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  The Stone Lantern - The Curious...

  Okamoto Kidō, Minato Rintaro

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  In the shadowed streets of old Edo, where lantern light flickers across narrow alleys and secrets vanish into the winter mist, a young detective takes on the first case that will make his name feared—and respected. 
  The Stone Lantern, the second story in The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi by Okamoto Kidō, is a masterful blend of historical mystery, psychological suspense, and ghostly atmosphere. What begins as the disappearance of a merchant’s beautiful daughter soon spirals into murder, deception, kidnapping, and a deadly conspiracy hidden beneath the elegant surface of Edo society. 
  At the center of it all stands Hanshichi—still young, inexperienced, and eager to prove himself. Guided only by instinct and sharp observation, he follows a trail of impossible clues: a vanished girl, a bloodstained kimono, mysterious footprints upon a moss-covered stone lantern, and a dangerous female acrobat whose charm conceals something far darker. 
  Rich with authentic details of nineteenth-century Japan—teahouses, entertainers, river districts, and the hidden world of Edo’s detectives—this story offers not only a gripping mystery, but a vivid journey into a vanished world. 
  Perfect for readers who love:Historical Japanese mysteriesSherlock Holmes–style detective fictionAtmospheric crime storiesFolklore and ghostly suspenseStrong, unforgettable characters 
  Dark, elegant, and hauntingly human, The Stone Lantern is a classic mystery that still feels startlingly alive today. 
  Once you enter the world of Hanshichi, you may never want to leave.

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  The Bullet Fee - A Wyatt Blake...

  Morley Swingle

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  Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned defense lawyer, faces ethical and legal challenges while representing “Madam Butterfly,” a beautiful woman charged with murdering a prominent man at a Colorado ski resort in a cruel and imaginative way. In this tale of revenge and intrigue, Wyatt uses his mastery of the law of evidence to try to save his client. Wyatt, a widower with a six-year-old daughter, faces disruptions in his personal life as he seeks love while battling grief and guilt over the tragic death of his wife and the reappearance of his estranged father. “Morley Swingle proves that some lawyers can actually write entertainingly.” Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Morley Swingle delivers a well-planned twist.” Kirkus Reviews. “Swingle writes with wonderful literacy.” Lithuanian Librarian. “A sharp, twist-filled legal thriller . . . with layered characters, ethically charged dilemmas, and compelling courtroom drama, the novel offers both intellectual engagement and emotional impact. For those who enjoy thoughtful, well-paced narratives grounded in legal realism, this is a standout choice.” Literary Titan

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  3 Stories - Set During Pandemics...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Fred M. White,...

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  There is something about the number 3.    
   
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.   
   
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois.  It seems good things usually come in threes. 
   
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
   
  From their pens to your your ears. 
   
  01 - 3 Stories - Set During Pandemics 
  02 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 
  03 - The Dust of Death by Fred M White 
  04 - The Unparallelled Invasion by Jack London

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  Echoes of Destiny

  Craig A. Falconer

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  I made it home. But something came with me … 
  From hero to outcast. From saviour to biohazard … 
  As hollow victories go, this one is hard to beat. 
  When Driver and I saved Earth from the Anomaly's suffocating radiation, we thought it was all over. 
  Our triumphant return from the occupied alien world of Bayzen was supposed to draw a line under everything. 
  The problem is, we didn't come home alone. 
  No one has ever seen anything like this. 
  What they're calling it sends shivers down my spine: a parasitic alien pathogen. 
  It could be a virus, a toxin, or maybe something even worse. And believe me: what we don't know definitely can hurt us. 
  It's too late for me—I've been exposed. But this has never been about me. 
  It's going to take some incredible risks and another long-shot space mission to get to the bottom of this, but I'll fight until my last breath to undo the damage I've done. 
  As a horrible question echoes in my mind, I'll do anything to make sure the answer is the right one: 
  Am I Earth's last hope … or the man who sealed its fate?

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  Making of Riley Paige Bundle...

  Blake Pierce

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  A bundle of books #5 (STALKING) and #6 (KILLING) in Blake Pierce’s psychological thriller series by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose free bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. This bundle offers books five and six in one convenient file.In STALKING, when two teenage girls turn up dead in different states, each strangled, and each killed within days of each other—the FBI calls in its brilliant new agent, 22 year old Riley Paige, to stop the serial killer before he strikes again. Riley, fresh out of the academy and off her last case, is settling into FBI life and to her new partnership with her mentor, Jake. She is starting to feel confident in her abilities—when this new case lands. It is a case that shocks her, that stumps her, and that rocks her self confidence to its very core. What do these two girls have in common? Why can’t she figure it out? Is this killer as diabolical as she suspects? The only way to find out is for Riley to enter the dark canals of the killer’s mind, to stare into the precipice of darkness—and to hope that it doesn’t swallow her alive.In KILLING, when victims are found killed by electrocution, it is up to the FBI’s brilliant new agent, Riley Paige, 22, to enter a serial killer’s warped mind and stop him before he can claim any more victims. Riley, fresh out of the academy and off her last case, is settling into FBI life when a shocking twist threatens her partnership with her mentor, Jake, and undermines everything she thought she knew. Can Riley keep her personal life under control while trying to catch a diabolical killer at the same time?Dark psychological thrillers with heart-pounding suspense, the Riley Paige mysteries are a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

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  A Dangerous Business

  Jane Smiley

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  “Mrs. Parks was often paid in gold dust, but she paid her girls in dollars …” 
   
  From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning and best-selling author: a rollicking murder mystery set in Gold Rush California, as two young prostitutes follow a trail of missing girls 
   
  Monterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained  
  what few women have: financial security. But when the dead bodies of young women start appearing outside of town, a darkness descends that she can’t resist confronting. Side by side with her friend Jean, and inspired by her reading,  
  especially by Edgar Allan Poe’s detective, Dupin, Eliza pieces together an array of clues to try to catch the killer, all the while juggling clients who begin to seem more and more suspicious. 
   
  Eliza and Jean are determined not just to survive, but to find their way in a nascent town on the fringes of the Wild West—a bewitching combination of beauty and danger—as what will become the Civil War looms on the horizon. As  
  Mrs. Parks says, “Everyone knows that this is a dangerous business, but between you and me, being a woman is a dangerous business, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

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