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  The Maltese Falcon

  Dashiell Hammett

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  The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, considered a masterpiece of hard-boiled crime fiction. Set in San Francisco, it follows private detective Sam Spade as he becomes embroiled in a dangerous hunt for a priceless statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. When Spade's partner is murdered while tailing a man for their beautiful client, Spade finds himself caught between ruthless criminals, femmes fatales, and his own code of honor. This iconic novel established many conventions of the detective genre and showcases Hammett's distinctive prose style: tough, spare, and morally complex.

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  Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

  Greta Boris

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  Nothing says romance like his and hers caskets. 
   
   
   
  Imogene Lynch has decorated the chapel for Greener Pastures' first wedding-funeral, but on the morning of the big event, one casket is empty. Has the bride gotten cold feet? Or has someone absconded with her? 
   
   
   
  The spirits aren't talking, but they are making Imogene's life a misery. When the police suspect the mortuary's head embalmer of stealing the corpse to sell on the black market, she and El realize it's up to them to find the missing body. 
   
   
   
  Their search leads to a berserker Viking cult, obnoxious frat boys, and a pirate bar, among other dangers. But Imogene and El are determined to reunite the deceased couple, or die trying. 
   
   
   
  If you can imagine Agatha Raisin as a twenty-something, rockabilly ex-hairdresser with a weird connection to the dead, this book is for you.

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  Arcadia

  Peter Grainger

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  Sir Roger Parkes is a man of some influence in the West Country. When he loses touch with his youngest daughter, he has a word with the Assistant Chief Constable of the local force. It's not a police matter, he is told, but if Sir Roger wants to pursue it privately, there is a lady who might be able to help—two of them, actually. As far as Summer Lane is concerned, she has enough problems without going into the investigations business with her next door neighbor; Mrs. Emily Willows's problems all seem to center around the fact that her neighbor is refusing to go into the investigations business with her. They have reached, it seems, an impasse. Until, that is, Emily notices that someone has left a message on her answering machine . . .

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  No Safe Haven

  L.K. Chapman

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  Poppy’s life has never been easy. Becoming a mum at sixteen, falling out with her family, and being abandoned by her boyfriend has left her feeling lost and alone, but her son is a ray of light in her life, and the pair form a strong bond: it’s the two of them against the world. Many years later, with her son grown up and away at university, Poppy arrives desperate, exhausted, and half-starved to a pretty doorstep, hoping to find sanctuary in the home of her old school friend Harriet—and it is clear things have gone horribly wrong. Finding Harriet living with her sister Jessica and nephew Reef, Poppy soon settles into a comfortable life in their rural village, helping Harriet in her delightful fabric shop, and believing the sisters have offered her a way to start again with a clean slate. But as the hardships she has fled catch up with her and cracks in the sisters' strange relationship begin to show, Poppy is suspicious of Harriet’s true motivations for helping her and fears her only option will be to flee once again. With bonds between the three women tested to breaking point and dark secrets revealed, will Poppy find safety and happiness, or has she simply fled one nightmare to end up in another? No Safe Haven is a twisty tale of friendship, family, and loyalty in a world where everyone has something to hide.

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  Whiffy Newton in the Riddle of...

  Rebecca Lim

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  Someone is stealing all the trousers in Kentwood and, this time, Whiffy's hapless inventor father, Dr Bruce Newton, has nothing to do with it. Or does he?Trousers are being daringly snatched in broad daylight, taken apart, and horribly put back together, so that bizarre, two-tone trousers are appearing all over town - sinisterly nailed to the front doors of some of the city's wealthiest socialites.Who is behind these ghastly garment murders and what does it all mean? Can Whiffy and the other intrepid members of The Agency stop the perpetrator before there isn't a decent pair of slacks left in the whole of Kentwood?For readers who love Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid series, the books of Andy Griffiths and funny detective stories in the vein of The Red Hand Gang, The Five Find Outers, The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, Geronimo Stilton and Encyclopedia Brown comes a new, style-challenged hero, Whiffy Newton!'A very amusing book. Whiffy Newton would give even Mma Ramotswe a run for her money!' - Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

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  Hive - Madders of Time Book 1

  D. L. Orton

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  Narrated by the Audie Award-Winning Narrators Noah Michael Levine and Erin deWard! 
  The last survivors. The last chance. The last leap through time.... 
  "Engrossing doomsday thriller spliced with heart, humor, and second chances." 
  ~Publishers Weekly  
  In a crumbling biodome surrounded by rising seas and swarms of microdrones, humanity's last survivors cling to hope. For Isabel, a dying scientist, and Diego, the man she loves, time is running out. But when Isabel stumbles upon a long-lost time bridge, the possibility of changing the past emerges, and the stakes rise dramatically—leading to impossible choices and heart-wrenching sacrifices. 
  In a world on the brink, time is the ultimate weapon. 
  Hive is a gripping, emotionally charged tale that explores survival, love, and the consequences of playing with time. Orton masterfully blends action and intrigue with intimate character moments, particularly through the poignant relationship between Isabel and Diego. Their love story is at the heart of the book, adding emotional depth and tension to their fight for humanity's survival. 
    
  Fans of upmarket science fiction and character-driven thrillers will find themselves engrossed in this tale of second chances and the heavy cost of rewriting the past.

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