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  The Short Stories of Arthur...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22nd May 1859.  His childhood was blighted by his father’s heavy drinking which for some years broke up the family. Fortunately, wealthy uncles were willing to support them by paying for education and clothing.  
   
  He was accepted at the University of Edinburgh to study medicine and also began to write short stories the first, ‘The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe’, was published in Blackwood’s Magazine.  Despite several other stories and some articles in the British Medical Journal his medical studies took priority. 
   
  When these finished he was appointed as Doctor on the Greenland whaler ‘Hope of Peterhead’ in 1880 and then, after graduation, as ship’s surgeon on the SS Mayumba on its voyage to West Africa. 
   
  1882 saw a move to Plymouth and his own independent practice. With few patients he resumed writing and completed his first novel, ‘The Mystery of Cloomber’, although most of his output was short stories based on his experiences at sea.  
   
  He married Louisa Hawkins in 1885. However, two years later he met and fell in love with Jean Elizabeth Leckie, though they remained platonic out of respect for, and loyalty to, his wife. 
   
  His literary career suddenly burst into life in November 1886 with ‘A Study In Scarlet’, the first of the fabulously successful Sherlock Holmes stories.  
   
  With two children to support he now revisited his haphazard commercial arrangements and curtailed everything save for commissions from the Strand Magazine.  
   
  As a sportsman he was remarkably proficient. He was goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club and played ten first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club as well as captain of the Crowborough Beacon Golf Club in East Sussex.  
   
  In 1891 tired of writing Holmes stories, he began a series of historical novels and even went so far as to apparently kill off Holmes in a lethal brawl with his arch-nemesis Moriarty. 
   
  Despite heavy and sustained criticism he continued to write in support of the Boer War, a fact he thought contributed to his knighthood in 1902.  The following year to great relief and acclaim he brought Sherlock Holmes back from the dead in his first outing for a decade. 
   
  Sadly, his wife Louisa died from TB in 1906 and, a year later, he at last married Jean.  
   
  During the War and for several years after family deaths had left him depressed. In a search for solace and answers he alighted upon spiritualism and, such was his interest, that he wrote several books on the subject. 
   
  On 7th July 1930 Conan Doyle was discovered in the hall of Windlesham Manor, his house in East Sussex, clutching his chest dying of a heart attack.  He was 71. 
  01 - Arthur Conan Doyle - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - The Striped Chest by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  03 - How It Happened by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  04 - B24 by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  05 - The Cabman's Story. The Mystery of a London Growler by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  06 - The Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Tanner: Year Six

  Remington Kane

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  From REMINGTON KANE, the author of the Young Guns Series 
  TANNER: YEAR SIX - A Tanner Series  
  The father of a man Tanner killed sets a deadly trap for him.

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  The Phantom

  William Mangieri

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  The Southside Restoration has been keeping Diana busy, but Jimmy knows it’s the phantoms in their past that are driving them apart. Jimmy agrees to act in a theatre production in an effort to draw closer, but a too-coincidental series of accidents won’t let his suspicions rest. Some more immediate phantom from their past is threatening more than their relationship – will Jimmy discover the threat in time? 
  “The Phantom” is a soft-boiled detective novella with some sci-fi and fantasy elements, sort of a The Rockford Files meets The Avengers (the old BBC series, not the superheroes.) It’s the tenth tale in the Detective Jimmy Delaney series.

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  Spurious Scrapper - A gritty...

  George Veck

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  In Bangor, North Wales, Chrissy Bray, an unemployed, narcissistic drug dealer strives for a life of lawless utopia within the profitable confines of his locally renowned, party-central home. When Sam, a naive, straight edged, game design student moves in and jeopardizes this anarchic way of life, Chrissy stops at nothing to get him onside.. 
  Dominic Robinson – Sam Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan & Skillin Barry 
  Frances Broudie Oldridge – Shaz Sullivan 
  Ian Chance – Slinger 
  Anna Scott – Sigrid 
  Colin Lloyd – Mikey 
  Jessica Lily – Jasmine Price 
  Rebekah Allen – Joan, Bev, Mared and shopkeeper 
  Heather Russell-Kay – Gwen & Jay from Nationwide 
  Michael McCormick – Dudders 
  Aidan Butler - Gerald 
  Mykaela Roselle – Sophie 
  Alan Gervin – Fryer 
  Alvin Daramola-Rose - Reginald 
  Wayne Dobson – Chin Barry 
  Jay Rolfe – Graham 
  Carol J Cooney – Trin 
  Joshua Smith – Brandon 
  Vanessa Chambers - Tracey 
  Kiara Kedare – Josephine 
  Zain Ali – Manny 
  Edward Osredkar – Detective Sargent Bert Kopperfield 
  Julie Broadbent – Jean 
  Liw Mazio – Codie 
  Nathan Virica – Jac Jones  
  Candid and keenly observed, I found it laugh-out-loud funny in several places, there's a sharp, knowing level of satire throughout the book, combined with weary cynicism, and some of the scrapes and exchanges are comedy gold. Spurious Scrapper is a fast-moving and grimly hilarious novel that takes the reader into a wretched subterranean world that is as appalling as it is compelling. Highly recommended. - Rose Auburn  
  Fans of Trainspotting by Danny Boyle will surely enjoy this book. A must-read for those who are not afraid to dive into the darker side of life. - Stuart Brkn Johns  
  Trigger warnings - drug and alcohol use, homophobia, violence, sex, self-harm, talk of sexual assault and abuse, torture.

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  Nowhere To Hide (A Harley Cole...

  Kate Bold

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  When a second dead body turns up on an oil rig in Texas, FBI Special Agent Harley Cole must race to enter a serial killer's mind and stop him before he strikes again. Why this mysterious signature? Is she walking right into his trap?
  
  
  "This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don't have to wake up early!"
  
  —Reader review for The Killing Game
  
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  This is Book #6 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestsellers have received over 600 five star ratings and reviews.
  
  
  
  A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll, and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.
  
  
  
  
  "This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series."
  
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  "Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!"
  
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  "I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2."
  
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  "This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it."
  
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  "Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!"
  
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  "Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done."
  
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  "WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well."
  
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  "Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn't put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold."
  
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  "Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book."
  
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  "Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!"
  
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  Hurricane of Deception - Harvest...

  Bruce Kaler MD

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  ake Essenger had spent decades running Essenger Produce Co., a family-owned business that had been a cornerstone of the South Florida produce market for generations. The business was more than just a job for Jake—it was his legacy, his livelihood, and a vital connection to the community. The produce market had its own rhythm, dictated by the unpredictable cycles of supply and demand, weather patterns, and the volatile nature of fresh food logistics. The expectations and responsibilities he took on as he matured prepared him for the adult journey he would follow. Each time, he found a way to adapt and move forward. He had weathered storms—both literal and figurative—and emerged stronger each time. But Hurricane Andrew was different.

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