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  Maltese Falcon The - Unabridged

  Dashiell Hammett

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  Dashiell Hammett was already a well-established hard-boiled mystery writer by the time he released what would turn out to be his masterpiece, "The Maltese Falcon" in 1930. But with the release of this novel, Hammett would be catapulted to the forefront of American crime writers. The novel has been adapted several times for the screen and the 1941 film version - starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor - has become a film noir classic. 
  The story opens in the offices of Spade and Archer, a private detective agency run by partners, Sam Spade and Miles Archer. When they are approached by an enigmatic young woman - called "Miss Wonderley" - to follow a man who has run off with her sister, Archer opts to take the initial shift...and is shot and killed his first night on the job. 
  Spade discovers that "Miss Wonderley" is, in fact, a treasure seeker named Brigid O'Shaunessey who, with several other disreputable characters, is on the hunt for a mysterious statue; a legendary, jewel-encrusted bird known as the Maltese Falcon. Multiple twists, turns, betrayals and complications ensue, resulting in one of the greatest crime novels of all time. Sam Spade is regularly cited as one of the most iconoclastic detectives in all of crime fiction. 
  The book is presented here in its original and unabridged format and read by renowned audiobook performers Ben Werling, Kevin Theis and Sara Nichols.

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  Most Likely to Die

  Linsey Lanier

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  "I just can't stop reading!" Reader review. 
  Just a few weeks ago, PI Miranda Steele thought the love of her life was dead. 
  Parker believed the same about her. 
  Miraculously, they made it through the worst ordeal of their lives, and have retired to the peace and quiet of the North Georgia Mountains. 
  But it’s a little too peaceful here, and Miranda is getting restless. 
  As a diversion they decide to attend a high school reunion party in Chicago. 
  Nothing dangerous about that, right? 
  But when a former classmate is found dead, Miranda and Parker are pulled out of retirement to investigate what could be a bizarre murder. Not exactly what they had planned. 
  Once again things are about to turn deadly. 
  This time, they might not survive. 
  THE MIRANDA’S RIGHTS MYSTERY SERIES 
  Someone Else’s Daughter 
  Delicious Torment 
  Forever Mine 
  Fire Dancer 
  Thin Ice 
  THE MIRANDA AND PARKER MYSTERY SERIES 
  All Eyes on Me 
  Heart Wounds 
  Clowns and Cowboys 
  The Watcher 
  Zero Dark Chocolate 
  Trial by Fire 
  Smoke Screen 
  The Boy 
  Snakebit 
  Mind Bender 
  Roses from My Killer 
  The Stolen Girl 
  Vanishing Act 
  Predator 
  Retribution 
  Most Likely to Die 
  Sonata for a Killer 
  Fatal Fall 
  Girl in the Park

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  Jupiter

  Edward Shergold

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  The story of Isaac Marcu Moritz and the great affliction of his childhood caused by a lightning bolt launched by Jupiter, god of the sky, the father of gods and men, and the patron of Rome.  
  The bolt kills his aged mentor whose knowledge of history and languages is transferred to the traumatised mind of the boy. He is plagued throughout his life by visions and torment of Rome’s ancient rulers and gods. 
  Growing up on the family farm his skill in the capture of flies by hand learned by watching his grandmother’s action while at the packing table leads to success in rural land sales and a posting in a university entomology research program of hand-fly-capture. He establishes Snap-Zap-Solutions with the aim of eradicating the pestilence to improve the human condition. 
  Will he ever understand himself enough to empathise or forever live in abeyance wondering who or what is really driving his life?

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  Kill Your Darlings - DI Declan...

  Jack Gatland

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  Spike the story - before it spikes you... 
   
  It's a time of change for the Last Chance Saloon - recent promotions have changed the focus of the Unit, and when a Fleet Street Legend, Hunt Robinson, is kidnapped from Heathrow Airport and found close to death in the crypt of Fleet Street's St Bride's Church, DI Declan Walsh and his colleagues need to put the past behind them, and unite to take on the case. 
   
  But things aren't that simple, as an old colleague appears from Declan's past, offering a transfer opportunity to a new post, and one that is impossible to refuse, considering a rapidly approaching deadline. 
   
  But as the Unit delve deeper, they discover a long-standing conspiracy connected to a spiked story ten years earlier, and Declan finds himself in a world of blind turns, changed pages and hanging indents, as London's media elite do anything they can to stop him finding out one of their darkest secrets - including putting Declan himself back on the front page. 
   
  Can Declan and his team solve the case - before they become the story? 
   
  And is this DI Declan Walsh's last case with the Last Chance Saloon? 
   
  The fifteenth audiobook in a series of procedural crime thrillers by #1 New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee writing as Jack Gatland, Kill Your Darlings is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, Ian Rankin, Alex Smith, David Gatward, Rachel McLean and Ann Cleeves, among others.

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  The Mystery of the Back Passage

  CM Rawlins

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  On a frigid winter's night, Lady Darriby-Jones is roused from her daydreaming by an unexpected late-night visitor, a familiar yet vexing presence known for annual visits to the Darriby estate. She invites him in, leaving his care to her butler. Little does she know that this decision will lead to a grim discovery. 
   
   
   
  In the early light of day, a shrill cry pierces the serenity, unveiling a most unwelcome gift of the season: the uninvited guest lies lifeless. 
   
   
   
  Lady Darriby-Jones is left to contemplate a series of confounding questions. Why did she grant this man an overnight refuge?  What sinister connection lies behind a bottle of her gin beside the deceased? How could someone have taken his life when he was confined within a room? 
   
   
   
  It becomes evident that this enigma is one that Lady Darriby-Jones may not unravel. However, with an inept, ill-tempered law enforcement officer assigned to the case and a young family member implicated as the prime suspect, she must sift through the scant breadcrumbs of clues to disentangle this puzzle. 
   
   
   
  Will she succeed in unmasking a shrewd killer, or will this chilling incident forever taint the most cherished season of the year with haunting memories?

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  Dark Drink and Conversation

  Thomas Kennedy

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  Adult Irish Humor.Come in. Sit down and take your ease. Have a drink.  A pint of plain is your only man.Listen to the conversation as you sit in the corner of the snug in Mulligan's pub.The Teacher, The Sergeant, and the Parish Priest, aided by the Barman, are in session and little of what happens in this Dublin inner city parish will escape their attention.Hear of Fitzer the pervert, Kathy the Dominatrix, the Yank, the Green Man and of course the Burglar and his daughter Naimh pregnant by the Builder. Hear of the young curate and his connection to the sodality of Catholic Mothers and of the death of Big Breno the drug dealer. And what is the connection between Crazy Mary and Big Breno's stash of cash? And where is the cache of drugs Big Breno bought on the night of his murder?

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