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1. Bad monkey

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Author:
Hiaasen, Carl
Series:
Andrew Yancy novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
NEXT IN SERIES: RAZOR GIRL
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Andrew Yancy-late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's office-has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it's not called the roach patrol for nothing)....

2. Coconut layer cake murder

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Author:
Fluke, Joanne, 1943-
Series:
Hannah Swensen mysteries volume 25.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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FIRST IN SERIES: CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER
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Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter--and murder ... When Hannah learns that her sister Michelle's boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is the prime suspect in a murder case, she goes straight from a movie studio sound stage to the Los Angeles airport. Back in frigid Minnesota, she discovers that proving Lonnie's innocence...

3. Every crooked nanny

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Author:
Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954-
Series:
Callahan Garrity mysteries volume 1
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: TO LIVE AND DIE IN DIXIE
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"Fresh, confident, intelligent and amusing. Grab a cold drink, put your feet up, and enjoy yourself."— Sue Grafton

The first entry in a thoroughly original and witty series that sets Atlanta house cleaner cum sleuth Callahan Garrity on the trail of a client's missing au pair, now published under the name Mary Kay Andrews for the first time.

Callahan Garrity is the owner of House Mouse, a cleaning

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4. First grave on the right

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Author:
Jones, Darynda
Series:
Charley Davidson novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: SECOND GRAVE ON THE LEFT
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First Grave on the Right is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper.
Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice.

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5. Open and shut

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Author:
Rosenfelt, David
Series:
Andy Carpenter novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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NEXT IN SERIES: UNLEASHED
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Edgar-award nominated author David Rosenfelt's hilarious hero, Andy Carpenter, takes on a high-profile murder case, with his favorite golden retriever, Tara, by his side—now with a new cover look.
Whether dueling with new forensics or the local old boys' network, irreverent defense attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But Andy prefers the company of his best friend,...