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  The Stockbroker's Clerk -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Stockbroker's Clerk" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth of the twelve collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and third of eleven in most American ones (owing to the omission of the "scandalous" "Adventure of the Cardboard Box"). The story was first published in Strand Magazine in March 1893 and featured seven illustrations by Sidney Paget.
  A young clerk, Hall Pycroft, consults Holmes with his suspicions concerning a company that has offered him a very well-paid job. Holmes, Watson and Pycroft travel by train to Birmingham, where the job is initially to be based, and Pycroft explains that he was recently made redundant from a stockbroking house. He eventually secured a new post with another group of stockbrokers, Mawson and Williams, in Lombard Street in the City. Before taking up the job, he was approached by Arthur Pinner, who offered him a managership with a newly established hardware distribution company, to be based in France.

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  Furlough

  Jacob Moon

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  Freed after a five-year prison stint for a crime he did not commit, Eddie Grassle is looking to make a fresh start. His main goal: to unite with the young child he has never met. But a fateful decision lands Eddie back in jail, this time as an unwitting accomplice to a murder. 
  Convinced he is headed to prison for life, Eddie executes a brazen jailbreak in the desperate hope of finding and meeting his son. Standing in his way are an army of police, the unforgiving woods and swamps of southwest Florida, and a mysterious killer sent to find him before he is re-captured. Sensing holes in Eddie's case, a veteran homicide detective must battle the corrupt head prosecutor--as well as ghosts of her own past--to hopefully recapture him alive. 
  With only thirty-six hours before he promises to turn himself in, Eddie must overcome nearly impossible odds to succeed at what he feels is his only chance at salvation.

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  Death on a Winter Stroll

  Francine Mathews

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  Nantucket Police Chief Meredith Folger is acutely conscious of the stress COVID-19 has placed on the community she loves. Although the island has proved a refuge for many during the pandemic, the cost to Nantucket has been high.  
   
  Merry hopes that the Christmas Stroll, one of Nantucket’s favorite traditions, in which Main Street is transformed into a winter wonderland, will lift the island’s spirits. But the arrival of a large-scale TV production, and the Secretary of State and her family, complicates matters significantly. 
   
  The TV shoot is plagued with problems from within, as a shady, power-hungry producer clashes with strong-willed actors. Across Nantucket, the Secretary’s troubled stepson keeps shaking off his security detail to visit a dilapidated house near conservation land, where an intriguing recluse guards secrets of her own.  
   
  With all parties overly conscious of spending too much time in the public eye and secrets swirling around both camps, it is difficult to parse what behavior is suspicious or not—until the bodies turn up. 
   
  Now, it’s up to Merry and Detective Howie Seitz to find a connection between two seemingly unrelated murders and catch the killer. But when everyone has a motive, and half of the suspects are politicians and actors, how can Merry and Howie tell fact from fiction?  
   
  This latest installment in critically acclaimed author Francine Mathews’s Merry Folger series is an immersive escape to festive Nantucket, a poignant explorationof grief as a result of parental absence, and a delicious new mystery to keep you guessing.

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  A Case of Identity

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A Case of Identity is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is the third story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.The story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Sherlock Holmes' detective powers are barely challenged as this turns out to be quite an elementary case for him, much as it puzzles Watson.The fiancé, Mr. Hosmer Angel, is a peculiar character, rather quiet, and rather secretive about his life. Miss Sutherland only knows that he works in an office in Leadenhall Street, but nothing more specific than that. All his letters to her are typewritten, even the signature, and he insists that she write back to him through the local Post Office.The climax of the sad liaison comes when Mr. Angel abandons Miss Sutherland at the altar on their wedding day.Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle's: "A Study in Scarlet", "Silver Blaze", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Yellow Face", "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", A Case of Identity", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Five Orange Pips", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Blue Carbuncle", "The Speckled Band", "The Engineer's Thumb", "The Noble Bachelor", "The Beryl Coronet", "The Copper Beeches" and many more.

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  Sunfire! - Collected pulp...

  Gertrude Barrows Bennett,...

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  Getrude Bennet has been called the "most important woman writer of fantasy between Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1759-1797) and C.L. Moore (1911-1987)". This is a complete collection of short stories by the woman who first explored the dark fantasy worlds of the modern era. this book contains tales that were originally published in Weird Tales, Argosy, and All-Story Weekly between 1918-1923.Also included is the first known sci fi story published by a woman writer in America, "The Curious Experience of Thomas Dunbar", which was the very first story sold by Bennett, under the pen-name of GM Barrows. This story predates her otherwise 6-year long writing career by 14 years, when she was just 21.

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  Within His Sights (A Drake Reed...

  Katie Rush

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Katie Rush, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. “Katie has delivered an interesting and gripping crime story that keeps you turning the page to see what's coming next.”
  —Reader review for Dark Corners
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  Three years ago, FBI Agent Drake Reed’s young wife was murdered, her killer never caught. Haunted by his past, Drake now specializes in murder cases of women, hoping to find her killer….
  
  When the joyous occasion of marriage turns into a macabre murder scene, FBI Agent Drake Reed enters a world where "till death do us part" comes too soon. With suspects ranging from fiancés to family, can Reed catch the killer before the next bridal bouquet is tossed into a grave?
  
  WITHIN HIS SIGHTS (A Drake Reed FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 4) is the fourth novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Katie Rush. The series begins with WITHIN HIS REACH (Book 1).
  
  The Drake Reed series offers an electrifying thrill ride, starring an ingenious but tormented protagonist. This captivating mystery saga delivers relentless excitement and nail-biting tension with its rapid-fire twists, shocking turns, and a velocity that will keep you turning pages well past bedtime. Fans of Teresa Driscoll, Rachel Caine, and Kendra Elliot are sure to fall in love. 
  
  Future books in the series are also available!
  
  “This book will grab your attention and keep it till the end. Katie Rush knows how to write an intriguing story. There is a twist at the end I didn't see coming. I plan on reading more by this author.”
  —Reader review for Dark Corners
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  “I couldn't put it down I was glued to the pages until the end. Great characters. Lots of suspense. A must read.”
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  “Really enjoyed reading this book, lots of twists and turns, loved the interactive battles of the main characters. Looking forward to reading the next one. Will definitely recommend this author to my friends.”
  —Reader review for From the Ashes
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  A great story that focuses on the current situation of the Constitution during our times. Although this book was a work of fiction, it was an entertaining suspenseful thriller.
  —Reader review for Dark Corners
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