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  The China Paradox

  Gerard Shirar

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  Walter J. Lummis is an American expatriate and freelance newsman with extensive experience covering Asia. Now, in his later years, he has developed information about a plot involving China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran cooperating in a plot to destroy the US democracy from within, eliminate its influence in world affairs, and alter the world order by creating a single nation comprised of all the nations of the world ruled by China. Throughout his pursuit of the truth, Lummis embarks on a perilous journey across various Far East countries, all while being pursued by North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), determined to prevent him from getting the story on the front page of a leading US newspaper and claiming a Pulitzer Prize. 
  Will Lummis reach his objective of publishing the story, or will the MSS kill him before he achieves his goal? The fate of Lummis, the United States, and the world order hangs in the balance. 
  Gerard Shirar, was a twenty-year veteran of the US Army, served as an officer in Army Intelligence. He is a veteran of Korea and Vietnam and practiced law in the Boston area for many years before retiring. This is his eighth novel.

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  Not My Sister

  P.K. Simpson

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  When Jessica French sees the Masked Artist on Dutch television, she’s convinced that the performer is her dead sister. But how could that be? Olivia died in Amsterdam two years ago. They cremated her. Or did they? 
  There’s only one way to find out. Jessica flies to Amsterdam, but the reclusive artist refuses to see anyone. She values her privacy—and fears the man who stalks her.  
  Is the artist really Olivia? If she is, why did she fake her own death and put her family through two years of grief, misery, and pain? 
  What begins as a simple reconnaissance mission turns into a desperate search for the truth—and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Jessica find the artist before the stalker does? 
  To get answers, Jessica must risk everything—including her life.

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  Not This Close (A Rachel...

  Blake Pierce

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Blake Pierce, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. Texas Ranger (and part Native American) Rachel Blackwood, fierce and resilient, must cross the harsh Texas landscape while tracking the most notorious serial killers. As a new casino development rolls out on the peaceful shores of Galveston Island, a series of horrific murders unfolds as young women are found buried in the sand of this historic beach. Among the victims are two Native American women. With her ties to the community, the case feels personal, and Rachel will stop at nothing to stop the killer—unless he gets to her first…
  
   “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”
  —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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  NOT THIS CLOSE (A Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller—Book 3) is Book #3 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller The Perfect Wife (a free download) has received over 20,000 five star reviews.
  
  As a child, Rachel felt a connection to her Native American heritage, learning traditional customs and survival skills from the aunt who raised her. Haunted for years by her parents’ mysterious and unsolved deaths, Rachel vowed to find their killer—and protect all other innocent lives from the same fate.
  
  A page-turning and harrowing suspense thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured protagonist, the RACHEL BLACKWOOD series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.
  
  Future books in the series are also available.
  
  “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!”
  —Reader review (City of Prey)
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  “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.”
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  “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  Tina Mafia Soldier

  Maria Rosa Cutrufelli

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  Sicily, 1980s: When she was just eight years old, Tina watched as her father, a member of Cosa Nostra, was murdered in cold blood. Now a teenager, she terrorizes her hometown of Gela, having made it her mission to join the mafia, an  
  organization traditionally forbidden to women as made members. Nicknamed ’a masculidda, or “the tomboy,” Tina has taken charge of her own gang, and is notorious for her cruelty and reckless disregard for societal expectations. 
   
  When a news article is published about Tina’s latest crimes, a teacher living in Rome feels compelled to write a novel about her—even though it means returning to her native Sicily to gather material. She and Tina circle around each  
  other in a dangerous dance of obsession and violence until their first, and last, explosive meeting. 
   
  This groundbreaking exploration of gender identity and clear-eyed presentation of an unseen side of the mafia is a landmark literary achievement by one of Italy’s feminist icons.

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  The Secret Life of Carolyn...

  Gail Aldwin

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  1979. Sixteen-year-old Carolyn Russell grows increasingly infatuated with her school mathematics teacher who is also giving her private lessons. Then she disappears. 2014. Struggling journalist Stephanie Brett creates a true-crime podcast focused on the disappearance of Carolyn Russell. By digging deep into this mysterious cold case, her confidence and flagging career are boosted. But after she confronts the suspects—and talks to a potential witness—the leads dry up. Nevertheless, she refuses to let the story rest... Can a small-time journalist with a shoestring podcast really hope to reconstruct the ultimate fate of Carolyn Russell after all these years, or are some secrets best left buried?

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  The Affair of the Pink Pearl

  Agatha Christie

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  The Affair of the Pink Pearl is a short story written by Agatha Christie which was first published in The Sketch in October 1924. 
  Did the wealthy kleptomaniacs strike again? Her friends ask Tuppence and Tommy Bereford of Blunt's Brilliant Detectives to find out. They have 24 hours to locate the fabulous pink pearl in "The Affair of the Pink Pearl". In "Finessing the King", a coded newspaper message draws Tuppence and Tommy to a costume ball, a bohemian restaurant, and murder.

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