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  The Lady in the Silver Cloud

  David Handler

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  A 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is a fantastically expensive car, especially in the pristine condition of the one owned by Muriel Cantrell. Living in a luxury apartment building on Central Park West, the sweet seventy-five-year-old woman is a neighbor of Merilee Nash, the beautiful movie star, and Stewart Hoag, whose first book was a sensation but whose career crashed when he became involved with drugs and alcohol. Divorced ten years earlier, Hoagy has been welcomed back into Merilee's life and apartment. 
   
   
   
  Apparently universally beloved in her building, residents are shocked when Muriel is murdered after a Halloween party. No one takes it harder than her longtime chauffeur, Bullets Durmond, whose previous job was as an enforcer for the mob. Who in the world would want to harm the silver-haired lady whose major vices were buying shoes and Chanel suits, and watching daytime soap operas? 
   
   
   
  Lieutenant Romaine Very of the NYPD is called to investigate and again seeks help from his friend Hoagy who, along with his basset hound Lulu, has been an invaluable aide in the past. The investigation leads to the unexpected source of Muriel's wealth, the history of her early years as a hatcheck girl at the Copacabana, how her chauffeur came to be called Bullets, her desperate meth-head nephew, and her wealthy neighbors, who have secrets of their own.

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  Reckless to Love You

  J. Saman

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  Second chances don't always come easy, even when you're determined to get them. 
   
   
   
  I let her slip through my fingers—No, that's a lie. I was reckless and pushed her away.I was never supposed to fall for her . . . my tutor, my best friend. My fantasy. I tried to stay away. I failed. Then we graduated and everything changed. 
   
   
   
  All I needed was a step back, a moment to breathe. But by the time I came up for air, she was in the arms of another man. 
  Four years later, everything is different. And when I see her again, I remember why I should have never let her go in the first place. 
   
   
   
  It started on day one . . . New school. New life. And there he was, the boy I grew up with, walking up the steps of my very first class. Except now, the boy from my memories was gone, and his place was an Adonis of a man. 
   
   
   
  Even though I knew we were doomed from the start, it didn't take much for me to fall for him. And when you find something that perfect, you don't second guess it. Until it ends. 
   
   
   
  Four years later, he's back. Steamrolling through my life like he never broke my heart to begin with. But this time, I'm older, wiser, and know that second chances are only the stuff of fairy tales. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Alex & The Magical Yellow Door -...

  Frank Chamaki

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  Alex & The Magical Yellow Door: The Door of Shadows 
  Alex thought he had unlocked the secrets of the magical yellow door. But a new and deeper journey begins when its familiar golden glow dims, replaced by a flickering shadow. This time, the door doesn’t just lead to fantastical worlds—it opens the path inward, confronting fears, doubts, and the shadows of his heart. 
  Venturing into realms shaped by regret, whispers, fading hope, and personal truths, Alex faces trials that demand courage, creativity, and resilience. Guided by a shadowy reflection of himself and joined by old allies like the ever-wise Dr. Harmon, Alex discovers that the most profound adventures are the ones that challenge him to grow. 
  Can Alex balance the chaos and restore the yellow door's light? Or will the shadowed realms consume him? With every fragment he collects, he pieces together a larger truth—one that has the power to heal worlds and himself. 
  Frank Chamaki’s sequel invites readers on a thrilling journey of self-discovery, bravery, and light—a story that proves the greatest strength lies in embracing every part of who we are.

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  Yellow Lies

  Susan Slater

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  The coyote howled four times. Salvador Zuni laughed, realizing he was holding his breath, then waited for another long piercing wail—hoped for another…  
  Salvador Zuni is a master carver of traditional Native American fetishes. He is also a cheat. He makes synthetic amber that rivals anything to be found in nature, complete down to the insects he places inside. His recipe is worth a fortune, and someone is after it. 
  When Ben Pecos, the new resident Indian Health Services psychologist, arrives at the pueblo, he finds himself caught up in the investigation of the murder of a trader in native artifacts and fetishes. Someone is willing to kill and use the spirits of the tribes to drive Salvador out of his mind and into prison for the crime. But something smells odd to Ben, and as he begins to investigate, he treads deeper into the mystic and the list of suspects grows longer. 
  Masterfully plotted and rich with the spirit and characters of the Southwest, Yellow Lies shows Susan Slater to be at the top of her form.

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  Sherlock Holmes and the...

  William K. Stewart, F. E....

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  Sherlock Holmes is handed a blackmail case shortly before Christmas. Usurer Jacob Marley must pay 10,000 pounds if he wishes to avoid any damages. Holmes and Watson get to work on the investigation.

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  The "Gloria Scott" - Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Gloria Scott", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It is chronologically the earliest case in Sherlock Holmes canon. This story is related mainly by Holmes rather than Watson, and is the first case to which Holmes applied his powers of deduction, having treated it as a mere hobby until this time. This is one of the two Sherlock Holmes stories in which a protagonist is haunted by an old acquaintance for an old crime. The other is "The Boscombe Valley Mystery". It is also one of his many stories that deal with the fate of characters who return to England after having spent time abroad in the colonies of the British Empire.
  In his university days, Holmes spent a month with his friend, Victor Trevor, at Victor's father's estate in Norfolk. While there, Holmes amazed his host, Victor's father, who was a Justice of the Peace and a landowner. He had made his fortune in the goldfields in Australia. One of Holmes's deductions was that the elder Mr. Trevor was once connected with someone with the initials "J. A." whom he wanted to forget. His host then passed out on the table. Holmes had touched a sore spot, and possibly did not believe the old man's explanation once he had come back to himself that J. A. had been an old lover.

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