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  The Neighbours

  Daniel Hurst

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  A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Passenger and Til Death Do Us Part 
   
   
   
  It seemed like the perfect house on the perfect street. Until they met the neighbours . . . 
   
   
   
  Happily married couple Katie and Sean have plenty to look forward to as they move into their new home and plan for the future. But then they meet two of their new neighbours and everything on their quiet street suddenly doesn't seem as desirable as it did before. 
   
   
   
  Having been warned about the other neighbours, and their adulterous and criminal ways, Katie and Sean realise that they are going to have to be on their guard if they want to make their time here a happy one. 
   
   
   
  But the other neighbours seem so nice and that's why they choose to ignore the warning and get friendly with the rest of the people on the street. And that is why their marriage will never be the same again . . . 
   
   
   
  Four houses. Six neighbours. And one shocking twist.

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  The Adventure Of The Speckled band

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure Of The Speckled band is the eighth short story and tenth (after A Study in Scarlet and The Sign Of Four) Sherlock Holmes story by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the eighth story in the collection Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, it was published in Strand Magazine in February of 1892. The story tells of Helen Stoner, a soon to be married young woman who suspects her father may be trying to kill her in order to retain control of her inheritance. Convinced of her father's intentions, Helen turns to Holmes for help.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rise unusually early one morning to meet a young woman named Helen Stoner who fears that her life is being threatened by her stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Roylott is a doctor who practiced in Calcutta, India and was married to Helen's late mother when she was a widow living there. He is also the impoverished last survivor of what was once a wealthy but violent, ill-tempered and amoral Anglo-Saxon aristocratic family of Surrey, and has already served a jail sentence for killing his Indian butler in a rage.Helen's twin sister had died almost two years earlier, shortly before she was to be married. Helen had heard her sister's dying words, "The speckled band!" but was unable to decode their meaning. Helen herself, troubled by the perplexing death of her sister, is now engaged, and she has begun to hear strange noises and observe strange activities around Stoke Moran, the impoverished and heavily mortgaged estate where she and her stepfather live.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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  Girl Lured (An Ella Dark FBI...

  Blake Pierce

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  FBI Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own sister, and has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of murderers. But when a new killer begins claiming victims who have suffered tragedies themselves, Ella is at a loss. What could the connection mean?“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐GIRL, LURED (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #12 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella’s hidden obsession of gaining an encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers has led to her being singled out for her brilliant mind, and invited to join the big leagues.Racing against a ticking clock, Ella must decode the link between the victims before another one dies.But this killer may be more dangerous—and delusional—than he appears.Will Ella manage to stop him in time?A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the ELLA DARK 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.Books #13 and #14 in the series—GIRL, MISSING and GIRL, UNKNOWN—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)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“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)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“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)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“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.”—Reader review (City of Prey)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“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)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”—Reader review (Girl, Alone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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  Bombshell (An Ava Butler...

  Anonyme

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  A music career within reach. A childhood friend murdered. One chance to catch a killer before Ava becomes his next target. 
  “Just when I think I couldn’t love another Pamela Fagan Hutchins novel more, along comes Ava.” 
  Ava Butler dreams of giving her daughter a better life—one built on island pop songs, late-night gigs, and a breakout moment that changes everything. When a temporary office job turns into a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a New York record deal, Ava is finally ready to chase her future. 
  Then she finds a dead body outside her office building. 
  The victim is a sex worker Ava recognizes instantly: her childhood friend. Horrified and grieving, Ava is torn between pursuing her long-awaited musical breakthrough and seeking justice for the woman no one else seems to care about. 
  When another friend is killed, Ava realizes the murders may be tied to a shared trauma she’s spent her entire life running from. As the pressure mounts, her relationship with her cop boyfriend collapses, forcing Ava to confront the pain—and the secrets—that could cost her love, her career, and her life. 
  Before Ava can step into the spotlight, she must face the darkness of her past and unmask a killer who’s getting closer with every song she sings. 
  Bombshell is the first book in the Ava Butler Trilogy—a sexy, fast-paced romantic mystery and a standalone spin-off from the What Doesn’t Kill You super series. 
  If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins, an up-and-coming powerhouse writer whose mysteries readers call unputdownable, spellbinding, and fast-paced. 
  Buy Bombshell to get into the rhythm with a fast-paced pop murder mystery today!

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  Freedom's Just Another Word - A...

  Len Joy

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  Jake Doyle used to be famous. 
  Twenty years ago, his Chicago political column was syndicated in two hundred papers, but he had an affair - and a son - with his intern, and lost it all. Now he writes a local column and drivers for Uber to pay his bills. 
  Jake is playing out the string when his tranquil world is turned upside down. His biracial son - an ambitious entrepreneur - is marked for death by a street gangster, his alcoholic daughter is pregnant and wants an abortion - which his ex-wife is determined to stop at any cost - and his boss, a wealthy publisher, wants Jake to give up his column to help him run for president. 
  Jake believes in gun control, but he wants to protect his son. He believes in his daughter's right to choose, but that belief looks different now that it's personal. And he wants to keep writing his column without interference, but he also wants one more chance to be famous again.

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  Pawprints Prose & Murder

  Kathy Manos Penn

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  It's time to celebrate. But a corpse just crashed the party. 
   
   
   
  Leta Parker is starting to feel comfortably at home. With life in the charming Cotswolds hills settling down and her boyfriend's book about to launch, the fifty-something American ex-pat loves seeing everything come together. But her man's publicity event ends disastrously when one of the guests is discovered dead. 
   
   
   
  With a trail of clues that don't line up and bitter rivalries causing tension, Leta and the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency struggle to find a clear path to the truth. And after a confession reveals yet more inconsistencies, the persistent woman's drive to uncover the facts could see her take a fatal fall. 
   
   
   
  Can Leta and her team discover the real reason a body was found at the bottom of the stairs? 
   
   
   
  Pawprints, Prose & Murder is the intriguing ninth volume in the Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like sharp-as-a-tack heroines, good-humored puzzles, and talking pets, then you'll adore Kathy Manos Penn's clever conundrum.

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