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Queen of the Struggle
by Nik KorponWhen freedom is brutally withheld, the people have no choice but to rise up, in this post-apocalyptic science fiction sequel to The Rebellion’s Last TraitorOverthrowing the tyrannical Tathadann government should have been cause for celebration. But as Eitan City announces its independence, soldiers from the northern province of Vårgmannskjør storm the ceremony and annex the city. The cruelties of the Tathadann soon pale beside their new rulers' atrocities. Henraek finds himself resettled in the north, in a city where the people seem happy and well… until its labor camps and enslaved spirits come to light. The rebellion must begin anew, in Eitan City and throughout Vårgmannskjør, and now the stakes are higher than ever. File Under: Science Fiction
Queen of the Tiles
by Hanna AlkafThey Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in this thriller set in the world of competitive Scrabble, where a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages. <P><P> CATALYST<br> 13 points<br> noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing <P><P> When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend’s death, it’s with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It seems that even though Najwa is trying to change, she’s not ready to give up Trina just yet. <P><P> But the same can’t be said for all the other competitors. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empty, and her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion. All’s fair in love and Scrabble, but all bets are off when Trina’s formerly inactive Instagram starts posting again, with cryptic messages suggesting that maybe Trina’s death wasn’t as straightforward as everyone thought. And maybe someone at the competition had something to do with it. <P><P> As secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it’s up to Najwa to find out who’s behind these mysterious posts—not just to save Trina’s memory, but to save herself.
Queen's Bounty (The Ursula Blanchard Mysteries #10)
by Fiona BuckleyAn aide to the Tudor queen faces treachery—and accusations of witchcraft—in this series of &“intelligent, historically accurate Elizabethan-era whodunits&” (Booklist). Ursula Blanchard is rudely shaken on receipt of a threatening letter from the exiled Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland, whose treasonous plot against Elizabeth I Ursula helped foil a few months previously. Ursula dismisses the countess&’s letter as idle threats, but then a series of strange events rocks Ursula&’s household—and Ursula herself is accused of witchcraft. Could Anne Percy really be orchestrating a plot against Ursula from her exile in the Netherlands? And, if so, how can Ursula prove it before she is hanged as a witch? &“Ursula is the essence of iron cloaked in velvet—a heroine to reckon with.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“[A] sixteenth-century mystery series as complicated and charming as an Elizabethan knot garden.&” —The Tampa Tribune
Queen's Gambit
by Bradley HarperSpring, 1897. London. Margaret Harkness, now in her early forties, must leave England for her health but lacks the funds. A letter arrives from her old friend Professor Bell, her old comrade in the hunt for Jack the Ripper and the real-life inspiration for Sherlock Homes. Bell invites her to join him in Germany on a mysterious mission for the German government involving the loss of state secrets to Anarchists. The resolution of this commission leads to her being stalked through the streets of London by a vengeful man armed with a powerful and nearly silent air rifle who has both Margaret and Queen Victoria in his sights. Margaret finds allies in Inspector James Ethington of Scotland Yard and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who aspires to follow in Margaret's cross-dressing footsteps. The hunt is on, but who is the hunter, and who the hunted as the day approaches for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee when the aged empress will sit in her open carriage at the steps of St Paul's Cathedral? The entire British Empire holds its breath as the assassin, Margaret, and the Queen herself play for the highest of stakes with the Queen's Gambit.
Queen's Park: A Detective Lane Mystery (Detective Lane Series #1)
by Garry RyanDetective Lane has a knack for discovering the whereabouts of missing persons. But the city's latest case has disappeared without a trace. After a brutal attack on his young nephew, ex-mayor Bob Swatsky has gone missing with 13 million dollars of taxpayer's money. Is he on the run with the cash, or is it something more sinister? A zany cast of characters, including a love doll and a chain-smoking grandma with an oxygen tank, lead Detective Lane on a thrilling romp through the streets of Calgary. The chase is on, and alone, Lane must uncover the truth before someone ends up visiting Queen's Park cemetery... permanently.
Queen's Ransom (Ursula Blanchard Mystery Series #3)
by Fiona BuckleyLong live the Queen! A magnificent Queen Elizabeth I reigned in the movie Shakespeare in Love, but it is the younger queen of the film Elizabeth whom we meet in Fiona Buckley's acclaimed Ursula Blanchard mystery series. It's 1562 and Catholic Spain threatens the stability of Protestant England. In France, the Protestant Huguenots also face threats from the powerful Catholics. Fearing that such pro-Catholic movements might spread to England, Elizabeth hopes to mediate a peace between the two French factions. Enter Ursula Blanchard, twenty-seven-year-old Lady of the Presence Chamber, who has a special mandate from Sir William Cecil, Secretary of State, to spy on behalf of the queen. Nearly the same age as Elizabeth, Ursula has already proved herself worthy of the queen's gratitude in difficult and dangerous situations. The queen wants Ursula to go to France, where civil war may break out at any moment, to hand-carry a letter from Elizabeth to France's queen mother and regent, Catherine de Médicis. To keep her mission secret, Ursula will ostensibly accompany her former father-in-law, Luke Blanchard, a man she neither likes nor trusts, when he travels to France to fetch his young ward, Helene, to the safety of England. Ursula has the queen's protection and she has with her her faithful servants Brockley and Dale. But she soon realizes that sinister forces threaten her. Is someone trying to prevent her from delivering the letter? Whom can she trust? Luke Blanchard? Helene? Her servants? Anthony Jenkinson, the blithe merchant adventurer whose path crosses hers and who has enemies of his own? Can she be sure even of the queen? What will happen to Meg, her little daughter left behind in England, if she fails to return? Perhaps the most poignant of all, Ursula's second husband, Matthew, a Frenchman and an enemy of Elizabeth, is somewhere in France, but can she see him without bringing disaster on both of them? There is powerful chemistry between them but what is their destiny? Ursula soon learns that she faces an enemy who will stop at nothing -- not murder, not torture, not charges of heresy that may lead to burning at the stake -- to destroy her. To prevail, she must undertake a desperate new mission of her own, with an innocent life at risk. Murder, treason, treasure, passion -- they all combine to make a compelling historical mystery from an author whose vast knowledge of the period adds depth and color to this riveting new series.
Queenpin: A Novel (Thorndike Mystery Ser.)
by Megan AbbottRe-released to coincide with Abbott’s newest novel, Dare Me, this eBook edition of Queenpin also includes the original short story, "Policy," that the novel was based on.A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet--as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.
Queens Full: Stories
by Ellery QueenThree novellas and two short stories starring the ever-ingenious Ellery Queen The amateur theater company of Wrightsville is dying a slow and painful death. Every production is worse than the last, and the backers are about to pull the plug when the director reaches for his ace in the hole: the always-reliable production TheDeath of Don Juan. For the lead, he digs up faded Broadway star Foster Benedict, whose name is enough to sell out the run. But on opening night, Benedict makes a hash of the first act, and doesn't show up for the second. When he's found in his dressing room with a knife buried in his back, it's clear that the libertine's death has come a bit too soon. World-famous detective Ellery Queen is in the audience, and in this novella--as well as in the other stories collected in Queens Full--he proves that Don Juan doesn't have a monopoly on adventure.
Queens Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Robert KnightlyBrand-new stories by: Denis Hamill, Malachy McCourt, Maggie Estep, Megan Abbott, Robert Knightly, Liz Martínez, Jill Eisenstadt, Mary Byrne, Tori Carrington, Shailly P. Agnihotri, K.j.a. Wishnia, Victoria Eng, Alan Gordon, Beverly Farley, Joe Guglielmelli, and Glenville Lovell.Includes the story "Bucker's Error," winner of the 2009 Edgar Award (Robert L. Fish Memorial Award)Robert Knightly is a trial lawyer in the Criminal Defense Division of the Queens Legal Aid Society. In another life, he was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department. President of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America, he was born and raised in New York City and lives in Queens.
Queens' Ransom
by Victor DavisA fast-paced thriller about the most daring of kidnap plots...Sir Brewster "Bruiser" Moxmanton, Old Etonian baronet and thug-about town, is a desperate man. So he's quick to appreciate the money making potential of a plot to kidnap the 50 contestants from the international "Queen of the Earth" beauty contest and hold them for ransom. The operation is on...
Queens' Ransom
by Victor DavisA fast-paced thriller about the most daring of kidnap plots...Sir Brewster "Bruiser" Moxmanton, Old Etonian baronet and thug-about town, is a desperate man. So he's quick to appreciate the money making potential of a plot to kidnap the 50 contestants from the international "Queen of the Earth" beauty contest and hold them for ransom. The operation is on...
Queering Agatha Christie
by J. C. BernthalThis book is the first fully theorized queer reading of a Golden Age British crime writer. Agatha Christie was the most commercially successful novelist of the twentieth century, and her fiction remains popular. She created such memorable characters as Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, and has become synonymous with a nostalgic, conservative tradition of crime fiction. J. C. Bernthal reads Christie through the lens of queer theory, uncovering a playful, alert, and subversive social commentary. After considering Christie's emergence in a commercial market hostile to her sex, in Queering Agatha Christie Bernthal explores homophobic stereotypes, gender performativity, queer children, and masquerade in key texts published between 1920 and 1952. Christie engaged with debates around human identity in a unique historical period affected by two world wars. The final chapter considers twenty-first century Poirot and Marple adaptations, with visible LGBT characters, and poses the question: might the books be queerer?
Quei vizi...: Diario di Desmund Sasse
by Danü DanquignyQuando il lettore inizia la sua immersione senza ritorno in «Quei vizi…», si rende conto, a conclusione dell'opera, che la comunità di Rennes rivela di essere un contesto più che adeguato per il genere Novella. Dai corridoi appiccicosi dell'ospedale Pontchaillou agli inseguimenti e ai pedinamenti intorno al parco Thabor, si potrebbe quasi dimenticare il tradizionale asfalto parigino del romanzo noir. Nonostante sia un romanzo breve, non ci si può che affezionare allo spessore dei principali protagonisti Corynthe, Louise, e persino ai furfanti come Baloo. Ciò che traspare, tuttavia, quando si ha la possibilità di conoscere un po' l'autore, è che il famoso Desmund Sasse gli assomiglia sotto molti aspetti. C’è da scommettere che Danquigny, come il suo alter ego, abbia anche lui trascinato i suoi passi per le strade e sui tetti delle università della stessa città. Più seriamente, tra un certo thriller rurale, che è impotente nei confronti della critica sociale inerente al genere, e il più conosciuto thriller urbano, «Quei vizi…» scava la sua traccia nello spazio delle novelle urbane portandoci una boccata d'aria fresca.
Quel Freddo Inverno
by Claudio HernándezBoad Hill, una tranquilla cittadina dello stato del Maine dove tutti si conoscono, viene scossa da omicidi di uomini anziani, con un modus operandi molto simile a quello di un serial killer che dieci anni prima uccideva giovani donne di una scuola superiore. Non sapendo che pista seguire, lo sceriffo Burt Duchamp si fa aiutare da Peter che possiede doni di chiaroveggenza.
Quelli che si mettono in gioco
by Luna Miller Enrico VarrecchioneSi è mai trovvo vecchi per un avventura? Gunvor Ström ha più di 60 anni quando la sua carriera prende una svolta improvvisa: dopo una vita trascorsa come chirurgo, è costretta a lasciare a casua di un tremolio alle mani e si lancia in un mondo ricco di sfide, quello del detective privato. Chi avrebbe potuto crederlo? E' una prova in linea con la sua curiosità, con la sua capacità di analisi e la sua pazienza. Gunvor ottiene un caso apparentemente semplice, un sospetto tradimento di un marito. Quando l'uomo viene aggredito brutalmente, le indagini vengono sconvolte e Gunvor non molla. Grazie all'aiuto di una ragazza di 19 anni, che ha trascorso la maggior parte della vita in una stanza per sfuggire ai litigi dei genitori, e il teppistello David, che passa il proprio tempo bighellonando nel quartiere periferico di Fruängen, cercherà di risolverle. I tre si gettano nella notte di Stoccolma per scovare indizi e lasciare da parte le delusioni della vita per qualche attimo. Due giovani e una donna anziana fanno ciò che possono per passare inosservati nei pub di Stoccolma, ma qualcuno li nota e riesce a rimanere nell'ombra mentre li tiene d'occhio. E' una storia di violenza, pazzia, passione e pazienza. Un gioco "fra il gatto e il topo" fra vita e morte. Quando la trappola scatta, è già troppo tardi. Per quelli che si mettono in gioco...
Quem São Eles?: O Limite Extremo
by Taylor StormUMA PEQUENA PRÉVIA: Ele matou meu marido! ...fazer um acordo com o demônio era a única maneira de poder sobreviver – um filme de terror – que ela queria que acabasse, mas não conseguia pelo triste fato daquela ser sua vida. “Mamãe!” Ela ouviu a voz de Elias. Ah, não! Aquela não era uma cena para uma criança testemunhar... Como todos vocês podem sentar aqui e ter esse assassino em sua presença? ... um pouco de sexo poderia entrar na equação. Nunca machucou ninguém antes. Ela não poderia permitir que seu filho crescesse assim e rodeado por uma pessoa tão má. “Mãe, eu sou uma modelo!” Ela mentiu. Segure-se enquanto esta história se desenrola com sua teia entrelaçada de mentiras, sexo, crime e uma infinidade de eventos incomuns, conforme eles chegam ao clímax e transmitem emoções profundas e imagens vívidas quando evoluem para triângulos sexuais turbulentos. O casamento deles era uma farsa completa. Eles nem mesmo dormiam na mesma cama e mal conseguiam suportar a visão um do outro. Eles se tornaram um daqueles casais que não fazem nada além de reclamar da presença um do outro e dizer, um ao outro, o quão patéticos eles eram. Não passava um dia sem eles brigarem ou expressarem quanto ódio sentiam um pelo outro, e ... Julie e Andrew... Sua filha, Jenna, era uma bela aspirante a modelo, que prometia ser fiel ao seu amor, Morgan. Morgan parte em uma extensa viagem de negócios para a África do Sul, e quando chega em casa pretendia pedir Jenna em casamento, mas descobre Crowley….
Querida
by Jamie CraigMaddy Terrell is forty years old with an adult son and a time-consuming career. The last thing she is looking for is a relationship. In fact, all she wants is a ride -- from Los Angeles to San Francisco so she can attend her niece’s wedding. But the ride she was counting on has just stood her up, and her only choice is to accept a lift from Tonio Herrera.He’s Latino. He’s hot. He’s also twenty-four, just too much of a stretch for Maddy to even contemplate, no matter how attracted she is to him.Tonio’s not driving Maddy to San Francisco out of the kindness of his heart. In fact, he has a very specific ulterior motive. Maddy is the most attractive woman he has ever met. After months of flirting, he’s determined that this weekend in San Francisco will finally get her attention.Then comes the hard part -- convincing Maddy he wants more than just a weekend fling.
Quest
by Kathleen Benner DubleRelates events of explorer Henry Hudson's final voyage in 1602 from four points of view, those of his seventeen-year-old son aboard ship, a younger son left in London, a crewmember, and a young English woman acting as a spy in Holland.
Quest
by Richard Ben SapirThe daughter of a murdered businessman joins forces with a New York City cop in a perilous hunt for history's most coveted treasure Claire Andrews loved her father dearly, but now he's dead, brutally slain after attempting to sell an irreplaceable, possibly priceless saltcellar encrusted with rare gems. Leaving the Midwest for New York City, she seeks the help of Detective Artie Modelstein of the NYPD's Frauds/Jewels Squad, hoping to recover the lost treasure and clear her father's sullied name. But there are others on the trail of the missing saltcellar, and their interests lie not in the precious stones but in a secret hidden within. Suddenly, Claire and Artie have unwittingly become marked targets in a deadly game that has wound through the centuries like a poisonous snake--following a trail of death and terror from the ancient world to Elizabethan England, through the flames of world war to the present day--as a hunt for stolen jewels becomes a mythic quest that could change their world forever. Rich in action, color, and invention, an epic thriller that spans centuries, Richard Ben Sapir's Quest is a stunning tale of adventure, love, mystery, and revelation.
Quest - Un’avventura di Dane Maddock
by David Wood Manola Mannino149 a.C.- Fuggendo appena in tempo dagli invasori romani, un soldato cartaginese porta con sé un antico segreto in un luogo sconosciuto. 1925- Percy Fawcett parte per la sua ultima spedizione nell'Amazonia, ma qual è il suo vero obiettivo? Dane Maddock è tornato. Nelle profondità dell'Amazonia, un gruppo di ricerca universitario si imbatte in un orrore oltre ogni immaginazione, e scompare senza lasciare traccia. Coinvolti in una pericolosa missione di salvataggio, Dane e Bones dovranno scoprire la vera destinazione di Percy Fawcett nella sua ultima spedizione, ma quel segreto potrà rivelarsi perfino più pericoloso dei nemici che cercano di impossessarsene. Dalle strade di Londra a remote isole dell'Atlantico, per finire nelle letali giungle dell'Amazonia, Dane e Bones dovranno risolvere un mistero custodito sin da tempi immemorabili, nella loro impresa più pericolosa.
Quest for Justice: Bodyguard Homefront Defenders Quest For Justice
by Kathleen TailerA risky alliance between a beautiful computer hacker and a cop powers this intense romantic thriller from the author of Undercover Jeopardy.When her private investigator father is murdered, Bailey Cox stares down danger to find those responsible . . . and comes face-to-face with the cop who arrested her six years ago. But to uncover the secret that got her father killed, her former enemy must become her current ally.Franklin Kennedy’s not convinced he can trust the ex-thief, but he needs her computer-hacking skills to crack this case. What the hard-nosed detective doesn’t need is a soft spot for Bailey. But when their investigation leads them to international hired guns, Franklin realizes his mistake: he’s put Bailey in their crosshairs . . . and time’s running out to save her.
Question de temps tome 1 (Tout vient à point... #1)
by Mary CalmesJory Keyes mène une vie normale comme assistant d'un architecte jusqu'à ce qu'il soit témoin d'un assassinat brutal. Bien qu'initialement sauvé par l'inspecteur de police Sam Kage, Jory refuse la détention préventive – il a une vie qu'il aime et à laquelle il ne renoncera pas, peu importe qui est après lui. Mais la vie de Jory est réellement en danger, surtout après qu'il accepte de témoigner à propos de ce qu'il a vu.Alors qu'il jongle avec les tentatives de meurtre dont il est l'objet, des amis bien intentionnés qui veulent le voir heureux, un patron trop protecteur et un mystère qui se dévoile lentement et qui est beaucoup plus sinistre que ce qu'il aurait pu imaginer, le jeune homosexuel se retrouve impliqué avec Sam, l'inspecteur en conflit avec lui-même et dans le placard. Et si Jory a une chance de survivre au danger, il ne peut pas survivre à un cœur brisé.
Question de temps, tome 2 (Tout vient à point... #2)
by Mary CalmesTrois ans plus tôt, Jory Harcourt change de nom et referme la porte d’un passé chargé de douleur dans le but de devenir plus fort. Il a une nouvelle carrière, une associée formidable, et une vie satisfaisante – mis à part le trou béant dans sa poitrine que lui laissé l’inspecteur Sam Kage lorsqu’il est parti en emportant son cœur.Maintenant, Sam est de retour et il sait ce qu’il veut… et ce qu’il veut, c’est Jory. Jory, qui ne sait pas s’il peut survivre à une nouvelle rupture – ou à la perte de Sam durant l’une de ses missions dangereuses – résiste à retomber dans les bras du seul homme qu’il a jamais vraiment aimé. Mais lorsqu’un tueur en série avec un compte à régler prend Jory pour cible, il devra décider si l’amour vaut le danger alors qu’il tente de résoudre l’affaire et de protéger Sam.
Question of Consent: A Novel
by Seymour WishmanIn Seymour Wishman&’s riveting novel about law, murder, and twisted justice, a woman accused of an unthinkable crime must put her fate in the hands of an enemyWhen it comes to establishing reasonable doubt in the minds of a New York jury, defense attorney Michael Roehmer is the best in the business—and no one knows this better than rape victim Lisa Altman. She sat helplessly in the courtroom as Roehmer, smoothly and without mercy, shot gaping holes in her testimony. As a result, the man who brutally assaulted her walked free. Right and wrong, guilt and innocence, mean nothing to Roehmer. For him, winning is everything. Now Altman is sitting at a different table: Her rapist has been savagely murdered and she&’s accused of the heinous crime. Condemned by the evidence and with nowhere else to turn, the young actress needs the best legal help she can find. She needs Roehmer, because suddenly her freedom—and her very life—hang precariously in the balance.
Question of Trust (The Izzy McNeil Novels #5)
by Laura CaldwellKeep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what if you can't tell which is which?When attorney Izzy McNeil's home is broken into, right after her boyfriend, Theo, moves in, she ignores the coincidence. When Theo is arrested on charges of fraud, she wants to believe he's innocent. But when a neighbor is found dead, she can't ignore that something is very, very wrong.Izzy also can't forget how Theo was inexplicably turned down for a mortgage. Or his recent moody silences. Or how a stranger warned her that Theo needs to "accept responsibility..."Thrust into Theo's case, Izzy must walk the line between attorney and lover to prove that Theo is innocent. But only Izzy can decide whether trusting Theo will keep her safe...or throw her into unimaginable danger.