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  Dam Keeper The: a spy thriller -...

  Andrew Turpin

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  Water torture . . . A US army dam engineer is targeted in a Kremlin honeytrap and a Russian mole killed in Ukraine after passing on key information to the CIA. The question is why? Operative Jayne Robinson is asked to find out. 
   
  As Moscow prepares to invade Ukraine, Robinson uncovers evidence of a Russian plot, masterminded by a mystery Kremlin puppet, to destroy a critical hydroelectric dam. 
  But which one? 
   
  As the young dam engineer disappears after hearing too much, apparently kidnapped by a dangerous Russian seductress, Robinson finds herself in a desperate race against time down the River Danube to locate him. 
   
  Nothing is what it seems: Robinson is forced to take on spiraling risks—urged on by a US President who is preparing for a visit to Kyiv to support his Ukrainian counterpart. 
   
  To make progress, Robinson gets involved in a high-stakes game of international poker with a top-level asset inside the Russian president’s inner circle—who was recruited under coercion. 
   
  But with the threat of a biblical-scale flood looming, can the asset now be trusted? Can Robinson find out which dam is at risk? Which shadowy figure is behind the plot to destroy it? And can her knife-edge operation to rescue the missing engineer succeed?

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  The Unlikely Builder - Once...

  Otto Blackwood

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  In New Zealand's beautiful countryside, with green fields and distant hills, there's a farm full of dark and depressing secrets. This is where Bob, a simple builder from Lower Hutt, gets caught in a dangerous world of crime and lies. 
  The farm is run by Dennis, a charming but cunning boss who hides his criminal activities behind the quiet farm life. Bob starts working there, building small structures, but soon sees the true nature of the farm. It's a place where being loyal is hard, trust is rare, and every choice could mean life or death. 
  Bob meets Mike, a mysterious man with his own troubles and mysteries. As Bob learns more about the people on the farm, he realizes he's in a tough world he never wanted to be part of. 
  "The Unlikely Builder" tells the story of Bob's fall into a world of crime. It's a story about facing hard truths, testing bravery, and dealing with choices he never wanted to make. Set in New Zealand's peaceful countryside, it's a story of beauty and danger, innocence, and wrongdoing, in a place where nothing is quite what it seems.

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  Murder Most Festive

  Ada Moncrieff

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  The perfect cozy Christmas murder mystery! 
   
  Imagine being stuck indoors with your family, waiting for something to happen . . . and then disaster strikes. 
   
  Christmas 1938. The Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered together for another legendary Christmas at their Sussex mansion. As family tensions simmer on Christmas Eve, the champagne flows, the silver sparkles and upstairs the bedrooms are made up ready for their occupants. But one bed will lie empty that night . . .  
   
  Come Christmas morning, guest David Campbell-Scott is found lying dead in the snow, with only a hunting rifle lying beside him and one set of footprints leading to the body. But something doesn't seem right to amateur sleuth Hugh Gaveston. Campbell-Scott had just returned from the East with untold wealth—why would he kill himself? Hugh sets out to investigate . . . and what he finds is more shocking than he ever could have expected.

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  Death in Hyde Park

  Robin Page

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  Coronation Day, 1902. Charles and Kate Sheridan are pleased to be witness to the crowning of their king. Expatriate author Jack London is also watching the festivities—but with a more skeptical eye. He has come to London to write an exposé of the East End slums—and the coronation has not tempered his disdain for the monarchy. This special day takes a sinister turn when an anarchist accidentally blows himself up with a bomb meant for the king. Charged with determining the extent of the danger facing the Crown, Charles and Kate turn up a number of intriguing—and disturbing—questions. And then there is the matter of the mysterious, beautiful Charlotte Conway, editor of the anarchist newspaper where the dead man was employed. On the run from Scotland Yard, she takes refuge in Kate and Charles's home—and in Jack London's arms. All of which makes for a very interesting investigation indeed...

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  Iniquity

  Laurie Buchanan

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  Crime boss Georgio Gambino abducts Sean “Mick” McPherson’s pregnant wife, Emma, and his friend’s two daughters and contracts to sell them and another group of women—some into forced labor, others as sex slaves, and a few for their organs. 
  Gambino confines three best friends—Mick, a PI; Joe, a homicide detective; and Rafferty, an FBI special agent—to Pines & Quill writing retreat and pits them against each other with a warning: “Mick, if you try to save Emma, I’ll kill Joe’s daughters. Joe, if you try to save your daughters, I’ll kill Emma. And Rafferty, if you help Mick or Joe, I’ll kill your fiancée, Ivy.” 
  With help from the writers in residence—a fiction novelist, a retired maritime pilot, the granddaughter of a legendary pearl diver, and a prior mountain climber now double-amputee—Mick, Joe, and Rafferty manage to sneak away and journey to Mount Baker, where the captives await transport. Along the way, the three best friends learn the lines they’ll cross to save the people they love.

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  Behind The Green Door

  Mildred A. Wirt Benson

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  The Green Door is a novel written by Mildred A. Wirt, first published in 1934. The story follows the adventures of the young and adventurous Ruth Fielding, who moves to a small town to attend college. She rents a room in an old mansion with a mysterious green door, and soon discovers a book hidden behind it. As she delves into the book's secrets, Ruth finds herself embroiled in a dangerous mystery that puts her life in peril. 
   
  Mildred A. Wirt, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of Joan Lowell, was a prolific author known for her mystery and adventure novels for young adults. She wrote over 130 books, including the popular Nancy Drew series. The Green Door, while not as well-known as the Nancy Drew books, was a hit in its time and has remained a beloved classic among fans of young adult literature. 
   
  The characters in the book are well-drawn and engaging, particularly Ruth Fielding, who is a strong and resourceful protagonist. The book's plot is full of twists and turns, and Wirt's writing is lively and engaging, drawing the reader into the story from the very first page. The Green Door is a testament to Wirt's skill as a writer and her ability to create compelling stories that capture the imagination of readers of all ages.

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