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  Murder Takes the High Road

  Anonyme

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  From award-winning male/male author Josh Lanyon: a librarian finds himself in a plot right out of one of his favorite mystery novelsLibrarian Carter Matheson is determined to enjoy himself on a Scottish bus tour for fans of mystery author Dame Vanessa Rayburn. Sure, his ex, Trevor, will also be on the trip with his new boyfriend, leaving Carter to share a room with a stranger, but he can’t pass up a chance to meet his favorite author.Carter’s roommate turns out to be John Knight, a figure as mysterious as any character from Vanessa’s books. His strange affect and nighttime wanderings make Carter suspicious. When a fellow traveler’s death sparks rumors of foul play, Carter is left wondering if there’s anyone on the tour he can trust.Drawn into the intrigue, Carter searches for answers, trying to fend off his growing attraction toward John. But as unexplained tragedies continue, the whole tour must face the fact that there may be a murderer in their midst—but who?

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  Topped Chef

  Lucy Burdette

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  Hoping for some good publicity, Hayley’s boss at Key Zest magazine signs her up to help judge the Key West Topped Chef contest. Stakes are high as the winner could be the next cooking-show superstar. Hayley shows up for the filming nervous but excited, until she sees who’s on the judging panel with her: Sam Rizzoli, big shot businessman—and owner of the restaurant she just panned in her first negative review. When Rizzoli turns up dead, the police assume his killer is one of his business rivals. But Hayley wonders whether someone is taking the contest a little too seriously. With the police following the wrong recipe, it’s up to Hayley to find the killer before she’s eliminated from the show…permanently.

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  The Girl from Nowhere

  Philip Francis Nowlan

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  Step into the smoky haze of early 20th-century New York City, where law and crime are two sides of the same tarnished coin. The Girl from Nowhere introduces us to Scott Duvenney, the city's premier criminal defense attorney—charming, cunning, and completely captivated by the enigmatic Edna Raalhof. But Edna is no ordinary woman; her mysterious origins and elusive intentions leave Scott endlessly intrigued. As he strives to win her heart, he unwittingly gets tangled in her hidden agenda.  
  Is Edna merely an innocent bystander, or is she entangled with the enigmatic Wildcat Casey—a secret agent as confounding to law enforcement as he is to the criminal underworld? Unlock the secrets and unravel the mysteries in this riveting tale where affection and deception are woven together in a tapestry of intrigue.  
  Who is the girl from nowhere? And what game is she playing?  
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  Written by Philip Francis Nowlan, an American science fiction writer, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers, penned in the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D. 
  Music by David Renda. Cover art by Mind Pixell

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  A Cornucopia of Murder

  Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

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  Book 7 in the award-winning Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! 
  When Charlie accepts an invitation for a potluck Thanksgiving feast, she immediately decides to bring dessert. Homemade pies, of course. 
  And they look so delicious that two of the guests decide to sneak a few bites before the meal. 
  Which wouldn’t be an issue, except they both end up dead! 
  Obviously, Charlie didn’t poison the pies, but that’s not how it appears. Can she solve the case in time to save the day? 
  Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

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  The Island of Doctor Moreau and...

  H. G. Wells

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  Two of the greatest science fiction classics of all time...in one collection!   H.G. Wells (1866 -1946) - the master of the genre - created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come. Here, we present "The Island of Doctor Moreau" and "The War of the Worlds," two of the most popular and thrilling science fiction novels ever created...together in one volume.  First, meet poor, marooned Edward Prendick as he tries to navigate the strange and bizarre island where he has been stranded; an island that has become the secret lair and hidden laboratory where the enigmatic Doctor Moreau conducts his unnatural and inhuman experiments.  Then...follow the Narrator as he describes the unthinkable: a deadly and terrifying invasion of Earth by the inhabitants of Mars. The Martians enjoy the advantage of superior technological advances combined with a ruthless desire to conquer humanity and enslave them. Can mankind survive?  Enjoy these two classics by the "father of science fiction." This volume includes a brief biography of the author.

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  Edgar Allan Poe's Detective Stories

  Edgar Allan Poe

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   We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment. As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles. He derives pleasure from even the most trivial occupations bringing his talent into play. He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural. 
  The Murders in the Rue Morgue 
  The Mystery of Marie Roget 
  The Case of the Purloined Letter 
  The Gold Bug

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