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  The China Paradox

  Gerard Shirar

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  Walter J. Lummis is an American expatriate and freelance newsman with extensive experience covering Asia. Now, in his later years, he has developed information about a plot involving China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran cooperating in a plot to destroy the US democracy from within, eliminate its influence in world affairs, and alter the world order by creating a single nation comprised of all the nations of the world ruled by China. Throughout his pursuit of the truth, Lummis embarks on a perilous journey across various Far East countries, all while being pursued by North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), determined to prevent him from getting the story on the front page of a leading US newspaper and claiming a Pulitzer Prize. 
  Will Lummis reach his objective of publishing the story, or will the MSS kill him before he achieves his goal? The fate of Lummis, the United States, and the world order hangs in the balance. 
  Gerard Shirar, was a twenty-year veteran of the US Army, served as an officer in Army Intelligence. He is a veteran of Korea and Vietnam and practiced law in the Boston area for many years before retiring. This is his eighth novel.

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  The Mystery of the Blue Train

  Agatha Christie

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  "The Mystery of the Blue Train" is a detective novel written by Agatha Christie, first published in 1928. It features Christie's famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who investigates a murder that occurs aboard the luxurious Blue Train traveling from Calais to Nice.
  The story revolves around the murder of Ruth Kettering, a wealthy American heiress, whose valuable ruby necklace is also stolen. As Poirot delves into the case, he encounters a cast of characters with motives ranging from financial gain to personal vendettas. Suspects include Ruth's estranged husband, her lover, and other passengers aboard the train.
  As Poirot unravels the complexities of the case, he employs his keen powers of observation and deduction to uncover the truth behind the murder and the missing jewels. "The Mystery of the Blue Train" is celebrated for its intricate plot, memorable characters, and surprising twists, all hallmarks of Agatha Christie's masterful storytelling.

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  Now Entering Silver Hollow

  Lucienne LeBeau

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  Could a basement be a portal to Perdition? How many heads can fit in a duffel bag? Where did the family living at Dubbs House go? What’s the difference between waking from a nightmare and waking into a nightmare? 
  "Now Entering Silver Hollow" answers these questions, and questions these answers as the residents and visitors of the town are tormented by forces at Dubbs House that they cannot comprehend and may never understand.

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  The Good Teacher

  Brian R. O'Rourke

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  Twenty years ago, Nelly met a monster. Now he's back.After a difficult divorce, things seem to be looking up for teacher Nelly Peak when she takes a job at Overland Middle School. But then she's introduced to her new colleagues . . . And she's sure she recognizes one of them—Marshall Dawes, the man that assaulted her twenty years ago. Only now he goes by a different name—Emmett Moore. And Emmett is a highly respected teacher at Overland, beloved by pupils and staff alike. There's even talk of him becoming principal one day.But Nelly knows who he really is. And when things quickly start to go wrong for her—a mysterious stalker, her work being sabotaged—she is sure that Emmet is trying to squeeze her out so that he can keep his dark past hidden. 
   
  Nelly desperately needs this job and realizes she must fight to protect her reputation while seeking to uncover Emmet's true identity.But this is a dangerous game. As Nelly gets closer to the shocking truth, she discovers that she's up against someone will do whatever it takes to stop her. This gripping game of cat-and-mouse is about to turn deadly . . . Contains mature themes.

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  Invisible Sun An

  W. Keith Tims

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  Set hundred years in the future, history professor Christopher Cousins believes he’s contracted a mysterious plague which is somehow related to the orbital Gates that allow light-speed travel through the solar system. But the governments and corporations of the solar system are willing to do everything they must to suppress the existence of it. What’s more, those with the plague can hear and see strange things no one else can. As he investigates, he falls in with a group of dissidents (or are they terrorists?) who, like him, want to uncover the truth–which may be the biggest secret humanity has ever kept.

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  Seams Deadly

  Maggie Bailey

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  Lydia Barnes is excited for a fresh start when she moves to the quaint mountain town of Peridot, Georgia. Her friend, Fran, offers her a job at the Measure Twice fabric store and even sets her up on a date with the handsome Brandon Ivey, who also happens to be Lydia’s new next-door neighbor. Finally, things are looking up. But after a disaster first date that ends with a fist bump instead of a kiss, Lydia doesn’t think her night can get any worse. She’s soon proven wrong when she later stumbles upon Brandon’s dead body. Considered the prime suspect by the police, Lydia calls on her friends to help her hunt for the truth and prove her innocence. But when another body is soon found inside the Measure Twice store, Lydia knows that the killer must be close by and that this town has more than its fair share of secrets. Who would want to frame the newest addition to Peridot for these terrible murders—and why? Lydia may discover that while sewing might have a pattern, killing rarely does. Will she be able to stitch together the clues and clear her own name before the killer strikes again?

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