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  The Lost Brother

  Susanna Beard

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  A brother sent away.
  A sister in a loveless home.
  A father ruthlessly murdered.
  Ricky and Leonora Bates are brother and sister, best friends, allies in a loveless family.
  They are a constant disappointment to their domineering father.
  He views Ricky's quiet bookishness as weakness and Leonora's feisty intelligence as unbecoming.
  Then Ricky is sent away to a boarding school in South Africa to "toughen him up". And Leonora is stuck dealing with her dysfunctional parents on her own.
  The unthinkable happens.
  Leonora's father travels to South Africa to bring Ricky home. Disaster strikes. Her father is shot dead. And her brother is nowhere to be found.
  Now Leonora must find the truth.

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  The Last Dance

  Mark Billingham

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  The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingham that introduces Detective Miller: a man who's unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated. 
   
   
   
  Maverick sleuth Declan Miller is back at work following the murder of his wife (and amateur ballroom dancing partner) Alex. Working with new partner and heavy metal enthusiast DS Sara Xiu, he is tasked with investigating the double killing of gangland family scion Adrian Cutler and IT consultant Barry Shepherd at the Sands Hotel. Initial evidence suggests a hired gun and a botched job. The search for the hitman begins and Miller begins to reconnect with his old network—his ballroom dancing friends, homeless informant Finn, and even the ghost of his wife who keeps showing up in his kitchen. The fact Alex had been investigating the Cutler family prior to her death complicates things, and as Miller gets closer to the truth, he realizes the danger is walking right up to his doorstep . . .

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  Weaver's Web The: A Cozy Mystery...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  🧵 Master weaver and textile studio owner Loomis Threadwell is preparing for the prestigious Handweavers Guild exhibition when the guild's powerful president—a notorious traditionalist opposed to modern techniques—is found dead in her studio, tangled in the warp threads of her largest floor loom. The police suspect a tragic weaving accident, but Loomis notices the tension has been deliberately sabotaged and the victim's guild notes contain coded messages about pattern theft. With her studio closed for investigation and the weaving community in knots, Loomis must thread her way through this complex tapestry of clues. Assisted by her weaving apprentices and the handsome textile engineer analyzing fiber stress points, Loomis uncovers a scheme involving stolen cultural patterns, unauthorized reproductions, and a plot to undermine traditional weavers. From suspicious tension inconsistencies that reveal intentional tampering to fiber blends that don't match cultural traditions, every thread in the warp and weft tells a story. But when Loomis discovers the victim was systematically appropriating indigenous weaving patterns for commercial profit, she realizes the killer is protecting cultural heritage more intricate than any tapestry. With the guild exhibition approaching and the real pattern thief still weaving deception, Loomis must shuttle through the evidence before her own reputation gets permanently tangled in the loom.

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  Home On The Ridge

  Robert H. Cherny

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  Part of the Logger’s Ridge series, “Home on the Ridge,” starts almost immediately after the end of “Welcome Home Doc,” which means that it overlaps the last part of “May You Meet a Stranger’s” time period and merges the storylines. Citizens of the small towns of Logger’s Ridge and Sunny Valley have overcome significant hurdles to recover from a series of economic disasters. Their hard work is paying off, and they see a bright future ahead. Much hard work and buried secrets still lie before them. This book introduces Anthony, the mentor and leader who promises economic stability. Recently revealed secrets are addressed, and the local society prepares to move forward. The global pandemic hits this small town hard. Building on the ashes of a previous community, the medical teams seek to protect its most vulnerable members as the world blows up in their faces. COVID brings the world of Logger’s Ridge to a screeching halt. Only the strong survive. 
  This book contains several controversial scenes and is unsuitable for people under eighteen, evangelicals, or Trump supporters. CRT Trigger warning.

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  Whiskers and Lies

  Sofie Kelly

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  Librarian Kathleen Paulson is always willing to help a friend, but to save one from a wrongful arrest, she'll need magical backup from her affectionate cats in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series. 
   
   
   
  Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia's former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action, the afternoon of fun is soured. 
   
   
    
  When Georgia's litigious in-law is later found dead and the friendly baker is implicated, Kathleen is eager to help prove her innocence. Luckily, Kathleen and her intrepid magical cats, Hercules and Owen, have solved their fair share of mysteries. As a result, she knows that in life as well as crime solving, it is all relative, but with hard work, she can make sure the right criminal is booked.

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  Caesar's Column: A Story of the...

  EDMUND BOISGILBERT, Ignatius...

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  A novel with incredible prescience from late 1800's about the perpetual corruption of the elites and out of control oppression of the working class, set in late 80's of our time. Only if the steam could have been released before the revolution! And oh, the dangers of massive revolution. He seemed to predict computer screens and AI news, advanced weaponry, globalization, Capitalism, the collapse of Democracy, the insane corruption at al levels, and the split in society between the halves and the have nots. 
  Some great monologues in the struggle for power and to wrangle the will of the people. It's uncanny how important this message is now in the 2020's, and I won't spoil the ending about what the true possibilities are for humanity. We are also treated to a couple traditional romantic love stories along the way.

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