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Hijo de tigre: Una novela sobre Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, el hijo de Morelos
by Mario HerediaEn Hijo de tigre descubrimos a un Juan Nepomuceno Almonte que, con mirada nostálgica, hace balance sobre su vida: sobre lo que cree de sí mismo, lo que creen los demás y los hechos verdaderos. El resultado es un vívido, humano y entrañable retrato en el que el personaje se despoja y trasciende las etiquetas de patriota o traidor. París, 1867. Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, hijo de José María Morelos y Pavón, llega a Francia para solicitar la ayuda de Napoleón III con el fin de sostener el imperio de Maximiliano, sin embargo, no tiene éxito. Unos meses después de la ejecución del emperador, un grupo clandestino de mexicanos y franceses que busca instaurar el Tercer Imperio Mexicano, lo contacta para que apoye sus ambiciones. El enlace entre ellos es un joven y afamado escritor, a quien Almonte narra los grandes acontecimientos de su pasado: el significado de ser hijo del Siervo de la Nación, su participación en algunas batallas por la Independencia cuando era apenas un niño, su posterior estancia en Nueva Orleans, los hitos de su carrera militar y política; así como su relación con Santa Anna, Juárez, Maximiliano, Carlota…
Hijo elegido
by Gabriela Garcia Calderon Linda HuberUna desaparición. Una muerte. Una traición. Todo lo que había deseado era un niño a quien amar... Carol desea un hijo propio, pero un terrible hallazgo durante el proceso de adopción aumenta las grietas de su matrimonio. Su esposo, Rick, tiene un secreto, pero Carol no quiere saber … En la misma ciudad, Amanda espera su segundo hijo cuando su esposo se desvanece. La búsqueda comienza, pero nada prepara a Amanda para el impactante final de la investigación policial. Y en medio de todo, una niñita busca un hogar propio con una mami y un papi ‘para siempre’ … ¿Cuánto conoces a tu familia? ¿Y en quién puedes confiar?
Hijos de hombres
by P. D. JamesEl excitante thriller distópico de la reina del misterio P.D. James. Theo Faron es uno de los habitantes de la Inglaterra post-Omega (posterior a 1995, año Omega), un período en que los seres humanos han dejado de ser fértiles. No hay futuro para la humanidad y, resignado, Faron empieza a escribir su diario, donde relata la sordidez de una sociedad en decadencia y el orden que pretende imponer su primo, el temible dictador de Inglaterra conocido como el Guardián. Sin embargo, todo cambia el día en que un grupo de cinco jóvenes revolucionarios se propone desafiar al gobierno totalitario del Guardián. La crítica ha dicho...«Extraordinaria... P.D. James extiende su ya considerable talento en esta osada novela.»The New York Times «Sobria e inquietante.»Independent «Escribe como un ángel. Cada uno de los personajes está perfectamente dibujado. La atmósfera es precisa, escalofriante, convincente. Y sabe cómo conducir todos estos elementos sin abandonar ni por un solo momento la tensión de un excitante misterio.»The Times
Hijos del miedo
by Trevor ShaneRegla número 1: Prohibido matar a transeúntes inocentes.Regla número 2: Prohibido matar a nadie menor de dieciocho años.Regla número 3: Prohibido tener hijos hasta cumplir dieciocho años. Rompe las reglas y te convertirás en objetivo.En un mundo terriblemente parecido al nuestro, dos bandos se enfrentan en una guerra secreta.Joe participa en ella como un soldado perfecto cuya misión es ejecutar los objetivos que le indican sus superiores, sin cuestionarse unas reglas que no acaba de comprender. De niño le explicaron que el mundo estaba dividido en dos bandos bien diferenciados: el bueno y el malo, pero cuando conoce a Maria esa frontera comienza a desdibujarse. Sus firmes y sangrientas convicciones se desvanecen al tiempo que se impone una la única y terrible y única verdad: solo hay una cosa más peligrosa que luchar en una guerra: abandonarla.«El trabajo de Shane es impresionante. Sabe, sin lugar a dudas, cómo encadenar escenas de acción y crea una tensión casi insoportable. Si lo que buscas es una lectura apasionante y vertiginosa Hijos del miedo es tu mejor opción.»The Saturday Evening Post
Hildegarde Withers Makes the Scene (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries #14)
by Fletcher Flora Stuart PalmerThe spinster sleuth is out to rescue a young woman whose hippie adventure turns deadly in this classic mystery from the author of The Penguin Pool Murder. During a six-week college break, Lenore Gregory does what all the young girls are doing in the winter of 1969: She heads to Greenwich Village to protest the Vietnam War, painting flowers on her Volkswagen. And just as she&’s starting to fit in, she disappears, becoming yet another missing hippie—and a problem for Detective Oscar Piper of the New York Police Department. Lenore&’s last known whereabouts are New Mexico, on the road to Los Angeles, and there is only one person in California whom Piper trusts with the case. To find the missing girl, retired sleuth Hildegarde Withers is willing to go to the edge of consciousness and beyond. She has plenty of experience dealing with middle school children—can a flower child be any different? Hildegarde Withers Makes the Scene is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes The Penguin Pool Murder and Murder on the Blackboard.
Hildegarde Withers Makes the Scene (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries #14)
by Fletcher Flora Stuart PalmerThe spinster sleuth is out to rescue a young woman whose hippie adventure turns deadly in this classic mystery from the author of The Penguin Pool Murder. During a six-week college break, Lenore Gregory does what all the young girls are doing in the winter of 1969: She heads to Greenwich Village to protest the Vietnam War, painting flowers on her Volkswagen. And just as she&’s starting to fit in, she disappears, becoming yet another missing hippie—and a problem for Detective Oscar Piper of the New York Police Department. Lenore&’s last known whereabouts are New Mexico, on the road to Los Angeles, and there is only one person in California whom Piper trusts with the case. To find the missing girl, retired sleuth Hildegarde Withers is willing to go to the edge of consciousness and beyond. She has plenty of experience dealing with middle school children—can a flower child be any different? Hildegarde Withers Makes the Scene is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes The Penguin Pool Murder and Murder on the Blackboard.
Hill of Bones (Medieval Murderers #7)
by The Medieval MurderersCerdic, a young boy who has the ability to see into the future, has a mysterious treasure in his possession. A blind old woman once gave him a miniature knife with an ivory bear hilt - the symbol of King Arthur - and told him that when the time comes he will know what he has to do with it. But when he and his brother, Baradoc, are enlisted into King Arthur's army, he finds that trouble seems to follow him wherever he goes. When Baradoc dies fighting with King Arthur in an ambush of the Saxons on Solsbury Hill, Cerdic buries the dagger in the side of the hill as a personal tribute to his brother. Throughout history, Solsbury Hill continues to be the scene of murder, theft and the search for buried treasure. Religion, politics and the spirit of King Arthur reign over the region, wreaking havoc and leaving a trail of corpses and treasure buried in the hill as an indication of its turbulent past.
Hillary
by D. W. Buffa"A Dan Brown read-alike tailor-made for an election year." -BooklistA President is murdered.A First Lady demands answers.And a young Senator will uncover a conspiracy that threatens the world as we know it.When Robert Constable, President of the United States, dies in bed with a woman in a New York hotel room, the public is told that he died suddenly and peacefully of natural causes--and alone. The truth, however, is anything but that. The President's wife, Hillary Constable asks young senator Bobby Hart, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, to find out who had her husband murdered and why.As Hart begins to learn more about the President's shady dealings, he uncovers a massive global criminal and financial conspiracy, headed by a secret underground organization nicknamed The Four Sisters. Yet the closer Hart gets to the truth, the more shocking secrets are revealed that could threaten his life, American Democracy, and the future of the nation.A riveting a timely political thriller from acclaimed, bestselling Edgar nominee D.W. Buffa, HILLARY is a novel that will appeal to fans of David Baldacci, Brad Meltzer, Brad Thor, and Vince Flynn.
Him Standing (Rapid Reads)
by Richard WagameseWhen Lucas Smoke learns the Ojibway art of carving from his grandfather, he proves to be a natural. He can literally make people come to life in wood. Then Lucas's growing reputation attracts a mysterious stranger, who offers him a large advance to carve a spirit mask. This mask is to represent the master, but Lucas must find its face in his dreams. As his dreams become more and more disturbing, he feels himself changing. And the mask takes control of his life. Then a chance encounter with an old woman introduces him to the identity of the master. He is an ancient sorcerer named Him Standing, a powerful and dark wizard. The more Lucas works on the mask, the closer Him Standing comes to emerging from the dream world to walk the earth again. What follows is a race against time and the forces of evil in this supernatural thriller.
Him-Pradesh ke Do Diggaj - Ek Ladka Aur Vah Adbhut Kitab: हिम-प्रदेश के दो दिग्गज - एक लड़का और वह अद्भुत किताब
by Vivek Kumar“हिम-प्रदेश के दो दिग्गज - एक लड़का और वह अद्भुत किताब” यह किताब हिम-प्रदेश की रहस्यमयी दुनिया में दो दिग्गजों और एक जिज्ञासु लड़के की कहानी है, जो अनजाने में एक अद्भुत किताब के रहस्यों से जुड़ जाता है। प्रतीक, एक साधारण स्कूली छात्र, हिम-प्रदेश के एक छोटे से कस्बे में अपनी दादी के साथ रहता है। एक दिन अचानक उसकी अलमारी में एक अजीब रोशनी चमकती है, जो उसे एक रहस्यमयी किताब की ओर खींचती है। इस किताब में वह शक्तिशाली अतीत की घटनाओं और गहरे रहस्यों की झलक पाता है। प्रतीक और उसके दोस्त इस किताब के साथ एक साहसिक यात्रा पर निकलते हैं, जहाँ उन्हें बर्फीले पहाड़ों, खुफिया दस्तावेज़ों, और हिम-प्रदेश के दुश्मनों के षड्यंत्रों से जूझना पड़ता है। कहानी में प्रतीक की जिज्ञासा, दोस्ती, और रहस्यों के बीच बढ़ते हुए खतरे के साथ उनके साहसिक निर्णयों का एक रोमांचक सफर है, जो हिम-प्रदेश की प्राचीन और रहस्यमयी दुनिया की परतें खोलता है।
Him: A dark and gripping love story with a heartbreaking and shocking ending
by Clare Empson'Gripping and heartbreaking' Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request'Dark and addictive' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'So emotionally true' Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series'Heartbreaking and beautifully drawn.' Victoria Selman, author of Blood for Blood*******************15 years ago, Catherine met the love of her life...She fell into a passionate love affair at university and they were meant to be together forever.13 years ago, she married someone else...She has two children and has moved on from her life with Lucian. Or so she thought.4 months ago, she stopped speaking to everyone...She witnessed something so traumatic that the doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.This is her story.*******************Why readers love HIM, this heart-breaking, moving love story with a shocking twist. For fans of Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell and Julie Cohen.'The Great Gatsby meets Big Little Lies by way of Brideshead Revisited.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'You know the ending will break you, but you'll want to get there anyway.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'The shocking final reveal was completely unexpected, brilliantly portrayed, and heart-breaking enough to keep me turning the pages.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'It's an utterly compelling and ultimately heart-breaking story about love, loss and grief and the danger of not valuing what you have before it's too late.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
Him: A dark and gripping love story with a heartbreaking and shocking ending
by Clare Empson'Gripping and heartbreaking' Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request'Dark and addictive' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'So emotionally true' Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series*******************'You're stuck there, aren't you? Right at the end. And I wonder if it might help to go back to the beginning, to put everything in some kind of order.'Catherine has witnessed something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak.The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.Catherine needs to start with HIM .Fifteen years ago she met Lucian at university and fell into a passionate love affair. They were meant to be together forever. But something happened. Something that destroyed them.Catherine married someone else. Had two children. She moved on - or so she thought. Now Lucian is back, showing her how different life could have been.But going back to the beginning won't change the ending.In fact, it might be the thing that finally breaks her...
Him: A dark and gripping love story with a heartbreaking and shocking ending
by Clare Empson'Gripping, involving, heartbreaking ... really interesting and thought-provoking on the impact of shame and silence.' Laura Marshall, author of Friend RequestIt all started with ... HIM.Catherine has become mute. She has witnessed something so disturbing that she simply can't speak - not to her husband, her children, or her friends. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past. Catherine needs to start with Him. Lucian.Catherine met the love of her life at university and was drawn into his elite circle of privileged, hedonistic friends. But one night it all falls apart and she leaves him, shattering his life forever. Still, fifteen years later, Lucian haunts every one of Catherine's quiet moments, and when they are unexpectedly reunited, their love reignites with explosive force. But they can't move on from what happened all those years ago. In fact, uncovering the truth will cause their lives to implode once again. This time, with disastrous consequences.Read by Nathalie Buscombe and Max Dowler (p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
Himself: A Novel
by Jess KiddA charming ne&’er-do-well returns to his haunted Irish hometown to uncover the truth about his mother in this &“supernaturally skilled debut&” (Vanity Fair) and turns the town—and his life—upside down.Having been abandoned at an orphanage as a baby, Mahony assumed all his life that his mother wanted nothing to do with him. That is, until one night in 1976 while drinking a pint at a Dublin pub, he receives an anonymous note implying that she may have been forced to give him up. Determined to find out what really happened, Mahony embarks on a pilgrimage back to his hometown, the rural village of Mulderrig. Neither he nor Mulderrig can possibly prepare for what&’s in store… From the moment he arrives, Mahony&’s presence completely changes the village. Women fall all over themselves. The real and the fantastic are blurred. Chatty ghosts rise from their graves with secrets to tell, and local preacher Father Quinn will do anything to get rid of the slippery young man who is threatening the moral purity of his parish. A spectacular new addition to the grand Irish storytelling tradition, Himself &“is a darkly comic tale of murder, intrigue, haunting and illegitimacy…wickedly funny&” (Daily Express).
Hindsight
by Barbara RoganThe New York Times calls Barbara Rogan "a passionate writer whose prose is as vivid as lightning bolts." Now she delivers a mesmerizing tale of a long-hidden betrayal -- and its deadly repercussions. In the summer of 1972, on the night of their high school graduation, nine friends make a solemn vow to meet in twenty years' time. For Willa Scott, flanked by her best friend, Angel, and her boyfriend, Caleb, the future is a canvas to be painted in bold strokes and bright colors. But the ensuing decades bring change and separation. Willa becomes a biographer, and she drifts away from Caleb and Angel. Almost twenty years later, Willa, now mother of a teenage girl herself and recently widowed, looks up during a book signing and sees Patrick Mulhaven, the bad boy of Beacon High. He reminds her of their long-ago vow and persuades her to help track down their old group. It isn't long before Willa discovers that Angel's trail after high school is ice cold. It's as if she dropped off the face of the earth. Convinced that something has happened to her friend, Willa begins a search that takes her back through the looking glass. What she thought were the idyllic friendships of her youth are revealed as a tangled web of deception, betrayal, and life-shattering secrets. As the reunion weekend approaches, Willa is convinced that someone has killed -- and will kill again -- to keep Angel's whereabouts hidden forever. But when the people you know best are the people you know least, who can you trust? Barbara Rogan has proven herself a master of subtly evolving fear, and Hindsight delivers a spellbinding story about the powerful -- and sometimes murderous -- yearnings of the human heart.
Hindsight
by Melanie CaseyCass Lehman had the misfortune of being born into a family of extraordinary women with supernatural talents. Her mother sees the future, her grandmother is a healer and Cass has the less sexy talent of seeing the past. . . but not just any past events. . . Cass's terrifying gift is triggered when she walks over a spot where someone has met their end in a sudden and brutal way. Not only does she see their death, but she feels it. . . she relives it. So, for years, she's hardly set foot outside. . . until now. Spurred by a desire to have a life of her own, Cass decides to take her first tentative steps towards freedom only to find herself confronted by murder and mayhem in her sleepy hometown of Jewel Bay. Taking a chance she offers to help the local police track down the killer and finds herself thrust into working with the tormented and emotionally charged Ed Dyson. Together they battle to overcome his prejudice and her fear of using her talent in time to stop a killer who has been operating quietly and systematically in their midst for years. . . Can Cass save herself and the killer's latest victim? Hindsight is the first book in what will be a crime thriller series featuring Cass Lehman and Detective Ed Dyson.
Hindsight (Kendra Michaels #7)
by Iris Johansen Roy JohansenInvestigator Kendra Michaels -- whose former blindness has left her with uniquely insightful observational skills -- must put her life on the line to catch a terrifying murderer setting his sights on some of society's most vulnerable in this electrifying new novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award winning writing duo Iris and Roy Johansen. Dr. Kendra Michaels, blind for the first twenty years of her life before gaining her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure, is a renowned investigator known for her razor-sharp senses--honed during her years in the dark--and keen deductive abilities. Now her skills are needed uncomfortably close to home. Two staff members have been murdered at a school for the blind where Kendra spent her formative years. But the murders are puzzlingly dissimilar: one victim was brutally stabbed, while the other was killed by a bullet to the head. Are the crimes related? Or is Kendra on the hunt for more than one dangerous killer? With the killer (or killers) still on the loose, Kendra must put her life on the line to unravel a terrifying conspiracy. But Kendra soon discovers that she herself may hold the key to the deadliest secret of all.
Hindsight: A Crime Novel
by Peter DickinsonIn this brilliant crime novel by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, a writer looks back on his past and discovers the memory of a murder that needs to be solved It's been forty years since Paul Rogers spent a night at St. Aidan's Preparatory School. When a biographer asks the now-middle-aged novelist about his youth, it triggers memories that Rogers thought he had lost forever. He begins writing about the summer of 1940, when the Nazis took Paris and his entire boarding school was evacuated to a country house in Devon. There the boys discovered a pastoral countryside whose woods held untold mysteries--one of which, Rogers realizes in hindsight, might have been a murder. To write about this long-forgotten crime, Rogers digs deep into his past, uncovering terrifying recollections that may or may not be real. Something gruesome happened that summer, but understanding it will force Rogers to clear the fog of memory and unravel its mysteries once and for all.emory and unravel its mysteries once and for all.
Hindsight: Seeing Clearly through the Veil of Deception
by Rhonda Taylor MadgeIn Joyce Meyer&’s bestselling book, Battlefield of the Mind, she attests that indeed &“there is a war which rages in our minds.&” Hindsight takes readers on a journey through Rhonda Madge&’s tumultuous life to reveal how she fell prey to anxious thoughts that molded her mind through a belief in the whispered lies.A horrific event at the age of seventeen left Rhonda continually searching for something or someone to fill the dark chasm of her heart. Tears seemed to puddle around her wherever she went. However, she learned to carefully hide herself in a masquerade put on for the outside world, allowing her to project that all was well with her soul even as the slow decay continued from within. Those who find themselves pretending will be drawn to the answers her story presents.But it was God who worked to lift the veil from Rhonda&’s eyes, allowing her to see that, though she thought He was far from her, He remained at arm&’s length. Thus a seeker&’s interest will be peeked as they read about Rhonda&’s exploration of who and what God truly is--a loving, personal God. Those who struggle with life&’s hardships will be encouraged and inspired to practice Rhonda&’s perseverance.In a world where sorrow is often heaped upon sorrow, this very real story bares truth that will leave readers filled with hope.
Hindsight: The Above and Beyond Series, Book 4
by Jody KlaireAeron is a reluctant empath whose gruff exterior is matched by a big heart and need to help people. She learns more about gifts in every mission with the mysterious organization CIG. When General Ursula Frei goes missing, the Criminal Investigations Group is thrown into turmoil. Aeron and Renee follow the last eyewitness reports and trace Frei's footsteps on a journey that takes them deeper through the hardship and heroism of Frei's old life. But with the Internal Affairs Team digging for answers and the foes from Frei's former life closing in on them, Aeron and Renee have to use all their skills, faith, and cunning to find her. Can they get Frei to safety and keep her secrets hidden? Or will the truth mean that she loses the freedom she fought so hard to have all these years?
Hints of Heloise: One True Love, Scratch a Woman
by Laura LippmanHeloise is a suburban madam who flies under the radar in her affluent Maryland community by claiming she’s a lobbyist. Featured in Laura Lippman’s novel And When She Was Good, Heloise first appeared in two short stories, “One True Love” and “Scratch a Woman”. In a third story, “Form 95”, a police detective spins a web that not even the vigilant Heloise suspects. Available singly or as a collection.
Hipema
by Chelle Cordero Mariana Sanchez CarranzaHipema: Sangrado en el ojo causado por un trauma... Matt Garratti, paramédico de Nueva York, se muda con su esposa e hijo a Carolina del Norte para tener el trabajo de sus sueños como paramédico de vuelo. Sudah, su esposa pakistaní, recibe miradas frías y comentarios insensibles de sus nuevos vecinos... Matt se pregunta si está siguiendo su sueño o llevando a su familia a una pesadilla de la que tal vez nunca puedan despertar.
Hipnose
by Paulo MouraUma cidade onde tudo era possível Um hipnotizador ao serviço do Governo Uma entrevista que provocou uma guerra No início dos anos 90, o jornalista mexicano Chespirito Diaz chegou a Washington disposto a vencer na vida e a salvar o mundo. Estava longe de imaginar que seria a causa de uma guerra. Eram os dias do "fim da História", a capital fervilhava de optimismo e contradições, sonhos de grandeza e personagens ardilosas. Quando Rachel Woodberg, uma filha da elite americana, com uma obsessão pela aventura, lhe propôs uma reportagem pouco ortodoxa sobre uma cimeira de gangues, Chespirito percebeu que pisava terreno perigoso. Num percurso que o levará dos subúrbios negros aos cafés chiques da capital americana, dos clubes sadomasoquistas de Nova Iorque às sociedades secretas da Revolução Francesa (onde se cultiva a arte da dominação e se esconde um instrumento musical que provoca a loucura), dos antros de motards da Flórida aos bairros da máfia curda de Esmirna e às aldeias bombardeadas do deserto do Iraque, Chespirito cruza-se com personagens tão desconcertantes como MC Disaster, o rapper e líder de bairro que prometia abrir-lhe as portas do submundo; Sibel Altun, a jovem turca que, na sua candura, parecia um porto seguro, mas tinha a vida sequestrada pelo terrível passado da família; Gloria Frankovitch, a genial investigadora de Relações Internacionais que resolveu partir sozinha para Bagdade, num exercício de diplomacia pessoal que não correu bem; PoisonG, o perfil falso na internet de uma mulher que, por amor a Chespirito, matou o marido; e, sobretudo com Rand Mortimer, autointitulado "gestor de percepções", um homem solitário e clandestino, mas com o poder de derrubar governos e provocar guerras. Hipnose é o romance dessa década decisiva, entre a tomada de posse de Bill Clinton, em 1993, e a guerra do Iraque, em 2003, e pode ser lido como uma reflexão sobre a natureza e as origens da persuasão colectiva no mundo contemporâneo. Uma história apenas no início.
Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody #8)
by Elizabeth PetersIs the Hippopotamus Pool a legend? Or Amelia's nemesis!A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the Peabody-Emersons sail to Thebes to follow his trail, helped - and hampered - by their teenage son Rameses, and beautiful ward Nefret. Before the sands of time shift very far, all of them will be risking their lives foiling murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers, and ancient curses. off once again on a rollicking adventure involving archaeology, murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers and ancient curses.And the hippopotamus Pool? It's a legend of war and wits that Amelia is translating, one that alerts her to a hippo of a different type - a nefarious, overweight art dealer who is on course to become her new arch-enemy!
Hire a Hangman (The Lt. Hastings Mysteries #15)
by Collin WilcoxA surgeon is gunned down in the street—but who is the woman who wanted him dead?Brice Hanchett is a brilliant surgeon, and those who work alongside the man consider him either godlike or devilish. After years of success, he has begun to believe his own legend, and soon goes too far—toying not just with life and death, but with the heart of every woman he meets. He has a wife and a mistress, as well as the attention of all the nurses in the hospital. One of them is waiting for him when he goes out to his Jaguar, a gun in her hand. It takes only two shots to remind Brice Hanchett that even the finest surgeon cannot cheat death.Investigating the case falls to Lieutenant Frank Hastings and the boys in San Francisco Homicide. Learning that the killer was female should narrow the search, but with a victim like Hanchett, any woman—in scrubs or out—could be a suspect.