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Lives In Smoke
by Enrica Aragona Luca Ducceschi Anthony MazzoranaLives in Smoke unfolds like a long story, hard and subtle at the same time, a jigsaw thriller that was able to earn 6th place for the 2013 Best Thriller Award, City of Cattolica.Enrica Aragona - previously published by us in the collection I Racconti del Laboratorio - and Luca Ducceschi, author of Un'anima devono prenderla comunque, published in the fourth installment of Knife magazine - combine their literary talents in crafting a dark story that won't fail to amaze even those with finer tastes. Inspector Moretti, while investigating a homicide, comes face to face with a series of clues that lead inexorably to people in his private life. But the pieces of the mosaic are not all in the proper order, and that which at a certain point presents itself as a terrible insight, will be only the prelude to a more bitter and disturbing truth.
Lives Laid Away (An August Snow Novel #2)
by Stephen Mack JonesDetroit ex-cop August Snow takes up vigilante justice when his beloved neighborhood of Mexicantown is caught in the crosshairs of a human trafficking scheme. When the body of an unidentified young Hispanic woman dressed as Queen Marie Antoinette is dredged from the Detroit River, the Detroit Police Department wants the case closed fast. Wayne County Coroner Bobby Falconi gives the woman’s photo to his old pal ex-police detective August Snow, insisting August show it around his native Mexicantown to see if anyone recognizes her. August’s good friend Elena, a prominent advocate for undocumented immigrants, recognizes the woman immediately as a local teenager, Isadora del Torres.Izzy’s story is one the authorities don’t want getting around—and she’s not the only young woman to have disappeared during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid, only to turn up dead a few weeks later. Preyed upon by the law itself, the people of Mexicantown have no one to turn to. August Snow, the son of an African-American cop and a Mexican-American painter, will not sit by and watch his neighbors suffer in silence. In a guns-blazing wild ride across Detroit, from its neo-Nazi biker hole-ups to its hip-hop recording studios, its swanky social clubs to its seedy nightclubs, August puts his own life on the line to protect the community he loves.
Lives Less Valuable: A Novel
by Derrick JensenAt the heart of a city, a river is dying, children have cancer, and people are burning with despair. From the safe distance that wealth buys, a corporation called Vexcorp counts these lives as another expense on a balance sheet. But that distance is about to collapse. Malia is an activist who has fiercely fought the everyday atrocities of environmental racism. After years of watching countless children die, she's lost faith in the possibility of systemic reform. Dennis is a lawyer who still believes that if enough people have the correct information they will do the right thing. Dujuan is a young street thug torn by a chaos of grief and rage at his little sister's death. And Larry Gordon is Vexcorp's CEO. Derrick Jensen has written a novel as compelling as it is necessary: with our planet under serious threat, Malia's decisions face us all.
Lives Lost: Pieter Posthumus Mystery 2
by Britta BoltA minute can make all the difference... Pieter Posthumus is enjoying a quiet drink in his favourite bar when the screaming starts. A minute later, the owner of the guesthouse next door rushes in: one of her tenants has been murdered. Marloes, the guesthouse owner, is an odd but kind soul. Posthumus cannot believe it when she is arrested - for both her tenant Zig's murder and another death years before. He knows there are questions unanswered: what is the link between the two cases? Why are people so keen to think Marloes is guilty? And why did Zig paint just one picture every year - a copy of a Dutch master, but with one peculiar twist? As his investigation progresses, he comes to see that a few minutes can mean all the difference in the world: between saving a life and taking one; between innocence and guilt. And that sometimes asking questions leads to a truth that's hard to bear.
Lives Lost: Pieter Posthumus Mystery 2 (Posthumus Mystery #2)
by Britta BoltThe second in the atmospheric Amsterdam-set crime series, which combines the city's old-world charm with contemporary issues of corruption, immigration and crime.A minute can make all the difference...Pieter Posthumus is enjoying a quiet drink in his favourite bar when the screaming starts. A minute later, the owner of the guesthouse next door rushes in: one of her tenants has been murdered. Marloes, the guesthouse owner, is an odd but kind soul. Posthumus cannot believe it when she is arrested - for both her tenant Zig's murder and another death years before. He knows there are questions unanswered: what is the link between the two cases? Why are people so keen to think Marloes is guilty? And why did Zig paint just one picture every year - a copy of a Dutch master, but with one peculiar twist? As his investigation progresses, he comes to see that a few minutes can mean all the difference in the world: between saving a life and taking one; between innocence and guilt. And that sometimes asking questions leads to a truth that's hard to bear.
Lives Lost: Pieter Posthumus Mystery 2 (Posthumus Mystery #2)
by Britta BoltA minute can make all the difference...Pieter Posthumus is enjoying a quiet drink in his favourite bar when the screaming starts. A minute later, the owner of the guesthouse next door rushes in: one of her tenants has been murdered. Marloes, the guesthouse owner, is an odd but kind soul. Posthumus cannot believe it when she is arrested - for both her tenant Zig's murder and another death years before. He knows there are questions unanswered: what is the link between the two cases? Why are people so keen to think Marloes is guilty? And why did Zig paint just one picture every year - a copy of a Dutch master, but with one peculiar twist? As his investigation progresses, he comes to see that a few minutes can mean all the difference in the world: between saving a life and taking one; between innocence and guilt. And that sometimes asking questions leads to a truth that's hard to bear.(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton
Livet er mer enn en eneste aften
by Øyvind Svendsen Maria CalabriaDet var solnedgang, asfalten var fortsatt glødende. I via Castaldo, nede ved stasjonen, gikk tre unge jenter med uskyldige ansikter arm i arm mens de skrønte og lo. I en drøm gjenopplever Cristina det første møtet med mannen sin femten år tidligere. Det som skulle være et lykkelig ekteskap, viser seg å være fullt av utroskap og løgner. Takket være en effektiv felle oppdager Cristina en dag mannens udyd. Kjærligheten mellom Elena og Roberto er den andre siden av den samme medaljen. Aldersforskjellen mellom dem og lidenskapen som nærer forholdet deres danner bakgrunnen for en tilstand der deres samliv presses til det ytterste. I et scenario som er sammensatt av dyp kjærlighet, utroskap og enkle forelskelser slår etterhvert også en komplisert krimhistorie rot, full av internasjonale intriger. Vendingene tvinger hovedpersoner til å skape seg et nytt liv og søke midlertidig ly på den andre siden av havet. Klarer Cristina og Elena å realisere idealene sine og finne fred i hjertet?
Livets träd: Mahboob Chaudri- berättelserna
by Josh PachterLivets träd är en samling av Josh Pachters samtliga berättelser om Mahboob Chaudri i en volym. Chaudri är en pakistansk detektiv som tjänstgör vid den nationella polisstyrkan i öemiraten Bahrain, där han tacklar olika brott, allt från stöld till industriellt spionage, från kidnappning till mord, med intelligens och hjärta. I The Ethnic Detectives, kallade författaren och kritikern Bill Pronzini karaktären ”en av kriminallitteraturens mest förtjusande nya detektiver.”
Livid: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta #26)
by Patricia CornwellIn this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge&’s sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .
Livid: The new Kay Scarpetta thriller from the No.1 bestseller (Kay Scarpetta #26)
by Patricia CornwellTHE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLERMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .'RIVETING' THE TIMES'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES
Livid: The new Kay Scarpetta thriller from the No.1 bestseller (Kay Scarpetta #26)
by Patricia CornwellTHE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE'S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME' JAMES PATTERSONMurder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock . . .Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out . . .'RIVETING' THE TIMES'CORNWELL KNOWS HOW TO CRAFT A MEAN PAGE-TURNER AND LIVID IS NO EXCEPTION' TELEGRAPH'ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS WRITING TODAY' GUARDIAN'GRIPPING . . . SOUND THE KLAXON, DR KAY SCARPETTA IS BACK' HEAT'ASTONISHING . . . THIRTY YEARS ON, THERE'S STILL NO OTHER CRIME WRITER LIKE HER' SUNDAY TIMES
Living Dangerously
by Dee J. AdamsBook four of Adrenaline Highs Julie Fraser, Hollywood's newest "it" girl, arrives on the red carpet to more than just the flashes of the paparazzi's cameras. A sniper's shots leave her bleeding and in the line of fire. Her life would be over if it weren't for the bodyguard who comes to the rescue-taking a bullet in the process.Troy Mills, a P.I. working undercover, couldn't stand by and watch an innocent woman die, but now he's torn. How can he tell her that he's not a bodyguard, but a P.I.? A P.I. hired to prove that Julie is sleeping with the movie producer he's pretending to protect.When a second attempt is made on Julie's life, Troy realizes that keeping her safe is more important than any supposed affair. And in order to keep her safe, he'll have to keep her close. But desire and danger are hot on Julie's heels. Who could have guessed that protecting an A-list actress would not only put Troy's life in jeopardy, but his heart as well? Go back to the beginning in Dangerous Race, available now! 123,000 words
Living Dead Girl
by Tod GoldbergAfter his estranged wife disappears, a husband returns to the remote lake house where their young daughter died, and he soon loses his grip on reality. Paul Luden has been haunted by a memory he can't recall. Whatever happened to his marriage, to his two-year-old daughter, is too traumatic to remember, so his unconscious has chosen to block out key details. But when he receives a phone call from the small lake town where they'd lived, telling him that no one had seen or heard from his wife in ten days, he knows what he has to do. He and his nineteen-year-old girlfriend drive from L.A. to Washington State where he's forced to confront his past. And as he pieces together his buried memories, Paul unravels mentally, falls into self-destructive trances and ultimately discovers the truth about his wife.
Living Dead in Dallas (The Southern Vampire Mysteries #2)
by Charlaine HarrisLiving Dead in Dallas is the sequel to Dead Until Dark in the new Southern Vampire series from acclaimed mystery author Charlaine Harris. When a vampire asks Sookie Stackhouse to use her telepathic skills to find another missing vampire, she agrees under one condition: the bloodsuckers must promise to let the humans go unharmed. Easier said than done.
Living Ink: Ascension
by R.H. DeansWhen an alien species reaches from an otherworldly dimension, Ranzum's crew is forced to solve the dangerous mystery of a deserted space station...Can they make it out alive? Drifting in space with no destination and limited fuel, Brian Ranzum and his crew are thankful to find a large space station nearby. They acquire permission to board and retrieve supplies for the trip back home, but upon entry, no one is there to greet them. The crew is forced to search the barren station for supplies alone, where they face uncooperative doors, lighting blackouts, and even an odd visual programming that creates their life-like drawings on the ceilings drawn in pitch, black ink. Their quest takes them further into the station's labyrinth-like depths, and what started as a search for supplies becomes a battle of survival as the crew discovers the hidden mysteries that are buried within the recesses of the station. Living Ink: Ascension is a psychological thriller that will take its readers to the edge of reality and beyond.
Living Proof (The Charlie Resnick Mysteries #7)
by John HarveyIn the North of England, a cop hunts for a homicidal woman: &“Smartly paced, slyly humorous, unsentimental about police work . . . one of his best&” (Kirkus Reviews). Although the cop who finds the man in Alfreton Road describes him as &“absolutely stark bollock naked,&” that is not quite true—he is wearing a sock. The naked man is flabby, middle-aged, and bleeding heavily, in no shape to be sprinting down the street at three in the morning. After the ER doctors patch up his stab wound, the man tells the police he was attacked by a prostitute. Then he clams up, embarrassed, and refuses to even give his name. This is the fourth such recent attack reported to police inspector Charlie Resnick&’s thinly stretched Nottingham police department. Two victims were salesmen; the other was a traveling Italian soccer fan, lured away from his friends by a redheaded beauty. It&’s up to Resnick to find a link between the crimes, and to nab the perpetrator before more of the city&’s men let their basest urges lead them into peril.
Living Proof: A Thriller
by Kira PeikoffA thought-provoking thriller by debut author Kira Peikoff, Living Proof is a celebration of love and life that cuts to the core of a major cultural debate of our time.In 2027, destroying an embryo is considered first-degree murder. Fertility clinics still exist, giving hope and new life to thousands of infertile families, but they have to pass rigorous inspections by the United States Department of Embryo Preservation. Fail an inspection, and you will be prosecuted.Brilliant young doctor Arianna Drake seems to be thriving in the spotlight: her small clinic surpasses every government requirement, and its popularity has spiked—a sudden, rapid growth that leaves the DEP chief mystified. When he discovers Arianna's radical past as a supporter of an infamous scientist, he sends undercover agent Trent Rowe to investigate her for possible illegal activity.As Trent is pulled into Arianna's enigmatic world, his own begins to unravel. The secret he finally uncovers will deeply move him—and jeopardize them both. With the clock ticking her life away, he finds himself questioning everything he knows to be true, and then must summon the courage to take the greatest risk of all. Nothing less than human life—and a major scientific breakthrough—hang in the balance.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Living Sacrifice: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Sacrifice: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Luo FuThe dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …
Living Together
by Carole MortimerRe-read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author CaroleMortimerSuccessful actor Leon Masters is completely entranced when he meets beautiful, shyHelen West and is shocked when she rebuffs his advances. He can see the desire in her eyesyet she's so emotionally shut off…Living together soon opens Leon's eyes to Helen's fear about men. What could havepossibly happened to make this lovely creature so terrified of intimacy? Leon doesn'tknow, but he's determined to show Helen that if there's only one man she can trust, it'shim… Originally published in 1980