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There are two main threads to the book: a modern crime story and the recollections of an 85-year-old woman with dark secrets in her past. Set during the British General Election of 1997 when Tony Blair swept to power, the story bounces back to the 1930s when another charismatic leader rose in Europe. That story is revealed through flashbacks to the life of a British Nazi sympathiser and her artist sister, both intimates of Hitler and Goering.In 1997,...
2) The Hill
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When the Alton's move to their new home on the hill they soon find that all is not as it seems. Sebastian becomes entangled between two opposing forms of evil, and soon must make a choice.The hill is a story of love, friendship, trust and its destructive effectsThe hill is the first story of 'the spillwork rattle,' a device buried within our history.
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In this new thriller from Russell James a 21st century quest for sunken treasure is interlaced with love and tragedy from the time of the Spanish Armada. King Philip's quest to defeat and subdue upstart Britain under Queen Elizabeth 1st is in stark contrast to the very different quest of a film crew in a hired boat off the wild coast of northern Scotland.While at least one of the team is convinced he knows the location of a previously undiscovered...
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Norman finds the secret to making Stradivari violins. MI6, Russian hackers and others want it. What if the greatest violin maker in history actually did have a secret formula? And, what if it were stumbled upon, more than 300 years later, by innocent guitar makers, who then became the target of someone who could not let that secret be revealed. Add to this volatile situation a second party who wants the secret made public.
The cascade of events...
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The last thing psychotherapist Harry Hope expects on his walk home one evening is to be knifed. At first, he thinks it's a random event. But as the police investigate further, seemingly unrelated attacks, Harry is shocked to discover that every victim is linked to him. And that his name is on a death list. Who would want to kill Harry? Why? Teaming up with his old friends DI Theo McCannon and DS Libby Harding, Harry is forced to delve into the dark...
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Catalina Saylor ha sido aceptada para trabajar en la incubadora de Qubit a prueba durante 30 días. Si prueba su idea dentro de ese tiempo, se le permitirá quedarse e intentar obtener una patente de su dispositivo. La Incubadora de Qubit es un lugar de trabajo para gente brillante con buenas ideas, pero que no tienen recursos para desarrollarlas.
Si el candidato es aceptado, se le proporcionará un espacio de trabajo, equipo y otros beneficios durante...
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"A modern-day Gaslight"
The Blue Prussian is a spellbinding story told by Blake O'Brien, a beautiful, young executive with a globetrotting career. Blake returns to her native Manhattan from San Francisco after escaping-or so she thinks-her marriage to a dashing man who turned out to be a prince of darkness. She had been hoping for a fresh start but learns that she has been poisoned with thallium-a deadly neurotoxin referred to as the poisoner's...
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Steven Statton - a very working-class spy', is a thrill-a-minute story of intrigue and betrayal at the heart of Britain's most secretive intelligence agency.
Although set mainly in London, the story sees Steven Statton travel the world in an effort to counter an Iranian plot to use the Mafia to destabilise Britain by flooding its streets with heroin. However, Statton's task is made harder when he is betrayed by somebody working in the British Secret...
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Évangéline résoudra-t-elle cette sordide affaire de meurtre ?
Quelques mois seulement après la perte de son père, Évangéline Leblanc, dix-sept ans, se rend à L'Anse-à-Beaufils pour passer l'été au chalet familial. Elle rêve de profiter du calme de la mer et de se perdre dans les pages de son roman, les pieds bien enfoncés dans le sable. Mais, entre la relation tendue qu'elle entretient avec sa mère et la présence non désirée de son...
10) The Death Digger
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When Lionel and Goldie's baby is stolen, it leads them to a farm in the middle of nowhere where true evil awaits.They have 24 hrs to get him back before they lose him forever.The day is night, the children are ghouls, and the home belongs to a nightmare creature known as the Death Digger. The clock is ticking.From the mind of a four year old and brought to life by his father.
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Three Sisters Inn trilogy volume 1
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Book one of The Three Sisters Inn: Danger awaits the Hampton sisters in quiet Amish country.SHE COULDN'T TURN HER BACK ON HER FAMILY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.So when her sister was injured, financial expert Andrea Hampton traded the big city for Amish country to help turn her grandmother's house into an inn.But life with the Plain People took a treacherous turn when a string of accidents and pranks threatened her family. Someone didn't want the secrets...
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COWBOY TO THE CORE Jake Dalton believes in worthy causes-like opening his Texas ranch to inner-city kids for the summer. But there's a catch...that involves a woman. Dedicated do-gooder Carolina Lambert can hold her own against any man...Jake included. Except now someone with a nasty grudge who's been waiting for the perfect moment to strike has the beautiful widow in his sights. R.J. Dalton's estranged son is the last man on earth Carolina wants...
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Raised in the bosom of the inner city, white Detroit Homicide cop Danny Cavanaugh speaks and acts with the unmistakable attitude of a black man. But the savage murders of affluent African-Americans are plunging him into the urban heart of terror, where he will learn first-hand how powerful, inviolate -- and deadly -- the color line truly is.
14) The Gentle Slope
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Someone murdered sixteen-year-old Grace Sutherland and dumped her body along the riverbank.The news shocks most in the Midwest town of Stonebridge, but for reporter Jakob Larsen, her death dredges up particularly bad memories. Two years ago, his father was murdered, and police have yet to make an arrest.Knowing the pain the girl's family feels, Jakob is determined to find answers for them, answers his family still doesn't have. In the process, he...
15) Terrorbyte
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In Cat Connor's pulse-pounding crime thriller "Terrorbyte," Supervisory Special Agent Ellie Conway is forced to team up with the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, in a high-stakes mission. As the investigation unfolds, Ellie and her unlikely partner must navigate through a web of deception and danger, racing against time to find truth behind a series of deaths. What is the connection between a series of murders, bourbon, chlorine, gold ribbon,...
16) Identity Crisis
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Just as Kristen and Steel think the past is behind them, their wedding reception is attended by an unwelcome guest who puts them face to face with the demons they have tried so hard to forget. Julie, Kristen's long time best friend, must fight for her life as she's kidnapped and held for ransom. Her only hope to be saved is James Kawoski, Steel's ex-boss and Best Man. To find out more about their budding romance, you'll have to read the book. This...
17) Legally Comatose
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Tanya Kawoski, an elementary school teacher, and her fiance, Michel are all set to go on their first vacation together. That vacation gets side-tracked, though, when Michel is attacked. Tanya's brother James has to help his sister figure out who attacked Michel and keep all three of them out of danger. This book is a novella, or about 18,000 words, and is filled with love, passion, intrigue and mystery. Be sure to check out the other books by Rory...
18) Lethal Reunion
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"Lethal Reunion" is a gripping thriller that follows five friends-Ava, Jake, Maya, Ethan, and Ben-as they gather for a weekend getaway at a secluded cabin in the woods. What begins as a nostalgic reunion quickly turns sinister when they find themselves trapped in a deadly game orchestrated by an unseen adversary.As night falls, a mysterious box appears, initiating a series of chilling challenges that force the friends to confront their darkest fears...
19) Shadow Hunting
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On the hunt. On the run.Mason Nash thought he'd retired from the spy game until a new and deadly private spy agency, Tartarus, came to hunt him down.When Nash discovers Tartarus have double agents in every legitimate spy agency on the planet, there's only one place he can go-into the shadows.On the run, Nash has few he can trust. Is his new ally Eva Destruction everything she appears to be? And then there's the new arrival, Charles Bishop, a man with...
20) Delhi
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Zeb and his team return to India.Their enemies are determined they don't leave it alive. Zeb and his crew weren't expecting fireworks when they arrived in Delhi. Joint training exercises with RAW, India's secretive counter-terrorism outfit, great company and good food ... they didn't have anything else planned. Until they were attacked and the shooters escaped leaving several dead behind. The Agency and RAW go into high alert but there is nothing...
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