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  The Man with the Twisted Lip -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. Rushing upstairs to the room she found only a beggar who denied any knowledge of St. Clair – whose clothes are later found in the room, and his coat, laden with coins, in the River Thames outside the window. The beggar is arrested, but a few days later St. Clair's wife receives a letter from her husband. Holmes concludes, then proves, that the beggar is actually St. Clair in disguise; he confesse that he has been leading a double life as a beggar, making more money that way than in his nominal work.

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  Thanksgiving Table Turnover The:...

  Hang Nguyen

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  The annual Oakwood Falls Thanksgiving cooking competition takes a deadly turn when celebrity judge and food critic Arthur Pendleton collapses after tasting the winning dish. Caterer and part-time sleuth Maya Chen must sift through a kitchen full of suspects - from rival chefs to disgruntled former winners - to find who added a lethal ingredient to this year's competition. With the timer ticking and the turkey getting cold, Maya must solve the case before the killer serves up another helping of murder.

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  Royally Tempted - A Royal Sons...

  Elle Boon

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  She needed a savior. He was a man willing to risk it all. Rules will be broken. But will the price be worth it? 
   
   
   
  Ayesha needed a savior . . . She only allows a few people to get close to her, having lost everyone she's cared about except her baby sister. When Tiana is kidnapped, Ayesha's willing to do anything, even going toe-to-toe with a ruthless biker who makes her quiver in more than just fear. 
   
   
   
  King makes his own rules . . . He's the president of a notorious MC club on the West Coast, with affiliations across the country. He's not a man you want on your bad side, ever. However, there are things outsiders don't know about, things that could get his brothers dead. When a feisty little sweet thing shows up at his club, he finds he can't turn her away, nor can he deny the need to help her and her sister, even when it embroils his club. 
   
   
   
  But, some things are worth the price . . . If tracking down Ayesha's sister is what it takes to get the woman out of his head, then he'll do what he has to do. However, when he reunites the two, he'll walk away like he always does. She's too sweet for the life of the MC. But, they say the devil fools with the best-laid plans. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The House on Otley Road

  Rosa Silverman

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  Everyone heard the story. But no one knows the truth. 
  Two murders. Twenty years apart. One truth to be uncovered. 
  1999. Emily Pierce is at uni in Leeds having the time of her life. On New Year’s Eve her plans to have the best night ever are brutally cut short when she is killed in her student house. The police conclude her murder was a burglary gone wrong and never find the killer. 
  2019. When Olivia Kavanagh discovers that twenty years earlier a girl was murdered in her bedroom, she becomes obsessed. But her questions end with another dead body. 
  Journalist Kate Marsden is sent to cover the story. She reported on Emily’s murder twenty years earlier and finds the similarities staggering and eerie. She is determined to discover the link. But the deeper she digs, the closer she gets to a murderer. Because this isn’t just a story, it’s a well-hidden crime and there’s someone out there who will do anything to stop her from ever unearthing the truth…

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  Heart of Darkness

  Joseph Conrad

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  Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in "one of the darkest places on earth." Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad.A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the most influential works ever written.

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  The Fall - An explosive...

  Shari Low, Ross King

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  The explosive finale in the thrilling and glamourous Hollywood series from million copy bestselling author Shari Low and TV's Ross King. 
  They climbed up from the streets of Glasgow to the top of the world. Now these Hollywood icons are heading for a fall. 
  Twenty-five years ago, three friends from Glasgow shocked the world when they became Oscar-winning legends. But now, they are all fighting for survival. 
  A-list actor Zander Leith has finally found happiness with his adored wife, Hollie. But a stalker with a familiar face is determined to take away the only peace he’s ever known. 
  Mirren McLean is one of the most powerful women in the industry. Successful. Respected. Untouchable. Until one mistake threatens to destroy her marriage and her career. 
  And Davie Johnston was once the king of late-night television. Now, his only chance to reclaim his crown is to gamble everything on himself. 
  The grand finale to the glamourous Hollywood Thriller Trilogy for the fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Liane Moriarty and Jo Spain 
  Praise for The Hollywood Thriller Trilogy 
  ‘Brilliant, a white-knuckle ride of a novel. Gripping and wildly glamorous - Tilly Bagshawe 
  ‘It's a real slice of Hollywood and a brilliant read’ - Gerard Butler 
  ‘A glam, edgy thriller, just the way I like them’ - Martina Cole 
  ‘Sex, scandal and secrets galore’ - the late Jackie Collins 
  'A high-stakes thriller with a dark, moving story at its core. Page-turning entertainment at its very best' - TJ Emerson 
  ‘It's a thriller that’s gritty, sexy and a sensational page turner. You won't be able to put it down. I loved it!’ - Lorraine Kelly 
  'I loved this Hollywood tale with deep Scottish roots. It’s dark, sinful, glittering and thrilling. An absolute adventure from the very first page'- Carmen Reid 
  'The mean streets of Glasgow meet the glitz of Hollywood. A riveting read!' - Evie Hunter

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