Hissy Fit: A Novel, by Mary Kay Andrews
Keeley was planning to get married until she caught her groom with her maid of honor at their rehearsal dinner. She pitches the "hissy fit of the century" and calls off her wedding. The ex-bridegroom’s family puts financial pressure on Keeley’s business but she figures out how to show them all! A fun cozy read for book groups.
The Winter Queen: A Novel (Erast Fandorin Mysteries), by Boris Akunin
This historical mystery set in Moscow in the 1870’s introduces Boris Akunin's internationally celebrated sleuth, Erast Fandorin, who soon realizes that the suicide of a wealthy student in Moscow's Alexander Gardens is not an open-and-shut case but, instead, the tip of a spectacular global conspiracy.
Case Histories: A Novel, by Kate Atkinson
Private detective Jackson Brodie ex-cop, ex-husband and weekend dad takes on three cold cases involving past crimes that occurred in and around London.
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
Published in 1930, Hammett introduces a new detective, Sam Spade. A trio of greedy and ruthless people are searching for the valuable Maltese Falcon and they meet their match in Sam Spade. Hammett’s writing style became the paradigm for hard-boiled crime fiction.
Faceless Killers, by Henning Mankell
Featuring Kurt Wallander, this international mystery is part of a series translated from the Swedish. Wallander has two crimes to solve: the beating and murder of a elderly couple and the murder of a Somali refugee.
The Ballad of Frankie Silver, by Sharyn McCrumb
The fifth in McCrumb’s Ballad series, the story again takes place in Appalachia, a part of the country the author is very familiar with. Parallels are drawn between a twenty year old murder case and the unsolved murder of Charlie Silver in 1830. For book groups wanting to know more about this case, a video on the same theme is available.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery), by Dorothy Sayers
This classic mystery takes place at the all-female Shrewsbury College at Oxford. Harriet Vane is a returned alumna and mystery writer and Lord Peter Wimsey, noted detective and sometime boyfriend of Ms. Vane attends her Oxford reunion with her. First published in 1936.
Felicia's Journey, by William Trevor
Unmarried and pregnant Felicia runs away from her small Irish town to England where she searches for her boyfriend. She finds help from Mr. Hilditch, who is not what he seems, and her life turns into a nightmare.
Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear
With the help of influential friends, Maise attended Girton College at Cambridge.
When WWI broke out Maisie trained as a nurse, then left for France to serve at the Front. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, with more help from her friends, Maisie sets up on her own as a private investigator.
, by Mary Kay Andrews
, by Boris Akunin
, by Kate Atkinson
, by Dashiell Hammett
, by Henning Mankell
, by Laurie R. King
, by Sharyn McCrumb
, by Dorothy Sayers
, by William Trevor
, by Jacqueline Winspear
