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  The Maltese Falcon

  Anonimo

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  Private detective Sam Spade gets caught in a web of greed, deception, and murder when the mysterious and alluring Brigid O’Shaughnessy walks into his San Francisco office. She’s searching for a priceless artifact—the legendary Maltese Falcon—and soon Spade finds himself navigating a dangerous maze of treachery, double-crosses, and violence. As the stakes rise and bodies begin to pile up, Spade must rely on his wits, his instincts, and a stubborn sense of justice to survive. A classic tale of noir suspense, The Maltese Falcon is a gripping story of obsession, betrayal, and the dark side of human desire.

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  The Girl in the Painting

  Caleb Crowe

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  Robbie is a kind and loving boyfriend. As long as you obey the rules.Seline is excited to be starting a new chapter. She has moved away from home to begin her first job—as school art teacher in a quaint Yorkshire village.Life gets even better when she meets the wild and untamed Robbie, with whom she starts a relationship. Robbie is unpredictable and impulsive and Seline loves the excitement he injects into her well-ordered days.But Robbie soon reveals a dark side. He becomes more and more domineering and Seline finds herself trapped with a man who needs to control her every waking moment.Her only escape is through her artwork. But even there, in the shadowy corners of her own paintings, lurks a disturbing truth she cannot decipher.Desperate to escape from Robbie, Seline turns to an old family friend, Michael, for help. But Michael has secrets of his own, secrets that entwine with Seline's past in shocking and sinister ways . . .The Girl in the Painting—the gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, and Kiersten Modglin.

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  Fatal Insomnia: The Complete...

  CJ Lyons

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  A terminally ill doctor battles crime and corruption in this medical thriller trilogy by the New York Times–bestselling author of Critical Condition.  Farewell to Dreams: ER doctor Angela Rossi is struggling with insomnia when she receives a ghostly plea to save a missing girl. Aided by a police detective fallen from grace, Angela searches the midnight catacombs beneath the city, facing down a ruthless gang leader and stumbling onto a serial killer’s lair. Her desperate quest to rescue the girl leads her to the one thing she least expected to find: a last chance for love.   As her symptoms escalate in bizarre and disturbing ways, Angie realizes exactly how serious her illness is. She might be dying, but she’s finally choosing how to live . . .  A Raging Dawn: Dr. Rossi is diagnosed with Fatal Insomnia and given only a few months to live. She’d like to say her goodbyes to everyone and spend her last days on a deserted island. But first she must provide testimony in a rape case.   However, on the day of the trial, the victim is murdered, allowing the rapist to go free—and motivating Angela to bring him to justice. With nothing left to lose or fear, she makes for a perfect vigilante . . .  The Sleepless Stars: When Dr. Rossi discovers that her disease—and the disease she’s discovered in dozens of young children—is the creation of a mysterious cabal, she begins investigating the lies and betrayal that led the terrible epidemic.   Meanwhile, Devon Price, a father of one of those children, is on the hunt for those responsible. He is willing to lie, cheat, steal, or even kill to ensure his daughter’s safety. But in the end, their only hope might be a desperate deal with the devil: the faction behind the epidemic. A deal paid with blood. A deal not everyone will survive.  Praise for the Fatal Insomnia series  “A remarkable medical thriller equal to the very best of Robin Cook or Michael Crichton. This intelligent, well-crafted novel, based on a startlingly original premise, builds up tension to the breaking point and beyond, delivering plenty of surprises along the way. Totally absorbing and impossible to put down.” —Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times–bestselling author  “Farewell to Dreams has it all: a heroine you’ll never forget and a story that whips by at bullet speed.” —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times–bestselling author

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  Santa Sunrises & Suspicions

  Tonya Kappes

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  Around here we say bless her heart and sometimes it's just not in a good way. 
   
   
   
  Take Neva Hudson for instance, bless her heart, she's the town gossip, not to mention someone who likes to toot her own horn. 
   
   
   
  Two toots too many 'cause bless her heart, someone has strangled Neva and left her for dead in of all places . . . the church's Christmas play. 
   
   
   
  Trust me when I say there's no shortage of suspects since her tongue lashed a few too many lies about people. 
   
   
   
  More importantly, my dear friend Dottie Swaggert has been on the tall tale end of Neva's lies and she's got the most motive. Thank goodness me, Mae West, and our group of friends, the Laundry Club Ladies have traded our Christmas play elf hats into sleuthing caps because Santa's bringing Dottie a big ole present of freedom when we find the real killer. 
   
   
   
  'Tis the season for murder in the small town of Normal, Kentucky. When the town gossip is found strangled to death in a church, there's no shortage of suspects.

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  Witch and Tell

  Angela M. Sanders

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  Small-town Wilfred, Oregon, is poised to step into the limelight, and the citizens behind the renovation of the old movie palace—into a brew pub—certainly want that to continue. Until librarian and apprentice witch Josie Way discovers a dead body . . .  
   
   
   
  Local librarian Josie Way's life is in shambles. Her magical abilities are on the fritz, and her relationship with sexy sheriff Sam has cooled way off since she told him she's a witch. On top of that, Josie senses a bad energy she can't explain, which seems to be interrupting her connection with the spellbound library books, usually her sure-fire way to get to the bottom of any mystery. 
   
   
   
  When she wakes to a fierce pounding in the library's atrium, she hurries there—only to find a corpse. But after she goes for the phone to call Sam, she returns to the atrium to find the body gone—and all the doors and window are still locked. And that's just the beginning of a mystery that features Josie as the prime suspect, several shady characters, and possible long-lost relatives. It's just like the beginning of an old movie, but Josie will need a lot more direction than her grandmother's magic lessons will provide . . .

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  A House of Ruin - The Story...

  Pamela Crane

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  A murder that stole 1982 national headlines: “Renowned Family Slayed in Home” 
   
  A case that remained cold for forty long years. 
   
  The Eyler family was anything but average. The father a top literary agent and the mother a duchess, they thrived in their prestigious Oakmont mansion surrounded by luxury…and secrets. Secrets that would eventually cost them their lives. 
   
  On a cold autumn night, their legacy ended with a grisly massacre in one of the most horrific scenes ever investigated. Soon details splashed across every newspaper of how the family of five lay slaughtered in their library, cursing the mansion as it became branded the Execution Estate. With no witnesses and no motives, the killer remained free. The case grew colder. Speculations grew darker. Answers grew dimmer. 
   
  Until now. 
   
  Former estate manager, Derl Newman, steps forward four decades later with a suspicion and a wild clue that could lead investigators to finally solve the puzzle of why a killer would murder a family yet leave the many priceless heirlooms behind. The gardener with a grudge? The bitter butler? The maid hiding her mischief? With insider knowledge of what happened that fateful night, Derl meets with renowned documentarian Keisha Fenty to expose everyone’s darkest secrets that brought this house...and everyone who entered it...to ruin. 
   
  A humorous whodunnit short story perfect for fans of Clue-like locked-room mysteries. 
   
  "If Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes had a baby, they'd definitely birth it in A House of Ruin!" - reader review

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