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Death Valley: A Novel
by Melissa BroderNamed a Best Book of 2023 by The New York Times ("incandescent...hilarious...a triumph"), Oprah Daily ("surreal, absurd, lucid, and wise"), Vanity Fair ("Broder [is] a genius and a sorceress"), and more! From the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief and a &“magical tale of survival&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).In Melissa Broder&’s astonishingly profound new novel, a woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has fled to the California high desert to escape a cloud of sorrow—for both her father in the ICU and a husband whose illness is worsening. What the motel provides, however, is not peace but a path discovered on a nearby hike. Out along the sun-scorched trail, the narrator encounters a towering cactus whose size and shape mean it should not exist in California. Yet the cactus is there, with a gash through its side that beckons like a familiar door. So she enters it. What awaits her inside this mystical succulent sets her on a journey at once desolate and rich, hilarious, and poignant. Death Valley is Melissa Broder at her most imaginative, most universal, and finest, and is &“a journey unlike any you&’ve read before&” (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Friday Black).
Death Valley
by Zane GreyZane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories.
Death Valley (Stagecoach Station # #33)
by Hank MitchumDeputy Sheriff Walker Sutton had Shade Mallory as his prisoner, and was determined to bring the wily outlaw to justice. But Mallory's hardcase gang had other ideas. They thought they'd been double-crossed by their former leader, and were hellbent on killing him.
Death Valley
by Susan PerlyLegendary war photographer Vivienne Pink has five days to photograph servicemen about to deploy for active combat. Racing to meet her deadline, she heads to Las Vegas, where she'll capture images of men who may die the next day – and where she'll confront an abuser from her past to force a reckoning. Accompanied by her husband, a celebrated novelist, and her best friend, a former CIA spook, Vivienne heads out into the Nevada desert in search of adrenaline, vengeance and the perfect shot. Told in a vivid, hallucinogenic realism, Death Valley is a sexy, fast-paced tale that's part Pynchon, part Tarantino.
A Death Valley Christmas
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneFrom William W. and J.A. Johnstone, the bestselling masters of the American West, comes a special holiday entry in the Jensen family saga. This time, they&’re risking their lives for peace on earth—and for a piece of hell called Death Valley . . . A JENSEN CHRISTMAS SHOWDOWNA JOHNSTONE TRADITION Ace and Chance Jensen usually spend Christmas at the Sugarloaf Ranch. But this year, the brothers are heading to Death Valley to claim Chance&’s prize in a poker game: the deed to a silver mine. Sure, the mine is probably dried up and worthless, but what they don&’t realize is that half the deed belongs to a ruthless outlaw named Foxx, a rich vein of silver hasn&’t been tapped yet, and another wealthy mine owner is trying to crush the competition—by killing every miner in the valley . . . The Jensen boys didn&’t plan on a Christmas gunfight. But when they show up at the mine—and learn that a charity worker is using the silver to fund an orphanage—Ace and Chance can&’t help but get into the holiday spirit. &’Tis the season of giving, after all. But instead of gifts, they&’re swapping bullets. And instead of Santa Claus, there&’s a surprise visitor coming to town. A man named Luke Jensen—Ace and Chance&’s gunslinging father—and he&’s here to spread peace and joy. With a double-barreled dose of holiday cheer—gunsmoke. Live Free. Read Hard.
Death Valley Demons (Trailsman #304)
by Jon SharpeSkye Fargo gets caught in a Death Valley deathmatch when he finds the survivors of a massacre hiding out in a remote cabin. Problem is, the killers know there are witnesses still alive-and they can't let them stay that way.
Death Valley Double Cross (Desert Justice #3)
by Dana MentinkA killer seeking revenge will stop at nothing to get it… Pilar Jefferson is shocked to learn that her supposedly deceased father is alive and has been in prison—and now his ruthless former partner is after her. Fleeing on her wedding day was the best way to protect her loved ones. But now with her mother held for ransom and her ex-fiancé, Austin Duke, stumbling back into her life, can she keep everyone safe—and escape an assassin?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Desert Justice Book 1: Framed in Death ValleyBook 2: Missing in the DesertBook 3: Death Valley Double CrossBook 4: Death Valley Hideout
Death Valley Hideout (Desert Justice #4)
by Dana MentinkRunning from a murderer with only the desert as refuge… Placed in WITSEC while his brother testifies against a terrifying criminal, Tony Ortega must guard his young niece and nephew from the hit man hunting for them. Death Valley local Willow Duke&’s hideout might just be the difference between the little family&’s life or death. When bullets start flying, can they thwart a killer long enough to survive and become a family for real?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Desert Justice Book 1: Framed in Death ValleyBook 2: Missing in the DesertBook 3: Death Valley Double CrossBook 4: Death Valley Hideout
Death Valley Summer (Wilder Boys)
by Brandon WallaceTwo brothers try to lead lost campers to safety in the fourth adventure of the Wilder Boys series.The boys help out at a wilderness camp near Sequoia National Park, a day&’s drive south of the Sierras. The camp&’s main draw is a multi-day trek traversing woodlands, mountains, and desert during a team-based orientation competition that will take them to the edge of Death Valley. When Jake and Taylor&’s team counselor is badly hurt in a flash flood, they must galvanize the lost campers to find shelter, aid the injured counselor, and supplement their low supplies with what can be found around them. At first, stumbling across a ghost town seems like a lucky break from the scorching heat of summer, but the town is already occupied by counterfeiters who are none too pleased about their operation being discovered. The boys must use all their resourcefulness and knowledge of the outdoors to protect their teammates from the criminals and the elements.
Death Valley Vengeance (Trailsman #279)
by James ReasonerWith a sultry spitfire at his side, Skye Fargo rides into sweltering Death Valley to help find her missing prospector father. But a gang of cold-blooded killers is waiting to welcome him with red-hot lead.
Death Waits at Sundown
by L. Ron HubbardSaddle up for excitement with this riveting tale. When Lynn Taylor's kid brother, Lee, gets framed for stage robbery, cattle rustling and murder, the boy swears his innocence and instead accuses McCloud, head of the vigilante committee responsible for removing the town's former sheriff.To save Lee from hanging the following night, Lynn hatches a wild plan to rob the next stagecoach with the help of the ex-sheriff--hoping it will raise doubts about Lee's guilt if the crimes continue. But Lynn gets more than he bargained for when he's snared by McCloud's men, and the time to the hanging gallops rapidly his way. ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORIES "RIDE 'EM COWBOY" AND "THE BOSS OF THE LAZY B""Hubbard's trio has one thing in common--rough and tumble action with a twist, and all are a great read." --True West Magazine * An International Book Awards Winner
Death Waits for You
by Donna AndersAnn Rule warned readers to "Lock the doors!" before delving into Donna Anders' terrifying thrillerAfraid of the Dark. Now, Anders ratchets up the suspense in the electrifying story of a woman battling a chilling truth:Death Waits for YouWhen aspiring novelist Savannah Blum is asked to write the history of the Hawthornes, a prominent New York family, it's a dream come true. But as her research exposes secrets that go back generations, a mysterious figure shadows her every move -- following, watching, waiting to strike. Along the Hudson River, women are being savagely mutilated. Is it the work of a serial killer who vanished more than thirty years ago? Or is it a copycat with an even more insatiable blood thirst? Sexy Simon Hawthorne is keeping a protective eye on Savannah as evil closes in, but only she can discover the link between past and present. . . . Only she can catch the killer. . . . Only she can save her own life . . .
Death Waits for You
by Donna AndersAnn Rule warned readers to "Lock the doors!" before delving into Donna Anders' terrifying thriller Afraid of the Dark. Now, Anders ratchets up the suspense in the electrifying story of a woman battling a chilling truth: Death Waits for You When aspiring novelist Savannah Blum is asked to write the history of the Hawthornes, a prominent New York family, it's a dream come true. But as her research exposes secrets that go back generations, a mysterious figure shadows her every move -- following, watching, waiting to strike. Along the Hudson River, women are being savagely mutilated. Is it the work of a serial killer who vanished more than thirty years ago? Or is it a copycat with an even more insatiable blood thirst? Sexy Simon Hawthorne is keeping a protective eye on Savannah as evil closes in, but only she can discover the link between past and present. . . . Only she can catch the killer. . . . Only she can save her own life . . .
Death Waits for You
by Donna AndersAnn Rule warned readers to "Lock the doors!" before delving into Donna Anders' terrifying thriller Afraid of the Dark. Now, Anders ratchets up the suspense in the electrifying story of a woman battling a chilling truth: Death Waits for You When aspiring novelist Savannah Blum is asked to write the history of the Hawthornes, a prominent New York family, it's a dream come true. But as her research exposes secrets that go back generations, a mysterious figure shadows her every move -- following, watching, waiting to strike. Along the Hudson River, women are being savagely mutilated. Is it the work of a serial killer who vanished more than thirty years ago? Or is it a copycat with an even more insatiable blood thirst? Sexy Simon Hawthorne is keeping a protective eye on Savannah as evil closes in, but only she can discover the link between past and present. . . . Only she can catch the killer. . . . Only she can save her own life . . .
Death Waits for You
by Donna AndersAnn Rule warned readers to "Lock the doors!" before delving into Donna Anders' terrifying thriller Afraid of the Dark. Now, Anders ratchets up the suspense in the electrifying story of a woman battling a chilling truth: Death Waits for You When aspiring novelist Savannah Blum is asked to write the history of the Hawthornes, a prominent New York family, it's a dream come true. But as her research exposes secrets that go back generations, a mysterious figure shadows her every move -- following, watching, waiting to strike. Along the Hudson River, women are being savagely mutilated. Is it the work of a serial killer who vanished more than thirty years ago? Or is it a copycat with an even more insatiable blood thirst? Sexy Simon Hawthorne is keeping a protective eye on Savannah as evil closes in, but only she can discover the link between past and present. . . . Only she can catch the killer. . . . Only she can save her own life . . .
Death Waits for You
by Donna AndersAnn Rule warned readers to "Lock the doors!" before delving into Donna Anders' terrifying thriller Afraid of the Dark. Now, Anders ratchets up the suspense in the electrifying story of a woman battling a chilling truth: Death Waits for You When aspiring novelist Savannah Blum is asked to write the history of the Hawthornes, a prominent New York family, it's a dream come true. But as her research exposes secrets that go back generations, a mysterious figure shadows her every move -- following, watching, waiting to strike. Along the Hudson River, women are being savagely mutilated. Is it the work of a serial killer who vanished more than thirty years ago? Or is it a copycat with an even more insatiable blood thirst? Sexy Simon Hawthorne is keeping a protective eye on Savannah as evil closes in, but only she can discover the link between past and present. . . . Only she can catch the killer. . . . Only she can save her own life . . .
Death Waits in the Dark (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery #4)
by Julia BuckleyWriter's apprentice Lena London is back and better than ever when her friend bestselling suspense novelist Camilla Graham needs help solving a town murder that hits a little too close to home...It's summertime, and Lena and Camilla are busy working away while a town vandal runs amok. Things get even more complicated when Jane Wyland pays Camilla a not-so-friendly visit and gives her an ultimatum: reveal Camilla's husband James's family secret, or she will. Lena assures Camilla that nothing will come of the woman's threats, since the family has no secrets to hide.When Jane Wyland is later found dead, they're convinced that whatever secret she was planning to expose led to her death. With Lena's assistance, Camilla is determined to solve the case before the finger points at her...
Death Walked In: A Death On Demand Mystery (The Death on Demand Mysteries Series #18)
by Carolyn HartA bookstore owner and her husband hunt for hidden treasure—and a killer: “This tight, Agatha Christie–style puzzler will keep readers guessing to the end.” —Publishers WeeklyIn this “scintillating” mystery by the New York Times–bestselling Agatha Award winner (Publishers Weekly), a frightened caller asks for help and says that she’s hidden something in the South Carolina antebellum house that Max and Annie Darling are restoring. Annie hurries to the woman’s home—only to discover she’s been murdered.Evidence links the dead woman to a fortune in gold coins that has recently gone missing. When the victim’s son is accused, Max and Annie plunge wholeheartedly into the case. Are the coins hidden in Annie and Max’s house? The intruder who shoots at Max seems to think so. And when Annie discovers the secret of their old house, death arrives at their door . . . “The reigning monarch of the amateur sleuth mystery.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer“Absorbing.” —Kirkus Reviews
Death Walks on Mars
by Alan J. RammLike pioneers in Earth&’s past, Terry and his wife came to the red planet seeking their fortune. But others came too, ready to prove— There was death above. The Martian Sand Vulture swooped and hissed and twitched its barbed, poisonous tail in the thin air. There was death below. The man lay cradled in the pebbly sand. Red sand that matched the color of his hair and the color of the blood oozing slowly from the hole in his forehead and trickling greasily along the inside of his punctured head-bubble. The air whistled thinly through the corresponding hole in the bubble as the oxygen converter tried vainly to maintain the proper breathing mixture. There was death in the muzzle of the gun dangling nonchalantly from the tall man&’s gloved hand. It grinned from his face, etched in the sardonic twist that the purple scar gave to his right cheek. It danced in the emotionless distances of his eyes.
Death Walks Tonight
by Anthony HorowitzThe horror stories selected by Horowitz are: Secret Terror by Pete Johnson; Battleground by Stephen King; The Vacancy by Robert Westall; The Twitch by Guy de Maupassant; Freebies by Laurence Staig; Man from the South by Roald Dahl; and The Werewolf Mask by Kenneth Ireland.
Death Warmed Over
by Anderson Kevin JA darkly funny, wonderfully original detective tale. --Kelley ArmstrongSingle Dead Detective Seeks ClueEver since the Big Uneasy unleashed vampires, werewolves, and other undead denizens on the world, it's been hell being a detective--especially for zombie P. I. Dan Chambeaux. Taking on the creepiest of cases in the Unnatural Quarter with a human lawyer for a partner and a ghost for a girlfriend, Chambeaux redefines "dead on arrival. " But just because he was murdered doesn't mean he'd leave his clients in the lurch. Besides, zombies are so good at lurching. Now he's back from the dead and back in business--with a caseload that's downright unnatural. A resurrected mummy is suing the museum that put him on display. Two witches, victims of a curse gone terribly wrong, seek restitution from a publisher for not using "spell check" on its magical tomes. And he's got to figure out a very personal question--Who killed him? For Dan Chambeaux, it's all in a day's work. (Still, does everybody have to call him "Shamble"?) Funny, fresh, and irresistible, this cadaverous caper puts the P. I. in R. I. P. . . . with a vengeance. "Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying. This is a big juicy bite of zombie goodness. Two decaying thumbs up!"--Jonathan Maberry"Anderson has become the literary equivalent of Quentin Tarantino in the fantasy adventure genre. "--The Daily Rotation"An unpredictable walk on the weird side. Prepare to be entertained. " --Charlaine Harris
Death Warmed Over: The Cases of Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. (Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.)
by Kevin J. AndersonFrom a New York Times bestseller, &“a zombie sleuth prowls the mean streets as he works a half-dozen seriously weird cases&” in this urban sci-fi fantasy(Kirkus Reviews). Single Dead Detective Seeks Clue Ever since the Big Uneasy unleashed vampires, werewolves, and other undead denizens on the world, it&’s been hell being a detective--especially for zombie P. I. Dan Chambeaux. Taking on the creepiest of cases in the Unnatural Quarter with a human lawyer for a partner and a ghost for a girlfriend, Chambeaux redefines &“dead on arrival.&” But just because he was murdered doesn&’t mean he&’d leave his clients in the lurch. Besides, zombies are so good at lurching. Now he&’s back from the dead and back in business--with a caseload that's downright unnatural. A resurrected mummy is suing the museum that put him on display. Two witches, victims of a curse gone terribly wrong, are seeking restitution. And he's got to figure out a very personal question--who killed him? For Dan Chambeaux, it's all in a day&’s work . . . &“A darkly funny, wonderfully original detective tale.&” —Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Twist of Fate). &“Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying. This is a big juicy bite of zombie goodness. Two decaying thumbs up!&” —Jonathan Maberry, New York Times–bestselling author of Kagan the Damned &“An unpredictable walk on the weird side. Prepare to be entertained.&” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse True Blood series &“Like Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Precious Ramotswe, [Anderson&’s] sleuths really do settle most of their cases, and they provide a lot of laughs along the way.&” –Kirkus Reviews
Death Warmed Over
by Kevin J. Anderson"A darkly funny, wonderfully original detective tale."--Kelley ArmstrongSingle Dead Detective Seeks ClueEver since the Big Uneasy unleashed vampires, werewolves, and other undead denizens on the world, it's been hell being a detective--especially for zombie P.I. Dan Chambeaux. Taking on the creepiest of cases in the Unnatural Quarter with a human lawyer for a partner and a ghost for a girlfriend, Chambeaux redefines "dead on arrival." But just because he was murdered doesn't mean he'd leave his clients in the lurch. Besides, zombies are so good at lurching. Now he's back from the dead and back in business--with a caseload that's downright unnatural. A resurrected mummy is suing the museum that put him on display. Two witches, victims of a curse gone terribly wrong, seek restitution from a publisher for not using "spell check" on its magical tomes. And he's got to figure out a very personal question--Who killed him? For Dan Chambeaux, it's all in a day's work. (Still, does everybody have to call him "Shamble"?) Funny, fresh, and irresistible, this cadaverous caper puts the P.I. in R.I.P. . ..with a vengeance. "Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying. This is a big juicy bite of zombie goodness. Two decaying thumbs up!"--Jonathan Maberry"Anderson has become the literary equivalent of Quentin Tarantino in the fantasy adventure genre."--The Daily Rotation"An unpredictable walk on the weird side. Prepare to be entertained." --Charlaine Harris
Death Warmed Over (The Thea Kozak Mystery Series #8)
by Kate FloraArriving to view what will hopefully be her dream home, Thea Kozak finds her real estate agent, Ginger Stevens, tied to a chair, surrounded by fiery space heaters. Just before the woman dies, she utters the indistinct words: Bobby. So long. Safe. Sorry.Then a stranger, claiming to be Ginger's boyfriend, corners Thea, demanding a package that Ginger gave to her, a package Thea never received.Determined to get justice for Ginger, Thea begins her own investigation. Ginger's colleagues know little about her, her apartment has been professionally sanitized, Ginger Stevens is the name of a child who died many years ago, and the Maine police have no idea who real-estate agent Ginger Stevens really is.But Thea is sure the two men following her know Ginger's true identity, and will stop at nothing to keep her from uncovering the truth behind the woman's dying words.REVIEWS:"Thea Kozak is simply one of the most refreshing and original heroines in mystery fiction, today." Laura Lippman, NYT Bestselling Author of Wilde Lake
Death Warmed Over
by Lee MartinWhen Deb Ralston discovers the dead body of a faithful Fort Worth postman alongside a smoldering 1957 Chevrolet, the last thing she thinks about is the value of the car. A forty-two-year- old expectant mother and veteran police detective, Deb Ralston has learned to focus on the human side of her cases-the clues of nuance and personality-especially when it comes to murder. When Deb starts asking questions this time, she quickly discovers that quite a few Fort Worth residents own '57 Chevrolets-and that you'd have to have a very good reason to burn one. The clues point up a twisting rural road to a farmhouse where a little girl is found dead, still in her parochial school uniform. Deb is suddenly investigating a kidnap-murder in which the parents were foolish enough to send the ransom money through the mail. Spurred into action by the facts of the case, Deb is held back by Federal postal regulations and long-standing Fort Worth rivalries and dismayed by the realization that some of the chief suspects are people she's known all her life.