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Sharpshooter: A Novel of Romantic Suspense
by Cynthia EdenHeart-pounding action meets smoldering desire in this fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s Shadow Agents miniseries! Two years ago Gunner Ortez saved Sydney Sloan’s life on a mission gone wrong. And ever since then, he’s been watching her back. Now a hostage-rescue mission is about to blow the Elite Ops agents’ lives apart once again. Working side by side back in the jungles of Peru, the only thing harder to avoid than the life-threatening threats they face is the heat igniting between them. With the danger escalating, Sydney knows Gunner is her only hope at successfully completing their assignment. But the ex-SEAL who arouses passion she’d only dreamed about also poses the greatest risk to the secret she carries in her heart…and it’s not just he life on the line anymore. Originally published in 2013.
Sharyn McCrumb Presents Malice Domestic 7: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (Malice Domestic #7)
by Sharyn McCrumbCELEBRATE THE COZY WITH Stephanie Barron * Eleanor Taylor Bland * Michael Bond * Harlan Coben * Carola Dunn * Hazel Holt * Dean James * Gillian Linscott * Amy Myers * Jennifer Rowe * Barbara Burnett Smith * Daniel Stashower * Margaret Yorke. TALES TO PROVOKE, PERPLEX AND PLEASE * A jilted lover weaves the murder and greed of others into a web of sweet revenge; * A woman commits the ultimate crime to capture love forever... only to discover how short forever really is; * Murder strikes a seance when the dead speak and the terrible truth appears; * A crime of dubious passions involves the cleverest deception... and the ultimate act of revenge; * AND MORE
Shatter
by Jay LangJules Gordon has spent the past fourteen years as a recluse after her mother was brutally murdered and her father framed for the crime. Things seem to improve after she accepts a job as a private investigator for a local firm where she meets the enigmatic Katie, and a passionate romance develops. However, just as Jules’ life starts to show promise, she receives a call from a parole officer who tells her that her father is being released from prison. Apprehensive, Jules lets her father move in. Her father, now terminally ill, divulges the name of the man who framed him. In a twist of fate, while investigating her first case, Jules believes that she’s stumbled on the trail of her mother’s murderer. As Jules slowly unravels the truth, her pursuit for retribution turns deadly. A game of cat and mouse leads her deep into the underworld, and she realizes that she has been played for a fool as she stares into the eyes of the true killer
Shatter (Joe O'Loughlin #12)
by Michael RobothamA naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps.Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?This pulse-stopping psychological thriller is a truly gripping and chilling read from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham.WINNER of the NED KELLY AWARD for BEST CRIME NOVEL
Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin #2)
by Michael RobothamThe third book in the Joseph O'Loughlin series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author. Don't miss Michael Robotham's new thriller When She Was Good, out now.Can you hear it? The sound of a mind breaking?A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps. Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?Praise for Michael Robotham's thrillers: 'I love this guy's books' Lee Child 'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times 'An absolute master' Stephen King 'He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul' Peter James 'Heart-stopping and heart-breaking' Val McDermid 'The real deal' David Baldacci 'Superbly exciting . . . a terrific read' Guardian
Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin #3)
by Michael RobothamJoe O'Loughlin is in familiar territory-standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a distraught woman from jumping. "You don't understand," she whispers, and lets go. Joe is haunted by his failure to save the woman, until her teenage daughter finds him and reveals that her mother would never have committed suicide-not like that. She was terrified of heights.What could have driven her to commit such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?Having devoted his career to repairing damaged minds, Joe must now confront an adversary who tears them apart. With pitch-perfect dialogue, believable characters, and astonishingly unpredictable plot twists, Shatter is guaranteed to keep even the most avid thriller readers riveted long into the night.
Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin)
by Michael RobothamA naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps. Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?
Shatter (Joseph O'loughlin Ser. #3)
by Michael RobothamThe third book in the Joe O'loughlin series, from bestselling author Michael Robotham.Can you hear it?The sound of a mind breaking?A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps. Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?Praise for Michael Robotham's writing:'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay'Superbly exciting ... a terrific read' Guardian
Shatter (Phoenix Rising #4)
by Joan SwanSwan's gutsy, jaw-dropping style will have readers talking! --New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione "Joan Swan writes riveting twists and turns like no one else!"--New York Times bestselling author Stephanie TylerFor seven years, Halina Beloi has been in hiding. But she's never forgotten Mitch Foster, the long, lean man she had to leave behind. Until, that is, Mitch shows up with a list of questions and a 9mm in his hand. All Mitch knows is that Halina broke his heart and disappeared. But new information has surfaced implicating her as a player in the deadliest game of Mitch's life. This time, he's not letting go without answers. Now terror, danger and heat will fuse them together or shatter the future. . .
Shatter Point
by Jeff AltabefCerti incubi non hanno mai fine! “Un thriller che afferra i lettori e non li lascia andare. Manipola, contorce, trasforma la trama con efficacia per ottenere il massimo impatto.” ~ D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Quando suo figlio Jack di diciannove anni si riprende miracolosamente da un grave trauma cranico, Maggie è certa che la sua fortuna sia cambiata. Ma quando viene rapita da un'ombra del suo passato – uno spettro dai pericolosi occhi zaffiro - spetterà a Jack e a suo fratello minore Tom svelare il mistero e salvare la loro madre da una mortale battaglia psicologica. I due fratelli chiedono aiuto alla loro vivace zia che li espone a un mondo di segreti di famiglia nefasti, cospirazioni governative esplosive e una serie di terribili omicidi. Insieme dovranno esplorare gli oscuri bassifondi colmi di sotterfugi politici e lotte di classe, prima che lo psicopatico che ha catturato la loro madre possa raggiungere il suo Shatter Point. Premi & Riconoscimenti: •VINCITORE: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Thriller •FINALISTA GRAN PREMIO: Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Awards 2015 •MENZIONE D’ONORE: Eric Hoffer Book Awards 2015 -- Best Commercial Fiction EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTA uno sguardo intrigante all'imminente futuro, dove un perverso serial killer trova il potere in una cultura politica corrotta. “Shatter Point è un allettante romanzo con suspense, azione, dramma e anche un po' di horror... Certamente uno dei migliori romanzi attualmente in circolazione.” ~ Next Page Reviews “Quando raggiunsi le ultime 100 pagine, nessuno fu in grado di fermarmi nella lettura, dovevo sapere come finiva!” ~ Olivia’s Catastrophe
Shatter the Night: A Detective Gemma Monroe Mystery (Detective Gemma Monroe Novels #4)
by Emily LittlejohnAn enthralling, atmospheric new novel from Emily Littlejohn, author of acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, featuring Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe. It’s Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town’s annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family to visit an old family friend, retired Judge Caleb Montgomery, at his law office. To Gemma’s surprise, Caleb seems worried—haunted, even—and confides in her that he’s been receiving anonymous threats. Shortly after, as Gemma strolls back to her car, an explosion at Caleb’s office shatters the night. Reeling from the shock, Gemma and her team begin eliminating suspects and motives, but more keep appearing in their place, and soon another man is killed. Her investigation takes her from a chilling encounter with a convicted murderer at the Belle Vista Penitentiary, to the gilded rooms of the renovated Shotgun Playhouse, where Shakespeare’s cursed play Macbeth is set to open in a few weeks. Yet most disturbing of all is when Gemma realizes that similar murders have happened before. There is a copycat killer at play, and if Gemma can’t stop him, he’ll carry out his final, deadly act.
Shattered
by Alice SharpeALL HE'D WANTED WAS A REUNION WITH A FRIEND. WHAT HE GOT WAS A NATIONWIDE CONSPIRACY AND A JOB PROTECTING ONE GORGEOUS STRANGER. Deputy sheriff Nate Matthews doesn't know what to think when he arrives in Nevada and discovers his friend murdered. He is sure about the beautiful woman pointing a rifle at him. Sarah Donovan is a liar, she may have murdered her father...and she stirs something inside him he can't possibly explain. But before they can solve one murder, Nate and Sarah find themselves dodging bullets. Being on the run brings new emotions into focus. After a night of passion in a snowbound cabin, they start closing in on the truth-someone means to strike terror in America's heart....
Shattered
by Cynthia EdenIn New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's latest novel featuring the Last Option Search Team (LOST), one agent is forced to face her past as she uncovers secrets about the man who may be the key to her future. Criminal psychologist Dr. Sarah Jacobs is all too familiar with the kind of bad boys who belong behind bars. But the dark, dangerous man she meets in the New Orleans underworld is a new kind of ruthless, and all too irresistible.Jax Fontaine doesn't claim to be a good guy, but he's loyal to his own code and brutally honest about what he wants. He and Sarah may be worlds apart, but when they're skin to skin, nothing matters but the heat between them.And when a deranged killer targets Sarah, Jax will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. . . .
Shattered
by Jay BonansingaFinalist for ITW's 2008 Thriller Award in Best Paperback Original. FBI profiler Ulysses Grove is sure he's this close to trapping a serial killer . . . but the killer is planning a gruesome surprise that will come far too close to home. . . The Image Of Murder The Mississippi Ripper likes to work in pairs--of victims. For every dead body laid to waste, a second one faces it, a grotesque mirror image of terror and torment. Special Agent Ulysses Grove thinks he knows the method to the killer's madness. But grasping the twisted logic behind the brutal slayings propels him onto a path of danger--to him and to everything he holds dear. Pushed to the limit, Grove's only hope is to dig deep into his own past. But this is one serial killer with powerful resources--and Grove's worst fears are already one step ahead of him...
Shattered
by Karen RobardsWhile investigating the cold-case disappearance of a baby girl 28 years earlier, attorney Lisa Grant begins to believe that she herself was the missing toddler. That makes Lisa's life a lie, and whoever erased the truth isn't through with her...
Shattered
by Lillian K. DuncanIn the time it takes to answer the telephone, Jenni's life changes forever. Her Husband Michael has been arrested, but before she can tell him one more time she loves him, she finds herself a widow, facing ugly accusations about her husband. Will she believe the accusations or seek to prove his innocence?
Shattered (A Michael Bennett Thriller #14)
by James Patterson James O. BornNothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of his partner and best friend—in this suspenseful thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling series. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history. Working case after case, each can predict the other&’s next move. So when she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett risks venturing far outside his jurisdiction. The investigation he undertakes is the most brilliant detective work of his career…and the most intensely personal. A portrait begins to emerge of a woman as adept at keeping secrets as forging powerful connections. A woman whose enemies had both the means and the motives to silence the real Emily Parker—and her protectors.
Shattered (Bitter Creek #8)
by Joan JohnstonA fan-favorite Bitter Creek novel by New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston.Nine years ago Kate Grayhawk Pendelton walked into Wyatt Shaw's life--and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt's back--and has the power to shatter Kate's future with the man she loves.By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year-old sons.Texas Ranger Jack McKinley is hot on Wyatt Shaw's trail. The presumed heir to the D'Amato crime syndicate is threatening to steal the woman he loves.Holly McKinley is fighting to keep Jack from leaving her for another woman. Now the secret she's kept for over twenty years may save their son's life, and cost her the only man she's ever loved.A contemporary western romance."A guaranteed good read."--New York Times bestselling author Heather GrahamOriginally published in 2009.
Shattered (Bitter Creek Ser. #8)
by Joan JohnstonA single mother’s life turns upside down when she meets an outlaw from her past in the New York Times–bestselling author’s contemporary Western romance.Hoping to give her twin boys a better life, Kate Greyhawk Pendelton is planning a future with Texas Ranger Jack McKinley—even if Jack’s wife Holly is determined to keep him. But everything changes when she encounters Wyatt Shaw, a man from her past who never forgot their single night of passion.As the presumed heir to a ruthless crime syndicate, Wyatt has a reputation for getting what he wants. Now he wants Kate and her twin sons. Close on his trail, Jack is determined to stop Wyatt’s schemes. But an explosive secret is about to change the fates of these ruthlessly star-crossed lovers.
Shattered (Bluford Series #12)
by Paul LanganDarcy Wills is desperate. A painful secret is ruining her closest friendships at Bluford High School. And an even deeper lie is tearing her family apart. Unwilling to lose the people she loves, Darcy must confront her past and the truth. What she discovers will change her world forever.
Shattered (Francis Thriller Ser. #39)
by Dick FrancisWhen jockey Martin Stukely dies after a fall at Cheltenham, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen videotape. Logan is a glassblower on the verge of widespread acclaim. Long accustomed to the frightful dangers inherent in molten glass and in maintaining a glassmaking furnace at never less than 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, Logan is suddenly faced with terrifying threats to his business, his courage, and his life. Believing that the missing video holds the key to a priceless treasure, and wrongly convinced that Logan knows where to find it, criminal forces set out to press him for information he doesn't have. To survive, he realizes that he himself must sort out the truth. The final race to the tape throws more hazards in Logan's way than his dead jockey friend could ever have imagined. Glass shatters. Logan doesn't ...but it's a close-run thing.
Shattered (High Risk #3)
by Joann RossMore than a year after his red-hot affair in Baghdad with Army doctor Kirby Campbell, Army pilot Shane Garrett is trying to rebuild his life stateside. <P><P> Kirby is also stateside, but when she learns a friend is being held hostage in Central America, she works with Phoenix Team to organize a rescue and Shane isn't about to let them leave him behind. Or let Kirby get away. But when Kirby and Shane stare danger in the face, they come to know each other in the way no civilian could ever understand. And they wonder: can they fight for their country, for their lives and for love .
Shattered (Unbreakable)
by Melissa SealDani and Lexie thought their love was unbreakable.Detective Lexie Fleming and her lover Dani survived a serial killer in Unbreakable. Now they are ready to take their love to the next level, but before that can happen, Dani must deal with her past trauma. She spent seventy-two hours trapped in the mountains being tortured and beaten by the Last Call Killer. As Dani fights to get past the nightmares and get back to work, Lexie embarks on another deadly case. Meanwhile, Chris Fleming is biding his time in prison, waiting for the perfect time to make his move. His only focus is to get back to Dani and finish what he started. While Lexie is busy working a new case that will ultimately lead her to confront a killer from her past, Dani is busy second-guessing her choices. After making a life-changing decision, the women struggle to keep their relationship on track. Will their love be strong enough to keep them together, or will the pain of the past destroy them once and for all? As Dani begins a new career as a firefighter, she faces her worst nightmare. When she responds to a call, her heart stops as she realizes her love has been involved in a horrific car accident. Will the firefighters be able to work fast enough to save Lexie? In Melissa Seal&’s second book in the Unbreakable series, she leads us on a plot-twisting, page-turning, emotionally charged thrill ride that you will not want to miss!
Shattered Bond
by Sophie LittlefieldDetective Joe Bashir enters the glittering world of San Francisco society...and what he discovers will shatter three families. The discovery of a murdered teenager disrupts a fundraiser given by Napa Valley vintner Hale Francesci at the Montair Country Club. While Hale and his wife entertained their guests, their seventeen-year-old daughter Courtney was the last person to see her best friend Ashley Cole alive in a nearby strip mall parking lot. When Detective Joe Bashir begins interviewing Ashley's friends, neighbors, and teachers, suspicion splinters in every direction. Courtney hints of an affair with an older man; rumors fly of a missing sex tape; and Joe discovers troubling details about Ashley's relationships with her addict mother and absentee father. Meanwhile, the Francescis threaten to disrupt the investigation, and Joe struggles to navigate the waters of their elite circle all while fielding his mother's attempts to fix him up with a nice Pakistani girl. Will he bring a killer to justice, and peace to Courtney at last? Shattered Bond is the second Joe Bashir novel from the Edgar-nominated Sophie Littlefield.
Shattered Bones (Maya Barton #2)
by Kate Bendelow&“I thought I had it all figured out and was totally wrong . . . a gem of a book that you can&’t put down!&” —Goodreads reviewer, five starsHow do you catch a killer if you can&’t identify the victim? A scene of crime officer collects the evidence piece by piece in this gritty British mystery. SOCO Maya Barton is called to a canal where a heavily decomposed male body has been discovered. A bank card belonging to Trevor Dawlish is found in the cadaver&’s pocket, and the name matches that of a missing person. All seems straightforward—until Trevor&’s wife phones the police to say that Trevor has returned home, leaving Maya and the team wondering who the unknown male is. When it&’s revealed that the male was dead before he entered the water, Maya finds herself with a murder on her hands. But when another body is discovered, the case becomes further complicated. The hope is that facial reconstruction of the first victim will help solve the mystery—but it may lead Maya and her team down an even darker path.Praise for the Maya Barton series: &“Bendelow proves her experience as a SOCO makes for a brilliant novel . . . stunning.&” —Lynda La Plante, Edgar Award–winning author of Prime Suspect