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When Thomas Reed is found dead beneath the coastal cliffs of Greyhaven, the death appears to be a tragic fall.Evan Cole, a quiet funeral-home worker, expects to have little to do with the case. But small details begin to trouble him: a torn coat, an unexplained mark on the wrist, and questions surrounding Thomas's final days.Thomas had been investigating Harrow House, an old property with missing records and a disturbing history dating back decades. As Evan becomes drawn in...

Sarah prefers the quiet comfort of her own space. Living next door to others, she mostly keeps to herself. One ordinary afternoon, an unexpected glimpse through a neighbor's window shatters her routine. What she sees is intimate, passionate, and utterly new to her. Suddenly, her quiet world is filled with vivid images and a stirring curiosity she can't ignore. Having accidentally witnessed a private moment, Sarah finds herself drawn to the lives unfolding just beyond her walls, sparking a ...

Build a mystery that can survive its own solution.The Mystery Plot Audit is a practical guide for writers who want more than a pile of clues, suspects, and twists. It treats a mystery as a connected system that can be built, tested, diagnosed, repaired, and tested again.You will learn how to: build the crime and hidden case before scene-level drafting; connect victim, culprit, motive, means, and opportunity; construct suspects that can change as evidence changes; design evi...

Adam has always trusted records more than memory.A work ticket he does not remember answering. A calendar entry he does not remember creating. Conversations other people remember differently. Small gaps begin appearing in an otherwise ordinary life, and Adam decides to investigate without assuming what the missing pieces mean.He starts keeping careful records, separating what is documented from what he remembers, what others report, and what he can only infer.But th...

Everyone depends on Arham Raza. But somewhere along the way, he has forgotten how to live for himself.At thirty-one, Arham has a steady government job, a family that relies on him, and a dream he keeps putting off. His ambition to start a clothing business remains just beyond reach, lost among the everyday demands of a life built around everyone else's needs.He has learned to keep the peace, meet expectations, and convince himself that his own desires can wait. But beneath ...

Aaron Reed was never supposed to see the murder.A freelance computer technician, Aaron discovers a surveillance recording that captures a brutal killing inside a private house. Suddenly, he possesses evidence that could expose a powerful businessman.Instead of going to the police, Aaron makes a dangerous choice: he uses the recording to demand money from the man connected to the crime.But some secrets are worth killing to protect.As the pressure mounts, Aaro...

Work comes back.A client asks for another change. A manager sends something back for clarification. A missing requirement appears after delivery. A file has to be rebuilt because one detail was never settled.Sometimes that is normal.Sometimes it is a pattern.When Work Comes Back is a practical system for understanding why work repeatedly returns—and reducing the avoidable part without turning your workflow into another layer of bureaucracy.Instead of...

Programming is more than writing code. It is the art of thinking clearly, solving problems logically, and turning ideas into reliable systems.Understand the Mind of Code: The Art, Logic, and Wisdom of Programming explores the principles and habits that help programmers understand what their code does, why it works, and how to make it better.Through practical examples and explanations, this book explores programming logic, algorithms, problem-solving, functions, data handlin...

A new Templar Knight mystery from the author who "masterfully creates a medieval world full of rich historic detail." (National bestselling author Victoria Thompson)Templar Bascot de Marins is summoned to Lincoln Castle to learn who murdered a servant engaged in an illicit affair with a married woman. Even though the jealous husband had a motive, Bascot's investigation uncovers a more shocking revelation about the victim that would give him any number of potential ...

Templar Bascot de Marins is preparing to rejoin the Holy Wars when he is called upon to investigate a gruesome murder in the Order's own chapel...The shocking discovery of a strangled prostitute in the Templar chapel throws the Order into disarray. Alongside the corpse is a purse containing thirty pence-the same amount of silver Judas received for betraying Christ.Is the murder revenge for a Templar brother's betrayal? Has one of their own broken his vow of chastity? The Or...

*A TELEGRAPH, GQ, NEW YORKER AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A Pilgrim's Progressfor our time . . . A captivating narrative of discovery' Telegraph'A book of rare quality. Ash is a writer of exceptional grace and energy' Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of CanterburyWhy are young people in Britain today turning to faith in ...

Understand what makes you human!This book is about the commonalities all 8,000,000,000 people on earth share.Drop a rock. It falls and hits the ground.Once you understand brain evolution, many of our behaviors will become more predictable. To a scary degree, we are reactive animals ruled by passions, and not the rational geniuses with free will that we like to imagine.First the bad news: The notion that people make decisions...