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Chicken Alfredo Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria #29)
by Patti BenningEver feel worked to death? Eleanora Pacelli is looking forward to a two-week vacation In Florida. Eager for an escape from the cold, dreary Maine weather, she can’t wait to feel the sun on her face and sand between her toes. Nonna is going along too, but unlike Ellie, she’ll be staying there until spring Is well under way. When someone in Nonna’s retirement community is murdered, Ellie’s vacation turns from pleasant to terrifying. On the heels of the murder, another crime strikes the sleepy community, and points to Nonna’s safety being at risk. Will Ellie solve the crime in time to save her beloved grandmother? Find out in this heart-pounding adventure!
Chicken Club Murder (The darling Deli #21)
by Patti BenningEverything is coming up roses... And murder. When deli owner and amateur sleuth, Moira Darling, opens the deli on Mother's Day morning, she assumes that the roses she Finds on the counter are from her daughter... until she Finds a stranger's body slumped behind the counter. While Darling's DELIcious Delights is closed For the police investigation, Moira has nothing to do but ponder the mystery of the dead man and the Flowers. When the police discover a strange connection between the victim and Moira, she is Frightened and horrified beyond belief. Questions haunt her day and night. Who was the man in the deli, why had he been killed, and what did all of it mean? Will she be next? Find out the answers to all of that and more in this deliciously Fast-paced Cozy Mystery!
Chicken Pesto Murder (The Darling Deli #5)
by Patti BenningSometimes life just goes to the dogs... And sometimes the dogs go missing. Deli owner and amateur sleuth, Moira Darling, has her hands full with running her business and becoming involved when several pets in the sleepy lakeside town of Maple Creek, Michigan, disappear. Life for the busy business owner becomes even more complicated when a retiring detective goes missing, and police cast suspicious glances at Moira's friend, David. As much as she tries to avoid becoming involved, Moira soon finds herself swept up into non-stop action and intrigue. Will she come to the rescue of both dogs and detectives? Find out in this fast-paced delectable Cozy Mystery!
Chickens, Queens and Prostitutes
by Gordon ShepherdIn 1982, young cop Tom Stevenson is accepted onto the Vice Squad based in Newcastle upon Tyne and discovers a new seedy side of life. From the outset, he has to deal with snake tattooed flashers, massage parlours, public toilets used for sexual activity, whipped husbands needing excuses for their wives and other weird and shocking events. However, the unique humour and camaraderie of his colleagues on the squad help Tom to cope with the perverts and disgusting activities he encounters. Sometime later, a young, gay boy is murdered in a local park, and Tom receives certain information that eventually points to the identification of a suspect. Tom arrests a person he believes is responsible for the killing but his superior officer isn't happy at all. Who killed the boy? Was it the person who Tom arrested? Why is Tom in trouble? Will anyone give a damn in six months time?
Chico Azul Abusivo: Una oscura novela psicológica
by John Nicholl Lola Terán DuránA veces las víctimas responden los golpes… Cada aspecto de la vida de Kathy es dominada por su abusivo esposo “chico-matón”. Ahora está embarazada y teme por su vida. ¿Podrá escaparse de él? Una electrificante novela psicológica de lectura adictiva cargada de suspenso. Lo que la gente está diciendo de Bully Boy Blue: ‘¡¡FAN-ENLOQUECI-FANTÁSTICA!!’C!!' - Melanie Lewis -The Book Club ‘¡Un libro tan valiente e impresionante – no se lo pierdan!’ The Book Magnet ‘¡Wow! Una gran lectura adictiva con montones de suspenso.’ Angie Smith – Autora bestseller ‘Una lectura de paso y pulso rápido que deboré en una sentada.’ Relax and Read Book Reviews ‘¡Brillante, como siempre!’ Renita D’Silva – Autora Bestseller ‘Este libro me hizo contener el aliento desde la primera palabra hasta la última.’ Goodreads ‘Una lectura intense que no podia soltar.’ Read Along With Sue '¡Me hizo jadear en voz alta!' Goodreads ‘¡Qué gran lectura!’ Stella Marie Alden – Autora Bestseller '¡Una lectura de ritmo rápido grandiosa!' Booklover Catlady Reviews ‘Cargada con el golpe de un campeón de peso completo.’ Tome Tender Book Blog ‘John Nicholl nunca deja de asombrarme.’ The Book Review Cafe ‘No puedo recomendar Bully Boy Blue lo suficiente alto.’ Judith Barrow – Autora Bestseller 'Podrá ser pequeño pero es increíblemente poderoso.' Little Bookness Lane 'Kudos, Sr. Nicholl, por tan maravilloso pedazo de obra.’ Book Reviews to Ponder
Chicos Malos de Alquiler: Ryker
by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa Rachelle Ayala"Sexi y explosivo. Una versión moderna de la historia de Romeo y Julieta con un sorprendente giro." La florista Terri Martin tiene una vida tranquila y pacífica. Quizás demasiado tranquila y demasiado pacífica, porque no puede recordar la última vez que estuvo en una relación sentimental. Terri llama a Chicos Malos de Alquiler para alquilar una cita para su fiesta de cumpleaños. Va a cumplir treinta años. Pero antes de que pueda alquilar uno, conoce a Ryker Slade, un motero que se está ocultando de su club de moteros. Viejas venganzas resurgen y pronto Terri tiene más entre manos de lo que puede controlar cuando comprende que su amor por Ryker está tan condenado como el de Romeo y Julieta. Ryker cree que tiene una forma de escapar, pero ¿puede escapar Terri a su destino, o encontrará a su amante muerto antes de que ella despierte? Chicos Malos de Alquiler son historias divertidas y excitantes, donde el amor es inesperado pero siempre delicioso. Pueden leerse como historias independientes, pero para disfrutarlas aún más, por favor, aseguraos de echarle un vistazo a los demás libros de la serie. Libro #1: Ryker & Terri (Romance del Club de Moteros) Libro #2: Ken & Jolie (Romance de Vacaciones Hawaianas) Libro #3: Nick & Carol (Sexi Romance Navideño) La serie Chicos Malos de Alquiler ha recibido el premio Valley Books Reviewers Choice 2016.
Chiefs (Will Lee #1)
by Stuart WoodsIn the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia; the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating. The investigation falls to Will Henry Lee, a failed cotton farmer newly appointed as Delano's first chief of police. Lee's obsession with the crime begins a story that weaves through the decades, following the life of a small southern town and the role of three police chiefs in unraveling the crime. Chiefs is the best kind of thriller, where the investigation plays out against the drama beneath the surface of a seemingly placid community, seething with the pressures of race, love, hate, and; always; political power, extending from the town fathers all the way to Washington, DC.
Chiefs: A Novel (Will Lee Novel #1)
by Stuart WoodsThe compelling thriller that launched the career of best-selling novelist Stuart Woods in an anniversary hardcover edition. In the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia; the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating. The investigation falls to Will Henry Lee, a failed cotton farmer newly appointed as Delano's first chief of police. Lee's obsession with the crime begins a story that weaves through the decades, following the life of a small southern town and the role of three police chiefs in unraveling the crime. Chiefs is the best kind of thriller, where the investigation plays out against the drama beneath the surface of a seemingly placid community, seething with the pressures of race, love, hate, and; always; political power, extending from the town fathers all the way to Washington, DC. With a new foreword by the author, this volume will be a collector's treasure for all fans of Stuart Woods.
Chihuahua Confidential: A Barking Detective Mystery (A Barking Detective Mystery #2)
by Waverly Curtis"If I say so myself, I am muy foxy!"When novice P.I. Geri Sullivan first heard her adopted Chihuahua talk, she thought she'd gone barking mad. But it turns out Pepe is a savvy sleuth--and if he has his way, he'll soon be a bone-a-fido celebrity, too, as Pepe and Geri are Hollywood-bound to star in the reality show Dancing With Dogs. So far, so bueno. Then Nigel St. Nigel, the judge everyone loves to hate, becomes the judge someone wanted dead. Pepe and Geri are hot on a killer's heels but between perfecting the paso doble and protecting Pepe's Pomeranian lady love, both have their paws full. If Pepe's new status as a Beverly Hills Chihuahua goes to his head, it may be the last waltz for Geri's crime-biting compadre. . ."Pepe is one cool P.I." --Leslie MeierPraise for Dial C for Chihuahua"A fun and breezy mystery." –Jennie Bentley"A fun twist on the typical P.I. partnership." --Simon Wood"Readers will sit up and beg for more." --Sushi the Shih Tzu, canine star of the Trash ‘n' Treasures mysteries by Barbara Allan
Chihuahua of the Baskervilles: A Mystery (Tripping Magazine Mysteries #1)
by Esri AllbrittenWhen the glowing form of a beloved deceased Chihuahua appears, is it a ghost, or is someone teaching a dead dog new tricks – like murder?Tripping Magazine is a quirky low-budget magazine that reports on travel destinations for believers in the paranormal. A few fake ghosts away from throwing in the towel, the Tripping staff get the tip of a lifetime when they get a call from Charlotte Baskerville, the rich founder of a clothing company for small dogs. Charlotte thinks that her Chihuahua, Petey, has come back from the dead, and she's desperate for someone to come verify his appearances. The magazine's three-person reporting team travels to Manitou Springs, Colorado, sure that the ghostly dog will be a work of fiction. But, when they arrive, they see evidence of Petey with their own eyes. And he's not just floating by – he's howling advice and spelling out threats with tiny paw prints. Is the ghost real, or is the whole phenomenon an elaborate ruse? The Tripping team must navigate the kooky world of coffin races, scheming husbands, and doggie fashion to solve the mystery – and get their story written at the same time. Uproariously funny and a great mystery to boot, Chihuahua of the Baskervilles is sure to leave you in stitches.
Child 44
by Tom E. C. SmithA terrifying look at a paranoid world where no one can be trusted. A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience. Set in 1950s Russia.
Child 44 and The Secret Speech: Digital Omnibus Edition (The Child 44 Trilogy)
by Tom Rob Smith2 novels in one.
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