Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical
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The Duke's Book
by Jill Shakley
The year is 1931. An unsuspecting Danny Goodgame sits in his class at Hexeth, an exclusive boarding school in the English countryside. Little does he know, his world is about to be turned upside down. Twenty-four hours later, he finds himself...
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A Plague of Death
by Grant N. Pierce
The whispers of the spectators on the street were rapidly evolving into cries of concern. The sky was alight with fire … Great globs of black ash rained down and clamped onto each tunic, each dress, covering them with black soot. Swiftly, the...
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In the Fog
by B. de S.S.
I reach for my scotch glass. Empty. I slam it down and check my pockets. My hand fumbles with my pack of Woodbines. Damn. I need a ciggy, bad. I shake a smoke out and put it to my lips. I strike a match, light, and inhale. Ah, that’s the ticket....
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The Bekaa
by Ray Sproule
An adventure tale with murder, intrigue, treasure and romance—amid intimations of a past where Phoenician triremes sailed the Mediterranean Sea—set in 1957 strife-ridden Lebanon. It follows freelance journalist Matthew Thorne from Montreal,...
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Baltic Shadows
by Matejs Kalns
Autumn, 1986. In the wake of glasnost and perestroika, the Soviet Union struggles to maintain control over a fractured empire. Numerous republics clamor for independence, with dissident groups emboldened by Moscow’s new, liberal policies. In...
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In the Shadow of Mountains
by Shirley Timpson
Moving from the 1936 Olympics in Berlin to Alberta in the 1970's, this is a story of two women whose lives and loves parallel each other through-out different generations. Each has had to deal with betrayal and vengeance and the fate of the...
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Here's to Joe
by David Becker
The huge dark sky. The crashing waves. The smell of the ocean. An escape? Or another trap? Scott has rented a house in an old seaside town in Nova Scotia. He plans to spend the summer painting and escaping from the hustle of his career in...
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Chasing Shadows
by Clifford Patrick Hall
Karl is a survivor. The night bombings of Dresden when he was a child still haunt him to this day. The terrible whistling sound as the bombs fell through the sky. His mother held him tightly while covering their heads with a heavy blanket. Their...
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Relics of a Saint
A Barbados Mystery by Trevor Gibbs
Recently divorced, Dan is still fit and handsome and some might even describe him as having a roguish smile. But after a worrisome medical checkup, and learning that the beloved heritage house he once owned has met the wrecking ball, it feels...
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The Redemption of Hattie McBride
by Dawnelle Guenther
A Bible, a battered suitcase, and dusty photos all point to a century-old crime. For Ed Janzen, these clues from a bygone era also dredge up a dark family secret. Was his Great Uncle Henry involved in the unsolved 1920 murder of Hattie McBride,...
