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Demon's Whisper (Tales of the Thief-City)

by Gareth Lewis

In a city run on knowledge, many believe demons are banned for the corrosiveness of their messages. So when a demon is released in Nexi, is the price of facing it more than Rax is willing to pay? And when it’s...

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The Dastardly Mr Winkle Meets His Match

by Rufus Offor

"the story was riveting, humorous and exciting." "a bit too much gleeful violence and death for my taste" "It’s now 2.45 in the afternoon and other than breakfast, I’ve done nothing apart from lie in bed...

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Dan Brown

Holy Grail

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Cage of Thoughts (Tales of the Thief-City)

by Gareth Lewis

Nexi can overwhelm newcomers. When new arrivals run afoul of the city's dangers and a young girl goes missing, they turn to Rax Darkthorn to learn what happened. In the Thief-City, where myths walk the streets,...

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The Little Loan

by K. Michael Coleman

A mysterious woman attempts to hire Robert Craighe, a senior investigator with the Confidential Inquiries Agency, but she disappears before he can learn her name or what brought her to him. The Little Loan....

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crime

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A Fistful of Faeries (Tales of the Thief-City)

by Gareth Lewis

After an absence from the thief-city, Rax Darkthorn has debts long overdue, and not to the kind of people who'd let them slide. Making good on them will require negotiating with a crystalline savage and a faerie...

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Death by Deceit (Book #5 in the Caribbean Murder series)

by Jaden Skye

Cindy and Mattheus, finally together, prepare to take time off and live together—when a stunning upset in their relationship tears them apart. Cindy flies home to New York, resigned to never work as a detective—and...

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Fama: Extreme Illustrated Edition

by Rohan Paxton

(This novel was voted for The Best Book of the Year, 2012, by the HotDog Publishers). "The road to reputation was wide open for Eva Jones, the renowned singer who acquired a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame....

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Rohan Paxton

Fama

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Snow

by David Halliday

There was a white van. Inside were four bank robbers. Next door to the bank was a restaurant. A pregnant woman worked in the restaurant. She was the wife of a detective. Outside the window she could see the...

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The Sin of Hope - first 9 chapters

by Gareth Lewis

A secret older than religion, or a more recent delusion? Hired to find the witness to a crime, PI John Daly soon realizes he hasn’t been told everything. With the Vatican and local mobsters also on the man’s...

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thriller

action

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Flomms

by Katya Shubina

Flomms are amazing, funny little people who live in the enchanted town of Flommerville. Their quiet lives are suddenly disrupted when the Manager of their color-making factory mysteriously disappears. The Police...

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Childrens Story

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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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european smuggling ring

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Two Worlds and Us

by Álló, Patrik & Váldi, Erzsébet

Copyright 2012, English Major, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs, Hungary, Stories from Álló, Patrik & Váldi, Erzsébet We've written ten stories to show you our creativity and that we can stand...

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time travel

time traveling

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DEATH BY DESIRE (Book #4 in the Caribbean Murder series)

by Jaden Skye

In the midst of gorgeous St. Bart’s, a few days before Christmas, a Senator’s daughter is found stabbed and strangled on the beach—the day after her engagement party. While the rich and famous are pouring...

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women sleuth

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Maxwell's Demon

by Carl R. Strode

Cowering in the stale darkness of an unfinished maintenance closet, he struggled to stifle the wheezing of his own ragged breath. Sounds of pursuit and the smell of fear blotted out his plans for relaxation...

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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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Ice Blue

by Emma Jameson

Anthony Hetheridge, ninth Baron of Wellegrave, Chief Superintendent for New Scotland Yard, never married, no children, no pets, no hobbies, and not even an interesting vice, will turn sixty in three weeks. With...

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scotland yard

cozy mystery

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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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The Good Knight: A Medieval Mystery

by Sarah Woodbury

Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king of north Wales… The year is 1143 and King Owain seeks to unite his daughter in marriage with an allied king....

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middle ages

Female detective

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Quashed Twice

by Ricardo Phillipiano

Detective stops an assassination attempt in the making.

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3rd Person

Soviet Russia

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Death by Divorce (Book #2 in the Caribbean Murder series)

by Jaden Skye

When an old friend’s husband goes missing, she calls Cindy for help. Fresh from her own tragedy, Cindy returns to the Caribbean, this time to the gorgeous, lush island of Grenada, to find him. Cindy, still...

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