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I and My True Love
by Helen MacinnesAgainst the backdrop of diplomatic intrigue and political maneuvering in Washington DC, star-crossed lovers are caught in a web of terror and treason.
I cacciatori di scoop
by Johnn A. EscobarDopo la misteriosa scomparsa di otto turisti e della loro guida esperta nella regione degli Adirondack, nello Stato di New York, un giornalista e il suo cameraman cercheranno di scoprire i dettagli e la verità che si cela dietro quel fatto che sembra inesplicabile e terrificante.
I delitti dell'alfabeto
by Esteban Navarro SorianoUna strana serie di omicidi tiene sotto scacco la polizia spagnola. L’assassino sembra ammazzare le sue vittime ispirandosi al racconto del Marchese de Sade, Justine: si tratta sempre di una coppia di ragazze i cui nomi hanno la stessa iniziale. Lo scalpore mediatico cresce sempre più e l’indagine sembra essere giunta a un vicolo cieco, almeno fino a quando l’ispettrice Arancha Arenzana e la giovane ambiziosa agente Diana Dávila non prendono in mano il caso. Insieme cercheranno di catturare il colpevole per evitare che commetta altri omicidi, mettendo però in pericolo la loro stessa vita.
I delitti della chiesa
by Simona Trapani Luke ChristodoulouIL MALE RITORNA SOTTO IL COCENTE SOLE GRECO Le pittoresche isole greche sono ancora una volta turbate dalla morte... Il capitano della polizia ellenica COSTA PAPACOSTA e il tenente IOLI CARA sono tornati per affrontare quattro casi brutali, tutti stranamente connessi alla Chiesa greca. Un reporter che stava indagando sull’esistenza di un vangelo scritto dallo stesso Gesù viene trovato pugnalato a morte sull’isola di Salamina, mentre un avvocato e una bambina sono spariti. A Santorini, la più bella di tutte le isole greche, i cadaveri si accumulano velocemente. Murder omicidio dopo omicidio, i nostri agenti sono sempre più disorientati. Tutti gli indizi sono lì, ma chi è l’assassino? Le isole ioniche. Sette isole, sette corpi. Suicidi o delitti? La mancanza di fede di Ioli viene messa alla prova da un ragazzo al quale compaiono le stigmate sull’isola di Cefalonia. I suoi segni sono reali? Il tempo va contro i due investigatori e ci sono delle vite a rischio... Unitevi al capitano Papacosta e al tenente Cara in un vortice di emozioni, morte e fede. Seguite il percorso del mistero tra le maestose isole greche e cercate di risolverlo prima del finale sconvolgente!
I morti non piangono: L’assassino con le perle
by Eve Ruby LennLondra, dicembre 1843. È stato ritrovato il corpo della seconda donna. Scotland Yard si trova in un vicolo cieco, mentre i crimini si susseguono. Per portare avanti questa indagine complessa, l’ispettore Dorian Griffiths si rivolge al dottor Johnstone, specialista forense che dirige un’impresa di pompe funebri.
I perdenti piangono
by J. J. DiBenedettoTutto andava bene per Jane Barnaby: un prestigioso tirocinio al Museo di Storia Naturale, un’appartamento fantastico nell’Upper West Side, e piani per organizzare le feste per la sua amica del college che si era fidanzata. Fino a che un casuale pranzo con il fidanzato dell’amica le ha mandato un allarme e l’ha inviata a scavare nel suo passato. Quando questa caccia la spedisce nelle campagne inglesi con il suo ex-non ex ragazzo, scoprendo segreti datati seconda guerra mondiale, cercando dei tesori inestimabili rubati dai Nazisti, e combattendo dei ladri che ucciderebbero pur di avere quei tesori. Scopriranno la verità o perderanno le loro vite?
I santi stanno morendo
by Erik Hanberg Matteo De CarolisArthur Beautyman, un hacker divenuto detective, è sulle tracce di un serial killer che prende di mira i santi dei nostri tempi. Ogni due mesi viene rinvenuta una nuova vittima, e il mondo privato di una brava persona. Contro di lui c'è uno show televisivo senza scrupoli, il cui unico scopo è quello di dimostrare che tutti i poliziotti sono incompetenti e corrotti. Quando la pressione dell'opinione pubblica inizia a farsi insopportabile, Beautyman decide di rispolverare le vecchie abitudini di hacker per trovare le prove che gli mancano a risolvere il caso. Inavvertitamente lascerà delle cyber-tracce che porteranno un membro del suo stesso dipartimento contro di lui, che non sa che l'hacker che sta cercando siede proprio nell'ufficio di fianco al suo. "I santi stanno morendo" è un intrigante corsa di un gatto che insegue il topo, sotto i riflettori di Hollywood.
I sentieri del destino: Prequel Story
by Christina McKnightSnobbata dalla buona società a cause delle origini barbadiane della famiglia materna, Alaya Banesworth ha passato la vita a desiderare di essere accettata. Quando il conte di Holderness la corteggia, pensa di aver trovato il vero amore. Anche se è diventata una contessa, deve affrontare la disapprovazione e il disprezzo della famiglia del marito. Solo la nascita della figlia, Katherina le può dare felicità. Ma Alaya sottovaluta la malvagità dei suoi nemici. E dovrà avere molto coraggio e determinazione per mettersi alla ricerca di Katherina, la bambina che le è stata sottratta con l'inganno. Viaggiando per la campagna inglese con una nuova identità, guidata solo dal desiderio di ritrovare la figlia, Alaya si fiderà solo del legame di sangue e dell'amore. Sarà sufficiente a percorrere i sentieri che sfidano il destino?
I skyggen av en sporhund
by Claudio Ruggeri Grete Helene MoenKommisær Germano skal fly fra Italia til San Francisco neste morgen da det plutselig blir begått et drap. Det er kona til en innflytelsesrik entrepenør som er drept. Germano har bare natten på seg til å oppklare drapet, og det fins flere mistenkte. Tiden er knapp, og Germanos kone er alt annet enn glad for situasjonen som har oppstått. Vi følger Germano og hans medhjelpere gjennom natten mens de desperat forsøker å få grep om etterforskningen.
I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
by Laura LippmanA powerful and utterly riveting tale that skillfully moves between past and present to explore the lasting effects of crime on a victim's life that will leave readers racing to the final page, I'd Know You Anywhere is a virtuoso performance from acclaimed, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Laura Lippman. Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life with her successful husband and children, thirteen-year-old Iso and eight-year-old Albie. But her tranquillity is shattered when she receives a letter from the last person she ever expects—or wants—to hear from: Walter Bowman. There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere.In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had killed at least one girl and Eliza always suspected he had other victims as well. Now on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Though Eliza wants nothing to do with him, she's never forgotten that Walter was most unpredictable when ignored. Desperate to shelter her children from this undisclosed trauma in her past, she cautiously makes contact with Walter. She's always wondered why Walter let her live, and perhaps now he'll tell her—and share the truth about his other victims.Yet as Walter presses her for more and deeper contact, it becomes clear that he is after something greater than forgiveness. He wants Eliza to remember what really happened that long-ago summer. He wants her to save his life. And Eliza, who has worked hard for her comfortable, cocooned life, will do anything to protect it—even if it means finally facing the events of that horrifying summer and the terrible truth she's kept buried inside.
I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia (An Amanda Pepper Mystery #3)
by Gillian Roberts[From the back cover:] Amanda Pepper, the resourceful English teacher at Philly Prep, is sorting books for a school fundraiser when she discovers a secondhand volume from an unknown donor--a book for and about battered women. As Amanda peruses the book, she realizes that it contains a special and frightening message from its original owner. Passages describing violent physical and emotional abuse are underlined, with additional notes scribbled in the margins corroborating the details: "I know he will kill me. He says so. I believe him. He will kill me." As far as Amanda is concerned, this cry for help cannot be ignored. Her search for the desperate victim leads from the corridors of Philly Prep to the cobblestone streets of Society Hill, and the smooth avenues of the affluent Main Line. Along the way Amanda learns a startling lesson about deliberate brutality--and its unpredictable and cold-blooded consequences Check Bookshare for the rest of the books in this series about a high school teacher whose mother is desperate to get her married, whose mostly boyfriend is a cop and whose curiosity and conscience leads her to solve puzzles, especially those involving murder. Look for: #1 Caught Dead in Philadelphia, #2 Philly Stakes, #4 With Friends Like These, #5 How I Spent My Summer Vacation, #6 In The Dead of Summer, #7 The Mummer's Cuise, #8 The Bluest Blood, #9 Adam and Evil, 10 Helen Hath no Fury, #11 Claire and Present Danger, #12 A Whole in Tom, #13 A Hole in Juan and #14 All's Well That Ends.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)
by Ally CarterGallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but its really a school for spies. Cammie Morgan is a second generation Gallagher Girl, and by her sophomore year shes already fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways -- three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti. But the one thing the Gallagher Academy hasn't prepared her for is what to do when she falls for an ordinary boy who thinks shes an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without his ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a regular boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, shes beginning her most dangerous mission she's falling in love.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls Ser. #1)
by Ally CarterCammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies.
I'll Be Home for Christmas
by Dawn StewardsonHer Dead Husband Called......saying he was the culprit who'd snatched Ali Weyden's son from Santa's lap. Little Robbie was safe. He'd be returned in time for Christmas-as soon as Ali got the bank to release the hefty insurance settlement she'd received upon her husband's falsified death.Ali's dead husband was alive, her son was missing and her mind was reeling. She turned to the one man she could almost trust-the single dad next door, crime writer Logan Reed.Logan's strong arms comforted, his lips reassured...and while his razor-sharp mind pieced together the puzzle, Ali began to love again. But the stakes were raised: her deceased husband was found dead-again. And her son was still missing....
I'll Be Home for Mischief: A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #5)
by Jacqueline FrostInnkeeper Holly White is decking the halls this Christmas season, but someone is on the naughty list when a body is discovered in the fifth installment in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.It&’s Christmastime in Mistletoe, Maine, and the Historical Society has launched a widespread campaign to celebrate the town&’s 150th anniversary. Descendants of the founding family, the Snows, have returned for the first time, and Holly is determined to make the family&’s visit magical. In an attempt to put Mistletoe on the map, Holly&’s mother, a respected local baker, attempts to break a record by baking the world&’s largest gingerbread man, but her plans are whisked away when Mr. Snow&’s body ends up in the batter. When Mr. Moore, the local mistletoe farmer, is accused of the crime, Holly reprises her role as amateur sleuth to protect the sweet older man. Between hosting the inconsolable Mrs. Snow and other guests at the inn, receiving threatening messages telling her to stop her investigation, and preparing for her first wedding anniversary with Sheriff Evan Gray, she might need a Christmas miracle to survive.When someone breaks into Holly&’s office and scratches a warning into her desk, she knows she has little time left. Can Holly uncover the killer before someone else gets burned, or is her involvement a recipe for trouble?
I'll Be Seeing You
by Beverly BirdSURPRISE #1: Her client, dead in his salad plate.SURPRISE #2: Detective Raphael Montiel.Caterer Kate Mulhern's life was suddenly full of surprises. And her knee-buckling attraction to the rogue cop assigned to protect her was the biggest shock of all. For steel-bodied Raphael wasn't the sort to get cold-cocked by Cupid. So Kate had to remember that his strong embrace was merely a tactic to make her safe. His heated, watchful eyes were only keeping surveillance. And his kisses were nothing but...pure love?
I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel (Top Emecé Ser. #Vol. 102)
by Mary Higgins ClarkFrom the &“Queen of Suspense&” Mary Higgins Clark, a gripping and twisting mystery featuring a television news reporter who finds herself drawn into a terrifying web of treachery, where nothing is as it seems and the truth may be too devastating to pursue...The murdered woman could have been her double. When reporter Meghan Collins sees the sheet-wrapped corpse in a New York City hospital, she feels as if she's staring into her own face. And Meghan has troubles enough already without this bizarre experience. Nine months ago, her much-loved father's car spun off a New York bridge. Now, investigators are saying that there's no trace of his car in the river, and they suspect he faked his own death. With frightening speed, links start to appear between Meghan's father and her dead lookalike. Meghan may be in danger herself, but she's determined to find the truth to the mystery. In a nightmare journey spiraling from New York to Connecticut to Arizona, Meghan finds that the truth can sometimes be deadly.
I'll Be There For You
by Louise CandlishHannah hugged her sister tightly. 'I know you don't trust life any more. But you've still got to live it - and so do I.'Hannah and Juliet Goodwin have been best friends since childhood, but when Juliet's boyfriend Luke is killed just as Hannah marries the affluent Michael, the divide between the two sisters is suddenly too painful to bear. While Hannah prepares for the birth of her first child, Juliet begins to neglect her job, her health, and all those who love her the most. Hannah is the last person she'd appeal to for help. But then she finds herself drawn into a secret betrayal that threatens to destroy Hannah's happiness before she even has a chance to enjoy it . . .
I'll Be There For You
by Louise CandlishHannah hugged her sister tightly. 'I know you don't trust life any more. But you've still got to live it - and so do I.'Hannah and Juliet Goodwin have been best friends since childhood, but when Juliet's boyfriend Luke is killed just as Hannah marries the affluent Michael, the divide between the two sisters is suddenly too painful to bear. While Hannah prepares for the birth of her first child, Juliet begins to neglect her job, her health, and all those who love her the most. Hannah is the last person she'd appeal to for help. But then she finds herself drawn into a secret betrayal that threatens to destroy Hannah's happiness before she even has a chance to enjoy it . . .
I'll Be Watching You
by Andrea Kane"I'll be watching you . . ."the cryptic e-mail read. Taylor Halstead, psychologist and successful radio personality, is terrified that she'll never be safe again. Coming on the heels of a series of tragic and terrible events, the e-mail sends chills racing up her spine. Her safe, secure world has already been violated by her cousin Stephanie's boyfriend, Gordon Mallory, in her own apartment. Only the door buzzer and Stephanie's intervening voice rescue her, but not before Gordon promises to return. Soon after, he is killed along with Stephanie in an inexplicable explosion aboard his yacht. Or is he? The e-mail is just the beginning. The terror campaign escalates when an electronically disguised voice on Taylor's telephone threatens to kill her, and her life becomes a nightmare. It seems the only one she can turn to is attorney Reed Weston, her confidant, protector, and, ultimately, lover. But is Reed's determination to protect her enough to avert disaster? And can Taylor trust Gordon's identical twin, Jonathan, who always seems to show up when she least expects him? Grief and dread unravel Taylor's sanity, playing tricks with her mind and heart. Someone out there wants her dead--a crazed fan or the troubled teenage boy she's been counseling or, impossibly, Gordon himself. His vow to return and those final menacing words--"I'll be watching you"--haunt her day and night. Whoever is out there is coming closer, and Taylor Halstead has nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
I'll Be Watching You: A Novel
by Courtney Evan TateWhen her teenage daughter disappears, a grieving mother must put together the clues of her child’s sordid secret life to find the culprit.It’s every mother’s nightmare, but one she will not accept. . . . In an unthinkable flash, Emmy Fisher’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Leah, seemingly drowns close to shore one summer night—at least that is what the police report says.In deep grief, Emmy needs time and courage before she can enter Leah’s bedroom. But when she does, she finds something at first bewildering, then unspeakable, as she begins to understand the full implications.She uncovers evidence that Leah had been secretly involved with someone, someone perhaps older, someone with dark appetites.Bit by bit, the last few months of Leah’s life unfold in a terrifying way that Emmy can hardly imagine.All she knows is that she has to find the person who took her sweet daughter’s innocence. No matter the cost.The truth will set her free. Or bury her.Praise for Courtney Evan Tate’s novel Such Dark Things“Recommended for all thriller/suspense collections.” —Booklist“Written in breathless style, this page-turner relies on quick thrills, surprise twists . . . a fast entertaining tale.” —Publishers Weekly“Readers will be rapt as they race to discover the culprit, but along the way they will find an authentic, absorbing story of love, friendship, and grief . . . A must for mystery shelves.” —Library Journal, starred review
I'll Be You
by Janelle Brown'Absolutely delicious... Janelle Brown is a surgeon of the complex relationships between women. I gobbled this up'Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults Here 'You won't be able to put this novel down and you won't want to'Laura Dave, no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me 'One of those books you'll devour'Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant 'A deliciously twisty page-turner you won't be able to put down'Angie Kim, Edgar Award-winning author of Miracle Creek 'You be me, and I'll be you' I whispered.As children, Sam and Elli were two halves of a perfect whole: gorgeous identical twins whose parents sometimes couldn't even tell them apart. And once Hollywood discovered them, they became B-list child TV stars, often inhabiting the same role. But as adults, their lives have splintered. After leaving acting, Elli reinvented herself as the perfect homemaker: married to a real estate lawyer, living in a house just blocks from the beach. Meanwhile, Sam has never recovered from her failed Hollywood career, or from her addiction to the pills and booze that have propped her up for the last fifteen years. Sam hasn't spoken to her sister since her destructive behavior finally drove a wedge between them. So when her father calls out of the blue, Sam is shocked to learn that Elli's life has been in turmoil: her husband moved out, and Elli just adopted a two-year-old girl. Now she's stopped answering her phone and checked in to a mysterious spa in Ojai. Is her sister just decompressing, or is she in trouble? Could she have possibly joined a cult? As Sam works to connect the dots left by Elli's baffling disappearance, she realizes that the bond between her and her sister is more complicated than she ever knew.
I'll Be You: A Novel
by Janelle BrownTwo identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart—until one disappears, and the other is forced to confront the secrets they&’ve kept from each other in this twisty suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things. &“You won&’t be able to put this novel down, and you won&’t want to.&”—Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—PopSugar, CrimeReads &“You be me, and I&’ll be you,&” I whispered. As children, Sam and Elli were two halves of a perfect whole: gorgeous identical twins whose parents sometimes couldn&’t even tell them apart. They fell asleep to the sound of each other&’s breath at night, holding hands in the dark. And once Hollywood discovered them, they became B-list child TV stars, often inhabiting the same role. But as adults, their lives have splintered. After leaving acting, Elli reinvented herself as the perfect homemaker: married to a real estate lawyer, living in a house just blocks from the beach. Meanwhile, Sam has never recovered from her failed Hollywood career, or from her addiction to the pills and booze that have propped her up for the last fifteen years. Sam hasn't spoken to her sister since her destructive behavior finally drove a wedge between them. So when her father calls out of the blue, Sam is shocked to learn that Elli&’s life has been in turmoil: her husband moved out, and Elli just adopted a two-year-old girl. Now she&’s stopped answering her phone and checked in to a mysterious spa in Ojai. Is her sister just decompressing, or is she in trouble? Could she have possibly joined a cult? As Sam works to connect the dots left by Elli&’s baffling disappearance, she realizes that the bond between her and her sister is more complicated than she ever knew. I&’ll Be You shows Janelle Brown at the top of her game: a story packed with surprising revelations and sharp insights about the choices that define our families and our lives—and could just as easily destroy them.
I'll Call Every Monday (Prologue Books)
by Orrie HittThe first published novel of Orrie Hitt!Nicky Weaver is an insurance man with a policy of loving women. Each Monday he goes out to collect money for the insurance he’s sold, he conducts business with a bevy of beautiful ladies. Young girls, widows, and the wife of a sketchy artist working the pornography circuit who just might be the ticket to ill-gotten money.