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Lady of the Ashes: A Lady Of Ashes Mystery (A\lady Of Ashes Mystery Ser. #1)
by Christine TrentOnly a woman with an iron backbone could succeed as an undertaker in Victorian London, but Violet Morgan takes great pride in her trade. While her husband, Graham, is preoccupied with elevating their station in society, Violet is cultivating a sterling reputation for Morgan Undertaking. She is empathetic, well-versed in funeral fashions, and comfortable with death's role in life--until its chilling rattle comes knocking on her own front door.Violet's peculiar but happy life soon begins to unravel as Graham becomes obsessed with his own demons and all but abandons her as he plans a vengeful scheme. And the solace she's always found in her work evaporates like a departing soul when she suspects that some of the deceased she's dressed have been murdered. When Graham's plotting leads to his disappearance, Violet takes full control of the business and is commissioned for an undertaking of royal proportions. But she's certain there's a killer lurking in the London fog, and the next funeral may be her own. Equal parts courage, compassion, and intrigue, Christine Trent tells an unrestrained tale of love and loss in the rigidly decorous world of Victorian society. Praise for the novels of Christine Trent"Genuinely engrossing. . .with a rare Regency heroine who loves her work and does it well." Publishers Weekly on By the King's Design"Exuberant, sparkling, beguiling. . .brims with Dickensian gusto!" --Barbara Kyle, author of The Queen's Lady on The Queen's Dollmaker"Winningly original. . .glittering with atmospheric detail!" --Leslie Carroll, author of Royal Affairs on The Queen's Dollmaker
Lady of the Shades
by Darren ShanWith the darkness of John Connolly and the quirkiness of Neil Gaiman, LADY OF THE SHADES is a dark supernatural thriller for adults from the No.1 bestselling author, Darren Shan.In a hotel room in Chile, an assassin washes blood from his clothes as he receives word of a new job. Miles away in the twisting streets of London, American writer Ed is tormented by the ghosts of his brutal past. And unseen, a plot churns into motion that will blur the boundaries between what's real and what's not.Ensnared in an affair with the beautiful wife of a dangerous crime lord, Ed fights to keep a deadly secret hidden. But with each turn, his past is catching up with him. Because in the shadows, nothing is as it seems...
Lady or the Tiger
by Heather M. HerrmanA twisty, darkly seductive anti-hero origin story, starring a teenage killer whose trial in the Wild West is upended when her first victim, her husband, arrives alive with a story to tell.Summer 1886—When nineteen-year-old Belle King turns herself in for murder, the last thing she expects to see is her abusive husband Reginald standing outside her Dodge City jail cell, impossibly alive. He&’s there to take her back, but Belle is not going without a fight. Reginald was the first man she ever meant to kill, but certainly not the last . . .Now, while there are still bars between them, Belle is forced to resort to all the tricks in her arsenal to prevent her husband from ever being in control of her again. But in the 1880s, the last soul anyone will believe is a girl—even when she confesses to her own crimes.With the seductive horror of a fairy tale, Lady or the Tiger is the dark, twisty story of how one mountain girl from Kentucky became the wickedest woman in the Wild West and an ode to girls with tigers in their hearts who can save themselves.
Lady to Kill
by Lester DentTo get to the bottom of a business deal gone bad, Chance Molloy seeks answers from a young woman on a train—but gets more than he expectedJulie Edwards, a small-town physician&’s assistant, is headed to New York to visit her old friend Martha and make a new life for herself. On the train, she meets Chance Molloy, an intrepid, self-made airline owner who also knows Martha—or thinks he does. When Molloy shows Julie a picture of their mutual friend, she claims he&’s got the wrong girl. As Julie walks back to her car, an assassin knocks her unconscious. She&’s saved in the nick of time from being thrown off the train. While the train hurtles forward, Molloy must unlock an elaborate corporate conspiracy surrounding the imposter Martha, while safeguarding Julie and staying two steps ahead of the killers traveling with them.
Lady: A Novel
by Thomas TryonA young man becomes transfixed by a beautiful widow with a shadowy pastIn Pequot Landing, there are two sights to see: the largest elm in America, which dominates the stately old village green, and the house of Lady Harleigh. When the Great War ended, she was the most beautiful bride in the village, and though she was widowed soon after, mourning dampened neither her beauty nor her spirits. By the time the Great Depression rolls around, she is the unchallenged center of Pequot society--lovely and energetic, but subject to bouts of grim melancholy that hint at something dark beneath her surface.Woody is eight years old when he first notices the Lady, and her glittering elegance captures his heart. He spends his boyhood deeply in love with the mysterious widow, obsessed with the sadness that lies at her core. As he gets closer to her, he finds that Lady Harleigh is haunted--not just by grief, but by a scandalous secret that, if revealed, could change Pequot Landing forever.
Ladykiller: A Novel
by Katherine WoodEveryone has a story. But not everyone&’s story is true.When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find her, using clues found in the explosive manuscript she left behind.&“Full of sun, sex, money, and greed, not since Gone Girl have unreliable narrators been this fun.&”—Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The CloistersGia and Abby have been friends since childhood, forever bonded by the tragedy that unfolded in Greece when they were eighteen. Now thirty, heiress Gia is back in Greece with her shiny new husband, entertaining glamorous guests with champagne under the hot Mediterranean sun, while bookish Abby is working fourteen-hour days as an attorney. When Gia invites Abby on an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden to celebrate her birthday, Abby&’s thrilled to reconnect. But on the day of her flight, Abby receives an ominous email that threatens to unearth the skeletons of her past, and when she and Gia&’s brother, Benny, arrive in Sweden, Gia isn&’t there. Worried, Abby and Benny fly to Greece, where they find Gia&’s beachfront estate eerily deserted, the sole clue to her whereabouts the manuscript she penned, detailing the events leading up to her disappearance. Gia&’s narrative reveals the dark truth about her provocative new marriage and the dirty secrets of their seductive guests, a story almost too scandalous to be believed. But the pages end abruptly, leaving more questions than answers. How much of Gia&’s story is true? Where is she now? And will Abby find her before it&’s too late?
Lago de Sangre: Un libro de misterio sobre Filomena Buscarsela (A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery)
by Kenneth Wishnia Liz MartinezWhen New York City private investigator Filomena Buscarsela takes her teenaged daughter, Antonia, to see their extended family in Ecuador, it's more than a homecoming. Filomena hasn't been back in years, and the trip brings back memories of her previous life as a revolutionary. Before she's even had time to adjust to her new surroundings, though, a priest is murdered—a man who, years ago, saved her life and helped her escape to the United States. Filomena's investigation promises to lead her back to the very people she escaped all those years ago. This final installment in Kenneth Wishnia's acclaimed series is rich with the sights, sounds—and dangers—of Ecuador, and offers a compelling look at the provenance of one dynamic heroine.
Lagos Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Chika Unigwe Nnedi Okorafor Jude Dibia&“A stellar cast of award-winning Nigerian authors . . . a must-read for crime lovers looking for something different.&”—Brittle Paper In Akashic Books&’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria&’s best-known authors. In Lagos Noir, the stories are set in &“a city of more than 21 million and an amazing amalgam of wealth, poverty, corruption, humor, bravery, and tragedy. Abani and a dozen other contributors tell stories that are both unique to Lagos and universal in their humanity . . . This entry stands as one of the strongest recent additions to Akashic&’s popular noir series&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review, pick of the week). The anthology includes stories by Chris Abani, Nnedi Okorafor, E.C. Osondu, Jude Dibia, Chika Unigwe, A. Igoni Barrett, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Adebola Rayo, Onyinye Ihezukwu, Uche Okonkwo, Wale Lawal, &’Pemi Aguda, and Leye Adenle. &“The beauty of this book, which contains 13 stories from Nigerian writers, is that it serves as a travelogue, too.&”—Bloomberg, &“The Darkest Summer Reading List for Those Bright, Beachy Days&” &“With writers like Igoni Barrett, Leye Adenle, and E.C. Osondu contributing, Lagos Noir offers wildly different perspectives on both the city itself and the state of noir fiction. This book is almost like a world in itself, one that you&’ll want to dive back into and get lost in again and again.&”—CrimeReads, &“One of the 10 Best Crime Anthologies of 2018&”
Lagos de maldad (Trilogía de la Resistencia #Volumen 2)
by Louise Boije af GennäsLagos de maldad es suspense en estado puro. La segunda entrega de la Trilogía de la Resistencia continua la historia de una joven que lucha, sola, contra las fuerzas anónimas de la corrupción y el poder. Después de los extraños acontecimientos ocurridos en el pasado otoño, Sara intenta recuperar la normalidad en su vida. A pesar de la calma aparente, ha descubierto que su padre había investigado demasiado sobre algunos de los asuntos más turbios de la historia reciente de Suecia y tiene miedo de que su familia y ella misma puedan correr peligro. Sin embargo, la vida debe continuar y, deseosa de pasar página, Sara se cambia de piso y decide buscar otro puesto de trabajo. Gracias a los contactos que había hecho durante los meses previos en la empresa Perfect Match, Sara consigue rápidamente un puesto de becaria en una de las consultorías de gestión más importantes de Estocolmo. Pero la noche antes de empezar, una voz que pronuncia su nombre la despierta. El peligro serio que Sara teme puede estar mucho más cerca de lo que había sospechado, bajo sus pies, agazapado en esos lagos de maldad que habitan el paisaje de su infancia
Lagrimas En El Caribe
by Emiliya AhmadovaUn Thriller Psicologico sobre la trata de personas Sheila es una mujer trinitense de 35 años que tiene todo lo que quiere: un esposo cariñoso, Miguel, y dos hermosos hijos. Es una ama de casa que ha dedicado su vida a criar a sus hijos. Pero su vida da un vuelco cuando su esposo, un oficial de policía, encierra al hermano del líder de una pandilla local, lo que desencadena un ataque contra su familia. Sheila es secuestrada y enviada a Venezuela, donde es vendida a un burdel propiedad de una mujer llamada Bernadette. Allí comienza su pesadilla, ya que se ve obligada a prostituirse. Ella es atormentada todas las noches por el brutal Víctor, quien es el amante de Bernadette y el supervisor del burdel. A pesar de sus torturas diarias, Sheila sigue esperando escapar. Se hace amiga de las otras mujeres del burdel, incluida una adolescente, que se benefician de su actitud positiva. De vuelta en Trinidad, un cuerpo muy quemado de otra mujer es confundido con Sheila. Creyendo que está muerta, su esposo finalmente comienza una relación con una mujer llamada Candice, cuyas acciones son en parte la causa del dolor y el sufrimiento de la familia de Sheila. ¿Podrá Sheila escapar de su pesadilla y recuperar su vida?
Laguna Heat
by T. Jefferson ParkerTom Shephard, Laguna Beach's new homicide detective, is trying to rebuild a shattered career and recover his self-confidence as a lover. But his seaside beat becomes a frightening countdown on the night someone begins burning Laguna Beach's first citizens to death. Among the targets are the founders of California's Riviera, a mysterious circle of women and men with a secret they are apparently dying to keep. For Shephard, the trail of the "Fire Killer" twists from sparkling marinas to the blacked-out perdition of a deserted beachfront hotel in another country. There, Shephard's quarry and tormentor awaits him--with a gun and a lighted candle. With its tempo of hot pursuit, startling switchbacks of plot, and unforgettable love scenes, Laguna Heat is a superbly evocative and satisfying thriller.
Laid Out in Lavender (A Garlic Farm Mystery #3)
by Gin JonesMabel Skinner still hasn&’t acquired a taste for growing garlic, but the app developer-turned farmer does have a nose for rooting out killers . . . Dreaming she&’ll someday return to her less pungent life of computer coding, Mabel continues to honor her deceased aunt&’s legacy by running Skinner Farm. To make ends meet between harvests, she&’s renting out the property&’s mercifully downwind lavender field for summer weddings. Mabel&’s first clients are a retirement age couple celebrating their second chance at love in their later years. Hosting a rehearsal dinner with fresh foods seemed like a good idea to promote the farm—until the dead body of one of the wedding guests is discovered. The suddenly departed was the soon-to-be-ex-business partner of the groom, supposedly poisoned by goat cheese hors d&’oeuvres provided by Mabel&’s neighbor. Despite the tragedy and the scandal, the groom insists on keeping his wedding date. But with the adult children from the couple&’s previous marriages scheming to stop the new union, Mabel&’s farm is reeking with suspects. And if she doesn&’t uncover the murderer, her goat farming neighbor will get sent to the pen for life . . . &“Growing garlic might be my newest obsession thanks to Six Cloves Under!&” —Lynn Cahoon, New York Times bestselling author of the Farm-to-Fork mystery series
Laidlaw: A Laidlaw Investigation (jack Laidlaw Novels Prequel) (The Laidlaw Investigation #1)
by William McilvanneyIn Laidlaw, the first book of the series, we are introduced to Jack Laidlaw, a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior only partly hides a rich humanity and keen intelligence. Laidlaw's investigation into the murder of a young woman brings him into conflict with Glasgow's hard men, gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city. Books 2 & 3 in the Laidlaw trilogy coming fall 2014.
Lair of the Crystal Fang: An Arkham Horror Novel (Arkham Horror)
by S A SidorWhen a mysterious killer haunts Arkham, three struggling investigators must confront the eldritch horrors of their past in this action-packed pulp adventure from the world of Arkham HorrorIn the swirling sewers beneath Arkham, excavators uncover a crystalline formation that hints at dark events from the city&’s past. As the discovery makes headlines, so too does a series of bizarre murders. With no leads, the Arkham police are always one step behind. Acting on a hunch, down-on-his luck former journalist Andy Van Nortwick reunites with adventurer Jake Williams and struggling filmmaker Maude Brion to unearth the truth. The trio know of the supernatural horrors that lurk beyond this world, and the reality haunts them. But time is running out and between them they must face their nightmares before the city of Arkham is lost to blood and chaos.
Lake Child: A heartbreaking thriller about the lies we'll tell loved ones when the truth is too dark . . .
by Isabel AshdownYou trust your family. They love you. Don't they?When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and day in the attic room of their family home in the forests of Norway.But the accident has left Eva without her most recent memories, and not everything is as it seems. As secrets from the night of the accident begin to surface, Eva realises - she has to escape her parents' house and discover the truth. But what if someone doesn't want her to find it?Praise for LAKE CHILD:'Had me gripped throughout.' Ian Rankin'Satisfying on every level.' Elly Griffiths'Fiendishly clever' Red magazine 'Beautifully crafted and satisfying' Mari Hannah 'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking' Helen Fields
Lake Child: A twisty psychological thriller you won't be able to put down
by Isabel Ashdown'Had me gripped throughout.' IAN RANKIN'Satisfying on every level.' ELLY GRIFFITHSYou trust your family. They love you. Don't they?When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and day in the attic room of their family home in the forests of Norway.But the accident has left Eva without her most recent memories, and not everything is as it seems. As secrets from the night of the accident begin to surface, Eva realises - she has to escape her parents' house and discover the truth. But what if someone doesn't want her to find it?An edge-of-your-seat, atmospheric psychological thriller for fans of Lucy Clarke and Erin Kelly.Praise for LAKE CHILD:'Fiendishly clever' Red magazine 'Beautifully crafted and satisfying' Mari Hannah 'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking' Helen Fields
Lake Child: A twisty psychological thriller you won't be able to put down
by Isabel Ashdown'Had me gripped throughout.' IAN RANKIN'Satisfying on every level.' ELLY GRIFFITHS You trust your family. They love you. Don't they?When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and day in the attic room of their family home in the forests of Norway.But the accident has left Eva without her most recent memories, and not everything is as it seems. As secrets from the night of the accident begin to surface, Eva realises - she has to escape her parents' house and discover the truth. But what if someone doesn't want her to find it?An edge-of-your-seat, atmospheric psychological thriller for fans of Lucy Clarke and Erin Kelly.Praise for Isabel Ashdown:'Kept me up three nights in a row' Holly Seddon'Twisted' Katerina Diamond'A heart in your mouth read' Red magazine(p) 2019 Isis Publishing Ltd
Lake Country: A Novel
by Sean DoolittleSOME CRIMES HAVE NO PUNISHMENT.SOME BATTLES NEVER END. Five years ago, successful architect Wade Benson killed a young woman when he fell asleep at the wheel. His punishment: two days in jail for every year of his probation. But for one friend of the victim's family--an ex-marine named Darryl Potter--this punishment isn't enough. Potter sets out to even the score by kidnapping Benson's twenty-year-old daughter. It's a bad, bad plan, and only Mike Barlowe, Potter's former combat buddy, knows how to stop it. With a beautiful news reporter, the cops, and a bounty hunter on Potter's tail, Barlowe races to head off his troubled friend before innocent people get hurt. The hunters and the hunted plunge north into Minnesota's Lake Country, each with their own ambitions and demons, each headed for a violent collision--and for one horrifying moment of life or death.From the Paperback edition.
Lake Crescent: A Creature X Mystery (A Creature X Mystery #2)
by J.J. DupuisA TV documentary crew explores murky waters in search of legendary lake monster Cressie, only to dredge up a body instead. Laura Reagan, host of the cryptozoological documentary series Creature X, and her team are in Newfoundland shooting an episode about Cressie, a legendary giant eel. Things don’t start off great: scientific evidence is scarce, stories keep changing, and the locals are throwing a wrench into the production. But what began as a simple TV shoot takes a drastic turn when the crew pulls a body from the depths of Lake Crescent.For Laura, unravelling the cold case means unearthing long-buried secrets about the most prominent citizens of the remote town of Robert’s Arm. With time running out, she and her team must put the pieces together and expose the killer before more blood is spilled.
Lake Isle (The Henri Castang Mysteries #5)
by Nicolas FreelingIn France, a police detective hunts for an elusive killer in this novel by an award-winning author who “writes like no one else” (Los Angeles Times). In the tiny French town of Soulay, Inspector Henri Castang is dealing with a brutal robbery, a drugged teenager, and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady. But when a violent death suggests a mysterious connection to recent events in Paris Castang must untangle a mix of spiteful small-town gossip and big-city crime. This lively mystery comes from a winner of the Edgar and Gold Dagger Awards—“the most eccentric, the most idiosyncratic and the most European of crime writers” (Anita Brookner).
Lake Isle (The Henri Castang Mysteries #5)
by Nicolas FreelingIn France, a police detective hunts for an elusive killer in this novel by an award-winning author who “writes like no one else” (Los Angeles Times). In the tiny French town of Soulay, Inspector Henri Castang is dealing with a brutal robbery, a drugged teenager, and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady. But when a violent death suggests a mysterious connection to recent events in Paris Castang must untangle a mix of spiteful small-town gossip and big-city crime. This lively mystery comes from a winner of the Edgar and Gold Dagger Awards—“the most eccentric, the most idiosyncratic and the most European of crime writers” (Anita Brookner).
Lake Isle (The Henri Castang Mysteries)
by Nicolas FreelingIn France, a police detective hunts for an elusive killer in this novel by an award-winning author who &“writes like no one else&” (Los Angeles Times). In the tiny French town of Soulay, Inspector Henri Castang is dealing with a brutal robbery, a drugged teenager, and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady. But when a violent death suggests a mysterious connection to recent events in Paris Castang must untangle a mix of spiteful small-town gossip and big-city crime.This lively mystery comes from a winner of the Edgar and Gold Dagger Awards—&“the most eccentric, the most idiosyncratic and the most European of crime writers&” (Anita Brookner).
Lake Overturn: A Novel
by Vestal McIntyreEula, Idaho, is a cluster of steeples, oak trees, and boxlike homes sandwiched between golden fields and a wide-open sky. It freezes in the winter and bakes in the summer, but the air is so dry that neither extreme gets under your skin. It has never seen a battle, or an earthquake, or a Democrat in City Hall.Still, life in Eula is anything but simple. Lina and Connie are single mothers, neighbors in Eula's trailer park. Lina, the daughter of migrant Mexican farm workers, is trying to cope with her angry teenage son Jesús, newly returned after living with wealthy white foster parents. Connie, long abandoned, struggles with her literal reading of Old Testament laws against remarriage, especially when a handsome missionary visits her congregation. The women's younger sons, Enrique and Gene, are misfits whose mutual love of science offers stability and respite from schoolyard cruelties.Determined to win the statewide science fair, Enrique and Gene devise an experiment involving "lake overturn," a real scientific phenomenon in which deadly gases collect and eventually erupt from a lake's depths. In their quest to discover if Eula could suffer from such an event, the boys come into contact with an odd assortment of locals, including the frail-hearted school principal with grand ambitions, a rich but lonely lawyer who finds love outside his marriage just as his wife is succumbing to cancer, and a woman tortured by a past of abuse and addiction who decides to turn things around by offering herself as a surrogate mother.With sweeping perspective and a Victorian wealth of character, Lake Overturn exposes small-town America in all its beauty and treachery, sunshine and secrets.
Lake of Darkness: A Novel
by Scott KenemoreAn Alternate History in which Power, Crime, and the Supernatural Intersect on the South Side of Chicago During the First World War, on the South Side of Chicago, officer Joe &“Flip&” Flippity has begun an investigation into a serial decapitationist who is hunting young children. At a time when African American officers are rendered second-class by prejudicial policies, Flip is nonetheless called upon by the mayor of the city—the legendary Big Bill Thompson himself—and a host of powerful city fathers, to thwart this murderer who threatens to destroy the city's reputation as a safe haven for those making the Great Migration north. While searching to catch his killer—and to discover why the most powerful men in Chicago are truly concerned about the murders of poor black refugees—Flip's bloody trail takes him through the South Side&’s vice districts (where anything is available for a price), across its most dangerous criminal underbellies, and into a bracing and unexpected world of supernatural horror. As Flip digs deeper in his quest to protect the city&’s most vulnerable, he stumbles upon more mysterious murders, confounding psychological puzzles, and terrifying hints of something "other" that may reach across from unknowable distances to guide the hand of a killer. It soon becomes apparent that all is not as it seems, and that mysterious and powerful forces are conspiring to stand in Flip&’s way. A combination of detective thriller, cosmic horror, and historical fiction, Lake of Darkness takes us to the deepest and darkest places in Chicago&’s very dark history.
Lake of Dreams
by Linda HowardDreams and reality collide--with potentially deadly consequences--in this stunning novella from New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard, available for the first time as a standalone ebook at an unbeatable price!House painter Thea Marlow hasn't been sleeping very well. Her nights are plagued by dreams, the setting by the water and the mysterious man who appears in them always the same. But the outcome of the dream changes nightly: sometimes the man loves her...and sometimes he kills her. Desperate for some much needed relaxation, Thea travels to her family's remote country lake house. Imagine her surprise when a knock at the door reveals the man from her dreams...who happens to have just rented the house next door. So will he love her--or will he kill her?