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By Marilyn Leach (Barbour Books)

For lovers of classic Agatha Christie mysteries and Jan Karon village characters, this English set mystery is sure to please. Berdie Elliott, the wife of the new parish priest, thought she left her old life as an investigative reporter behind her, but she soon discovers a village full of secrets when a man dies at a Christmas celebration. Could a clue to his demise be hidden in an advent wreath? Can Berdie curb her natural instincts to get involved in both a mystery and a romance, or will she let the local law handle things?

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

What if you married someone, only to discover that she was suspected of killing her former fiancé?While on their honeymoon, Grayson and Rachel Stewart are confronted with dark details of Rachel\’s past. As more facts begin emerging, their new marriage is thrown into a tailspin. The newlyweds must figure out how to move forward.

By Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson)

From the Christy-award-winning author of The List, The Trial, and The Sacrifice comes two twisting tales of tough decisions, mixed motives, and mysterious, healing grace. Life SupportAlexia Lindale knows her new case is a matter of life and death. She doesn’t have a clue what it will do to her heart.

By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

Jenna and Carly share a dry wit and sharp sleuthing skills that give these three stories universal appeal. Wherever these small-town Arkansas sisters go murder is sure to follow. When they search for the murderer of a newspaper editor, they could end up in the obit column. In Branson for a break, they find out that murder doesn’t take vacations. And when the Carly opens a diner, murder is on the menu.

By Nancy Mehl (Guideposts)

Residents of Sugarcreek are on edge. Several banks have been burglarized, and the local authorities can’t catch the thieves. When Naomi Miller’s husband, Seth, announces he’s going to remove their life savings from the credit union, Cheryl Cooper advises him against it. But Seth refuses to listen, and the money is stolen from their home. Adding to these strange series of events, someone is entering the Honey Bee Café after hours but never takes anything.

By (Tyndale House Publishers)

From award-winning author Patricia Raybon comes a compelling new historical mystery series, a riveting puzzle confronting the hidden secrets of class, race, family, and love. Can an amateur detective solve the cold case mystery of her lost father’s murder?In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain—a daring but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college—receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of the murder of her beloved but estranged father. For a young Black woman, searching for answers in a city ruled by the KKK could mean real danger. Still, with her literary hero Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, Annalee launches her hunt for clues, attracting two surprising allies: Eddie, a relentless young white boy searching for his missing father, and Jack, a handsome Black pastor who loves nightclub dancing and rides in his sporty car, awakening Annalee’s heart to the surprising highs and lows of romantic love. With their help, Annalee follows clues that land her among Denver’s powerful elite.

By Julie Carobini (Dolphin Gate Books)

Tasha had only been teasing her pal, Lorena, when she’d called her brew “deadly. “Who knew someone would soon be found poisoned to death–and Lorena, the camp cook–would be a suspect?After her own brush with death the year before, Tasha had promised her boyfriend, Marc, she would stay far away from sleuthing. But with Marc out of town, and all eyes on Lorena, what choice does she have?With Christmas coming, and a criminal on the loose, can Tasha solve the mystery.

By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)

In Middlebury’s Amish Artisan Village, murder is the last thing anyone expects. Can Amber and Hannah find these killers before fear unravels the community. or they strike again?Murder Simply BrewedAmber Wright is optimistic about the growing profit from her collection of Amish shops in Middlebury, Indiana—until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead.

By Donna Fletcher Crow (Lion Fiction)

Felicity’s ecstatic enjoyment of her fellow ordinands’ singing in Ascension Morn from the top of Pusey Tower at the College of the Transfiguration is shattered when a black-robed body hurtles over the precipice and rolls to a stop at her feet. Father Antony recognizes the corpse as Hwyl Pendry, a former student of his, who has been serving as Deliverance Minister in the diocese of St. David’s. The police ignore the strange emblem of a double-headed snake curling across a triangle Hwyl clutched in his hand and label the death a suicide. But Hwyl’s widow is convinced otherwise, and pleads for Felicity and Antony to help her uncover the truth.

By Amanda Flower (Zonderkidz)

Andi Boggs and her best friend Colin Carter are at it again … in this third book of the Andi Boggs series, Andi Unstoppable, school has begun for the two Killdeer middle schoolers and the science teacher has a great idea! He is an expert birder and wants his class to share in the fun. In a birding group with Colin and her biggest school rival, Ava, Andi sets out to be the first student in class to spot the elusive Kirtland warbler but ends up spotting the town’s resident ghost instead!Together with her friends, Andi takes on another small town mystery—is the legend of the ghost of Dominika Shalley more than just a story? And does her sudden appearance have anything to do with the holes the friends find in the Shalley graveyard as they look for the rare bird?