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"Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her...
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""You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
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Camino Island novels volume 3
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"In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals...
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Deadline volume 2
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For a paltry sum of money, Jung-hyuk injures himself slightly in the right hand. In tense relationship with his employers, he meets a young woman working in a cafe that intrigues him, reviving the images of a distant memory while Sang-min's problems are growing up.
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Deadline volume 4
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Korean
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Sang-min and Jung-hyuk have dinner. They talk about a robbery without risk. But Jung-hyuk refuses and tells him to avoid the problems. Sun-ho auditions a young woman in his music studio in a very personal way. At the karaoke, Sang-min spends the night having fun.
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Deadline volume 11
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An unpleasant surprise awaits Jae-hwa as she returns home. Sang-min finally meets Sae-mi who asks him for help. Jung-hyuk learns from Mr. Park that he will have to fight soon to start paying down the debt.
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Straight Forward volume 4
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Safe but worried about her father, Gillard, Ida tries to contact him, despite Lisbeth's warnings that he may have sold them out to Ravn. While Ida prepares to leave Denmark, Sylvia gets closer to Adam.
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Deadline volume 3
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Korean
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Sang-min tries to negotiate the payment of his debt he owes to a notorious gangster, Tony. The deadline has already passed but he is trying to get more time. Jung-hyuk has to prove himself in the ring but his right hand hurts.
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Straight Forward volume 7
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Sylvia escapes her ordeal with Karmen, but she is severely wounded and must trust Adam to rescue Ida. Lisbeth intends to flee to France following Des's funeral, but an altercation with Ravn's men spells disaster for Sylvia's team.
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Deadline volume 8
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Sang-min finds himself trapped. The second deadline of the debt has come to an end. Jung-hyuk discovers Sang-min's troubles and decides to help him. The troubles continue for Jung-hyuk and his addiction reappears, reviving a memory that has haunted him for too long.
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Straight Forward volume 6
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After nearly being caught by Ravn's associate Karmen, Sylvia and Ida make plans to escape, but Sylvia is reluctant to get Adam involved. Despite the risk, Lisbeth refuses to leave Denmark until Des is laid to rest.
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Straight Forward volume 3
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Ravn captures Ida and issues Sylvia an ultimatum: come back within 24 hours, or Ida will be killed. In New Zealand, Sylvia races against the clock to organize an exchange of incriminating files against Ravn to save her daughter, while at the same time convincing Ravn and Qvist that she's still in Denmark.
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Deadline volume 7
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While Jung-hyuk resists to drink, Sang-min has found refuge with Jae-hwa who ends up betraying him. Park and Kim, Tony's two subordinates are about to get Sang-min, who still hasn't paid. Jung-hyuk arrives at the scene without knowing anything about Sang-min's problem.
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Deadline volume 5
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Korean
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In the morning, OH Jung-hyuk, finishes a job for Tony but he will learn very bad news. MOON Sang-min, talks to the young woman at the karaoke but then in the street, he goes too far and Wang Sun-ho defends the young woman.
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Deadline volume 6
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Korean
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Jung-hyuk meets the waitress of the cafe in a park. Something they cannot define seems to relate them. Sang-min is still struggling to find money without succeeding. Following his meeting, Jung-hyuk's memories become more obsessive.
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Deadline volume 10
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Korean
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Sae-mi meets Ina, a former classmate who dropped out of school for a lucrative but questionable activity. Hiroshi makes a mistake that could have changed Sae-mi's situation if she hadn't seen Ina again.
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Deadline volume 9
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Korean
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Two years earlier, a Jung-hyuk's japanese rival, Hiroshi Ito, was sent to Seoul to do a special work. He will encounter CHOI Sae-mi, a young student pianist who can no longer pay for her studies.
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Straight Forward volume 8
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Danish
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After receiving a tipoff that Ravn is coming for her, Sylvia is forced to make a deal with Qvist to catch Ravn in the act. Their dangerous plan becomes even more complicated when Lisbeth arrives in New Zealand.
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Straight Forward volume 5
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Danish
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With no other leads on Sylvia's whereabouts, Ravn reaches out to Qvist with evidence of her multiple identities. Sylvia and Ida help Adam organize a fundraiser, while New Zealand detectives pressure Gillard for information under the threat of deportation.
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Deadline volume 12
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Korean
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Jung-hyuk prepares for the fights he must do, supported by the memory of this young woman met at the cafe. The situation is serious. But what solutions are available to him to get out of it? Is this dead end the end of the road?
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