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Child 44: Child 44, The Secret Speech, And Agent 6 Omnibus (The Child 44 Trilogy #1)
by Tom SmithA propulsive, relentless page-turner.A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted.A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience.CHILD 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read."There is no crime."Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that its citizens live free from the fear of ordinary crime and criminals. But in this society, millions do live in fear . . . of the State. Death is a whisper away. The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty-owning a book from the decadent West, the wrong word at the wrong time-sends millions of innocents into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or idealistic than Leo Demidov. A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative luxury in Moscow, even providing a decent apartment for his parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country. For this greater good, he has arrested and interrogated. Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal-a murderer-is on the loose, killing at will. At the same time, Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his world turned upside down, and every belief he's ever held shattered. The only way to save his life and the lives of his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society that is officially paradise, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer-is in their midst. Exiled from his home, with only his wife, Raisa, remaining at his side, Leo must confront the vast resources and reach of the MBG to find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.Tom Rob Smith graduated from Cambridge in 2001 and lives in London. Child 44 is his first novel.
Child Star: Part 1
by J. J. McavoyCHILD STAR is a novel told in three parts. Each part is about 25,000 - 30,000 words. **This is CHILD STAR: Part 1** Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster--Sinners Like Us--they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with. As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner... ***Read all three parts of J.J. McAvoy's extraordinary new adult romantic suspense novel - CHILD STAR - and look for the full book, which will be released as an ebook and a paperback***
Child Star: Part 1
by J. J. Mcavoy**This is the full novel for the sensational CHILD STAR Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster--Sinners Like Us--they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with. As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner...
Child Star: Part 2
by J. J. McavoyCHILD STAR is a novel told in three parts. Each part is about 25,000 - 30,000 words. **This is CHILD STAR: Part 2** Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster--Sinners Like Us--they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with. As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner... ***Read all three parts of J.J. McAvoy's extraordinary new adult romantic suspense novel - CHILD STAR - and look for the full book, which will be released as an ebook and a paperback***
Child Star: Part 3
by J. J. McavoyCHILD STAR is a novel told in three parts. Each part is about 25,000 - 30,000 words. **This is CHILD STAR: Part 3** Amelia London is America's sweetheart. Noah Sloan is America's bad boy. Both are former child stars and once were lovers. When they are cast as the leads in the upcoming erotic suspense blockbuster--Sinners Like Us--they are forced to come to terms with the issues that tore them apart to begin with. As the whole world watches, can they keep their secrets hidden? After all, everybody is a sinner... ***Read all three parts of J.J. McAvoy's extraordinary new adult romantic suspense novel - CHILD STAR - and look for the full book, which will be released as an ebook and a paperback***
Child Zero: A Novel
by Chris HolmFrom molecular biologist turned Anthony Award-winning author of The Killing Kind comes a fact-based thriller about our species&’ next great existential threat—perfect for fans of Michael Crichton.It began four years ago with a worldwide uptick of bacterial infections: meningitis in Frankfurt, cholera in Johannesburg, tuberculosis in New Delhi. Although the outbreaks spread aggressively and proved impervious to our drugs of last resort, public health officials initially dismissed them as unrelated. They were wrong. Antibiotic resistance soon roiled across the globe. Diseases long thought beaten came surging back. The death toll skyrocketed. Then New York City was ravaged by the most heinous act of bioterror the world had ever seen, perpetrated by a new brand of extremist bent on pushing humanity to extinction. Detective Jacob Gibson, who lost his wife in the 8/17 attack, is home caring for his sick daughter when his partner summons him to a sprawling shantytown in Central Park, the apparent site of a mass murder. Jake is startled to discover that, despite a life of abject squalor, the victims died in perfect health—and his only hope of finding answers is a twelve-year-old boy on the run from some very dangerous men.
Child in Jeopardy (Saddle Ridge Justice)
by Delores FossenA newborn&’s mother has been murdered…Could the baby be the next target? Deputy Slater McCullough, a confirmed bachelor, is stunned when security specialist Lana Walsh shows up on his doorstep with an infant. The baby&’s mother has been murdered and for mysterious reasons has claimed Slater is the father. When Lana reveals that someone is after them, Slater realizes the mother must have wanted him to protect the baby. But from whom? As they hide out under police protection, the unacknowledged heat that has always simmered between Slater and Lana threatens to become a fatal distraction. As much as he is a reluctant father, Lana knows this lawman won&’t let harm come to this child…or her.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Saddle Ridge Justice series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: The Sheriff's BabyBook 2: Protecting the NewbornBook 3: Tracking Down the Lawman's SonBook 4: Child in Jeopardy
Child of Darkness (Gemini #3)
by V.C. AndrewsSHE GREW UP IN THE SHADOWS OF LIES. NOW THE PAST WILL COME TO LIGHT. As a child, she was Baby Celeste, the one thing that kept her mother in touch with reality. But now her mother is in an institution, damaged by years of lies and secrets, and sixteen-year-old Celeste Atwell is alone in the world. Adopted by a wealthy couple, Wade and Ami Emerson, Celeste has everything a girl could desire: designer clothes, luxury cars, even a handsome boyfriend. But her new life is shrouded in mystery: Ami acts more like a girlfriend than Celeste's adoptive mother -- what mother would encourage her daughter to flirt outrageously and dress in racy outfits? Wade, meanwhile, stoically accepts his wife's wild spending sprees and over-the-top behavior. Celeste is about to discover the true price of having it all -- because the secrets hidden within the Emerson household are too dangerous to keep under wraps....
Child of My Winter (Rick Van Lam Mysteries #4)
by Andrew LanhRick van Lam is bui doi, "a child of dust," as the Vietnamese scornfully called a mixed-blood kid whose father was an unknown American GI. But Rick was lucky-in time he was sent to America. And he's ended up in Hartford, Connecticut, where he's made a life as a private eye after leaving a career as a cop at the NYPD. Rick is also teaching a part-time course at Farmington College where brainy Vietnamese student Dustin Trang, a scholarship student with no social skills and an oddly hostile family, is scorned and bullied. It reminds Rick of his own miserable days in a Saigon orphanage and he reaches out. But Dustin rebuffs him. One night as a blizzard strikes, a professor is shot down in the campus parking lot. The man had befriended Justin, but their relationship had visibly soured. Dustin is everyone's hot suspect for the murder, but Rick believes the boy is innocent. Oddly, Dustin seems indifferent to others' suspicion that he's a killer. And he seems resistant to helping his case. Rick knows he owes who he has become to the loving support of his friend, Hank Nguyen, and Hank's multigenerational family. To pay it forward for Justin, Rick persuades Hank, a state cop, and some of his circle of Hartford friends to dig into Dustin's dysfunctional world, interviewing faculty and students, relatives, and a busy congregation that seems to be a focal point for the fractured Trang family. As the investigation stalls and the cops close in, Rick realizes he has to break though a web of lies, anger, and betrayals, and force Justin to reveal whatever it is he fears more than arrest for murder.
Child of Silence (Bo Bradley #1)
by Abigail Padgett1st in mystery series. Bo Bradley, child abuse investigator with manic-depression rescues deaf child. Light, fast read, but excellent depiction of what's now called bi-polar disorder.
Child of Storm: Large Print (Allan Quatermain #6)
by H. Rider HaggardFrom the author of King Solomon&’s Mines: The second installment of the Zulu Trilogy, featuring adventurer Allan Quatermain, the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Part of a long-running series beginning with King Solomon&’s Mines, the saga that is H. Rider Haggard&’s Zulu Trilogy showcases the exotic adventures of swashbuckling hunter and explorer Allan Quatermain. In Child of Storm, Quatermain is hunting in Zululand when he becomes involved with a beautiful African girl who brings chaos to the Zulu kingdom . . .
Child of Vengeance
by David KirkA bold and vivid historical epic of feudal Japan, based on the real-life exploits of the legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto Japan in the late sixteenth century was a land in turmoil. Lords of the great clans schemed against one another, served by aristocratic samurai bound to them by a rigid code of honour. Bennosuke is a high-born but lonely youth living in his ancestral village. His mother died when he was a young boy, and his powerful warrior father, Munisai, has abandoned him for a life of service to his lord, Shinmen. Bennosuke has been raised by his uncle Dorinbo, a Buddhist monk who urges the boy to forgo the violence of the samurai and embrace the contemplative life. But Bennosuke worships his absent father, and when Munisai returns, gravely injured, Bennosuke is forced to confront truths about his family's history and his own place in it. These revelations soon guide him down the samurai's path--awash with blood, bravery, and vengeance. His journey will culminate in the epochal Battle of Sekigahara, in which Bennosuke will first proclaim his name as Musashi Miyamoto. This rich and absorbing epic explores the complexities of one young man's quest while capturing a crucial turning point in Japanese history with visceral mastery, sharp psychological insight, and tremendous narrative momentum.
Child of the Ruins: a gripping, heart-breaking and unforgettable World War Two historical thriller
by Kate FurnivallAnna and Ingrid have survived World War II. Now they must live through the Berlin airlifts.Evocative and unforgettable, CHILD OF THE RUINS is set during the Berlin air lifts of 1948 and written by one of the most brilliant writers of historical fiction in the UK.People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today he is gone. We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldn't stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet. So I am careful, extremely careful.Two families divided by war.An entire city on the edge of disaster.1948, Berlin. World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace; but Russian troops have closed all access to the city. Roads, railway lines and waterways are blocked and two million people are trapped, relying on airlifts of food, water and medicine to survive. The sharp eyes of the Russian state police watch everything; no one can be trusted.Anna and Ingrid are both searching for answers - and revenge - in the messy aftermath of war. They understand that survival comes only by knowing what to trade: food; medicine; heirlooms; secrets. Both are living in the shadows of a city where the line between right and wrong has become dangerously blurred. But they cannot give up in the search for a lost child ... Praise for Kate Furnivall's writing:'Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you have read the final word' JANE CORRY'Hugely ambitious and atmospheric' KATE MOSSE'Fast-paced with a sinister edge' THE TIMES(P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Child of the Ruins: a gripping, heart-breaking and unforgettable World War Two historical thriller
by Kate Furnivall'A poignant love story' THE iTwo families divided by war.An entire city on the edge of disaster.'I was blown away not just by the gripping story, which had my heart thumping at times, but the sheer eloquence of writing. It is a story of the strength of the human spirit, and of love which will not be defeated. I know I will be recommending it to everyone' LESLEY PEARSE1948, Berlin. World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace; but Russian troops have closed all access to the city. Roads, railway lines and waterways are blocked and two million people are trapped, relying on airlifts of food, water and medicine to survive. The sharp eyes of the Russian state police watch everything; no one can be trusted.Anna and Ingrid are both searching for answers - and revenge - in the messy aftermath of war. They understand that survival comes only by knowing what to trade: food; medicine; heirlooms; secrets. Both are living in the shadows of a city where the line between right and wrong has become dangerously blurred. But they cannot give up in the search for a lost child . . . 'An absolute triumph' DINAH JEFFERIES'Vivid, brave and suspenseful' RACHEL HORE'I defy anyone not to read beyond the first killer sentence' JANE CORRY'A harrowing and compelling portrait of Berlin in the aftermath of World War Two, told through the interconnecting stories of two courageous women struggling to survive in the rubble of their war-torn city' FIONA VALPY*** READERS LOVE THIS NOVEL! ***'The plot is exciting and fast paced. Thought-provoking and multi-layered as well as thoroughly entertaining. A perfect read' 'Furnivall masterfully captures the history of a divided Berlin in the aftermath of WW2''This novel draws you in with its incredibly well-researched historical fiction and tenacious female leads''A sweeping historical drama that's powerful and tense, full of espionage, making you feel like you're living in post-war Berlin... Beautifully written''This was such an emotive and immersive read that certainly stayed with me long after finishing the pages ... I literally couldn't put this book down. A brilliant story''Such an emotional, powerful, well-written, totally gripping book. I was blown away'
Child of the Ruins: a gripping, heart-breaking and unforgettable World War Two historical thriller
by Kate Furnivall'A poignant love story' THE iTwo families divided by war.An entire city on the edge of disaster.'I was blown away not just by the gripping story, which had my heart thumping at times, but the sheer eloquence of writing. It is a story of the strength of the human spirit, and of love which will not be defeated. I know I will be recommending it to everyone' LESLEY PEARSE1948, Berlin. World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace; but Russian troops have closed all access to the city. Roads, railway lines and waterways are blocked and two million people are trapped, relying on airlifts of food, water and medicine to survive. The sharp eyes of the Russian state police watch everything; no one can be trusted.Anna and Ingrid are both searching for answers - and revenge - in the messy aftermath of war. They understand that survival comes only by knowing what to trade: food; medicine; heirlooms; secrets. Both are living in the shadows of a city where the line between right and wrong has become dangerously blurred. But they cannot give up in the search for a lost child . . . 'An absolute triumph' DINAH JEFFERIES'Vivid, brave and suspenseful' RACHEL HORE'I defy anyone not to read beyond the first killer sentence' JANE CORRY'A harrowing and compelling portrait of Berlin in the aftermath of World War Two, told through the interconnecting stories of two courageous women struggling to survive in the rubble of their war-torn city' FIONA VALPY*** READERS LOVE THIS NOVEL! ***'The plot is exciting and fast paced. Thought-provoking and multi-layered as well as thoroughly entertaining. A perfect read' 'Furnivall masterfully captures the history of a divided Berlin in the aftermath of WW2''This novel draws you in with its incredibly well-researched historical fiction and tenacious female leads''A sweeping historical drama that's powerful and tense, full of espionage, making you feel like you're living in post-war Berlin... Beautifully written''This was such an emotive and immersive read that certainly stayed with me long after finishing the pages ... I literally couldn't put this book down. A brilliant story''Such an emotional, powerful, well-written, totally gripping book. I was blown away'
Child's Play
by Andrew NeidermanA chilling tale from the bestselling author of The Devil’s Advocate, “a master of psychological thrillers” (V. C. Andrews). They were four perfect little children. Alex had taught them well. They helped with the house, set the table for meals, and went straight upstairs after dinner to do their homework. They did as they were told. Sharon didn’t miss the glances that passed between her husband and the foster children. From the day they arrived, they had looked up to Alex, worshiped him. Why, it even seemed they were beginning to act like Alex—right down to the icy sarcasm, the terrifying smile, and the evil gleam in their eyes when they looked at her. Oh yes, they’d do anything to please Alex. Anything at all . . .
Child's Play (The Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries #9)
by Reginald HillAn inheritance draws a shady long-lost relative out of hiding in &“the most elaborate mystery in the Yorkshire series&” (Kirkus Reviews). Reginald Hill &“raised the classical British mystery to new heights&” when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, the callow Sgt. Peter Pascoe (The New York Times Book Review). Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them &“the most remarkable duo in the annals of crime fiction&” (Toronto Star). Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as ebooks. Gwendoline Huby&’s passing has left her relatives more aggrieved than grieving. The wealthy and dotty widow has bequeathed the bulk of her fortune to her son, Alexander, missing in action since World War II. Then a stranger appears at the funeral claiming, against all odds, to be the phantom benefactor. Imposter or rightful heir? For Dalziel and Pascoe, a prickly situation is made even more so when Alexander is murdered. But when a second body turns up—this time in the CID&’s parking lot—the Yorkshire detectives can&’t fathom a connection. Until they dare to look a little deeper into the Hubys&’ family plot. Child&’s Play is the 9th book in the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Child's Play: A Thriller (The Elle Harrison Series #3)
by Merry JonesA tortured child returns to the school that failed himSince her husband's murder two years earlier, life hasn't been easy for Elle Harrison. Now, at the start of a new school year, the second grade teacher is determined to move on. She's selling her house and delving into new experiences, like learning trapeze.Just before the first day of school, Elle learns that a former student, Ty Evans, has been released from juvenile detention, where he served time for killing his abusive father. Within days of his release, Elle's school principal—who'd tormented Ty as a child—is brutally murdered. So is a teacher at the school. And Ty's former girlfriend. All the victims have links to Ty.Ty's younger brother, Seth, is in Elle's class. When Seth shows up at school beaten and bruised, Elle reports the abuse, and authorities remove Seth and his older sister, Katie, from their home. Is Ty the abuser?Ty seeks Elle out, confiding that she's the only adult he's ever trusted. She tries to be open-minded, even wonders if he's been wrongly condemned. But when she's assaulted in the night, she suspects that Ty is her attacker. Is he a serial killer? Is she his next intended victim?Before Elle discovers the truth, she's caught in a deadly trap that challenges her deepest convictions about guilt and innocence, childhood and family. Pushed to her limits, she's forced to face her fears and apply new skills in a deadly fight to survive.
Child's Play: Number 23 in Series (The Destroyer #23)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirThe government's Witness Protection Program has been compromised - cooperative criminals who thought a new name would keep them safe are suddenly turning up dead. As this continues it threatens the future of hundreds of cases when others panic about pulling out, fearing for their safety. And those killing them are merely children.Who is training them? And why can't Remo use his Sinanju skills against them? Remo Williams is The Destroyer, an ex-cop who should be dead, but instead fights for the secret government law-enforcement organisation CURE. Trained in the esoteric martial art of Sinanju by his aged mentor, Chiun, Remo is America's last line of defence. Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Childhunt
by Faith Mortimer Anna SigilloGli abitanti di Cipro si stanno preparando per le vacanze di Natale quando, senza preavviso, qualcosa di terribile sconvolge uno dei villaggi... Due bambini piccoli spariscono ... rapiti dal loro stesso giardino... Diana conosce la famiglia e mette su un gruppo di ricerca grazie all'aiuto dei locali ... La tela sembra stringersi sempre di più intorno ad una delle case di quel villaggio apperentemente sempre tranquillo... Diana finisce per farsi coinvolgere sempre più nella disperata ricerca dei bambini, mettendo in pericolo la sua stessa vita e quella dell'amica Clare.
Children Of Chaos
by Greg F. GifuneThree teenage boys encounter a strange and enigmatic man who will change their lives, their destinies, and the very fate of their souls. After their encounter mistakenly leads to murder, they realize the eerie stranger may not have been a man at all.
Children of Ambition (Children of Vice #2)
by J. J. McAvoyChildren of Vice #2"Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.”Everything I’ve done, everything I will do…no remorse. The world is a vicious place for a woman. It’s even crueler to the daughter of the Ceann na Conairte—discarded, married off, left powerless…But I am no ordinary daughter of the mafia.Unlike every other mafia family, my mother was Melody Callahan, Bloody Mel, the Don of the Italian Mafia, and the Don didn’t raise some precious mafia princess.Bone by bone she broke me first, so no one else could—and bone by bone, I pieced myself back together.I am no longer just the daughter.I am the Don.I am Donatella Aviela Callahan, and there is only one way—my way.
Children of Paranoia
by Trevor ShaneALL WARS HAVE RULES Rule Number One: No killing innocent bystanders. Rule Number Two: No killing anyone under the age of eighteen. BREAK THE RULES, BECOME THE TARGET Since the age of eighteen, Joseph has been assassinating people on behalf of a cause that he believes in but doesn't fully understand. The War is ageless, hidden in the shadows, governed by a rigid set of rules, and fought by two distinct sides-one good, one evil. The only unknown is which side is which. Soldiers in the War hide in plain sight, their deeds disguised as accidents or random acts of violence amidst an unsuspecting population ignorant of the brutality that is always inches away. Killing people is the only life Joseph has ever known, and he's one of the best at it. But when a job goes wrong and he's sent away to complete a punishingly dangerous assignment, Joseph meets a girl named Maria, and for the first time in his life his singleminded, bloody purpose fades away. Before Maria, Joseph's only responsibility was dealing death to the anonymous targets fingered by his superiors. Now he must run from the people who have fought by his side to save what he loves most in this world. As Children of Paranoia reaches its heart-in-throat climax, Joseph will learn that only one rule remains immutable: the only thing more dangerous than fighting the War. . . is leaving it. .
Children of Redemption (Children of Vice #3)
by J. J. McAvoyChildren of Vice #3“I do not come in peace.”Life has never been easy for the second-born Callahan son, Wyatt. Trained as a doctor, but born a Callahan, his life has always been one of warring dualities.But when the Callahan family suffers a massive blow, it’s time for Wyatt to step up and decide, once and for all, who he really is. Will Wyatt rise to the challenge as his enemies close in or will his actions lead to destruction of the world’s most powerful mafia family?Catch up on the Children of Vice Series:CHILDREN OF VICE, Book 1: “From the Ruthless, Vice shall Rise.”CHILDREN OF AMBITION, Book 2: "Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.”
Children of Tender Years
by Ted AllbeuryJake Malik an SIS Officer is sent to West Germany to uncover - not infiltrate - KGB activity there. But he does not know that his bosses have sent him for a very different reason. His liaison is Heinz Fischer from the German Political Police. Fischer's sister Lisa falls in love with the lonely Englishman not realising that his mission could destroy the foundations of their lives.