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GILLESPIE AND I, by Jane Harris

March 19, 2012

MARVELOUSLY CRAFTED, HAUNTING psychological mystery set in the art world of Victorian Scotland.

Grade: A MINUS

GILLESPIE AND I
Harper Perennial
2012

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THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH, by Alexander McCall Smith

March 16, 2012

ANOTHER GENTLE METAPHYSICAL mystery for Alexander McCall Smith’s Scottish philosopher-sleuth Isabel Dalhousie.

Grade: SOLID B

THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH: AN ISABEL DALHOUSIE NOVEL
Pantheon
2011

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DEATH OF A KINGFISHER, by M. C. Beaton

March 12, 2012

M.C. BEATON’S LATEST Highland whodunit swirls environmentalism, family secrets, fairy legends into the mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

DEATH OF A KINGFISHER: A HAMISH MACBETH MYSTERY
Grand Central
2012

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RAN AWAY, by Barbara Hambly

March 9, 2012

19th CENTURY NEW ORLEANS is the setting for a well-crafted, complex mystery with a free man of color as sleuth.

Grade: B PLUS

RAN AWAY
Severn House
2012

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BACK IN THE HABIT, by Alice Loweecey

March 8, 2012

ENGAGING MYSTERY STARS an ex-nun turned sleuth, unwillingly returning to her old convent to solve a murder.

Grade: SOLID B

BACK IN THE HABIT: A FALCONE AND DRISCOLL INVESTIGATION
Midnight Ink
2012

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THE DARK ROSE, by Erin Kelly

March 4, 2012

INTRICATE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE novel follows two loners and the secrets they carry to the English countryside.

Grade: B PLUS

THE DARK ROSE
Penguin/Pamela Dorman Books
2012

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GETTING LUCKY, by D. C. Brod

February 29, 2012

A REPORTER TURNS SLEUTH to investigate suspicious deaths and shady land deals in this entertaining mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

GETTING LUCKY
Tyrus Books
2011

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CHOKE HOLD, by Christa Faust

February 23, 2012

WILD, GRITTY NOIR adventure has plenty of graphic sex and violence, a unique tough-broad protagonist’s voice.

Grade: B PLUS

CHOKE HOLD
Hard Case Crime
2011

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$10,000 IN SMALL, UNMARKED PUZZLES, by Parnell Hall

February 17, 2012

PUZZLE LADY CORA Felton sleuths again, in a mystery that involves blackmail, puzzles, and one of her many exes.

Grade: B PLUS

$10,000 IN SMALL, UNMARKED PUZZLES
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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MURDER ON MUSIC ROW, by Stuart Dill

February 11, 2012

LOTS OF INSIDER DETAIL about the country music industry is the saving grace of this debut Nashville mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

MURDER ON MUSIC ROW
John F. Blair
2011

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