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  Dead-Sea Fruit Volume 3

  Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  Dead-Sea Fruit is a Victorian novel of ambition, identity, and disillusionment. After his mother’s death, gifted young Eustace Thorburn seeks the truth of his parentage and the wrongs done to her. His quest intersects with London society’s fragile reputations, where marriage, desire, and propriety collide. Moving between Belgian canals and English drawing rooms, Braddon exposes the emptiness beneath glittering success and the moral cost of betrayal, secrecy, and social ambition.

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  Extreme Vengeance (An Axel...

  Jack Mars

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  “Thriller writing at its best.” 
  --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary)
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  Former Airborne-turned-Homeland Security Agent Axel Strike is a special asset: he is only summoned as a last resort, when a crisis situation offers no other alternative but for an elite, daredevil agent to drop in from the sky.
  
  In EXTREME VENGEANCE (Book #5), Homeland security agent Axel Strike takes to the skies to plunge into an icy fortress armed with nothing but his wits and parachuting prowess. As a former intelligence operative threatens to unleash a terrifying bioweapon from within the Rocky Mountains' labyrinthine terrain, can Axel defuse disaster with seconds to spare?
  
  EXTREME VENGEANCE (Book #5) is the fifth book in an electrifying new action thriller series from the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews). The series begins with EXTREME JUSTICE (Book #1).
  
  The Axel Strike series delivers a riveting, adrenaline-fueled adventure brimming with surprising twists and exhilarating action that will hold you captive from the first page to the last. The compelling hero at the heart of this saga will keep you turning pages deep into the night. Fans of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and Lee Child are sure to fall in love.
  
  Future books in the series are also available!
  
  “Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that's hard to put down.”
  --Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Any Means Necessary)
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  “One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel.”
  --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary)
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  The Government Inspector

  Nikolai Gogol

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  Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector is a biting satirical comedy exposing corruption and incompetence in Tsarist Russia. The plot revolves around the townspeople of a provincial town mistaking Khlestakov, a lowly civil servant, for a high-ranking government inspector. Eager to cover their misdeeds, the officials shower him with bribes and hospitality, while Khlestakov, unaware of the misunderstanding, revels in the attention and exploits their fear. Gogol masterfully critiques bureaucracy, greed, and hypocrisy through sharp wit and absurdity. As tensions mount, the townspeople’s flaws are hilariously yet poignantly revealed. The arrival of a real inspector at the end leaves everyone in shock, underscoring the farce. A timeless exploration of human folly, The Government Inspector remains a powerful commentary on power, deception, and societal failings.

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  Dr Bloodmoney

  Philip K. Dick

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  A Nebula Award nominee, Dr. Bloodmoney is Hugo Award–winner Philip K. Dick's darkly comic riff on Stanley Kubrick's Cold War black comedy, Dr. Strangelove, a look at how humanity gets along after the end of the world. "A masterpiece."—Roberto BolañoWhat happens after the bombs drop? This is the troubling question Philip K. Dick addresses with Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb. It is the story of a world reeling from the effects of nuclear annihilation and fallout, a world where mutated humans and animals are the norm, and the scattered survivors take comfort from a disc jockey endlessly circling the globe in a broken-down satellite. And hidden among the survivors is Dr. Bloodmoney himself, the man responsible for it all. This bizarre cast of characters cajole, seduce, and backstab in their attempts to get ahead in what is left of the world, consequences and casualties be damned. A sort of companion to Dr. Strangelove—an unofficial and unhinged sequel—Dick’s novel is just as full of dark comedy and just as chilling.

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  The Forbidden Spell

  Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

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  Some spells are never meant to be cast. 
  When Izzie Berens, top agent for the Paranormal Defense Agency, experiences a vision of reality shattering around her, she knows something is terribly wrong. A rogue wizard has uncovered a forbidden spell so powerful it could warp time, space, and magic itself—if he succeeds in casting it. 
  With the celestial alignment that fuels the spell just days away, Izzie and her team must race against time, tracking down lost artifacts, battling ancient guardians, and navigating a web of magical conspiracies. But they're not the only ones on the hunt. The wizard's followers will stop at nothing to protect their leader's dark ritual. 
  From hidden temples to underground magical enclaves, every step brings them closer to a final, brutal showdown. But as the spell nears completion, even reality itself begins to betray them. Warped magic, shifting timelines, and devastating illusions make it impossible to tell friend from foe. 
  Failure means unmaking reality itself. And Izzie? She'll risk everything—including her own soul—to stop it.

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  Farewell to My Concubine

  Lilian Lee

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  In 1930's China, the all-male Peking opera was luxurious entertainment for the privileged class—but only children from the poorest families were sent to opera schools to train as actors. Abandoned by his mother—a prostitute who can no longer care for him—Xiao Douzi is brought to an opera school. With seeds of bitterness in his soul, the nine-year-old boy endures hardships and misery to learn and perfect his craft. Farewell to My Concubine focuses on the all-consuming love Xiao Douzi holds for the boy he befriends and the beautiful female courtesan who comes between them. Caught up in the events that devastate China, these three remarkable individuals are forced to act in order to protect the one they love.

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