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CHERUB: The Killing (CHERUB #4)
by Sammy Yuen Jr. Robert MuchamoreCHERUB agents are all seventeen and under. They wear skate tees and hemp, and look like regular kids. But they're not. They are trained professionals who are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers. CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download crucial documents. It is a highly dangerous job. For their safety, these agents DO NOT EXIST. Leona is a small-time crook with big money. When the cops call in CHERUB, James's mission looks entirely routine: make nice with Leon's kids, dig up some leads, and infiltrate his home. But when James suddenly unravels a much larger plot, the mission becomes anything but ordinary. Unfortunately, the only person who might know the truth is a reclusive eighteen-year-old boy -- who happens to have died more than a year ago.
Penance: A Holland Taylor Mystery (The Holland Taylor Trilogy #1)
by David HousewrightA Minneapolis PI investigates the murder of the man who killed his wifeHolland Taylor is comfortable in interrogation rooms. For years the cold dark cells of the Minneapolis homicide squad were his turf, and with the help of his partner he wrung confessions out of countless killers. But that was long ago. Tonight Taylor is on the other side of the desk. Tonight he is the suspect. Taylor's career in the department ended after his wife and daughter were killed in a drunk driving accident. The culprit, John Brown, was sentenced to a measly six years for vehicular manslaughter, and Taylor vowed bloody vengeance in front of open court. After a few months of freedom, Brown is shot dead, and Taylor, now a private investigator, is called in as the obvious suspect. He didn't kill John Brown, but he will find out who did if--even it means tearing Minneapolis apart from the inside out.
Flor de sangre (Trilogía de la Resistencia #Volumen 1)
by Louise Boije af GennäsLa primera entrega de la «Trilogía de la Resistencia» es un impactante thriller que pone al descubierto las zonas más oscuras de un poder capaz de manipular la realidad y para el que la verdad es la peor de las amenazas. Sara ha decidido dejar su hogar para comenzar una nueva vida en Estocolmo y tratar de olvidar el último año de su vida. No solo sufrió un salvaje ataque a manos de un desconocido camino de la fiesta de una amiga, sino que su padre murió en un incendio en circunstancias no aclaradas. Recién llegada a Estocolmo, Sara conoce a Bella, quien le ofrece trabajo inmediatamente en una de las agencias de relaciones públicas más importantes de la capital. También conoce a Micke, un hombre muy atractivo que parece interesarse por ella. ¿No resulta todo demasiado bonito para ser verdad? ¿Por qué Sara no acaba de desprenderse de la sensación de que hay alguien que la observa y de que todo resulta demasiado perfecto? Quizás Sara es solo una mujer traumatizada, quizás no es capaz de aceptar que la vida puede sonreírle... O quizás la intuición de Sara esté mucho más cerca de la verdad de lo que debería para que su vida no empiece a correr auténtico peligro. La crítca ha dicho:«Un cruce entre "Millennium" y La chica del tren en un thriller que es imposible dejar de leer.»Nextory «Una novela que se lee conteniendo el aliento.»Camilla Läckberg
Mentiras consentidas (Sebastian Bergman #Volumen 6)
by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt4 Milhões de exemplares vendidos Os dias de Sebastian Bergman na Unidade de Homicídios terminaram e agora passa o tempo a dar palestras e a escrever livros. Após os eventos do caso de O castigo dos ignorantes, não tem notícias da sua filha Vanja há meses e a única pessoa com quem tem contato esporádico é Úrsula. Vanja também não está na Unidade: agora trabalha como investigadora criminal em Uppsala. Desde o mês passado, está a investigar uma série de agressões contra mulheres. Quando uma das vítimas morre, a Unidade de Homicídios assumirá o caso e, muito em breve, também o Sebastian Bergman. Reunida, a equipa deve deixar de lado os seus problemas pessoais e conflitos para capturar o violador brutal que continua a assustar Uppsala. Tudo fica complicado quando as pistas indicam que as vítimas não foram selecionadas aleatoriamente. Mas qual é a ligação entre elas? Os elogios da crítica: «Este novo caso manterá os leitores a tentar adivinhar. Hjorth e Rosenfeldt tornam o jogo psicológico simplesmente elegante. Bergman continua a irritar e fascinar.»Gooi & Eemlander, Holanda «Este novo volume é tão brilhante quanto os anteriores. Cheio de suspense desde a primeira página, um enredo cheio de surpresas e personagens muito bem construídos.»Litteratursiden, Dinamarca «Hjorth e Rosenfeldt só conseguem escrever romances policiais surpreendentes e emocionantes.»Neue Westfälische, Alemanha «Os fãs leram estas páginas de uma só sentada. E um conselho: devem ler esta série cronologicamente!»Neue Presse, Alemanha «Duro e absolutamente emocionante, como os seus guiões.»Hörzu, Alemanha «Mais uma história magnífica com um investigador muito especial.» Brigitte, Alemanha «Hjorth e Rosenfeldt são mestres em criar suspense e enredo. São particularmente habilidosos no psicológico.»Upsala Nya Tidning, Suécia «Alto suspense.»Göteborgs-Posten, Suécia
The Spirit of Fog Island (Judy Bolton Mysteries Series #22)
by Margaret SuttonWhen Judy is waiting for Peter on a pier in Chicago, she gets a cryptice message sayign he'll meet her on the beach at Fog Island signed "your husband." A strange adventure takes her to an Indian reservation in Wisconsin with lots of odd things going on. Follow Judy and her new friend, Nona Cloud, as they investigate on Fog Island even though they cannot find Peter...
Murder on the Blackboard (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries #3)
by Stuart PalmerSchoolteacher sleuth Miss Withers finds a dead body during detention in this mystery starring “one of the world’s shrewdest and most amusing detectives” (The New York Times). Anise Halloran is young to be teaching school, and much too pretty, but third-grade teacher Hildegarde Withers is not the sort to condemn a coworker just because she wears high heels. When she overhears nine-year-old Buster Jones spreading rumors about Miss Halloran being sweet on the principal, Miss Withers orders the schoolyard quarterback to write discipline on the chalkboard one hundred times. Anise Halloran stays late after school, too. In fact, she stays forever. Miss Withers finds Anise in the cloakroom, her head bashed in, and her high heels strewn across the floor. She sends Buster to fetch Inspector Piper, the hard-nosed detective whom she occasionally assists with murder inquiries, but by the time he arrives, the body has vanished. There is a killer inside the elementary school, and Buster Jones is not the only person whom Miss Withers will have to teach a lesson about discipline.
The Green Ace (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries #11)
by Stuart PalmerMiss Withers has nine days to save a press agent from death rowOn a steamy day on Staten Island, a speeding car tears past a couple of beat cops and smashes into a delivery truck. In the front seat is Andy Rowan, pale and unconscious. In the back is a blonde—beautiful, naked, and dead. She was an aspiring Miss America, minted in the wilds of Brooklyn, and he was the press agent who wanted to make her a star. Now she will never walk a runway again. Police, judge, and jury all consider the case open and shut, and a year later, Andy’s awaiting his turn in the electric chair. But Hildegarde Withers, a retired schoolteacher with a zest for crime, believes the frightened little man innocent of the killing. She has nine days to save his life. It will take a miracle, but Miss Withers has worked miracles before. The Green Ace is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes The Penguin Pool Murder and Murder on the Blackboard.
Always Leave 'Em Dying (The Shell Scott Mysteries #9)
by Richard S. PratherShell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and sex and violence on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer.<P><P> In ALWAYS LEAVE 'EM DYING, Shell thinks he has seen it all – until he sees the cult. It sacrifices the best for the worst, and when he discovers who’s leading it, it almost kills him. Uniformed in black right down to the gun aimed at Shell, the leader resembles an embalmed undertaker. But it isn’t just those gorgeous young girls he seeks to sacrifice. He wants Shell. Not dead or alive – just dead.
Legend Of Zombie Country: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Wu Banxian1500 years ago, General Xuanyuan died on the battlefield. In order to meet her several times in the cycle of reincarnation, Princess Nalan Shui had paid any price to establish her own country of corpses, and she had sealed herself in an ancient tomb. 1500 years later, a youth with the same appearance as General Xuanyuan opened the ancient tomb to solve the tragic case of the Hu family village, but he fell into a conspiracy … The truth of eternal life, the love that spans thousands of years, everything is in the legend of Corpse Country. "
Yin-Yang Judge of Hell: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jiang JinjiuBefore he managed to find a job, he had somehow become the Yin Master, and it was even a written judgement, being in charge of the order within the Underworld … F * * k, do you have to be so ridiculous? He just said that he was destined to give me a bunch of paperbacks, not even giving me the chance to choose. Bro only wanted to drown in the red dust and enjoy Hua Hua's world, but from then on, he had to wander in both the Yin Yang and Yang realms, trying to find a place to talk about some strange things …
When Old Midnight Comes Along (Amos Walker Novels #28)
by Loren D. EstlemanA new Amos Walker mystery from award-winning author Loren D. Estleman!Amos Walker is hired by one Francis X. Lawes, a private-sector mover and shaker in Detroit politics, to prove that his wife, Paula, who disappeared under sinister circumstances shortly more than six years ago, is dead, so he can remarry without having to wait for the seven-year-declaration-of-death rule to kick in. Walker’s investigation is complicated by two facts: the police still consider Lawes the prime suspect, and the first-responding officer in that old case was killed in the line of duty shortly afterwards and his notebook has never been found. The question for Walker is, if Lawes is guilty, why would he put himself in jeopardy of arrest and prosecution by giving the forensics team a body to work on?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Legacy
by Stephen FreyA hard-working financier on Wall Street is informed that his estranged father has died and left him the key to a safe-deposit box. What he finds inside is a videotape of the JFK assassination -- filmed from the other side of Dealey Plaza. Before he can get over the initial shock of his discovery, the financier finds his life in danger from a conspiracy dating back over thirty years...and a secret that was never meant to be told.
Murder at the Queen's old Castle: A Mystery Set in 1920s Ireland (A reverend Mother Aquinas Mystery #6)
by Cora Harrison"Ireland. 1925. Despite its regal name, the Queen's Old Castle is nothing but a low-grade department store, housed within the decrepit walls of what was once a medieval castle, built at the harbour entrance to Cork city. On her first visit for fifty years, the Reverend Mother is struck by how little has changed--apart, that is, from the strange smell of gas... But when the store's owner staggers from his office and topples over the railings to his death, Mother Aquinas is once again drawn into a baffling murder investigation where suspects are all too plentiful. An unpopular man, Joseph Fitzwilliam had been disliked and feared by all who worked for him. And when the contents of his will are revealed, suspicion widens to include his own family... " You'll find more books in the Reverend Mother Mystery series in the Bookshare library including #1. A Shameful Murder, #2. A Shocking Assassination, #3. Beyond Absolution, #4. A Gruesome Discovery and #5. Death of a Novice.
All We Buried: A Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery (A Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery #1)
by Elena TaylorFor fans of Julia Keller and Sheena Kamal, All We Buried disturbs the long-sleeping secrets of a small Washington State mountain town.Interim sheriff Elizabeth "Bet" Rivers has always had one repeat nightmare: a shadowy figure throwing a suspicious object into her hometown lake in Collier, Washington. For the longest time, she chalked it up to an overactive imagination as a kid. Then the report arrives. In the woods of the Cascade mountain range, right in her jurisdiction, a body floats to the surface of Lake Collier. When the body is extricated and revealed, no one can identify Jane Doe. But someone must know the woman, so why aren't they coming forward?Bet has been sitting as the interim sheriff of this tiny town in the ill-fitting shoes of her late father and predecessor. With the nightmare on her heels, Bet decided to build a life for herself in Los Angeles, but now it's time to confront the tragic history of Collier. The more she learns, the more Bet realizes she doesn't know the townspeople of Collier as well as she thought, and nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover.
Dead on the Vine (A Finn Family Farm Mystery #1)
by Elle Brooke WhitePerfect for fans of B. B. Haywood and Peg Cochran, Ellie B. White's whimsical series debut is full of farm fun, complete with a helpful baby pig.Reluctant farmer Charlotte Finn needs the help of the livestock to sleuth a mysterious death.Charlotte Finn never wanted to inherit the family's produce farm--much less plow a heap of money into it. Her plan is to hammer a great big FOR SALE sign into the farm's fallow furrows--but Charlotte's sunny hopes of a quick sale succumb to a killing frost when she finds a dead body entwined supine in the tomato vines. The poor man, it seems, was run through...with a pitchfork?Now, Charlotte is stuck with running the farm in the midst of a murder investigation. Charlotte's knowledge of farming is smaller than her bank balance, so she relies on caretakers Joe and Alice Wong and their farmhands. Can she trust them? She doesn't know them. There's also farmer Samuel Brown, who still carries a childhood grudge. But the case gets personal when Charlotte learns that the victim might have been her own kin--and seeds of suspicion grow into a fertile field of suspects. Charlotte turns to the farm's pig to help root out the killer. Soon, the goats, geese, and horse join in, but will Charlotte harvest a murderer--or buy the farm?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Webster's Italian Thesaurus Edition (Ghostwriter)
by Lewis Carroll Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichIncredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter—the extraordinary new series from the hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop. Masterfully adapted by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, this playful retelling of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is sure to delight today's readers for years to come. Featuring an introduction by Newbery and Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and writer Kwame Alexander.The book also includes bonus activities from the stars of the show:- Games- Quizzes- Puzzles- Vocabulary- Reading Comprehension- and Crafts!
Frankenstein (Ghostwriter)
by Mary Shelley Anna MerianoIncredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. And epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in this extraordinary new series from your friends at Sesame Workshop: Ghostwriter.Masterfully adapted by Anna Meriano, this diverse and playful retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is sure to delight today's readers for years to come. Featuring an introduction by Newbury and Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and writer Kwame Alexander.The book also includes bonus activities:GamesQuizzesPuzzlesVocabularyReading Comprehensionand Crafts!
The Jungle Book: Classics Illustrated (Ghostwriter)
by Rudyard Kipling Karuna RiaziIncredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter—the extraordinary new series from the hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.Masterfully adapted by Karuna Riazi, this playful retelling of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is sure to delight today's readers for years to come. Featuring an introduction by Newbery and Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and writer Kwame Alexander.The book also includes bonus activities:- Games- Quizzes- Puzzles- Vocabulary- Reading Comprehension- and Crafts!
Trinity (Ghostwriter)
by D. J. MacHaleIncredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter—the extraordinary new series from the hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.By New York Times bestselling author DJ MacHale, this original novel is an action-adventure story of perception with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises! Featuring an introduction by Newbery and Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and writer Kwame Alexander.The book also includes bonus activities: - Games - Quizzes - Puzzles - Vocabulary - Reading Comprehension - and Crafts!
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies (Encyclopedia Brown #20)
by Donald J. SobolThe young sneaker-clad super sleuth saves the day again in a collection of ten short mysteries that invite readers to puzzle out the solutions before consulting the answers in the back of the book.
The Majesties: A Novel
by Tiffany TsaoNamed one of the most anticipated books of the year by The Millions, CrimeReads, HelloGiggles, and The EveryGirl &“A dark, delicious tale that will creep its way into your brain and leave you examining your own soul for signs of moral rot. I downed it in one greedy shot.&” —Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World &“Tiffany Tsao&’s visceral debut…reads a bit like Crazy Rich Asians if the book began with familicide instead of romance. . . Why not start off the new year with the perfect tear-it-all-down read?&” —CrimeReads In this riveting tale about the secrets and betrayals that can accompany exorbitant wealth, two sisters from a Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with the past after one of them poisons their entire family.Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they&’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella&’s poisoning of their whole clan. As Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness, she desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking and brutal act. Was it their aunt&’s mysterious death at sea? Estella&’s unhappy marriage to a dangerously brutish man? Or were the shifting loyalties and unspoken resentments at the heart of their opulent world too much to bear? Can Gwendolyn, at last, confront the carefully buried mysteries in their family&’s past and the truth about who she and her sister really are? Traveling from the luxurious world of the rich and powerful in Indonesia to the most spectacular shows at Paris Fashion Week, from the sunny coasts of California to the melting pot of Melbourne&’s university scene, The Majesties is a haunting and deeply evocative novel about the dark secrets that can build a family empire—and also bring it crashing down.
The Art of War (Jake Grafton Novels #12)
by Stephen CoontsThe Chinese dragon is flexing its muscles. As its military begins to prey on neighbors in the South China Sea, attacking fishing vessels and scheming to seize natural resources, America goes on high alert. But a far more ominous danger lurks closer to home: A nuclear weapon has been planted in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia—site of the biggest naval base on the planet. The target: a secret rendezvous of the Atlantic Fleet aircraft carriers and their battle groups. When the CIA director is assassinated and Jake Grafton is appointed to take his place, Jake gets wind of the conspiracy but has no idea when or where the attack will occur. Meanwhile, a series of assassinations—including an attempt on the life of the President of the United States—shakes the nation and deliberately masks a far more sinister objective. Can Jake and his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini, prevent a catastrophe far more devastating than Pearl Harbor and stop a plot to destroy the U.S. Navy?
Inhuman Tests and Genome Altered Men: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Nan ShanJiuCangSome people had their genes modified before they were born, but they didn't know that …A suspense case that changed the fate of a few young people. Was it the work of a freak of nature, or was it deliberate murder? In the search for the real culprit, they discovered the secret of the "uni" organization. A group of scientific weirdos, forming a group known as the "C", conducted the "Superman Project" experiment with the intention of improving the human genome to create the perfect person.The people who were entangled with fate, in order to explore the 'uni' organization, fell into a conspiracy that had been laid out for a long time. When they fought the 'uni', they realized that they were the ones who had been tested … Victim!
The Closer You Get
by Mary TorjussenThey had the perfect plan to start a new life together...before it all went horribly wrong.A new twisting novel of psychological suspense from the acclaimed author of The Girl I Used to Be.Coworkers Ruby and Harry are in love—but they&’re married to other people. They decide to tell their spouses that their marriages are over and to start a new life together. Ruby has wanted to leave her controlling husband for a while, so she tells him she&’s leaving and waits at the hotel where she and Harry are to meet. But Harry never shows up.Suddenly, Ruby has lost everything. Harry won&’t answer her calls, and she&’s fired from her job. She finds a cheap apartment in a run-down part of town, all the while wondering what happened to Harry.Just as Ruby thinks she&’s hit rock bottom, strange and menacing things start to happen—someone is sneaking into her apartment, and someone is following her home late at night—and she is going to have to fight for her survival.
Master Class
by Christina DalcherFrom the critically-acclaimed author of the international bestseller VOX comes a suspenseful new novel that examines a disturbing near future where harsh realities follow from unreachable standards. It&’s impossible to know what you will do… Every child's potential is regularly determined by a standardized measurement: their quotient (Q). Score high enough, and attend a top tier school with a golden future. Score too low, and it's off to a federal boarding school with limited prospects afterwards. The purpose? An improved society where education costs drop, teachers focus on the more promising students, and parents are happy. When your child is taken from you. Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state's elite schools. When her nine-year-old daughter bombs a monthly test and her Q score drops to a disastrously low level, she is immediately forced to leave her top school for a federal institution hundreds of miles away. As a teacher, Elena thought she understood the tiered educational system, but as a mother whose child is now gone, Elena's perspective is changed forever. She just wants her daughter back.And she will do the unthinkable to make it happen.