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Conferences are Murder
by Val McdermidLindsay Gordon, Scottish journalist and amateur sleuth, was the first creation of international bestseller Val McDermid. Report for Murder introduced the United Kingdom's first lesbian detective, and the series has been perennially popular ever since. Lindsay is tenacious to the point of stubbornness, intrepid to the point of stupidity, and loyal to the point of laying her life on the line. With the support of friends, family, and lovers, she takes on the world with wit and brio, unraveling criminal conspiracies and unmasking murderers. She's feisty, feminist, and funny.Each novel plunges Lindsay into a different milieu. Report for Murder is set against the backdrop of an exclusive girls' boarding school; Common Murder features a women's peace protest, where feelings run deadly; Deadline for Murder forces Lindsay to confront the darker side of her own world of journalism; Conferences Are Murder explores the deadly underbelly of trade unionism; Booked for Murder lifts the lid on publishing, showing it's no longer a gentleman's game; and Hostage to Murder brings Lindsay face-to-face with child custody battles and the gangsters who inhabit the world of terrorism. The hallmark of McDermid's novels is a compassionate understanding of human relationships and a shrewd insight into contemporary society.The Lindsay Gordon novels have been published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Booked for Murder, the fifth Lindsay Gordon mystery, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. McDermid has been praised for the way her storytelling interweaves the various elements of the novel into a seamless, balanced whole. "I don't write about issues, I write about characters," McDermid says. The books have won a wide general readership among fans of the mystery genre.Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community and read English at Oxford. She lives in northern England.
Confesiones de Tamara Fiol
by Miguel GutiérrezAmbientada en la historia política del Perú, desde el anarquismo de la época de González Prada hasta la vorágine terrorista de 1992, esta novela tiene, como tema central, la pasión amorosa de una mujer luchadora que sucumbe al poder erótico de un sujeto repulsivo. «Ante todo, lindo, no voy a cometer la huachafería de decirte que el accidente me tornó más humana, que me permitió madurar; que me hizo más sabía y compasiva, o cualquiera de esas boberías hipócritas. No, nada de eso, Morgan. El maldito accidente me jodió la vida». Morgan Scott Batres es un cronista de guerra free Lance, mitad norteamericano, mitad salvadoreño. Ha publicado un reportaje sobre las mujeres de Sendero Luminoso en Newsweek y, a pesar de su éxito, se siente insatisfecho, pues ellas se han mostrado impenetrables. La esfera ideológica ¿una coraza? no lo ha dejado observar en su interior. Sin embargo, en el trascurso de su investigación, varios de sus amigos peruanos coinciden en pronunciar un nombre, Tamara Fiol, personaje asociado siempre a relatos fascinantes. Scott Batres le seguirá la pista A través de los diálogos entre Tamara y Morgan, Miguel Gutiérrez atraviesa la historia política y privada del Perú, entre inicios del siglo XX y comienzos de la década del noventa: la consolidación de las ideologías, la juventud comprometida, la Universidad de San Marcos, los bares del Centro de Lima y también las deslealtades y la traición. El pasado tan convulso, como un lazarillo, llevará de la mano al lector hasta tiempos más violentos. Ambientada en la historia política del Perú, desde el anarquismo de la época de González Prada hasta la vorágine terrorista de 1992, esta novela tiene, como tema central, la pasión amorosa de una mujer luchadora que sucumbe al poder erótico de un sujeto repulsivo. «Ante todo, lindo, no voy a cometer la huachafería de decirte que el accidente me tornó más humana, que me permitió madurar; que me hizo más sabía y compasiva, o cualquiera de esas boberías hipócritas. No, nada de eso, Morgan. El maldito accidente me jodió la vida». Morgan Scott Batres es un cronista de guerra free Lance, mitad norteamericano, mitad salvadoreño. Ha publicado un reportaje sobre las mujeres de Sendero Luminoso en Newsweek y, a pesar de su éxito, se siente insatisfecho, pues ellas se han mostrado impenetrables. La esfera ideológica ¿una coraza? no lo ha dejado observar en su interior. Sin embargo, en el trascurso de su investigación, varios de sus amigos peruanos coinciden en pronunciar un nombre, Tamara Fiol, personaje asociado siempre a relatos fascinantes. Scott Batres le seguirá la pista A través de los diálogos entre Tamara y Morgan, Miguel Gutiérrez atraviesa la historia política y privada del Perú, entre inicios del siglo XX y comienzos de la década del noventa: la consolidación de las ideologías, la juventud comprometida, la Universidad de San Marcos, los bares del Centro de Lima y también las deslealtades y la traición. El pasado tan convulso, como un lazarillo, llevará de la mano al lector hasta tiempos más violentos.
Confesiones verdaderas
by John Gregory DunneLos Ángeles, años cuarenta: en un solar se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una joven. La prensa bautiza el caso con el sugerente nombre de la «puta virgen» y, de repente, un asesinato que podría haber pasado desapercibido se convierte en el ojo de un huracán que adquiere cada vez mayores dimensiones. Dos hermanos, Tom, detective de homicidios, y Des Spellacy, sacerdote con ambiciones políticas dentro de la Iglesia, constituyen los ejes en torno a los cuales desfilan personajes comp rometidos en sobornos y tráficos de influencias, que nos llevan de los aposentos de un cardenal a un sórdido prostíbulo de suburbio; de los campos de golf donde los notables juegan sus partidas y entretejen sus redes de poder y corrupción a la humilde feligresía de una parroquia californiana; de policías de moral ambigua que bordean la ilegalidad a la atormentada vida sentimental de Tom, cuya esposa entra en delirios místicos y cuya amante tiene la molesta virtud de despertar su mala conciencia.
Confesiones verdaderas
by John Gregory DunneUna nueva edición del clásico de John Gregory Dunne, que evoca el famoso asesinato de la Dalia negra y que fue llevado al cine con Robert de Niro y Robert Duvall como protagonistas. Los Ángeles, años cuarenta: en un solar se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una joven. La prensa bautiza el caso con el sugerente nombre de la «puta virgen» y, de repente, un asesinato que podría haber pasado desapercibido se convierte en el ojo de un huracán que adquiere cada vez mayores dimensiones. Dos hermanos, Tom, detective de homicidios, y Des Spellacy, sacerdote con ambiciones políticas dentro de la Iglesia, constituyen los ejes en torno a los cuales desfilan personajes comprometidos en sobornos y tráficos de influencias, que nos llevan de los aposentos de un cardenal a un sórdido prostíbulo de suburbio; de los campos de golf donde los notables juegan sus partidas y entretejen sus redes de poder y corrupción a la humilde feligresía de una parroquia californiana; de policías de moral ambigua que bordean la ilegalidad a la atormentada vida sentimental de Tom, cuya esposa entra en delirios místicos y cuya amante tiene la molesta virtud de despertar su mala conciencia.
Confesión de un asesino
by Sophie HannahUn thriller psicológico protagonizado por Simon Waterhouse y Charlie Zailer. Un rompecabezas que habría podido escribir la misma Agatha Christie. Una obra llena de madurez y de intriga. Cuando su vuelo se retrasa aquella noche, Gaby Struthers se ve obligada a compartir una habitación del hotel del aeropuerto de Düsseldorf con una extraña que debía coger el mismo avión: una joven llamada Lauren Cookson quien se muestra aterrorizada ante Gaby. Pero, ¿qué le asusta de Gaby en particular?Ni la propia Lauren sabe explicárselo. Sin embargo, empieza a contarle algo sobre un hombre inocente que está en la cárcel por un asesinato que no cometió. Gaby empieza a sospechar que el hecho de que Lauren fuera en su mismo vuelo no puede ser una coincidencia, ya que, en el relato de Lauren, la víctima de asesinato es Francine Breary, la esposa del único hombre que Gaby ha amado de verdad. Tim Breary ha confesado ser el responsable de la muerte de Francine, y hasta le ha proporcionado a la policía una serie de evidencias que confirman su culpabilidad. Lo único que no les ha facilitado a la policía es un motivo claro. Y es que Tim afirma no tener ni idea de por qué asesinó a su esposa... El marido de Francine jura ser el asesino, pero la verdad de lo ocurrido apunta a algo mucho más siniestro... La crítica ha dicho...«Un soplo de aire fresco en un género muy trabajado. [...] No hay duda de que Sophie es una escritora especial, con un marcado carácter y estilo.»Raquel Espejo, Diario de Mallorca «Sophie Hannah es la nueva dama del crimen. Sus thrillers psicológicos están a la altura de Agatha Christie, de quien la inglesa es la heredera.»Cartagena Diario
Confess to Me
by Sharon DoeringA wickedly gripping thriller about family secrets, infatuation and the lies we bury to protect ourselves from the author of She Lies Close."Somewhere between Ozark and Sharp Objects, there is Sharon Doering&’s Confess to Me… you won&’t put this one down&” – Samantha Downing "Wow! Doering delivers spellbinding plot twists… I loved every moment spent with this story!" – Wendy Walker &“A truly menacing tale delivered one elegant twist at a time. You don't devour this book – it devours you." – P. J. Vernon Heather Hornne is going home. Haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her family, Heather finds herself back in Hunther, Wisconsin after twenty years running from it. She returns to finally put the past to rest, but uncovers another tragedy and finds herself in the beguiling grip of a young woman who knows more of her family secrets than Heather does. To survive this homecoming, Heather must piece together a toxic history that she long tried to forget.
Confess, Fletch
by Gregory McdonaldConfess, FletchThe flight from Rome had been pleasant enough, even if the business he was on wasn't exactly. His Italian fianc?e's father had been kidnapped and presumably murdered, and Fletch is on the trail of a stolen art collection that is her only patrimony. But when he arrives in his apartment to find a dead body, things start to get complicated. Confess, FletchInspector Flynn found him a little glib for someone who seemed to be the only likely suspect in a pretty clear case of homicide. He wasn't exactly uncooperative, but it wasn't like he was entirely forthcoming either. And Flynn wasn't entirely convinced that the nineteenth-century Western artist Edgar Arthur Tharp really occupied most of Fletch's thoughts.Confess, FletchWith the police on his tail and a few other things to do beside prove his own innocence, Fletch makes himself at home in Boston, renting a van, painting it black, and breaking into a private art gallery. That is when he's not "entertaining" his future mother-in-law and visiting with the good Inspector Flynn and his family.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Confess: an emotional and gripping novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of IT ENDS WITH US
by Colleen Hoover&‘This book will consume you - rip out your heart and piece it back together. I absolutely loved it!&’ Paige Toon&‘Hoover will pull heartstrings in this second-chance love story… edgy, sexy&’ BooklistFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us, a novel about risking everything for love and finding your heart somewhere between the truth and lies. At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn&’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin.
Confessing to the Cowboy (Cowboy Café #4)
by Carla CassidyThe New York Times–bestselling author of Cowboy with a Cause writes another stunning story of romance and adrenaline-fueled suspense.Everything’s peachy at the Cowboy Café, except for a killer sabotaging its people. Who will step up to save the town?Someone is killing waitresses at the Cowboy Café. Three women are dead, and Sheriff Cameron Evans means to find out why. But as he works to solve the case, the hunky sheriff must push beyond his feelings for the café’s owner. There’s a murderer on the loose. Passion has no place here.For Mary Mathis, the crime is personal. Not only are the victims her employees, they may be a sign of something deeper. Eight years ago, she came to Grady Gulch fleeing a violent past that has scarred her for life. Now she has to discover if that history is dooming the women who work for her. She already knows it has made new love impossible—no matter what she may secretly desire . . . From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Cowboy Café seriesBook 1: Her Cowboy DistractionBook 2: The Cowboy’s ClaimBook 3: Cowboy with a CauseBook 4: Confessing to the Cowboy
Confession
by Carey BaldwinFor fans of Allison Brennan and Karen Rose comes Carey Baldwin, a daring new name in suspense, with the story of a serial killer out for blood--and the only woman who can stop his reign of terror.They say the Santa Fe Saint comes to save your soul--by taking your life.Newly minted psychiatrist Faith Clancy gets the shock of her life when her first patient confesses to the grisly Saint murders. By law Faith's compelled to notify the authorities, but is her patient really the Saint? Or will she contribute to more death by turning the wrong man over to the police?Faith is going to need all her wits and the help of a powerful adversary, Luke Jericho, if she's to unravel the truth. But she doesn't realize she's about to become an unwitting pawn in a serial killer's diabolical game. For once he's finished with Faith, she'll become his next victim.
Confession
by Elizabeth GageFor years, Rebecca has lived a blameless life of quiet desperation. She is the perfect wife of a man whose wealth and power depend on her silence. She had raised a perfect child, who is now engaged; the young man is everything her parents could wish for--especially Rebecca. She hadn't planned to fall in love, but right and wrong were no match for this passion.
Confession (Jenny Cain #9)
by Nancy PickardJenny Cain would never forget the hot Massachusetts summer day fate knocked at her door. Fate was a teenaged boy with rumpled clothes, a motorcycle, and a shocking but credible story: Jenny's husband, Geof, was his biological father. The boy, David Mayer, wasn't looking for an emotional reunion, but he did have an agenda. His parents -- and he was quick to make the point that Geof was nothing to him -- died earlier in the year, a murder/suicide according to the police. The cops were wrong, David said, and Geof was a cop, and he owed it to David to prove that Ron Mayer did not kill his invalid wife and then himself. As David lured Jenny and Geof to carefully placed clues, including two bizarre videotaped confessions of "sin," another murder was committed. And Jenny knew that no matter what the truth was about David Mayer's parents, her own life and marriage would be altered forever....
Confessional (The Liam Devlin Novels #3)
by Jack HigginsNew York Times Bestseller: A rogue terrorist in Northern Ireland prepares to assassinate the pope in this thriller from the author of Rain on the Dead. Trained by the KGB, the assassin known as Cuchulain has been wreaking havoc throughout Northern Ireland for over two decades, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Now he has set his sights on his most audacious target yet: the pope. Desperate to stop the terrorist, British Intelligence enlists an enemy Irish gunman, Liam Devlin, to accomplish what it never could. He must put an end to Cuchulain&’s reign of terror, once and for all.
Confessions
by Cynthia EdenMEET THE FIRST OF THE BATTLING McGUIRE BOYS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CYNTHIA EDEN!Desperate to prove she's being framed for murder, Scarlett Stone entrusts her reputation-and her life-to the man who once broke her heart. Grant McGuire, a sexy former army ranger turned detective, has never been the same since military action. But behind his cold demeanor, he still burns for Scarlett.Taking her case is an easy but dangerous decision for Grant. Together they must race against the clock to find the real killer, who now wants them both dead. More dangerous, however, is their sudden, reignited passion. Grant will do anything for a second chance with Scarlett...while she'll do everything to keep the secret she never wants him to know...
Confessions
by Stephen Snyder Kanae MinatoHer pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a diabolical plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions probes the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.
Confessions
by Kanae MinatoWhen Yuko Moriguchi's four-year-old daughter died in the middle school where she teaches, everyone thought it was a tragic accident. It's the last day of term, and Yuko's last day at work. She tells her students that she has resigned because of what happened - but not for the reasons they think. Her daughter didn't die in an accident. Her daughter was killed by two people in the class. And before she leaves, she has a lesson to teach...But revenge has a way of spinning out of control, and Yuko's last lecture is only the start of the story. In this bestselling Japanese thriller of love, despair and murder, everyone has a confession to make, and no one will escape unharmed.
Confessions
by Kareem James Abu-Zeid Rabee JaberA powerful novel about trauma and forgiveness, from the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction During the violence and chaos of the Lebanese Civil War, a car pulls up to a roadblock on a narrow side street in Beirut. After a brief and confused exchange, several rounds of bullets are fired into the car, killing everyone inside except for a small boy of four or five. The boy is taken to the hospital, adopted by one of the assassins, and raised in a new family. "My father used to kidnap and kill people ..." begins this haunting tale of a child who was raised by the murderer of his real family. The narrator of Confessions doesn't shy away from the horrible truth of his murderous father--instead he confronts his troubled upbringing and seeks to understand the distortions and complexities of his memories, his war-torn country, and the quiet war that rages inside of him.
Confessions
by Lisa JacksonHe's the rich boy Young love-that was what Nadine and Hayden had. The kind of love that captures the soul and never dies. That is, until Hayden's father swindled Nadine's family, and they didn't see each other for thirteen years.When his father suddenly dies, Hayden returns home to the family's lakeside mansion-and to his first love. But Nadine and her two young sons aren't quite ready to trust again. Soon Hayden is left trying to work through mistrust and misinformation to gain the love of the girl no amount of money could make him forget....He's my soldier boyDark, sexy and dangerous, young Ben Powell could steal kisses as deep and stormy as Whitefire Lake. But when he cruelly accused Carlie Surrett of unthinkable sins, he left her in the dust of her shattered dreams.Now, steelier than ever after his stint in the army, Ben is back-making Carlie curse the love that all but destroyed her...and the volcanic passion that still sears her soul.
Confessions (Men of Whiskey River #1)
by Joann RossWhiskey River is a quiet Arizona mountain town--until it's rocked by murder. The death of Laura Swann Fletcher, the beautiful wife of charismatic senator Alan Fletcher, makes headlines across the nation. Trace Callaghan's job is to solve Laura's murder, and solve it quickly. As the sheriff of Whiskey River, he has a reputation for unwavering logic and deliberate action. But this case is unlike any he's ever handled before. Because Laura's sister, Mariah, insists on being fully involved--an involvement that extends beyond seeing her sister's killer unmasked. In this twisted case packed with illicit desires and dark secrets, everyone is a suspect. And nothing is what it seems....
Confessions (Reno PD #1)
by Ethan StoneA Reno PD Case FileA serial killer known as the Confessor is kidnapping and torturing gay men, and Reno Police Department Evidence Technician Leif Carson is determined to catch him. His personal life isn't any less stressful. Despite being a virgin and having zero experience with men, he can't stop thinking about his best friend's ex, Rafe Castillo. Rafe is suffering from PTSD, but that doesn't stop Leif from wanting to be with him. Complete opposites, they're an amazing fit once they do get together--until Rafe's PTSD gets in the way and he walks away from the relationship before it has a chance to truly blossom. Even though he has intense feelings for the man, Leif has no choice but to let him go. When the Confessor kidnaps Rafe, Leif does everything possible to locate him before he's murdered. Rafe's near-death experience changes him profoundly, but the danger isn't over yet. Leif and Rafe will have to face pure evil together if they're going to last.
Confessions About Colton
by Olivia HarvardSeven clues, seven steps closer to a killer . . .Bringing us into a world of unrelenting suspense, Olivia Harvard’s astonishing debut explores the ravages of grief and betrayal through the eyes of a teenage boy coping with a heartbreaking loss and its revelations . . . The unthinkable has happened: Colton Crest is dead. And Elliot, Colton’s best friend, is the one who finds him brutally murdered. As Elliot struggles to put the pieces of his shattered life back together, Colton’s funeral only brings more confusion and heartbreak.Someone has placed a note in Elliot’s pocket claiming to be Colton’s killer. And in a sickening twist, they offer to provide a series of clues that will help Elliot find out their identity.Consumed with rage and grief, Elliot has no choice but to follow where the confessions lead. But with each new revelation, it becomes clear that Colton had a strange and secret other life. Elliot isn’t sure of anything anymore. Is he tracking down the killer? Or is the killer tracking him? In his search for the truth, Elliot vows to see this sick game to the end, no matter the cost.
Confessions of a Deathmaiden
by Ruth FranciscoFrancisco scales the heights of suspense with this enthralling first novel about a hospice worker determined to uncover why the young boy under her care died ominously. "Beautifully written . . . as original as it is absorbing."--Michael Connelly.
Confessions of a Murder Suspect (Teen Detective #1)
by James Patterson Maxine PaetroJames Patterson returns to the genre that made him famous with a thrilling teen detective series about the mysterious and magnificently wealthy Angel family . . . and the dark secrets they're keeping from one another.On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone--maybe not even herself. Having grown up under Malcolm and Maud's intense perfectionist demands, no child comes away undamaged. Tandy decides that she will have to clear the family name, but digging deeper into her powerful parents' affairs is a dangerous-and revealing-game. Who knows what the Angels are truly capable of?
Confessions of a Red Herring (A Red Herring Mystery #1)
by Dana DratchAs a reporter, she’s used to covering the news.Now she’s the headline. Alex Vlodnachek has been a reporter for 12 years, a P.R. rep for three months, and a murder suspect for all of 24 hours. When her agency's double-dealing CEO is stabbed, scheming co-workers cast the new redhead as a compelling red herring. The story is media catnip—especially her salacious nickname: Vlod the Impaler. Even Alex has to admit she looks guilty. Out of a job and under suspicion, Alex is running low on cash, when she’s visited by a second disaster: her family. Soon her tiny bungalow is bursting with her nearest and not-so-dearest. To keep herself out of jail—and save what’s left of her sanity—Alex returns to her reporting roots. She goes undercover to reclaim her life, break the story, and unmask a murderer. Pretty much in that order. What she doesn’t know: The killer also has a to-do list. And Alex is on it.
Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom (The Renegade Royals #2)
by Vanessa KellyAn illegitimate royal with a rakish reputation finds that responsibility can come with tantalizing benefits in this Regency romance.Some men are born into scandal. Others pursue it with a passion. Griffin Steele, secret son of the Duke of Cumberland, is guilty on both counts. Yet somehow London's most notorious scoundrel has been saddled with an abandoned baby boy—and with the unflappable, intriguing spinster summoned to nurse him . . .Justine Brightmore may be a viscount's niece, but she's also a spy's daughter, determined to safeguard the infant when his suspected royal parentage makes him a target. Yet how will she protect herself from the rakish Griffin? Marriage might shield her reputation, but it can only imperil her heart, especially with a groom intent on delicious seduction . . .