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Growing Light
by Marta RandallOn Anne Munro's first day as a writer at the horticulural software company Growing Light, her eccentric boss George Ashby is found murdered and the police discover a note that makes her the number one suspect. With the help of a sympathetic cop, Anne sets out to discover why she's being set up, but she soon finds out that the quirky employees of Growing Light aren't going to make that an easy mystery to solve.
Growing Up with a City
by Louise Dekoven BowenLouise de Koven Bowen grew up in a Chicago caught between frontier and urbanity—a young city struggling to wipe the mud from its boots. Born into privilege and comfort, she demonstrated from an early age an extraordinary sense of social responsibility and alertness to how she could improve the circumstances of those around her.Smart, savvy, and bracingly candid, Growing Up with a City offers a rare portrait of Chicago and its growing pains from a woman’s perspective. More than a record of her accomplishments, Bowen’s memoir is a disarmingly witty narrative of an enthusiastic, generous, and perpetually optimistic benefactor—with herself often the target of her own wry humor.Invigorating and endearing, her story lets us see how women made a difference in Chicago.“A charming record of [Bowen’s] contributions to building 19th and 20th century Chicago... [Bowen] had a taste for stirring things up, a strong social conscience, seemingly unlimited energy and formidable administrative talent.”—Chicago Sun-Times-Print ed.
Grown
by Tiffany D JacksonAward-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman’s voice. <p><p> When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? <p> Before there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he’s dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Growth
by Jeff JacobsonA slew of mysterious disappearances are only the beginning of trouble for a smalltown Illinois sheriff in this horror novel by the author of Sleep Tight.Corn is America&’s grain and the very stuff of life. Now, scientists have created a genetically modified strain that repels all pests. It also unknowingly contains the DNA of a rare species of fungus that is invasive, virulently infectious, and very deadly.First, the fungus eats through your skin. Then, growths appear on your body, sprouting like hideously malignant mushrooms. Finally, the skin cracks and splits, releasing countless spores into the air. First you die—but the worst is still to come—the fungus uses your body. To kill. In a desperate attempt to check the invasion, millions of acres of cornfields have been burned down. But the epidemic has a relentless life of its own—and it will not be stopped.In the small town of Sutter Creek, Illinois, a container of corn seeds has been planted—and a new strain of nightmare has been unleashed. This year&’s crop won&’t taste like any other.This year&’s crop will eat you alive. And Sutter&’s Creek is ground zero for an epidemic that could destroy the world.Praise for the writing of Jeff Jacobson&“A talent with an amazing ability to astonish.&” —David Morrell&“Jacobson sets the stage masterfully . . . slowly increasing the tension until things explode in spectacular fashion.&” —Mystery Scene on Sleep Tight
Gruel and Unusual Punishment (An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes – PennDutch Mysteries #10)
by Tamar MyersAn Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes – PennDutch Mysteries #10 Pennsylvania Dutch Inn owner Magdalena Yoder is back in the tenth book in the mouthwatering series... Conman Clarence Webber career has been long and very lucrative—until he landed himself in Hernia’s jail, and is promptly poisoned. Since Magdalena’s PennDutch Inn provides all of the meals for Hernia’s tiny jail, all eyes are on her. She retraces Webber’s criminal path through Pennsylvania—and even Maryland!—she soon discovers that he left a long list of victims, all with good reason to try to do the conman in!! With the reputation of her beloved PennDutch Inn on the line, Magdalena puts on her investigator bonnet to learn who in Hernia poisoned the gruel… “Bubbling over with mirth and mystery.” –Dorothy Cannell b>“A delicious treat.” –Carolyn G. Hart “Charming and delightful...Tamar Myers [keeps] it fresh and original.” -- Midwest Book Review
Grunthar's Revenge #2 (The Outer Space Mystery Pizza Club #2)
by Bruce HalePerfect for fans of The Alien Next Door, this second illustrated chapter book in the Outer Space Mystery Pizza Club series is an out-of-this-world adventure!With their trip to Kroon behind them, Mateo, Tina, Booker, and Jennica are back on Earth, Elvis the dog is no longer missing, and all is safe and sound...right?Wrong! Hot on their tails are Grunthar and his motley alien crew. NoWay and Clorox have made their way to Earth, too, ready to help the kids against whatever Grunthar is planning. Tina is determined to be the hero this time, but will she be able to figure out what the alien inventor is up to before it&’s too late?Author Bruce Hale and illustrator Luke Séguin-Magee have crafted another rollicking tale featuring extraordinary black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Grådighetens pris: Daniel & dødssyndene 1: Grådighet (Daniel & dødssyndene 1: Grådighet #1)
by Michael ClasenGRÅDIGHETENS PRIS I Guineabukten blir et dansk frakteskip angrepet av pirater. En av vaktene blir skadet og vender hjem til sin barndoms by Haubjerg. Her slår han seg ned som privatdetektiv, og han kommer til å gripe avgjørende inn i en rekke mystiske og skjebnesvangre begivenheter på godset Tranedal. Privatdetektiven Daniel Dreyer opptrer for første gang i GRÅDIGHETENS PRIS, som er bind 1 i serien om Daniel & Dødssyndene. Boken er en avslørende, samfunnsorientert krim. Det viser seg at det foregår merkelige og truende ting rett under overflaten.
Guard (The Underground #3)
by Becca JamesonHaley Sullivan has been through hell and back. Mistaken for homeless, she was snatched off the street by the Russian Mafia and injected with an unknown substance for two weeks. Confused and scared out of her mind, she manages to get her hands on a gun and shoots randomly at a group of men, hoping to escape. Mikhail Dudko has followed two Russian idiots who work for the Mafia after a strange ransom exchange. After a shootout that leaves the two mobsters dead—along with the owner of the house—he’s shocked to find the initial shooter to be a frightened, drugged, redheaded woman who takes his breath away in an instant. But Haley’s saga has just begun. The Russian Mafia wants her back. And Mikhail finds himself glued to her side twenty-four-seven in an effort to protect her. As he falls harder for her every day, he realizes she’s everything he could ever ask for in a woman: gorgeous, kindhearted, and…submissive. Haley has a lot to work through. The last thing she needs is a man breathing down her back night and day. An enormous man who fights mixed martial arts for an underground Mafia ring and spends the rest of his time bossing her around in a way that makes her heart beat rapidly and her toes curl under just looking at him. Has she changed? Or did she always have a latent need to be dominated in her blood?
Guard of Honor
by William P. KennedyAn isolated Carolina military camp offers training in torture techniques for aspiring Green Berets, but when a series of officers are murdered using these techniques, an investigation threatens to reveal the military's darker side.
Guardami: Autrice bestseller USA TODAY (Serie Blind Sight #1)
by Lexy Timms"A volte il cuore vede ciò che è invisibile agli occhi." Bree era il tipo donna che assaporava ogni attimo della propria esistenza uscendo di continuo, facendo surf, dipingendo e dando una mano alle associazioni di beneficienza del proprio quartiere. Era sempre circondata da tantissimi amici ed era ufficialmente fidanzata. Fin quando la sua vita intera non subisce un brusco arresto. Dopo aver rotto il rapporto con il proprio fidanzato in seguito ad un brutto litigio, perdere la vista a causa di un violento colpo al viso in un incidente stradale con la propria auto. Nonostante sia consapevole di essere sopravvissuta per puro miracolo, la sua vita sprofonda nell'oscurità. Sa che la bellezza del mondo è ancora attorno a lei ma non può raggiungerla e adesso odia la propria vita. Non importa quanto i sui amici e suo padre cerchino in tutti i modi di aiutarla a vivere di nuovo come prima. Quando suo padre decide di assumere un infermiere che si prenda cura di lei, Bree va su tutte le furie. Ha bisogno di riacquistare la vista, non di un babysitter. E che sia dannata se non odierà la sua vita ancora più di prima. SERIE BLIND SIGHT Guardami Proteggimi Il tuo sguardo su di me
Guarded Moments
by Cassie MilesBodyguard David Marquis knew Tasha Lancer was a marked woman. Hired to protect her by an anonymous third party, David was ready to lay down his life for her, sight unseen. But when he actually laid eyes on his beautiful, raven-haired new client, the stakes were raised. Tasha refused to admit she was in danger--and David began to fall for her, even as he realized she had a hidden past, one that could get them both killed. ...
Guarded Secrets
by Leann Harris"If I die, it won't be an accident."At the time, Lilly Burkstrom brushed aside her ex-husband's words. Then he dies—"accidentally"—in a convenience store robbery, and she starts to wonder. Turning to the police doesn't help. They don't see the danger closing in on her, not even when someone breaks into her house and her ex-husband's apartment. Only Detective Jonathan Littledeer understands her fears, having lost his own family. He's determined to keep the single mom safe. He's not going to let another "accident" claim Lilly or her daughter before he can bring the killer's guarded secrets to light.
Guarded by the Marshal
by Sharee StoverTracking a fugitive… and shielding an infant. When police chief Dani Fontaine gets an emergency call, she never expects to be ambushed by gunfire—or to find her friend&’s abandoned baby. Now Dani must keep the child safe, while evading assailants and investigating a leak in her department. And that means working with Deputy US Marshal Beckham Walsh, the man who almost destroyed her career. Protecting a child while searching for stolen weapons becomes more perilous at every turn. And with a target on their backs and multiple suspects, it could be their deadliest mission yet…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Guarded by the Soldier (Justice Seekers #2)
by Laura ScottHe’ll put his life on the line…If it means protecting a little boy and his pregnant mom.After months of searching, security expert Ryker Tillman finally finds Olivia Habush and her young son—just as they are attacked by armed mercenaries. Now safeguarding Olivia, her unborn child and little Aaron is the former special ops soldier’s new mission. But to save the family burrowing into his heart, Ryker must figure out why someone wants them dead…USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Guardia e ladri (Delitti e disastri)
by Rhys FordUn racconto della serie Delitti e disastriSi ride e si scherza finché non ci si imbatte nel corpo di un uomo morto. La vita di Alex Martin è piuttosto ordinaria. Dal Planet X Comics, il suo negozio di fumetti, passano i geek e gli strambi, ma ormai lui non fa più caso alle loro stranezze. Tutto cambia il giorno in cui apre il negozio e trova un cadavere sul pavimento. A indagare viene chiamato il detective James Castillo. Alex non sa se vorrebbe abbarbicarsi all’uomo oppure stargli alla larga ma, per fortuna, anche il detective si mostra interessato ad Alex… perché sospetta proprio di lui.
Guardian
by Catherine MannTHEY'D DO ANYTHING FOR COUNTRY. AND EVERYTHING FOR EACH OTHER. After a dark ops malfunction, Major David Berg finds himself dead center in a military trial. It's a race against time to root out the truth, and Major Sophie Campbell isn't making that any easier. The hot JAG wants to bring down David's unit and fast. His testimony is crucial to winning a case that will make her career. All Sophie has to do is ignore this witness's unflappable charm, his unnerving good looks, and a strong, solid presence that commands her attention. It's not easy for David, either. His attraction to this take-charge beauty is turning him inside out. But these adversaries have more in common than secret, mutual desire. There's a traitor somewhere in the dark ops and now, to find him, David and Sophie must work together--relentlessly, tirelessly, and so intimately it could be damn near fatal.
Guardian
by Erik WilliamsThe heart-pounding, action-packed sequel to DemonA secret order at war with itself. A Syrian official who wants to set the Middle East ablaze. And all of them want nothing more than one unlucky CIA agent . . .CIA agent Mike Caldwell just confronted a fallen angel and survived. But he wasn't the only one tracking down Semyaza, and the demon's escape from an ancient tomb has caught the attention of several powerful entities. Now they will stop at nothing to get Mike to play by their rules.Mike must head out on an international mission to confront the covert brotherhood in an effort to save the world from destruction.
Guardian
by John Saul"All the right scares in all the right places." (The Seattle Times) A telephone rings in the dead of night with shocking news for single mother MaryAnne Carpenter: her friends the Wilkensons are suddenly, inexplicably dead, their only child, Joey, a sad and silent adolescent and MaryAnne's godchild, abruptly orphaned. But as MaryAnne rushes with her family to the Wilkenson's ranch to embrace her young charge, disturbing questions mount. Was it an accident that killed her friends? Or murder? Now, as winter transforms the ranch into a place of blinding, dangerous storms, a series of horrific murders, killings that suggest a raging animal and defy solution by the local police, draw ever closer to MaryAnne and her young family. (From the Paperback edition.)
Guardian
by Rhonda L. PrintTwo worlds are about to collide. Claire is going to learn about a past she never knew existed and Roman is about to come out of the shadows and face the woman he has secretly protected for years. With danger all around, will love be enough to save them? Claire Stillwell is on the brink of realizing her lifelong dream of owning her own gallery. But an eerie attack in a dark alley reveals a past she never even knew existed. Can Claire embrace a life she never dreamed of in the name of love?Roman Hunt has been assigned to secretly protect Claire. After years of hiding in the shadows as her unseen guardian, a fateful attack brings them face to face. Is Roman willing to risk everything to be with the woman he loves?When two worlds collide and danger is imminent, can love keep them safe?
Guardian Angel
by Andrew NeidermanFrom the bestselling author of THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. "An expert weaver of suspense."—FRESH FICTION The search for Mr. Right turns into a nightmare. Megan Lester had a miserable separation. She questions whether she&’ll ever be able to love again. But she does vow to give it a try, and on Megan Lester's first night back on the singles scene, she surveys the landscape at available men. But a pushy guy at the bar just won't leave her alone, and his aggressiveness goes from annoying to dangerous in the blink of an eye. Then Steve Wallace steps in and saves her. From that night on, Steve always seems to be right there whenever Megan needs help, or someone to lean on. He&’s even there when she doesn&’t realize it. Watching. Steve has decided that Megan is his perfect woman, and he will stop at nothing—even kidnapping Megan's young daughter—to make Megan part of his perfect family.
Guardian Angel (The New Destroyer #1)
by Warren Murphy James MullaneyAn ancestor of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana gets involved in a scheme by one of America's top industrialists to reclaim parts of the American southwest for Mexico, creating his own country called Nuevo Mexico. Remo and Chiun and Cure must stop this scheme, for it would mean war between factions of immigrants on the US side and the US and Mexican armies. Also involved is a worker for a software company who thinks Remo is her guardian angel sent to aid her in her search for her cousin who attempted to sneak across the border.
Guardian Angel (The V.I. Warshawski Mysteries)
by Sara ParetskyNew York Times Bestseller: A Chicago PI trying to help her elderly neighbors ends up tangled in politics and a murder in this &“fast-paced, complicated mystery&” (New York Daily News). V.I. &“Vic&” Warshawski and her neighbor share responsibility for a currently pregnant dog—but Mr. Contreras complains that her detective work keeps her too busy to help with little Peppy. Still, that doesn&’t stop him from adding more to her plate by asking her to investigate the disappearance of his friend, a fellow retiree. At the same time, Vic&’s trying to look out for a vulnerable eighty-year-old down the street whose property is considered an eyesore by the newcomers gentrifying the neighborhood. When Mr. Contreras&’s friend turns up dead in a canal, and the old lady on the block winds up in the hospital, Vic is swept into a world of organized labor, money, and politics—and discovers a distressing personal connection to the case. Vic may not always succeed as a guardian angel—but when things go wrong, she can chase down the demons—in this suspenseful novel from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and &“crime-fiction pro&” (People). &“Paretsky&’s emphasis on character comes at no expense of action: Vic&’s investigation is as physical as it is mental, taking her inside Chicago&’s industrial world and up against bad guys who use everything from bats to heavy machinery to thwart her. Among today&’s PIs, nobody comes close to Warshawski.&” —Publishers Weekly &“The richest and most engaging yet of Ms. Paretsky&’s thrillers.&” —The New York Times &“Densely textured, adroitly plotted.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“One monster of a plot.&” —Booklist
Guardian Angel: A V. I. Warshawski Novel (V. I. Warshawski #7)
by Sara ParetskyWhen a neighboring eighty-year-old dog owner turns up floating facedown in a canal shortly after an argument with a yuppie couple, V. I. Warshawski begins an investigation.
Guardian Angel: Book 14 (CHERUB #14)
by Robert MuchamoreThe fourteenth title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! Ryan has saved Ethan's life more than once. Ethan thinks he must be a guardian angel. But Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even experienced criminals never suspect that children are spying on them. Ethan's family runs a billion-dollar criminal empire and Ryan's job is to destroy it. Can Ryan complete his mission without destroying Ethan as well? For official purposes, these children do not exist.
Guardian Angel: Book 14 (CHERUB #14)
by Robert MuchamoreRyan has saved Ethan's life more than once. Ethan thinks he must be a guardian angel. But Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even experienced criminals never suspect that children are spying on them. Ethan's family runs a billion-dollar criminal empire and Ryan's job is to destroy it. Can Ryan complete his mission without destroying Ethan as well? For official purposes, these children do not exist.(P) Hodder Children's Books 2015