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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?
Lake of Sorrows: A Novel
by Erin HartHIDDEN RELICS. SUBMERGED SECRETS. BURIED EVIDENCE. . . . American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed by peat workers at a desolate spot known as the Lake of Sorrows. As with all the artifacts culled from its prehistoric depths, the bog has effectively preserved the dead man's remains, and his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of the ancient pagan sacrifice known as the triple death. But signs of a more recent slaying emerge when a second body, bearing a similar wound pattern, is found -- this one sporting a wristwatch. Someone has come to this quagmire to sink their dreadful handiwork -- and Nora soon realizes that she is being pulled deeper into the land and all it holds: the secrets to a cache of missing gold, a tumultuous love affair with archeologist Cormac Maguire, the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site, and a determined killer fixated on the gruesome notion of triple death. Hailed for her multiple award-winning debut novelHaunted Ground, Erin Hart melds Irish history, archeology, and modern forensics in her eloquent, suspense-charged thrillers.
Lake of Tears
by Mary Logue"Logue writes beautifully about rural Minnesota life while telling a good mystery. For fans of J.A. Jance and Margaret Maron." --Library Journal Deputy Sheriff Claire Watkins has had an easy summer in Fort St. Antoine, Wisconsin; the only problem is that her daughter Meg is leaving for college soon. When Claire walks down to the park to watch the Burning Boat--a large replica of a Norwegian longboat set on the shores of Lake Pepin, burned at the autumnal equinox--she has no idea that more than just a wooden structure is going up in flames. The next day, the bones of a young woman are found in the ashes. When Claire learns that the new deputy she has hired, a vet returning from Afghanistan, was the young woman's former boyfriend, and that he is now dating her daughter Meg, she is desperate to find out who is responsible for the death. In order to get to the heart of this mystery, Claire must understand what happened in an attack in the mountains of Afghanistan, which left one man wounded, one man killed, and one man disturbed. Could one of those two remaining men be the killer?
Lake of Tears: A Claire Watkins Mystery
by Mary Logue"Logue writes beautifully about rural Minnesota life while telling a good mystery. For fans of J.A. Jance and Margaret Maron." --Library JournalDeputy Sheriff Claire Watkins has had an easy summer in Fort St. Antoine, Wisconsin; the only problem is that her daughter Meg is leaving for college soon. When Claire walks down to the park to watch the Burning Boat--a large replica of a Norwegian longboat set on the shores of Lake Pepin, burned at the autumnal equinox--she has no idea that more than just a wooden structure is going up in flames.The next day, the bones of a young woman are found in the ashes. When Claire learns that the new deputy she has hired, a vet returning from Afghanistan, was the young woman's former boyfriend, and that he is now dating her daughter Meg, she is desperate to find out who is responsible for the death.In order to get to the heart of this mystery, Claire must understand what happened in an attack in the mountains of Afghanistan, which left one man wounded, one man killed, and one man disturbed. Could one of those two remaining men be the killer?
Lake on the Mountain: A Dan Sharp Mystery
by Jeffrey Round2013 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery — Winner When missing persons investigator Dan Sharp attends a wedding, he finds himself investigating more than one murder. Dan Sharp, a gay father and missing persons investigator, accepts an invitation to a wedding on a yacht in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. It seems just the thing to bring Dan closer to his noncommittal partner, Bill, a respected medical professional with a penchant for sleazy after-hours clubs, cheap drugs, and rough sex. But the event doesn’t go exactly as planned. When a member of the wedding party is swept overboard, a case of mistaken identity leads to confusion as the wrong person is reported missing. The hunt for a possible killer leads Dan deeper into the troubled waters and private lives of a family of rich WASPs and their secret world of privilege. No sooner is that case resolved when a second one ends up on Dan’s desk. Dan is hired by an anonymous source to investigate the disappearance, twenty years earlier, of the groom’s father. The only clues are a missing bicycle and six horses mysteriously poisoned.
Lakeside Mystery (The Lost Girls #2)
by Carol EricsonHe&’ll have to trust a woman who knows too muchTo solve his biggest homicide case yet LAPD detective Denver Holt doesn&’t know what to make of true crime blogger Ashlynn Hughes—no matter how attracted he is to her. The stubborn writer has inside information that can help him crack his biggest homicide case yet. But as anonymous tips carry them further into danger, Denver wonders if he can keep a target off Ashlynn&’s back…or if she&’ll be silenced for good.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in The Lost Girls series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Canyon Crime SceneBook 2: Lakeside MysteryBook 3: Dockside DangerBook 4: Malice at the Marina
Lakeside Peril (Men of Millbrook Lake #4)
by Lenora WorthENEMY WATERS Chloe Conrad suspects foul play in the plane crash that killed her sister-and she's determined to hire private investigator Hunter Lawson to prove it. But convincing the former Special Forces operative to help isn't easy, especially since he blames her family for his sister's death. Hunter sees something familiar in Chloe's hunt for justice-and he can't leave her unprotected when he realizes the killer's switched focus to her. As they search for clues, he's beginning to wonder if his enemy's daughter could be the person who helps him heal from his painful past. But neither of them will have a future unless they find a way to unravel the twisted conspiracy that threatens both their lives...
Lakeside Secrets (West Investigations #10)
by K.D. RichardsA mother murdered. A daughter&’s return.And a killer determined to keep the case cold. Twenty years ago, trauma and injury stole Karine Eloi&’s memories of her mother&’s murder. Now she&’s back home, teaming up with her best friend, Omar Monroe, to uncover the truth. But the townspeople refuse to spill their secrets, leaving Karine&’s life in danger. Omar will risk everything to prevent the woman he&’s always had feelings for from becoming the victim of another unsolved murder.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the West Investigations series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Pursuit of the TruthBook 2: Missing at ChristmasBook 3: Christmas Data BreachBook 4: Shielding Her SonBook 5: Dark Water DisappearanceBook 6: Catching the Carling Lake KillerBook 7: Under the Cover of DarknessBook 8: A Stalker's PreyBook 9: Silenced WitnessBook 10: Lakeside SecretsBook 11: Under Lock and KeyBook 12: The Perfect Murder
Lakeview Protector
by Shirlee McCoyA military vet and a troubled widow are caught in a case of disappearing women in the woods in this inspirational romantic suspense mystery.Ex-military man Eli Jennings owed his commander his life and vowed to repay him by finding his missing sister. His search led to Jasmine Hart’s mountain cabin in Lakeview, Virginia, where another woman had disappeared. A strong-willed widow, Jasmine didn’t think the two were related. Until a major clue to both mysteries was found in her house. And her own mother-in-law was a witness. Scared for the only family she had left, Jasmine turned to Eli for help. But someone powerful wanted to ensure she never felt safe, never learned the whole truth. And that meant making one more woman disappear.