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  Queen Macbeth

  Val McDermid

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  Britain’s reigning “Queen of Crime” (The Scotsman), internationally bestselling and award-winning author Val McDermid has ensnared audiences worldwide for more than thirty years with her thrilling and masterfully plotted crime oeuvre. Now, in this radical, rip-roaring counternarrative drawing on the historical record, McDermid peels back the patriarchal prejudices of history and delivers an illuminating portrait of Shakespeare’s most famous villain, and the treacherous pursuit of ambition that made her legendary: Lady Macbeth. 
   
  A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three companions—a healer, a weaver, and a seer. The men hunting her will kill her—because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth. As the net closes in, what unfurls is a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre, and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland. At the heart of it is one strong, charismatic woman, who survived loss and jeopardy to outwit the endless plotting of a string of ruthless and power-hungry men. Her struggle won her a country. But now it could cost her life. 
   
  Immersive and utterly riveting, Queen Macbeth is an electric reimagining of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies and reaffirms McDermid as one of the preeminent writers of our day. 
   
  "A page-turning tale of adversity and adventure, laughter and love, death and defiance."—The Scotsman (UK)

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  The House Without a Key

  Earl Derr Biggers

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  Step into the alluring world of 1920s Honolulu with The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers, the first thrilling mystery featuring the legendary detective Charlie Chan. When a wealthy Bostonian is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, his young, aristocratic relative, John Quincy Winterslip, is drawn into a web of intrigue, deception, and danger far from his familiar New England life. 
  As the investigation unfolds, John Quincy teams up with the astute and unassuming Charlie Chan, whose sharp intellect and keen observations unravel secrets hidden beneath the tropical paradise's calm surface. From opulent mansions to shadowy docks, the case twists through unexpected turns, exposing motives rooted in jealousy, greed, and long-held grudges. 
  Expertly narrated to capture the elegance and suspense of this classic detective tale, The House Without a Key offers a captivating blend of mystery, cultural charm, and timeless characters. 
  Start listening to The House Without a Key today and dive into a masterful mystery that launched the iconic Charlie Chan series!

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  Murder in Rat Alley

  Mark de Castrique

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  In this unusual spin on the classic spy novel, murder strikes from our wartime pasts . . . 
  Iraq War veteran Sam Blackman with his prosthetic leg and his no-nonsense private eye partner Nakayla Robertson love their investigations―and they love each other. An interracial couple in the new South, the Asheville, North Carolina, pair has surrounded themselves with a terrific support team, including an unorthodox lawyer and a veteran cop. They deploy humor both to bind them together and to deflect insults. Plus, it helps deal with the tragedies their work uncovers. 
  Such a tragedy interrupts a meeting between the PIs and the neighboring law office when a body is unearthed from the grounds of the nearby Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. During the Cold War it monitored developing space programs. Today it plays a vital role gathering weather and climate data. The body has been in the ground a long time. Why would its discovery spark off a new murder in Asheville's mountain music scene, the victim found amid the garbage of dark, dank Rat Alley? 
  She was the fiancée of the man murdered long ago. But surely this case is more than a domestic drama playing out over time . . .

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  Manuscripts Meows & Murder

  Kathy Manos Penn

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  She thought she'd turned the page on murder. But after an author takes a lethal leap, is she back at Chapter One? 
   
  Leta Parker would rather not solve another crime. Hoping to turn her gift for sleuthing into a successful fiction career, the retired American expat attends a writers retreat in Cornwall with her fiancé. But when a sardonic wordsmith lands facedown in a fatal cliff fall, the newbie novelist is horrified that the man of her dreams is the prime suspect. 
   
  Rallying the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency into action, Leta tries to resist doing the snooping herself. But with her beau's freedom on the line and a feline informant offering key clues, the feisty fifty-five-year-old is not about to leave solving the homicide to chance. 
   
  Can Leta pen a killer's last words? 
   
  Manuscripts, Meows & Murder is the eleventh book in the delightful Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like talking animals, golden years adventures, and clever conundrums, then you'll love Kathy Manos Penn's publishing puzzler. 
   
  Dive into Manuscripts, Meows & Murder to scratch out a happy ending today!

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  Dead Ever After - Two's Company...

  Jack Stainton

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  In the aftermath of tragedy, Adam and Kat find themselves at the helm of their acquired company, navigating a sea of grief, guilt and responsibility. But while Kat embraces her newfound role with fervour, Adam struggles to find purpose amidst the chaos, his life descending into a spiral of apathy and disillusionment. 
   
  Enter Luke, an old colleague whose unexpected reappearance brings both promise and uncertainty. With the addition of Kevin, another figure from his past, Adam hopes to rebuild not only his business but also his fractured sense of self. Yet, as he delves deeper into the intricacies of his turbulent world, a series of strange occurrences begin to cast doubt on his reality. 
   
  Haunted by visions and plagued by paranoia, Adam grapples with the unsettling notion that someone — or something — is watching his every move. As his sanity unravels and those closest to him question his grasp on the truth, Adam must find who or what is trying to unhinge him. But is he truly in danger, or are his fears merely figments of his imagination? 
   
  Eventually, as the line between perception and illusion blurs, it leaves Adam to confront his hideous and unbeknown past once and for all, before it consumes him completely.

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  Agent for Lucy An

  Amelia C. Adams

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  Lucy Haskell is returning home to Denver after four years living abroad in China. She's eager to see everything that has changed in her absence and to start the next chapter of her life. When her dear friend and traveling companion, Delphine Collins, goes missing, Lucy realizes she's in a unique position to help. She decides to apply to become a Pinkerton agent, offering her familiarity with the culture to help search for Delphine in Chinatown. 
  Jed Green isn't sure what he thinks about ladies joining the agency. From personal experience, Jed knows it's dangerous work, and he can't imagine putting a woman in such a tenuous situation. When he's asked to train a new female agent, he reluctantly agrees. But when he's asked to marry her for propriety's sake? That's another thing altogether – how utterly preposterous!  
  Before Jed and Lucy can concentrate on their case, they must discover if they can work together. However, resolving their surprising feelings for each other, so they can focus on their dangerous task, is another thing altogether.

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