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  A Long and Speaking Silence

  Nghi Vo

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  From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle. 
   
  Every story begins somewhere.On the banks of the Ya-lé River, the town of Luntien gathers to celebrate the start of the rainy season, but the celebration is marred by the arrival of refugees from the sea. Everyone has a story about the foreigners newly in their midst―lazy, violent, unwanted―while the refugees themselves grieve the loss of the home they loved.Cleric Chih, very recently still Novice Chih, is a stranger in Luntien. A moment of carelessness and bad luck leaves them waiting tables as they struggle to establish themself as a real cleric. A cleric's job is to listen and record, but the stories emerging in Luntien are ugly and violent, as hard to predict as the river itself. With their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant by their side, Chih must help the refugees while also unraveling a mystery that may have roots in their own faraway home in the abbey of Singing Hills.In the seventh entry of the award-winning Singing Hills series, we meet Chih and Almost Brilliant just beginning their journey together as Chih assumes their place on the road and in the world.

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  Murder By the Clock

  Rufus King

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  "Murder by the Clock," written by Rufus King in the late 1920s, is a detective novel that follows the story of Mrs. Endicott, who is deeply concerned for her husband Herbert's safety. Fearing for his well-being, she contacts the police for help, which leads to the shocking discovery of a dead body in his room. 
  As the narrative unfolds, Detective Lieutenant Valcour takes on the investigation, delving into the circumstances surrounding the murder. He explores the strained relationships and hidden secrets that may provide motives for the crime. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Endicott is overwhelmed with anxiety about her husband, whom she believes could be in danger due to his involvement with a mysterious woman named Marge Myles. 
  During her conversation with Lieutenant Valcour, the tension mounts as his investigation uncovers various clues, including a threatening note and signs of a struggle. The chilling revelation of Herbert's body found in the cupboard heightens the urgency of Valcour's inquiry. This leads to a detailed examination of marital dynamics, possible motives for murder, and the shocking twists that unfold as the night progresses.

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  Remember The Time

  Tay Mo'nae

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  Imagine one day you're happily preparing for the birth of your first child with your fiancée then BOOM in a blink of an eye everything changes. 
   
   
   
  That was Zachary's reality. For almost two years his fiancée disappeared after a terrible accident. Without knowing where she is or if she survived, Zachary is left in a mental terminal within his mind until, one day his fiancée returns, but there's only one problem, she doesn't remember him or the life they once shared. 
   
   
   
  Find out if Zachary can rekindle the love and memories he and his fiancée once shared or will he be forced to finally move on with his life without her. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Small Mercies

  Alex Walters

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  A killer is sending a message. But who is it for? 
  DI Annie Delamere and her colleague DS Zoe Everett are off duty and enjoying a walk on the Peak District’s vast moorlands when they stumble across a mutilated corpse. The victim is unclothed and his tattoos indicate an affinity with the occult. 
   
  While Annie is put in charge of the case her long-term partner, MP Sheena Pearson, is confronted by a group of far right extremists. Rather than back down Sheena chooses to stand her ground – and almost pays for it with her life. 
   
  As more bodies are found, Annie is under pressure to prove her worth. But with one eye on her personal affairs can she catch a murderer and still keep her loved ones safe? And are the killings the work of a deranged mind – or a cover for something even more chilling?

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  Forbidden Courier

  Dudley Hood

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  The Forbidden Courier is an epic spy thriller at the beginning and the end of the mega battleships. As a beautiful spy Vera is of dual German and English ancestry and on the brink of war, she falls in love with a British naval officer destined to captain an ill-fated battleship sink by the Bismark and to embark on a dramatic path to bridge the divide between England and Germany as a double agent.

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  Walking

  Henry David Thoreau

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  In this essay, Henry David Thoreau expounds upon the virtues of a simple walk in the wild. One of his most read lectures, this piece was originally published in 1851. 

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