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  The Adventure of the Dancing Men...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. The other is "The Five Orange Pips", part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The original title was "The Dancing Men," when it was published as a short story in The Strand Magazine in December 1903.
  The story begins when Hilton Cubitt of Ridling Thorpe Manor in Norfolk visits Sherlock Holmes and gives him a piece of paper with the following mysterious sequence of stick figures. - Cubitt explains to Holmes and Dr. Watson that he has recently married an American woman named Elsie Patrick. Before the wedding, she had asked her husband-to-be never to ask about her past, as she had had some "very disagreeable associations" in her life, although she said that there was nothing that she was personally ashamed of. Their marriage had been a happy one until the messages began to arrive, first mailed from the United States and then appearing in the garden.

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  A Killer Hold

  Leah Dobrinska

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  Spring has sprung, and with it, a full line-up of programming at Larkspur Community Library. Director Greta Plank is preparing to host the Wisconsin Library Organization's annual conference—and dreading the arrival of her ex-boyfriend—while also helping a local treasure-hunting club coordinate a showcase highlighting Northern Wisconsin's gangster trail and the nearby hideouts of the notorious criminals of the early twentieth century. 
   
   
   
  When Greta overhears the library board president and a member of the treasure-hunting club arguing about a secret discovery, her curiosity is piqued—even more so when one of the women leaves a book with a sequence of strange markings on its pages in the library book return bin. Before Greta can ask about the marginalia, the book's outspoken owner turns up dead. 
   
   
   
  At the request of the police—though against the better judgment of her beau, Detective Mark McHenry—Greta sets to work trying to decipher the peculiar notations, and she quickly hypothesizes that there's more to the story. Greta must work against the clock to decode the dead woman's book code. What she finds is someone willing to go to great lengths to keep a secret buried in the stacks—and the past—even if it means killing again.

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  In Search of the Unknown

  Robert W. Chambers

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  In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. Chambers is a whimsical, episodic tale blending adventure and natural history. The story follows two amateur zoologists, Douglas Quimby and “Bugs” Hartley, as they embark on a quest to capture rare and elusive creatures for a museum collection. Their misadventures lead them through swamps, forests, and caves, encountering bizarre animals and eccentric characters along the way. Chambers infuses humor and curiosity into their journey, celebrating the wonders of the natural world while critiquing humanity’s often destructive relationship with it. Though less cohesive than his earlier works, the novel captures a sense of wonder and discovery, reflecting Chambers’ fascination with the unknown. A charming blend of science and storytelling, In Search of the Unknown invites readers to marvel at life’s mysteries and the thrill of exploration.

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  Midlife & Exorcising Spirits - A...

  Leona Knight

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  Can't have a midlife crisis if your entire life is a crisis. 
   
   
   
  After that bombshell of discovering the identity of the evil entity roaming the halls of my estate. Burning down the house to root it out was looking like a good idea. 
   
   
   
  If only it was that simple. Knowing who it is and finding it within the labyrinth halls of this estate is proving to be a challenge. 
   
   
   
  And now the house itself is sick? 
   
   
   
  Can a house even get sick? 
   
   
   
  Looks like I've got some ghostbusting to do.

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  The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Money For Nothing

  Karen S. Gordon

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  Vance Courage and Lauren Gold are back on their old turf in Miami but their relationship has been strained recently. Vance's 13-year-old nephew, Ethan Jones, confides to him that detectives came to the house questioning his mom about a murder. The victim, Silk Hart, is a bestselling erotica writer whose body was discovered in a Miami Beach hotel room. Vance needs Lauren's help to figure out how his sister is involved. 
  Lauren agrees to dig for information but soon discovers there's a news blackout. Who killed the story? And why? With his nephew in renal failure and a killer on the loose, multiple clocks begin to tick. As clues start to point in a certain direction, he has to ask himself the unthinkable. Could his sister be the killer? 
  THE BOTTOM LINE: ". . . a provocative, tightly-wound crime thriller that seems destined for its own streaming series. A must-read for both fans of the series and the series' growing fan base." — BestThrillers.com 
  "A brilliantly woven plot mixed with a rich cast of memorable characters make Karen S. Gordon's MONEY FOR NOTHING a must-read for anyone in search of an unputdownable reading experience."— Ryan Steck, The REAL Book Spy

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