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  The Murders in the Rue Morgue

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  A mysterious murder, super human strength and nosy neighbors. 
  The Rue Morgue has never seen a day like this: two women are found dead in their home. Witnesses didn’t see anyone leaving the home. 
  Edgar Allan Poe’s epic short story, originally published in 1841.

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  His Last Bow - The Adventures of...

  Conan Doyle

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  In "His Last Bow: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle delivers a gripping collection of detective stories featuring the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson. As they unravel mysteries of espionage, theft, and murder, Holmes's keen intellect and unparalleled abilities take center stage. This collection culminates in a poignant narrative that captures the enduring legacy of a detective whose brilliance transcends crime-solving.

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  A Disturbing Nature

  Brian Lebeau

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  Mid-August 1975, Maurice “Mo” Lumen is exiled from his home in Virginia, bearing the weight of what he’s left behind—accusations, a half-brother, and an inhospitable cot. With the mind and heart of an eleven-year-old—the result of a self-described “accident”—and a love of baseball, Mo emerges in Rhode Island just shy of his twenty-fifth birthday. As summer yields to a rain-soaked fall, his frustration rises when news of a prolific killer in the region, nicknamed the Pastoral Predator, overshadows the Red Sox march to the World Series, and Mo unwittingly becomes a central figure in the investigation.  
  FBI Chief Investigator Francis Palmer, fresh off the ensnarement of a monster—Ted Bundy—is thrust into the Pastoral Predator’s destructive path. Permanently scarred by every killer he’s hunted down, The Beast inside Palmer simmers as the investigation hits closer to home, forcing him to confront his demons.  
  By the time Mo and Palmer’s paths collide, a dozen young women are dead. As the list of suspects narrows, Palmer’s confidence is shaken, and Mo begins to doubt his own innocence. Unable to escape their histories, they become increasingly isolated, and old secrets resurface. Who is destined to pay for the sins of their fathers, and who will pay for their own? 
  A Disturbing Nature is a psychological thriller and coming-of-age story that examines Post- World War II America, exploring the heredity of prejudice, the hypocrisy of privilege, and the blurred line between man and monster.

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  Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure...

  Conan Doyle

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  Holmes is visited by Mrs Merrilow, a landlady from South Brixton who has an unusual lodger who never shows her face. She saw it once accidentally and it was hideously mutilated. This woman, formerly very quiet, has recently taken to cursing in the night, shouting "Murder, murder!" and "You cruel beast! You monster!" Also, her health has taken a turn for the worse, and she is wasting away. Mrs Merrilow has brought this case to Holmes's attention as her tenant, Mrs Ronder, will not involve the clergy or the police in something that she would like to say. She has told her landlady to mention Abbas Parva, knowing that Holmes would understand the reference. 
  Indeed he does. It was a most tragic case in which a circus lion somehow got loose and savaged two people, one of whom was killed, and the other badly disfigured. The latter is apparently this lodger – the former was her husband. Holmes could make little of the case at the time, but perhaps if someone had actually hired him, the outcome would have been different. As it was, the inquest ruled that Mr Ronder was the victim of death by misadventure. Still, even the local police were a bit disturbed at the time by some seeming inconsistencies in the accounts. For example, the lion was part of an act which Mr and Mrs Ronder performed right in its cage, and they were the ones who fed it. Why had it suddenly turned on its feeders? Why had it not tried to escape? Who was this man that several people heard screaming when supposedly Mr Ronder had already been killed?

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  Library of Lost Lies The: A Cozy...

  Hang Nguyen

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  📚 Small-town librarian Eliza Page believes in order, quiet, and the Dewey Decimal System—until the day the library's most difficult patron is found dead in the rare books room, pinned under a fallen bookshelf with an overdue copy of "Crime and Punishment" clutched in his hand. The police call it a tragic accident, but Eliza notices the books are shelved out of order and the due date stamp reveals a pattern only a librarian would understand. With the library's funding threatened by the scandal, Eliza must check out her own investigation. Assisted by the library's tech-savvy page and a handsome local historian, Eliza discovers the victim was researching the town's founding family and had uncovered a secret that someone would kill to protect. From coded messages in checkout records to hidden documents in book jackets, every clue is buried in the library's peaceful stacks. But as Eliza gets closer to the truth, the killer sends a chilling message by leaving a bloodstained bookmark in her desk—and suddenly, this librarian's quiet life is anything but overdue.

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  A Special Storm - Dora Ellison...

  David E. Feldman

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  From the author of the Killer Nashville Best Mystery Finalist Not Today and the Book Excellence Finalist The Neighborhood comes A Special Storm, Dora Ellison Mystery Book 5. 
  Who would murder people with special needs? A performance of a troupe of young people with disabilities is backing one of their own, the beloved singer Julian Lockhart. As he is about to sing his penultimate note, he pauses … and a crack is heard, blood spurts from his neck, and he falls to the stage. Pandemonium and panic ensue. The boy’s father hires Geller investigations, and Dora Ellison and Missy Winters set out to find his killer. 
  Who would kill this beautiful and talented special young man with the voice of an angel? A local NIMBY activist? The father of another special young man whose object of affection is a special young woman who has eyes only for the young victim? Or could it be a parent who was not aiming at the young singer at all but at the school’s founder, Mason Montgomery, who reneged on his promise to fund the school in perpetuity? Or … could it be someone with another as yet unknown connection to the special young singer. 
  Secrets and danger abound in this dark mystery crime thriller. 
  Fans and lovers of Noir, Hard-Boiled and LGBT Detective Mysteries will love the Dora Ellison Mystery Series. 
  “an exciting thriller that will leave you breathless” 
  “a gripping plot and lots of unexpected turns” 
  “excellent character development” 
  “Special needs kids are the stars of this book” 
  “another piece of work I couldn't put down” 
  “a very peculiar yet captivating read” 
  “a thrilling read that keeps you guessing until the very end”

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