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Hell Bent (The Brady Coyne Mysteries)
by William G. TapplyBoston attorney Brady Coyne finds his own past coming back to haunt his professional life when his ex-girlfriend Alex Shaw, long out of touch, reappears, wanting Brady to represent her brother. Augustine Shaw was a notable photo-journalist, happily married with two small children – until he returned from a stint in Iraq missing a hand and suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Now he's lost his career, his peace of mind and his family. Brady is hired to seem him through the divorce. The client wasn't eager to accept Brady's representation, but before the divorce proceedings are very far along, the photographer is found dead in his rented apartment, an apparent suicide.But something isn't right and Brady starts to think the suicide was staged. With very little to go on and with everyone around him wanting to quickly close the books on what appears to be a tragic case, Brady soon finds himself alone, in the midst of one of the most dangerous situations of his entire life, and facing people who do anything to avoid being exposed.
Hell Bent Sneak Peek
by Leigh BardugoWealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Get a sneak peek of the first three chapters of Hell Bent, the sequel to the smash bestseller Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters. Hell Bent goes on sale January 10, 2023.
Hell Bent: A Novel (Ninth House Series #2)
by Leigh Bardugo#1 New York Times Bestseller • Goodreads Choice Award Winner"A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing." ―The New York Times"All hail the queen of dark academia!" ―NPRWealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.
Hell Bent: The long-awaited follow-up to global bestseller Ninth House
by Leigh BardugoWealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell. Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory?even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can't call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies' most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren't just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she'll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university's very walls. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo's signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.
Hell Calling
by Rachel Christina Hopkinson Enrique LasoCarlos, a successful businessman, receives the worst of all possible news: his wife and daughter have just been killed in a car accident. Feeling guilty at not having spent enough time with his daughter, Laura, he embarks upon a search for redemption, in which he resolves to find out more about the daughter now lost to him. Carlos is astonished as he begins to learn increasingly more about Laura’s life from her schoolteacher, her psychologist, and her friends, and he begins to suspect that perhaps she was not the loving little girl he thought she was; that behind her friendly face, terrible secrets were hidden. After several nights of hearing strange noises emanating from his radio-alarm clock, Laura begins to ask for his help… from the depths of Hell itself. From that moment on, Carlos will begin a chilling adventure he will wish he had never started... *Now a feature-length film in Spanish, under the original title of ‘Desde el Infierno’, premiered in 2014.
Hell Calling II
by Gordon Downie - Valeria Lagos Terrizzano Enrique LasoThis is the ending of HELL CALLING, the bestseller that was made into a film by director Luis Endera, and which has fascinated thousands of readers around the world. Find out what happened to Carlos, Laura, Elena and Father Salas. Enter this new adventure, full of surprises, where nothing is what it appears to be. Elena and Father Salas will join forces to save Carlos's soul, but while attempting this, they discover a frightening truth. A FASCINATING ADVENTURE, CHARGED WITH SUSPENSE AND THRILLS. Elena must use all her knowledge and has to seek out the help of her colleagues who are also into the paranormal. Meanwhile, Father Salas will have to face his own demons once again and risk being possessed by an evil spirit that has been trying to take his soul for years. Only his extensive experience as an exorcist, and his unfaltering faith in God can save him from eternal condemnation. Excitement, investigation, mystery, surprises and many terrifying moments... The unexpected ending of a story that has already seduced readers worldwide. DISCOVER THE ENDING OF A BESTSELLER THAT WAS ADAPTED FOR CINEMA.
Hell Divers
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithFrom the bestselling author that brought you the award-winning Extinction Cycle series, comes an all new vision of the apocalypse and the future of humanity. More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search for a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers: men and women who risk their lives by diving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need. When one of the remaining airships is damaged in an electrical storm, a Hell Diver team is deployed to a hostile zone called Hades. But there's something down there that's far worse than the mutated creatures discovered on dives in the past--something that threatens the fragile future of humanity. "Amazing settings, great characters, the end of the world shouldn't be this much fun!"--Matthew Mather, bestselling author of CyberStorm "An exciting new take on the end of the world and a thrilling race to survive... Sure to delight fans of survival and post-apocalyptic thrillers." --A.G. Riddle, best-selling author of The Atlantis Gene "Relentless action and danger in a gritty postapocalyptic world where survival depends on a few brave men and women. Hell Divers is one hell of a page turner!"--Bob Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of the Area 51 series "An action-packed page-turner...You won't be able to put this book down until the last searing page. And then you'll want the next book."--Mike Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author
Hell Divers II: Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith R. C. BrayFrom the bestselling author that brought you the award-winning Extinction Cycle series, comes an all new vision of the apocalypse and the future of humanity.Ten years ago, Hell Diver Xavier “X” Rodriguez fell to Earth. Those he left behind went on without him aboard the airship he once called home. Michael Everheart—the boy once known as Tin—has grown into a man and the commander of Hell Diver Raptor Team. While Michael dives to help keep the Hive in the air, Captain Leon Jordan rules with an iron fist at the helm of the ship. But unrest stirs under his strict leadership as a prophecy of hope sweeps the lower decks.When a mysterious distress signal calls the Hell Divers to the surface, Michael and his loyal team begin to uncover long-buried truths and the secrets Captain Jordan will do anything to keep. They dive so humanity survives … but will they survive the ultimate betrayal?USA Today and Audible bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith delivers another heart-pounding thriller in Hell Divers 2: Ghosts, the second book in the acclaimed science fiction series.“An exciting new take on the end of the world and a thrilling race to survive… Sure to delight fans of survival and post-apocalyptic thrillers.”—A.G. Riddle, author of The Atlantis Gene on Hell Divers“Relentless action and danger in a gritty postapocalyptic world where survival depends on a few brave men and women. Hell Divers is one hell of a page turner!”—Bob Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of the Area 51 series on Hell Divers“An action-packed page-turner…You won’t be able to put this book down until the last searing page.”—Mike Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author on Hell Divers
Hell Fire
by Karin FossumA gruesome tableau awaits Inspector Konrad Sejer in the oppressive summer heat: a woman and a young boy lay dead in a pool of blood near a dank trailer. The motivation behind the deaths of Bonnie Hayden and her five-year-old son, Simon, is mysterious—there is no sign of robbery. Who would brutally stab a defenseless woman and her child? In a parallel story, another mother, Mass Malthe, navigates life with her adult son, Eddie. It’s a relationship some would call too close, since Eddie’s father, a man he obsesses over, abandoned them many years ago. As Sejer searches for the truth behind the seemingly senseless killings, Hell Fire deftly probes why we lie to those closest to us, and what drives people to commit the most horrific of crimes.
Hell Fire (Inspector Sejer Mysteries #12)
by Karin Fossum“A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind.” — Jo Nesbø“What grips readers is the enormous amount of emotion [Fossum] works up as we get closer and closer to reliving the murderous event in question . . . Hell Fire is close to heartbreaking, and there are not many novels, thrillers or otherwise, you can say that about.” — Los Angeles Times A gruesome tableau awaits Inspector Konrad Sejer in the oppressive summer heat: a woman and a young boy lay dead in a pool of blood near a dank trailer. The motivation behind the deaths of Bonnie Hayden and her five-year-old son, Simon, is mysterious—there is no sign of robbery. Who would brutally stab a defenseless woman and her child? In a parallel story, another mother, Mass Malthe, navigates life with her adult son, Eddie. It’s a relationship some would call too close, since Eddie’s father, a man he obsesses over, abandoned them many years ago. As Sejer searches for the truth behind the seemingly senseless killings, Hell Fire deftly probes why we lie to those closest to us, and what drives people to commit the most horrific of crimes. “There’s always something dark hovering on the edge of the page, something about getting what you wish for and the crushing irony when that gift proves your undoing.” — New York Times Book Review
Hell Gate (Alex Cooper #12)
by Linda FairsteinContraband cargo-young and female-from a wrecked Ukraine freighter washes up on Rockaway Beach. But one victim died before she even hit the dark waters of the Atlantic. Only one other story has the power to grab New York ADA Alexandra Cooper's attention-that of a New York congressman's dive into disgrace following a sordid sex scandal. When Alexandra discovers that the freighter victim and the congressman's lover are connected in a way that simply can't be coincidence, it strikes her that these cases aren't as unrelated as they seem. She unearths a secret that will not only shatter the entire political landscape of New York, but expose Alexandra to the darkest, most dangerous, and most profoundly disturbing revelation of her career.Watch a Video
Hell Gate (Alexandra Cooper #12)
by Linda FairsteinNew York City politics have always been filled with intrigue and shady deals. Assistant DA Alex Cooper and her NYPD colleagues find themselves investigating a shipwreck involving human cargo - illegally trafficked immigrants - at the same time a sex scandal threatens the career of a promising young congressman. When Alex discovers that a young woman who died in the wreck and the congressman's murdered lover have the same tattoo - the brand of the mastermind behind the trafficking operation - she realizes that the city's entire political landscape hangs in the balance.
Hell Gate (An Ingo Finch Mystery)
by Jeff DawsonTo solve this case, only an outsider will do… Ingo Finch faces his biggest challenge yet.New York, 1904 – over a thousand are dead after the sinking of the General Slocum, a pleasure steamer full of German immigrants out for a day on the East River. The community is devastated, broken, in uproar.With a populist senator preying on their grievances, a new political force is unleashed, pushing America to ally with Germany in any coming war.Nine months later, Ingo Finch arrives in Manhattan, now an official British agent. Tasked with exposing this new movement, he is caught in a deadly game between Whitehall, Washington, Berlin… and the Mob.Not everything in the Big Apple is as it seems. For Finch, completing the mission is one thing; surviving it quite another…An unputdownable story of anarchists, Feds, gangs and Gilded Age mystery, the third thrilling instalment of the Ingo Finch crime series is perfect for fans of Abir Mukherjee, Philip Kerr and C J Sansom.Praise for Hell Gate'Riveting and beautifully written' Alex Gerlis, author of the Richard Prince Thrillers'A well-written and compelling thriller ... The pace never lets up. A very strong spy story' Sarah Ward, author of the DC Childs Mysteries'A fantastic writer' Making the Cut podcast
Hell Hath No Curry: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery with recipes #15 (An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes #15)
by Tamar MyersAn Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes - PennDutch Mysteries #15<P><P> Cornelious Weaver, one of Hernia's most eligible bachelors, is due to finally tie the knot--but three days before the big wedding, he's found dead...in another woman's bed!!The scandal is better than a made-for-TV-movie--not that any of the good citizens of Hernia own a television--and the details get even more delicious: Cornelious wasn't just cheating on his bride-to-be; he was carrying on affairs all over town!When the coroner's report reveals that Cornelious's curry was spiked, Magdalena's hunt for the killer becomes red hot...with plenty of dishy suspects to choose from!!! "Bubbling over with mirth and mystery." -Dorothy Cannell"A delicious treat." -Carolyn G. Hart
Hell Hath No Fury: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense
by Michelle MorganA woman encounters the married man who abandoned her long ago—and their shared past may destroy her future . . . In 2011, nineteen-year-old Charlotte Baker meets an older man. When she becomes pregnant, she&’s certain that Simon is going to leave his marriage and build a new life with her—so she&’s horrified when he abandons her instead, and moves to London with his wife. Years later, Charlotte has recovered from the heartbreak—until she sees Simon with his wife during a chance encounter. But what Simon doesn&’t know is that Charlotte went ahead with the pregnancy and that he has a son. When it becomes obvious that Simon is staying in the area, Charlotte decides to hide the existence of his son. She will keep her secret at any cost. But someone knows what Charlotte did. Someone knows her secret. Someone who is willing to do anything to make her pay . . . Praise for Michelle Morgan&’s The Webs We Weave: &“[An] absolutely gripping psychological thriller.&” —Karen King, author of The Perfect Stepmother
Hell Is Always Today
by Jack HigginsWhen the body of a young woman--the fifth to die in as many weeks--is found in a rain-soaked alley, the city is gripped with mortal fear. A mad killer known as the Rainlover walks among them, and no one, not even the police, knows when he will strike again. But Detective Sergeant Nick Miller has more than the Rainlover on his mind-like boxer-turned-expert-cat-burglar Gunner Sean Doyle. He's busted out of prison, and Nick wants to put him back behind bars in the worst way. What neither of them knows is that each of their fates will be decided high above the streets, with cop and convict facing down their most counting challenges the only way they know who...
Hell Is Empty: A Longmire Mystery (A Longmire Mystery #7)
by Craig JohnsonWalt faces an icy hell in this New York Times bestseller from the author of The Cold Dish and As the Crow Flies, the seventh novel in the Walt Longmire Mystery Series, the basis for LONGMIRE, the hit A&E original drama series Fans of Ace Atkins, Nevada Barr and Robert B. Parker will love this seventh novel from Craig Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Cold Dish and As the Crow Flies. Well-read and world-weary, Sheriff Walt Longmire has been maintaining order in Wyoming's Absaroka County for more than thirty years, but in this riveting seventh outing, he is pushed to his limits. Raynaud Shade, an adopted Crow Indian rumored to be one of the country's most dangerous sociopaths, has just confessed to murdering a boy ten years ago and burying him deep within the Bighorn Mountains. Walt is asked to transport Shade through a blizzard to the site, but what begins as a typical criminal transport turns personal when the veteran lawman learns that he knows the dead boy's family. Guided only by Indian mysticism and a battered paperback of Dante's Inferno, Walt braves the icy hell of the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, cheating death to ensure that justice—both civil and spiritual—is served. The Walt Longmire mystery series is the basis for Longmire, the hit original drama series from A&E. .
Hell Is Too Crowded
by Jack HigginsAn engineer is caught in a lethal trap after he follows a beautiful woman home in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Midnight Bell. Matthew Brady was just out for a good time. After a long dry spell working in the deserts of Kuwait, the young engineer was ready to let loose in merry old London. So when a beautiful young woman drifts out of the fog and asks him to accompany her to her apartment, it seems like a dream come true for the happily muddled American. His drunken dream soon becomes a waking nightmare when he comes to with the mysterious woman dead on the floor, the police ready to pin a murder on him, and absolutely no memory of what happened. Running for his life, Brady knows his only chance for freedom is to clear his name. But to do so he will have to descend into the twisted London underworld, where money isn’t the only currency, death is a final payment, and the man behind the set-up is waiting with a bullet just for him.
Hell Is Too Crowded
by Jack HigginsAn engineer is caught in a lethal trap after he follows a beautiful woman home in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Midnight Bell. Matthew Brady was just out for a good time. After a long dry spell working in the deserts of Kuwait, the young engineer was ready to let loose in merry old London. So when a beautiful young woman drifts out of the fog and asks him to accompany her to her apartment, it seems like a dream come true for the happily muddled American. His drunken dream soon becomes a waking nightmare when he comes to with the mysterious woman dead on the floor, the police ready to pin a murder on him, and absolutely no memory of what happened. Running for his life, Brady knows his only chance for freedom is to clear his name. But to do so he will have to descend into the twisted London underworld, where money isn&’t the only currency, death is a final payment, and the man behind the set-up is waiting with a bullet just for him. From the international bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed and the Sean Dillon series, this twisting mystery will keep you racing to the last page.
Hell Master
by Josephine KingstoneUn vínculo que nace, crece y se vuelve indisoluble, entre el paraíso y el infierno. Bethany Lyons aún no sabe que su propio infierno es él, “Hell Master"... y está yendo a buscarla. La vida de Bethany Lyons está a punto de ser trastocada para siempre. Pero ella aún no lo sabe. Nacida y criada en un entorno privilegiado pero sumamente corrupto, es consciente de lo que la rodea. Riqueza y peligro. Encanto y perfidia. Eso es lo que ha aprendido desde su infancia, sintiéndose segura y convencida de la protección que su padre, Dan Lyons, siempre le ha garantizado a través del vínculo con uno de sus colaboradores más poderosos y astutos, apodado el Fabulador. La jaula dorada de Bethany se quiebra cuando la joven es secuestrada frente a su casa por un hombre enmascarado al que decide llamar "Hell Master". Pero, ¿quién es realmente Hell Master? ¿Por qué la eligió a ella? ¿Para quién trabaja? ¿Por cuenta de quién la ha arrebatado de su vida cotidiana? Mientras Bethany lucha por su propia salvación, descubre en su captor aspectos inesperados, diabólicos pero seductores. Empujándolo a la desesperación, lo obliga a revelarse, a enfrentarse a su propia humanidad, a su propio dolor. Y él también se da cuenta de algo que había preferido ignorar. Esa chica no se rendirá, rechazando con todas sus fuerzas el papel de víctima que le han impuesto. Tanto él como el mundo en el que ha crecido. Será desde el refugio en el bosque donde Hell Master la ha confinado que comenzará la batalla de Bethany. Por la verdad. Pero más allá de la verdad, también comenzará a luchar por su existencia, por su libertad como mujer, como ser humano. Y por un amor que florecerá, más allá de cualquier control, de toda razón. Bethany luchará por conquistar su espacio en el mundo. Un mundo en el que todas las certezas serán revertidas. Un mundo en el que nadie es quien dice ser. Pasión... traición... obsesión... Cuand
Hell On Hoe Street (Nicky Burkett)
by Jerermy CameronThe fourth fast-paced novel in the Nicky Burkett series, keeps up the page-turning action and deadpan humor in a multicultural tale of loyalty and revenge. Nicky Burket arrives in Karachi to rescue his mate Kamran and eventually meets up with drug baron, Jamil Khan, the only man who can make the rescue possible, a man who feels strongly about growing opium in the traditional way—without fertilizer. But before any rescue attempt, Jamal Khan needs a promise from Nicky; he must take out the competitor back in the UK who is dealing in inferior drugs in nearby Ilford. The rescue is successful and back in the UK Nicky and his mates prepare to fulfill the promise to Jamal Khan. But things don't go quite as Nicky had hoped and the gangs of Ilford invade Walthamstow and there is hell on Hoe Street.
Hell Road
by Don PendletonOne of the Middle East's most dangerous terrorists has been captured and is being held in a desert prison compound awaiting extradition to the United States when a ex-CIA operative-turnedterrorist breaks him out in an extremely violent and costly gun battle. Mack Bolan, inadvertently involved in the battle at the prison, must track down the escapees and the rogue CIA agent before more acts of terrorism are committed. Violence. 205th novel in the "Executioner" series, 1996.
Hell To Pay
by George PelecanosA fatal shooting that strikes too close to home leaves PI Derek Strange determined to find the killer - whatever the cost. From one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.Set in darkest, downtown Washington, Hell to Pay begins with Quinn and Strange dealing with the usual detritus of the world's most violent city - a bent cop and a missing teenage-girl-turned-hooker - but then a senseless death on a sunny afternoon shakes even Derek Strange's existence. A victim shot down by bullets meant for another; a tragic accident that strikes just too close to home. Strange's grief is all-consuming and he swears to track down and destroy the killers - ghetto style. But as he throws himself deeper and deeper into the hunt, he has to ask questions of himself and his world that he would rather not.
Hell To Pay
by Shaun HutsonA boy's body is discovered on the shores of Kingsfield reservoir. Like the killer's previous two victims, there's no sign of violence, no fingerprints, nothing but two small puncture marks where the overdose of heroin was injected. Whoever is carrying out the attacks is careful, methodical and clever. Detective Inspector Alan Fielding is frantic to find the killer before another child is taken... In a run down house on a nearby estate, Nikki Reed knows only too well what the ominous knock on the front door means - the loan sharks want their money back, and if they don't get it, they're going to get nasty. But Nikki can't pay up - until her brother John comes up with a dangerous and high-risk scheme that could make all of them rich... Roma Todd's relationship with record company boss David is rife with deceit and deception, but the one thing that holds them together is their daughter Kirsten. And though Kirsten may seem like any other child, she suffers from an extraordinary illness, one that without her medication can unleash a bizarre and deadly trail of horror... All desperate people running out of time. When their worlds collide, there'll be hell to pay...
Hell To Pay
by Shaun HutsonA boy's body is discovered on the shores of Kingsfield reservoir. Like the killer's previous two victims, there's no sign of violence, no fingerprints, nothing but two small puncture marks where the overdose of heroin was injected. Whoever is carrying out the attacks is careful, methodical and clever. Detective Inspector Alan Fielding is frantic to find the killer before another child is taken... In a run down house on a nearby estate, Nikki Reed knows only too well what the ominous knock on the front door means - the loan sharks want their money back, and if they don't get it, they're going to get nasty. But Nikki can't pay up - until her brother John comes up with a dangerous and high-risk scheme that could make all of them rich... Roma Todd's relationship with record company boss David is rife with deceit and deception, but the one thing that holds them together is their daughter Kirsten. And though Kirsten may seem like any other child, she suffers from an extraordinary illness, one that without her medication can unleash a bizarre and deadly trail of horror... All desperate people running out of time. When their worlds collide, there'll be hell to pay...