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Café Berlin: A Novel
by Harold NebenzalA Syrian Jew finds romance and intrigue in Weimar-era Berlin in this &“superbly imagined&” literary thriller (Kirkus Reviews). In the years between Germany&’s defeat in World War I and the reign of the Nazis, the underground clubs and cabarets of Berlin pulsed with the frenetic energy of rebellion. Suspended on the precipice of global catastrophe, a young counterculture emerged in the Weimar capital, where—if only for a moment—races and religions mixed, jazz music resounded, and liquor flowed in abundance. In Harold Nebenzal&’s daring, suspenseful novel Café Berlin, this high-flying scene forms the backdrop for a thrilling tale of love and the universal human yearning to be free, even under the yoke of totalitarianism. Daniel Saporta is a young Jewish immigrant from Damascus, who comes to Berlin in search of fame, fortune, or at least a good party. He begins a tumultuous love affair with Samira, an exotic dancer secretly under the employ of British Intelligence. When Samira uncovers a conspiracy involving Adolf Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Daniel is drawn inexorably into an underground world of espionage, sex, and dire political stakes. Presented as a series of diary entries written years later, while Daniel is in hiding during the war, Café Berlin recounts his fleeting memory of the club and the German society now laid waste by the war. First published by Overlook to great acclaim in 1991, Café Berlin is available once again, offering an incredible story of decadence and defiance during Nazi Germany&’s rise to power.Praise for Café Berlin &“A story that combines the picturesque with the spy thriller, the idyllic with the decadent, and does it very well.&” —The Atlantic Monthly &“Dramatic. . . . Memorable. . . . Gripping and fast-paced.&” —The Washington Post &“Nebenzal . . . mixes seedy ambiance and solid historical detail in this darkly kaleidoscopic first novel. . . . An absorbing, ingenious debut.&” —Publishers Weekly
Café, Cupcakes & Asesinato
by William JarvisBienvenidos a Sky Valley, Georgia, un pintoresco pueblo situado en el corazón de Condado de Rabun, lleno de frondosos árboles, zonas verdes, montañas y gente agradable. Es el paraíso en la tierra; un lugar que aspiraría a hogar. Pero algunas personas no son muy agradables y que secretos oculta este lugar aparentemente sereno. Después de pasar siete años en París, Emmy está de vuelta en Sky Valley para poner su tienda de vestidos de boda y ayudar a su padre, el famoso dueño de cafeterías y restaurantes, ”Tiempo para Café” Troy Byrne, tiempo para el café. Emmy se da cuenta de que no todo es lo que parece, y que todo ha cambiado mucho desde que se fue. Por ejemplo, su buena y vieja amiga Annabeth Meyer, quien está por casarse con su ex, Matthew Mills. Era un romance relámpago, o eso era lo que decía, y ahora Emmy tenía que diseñarle su vestido de boda, y ayudarla con los arreglos. Pero había algo más que Emmy debía saber… Otro ejemplo, es Audrina, la ayudante de su papá, parecía ser una buena chica pero tenía su carácter, y también está alguien que odia Emmy, Tripp Meyer, el padre de Annabeth. ¿Cómo lidiará Emmy con esto? Y también está Daniel, su último novio, y el amor de su vida. Pero ¿seguirán sintiendo lo mismo? O ¿él ya estará con alguien más? Pero mejor aún, ¿qué pasará cuando sepa que Emmy regresó? Acaso ¿podrán encender de nuevo la llama del amor o la apagarán para siempre? Y si hay un futuro para ellos. Emmy no planea quedarse en Sky Valley por mucho tiempo, pero con todo esto, sabe que se tiene que quedar por lo menos un tiempo. Dos días después de la boda de Matthew, Annabeth misteriosamente muere en frente de Emmy, y depende de ella asegurarse de que atrapen al verdadero culpable. Pero, ¿cómo haría eso cuando la policía piensa que ella es uno de los sospechosos? ¿Y cómo ella sería capaz de averiguar quién es el verdadero sospechoso cuando parece que la
Cafe Europa (Edna Ferber Mysteries #Bk. 6)
by Ed Ifkovic"Ifkovic successfully blends homicide with a loving homage to Budapest on the eve of World War I." —Kirkus ReviewsIn 1914, as rumors of war float across Europe, Edna Ferber travels to Budapest with Winifred Moss, a famous London suffragette, to visit the homeland of her dead father and to see the sights. Author Edna is fascinated by ancient Emperor Franz Joseph and by the faltering Austro-Hungarian Empire, its pomp and circumstance so removed from the daily life of the people she meets. Sitting daily in the Café Europa at her hotel, she listens to unfettered Hearst reporter Harold Gibbon as he predicts the coming war and the end of feudalistic life in Europe while patrons chatter.Then a shocking murder in a midnight garden changes everything.Headstrong Cassandra Blaine is supposed to marry into the Austrian nobility in one of those arranged matches like Consuela Vanderbilt's still popular with wealthy American parents eager for titles and impoverished European nobility who have them to offer. But Cassandra is murdered, and her former lover, the dashing Hungarian Endre Molnár, is the prime suspect. Taken with the young man and convinced of his innocence, Edna begins investigating with the help of Winifred and two avant-garde Hungarian artists. Meanwhile possible war with Serbia is the topic of the day as Archduke Franz Ferdinand prepares to head to Sarajevo. While the world braces for disaster, Edna uncovers the truth—and it scares her.
The Cafe Mystery #4
by Martin Widmark Helena WillisJerry and Maya, classmates and best friends, are on the case again and ready to solve the latest caper in this international best-selling series.A robber has struck at Cafe Marzipan, Pleasant Valley's best bakery, three times in the past year! And as usual, the police chief has no clue as to who the clever culprit might be. Once again, he calls upon the super sleuthing skills of best friends Jerry and Maya to help him catch the tricky thief. Will they be able to look past the muffins, croissants, and tarts and catch the robber?
Café Solo
by Agatha Christie Eugenio CiochiniEl gran científico sir Claud Amory hace una declaración espectacular: alguien le ha robado la fórmula por él inventada y le va a dar la oportunidad a quien la ha robado que la devuelva. En la biblioteca se encuentran su hijo Richard Amory y su esposa Lucia, Miss Caroline Amory hermana de Sir Claud, el secretario Edward Raynor, el doctor Carelli, y la prima de Richard, Barbara. Pero algo sale mal y Sir Claud ha hallado la muerte. El famoso detective Hércules Poirot había sido contratado por Sir Claud para ayudarle a encontrar la fórmula, pero llegó demasiado tarde. Ahora Hércules Poirot deberá desentrañar el misterio de la desaparición de la fórmula y la muerte de Sir Claud.
Caffè e Cupcake Con Delitto
by William JarvisCAFFE’E CUPCAKE CON DELITTO I misteri di Sky Valley Parte 1 Descrizione del libro: Benvenuti a Sky Valley, Georgia, una bellissima cittadina situata nel cuore della Contea di Rabun, piena di alberi giganteschi, vegetazione, montagne e brave persone. Un paradiso sulla terra; un luogo in cui desiderereste vivere. Ma, in realtà alcune di queste persone non sono come sembrano e questo luogo apparentemente tranquillo nasconde dei segreti. Dopo aver passato sette anni a Parigi, Emmy torna a Sky Valley per aprire il suo atelier di abiti da sposa e per aiutare suo padre, Troy Byrne, famoso proprietario di una catena di caffetterie e ristoranti, con una delle loro caffetterie: il Time For Coffee. Emmy si rende conto che ormai nulla è più come sembra e da quando se n’è andata molte cose sono cambiate. Ad esempio, la sua amica di vecchia data, Annabeth Meyer, che sta per sposarsi con il suo ex, Matthew Mills. Si dice che il loro sia un amore da favola e Emmy deve disegnare il suo abito da sposa e aiutarla con i preparativi. Ma ci sono altre cose di cui Emmy deve ancora venire a conoscenza. C’è Audrina, l’assistente di suo padre, apparentemente una brava ragazza, ma in realtà tutti sanno che ha un bel caratterino e Tripp Meyer, il padre di Annabeth, che Emmy ha sempre odiato. In che modo influenzeranno la vita di Emmy? E poi c’è Daniel, una volta il suo ragazzo e la persona che Emmy ritiene essere l’amore della sua vita. Ma lui prova ancora lo stesso? O c’è qualcun altro nella sua vita? Inoltre, cosa succerà ora che Emmy è tornata? Scatterà nuovamente la scintilla o avranno chiuso per sempre? La loro relazione avrà un futuro? Emmy non ha alcuna intenzione di rimanere a Sky Valley per sempre, ma tutta una serie di avvenimenti la obbligheranno a restare. Due giorni dopo aver sposato Matthew, Annabeth muore davanti agli occhi di Emmy e tocca a lei assicurarsi che il vero colpevole v
Caffè mortale
by William JarvisEmmy ha la vita perfetta in Paris, ma suo padre le ha chiesto aiuto con gli affari di famiglia, per questo ha deciso di tornare a casa, a Sky Valley, in Georgia. Sky Valley è una piccola città, ma ha i suoi segreti - omicidi e alcuni sconvolgenti, che sono in agguato. Quasi un anno fa, Annabeth Meyer morì sotto gli occhi di Emmy e Mattew, marito di Annabeth. Non sapevano cosa fosse successo ed Emmy era nella lista dei sospetti fin quando un uomo di nome Jim arrivò e si prese la colpa. Ma in qualche modo le cose non erano giuste. Sei mesi dopo, Ruby Cline, la ex-fidanzata di Daniel fu assunta da Emmy come wedding planner ... ma Ruby morì dopo che la sua macchina cadde dalla scogliera che portò Emmy a lasciare Daniel, suo fidanzato. Dopo un po'e molta confusione, Emmy pensò sul serio di poter trovare di nuovo l'amore nelle braccia di Frank Holt, il ragazzo nuovo, che è diventato qualcuno di cui Emmy non si poteva fidare e che anzi voleva ucciderla. E ora Emmy è alla fine dei giochi - ma lei vuole resistere, anche se le cose non sembrano avere senso. Determinata a scoprire chi c'è dietro a tutto questo, Emmy chiede l'aiuto di Daniel, la loro vecchia amica Audrina e suo padre che ha difficoltà a cogliere la realtà e affrontare fatti che sono proprio davanti ai suoi occhi. Saranno in grado di scoprire cosa stia succedendo? Oppure saranno perseguitati per sempre da quello che è successo negli ultimi due mesi? Leggi " I misteri di Sky Valley: Caffè mortale" e vedrai il più atteso finale di questa serie.
The Cage
by Ethan CrossTHEY THOUGHT THEY COULD CONTAIN HIM...THEY WERE WRONG.Francis Ackerman Jr. is one of the most prolific serial killers in US history. But he's not only a serial killer, he's also a serial escapist. When a doctor who has discovered a ground-breaking treatment for psychopaths wants to test his theories upon Ackerman, the madman sees his chance at freedom. The only people that stand in his way are the hospital's head of security and a young woman with a personal vendetta against the killer.
The Cage
by Quintin JardineThe latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICK On a sunny seaside August morning, a woman on maternity leave spots a body wedged in rocks on a Scottish beach. Gavin Ayre's riding gear sparks the assumption that he had been thrown by a panicked horse . . . until an autopsy reveals this was no accident. Soon it becomes clear that Ayre's life was as big a mystery as his death. Detective Superintendent Harold 'Sauce' Haddock heads an investigation that is running into the sand, until a link is revealed between the victim and another man in Spain, with a surprisingly similar name.Faced with the twin puzzle Sauce turns to his mentor, Bob Skinner, moved on from the police service to head an international media group. Soon the two friends are at the heart of a multi-layered conspiracy, as they search for the answer to the prime question . . . who killed Gavin Ayre?Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'A highly charged, fast-moving crime thriller' HERALD'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' THE SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER
The Cage: the new Bob Skinner mystery, coming soon.
by Quintin JardineFrom acclaimed author Quintin Jardine comes the latest gripping mystery in his bestselling Bob Skinner series, perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter MayPraise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'A highly charged, fast-moving crime thriller' HERALD'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' THE SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER(P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Cage
by Quintin JardineThe latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICK On a sunny seaside August morning, a woman on maternity leave spots a body wedged in rocks on a Scottish beach. Gavin Ayre's riding gear sparks the assumption that he had been thrown by a panicked horse . . . until an autopsy reveals this was no accident. Soon it becomes clear that Ayre's life was as big a mystery as his death. Detective Superintendent Harold 'Sauce' Haddock heads an investigation that is running into the sand, until a link is revealed between the victim and another man in Spain, with a surprisingly similar name.Faced with the twin puzzle Sauce turns to his mentor, Bob Skinner, moved on from the police service to head an international media group. Soon the two friends are at the heart of a multi-layered conspiracy, as they search for the answer to the prime question . . . who killed Gavin Ayre?Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'A highly charged, fast-moving crime thriller' HERALD'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' THE SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER
The Cage: A Novel
by Bonnie Kistler“A delicious thrill-ride of breakneck twists and turns. . . . Evoking Grisham and Highsmith, Bonnie Kistler is a masterful plate-spinner of plot, deftly weaving together the worlds of fashion, high finance and white-shoe law to reveal their seamiest secrets and shared underbellies, all via characters who live, breathe, and scare the hell out of us on every page.”—Cassidy Lucas, author of Santa Monica“An absolutely spellbinding thriller. . . . An utterly engrossing and thoroughly entertaining story.”—Booklist (starred review)Combining the propulsive narrative drive of The Firm with the psychological complexity of The Silent Patient, a gripping and original thriller about two professional women—colleagues at an international fashion conglomerate—who enter an elevator together . . . but only one is alive when they reach the ground floor.On a cold, misty Sunday night, two women are alone in the offices of fashion conglomerate Claudine de Martineau International. One is the company’s human resources director. Impeccably dressed and perfectly coiffed, she sits at her desk and stares somberly out the window. Down the hall, her colleague, one of the company’s lawyers, is buried under a pile of paperwork, frantically rushing to finish. Leaving at the same time, the two women, each preoccupied by her own thoughts, enter the elevator that will take them down from the 30th floor.When they arrive at the lobby, one of the women is dead. Was it murder or suicide?An incredibly original novel that turns the office thriller on its head, The Cage is a wild ride that begins with a bang and picks up speed as it races to its dramatic end.
The Cage
by Kenzo KitakataKazuya Takino leads a quiet life running a supermarket in the Tokyo suburbs. But when an extortionist tries to force him out of business, he finds himself drawn into the yakuza underworld-a world he once called home and thought he had left behind. Pursuing him is Detective Takagi, an aficionado of French cigarettes and modernist poetry, the most decorated inspector on the Tokyo police force. As the shadowy Maruwa gang engages Takino in an escalating cycle of violence and retaliation, Detective Takagi can only stand by and watch as the beast within Takino is lured further and further out of his cage.A towering masterpiece of the hardboiled genre, The Cage is at once a searing portrayal of the violence of the Japanese underworld and a tender mediation of the ties of love and friend that can save men from madness-or plunge them deeper into it.
Cage of Bones: A Novel
by Tania CarverAn abandoned building. A dank cellar. And inside it, a cage of bones--with a shocking surprise lurking within. Carver's new thriller will scare the daylights out of you. Into the house. Down the stairs. Through the dripping dark of the cellar. Someone is there. Someone that shouldn't be there. As a building awaits demolition, a horrifying discovery is made inside the basement: a cage made of human bones--with a terrified, feral child lurking within. Unbeknownst to Detective Inspector Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito, they have disturbed a killer who has been operating undetected for thirty years. A killer who wants that boy back. But the cage of bones is also a box of secrets--secrets linking Brennan to the madman in their midst. With the death toll rising and the city reeling in terror, Brennan and Marina race to expose a predator more soullessly evil than any they've ever faced--and one who is hiding in plain sight.
Cage Of Bones (Brennan and Esposito #3)
by Tania CarverInto the house. Down the stairs. Through the dripping dark of the cellar. Someone is there. Someone that shouldn't be there. As a building awaits demolition, a horrifying discovery is made inside the basement: a cage made of human bones - with a terrified, feral child lurking within. Unbeknownst to DI Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito, they have disturbed a killer who has been operating undetected for thirty years. A killer who wants that boy back.But the cage of bones is also a box of secrets - secrets linking Brennan to the madman in their midst. With the death toll rising and the city reeling in terror, Brennan and Marina race to expose a predator more soullessly evil than any they've ever faced - one who is hiding in plain sight.
Cage of Bones: A Novel
by Tiana CarverAn abandoned building. A dank cellar. And inside it, a cage of bones—with a shocking surprise lurking within. Carver's new thriller will scare the daylights out of you.Into the house. Down the stairs. Through the dripping dark of the cellar. Someone is there. Someone that shouldn't be there. As a building awaits demolition, a horrifying discovery is made inside the basement: a cage made of human bones—with a terrified, feral child lurking within. Unbeknownst to Detective Inspector Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito, they have disturbed a killer who has been operating undetected for thirty years. A killer who wants that boy back. But the cage of bones is also a box of secrets—secrets linking Brennan to the madman in their midst. With the death toll rising and the city reeling in terror, Brennan and Marina race to expose a predator more soullessly evil than any they've ever faced—and one who is hiding in plain sight.
Caged: A Novel (Agent Sayer Altair #1)
by Ellison CooperAn FBI analyst hunts for a sadistic serial killer in Washington, DC, in this “dark and mesmerizing” thriller—“equal parts Kathy Reichs and Thomas Harris” (Lisa Gardner).FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of her fiancé, she wants nothing more than to focus on her research into the brains of serial killers. But when the Washington, DC, police stumble upon a gruesome murder involving a girl who was starved to death while held in a cage, Sayer is called in to lead the investigation.Then the victim is identified as the daughter of a high profile senator—and Sayer is thrust into the spotlight. As public pressure mounts, she discovers that another girl has been taken and is teetering on the brink of death. With evidence unraveling around her, Sayer realizes that they are hunting a killer with a dangerous obsession . . . a killer who is closer than she thought.
Caged (Orca Soundings)
by Norah McClintockEven if Kenzie's dog had somehow managed to escape from the family's fenced backyard, Kenzie knows the big, lovable chocolate Lab wouldn't have gone far. As they search for Clancy, Kenzie and his dad keep hearing stories about other dogs that have gone missing too. When Kenzie finds Clancy's ID tag and spots a van loaded up with dog food, he knows he has to investigate further. With the help of a schoolmate whose dog has also disappeared, Kenzie uncovers an illegal operation that grabs dogs off the street and turns them into bloodthirsty killers. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
The Caged Countess
by Joanna FulfordEight years ago Claudia, Countess of Ulverdale, said goodbye to her husband, Anthony, when he left to fight against Napoleon.Now, both working as spies, they find their separate missions bring them together by chance in a Parisian brothel. Claudia's independence-and her virtue-are compromised.Claudia finds herself caged within a marriage bed full of lies as fiery anger inflames the rising passion between them. It is only a matter of time before Claudia gives in to a husband she hardly knows-but one she can't resist....
The Caged Graves
by Dianne K. SalerniThe year is 1867, and seventeen-year-old Verity Boone is excited to return from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, the hometown she left when she was just a baby. <P><P>Now she will finally meet the fiancé she knows only through letters! <P>Soon, however, she discovers two strangely caged graves . . . and learns that one of them is her own mother's. <P>Verity swears she'll get to the bottom of why her mother was buried in "unhallowed ground" in this suspenseful teen mystery that swirls with rumors of witchcraft, buried gold from the days of the War of Independence, and even more shocking family secrets.
Caged Innocence
by A. P. Ri'ChardA teenager, determined to end the reign of his abusive, alcoholic father, ends up accused of a murder he didn't commit. A noted Klansman, Miran Thompson, has been killed, and the prime suspect in his murder case is seventeen-year-old Larry Henderson. Complicating matters, Larry's father, Officer Perry Henderson, is deeply involved in the case. To the casual observer, the evidence against Larry is overwhelming. If convicted he would surely receive the death penalty. In order to avoid death row, Perry convinces his son to plead guilty. He promises to do all he can to prove Larry innocent. But are Perry's motivations so pure? The father and son's turbulent past has created a deep rift between them, and Perry is afraid of the teen's repeated promises for vengeance. Believing he is being set up for murder, Perry instead aims the evidence at his own son, allowing him to take the fall -- but will his scheme succeed, or will Larry be proven innocent?
Caged Little Birds: A sensationally sinister psychological thriller
by Lucy BanksHe thinks he knows me. But really he&’s only seeing what lies above the surface. The rest is hidden, and it&’s going to stay that way . . . Most people think Ava is a monster—but now she&’s been set free. She was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. They called her Butcher Bird. Now, freshly released with a new identity and a new home, Ava finally has the quiet life she&’s always wanted. But someone discovers who she really is, and they&’re determined to make her pay. As the lies she told are about to unravel, Ava is willing to do anything to keep the truth hidden . . .&“Disquieting, clever and captivating—I loved it.&” —Kathryn Foxfield, author of Getting Away with Murder &“Sensationally sinister, stunning from the first to the last page. I devoured it.&” —Helen FitzGerald, author of The Cry and Viral
Cahokia Jazz: A Novel
by Francis SpuffordNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian and The Financial Times From &“one of the most original minds in contemporary literature&” (Nick Hornby) the bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill delivers a noirish detective novel set in the 1920s that reimagines how American history would be different if, instead of being decimated, indigenous populations had thrived.Like his earlier novel Golden Hill, Francis Spufford&’s Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, now through the lens of a subtly altered 1920s—a fully imagined world full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, dark deeds. And in the main character of Joe Barrow, we have a hero of truly epic proportions, a troubled soul to fall in love with as you are swept along by a propulsive and brilliantly twisty plot. On a snowy night at the end of winter, Barrow and his partner find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. Down below, streetcar bells ring, factory whistles blow, Americans drink in speakeasies and dance to the tempo of modern times. But this is Cahokia, the ancient indigenous city beside the Mississippi living on as a teeming industrial metropolis, filled with people of every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about. But that corpse on the roof will spark a week of drama in which this altered world will spill its secrets and be brought, against a soundtrack of jazz clarinets and wailing streetcars, either to destruction or rebirth.
Cain
by Walter Hill Mike BensonCain tells the thrilling and mysterious neo-noir tale of a blind professional hitman, operating within a relentless underworld environment of criminal violence, sex, betrayal, and death.Meet Cain, born blind, but with a unique ability to sense the world around him.Raised from birth by rouge CIA agents, he&’s grown into a borderline alcoholic and sex addict who travels the globe, living off the grid and taking out gangsters, deviants, and corrupt politicians—all while engaging in his own hedonistic pursuits as a hitman.
Cain
by James Byron HugginsOnce the best killer the CIA had, Cain has been reborn--thanks to the wonders of modern science--as the ultimate soldier. Possessing titanic strength, outfitted with computer-enhanced musculature, bulletproof bones, and a host of other deadly accessories, he is capable of killing an entire platoon of elite Special Forces. The only force that can stop him is a team of three flawed mortals--a soldier who has lost his family to a terrorist; bullets, a priest who has lost his faith, and the beautiful young scientist who dared to play Frankenstein.