Olivia Vinall
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This bold five-part adaptation brings a distinctly modern take to Wilkie Collins’ beloved mystery novel, combining romance, intrigue, and danger in a thrilling ride from the corridors of English country houses to the dankest, deepest corners of the Victorian madhouse. Starring Jessie Buckley, Ben Hardy, and Olivia Vinall, with Dougray Scott as Sir Pervical Glyde and Charles Dance as Mr. Fairlie.
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"Two young women vanish in a seaside town. At the cliff's edge, nobody is who they seem. Desperate to escape the ghosts of his failed marriage, Cole upends his life. He leaves London behind for a remote stretch of coast, relishing the respite from the noise, drama, and relentless careerism that curdled his relationship and mental health. Leonora has made the same move for similar reasons. She's living a short walk from Cole's seaside cottage, preparing...
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#1 Sunday Times Bestseller
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"Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible."—Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
Prepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the mythological Pandora....Susan Stokes-Chapman's atmospheric debut, PANDORA, immerses the reader in the dangerous, mysterious world of ancient antiquities with prose that
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Why do so many people care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? What are the privileges and pleasures of fandom? Do celebrities ever deserve the outsized attention they receive? In this fascinating and deeply researched book, Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought you knew about our obsession with fame. Icons are not merely famous for being famous; the media alone cannot make or break stars; fans are not simply passive...
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No one survives war unscathed. But even in the darkest days, seeds of hope can grow.
It is 1946 and in the village of Oakbourne the men are home from the war. Their bodies are healing but their psychological wounds run deep. Everyone is scarred - those who fought and those left behind.
Alice Rayne is married to Stephen, heir to crumbling Oakbourne Hall. Once a sweet, gentle man, he has returned a bitter and angry stranger, destroyed by what he...
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Tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.
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Woman in White volume 4
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Marian overhears Sir Percival and Fosco plotting how they can get their hands on Laura's money, but she falls gravely ill and Sir Percival conceals her in the servants' wing of the house. He tells Laura that Marian has gone to London with Count Fosco and Laura follows. Fosco puts his sinister plan into action. Will Walter and Marian be able to save Laura?
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Woman in White volume 2
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With Sir Percival impatient to marry Laura, Walter and Marian try to uncover the truth about his past. Wedding arrangements get underway, with Mr. Fairlie agreeing to a marriage settlement that raises questions about Sir Percival's true intentions. Count Fosco, a close friend of the baronet, arrives for the wedding and Marian is struck by his charms.
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Woman in White volume 5
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Walter, Marian, and Laura are forced into hiding from Sir Percival and Fosco. Sir Percival is now a ghost of his former self, haunted by the possibility of his secret being revealed. Marian and Walter know they must discover it if they are to prove Sir Percival's role in the conspiracy involving Anne and Laura.
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Woman in White volume 3
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Sir Percival's money troubles drive him to try, by underhanded means, to get Laura to authorize the release of some of her fortune. Anne arranges a time to meet with Laura when she'll reveal Sir Percival's most terrible secret, but Fosco tips off Sir Percival, who confronts Laura. Feeling increasingly threatened, Marian resolves to find out what Fosco and Sir Percival are truly plotting.
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Woman in White volume 1
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Walter Hartright, a young drawing master, encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white. He offers help, but is later shocked to discover she had escaped from a lunatic asylum. The next day, Walter leaves London to take up a teaching post with the Fairlie family in the village of Limmeridge. There, he learns of a connection between his pupils, Laura and Marian, and the mysterious woman in white.
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Queens of Mystery volume 1
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When newly promoted Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone is assigned to her hometown of Wildemarsh for duty, her boss strictly warns that her job will not require the help of her three crime-writing aunts, Beth, Cat, and Jane. But when a murder takes place at the local crime-writers' festival, Mattie struggles to keep the well-meaning amateur sleuths out of the investigation.
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Queens of Mystery volume 2
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With another killing and Beth a suspect, Mattie races to solve the case and clear her aunt's name. Was it Oscar's publisher, who was skimming off the top? His literary agent, who was at risk of losing Oscar's contract to a rival? Or a fellow author, whom Oscar had accused of plagiarizing?
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Queens of Mystery volume 4
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Mattie investigates a new victim: the band's manager, who was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife. While searching for clues, Mattie finds the recording the lead singer made right before she died, but an incident from the past may be the key to solving the case.
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Queens of Mystery volume 3
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'80s new wave band Volcanic Youth is in town to record a new album, but Kat feels troubled about the reunion after her contentious breakup with the band years ago. Mattie is assigned the unglamorous job of searching for a lost dog, but the case is put on hold when one of Volcanic Youth's members turns up murdered.
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Queens of Mystery volume 6
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Contending with another murder and a missing lead actress, the theatre company is forced to switch up the cast, but their production is a mess. Despite Mattie's objections, Beth and Cat continue to pursue leads on their own.
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Queens of Mystery volume 5
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The stage adaptation of Jane's book endures numerous snafus before opening night: electrical problems, feuding cast members, and a notorious arts critic writing a potentially bad review. Meanwhile, Mattie searches for new clues in the case of her missing mother, but an onstage murder brings her to the theatre.