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Offshore
by Gary BrandnerIn the small California town of Santa Marta, oil and water become an explosive mixture when the human elements of lust and greed are thrown into the crucible. When news of a major oil well discovery in its channel leaks out, the quiet town is rocked by murder and terrorism. . . and naked desires are unleashed on every level. A giant oil company wants to control the town and its resources. . . The townspeople want to be left alone. . . except for a handful of citizens who see this as their golden opportunity for wealth, position, and power. In the face of all this violence a few dedicated people#151;people with ideals, people who dare to fall in love#151;find a way to avoid disaster. But no one in Santa Marta will ever be the same once this story reaches its shattering climax. You may well see some startling similarities here in your very own town, among people you know. . .
Offshore
by Gary BrandnerIn the small California town of Santa Marta, oil and water become an explosive mixture when the human elements of lust and greed are thrown into the crucible. When news of a major oil well discovery in its channel leaks out, the quiet town is rocked by murder and terrorism...and naked desires are unleashed on every level. A giant oil company wants to control the town and its resources... The townspeople want to be left alone...except for a handful of citizens who see this as their golden opportunity for wealth, position, and power. In the face of all this violence a few dedicated people-people with ideals, people who dare to fall in love-find a way to avoid disaster. But no one in Santa Marta will ever be the same once this story reaches its shattering climax. You may well see some startling similarities here in your very own town, among people you know...
Offshore
by Gary BrandnerIn the small California town of Santa Marta, oil and water become an explosive mixture when the human elements of lust and greed are thrown into the crucible.When news of a major oil well discovery in its channel leaks out, the quiet town is rocked by murder and terrorism...and naked desires are unleashed on every level.A giant oil company wants to control the town and its resources...The townspeople want to be left alone...except for a handful of citizens who see this as their golden opportunity for wealth, position, and power.In the face of all this violence a few dedicated people-people with ideals, people who dare to fall in love-find a way to avoid disaster.But no one in Santa Marta will ever be the same once this story reaches its shattering climax. You may well see some startling similarities here in your very own town, among people you know...
Oh Danny Boy (Molly Murphy Mystery Series Book #5)
by Rhys Bowen[From the back cover:] "Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is contemplating giving up PI work for something a little less... exciting. Molly has had quite enough excitement recently, thank you very much. Especially from the handsome but deceptive NYPD captain Daniel Sullivan. She wants him out of her life for good. But when Daniel is accused of accepting bribes and lands himself in the Tombs, the notorious city jail, he begs Molly to help prove he was framed. After everything they've been through together, how can she turn him down? As Molly finds herself drawn further into Daniel's case, she begins to fear that his trouble is related to one of his investigations: catching a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes, known to the locals as the East Side Ripper ...." Molly Murphy, recently arrived from Ireland in early 1900's New York City, indulges her inate curiosity and appetite for adventure as an underemployed private investigator. It isn't easy for a young woman in what is believed to be a men's only profession, but Molly loves the work which leads her to seek out the riches to the poorest in every diverse nook and cranny of a fast growing and quickly changing city teaming with life, excitement and danger. Look for the other books in the Molly Murphy Mystery series in the Bookshare collection. They are: #1 Murphy's Law, #2 Death of Riley, #3 For the Love of Mike, #4 In Like Flynn, #6 In Dublin's Fair City and #7 Tell Me Pretty Maiden, with more on the way.
Oh Danny Boy: A Molly Murphy Mystery (Molly Murphy #5)
by Rhys Bowen'Delightful... as ever, Bowen does a splendid job of capturing the flavour of early twentieth-century New York and bringing to life its warm and human inhabitants.' Publishers WeeklyIrish immigrant Molly Murphy is contemplating giving up PI work for something a little less... exciting. Molly has had quite enough excitement recently, thank you very much. Especially from the handsome but deceptive NYPD captain Daniel Sullivan. She wants him out of her life for good. But when Daniel is accused of accepting bribes and lands himself in the Tombs, the notorious city jail, he begs Molly to help prove he was framed. After everything they've been through together, how can she turn him down? As Molly finds herself drawn further into Daniel's case, Molly begins to fear that his trouble is related to one of his investigations: catching a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes, known to the locals as the East Side Ripper . . .'An evocative trip through Old New York... in the company of Irish immigrant Molly Murphy, a spirited and appealing guide.' SJ Rozan, author of Winter and Night 'Irish humour and gritty determination... with charm and optimism.' Anne Perry'Molly grows ever more engaging against a vibrant background of New York's dark side at the turn of the century.' Kirkus Reviews
Oh Danny Boy: A Molly Murphy Mystery (Molly Murphy Mysteries #5)
by Rhys BowenOh Danny Boy marks Edgar Award finalist Rhys Bowen's triumphant fifth installment in her New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy mystery series. In turn-of-the-century New York City, Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is contemplating giving up PI work for something a little less complicated, less exciting. Molly has had quite enough excitement recently, thank you very much. Especially from the handsome but deceptive NYPD captain Daniel Sullivan, whom she'd like to avoid completely. But when Daniel is accused of accepting bribes and lands himself in the Tombs, the notorious city jail, he begs Molly to help prove he was framed, and after everything they've been through, she cannot turn him down.As she finds herself drawn further and further into the case, she begins to fear that Daniel's trouble is related to one of his investigations-catching the Eastside Ripper, a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes.
Oh My! Rapture (Woe is Man Standalones #1)
by A. B. BindsOh My! Rapture is a steamy romantic comedy that is over-the-top! FOR EVIE It was a trip of a lifetime for Ancient Romance Literature college student Evie Eva. Finding herself trapped in a cavern with a hot stranger wasn't on her curriculum, especially since she was still not over her ex boyfriend. FOR ANGELO Angelo was a week away from finishing his doctoral religious studies in Italy and being ordained as a priest. He was ready and had sworn off of women ever since his heart was broken by his ex-fiance. What he didn't count on was getting trapped in a cavern with the sexiest and most desirable woman he had ever met. He knew he would have a hard time moving forward until he sees her again. But what happens when something simple suddenly becomes so complicated? Oh My Rapture! is a sexy New Adult Contemporary Romantic Comedy Part of the Author A Parody TV Series World
Oh Say Can You Fudge (A Candy-Coated Mystery #3)
by Nancy CocoUSA Today bestselling authorAllie McMurphy is busy making yummy fudge for the summer holiday—until murder gives her something else to chew on. . .Red, White, And Boom It's not Fourth of July on Mackinac Island without fireworks and fudge. The Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop is supplying the treats—and Allie has hired Rodney Rivers, the biggest name in aerial displays, to create an unforgettable spectacle. Unfortunately, Allie finds him dead, covered with screaming chicken fireworks, just before the entire warehouse of pyrotechnics goes up in smoke. Is it arson or is it murder? Allie and her bichonpoo, Mal, must sift through the suspects until the killer is caught and the island can enjoy a star-spangled celebration.
Oh Sweet Revenge
by John J. OlsonThis is the story of a man who lost his life totally after being falsely accused of a murder that he didn’t commit He tells it as He lived it, Telling His story on His way to the Electric Chair to a reporter Who is going to write a book about this man’s life. This is a story that had come about from a poem that I wrote titled Staring out across the Bay. In my first Poetry Book behind the Waterfall and More. The only thing that is true is the number of Prisoner’s that was transferred from Alcatraz when it closed. There were 26 documented Prisoners and 1 that wasn’t documented. That became my character. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Oh, Fudge! (A Candy-Coated Mystery #5)
by Nancy CocoLife is always sweet in Allie McMurphy’s delectable fudge shop. But murder can make things unpleasantly sticky . . . A DEADLY CONFECTION After Allie inherited her family’s McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, cousin Tori moved off to California in a bitter huff, and the two haven’t spoken since. So to have her cousin reappear on Mackinac Island without warning is a big surprise—but not as surprising as finding her standing over a dead woman impaled with a garden spade in the Mackinac Butterfly House. Butterflies may be free, but Tori won’t be for much longer—unless the cousins can bury the hatchet and work together to catch a killer who’s taken flight. Because when it comes to family, blood is thicker than fudge . . .
Ohio Class (Silent Service Series #5)
by H. Jay RikerThe New War The face of the enemy has changed. His weapon is terror; his target is the innocent. The first strike could come at any time-and the deadliest, most undetectable weapon that ever prowled the oceans' depths is going back to war ... and the battleground is the Middle East. The U.S.S. Ohio has new weapons and astonishing new capabilities-and her officers and crew are being dispatched, along with a SEAL team, to destroy a poisonous viper in its lair. A fanatic hardliner has risen to the top of Iran's ruling mullahs-and he and his terrorist allies now possess the nuclear capability to deal the U.S. a devastating blow. Now the Ohio has to end the threat while sailing dangerously narrow and shallow waters in the Straits of Hormuz. The time to strike is now... or never.
Ohio Town: A Portrait of Xenia
by Helen Hooven Santmyer“I wanted to tell the truth about the small town.”Xenia, Ohio: The young among us sometimes rebel in their inexperience, saying “nothing ever happens here.” They say it because they do not know the old houses. If they live long enough they will learn that everything has happened here, and may happen again. The town is Winesburg and Spoon River, it is Highbury and Cranford, it is even Illyria and Elsinore. Little that mankind knows and endures but has been here known and endured: even battles and sieges—Shiloh and Vicksburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga, and all the others, before and since—have been fought here, in the minds of women who waited and the memories of soldiers who came home again.For all of her 90 years Helen Hooven Santmyer—critically acclaimed author of “...And Ladies of the Club”—has been carrying on a love affair with her hometown of Xenia. Her OHIO TOWN is a microcosm of a century of America. The history, heartache, and hilarity of small-town life...The sights and sounds, like the locomotive whistle, imprinted in our memories...The unsung heroes of Americana: Miss Harper, the rigorous, unforgettable sixth grade teacher; Dr. Will, the unfailingly patient family practitioner; Miss McElwain, the librarian for 50 years. All are celebrated in this award-winning, heart-warming memoir of an America that will live forever in our hearts.First published in 1956, Ohio Town received widespread critical recognition as a stirring, magical blend of history and memoir.“Miss Santmyer writes beautifully”—WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD“A new gem in the crown of Ohio’s classics. The theme is the beauty of Midwest America, the closeness of a small town to the countryside and, therefore, to the world, to poetry, and to the enlightened mind.”—TOLEDO BLADE“A lively history pulsating with memories.”—HISTORY NEWS
Oil King Courage (Orca Sports)
by Sigmund BrouwerWhen the Edmonton Oil Kings discover that Reuben Reuben has a hockey game as unforgettable as his name and his Inuit heritage, life changes in a hurry for him and his best friend Gear. A wealthy businessman sponsors a three-on-three pond-hockey tour across the western Arctic, and Reuben and Gear find out more than they ever bargained for about teamwork, about the North and about a dangerous family secret.
Oil Slick (Destroyer, #16)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen someone starts systematically killing all those who may hinder the grasp of the oil companies on America Remo finds he is confronted once again with the ancient Sinanju prophacy that he fight Chiuns nephew Nuihc.
Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
by Stephanie StoreyFrom 1501-1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself.Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving.Meanwhile, Leonardo’s life is falling apart: he loses the hoped-for David commission; he can’t seem to finish any project; he is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine; he almost dies in war; his engineering designs disastrously fail; and he is haunted by a woman he has seen in the market-a merchant’s wife, whom he is finally commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse.Leonardo despises Michelangelo for his youth and lack of sophistication. Michelangelo both loathes and worships Leonardo’s genius.Oil and Marble is the story of their nearly forgotten rivalry. Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, and has entered with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters. The book is an art history thriller.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Oil on Water: A Novel
by Helon Habila“The new generation of twenty-first-century African writers have now come of age. Without a doubt Habila is one of the best.”—Emmanuel Dongala In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, the wife of a British oil executive has been kidnapped. Two journalists—a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaq—are sent to find her. In a story rich with atmosphere and taut with suspense, Oil on Water explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of danger and unintended consequences. As Rufus and Zaq navigate polluted rivers flanked by exploded and dormant oil wells, in search of “the white woman,” they must contend with the brutality of both government soldiers and militants. Assailed by irresolvable versions of the “truth” about the woman’s disappearance, dependent on the kindness of strangers of unknowable loyalties, their journalistic objectivity will prove unsustainable, but other values might yet salvage their human dignity.
Oil-Soaked Wings (Seaside Sanctuary)
by Emma Carlson BerneAn oil spill in the ocean means destruction for both animals and their habitats-and lots of work for Seaside Sanctuary, where Elsa Roth's parents work. When pelicans are gravely hurt in the spill and brought into the sanctuary, Elsa and her friends are given important roles in caring for the birds. But the animals can't be released until their habitat is clean-and the company responsible for the spill doesn't seem interested in stepping up. Can Elsa and her friends spearhead the cleanup and save the pelicans?
Ojalá Estuvieses Aquí
by Nuno MoraisFrederico Batalha es un Inspector de la Policía Judicial. Ha sido enviado al Algarve para investigar un cadáver encontrado en una demolición, regresa a los tiempos de su juventud y a las vacaciones pasadas en Praia da Luz para descubrir lo que tal vez prefiriese no saber.
Ojos de obsidiana: De Buenos Aires al DF, una novela de amor y narco
by Carolina Juan Carlos Melgar Juan Carlos ReymúndezBlanca Valorge es una mujer solitaria, resentida y llena de prejuicios que vive en Buenos Aires. En un viaje al DF conoce a Fernando Pardo, un hombre fino, elegante y capo de Los Mojito, uno de los mayores cárteles mexicanos. Sus ojos negros y sus modales la enamoran; sin darse cuenta, termina enredada en la mafia. Es la primera vez en su vida que se siente viva y lo más cerca de ser reina y protagonista. Atrás quedó Blanca Valorge, ahora es la Doctora Nieve, a quien todos respetan y escuchan.
Ojos violeta (Médium Natalie Lindstrom #Volumen 1)
by Stephen WoodworthUn agente del FBI y una medium se enfrentarán con un asesino en serie. Extraños y valiosos, los violetas son humanos nacidos con habilidades psíquicas especiales: ayudan a la policía a resolver crímenes actuando como médiums con los muertos. Llevan una existencia infeliz y dolorosa a merced de una sociedad violenta que los controla, venera y margina, y que necesita sus servicios desesperadamente. Ahora además están en peligro. Se han convertido en el blanco de un brutal asesino en serie que ha aprendido a esconder su identidad a sus víctimas. Ante él, sus ojos violeta están indefensos. El agente del FBI Dan Atwaker y la violeta Natalie Lindstrom, perpetuamente aterrorizada por sus visiones, recorrerán Estados Unidos de punta a punta en un desesperado intento de detener al asesino antes de que alcance su macabro objetivo.
Oktober
by Stephen GallagherAn apparently fatal incident occurs when schoolteacher Jim Harper is skiing near a small research station owned by the giant multinational Risinger-Genoud. Even treatment with their new, untried and experimental superdrug cannot save his life.Or so it seems. For Jim Harper, though left for dead, has survived. But in the long haul back to health and sanity, he begins to realise that something terrible has happened to him. Now the only way in which he can unravel the mystery in his mind is to go back to the point where it began to develop - back to Risinger-Genoud and their Oktober programme. And Risinger Genoud are going to be very interested to see him.Oktober is a frightening journey into a world of greed and lies, a world in which the cover-up is not only a way of life, but something planned ahead of time. Step by horrifying step, Jim Harper unravels what has been done to him, and then designs the perfect act of vengeance, an act that teeters on the brink of madness...
Ola de calor (Serie Castle #Volumen 1)
by Richard CastleEl escritor número uno en ventas Richard Castle, autor de los bestsellers de «Derrick Storm», nos presenta a su nuevo personaje: la detective de homicidios del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York Nikki Heat, dura de pelar, sexy y profesional. En Ola de calor, primera entrega de la «Serie Castle», Nikki Heats se enfrenta a un desafío inesperado cuando el inspector jefe le asigna de compañero al famoso periodista Jameson Rook, ganador de un premio Pulitzer, quien deberá acompañarla en una investigación para escribir uno de sus artículos. El caso que deben investigar es misterioso y complicado: un magnate inmobiliario del estado de Nueva York ha muerto desplomado sobre una de las aceras de la ciudad; una esposa florero con un sombrío pasado ha escapado de milagro a un descarado ataque; los principales sospechosos de las agresiones, gánsteres y hombres de negocios con poder con motivos de sobra para asesinar, recitan de memoria sus coartadas. Y, en medio de una sofocante ola de calor, un nuevo homicidio tiene lugar y da comienzo a un tenso viaje por los pequeños y oscuros secretos de los ricos. A medida que avanza la investigación, Nikki deberá reconocer que, lejos de resultar un incordio, el periodista que le pisa los talones le resulta útil e incluso le parece atractivo..., de modo que deberá lidiar también con la chispa que ha surgido entre ellos. Una chispa en medio de una ola de calor. La «Serie Castle» está compuesta por los libros escritos por Richard Castle, protagonista de la serie de televisión Castle, que triunfa con más de 1.500.000 de espectadores.
Old Bones
by David WishartLaddish Marcus Corvinus is spending his time in ancient Tuscany, sampling wine and ogling local talent (under the beady eye of his lovely wife Perilla) when his stepfather is accused of murder. It doesn't take long for Marcus to get him off the hook, but finding the true culprit is rather trickier. As he pursues his investigation, Marcus uncovers a major wine-making fraud as well as a sorry tale of infidelity, treachery, deceit and betrayal. And when he uncovers the real murderer, the reason for the crime turns out to have its roots in myth and history.
Old Bones
by David WishartLaddish Marcus Corvinus is spending his time in ancient Tuscany, sampling wine and ogling local talent (under the beady eye of his lovely wife Perilla) when his stepfather is accused of murder. It doesn't take long for Marcus to get him off the hook, but finding the true culprit is rather trickier. As he pursues his investigation, Marcus uncovers a major wine-making fraud as well as a sorry tale of infidelity, treachery, deceit and betrayal. And when he uncovers the real murderer, the reason for the crime turns out to have its roots in myth and history.
Old Bones
by J. J. CampbellAmateur detective Charles de Lacy is drawn into a case of gangland intrigue when he agrees to meet his old sparring partner, DS Susan McIntyre. McIntyre reveals the recent deathbed confession of a prominent former criminal, an associate of notorious North London family the Whadcoats. It seems there is a body buried in a field just outside London - the victim of a gang execution in the 1970s - but on examination the story seems impossible. De Lacy investigates - with dramatic unforeseen results ...