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  Blue Masquerade

  T.K. Blackwood

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  The year is 1992. Over twenty years have passed since Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev was assassinated by a crazed gunman. Since that time, the Soviet Union has been put on a course toward economic success—and war. 
   
   
   
  In the Balkans, Yugoslavia's collapse into ethnic violence draws NATO and the Warsaw Pact to the brink of Armageddon. Armies deploy and fleets maneuver. Political intrigue engulfs Moscow and Washington, and paranoia radiates from the Iron Curtain. In the zero-sum game of Cold War, neither side can afford to blink or back down. 
   
   
   
  A conflict nearly fifty years in the making spills from boardrooms and back alleys and explodes into open battle on land, air, and sea. The showdown of the century is here: East versus West with the future of mankind at stake.

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  The International Spy - A Master...

  Monica Downey

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  Before the first shots of the Russo-Japanese War can shatter the peace of the world, a deadly battle of wits is already raging in the shadows. 
  In The International Spy, a legendary secret agent known only as Monsieur V is summoned by the highest powers to undertake an impossible mission. His target? The beautiful and lethally cunning Princess Y—, a pawn and mastermind for a war syndicate hellbent on plunging Europe and Asia into a bloody conflict. 
  From the opulent, gilded palaces of St. Petersburg and the treacherous aristocratic dining rooms of the Russian elite, to a frantic, life-or-death pursuit aboard a runaway locomotive on the Trans-Siberian Railway, this pulse-pounding thriller weaves a tale of deception, poison, and intercepted royal decrees. As Monsieur V risks everything to deliver a hidden autograph letter from the Czar to the Mikado of Japan, he soon discovers that the true enemy may be far more powerful than he ever imagined. 
  Rich in historical detail and relentless in its pacing, this masterclass in espionage fiction will keep you guessing until the very last telegram is deciphered.

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  Blood on the Crossties - The...

  James D. Brewer

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  Railroad detective Choctaw Parker works to solve all manner of murder-most-foul in Florida. 
   
   
   
  In early February of 1885, the robbery of the Pensacola and Atlantic train could not have come at a worse time for Florida panhandle railroad magnate William Chipley. He had put time, money, and both his personal and business reputation on the line to host the first Gulf Chautauqua in DeFuniak Springs. Now, with the murder of two guards, and the theft of both a payroll and a shipment of new US Army rifles, the success of the Chautauqua was at risk. Chipley hires the half-White/half-Indian L&N railroad detective Jimmy Lee "Choctaw" Parker to investigate the crime, find the culprits, and restore confidence to those who would travel from all over the eastern US to attend the first month-long Florida Chautauqua. But Parker is not the only one investigating the robbery of the P&A, for he finds out very soon that he must work with—or in spite of—a pair of Pinkertons hired by the insurance company to recover the money, as well as an aggressive, vengeful, US Army Captain determined to recover the weapons and get justice for the two murdered soldiers. Parker, along with a long-time associate and a resourceful lady gambler, must navigate a web of politics, racial tension, Civil War grudges, and greed to bring to justice the culprits in this Victorian-era historical mystery.

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  My War Hero

  Rebecca Perry

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  It's 1943, and the world is at war. With countries in turmoil and lives turned upside down, Daisy finds her own glimmer of hope. After moving to London, she attends a Women's Institute dance to help raise morale for the soldiers. There, across a crowded hall, she locks eyes with a young man named Jimmy, and the two of them dance the night away.
  
  Though the war separates them, Daisy and Jimmy keep their love alive through heartfelt letters. Their bond becomes a light in the darkness, a promise of something beautiful beyond the chaos.
  
  But just when Daisy begins to believe that nothing could go wrong, the unthinkable happens. Now she must face the trials of war with courage and determination.
  
  Will Daisy and Jimmy make it through to the end of the war, still holding on to each other and the hope that first brought them together?

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  Eagle and the Wolf The: An epic...

  Gordon Doherty

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  'This is the best book I’ve read this year, hands down' Conn Iggulden 
  As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men – Attila the Hun and the “Last of the Romans” General Flavius Aetius find their fortunes entangled with the chaos. 
  Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as hostage to the barbaric Huns and sent to the edge of the world. 
  What the Huns do not know, however, is that his father and mother have been murdered in a coup. He is an orphan, with no value at all. His life hangs on a lie. 
  In this new harsh world, he manages to find one grudging ally, a young boy named Attila. 
  A brotherhood is formed. One that, the shamans foretell, will shatter the world. 
  'The Eagle and the Wolf is historical fiction at its most epic' Matthew Harffy, author of the Bernicia Chronicles. 
  'Doherty combines real history with vivid imagination in a way few can rival' Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series. 
  'Highly recommended, and I can’t wait to read on' Alex Gough, author of the Mark Antony series and the Outcasts of Rome series. 
  'A beautifully crafted historical fiction novel' Peter Gibbons, author of the Viking Blood and Blade trilogy 
  As war tightens its grip on this ancient frontier, Aetius discovers that friendship can be as dangerous as any military oath, especially when it binds him to Attila. The latest, top entry in these best stories builds to a final, last turning point that all but demands the sequel. 
  For fans of S.J.A. Turney (Marius' Mules I), Simon Turney (Agricola), Griff Hosker (Omdurman), Anthony Riches (Fortress of Spears), and Matthew Harffy (Forest of Foes). 
  HarperCollins 2026

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  Danceland Diary

  dee Hobsbawn-Smith

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  Luka Dekker and her sister Connie are the inheritors of a secretive and disturbing family history going back three generations to the disappearance of their great-grandfather. Their troubled mother, Lark, also mysteriously disappeared; and their beloved grandmother, who raised the two girls, had a life haunted by a traumatic event that is only revealed after her death. The story unfolds against a backdrop of the drug-fueled Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and the horrific pig farm murders, the seductive beauty of rural Saskatchewan, and the glittering lights of a famous prairie dance hall. Luka's quest for her mother, and for peace and love, is a disquieting, moving, and thoroughly engaging examination of intergenerational trauma and forgiveness.

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