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  A Scandal in Bohemia - Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King. The king allows Holmes to retain the portrait as a souvenir.

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  No Greater Duty - a novel

  Robert Stewart

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  Because we never leave our sailors and Marines behind!Fans of "A Few Good Men" and "Saving Private Ryan" will be drawn to this powerful story of courage, integrity, and valor in uniform.Alex Kramer, a prior-enlisted marine and a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, saved three gravely-wounded brothers during combat and was decorated for extraordinary valor. Now conflict confronts him after he takes unauthorized leave to prevent a suicide by a Marine whose life he had rescued under fire. Navy Lieutenant Tara Marcellus, an Academy graduate and submarine junior officer, has returned to Annapolis as a company officer. She meets the fearless midshipman who petitions Tara's sense of moral courage when senior officers recommend punishing Alex with the harshest sanction: separation.Alex's case triggers heated arguments at the Naval Academy's highest levels. He fiercely defends the code of honor he swore, and bled, to uphold; never leave a sailor or Marine behind. Tara deals with a major test of character: either take Alex's side with risks to her role, or do nothing and regret her silence. Together, the two young service members will stand up for a greater duty---for integrity---because it is honorable, despite any consequences that lie ahead for them.

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  Rendered Incapable

  AB Morgan

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  Peddyr and Connie Quirk head for the Isle of Man, hoping for a well-deserved break from their private investigation business. However, in an underhand move by Peddyr’s cousin Superintendent Eddie Cadogan, their hotel booking is changed, and they are redirected to Hodge Fell Farm, with its farm shop, butchery, café and quaint holiday cottages. 
  When they meet their hosts – including a certain Nick Popadopoulos – a relaxing holiday of bracing walks by the sea is quickly replaced by pigs, adultery, soap-making, drag queens, smoked sausages, scams and skulduggery. In their quest to work out what despicable scheme Nick has underway, Peddyr and Connie soon realise that not everyone is being honest with them. Time is not on their side, and they must rely on their wits to act before someone gets away with murder. 
  'Another great book by Ms Morgan, and it’s an absolutely delightful read.' CAROLE GOURLAY 
  'Pig out on a succulent tale of treachery and deceit.' PETER FLEMING 
  A whodunnit, brilliantly woven into the humorous, easy going relationship of the Quirks. They are a team in every sense, loyal and light hearted...but underestimate their professionalism at your peril!' SARAH LECK

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  What’s Mine (A Peyton Risk...

  Ella Swift

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Ella Swift, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. In the harsh glare of the desert, a mastermind killer leaves victims to die of exposure in the wilderness, leaving behind chilling clues, drawings on canyon walls. National Parks Officer Peyton Risk, an expert at solving homicides within the National parks, has seen it all, and is summoned to hunt him down. With Peyton’s deep knowledge of the wilderness, she knows the parks as no one else does. Yet this killer seems to operate by no rules whatsoever….
  
  WHAT’S MINE (A Peyton Risk Suspense Thriller—Book 5) is Book #5 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift.
  
  Raised in the heart of the mountains by avid outdoors enthusiasts, Peyton followed in her parents’ footsteps and became an expert in the natural world. Until, at just 12 years old, an idyllic family camping trip in their favorite national park turned into a nightmare. Her parents were brutally murdered, the killer vanished into the wild, and the case went cold.
  
  Despite being haunted by the unsolved deaths of her parents, Peyton turned her trauma into determination, studying environmental science in college and becoming a respected National Parks Officer. Peyton’s unique perspective blends an intuition for the outdoors with a sharp intellect that allows her to decipher secrets hidden within the parks—set on ensuring that no other family endures the same pain that hers did. 
  
  But will she find herself the next victim claimed in the park’s unforgiving wilderness?
  
  A page-turning and harrowing thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured protagonist, the PEYTON RISK series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.
  
  Future books in the series are also available!

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  Stories About Duels - French...

  Alexander Puskin

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  The duel is specifically about honour.  A principle that humanity often takes too far, even today. 
   
  In centuries past the duel was fought by two men who could resolve their quarrel in no other way.  The victim felt anything from slighted to humiliated and must regain his honour, whatever the cost.  Pistols at ten paces, or rather closer with swords, should see the matter settled.  Of course, despite its arrival at violence there were many rules ands traditions to take account of. 
   
  In this volume our classic authors explore all sorts of duels and the consequences of those actions. 
   
  1 - Stories About Duels - An Introduction 
  2 - The Shot by Alexander Pushkin 
  3 - The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane 
  4 - A Coward by Guy de Maupassant 
  5 - An Ugly Customer by Bernard Capes 
  6 - Cavalleria Rusticana by Giovanni Verga 
  7 - The Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce 
  8 - The Duel by Nikolai Teleshov

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  Only the Dead Know Peace - A...

  Alberto Mansur

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  “Only the Dead Know Peace is a powerhouse book. An adrenaline-fueled epic that is authentic, propulsive, timely, and unforgettable. It will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last page.” – Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author 
  In the spirit of The Cartel, The Little Drummer Girl, and I Am Pilgrim, Alberto Mansur’s debut thriller offers a bracing, wide-angle portrait of the fence dividing Israel and Palestine, the most controversial border on earth. It follows a diverse cast of characters as they fight for love, belief, country, and power. 
  In Israel and Palestine, religious and political tensions are boiling, threatening to explode an untenable status quo. A renowned baker and his son are at odds, one turning his back on Allah, the other determined to prove himself worthy of God’s love. A rich playboy shatters his life in the States and joins Israel’s special forces searching for purpose and meaning. An Israeli vixen with a tragic past and a penchant for violence finds herself torn between her work for the Russian mob and the people she loves. And a charismatic Jewish leader starts a movement with the most surprising goal of all. 
  In Only the Dead Know Peace, these characters and more touch each other’s lives as they weave a tangled web of passion, violence, intrigue, and political and religious manipulation.

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