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eBooks for Mystery Lovers

Did you know our library has a great collection of digital resources that you can access from home? Here's a list of only eBooks, accessible through the NC Digital Library (Overdrive/Libby), that you can browse, check out, and read from the comfort of your home. Need some help with downloading? Visit help.overdrive.com, give us a call at 919-968-2777, or email library@townofchapelhill.org.

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  • Cozy/Historical: The perfect mystery series for fans of the royal family. Distant relation to the queen, Georgiana, is in quite a bind. She has a title, but no money, no desire to marry, and no way to earn money that wouldn't offend her…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008 — eBook
  • A Slice of Murder

    a Pizza Lovers Mystery

    Cavender, Chris
    Cozy/Contemporary: "Not too much happens in the sleepy little town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina—which is fine with pizza-purveyor extraordinaire Eleanor Swift. The spunky owner of A Slice of Delight is trying to mend her broken heart…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009 — eBook
  • Historical: "From the author of The Dollhouse and The Masterpiece comes the compelling national bestselling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017 — eBook
  • Cozy/Contemporary: "Take one amateur sleuth. Mix in some eccentric Minnesota locals. Add a generous dollop of crackling suspense, and you've got the recipe for this delicious new mystery series featuring Hannah Swensen, the red-haired,…
    eBookNew York : Kensington Books, [2000] — eBook
  • Police Procedural: "...acclaimed writer Marita Golden takes another unflinching look into the face of family, race, love and identity." - from the Publisher
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006 — eBook
  • Suspense: "Featuring one of John Grisham's most colorful, outrageous, and vividly drawn characters yet, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master of the legal thriller at his very best." - from the Publisher
    BookNew York : Doubleday, [2015] — FIC Gris
  • Suspense: "An Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter/producer, as well as a novelist ("The Good Father"), Hawley is also creator of the smashing new TV show "Fargo". Here he sends a ferry to the sea bottom off Martha's Vineyard,…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016 — eBook
  • Traces of Guilt

    An Evie Blackwell Cold Case

    Henderson, Dee
    Police Procedural: "State Police Detective Evie Blackwell is launching a new task force dedicated to reexamining unsolved crimes in Illinois. While looking at old evidence for a couple of missing-persons cases in Carin County, she pulls…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016 — eBook
  • Cozy/Contemporary: "Welcome to Mahalia's Sweet Tea--the finest soul food restaurant in Prince George's County, Maryland. In between preparing her famous cornbread and mashed potatoes so creamy "they'll make you want to slap your Momma,"…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015 — eBook
  • Suspense: Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016 — eBook
  • Bad Boy Brawly Brown

    An Easy Rawlins Mystery

    Mosley, Walter
    Hardboiled: "Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins has accomplished many of his goals through hard work and perseverance, and in spite of being a black man in a white-dominated world. When Alva Torres needs help to locate her son, Brawly, Easy gladly…
    eBookBoston : Little, Brown, and Co., [2002] — eBook
  • Police Procedural: "Silvis (The Boy Who Shoots Crows) has given us a suspenseful, literary thriller that will resonate with readers long after the book is finished. A terrific choice for Dennis Lehane fans." from Library Journal
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017 — eBook
  • Police Procedural: "In this brilliant crime novel from the author of Missing, Presumed, a detective investigates her most personal case yet: a high-profile murder in which her own family falls under suspicion." - from the Publisher
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017 — eBook
  • Suspense: The classic Alex Cross series from perennial favorite James Patterson.
    eBookNew York : Warner Books, 2002 — eBook
  • The Bat

    a Detective Harry Hole Mystery

    Nesbø, Jo, 1960-
    Nordic Noir: "Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a twenty-three year old…
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013 — eBook
  • Historical: "From the national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries comes the first Counterfeit Lady novel—the intriguing start of a historical mystery series featuring woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles." - from the publisher
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017 — eBook
  • Historical: "A stunner, exquisitely plotted and characterized, with Todd's trademark meticulous backdrop of World War I-era England."—Strand Magazine
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003 — eBook