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  The Frankenstein Monster - The...

  Lynn Shepherd

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  In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein.  
  Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself - or whether what really happened was far more sinister…  
  “Shepherd shines again in this superb Victorian thriller.” - Publishers Weekly starred review 
  “So evocative of mid-Victorian England… An absolute must.” - Daily Mail 
  “[Shepherd] takes the familiar story of the Shelley family and fills in the holes in the historical record by turning it into a clever, imaginative and literate mystery.” – Kirkus Reviews starred review

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  The Adventure of the Abbey...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
  Holmes wakes Doctor Watson up early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood.

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  State of Grace

  Marie Force

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  The holiday season is under way in Washington, D.C., but Metro Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is busier than ever as she contends with the murder of a well-liked wife, mother, and businesswoman found bound, gagged, and dead for quite some time inside her minivan, miles from home. Who could’ve wanted her dead badly enough to make her suffer for days before she died? Sam is determined to close the vexing case before a much-needed vacation with her family, but the universe has other ideas when a second murder—this one someone she knows—has her wondering if the vacation is going to happen. Meanwhile, Sam’s husband, President Nick Cappuano, deals with the first national tragedy on his watch, forcing him on the record on a contentious issue as he fills the role of comforter-in-chief to a nation reeling from another senseless act of violence. All the while, a custody battle for the twins he and Sam took in after their parents’ murder is looming, casting a dark cloud over everything this holiday season. With chaos swirling all around them, will Sam and Nick be able to pull off a big family Christmas at the White House? As always, Sam and Nick turn to each other for comfort in the storm that is their life together. Join Sam, Nick, Scotty, Elijah, Aubrey, Alden, and Skippy, the First Dog, as they celebrate a Christmas like no other.

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  Portrait of an Unknown Lady

  María Gainza

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  New York Times Notable author María Gainza, who dazzled critics with Optic Nerve, returns with the captivating story of an auction house employee on the trail of an enigmatic master forger. 
   
   
   
  In the Buenos Aires art world, a master forger has achieved legendary status. Rumored to be a woman, she specializes in canvases by the painter Mariette Lydis, a portraitist of Argentinean high society. But who is this absurdly gifted creator of counterfeits? What motivates her? And what is her link to the community of artists who congregate, night after night, in a strange establishment called the Hotel Melancólico? 
   
   
    
  On the trail of this mysterious forger is our narrator, an art critic and auction house employee through whose hands counterfeit works have passed. As she begins to take on the role of art-world detective, adopting her own methods of deception and manipulation, she warns us "not to proceed in expectation of names, numbers or dates . . . My techniques are those of the impressionist." Driven by obsession and full of subtle surprise, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a highly seductive and enveloping meditation on what we mean by "authenticity" in art, and a captivating exploration of the gap between what is lived and what is told.

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  Murder at the Book Club A: A...

  Hang Nguyen

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  📚 When the Harmony Hills Book Club gathers for their monthly meeting, they expect lively debate about this month's thriller selection—not to become characters in a real-life murder mystery. But when their most controversial member, wealthy socialite Beatrice Worthington, collapses dead after sipping poisoned tea, retired librarian and book club founder Agnes Merryweather knows this was no accident. With the police baffled by a complete lack of evidence and every club member hiding secrets, Agnes decides to do what she does best: research the crime. Using her literary knowledge and keen understanding of human nature gained from decades of reading, Agnes notices clues others miss—a book out of place, a dog-eared page that shouldn't be there, a literary quote that feels more like a threat. Teaming up with the charming new bookstore owner and her fellow book club members, Agnes discovers that Beatrice's death is connected to a decades-old scandal buried in the town's history. But as she gets closer to the truth, the killer sends a chilling message by leaving a bloody bookmark in her favorite novel...

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  Lost at Logans Beach - A...

  Barry Metcalf

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  Wrongly accused of his wife's murder, and beset by bizarre dreams, Martin finds everyday life almost more than he can bear. 
  Martin's wife is dead—murdered—and the authorities have it all wrong when they arrest Martin for the crime. He's devastated, confused, vulnerable, and lost after being released on bail. Desperate to reconnect with someone, he confides in a beautiful redhead. She offers to help him recover from this crisis, but nothing seems to go right, and life becomes a razor's edge upon which he must walk. 
  EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the fourth thrilling installment in "The Oz Files," featuring a series of intriguing thrillers set in Australia, written with great authenticity by Aussie author Barry Metcalf.

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