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Photos of clandestine activity in 1962 in the Soviet Union and Cuba disturb US super spy Edgar Kelly, codenamed the Sheriff, and his Posse. He fears the Cold War, the struggle between democracy and autocracy, has taken a perilous and unpredictable turn. To find out what is unfolding, he needs eyes on the ground. He's frustrated because the KGB has Cuba and the USSR locked down. In desperation, he takes a calculated risk and is able to slip spies into Havana and Leningrad. The spies face danger and capture, but discover that the Soviets are secretly and recklessly shipping and installing nuclear missiles in Cuba, only ninety miles away from the US. The Sheriff relays the discovery to President Kennedy and his advisers.On October 22, JFK responds to the emerging threat with a naval quarantine of Cuba, a plan to invade Cuba and attack the USSR with nuclear missiles, and an order for Kelly and the Posse to go to the USSR to find a way out of the crisis. Kelly and the Posse enter a byzantine and unpredictable world that pits acting KGB director and neo-Stalinist Yuri Volkhov, who wants nuclear war because he believes communist autocracy is inevitable and invincible, against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, who realizes he erred in placing missiles Cuba and wants to deescalate and asks Kelly, who he thinks is a well-connected academic, to help.With the end of civilization on the line, Kelly and the Posse maneuver desperately to block the KGB and boost Khrushchev by trying to tamp down the mounting confrontation between the US and USSR and by enlisting Pope John XXIII to intercede, only to find that Volkhov has secret plans to kill Kelly and the Pope, down an American U-2 spy plane over Cuba, and start a nuclear war by ordering Soviet submarines to shoot nuclear-armed torpedoes, each one with the explosive power of the Hiroshima bomb, at the US fleet in the Caribbean. The action and thrills are relentless as Kelly and the Posse work to stop Volkhov, avoid Armageddon, and find an unexpected and climatic solution to the Cuban Missile Crisis.The story is based on real events and provides readers with an entertaining and informative story about the Cuban missile crisis and shows freedom and democracy are under constant threat from men and movements who have lost touch with history, tradition, and virtue, and favor fratricidal war and dictatorship.

Things may seem bleak when your friends and family all died nearly 150 years ago, and worse, the group who did most of them in is still doing evil. The good news is you have a loving wife, a ragtag group of brilliant scientists, and a whole new mixed-race family stemming from a night of mutual respect and affection involving your father long before you were born.The bad guys are rich, powerful, and control almost everything, but that doesn't make them smart. Their evil founding document enslaves families in perpetuity. But there's a catch.Can Jeff, Lorie and the gang defeat the evil and destroy the compact once and for all before it's too late?

la rue de Jérusalem est le tome 3 du "cycle des Habits noirs", roman historique en 8 tomes.Résumé: ce troisième tome nous raconte la suite des opérations criminelles des "habits noirs" qui se livrent aux vols et trafics frauduleux.La redoutable bande criminelle sévit encore dans Paris. Cette fois, c'est on ne peut plus sérieux : Lecoq, chef de la sûreté, couvre les malfrats bien décidés à voler la riche et avare Mathurine Goret, ainsi que la famille Champmas. Pour ce faire, l'appât, que l'on surnomme "le faux Louis XVII", doit séduire la fille bâtarde du général Champmas pour se rapprocher de sa soeur légitime, Suavita, et récupérer son héritage.

Jacob fought desperately to save Jerusalem from the Babylonian invaders. Injured and exiled, Jacob builds a new life among his former enemies in the city of Babylon.As the Babylonians celebrate their New Year, Jacob uncovers a conspiracy threatening the freedom and lives of every one of the Exiles.Uncertain who to trust Jacob unravels the threads of deceit into a compelling climax that saves not just the Exiles, but Jacob himself.If you love historical mysteries with a dash of romance, grab Thieves in the Temple now.

Rosalindenstraße 36 was built at the turn of the last century and withstood the vagaries of time and two world wars. Its occupants suffered through inflation of unheard proportions, times of depression, hunger, deprivation, and the highs and lows of their lives. Were it capable of speaking, the dwelling would share the tales of the rise and fall of a dynasty. An eerie dream takes the reader from floor to floor through the entire structure and opens the window to an event that takes place in 1996. Detectives Apfelbaum and Sattler are dealing with a possible murder and encounter the charms of the elderly storyteller Amalia Dorothea von Eichendorff-Dingdong. It is Amalia's sharing of information that leads to amazing conclusions relevant to the corpse of Walter Hahnenkamm resting in the morgue at police station #41 in Rüttenscheid, Essen, Germany. During the course of the investigation, Apfelbaum travels back in time and falls in love with the vision of a much younger Amalia as he is haunted by the musical score to the movie Somewhere in Time.

It's 1980, and Mahesh Pal has just a couple of weeks before he flies out to start a new life in London for his doctoral studies. It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing: His parents are unhappy that he hasn't taken charge of the family business and settled down with a wife and kids. They are even more disappointed in his desire to move abroad.Mahesh remains steadfast in his decision until he receives an unusual letter. A professor whom he barely knew, Devesh Tripathi, has passed away, leaving behind a box of possessions that Mahesh must retrieve in person. Before he knows it, he is on a train to Benares to pick up the box before leaving for London.Aarvi Lal, the daughter of a local Benares bookseller, enjoys working with her father in his shop. Books are her whole world, and she's dreading the day of her marriage-as well as all that will change with it when she starts a new life with her husband. But things take a mysterious turn when she's informed that Devesh, her father's friend, has left behind a folder and books for her.Mahesh and Aarvi discover that they have received a series of crosswords, and solving them unearths cryptic clues. Their answers unravel a mystery about who Devesh truly was and whether his death was really an accident. But why did he choose them, two crossword puzzle aficionados from different corners of India, to reveal the truth?As the pair get closer to finding the answer, they form a friendship that quickly blossoms into something more. But they are running out of time . . . and solving the mystery has bigger implications than they had ever anticipated. A Poet's Ballad: A Crossword Mystery is a charming, wistful tale about two characters who find themselves at major crossroads in their lives; one because of their own choices and the other due to parental and societal expectations.Excerpts of Editorial Reviews:"A precise and engaging mystery...In Banerjee's impressive latest, personal desires and expectations from family and society collide in a story filled with love, mystery, and tension. The novel expertly unravels a crossword mystery while exploring themes of personal choice, societal expectations, and chance encounters that shape our lives. A page-turner."- The Prairies Book Review"Banerjee's narrative deftly entwines love and intrigue, weaving together the destinies of two crossword enthusiasts from different corners of India in a captivating tale. Life, love, and truth converge in this mesmerizing page-turner." - Delhi Wire"With its engaging characters, compelling mystery, and vivid setting, I recommend A POET'S BALLAD to historical mystery fans, especially those who would enjoy a 1980s time period and an Indian setting. Must read - endearing characters and a well-crafted puzzle of a mystery." - Reedsy Discovery

"1940: Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to have them shipped overseas iceless artifacts will be secretly removed from the Tower of London and driven north to Scotland by two operatives posing as a young married couple, to be taken from there to Canada. Caitrin Colline--a Welsh coalminer's daughter and an ardent socialist--will play the wife of Lord Marlton, Hector Neville-Percy. A less likely couple is at first difficult to imagine. Yet Caitrin's bold, streetwise confidence and sharp wits complement Hector's social ease and connections, essential to a second part of their mission: uncovering Nazi sympathizers within the highest ranks of Britain's aristocracy. Battling enemies within and without, Caitrin wonders if anyone in their circle can be trusted--even her partner. And when unexpected events catapult her into a life-or-death chase across the continent, the morale of a nation and the fate of Europe itself in the balance."--

A dazzling collector's edition of the bestselling mystery classic to celebrate the conclusion of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series. With an elegant paper-over-board cover with copper foil, matching printed endpapers, and an afterword from the author, this hardcover is the perfect holiday gift for crime fiction fans."A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander."—Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air, on Maisie DobbsMaisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan's friend, Maurice Blanche, often retained as an investigator by the European elite, recognized Maisie’s intuitive gifts and helped her earn admission to the prestigious Girton College in Cambridge, where Maisie planned to complete her education.The outbreak of war changed everything. Maisie trained as a nurse, then left for France to serve at the Front, where she found—and lost—an important part of herself. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive. Her very first case involves suspected infidelity but reveals something very different.In the aftermath of the Great War, a former officer has founded a working farm known as The Retreat, that acts as a convalescent refuge for ex-soldiers too shattered to resume normal life. When Fate brings Maisie a second case involving The Retreat, she must finally confront the ghost that has haunted her for over a decade.

"Revised and Updated 2024 Edition of the 2011 Classic"Beneath the endless sands of the Sahara lies a secret, one of epic proportions that, if uncovered, would shatter mankind's current perceptions of all that is past, and all that is possible. The Savion Sequence is the compelling account of one man's unwitting path of discovery, a journey that takes troubled historian Brigham Elijah back through his own childhood experiences and the veiled clues they contain. Returning to North Carolina upon the gruesome murder of his uncle and mentor, Savion Elijah, Brigham is challenged by the late professor's bizarre death, the coded messages he left behind, and the powerful and dangerous society of men vested with keeping an age-old secret-secret. This is a story of signs and symbols, of coveted knowledge and ancient truths, and of one man's ultimate quest to uncover mankind's hidden legacy.Praise for The Savion Sequence"The Savion Sequence is a masterful blend of mystery and metaphysics, spirituality and social commentary, and is as enlightening as it is engaging. Comparisons between D. Amari Jackson and contemporary authors are inevitable, but he takes us beyond Octavia Butler, Dan Brown and Stephen King into a new world in the pantheon of great fiction writers." -Anthony T. Browder, Author & Cultural Historian"An epic journey of discovery." -Bakari Kitwana Author of Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era"D. Amari Jackson is a skillful writer, adroit in both plotting and character. The Savion Sequence is an engrossing, metaphysical thrill-ride that will keep you reading all night." -Stephanie Robinson, Author, Harvard Law Lecturer"Beyond Dan Brown... goes where Brown can't go." -Charisse Carney-Nunes, Author, Attorney & Educator

"It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan's most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the box--Meiji and the box's sadistic constructor--and both died without telling a soul what was inside or how to open it. Every twelve years since then, in the Year of the Dragon, the Imperial family holds a clandestine contest to open the box. It is devilishly difficult, filled with tricks, booby traps, poisons, and mind-bending twists. Every puzzle master who has attempted to open it has died in the process. But Brink is not just any puzzle master. He may be the only person alive who can crack it. His determination is matched only by that of two sisters, descendants of an illustrious samurai clan, who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure"--

Death isn't an act! It's been five years since Haley Higgins moved back from London to Boston, and in that time she's become a doctor of pathology and the assistant pathologist at the Boston City Morgue. In her position, she often assists in the solving of crimes and murders, particularly since she's been working in tandem with Samantha Hawke, an intrepid newspaper reporter and good friend.In the spring of 1932, depression is widespread in all its forms. Haley is cheered by news that her good friend Ginger Reed, once known as Lady Gold and a former resident of Boston, is coming to visit! Naturally, Ginger will want to spend time with her sister and stepmother, but there will certainly be time for two old friends to chum around.Tremont Row, a bustling shopping and theatre district, is exactly the kind of place Haley and Ginger, along with Samantha, love to hang out. Until a death at a play on opening night interferes with their shopping plans!Haley and Samantha, continuing to fight the patriarchal barriers in their respective fields, work together to find justice for the latest victim. Is it a crime driven by the desperation of poverty, or is the motive far more sinister?***THE HIGGINS & HAWKE MYSTERY SERIESA 1930s cozy mystery series.Death at the TavernDeath on the TowerDeath on HanoverDeath by DancingDeath at Tremont Row

USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes us on a journey of extraordinary adventure.Four bold, brave, and determined ex-officers of the Crown band together to destroy the traitorous fiend known as the Black Cobra. He races to complete their mission against escalating odds?his task made more perilous when he loses his heart.She's determined to defy convention and live a solitary life?until she tastes the reckless pleasure found only in his arms.Drawn together by fate, united by fiery passion, they pursue their shared destiny . . . one they'll live to see only if they unmask the Black Cobra.

"Dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital, Dr. Henry Talbot has little choice but to accept a mysterious offer of employment as a private physician from an inscrutable lord of a rural manor in Wales. Arriving at Plas Helyg, Lord Julian's isolated estate, Henry can't speak the language and finds himself treated with hostile suspicion by superstitious villagers, whose beliefs in myths and magic he's inclined to dismiss. But when he discovers that his predecessor died under peculiar, inexplicable circumstances, his determination to uncover the truth leads him down a path fraught with danger-made all the more perilous by his headstrong, reluctant ally Linette, Lord Julian's niece. Linette has lived a lonely life as Plas Helyg's unconventional mistress: her uncle treats her with disdain, her father is long dead, and her mother, long plagued by strange spells and believed by everyone around her to be deeply unwell, spends most of her time locked away in her rooms. Fiercely self-reliant, Linette refuses to wear women's clothes, has no interest in marriage, and takes an interest in the welfare of the men working in Lord Julian's mines, against his wishes. Linette has always suspected something is not quite right in the village, but it is only through Henry's dogged investigations that the dark truth about those closest to her will come to light-a truth that will bind hers and Henry's destinies together forever in ways neither thought possible"--

In the harrowing aftermath of Chernobyl's meltdown in 1986, the fate of Eastern Europe hangs by a thread.From Beijing, American radiation scientist Lara, once a thorn in the Russian mob's side, is drawn back into the shadows of the Soviet Union on the Trans-Mongolian Express. She isn't alone. Anton, a Soviet scientist exiled for predicting Chernobyl's catastrophe, is on a quest to expose the truth. Amidst them, Timur, a Chechen giant fueled by vengeance, plots to destroy the already crumbling Soviet Union.Suddenly, a murder on the remote tracks of the Gobi thrusts them into a deadly game of cat and mouse. As Chief Sheriff Bat races to solve the murder, their lives are thrown into jeopardy. Lara finds an unexpected ally in Gang, a reluctant assassin sent to end her life, and an illicit romance blooms amidst the chaos. But Gang isn't the only killer onboard. A hidden menace lurks, threatening to unravel all their plans.In this electrifying ride across a historical backdrop, suspense and passion collide in an unyielding dance of survival and redemption. Who will survive the Trans-Mongolian Express?

A determined sleuth.And a terrible crime.London 1920. Veronica Vale is content with her obituary writing, parties with friends, and walks with her rescue dog, Benji.But when a shocking killing occurs at the Winter Garden Theatre and Veronica knows the victim, she finds herself doing more than writing about the death. She's investigating whodunnit and why.Veronica enlists her best friend Ruby Smythe, and her street-smart dog, Benji, to figure out what happened and get justice for the victim.Can our headstrong, clever, amateur sleuth catch the killer before the police? And what secrets will she uncover when she does?***If you love witty dialogue, 1920s British historical glamour, intrigue, and a fast-paced mystery, you'll adore Kitty Kildare's unputdownable whodunnits.

A family tree full of money and lies. A clairvoyant actress trying to fit in. Can she keep her secrets without taking the final curtain?1885. Arabella Pryce has opening-day nerves. Appointed to organize her new hometown's much-anticipated Winter Festival, the wealthy widow ignores her ghostly companion's discomfort when gatecrashers and flying drinks interrupt the pre-event welcome party. But when one of her VIP hotel guests plummets from a second-story room to his death, she's horrified when he turns out to have been poisoned.Hearing worrisome gossip about the victim's powerful kin, Arabella struggles to stay out of the investigation for fear it will sour her blossoming friendship with the sheriff. But after she takes in the handsome lawman to help him recuperate from an accident, she's delighted when he asks for her sharp-eyed assistance in hunting down the long list of possible suspects.Can she use her paranormal powers to dig up the truth before the walls cave in on her future?The Pryce of Greed is the dramatic third book in The Pryce of Murder historical cozy mystery series. If you like sleuths with the sight, page-turning whodunits, and stories that take you back in time, then you'll love Kari Bovée's cued-up clues.Immerse yourself in The Pryce of Greed to see the crime beneath the shine today!

Una sfarzosa casa londinese, la maledizione di una mummia . . . . . . e una coraggiosa detective. È l'ottobre del 1923 e Olive Belgrave ha un nuovo caso. La sua cliente, Lady Agnes, non crede alle maledizioni e la assume per dimostrare che suo zio, egittologo di fama, non è stato vittima di una malvagia mummia risvegliata dal passato. Olive indaga e scopre che la verità è molto peggiore: si tratta di omicidio.Riuscirà Olive a sfatare la maledizione e a rivelare chi è il vero colpevole prima che la presunta maledizione mieta un'altra vittima? Terzo volume della serie Una Detective nell'Alta Società, Omicidio tra le Antichità Egizie è un giallo ambientato nell'Inghilterra degli anni Venti. Se amate i romanzi che vi riportano all'età dell'oro della narrativa poliziesca con protagonisti vivaci, misteri sconcertanti e ambientazioni suggestive, questa serie di Sara Rosett non potrà non piacervi.

Flappers meet gangsters at the hottest nightclub in Soho. When a night out at the glamorous Harlequin Club ends in a suspicious death, apprentice sleuth Marjorie Swallow goes undercover as a dance hostess to find out what really happens behind the glitz. Society secrets and ruthless drugs gangs come to light and Marjorie has to call on all her pluck and charm to solve the mystery without becoming a victim. The Soho Jazz Murders is the second in the 1920s murder mystery series featuring the irrepressible Marjorie Swallow.

"London, 1817. The London Season is beginning once more, and Lily Adler's return to her home on Half Moon Street feels different this year. No longer a recent widow, she has a life and friends waiting for her. Lily also has new responsibilities in the form of her protâegâee Amelia, the sister of her longtime friend Jack Hartley, who is escaping her own brush with scandal and murder. It doesn't take long for Lily's growing reputation as a lady of quality who can discreetly find what is missing or solve what is puzzling to bring a desperate young woman to her doorstep. But helping her means unraveling a tangled web of family secrets. Soon, a missing will, a dead body, and the threat of blackmail leave Lily facing danger every way she turns"--

"Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and Charlotte's country estate as they host the nuptials of their friends Christopher Sheffield and Lady Cordelia Mansfield. But on the afternoon of the wedding, the festivities are interrupted when the local authorities arrive with news that a murdered man has been discovered at the bridge over King's Crossing, his only identification an invitation to the wedding. Lady Cordelia is horrified when the victim is identified as Jasper Milton, her childhood friend and a brilliant engineer who is rumored to have discovered a revolutionary technological innovation in bridge design. That he had the invitation meant for her cousin Oliver, who never showed up for the wedding, stirs a number of unsettling questions"--

"A marriage of convenience saved Lady Abigail Worthing's family from disgrace, but she's finding her absent husband's endless conditions increasingly repressive. Unable to stay at their London home during the oncoming winter, she accepts a ride to the country from her neighbor, Stapleton Henderson. However, she's less than delighted that she's his excuse to avoid a dinner held by Lord Charles Duncan, one of London's most powerful--and relentless--magistrates. More irritating, women are decidedly unwelcome at the evening's prestigious discussion of criminality--even though Abigail and Stapleton have solved several cases together. Then an unexpected blizzard strands them at Lord Duncan's with his now-houseguests. Suddenly, an evening of fine dining, fine brandy, and insightful debate becomes an inescapable--and deadly-- ordeal"--

Berlin, 1932/33. Reichspräsident Hindenburg plant verfassungswidrige Experimente, Reichskanzler Papen regiert gegen das Volk, in einem Streik kämpfen Kommunisten und Nationalsozialisten Seite an Seite. Ein Bürgerkrieg scheint nicht ausgeschlossen. In dieser explosiven Situation fällt der Sohn eines ostelbischen Junkers einem Nitroglyzerinanschlag zum Opfer. Kommissar Gregor Lilienthal, sein Bruder Hendrik und seine Frau Diana untersuchen den Fall und finden heraus, dass die Junkerfamilie berüchtigt war für ihren brutalen Umgang mit Untergebenen. Außerdem scheint sich ein verbissener Kampf der Kinder um das Erbe herauszukristallisieren. Während ein kaltblütiger Mörder mit gnadenloser Präzision ein Familienmitglied nach dem anderen ermordet, ebnen Geheimgespräche Hitler den Weg zur Macht, und in den dramatischen Wochen des Januar 1933 entscheidet sich das Schicksal Deutschlands.

In the riveting follow-up to The Masada Scroll, delve into a compelling and thought-provoking narrative that remains as relevant today as ever.In Masada, the discovery of a previously unknown gospel sets in motion a powerful chain of events that rocks religious communities across the globe. This sacred scroll, penned by Dismas bar-Dismas, introduces an enigmatic symbol uniting elements of Christianity's Cross, Judaism's Star of David, and Islam's Crescent and Star. Bar-Dismas also espouses the concept of unity among Christians, Jews, and Muslims by outlining the three paths to God. The gospel's existence attracts the attention of Via Dei, a dangerous sect hell-bent on perpetuating religious conflict. Father Michael Flannery, the prophesied Keeper of the Sign, is destined to bring peace to the world through this gospel. Once a translator of the scroll, he narrowly survives an assassination attempt while en route to a historic symposium in New York, where the world's largest religious groups gather. Via Dei is determined to silence Father Flannery and prevent his message from reaching the world. Woven into the fabric of this contemporary suspense are the trials of Tobias Garlande, a scholar living during the First Crusade. Plagued by visions of future calamities, Tobias, too, is a Keeper of the Sign, and his warning to Father Flannery reverberates across centuries: Failure is not an option.Combining international intrigue and suspense with fascinating historical detail, Armor of God explores the ramifications of true faith with a compelling tale of past and present religious turmoil and touching human drama.

"A tightly plotted page-turner ripped from the headlines of history, as three very different women must work together to stop a killer and save the truest home they've ever known"--