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  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

  Agatha Christie

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  "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie stands as a groundbreaking work in the realm of detective fiction. Set in the quaint English village of King's Abbot, the novel follows the astute Hercule Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy widower Roger Ackroyd. What sets this mystery apart is its innovative narrative approach, employing a first-person narrator who becomes an integral part of the unfolding drama.
  As Poirot pieces together the puzzle, he unveils a web of secrets, lies, and unexpected revelations that challenge the conventions of the genre. The novel's unexpected twist, a hallmark of Christie's storytelling, has become legendary in the annals of mystery literature.
  "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" showcases Agatha Christie's unparalleled ability to keep readers guessing until the very end. With its clever plotting and ingenious narrative structure, this novel has left an indelible mark on the genre and remains a must-read for anyone seeking the thrill of a classic whodunit.

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  Hate Machine

  Stephen Blackmoore

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  The eighth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts. 
   
   
   
  If there's one thing Eric Carter can count on, it's his past coming back to bite him in the ass. 
   
   
    
  Gabriela Cortez, La Bruja, has had her soul trapped . . . somewhere, and the only one who knows how to get it back is the Oracle of Las Vegas, a powerful artifact that Carter helped create almost thirty years before. It doesn't just predict the future—it makes things happen, influencing events to reach the goal it wants. 
   
   
    
  Only somebody's gone and stolen it, attempting to turn it into an artifact that doesn't just change the future, but also the past. 
   
   
    
  Eric needs to find it and steal it back before this comes to pass. If he doesn't, Gabriela's soul is lost. And quite possibly the future as well.

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  The Wrong Sort to Die -...

  Paula Harmon

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  June 1910. Fighting her corner in a man’s world, Dr Margaret Demeray works as a pathologist in a London hospital for the poor. Suppressing her worry that she’s breaching confidentiality, Margaret gives a stranger called Fox information about a dead down-and-out, in the hope he’ll use it to raise awareness of bad working conditions. But when a second man appears to die the same way, Margaret starts to wonder why the enigmatic Fox keeps turning up to ask ever more complex questions. She decides to work alone, uncertain of his motives and wary of her attraction to him. Once she starts investigating however, her home is burgled, she’s attacked in broad daylight and a close friend becomes distant. Fox offers the chance to forge an alliance, saying he knows why the men have died but needs her to find out what is killing them and who is behind it. Yet how come the closer she gets to him the more danger she faces? And how can a memory she’d buried possibly be linked to the deaths? Margaret must discover the truth before someone - known or unknown - silences her for good.

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  Witches Histories & Murders

  Scarlett Moss

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  Phoebe's life was a hot mess, but inheriting an island and the ability to chat with the dead? That's a whole new level of chaos. Not to mention the body in the attic. 
   
   
   
  Phoebe Ellis thought her life was already circling the drain, but attending the funeral of a wealthy author she's never met with the hopes she was named in the will? That's a new low. Little did she know that this would be the start of a wild and wacky adventure complete with a houseful of familiars, discoveries, and danger. 
   
   
   
  Inheriting an island was just the breath of ocean breeze Phoebe needed. But of course, there's always a catch. A family secret that sounds like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel, and the dearly departed showing up in her dreams for help solving their murder? Sure, why not. And let's not forget about the mystically charged security service on the island willing to hide a body—because what's a good vacation without a little mayhem? Can she and her newfound cousins learn enough magic to help solve the crime? 
   
   
   
  If you love a good midlife paranormal whodunnit with plenty of snark, magic, and animals with personality, start listening to Witches, Histories, & Murders before the bodies grow cold.

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  One Last Kiss

  Kat Martin

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  Colorado rancher Sam Bridger will do anything for a friend, even if it means babysitting a rich city girl who knows more about high fashion than horses. Blond, beautiful Liberty Hale looks like a model—and acts like a spoiled brat—but Sam senses another side to the young woman who has lost so much of her family, and he can’t deny the heat just one look at her ignites. Libby is determined to get through her time on the ranch—her inheritance depends on her putting in a solid month’s work. She hadn’t imagined her boss would be a sexy, straightforward cowboy—and she’s surprised to discover just how much she wants him. As life in the Colorado sunshine begins to burn away her grief, Libby and Sam’s attraction to each other starts to sizzle. A three-day pack trip into the mountains will test them both—especially when one of the ranch’s guests takes a sinister interest in Libby. Suddenly their unexpected chance at love is overshadowed by the terrifying possibility that their very lives are at risk...

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  3 Detective Stories – About...

  Thomas W. Hanshew

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  There is something about the number 3.  
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. 
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. 
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
  From their pens to your your ears.

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