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Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they're right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she's never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night, in her hospital room, a woman tried to take her babies and replace them with her own...creatures. Yet when the police arrived, they saw no one. Everyone, from her doctor to her husband, thinks she's imagining things. A month passes. And one bright summer...
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Storm Kayama mysteries volume 1
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"[A] suspenseful trip through the rarely seen darker strata of complex, contemporary Greece." -Publishers Weekly
Saint John wrote the apocalyptic Book of Revelation over 1900 years ago in a cave on Greece's eastern Aegean island of Patmos. Today, on the pristine Aegean peninsula of Mount Athos, isolated from the rest of humanity, twenty monasteries sit protecting the secrets of Byzantium amid a way of life virtually unchanged for more than 1500 years.
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Escape to Ireland with this charming whodunnit... Cozy fans will be entranced by the beautiful setting, the pair of adorable Jack Russell puppies, and of course—the deadly mystery at the heart of it all!
In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone . . .
Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after...
In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone . . .
Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after...
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"There is so much to like about the cozy perfection that is Catie Murphy's Death on the Green, from the lush Irish travelogue to the precise balance between comic relief and crime."
—Bookpage STARRED REVIEW
Squiring a self-proclaimed heiress around Dublin has got limo driver Megan Malone's Irish up—until she finds the woman dead . . .
American-born...
—Bookpage STARRED REVIEW
Squiring a self-proclaimed heiress around Dublin has got limo driver Megan Malone's Irish up—until she finds the woman dead . . .
American-born...
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"There is so much to like about the cozy perfection that is Catie Murphy's Death on the Green, from the lush Irish travelogue to the precise balance between comic relief and crime."
—Bookpage STARRED
As an American in Dublin, limo driver Megan Malone will need the luck of the Irish to avoid a head-on collision—with a killer . . .
Life has been non-stop excitement...
—Bookpage STARRED
As an American in Dublin, limo driver Megan Malone will need the luck of the Irish to avoid a head-on collision—with a killer . . .
Life has been non-stop excitement...
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Father Brown is an insightful sleuth who travels far-and-wide to solve a new set of mysteries that require his unique skills and wisdom. This selection of short stories also includes a variety of locales from Italy to Cornwall and everywhere in between. Once again, Father Brown has found himself at the center of the action. The Wisdom of Father Brown is the follow-up to G.K. Chesterton's first entry, The Innocence of Father Brown. The sequel builds...
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Biting wit and lush descriptions combine in this striking new edition of Oscar Wilde's short story collection, which contains Wilde's most famous story, "The Canterville Ghost." Originally published in 1887 in the British literary magazine, The Court and Society Review. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: A Study of Duty" headlines this anthology, first published in 1891. In addition to the title work, Wilde added "The Canterville Ghost," "The Model Millionaire,"...
8) Manalive
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First published in 1912, G. K. Chesterton's "Manalive" is the fascinating and incredible story of Innocent Smith, a man who can be described as a "holy fool". Innocent arrives at Beacon House, a London boarding establishment, and breathes new life into the residents with his games and antics. All in one day he creates the "High Court of Beacon", decides to elope with one of the residents, and convinces another lodger to declare his love for the landlady's...
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Crime and romance take over the idyllic Lake District setting in this first volume in Hugh Walpole's, The Herries Chronicle.
First published in 1930, Rogue Herries is narrated by the titular character as he describes Francis Herries' story and his decision to move his family from their Yorkshire home to the beautiful Borrowdale valley in Cumbria. The tumultuous family drama follows Francis as he mistreats his wife, sells his mistress, and chases...
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ALAS, THE BEST LAID PLANS is the third volume of THE STEWARD series. Folklore and fantasy enmesh with physics and forensics.The conspiracy is fraying; Lady Diere's carefully hidden agenda is in jeopardy.Padraic is far more than he appears.Atrellan and Daegon clash, opening doors better left closed.The cartel moves tactically against Papa George.Millie and Stacy gone missing?Despite all this, Ellen must deal with the Council, its inherent political...
11) Alcestis
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In this reimagining of a classical Greek myth, the eponymous Greek heroine Alcetis, known as the good wife because she loved her husband so much that she died to save his life, tells about her childhood, her marriage to the young king of Pherae, and what happened during the three days she spent in the underworld before being rescued by Heracles. Set in the world of Mycenaean Greece.
In Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her...
12) Sword of shadows
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"A quest to find the ancient sword Excalibur quickly turns into a hunt for a determined killer for Crispin Guest. London, 1396. A trip to the swordsmith shop for Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice Jack Tucker takes an unexpected turn when Crispin crosses paths with Carantok Teague, a Cornish treasure hunter. Carantok has a map he is convinced will lead him to the sword of Excalibur - a magnificent relic dating back to King Arthur...
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"Lady Molly of Scotland Yard" contains a wonderful collection of short stories by Baroness Orczy that centre around Molly Robertson-Kirk, a quick-witted detective who relies on brains rather than brawn to get to the bottom of mysteries that completely elude her male counterparts. Highly recommended for fans of classic detective fiction and other works by this seminal author. Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947), more commonly known as Baroness Orczy,...
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This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1922. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian...
15) Roanoke Ridge
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There's been a string of Bigfoot sightings in Roanoke Ridge. Do they have something to do with the body in the woods? When Bigfoot researcher Professor Berton Sorel goes missing in the temperate rainforest of Roanoke Ridge, Oregon, help is summoned in the form of his former star pupil, Laura Reagan, online science populist and avowed skeptic. But what begins as a simple search and rescue operation takes a drastic turn when a body is discovered - and...
16) Innocence
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"Who am I, detective? A principal? An accomplice? An accessory? Or innocent?"
A long time has passed since heiress Claire Leighton left the cocoon of her idyllic childhood. Yet the tendrils of the past still linger. Old sins, as they say, cast long shadows-and the innocent are as much in danger as the guilty of being ensnared in the tangled web of love, greed, lies, wickedness, and murder.
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"Duke Pierce Reade has a fresh, international style of writing." – Olivia Lyons, Style Influencer"Good storytelling with some great visuals." – James Raner, Story Consultant"I like the writing style. It encourages you to dig deeper, find the meaning behind the words with a simple search." – Vinny B., Gaming Storyliner Teenage love blossoms, marriages are arranged and rivalries boil as thousands flock to the premier social event of the thirteenth...
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Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries - where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women.
Once, she was beautiful...
Abigail Vautille dreamed of escaping the Whitechapel rookery and starting a new life, until one tragic night left her scarred and penniless. To save her family from debtor's prison, she strikes a deal with the rogue who owns her father's gambling vowels-if he excuses the debt, for two weeks, she'll give him her body,...
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The book is about a young lad, Nils Holgersson, whose "chief delight was to eat and sleep, and after that he liked best to make mischief". He takes great delight in hurting the animals in his family farm. Nils captures a tomte (mythological creature from Nordic folklore) in a net while his family are at church and have left him home to memorize chapters from the Bible. The tomte proposes to Nils that if Nils frees him, the tomte will give him a huge...
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