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  Ryder - An Ayesha Ryder Novel

  Nick Pengelley

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  Ayesha Ryder bears the scars of strife in the Middle East. Now her past is catching up to her as she races to unravel a mystery that spans centuries—and threatens to change the course of history. 
   
   
    
  As Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare to make a joint announcement at the Tower of London, an influential scholar is tortured and murdered in his well-appointed home in St. John's Wood. Academic researcher Ayesha Ryder believes the killing is no coincidence. Sir Evelyn Montagu had unearthed shocking revelations about T. E. Lawrence—the famed Lawrence of Arabia. Could Montagu have been targeted because of his discoveries? 
   
   
    
  Ryder's search for answers takes her back to her old life in the Middle East and into a lion's den of killers and traitors. As she draws the attention of agents from both sides of the conflict, including detectives from Scotland Yard and MI5, Ryder stumbles deeper into Lawrence's secrets, an astounding case of royal blackmail, even the search for the Bible's lost Ark of the Covenant. 
   
   
    
  Every step of the way, the endgame grows more terrifying. But when an attack rocks London, the real players show their hand—and Ayesha Ryder is left holding the final piece of the puzzle.

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  The Demon’s Kiss

  Scarlett Ash

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  Prepare to be seduced by this demon's kiss… 
  Every night, Violet meets her demon lover. But every morning, she’s sure he was all a dream. 
  The dreams are almost perfect. Rath is a seven-foot tall, dark haired, impossibly handsome demon, and though they can touch, he refuses to kiss her. 
  Until one fateful night, when Rath offers Violet a choice that is all too real. He offers to take her to the demon realm for thirty days, and if she kisses him, she can stay there, by his side, forever. 
  But life in the underworld can be terrifying, even if spending time with Rath is sweeter than she ever could have imagined. Will Violet be tempted by her demon’s kiss? 
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  Death-Wish

  Ray Bradbury

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  Death-Wish by Ray Bradbury - They wandered the dead and fragile cities, looking for the legendary Blue Bottle–not knowing what it was, nor caring, not really wanting to find it… ever… 
  The sundials were tumbled into white pebbles. The birds of the air now flew in ancient skies of rock and sand, buried, their songs stopped. The rivers were currented with dust which flooded across the land when the wind bade it reenact an old tale of engulfment. The cities were deep laid with granaries of silence, time stored and kept, golden kernels of forgetfulness, pools and fountains of quietude and memory.  
  Mars was dead.  
  And then out of the large stillness, from a great distance, on the stones of an old highway, there was a tiny sound. First, like an insect, and growing larger, between the cinnamon hills, and finally broadening, flattening out, the sound buzzing and humming, while something moved, growing big. 
  The highway trembled. The rocks ground one upon another briefly. The sound grew into a thunder which shook down avalanches of dust in the old cities. 

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  Sci-Fi Killers - 14 Killer...

  Alfred Coppel, Winston Marks,...

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  Fourteen killer science fiction short stories from some of the best sci-fi authors of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s—tales where danger is personal, ideas are lethal, and survival is never guaranteed. 
  These stories explore murder, justice, revenge, and unintended consequences through the sharp lens of classic science fiction. From assassins engineered by society to machines that decide humanity’s fate, each tale delivers tension, dark irony, and the kind of twist that made readers of the pulp era sit up and reread the final page. This is science fiction at its most ruthless—where technology solves problems by creating even worse ones. 
  You’ll encounter worlds where punishment is more terrifying than crime, heroes haunted by yesterday’s wars, monsters born from human ambition, and futures where silence, obedience, or efficiency can be deadly. Some stories strike fast and hard; others creep under your skin and stay there. All of them reflect a time when science fiction wasn’t afraid to ask uncomfortable questions—and didn’t bother offering easy answers. 
  Featuring masters of the genre at the height of their powers, this collection is a showcase of classic storytelling, unforgettable concepts, and grimly clever ideas that still feel unsettlingly relevant today. 
  Stories included: 
  Slay-Ride by Winston Marks 
  Wreck Off Triton by Alfred Coppel 
  Retribution by George T. Spillman 
  The Skull by Philip K. Dick 
  Prison of a Billion Years by C. H. Thames 
  The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison 
  Monsters That Once Were Men by Robert Silverberg 
  Seventh Victim by Robert Sheckley 
  Birkett’s Twelfth Corpse by August Derleth 
  Hero From Yesterday by Robert Silverberg 
  The Foxholes of Mars by Fritz Leiber 
  Watchbird by Robert Sheckley 
  Cry Silence by Fredric Brown 
  The Power by Fredric Brown

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  A Town a Disappearance and a Cat

  Edward Kendrick

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  My name is Shaun Marlow and I write mysteries. When I inherited my grandfather's house, a couple of miles from the town of Winterdale, I packed up and moved into it. I wanted the serenity of small town life and chance to fully involve myself in my writing without the distractions of city living. Little did I know that wasn't going to happen.
  Within a few days of the move I met three men, all gay but then so am I, and we became friends. I had no expectations of more because I find relationships almost impossible to maintain -- my fault, I know, but it is what it is. 
  I also met a stray cat. I named him Laird after he decided I was going to be his person. If it wasn't for him things might have turned out quite differently in my new life. 
  Then there was the disappearance, and ultimate murder, of Norma Willows, the town gossip and flirt. I became involved because she came on to me more than once. Lucky me? One of my new friends was the sheriff, Alan Quinn, who didn't really object when I stuck my nose into the case, once he decided I hadn't killed her. 
  Last but not least, I managed to obtain a stalker, much to my and Alan's dismay. 
  Yes, my new life was definitely turning out to be much more interesting than I'd expected.

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  Dark Lies

  Elliot York

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  She was the girl everyone wanted but no one could have—no one but him. They’d loved each other. Becca’s suicide at age eighteen broke Logan. The heartache never fully healed. But nothing could have prepared him for the shock of what came next. At age thirty nine, Logan Cooper’s hard-earned detective career is hanging on by a mere thread. His rage went too far this time. The department has assigned a psychiatrist, Dr. Webb, to help him unpack his deep-seated anger issues. When a shocking new case brings Logan’s past careening into the present it only adds to the turmoil in his head. Reluctantly paired with his spunky new partner, Detective Reggie Hawkins, Logan sets off to unravel the mystery of the woman who died twice, the woman he loved. The detectives are led down a twisty trail brimming with secrets. But, as we all know, secrets aren’t forever. As evidence in the case begins to fall into place, Logan is suddenly left questioning his own sanity. The impossible seems possible, and everything becomes more twisted than ever.

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