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  Frosty Fall A: A Cozy Mystery of...

  Winter Frost

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  ⛸️ The annual Frostfall Festival in the picturesque town of Silver Lake is a beloved tradition, centered around the town's charming outdoor ice rink. But the festive atmosphere freezes over when the rink's owner—a former Olympic skater with a sharp tongue and even sharper rivals—is found dead on the ice after the opening ceremony. The cause: a fatal blow to the head, disguised to look like a tragic skating accident. The prime suspect is the victim's former protégé, now a local coach, who had very public reasons to want her mentor out of the way. To clear her name, she must lace up her investigative skates and navigate a world of cutthroat competition, hidden resentments, and glittering secrets. With help from her enthusiastic husky, Glacier, and the rink's handsome head Zamboni driver, she uncovers a slippery trail of clues. From sabotaged skates and blackmail to a long-buried scandal that someone will kill to keep frozen in the past, the truth is buried just beneath the surface. Can she solve the case before the ice melts and the killer slips away forever?

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  The Negro of the "Narcissus"

  Joseph Conrad

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  Today, we're likely to react to the title of this novella, on whose 'sincerity of expression' Conrad was willing to stake his artisitic reputation, with visceral disgust. There is a sad irony in this, for Conrad's title originally alluded to a rather complex set of meanings, implying that, by virtue of our human nature, we all carry within the fragile vessel that is our idealised image of ourselves a darker being we find troubling, even despicable, but with whom we must eventually come to terms. Indeed, in the couse of this tale of a traumatic sea voyage from Bombay to London, Conrad suggests that in projecting their loathing of their own ambivalent feelings onto their (possibly dying) black shipmate James Wait, the crew of the Narcissus have considerable difficulty seeing the real James Wait behind their confused emotional reactions at all. The novella is remarkable for its knitting together of a stunningly well-realised physical drama involving an imperilled ship with a most discomforting psychodrama that draws in all twenty-six men who sail her.

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  Five Will Die

  Trace Conger

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  A small-town sheriff with a panic disorder must solve a series of murders before the killer claims his fifth victim and disappears forever. 
  A serial killer thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page. 
  Tim Burke is the sheriff of Lincoln, Ohio, a small town where nothing happens. That all changes when he finds a chilling note claiming five people will die in town. At first, Burke and his two deputies dismiss it as a prank by local teenagers. This is idyllic Lincoln, Ohio, after all. 
  Then the bodies begin turning up. 
  Consumed by the murder investigation, Burke uncovers a link to another Ohio town, where a killer left a similar note, claimed five victims, and vanished without a trace. Burke also discovers something else. His panic disorder, which had been dormant since retiring from Cleveland's gruesome homicide division three years ago, has returned more paralyzing than ever. 
  Can Burke overcome his debilitating condition and stop the killer before he claims his fifth and final victim and leaves Lincoln forever? 
  Five Will Die is the sixth novel from Shamus Award-winning author Trace Conger.

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  Addlestone

  Douglas Kuehn

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  In the shadow of looming war, as Adolf Hitler's grasp tightens around Europe with his ascent to power in 1933, the British Secret Intelligence Service springs into action, aware of the dire implications for continental stability. Amidst this backdrop of political upheaval and the whispers of conflict, "Addlestone" weaves a riveting tale of courage, love, and espionage. 
  Enter James Harcourt-Heath and Louise de la Béré, final year undergraduates at Cambridge University in 1935, bound not just by their academic pursuits but by a deep, intricate love. Unbeknownst to each other, they are ensnared by the Secret Service, drawn into the clandestine world of spies and sabotage. Trained to be Britain's finest, they embark on a perilous journey across Europe - from the bustling streets of Paris to the eerie silence of Munich, the historical depth of Vienna, and into the heart of Nazi Berlin. 
  As the drumbeats of war grow louder, James and Louise find themselves on a dangerous mission to thwart the Lebensborn programme on England's soil, facing a sinister Nazi cell determined to unravel British military secrets. Each step closer to their enemy brings them closer to each other, but also closer to a perilous edge. 
  "Addlestone" is not just a story of espionage and political intrigue; it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of mounting adversity. It is a journey through the rich tapestry of early 20th-century Europe, where each corner turned is a step deeper into the heart of darkness of WWII. Join James and Louise as they navigate a world where trust is a luxury and love a liability, where their next move could change the course of history.

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  Pawsitively Sabotaged

  Melissa Erin Jackson

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  This short story takes place between Pawsitively Poisonous and Pawsitively Cursed in the completed Witch of Edgehill series.  
  Uncover a vandal’s identity, save a wedding, and keep her witchy gifts a secret? Piece of cake. 
    
  Edgehill, Oregon’s own secret witch, Amber Blackwood, is still reeling from the loss of her friend Melanie Cole. As the town’s resident odd duck, Amber doesn’t have many close ties in Edgehill. So when a vandal threatens the safety and livelihood of Betty Harris, the owner of Purrfectly Scrumptious across the street, Amber wants to help. 
    
  The vandal broke in during the dead of night to smash the cupcakes stored in Betty’s freezer for an upcoming hoity-toity wedding—a wedding that will help boost both the reputation of Purrfectly Scrumptious and the Harrises’ bank account. But the demands of the Bridezilla are driving everyone in town batty. 
    
  Things only get worse when one of Betty’s cupcakes causes the Bridezilla to go into anaphylactic shock. Now, on top of being accused of attempted murder, Betty fears the very wealthy families footing the bill for the wedding are going to sue her out of her livelihood. 
    
  Determined to prove her friend innocent, Amber searches for the perpetrator behind the attacks. Is someone targeting Betty and her shop, or trying to hurt the bride-to-be? All Amber knows is that she must stop the saboteur before Betty loses much more than her beloved cupcake shop.

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  A Stolen Shadow

  H L Marsay

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  This winter, the York pantomime opens as a farce but closes as a murder scene… 
  Chief Inspector John Shadow returns from a rare holiday to Italy but before he can unpack, he’s investigating the theft of an antique sabre. Everyone involved assumes it’s a prank, however later that evening, a reluctant Shadow attends the local pantomime—his least favorite form of entertainment—with his star struck sergeant. They watch stunned as Prince Charming dies on stage. Shadow suspects poison and launches an investigation. When he discovers the missing sabre backstage, Shadow realises the theft was no joke and the entire cast and crew are murder suspects. Then another body is found…. 
  John Shadow is a man of contradictions. A solitary figure who shuns company but is a keen observer of all he meets. A lover of good food, but whose fridge is almost always empty. He prefers to work alone but is assisted by the eager Sergeant Jimmy Chang. Together, the two men must work through an ever increasing list of jealous husbands, angry fathers and spurned lovers to discover the identity of the killer.

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