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1) Afterburn
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English
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A high-voltage international thriller about a millionaire businessman catapulted into a world of criminal intrigue, sexual obsession, extortion, and death.
Charlie Ravich is a survivor whose brutal experience as a POW in Vietnam has more than prepared him for the cutthroat world of global commerce. Now a wealthy Upper East Side executive in his late fifties, Charlie has only one problem: his family is dying out. His wife teeters on the edge of Alzheimer's;...
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English
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
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Black Widows volume 12
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Finnish
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Johanna is forced to tell Petri that the widows murdered their husbands. Buntta succeeds in taking over Pharmateca but he still has to silence Jukka. He does not know that Jukka has gone after Veera with a gun to set the record straight once and for all.
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Black Widows volume 4
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Finnish
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Rami's dead and Kirsi's seen his hooded killer. But who did it? Detective Inkinen suspects Veera's involved, but a mysterious email from Rami tells another story. Kirsi's new blog and Joonas' imagination put the widows' secrets in jeopardy.
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Black Widows volume 8
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Finnish
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Kirsi and Johanna are beginning to notice Veera's strange behavior. Palojoki's assistant makes a discovery in Rami's JST office, Inkinen questions Johanna and Kirsi prepares for a blogger event.
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Black Widows volume 11
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Finnish
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Now that she's staying with Veera, Kirsi forms a new fantasy life, with Jukka in its central role. But Veera's true feelings are starting to awaken. Johanna meets with Palojoki to make her own demands, unaware of just how dangerous a game she's playing.
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Black Widows volume 11
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Finnish
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Petri finds a witness against Buntta. Buntta manages to put the blame on Irina who gets arrested. Kirsi escapes from her husband.
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Black Widows volume 10
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Finnish
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Veera's beginning to wonder if she wants her husband dead after all. Johanna wants the plan to go ahead, but gets no help from Kirsi, who's beginning to come unhinged.
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Black Widows volume 6
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Finnish
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While Veera rekindles her relationship with Erno, Kirsi starts a secret affair with Joonas. Johanna reaches an agreement with Pharmateca, but JST's true owner is about to step back into the picture.
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Black Widows volume 7
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Finnish
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Jukka's back, and he's got some explaining to do. Veera agrees to keep his return a secret, even from her partners in crime. Inkinen scratches the surface of the Pharmateca conspiracy.
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Black Widows volume 1
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Finnish
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Three women recount to police the events leading up to the explosion that killed their husbands. When the lead detective suspects murder, the widows get nervous, because they've got a secret...
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Black Widows volume 5
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Finnish
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Veera learns that his lover Anttu's wife has known about her the whole time. Kirsi turns down a seemingly poor man only to find out he is a millionaire. Buntta tries to set Petri up for a murder but Johanna manages to save him at the last minute.
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Black Widows volume 4
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Finnish
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Veera falls in love with Anttu and battles guilt. Kirsi decides to marry a millionaire. Buntta decides to get rid of Petri for good.
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Black Widows volume 1
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Finnish
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Now it's the widows turn to almost get blown up. Who tried to kill them? Was it Irina, the evil CEO of Pharmateca, or Buntta, the corrupted chief of police protecting the company? Or Veera's husband Jukka who's learned his wife and her friends tried to kill him? Or Kirsi, who has disappeared after telling Jukka the truth?
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Black Widows volume 3
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Finnish
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The widows play their parts at Jukka's funeral service, but Kirsi's got a job and a ghost at home, Johanna's got Lasse's son to deal with and Veera's got a boyfriend. Jukka confronts Rami over money, blackmail and attempted murder.
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Black Widows volume 7
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Finnish
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Jukka is looking for a chance to kill the women. Petri and Johanna start an attack against Pharmateca and Buntta. Veera arranges a bachelorette party for Kirsi while missing her own lover.
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Black Widows volume 9
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Finnish
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Now that Johanna and Kirsi know about Jukka, the three friends start planning another murder. Joonas confronts Kirsi about her blog and Erno wants to get serious with Veera.
18) In the Shadow
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Polish
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In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
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Black Widows volume 3
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Finnish
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Kirsi comes back from India where she has been trying to find her balance. Now she tries to win back her friends trust. Johanna helps Petri to find out about Pharmateca's illegal drug experiments. Veera finds out her new employer Linnea's husband Anttu is attracted to her. Buntta hold Jukka a prisoner.
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Black Widows volume 2
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Finnish
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Veera has to find a new job to get a new home since the old one was destroyed. Johanna hires Petri - whom Buntta has fired after learning Petri's after him and Pharmateca - to find out who tried to kill them. Jukka goes to the police station to tell that the widows killed their husbands but gets kidnapped by Buntta.
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