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  The Hostile Skulls - Two...

  Mór Jókai

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  Móric Jókay de Ásva was born on the 18th February 1825 in Komárom, then in the Kingdom of Hungary but now part of Slovakia.  
   
  Due to his timid and delicate constitution he was educated at home until the age of 10 and then sent away to complete his studies at the Calvinist college at Pápa. 
   
  At 12 his father died, and he was pushed to honour him by replicating his career as a lawyer.  He studied hard and completed the curriculum at Kecskemét and Pest.  He won his first case as a newly graduated lawyer. 
   
  But he found a career in law to be dull and, encouraged by the positive reaction to his first play, he moved to Pest in 1845.  There he published, first in a newspaper, and then as a novel ‘Hétköznapok’ (‘Working Days’).  It was acclaimed as a masterpiece.  To add to his promise he was appointed as the editor of Életképek, the leading Hungarian journal. 
   
  In 1848 he married the actress, Róza Laborfalvi.  That same year Europe was awash with revolutions and Jókai, a moderate Liberal, enthusiastically supported the nationalist cause and its decision to depose the Habsburg dynasty.  The attempt failed. 
   
  He was now classed as a political suspect and threw himself into his literary career, writing dozens of novels, many of them masterpieces, stories, essays and the like.  In total he wrote several hundred volumes, many of them in the local Magyar language which helped arrest its declining relevance in society.  
   
  By 1867 the political temperature had cooled, and he entered parliament as well as becoming the editor a government journal he had founded.   His skills were much admired and helped the government navigate through several difficult matters.   
   
  His wife died in 1886 but although grief-stricken he continued to work and to write.  
   
  In 1897 the king appointed him a member of the upper house.  Two years later he caused a minor scandal by marrying the young 20-year-old actress, Bella Nagy.  At the time he was 74. 
   
  Mór Jókai died in Budapest on the 5th May 1904.  He was 79.

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  Sold: A Reckoning with Rural...

  Emma Hartwell

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  In a remote rural county, young women like Sarah and Rebecca are treated as commodities, their bodies and futures bartered away in a dark economy of human trafficking. Sarah, desperate to help her impoverished family, willingly sells herself into marriage with two brothers. Rebecca, from the city, is deceived and imprisoned, subjected to unspeakable horrors. As their lives collide, each must navigate a brutal system where women's agency is stripped away and maternal expectations become weapons of control. This unflinching novel exposes how systemic misogyny, poverty, and patriarchal traditions enable trafficking and abuse. Through the overlapping narratives of victim and perpetrator, Sarah's and Rebecca's stories reveal the devastating human cost of viewing women as tradeable goods.

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  Doubt Revisited

  L. J. Greatrex

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  Without a doubt, Jimmy Giddion’s previous hacking exploits appear to reap everything he hoped for, until by chance he discovers his adversaries were responsible not only for his parents' sad demise, but with duping him into taking part. Although he now has the life he craves with his family and new wife, the deep-seated urge to reverse the wrong that had been done overwhelms him.  
  Once again with the help of his friend and confidant Paul Max, they devise an ingenious hacking scam so sophisticated, even our pair of computer vigilantes doubt it would succeed.

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  The Sam Reilly Collection Volume 4

  Christopher Cartwright

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  Books 19 to 24 in the Sam Reilly series of Action and Adventure Thrillers! 
  19. The Labyrinth Key 
  Fifteen years ago, 8-year-old Ethan Jones watched a stranger bury something in the mining ruins of the Rhyolite Desert, Nevada. 
  Even at his young age, he knew what he’d just seen was important. 
  20. The Obsidian Chamber 
  In A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and a small girl raced for her life along the cobblestone streets of Pompeii. She needed to survive. She needed to tell someone what she had done so that it could never happen again… 
  21. Shangri-La 
  An ancient order concealed in shadow. 
  A hidden battle that’s raged for millennia. 
  A secret meeting of unimaginable significance. 
  22. Alexander's Treasure 
  Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military leaders of all time, conquering vast realms from Syria, to Persia, and as far east as Taxila, India. Legend has it, fearing assassination, Alexander had his gold minted into Gold Staters, coins bearing his likeness, before having his most trusted men transport them to a secret location. 
  23. Valhalla Found 
  In 980 AD a Viking fleet, banished from their native Greenland, sailed west across a savage and icy sea. They weren’t the first Europeans to make the treacherous journey. And they were not alone. 
  24. Medusa's Curse 
  In 1829 the Spanish slave ship, Midas, left Mendiland (modern-day Sierra Leone) loaded with slaves, cannons, and muskets, headed for the Americas. 
  The Midas was never seen again.

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  Battle Front: First Strike - A...

  Scott Medbury

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  Infection. Invasion. Chaos. More than a decade ago, a weaponized virus ravaged America, somehow leaving children and young adults unscathed. Hundreds of millions died, but for those left, surviving the attack was only the beginning… 
  In the aftermath of the daring rescue of the children from the slavers, the Manchester enclave, led by Isaac and Luke, begin preparing for war. They can’t allow their powerful enemy to gain a foothold in New York State, but they know, even with the strength of Concord backing them, they will not have the manpower and resources to do it alone. 
  The decision to gather allies for an attack on Catskill is made, but an unexpected move by the enemy puts their plans in jeopardy and sets in motion a course of events that will test their resolve and force them into a desperate race against time. 
  As the threat draws closer, Isaac, Luke, and their allies must confront brutal truths—and make devastating sacrifices—knowing that not all of them will survive the battle to come. 
  Don’t miss Battle Front: First Strike, Book 12 of Scott Medbury’s epic America Falls Series.

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  A Word With The dead - A DCI...

  Rhys Dylan

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  A body in the hills. A missing man. An unreliable witness. 
  When a drone uncovers a dead cyclist in the West Wales countryside, DCI Evan Warlow is pulled into a case where the clues are scarce, the suspects slippery, and the motive buried deep beneath layers of power and deceit. 
  From a silent hospital ward to a shadowy woodland path, this is a mystery that exposes more than murder—it unravels a community. 
  Gripping, atmospheric, and disturbingly relevant. 
  Edge of the seat crime fiction. A Word With The Dead is the engrossing 17th novel from bestselling crime author Rhys Dylan. Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Simon McCleave, and Peter Robinson.

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