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Cobalt Blue: A heart-pounding action thriller – Includes bonus material!
by Matthew ReillyTHE BRAND NEW HEART-POUNDING ACTION THRILLER FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & CREATOR OF #1 NETFLIX FILM INTERCEPTOR*FEATURING BONUS MATERIAL: Includes two blockbuster short stories and an author Q&A*'Undeniably addictive.' FINANCIAL TIMESFor 35 years, the United States and Russia each had their own superhero.Three days ago, America's hero died.Today will be bad.In the face of an overwhelming attack, one young woman - unassuming and anonymous - might be America's only hope.Her codename ... COBALT BLUEREADERS LOVE MATTHEW REILLY'Action packed to the gills and fast-paced from start to finish.' (FIVE STARS)'Heart-in-mouth excitement from beginning to end.' (FIVE STARS)'Twists and turns all the way through.' (FIVE STARS)'Immensely entertaining and satisfying... Breezed through it in a day!' (FIVE STARS)'Matthew Reilly's books are fast-paced, enthralling action from start to finish.' (FIVE STARS)
Cobblered to Death (A Courtney Archer Mystery #1)
by Rosemarie RossOut of the frying pan, into the fire . . . Courtney Archer is known for hosting the show Cooking with the Farmer&’s Daughter . . . despite the fact that she&’s actually a pediatrician&’s daughter. Now she&’s signed on for a role on The American Baking Battle. On this reality show, she can start developing a more authentic image for herself—and as a bonus, the usual backstabbing and manufactured drama isn&’t part of the Baking Battle script. But genuine drama is heating up behind the scenes . . . During a film shoot in the scenic Pocono Mountains, Courtney has to juggle career commitments like pots on a six-burner stove. Adding to the stress is Mick, a contestant who finds out about her fake farm-girl story. Determined to succeed at her new gig, she whips up a cherry cobbler in a cast-iron fry pan one evening and leaves it out to cool. But the next morning, it&’s Mick&’s body that&’s cooling—right next to Courtney&’s pan, now classified as a murder weapon . . .
Cobblers' Knob
by Eleanore M. JewettSomething strange is going on at Cobblers' Knob, the old house perched on the rocks above the sea. Twelve-year-old Gail Wetherby accepts a dare and ventures inside alone to learn the truth. What she discovers changes the course of many lives and unravels a long-abandoned mystery. This book is filled with warmth as well as suspense. Some of the ingredients are a secret room, a missing box, a lonely orphan, and a rollicking performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Cobra
by Deon MeyerA new heart-stopping thriller from internationally acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer. Why would a mathematics professor from Cambridge University, renting a holiday home outside Cape Town, require a false identity and 3 bodyguards? And where is he, now that they are dead? The only clue to the bodyguards' murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets that killed them. Investigating the massacre, Benny Griessel and his team find themselves being drawn into an international conspiracy with shocking implications. It seems it is not just the terrorists and criminals of Britain and South Africa who may fear the professor's work, but the politicians too. As the body count begins to spiral viciously, Benny must put his new-found love life aside and focus on finding the one person who could give him a break in the case: a teenage pickpocket on the run in the city. But Benny is not the only person hunting for Tyrone Kleinbooi... Relentlessly suspenseful, topical, hard-hitting and richly rewarding, Cobra is a superb novel from an author who is acclaimed around the world as a brilliant voice in crime fiction.
Cobra
by Frederick ForsythEl negocio de la cocaína mueve billones de dólares cada año. Su consumo causa un número incalculable de muertes y su dominio crece a un ritmo implacable. Un día el presidente de Estados Unidos decide invertir todos sus esfuerzos en acabar con este negocio y le encarga esta tarea, aparentemente imposible, a Paul Deveraux, un ex agente de la CIA extremadamente inteligente, dedicado y tan audaz como despiadado. Si alguien en el mundo puede hacer este trabajo, es él. Deveraux acepta el reto de desarticular los carteles de la droga, pero impone algunas condiciones: tendrá a su disposición todo el dinero, los agentes y los recursos que considere necesarios. Y la misión no finalizará hasta que haya alcanzado su objetivo. No hay límites ni reglas y nadie hará preguntas después. La guerra ha estallado y han desaparecido las normas del combate.Desde las pistas de aterrizaje de la selva amazónica hasta los barrios bajos de Bogotá, pasando por las espaciosas oficinas gubernamentales de Washington, Paul Deveraux, alias Cobra, descubre la escalofriante realidad del imperio más poderoso: el de la droga.Frederick Forsyth es, sin duda alguna, el gran maestro del thriller .
Cobra (Benny Griessel #4)
by Deon MeyerFrom the author of Thirteen Hours - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick***Why would a mathematics professor from Cambridge University, renting a holiday home outside Cape Town, require a false identity and three bodyguards? And where is he, now that they are dead? The only clue to the bodyguards' murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets that killed them. Investigating the massacre, Benny Griessel and his team find themselves being drawn into an international conspiracy with shocking implications. It seems it is not just the terrorists and criminals of Britain and South Africa who may fear the Professor's work, but the politicians too. As the body count begins to spiral viciously, Benny must put his new-found love life aside and focus on finding the one person who could give him a break in the case: a teenage pickpocket on the run in the city. But Benny is not the only person hunting for Tyrone Kleinbooi . . . Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger, COBRA is a relentlessly suspenseful, topical and richly rewarding novel from an author who is acclaimed around the world as a brilliant voice in crime fiction.
Cobra (Benny Griessel)
by Deon MeyerWhy would a mathematics professor from Cambridge University, renting a holiday home outside Cape Town, require a false identity and three bodyguards? And where is he, now that they are dead? The only clue to the bodyguards' murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets that killed them.Investigating the massacre, Benny Griessel and his team find themselves being drawn into an international conspiracy with shocking implications. It seems it is not just the terrorists and criminals of Britain and South Africa who may fear the Professor's work, but the politicians too.As the body count begins to spiral viciously, Benny must put his new-found love life aside and focus on finding the one person who could give him a break in the case: a teenage pickpocket on the run in the city. But Benny is not the only person hunting for Tyrone Kleinbooi . . . Relentlessly suspenseful, topical, hard-hitting and richly rewarding, COBRA is a superb novel from an author who is acclaimed around the world as a brilliant voice in crime fiction.English translation © K. L. Seegers. Originally published in Afrikaans in 2013 as Kobra by Human & Rousseau.(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton
Cobra (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (domaine Etranger) Ser. #Vol. 6150080)
by Frederick ForsythDesde las pistas de aterrizaje de la selva amazónica hasta los barrios bajos de Bogotá, pasando por las espaciosas oficinas gubernamentales de Washington, Paul Deveraux, alias Cobra, descubre la escalofriante realidad del imperio más poderoso: el de la droga. Frederick Forsyth es, sin duda alguna, el gran maestro del thriller. El presidente de EE.UU. decide desmantelar el tráfico de cocaína en su país y le encarga un plan a Cobra, un ex agente tan eficaz como despiadado. El plan funciona pero con tanto dinero en juego, ¿hay alguien en quien se pueda confiar? El negocio de la cocaína mueve billones de dólares cada año. Su consumo causa un número incalculable de muertes y su dominio crece a un ritmo implacable. Un día el presidente de Estados Unidos decide invertir todos sus esfuerzos en acabar con este negocio y le encarga esta tarea, aparentemente imposible, a Paul Deveraux, un ex agente de la CIA extremadamente inteligente, dedicado y tan audaz como despiadado. Si alguien en el mundo puede hacer este trabajo, es él. Deveraux acepta el reto de desarticular los carteles de la droga, pero impone algunas condiciones: tendrá a su disposición todo el dinero, los agentes y los recursos que considere necesarios. Y la misión no finalizará hasta que haya alcanzado su objetivo. No hay límites ni reglas y nadie hará preguntas después. La guerra ha estallado y han desaparecido las normas del combate.
Cobra Clutch (A\hammerhead Jed Mystery Ser. #1)
by A. J. Devlin“Hammerhead” Jed Ounstead thought he’d traded the pro-wrestling world for the slightly less dangerous one of a bar bouncer and errand boy for his father’s detective agency, but the squared circle wasn’t quite done with him yet. When his former tag-team partner draws upon their old friendship for help in finding his kidnapped pet snake, Jed finds himself dragged back into the fold of sleazy promoters, gimmicky performers, and violence inside and outside the ring. As the venom of Vancouver’s criminal underworld begins to seep into Jed’s life, a steel chair to the back of the head is the least of his problems.Cobra Clutch is a fast-paced, hard-hitting debut novel by A.J. Devlin that has an unstoppable combo: a signature move of raucous humour with a super finisher of gritty realism.
Cobra Gold
by Damien LewisA rogue band of SAS commandos rob a bank in war-torn Beirut—and return decades later to find the gold—in this military thriller based on a true story.Beirut, 1976. As war ravages the country, an unknown band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next forty-eight hours, they load three trucks with gold bullion and then disappear without a trace. Two weeks earlier, a new SAS Major had tasked his men with planning such a Beirut bank robbery—strictly as an exercise. But when veteran Luke Kilbride has his heist plan rejected as &“useless,&” he decides to prove the Major wrong by pulling the job off for real. The heist goes perfectly . . . until it doesn&’t. Kilbride and his men are forced to hide the loot and make their getaway. Thirty years later, Kilbride and his team are planning their return. The only problem is that a powerful enemy is hell-bent on finding the gold before they do. Kilbride dreams up an audacious mission, and the race is on to reach the gold before the ruthless Black Assassins can catch up with them.
Cobra's hell
by Noemie H. RIf Jude had known that a biker gang was going to drastically change his life, she surely would never have let them into his bar that night ... Dragged by force in the macho and violent world of biker clubs, she will have to rely on her courage and her strength of character to survive.In the midst of this clan war, she might find in Liam, this bad dangerous but protective boy, an unexpected and devilishly attractive ally ... Will Jude manage to escape those who pursue her? Will she end up knowing what Liam is really looking for?
Cobra: A Novel (Benny Griessel Ser. #4)
by Deon MeyerCelebrated as the "King of South African crime,” Deon Meyer is a world-class writer whose page-turning thrillers probe the social and racial complexities of his native country. In Cobra, a famous English mathematician is kidnapped and his two bodyguards are killed at a guest house in the beautiful wine country outside Cape Town. It’s clearly a professional hit, and the spent shell cases offer a chilling clue: Each is engraved with the head of a spitting cobra.Meanwhile, in the city, a skilled thief is using his talents to put his sister through college. But he picks the wrong pocket, grabbing the wallet of a young American woman delivering something very valuable and dangerous to South Africa. The thief not only becomes the target of the deadly hit man known as the Cobra, but unwittingly holds the key to stopping a deadly international threat. It’s up to Captain Benny Griessel and his elite investigation team to find the pickpocket and track down the Cobra as the novel hurtles toward a brilliant, heart-stopping finale on the suburban commuter trains. Cobra is a first-rate thriller from a writer at the top of his game.
Cobrar La Muerte: La Historia de Gretchen
by Justice GrayES UNA HISTORIA BASADA EN TRES MUJERES QUE PASARON MUCHAS ADBERSIADES EN EL TRANSCURSO DE SUS VIDAS Y QUE NARRAN LO SUCEDIDO DE SUS VIDAS DESDE QUE FUERON NIÑAS HASTA SU ADULTEZ, AT RAVESANDO POR BUENAS VIVENCIAS EN SU CRIANCIA HASTA FORMAR UNA FAMILIA. SON MIJERES QUE PASARON POR PROBLEMAS DE ADOLESCENTES HASTA PROBLEMAS DE ALCOHOL Y JUEGO, DON DE LAS LLEVA A LA PERDICION, CAUSANDO TRAGICAMETE LA MUERTEEN CADA UNA DE ELLAS, CON DIFERENTES HISTORIAS Y MOMENTOS DE VIDA. ERAN HIJAS, MADRES Y ABUELAS QUE PERDIERON LAVIDA POR LOS MALOS PASOS QU TOMARON Y LAS LLEVO A LA PERDICION
Cobraville: A Novel
by Carsten StroudA prophetic thriller from the author of Cuba Strait, Cobraville follows a covert CIA mission deep in the jungles of the Philippines during a savage civil war. Cole Langan's five-man unit -- in country to repair what they have been led to believe is a vital NSA surveillance monitor -- instead finds itself caught up in a spiraling vortex of lies, spies, and traitors. When the unit collides -- disastrously -- with UN peacekeepers, the surviving CIA agents may face war-crimes trial at the International Criminal Court. On the other side of the Earth, Cole's father, Senator Drew Langan, tries desperately to identify a shadowy group behind the betrayal of his son's CIA unit. An elusive German businessman leads Drew and his femme fatale bodyguard down a rabbit hole of intrigue and corruption that leads all the way to the highest levels of the United Nations. Shot through with Stroud's grimly mordant sense of humor and painstakingly researched, Cobraville cuts deep into the harrowing reality of America's secret wars, in a cautionary book that ought to be read by every spymaster in D.C. and every apparatchik at the UN.
Cocaine
by Massimo Carlotto Gianrico Carofiglio Giancarlo De Cataldo Carlotto, Carofiglio, CataldoIn Carlotto's The Campagna Trail, Inspector Campagna uses an old friendship with notorious drug dealer Roby Pizzo in a Machiavellian attempt to keep the peace. But when an interfering new police chief demands Campagna bring down the Mafioso who heads Pizzo's gang, Campagna must use every weapon he has to save his job - and his life. Meanwhile in Carofiglio's The Speed of the Angel, a writer in crisis strikes up an unlikely friendship with a mysterious woman he meets in a quiet seaside café. As their conversations deepen, and their obsessions darken, their drug-fuelled relationship begins to spiral, in this haunting tale of damnation and redemption. Finally in De Cataldo's The White Powder Dance, the city police are put on the trail of a baby-faced new graduate in the Milanese banking sector. As the pursuit accelerates through back streets and skyscrapers, it becomes clear that there is more to organised crime than getting your hands dirty.
Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (16pt Large Print Edition) (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #1)
by Kerry GreenwoodFrom the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh, and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher…"Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."—Deadly PleasuresLooking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you:Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy SayersInspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, starring Essie DavisMovie Currently Streaming on Acorn TVThe London season is in full fling at the end of the roaring 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher—she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters, and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions—is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia.Almost immediately from the time she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops, and communism—not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse—until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street. Tension and danger rise like steam, and Phryne must save herself and other young women before it's too late. Find these historical mystery series in Kindle books or in print—this lady detective will chase criminals to the end of the line!
Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Phryne Fisher #1)
by Kerry GreenwoodThis is where it all started! The first classic Phryne Fisher mystery, featuring our delectable heroine, cocaine, communism and adventure. Phryne leaves the tedium of English high society for Melbourne, Australia, and never looks back. The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honorable Phryne Fisher--she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions--is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia. Almost immediately from the time she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops and communism--not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse--until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.
Cochonnet: (Pigboy) (French Currents)
by Vicki GrantDan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? To top it all off, the farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. When Dan sneaks back to the school bus, he discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. Who is this "farmer" anyway, and will Dan be able to find help in time?
Cockatiels at Seven (Meg Langslow #9)
by Donna AndrewsOne of Meg's friends asks her to babysit her toddler and then disappears. Meg can handle her eccentric relatives and even murderers, but will she be able to keep up with a two-year-old while trying to find his mother?
Cockfighter
by Charles WillefordIn the criminal underbelly of the 1960s rural South, a silent, iron-willed man is ready to sacrifice anything to rise to the top.A former professional boxer, actor, horse trainer and radio announcer, Charles Willeford (1919-1988) is best known for his Miami-based crime novels featuring hard-boiled detective Hoke Moseley, including Miami Blues and Sideswipe. His career as a writer began in the late 1940s, but it was his 1972 novel Cockfighter that announced his name to a wider audience. Frank Mansfield is the titular cockfighter: a silent and fiercely contrary man whose obsession with winning will cost him almost everything. Mansfield haunts the cockpits, bars and roads of the rural South in the early 1960s, adrift but always capable of nearly anything…First published in complete form in 1972, and adapted by Willeford for a Monte Hellman film in 1974 (which became infamous for its use of real animals in the fight scenes), the novel Cockfighter has been out of print for nearly 20 years.Praise for Charles Willeford and Cockfighter“One of our most skilled, interesting, accomplished and productive writers.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post“Charles Willeford renders the sport [of cockfighting] with such knowledge and attention to detail that . . . I had the almost inexpressible impression of being on my knees again beside the great fighting pits of the southern circuit.” —Harry Crews“No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford.” —Elmore Leonard“Entertaining every step of the way… Willeford opens up for most of us a whole undiscovered world, and conveys it wonderfully.” —Publishers Weekly
Cockfighter (Murder Room #106)
by Charles Willeford'No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford' Elmore LeonardFrank Mansfield is the cockfighter, a man obsessed with an illegal sport which is unspeakably cruel, unthinkably bloody - and incredibly exciting. His pursuit of the champion's medal takes him into the seamy underbelly of rural Southern life - into the hot, dusty small-town circuits, where greed and corruption vie only with lust and violence . . .
Cockroaches: A Harry Hole Novel (2) (Harry Hole Series #2)
by Jo Nesbo#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Inspector Harry Hole heads to Thailand to investigate the murder of a Norweigian ambassador."Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid."—Houston Chronicle&“I can&’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo."—The New York Times Book ReviewWhen the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador&’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.
Coconut Cowboy
by Tim DorseyFlorida's favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is back--and he has a few scores to settleSerge A. Storms is hitting the road.Inspired by the classic biker flick Easy Rider, the irrepressible trivia buff and his drug-addled travel buddy, Coleman, head out on a motorcycle tour down the length of the Sunshine State, on a mission to rediscover the lost era of the American Dream. But going from small town to small town, they discover that some have lost much of their former charm--including one particular hamlet of skeezy rural politicos that is hell-bent on keeping prying eyes out of their ineptly corrupt style of local government.Traveling across the state, Serge and Coleman engage in some high-life hijinks, complete with the state's trademark crop of jerks, lethal science experiments, drug kingpins, double-crosses, unearthed bodies, barbecue and groovy tunes. And when a few innocent newcomers stumble into the mix, the stakes are raised to new back-woods heights.ount:* Will Serge become the next president of the "lost" nation of Florida?* Why are the neighborhood watch groups forced to stand their ground?* Who survives the speed trap?* What does Coleman make a bong out of next?* And how could the pig races factor in?Do you have a helmet? Then strap it on and join our dysfunctional duo as they answer all these questions and more in Coconut Cowboy!Praise for Tim Dorsey"Pure gonzo humor!"--New York Times Book Review"If you couldn't stop laughing when Bugs Bunny shot Elmer Fudd in the face, this is the writer you've been looking for."--Associated Press"I guarantee Dorsey will never win the Nobel Prize for Literature--he's far too funny."--Richmond Times-Dispatch"Dances with Florida's weird side."--Tampa Bay Times
Coconut Creme Killer (INNcredibly Sweet #2)
by Summer PrescottNot all is as it seems when a mysterious young writer takes up residence at The Beach House B&B to finish writing her novel. Can Missy, Echo and Kel figure out, from reading her previous books, who the stalker is, before it's too late? This second book in the INNcredibly Sweet Series will have you hanging on the edge of your seat!
Coconut Drop Dead (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries #3)
by Olivia MatthewsThe case in Olivia Matthews's Coconut Drop Dead is going to be a tough nut to crack. Brooklyn’s annual Caribbean American Heritage Festival is finally here, and Spice Isle Bakery is thrilled to be one of the event’s food vendors. After all, the Murrays have been attending the festival for years. Co-owner Lyndsay Murray hopes their West Indian pastries and finger foods draw people back to the bakery in Little Caribbean. She’s looking forward to having fun, connecting with customers, and celebrating with her family. The day's festivities are cut short when Camille, lead singer of an up-and-coming reggae band, dies. The police think it may be a tragic accident. But Lyndsay’s cousin Manny was close to Camille, and he believes someone cut her life short. Now Manny needs Lyndsay’s help to make sure a killer faces the music.