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Murder strikes a New England village in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth Mysteries as Patrick Quentin. Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: “Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie.” It begins with the residents of a rustic Ne...
Elise is a professional photographer with an apparently perfect family life. Things are never quite what they seem. "Some people have all the luck. One influential lover, another stunningly handsome one and an open travel account" is a quote from one of her less steadfast friends. She has a creative way of achieving some of her more successful photographs that lands her into trouble, scandal and eventually personal trauma. She discovers that close family are not necessarily as dependable as loyal friends nor even newly formed acquaintance.
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After the target of an investigative report storms a Virginia Beach television station, he kills one of the anchors before the SWAT team takes him down. Following the victim’s funeral, her family files a lawsuit against the gun company who manufactured the killer’s weapon of choice. The lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant—Kelly Starling and Jason Noble—are young, charismatic, and successful. They’re also easy blackmail targets, both harboring a personal secret so devastating it could destroy their careers. Millions of dollars—and more than a few lives—are at stake. But as Kelly and Jason battle each other, they discover that the real fight is with unseen forces intent on controlling them both.
The Warrior and The Dragon: A Tale of Magic, Transformation, and Discovery. Weary from the Succession War, Jason seeks peace in Smoky Springs. Tasked with delivering an athamé and unlocking his inner magic, he is pursued by Erlender, a necromancer who covets the kalasha he carries. He meets Akela, a wolf who shifts into a human. She helps him change into a dragon. He discovers he is ful lling a prophecy about which he knew nothing. When he, in his dragon skin, thwarts a kidnapping, he exposes the vulnerability of his community. He teaches them hand-to-hand combat and how to use quarter staffs, converting the resident women and children into warriors. He repels a brutal attack led by a necromancer. The residents successfully defend their home using techniques he taught them, but the battle leaves him seriously wounded. With the valley healer’s aid, he unlocks his inner magic, and a fae teaches him to use it. Six years of pursuit culminated in a chilling whisper on the wind: Erlender has found Smoky Springs, forcing Jason to choose between his quest and the safety of those he promised to defend.
"Is it science fiction or an allegory for the universe as we believe it to be? Jim Darrigo bites off a big slice of the Big Bang in this thought-provoking novel about the forces behind it all." - Martha Griswold, Online Critics Corner The universe is controlled by power. But, who is the "power" behind the controlling? The story begins with a "Being" explaining to the "Authority" why an atrocious event has occurred. The event starts when two people, Joseph's wife, Maria, gives birth to a baby named "Infant Boy." Another entity named Keeper feels threatened by this Infant Boy. Keeper wants to assure that the products of the "experiment" flourishes for his gain. So, Keeper sends Infant Boy on a mission. The mission goes awry and Infant Boy time-travels to faraway lands. He discovers a secret mountain harboring a genetic experiment which is being conducted by alien beings. Who are these aliens? The book is divided into Four Parts with individual characters encountering the secret mountain and alien beings. Interwoven in each part is the same theme of "Who is doing the experiments and why?"
Engaged couple Jason and Hazel travel across the world to meet her family in this true story of love and adventure. The moment Jason steps off the plane in the Philippines, an exotic island caught between the East and the West, the past and the present, grabs hold of this naive American and seduces him with its beauty, its places, and its people. Temptation looms as the best friend of Hazel tests their relationship and touches their souls. A deeply personal account of the conflict of culture between American excess and Philippine poverty, His First, Her Last explores the ability of love to transcend two worlds apart. But after an accident spills blood on the streets of a remote village, the lives of this couple flash before their eyes. Will he escape? Will she survive? Will his first trip be her last?
It's 2036, twenty-five years after the 'Great Shutdown' destroyed the global communications network. In this post-Internet world, three childhood friends come together to celebrate their fiftieth birthdays. But with Zoja, a radical poet; Evan, an addict theatre director; and Kras, a former minister for war in attendance, this was never going to be a subdued occasion... This hilariously anarchic debut plunges the reader into a world that is at once unthinkable and disturbingly familiar. Alarming, exhilarating and keenly focused on the contradictions of modernity, this is an astounding novel from a powerful new voice.
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