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Perdido y Encontrado (Camina por la Senda Correcta #2)
by Lorhainne EckhartUn atropello y fuga. Un camino rural desierto. La peor pesadilla para unos padres. En una cálida mañana de otoño en Gardiner, Washington, Richard y Maggie celebran el regreso de la feliz pareja formada por Sam y Marcie. Lo que sucede a continuación cambia sus vidas para siempre. Un conductor que se da a la fuga en una carretera rural desierta, y Richard y Maggie sufren la peor pesadilla para unos padres. Ahora, un año más tarde, Maggie McCafferty lucha por rehacer su vida... escondiendo su dolor con un comportamiento escandaloso y su propio secreto que no está dispuesta a compartir. Hasta que sus amigos intervienen y su fuerte voluntad de ser pronto ex-marido se dispone a llevar a Maggie a casa - la única manera que él conoce. Justo cuando Maggie comienza a confiar de nuevo, Dan McKenzie llama después de haber desaparecido durante más de un año. Pero ahora ha vuelto. Y en lugar de que Richard confiese la verdad de su implicación, Richard se hunde más, con deudas crecientes, un socio que se niega a comprarle secretos que sólo comparte con Dan. Hasta que una noche una misteriosa llamada al 911 es testigo de una pelea y Richard dispara a Dan. Pero cuando la policía llega a la obra desierta, la única evidencia de un crimen es un charco de sangre y un video de vigilancia. Bajo la creciente presión de la policía, Richard es arrestado e interrogado, excepto por el ardiente secreto de Richard que se mantiene firme en que estuvo en casa toda la noche. En este extraño giro del destino, Sam, Marcie y Diane trabajan contra reloj y se preguntan qué tan bien conocen a su evasivo amigo. Con Maggie a su lado, Richard mantiene su inocencia. El problema es que si Richard no lo hizo, ¿dónde está Dan? ¿Y quién es la misteriosa persona que llamó al 911?
Perdiendo la cabeza (Serie Aurora Roe Teagarden #Volumen 5)
by Charlaine HarrisA Aurora Roe Teagarden le caen los problemas del cielo en esta quinta entrega de la serie. Roe nunca se llevó bien con el sargento de detectives Jack Burns, pero eso no significa que quisiera verle muerto y mucho menos ver cómo le lanzaban desde una avioneta a su jardín. Afortunadamente, el cuerpo de policía de Lawrenceton, Georgia, sabe que es imposible que Roe pueda estar en dos sitios a la vez, así que su nombre queda tachado de la lista de sospechosos. A partir de ese momento, otros acontecimientos extraños empiezan a suceder en torno a Roe. Sucesos peculiares, violentos e incluso potencialmente mortales. Es evidente que detrás de toda esta locura hay un mensaje personal que Roe debe descifrar antes de que sea demasiado tarde. La crítica ha dicho:«Roe Teagarden es tan capaz y potencialmente tan compleja como Cordelia Gray, de P. D. James».Publishers Weekly «Emocionante y colorido... Una trama brillante».Midwest Book Review «El amor de Harris por la vida, los misterios, el sur y su inevitable sentido del humor, en las cosas cotidianas y las que no lo son tanto, dan color a otra aventura en esta deliciosa serie de misterio».Mostly Murder «Un misterio travieso».The Buffalo News «Roe es encantadora».Mostly Murder
Perdita
by Faith GardnerAs featured on Bustle.com, Best of Summer Round-up Sure, Arielle won't deny that she has a vivid, even wild, imagination. Sure, it sometimes runs away with her. And yes, it's true that she never recovered from the drowning death of her older brother, Justin, ten years ago, when Arielle was a little child. She almost hopes that ghosts are real, so that she might see Justin again. But ever since the misty morning when Arielle stumbles on the macabre sight of the body of her sister Casey's best friend, Perdita, being lifted from a nearby pond, ghostly images begin to appear to Arielle. Can they be Perdita, reaching out as speculation about her death ramps up from suicide to foul play? Perdita's younger brother, Tex, is back from private school, and Arielle can't get him off her mind, although he's a beautiful boy with scary secrets. Worse yet, there's no one to tell: big sister Casey's off to college, and Arielle discovers her own sister's cache of secret writings, along with a bizarre note from Perdita. What's real? What's fantasy? In a compelling tale that hurtles toward a stunning conclusion, the imprint of grief and the boundaries of human imagination are stretched to their limits.
Perdition House: A Bay Tanner Mystery (Bay Tanner Mysteries)
by Kathryn R. WallWhen a fifth cousin twice removed calls Bay Tanner - a young, recently widowed, financial consultant - from the Beaufort County Jail, it's no accident. Mercer Mary Prescott spent a lot of time and trouble locating Bay on the family tree, and she needs more than bail out of the relationship. What she's really after is a secret she's not willing to reveal-yet. But when Bay generously takes Mercer back to the family mansion of Presqu'isle, she finds that this distant kin comes with a lot of personal baggage-and some very dangerous pursuers. Before Bay can help straighten out Mercer's problems, the mousy young woman disappears. Now, Bay begins a desperate hunt for her "shirttail" cousin through the twisted alleys of the past, from Civil War days to a plantation called Perdition House and to one last deadly fight.
Perdition, U.S.A. (An Ivan Monk Mystery #2)
by Gary PhillipsBlack private eye Ivan Monk&’s search for a connection between three Black men murdered in Los Angeles leads to the unraveling of a white supremacist conspiracy that spans the West Coast.The mystery series that launched Gary Phillips's career.Robert &“Scatterboy&” Williams is a small-time hustler selling bogus Cartier watches in Pacific Shores, a port city south of Los Angeles. One day, he&’s gunned down in the street, seemingly at random. Then drug dealer Ronny Aaron is shot and killed leaving a liquor store. Shortly thereafter, college student Jimmy Henderson is rendered comatose after two bullets to his body. The three victims have nothing in common save the neighborhood where they were shot—and the color of their skin.The police categorize Scatterboy&’s murder as business as usual. But his girlfriend convinces private eye Ivan Monk to find the killer. What looks like three unrelated shootings of Black men in Southern California will put Monk on a tortuous trail unraveling a larger nefarious plan: the rise of an extremist demagogue.
Perdition, U.S.A. (The Ivan Monk Mysteries #2)
by Gary PhillipsThree men are shot a few blocks apart, and Ivan Monk looks for a connectionScatterboy Williams is a small-time hustler selling bogus Cartier watches in the dives of Pacific City, a port just south of Los Angeles. He has $250 in his pocket the night a stranger guns him down in the street. The next victim is Ronny Aaron, a crack pusher who's shot to death on his way out of the liquor store. The third is Jimmy Henderson, a college student whose fighting instincts keep him from succumbing to two bullet wounds. They have nothing in common besides the neighborhood where they were shot and the color of their skin. When the police let Scatterboy's murder fall through the cracks, his girlfriend hires private eye Ivan Monk to find the killer. What looks like an ordinary squabble between thieves turns out to be a racist conspiracy with the potential to upend life all along the West Coast.
Perdonare Thayne (Compagni predestinati #2)
by J. R. Loveless Caterina BolognesiUn libro della serie Compagni predestinatiNicholas Cartwright ha fatto tutto ciò che era in suo potere per dimenticare la notte di sei mesi prima a Senaka, quando il suo compagno predestinato l'ha rifiutato, lasciandolo distrutto e disilluso. Si è buttato nel lavoro, consumandosi fino all'esaurimento, e trova ormai intollerabile il tocco di chiunque altro. Improvvisamente il suo compagno ha bisogno del suo aiuto e gli chiede forse più di quanto Nick riesca a dare. Thayne Whitedove è sempre stato un nomade. Passa i giorni sulla strada e le notti tra le braccia di qualche facile conquista, fino a quando un fatidico sbaglio non lo costringe a tornare a casa per trovare conforto. Purtroppo, l'unico modo per rimediare al suo errore di giudizio è accettare la sola cosa che non ha mai voluto: il suo compagno. Thayne deve decidere se fuggire oppure restare e lottare per ottenere il perdono di Nick.
Perdre le contrôle (Un roman de Black Dragons Inc. #1)
by Cindy DeesUn Navy SEAL craquant et un irrésistible espion de la CIA forment un duo torride. Vont-ils réussir à travailler ensemble pour retrouver un terroriste notoire sans d’abord s’entretuer ? Quand le Navy SEAL Spencer Newman accepte la dangereuse mission de rapatrier manu militari l’agent de la CIA Drago Thorpe – l’homme qu’il aime depuis toujours –, il prévoit que la situation devienne rapidement FUBAR. En revanche, il ne s’attend pas du tout à ce que Dray le convainque de se rebeller contre les ordres reçus. Drago regrette d’avoir provoqué leur rupture, dix ans plus tôt, en insistant pour que Spence reconnaisse publiquement leur liaison. Il veut une seconde chance. Le SEAL étant rigide, le pousser à enfreindre les règles est un vrai défi, mais les deux hommes doivent dépasser les bornes pour éliminer un terroriste présumé mort. La tension monte alors qu’ensemble ils traquent leur cible. Mèneront-ils leur mission à terme avant que leur attraction mutuelle devienne incontrôlable ? MICRO BLURB Spencer, le strict Navy SEAL, et Drago, l’agent rebelle de la CIA, s’associent pour traquer et éliminer un terroriste notoire. Réussiront-ils leur mission sans s’étrangler… ou céder à leur attraction mutuelle ?
Perdre le contrôle (Un roman de Black Dragons Inc. #2)
by Cindy DeesUn Navy SEAL craquant et un irrésistible espion de la CIA forment un duo torride. Vont-ils réussir à travailler ensemble pour retrouver un terroriste notoire sans d’abord s’entretuer ? Quand le Navy SEAL Spencer Newman accepte la dangereuse mission de rapatrier manu militari l’agent de la CIA Drago Thorpe – l’homme qu’il aime depuis toujours –, il prévoit que la situation devienne rapidement FUBAR. En revanche, il ne s’attend pas du tout à ce que Dray le convainque de se rebeller contre les ordres reçus. Drago regrette d’avoir provoqué leur rupture, dix ans plus tôt, en insistant pour que Spence reconnaisse publiquement leur liaison. Il veut une seconde chance. Le SEAL étant rigide, le pousser à enfreindre les règles est un vrai défi, mais les deux hommes doivent dépasser les bornes pour éliminer un terroriste présumé mort. La tension monte alors qu’ensemble ils traquent leur cible. Mèneront-ils leur mission à terme avant que leur attraction mutuelle devienne incontrôlable ?
Perduda
by Gillian FlynnEl llibre que s'ha convertit en un referent del thriller psicològic contemporani. En Nick i l'Amy són a ulls de tothom la parella ideal: intel·ligents, atractius i divertits, mantenen una relació que és l'enveja dels seus amics. Malgrat que tots dos són devots fervents de Nova York, quan amb la crisi perden la seva feina com a escriptors, es traslladen a North Carthage, per tenir cura dels pares d’en Nick, que estan molt malalts. El dia del cinquè aniversari de la parella, l'Amy ha preparat una recerca del tresor per a ell, com cada any. Però a mig matí, en Nick rep la trucada d'un veí al bar que regenta amb la seva germana: l'Amy ha desaparegut i el menjador es ple de senyals de lluita. Comença la investigació de la policia mentre que, en diversos indrets de la zona, segueixen ocultes les capses sorpresa de la recerca del tresor esperant ser obertes.
Perduti e ritrovati
by D. S. PaisDue ragazzini spariscono misteriosamente mentre si recano a scuola, e non vengono più ritrovati. Nessuno li ha visti insieme quel giorno. Non ci sono sospetti, tutto sembra nella norma, se non fosse per il fatto che due compagni di classe, amici per la pelle, sono scomparsi, svaniti nel nulla in pieno giorno. Insegnanti, compagni di classe, genitori, polizia e persino le centinaia di detective che hanno cercato un indizio per ritrovare i due ragazzini scomparsi, nel paese e anche fuori dal paese, sono giunti a un vicolo cieco. Dove sono andati i ragazzini? Riusciranno mai a ritrovarli?
Peregrine (Otto Penzler Presents--)
by William BayerNewscaster Pam Barrett witnesses a peregrine falcon, on a signal by her falconer, swoop down from the sky and kill a young woman. Her TV account of it excites the falconer and killing follows killing. Police and the media compete to find the killer.
Peregrine Harker & the Black Death
by Luke HollandsMURDER. SPIES. EXPLOSIONS. REVENGE. THIS BOOK FOR TEENS HAS IT ALL Peregrine Harker is about to learn you’re never too young to die.London 1908: A secret society stalks the murky streets, a deadly assassin lurks in the shadows and a series of unexplained deaths are linked by a mystery symbol… When boy-detective Peregrine Harker stumbles across a gruesome murder he sparks a chain of events that drag him on a rip-roaring journey through a world of spluttering gas lamps, thick fog, deadly secrets and dastardly villains. Every step of Peregrine’s white-knuckle adventure brings him closer to the vile heart of a terrifying mystery – the true story behind the Brotherhood of the Black Death. Reviews:Reviews“Such a great fast paced book... FUN FUN read!!!” ‒ Michelle Parsons, Librarian, USA "One hell of a lot of fun! Readers of all ages will gobble up this non-stop rip roaring adventure – don’t miss this one!" – Bill Baker, Educator, USA "I completely enjoyed Peregrine Harker. This novel is a welcome addition to current offerings in children's literature, particularly those aimed at boys." – Drennan Spitzer, Educator, USA“I am so excited to discover an adventure book with a boy for the protagonist/narrator. Peregrine is such a great character and one I think middle grade students (especially boys) will fall in love with. The story is highly imaginative and original, and I love how the plot was fast paced.” ‒ The Hopeful Heroine Blog “Thank you Luke Hollands for a great book. The pace of this book was quick and for mystery lovers, fairly easy to see who was behind all that happened to Peregrine. Luke threw in two great twists in the end that were great. I believe for my young boys who are reluctant readers, they will enjoy the story and pace of it. I will be purchasing this for my middle school library” – Jennifer Cubbage, Educator, USA
Perfect
by Harry KrausWendi Stratford has the perfect life, including her perfect job as an accident reconstructionist. The problem is, it's all a sham, and Wendi is tired of the emptiness. But after her plan to escape ends in a horrible accident, Wendi probes the wreckage-and makes a frightening discovery. Someone is out to commit the perfect murder. Wendi's.
Perfect
by Harry KrausWendi Stratford’s job as an accident reconstructionist is just one more enviable reflection of her ideal life. She’s got it all—perfect career, perfect looks, perfect husband, perfect home, perfect faith. There’s just one problem: it’s all a sham, right down to her bleached-blonde hair. So Wendi hatches an impulsive and exhilarating plan to break free of the lie she’s been living—only to watch her hopes die in a terrible accident. But as she sifts through the wreckage, Wendi comes to a shocking conclusion. This was no accident. The quest is on to learn the truth, but the truth could be deadly. And now someone is leaving Wendi clues at accident scenes, clues that could lead her straight into a killer’s hands. With her life on the line, Wendi must find strength in a faith that until now had been merely an accessory to her storybook life. With engaging characters swept into a millrace of mystery and suspense, Harry Kraus’ new novel is. . .perfect.
Perfect Alibi: Perfect Alibi Submerged Christmas In Hiding
by Melody CarlsonTargeted by a killer and suspected of murder, a journalist finds refuge in the arms of a local fire chief in this inspirational romantic thriller.When her friend is murdered, journalist Mallory Myers knows the killer is coming for her next. The problem is no one believes her—in fact, she’s considered a suspect. Her news anchor ex-boyfriend has everyone fooled, but Mallory knows the dark truth behind his slick exterior.With no one to trust, Mallory flees to her hometown, where she finds refuge and help from an unexpected source. Fire chief Logan McDaniel is the only one in town willing to believe her. As the murderer toys with her, setting fires and terrorizing her, Logan and Mallory become closer. He vows to protect her and find a way to break the killer’s airtight alibi if it’s the last thing he does.
Perfect Angel
by Seth MargolisA party game among a group of old friends unearths a terrifying truth in this “breathtaking psychological thriller” (Library Journal). Back at college in the 1970s, they called themselves “The Madison Seven”—a close circle of inseparable friends. Years later, they have gathered at Julia Mallet’s Manhattan apartment for her thirty-fifth birthday, where they decide to play a game involving Julia’s talent for hypnosis. Julia, an advertising executive, is raising her daughter without the inconvenience of a husband. She’s happy to have her friends over to celebrate and reminisce—but they’re about to bring back a past that should have been left dead and forgotten. Less than twenty-four hours after the party, a woman Julia barely knows is brutally and senselessly slain. The maniac has left a calling card that only Julia can read: the result of a post-hypnotic suggestion inadvertently lodged in six subconscious minds. Now Julia knows without question that one of her dearest friends is a murderer . . . From the author of Losing Isaiah and Closing Costs, this is a “thoroughly chilling and engrossing” tale of suspense (Library Journal). “Some cleverly diabolic twists . . . Frightening.” —Booklist “A page-turner.” —Orlando Sentinel
Perfect Betrayal (Double Helix #2)
by Jade Kerrion Double HelixReturn to USA Today bestselling author Jade Kerrion's world of the Double Helix - where humans and mutants strive for dominance, and one man's choice will shatter the impasse. He can defeat his enemies, but can he defeat his friends?Danyael Sabre, an object of desire, would much rather not be. An alpha empath by birth, a doctor by training, and an empathic healer by calling, he is stalked by the military that covets his ability to kill, not heal. Bereft of two days of memories, he goes on the run under the protection of an assassin, Zara Itani.The more he uncovers of his lost hours, the more he doubts everything that once anchored him. He knows only that he endangers those around him and that he is falling in love with Zara, who hates him for reasons he no longer remembers.As forces - both powerful and ruthless - threaten those he cares for, Danyael has only two options. He can betray his values and abandon the path of the healer, or he can wait to be betrayed, not by enemies, but by his friends."Higher octane than Heroes, more heart than X-Men." Read the second novel in the award-winning Double Helix series today. Welcome to the Genetic Revolution!
Perfect Bones: A Tense Psychological Thriller That Will Keep You Hooked (The Samantha Willerby Mysteries #3)
by AJ WainesWhen a brutal crime leaves a witness scared silent, a London psychologist must unravel the mystery of his disturbing artwork in this crime thriller.When art student Aiden Blake witnesses a gruesome attack on a London towpath, the police need him to identify the assailant without delay. But Aiden is refusing to leave his canal boat—and the shock of what he saw has rendered him mute.Desperate to gain vital information before Aiden’s memories fade, The Metropolitan Police call in trauma expert Dr. Samantha Willerby. Though Sam gets Aiden to communicate through his art, the images he produces are not what anyone expects. And before Sam can make sense of them, the killer strikes again. With the clock ticking, Sam races to track down a brilliant psychopath who seems to know her every move . . .
Perfect Cover: Book Two in the Perfect Mystery Trilogy (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective #31)
by Carolyn KeeneMy friends and I are headed to the Big Apple! George, Bess, and I continue our investigation of the Miss Pretty Face Beauty Pageant in New York City, where the next round of competition is being held. When I get there, Pretty Face Cosmetics seems creepier than ever! Suspicious security men, animal rights protesters, and a mysterious scientist make this the craziest case I've ever investigated. And when someone suddenly goes missing, I realize it just might be the most dangerous!
Perfect Crime: A Thriller in Two Acts
by Warren ManziThis cat and mouse thriller is one of Off Broadway's longest running hits. Margaret Thorne Brent, psychiatrist and author, has returned to America with her husband, also a psychiatrist, and settled in an affluent Connecticut community where at least one bizarre murder has taken place. Inspector James Ascher, the local cop, becomes obsessed with Margaret, her patients and their sitting room, where he believes the solution to the murder lies.
Perfect Crime: परफेक्ट क्राईम
by Prakash Bhartiसुनसान हाईवे…। खून से लथपथ जख्मी आदमी को अजय द्वारा कार में लिफ्ट और शुरुआत एक हौलनाक सिलसिले की…। ट्रक ड्राइवर मनोहर की हत्या… शराब की बोतलों से भरा ट्रक लापता…। एक खूबसूरत जवान लड़की गायब…। एक के बाद एक तीन और हत्याएँ। कानून भी किलर को सजा नहीं दे सकता था… यानि परफैक्ट क्राइम। या लांग टर्म प्लांड क्राइम। खुद को इस खौफनाक बरवेड़े में गले तक फंसा चुके अजय के सामने एक ही रास्ता था… गहरी साजिश के प्लानर के मोहरे को उसी के खिलाफ इस्तेमाल करना…। यानि जवाबी परफैक्ट क्राइम। (रहस्य, रोमांच एवं सस्पैंस से भरपूर तेज रफ्तार उपन्यास)।
Perfect Criminals: The Road To Hollywood Is Strewn With Bad Ideas ... And Even Worse People (Danny Clay Ser.)
by Jimmy Thomson"Ten years after surviving special operations in Afghanistan, Danny Clay is working as a scriptwriter in the emotional war zone of TV production. His best mate and editor is Vietnamese neighbour and script editor Zan who may or may not have killed a man with her bare hands. When their writer friends start dying in mysterious circumstances, Danny must resurrect his old army sapper skills to prevent himself and Zan becoming the next victims. From the backstreets and brothels of Sydney?s Kings Cross to the fake sincerity of Hollywood, Perfect Criminals is an action-packed and hilarious romp through the dark side of the entertainment industry where criminals have the same skill set as movie producers ? only with a more evolved moral code."
Perfect Days
by Raphael MontesA twisted young medical student kidnaps the girl of his dreams and embarks on a dark and delirious road trip across Brazil in the English-language debut of Brazil's most celebrated young crime writer. Teo Avelar is a loner. He lives with his paraplegic mother and her dog in Rio de Janeiro, he doesn't have many friends, and the only time he feels honest human emotion is in the presence of his medical school cadaver--that is, until he meets Clarice. She's almost his exact opposite: exotic, spontaneous, unafraid to speak her mind. An aspiring screenwriter, she's working on a screenplay called Perfect Days about three friends who go on a road trip across Brazil in search of romance. Teo is obsessed. He begins to stalk her, first following her to her university, then to her home, and when she ultimately rejects him, he kidnaps her and they embark upon their very own twisted odyssey across Brazil, tracing the same route outlined in her screenplay. Through it all, Teo is certain that time is all he needs to prove to Clarice that they are made for each other, that time is all he needs to make her fall in love with him. But as the journey progresses, he digs himself deeper and deeper into a pit that he can't get out of, stopping at nothing to ensure that no one gets in the way of their life together. Both tense and lurid, and brimming with suspense from the very first page, Perfect Days is a psychological thriller in the vein of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley--a chilling journey in the passenger seat with a psychopath, and the English language debut of one of Brazil's most deliciously dark young writers.
Perfect Family
by Pam LewisFrom the acclaimed author of Speak Softly, She Can Hear, a literary page-turner about a proper New England family and the dark secrets that undo them. Pony Carteret -- the lovely headstrong youngest member of the Carteret family -- has always been a strong swimmer. So when she is discovered drowned at the family's summer home on Lake Aral, Vermont, her red hair tangled in an anchor chain and her baby abandoned on shore, her family is stunned by disbelief. As the police conduct their investigation, Jasper Carteret, the patriarch, calls an urgent family meeting. Had any of her siblings known that Pony would be at the house that day? Was she having personal problems, was she depressed? Had she ever revealed the true identity of her baby's father? Neither sister -- Tinker, the family caretaker, nor Mira, the moody, thoughtful one -- has any information, and ultimately the police rule the drowning an accident. But William Carteret, Pony's older brother, can't accept the explanation that his favorite sister's death was an accident. Determined to uncover the truth, he eventually learns the disturbing fact that a stranger had been present at the house the evening Pony died. Who was this man, what was he doing at the house, and why hasn't he stepped forward? As William digs deeper, his investigations quickly lead him to a new and more daunting series of questions, not only about the mysteries in Pony's life but also about the shadowy details of his deceased mother's past and even his own. Before long, he has opened a Pandora's box of family secrets, including one dangerous fact his mother has kept hidden for a generation. Pam Lewis's Perfect Family is a masterful, atmospheric tale about the ways in which family secrets, no matter how long they're buried, can wield their tremendous power.