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  Death on the Pearl River

  A. E. Goldin

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  Like its predecessor, Death on the Pearl River, this thrilling murder mystery promises to "deliver a multitude of pleasures!" (The New York Times).Ben Canaan is riding high on the recent string of cases he has solved successfully on the payroll of Her Majesty's Executive. Then a notorious crime boss is found murdered on the city streets, the latest in a series of brutal killings targeting the most powerful men in the opium trade.The scale of the danger is global. To track down the culprits and prevent more blood from being shed, Ben is sent out to the newly founded British colony of Hong Kong: a lawless frontier town on the southern shores of China's Great Qing Dynasty. All the victims have had ties to the prominent trading firms that use the Pearl River and the South China Sea as their base of operations—ranging from the firms' heads to high-ranking partners, supercargoes, merchants, even sailors.Ben is plunged headlong into a labyrinthine conspiracy, set against the backdrop of an empire in collapse and a sweeping civil war. As his hunt brings him closer to the truth and the ruthless corporate interests that want him dead, Ben is forced to choose between what is necessary and what is just.Alfred Hitchcock meets Indiana Jones, this immersive, globe-trotting historical mystery is the second installment in the acclaimed Ben Canaan Mysteries series. Thrillingly paced and filled with enchanting historical settings, this series provides all the nostalgic listening pleasure of classic Sherlock Holmes.

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  The Black Arrow - A Tale of the...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  In this swashbuckling novel set in fifteenth-century England, young Richard Shelton discovers that he has been betrayed by the guardian who raised him—a man involved in the murder of his father. Seventeen-year-old Richard joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow to avenge the death, rescue the woman he loves, and participate in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses. 
  Though history records two sides fighting for control of England, The Black Arrow presents a third side: the exploited commoners joined together by their black-arrow weaponry. To survive the war, Richard must rely on his cunning. Through adventures in castles, villages, forests, and aboard a ship, Richard outfoxes captors, bargains his way out of crises, and ultimately proves himself worthy of knighthood.

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  The Rebel Daughters

  Lady Cecil Cameron

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  An epic historical love story of freedom, courage and passion 
  “It was the season of the beliye nochi when the sun never set and days slipped effortlessly into pearlescent nights. Tiny stars appeared, clusters of yellow in a paper sky. When you looked again, they were gone…” 
  Young Anna Brianski has led a charmed life between St Petersburg and the peace of the Russian countryside, until one terrible day in December 1825. It’s a day that starts with winter sun and ends with blood on the snow. Until now, the only thing Anna has risked has been her naïve heart. But one day – the Decemberist Revolt – changes everything. Her family, her freedom and her friends are all in grave danger, as she sees the caprice and cruelty of the Tsar at first hand. 
  Sweeping from high society to the frozen gulag, from the embrace of a lover to the tears of friends separated friends, The Rebel Daughters tells the story not just of the brave women who defied everyone by following the revolutionaries into the wilds of Siberia, but also how courage comes in many forms, the price we pay for defiance and how love can be greatest rebellion of all. 
  In this latest historical fiction novel, romance and adventure collide as war and military action drive a wife, husband, mother and father to the edge of everything they thought they knew. These stories trace the cost of choosing “him” in a world that punishes tenderness, where a boyfriend or girlfriend may offer hope—but only courage can carry it through Siberia. 
  For fans of Siobhan Curham (The Storyteller of Auschwitz), Lindsay Marie Morris (The Last Letter from Sicily), Gayle Callen (The Daring Girls of Guernsey), Robert Harris (The Cicero Trilogy), and David Mccloskey (The Seventh Floor). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  His Grace of Osmonde

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

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  His Grace of Osmonde, being the portions of that nobleman's life omitted in the relation of his Lady's story presented to the world of fashion under the title of 'A Lady of Quality'(Summary by Frances Hodgson Burnett)

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  Spindle City - A Novel

  Jotham Burrello

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  Longlisted for the 2021 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel 
  On June 23, 1911—a summer day so magnificent it seems as if God himself has smiled on the town—Fall River, Massachusetts, is reveling in its success. The Cotton Centennial is in full swing as Joseph Bartlett takes his place among the local elite in the parade grandstand. The meticulously planned carnival has brought the thriving textile town to an unprecedented halt; rich and poor alike crowd the streets, welcoming President Taft to America’s “Spindle City.” 
  Yet as he perches in the grandstand nursing a nagging toothache, Joseph Bartlett straddles the divide between Yankee mill owners and the union bosses who fight them. Bartlett, a renegade owner, fears the town cannot long survive against the union-free South. He frets over the ever-present threat of strikes and factory fires, knowing his own fortune was changed by the drop of a kerosene lantern. When the Cleveland Mill burned, good men died, and immigrant’s son Joseph Bartlett gained a life of privilege he never wanted. 
  Now Joseph is one of the most influential men in a prosperous town. High above the rabble, as he stands among politicians and society ladies, his wife is dying, his sons are lost in the crowd facing pivotal decisions of their own, and the differences between the haves and have-nots are stretched to the breaking point. 
  Spindle City delves deep into the lives, loves, and fortunes of real and imagined mill owners, anarchists, and immigrants, from the Highlands mansions to the tenements of the Cogsworth slum, chronicling a mill town’s—and a generation’s—last days of glory.

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  The Moon and Sixpence

  William Somerset Maugham

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  "The Moon and Sixpence" by W. Somerset Maugham is a riveting exploration of artistic passion and unconventional life. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, the novel follows Charles Strickland, who abandons convention to pursue art. Maugham delves into the clash between societal norms and individual freedom, portraying Strickland's tumultuous journey through Europe and Tahiti. With vivid prose and profound insights, the story navigates themes of creativity, sacrifice, and the relentless pursuit of one's true calling. Strickland's unconventional choices provoke reflection on the nature of art and the price one pays for breaking free from societal expectations.

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