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  Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the mysterious delivery of valuable pearls to a governess - and follow a trail that leads to murder. First publish in 1890. 
  Narrated by Robin Reads.

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  The Gap in the Curtain

  John Buchan

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  The Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan is a thought-provoking blend of speculative fiction and social commentary. The story revolves around five men who, through an experiment orchestrated by a visionary scientist, glimpse one year into their future via a newspaper headline. Each man reacts differently to the knowledge: some seek to alter destiny, others succumb to despair, and a few embrace their fate. Buchan explores themes of free will, determinism, and the ethical dilemmas of foresight, while critiquing political and societal trends of his time. As the characters navigate personal ambitions and moral choices, the novel delves into the tension between individual agency and collective responsibility. A compelling mix of philosophy and intrigue, The Gap in the Curtain challenges readers to reflect on how foreknowledge shapes human behavior and the fragile balance between hope and hubris.

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  Burglary at Barnard - A...

  Lynn Morrison

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  A secret chamber. A dead body. And one ghost who won't tell the truth! 
  When Nat agrees to meet a friend in the archives of historic Barnard College after hours, she doesn’t expect to find a hidden chamber or stumble across another dead body. 
  The Master’s assistant has been murdered, and although Nat figures out who is responsible, finding the evidence is a challenge. Especially when the one ghost who witnessed the crime refuses to say what happened. 
  The closer Nat comes to finding the proof she needs, tempers flare and threats fly. The situation becomes a race against time, and just when she thinks she’s won, Nat realises the murderer is willing to do whatever it takes to escape justice, including getting Nat out of the way. 
  Permanently. 
  Nat’s miscalculation will cost someone their life, but whose? 
  If you like cozy mysteries where ghosts walk the halls, paintings come to life, wyverns play around, and magic seems within reach, the Oxford Key Mysteries are sure to delight.

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  Roses Are Dead

  Loren D Estleman

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  Hit man Peter Macklin battles divorce attorneys, mobsters, and hired assassins in this action-packed, hard-boiled thriller 
   
   
    
  For years, Donna ignored the guns in her husband's safe, his long hours, and all the cash he couldn't possibly have made as an "efficiency expert." But finally she was forced to admit that Peter Macklin is a killer for hire. Donna wants a divorce, and she wants to take her husband for all he's worth. But she won't get a penny if he's dead. 
   
   
    
  Macklin, who recently cut ties with the mob, is leaving his divorce attorney's office when he's attacked. Quick thinking saves his life, but the Detroit mob has turned on him, and they'll keep sending assassins until Macklin is put in the ground. He'll have to kill like never before—or this hit man won't live to make his first alimony payment. 
   
   
    
  This riveting thriller from four-time Shamus Award–winning author Loren D. Estleman features one of the most redoubtable antiheroes in hard-boiled crime fiction. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Dirty Looks

  Liliana Hart

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  The New York Times bestselling series is back with another "edge of your seat crime caper," featuring coroner J.J. Graves. 
  When J.J. Graves is faced with one of the most horrific crime scenes of her career, it tests her resolve, her faith, and her marriage. But the victim deserves justice, and there is no one else to speak for the dead. The first forty-eight hours of a murder investigation are crucial, and the clock is ticking as J.J. and Jack hunt a killer in plain sight.

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  Portrait of an Unknown Lady

  María Gainza

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  New York Times Notable author María Gainza, who dazzled critics with Optic Nerve, returns with the captivating story of an auction house employee on the trail of an enigmatic master forger. 
   
   
   
  In the Buenos Aires art world, a master forger has achieved legendary status. Rumored to be a woman, she specializes in canvases by the painter Mariette Lydis, a portraitist of Argentinean high society. But who is this absurdly gifted creator of counterfeits? What motivates her? And what is her link to the community of artists who congregate, night after night, in a strange establishment called the Hotel Melancólico? 
   
   
    
  On the trail of this mysterious forger is our narrator, an art critic and auction house employee through whose hands counterfeit works have passed. As she begins to take on the role of art-world detective, adopting her own methods of deception and manipulation, she warns us "not to proceed in expectation of names, numbers or dates . . . My techniques are those of the impressionist." Driven by obsession and full of subtle surprise, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a highly seductive and enveloping meditation on what we mean by "authenticity" in art, and a captivating exploration of the gap between what is lived and what is told.

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