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Splintering

by Auth Rebeka & Cser László & Csüdör Eszter & Renczes Márta

The book is about a girl, who struggles with dissociative identity disorder and she is cured in a psychiatry.This is a diary-series that she and the personalities in her mind have left behind.

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short stories

fantasy romance

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The Imaginist

by T.K. Wade

What if you could make your very thoughts into reality? Would you use that power to help others, or would you allow it to consume you? “The Imaginist” by T.K. Wade is a story that explores this very concept....

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mystery detective

supernatural abilities

& 9 tags

Ameristocracy

by Paul Moxham

When a conspiracy theorist cop stumbles upon the secret society responsible for the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy, he becomes convinced that they now have the newly elected President squarely in their...

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crime

police

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The Hammer

by Roger Busby

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but here’s a free lunchtime read to whet your appetite. Whether you prefer pie or salad, lunch with The Hammer will leave you satisfied. In another bite-size crime...

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police thriller

european smuggling ring

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The Glove Letters

by Kurt Ulmer

Letters from the edge as the search for the mysterious glove touches people’s lives in simple ways, in sad moments, at turbulent times, under pitiable circumstances and in ways that will touch your heart and...

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Short story with adult themes

occasional coarse language

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Twelve - Making Up For Lost Time

by Samuel Williams

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. The Final Episode in the Series...Jack gets re-aquianted with his estranged mother...

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Swilliam Shines

Samuel Williams

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Eleven - The Banquet

by Sean Hines

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. As Jack tries to reason with Mariana, Rupert is sneaking back for a peak of the banquet.

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Swilliam Shines

Sean Hines

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Ten - Returning Home

by Sam Williams

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Back in London with the first of Mr Darwin's bounty, but is he happy with it?

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Swilliam Shines

Hokum Press

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Nine - Into the Fog

by Sean Hines

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Lost at sea another surprise is about to creep out of the thick fog.

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Sean Hines

Swilliam Shines

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The Case Of The Invisible Man

by Ray Daley

An unusal look at the life of Sherlock Holmes through the eyes of Doctor John Watson. It's Holmes, but as you've never seen him portrayed before!

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short story

Swilliam Shines - Chapter Eight - Deep Water

by Samuel Williams

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Setting Sail for England a storm hits and a stowaway is found.

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Swilliam Shines

Hokum Press

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Seven - A Calamitous Escape

by Sean Hines

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Can Jack and Rupert find there way out of the mess they have gotten themselves in...

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Swilliam Shines

Sean Hines

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Gary H., not quite the real thing

by Kurt Ulmer

Gary H. had a lovely wife, a good business and everything looked fine. Then why make calls from a public phone, every weekday at 10.05 AM? He had a perfectly good telephone at home and an iphone as well. Gary,...

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Australian short story

short story

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Six - Jellyfish and Grogue

by Samuel Williams

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. A pleasant evening meal is quickly followed by the boys finding themselves in a sticky...

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Swilliam Shines

Hokum Press

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Nursery Crimes - Case 1

by Ray Daley

A sideways look at the real life of nursery rhyme characters, inspired in no small way by Robert Rankin.

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alternate reality

reality shifting

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Second Sight

by RoseMary McDaniel a.k.a. Amy Hayle

What is there to see in the old mirror that sits in the 100 year old house that Brooke and her siblings have inherited from their Great Aunt Lydia, and what truths does it reveal? This is Book #8 in the Fruithills...

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old house

mysterious mirror

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The Defective Detective : The Curious Case of the Kilchester Courier

by Adam Maxwell

Chasing a parcel delivered to a neighbour, Clint is sucked into a remarkably civilised but mildly deranged crime scene. There he encounters almost-blackmail, not-actually prostitution, probable-sex scandals,...

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dark comedy

short story

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Five - Racketball Aboard The Europa

by Sean Hines

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Jack and Rupert spend their first days at sea before the real work begins.

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Swilliams Shines

Sean Hines

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Four - By Rail to the Sea

by Samuel Williams

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Nerves set in as our chaps reach Plymouth and cast off in to the unknown.

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Hokum Press

Swilliam Shines

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Swilliam Shines - Chapter Three - Journey's Beginning

by Sean Hines

FOLLOW THE RECOUNTED TALES OF BANKERS-TURNED-ADVENTURERS JOHN SWILLIAM AND RUPERT SHINES IN THIS BRAND NEW WEB-BASED SERIAL. Rupert reveals the details of his prior meeting with Darwin and Swilliam Shines board...

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Swilliam Shines

Hokum Press

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