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  The Valley of Fear - A Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.
  The novel starts with Sherlock Holmes receiving a cipher message from Fred Porlock, a pseudonymous agent of Professor Moriarty. After Porlock sends the message, however, he changes his mind for fear of Moriarty's discovering that he is a traitor. He decides not to send the key to the cipher, but he sends Holmes a note telling of this decision.

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  The Second Wife

  NJ Moss

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  The honeymoon is over—and his nightmare has begun—in this twisted thriller by the author of The Husband Trap . . .   After his wife’s suicide, Scott manages to find love again with Casey. For their first anniversary, she has a surprise for him—but it’s not a good one . . . Casey has been collecting photos and videos of Scott that would place his teaching career in serious jeopardy. Holding that over his head, she intends to make him suffer. As the torment escalates, Scott desperately tries to uncover why Casey is doing this and find a way out of his nightmare. But can he outwit his vicious wife before she makes herself a widow?

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  The Skeleton Man Case

  Sophia John

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  The victim is the suspect's newly discovered uncle who is found in a pool of his own blood, gun in hand and a hole in the back of his head that clearly ruled out suicide. What makes it weirder, is all the skeletons hanging in the closet and arranged elsewhere in the house. Who do those skeletons belong to and how is it connected to the murder? Unless Inspector Sayantani ferrets out the truth, her friend, whom she believes to be innocent, will face trial for murder.

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  Johnny-Boy

  A.F. Carter

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  Johnny-Boy is a killer. He lives for the thrill of the hunt, the stalking of human prey. Fittingly, he works as a hitman but always finds time for extracurricular activity on the side. When a new assignment sends him to Baxter, a depressed Rust Belt town experiencing a chaotic upheaval at the dawn of a new economic beginning, Johnny-Boy plans to keep things professional. But when he realizes that the streets are awash with drug activity, small-time mobsters, and loads of transitory laborers in town to construct a new car plant, Johnny-Boy sees an opportunity to have a little fun while he's there . . . 
   
   
   
  The work of cleaning up a town of lowlifes and criminals is a never-ending slog for Delia Mariola, Chief of Detectives. But when a young teenager is found tortured to death, the stakes suddenly feel higher than ever. Delia brings detective Blanche Weber onto the case, and together they set out to discover who the killer is and what he's doing in this town. But having two female detectives lead the case seems to rub a certain segment of the locals the wrong way, especially when one of the women is a hothead, the other is a lesbian, and both have risen to the top due to their excellent and uncompromising work as detectives. As they watch the streets in an effort to catch a killer, Delia and Blanche must also watch their own backs for attacks from within.

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  Cost of Living

  Robert Sheckley

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  Step into a chillingly plausible future in Cost of Living by Robert Sheckley, a sharp and thought-provoking science fiction short story from the 1950s. Set in a world where every comfort and convenience comes at a staggering cost, the story follows Carrin, an ordinary man crushed beneath the weight of debt in a society obsessed with technological luxury. As he reflects on the tragic suicide of a neighbor and prepares for a visit from a relentless finance agent, Carrin confronts the unsettling truth about consumerism, inherited debt, and the price of happiness. With biting wit and eerie foresight, Sheckley examines how materialism and societal pressure can strip away freedom and identity—one payment at a time. A timeless tale for fans of dystopian fiction and social satire.

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  Cabin The: A Murder Mystery - None

  W.D. Frolick

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  On sabbatical, a stressed-out NYPD homicide detective, Buck Woods, returns home to Orono, Maine. His goal is to relax and fix up an old log cabin he inherited from his grandfather. 
  Upon arriving back in town, Buck meets his old high school friend in a local bar. Jim Barkowsky, a detective with the Orono PD invites Buck to stay with him, his wife Shawna, and their two children, Christina and Nicolas. 
  The following day, the two men head to Pushaw Lake to check out the cabin to see what work needs to be done. They are shocked when they find a decomposing body of an unidentified man lying on the floor of the master bedroom. The man died from a single gunshot wound to the head.  
  Buck and Jim set out to solve the murder by putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Twists and turns and unexpected obstacles abound, leading to a climax that puts Buck's life on the line.

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