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Set in Europe in 2030, Ortega is a novel which blends slice-of-life and gaming. The story follows Elena, as she balances her career as a player of the virtual reality shooter Dreadnaughts and her private life, when a third party becomes interested in her skillset.
Kurt Hunter, Special Agent in Charge at Biscayne National Park, has always believed in protecting both the land and the people. But when a cutting-edge surface drone is discovered smuggling drugs through the park’s pristine waters, Hunter is thrust into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. As the drone’s mysterious operators ramp up their efforts, the trail leads him from the bustling streets of Miami to the serene, but treacherous, waters of the Upper Keys. With time running out and a cartel operating right under his nose, Hunter must navigate a web of deceit, danger, and high-tech crime to stop an empire from thriving in the backwaters of paradise. Can he expose the cartel before they unleash chaos on the waters he’s sworn to protect?Show book
Meet The Nearly Dearly Departed Club. Four random strangers thrown together with only one thing in common. They’re all dead. Or maybe not … When teenager Benji Hammerton goes worryingly quiet, his parents turn to the one person who might be able to help - Agatha Pleasant, an ageing government agent who operates largely in the shadows. As luck would have it, Agatha has a batch of new recruits at her disposal. Untapped potential desperately in need of work experience. Her Nearly Dearly Departed Club. Their search takes them to Stainmouth, a bleak town with little to offer except bitter winds and a toxic atmosphere. With a life hanging in the balance, they hunt tirelessly for the missing boy. As tensions mount, and the risks start to outweigh the rewards, the team question their involvement. Their purpose. Their future. Is any of it really worth dying for? Especially when you’re dead already… The Nearly Dearly Departed Club is the first instalment in the unputdowanble crime thriller series from Anthony Grace.Show book
A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance. Book 8 of the Hope Walker Mysteries! Some of the best chess players in the world have descended upon Hopeless for the prestigious Western States Chess Championship. But something has gone terribly wrong.And as usual, investigative reporter Hope Walker is trying to unravel the puzzle. There's just one problem. Chess masters are used to being the smartest people in the room.Can Hope solve this chess crime? Or has she finally found a puzzle she just can't solve? Order the eighth audiobook in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Queen, today! And listen as award-winning narrator Tavia Gilbert brings Hope, Katie, Granny and all the residents of Hopeless to life!Show book
One poor decision will haunt her forever.Macy Mercer only wants a little independence. Eager to prove herself grown up, she goes to a dark, secluded park. She's supposed to meet the boy of her dreams who she met online. But the cute fifteen year old was a fantasy, his pictures fake. She finds herself face to face with Chester Woodran, a man capable of murder.Distraught over his own missing daughter, Chester insists that Macy replace his lost girl. He locks Macy up, withholds food, and roughs her up, demanding that she call him dad. Under duress from his constant threats and mind games, her hold on reality starts to slip. Clinging to her memories is the only way of holding onto her true identity, not believing that she is Chester's daughter. Otherwise she may never see her family again.Show book
"The Problem of Thor Bridge" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common. He became attracted to Miss Dunbar; since he could not marry her, he had attempted to please her in other ways, such as trying to help people less fortunate than himself.Show book
A punked out Scottish crime thriller based on the trance culture and lad culture of the early 2000s. Conflicts turn to disaster during a RATT rave and Phil goes missing. As the remaining lost boys – Nathan, Mikey and Lucas – search for Phil they are pulled into an underworld of crime, drug debts, addictions, loyalties and betrayals. Illustrated by Mark Deans.Show book
