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8321) Freak connection
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Sept jeunes aux expériences chaotiques, d'horizons différents, tous fragiles et en rupture, sont réunis dans le bâtiment polyvalent d'un hameau isolé. Max, seul adulte du groupe et « pair aidant », les a rassemblés sur un programme d'accompagnement de quelques jours. Quelques jours pour se rencontrer, pour se découvrir eux-mêmes, pour oser la différence. Pour se réinventer. Dans ce petit théâtre isolé du monde, et grâce à la dynamique...
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The First Volume in the Much Anticipated Series!Tune into the frequency of these "dispatches" from the mind of eleven-time Writers of the Future Contest honoree, Niz Thomas.For the first time, collect Niz Thomas' short fiction all in one place. With a multi-volume series entitled Nizpatches, you get stories all centered around a theme or genre. Volume One collects a perfect alchemy of throat-clutching suspense, noir, and the furious momentum created...
8323) El Club de lo Prohibido
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Edith Bonelli es la detective líder de la agencia Bonelli, y sin embargo los criterios patriarcales de su profesión a fines de los 70 le ven relegada a pasar por la tímida asistente de su padre Stéfano, él sí internacionalmente reconocido. Pero dos personas han desaparecido con historias poco creíbles en Poitiers: el Comisario Dubois, uno de los primeros afrodescendientes en ocupar un cargo de esa importancia, y el hijo del Alcalde, y ambos...
8324) Lion's Creed
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The world is in chaos after a devastating meteorite storm pummels the Earth for seven days. The United States government has relinquished its control to the still functioning corporations who have enslaved the people. William Alexander is surviving at the lowest level of their caste system with his father and stepmother, a highly educated foundling with no memory of who she is. Will benefits from her prohibited lessons but soon discovers, she isn't...
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In this third, high-velocity action and chilling final installment of the Hattie Harris saga, Hattie's relentless pursuit of redemption and retribution sends her to the sunny shores of Los Angeles during the rise of the 1965 Civil Rights Era. As Hattie comes closer to settling a score with an old nemesis, she is being pursued by a young and ambitious journalist, whose main goal is to find out the truth behind Hattie's story. Ferocity explodes literary...
8326) Murder on the Playa
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From the Award-Winning Author of FIRST EDITION MURDER, Sandy James proves yet again she's a magnet for trouble when disaster follows her to a resort in Mexico. When asked to be the keynote speaker at a writer's conference, Sandie is both delighted and terrified. Public speaking really isn't her forte. But a few days at a swanky resort in Playa del Carmen, with her fiancé by her side? It's just too good to pass up. Until Sandie's close friend and...
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The only thing hotter than the Texas sun is a sandcastle competition worth kidnapping for.The last thing Lizzie Brown wants to do on the 104-degree August day is participate in the Sandcastle Showdown. But thanks to her overly competitive twin sister, they're challenging the four-time champ. When the eccentric inventor vanishes before defending his crown, everyone brushes it off – except the twins. A cryptic phone call sparks the twin's suspicion...
8328) Death by Dumpling
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Juli Mason hired Bertie the Bag Lady, living in the alley behind Snips and Snails, out of desperation.It was a smooth move. Who knew Bertie would clean up so well?… Or that she was in actual fact, a Sous Chef with serious skills in the kitchen?But the star Cook of Snips and Snails Café is not all she is. When the Hat River in Veil Falls coughs up a wrecked Cadillac Sedan beneath the Fae Road Bridge and Bertie Faints at the news...Juli smells a...
8329) Two Souls
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Something dark is on the horizon and humanity is unprepared. Admiral Drake Lokenmran is a hero having led the human fleet to victory against the Shani, but today's hero can quickly become tomorrow's scapegoat. When three freighters vanish in the Null Zone, the blame falls squarely on Drake's shoulders. He must discover who's responsible and stop them before more ships are lost. Are the Shani retaliating for the loss of their colonies? Is it pirates...
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Book 5 of the Prairie Crocus Cozy Mystery Series. Clean, wholesome fun (& murder) for all ages! Claudia Porter's idealistic country existence comes screeching to a halt when an intruder breaks into her house. A short time later, a resident of Prairie Crocus turns up dead. Are the two incidents related? Will the killer be found? Will Claudia's love of the new life she's built be permanently tainted? A fun, casual read with a thirty-something...
8331) Web of Lies
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'Wow!… What a book!… Highly recommend.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When mother-of-two Louisa doesn't return home from work one night, her husband raises the alarm. Investigating the workshop where she ran her mail-order business reveals signs she was taken by force – and DCI Warren Jones is put on the case. As Warren and his team begin to dig into the missing woman's life, a complex network of relationships emerges. Who is Louisa's...
8332) Le minot torée
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Un malheureux accident survenu lors de la féria d'Arles au printemps 1968 n'a pas découragé Loule, un étudiant en philosophie, et ses amis, un groupe de joyeux Camarguais un peu plus téméraires. Ils ont été rapidement rejoints par quelques étudiants aixois, amis de Loule. Ensemble, ils ont commencé à rêver de ce que pourrait être la « libre Camargue » pendant le pèlerinage des gitans du mois de mai suivant… Quel sort leur sera-t-il...
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The Next Volume in the Much Anticipated Series!Tune into the frequency of these "dispatches" from the mind of eleven-time Writers of the Future Contest honoree, Niz Thomas.For the first time, collect Niz Thomas' short fiction all in one place. With a multi-volume series entitled Nizpatches, you get stories all centered around a theme or genre. Volume Two collects a perfect alchemy of riveting suspense, throat-clutching tension, and the feeling that...
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Watson is in the vaults of his bank Cox & Co. looking for a gift given to him by his wife Mary, shortly after they met. While he is there, his eye inevitably falls upon his old despatch box and he spends the following hours looking through the adventures he shared with Sherlock Holmes. After much consideration, he chooses a group of cases, all of which had a profound effect on him and decides to publish them in this new volume.
8335) Sharp Shooter
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A Napa Valley chef must uncover who eighty-sixed a vineyard heir in this cozy mystery series opener by the author of Death by the Glass.
Sunny McCoskey is the independent chef/owner of Wildside, a respected little cafe nestled in the heart of California's wine country. When the heir apparent to a major vineyard is shot dead, and Sunny's eccentric winemaker friend Wade is arrested for the murder, she sets out to prove his innocence. Her investigation...
8336) Panic at the Pier
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After a long year of teaching kids in an inner-city school in New York, Sarah Shores and her rambunctious yellow lab, Rugby, are looking forward to two weeks of beachside fun. They head down to Cascade Cove, Florida, where her eccentric grandpa, Larry, and sassy cousin, Emma, run a pet boutique on the boardwalk. Antics between Rugby and Emma's feisty cat, Misty, quickly ensue, but that's just a small price to pay to spend quality time with her family...
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A tranquil village.
A poisoned cupcake.
A murdered vicar.
A simple case - or it should be. But all clues point to the Toot Hansell Women's Institute, and Detective Inspector Adams is about to discover there's much more to the W.I. than bake sales and jam making.
Alice Martin, RAF Wing Commander (Ret.), and current chair of the W.I., knows the ladies of the Women's Institute are not guilty. But she has a bigger problem. Toot Hansell has a dragonish...
8338) Savage Highway
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Hunting for truth, justice, or missing persons could get you killed in this gritty suspense thriller from the author of The Pure and the Hated.
On a remote highway in Arizona women are disappearing at truck stops. Journalist Johnny Sullivan travels to the area to investigate. He encounters hitchhiker Patty, who is being hunted by violent trucker Red. Patty tells Johnny of the local myth of the maniac trucker. Johnny also meets Valentino de La Cruz,...
8339) Le pendentif maudit
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En 1965, une campagne isolée en Angleterre est secouée par une série de suicides, perturbant la tranquillité habituelle de cette région paisible. Toutes ces affaires étranges partagent un élément commun : chaque victime arbore une curieuse marque sur le cou, bien que le collier responsable reste introuvable. De l'autre cté du village, à l'occasion de son anniversaire, Sally reçoit de sa grand-mère un cadeau précieux, un pendentif au motif...
8340) Assassination
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The most terrible criminals…don't need to hide.Life on the streets of Paris is not easy for most people, but for seven-year-old Larouche, it is all he has known. He may be small and young, but he's clever. He gets by, relying on his wits. Everything is fine until he crosses paths with Chief Inspector Paul Malet.Malet has no time for the urchin's mischief. He can feel a growing menace:England's Heiress Apparent, Princess Victoria, will be traveling...
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