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  The Adventure of the Missing...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. It was originally published in The Strand Magazine in 1904 with illustrations by Sidney Paget.
  Mr. Cyril Overton of Trinity College, Cambridge, comes to Holmes seeking his help in Godfrey Staunton's disappearance. Staunton is the key man on Overton's rugby union team (who plays at the three-quarters position, hence the story's title) and they will not win the important match tomorrow against Oxford if Staunton cannot be found. Holmes has to admit that sport is outside his field, but he shows the same care he has shown to his other cases.

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  The Poet and the Lunatics - 8...

  G.K. Chesterton

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  'Madmen do not rebel against logic – they merely use it where it is not applicable.'
  
  A brilliantly unique collection of short stories, The Poet and the Lunatics was originally published in Nash's Magazine in 1921. Today, it remains a masterpiece of detective fiction.
  
  Gabriel Gale, an eccentric poet, often finds himself acting as detective when he becomes entangled in a series of bizarre and psychologically challenging events. Despite the complexity of the cases that come his way, Gale uses his extraordinary gifts of empathy and philosophical insight to get to the root of crimes supposedly committed by madmen. Effortlessly blending mystery, psychological drama and Chesterton's trademark wit, The Poet and the Lunatics is a thrilling exploration of the thin line between genius and madness, and the intricacies of the human mind. This audiobook edition is expertly narrated by Malk Williams.
  Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) was an English novelist, philosopher, journalist and critic. A Christian apologist, he is famed for creating the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. His writing was also renowned for his sense of humour: known as 'the prince of paradox', Chesterton often turned common sayings upside down. Admired by several of his literary contemporaries, Chesterton's work is still widely read today.

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  Upstairs at the Beresford - The...

  Will Carver

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  Hotel Beresford: a grand old building, just outside the city, where any soul is welcome, and strange goings-on mask explosive, deadly secrets. A chilling, darkly funny sequel to Will Carver`s bestselling The Beresford…
  `Superbly paced and remarkably inventive, a book that demands to be read in a single sitting´ M.W. Craven
  `Delightfully dark and wickedly inventive … with characters that stick around long after the final page is turned, whether you want them to or not´ S J Watson
  `Multi-layered and masterfully written, this darkly humorous tale will both shock and entertain´ Heat magazine Book of the Month
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  There are worse places than hell…
  Hotel Beresford is a grand, old building, just outside the city. And any soul is welcome.
  Danielle Ortega works nights, singing at whatever dive bar will offer her a gig. She gets by, keeping to herself. Sam Walker gambles and drinks, and can`t keep his hands to himself. Now he`s tied up in a shoe closet with a dent in his head that matches Danielle`s broken ashtray.
  The man in 731 has been dead for two days and his dog has not stopped barking. Two doors down, the couple who always smokes on the window ledge will mysteriously fall.
  Upstairs, in the penthouse, Mr Balliol sees it all. He can peer into every crevice of every floor of the hotel from his screen-filled suite. He witnesses humanity and inhumanity in all its forms: loneliness, passion and desperation in equal measure. All the ingredients he needs to make a deal.
  When Danielle returns home one night to find Sam gone, a series of sinister events begins to unfold. But strange things often occur at Hotel Beresford, and many are only a distraction to hide something much, much darker…
  For fans of Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Jennifer Egan and Jonathan Franzen
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  `From the wondrous mind of Will Carver … a tour de force that covers life, death and everything beyond´ David Jackson
  Praise for Will Carver
  `One of the most exciting authors in Britain´ Daily Express
  `A smart, stylish writer´ Daily Mail
  `Incredibly dark and very funny´ Harriet Tyce
  `Unlike anything you`ll read this year´ Heat
  `Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt´ Chris Whitaker
  `Weirdly page-turning´ Sunday Times
  `Ambitious, dark and funny´ Mike Gayle
  `A highly original state-of-the-nation novel´ Literary Review
  `Oozes malevolence from every page´ Victoria Selman
  `Arguably the most original crime novel published this year´ Independent
  `Mesmeric´ Guardian
  `Memorable for its unrepentant darkness…´ Telegraph
  `Perceptive and twisted in equal measure´ CultureFly
  `Pitch-dark, intelligent and utterly addictive´ Michael Wood
  `Unflinching, blunt and brutal´ Sam Holland
  `Equally enthralling and appalling´ James Oswald
  `One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction´ Alex North

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  Luther

  David Larson

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  Luther is a darkly humorous mafia book that tells the story of Luther LaMotta, an accidental low-level hitman in the Manchini family mob. Luther wants nothing more from life than to savor music in the solitude of his plant-filled apartment, or to romp in borrowed luxury cars with his girlfriend/stripper Candy Barr, an Amish runaway. Instead, he is forced to clean up after mob hits, feeding victims' body parts to a crocodile named Bianca who is kept in a pit in a New York City basement. 
  Despite the constant violence surrounding him, Luther retains a charming naivete, which makes him an easy target for manipulation. Willing to do anything for Candy, Luther becomes embroiled in her plot to skim money from the Manchinis, and he realizes—only after irreparable damage is done and lives lost—that she has set him up.

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  The Secrets She Hid

  Amanda Stevens

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  The murder of a convicted killer…Threatens to unearth long-hidden secrets.When DA Jon Redmond asks coroner Veda Campion to personally handle his murdered brother’s autopsy, she’s stunned. Tony Redmond was convicted of killing her sister, Lily, seventeen years ago. And Jon was responsible for overturning his conviction. Veda never questioned Tony’s guilt, but Jon’s unwavering belief in Tony’s innocence triggers some doubts. Convinced that the same person killed both, Jon persuades Veda to help him find evidence. But someone is desperate to stop them. And the feelings growing between them must take a back seat to finding the truth.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

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  Underscore - The Vinyl Detective...

  Andrew Cartmel

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  The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of Italian movie soundtrack music in his eighth adventure that is sure to delight those who love whimsical British cosy crime. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more. 
   
  Some of the greatest (and grooviest) music ever committed to vinyl has come out of Italy. 
   
  And some of the greatest music to come out of Italy is the rich diversity of soundtracks composed for the indigenous film industry – particularly for gruesome thrillers known as ‘gialli’. The maestros who composed for these include Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Armand Trovajoli… 
   
  And Valerius Passeri. 
   
  He was one of the finest composers of this genre and his original LPs from his 1960s heyday fetch a fortune from collectors. 
   
  No one disputes that Passeri was a genius… 
   
  The argument is whether or not he was a murderer. 
   
  Passeri’s mistress was killed in London in the 1960s while he was here on location for a film shoot. There was never enough hard evidence to lead to a prosecution but the stink of scandal has never gone away. 
   
  Passeri’s granddaughter Chloe has come to England to hire the Vinyl Detective. She wants him to negotiate for a collection of her father’s LPs. The mastertapes of the albums have been destroyed and she needs immaculate vinyl copies to provide the source for a series of reissues – Chloe’s mission is to preserve her grandfather’s heritage. 
   
  And also, it transpires, to clear his name. 
   
  So it turns out that the Vinyl Detective’s real job will be to find out who actually committed a murder – over half a century ago, in Swinging London. 
   
  But the real killer is not enchanted with the notion of being exposed. And, having killed once before, they see no problem in doing so again.

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