18 books like Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
Nowhere to Hide
A tension packed, chilling story of long-awaited revenge from Top 10 Bestselling author Keri BeevisPassion. Obsession. Cruelty. Control... There is no limit to how far some people will go for love.Duncan Stone is one of the country's most eligible bachelors, and he wants to take me, Callie Parker, on a date.At first I am surprised and flattered, the envy of my friends. Then when our whirlwind…
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Murder in Portofino
The next instalment in the gripping Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series...It's murder in paradise!A much-needed holiday…Dan Armstrong hasn’t done much retiring since moving to Tuscany, and with his new career as a successful private investigator taking off, it seems murder seems to follow him. He’s hoping a much-needed trip to beautiful Portofino will give him the break he needs and quality…
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One in Three
‘I raced through this tale of a murderous love triangle. Tense, twisty, and that ending – wow!’ Jackie KablerBoth of them loved him. One of them killed him …Louise has had to watch her husband, Andrew, start a new family in the four years since he left her. The ‘other woman’ is now his wife – but Louise isn’t ready to let Caz enjoy the life that was once hers, or to let go of the man she still…
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Cover the Bones
When archaeologists discover a skeleton in secluded woodland, the body is first thought to be related to an ancient Saxon settlement.
Then the torn and rotten remains of another woman’s bones are uncovered, her injuries bearing the markings of abuse and a violent death.
Detective Mark Turpin is tasked with finding their killer, except the forensic evidence is perplexing and the victims’ bodies…
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Famous Last Words
It is June 21, the longest day of the year, and the life of new mother Camilla is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop off her infant daughter at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But when she wakes, her husband Luke isn’t there, and in his place is a cryptic note.
Then it starts. Breaking news: A hostage situation…
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The Evil Shepherd
Francis Ledsam, alert, well-satisfied with himself and the world, the echo of a little buzz of congratulations still in his ears, paused on the steps of the modern Temple of Justice to light a cigarette before calling for a taxi to take him to his club. Visions of a whisky and soda - his throat was a little parched - and a rubber of easy-going bridge at his favourite table, were already before…
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A Tale of Three Lions
Most of you will have heard that Allan Quatermain, who was one of the party that discovered King Solomon's mines some little time ago, and who afterwards came to live in England near his friend Sir Henry Curtis. He went back to the wilderness again, as these old hunters almost invariably do, on one pretext or another. They cannot endure civilization for very long, its noise and racket and the…
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The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy is a 1920 American novel by Harold MacGrath. The story was serialized by the The Saturday Evening Post beginning in January of 1920. In 1922 the book was made into a Broadway play and the following year a motion picture. A second film version appeared in 1931. It is said that a young Boris Karloff, who previously had a few uncredited film roles, chose his stage name for his…
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The Rangeland Avenger
Of the four men, Hal Sinclair was the vital spirit. In the actual labor of mining, the mighty arms and tireless back Of Quade had been a treasure. For knowledge of camping, hunting, cooking, and all the lore of the trail, Lowrie stood as a valuable resource; and Sandersen was the dreamy, resolute spirit, who had hoped for gold in those mountains until he came to believe his hope. He had gathered…
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The Avenger
The man and the woman stood facing one another, although in the uncertain firelight which alone illuminated the room neither could see much save the outline of the other's form. The woman stood at the further end of the apartment by the side of the desk - his desk. The slim trembling fingers of one hand rested lightly upon it, the other was hanging by her side, nervously crumpling up the glove…
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The Great Secret
I laid my papers down upon the broad mahogany counter, and exchanged greetings with the tall frock-coated reception clerk who came smiling towards me.
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The Devil's Paw
The two men, sole occupants of the somewhat shabby cottage parlour, lingered over their port, not so much with the air of wine lovers, but rather as human beings and intimates, perfectly content with their surroundings and company. Outside, the wind was howling over the marshes, and occasional bursts of rain came streaming against the window panes. Inside at any rate was comfort, triumphing over…
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Claudius Bombarnac
Reporter Claudius Bombarnac, is assigned by the "Twentieth Century " to cover the travels of the Grand Transasiatic Railway which runs between Uzun Ada, Turkestan and Peking, China.
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Alcatraz
The Max Brand Megapack assembles 20 classic Max Brand tales—novels and short stories—set primarily in the American West. For pure Old West adventure, it doesn't get better than this -- more than 3,300 pages of action-packed reading!
Included are:
HARRIGAN (1918)
THE GHOST (1919)
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL BARRETT (1919)
TRAILIN’! (1919)
THE UNTAMED (1920)
OUT OF THE DARK (1920)
RIDERS OF THE SILENCES…
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The Last Hope
The Last Hope
Hugh Stowell Scott, english novelist wrote under the pseudonym Henry Seton Merriman (1862-1903)
This ebook presents «The Last Hope», from Hugh Stowell Scott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- LE ROI EST MORT
-03- VIVE LE ROI
-04- THE RETURN OF THE LAST HOPE
-05- THE MARQUIS'S CREED
-06- ON THE…
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The uncommercial traveller
A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
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The dynamiter
All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep days and nights pass without her return and with older brother Lucas dangerously in their lives again, Robbie must face the fact that his dream of a family…
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The amateur gentleman
IN WHICH BABNABAS KNOCKS DOWN HIS FATHER, THOUGH AS DUTIFULLY AS MAY BE
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