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Locked Up (Locked Trilogy #1)
by GB WilliamsA prison guard teams up with an ex-detective inmate to solve a brutal murder in this thrilling mystery for fans of Rachel Abbott, Ed James, and Joy Ellis.Ariadne Teddington is surrounded by people who lie, but that is to be expected when you work in prison where every man claims to be innocent.Charlie Bell, an ex-police detective, now finds himself in that prison serving time for murder after taking the law into his own hands.Now, when a fellow inmate is killed Charlie is asked to investigate the case from the inside. Soon he finds himself working with Ariadne, but she is a guard, he is an inmate and some lines should never be crossed . . . Can two people on different sides of the law come together to solve the case? And do the answers lie closer to home than anyone ever imagined?Praise for Locked Up &“Tense and claustrophobic, with a spine-chilling denouement!&” —Caro Ramsay, author of the Anderson and Costello series &“A brilliant new and authentic voice in crime fiction—GB Williams knows how to tell a story and tell it well.&” —Katherine John, author of the Trevor Joseph series and By Any Name
Locked Up (Lorimer SideStreets)
by Cristy WatsonWhen he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Now known as "Strider" in juvie, he has spent more than two years incarcerated, learning the hard way how to survive on the inside. Strider keeps his head down and in exchange for protection from another inmate, Strider provides "loans" of money and helps him cheat on schoolwork. But when his parole officer suggests that he apply for early parole, Strider realizes it would be hard for him to survive on the outside. Is there anything waiting for him back home, or should he stay where he thinks he belongs? Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group
Locked and Loaded (A US Marshals Novel #5)
by Mandy Baxter<P>With a rock-hard body and steel blue eyes, Mason Decker is about to become the U.S. Marshals’ newest recruit. But one last undercover job with a straitlaced attorney will test him to his limits . . . <P>Charlotte Cahill intends to take down an infamous diamond smuggler on the FBI’s Most Wanted list—and she intends to do it by the book. That won’t be easy with the cocky new temporary deputy on her task force. Mason Decker feels like trouble, especially when his cool gaze wanders across her hot body . . . <P>After his time as a Customs officer, Decker has enough experience hanging out with criminals to know that working undercover means following your instincts, not the rules. It doesn’t take long for him to lock horns with Cahill. But when the sexy assistant U.S. attorney is accidentally dragged out of her orderly world and into the turn-on-a-dime tension of Decker’s deceptive games, she’ll find that nothing is as seductive as playing a new role . . .
Locked and Loaded (US Marshals #5)
by Mandy Baxter“Intense, sexy and addictive, Locked and Loaded was the best U. S. Marshals novel to date.” – Caffeinated Book ReviewerThe only thing standing between hot stuff Mason Decker becoming the U.S. Marshals’ newest recruit is a goody-goody attorney that insists on following the rules Decker loves to break.Charlotte Cahill has her eyes on a diamond smuggler on the FBI’s Most Wanted List, but if she’s going to succeed, she’s going to need to do it by the book. Partnered with Mr. Too Cocky for His Own Good, Charlotte refuses to let Mason get in the way of her mission. And pretends not to notice the way his steel blue eyes drag down her body or the fact that she doesn’t want them to stop.Decker has spent enough time hanging around criminals to know that working undercover means working under no rules. Used to following his instincts, Decker and Cahill quickly lock horns. But when Cahill finds herself undercover alongside Decker, with no rules to guide her, she finds herself entangled not only in the danger, but the heat that comes with role-playing…
Locked in Pursuit: An Electra McDonnell Novel (Electra McDonnell Series #4)
by Ashley WeaverThe fourth installment in Ashley Weaver's delightful series, Locked in Pursuit follows safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Nazis at every turn as World War II looms over London.Safecracker Ellie McDonnell hasn’t seen Major Ramsey—her handsome but aloof handler in the British government—since their tumultuous mission together three months before, but when she hears about a suspicious robbery in London she feels compelled to contact him. Together they discover that a rash of burglaries leads back to a hotbed of spies in the neutral city Lisbon, Portugal, and an unknown object brought to London by a mysterious courier. As the thieves become more desperate and their crimes escalate, it becomes imperative that Ellie and Ramsey must beat them at their own game. Fighting shadowy assailants, enemy agents, and the mutual attraction they’ve agreed not to acknowledge, Ellie and Ramsey work together to learn if it truly takes a thief to catch a thief.
Locked in Temptation (The Protectors #3)
by Brenda JacksonHis job is to protect her...no matter the cost Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary-especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can't risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy as reformed ex-con Stonewall. There are few things Stonewall values more than a strong woman. But when Joy's investigation draws her into a deadly conspiracy that goes deeper than she ever imagined, he must convince her that he's the best man to protect her. And while he puts his life on the line to save hers, the insatiable attraction between them becomes the one danger neither of them can escape.
Locked in Time (Laurel-Leaf Books)
by Lois DuncanNore Roberts didn't ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette, Nore is shocked by her youth and beauty that gives her chills- and a hint of something sinister. There's hope of becoming friends with her stepbrother and sister, until Nore realizes they're hiding something. When she begins to feel like the target of a deadly plan, Nore starts digging into her stepfamily's past. The skeletons in their closet are more real than she ever imagined. Can Nore expose her stepmother's dark secret before an old and evil magic swallows her up?
Locked, Loaded and SEALed: Drury Locked, Loaded And Sealed Sheik's Rule (Red, White and Built #1)
by Carol EricsonA Navy SEAL must protect the mentee of a high-profile doctor from dangerous terrorists in this romantic suspense adventure.The SEAL’s secret assignment had been to protect a certain important doctor. But when the man is murdered, Austin Foley’s mission changes. The Navy sniper must now protect the doctor’s protégé, the irresistible Sophia Grant, at any cost. For Sophia has information that could endanger the entire country. There’s only one problem: Sophia has no idea what those secrets are. With lethal terrorists on their heels, Austin and Sophia must embark on a covert operation. But it will mean placing Sophia even more in harm’s way—a sacrifice not even the steel-hearted SEAL may be able to make. Praise for Locked, Loaded, and SEALed“A riveting thrill ride from start to finish.” —Caitlyn Lynch, author of the Rescue Rangers series
Lockestep (The John Locke Mysteries #1)
by Jack BarnaoA former British SAS agent turned Toronto bodyguard is hired by the Mounties to accompany a drug dealer to Mexico in this hard-boiled crime thriller. Professional bodyguard John Locke is in no mood to babysit Greg Amadeo, a drug dealer turncoat who wants to visit his wife in Mexico, collect some cash, and settle debts before testifying in the States, but how can Locke pass up the warm climate, lovely ladies, and a quick buck? Amadeo has a trick up his sleeve that may cause Locke to come back in a body bag if he does not use all the skills he learned in the British army&’s SAS elite corps. With an appreciation for the more civilized aspects of life, Locke finds the fishing village, Zihuatanejo, right up his alley with two of his favorite things, fine women and tasty food, but there are just too many bullets flying around for Locke&’s peace of mind . . . Praise for Lockestep&“Locke is a hero midway between Bond and Spenser: large-hearted and educated, sensitive and physically very fit. . . . The Mexican background is pleasingly vivid and Barnao delivers a thriller.&” —Publishers Weekly
Lockout
by John J. NanceA passenger plane is electronically hijacked—and may be aimed at a target that could kill millions: &“A wild ride through the night sky.&” —Capt. &“Sully&” Sullenberger, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Over the Atlantic in the dark of night, the electronic brain of Pangia Airlines Flight 10 quietly and without warning disconnects all the cockpit controls and reverses course on its own. The crew of the huge Airbus 330 at first senses nothing, the flight displays still showing them on course to New York. But with puzzled passengers reporting stars on the wrong side and growing alarm over the sudden failure of all their radios—not to mention armed fighters pulling alongside to force them to land—the confused pilots discover that Flight 10 is streaking back toward the hyper-volatile Middle East, and there is nothing they can do about it. An alphabet soup of federal agencies struggle for answers. Messages fly between Washington and Tel Aviv as suspicions grow about a plot to spark a nuclear war. The presence of a hated former head of state in first class fuels fearful speculation. As time and fuel run low, flying at full throttle toward a hostile border, Capt. Jerry Tollefson and First Officer Dan Horneman have to put their personal animosities aside and risk everything to wrest control from the electronic ghost holding them—and perhaps the world—on a course to certain disaster. And in the war room in Tel Aviv, the interim Prime Minister of Israel grapples with a horrifying choice between three hundred airborne lives and the probability of millions more casualties . . . &“King of the modern-day aviation thriller.&” —Publishers Weekly
Lockout, (Norah Mulcahaney #16
by Lillian O'DonnellPrivate eye Gwen Ramadge finds rough waters on an ocean cruise in the new novel by a successful and acclaimed creator of female sleuths. Lieutenant Norah Mulcahaney's latest mystery finds her under a cloud of suspicion for the shooting of an unarmed mugger and trying to recreate the events leading up to the murder of a rock star's brother.
Lockwood & Co. (The Empty Grave #5)
by Jonathan StroudFive months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it? This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series. Will Lockwood ever reveal more about his family's past to Lucy? Will their trip to the Other Side leave Lucy and Lockwood forever changed? Will Penelope Fittes succeed in shutting down their agency forever? The young agents must survive attacks from foes both spectral and human before they can take on their greatest enemy in a climactic and chaotic battle. And to prevail they will have to rely on help from some surprising--and shadowy--allies. Jonathan Stroud once again delivers a rousing adventure full of danger, laughs, twists, and frights. The revelations will send readers back to Book 1 to start the series all over again.
Lockwood & Co.: The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co. #4)
by Jonathan StroudAfter leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency wants them -- and only them -- to locate and remove the Source for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. They succeed in their very dangerous task, but tensions remain high between Lucy and the other agents. Even the skull in the jar talks to her like a jilted lover. What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving Steve Rotwell and Penelope Fittes just may do the trick. But, in a shocking cliffhanger ending, the team learns that someone has been manipulating them all along. . . .
Lockwood & Co.: The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. #3)
by Jonathan StroudAs a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has shared some of his childhood secrets, and Lucy is feeling more and more as if her true home is at Portland Row. It comes as a great shock, then, when Lockwood and George introduce her to an annoyingly perky and hyper-efficient new assistant, Holly Munro. Meanwhile, there are reports of many new hauntings, including a house where bloody footprints are appearing, and a department store full of strange sounds and shadowy figures. But ghosts seem to be the least of Lockwood & Co.'s concerns when assassins attack during a carnival in the center of the city. Can the team get past their personal issues to save the day on all fronts, or will bad feelings attract yet more trouble? Danger abounds, tensions escalate, and new loyalties form in this third delightfully terrifying adventure in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series.Praise for The Screaming Staircase "This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" -- Rick Riordan "A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies." -- Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal "Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)." -- Publishers WeeklyPraise for The Whispering Skull "An occult portal and its spectral guardian nearly cut short the careers of three rising young ghost hunters in this madcap sequel to The Screaming Staircase (2013). For all their internecine squabbling, the three protagonists make a redoubtable team-and their supporting cast, led by the sneering titular skull in a jar, adds color and complications aplenty. Rousing adventures for young tomb robbers and delves into realms better left to the dead." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialog, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places. Creating tension that ebbs and flows, he slowly builds the dramatic narrative to a resounding crescendo, and he makes the quieter scenes that follow just as compelling." -- Booklist (starred review)
Loco Motive
by Mary DaheimFrom USA Today bestselling author Mary Daheim comes her latest Bed-and-Breakfast book featuring innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn and her irrepressible cousin Renie in a mystery that takes them on the wrong side of the tracks. . . . Loco Motive It's autumn at Hillside Manor B&B, and with the changing leaves come some unexpected guests. There's Judith's son and daughter-in-law, with their two children in tow, a couple with an impossible (and unbelievable?) last name who show up from nowhere, and a pair of giggly young women who don't seem to know where they're going. As Halloween draws nigh, Judith can barely cope with her gala of guests, but at least the worst guest from the first part of the week checks out-almost permanently. Wee Willie Weevil, infamous daredevil and martial-arts movie icon, insisted on performing his dangerous stunts from Judith's roof and left the B&B via an ambulance. Hoping to escape the domestic mayhem, Judith agrees to accompany Renie on a cross-country train trip to Boston with first-class accommodations on the Empire Builder. Judith's bubble bursts when she discovers that Wee Willie and his entourage are fellow travelers. Although confined to a wheelchair, the diminutive stunt man seems capable of derailing the cousins' vacation. Cousin Renie does her best to ease Judith's mind until the train collides with a truckload of sugar beets. Forced to wait for a new engine in a small Montana town in the middle of nowhere, the passengers can do nothing but watch and wait. Even before the train can get back on track, the cousins discover that their sleeper attendant has gone missing. Worse yet, another passenger's final destination is the nearest morgue. Judith and Renie have to move full speed ahead if they want to blow the whistle on the killer before death strikes again. Can the train continue its journey? Will the cousins ever get to Boston? Stay aboard!
Loco Motive
by Mary DaheimFrom USA Today bestselling author Mary Daheim comes her latest Bed-and-Breakfast book featuring innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn and her irrepressible cousin Renie in a mystery that takes them on the wrong side of the tracks. . . . Loco MotiveIt's autumn at Hillside Manor B&B, and with the changing leaves come some unexpected guests. There's Judith's son and daughter-in-law, with their two children in tow, a couple with an impossible (and unbelievable?) last name who show up from nowhere, and a pair of giggly young women who don't seem to know where they're going. As Halloween draws nigh, Judith can barely cope with her gala of guests, but at least the worst guest from the first part of the week checks out--almost permanently. Wee Willie Weevil, infamous daredevil and martial-arts movie icon, insisted on performing his dangerous stunts from Judith's roof and left the B&B via an ambulance.Hoping to escape the domestic mayhem, Judith agrees to accompany Renie on a cross-country train trip to Boston with first-class accommodations on the Empire Builder. Judith's bubble bursts when she discovers that Wee Willie and his entourage are fellow travelers. Although confined to a wheelchair, the diminutive stunt man seems capable of derailing the cousins' vacation.Cousin Renie does her best to ease Judith's mind until the train collides with a truckload of sugar beets. Forced to wait for a new engine in a small Montana town in the middle of nowhere, the passengers can do nothing but watch and wait. Even before the train can get back on track, the cousins discover that their sleeper attendant has gone missing. Worse yet, another passenger's final destination is the nearest morgue.Judith and Renie have to move full speed ahead if they want to blow the whistle on the killer before death strikes again. Can the train continue its journey? Will the cousins ever get to Boston? Stay aboard!
Locura en la Comunidad de Propietarios
by N. S. Kenneth EadeLa presidenta de la Comunidad de Propietarios de Orange Grove es asesinada, y hay varios sospechosos; de hecho, todos los que viven en Orange Grove. El abogado Brent Marks cree que se trata de un típico caso de defensa por una ejecución hipotecaria, hasta que su clienta queda implicada en el delito y llama a Brent para defenderla. Para empeorar las cosas, el destino de otro cliente está por cruzarse en sus caminos. ¿Brent defiende a una clienta inocente o culpable? En la encrucijada de integridad y ética, el drama judicial explota en la sala del tribunal, mientras que fuera de la sala la acción se sale de control. Aclamado por la crítica: "HOA Wire combina delito y sala del tribunal con tal éxito que la inesperada conclusión se convierte tanto en un resultado exitoso y lógico como en una verdadera sorpresa. Con un conocimiento real sobre los procedimientos de las Comunidades de Propietarios y las peleas entre vecinos, HOA Wire es una investigación diestra sobre la ética abogado-cliente puesta en riesgo, y es lo mejor en literatura sobre delito/drama judicial". Midwest Book Review "HOA Wire, de Kenneth Eade, es un libro muy bueno, escrito por un abogado. Una combinación de drama judicial y delito, está lleno de idas y vueltas, y tiene un final muy sorprendente. Es una historia fascinante, que cambia de dirección en cada esquina". Reader's Favorite "Delito, traición, preguntas que hacen pensar relacionadas con la ética y la integridad; esta novela tiene todo lo que necesita para convertirse en una lectura obligada para cualquier amante de la verdadera literatura criminal". Top Books Worth Reading "HOA Wire es mucho más que una novela criminal intrigante y vertiginosa; es un drama judicial que les traerá a los lectores el recuerdo de las revistas de thrillers y los tendrá pegados a las páginas. Eade es brillante cuando se trata de crear historias complicadas e interesante
Locust Lane: A Novel
by Stephen AmidonFor fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in. Their parents, each with motivations of their own, only complicate the picture: they will do anything to protect their children, even at the others’ expense.With a brilliantly woven, intricately crafted plot that gathers momentum on every page, this is superb storytelling told in terse prose—a dynamic read that is both intensely gripping and deeply affecting.
Logan (Maximus Force #1)
by Theodora LaneLogan made a deathbed promise in Iraq to his best friend and brother-in-arms, Billy. Now, years later, Billy’s kid sister Shae is in trouble, and Logan needs to make good on his vow. The only problem is Shae’s not a little girl any longer, but a grown woman who can take care of herself. Every year on Billy’s birthday, Shae gets a call from his best friend Logan. They’ve never met in person, and the call is a reminder of how much Billy’s loss means to her and to Logan. This year, things are different. Shae’s in trouble, and she really needs someone to listen to her and tell her she’s not crazy or imagining things. Logan is the one person who might be able to help her. But getting involved with Logan could be the biggest mistake she’s ever made. He’s ex-Special Forces, a man who killed for his country. Her father hates Logan and blames him for Billy’s death. And though she’s only seen Logan in her brother’s high school photos, he was her teenage crush. Logan will do anything to keep his promise to Billy. She needs him and his skills. But Shae’s in the “little sister” zone and off limits, right? Tell that to Logan’s body and to his heart.
Logan's Storm
by Ken WellsNo one tells a bayou tale like Ken Wells. Logan's Storm is the capstone of the Catahoula Bayou Trilog3 a sequel to Wells's critically acclaimed debut novel, Meely LaBauve (a YALSA Best Book of the Year), and a prequel to Junior's Leg, called by The New York Times "a good o1' story . . . briskly flowing and eventful." Logan's Storm tracks the epic journey of Logan LaBauve, Meely's widowed father, and Chilly Cox, a black teenager accosted by the police for his "crime" of rescuing Meely from a bully. As they flee the law through the Great Catahoula Swamp and along the lonely byways of Mississippi, Logan and Chilly fight hunger, foul weather, ravenous insects, and predators of all kinds--including an erudite grifter and a swamp-dwelling madwoman whose son practices a bizarre form of taxidermy-- before Chilly finds safety with relatives. Still haunted by the fact that he had to leave Meely behind in order to escape, Logan heads down to Florida to lay low himself, accompanied by Annie Ancelet, an angel of mercy who gave him temporary shelter. But when a killer hurricane rumbles out of the gulf, Logan is forced to make harrowing choices that could cost him his life--or the lives of those suddenly thrust into his care. With Mark Twain's flair for adventure and Eudora Welty's sense of place, Logan's Storm is a trip through the heart and soul of a truly American character and a riveting story that is both memorable and uproariously funny.
Logged On
by Barbara RossPreviously published in Yule Log MurderFew things are as sweet as Christmas in coastal Maine. The only thing that can spoil the fun is murder . . . Realizing she can&’t make a decent Bûche de Noël to save her life, Julia Snowden enlists the help of her eccentric neighbor, Mrs. St. Onge, in hopes of mastering the dessert for Christmas. With everyone in the old woman&’s circle missing or deceased, however, it&’s up to Julia to stop the deadly tidings before she&’s the next Busman&’s Harbor resident to meet a not-so-jolly fate.
Logos Run (Runner #2)
by William C. DietzAfter interstellar courier Jak Rebo agrees to deliver a powerful artificial intelligence named Logos to a distant planet, he quickly comes to realize that it's no ordinary assignment. Logos has the power to not only reactivate the ancient stargates, but to restore interstellar travel, and bring the far flung remnants of humanity back together again.Some, like the members of the ruthless Techno Society, want to harness Logos and control it. Others, including those who fear technology, seek to destroy it.Together with Lonni Norr, the beautiful clairvoyant who can channel spirits from the afterlife, and the bodyguard Hoggles, Rebo will have to outrun his many enemies, and prevent Logos from falling into the wrong hands if he is to prevent humanity from falling into oblivion.With electrifying action, unstoppable heroes and gripping adventure, Logos Run is the thrilling conclusion to Runner by acclaimed military science fiction author William C. Dietz.
Loitering With Intent
by Stuart WoodsKey West is a great place to unwind, unless you?re Stone Barrington, and you?re looking for someone who doesn?t want to be found.From the Paperback edition.
Loitering With Intent (A Stone Barrington Novel #16)
by Stuart WoodsIn this action-packed thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington is on the hunt for a man who doesn’t want to be found in Key West...Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaine’s and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is not having a good week. So his luck seems to be improving when he’s hired to locate the missing son of a very wealthy man—lucky because the job pays well, and because the son seems to be hiding in the tropical paradise of Key West. But when Stone and his sometime running buddy Dino Bacchetti arrive in the sunny Keys, it appears that someone has been lying in wait. Stone very nearly loses his life after being blindsided at a local bar, and he realizes that the missing son he’s been hired to track may have good reason for not wanting to be found. Suddenly Key West is looking less like Margaritaville and more like the mean streets of New York...