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Sparring Partners: Novellas (Jake Brigance #4)
by John Grisham#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America&’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store. &“Homecoming&” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham&’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he&’s not in the courtroom. He&’s called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again—until now. Now Mack is back, and he&’s leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.In &“Strawberry Moon,&” we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can&’t save him, the courts slam the door, and the governor says no to a last-minute request for clemency. As the clock winds down, Cody has one final request. The &“Sparring Partners&” are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe each other, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the resulting fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time in her career and try to save herself?By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told. Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Sparring Partners: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller - The new collection of gripping legal stories
by John GrishamThree thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller.Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole some money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Until now. Now Mack is back and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.In Strawberry Moon, we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the Governor says no to a last minute request for clemency. As the clock ticks down, Cody has only one final request.The Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe one another, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time and try to save herself? 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM
Sparring Partners: The new collection of gripping legal stories - The Number One Sunday Times bestseller
by John GrishamThree thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller.Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole some money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Until now. Now Mack is back and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.In Strawberry Moon, we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the Governor says no to a last minute request for clemency. As the clock ticks down, Cody has only one final request.The Sparring Partners are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe one another, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time and try to save herself? 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM(P)2022 Penguin Random House Audio
Sparrow's Treasure
by Anne SchraffMr. Whelan and Rachel are on a 'treasure' hunt that brings not only joy but also unexpected risks.
Sparrows In The Scullery
by Barbara Brooks WallaceColin Trevelyan, newly orphaned heir to his parents' fortune, is kidnapped in the night from his ancestral home and taken to the grim Broggin Home for Boys, where he is underfed, overworked, and destined for a short life in a deadly glass factory. <P><P> This story "immediately hooks readers, who will gobble up this satisfying fare," says "School Library Journal," "Fully realized Victorian melodrama that would make Dickens proud," says "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books," A "Junior Literary Guild" selection and winner of the "Mystery Writers of America" EDGAR Award.
Spartacus, the Gladiator: A Novel (Spartacus Chronicles Ser. #1)
by Ben Kane“Gritty, passionate and violent . . . a real page-turner and a damn good read. It brings Spartacus—and ancient Rome—to vivid, colorful life.” —Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of FireSink your teeth into the gritty, powerful tale of Spartacus, The Gladiator, a historical thriller that will grip you from the first page to the very last. Written by bestselling novelist Ben Kane, this epic journey delves into the life of Spartacus—from Roman auxiliary and slave to revered gladiator and a symbol of defiance against the most potent army of the era.Step onto the unforgiving sands of the gladiatorial arena and experience the brutality and raw energy of combat at its most primal. Witness the audacious bid for freedom led by Spartacus and his band of gladiators as they risk everything to break free from their shackles and challenge their oppressors—the mighty, ever-expanding Roman Empire.Spartacus’s tale isn’t just a story of rebellion; it’s an exploration of humanity, resilience, love, and sacrifice, set against the historic grandeur of ancient Rome.Charged with emotion and vivid color, this novel will transport you back in time to the underbelly of the Roman Empire—a journey that’s as thrilling as it is enlightening. Enjoy a fresh perspective of the legend that is Spartacus, one that goes deeper than ever before, uncovering the man at the heart of the myth.“You’ll swear you hear the thunder of the Coliseum and the roar of the lions in the pit!” —James Rollins“A compulsive, relentless story, vividly recounted in muscular prose.” —The Daily Telegraph (UK)“Powerful . . . The quest for freedom against overwhelming odds is just the beginning.” —Library Journal
Spartan Gold (A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure #1)
by Clive Cussler Grant BlackwoodA fortune lost for ages... <P> A millionaire pursuing his destiny... <P> Sam and Remi Fargo are about to encounter both.<P> Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear. Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's lost cellar. Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk, a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself. And he wants his treasure back.
Speak For The Dead
by Margaret YorkeCarrie Foster was still young when she started breaking the law. Gordon Matthews had transgressed only once, but his crime was far more serious. A pity Carrie didn't suspect anything when he proposed to her. But then, why should she? Gordon looked presentable now - and prison had given him time to invent a new past. Nicholas was different - a shy young man, eager to please - and to Carrie their affair began as an amusing diversion. A bit of harmless fun, and Nicholas need never know about her other life with Gordon. But there was something Carrie didn't know either . . .
Speak For The Dead
by Margaret YorkeCarrie Foster was still young when she started breaking the law. Gordon Matthews had transgressed only once, but his crime was far more serious. A pity Carrie didn't suspect anything when he proposed to her. But then, why should she? Gordon looked presentable now - and prison had given him time to invent a new past. Nicholas was different - a shy young man, eager to please - and to Carrie their affair began as an amusing diversion. A bit of harmless fun, and Nicholas need never know about her other life with Gordon. But there was something Carrie didn't know either . . .
Speak Ill of the Dead: A Camilla MacPhee Mystery
by Mary Jane MaffiniCamilla MacPhee is the black sheep of her perfect, blonde family, although she runs a law office specializing in Justice for Victims of violent crimes. However, her uneasy association with the world of crime takes a bizarre turn when a vicious, vindictive fashion columnist with underworld connections named Mitzi Brochu is crucified in a downtown hotel room. The problem is that Camilla’s best friend Robin was on her way to meet the victim, and has become the main suspect. Camilla sets out to vindicate her friend, but finding the real killer isn’t easy, as just about anyone among the politicians and supermodels skewered by Mitzi’s rapier wit could be said to have had ample motive. The investigation turns dangerous, as Camilla receives cryptic warnings while following a grisly killer’s trail marked by more murders of humans and felines. The cast of characters includes a sleazy rock promoter, a nosy, sherry-mad old lady, a suave but mysterious hotel manager, a grumpy Mountie, and several manipulative sisters in this seriously funny first mystery novel by Mary Jane Maffini.
Speak Ill of the Living (Eddie Bourque Series #0)
by Mark ArsenaultEverybody had thought the car-jacking led to the banker's murder. Then he turns up in a photograph taken by his kidnappers. But if the banker is still alive, whose ashes are buried in his grave? Reporter Eddie Bourque is back, chasing down a story that could make his career. Eddie is a real maverick, stubborn as a mule, smart and intuitive--in fact, he has the requisite nose for news. And he's lucky in getting the tip of a lifetime. It leads him to ask difficult questions and chase down unlikely leads--like his imprisoned brother, Henry Bourque, a man Eddie scarcely knows. Does Henry have a real clue or is he conning Eddie, not just about the banker but about whether he committed the double murder that sent him away for life? Eddie's hunt for answers takes him across the neighborhoods of his old industrial mill town, Lowell, Massachusetts--its past, its gritty, multicultural present, its power structures, its underbelly--and deep into his own family's dark secrets. As Eddie and his new sister-in-law struggle to untangle the knots, they hear the echoes of a forgotten crime and find bodies blocking their path to truth. Someone is killing Eddie's new sources....
Speak No Evil
by Crosby Tanya AnneDangerously addicting. --Sherrilyn Kenyon #1 New York Times bestselling authorLifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline, author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future. . . Caroline Aldridge was surprised by the number of mourners at her mother's funeral. Evidently the newspaper heiress who had caused her children so much pain was well-loved by everyone else in Charleston. Now she was gone, leaving behind countless secrets--and a few demands: Caroline and her sisters must live together for one year or lose their inheritance. And Caroline must take over The Tribune. But a killer is making headlines, and Caroline may have unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs. . . A series of kidnappings and murders resurrect the sisters' memories of their brother's disappearance as a child--and Caroline fears she may be next. Yet in the midst of her turmoil, she may be rekindling a romance she'd extinguished long ago. With Jack back in her life and the tattered bonds of sisterhood slowly mending, Caroline hopes the family can restore its position in Charleston society--unless a sinister force beyond their control tears them apart forever. . . Crosby serves up suspense, secrets and Southern scandal like no one else! - Harlan Coben, #1 New York TimesBestselling Author91,800 Words
Speak No Evil
by Martyn WaitesIn the fourth novel of this acclaimed crime series, Joe Donovan must help a woman discover if her recent visions are related to the death of a young boy Anne Marie (Mae) is back in the hometown she hasn't seen for forty years, trying to live a normal life with her teenage son. But that's impossible. Because forty years ago, when she was eleven, she killed a little boy. She is trying to make peace with her past by telling her story to journalist Joe Donovan. But it's not that simple. Suffering from horrifying visions, she sometimes does bad things. Things she has no memory of afterwards. Desperate, she turns to Donovan for help. But Donovan may have personal reasons for helping her. Reasons that have to do with the disappearance of his own son . . .
Speak No Evil
by Mignon G. Eberhart“A well told and interesting mystery . . . excellent intricacy and with real subtlety of character drawing. . . . One of the best of [Eberhart’s] tales.” —The New York TimesElizabeth Dakin has reason to fear her older, wealthy husband. Throughout their two-year marriage—a union made in haste after the death of her father—she has been the victim of his alcoholic bouts of rage. She never imagined she had to be afraid for him. But when she stumbles upon his dead body, suddenly the life they lived in a Jamaican paradise is revealed for the sham that it is. Or so she thinks. For suddenly Elizabeth finds herself the lead suspect in his murder . . .
Speak No Evil
by Philip CaveneyA psychothriller featuring an innocent family in peril from an unknown source.
Speak No Evil
by Philip CaveneyA psychothriller featuring an innocent family in peril from an unknown source.
Speak No Evil
by Tanya Anne CrosbyDangerously addicting.--Sherrilyn Kenyon #1 New York Times bestselling authorLifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline, author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future. . .Caroline Aldridge was surprised by the number of mourners at her mother's funeral. Evidently the newspaper heiress who had caused her children so much pain was well-loved by everyone else in Charleston. Now she was gone, leaving behind countless secrets--and a few demands: Caroline and her sisters must live together for one year or lose their inheritance. And Caroline must take over The Tribune. But a killer is making headlines, and Caroline may have unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs. . .A series of kidnappings and murders resurrect the sisters' memories of their brother's disappearance as a child--and Caroline fears she may be next. Yet in the midst of her turmoil, she may be rekindling a romance she'd extinguished long ago. With Jack back in her life and the tattered bonds of sisterhood slowly mending, Caroline hopes the family can restore its position in Charleston society--unless a sinister force beyond their control tears them apart forever. . . "Crosby serves up suspense, secrets and Southern scandal like no one else!" - Harlan Coben, #1 New York TimesBestselling Author
Speak No Evil (Evil #1)
by Allison BrennanSilence is deadly. The murder of eighteen-year-old Angie Vance was exceptionally vile--her mouth was sealed with glue, an obscenity was scrawled across her skin, and she was suffocated in a garbage bag. The killing seems personal, so police detective Carina Kincaid focuses her efforts on the victim's much older ex-boyfriend, Steve Thomas. But without physical evidence, Carina can't make a collar or a case. She also can't stop Sheriff Nick Thomas, the prime suspect's brother, from conducting his own unwelcome investigation. Though Nick is still scarred and unsteady from a recent confrontation with a serial killer, he's determined to prove his brother's innocence. But his confidence is shaken when he learns of Steve's dark side, and when a friend of the murdered girl meets a similarly gruesome fate. With no time to lose, Carina and Nick work together to trap a psychopath, before another unlucky woman faces an unspeakable end. Evil has spoken. Now see what it can do.
Speak No Evil: A Joe Donovan Thriller (Joe Donovan Thrillers) (Joe Donovan Thrillers Ser. #0)
by Martyn WaitesIn the fourth novel of this acclaimed crime series, Joe Donovan must help a woman determine if her recent visions are related to the death of a young boy. Anne Marie is back in the hometown she hasn't seen for forty years, trying to live a normal life with her partner and teenage son. But that's impossible for Anne Marie. Because forty years ago, when she was eleven, she killed a little boy. She is trying to make peace with her past by telling her story to journalist Joe Donovan. But it's not that simple. Suffering from horrifying visions, she sometimes does bad things. Things she has no memory of afterward. So when a teenager on her housing estate is murdered and she wakes up with blood on her hands, Anne Marie naturally fears the worst. Her fragile life falling apart, Anne Marie turns to those she loves. But where she was expecting support, she finds only betrayal. Desperate, she turns to Donovan for help. But Donovan may have his own reasons for helping her..reasons that have to do with the disappearance of his own son...
Speak Now (Charley Fairfax Mysteries #1)
by Margaret Dumas"Comic cozy meets crazed spy thriller in this debut novel short-listed for Britain's 2003 Crime Writer's Association Debut Dagger award."—BooklistCharley Van Leeuwen can tell by a man's kiss whether he's been drinking Taittinger or Veuve Clicquot. Not that she kisses many men, a fact her friends deplore. So imagine their surprise when she came home to San Francisco with a new husband. Jack Fairfax is the definition of tall, dark, and handsome. But is he a mild-mannered meteorologist as he claims?Sometime between finding a dead body in her bathtub, tagging along on a ransom drop, and getting rescued by her husband in a hail of bullets, Charley begins to suspect there's more to Jack's past than he's willing—or able—to admit.So, here's Charley, used to her money as a cushion, forced to protect her family and friends, and rushed to rescue her nonprofit repertory theater from artistic and financial ruin. If that means dealing with kidnappings, murders, bitter ex-boyfriends, out-of-control relatives, and vicious former spies—all while staging a play—well, nobody ever said marriage would be easy....
Speak Softly (A Theodore Roosevelt Mystery)
by Lawrence AlexanderSPEAK SOFTLY On December 15, 1895, Theodore Roosevelt, future Governor of New York State, Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War, and twenty-sixth President of the United States, had been Police Commissioner, the City of New York, President of the Police Department's Board, seven months, nine days. Readers of the city's twenty- eight dailies, yellow and otherwise, could hardly wait to find out what was going to happen next. When The Big Stick, Lawrence Alexander's first Theodore Roosevelt Mystery, debuted in 1986, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine praised it as "a lot of fun and a jolly good idea." Now, in this newest installment, we return once again to Gay Nineties New York to meet up with our supersleuth hero, T.R. This time out, Teddy's called in to investigate a series of signature murders linked to organized crime and narcotics smuggling-a colorful case that turns into an intriguing but deadly family affair. When young cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a warning from the sinister "Black Hand" killers tying him to the crimes, the swashbuckling Police Commissioner springs into action. He discovers two important facts: first, the dead men were all members of Russell and Company, operating out of Canton, China; and second, F.D.R.'s grandfather Warren Delano was part of the group. With all those connected to the company now potential victims, Teddy gathers them together at his Sagamore Hill home for safekeeping-and finding the key link between this motley crew and the killings isn't going to be an easy task. It is only a matter of time before the Black Hand strikes again. Given a climactic submarine chase in New York harbor and a cast glittering with luminaries of the day, SPEAK SOFTLY is a delightful fictional creation, magically capturing the life and times of a legendary character.
Speak Softly, She Can Hear
by Pamela LewisCarole was told she killed another girl while drunk in a motel room with Eddy who's main purpose was in helping her lose her virginity.
Speak The Dead
by Grant MckenzieWhen Sally Blue was six years old, sleeping peacefully in her bed, a gunshot woke her up and subsequently ripped her world apart.Jolted awake by the scary noise, Sally ran to her parent's bedroom for comfort. Instead, she found her mother slumped against the headboard, her ravaged nightdress drenched from a double-barreled wound.Climbing on the bed, Sally cradled her mother's head against her tiny chest, mindless of the blood and the cloying stench of death. There was no sign of her father, and Sally was too frightened to call out, when a voice from deep within her dead mother's throat screamed: "Run, Sally! Run!"Twenty-five years later, Sally has finally stopped running. She finds peace among the dead as a mortician's beautician, and on the night of a strange murder that reawakens a special gift within her, she actually meets an interesting man: Jersey Castle, homicide detective by day, punk rock drummer by night.But what Sally doesn't know is that someone has been hunting for her all this time, and now that she's passed his test of blood, he will stop at nothing to bring her home again.
Speak for the Dead (The Gabe Wager Novels #3)
by Rex BurnsNow working homicide, Wager lands a gruesome case in the botanic gardenHomicide cops are always suspicious of the drug enforcement division, so when ex-narcotics detective Gabe Wager arrives on the murder squad, his first assignment is the graveyard shift. His new commanding officer hopes that the late shift will keep Wager out of trouble, and give him a chance to learn the byzantine regulations that govern murder investigations. But two days later, a call comes in just after dawn reporting a death at Denver's botanic gardens. Wager could leave it for the morning shift, but he is hungry to prove himself, and legs it over to the scene of the horrid crime. The young woman's head has been left inside the gardens, her body nowhere to be found. Without any way of identifying her, Wager is stuck without a lead. But when her torso surfaces in a junkyard, he begins the slow grind of finding the murderer who dismembered this once beautiful model.
Speak of the Devil
by Richard HawkeIt's a beautiful Thanksgiving morning in New York City. Perfect day for a parade, and Fritz Malone just happens to have drifted up Central Park West to take a look at the floats. Across the crowd-filled street he sees a gunman on a low wall, taking aim with a shiny black Beretta...