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ELEGY FOR EDDIE, by Jacqueline Winspear

June 5, 2012

THE DEATH OF A FRIEND takes psychologist/sleuth Maisie Dobbs back to her Cockney roots. Stylish 1930s cosy!

Grade: B PLUS

ELEGY FOR EDDIE: A MAISIE DOBBS NOVEL
Harper
2012

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BEFORE THE POISON, by Peter Robinson

May 13, 2012

MARVELOUSLY CRAFTED NOVEL of an expatriate returning to England and being caught up in a 60-year-old murder.

Grade: A MINUS

BEFORE THE POISON
William Morrow
2012

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CHOCOLATE COVERED MURDER, by Leslie Meier

May 2, 2012

CHARMING COZY MYSTERY set in small-town coastal Maine features a local newspaper reporter (and mom) as sleuth.

Grade: SOLID B

CHOCOLATE COVERED MURDER
Kensington
2011

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RAYLAN, by Elmore Leonard

April 26, 2012

KENTUCKY NOIR RIDES again in these latest adventures of Elmore Leonard’s US Marshal antihero, Raylan Givens.

Grade: B PLUS

RAYLAN
William Morrow
2012

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TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS, by Lisa Lutz

April 19, 2012

AMERICA’S MOST NEUROTIC private investigator, Izzy Spellman, returns in this wacky, delightful tale of intrigue.

Grade: B PLUS

TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS (SPELLMAN FILES #5)
Simon & Schuster
2012

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THE CHALK GIRL, by Carol O’Connell

April 17, 2012

THE LATEST MYSTERY (#10) for troubled savant NYC detective Mallory is her most intriguing (and upsetting) yet.

Grade: B PLUS

THE CHALK GIRL
Putnam
2012

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SO PRETTY IT HURTS, by Kate White

April 12, 2012

DEATH AND TREACHERY among the glitterati! Plucky reporter/sleuth Bailey Weggins solves a supermodel’s murder.

Grade: SOLID B

SO PRETTY IT HURTS (A BAILEY WEGGINS MYSTERY)
Harper
2012

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THE RETRIBUTION, by Val McDermid

April 11, 2012

AN ESCAPED SERIAL KILLER with charm and money to burn wreaks havoc in the lives of those who jailed him. Tense!

Grade: SOLID B

THE RETRIBUTION (TONY HILL AND CAROL JORDAN SERIES #7)
Grove Atlantic
2012

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ASSUMPTION, by Percival Everett

March 28, 2012

LITERARY MEETS NOIR in Percival Everett’s latest novel, a complex and playful twist on police procedurals.

Grade: B PLUS

ASSUMPTION
Graywolf Press
2011

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THE DEAD WITNESS, edited by Michael Sims

March 21, 2012

BEAUTIFULLY CURATED COLLECTION of Victorian detective stories includes old favorites and some new finds.

Grade: B PLUS

THE DEAD WITNESS: A CONNOISSEUR'S COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORIES
Walker & Company
2011

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