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"Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara bereft with grief. But Aunt Rosie's death also opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land, and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes Sara's great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch...
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"For Melanie Drake, school guidance counselor in a small Virginia town, the day's challenges typically involve a playground scuffle or a student skipping school. It's worlds away from her previous career as a vital part of the Office of Special Investigations. There, she devoted herself heart and soul to covert operations, the riskier the better. Since leaving, Melanie has cherished her peaceful, calm existence, with her two beloved retired service...
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"Look to Washington. Look to Moscow. Zebra One. Zebra Two." These cryptic words, whispered on a dark Moscow street, lead one-time CIA "golden boy" David McAllister on a desperate quest for the truth. Hunted by KGB and CIA alike, McAllister must decipher the riddle in order to unravel an espionage plot so vast that the Free World's fate hangs in the balance-and to prove his own innocence. And he's running out of time . . .
At the Publisher's request,...
4) The Hill
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When the Alton's move to their new home on the hill they soon find that all is not as it seems. Sebastian becomes entangled between two opposing forms of evil, and soon must make a choice.The hill is a story of love, friendship, trust and its destructive effectsThe hill is the first story of 'the spillwork rattle,' a device buried within our history.
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In this new thriller from Russell James a 21st century quest for sunken treasure is interlaced with love and tragedy from the time of the Spanish Armada. King Philip's quest to defeat and subdue upstart Britain under Queen Elizabeth 1st is in stark contrast to the very different quest of a film crew in a hired boat off the wild coast of northern Scotland.While at least one of the team is convinced he knows the location of a previously undiscovered...
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Norman finds the secret to making Stradivari violins. MI6, Russian hackers and others want it. What if the greatest violin maker in history actually did have a secret formula? And, what if it were stumbled upon, more than 300 years later, by innocent guitar makers, who then became the target of someone who could not let that secret be revealed. Add to this volatile situation a second party who wants the secret made public.
The cascade of events...
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Tess Davey is an ambitious, hard-working police woman. After ten successful years in the service, she has risen to the rank of detective and earned herself an enviable reputation. But after the unexpected death of her beloved father, Tess is shocked when previously well-kept secrets about her family history are revealed. determined to find out the truth once and for all, Tess leaves the security of her home in Spalding and gets a job transfer to Soho,...
8) Maelstrom
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In the tense atmosphere of the Cold War, John Fisher, a laid-back Australian, lands a job with a shipping line in Rotterdam, blissfully unaware of the concealed financial and political schemes harboured by some of his new friends and colleagues. He soon finds himself entangled in an international scandal involving influential entities, facing relentless pressure from various quarters.
Navigating the challenges of dealing with intoxicated ship captains,...
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Wally Touch is a funeral director that has the gift of touch! He is given an opportunity to purchase a beautiful funeral home from a funeral director that lost his wife to cancer. Wally is called into a home of a wealthy banker to remove the wife after her death. As Wally makes physical contact with the woman, he sees her entire life before his eyes. He sees her as a young woman, middle aged as well as older...he sees the wonderful and important times...
10) Alligator Allan
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an abused man who turns into a badass on the run from the law in Louisiana. Based on the song Amos Moses.
11) Dystopia
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Dystopia' is a high-octane political thriller set during the UK's Brexit referendum, with an intriguing love story that enthrals up to its climactic ending. Ellis has the right degree, family, connections - and a great pad in Brighton. But he's in with the wrong crowd - a notorious DJ and the beautiful yet enigmatic Madeleine who has a hold over him from the moment they meet. When Ellis becomes prime suspect in the murder of a model, he escapes by...
12) East End Honour
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Jason Frasier grew up in the East End of London and was always told to look out for his younger brother. He did this willingly and could never see in Vincent what others could see, that he was a thoroughly nasty piece of work. The brothers were as different as chalk and cheese. Vincent had a nasty jealous streak and what he wanted he usually got, even if it was at the expense of his beloved brother. Vincent had a knack of dragging Jason into his dodgy...
13) If It Kills Me
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Her dad's song became her song-a slave's song, a wary song of anger without the means of expression, a song of surviving--a song of escape.Like any slave, she'd do what she had to do."Dad," she whispered. "Somehow, I'll get home. If it kills me, I'll get home."
14) Burial Ground
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Tammy and Greg meet at a party in the Perth hills and sneak away to a disused gravel pit to be alone. They are interrupted by two men burying something who then attack Greg and chase a naked Tammy throughout the night. She is found the next day, delirious and suffering hypothermia. She tells Detective Sam Collins and Jenny Markham what she witnessed and reports Greg's murder. But his body is found in a car wreck, and the crash report says he died...
15) Jamaica
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On the emerald green island of Jamaica, an unpredictable adventure awaits twins Ana and Nicky who travel there to celebrate their coming of age. Under the Caribbean sun, they anticipate a holiday filled with fun, freedom, and excitement. But the idyllic island harbours hidden dangers beyond their expectations.
As the twins revel amid the natural tropical beauty, the thin veneer of paradise soon peels away. Their riveting journey quickly becomes a...
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There are two main threads to the book: a modern crime story and the recollections of an 85-year-old woman with dark secrets in her past. Set during the British General Election of 1997 when Tony Blair swept to power, the story bounces back to the 1930s when another charismatic leader rose in Europe. That story is revealed through flashbacks to the life of a British Nazi sympathiser and her artist sister, both intimates of Hitler and Goering.In 1997,...
17) Anime kills 2
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La asesina Mayumi Masumara ha regresado.. y para recuperar lo último de su amado en este mundo... acabará con cualquier persona que se cruce en su camino...
18) Escape
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When Michael Rorke, a talented yet self-absorbed author, meets his untimely end in an accident, he awakens as a wanderer – a spirit caught between worlds, unsure of what afterlife, be it blissful or grim, lies ahead. In this liminal state, he is unable to return to the living and faces an uncertain path forward.
This twilight world is fraught with dangers, teeming with predators that prey on spirits like him. Michael's urgent quest for resolution...
19) Never Forever
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As it becomes more apparent that Conner represents only the tip of the iceberg, Dana comes under increasing pressue to solve the mysetery of Conner's past. Drawing upon the assistance from her partner, Tobias, Conner's psychiatrist, Dr Coemen, and her motley collection of neighbours and friends, Dana realises that she may be the key to preventing a murderous spree of supernatural origins.Combining elements of drama, crime and the supernatural, Never...
20) Busisiwe
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This follows on one of the kidnapped twins lives and follows how she moves on and finds her family and gets her revenge.
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