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Hell With the Lid Blown Off (Alafair Tucker Mysteries #7)
by Donis Casey"If you can only read one book this year, Hell with the Lid Blown Off should be that one." —NY Journal of BooksIn the summer of 1916, a big twister cuts a swath of destruction through Boynton, Oklahoma. Alafair Tucker's family and neighbors are not spared the ruin and grief spread by the storm.But no one will mourn for dead Jubal Beldon, who'd made it his business to know everyone's ugly secrets. It never mattered if Jubal's insinuations were true or not since in a small town like Boynton, rumor could be as ruinous as fact. Then Mr. Lee, the undertaker, discovers that Jubal was already dead when the tornado swept his body away. Had he died in an accident or had he been murdered by someone whose secret he had threatened to expose? Dozens of people would have been happy to do the deed, some of them members of Jubal's own family. As Sheriff Scott Tucker and his deputy Trenton Calder look into Jubal's demise, it begins to look like the prime suspect may be someone very dear to the widow Beckie MacKenzie, mentor of Alafair's daughter Ruth. Ruth fears that the secrets exposed by the investigation are going to cause more damage to Beckie's life than the tornado. Alafair, coping with injuries to her own, still has time for suspicions about how Jubal Beldon came to die. What if the truth of it hits very close to home?
Hell and Back
by Craig JohnsonThe eighteenth novel in Craig Johnson's beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series - now a hit Netflix show!'The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence' New York TimesWhat if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty-one, young Native boys perished in a tragic boarding school fire in 1896? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a bullet from the gun holstered on your hip? What if there was something out there in the yellowed skies along with the deceased and the smell of ash and dust, something the Northern Cheyenne refer to as the Éveohtsé-heómese, the Wandering Without, the Stealer of Souls? What if the only way you know who you are is because it is printed in the sweatband of your cowboy hat, and what if it says your name is Walt Longmire - but you don't remember him.In Hell and Back, the eighteenth installment of the Longmire series, author Craig Johnson takes the beloved sheriff to the very limits of his sanity to do battle with the most dangerous adversary he's ever faced: himself.
Hell and Back
by Dirk GreysonSeventeen years ago, Forge Reynolds fell in love… and had his heart broken. When Staff Sergeant Gage Livingston was brought into Forge’s Army field hospital, temporarily paralyzed, Forge sat with him, read his letters, answered his mail, and formed a connection he thought would last. But Gage was sent home, Forge transferred to a new post, and his letters to Gage went unanswered. Now in the middle of a bitter divorce, Forge is sick and tired of his husband’s manipulation. He's almost ready to make any sacrifice to get closure—then he finds Granger murdered execution-style in their home. Forge had no idea about Granger’s illicit activities, but the killers don’t believe that. They think Forge has something they want, and they’re coming after him. When Forge’s lawyer arranges for professional protection, the last face Forge expects to see is Gage’s. Can he even contemplate a second chance for them after almost two decades, or will hoping only lead to more heartache? Before they can explore the possibilities, they must figure out what information Granger had—that others are willing to kill for—or that possible heartache could become a certainty.
Hell and Back: A Longmire Mystery (A Longmire Mystery #18)
by Craig JohnsonThe eighteenth novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire seriesThe hit drama Longmire is now streaming on Paramount+What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty young Native boys perished in a tragic 1896 boarding-school fire? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a bullet from the gun holstered on your hip? What if there was something out there in the yellowed skies, along with the deceased and the smell of ash and dust, something the Northern Cheyenne refer to as the Éveohtsé-heómėse, the Wandering Without, the Taker of Souls? What if the only way you know who you are is because your name is printed in the leather sweatband of your cowboy hat, and what if it says your name is Walt Longmire . . . but you don&’t remember him?In Hell and Back, the eighteenth installment of the Longmire series, author Craig Johnson takes the beloved sheriff to the very limits of his sanity to do battle with the most dangerous adversary he&’s ever faced: himself.
Hell and Gone (Charlie Hardie #2)
by Duane SwierczynskiThe second of three high-energy thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation Duane Swierczynski.Left for dead after an epic shootout that blew the lid off a billion-dollar conspiracy, ex-cop Charlie Hardie quickly realizes that when you're dealing with The Accident People, things can get worse. Drugged, bound and transported by strange operatives of unknown origin, Hardie awakens to find himself captive in a secret prison that houses the most dangerous criminals on earth.And then things get really bad. Because this isn't just any prison. It's a Kafkaesque nightmare that comes springloaded with a brutal catch-22: Hardie's the warden. And any attempt to escape triggers a "death mechanism" that will kill everyone down here--including a group of innocent guards. Faced with an unworkable paradox, and knowing that his wife and son could be next on the Accident People's hit list, Hardie has only one choice: fight his way to the heart of this hell hole and make a deal with the Devil himself.you better believe there'll be hell to pay.
Hell and Gone (Charlie Hardie)
by Duane SwierczynskiThere are some criminals so dangerous the world can never know about them. They can't be held in regular prisons. They must never be released. They're here - in a secret underground prison miles away from anywhere. And now, so is Charlie Hardie. The shadowy organisation running the jail sent him there as punishment for getting in their way. But he's not a prisoner. He's in charge. He can leave any time he wants, he's told. There's just one catch: if he goes, everyone in the prison dies, including innocent guards. But when Charlie realises his family may be in danger, he knows he must protect them at any cost. Even if it means blasting his way out, one inmate at a time...
Hell and High Water: A blistering Swedish crime thriller, with the most original heroine you'll meet this year
by Christian UngeThe first in a new Swedish crime series featuring Tekla Berg, a fearless doctor with a remarkable photographic memory"A taut and blistering thriller with the most memorable protagonist ever. Christian Unge is in total control of his environment. It deserves to be huge" Imran Mahmood, author of You Don't Know Me"Watch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller" Lilja SigurðardóttirWith 85% per cent burns to his body and a 115% risk of dying, it's a miracle the patientis still alive.He only made it this far thanks to Tekla Berg, an emergency physician whose unorthodox methods and photographic memory are often the difference between life and death.Convinced that the fire was a terrorist attack - and that the patient was involved - the police are determined to question him. Almost as determined as those who would silence him at any cost. And while Tekla battles to keep him breathing, she can't shake the thought that something about him is strangely familiar . . .Tekla has always hidden her remarkable mind from her hospital colleagues, resorting to amphetamines to take the edge off the endless whirl of lucid memories. But now she'll need to call on all her wits as she's drawn into a mystery involving corrupt police, the godfather of the Uzbek mafia, and her beloved but wayward brother.Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding
Hell and High Water: A blistering Swedish crime thriller, with the most original heroine you'll meet this year
by Christian UngeThe first in a new Swedish crime series featuring Tekla Berg, a fearless doctor with a remarkable photographic memory"A taut and blistering thriller with the most memorable protagonist ever. Christian Unge is in total control of his environment. It deserves to be huge" Imran Mahmood, author of You Don't Know Me"Watch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller" Lilja SigurðardóttirWith 85% per cent burns to his body and a 115% risk of dying, it's a miracle the patientis still alive.He only made it this far thanks to Tekla Berg, an emergency physician whose unorthodox methods and photographic memory are often the difference between life and death.Convinced that the fire was a terrorist attack - and that the patient was involved - the police are determined to question him. Almost as determined as those who would silence him at any cost. And while Tekla battles to keep him breathing, she can't shake the thought that something about him is strangely familiar . . .Tekla has always hidden her remarkable mind from her hospital colleagues, resorting to amphetamines to take the edge off the endless whirl of lucid memories. But now she'll need to call on all her wits as she's drawn into a mystery involving corrupt police, the godfather of the Uzbek mafia, and her beloved but wayward brother.Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding & Sarah de Senarclens
Hell for Leather (Black Knights Inc. #6)
by Julie Ann WalkerA New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!Black Knights Inc.—Behind the facade of their tricked–out motorcycle shop is an elite special ops team assigned the jobs too hot for anyone else to handle.One of Booklist's 101 Best Romance of the Last 10 YearsOnly the most urgent crisis could persuade Delilah Fairchild to abandon her beloved biker bar. But her uncle has vanished into thin air and she must turn to the sexy, surly Black Knights Inc. operator for help.Delilah is certain that Bryan "Mac" McMillian has the connections to help her find her uncle. What the big, blue-eyed, former FBI agent has against her is a mystery, but when bullets start to fly, Mac becomes her only hope of survival, and her only chance at finding her uncle alive.Mac knows a thing or two about beautiful women—mainly that they can't be trusted. Throw in a ticking clock, a deadly homegrown terrorist, and some missing nuclear weapons, and a man just might find himself on the wrong end of a gun. But facing down danger with Delilah is one passion-filled thrill ride.The perfect combination of humor, suspense, and romance, Hell for Leather is non-stop explosive action. Readers of Suzanne Brockman, Maya Banks and Tara Janzen will be rooting for Delilah and Mac, two favorites from the bestselling Black Knights Inc. series. Black Knights Inc. Series Hell on Wheels (Book 1) In Rides Trouble (Book 2) Rev It Up (Book 3) Thrill Ride (Book 4) Born Wild (Book 5) Hell for Leather (Book 6) Full Throttle (Book 7) Too Hard to Handle (Book 8)Wild Ride (Book 9 — coming April 2017!)What readers are saying about Hell for Leather:"smoking hot""the perfect blend of action, romance, [and] humor…""an unforgettable, unputdownable read.""This book is a must read in this series…""The story flowed seamlessly and there was no way I could put it down.""If you want a book that's hard to put down, that will leave you thinking about it for weeks after, and one that you will absolutely L O V E, then get this N O W."
Hell is Empty (A Joel Sorrell Thriller #3)
by Conrad WilliamsPrivate Investigator Joel Sorrell is exhausted and drinking hard, sustained only by a hopeful yet baffling note from his estranged daughter, Sarah. An SOS from an old flame whose child has been kidnapped gives him welcomed distraction, but the investigation raises more questions than answers. Then comes the news that his greatest enemy has escaped from prison with a score to settle. With Joel's life and the remnants of his family at stake, any chance of peace depends on the silencing of his nemesis once and for all. But an unexpected obstacle stands in his way...
Hell is Empty (Walt Longmire #7)
by Craig JohnsonWyoming's favorite sheriff braves a frozen inferno as he races to capture an escaped murderer. 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, has just confessed to murdering a boy ten years ago and burying him deep within the Big Horn Mountains. After transporting Shade and a group of other convicted murderers through a snowstorm, Walt is informed by the FBI that the body is buried in his jurisdiction-and the victim's name is White Buffalo. Guided only by Indian mysticism and a battered paperback of Dante's Inferno, Walt pursues Shade and his fellow escapees into the icy hell of the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, cheating death to ensure that justice-both civil and spiritual-is served.
Hell is Empty: A riveting episode in the best-selling, award-winning series - now a hit Netflix show! (A Walt Longmire Mystery #7)
by Craig JohnsonThe seventh book in the New York Times bestselling Longmire series, featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire.Raynaud Shade, an adopted Crow Indian and one of the country's most dangerous sociopaths, has just confessed to murdering a boy twenty years ago and burying him deep within the Bighorn Mountains. Absaroka County Sherriff Walt Longmire must escort Shade through a snowstorm to the site, but the mission turns personal when Walt learns whom the dead boy's family is. 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.
Hell is a City (Chief Inspector Martineau Investigates)
by Maurice ProcterClassic police procedural by a 'born storyteller' (Sunday Times), who combined natural flair with his experience in the police to truly authentic effect.Hell is a City is the first of Maurice Procter's Inspector Martineau series and was made into taut, fast-paced film in 1959 by Hammer Studios, set against the grimy back streets and rain-streaked bright lights of Manchester.When hardened criminal Don Starling escapes from jail, killing a prison guard in the process, Inspector Philip Martineau knows he will stop at nothing to make good his escape. The two men have known each other since childhood, and Starling blames Martineau for his incarceration a decade earlier. As the story hurtles to its conclusion, the two men meet in a final, violent confrontation.
Hell on Heels (Bombshell Ser. #42)
by Carla CassidyHEIRESS BY DAY...BOUNTY HUNTER BY NIGHWhen the man who attacked her best friend skips bail, heiress-turned-bounty-hunter Chantal Worthington swears on her designer spiked heels to hunt him down. Problem is, another hunter's already on the case--and "Crazy" Luke Coleman's not about to let a snooty socialite nab his prey.When Chantal gets a tip that the rapist's gone to ground in Mexico, she's off like a shot with sexy Luke close on her high heels. They can either fight it out tooth and nail, or work together to bring the bail-jumper into custody--or maybe both!
Hell on Wheels: Hell On Wheels; In Rides Trouble; Rev It Up (Black Knights Inc. #1)
by Julie Ann WalkerA USA Today Bestseller!Black Knights Inc.—Behind the facade of their tricked–out motorcycle shop is an elite special ops team assigned the jobs too hot for anyone else to handle.Hold On Tight...Ex–Marine Nate "Ghost" Weller is an expert at keeping his cool—and his distance—which makes him one hell of a sniper. It's also how he keeps his feelings for Ali Morgan in check. Sweet, sexy Ali has always revved his engine, but she's his best friend's baby sister...and totally off limits.Rough Road AheadAli's never seen anything sexier than Nate Weller straddling his custom Harley—or the flash of danger in his eyes when she tells him she's in trouble. First something happened to her brother, and now she's become the target of a nasty international organization. With Nate, her life is in the most capable hands possible—but her heart is another story altogether.Black Knights Inc. SeriesHell on Wheels (Book 1)In Rides Trouble (Book 2)Rev It Up (Book 3)Thrill Ride (Book 4)Born Wild (Book 5)Hell for Leather (Book 6)Full Throttle (Book 7)Too Hard to Handle (Book 8)Wild Ride (Book 9 — coming April 2017!)
Hell or High Water (The Deep Six #1)
by Julie Ann WalkerWhen the world is in chaos and the center cannot hold, the men of Deep Six are here to join the fight. Jump right into the action if you're ready for:Former Navy SEALs who thought their fighting days were behind themFearless women who don't back down from Black Ops OR stubborn military menA ragtag group of specialists who can solve any problem—even on the high seasA hero who will risk everything for the woman he can't live withoutNew York Times bestselling author of the Black Knights Inc. series doesn't pull any punches in this action-packed romantic suspense.Only two things could make former Navy SEAL Leo Anderson return to the world of weapons and warfare. First, a capsule of chemical weapons lost on the ocean floor, and second, a plea for help from the one woman he can't seem to forget—CIA Agent Olivia Mortier.Now, working together to race against the clock, Leo and Olivia must find the missing capsule while battling the intense desire burning between them. If they can survive, can their growing attraction become more, or will everything go up in flames?
Hell or High Water: A Novel (Nola Céspedes Novels #1)
by Joy CastroA psychological thriller in the vein of Kate Atkinson and Tana French that introduces Nola Céspedes, an intense and spellbinding protagonistNola Céspedes, an ambitious young reporter at the Times-Picayune, catches a break: An assignment to write her first full-length feature. While researching her story, she also becomes fixated on the search for a missing tourist in New Orleans. As Nola's work leads her into darker corners of the city, a singular narrative voice emerges, and an even more compelling question surfaces: Who is Nola Céspedes? Vividly rendered in razor sharp prose, this novel is a riveting journey of trust betrayed—and the courageous struggle toward recovery.
Hell to Pay
by Garry DisherA modern western set in an isolated Australian bush town with a soaring crime rate, where a local constable with a troubled past must investigate the death of a teenage girl whose murder threatens to set the dusty streets ablaze.Constable Paul Hirschhausen--"Hirsch"--is a recently demoted detective sent from Adelaide, Australia's southernmost booming metropolis, to Tiverton, a one-road town in rustic, backwater "wool and wheat" country three hours north. Hirsch isn't just a disgraced cop; the internal investigations bureau is still trying to convict him of something, even if it means planting evidence. When someone leaves a pistol cartridge in his mailbox, Hirsch suspects that his career isn't the only thing on the line. But the tiny town of Tiverton has more crime than one lone cop should have to handle. The stagnant economy, rural isolation, and entrenched racism and misogyny mean every case Hirsch investigates is a new basket of snakes. When the body of a 16-year-old local girl is found on the side of the highway, the situation in Tiverton gets even more sinister, and whether or not he finds her killer, there's going to be hell to pay.From the Hardcover edition.
Hell to Pay (Nightside #7)
by Simon R. GreenIn the wake of the war that left the Nightside leaderless, Jeremiah Griffin-one of the last of the immortal human families-plans to fill the power vacuum. But his granddaughter has disappeared, and he wants John Taylor to use his special abilities to find her. Except someone-or something-is blocking Taylor's abilities.
Hell to Pay: Blood Hunt; The Interrogation; The Road To Gandolfo; Hell To Pay; Sunset Express (Gimlet Ser. #2)
by George P. PelecanosDerek Strange and Terry Quinn, the team of private investigators who made their stunning debut in Right As Rain, are hired to find a 14-year-old white girl from the suburbs who's run away from home and is now working as a prostitute. The two ex-cops think they know D. C. 's dangers, but nothing in their experience has prepared them for Worldwide Wilson, the pimp whose territory they're intruding upon. <P>Combining inimitable neighborhood flavor, action scenes that rank among the best in fiction, and a clear-eyed view of morality in a world with few rules, "Hell to Pay" is another Pelecanos masterpiece for his ever-expanding audience to savor.
Hell's Angels (Common Smith VC Adventures)
by Charles WhitingWhen peace plansare threatened, Common Smith swings into actionGermany, 1929.England, France and the USA are preparing to de-militarise the West Bank of theRhine. German nationalists, financed by the great industrialists, have otherideas.They plan a series of strikes against Alliedtroops marching westwards. The Hell's Angels - barnstorming German ex-pilotswho fled to America after the war - are recalled to Germany for the finalattack.Common Smith VC and the crew of Swordfishmust stop the Hell's Angels reaching Europe...Common Smith's final adventure! An action-packedsecret mission, perfect for fans of Alan Evans and Max Hennessy.
Hell's Belle
by Joan FlemingShe was sitting in a café in Paris, showing nearly all her legs; in grave trouble, she was drinking her sixth green Chartreuse and wishing she knew someone who would kill her stepmother for her. She was just eighteen, a child emotionally but old in experience and duplicity.The man with the umbrella who sat down at her table seemed exactly the one for whom she was searching. They were both lonely and found in each other the playmate for which they had longed. He was a man caught in a monster trap; it was murder she wanted and murder she got.
Hell's Belles (Hell On Earth Ser.)
by Jackie KesslerThis romance of a female demon and the lengths she goes to protect her lover &“will captivate fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and Laurell K. Hamilton.&” —Romantic Times Once upon a time, Jezebel was a powerful succubus, capable of seducing men and sucking out their souls. But that was before Hell put a bounty on her head. Now her only chance to escape a fate far worse than death is to live as a mortal, losing herself in a sea of unfamiliar humanity, in a place where sinners walk hand-in-hand with saints--a place like New York City. Working as an exotic dancer is a piece of cake for a former demon who once specialized in sex. But she hadn&’t counted on meeting sexy Paul Hamilton, a man haunted by his past. Good-bye, succubus; hello, lovestruck. But Hell hasn't stopped looking for her. The secrets Jezebel holds are the most dangerous of all, the kind every demon in the Underworld would do their worst to protect. Demons are closing in, which is enough to make Jezebel shiver in her G-string. But it's her love for Paul that's going to have deadly consequences . . . &“Hell&’s Belles will enchant paranormal fans.&” —Romance Reviews Today &“Had me hooked from the first sentence . . . I&’ll be reading this one again and again.&” —MaryJanice Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of the Undead series
Hell's Corner (Camel Club Series)
by David BaldacciOliver Stone and the Camel Club return in #1 bestselling author David Baldacci's most stunning adventure yet. An attack on the heart of power . . . In sight of the White House . . . At a place known as . . . HELL'S CORNER John Carr, aka Oliver Stone-once the most skilled assassin his country ever had-stands in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, perhaps for the last time. The president has personally requested that Stone serve his country again on a high-risk, covert mission. Though he's fought for decades to leave his past career behind, Stone has no choice but to say yes. Then Stone's mission changes drastically before it even begins. It's the night of a state dinner honoring the British prime minister. As he watches the prime minister's motorcade leave the White House that evening, a bomb is detonated in Lafayette Park, an apparent terrorist attack against both leaders. It's in the chaotic aftermath that Stone takes on a new, more urgent assignment: find those responsible for the bombing. British MI-6 agent Mary Chapman becomes Stone's partner in the search for the unknown attackers. But their opponents are elusive, capable, and increasingly lethal; worst of all, it seems that the park bombing may just have been the opening salvo in their plan. With nowhere else to turn, Stone enlists the help of the only people he knows he can trust: the Camel Club. Yet that may be a big mistake. In the shadowy worlds of politics and intelligence, there is no one you can really trust. Nothing is really what it seems to be. And Hell's Corner truly lives up to its name. This may be Oliver Stone's and the Camel Club's last stand.
Hell's Detective: A Mystery
by Michael LoganKat Murphy is a private detective tortured by demons. Real ones. She is serving a death sentence in Lost Angeles, the dark and depraved city in Hell where a beast known as a Torment forces her to relive, night after night, the moment she killed her lover and put a bullet in her own skull.Kat longs to make amends for her sins. So when the city's Chief Administrator hires her to retrieve a stolen box with a mysterious power, offering to call off her Torment in return, she gets the chance to do just that.But if Kat has learned one thing, it's that every case has a wrinkle. As she trawls drug dens, casinos, and fighting pits in search of the thief, she discovers that both box and city contain secrets darker than she could ever have imagined. And with time running out, Kat must choose between her own desire for peace and the fate of the world above in Hell's Detective, the electrifying new mystery from award-winning author Michael Logan.