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Meet Finn Maguire—a compelling new character for the crime genre. The day Finn Maguire discovers his father bludgeoned to death in a pool of blood, his dreary life is turned upside down. He's the prime suspect in the murder. Finn must race against time to clear his name and find out who...

When a legendary Viking ship, the Black Raven, returns home to Ostmond, its captain is dead, and the crew is emaciated. The only man left standing is a stranger from a faraway land named Eusebius the Phoenician. Eusebius is taken to the Great Hall where he convinces the Viking council to give him men and ships to go on an epic quest for the Holy Grail. From Goodreads: "Many surprises, starting with the author. When I picked this up at some used book store or sale, I had no idea it was by Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse that Roared and John Treegate's Musket). Next, my assumption was ...

The Dead Boxes Archive is a chilling collection of short horror stories and horror novellas. Together for the first time in one volume, seven tales from the critically acclaimed Dead Boxes series. Dead Boxes are scary things. Wonderful and dreadful secrets hiding themselves in plain view. On the surface, they often appear to be ordinary, everyday objects. Items which are easily overlooked at first glance. Perhaps that’s just as well because the Dead Boxes are as far from ordinary and everyday as you can get. They hold miracle and mystery, horror and salvation, answers to questions best ...

Winner of the Thomas Alva Edison Annual Children’s Book Award for Excellence in Portraying America’s Past The second book in the Treegate series picks up right where John Treegate’s Musket left off—following both the events of the American War for Independence and 16-year-old Peter’s clash of loyalty to his real father, John Treegate, and to his foster father, the Maclaren of Spey (a Scottish clansman). Peter’s two fathers are both jealous and distrustful of each other as well as worlds apart in thought and philosophy, and Peter struggles to be true to both men while also trying...

Kate McCall's husband is killed by her teenage son, Luke, in a tragic bow hunting accident--an incident that sets into motion a series of events, culminating in a dramatic, life and death confrontation with a gang of killers. Included in the gang is Kate's first love - an ex-con who himself is...

*** An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book *** The year is 1777, and America is in danger of losing the Revolutionary War because of the British blockade… Benjamin Franklin is sent to Paris to seek an alliance with France, but how will he ever be able to convince the French that the American battle is worth joining—especially when the French are still licking their wounds from their own loss to the mighty British Navy? Franklin’s only chance to prove the British Navy is not invincible—and that the American colonists are determined to fight to the end—is to put ...

Naya I thought I was just going to enjoy my layover in Dakar by just hanging out with the crew, checking out the local restaurants, and doing all the touristy things. When I hooked up with the busboy from the hotel restaurant at a local club, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. After two nights of passion and a month of talking long-distance, I thought we had something going on. And just a week before we were set to meet again, he went back to Korea! And now I find myself raising his child alone. *** Dae-Jung From the moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I liked her. She was a feisty...

Gloriana XII--The Original Wolf of Wall Street. In this hilarious sequel to The Mouse That Roared, Grand Fenwick is at it again, this time upsetting the world's economy. The tiny country's secret weapon this time is its Grand Pinot chewing gum. When sales boom during an anti-smoking campaign, Grand Fenwick's investment is suddenly worth millions. In an attempt to rid Grand Fenwick of its crippling budget surplus, Duchess Gloriana XII decides the stock market is the perfect place to lose it all. Instead, she makes millions more and ends up wreaking havoc on the world economy. Never has "the ...

Love was the last thing on Maëva’s mind after her messy breakup with her long-time fiancé. But after a billionaire bad boy washed up on the shores of her Caribbean beach house, she finds herself conflicted. Is he pursuing her because he feels indebted to her for saving his life or does he genuinely love her? She finds herself in a new world, navigating between her feelings for him and his enemies who are keen on attacking his weakness – her.

This novel offers a unique point of view on the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine 2014, through four intertwining narratives: a guilt-ridden doctor trying to exorcise his demons by exposing himself to war; a young woman tending to her ailing father as the bombs fall around them in Russian-occupied Slovyansk; a mysterious sociopath playing a cat-and-mouse game; and a forensic expert solving a murder case while trying to save her marriage with a discharged soldier. 

Economist Paul Krugman examines the past 80 years of American history, focusing on economic reforms and achievements and what he sees as increased inequality in our society. The best-selling author of The Great Unraveling, Krugman weaves together three generations of history with political, social, and economic analyses in his most recent book. Leonard Lopate is the host of The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC radio.

Shawn Leonard Ruccia leverages Reign A.I’s Human-Grade Voice systems to help businesses create more responsive and efficient communication processes. He builds voice-driven solutions that manage calls, book appointments, qualify leads, and handle customer requests in real time. By integrating automation and data-driven insights, Shawn helps companies increase response rates, enhance satisfaction, reduce overhead, and achieve scalable growth through always-on, natural-sounding voice technology.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 44 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Der Bluthund, Der Student von Prag, Das Lächeln des Toten, Furia Infernalis.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit the Greater Piedmont Triad. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other travel books.

Kate McGraw, the lone female on the US Marshals fugitive task force, is on the trail of homicidal bank robber when she is shot by a drugged-up ex-con. While she is in the hospital recuperating, a mysterious stranger leaves a bouquet of flowers in her room. Days later Kate is discharged. Still recuperating, she sees a man in a car parked on the street watching her apartment. This is the third time she has seen him. Kate gets the license number, follows and confronts him and discovers he's her estranged father, Frank Galvin who disappeared when she was six. 

'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story' – David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief, the first book in the series. Ride into danger with Hal and Uncle Nat on the fifth breathtaking Adventures on Trains Mystery, Sabotage on the Solar Express, from bestselling award-winners M. G...

Ah, the perils of writing ...it can bring out the worst in you. Anthony's world has fallen apart. The good times have gone, the things he treasures have been torn away. Life in tatters, he needs to press the reset button and begin again. And that’s exactly what’s going to happen. He’s going to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. Trouble is, some dreams turn into nightmares. Beautiful wife, successful business, plenty of cash. He had the lot. Until he didn’t have very much at all. It’s taken a while, but Anthony has finally discovered life is full of bastards and betrayal. Weary...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... When Lt. Minardi’s 16-year-old daughter attends a summer drama and cheerleading program at a local college, students begin turning up dead. While investigating the case, Minardi and Father Bredder uncover a conspiracy of drug-dealing and murder. Named “A Red Badge Novel of Suspense” alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse That Roared) under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show...

***warning*** This novel contains strong languages and explicit sex scenes not suitable for children! Noemie would do anything for love, like caring for her boyfriend Chad's every need and satisfaction. Until one day, she realized what she thought was her home, was the place that was holding her hostage. After escaping her abusive past, she found herself sitting on a park bench, reevaluating her life. A unique connection with a child she met at the park would change her situation drastically. She was hired on the spot as a nanny to look after an alluring widower billionaire's unruly ...

Sold To The Ruthless Billionaire Aurélie *** She thought she was going to a party with a friend. Instead, when she got there, she found out she had been sold off as a sex slave. Max He thought he was getting a professional escort. Instead, he got a beautiful but scared Aurélie. Once he realized who she was and how she got there, he was willing to burn the whole city down to keep her safe. On the cover: Charlie Harvey