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  House of Two Pharaohs - Step...

  Wilbur Smith

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  Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series.FROM THE SHADOWS. A NEW EVIL WILL RISE. FACELESS. NAMELESS.Since his appointment as Nomarch of Memphis, by the God-Pharaoh Rameses, Piay has thrown himself into pulling the city back from the brink. The famous white city walls have been rebuilt, the once starving inhabitants fed and every day caravans have arrived from the desert wastes, filled with the many riches looted and hidden by the Hyksos. But when the body of a murdered scribe is found sealed inside the newly constructed city vault - the mark of Anubis, god of death, scrawled next to him in his own blood - panic sweeps the city. Only the wisest man in all Egypt can solve this mystery - Piay's mentor, the great sage Taita.Called from his place at the God-Pharaoh Rameses' side, Taita's arrival in Memphis calms the populace, but it isn't long before the mark of Anubis appears again, and again. Taita and Piay are drawn into a battle of wits against a criminal mastermind turned warlord, his aim - with the demise of the Hyksos - to see the kingdom of the Red Pretender restored and the forces of Rameses crushed.Will everything that Taita has fought for be torn asunder? Or will he and Piay finally reunite the two kingdoms? Only time will tell. And time is running out.

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  That Night in the Library

  Eva Jurczyk

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  ONE NIGHT LOCKED IN THE LIBRARY. 
   
  WHAT COULD GO WRONG? 
   
  On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university’s rare books library. They’re not allowed in the library after closing time, but it’s the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free  
  those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they’ll scatter in different directions to start their real lives? 
   
  But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out—and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer. That Night in the Library is  
  a chilling literary mystery that transports readers to a world where secrets live in the dark, books breathe fears to life, and the only way out is to wait until morning.

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  Killer Novel - A Hunter Harden...

  SM Kahan

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  The Bookworm's Citadel, the largest independent bookstore in the USA, boasts an extensive collection of rare and forbidden murder mystery books that attract readers from around the globe. But could these tomes conceal a malevolent force, compelling readers to commit unspeakable acts, much like the killers depicted in the stories they cherish? Detective Hunter Harden's unyielding pursuit of the truth plunges him into a perilous game of cat and mouse with an elusive murderer. As the pages turn and clues surface, they edge closer to a horrifying revelation, with the store itself serving as the dramatic backdrop for a high-stakes showdown.

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  Death in Douglas Glade

  G B Ralph

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  A scenic walk in nature isn't Addison Harper's idea of a good time, but with Sergeant Jake Murphy leading the way, he's willing to give it a go. 
   
   
   
  After a picnic as delicious as his date, things are really looking up—that is, until Addison stumbles over something in the undergrowth. Bad news: it's a dead body. Worse news: it's his ex. And the last time they saw each other, a room full of people witnessed Addison wish him dead. 
   
   
   
  He should never have strayed so far from the path . . . 
   
   
   
  Death in Douglas Glade is the latest in a wonderful cozy mystery series set in an enchanting small town nestled amongst stunning New Zealand scenery. Investigate The Milverton Mysteries for a chaotic cast of local busybodies, delicious baked treats, a demanding and disdainful ginger cat, a very slow-burn romance with a rather appealing policeman, and of course . . . murder!

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  The Old Man's Place

  John Sanford

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  A trio of vicious World War One veterans descend on the farm in the Adirondack mountains where one of them grew up and his father now lives alone. They embark on happily wreaking drunken havoc at the old man's place and in the nearby town. But when a naïve, mail-order bride arrives, she ignites a tinderbox of resentment, lust, and betrayal among the men that explodes in brutal depravity, bloody violence, and shocking death. 
   
   
   
  This hard-boiled, literary masterpiece includes a new introduction by Jack Mearns, author of John Sanford: An Annotated Bibliography. 
   
   
   
  Previously published as The Hard Guys and filmed as the 1971 motion picture My Old Man's Place.

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  Paris Chase

  David Lewis

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  London, 1942: The threat of German invasion has abated, and the war has entered a new chapter, famously summed up by Winston Churchill as "the end of the beginning." While Churchill faces mounting pressure and calls for his resignation, a dark new horror is unfolding across the channel, as the Nazis move forward with their plan to murder Europe's Jews.In the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, young SS officer Dieter Silber helps organize the conference where Reinhard Heydrich outlines his "Final Solution." Horrified, Dieter steals a copy of Heydrich's proposal and flees to Paris. Soon there are posters all over the city seeking his whereabouts.Caitrin has her mission directly from Churchill himself: bring Dieter and the document back to London. Posing as a maid for another female spy, she takes up residence at the mansion opposite SS headquarters on Paris's Avenue Foch. Once Dieter is located, the chase will begin in earnest.The Resistance is formidable and courageous. But always, the SS are in close pursuit. And as Caitrin has learned, this is a war in which every moment and even the smallest decision can mean the difference between life and death.

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