From The Booking Desk:

Things may be slowing down a bit in the publishing industry as we head toward the end of the year, but there are still new books being released that should be on your shopping list. Here are just a few.

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LynDee Walker – Fear No Truth (Severn River, Paperback, $14.99, 12/17/2018)

BOLO Books Comments:

Fans of LynDee Walker’s first series have waited a long time for a new book from this talented author, but I can assure you the wait has been worth it. Fear No Truth is the launch of a new series featuring a female Texas Ranger who refuses to stand in the shadow of her male counterparts. The well-crafted mystery takes some unexpected turns and the structuring of the narrative keeps readers engaged while providing them all the clues necessary to guess the culprit. Dark without being depressing, readers will be ready for Faith’s eventual return.

Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):

After a series of murders, newly-minted Texas Ranger Faith McClellan races to unmask a killer lurking in one of Austin’s most sacred institutions.  But the insidious truth at the heart of this case is darker than she ever imagined.

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Debra H. Goldstein – One Taste Too Many (Kensington, Paperback, $7.99, 12/18/2018)

BOLO Books Comments:

Unlike some cozy mystery novels, Debra Goldstein’s series debut refuses to adhere to genre conventions. This is a grittier and more complex story that one might expect. It certainly keeps the reader turning the pages with fascinating characters (human and otherwise), some realistic, yet surprising complications, and a rewarding and satisfying conclusion. This is sure to be a favorite of cozy readers everywhere.

Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):

For culinary challenged Sarah Blair, there’s only one thing scarier than cooking from scratch—murder!
 
Married at eighteen, divorced at twenty‑eight, Sarah Blair reluctantly swaps her luxury lifestyle for a cramped studio apartment and a law firm receptionist job in the tired hometown she never left. With nothing much to show for the last decade but her feisty Siamese cat, Rah Rah, and some clumsy domestic skills, she’s the polar opposite of her bubbly twin, Emily—an ambitious chef determined to take her culinary ambitions to the top at a local gourmet restaurant . . .
 
Sarah knew starting over would be messy. But things fall apart completely when her ex drops dead, seemingly poisoned by Emily’s award-winning rhubarb crisp.Now, with Rah Rah wanted by the woman who broke up her marriage and Emily wanted by the police for murder, Sarah needs to figure out the right recipe to crack the case before time runs out. Unfortunately, for a gal whose idea of good china is floral paper plates, catching the real killer and living to tell about it could mean facing a fate worse than death—being in the kitchen!

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Maddie Day – Murder on Cape Cod (Kensington, Paperback, $7.99, 12/18/2018)

BOLO Books Comments:

Where Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) finds the time to write as much as she does will remain a mystery – but what is never in question is her skill at crafting satisfying mystery plots. This delightful launch of a new series introduces characters readers will immediately fall in love with. Readers will easily relate to this literate group of amateur sleuths and may even wish to be part of the team. And the depiction of the quaint Cape Cod setting will have more than a few folks longing to relocate.

Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):

First in a New Series! Print edition only available at Barnes & Noble

A Cape Cod shop owner and her book club must find a crafty killer in this charming new series from the Agatha-nominated author of the Country Store Mystery series.

Summer is busy season for Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida’s bicycle shop, nestled in the quaint, seaside hamlet of Westham, Massachusetts. She’s expecting an influx of tourists at Mac’s Bikes; instead she discovers the body of Jake Lacey. Mac can’t imagine anyone stabbing the down-on-his-luck handyman. However, the authorities seem to think Mac is a strong suspect after she was spotted arguing with Jake just hours before his death. Mac knows she didn’t do it, but she does recognize the weapon—her brother Derrick’s fishing knife.

Mac’s only experience with murder investigations is limited to the cozy mysteries she reads with her local book group, the Cozy Capers. So to clear her name—and maybe her brother’s too—Mac will have to summon help from her Cozy Capers co-investigators and a library’s worth of detectives’ tips and tricks. For a small town, Westham is teeming with possible killers, and this is one mystery where Mac is hoping for anything but a surprise ending…