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December 31, 2020
 | Still Life by Louise Penny Introduces Quebec’s Inspector Gamache as he investigates what at first appears to be a simple hunting accident. Upon a closer look, the brilliant Gamache begins to suspect something much more sinister. Book |
 | Darktown by Thomas Mullen Set in a segregated Atlanta, this gripping mystery focuses on the city’s first Black police officers as they investigate the case of a murdered woman who was last seen in the company of other officers. Book Audio eBook |
 | Naked in Death by JD Robb This futuristic series opener finds New York police officer Eve Dallas investigating a ruthless murder as she fights an attraction to the Irish billionaire who also happens to be one of her prime suspects. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis This darkly emotional mystery opens with the discovery of the murdered family of a popular college professor/bestselling author. Sergeant Ryan DeMarco is attempting to track down the missing author and reconcile his experience of the happy family man with the reality of the murders. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon Beautiful, historic Venice is generally light on crime. When an orchestra conductor is killed with cyanide during intermission, finding suspects isn’t Guido Brunetti’s problem. Narrowing them down is another matter. Book eBook |
 | The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty Detective Sean Duffy is a Catholic working in the overwhelmingly Protestant police department of Northern Ireland during the religious “Troubles” of the early 1980s. When two gay men are found murdered, one after the other, Duffy at first suspects a serial killer – but comes to believe the murders may have been politically motivated instead. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg When Eve Ronin arrests an abusive movie star during her off hours, she’s given a promotion to homicide detective as a reward for the positive press. Now she needs to prove herself with her first case – a blood-covered crime scene that can only have been the site of a murder, although the family is missing and no bodies are to be found. Book |
 | Raven Black by Ann Cleeves When a teenaged girl is left strangled in the snow in Scotland’s Shetland Islands, the locals are quick to point the finger at a man who drew suspicion years earlier when another girl went missing. Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez investigates this new murder and is drawn deeper into local secrets than he ever wanted to be. Book Audio eBook |
 | The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup A mysterious killer in Denmark has been leaving mutilated bodies and small figurines made of chestnuts in the suburbs of Copenhagen. The detectives investigating the case are soon led to a connection between an earlier crime involving a government minister’s daughter – but the killer in that case is supposed to be dead. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | The Dime by Kathleen Kent Betty Rhyzyk is the Brooklyn-born police detective now living in Dallas, Texas, where her height, attitude, and flaming red hair have her standing out from the crowd. The first book in this gritty new crime series moves Betty from the world of New York City crime to one dominated by cartels and the drug trade. Book Audio eBook |