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  The Glass Eel

  J.J. Viertel

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  In this gripping debut thriller, struggling divorcée Jeanette King becomes embroiled in a criminal ring when she discovers her ex-husband's cache of baby eels. 
   
  Caterpillar Island is off the central coast of Maine―beloved vacationland of lobster bakes and quaint fried clam shacks, kayaking and country houses. At night, though, by the light of a headlamp, the island is alive with cash, guns, and poachers. Oxy addicts, struggling retirees, and unemployable deadbeats dip their nets in the creeks to catch elvers―two-inch-long baby eels that fetch $2000 a pound on the international black market.Into this dark and dangerous world falls Jeanette King, who has, up to this moment, been earning her meager living mainly by picking and packaging peekytoe crab meat for shipment to New York and Boston. As Jeanette gets drawn into a fast-moving story of risk and violent consequences, she enlists the aid of a local policeman and an Indigenous activist. Together they try to set things right for the people and the planet. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous things get. An ensuing procession of colorful locals, corrupt state politicians, and treacherous outsiders weaves a tale that reveals the underbelly of a deadly business.

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  Peanut Butter Panic

  Amanda Flower

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  Dead by dessert . . . 
   
   
    
  Thanksgiving is Bailey King's busiest holiday weekend. This year promises to be even more hectic, since Bailey's candy shop, Swissmen Sweets, is providing desserts for Harvest, Ohio's first village-wide Thanksgiving celebration. Yet, even with a guest list close to seven hundred people—Amish and English alike—the event's organizer, Margot Rawlings, is unfazed . . . until she discovers her mother, former judge Zara Bevan, will be in attendance. 
   
   
    
  Zara's reputation as a harsh critic is matched only by her infamy as a judge who has actively harmed the Amish community. So no one is prepared when Zara arrives with much younger boyfriend Blaze Smith and reveals their impending nuptials at dinner. That should have been the day's biggest news, except shortly after the announcement, Blaze suffers an allergic reaction to something he's eaten and dies on the spot. 
   
   
    
  Now, Bailey's desserts are prime suspects, along with Margot and nearly everyone who attended the meal. With such a cornucopia of possibilities, Bailey must dig in and get to the bottom of this murder, before the killer goes up for seconds . . .

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  Clockwork Conspiracy The: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  ⏱️ The prestigious Golden Cog watchmaking competition in the historic town of Gearbrook is a celebration of precision and craftsmanship. But the event grinds to a halt when the head judge—a legendary watchmaker known for his brutal critiques and shady past—is found dead in his workshop, a delicate antique pocket watch clutched in his hand. The timing is suspiciously perfect, and the cause is a tiny, poisoned pin embedded in the watch's mechanism. The prime suspect is the victim's former apprentice, Ivy Gearsworth, who now runs a struggling clock repair shop and had every reason to want her cruel mentor out of the way. To clear her name, Ivy must wind her way through a complex world of gears, springs, and hidden motives. With help from her clever magpie, Ticker, and a handsome historian specializing in antique timepieces, Ivy uncovers a conspiracy that goes far beyond a single murder. From stolen designs and forgery to a secret society of watchmakers and a decades-old theft of a priceless timepiece, every clue is a piece of a meticulously crafted puzzle. Can Ivy solve the mystery before the killer's master plan strikes again?

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  After the Inquiry

  Jolene Tan

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  Police sergeant Hafiz lies in a coma after a gunshot to the head. The investigation by Internal Affairs uncovered a game of Russian roulette gone wrong, and the case is now closed. But there are rumbles of concern in the Ministry, and middle-aged civil servant Boon Teck—assisted by young colleague Nithya—is dispatched to take another look. 
   
   
  Suffused with mystery and intrigue, After the Inquiry steps into the mirror maze of Singapore’s bureaucracy, where silvered surfaces hide troubling secrets, and those who search for the truth risk getting lost…

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  The Stockbroker's Clerk -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Stockbroker's Clerk" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth of the twelve collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and third of eleven in most American ones (owing to the omission of the "scandalous" "Adventure of the Cardboard Box"). The story was first published in Strand Magazine in March 1893 and featured seven illustrations by Sidney Paget.
  A young clerk, Hall Pycroft, consults Holmes with his suspicions concerning a company that has offered him a very well-paid job. Holmes, Watson and Pycroft travel by train to Birmingham, where the job is initially to be based, and Pycroft explains that he was recently made redundant from a stockbroking house. He eventually secured a new post with another group of stockbrokers, Mawson and Williams, in Lombard Street in the City. Before taking up the job, he was approached by Arthur Pinner, who offered him a managership with a newly established hardware distribution company, to be based in France.

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  Fatal Tribute

  PJ Skinner

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  How do you find the murderer, when every act is convincing? 
   
  Tanya Bowe, an ex-investigative journalist, agrees to interview the contestants of the National Talent Competition for the local newspaper, but finds herself up to her neck in secrets, sabotage, and simmering resentment. The tensions increase when her condescending sister comes to stay next door for the duration of the contest. Several rising stars on the circuit hope to win the competition, but old stager, Lance Emerald, is not going down without a fight. When Lance is found dead in his dressing room, Tanya is determined to find the murderer but complex dynamics between the contestants and fraught family relationships make the mystery harder to solve. 
   
  Can Tanya uncover the truth before another murder takes center stage? 
   
  In this enthralling British, small town, cozy mystery, Book 3 of the Seacastle Mysteries, Tanya finds herself out of her depth in the cut-throat world of Talent competitions. If you love a cozy whodunnit set at the seaside, with a cast of recurring characters, this is the series for you. 
   
  Listen now and solve the mystery for yourself!

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