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Public Murders
by Bill GrangerMaj Kirsten's was a public murder. Good-looking, blonde, Swedish, a tourist, she was found stabbed to death and mutilated in one of Chicago's public parks. That got the headlines, put the pressure on the police as politicians and elected officials demanded an equally public solution. They got it of course: a wino, sleeping rough, arrested and charged. The publicwas reassured. Till the next killing - young, blonde, good-looking, mutilated. And the next - the most public of all. Chicago, sweltering in a heatwave, had become a city hot with fear, crying out for relief. That was when Karen Kovac, young, blonde, good-looking, a police officer, was sent out onto the sweating, heat-soaked streets. A decoy to entice a maniac.
Public Murders
by Bill GrangerThe heat this long Chicago summer was so intense that the pavement itself seemed to steam. It drove everyone from the streets, day and night. That's why the breeze wafting over Grant Park seemed particularly inviting to the attractive blonde. She didn't know it was an invitation to her own savage murder, exactly eight minutes away.She was to be the first victim, but not the last. And as more butchered bodies turned up in public places, Detective Karen Kovac took the deadliest risk possible for any cop--man or woman. She offered herself as bait to a brutal, unknown killer.
Public Secrets: A Novel
by Nora RobertsEmma. Beautiful, intelligent, radiantly talented, she lives in a star-studded world of wealth and privilege. But she is about to discover that fame is no protection at all when someone wants you dead....All she has to do is close her eyes and she remembers the day Brian McAvoy swept into her life. A frightened toddler, she didn't know then that she was his illegitimate daughter or that he was pop music's rising new star. All she knew was that with Brian, his bandmates, and his new wife, she felt safe. And when her baby brother arrived, Emma thought she was the luckiest girl in the world...until the night a botched kidnapping attempt shattered all their lives...and destroyed Emma's happiness.Yet now, even though Emma is still haunted by flashes of memory from that fateful night, she has survived. She's carved out a thrilling career and even dared to fall rapturously in love. But the man who will become her husband isn't all that he seems. And Emma is about to awaken to the chilling knowledge that the darkest secret of all is the one buried in her mind--a secret that someone may kill to keep.From the Paperback edition.
Public Trust
by Sarah GregoryTRIAL AND ERROR. Beautiful, brainy Texas attorney Sharon Hays thought she knew her way around the labyrinth of the law and the crooked corridors of power. She also thought she could trust her sense as well as her senses when she said yes to a man. Now she was finding out how wrong she might be. She had to take the word of a savage rapist-killer that the D.A. had put the wrong man on death row. She had to take on the top candidate for governor of the Lone Star State in a cutthroat courtroom contest and a campaign of primal terror. And she had to fight losing her head in the arms of a lawyer lover who might be too good to be true. Sharon Hays was in a game of high-power politics and high-voltage passion, where the guilty held all the cards--and to be innocent was to ante up your life. ...
Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror
by James HynesA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the YearCombining the wit of David Lodge with Poe's delicious sense of the macabre, these are three witty, spooky novellas of satire set in academia—a world where Derrida rules, love is a "complicated ideological position," and poetic justice is served with an ideological twist.
Publish and be Murdered: A Jack Troutbeck/robert Amiss Mystery (large Print 16pt) (Robert Amiss/Baroness Jack Troutbeck Mysteries #8)
by Ruth Dudley EdwardsRobert Amiss, lapsed civil servant, is approached by Lord Papworth, owner of the Wrangler, to step in as business manager for the august journal and do something about its steady drain on his lordship's finances. The magazine's editor, Willie Lambie Crump, and his staff are firmly mired in the 1950s, technologically speaking; ideologically, the journal has always been strongly conservative. Prodded by Baroness "Jack" Troutbeck, his rather menacing guardian angel, Amiss takes on the job and soon has his hands full trying to further the journal's progress toward the latter half of the 20th century without unduly upsetting the staff. When the political editor, Henry Potbury, is found dead under odd circumstances and Crump is murdered, Amiss discovers once again that trying to keep a job can be a lethal occupation.
Puccini's Ghosts: A Novel (Isis Cassettes Ser.)
by Morag JossFor one woman, no matter what has happened through the decades, the music will always linger Burnhead is an inconspicuous town on the Scottish coast, but for Lila Du Cann, it is the setting for an opera that will change her life forever. When Lila returns to Burnhead to bury her father, she thinks back to 1960, when she fell in love for the first time. Her parents are in a failing marriage. Lila&’s mother, Fleur, splits time between two hobbies: arguing with her husband about life and money and retreating to her music room to listen to Puccini&’s Turandot. Lila&’s family, however, is thrown a lifeline when her charismatic and flamboyant uncle arrives from London with a hare-brained idea: an amateur staging of Turandot. With Fleur in the title role and Lila as the slave girl Liu, the production&’s most intriguing casting is George&’s handsome young student Joe Foscari as the tenor lead, Prince Calaf. Lila quickly falls for him and hopes that he feels the same about her. As opening night looms, secrets are exposed, high hopes are torn apart, and Lila&’s painful coming-of-age brings with it devastating lifelong consequences.
Puck detective (Puck #Volumen 3)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. Ya conoces a Puck... siempre dispuesta a resolver un buen misterio. El nuevo curso va a poner a prueba sus dotes detectivescas, porque el internado Egeborg anda más revuelto que nunca: ladrones, sustos a media noche y... algún que otro secreto.
Puck en apuros (Puck #Volumen 5)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. La primavera llega cargada de emociones al internado Egeborg: paseos a caballo, secretos, nuevos amigos... y algún que otro peligro. Puck se atreve con todo, pero ¿qué pasará cuando unos cazadores furtivos acampen cerca del colegio y una fiera se escape del circo?
Puck en el cine (Puck #Volumen 6)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. ¡Últimas noticias! ¡El internado Egeborg podría cerrar sus puertas para siempre! Convertida en una intrépida reportera del nuevo periódico escolar, Puck buscará el modo de salvar su querido colegio... sin imaginar que ella misma está a punto de saltar a la primera página.
Puck en la nieve (Puck #Volumen 4)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. Puck y sus amigas se disponen a disfrutar de los meses de invierno: nieve, esquí, patinaje... Sin embargo, a pesar del frío, la cosa está que arde en el internado de Egeborg. ¿Conseguirán Puck y sus compañeros detener al pirómano que acaba de colarse en el colegio?
Puck triunfa (Puck #Volumen 2)
by Lisbeth WernerVuelve la estudiante, deportista, capitana y detective Puck en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Montse Martín. La vida en el internado mixto Egeborg va viento en popa para Puck. El barco que capitanea el padre de su amiga Navío pronto atracará en el puerto cercano y todos irán a visitarlo. ¡La diversión está servida! Y también el misterio...
Pudd'nhead Wilson: And Those Extraordinary Twins
by Mark TwainA Southern town scandalized by the murder of its most prominent citizen uncovers a mystery even more shocking in this ironic suspense story from a great American master Afraid for her infant son&’s life, a slave switches the boy with her master&’s child. A young New York lawyer fascinated by palmistry and fingerprint analysis moves below the Mason–Dixon line, makes a bad joke, and is immediately and forever branded a &“pudd&’nhead.&” Two Italian noblemen pay a visit to Dawson&’s Landing, Missouri, and become prime suspects in the murder of a local judge. From these disparate plot strands, Mark Twain fashions a humorous and entertaining tale with all the elements of the traditional murder mystery: a case of mistaken identity, a gruesome crime, a sinister villain, an eccentric detective, a climactic courtroom showdown, and an ingenious solution. But beneath this potboiler&’s pomp and circumstance lurks a clear-eyed and savagely compelling indictment of slavery and its poisonous effects on American society. Twain&’s last novel set in the antebellum South, Pudd&’nhead Wilson offers his clearest and most provocative condemnation of racial prejudice. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Puddin' on the Blitz
by Tamar MyersAlthough the culinary fare at Magdalena Yoder's new restaurant, Asian Sensations - a unique combination of Asian and Amish cuisine - is not to everyone's taste, the good citizens of Hernia are unanimously agreed that the desserts concocted by the restaurant chef, Barbara Hostetler, are to die for. Not literally however. When a guest at the PennDutch Inn drops dead shortly after consuming a slice of Barbara's delicious Blitz torte, Magdalena finds herself arrested for murder. Did someone deliberately set her up? In order to clear her name and protect her nearest and dearest, Magdalena must identify a ruthless killer - before they strike again.
Pudding Up With Murder
by Julia BuckleySecret chef Lilah Drake has a killer casserole to deal with in the latest Undercover Dish mystery from the author of Cheddar Off Dead....Customers trust Lilah Drake to keep her mouthwatering meals under wraps, but when a millionaire meets his untimely end, some sinister secrets become the main course. . . . Spring is right around the corner, and with the warmer temperatures come plenty of food requests from Lilah Drake's covered-dish clients. Lilah pulls out all the stops with a sweet new casserole for the birthday party of Marcus Cantwell, a wealthy curmudgeon who has some angry ex-wives and more than a few enemies. When he's found facedown in Lilah's casserole, it's anyone's guess as to who might have wanted the old man dead. A possible new heir to Marcus’s fortune adds some unexpected spice to the investigation, but Lilah fears that the old adage is true, and "the proof is in the pudding." INCLUDES RECIPES!
Puddlejumpers
by Mark Jean Christopher C. CarlsonErnie Banks, named for the legendary Chicago Cub shortstop, is a troubled, thirteen-year-old juvenile delinquent. Abandoned on the doorstep of the Lakeside Home for Boys when he was three years old, he's now considered a "lifer", a permanent ward of the state. His only proof that he once belonged to somebody is a vintage Ernie Banks baseball card, a crystal acorn he wears on a string around his neck, and a strange spiral birthmark on the bottom of his right foot. As a last reprieve before being sent to a juvenile detention facility, Ernie is allowed to spend three weeks on a working farm. When Ernie arrives at the home of Russ Frazier, he learns that the widower's baby was kidnapped years before. The single piece of evidence was a red quilt found in a puddle in the nearby woods. Fascinated by the town's famous "Quilt Baby" kidnapping, Ernie is determined to solve the case. He teams up with Joey, a local tomboy, to investigate clues that lead them on a dangerous journey into a forbidden world of dark secrets, magic puddles, and the cavernous underground kingdom of the "Puddlejumpers" -- eleven-inch tall water creatures with whom Ernie has a mysterious connection. When destiny summons, Ernie must find the courage to save the "Puddlejumpers" from the Most Dark and lead them in battle against their mortal enemies. Only then can he find his way home.
Puddlejumpers
by Mark Jean Christopher CarlsonErnie Banks, named for the legendary Chicago Cubs shortstop, is a troubled, thirteen-year-old juvenile delinquent. Abandoned on the doorstep of the Lakeside Home for Boys when he was three years old, he's now considered a "lifer," a permanent ward of the state. As a last reprieve before being sent to a juvenile detention facility, Ernie is allowed to spend three weeks on a working farm. When Ernie arrives at the home of Russ Frazier, he learns that the widower's baby was kidnapped years before, leaving behind a red quilt as the single piece of evidence.
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
by Robert James WallerNovelist Danny Pastor liked what he found in lazily beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Luz Maria, a woman he was crazy about; cantinas that played his kind of music; and la dolce vita, the sweet life. That was the problem. Danny needed to write, and he was up against a blank wall, not turning out a word while his money ran low and his nerves went wild." "Then he was in the right place, or the wrong one, to be the sole witness when a shooter gunned down an American naval officer. At a cafe table with Luz, Danny Pastor saw it all, and saw the possibility of a story, a surefire, prizewinning account that could restore his pride and make him famous. And when the killer approached him, the only other Anglo around, and asked for a ride across the border, Danny, bold with tequila, said yes." "Now in a Ford Bronco named Vito, two men and one woman begin a hair-raising run for the border. Their journey will take them to places they didn't anticipate, to things they never thought would happen, to feelings that reach deep and change everything - in a story that will kindle a spirit of adventure in everyone.
Pug Sheridan
by Sandra ClineYour World Will Never Look the Same Again A spiritual odyssey set in the rural South of a century past, Pug Sheridan depicts a young woman's arduous quest for identity and redemption. More than a typical coming-of-age tale, the novel explores the natures of love, friendship, loss, and racism and reveals how childhood choices affect our adult lives in unexpected and sometimes wondrous ways. In her own wise, distinctive, tough-talking manner, Pug narrates her metamorphosis from rough-and-tumble tomboy to mature woman. Along her difficult path, she struggles against human evil in the form of a resurgent Ku Klux Klan that threatens her family and her most cherished friends—the members of a secret sorority transcending racial taboos, known as the Seven Sisters. The conflict tests Pug's courage and resourcefulness and ultimately forces her to confront her own capacity for violence, and her inner demons. Pug Sheridan concerns the ties that bind us all, in life and even beyond- Caught in a web of extraordinary and even supernatural experiences, Pug comes to learn the lesson taught by her adopted Cherokee grandmother: "Our life's purpose is to remember who we are. Life's meaning is to become that. We are not just animals. We are not just spirit. We are something more." A page-turner with a rapid pulse, Pug Sheridan will be treasured by readers of all ages for dramatizing the heartfelt truth that the answers to our most soul-searching questions can often be found within ourselves or reflected in the eyes of those who love us most.
Pugnax The Gladiator
by Paul L. AndersonPugnax the Gladiator is part of a series of adventure books that take place in the Roman empire.Set in the days of Cicero, before Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, in the years before the Roman Republic evolved into the Roman Empire, it tells the story of a young Gaul sold into slavery after being captured during a battle between tribe, and is subsequently shipped to Rome and sold to a Ianista who trains gladiators.The young man is given the name Pugnax and trained as a swordsman in the rough and tumble camp full of dangerous and colorful character.
Pull Down the Night
by Nathan KoteckiThis year at Suburban High School is just as troubling as the last. A curly-haired girl ghost is disrupting lives with dreaded "kiss notes," and students are inexplicably sinking into depression. Bruno--the new kid on the block--finds himself at the center of the mystery when he discovers his natural map-reading abilities are actually supernatural. When the reluctant hero isn't engaged in cosmic battles against evil, Bruno is swooning over the mesmerizing Celia (from The Suburban Strange) and navigating the goth sensibilities and musical obsessions of the Rosary, her über-chic clique. A hypnotic coming-of-age novel that chills and thrills.
Pull Me Under: A Novel
by Kelly LuceElle's 33 Best Books of the YearA Searing Debut Novel from One of the Most Imaginative Minds in FictionChizuru Akitani is the twelve-year-old daughter of the famous violinist and Japanese “Living National Treasure” Hiro Akitani. Overweight and hafu (her mother is white), she is tormented by her classmates and targeted by the most relentless bully of them all, Tomoya Yu. When Chizuru’s mother dies suddenly her father offers her no comfort and she is left feeling alone and unmoored. At school, her bully’s cruelty intensifies, and in a moment of blind rage, Chizuru grabs a Morimoto letter opener from her teacher’s desk and fatally stabs Tomoya Yu in the neck.For the next seven years, Chizuru is institutionalized. Her father visits her just twice before ultimately disowning her. Upon release, Chizuru flees Japan for a new identity and life in the United States. Determined to outrun her murderous past, she renames herself Rio, graduates from nursing school, marries a loving man, and soon has a daughter. But when a mysterious package arrives on her doorstep in Boulder, Colorado, announcing the death of her father, Rio feels compelled to return to Japan for the first time in twenty years, leaving her husband and her daughter confused and bereft. Going back to her homeland, and to the scene of her complicated past, feels like stepping into a strange and familiar dream. When she unexpectedly reconnects with Miss Danny, who had been her beloved teacher at the time of the stabbing, long-kept secrets are unearthed, forcing Rio to confront her past in ways she never imagined, and to decide if she will reveal to her family who she once was.Full of atmospheric and illuminating descriptions of Japan and its culture, Pull Me Under is an affecting exploration of home, identity, and the limits of forgiveness. Kelly Luce has written a bold and psychologically complex first novel that grips and dazzles from start to finish.
Pull of the Moon
by Sylvie KurtzRICH. POWERFUL. AND THE ONLY MAN WITH THE POWER TO SATISFY ONE WOMAN'S QUESTIONS...AND EVERY DESIRE.The Meadows heiress had been kidnapped 25 years ago. Vanished by moonlight, and CEO Nicolas Galloway was the last to see her. So when reporter Valerie Zea arrived at the Moongate mansion to dig up new dirt, Nick was there to watch her every move. And his smoldering eyes didn't miss much-especially her uncanny resemblance to the missing girl....Now someone was stopping at nothing to ensure the real story remained buried-and that meant ending Valerie's probing questions. But the biggest question of all was the tall, dark Mr. Galloway himself. Could Valerie get him to open up before the opportunity to expose the truth disappeared?
Puller
by Michael HodgesAlone at a remote cabin in the woods . . . attacked by a mysterious force that won&’t let him leave . . . but how can he fight an enemy that he can&’t even see? Matt Kearns just needed to get away from it all—to grieve for his father and let the rugged wilderness of Michigan&’s Upper Peninsula renew him, like it always had. But from the moment he arrives, nothing feels right. Strange happenings shake his confidence and have him questioning his sanity. Even the animals seem to know something is amiss. But each time he tries to leave, something—something truly malicious—violently pulls him back. What could it be? Why him? And what will he have to do to escape with his life? Michael Hodge&’s debut supernatural thriller delivers visceral, edge-of-your-seat suspense as one resourceful man desperately fights for his life against a force more savage and relentless than anything the locals here have ever seen.
Pulling the Trigger (Kenner County Crime Unit #6)
by Julie MillerAn FBI agent and her ex-lover reunite to track a killer in this romantic suspense adventure by a USA Today–bestselling author.It had been more than ten years since tracker Ethan Bia had seen the woman who’d loved him and left him with no explanation. FBI agent Joanna Rhodes was as beautiful and secretive as ever, but insisted on keeping their past—and their passion—where it belonged. Ethan knew tracking an elusive killer through the mountains was their assignment, but his need for answers was as tempting as his urge to touch Joanna. Unfortunately, resisting both was crucial to surviving this mission. A mission that would determine how long Joanna stuck around once it was over . . .