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The DaVinci Code: A Quest for Answers by Josh McDowell
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsJust where does fact end and fiction begin? The brilliant mix of fact and fiction in Dan Brown's Conspiracy story "The Da Vinci Code" raises serious questions regarding the origins and claims of Christianity. Many come away from the book shaken in their beliefs, wondering what is true? Questions like "Was Mary Magdalene really Jesus' wife and the mother of his child?" And more... -
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Ohnivé znamenie by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTretí prípad kapitána Steina a notára Barbariča. Nález ľudských ostatkov v podunajských lesoch privedie Barbariča na stopu bezohľadných lupičov a priekupníkov s otrokmi. Notár si musí zavolať na pomoc Steina a Jaroša. Spolu putujú do Prešporka, ktorý sa po páde Budína stal hlavným mestom Uhorska. Zdanlivo jednoduchý prípad sa rýchlo skomplikuje... -
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An Urchin of Means by April White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRingo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him...Categorized as:
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The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘My father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldn’t afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . .’A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly dies, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar...Categorized as:
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![....Și la sfârșit a mai rămas coșmarul (...And Then The Nightmare Came At Last) by Oliviu Crâznic]()
....Și la sfârșit a mai rămas coșmarul (...And Then The Nightmare Came At Last) by Oliviu Crâznic
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Castle of the Last Towers, the things are going really Bad.Invited at a stranger's wedding, in a castle supposed to be haunted by the devil, the fallen noble Arthur de Seragens finds himself trapped in a dangerous net of insanity, betrayal and murder... -
![The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis]()
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity...Categorized as:
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![Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne]()
Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHere in one binding are both of Jules Verne's Captain Nemo novels. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea we meet the enigmatic Captain Nemo and The Nautilus. Even after many adventures and much derring-do Nemo's secrets remain his own, and at the end of the novel we are left with many mysteries concering this mysterious and tragic man. In The Mysterious Island we once again encounter Captain Nemo...Categorized as:
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A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor, George Lucas
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe time is the 1930s.Indiana Jones had always managed to get into enough trouble on his own. But this time, he finds himself in the deadliest situation imaginable -- he must rescue his father, eminent professor Dr. Henry Jones, from the Nazis' clutches to keep them from discovering secret information only Dr. Jones possesses... -
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Judgment of The Witch by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade, New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon returns with an epic novel of suspense that reinstates him as one of the great storytellers of our time.... The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe their town is cursed by a witch... -
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The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond...Categorized as:
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Raven's Sight by R.L. Weeks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward Winning author, R. L. Weeks, brings you Raven's Sight - a Young Adult Victorian Paranormal Mystery. Book One can be read as a standalone and as part of the series. Raven looks out over the small, industrial town of Cogsworth and imagines a life beyond the confines of her Grandmother's mansion. However, Raven holds a dark secret that prevents her from leaving... -
![The Secret Of The Palamu Fort by Razi]()
The Secret Of The Palamu Fort by Razi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone has risen from the dead and is haunting the sinister ruins of the Palamu Fort, situated in the mystical land of Jharkhand.A few hundred kilometers from the fort, in the capital city Ranchi, a History Professor of St. Xavier’s college is murdered at his home. The witnesses claim he was killed by a ghost! The police is clueless... -
![The Rise of Robin Hood by Angus Donald]()
The Rise of Robin Hood by Angus Donald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA legend is born in this short-story prequel to Angus Donald's masterly series The Outlaw Chronicles, perfect for devoted fans and newcomers alike... -
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![The Lawless by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone]()
The Lawless by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greatest Western Writers Of The 21st CenturyThey survived the perilous thousand-mile journey to the far edges of the Texas frontier. Now the family that tamed the Wild West must fight to defend their home from a ruthless band hell-bent on stealing g it away. A Kerrigan Never Back DownKate Kerrigan has seen the blood-soaked face of war... -
![An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty]()
An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Ancient Evil inaugurates an ingenious new series of historical mysteries by P. C. Doherty, each one using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In Chaucer's poem, the pilgrims narrate tales to pass the time during their journey to the sacred shrine of Canterbury; Doherty's pilgrims entertain their companions with stories of mystery, terror, and murder... -
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The Errant Flock by Jana Petken, Elisa Pardini
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValencia, Spain, 1491 The ambitions of four men merge and collide in a deadly game of intrigue. David Sanz, a young militiaman, is forced to carry out a heinous crime, and he becomes an unwitting pawn in a tense battle for power. Luis Peráto, the duke of Sagrat, sacrifices his own people to cover up dark secrets that could see him burnt at the stake for treason... -
![Cold Streets by P.N. Elrod]()
Cold Streets by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVampire detective Jack Fleming's latest venture-the Lady Crymsyn nightclub-has become the favorite haunt for Chicago's elite. But amongst his patrons lurk a smarmy blackmailer and a dangerous up-and-coming mobster from New York-both unaware how deadly Jack can be when blood is spilled.. -
![The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood by Susan Wittig Albert
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeatrix Potter loves the warmth of Sawrey, her new hometown. But even the kindest of souls can turn snappish when houseguests overstay their welcome. When Beatrix returns from time away, she finds the attic overrun with rats. Rosabelle, resident rat and generous hostess, has offered her family a place to stay. But when word gets out, she soon has dozens of rat families on her tiny hands... -
![The Shadow on the Bridge by Clare Marchant]()
The Shadow on the Bridge by Clare Marchant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't miss the BRAND NEW enchanting historical novel from Clare Marchant‘Totally gripping and atmospheric… Breathtaking and beautifully written… Will stay with the reader long after the last page.’ Bestselling author of The Witch’s Tree, Elena Collins‘You must forever watch your back,’ I spoke the words clearly, though he could not hear me. ‘Come what may, I shall avenge my brother’s death...Categorized as:
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![The Swordmaster's Daughter by Terri Green]()
The Swordmaster's Daughter by Terri Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhitefriars London 1604When her father bans her from fighting after an unfortunate incident with a stray sword, Lucinda Evans is determined to continue fencing. She recruits a small group of women with an urgent need to defend themselves, training them in secret as the Sisters of the Sword...Categorized as:
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![Warriors and Warlocks: Outcast by Monther Alkabbani, Timothy Gregory]()
Warriors and Warlocks: Outcast by Monther Alkabbani, Timothy Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPart one of the epic trilogy that combines historic fiction with fantasy and speculative fiction follows Morad Qutuz, a Saudi Plastic Surgeon, as he starts noticing that events around him don’t quite mesh with his memories – and that his memories are starting to duplicate... -
![PRALAY: The Great Deluge by Vineet Bajpai]()
PRALAY: The Great Deluge by Vineet Bajpai
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGripping sequel to Vineet Bajpai's bestselling title 'HARAPPA - Curse of the Blood River'. “Even death is afraid of the White Mask…”1700 BCE, Harappa – The devta of Harappa has fallen…tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa…forever... -
![The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase]()
The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA glittering family. A Notting Hill house. Step into their secrets...Notting Hill, 1998. Dee Delancey—loving mother, grieving widow, sometime model—heads out for the evening, blowing a kiss before vanishing down the crescent. She doesn't come home that night. Nor the one after.. -
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![Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro]()
Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the skeletal remains of a young woman and her baby are found entombed behind the kitchen wall of a historic Tudor house, Cassandra is overcome with grief. She seems to know who the young woman was, but not how she knows, or how she came to be there. Cassandra becomes inexplicably drawn to the house and the mystery of the "Bones of Blackfriars... -
![Empires of Sand by David Ball]()
Empires of Sand by David Ball
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey. As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege... -
![By Night under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz]()
By Night under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSixteenth-century Prague provides the setting for the story of the forbidden love between emperor Rudolf II and Esther, the wife of an influential financier, and of the efforts of the city's Great Rabbi to right a situation angering... -
![Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod]()
Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVampire detective Jack Fleming made a good bit of money cleaning up the streets of post-prohibition Chicago--enough to realize his dream of owning a nightclub. During renovations, workmen discover the remains of a woman, clad in a distinctive red dress... -
![A Chill in the Blood by P.N. Elrod]()
A Chill in the Blood by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA delicious new novel of the The Vampire Files -- in which our undead detective finds himself caught in the middle of a Chicago gangland... -
![Shadow of the Sphinx by Christian Jacq]()
Shadow of the Sphinx by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time has come for the final confrontation. Appointed supreme magistrate and first minister of Egypt, Pazair and his wife Neferet must join forces against the Finance Minister, Pazair's sworn enemy, now openly presenting himself as spokesman for the conspirators who plan to overthrow Ramses the Great in order to seize supreme power. The situation appears desperate... -
![Miss Bee e il fantasma dell'ambasciata by Alessia Gazzola]()
Miss Bee e il fantasma dell'ambasciata by Alessia Gazzola
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondra, 1925. Per impedirle di combinare ulteriori guai, Leonida Bernabò individua finalmente la sistemazione ideale per la vivace e scapestrata secondogenita un solido impiego presso l’ambasciata italiana... -
![Oracle of the Dead by John Maddox Roberts]()
Oracle of the Dead by John Maddox Roberts
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDecius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, is living the good life in southern Italy, happy to be away from Rome, a city suffering war jitters over Caesar's impending actions...Categorized as:
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![Vampire on the Orient Express by Shane Carrow]()
Vampire on the Orient Express by Shane Carrow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParis, 1914. American adventurer Sam Carter boards the Orient Express, departing France in style after an impulsive decision to desert the Foreign Legion. British diplomat Lucas Avery is already nursing a drink in the smoking car, resenting his assignment to the distant Ottoman Empire... -
![It Wakes in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
It Wakes in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAccording to the tradition of the Black Falcon People, each person has three souls: the eye soul, which stays with the body forever; the shadow soul, where all evil is leeched and shed at death; and the reflection soul, where the spirit lives on among the Blessed ancestors in the Land of the Dead, pure and clean...Categorized as:
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![Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula by Stephen Seitz]()
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula by Stephen Seitz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter Mina Murray asks Sherlock Holmes to locate her fiancee, Holmes and Watson travel to a land far eerier than the moors they had known when pursuing the Hound of the Baskervilles. The confrontation with Count Dracula threatens Holmes' health, his sanity, and his life...Categorized as:
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![The Soul Slayer by Paul Doherty]()
The Soul Slayer by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn medieval folk lore, if a warlock can take out the heart of his victim before death, and the victim does not die in a state of grace, the warlock can call upon that soul to do his bidding. In 1562, Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for four years and the Protestant faith has been reaffirmed... -
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The Woodcarver's Secret by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's 12th century Ireland. For John Carver, a simple Celtic wood worker, life is a struggle to feed his family. Then one summer day, as he walks past a near-dead alder tree, lightning strikes. With the shattered tree lying all around him, Carver pulls himself up and decides to make the best of it—he takes the usable pieces to his workshop... -
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Dead Man's Reach by D.B. Jackson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoston, 1770. The city is a powder keg as tensions between would-be rebels and loyalist Tories approach a breaking point. One man is willing to light the match to ensure that he has his revenge.The presence of the British Regulars has made thieftaking a hard business to be in...Categorized as:
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![Raudrästiku aeg by Indrek Hargla]()
Raudrästiku aeg by Indrek Hargla
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMenukate apteeker Melchiori lugude autori Indrek Hargla uue kriminaalromaani tegevus toimub alternatiivajaloolises muinasaja Eestis. Selle riigi nimi on Kuningavald ning muistses Viljandis, mida siis Veelindeks kutsuti, valitseb noor kuningas Uljas. Romaani peategelaseks on kuninga nõunik Koiola Aotõiv, kelle terav vaist ja nutikus aitavad tal lahendada mitu mõrvamõistatust...Categorized as:
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![The Rose Demon by Paul Doherty]()
The Rose Demon by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things... -
![Garrett Investigates by Elizabeth Bear]()
Garrett Investigates by Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive stories that comprise some of the matter surrounding the life of Lady Abigail Irene Garrett, Th.D., sometime Crown Investigator. They are previously uncollected. One is new; the others were only previously available as bonus chapbooks with the limited editions of various novellas... -
![Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets by David Thomas Moore]()
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets by David Thomas Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world's most famous detective, as you've never seen him before!This is Sherlock Holmes as you've never seen him before: as an architect in a sleepy Australian town, as a gentleman in seventeenth-century Worcestershire, as a precocious school girl in a modern British comprehensive...Categorized as:
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![The Way Between the Worlds by Alys Clare]()
The Way Between the Worlds by Alys Clare
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCome to me! I need you! These words bring apprentice healer Lassair awake one morning in the spring of 1092, trembling with terror. Soon Lassair is certain that one of her loved ones is in terrible danger . . . and when the news comes that a nun at Chatteris Abbey – where her beloved sister Elfritha lives – has been murdered, Lassair fears the worst... -
![Tales of Suspense by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Tales of Suspense by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTales of Suspense - Edgar Allen Poe - Illustrations by: Steve Salerno - THE WORLD'S BEST READING - The Reader's Digest Association...Categorized as:
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![Joys of My Life by Alys Clare]()
Joys of My Life by Alys Clare
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Hawkenlye medieval mystery - May 1199. Abbess Helewise has been summoned by Queen Eleanor to discuss the building of a chapel at Hawkenlye Abbey. Meanwhile, Sir Josse d'Acquin is on the trail of a group of mysterious knights rumoured to be devil worshippers. As Helewise heads for home, Josse follows his quarry to Chartres, where he meets the last person he expects: Joanna... -
![Slave to the Night by Adele Clee]()
Slave to the Night by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViscount Markham has one rule - never bed the same woman twice. But all rules are made to be broken. When Grace Denton decides to visit her sister in London, she is shocked to find the paid companion has a new profession and now earns her living as a courtesan...Categorized as:
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![The Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere by Phyllis Ann Karr]()
The Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere by Phyllis Ann Karr
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn The Idylls of the Queen, Phyllis Ann Karr takes an incident (the murder of Sir Patrise) from Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and creates an intelligent, complex, and fascinating mystery novel perfect for fans of historical mysteries, of British legends, and of fantasy.Queen Guenevere is giving a dinner to honor King Arthur's knights when one guest, Sir Patrise, falls dead of poison... -
![A Death in the Venetian Quarter by Alan Gordon]()
A Death in the Venetian Quarter by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn 1203, the relative peace of the Byzantine Empire is imperiled when the ships of the Fourth Crusade show up outside the walls of Constantinople. Instead of traveling to the Holy Land to battle the infidels, the Crusade, having sailed out of Venice, has been subverted and is now besieging the city... -
![Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher]()
Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tea leaf reader in nineteenth-century England falls in love—and in danger—with a reclusive alchemist in an enthralling historical fantasy by the author of Salt & Broom and Grimm Curiosities.Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland... -
![Bloodcircle by P.N. Elrod]()
Bloodcircle by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Critics are thirsting for "Vampire Files"...An entertaining blend of detective story and the supernatural". Science Fiction Chronicle"A blend of the hard-boiled detective novel and the vampire tale..
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