance in her life—Zack, the man she loves, a book she loves writing and volunteer work at a local museum with a granddaughter she adores. An old flame from Zack’s past arrives and drives a wedge into Maddie and Zack’s…

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The Missing Link, by R. Franklin James

The Missing Link, by R. Franklin James It has been a little more than a year since Johanna Hudson realized that her genealogical research talents could be used for more than just revealing her client’s family trees. Johanna, along with her partner Ava Lowell, and junior assistant Trinidad Owens, comprise Legacy Consultants. Legacy takes on…

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Huckleberry Homicide, by Cindy Keen Reynders

Huckleberry Homicide, by Cindy Keen Reynders When life gets crazy for Fran Lightfoot, she moves home to the small town of Moose Creek, Wyoming, teenage daughter in tow. It sounds good: Hometown. Family. A fresh future. Fran and her sister Lucy open a small business, The Saucy Lucy Café, in an old Victorian home they…

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Storms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin

Storms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay, tour guide of The British Mystery Book Tours, shepherds her tourists to Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds. They take all the rooms at the Queen Bess Hotel in the center of Cirencester and go on forays, visiting the haunts of characters from mystery novels.…

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Private License, by Kevin R. Doyle

Private License, by Kevin R. Doyle All Lorie Jones wants is a little help with her divorce. Some extra information, a bit of ammunition to take into court against her no-good husband. And when she hires the biggest and best investigation firm Kansas City has to offer, that’s exactly what she gets. But after their…

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Room Tone, by Clive Rosengren

Room Tone, by Clive Rosengren Eddie Collins and Carla Rizzoli, his significant other, are involved in a drive-by shooting on Hollywood Boulevard. Subsequent investigation leads to the suspicion that the incident may have been an attempt to prevent him from testifying against four pornographers, whose arrest several months prior was the result of Eddie’s investigation.…

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The Moth Wasn’t Harmless, by Tara Ratzlaff

The Moth Wasn’t Harmless, by Tara Ratzlaff Twenty-eight-year-old Carmen Karlaff, owner of a native grass and wildflower seed farm in northwestern Minnesota, finds herself involved in another murder.  Marcy, an old friend, moves home along with her husband, Brian.  In the few short weeks Brian has been back he has angered everyone he comes into…

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The Dead Sang Off Key, by J. L. Buck

The Dead Sang Off Key, by J. L. Buck England, summer of 1813. Lady Anne Ashburn and her father are at Seaford, a seaside resort, recovering from her mother’s death. When the earl is called to Parliament in London, Anne becomes bored and explores nearby Singing Cave. Her maid is telling her tales of smugglers…

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Lucky Lady, by Paulla Hunter

Lucky Lady, by Paulla Hunter In this third book of Darcy Moreland Mysteries, intrepid TV investigative reporter, Darcy Moreland exposes a long-standing corruption scheme involving both city and state officials that causes murders, protests, a kidnapping, and the arrest of two members of the American Indian Movement. A bloody bison head was placed in front…

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