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Pirata: The dramatic novel of the pirates who hunt the seas of the Roman Empire
by Simon Scarrow T. J. AndrewsThe Sunday Times bestseller!It is AD 25. Pirate ships strike terror in the hearts of those who brave the seas of the Roman Empire. When young Telemachus joins the crew of the merchant ship Selene, he's delighted to escape the rough streets of Piraeus. He knows little of the dangers of life at sea. And even past hardship has not prepared him for the terror on board when a pirate ship appears . . . The fight is bloody, but the result is never in doubt. Then the victorious pirate chief, Bulla, offers the beaten men a cruel choice: join us, or die. After surviving a brutal initiation rite, Telemachus impresses his new captain with his resourcefulness and strength, and swiftly rises through the pirate ranks. But dangerous rivals talk of mutiny and murder. While Prefect Canis, notorious commander of the imperial fleet, is relentless in his pursuit of the pirate brotherhood.Could Telemachus be the man to lead the pirates and challenge Rome? PIRATA is also available in five ebook novella parts. What readers are saying about PIRATA'I strongly recommend you read this' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'A great gripping read' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'Fast-paced and exiting throughout' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
Pirata: The dramatic novel of the pirates who hunt the seas of the Roman Empire
by Simon Scarrow T. J. AndrewsPIRATA - the action-packed novel of pirates in the Roman Empire in AD 25. Across the seas of the Adriaticum, pirates face mortal danger from wild storms, fight to hold their own against merciless rival pirates, and wrangle amongst themselves over hard-won treasure. While the Roman navy hunts them down ...(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Pirate (A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure #8)
by Clive Cussler Robin BurcellUnstoppable husband and wife team Sam and Remi Fargo face a challenge even they may not be able to beat in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series<P><P> Going on a treasure hunt. X marks the spot. It’s children’s rhyme for a reason. While wealth can be lost or stolen, and even found again — if husband-and wife treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on the case — a long-forgotten map is just the stuff of bedtime stories. Like Long John Silver and Robin Hood. But when Sam and Remi try the unthinkable, a relaxing vacation and a visit to a rare bookstore, a very real dead body suggests what they hold in their hands is an actual, ink on paper guide to a historic fortune.<P> When the Fargos take up the challenge, they find themselves flying from California to Arizona, from Jamaica to England. Racing against a vicious corporate raider with an unhealthy obsession for this particular treasure, Sam and Remi are slowed by a new betrayal at every turn. It can only mean one thing: someone on their team cannot be trusted.<P> Buzzing with the chemistry and wit of Sam and Remi Fargo’s chemistry and wit, Pirate reinvents the classic treasure hunt as only a Clive Cussler adventure can. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Pirate Alley
by Stephen CoontsMogadishu, Somalia. A luxury cruise liner has been captured by Somali pirates, with 860 lives at the mercy of the ruthless hijackers. Jake Grafton, head of Middle Eastern covert Ops for the CIA, has contacted his uniquely talented operative Tommy Carmellini, requesting his presence. Grafton's veins of ice and nerves of steel make him Washington's go-to man in a crisis, while Carmellini has the skillset Grafton needs when he knows he won't be playing by the book. With the pirates holding firm to their demands, together they must launch an offensive explosive enough to blow their enemy firmly out of the water...
Pirate Alley (Tommy Carmellini #5)
by Stephen CoontsGRAFTON AND CARMELLINI ARE BACK, BATTLING TERRORISTS ON THE HIGH SEAS ALONGSIDE A TOP-NOTCH TEAM OF NAVY SEALS IN AN ACTION-PACKED TALE BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEPHEN COONTS. A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure, and the decks are covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million within seven days, the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages. But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot. Once the ransom is paid, Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an orgy of terror, hoping to provoke a massive American military response that will set the Muslim world aflame. Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right-hand man, Tommy Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the United States from being maneuvered into a murderous war.
Pirate King: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell #11)
by Laurie R. KingIn this latest adventure featuring the intrepid Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King takes readers into the frenetic world of silent films--where the pirates are real and the shooting isn't all done with cameras. In England's young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. Nevertheless, at the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell is dispatched to investigate rumors of criminal activities that swirl around Fflytte's popular movie studio. So Russell is traveling undercover to Portugal, along with the film crew that is gearing up to shoot a cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King. Based on Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, the project will either set the standard for moviemaking for a generation . . . or sink a boatload of careers.Nothing seems amiss until the enormous company starts rehearsals in Lisbon, where the thirteen blond-haired, blue-eyed actresses whom Mary is bemusedly chaperoning meet the swarm of real buccaneers Fflytte has recruited to provide authenticity. But when the crew embarks for Morocco and the actual filming, Russell feels a building storm of trouble: a derelict boat, a film crew with secrets, ominous currents between the pirates, decks awash with budding romance--and now the pirates are ignoring Fflytte and answering only to their dangerous outlaw leader. Plus, there's a spy on board. Where can Sherlock Holmes be? As movie make-believe becomes true terror, Russell and Holmes themselves may experience a final fadeout.Pirate King is a Laurie King treasure chest--thrilling, intelligent, romantic, a swiftly unreeling masterpiece of suspense.From the Hardcover edition.
Pirate Offensive
by Don PendletonHIJACKED Armed with missiles and other military weapons, pirates take control of the high seas, ravaging ships and killing off their crews in the process. They're on the brink of becoming unstoppable-unless Mack Bolan can put an end to their pillaging. Using a cargo freighter as bait, Bolan attempts to lure the pirates into an attack. But when his plan backfires, he learns the leader of the group is more than a worthy opponent. He's not only tactical in his planning, but a skilled fighter in multiple disciplines. And his influence reaches deep into one of Europe's most notorious crime families. Bolan will need more than just his sea legs to seek and destroy the pirate fleet and its brutal, calculating commander. The open ocean is a war zone, and the Executioner isn't taking prisoners.
Pirate Tycoon, Forbidden Baby
by Janette KennyThe pirate tycoon: Brooding, dangerous hotel tycoon André Gauthier has whisked Kira across the Caribbean Sea to his stunning island hideaway. He doesn't just want to bed her with a ruthless passion...he wants revenge!The kidnapped mistress: One hot touch has Kira desperate to slip back between André's sheets! But first she must tell him that she's having his baby....André is convinced Kira betrayed him with his enemy. He has to uncover the secret she's hiding-if he's to claim his child!
Pirate Vishnu (The Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mysteries #2)
by Gigi Pandian<P><P> A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle. . . . <P><P>Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her. 1906. Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Pirate Vishnu strikes the San Francisco Bay. An ancestor of Jaya’s who came to the US from India draws a treasure map . . . <P><P>Present Day. Over a century later, the cryptic treasure map remains undeciphered. From San Francisco to the southern tip of India, Jaya pieces together her ancestor’s secrets, maneuvers a complicated love life she didn’t count on, and puts herself in the path of a killer to restore a revered treasure.
Pirate: A Thriller (Nick Mciver Adventures Through Time Ser. #2)
by Ted BellIn this third of the &“brilliant&” (Bookreporter) Alexander Hawke series, intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke must thwart a deadly alliance between China and France before they annihilate everything and everyone in their rush toward world domination.Aboard a ship in the south of France, an American spy faces certain death for the vital, explosive intelligence he possesses. In Paris, a ruthless and powerful descendant of Napoleon has forged an unholy alliance with China for its growing nuclear arsenal, poised to send the world to the brink of a gut-wrenching showdown. Now, in a maelstrom of razor&’s-edge danger, Alex Hawke must enter the nightmare visions of madmen to defuse an axis of evil no one could have predicted—and no living soul would survive. Packed with unrelenting action, glamour, and high style, Pirate is a spellbinding thriller. Be prepared for Alex Hawke&’s most daunting and heart-pounding mission yet.
Pirates Ahoy! (Frank and Joe Hardy: The Clues Brothers #13)
by Franklin W. DixonWhen Frank, Joe, and Chet hear that a pirate ship sank near Bayport hundreds of years ago, they don't believe it. But then they find a strange silver coin, an old pirate weapon, and a tattered treasure map with a big X on it. Now they're determined to find the treasure -- even if they have to dig up every backyard in Bayport!
Pirañas
by Harold Robbins Enric TrempsEn plena selva amazónica, Jed y su primo Angelo remontan el río con el objetivo de cerrar un meganocio de drogas. Pero algo sale mal. Las pirañas, tanto las que nadan bajo las aguas del Amazonas como las humanas, dan al traste con la aventura con penosas consecuencias. Tras el suceso Jed se granjea una carrera de éxito (y corrupción) en Wall Street. Pero pronto el pasado que creía haber dejado atrás llamará a su puerta.
Pirineo Noir
by María Pérez HerediaUn thriller literario ambientado en el Pirineo aragonés, en la estela de Gillian Flynn, Joyce Carol Oates y Virginia Feito, por «una de las promesas de la literatura española» (Vice). «Una voz nueva, turbadora y profundamente original en el panorama del thriller español».Toni Hill «Un pueblo, varias adolescentes muertas y un asesino que resucita los miedos de todossus habitantes. María Pérez Heredia ha creado una trama adictiva y trepidante con reminiscencias al Dicker de La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert».Arantza Portabales En As Boiras, un pueblo turístico del Alto Aragón, ha aparecido el cadáver de Emma Lenglet, la hija de un influyente senador francés. El modus operandi del asesino es morbosamente parecido al que empleó el «Carnicero del Valle» tres décadas atrás. Justamente, hace un mes que Marzal Castán, el psicópata que cazó y desangró a seis adolescentes a mediados de los noventa, ha sido excarcelado para recibir curas paliativas y ha vuelto al Pirineo. El comisario Kevin Girard, uno de los mejores agentes de la policía francesa, especializado en psicópatas, acaba de llegar a As Boiras para cooperar con la Guardia Civil, pues sospechan de la existencia de un copycat: un admirador que está imitando aquellos viejos crímenes y no se contentará con una sola víctima.Sin embargo, casi nadie cuenta con lo que puede aportar a la investigación Alice Leclerc, la narradora de esta historia. Es la esposa de Girard y conoce el caso original mejor que nadie, porque a los trece años vivió muy de cerca lo que pasó. Por entonces vivía con su madre y su padrastro, que regentaban un hotel en la zona, y aquella experiencia le sirvió para escribir luego un libro que la convirtió en una celebridad mundial... pero persona non grata en As Boiras. Sobre Pirineo Noir:«María Pérez Heredia llega con paso firme para convertirse en una gran dama de la novela policiaca». Benjamín Prado, Todos somos sospechosos «Asfixiante. [...] Me ha fascinado. [...] Para los amantes de las etiquetas: cojan un rural noir con toques de mountain noir y un barnizde domestic noir. La traslación del fascinante universo de Twin Peaks a la España más rabiosamente contemporánea». Jesús Lens, Ideal de Granada Sobre su novela anterior, Starman, se ha dicho:«Una estructura original e inteligente. Un gran nivel literario».Ignacio Martínez de Pisón«Una versión millennial de El guardián entre el centeno».Alejandro Martín, El País «Una seductora reflexión sobre el éxito y el dolor mismo de existir».Elena Costa, El Cultural «En Starman resuenan las letras de David Bowie, las pandillas juveniles de los Rebeldes de Susan E. Hinton, los escenarios calurosos y polvorientos de John Fante y esa libertad que confieren las rutas de Jack Kerouac y Neal Cassady. La autora ha sabido capturar ese momento de la juventud en que lo único que necesitamos es estar solos y saber hacia dónde queremos ir».José Ángel Barrueco, El Plural «Una sorpresa mayúscula en el panorama literario español, no sólo por su edad, que también, sino por el desparpajo, la madurez y la profundidad».Ismael Marinero, El Mundo «[Consigue] describir algo tan complejo y abstracto como es el vacío existencial. Y todo esto la convierte en una de las promesas de la literatura española. Y, de paso, en una de esas personas que te hace replantearte qué diablos estás haciendo con tu vida»Vice
Pirse, el improbable
by Juan SasturainDespués de El último Hammett, libro en el que Juan Sasturain estuvo trabajando durante décadas (publicado por Alfaguara en 2018), en Pirse, el improbable el autor completa su fervor por Dash en una novela policial donde lo que se busca no es un asesino, sino un manuscrito. Durante más de treinta años Juan Sasturain estuvo trabajando en el manuscrito de El último Hammett (ganadora del Premio Dashiell Hammett de novela negra en 2019), recopilando información sobre la vida, la obra y, en especial, sobre el último texto, Tulip, de su admirado escritor. Fervoroso lector de novela policial, con ese libro logra darle forma a una historia personalísima que es al tiempo un homenaje y una declaración de principios literarios. Sin embargo, faltaba un detalle importante: conocer cómo el autor recuperó la primera versión del libro, que perdió en la ciudad de Rosario en los años 80. Aquí, el personaje de Roberto el Bobo Pirse se corporiza y se evapora al ritmo de los acontecimientos que sacuden al país. Pero Sasturain nos tiene acostumbrados a una literatura mítica, en la que la mitad de las cosas están inventadas y la otra mitad... bueno, responde solo en parte a la verdad. Una novela breve y apasionante como una investigación policial, donde lo que se busca no es un criminal, sino un manuscrito. La crítica ha dicho...: «Sasturain vuelve nueva, en su escucha, nuestra lengua, alternando en su poética lo alto con lo bajo, la referencia erudita con el habla popular lisa y llana. Al leer su prosa se tiene la impresión de que está contada oralmente. Pero debajo de esa tersura, esa llaneza, hay, además de mucha calle, mucha biblioteca.»Guillermo Saccomanno «Todo escritor que nos importa extrae de la infancia el mapa mudo de su imaginación narrativa. Sasturain se encuentra mejor en sí mismo -en esa infancia reveladora que aporta voluntaria o involuntariamente cada cosa- que en los muchos escritores que conoce, y vaya si los conoce bien. Como afortunadamente es un hombre bastante secreto, indagar en él es también indagar en lo que leyó.»Luis Chitarroni «En las novelas, en los poemas, en las crónicas, en los cuentos, y en cada línea que escribió Sasturain hay un secreto trágico: su infecciosa alegría.»Alfredo Grieco y Bavio
Pisces Rising
by Martha C. LawrencePsychic private eye Elizabeth Chase finds her unique talents pitted against her most brutal and baffling case yet--the pursuit of a vicious murderer wanted in connection with the scalping of a Native American casino owner. Elizabeth soon learns that the tranquil setting of the Temecu reservation belies a dangerous undercurrent of political scheming, racism, and pure human greed. As she struggles to figure out who can be trusted, Elizabeth must call upon all of her resources not only to solve the crime, but to restore her own spirit.
Pisces of Fate (The Drakeforth Series)
by Paul ManneringAll is not as it seems in the tranquil waters of the Aardvark Archipelago. After the death of his parents, Ascott Pudding ran away to the ends of the Earth—that is, to the Aardvark Archipelago, which is basically the same thing. But these tropical waters hold more than just fish, and Ascott soon finds himself in the grip of an ancient mystery... and an extremely violent invertebrate. With the help of his best friend, Shoal, and an artistically temperamental parrot, Ascott will face down a homicidal octopus, an extreme whale-based sporting event, and several varieties of pirate. Above all, though, they must unravel the ancient mystery of a treasure beyond imagining: the Pisces of Fate. Contains a bonus short Drakeforth short story, "Uncertainty of Goats."
Piscis
by Judith JasoLa primera y esperada novela de It's Judith relata una historia llena de misterio que te tendrá expectante hasta el final. No hace mucho que Sara P. llegó al instituto, pero, en su corta estancia, ha revolucionado la vida de todos sus compañeros con su descaro, su valentía y sus ingeniosos métodos para luchar contra todo lo que ella considera injusticias. Judith, Celia, Laura, Natalia, Lucas e Iván no tardaron en aceptar a una chica tan particular en su grupo de amigos. En los últimos meses, han vivido juntos mil aventuras que los han hecho inseparables. Pero ahora Sara P. ha desaparecido. Y los que mejor creían conocerla se dan cuenta de que en realidad su amiga es un misterio. Siguiendo el complicado rastro de pistas relacionadas con el símbolo de Piscis que Sara ha ido dejando a su paso, Judith y sus amigos tendrán que poner su ingenio y su olfato de detectives a funcionar para dar con ella. Porque puede que este sea otro de los complicados rompecabezas que tanto le gustan a Sara P. O tal vez se trate de algo mucho más serio...
Pista negra (Subjefe Rocco Schiavone #Volumen 1)
by Antonio ManziniAntonio Manzini ha combinado una buena dosis de humor inteligente con una pizca de ironía para crear un personaje memorable. Su carácter sarcástico y arrogante, su descarnada sinceridad y su absoluto desenfado hacen de Rocco Schiavone un héroe irresistible, eje central de una serie adictiva que representa lo mejor de la novela negra europea actual. A consecuencia de un turbio incidente con el hijo de un poderoso político, Rocco Schiavone, subjefe de la policía de Roma, ha sido «desterrado» a una pequeña ciudad del valle de Aosta, en los Alpes italianos. Para un romano sofisticado y amante de la buena vida, no es la mejor noticia. El frío, las botas de nieve y el provincianismo de los autóctonos estimulan la natural tendencia de Rocco a las malas pulgas, así que, visto el panorama, un caso difícil le vendría de maravilla. La ocasión se presenta cuando aparece un cadáver aplastado bajo las huellas de una máquina pisanieves en una de las estaciones de esquí de la zona. El desafío es importante. A la escasez del material encontrado hay que añadir la ignorancia de Schiavone de las costumbres locales, su desconocimiento del dialecto y la historia del lugar. Nada que amilane, desde luego, a una persona decidida y orgullosa como él. Sin renunciar un ápice a su temperamento meridional, Rocco se abre camino entre pistas, refugios de montaña y teleféricos, interroga a monitores, guías y enigmáticos operarios del valle, y, sobre todo, traba relación con unas cuantas lugareñas guapas dispuestas a ofrecerle una cálida bienvenida. Reseñas:«Antonio Manzini ha dibujado un personaje extraordinario.»Andrea Camilleri «Un personaje auténtico, una escritura que convence.»Gioia «La prosa tersa de Manzini deja entrever la silenciosa angustia vital de su protagonista y muestra con delicadeza la humanidad del perdedor. El autor domina el género y controla el ritmo cómico. Nada entorpece su capacidad para narrar las debilidades humanas con una sonrisa.»Flaneri.com «Un protagonista corrupto y genial.»Tuttolibri, La Stampa
Pista negra (Viceqüestor Rocco Schiavone #Volumen 1)
by Antonio ManziniA conseqüència dun tèrbol incident amb el fill dun polític poderós, Rocco Schiavone, viceqüestor de la policia de Roma, ha estat «desterrat» a Aosta, als Alps italians. Per a un romà sofisticat i amant de la bona vida, no és la millor notícia. El fred, les botesde muntanya i el provincianisme dels autòctons exacerben la tendència natural de Rocco a les males puces, així que, vist el panorama, ja només li faltava un cas difícil per resoldre.Locasió es presenta en la forma dun cadàver aixafat per una màquina trepitjaneu en una de les estacions desquí de la zona. És un repte important per a Schiavone, que ni té gaires proves on agafar-se ni coneix la gent de lindret i els costums locals. Però això no és prou per acovardir una persona decidida i orgullosa com ell. Sense renunciar al seu temperament meridional, Rocco sobre camí entre pistes, refugis de muntanya i telecabines, interroga monitors i operaris de lestació desquí, i coneix algunes dones de la vall que eldeixen bocabadat.Observador perspicaç de la naturalesa humana, Antonio Manzini ha combinat una bona dosi dhumor intel.ligent amb un pessic dironia per crear un personatge memorable. El seu caràcter sarcàstic i arrogant, la seva descarnada sinceritat i el seu absolut desvergonyiment fan de Rocco Schiavone un heroi irresistible, eix central duna sèrie addictiva que representa el millor de la novel.la negra europea actual. Ressenyes:«Antonio Manzini ha dibuixat un personatge extraordinari.»Andrea Camilleri «Un personatge autèntic, una escriptura que convenç.»Gioia «La prosa terça de Manzini deixa entreveure l'angunia vital del seu protagonista i ensenya, delicadament, la humanitat del perdedor. L'autor domina el gènere i controla el ritme còmic. Res entorpeix la seva capacitat per plasmar les febleses humanes amb un somriure.»Flaneri.com «Un protagonista corrupte i genial.»Tuttolibri, La Stampa
Pistaco: A Tale of Love in the Andes
by Lynn F. MonahanSteven McMahon, a young American struggling to reconcile his priestly vocation with his very human desire for love and intimacy, flees to Peru on mission, seeking the serenity he cannot find at home. In a tiny village in the Andes Mountains he meets a young school teacher chased by demons of her own. They soon find themselves trapped between the brutal Shining Path guerrillas who threaten mayhem across the mountain countryside and a harsh military counter-insurgency trying to quash the rebellion. Amid this historic struggle between the forces of order and ungodly acts of terror, and haunted by the legend of el pistaco, a mythical fiend believed by locals to feed on the unwary, they discover the meaning—and the price—of love.
Pit Perfect (Barkside Of The Moon Mysteries Ser. #1)
by Renee GeorgePit Bulls are Sweet . . . and that's no mystery!Fall in love with Lily Mason, the shifter who only wants to live as a human, and her pit bull Smooshie, a rescue dog who in the end may be the one doing the rescuing!Pit Perfect, Book 1 of the Barkside of the Moon Mysteries from USA Today bestselling paranormal cozy mystery author Renee George, is an exciting tale of mystery and suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat. When cougar-shifter Lily Mason moves to Moonrise, Missouri, she wishes for only three things from the town and its human population. . . to find a job, to find a place to live, and to live as a human, not a therianthrope.Lily gets more than she bargains for when a rescue pit bull named Smooshie rescues her from an oncoming car, and it's love at first sight. Thanks to Smooshie, Lily's first two wishes are granted by Parker Knowles, the owner of the Pit Bull Rescue center, who offers her a job at the shelter and the room over his garage for rent.Lily's new life as an integrator is threatened when Smooshie finds Katherine Kapersky, the local church choir leader and head of the town council, dead in the field behind the rescue center. Unfortunately, there are more suspects than mourners for the elderly town leader. Can Lily keep her less-than-human status under wraps? Or will the killer, who has pulled off a nearly Pit Perfect murder, expose her to keep Lily and her dog from digging up the truth?This paranormal cozy mystery contains cougar-shifters, shifters, lovable pit bulls, and supernatural beings.
Pit Stop
by Raymond Khoury Linwood BarclayThis short story from the anthology FaceOff pairs Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay--and features characters from their bestselling novels--in a one-of-a-kind thriller matchup.FBI Agent Sean Reilly (hero of Khoury's five-million-copy bestseller The Last Templar) is tracking a criminal who is in possession of a lethal biological agent and threatening to unleash it on innocent civilians. But now Reilly has a bigger problem: his quarry, known online as Faustus, has created an explosive diversion and stolen a truck from a restaurant parking lot--and inside that truck is a teenage girl. General contractor and single dad Glen Garber (of Barclay's 2011 bestseller The Accident) had stopped to grab a snack for his daughter Kelly when they both got caught up in the chaos in the parking lot. Thinking she'd be safest in the truck, he ordered her inside, and that was the last time he saw her. Agent Reilly must navigate the chase with nerves of steel, attempting to free Kelly Garber from the madman's clutches without endangering thousands of lives in the process--and all with her terror-stricken father right by his side. For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!
Pit Stop: An Original Short Story
by Raymond Khoury Linwood BarclayThis original short story from the New York Times bestselling thriller anthology FaceOff pairs bestsellers Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay - and features characters from their bestselling novels - in a one-of-a-kind thriller match-up. FBI Agent Sean Reilly (hero of Khoury's multi-million-copy bestseller The Last Templar) is tracking a criminal who is in possession of a lethal biological agent and threatening to unleash it on innocent civilians. But now Reilly has a bigger problem: his quarry, known online as Faustus, has created an explosive diversion and stolen a truck from a restaurant car park - and inside that truck is a teenage girl. General contractor and single dad Glen Garber (of Barclay's bestseller The Accident) had stopped to grab a snack for his daughter Kelly when they both got caught up in the chaos in the car park. Thinking she'd be safest in the truck, he ordered her inside, and that was the last time he saw her. Agent Reilly must navigate the chase with nerves of steel, attempting to free Kelly Garber from the madman's clutches without endangering thousands of lives in the process - and all with her terror-stricken father right by his side. For more exciting short story pairings, don't miss all eleven short stories in Face Off!
Pit of Vipers
by Carolyn KeeneThis New York Times bestselling girl detective has one hot summer ahead!River Heights is in an uproar when the local zoo reports that one of its exotic venomous snakes has been snake-napped! It's only a matter of hours, though, before an anonymous tip leads the police to the missing critter-- in the home of Nancy's friend, Charles Adams. Nancy isn't sure what to think of all this-- until Charles appeals to her to help him prove his innocence. She can't resist taking the case. If he really is innocent, perhaps she can help clear his name. If he's guilty, she'll be able to satisfy herself to that fact as well.
Pitch Black
by Susan CrandallJournalist Madison Wade decides to move to Philadelphia when one of her articles on violence in the city hits too close to home. Madison and her fourteen-year-old adopted son, Ethan, take refuge in Buckeye, a small town in eastern Tennessee where her father had grown up. Despite the tranquility, Madison and Ethan feel like outsiders. But Gabe Wyatt, the local sheriff, is determined to welcome them to the town. He immediately falls for this beautiful journalist from the city. Madison resists Gabe's advances, but he's persistent and unlike anyone she's ever met before. As a romance develops between them, Madison becomes comfortable in the rural setting, and when Ethan becomes friends with Jordan, a fellow outsider at school, Buckeye begins to feel like home. But a tragic death changes everything for them. When Jordan's father is murdered during a weekend camping trip, Ethan becomes the prime suspect. Gabe's investigation of the murder causes a rift in his relationship with Madison. As small town gossip builds a damaging case against Ethan, Madison races to discover the truth. Heartbroken and lost, she struggles to find anyone who will believe in her and Ethan, despite their past.