2023 DCL Reading Challenge: Classic Detective Novel | Douglas County Libraries

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All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. Show less

The Maid

A Novel

by Prose, Nita

Book - 2022

A classic setup: a hotel maid finds a dead body, but this time it's the maid who's going to solve the crime. A classic setup: a hotel maid finds a dead body, but this time it's the maid who's going to solve the crime. Show less

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Nine Lives

A Novel

by Swanson, Peter

Book - 2022

Nine strangers receive a cryptic list with their names on it. And then they begin to die. This one also counts in the Number in the Title category. Nine strangers receive a cryptic list with their names on it. And then they begin to die. This one also counts in the Number in the Title category. Show less

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The Widows of Malabar Hill

by Massey, Sujata

Book - 2018

An incredible female sleuth and lawyer investigates a wonky will in 1920s Bombay. An incredible female sleuth and lawyer investigates a wonky will in 1920s Bombay. Show less

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The Twist of A Knife

A Novel

by Horowitz, Anthony

Book - 2022

The fourth novel in the acclaimed Daniel Hawthorne series. The fourth novel in the acclaimed Daniel Hawthorne series. Show less

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The Woman in the Library

by Gentill, Sulari

Book - 2022

Four strangers hear a scream in the Boston Public Library reading room, and they all have reason to solve the mystery. Four strangers hear a scream in the Boston Public Library reading room, and they all have reason to solve the mystery. Show less

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The Verifiers

by Pek, Jane

Book - 2022

Her job is to expose cheaters and catfishers, but when a client dies she breaks the rules to investigate the death. Her job is to expose cheaters and catfishers, but when a client dies she breaks the rules to investigate the death. Show less

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Station Eternity

by Lafferty, Mur

Book - 2022

Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station. But it's harder to escape the past than she thought. Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station. But it's harder to escape the past than she thought. Show less

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Marple

Twelve New Stories

Book - 2022

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. Show less

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The Resemblance

by Nossett, Lauren

Book - 2022

A fraternity brother steps off a busy crosswalk and is struck dead by an oncoming car. Witnesses all agree on two things: the driver looked identical to the victim, and he was smiling. A fraternity brother steps off a busy crosswalk and is struck dead by an oncoming car. Witnesses all agree on two things: the driver looked identical to the victim, and he was smiling. Show less

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The Spare Man

by Kowal, Mary Robinette

Book - 2022

On an interplanetary cruise, a rich newlywed must investigate a murder when her new husband is named the prime suspect. On an interplanetary cruise, a rich newlywed must investigate a murder when her new husband is named the prime suspect. Show less

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