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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived.
  
  Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box / III. The Adventure of the Yellow Face / IV. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk / V. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott / VI. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / VII. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire / VIII. The Adventure of the Crooked Man / IX. The Adventure of the Resident Patient / X. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter / XI. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty / XII. The Final Problem

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  The Dig - A Novel

  Anne Burt

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  When Sarajevo-born siblings Antonia and Paul were adopted by a wealthy Midwestern family in the 1990s, a series of events with deadly consequences was set in motion. Now, with her career on the line and her idealistic brother missing, Antonia must race against the clock to uncover a sinister secret and prevent history from repeating itself. 
   
   
   
  Antonia King has a complicated relationship with the past. She and her brother were found amid the rubble of a bombed-out apartment in Sarajevo and taken in by a family of contractors in Thebes, Minnesota. Eager to escape the constraints of her adopted town, Antonia embarks on a high-powered legal career. But it isn't long before her brother's mysterious disappearance pulls her back home. There, over the course of a single day, Antonia unearths decades of secrets and lies, leading to shocking revelations about her adoptive family—and the sinister truth behind her biological mother's death—that will alter the course of her life and change her definition of family forever. 
   
   
   
  Informed by timely issues of immigration, capitalism, and justice, yet timeless in its themes of love, identity, and competing loyalties, The Dig, inspired by the Greek tragedy Antigone, portrays a woman at odds with her history, forced to choose between her own ambitions and her loyalty to her beloved, idealistic brother.

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  The viral family robinson

  Andrew Hibbert

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  Ryan Shaw, a disillusioned journalist in the provincial English town of Bardow, comes to suspect that his new neighbours, the Robinsons, have committed a crime. As he investigates he starts to uncover a conspiracy - not of some sinister cult or powerful elite but of ordinary people, people who refuse to be 'managed' any more. 
  Inspired by Johann David Wyss's classic The Swiss Family Robinson, this viral version of the eponymous family extols the principles of pragmatism, co-operation and self-reliance for the twenty-first century.

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  The World's Shortest Stories of...

  Steve Moss, John Daniel

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  Billboard magazine had this to say about The World’s Shortest Stories Vol. 1, “What is most impressive in this collection of great stories is the sheer variety. Let’s hope a second volume of these tiny gems will not be long in coming!”Well, here it is!Love and death, and all of the horror in between. A second helping of the most amazing short stories ever written—each one just 55 words long! Imagine O. Henry's tales if he'd only had the back of a business card to write upon. Includes stories from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, Barnaby Conrad, Neil Steinberg, Herbert Gold, Norman Lear, Larry Niven and more…

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  Old Money Murder in Mayfair An -...

  Sara Rosett

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  Midnight treasure hunts, fancy-dress parties, and a blue-blooded murder . . .November, 1923. Olive’s school chum, Gigi, invites Olive to London because Gigi’s dotty grandmother fears for her life—or so she’s said to Gigi. However Olive is surprised to find that the dowager is far from muddled. The sharp and imperious matriarch refuses to admit to her worries and sends Olive on her way.Without a client or case, Olive is swept into the glittering lifestyle of the “fast set,” and their decadent excess. But then among the cocktails and champagne, a murderer strikes during a frivolous party game, and Olive realizes the dowager’s fears were well-founded. An Old Money Murder in Mayfair is the fifth installment in the popular High Society Lady Detective series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett. Join Olive and her dapper sleuthing partner, Jasper, as they navigate the extravagant parties of the Bright Young People as well as their own budding relationship . . .

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  The Complete Addlestone Chronicles

  Douglas Kuehn

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  Step into the shadowed corridors of history with "The Complete Addlestone Chronicles," an immersive box set that gathers the enthralling three-part saga of espionage, deep-seated love, and unwavering courage set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1930s Europe. As fascism rises and the world edges closer to war, two British spies, James Harcourt-Heath and Louise de la Béré, are swept into the heart of darkness, where every shadow harbors threats, and every alliance is tested. 
  Book 1: Addlestone sets the stage in an England under the tightening grip of Adolf Hitler. James and Louise, two Cambridge undergraduates, unwittingly step into the intricate dance of espionage. Their journey through Paris, Munich, Vienna, and Berlin pits them against a sinister Nazi cell on English soil, as they struggle to balance the scales of trust and love against their perilous mission. 
  Book 2: Lebensborn delves deeper into the horrors of Nazi eugenics through the chilling Lebensborn programme, intent on birthing a "Master Race." Now seasoned agents of MI5, James and Louise navigate the deceptive glitter of the 1936 Olympic Games and the shadows of Germany, Italy, and France. Their fight against tyranny intensifies, challenging them to safeguard humanity from a dark future. 
  Book 3: Magdalene reveals the dual horrors of Nazi ambitions and the Irish Magdalene Laundries. In their most personal mission yet, the couple confronts not only external enemies but the insidious abuse within these institutions. From the depths of espionage to the heights of philanthropy, they champion the cause of justice and morality, linking the past's shadows with the present's looming threats.

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