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GUNS IN THE GALLERY, by Simon Brett

February 7, 2012

ANOTHER WITTY COZY in Simon Brett’s Fethering series, as his 60-something lady sleuths take on the UK art world.

Grade: B PLUS

GUNS IN THE GALLERY
Creme de la Crime
2012

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STICKS AND STONES, by K. J. Larsen

February 2, 2012

WACKY PRIVATE-EYE CAPER features a spunky lady detective from a big family of Chicago cops. Plenty of fun!

Grade: SOLID B

STICKS AND STONES
Poisoned Pen Press
2012

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BELIEVING THE LIE, by Elizabeth George

January 23, 2012

DEFTLY PLOTTED UK mystery: brooding aristocrat Inspector Lynley investigates death among the rich and famous.

Grade: SOLID B

BELIEVING THE LIE
Dutton
2012

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THE GILDED SHROUD, by Elizabeth Bailey

January 17, 2012

CHARMING HISTORICAL MYSTERY with a just pre-Regency English setting and an appealing heroine/sleuth is good fun.

Grade: B PLUS

THE GILDED SHROUD
Penguin
2011

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THE HERRING IN THE LIBRARY, by L. C. Tyler

January 16, 2012

WACKY ENGLISH COZY mystery, third in a series, features a D-list crime writer and his agent as sleuths.

Grade: SOLID B

THE HERRING IN THE LIBRARY
Felony & Mayhem
2011

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THE BAD ALWAYS DIE TWICE, by Cheryl Crane

January 1, 2012

HOLLYWOOD REALTOR TURNS sleuth with the help of her movie-star mom in a zippy debut mystery from Cheryl Crane.

Grade: B PLUS

THE BAD ALWAYS DIE TWICE
Kensington
2011

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MISS DIMPLE RALLIES TO THE CAUSE, by Mignon F. Ballard

December 23, 2011

CHARMING HISTORICAL COZY features a group of spunky Georgia schoolteachers as sleuths, lots of WWII details.

Grade: B PLUS

MISS DIMPLE RALLIES TO THE CAUSE
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011

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PLUGGED, by Eoin Colfer

December 15, 2011

GRITTY, ABSURDIST NOIR caper–a new genre for Eoin Colfer!–stars an Irishman at odds with the New Jersey mob.

Grade: B PLUS

PLUGGED
The Overlook Press
2011

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TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING, by C. C. Benison

December 12, 2011

CHARMING ENGLISH VILLAGE cozy mystery, first in a series featuring a stage magician-turned vicar as sleuth.

Grade: SOLID B

TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING
Random House
2011

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THE SOCIAL CLIMBER’S HANDBOOK, by Molly Jong-Fast

December 5, 2011

MYSTERY/COMEDY OF MANNERS offers some sharply observed satire of upwardly mobile Manhattanites amid the gore.

Grade: SOLID B

Villard
2011

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