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The devil's waltz (MIRA historical romance)
By Anne Stuart. 2006
Christian Montcalm was a practical, if destitute, scoundrel, but his plan to bed and wed the delectable Miss Hetty Chipple…
would take care of that sticky wicket. Annelise Kempton desired nothing more than to come between this despicable rogue and the fortune (and virtue) of her young charge. All that stood in her way was a man whose rakish charm could tempt a saint to sin, or consign a confirmed spinster to sleepless nights of longing. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2006.The duchess (Montgomery/taggert Ser.)
By Jude Deveraux. 1991
In 1883, Claire Willoughby, an American, must wed an "acceptable" man to inherit the fortune left by her grandfather. Scotsman…
Harry Montgomery seems to be that ideal husband. So when he suggests that Claire and her family travel to Bramley Castle in Scotland to meet the Montgomery clan, they are delighted. There Claire meets Trevelyan, and her love for Harry is suddenly in doubt, and so is her inheritance. Includes sex. c1991.The duplicate
By William Sleator. 1988
When David finds a machine that duplicates, it solves his immediate problem of being in two places at the same…
time. However, the duplicates are enemies from the start, and their enmity increases when David realizes that the duplicate has a mad, vicious side. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.The drop: a novel (Harry Bosch series. #15.)
By Michael Connelly. 2011
Detective Harry Bosch and his partner David Chu have DNA evidence implicating a sex offender in a 1989 rape and…
murder--but the suspect was eight at the time. They also investigate the mysterious death of a councilman's son. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Sequel to "Nine dragons", followed by "The black box". 2011.The Druperman tapes
By John Goodger. 2005
Emmett "Droopy" Druperman, big boss at the Galaxy Casino and president of a secret consortium of Las Vegas casinos, at…
first dismisses a strange package that includes a movie clip of someone being poisoned - until a real poisoning makes him sit up and take notice. When a second package contains video of an electrocution - and a demand for millions of dollars - Druperman, still determined not to give in to 'Thanatos', the mysterious extortionists, calls in Galaxy security chief Steve Forrester. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.The diamond hunters
By Wilbur A Smith. 1992
The Van der Byl diamond company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, is a bequest of hatred, couched…
in terms to offer him the means to destroy his bitterest rival. "Destroy Johnny" is the old man's implacable message and so, consumed with envy for his own foster-brother, Benedict sets out in pursuit of this goal and Johnny is plunged into a maelstrom of greed, vengeance and murder. 1992.The devil's workshop: a novel
By Stephen J Cannell. 1999
Suspecting a cover-up when told that her microbiologist husband has committed suicide, microbiology doctoral student Stacy Richardson goes undercover to…
find out about the work he was doing at Fort Detrick, Maryland. She links up with a former war hero, alcoholic hobo Lucky Cunningham, to stop a bio-weapons scheme. Strong language and violence. 1999.The devil's teardrop: a novel of the last night of the century
By Jeffery Deaver. 1999
New Years Eve, 1999 and Washington D.C. is under siege by a madman. If 20 million dollars is not paid…
by midnight, random massacres will proceed every four hours. It is up to bookish document analyst Parker Kincaid to decipher the clues in the ransom note to identify and defeat the killer. Some descriptions of violence. 1999.The doll's house
By Evelyn Anthony. 1992
With the Cold War over Harry Oakham, experienced spy, is out of a job, bitter at what the service has…
done to him after a lifetime of danger, and at the erosion of his personal life. Contacting colleagues, enemies, killers and moles, he builds up a syndicate of ruthless professionals for hire to anyone who can pay, but he hasn't reckoned with Rosa, a bright new Foreign Office talent, reeling from a broken marriage and seconded to check on an old spy. Neither wants their future changed, or emotional complications, but after they meet things begin to go wrong for Harry, the syndicate, and most of all for Rosa. Strong language, violence and descriptions of sex. 1992.The disappearance
By J. F Freedman. 1998
Former district attorney Luke Garrison returns to Santa Barbara to defend a man accused of murdering media mogul Doug Lancaster's…
fourteen-year-old daughter. The girl disappeared during a slumber party the year before. The defendant claims he is being framed. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 1998.The door to December
By Dean R Koontz. 1985
Six years after her husband, Dylan, disappears with their three-year-old daughter, Melanie, child psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey is summoned by the…
police. They have found Dylan and two others brutally murdered. The three had been holding Melanie prisoner and conducting cruel behaviour modification research on her. Melanie is in a trance, terrified of the door to December and the thing that lurks behind it. Strong language and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 1994, c1985.The dossier
By Leonard Gross, Pierre Salinger. 1984
An American journalist learns of a dossier, kept in Moscow, that could topple a former French Resistance hero who now…
is running for the presidency of France. Some strong language. 1984.The doomsday key: a Sigma Force novel (Sigma Force novel #6)
By James Rollins. 2009
At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in…
St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. Three murder victims on three continents, linked by a pagan Druidic cross burned into their flesh. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force have only days to solve an apocalyptic puzzle dating back centuries. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009. (Sigma Force novels ; 6)The doomsday conspiracy
By Sidney Sheldon. 1991
Witnesses had stared in horror at the crash of a "weather balloon" in the Swiss Alps. Commander Robert Bellamy of…
Naval Intelligence has been ordered to find all of them and assure their silence. His only clue is that the witnesses were on the same tour bus. As Bellamy travels the globe, he discovers he is in the midst of an international conspiracy guided by alien forces. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1991.The demonologist
By Andrew Pyper. 2013
Professor Ullman is a leading authority on Christian religion and myth but he sees what he teaches as nothing more…
than fiction. It's why when he's offered a trip to Venice to be a consultant on a case study based on his expertise as a 'demonologist' he accepts. But what he witnesses will change what he believes forever. Bestseller. 2013.The devil of Nanking
By Mo Hayder. 2005
The day-dreaming lady
By Jacqueline Diamond. 1985
Sarah's daydreams help mask the pain of her lonely life. It seems impossible that she will overcome her real-life problems…
to marry the man she truly loves, Lord Kenneth Broadmoor. Regency romance. 1985.The devil doctor
By Sax Rohmer. 1994
Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie find themselves standing against the mighty Chinaman, Dr Fu Manchu and his monstrous schemes to…
bring Europe and America under Chinese domination. He and his assassins once again terrorize London's underworld and Nayland and Petrie find themselves in a battle of wits with the most stupendous genius who ever worked for evil. 1994.The devil to pay (MacLachlan Family and Friends. #1.)
By Liz Carlyle. 2005
By day, Sidonie Saint-Godard is a respectable young widow, but at night she becomes the Black Angel, robbing wealthy men…
who mistreat women. Sidonie, aware of the plight of unwed mothers, believes she can right society's wrongs. Her successful run falters when she targets the marquess of Devellyn, the notorious Devil of Duke Street. Some descriptions of violence and descriptions of sex. 2005.The death-cap dancers
By Gladys Mitchell. 1981
A member of a folk-dance group is killed on the Yorkshire moors. Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley comes into the case…
when a second dancer is killed and a third seriously injured. 1981.