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The Ledger (The Detective Christie Opara Mysteries #3)
By Dorothy Uhnak. 1970
Every crime has its price, but for one woman, the cost may be too high Elena Vargas is a material…
witness to a homicide, the shooting of a foot soldier in an international mob cartel. But the sultry call girl and sometime-mistress of gang lord Enzo Giardino claims to have seen and heard nothing. Desperate to make a case against Giardino, the district attorney offers Vargas protective custody in exchange for betraying her lover. But no one can make her talk. The case blows sky high when a ledger is discovered, naming names and detailing the operations of a criminal enterprise that stretches to the highest levels of government. Going on nothing but gut instinct, New York Police Department cop Christie Opara uncovers something in Vargas's past that could give them the leverage they need. It's a secret that will reverberate in both women's lives as Christie edges closer to the truth about a mother and child . . . and an answer that has been there all along. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author's estate.Niets dan goeds
By Tanya Anne Crosby, Miriam van der Veen. 2016
Tanya Anne Crosby, auteur van enkele New York Times bestsellers, licht een tipje van de sluier van de geheimzinnigheid die…
een zuidelijke familie in verval omhult. Ze verkent de levens van Caroline, Augusta en Savannah Aldridge, drie zussen die een duister verleden en een onbekende toekomst delen. Na de dood van hun moeder moet Caroline de krant overnemen die al decennialang in de familie is, en moeten de drie zussen een jaar lang samenwonen, of hun erfenis opgeven. Ondertussen haalt een moordenaar de krantenkoppen en is Caroline onbewust in zijn vizier gekomen ... Een reeks kidnappingen en moorden doen de herinneringen aan de jeugd van de zussen ontwaken, met name de verdwijning van hun broertje, en Caroline vreest dat zij weleens het volgende slachtoffer zou kunnen zijn. Te midden van alle onrust bestaat de kans dat een lang vervlogen romance weer nieuw leven wordt ingeblazen. Nu Jack Shaw weer terug is in haar leven en de gehavende banden met haar zussen weer langzaamaan lijken te helen, hoopt Caroline dat haar familie zijn positie in de gemeenschap van Charleston kan heroveren - tenzij een sinistere macht die buiten hun controle ligt hen voor eens en altijd verscheurt ...CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
By Donn Cortez. 2009
A terrifying turn of events pits the CSIs against a killer who ingeniously uses insects to commit murder--even modeling his…
attacks on their behavior. It's a race against time before the next victim turns up. Original.A Hummingbird Dance (Detective Lane Mystery #3)
By Garry Ryan. 2008
Detectives Lane and Harper are back for the third Detective Lane Mystery in this gripping twister of a novel that…
baffles with its ever-increasing body count and suspect list. When Ryan Dudley ventures out on horseback and his horse returns without him, Lane and Harper are summoned to unravel the mystery. Dudley's disappearance marks the first anniversary of a young boy's murder in the same neighbourhood, and mounting evidence ties the two incidents together. When Dudley's roommate also goes missing and mysterious shootings shake the area, Harper and Lane are swept into a feud between neighbours, racial groups, and land owners. Now they must risk their own lives while desperately searching for a murderer on the loose for much too long.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
By Donn Cortez. 2009
A terrifying turn of events pits the CSIs against a killer who ingeniously uses insects to commit murder--even modeling his…
attacks on their behavior It s a race against time before the next victim turns up OriginalHaunted (Michael Bennett #10)
By James Patterson, James O. Born. 2017
Detective Michael Bennett and his family are about to be haunted...by a father's worst nightmare--the signs he should have seen…
and a son's desperate cry for help. Reeling from a crisis that would destroy lesser families, the Bennetts escape New York for a much-needed vacation. An idyllic country town in the Maine woods is haunted...by an epidemic emptying its streets and preying on its youth. Turns out the vacation brochures don't tell the full story-the seemingly perfect community has a deadly vice. When local cops uncover a grisly crime scene buried deep in the woods, they consult the vacationing Bennett, who jumps at the chance to atone for his own sins. You can take Michael Bennett out of New York City, but you can't take the cop out of Michael Bennett. But far from the city streets he knows so well, no one will talk to the big-city detective, and the bodies keep piling up. A young, hardscrabble, and forgotten girl is haunted...by a traumatic history. Homeless and destitute, she represents the closest thing Bennett has to a partner in his frantic hunt for the ghostlike perpetrator behind the violence. Will Bennett and his unlikely ally unmask the culprit before anyone else winds up haunted? A New York Times BestsellerThe Ark: Children of a Dead Earth Book One (Children of a Dead Earth #1)
By Patrick S Tomlinson, Larry Rostant. 2015
Humankind has escaped a dying Earth and set out to find a new home among the stars aboard an immense…
generation ship affectionately name the Ark Bryan Benson is the Ark s greatest living sports hero enjoying retirement working as a detective in Avalon his home module The hours are good the work is easy and the perks can t be beat But when a crew member goes missing Bryan is thrust into the center of an ever-expanding web of deception secrets and violence that overturns everything he knows about living on the Ark and threatens everyone aboard As the last remnants of humanity hurtle towards their salvation Bryan finds himself in a desperate race to unravel the conspiracy before a madman turns mankind s home into its tombAlbany Beach Murders Boxed Set: Romance Psychological Suspense (The Albany Beach Murders)
By Hunter Morgan. 2018
"Get ready for top-notch excitement that is just the beginning of a must-have, must-read trilogy." ~Suzanne ColeburnA Delaware Beach Serial…
Killer Sets His Sights on the Ultimate Prize in the Award-Winning Thriller Trilogy, Albany Beach Murders, by Hunter MorganShe'll Never Tell: Following a car crash, a coma, and reconstructive surgery that transformed her into the woman she always wanted to be, Marcy Edmond discovers that her twin, Phoebe, has moved into her home, stolen the hearts of her children—and possibly her husband. Worse, Marcy has become the kind of beautiful swan he prefers ... to kill.She'll Never Know: A victim of amnesia, all Jillian Deere knows is that she had a gunshot wound to her neck and was left by an unidentified man at a hospital. Drawn to Albany, Jillian is certain someone is watching her, someone who knows exactly who she is … his next victim.She'll Never Live: Her days are numbered ... by a sadistic madman known as the Bloodsucker. All summer, he's preyed on the women of Albany Beach and now, business is down, suspicion is up, fear runs rampant, and police chief Claire Drummond has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, the Bloodsucker continues spinning his web, his sights set on the ultimate prize.Publisher Note: The Albany Beach Murders Trilogy contains three complete stories with one blood thirsty killer. There is some sexual content and mild profanity, neither of which is sensationalized. These are three great thrillers sure to be enjoyed by fans of John Sanford, Brianna Labuskes, Leslie Wolfe and Rachel Caine, author of the Still House Lake series. Readers who like a straight-up thriller without overdone sex and vulgarity will appreciate this trilogy.Awards: Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence, P.E.A.R.L. Award Meet Hunter Morgan:Hunter Morgan has been writing and publishing books under various pseudonyms, in different genres for thirty years. The author of romance, mystery, suspense and women's fiction books, she's published world-wide and in multiple languages.Savage Rendezvous (The Nickie Savage Series #2)
By R. T. Wolfe. 2014
Detective Nickie Savage is neck-deep in a murder case when she learns that Jun Zheng, the human trafficker who abducted…
her when she was 14, is back in business.Even more alarming, Nickie's first-class boyfriend, Duncan Reed, is pressing for a permanent relationship.Nickie decides to dive into Zheng's spidery operation, intent on locating and freeing the girls caught in the human trafficker's sticky web, only to discover that Zheng was the one who spun the gossamer truth that's keeping her and Duncan apart.THE NICKIE SAVAGE SERIES, in orderSavage EchoesSavage DeceptionSavage RendezvousSavage DisclosureSavage BetrayalSavage AllianceTHE BLACK CREEK SERIES, in orderBlack Creek BurningFlying in ShadowsDark VengeanceIeri Notte Mi Hanno Uccisa
By Giulia Mastandrea, A. J. Gallant. 2017
La vacanza di Anita a New York finisce tragicamente quando diventa il bersaglio di un assassino a Central Park. Ma…
invece della fine questo si rivela essere solo un inizio. La sua anima rimane sulla scena del crimine, cercando di capire cosa sia successo. Ma essere un fantasma non è piacevole per Anita: cosa dovrebbe fare adesso? Poi si rende conto di avere un legame con Olivia Brown, la detective incaricata di risolvere il suo caso. Dovrebbe aiutarla o c'è qualcos'altro in gioco? Alla fine la detective Brown scoprirà cos'è successo quella terribile notte al parco? Crimine, mistero e paranormale si intrecciano in "Ieri notte mi hanno uccisa", il primo racconto dei A.J. Gallan'ts sulla serie di avventure miseriose di Olivia Brown.Chamán - El Despertar
By Jesus M. Gonzalez, V. R. Mccoy. 2016
“… una historia emocionante que atrapa el encanto, así como el lado obscuro de las tradiciones de los Nativos Americanos.”…
– Cheryl Chatfield, autora de Cuando la luz de Venus se Levanta. Un agente del FBI con poderes sobrenaturales. Un asesino en serie elusivo. Un misterio en la Nación Navajo. Las pesadillas nunca cesan. Desde que era niño he luchado para lidiar con ellas. Cada noche un horror diferente toma forma, y lo veo como si estuviera aquí. Despierto de estos sueños aterradores de otro mundo en el cual corro para escapar de las visiones más extrañas del mal. Visiones que pueden sólo existir en pesadillas, aunque son demasiado reales para mí. Christian Sands es un agente del FBI con una habilidad única. Cuando su unidad, ViCAP, asume la investigación de otro asesino en serie, pronto se encuentran en una situación más profunda de lo que esperaban. El asesino parece estar por delante de ellos en cada esquina. La búsqueda del misterioso asesino lleva a Christian y su unidad desde El Cruce de Caminos en Nuevo México hasta lo más profundo de la Nación Navajo. Chamán – El Despertar es una historia de suspenso sobrenatural emocionante, lleno de brillantes y profundas descripciones, así como de sabiduría chamánica.Lo Sciamano: Il Risveglio
By Vittorio Rossi, V. R. Mccoy. 2017
Un agente dell’FBI con poteri soprannaturali. Un inafferrabile serial killer. Un mistero nel territorio Navajo. "...storia eccitante che sa cogliere…
il lato incantevole ma anche quello oscuro delle tradizioni degli Indiani d’America." Cheryl Chatfield, autore di As The Light of Venus Rose. Gli incubi non smettono mai. Fin da bambino ho sempre dovuto lottare per gestirli. Ogni notte si presenta un orrore differente. Li vedo che prendono forma, come se io fossi là. Poi mi risveglio, tutto sudato per quei sogni orribili. Sogno spesso di un altro mondo in cui fuggo, inseguito da strane creature. Creature che possono esistere solo negli incubi, ma che a me appaiono fin troppo reali. Christian Sands è un agente dell’FBI dotato di una particolare capacità. Quando i colleghi dell’unità ViCAP prendono in carico l’indagine su un altro serial killer, si ritrovano ben presto in un mistero ben più fitto di quanto avessero immaginato. Il killer sembra essere irraggiungibile. La ricerca del misterioso killer conduce Christian e la sua unità dal Nuovo Messico fino ai territori dei Navajo. Lo Sciamano: Il Risveglio è un avvincente thriller soprannaturale, ricco di brillanti ed approfondite descrizioni del folclore sciamanistico.Witiku: The Shape Shifter
By David Walks-As-Bear. 2012
"... In this read we are privileged to again see Tribal Cop Ely Stone in action as he is summoned…
by Amos, the true Spiritual leader of their tribe through the Spirit world they share. As the horror continues these men, with several others, from Detectives, to FBI agents, begin to join forces to fight an evil that few know how to defeat... This story is laced with Native American mysticism, weaving into the story frightening centuries-old legends and bringing them to life. The locals are so vivid, the forest, the huts, the different places they stay and interact in... Things become more complicated as Ely becomes involved with a woman who touches his heart with emotions that do not need to come forth at this time, especially when her life is on the line. What a ride!" --- MidWest Book ReviewAsh Island: A Belltree Mystery
By Barry Maitland. 2016
"One of the best books of 2015!" --Kirkus Reviews on Crucifixion Creek Detective Sergeant Harry Belltree is back on the…
job after a near-fatal confrontation with corrupt colleagues and his presence has become a departmental embarrassment. Because of what happened, he can't--and doesn't want to--return to his old position with the Sydney Police Department. Instead, he accepts a post with a police department far away and attempts to build a new, quiet life in Newcastle, Australia. But that quiet life soon eludes him. A corpse has been found buried just offshore on Ash Island and that one body may well just be the first of many. Not only that, Belltree finds himself engaged in some unfinished business from his own past. The car crash that killed his parents and blinded his wife happened not far from Newcastle. Belltree knows it was no accident, but his own investigations lead him to wonder how well he really knew his own parents. With his wife Jenny now pregnant, a much longed-for event, it's up to Belltree to decide how he can confront the evil from the past while protecting his loved ones in the present and future.City on Edge: A Novel
By Stefanie Pintoff. 2016
Edgar Award-winning author Stefanie Pintoff shoots to thrill in her gripping new novel of suspense. The night before the Thanksgiving…
Day Parade, a crowd gathers on Manhattan's Upper West Side to watch the giant balloons fill with helium and rise toward the sky. Then the festive ritual takes a terrifying turn--a gunshot rings out, police commissioner Logan Donovan falls, and panic erupts. When the chaos clears, another crime is revealed: Donovan's daughter, Allie, has been kidnapped. Soon the abductor will make his shocking demands. Within hours, Special Agent Eve Rossi and her handpicked team of quick-thinking, swift-moving, hard-striking former convicts know a lot about the kidnapper. He's somewhere close by, holding Allie along with a captive boy. He hates Logan Donovan enough to destroy him. And he will kill. But there's more Eve and her team don't know--about a weapon planted inside the parade, about Commissioner Donovan's hidden life, and about the secrets his daughter keeps. As people line the streets, bands and marchers prepare, and the massive parade steps off into New York's echoing canyons, a desperate race begins to keep the city from being torn asunder by a brutal act of violence. But even as her squad deploys for action, Eve grapples with a harrowing question: Whom should she fear more--a vengeful man threatening innocent lives, or a charming, arrogant cop fighting to save his daughter, who may be trying to cover up his crimes?Praise for Stefanie Pintoff's Hostage Taker "The perfect blend: an urban thriller as modern as tomorrow's New York Times, driven by a two-hundred-year-old idea, with a main character to die for . . . I hope we see plenty more of Eve Rossi and her team."--Lee Child "A high-voltage game of parry and thrust."--New York Daily News "Pintoff skillfully ratchets up the tension and throws more than one curveball into this twisty, exciting read."--Booklist (starred review) "Strong writing, a well-paced plot, and intriguing characters make this one of the best thrillers of the year. Fans of Lisa Gardner will find much to like here."--Library Journal (starred review) "A high-velocity roller coaster of a thriller."--Jeffery Deaver "A brilliant thriller . . . Stefanie Pintoff is one of the best crime writers at work today."--Michael KorytaFrom the Hardcover edition.Redemption Street
By Reed Farrel Coleman. 2004
"Walking the Perfect Square" introduced Moe Prager - retired New York City cop-turned-wine shop owner - to much acclaim and…
an enthusiastic readership. Still possessed of his vintage police savvy, and perhaps the only Jewish licensed PI in the five boroughs, Moe wonders if he's really meant to be a merchant and not a cop. "Redemption Street" finds him in 1981, lured into the mystery of a 1966 hotel fire - one that killed seventeen people, including his first love - by a long-grieving brother and Moe's own restless determination to set things right. Reed Farrel Coleman's crisp, page-turning narrative has Moe trudging through his childhood summer vacation stomping grounds, the now-decaying Catskill resort scene. The borscht belt's near-forgotten landscape of scarred lives, ambitious politicians, and corrupt cops is the minefield Moe must brave to find the truth. Was the fire really sparked by a negligent smoker or was it murder? Will the long dead keep their secrets or divulge their stories? And will what Moe uncovers lead him down another blind alley or into the bright light of "Redemption Street"?Friday on My Mind: A Frieda Klein Mystery
By Nicci French. 2015
In Nicci's French's thrilling fifth book, London psychotherapist Frieda Klein herself becomes the prime suspect in a murder A bloated…
corpse turns up in the Thames, throat slashed, and the only clue is a hospital wristband reading Dr. F. Klein. Frieda is taken to see the body and realizes with horror that it is Sandy, her ex-boyfriend. She's certain that the killer is Dean Reeve--the man who has never stopped haunting her. But the police think he has been dead for years, and Frieda is their number one suspect. With few options, Frieda goes on the run to save herself and try to uncover the truth.Hostage Taker
By Stefanie Pintoff. 2015
From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series featuring Eve Rossi, head of…
a secret division of the FBI--one made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. Perfect for readers of Iris Johansen and Catherine Coulter. TERROR STRIKES AN ICONIC CHURCH--AND BRINGS A CITY TO ITS KNEES. In the hushed quiet of early morning Manhattan, in front of the towering bronze doors of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, a young woman holds a sign that reads: HELP ME. For one FBI agent, a madman's terrified hostages, and an entire city, a long and harrowing day is about to unfold. The hostage taker's identity is unknown. But he knows who FBI agent Eve Rossi is--and everything about her past. Along with her presence, he demands five witnesses: ordinary people with some hidden connection. Defying her superiors, Eve begins a deadly dance with an adversary whose intentions are surely sinister, whose endgame is anything but certain, and whose cunning keeps him one step ahead at every turn. As Eve manages a taut hostage situation, she relies on the combined skills of her team--a secret unit inspired by France's most notorious criminal and made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. Eve is up against a rapidly ticking clock. But the dangerous man calling the shots has a timetable of his own--and a searing question for his targets: What are you guilty of? As shocking revelations surface, so does another crisis nobody could anticipate--one not even Eve and her team may be able to stop.Advance praise for Hostage Taker "The perfect blend: an urban thriller as modern as tomorrow's New York Times, driven by a two-hundred-year-old idea, with a main character to die for. I hope we see plenty more of Eve Rossi and her team."--Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Personal "A high-velocity roller coaster of a thriller! With her razor-sharp prose and keen ear for cop-and-street-speak, Pintoff ingeniously spins this twist-filled tale of a delicious assortment of good guys with less-than-good pasts, marshaled by one of the most compelling protagonists to come along in years. Heroes don't get any better--or come any more fully formed and richly drawn--than Eve Rossi."--Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector "Hostage Taker is a brilliant thriller from a gifted writer. Stefanie Pintoff expands her range with this ambitious and masterfully crafted tale, and the result is a tension-filled tightrope walk of a novel. Stefanie Pintoff is one of the best crime writers at work today."--Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead "Fast-paced . . . an addictive read."--Kirkus Reviews "Hostage Taker is one of the most exciting and thoroughly engaging thrillers that I have read in years. Reading this book is like riding a rifle bullet: It starts at full throttle and never slows down. A great start to what promises to be a terrific new series."--John Gilstrap, New York Times bestselling author of the Jonathan Grave thriller seriesFrom the Hardcover edition.Officer Elvis
By Gary Gusick. 2015
In the vein of Harlan Coben and Lisa Gardner, Gary Gusick takes readers on an explosive ride-along with Mississippi detective…
Darla Cavannah, a Yankee transplant making her name in the Deep South. After performing at a local old-folks home, off-duty police officer and part-time Elvis impersonator Tommy Reylander smoothes out his pompadour, climbs into his pink Caddy, and gets all shook up--fatally so, when a bomb explodes. Whether he was killed for his police work or bad singing is a mystery that detective Darla Cavannah is determined to solve. Though it's been several years since Darla (reluctantly) partnered up with Tommy, she convinces her boss to let her lead the murder investigation. As the new regional director of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Shelby Mitchell can think of better uses for his star detective's time, but not even the most hardened good ole boy can resist Darla's smart, savvy persuasions. She soon embarks on a roller coaster ride through the world of Elvis tribute artists while tracking down one of the most bizarre serial killers in the history of the Magnolia State. Aiding her pursuit of the killer is recently reprimanded officer Rita Gibbons, fresh from the trailer park and described by Shelby as "half a licorice stick short in the manners department." But Rita's plenty smart, even when this case takes their suspicious minds in an entirely unexpected direction.Praise for Officer Elvis "With its comical Down South style and its wide variety of sequined, pompadoured characters, Officer Elvis is an intriguing mystery with more than its share of quirks. Even if you're not a fan of the King, you're sure to get plenty of laughs out of this rockin' and rollin' whodunit."--Kristin Dreyer Kramer, NPR's Shelf Discovery "An absolute hoot from beginning to end . . . Be prepared to be all shook up by the ending."--Reading Reality "If you are a fan of Elvis, murder mysteries and could use a few good laughs at the same time, pick up this book and give it a read. You won't be sorry."--Open Book Society "The region and societal habits are so present, the setting is like an additional character to the story. I stayed up an hour past my self-imposed bedtime to read more."--Lilac ReviewsThe Strangler
By William Landay. 2007
Before the New York Times bestselling success of Defending Jacob, William Landay wrote this widely acclaimed second novel of crime…
and suspense, which was named a Favorite Crime Novel of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and several other newspapers. Boston, 1963. Meet the charming, brawling Daley brothers. Joe is a cop whose gambling habits have dragged him down into the city's underworld. Michael is a lawyer, always the smartest man in the room. And Ricky is the youngest son, a prince of thieves whose latest heist may be his last. For the Daleys, crime is the family business--they're simply on different sides of it. Then a killer, a man who hunts women with brutal efficiency and no sign of stopping, strikes too close to the Daley home. The brothers unite to find the Strangler, a journey that leads to the darkest corners of Boston--and exposes an even deeper mystery that threatens to tear the family apart. Includes an excerpt of Defending Jacob NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CRIME NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY Los Angeles Times * The Guardian * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * The Kansas City Star "Reminiscent of Dennis Lehane's Mystic River, the novel takes us into a dark world where goodness is smothered and villainy thrives. . . . I was completely riveted."--The Boston Globe "A dense and satisfying novel of crime and retribution . . . [Landay has] been touted as the natural successor to George V. Higgins."--The Independent "A gripping, atmospheric saga."--The Wall Street Journal "An impressive and satisfying performance."--The Washington Post "Smart and surprising."--Esquire