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  Stories From The Shadows –...

  Barry Pain, Nikolai Gogol, Guy...

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  An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.  
  But where do these ideas and stories come from?  A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form?  An inspiration from a Muse?  A suggestion from an everyday event? 
  Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work.  They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are suddenly upon us in twisted revelation that may thrill, may disturb, but will always engage and help us explore the edge of darkness where some of the very best literature patiently lurks …. waiting …. for the likes of me and you.

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  The Adventure of the Three...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" (1924), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
  According to Dr. Watson's opening narration, this story is set at "the latter end of June, 1902 ... the same month that Holmes refused a knighthood for services which may perhaps some day be described." This is a parallel to the knighthood of Arthur Conan Doyle around the same time.
  Holmes receives a letter from a Nathan Garrideb of 136 Little Ryder Street, asking for help in a most peculiar quest. He is looking for another man with his unusual surname, for it will mean a $5 million inheritance for him. He has been approached by another man, John Garrideb of Kansas, who says that he needs to find others with the same last name.

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  The House on Rye Lane

  Susan Allott

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  ‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER 
  ‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY 
  'A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH 
  'A sinister tale, beautifully told' THE SUNThey thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong. 
  Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the doubts are creeping in. 
  Why are the neighbours so evasive about the previous owner’s death? 
  Is her partner Seb all he seems to be? 
  And are there more secrets hiding in this house’s dark corners? 
  The House on Rye Lane is a tense, taut, utterly unnerving novel about the many ways the crimes of the past can haunt the present. 
  The House on Rye Lane is a top-notch example of psychological fiction, weaving a web of suspense that keeps readers on their toes. Susan Allott masterfully crafts a domestic thriller that is both historical and contemporary, making it a must-read for fans of the genre. 
  For fans of Steve Cavanagh (Thirteen), Ruth Ware (The Turn of the Key), Louise Penny (The Grey Wolf), Chris Hammer (The Broken River), and Garry Disher (The Dragon Man). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  The Syrian Stone

  Nick Hawkes

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  Chelsea is part of an international team of archaeologists who are making the most of a tenuous cease-fire in the Syrian civil war to excavate and conserve the historic remains of the ancient kingdom of Ebla. The dramatic discovery of a new library of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform writing brings to the surface international tensions between Syria and Israel. Will the revelations in the ancient tablets be hijacked by vested interests? 
   
   
   
  Chelsea finds herself caught in the middle of an international tug-of-war. Tensions increase when a small boy finds some tablets inscribed with two types of cuneiform writing that will enable archaeologists to translate the rest of the tablets. The boy and the tablets become the target of international intrigue. Chelsea must enlist the help of Tony, a shadowy character with military training. But Tony is seeking a new life, one that will allow him to deal with his own demons. She must also call on the help of her colleague in the British Museum, Beanie, an IT genius. 
   
   
   
  Chelsea must keep those she loves alive in an international squabble over who can lay claim to being the rightful owners of the tablets—and manage the greatest archaeological discovery of the century.

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  Ian

  A. S. Kelly

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  A year ago, she begged me to stay. A year later, it’s my turn to beg her not to go. 
  My obsession. My downfall. 
  I tried to resist, to keep her at a distance. I tried to save myself. 
  But no one will be saved here, not even a selfish bastard like me. 
  My life has always been about sport and family, including my stupid brothers. Until that night, the night I made the worst decision of my life. And I’m still paying the price for it. 
  We both are. 
  But the time has come to take back control of the situation, to risk it all, to convince her to let me in, because she can’t be anything other than mine. 
  I am Ian O’Connor, and I’m about to accept this challenge: to try and hold on to the only woman I’ll ever be able to love. 
  And even if I already know how this badly written romance is going to end, I won’t back away. This time, I’m going all the way. Because I only want her. And I have no intention of losing her. 
  I’m an O’Connor, and the O’Connors never lose.

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  Around the World in Eighty Days

  Jules Verne

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  "Around the World in Eighty Days" is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman who lives a meticulously ordered life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg is solitary and mysterious, adhering to precise routines and mathematical precision. His life takes an unexpected turn when he accepts a wager from his fellow club members at the Reform Club: £20,000 (equivalent to £1.9 million in 2019) that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

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