If You Like Louise Penny

Penny's novels are set in the province of Quebec, but feature many hallmarks of the British whodunit genre. Expect murders by unconventional means, bucolic villages, large casts of suspects, red herrings, and a dramatic disclosure of the murderer in the last few pages of the book.
 

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1. The crossing places

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Author:
Griffiths, Elly
Series:
Ruth Galloway mysteries volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
Notes:
NEXT IN SERIES: THE JANUS STONE
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Description:
When she s not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone with her cats in a remote area of England called the Saltmarsh, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants not quite earth, not quite sea. When a child s bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for help. Nelson thinks he has found the remains of Lucy Downey, a...

2. Long bright river

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Author:
Moore, Liz, 1983-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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GENRE CATEGORY: POLICE PROCEDURAL
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Description:
"A suspense novel that also looks at the anatomy of a Philadelphia family rocked by the opioid crisis and the relationship between two sisters--one, suffering from addiction, who has suddenly gone missing amid a series of mysterious murders; the other a police officer who patrols the neighborhood from which she disappeared: a story about the formidable ties between place, family, and fate"--