Deadlock by Sara Paretsky

A fun book about the shipping industry in the Great Lakes (and a murder of a hockey player).

MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER 

by MARLO MORGAN

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Murial Barberry

This was a bestseller in France, translated into English and became a bestseller in the United States.

In The Company of Others - Jan Karon

Grave Consequences by B. Comfort

I got this book for $0.50 at a library book sale.  It looked interesting and has a sassy retired lady as the chief protagonist.

PEOPLE OF THE WHALE - by Linda Hogan

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

This came highly recommended.