James Langton
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Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, Frederica, and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam's possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he's never seen before. What follows...
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"A captivating novel that evokes the author's New York Times bestseller The House at Tyneford Natasha Solomons's breathtaking new novel has it all: a love triangle, family obligations, and rediscovering joy in the face of grief, all set against the alluring backdrop of an English country estate perfect for fans of Downton Abbey It's a terrible thing to covet your brother's girl New Year's Eve, Dorset, England, 1946. Candles flicker, a gramophone...
3) Black ice
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Series
Sherlock Holmes: the legend begins volume 3
Sherlock Holmes the legend begins volume 3
Young Sherlock Holmes volume 3
Sherlock Holmes the legend begins volume 3
Young Sherlock Holmes volume 3
Publisher
Macmillian Audiobook
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (ca. 450 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The year is 1868 and fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes faces his most baffling mystery yet. Mycroft, his older brother, has been found with a knife in his hand, locked in a room with a corpse. Only Sherlock believes that his brother is innocent. But can he prove it? In a chase that will take him to Moscow and back, Sherlock must discover who has framed Mycroft and why-before Mycroft swings at the gallows.
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Doctor Dolittle volume 1-3
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"Here are the good Doctor's three exciting tales of world travel, beginning with his greatest adventure. In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, the Doctor and his young assistant, Tommy Stubbins, travel in search of the brilliant naturalist Long Arrow, culminating in a meeting with the most fabled creature of all, the Great Glass Sea Snail! The Story of Doctor Dolittle details how the Doctor came to learn the languages of animals, and how he was called...