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  The Last Card

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  Murder at the Cave of Harmony -...

  Lee Strauss

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  Murder's off the scale! 
  Ginger Gold and her husband, Chief Inspector Basil Reed, enjoy a night out at the popular jazz club, the Cave of Harmony, run by the captivating Elsa Lanchester—a name well-known in London’s society pages in 1928. But after an evening of dancing and celebration, a band member plays a sour note and drops dead. What initially seems like a sudden, natural death soon turns sinister. A murderer is on the loose, and the Cave of Harmony is anything but harmonious. 
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  Rayne McRae

  Jeff D. Wilson

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  The Highway of Tears series, is inspired by true events. Official reports state that nineteen girls have vanished from the Highway of Tears in British Columbia, Canada, since the first young victim disappeared in 1969 from a motel bar at Williams Lake. Jack Malchenko, a retired detective with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Rupert, believes the total could be over one hundred. It drives Jack to keep searching the secluded logging trails for any evidence that might help give closure to the families, who have lost their loved ones. With growing health concerns and loving pressure from his wife, Angela, who wants to spend their golden years together without police work getting in the way, Jack finally agrees to turn over all of his files to his old partner, Sam. Everything changes though when Rayne McRae, a beautiful high school girl from the Moricetown Reserve, goes missing and her life is put up for a live online auction. The public cannot turn away from this sensational crime as they vote for her salvation. They fixate on Rayne's coral-green eyes, along with the tantalizing video feed, as Rayne struggles for dignity. As her life hangs in the balance, many from around the world, want to see her death. As Jack is pulled into this new mystery, a Cease and Desist order arrives from his former station, warning him not to investigate anything else highway-related. With his future and marriage on the line, Jack knows that if he wants to catch the killer, he will have to trust his estranged father, Taima White Elk of the Kyuquot band for help. Fearing that Taima will only let him down again, Jack struggles with a decision, until realizing there are hidden clues in the disturbing video of Rayne's murder auction. They all connect back to the case he barely survived; Willie Pickton’s farm, the most notorious serial killer in Canada’s history. Jack's past nightmares were haunting him again.

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  Swag

  Elmore Leonard

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  This "brilliant caper" (New York Times) from bestselling author Elmore Leonard is a rollicking tale of modern urban crime featuring a cast of small-time criminals with big-time dreams. 
  Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used-car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick—all of them involving guns—and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. 
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  The Stranger Game

  Peter Gadol

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  A literary suspense novel in which an eerie social game goes viral and spins perilously—and criminally—out of control.Rebecca’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ezra, has gone missing, but when she notifies the police, they seem surprisingly unconcerned. They suspect he has been playing the “stranger game,” a viral hit in which players start following others in real life, as they might otherwise do on social media. As the game spreads, however, the rules begin to change, play grows more intense and disappearances are reported across the country.Curious about this popular new obsession, and hoping that she might be able to track down Ezra, Rebecca tries the game for herself. She also meets Carey, who is willing to take the game further than she imagined possible. As her relationship with Carey and involvement in the game deepen, she begins to uncover an unsettling subculture that has infiltrated the world around her. In playing the stranger game, what may lead her closer to finding Ezra may take her further and further from the life she once lived.A thought-provoking, haunting novel, The Stranger Game unearths the connections, both imagined and real, that we build with the people around us in the physical and digital world, and where the boundaries blur between them.

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  While In Darkness There Is Light...

  Louella Bryant

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  Experience the Harrowing Journey of Idealism and Tragedy in "While In Darkness There Is Light" 
  Delve into the profound story of young American expatriates in the 1970s, who leave their privileged lives to seek an ideal society in the remote wilderness of Far North Queensland, Australia. "While In Darkness There Is Light: Idealism and Tragedy on an Australian Commune" by Louella Bryant, narrated by Butch Bryant, captures the intense quest for meaning and belonging that leads to unforeseen and deadly consequences. 
  In 1970, a group of wealthy American college dropouts establishes Rosebud Farm, a commune where they hope to live by their own values and morals. Among them is Charlie Dean, a headstrong young man who has spent a year dedicated to the commune’s vision. Driven by a desire to explore and understand more of the world, Charlie embarks on a journey to Southeast Asia with an Australian companion. Their adventure takes a dark turn when they are captured by Laotian communists and imprisoned in a rainforest camp. 
  As Charlie's family fights desperately for his release, the reality of their idealism collides with the harsh truths of human nature and political turmoil. The gripping narrative unfolds the tragic fate that befalls Charlie and his companion, highlighting the fine line between dreams and nightmares. 
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