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  The Clocks - A Hercule Poirot...

  Agatha Christie

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  Read by Hugh Fraser 
  Time is ticking away for a murderer in Agatha Christie’s classic, The Clocks, as Hercule Poirot investigates the strange case of a corpse surrounded by numerous timepieces in a blind woman’s house. 
  Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent—not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it’s clear that they are going to need a very good detective. 
  “This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple,” declares Poirot. But there’s a murderer on the loose, and time is ticking away.…

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  Pains from the Past

  John Filson

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  At the close of the last millennium, Grace Moran is living in a care home, suffering with dementia, and having time to look back on her life.
  
  Grace was born in 1917, in the Suffolk village of Hartley Halt, where her grandfather was the rector at the village church.  Her father, Gerald Whittingham, had been invalided out of the army, having been blown up and gassed and was suffering from severe mental issues.
  
  The Second World War was underway and Grace, now a young woman, no longer wanted to stay in this stifled community; she moved to London, where she shared a flat with Mary.  Having secured a clerical position working in Churchill's War Rooms, she returned home one morning, after a night shift, to discover the house had been blown up and so had Mary.
  
  Through the next five years, Grace experienced the horrors, the loves and losses of war, finally meeting Charles Moran on VE Day, 1945. They married two years later, having two children.  Married life, for Grace, was not always an easy ride and she was afflicted with many emotional and difficult decisions.  And now living in a care home, she has the time to reflect on the past, as well as worrying about her daughter, Robyn, in the present.

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  The Distant Beacon

  Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn

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  In the soul-stirring sequel to The Birthright, Anne and Nicole find themselves facing different paths into the future. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole voyages into the midst of the American Revolutionary War to manage her uncle's landholdings. Soon an unimaginable betrayal will force Nicole to choose sides once and for all.

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  Meet Leon and Maggie Cobb

  Renee Zachary

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  Most of us, as children, perceive our parents as perfect. Ah, the confusing age of innocence! Do you remember, as a child, thinking of your parents as though they were born as adults – parents, fully formed – and never considering that they, too, were once children? Now, as the shoe is on the other foot, how often do we reflect on our lives from childhood to adulthood? Can you recall the mistakes you made as you grew up, collecting them as "life's lessons," shaped by experiences that molded and defined who you are today? Some of those experiences may have been painful, even traumatic. But such is life's grand design. In hindsight, our parents – just as we – never were, aren't, and never will be perfect, nor should we set such unrealistic expectations for ourselves. It is more than enough to be kind and loving. After all, no one escapes life's moral challenges, whether they lead to good or bad outcomes. 'Perfect' – a word so overrated! Now, as you reflect on your own life, you may find yourself wondering what unspeakable deeds your parents may have hidden, and who they truly are. For many, it may be too late to ask; for others, it may be fear or respect that keeps those questions unasked. Meet Leon and Maggie Cobb in this tell-all story!

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  When Time Runs Out

  VL McBeath

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  Tensions are rising but Harriet refuses to backdown . . .  
   
   
   
  As Mr. Wetherby's wealth and power increase, he won’t tolerate interference in his affairs . . .  
   
   
   
  From anyone. 
   
   
   
  But Harriet isn't 'just anyone' and when she sees him involved in a serious incident, she stores the information away. Maybe one day she can use it to get the future Mr Wetherby is intent on denying them. 
   
   
   
  Biding her time, she finally gets her chance. But facing the wrath of Mr. Wetherby, she soon discovers she has more to worry about than her own ambitions . . .  
   
   
   
  Inspired by a true story, When Time Runs Out continues the epic saga of one family's trials, tragedies, and triumphs as they seek their fortune in Victorian-era England.

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  Fort Buzzard

  J. A. Johnstone, William W....

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  They were innocent men, slaughtered in the Rockies. A party of land surveyors who met their grisly fate at the hands of the Crow Indians—or so it seems. Some folks think the story is a lie. And now it's up to US Army Lieutenant Ron Stanton to figure out what really happened up there in those desolate, blood-soaked mountains. As his guides, Preacher and Jamie McCallister agree to retrace the footsteps of the doomed party—come hell or high water—but first they'll have to pass through a particularly nasty piece of purgatory known as Fort Buzzard . . . 
   
   
   
  Fort Buzzard—officially Gullickson's Fort—earned its nefarious nickname because of the human vultures it attracts. Namely the brutes and brawlers hired by Gullickson to protect his interests. When a nearby trading post is suddenly attacked—and two young women carried off by Indians—Preacher and McCallister smell a rat. The Crows swear they're not responsible for the attack, the abduction, or the mountain party massacre. Preacher and McCallister believe them—but proving it won't be easy. This road to justice only leads to more dead ends—and the biggest, bloodiest showdown in Rocky Mountain history . . .

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