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When Maddock returns from his time in the armed forces, he's hailed as a hero because he defended the region's largest iron ore deposit against Holgarian invaders. But all Maddock sees in the mirror is a coward, one who will never be able to make amends for his secret failure on the battlefield. Determined to try, he sets off to fulfill a promise he made to Byx, his departed brother-in-arms.Belhina has been skating by on her earnings and the money...
50942) All's Fair
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"All's Fair...", first published in 1937, is a fast-paced novel set in a hard-bitten mining town ruled by those with money and their corrupt politicians. A young labor leader, Mac, comes to the town determined to solve the murder of a fellow organizer and to end the stranglehold of the current bosses. A romance develops between Mac and Sue, the daughter of a mine owner. The situation becomes desperate when the miners' strike and Sue disappears, and...
50943) Un amour de statue: Polar
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Suite à l'assassinat d'une diva aux Thermes de Perros-Guirec, l'enquête est confiée au commissaire Velcro, tandis qu'une autre affaire est confiée à sa collègue Déborah. Ils décident alors de faire équipe.
Une diva est assassinée aux Thermes marins de Perros-Guirec.
Le commissaire Velcro, qui vient de rejoindre la P. J. de Rennes, est dépêché sur les lieux. Heureuse surprise pour lui, Déborah, une collègue qu'il apprécie particulièrement,...
50944) Death Wears Pink Shoes
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Death Wears Pink Shoes, first published as a Crime Club book in 1952, is a New York City murder mystery. From the book's synopsis: "The tenants of 17 Crane Street were a highly combustible lot, and when they came together fireworks usually resulted. A lively display was set off one particular night when Mrs. Gladys O'Leary gave a party. They played a game of writing down the names of animals which their fellow residents resembled, and one of the entries...
50945) Conspiracy Stories
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THE BOOK "CONSPIRACY STORIES" IS ALL ABOUT CONSPIRACY.Within you'd find three chilling and addictive stories to awaken your mind.THE DARK SECRET is a riddle of rumours, mysterious incidents, truth, and crime. Cindy Norton returns from France to surprise her parents in Cypriot, when the borders were reopened after the lockdown. In a series of mysterious incidents, she and her boyfriend Tim, are hailed by the Police as heroes, for their part in solving...
50946) Arizona Heat
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Some secrets are too hot to handle in this classic tale from Linda Lael Miller,
previously published as Deadly Deceptions
After years spent trying to remember her past, Mojo Sheepshanks just wants to put it behind her. She's finally got the life she always wanted-sisters she loves, a career that keeps her on her toes and Tucker Darroch, the handsome cop who's stuck by her against all odds. But for the people around her, moving on is hard to...
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Marc Vervins a invité son fils et sa future belle-fille a passé un weekend dans sa nouvelle maison à Port-des-Barques, petite ville située dans l'estuaire de la Charente à proximité de l'île Madame. Mais lors d'une promenade matinale sur les berges du fleuve, une macabre découverte va contrecarrer ses projets. Il connaît de surcroît la victime et celle qui semble aussitt une coupable évidente. Il est pourtant convaincu de son innocence...
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A Saturday Christmas Shopping Trip to Chinatown Leads to Murder in Christmas Angels, a Historical Cozy Mystery from Alice Duncan
1926, Los Angeles, CA
Mercy and Lulu visit one of Ernie Templeton's favorite Chinatown dives, a silken items shop owned by Ernie's friend, Charley Wu.
Their Christmas shopping plans take a chill when they witness a young Chinese woman being dragged kicking and screaming into the shop by its proprietor. Even more chilling...
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Histoires d'une bête insaisissable.
Lorsque Charles Perrault publia Le petit Chaperon Rouge en 1697, il était sans doute loin de se douter que son conte trouverait une forme de réalité près de 70 ans plus tard dans des attaques cruelles et féroces perpétrées par une bête insaisissable dans le Gévaudan entre 1764 et 1767. Les auteurs de Gévaudan - petites histoires de la grande bête sont tous deux spécialistes de cette tragédie et nous...
50950) 100 Proof Murder
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Pour yourself a strong shot of rivalry, romance, and murder.
Travel writer Jill Curtis is in Louisville, Kentucky, on the next stop of her bourbon tour assignment, and is keen to explore the local distilleries with her videographer, Michael Erickson, especially since her new beau, Lieutenant Nick Harris, lives in the city.
But the night before Jill's first tour at Parker's Distillery, she is shocked to learn that the master distiller, William Scott,...
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Viola Stewart returns for a third set of adventures. Viola needs a holiday.But even at the beach, or partying on the Grand Tour of Europe, there are things afoot. The Gadgeteers are lobbying for merchant rights in the Empire. The Men in Grey are keen to stretch their influence beyond British shores.And Viola is alone.Her past has returned to haunt her? Is there anyone she can trust?This is the final book in 'The Adventures of Viola Stewart' Victorian...
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THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH is Book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews!
Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and...
50953) The Winter Revenant
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In the gritty, post-apocalyptic city of New Pacific, Miles Kim is on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife. But as he digs deeper into the city's underworld, he learns he is up against powerful forces who will stop at nothing to keep him from the truth. With the help of a con man with his own agenda and a gang of New Pacific thieves, Miles must navigate the treacherous landscape of corporate espionage and corrupt cops in order to bring his...
50954) Berth Mark
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Olivia was worried that this might be the end of her contract on the SS Starlight. Now she's worried it may be her last voyage ever. With the suspicious death of a crew member and a series of strange events, it quickly becomes clear that something sinister is at work. With her beloved parrot Chico by her side, she must make it through the cruise and discover the truth behind the mysterious events. Will Olivia and Chico make it through the cruise alive?Will...
50955) As-tu rêvé?: Thriller
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Alors que Gabriel se remet de la perte brutale de sa femme, une série de meurtres perpétrés par un homme mystérieux le replongera dans l'horreur...
Gabriel, capitaine de police, a tout pour être heureux. Exercer un métier qu'il adore et aimer sa compagne avec qui il a de doux projets font du quadragénaire un homme comblé.Au retour d'un week-end en amoureux, il est victime d'un accident o Elisabeth est tuée.À sa sortie de coma, il découvre...
50956) In the Family Way
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With a beautiful and clever wife, a growing investigative business, and a baby due any day, former Bow Street Runner John Pickett finally has a respectable life far removed from his beginnings as a juvenile pickpocket in the rookeries of St. Giles. Then his father returns from transportation to Botany Bay, and Pickett's hard-won respectability threatens to collapse like a house of cards. When a person from his mother's shadowy past surfaces, followed...
50957) Poison Contact
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It starts with an order of inappropriately shaped cookies for a bachelorette party. When Sydney Farina, professional baker and amateur sleuth, delivers the cookies, the bride-to-be drops dead in front of her. Sydney tries to convince herself the mysterious tragedy is none of her business, but the rude bride who texted her for constant updates about her order doesn't stop texting now that she's dead. And her ghost begs Sydney to solve her murder and...
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Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel!
Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her sewing shop in her rural Missouri hometown. Some men need more convincing than others, but it's usually nothing...
50959) Deadly Vendetta
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Gripped with fear and confusion as his paralegal takes her last breath in his arms, Jonathan vows to avenge her savage death ... or die trying.
With a successful career as an attorney living in Portland, Oregon, Jonathan's life is about to take a turn that nobody could have predicted, especially him. An adventure seeker, he loves his life until a chain of events leaves him reeling and wondering if life as he knows it is on the brink of collapsing....
50960) Sans un mot: Thriller
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Sarah et Ludwig n'acceptent pas la mort soudaine d'Arthur Desbert. En s'attardant sur les causes potentielles, ils vont s'engager dans une enquête qu'ils n'avaient pas envisagée...
Durant une nuit de Septembre, Arthur Desbert, un patient, décède.
Rien d'anormal pour un service d'oncologie.
Pourtant le doute s'installe chez Sarah, jeune infirmière du service. Une incertitude qui va devenir obsessionnelle. Lorsqu'elle décide d'en faire part...
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