The Lord of Misrule by Paul Halter (Owen Burns #1)
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Overview: "The two figures stand at the top of the hill and survey the desolate winter landscape, still and silent under the full moon. In front of them is a smaller hill. The man they are trailing has just begun his descent towards the frozen lake less than a hundred yards beyond.

Nothing else is moving in this lonely place. The snow has just stopped, leaving a thin, pristine blanket as far as the eye can see; the wind is creating small flurries in the baleful light. Now the two men walk slowly down into the small depression between the hills, temporarily losing sight of their quarry. They become aware of a strange intermittent whistling sound which can be heard above the wind, interrupted by a sudden, hideous scream. As they crest the brow of the new hill, they are stunned to see the inert form of the man they have been following lying at the edge of the snow-covered lake. Their eyes scour the landscape, from the slope of the hill down to the distant clumps of lakeside trees dimly visible in both directions.

The only footprints that can be seen on land or lake are those forming a lone trail leading to the sprawling figure, evidently made by the victim himself; everywhere else there is powdery snow. They hasten down towards the lake, creating fresh tracks of their own. Reaching the body, they turn it over: the man has been stabbed through the heart. But there is no weapon to be seen, either on the surrounding ground or on the surface of the adjacent lake, where the flurries of snow are still dancing in the wind…"
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller


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The Week Junior USA - Vol. 5, Issue 221, May 3, 2024
Requirements: .PDF reader, 33.1 MB
Overview: The Week Junior reports news directly to kids ages 8-14—providing the facts behind what’s happening in the world and empowering Gen Alpha to develop and voice their own point of view. Our weekly subscription magazine, launched in March 2020 and now reaching over 100K households, is packed with news, science, animals, nature, sports, entertainment, and puzzles alongside reader-submitted stories and causes kids care about. Interactive franchises, like The Big Debate (inviting readers to weigh in on the news of the week) and Junior Council (kid reporters in training) provide a platform for kids to be heard.
Genre: Magazines & Newspapers


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The Night of the Wolf (Short Stories Collection) by Paul Halter
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Overview: Collected here are ten superb tales by today's master of the seemingly impossible crime, the Frenchman Paul Halter. Coffins dancing in a hermetically sealed crypt, a tunnel that murders people, a werewolf killer who leaves no trace on the snow, a victim killed by an invisible hand at the top of a guarded tower, a homicidal snowman that kills in front of witnesses... There cannot be a rational explanation for these and other hideous crimes; and yet there is. Each story is a glittering example of the brilliant plotting and atmosphere of foreboding that characterized the Golden Age of detective fiction.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller


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Financial Times UK - 25 April, 2024
Requirements: .PDF reader, 46mb
Overview: The Financial Times is an international business newspaper based in London.
Genre: Magazines & Newspapers


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