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frenzy, is found bludgeoned
to death in a San Diego hotel
on the very day he is set to
announce his latest discovery:
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containing even more incendiary
information about slavery at
the nation’s founding. When
Madriani is asked to represent
Carl Arnsberg, an admitted
racist who worked at the hotel
where Scarborough died, he’s
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“Reading is to
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BLUE SMOKE AND MURDER
by Elizabeth Lowell
Jill Breck is an experienced
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arrived in Tuscany in 1434,
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Gavin Menzies reveals once
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1434
by Gavin Menzies
From the author of 1421: the Year
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1434: The Year a Magnificent
Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy
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SHADO W OF POWER
by Steve Martini
In bestselling author Steve
Martini’s thrilling new page-
turner, Shadow of Power,
defense lawyer Paul Madriani
finds himself once again in the
middle of a difficult case. Terry
Scarborough, a controversial
law professor whose new book
about slavery has started a media
pretty sure he’s going to lose his
case. But things aren’t always
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letter missing and his client’s
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