Historical crime and mysteries
Coachwhip Publications The Problemist: The Complete Adventures of Thornley Colton, Blind Detective
£17.63
Soho Press Inc Maisie Dobbs
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£13.27
Soho Press Inc Birds of a Feather
Book SynopsisThe second Maisie Dobbs mysteryJacqueline Winspear’s marvelous debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from around the world and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Birds of a Feather, its follow-up, finds psychologist and private investigator Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London “between the wars.” It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. But what seems a simple case at the outset soon becomes increasingly complicated when three of the heiress’s old friends are found dead. Is there a connection between the woman’s mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would want to kill three seemingly respectable young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers lie in the unforgettable agony of the Great War.
£15.16
Soho Press Inc Death On Delos: An Athenian Mystery #7
Book SynopsisA heavily pregnant detective winds up on the sacred island of Delos... where it is illegal to give birth
£11.79
Akashic Books,U.S. The Moment Before Drowning
Book SynopsisIn 1959, a French Resistance hero investigates a murder in a small Breton town, while awaiting his own trial.
£17.00
Oni Press,US The Coldest Winter
Book SynopsisWriter ANTONY JOHNSTON and artist STEVEN PERKINS return to Cold War-era Berlin for this prequel to THE COLDEST CITY. After a string of botched assignments for MI6 in Berlin, David Perceval is being sent home. Even his final mission before leaving — the defection of a Soviet scientist — goes badly wrong, as the coldest winter for 30 years descends on Europe. With transport out of Berlin impossible, and the KGB searching everywhere for their lost scientist, Perceval must improvise a deadly game of cat and mouse through the frozen city to keep the Russians at bay, and deliver his own unique brand of revenge! * Look for THE COLDEST CITY in theaters August, 2017.
£16.19
Inner Traditions Bear and Company The Last Refuge of the Knights Templar: The
Book SynopsisA modern-day thriller centered on authentic historical letters encoded with Templar and Rosicrucian secrets • Includes the actual text of recently discovered correspondence between two famous 19th-century Masonic leaders, Albert Pike and Colonel J. W. B. MacLeod Moore • Follows the protagonists, Thomas and Janet, as they seek to protect the Pike letters’ secret from the Vatican and its fanatical Jesuit hitman as well as others who desire to use the letters’ secret for world domination • Also includes a short biography of controversial Masonic icon Albert Pike Centered on recently discovered, authenticated correspondence between two famous 19th-century Masonic leaders, Confederate General Albert Pike and British Colonel James Wilson Bury MacLeod Moore, this modern-day thriller follows Thomas, a direct descendant of Col. Moore, and Janet Rose, a direct descendant of the Merovingian Kings and House of David, as they risk their lives to protect the letters and the Templar and Rosicrucian secrets encoded within them. As Thomas and Janet discover, everyone--from the Church to the White House to Confederate sympathizers and the KKK--seeks the ancient knowledge contained within the letters, knowledge that would allow a singular entity to control the world and bring all of the great religions to their knees. Pitted against a psychotic and sexually perverted Jesuit priest, tasked by the Vatican’s inner circle to retrieve the Pike letters, the couple is aided by two Templar guardians and a modern-day practicing alchemist, Janet’s grandfather. As Thomas and Janet’s love for one another grows, the couple transcends to a higher level of understanding, unaware that they are following the same ancient morals and dogma found within the 33 degrees of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, as defined by none other than Albert Pike himself. Part fact, part fiction, the novel, with its 33 initiatory chapters, provides a rare glimpse into the inner circles of modern-day Freemasonry, along with revelations of ancient alliances between Native Americans and the Templars. Set in Georgetown, in the heart of Washington, D.C., the story ends with a dramatic unveiling of the ultimate New World secret sought by so many factions: the location of the last Knights Templar refuge in the New World, where the lost treasure of the Templars, including sacred knowledge of the Holy Family--the descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene--remains to this day.Trade Review“This exciting, intrigue-filled treasure hunt will entertain, educate, and, for those who look deeper into the Pike letters, reveal incredible, soon-to-be-revealed true historical treasure the world needs to hear.” * Scott F. Wolter, forensic geologist and host of America Unearthed *“A thrilling fast-paced novel. . . . Mann expertly weaves intimate knowledge of Freemasonry, Templary, Rosicrucianism, alchemy, and Native American culture into a compelling adventure. Highly recommended.” * Jeff rey N. Nelson, most eminent grand master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the USA *“A thrilling fast-paced novel. Mann ingeniously incorporates recently rediscovered correspondence between two 19th-century Masonic luminaries, American Albert Pike and Canadian J. W. B. MacLeod Moore, in crafting this fascinating tale. He expertly weaves his intimate knowledge of Freemasonry, Templary, Rosicrucianism, alchemy, and Native American culture and beliefs into this very enjoyable and compelling adventure. Highly recommended.” * Jeffrey N. Nelson, most eminent grand master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the USA *“Albert Pike is a unique figure as a Northerner who became a Confederate general, who married into the Alexander Hamilton family, who became the Grand Dragon of the Tennessee Ku Klux Klan, and an active Mason. William Mann puts life into this legendary figure as no one else can, as he was recently presented with the further honor of being appointed Grand Archivist and Grand Historian for the Knights Templar of Canada.” * Steven Sora, author of Rosicrucian America *“William Mann’s charming and engrossing novel exposes fascinating facts about Albert Pike’s role in Civil War history, Templar secrets, and the Mide’win Medicine Society, the keepers of Algonquin prophecy. Significant for contemporary readers is Pike’s role in Civil War history that offers deep insights about the tragic fragmentation of the United States today. This book is a must-read for students of Templar lore, the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, Vatican plots for world domination, the Algonquin Seven Fires Prophecy, and for Masonic researchers. Be prepared to stay up all night!” * Barbara Hand Clow, author of Awakening the Planetary Mind *“Documented history and speculative story blend into a great read that leaves one with many questions as to the actual events that make up the bonafide story of the country we call Canada or as the Cree Nation would say ‘Kanata’--which is translated to mean ‘Clean Place.’” * Michael Thrasher, LLD(hc), Indigenous Studies Department adjunct professor at Trent University, Onta *“Among other insights, we gain knowledge into the Scottish Rite Freemasonry as well as the inner circles of modern-day Freemasonry, and the revelations of ancient alliances between Native Americans and the Templars. Also explored is the treasure of the Templars, including sacred knowledge of the Holy Family–the descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.” * Renee Blodgett, We Blog the World *Table of ContentsPreface ALBERT PIKE--A TRUE ENIGMA PROLOGUEI APPRENTICEII FELLOW-CRAFT III MASTER MASONIV SECRET MASTER V PERFECT MASTER VI INTIMATE SECRETARY VII PROVOST AND JUDGEVIII INTENDANT OF THE BUILDINGIX ELU OF THE NINE X ELU OF THE FIFTEENXI PRINCE AMETH (ELU OF THE TWELVE) XII MASTER ARCHITECT XIII ROYAL ARCH OF SOLOMON XIV PERFECT ELUXV KNIGHT OF THE EAST OR OF THE SWORD XVI PRINCE OF JERUSALEM XVII KNIGHT OF THE EAST AND WEST XVIII KNIGHT ROSE CROIX XIX GRAND PONTIFF XX GRAND MASTER OF ALL SYMBOLIC LODGES XXI NOACHITE OR PRUSSIAN KNIGHT XXII KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL AXE, OR PRINCE OF LIBANUS XXIII CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE XXIV PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE XXV KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT XXVI PRINCE OF MERCY XXVII KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLEXXVIII KNIGHT OF THE SUN, OR PRINCE ADEPT XXIX GRAND SCOTTISH KNIGHT OF SAINT ANDREW XXX KNIGHT KADOSH XXXI GRAND INSPECTOR INQUISITOR GENERAL XXXII MASTER OF THE ROYAL SECRETXXXIII (HONORARY) INSPECTOR GENERAL EPILOGUEACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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First Edition Design eBook Publishing A Peace in Time
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£14.61
Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. Veil of Lies
Book SynopsisCrispin Guest has fallen far from his privileged position as a knight in medieval high society. Accused of treason, abandoned by former friends and allies, he has survived on the gritty streets of London by reinventing himself as "The Tracker," a private investigator for hire who can locate lost objects or uncover the clandestine lives of people. When the secretive, wealthy merchant Nicholas Walcote hires Guest to investigate his alluring young wife Philippa for adultery, he discovers a seedy underworld of covert dealings and violent men of mystery. Philippa is indeed hiding something and she's not the only one. Guest soon learns that Walcote is rumored to be in possession of a mystical holy relic so powerful that some would even kill for it. Guest must contend with his nemesis, Sheriff Simon Wynchcombe in the search for answers to the questions surrounding the mysterious Walcotes. With each new day comes another layer of intrigue and Guest quickly becomes entangled in a strange world of superstition, seduction, and murder.
£15.15
Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. Serpent in the Thorns
Book SynopsisAfter being stripped of his knighthood for treason and cast out from high society, Crispin Guest has reinvented himself as the Tracker, an investigator who can find anything and anyone. When Grayce, a distraught scullery maid arrives on his doorstep, frantic after finding a dead man in her room, Crispin examines the scene of what he thinks is a straightforward murder. After learning that the murdered man was an important courier in possession of a dangerous holy artifact, an object so valuable its absence could begin a war between empires, he quickly realizes this is no ordinary case. During his investigation, Guest unexpectedly encounters his nemesis, Miles Aleyn, the treasonous mastermind behind his fall from grace. Aleyn is acting suspiciously, and Guest must conquer his desire for revenge to find out just what he may be hiding. Surrounded by possible suspects, Guest will have to use his wiles to navigate both the exclusive halls of King Richard's court, and the hardscrabble streets of 14th century London. In a world full of old friends, mysterious strangers and dangerous enemies, he will have to uncover lies well told and truth well hidden to find the murderer, protect his country and save himself. The riveting second mystery in the Crispin Guest series is an evocative and thrilling medieval noir tale of suspense and murder. Serpent in the Thorns was a finalist for both the Macavity Award and the Bruce Alexander Mystery Award.
£15.15
Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. The Demon's Parchment
Book SynopsisSince losing his knighthood for treason and reinventing himself as an investigator for hire known as The Tracker, Crispin Guest has grown accustomed to unusual clients with dark requests. Yet when Jacob of Provencal, a Jewish physician at the King's court arrives at his doorstep late one frigid night, Guest cannot quiet his unease. Jacob and his son Julian are missing a set of documents, items they claim contain a spiritual and deadly power that, in the wrong hands, could bring forth a demon and put all of London in danger. Meanwhile, there is evidence that a monster has already been unleashed in the city. Vulnerable street children are being abducted and murdered, their mutilated bodies the only clues left behind. With the help of his orphaned young servant Jack, it is up to Guest to unravel the grim tangle of mystery and murder that has taken over the wintry streets of London. Along the way, he encounters old enemies, finds friends in unexpected places, and has his long held convictions challenged at every turn. This third installment of the Crispin Guest medieval mystery series was nominated for a Romantic Times award and was a finalist for the Macavity Award. The Demon's Parchment is a gripping, vividly told story that will leave even the most seasoned mystery readers guessing until the very end.
£15.15
Arcade Publishing Death of a Century: A Novel of the Lost
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£10.99
Skyhorse Publishing His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the
Book SynopsisMAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2016 BY NEWSWEEK, NPR, THE GUARDIAN, THE TELEGRAPH, AND THE SUNDAY TIMES A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE "THOUGHT PROVOKING FICTION"—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A brutal triple murder in a remote Scottish farming community in 1869 leads to the arrest of seventeen-year-old Roderick Macrae. There is no question that Macrae committed this terrible act. What would lead such a shy and intelligent boy down this bloody path? And will he hang for his crime? Presented as a collection of documents discovered by the author, His Bloody Project opens with a series of police statements taken from the villagers of Culdie, Ross-shire. They offer conflicting impressions of the accused; one interviewee recalls Macrae as a gentle and quiet child, while another details him as evil and wicked. Chief among the papers is Roderick Macrae’s own memoirs where he outlines the series of events leading up to the murder in eloquent and affectless prose. There follow medical reports, psychological evaluations, a courtroom transcript from the trial, and other documents that throw both Macrae’s motive and his sanity into question.Graeme Macrae Burnet’s multilayered narrative—centered around an unreliable narrator—will keep the reader guessing to the very end. His Bloody Project is a deeply imagined crime novel that is both thrilling and luridly entertaining from an exceptional new voice.Trade Review"It’s only a story — or is it? Graeme Macrae Burnet makes such masterly use of the narrative form that the horrifying tale he tells in HIS BLOODY PROJECT, a finalist for this year’s Man Booker Prize, seems plucked straight out of Scotland’s sanguinary historical archives."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Thought-provoking fiction."—The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice “A clever structure, convincing narrative voice, and expert evocation of the crofting culture of the Scottish Highlands in the 1860s.”—Historical Novels Review (Editors’ Choice) “[A] powerful, absorbing novel… Fiction authors from Henry James to Vladimir Nabokov to Gillian Flynn have used [an unreliable narrator] to induce ambiguity, heighten suspense and fold an alternative story between the lines of a printed text. Mr. Burnet, a Glasgow author, does all of that and more in this page-turning period account of pathos and violence in 19th-century Scotland… [A] cleverly constructed tale… Has the lineaments of the crime thriller but some of the sociology of a Thomas Hardy novel.”—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal “. . . recalls William Styron’s The Confessions of Nat Turner in the way it portrays an abused people and makes the ensuing violence understandable. . . Bloody Project shows that the power held by landowners and overseers allowed cruelties just like those suffered by the Virginia slaves in Confessions. Halfway between a thriller and a sociological study of an exploitive economic system with eerie echoes to our own time, His Bloody Project is a gripping and relevant read.” —Newsweek “Burnet is a writer of great skill and authority . . . few readers will be able to put down His Bloody Project as it speeds towards a surprising (and ultimately puzzling) conclusion.”—Financial Times “His Bloody Project is an ingenious, artful tale of a 19th century triple murder in the Scottish Highlands. Though a novel—and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize—it masquerades as the tale of a true crime, made up of a collection of historical documents supposedly unearthed by the writer, each bit shedding further light on what drove a 17-year-old to kill three people—including an infant—in his small crofting community.”—NPR “. . . an intricate, interactive puzzle, a crime novel written, excuse my British, bloody well.”—Los Angeles Times "A stellar crime novel and a wrenching historical portrait, HIS BLOODY PROJECT also succeeds at lyrically questioning whether it's possible to know another man's mind--or even desirable. The novel sends out vines in all directions, its characters' tangled motives obscured by tragedy and lies."—Lyndsay Faye, author of Gods of Gotham “A thriller with a fine literary pedigree . . . His Bloody Project” offers an intricate, interactive puzzle, a crime novel written, excuse my British, bloody well.”—Steph Cha, Los Angeles Times “It [His Bloody Project] had such an engrossing plot that I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it, so it was no surprise that Graeme Macrae Burnet’s excellent work was short listed for the Man Booker Prize . . .The interesting and innovative structure used by the author, where you feel like you are reading original historical records, sets the book apart from others of a similar genre and his skillful writing means the reader can’t help but empathise with the `murderer’. In addition to the gripping story, the book gives the reader a fascinating insight into Highland life at the time – its harshness, poverty and brutality. Definitely one of the best books this year.”—First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon “Clever and gripping”—Library Journal, starred review "Psychologically astute and convincingly grounded in its environment . . . a fine achievement.”—The National “Fiendishly readable . . . A psychological thriller masquerading as a slice of true crime. . . The book is also a blackly funny investigation into madness and motivation.”—The Gaurdian “. . .sly, poignant, gritty, thought-provoking, and sprinkled with wit.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “I disappeared inside the pages of Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project. . . fascinating”—The Seattle Times “Burnet has created an eloquent character who will stick with you long after the book is read.”—The Seattle Review of Books “Both a horrific tale of violence and a rumination on the societal problems for poor sharecroppers of the era.”—TIME “One of the most convincing and engrossing novels of the year.”—The Scotsman “A truly ingenious thriller as confusingly multilayered as an Escher staircase”—Daily Express “There is no gainstaying the ingenuity with which Burnet has constructed his puzzle. . ."— The Telegraph “A masterful psychological thriller”—Ian Stephen, author of A Book of Death and Fish “A gripping crime story, a deeply imagined historical novel, and gloriously written – all in one tour-de-force of a book. Stevensonian – that’s the highest praise I can give.”—Chris Dolan, Sunday Herald, Books of the Year “Masterful, clever and playful . . . one of the most experimental and assured authors currently writing in Scotland”—Louise Hutcheson, A Novel Bookblog “One of the most enjoyable and involving novels you’ll read this year”—Alistair Braidwood, cots Wha Hae “Presented as a collection of “Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae,” which took place in 1869, the novel includes the jailhouse memoir of a 17-year-old Scottish Highlander being held in Inverness Castle, awaiting trial for three appalling murders. "It’s only a story — or is it? Graeme Macrae Burnet makes such masterly use of the narrative form that the horrifying tale he tells in HIS BLOODY PROJECT, a finalist for this year’s Man Booker Prize, seems plucked straight out of Scotland’s sanguinary historical archives. Roderick and his family brave feudal conditions, toiling as tenant farmers on a small allotment, harvesting peat for fuel and scavenging seaweed to fertilize their gardens. It’s a hard existence, made even harder by Lachlan Mackenzie, a vindictive constable who systematically strips the Macraes of their livelihood. When father and son bravely take their grievances to the factor, the man charged with running the estate on behalf of the laird, he cruelly dismisses their request to see the regulations they’re accused of violating. “The reason you may not `see’ the regulations is because there are no regulations,” he informs them. “You might as well ask to see the air we breathe.” After being goaded beyond endurance, Roderick seeks out his tormentor while carrying a croman (a pickax) and a flaughter (a pointed spade), “merely to discover what would happen if I paid a visit to his house thus armed.” At moments like this, we begin to suspect that Roderick isn’t the most trustworthy of narrators. For a “semiliterate peasant,” he has recorded a testament so “sustained and eloquent” that the Edinburgh literati suspect a hoax. Not so Roderick’s lawyer, Andrew Sinclair, who marvels at the prisoner’s graceful writing and command of language even as he’s sickened by the conditions under which people like the Macraes must toil. But the lawyer’s defense may not be enough to counter the contemptuous testimony of men like the bigoted prison surgeon, J. Bruce Thomson, who contributes his own sour observations to the medical reports and witness statements presented in court. Thomson’s examination of the prisoner confirms his view that criminal behavior is determined by heredity. In Macrae’s case, though, what might be inherited is sheer desperation."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
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Turner Publishing Company The Cathar Secret: [A Lang Reilly Thriller]
Book SynopsisWhen a missing ancient manuscript is discovered in Rome, Lang Reilly sets out on a dangerous quest to London, Prague, and Rome to find those who would rather kill him than have him reveal its frightening contents.In the secret archives of the Vatican, an ancient Tibetan document has remained hidden to everyone but the highest authorities in the Catholic Church. Those authorities had long ago disposed of the Cathars, the religious sect who’d once attempted to spread the document’s heresies of reincarnation. Centuries later, a young boy’s bizarre flashbacks as an Auschwitz prisoner threaten to prove the document’s theory of reincarnation, shattering the faith of millions around the world. The Church will go to any lengths to protect the scrolls’ contents and stop the boy, Wynn-Three, from spreading its heresies. But someone else has beaten them to it with an agenda of their own: the boy’s flashbacks may help reveal a long-lost treasure, stashed by the Nazis for safekeeping. Kidnapping Wynn-Three, these criminals take him to the snowy slopes of Germany and Austria in hopes he will lead them to the loot. And ex-CIA agent Lang Reilly may be the only one who can track down his young neighbor, Wynn-Three. With criminals hot on his trail, Reilly races across Europe to rescue the boy. But if he can’t pull the missing pieces together and uncover the missing document, Wynn-Three—and the Church’s reputation—may both be lost to history. A fast-paced, intriguing thriller, The Cathar Secret enraptures from the controversial beginning until the shocking conclusion.Trade Review"Lang has the right moves and the action is credible." —Publishers Weekly
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Turner Publishing Company That Bright Land
Book SynopsisWinner of the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Prize. A new Southern gothic thriller from the winner of the 2012 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. In the Summer of 1866, Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and spy, is dispatched by the War Department in Washington City to infiltrate the isolated North Carolina mountain community where he was born and find the serial killer responsible for the deaths of Union veterans. Based on true events, That Bright Land is the story of a violent and fragile nation in the wake of the Civil War and a man who must exorcise his own savage demons while tracking down another.Trade Review"Early in this gripping whodunit set in the summer of 1866 from Roberts (A Short Time to Stay Here), Zeb Vance, the real-life governor of North Carolina, meets with his Yankee nephew, Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and retired detective who now works for the War Department in Washington City. Someone is murdering North Carolinians who fought for the North during the Civil War, and Vance wants Ballard to apprehend the killer. Ballard travels to mountainous western North Carolina, many of whose residents were hostile to the Confederacy. There he presents himself as a government agent checking on the legitimacy of Union army veterans’ disability benefit claims. Ballard finds some correspondence between the list of those seeking the payments and the names of the murder victims―and support for Vance’s notion that the motive for the crimes is connected with an 1863 Confederate massacre of Union sympathizers. This historical approaches the high standard of Owen Parry’s mysteries set during the same period."―Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ballard’s struggle for identity parallels that of the remote, mountainous region of North Carolina, which will complicate his future. That Bright Land deserves an A for the sympathetic protagonist, intelligent love story, and well-crafted plot, but Ballard’s discovery of his own roots, after years of homelessness and war, makes it an A+. Highly recommended."―Historical Novel Society "Terry Roberts, who lives in Asheville and has deep roots in the mountain region, gives us a fine book that’s at once a vivid historical novel with an unforgettable setting, a murder mystery and thriller, and a believable, mature romance. There’s good reason that the book’s back cover bears testimonials from Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan and Ron Rash, three esteemed authors with ties to the same mountains. Roberts’ book deserves to be on the shelf with theirs, as well as with those of John Ehle, to whom the book is dedicated." ―Greensboro News "Civil War buffs: You don’t want to miss this one."―Charlotte Observer "In That Bright Land, [Terry Roberts] engagingly combines a serious subject and a jocular survival spirit with a suspense story." —Asheville Citizen-Times "Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, That Bright Land is a thrilling and seamless fusion of fact and imagination, bringing to light a too-long neglected part of American history. This novel further confirms Terry Roberts’ place as one of Appalachia’s most important voices."—Ron Rash, author of the New York Times bestseller, Serena "Terry Roberts has set his gripping detective story, That Bright Land, in the still bleeding aftermath of the Civil War. The place is backwater Appalachia and the depiction of ways and manners is not only accurate but integral to the force of the story. And what force it has! Reading, I felt at times that I was on a raft down the flooding French Broad river, exhilarated and more than a little scared, but wishing that the ride would continue as long as possible."―Fred Chappell, author of I Am One of You Forever "That Bright Land is a thriller set in the complex and deadly aftermath of the Civil War in the mountains of Western North Carolina. With authority and authentic and precise detail, Terry Roberts brings to life an obscure corner of our history where brother fought brother and neighbor was divided from neighbor. With humor as well as compelling drama, this mystery story unfolds in conflicts of loyalty, revenge, vivid poetry of place, and the bonds of healing love. No one who reads this novel will ever forget it."―Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek and Chasing the North Star "Out of the tangled conditions in the Southern mountains just after the Civil War, Terry Roberts has constructed a novel of considerable historic value, containing a charming love story."―Elizabeth Spencer, author of The Light in the Piazza and Starting Over “Without a single doubt, Terry Roberts captured the volatile and chaotic times after the Civil War here in Madison County. And with such an interesting, well written and shocking cliff-hanger of a story.”—Sheila Kay Adams, renowned ballad singer and author of My Old True Love
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Turner Publishing Company That Bright Land
Book SynopsisWinner of the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Prize. A new Southern gothic thriller from the winner of the 2012 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. In the Summer of 1866, Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and spy, is dispatched by the War Department in Washington City to infiltrate the isolated North Carolina mountain community where he was born and find the serial killer responsible for the deaths of Union veterans. Based on true events, That Bright Land is the story of a violent and fragile nation in the wake of the Civil War and a man who must exorcise his own savage demons while tracking down another.Trade Review"Early in this gripping whodunit set in the summer of 1866 from Roberts (A Short Time to Stay Here), Zeb Vance, the real-life governor of North Carolina, meets with his Yankee nephew, Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and retired detective who now works for the War Department in Washington City. Someone is murdering North Carolinians who fought for the North during the Civil War, and Vance wants Ballard to apprehend the killer. Ballard travels to mountainous western North Carolina, many of whose residents were hostile to the Confederacy. There he presents himself as a government agent checking on the legitimacy of Union army veterans’ disability benefit claims. Ballard finds some correspondence between the list of those seeking the payments and the names of the murder victims―and support for Vance’s notion that the motive for the crimes is connected with an 1863 Confederate massacre of Union sympathizers. This historical approaches the high standard of Owen Parry’s mysteries set during the same period."―Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ballard’s struggle for identity parallels that of the remote, mountainous region of North Carolina, which will complicate his future. That Bright Land deserves an A for the sympathetic protagonist, intelligent love story, and well-crafted plot, but Ballard’s discovery of his own roots, after years of homelessness and war, makes it an A+. Highly recommended."―Historical Novel Society "Terry Roberts, who lives in Asheville and has deep roots in the mountain region, gives us a fine book that’s at once a vivid historical novel with an unforgettable setting, a murder mystery and thriller, and a believable, mature romance. There’s good reason that the book’s back cover bears testimonials from Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan and Ron Rash, three esteemed authors with ties to the same mountains. Roberts’ book deserves to be on the shelf with theirs, as well as with those of John Ehle, to whom the book is dedicated." ―Greensboro News "Civil War buffs: You don’t want to miss this one."―Charlotte Observer "In That Bright Land, [Terry Roberts] engagingly combines a serious subject and a jocular survival spirit with a suspense story." —Asheville Citizen-Times "Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, That Bright Land is a thrilling and seamless fusion of fact and imagination, bringing to light a too-long neglected part of American history. This novel further confirms Terry Roberts’ place as one of Appalachia’s most important voices."—Ron Rash, author of the New York Times bestseller, Serena "Terry Roberts has set his gripping detective story, That Bright Land, in the still bleeding aftermath of the Civil War. The place is backwater Appalachia and the depiction of ways and manners is not only accurate but integral to the force of the story. And what force it has! Reading, I felt at times that I was on a raft down the flooding French Broad river, exhilarated and more than a little scared, but wishing that the ride would continue as long as possible."―Fred Chappell, author of I Am One of You Forever "That Bright Land is a thriller set in the complex and deadly aftermath of the Civil War in the mountains of Western North Carolina. With authority and authentic and precise detail, Terry Roberts brings to life an obscure corner of our history where brother fought brother and neighbor was divided from neighbor. With humor as well as compelling drama, this mystery story unfolds in conflicts of loyalty, revenge, vivid poetry of place, and the bonds of healing love. No one who reads this novel will ever forget it."―Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek and Chasing the North Star "Out of the tangled conditions in the Southern mountains just after the Civil War, Terry Roberts has constructed a novel of considerable historic value, containing a charming love story."―Elizabeth Spencer, author of The Light in the Piazza and Starting Over “Without a single doubt, Terry Roberts captured the volatile and chaotic times after the Civil War here in Madison County. And with such an interesting, well written and shocking cliff-hanger of a story.”—Sheila Kay Adams, renowned ballad singer and author of My Old True Love
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Morgan James Publishing llc Dangerous Betrayal: The Vendetta That Sank
Book SynopsisThe Titanic disaster was the result of a deliberate act of revenge by a brilliant psychotic genius—an act of sabotage that was too unthinkable to be considered by forensic investigators in 1912. Dangerous Betrayal: The Vendetta That Sank Titanic traces the historical clashes and unbridled hatred between business and technical giants at the turn of the twentieth century, leading to an outrageous plot to target Titanic. The clever melding of fact and fiction appeals to Titanic aficionados as well as to the conspiracy theorist in each of us as it raises questions never before asked about the worst peacetime maritime accident in history: How could a well-designed ship, equipped with the latest technology, manned by an uber-experienced crew, come to such a terrible end on her first voyage?
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Morgan James Publishing llc The Helvetian Affair: Book II of the Gaius Marius
Book Synopsis“Not lyrical, but accurate, Insubrecus. All these stories and reports of Romans, Belgae, Krauts, and whatnot have become a knot I do not have time to unravel, so I’m just going to slice it open!” Caesar announced. “Tomorrow at dawn, this army marches on the Aeduan capital. . .we march on Bibracte!” With these words, Gaius Iulius Caesar sent his army on what most of his officers considered a suicide mission with the Helvetians and their German allies across their line of retreat and the army trapped against the impregnable walls of Bibracte, the fortress-capital of their treacherous Gallic allies, the Aedui. "The Helvetian Affair" is the second book of the Gaius Marius Chronicle, the memoir of a retired Roman soldier, Gaius Marius Insubrecus, a legionary who fought with Caesar throughout his Gallic campaigns and the Roman civil wars. "The Helvetian Affair" recounts Insubrecus’ coming of age as a Roman soldier in the legionary camps outside the city of Aquileia, and serving his patron, Caesar, as he conducts a lightening campaign to prevent the fierce and ruthless attempt by the Helvetii to conquer Celtic Gaul and threaten the Roman province. The narrative recreates a colorful and culturally complex portrait of ancient northern Italy and the Rhone valley, as Romans, Celts and Germans struggle for supremacy in the hills and dark forests of western Gaul.
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Morgan James Publishing Circle of Terror Morgan James Fiction
Book SynopsisFormer college All-American linebacker and Marine Force Recon officer, turned Milwaukee Police detective, teams up with an FBI agent to track down violent extremists setting off bombs and committing murders.
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She Writes Press A Promise Given
Book Synopsis“Mixing Romance and Mystery in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!”“Series fans will cheer the beginning of Clive and Henrietta’s private investigation business in an entry with welcome echoes of Pride and Prejudice.” ― Publishers Weekly“The mix of sleuthing and aristocratic life pairs well with Rhys Bowen’s Royal Spyness series.” ― Booklist “A story full of family secrets, twisted plots, and a striking English setting, A Promise Given is the perfect novel for fans of Sherlock Holmes.” — Brit + Co.This third book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series provides a delightful romp through the English countryside and back.Anxious to be married, Henrietta and Clive push forward with their wedding plans despite their family differences, made worse now by Oldrich Exley’s attempts to control the Von Harmons. When the long-awaited wedding day arrives, there is more unfolding than just Clive and Henrietta’s vows of love. Stanley and Elsie’s relationship is sorely tested by the presence of the dashing Lieutenant Harrison Barnes-Smith and by Henrietta’s friend Rose—a situation that grows increasingly dark and confused as time goes on.As Clive and Henrietta begin their honeymoon at Castle Linley, the Howards’ ancestral estate in England, they encounter a whole new host of characters, including the eccentric Lord and Lady Linley and Clive’s mysterious cousin, Wallace. When a man is murdered in the village on the night of a house party at the Castle, Wallace comes under suspicion—and Clive and Henrietta are reluctantly drawn into the case, despite Clive’s anxiety at involving his new bride and Henrietta’s distracting news from home.Delicately attempting to work together for the first time, Clive and Henrietta set out to prove Wallace’s innocence, uncovering as they do so some rather shocking truths that will shake the Linley name and estate forever.Trade ReviewAwards: 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards): Gold Winner in Book Series - Fiction 2018 Chanticleer Awards: Mystery and Mayhem – Grand Prize Winner, Romance (Chatelaine) – First Place Winner, Historical Fiction (Goethe) Finalist 2019 IBPA Ben Franklin Awards: Silver Romance Winner 2019 Indie Excellence Awards: Cross Genre Winner 2019 Independent Press Award: Romantic Suspense Winner 2019 International Book Awards: Cross Genre Finalist 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Best Series Finalist and Romance Finalist 2018 Best Book Awards: Romance Finalist and Cross-Genre Finalist 2019 Pulpwood Queens Bonus Book Selection Reviews: “Series fans will cheer the beginning of Clive and Henrietta’s private investigation business in an entry with welcome echoes of Pride and Prejudice.” ― Publishers Weekly “The mix of sleuthing and aristocratic life pairs well with Rhys Bowen’s Royal Spyness series.” ― Booklist “A story full of family secrets, twisted plots, and a striking English setting, A Promise Given is the perfect novel for fans of Sherlock Holmes.” — Brit + Co. “Cox’s eye for historical detail remains sharp… A pleasant, escapist diversion.” ― Kirkus “A well-paced romantic mystery that sizzles with love and suspense. This third novel in the Inspector & Henrietta series will have readers begging for more! Highly recommended.” — Chanticleer Reviews “The writing is gorgeous and reflects the cultural and historical setting. Cox’s novel is filled with deeply moving passages and emotionally charged scenes. The characters are as sophisticated as they are relatable and the plot is designed to make for the perfect page-turner.” — Readers Favorite “Cox is a talented wordsmith who knows how to flawlessly write crime and mystery. She knows to capture her reader’s attention and entertain them from beginning to end.” — Red Headed Book Lover “Many of the book’s scenes could easily read like a Jane Austin novel, as Cox possesses that distinct ability to plant a reader directly into a specific room or landscape. The two partners, Henrietta and Clive, make a perfect sleuthing team that left me wanting more.” — Reader Views “What Cox captures so perfectly in Henrietta’s character is what a marriage would have been like at this time for an independent woman. We ride this rollercoaster of nerve and doubt up to the anticipated wedding night and fall even more deeply in love with Clive right along with Henrietta. The passion that is plastered all over the pages of A Promise Given is truly remarkable and a testament to the world that Cox has been able to create.” — Paperback Paris “A Promise Given is a well-told story which. . . had me immersed and wanting more. Well done!” ― Windy City Reviews “Romantic and atmospheric, A Promise Given offers an intriguing glimpse into 1930s Chicago by weaving in authentic period details and exploring the social tensions of the day. The unlikely pairing of the Howards―two characters from very different worlds―provides a tender love story.” ― Susanna Calkins, award-winning author of the Lucy Campion Historical Mysteries
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She Writes Press A Child Lost: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard
Book Synopsis“Mixing Romance and Mystery in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!”“A Child Lost is undoubtedly a novel that should not be missed—the story is genius, flawlessly written, and wildly entertaining! A thrilling five stars!” — The Red Headed Book Lover“Once again, Cox delivers the passion and intrigue of Henrietta and Clive with a story that leaps right off the page. A Child Lost is a true thrill . . . ” — Paperback Paris“The characters’ depth and complexity is beautifully written…this is a truly enjoyable and addicting series.” — Nurse BookieA spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigating a seemingly boring affair: a spiritualist woman operating in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town who is suspected of robbing people of their valuables. What begins as an open and shut case becomes more complicated, however, when Henrietta—much to Clive’s dismay—begins to believe the spiritualist's strange ramblings.Meanwhile, Elsie begs Clive and Henrietta to help her and the object of her budding love, Gunther, locate the whereabouts of one Liesel Klinkhammer, the German woman Gunther has traveled to America to find and the mother of the little girl, Anna, whom he has brought along with him. The search leads them to Dunning Asylum, where they discover some terrible truths about Liesel. When the child, Anna, is herself mistakenly admitted to the asylum after an epileptic fit, Clive and Henrietta return to Dunning to retrieve her. This time, however, Henrietta begins to suspect that something darker may be happening. When Clive doesn’t believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands . . . with horrifying results.
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Skyhorse Publishing Evil of the Age: A Thriller
Book SynopsisPolitical corruption, abortion, and dead body discovered inside a trunk at Hudson depot.The summer of 1871 in New York City is hot and humid. The city is gripped by two seemingly separate events. The first is the discovery of a beautiful young woman’s body stuffed inside a trunk at the Hudson railway depot. The second involves Victor Fowler, grand sachem of Tammany Hall, and the Boss” of what is popularly referred to as The Ring.” This is a small clique that includes Governor Dandy” Archibald Krupp, Fowler’s man at the state assembly in Albany; Mayor Thomas The Prince” Emery, an opportunist of the worst variety; Slimy” Bob James, the cunning and sly city comptroller; and Isaac The Wizard” Harrison, the City Chamberlain, who is possibly the most treacherous of the Ring Rascals.”In Evil of the Age, New York journalist Charles St. Clair, tracking down the story of Lucy Maloney, the kept woman” found murdered and stuffed in a trunk at the Hudson railway depot, moves from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the brothels of SoHo to the seedy and dangerous saloons on Water Street. St. Clair soon uncovers Lucy’s connection to a ring of abortionists and to Madame Philippe, a wealthy woman who known as Madam Killer.St. Clair confronts Madame Philippe at the Tombs prison, where she awaits the hangman’s noose for Lucy’s murder. St. Clair believes her to be innocent and sets out to prove it, discovering deceit at the highest levels of political power and the shocking secret of the Ring Rascals.”Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.Trade ReviewWinnipeg’s own Allan Levine takes his talents for historical mystery to nineteenth-century New York for this novel. . . . Great research and great fun make this a winner.” Margaret Cannon, Globe and MailOne of the finest history mysteries’ available today. Evil of the Age is an award-winning novel in waiting. . . . Evil of the Age is history revealed in sordid and fascinating detail. It’s also a mysterya chilling and believable tale. It simply doesn’t get any better than this.” Don Graves, Hamilton SpectatorLevine has done it again. He has seamlessly crafted an amazing mix of historical lore, credible views of the seamiest settings of old New York, an intertwined plot of murderous suspense and political corruption, and with a population of unique characters, good, bad, ugly, and everything in between. For history/mystery fans it’s a book that leaves its readers begging for the next of the St. Clair chronicles.” M. Wayne Cunningham, Mysterious ReviewsWinnipeg’s own Allan Levine takes his talents for historical mystery to nineteenth-century New York for this novel. . . . Great research and great fun make this a winner.” Margaret Cannon, Globe and MailOne of the finest history mysteries’ available today. Evil of the Age is an award-winning novel in waiting. . . . Evil of the Age is history revealed in sordid and fascinating detail. It’s also a mysterya chilling and believable tale. It simply doesn’t get any better than this.” Don Graves, Hamilton SpectatorLevine has done it again. He has seamlessly crafted an amazing mix of historical lore, credible views of the seamiest settings of old New York, an intertwined plot of murderous suspense and political corruption, and with a population of unique characters, good, bad, ugly, and everything in between. For history/mystery fans it’s a book that leaves its readers begging for the next of the St. Clair chronicles.” M. Wayne Cunningham, Mysterious Reviews
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Felony & Mayhem The Death Chamber
Book SynopsisCalvary. The name does not inspire cheerful associations, and Calvary Gaol, with its grim facade and brutal history, does nothing to improve the reputation. On a chilly night its ghosts can all but be heard chattering, from the doomed political radical to the dapper ladies' man with a knife in his sleeve, from the blackmailed doctor to the spiritualist who fed, like a vampire, on the misery of World War I. Calvary is abandoned now, but those ghosts are still calling, and TV producer Chad Ingram can't stop listening. With a crew and a journalist in tow, he resolves to film in the prison's execution chamber-sure it's spooky, but with the bustle and technology of the 21st century, he can't imagine they've got anything to fear. Famous last words. Like all of Sarah Rayne's psychological thrillers, The Death Chamber blends different time periods, each with its own cast of characters, while never losing the plot threads.
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Felony & Mayhem A Willing Victim
Book SynopsisIt's 1956 and the world is in turmoilthe Bikini Atoll, the Suez Crisis, the Hungarian Uprisingthese are just some of the events of that year Inspector Ted Stratton can't help but think about as he makes his way through a murder investigation. The murder victim is a young man in London whose bookshelves are filled with literature on spirituality and esoteric religions, and who had just recently left the Foundation for Spiritual Understanding, a new age cult based in Suffolk. Traveling to Suffolk to investigate, Inspector Stratton encounters a community of fervent believers led by an enigmatic, charismatic leader, and a femme fatale with a shady past. In addition to a gripping, twisty investigation, the book is also a portrait of England in the mid-nineteen-fifties, and a meditation on the dangerous power of faith.
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Felony & Mayhem A Cruel Necessity: The First John Grey Historical
Book SynopsisTwo-time Edgar nominee LC Tyler is best known for his series featuring Ethelred and Elsie - a third-rate novelist and his gloriously vulgar agent, respectively. And so he should be: He's twice won Britain's Last Laugh" award for the Best Humorous Mystery of the Year. But with A Cruel Necessity, the first in the John Grey series, Tyler takes a sharp turn into the shadows. There are still some chuckles to be had, but not many: This is England in the year 1657, Oliver Cromwell is in power, and joy has essentially been outlawed. A young lawyer with a taste for beer and pretty women, Grey finds pleasures enough, even in this backwater Essex town, but he'd be wise to keep his amusement to himself: A Royalist spy has been found dead in a local ditch, and Cromwell's agents are eager - distressingly eager - to explain to Grey that this is nothing to laugh about.
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Felony & Mayhem The Congo Venus
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Felony & Mayhem A Masterpiece of Corruption
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Felony & Mayhem The Bohemian Girl
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Felony & Mayhem Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Golden Samovar
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Felony & Mayhem Half Moon Street
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Felony & Mayhem Half Moon Street
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Felony & Mayhem The Second Woman
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Felony & Mayhem The Haunted Martyr
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Felony & Mayhem The Scarab Murder Case
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Felony & Mayhem The Dragon Murder Case
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Felony & Mayhem The Casino Murder Case
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Felony & Mayhem The Garden Murder Case
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Felony & Mayhem All Roads Lead to Whitechapel
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Felony & Mayhem All Roads Lead to Whitechapel
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Felony & Mayhem The Backward Boy
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Felony & Mayhem The Backward Boy
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Felony & Mayhem The Anarchists' Club
Book SynopsisIt’s tough to be a preacher’s kid, and for Leo Stanhope it may be harder than for most. He was born Charlotte, and in the Reverend Pritchard’s home—as in all of Victoria’s England—there is little room for persons unwilling to know their place and stick to it. And things are about to get harder: There’s a gentleman who knows the secret that could get Leo locked up for life, and this so-called gentleman is not above a spot of blackmail. There is a bright spot, though, in the form of two little kids who are teaching Leo’s heart to open again, after a wretched year. In warming to them, he realizes how much more he has to learn. Leo knows how to be a man. Now he must learn to be a father.Trade Review“A deeply atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than the grubby streets of London, and a central character we really care about” —Heat
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Felony & Mayhem The Anarchists' Club
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Felony & Mayhem No One Notices the Boys
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Felony & Mayhem No One Notices the Boys
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Felony & Mayhem Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Vampire Menace
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Felony & Mayhem Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Vampire Menace
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Felony & Mayhem Twice in a Blue Moon
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