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  Sherlock Holmes: The Heist

  Pennie Mae Cartawick

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  An enhanced audiobook, with complete music score and extensive sound effects to add to your listening experience."Gentlemen, I am here to represent the interest of Henry Bank & Trust. We would like to resolve the situation quickly and quietly, so that all the investors can move forward with a minimum of anxiety. Holmes sat across from her, studying her with a nonplussed air. "I must admit; he said, that I do not know how to assist you. Inspector Lestrade was here earlier, and it appears that you are missing nothing and they have no thieves in custody. When the bank emptied today, everything was in place, except for the criminals."A Roger Rittner Production. Pulp Radio - Audio Dramas. Narrated by Ian Whitcomb, with Barbara Goodson and J.W. Terry. Announced by Dave Mallow.

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  Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  Thomas Hardy

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  Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice.Thomas Hardy's indictment of society's double standards, and his depiction of Tess as "a pure woman," caused controversy in his day and has held the imagination of readers ever since. Hardy thought it his finest novel and Tess the most deeply felt character he ever created.

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  The Spy - A Tale of the Neutral...

  James Fenimore Cooper

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  This historical adventure with a hint of romance takes place during the American Revolution, when a man, only known as Mr. Harper, requests shelter at The Locusts during a storm. When another unknown stranger appears in want of shelter, Mr. Harper, and the Locust family, become quite suspicious. As the battle between the Patriots and the British is fought in their midst, an internal struggle occurs in the house of one family.

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  Struggle with a Devil Fish A...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor-Marie Hugo 26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.A STRUGGLE WITH A DEVIL FISH: The sea was growing calmer. But there was still a heavy swell, which made his departure, for the present at least, impossible. The day, too, was far advanced.

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  A Resumed Identity

  Ambrose Bierce

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  This short story is about a young soldier who was lost during the war in Nashville. He had been wandering for some time, and eventually met a physician who told him that he was not well. Upon leaving the physician and wandering in the forest, he saw a monument honouring the fallen soldiers in his brigade. The soldier had died some time ago and was a wandering ghost.

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  Winesburg Ohio

  Sherwood Anderson

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  "Winesburg, Ohio" is a novel written by Sherwood Anderson, first published in 1919. It is a collection of interconnected short stories that revolves around the residents of the fictional town of Winesburg. The book is often considered a modernist classic and is known for its exploration of the human condition, small-town life, and the complexities of human relationships.

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