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Corked by Cabernet
by Michele ScottNikki Sands, manager of the Malveaux Estates in Napa Valley--and girlfriend of the owner--is blissfully happy. Until a guru's devotee is killed on the famous Napa Valley Wine train and ruins her peace of mind.
Corkscrew (The Reid Bennett Mysteries #5)
by Ted WoodA double murder in a Canadian fishing village pits a rogue cop against a motorcycle gang in a mystery with &“a hero as canny as he is strong&” (Publishers Weekly). Reid Bennett and his dog Sam serve as the police force for not‑so‑quaint Murphy&’s Harbor, Ontario. They have yet another perilous but important task. There are some pretty nasty bikers disrupting the façade of serenity of Murphy&’s Harbor, and Reid must find a way to make them take a hike without &“disrespecting their civil rights.&” Reid really just wants to kill them, but he knows that he must act with discretion in order to keep hidden a secret from his past. Then, to complicate matters, a young boy named Kennie Spenser is reported missing. Reid has to find the boy, who may have been kidnapped for his camera, and restore order to Murphy&’s Harbor. All in a day&’s work!
Corkscrew and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 3 (The Continental Op #5)
by Dashiell Hammett Richard Layman Julie M. RivettFrom the sands of Arizona to the alleys of the Tenderloin, the Continental Op deals out rough justice, in this collection of short stories from master of noir fiction Dashiell Hammett In the Arizona desert, the sun's high, the heat's relentless, and there's murder in the air. Across this long stretch of sunbaked hell, one town stands out as the worst of all. Someone is killing the cowboys of Corkscrew, and Continental Op has been hired to stop the slaughter. From the moment he rides into town, he tastes dust on his teeth and blood in the wind. The locals have no respect for this hardboiled San Francisco detective, so it's up to the Op to show them he deserves his badge. But before peace can come to Corkscrew, more men will die. A portrait of a tough man in a rough town, "Corkscrew" offers a taste of Dashiell Hammett's first novel, the legendary epic of hardboiled violence Red Harvest. Along with the other stories in this volume--"Dead Yellow Women" and "The Gutting of Couffignal"--it shows Hammett and his infamous Continental Op at the top of their forms.
Corkscrewed
by M. J. O'SheaCary Talbot has found the perfect mark. Marigold Shelley is filthy rich, and her newly found grandson, Isaac Shelley, is poised to inherit her huge estate, complete with a priceless wine collection. Cary concocts a plan to con both of them into selling the crown jewel of that collection to him at a bargain price. Since Isaac is young, single, and gay, part of Cary's scheme to get close to the Shelleys includes seduction. But Isaac isn't the sheep he appears to be. He isn't even the grandson he appears to be. Isaac is, in fact, running quite the con of his own. These two masters of the confidence game are pitted against each other, and both are after the ultimate prize--a chunk of the huge Shelley fortune. It's only when a third cunning player comes in and is ready to outwit them both that they must band together and beat their opponent or see all they've worked for slip from their grasp one ruby-red drop at a time.
Corliss (The Girls of Spindrift #1)
by V.C. AndrewsBook One of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series, now Lifetime movies, here begins a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn&’t understand them. Such is the burden of being brilliant.Corliss is not like the other girls at her Los Angeles high school. Incredibly intelligent, shy, and a loner, she has difficultly in fitting in. What&’s worse, a clique of girls is out to get her because she&’s not down with their games. On the night of a school party, her refusal to take drugs with the girls leads them to take matters into their own hands—spiking her drink. Quickly, Corliss&’s entire life is turned upside down and no one—not even the handsome valedictorian who had agreed to go out with her—looks at her the same way. Just when she&’s wondering if she&’ll be able to return to her high school, someone mentions a new place: Spindrift. Could that be her way out? The four Girls of Spindrift novellas together form a spinoff to Bittersweet Dreams—available now!
Corn Dolls
by Patrick LennonIt begins for Tom Fletcher with what looks like a very bloody accident in a farm machinery showroom, and reaches back into the past - his own and that of the local police force - before slamming into the present with all the force of the most up-to-date criminal power in the world. Crackling with secrets and surprises, packed with haunting landscapes and haunted characters, freighted with the hot, thundery atmosphere of a Cambridge summer and the inevitable paying-out of past betrayals, CORN DOLLS marks the arrival of a major new crime talent.
Corn Dolls
by Patrick LennonIt begins for Tom Fletcher with what looks like a very bloody accident in a farm machinery showroom, and reaches back into the past - his own and that of the local police force - before slamming into the present with all the force of the most up-to-date criminal power in the world. Crackling with secrets and surprises, packed with haunting landscapes and haunted characters, freighted with the hot, thundery atmosphere of a Cambridge summer and the inevitable paying-out of past betrayals, CORN DOLLS marks the arrival of a major new crime talent.
Corned Beef Murder (The darling Deli #2)
by Patti BenningA friend in need, is a friend indeed... And no one is going to get away with hurting one of Moira's friends. Deli owner and amateur sleuth, Moira Darling, is doing well in business and life, when tragedy shatters her world. The loss of a dear friend drives her to team up with her favorite Private Investigator again, to get to the bottom of a heartbreaking mystery. As the daring pair delves into the case, the clues seem to point way too close to home, leaving Moira to wonder just exactly whom she can trust in this action-packed tale of murder and deception. If you're in the mood for a delicious Cozy Mystery, pick up this delectable book today!
Corned Beef and Casualties (A Tourist Trap Mystery)
by Lynn CahoonSouth Cove, California, is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day—and there’s going to be a parade of suspects . . . <P><P>Jill Gardner’s store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her little coastal town holds a big festival for St. Patrick’s Day. But the locals aren’t exactly feeling the luck of the Irish, thanks to the rowdy behavior of some of the tourists who are pouring in. <P><P>Then a woman who just visited Jill’s shop is found dead near the shore. The fireworks display on the beach may have already happened, but the real fireworks have just begun . . . <P><P>Praise for The Tourist Trap Mysteries “I love the author’s style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series.”—Dru’s Book Musings “Light, fun, and kept me thoroughly engaged.”—The Young Folks
Cornelius Jubb
by Peter RobinsonIn "Cornelius Jubb" author Peter Robinson tells the story of a young GI falsely accused of rape.ove us to harm one another, from love and jealousy to greed and despair, are all explored with fascinating depth. Edgy and smart, thrilling and suspenseful, this remarkable collection is a must-have for Robinson fans-and any fan of compelling crime fiction.
Cornered
by Alan Brenham Petra RiekerDie Erinnerung an den Kidnapping-Fall, den er damals vermasselt hatte, verfolgt ihn immer noch... Da er es nicht zulassen kann, dass ihn die Vergangenheit wieder einholt, kämpft Detective Matt Brady gegen die Widrigkeiten bei den Ermittlungen in sieben Kidnapping-Fällen junger Frauen an. Schon bald findet er sich einer kriminellen Organisation gegenüber, die genauso viel von der Arbeitsweise der Polizei versteht wie er. Eine Organisation, die alles unternimmt, um Brady immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein. Er gerät erst richtig in Schwierigkeiten, als sich eine junge Tierärztin in die Ermittlungen einmischt und Gefahr läuft, das achte Opfer zu werden. Als er versucht, sie zu beschützen, gerät er in das Fadenkreuz eines Berufskillers. Kann Brady den Fall noch rechtzeitig lösen und das Leben seiner neuen Liebe retten oder werden die Ermittlungen beide in den sicheren Tod führen? Es beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.
Cornered
by Brandon MasseyWith Nowhere To Run. . .Corey Webb is living the American dream--successful business, beautiful wife, gifted daughter--but the dream he worked so hard to achieve is about to become a nightmare. When a chance encounter brings him face to face with the dark past he'd long since left behind, Corey knows the threat to his life and family could be deadly. . . .It's Do Or DieUnpredictable, intelligent, and terrifyingly ruthless, Corey's stalker will settle for nothing less than complete submission. He'll stop at nothing, and sacrifice anyone, to get what he wants. There's no point in running, no chance of hiding, and no hope for Corey and his family to escape unscathed. . .
Cornered
by Helenkay DimonIt was an assignment he was more than prepared for-until an innocent beauty got caught in the cross fire Undercover agent Cameron Roth's hot on the trail of a drug-running crime cartel. The last thing he needs is to involve an innocent woman in the cross fire. But when he leaps into Julia White's home for safety, she becomes part of the tangled web Cam's trying so deseparately to unravel. Smooth, solid Cam's the consummate professional. But gorgeous, feisty Julia transforms the high-stakes assignment into something far more than business as usual. Now that the villains have her in their sights, Cam's got to not only solve the case-but also protect the only woman who's ever found the way into his heart.
Cornered at Christmas: Driving Force / Cornered At Christmas (rushing Creek Crime Spree) (Rushing Creek Crime Spree #1)
by Barb HanHe’ll do whatever it takesTo keep his family safe.Mitch Kent is shocked when he sees his wife, Kimberly, just before the anniversary of her supposed death. He learns she faked her own death to protect her family from an ominous threat and came back to see her husband and her young twins one last time. But she was followed, and now she’s desperate for her husband’s help. Mitch will need a miracle to reunite his broken family…if Kimberly’s dark past doesn’t kill him first.
Cornered in Conard County (Conard County: The Next Generation #35)
by Rachel LeeHiding from a murderer, a woman puts her trust in a sheriff deputy and a K9 guard dog in this romantic suspense from a New York Times–bestselling author .Conard County is a refuge for Dory Lake, a place to flee from her tragic past. For extra security, she goes to Cadell Marcus for one of his expertly trained guard dogs. Just the dog. But the part-time deputy can’t help digging deeper into the beautiful stranger’s history.After learning the circumstances of the murders Dory witnessed, Cadell isn’t about to leave her at the mercy of the calculated killer. The madman is counting on finding Dory isolated, but Cadell vows that she’ll never be alone. Guarding her 24/7 is the only way to keep her safe . . . and to break down her emotional walls he wants so desperately to breach.
Cornwall and Redfern Mysteries 2-Book Bundle: Corpse Flower / A Shroud of Roses
by Gloria FerrisThis two-book bundle gathers both novels of Gloria Ferris’s darkly comic mystery series, starring the inimitable Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall and her boyfriend, fellow sleuth, and often reluctant accomplice Neil Redfern. Includes: A Shroud of Roses (New!) The Class of 2000 left behind a skeleton in its closet, and fifteen years later a killer is coming for the rest of the graduates, including none other than Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall. Against their better judgement, Cornwall and Redfern team up to expose the killer before time — or Cornwall’s talent for stumbling into danger — gets the best of them. Corpse Flower The quick slide from country club to trailer park leaves Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall with only one reason to get up in the morning — revenge. But revenge takes money, and Bliss abandons common sense to get it. And she needs Chief Redfern, a former drug cop from Toronto, to stay out of her way and quit eyeing her with suspicion.
Corona
by John Reinhard DizonLas conversaciones de paz entre Gran Bretaña y el Norte de Irlanda corren peligro. La noche antes del comienzo de las negociaciones se produce el secuestro de la Princesa de Edimburgo. El destino de la Princesa Jennifer llama la atención de varias organizaciones internacionales, entre ellas el IRA, el MI6 y la CIA. Mientras que Jennifer se conviernte en un maltratado premio en una guerra ya antigua, nadie se esperaba lo que ocurrió cuando el Golden Terror - un asesino a sueldo Irlandés - se interesa en ella. Tiara, del autor John Reinhard Dizon, es un thriller histórito lleno de acción.
Coronado
by Dennis LehaneA small southern town gives birth to a dangerous man with a broken heart and a high-powered rifle... A young girl, caught up in an inner-city gang war, crosses the line from victim to avenger... An innocent man is hunted by government agents for an unspecified crime... A boy and a girl fall in love while ransacking a rich man's house during the waning days of the Vietnam War... A compromised psychiatrist confronts the unstable patient he slept with... A father and a son wage a lethal battle of wits over the whereabouts of a stolen diamond and a missing woman.In turn suspenseful, surreal, romantic, and tragically comic, these tales journey headlong into the heart of our myths - about class, gender, freedom, and regeneration through violence - and reveal that the truth waiting for us there is not what we'd expect.
Coronas: Policías Candentes - Crímenes Candentes - Romances Candentes (Patrulla de la Pasión #7)
by Emma CalinUn ataque terrorista se ejecuta en Londres….. cae un policía. La Sargento Sophia Castellana da un paso al frente para lograr la venganza. Un hombre mucho más joven y nacido para ser rey cae bajo el hechizo de su valentía y experiencia sexual. Una historia de amor se desarrolla con indetenible pasión erótica mientras mafias revolucionarias se enfrentan en las calles de Francia. Fuerzas oscuras conjuran un complot distintos caminos hacia el poder. Una mujer guerrera y sexualmente ambigua toma el control. ¿Podría un joven rey y su muy mayor reina traer la paz? El engaño, la violencia y la traición no pueden extinguir la llama del amor verdadero. Una nación se enternece ante el reflejo del calor carnal de esa unión. Compra este libro ahora para sentir la fuerza del deseo sexual desinhibido en el transcurso de la historia. ‘Coronas’, otro libro independiente en la ‘Serie Patrulla de la Pasión’ con novelas de romance y suspenso. La ardiente Emma Calin no contiene nada al momento de entregarles su jugosa combinación de policías, crímenes y pasión, con una orden extra grande de salsa de sátira Francesa.
Coronation Year: A Novel
by Jennifer RobsonThe USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal historical novel— as the lives of three very different residents of London’s historic Blue Lion hotel converge in a potentially explosive climax on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation.It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel.Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotel’s front door, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and, barring disaster, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edie’s luck might just be turning, all thanks to a young queen about her own age. Stella Donati, a young Italian photographer and Holocaust survivor, has come to live at the Blue Lion while she takes up a coveted position at Picture Weekly magazine. London in celebration mode feels like a different world to her. As she learns the ins and outs of her new profession, Stella discovers a purpose and direction that honor her past and bring hope for her future.James Geddes, a war hero and gifted artist, has struggled to make his mark in a world that disdains his Indian ancestry. At the Blue Lion, though, he is made to feel welcome and worthy. Yet even as his friendship with Edie deepens, he begins to suspect that something is badly amiss at his new home.When anonymous threats focused on Coronation Day, the Blue Lion, and even the queen herself disrupt their mood of happy optimism, Edie and her friends must race to uncover the truth, save their home, and expose those who seek to erase the joy and promise of Coronation Year.
Coroner's Pidgin (The Albert Campion Mysteries)
by Margery Allingham“Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever.” —Sara Paretsky World War II is limping to a close and private detective Albert Campion has just returned from years abroad on a secret mission. Relaxing in his bath before rushing back to the country, and to the arms of his wife, Amanda, Campion is disturbed when his servant, Lugg, and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. The reluctant Campion is forced to put his powers of detection to work as he is drawn deeper into the case, and into the eccentric Caradocs household, dealing with murder, treason, grand larceny, and the mysterious disappearance of some very valuable art. “Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.” —P.D. James “Margery Allingham was one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel.” —Alexander McCall Smith
Coroner's Pidgin (The Albert Campion Mysteries)
by Margery Allingham“Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever.” —Sara ParetskyWorld War II is limping to a close and private detective Albert Campion has just returned from years abroad on a secret mission. Relaxing in his bath before rushing back to the country, and to the arms of his wife, Amanda, Campion is disturbed when his servant, Lugg, and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman.The reluctant Campion is forced to put his powers of detection to work as he is drawn deeper into the case, and into the eccentric Caradocs household, dealing with murder, treason, grand larceny, and the mysterious disappearance of some very valuable art. “Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.” —P.D. James“Margery Allingham was one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel.” —Alexander McCall Smith
Corporate Asset: A Jack Taggart Mystery
by Don EastonIn his seventh appearance, undercover agent Jack Taggart is forced to play a risky game, making a deal with one devil to bring down another. Corporate Asset takes undercover operative Jack Taggart into the world of white-collar crime and murder. Insurance companies are being bilked out of millions of dollars. Multiple murders take place right under the cops’ noses but being written off as accidental. Taggart gets a whiff of what is going on when he captures a drug trafficker willing to expose one of the murderers connected to the plot. The problem is the new informant is also a serial rapist. Corporate Asset pits Taggart against the gut-wrenching proposition of letting a rapist go in order to catch a serial killer. It is a race against time to catch the murderer before the rapist strikes again.
Corpse & Crown
by Alisa KwitneyAgatha DeLacey’s family isn’t rich or titled, so studying nursing at Ingold’s East End hospital in London is a rare opportunity for her. Despite the school’s focus on the innovative Bio-Mechanical program, Aggie cares more about the desperately poor human patients who flood the hospital, even if that means providing unauthorized treatment after-hours…and trusting a charming, endlessly resourceful thief.But the Artful Dodger is barely a step ahead of his underworld rivals, the menacing Bill Sykes and mercurial Oliver Twist, and Aggie’s association with him soon leads her into danger. When a brutal attack leaves her blind, she and the Dodger find themselves at the mercy of an experimental Bio-Mech surgery. Though the procedure restores Aggie’s sight, her new eyes come at an unnerving cost, and the changes in Dodger are even more alarming—instead of seeing Aggie as the girl he fancies, he now views her as a potential threat.As war between England and Germany brews on the horizon and a sinister medical conspiracy threatens to shatter the uneasy peace in Europe, Aggie and the Dodger must find a way to work together so they can protect their friends and expose the truth…even if it means risking their own survival.
Corpse Candle (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 13): A gripping medieval mystery of monks and murder
by Paul DohertyA phantom horseman. A murdered abbot. A locked door. Paul Doherty weaves an intricately plotted mystery in Corpse Candle, in which Sir Hugh's powers of deduction are tested by one of his most puzzling cases. Perfect for fans of Susanna Gregory and Michael Jecks.'Paul Doherty has captured the atmosphere of an enclosed community where there is nowhere to hide from an assassin who appears not to have a motive. Well written... A thumping good read' - South Wales ArgusThe Brothers of the abbey of St Martin's-in-the-Marsh usually pay little heed to the tales of robber baron Sir Geoffrey Mandeville's ghost galloping through the Lincolnshire fens with a retinue of ghastly horsemen. They may hear the shrill blast of a phantom hunting horn, or see the corpse candles glowing in the dark, but none really accepts the peasants' belief that these flickering lights can forewarn men of their own deaths. The monks are protected by the monastery's high wall and their powerful abbot - a friend of King Edward I - and, although their leaders sometimes argue over the abbey's future, their lives are peaceful and comfortable. But then Abbot Stephen is found murdered in his chamber, with the door and windows locked from the inside, and Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the King's Seal, arrives to investigate.What readers are saying about Corpse Candle:'This book [has] elegance, history and mystery that will make you scared but wanting to turn the page''Intrigue is maintained throughout with interesting twists''Another excellent book that just could not be put down!'