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  Burying the Newspaper Man

  Curtis Ippolito

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  A cop finds the body of the man who abused him long ago, in this “dark, noir thriller echoing the best works of Hammett and Lehane, [yet] altogether original” (Stephen J. Golds, author of Always the Dead). Marcus Kemp is a beat cop living a normal life in San Diego, California—until the day he makes a shocking discovery: a dead body in the trunk of a stolen car. Worse, the victim turns out to be the man who abused him as a child. Marcus instinctively wants to help the killer get away with murder and, disregarding his police oath, will stop at nothing to make it happen. With both his job and freedom in jeopardy, Marcus’s investigation leads him to an unexpected suspect, and he is soon faced with an impossible decision. Can he finally bury the past before it drags him under?

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  Tabby Trouble

  Iris Leigh

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  I don’t ask for much, and I know for sure I didn’t ask to communicate with cats. 
  But when I agree to cat sit my best friend’s cats, that’s exactly what I get for my trouble—well, that and a baffling murder mystery to solve. 
  Now my next-door neighbor is dead under mysterious circumstances, the talking cat is giving me orders, and my cat is missing, and somehow both are connected. 
  It’s up to me to figure out how and why and solve the murder in a town full of potential suspects. 
  I’m going to need a little more than luck and a chatty cat to help me solve this puzzle, but there’s one big problem. I’ve never solved a crime before, let alone investigated one.

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  Shallow Death - A Hettie Shaw Novel

  Valerie Gee

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  In the misty, moody landscapes of Wales, private investigator Hettie Shaw is no ordinary sleuth. A feisty, free-spirited femme fatale in her mid-fifties, she’s spent years drowning heartbreak in the arms of younger men after the tragic loss of her husband and daughter. But when the reserved and military-trained Sir Charles reluctantly hires her to untangle a blackmail case, the unlikely duo finds themselves drawn into a far darker mystery. 
  When troubled Lady Gwen falls from the ominous Castle Cliff, the town whispers of suicide—until her twin brother, Lord Ambrose, is accused of murder. Determined to clear his name, Hettie and Charles dig deep into the town’s secrets, uncovering a sinister web of lies, betrayals, and hidden horrors. The case takes a shocking turn when their investigation demands the exhumation of Lord Ambrose’s parents, unearthing a chilling family secret. 
  As Charles struggles with his own turmoil—his fiancé’s reckless spending—Hettie navigates a world of aristocratic corruption, seedy backstreets, and long-buried truths. But when a young girl is brutally murdered, their pursuit of justice leads them into the depths of a hidden dungeon, where they must fight for their lives against a killer determined to silence them forever. 
  From shadowy castles to traditional pubs, from decaying dockyards to the windswept Welsh coastline, Shadows Over Castle Cliff is a gripping murder mystery packed with intrigue, wit, and a touch of romance. As the tension mounts and the danger closes in, Hettie and Charles must rely on their wits, their courage, and even whispers from beyond the grave to survive.

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  The Coffee House Murders - A...

  Ellis Blackwood

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  In London, 1666, drinking coffee can get you killed… 
  The case of Samuel Pepys’s missing pocket watch escalates rapidly when Eustace Blount, writer and wit, is found murdered in Rose’s Coffee House on The Strand. 
  Blount was a prig, a poseur and a parliamentarian – nobody liked him, not even his friends – and Pepys’s intrepid personal inquisitors, Abby Harcourt and Jacob Standish, find themselves with a suspect list as unwieldy as it is perplexing. 
  When their investigation leads to the nearby Gilded Bean coffee house, frequented by fervently royalist members of parliament, it becomes clear that a dangerous political game is afoot. Abby and Jacob face their most audacious challenge yet: 
  To break into Westminster Palace, at the very heart of English politics. The penalty, if discovered – is death. 
  The Samuel Pepys Mysteries bring 17th century England to life, in the company of the celebrated diarist himself, and his personal inquisitors, Abby and Jacob. If you love a fiendish mystery wrapped in vivid history, this series is for you.

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  A Master Hand

  Richard Dallas

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  This murder mystery, written in 1903 by Richard Dallas (pseudonym), describes a fictional crime that took place in the New York City of 1883. A fine period piece as well as a clever detective story. (Introduction by Delmar H. Dolbier)

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  Lost in a Pyramid or the Mummy's...

  Louisa May Alcott

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  Louisa May Alcott was born on 29th November 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. 
   
  She is most definitely a writer of her own experiences.  Her father was a transcendentalist, philosopher and educational experimenter who founded, Fruitlands, a utopian community. Although poor, her liberal and progressive parents provided Louisa with much of her education, which was enhanced by many family friends that included Thoreau, Hawthorne and Emerson, a neighbour whose library she was often found reading in.    
   
  She started writing stories as a way of providing the family with some financial stability. Times were difficult and the effects of poverty were always close at hand.  During the Civil War she went to Washington to be a nurse and became ill with typhoid fever although she continued to write and build her success.  However, the treatment for typhus gave her mercury poisoning which caused further health issues for the rest of her life and eventually contributed to her death.   
   
  Alcott visited her father on his deathbed in Boston. Two days later on 6th March 1888 she also died resulting in a joint funeral.   
   
  Well-loved for her classic ‘Little Women’ she was a superb writer in difficult times for any woman, a strong advocate of women’s issues, the anti-slavery movement, temperance and social reform.    
   
  Her work often reflects on the rich experiences in her life and these poignant short stories are a fine testament to this. Additionally under pseudonyms she wrote dozens of gothic thrillers and sensation stories.  She is also famed for her children’s stories.

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