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  The secret of chimneys - A...

  Agatha Christie

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  A missing royal manuscript, a beautiful socialite ensnared by blackmail, and a dead body slumped in a London armchair—welcome to a game where the stakes are life, death, and a nation's throne. 
  When carefree adventurer Anthony Cade agrees to deliver a scandalous memoir and a packet of compromising letters to London, he expects a simple paycheck. Instead, he steps into a deadly labyrinth of international conspiracy. The manuscript belongs to the late Count Stylptitch, and its secrets are potent enough to topple the monarchy of Herzoslovakia. Hot on Cade’s heels are sinister foreign agents, a legendary Parisian jewel thief, and Scotland Yard's finest. But the true danger culminates at the sprawling, historic estate of Chimneys, where a glamorous week-end party sets the stage for a baffling locked-room murder. Teaming up with the sharp-witted Virginia Revel, Anthony must unmask a ruthless killer before the weekend is out. 
  Why you will love this: Fans of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction will be thoroughly captivated by this masterful English Mystery. Blending witty aristocratic banter with edge-of-your-seat suspense, this classic thriller checks every box: a dashing amateur sleuth, an intricate whodunit puzzle, international espionage, and a wildly unexpected twist. If you crave an intricate historical cozy mystery laced with espionage and sparkling charm, this is a must-listen. 
  About the Author: Agatha Christie is the undisputed Queen of Crime and the best-selling novelist of all time. With over two billion copies of her books sold, her ingenious plotting and timeless detectives have shaped the modern mystery genre for over a century.

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  The Witches’ Hammer

  Jane Stanton Hitchcock

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  A respected surgeon and rare-book collector is brutally murdered in his elegant Manhattan home, just hours after showing a book dealer the fifteenth-century manual of black magic—a grimoire—he had received from a grateful patient. Now the doctor’s blood is everywhere, and the priceless grimoire is missing. 
  The horrific death of her beloved father has shattered Beatrice O’Connell’s quiet, sane, and orderly world. Only by tracking down the vanished malevolent tome—with its dark spells and salacious illustrations—can she hope to put things right. 
  But the search is leading Beatrice, her ex-husband, and a mysterious occultist into an expanding labyrinth of powerful evils, a tangled web that reaches as far as the Vatican itself. What coveted secrets are hidden in the missing volume that threaten to turn Beatrice into precisely what her unseen and unrelenting enemies are determined to destroy?

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  Murder by Any Other Name

  Colin Conway

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  Mind the blood, hide any weapons, and get an alibi. 
  Murder is not for the faint of heart, nor is this collection of stories set in Eastern Washington. Join an array of characters as they struggle through the worst moments of their lives. 
  A husband hides his wife’s terrible crime. Two contract killers deliver a final punishment to a mob informant. A remorseful man is forced to share his prison cell with a homicidal maniac. A serial killer vacations through the Pacific Northwest. More violence awaits around the corner, and additional trouble lurks in the shadows. 
  It’s time to experience the 509 in a way you’ve never seen before. 
  Murder by Any Other Name is the seventh book in the 509 Crime Stories, a series of novels set in Eastern Washington with revolving lead characters. If you like engaging characters under challenging circumstances, grab this book today.

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  Dead End

  Patti Larsen

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  Well, hello there, Mommy Dearest . . .  
   
   
   
  Georgia is forced to balance her mother's first visit with a murder investigation when a body is discovered at the ruin of the island's old lighthouse. Things are not as they seem, her friend Olive Henry's nightmares seemingly tied to a mysterious magic she can't seem to uncover. But when the past comes back to haunt them all, Georgia is forced to admit certain truths while dealing with the real reason the victim fell prey to homicide—before the death is the end of everything.

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  The Case of the Purloined Pyramid

  Sean McLachlan

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  An ancient mystery. A modern murder. 
   
   
   
  Sir Augustus Wall, a horribly mutilated veteran of the Great War, has left Europe behind to open an antiquities shop in Cairo. But Europe's troubles follow him as a priceless inscription is stolen and those who know its secrets start turning up dead. 
   
   
   
  Teaming up with Egyptology expert Moustafa Ghani, and Faisal, an irritating street urchin he just can't shake, Sir Augustus must unravel an ancient secret and face his own dark past. 
   
   
   
  Kindle Scout Winner in 2017

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  Crude - Ukraine Oil and Nuclear War

  Mike Bond

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  “IN A NUCLEAR ATTACK, FIND SHELTER AT ONCE.” 
  Preceded by a loud beeping sound, this FEMA Presidential Emergency Alert hit every television, radio, and phone. The Doomsday clock was set. There was no time to lose. 
  The US President is escalating tensions with Russia, dragging the country to the brink of nuclear war. CEO of Rawhide Energy, Ross Bullock, invites members of every prominent news organization in the country for the most important announcement he is ever going make in his life: a warning that we are headed into Armageddon if the administration doesn’t pull back. 
  As the press eats him alive for raising the specter of nuclear annihilation, and putting the President’s re-election in jeopardy, Bullock finds out that one of his oil platforms in the South China Sea has been blown to bits, along with hundreds of team members. 
  Someone is trying to take him down. The question is: is the call coming from inside the house? Or is it a geopolitical adversary that would have more to gain if he was brought down to his knees? 
  Unfolding across Mongolia, Indonesia, Washington D.C., Wyoming, and Ukraine, Crudeis a masterfully written super-thriller that takes us to the door of world annihilation and shows us what’s inside.

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