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Edith Nesbit's 1906 novel "The Railway Children" follows three siblings - Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis - as their lives transform when their father is mysteriously imprisoned. Moving to the countryside, they unravel various adventures, befriend railway workers, and learn valuable lessons about resilience and the enduring power of family bonds.
Fifteen years before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, Anna Katharine Green began writing The Leavenworth Case, inspiring the creation of detectives like Sherlock, Poirot, and Wimsey, as well as almost every device and convention we now recognize as standard in detective mystery fiction. When her father's client is found murdered, Anna takes up the call to prove innocent the young girl accused of the murder. The investigation inspires many of the events, characters, and descriptions that would later be published in her debut novel. A love letter to mystery and writing itself, A Deed of Dreadful Note is an homage and reintroduction to an author who was the Agatha Christie of her time but a forgotten female today. This book is a fictionalized account of how Anna Katharine Green’s first novel may have come to be… A Deed of Dreadful Note is Book One in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries, the only historical fiction series featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction.Show book
Seven monologues about love, death, revenge and other serious matters: BOY STROKE GIRL: Can you fall in love with someone if you don't know their gender? Peter finds out when he falls for the sexually ambiguous ‘Blue’. Their relationship poses a challenge to Peter’s identity, forcing him to face some difficult questions. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Jake only wants one thing from women. He uses dating apps to meet with a different woman every night and he definitely doesn't do relationships. When the lock-down brings an abrupt halt to his hedonistic lifestyle he finds himself in the unusual situation of striking up a platonic friendship with Lauren. THE BEAST: Knowing Grossman's reputation for preying on young female employees, Caroline keeps her distance but an opportunity to advance her career propels her into his lascivious clutches. TRANSHUMAN: Given the chance, would you choose to be immortal? To expand your mind beyond the boundaries of human experience? Transhuman explores issues of mortality, identity and personality. SOLITAIRE: There's a notion that it's desperately sad when your halcyon days come to an end. When you go into decline and you gradually lose everyone you ever cared for and all the things which brought you happiness. But at least Arnold had all this at one point in his life. It doesn't matter when. CALL BACK: After a botched attempt to repair a damaged smartphone, Danny has accidentally discovered a means of sending a message backwards in time. How is his serendipitous discovery linked to a series of freak storms and a mysterious epidemic which are devastating a small English town? TRIVIAL DISPUTE: Two worlds collide when self made millionaire Trevor, suddenly finds himself at odds with the cosmopolitan and liberal minded Ewan. Although at first a trivial dispute, Trevor resorts to unusual tactics and matters escalateShow book
Start a heartwarming cozy mystery series with two lovable Westies, a strong female sleuth, delicious cupcakes, and endearing friendships, with the first three books in the Maddie Mills Cozy Mystery Series in this box set. Maddie Mills never planned on starting over in her late forties. But after her no-good husband ends up behind bars, the middle-aged divorcée along with her two adorable pups, reluctantly moves back to her late parents’ oceanfront house. She reconnects with old friends and family, and finds herself embroiled in more than her fair share of murder investigations. Determined to get to the truth she does a little sleuthing with her lovable pooches by her side. She ends up spending time with the hunky police chief, rediscovering her love for solving mysteries, and unearthing secrets that could send her from walking along the beach to being silenced once and for all. This box set includes: Slain at the Sea Homicide at the Harbor Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange If you like cute canine companions, quirky characters, and a dash of romance, then you’ll love these page-turning whodunnits by USA Today andWSJ Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.Show book
Grady A preacher’s son. I’ve done everything I can to defy his rules. Reckless, destructive, immoral. But after all this, there’s only one thing I haven’t allowed myself to indulge in...him. Ryan A welder's son. I’ve done everything I can to make him proud. Hardworking, loyal, strong. I’ve accomplished all his dreams while denying my own. But there was only one thing I’ve ever wanted...him.Show book
A mystery in modern-day rural Ireland may have roots in World War II, in this thriller by a “fine dramatic writer and storyteller” (Booklist). The elderly German, Karl Uxkull, was either senile or desperate for attention. Why else would he concoct a tale of Nazi atrocity on the remote island of Delphi, off the coast of Donegal? And why now, sixty years after the event, just when Irish-American billionaire Shay Govern has tendered for a gold prospecting license in Lough Swilly? Journalist Tom Noone doesn’t want to know. With his young daughter Emily to provide for, and a new ghostwriting commission for Shay Govern’s biography, the timing is all wrong. Besides, can it be mere coincidence that Karl Uxkull’s tale bears an uncanny resemblance to a thriller written by spy novelist Sebastian Devereaux, the reclusive English author who has spent the past fifty years holed up on Delphi? But when a body is discovered drowned, Tom and Emily find themselves running for their lives in pursuit of the truth that is their only hope of survival. “Burke has a real knack for dialogue and phrasing.” —Publishers Weekly “Readers . . . will be rewarded with an unholy Chinese box of a thriller. Make that an Irish-German box.” —Kirkus ReviewsShow book
Danny Dolphin's Deep Dive is a tale of courage and curiosity set in the vibrant world of Coral Cove. Danny, a young dolphin with a thirst for exploration, dreams of diving into the deep ocean beyond the familiar reef. Guided by the wisdom of Old Finn and supported by his friend Sally Seahorse, Danny embarks on a journey that challenges him both physically and emotionally. As he navigates through bioluminescent wonders and encounters majestic creatures of the deep, Danny's courage grows, revealing the interconnected beauty and mysteries of the ocean. His journey becomes a testament to resilience, curiosity, and the enduring magic of the sea.Show book
