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  Killing Imaginary Friends

  Ardelle Holden

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  What does a boy do when his imaginary friends never die? Oliver (Olly) Frampton fights back his parting tears. It’s all his fault they fought. He stares into the blackness, terrified his mother will careen off the mountain at any moment in the storm. Ahead, police lights streak through the sky. An officer in a yellow slicer waves them slowly past an overturned car. 
  Olly presses his nose against the rain-streaked window. A small boy clutching his teddy stares up at him before disappearing beneath a ghostly white sheet. Olly can smell his fear for that poor little guy, all alone. His fear turns to profound sadness. What could he do? A small voice makes his head spin and his eyes bulge. Hugging his soggy teddy, the boy smiles from the seat beside him. 
  Staring into the rearview mirror, panic grips Olly’s throat. Didn’t she hear him? Can’t she see him? 
  Killing Imaginary Friends is Book One of the Oliver Frampton Mystery Series. If you like suspenseful, emotional, coming-of-age angst, you’ll love Ardelle Holden’s gripping story of Olly’s imaginary friends who torment and frustrate his life until, at twenty, he discovers what really happened when he was eight. 
  He must solve the mystery, but after all these years, the trail is bone cold. Can Oliver find peace and freedom? And for whom?

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  Doomed Legacy

  Matt Coyle

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  A sinister private detective agency, a shady shell corporation, and a dead friend—Rick Cahill is on his most dangerous mission yet 
  Private investigator Rick Cahill has been running from his past and chasing the truth his whole life. But his past is relentless—and so is his CTE, a disease caused by repeated head traumas that has attacked his body and his mind. As his CTE progresses, he realizes that the disease not only threatens his life but also endangers his family's wellbeing. 
  As Rick struggles to keep his family together, he does a favor for Sara Bhandari, a business contact. Then, Sara is murdered, and the police believe her to be yet another victim of a serial rapist who has been terrorizing greater San Diego. But Rick has reason to question their theory. Determined to find the truth at any cost, and against his wife's warnings, he investigates on his own. 
  Along the way, he bumps up against a sinister private investigative agency and a shady shell corporation that may be hiding more than company secrets. As Rick digs for the truth about Sara's death, he risks his own life and the lives of countless innocents caught in his relentless crusade. Ultimately, Rick must decide if his quest is worth the risk of losing his family forever. 
  Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford

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  The Reluctant Sergeant

  Richard Armstrong

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  He’s not a hero. He’s just a policeman trying to survive. 
  Steve Jackson has seen too much. After enduring trauma and personal loss, all he wants is a quiet life and to be left alone. But fate has other plans. 
  This is the gritty, gripping story of a year in the life of Steve—known to his colleagues as "Steady Eddy"—and Felicity Oakshott, his fiercely loyal, quick-witted partner, better known as "Fu*k Off." Together, they navigate the highs and lows of police life with sharp humour, raw honesty, and an unflinching look at what it really means to serve. 
  Blending dark comedy with real-life policing, this is no ordinary crime story. It’s an unconventional tale about two unforgettable characters—and the messy, meaningful lives behind the badge.

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  It's a Battlefield

  Graham Greene

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  An "adventurous . . . intelligent . . . ingenious" novel of crime and punishment in pre–World War II London (V. S. Pritchett). 
   
   
    
  During a demonstration in Hyde Park, Communist bus driver Jim Drover acts on instinct to protect his wife by stabbing to death the policeman set to strike her down. Sentenced to hang—whether as a martyr, tool, or murderer—Drover accepts his lot, unaware that the ramifications for the crime, and the battle for his reprieve, are inflaming political unrest in an increasingly divided city. But Drover's single, impulsive act is also upending the lives of the people he loves and trusts. Caught in a quicksand of desperation, sexual betrayal, and guilt, they will not only play a part in Drover's fate, but they'll become agents—both unwitting and calculated—of their own fates as well. 
   
   
    
  Turning the traditional narrative of the police procedural, domestic drama, and political thriller on its head, It's a Battlefield was described by Graham Greene himself as "a panoramic novel of London," one without heroes and villains, only "the injustice of man's justice."

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  Man Who Was Thursday The: A...

  G. K. Chesterton

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  "The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare" is a metaphysical thriller and allegorical novel by G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The narrative follows Gabriel Syme, a poet who infiltrates a group of anarchists, each named after a day of the week, and is himself elected "Thursday". The book explores themes of order, chaos, and the nature of evil, blending elements of political satire, philosophical debate, and poetic allegory. Its unexpected twists and enduring enigmas have intrigued readers for over a century.

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  Murder at the Maple Syrup...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  When the town's maple syrup champion is found dead in the sugar shack during the annual festival, bakery owner Annie must tap into her sleuthing skills to find the killer. With suspects as thick as maple syrup and motives as tangled as tree roots, Annie races against time to solve the case before the festival ends and the killer disappears into the crowd.

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