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  Silver Blaze - Sherlock Holmes

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "Silver Blaze", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "Silver Blaze" 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.
  Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson travel by train to Dartmoor to investigate a crime of disappearance of the great race horse Silver Blaze and the murder of the horse's trainer, John Straker. Holmes and Watson arrive at King's Pyland, from which Silver Blaze is missing. Fitzroy Simpson has come to Dartmoor (and specifically to King's Pyland) to gather information relating to his professional activities, and has become a suspect in the murder. However, to Holmes, from the outset, there seem to be a number of facts that do not fit the inspector's case against Simpson, damning as it looks. It seems odd, for instance, that he would lead the horse out on to the moor simply to injure or kill him. That could be done right in his stall. He could not have stolen the animal. What good would such a famous thoroughbred be to him? Why has an exhaustive search of the neighbourhood not turned up Silver Blaze? What has Simpson done with him?

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  Dear Jack: Love Letters from...

  Jyll Steen

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  She calls herself his wife. She kills to prove it.  
  "Jyll and Jack went up the hill… and only Jyll came back."  
  It’s been six years since Jack Steen walked away from Jyll Steen—the woman who believes she is his secret wife, the daughter of a killer, and now a killer herself. But Jyll never forgot.   
  Not the Vegas weekend. Not the rejection. And not the secrets Jack carries in his midnight recordings.  
  In her first letter, Jyll whispers her devotion in rhyme before confessing her latest crime: the abduction and unraveling of a man who reminded her just a little too much of Jack.   
  Every detail is for him—every cut, every lie, every breath.  
  Dear Jack: Love Letters from Your Serial Killer Wife begins here—with a vow written in blood, a souvenir meant just for him, and a chilling reminder that Jyll isn’t done. Not by a long shot.

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  Killer Vintage

  Eric D. Sanchez

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  Across the Endless High Plains of Texas, Not All Wine Is Made the Same. For young lifeguard Bud Garza, the summer of 1994 in Lubbock had its perks. Even with his college studies, there was plenty of time leftover for beer, sports, and bar trivia with his Sigma fraternity buddies, not to mention the nonstop beautiful babes under the West Texas sun. The problem is, Bud has a thirsty mind—and empty pockets—so when offered the chance for a raise and to gain some real expertise as a tour guide at the local South Plains Cellars winery, he doesn’t think twice. Yet as timing would have it, Bud’s career shift will coincide with the disappearance of El Paso DEA Senior Special Agent Traegar Jackson, whose tracking of a suspicious Freightliner tanker truck across West Texas drew him close—but not close enough—to the doorsteps of South Plains Cellars. When fellow agent Brian Harris is put on the case to find Jackson, his and Bud’s paths fortuitously cross, and Bud is recruited to do his own reconnaissance, only to discover a much darker secret within the walls of the winery. As Bud gradually discovers the truth about what’s really happening at South Plains Cellars, he must put his wits—and his photographic memory—to the test. But he can’t do it alone, and he’s up against the biggest, baddest criminals both West Texas and Mexico have to offer.

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  Shades of Deceit

  Roger Trow

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  America, Mexico and Canada have been devastated by a series of tsunamis and seismic events in the year 2050. A totalitarian regime arose to quell the ensuing breakdown of law and order. Under the dictatorship of Ben Tyler and the Freedom Party, a ruthless police state emerged. It is confronted by the American Eagles, a band of patriots. David Mackintosh is caught up in the struggle as he uncovers the regime's plans to create a state where the workers are programmed Robotoids.

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  Chipped: Margaret

  Taya DeVere

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  The whole world needs her… but she’s completely alone. 
  Margaret Lewis is an expert programmer, the hacker who betrayed the Happiness Program to help the Unchipped rebels. A hunted fugitive, she slips from one city to another recruiting people for a new society, a place where Chipped and Unchipped can live together as equals. Targeted by a vicious attack, Margaret disappears into a liquor bottle. She’s content to be lost… until she finds out that the Happiness Program has kidnapped her daughter. 
  CONTENT WARNING: SA, r*pe. While not a main theme of the book or even described in detail, some readers may want to read the reviews or have a friend check out the book before reading. 
  ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! 
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  Pine Creek

  Kamille Roach

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  On a bitter winter’s night in Pine Creek, 1989, central New South Wales, 14-year-old city boy Alec tells his mother a secret before he goes to bed. 
  It’s the last time she will see him alive. 
  In the weeks before, forbidden to go near the new neighbours, Sara is watching when Alec is threatened by a stranger, and later, when he meets secretly with someone familiar. 
  When Alec goes missing, the incidents take on new significance, but in the menacing shadow of her father, Sara knows not to make trouble. 
  A decade later, the guilt that still plagues her resurfaces when Sara returns to the farm, where she discovers that the darkest secrets lie closest to home.

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