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The Cursed Tombs of Egypt Hold Many Secrets... Miss Hattie Blackhouse has never been close to her parents...and no wonder, since the Blackhouses are renowned scholars who spend most of their time excavating ancient tombs in Egypt. But news of their disappearance forces Hattie to leave England and embark on a voyage that will reveal the long-buried secrets of her past. An encrypted senet board and a gold medallion lead Hattie on a perilous quest to...
2) Red queen
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2023.
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Antonia Scott-the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother-has a gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her apartment. Jon Gutierrez, a police officer in Bilbao-disgraced, suspended, and about to face criminal charges-is offered a chance to salvage his career by a secretive organization that works in...
3) The 6:20 man
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6:20 man novels volume 1
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Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city's most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling...
4) Silverview
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Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the city for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But only a couple of months into his new career, Julian's evening is disrupted by a visitor. Edward, a Polish émigré living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, seems to know a lot about Julian's family and is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise. When a letter turns...
5) Silver cross
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Nick Journey novels volume 2
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History professor Nick Journey and federal agent Meg Tolman investigate a friend's murder only to uncover a conspiracy with ties to France's support for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, a finding that a dangerous covert group is desperate to keep hidden.
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 2
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Hercule Poirot rushes to France in response to an urgent and cryptic plea from a client. But the Belgian detective arrives just too late: the man who had summoned him is found dead on a golf course, stabbed in the back with a letter opener and wearing an ill-fitting coat with a mysterious love letter in its pocket. Strange circumstances multiply, culminating in the discovery of a second body stabbed with the same murder weapon. While the local authorities...
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Booklover Charlotte is delighted to welcome an eclectic group of guests to Chapters Bed and Breakfast for a book club retreat focused on fairy tales and classic children’s literature. But when one of the guests is poisoned at a Mad Hatter tea party, Charlotte realizes she’s fallen down a rather unpleasant rabbit hole The victim – an opinionated busybody whose jewelry store sold original designs, along with some possibly “hot” merchandise...
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La escritura de un anteproyecto de investigación demanda pensar y repensar las ideas, formularlas en el papel y pulirlas hasta dejarlas a punto; en otras palabras, volver concreta, comprensible y factible la investigación que antes estaba solo en la cabeza. Por eso, un anteproyecto elaborado con juicio es de gran utilidad: les da estructura a las ideas, demarca el camino a seguir, asegura el feliz término del trabajo y, como si fuera poco, garantiza...
9) Interpretación y Presentación del Patrimonio Arqueológico al aire libre. El caso de Corpus Christi (
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El territorio guaraní misionero posee, aún hoy, un rico acervo histórico arqueológico materializado en su paisaje, testimonio de una experiencia singular, que se desarrolló entre los guaraníes y los padres jesuitas de la Compañía de Jesús.
Un patrimonio común compartido entre los países de Argentina, Paraguay, Brasil y Uruguay. Cuyos diferentes pueblos, ahora herederos de este legado histórico, se han visto en la necesidad de fortalecer...
10) Classified
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Godmothers novels volume 6
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Toots and Phil are ready to take their relationship to the next level, but after being widowed eight times, Toots is reluctant-- and she has other problems. Two young children, last seen in Toot's bakery, have gone missing. Finding the missing kids proves more complicated and dangerous than The Godmothers ever imagined.
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"Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Winnie's gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Winnie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Winnie's disappearance. Mariah's uncanny...
12) She's gone
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When 17-year-old Hunter Gifford wakes in the hospital on the night of homecoming, he's shocked to learn he and his girlfriend, Chloe Summers, have been in a terrible car accident. Hunter has no memory of the crash, and his shock turns to horror when he is told Chloe's blood has been found in the car―but she has disappeared. Back at school, his fellow students taunt him, and his former best friend starts making a true-crime documentary about the...
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Join ex-Air Force reserve officer turned private detective Richard Martinez as he investigates real-life criminal and moral cases in this captivating (and sometimes comedic) book. With a background as personal security staff for Boris Johnson, Martinez brings a unique perspective to his work as a private detective. From catching cheats and fraudsters to using hi-tech surveillance gadgets and forensics, he uses his expertise and a variety of evidence...
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A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment's supposedly impregnable door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself "the Locksmith,” can break through any lock or security...
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This is a book comprised of over 40 short essays or "routines" that employ savage satire and black comedy to mock and ridicule all things Politically Correct. From the far Left of the ideological spectrum, Canadian author Cliff Burns fearlessly skewers the P.C. mentality, especially its tendency to focus on trendy social causes, while neglecting larger, more pressing concerns, like the plight of hungry, vulnerable people around the world, income inequality...
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"We live in an age of extreme corporate concentration, in which global industries are controlled by just a few giant firms -- big banks, big pharma, and big tech, just to name a few. But concern over what Louis Brandeis called the 'curse of bigness' can no longer remain the province of specialist lawyers and economists, for it has spilled over into policy and politics, even threatening democracy itself. History suggests that tolerance of inequality...
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"Tracing Footsteps: The Mystery of Madeleine McCann" is a meticulously researched account of the baffling case that shook the world. On May 3, 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Despite a massive international search and ongoing investigation, the truth behind her disappearance remains elusive. This gripping book delves deep into the heart-wrenching story, exploring the events...
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The AlterQuest Blueprint is for anyone, who wants to learn how to create a new type of people-powered, sustainable, problem-solving, forward-thinking community which can thrive alongside, or outside, the old-world system. If you've been affected by job insecurity, lack of affordable housing, insufficient money to buy necessities or you simply fear for the future, this book is for you. If you're frustrated because no politician or 'leader' actually...
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Embark on an Extraordinary Journey! Unveil the Mysteries with "Fact or Fiction?" Dive into a world where reality meets the unexplained! "Fact or Fiction? The Unbelievable Truth Behind the Strangest Phenomena" is your ticket to an immersive exploration of the extraordinary. Paranormal Adventures:Ghostly encounters and haunted locations await your discovery. Are these tales of the supernatural fact or fiction?Extraterrestrial Enigmas:Investigate UFO...
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