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Mysteries to read for beach days

There are several mysteries waiting to be solved in new books!

Readers are swept into a world of unreliable narrators in the lives of two sisters and the man between them in “Guilt” by Amanda Robson.

Zara and Miranda Cunningham have always been close, with Miranda looking out for her flighty sister. Then Zara meets Sebastian and becomes obsessed. Seb is handsome and charming, but also has a dangerous side. And he seems to be turning the sisters against each other. Who is telling the truth? And who is going to end up dead?

With a lot of dark twists and turns, this book will keep readers guessing.

“Guilt” is published by Avon. It is $16.99 and 396 pages long.

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A former reporter sees a chance to get back her life in “See Her Run” by Peggy Townsend.

Aloa has lost her job at the Los Angeles Times and has been blackballed by the whole industry and is now dealing with crippling debt and depression. When the body of a young athlete, Hayley, is found in the Nevada desert, she sees a chance to redeem herself by solving the case, because there is no way it is a suicide like the police think. As she begins to dig in, she finds Hayley isn’t the first to die of dehydration, and that her boyfriend was found the same way months ago. Is there a serial killer stalking them?

With a flawed, but relatable heroine and many twists, this book will grab readers’ attention.

“See Her Run” is published by Thomas & Mercer. It is $15.95 and is 267 pages long.

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A woman must ask herself if she really knew her husband in “The Real Michael Swann” by Bryan Reardon.

Julia is living an ordinary suburban life. Her husband, Michael, went into the city for a job interview and she is on the phone with him as he is stuck in a commute when suddenly the call goes dead. What happened? Then the news starts blaring — there has been a bomb set off at Penn Station — where her husband was.

As Julia races to find out what has happened to him, a witness comes forward claiming to have seen him. Did he survive? Why hasn’t he contacted her? And then the story takes a horrifying twist — he is now the bombing suspect. Did Julia ever really know her husband? Who is he really?

A thriller that will keep you guessing, this book has plenty of suspense that will sweep readers away.

“The Real Michael Swann” is published by Dutton. It is $26 and 338 pages long.

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Contact Amy Phelps at aphelps@newsandsentinel.com.

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