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Arrival    by V.H. Folland
Price: Free! 1560 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on December 14, 2010. .

A short story set in the remote town of Brooke's Vale and its small airstrip. When Jim heads home after losing the plane he'd set his heart on, he's expecting to spend the remains of his leave getting drunk. The flying club, and his brother, have other ideas. Arrival is about the arrival of one of Brooke's Vale's more unusual residents, and set several years before Fire Season.
A Fly in Amber    by Diane R. Thompson
Price: $0.99 USD. 2160 words. Published by Wonderland Press  on February 20, 2011. .

Three bottles of the Shackleton Scotch have returned to Scotland over 100 years after the failed Antarctic expedition. But how do they taste? Only a group of famed “noses,” that is, chemical engineers, will ever find out. And only one man has the talent to unlock the recipe.
Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean with Scott in the Antarctic 1910-1913    by David Hirzel
Price: $2.99 USD. 81130 words. Published on October 15, 2012. .

Tom Crean’s courage in the face of deadly odds his fellow Antarctic explorers. Had he weakened and failed their lives would have remained stories untold. This is the story of a common man in uncommon circumstances who met every challenge as it came with steadfast purpose. If he knew fear, he never showed it.
The stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels: an unsolved crime    by Myles Dungan
Price: $6.99 USD. 71750 words. Published on April 9, 2013. .

1907. the irish crown jewels are stolen from under the noses of the dublin metropolitan police in dublin castle a few days before the royal visit of king edward vii. the authorities send for scotland yard. the crime is never solved, perhaps because if the thief was ever identified a huge scandal would follow? this is the true story of an audacious robbery, blackmail, murder and political intrigue