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  Snowman's Secret The - Tea?...

  Ellen Barksdale

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  As Christmas approaches, Nathalie embraces the wintry charm of the picturesque village of Earlsraven. However, her plans for her first Christmas as the Black Feather's owner didn't include the huge snowman that appears in the car park. The frosty figure adds to the festive ambiance of the pub's decorations so she decides he can stay. But despite the warmth and welcome at Earlsraven's favourite inn, there's a chilling mystery for Nathalie and her cook Louise to solve, as the snowman's appearance heralds nothing but trouble. 
  
  About the series: There was nothing in the will about this... 
  
  Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. In the middle of it all: the "Black Feather". Not only does young Nathalie Ames unexpectedly inherit this cosy inn from her aunt, she also falls heir to her aunt's secret double life! She solved criminal cases together with her cook Louise, a former agent of the British Crown. And while Nathalie is still trying to warm up to the quirky villagers, she discovers that sleuthing runs in the family.

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  The One Who Got Away

  L.A. Detwiler

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  The next chilling thriller from the bestselling author of THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR… 
  “Get out while you can. You’ll die here…” 
  Adeline Evans has recently moved into a home for the elderly. A safe space, where she can be cared for. 
  When she begins to receive cryptic and threatening notes, she is certain that someone is out to get her. 
  But the residents are warned against listening to a woman who is losing her memory. It would seem Adeline is tormented by the secrets in her past, and that the menace is all in her mind. 
  Until danger comes down the corridor and starts knocking in the night… 
  A compelling serial killer thriller from the bestselling author of THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR, perfect for fans of A.J Finn, K.L. Slater and Teresa Driscoll. 
  What readers are saying about The One Who Got Away: 
  “Wow! I totally loved this book! I was gripped from the very beginning and it never let go. Such a dark and twisted tale about real life scary situations.” 
  “A delicious domestic thriller!” 
  “Such a great read. The plot and storyline were very well done. I could not put it down. Read in one day.” 
  “Tense chilling kept me reading late in to the night. My favorite type of thriller: multi-layered and a twist on each page. Kept me guessing to the end.” 
  “I was totally gripped” 
  “It caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start . I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book.” 
  “Literary magic… For lovers of a proper psychological thriller that truly lives up to its name, The One Who Got Away is the one you won't want to get away.” 
  “Oh my, what a little beauty this is!… The story escalates in intensity… a book that I couldn't put down. There are some real shockers to come and an ending that knocked the wind out of me!” 
  “An edge of your seat thriller.” 
  “I wanted to pick up where I left off as soon as I could.” 
  The rural town, once a symbol of tranquilly, now serves as the chilling setting for this top-rated thriller. The suspense and horror that permeate the small town are expertly woven into the fabric of this fiction. 
  For fans of Shani Struthers (Reach for the Dead Book Four), Ja Corrigan (Falling Suns), Sue Watson (The Empty Nest), Jonathan Janz (Lost Highways), and A. A. Chaudhuri (The Abduction). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  The Lives of Diamond Bessie - A...

  Jody Hadlock

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  “This affecting tale of a 19th-century American woman struggling to prove her worth other than as a marriage prospect leaves a lasting impression.” Publishers Weekly 
  The Lovely Bones meets the Wild, Wild West in this haunting tale inspired by a true story. 
  Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the 1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, she resorts to prostitution in order to survive. 
  As a highly sought-after demi-mondaine, Annie—now Bessie—garners many expensive gifts from her admirers and eventually meets and marries the son of a wealthy jeweler, a traveling salesman with a gambling problem. With her marriage, she believes her dream of returning to proper society has finally come true. She’s proven wrong when she suffers the ultimate betrayal at the hands of the man she thought would be her salvation. But Bessie doesn’t let her story end there. 
  Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning women’s rights movement, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a captivating tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is worth the price you might pay.

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  Tolling Bells & Dark Spells - A...

  Tam Lumière

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  Welcome to Darkly, where supernaturals are everywhere and murder isn’t far behind… 
  After Windsor Ebonwood’s love life and successful career as a book conservator vanish in one fell swoop, she’s determined to begin anew. Win moves to Darkly Island off the coast of Louisiana, where she’s been bequeathed an unusual bookshop and a charming home on the edge of a dark swamp. 
  Win gets to work settling into her new life in the sleepy Southern town but discovering Darkly’s heartless town alderman impaled on a gravestone wasn’t on the books. Nor was finding out about her family’s legacy as powerful witches responsible for protecting the bookshop at all costs. 
  While she is coming to terms with her powers, a new friend is accused of the murder and Win is convinced the allegation doesn’t ring true. She and her one-eyed cat familiar, Pyewacket–who has his own secrets to hide–step in to investigate. Between an irresistible alpha shifter and long buried family secrets, Win begins to realize there are more than fireflies and alligators lurking in the swamp. 
  Win will need to work fast because the killer is not done with their murderous rampage. And the questions Win’s asking are hitting too close to home for the killer’s comfort… 
  If you enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries spiced with jasmine-scented, sultry nights, don’t miss Tolling Bells & Dark Spells, Book One in A Darkly Southern Mystery series.

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  Fatal Fascinator

  Jenn McKinlay

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  Hip hip beret! Hatmakers Scarlett Parker and Vivian Tremont return and must collar a killer when a castle wedding goes awry in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay's new Hat Shop Mystery. 
   
   
   
  It's wedding season and Viv's longtime frenemy Piper May is getting married. She convinces Viv and Scarlett to take on the job of designing the headpieces for her "wedding of the year." The well-to-do bride and her entourage are delighted to have Viv and Scarlett as their famous hat designer guests, but the hat-making pair are really just looking forward to a getaway at a castle in Sussex. It is to be a weekend full of events, culminating in the big ceremony. 
   
   
    
  Unfortunately, on the first night of the festivities, the groom is found murdered, and the joyous holiday becomes the stuff of nightmares as no one is allowed to leave the castle until the investigation is complete. Although Scarlett assures Harrison Wentworth, her fiancé, that she and Viv will stay out of harm's way, circumstances force them to step in when a secret affair between the deceased groom and a bridesmaid comes to light, and the murderer takes another life. Scarlett and Viv vow to unveil the killer's identity before the wedding adds another to its death toll.

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  GOKUDO 893 - Look What You Made...

  William Derrick III

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  Deep cover agent, RYDELL gambles with people's lives to prove loyalty, earning his way into the trust circles on a pills and powder trafficking sting. He's married to a sinking ship of addictions named MARCY, a recently retired adult filmmaker. They have a daughter named SHANDELLE, who is excelling in ice skating. The bonding Rydell forms with his Underworld crew puts not only his case in danger, but his marriage. Nothing means more to him than his family. Simultaneously in Tokyo, a secret Elders meeting discusses the fate of the Yakuza. The Boss of the most powerful region, KATODANZO, shocks the families by rejecting a divestment plan. The OG's hear him say that he is not who he was, but they are not buying this 'man of principal, crusader of women' talk. Katodanzo's wife, AMI SHIMADA MIKIMOTO knows the Assassins will soon be in their chimney. Katodanzo is retired. A grandfather with an estranged son, and ailing health issues, no doubt linked to killer's karma. Rydell becomes a liability, fearing extraction from the case, taking matters into his own hands with baffling chess moves. Katodanzo is determined to change the minds of Yakuza youth, however they are devout followers of hip hop, and the rhymes of KENJI NODICE. 

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