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The Ravens of Whitechapel and Other Curious CasesSherlock Holmes – The Animal Cases, Volume 1A missing canary. Vanishing pigeons. Ravens blamed for theft and murder. Horses terrified by a danger no human seems able to see.In this unique collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, the world's greatest consulting detective encounters cases in which animals play a crucial role in uncovering the truth. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Victorian London, these stories explore the fascinating connection between human nature, instinct, and...

At 11:58 on a Tuesday night, the phone at the front desk rings from a room the system says is empty. Forty-one seconds. Nobody speaks.Faye Lang has run the night audit at a sixty-eight-room hotel off the interstate east of Columbus for four years without a number out of place. Just after midnight her count is wrong by one: the record shows forty guests, and the building slept forty-one. The forty-first was keyed one wall from her desk, cancelled five...

Into the fogA Victorian psychological suspense short story—perfect for a one-sitting read. Whitechapel, 1888.A vivid dream leads seventeen-year-old Annie into the fog-shrouded streets of Whitechapel in search of a mysterious signet ring. But as the night unfolds, she discovers that some mysteries are better left untouched.Into the Fog features a haunting mystery and an ending that lingers long after the final page.

Evelyn Carter bought a box of old books from Nathan Cole's shop on a Tuesday evening.By Friday morning she was dead.Nathan worked homicide for twenty years before he came to Ashford to sell books and mind his own business. But Evelyn was his friend — and tucked inside one of those books were three folded pages that somebody in this quiet town was willing to kill for.Seven years ago the Briggs family lost their farm. Michael Briggs swore it had...

When the lights go out… the lies begin. A sudden nationwide blackout plunges America into chaos. Planes fall from the sky. Hospitals go dark. Cities grind to a halt. And for civil engineer Jake Bendel, it’s just the beginning. What looks like a catastrophic infrastructure failure quickly reveals something far more sinister—a coordinated attack powered by advanced drone technology and a level of precision no one thought possible. As the government scrambles to contain the crisis, Jake uncovers a terrifying...

Clara Presley is the queen of autonomy, a self-help phenomenon who built an empire on the philosophy of independence. But even the strongest walls have structural flaws, and John Carrington is a specialist in finding them.A world-renowned psychologist with a debonair British veneer, Carrington doesn’t just study human behavior; he deconstructs it. When their paths first collide in the neon haze of Las Vegas, Clara’s attraction to Carrington is a singular lapse in judgment. A year later, it’s a life...

In Frosted With Fear, the first delicious mystery in the Deadly Delights Cozy Culinary Mystery Series, pastry chef Rosie Hart finds herself in the middle of a real-life crime scene when a celebrity baking judge drops dead after sampling her lemon cupcakes. Set in the charming town of Sweet River, this culinary cozy mystery mixes mouthwatering recipes, small-town gossip, and a generous helping of whodunit suspense. With her café under fire and her reputation on the line, Rosie must sift...

2009. Olathe, KansasA real estate mystery short story.Trimmed hedges. Minivans. Quiet streets at ten in the morning. Nearly every suburban street looks the same as the next.But behind the front doors, the Great Recession is doing its work. Layoffs. Maxed-out credit cards. Proud men staring out kitchen windows of houses they can no longer afford.Real estate agent Cal Brink is feeling it, too. Sales are down thirty percent, and he's working nights at a camera store to cover an assistant...

Tony Nestler has spent the last two years trying to get the attention of his President. She needs to understand the vulnerability of the nation's power grid.It's a complex problem that will take time to work through but the consequences of ignoring the risk could cause the death of most of the population of the United State of America within a year.Nestler, the Secretary of Energy in the Werner Administration, is seemingly making great strides in helping people to understand...

‘Fans of Lee Child should start reading Magson right now!’ Booklist Strap yourself in for a roller-coaster ride in this first explosive Harry Tate thriller.Please note this book was previously published as Red Station. Forced into exile. His loyalties tested. MI5 officer Harry Tate turns rogue.A routine stakeout goes wrong. Two civilians are shot dead. Harry is forced into exile to the Red Station: a remote outpost in the Balkans.No explanations. No appeals. No way back.But exile isn’t the end...