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Buffet for Unwelcome Guests: The Best Short Mystery Stories of Christianna Brand
by Christianna BrandThis collection of short crime stories offers five courses of delectable depravity from mystery&’s master chef. Playing Othello is hard on any actor, but for the great James Dragon, the role is toxic. During the play&’s run, he must reenact the horrible crime that took his own wife&’s life. Every person in the audience thinks that Dragon killed his real-life wife, and when the curtain rises they wonder if tonight will be the night when Othello finally cracks. &“After the Event&” is just the first in a round of Cockrill cocktails—bracing short fiction starring Christianna Brand&’s famed Scotland Yard inspector. From there we proceed to bloody entrees, chilling desserts, and a cup of black coffee that will shock you wide awake. Brand&’s short fiction is more than a sample—it is an all-night banquet that leaves the reader terrified and satisfied as only a good mystery can.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Coyote Moon
by Esther FriesnerOf Shapeshifters and Skinwalkers.... As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. one girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. The seedy carnival looks like just the thing to give Buffy and her best buds, Xander and Willow, a break from staking bloodsuckers. Some greasy food, a few cheap thrills -- what more could a Slayer ask for? But then Buffy senses something evil behind this carnival. Xander and Willow aren't so sure. They don't buy Buffy's notion that the carneys are somehow connected to the corpes turning up around Sunnydale. It doesn't help that her two best friends are each interested in someone at the carnival. Which puts the burden of proof on Buffy. Can she find out what's going on in time to save her friends? Or has the Slayer become the prey?
Bug Man Suspense 3-in-1 Bundle (A Bug Man Novel)
by Tim DownsThe Bug Man Suspense Bundle is a 3-in-1 set of eBooks from author Tim Downs: First the Dead, Less than Dead, and Ends of the Earth. This series follows Nick Polchak, a quirky forensic entomologist known as "The Bug Man," as he works to uncover murders using his expert knowledge of bugs.In First the Dead Nick tries to find a killer in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's attack on New Orleans. But the more he digs the stronger--and deadlier--the resistance becomes. Nick is there to collect bodies, and he's going to do just that--especially when he starts finding bodies that were clearly dead before the hurricane. He understands that all forensic evidence will soon disintegrate in the hot, contaminated water . . . and he knows that's exactly what the killer wants to happen.Nick has finally met his match in Less than Dead. When a grave is discovered on property owned by the front-running candidate for the next presidential election, the FBI immediately becomes involved. The graves then vanish and Nick follows local legend to the bizarre Alena who keeps to herself in the mountains of Northern Virginia, training cadaver dogs. Together they discover that this small town--and the presidential-hopeful--have closets full of skeletons.As Ends of the Earth unfolds, Nick struggles to protect a victim's family from agro-terrorists in North Carolina. After dissecting the remains of a bale of marijuana scattered in the tomato fields, Nick learns that the South American marijuana is strangely infested with a common North Carolina insect: the tobacco hornworm. To further confound the mystery, the bugs are infected with a fungus from Asia, and Nick begins to suspect his victim wasn't killed because of the marijuana, but because of the insects it contained. He then discovers that a vicious agricultural scheme is underway to cripple US corn and ethanol production.
Bug-Napped (Hardy Boys Clue Book #11)
by Franklin W. DixonDetective brothers Frank and Joe search for a very special beetle in the eleventh book in the interactive Hardy Boys Clue Book series.Frank and Joe are taking care of their friend&’s super cool pet stag beetle named Izumi for the weekend. Not only is this bug fun to watch, but he is also supposed to bring you luck! The first night with Izumi, Joe learns that stag beetles like to hiss and chirp…a lot. So, Joe decides to leave Izumi on the front stoop so he can get some sleep. But when Joe goes to get Izumi the next morning, he discovers that his lucky friend isn&’t so lucky after all. Because Izumi has gone missing! Izumi&’s cage is gone so the boys know he didn&’t escape on his own. Did Aki&’s pet get bug-napped? Can the brothers find this special bug before the weekend is over? It&’s up to Frank and Joe—and you—to solve the mystery of the missing beetle!
Buggy Breakout (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #25)
by Carolyn Keene Macky PamintuanThe Princess Mix-Up Mystery and Buggy Breakout have eight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!
Bugie Pericolose (Bugie e Milionari #4)
by Lexy TimmsLa neosposa Allyson Smith, dopo la cerimonia improvvisata alle Bahamas, sta ancora cercando di capire come lavorare con il marito milionario, Dane Prescott. Ormai, è una Prescott anche lei. Non è più l'assistente del marito ed è diventata incredibilmente ricca. Le servirà un po' di tempo per abituarsi alla sua nuova condizione. Stanca dell'attaccamento ai soldi della sua famiglia e della sfiducia da parte della famiglia di Dane, Allyson cerca in tutti i modi di agire con cautela. Non è possibile, però, accontentare sempre tutti e, a volte, è necessario lasciar correre. Altrimenti qualcuno potrebbe finire nei guai. Quando Allyson viene accusata di appropriazione indebita, Dane si offre di prendersi la colpa e le conseguenze, compresa la prigione, al posto della moglie. Il loro matrimonio riuscirà a superare l'ennesimo ostacolo o le bugie continueranno ad aumentare fino a sommergerli del tutto?
Bugie che Feriscono
by Paola Ciccarelli Rebecca SheaIl giorno in cui Alex è entrato nella mia vita, non avevo idea di quanto l'avrei amato. Lui ha cambiato tutto. Il mio modo di respirare. Il mio modo di pensare. Il mio modo di amare. Mi ha riportato in vita. Mi ha reso più forte e mi ha dato un luogo sicuro dove stare. E poi mi ha distrutto. Quando ho incontrato Emilia, ho avuto l'occasione di fare qualcosa di buono per una volta nella mia vita. Volevo cambiare. Lei credeva che fossi il suo salvatore. Ed io desideravo ardentemente esserlo. Si è insinuata nel mio cuore e l'ha reclamato come il suo luogo sicuro. Dovrei dirle la verità su di me... invece la distruggo con le mie bugie. Nota: Bugie che feriscono è il primo volume della serie Bound and Broken **Questo libro è un romance New Adult e contiene argomenti adatti a un pubblico maturo. Non è destinato ai minori di 17 anni.**
Bugie per non sentirsi soli
by Toni García Arias“Non appena gli occhi di John Veiga si posarono sui miei mi pentii di aver accettato di partecipare a questo inganno.” ‘Bugie per non sentirsi soli’ inizia così, una novella dove le vite dei protagonisti, completamente sconosciuti, finiscono per incontrarsi. Alicia Ponce lavora come professoressa in un istituto di Madrid. Una mattina, un evento inaspettato le sconvolgerà la vita e si vedrà obbligata a ricostruirla da capo. John Veiga è il figlio di uno spagnolo emigrato negli Stati Uniti. Dopo aver perso il lavoro, John sarà coinvolto in una vicenda oscura. Tramite personaggi feriti emozionalmente e con una trama complessa, ‘Bugie per non sentirsi soli’ ci presenta un ritratto interessante delle relazioni umane, dove i destini s’incrociano continuamente in modo imprevedibile.
Building Faith: An Amish Home Novella (Amish Home Novellas)
by Kathleen FullerFaith Miller knows that carpentry is an unlikely hobby for a young Amish woman, but she loves the work and it keeps the memory of her grandfather alive. So when her cousin asks Faith to build the cabinets in her new home, Faith is only too happy to take on the job, even if it is the most ambitious project she has ever taken on. The only catch is that she has to work with her ex-fiance, Silas. As they work to build Martha&’s kitchen, can they put the past behind them and start to build faith in one another again?
Building a Mystery (T.Witches #2)
by H. B. Gilmour Randi ReisfeldThe book is about two identical twin witches who were separated by birth but later got together. They found that they are more powerful when they were together than apart.
Built to Last (Black Knights Inc. #12)
by Julie Ann WalkerIn the epic conclusion to the BKI series, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers her biggest bombshell yet!Welcome to Black Knights Inc.What appears to be a tricked-out motorcycle shop on the North Side of Chicago is actually headquarters for the world's most elite covert operatives. Deadly, dangerous, and determined, they'll steal your breath and your heart.After a mission-gone-sideways forces Jamin "Angel" Agassi to change his identity, he's determined to bring down the world's worst crime syndicate kingpin once and for all. That's going to be the easy part. Keeping Interpol agent Sonya Butler from discovering who he really is—and blazing another trail into his heart—is the challenge.Black Knights Inc Series:Hell on Wheels (Book 1)In Rides Trouble (Book 2)Rev It Up (Book 3)Thrill Ride (Book 4)Born Wild (Book 5)Hell for Leather (Book 6)Full Throttle (Book 7)Too Hard to Handle (Book 8)Wild Ride (Book 9)Fuel for Fire (Book 10)Hot Pursuit (Book 11)Built to Last (Book 12)What People Are Saying About Black Knights Inc:"A fast-paced, sexy thrill ride." —Kirkus for Fuel for Fire"An intriguing mix of fast-paced action and sizzling romance!" —Fresh Fiction for Thrill Ride"Exhilarating, not-to-be missed!" —RT Book Reviews for Too Hard to Handle
Bull Mountain
by Brian Panowich"[Panowich] pulls off [a] daunting undertaking with astounding success . . . The storytelling is mesmerizing, with virtually every chapter set in a different timeline and focused on a single character, but the sense of immediacy carries over into each era. And while the violence is shocking in its coldhearted brutality, it's as aesthetically choreographed as any ballet."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review"Brian Panowich stamps words on the page as if they've been blasted from the barrel of a shotgun, and as with a shotgun blast, no one is safe from the scattered fragments of history that impale the people of Bull Mountain."--Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy From a remarkable new voice in Southern fiction, a multigenerational saga of crime, family, and vengeance. Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made its home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his family's criminal empire, Clayton took the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can. But when a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms shows up at Clayton's office with a plan to shut down the mountain, his hidden agenda will pit brother against brother, test loyalties, and could lead Clayton down a path to self-destruction. In a sweeping narrative spanning decades and told from alternating points of view, the novel brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of the mountain and its inhabitants: forbidding, loyal, gritty, and ruthless. A story of family--the lengths men will go to protect it, honor it, or in some cases destroy it--Bull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction.From the Hardcover edition.
Bulldog Drummond Returns (The Bulldog Drummond Thrillers #7)
by H. C. McNeileCaught in a deadly conspiracy, a young man stumbles into the only person who can help: Bulldog Drummond Far from home, Marton staggers across a foggy moor, evil in close pursuit. A shot whizzes past his ear and Marton thinks his time has come. He is about to give up when he sees a house up ahead and finds new strength. Inside the isolated cottage, Bulldog Drummond, tough-nosed defender of England, has been bored for weeks and is grateful for the company, as out-of-breath and terrified as Marton may be. Before hearing his guest&’s story, Drummond goes to make drinks. When he returns, Marton is gone. Drummond&’s only clues are a name—Comtessa Bartelozzi—and a newspaper article that suggests Marton&’s father recently killed himself. Soon, however, England&’s greatest hero discovers that the mysterious young man is caught up in a sinister plot that threatens to destabilize the entire nation. Saving Marton and keeping England free will mean risking life and limb, but Bulldog Drummond was never cut out for a quiet life in the country. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Bulldog Drummond's Third Round (The Bulldog Drummond Thrillers #3)
by H. C. McNeileIn his thrilling third adventure, Bulldog Drummond battles a hired thug with grand aspirations Edward Blackton stares across the crystal waters of Lake Geneva, dreaming of a score big enough to transform him from mere criminal genius to world-dominating mastermind. His recent audience with two panicked representatives of an international diamond cartel may be his big chance. A British professor has perfected the cheap manufacture of precious stones, endangering the very existence of the diamond industry. To safeguard the cartel&’s millions, Blackton will make the professor see reason—or send him to his grave.Luckily, the professor can call on Bulldog Drummond, enemy of criminal syndicates everywhere. Stopping Blackton will mean a chase across England and beyond—and a dip into the dangerous waters that Drummond navigates like no other.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Bulldog Drummond: Large Print (The Bulldog Drummond Thrillers #1)
by H. C. McNeileThe thrilling debut of Bulldog Drummond, England&’s bravest veteran In the waning days of World War I, four men gather in a Swiss hotel. Two are German, one is American—and the last is a citizen of the world and a master of disguise. To enter this exclusive club, there are only two requirements: a desire to see England destroyed and the means to make it happen.In London, Captain Hugh &“Bulldog&” Drummond, formerly of His Majesty&’s Royal Loamshire Regiment, grapples with the tedium of civilian life. Eager for action, he places an ad offering himself up for adventure licit or illicit—anything so long as it is exciting. He is soon hired by Phyllis Benton, whose father has come under the sway of the sinister organization plotting to bring down the British government and replace it with a dictatorship. Bulldog will risk life and limb to save not only his beloved England, but the charming Miss Phyllis, as well.The first installment in H. C. McNeile&’s postwar adventure novels revolutionized the thriller genre and introduced one of popular fiction&’s most enduring heroes. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Bullet (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novels)
by Laurell K. HamiltonI am back in St Louis and trying to live a normal life - as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a US Marshal. I have my lovers, my friends and their children, school programs to attend. In the midst of all this ordinary happiness a vampire from my past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead, but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire, and it's hard to kill a god. The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with me and the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body and to emigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken ... And if the Mother of All Darkness can't succeed in taking over my body for herself, she means to see that no one else has the use of it, ever again.
Bullet Gal
by Andrez BergenTeenage gunsel-cum-aspiring-hero Mitzi (last name unknown) breezes into Heropa with twin 9 mm pistols blazing - only to be targeted for recruitment, betrayal and assassination. French femmes fatale, an out-of-touch super-powered elite, and one hell of an underlying mystery, figure heavily in this fusion neo-noir, science-fiction dystopia. Interweaving the scrappy one-liners is a story much more than the sum of its parts, concerning questions about grand creative process.
Bullet Hole (Alan Saxon Mysteries #1)
by Keith MilesIn the world of championship golf, the stakes are high and passions run to match. And never more so than at the British Open Championship, particularly when it is played at Saint Andrews, venerable home of the game.For Alan Saxon, too long ago a champion and once again in top form, this is a crucial tournament, and he must carefully prepare himself. But his ritual is rudely interrupted by the appearance of a young, pretty golf groupie who starts by demanding a lift and ends up naked and dead in his bed.She is not the only casualty, and it fast becomes clear that someone wants Saxon out of the open. As the championship builds to its climax, at last Saxon thinks he knows who the killer is—but then he must decide: which hole is the bullet hole?
Bullet Park: A Novel (Vintage International)
by John CheeverWelcome to Bullet Park, a township in which even the most buttoned-down gentry sometimes manage to terrify themselves simply by looking in the mirror. In these exemplary environs John Cheever traces the fateful intersection of two men: Eliot Nailles, a nice fellow who loves his wife and son to blissful distraction, and Paul Hammer, a bastard named after a common household tool, who, after half a lifetime of drifting, settles down in Bullet Park with one objective— to murder Nailles's son. Here is the lyrical and mordantly funny hymn to the American suburb— and to all the dubious normalcy it represents— delivered with unparalleled artistry and assurance.
Bullet Point
by Peter AbrahamsWyatt never really thought much about his dad--a hardened criminal, a lifer in a prison somewhere on the other side of the state. But then the economy had to go and tank, and the community had to go and cut the baseball program from Wyatt's high school. And then the coach had to go and show Wyatt a photograph of his dad at sixteen, looking very much like Wyatt himself. Through a series of unfortunate--or perhaps they were fortunate--events, Wyatt meets a crazy-hot girl named Greer with a criminal dad of her own. A criminal dad who is, in fact, in jail with Wyatt's own criminal dad. Greer arranges a meeting, and Wyatt's dad is nothing like the guy he's imagined--he's suave, and smart, and funny, and cool, and--Wyatt's pretty sure--innocent. So Wyatt decides to help him out. A decision that may possibly be the worst he's ever made in his life. This is another hold-your-breath thriller by the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated Peter Abrahams.
Bullet Proof
by Frank KaneShe was as pretty a mantrap as Liddell had ever set up. Five-feet-six. Black hair. One hundred and twenty-eight lusciously distributed pounds. Very, very nice . . . Liddell looked at his watch. The rackets boss was late in coming. Liddell didn’t mind. Let Frankie Capolla be as late as he wanted. Liddell knew a very good way of passing the time . . .
Bullet Proof
by Frank KaneShe was as pretty a mantrap as Liddell had ever set up. Five-feet-six. Black hair. One hundred and twenty-eight lusciously distributed pounds. Very, very nice . . .Liddell looked at his watch. The rackets boss was late in coming. Liddell didn't mind. Let Frankie Capolla be as late as he wanted. Liddell knew a very good way of passing the time . . .
Bullet Proof
by Frank KaneShe was as pretty a mantrap as Liddell had ever set up. Five-feet-six. Black hair. One hundred and twenty-eight lusciously distributed pounds. Very, very nice . . .Liddell looked at his watch. The rackets boss was late in coming. Liddell didn’t mind. Let Frankie Capolla be as late as he wanted. Liddell knew a very good way of passing the time . . .
Bullet Train: A Novel
by Kotaro IsakaWINNER OF THE STRAND CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUTA dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins—soon to be a major film from Sony starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, and Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and more Satoshi—The Prince—looks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a stylish and devious assassin. Risk fuels him, as does a good philosophical debate, such as questioning: Is killing really wrong? Kimura’s young son is in a coma thanks to The Prince, and Kimura has tracked him onto a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers on board. Nanao, also nicknamed Ladybug, the self-proclaimed “unluckiest assassin in the world,” is put on the bullet train by his boss, a mysterious young woman called Maria, to steal a suitcase full of money and get off at the first stop. The lethal duo of Tangerine and Lemon are also traveling to Morioka, and the suitcase leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will make it off alive? A bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with incredible energy as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwinds up to the last station.Also Available: Bullet Train movie tie-in edition (ISBN: 9781419763847)
Bullet for a Star (The Toby Peters Mysteries #1)
by Stuart M. KaminskyThe first in a mystery series set in 1940s Hollywood, where a hard-boiled private eye helps a cast of real-life stars: &“Nostalgic fun&” (Publishers Weekly). Hollywood, 1940: It&’s been four years since security guard Toby Peters got fired from the Warner Brothers lot for breaking a screen cowboy&’s arm. Since then he&’s scratched out a living as a private detective—missing persons and bodyguard work mostly—but now his old friends, the Warners, have a job for him. Someone has mailed the studio a picture of Errol Flynn caught in a compromising position with an underage woman. Although Flynn insists it&’s a fake, the studio is taking no chances. Peters is to deliver the blackmailer five thousand dollars and return with the photo negative. It should be simple, but Flynn, a swashbuckler on and off the screen, has a way of making things complicated. Soon it&’s up to Peters to clear Flynn&’s name, following a twisted trail that surprisingly leads to the set of The Maltese Falcon, involving Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. As real-life PI Toby Peters meets Bogie&’s Sam Spade, he doesn&’t fall prey to being star-struck. But he may still fall prey to a killer. &“If you like your mysteries Sam Spade tough, with tongue in cheek and a touch of the theatrical, then the Toby Peters series is just your ticket.&” —Houston Chronicle