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Pivot: Three Connected Stories of Romantic Suspense
by Kat Martin Alexandra Ivy Rebecca ZanettiINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! From New York Times bestselling authors Kat Martin, Rebecca Zanetti, and Alexandra Ivy come three interwoven stories of secrets, murder, and riveting suspense. Three women. Three connected stories. Three bestselling authors. As girls, they bonded over broken homes and growing up in foster care. As women, they&’re fighting for their lives, and loves, once more . . . MERI When Meriwether Jones takes her young daughter and runs from trouble in L.A., that trouble follows. By the time Meri reaches Spokane, she&’s out of gas, money, and ideas. Luckily, ex-cop Ian Brodie hires her to help him with his father&’s farmhouse, and they seem like the answer to each other&’s prayers. But Meri is keeping a dangerous secret—and Ian is in danger of losing his heart . . . MELANIE That secret explodes when Melanie Cassidy spots two men trying to kidnap a young boy she tutors and responds by ramming them with her car. The last thing she expects is for the man she once loved, Detective Gray Hawkins, to appear and rescue them both. Now she has no choice but to trust him as they investigate the truth about a conspiracy of dirty, drug trafficking cops—and the truth about their relationship . . . MICHELLE After a rough youth, Michelle Peach was finally content in Portland—until two men broke into her home, threatened her, and sent her mentally unstable mom on a blackmail spree that Michelle has to stop. The last person Michelle wants to see is her ex, Evan Boldon, a former marine turned sheriff. But Evan misses the woman who walked away instead of letting him help years ago. This time he&’s not asking permission; he&’s going to put a stop to the trouble stalking Michelle and her friends—and win her heart for good.
Pix
by Bill JamesA houseful of paintings is stolen and the body of a finely dressed stranger is discovered at the home of art-loving drug dealer Mansel Shale. Meanwhile Detective Chief Inspector Colin Harpur and his boss, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, find their domain descending into bloody chaos as villain drug firms fight for dominance. Luckily Iles has done some illicit phone-tapping and has inside information on which way the battle will go. In this fast-paced thriller, there's no telling who will catch the next bullet.'Shrewd, savage, funny enough to give you an injury'Literary Review
Pix (Harpur and Iles #4)
by Bill JamesA houseful of paintings is stolen and the body of a finely dressed stranger is discovered at the home of art-loving drug dealer Mansel Shale. Meanwhile Detective Chief Inspector Colin Harpur and his boss, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, find their domain descending into bloody chaos as villain drug firms fight for dominance. Luckily Iles has done some illicit phone-tapping and has inside information on which way the battle will go. In this fast-paced thriller, there's no telling who will catch the next bullet. 'Shrewd, savage, funny enough to give you an injury' Literary Review
Pix (Vol. Book 24) (Harpur & Iles Mysteries)
by Bill JamesThe 24th novel in the Harpur & Iles series follows DCI Harpur into an illicit narcotics ring. There's intrigue right from the start of this new entry in Bill James's Harpur and Iles series: A houseful of paintings is stolen and the body of a finely dressed stranger is discovered. Villainous drug dealers fight for dominance on Constable Iles and Detective Harpur's turf. While the kingpins maneuver and scheme, Harpur is helped-or hindered?-by his very persistent daughters and by Iles's irregular and perhaps illicit methods. In this fast-paced thriller, there's no telling who will catch the next bullet.
Pixu
by Becky Cloonan Gabriel BaThis gripping tale of urban horror follows the lives of five lonely tenants strangers whose lives become intertwined when they discover a dark mark scrawled on the walls of their building. The horror sprouts quite innocently from a small seed and finds life as something otherworldly, damaged, full of love, hate, fear, and power. As the walls come alive, everyone is slowly driven mad defenseless against the evil in the building, stripped of free will, leaving only confusion, chaos, and eventual death. * The 2008 Eisner Awardwinning team for Best Anthology Gabriel Bá (The Umbrella Academy), Becky Cloonan (American Virgin), Vasilis Lolos (The Last Call), and Fábio Moon (Sugarshock) return with their latest collaboration, Pixu: The Mark of Evil."The story telling here is beautiful, creating a real sense of dread and supernatural menace. Smart, subtle and genuinely disturbing." Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy
Pizza 911: A Mister Jinnah Mystery
by Donald J. HaukaIn the third Mister Jinnah adventure, Hakeem Jinnah’s smoking hot story could be his last. The Tribune’s editor-in-chief can kiss Hakeem Jinnah’s ass goodbye! His bags are packed and he’s off to Africa as king of his own Burger Palace. That is, until a charred, dismembered body is discovered in a pizza oven. The lure of one last front-page byline is too much for Jinnah to resist ... even if it turns out to be his own obituary. Pizza 911 puts the perpetually puffing, politically incorrect Jinnah on the trail of a vicious killer in a chase that takes him from Vancouver to Tanzania. Negotiating a deadly labyrinth of deceit, betrayal, and long-kept secrets, the neurotic newsman has to use his entire reporting repertoire — and then some — to get to the truth. Bikers, drugs lords, shadowy assassins, and a mysterious, beautiful woman are all pieces in a complex puzzle that Jinnah must put together before it’s too late for him, his family, and even his newspaper. Based on the Gemini Award–nominated made-for-television movie, Pizza 911 delivers.
Pizza, Paradise, and Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series #24)
by Patti BenningJust days after her wedding, Eleanora and her new husband, Russell Ward, are preparing to leave for a two week long honeymoon in a tropical paradise. A last-minute call forces a change of plans, and the two find themselves making a detour for Florida. The situation is even worse than they could have imagined, and it seems like the second pizzeria is once again a target. Devastated by a friend's death, Ellie puts her honeymoon on hold and does everything she can to find the killer before someone else gets hurt, or worse.
Pizza, Weddings, and Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series #23)
by Patti BenningEleanora Pacelli is only days away from exchanging wedding vows with her fiance, Russell Ward, the handsome sheriff of Kittiport. With pre-wedding jitters in full swing, the last thing she needs is for something to go wrong. When disaster strikes, Ellie is wholly unprepared. The death of a woman who looks just like her shakes her to the core. A string of unfortunate incidents follows in the aftermath, and she'll need the help of those closest to her to figure out whether she is just unlucky, or if someone is really trying to sabotage her wedding--and is willing to kill her in the process.
Più Forte della Spada
by Massimo Salomoni Evan WillnowQuando un suo vecchio amico e istruttore di scherma muore in circostanze sospette, l'agente Henry Bride porta alla luce una serie di morti correlate tra loro solo da un software. Indizio dopo indizio, Bride si addentra in una intricata rete di omicidi. Correndo contro il tempo, Bride deve affrontare un assassino seriale che opera nell'ombra, e lottare contro piano diabolico che richiederà tutta la sua forza e la sua esperienza. Un crescendo di emozioni, con un finale a sorpresa.
Place Called Freedom
by Ken FollettIn a brutal world, charismatic rebel miner Mack McAsh - a slave by birth - is a man with the courage to stand up for what is right, and the strength to stick by his beliefs. Independent, rebellious Lizzie Hallim, meanwhile, is engaged to Jay Jamisson, the ruthless landlord's son and heir to an exploitative business empire. Born into separate worlds, Mack and Lizzie are thrown together when Mack becomes an enemy of the state and is forced to flee his homeland. Lizzie aids his escape, and it is not long before passions rage in the old world as well as the new . . . Set in an era of turbulent social changes, A Place Called Freedomis a magnificent novel from the undisputed master of suspense and drama, Ken Follett. 'A compulsive, sweeping adventure' Today 'Gripping historical narrative' San Francisco Chronicle
Placer (Buscadores de rosas #2)
by Connie BrockwayDurante el día, Helena Nash trabaja como señorita de compañía de una de las damas más desagradables de Londres. Por la noche, hace de mensajera entre dos amantes. Disfrazada y enmascarada, se cruza en el camino de un hombre que acecha en la oscuridad. Temiendo por su seguridad, acude a Ramsey Munro, uno de los tres hombres que en su día juró servir a la familia Nash cuando lo necesitara. Guapo y elusivo, el caballero escocés es uno de los mejores espadachines de Londres, y representa todo lo que Helena desea pero no puede tener: libertad, aventura y pasión. Quiere que le enseñe sus habilidades con la espada, un encargo que puede ser su perdición. Porque muy pronto Ramsey deseará instruirla no solo en las artes de la guerra y la espada, sino también en el del placer y la pasión que se esconde bajo la piel.
Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination (Topographies of (Post)Modernity: Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature in English)
by Olga Roebuck Šárka BubíkováThe publication Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination is part of the Topographies of (Post)Modernity: Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature in English Series. The text reflects growing interest in popular literary genres not only among the readers, but mainly in literary research. This still rather under-researched area is now representing fertile grounds for various theoretical approaches. As the publication mainly declares its interest in crime-related genres, its focus on place is justifiable: it reflects the postmodern “spatial turn”, manifested in an increased emphasis on the location of crime, not necessarily in the sense of the crime scene itself, but as a socio-geographical place and space. The setting of crime has a specific and well-defined role in the traditional crime genres, but this role has been redefined in the modern versions of crime-related fiction. ranging from educating the reader in certain areas, bringing up current problems, deepening the psychological aspect of individual characters etc. The published volume brings forth various aspects of this new role of place in popular genres centering on crime and gives space to its deeper analysis. It is not the researchers´ objective to provide overviews of the history of the theoretical discussion of place and space in literature in general. Instead, although the essays do employ a variety of critical approaches, the collection strives to show practically how place and space is employed in the specific material of the selected works.The seven chapters are written by scholars from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Two essays represent London as a topos and a chronotope in the works by contemporary British writers of crime fiction. The selection is to show how varied the literary London can be, albeit in the often rather formulaic popular genre. The essays also document a shift from the country setting typical for the British Golden Age of detective fiction to the more recent urban focus. One contribution focuses on the genre of spy novel to show how rendering of place and space can contribute to the genre’s typical atmosphere of suspense, secrets and disquiet. Four more essays analyze a variety of places and spaces in American crime fiction, crime comics and crime film. All of the places are in some way specific to American milieu – the suburbia, the university campus, the wilderness, a holiday resort with a state park. These essays are designed to show the contemporary variety of places where crime literature (or film) is set and to document a shift from the traditional urban setting of American hard-boiled fiction to a far greater recent diversity.The volume brings together most recent central European research on the topic of place and community in popular imagination. Thus, it represents a unique insight into this growing phenomenon, which can no longer be overlooked by the academic community.
Places for Dead Bodies
by Gary HausladenFrom Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many murder mysteries. Indeed, the sense of place, no less than the compelling character of the detective, is often what keeps authors writing and readers reading a particular series of mystery novels. <P><P> This book investigates how "police procedural" murder mysteries have been used to convey a sense of place. Gary Hausladen delves into the work of more than thirty authors, including Tony Hillerman, Martin Cruz Smith, James Lee Burke, David Lindsey, P. D. James, and many others. Arranging the authors by their region of choice, he discusses police procedurals set in America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Europe, Moscow, Asia, and selected locales in other parts of the world, as well as in historical places ranging from the Roman Empire to turn-of-the-century Cairo.
Places in the Dark (Ulverscroft Large Print Ser.)
by Thomas H. CookIn Autumn 1937 a mysterious woman appears in Port Alma, nestled on the chilly coast of Maine. Dora March's does not like to talk about her background, but she soon settles into Port Alma, winning friends and admirers, particularly the brothers Cal and Billy Chase. Yet within a year she flees the town on the same bus she arrived on, leaving Billy dead, and Cal in pursuit of the woman who has apparently killed his brother. Thomas H. Cook has established a huge reputation for his unique crime novels, and Places in the Dark will further cement his standing as a master of the form.
Plaga (Saga Olvidados #Volumen 4)
by Michael GrantA pesar de la agitación que han dejado tantas batallas, la calma invade Perdido Beach. «Una historia emocionante y llena de tensión, narrada con un estilo trepidante que no te deja descansar... Adoro este libro».Stephen King Han sobrevivido al hambre. Han sobrevivido a las mentiras. Sin embargo, los enemigos de la ERA no se desvanecen. Las mortíferas criaturas, amparadas por la tranquilidad, se mueven, mutan y logran liberarse. La Oscuridad ha alcanzado la mente de su Enemigo y lo controla a través del delirio y la confusión. Una enfermedad contagiosa se extiende mientras unos siniestros insectos depredadores aterrorizan Perdido Beach. Sam, Astrid, Diana y Caine están plagados de dudas: no saben si conseguirán escapar, o sobrevivir siquiera, a la vida en la ERA. Con semejante caos a su alrededor, ¿qué decisiones desesperadas tomarán cuando tengan que salvarse y ayudar a los que aman?
Plagio: Una novela
by Héctor Aguilar Camín«Fue así como me hice escritor, copiando con humildad y reescribiendo con soberbia las cosas que admiraba.» El lunes anunciaron que se había ganado un premio literario. El martes lo acusaron de haberse plagiado unos artículos periodísticos. El jueves lo acusaron de haberse plagiado también el tema de la novela premiada. El lunes siguiente setenta y nueve escritores firmaron una carta exigiendo que devolviera el premio y que renunciara a su puesto en la universidad, un pequeño imperio. El miércoles renunció al premio y al puesto. El mismo miércoles supo que su mujer tenía tratos con el instigador de la campaña en su contra. El lunes de la siguiente semana le llevaron la grabación de una llamada entre su mujer y su rival. El jueves su rival amaneció acuchillado. El viernes lo visitó la policía. Todo esto requiere una explicación. La explicación es esta novela: un juego de espejos sobre el plagio, la admiración, la envidia, los celos, el azar, la muerte. Y la policía.
Plague
by C. C. HumphreysLondon, 1665. A serial killer stalks his prey, scalpel in his hand and God's vengeance in his heart. Five years after his restoration to the throne, Charles II leads his citizens by example, enjoying every excess. Londoners have slipped the shackles of puritanism and now flock to the cockpits, brothels and, especially, the theatres, where for the first time women are allowed to perform alongside the men. But not everyone is swept up in the excitement. Some see this liberated age as the new Babylon, and murder victims pile up in the streets, making no distinction in class between a royalist member of parliament and a Cheapside whore. But they have a few things in common: the victims are found with gemstones in their mouths. And they have not just been murdered; they've been . . . sacrificed. Now the plague is returning to the city with full force, attacking indiscriminately . . . and murder has found a new friend.
Plague
by Lisa HinsleyIn this enthralling debut thriller written in the vein of Contagion, a young couple struggles to save their plague-stricken son as they desperately fight back against a tyrannical government.A new strain of the bubonic plague is diagnosed in London. Before it can be contained it spreads through the population, faster and deadlier than anyone could have imagined. Three weeks is all it takes to decimate the country. Johnny and Liz are devastated when their young son, Nathan, starts to show symptoms, but Liz phones the authorities anyway, and a few hours later the army arrives and boards up their house. Now Nathan is dying and there is nothing they can do to help him. Hours pass like weeks as their little boy grows weaker and weaker. All Liz wants is for them to die with some dignity, but the authorities refuse to help. Then their Internet and phones stop working. Cut off from the world and stuck inside their house, the family tries its best to cope--but there is nothing they can do to stop the lethal epidemic.
Plague Land
by Alex ScarrowLeon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumors of an unidentified plague in Africa begin to fill the news. Within a week, the virus hits London. The siblings witness people turning to liquid before their eyes, and they run for their lives. A month after touching Earth's atmosphere, the virus has wiped out most of the population. Desperate to stay alive, Leon and Grace are reluctantly taken in by a tight-knit group of survivors. But as they struggle to win their trust, the siblings realize that the virus isn't their only enemy, and survival is just the first step...
Plague Land: A Novel (Somershill Manor Mysteries #1)
by S. D. SykesIn this chilling historical mystery, young girls go missing from a medieval English village and Lord Oswald de Lacy must find the killer before tragedy strikes again. Oswald de Lacy was never meant to be the Lord of Somerhill Manor. Despatched to a monastery at the age of seven, sent back at seventeen when his father and two older brothers are killed by the Plague, Oswald has no experience of running an estate. He finds the years of pestilence and neglect have changed the old place dramatically, not to mention the attitude of the surviving peasants. Yet some things never change. Oswald's mother remains the powerful matriarch of the family, and his sister Clemence simmers in the background, dangerous and unmarried. Before he can do anything, Oswald is confronted by the shocking death of a young woman, Alison Starvecrow. The ambitious village priest claims that Alison was killed by a band of demonic dog-headed men. Oswald is certain this is nonsense, but proving it--by finding the real murderer--is quite a different matter. Every step he takes seems to lead Oswald deeper into a dark maze of political intrigue, family secrets and violent strife. And then the body of another girl is found. Sarah Sykes brilliantly evokes the landscape and people of medieval Kent in this thrillingly suspenseful debut.
Plague Land: No Escape (Plague Land #3)
by Alex ScarrowIn one week, the virus destroyed the world. And that was just the start.Three survivors made it through with just each other to rely on, but now they are scattered across the globe. Leon is in England, Grace is on the way to New Zealand, and Freya to the "New United States". Until now, they and some others were lucky enough to stay alive. But, when the deadliest and most sinister attack is yet to come, what hope does humanity have to survive?Praise for Plague Land:"Will immediately engross and terrify readers."—VOYA"A thrilling family survival story, a clinical study of a fictional pathogen, body horror, and an action-packed dystopian narrative."—Booklist"Terror, anxiety, and anticipation will flow rapidly through the veins of readers as they piece together clues...in this fast-paced horror."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A high-impact horrific thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seat and begging for the next installment."—School Library Journal
Plague Land: Oswald de Lacy Book 1 (Oswald de Lacy #1)
by S D SykesBook 1 in the gripping Oswald de Lacy series, which can be read as a standalone, from 'the medieval CJ Sansom' (Jeffery Deaver)England, 1350: the Black Death has changed the country forever, taking master and servant alike. Young Oswald de Lacey was never meant to be Lord of Somershill Manor, but when his father and older brothers die of the Plague, he must return home from the monastery and assume responsibility for an estate ravaged by pestilence. Almost immediately Oswald is confronted with the vicious murder of a young woman, Alison Starvecrow. The village priest claims it is the work of demonic dog-headed men, a theory Oswald rejects as nonsense. But proving this - by finding the real killer - only leads Oswald deeper into a maze of political intrigue, family secrets and violent strife. And then the body of another girl is found...'Sykes has really reset the bar for medieval mysteries' Medievalists
Plague Land: Oswald de Lacy Book 1 (Oswald de Lacy #1)
by S D SykesOswald de Lacy was never meant to be the Lord of Somerhill Manor. Despatched to a monastery at the age of seven, sent back at seventeen when his father and two older brothers are killed by thePlague, Oswald has no experience of running an estate. He finds the years of pestilence and neglect have changed the old place dramatically, not to mention the attitude of the surviving peasants. Yet some things never change. Oswald's mother remains the powerful matriarch of the family, and his sister Clemence simmers in the background, dangerous and unmarried. Before he can do anything, Oswald is confronted by the shocking death of a young woman, Alison Starvecrow. The ambitious village priest claims that Alison was killed by a band of demonic dog-headed men. Oswald is certain this is nonsense, but proving it - by finding the real murderer - is quite a different matter. Every step he takes seems to lead Oswald deeper into a dark maze of political intrigue, family secrets and violent strife. And then the body of another girl is found. SD Sykes brilliantly evokes the landscape and people of medieval Kent in this thrillingly suspenseful debut.(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton
Plague Land: Oswald de Lacy Book 1 (Somershill Manor Mysteries Ser. #1)
by S SykesBook 1 in the gripping Oswald de Lacy series, which can be read as a standalone, from 'the medieval CJ Sansom' (Jeffery Deaver)England, 1350: the Black Death has changed the country forever, taking master and servant alike. Young Oswald de Lacey was never meant to be Lord of Somershill Manor, but when his father and older brothers die of the Plague, he must return home from the monastery and assume responsibility for an estate ravaged by pestilence. Almost immediately Oswald is confronted with the vicious murder of a young woman, Alison Starvecrow. The village priest claims it is the work of demonic dog-headed men, a theory Oswald rejects as nonsense. But proving this - by finding the real killer - only leads Oswald deeper into a maze of political intrigue, family secrets and violent strife. And then the body of another girl is found...'Sykes has really reset the bar for medieval mysteries' Medievalists
Plague Land: Reborn (Plague Land #2)
by Alex ScarrowTHEY THOUGHT IT WAS DEAD. THEY WERE WRONG.Two years ago, a virus hit London, killing thousands of people and driving the rest into hiding. But Leon has somehow survived, making it through two harsh winters. Now he's living on the fragile hope that the freezing snow and ice of the English climate wiped out the virus for good. Word even reaches Leon of a rescue boat on its way. But all is not as safe as it seems. The virus has been busy...Praise for Plague Land:"Will immediately engross and terrify readers." —VOYA"A thrilling family survival story, a clinical study of a fictional pathogen, body horror, and an action-packed dystopian narrative." —Booklist"Terror, anxiety, and anticipation will flow rapidly through the veins of readers as they piece together clues...in this fast-paced horror." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A high-impact horrific thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seat and begging for the next installment." —School Library Journal