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The Poet and The Murderer    by Simon Worrall
Price: $7.99 USD. 98520 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

Described by Errol Morris as " masterful " and by The New York Daily News as " a thrilling tale, thrillingly told", this acclaimed, true crime book tells the incredible story of Mark Hofmann,a forger of manuscripts who created a "new" poem by one of America's most celebrated poets; and used forgery to try and bring down the Mormon church. When he was about to be exposed, he turned to murder.
The Confession of Captain Hyde    by Kevin  Guest
Price: $0.99 USD. 41010 words. Published on June 18, 2010. .

In the far north waters of the Bering Sea, Captain Hyde chased his gear into the ice pack. Foolishly believing he had reached a patch of open water, he continued north. On the brink of death, not by drowning or exposure, but by starvation, Captain Hyde shared his secret. In 1929, a trial started that would captivate an entire town. The State of Oklahoma vs. Frances Clifford Hyde.
Golden Spikes    by Jay Wilson
Price: $7.95 USD. 133920 words. Published on August 23, 2010. .

Navy pilot Jason Harte crashed and escaped to Laos where he disregarded warnings about danger and began competing with murderous Laotian businessmen. He discovered a way to buy raw gold from miners and turned the idea into a fortune that he used to build a financial empire. Forged stock certificates and attempted murder crushed his company. Survival meant retaliating under dangerous conditions.
Taylor Takes Charge    by Charles Utley
Price: $0.99 USD. 43820 words. Published by Tim Roux - Night Publishing  on September 22, 2011. .

A Portland Court Adventure. Ben Glossop and Sarah Wilton, both 18, arrive at Portland Court Prep' School for Boys to be teacher and Under-Matron, only to find that it is run single-handedly by a charming and highly competent 12 year old called Taylor who will soon have to try to save the school's first girl pupil from being kidnapped by ruthless villains.
My Father's America - Volume Two - The Colonies    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 175370 words. Published on November 7, 2011. .

England was ready. Of all the nations in Europe, 17th-century England was most peculiarly suited to succeed in peopling the North American continent. This was a strange turn of events. England had been the very last of the Western powers to show any kind of interest in the world beyond Europe. Yet once they got started, the English were destined to succeed in the most spectacular way.
The van der Rohe Forgery    by Raymund Eich
Price: $0.99 USD. 4960 words. Published on January 3, 2012. .

When Johan found out his new Barcelona chairs were not antiques from twentieth-century Earth, but instead were nanofabricated fakes, he feared his wife's anger and the mockery of their friends. But against the backdrop of an interplanetary crisis, Johan's sleuthing turned a disaster into an opportunity.