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GENERAL FICTION | NON-FICTION | CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg
MG Whitmarsh 8/23/25 MG Whitmarsh 8/23/25

The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg

A sharp-eyed orphan teams up with a gruff detective.

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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
MG Whitmarsh 6/17/25 MG Whitmarsh 6/17/25

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Diamonds and murder

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Melanie Wood 1/14/25 Melanie Wood 1/14/25

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

A hoot!

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If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King
Melanie Wood 11/23/24 Melanie Wood 11/23/24

If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King

A twisty 1930s noir with a gripping finale.

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Murder at Wintertide by Fleur Hitchcock
MG Whitmarsh 10/10/24 MG Whitmarsh 10/10/24

Murder at Wintertide by Fleur Hitchcock

Peril, intrigue, and hot chocolate in this cosy middle-grade Christmas thriller.

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Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23 MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23

Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

High stakes for detective Myrtle in this middle-grade mystery

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Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
MG Whitmarsh 8/7/22 MG Whitmarsh 8/7/22

Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson

Old-school police work in rural Wyoming

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Danger at Dead Man’s Pass by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman
Melanie Wood 4/5/22 Melanie Wood 4/5/22

Danger at Dead Man’s Pass by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman

Hal investigates a deadly curse in Germany

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A Case of Grave Danger by Sophie Cleverly
Melanie Whitmarsh 5/10/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 5/10/21

A Case of Grave Danger by Sophie Cleverly

A middlegrade mystery with a graveyard setting

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Murder on the Safari Star by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman
MG Whitmarsh 5/2/21 MG Whitmarsh 5/2/21

Murder on the Safari Star by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman

Elephants on the line, a mongoose on the loose, and a murderer onboard…

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The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark
Melanie Whitmarsh 4/2/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 4/2/21

The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark

An inside-out murder mystery

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Kidnap on the California Comet by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman
Melanie Wood 2/15/21 Melanie Wood 2/15/21

Kidnap on the California Comet by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman

Fast-paced middle-grade train mystery

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The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet
MG Whitmarsh 11/22/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/22/20

The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet

The literary equivalent of an Edward Hopper painting.

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The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman
MG Whitmarsh 11/9/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/9/20

The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman

All aboard: delightful middle-grade mystery in classic whodunit style

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Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
MG Whitmarsh 10/17/20 MG Whitmarsh 10/17/20

Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

Firecracker of a start to new middle-grade mystery series

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His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
MG Whitmarsh 9/2/20 MG Whitmarsh 9/2/20

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet

A terrific tale of criminal behaviour and the manipulation of evidence

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The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker
Melanie Whitmarsh 8/13/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 8/13/20

The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

A twisty literary murder mystery about novel-writing and small-town America

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The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo
MG Whitmarsh 7/27/20 MG Whitmarsh 7/27/20

The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo

Murder and superstition in northern Spain

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Melanie Wood 3/9/19 Melanie Wood 3/9/19

Murder in the Crooked House by Soji Shimada

A locked-room mystery for armchair sleuths…

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