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National Security
by Marc Cameron"Fascinating characters with action off-the-charts. Masterful. . .an entertaining romp." --Steve BerryWhen Terrorism Goes Viral, One Man Goes Ballistic.They can strike anytime, anywhere. A public landmark. A suburban shopping mall. And now, the human body itself. Three Middle Eastern terrorists have been injected with a biological weapon, human time bombs unleashed on American soil. They are prepared to die. To spread their disease. To annihilate millions. If America hopes to fight this enemy from within, we need a new kind of weapon. Meet Special Agent Jericho Quinn. Air Force veteran. Champion boxer. Trained assassin. Hand-picked for a new global task force that, officially, does not exist, Quinn answers only to the Director of National Intelligence and the U.S. President himself. His methods are as simple, and as brutal, as his codename. The Hammer."One of the hottest new authors in the thriller genre. . .terrifying. . .in one word: Awesome." --Brad ThorA native of Texas, Marc Cameron has spent over twenty-five years in law enforcement, the last twenty with the federal government. His assignments have taken him from rural Alaska to Manhattan, from Canada to Mexico and points in between. A second degree black belt in jujitsu, he often teaches defensive tactics to other law enforcement agencies and civilian groups. Cameron presently lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and BMW motorcycle.
National Security (A Jericho Quinn Thriller #1)
by Marc CameronAmerica has a new weapon in the war on terror: &“Fascinating characters… Masterful.&”—Steve Berry They can strike anytime, anywhere. A public landmark. A suburban shopping mall. And now, the human body itself. Three Middle Eastern terrorists have been injected with a biological weapon, human time bombs unleashed on American soil. They are prepared to die. To spread their disease. To annihilate millions. If America hopes to fight this enemy from within, we need a new kind of weapon. Meet Special Agent Jericho Quinn. Air Force veteran. Champion boxer. Trained assassin. Hand-picked for a new global task force that, officially, does not exist. Quinn answers only to the Director of National Intelligence and the U.S. President himself. He is under the radar. Brutal. Without limits. And he&’s America&’s answer to terrorism, in the debut of the series by the New York Times-bestselling author of Tom Clancy Power and Empire… &“One of the hottest new authors in the thriller genre…Awesome.&”—Brad Thor &“A formidable warrior readers will want to see more of.&”—Publishers Weekly
Native Born
by Jenna KernanHERITAGE OR HEARTBREAK? Apache tribal counsel member Clyne Cosen needs the FBI's protection. But having Agent Cassidy Walker as his personal bodyguard presents its own dangers. His involvement in the custody battle for Cassidy's adopted Apache daughter muddled the lines between personal and professional. Now he has feelings for a woman who was not native born. Cassidy will do her job at any cost. But being so close to Clyne means the FBI agent sees him as more than just the man who could take her daughter-he might also steal her heart. Duty. Desire. Which path will Cassidy take...or will a bullet make that decision for her?
Native Cowboy
by Rita HerronThere was no man more dedicated to his job than Detective Mason Blackpaw. Yet when he discovers a dead body at the Bucking Bronc Lodge, he's forced to confront his moment of greatest weakness-and a reunion with the very pregnant Dr. Cara Winchester....Cara fell for the sexy Comanche officer the moment she laid eyes on him, captivated by his loyalty and fiercely protective instincts. Their romance was brief but intense, and when it ended, he left part of him with her. Now a killer was kidnapping her patients' babies, and Mason was on the case to stop him. But how would he react once the killer targeted her...or when Mason found out her child was also his?
Native Speaker
by Chang-Rae LeeFrom A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers#151;featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves. L is for Lee. Korean American Henry Park is #147;surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, Yellow peril: neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy#133;” or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon leaving him. Henry is forever uncertain of his place, a perpetual outsider looking at American culture from a distance. And now, a man of two worlds, he is beginning to fear that he has betrayed both and belongs to neither. Chang-Rae Lee’s first novel Native Speaker is a raw and lyrical evocation of the immigrant experience and of the question of identity itself.
Native Tongue
by Suzette Haden Elgin Susan SquierCalled "fascinating" by the New York Times upon its first publication in 1984, Native Tongue won wide critical praise and cult status, and has often been compared to the futurist fiction of Margaret Atwood. Set in the twenty-second century, the novel tells of a world where women are once again property, denied civil rights and banned from public life. Earth's wealth depends on interplanetary commerce with alien races, and linguists ---a small, clannish group of families ---have become the ruling elite by controlling all interplanetary communication. Their women are used to breed perfect translators for all the galaxies' languages.Nazareth Chornyak, the most talented linguist of the family, is exhausted by her constant work translating for trade organizations, supervising the children's language education, running the compound, and caring for the elderly men. She longs to retire to the Barren House, where women past childbearing age knit, chat, and wait to die. What Nazareth comes to discover is that a slow revolution is going on in the Barren Houses: there, word by word, women are creating a language of their own to free them from men's control."Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but a rationale for one,"--Village Voice"Elgin takes up more than linguistics, of course--everything from religion to sex...the story is absolutely compelling."--Women's Review of BooksSuzette Haden Elgin is author of twelve science fiction novels and is widely know for her best-selling series The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense and for The Grandmother Principles. She is director of the Ozark Center for Language Studies and is professor emerita of linguistics at San Diego State University.Susan Squier is Julia Brill professor of English and Women's Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Native Tongue (Skink #2)
by Carl HiaasenFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes a novel in which dedicated, if somewhat demented, environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys."Rips, zips, hurtles, keeping us turning the pages at breakfinger pace." -New York Times Book ReviewWhen the precious blue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are stolen by heartless, ruthless thugs, Joe Winder wants to uncover why, and find the voles. Joe is lately a PR man for the Amazing Kingdom theme park, but now that the voles are gone, Winder is dragged along in their wake through a series of weird and lethal events that begin with the sleazy real-estate agent/villain Francis X. Kingsbury and can end only one way....
Native Tongue: (Skink #2)
by Carl HiaasenWhen the precious blue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are stolen by heartless, ruthless thugs, Joe Winder wants to uncover why, and find the voles. Joe is lately a PR man for the Amazing Kingdom theme park, but now that the voles are gone, Winder is dragged along in their wake through a series of weird and lethal events that begin with the sleazy real-estate agent/villain Francis X. Kingsbury and can end only one way...
Native Tongue: Double Whammy; Skin Tight; Tourist Season; Native Tongue (Skink Series)
by Carl HiaasenFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes a novel in which dedicated, if somewhat demented, environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys. "Rips, zips, hurtles, keeping us turning the pages at breakfinger pace." —New York Times Book Review When the precious clue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are stolen by heartless, ruthless thugs, Joe Winder wants to uncover why, and find the voles. Joe is lately a PR man for the Amazing Kingdom theme park, but now that the voles are gone, Winder is dragged along in their wake through a series of weird and lethal events that begin with the sleazy real-estate agent/villain Francis X. Kingsbury and can end only one way....
Natural Causes
by Jonathan ValinDetective Harry Stoner has seen too much of the seamy side of life not to notice the tarnish on Los Angeles's glitter or the gritty reality behind the never-never land of TV's biggest daytime soaps. A detergent manufacturer, already begrimed by scandal and rumor, doesn't want his image further muddied by the mysterious death of the head writer on the daytime series he sponsors. So it's up to Stoner to find out what really happened that sunny August weekend when Quentin Dover took his last shower. What Stoner uncovers is a slick world of high finance and low morals, all powered with cocaine, a sexy blond widow turned on by booze and boys, the broken lives of the men and women who create America's TV fantasies, and the perfect setting for greed, jealousy, and murder.
Natural Causes (Detective Inspector McLean Series #1)
by James OswaldEdinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean is drawn into a set of cases separated by six decades, but connected by a macabre and brutal ritual killing in the first entry of the Detective Inspector MacLean mystery series.A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a room that has lain sealed for the last sixty years. Her remains are carefully arranged in what seems to have been a macabre ritual. For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean, this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority, but he is haunted by the young victim and her grisly death. Meanwhile, the city is horrified by a series of bloody killings—deaths for which there appears to be neither rhyme nor reason, and which leave Edinburgh's police at a loss. McLean is convinced that these deaths are somehow connected to the terrible ceremonial killing of the girl, all those years ago. It is an irrational theory. And one that will lead McLean closer to the heart of a terrifying and ancient evil . . .
Natural Causes: A Novel
by Michael PalmerDr. Sarah Baldwin races to a Boston hospital with a young woman whose normal labor has suddenly become a matter of life and death. As she struggles to save both mother and baby, she doesn't know that two other women have already died under horrifying identical circumstances. And so begins Sarah's own nightmare, as she learns that the prenatal herbal vitamins she prescribed are the only thing these women have in common. Soon Sarah is fighting to save her career, her reputation--her life. For she's certain there must be some unknown factor linking these women, and as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that someone will do anything--even murder--to keep a devastating secret.From the Paperback edition.
Natural Enemy (The Homer Kelly Mysteries #Bk. 4)
by Jane LangtonThe award-winning author&’s &“rare gift of genius&” is on display as her scholar/sleuth investigates a suspicious death from asthma and yellow jackets (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). John Hand visits the Heron house looking for a summer job. What he finds is a family in mourning. A few minutes after he is hired by Mrs. Heron and her daughter, Virginia, a neighbor, Buddy, finds Mr. Heron lying dead in the orchard, choked to death by asthma and bee stings. As Buddy comforts the grieving family, John feels out of place. But as he begins to suspect that Buddy knows more about Mr. Heron&’s death than he&’s letting on, he goes to the only person who can help: his uncle, Professor Homer Kelly. After years teaching students about Thoreau&’s famous sojourn at nearby Walden Pond, the famed transcendentalist scholar feels his memory beginning to slip. But nothing sharpens the mind better than murder, and Homer&’s nephew has stumbled on a fine one.
Natural Flights of the Human Mind: A Novel
by Clare MorrallPeter Straker lives in a converted lighthouse on the Devon coast with a fine view of the sea, two cats, and no neighbors. That's just the way he likes it. He speaks to no one except in his dreams, where he converses with some of the seventy-eight people he believes he killed nearly a quarter-century earlier -- though he can't quite remember how it happened. But Straker's carefully preserved solitude is about to be invaded by Imogen Doody, a prickly and unapproachable school caretaker with a painful history herself. Against his will -- and hers -- Straker soon finds himself helping Imogen repair the run-down cottage she's inherited. There are forces gathering, however, as the twenty-fifth anniversary of Straker's crime approaches, and they're intent upon disturbing his precarious peace.
Natural History
by Neil CrossStrange things are happening in Monkeyland, the ailing Devonshire sanctuary that Patrick and his zoologist wife, Jane, took on in a bid to save their marriage. Their oldest female primate, the wise and gentle Rue, is found murdered in a corner of the compound. And a big, panther-like cat preys around the park. It evades capture, lurking in the shadows and in the back of Patrick's mind. Private, threatening, elusive. With Patrick's son, Charlie, having left Monkeyland in disgrace, his wife on a field trip in Zaire and Jo avidly tracking the progress of the comet Hale Bopp with her tutor, Patrick is left alone with his black cat and his fears. Until one night something happens that is so shocking, so deplorable, that it rips apart everything Patrick had ever held to be true. They say that a parent's worse nightmare is to suffer the death of a child. But what if that's not true? Natural History is a work of exquisite tension. Building towards a climax so devastating it subverts every expectation, it is a brutally compelling investigation into what it is to be human, what it is to experience guilt - and what it means to be without it.
Natural History: Always The Sun, Natural History, And Heartland
by Neil CrossSearching for mythical beasts, a family ignores the monster in the backyard It all started with the death of an ape. This is not so odd in Monkeyland,the sanctuary that Patrick and Jane founded together in a last-ditch attempt to revive their flagging marriage. But there was something different about this dead ape, and Patrick soon becomes obsessed with uncovering the mystery surrounding its death. Meanwhile, Jane&’s in Zaire shooting a nature show and possibly cheating on Patrick with the producer; their son, Charlie, was fired from the sanctuary after an altercation with a customer; and daughter Jo is home from boarding school but may as well have stayed for all they see her. Then there&’s the predatory cat stalking the periphery of the dilapidated zoo, dodging just out of sight, evading capture, and driving Patrick&’s obsession to a fever pitch. While Jane and Patrick follow their preoccupations, searching for wild beasts, they manage to ignore the one growing in their midst. Finally, a gruesome act forces the family to come to terms with a dark reality.
Natural Selection
by Dave FreedmanA shocking biological discovery. A previously unknown predatory species. Evolving just like the dinosaurs. Now. Today. Being forced out of its world and into man's for a violent first encounter. Weaving science and thriller in a way not seen since Jurassic Park, Natural Selection introduces a phenomenally dangerous new species that is rapidly adapting in a way never before seen .... A mystery. A chase. A vast expansive puzzle. A team of marine scientists is on the verge of making the most stunning discovery in the history of man. In their quest for answers, they engage a host of fascinating characters. The world's premier neurology expert. A specialist on animal teeth. Flight simulation wizards, evolution historians, deep sea geologists, and so many more. Along the way, the team of six men and women experience love, friendship, loyalty and betrayal. Together, they set off to exotic locales. Literally to the bottom of the ocean. To a vast and mysterious redwood forest. To an unknown complex of massive caves. When people start dying, the stakes are upped even further. Then the real hunt begins .... Loaded with astonishing action sequences, Natural Selection is that rare breed of thriller, filled with intricately layered research, real three-dimensional characters, and tornado pacing.
Natural Selection: A Novel
by Dave FreedmanA shocking biological discovery. A previously unknown predatory species. Evolving just like the dinosaurs. Now. Today. Being forced out of its world and into man's for a violent first encounter.Weaving science and thriller in a way not seen since Jurassic Park, Natural Selection introduces a phenomenally dangerous new species that is rapidly adapting in a way never before seen.A mystery. A chase. A vast expansive puzzle. A team of marine scientists is on the verge of making the most stunning discovery in the history of man. In their quest for answers, they engage a host of fascinating characters. The world's premier neurology expert. A specialist on animal teeth. Flight simulation wizards, evolution historians, deep sea geologists, and so many more.Along the way, the team of six men and women experience love, friendship, loyalty and betrayal. Together, they set off to exotic locales. Literally to the bottom of the ocean. To a vast and mysterious redwood forest. To an unknown complex of massive caves. When people start dying, the stakes are upped even further. Then the real hunt begins. . . .Loaded with astonishing action sequences, Natural Selection is that rare breed of thriller, filled with intricately layered research, real three-dimensional characters, and tornado pacing.
Natural Therapy
by Garey AdamsThis story starts on a rainy and cold Monday evening, in Milan, when Molini leaves home after yet another argument with his wife. After driving around in an attempt to calm down, he finds himself in a silent and strange Center which promises to provide effective solutions to combat stress. And indeed, it does. But Molini finds himself sucked into a spiral of growing madness where peace-of-mind comes at an increasingly more disturbing price.
Natural Thorn Killer (A\rose City Mystery Ser. #1)
by Kate Dyer-Seeley<p>Cut down among the flowers . . . <p>Britta Johnston might be a late bloomer, but after leaving her deadbeat husband and dead-end job, she’s finally pursuing her artistic passion at her aunt Elin’s floral boutique, Blooma, in Portland, Oregon. <p>It’s on the banks of the Willamette, in a quaint district of cobblestone paths and cherry trees. The wine bar featuring Pacific Northwest vintages is a tasty bonus, offering another kind of bouquet to enjoy. <p>But things aren’t as peaceful as they look. For one thing, someone’s been leaving dead roses around—and a sleazy real estate developer who wants the waterfront property has put a big-money offer on the table. <p>Then, after a contentious meeting of local business owners, he’s found on the floor of the shop, with Elin’s garden shears planted in his chest. And before the police decide to pin the crime on her beloved aunt, Britta will have to find out who arranged this murder . . .
Natural-Born Protector (Wild West Bodyguards #7)
by Carla CassidyHank "handsome as sin" Tyler is all that stands between Melody Thompson and the wrath of her sister's killer. The lonely widower-formerly a rancher-makes a perfect hunk of a bodyguard but leaves much to be desired as boyfriend material. With a precocious eight-year-old daughter to raise, he's sworn off love and marriage. Which is fine with Melody, who intends to go back to her life in Chicago. Besides, romance would distract them from catching the killer.But as days go by, the leads are few, the danger grave, the desire unforeseeable...until the night Hank guards Melody's body more passionately than either intended!
Naturaleza casi muerta
by Carme RieraPREMIO NACIONAL DE LAS LETRAS 2015 En noviembre de 2007 el estudiante Erasmus Romain Lannuzel, alumno de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, desapareció misteriosamente sin dejar rastro. El hecho, todavía no esclarecido, da pie a esta novela, que parte, asimismo de otra misteriosa desaparición, la de Costantinu Iliescu, estudiante rumano. Su novia y dos de sus compañeros Erasmus denuncian los hechos y remueven cielo y tierra para encontrarlo, pero tanto la policía como las autoridades universitarias creen que Iliescu se ha marchado voluntariamente. Sin embargo pronto tendrán que cambiar de opinión. Los acontecimientos que se suceden tras la desaparición del estudiante rumano evidencian que algo terrible, oscuro y macabro está pasando en la universidad. Un equipo de policías, entre los que destaca la subinspectora Manuela Vázquez, inicia una exhaustiva investigación en la que las pistas falsas y los posibles sospechosos se multiplican. Pero a pesar de sus pesquisas y esfuerzos no logran encontrarlo. En la mente de profesores, policías y alumnos se cierne la espesa sombra de quien parece ser un meticuloso y sanguinario asesino. Carme Riera hace suyos los mejores elementos del género negro para crear en el lector un estado de tensión y suspense que se mantiene hasta la última página. Su prosa es evocadora, casi cinematográfica, y sabe combinar con brillantez la intriga, la ironía y la crítica social. Reseñas:«Caos y terror en el campus. La autora debuta en el género negro con personajes cercanos y situaciones cotidianas para crear un suspense que engancha.»Rosa Mora, El País «Riera es una perfecta conocedora de la ortodoxia de la novela negra y ha respetado las complejas normas que este género impone.»Andreu Martín «Venerable osadía la de esta escritora de importante trayectoria, catedrática de la Universidad Autónoma, que decide contar un asunto criminal muy serio y muy grave (y muy sangriento) que se desarrolla, justamente por los pasillos, despachos, baños y jardines del campus de esta, su universidad, a la que convierte en lugar de pesadilla.»Lilian Neuman, La Vanguardia «Riera utiliza las herramientas propias del género, en especial la intriga, que acompaña a cada página. Un desafío, en definitiva, aprobado con nota.»Carles Cabrera, Diario de Mallorca «Excelente novela de intriga. La extraordinaria minucia narrativa, la dosificación de la información y la sabia manera de desvelar las pistas crean una tensión en la lectura que no acaba hasta la última página.»Xavier Pla, Avui «Carme Riera no ha escatimado ironías para hilar esta historia que también esconde una dura crítica a la sociedad que nos rodea, pero sobre todo al sistema educativo actual.»Lídia Penelo, Público
Naturaleza muerta
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildMedicine Creek es un pueblo perdido de Kansas, un pueblo tranquilo, donde todo el mundo se conoce y donde nunca ocurre nada... hasta que se produce un asesinato. En medio de un campo de maíz se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una mujer rodeada por un círculo de flechas indias, cada una con un cuervo atravesado en su punta. Y esto es solo el principio.El asesino está entre ellos y nadie volverá a dormir tranquilo.Justo en este momento llega el enigmático inspector Pendergast. Nadie sabe quién le ha avisado pero será el único capaz de descifrar el misterio de los espeluznantes asesinatos, un misterio que le llevará a un pasado oscuro y torturado...
Naturaleza muerta (Inspector Pendergast #Volumen 4)
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildVuelve el inspector Pendergast con un misterio que le llevará hasta el oscuro y tortuoso pasado de un «apacible» pueblo de Kansas. Medicine Creek es un pueblo perdido de Kansas, un pueblo tranquilo donde todo el mundo se conoce y donde nunca ocurre nada... Hasta que se produce un asesinato. En medio de un campo de maíz se descubre el cadáver mutilado de una mujer rodeado por un círculo de flechas indias, cada una con un cuervo atravesado en su punta. Y esto es solo el principio. El asesino está entre los habitantes de Medicine Creek y nadie volverá a dormir tranquilo. Justo en ese momento llega al pueblo el enigmático inspector Pendergast. Nadie sabe quién le ha avisado, pero todos están seguros de que es el único capaz de descifrar el misterio de los espeluznantes asesinatos...
Naturaleza salvaje
by Jane HarperUn thriller adictivo que aborda de forma magistral la corrupción de las empresas y la lucha contra los elementos de cinco mujeres que, en condiciones extremas, harán lo que sea necesario para asegurar su supervivencia y la de sus seres más queridos. Alice Russell y cuatros compañeras de trabajo participan en una actividad para ejecutivos en la zona boscosa de Giralang Ranges, al este de Melbourne. Los directivos de la empresa, una prestigiosa compañía de contabilidad que el agente federal Aaron Falk está investigando por un presunto delito financiero, pretenden con esta acción fomentar el espíritu de equipo. Sin embargo, todo se tuerce cuando Alice, testigo clave en las pesquisas y confidente de Falk, desaparece y éste tiene que sumergirse en el corazón de una naturaleza exuberante y estigmatizada por el fantasma de un asesino en serie. Así, mientras las cinco mujeres caminan sin rumbo entre el frío y la lluvia, y sobreviven a duras penas entre los silencios y las sombras de un bosque tan bello como terrible, Falk irá descubriendo no sólo que Alice dista mucho de ser apreciada por sus colegas, sino también un trasfondo de recelos y heridas que ha dinamitado la armonía del grupo y ha convertido esta aventura en una insospechada trampa mortal. La crítica ha dicho...«Potente, fascinante y muy recomendable.»The Times «Al igual que Años de sequía, esta novela rebosa ingenio y suspense, y crea una atmósfera muy poderosa. Un libro extraordinario de una escritora extraordinaria.»A. J. Finn «Naturaleza salvaje logra combinar con habilidad el suspense, la supervivencia lejos de la civilización, personajes memorables y una escritura de gran belleza.»Michael Koryta «Como en Años de sequía, el espacio adquiere aquí un intenso protagonismo: hablamos de un paisaje azotado por unas durísimas condiciones meteorológicas y en el que acechan los peligros de la naturaleza.»Financial Times «Este thriller pone los pelos de punta y no da tregua hasta la última página.»Daily Express