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Bodyslick
by Sibley John HFrom writer and artist Sibley comes an unforgettable new novel set in the year 2031, where gangs, guns, and genetic engineering rule.
Bogeyman
by Gayle WilsonA year after the death of her husband, Blythe Wyndham moves with her four-year-old daughter, Maddie, back to the small town where she grew up. But soon after they move in to their new home, strange things begin to happen. Maddie has disturbingly intense nightmares--so intense that Blythe fears one night she may not be able to awaken her daughter. A psychologist explains that Maddie's dreams are simply the result of her father's death, but Blythe knows something else is wrong. Because she's also heard the ghostly tapping at her daughter's window....Convinced the house is haunted, Blythe researches the town's history and discovers that a little girl had been brutally murdered in the area twenty-five years ago. Could there be some connection between this dead child and Maddie? With the help of Sheriff Cade Jackson, Blythe tries to separate past horrors from present dangers and struggles to distinguish the real from the imagined. But someone is clearly determined to keep a secret--and will kill again to do so.
Bohemian Gospel: A Novel (Bohemian Gospel) (The\bohemian Trilogy Ser. #1)
by Dana Chamblee CarpenterSet against the historical reign of the Golden and Iron King, Bohemian Gospel is the remarkable tale of a bold and unusual girl on a quest to uncover her past and define her destiny. Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel. Even Mouse doesn’t know who—or what—she is. But she means to find out. When young King Ottakar shows up at the Abbey wounded by a traitor's arrow, Mouse breaks church law to save him and then agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer. Caught in the undertow of court politics at the castle, Ottakar and Mouse find themselves drawn to each other as they work to uncover the threat against him and to unravel the mystery of her past. But when Mouse's unusual gifts give rise to a violence and strength that surprise everyone—especially herself—she is forced to ask herself: Will she be prepared for the future that awaits her? A heart-thumping, highly original tale in the vein of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Bohemian Gospel heralds the arrival of a fresh new voice for historical fiction.
Boil Line (Orca Sports)
by M. J. McIsaacCamp Clearwater is home to best friends Nate, Owen and Mercy. They practically grew up on the Starling River. But the summer they turn sixteen an incident forces the camp to close its doors. Mike Elliot, the river-kayaking guide who taught the teens everything they know, is lost to the rapids. A tragic accident, everyone agrees. Except for Nate. Mike was the best kayaker he'd ever met. The smartest. The safest. He respected and loved the river, and as far as Nate is concerned, the river loved Mike back. If his instructor was pulled under by the Starling, then Nate is sure foul play was involved. To find the truth, Nate must face his greatest fears as he retraces Mike's final run through the Black Hole, the most treacherous waters on the Starling.
Boiled Over (A Maine Clambake Mystery #2)
by Barbara RossFor Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire . . . so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?The townspeople want to pin the murder of the RV park owner on Cabe Stone, a new employee of the Snowden Family Clambake Company--who bolted from the crime scene and disappeared. Julia knows having another murder associated with her family's business is a recipe for disaster . . . but who is the killer? Cooking up a proper investigation doesn't leave much time for the rest of Julia's life, and this is one killer who'll do anything to stop her from digging up clues . . . Includes Traditional Maine Clambake Recipes!
Boiling A Frog
by Christopher BrookmyreThe third book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.Jack Parlabane, the investigative journalist who is not averse to breaking the law for the sake of a good story, has finally been caught on the petard of his own self-confidence and is experiencing accommodation courtesy of Her Majesty. The fledgling Scottish parliament is in catatonic shock after experiencing its first dose of Westminster sleaze. The Catholic Church of Scotland is taking full advantage of the politicians' discomfort and is riding high in the polls as the voice of morality.Behind the scenes the truth is obscured by the machinations of the spin doctors and in prison, aware he's missing out on a great story, Parlabane discovers that contacts and a pretty way with words are no defence against people he has helped to put away.Part political satire, part cliff-hanging thriller this is high calibre entertainment.
Boiling A Frog (Jack Parlabane #3)
by Christopher BrookmyreThe third book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.Jack Parlabane, the investigative journalist who is not averse to breaking the law for the sake of a good story, has finally been caught on the petard of his own self-confidence and is experiencing accommodation courtesy of Her Majesty. The fledgling Scottish parliament is in catatonic shock after experiencing its first dose of Westminster sleaze. The Catholic Church of Scotland is taking full advantage of the politicians' discomfort and is riding high in the polls as the voice of morality.Behind the scenes the truth is obscured by the machinations of the spin doctors and in prison, aware he's missing out on a great story, Parlabane discovers that contacts and a pretty way with words are no defence against people he has helped to put away.Part political satire, part cliff-hanging thriller this is high calibre entertainment.
Bola Curva (Mistérios do Campus Braxton #1)
by James J. CudneyQuando Kellan Ayrwick retorna à sua casa para a aposentadoria de seu pai, ele acaba encontrando um corpo nas escadarias do Hall Diamante. Infelizmente, Kellan tinha uma ligação com a vítima, assim como vários outros membros de sua família. Logo após isso, ele faz várias descobertas, entre elas que o programa esportivo da faculdade recebe misteriosas doações, a existência de um blog maldoso denunciando seu pai, e o fato de alguém estar tentando mudar as notas dos estudantes. Alguém está fazendo um jogo perigoso dentro do campus, mas os fatos não se encaixam bem. Com a ajuda de sua avó ecêntrica, Kellan tenta ficar fora do caminho da xerife. Mas quem será que matou a Professora Abby Monroe?
Bold Dare All, The
by L. Ron HubbardAs brash and bold and daring as Steve McQueen, Lieutenant Lee Briscoe will never back away from a good cause or good fight. And when it comes to heroism, he and McQueen are in the same band of brothers.Briscoe's gone undercover to infiltrate a slave-labor camp on an island in Southeast Asia, knowing full well that once he goes in, he may never get out. Posing as a man on the run for murder, he may soon wish he had run in the opposite direction. His adversary on the island is Schwenk--a man who is not only a connoisseur of cruelty, but an expert at delivering it.And for Briscoe, the stakes have just shot up. An innocent young woman has landed on the island and fallen into Schwenk's clutches, sold to him to do with her as he pleases. Escape is the only option . . . or both Briscoe and the girl are sure to face a fate worse than death.L. Ron Hubbard once wrote in his journal: "There must be wide spaces in which to think, strange music to hear, odd costumes to see and the elements to battle against. Money, nice cars, good food and a 'good job' mean nothing to me when compared to being able to possess the thought that there is a surprise over the horizon." Venturing toward that horizon, at age seventeen Ron set sail for the South Pacific in July 1927, and after spending time getting to know the local natives, he signed aboard a working schooner bound for China's coast. Along the way, Ron encountered many dangers lurking in the thick jungle mists--firsthand experience that contributed to stories like The Bold Dare All.
Bold Sons Of Erin
by Owen ParryA Union general's senseless murder is swiftly cloaked in lies and the evidence points to Irish laborers struggling to find a place in their new homeland. But the turmoil of war hides layers of dangerous secrets, and a Welsh immigrant nursing wounds old and new must overcome ancient hatreds to honor justice. Thousands of Irishmen serve valiantly on the fields of battle, yet others deny that the South's rebellion is any concern of theirs. Amid maddening rumors and lingering superstitions, an effort to draft more Irishmen into the army leads to a violent confrontation. A local death threatens to become an international crisis. At the request of President Lincoln, Union Major Abel Jones follows the trail of guilt from a windswept graveyard to the killing fields of Fredericksburg -- and soon learns that no one really wants to know the truth behind the general's murder. While heartbreaking revelations tear at his own family, Jones must work his way through encounters with Irish secret societies and past the distrust of men and women for whom starvation and oppression are recent memories. Political agendas disregard mere facts, and even the dead general might not be the man he first seemed. In this gripping novel, Washington intrigue and industrial corruption collide with hints of rural witchcraft and the sorrows of political exile. A wandering beauty who may be mad, a priest with an unbearable secret, revolutionary assassins, and a genuine Irish hero, Meagher of the Sword, are but a few of the vivid characters who rise full-blooded from these pages. At once swift of pace and poetic, ablaze with suspense and rich with insights into the human heart, Bold Sons of Erin continues Owen Parry's tradition of bringing America's past to life with unrivaled storytelling ability, extraordinary historical accuracy, and a disarming sense of our common humanity.
Bold Sons of Erin (A Novel of the Civil War)
by Ralph Peters&“Another evocative and boldly executed historical whodunit irresistibly steeped in Civil War atmosphere and arcana&” from the author of Honor&’s Kingdom (Booklist). A Union general&’s senseless murder is swiftly cloaked in lies and the evidence points to Irish laborers struggling to find a place in their new homeland. But the turmoil of war hides layers of dangerous secrets, and a Welsh immigrant nursing wounds old and new must overcome ancient hatreds to honor justice. In this gripping novel that travels from brutal coal mines to the grim battlefield of Fredericksburg, Washington intrigue and industrial corruption collide with hints of rural witchcraft and the sorrows of political exile. A wandering beauty who may be mad, a priest with an unbearable secret, revolutionary assassins, and a brilliant Irish war hero are but a few of the vivid characters who rise full-blooded from theses pages. At once swift of pace and poetic, ablaze with suspense, and rich with insights into the human heart, Bold Sons of Erin continues Owen Parry&’s tradition of bringing America&’s past to life with unrivaled storytelling ability, extraordinary historical accuracy, and a disarming sense of our common humanity. &“Fifth in the hauntingly rich Abel Jones Civil War series, following Honor&’s Kingdom . . . explores a lost area of the Civil War, the effect of immigrant Germans, Welsh, and sons of Erin on the war&’s outcome.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Grave robbing and witches provide the atmospheric overture as Maj. Abel Jones, agent for Abraham Lincoln, investigates the murder of a Northern general in his fifth suspenseful adventure.&” —Publishers Weekly
Boldt
by Ted LewisWritten at a tough point in his career and heavily influenced by Blaxploitation films and cop movies like Dirty Harry, Ted Lewis's lone novel set in America is a nasty and brutal look at police corruption in the United States.Roy Boldt is a bad cop. Corrupt. Violent. An extreme racist with a drinking problem. He is a man alone, outside of all the worlds he inhabits, and respected only by those who fear him. Boldt is too proud to bow down to the mob and too wicked to be a good cop.Roy's brother is the opposite: A seemingly shining light for good and a progressive political candidate. Roy thinks otherwise. He knows his brother too well. But none of that matters when an anonymous threat is handed over to the police. Someone is promising to kill Roy's brother when he stops in town while on campaign.What unfolds is Lewis's most nasty and violent novel. Boldt navigates a brutal chain of night clubs, halfway houses, and mobbed-up hotels in order to find those plotting to kill his brother. In the half-light of this lurid underworld he stumbles onto a conspiracy that will put him at odds with just about everything and everyone.
Boldt's Broken Angel (The Thriller Shorts #1)
by Ridley PearsonA disgraced detective gets a disturbing chance at redemption in the #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s thriller short.Police detective Lou Boldt returns from a three-month suspension and a demotion to work a missing person’s case. But when a second woman goes missing, Boldt realizes he has a serial offender on his hands, and the pressure to solve the case mounts. When all of the victims turn up dead, Boldt is forced to play catch-up and, as things spiral out of control and the killing escalates, a shocking revelation awaits—one that will forever change him.
Boleros que matan
by Silvia PlagerUn policial ambientado en el mundo del periodismo y las redacciones, concrímenes, sexo, violencia y crítica social. Florencia, una jovenredactora recién llegada al país, es seducida por un veteranoperiodista. Juntos irán tras la pista del homicidio de Isaías Silberman,el abuelo de Florencia, un joyero judío, cantante vocacional de boleros,que fue asesinado en Tucumán dos décadas atrás en un episodio jamásesclarecido. Florencia regresa a la Argentina después de vivir varios años con sufamilia en Miami. Consigue trabajo como redactora en un periódicovecinal de zona Norte y se hace cargo de una columna de casospoliciales. Gracias a esa columna se pone en contacto con Juan «eltonto» Almeida, un periodista que supo ser una estrella de la prensaamarilla con quien quedará atrapada en una red de crímenes, droga, sexoy romance.En esta nueva novela atravesada por personajes entrañables y difícilesde olvidar, Silvia Plager construye un notable clima de suspenso en elque despliega los temas que son su sello como narradora: la búsqueda dela identidad, el paso del tiempo, las heridas que no cierran, lainequidad social, el papel de las mujeres como motor de la historia.La intimidad de la política, tanto en el pasado como en el presente, esparte fundamental de una trama de intrigas y pasiones que cautivará allector.
Bollywood Wives
by Alex Khan&“Real Housewives meets Bollywood in a dangerous mix of sex, glamour and revenge. It&’s a real showstopper of a read.&” —Steph Broadribb, author of the Retired Detectives Club series Zara Das is Bollywood&’s hottest actress, stalked by paparazzi wherever she goes. But behind the glamour lies the truth of how she reached the top. Zara&’s new film, a Bollywood version of Pride and Prejudice being shot in London, should overcome the scandal that threatens her career—until a dead body is found in her hotel room. Someone is determined to take Zara down—and will stop at nothing to expose her darkest secrets. Zara has spent years running from her past. But now it&’s caught up with her . . . A sexy, gripping novel set in the world of Bollywood, for fans of Jackie Collins and Crazy Rich Asians. &“Wow!! Sexy, mysterious, suspenseful and full of delicious and devious surprises . . . Loved it!&” —Angela Marsons, international bestselling author of the D. I. Kim Stone series &“Full of glitz and glamour . . . I read it in a day.&” —Ayisha Malik, author of Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged &“Sex, mystery and a fascinating peek beyond the gold thread and jewel-coloured silks of Asia&’s own Tinsel Town. Move over, Jackie Collins!&” —Marnie Riches, author of The Silent Dead
Bolo de Casamento Assassino
by Gayle Trent Catia A. G. FernandesFaltam apenas algumas semanas para o casamento de Daphne Martin com Ben. Sendo uma descoradora de bolos premiada, Daphne está ocupada a planear o seu bolo de casamento. Os seus sobrinhos gémeos, Lucas and Leslie, estão estusiasmados por poderem ir ao casamento. E o irmão adotivo de Daphne, Jason. está a planear a despedida de solteiro de Ben. Tudo corre na perfeição, quando o ex-marido de Daphne, Todd, aparece. Acabado de sair da prisão depois de cumprir a pena de prisão à qual foi condenado por ter disparado contra Daphne,Todd vem a Brea Ridge para confessar o seu eterno amor por ela Apesar das tentativas de Daphne para Todd deixar a cidade, este insiste em andar a rondar e tentar reaproximar-se de antigos conhecidos.Quando é encontrado morto, Daphne vê-se no centro da investigação. Agora, deve seguir o rasto do assassino de Todd, antes que se torne a próxima vítima.Conseguirá ela chegar à igreja a tempo?
Bolt (Kit Fielding #2)
by Dick FrancisKit Fielding will do whatever it takes to stop the killing of racehorses. Not an easy task considering that the woman he adores is leaving him, an international arms dealer is threatening him, and Kit's nemesis has plans to knock him off the track--and plant him under it.
Bolt Action
by Charlie ChartersThe pilots are dead and the cockpit door is locked in this &“gritty and authentic&” terror plot thriller (Andy McNab). Tristie Merritt leads a renegade band of ex-soldiers. Their daring scam will take millions from a furious British government and give it to veterans&’ charities—if MI5 doesn&’t catch up with them first. But faced with the ultimate terrorist outrage at 36,000 feet, MI5 and the CIA find that Merritt is their one hope of preventing global disaster.
Bomb
by Sarah MussiI'm Genesis Wainwright. I'm a sixth-form student. I come from Somerset. My mum is the best mum in the world. I play the guitar (badly). My best friend is Holly. I'm searching for answers to the Meaning of Life. I believe in True Love. AND I'M IN LOVE WITH NAZ. I want to be a performance poet. And I'm crazy about motorbikes.I can remember everything.Except last night.When Genesis goes on a blind internet date, she just wants to get over her ex-boyfriend Naz. She just wants someone to like her again. But when Genesis wakes up the morning after the date, she can't remember a thing. She doesn't know where she is, or how she got there. And she can hardly move because she is strapped into some kind of body armour ... Before she has time to figure it out, she receives an order through an earpiece stuck in her ear. And then a voice sounds in her head: 'You have been chosen for an assignment ... The vest you're wearing is packed with high explosives. And with one mobile call we can detonate it.'To her horror Genesis has become an agent of mass destruction, a walking weapon in the hands of a terrorist cell. The countdown to detonation has begun: Genesis must re-examine everyone and everything she loves and make terrifying choices ... in the face of certain death.A gutsy, compelling and chilling thrill-ride.
Bomb Grade
by Brian FreemantleBritish agent Charlie Muffin goes undercover in the Russian mafia to unravel a major nuclear smuggling operation. Russia is falling apart. The economy is in shambles, and the police hold very little power. On the brink of chaos, only organized crime gets results; the Russian mafia controls the streets, the militia, maybe even the government. And as the families battle for supremacy, the embattled boss of bosses plans a job to keep himself in power forever: the ultimate nuclear robbery. Uranium and plutonium have vanished from nuclear plants for years, a few grams here, a few grams there; sufficient cause for concern, but not for panic. You need five kilograms to make a Hiroshima-sized bomb, after all. But this time, the heist is of 250 kilograms of weapons-grade material. The Russians are frantic, the West terrified; the risk of Armageddon looms close on the horizon. To prevent it, Charlie is sent to Moscow, home of the most dangerous trade in the world. Moscow: where secrets are currency, where friends can be more dangerous even than gangsters.
Bomb Grade: The Run Around, Comrade Charlie, Charlie's Apprentice, And Bomb Grade (The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #11)
by Brian FreemantleAs the dust settles after the demise of the Cold War, Charlie Muffin must thwart a plan that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust It has been more than five years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Charlie Muffin, Britain&’s cagiest spy, is beginning to feel obsolete. As the machine of state intelligence is dismantled around him, he expects that he too will soon be on the scrap heap. But Britain needs him in Russia one more time. Since the demise of the Soviet empire, Charlie&’s old stomping grounds have gone to seed. The Communist bureaucracy has degenerated into chaos. Rampant corruption, coupled with easy gangland money, means that disorder reigns. In the anarchy, 250 kilograms of uranium goes missing and Charlie must track it down before it goes to the highest bidder. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Bombay Mail (The Inspector Prike Mysteries)
by Lawrence G. Blochman&“Death and fast action take place on the crack Trans-Indian Express . . . Inspector Prike . . . encounters rubies, secretaries, cobras, priests, spies.&” —Time The assassination of the Governor of Bengal propels a Golden Age mystery that introduces readers to shrewd British CID Insp. Leonidas Prike. Set on a train from Calcutta to Bombay, Lawrence G. Blochman&’s debut novel races through the Indian landscape, giving Inspector Prike twenty-seven hours to pin down a killer from a colorful mix of suspects, including a drunken news photographer, an intrepid American miner, a woman with dual identities, an Italian acrobat, a Maharajah, and a plumbing fixtures salesman, among other passengers . . . After the governor, Sir Anthony Daniels, goes missing from his private car, Inspector Prike hops on the train at the next stop, bringing his calm efficiency and photographic mind to the case. He soon finds the governor in someone else&’s compartment—dead from cyanide poisoning. The suspects include everyone in the adjoining cars, all traveling with secrets ranging from hidden gems to clandestine love affairs and radical political agendas. Danger rides the rails as someone with nothing left to lose sits trapped among the innocent, until Prike follows a trail of clues to the end of the line . . . &“A break-neck narrative . . . a non-stop thriller.&” —Spectator
Bombay Monsoon
by James W. ZiskinThe last thing Danny wants to see published is his obituary The year is 1975. Danny Jacobs is an ambitious, young American journalist who's just arrived in Bombay for a new assignment. He's soon caught up in the chaos of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's domestic "Emergency." Willy Smets is Danny's enigmatic expat neighbor. He's a charming man, but with suspicious connections. As a monsoon drenches Bombay, Danny falls hard for Sushmita, Smets's beguiling and clever lover—and the infatuation is mutual. "The Emergency," a virtual coup by the prime minister, is only the first twist in the high-stakes drama of Danny's new life in India. The assassination of a police officer by a Marxist extremist, as well as Danny's obsession with the inscrutable Sushmita, conspire to put his career—and life—in jeopardy. And, of course, the temptations of Willy Smets's seductive personality sit squarely at the heart of the matter. Democracy is fragile and the lines of loyalty and betrayal often cross and cannot be untangled.Perfect for fans of Ken Follett and Steve Berry
Bomber's Law
by George V. HigginsA winding tale of suspicion and intrigue, George V. Higgins skillfully recounts the story of elusive Short Joey Mossi. When detective sergeant Harry Dell'Appa went into enforced exile in the Berkshires to put an end to an ill-fated office romance, he didn't expect to be called back to Boston so soon. But desperate times...so the saying goes, and head detective Brian Dennison is keen for Short Joey Mossi, a suspected mob exterminator, to be arrested once and for all. Dell'Appa is called in to assist detective Bob Brennan, an old rival of his, who despite knowing all there is to know about Mossi, has never apprehended him. The plot thickens and Dell'Appa learns time and time again of the primacy of Bomber's Law: they always "do it for the money". In Bomber's Law, Higgins operates on a captivating policy of "partial disclosure", leaving the reader to piece together the plot, morsel by morsel.
Bomber's Moon: A Joe Gunther Novel (Joe Gunther Series #30)
by Archer MayorThe murder of a small-time drug dealer snowballs into the most complex case ever faced by Joe Gunther and his VBI team.It is said a bright and clear bomber’s moon is the best asset to finding one’s target. But beware what you wish for: What you can see at night can also see you. Often with dire consequences.Bomber's Moon is Archer Mayor’s latest entry in the Joe Gunther series and it may just be his best yet.Two young women form the heart of this tale. One, an investigative reporter, the other a private investigator. Uneasy allies from completely different walks of life, they work together—around and sometimes against Joe Gunther and his VBI cops—in an attempt to connect the murders of a small town drug dealer, a smart, engaging, fatally flawed thief, and the tangled, political, increasingly dark goings on at a prestigious prep school.While Gunther and the VBI set about solving the two murders, Sally Kravitz and Rachel Reiling combine their talents and resources to go where the police cannot, from working undercover at Thorndike Academy, to having clandestine meetings with criminals for their insider’s knowledge of Vermont’s unexpectedly illicit underbelly.But there is a third element at work. A malevolent force, the common link in all this death and chaos, is hard at work sowing mayhem to protect its ancient, vicious, very dark roots.