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  Three Fires - A Novel

  Denise Mina

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  Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar living in Florence at the end of the fifteenth century. An anti-corruption campaigner, his hellfire preaching increasingly spilled over into tirades against all luxuries that tempted his followers toward sin. These sermons led to the infamous "Bonfire of the Vanities"—a series of fires lit throughout Florence for the incineration of everything from books, extravagant clothing, playing cards, musical instruments, make-up, and mirrors to paintings, tapestries, and sculptures. 
   
   
   
  Railing against the vice and avarice of the ruling Medici family, he was instrumental in their removal from power—and for a short time became the puritanical leader of the city. After turning his attention to corruption within the Catholic Church, he was first excommunicated and then executed by a combination of hanging and being burned at the stake. 
   
   
   
  Just as in Rizzio, Denise Mina brings a modern take to this fascinating historical story, drawing parallels between the febrile atmosphere of medieval Florence and the culture wars of the present day. In dramatizing the life and last days of Savonarola, she explores the downfall of the original architect of cancel culture and, in the process, explores the never-ending tensions between wealth, inequality, and freedom of speech that so dominate our modern world.

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  The Return of Sherlock Holmes

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  In 1905 Conan Doyle reluctantly decided to bring his most famous creation Sherlock Holmes back to life. It is no easy thing to convincingly resurrect a man whom you have so decisively thrown over a Swiss waterfall. There is however no sense of reluctance in the collection of short stories that make up The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The great detective reenters the stage with convincing aplomb and his usual theatricality, albeit at the expense of the bemused and shocked Watson. 
  The “Return” contains some of the most popular adventures of the Holmes canon, including the melodramatic “Solitary Cyclist”, the ingenious “Six Napoleons” (with Lestrade’s surprisingly warm endorsement of Holmes at the end). We have the clever “Second Stain” and the inventive “Dancing Men” The stories also have some memorable villains, (who could so easily pale in the dark memory of Professor Moriarty), not least the despicable Charles Augustus Milverton. 
  Head Stories Audio presents “The Return of Sherlock Holmes” narrated by Simon Hester. With original music. Performed by Simon Hester and Carmine Lauri.

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  The Adventure of the Norwood...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the second tale from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1903 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget.
  Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are visited by "the unhappy John Hector McFarlane", a young lawyer from Blackheath who has been accused of murdering one of his clients, a builder called Jonas Oldacre. McFarlane explains to Holmes that Oldacre had come to his office only a day earlier and asked him to draw up his will in legal language. McFarlane saw, to his surprise, that Oldacre was making him the sole beneficiary and even heir to a considerable bequest, and McFarlane cannot imagine why Oldacre would do so. That business took McFarlane to Oldacre's house in Lower Norwood, where some documents had to be examined for legal purposes. They had been kept in the safe, where the murder allegedly took place. McFarlane left quite late and stayed at a local inn. He claims to have read about the murder in the newspaper the next morning on the train. The paper said quite clearly that the police were looking for him.

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  Murder at Ridley Hall

  Leena Clover

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  Murders Rock Country Estate, Unleash a Trail of Terror 
   
   
   
  A thrilling journey into a bygone era, filled with suspense and unexpected twists awaits you in the final installment of this trilogy. Step into the captivating world of Lady Bess and the Nightingales as they embark on a dangerous quest, trying to solve murders past and present in this 1920s mystery. 
   
   
   
  When Sir Dorian's obnoxious guest is found dead in the woods at Ridley Hall, he reluctantly turns to the upstart Buxley girls for help. As Bess and Vicky begin to dig deeper, the secrets and lies take them down a rabbit hole that unravels a deep rooted conspiracy beyond everyone's imagination. 
   
   
   
  The Nightingales are determined to figure out what happened to Philip. Will Lord Buxley finally be absolved of a crime he did not commit?

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  Away From Sanity (A Nina Veil...

  Kate Bold

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Kate Bold, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. “This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!”
  —Reader review for The Killing Game
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  When murder scenes are shrouded in complete darkness, FBI Agent Nina Veil faces her toughest case yet. With each sunlit clue, she inches closer to a killer—and a long-buried scandal that threatens to shatter what's left of her fragmented past.
  
  AWAY FROM SANITY is BOOK #9 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestseller NOT NOW (a free download) has received over 600 five star ratings and reviews. The series begins with AWAY FROM HERE (book #1).
  
  An enthralling crime thriller with a captivating and complex female protagonist, the Nina Veil series is full of relentless action, suspenseful moments, surprising plot twists, and shocking revelations. Prepare to be glued to the pages as the fast-paced narrative keeps you reading until the early hours of the morning. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan, and Mary Burton are sure to fall in love.
  
  Future books in the series are also available!
  
  “This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series.”
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  “Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!”
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  “I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2.”
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  “This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it.”
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  “Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!”
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  “Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done.”
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  “WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well.”
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  “Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold.”
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  “Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book.”
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  “Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!”
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  Ghost and Mrs McCluck The: A...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  🐔 Farmer Clara McCluck's free-range egg business is scrambling when her prize-winning rooster is found dead under mysterious circumstances in her supposedly haunted henhouse. The local police blame foxes, but Clara knows better—especially when the ghost of her great-grandmother, the original Mrs. McCluck, appears with a warning about "foul play." Teaming up with her spectral ancestor and her unusually intelligent chickens, Clara discovers someone is trying to sabotage her farm to make way for a commercial poultry operation. From tampered feed to suspicious footprints in the coop, every clue points to someone in their small farming community. But with a dozen potential suspects—including a rival farmer, a pushy land developer, and the strangely nervous new veterinarian—Clara and her ghostly partner must work around the clock to crack the case. As they get closer to the truth, the living Mrs. McCluck realizes the ghost might be hiding secrets of her own, and the chickens might be the only witnesses who know what really happened that fateful night in the henhouse.

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