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Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.

A story of two childhood neighbours—Pratapchandra and Birjan. Pratapchandra is born as a blessing to his mother from Goddess Asthabhuja. When Birjan comes with her family to stay in Pratapchandra’s house as tenants, they start spending time together and fall for each other. But Birjan is married to another man. What happens when her husband dies? Will Pratapchand marry Birjan or go on to fulfill his mother’s dream?

The Originals: Republic by Plato is an unabridged edition of the foundational text that has shaped Western thinking on justice, society, morality, and governance. Written around 380 BC, this Socratic dialogue dives into the essence of what it means to live rightly—both as individuals and as a society. Through the voice of Socrates, Plato constructs the ideal state, envisions the philosopher-king, and explores the moral fabric that binds us all.

An original novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Bridge of Dreams. In a small village outside the city of Vision, the people know no sorrow or grief. But this seemingly idyllic community is hiding a terrible secret. As a young child, Nalah did not know why she was told to bring...

A. J. Alan was the pseudonym of Leslie Harrison Lambert (1883-1941), an English magician, intelligence officer, short story writer, and radio broadcaster. He was hugely popular in the '20s and '30s for his radio broadcasts. The Voice tells the story of a family whose wireless reception is being mysteriously interrupted by unusual sounds of a woman singing. Attempts to discover the source of the interference leads to something quite extraordinary.

A witty and inventive satire of "men of science" and their thinking, as a team of scientists races to decode a mysterious message from space. "I had the feeling that I was standing at the cradle of a new mythology. A last will and testament...we as the posthumous heirs of Them...."

Three Lives was written in 1905/06 and published in 1909 at the author’s expense. The work consists of three independent novellas: The Good Anna, Melanctha, and The Gentle Lena. Each of the titular characters lives in Bridgepoint, a fictional town based on Baltimore.

In The Voice of the Void by John W. Campbell, Jr., a dying sun drives humanity to the edge of extinction—and into the stars. As scientists race to develop revolutionary space travel and seek refuge among distant worlds, a discovery awaits that could alter the very fabric of existence.

The Voice in the Desert, beyond a skillfully written novel, is also a series of notes masterfully expressed by the amazing pen of Valerio Di Stefano. Valerio, already author of several books, all of literary and philanthropic inspiration, is also a philologist, skill perfectly shown in this work.

First published in 1847, Jane Eyre was the last and most popular of the novels composed by the Brontë sisters. The narrative bristles with energy and passionate conviction, and is one of the first novels written from the perspective of a child.

Seven more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "His Last Bow", "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client", "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone", "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", and "The Problem of Thor Bridge".

Here are six classic Sherlock Holmes stories: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "A Case of Identity", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Five Orange Pips", and "The Man with the Twisted Lip"....

Six more classic mysteries solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor", "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches".

Six more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "The Adventure of the Three Students", "The Adventure of the Gold Pince-Nez", "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter", "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", "The Adventure of the Second Stain", and "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge".

Six more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Red Circle", "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Adventure of the Dying Detective", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

Six more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "The Resident Patient", "The Greek Interpreter", "The Naval Treaty", "The Final Problem", "The Adventure of the Empty House", and "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder".

Six more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", "The Adventure of the Priory School", "The Adventure of Black Peter", "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons".

Seven more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes, including "Silver Blaze", "The Yellow Face", "The Stockbroker's Clerk", "The 'Gloria Scott'", "The Musgrave Ritual", "The Reigate Puzzle", and "The Crooked Man".

En La Bruja – El Viyi, nos conduce a un territorio donde el folclore palpita con fuerza; un mundo donde las noches se cargan de presagios, las criaturas míticas acechan al borde del camino, lo sagrado y lo profano se rozan sin permiso. Un estudiante de seminario se ve obligado a vigilar el cadáver de una joven, que quizá no está tan muerta como parece.

In the third installment of the Girl Genius novels, Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle begins as Agatha Heterodyne returns to her ancestral home, the warped little town of Mechanicsburg. There she must claim her inheritance by convincing the artificial intelligence that animates her family's castle that she is, in fact, the new Heterodyne. But this apparently simple task is made complicated in several ways: An imposter claiming to be the legitimate heir appears.