Tag: crime-fiction
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A Forensics Investigator Sinks Her Teeth into Mysteries across New Zealand
Alexa Glock, never married, no kids, uses her expertise in odontology to help solve murders involving Māori customs, killer white sharks and more in this appealing series.
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Female Sleuths Sweep 2024 Anthony Awards
This year’s Anthony winners include a quirky mother-daughter-granddaughter trio, a Chicago detective tracking a serial killer and a young Enola Holmes taking on brother Sherlock.
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On the Lighter Side: A Cozy Series for Garden Lovers
Amateur sleuth Steph Williams puts to bed any ideas that gardening is a leisurely pursuit as she works for Britain’s modern monied classes — and solves a fair share of their problems — in this cozy series.
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A British Cop Thriller Led by a Wary and Whip-smart Protagonist
Detective Inspector Jan Talantire of the Devon and Cornwall Police is called away from a rare date to a murder echoing a similar stabbing from 50 years ago, complete with crucifix through the heart and the victim’s name, Ruth Lyle.
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Agatha Award Winners 2024: Celebrating Traditional Mysteries
If you’re a fan of Agatha Christie, you’ll likely find something to love in this annual awards roundup. Fans chose the winners, which cannot include explicit sex, gore or violence.
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Welcome Back, Vic! The Tough Chicago PI Returns
The now middle-aged Warshawski is still reeling from her last case when she agrees to search for a missing young woman in Kansas — and then stumbles across another woman’s body. I loved book 22 in this series.
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A Flawed Protagonist Searches for the Missing, and Redemption
Frankie Elkin is an “average, middle-aged white woman” who travels from one missing-persons case to the next, dragging a single suitcase behind her. Think Jack Reacher, but with fewer muscles and more underwear.
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Left Coast Crime Award Winners: Female Sleuths Win Big
It’s time for the 2023 best mystery awards season, and winners can be a great source for new additions to your TBR (to be read) list. Female sleuths swept the “Lefty” awards.
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