Tag: December_25
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The Counterfeit Candidate
by Brian Klein Berlin, 30 April, 1945As the Russian Army closes in on the war-torn City, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun take their own lives. Their bodies are burned and buried in the Reich Chancellery garden, above the Führer’s bunker. Buenos Aires, 9 January, 2012Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in…
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White King
by Juan Gomez-Jurado Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind. She’s the lynchpin of a top-secret project, Red Queen, created to work across borders to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes, those that are beyond the skills of the regular police. But the Red Queen project is under attack on all fronts. Across…
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The Knight’s Pledge
by Scott Mariani THE THRILLING NEW INSTALMENT IN THE WILL BOWMAN SERIES, FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 1191. Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart’s crusade, has reached the Holy Land. However, just as he and his crew are about to touch down in Acre, they are drawn into an intense battle at sea,…
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The Last Death of the Year
by Sophia Hannah New Year’s Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it? Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there ― one he won’t reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive…
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1984
by George Orwell The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision…
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The Full Moon Coffee Shop
by Mai Mochizuki THE #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING HEALING SERIES FROM JAPAN Under a glittering full moon, a Kyoto coffee shop appears only where and when it’s needed. It’s run by talking cats serving delicious desserts and age-old astrological wisdom. This coffee shop attracts customers who have lost their way in life, from a failed video…