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  A Staged Death

  Samantha Larsen

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  A cozy historical mystery set in the 18th century - perfect for Bridgerton fans! 
    
  1787, Bath. Mrs. Tiffany Lathrop has catalogued the entire library at Astwell Palace and is feeling rather dull when Mr. Thomas Montague invites her and her husband Samir to visit Bath. Thomas begs Tiffany to help reconcile his mother Catharine, the Marchioness of Harwood, on his engagement to the famous actress Miss Rosalyn Arden—a beautiful young woman with bright red curls and eyes of mismatched color. 
   
  Eager to see his beloved, Thomas stops at the Theatre Royal with Tiffany and they discover a dead body wearing a red wig in Rosalyn’s dressing room. The body is that of Miss Julia Shakespeare, Rosalyn’s understudy and the person who has been blackmailing members of the acting company. Not only are the actors behaving suspiciously, but so are Rosalyn’s newly reconciled relatives that cast her off nine years before when she jilted Sir Frederick Bingham, who then married her younger sister. 
   
  If all the world is a stage, then someone acting innocent must be the murderer. Can Tiffany solve the mystery before the final curtain?

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  The Applicant

  Nazli Koca

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  It’s 2017 and Leyla, a Turkish twentysomething living in Berlin, is scrubbing toilets at an Alice in Wonderland–themed hostel after failing her thesis, losing her student visa, and suing her German university in a Kafkaesque attempt to reverse her fate. 
   
  Increasingly distant from what used to be at arm’s reach—writerly ambitions, tight-knit friendships, a place to call home—Leyla attempts to find solace in the techno beats of Berlin’s nightlife, with little success. Right as the clock winds down  
  on the hold on her visa, Leyla meets a politically conservative Swedish tourist and—against her leftist convictions and better judgment—begins to fall in love, or something like it. Will she accept an IKEA life with the Volvo salesman and  
  relinquish her creative dreams, or return to Turkey to her mother and sister, codependent and enmeshed, her father’s ghost still haunting their lives? 
   
  In the pages of her diary, while she waits for the German court’s verdict on her future, Leyla begins to parse her unresolved past and untenable present. With scorching wit and startling brevity, Leyla gives voice to the working-class  
  immigrant struggle to find safety, self-expression, and happiness. The Applicant is an extraordinary dissection of a liminal life between borders and identities, an indelible and darkly funny debut.

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  The Master of the World

  Jules Verne

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  Chief Inspector Strock gets the tough cases. When a volcano suddenly appears to threaten mountain towns of North Carolina amid the non-volcanic Blue Ridge Mountains, Strock is posted to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at multiples of the top speed of the entrants, Strock is consulted. When an odd-shaped boat is sighted moving at impossible speeds off the New England coast, Stock and his boss begin to wonder if the incidents are related. And when Strock gets a hand-lettered note warning him to abandon his investigation, on pain of death, he is intrigued rather than deterred.Set in a period when gasoline engines were in their infancy and automobiles were rare, and when even Chief Inspectors had to engage a carriage and horses to move about, the appearance of a vehicle that can move at astounding speeds on land, on water - and as later revealed, underwater and through the air - marks a technological advance far beyond the reach of nations. It is technology invented by and for the sole benefit of a man who styles himself (with some justification) "The Master of the World." This book is a sequel to an earlier Verne novel, "Robur the Conqueror", but enough detail is given to fully appreciate this story without having first read the other. (Summary by Mark)

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  Murder at the Christmas Market

  Dawn Brookes

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  Four seniors and a dog work together to solve a festive crime... 
  Lady Marjorie's plans for a quiet time are in tatters when her son asks her to host his business guests the week before Christmas... 
  Time to bring in reinforcements. The awesome foursome get together again. 
  Pandemonium isn't a word Marjorie Snellthorpe is used to, but when an array of eccentric guests descend on her London home, along with a quirky cook and a large dog, even Edna Parkinton's advice is welcome. With her son Jeremy and his extravagant wife Octavia swanning off elsewhere, Horace calls in the ever capable Faith Weathers to help manage the unruly crowd. 
  During a visit to a Christmas market one of the guests dies under suspicious circumstances. Marjorie and her senior friends are determined to find the person responsible and protect one of her own from being arrested by the officious Detective Inspector in charge of the case.Will the four friends find a killer before one of them becomes a Christmas catastrophe? 
  This laugh out loud cozy mystery is just what's required over the festive season. Grab your copy now.

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  Some Like It Fudgy

  Nancy Coco

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  Allie McMurphy lives the sweet life running her world-famous fudge shop on Mackinac Island—but when a killer strikes, she has to turn from creating confections to extracting confessions . . . 
  TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME 
  As a gesture of goodwill, Allie is bringing a tray of assorted fudge to her new husband’s ex–wife, Melonie. But she finds Melonie’s body on the floor of her photography studio—where a remote–controlled camera keeps snapping picture after picture. In one, she’s alive, and in the next, she’s dead. 
  While Rowan Giles, another visitor to the shop, chatters nervously—and incessantly—Allie dials the police, though she encourages her husband to leave the case to another officer. Several unidentified people were leaving when she arrived on the scene. Nevertheless, Rowan is the top suspect, thanks to one thing she didn’t talk about: her bitter relationship with Melonie. Was Rowan just stirring the pot with all her gossipy gabbing? 
  Allie’s not so sure. She’s learning about some dark secrets in Melonie’s past. And identifying an obvious suspect is one thing, but finding the truth is a whole other kettle of fudge . . .

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  Wood’s Justice - Action &...

  Steven Becker

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  When a sun-soaked paradise turns treacherous 
  Mac Travis dives into the crystal-clear depths of the Florida Keys and the U.S. Virgin Islands to rescue a friend from the hands of an old nemesis. 
  Set In the Florida Keys and the idyllic U.S. Virgin Islands, danger lurks beneath the turquoise waters and among the swaying palms. Mac Travis, a rugged adventurer with a penchant for trouble, is plunged into a high-stakes game of survival and intrigue in "Wood’s Justice." 
  When a close friend is snatched from his paradise and held for ransom, Mac is thrust into a race against time that will test his skills, courage, and cunning. The kidnappers demand Mac's knowledge of a long-lost treasure. As Mac delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a web of secrets that spans from the sunken wrecks of World War II to the heart of Virgin Islands National Park on St. Johns, a place where nature's beauty hides deadly secrets. 
  From heart-pounding scuba diving expeditions to high-speed boat chases through crystal-clear channels, "Wood’s Justice" is an action-packed adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Mac must navigate through treacherous waters, and face his own past demons as he fights to save his friend and protect the fragile balance between history and greed. 
  Get ready to dive into a world where danger and discovery go hand in hand. As the tides of intrigue rise, Mac Travis must summon all his courage and resourcefulness to uncover the truth and outwit his adversaries. 
  Get your copy NOW!

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