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  The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

  Agatha Christie

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  "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery" is a captivating short story penned by the legendary Agatha Christie, featuring her iconic detective Hercule Poirot. In this succinct yet engrossing narrative, Poirot is called upon to solve the audacious theft of a million-dollar bond.
  Set against the backdrop of international finance and intrigue, the story unfolds with meticulous detail and clever twists. As Poirot employs his unparalleled deductive skills, readers are taken on a brisk journey through the complexities of the crime and the diverse characters involved.
  Agatha Christie's trademark ingenuity shines through in "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery," showcasing her ability to craft a compelling mystery within a limited space. The story offers fans of Poirot and newcomers alike a tantalizing glimpse into the world of financial crime and the brilliance of one of literature's most beloved detectives.

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  Shadows of Tehran - Forged in...

  Nick Berg

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  "“When you find yourself at the gates of Hell, keep walking.” —Churchill
  Raised in Tehran but torn between two worlds, Ricardo’s young life is thrown into chaos when his American father abandons the family just as the Islamic Revolution of 1979 breaks out. As fundamental human rights are washed away in a tide of religious, anti-Western fanaticism, Ricardo’s mother remarries, introducing a stepfather with a dark secret.
  At only 14 years old, Ricardo vows to take back what was stolen under the oppressive, authoritarian rule. He quickly becomes a rebel leader, earning himself renown as the Shadow Rider of Tehran. When his name is leaked and an execution order issued, he must flee the only country he has called home. But the fight is not over. Blessed with an indomitable will and unbreakable spirit, Ricardo becomes a US Special Forces soldier and, in a surprising turn of events, lands right back where he started.
  Spanning continents and infused with heart-pounding action, Shadows of Tehran is more than just a story of war. It’s an exploration of one man’s refusal to break under abuse, abandonment, and loss—an affirmation that we, not the events in our lives, determine whether to be a victim or survivor. Based on a true story, this is an astonishing tale of resilience, rebellion, and the enduring human spirit—one that will inspire anyone facing their own shadows to keep pushing forward."

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  The Dark Side of Sci-Fi Volume 2...

  Ambrose Bierce, Robert W....

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  A second collection of speculative fiction stories, concerning extraterrestrials, other worlds, and bleak futures. 
  Contents: 
  "The Distortion Out of Space" by Francis Flagg 
  A strange being that came from outer space in a meteoroid. 
  "The House of Living Music" by Edmond Hamilton 
  A composer who could re-create all living things in sound. 
  "Special News Bulletin" by Vincent Gaddis 
  Flash fiction. 
  "The Hunters from Beyond" by C. A. Smith 
  Living gargoyles come to the sculptor from outland realms of evil. 
  "Moxon's Master" by Ambrose Bierce 
  A curious invention with profound implications for humanity. 
  "The Demoiselle D'ys" by Robert W. Chambers 
  A tale of temporal bodily displacement. 
  "Beyond Lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick 
  Many men talk like philosophers and live like fools. 
  "What's It Like Out There?" by Edmond Hamilton 
  When Haddon returned from the expedition, they all asked him... 
  "Till A' the Seas" by H. P. Lovecraft 
  The tale of a dying world. 
  "The Time-Traveler" by R. M. Farley 
  What if you had the chance to relive and influence past events? 
  "The Drum" by Ian Gordon 
  A man awakens in darkness... 
  "The Seeds from Outside" by C. A. Smith 
  A fantasy about two beings that came to earth in a meteor. 
  "Tony and the Beetles" by Philip K. Dick 
  A boy befriends the native inhabitants of an alien planet. 
  "The Immeasurable Horror" by C. A. Smith 
  An expedition to Venus. 
  "From Beyond" by H. P. Lovecraft 
  A man whose curiosity leads to a fate horrible beyond conception.

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  Mathilda

  Mary Shelley

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  'I am in a strange state of mind. I am alone—quite alone—in the world—the blight of misfortune has passed over me and withered me; I know that I am about to die and I feel happy—joyous—' 
   
   
   
  The eponymous heroine of Mathilda narrates a tale of incestuous love from her deathbed. Her father's suicide by drowning, and her relationship with a gifted young poet, both contribute to her emotional withdrawal and lonely demise. 
   
   
   
  This edition of Shelley's second novel, transcribed and introduced by Deanna Koretsky, explores the work both as a complex portrayal of taboo desires and as an intergenerational story of reckoning with the horrors of racism and patriarchy. Mathilda is often read as biographical, but this edition also highlights the issues of justice, gender, and rights. Illuminating Shelley's evolving views on activism and social reform, sexual fluidity, and the racial implications of her feminist politics, Koretsky uncovers Shelley's deep skepticism about the capacity of English society to adapt to changing demographics and bring about a more just world.

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  The Sea Fogs

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  A change in the colour of the light usually called me in the morning. By a certain hour, the long, vertical chinks in our western gable, where the boards had shrunk and separated, flashed suddenly into my eyes as stripes of dazzling blue, at once so dark and splendid that I used to marvel how the qualities could be combined. At an earlier hour, the heavens in that quarter were still quietly coloured, but the shoulder of the mountain which shuts in the canyon already glowed with sunlight in a wonderful compound of gold and rose and green; and this too would kindle, although more mildly and with rainbow tints, the fissures of our crazy gable. If I were sleeping heavily, it was the bold blue that struck me awake; if more lightly, then I would come to myself in that earlier and fairer light.

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  Refuge - Stories of War (and Love)

  Sunny Singh

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  Nur and Abid relearn to love after they escape from war. Marie, who keeps the women of the village from giving birth to children borne of war, finds herself in a situation she hasn't faced before. In a London park, an ageing MI-6 official discovers that the woman he meets every day may not be what she seems. Lyndsey's bouquets of twenty-seven tulips hold the secret of her dark past and a soldier adorns herself in jewels as she prepares for a final mission. 
   
  Spanning both decades and continents, Refuge turns its lens on those who are often overlooked in stories about war: women and children, civilians forced out of their homes in terror, those who wait for their brave soldiers to come home, and soldiers who commit unspeakable violence. this powerful collection simultaneously delves into the darkest parts of the human psyche whilst being an ode to humanity's ability to endure, love and retain dignity and compassion.

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