Mason Adams
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Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century who was born free man. He works as a carpenter, and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by a group of men who ask him to play for them, however, that is not their real intention. They kidnapp him and sell him into slavery. Solomon now has to endure the hardships that he had been previously spared.
4) Son-in-law
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L.A.'s funkiest college student, Crawl, is hilariously out of his element when he spends Thanksgiving at the family farm of a straitlaced college co-ed.
5) Songbird
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Immune to the COVID-23 virus, a courier races against time to save the woman he loves from a quarantine camp.
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When an affluent railcar owner disappears with millions of dollars belonging to Moose County investors, the international police launch an intense investigation to find the fugitive. But journalist detective Jim Qwilleran and his feline crime-busters find a mystery to unravel that is closer to home: Who blew the whistle on the embezzler-and why? Qwill goes full steam ahead to solve the puzzle before tragedy occurs, but the case is complicated by a...
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Pickax loves a big occasion. The Great Food "Explo" is about to begin, introducing new restaurants, country inns, and food specialty shops. Lurking in the background, though, is a killer determined to make this an event Pickax City will never forget.
The Expo begins with a literal bang: a bomb wrecks the hotel, killing a housekeeper and causing extensive damage. Luckily for Pickax, Jim Qwilleran is on the scene, with suspicions that the bomb was...
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Soon after banker Willard Carmichael and his young bride arrive in Pickax, a string of petty burglaries follow. Then Willard meets his demise - an apparent victim of a mugging - and the banker's home restoration project goes to the widow's cousin. Though the clues are as elusive as a cat burglar, the suspicious Qwill and his feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, are determined to catch a thief - and a killer.
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Another pair of Lilian Jackson Braun's best mysteries - featuring Jim Qwilleran and his lovable Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum - are presented here in this 2-in-1 edition:
The Cat Who Said Cheese:
The events at the Great Food Explo in Moose County are overshadowed by the arrival of a distracting and mysterious woman, and Qwill and his Siamese sidekicks investigate a fatal explosion at the New Pickax Hotel.
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief:
Trouble arises...
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A pair of Lilian Jackson Braun's best mysteries - featuring Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum - are presented here in this 2-in-1 Edition: Volume 1
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle: Jim Qwilleran and his feline sleuths investigate the disappearance of a wealthy railroad buff - and alleged multimillion-dollar embezzler - a case that becomes complicated by red herrings, a tragic train wreck, and murder in a railroad tavern.
The Cat...
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Following the success of Malice Domestic 1- recipient of the Agatha Award for Best Short Story and called "outstanding" by Publishers Weekly- acclaimed author Mary Higgins Clark serves a feast of original traditional mystery stories in classic Agatha Christie style. Featured writers include Amanda Cross, Frances Fyfield, and K.K. Beck. The stories included here are:
• " Who Shot Mrs. Bryon Boyd?"...
12) Misconduct
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When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.