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Body Double: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (Rizzoli and Isles #4)
by Tess GerritsenBoston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match-and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations-in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner.Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing with death. As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, she has seen more than her share of corpses every day-many of them victims of violent murder. But never before has her blood run cold, and never has the grim expression "dead ringer" rung so terrifyingly true. Because never before has the lifeless body on the medical examiner's table been her own.Yet there can be no denying the mind-reeling evidence before her shocked eyes and those of her colleagues, including Detective Jane Rizzoli: the woman found shot to death outside Maura's home is the mirror image of Maura, down to the most intimate physical nuances. Even more chilling is the discovery that they share the same birth date and blood type. For the stunned Maura, an only child, there can be just one explanation. And when a DNA test confirms that Maura's mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister, an already bizarre murder investigation becomes a disturbing and dangerous excursion into a past full of dark secrets.Searching for answers, Maura is drawn to a seaside town in Maine where other horrifying surprises await. But perhaps more frightening, an unknown murderer is at large on a cross-country killing spree. To stop the massacre and uncover the twisted truth about her own roots, Maura must probe her first living subject: the mother that she never knew . . . an icy and cunning woman who could be responsible for giving Maura life-and who just may have a plan to take it away.
Body For Sale
by Richard DemingBlackmail, sex and murder!Tom Cavanaugh never quarreled about the means involved, just so long as the end was worth grabbing for. He was about to get fired when he blackmailed his boss into making him district sales manager.Helen Mathews was no lily-white either. She was rich, beautiful, and as coldly calculating and cruel as a jungle animal. When she learned her husband might kill her for her money, she wasn't frightened. All she wanted was revenge!She let Cavanaugh sample her lush body and then made him an offer. For killing her husband, Cavanaugh could marry her and all her wealth.Cavanaugh hesitated, but his decision was inevitable. He set out to commit the perfect murder.
Body Guard (The Devlin Kirk Mysteries #3)
by Rex BurnsKirk watches nervously as a new employee goes undercover with a drug ringThe employees at the Advantage Company have started to steal. They are angrier than they used to be, and also clumsier—accident reports have spiked. To Devlin Kirk, these are telltale signs of on-the-job drug abuse. Hired by Advantage to smash the drug ring that&’s sprung up inside its factory, Kirk sends his newest employee, earnest farm boy Chris Newman, to infiltrate the company. Newman sees suspicious activity everywhere, but lacks the experience to find hard evidence. Only when Newman is tortured to death is Kirk sure that the kid was on to something. Meanwhile, Kirk&’s partner, Bunch, takes a job working as a bodyguard for a man who claims to be hunted by Japanese assassins. Kirk & Associates has a reputation of doing anything for its clients. In these two cases, the job wants blood.
Body Heat (Department 6 #2)
by Brenda Novak“A compelling, suspenseful story filled with nonstop action…a definite page-turner.”—RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars Twelve people have been shot at point-blank range and left to rot in the desert sun. It’s Sophia St. Claire’s job to do something about it. She’s Bordertown, Arizona’s new chief of police—and she’s out of her depth.Help arrives in the form of Department 6 hired gun Roderick Guerrero. As far as Sophia’s concerned, his involvement only makes things worse. Maybe he’s managed to turn his life around. And maybe he’s a good investigator. But as the bastard son of a wealthy local rancher, he has a history he can’t get past. A history that includes her.Rod refuses to leave town until the killer is caught. He’s not worried about the danger posed by some vigilante. It’s Sophia who threatens him. Because he’s used to risking his life—but his heart is another story.Originally published in 2010
Body Heat (Department 6 #2)
by Brenda Novak#1 New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak creates her trademark chemistry between a police chief tasked with stopping a dangerous killer and the man she&’s tried so hard to forget.Twelve people have been shot at point-blank range and left to rot in the desert sun. It&’s Sophia St. Claire&’s job to do something about it. She&’s Bordertown, Arizona&’s new chief of police—and she&’s out of her depth.Help arrives in the form of Department 6 hired gun Roderick Guerrero. As far as Sophia&’s concerned, his involvement only makes things worse. Maybe he&’s managed to turn his life around. And maybe he&’s a good investigator. But as the bastard son of a wealthy local rancher, he has a history he can&’t get past. A history that includes her.Rod refuses to leave town until the killer is caught. He&’s not worried about the danger posed by some vigilante. It&’s Sophia who threatens him. Because he&’s used to risking his life—but his heart is another story.Previously published.
Body Language
by Denise A. AgnewSometimes you just have to go home. Hoping to finally escape a relentless stalker, Lizbeth Cauldwell returns to her hometown, where she finds her childhood friend, Thomas, has become an oh-so-sexy police officer. As passion ignites between them, danger draws near, and the evil Lizbeth hoped to escape not only threatens their lives, but their new-found happiness. Denise A. Agnew has penned a powerful, suspenseful romance in her newest novel, Body Language.She runs. She hides. But the stalker is determined to find her...Lizbeth Cauldwell escaped the boardroom and her city life to forget a fierce attack. When she returns to the tranquility of her old home in Arizona, she discovers harmony she never expected when she takes over a bar and grill. There she discovers another thing as mind-boggling as the evil that stalks her. Her once skinny, shy childhood friend Thomas Giancomo has transformed into one grade-A, powerful, gorgeous manHe never runs. He never hides. But a stalker is determined to hurt the woman he dares protect...Memories of strong, sexy Lizbeth kept ex-soldier, now cop Thomas Giancomo alive during a long stay in the harsh desert. Thomas is determined to protect her and to feel her surrender to raw passion in his arms. When danger draws them closer, one intense night proves that long suppressed desires and feelings are too heated to ignore.Content Notes: Spicy, Contemporary, Suspense
Body Language
by James W. HallEighteen years ago, a girl shot down a rapist while her father's lawnmower sputtered in the yard outside. Somewhere in the heat and shadows of that day, Alexandra Rafferty took on the burden of her deed, and forged a bond of silence with her cop father. But now Alexandra's husband has left, her father is clinging to his health, and a Miami serial killer is leaving behind death scenes that go beyond the horrific. For Alexandra, her life and work are exploding--exposing the truth about the killer she seeks, the lover she's choosing, and one summer afternoon that has never gone away...
Body Language (The Cassie Raven Mysteries)
by A.K. TurnerIn this gritty crime series debut, a London morgue assistant with an eye for detail and an ear for the dead investigates her mentor&’s murder. &“Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding on to the crime scene like a punk superstar.&” —Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else&’s Skin There&’s more to Cassie Raven than just her goth appearance: piercings, tattoos, a wild, dyed-black hairstyle. She worked hard to escape life on the streets and become a senior mortuary technician. Now she spends her days helping the deceased, inspecting bodies to determine the cause of death. Occasionally, they even speak, sharing fleeting hints about their final moments. Cassie&’s gift for listening to the dead can be a blessing, but sometimes, it&’s a curse . . . Years ago, Geraldine Edwards mentored Cassie and saved her life. So Cassie is shocked to now find the woman on the slab, her death presumed an accident. Cassie can&’t believe it, but is that simply her grief talking? Or is something more sinister at play? To get answers, Cassie begins digging through her former teacher&’s past. Her investigation soon leads to her butting heads with the police—and if she&’s not careful, it could lead to something far deadlier . . . &“Spellbinding storytelling.&” —Val McDermid, international bestselling author &“A first-rate crime novel. . . . I loved it.&” —Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway series &“What a wonderful creation is Cassie Raven!&” —James Oswald, author of Natural CausesPerfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, and Kathy Reichs
Body Language (The Mark Manning Mysteries #3)
by Michael CraftA gay Chicago reporter returns to his Wisconsin hometown—and a morass of lust, lies, and lethal family secrets in this &“neatly twisted&” mystery (Booklist). An unexpected windfall has given burned-out Chicago journalist Mark Manning the chance to reconnect with his boyhood roots. With the blessing of his lover, Neil, he leaves the Windy City to return to Dumont, Wisconsin, to take over the town paper. His long-awaited family reunion is cut short when his cousin Suzanne is bludgeoned to death just before Christmas dinner. Before she dies, she whispers something to Manning: the name of her son. Was she expressing a mother&’s dying wish for the future welfare of her child? Or revealing the identity of her murderer? When Manning ends up in the local law&’s sights, he&’s suddenly racing against time to clear his own name and smoke out a killer. With no lack of suspects, from a troubled homophobe to a lesbian activist to a housekeeper, the clock is ticking on a story that could be the biggest of Manning&’s career—if he lives long enough to write it. Body Language is the third book in Michael Craft&’s Mark Manning series, which begins with Flight Dreams and Eye Contact.
Body Movers
by Stephanie BondOkay, so Carlotta Wren's life hasn't turned out as she'd planned. She didn't plan for her parents to skip bail for a white-collar crime, leaving her to raise her younger brother. She didn't plan on having the silver spoon ripped out of her mouth and forgoing college to work retail. She didn't plan on her blue-blood fiancé dumping her like last year's designer bag. And she didn't plan to still be single (with no prospects) ten years later, working at Neiman Marcus, with no idea where her fugitive parents are. But she's coping, sort of. Until. . . ;. . . ;her lovable brother is arrested and his loan sharks come calling. . . . ;the hunky cop who arrested her brother reopens her parents' case. . . . ;her brother becomes a body mover, transporting corpses from crime scenes. . . . ;her former fiancé's wife (a good customer) is murdered, fingering Carlotta. . . . ;her brother's sexy boss draws her into the bizarre world of body moving. Suddenly Carlotta realizes that she has to bag a murderer to keep her own well-dressed body from being next on the list!
Body Of Evidence (Crime Files #1)
by Jeremy BrownFour-minute forensic mysteries are solved by a cast of quirky but lovable characters. Their wisecracking leader is CSI Wes Burton who carries his evidence-gathering tools with him to each crime scene and loves his work solving problems. Crime scenes include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of cake, to a man who dies accidentally while tanning himself. Burton and his coworkers use science to prove that strangulation with a towel leaves unique imprints, that antique flowers are deadly, and that insects can tell a good story.
Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta #2)
by Patricia CornwellThe second book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesA reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared . . .Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone-calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West - but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in . . .Thus begins for Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript. As Scarpetta retraces Beryl's footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times 'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror 'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express
Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta)
by Patricia CornwellA reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared ... Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone-calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West - but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in ... Thus begins for Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript. As Scarpetta retraces Beryl's footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.
Body Of Intuition
by Claire DanielsCally Lazar, Energy Worker. A "recovering attorney," Cally pulled a U-turn on her career path and set up shop as an alternative healer. Her sensory skills help her find the stress in her clients' auras. But once in a while, what she finds will make her jump out of her skin... KARMA CRIME MYSTERY Cally can read just about anyone's aura. There's the orange halo of health. The yellow of happiness. The pink of love. But this time-working with the widowed Mrs. Snell-Cally sees a bottomless darkness...and hears the voice of her client's dead husband. The town police have already opened and shut the Snell case, calling it a suicide. But Cally senses something more. At a New-Age seminar, she learns that the unfaithful Snell had as many enemies as friends. And as the seminar's attendees uncoil their karma, "out" their inner children, and decompress their distress, the ever-observant Cally hears clues from the mouths of her hypnotized peers. But when another guest is killed, Cally realizes she's not the only one seeing red.
Body Of Lies
by David IgnatiusThe novel made into the major motion picture released in October 2008, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. CIA soldier Roger Ferris has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission— to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II. He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks. This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity. When it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service. But can Ferris trust him?
Body Over Troubled Waters (Welcome Back to Scumble River #4)
by Denise SwansonLove is deadlyStupid Cupid is making School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd regret returning to work after her maternity leave. It starts with an emergency school lockdown, continues with her godfather's arrest by the state police, and ends with a dead body!It's every teacher and administrator's worst nightmare—a school shooter lockdown. And even worse for Skye because she's trapped in a tiny room with the district's creepy superintendent, Dr. Wraige while they wait for the all-clear.When Dr. Wraige turns up dead in his home just a short time later, is it a coincidence, or something more?Skye joins her police chief husband, Wally, in an investigation that becomes more complicated by the minute. With a dead boss and a mysterious killer on the loose, Skye is caught between a rock and a heart place—but she won't give up until Scumble River is safe once again.
Body Rides: A gripping horror novel of the supernatural and macabre
by Richard LaymonA chance encounter throws Neal into a world of violence, danger and the supernatural... Body Rides is a bold and brilliant horror from the master of the macabre, Richard Laymon. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill.Ever since the LA riots Neal has carried a pistol in his car - and tonight he needs it. He shoots a man assaulting a woman tied naked to a tree by the freeway. As a reward, Elise gives Neal a magic bracelet that enables him to step inside other people, to see through their eyes and experience their feelings. To take 'body rides'.Neal returns to check on the man he shot. But the man is not dead - he's alive and breathing vengeance. First he's going to finish the job on Elise, then he's going to butcher Neal. But this time, with the help of the bracelet, Neal can look inside his would-be killer's skull... What readers are saying about Body Rides: 'A wonderful book that at times was gruesome, at times laugh out loud''Having read all of Richard Laymon's books this is certainly one of the best, full of his normal twists, turns and crazy characters''Ridiculous? Yes. Fun? Always'
Body Search
by Jessica AndersenTHE PRODIGAL SON HAD RETURNEDDale Metcalf had spent fifteen years running from his past. Then a string of suspicious deaths linked to a fierce epidemic forced the outbreak specialist to return to his boyhood home on Lobster Island with Dr. Tansy Whitmore-the one woman he’d never stopped loving.But the sinister incidents that coincided with their arrival on the windswept coastal island-a mysterious plane crash, a raging fire and a near-fatal attack-proved that someone desperately wanted them dead.... And now, in a race against time, could the two stormy lovers combat danger-and desire-before it was too late?
Body Slam (The Touchstone Agency Mysteries #1)
by Rex BurnsTargeted by thugs, a wrestling impresario reaches out to an old friendWhen Otto Lidke got a tryout in pro football, he hired a lawyer friend named Jim Raiford to handle his contract. The negotiations were bungled, forcing both men into a career change. Trying to start a pro wrestling circuit in Denver, Lidke runs afoul of the national federation, which does everything it can--legal and otherwise--to stamp out his new venture. When shady business practices escalate into threats on his life, Lidke calls on Raiford, now a private investigator, to dig up some dirt on the men who are trying to put him out of business.But instead he gets Raiford's daughter, Julie--a whip-smart sleuth looking to prove she's every bit as savvy as her father. As Julie and her dad dig into the vicious world of small-time wrestling, they find that though the fights may be fixed, the danger is all too real.
Body Surfing
by Dale PeckA provocative, visceral thriller about a race of demons who inhabit humans, and the havoc they wreak on the lives of two small-town boys.
Body Unidentified
by John RhodeBody Unidentified, first published in 1938 (and published in the UK under the title Proceed with Caution), is part of the series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley. Author John Rhode, a pen name of Cecil Street (1884-1964), was a prolific writer of mostly detective novels, publishing more than 140 books between 1924 and 1961.From the dustjacket: Mr. Wedgwood was puzzled. It was odd, he thought, as he looked from his bedroom window, that someone should leave a large closed car in the middle of his front yard, but what confused him even more was the shimmering brilliance it seemed to assume as the sun rose higher. Suddenly the unpleasant truth burst upon him with a shock. It was not a car at all. It was a hearse! Jimmy Waghorn first followed the grisly trail from the abandoned hearse to the “thing” in the tar boiler, and as luck would have it, on that same day Inspector Hanslet finally stumbled on a really substantial clue to the Patton jewel robbery. But only after Dr. Priestley made his seemingly enigmatic suggestion did it occur to either one that the two crimes could possibly be related. Author John Rhode with his usual ingenuity and scrupulous care has worked two apparently diverse crimes into a fascinating pattern of mystery and intrigue.
Body Work
by Fiona BrandAs a child, Jane Gale witnessed her mother's murder and was nearly killed trying to escape. Left for dead, she suffered amnesia. Now an adult, Jane is a blossoming novelist, but the killer discovers the only eyewitness to his secrets has survived--and told.
Body Work
by Sara ParetskyThe enigmatic performer known as the Body Artist takes the stage at Chicago's Club Gouge and allows her audience to use her naked body as a canvas for their impromptu illustrations. V.I. Warshawski watches as people step forward, some meek, some bold, to make their mark. The evening takes a strange turn when one woman's sketch triggers a violent outburst from a man at a nearby table. Quickly subdued, the man-an Iraqi war vet-leaves the club. Days later, the woman is shot outside the club. She dies in V.I. 's arms, and the police move quickly to arrest the angry vet. A shooting in Chicago is nothing new, certainly not to V.I. , who is hired by the vet's family to clear his name. As V.I. seeks answers, her investigation will take her from the North Side of Chicago to the far reaches of the Gulf War.