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In the Twelfth Century an intrigue at the court of the great Sultan Saladin brings forth the Sphinx Emerald to play its strange magic role. A miniature image of the sphinx hypnotizes its owners and inspires them to make history-changing decisions. Ninth story in the series about the Sphinx Emerald from the master story tell H. Bedford-Jones!
One woman's path to rediscovering herself through music, romance, and a little vigilantism Inside Half Moon Bay, a sparkling California coastal town, Ester Prynn is dulled and diminished by struggles with work, money, marriage, her senile father, a troubled teenage son, and old guilt she can't assuage. When a masked gunman robs the convenience store where Ester works, he upends her fraught life and propels her toward passions buried, like singing; desires discovered, like a same-sex infatuation; and wrongs righted, like bringing the violent assailant to justice. But as the armed robber commits new crimes and continues to evade capture, the trauma from the holdup climbs, threatening Ester's newfound delights and longings and forcing her to contend with her burning regrets and what-ifs. In the reckoning between Ester and these growing, molten upsets, she's faced with enormous choices and must determine what and who can bring her to her best life.Voir livre
A thrilling new novel in the award-winning Dan Clement series. A violent death by crucifixion near a remote north-west station has Detective Inspector Dan Clement and his Broome police officers disturbed and baffled. Other local incidents - the theft of explosives from a Halls Creek mine site, social justice protests at an abattoir, a break-in at a child-health care clinic - seem mundane by comparison. But as Clement starts to make troubling connections between each crime, he finds himself caught in a terrifying race. In a landmass larger than Western Europe, he must identify and protect an unknown target before it is blown to bits by an invisible enemy. ‘Sophisticated crime fiction with a WA flavour’ SUNDAY TIMESVoir livre
The Bookstore Burglary: A Cozy Mystery of First Editions and Fatal Pages 📚🕵️♀️🔍 Emma’s beloved bookstore has always been a peaceful haven for bibliophiles—until rare first editions begin vanishing from local shops and a prominent collector is found dead in her rare books room. Suddenly, Emma isn't just the town's friendly bookseller; she's the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Determined to clear her name and protect her business, Emma partners with a handsome rare book detective to track down the killer. Using her extensive literary knowledge, she decodes clues hidden in valuable texts and follows a trail of literary breadcrumbs. But each discovery pulls her deeper into a narrative where the stakes are life and death. As Emma gets closer to the truth, she realizes the killer is crafting a deadly story of their own—and they’re not afraid to write another victim into the final chapter. Can she read between the lines in time, or will she become the story’s tragic ending? Perfect for fans of: 📚 Bookish Settings & Literary Themes 🕵️♀️ Amateur Sleuths & Professional Partnerships ❤️ Sweet Romance & Intellectual Chemistry 🔍 Clever Clues & Whodunit Suspense Ideal for listeners who love mysteries where every page holds a clue, and the greatest adventures are found between the lines.Voir livre
Books 19 to 24 in the Sam Reilly series of Action and Adventure Thrillers! 19. The Labyrinth Key Fifteen years ago, 8-year-old Ethan Jones watched a stranger bury something in the mining ruins of the Rhyolite Desert, Nevada. Even at his young age, he knew what he’d just seen was important. 20. The Obsidian Chamber In A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and a small girl raced for her life along the cobblestone streets of Pompeii. She needed to survive. She needed to tell someone what she had done so that it could never happen again… 21. Shangri-La An ancient order concealed in shadow. A hidden battle that’s raged for millennia. A secret meeting of unimaginable significance. 22. Alexander's Treasure Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military leaders of all time, conquering vast realms from Syria, to Persia, and as far east as Taxila, India. Legend has it, fearing assassination, Alexander had his gold minted into Gold Staters, coins bearing his likeness, before having his most trusted men transport them to a secret location. 23. Valhalla Found In 980 AD a Viking fleet, banished from their native Greenland, sailed west across a savage and icy sea. They weren’t the first Europeans to make the treacherous journey. And they were not alone. 24. Medusa's Curse In 1829 the Spanish slave ship, Midas, left Mendiland (modern-day Sierra Leone) loaded with slaves, cannons, and muskets, headed for the Americas. The Midas was never seen again.Voir livre
Description： Born on the fifteenth of July, the day her mother died, Grace is branded a curse by her village. When her father brings home a new wife, Grace's world shrinks further. While her stepbrothers, Ethan and Leo, are cherished, Grace is the unwanted daughter—burdened with chores, denied an education, and fed on scraps of affection. In the shadow of her stepmother's cruelty and her father's indifference, Grace clings to one fragile hope: her brother Ethan's promise to help her escape. But when her stepmother hides Grace's high school acceptance letter, shattering her dreams, Grace must find the strength to fight for her future. Can she rise from the mud of her circumstances and bloom, or will the weight of her family's disdain crush her spirit forever? A poignant and powerful coming-of-age story about survival, the bonds that save us, and the unbreakable will of a girl determined to write her own destiny.Voir livre
Hanna and Alex thought a getaway on Key West and the Marquesas Keys would be a healing experience after devastating chaos and trauma back in South Carolina . . . until a friend's abduction ignites an unimaginable series of calamities. Hanna Walsh continues to suffer post-traumatic stress following her deadly encounter with a crazed killer during a drug bust led by her husband, Charleston County Deputy Alex Frank. A week away in the Florida Keys on a friend's sailboat seemed the best therapy to aid in her recovery. When the wife of Alex's friend is abducted in Key West, Alex and Hanna join local law enforcement and the FBI to secure her release. When everyone involved in the kidnapping starts ending up in the local morgue, the reasons for Maya Hillard's abduction begin to reveal themselves, implicating a range of suspects and conspirators, including local Key West lowlifes, a wealthy Saudi art buyer, a grizzled treasure salvager sea captain, and his sons. The deadly mystery plays out across the glorious waters and Islands of the Florida and Marquesas Keys, and the always quirky town of Key West.Voir livre
