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Flashpoint
by Lynn S. HightowerPolice Specialist Sonora Blair of the Cincinnatti Homicide Division is a awakened in the middle of the night with an urgent summons to take a deathbed statement. The victim can hardly speak, but Sonora's questions elicit one key detail: the psycho who committed this gruesome crime is a woman. Sonora is committed to finding this killer before she strikes again - no matter what the cost to her private life or the politics of her career. When the murderer begins to call Sonora - taunting, mocking, trying to lure her into a twisted woman-to-woman complicity - the tension of this deadly cat-and-mouse game climbs to an unbearable pitch. And Sonora realizes that her peace of mind, her job, and even her family are in deadly jeopardy. But she refuses to stop, until the killer is cornered and the victim can finally rest in peace.
Flash Point
by M. S. Craig'Any other time,' Ash Porter wrote Luke Adams. 'Things are out of hand here on the mountain, with a firebug loose and a loaded gun inside every cabin door.' <P> Ten years away from the Sierras, Luke ignored Ash's warnings and those of his estranged daughter, Linden. Ash, now wheelchair-bound after a near fatal accident, had raised Luke, and Luke was going home. In Luke's first twenty-four hours, a boy died in a flaming garage, another cabin was bombed, and Sheriff Dodge, Luke's high school enemy, identified Luke's car as having been seen leaving the Inferno.
Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt #14)
by Clive CusslerDirk Pitt, marine engineer for the National Underwater Marine Agency, desperately needs a vacation and jumps at the offer of an old friend to stay at his lake cabin and get in some fishing. His friend's cabin is the only cabin left on the lake that has not been bought by a reclusive Chinese millionaire. Immediately upon Pitt's arrival strange things begin to happen. Then one night on an exploratory dive bodies begin pouring out of a boat, only these people are not dead, just tied and chained to weights. They soon will be dead if Pitt cannot rescue them, joining hundreds of other bodies on the cold bottom of the lake. It's Dirk Pitt and Al Giordina and their crew to the rescue once more in a spine tingling and hair raising adventure. And of course, there is underwater treasure somewhere in the mystery too!
The Glass Inferno
by Thomas N. Scortia Frank M. RobinsonIt burst into flame without warning. An incendiary deathtrap claiming victims as powerless against the blaze as the fire fighters sixty-six stories below. Their emotions laid bare, hundreds cringed or found new courage-millionaires, criminals, lovers, children-in a rain of raw panic from which few-or none-would escape.
Golden Fox
by Wilbur SmithLondon 1969 and the headstrong and beautiful Isabella Courtney dazzles all, yet the years that follow will test Isabella to the extremities of her endurance. They will be years of hardship and pain, as brother is pitted against brother, as they are drawn into the lair of the golden fox. The story sweeps irresistibly through London society, the grandeur of Europe and the searing heat of a divided Africa.
K is for Killer (Kinsey Milhone Mystery #11)
by Sue GraftonLorna Kepler was beautiful and willful, a loner who couldn't resist flirting with danger. Maybe that's what killed her.<P> Her death had raised a host of tough questions. The cops suspected homicide, but they could find neither motive nor suspect. Even the means were mysterious: Lorna's body was so badly decomposed when it was discovered that they couldn't be certain she hadn't died of natural causes. In the way of overworked cops everywhere, the case was gradually shifted to the back burner and became another unsolved file.<P> Only Lorna's mother kept it alive, consumed by the certainty that somebody out there had gotten away with murder.<P> In the ten months since her daughter's death, Janice Kepler had joined a support group, trying to come to terms with her loss and her anger. It wasn't helping. And so, leaving a session one evening and noticing a light on in the offices of Millhone Investigations, she knocked on the door.<P> In answering that knock, Kinsey Millhone is pulled into the netherworld of unavenged murder, where only a pact with the devil will satisfy the restless ghosts of the victims and give release to the living they have left behind.<P> Eleven books into the series that has won her readers around the world, Sue Grafton takes a darkside turn, pitching us into a shadow land of pain and grief where killers still walk free, unaccused, unpunished, unrepentant. With "K" is for Killer she offers a tale that is dark, complex, and deeply disturbing.
Fission Fury
by Don PendletonThree Russian scientists, who have developed a new, much safer form of weapons-grade Plutonium, have been kidnapped and are being sold to the highest bidder by members of the Russian Mafia. Mack Bolan has been sent to Moscow to find the missing scientists and recover the Plutonium before it can be used by terrorists to make nuclear weapons. As he searches for clues to the whereabouts of the missing scientists, numerous attempts are made on his life, keeping him on the defensive. Violence. 214th novel in the
The Hades Factor (Covert-One #1)
by Robert Ludlum Gayle LyndsA homeless man in Boston, an Army Major in California, and a teenage girl in Atlanta all die suddenly and painfully--each a victim of an unknown doomsday virus. For three days, a team of scientists in a U.S. government laboratory has been frantically trying to unlock the virus's secrets. When the leading researcher from that lab, Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, returns from overseas, he barely survives a series of well-orchestrated attempts made on his life. By the time Smith eludes his pursuers and makes it home, he discovers that the virus has claimed its fourth victim, Dr. Sophia Russell--Smith's fiancee. Devastated and enraged, Smith quickly uncovers evidence that his lover's death was no accident--that someone out there has the virus, and the pandemic that threatens hundreds of millions of lives is no accident. But wherever he turns, Smith finds that some unseen force has blocked his quest for information. Not knowing whom to trust, Smith assembles a private team to search for the truth behind the deadly virus. While the death toll mounts, their quest leads to the highest levels of power and the darkest corners of the earth, as they match wits with a determined genius--and as the fate of the world lies in the balance.
Fortunes of War
by Stephen CoontsIt is the near future. Russia is disintegrating; Japan is in economic decline. Some of japann's leaders execute a bold plan to make Japan great again -- the invasion of siberia. As American and Japanese planes once again battle each other in the skies, the world moves closer and closer to the brink! As in all wars, it is the personal courage and honor of individuals, not the grand strategies of politicians, which will decide the fate of nations -- and of the world.
Freedom Strike
by Don PendletonMack Bolan is sent to Brazil to find and eliminate a major illegal arms smuggling operation. His quest takes him from the streets of Rio de Janeiro to the very heart of the Brazilian jungle. Violence. 191th novel in the "Executioner" series, 1994.
Fire and Ice (Liam Campbell #1)
by Dana StabenowAlaska State Trooper Liam Campbell was a young go-getter with everything going his way--a rich wife, a loving son, and a career ready to take off. But then it all fell to pieces. A drunk driver took his family, a tragic miscalculation took his career, and the bottle was about to take everything else...until Liam found himself on a plane to his new posting--a small native town far from the big city comforts of Anchorage. And fate isn't finished with him yet. No sooner does he set foot off the plane than he is confronted with a suspiciously dead body, an office going to hell in a handbasket, and the accusing glare of the only woman he'd ever truly loved...and lost. Featuring richly drawn-out characters and a spellbindingly rugged location, Fire And Ice is Dana Stabenow's most thoroughly enjoyable work to date, and is the first installment of a terrific new mystery series!
The Fourth Deadly Sin
by Lawrence SandersWhen saintly New York psychiatrist Simon Ellerbee is murdered, retired Chief of Detectives Edward X. Delaney pursues the killer after obtaining a list of the doctor's six most potentially violent patients.
The Hanging Garden (Inspector Rebus #9)
by Ian RankinThe city is about to explode as Inspector Rebus faces his toughest case yet--with his daughter's life hanging in the balance. Rebus knows there's nothing he won't do to punish the men responsible--even if it means making a deal with the devil himself.
The Island of Sheep
by John BuchanThe Island of Sheep is the last book in a series of five thrillers about Richard Hannay, a former mining engineer from South Africa, now a British General with an exceptional talent for spy-catching. The Island of Sheep is a thriller that will appeal to the young as much as it will to anyone with a love of adventure. Set in three main locations, Gloucestershire, Scotland and the Scandinavian "Island of Sheep", with occasional scenes taking place in London, the action of the novel centres around the now middleaged Sir Richard Hannay who leads an idyllic life with a considerable amount of leisure on his Gloucestershire estate. Hannay occasionally fears that life is too comfortable and that he is in danger of becoming staid. A chance meeting with an old friend, Lombard, a one-time companion in high adventure who has changed almost beyond recognition exacerbates the feeling, but curiously, it is Lombard who leads Hannay into thrilling and dangerous action. Some thirty years earlier, both men had sworn to uphold the cause of a man named Haraldsen, and now it is the dead Haraldsen's son who needs help. The plan to rid Haraldsen forever of his tormentors is masterminded by another redoubtable friend, Sandy, Lord Clanroyden, but it is Hannay's son, Peter John, and Haraldsen's daughter Anna who are the real heroes of the piece.
Heirs of the Fire
by Robert CullenWhen Washington newspaper editor Colin Burke learns that the president, despite official denials, is planning to sell advanced PAC-3 missiles to Saudi Arabia, he runs an expose--and sets in motion a series of events that ignites the tinderbox of Saudi politics. From an acclaimed author of international thrillers comes a page-turner of Middle Eastern and American intrigue.
Hell Road
by Don PendletonOne of the Middle East's most dangerous terrorists has been captured and is being held in a desert prison compound awaiting extradition to the United States when a ex-CIA operative-turnedterrorist breaks him out in an extremely violent and costly gun battle. Mack Bolan, inadvertently involved in the battle at the prison, must track down the escapees and the rogue CIA agent before more acts of terrorism are committed. Violence. 205th novel in the "Executioner" series, 1996.
Hickory Dickory Death
by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot is introduced to this mystery through Miss Lemon, making her first appearance in a Poirot novel. Her sister, who runs a boarding hostel for students, has had an outbreak of petty theft. Poirot investigates, and the trail leads to murder. The students include Sally Finch, an American girl; Mr. Akibombo, a West African; Chandra Lal and Gopal Ram, from India; and some British students, one of whom simulates a neurosis in order to attract a young psychologist.
Hard Contact
by Don PendletonA band of Arab terrorists is in the united states to avenge the death of their former leader by killing the members of a news team who, they believe, caused his assassination. Mack Bolan is tasked with protecting the news team and eliminating the terrorists. Violence. 203rd novel in the "Executioner" series, 1995.
The Homing
by John SaulWidow Mother of 2, Karen Spellman has just moved her family back to the town she grew up in - away from the hustle and bustle from Los Angeles. Recently she has met and decided to marry a local farmer - Russell Owen, proving from the wedding day that this is not going to be an easy marriage. On the day its self, Molly - one of her daughers is stung by a bee, having a large allergic reaction and nearly dying - and this is the first of this type of occurance. This is not the only strange occurance happening in the small out of the way town - Dawn Sanderson a teenager has runaway - but who is behind it?
Hour of Conflict
by Don PendletonMack Bolan continues his quest to eradicate a right-wing terrorist organization calling themselves the Paul Revere Militia. As the mission continues, Bolan finds himself tracking down a female ATF agent who has been kidnapped by the militia and taken to one of their training camps in northern Mexico. The Executioner manages to rescue her, but can't keep her out of more trouble as she continues her own investigation. Meanwhile, Bolan must use all of his well-honed combat skills just to stay alive as he wages his one-man war on the terrorists. Violence. 223rd novel in the "Executioner" series, second novel in the "American Trilogy," 1997.
Every Move She Makes
by Robin BurcellGruesome slasher murders are spreading terror in San Francisco. The pressure is on the police force to track down the killer before another young woman is found, throat cut, body abandoned. Homicide Inspector Kate Gillespie is picked to lead the search with her partner, old-timer Sam Scolari. This is the case that could make Kate's career. But the next victim stops her in her tracks -- and all evidence points to her partner. He goes underground, leaving Kate alone to prove his innocence, or his guilt. Kate has to find the killer before the cops find Sam. Complicating matters is Mike "Torrid" Torrance, the sexiest internal affairs officer ever to carry a badge. He's watching Kate, an assignment that brings them far closer than they expected. Without a partner she can trust ... with a killer and a cop watching her every move ... can Kate find the truth before it's too late?
In the Event of My Death
by Carlene ThompsonThey had been six teenage girls in Wheeling, West Virginia. Full of mischief. Acting wild. Having good times. And getting into witchcraft. They called themselves the Six of Hearts. Then one night things went too far. One of them died. The rest swore to never tell what really happened. Now, thirteen years later, someone has decided to kill the remaining Six of Hearts. The first to die is Angie, a successful New York City actress. And flower shop owner Laurel Damron, still living in Wheeling, may be next. She has gotten a chilling message in the mail. She knows a killer is watching her. But who? Only by searching the past can she uncover a haunting truth ... only by looking into her self can she uncover a lost memory ... and only by suspecting everyone she knows, does she have one slim chance of staying alive....
The Evil That Men Do
by R. Lance Hill"From its opening pages . . . this novel by the author of The King of White Lady holds the reader like a hostage ... The novel is catapulted into a deadly hunt through cities and jungles, catching the reader in a web of high-voltage intrigue and violence ... Frightening authenticity."