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31281) Days of Danger
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Three men meet on the outskirts of London to hatch a plan to steal the wealth of a nation in this thriller by an Edgar Award–winning author.
They are three ordinary-seeming men-one fat, one tall, one thin. But their goal is anything but ordinary, and they have no regard for the chaos and horror that will be unleashed in the process. Once their plan is put into action, the death toll will rise and rise . . .
It is up to Department Z's Gordon...
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Sam Capelli stumbled backwards in an effort to get away from Leo Stegner.
"Remember Joe? You bastard!" Leo threw several blows. Capelli staggered and fell to the ground. "You killed my father. You're a dead man Capelli!" He kicked Capelli, while reciting John 3:16, "For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son," he kicked him again, "that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life," and kicked him again, real hard.
Leo...
31283) Stolen Valor
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Stolen Valor, A Carson Brand Novel
In this fast-paced action thriller, Carson Brand and his best friend Bert cross the Mexican border for a night out. Brand doesn't know about his friend's secret association with the Cartel. He also doesn't, know this will be his last night with Bert.
Brand's life changes forever, when he enters a world of human trafficking, drug dealers, and murder. As he falls deeper within the workings of the deadly cartel, Brand...
31284) Shhh
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Every word means something and every story can change a person, but what if those words did more harm than good? What if in the middle of it all, you had to decide if you had it in you to destroy someone else? Measure your words carefully, and kill them with kindness.
31285) The Carriage House
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A graphic designer discovers the payment for her recent job comes with a dark secret in this romantic suspense novel by a New York Times bestseller.
Fun and a little hard work. That's all Tess Haviland has in mind when Ike Grantham pays her for her graphic design work with the run-down nineteenth-century carriage house on Boston's North Shore.
Then Ike disappears, and Tess finds herself with much more than a simple weekend project to get her...
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The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell (1922) is an adventure novel by L.P. Wyman and one of seven books in his vastly underrated-and relatively unknown-Golden Boys series.
Each novel follows the adventures of Bob and Jack Golden, brothers from Maine with curious minds and adventurous hearts. Together, often alongside their trusted friend Rex Dale, the Golden Boys use their problem-solving skills and wilderness experience to overcome danger,...
31287) The Blonde Lady
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"The Blonde Lady" sees Arsène Lupin (the gentleman-burglar) once again meeting his enemy, the English detective Herlock Sholmes. These two great intellects are bound in opposite directions, where one chooses to abide to the law and the other uses his power and wits to crime. This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born...
31288) Carriers of Death
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From an Edgar Award–winning author: Someone is trying to force Britain to declare war-but with what motive?
British armaments are being systematically destroyed, and the list of suspects stretches worldwide. Working alongside the British government, secret service agency Department Z is struggling to find the motive for this alarming sabotage when they discover a similar series of disasters are occurring, inexplicably, in America. Tensions between...
31289) Go Away Death
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International blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the United States-but Bill Loftus of Department Z is hot on their trail . . .
With America's most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in a conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unraveling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Bill Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him.
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31290) Quantum Mind
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What if the Earth is a sentient living being? Kat and her twin brother Pat, meet Alder who came to the Earth, with others from his distant planet, over 5000 years ago. Their ancient mission was to help planet Earth reconnect to a group of sentient planets quantumly connected around the universe. Kat and Pat discover that they and others they meet have special "quantum abilities" by using the colorful stones Alder has with him. Discovering they can...
31291) Menace
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A tale of murder and international intrigue from the multimillion-selling, award-winning author.
Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the arrival of fellow agent Lois Dacre. He is temporarily amused by the sight of a passerby oddly dressed in an enormous fur coat on an exceptionally warm day.
Then, interrupted by a call from Agent Craigie, Kerr is alerted to new developments in...
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RCMP Sergeant Ray Robertson has been serving with the United Nations, a job that takes him to South Sudan and Haiti, where he is training local police and assisting with investigations. However, murder seems to find him wherever he goes-even on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. These satisfying short mysteries introduce the reader to colourful locales and a determined protagonist who will stop at nothing until he solves the crime.
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31293) Never Say Never
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If you like 365 Days, and After, you'll love the steamy romances from Kailin Gow like this one. From the ALA YALSA Award-winning Author of the Bitter Frost Series and the soon-to-become a film Loving Summer Series, comes:
THE NEVER KNIGHTS series
"Music, suspense, and some steam up the windows scenes make this a wonderful book for lovers of Mature YA/New Adult books" - Book Loving Mom
"If you want to change up what you usually read or you like...
31294) The Ghost Ship
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"The Ghost Ship" is a 1912 short story by English author Richard B. Middleton. A chilling ghost story with unforgettable characters and a masterful narrative, this classic example of vintage supernatural fictional is sure to leave any lover of ghost stories and horror fiction with an almost unquenchable thirst for more of Middleton's marvelous and macabre work. Richard Barham Middleton (1882 – 1911) was an English author and poet most famous for...
31295) Arsène Lupin
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This early work was originally a 4-part play written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset in 1908, and subsequently novelized by Leblanc and published in 1909 with Edgar Jepson. We are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief...
31296) Murder Must Wait
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Another in the classic series filled with mystery, murder, and British espionage from the Edgar Award–winning author.
Some parts of the secret service are more secret than others, and Department Z is among them. Now, its founder, Gordon Craigie; top agent Loftus; and their compatriots must face a mysterious international organization that has suddenly gained power and infiltrated the governments of several key global powers. It already has branches...
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Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel from 'The Mobile Library' series.
The second in the 'The Mobile Library ' detective series, 'Mr. Dixon Disappears' once again features the magnificently hapless Israel Armstrong - the young, Jewish, duffle-coat wearing librarian who solves crimes, mysteries, and domestic problems all whilst driving a mobile library...
31298) Buying the Billionaire
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Sylvain had no time for romance or love, just arrangements that satisfies his physical needs. As one of the billionaire bachelors, those in the know, refer to as the BBBBC (Bad Boys Billionaire Bachelors Club), Sylvain not only withheld the values of bachelorhood to the "T", but he is the founder of the club.When he meets Taryn Summers, a woman whom he had heard from afar and admired for her acute knowledge of wines, to hire as his wine buyer, his...
31299) The Mark of the Crescent
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A mysterious symbol is the key to a murder case in this classic suspense tale by the Edgar Award–winning author.
Gordon Craigie and Department Z-the squad of top-secret detectives within British intelligence-are embroiled in a desperate investigation involving drugs and murder. How will the department uncover who is behind the mark of the crescent? Will they solve the case before the anonymous culprit claims another victim?
The trail starts...
31300) Last Lullaby
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Set in the fictional town of Paddy's Arm, Newfoundland, Alice Walsh's debut mystery novel is at once harrowing and homey, equal parts police procedural and diner gossip. When Claire and Bram's only child dies suddenly, it at first appears to be a case of crib death. But when the real cause of death indicates homicide and Claire is arrested as the number-one suspect, her friend, lawyer Lauren LaVallee, promises she'll do everything she can to prove...
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