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The Last Ride

One Sunday morning, John Thompson went out for a ride on his bike. He never made it home.

Was it really just an accident?

That's the question ex-wife Angela Thompson has for the Sheriff's Office. But they refuse to investigate further...

She'd been told by a mutual friend that if anyone can get to the truth, it's Henry Walsh. He'd only recently aced the Florida private investigator's exam and paid his one-hundred-sixty-seven dollar fee. But with the ink still wet on his new business cards, he's got his first big client.

At first, he's reluctant to take the case. There's no doubt, the evidence is thin. But Henry's a headstrong, straight-shooter. He'll take his chances.

And he could use the work.

John Thompson had some questionable business dealings with a friend. And with an ex-wife, a dead wife, a young widow, and a...

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Sherlock Holmes

Where did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls and reappearance in Baker Street, three years later? God of mystery Keisuke Matsuoka contends that it was in the Far East—in Japan, to be exact.In 1891, Nicholas Alexandrovich, the Tsarevich of Russia, was traveling in a fragile Meiji-era Japan on an official tour when he was almost assassinated. The Otsu Incident, as this came to be known, led to fear of an international incident, perhaps even a declaration of war from Russia. In steps Sherlock Holmes—on the run from the British police and presumed to be dead. Together with Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan, the two unlikely allies immerse themselves in a knotted tangle of politics, deceit, and great powers.In this deftly researched and immersive novel, based on real historical events, the great Sherlock Holmes stakes his flag in modern history in the turbulent early years of a rising Japan...
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The Bone Garden

A spooky and adventurous debut illustrated fantasy novel about a girl made of dust and bone and imagination who seeks the truth about the magic that brought her to life. Featuring illustrations by Matt Saunders!"This magical story—and the brave girl in its pages—will haunt you in the best way." —Natalie Lloyd, New York Times bestselling author of Over the Moon"Remember, my dear, you do not really and truly exist." Irréelle fears she's not quite real. Only the finest magical thread tethers her to life—and to Miss Vesper. But for all her efforts to please her cruel creator, the thread is unraveling. Irréelle is forgetful as she gathers bone dust. She is slow returning from the dark passages beneath the cemetery. Worst of all, she is unmindful of her crooked bones.When Irréelle makes one final, unforgivable mistake by destroying a frightful creature just...
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