New Mystery Books to Check-Out At Your Library!

This week’s book selections are for the mystery lovers out there. We hope you will enjoy our selection of whodunits this week. Happy Reading!

Murder, She Rode By Holly Menino, August 2013, 288 pages.

While Dick Francis set his mysteries in the world of horse-racing, mystery newcomer Menino has set her new series around eventing – a kind of triathlon for horses and riders. Tink Elledge is a former world class rider and trainer whose prize horse is running in the forthcoming Brandywine Three Day event. When an injury prevents her from riding, Tink reluctantly must step aside for her protégé to take over. But before the event can take place, a worker from a rival stable is killed in a road accident, an injured talented colt must be put down, and then a young rider disappears. Can Tink unravel the plot? This blue ribbon debut is recommended for Dick Francis fans.

The Red Queen Dies: A Mystery By Frankie Y. Bailey, September 2013, 304 pages.

This book is the first in a new series by an Edgar Allen nominated author. Set in 2019, the reader is introduced to Hannah McCabe, a police detective who has been assigned to a case involving a series of murders. She finds herself in a race to catch a killer who is leaving clues that involve Alice in Wonderland, the Wizard of Oz, and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This fast-paced new crime novel is sure to be a hit. Readers will enjoy this unique futuristic police procedural mystery.

Seven for a Secret By Lindsay Faye, September 2013, 464 pages.

This is the second installment in a new mystery series featuring Timothy Wilde, a police officer working for the newly formed New York Police Department in 1846. Wilde is investigating the illegal world of blackbirders – a group of people that are capturing free people of color in the North and taking them down South to sell them to plantation owners. A scared young woman named Lucy Adams asks for Timothy’s help as her family has been taken from her by the blackbirders. This well written, twisted historical thriller is an exciting read that gives readers a fascinating look at 1840’s New York City.

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Adult Services Division
Strongsville Branch Library