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Rivers of Treason: Daniel Pursglove 3 (Daniel Pursglove)
by K. J. Maitland'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMESDANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREEFrom the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer...London, 1607. As dawn breaks, Daniel Pursglove rides north, away from the watchful eye of the King and his spies.He returns, disguised, to his childhood home in Yorkshire - with his own score to settle. The locals have little reason to trust a prying stranger, and those who remember Daniel do so with contempt.When a body is found with rope burns about the neck, Daniel falls under suspicion. On the run, across the country, he is pursued by a ruthless killer whose victims all share the same gallows mark. Are these the crimes of someone with a cruel personal vendetta - or has Daniel become embroiled in a bigger, and far more sinister, conspiracy?A new river of treason is rising, flowing from the fields of Yorkshire right to the heart of the King's court . . .PRAISE FOR THE DANIEL PURSGLOVE SERIES'Dark and enthralling' ANDREW TAYLOR'This gripping thriller shows what a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMES'Colourful and compelling' SUNDAY TIMES'Full of tension and danger... powerfully atmospheric' JENNIFER SAINT'Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court' TRACY BORMAN'Spies, thieves, murderers and King James I? Brilliant' CONN IGGULDEN'There are few authors who can bring the past to life so compellingly... Brilliant writing and more importantly, riveting reading' SIMON SCARROW'A beautifully crafted thriller... Breathtaking and bone-chilling' MANDA SCOTT'Maitland is a superlative historical novelist' REBECCA MASCULL'Devilishly good' DAILY MAIL'The intrigues of Jacobean court politics simmer beneath the surface in this gripping and masterful crime novel' KATHERINE CLEMENTS'Beautifully written with a dark heart, Maitland knows how to pull you deep into the early Jacobean period' RHIANNON WARD
Riverside Drive: Border City Blues
by Michael JanuskaProhibition takes the battle, along with the party, to the streets. Jack McCloskey returned to Windsor, Ontario, from the Great War shell-shocked and battling inner demons. Channeling his energy into amateur fights, he’s noticed by a gangster sidelining as a boxing promoter. After a brief professional stint, Jack is invited to join the crew. It’s the early days of Prohibition along the Detroit River. Feeling trapped, Jack often tries to escape by throwing himself into relationships that are doomed from the start. Complicating matters further, a crime lord descends on the Border Cities, taking over all smuggling activity to finance his covert political agenda. In sharp contrast is the story of Vera Maude, a young librarian also yearning to escape, but to the cafes of Greenwich Village or the Left Bank. All she lacks is will. The climax occurs in a gripping battle at the crime lord’s house on Riverside Drive and its surprising aftermath the following morning. Watch for Maiden Lane, arriving May 2015.
Riverwatcher: A Fly-Fishing Mystery
by Ronald WeberLottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all—and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters—Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit. Fitzgerald and Mercy’s investigation to discover the deadly secret among the locals leads to dead ends until a surprisingly bookish theory surfaces. Weber expertly weaves this character-driven novel with a strong sense of place, creating a great yarn for anglers and mystery lovers and, as it turns out, a literally literary mystery.
Riviera Blues: A Crang Mystery
by Jack BattenCrang, the smart (and often smartass) criminal lawyer, finds himself embroiled in a mystery while on vacation on the French Riviera. Like all the criminal messes Crang has ever found himself caught up in, this one begins in perfect innocence. As Crang is leaving for a holiday on the French Riviera with his movie-critic girlfriend, Annie, his rich-as-Croesus former father-in-law appears to ask if he’d mind checking up on an errant family member who is said to be hanging out in Monaco. Crang says he’ll do the favour, a decision that drops him into a series of ever-tighter spots on the Côte d’Azur. Crang and Annie enjoy the Riviera’s pleasures, but lurking in the background, gathering menace, is a piece of elaborate fraud and murder. Crang has no choice except to solve all the riddles, nail the murderer and, if he’s adroit enough, eventually tip the scales of justice in the good guys’ favour.
Riviera Gold: A Novel (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #16)
by Laurie R. KingMary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside down to crack their most captivating case yet in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee Child called &“the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today.&” It&’s summertime on the Riviera, and the Jazz Age has come to France&’s once-sleepy beaches. From their music-filled terraces, American expatriates gaze along the coastline at the lights of Monte Carlo, where fortunes are won, lost, stolen, and sometimes hidden away. When Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive, they find their partnership pulled between youthful pleasures and old sins, hot sun and cool jazz, new affections and enduring loyalties. Russell falls into easy friendship with an enthralling American couple, Sara and Gerald Murphy, whose golden life on the Riviera has begun to attract famous writers and artists—and some of the scoundrels linked with Monte Carlo&’s underworld. The Murphy set will go on to inspire everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Pablo Picasso, but in this summer of 1925, their importance for Russell lies in one of their circle&’s recent additions: the Holmeses&’ former housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, who hasn&’t been seen since she fled England under a cloud of false murder accusations. When a beautiful young man is found dead in Mrs. Hudson&’s front room, she becomes the prime suspect in yet another murder. Russell is certain of Mrs. Hudson&’s innocence; Holmes is not. But the old woman&’s colorful past has been a source of tension between them before, and now the dangerous players who control Monte Carlo&’s gilded casinos may stop at nothing to keep the pair away from what Mrs. Hudson&’s youthful history could bring to light. The Riviera is a place where treasure can be false, where love can destroy, and where life, as Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes will discover, can be cheap—even when it is made of solid gold.
Rizzio: A Novella
by Denise MinaFrom the multi-award-winning master of crime, Denise Mina delivers a radical new take on one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history—the bloody assassination of David Rizzo private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the queen&’s chambers in Holyrood Palace.On the evening of March 9th, 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, was brutally murdered. Dragged from the chamber of the heavily pregnant Mary, Rizzio was stabbed fifty six times by a party of assassins. This breathtakingly tense novella dramatises the events that led up to that night, telling the infamous story as it has never been told before. A dark tale of sex, secrets and lies, Rizzio looks at a shocking historical murder through a modern lens—and explores the lengths that men and women will go to in their search for love and power. Rizzio is nothing less than a provocative and thrilling new literary masterpiece.
Rizzo's Daughter: A Novel (Rizzo Series #3)
by Lou ManfredoBrooklyn cop Joe Rizzo---"the most authentic cop in contemporary crime fiction" (starred review Kirkus Reviews)---is ready to retire and spend the rest of his days with his wife, doting on their grown-up girls. But when his youngest daughter, Carol, decides to follow her dad onto the force, Joe decides to stay on until she's settled, calling in favors to get her assigned to the easiest house, the best training officer—anything to protect his baby girl.While there, of course, he's still working a few cases, though he never would've guessed that one of them would be the most sensational case of his career, the murder of mob boss Louie Quattropa. If mob wars were the worst of his problems, he could handle that, but with a daughter on patrol, Joe knows all too well what dangers await her and what little he can do about them.With an authentic voice and breathtakingly accurate portrayal of police work, Lou Manfredo's novels have won wide acclaim, and Rizzo's Daughter raises the bar to a whole new level.
Rizzo's Fire (Rizzo Series)
by Lou ManfredoAs twenty-year NYPD veteran Joe Rizzo edges closer to retirement, things only seem to get harder: a new partner, a promise to his wife to quit smoking, and the most baffling case of his career—a murder investigation.The victim, Robert Lauria, was practically a hermit and was dead ten days before anyone found him. Fired from his job as a shoe salesman weeks ago, he rarely left his apartment and had no visitors except his cousin, who says she hardly knew him. So who strangled him late one night as he made tea in his kitchen? And could there be a connection to the headline-grabbing murder of a Broadway producer a day earlier?Armed with more street smarts than the FBI agents assigned to the more glamorous case, Rizzo and his new partner, Priscilla Jackson, are tasked with navigating the twin labyrinths of the case and NYPD politics in order to find the killer and bring him to justice.Full of the sounds and sights of walking the beat in Bensonhurst, Rizzo's Fire comes on the heels of Lou Manfredo's acclaimed debut, Rizzo's War, and brings the streets of Brooklyn to life in a way that no New York City crime novel has before.Rizzo's Fire is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Mysteries title.
Rizzo's War: A Novel (Rizzo Series #1)
by Lou ManfredoRizzo's War, Lou Manfredo's stunningly authentic debut, partners a rookie detective with a seasoned veteran on his way to retirement in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn."There's no wrong, there's no right, there just is." This is the refrain of Joe Rizzo, a decades-long veteran of the NYPD, as he passes on the knowledge of his years of experience to his ambitious new partner, Mike McQueen, over a year of riding together as detectives in the Sixty-second Precinct in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. McQueen is fresh from the beat in Manhattan, and Bensonhurst might as well be China for how different it is. They work on several cases, some big, some small, but the lesson is always the same. Whether it's a simple robbery or an attempted assault, Rizzo's saying always seems to bear out.When the two detectives are given the delicate task of finding and returning the runaway daughter of a city councilman, who may or may not be more interested in something his daughter has taken with her than in her safety, the situation is much more complex. By the end of Rizzo and McQueen's year together, however, McQueen is not surprised to discover that even in those more complicated cases, Rizzo is still right—there's no wrong, there's no right, there just is.Rizzo's War is an introduction to a wonderful new voice in crime fiction in the Big Apple, ringing with authenticity, full of personality, and taut with the suspense of real, everyday life in the big city.
Rizzoli & Isles: A Novel (Rizzoli & Isles #13)
by Tess GerritsenNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Rizzoli & Isles are back! From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, this &“shocking and fast-paced&” (Karin Slaughter) thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications, and this time, with Jane&’s intrepid mother, Angela, looking into a mystery of her own. &“An utter pleasure to keep readerly company with.&”—The New York Times Mothers know best . . . But who will listen?Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are newly plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder. Sofia Suarez, a widow and nurse who was universally liked by her neighbors, lies bludgeoned to death in her own home. But anything can happen behind closed doors, and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days, making covert phone calls to traceless burner phones. When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run from months earlier, the case only grows more blurry. What exactly was Sofia involved in? One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe. Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli hasn&’t had a decent night&’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective. Maybe the apple didn&’t fall too far from the tree: Nothing in Angela&’s neighborhood gets by her—not the gossip about a runaway teenager down the block and definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street. Angela&’s sure there&’s no such thing as coincidence in her sleepy suburb. If only Jane would listen—instead she writes off Angela&’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination. But Angela&’s convinced there&’s a real wolf in her vicinity, and her cries might now fall on deaf ears. With so much happening on the Sofia case, Jane and Maura already struggle to see the forest for the trees, but will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home?
Road Closed
by Leigh RussellWhen a man dies in a gas explosion, the police suspect arson. The Murder Investigation Team is called in to examine the evidence, but the case takes on a new and terrible twist when a local villain is viciously attacked. As the police inquiries lead from an expensive Harchester Hill estate to the local brothel, a witness dies in a hit-and-run. Was it coincidence ... or cold-blooded murder? The Murder Investigation Team has problems of its own--and so does Geraldine Steel. A shocking revelation threatens her peace of mind as the investigation races toward its dramatic climax.
Road Dogs
by Elmore LeonardLegendary New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard returns with three of his favorite characters: Jack Foley from Out of Sight, Cundo Rey from LaBrava, and Dawn Navarro from Riding the Rap. Jack Foley, the charming bank robber from Out of Sight, is serving a thirty-year sentence in a Miami penitentiary, but he's made an unlikely friend on the inside who just might be able to do something about that. Fellow inmate Cundo Rey, an extremely wealthy Cuban criminal, arranges for Foley's sentence to be reduced from thirty years to three months, and when Jack is released just two weeks ahead of Cundo, he agrees to wait for him in Venice Beach, California. Also waiting for Cundo is his common-law wife, Dawn Navarro, a professional psychic with a slightly ulterior motive for staying with Cundo: namely, she wants his money. And with the arrival of Jack, she sees the perfect partner in a plan to relieve Cundo of his fortune. Cundo may be Jack's friend, but does that mean he can trust him? And can either of them trust Dawn? Road Dogs is Elmore Leonard at his best--with his trademark tight plotting and pitch-perfect dialogue--and readers will love seeing Cundo, Jack, and Dawn back in action and working together . . . or are they?
Road Dogs
by Elmore Leonard'Another gem . . . a masterpiece of duplicity' Washington Post 'Leonard provides the fizziest and cleverest dialogue in crime fiction. A total delight' The Times Every prison inmate needs a Road Dog - someone to watch their back, someone they can trust on the inside and out. For wealthy Cuban criminal Cundo Rey, that person is Jack Foley: charmer, ladies' man and infamous bank robber.With the services of a shark attorney and a whole heap of cash, Cundo engineers his buddy's early release, and Jack is soon living large in Cundo's house in Venice Beach, enjoying the attentions of his sexy wife, Dawn. But Dawn has ulterior motives and a plan: to relieve her husband of his considerable fortune... and she needs Jack's help. But with Cundo's release imminent and rogue FBI agent Lou Adams on his tail, just who can Jack trust if he's to pull off the biggest score of his life...?
Road Kill
by Jan Coffey May McGoldrickAlcuni segreti non muoiono mai. Alcuni tornano con una vendetta... Vent'anni dopo aver assistito a un brutale omicidio in riva al lago, Lacey Watkins torna nella città del New England che le ha distrutto la vita. È pronta a ricostruirsi un'esistenza, finché sua sorella viene trovata morta e le ombre del passato tornano a perseguitarla. Quando Lacey si imbatte in alcune foto raccapriccianti di due omicidi recenti, foto che non avrebbe mai dovuto vedere, si ritrova nel mirino di un assassino. Entra in scena Gavin MacFadyen, un ex poliziotto bruciato diventato investigatore privato, tormentato dai propri demoni e dalla morte sospetta del suo ex partner. Quando il destino fa incrociare le loro strade, Gavin e Lacey devono districarsi in una rete intricata di corruzione poliziesca, violenza di gang e peccati sepolti da tempo. Ma qualcuno sta osservando. Cacciando. Vendicando. Man mano che il numero delle vittime aumenta, passato e presente si confondono in un gioco mortale. In questa città, nulla rimane sepolto per sempre. ROAD KILL : crudo, avvincente e impossibile da mettere giù.
Road Kill
by Jan Coffey May McGoldrickTwo decades of secrets, one killer on the loose, and a town haunted by its darkest sins—can they escape the past before it claims them all? Two decades ago, a sleepy New England town is torn apart by murder when a group of teens lure their unsuspecting victim to a lakeside beach. The prosecution's witness is the troubled fifteen-year-old Lacey Watkins, who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Haunted by the ghosts of her family's past, Lacey has returned to this place of scandal. With the help of her sister Terri, she is starting over. With nowhere left to run, Lacey is struggling to build a life…until her sister is found dead. When she discovers crime-scene photos of two murders mixed in with her work, Lacey suddenly finds herself at the center of a police investigation and the target of a killer's obsession. After twenty years with the New Haven Police Department, the ex-Detective Gavin MacFadyen is starting a new career as a private investigator. But when his ex-partner is killed in a suspicious 'hit-and-run', he is pulled back into that world of corrupt cops, child prostitution, gang murders, and crime bosses who litter the shore with headless corpses. Gavin has secrets of his own, but Lacey needs an ally, now more than ever…because the murderous fury of an avenger is about to destroy them both.
Road Kill (Charlie Fox #5)
by Zoë SharpA twisty crime thriller that has &“the must-read heroine of mystery&” heading for a crash—from the award-winning author of First Drop (Ken Bruen). For Charlie Fox, motorcycles have been a means of escape and a source of power. But now they&’ve turned on her: A bike accident has left her best friend for dead. And as Charlie pokes around—was it an accident?—her beloved bike starts looking less like a symbol of freedom and more like an avatar of rage. And Charlie herself is a moving target. &“It&’s really quite impossible to put this book down, but what really makes this (and the whole series) shine is how Charlie&’s kickass skills are rooted in her own femininity and character.&” —Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind &“There&’s a high-octane climax to this entertaining story, in which Charlie once more displays her courage and ingenuity.&” —The Sunday TelegraphPraise for Zoë Sharp and the Charlie Fox series &“If Jack Reacher were a woman, he&’d be Charlie Fox.&” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know. She delivers dramatic, action-packed novels with characters we really care about.&” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant and Charlie&’s skills are formidable and for real.&” —The New York Times &“As action-packed and streamlined as the Suzuki the main character, a self-defense expert, rides. Zoë Sharp has an apt last name.&” —David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author
Road Kills
by Michael NewtonA gang of vicious, sadistic ex-cons is killing women all across the country. Joseph Flynn, agent of the FBI's violent criminal apprehension program (VICAP) must find them before they kill again. Violence.
Road Rage
by Robert T. Jeschonek Ben BaldwinPray you never see Walter Haskell's headlights in your rear-view mirror. This road-raging vigilante roars up and down the highway, burning rubber as he guns for reckless drivers with his fast and furious moves. Walter plays for keeps in his war to make the roads safe--and redeem himself for a terrible accident that totaled his life. But one night, the road warrior becomes a moving target, as the actual highway comes to life and strikes back. It's the ultimate case of road rage as the haunted pavement turns against Walter, racing him through a nightmare journey where the final exit is Hell itself. Don't miss this edgy, exciting, and surprising horror thriller in the tradition of Stephen King. It's the latest story from award-winning storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected fiction that packs a punch. This award-winning writer's fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts have been published around the world. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW Books have published his work. His story, "Fear of Rain," was nominated for the British Fantasy Award. His young adult urban fantasy novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, was named a Top Ten First Novel for Youth by Booklist.
Road of Bones (A Billy Boyle WWII Mystery #16)
by James R. BennBilly Boyle is sent to the heart of the USSR to solve a double-murder at a critical turning point in the war in this latest installment of critically acclaimed James R. Benn's WWII mystery series.It&’s September 1944, and the US is poised to launch Operation Frantic, a shuttle-bombing mission to be conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain, southern Italy, and three Soviet airfields in the Ukraine. Tensions are already high between the American and Russian allies when two intelligence agents—one Soviet, one American—are found dead at Poltava, one of the Ukrainian bases. Billy is brought in to investigate, and this time he's paired, at the insistence of the Soviets, with a KGB agent who has his own political and personal agenda. In the course of an investigation that quickly spirals out of control, Billy is aided by the Night Witches, a daring regiment of young Soviet women flying at night at very low altitudes, bombing hundreds of German installations. It&’s a turning point in the war, and allied efforts hang by a thread. Unless Billy and his KGB partner can solve the murders in an atmosphere of mutual distrust, Operation Frantic is doomed.
Road to Paradise: A Novel
by Paullina SimonsLove, passion, and friendship collide on the road trip of a lifetime in this breathtaking novel from Paullina Simons, internationally bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman and Tully.There's no telling where a journey will lead you...Shelby Sloane has big plans for the summer of 1981. She'll drive cross country in her graduation present--a classic yellow Mustang. In California, she hopes to find the mother who left her behind long ago, and then return East in time to start college. Her childhood friend Gina is desperate to reunite with her boyfriend in Bakersfield and has convinced Shelby to bring her along. With Gina on board, Shelby's carefully mapped-out itinerary is quickly abandoned. Soon, so is their "no hitchhikers" rule when Shelby picks up a mysterious girl named Candy Cane, who sets them all on a new and dangerous course. Streetwise beyond her years and decked out with tattoos, piercings, and spiky hair, Candy is on the run from a past darker than anything the two suburban girls have ever known. Candy draws Shelby and Gina into her terrifying world, where life as they know it is turned upside down and there is no place left to hide.
Road to Purgatory
by Max Allan CollinsThe intertwined stories of 2 generations of Michael O'Sullivans. In one, Michael the war veteran joins a fight against the mob, and in the other Michael Senior, who works for an Irish godfather, prepares for the birth of his first child.
Road to Robbery: A QUIX Book (A Miss Mallard Mystery)
by Robert QuackenbushWorld-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard goes undercover in Germany in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While on a speaking tour at military bases in the Kaiserslautern district of Southern Germany, Miss Mallard the world-famous ducktective, and her nephew, Willard Widgeon of the Swiss police, become involved in a new mystery when the medical center is robbed. Miss Mallard goes undercover as one of the staff to solve the case!
Road to the Wizard: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of Oz (Ghostwriter)
by L. Frank Baum Meg CannistraGhostwriter is back and has released characters from this upside-down, inside-out retelling of the beloved classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!One minute Dorothy is helping out at her aunt and uncle's farm-to-table restaurant, and the next she's twirling in a tornado that sends her to a bizarre and enchanted world. To get home, she'll need to find the Wizard. But it's not that easy! Luckily, Surfer Dude Scarecrow, Tin Girl, and Scaredy-Cat Lion all join Dorothy on her journey—a good thing since an angry Wicked Witch is after them! Can Dorothy uncover the long-hidden secrets of Oz to return home?
Roadhouse Blues (The Mike Travis Mysteries)
by Baron Birtcher&“Enjoyable entertainment . . . a mystery/suspense novel with links to classic rock history and mythology&” featuring recovering detective Mike Travis (Foreword). After twenty years at the LAPD Homicide Bureau, Mike Travis is finally retiring and starting over on Santa Catalina Island. In the small town of Avalon, he lives and works on his yacht, sailing and chartering scuba diving trips. There, among tourists and quirky locals, he tries to banish the residual darkness from his mind. It&’s not that easy, especially when the one case he never solved comes back to haunt him . . . A murdered woman on Venice Beach bears all the signs of the serial killer Travis had been tracking before he retired: a single stab wound to the heart, a series of deep cuts on the left hand, and a cryptic message—this time, a grisly computer-generated image of a lizard. To finally finish what the killer has started, all Travis must do is get as far into the madman&’s head as he can before the next victim is targeted—and then hope he can crawl back out again . . . &“Well crafted and entirely satisfying, a complete success. Another Mike Travis mystery would be most welcome.&” —Booklist &“Birtcher deserves praise and accolades for what he&’s produced here. If you love a good mystery, this is it.&” —Today&’s Librarian