Reader's Link - Book Kits (Mystery/Suspense)

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Case Histories
by Kate Atkinson
Private detective Jackson Brodie finds his own need for resolution sparked by three investigations including those of two sisters who discover a shocking clue to the disappearance of their third sister thirty years earlier, a lawyer whose life is turned upside-down when his daughter joins the firm, and a woman whose past mistakes and demanding family life culminate in a violent escape.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12

The Dante Club
by Matthew Pearl
In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from "Inferno."
Approximate number of books in kit: 10

The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst
Discovering clues that indicate that his beloved wife may not have died accidentally, Paul Iverson begins a perilous search for the truth while attempting to teach his dog, who witnessed the crime, to communicate.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12

The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
A murder investigation requires private detective Sam Spade--a man of few words who displays little emotion--to become involved in a dangerous search for a valuable statue.
Approximate number of books in kit: 5

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
PI "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. Eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12

Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Peter Hoeg
In the course of investigating the suspicious death of a young boy, Smilla Jaspersen discovers a conspiracy involving the country's top scientists and a secret millions of years old.
Approximate number of books in kit: 7

The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz
Izzy Spellman, a twenty-eight-year-old amalgamation of Nancy Drew and Bridget Jones, launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of her outlandishly dysfunctional family.
Approximate number of books in kit: 6