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The scent of one freshly unearthed white truffle in Barolo was all it took to lead Rowan Jacobsen down a rabbit hole into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists, muddy dogs, maddening smells and some of the most memorable meals ever created. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground. They plant forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay £2,170 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in their presence.

When burnt-out pop star Adam Quinn is found grotesquely dead on a secluded mountain property called Haven, it looks like a case of suicide. But is it? As Senior Detective Tessa Vance and her partner, Steve Hayden, work to penetrate the web of fear, suspicion and deceit that shrouds Haven, and as the dark secrets of the place are slowly exposed, Tessa must fight to stay clear-headed and to come to terms with the truth.

A series of bizarre and mystifying murders plunges Tessa Vance into a hunt for an obsessive killer while a terrifying shadow from the past threatens to overwhelm her. In her first case with her new homicide division, Tessa has to prove herself, especially to her new partner, Steve Hayden. She knows there won't be any second chances. And this killer is clever, ruthless and implacable. The grotesque clues left at the crime scenes lead nowhere. The murderer's victims seem to have nothing in common. But Tessa knows that the deaths form a pattern.

After centuries of traveling the continent of Kita, and fighting the extra-dimensional monsters known as Riftspawn, mage Lyuc is tired and ready to back away from the concerns of humanity. But the world isn't done with him yet. While traveling with a merchant caravan, Lyuc encounters Yan, an Unnamed, the lowest caste in society. Though Yan has nothing but his determination and spirit, he reminds Lyuc what passion and desire feel like.

Sometimes, the magic is real. John Seton is a grifter, an ex-pat Scots kid working penny-ante magic tricks on the streets of L.A. But John has a secret. In his family, sometimes, the magic is real. And sometimes, it gets him noticed. A man named Dante Grimm tells him he’s the modern incarnation of a knight of old and that he is part of a group of companions tasked with holding back the darkness to come in a battle the likes of which the world hasn't seen in centuries, a battle against a foe straight out of their worst nightmares.

All their lives, Dani and Perce Pellin have known they were different. Raised in the backwoods of Colorado by a paranoid mother who taught them to hunt and survive while filling their heads with haunting stories of a family curse involving a mythical beast, escaping to civilization, and seeing the world for themselves is all the twins have ever dreamed of doing. But then a man named Grimm invites them to a meeting in LA, a meeting where they discover that they are not as alone in this world as they had imagined themselves to be.

I mean, I should be in jail right now instead of playing Indiana Jones in the Amazon. Life is strange. I get it. But there’s a difference between a lucky break evading the cops and...dragons. With wings and fire and vows of vengeance for stealing their treasure. I’m aware I don’t come off great here. But someone’s gotta look out for number one. And the money I could make here is life-changing cash. It took me too long to realize Jinnos is more than just eye candy and a freak-show exhibit. He’s lived centuries. Seen and done things I can’t imagine.

For four years, from January 2017 to January 2021, writer and publisher Martin Rowe documented the state of the United States and the world - using the verse form of ottava rima. In June 2019, he dedicated 30 of those verses to two extraordinarily compelling and distressing photographs of animals in extremis taken by Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur. Now expanded to include more verses and more of McArthur’s stunning images.

A super-practical guide to cleaning up your admin load and freeing up head space. AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 FINALIST You have no idea what's for dinner tonight. You need a gift for that party next week. You still haven't consolidated your super. You're out of contract on your phone...

Take a chill pill, get ready to catch boogie fever, and turn it up to 11! Do You Fear Like We Do is set in an alternate scary ’70s where "disco inferno" isn’t just a song tile, an FM radio DJ who works the graveyard shift finds out what "catch you on the flipside" really means, and a rock band faces death flying the not-so-friendly skies. Stories include "Tiny Danger", "Comfortably Dumb", and "While My Guitar Gently Reaps".

Just when James thinks it’s all over. He’s made his way up the ladder, but his next roll of the dice lands him on the head of the snake and he finds himself right back at square one. Fitz’s house is rebuilt, James has moved his life forward too and even started working a little again, doing some freelance. The pot gets stirred up and puts friendships in jeopardy. Feelings of desperation and hopelessness are resurrected as James and Fitz’s emotional and physical battle finds new heights of displeasure and despair.

Beyond the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a special three-volume collection of sequels to the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each original tale is paired with an all-new adventure, spinning our hero off into plots and directions that Sir Arthur may never have considered. In many cases, years have passed by since the events of the canon.

Samuel: I’m the ancient werewolf that leads the Lunatics MC, and they call me Zeus. We rule our territories in New Orleans and along the Bayous of Louisiana. I ride hard, and I never live in the past. But some memories are hard to forget, and the woman I lost still lingers in the back of my mind. When I meet Heather, I’m captivated. Heather: Bad relationships seem to dominate my past. I’ve just found freedom, and the last thing I need is another man in my life. When I stumble into the Lunatics MC clubhouse and meet Zeus, I’m surrounded by his dangerous and supernatural energy.

Jaryn’s life might not have been perfect, but it was his, and that had been enough. That all changed when his mother died, plunging his life into chaos. His mom owed a debt to the royal shifters. Jaryn finds himself accepting a job serving the royal shifters to pay off her debt. After signing a peace treaty with humans to end the Great Wars, Rhys’ family of dragon shifters became royalty. Just when both of their lives seem tumultuous and uncertain, Jaryn and Rhys’ paths cross and become inseparably intertwined.

THE JOSH & KAT TRILOGY (a bundle containing Infatuation, Revelation, and Consummation) is the sensual, laugh-out-loud funny, thrilling "origin story" of Josh Faraday and Kat Morgan, two of the most beloved characters in the Lauren Rowe universe. It’s a war of wills between stubborn and sexy Josh Faraday and Kat Morgan. A fight to the bed. Arrogant, wealthy playboy Josh is used to getting what he wants. And what he wants is Kat Morgan.

One more step, and the watchtower will send Cregann to a world where he has only seen battlefields and despair. Ella and his fellow Guardians will be at his side on this journey through Terthian. But is the world of humans and its inhabitants truly as corrupt as he remembers? After facing a devastating betrayal in their own midst, the company needs to fight against the devious plans of the mages. But not only Blake stands in their way; an even crueler force emerges from the Dark Realms.

This is a story about sensory differences and how some children experience their world, told from a child's perspective. The vibration in her feet when she runs, the tap-tap-tap of her fork on the table at mealtime, the trickle of cool water running over her hands - these are the things that calm her jitters down. This book is for anyone who has ever felt the need for a wiggle, stomp, or squeeze!

Terrorists have taken over the American embassy in Koutu, a small Middle Eastern country with huge oil reserves. This is not good news for the ambassador's claustrophobic personal assistant Georgia Masters, whose composure is tested when she's locked in a small dark small storage room by the terrorists. Then, her worst fear is realized when they throw a man into the storage room with her.

As the nation’s youngest virologist and hematologist, Captain Sophia Perry has always been one step ahead of her peers. But there’s one thing she can’t beat - cancer. She wants to make a difference in the time she has left, so when she’s sent to investigate a breakout at a Syrian refugee camp, she goes, saying nothing of her diagnosis. But saving the masses isn’t easy when the man tasked to protect her is so irresistible.

A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.