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Piece of My Heart: The thrilling new novel from the Queens of Suspense
by Mary Higgins Clark Alafair BurkeThe extraordinary new novel from Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke Television producer Laurie Moran has spent her career solving cold cases on-screen. But her next case takes place away from the glare of the spotlights . . . and the missing person is a member of her growing family. Laurie is just days away from her midsummer wedding when her fiancé&’s nephew, seven-year-old Johnny, vanishes from the beach. Witnesses spotted Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells, but no one remembers seeing him after the morning. Perhaps he got distracted and wandered off. When Johnny&’s bodyboard washes up to shore, everyone realises that the worst could have happened. The answers to Johnny&’s disappearance lie in a family&’s long-buried past . . . and the clock is ticking.Piece of My Heart is another riveting page-turner from the Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime, Alafair Burke.*** Praise for Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke *** 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today
Pieces and Players (Scholastic Press Novels)
by Blue BalliettFrom the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER and HOLD FASTTHE PIECESThirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. THE PLAYERSCalder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure.The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.With pieces and players, you have all the ingredients for a fantastic mystery from the amazing Blue Balliett.
Pieces of Eight (A Spider John Mystery #4)
by Steve Goble1723—Spider John is almost home, free of the horrors of the pirate life, free of the violence, free of the death. The wife and baby he left behind almost a decade ago are almost within reach. But then a murder aboard Minuet uncovers a deeper conspiracy, and soon Spider and his friends—curmudgeonly Odin, swashbuckling young Hob and alluring Ruth Copper— find themselves in the midst of flintlock smoke and bloodshed. The violence follows Spider ashore to Nantucket, where the loving reception he&’d dreamed of turns out to be something utterly unexpected. Soon, Spider is running for his life and confronting cutthroats and thieves — while hiding from islanders who think he left a man dead on a widow&’s front step. The solution? Find the killer. The consequences? Those could change Spider John&’s life forever.
Pieces of Eight: The Lost Souls' Treasure Series (The Lost Souls' Treasure Series #1)
by Tricia LeedomFrom the author who whisked you away on a wild escapade in The Key West Escape Series comes a sexy, adventure-packed spin off. Follow Mitch Thompson and his team of misfits as they find danger, intrigue, and romance on the hunt for the legendary Lost Souls’ Treasure…Former special ops aviator Griffin Dodge spent two years working on a marine salvage crew based out of Key West after his military career abruptly ended. The only person he let himself get close to on the Salty Dog Crew was a woman called “Bug.” They couldn’t have been more different – the former all-star golden boy from the Midwest and the scrappy French circus performer turned salvage diver – but she became his best friend. Griff was happier than he’d been in a long time, but when his first love called to say she wanted him back, he caught the next flight out of town. A year later, Bug still resents Griff for ghosting her and the crew after he left. She’s furious when he shows up out of the blue to do a favor for her boss. It doesn’t matter that Griff is single again or that he’s sorry, she hates that she’s stuck flying shotgun to Martinique beside the guy who abandoned their friendship and betrayed her trust. The trip was supposed to take two days tops. Just enough time to meet with an artifact collector who claims to have the missing pages of a diary that could lead them to The Lost Souls’ Treasure. But when the deal goes south, and Griff and Bug are caught breaking and entering, they’re forced to escape up the side of a volcano where the lava isn’t the only thing about to bubble over. The tension between them erupts into an unexpected night of passion that leaves them both uncertain about what comes next. While Griff starts to question if settling down in the suburbs still fits the man he’s become, Bug isn’t so sure she’s willing to open her guarded-heart to the only man who’s ever broke it. When a rival treasure hunter hellbent on beating the Salty Dog Crew to the treasure takes Bug hostage, Griff realizes his future plans won’t matter, if he can’t bring his best friend home alive.Also by Tricia Leedom:The Key West Escape Series1. Rum Runner2. Bahama Mama 3. Passion Punch
Pieces of Her: A Novel
by Karin Slaughter<p>What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . . . ? <p>Andrea Cooper knows everything about her mother Laura. She’s knows she’s spent her whole life in the small beachside town of Gullaway Island; she knows she’s never wanted anything more than to live a quiet life as a pillar of the community; she knows she’s never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don’t we?<p>But all that changes when a Saturday afternoon trip to the mall explodes into violence and Andrea suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. Because it turns out that before Laura was Laura, she was someone completely different. <p>For nearly thirty years she’s been hiding from her previous identity, lying low in the hope that no one will ever find her. But now she’s been exposed, and nothing will ever be the same again. <p>Twenty-four hours later Laura is in the hospital, shot by an intruder who’s spent thirty years trying to track her down and discover what she knows. Andrea is on a desperate journey following the breadcrumbs of her mother’s past. And if she can’t uncover the secrets hidden there, there may be no future for either one of them. . . . <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Pieces of January
by Ronald PaxtonA record breaking cold front has dropped a foot of snow on Shenandoah County and brought activity on the lake to a near standstill. All is well with ex-Army Special Forces member, Salem Matthews, and his family…until a dead body is found. Two more murders, by a group calling itself the Committee for Morality and Decency, spurs Salem to take action. When he finds a note in his own mailbox, he knows it’s time to find and eliminate the members of the Committee, before they can destroy his family and community. Time is running out, and it appears the killer is just getting started.
Pieces of Light: Pieces Of Light (Dinah Harris Mysteries #3)
by Julie CaveRead the compelling third book in the Dinah Harris mystery series: Julie Cave’s Pieces of Light! Detective Dinah Harris hunts down a serial bomber targeting religious icons and buildings. The bomber is on a mission to rid the city of religion and establish a 'new world order'. Can someone so intent on ridding the world of God experience redemption? What lies behind his hatred of God? Will his darkened soul search for pieces of light? The first two books of the series, Deadly Disclosures and The Shadowed Mind reveal the amazing grace of God while showcasing a world losing sight of Him. In Pieces of Light, Cave’s continues her compelling storylines using believable characters and realistic situations to: Identify the importance of living under the authority of the Bible Deliver a Biblical worldview perspective to current events Illustrate the power of Jesus’s sacrifice and desire to redeem every life Provide believers a resource easy to share with skeptics Recently, Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis described The Shadowed Mind (book two) as "another nail-biting mystery with an incredibly powerful message about God’s authoritative Word."
Pieces of Me
by Shiloh WalkerObsession can be deadly…Nobody knows that better than Shadow Harper. It seemed like a dream come true when a rich, suave older man noticed her during her second year of college. Stefan Stockman seemed to love her obsessively. He came into her life and swept her off her feet, seduced her, married her…and then slowly, eventually, that dream come true became a living nightmare.br>Now, three years after she finally escaped him, she’s trying to put her life back together. Haunted by memories, struggling with post-traumatic stress, she spends most of her time locked away in her home on Pawley’s Island, a small town on the South Carolina coast. Her rare moments of joy come from her trips to the nearby beach.She compulsively checks the locks on her doors, makes sure she has her cell phones—five of them—and if she misses something on her schedule, it throws her into a panic.When she accidentally leaves a sketchbook on the beach, an anxiety attack seems imminent. Her art has become her salvation, her sanity, and losing even one sketch is like losing a piece of her soul. When she returns to hunt for the sketchbook, already fearing it’s gone for good, she’s surprised to find it still sitting there, saved by a sexy fellow beach lover—the mysterious Dillian Jenkins.He’s brash, bold, brutally handsome…and gentle. He’s the exact opposite of the man who’d tormented her for years, and Shadow finds herself slowly, almost reluctantly, falling for him. Even obsessing over him.When her ex-husband once again intrudes on the happiness she’s finally discovering, Shadow turns to Dillian. But will she find shelter there…or another betrayal?
Pieces of the Past (Witness Security #1)
by Jamie HillThe past is closing in on Christine Scott. Uprooted from her pleasant life in Chicago, she and her two children are thrust into the Witness Security Program when the mistakes of her husband catch up with him. He lands in prison, while she and the kids are transplanted to a quiet Kansas town. Christine does her best to keep life normal for her active ten-year-old son and persistently moody seventeen-year old daughter. But when they start receiving gifts from an anonymous sender, reminders of their old life, it becomes obvious that someone has found them. Doug Jackson's been in service with the US Marshal’s office for fifteen years. He hasn’t lost a witness yet, and doesn’t intend to start with Christine or her family. If he can get them to cooperate, his job might be easier. Unfortunately, no one seems concerned about making Doug's life easy. Not the man in the white sedan who eludes him, nor the pretty Christine, thoughts of whom he can't seem to shake. Their lives depend on Doug keeping his head in the game, and he's determined to do just that.
Piel
by Ted DekkerA freak storm has spawned three tornadoes that are bearing down on the town of Summerville. Yet under the cover of the storm looms a much more ominous threat: A vindictive killer known as Red who's left a string of victims in his wake and is now bent on exacting his final revenge on the unsuspecting town. But there is an enigma surrounding Red that the FBI is unwilling to admit-closely guarded secrets of something gone terribly wrong beneath the skin of Summerville. Secrets that will destroy far more than one small town. Wendy Davidson is caught in the middle. She's a recovering cult survivor who takes refuge in Summerville on her way to visit her estranged mother. And with her, four strangers, any of whom could be the next victim . . . or the killer.
Piel quemada
by Laura LippmanUna obra de suspense psicológico sobre dos amantes atrapados en un macabro juego de pasiones y un asesinato a sangre fría Polly y Adam se conocen en un bar de Belleville, una pequeña población de Delaware. Ella viaja hacia el oeste y él dice estar de paso. Aun así, ella se queda y él también, atraído por esa pelirroja misteriosa cuyo cuerpo voluptuoso contrasta con su actitud glacial. Un potente impulso carnal imanta a los dos protagonistas y dura un verano más intenso que cualquier presente, porque quizá sea el último. En Belleville, donde tantas mujeres han intentado embarcarse para escapar de la estrechez doméstica, una heroína decide tomar las riendas de su propio destino. La crítica ha dicho...«Cada vez que Laura Lippman publica un nuevo libro, me entran escalofríos, porque sé que vuelvo a estar en manos de la maestra. Es, sencillamente, una novelista brillante, una cronista inquebrantable de la vida actual de Estados Unidos, y Sunburn es su joya oscura, de un negro resplandeciente. Leedlo.»Gillian Flynn «Laura Lippman sigue ensanchando los límites de la novela negra moderna, y Sunburn es tal vez su obra más atrevida, una mirada despiadada sobre cómo pueden traicionarse los amantes.»Harlan Coben «De un suspense de mil demonios, Laura Lippman escribe de ensueño. [...] Siempre es buena, pero aquí se supera.»Stephen King «Una novela negra moderna en su máxima expresión, que deleitará a los amantes de las películas antiguas, complacerá a los lectores de suspense y estimulará a la legión de seguidores de Lippman.»Library Journal «Resulta evidente lo mucho que disfrutó la autora actualizando los rasgos de la novela negra, un placer tan contagioso que no puedes dejar de leer.»Kirkus Reviews «Lippman en su máxima expresión, observadora y valiente, una figura imprescidible de la ficción policíaca.»Publishers Weekly «Ingeniosa y de gran suspense, esta novela nos mantiene en vilo hasta el último momento. Lippman, una escritora seria y popular a un tiempo, traza un homenaje al género negro que muestra a una escritora en plenas facultades.»Booklist
Pierced
by Thomas EngerFrom the internationally bestselling author of Burned ("Possibly the best $15 you'll spend on a mystery this year." --Bookpage) comes a taut and riveting tale of secrets, betrayals, and a dangerous quest for the truth. If you find out who set me up, I'll tell you what happened the day your son died. That is the message crime reporter Henning Juul--back at work after being terribly burned and scarred for life in a fire that killed his son--receives from a jailed extortionist named Tore Pulli who's been convicted for a murder he claims he didn't commit. Truth has never meant more for Henning Juul. And when Pulli is found dead in his prison cell--an apparent suicide--Juul decides to dig deeper. He knows the murders Pulli was convicted of do not bear his signature, and he's convinced that Pulli would never have taken his own life. Striking up a fragile partnership with Iver Gundersen, a journalist now living with Juul's ex-wife, Juul uncovers an internal power struggle in the gang world, where the desire for serious money is destroying the traditional, honor-based hierarchy. Uncovering more questions than answers, Henning soon realizes that he has to find not one but several killers . . . ruthless murderers who have never been more dangerous than they are now.
Piercing
by Ryu MurakamiA pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of In the Miso Soup A renaissance man for the postmodern age, Ryu Murakami-a musician, filmmaker (Tokyo Decadence), TV personality, and award-winning author-has gained a cult following in the West. His first novel, Almost Transparent Blue, won Japan's most coveted literary prize and sold over a million copies, and his most recent psychosexual thriller, In the Miso Soup, gave readers a further taste of his incredibly agile imagination. In Piercing, Murakami, in his own unique style, explores themes of child abuse and what happens to the voiceless among us, weaving a disturbing, spare tale of two people who find each other and then are forced into hurting each other deeply because of the haunting specter of their own abuse as children. .
Piercing the Darkness: A Novel
by Frank PerettiNow in ebook, the classic sequel to bestseller This Present Darkness, about another small town in the midst of an unseen supernatural battle for truth.This sequel to This Present Darkness follows the supernatural battle over the small town of Bacon’s Corner, where, once again, armies of angels and demons are at war. Sally Beth Roe is trying to escape her past and struggling to find the truth, while Tom Harris finds himself embroiled in a battle to save a Christian school threatened by outside forces.
Pierrot & Columbina (Livro 1 Da Serie Amor De Pierrot)
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesAna, uma adolescente que sonha em ser uma bailarina sofre uma obsessão e passa a ser perseguida por um fantasma de uma bailarina do século dezenove, que prefere ser chamada de Tata, que como uma rata, aparece do nada e foge ao minimo pestanejar, mas que insiste em contatá-la para contar sua historia. Então ela decide escrever sua historia em forma de uma peça teatral dando vazão a sua veia artística, antes que o fantasma da bailarina a faça cortar as próprias veias, atormentando-a dos pés a cabeça. Como se já não bastassem tantos emaranhados e tantos poréns e laços de sapatilhas para serem desatados, eis que surge outro fantasma que parece que apareceu para atormenta-la também. Giovanni, namorado e possível assassino em serie, e que também parece que tem uma relação profunda com a adolescente, mostra-se prestativo e gentil para ela, mas tudo parece ser somente uma forma hábil de conquista-la para domina-la e fazer com que ela faça tudo o que ele mandar, para se inserir em seu meio por estar envolvido no mesmo caso. Então ele começa a relatar a historia sob o seu ponto de vista. Tendo duas versões, em qual das duas ela vai acreditar? E como ela termina sua própria historia? Ela espera resolver o assunto o mais depressa possível, antes que eles a devorem ou a envolvam ainda mais em um emaranhado de mal entendidos. Ou que ela comece a desacreditar em seus próprios ouvidos e perca-se no caminho da sua própria absolvição atada em um desequilíbrio emocional que a principio revela uma linha ancestral difícil de trilhar. Para isso ela necessitara de toda a sua coragem para assim encontrar a heroína dentro das suas veias, encarando sua sorte... Ou a própria morte.
Pierrot & Columbine (The Pierrot´s Love Series)
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesAnne, a teenage girl who dreams of being a dancer suffers an obsession and becomes haunted by a ghost of a ballerina in the nineteenth century, who prefers to be called Tata, and who, like a rat, appears out of nowhere and goes beyond, literally, in a blink of an eye, twerking, trolling and twisting facts and factions, and who insists into contacting her in every possible way (even by cell phone and text messages) to tell her story. So she decides to write her story in the form of a play giving vent to her artistic vein, before the ghost dancer make her wiah to cutting the veins of them both, tormenting her from head to toe. As it were not enough many tangles and so many caveats and ties to be untied sneakers, here comes another ghost that looks like it came to torment her too. Giovanni, boyfriend and possible serial killer, and that also seems to have a deep relationship with the teenager proves to be helpful and kind to her, but everything seems to be just a clever way to conquer her world to dominate her and make she do everything he tells her to do, to insert her in their midst to be involved in the same case. Then he begins to tell the story from his point of view. Having two versions, in which one is she going to believe? And as she finishes her own story, will she be able to convey? She hopes to resolve the issue as soon as possible, before they devour or engage her further in a tangle of misunderstandings. Or she will start to disbelieve her own ears and lose herself in the path of her own acquittal tied into an emotional imbalance that at first reveals a tough ancestor line to tread. For this she will need all her courage thus find heroin in her veins, to be able to go face her faith... Or her dreadful fate.
Pierrot E Colombina
by Ana Claudia Antunes Monica R. PelàAnne, una ragazza che sogna di diventare una danzatrice, è ossessionata dal fantasma di una ballerina del XIX secolo che si fa chiamare Tata e che, come un piccolo topolino, appare e scompare dal nulla in un batter d'occhio, volteggiando sensualmente, canzonandola e distorcendo fatti e versioni. Tata insiste nel mettersi in contatto con Anne in ogni modo possibile, anche tramite cellulare ed sms, per raccontarle la sua storia. Così Anne decide di scrivere la storia di Tata sotto forma di racconto, dando libero sfogo alla sua vena artistica, prima che la ballerina fantasma le faccia desiderare di tranciare questa vena e scompaia del tutto, lasciandola tormentata per sempre. Come se non bastassero tutti questi messaggi aggrovigliati che rendono difficile ad Anne il compito di narrare la storia di Tata, ecco giungere un altro fantasma, anch'egli apparentemente venuto per tormentarla. Giovanni, il fidanzato di Tata e possibile serial killer, sembra voler costruire un rapporto profondo con l'adolescente rivelandosi utile e gentile con lei. Ma, in realtà, tutto questo potrebbe essere solo un modo intelligente per conquistare il suo mondo, per dominarla facendole fare tutto quello che lui le dirà di fare e per metterla in mezzo coinvolgendola nel loro caso. Per questo, anche Giovanni inizia a raccontarle la storia dal suo punto di vista. Avendo entrambe le versioni, a quale delle due Anne finirà per credere? E quando avrà terminato di scrivere il suo racconto, sarà poi in grado di divulgarlo? Lei spera di risolvere la questione nel più breve tempo possibile, prima che essi la consumino del tutto e che la coinvolgano ulteriormente in un groviglio di malintesi. Altrimenti lei inizierà a mettere in dubbio tutte le proprie certezze e a cadere nella trappola di ciò che sembra essere solo apparentemente una via d'uscita, perdendosi in uno squilibrio emotivo che ha origine da una linea diretta collegata ai propri antenati. Anne avrà bisogno di tutto
Pierrot Love: When A Call From The Other Side Takes Its Own Side
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesParis, late nineteenth century. A ballerina sees her life take a turn when her supposed lover turns her into the victim after having ruined her promising career in a Ballet company that leads her to dance in the Moulin Rouge to subterfuge as she tries to have a chance to achieve fame. When all seems completely lost, she surprises him with a come back up and starts to write screenplays. Only that she does not know that she is already living as a ghost and cannot leave the arthly bounds tormenting a girl born in the twenty first century and who had gone through a similar experience to hers. Is she prepared to face her own demons, or succumb to random colossal forces that prevent her from a follow-up while the girl is reporting both lives? A thriller with good doses of humor and horror spiced with artistic mastery of several composers of the nineteenth and twentieth century that give life to a seemingly familiar saga to all who dream by reaching the final glory... or be fatally sorry!Ana, a teenage girl who dreams of being an actress, has become entangled in a plot where a ghost of a nineteenth-century dancer who is the first to contact her to tell her story does not seem to match the facts reported by another ghost, allegedly her ex-lover and possible serial killer, and who also appears to insert into their midst to be involved in the same case. She hopes to resolve the issue as soon as possible, before they devour her or engage her further in a tangle of misunderstandings. Or she will start to disbelieve her own ears and lose herself in the path of her own acquittal tied into an emotional touch revealing a tough ancestor line that she treads. For doing so she will need all her courage thus find a heroin in her vein, facing her own fate ... Or hate!
Pierrot Y Colombina
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesPierrot se cae de amores por Colombina y ella por su parte cae, porque he aquí que Colombina tiene otros planes además de estar en otro plano...Usted probablemente también vas a caer por ella!Ana, una adolescente que sueña con ser una bailarina sufre una obsesión y pasa a ser perseguida por el fantasma de una bailarina en el siglo XIX, quien prefiere ser llamada Tata y que, como una rata, aparece de la nada y va más allá de un abrir y cerrar mínimo de los ojos, pero insiste en contactarla para contar su historia. Así que se decide a escribir su historia en la forma de una obra de teatro que da rienda suelta a su vena artística, antes de que el bailarín fantasma la haga cortar sus venas, atormentada desde la cabeza a los pies. Como no eran lo suficientemente numerosos enredos y tantas advertencias y corbatas de zapatillas a ser desatadas, aquí viene otro fantasma que parece que llegó a atormentar a ella también. Giovanni, novio y posible asesino en serie, y que también parece tener una relación profunda con la adolescente demuestra ser útil y amable con ella, pero todo parece ser sólo una forma inteligente de conquistarla para dominar a ella y para hacer todo lo que él os diga, para insertar en medio de ellos al participar en el mismo caso. Luego se comienza a contar la historia desde su punto de vista. Teniendo dos versiones, en la que ella va a creerle? Y mientras termina su propia historia? Ella espera poder resolver el problema tan pronto como sea posible, antes de que la devoran o de participar aún más en una maraña de malentendidos. O empieza a creer en sus propios oídos y perderse en el camino de su propia absolución atado en un desequilibrio emocional que revela de inicio una línea ancestral que no se apaga. Para ello se necesitará todo su valor por lo tanto debe buscar la heroína en sus venas, frente a su destino ... Que es la muerte misma.París, a finales del siglo XIX. Una bailarina ve su vid
Pies and Prejudice
by Ellery AdamsWhen the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them--and the public is hungry for more. Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.
Pies and Prejudice
by Ellery AdamsWhen the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical effects on the people who eat them--and the public is hungry for more.Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name.
Pies before Guys (A Pie Town Mystery #4)
by Kirsten WeissVal&’s crime-solving club digs into a piping hot new case! A poetry slam at a bakery? Why not! Even though Pie Town proprietor Val Harris would rather be spending time with her newfound half-brother, she knows her employee Abril is beyond excited to be hosting the event. Especially since it stars the apple pie of Abril&’s eye, poet and professor Michael Starke. But the evening ends on a sour note when Professor Starke is found murdered mere moments after being accused of plagiarism. Just like that, Pie Town is at the center of another criminal inquiry. At Abril&’s request—and much to Detective Carmichael&’s consternation—Val and Charlene decide to investigate Starke&’s death. But the case is as tough as an overworked crust and the Baker Street Bakers are only coming up with scraps. If they don&’t pinch the cultured killer soon, Pie Town&’s reputation could crumble.
Pies, Lies, and Murder (The Darling Deli #22)
by Patti BenningFamily and Fourth of July Fireworks are fun! But murder kind of puts a damper on things. Deli owner and amateur sleuth, Moira Darling, and her family are planning a trip for the 4th of July holiday. With only a month until her daughter's wedding, spending time together is now more precious and poignant than ever. It's not easy for her to leave the bustling and growing Darling's DELIcious Delights in the hands of her employees, particularly during one of the busiest weeks of the year, but the promise of five days of fishing, fireworks, boating, and barbecuing, with the two most important people in her life, her daughter and husband, is more than compelling enough to lure Moira away. The trip is idyllic, allowing the busy deli owner the time and space to relax and enjoy her family...until the discovery of a young woman's terrifying homicide brings the family vacation to a shuddering halt. In a small town where anyone could be a suspect, Moira has to figure out how to keep her family safe from a killer who may be coming back for more. Can she get to the bottom of the crime? Or will the whole holiday go up in smoke? Find out in this deliciously action-packed Cozy Mystery!
Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret #1)
by Georges Simenon David BellosThe first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.'Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm muscles filled out his jacket and quickly pulled all his trousers out of shape. He had a way of imposing himself just by standing there. His assertive presence had often irked many of his own colleagues.'In Simenon's first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as The Case of Peter the Lett and Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' - The Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The IndependentFrom the Trade Paperback edition.f Translation. The first book in the new Inspector Maigret series. Penguin is publishing all seventy-five novels in new translations, releasing one new title each month.
Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret)
by Georges SimenonIn this first installment in Georges Simenon’s legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes.When Detective Chief Inspector Maigret receives notice from Interpol that Pietr the Latvian, an infamous con man, is on his way to Paris, he rushes to intercept him at the train station. But when he arrives he is confounded to find two men who fit the description of the wanted man. One is alive, the other dead.So who is Pietr? A businessman or a bootlegger? Is he Latvian, American, or Russian? In order to find out, Maigret must use his keen understanding of human nature, his gift for observation, and his famous instincts to track down the true suspect in Pietr the Latvian, the first mystery in Georges Simenon’s iconic series.