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  A Quiet Man with a Gun

  Bright Mills

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  A Quiet Man with a Gun features Esther from Brazil. She was from a very poor home doing prostitution to survive and feed her parents. fortunately, she was caught up by an American business who changed her story from poverty to wealth. But due to her so much greed she killed her American husband thinking she could inherit his wealth. The deceased mother spent three years hunting the suspect until she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. 
  Esther was born in the shadows of Rio de Janeiro’s underbelly a place where innocence dies young and survival is the only virtue. Trapped in a life of prostitution to feed her sick parents and herself, she learned early how to wear a smile that hid hunger, and how to lie without blinking. 
  Then came the American quiet, rich, powerful. A man with secrets of his own and a strange kindness she didn’t expect. He took her away, out of the streets and into a mansion half a world away. She became his wife. A fairy tale? Maybe. But Esther never forgot where she came from or how fast everything could be taken away. Wealth changed her, but not enough. It wasn’t love that kept her in that house it was the money. And one day, she decided she wanted it all. With cold precision, she executed a plan: one bullet, no witnesses, no mistakes. But the man she killed had a mother a quiet woman with steel in her spine and grief sharper than a blade. For three years, she moved in silence, gathering evidence, watching, waiting. No badge. No backup. Just vengeance. When the truth cracked open, it wasn’t the police who found Esther it was the mother. And in the end, justice came not with a gun, but with a sentence: life behind bars. No mansion. No freedom. Just the weight of her choices. A Quiet Man with a Gun is a gritty, slow-burning noir thriller about lust, betrayal, and the long reach of justice. It’s a story of a woman who thought she could outsmart fate and a mother who proved otherwise.

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  A Study In Scarlet

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  In the Longsellers collection, you will find the most read and loved books of all time.Published in 1887, A Study in Scarlet, became a classic whenever we talk about detective fiction.The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. In a Study in Scarlet, the police ask Sherlock Holmes for help to solve a mysterious case: a man is found dead, unhurt and surrounded by bloodstains.Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician, world-famous for his 60 stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, considered a great innovation in the field of crime literature. He was a prolific writer whose works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and novels, poetry, and works of nonfiction.This book also includes the article "Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle .We hope you'll love this book as much we do, and don't forget to check the rest of the collection for more beloved classics.

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  Five Weeks in a Balloon

  Jules Verne

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  Join three intrepid explorers as they seek to cross and explore the continent of Africa from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean, except they’re doing it by hot air balloon. Scholar and scientist Samuel Ferguson, his manservant Joe, and his friend Richard “Dick” Kennedy engage in this mighty scientific feat, as they face danger after danger, enjoy adventure after adventure, and experience the literal highs and lows of Africa from the view of a hot air balloon. (Summary by Alex C. Telander) 
  A French version is available / Une version française est disponible : Cinq semaines en ballon. A Danish version is also available: Fem Uger i Ballon

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  Sword of Damocles

  Anna Katharine Green

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  Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, first published in 1881, does indeed include several mysteries. There is a very brief appearance by her famous detective, Mr Gryce, but at the heart of the book, which is subtitled A Story of New York Life, are a number of very different love stories. (Summary by Mary Bard)

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  The Dacre Dilemma - The...

  Rebecca Tope

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  Simmy Brown is four months pregnant, working partly from home, partly from her Windermere florist shop and very much feeling her age when her husband, Christopher, asks her to deliver flowers to Eleanor Padgett. As an
  
  expert in antique textiles, Eleanor has been a considerable help to him at his auction house.
  
  
  The visit out to the charming Lake District village of Dacre is squeezed into Simmy's endless to-do list. It is a moment of calm to appreciate the approach of spring and the interesting churchyard, but this is shattered
  
  when she discovers the body of a young man among the graves. It is not long before Simmy once again finds herself in a complex and puzzling investigation, led by DI Moxon and aided by her friends Ben and Bonnie.

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  Counter Strike

  David Bruns, J.R. Olson

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  When China launches a blitz attack on the island of Taiwan, the world order hangs in the balance and the CIA must mobilize all forces to prevent the start of World War III.
   
  The operation by the People’s Liberation Army is airtight, with a high-tech battle network that guarantees total occupation within ten days. The United States rallies every available asset on land, sea, and air to launch a desperate counter strike against the occupying forces.
   
  But in order to win, the US is forced to throw out the old playbook. What is required here is speed, audacity, and the application of the most advanced technology in the US arsenal.
   
  As the head of the CIA’s Emerging Threats Group, Don Riley has seen his share of crises, but nothing has prepared him for the choices ahead. With millions of civilian lives at risk, the US must neutralize the Chinese threat without triggering World War Three.
   
  Counter Strike is the second book in a brand new series co-written by former submarine officer David Bruns and retired naval intelligence officer J.R. Olson. Packed with pulse-pounding action, realistic combat scenes, and page-turning twists, this military techno-thriller is a must-read for fans of Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney.

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