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  Solitaire Series Episode 16 The:...

  Troy Lambert

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  War. Wealth. Legacy.  
  Las Vegas, 1969. A city built on dreams, secrets, and the spoils of war. Chuck, a supply officer with a lucrative side hustle, finds himself caught between the allure of quick cash and the promise of something far more valuable – a simple playing card, the Five of Spades. 
  In a deal brokered under the cover of a desert night, Chuck is offered a choice: cold, hard cash, or a card that seems utterly ordinary. He takes the gamble, unaware of the forces he's about to unleash. 
  As the Vietnam War rages, and the shadows of organized crime stretch across the glittering facade of Vegas, Chuck's decision sets in motion a chain of events that will echo through decades. A hidden legacy, a son he'll never meet, and a secret that lies buried beneath the sands of time. 
  "The Five of Spades" delves into the dark heart of a city built on chance, where fortunes are made and lost in the blink of an eye. From the backroom deals of the mafia to the battlefields of Vietnam, this episode explores the price of ambition and the enduring power of a secret passed down through generations. 
  When the cards are dealt, and the stakes are high, even a simple Five of Spades can hold the key to a kingdom.

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  When the Devil Drives

  LJ Hayward

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  Listener note: This audiobook follows on from the novel Where Death Meets the Devil and the novella Bargaining with the Devil. It contains the stories When the Devil Drives and At Death's Door.Work-life balance for a spy may be an oxymoron, but Jack Reardon likes a good challenge, and he's almost bested this one! He's settled into his Meta-State promotion as a field leader and into his new team with a second he can trust. Shop in order, Jack can take a day or two off when Ethan blows into town, their bargain finally starting to pay off.Assassin Ethan Blade has few pleasures in his life—a decent cup of tea, a job well done, racing his fleet of supercars, and Jack. With plans to combine the last two into one thrilling weekend, Ethan's attempt at having a normal, happy life may deliver everything he's ever desired; or backfire spectacularly. Jack and Ethan made a bargain, but the deal is thrown into jeopardy when the expectations and identities of the dealmakers shift; stoking the fires of doubt and jealousy. Not to mention a contract killer out for revenge and an illness that threatens to reveal closely guarded secrets.Rewards are on the table for both men, maybe bigger than they even realize, if only they can renegotiate and survive.

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  Corpselight - Verity Fassbender...

  Angela Slatter

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  Life in Brisbane is never simple for those who walk between the worlds. 
  Verity's all about protecting her city, but right now that's mostly running surveillance and handling the less exciting cases for the Weyrd Council - after all, it's hard to chase the bad guys through the streets of Brisbane when you're really, really pregnant. 
  An insurance investigation sounds pretty harmless, even if it is for 'Unusual Happenstance'. That's not usually a clause Normals use - it covers all-purpose hauntings, angry genii loci, ectoplasmic home invasion, demonic possession, that sort of thing - but Susan Beckett's claimed three times in three months. Her house keeps getting inundated with mud, but she's still insisting she doesn't need or want help... until the dry-land drownings begin. 
  Verity's first lead in takes her to Chinatown, where she is confronted by kitsune assassins. But when she suddenly goes into labour, it's clear the fox spirits are not going to be helpful…

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  How to Murder Your Mother-in-Law

  Dorothy Cannell

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  Ellie Simons's delightful mother-in-law comes to visit for a simply lovely weekend of crocheted doilies, thinly-veiled insults, and passive-aggressive "suggestions." 
   
   
   
  It's enough to make anyone wish their mother-in-law was dead. But it turns out the ladies of Chitterton Fells should be more careful what they wish for. Only last night Ellie and her friends raised their gin and tonics to toast an end to mothers-in-law the world over . . . 
   
   
   
  The next day, Pamela Pomeroy's own MIL is found dead. Lady Kitty Pomeroy went over the handlebars of her bike into the village pond and drowned. Was it a horrid accident, or is someone really ridding Chitterton Fells of all the mothers-in-law? 
   
   
   
  Ellie must catch this killer before her own darling mother-in-law is the next to be bumped off.

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  Nine Pines

  Kiersten Modglin

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  Nine Pines Inn is a safe place. 
  At least it was until a young girl disappeared during her stay. 
  On a mission to learn about her enigmatic past, Lennon understands one thing: the truth lies at Nine Pines. But as the whispers and rumors surrounding the inn’s history pique her curiosity, the allure of the mystery still haunting the place draws her in. 
  In a small town where gossip is traded as currency, Lennon’s instincts about whom to trust will be put to the ultimate test as she seeks the truth about where she came from and just what secrets the old inn is hiding. 
  Miles away, Ingrid’s husband is lying. 
  At least his cryptic behavior would suggest he is. 
  Determined to get to the bottom of his suspicious activity, Ingrid partners with a stranger to test him. But when the woman who meets her husband for the setup suddenly vanishes, Ingrid finds herself buried beneath more questions than she started with. 
  Is there an innocent explanation for the woman’s disappearance? Or is the answer something much more sinister? 
  To the rest of the world, the missing girls have been forgotten. As both women dig deeper for clues, nothing could prepare them for the dark and disturbing truths just waiting to be unearthed… 
  Settle in for a heart-pounding, read-in-one-sitting domestic suspense packed with menacing secrets, catastrophic revelations, and a terrifying search for answers alongside two women who will leave no stone unturned.

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  Occupational Hazard An

  James Wrethman

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  The novel to Gamble on this Year The Ventura Casino - a glittering arena where the super-rich go to pit their wealth against chance, and admire the beautiful Chicas who deal at the tables.But behind the scenes lurks a corrupt world of credit-fixing, prostitution and rape - a world that only a few brave employees dare to challenge. As the sleaze escalates and the challenge begins to look like a threat, how far will the powers-that-be go to protect their interests?

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