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Cold to the Touch
by Frances FyfieldA tense psychological thriller ideal for fans of Faye Kellerman and Louise Penny.Things are not going well for prestigious lawyer and professional mistress Sarah Fortune. Her life is a mess, but it would be so much simpler to try and fix somebody else's. So when she meets the vulnerable and troubled Jessica Hurley, Sarah feels she must save her.Jessica longs to return to the small village where she grew up, but she has burned all her bridges. Instead, Sarah travels to Jessica's cloistered hometown to repair the wreckage of her friend's past--and to solve the mystery of why she left in the first place.But when Sarah arrives, she finds that Jessica is even more unwelcome than she thought, and suddenly Jessica is missing, her number unavailable. Sarah's increasingly desperate search for her tortured friend takes her to places even colder than the grave.
Cold to the Touch: A Thriller
by Kerri Hakoda2025 EDGAR BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD NOMINEE! American Predator meets Harlan Coben in this taut, ticking-clock thriller in which women are being kidnapped and murdered in the dead of an Alaskan winter.When the body of a barista is found in the once-pristine Alaskan snow, Anchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans is gutted to recognize the young woman, Jolene. He&’d bought coffee from her every morning and knew her as a bright college student working her way through school. Devastated by the murder and by the life cut short, Beans vows to find the killer. Since scavengers damaged the body, obtaining any usable evidence is impossible, even with the assistance of wildlife expert Raisa Ingalls, Beans&’s ex. When the body of another woman is found, a serial killer is suspected and the FBI joins the hunt.After a third body turns up, Beans is desperate to find the killer—especially when another woman goes missing. With the murderer moving so quickly, Beans and his team are determined to stop the spree and catch the killer before it's too late.Pulse-pounding and vividly depicted, this Alaskan thriller will electrify fans of Lisa Gardner and true crime junkies fascinated by the Israel Keyes case.
Cold, Cold Bones (A Temperance Brennan Novel #21)
by Kathy Reichs#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-first taut novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, after receiving a box with a human eyeball in it, uncovers a series of ever more grisly killings eerily reenacting the most shocking of her prior cases.Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a drop in crime. For a while, temporarily idle forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe&’s place one night for dinner, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball. GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine Monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. Soon after, Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park, and her anxiety deepens. There seems to be no pattern to these random killings, except that each mimics in some way a killing that a younger Tempe witnessed, analyzed, or barely escaped. Who or what is targeting her, and why? Helping Tempe discover the answers is Detective Erskine &“Skinny&” Slidell, retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor. But as the two infiltrate a bizarre survivalist&’s lair, even Skinny&’s mood darkens. And then Tempe&’s daughter Katy disappears. At its core, Cold, Cold Bones is a novel of revenge and why revisiting the past may be the only way to rescue the present.
Cold, Cold Bones (A Temperance Brennan Novel #21)
by Kathy Reichs#1 New York Times bestselling thriller writer Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-first novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, after receiving a box containing a human eyeball, uncovers a series of gruesome killings eerily reenacting the most shocking of her prior cases. &‘Kathy Reichs has written her masterpiece&’ MICHAEL CONNELLY Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a drop in crime. Freed from a heavy work schedule, Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe&’s place one night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball. GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. Soon after, Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park, and her anxiety deepens. There seems to be no pattern to the subsequent killings uncovered, except that each mimics in some way a homicide that a younger Tempe had been called in to analyze. Who or what is targeting her, and why? Helping Tempe search for answers is detective Erskine &“Skinny&” Slidell, retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor. Also pulled into the mystery: Andrew Ryan, Tempe&’s Montreal-based beau, now working as a private detective. Could this elaborately staged skein of mayhem be the prelude to a twist that is even more shocking? Tempe is at a loss to establish the motive for what is going on…and then her daughter disappears. At its core, Cold, Cold Bones is a novel of revenge—one in which revisiting the past may prove the only way to unravel the present. Kathy Reichs&’s first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. Cold, Cold Bones is Kathy&’s twenty-first entry in her series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy was also a producer of Fox Television&’s longest running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Kathy divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montreal, Québec. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on Twitter @KathyReichs.
Cold, Cold Bones (A Temperance Brennan Novel #21)
by Kathy Reichs&“Reichs has written her masterpiece—smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing.&” —Michael Connelly &“This page-turning series never lets the reader down.&” —Harlan Coben &“The crowning achievement of a master storyteller.&” —Nelson DeMille #1 New York Times bestselling thriller writer Kathy Reichs&’s twenty-first novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who uncovers a series of gruesome killings eerily reenacting the most shocking of her prior cases.Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a drop in crime. Freed from a heavy work schedule, Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe&’s place one night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball. GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. Soon after, Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park, and her anxiety deepens. There seems to be no pattern to the subsequent killings uncovered, except that each mimics in some way a homicide that a younger Tempe had been called in to analyze. Who or what is targeting her, and why? Helping Tempe search for answers is detective Erskine &“Skinny&” Slidell, retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor. Also pulled into the mystery: Andrew Ryan, Tempe&’s Montreal-based beau, now working as a private detective. Could this elaborately staged skein of mayhem be the prelude to a twist that is even more shocking? Tempe is at a loss to establish the motive for what is going on…and then her daughter disappears. At its core, Cold, Cold Bones is a novel of revenge—one in which revisiting the past may prove the only way to unravel the present.
Cold, Cold Bones: 'Kathy Reichs has written her masterpiece' (Michael Connelly) (A\temperance Brennan Novel Ser. #21)
by Kathy Reichs'This page-turning series never lets the reader down&’ HARLAN COBENIN A PROFESSION LIKE THIS, YOU'RE BOUND TO MAKE ENEMIES . . . An eye . . . It all starts when Dr Temperance Brennan finds a box on her porch. Inside is a fresh human eyeball with GPS coordinates etched into it. They lead her to a macabre discovery in a Benedictine Monastery, and soon after she discovers a mummified corpse in a state park. . . . for an eye There seems to be no pattern to these killings, except that each mimics a killing connected to something a younger Tempe experienced, or barely escaped. Someone is targeting her, and she needs to figure out why before they strike again. And then her daughter Katy disappears. Someone is playing a dangerous game with Tempe. And they won&’t stop until they have taken everything from her . . .Electrifying, heart-stopping and compulsive, this is Tempe&’s most personal and dangerous case yet . . .PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS 'I await the next Kathy Reichs&’ thriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwell' JAMES PATTERSON 'A thrilling read from one of my favorite writers' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'One of the absolute best thrillers of the year! I can&’t recall when this many twists have been so masterfully woven into a novel.' JEFFERY DEAVER
Cold, Cold Heart: A Short Story
by Karin SlaughterFirst comes love.Then comes marriage.Then comes revenge.In this sensational short story from the bestselling author of The Kept Woman and Pretty Girls, fifty-two-year-old Pam has done her utmost as a loyal wife to her now ex-husband John. He dropped her cruelly . . . but with a terminal illness about to claim his life, Pam now sees an opportunity to settle the score, in a way that no one--not their children, not her ex, and certainly not the reader--will see coming . . . Surprising, suspenseful, and diabolically clever, Cold, Cold Heart offers old fans and new readers alike a taste of the writer Gillian Flynn calls "one of the finest crime novelists at work today."
Cold, Lone And Still (Nightingale Paperbacks Ser.)
by Gladys MitchellA test of love--and guilt! Comrie and Hera want to marry, but each harbors doubts. So they test their compatibility on an arduous hike along Scotland’s West Highland Way. Off on the wrong foot, they find a murdered man’s corpse on the mist-shrouded moor! Happily, they meet other hikers and return with them to London. A reunion party ensues--and another murder, apparently just like the first! All the hikers are suspects. But which one is guilty? Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley, psychiatrist extraordinaire, will endeavor to find out!
Cold-Blooded Liar (The San Diego Case Files #1)
by Karen RoseBrace yourself for a scorching new series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose, where San Diego means sun, surf, sand…and serial killers. Sam Reeves is a kindhearted psychologist who treats court-ordered clients. After one of his patients—a pathological liar—starts revealing plausible new details from a long-unsolved serial murder case, he&’s compelled to report anonymously to the SDPD tip line, though his attempts to respect patient confidentiality land him facedown and cuffed by the aggressive (and cute) Detective McKittrick. San Diego homicide detective Kit McKittrick loves the water. She lives on a boat, and when she&’s not solving crimes with the SDPD, she&’s assisting her foster sister with her charter fishing business or playing with her poodle. But there&’s nothing that intrigues Kit more than a cold case, so when an anonymous caller leads her on the path of a wanted killer, she&’s determined to end the decade-long manhunt. Sam is soon released but goes home with both a newfound distaste for the SDPD and a resolve—not unlike Kit&’s—to uncover the truth. Kit and Sam repeatedly butt heads in their separate investigations but are forced to work together to find one of the deadliest serial killers the city has faced in years.
Cold-Blooded Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery)
by Elizabeth C. BunceAn Edgar® Award Winning SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle—twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective—is back on the case, solving a string of bizarre murders in her hometown of Swinburne and picking up right where she left off in Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get Away with Myrtle. When the proprietor of Leighton&’s Mercantile is found dead on the morning his annual Christmas shop display is to be unveiled, it&’s clear a killer had revenge in mind. But who would want to kill the local dry-goods merchant? Perhaps someone who remembers the mysterious scandal that destroyed his career as a professor and archaeologist. When the killer strikes again, each time manipulating the figures in the display to foretell the crime, Myrtle finds herself racing to uncover the long-buried facts of a cold case—and the motivations of a modern murderer.
Cold-Case Killer
by Dorothy FrancisWhen foot reflexologist Keely Moreno and her boyfriend, P.I. Punt help Maxine and her son, Randy, search for the long-ago killer of Randy's girlfriend, they endanger their lives.
Colder Than Ice
by Maggie ShayneAgent Josh Kendall has lived 17 years with the guilt that he killed a young girl in the line of duty at the cultlike Young Believers compound. Now, he has a shot at redemption as the protector of Elizabeth Marcum--the girl he thought was dead--whose life is now threatened by the cult leader. Original.
Colder Than Ice
by Maggie ShayneSeventeen years ago, government agent Joshua Kendall was part of the raid on the cultlike Young Believers compound. His own bullet killed an innocent girl, and he has lived with the guilt ever since. But a new assignment will reveal that the most shattering incident of Josh's life was nothing more than a lie.Elizabeth Marcum was that girl. She survived the bullet from the botched raid and now lives under a new identity in rural Vermont, hiding from the cult leader who has managed to elude capture all these years. But she's tired of running, tired of hiding. If Mordecai Young tracks her down, so be it.When Josh is sent to protect Elizabeth--and realizes who she is--he will do anything to keep her alive, including lying about who he is. But as Mordecai descends back into their lives they become targets in a deadly battle that threatens to shatter their last chance at life and love.Originally published in 2005.Mordecai Young Series:Thicker Than Water (Book 1)Colder Than Ice (Book 2)Darker Than Midnight (Book 3)
Colder Volume 1 (Colder)
by Paul TobinDeclan Thomas is an ex-inmate of an insane asylum that was destroyed in a fire, he has the strange ability to step inside a person's madness—and sometimes cure it. He hopes to one day cure his own, but time is running out, as a demonic predator pursues him. Collects the five-issue miniseries. * From the Eisner nominated writer of Bandette. "Ferreyra has superstar written all over him and the words are written in blood. Visually, this book is leaps and bounds above 99% of the other books on the stands." — IGN
Colder Volume 2 The Bad Seed
by Paul TobinDeclan Thomas is a former inmate of an insane asylum that was destroyed by fire. He has the strange ability to step inside a person's madness. Sometimes he can cure it. One day, he hopes to cure his own.Life goes on for Declan Thomas after his deadly encounter with the psychotic Nimble Jack, but Declan's strange powers continue to develop, offering him a profound connection with the nature of insanity. Little does he know that the malevolent Swivel wishes to pick up where Nimble Jack left off!
Colder Volume 3: Toss the Bones (Colder)
by Paul TobinWhen a mysterious madman returns to claim Boston's sanity, Declan Thomas can only fight him by fulfilling a dark prophecy. With each step, with each use of his abilities, with every ounce of effort he gives to hold onto his sanity, he grows colder. Step by step, moment by moment, closer and closer to zero. With his body failing and his sanity crumbling, Declan balances between falling into madness and falling onto a dinner plate, because Nimble Jack is back, he's hungry, and to him sanity is just a matter of degrees.
Coldero Ridge Cowboy (Fuego, New Mexico #1)
by Amber Leigh WilliamsReturning home to an old flame …and a dangerous new demon Small-town scandal had always followed Eveline Eaton. Why not finally have the man she&’d always wanted? Wolfe Coldero lived in the shadows, on the edge of acceptance. But he believed Eveline&’s claims of someone, something, following her. He silently guarded her from the memories of their tragic past and a new threat to their future. Yet there was still something wild within him that made Eveline wonder if Wolfe would ever be tamed.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Fuego, New Mexico series:Book 1: Coldero Ridge Cowboy
Coldfire (Code Name Series #4)
by William W. JohnstoneToday, when bomb-throwing madmen rule nations and crime cartels strangle the globe, justice demands extreme measures. For twenty years, ex-CIA agent John Barrone fought his country's dirty back-alley wars. Now, he spearheads a secret strike force of elite law enforcement and intelligence professionals on a seek-and-destroy mission against America's sworn enemies. CODE NAME COLDFIRE Someone has shipped a tactical nuclear device to the U.S.A. For John Barrone, the way to knock out the nuke is to go undercover into two deadly terrorist organizations. But when Barrone's best operators penetrate one force on the Far Right, and another on the Radical Left, the true terror is revealed. Now, a warhead hidden somewhere in the heartland of America is set to go off—and one strike force is all that stands in the way...
Coldsleep Lullaby: A Mystery
by Andrew Brown"A finely crafted novel with an unstoppable plot." —Top BillingIn the sleepy Cape Winelands of South Africa the body of a young woman is found drifting in a river, and Detective Eberard Februarie is called in to investigate the case. It doesn't help matters that the young woman—Melanie Du Preez—was the daughter of a prominent local citizen. Professor du Preez is a lecturer in the University's Faculty of Law, and a conservative activist in the defense of the Afrikaans culture. Has a murder happened here, and if so, is the motive politics or something much more personal?Eberard discovers a scrapbook of lullabies that Melanie had collected over the years, it's a clue that could unlock the case for him, if only he could figure out what he's looking for? A man struggling with his own demons, Eberard discovers even more secrets that lead him to the rotten core of this old university town.Andrew Brown's Coldsleep Lullaby weaves a spellbinding story about prejudice and deceit, courage and redemption. The swift twists in the plot will keep the reader riveted and breathless. Intelligent, chilling, compelling.
Coldwater
by Diana GouldBrett Tanager is the writer/producer of a hit TV detective show until the mistakes of one dreadful night send her life skidding out of control into a downward spiral that takes her job, family, savings and self-respect.At her lowest ebb she is approached by Julia, her sixteen-year-old former stepdaughter whose best friend Caleigh has disappeared. Seems Julia's classmates, young daughters of Hollywood's elite, were "partying" with high rollers for a thousand bucks a night, and now Caleigh is missing, her parents are lying, and Julia is terrified. But not as terrified as Brett when Caleigh's naked corpse turns up and Julia goes missing.Brett's attempt to find Julia plunges her into a dark, disturbing journey through moneyed Hollywood and its sinister undersides. Now she must find resources other than drink to overcome her fears, as she is pitted against cunning of a ruthless killer, and a web of deceit in which the darkest secrets may be her own.
Cole de espías: Serie Cole de espías - Nº1 (Cole de espías #Volumen 1)
by Stuart GibbsAGENTE:Ben Ripley, 12 años MISIÓN:Sobrevivir a su nuevo instituto que es, en realidad, una tapadera para formar a los agentes júnior de la CIA. DESTRUYE ESTA NOTA DESPUÉS DE MEMORIZARLA. Ben Ripley todavía va al instituto, pero tiene claro su futuro: espía de la CIA o nada. Así que cuando finalmente la CIA lo recluta para su Academia de Espionaje supersecreta, Ben no podría ser más feliz. Hasta que descubre la verdad: Ben es solo el cebo para atrapar a un peligroso agente enemigo. Si no quiere acabar criando malvas, Ben deberá ponerse las pilas. ¿Podrá resolver el misterio, conquistar a la chica y convertirse en el héroe del momento? Probablemente no, ¡pero ver cómo lo intenta será muy divertido!
Cole's Redemption: Alpha Pack Book 5 (Alpha Pack)
by J.D. TylerFans of J. R. Ward, Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter, meet the Alpha Pack. Once, they were Navy SEALS. Now, they are a top secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers who take on the darkest dangers on Earth. Intensely passionate and utterly thrilling, J. D. Tyler's Alpha Pack are unforgettable.When a battle leaves healer and black wolf shifter Zander Cole deaf and his powers dimmed, he is devastated and sees only one option: leave the Pack for ever. White wolf shifter Selene Westfall knows pain - and she lives to exact revenge. So when she is challenged by a savage black wolf, she puts up a vicious fight - only to become his Bondmate as a result of his bite. Forced together through their unlikely, turbulent bond, a love neither expected may be all that stands between these two damaged souls and a killer trying desperately to keep the past dead and buried...Don't miss the other sexy and exciting Alpha Pack adventures in Primal Law, Savage Awakening, Black Moon and Hunter's Heart.And be sure not to miss J. D. Tyler's romantic suspense alter-ego Jo Davis, and her thrilling, scorching-hot Sugarland Blue series.
Cole-McGinnis Krimi : Band 1 bis 3 (Le indagini di Cole McGinnis #Vol. 1)
by Rhys FordQuando l’ex poliziotto Cole McGinnis indaga sull’apparente suicidio del figlio di un importante uomo d’affari coreano, si ritrova nel mondo delle ricche famiglie tradizionaliste che nascondono il tipo di segreto che Cole conosce bene da tutta la vita. Si ritrova anche tra le braccia di Kim Jae-Min, cugino della vittima. Potrebbe diventare un problema, perché la morte dell’uomo assomiglia sempre meno a un suicidio, e Jae-Min assomiglia sempre più al prossimo obiettivo.Amare un uomo non dichiarato non è sempre facile, ma Cole non ha tempo di dedicarsi alle questioni personali irrisolte di Jae-Min. Quando viene incaricato di ritrovare un uomo gay coreano scomparso vent’anni prima, i cadaveri cominciano ad ammucchiarsi attorno a lui. Una persona che Cole ama rischia di essere il prossimo bersaglio dell’assassino.<span style="color: #3c4043; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.2px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0p
Cole-McGinnis Krimi: Dirty Kiss Dirty Secret Dirty Laundry (Ein Cole-McGinnis-Krimi #7)
by Rhys FordAls der ehemalige Polizist und Privatdetektiv Cole McGinnis den Selbstmord des Sohnes eines erfolgreichen koreanischen Geschäftsmannes untersucht, führt ihn das in die Welt reicher, traditioneller Familien, die ein schmutziges Geheimnis der Art geheimhalten, mit dem sich Cole bestens auskennt. Es führt ihn auch in die Arme von Kim Jae-Min, dem Cousin des Opfers, und das könnte zu einem Problem werden, denn dessen Tod sieht mehr und mehr wie ein Mord aus, während Jae-Min das nächste Ziel zu sein scheint.Kim Jae-Min zu lieben ist nicht immer leicht: Jae fürchtet sich davor, als offen schwuler Mann zu leben, während der zum Privatdetektiv gewordene ehemalige Polizist Cole McGinnis es nicht anders kennt. Als er damit beauftragt wird, einen schwulen Koreaner zu finden, der seit beinahe zwei Jahrzehnten verschwunden ist, segnet eine Person nach der anderen das Zeitliche – und ein geliebter Mensch könnte als Nächstes auf der Liste des Mörders stehen.
Colegiala (Puck #Volumen 1)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. Puck atrae los misterios como un imán. Su aterrizaje en el internado mixto Egeborg no podría ser más accidentado, pero ella cuenta con dos armas secretas: las ganas de disfrutar y la amistad.