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  Captain Grey’s Gambit

  J. H. Gelernter

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  A taut historical thriller for fans of The Queen's Gambit and James Bond. 
   
   
   
  December 1803: A French invasion fleet is poised to cross the Channel and storm the beaches of southern England. A member of Napoleon's inner circle—disaffected by Napoleon's creeping tyranny—contacts the British naval intelligence service in hopes of defecting to London. His escape plan calls for a rendezvous at an international chess tournament in Frankfurt—a rare opportunity for him to travel outside France. Naval intelligence sends its top man—and best chess player—Captain Thomas Grey, to orchestrate the Frenchman's escape to England. But Grey's mission changes dramatically when the defector demands that his pro-Napoleon daughter come with him—expecting Grey to act not just as escort but kidnapper. 
   
   
   
  The second novel in J. H Gelernter's already lauded Captain Grey series, Captain Grey's Gambit continues a story that is "smart, fast, twisty, and dangerous" (Lee Child) in a "richly imagined early nineteenth-century world" (Richard Snow).

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  The Crack in the Lens

  Darlene A. Cypser

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  If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His mother would have disputed the former claim, and many, both friend and foe, would come to deny the latter. Yet what happened that year nearly cost him his life and his sanity, and strongly influenced the man he was to become. It is well known that the toughest steel that makes the sharpest swords must be plunged into the fire, then beaten and reshaped. So it is as well with the best and wisest of men. 
  The Crack in the Lens tells the tale of how and WHY a young Sherlock Holmes forged himself into the Great Detective.

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  The Boyfriend

  Daniel Hurst

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  Adele has had a colorful romantic past, but she's finally found her soulmate in Tom. They're engaged, and she's looking forward to a future of blissful happiness. But then she realizes her ex-boyfriends are turning up dead. At first, the deaths seem accidental, but soon a sinister pattern emerges. All of Adele’s former partners are being killed off—in the order she dated them. As the body count grows, Adele has to figure out who is doing this and why. Otherwise, it’s only a matter of time until the killer gets to Tom...

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  The More the Terrier - Pet...

  Linda O. Johnston

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  When shelter manager Lauren Vancouver finds out that her old mentor, Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder, no one is more shocked, and she jumps in to help re-home the cramped critters. But Mamie's troubles don't end there. She's accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter network is found dead. And Lauren's dogged determination to clear her former friend of murder may put a killer on her tail.

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  Crosskill

  Garry Disher

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  Wyatt made some powerful enemies in his first three outings, and the time has come to confront them. But we know by now that Wyatt’s revenge won’t be showy, impetuous and futile; it will be pragmatic, elaborate—and still possibly futile. He holes up in Sydney, preparing to return home to Melbourne to play his enemies against each other in a dangerous double-cross that will tear down the notions of loyalty and obligation. 
   
  Wyatt is meticulous, demanding and implacable, and this may be the toughest, coolest and most uncompromising series in Australian literature. 
   
  ‘Violent, gripping, realistic.’ SUNDAY AGE 
   
  ‘As hard as it gets and very entertaining.’ WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

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  Poison at the PTA: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  🧁 School librarian and reluctant PTA secretary Maggie May never expected her bake sale planning to include murder investigation. But when the PTA president—notorious for her "perfect" cupcakes and imperfect personality—drops dead after eating one of her own treats, Maggie finds herself in a sticky situation. The police suspect accidental food poisoning, but Maggie notices the victim's recipe book has suspicious alterations and the classroom fund is mysteriously short. With the school's reputation and funding on the line, Maggie must combine her research skills with her knowledge of school politics to uncover the truth. Assisted by the school's handsome new science teacher and a group of surprisingly observant parent volunteers, Maggie discovers a web of embezzlement, blackmail, and long-buried school secrets. From altered grade books to mysterious messages in library book returns, every clue points to someone within the school community. But when Maggie gets too close to the truth, the killer sends a chilling message by leaving a poisoned apple on her desk. Now this librarian must check out the facts before the school year ends with another funeral.

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