![]() ![]() One Must Tell the Bees is the untold story of Sherlock Holmes’ journey from the streets of London to the White House of Abraham Lincoln and, in company with a freed slave named after the dead president, their breathtaking pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. When those harrowing words ring out during a children’s entertainment in Washington on the evening of April 14, 1865, a quick-thinking young chemist from England named Johnnie Holmes grabs the 12-year-old son of the dying president, races the boy to safety, and soon finds himself enlisted in the most infamous manhunt in history. ![]() ![]() “President Lincoln is assassinated in his private box at Ford’s!” It’s elementary: this book is sensational.” (Jim Campbell, syndicated radio host and author of Madoff Talks: Uncovering the Untold Story Behind the Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme in History ) Matthews brings us to the intersection of history and fiction in this beautifully written epic full of unfathomable twists and turns. “What do you get when you cross Abraham Lincoln with Sherlock Holmes? The alchemy of creative genius. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments A little hatred the age of madness![]() With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control. The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments. Savine dan Glokta - socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union - plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But old scores run deep as ever. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. ![]() ![]() The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments First Date by Krista McGee![]() ![]() ![]() What's more, the parts of her that have always been an anomaly could in fact be part of a much larger plan. As her life ticks a way, she hears rumors of someone called the Designer-someone even more powerful than The Ten. While in the Scientists' Pod, Thalli and Berk form a dangerous alliance, one strictly forbidden by the constant surveillance. The Ten quickly schedule her annihilation, but her childhood friend, Berk-a scientist being groomed by The Ten-convinces them to postpone her death and study her instead. But then her secret is discovered when she's overwhelmed by the emotion of an ancient piece of music. ![]() She has survived so far by hiding her differences. Thalli is an anomaly, born with the ability to feel emotions and a sense of curiosity she can barely contain. There they created genetically engineered human beings who are free of emotions in the hope that war won't threaten the world again. But life continued deep underground, thanks to a handful of scientists known as The Ten. Decades before Thalli's birth, the world was decimated by a nuclear war. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. ![]() Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds to live. ![]() |