By the staff at Covered Treasures
“Mysteries abound where most we seek the answers.”—Ray Bradbury
March is a month of crazy weather, basketball and spring break. It’s also a great time to hunker down with some good mysteries.
End of Story
By A.J. Finn
“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story,” writes reclusive mystery novelist Sebastian Trapp to his longtime friend, an expert in detective fiction. “You and I might solve a mystery or two.” Soon Nicky Hunter finds herself caught in an irresistible case, obsessed with discovering the truth. Scattered with eccentric characters and references to other mysteries, this is a fresh, witty new novel from the author of the popular The Woman in the Window.
The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel (Molly the Maid)
By Nita Prose (Ballantine Books) $29
Molly Gray has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed head maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when a world-renowned mystery author drops dead on the floor of the hotel’s tearoom. As the high-profile death threatens the hotel’s pristine reputation, Molly knows she alone holds the key to unlocking the killer’s identity.
The Last Caretaker
By Jessica Strawser (Lake Union Publishing) $17
Katie accepts a resident caretaking job at a nature preserve. But from day one, something feels off. When a frantic, terrified woman arrives late at night, expecting a safe place to hide, it is clear this job is a lot more than Katie bargained for. As Katie digs deeper for clues in what the last caretaker left behind, she must discover courage she never knew she had—and decide how much she’ll risk to do the right thing.
The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
By Richard Osman (Pamela Doorman Books) $29
Shocking news reaches the gang that an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang’s search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters, they have no idea whom to trust.
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad)
By Tana French (Penguin Books) $18
In a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984 three children do not return home, and the police find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. Twenty years later, the found boy (Ryan) is a detective and keeps his past a secret. When a 12-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and his partner find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to his own. This is the first in French’s excellent Dublin Murder Squad series.
Miracle Creek
By Angie Kim (Picador USA) $19
In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. But when the chamber explodes, and two people die, it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident. A showdown unfolds among characters keeping secrets and hiding betrayals.
Two Dead Wives
By Adele Parks (Mira Books) $19
A woman with a shocking secret is missing, presumed dead. And her two husbands are suspects in her murder. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open. Meanwhile, Stacie Jones lives a quiet life in a small village, nursed by her father as she recovers from illness and shielded from any news of the outside world. Their reclusive life is about to be shattered.
Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American in Paris Mystery)
By Colleen Cambridge (Kensington Publishing Corporation) $18
Tabitha Knight has recently arrived in Paris for an extended stay with her French grandfather. Her neighbor and friend is Julia Child. Everything goes wrong when a dead body is found in the cellar of Julia’s building. The murder weapon is a knife from Julia’s kitchen and there is a note in the pocket of the dead woman that is in Tabitha’s handwriting.
Until next month, happy reading.
The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.
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