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Avalanche: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery
Par Patrick F. McManus. 2007
In Patrick F. McManus’s comic mystery, a person who turns up missing during an avalanche turns up murdered—and everyone is…
a suspect.When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable owner of West Branch Lodge, has gone missing, Sheriff Tully is delighted. This is an excellent opportunity for Tully, his tracker pal Dave, and his retired sheriff father, Pap, to enjoy a few evenings of hot tubs and single-malt scotch at the luxurious lodge while working the case. However, visions of R & R vanish in a flash on the drive up, when Tully and Pap suddenly realize an avalanche is thundering down the mountain, straight toward them. Tully manages to outrun the crush of snow, but the road behind is blocked, and there's no telling for how long. Tully's stranded at the lodge with a motley group of vacationers and locals: a sassy co-ed, a group of rambunctious fraternity boys, a shadowy group of what looks like ex-cons, the missing owner's wife, a suspiciously good-looking bartender, and worst (or perhaps best) of all, Tully's old flame, who shows up with her dogsled and naughty intentions. Both vacationers and locals start to look like suspects when Tully discovers startling evidence proving that the avalanche was no accident of nature. But why would anybody want him dead? And then the missing persons case turns into a murder case when Mike Wilson's body turns up in the river a couple of days later. But who killed him, and how? Furthermore, when another murder in Blight City is reported that week, the only suspect who makes sense...is the dead guy, Mike Wilson. But how could that have happened? It's up to Tully to figure it all out in this comic romp through the wilds of Blight County, from bestselling author Patrick McManus.The Water's Edge (The Inspector Sejer Mysteries)
Par Karin Fossum. 2009
Reinhardt and Kristine Ris, a married couple, are out for a Sunday walk when they discover the body of a…
boy and see the figure of a man limping away. They alert the police, but not before Reinhardt, to Kristine&’s horror, kneels down and takes photographs of the dead child with his cell phone. Inspectors Konrad Sejer and Jakob Skarre begin to make inquiries in the little town of Huseby. But then another boy disappears, and an explanation seems more remote than ever. Meanwhile, the Rises&’ marriage unravels as Reinhardt becomes obsessed with the tragic events and his own part in them.The Water&’s Edge is a riveting portrayal of a community in turmoil from Karin Fossum, Norway&’s &“Queen of Crime.&” This e-book includes a sample chapter of THE MURDER OF HARRIET KROHN.Scandalous Love (The Bragg Saga #6)
Par Brenda Joyce. 1992
The Scorching Saga of the Braggs Continues!Never A BrideRebelliously independent Lady Nicole Bragg Shelton refuses to be constrained by the…
stifling rules of Victorian England. And now desire has impelled the beautiful heiress toward a shocking liaison with Hadrian Braxton-Lowell, Duke of Clayborough.Bound by the dictates of honor and duty to another woman, Hadrian is hocked by Nicole's daring conduct, yet entranced by her fiery free spirit and breathtaking sensuality. Though resolved to making the raven-haired beauty his mistress, he will never agree to wed her. But Nicole is no man's plaything. And she is prepared to risk heartache in order to satisfy her wild, uncompromising passion . . . and win the dashing Duke's unwavering loyalty and undying love.Hidden in the Pines (A Lew Ferris Mystery #2)
Par Victoria Houston. 2023
Sheriff Lew Ferris knows how to land a sweet brook trout—but canshe catch a cold-blooded killer in the thrilling second…
installment in the Lew Ferris mysteries.It&’s Lew Ferris&’s first day as the newly-elected Sheriff of McBride County, and already things are heating up in the Wisconsin Northwoods. The tragic drowning of a teenage girl draws an eerie parallel to the unsolved murder of another teen thirty years earlier, but one of Lew&’s new subordinates—Alan Stern, Chief of the Deer Haven Police Department—has ruled it an accidental death by drowning. Neither Lew nor the girl&’s family accept the ruling, but Lew is up against a wall of sexism and subterfuge. Not only is Stern belligerent and dismissive of Lew, but he takes the word of the local coroner, Ed Pecore, who Lew believes is completely unqualified for the job.Adding to Lew&’s headaches, an unwelcome interference in the case by a multimillionaire resident reopens a cold case that stretches back decades—and could lead to an anguished relative taking justice into his own hands to avenge a crime the cops never solved. And when Lew&’s dear friend, Dr. Paul &“Doc&” Osborne, finds himself witness to a sophisticated money laundering scheme that could threaten the lives of his daughter and her close friend, Lew finally feels like she&’s reached the breaking point. The fish may be biting in McBride County—but now, Lew is on the line to uncover the long-buried secret that could ensnare a killer once and for all.Secrets: Four Romantic Novellas (The Bragg Saga #7)
Par Brenda Joyce. 2018
“For scorching sensuality and raw passion, Brenda Joyce is unrivaled.”—Romantic TimesBrenda Joyce has a well-deserved reputation as one of the…
most sensuous voices in historical romance fiction. Anyone who doesn’t know it yet certainly will, once they are privy to Joyce’s steamy and sensational Secrets. This classic tale of duty, desire, and temptation from the New York Times and USA Today bestselleris back for a new generation to savor—and her intriguing story of an English earl’s daughter who has lost her memory and the rugged, breathtaking stranger compelled by honor and passion to wed her, will live in readers’ hearts for all time.Resurrection Walk: The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller
Par Michael Connelly. 2023
THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLER BEHIND NETFLIX'S THE LINCOLN LAWYER THE PATH TO JUSTICE CAN BE PAVED WITH LIES Defense attorney…
Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - rides the wave of freeing a wrongfully convicted man from prison.Inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence, Haller enlists the help of ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch to find the next case which could result in a resurrection walk.When Bosch finds a needle in the haystack - a woman imprisoned for murdering her husband, a sheriff's deputy - they discover evidence that doesn't add up, and a department pushed for quick closure in the killing of one of its own.But is this rushed justice - or something more sinister?As they face a David versus Goliath court battle, the secrets which could lead to an innocent woman walking free could also mark the end of the Haller-Bosch dream team. . .****CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'IAN RANKIN'The best mystery writer in the world'GQ'A superb natural storyteller'LEE CHILD'A master'STEPHEN KING'America's greatest living crime writer'DAILY EXPRESS'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction'SUNDAY TELEGRAPHDeus X (An August Snow Novel #4)
Par Stephen Mack Jones. 2023
Detroit ex-cop August Snow puts his life on the line to protect a friend from modern-day Templars sworn to protect…
the name of the Catholic church at all costs.Father Michael Grabowski, a Franciscan priest who has tended the spiritual needs of Detroit&’s Mexicantown for forty years, has suddenly retired. August Snow, who has known the priest his whole life, finds the circumstances troubling—especially in light of the recent suspicious suicide of another local priest. What dark history is Father Grabowski hiding?The situation takes a turn for the deadly with the appearance at the Detroit diocese of a mysterious priest and combat vet calling himself Francis Dominioni Petra. The man comes from the Vatican, and as his armored guard circles closer and closer to Father Grabowski and his friends, August wants to know why. A terrible crime has been committed in the name of faith—but who is seeking justice, and who is trying to bury the truth and any of its witnesses? August grapples with his own ideas about his faith and his chosen family in this action-packed fourth installment in the Hammett Prize–winning series.Forgotten Trail (A National Parks Mystery #3)
Par Claire Kells. 2023
In this third installment of Claire Kells&’s thrilling National Park mystery series, Investigative Services Branch agent Felicity Harland ventures through…
volcanic wilderness to investigate a murder at a new hike-in lodge at Pinnacles National Park.When a guest turns up dead at the newly opened Pinnacles Grand Hotel, ISB agent Felicity Harland finds herself summoned to a peculiar scene. A gentle breeze blows in from the balcony window, belying the violence of a man stabbed to death in his hotel room. It&’s clear to Harland that this murder was personal, especially when the victim&’s wife admits that she wanted him dead.But Harland isn&’t so sure that this was a domestic dispute gone bad. When she hears about the Park Service searching for a missing person out on the trails, she sets out with her partner, Ferdinand &“Hux&” Huxley, to see if the two cases are connected.As Harland and Hux take on the rocky, exposed terrain of California&’s ancient volcanic wonderland, they soon realize that the mystery at the Pinnacles Grand is not at all what it seems—and that a predator may be closing in.The Chronicles of Lazarus: A Dark Underworld Romance (All of Satan's Sons)
Par Laura DeCosta. 2023
A Dark Underworld Romance Eden Zika does what he has to in order to survive and protect his orphaned half-siblings,…
unapologetically so. With a smart mouth, a quick wit, and a bad habit of reckless behavior, he&’s still managed to rise to the top of an underworld that eats most men alive. As the highest-grossing drug dealer on Denver&’s south side, he&’s attracted the attention of the Denver Narcotics unit. When he realizes he&’s being tailed by a member of the DPD, instead of lying low till the heat dies down, he does what he always does: the exact opposite of what he should. Ryan Quinn is a newly minted member of the Denver Police Department&’s drug unit. Twelve years ago he lost his brother to drugs, and secretly riddled with guilt, he&’s fought obsessively to eradicate them ever since. He&’s puzzled when, after months of tailing low-level dope dealers, he&’s assigned to be the lead targeting the biggest drug ring in town. However unlikely, when the cop and the drug dealer meet, sparks fly, triggering a chain of events that forges an unlikely partnership that both men should, but neither man can resist. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as coincidence in this high-stakes game of cat and mouse, and when Ryan uncovers the real reason he&’s been assigned to Eden&’s case, a decade-old secret threatens their fragile relationship… and their lives. This is a dark romance and contains themes of addiction, self-destructive behavior, sexual abuse, drug abuse, and dubious consent.Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails #1)
Par Katee Robert. 2023
A stern captain meets his witchy match in this captivating first fantasy romance novel in the Crimson Sails series from…
Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods. Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she&’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She&’s immediately given a choice—join their ship&’s crew or die. Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his band of pirates are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn&’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she&’ll steal. But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, the danger at sea escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price....A Game Called Malice: A Rebus Play
Par Ian Rankin, Simon Reade. 2023
A delicious, and somewhat drunken, dinner party segues into a murder mystery game created by the hostess. However, the parlour…
game may hold clues about the dark truths hiding just under the surface of this genteel gathering...As suspects, clues and red herrings are sifted - it seems one of the guests has an unfair advantage: John Rebus, an ex-detective who used to do this for a living. But is he playing another game, one to which only he knows the rules, that will soon be revealed? As the tension rises, one by one, all their secrets will come out - and there is a shocking discovery that awaits them all...Blackwater Falls: A Thriller (Blackwater Falls Series #1)
Par Ausma Zehanat Khan. 2022
From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and powerful crime series, introducing…
Detective Inaya Rahman.“A gripping and compulsive mystery, but much more than that: an exploration of faith, prejudice and fear of the unknown.” —Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera, Shetland and Two Rivers seriesGirls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act and the fates of the missing girls largely ignored. At last, the calls for justice become too loud to ignore when the body of a star student and refugee--the Syrian teenager Razan Elkader--is positioned deliberately in a mosque.Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif of the Denver Police are recruited to solve Razan’s murder, and quickly uncover a link to other missing and murdered girls. But as Inaya gets closer to the truth, Seif finds ways to obstruct the investigation. Inaya may be drawn to him, but she is wary of his motives: he may be covering up the crimes of their boss, whose connections in Blackwater run deep.Inaya turns to her female colleagues, attorney Areesha Adams and Detective Catalina Hernandez, for help in finding the truth. The three have bonded through their experiences as members of vulnerable groups and now they must work together to expose the conspiracy behind the murders before another girl disappears.Delving deep into racial tensions, and police corruption and violence, Blackwater Falls examines a series of crimes within the context of contemporary American politics with compassion and searing insight.A Game Called Malice: A Rebus Play
Par Ian Rankin, Simon Reade. 2023
A delicious, and somewhat drunken, dinner party segues into a murder mystery game created by the hostess. However, the parlour…
game may hold clues about the dark truths hiding just under the surface of this genteel gathering...As suspects, clues and red herrings are sifted - it seems one of the guests has an unfair advantage: John Rebus, an ex-detective who used to do this for a living. But is he playing another game, one to which only he knows the rules, that will soon be revealed? As the tension rises, one by one, all their secrets will come out - and there is a shocking discovery that awaits them all...Salamander (The St-Cyr and Kohler Mysteries #4)
Par J. Robert Janes. 1994
&“Gritty . . . captivating . . . An exceedingly clever novel that should appeal to World War II buffs as well as mystery…
readers&” (Booklist). In a packed movie theater, an usher notices two women enter and leave just before the show begins. Moments later, the theater goes up in flames, and 183 people perish in the stampede to escape. By the time investigators Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler arrive from Paris, the charred bodies are frozen solid. It is two days before Christmas, 1942, and the people of Lyon are terrified. As the detectives try to unravel what happened in that packed movie house, the arsonists plan their next attack. Saving Lyon from fire will force St-Cyr and Kohler to confront the worst of human nature, in a city lorded over by one of the most infamous Nazis of the Second World War.Reckless: The hottest and most gripping thriller of 2021
Par Rj McBrien. 2021
'A tense action-packed thriller' Real People magazine'A steamy tale of illicit passion with a fabulous twist' Best magazineWhat happens when…
an affair goes wrong? Find out in this addictive thriller, perfect for fans of Our House and Apple Tree Yard. ___________How far would you go to protect your secrets from the people you love? All Kirsten Calloway wanted was a meaningless fling. It was never meant to turn out like this.A discreet agency who orchestrate affairs. A persistent lover who stops at nothing to get what he wants. A dead body on the train tracks.And a revelation that changes everything.Steamy, shocking and relatable, Reckless is a twisty exploration of marriage, motherhood and desire. ___________What readers are saying about Reckless: 'Turbo charged in every way – sexy, funny and shocking' ????? 'Kept me guessing right up to the very end!' ?????'Fast-paced and juicy, impossible to put down' ?????'Had me turning the pages way into the small hours' ?????'Tightly written, hysterical at times, searingly honest' ?????Cops Roberts and Brant come back swinging in book two of the &“hip, violent and funny&” crime novel trilogy set…
on &“the mean streets of southeast London&” (Publishers Weekly). South London&’s Chief Inspector Roberts and his partner, the reckless and thuggish Irish Detective Sergeant Brant, are at odds with who has it worse: Roberts, with a mortgage in Dulwich, a pregnant daughter in boarding school, and a dire medical diagnosis; or Brant, relegated to desk duty after getting knifed in the back, and living to see his complete Ed McBain collection destroyed by a psycho with a baseball bat. That particular nut job has been dubbed the Alien, a hit man so named for carrying out a skull-smashing job while watching Ridley Scott&’s sci-fi classic, and hanging around in the spatter to finish the film. But this time the carnage isn&’t confined to southeast London. As Brant heads to New York by way of Dublin to catch the couple who knifed him and the Alien goes to San Francisco to pay a surprise visit to his former girlfriend, Bruen&’s broad, brutal canvas once again shows why he&’s been hailed as one of &“the most original and innovative noir voices of the last two decades&” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).49 y más allá...
Par Isabel Cortijo. 2019
Tenemos dos vidas y la segunda empieza cuando nos damos cuenta de que solo hay una. Es hora de que…
Elisa comience su segunda vida. La vida no acaba a los cincuenta... es más, incluso puede empezar Elisa es una mujer de hoy, un compendio de mujeres reales e imaginarias, una mujer renovada a la que los sucesos sufridos pocos años antes de llegar a los cincuenta le han hecho dar un giro a sus prioridades. 49 y más allá... es una novela que, salpicada de vis cómica, emotividad y sensorialidad, invita a reflexionar sobre la pareja tradicional, los encorsetamientos sociales y educacionales, dando una visión abierta y libre dentro del respeto a los demás. Una mujer que vive con intensidad la relación con dos hombres, totalmente diferentes, que llegan a su vida cuando no esperaba nada del amor y el sexo. La renovación personal, la resiliencia, la amistad, el dolor, el sexo, el deseo, el amor... Es una novela de corte romántico que fantasea con la posibilidad de que nunca es tarde para vivir la pasión del amor a pesar del reloj biológico.Brooklyn Supreme: A Novel
Par Robert Reuland. 2021
Robert Reuland’s Brooklyn Supreme is a hard-edged literary thriller about a racially charged police shooting, by one of “crime fiction’s…
most gifted writers” (George Pelecanos). No one knows better than Will Way that it’s not so easy to get out of Brooklyn. Seeking escape, Will finds possible upward mobility in a relationship with Regine Pomeroy, the daughter of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Henry K. Pomeroy. But Regine is a troubled young woman, and one day Will is called upon by her father to fix a situation that proves beyond fixing. Two decades later, Will has returned to the borough and, like many of his peers, joined the NYPD. Now it’s his job to get beat cops out of trouble—cops like Georgina Lee, an inexperienced officer who shot and killed an African American teenager after he robbed a bodega. But when it turns out the perpetrator might not have been armed, Lee’s case becomes a publicity firestorm. Several men vying for higher office in Brooklyn use it to further their ambitions, and Will finds himself caught not only in the bureaucracy of the NYPD and Brooklyn politics, but also in his deeply confused conscience. As he tries to unravel so many different versions of the truth, Will’s past catches up with him; his distant father and Regine Pomeroy reenter his life, and her father tries to capitalize on the case for political gain. As lines are drawn across the city, Will must make decisions he never expected he would have to make, whose outcomes will cost him dearly. Brooklyn Supreme is a clear-eyed exploration of the fault lines of class, gender, and race in America, and a stunning portrayal of Brooklyn’s justice system. A standout crime novel by a writer with an undeniable gift, Brooklyn Supreme is a gritty and gut-wrenching read.The Murder Road: A Cooper And Fry Mystery (Cooper & Fry Mysteries)
Par Stephen Booth. 2015
In this East Midlands village, there&’s only one way out . . . &“Top notch crime writing with an irresistible sense of place.&” ―Lancashire…
Evening Post The picturesque English village of Shawhead has one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle . . . with an ominous bloodstain inside. It&’s a mystery. It could be a murder. Where—and who—is the driver? Whose blood has been discovered? Why are the people of Shawhead so hostile toward Detective Ben Cooper, sent in to take charge of the investigation? As Cooper peels back layers of lies and exposes dark secrets to the light, he draws ever closer to a killer hiding in plain sight. Packed with atmosphere, suspense, and surprises, The Murder Road is the most unforgettable novel yet from Dagger and Barry Award winner Stephen Booth. &“A master of psychological suspense.&” —Publishers WeeklyLittle Deaths: 22 Tales of Horror and Sex
Par Douglas Clegg, Pat Cadigan, Barry N. Malzberg, Lucius Shepard, K. W. Jeter, Nicola Griffith, Joyce Carol Oates, M. John Harrison, Kelley Eskridge, Kathe Koja, Melanie Tem, Harry Crews, Stephen Dedman, Richard Christian Matheson, Nicholas Royle, Lucy Taylor, Joel Lane, Jack Womack, J. Calvin Pierce, Sarah Clemens, Wayne Allen Sallee. 1994
A World Fantasy Award–winning anthology of erotic horror stories, including dark tales of desire by Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Dedman,…
Harry Crews, and others. The title of this acclaimed anthology comes from the French term &“la petite mort,&” a seventeenth-century euphemism for orgasm. It was thought that part of a man&’s life-force was drained from him each time he climaxed. In Little Deaths, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow collects twenty-two stories that explore the connection between sex and death. These stories range from the erotic to the psychological, all against a backdrop of horror. Authors include Lucy Taylor, Nicola Griffith, Kathe Koja, Richard Christian Matheson, Lucius Shepard, and many more.