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Manila noir (Akashic Noir)
By R. Zamora Linmark, Sabina Murray, Jessica Hagedorn, Lysley Tenorio, Eric Gamalinda, F. H. Batacan, Gina Apostol, Jose Dalisay, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Lourd De Veyra, Angelo R. Lacuesta, Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo, Marianne Villanueva, Jonas Vitman. 2013
Fourteen crime stories set in the intense, teeming capital of the Philippines. In F.H. Batacan's "Comforter of the Afflicted," a…
priest who is helping his cop friend with a murder investigation learns that the female victim helped other women escape domestic violence. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2013Mexico City noir (Akashic Noir)
By F. G. Haghenbeck, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Rolo Diez, Paco Taibo, Bernardo Fernández, Pacio Ignacio Taibo II, Juan Hernández Luna, Eugenio Aguirre, Myriam Laurini, Óscar de la Borbolla, Eduardo Monteverde, Víctor Luiz González, Julia Rodríguez. 2010
Anthology of twelve crime stories set in Mexico's capital is divided into parts: Above the Law, Dead Men Walking, and…
Suffocation City. Editor and contributor Paco Ignacio Taibo II's "The Corner" centers on a novelist's suggestion for dealing with a crime-ridden intersection. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010The big book of rogues and villains (Vintage crime/Black Lizard)
By Otto Penzler. 2017
Anthology of seventy-three mystery stories that focus on the criminals rather than the detectives. The collection's scope begins with Victorian…
entries, such as Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest," and continues up through modern times, including Loren D. Estleman's "The Black Spot."Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2017Maria Kallio: Books 8-11 (Maria Kallio #8)
By Owen F. Witesman, Leena Lehtolainen. 2017
Four mysteries, translated from 2017-2019, featuring detective Maria Kallio. Includes Below the Surface, The Nightingale Murder, Derailed, and Where Have…
All the Young Girls Gone, in which--after three immigrant Muslim girls go missing--the body of a fourth girl is found in the snow, strangled with her headscarf. Originally published in Finnish from 2003-2010. Violence and strong language. 2019Novels and essays: Vandover and the brute ; McTeague ; The octopus ; Essays
By Frank Norris. 1986
Have you seen Luis Velez?: a novel
By Catherine Ryan Hyde. 2019
Teenager Raymond leads a lonely life, shuttling between the homes of his divorced parents. Millie, an elderly blind woman who…
lives in his mother's building, asks him if he has seen the man who was her caretaker. He starts helping Millie, and looking for the missing Luis Velez. 2019Editor Datlow has selected twenty-eight standout stories from ten years' worth of her "best of the year" horror anthologies. Authors…
in the collection include Suzy McKee Charnas, Peter Straub, Laird Barron, Mira Grant, Brian Evenson, and Neil Gaiman. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018The thirty-nine steps (Richard Hannay #1)
By John Buchan. 2011
When the secret agent he befriends is murdered in his London flat, Richard Hannay finds himself the target of a…
deadly ring of spies intent on silencing him. His only hope is a young woman who wants no part of him.Unknown man #89: A Novel
By Elmore Leonard. 1993
Detroit process server Jack Ryan's skill at finding his targets lands him a different kind of assignment. He is hired…
to find a missing stockholder--who turns out to be a very dangerous man. Ryan is soon in way over his head. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1977Springtime: a ghost story
By Michelle De Kretser. 2020
When Frances met Charlie at a party in Melbourne, he was married with a young son. Now that the couple…
has moved to subtropical Sydney, a lusher and more chaotic city, Frances has an unshakable sense that the world has tipped on its axis. Everything seems alien, and exotic—and Frances is haunted by the unknowability of Charlie's previous life. A young art historian studying the objects in paintings--the material world--Frances takes mind-clearing walks around her neighborhood with her dog. Behind the fence of one garden, she thinks she sees a woman in an old-fashioned gown, but something is not right. ..The operators
By Barry Heard. 2019
Sophisticated computer hacking told the syndicate everything about Wally. Everything but why it would be a big mistake to kidnap…
him. Retired farmer Wally Flannagan is on a pilgrimage to Indonesia to witness the once-in-a-lifetime blooming of a rare flower. His holiday soon goes awry when he finds himself the target of kidnapping with the goal of extortion. Yet these plans, as alarming as they are for Wally, are little more than a diverting pastime for this criminal syndicate. They are organised, powerful, and ruthless. Yet there's one thing they don't know about Wally. He's a Pig. What's a Pig? Read on.The rich man's house
By Andrew McGahan. 2019
Billionaire Walter Richman has built himself his dream home - the Observatory, a mansion like no other mansion - at…
the foot of the world's highest mountain in the cold Antarctic waters south of Tasmania. Living a far humbler life is Rita Gausse, estranged daughter of the architect who designed the Observatory. Rita is surprised, upon her father's death, to be invited to the Observatory to meet the famous Richman in person. From the beginning, something doesn't feel right. Why is Richman so insistent that she come? What does he, and the additional guests he has invited, expect of her? When cataclysmic circumstances intervene to trap Rita and the others in the Observatory, cut off from the outside world, she slowly begins to learn the unsettling - and ultimately horrifying - answers.Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night #1)
By Inc., International Thriller Writers. 2006
Lock the doors. Draw the shades. Pull up the covers and be prepared for Thriller to keep you up all…
night!Featuring North America&’s foremost thriller authors, Thriller was the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Revisit these heart-pumping tales of suspense, including thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature characters that made such authors as David Morrell and John Lescroart famous to some of the hottest new voices in the genre, this blockbuster will tantalize and terrify.Previously published.&“An electrifying collection from an all-star lineup.&” —VINCE FLYNNMatch Up
By Sandra Brown, John Sandford, Peter James, David Morrell, Lisa Scottoline, Christopher Rice, Kathy Reichs, Lee Child, Andrew Gross, Lisa Jackson, Charlaine Harris, Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry, Karin Slaughter, Gayle Lynds, Lara Adrian, Eric Van Lustbader, Val McDermid, Nelson DeMille, C. J. Box, J. A. Jance, Michael Kortya. 2017
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... Lee Child's Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan to unmask…
a cunning killer. Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James's Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up - a brand new collaboration between the world's famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings:Diana Gabaldon's Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry's Cotton MaloneLisa Scottoline's Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille's John Corey Sandra Brown's Lee Coburn + C.J. Box's Joe PickettKathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan + Lee Child's Jack ReacherVal McDermid's Tony Hill + Peter James's Roy GraceCharlaine Harris's Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross's Ty HauckGayle Lynds's Liz Sansborough + David Morrell's RamboKarin Slaughter's Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta's Lincoln PerryLara Adrian's Lucan Thorne + Christopher RiceJ.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader's Bravo ShawLisa Jackson's Regan Pescoli + John Sandford's Lucas DavenportFaceOff
By David Baldacci, Steve Martini, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Ian Rankin, R. L. Stine, Joseph Finder, F. Paul Wilson, John Lescroart, John Sandford, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Lisa Gardner, Peter James, T. Jefferson Parker, Lee Child, Linda Fairstein, Heather Graham, Dennis Lehane, James Rollins, Raymond Khoury, Steve Berry, Linwood Barclay, M. J. Rose. 2014
A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller! Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and including…
stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more, this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series today. Worlds collide!In an unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world's bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers have paired their series characters--such as Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher, and Lincoln Rhyme--in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW). All of the contributors to FaceOff are ITW members and the stories feature these dynamic duos:· Patrick Kenzie vs. Harry Bosch in "Red Eye," by Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly· John Rebus vs. Roy Grace in "In the Nick of Time," by Ian Rankin and Peter James· Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast in "Gaslighted," by R.L. Stine, Douglas Preston, and Lincoln Child· Malachai Samuels vs. D.D. Warren in "The Laughing Buddha," by M.J. Rose and Lisa Gardner· Paul Madriani vs. Alexandra Cooper in "Surfing the Panther," by Steve Martini and Linda Fairstein· Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport in "Rhymes With Prey," by Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford· Michael Quinn vs. Repairman Jack in "Infernal Night," by Heather Graham and F. Paul Wilson· Sean Reilly vs. Glen Garber in "Pit Stop," by Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay· Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona in "Silent Hunt," by John Lescroart and T. Jefferson Parker· Cotton Malone vs. Gray Pierce in "The Devil's Bones," by Steve Berry and James Rollins· Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller in "Good and Valuable Consideration," by Lee Child and Joseph Finder So sit back and prepare for a rollicking ride as your favorite characters go head-to-head with some worthy opponents in FaceOff--it's a thrill-a-minute read.Honor & . . . (The MatchUp Collection)
By Sandra Brown, C. J. Box. 2012
For the next hour, Joe sat with his back to the wall and his shotgun across his knees, wishing the…
day had gone in an entirely different direction… In this short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Sandra Brown and C.J. Box—along with their popular series characters Lee Coburn and Joe Pickett—team up for the first time ever.Footloose (The MatchUp Collection)
By Val Mcdermid, Peter James. 2019
He was a clinical psychologist who specialized in unraveling the motivations of the twisted killers who wanted to express themselves…
again and again. She was the kind of detective for whom justice matters more than any other consideration… In this short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Val McDermid and Peter James—along with their popular series characters Tony Hill and Roy Grace—team up for the first time ever.Faking a Murderer (The MatchUp Collection)
By Kathy Reichs, Lee Child. 2019
Jack Reacher walked out of the Baltimore bust depot into a world of frozen streets and dirty snow… In this…
short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Kathy Reichs and Lee Child—along with their popular series characters Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher—team up for the first time ever.Midnight Flame (The MatchUp Collection)
By Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian. 2017
Dispatching a couple of mortal thieves was child’s play, but he’d gladly take it… In this short story from the…
thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Lara Adrian and Christopher Rice—along with their popular series characters Lucan Thorne and Lilliane—team up for the first time ever.Past Prologue (The MatchUp Collection)
By Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry. 2019
Where should we go? All that we knew is gone, and all that we have is each other… In this…
short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Diana Gabaldon and Steve Berry—along with their popular series characters Jamie Fraser and Cotton Malone—team up for the first time ever.