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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  G K Chesterton, Edith Nesbit,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume the pens of our English authors examine murder.   This dark and evil deed is carried out with many motives.  Our authors, including G K Chesterton, A M Burrage, Amelia Edwards, Algernon Blackwood and many others are those charged with revealing each and every crime scene.  
   
  1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - The English Murder - An Introduction 
  2 - Father Brown - The Blue Cross by G K Chesterton 
  3 - In The Dark by Edith Nesbit 
  4 - The Hounds of Fate by Saki 
  5 - Cheating The Gallows by Israel Zangwill 
  6 - The Acquittal by A M Burrage 
  7 - The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood 
  8 - The Three Sisters by W W Jacobs 
  9 - August Heat by W F Harvey 
  10 - The Green Light by Barry Pain 
  11 - No 5 Branch Line. The Engineer by Amelia Edwards

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  War For the Vampire Throne

  Michael Anderle, Lyn South

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  Supernatural crimes are on the rise and evil forces are gathering. A band of powerful beings must put aside their differences to save all supernaturals from extinction. 
   
   
   
  Kat has earned the loyalty of the werewolves. Now, she must fight her way to the top of the vampire hierarchy and become their queen. 
   
   
   
  Can she fulfill the witch ancestors' prophecy about her destiny to defeat the looming darkness? War is inevitable, and there's another problem. Her newly restored magic is volatile and unstable. 
   
   
   
  Kat must prove herself worthy of the vampire throne, but Cain Abrams's renegade faction sense her powers are unpredictable and use it to their advantage. She must learn how to control her magic and use it safely or risk being destroyed by it. 
   
   
   
  She's not alone in the fight. 
   
   
   
  While the SCI team is growing stronger and improving their chances for victory, their supernatural investigation skills will be put to the test. They must stop the dark witches before they destroy Kat and the rest of the supernatural creatures. 
   
   
   
  Will Kat rise to the challenge and be crowned the ultimate queen? Or will evil prevail in the epic battle for supernatural supremacy?

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  Curious Curse A (A Magnolia Bay...

  Fiona Grace

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Fiona Grace, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. When the discovery of an ancient locket at Autumn Ray's  B&B coincides with the untimely death of a historian, rumors sweep through Magnolia Bay. Can Autumn catch the killer whose crimes may be as old as the secrets unearthed from beneath her floorboards?
  
  On the charming, historic isle of Magnolia Bay, Autumn Ray runs her bed-and-breakfast and enjoys a different pace of life. But whether she likes it or not, Autumn will have to step into the role of sleuth to defend not only her name, but her home.
  
  MAGNOLIA BAY MYSTERY: A CURIOUS CURSE is the fifth book in an exciting new cozy mystery series by Fiona Grace, #1 bestselling author of Murder in the Manor, which has over 10,000 five star reviews! The series begins with MAGNOLIA BAY MYSTERY: THE TAINTED TAFFY (Book #1).
  
  The Magnolia Bay Mystery series offers an engaging and delightful cozy mystery experience, whisking you away to an idyllic scenery brimming with wit, romantic moments, and unexpected plot developments. Prepare to become enamored with a captivating new heroine who's sure to become a favorite.
  
  Future books in the series will soon be available!
  
  "Very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that appreciates a very well written mystery, with some twists and an intelligent plot. You will not be disappointed. Excellent way to spend a cold weekend!"
  --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Murder in the Manor)
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  “The story line wasn't just a who done it, but had a story about her life and romance, including village life. Very entertaining.”
  --Amazon reviewer (regarding Murder in the Manor)
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   “It has endearing and sometimes quirky characters, a plot that keeps you reading and the right amount of romance. I can’t wait to start book two!”
  --Amazon reviewer (regarding Murder in the Manor)
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  “What a great story of murder, romance, new beginnings, love, friend ships and a wonderful cascade of mystery.”
  --Amazon reviewer (regarding Murder in the Manor)
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  “This is a clean contemporary romance that you will find hard to put down!”
  --Amazon reviewer (regarding Always, Forever)
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  “A bit of romance and a very determined woman! I have read many of Fiona Grace's novels and loved every one of them—this was no exception. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this new series!”
  --Amazon reviewer (regarding Always, With You)
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  Feast for the Ravens - The...

  Sarah Hawkswood

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  'Chilling and riveting. This immersive, evocative book will grip you from first page to last' S.D. Sykes
  Worcestershire, September 1145. A Templar knight is found dead in the Forest of Wyre, clutching a bloodstained document naming a traitor. Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll, and Underserjeant Walkelin must uncover whether the killing was personal, political, or the work of outlaws. They are surprised to find that the locals believe the killer to be the Raven Woman, a mythical shape-shifter said to haunt the woods. Then the knight is identified as Ivo de Mitton, who fled the shire many years ago, presumed guilty of the foul murder of his kin.
  As the trio dig through legend and lies, they must determine the truth and bring a cunning killer to justice.
  'The series sets the yardstick by which all historical CriFi should be judged' Fully Booked

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  Hidden in the Pines

  Victoria Houston

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  It’s Lew Ferris’s first day as the newly-elected Sheriff of McBride County, and already things are heating up in the Wisconsin Northwoods. The tragic drowning of a teenage girl draws an eerie parallel to the unsolved murder of another teen thirty years earlier, but one of Lew’s new subordinates—Alan Stern, Chief of the Deer Haven Police Department—has ruled it an accidental death by drowning. Neither Lew nor the girl’s family accept the ruling, but Lew is up against a wall of sexism and subterfuge. Not only is Stern belligerent and dismissive of Lew, but he takes the word of the local coroner, Ed Pecore, who Lew believes is completely unqualified for the job. Adding to Lew’s headaches is unwelcome interference in the case by a multimillionaire resident reopening a cold case that stretches back decades—and could lead to an anguished relative taking justice into his own hands to avenge a crime the cops never solved. And when Lew’s dear friend Dr. Paul “Doc” Osborne finds himself witness to a sophisticated money-laundering scheme that could threaten the lives of his daughter and her close friend, Lew finally feels like she’s reached the breaking point. The fish may be biting in McBride County, but now Lew is on the line to uncover a long-buried secret that could ensnare a killer once and for all.

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  Fabric Bolt Fiasco The: A Cozy...

  Hang Nguyen

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  🧵 Fabric shop owner and textile expert Cotton Wright is preparing for the annual Quilter's Convention when the event's main fabric supplier—a ruthless textile magnate—is found dead in her store, buried under a collapsed display of fabric bolts. The police suspect a tragic accident, but Cotton notices the bolts were deliberately cut to weaken them and the victim's order forms contain coded messages about fabric quality. With her shop temporarily closed and the quilting community in chaos, Cotton must measure up as an investigator. Assisted by her quilting bee and the handsome textile chemist analyzing fabric samples, Cotton uncovers a scheme involving counterfeit luxury fabrics, fraudulent fiber content, and a black market for stolen textile designs. From suspicious selvage markings that reveal unauthorized reproduction to dye lots that don't match factory records, every yard tells a story. But when Cotton discovers the victim was systematically diluting luxury fabrics with synthetic fibers while charging premium prices, she realizes the killer is protecting customers from a textile scam more tangled than a knotted thread. With the convention just days away and the real culprit still cutting corners, Cotton must unravel this fabric fiasco before her own bolt gets permanently measured out.

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