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A Guerra de Ann: Chantagem
by Hannah HoweCom o seu marido, Emrys, ainda em missão enfrenta a perspetiva de passar o seu primeiro de aniversário de casamento e o Natal sozinha. No entanto, um telefonema de Alistair Blythe, um jovem com que ela tinha saído durante algum tempo antes de se casar com Emrys, coloca Ann num caminho que a leva ao assassinato, encontra brigas no mercado negro e ameaças à sua vida. Com a assistência do espião Charles Montagu e do Detetive Inspetor Max Deveraux, Ann descobre um grande segredo da guerra. E, com a neve caindo no dia de Natal, ela recebe um presente que nunca esquecerá.
A Guerra de Ann: Fuga
by Hannah HoweMarço 1945. Após seis anos sangrentos e manchados de lágrimas, a guerra estava quase a acabar. No entanto, para os prisioneiros de guerra alemães encarcerados no acampamento 198 Island Farm, o fim não chegou cedo o suficiente - e por isso decidiram fugir. Quandos os prisioneiros alemães fugiram por todos os pontos da bússola, um deles, Kurt Schneider, ficou com sangue nos dedos e uma arma na mão. Além disso, uma mulher morta estava aos seus pés. Acusado de assassinato. ele não teria como escapar. No entanto, Ann Morgan encontrara Kurt Schneider durante os seus períodos de trabalho supervisionados nas quintas locais. Ela passou a gostar do jovem e não conseguia acreditar que ele fosse capaz de matar. Ann poderia salvar Kurt e levar o verdadeiro assassino à justiça? Enquanto isso, com o marido Emrys ainda desaparecido, Ann viu-se atraída pelo belo viúvo detetive inspetor Max Deveraux. No calor do momento, Ann poderia controlar as suas emoções, ou enfrataria uma linha de remorso e arrependimento?
A Guerra de Ann: Invasão
by Hannah HoweSobre a série Segundo livro da Série de Mistério da Guerra de Ann, uma coleção de cinco histórias decorridas entre os anos 1944 e 1945. Cada história contém aproximadamente 15000 palavras. As histórias são: TRAIÇÃO, INVASÃO, CHANTAGEM, FUGA E VITÓRIA. As histórias passam-se com uma diferença de quatro meses entre uma e outra e serão publicadas no mesmo intervalo para que possa lê-las em "tempo real" se assim o desejar. No entanto, se preferir, pode ler os livros como se fosse só ua história, após a publicação de VITÓRIA. Por favor, faça a sua escolha com base na sua preferência de leitura e note que cada mistério é resolvido em cada história e que a história de Ann será resolvida no fim dos cinco livros. Sobre INVASÃO Com o seu marido, ainda desaparecido em missão, Ann Morgan recebe uma oferta pessoal do afável Detetive Inspetor Max Deveraux. Deverá ela recusar ou aceitar a sua oferta? Entretanto, na sua vida profissional, Ann é confrontada com um dilema. Depois do assassinato de Trevoir Bowman's, deverá ela assegurar a agência de detetives? Enquanto Ann pondera sobre os aspetos da sua vida pessoal e profissional, uma amiga pede-lhe para procurar a sua filha desaparecida. Aparentemente, Adeline Hopkings, a filha, carrega um relacionamento conturbado com o seu pai. No entanto, e sobre o ex-namorado e um soldado americano, um soldado com quem ela saiu casualmente? Enquanto que os soldados americanos se preparam para partir e embarcar na segunda onda de desembarques do Dia D, Ann precisa de respostas, apenas para se deparar com outro dilema, o dilema de como melhor servir a justiça.
A Guerra de Ann: Vitória
by Hannah HoweCom base em eventos reais, o final da história da Série de Mistério da Guerra de Ann. A guerra acabara e a comunidade de Ann preparava-se para as celebrações do dia da Vitória na Europa. No entanto, nem todos estavam de bom humor. O marido de Ann, Emrys, voltara de França, uma sombra do homem que saiu para servir o seu país. O que acontecera em França? Que pensamentos pertubavam pesadamente a mente de Emrys? Enquanto isso, Doris Michael contratara Ann para encontrar o seu irmão, Glyn, um homem que ela não via há mais de dois anos. O que acontecera a Glyn? E qual o papel crucial que desempenhara na determinação do resultado da guerra? À procura de respostas, Ann percebe que, embora tivesse acabado, a verdadeira batalha estava apenas a começar, a batalha para conquistar a paz.
A Guid Soldier (A Mulholland / Strand Magazine Short)
by Charles ToddSet during Inspector Rutledge's time in the Great War, Charles Todd's short story introduces a born killer.It's World War I, and young Glaswegian Dougal Kerr is a new recruit in the British army. Dougal has no family and no past, but his easygoing demeanor belies his cheerless upbringing. There's only one thing that gives Ian Rutledge pause: Dougal is very good at killing, and he doesn't seem to mind it at all--in fact, he seems to relish it. In wartime, how does one tell the difference between a remorseless killer and "a guid soldier"? "A Guid Soldier" by Charles Todd is one of 20 short stories within Mulholland Books's Strand Originals series, featuring thrilling stories by the biggest names in mystery from the Strand Magazine archives. View the full series list at mulhollandbooks.com and listen to them all!
A Guide for Murdered Children
by Bruce Wagner"In her astonishing thriller, Sarah Sparrow has joined the ranks of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. A warning: there is no safe place to read this book." –David Cronenberg Originally Published under the name Sarah Sparrow, Bruce Wagner's A Guide for Murdered Children is terrifying, thoroughly original, and hauntingly written. Ex-NYPD detective Willow Wylde is fresh out of rehab and finally able to find a job running a Cold Case squad in suburban Detroit. When the two rookie cops assigned to him take an obsessive interest in a decades-old disappearance of a brother and sister, Willow begins to suspect something out of the ordinary is afoot. He uncovers a series of church basement AA-type meetings made up of the slain innocents and a new way of looking at life, death, murder—and missed opportunities—is revealed to him. A Guide for Murdered Children is a genre-busting, mind-bending twist on the fine line between the ordinary . . . and the unfathomable.
A Guide for Murdered Children: A Novel
by Sarah Sparrow"In her astonishing thriller, Sarah Sparrow has joined the ranks of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. A warning: there is no safe place to read this book." –David Cronenberg Terrifying, thoroughly original and hauntingly written, A Guide for Murdered Children is a psychological thriller—and otherworldly surprise. We’ve heard it said that there is no justice in this world. But what if there really was? What if the souls of murdered children were able to briefly return, inhabit adult bodies and wreak revenge on the monstrous killers who stole their lives? Such is the unthinkable mystery confronting ex-NYPD detective Willow Wylde, fresh out of rehab and finally able to find a job running a Cold Case squad in suburban Detroit. When the two rookie cops assigned to him take an obsessive interest in a decades-old disappearance of a brother and sister, Willow begins to suspect something out of the ordinary is afoot. And when he uncovers a series of church basement AA-type meetings made up of the slain innocents, a new way of looking at life, death, murder—and missed opportunities—is revealed to him. Mystical, harrowing and powerfully moving, A Guide for Murdered Children is a genre-busting, mind-bending twist on the fine line between the ordinary… and the unfathomable.
A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel
by Dara Horn"[An] intense, multilayered story." —Jami Attenberg, New York Times Book ReviewSoftware prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented an application that records everything its users do. When she visits the Library of Alexandria as a tech consultant, she is abducted in Egypt’s postrevolutionary chaos with only a copy of the philosopher Maimonides’ famous work to anchor her—leaving her jealous sister Judith free to take over her life. A century earlier, Cambridge professor Solomon Schechter arrives in Egypt, hunting for a medieval archive hidden in a Cairo synagogue. Their stories intertwine in this spellbinding novel of how technology changes memory and how memory shapes the soul.
A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa
by Nicholas DraysonFor lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's much-loved A Guide to the Birds of East Africa sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Ornithological Society.Mr Malik has been busy planning the Asadi Club's annual safari. But a series of crimes puts the club's very existence at risk. It is up to Mr Malik and Co. to solve a decades-old murder, recover the club mascot and identify, once and for all, the most dangerous beast in Africa.Not to mention his only daughter may, or may not, be getting married in a week.Will Mr Malik again prevail over Kenyan politics, a reluctant bride and unrevealed secrets?'A book of immense charm; a sort of P G Wodehouse meets Alexander McCall Smith' Joanne Harris on A Guide to the Birds of East Africa'A delightful comedy... It invites comparison to The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, but it's original and, if anything, has more depth' Daily Mail on A Guide to the Birds of East AfricaNicholas Drayson was born in England and lived in Australia since 1982, where he studied zoology and gained a PhD in 19th-century Australian natural history writing and two daughters. He has worked as a journalist in the UK, Kenya and Australia, writing for publications such as the Daily Telegraph and Australian Geographic. He is the author of three previous novels, Confessing a Murder, Love and the Platypus and A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Penguin, 2008). He is now wandering through England aboard his boat, the Summer Breeze.
A Guide to the Other Side
by Robert ImfeldA boy and his ghostly twin sister work together to pass messages from the beyond in this funny paranormal debut.There are a few things you should know about Baylor Bosco: He's thirteen-years-old, he has a twin sister, and he really does NOT like ghosts...which is problematic because he's a medium and sees ghosts everywhere. Oh, and his twin sister, Kristina? She's a ghost too. They've been working as a pair for years, expertly relaying messages from ghosts to their still-living loved ones. Baylor's even managed to come up with an introductory phrase--one that he has to use far too often. But when a strange ghost shows up close to Halloween, a grown man, covered in a sheet, with only his black leather shoes showing from the bottom, Baylor starts to wonder if something else has taken notice of him. And when his sister goes missing, somehow ghost-napped, he's forced to figure out the truth about the Sheet Man and his sister's disappearance, all without his usual ghostly ambassador.
A Guilty Mind: A Detective Cancini Mystery (The Detective Cancini Mysteries #1)
by K.L. MurphyAccused of murdering his psychiatrist, a broken man must face his horrific past in order to protect his future George Vandenberg is a drunk with a volatile temper, haunted by the memory of the young woman he once loved and tragically lost. Wrestling with his guilt and pushed by his psychiatrist to confess his role in her death, he teeters on the edge of a nervous breakdown, blacking out drunk more often than not.But when his doctor turns up dead, brutally stabbed to death in his office, George has nowhere left to turn. Stunned and confused, George emerges as the primary suspect in an investigation led by Detective Mike Cancini, a D.C. cop who knows all too well how far a man can go when he’s pushed. To prove his innocence, George must face the police, his manipulative wife, and the shell of a man he’s become. But as much as George wants to forget his history, the past is not done with him…
A Guilty Passion
by Laurey BrightA contemporary romance of a widow&’s grief, a new beginning, and a love that has blossomed in the shadows . . . After the sudden death of his brother, Ethan invites his lovely but shattered widow Celeste to his island home off the coast of Australia. He soon discovers that Celeste is nothing like the woman his brother described, an unrepentant flirt. Instead, she is a gentle but passionate woman who knows her own heart—a woman capable of resurrecting buried memories . . . For years, Ethan has fought the feelings that Celeste has stirred inside of him. Now is his chance to let go of his guilt, recognize the love shining in her eyes, and use their passion to repair past mistakes.
A Guilty Woman
by Charlotte BarnesThe truth is sometimes darker than fiction, in this gripping psychological thriller from the author of My Husband the Murderer. When Caroline walks into the bustling hotel bar on a Friday afternoon, no one could have predicted what is about to unfold. With chilling precision, she pulls out a gun and shoots her lover five times in cold blood. The crime, committed in plain sight, leaves no room for doubt—Caroline is guilty. But when questioned, she offers no explanation and refuses to comment. As the case explodes across media outlets, a popular true crime podcast begins to dig deeper into Caroline&’s life. Soon, Caroline&’s uncovered writing becomes the key to understanding her past—and potentially, the dark secrets she has yet to reveal. As her attorney scrambles to defend her, one question lingers: What happens when a killer rewrites their own story? And when her trial approaches, whispers grow about a manuscript she&’s writing from prison—one that might reveal far more than anyone expected . . .A Guilty Woman is perfect for fans of true crime, thrillers, and dark literary mysteries.
A Gun for Sale: An Entertainment (The\collected Edition Ser.)
by Graham GreeneA detective and a chorus girl stalk the shadows of a murderer in this thriller from &“a pioneer of the modern mood we now think of as noir&” (LA Weekly). Born out of a brutal childhood, Raven is an assassin for hire whose latest hit—a government minister—is one calculated to ignite a war. When the most wanted man in England is paid off in marked bills, he also becomes the easiest to track—and police detective Jimmy Mather has the lead. But Raven&’s got an advantage. Crossing paths with a sympathetic dancer named Anne Crowder, the emotionally scarred Raven has found someone in the wreckage of his life he can trust, maybe his only hope for salvation. Or at least, escape—because Anne is also Mather&’s fiancée. Now the fate of two men will depend on her. And either way, it&’s betrayal. With its themes of deception, double cross, and the consequences of indiscriminate passion, the breathless cinematic narrative of Graham Greene&’s thriller became a perfect fit for the classic 1942 film noir starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.
A Gwen Marcey Collection: A Cry from the Dust, The Bones Will Speak, When Death Draws Near (A Gwen Marcey Novel)
by Carrie Stuart ParksA Cry from the Dust When renowned forensic artist Gwen Marcey is recruited to reconstruct the faces of recently unearthed victims at Mountain Meadows, she isn’t expecting more than an interesting gig . . . and a break from her own hectic life. But when Gwen stumbles on the ritualized murder of a young college student, her work on the massacre takes on a terrifying new aspect, and research quickly becomes a race against modern-day fundamentalist terror. The Bones Will Speak A killer with a penchant for torture has taken notice of forensic expert Gwen Marcey . . . and her daughter. When Death Draws Near Death has always been part of Gwen Marcey’s job. But when faced with her own mortality, everything takes on a different hue.
A Habit of the Blood
by Lois BattleBorn to one of Jamaica's oldest and most powerful families, Ceci Baron has been rootless since childhood. Two desertions-first by her father and then by Paul Strangman, the idealistic but ambitious political reformer and the only man she ever loved-have driven Ceci from continent to continent, bed to bed, and to a life of self-protection and controlled intimacy. Against her better judgment, she returns to Jamaica and is drawn into a family crisis involving her dominating half-brother, her dangerously eccentric aunt, and her estranged father. But it is Paul who finally exposes Ceci's vulnerability, passion, and strength of character as she becomes entangled in political and emotional intrigue among the seafront villas and shanties of a Jamaica that tourists never see.
A Half Forgotten Song: A Novel
by Katherine WebbIn Half Forgotten Song, fourteen-year-old Mitzy Hatcher’s lonely life on the wild Dorset coast is changed forever when renowned artist Charles Aubrey arrives to summer there with his exotic mistress and daughters. Mitzy develops a bond with the Aubrey household, gradually becoming Charles's muse. Over the next three summers, a powerful love is kindled in her that grows from childish infatuation to something far more complex… Years later, a young man in an art gallery looks at a hastily drawn portrait and wonders at its intensity. The questions he asks lead him to a Dorset village and to the truth about those fevered summers in the 1930s. With Sunday Times bestselling novel Half Forgotten Song, Katherine Webb spins a historical tale of long kept secrets and obsessive love that fans of Kate Morton and Susanna Kearsley are sure to love.
A Half-Baked Murder
by Emily GeorgeFirst in a new cannabis bakery–themed cozy mystery series featuring twenty-eight-year-old, classically trained pastry chef Chloe Barnes—sure to appeal to millennial readers as well as lovers of classic cozy mysteries! In this irresistible debut mystery from Emily George, aspiring pastry chef Chloe Barnes is ready to take her career higher . . . while bringing down a killer! Formally trained pastry chef Chloe Barnes is opening a cannabis bakery. That&’s not at all what the twenty-eight-year-old envisioned while living the dream in Paris with a hot fiancé and a Michelin star restaurant gig around the corner. But the rising &“it girl&” of choux puffs rethinks everything after a scathing food review and humiliating breakup make her long for home in sunny California. When her beloved grandmother falls ill, Chloe returns to quaint Azalea Bay to start over in the most satisfying way possible—concocting delicious edibles with her quirky Aunt Dawn. Combining French luxury and THC, Baked by Chloe will take pot brownies to another level. That is, until a creepy past acquaintance rehashes old drama and shockingly turns up dead—landing Aunt Dawn as the number one murder suspect. Now, alongside her closest confidants, a stunned Chloe must alternate between budding entrepreneur and amateur sleuth to clear her aunt&’s name, open the best bakery in town, and weed out the real culprit from a list of unsettling suspects!
A Hamish Macbeth Collection: Death of a Kingfisher, Death of Yesterday, and Death of a Policeman Omnibus
by M. C. BeatonFrom the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...This thrilling collection includes three of M.C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries, featuring Scotland's cleverest but most unambitious policeman...DEATH OF A KINGFISHERWhen Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph of a kingfisher rising from a pond on the cover.It isn't long before coach tours begin to arrive. But just as the town's luck starts to turn, a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch in the woods with a noose around its neck. As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie forever, the town turns to Hamish Macbeth. And when violence strikes again,the lawman's investigation quickly turns from animal cruelty to murder.DEATH OF YESTERDAYWhen a local woman tells Sergeant Hamish Macbeth that she doesn't remember what happened the previous evening, he doesn't begin to worry. She had been out drinking, after all, and he'd prefer not to be bothered with such an arrogant and annoying woman. But when her body is discovered, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness--now dead--had forgotten.DEATH OF A POLICEMANLocal police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure. This presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would love nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the town of Lochdubh to monitor exactly what Macbeth does every day. Macbeth hears about Blair's plan and is prepared to insure that Cyril returns back to headquarters with a full report. But Cyril is soon found dead and Hamish quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder.
A Hammer in His Hand
by Whit MastersonHe was called the Werewolf. He was nameless, faceless, a man who gave no reasons and left no clues. But he had a hammer and hate and lust ... and he'd left eight women ravaged and screaming. The ninth victim would never scream again. The rapist had turned killer, and the shadow of his hammer hung over the city. That's why Clover French, so lovely, so delicate to be a policewoman, had traded her uniform for clothes that flaunted her sex ... The cops needed bait for the killer!
A Hammer in His Hand
by Whit MastersonHe was called the Werewolf. He was nameless, faceless, a man who gave no reasons and left no clues. But he had a hammer and hate and lust ... and he'd left eight women ravaged and screaming. The ninth victim would never scream again. The rapist had turned killer, and the shadow of his hammer hung over the city. That's why Clover French, so lovely, so delicate to be a policewoman, had traded her uniform for clothes that flaunted her sex ... The cops needed bait for the killer!
A Hammer in His Hand
by Whit MastersonHe was called the Werewolf. He was nameless, faceless, a man who gave no reasons and left no clues. But he had a hammer and hate and lust ... and he’d left eight women ravaged and screaming. The ninth victim would never scream again. The rapist had turned killer, and the shadow of his hammer hung over the city. That’s why Clover French, so lovely, so delicate to be a policewoman, had traded her uniform for clothes that flaunted her sex ... The cops needed bait for the killer!
A Handbook of Royal Arch Masonry: A Guide for Chapter Officers [Revised Edition]
by Royal Arch MasonsThe York Rite (sometimes referred to as the American Rite) is one of several Rites of Freemasonry. A Rite is a series of progressive degrees that are conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority. The York Rite specifically is a collection of separate Masonic Bodies and associated Degrees that would otherwise operate independently. The three primary bodies in the York Rite are the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Council of Royal & Select Masters or Council of Cryptic Masons, and the Commandery of Knights Templar, each of which are governed independently, but are all considered to be a part of the York Rite.Royal Arch Masonry is the first part of the York Rite system of the Masonic degrees. Royal Arch Masons meet as a Chapter, and the Royal Arch Chapter confers four degrees: Mark Master Mason, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Mason.This 1962 revised edition of A Handbook of Royal Arch Masonry: A Guide for Chapter Officers includes a detailed section on the ritual prescribed by The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Wisconsin, and revised by their Ritual Committees (1959-1962), for Constituent Chapters working towards one of the four degrees.
A Handful of Ash
by Marsali TaylorLiveaboard skipper and amateur sleuth Cass Lynch is busy at marine college in Scalloway, until one night she finds an acquaintance dead in a doorway with her hand smeared with peat ash. Rumours spread of a strange ritual linked to the witches once burned in Shetland's ancient capital, and of a horned figure abroad in the night. At first Cass believes these to be mere superstition, until there's a second murder, and she begins to wonder if the devil really does walk in Scalloway ...
A Handful of Ash: The Shetland Sailing Mysteries (The Shetland Sailing Mysteries #3)
by Marsali TaylorThe third book in Marsali Taylor's thrilling Shetland Sailing Mysteries series. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Val McDermid, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross and Ann Cleeves!'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.' ANN CLEEVESLiveaboard skipper and amateur sleuth Cass Lynch is busy at marine college in Scalloway, until one night she finds an acquaintance dead in a doorway with her hand smeared with peat ash. Rumours spread of a strange ritual linked to the witches once burned in Shetland's ancient capital, and of a horned figure abroad in the night. At first Cass believes these to be mere superstition, until there's a second murder, and she begins to wonder if the devil really does walk in Scalloway ..._____________________________PRAISE FOR THE CHILLINGLY ADDICTIVE, NAIL-BITING SERIES:'Absolutely brilliant storyline... a great mystery novel, looking forward to reading more' 5* Reader review'Excellent book... gripping tale just like her others. Looking forward to more of her wonderful tales of Shetland' 5* Reader review'This has an excellent storyline and is very entertaining' 5* Reader review'A very cleverly constructed and entertaining read' 5* Reader review