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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) re-introduced the world to the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, who Arthur Conan Doyle seemingly killed off in 1894 in his story "The Final Problem." Based on British legend, this novella has Holmes and his colleague Dr. Watson trying to solve a supernatural killing in the wilds of Devonshire.

This is the second novella detailing the continuing adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, and his friend and colleague, Dr. John Watson. In The Sign of Four, Holmes and Watson are hired by Mary Morstan to investigate the mysterious circumstances of her father's death, which will set them on the trail of a lost Indian treasure and in pursuit of two of the strangest criminals in the Holmes canon.

The situation on Earth is coming to a head; while the infestation was brutally contained in Siberia, it has spread uncontrollably in Los Angeles. Jenna wants to prevent the spore from causing even worse damage at all costs and tightens the noose around the Initiative—or is she just another pawn in the clutches of the shady organization?

Cassandra 22007 continues to hold the world in its grip. After the destruction of large parts of Los Angeles, the remaining inhabitants fight for their survival. Among them are Lee Rifkin, who must not miss the most important rocket launch of his career, and Branson, who is confronted with a truth that will change his life forever.

The Marvelous Land of Oz is book two in the Oz series by L. Frank Baum. In this story, we meet a young boy named Tip. His guardian Mombi is a wicked witch and Tip is always met with anger and abuse. One day Tip has had enough and seeks revenge on the witch, building a wooden man with a pumpkin for a head, hoping to frighten Mombi. His plan backfires and while not fooled, Mombi demonstrates her own power by bringing the aptly named Jack Pumpkinhead to life. Not yet done with her abuse, Mombi informs Tip she will turn him into a stone statue as punishment for his deceit.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first published collection of short stories featuring the famous consulting detective and his friend and colleague Dr. Watson.

The nine narrative episodes of Volume Four of the Emmy® Award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death + Robots. Featuring bestselling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher, and Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Introduction by John Scalzi, with stories by John Scalzi, Stant Litore, Siobhan Carroll, Bruce Sterling, John McNichol, Dave Hutchinson, Marc Laidlaw, and Robert Bisi & Andy Lyon.

Los Angeles lies in ruins. While the city is sealed off to contain an unknown contamination, the survivors battle strange anomalies under the toxic dust cloud. Among the survivors are Lee and Branson. The astronaut must find a way out in order not to miss his flight to Cassandra, and the captain is faced with a terrible truth that he can no longer deny.

Astronaut Lee Rifkin's life is about to change. NASA has done the math. The space object named Cassandra 22007 is not behaving as expected. He will lead a team on a cutting-edge ship to get a closer look. But another group wants to get there first. Who is this shadow organization that seems to be one step ahead of them? Agent Jenna Haynes works to put together the pieces that will pull the veil off those who seem to have known about Cassandra's arrival since long before NASA spotted it. What is their goal?

Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the...

Mark Ablett is hosting all his friends at his English country house when he receives a letter from his estranged brother, Robert, announcing Robert's intention to arrive from Australia. Not long after his arrival, Robert turns up dead, his body found with a bullet wound to the head, and Mark is nowhere to be seen. Antony Gillingham and his friend Bill Beverly play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve this whodunnit mystery. This is Milne's only mystery novel.

The journey of a wandering cowboy continues… T. H. Elkman has settled into a solitary lifestyle, panning for gold in the mountains. Ambushed by a gang of ruthless claim jumpers, he reluctantly returns to civilization. Upon reaching the nearest trading post, he receives a warning that someone from his past is out to seek revenge on him. When he is reunited with the troublesome gambler, Jefferson McGredy, they set out again on the trail to Wyoming… But this time, it is to serve justice.

The novel follows the headstrong and intelligent Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates the life lessons of first impressions and hasty judgments with appreciation for what defines genuine goodness. With an overbearing mother desperate to marry off her five daughters and a dryly sarcastic father exhausted by the high-strung hysterics of his wife, Elizabeth concerns herself with the fate of her sisters while also discovering what she thought to be disgust and distaste towards the insufferable Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy might just be something else after all.

What makes intelligent, thoughtful people embrace beliefs that seem irrational -- or even dangerous -- to others? In a world growing ever more fractured, understanding the mechanics of belief is no longer a luxury. It's a necessity. Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things is for those who refuse easy answers. Drawing on philosophy, science, and history, you’ll explore the ways our deepest convictions both unite and divide us. Discover: How core assumptions shape societies, values, and every “rational” argument. What makes a belief justified -- and when it’s likely to become toxic.

Sam Spade, a street-wise private detective working the streets of San Francisco, takes a job from a gorgeous but desperate woman and soon finds himself wrapped up in a shady conspiracy to acquire a one-of-a-kind, priceless purloined artifact—The Maltese Falcon. Full of twists and turns, questions and answers that create more questions, rabbit trails and red herrings, The Maltese Falcon is the quintessential hardboiled detective story.

Written in epistolary form, this novella follows the manipulative behavior of Lady Susan Vernon, a scheming widow intent on securing a financial future for herself and also, rather begrudgingly, her teenage daughter, Frederica. Her sister-in-law, Catherine de Courcey, is none too pleased with Lady Susan's sudden arrival as Susan herself had tried to prevent Catherine's marriage to her beloved Charles.

TRY TO BURY THE PAST,AND THE PAST BURIES YOU. When floodwaters unearth human bones beneath a long-abandoned orphanage, newly-elected Sheriff Hondo Velazquez is forced to confront a chilling discovery: his own initials carved into a bone. As Hondo digs into the orphanage’s dark history, his new wife, forensic anthropologist Magnolia Moss, urges him to focus on their future and their plans for adoption. But when a present-day killer begins hunting those who ran the orphanage, Hondo realizes this isn't just a cold case —it's a white-hot killing spree. Someone survived. Someone remembers.

Max Fredericks can time travel. He doesn't know exactly how it works-just that it does. When it happens again, Max finds himself on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain in 1965 East Berlin. Still queasy from the shock of travel, he witnesses an abduction. The victim is a girl Max later comes to know only as Elsa, and the perpetrators are the Stasi-"the sword and shield of the state" in communist East Germany.

Disgraced former FBI agent Kevin Arneson once hunted the world’s most dangerous terrorists. Now, back home in a tense, post-George Floyd Minneapolis, he takes on a new challenge when one of his closest friends receives serious death threats. The suspects: group of embittered, sex-starved, and sometimes violent young men called incels, who are terrorizing and then killing successful middle-aged women with no apparent connection to each other. As the death toll mounts, Arneson and Becket pursue the killers, burrowing through layers of deception.

From bestselling author Sonya Bateman comes a must-listen psychological thriller. It's been a real journey, but I finally have a normal life. A nice life. A wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter. My sixteen-year-old soccer-loving girl is everything. But now he wants to take it all away. I...