The Sweepstake Murders - format ePub

«Por la construcción de su trama y la vivacidad de su prosa, la considero verdaderamente una obra de máxima categoría, que coloca a J. J. Connington en la primera fila de los escritores de novela detectivesca»....

Quando una terribile epidemia distrugge i raccolti e la vegetazione in tutto il mondo, in Inghilterra il miliardario Nordenholt prende in mano il paese, instaurando una dittatura. Scopo di Nordenholt...

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When two corpses are found in a small English village, all who have a go at solving the crime are completely baffled, and spur the local Chief Constable to investigating. Local gossip, blackmail and a...

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A young couple, the Trents, arrive on the lonely islet of Ruffa - where a large house has been lent to them for part of their honeymoon - and stumble upon mystery. Gold is being exported from Ruffa in...

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The Constable was content to call it a suicide pact. All the evidence was there. The bodies of John Barratt and Mrs Callis were discovered in a lovers' nook among some bracken. Beside them was a pistol...

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There was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting...

Nine men formed a sweepstake syndicate. One man died. To forestall legal argument they agreed that only living members should share any winnings. They won £241,920. And then the deadly arithmetic began....

Old wounds have been opened. Sins and secrets revealed. While Darragh is in Dublin, I'm punished for past lies and forced into a secret marriage with another man in Montreal. But when bullets fall like...

Songbird - a mystery set in 1963, at the dawn of the Swinging Sixties.A music recording studio full of secrets.A handsome secret agent on the prowl.A murder. Battling the elements - the coldest British...

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A Crossroads of Mercy NovelOnce a household name and chart-topping pop star, Julia Sinclair had it all—until addiction, scandal, and shame stripped it all away in the blink of an eye. With her reputation...

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In the heart of Whispering Woods, a small ferret named Felix dreams of becoming a storyteller in a world that doesn't believe someone like him can. While other animals follow their daily routines, Felix...

Sammy the Seahorse Swims to the Surface tells the story of Sammy, a curious young seahorse living in a vibrant coral reef teeming with colorful sea life and close-knit family warmth. Despite his loving...

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I dance under hot lights and colder rules. Pom-poms, stage smiles, and a thong that barely counts as underwear. It's all part of the show. But behind the glitter and the heels, I'm hiding something that...

Welcome to Cupid Country, the small-town romance series centred around a dating app designed especially for country people. Cupid Country Collection contains three heartwarming, emotional novellas featuring...

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Harper Wilde finally has the life she always dreamt of. Her day job as a tattoo artist pays for her late nights in dive bars. Her tight-knit group of friends has become her chosen family. She even has...

When Sloane's best friend drags her out for a night of fun during the holiday season, she's less than thrilled. But her night takes an unexpected turn when she meets Kelly, a sexy and infuriating man...

When Savannah attorney Lucius Alton's cancer worsens despite expensive treatments, his daughter Isabel suspects something is wrong. She turns to her lifelong friend, Patricia Falcon—an amateur sleuth...

The dreaded words: "We have to talk." Sleuth-with-a-big-secret Sheila Mackey says that to Teague O'Donnell just before this book starts. Will she spill all her hidden background to the guy she's dating?...

Florida Crossing marks the return of custom car restorer and private eye, Cuban-American, Jose Castillo. who is based in Miami ,this adventure takes him across Florida from the Palm Beaches to Tampa,...

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As the final confrontation unfolds, the world trembles under the weight of impossible choices and great delusions. Maria and the heroes stand on the frontlines, prepared to end this madness no matter...

Hugging the Misfortune explores the quiet struggles of two wounded souls trying to find peace amid inevitable loss. Noah, haunted by past failures and scars both visible and invisible, and Emilia, scarred...

LUCIENThe Angel of Wrath Some names are remembered.  Others are felt. The Belland name hasn't echoed in courts or campaigns for years.  But when a black horse carries a summons sealed in crimson, a quiet...

Synopsis: Love, Laughter, and a Sprinkle of MagicIn the enchanted villages of Yamshire, Everwood, and Eldridge, where cobblestones gossip and magic fizzes in the air, love is a spell that often goes hilariously...

Without Death, there is no Life...Running is all Vhantalya has ever known. She is an aleeph, an avatar of the element of Life, and the last of her kind. In order to bring an end to the evil that has plagued...

A young female necromancer named Alice Vainwood goes on a quest to find the Scroll of Death Mending. What she finds is friendship, family, and adventure. This is a story of dark powers and undead armies. 

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One secret. One girl. One revolution. In a world ruled by hybrid bloodlines and brutal power, Siren hides who she is to stay alive. But when the truth comes for her, everything shatters—alliances, lies,...

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Death is a hell of a job.  A thankless job that must be done. Like any other job though Death must sit through a pointless performance review where their work over the past year is discussed.  The being...