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  The Red Signal - A Parker Pyne...

  Agatha Christie

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  At a séance, Sir Alington, a venerable expert of the mental condition, is pestered by Mrs. Eversleigh about the importance of the sixth sense. Soon, a young man named Dermot is drawn in and tells them both about the sixth sense he experiences, a red signal that spells danger. He is about to tell them of the last time he saw the red signal when he stops himself. The last time he had the signal was earlier that very evening. But how could there be danger at a simple gathering of old friends? Will the evening bring forth whatever impending danger that Dermot senses?

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  Mocha Makes Murder

  Jacki Barr

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  Lies, infidelity, and murder...what is a little mayhem among friends?

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  A Little Joke - From their pens...

  Anthony Hope

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  Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born on 9th February 1863 in Clapton, London.  
  He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford.  Hope trained as a lawyer and barrister and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1887. Despite what was thought to be a promising legal career he had literary ambitions and wrote in his spare time. 
  His early works appeared in various periodicals of the day but for his first book ‘A Man of Mark’ (1890), with no publisher interested, he published with his own resources.  
  More novels and short stories followed, including the mildly successful ‘Mr Witt's Widow’ in 1892. Hope even found time to run as the Liberal candidate for Wycombe in the election that same year but was unsuccessful. 
  His first major literary success came with ‘The Dolly Dialogues’, a collection of previously published magazine pieces followed very quickly by his instant classic, ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’. He now gave up the vestiges of his legal career to pursue writing full-time. 
  Despite never again reaching the same pinnacle of success he was popular and wrote prolifically across novels, plays and of course, short stories though his writing output rapidly diminished after the war. 
  In 1918 he was knighted for his contribution to propaganda efforts during World War I.  
  His short stories are delicate, mannered and often surprising with their wit, humour and interplay of characters who say one thing and usually mean another.  He was very definitely a writer of escapist rather than serious fare but they are no less enjoyable for that. 
  Anthony Hope died of throat cancer on 8th July 1933 at his country home, Heath Farm at Walton-on-the-Hill in Surrey. He was 70.

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  A Defensive Diamond

  Saki Saki

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  In "A Defensive Diamond," Saki (H.H. Munro) presents a humorous vignette set in a gentleman's club during a dreary October afternoon. The story centers around Treddleford, who seeks solace in a book while trying to avoid the incessant chatter of Amblecope, a loquacious fellow club member.As Treddleford attempts to immerse himself in poetry, Amblecope interrupts with his own anecdotes about sports and personal exploits, revealing his tendency to dominate conversations. Treddleford cleverly deflects Amblecope's attempts at engagement by sharing exaggerated and absurd tales of his own

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  Sis' Becky's Pickaninny

  Charles W. Chesnutt

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  The short story "Sis' Becky's Pickaninny" of "The Conjure Woman" now follows John as he reproaches McAdoo for all of his superstitious beliefs and how they lack foundation, commenting that these traditions are the reason why Southern Black people are destined for a life of continued acquiescence and little prosperity. This opinion stemmed from McAdoo's assertion that carrying a rabbit foot leads to good luck. John is concerned for Annie's health, since the main reason they moved to the countryside was to improve her health due to her current bouts of depression and anxiety. With this knowledge, McAdoo then relates the story of a young boy who was separated from his mother and orphaned due to a series of events, which could have all been avoided if the mother had simply carried a rabbit's foot. As the story goes, according to McAdoo, Sis' Becky's husband dies, upon which her master trades her in for a horse. Thus leaving her child, named Mose, orphaned and who grows sick, Aunt Peggy goes on to turn him into a mockingbird from time to time so that he can visit his mother. As part of her plan, Aunt Peggy lames the horse for which Sis Becky was traded, ultimately influencing Becky's master to trade her back, and reuniting her with her son once more. McAdoo claims that none of these events would have happened if Sis Becky would have had a rabbit foot with her, a moral that Annie once again understands. Over time, John notices that Annie grows to feel better, which he attributes to her simply surpassing her melancholy. One day, Annie asks John to grab her handkerchief from her blue dress, and as he goes to grab the handkerchief, John discovers a rabbit foot that McAdoo had placed in her room, which can be related to Annie's quick recovery from her ails.

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  Vintage Death

  Lisa Jackson

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  In this domestic thriller short story by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, a grieving mother plots revenge for her son. 
   
  When a five-year-old boy is found dead and presumed thrown from a window, his mother must live with the loss, reminded each day of his death, all while she plots revenge on the person who killed him. But revenge is never simple, especially when wealth and power are used to hide the truth . . . 
   
  “Lisa Jackson’s story ‘Vintage Death’ keeps the reader guessing and on tenterhooks from start to finish.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  Originally published in Thriller 2 (2009), edited by #1 New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler. 
   
  Don’t miss any of these exciting stories from Thriller 2: 
   
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  The House on Pine Terrace by Phillip Margolin 
   
  The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away by Marcus Sakey 
   
  On the Run by Carla Neggers 
   
  Can You Help Me Out Here? by Robert Ferrigno 
   
  Crossed Double by Joe Hartlaub 
   
  The Lamented by Lawrence Light 
   
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  A Calculated Risk by Sean Chercover 
   
  The Fifth World by Javier Sierra 
   
  Ghost Writer by Gary Braver 
   
  Through a Veil Darkly by Kathleen Antrim 
   
  Bedtime for Mr. Li by David J. Montgomery 
   
  Protecting the Innocent by Simon Wood 
   
  Watch Out for My Girl by Joan Johnston 
   
  Killing Time by Jon Land 
   
  Boldt’s Broken Angel by Ridley Pearson

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