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  Wyatt

  Garry Disher

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  WYATT'S BEEN AWAY. NOW HE'S BACK. 
   
  The job’s a classic jewel heist: quick, clean and simple. Except for one thing. Wyatt prefers to work alone, but this job belongs to Eddie Oberin and his very smart ex-wife Lydia. She has the inside information; Wyatt has the planning genius and meticulous preparation. What could possibly go wrong? 
   
  Plenty. But when you cross Wyatt, you don’t walk away. 
   
  Taut plots, brilliant writing and relentless pace; plus an unforgettable cast, including the ever-elusive Wyatt himself: these are the hallmarks of Garry Disher’s Wyatt series. 
   
  'Disher at his stylish best…Wicked and wonderful. Welcome back, Wyatt.' Sydney Morning Herald 
   
  ‘I hope we don’t have to wait another decade for the next instalment.’ Age 
   
  ‘Lean, cold and spare—right to the point and never a word too many.’ Herald Sun 
   
  ‘Australian noir writ large across Melbourne suburbia.’ GQ 
   
  ‘Disher’s writing is short, dry and fast-paced.’ West Australian

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  Murder Takes the Stage

  Colleen Cambridge

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  Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm. 
   
   
   
  When a man named Archibald Allston is found dead in an armchair onstage at the Adelphi Theater, first impressions are that he died of natural causes. But the very next day, the unlucky actor playing Benvolio at the Belmont Theater is found with his head bashed in. And when a third victim turns up, this time with double-C initials, the fatal pattern is impossible to ignore. 
   
   
   
  With panic erupting among theater folk—a superstitious bunch at the best of times—Phyllida steps up to help with the investigation. The murderer's MO may be easy to read, but can Phyllida uncover the killer's identity before the final curtain falls on another victim?

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  Secret Agent Gargoyle

  Ava Ross

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  Do I dare trust my heart to Secret Agent Gargoyle? 
   
   
   
  Angie: When my beer kegs turn up missing days before a big event, I hire Monsters, PI to track down my beer. Who's assigned to my case? Tuvid, the gargoyle who wrongfully accused me of gnome-theft. 
   
   
   
  Tuvid's seven feet of gargoyle muscles with a killer smile. So, when our not-one-night-stand results in a marriage proposal—solely to save his gargoyle rep—I know I'm in trouble. My business plans don't include marrying a gargoyle, but Tuvid's impossible to resist. 
   
   
   
  Tuvid: I met Angie while I was wrapping up a local investigation involving stolen gnomes. I was given the wrong address, and I accused her of stealing the little guys. I was determined to make amends. Plus ask her out, but she didn’t return my calls. 
   
   
   
  Then we're locked inside her microbrewery's storage, and who should unlock the door? Her mom and mine. It's clear we've been together all night, though we didn't do anything—well, not much. But gargoyles are old-fashioned, and my reputation will be shattered unless we get married. 
   
   
   
  I'm going to track down her beer kegs in time for the brew-off. And when the case is closed? Angie's going to be my bride. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Suede to Rest

  Diane Vallere

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  Unraveling family secrets can be murder . . . 
   
   
   
  When Polyester Monroe was young, she loved playing in her family's textile store. But after a fatal tragedy, Land of a Thousand Fabrics was boarded up and Poly never expected to see the inside again. These days her time is spent designing prom dresses from cheap fabrics and covering the flaws with a glue gun. 
   
   
   
  When her great uncle passes away and leaves her the fabric store, she sees it as a sign to change her life. But when a man connected to her family's tragedy is found dead in the parking lot behind the store the day after she moves in, her illusions of reopening the glamorous fabric store are shredded. Poly pulls at threads to unravel the truth, but can she keep herself out of the fray?

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  A Spy at Hampton Court

  Adele Jordan

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  A thrilling espionage adventure set at Hampton Court Palace! For fans of S. J. Parris, Andrew Taylor, S. W. Perry, and Andrew Swanston. 
   
   
   
  Can Kit unmask an enemy assassin before the queen's time runs out? 
   
   
   
  1585, London: Queen Elizabeth is gravely ill and her spymaster, Francis Walsingham, has received intelligence that there is a plot to assassinate her. 
   
   
   
  He sends his protégé Kit Scarlett and Scottish agent Iomhar Blackwood to gather information. To their horror, they discover there is a plot to blow up Hampton Court Palace. 
   
   
   
  With Queen Elizabeth too unwell to be moved from the palace, it is imperative the plot is foiled as quickly as possible. A search of Hampton Court is launched, with Iomhar leading the way, while Kit is given the task of guarding the queen. 
   
   
   
  Watching her queen fighting death and suspecting she has been poisoned, Kit soon realizes the threat could be within Hampton Court's own walls . . . 
   
   
   
  Is there an enemy spy at the palace? Has gunpowder already been planted by an assassin? And is someone in Queen Elizabeth's inner circle slowly poisoning her?

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  Garden Glove Gambit The: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  🧤 Garden center owner Lily Bloom is preparing for the annual Spring Flower Show when her main competitor, the notoriously ruthless garden guru Hortense Greenleaf, is found face-down in a prize-winning rose bush—with Lily's distinctive gardening glove clutched in her hand. The police see an open-and-shut case, but Lily knows someone is trying to plant evidence. With her business wilting under suspicion, Lily must dig deep to clear her name. Assisted by her retired botanist grandmother and the handsome landscape architect designing the show, Lily uncovers a thorny patch of secrets in the competitive gardening world. From sabotaged seedlings to mysterious soil samples that don't match the victim's garden, every clue points to a killer with green thumbs and dirty hands. But when Lily discovers Hortense was blackmailing half the gardening community about stolen hybrid recipes and fake organic certifications, she realizes the motive is buried deeper than taproots. With the flower show approaching and the real killer still on the loose, Lily must weed out the truth before she becomes the next victim in this garden of earthly delights gone wrong.

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