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Corruption of Power (Sutton McPhee #2)
by Brenda EnglishA top Senate aide has turned up dead from a drug overdose, her nude body found wrapped in a sheet in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. It doesn’t require the reporting acumen of Washington News reporter Sutton McPhee to figure out someone else was involved. But Sutton – who now covers the Fairfax County police, after having risked her own life to solve her sister’s murder – is all over it because she knows this new case has all the signs of a Washington scandal in the making.Even as Sutton works her sources, follows her reporter’s instincts, and clashes with a new detective assigned to the case, police are called to the scene of another high-profile death: the murder of the wheelchair-bound wife of a Fairfax County Supervisor. It isn’t long before Sutton’s instincts tell her the two cases are somehow related – and Sutton won’t stop until she knows exactly what that connection is. But even Sutton is shocked as she begins to learn just how high and how far the connections go, and just how much power can corrupt.
Corruption's Child
by J R LindermuthRetired police chief Daniel 'Sticks' Hetrick, still serving as unofficial consultant to his less experienced successor, has another murder to deal with in rural Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania. It soon develops the death of a local waitress is not the only trouble in the township. An elderly man has been seriously injured in the latest of a string of burglaries from the Amish, the burglaries may have a connection to unscrupulous antique dealers, there are items missing from the police department evidence room and rumors are circulating of drug dealing. What--if anything--does all this have in common? Could it be the strange Amish girl who may, or may not be, Flora Vastine's new friend? Read all the thrilling Daniel 'Sticks' Hetrick Murder Mysteries from author J.R. Lindermuth! CRUEL CUTS, SOMETHING IN COMMON, CORRUPTION'S CHILD, BEING SOMEONE ELSE, and PRACTICE TO DECEIVE.
Corrupts Absolutely
by Alexa HuntAn action-packed thriller about the NEXT war on terror...First came "the Slaughter": the Colombian drug cartel launched a massive attack on American soil, assassinating thousands of federal judges and law enforcement officers in an attempt to stop the crackdown on drugs. Then came public outrage: Congress created a new supersecret agency, the Bureau of Illegal Substance Control. BISC operatives short-circuit due process, acting as judge, jury, and executioner for drug traffickers. When she loses her kid brother to a drug OD, Leah Berglund is recruited by BISC. She becomes one of their finest agents and a skillful assassin. She has a perfect kill record for every guilty verdict. Then she is assigned to a special case...Elliott Delgado was a hot shot FBI agent until a burst of machine-gun fire retired him on a disability pension. Now all Del wants is to spend time with his son and enjoy his new career as a Pulitzer Prize--winning reporter. Until he receives a phone call from his old mentor at the FBI....Posing as a research assistant to Del, Leah investigates secret drug charges against him while he uncovers a conspiracy between BISC and the Pentagon. He learns that the war on drugs is about to go nuclear. The Western Hemisphere will be flash-fried if the conspirators are not stopped. As she digs deeper into Del's case, Leah realizes she has been set up to kill an innocent man. Now she and Del are running targets as BISC agents chase them from Mexico to Maine. America's worst nightmare is set to begin if they can't run fast enough.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Corsario (Juan Cabrillo #6)
by Clive Cussler Jack Du BrulUn experto en historia naval descubre en Washington un documento histórico en el que el célebre corsario e imán Suleiman al-Jama plasmó su voluntad de que sus súbditos, a quienes antes llamaba a la guerra santa contra los cristianos, convivan en paz con sus vecinos a pesar de sus discrepancias religiosas.La arqueóloga Alana Shepard, consciente de lo que podría suceder si se publicara esta declaración, viaja a Túnez para recuperarla. Al mismo tiempo, se está preparando en Trípoli una cumbre que promete llevar la paz a Oriente Medio. Pero el avión que transporta a la secretaria de Estado norteamericana se estrella en el Sahara y no ha sido por accidente Detrás de todo esto se encuentra uno de los terroristas más buscados del mundo: el nuevo Suleiman al-Jama.Un nuevo reto para el capitán Juan Cabrillo y su tripulación, quienes deberán arriesgarlo todo para rescatar un documento que podría cambiar el curso de la historia.«Acción, suspense y dramatismo a todo gas.»Booklist
Corsican Death (The Narc Series #7)
by Marc OldenWith a handful of agents, Bolt takes on the crown prince of European smugglingTwo French businessmen come to the United States to arrange an export deal. Normally the federal government would have no interest, but these Frenchmen are Corsican, and their product is the finest heroin in the world. For months the crime syndicate overseen by Count Napoleon Bonaparte Lonzu has stockpiled its smack, creating a worldwide shortage and sending demand through the roof. Now it is time to open the floodgates, and dump a colossal shipment of white heroin onto the United States. But the deal goes sour from the very start. Lanzu&’s lieutenants run into John Bolt, a narcotics agent who makes the toughest Corsicans wilt. He only has a handful of operatives in his critically underfunded anti-drug detail, but Bolt will crack the Corsican syndicate if he has to cross the Atlantic to do it. Count Lanzu may have an army, but next to a determined American cop, every Napoleon looks small.
Corsican Death (The Narc Series #7)
by Marc OldenWith a handful of agents, Bolt takes on the crown prince of European smugglingTwo French businessmen come to the United States to arrange an export deal. Normally the federal government would have no interest, but these Frenchmen are Corsican, and their product is the finest heroin in the world. For months the crime syndicate overseen by Count Napoleon Bonaparte Lonzu has stockpiled its smack, creating a worldwide shortage and sending demand through the roof. Now it is time to open the floodgates, and dump a colossal shipment of white heroin onto the United States. But the deal goes sour from the very start. Lanzu&’s lieutenants run into John Bolt, a narcotics agent who makes the toughest Corsicans wilt. He only has a handful of operatives in his critically underfunded anti-drug detail, but Bolt will crack the Corsican syndicate if he has to cross the Atlantic to do it. Count Lanzu may have an army, but next to a determined American cop, every Napoleon looks small.
Corsican Honor: A Novel
by William HeffernanThe electrifying follow-up to The CorsicanCold War Marseille is a city of shadowy alliances and loose morals, where a good man can lose sight of which side he is really on and evil men profit from the misery and confusion of others. It is therefore the perfect town for Ernst Ludwig, an East German terrorist who is sadistic beyond measure. But when Ludwig kidnaps and murders the wife of Alex Moran, the US intelligence agent hot on his trail, he sets off a blood feud whose violent shock waves will span decades and reach all the way across the globe. To avenge his wife&’s death, Moran turns to his &“uncles&” in the Corsican Mafia, Antoine and Meme Pisani. The Pisanis have been in league with US intelligence since the 1940s, when Moran&’s father, a CIA agent, sought their help in suppressing Communist agitators. But the height of the Cold War is a more complicated era, and Moran is forced to resign when his personal alliance with the underworld threatens to shed light on murky dealings between the US government and the mob—dealings that are way above his pay grade. Ten years later, he is called back into action when Ludwig resurfaces as the chief henchman of a Colombian drug lord bent on bringing the Pisani brothers to their knees. Given another chance at revenge, Moran will stop at nothing to bring the German&’s reign of terror to a grisly end. William Heffernan&’s return to the bestselling world of Corsican crime and international espionage is a thriller so propulsive it grabs you by the throat on the very first page and never lets go.
Cortar y Correr
by Madeleine Urban Abigail Roux Marta Gil AlmirónVolumen 1 de la Serie Cortar y CorrerUna serie de asesinatos en la ciudad de Nueva York tiene desconcertados tanto a la policía como al FBI, y sospechan que el responsable es un asesino que envía un mensaje indescifrable. Pero cuando dos agentes federales asignados a la investigación son asesinados, el FBI toma un interés más personal en el caso. El agente especial Ty Grady es retirado de un trabajo encubierto después de que el caso se saliera de control. Es fanfarrón, mordaz, e indiscutiblemente el mejor en lo que hace. Pero cuando es emparejado con el agente especial Zane Garrett, es un caso de odio a primera vista. Garrett es la imagen perfecta de un agente: serio, sobrio, y centrado, lo que hace de su asociación un clásico cliché: polos opuestos, poli bueno-poli malo, una extraña pareja. Pero los dos saben inmediatamente que su asociación provocará más problemas que la falta de pruebas dejadas por el asesino. Prácticamente antes de que su encargo especial empiece, el asesino ataca de nuevo, esta vez a ellos. Huyendo, intentando rastrear a un hombre que se ha volcado en acabar con sus perseguidores, Grady y Garrett tendrán que averiguar cómo trabajar juntos antes de convertirse en dos muescas más en el cuchillo del asesino.
Cosi Fan Tutti (Aurelio Zen #5)
by Michael DibdinMichael Dibdin's overburdened Italian police inspector has been transferred to Naples, where the rule of law is so lax that a police station may double as a brothel. But this time, having alienated superiors with his impolitic zealousness in every previous posting, Zen is determined not to make waves.Too bad an American sailor (who may be neither American nor a sailor) knifes one of his opposite numbers in Naples's harbor, and some local garbage collectors have taken to moonlighting in homicide. And when Zen becomes embroiled in a romantic intrigue involving love-sick gangsters and prostitutes who pass themselves off as Albanian refugees, all Naples comes to resemble the set of the Mozart opera of the same title. Bawdy, suspenseful, and splendidly farcical, the result is an irresistible offering from a maestro of mystery.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Cosita Preciosa (Manejando a los Jefes #15)
by Lexy Timms¡El Jefe ha vuelto! De la autora de best-sellers, Lexy Timms, llega un romance billonario que te hará desmayarte y enamorarte de nuevo. “El éxito no es tener todo lo que quieres, es tener todo lo que necesitas." Mark lo tenía todo: una hermosa esposa a punto de tener su primer hijo, un club campestre al que acuden los ricos y los famosos, el tipo de vida que cualquiera soñaría con vivir. Y entonces Erica lo abandonó, y todo se vino abajo. Ahora, él está luchando para hacer malabares con el cuidado de una recién nacida y la dirección del club campestre. Entre la privación del sueño y los largos días, está luchando por mantenerse a sí mismo, y mucho menos por manejar el resto. Su hermano y su cuñada están ahí para ayudar, por supuesto, pero tienen sus propias vidas, y no hay mucho que ellos puedan hacer. En medio de todo ello, Mark conoce a una hermosa mujer de ojos oscuros. Es inteligente, rica, y busca algo más que una membresía en el club. Y Mark se inclina a darle lo que ella quiere. Pero no puede dejar de pensar en la mujer que lo dejó. No puede dejar de esperar recuperar la familia que pensó que estaba construyendo con ella. ¿A quién elegirá cuando se vea obligado a decidir entre la mujer con la que se casó y aquella de la cual cree haberse enamorado en su ausencia?
Cosmic Inception (Saving Caeorleia #3)
by Alicia NordwellSaving Caeorleia: Book ThreeTheir journey will span the universe and back, but there's no guarantee they'll make it together. Though Nick and Fieo are drawn to each other, their relationship has never been easy. Their differences go beyond their races, but they've managed to work together to prevent the spread of corruption, growing closer along the way. Nick still battles the effects of years of loneliness, fear, and pain but surprises everyone when he refuses to stay behind when Fieo is sent on a vital mission to find the Collectors. Fieo objects, but there's no stopping Nick when he sets his mind to something. Over the course of their mission, it becomes clear Nick is more than anyone ever imagined, but the mystery of his past threatens to derail his future. The search for the truth will take Fieo and Nick far from Caeorleia, to worlds both familiar and completely alien, and put stress on their already tenuous relationship. It's a journey that will either tear them apart or finally bring them together.
Cosmic Rift
by James AxlerENDANGERED SPECIES: MAN Dedicated to the protection of humanity in the twenty-third century, the Cerberus warriors have repelled numerous alien parasites that would prey on mankind. But the Cerberus team clashes with otherworldly scavengers wielding technology far in advance of their own when they investigate a spaceship crash site.SUPER DEATHThe spaceship belongs to citizens of a magnificent airborne city located in a quantum rift. They have been hoarding alien technology and using the superscience they'd stolen to build a futuristic haven. But their benevolent ruler is about to be challenged for his throne, a challenge that threatens to turn earth into a testing ground for alien weapons of unimaginable destruction. Unless the Cerberus warriors can find a way to stop the escalating crisis.
Cospirazione Virale
by Juan GarcíaGiacomo Aldobrandi, un rinomato ricercatore, scopre la formula per curare l’HIV. Si sente immensamente felice: la sua scoperta contribuirà a salvare milioni di vite in tutto il mondo. Per lui significherà, quasi sicuramente, ricevere il Premio Nobel per la medicina, qualcosa che ha sempre sognato ma che non aveva mai creduto di poter ottenere. Ma prima che possa rendere pubblico il suo lavoro, qualcuno cerca di ucciderlo. Giacomo è vittima di una cospirazione su larga scala organizzata dalla Corporazione Ambra Nera, che rappresenta gli interessi dell’industria farmaceutica e che non è affatto disposta a rinunciare agli ingenti guadagni garantiti dalla vendita dei medicinali per le terapie croniche per l'HIV. PREMIO ESCRIDUENDE AL MIGLIOR ROMANZO THRILLER 2015, FIERA DEL LIBRO DI MADRID. PREMIO INFINITO AL MIGLIOR ROMANZO THRILLER 2016. "Il romanzo del giovane Martín García rivela una maestria narrativa poco comune all’età dell’autore." José Menéndez - ex Magistrato del Tribunale Supremo. "Ci troviamo di fronte a un romanzo che non demerita affatto rispetto agli ultimi lavori di autori rinomati quali Stephen King o Dan Brown". Gabriel Neila - professore dell'Università di Thammasat (Tailandia). "Cospirazione Virale è un’avventura dinamica, divertente e scritta con uno stile leggero." Vicente Baratas - scrittore.
Cosplay Crime (Orca Currents)
by Marty ChanShy thirteen-year-old Bree must channel her inner anime heroine to solve a crime at the Anime Expo. Bree Wong and her best friend, Alix, are so excited to be at the anime fan convention. They’re dressed as the lead characters from their favorite anime series. Bree cosplays as Red Squirrel, the redheaded detective, and can’t wait to meet Midori, the Japanese voice actor for the character. But before she gets the chance, it’s announced that Midori’s signing event has been cancelled. Bree is devastated. So when she overhears that a valuable original print of Red Squirrel belonging to Midori has been stolen, she decides to investigate and catch the thief. Maybe Bree can get a face-to-face with Midori if she recovers the stolen print. The only problem is the culprit was seen wearing a cosplay costume. Not just any costume, but one of the most popular characters at the convention. Bree must channel Red Squirrel and get to the bottom of this or lose her chance to meet her idol. What a tough nut to crack!
Cost of Life
by Joshua CorinFor readers of Preston & Child, James Rollins, and Brad Thor comes a gripping new thriller from Joshua Corin, in which an audacious hijacking is just the beginning of a twisted international nightmare. Flight 816 has been hijacked and the terrorists have decided to auction off the passengers online. The passengers who receive the highest bids will be released. The passengers who receive the lowest bids will be executed. Life can't be better for veteran pilot Larry Walder. He has a great job, a terrific kid, a gorgeous wife--and no inkling that tonight will be the end of the world as he knows it. In the early hours before the Fourth of July, three men break into Larry's home. And as the day lurches on to its terrifying course, a life is taken, and Flight 816 from Atlanta to Cozumel, Mexico, vanishes off the radar. In the air, Larry must find a way to save his family, his crew, and his passengers. On the ground, disgraced FBI agent Xanadu Marx goes rogue, making it her mission to track down the missing flight before the hijackers reach their diabolical endgame. With the casualties racking up and the world's busiest airport under lockdown, a message arrives: This is no ordinary hijacking, no typical hostage crisis. This ransom is a totally different beast--the first hint of a conspiracy that might bring America to its knees.Advance praise for Cost of Life "Joshua Corin is a master storyteller. Cost of Life is a thriller par excellence: brilliantly imaginative, well written, and delightfully diabolical. Highly recommended!"--Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling co-creator of the Pendergast novels"In Cost of Life, Joshua Corin turns a humdrum airline flight into a ride on an F-15 with a smoking engine--fast, terrifying, and oh so fun. I loved the writing. Corin's whip-smart dialogue crashed me straight into a world of fascinating characters and complicated allegiances. I couldn't stop reading until the wheels touched down on that final tarmac."--Rebecca Cantrell, New York Times bestselling author of The World Beneath "Fraught with danger and surprises, Cost of Life is a tale chock-full of action, adventure, and intrigue. Treachery comes from all directions, so consider yourself warned."--Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lincoln Myth "In Cost of Life, Joshua Corin brings us Xanadu Marx, a tough but vulnerable ex-FBI agent who literally pulls no punches. Corin's sure-footed handling of plot, character, and voice is the kind of writing that inspires authors like me to up their game."--Robert Gregory Browne, author of Whisper in the Dark
Costa maldita (Inspector Pendergast #15)
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildEn la decimoquinta entrega de la serie protagonizada por el agente especial Pendergast, una terrible amenaza acecha bajo la aparente tranquilidad de una población costera cercana a Salem. El agente especial Pendergast acepta una investigación privada en Exmouth, localidad costera cercana a Salem. Tiene que resolver el robo de una valiosa colección de vinos propiedad del escultor Percival Lake y de su compañera Carole. Para ello viaja al lugar de los hechos acompañado de su ayudante Constance Greene. En la pared de la bodega de la casa, antigua residencia del farero, descubre un nicho con restos humanos muy antiguos. Lake comenta en ese momento que la proximidad de Salem, más la numerosa población de mosquitos chupasangre en las marismas que rodean Exmouth, han provocado gran cantidad de leyendas y rumores referidos al pueblo. Entonces el cuerpo de una persona asesinada aparece en las marismas. La única pista es una serie deesculturas misteriosas. ¿Podrían tener estos símbolos demoniacos alguna relación con la colonia de brujas que vivían en las inmediaciones hace tiempo? Puede que Constance sea la única que de verdad comprenda el peligro que tanto ella como Pendergast y los habitantes de Exmouth están a punto de afrontar... Reseña:«Pendergast es un héroe peculiar, un Sherlock Holmes moderno.»Kirkus Reviews
Cotswold Manners
by Michael SpicerAn air of mystery hangs over Greysham Park, the Elizabethan Cotswold home of Lord John Hildreth, who believes his ex-wife's lover, the Argentinian Antonio Alba, was murdered. But was it in fact a natural death following over-exertion at a polo match? Could Bobby Longfellow, the unpleasant and perverted Member of Parliament, be involved? And what role does the sinister and uncommunicative butler, Leyland, play? Lady Hildreth returns to her former marital home to an evening of backbiting bitchiness and later, another death. This time there's no doubt: it's murder. Her growing affection for John's brother, Michael, conflicts with her duties as a member of Britain's security services. Kidnapping and interrogation follow before Lady Hildreth finally unravels the mystery which has spun a concealing web over intrigue, smuggling and a quest for power involving Britain, France and the USA."
Cottage Sinister: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power
by Q. PatrickA sleepy English village is shaken by murder in this mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth series as Patrick Quentin. Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: “Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie.” In the town of Crosby-Stourton, the well-respected Miss Lubbock is being visited by her two daughters from London when the unbelievable happens. Within the same day, both young women are struck down by a rare poison. But why would anyone do such a vile thing? With no other lawmen suited to the task, Scotland Yard sends Archibald “the Archdeacon” Inge, whose greatest deductive power lies in his absolute lack of imagination, allowing him to keep his entire focus on the facts. But when two more killings occur during his investigation, even the brilliant sleuth is baffled. What Inge doesn’t know is that the motive behind the murders goes beyond anything resembling the facts . . .
Cotton Comes to Harlem: A Rage In Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes To Harlem (Harlem Detectives #7)
by Chester HimesFrom &“the best writer of mayhem yarns since Raymond Chandler&” (San Francisco Chronicle) comes a hard-hitting, entertaining entry in the trailblazing Harlem Detectives series about two NYPD detectives who must piece together the clues of the scam of a lifetime. Flim-flam man Deke O&’Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta&’s state penitentiary than he&’s back on the streets working a big scam. As sponsor of the Back-to-Africa movement, he&’s counting on a big Harlem rally to produce a massive collection—for his own private charity. But the take is hijacked by white gunmen and hidden in a bale of cotton that suddenly everyone wants to get his hands on. As NYPD detectives &“Coffin Ed&” Johnson and &“Grave Digger&” Jones face the complexity of the scheme, we are treated to Himes&’s brand of hard-boiled crime fiction at its very best.
Cotton Malone: Books 1-4
by Steve BerryThe first four Cotton Malone novels - The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Venetian Betrayal and >i>The Charlamagne Pursuit - collected into a single book.
Cotton's War (The WWII Naval Thrillers)
by Max HennessyOne man stands in the way of an army in this relentless wartime thriller from &“a master of the gripping adventure yarn&” (The Daily Telegraph). Storming their way through Europe, the Nazis forces have made their way east to the Mediterranean, and are almost sure to conquer Greece. But they didn&’t bargain on coming up against Michael Anthony Cotton, a heroic marine who smuggles weapons and money to the Greek Resistance. As the conflict reaches a fever pitch, Cotton must venture on one last lethal mission, involving guns and high-speed pursuits, if he is to protect his homeland from the invading force. An unforgettable, action-packed thriller set against the dazzle of the Aegean, perfect for fans of Alexander Fullerton, Alan Evans and Antony Trew.
Cotton: A Novel (Clarkeston Chronicles #2)
by Paul HealdWhen new evidence arises in a cold case, can Professor Hopkins refrain from delving into a newfound world of corruption, vice, and danger?Stanley Hopkins cannot resist the invitation from a honey-voiced US attorney asking him to track down the source of photographs of a young dance major abducted five years earlier from her apartment in Clarkeston, Georgia. A journalist has stumbled across newly posted pictures of Diana Cavendish on the Internet, apparently taken just days before she disappeared with her boyfriend.While Stanley deals with vexing personal problems and scrambles to identify the owner of the website that acquired the photos, small-town journalist James Murphy and federal prosecutor Melanie Wilkerson uncover new evidence of the crime-and the cover-up-that ranges far beyond the confines of the victim’s quaint Georgia college town.This second installment of the Clarkeston Chronicles presents new challenges for Hopkins that take him far from the California base he established in Death in Eden and introduces him to a fascinating group of collaborators who will anchor him in small-town Georgia.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Cottonwood
by Scott PhillipsFrom the author of New York Times Notable book The Ice Harvest, a cult classic of Western noir set in a 19th century Kansas frontier town rocked by a series of brutal murders Introducing photographer and saloon owner Bill Ogden. Perfect for fans of Deadwood and JustifiedIn 1872, Cottonwood, Kansas, is a one-horse speck on the map; a community of run-down farms, dusty roads, and two-bit crooks. Self-educated saloon owner and photographer Bill Ogden looks on his adopted town with an eye to making a profit or getting out. His brains and ambition bring him to the attention of one Marc Leval, a wealthy Chicago developer with big plans for the small town. The advent of the railroad and rumors of a cattle trail turn Cottonwood into a wild and wooly boomtown—and with Leval as a partner, Ogden dreams of bringing civilization to the prairie.But civilizing the Great Plains was never that simple. While many in Cottonwood distrust Leval&’s motives, and mob violence threatens to derail the town&’s dreams of greatness, Ogden finds himself dangerously obsessed with Leval&’s stunningly beautiful wife. Meanwhile, plying its sinister trade unnoticed, an apparently ordinary local farm family quietly butchers traveling salesmen, weary travelers, and other unsuspecting wanderers.In his own inimitable brand of narrative wizardry, Scott Phillips traces the metamorphosis of a frontier town that becomes a lightning rod for sin, corruption, and murder. He also brings to life actual crimes that befell Kansas in the 1870s and 1880s, carried out by a strange clan who popularly became known as the Bloody Benders. Brilliantly written, maliciously fun, and full of many surprises, Cottonwood is historical fiction at its finest.
Couching at the Door: Strange And Macabre Tales (Tales Of Mystery And The Supernatural Ser.)
by D. K. BrosterIn this collection of dark, supernatural tales the esteemed author D. K. Broster gave full reign to her vivid imagination. Sometimes--as in "The Window" or "The Pestering," or "All Soul's Day"--these are what we might call 'explainable' ghost stories: apparitions or hauntings whose origin is to be found in some violent or unjust action in the past. Other stories, "Couching at the Door" and "From the Abyss," have little or no explanation, even in supernatural terms. Add to these an elegant reworking of the Persephone myth, "The Taste of Pomegranates," the downright bloodthirsty "Clairvoyance," and the psychological studies, "The Promised Land" and "The Pavement" which so well merit the heading 'Madness and Obsession', and you have a collection to disturb and unsettle the strongest nerves.Literary historian Jack Adrian describes Couching at the Door as "a pure masterwork, one of the most satisfying weird collections of the century".
Cougar Chaos (Mountain Spirit Mysteries #4)
by A. J. MarcusMountain Spirit Mysteries: Book FourParks and Wildlife Officer Brock Summers-Weir and his new husband, wildlife rehabber Landon Weir-Summers, are on their honeymoon high in the northern Colorado Rockies when they find an orphaned cougar cub. They quickly discover that there have been a number of cougars injured or killed in the area around Steamboat Springs. Although they are supposed to be on vacation, they work with local officials to try to find out what's happening to the big cats. When they get too close to the answers, their camp is ransacked and an ominous message is left. Rather than letting this intimidate them, they step up their investigation in the hopes that they can find the people responsible for the carnage and still manage to have a happy honeymoon.