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HIDE AND SNOOP, by Sue Ann Jaffarian

December 3, 2012

PLUCKY PLUS-SIZED PARALEGAL and sleuth Odelia Grey is on another complex murder case. Well-done cozy fun!

Grade: SOLID B

HIDE AND SNOOP
Midnight Ink
2012

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THE ST. ZITA SOCIETY, by Ruth Rendell

November 26, 2012

SECRETS AND TENSIONS in an upscale London neighborhood boil over with deadly results. Ruth Rendell in fine form!

Grade: B PLUS

THE ST. ZITA SOCIETY
Scribner
2012

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THE CHILD WHO… by Simon Lelic

November 17, 2012

INGENIOUSLY PLOTTED, DEFTLY characterized novel follows a high-profile murder case and its impact on a family.

Grade: B PLUS

THE CHILD WHO...
Penguin
2012

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A SMALL HILL TO DIE ON, by Elizabeth J. Duncan

November 7, 2012

A SURPRISING DEATH in a North Wales town is investigated by a manicurist sleuth. Interesting cozy, setting.

Grade: SOLID B

A SMALL HILL TO DIE ON: A PENNY BRANNIGAN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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THE INCENSE GAME, by Laura Joh Rowland

November 3, 2012

MURDER AND COURT INTRIGUE play out against a vivid backdrop of feudal Japan; well-crafted historical whodunit.

Grade: SOLID B

THE INCENSE GAME: A NOVEL OF FEUDAL JAPAN
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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NO WAY TO KILL A LADY, by Nancy Martin

October 30, 2012

THE MADCAP BLACKBIRD SISTERS solve their eighth mystery! It’s a doozy: dead greataunt, looted mansion, and all.

Grade: SOLID B

NO WAY TO KILL A LADY: A BLACKBIRD SISTERS MYSTERY
Penguin
2012

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HISS AND HERS, by M. C. Beaton

October 24, 2012

BEAUTIFULLY PLOTTED COZY mystery is another winning outing for indomitable Cotswolds sleuth Agatha Raisin.

Grade: B PLUS

HISS AND HERS: AN AGATHA RAISIN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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THE ROUND HOUSE, by Louise Erdrich

October 20, 2012

POWERFUL, DELICATELY SKETCHED portrait of an Ojibwe family in crisis, through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy.

Grade: A MINUS

THE ROUND HOUSE
HarperCollins
2012

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BROKEN HARBOR, by Tana French

October 8, 2012

TOP-NOTCH IRISH MYSTERY centers on a family killing and the troubled detective investigating the deaths.

Grade: B PLUS

BROKEN HARBOR
Viking
2012

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NEVER TELL, by Alafair Burke

September 30, 2012

A TOUGH MANHATTAN DETECTIVE challenges herself to solve the complex mystery of an ultra-rich teenager’s death.

Grade: SOLID B

NEVER TELL
Harper
2012

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