Tori Carrington — who is actually the husband-wife writing team of Lori and Tony Karayianni — are back with another installment of their mystery series involving Sofie Metropolis, a private investigator living in Queens. This time, it’s a case involving a body disappearing from her aunt’s funeral home. But the book also concerns itself , of course, with Sofie’s love life, including Greek baker Dino and Australian Jake Porter.

Also new is Sandspur: Notes From a Coastal Clumnist, a collection of columns from Mark Lane, the noted columnist and reporter who has worked 30 years at the Daytona Beach News-Journal. They are divided into section, including bits on hurricanes,. Road trips, NASCAR and beaches.