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Nick's Secret (Exceptional Reading And Language Arts Titles For Intermediate Grades Ser.)
by Claire H. BlatchfordIn this exciting mystery, thirteen-year-old Nick and his faithful dog, Wags, are mixed up in a scheme even more exciting, and dangerous, than they have ever been in before. Daryl, a school bully, forces Nick to meet him at the creepy Tower Motel, a place that local legend says is haunted. On his way there, a snowstorm threatens, and a mysterious girl named Ionie warns Nick to stay away from the motel. Snowed in by the blizzard, Nick joins forces with Ionie and learns that she has a dangerous secret. Nick must keep Ionie's secret, or risk both their lives.
Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2)
by George P. PelecanosNick, with his PI license, discovers that snapping photos of unfaithful husbands isn't his thing. Tending bar at the Spot, Nick is closing one night when his friend Billy shows up. His wife is gone.
Nick's Trip: Down By The River; A Firing Offense; Nick's Trip (Five Star Fiction Ser. #2)
by George PelecanosNick Stefanos has given up his job in sales to tend bar at the Spot, where drinks and women are both a bit too easily available, and the routine is starting to feel as dead-end as his last gig. But things are about to change. First, his high-school friend Billy Goodrich asks him to find his wife April, who he says left him for small-time crime boss Joey DiGeordano. In fact, April has taken off with hog farmer/bondage freak Tommy Crane and, it turns out, with $200,000 of DiGeordano family money. There are powerful enemies on her trail -- and now on Nick's trail, too.
Nickel Bay Nick
by Dean PitchfordPerfect for fans of Jerry Spinelli and Gary D. Schmidt, this heartfelt coming-of-age story will make you believe in the power of second chances. Eleven-year-old Sam Brattle is already having the worst Christmas ever - his dad’s bakery is going bankrupt and his mom is spending the holidays with her new family. To make things worse, Nickel Bay Nick, the anonymous Good Samaritan who leaves hundred-dollar bills around Nickel Bay at Christmastime, is a no-show, so this year the rest of the town is as miserable as Sam. When he stumbles upon the secret identity of this mysterious do-gooder, Sam is stunned to learn that he might now be his town’s only hope. But before he can rescue Nickel Bay, Sam has to learn the skills of a spy and unravel some even darker secrets that will change his life forever. .
Nickel Bay Nick
by Dean PitchfordPerfect for fans of Jerry Spinelli and Gary D. Schmidt, this heartfelt coming-of-age story will make you believe in the power of second chances. Eleven-year-old Sam Brattle is already having the worst Christmas ever - his dad's bakery is going bankrupt and his mom is spending the holidays with her new family. To make things worse, Nickel Bay Nick, the anonymous Good Samaritan who leaves hundred-dollar bills around Nickel Bay at Christmastime, is a no-show, so this year the rest of the town is as miserable as Sam. When he stumbles upon the secret identity of this mysterious do-gooder, Sam is stunned to learn that he might now be his town's only hope. But before he can rescue Nickel Bay, Sam has to learn the skills of a spy and unravel some even darker secrets that will change his life forever.
Nickeled and Dimed to Death
by Denise SwansonIn New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson's "slightly zany"* new mystery series, Devereaux Sinclair loves running her old-fashioned store in her small Missouri hometown. If only murder didn't keep landing on her doorstep. . . Dev's five-and-dime may be doing well, but her love life is in turmoil. She's torn between Deputy U. S. Marshal Jake Del Vecchio, who is on an undercover assignment, and her ex-beau Noah Underwood, the local doctor from a high-society family. So she welcomes the distraction when Elise Whitmore offers her a great deal on antique chocolate molds that would be perfect for her Easter gift baskets. But do the molds actually belong to Elise's soon-to-be ex-husband? In buying them, has Dev committed a felony? When Elise is found shot to death, the mystery deepens--and Dev's good friend Boone, who discovered the body, is taken into custody. With the help of her best buds, Dev must clear Boone's name and find the real killer. Good thing that when it comes to amateur sleuths, they broke the mold with Dev Sinclair. *Library Journal
Nicki Holland Mysteries #8: The Secret of Cravenhill Castle
by Angela Elwell HuntNicki and her friends are thrilled when they receive an invitation to spend a few days at a 500-year-old Irish castle. Shrouded in mystery and fairy legend, the castle is everything they expect, and more! The girls must battle the sea, superstition, and their own fears as they undertake a dangerous search for the legendary treasure of the Cravenhill Castle.
Nico: A Mafia Romance (Ruin & Revenge #1)
by Sarah CastilleA dangerous proposalIn Nico, the first book in the Ruin & Revenge series by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Castille, Las Vegas Mafia boss, Nico Toscani, is used to getting what he wants, whether it is having the City of Sin under his rule or a beautiful woman in his bed. But when he meets his match in the gorgeous, headstrong Mia Cordano, the daughter of a rival crime lord, all bets are off. . . Sexy computer hacker, Mia, struggles to break free of her ruthless father’s Mafia ties…but she can’t resist the powerful and seductive Nico, who will stop at nothing to possess her. With their families locked in a brutal war for control of the city, Mia and Nico enter into a forbidden game. Will they surrender to the passion that burns between them—and risk tearing apart their families? Or will Nico be forced to betray the only woman who sets his blood on fire?
Nie mehr als zwei Mal
by Claudio Ruggeri Susanne GasserEine in Form einer Flaschenpost aufgefundene Mitteilung und die Neugier eines Antiquars führen dazu, dass Vincent Germano Ermittlungen einleitet, deren Ergebnis am Ende überraschend und an der Grenze der Wahrscheinlichkeit ist. Der Kommissar ist stets von Leuten umgeben, denen er Erklärungen abzugeben oder Befehle zu erteilen hat, oder die er auch einfach nur um Rat fragt, aber eigentlich ist er allein, wie alle Leute, die auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit sind.
Niebla
by Andreas PflügerUn thriller psicológico repleto de acción trepidante, protagonizado por una heroína tan excepcional como la Clarice Starling de El silencio de los corderos y la Lisbeth Salander de Millennium. Hace cinco años perdió la vista.Entonces pensó que era el peor día de su vida.Pero estaba equivocada.El peor día de su vida es hoy. En su vida anterior, Jenny Aaron fue detective de un grupo especial de la policía alemana, una unidad de élite tan secreta que nadie puede solicitar entrar: ellos te eligen a ti. Pero, tras una arriesgada misión fallida en Barcelona, Jenny quedó ciega. Cinco años después, Aaron recibe una llamada: sus antiguos colegas de Berlín la necesitan. Reinhold Boenisch, un asesino en serie al que ella envió a prisión, ha matado a la psicóloga de la cárcel. Jenny decide aceptar el caso yafrontar su pasado. Pero Boenisch es solo el principio. El reloj se ha puesto en marcha y sus enemigos la tienen en su objetivo. Aaron no puede ver, pero sigue siendo lo que siempre ha sido: una brillante investigadora y, sobre todo, una mujer con voluntad de hierro. Pronto se da cuenta de que lleva toda su vida preparándose para las próximas 36 horas. Y de que si quiere sobrevivir tendrá que luchar con todas sus fuerzas. La crítica ha dicho...«Mejor que Bond.»Die Zeit «Todo el que ha leído este libro, incluido yo, piensa que es sublime.»Deutschlandradio Kultur «Hasta el final, Niebla se desarrolla como un superthriller trepidante que resulta inigualable. El lector es arrastrado a un infierno de suspense del que no puede escapar. Un libro sensacional.»WDR «El libro gana suspense con cada página que pasas, y a cada pieza del mosaico le sigue otra hasta el vertiginoso enfrentamiento final.»Hessischer Rundfunk «Increíblemente emocionante, sorprendente, sobrecogedor, conmovedor y escrito con inteligencia.»Thüringer Allgemeine «Andreas Pflüger ha escrito un libro con el potencial de convertirse en thriller del año.»Westdeutsche Allgemeine «Los fans de Lisbeth Salander estarán encantados... Pflüger ha creado una heroína inolvidable y una experiencia literaria en la que te olvidarás de dónde estás y qué hora es... Enormemente adictivo.»Zeichenundzeiten.com
Niets dan goeds
by Tanya Anne Crosby Miriam van der VeenTanya Anne Crosby, auteur van enkele New York Times bestsellers, licht een tipje van de sluier van de geheimzinnigheid die een zuidelijke familie in verval omhult. Ze verkent de levens van Caroline, Augusta en Savannah Aldridge, drie zussen die een duister verleden en een onbekende toekomst delen. Na de dood van hun moeder moet Caroline de krant overnemen die al decennialang in de familie is, en moeten de drie zussen een jaar lang samenwonen, of hun erfenis opgeven. Ondertussen haalt een moordenaar de krantenkoppen en is Caroline onbewust in zijn vizier gekomen ... Een reeks kidnappingen en moorden doen de herinneringen aan de jeugd van de zussen ontwaken, met name de verdwijning van hun broertje, en Caroline vreest dat zij weleens het volgende slachtoffer zou kunnen zijn. Te midden van alle onrust bestaat de kans dat een lang vervlogen romance weer nieuw leven wordt ingeblazen. Nu Jack Shaw weer terug is in haar leven en de gehavende banden met haar zussen weer langzaamaan lijken te helen, hoopt Caroline dat haar familie zijn positie in de gemeenschap van Charleston kan heroveren - tenzij een sinistere macht die buiten hun controle ligt hen voor eens en altijd verscheurt ...
Nieve
by Terry Griggs Alexander Griggs-BurrStrange things are happening in town, but only Nieve seems to notice that something is up. But when two strangers come to town, trailing night along behind them, and people, including Nieve's best friend Malcolm, begin to disappear, Nieve knows that she must do something. She must venture into the Black City to uncover the mystery and save her town.
Nieve
by Orhan PamukEn pleno invierno, un poeta y periodista regresa a su ciudad natal, la remota ciudad de Kars en la frontera de Turquía, después de largos años de exilio político en Europa Occidental.La ciudad que encuentra es un lugar conflictivo: hay una ola de suicidios de chicas a las que se les ha prohibido llevar las cabezas cubiertas a la escuela, los islamistas van a ganar las elecciones locales, y el jefe de los servicios de inteligencia es de una eficiencia brutal.La nueva novela del premiado y prestigioso autor de Me llamo Rojo es un thriller político que retrata las más diversas formas de la ambición -el amor, el arte, el poder, la religión- y desenmascara las contradicciones que aprisionan el corazón humano en muchos lugares del mundo islámico.
Nieve en Agosto
by Hannah HoweCuando era adolescente, Ros McCarthy ofreció a Mark, su hijo, en adopción. Ahora, como adulta y autora de éxito, quería volver a reunirse con él. Con Faye a mi lado, nuestra tarea era localizar a Mark. En el camino aprendimos sobre Ty Gwyn, un hogar de niños, y la gente que vivía y trabajaba allí. Sin embargo, mientras sondeábamos, algunas personas se pusieron nerviosas y lanzaron amenazas. Luego, inesperadamente, un asesinato. ¿Estaban conectados el asesinato y nuestra investigación sobre el paradero de Mark, o era una mera coincidencia? Sospeché lo primero, luego tuve mis dudas cuando el asunto se volvió más complejo. Nieve en agosto, la historia de un pueblo y sus secretos, una historia de anhelo y arrepentimiento, y la comprensión por mi parte de que siempre debes apreciar a la gente que amas.
Nieve sucia en Kabul: El retorno del capitán Yasir
by Gianluca EllenaTras el atentado que le hirió en el corazón y en el alma, el capitán de la policía criminalística Yasir vuelve a investigar en la turbulenta Kabul. De vuelta al servicio tras un sangriento atentado que lo dejó marcado, Yasir, oficial de la Policía Criminalística afgana, regresa a una Kabul cada vez más caótica y peligrosa para reincorporarse a su equipo y a su antiguo ritmo de trabajo. Lejos de su hogar en Herat, en la rutina de una capital dominada por la delincuencia común e ideológica, Yasir y su equipo se enfrentarán a un caso de asesinato de un cooperante europeo que somete a todo el distrito a la presión política y a la necesidad de resolver el caso rápidamente.
Nigdy Więcej Niż Dwa Razy
by Claudio Ruggeri Joanna ParasinskaOdnalezienie wiadomości ukrytej w butelce oraz ciekawość pewnego antykwariusza skłonią inspektora Germano do wszczęcia dochodzenie, z którego wnioski wydają się być na granicy prawdopodobieństwa. Komisarz znajdzie się często w otoczeniu ludzi, którym musi coś wytłumaczyć, wydać rozkaz lub zapytać o radę, lecz faktycznie będzie samotny, tak jak poszukujący prawdy. Więcej informacji o autorze i jego książkach znajdziecie na: Blog: http://claudioruggeri.blogspot.it Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruggeri.Commissioner.Page Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RuggeriC83
Nigeria Meltdown
by Don PendletonBrother of TraitorsHidden in the Nigerian jungle, a secret military brotherhood is plotting revolution. When rumors of this terrorist force reach Washington, the government must act quickly-without raising red flags in the African country. U.S. military forces can't be part of the equation, which means there's only one man who can fly in under the radar and get the job done.Mack Bolan teams up with Nigerian soldiers and a small group of local fighters to seek out the brotherhood's base camp and expose its leaders. But he soon learns corruption within the country runs deep. Someone on his team is a hired killer, and Bolan is his target. With the traitor poised to strike at any time, Bolan must rely on instinct alone as the group closes in on the camp and the battle begins. His enemies may try to run, but they can never hide from The Executioner.
Nigerians in Space
by Deji Bryce Olukotun1993. Houston. Dr. Wale Olufunmi, lunar rock geologist, has a life most Nigerian immigrants would kill for, but then most Nigerians aren't Wale-a great scientific mind in exile with galactic ambitions.<P><P> Then comes an outlandish order: steal a piece of the moon. With both personal and national glory at stake, Wale manages to pull off the near impossible, setting out on a journey back to Nigeria that leads anywhere but home. Compelled by Wale's impulsive act, Nigerians traces arcs in time and space from Houston to Stockholm, from Cape Town to Bulawayo, picking up on the intersecting lives of a South African abalone smuggler, a freedom fighter's young daughter, and Wale's own ambitious son. Deji Olukotun's debut novel defies categorization-a story of international intrigue that tackles deeper questions about exile, identity, and the need to answer an elusive question: what exactly is brain gain?
Night
by Bernard MinierThe No.1 bestseller in France, NIGHT is the thrilling new novel from award-winner Bernard Minier. The Commandant Servaz series The Frozen Dead is available now on Netflix.A woman murdered in a church in Norway.A collection of photographs on an oil rig in the North Sea.A young boy in a picturesque Austrian village.The three clues that suggest a serial killer has returned . . . Detective Kirsten Nigaard believes the signs point to none other than Julian Hirtmann, a serial murderer on the run. She turns to Toulouse cop Martin Servaz, who has a painful personal history with Hirtmann. Servaz hunted the elusive killer for many years until the trail went cold. Now they have a chance to bring him to justice at last. But soon the pair find themselves in a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase, not knowing who is chasing whom, and which of them might pay the ultimate price.Praise for Bernard Minier'Over the past few years, France has produced some of Europe's most striking and original crime novelists. Bernard Minier is up there with the best' - The Sunday Times'A super-accelerated version of a Hitchcock thriller, with thrills and shocks on nearly every page . . . Minier reels out lurid, quick and dirty prose, dirty enough to blacken the fingers as we read' - Spectator
Night (Commandant Servaz #4)
by Bernard MinierThe No.1 bestseller in France, NIGHT is the thrilling new novel from award-winner Bernard Minier. The Commandant Servaz series The Frozen Dead is available now on Netflix.A woman murdered in a church in Norway.A collection of photographs on an oil rig in the North Sea.A young boy in a picturesque Austrian village.The three clues that suggest a serial killer has returned . . . Detective Kirsten Nigaard believes the signs point to none other than Julian Hirtmann, a serial murderer on the run. She turns to Toulouse cop Martin Servaz, who has a painful personal history with Hirtmann. Servaz hunted the elusive killer for many years until the trail went cold. Now they have a chance to bring him to justice at last. But soon the pair find themselves in a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase, not knowing who is chasing whom, and which of them might pay the ultimate price.Praise for Bernard Minier'Over the past few years, France has produced some of Europe's most striking and original crime novelists. Bernard Minier is up there with the best' - The Sunday Times'A super-accelerated version of a Hitchcock thriller, with thrills and shocks on nearly every page . . . Minier reels out lurid, quick and dirty prose, dirty enough to blacken the fingers as we read' - Spectator
Night After Night
by Phil RickmanA spooky supernatural thriller by the author of the Merrily Watkins seriesLiam Defford doesn't believe in ghosts. As the head of a production company, however, he does believe in high-impact TV. On the lookout for his next idea, he hires journalist Grayle Underhill to research the history of Knap Hall—a Tudor farmhouse turned luxury hotel, abandoned by its owners at the height of its success. The staff has been paid to keep quiet about what happened there, but the stories seep through. They're not conducive to a quick sale, but Defford isn't interested in keeping Knap Hall for more than a few months. Just long enough to make a reality TV show that will run nightly. A house isolated by its rural situation and its dark reputation; six people—known to the nation but strangers to one another—locked inside; but this time Big Brother is not in control.
Night Blood (Elijah Pike Vampire Chronicles #1)
by James M. ThompsonA TASTE FOR BLOODMaine, 1820. Lost in a blizzard, a young woodcutter seeks refuge in an isolated cabin, never suspecting that the recluse who lives there is not what he appears to be--or that the strange-tasting brew he's offered isn't tea. Too late, the woodcutter realizes that he is doomed to wander the earth, consumed by a raging thirst that can only be sated with human blood.A THIRST FOR MOREHouston, Present Day. For more than a century, he has hunted for fresh prey to feed his inhuman need. Now, his immortality threatened by a deadly blood disease raging across the globe--and pulsing in his own veins--he brilliantly reinvents himself as a world-renowned doctor, racing against time to find the cure that will save him.A HUNGER FOR DEATHAs death shadows the infected doctor, ER Physician Matthew Carter and forensic pathologist Samantha Scott are in their own desperate race to find a vicious serial killer who leaves his victims' bodies horrifically drained of blood. A killer who is poised to strike again . . . and is closer than they think."If you read one horror book this year, read this one!" --William W. Johnstone
Night Boat from Puerto Vedra
by Donald MacKenzieIt was largely chance that took Dougal Macneil to the empty racetrack that morning, but when he inadvertently sees - and photographs - something he shouldn't he is soon under threat from a seemingly omnipotent force.Colonel Weber, head of police of the tiny Central American country of Montoro, is sheltering a former Nazi whose name is high on Israel's most-wanted list. And on the face of it he holds all the cards: control of the police force, the trust of government officials - and Macneil's wife, whom he is holding in 'protective custody'. But Macneil is not an adversary to be underestimated . . .
Night Boat from Puerto Vedra (Murder Room #397)
by Donald MacKenzieIt was largely chance that took Dougal Macneil to the empty racetrack that morning, but when he inadvertently sees - and photographs - something he shouldn't he is soon under threat from a seemingly omnipotent force.Colonel Weber, head of police of the tiny Central American country of Montoro, is sheltering a former Nazi whose name is high on Israel's most-wanted list. And on the face of it he holds all the cards: control of the police force, the trust of government officials - and Macneil's wife, whom he is holding in 'protective custody'. But Macneil is not an adversary to be underestimated . . .
Night Boat to Tangier: A Novel
by Kevin BarryONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • &“A darkly incantatory tragicomedy of love and betrayal ... Beautifully paced, emotionally wise.&” —The Boston GlobeIn the dark waiting room of the ferry terminal in the sketchy Spanish port of Algeciras, two aging Irishmen—Maurice Hearne and Charlie Redmond, longtime partners in the lucrative and dangerous enterprise of smuggling drugs—sit at night, none too patiently. The pair are trying to locate Maurice&’s estranged daughter, Dilly, whom they&’ve heard is either arriving on a boat coming from Tangier or departing on one heading there. This nocturnal vigil will initiate an extraordinary journey back in time to excavate their shared history of violence, romance, mutual betrayals, and serial exiles. Rendered with the dark humor and the hardboiled Hibernian lyricism that have made Kevin Barry one of the most striking and admired fiction writers at work today, Night Boat to Tangier is a superbly melancholic melody of a novel, full of beautiful phrases and terrible men.