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Noir Nights: Five Private Eye Romances
by Angela SmithPrivate eyes are watching and romance is calling in these five seriously suspenseful stories. Full of dashing detectives, femme fatales, and nocturnal desires, this collection offers breathtaking thrills to get your pulse pounding.Always and Forever Love: Lacy Aegar and her sister have done well with their private investigation firm, but Jackson Carter, the son of a powerful business tycoon, is siphoning off clients. However, getting to the root of this problem will require risking her heart along with her neck.Redeeming the Night: When the daughter of a Las Vegas politician disappears, private investigator and freshly turned werewolf Eric stumbles onto a frightening series of kidnapped girls. But he finds himself distracted from the case by the mysterious Ashley, on the run from her succubus clan.Final Mend: Jake Inman needs a private investigator to track down his kidnapped goddaughter. Winona Wall left the PI game, but now to save herself she must team up with Jake - and avoid love at all costs.Secrets and Lies: Actor-turned-private-investigator Charlie Ziffkin traces a stolen sculpture to his hometown, where his path crosses again with former sweetheart Juliana Sanchez, a psychic who knows exactly what he's hiding.Holding Out for a Hero: PI Collin Atlee hides behind a handsome face and a cocky attitude. That is, until he takes Seneca Simms's case. Solving the mystery behind her birth is the easy part. The hard part is stealing her heart without exposing his painful past.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Noir Nights: Five Private Eye Romances
by Angela Smith Shay LacyPrivate eyes are watching and romance is calling in these five seriously suspenseful stories. Full of dashing detectives, femme fatales, and nocturnal desires, this collection offers breathtaking thrills to get your pulse pounding.Always and Forever Love: Lacy Aegar and her sister have done well with their private investigation firm, but Jackson Carter, the son of a powerful business tycoon, is siphoning off clients. However, getting to the root of this problem will require risking her heart along with her neck.Redeeming the Night: When the daughter of a Las Vegas politician disappears, private investigator and freshly turned werewolf Eric stumbles onto a frightening series of kidnapped girls. But he finds himself distracted from the case by the mysterious Ashley, on the run from her succubus clan.Final Mend: Jake Inman needs a private investigator to track down his kidnapped goddaughter. Winona Wall left the PI game, but now to save herself she must team up with Jake - and avoid love at all costs.Secrets and Lies: Actor-turned-private-investigator Charlie Ziffkin traces a stolen sculpture to his hometown, where his path crosses again with former sweetheart Juliana Sanchez, a psychic who knows exactly what he's hiding.Holding Out for a Hero: PI Collin Atlee hides behind a handsome face and a cocky attitude. That is, until he takes Seneca Simms's case. Solving the mystery behind her birth is the easy part. The hard part is stealing her heart without exposing his painful past.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Noir(ish): A Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery
by Evan Guilford-BlakeAn entertaining foray into the dark world of film and fiction noir--with a detour into the realm of the fantastic--by Evan Guilford-Blake. It's Los Angeles. June, 1947. <P><P>In the wake of mobster Bugsy Siegel's violent murder, Private Investigator Robert Grahame is confronted with a case unlike anything he's ever faced before. Lizabeth Duryea, a stunning yet peculiar young woman, hires Grahame to find her brother, Dan Scott, and leaves him with a small, mysterious package for safekeeping. But Grahame's investigation becomes much more complicated when another mob big shot gets an anonymous tip that Grahame killed Siegel and hid the evidence in his office. With the help of LAPD's only female detective, Lauren Stanwyck, Grahame tries to discern the truth behind his mysterious client's improbable story and find out who really killed Bugsy Siegel--haunted by his lost love at every step. As he stares into the face of his own cloudy past and the face of the fantastic, Grahame--in the classic noir tradition--is tempted by a femme fatale, followed by a shadowy figure, beaten up, accused of murder, and threatened. Ultimately, he uncovers a most unexpected plot, one which jeopardizes his way of life and puts him in mortal danger.
Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics
by Brian Azzarello Jeff Lemire Ed Brubaker Paul GristMurder, passion, and criminal enterprise are presented here at their darkest, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics!In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you'll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics' top talent!
Noir: A Novel
by Robert Coover“Metafiction lustily mates with hard-boiled mystery in this hilarious homage to Raymond Chandler and company.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)You are Philip M. Noir, Private Investigator. A mysterious young widow hires you to find her husband's killer—if he was killed. Then your client is killed and her body disappear—if she was your client. Your search for clues takes you through all levels of the city, from classy lounges to lowlife dives, from jazz bars to a rich sex kitten’s bedroom, from yachts to the morgue. The Case of the Vanishing Black Widow unfolds over five days aboveground and three or four in smugglers’ tunnels, though flashback and anecdote, and expands time into something much larger. You don’t always get the joke, though most people think what’s happening is pretty funny.“As his dazzling career continues to demonstrate, Mr. Coover is a one-man Big Bang of exploding creative force.” —The New York Times“Like Thomas Pynchon in 2009’s Inherent Vice, Coover pops off laughs on every page.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“[An] absurdist take on the hard-boiled detective novel . . . depraved and amusing.” —Kirkus Reviews
Noise under the bed
by Erick CarballoIn Mexico City, a man receives a phone call from Real del Monte with the news that his mother is seriously ill, so he and his family will have to travel immediately to the town. Discover through this short story a series of events that will interrupt the tranquility of an entire family.
Noise: A Novel
by Darin BradleyThis haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is controversial, a shocking look at the imminent collapse of American civilization--and what will succeed it. In the aftermath of the switch from analog to digital TV, an anarchic movement known as Salvage hijacks the unused airwaves. Mixed in with the static's random noise are dire warnings of the imminent economic, political, and social collapse of civilization--and cold-blooded lessons on how to survive the fall and prosper in the harsh new order that will inevitably arise from the ashes of the old.Hiram and Levi are two young men, former Scouts and veterans of countless Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Now, on the blood-drenched battlefields of university campuses, shopping malls, and gated communities, they will find themselves taking on new identities and new moralities as they lead a ragtag band of hackers and misfits to an all-but-mythical place called Amaranth, where a fragile future waits to be born.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Noise: A Novel
by Darin BradleyThis haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is controversial, a shocking look at the imminent collapse of American civilization--and what will succeed it. In the aftermath of the switch from analog to digital TV, an anarchic movement known as Salvage hijacks the unused airwaves. Mixed in with the static's random noise are dire warnings of the imminent economic, political, and social collapse of civilization--and cold-blooded lessons on how to survive the fall and prosper in the harsh new order that will inevitably arise from the ashes of the old.Hiram and Levi are two young men, former Scouts and veterans of countless Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Now, on the blood-drenched battlefields of university campuses, shopping malls, and gated communities, they will find themselves taking on new identities and new moralities as they lead a ragtag band of hackers and misfits to an all-but-mythical place called Amaranth, where a fragile future waits to be born.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Noites Perversas
by A. D. JusticePrimeiro vem o amor. Depois vem o casamento. Depois vem um carrinho de bebê novo. Mas a vida é realmente tão simples assim? Noah e Brianna Steele estavam vivendo a vida dos seus sonhos como marido e mulher. Os jogos perversos do passado ficaram para trás e cada dia era melhor do que o anterior. Esperanças e sonhos, outrora somente fantasias, eram, finalmente, sua realidade. Colton Lanier e Chaise Steele encontraram o amor do seu próprio jeito improvável. Durante seu romance rápido, eles romperam os laços perversos que os prendiam e formaram novos laços inquebráveis de amor. Depois que eles recuperaram relacionamentos com membros afastados da família, a vida parecia dar a eles uma nova chance para a felicidade. Mas um perigo desconhecido espreitava à distância e a esperança da família começou a desvanecer em desespero. Justo quando tudo na vida parecia ser perfeito, a família da Steele Security estará preparada para as noites perversas que se aproximam?
Nom de Guerre
by Jeff GulvinWhen a terrorist escapes prison, Scotland Yard&’s Jack Swann and FBI agent Johnny Harrison are on his trail in this &“absolutely marvelous&” series (Jack Higgins). Detective Sgt. Jack Swann, anti-terrorist agent for Scotland Yard&’s Special Branch, is breathing a little easier. The international terrorist known as Storm Crow is languishing in jail after threatening to ignite a bomb in London and plotting to unleash a chemical attack in Saint Peter&’s Square in Rome. Then, on his way to trial, the prisoner breaks free. He returns to the world&’s stage with a shocking act of violence—only to be trailed from the UK to the United States by Swann. And that&’s precisely what the madman wants. Enlisting the help of FBI Special Agent Johnny Harrison, Swann tracks his nemesis across the heartland of America—from Georgia to Nevada—in a bizarre spree of mass murders calculated to trap both men in an ingenious and terrifying endgame. Because Storm Crow is more insidious, and more powerful, than Swann and Harrison ever imagined. New York Times–bestselling author Jack Higgins called Storm Crow &“one of the best thrillers I&’ve read this year.&” Now the coldblooded terrorist is at large once again—and the stakes are even higher—in Nom de Guerre.
Nom de code Condor (L'\homme Du Président Ser. #1)
by John Simpson Laure RineL'Homme du Président, tome 1 Le candidat du Parti Démocrate pour la présidence des États-Unis, J. David Windsor, et les Américains sont choqués quand son adversaire, à six semaines des élections, divulgue son homosexualité. N'écoutant que son cœur, David choisit l'honnêteté sans penser aux retombées médiatiques, et surmonte l'obstacle pour remporter l'élection. Malgré ce succès, les forces obscures du monde entier commencent à comploter contre lui, et la sécurité du Président Windsor doit être renforcée. À l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur de la Maison-Blanche, l'Agent des Services Secrets Shane Thompson devient l'ombre du Président, présent, silencieux, et toujours vigilant. Alors que les deux hommes se rapprochent, Shane fait beaucoup plus que simplement son devoir ; il devient indispensable au bonheur de David, comme il l'est à la santé du Président. Ensemble, ils se rendent compte qu'ils doivent trouver un équilibre entre leur vie publique et leur vie privée avant que le stress et les responsabilités ne les déchirent.
Nomad: A Novel (The Marc Dane Series #1)
by James SwallowNew York Times bestselling author James Swallow begins his espionage thriller series with Nomad featuring British desk jockey intelligence operative turned active agent.Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Dane the only survivor—and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6—he's forced into the front line. Matters spiral out of control when the evidence points toward Dane as the perpetrator of the attack. Accused of betraying his country, he must race against time to clear his name. With nowhere to turn to for help and no one left to trust, Marc is forced to rely on the elusive Rubicon group and their operative Lucy Keyes. Ex US Army, Lucy also knows what it's like to be an outsider, and she's got the skills that Dane needs. A terrorist attack is coming, one bigger and more deadly than has ever been seen before. With the eyes of the security establishment elsewhere, only Keyes and Dane can stop the attack before it's too late.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Nombre en clave: Verity
by Elizabeth WeinDos chicas. Sus vidas cruzadas en una amistad improbable. Una lucha por sobrevivir a la guerra más devastadora. Dos chicas de orígenes completamente diferentes se hacen inseparables durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial trabajando para las Fuerzas Aéreas Británicas. Pero en una misión de vital importancia, el avión se estrella, una de ellas es capturada por la Gestapo. Sometida a un durísimo y cruel interrogatorio, la Gestapo le concederá solo dos semanas para contar todo lo que sabe sobre el servicio de inteligencia británico. Así irá escribiendo una complicada confesión para los alemanes y así conoceremos su historia. Ha hecho un pacto: mientras dure su confesión, no será ejecutada... Una historia inteligente, sobrecogedora, con muchísimo suspense y con un final absolutamente sorprendente. * Mejor Libro del Mes por Amazon.com en mayo de 2012. * Seleccionado dentro de los TOP TEN mejores libros 2012 porBarnes&Noble. * Mejor libro de 2012 por School Library Journal#s * Mejor libro de 2012 por Kirkus Review Reseñas:«[...] Con esta novela, Elizabeth Wein propone un juego mental diabólicamente trazado. Al principio te cautiva: una historia de amistad entre la piloto y la espía, la emoción de pilotar un avión, los horrores de la tortura nazi, la valentía de los combatientes de la Resistencia francesa; Después te das cuenta de que te ha ido dando todas las pistas necesarias para resolver el rompecabezas gigante que ha construido a tu alrededor y de que nada es como pensabas que era, especialmente cuando te percatas de que tus ojos son un mar de lágrimas [...]».The New York Times Book Review «Una emocionante y brutal historia sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hay suficientes secuencias de acción y giros inesperados para complacer a todo tipo de lectores».Publishers Weekly
Nome In Codice: Ballerina
by Marta D'Amico Amanda BriceL'aspirante ballerina Dani Spevak è entusiasta quando il famoso show televisivo Teenager Celebrity Dance Off arriva al campus del suo collegio. Scambia la sbarra per i balli da sala e le viene assegnato un cha-cha-cha insieme al Wonderboy di Hollywood Nick Galliano. In un primo momento la loro partnership è scomoda, perché Dani è in soggezione poichè da molto tempo ha una cotta per l'idolo delle teenager. Ma ben presto la loro chimica scalderàla pista da ballo e l'attrazione si sposterà anche nella vita reale. A Nick potrebbe davvero piacere Dani? La sua eccitazione è di breve durata, perché qualcuno la vuole fuori dallo show. Bombe, avvelenamento, incendio doloso ... i 15 minuti di fama finiranno prima che lei raggiunga i 15 anni? Dani e le sue amiche sono improvvisamente al centro di qualche grave sabotaggio. E se lei non scoprirà chi c'è dietro, la sua prossima piroetta potrebbe essere la sua ultima. è come "Nancy Drew in scarpette da ballo" in questo scanzonato romanzo del mistero per adolescenti, finalista per Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Award come il Miglior Romanzo Giovane. Cosa dicono di "Nome in Codice: Ballerina" "I riferimenti che comprendono tutto, da Snooki a Chewbacca vi faranno ridere ad alta voce." ~ Romantic Times (RT) Recensioni "I fan di Pretty Little Liars e di Gallagher Girls di Ally Carter ameranno Nome in codice:Ballerina Voli brillanti, piroette in tutù, e un mistero intelligente si dipanano in quello che di sicuro diventerà uno dei preferiti tra gli adolescenti e preadolescenti ovunque, il debutto di Amanda Brice è un must read per ogni ragazza che abbia mai ballato o abbia mai voluto ballare"! ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times autore del bestseller FREDDO MORTALE "Mi ha ricordato la mia infanzia, e non ho alcun dubbio che questa sarebbe stata la mia serie preferita. Giovani ragazze insieme a Daniela Spevak piroettano attraverso il mistero, il caos, e forse un po' di romanticismo. e Nancy
Non Fermarmi (I Fratelli McCabe (Libro 1) #1)
by Lorhainne EckhartQuindici anni fa, Vic McCabe si ritrovò su una strada a senso unico verso la distruzione, con l'amore della sua vita. Quando accadde l'impensabile, un semplice errore cambiò completamente i loro destini. Vic McCabe è un costruttore miliardario di successo. Un uomo che tutte le donne desiderano. Tuttavia, non concede il suo cuore a nessuno. Un giorno, una giornalista si presenta alla sua porta, facendo domande sul suo passato… un passato che aveva seppellito, un errore che aveva commesso quindici anni fa e che ha distrutto la sua vita e quella della donna che sta cercando di dimenticare. Dopo l'emergere di nuove prove, che avevano portato alla luce dettagli di quella notte, Vic si ritrova costretto a cercare quella donna che aveva amato, e che ama tuttora… la donna che aveva giurato di odiarlo per sempre.
Non piangere: Serie di Ryan Lock vol. 5
by Sean Black Simone CaffariniLo sportivo Malik Shaw, vecchia gloria del basket e allenatore di una squadra universitaria, scompare senza lasciare traccia nella notte in cui la sua famiglia è coinvolta in un tragico incidente. Tutto lascia pensare che l’atleta stia fuggendo dalle sue responsabilità e dall’inevitabile declino di una carriera sportiva ormai al termine. Ma il suo amico d’infanzia Ty Johnson, agente di sicurezza privata, sospetta che ci sia dietro qualcosa. Mettendosi in cerca della verità, Ty e il suo collega Ryan Lock si ritroveranno a combattere contro una fitta rete di omertà che avvolge una dormiente cittadina del Minnesota. Se aiuti qualcuno a nascondere un crimine, come fai a ritenerti innocente?
Non prendermi (I fratelli McCabe #2)
by Lorhainne EckhartIl secondo libro della serie I fratelli Mccabe, uno spin-off della grande serie di romanzi di famiglia The Friessens, autrice bestseller secondo il New York Times & USA Today, Lorhainne Eckhart. Le autorità non si sono occupate della ragazza e il suo bisogno di risolvere i problemi di tutti, lo mette in rotta di collisione con una donna misteriosa, con i suoi segreti e lo coinvolge in una relazione precaria che lo lega a un posto in cui era solo di passaggio.
Non voltarti indietro
by Geraldine Solon Elisa FratiQuando Dana Simmons aveva dieci anni, sua madre era scomparsa. Vent'anni dopo, con una strepitosa carriera come modella, Dana affronta un'altra perdita dopo che il padre muore di cancro ai polmoni. Presto scopre che la madre potrebbe essere ancora viva e che protegge un segreto che rischia di mettere in pericolo Dana. Nel cercare risposte, la top model intraprende un inseguimento letale che la porta a finire nel Programma Protezione Testimoni. Nonostante le promettano di proteggerla, le strappano via la carriera, la casa e l'identità, nella speranza che lei non si volti indietro. Determinata a ritrovare la pace, a Dana resta solo una scelta che potrebbe distruggerle la vita.
Non-Combatants (The Andy Holt Naval Thrillers)
by Alexander FullertonA young merchant marine embarks on a deadly voyage across the Atlantic in this WWII naval thriller.Summer 1940. Merchant Marine Andy Holt is second mate on the SS Barranquilla, sailing from the Clyde to Cuba. With a pregnant sweetheart waiting at home, he hopes to make it back in time to get married and welcome their child into the world. But odds are against any individual ship getting over the pond and back. There have been heavy losses off Norway and Dunkirk. Now the vital priority is for escorting destroyers to counter the invasion threat. Though the outward journey may be perilous, it&’s the homeward trip where the real danger lies: U-boats prefer their victims deep-laden and full of cargo.
None But My Foe
by David DuncanNone But My Foe, first published in 1950, is a novel set in California about a possible threat to a small town’s water supply.Stephen Smith, a novelist living in a small coastal town, values independence above all personal qualities. When his loving wife dies after a brief bout of pneumonia, he responds with anger rather than grief. He illogically places blame on the town’s leaders, especially the mayor. In a plan to demonstrate their dishonestly and incompetence, he fakes poisoning the local reservoir, then waits for them to manipulate the threat for their own purposes. The town’s residents, however, prove more susceptible to fear than he had imagined. His plan works too well, and the situation quickly gets out of his control.On one level what the author offers here is a parable about terrorism. Facing what they believe to be an attack, Duncan tells us, many people will become panicky and suggestible. This is true even if the danger is vague and unsubstantiated and the attacker is anonymous or perhaps non-existent. Their leaders, though they may not know the nature, extent or authenticity of the threat, will nevertheless take action in order to justify their positions of authority. Depending on what they decide to do, they may palliate, channel or exacerbate the fear. Lurking behind the terrorism tale is an examination of the protagonist’s motives, which seem increasingly irrational as the story unwinds. Duncan delivers all this in his usual vigorous prose. The beginning of the narrative may actually move faster than necessary. Some episodes would be more plausible with additional time between the death of the wife and the hatching of the plot. All in all, though, this is a remarkable and surprisingly timely novel.
None Shall Sleep
by Ellie MarneyThe Silence of the Lambs meets Sadie in this riveting psychological thriller about two teenagers teaming up with the FBI to track down juvenile serial killers.In 1982, two teenagers -- serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell -- are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case -- a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers -- things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson.Despite Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game . . . and he has his sights set on Emma.Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside us.
None So Blind: An Inspector Green Mystery
by Barbara FradkinDid Inspector Green put the wrong man behind bars? Twenty years ago, a raw and impressionable Detective Michael Green helped convict a young professor for the murder of an attractive co-ed. From behind bars, the man continued to hound Green with letters protesting his innocence. Shortly after being paroled, he is found dead. Is it suicide? Revenge? Or had Green made the biggest mistake of his career — a mistake which cost an innocent man his liberty and ultimately his life? To determine the truth, Green is forced to re-examine old evidence and open up old wounds to stare down a far greater evil hiding in plain sight. Nominated for the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
None So Deadly: A Cullen and Cobb Mystery (A Cullen and Cobb Mystery #4)
by David A. PoulsenA police investigator’s murder has put Cullen and Cobb back on a twenty-five-year-old cold case. It’s a case that has haunted Cullen and Cobb for years — the murder of eleven-year-old Faith Unruh. And now the brutal killing of a police investigator who was similarly obsessed with the little girl’s murder has put PI Mike Cobb and former crime-writing journalist Adam Cullen back on the killer’s trail — and directly in the line of fire. As the case is unfolding, Cullen is desperately trying to get out from under the thumb of a local biker gang without ruining his relationship, getting arrested … or worse.
None of This Is True: A Novel
by Lisa JewellINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Over 1 million copies sold! This unputdownable psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix&’s children&’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix&’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. Josie&’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can&’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realize that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix&’s life—and into her home. But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family&’s lives under mortal threat. Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure: A Novel
by Lorenzo CarcaterraNonna Maria, &“one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created&” (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden treasure in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra.As Nonna Maria&’s longtime pal and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino, in charge of the local carabinieri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone&’s favorite espresso-brewing, counsel-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you&’re bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice but to turn to Maria, who must use all her neighborly resources, clever faculties, and web of connections to save him from his perilous predicament. On the other side of the island, a second mystery begins to unfold at the deathbed of another of Maria&’s old friends, as he hands his granddaughter a yellowed map and tells her of a treasure to be found in one of Ischia&’s secret caverns. However, there are traps and pitfalls. There will be others with sinister motives who will do all they can to make the treasure their own. But this map is a guide—the only gift he has to give. When the granddaughter needs help cracking the code, she turns to her grandfather&’s most trusted friend: Nonna Maria. From battling foes in medieval castles to exploring the notorious caverns where smugglers hide their goods, Nonna Maria and her friends—some old, some new—embark on their most swashbuckling adventure yet.