Cause to Save (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 5)

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Gardener, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher—a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. Along with his loyal sidekick—a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat—and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny. Be sure to read the companion book, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard. Praise for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes "Auxier has a juggler's dexterity with prose that makes this fantastical tale quicken the senses."-Kirkus Reviews

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This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and romance. On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree is inhabited by Peculiars, people whose unusual characteristics make them unacceptable to modern society. Lena wonders if her father is the source of her own extraordinary characteristics and if she, too, is Peculiar. On the train she meets a young librarian, Jimson Quiggley, who is traveling to a town on the edge of Scree to work in the home and library of the inventor Mr. Beasley. The train is stopped by men being chased by the handsome young marshal Thomas Saltre. When Saltre learns who Lena's father is, he convinces her to spy on Mr. Beasley and the strange folk who disappear into his home, Zephyr House. A daring escape in an aerocopter leads Lena into the wilds of Scree to confront her deepest fears.

"A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.In CAUSE TO RUN (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 2), a new serial killer is stalking Boston, killing his victims in bizarre ways, taunting the police with mysterious puzzles that reference the stars. As the stakes are upped and the pressure is on, the Boston Police Department is forced to call in its most brilliant—and most controversial—homicide detective: Avery Black.

From Blake Pierce, bestselling author of ONCE GONE (a #1 bestseller with over 900 five star reviews), comes book #6 in the heart-pounding Mackenzie White mystery series.In BEFORE HE FEELS (A Mackenzie White Mystery—Book 6), FBI special agent Mackenzie White is stunned to be assigned a case with victims matching no profile she has ever seen: shockingly, all of the victims are blind.Does this mean that the killer himself is blind, too?Plunged into the subculture of the blind, Mackenzie struggles to understand, finding herself out of her element as she crisscrosses the state, racing from group homes to private houses, interviewing caretakers, librarians, experts and psychologists.And yet, despite the best minds in the country, Mackenzie seems unable to prevent the spree of killings.Has she finally met her match?

什么是大事？什么是小事？那些一心想做大事的人，常常对小事嗤之以鼻，不屑一顾。其实，连小事情都做不好的人，大事是很难成功的。大量成功和失败的企业案例都证明：我们不缺乏雄才伟略的战略家，缺少的是精益求精的执行者。世界一流企业的杰出员工的共同特点，就是能做好小事，能够抓住工作中的一些细节。本书以通俗易懂的文字、饶有哲理的故事，向读者表明了一个关键的人生和工作准则：成大业若烹小鲜，做大事之前必须做好小事！本书以很多经典事例向读者呈现了一个轻松阅读的环境，让读者可以从那些例子中悟出细节对于人生的重要性。该书是从各个小事的例子入手，向读者表明了一个观点：做不好小事难成大业。

身为大将军嫡女，却要受姨娘受庶妹欺负？人不犯我，我不犯人，人若欺我，我必双倍还之，身为现代社会杀手界的头等人物，她楚子乔岂是那么好欺负的！未婚夫被庶妹抢了？是我的就是我的，即使不是我的，也轮不到你！硬是塞给她一个病秧子？没关系，她可以保护他……但是，谁来告诉她，这个腹黑狡诈的男人是怎么回事？难道是她的错觉……她不过就是想过安稳的生活，岂料天不从人愿，阴谋诡计接踵而来，连番欺凌不休，既然这天不是她要的天，那便翻了这天又如何！情节虚构，切勿模仿

要么赢得青睐，要么遭到淘汰。受欢迎的人，不会失业！受欢迎的人，获得提升！受欢迎的人，不可替代！阅读本书，可以有效地促进个人和企业的发展，使企业和个人共同成长，实现双赢共荣。

来到火影这个一死死一村的世界，是很可怕的。不过现在不用担心了，因为忍界只剩下了一个村子。

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世人皆知，天下最显赫的身份不是皇族，而是术师。鲜有人知，天下最精妙的武法不是五行武法，而是女娲神卷。

蔡某是个艺术工作者，平日作词作曲、写小说拍纪录片，昼伏夜出。每个早上睡前，他会到街角的7-11买罐牛奶配御饭团当早餐，生活平稳规律。生活的变化，从不经意打破扑满开始。成堆的硬币自行玩起了配对游戏。每个早餐32元，2个10元、2个5元、2个1元，每天早晨的7-11之行，他可以游戏5个礼拜。和蔡某分享着早餐秘密的，是7-11的店员小凤。他的规律成了她的习惯，2个10元、2个5元、2个1元，每个早晨的10∶30，2个人若有似无的亲密。

吃过早饭，倪万德就往乡上赶，他要去完成一项特殊的使命。从乌地吉木到乡上二十多里地，出了寨子一直上坡，紧赶慢赶得三个小时。说下来，倪万德用不着跑这么远的路，电话里就能把事情说清楚。可是，倪万德觉得这事非同小可，他必须亲自跑这一趟。昨天晚上，倪万德在床上翻来覆去想了一夜。这么大的事，倪万德没有对三桃说出实情，他怕三桃担心。倪万德只是轻描淡写地说，明天他要到乡上去一趟。三桃没有多想，说这么远的路，得请人用摩托送一下。倪万德知道三桃心疼自己，嘴巴上答应，事实上并没有去落实。这些年来，倪万德不会轻易开口，哪怕给别人添芝麻大的麻烦。

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