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Burning Man (Gideon & Sirius #1)
by Alan RussellWhen LAPD detective Michael Gideon and his police-dog partner Sirius are assigned to the Special Cases Unit (SCU), Gideon knows their work lives will be anything but ordinary. SCU gets the cases no one else wants, the unusual and bizarre crimes that need special handling and special investigators. When a high-school student is found crucified in a local park, Gideon and Sirius must face up to the gruesome tableau and the motivation behind the murder. Complicating matters is a nightmare from their past, the scars of a terrible fire that nearly cost them their lives. The blaze left Gideon ravaged by PTSD -- and yet somehow imbued him with an eerie prescience that gives him unusual insights into the crimes he investigates.
Burning March
by Neil AlbertThird in the series including January Corpse and February Trouble. One of Dave Garrett's former co-workers wants him to unofficially investigate the suspicious death of the law firm's bookkeeper, a woman whose quiet lifestyle belies the passions of her secret life.
Burning Marguerite
by Elizabeth Inness-BrownA haunting weave of lives, secrets, and memo-ries—a powerful work of psychological suspense and emotional intensity. Waking to the chill of a snow-cloaked morning, carpenter James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo lying dead in the woods outside his cabin. As he confronts the mystery of her death—why would Marguerite, his “Tante” since his infancy, walk out into the cold winter night?—an unexpected tale unfolds, moving from the present back to James Jack’s childhood, to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II, and finally to a windswept New England island at the turn of the century. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and above all, Marguerite’s relationship with a little boy named James Jack, a bond that deepens after a terrible accident changes both their lives forever. Burning Margueriteis a debut novel of rare depth and artistry.
Burning Meredith: A Mystery Set In Montana
by Elizabeth GunnA local reporter discovers murder amid the debris of a Montana mountain fire in this thriller series debut by the author of the Sarah Burke Mysteries. In Clark&’s Fort, Montana, a fire on Meredith Mountain burns through Labor Day weekend. It is a terrifying sight, leaving a trail of havoc and destruction in its wake. Alice Adams, editor of the Clark&’s Fort Guardian, is determined to get the whole story with the help of her reporter nephew, Stuart Campbell. But when the fire is finally contained, the mop-up crew discover the burned body of a man under a fallen log. Suddenly Alice and Stuart have a new story to investigate. It appears that the man died in the fire. But with no ID, and nobody able to identify the body, Alice and Stuart are determined to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Meredith Mountain. Could the stranger have been connected to the town&’s growing opioid problem?
Burning Obsession
by Carole MortimerRe-read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author CaroleMortimerRelieved that her beloved father has awoken from his coma, Kelly Lord isn't preparedfor the news that he has amnesia and thinks she's still happily married! Now she must notonly see her husband again after five long years apart—but they have to live together,pretending to be newlyweds!Being back in Jordan's presence soon raises feelings long since buried forKelly—including their incendiary passion! Could a night in her husband's bed mend what wasonce broken? Originally published in 1982
Burning Precinct Puerto Rico: A Luis Gonzalo Novel (Luis Gonzalo Novels #3)
by Steven TorresFilled with the same inriguing characters and stunning local color that made the first two books in the series such a success, Precinct Puerto Rico: Book 3 is nonstop, surprise-a-minute crime fiction from a not-to-be-missed crime writer.After having spent most of a Friday night making sure that the town's teenage revelers got home safely, the sheriff of Angustias, Puerto Rico, Luis Gonzalo climbs wearily into bed. Moments later he is jolted awake by a woman's piercing scream. He finds 16-year-old Luisa Ferre: barely conscious, naked and beaten.The ring of suspects range from family to lover, and with Gonzalo on the trail they are taken under custody. And yet the closer he comes to solving the case, the more his own life begins to fall apart...
Burning Ridge: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery (A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #4)
by Margaret MizushimaBest Books of 2018, Kings River LifeWinner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, action-adventureWinner, Colorado Authors League Awards, Ebook FictionSilver Award, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, mysteryBronze Award, Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards, mysteryFinalist, Colorado Book Awards, mysteryFeaturing Mattie Cobb and her K-9 police dog partner Robo, Burning Ridge by critically acclaimed author Margaret Mizushima is just the treat for fans of Alex Kava.On a rugged Colorado mountain ridge, Mattie Cobb and her police dog partner Robo make a grisly discovery—and become the targets of a ruthless killer.Colorado’s Redstone Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty, but this rugged mountain wilderness harbors a horrifying secret. When a charred body is discovered in a shallow grave on the ridge, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called in to spearhead the investigation. But this is no ordinary crime—and it soon becomes clear that Mattie has a close personal connection to the dead man. Joined by local veterinarian Cole Walker, the pair scours the mountaintop for evidence and makes another gruesome discovery: the skeletonized remains of two adults and a child. And then, the unthinkable happens. Could Mattie become the next victim in the murderer’s deadly game? A deranged killer torments Mattie with a litany of dark secrets that call into question her very identity. As a towering blaze races across the ridge, Cole and Robo search desperately for her—but time is running out in Margaret Mizushima’s fourth spine-tingling Timber Creek K-9 mystery, Burning Ridge.
Burning Rose: A Novel (Five Star First Edition Mystery Ser.)
by Shirley KennettAn environmental journalist stumbles into the deadly world of mega-corporations Burning Rose is a gripping mystery from Shirley Kennett, author of the beloved PJ Gray series. The story follows Casey Washington, a freelance journalist with environmental convictions. When she lands a rare interview with Robert Gunner, CEO of World Power, a company building a controversial dam in the Amazon rainforest, she anticipates a personal triumph—only to have the story go terribly awry. Heads of other big corporations start dying in gruesome fashion, at the hands of a mysterious group known as &“The Six.&” Washington&’s investigative instinct kicks in but her search is not made any easier by her improbable attraction to the reclusive CEO Gunner. Burning Rose is an eco-thriller full of puzzles and high-gear action with global consequences.
Burning Season (Alayna Curry #1)
by Kiki SwinsonNational bestselling author Kiki Swinson's novels set it off with killer plot twists, merciless characters—and an unsparing portrayal of Southern struggling, lying, betraying . . . and dying. Now everything is on the line as a female firefighter desperate for money gets caught up in a man-made disaster . . .Set your schemes . . . A volunteer Virginia Beach firefighter, Alayna Curry faces death every day—and is proud to carry on her retired father's legacy. But with cash always tight and her long-time boyfriend Levi pressuring her to give up what she loves to make more money, she knows she needs more cash flow to stay afloat. . .Set your traps . . . All Alayna has to do is keep quiet about a scheme to burn down buildings for insurance-hungry &“clients.&” And for a while she&’s on fire from the rush, making insane cash—and finding new passion in all the wrong places. But when the money suddenly stops rolling in—and one &“client&” after another pushes back against the deal—Alayna and the rest of the crew stop watching out for each other and start fighting for their lives . . .Set your life on fire . . . Now with the cops turning up the heat and every firefighter for themselves, Alayna must walk an impossible line to get out from under. But between betrayal, secrets, and broken duty, will what loyalty she has left be the one thing that burns her life to the ground for good?
Burning Secrets (Tearoom Mysteries #5)
by Rebecca AdamsAs Jan prepares for a group tea one autumn afternoon, she glances out the window and sees a plume of smoke arising from one of Macy Atherton's Green Glade cottages! Macy's desperate plea for Jan's and Elaine's help is followed by the appearance of Deputy Sheffield, who seems intent on questioning their sometimes difficult neighbor and customer. Arson? With Macy as the prime suspect? But not everything is as it appears. As Jan and Elaine follow the trail of clues, they uncover a much deeper mystery, with ties even to World War II. Meanwhile, Jan's daughter, Tara, reaches an exciting milestone with her jewelry business and Elaine discovers some enticing information about the family that owned the mysterious sapphire ring they found. But how did it end up in the tearoom's walls? Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Burning The Apostle (November Man #13)
by Bill GrangerThe Cold War is over--yet new, even more frightening wars have sprung up within our borders. Now, the field of battle for Devereaux, code name November, is to be found in Washington and Chicago itself. The conspirators are a rich, beautiful radical; a disenfranchised army officer; and a playboy U. S. Senator. They're backed by a mysterious Lebanese bank known as the International Credit Clearinghouse. And their goal is a shocking one: destroy the entire civilian energy industry in one bold stroke. In less than twenty-four hours, the November Man will have to defuse the most potentially devastating act of sabotage in history--and avenge an agonizingly personal injustice.
Burning Time
by Leslie GlassA serial killer leaves a college coed to die in the California desert, his signature of fire seared into her flesh. . . . A beautiful Chinese-American detective, recently transferred from Chinatown to the Upper West Side, is assigned a routine missing-persons case. . . A famous doctor returns home from a lecture to discover that his actress wife has been living a secret life. . . . Now, the paths of the cop, the killer, and the psychiatrist are about to converge. . . . A savage killer is on the loose in New York City. His calling card is a tattoo of flames; his trail of victims leads from the scorched sands of Californa to the blistering heart of Manhattan. Only Detective April Woo can block this vicious madman's next move. And with the help of psychiatrist Jason Frank, this NYPD policewoman will prove that the predator she's hunting is no ordinary killer--but then, April Woo is no ordinary cop.
Burning Twilight: A Novella
by Kenneth J. WishniaAs tensions mount between Christians and Jews in Europe at the end of the 16th century, deadly consequences ensue. To seek the truth and prevent injustices, a wandering Talmudic scholar and an accused witch become unlikely partners, traveling together and solving a series of murders in this continuation of the award-winning novel The Fifth Servant.
Burning the Apostle: The November Man Book 13 (November Man Ser. #13)
by Bill GrangerWARNING: ADDICTIVE READING. WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF TIME, DRY EYES OR DISCONNECTION WITH REALITY FOLLOWING PROLONGED READING. 'Granger has combined Ian Fleming, John Le Carré and Trevanian in one heady mix' New York Times START READING THE NOVEMBER MAN SERIES NOW! Then go on to read the rest, you won't regret it. The Cold War is over - yet new, even more frightening wars have sprung up within our borders. Now, the field of battle for Devereaux, code name November, is to be found in Washington and Chicago itself.The conspirators are a rich, beautiful radical, a disenfranchised army officer and a playboy U.S. Senator. They're backed by a mysterious Lebanese bank known as the International Credit Clearinghouse. And their goal is a shocking one: destroy the entire civilian energy industry in one bold stroke.In less than twenty-four hours, the November Man will have to defuse the most potentially devastating act of sabotage in history - and avenge an agonizingly personal injustice.'America's best spy novelist' Ed McBain Loved this? Go back to teh beginning with Codename November . . .
Burning the Water (Border Reivers)
by Robert LowBandits, soldiers, thieves, murderers: all thrive in the lawless hills . . . The author of A Dish of Spurs delivers a brutally violent historical thriller. The Borders are at war. Henry VIII, fat and pained with a diseased leg, wants to burn them all; to burn the very water if he has to. Batty Coalhouse is still haunted by Maramaldo, the warlord responsible for cutting off his arm. He&’s given an intriguing offer: find some stray nuns and bring them to safety. In turn, that will lead him to his nemesis, now rampaging with an army not far away in the Cheviot hills. What seems a routine assignment becomes a living hell, for in the Debatable Lands, nothing is as it seems . . . Praise for the novels of Rob Low &“A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read.&” —Bernard Cornwell, New York Times–bestselling author &“Low mixes history, archeology, mythology and nonstop, often-sanguinary action into a fast-moving adventure tale.&” —Publishers Weekly &“An epic tale of hardship, triumph, betrayal and brotherhood.&” —S. J. A. Turney, author of Marius&’ Mules XV: The Ides of March
Burnout
by Adrienne Maria VrettosA teen wakes up to find her nightmare is real in a novel Kirkus Reviews calls "stark, compelling, perceptive: a winner" (starred review).On the day after Halloween, Nan wakes up in a subway car. She is not dreaming. She doesn't know where she's been or what she's done. She's missing a whole day from her life. And she's wearing skeleton makeup and a too-small Halloween costume that she doesn't remember putting on. Nan is not supposed to wake up in places like this anymore. She's different now, so far from that dangerously drunk girl who hit bottom in the Nanapocalypse. She needs to find out what happened to her, and fast. As she tries to put together the pieces of the last twenty-four hours, she flashes back to memories of her previous life. But she would never go back to her old friends and her old ways. Would she? The deeper Nan digs, the more disturbing things get. This time, she may have gone one step too far. This time, she may be a walking ghost.
Burnout
by VrettosNan wakes up in a subway car the day after Halloween with no clue how she got there. She's made such an effort to get sober, to stop disappointing her family. This just isn't like her (anymore). But she can't remember what happened yesterday, and she's wearing skeleton makeup and a too-small Halloween costume. Not good. Not good at all. Nan is trying to put together the pieces, but her brain is mixing flashbacks from her previous life with the missing day. Did she really go back to her old friends and apparently her old ways? As she uncovers more and more of what happened on Halloween night, Nan begins to realize that this time she may have gone too far. She may be a walking ghost.
Burnt Bones (The Special X Thrillers)
by Michael SladeThis thriller from an author who &“writes the kind of stuff of which nightmares are made&” pits a madman intent on world domination against a Canadian Mountie (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Robert DeClercq has faced a lot of psychos as the head of the Special X team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But never one as evil as Mephisto, a megalomaniac intent on recovering a relic rumored to hold the secrets of Stonehenge—mysteries Mephisto hopes to exploit for his own diabolical ends. Determined to make DeClercq a pawn in his plan to uncover the ancient treasure, Mephisto lures him in by abducting one of DeClercq&’s own. Now DeClercq is in a race against time to save his friend and fellow cop from a slow and torturous death—and save the world from Mephisto&’s sinister scheme to create a hell on Earth. &“The psycho to end all psychos. Mephisto makes Hannibal Lecter seem like an Oxford don with slightly unorthodox culinary tastes.&” —The Vancouver Sun &“Burnt Bones is a very original thriller—nice and gory, with plenty of scenery-chewing scenes . . . that should appeal to anyone looking for a change from the usual stuff that litters bookstore shelves.&” —The Chronicle Herald
Burnt Island: The Isles of Scilly Mysteries: 3
by Kate RhodesTHE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #3 &‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' ERIN KELLY &‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character&’ ELLY GRIFFITHSINTRUDERS HERE ARE BOUND TO DIE . . . As the sun sets on a cold November evening, the tiny community of St Agnes prepares for their annual Fifth-of-November festivities. Moments before the fireworks are scheduled to commence, an islander discovers a charred body left on the bonfire, and quickly it becomes clear that a killer is at large. Ben Kitto is the Deputy Chief of Police for the Scilly Isles, and with a killer on the loose, he has no choice but to forbid all residents from leaving the island. With a population of just eighty people, everyone is a suspect and no one is safe. When threats start appearing, written in the old Cornish language, Ben suspects that the killer&’s motive is to rid the island of the newcomers who threaten their traditions. With time running out, Ben hurries to discover the secrets of the island&’s peculiar residents, but he knows it&’s only a matter of time before another fire is started . . . No place to run.No place to hide. PRAISE FOR KATE RHODES: &‘In Burnt Island, Kate Rhodes' portrayals of island life are vivid; her landscapes deftly sketched. A tense thriller with pitch-perfect pace – I devoured it!&’ ISABEL ASHDOWN &‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down. I&’ve been a Kate Rhodes fan for years and in Ben Kitto she has created a detective who is just as complex and compelling as Kate&’s elegant plotting and stunning prose. The claustrophobia and paranoia of the island are so brilliant evoked, I could almost feel the tide encroaching as time ran out to find the killer' ERIN KELLY &‘Absorbing and complex, Hell Bay kept me guessing until the final pages&’ RACHEL ABBOTT 'A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Beautifully written and expertly plotted; this is a masterclass' GUARDIAN 'Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story' METRO 'Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting' Jake Kerridge, SUNDAY EXPRESS &‘The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' MEL MCGRATH 'I love reading Kate's books in the way I love reading Sophie Hannah – a poet writing crime fiction is a great thing . . . It is at once a locked-room mystery, a story of the returning hero, and an examination of fear and abuse. It has the air of a twenty-first century Agatha Christie' JULIA CROUCH
Burnt Offering (The Captain Heimrich Mysteries)
by Richard Lockridge Frances LockridgeFrom the authors of the &“excellent&” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich discovers a fire is a smoke screen for murder (TheNew Yorker). Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there&’s no lead the intrepid investigator won&’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . Captain Heimrich expects little excitement when he attends the Van Brunt town meeting while visiting his niece and her husband. But when the assembly is cut short due to a raging fire, things get quite exciting indeed. Half the attendees rush out to fulfill their duties as volunteer firefighters, and the rest follow to see the spectacle of a firehouse ablaze. The flames rage, burning the building to the ground, but it&’s not until the next day that the body of town supervisor Orville Phipps is found in the charred ruins. While it all looks like a tragic accident, Heimrich knows Phipps wasn&’t much loved by some of the residents in Van Brunt. His suspicion that the fire was set to cover up a murder is confirmed when it becomes clear that Phipps was shot. Now, it&’s up to Heimrich to smoke out a match-happy murderer. Burnt Offering is the 8th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Burnt Offerings
by Danielle DevlinHow far would you go to save yourself when the truth can’t set you free? Scotland, 1589. Besse Craw is a young mother whose husband has mysteriously vanished. And in a time when women were powerless, she is accused of witchcraft, abused by her employer, and destined to lose her daughter, her freedom and her life. Set during the infamous North Berwick Witch Trials, that saw many persecuted, tortured and killed, Besse uncovers long-held secrets as she fights for justice and truth in a world of suspicion and lies.
Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novels)
by Laurell K. Hamilton'You can't trust anyone who sleeps with the monsters.'That's what I've always said. That's what I've always believed. But now I'm the one sharing a bed with the Master Vampire of the City. I'm Anita Blake, the woman the vampires call the Executioner. From part of the solution, I've become part of the problem. So it hits close to home when an arsonist begins to target vampire-owned businesses all over town - an arsonist who seems to want to destroy more than just property. It's the monsters who are in danger now. And it's up to the Executioner to save them from the inferno.
Burnt River: A Mystery (Macy Greeley Mysteries #2)
by Karin SalvalaggioMacy Greeley returns in Burnt River, another taut and intimate mystery from acclaimed Bone Dust White author Karin Salvalaggio.When Detective Macy Greeley is called to Wilmington Creek, a sleepy ranching community in northern Montana, she expects an open-and-shut, if high-profile, murder case. What greets her is anything but. John Dalton, a soldier returned home from serving in Afghanistan, has been shot dead in an alleyway outside a local bar. Macy can't see any obvious motive for the attack, but John's closest friends and his twin sister, Jessie, have been keeping secrets.With a series of wildfires pushing the area's resources to the limit and Darby Lake's water level dropping to a record low, Jessie is becoming increasingly anxious about what may be uncovered if the rains don't return to the valley soon. Haunted by what's hidden beneath the still waters, she doesn't know whether to help or hinder Macy's investigation. And Macy herself is increasingly uneasy about what she discovers as she navigates the politics of a small town and the Dalton family clan, as well as her own complicated relationship with the father of her young son.
Burnt Sienna
by David MorrellGlamour and violence combine in the international bestseller from the master of the high-action thriller in this chilling tale of a very modern Bluebeard. Artist and ex-Marine Chase Malone decides to intervene when he discovers that Derek Bellasar, the notorious arms merchant, plans to kill his wife Sienna. Sienna and Malone are on the run, pursued by Bellasar, but Malone finds that a woman as beautiful as Sienna is impossible to hide...
Burntown: A Novel
by Jennifer McmahonAshford, Vermont, might look like your typical sleepy New England college town, but to the shadowy residents who live among the remains of its abandoned mills and factories, it's known as "Burntown." Eva Sandeski, known as "Necco" on the street, has been a part of this underworld for years, ever since the night her father Miles drowned in a flood that left her and her mother Lily homeless. A respected professor, Miles was also an inventor of fantastic machines, including one so secret that the plans were said to have been stolen from Thomas Edison's workshop. According to Lily, it's this machine that got Miles murdered. Necco has always written off this claim as the fevered imaginings of a woman consumed by grief. But when Lily dies under mysterious circumstances, and Necco's boyfriend is murdered, she's convinced her mother was telling the truth. Now, on the run from the man called "Snake Eyes," Necco must rely on other Burntown outsiders to survive. There are the "fire eaters," mystical women living off the grid in a campsite on the river's edge, practicing a kind of soothsaying inspired by powerful herbs called "the devil's snuff"; there's Theo, a high school senior who is scrambling to repay the money she owes a dangerous man; and then there's Pru, the cafeteria lady with a secret life. As the lives of these misfits intersect, and as the killer from the Sandeski family's past draws ever closer, a story of edge-of-your-seat suspense begins to unfurl with classic Jennifer McMahon twists and surprises.