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  Hermit's Peak

  Michael McGarrity

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  Hermit’s Peak is a seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico lawman Kevin Kerney in the pantheon with Tony Hillerman’s heroes—while carving out territory that is distinctly his own across the American Southwest. 
   
  When Kevin Kerney, deputy chief of the New Mexico State Police, inherits an unexpected windfall of 6,400 acres of high-county land, the last thing he wants to think about is work. But while visiting his new property, he comes across an ailing stray dog that leads him to the butchered bones of a murder victim near the rugged mountain of Hermit's Peak. 
   
  After assigning the case to his subordinates, Kerney returns to Santa Fe to spend time with a woman he cares about, Sara Brannon, a career army officer who is visiting him on holiday. But his time with Sara must wait, as he is called back to Hermit's Peak when another body is found at a remote cabin. Now, Kerney must unearth the shattering truth about  
  his new land and follow a twisting trail of blood through the majestic landscape of the American Southwest.

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  Lot No 249

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Lot No. 249 is a Gothic horror short story by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in Harper's Magazine in 1892. The story tells of a University of Oxford athlete named Abercrombie Smith who notices a strange series of events surrounding Edward Bellingham, an Egyptology student who owns many ancient Egyptian artefacts, including a mummy. After seeing his mummy disappear and reappear, and two instances of Bellingham's enemies getting attacked, Smith concludes that Bellingham is reanimating his mummy. Smith confronts Bellingham, who denies this is the case; the next day, Smith is attacked by the mummy and escapes. Smith then forces Bellingham to destroy his mummy and the associated artefacts at gunpoint.Written during a period of great European interest in Egyptian culture known as Egyptomania, "Lot No. 249" was inspired by Doyle's interests in the supernatural, crime and Egyptology. Though reanimated mummies had previously appeared in English literature, Doyle's story was the first to portray one as dangerous. The story has been widely anthologised and received positive reviews from critics, including praise from authors H. P. Lovecraft and Anne Rice. Critics have compared the story to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and H. Rider Haggard and interpreted it as containing themes of imperialism and masculinity. "Lot No. 249" has been adapted for film and television, and has significantly influenced subsequent media that depicts mummies, as well as other works of horror fiction.

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  The Slide

  Aaron Ryan

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  What happens when we lose everything that makes us human? 
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  Dane Currier knew that he was on to something. His Courier3.1 operation system checked out. His teleportation chambers were state of the art, and he knew they would revolutionize the world as we knew it. 
  But in a cruel twist of timing, something draws near which threatens not only his dream, but humanity as a whole. A 'supermassive' black hole is on a collision course with the Milky Way galaxy, and there is no stopping it. Could it be that Dane was inspired to design his system for such a time as this? What do we do when we face an inescapable threat that seeks to annihilate everything we know? And most importantly, what happens when humanity loses everything that makes us human? Will Dane, Megan, Isaac and Dina discover a way for mankind to press on and survive? This one inescapable truth remains: 
  There is no escaping The Slide. 
  ===From the creator of the bestselling and award-winning Dissonance alien invasion saga, the Christian dystopian saga THE END, and the 9/11 historical fiction thriller Forecast comes a new genre disaster fiction tale of humanity's struggle to survive. In the natural disaster fiction genre, The Slide will frighten and enthrall you to no end.

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  The Silent Witness

  Bright Mills

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  The Silent Witness. In the quiet town of Ashford, renowned journalist Daniel Cross returns home for his father’s funeral, only to uncover a chilling mystery. His father, Henry Cross, a retired judge, died in what seemed like a natural passing until Daniel receives an anonymous note stating, “Your father’s last case wasn’t closed. Neither is his fate.” Determined to uncover the truth, Daniel delves into Henry’s final case a high-profile murder trial that sent a wealthy businessman, Victor Langley, to prison two decades ago. As Daniel investigates, he encounters Sarah Langley, Victor’s daughter, who has spent years trying to prove her father’s innocence. As tensions rise, bodies start to appear witnesses, lawyers, and even a former detective all meeting gruesome fates. Daniel and Sarah form an uneasy alliance, navigating a maze of deception, corruption, and hidden truths. Each clue they uncover unravels a sinister plot stretching back farther than they imagined. When they realize that Henry Cross might have been the last piece of a puzzle someone is determined to keep buried, they become targets themselves. In a final, shocking revelation, Daniel must confront a devastating truth: his father may not have been the upstanding judge he thought he was. With danger closing in, he must decide expose the truth at any cost, or bury the past to survive?

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  Cats Carats and Killers

  T. C. LoTempio

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  There may be honor among thieves, but a long-ago diamond heist might hold the secret to a man's murder . . . 
   
   
   
  Pet shop owner Shell McMillan is thrilled to see everyone in Fox Hollow flocking to the local animal shelter's fundraiser, where they can get their old keepsakes and collectibles appraised and maybe even sell them for a tidy sum. But the event has drawn some shady characters as well, including Pete Martin, who seems determined to get his hands on a beat-up old jewelry box at any cost. Then Martin is found murdered, and Shell has to go from fundraising to finding a killer. 
   
   
   
  It doesn't take long for Shell to figure out that the jewelry box was concealing diamonds from a long-ago heist, and that Martin wasn't the only one trying to get his hands on the stash. But to figure out who wanted him dead, she'll have to uncover who was behind the original heist and who knows where the rest of the gems are hidden. It's as dangerous a case as Shell has ever faced, and if she's not careful, her search for the missing stones will leave her stone-cold dead . . .

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  Sherlock Holmes and the Five...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are presented with a singular mystery involving the receipt of five orange pips in the mail, and their connection to seemingly accidental deaths.  
  First published in 1891 and collected as part of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Narrated by Robin Reads.

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