The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding


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An oriental prince begins an affair in London with a girl of dubious reputation, to whom he gives an emblematic ruby that disappears along with the young woman. Hercule Poirot is summoned to retrieve it. Posing as a guest at the Lacey family home, the detective will share a traditional Christmas to follow the thieves' trail until he finds the valuable jewel.







The Curse of the Ruby Necklace


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The twins have small parts in a movie about a mysterious death of a 12 year old.




The Red Ruby


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According to legend, the Red Ruby is cursed! And as luck would have it, it's Mortensen's job to deliver the stolen gem to its rightful place in history. But he's not the only one with plans for the blood-red bauble. A gun moll, a fortune teller, an aristocrat, a gangster, and two henchmen are hot on his trail! With help from his new friend—an absentminded librarian named Kate—Mortensen tracks down the Red Ruby in the last place he wanted to find it . . . onboard the Titanic! Will the ruby's curse take Mortensen with it to the bottom of the sea?




The Mystery of the Red Ruby Necklace


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Dike was a handsome and charming boy who was orphaned when an evil queen invaded his village. He became a refugee in another kingdom and later a young warrior. To fulfill his destiny, he must find the red ruby necklace, pass through the forbidden forest and a dark narrow cave; after which he would enter the kingdom of the evil queen, defeat the evil queen, rescue the princess and finally earn the honour and reward of the king.




The Time Stone 2: The Curse Of The Jade Dragon, Part I


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The "Time Stone Team" of Tina, Drax, and Mercedes are back with the Uplifted entity of James and their new friends Joshua and Bill the dragon who will work as a team to fight the evil forces of the Machination and the mysterious Shadow Blob force travelling throughout the world turning human beings into beasts. This is the first part of this dynamic and powerful sequel pitting friendship and virtuous wisdom against ultimate evil.




The Curse of Red Eye


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The pirate ship Red Eye named after the captain of the ship had battled a fierce storm in the dead of night and the crew was in peril as the ship ran the ground just a hundred yards from Skull Island. Captain Red Eye got his name when he and his men were aboard another pirate ship stealing treasure from them and one of the pirates poked out the captain's eye. After Captain Red Eye's men killed them they boarded their ship with the stolen treasure and as the captain was going through the treasure in the chest he came across a red ruby and placed the ruby in the socket where his eye got poked out. One of his men laughed and said “Hey Red Eye?” The captain laughed along with him and said “I think I'll call myself Captain Red Eye and rename our ship Red Eye.” That's how the captain became known as Captain Red Eye.




The Cursed She-Alpha


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"I can teach you how to use your powers, but not for free," Walter spoke, staring into Ersa's eyes. "What do you want?" Ersa asked in frustration. "I would like to have a taste of you?" Walter replied teasingly. "Fine! I'll sleep with you if you taught me everything you know about mage powers." Ersa gave him the answer he wanted. He cupped her face with both of his hands and leaned over. "Then let's seal the deal with a kiss, little princess. I hope you won't mind." He whispered. His lips met mine and he kissed me passionately. After the betrayal of her mate, Ersa was able to find her mother. Along with a powerful wolf, she learned that she was bestowed with an amazing power. But will she be able to save her children? Or will her children end up the way she spent her life? This is book 2 of the female alpha series.




The Curse of the Undead - Selected Vampire Books and Legends


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The Vampires prowl through the dark nights - hunting and baying for blood. And when they smell the human flesh nothing can stop them from transforming into mysterious, menacing and frightening creatures. Reawaken the fear, the dread and the obsession with the creatures of the night through the stories of the gruesome hunt and the hunted with this meticulously edited collection of the greatest vampire classics of all time:_x000D_ The Vampyre (John William Polidori)_x000D_ Dracula (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)_x000D_ Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)_x000D_ Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)_x000D_ The Vampire (Jan Neruda) _x000D_ Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas PeckettPrest and James Malcolm Rymer)_x000D_ The Vampire of Croglin Grange (Augustus Hare)_x000D_ Aylmer Vance and the Vampire (Alice and Claude Askew)_x000D_ The Vampire Maid (Hume Nisbet) _x000D_ The Room in the Tower (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Mrs.Amworth (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Vampires and Vampirism (Dudley Wright)_x000D_ I, the Vampire (Henry Kuttner)_x000D_ The House of the Vampire (George Sylvester Viereck)_x000D_ Vampires of Venus (Anthony Pelcher)_x000D_ Doom of the House of Duryea (Earl Peirce)_x000D_ Isle of the Undead (Lloyd Arthur Eshbach)_x000D_ Four Wooden Stakes (Victor Rowan) _x000D_ Each Man Kills (Victoria Glad)




Curse of the Red Scorpion


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After learning about the curse of the red scorpion at the museum, Miitchell is overcome with fear that the scorpion will come for him.