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This Week's New Releases

 

The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss (Young Adult Thriller)

Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms. There’s Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master; and . . . Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Family Biz by Alan Orloff (Humorous Caper)

Ex-con Chance Winston has been out of prison and on the straight-and-narrow for one thousand days, now making ends meet driving for a ride-sharing company. So, when he picks up a fare who threatens to upend his entire life, he’s a bit skeptical. But a family member is in trouble—serious, kneecapping trouble—and he reluctantly gets sucked back into the family business. Can he and his band of grifters pull off one last job to save the day? Or is Chance the one being scammed? In a family of con artists, where honesty is but a passing fancy, it’s really hard to tell. Format: Digital, Print

Hot Shots : Celebrating Thirty Years of the Short Mystery Fiction Society edited by Josh Pachter (Short Story Crime Fiction Anthology)

To celebrate the Society’s pearl anniversary, this volume collects twenty-eight pearls, one Derringer-winning story from each year the awards have been presented. Included in these pages you’ll find fiction by such masters of the genre as Doug Allyn, Michael Bracken, Bill Crider, John Floyd, BV Lawson, Henry Slesar, Cathi Stoler, Art Taylor, Melissa Yi, and many more. Whether you like your crime fiction hardboiled or cozy, lighthearted or dark, you’re sure to find lots here to keep you riveted to your chair … and eagerly looking forward to the next crop of Derringer winners. Format: Digital, Print

The Summer House Murder by Ava Roberts (Domestic Thriller)

Sisters Esme, Piper, and Regina go on their annual visit to their remote summer house on Lake George expecting a tense vacation. Each has their own families to deal with plus their own secrets to hide. Esme, the oldest sister, is desperate to keep up appearances after discovering her husband’s infidelity with the one person who hurts her the most. Piper, the middle child, has a four-month-old baby boy and is too tired to keep playing peacekeeper to her siblings. Regina, the youngest, is a sarcastic rule breaker with a secret to hide that could cost her everything. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Pressed to the Nines by Misty Simon (Cozy Mystery)

There’s a wedding in the works at The Charmed Inn, and Roxy Gleason is the main star this time. The final countdown is on for the nuptials the entire Gleason family has been waiting for, and Roxy just wants to get all the way to saying “I do” at the altar with no missteps. Everything is set, everyone has their assignments, and this is going to go off without a single hitch. It has to. But Roxy isn’t counting on finding the owner of the florist shop dead when she shows up to get her order of a dozen bouquets. Format: Digital, Print

Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For by Leonie Swann (Cozy Mystery)

Spring is in the air, and Sunset Hall is abuzz with anticipation of Bernadette’s upcoming wedding. But not everyone is feeling celebratory. Namely, her best friend, Agnes Sharp, who isn’t a fan of Bernadette’s plan to leave the house share and its residents behind. Nevertheless, Agnes and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners launch into wedding-planning mode after a spot opens at the high-class Foxglove Manor—in just two weeks. Format: Digital, Print, Audio  

That is, until your boss disappears and you’re given her job, the police suspect you, and the cheesemonger runs out of your favourite Gouda. When socially-awkward IT consultant Abigail Palmer is sent to work on a local factory’s new computer systems, she’s looking forward to daily get-togethers with best friend Hannah and cozy nights with Jasper the cat—not being blackmailed by boss Lynn into investigating a threatening note. Format: Digital, Print

The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss (Young Adult Thriller)
Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms. There’s Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master; and . . . Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

The Family Biz by Alan Orloff (Humorous Caper)
Ex-con Chance Winston has been out of prison and on the straight-and-narrow for one thousand days, now making ends meet driving for a ride-sharing company. So, when he picks up a fare who threatens to upend his entire life, he’s a bit skeptical. But a family member is in trouble—serious, kneecapping trouble—and he reluctantly gets sucked back into the family business. Can he and his band of grifters pull off one last job to save the day? Or is Chance the one being scammed? In a family of con artists, where honesty is but a passing fancy, it’s really hard to tell. Format: Digital, Print

Hot Shots : Celebrating Thirty Years of the Short Mystery Fiction Society edited by Josh Pachter (Short Story Crime Fiction Anthology)
To celebrate the Society’s pearl anniversary, this volume collects twenty-eight pearls, one Derringer-winning story from each year the awards have been presented. Included in these pages you’ll find fiction by such masters of the genre as Doug Allyn, Michael Bracken, Bill Crider, John Floyd, BV Lawson, Henry Slesar, Cathi Stoler, Art Taylor, Melissa Yi, and many more. Whether you like your crime fiction hardboiled or cozy, lighthearted or dark, you’re sure to find lots here to keep you riveted to your chair … and eagerly looking forward to the next crop of Derringer winners. Format: Digital, Print

The Summer House Murder by Ava Roberts (Domestic Thriller)
Sisters Esme, Piper, and Regina go on their annual visit to their remote summer house on Lake George expecting a tense vacation. Each has their own families to deal with plus their own secrets to hide. Esme, the oldest sister, is desperate to keep up appearances after discovering her husband’s infidelity with the one person who hurts her the most. Piper, the middle child, has a four-month-old baby boy and is too tired to keep playing peacekeeper to her siblings. Regina, the youngest, is a sarcastic rule breaker with a secret to hide that could cost her everything. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Pressed to the Nines by Misty Simon (Cozy Mystery)
There’s a wedding in the works at The Charmed Inn, and Roxy Gleason is the main star this time. The final countdown is on for the nuptials the entire Gleason family has been waiting for, and Roxy just wants to get all the way to saying “I do” at the altar with no missteps. Everything is set, everyone has their assignments, and this is going to go off without a single hitch. It has to. But Roxy isn’t counting on finding the owner of the florist shop dead when she shows up to get her order of a dozen bouquets. Format: Digital, Print

Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For by Leonie Swann (Cozy Mystery)
Spring is in the air, and Sunset Hall is abuzz with anticipation of Bernadette’s upcoming wedding. But not everyone is feeling celebratory. Namely, her best friend, Agnes Sharp, who isn’t a fan of Bernadette’s plan to leave the house share and its residents behind. Nevertheless, Agnes and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners launch into wedding-planning mode after a spot opens at the high-class Foxglove Manor—in just two weeks. Format: Digital, Print, Audio