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Loveday, now fully immersed in the joys of motherhood with little Rosie, finds herself entangled in a web of deceit and revenge when an unexpected reunion with old friend Lawrence Kemp takes a dark turn. Drawn into the clutches of an old adversary, Brian Teague, who harbours a grudge over a past tragedy, Loveday must navigate a dangerous game of deception. As the stakes rise and old wounds are reopened, she and her detective partner, Sam, must unravel...
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When forces split them apart, how do they come together? Space Division spy Cody Greene lies for a living. That's one of the reasons he looks at every woman he meets with skepticism. He's single because of his dysfunctional relationship with his pampered, politician mother and the fact that he's still in love with his high school sweetheart, who died mysteriously years ago. Cody's in a tight spot when he's ordered to marry a naive tech genius named...
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A story of love, loss, acceptance, and intrigue. Meet Fatehbir Singh, fearless ex-footballer from thirty years ago, who was once the darling of women wherever he played. Feted as much for his prowess with the ball as for his dashing physique and good looks, he has managed to cruise through life – but then a catastrophic event upends everything. He is just about beginning to settle, when his son declares he has met the woman he wants to marry. Who...
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Embark on a literary journey with Warrioress Publishing's captivating Murder Mystery Anthology! Immerse yourself in the riveting tales of suspense, where renowned authors skillfully weave mind-bending twists and intricate puzzles that promise to captivate you from the opening lines to the final, shocking revelations. Join us in exploring the artistry of storytelling as these authors take you on a gripping ride through the world of mystery and intrigue....
6) Summary of Courtiers by Valentine Low: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House
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DISCLAIMERThis book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book.Summary of Courtiers By Valentine Low: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET:Chapter astute outline of the main contents.Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis.Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book Valentine...
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"This urgent, cleverly plotted high stakes thriller is set in motion by botched attack on two law clerks leaving one dead and the other in a coma. The ensuing cover up leaves a string of bodies and too many players at cross-purposes. It also leaves ChiefJustice Clarissa Baxter with a target on her back. We'll need an off the grid hero with friends in high places: enter retired FBI agent-turned-boardinghouse landlady, Ethel Fiona Crestwater (legend)...
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"Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academie to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris, she quickly realizes, is no place for a light purse. While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling decadence of the Belle Epoque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold Paris winter, Maud is hired by Christian Morel as companion to his beautiful, young sister, Sylvie....
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""Bodies can tell you a lot. There can be an eloquence about the dead. But you have to be able to interpret what they are telling you. "This captivating, expertly crafted mystery captures the life and essence of Victorian Dublin and draws the readeron a gripping journey of murder and intrigue. When a Dublin Pawnbroker is found murdered and the lead suspect goes missing, Sergeant Joe Swallow is handed the poisoned chalice of the investigation....
10) Gallows court
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"An atmospheric historical mystery that reveals 1930s London in all its violence and intrigue"--
"London, 1930. A headless corpse; an apparent suicide in a locked room; a man burned alive during an illusionist's show in front of thousands of people. Scotland Yard is baffled by the sequence of ghastly murders unfolding across the city and at the centre of it all is mysterious heiress Rachel Savernake. Daughter of a grand judge, Rachel is as glamorous...
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Lady Montfort and her pragmatic housekeeper Mrs. Jackson investigate a murder of a WWI officer with amnesia in the 20th-century English countryside. Building on the success of her last three mysteries in the same series, Tessa Arlen returns us to the same universe in Death of an Unsung Hero with more secrets, intrigue, and charming descriptions of the English countryside. In 1916, the world is at war and the energetic Lady Montfort has persuaded her...
12) Gunpowder moon
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A realistic and chilling vision of life on the Moon, where dust kills as easily as the vacuum of space...but murder is even quicker-a fast-paced, cinematic science fiction thriller, this debut novel combines the inventiveness of The Martian, the intrigue of The Expanse, and the thrills of Red Rising. The Moon smells like gunpowder. Every lunar walker since Apollo 11 has noticed it: a burnt-metal scent that reminds them of war. Caden Dechert, the chief...
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"December 1938. Lillian Frost has plunged head first into a world of boldfaced names and endless glamour as social secretary to movie-mad millionaire Addison Rice. Costume designer Edith Head is now in charge of Paramount Pictures' wardrobe department, although her position is precarious: potential replacements are being auditioned on a regular basis. The two friends again become partners thanks to an international scandal: a real-life incident, a...
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"Set in early nineteenth-century Britain, Bloodlust & Bonnets follows Lucy, an unworldly debutante who desires a life of passion and intrigue--qualities which earn her the attention of Lady Violet Travesty, the leader of a local vampire cult. But before Lucy can embark on her new life of vampiric debauchery, she finds herself unexpectedly thrown together with the flamboyant poet Lord Byron ("from books!") and a mysterious bounty-hunter named Sham....
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"A thrilling, beautifully written mystery debut that brings 1880s Dublin vividly, passionately to life, from the former editor of The Irish Times This captivating, expertly crafted mystery debut captures the life and essence of Victorian Dublin and draws the reader on a gripping journey of murder and intrigue. In the 1880s the Dublin Metropolitan Police classified crime in two distinct classes. Political crimes were classed as "special," whereas...
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"One of Italy's most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war. Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. While she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian queen remains, in many ways, an enigma. In this mesmerizing history, Alberto Angela offers a fresh and dynamic portrait...
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The second in Con Lehane's 42nd Street Library Mystery, Murder in the Manuscript Room is a smart, compelling mystery in which the characters themselves are at least as interesting as the striking sleuthing. When a murder desecrates the somber, book-lined halls of New York City's iconic 42nd Street Library, Raymond Ambler, the library's curator of crime fiction, has a personal interest in solving the crime. His quest to solve the murder is complicated...
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