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  The Droll Teller

  S. E. England

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  1962, and on Christmas Day at precisely 6pm, a mysterious old man by the name of Silas Finn, calls on the new owners of an ancestral home in Devon and asks which they'd prefer to hear—a story or a song. Ten-year old Enys Quiller is adamant they must have a story, just as Cousin Beatrice instructed. 
   
   
   
  "You'll be sure to tell me dreckly, won't you?" says Beatrice. "What the droll teller says?" 
   
   
   
  But the strange and macabre tale of Victorian poisoning and madness that follows, has far-reaching repercussions for Enys and her family, and after the droll teller has finished, any notion of staying there, or even together, is shattered.

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  We Can't Save You - A Tale of...

  Thomas E. Ricks

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  When a group of young Native Americans launches a series of protests against climate change and its effects on the waters and woods of Maine, veteran FBI agent Ryan Tapia is assigned to monitor the movement. The protestors, who become determined to split away from American society, are led by "Peeled Paul" Soco, a Malpense hermit who played a key role in one of Tapia's previous investigations. When the marchers begin making camps on the lawns of luxurious summer mansions along the Maine coast, they win national media attention—and the wrath of a reactionary president. 
   
   
   
  Tapia soon finds himself torn. He wants to do right by Soco and the protestors, but his bosses at the Bureau are eager to please the president. Growing increasingly sympathetic to the protestors and their cause, he tells them about a possible refuge—a secret CIA base hidden away in the depths of the Maine woods. Enraged, the White House sends a US Army unit to track down the protestors on their stealth march through the evergreen forests. Meanwhile, Tapia's bosses, vexed and embarrassed, fire him and threaten arrest. Undaunted, Tapia snowmobiles through the wilderness on a wintry night to warn the Indian protestors of the impending attack. Building to a dizzying climax, We Can't Save You establishes Ryan Tapia as one of the most compelling and nuanced investigators in crime fiction.

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  Active Defense (Danger Never...

  Lynette Eason

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  She's used to life-or-death situations. 
  She just didn't expect them to follow her home. 
   
  When former field surgeon Heather Fontaine returns from a party to find that someone has broken into her house--and threatened her friends--she assumes it is the stalker who has been creeping her out. She hopes to find safety and peace of mind by leaving the city and hiding out in a small town. But trouble follows her even there. 
   
  Luckily, a stalker isn't the only one observing Heather. Travis Walker has been secretly watching out for her for weeks. As owner of his own security agency, it's what he does. 
   
  Together, Travis and Heather must figure out who wants her dead--and why--before it's too late.

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  The Empathizer

  JAMIE MICAH

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  "The Empathizer" is a provocative dystopian political satire that transports listeners to a fractured America after a second civil war. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," this limited audio series follows one man's harrowing journey when he returns to the progressive West Coast and becomes trapped as the deadly pandemic sweeps through the region. 
  When our protagonist, a Zionist Jew who defected to the eastern states after the war, returns to New California to bury his parents alongside his estranged sister Judith, he finds himself fleeing to the compound of Gravity Darker—a powerful rapper-turned-politician. Inside this seemingly secure fortress, seven color-coded rooms host an elaborate masquerade where the progressive elite party while the world outside succumbs to disease and chaos. 
  As our hero navigates through increasingly bizarre and decadent environments, he uncovers the dark truth behind Gravity's wealth and power: a horrifying experiment called the "Radical Empathizer" that harvests human brains to artificially create empathy. When the pandemic inevitably breaches the compound walls, the spectacular collapse of this utopian experiment reveals the hollow nature of performative empathy and privilege. 
  "The Empathizer" combines Gothic horror with political satire to create a thought-provoking commentary on our divided society, challenging listeners to examine their assumptions about empathy, privilege, and political ideology. 
  For listeners captivated by this world, the story will continue in a planned second season, drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." 

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  She Wanted to Dance

  Luigi Ferro

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  In the winding, enigmatic streets of San Marino, private investigator Luigi Ferro leads a life steeped in routine and solitude, until a desperate Romanian father steps into his world, clutching an envelope of savings and a story that tugs at Ferro's seasoned heart. His daughter, an aspiring dancer, vanished into the vibrant labyrinth of Venice, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic text about a mysterious agent in Rimini. 
  She Wanted to Dance plunges readers into the heart of a gripping, hard-boiled detective story as Ferro embarks on a quest that cuts through the murky underbelly of Italy's most romanticized cities. From the artistic fervor of Venice to the deceptive calm of Rimini, Ferro encounters a tapestry of characters – ambitious dancers caught in their dreams, shadowy agents with murky agendas, and the enigmatic figures lurking in the Venetian underworld. 
  As Ferro peels back layers of deceit, the simplicity of a missing girl's case spirals into a complex web of corruption and dark dealings. 
  This enthralling narrative blends the gritty essence of a classic detective tale with the mesmerizing allure of Italy. Join Luigi Ferro in unraveling a mystery where the line between ambition and desperation blurs, and the pursuit of dreams may lead to a nightmare.

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  The Secrets of Morgarten

  L.S.Mangos

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  A young nation in peril. A web of deception. A triangle of forbidden love.A beautiful weaver, the discerning son of the notorious William Tell and a fugitive Templar knight meet in this tale of allegiance, mystery, romance and perhaps a little medieval magic, set in the magnificent but menacing Alps in the fourteenth century. 
  As the Habsburgs threaten to take back control of the fledgling nation of the Helvetic Confederation in 1315, the people are looking for ways to defend their borders. Magda, living in a hamlet near Morgarten, meets handsome Walter, the son of the notorious Wilhelm Tell, who delivers messages to all corners of the nation that will later become Switzerland. 
  In France, the Knights Templar have been declared heretics by the King. Sébastien arrives in Morgarten as a fugitive, carrying hidden secrets with two of his colleagues, and Magda’s romantic feelings are thrown into turmoil. 
  When a monk is murdered at a nearby abbey during the theft of a precious religious relic, Walter and Magda set about to solve the mystery, before a mighty battle with the Habsburgs ensues. How can a handful of peasants in this isolated corner of the Confederation defend themselves against the mighty Austrian army? And who will be the victors in this turbulent triangle of love?

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