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Hot to Trot: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries #31)
by M. C. Beaton Rod GreeneBeloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—now the star of a hit T.V. show—is back on the case again in Hot to Trot.When Private Detective Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha—out of selfless concern for Charles, of course—does the only sensible thing she can think of: she crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she gets a phone call from Charles, with even more disturbing news: Mary has been murdered.Agatha takes on the case, and quickly becomes entrenched in the competitive equestrian world, in which Mary had been enmeshed—as well as the victim’s surprisingly violent past. Agatha finds no shortage of motives among a wide range of characters, from Mary's old riding competitors, to enemies from her schoolgirl days, to her surly father, who threatens Agatha to mind her own business. Meanwhile, the police department has its money on another suspect: Agatha. Will she track down the criminal in time, or end up behind bars herself?
Hot, Shot, and Bothered
by Nora McfarlandTV news photographer Lilly Hawkins is on the biggest assignment of her career. A deadly wildfire is racing through the California mountains toward the town of Elizabeth Lake. After barely slipping in ahead of road closures, Lilly has her hands full photographing the massive evacuation and approaching inferno. She has no time to cover the accidental drowning of a reckless party girl in the lake . . . until she learns the victim's name. When Lilly knew her thirteen years ago, Jessica Egan was a principled environmental activist and not a bit reckless or wild. Could she have changed that much, or is a killer exploiting the chaos surrounding the fire to disguise a murder? Soon Lilly's juggling the story she should be covering with the story she can't let go. What could have been the motive for Jessica's death? Was it sexual jealousy, long-held grudges, or just plain old-fashioned greed that got Jessica killed? Meanwhile, Lily has to contend with her station's low-budget technology, the antics of her dodgy uncle Bud, and the alarming job offers her boyfriend is fielding from big-city competitors. Lilly is racing against the clock to get answers. If only the murderer--or the fire--doesn't get her first . . .
Hot, Spicy Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria #27)
by Patti BenningEleanora Ward is looking forward to a week in the sun with her grandmother, Ann Pacelli. This time, she is determined that her trip to Florida will be all about fun, not work. A monkey wrench is thrown into Ellie's careful plans, however, when her grandmother informs her that instead of flying back home, they'll be driving. <p><p> Bone tired and ready for a good night's sleep after their first day of driving, Ellie pulls into the first motel they can find. It's small and falling apart, and her cell phone doesn't have any service, but both women are too tired to care, until Ellie stumbles across the scene of a violent murder. <p> Far from home, Ellie and Nonna try to keep their heads down and get out of town without attracting attention, but as usual, Ellie find herself drawn right into the middle of the case.
Hot-Wired in Brooklyn: An Eddie Lombardi Mystery
by Douglas DinunzioBrooklyn. Winter. 1949. Private eye Eddie Lombardi is have a very bad dream--and it starts coming true the minute he wakes up. This first novel is an iPublish original mystery.
Hot: High-octane Stories From The Hottest Thriller Authors (The Fred Carver Mysteries #6)
by John LutzInvestigating cocaine smuggling in the Florida Keys, Fred Carver stumbles on a crime far worse than drug pushing When Henry Tiller barges into Fred Carver&’s office, the old man seems crazy. He tells a paranoid story about one of his neighbors on the sunny Florida Key where he makes his home—a wealthy man whom he suspects of using his yacht to run drugs. A young boy recently washed up on the beach, Tiller says, and he&’s certain it was murder. Carver is uninterested until he learns that the old man&’s grandson died a few years earlier: another casualty of cocaine addiction. It&’s only been three years since Carver&’s own son was murdered, and he&’s too sentimental to turn down the case. When Tiller turns up dead himself, a victim of a suspicious hit-and-run, a little smuggled cocaine becomes the least of Carver&’s troubles. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Lutz including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection. Hot is the 6th book in the Fred Carver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Hotbed: A Harpur & Iles Mystery (Vol. Book #26)
by Bill JamesWho gets hurt when the bad guys cross paths? For years drug baron Ralph Ember has run his crooked enterprises peacefully enough alongside those of his rival, Mansel Shale. Their empires have been tolerated by Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles as a way of keeping violence off the streets. But are things changing? Karl Marx’s bleak theory that all capitalists—including drug tycoons—lust for monopoly seems to be coming true. Do Ember and Shale long for sole control of the trade and the profits? Ember fears that Shale now wants to kill him and take over his firm. Shale, on the other hand, is about to get remarried and—believing in keeping his (so-called) friends close and his enemies closer—has asked Ember to be his best man. Will Ember be appallingly exposed as he stands with Shale at the altar? Or will Shale? Ember wonders whether he should act first to protect himself; one of his people has already been gunned down and the killer has not yet been caught. Iles and Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur have picked up hints of this acutely dangerous shift in the Ember-Shale relationship and must urgently try to head off the inevitable carnage.
Hotbed: A Harpur And Iles Mystery
by Bill JamesDrug barons Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale have co-existed peaceably for years, tolerated by Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles as a way of keeping violence off the streets. But times are changing. In a downward spiral of paranoia and panic, Ember fears Shale has a plan to kill him and take over his firm - after all, one of his people has already been gunned down and nobody's taken the rap for it. Shale is about to remarry and has asked Ember to be best man. Iles and Detective Chief Constable Colin Harpur, alert to their potentially deadly double game, know that they have to act fast to avoid out-and-out carnage. 'Dazzles . . . a modern morality play of epic scope' Publishers Weekly
Hotbed: A Harpur And Iles Mystery (Harpur and Iles #2)
by Bill JamesDrug barons Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale have co-existed peaceably for years, tolerated by Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles as a way of keeping violence off the streets. But times are changing. In a downward spiral of paranoia and panic, Ember fears Shale has a plan to kill him and take over his firm - after all, one of his people has already been gunned down and nobody's taken the rap for it. Shale is about to remarry and has asked Ember to be best man. Iles and Detective Chief Constable Colin Harpur, alert to their potentially deadly double game, know that they have to act fast to avoid out-and-out carnage. 'Dazzles . . . a modern morality play of epic scope' Publishers Weekly
Hotel (Planeta Bolsillo Ser. #Vol. 590)
by Arthur HaileyThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Airport reveals the inner workings of a New Orleans hotel—and the human drama unfolding behind its closed doors. During five sultry days, the lives of the guests, the management, and the workers at New Orleans&’ largest and most elite hotel converge. The owner has four days to raise the money to save his financially ailing property. The general manager, once blacklisted from the hospitality business, struggles with one crisis after another. A rebellious heiress will do anything to attain her secret desires. The duke and the duchess in the lavish presidential suite are covering up a crime. And within one of the many guest rooms hides a professional thief. Filled with memorable characters and authentic detail about the inner machinery and secrets of a five-star hotel, this gripping New York Times bestseller sold millions of copies and was adapted for both film and TV. Set in a time when travel was still glamorous and grand independent hotels set the standard for luxury, it&’s a read like a vacation in itself, from the author of such behind-the-scenes blockbusters as The Moneychangers and Wheels.
Hotel Arcadia
by Sunny SinghSam is a war photographer famous for her hauntingly beautiful pictures of the dead. After a particularly gruelling assignment, she checks into an expensive hotel. Unfortunately she has chosen the exact moment terrorists attack the hotel. Abhi, the hotel manager, begs her to stay quiet and stay put. Abhi has never wanted to be a hero; a disappointment to his army father and brother. He thought he'd come to a safe haven at the hotel, a place where he could be himself. Now stuck inside the sealed-off manager's office in the middle of a terrorist attack, he is desperately trying to keep those still alive safe. His lover Dieter is amongst the hostages in the bar and the photographer Sam, refusing to stay in her room, is roaming through the hotel taking pictures, potentially coming face to face with the terrorists at any moment. A small child, Billy, is found alive under the bodies of his dead parents and Abhi has to persuade the non-maternal Sam to bring him back to her room. He's hurt and Sam has no clue how to look after a child.
Hotel Arcadia
by Sunny SinghA high octane thriller, capturing the extraordinary capacity of humans to retain compassion in extreme circumstances Sam is a war photographer, famous for her hauntingly beautiful pictures of the dead. After a particularly gruelling assignment she checks into a luxury hotel, hoping to unwind with a few days of solitude. Abhi, the hotel manager, never wanted to be a hero; he just wants to avoid disappointing his father and brother any more than he has already. But when gun-wielding terrorists run amok through the hotel, and his five-year-old Billy is found alive under the bodies of his parents, Abhi and Sam are forced to work together to protect him from the mounting violence. As the threat of danger moves closer, the bond between this unlikely trio grows ever stronger. If they make it out alive, none of them will ever be the same.
Hotel Bosphorus
by Ruth Whitehouse Esmahan AykolKatie Hirschel is the proud owner of Istanbul's only mystery bookshop. When the director of a film starring an old school friend is found murdered in his hotel Katie starts her own maverick investigation. After all her friend Petra is the police's principal suspect and reading all those detective novels must have taught Katie something.
Hotel Brasil
by Frei Betto Jethro SoutarAccording to the police, the victim was stabbed in the heart before the head was separated from the body. As the investigation continues other hotel clients are decapitated, usually with the head found delicately balanced on the knees of the sitting victim. A witty, touching account of life at the edge of Brazilian society, dressed up as a murder mystery.
Hotel California / (Spanish Edition): Bienvenido, ¡nunca podrás salir!
by Ramón Valdés ElizondoUna novela escrita a ritmo de rock, con guiños a los clásicos de terror y una vuelta de tuerca que te llevará a un sitio del que quizás nunca puedas, o quieras, salir.Damián huye de dos asesinos que lo persiguen en una solitaria carretera en el desierto. Logra eludirlos pero su automóvil se está quedando sin gasolina. A la distancia descubre un hotel que por fuera parece abandonado. Llama a la puerta y lo recibe Mercedes, una hermosa rubia quien lo invita a pasar. Por dentro el hotel es espectacular: cada detalle está cuidado a la perfección, pero hay algo sombrío que se esconde entre sus paredes y pasillos. Damián cree escuchar voces que mencionan su nombre, aunque las atribuye al estrés y su cansancio.Nuestro angustiado protagonista vive una experiencia aterradora cuando intenta marcharse al día siguiente y suceden cosas inexplicables que se lo impiden. De pronto, Damián quedará atrapado en este lugar que cambia, que susurra, que nos hace dudar si está viviendo una pesadilla o si todo es producto de sus alucinaciones.Damián has managed to escape from the bullies. The robbery has been a success, but his Mercedes can no longer run in the desert and with his last effort, he leaves Damián at the Hotel California. The hotel is a charming and extravagant place, which becomes increasingly strange as Damián enters it and meets its peculiar workers and guests. Soon, bullies won't be the only thing he has to escape from.A story of loss and revenge is trapped in a chilling and mysterious atmosphere. Hotel California is a book in which the legendary song by The Eagles resonates, but which, at the same time, develops its own story, full of unusual, melancholic and action moments, which, like the protagonist of the song, do not allow the reader abandon the book.Ramón Valdés Elizondo has created an immersive, fast and direct narrative, in which the reader will not have a break between the mystery and the motives of its protagonist. This narrative is complemented by a playlist that Valdés Elizondo himself created, thinking about reading Hotel California, and which is made up of various classics and the occasional surprise.
Hotel DF
by Guillermo FadanelliAlgo extraño sucede en el Hotel Isabel. Varias personas están involucradas y ninguna de ellas parece tener la vida asegurada. Los visitantes extranjeros no se enteran de lo que sucede en este sitio. Ellos también han sido absorbidos por el movimiento de una ciudad que sobrepasa su imaginación. Los delincuentes se pasean a sus anchas y nadie puede detener su sonrisa. Y aun así se sobrevive sin pausas. Pareciera que los huéspedes de este modesto hotel se encuentran unidos por una misma desgracia. El D.F. se ha concentrado en un edificio de piedra y muchas vidas están en riesgo. El drama crece de forma silenciosa y continuada ante la mirada de Frank, el Artista Henestrosa, un hombre sin ambiciones y carente de temas y opiniones importantes. A él le ha tocado contar la historia. Muchas voces se abren paso en la novela, y si prestamos un poco de atención a lo que aquí sucede nos daremos cuenta de que en este hotel también existe un cuarto para cada uno de nosotros. Extranjeros, artistas, sicarios, actores, hombres sin un destino novelesco, todos se han reunido bajo la sombra y la luz de una ciudad que nadie podrá narrar: el Distrito Federal. Yo mismo he sido inquilino de este hotel y he puesto toda mi concentración para reconocer esas voces que cada vez escucho con más insomnio y terror. No obstante dicha zozobra soy yo el responsable de abrir esta vez la puerta a los invitados. Espero que se encuentren como en su propia casa. Guillermo Fadanelli
Hotel Detective
by Alan RussellNovice hotelier Am Caulfield, left happily in charge of a luxurious southern California resort, is underprepared for the ensuing mayhem, which includes a grisly double murder that must be solved before his boss's return.
Hotel Hibiscus Fruit
by Alison GrayEn receso de su trabajo en Newcastle upon Tyne, tras la muerte de su amado, la Sargento Detective Foulkes está en Scíathos con su hijo pequeño Johnny. Pero cuando comenzaban a relajarse, Johnny encuentra restos humanos en un bosque cercano a un monasterio griego, en una ladera sobre la ciudad de Scíathos. No pasa mucho tiempo para que Abby descubra que no es el primer grupo de huesos que han sido encontrados. Cuando alguien desaparece del hotel Hibiscus Fruit donde se están hospedando, Abby se ve atraída por el misterio. Hotel Hibiscus Fruit es una novela de suspenso rápida que muestra a Abby pasar de estar afligida y asustada a tomar el control y, en el proceso, a descubrir una visión distinta de su propio pasado.
Hotel Living: A Novel
by Ioannis PapposRecalling both the excess of The Wolf of Wall Street, and the drifting narrator of A Single Man, Ioannis Pappos’s debut novel is a portrait of privilege, aspiration, and international finance during the wayward course of the American economy between 9/11 and the 2008 Financial collapse, and is filled with surprisingly tender observations about identity, loneliness, and human connection.“I’m homeless, but in First Class.”Stathis Rakis abandoned his small Greek village for a more worldly life, first in San Francisco, where the Dot Com Bubble had already burst, and then in Paris, France, where he is pursuing an MBA at an elite business school. After falling helplessly in love with a liberal New England journalist with a good conscience, who comes to campus with some scores to settle, Stathis moves to the United States to begin as a consultant for a company called Command. He spends the very few hours of the day that aren’t consumed by work draining the minibar, battling insomnia, and binging on more than room service. Luxury is a given, happiness is not.As the economy recovers and a new bubble expands in a post-9/11 world, Stathis drifts upward, baring witness to the criminal decadence that will become the 2008 financial crisis, as well as his new habits of indulgence—drugs, sex, and insider trading. In a world of insiders--from corporate suits to Hollywood celebutantes—Stathis remains the outsider: too foreign to be one of them, too cynical to turn back.
Hotel Magnifique
by Emily J. TaylorAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER&“Hotel Magnifique opened the door to a sumptuous and glittering world of magic and mysteries and left me enchanted. Perfect for fans of Caraval and The Night Circus.&” –Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows and Small FavorsDecadent and darkly enchanting, this lavish YA fantasy debut follows seventeen-year-old Jani as she uncovers the deeply disturbing secrets of the legendary Hotel Magnifique.All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she&’s resigned to a dreary life in the port town of Durc, caring for her younger sister Zosa. That is, until the Hotel Magnifique comes to town.The hotel is legendary not only for its whimsical enchantments, but also for its ability to travel—appearing in a different destination every morning. While Jani and Zosa can&’t afford the exorbitant costs of a guest&’s stay, they can interview to join the staff, and are soon whisked away on the greatest adventure of their lives. But once inside, Jani quickly discovers their contracts are unbreakable and that beneath the marvelous glamour, the hotel is hiding dangerous secrets.With the vexingly handsome doorman Bel as her only ally, Jani embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of the magic at the heart of the hotel and free Zosa—and the other staff—from the cruelty of the ruthless maître d&’hôtel. To succeed, she&’ll have to risk everything she loves, but failure would mean a fate far worse than never returning home.
Hotel Muerte
by Jesus M. Gonzalez Luke ChristodoulouGrecia, 2017. Un país de rodillas debido a la actual crisis económica. Un crimen doméstico atroz. Un multimillonario desaparecido. Un hotel de muertes/misterios con una agenda propia. El Capitán Papacosta y la Teniente Ioli Cara se enfrentan al caso más complejo de sus carreras. Hay mucho en juego, los policías Alexandro y Valentina están atrapados en el infernal hotel. Vidas están en juego y el número de cadáveres va en aumento. 14 invitados ... 13 invitados ... 12 invitados ... Únete al dúo de investigadores en su viaje final de suspenso, misterio y asesinatos a través del mar turquesa del Egeo.
Hotel Murder
by Luke ChristodoulouAND THEN THERE WERE NONE trifft auf SAW Griechenland, 2017. Ein Land, das aufgrund der andauernden Wirtschaftskrise in die Knie geht. Ein grausames Verbrechen im Inland. Ein verschwundener Milliardär. Ein Mord/Mysterium-Hotel mit einer eigenen Agenda. Captain Papacosta und Leutnant Ioli Cara werden mit dem kompliziertesten Fall ihrer Karriere konfrontiert. Es steht viel auf dem Spiel, denn ihre eigenen Leute, die Polizisten Alexandro und Valentina, sind in dem höllischen Hotel gefangen. Es geht um Menschenleben und die Zahl der Toten steigt. 14 Gäste ... 13 Gäste ... 12 Gäste ... Begleiten Sie das Ermittlerduo auf seiner letzten Reise voller Spannung, Geheimnisse und Mord über das türkisfarbene Meer der Ägäis. Holen Sie sich Ihr Exemplar dieses neuen, mit Spannung erwarteten und hochgelobten griechischen Inselkrimis und tauchen Sie noch heute in das fesselnde Ende der Serie ein! Hinweis: Das Buch kann als Einzelband gelesen werden.
Hotel Murder (Greek Island Mysteries Ser.)
by Luke Christodoulou"E DEPOIS NINGUÉM se encontra com a SAW" Grécia, 2017. Um país de joelhos devido à actual crise económica. Um crime doméstico e atroz. Um bilionário desaparecido. Um hotel misterioso com uma agenda própria. O Capitão Papacosta e a Tenente Ioli Cara enfrentam o caso mais complexo das suas carreiras. As apostas são altas como as suas, os polícias Alexandro e Valentina, estão presos no hotel infernal. As vidas estão em risco e a contagem dos corpos está a aumentar. 14 convidados.... 13 convidados.... 12 convidados.... Junte-se à dupla de investigação na sua jornada final de suspense, mistério e assassinato em todo o mar Egeu turquesa. Pegue na sua cópia deste novo, altamente antecipado, aclamado Mistério da Ilha Grega e mergulhe no final cativante da série hoje mesmo! Nota: O livro pode ser lido como um independente.
Hotel No Tell: A Novel (The Zephyr Books #2)
by Daphne UvillerThe smart and sassy detective Zephyr Zuckerman is now armed and undercover in a Greenwich Village hotel where mysteries--from garbage-grabbing guests to the reservation system--lurk around every corner. Now working as a junior detective with the New York City Special Investigations Commission, Zephyr's gone incognito as a concierge to find out who laundered a hundred grand off the hotel books--and why. But the discovery of a prone, flush-faced guest gasping for air in room 502 only hints at the sinister goings-on inside this funky establishment. While the rapid response of the fire department leads to a sweaty date with a smooth-talking, rock-climbing rescue worker, Zephyr finds herself even more hot and bothered by an attempted murder on her watch. Could the smart-mouthed Japanese yenta across the hall know more than she's telling? How are cryptic phone calls from a mysterious corporation linked to the victim in 502? Under pressure and overwhelmed, Zephyr soon finds that a concierge cover is no protection in a place where crime, like the city itself, never sleeps.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Hotel Omicidi
by Simona Trapani Luke Christodoulou'DIECI PICCOLI INDIANI incontra SAW' Grecia, 2017. Un paese in ginocchio a causa della crisi economica in corso. Un atroce crimine che coinvolge l'intera nazione. Un miliardario scomparso. Un hotel misterioso con un piano omicida. Il capitano Papacosta e il tenente Ioli Cara si trovano ad affrontare il caso più complesso della loro carriera. Il rischio è particolarmente alto, perché due loro colleghi poliziotti, Alexandro e Valentina, sono intrappolati in quell'hotel infernale. Le vite di tutti sono a rischio e i cadaveri continuano ad aumentare. 14 ospiti... 13 ospiti... 12 ospiti... Unitevi all'ultimo viaggio della coppia di investigatori nella suspense, nel mistero e negli omicidi, attraverso le acque turchesi del Mar Egeo. Acquistate la vostra copia di questo nuovo, attesissimo e acclamato mistero delle isole greche e tuffatevi subito tra le pagine dell'ultimo libro di questa serie mozzafiato! Nota: il libro può essere letto anche come stand-alone.
Hotel Paradise (Emma Graham Series #1)
by Martha GrimesA once-fashionable now fading resort hotel. A spinster aunt living in the attic. Dirt roads that lead to dead ends. A house full of secrets and old, dusty furnishings, uninhabited for almost half a century. A twelve-year-old girl with a passion for double-chocolate ice-cream sodas, and decaying lake-fronts, and an obsession with the death by drowning of another young girl, forty years before. Hotel Paradise is a delicate yet excruciating view of the pettiness and cruelty of small town America. It is a look at the difficult decisions a young girl must make on her way to becoming an adult and the choices she must make between right and wrong, between love and truth, between life and death.