by Cynthia Gallant-Simpson (2012)
"When a late-spring snowstorm buries quaint little Provincetown at the very tip of Cape Cod and a body is found at the foot of the Pilgrim Monument, the police assume that miserly curmudgeon Edwin Snow II jumped to his death. British newcomer, innkeeper Liz Ogilvie-Smythe however sees something incongruous about the death and suspects murder. Thus begins her new avocation as amateur sleuth and her fortuitous meeting and eventual crime solving relationship with handsome Irish cop James Finneran."
Allison Brennan
"Maxine Revere, an investigative reporter, solves cold cases. But the one unsolved murder that still haunts her was that of her best friend in high school. Thirteen years later, Max feels compelled to investigate that death as well as the apparent suicide of the friend accused of murder and another cold case murder at her old high school"--
Elizabeth Peters
In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III -- one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains -- are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister ... and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings .. and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally macabre ways.
Jake Woodhouse
A body is found hanging on a hook above the canals of Amsterdam's old town, a mobile phone forced into the victim's mouth. In a remote coastal village, a doll lies in the ashes of a burnt-down house. But the couple who died in the fire had no children of their own. Did a little girl escape the blaze? And, if so, who is she and where is she now? Inspector Jaap Rykel knows that he's hunting a clever and brutal murderer. Still grieving from the violent death of his last partner, Rykel must work alongside a junior out-of-town detective with her own demons to face, if he has any hope of stopping the killer from striking again Their investigation reveals two dark truths: everybody in this city harbours secrets - and hearing those secrets comes at a terrible price ...
Theresa Schwegel
Sloane Pearson is planning to leave her boyfriend, her father has been rushed to hospital and her job - as a detective in the Chicago police department sex crimes division - is taking all her energy. With her personal life in such a mess, she's not complaining. A serial rapist is terrorising young women, dragging them off the street and demanding they fight. The victims don't want to come forward and if they do, they've already taken showers which have washed away any crucial DNA evidence. Knowing that a conviction is near impossible, Sloane tracks every last clue - and every possible victim - until she's in far too deep ... With empathy, pace and tension, Theresa Schwegel gets inside the minds of Sloane and the victims to view the case from every angle.