My 2017 Clue Trail

I participated in the 2017 Follow the Clues reading challenge. My goal was to locate sufficient evidence (6 books) for an Infraction. Here is my trail of clues:

1. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie (3 January 2017)
As you can see, there is a steaming cup of coffee on the cover, and this led me to the beverage on the cover of . . .
2. Untitled by Julie Kaewert (31 January 2017)
This cover also shows a library scene, as does the cover of . . .
3. File M for Murder by Miranda James (2 February 2017)
The animals on this cover led me to the animal on the cover of . . .
4. Persona by Genevieve Valentine (22 March 2017)
The Parisian setting is shared with . . .
5. The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (30 April 2017)
The Eiffel tower on this cover led me to the water tower on the cover of . . .
6. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (10 May 2017)
The rural Kansas setting of this book is shared with . . .
7. In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl (11 May 2017)
This book opens with a snowy travel scene, as does . . .
8. Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie (18 May 2017)
The word "Murder" in the title led me to . . .
9. Murder in Retirement by John Miles (27 May 2017)
Author Jack M. Bickham hid behind this pseudonym, which led me to John Dickson Carr, who also hid behind a pseudonym to write . . .
10. The Plague Court Murders by Carter Dickson (13 June 2017)
This book's London setting is shared by . . .
11. The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman (17 June 2017)
This book featured paranormal characters, which led me to the ghosts in . . .
12. Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (19 June 2017)
The main character frequently converses with a character nobody else can see, which led me to . . .
13. Afterparty by Daryl Gregory (23 July 2017)

So I present my case for a Capital Offense!