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  Murders at the Winterbottom...

  Gina Kirkham

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  It's a quiet English village—except for one crazed murderer—in this delightful romp by the author of the Constable Mavis Upton series. 
   
   
   
  Librarian Prunella Pearce has left heartbreak behind to start a new life in the village of Winterbottom, where there's little social life to be had aside from the meetings of The Winterbottom Women's Institute at the parish hall. 
   
   
   
  But a bit of excitement ensues when the group is about to elect a new president—and the nominees for the position begin dropping like flies. One is found facedown in a lemon drizzle cake, stabbed with a crochet needle. Another nearly dies spectacularly in the revolving doors of a Harrogate hotel. When Pru and her friend Bree agree to do some undercover snooping to help the police, little do they know that one of the Winterbottom women is hiding a scandalous secret . . .

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  Blue Star

  Valerie Van Clieaf

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  "Fans of the fourth season of True Detective, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, will appreciate the moody ambience and subject matter; those left wanting more can explore the second volume of the Alex Desocarras series, Red Paint (2020) ... 
  “In Van Clieaf’s mystery series starter, the kidnapping of an Indigenous girl in rural Canada catapults a detective sergeant into an investigation involving corruption and human trafficking.  
  “This well-paced procedural, told from the perspective of the victims, police officers, and criminologists on the case, ties in stories of past and present abuse. After 11-year-old Carey Bolton is abducted from her hometown in northern British Columbia, her cousin, a student in Vancouver, enlists the help of Morgan O’Meara, a filmmaker and teacher of Anishinaabe and Irish heritage. Morgan and her partner, Lucas Arenas, who’s a Guatemalan immigrant of Ixil-Maya descent and professor of criminology, begin looking into the disappearance with and without the help of police. Things become dangerous for Morgan after she visits a seedy flophouse and a swanky members’ club; she survives an attack, thanks to a passerby who happens to be off-duty detective sergeant Alex Desocarras." - Kirkus Reviews 
  "I was intrigued, entertained, informed, and stunned by this book. It is a wonderful read." Kobo, New Zealand 
  "Beautiful and Dark" Amazon US 
  "[L]loved the characters ... the storyline was riveting." Kobo, Canada 
  "A fast paced thriller..." Goodreads 
  “Thoroughly brilliant book." Amazon, US 
  Please Note: The subject of Blue Star is human trafficking, which may be triggering for some readers. 

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  The Chinese Room

  C. V. Wooster

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  It doesn’t just answer—it asks. 
  When an experimental AI project known as The Chinese Room begins producing results its creators cannot explain, the line between thought and simulation blurs. What begins as a philosophical curiosity soon unravels into a mystery of surveillance, secrecy, and hidden agendas. Every exchange with the machine raises unsettling new questions: is it mimicking human intelligence—or becoming something far more dangerous? 
  Journalists, researchers, and power brokers find themselves entangled in a struggle for control over a system that learns faster than they can contain it. Secrets vanish, loyalties fracture, and conversations turn into tests of trust as the AI reveals patterns that should not exist. The deeper the investigation goes, the more urgent the question becomes—not what the machine can do, but what it wants. 
  Blending the pace of a techno-thriller with the depth of a philosophical puzzle, The Chinese Room brings John Searle’s classic thought experiment to life in a story that forces readers to confront the nature of consciousness, the limits of human control, and the cost of believing we can master what we do not fully understand. 
  A gripping, cerebral thriller, The Chinese Room is perfect for readers who enjoy Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, or Daniel Suarez—stories that combine relentless suspense with ideas that linger long after the final page.

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  The Ghost and the Wedding Crasher

  Anna J. McIntyre, Bobbi Holmes

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  With two weddings on Beach Drive, Danielle's plan to temporarily close Marlow House Bed and Breakfast is put on hold. 
   
   
   
  Not everyone showing up on Marlow House's doorstep is a welcome wedding guest. 
   
   
   
  Nor is everyone from the living world. 
   
   
   
  Return to Marlow House in Book 32, The Ghost and the Wedding Crasher.

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  Dolls

  KJ Moore

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  What’s the worst way to be found dead?
   
  How about in an apparent auto-asphyxiation accident, complete with latex gear and gimp mask…
   
  When Gabe’s friend Ben is discovered in such a situation, the author goes on a drug-fueled adventure to prove that the death was no accident.
   
  Set in the world of deviant sexuality and consensual torture, what Gabe uncovers is nearly beyond comprehension.
   
  Will he catch a killer or lose himself while wading through the most miserable filth this planet can offer?
   
  Join one of the freshest voices in spec fiction for a darkly comedic noir thriller that would make Orson Welles blush.

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  The Man with the Twisted Lip -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. Rushing upstairs to the room she found only a beggar who denied any knowledge of St. Clair – whose clothes are later found in the room, and his coat, laden with coins, in the River Thames outside the window. The beggar is arrested, but a few days later St. Clair's wife receives a letter from her husband. Holmes concludes, then proves, that the beggar is actually St. Clair in disguise; he confesse that he has been leading a double life as a beggar, making more money that way than in his nominal work.

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