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A Deadly Tonic

Author : VL McBeath

Publisher : Valyn Publishing

Page : 87 pages

File Size : 15,26 MB

Release : 2020-08-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1999942647

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A stranger lies dead in her hallway… A mysterious note in his pocket. It looks like Eliza’s day out will have to wait… March 1900: Eliza Thomson loves solving murder investigations from the comfort of her drawing room. But things become real when a stranger turns up on her doorstep, mumbles a few cryptic words, and promptly drops dead! What did he mean? And who wrote the mysterious note they find in his pocket? Determined to find answers, Eliza has no time to waste. Working with the police, and with the help of her friend Connie, she travels London in search of answers. But can she identify the killer before they strike again? This is the first story in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series. If you like murder mysteries and historical heroines with attitude, you’ll love this introductory novella.



A Taste for Poison

Author : Neil Bradbury, Ph.D.

Publisher : St. Martin's Press

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 14,52 MB

Release : 2022-02-01

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1250270766

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“A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.” --Kathy Reichs A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring—and popular—weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes—some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved—are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function. Drawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins to show how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a riveting tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive—or don’t.



Eliza Thomson Investigates: Omnibus 4-6

Author : VL McBeath

Publisher : Valyn Ltd

Page : 566 pages

File Size : 44,11 MB

Release : 2021-05-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1913838137

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Over 600 pages in this three-book omnibus edition. Murder, intrigue, and an armchair sleuth. Eliza Thomson Investigates… 1) A Scottish Fling Long held secrets, revenge, and murder. A suspicious accident, a hand-written note, and an old parish priest. A home coming doesn’t go as planned in St Giles; a small village nestled on the east coast of Scotland. Widow, mother and former beauty, Mrs Scott once walked away from all things dear to her. She’s a woman with a past, and now she’s back, determined to exact revenge for previous wrongs. But somebody knows her plans, and they’ll do whatever it takes to silence her. In a tight-knit community where no one betrays their neighbours, amateur sleuth Eliza Thomson and her friend Connie must step in to investigate… 2) The Palace Murder Murder, blackmail, and a maze. An anonymous victim, a missing murder weapon, and a trail back to Moreton-on-Thames. An unexpected finding disrupts the church day out to Hampton Court Palace, the former home of King Henry VIII. A gentleman in a smart suit draws attention as he walks through the grounds. His swagger raising the hackles of some who see him. He appears to be on a mission; as does the tall, dark stranger who follows him. Someone knows his secrets and is ready to kill to stop his plans. With witnesses and suspects determined to mislead, amateur sleuth Eliza Thomson and her friend Connie take it upon themselves to investigate… 3) A Christmas Murder (A Novella) Firm friends, hidden rivalries, and murder. A Christmas parlour game, a locked room, and an unlikely victim. Sinister events are afoot in the fashionable London suburb of Richmond-upon-Thames, home to local socialite, Mrs Cranford. Married to a wealthy businessman, she makes it her business to know who’s who, and loves to be seen with the right people. Looking for excitement, she invites a guest of honour to her midwinter luncheon party. But all is not as it seems, and soon their celebrations turn deadly. With a killer amongst them, and no means of escape, amateur sleuth Eliza Thomson and her friend Connie are in prime position to investigate… If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries, and women sleuths with attitude, you’ll love this historical British series. Get your copy today! This omnibus edition includes a sign-up link to a FREE download of the introductory novella A Deadly Tonic. All books in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series: A Deadly Tonic (An Introductory Novella) Murder in Moreton Death of an Honourable Gent Dying for a Garden Party A Scottish Fling The Palace Murder A Christmas Murder (A Novella) The books are written in UK English.



Eliza Thomson Investigates Complete Box Set

Author : VL McBeath

Publisher : Valyn Ltd

Page : 1251 pages

File Size : 32,72 MB

Release : 2022-03-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 191383820X

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Eliza Thomson Investigates: Complete Box Set Being the wife of the village doctor has its advantages when murder is suspected… Eliza Thomson is no ordinary Edwardian housewife. Along with her best friend Connie, they love to investigate murders, whether the police want their help or not. Set in and around a sleepy English village, books in this Complete Box Set include: A Deadly Tonic Murder in Moreton Death of an Honourable Gent Dying for a Garden Party A Scottish Fling A Christmas Murder The Palace Murder If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries and women sleuths with attitude, you’ll love this historical British series. NB. This series is written in UK English



The Palace Murder

Author : VL McBeath

Publisher : Valyn Ltd

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 48,39 MB

Release : 2020-12-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1913838064

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A day trip to Hampton Court Palace. The former home of King Henry VIII. It was all going so well until they stumbled across the body… July 1903: The villagers of Moreton-on-Thames are on their annual day out. And Connie is excited. It will be the first time she officially walks out with Sergeant Cooper … and she wants it to be perfect. The plan is simple. Visit the gardens first before going to the palace. But when they find the body of a man lying in the centre of the maze, a knife wound in his back, no one can deny its murder. As Sergeant Cooper takes charge of the early investigation, Eliza and Connie are left to begin their own search for the killer. But with the identity of the victim a mystery, their task looks impossible. With witnesses and suspects determined to mislead, they soon find they have more questions than answers. And with the killer determined to keep his secret, can they track him down before anyone else gets hurt? This is the seventh standalone story in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series. If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries, and historical heroines with attitude, you’ll love this step-back-in-time cozy series. Get your copy today! Books in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series: • A Deadly Tonic • Murder in Moreton • Death of an Honourable Gent • Dying for a Garden Party • A Scottish Fling • A Christmas Murder • The Palace Murder NB. This series is written in UK English



The Tonic

Author : Mayur Sudhakar Sarfare

Publisher : One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd

Page : 461 pages

File Size : 12,67 MB

Release : 2020-10-25

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9390040272

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Set in the year 1992, The Tonic is an emotionally wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between Masher and Raem, two young outcasts with psychological deficiencies. We see through their eyes what the riots do to them and the people of Bombay, which mysteriously connects decades later to the life of a media tycoon cum atheist, who has genocidal plans for the religious! Mumbai, 2017: Reymerg D’Souza, a media tycoon and powerful militant Atheist, harbours an ominous plan to cleanse the country from religion. Avantika Das, an investigative journalist, partners with a suspended cop to embark on a perilous journey to expose Reymerg’s darker agendas. Back in 1992, two young misfits are drawn together by the ravages of an approaching Hindu-Muslim riot. Masher, a diffident teenager with a speech disorder is forced into participating in an annual elocution contest held in his school. During this period, he befriends Raem, a twenty-one-year old recluse with a foreign descent, who gifts him a packet of mysterious chocolate pills. The pills magically begin to embolden their lives. They begin to win moments and people. A Tonic that turns them from being misfits to stupefiers. But soon the riots begin to take its violent form. As it takes away everything from one but not so much from the other. The two tales separated by decades, strangely begin to converge towards the end, to forge a deadly truth that binds the lives of these people in the most unexpected manner and may be the key to stopping the atheist from executing his sinister plans.



EVENING STREET REVIEW NUMBER 39

Author : k.Barbara Bergmann

Publisher : Evening Street Press

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 17,48 MB

Release : 2023-09-01

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 193734780X

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Evening Street Press is centered on Elizabeth Cady Stanton's 1848 revision of the Declaration of Independence: "that all men -- and women -- are created equal," with equal rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It recognizes that all people are created equal and focuses on the realities of experience, personal and historical, from the most gritty to the most dreamlike, including awareness of the personal and social forces that block or develop the possibilities of a new culture. Evening Street Press is no longer accepting work for publication. We will continue to vet and publish online work from incarcerated people for our DIY Prison Project. You can read all our publications at www.eveningstreetpress.com Order print copies of any of our publications from our website www.eveningstreetpress.com



Voodoo Shack

Author : Terri Martin

Publisher : Modern History Press

Page : 151 pages

File Size : 30,67 MB

Release : 2023

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1615997202

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Join Iris and the Voodoo Shack gang as they investigate a mysterious death and an unsolved crime! (For ages 9 and up) When 11-year-old Iris Weston discovers a ramshackle hunting cabin deep in Hazard Swamp, she and her friends decide it's perfect for a secret clubhouse. The gang dubs it the Voodoo Shack and meets there to swap stories and play card games. Ol' Man Hazard, the former owner, died under mysterious circumstances, and the kids speculate whether it was an accident, suicide or maybe even murder! The gang believes that cash from an unsolved crime may have been stashed within feet of the cabin. Even as things go badly awry, feisty Iris learns how to use her wit and independence to put things right, discovering what family really means in this adventurous and often humorous coming-of-age story set in rural Michigan in 1962. "Set in the early 1960s, Martin's novel traces a girl's journey toward understanding the true meaning of love, family and friendship. Iris is an appealing character whose relationships with friends and family are realistically portrayed as she struggles to find her place." --School Library Journal "Martin has drawn on her childhood memories to create an engaging, feisty heroine, lively supporting characters and an easy-to-visualize early 1960s rural Michigan setting. And, although Iris doesn't solve all her mysteries, she finds the answers to the most important ones in this fast-paced story." --ALA Booklist "Readers fond of lightweight mysteries solved by spunky heroines will take to this fiction debut, though a heavy ballast of tragedy and near-tragedy keeps it low to the ground. Some of the dialogue and set pieces show a promising authorial gift for comedy. (Fiction. 10-12)" --Kirkus Reviews This book was originally released as A Family Trait Learn more at www.TerriLynnMartin.com From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com



A Scottish Fling

Author : VL McBeath

Publisher : Valyn Ltd

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 26,62 MB

Release : 2020-04-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1916134041

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Nestled on the east coast of Scotland, with rolling hills to one side and the sun glinting over the gentle swell of the sea on the other, St Giles is not the place you’d expect to find a dead body… August 1902. A family trip to Scotland to visit her in-laws had been Eliza’s idea. But now they were here, she wondered what she’d been thinking of. Archie’s parents were less than pleased to see her but at least she had best friend Connie to keep her company. On their second evening in the village, Eliza and Connie spot an unidentifiable shape on the beach, but with the light fading and high tide approaching, they are warned to stay away. When the shape is confirmed to be the dead body of an elderly ex-resident, there are questions to answer. Why was she in St Giles? And who knew she was visiting? With no apparent reason for her death, Eliza struggles to uncover a motive for murder. But when past indiscretions surface, it’s clear that long held secrets refuse to stay hidden... This is the fifth standalone story in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series. If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries, and historical heroines with attitude, you’ll love this step-back-in-time cozy series. Get your copy today! Books in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series: •A Deadly Tonic •Murder in Moreton •Death of an Honourable Gent •Dying for a Garden Party •A Scottish Fling •A Christmas Murder •The Palace Murder NB. This series is written in UK English



The Immortal Rose Wyndham

Author : B. Roman

Publisher : Next Chapter

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 11,20 MB

Release : 2023-01-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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From 18th Century France to 20th Century San Francisco, the Promise of the Rose Crystal both empowered and mystified Grace Moreau and her daughter Rose Wyndham. They fought for women’s rights, suffered prejudice and conspiracy theorists, and blazed their way through a male-dominated world to define their own roles in society. Through it all they poignantly resisted romantic desire, for if they fell in love the power of the Rose Crystal would be impotent and they - and their lovers - would die. A romantic adventure spanning 250 years, B. Roman's 'The Immortal Rose Wyndham' is a story where the power of music, and the belief in a purpose greater than oneself, provide the mystery and magic that creates miracles.