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  A Scandal in Bohemia - Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King. The king allows Holmes to retain the portrait as a souvenir.

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  Short Science Fiction Collection...

  Various

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  Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is the second volume of reader-selected collection of short stories originally published between 1941 and 1963, that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.      Introduction by Cori Samuel with input from Wikipedia.    Note: This collection originally included a tenth story, The Burning Bridge by Poul Anderson. That recording was removed in November 2011 because of a copyright claim.

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  Murder By Mistletoe - DI Declan...

  Jack Gatland

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  You'd better not laugh... you'd better not die. 
   
  Father Christmas, otherwise known as good ol' Santa Claus is dead, murdered in the street, poisoned with a fatal cocktail laced with mistletoe for that 'Christmas touch'. 
   
  But he wasn't the first, and he won't be the last - because across London, people in Father Christmas hats are being poisoned. Homeless Santas, shopping store grotto Santas, it doesn't matter, as the killer seems to be hunting anyone wearing the hat. 
   
  With one of his own team now a witness in a diplomatic murder and taken off the Last Chance Saloon, DI Declan Walsh is an officer down and on the back foot, as he travels a world of red-nosed reindeers and snowy scenes, hunting a grinch that doesn't just have a hatred of anyone who plays the jolly, red-clothed figure, but instead has a mysterious, unknown higher purpose, one that leads back to Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol... 
   
  Can Declan and his team find and stop the killer before Christmas, or will he be stuck on the naughty list forever? 
  The thirteenth audiobook in a series of procedural crime thrillers by #1 New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee writing as Jack Gatland, Murder By Mistletoe is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, Ian Rankin, Alex Smith, David Gatward, Rachel McLean and Ann Cleeves, among others.

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  The Marrow of the Moon - The...

  Vu Hung Viet

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  Lena Tran is an auditor for Sentinel, the AI that keeps the world running perfectly. But when she finds a 'Ghost_ID'—a person who shouldn't exist—she uncovers a conspiracy to erase human freedom. A gripping techno-thriller about the cost of a perfect world and the woman who dared to be its flaw.

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  The Lines Between

  Danielle M. Wong

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  As a celebrity assistant, Stevie Young guards the lies, scandals, and personal drama of the famous elite. Maintaining discretion is just part of her job description. When she begins working for renowned celebrity couple Dean Bennington and Lana Lim, Stevie feels like she has hit the jackpot. Both stars are prolific and refreshingly unpretentious, not to mention the objects of public obsession.When Lana suffers a mysterious injury, the incident calls into question everything Stevie previously thought. Lana's accident sets an explosive chain of events into motion. The following weeks reveal a life shrouded in deception with a perilous web of deceit at its core. As Stevie falls even deeper into Dean and Lana's orbit, she begins to realize that nothing is what it seems.The closer Stevie gets to the pair, the less she knows what—and who—to believe. As the investigation continues, Stevie will stop at nothing to sift through the lies, uncover the real story, and bring the shocking truth to light.

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  Angels' Share The: A Murder...

  Yvonne Vincent

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  Tensions are rising in the run up to the island event of the year - the Vik Show. Not only has the secret recipe for Mrs Hay’s peppermint slices been stolen, but someone has had the bad manners to leave a dead body in the distillery. And what does any of this have to do with the disappearance of Elsie the librarian? 
   
  A perfect storm of past secrets and political conspiracy is brewing, and it’s up to the local weight-loss group, Losers Club, to save the day.

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