A collection of sixteen short mystery stories.
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Author: Aird, CatherineSummary: -
Author: Aird, CatherineSummary:
A letter received by an old woman's son after her death alerts Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan that one woman's death by natural causes in a local nursing home may actually be murder....
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Author: Aird, CatherineSummary:
Inspector C. D. Sloan is called in when it is discovered that a large collection of artifacts that has been left to the Calleshire museum includes a 3,000-year-old mummy case containing an all-too...
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Author: Moorehead, CarolineSummary:
In the late summer of 1943, Italy broke with Germany and joined the Allies. This historical account explores the women of Italy that liberated their country from the fascists. Partisans gave...
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Author: Miller, Derek B.Summary:
When Lilly was first Chief Engineer at The Commonwealth, nearly fifty years ago, the Central Archive wasn't yet the greatest repository of knowledge in the known world, protected by scribes...
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Author: Mason, TimothySummary:
With ingenuity, intelligence, and wit, debut novelist Tim Mason has created a powerfully entertaining thriller. For fans of Caleb Carr and Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Darwin Affair is a rousing tale...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Wells, MarthaSummary:
The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Tangye, DerekSummary:
The first account of the beginnings of a flower farm in Cornwall.
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Author: Lewis, C.S.Summary:Edmund and Lucy, and their not-so-nice cousin Eustace, are transported back to Narnia and find themselves aboard Prince Caspian's ship as he sails to find the end of the world.
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Author: Hansen, DerekSummary:
Funny, frightening, fascinating and always fishy. A highly original collection of stories with a watery theme.
Genre: Short stories -
Author: Higgins, JackSummary:
A ruthless killer is seeking revenge – and she has Sean Dillon in her sights – in this adrenalin-fuelled adventure from the master of the modern thriller. The murderous...
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Author: Sands, LynsaySummary:
After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de Valance is grateful for the rugged Scots who are escorting her to safety in the...
Genre: Romance fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, TatumSummary:The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto’s first 'priority neighbourhood.' From the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto - Irish, Jewish, Italian...
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Author: Jackson, DerekSummary:
Dubbed "Brother Word," Chance Howard miraculously heals those who are crippled by disease. But there is also unspeakable tragedy in Chance's past, and to keep that past hidden, he runs away.
Genre: Religious fiction -
Author: Slade, Arthur G.Summary:Arthur Slade has gathered together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula to Golem, from Frankenstein to Baba Yaga and even a zombie. He provides facts, real history, imagined history, and...