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It was supposed to be a simple day of helping middle-aged Conrado Reyes after a knee replacement. Caela and Robin never suspected what was in store for them, or how Ann Essex, Bill Dancer, Tom Van Pelt, Che-Che Reyes, and the entire Central Bucks policing community would be working to save them. Follow Detective Ann Essex, her associates Bill Dancer and Tom Van Pelt, best friends Suzanne and Che-Che, and investigative daughter Robin and her ever present friend Caela, as they solve murders and piece together the mysteries they encounter.

Cruise with Ann Essex, Robin and Caela, from Southampton England to Hamilton Bermuda aboard the fictional 'British American Line Bristol' for two weeks of murder and mayhem, romance and renewal. Can they solve the murder while staying safe from Elliot Porter? Will romance blossom between Robin and the man fated to capture her heart?

It's Halloween and Founder's Day in Buckelsmere with a farmer’s market, a community scavenger hunt, a body that disappears into thin air, and a pair of spritely ghost hunters. Ann, Bill, Tom, Robin and Caela try to get through the weekend without becoming corpses themselves. Follow Detective Ann Essex, her associates Detectives Bill Dancer and Tom Van Pelt, best friends Suzanne and Che-Che, and investigative daughter Robin and her ever present friend Caela, as they solve murders and piece together the mysteries they encounter.

A flubbed robbery investigation has left Detective Ann Essex in rehab with a broken hip. Detective William Dancer is on desk duty as a result with not much to do these last few days before Christmas but work out, write, bake cookies, and try to decide on his future career path. A trip north to Buckelsmere from Philadelphia will involve Bill with Ann once again in murder, this time a little too close to home. While Detective Ann Essex and Detective Bill Dancer try to unravel the mystery and solve the murders this holiday season, other ongoing new characters are introduced: daughter Robin, ...

It’s June 1939. The world watches as Hitler starts his march across Europe. Stand Like the Brave is the story of Geoffrey Blake, a shell-shocked WWI veteran, who sees conspiracy and danger at every turn. He fights to maintain mental balance while unknowingly involves himself in a secret plot by the U.S. Government to secretly aid England and France before it is politically acceptable to do so. In finding the bravery to help on that front, he also finds the bravery to mend old family wounds and to seize the opportunity for love.

Ann Essex, daughter Robin, and friends Che-Che and Caela hit the road to rural Louisiana for some spring break fun for the teens, and to do some family lineage research for Che-Che. Finding themselves stranded in a mysterious town with ten residents that all seem to be harboring secrets, Ann and Che-Che must use all their wits and bravery to elude Elliot Porter who is stalking them, and to come out alive. Book #5 in the Phoenix Detective Mysteries.

What was supposed to be a lovely beach house party turns deadly. A group of friends old and new seeking sun and sand in Ocean City, New Jersey, find themselves hunting murderers, imposters and treasure and wondering who will be next. Secrets abound, but who will reveal what they know? Once again, Detective Ann Essex teams up with Detective Bill Dancer in this tale of deception, greed and death amongst the dunes.

The women of her family gather for the weekend to celebrate the matriarch's 75th birthday at a Pennsylvania Dutch country inn. Instead of champagne and presents and quilt shopping, Detective Ann Essex finds herself confronting her worst nightmare from the past, never suspecting what her family has planned for her or for solving the problem.

Book #6 in the Phoenix Detective Series finds Ann Essex along with her cohorts, Bill Dancer, Suzanne Beck, Husband John, daughter Robin and her ever present companion Caela, Tom Van Pelt and a few others helping to solve murder on the wedding day of Bill and Suzanne's wedding day. Bodies abound. Who will be next? And will they be able to stave off any threats to young Robin and her friends? And why are the victims looking surprisingly like Bill Dancer?

The Three-Body Problem is a series of science fiction novels written by Cixin Liu. The trilogy contains Book I: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Book II: The Dark Forest, and Book III: Death’s End. The initial novel covered the developing relationship between the alien Trisolaran civilization and humankind. The Dark Forest followed Earth’s compounding troubles as they grappled with the looming Trisolaran invasion as well as internal political turmoil. Death’s End marks the finale of the Three-Body Problem Trilogy.

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The Three-Body Problem is a trilogy of science fiction novels written by Cixin Liu. The initial novel covered the developing relationship between the alien Trisolaran civilization and humankind. The Dark Forest follows Earth’s compounding troubles as they prepare for the looming Trisolaran invasion as well as internal political turmoil. However, Earth manages to recover somewhat from Trisolaran subterfuge with the development of science, technology, and warships ultimately better prepared to stand against impending invasion.

The novel revolves around our protagonist Mr. Stevens as he reminisces on his 30-year career as a butler at Darlington Hall. His devotion to his duties and loyalty to Lord Darlington meant that Stevens was not with his father prior to his death and squandered his opportunities to be with the woman he loved; instead, working tirelessly to embody the ideal British "Gentleman Butler". Through Stevens’ memories, his life struggles unfold to reflect the complex international politics between World War I and World War II.

The Three-Body Problem is a series of science fiction novels written by Cixin Liu. The trilogy contains Book I: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Book II: The Dark Forest, and Book III: Death’s End. The initial novel we will be covering follows the developing relationship between the alien Trisolaran civilization and humankind. This book is the first of The Three-Body Problem trilogy and won the 73rd Hugo Award for Best Novel after translation by Ken Liu in 2012.

This is a summary of Bohumil Hrabal’s I Served the King of England: A Full Interpretation. I Served the King of England is one of the greatest works of the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. The book takes us on a journey following the life of Ditie, a waiter who waits tables in different hotel restaurants. It takes us through seven different hotels where Ditie has worked, and at the same time tells the story of the Czech Republic.

Saturn. The Ringed Planet. Harbinger of ideas and wonder. The planet that gave birth to the modern era of science envisioning the myriad of multi-colored rings circling the planet, one of the reasons for the invention of the telescope, and the second largest in our solar system. These are the stories of Saturn, the great Titan. Tales of time, age, and endings.

Have dinosaurs completely disappeared, though, from the face of the earth? The answer may surprise you! Listen to this audiobook to find out! In this audiobook, the author not only uses solid archaeological evidence to restore the entire history of dinosaurs from the rise to fall, but he also explains the working methods of paleontologists. Please note: This is a summary of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and not the original book.

On the Road was written in the United States in the 1950s by Jack Kerouac. It was a strange time. Mediocrity was common. Intellectuals, including writers, pushed for a national cultural renaissance. Kerouac and his writer friends were called the “Beat Generation”. “The Beats” were considered countercultural, living life from the margins and seeing the world in a different way. As Jack Kerouac said, Dean is the “heart and soul” of the Beats.

In 1930s London, young and promising detective Banks returns to Shanghai in order to find his missing parents. The once-bustling Shanghai of his happy childhood has since transformed into an unrecognizable city rife with danger and mystery. What awaits him there is a dark secret, a cruel truth, and the revelation that his memories may not be as reliable as they seem.

The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again. That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.