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Snake Oil: A Novel
by Kelsey Rae Dimberg“A brisk and fun thriller… This is a novel with a lively, churning plot, about which nothing more can be said without revealing its deftly constructed twists. Blending soap-operatic thrills and boardroom intrigue, Snake Oil is consistently satisfying, a reminder that it might be intoxicating to watch bubbles grow, but it’s always more memorable when they burst.” — San Francisco ChronicleA razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadlyOne woman’s elixir is another woman’s poisonRhoda West is Silicon Valley’s favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing startup Radical, a wellness company whose core mission is the betterment of women’s lives. Rhoda’s Instagram page offers intimate glimpses of her personal life alongside promotions for the cult-status products developed in the Well, Radical’s secretive lab.Dani Lang is a “quester,” as Rhoda calls her most avid followers. Dani found Radical at a low point in her life, and took an entry level job just to get in the door. When she volunteers to test a controversial new supplement, Dani wins an opportunity to rise in the company, even to work with Rhoda herself.Cecelia Cole is a “quasher.” She grinds away at the Customer Worship queue, resenting the entitled customers, the woo-woo Radical jargon, and Rhoda’s smiling hypocrisy. Cecelia, who suffers from a miserable chronic illness, knows that the remedies Rhoda sells can’t cure real sickness.Just as Rhoda announces another fundraising round that could turn Radical into a billion-dollar unicorn, an anonymous Twitter account begins spilling snarky gossip from inside the startup. Is Rhoda really the nurturing leader she presents to the world, or a fraud? Or is this just another case of a woman in business being punished for her strength and audacity?Tensions rise and loyalties clash, then tragedy strikes during a company party. In the aftermath of what looks more and more like a crime, even the most faithful questers begin to wonder to what lengths Rhoda will go to protect her company.Part page-turning suspense, part darkly comic skewering of startup culture, Snake Oil is a gripping exploration of ambition and authenticity, shining a revealing light on the wellness world.
Snake Skin: A Lucy Guardino Fbi Thriller (Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #1)
by CJ LyonsIntroducing a Glock-carrying soccer mom in the series debut that’s “everything a great thriller should be—action packed, authentic, and intense” (Lee Child). A loving mom and wife, dutiful daughter, consummate professional, and kick-ass federal agent, Lucy Guardino is living the perfect life in Pittsburgh as a Supervisory Special Agent running the FBI’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement squad.Until the day she comes up against a predator more vicious and cunning than any she’s ever tackled before, one who forces Lucy to choose between the life of the young victim she is fighting to save and her own daughter’s . . . and Lucy’s dream life is shattered.Praise for CJ Lyons’ thrillers“A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush!” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times–bestselling author“A high stakes adventure with dire consequences.” —Steve Berry, New York Times–bestselling author“Pulse-pounding suspense and hair-raising chills.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author“A compelling new voice in thriller writing . . . I love how the characters come alive on every page.” —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author
Snake Venom: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Hu MeiMy family is from Yunnan, the ancestors caught snakes for a living, the snake cold-blooded and insidious. His body was filled with treasures, but it was also deadly. But that was not the most terrifying thing.In order to protect me, dad wouldn't let me enter the business, but by some strange coincidence, I didn't escape the shackles of fate.Do you really think that only Gu Manpeng and the little ghost are the scariest?Snakes gather around me in a sinister way. Let me count the strange things that happened after I entered the world.
Snake Venom: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Hu MeiMy family is from Yunnan, the ancestors caught snakes for a living, the snake cold-blooded and insidious. His body was filled with treasures, but it was also deadly. But that was not the most terrifying thing.In order to protect me, dad wouldn't let me enter the business, but by some strange coincidence, I didn't escape the shackles of fate.Do you really think that only Gu Manpeng and the little ghost are the scariest?Snakes gather around me in a sinister way. Let me count the strange things that happened after I entered the world.
Snake Venom: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Hu MeiMy family is from Yunnan, the ancestors caught snakes for a living, the snake cold-blooded and insidious. His body was filled with treasures, but it was also deadly. But that was not the most terrifying thing.In order to protect me, dad wouldn't let me enter the business, but by some strange coincidence, I didn't escape the shackles of fate.Do you really think that only Gu Manpeng and the little ghost are the scariest?Snakes gather around me in a sinister way. Let me count the strange things that happened after I entered the world.
Snake Venom: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Hu MeiMy family is from Yunnan, the ancestors caught snakes for a living, the snake cold-blooded and insidious. His body was filled with treasures, but it was also deadly. But that was not the most terrifying thing.In order to protect me, dad wouldn't let me enter the business, but by some strange coincidence, I didn't escape the shackles of fate.Do you really think that only Gu Manpeng and the little ghost are the scariest?Snakes gather around me in a sinister way. Let me count the strange things that happened after I entered the world.
Snake Venom: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Hu MeiMy family is from Yunnan, the ancestors caught snakes for a living, the snake cold-blooded and insidious. His body was filled with treasures, but it was also deadly. But that was not the most terrifying thing.In order to protect me, dad wouldn't let me enter the business, but by some strange coincidence, I didn't escape the shackles of fate.Do you really think that only Gu Manpeng and the little ghost are the scariest?Snakes gather around me in a sinister way. Let me count the strange things that happened after I entered the world.
Snake in the Glass (Glassblowing Mystery #3)
by Sarah AtwellWhen a nervous stranger appears at Emmeline Dowell's glassblowing studio begging to use her kiln for an experimental gem treatment, Em finds it a little odd, though nothing to be alarmed about. After all, the annual Gem Show is in town, and everyone in Tucson seems obsessed by it. Besides, Em's too worried about her missing brother Cameron to pay much attention, until a dead body found in the desert turns out to be linked to the stranger -- and to Cam.
Snake in the Grass (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertHe tried to help a woman in need - but she's the prime suspect in her husband's murder...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubCon Gardiner had no family; his work and his one-room flat filled most of his solitary existence, until one evening a strange girl in the street asked him to lend her a pound. Con was attracted to Caro Graves, and puzzled too; he couldn't see what would become of this girl who had just left her husband after a bitter quarrel, and who had nowhere to go. But he was soon to have more to worry about: Caro's husband was dead . . . and Caro was the main suspect. 'Anthony Gilbert's novels show the unsensational type of detective story at its best' Daily Telegraph
Snake in the Grass (The Fina Mendoza Mysteries)
by Kitty FeldeA great book and series for CIVICS EDUCATIONPairing the allure of Washington DC, with an animal misadventure, "Snake in the Grass" is a robust series mystery novel. —FOREWORD REVIEWS Fina Mendoza is the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries in the U.S. Capitol with the help of a big orange dog named Senator Something. * * * * * *FINA'S LATEST CASE: Everybody's mad at everybody else on Capitol Hill. Members call each other names on the floor of the House of Representatives. And anybody who dares to work with someone in the other political party is punished. Now somebody's putting snakes in lawmaker gym bags and trash cans. It's up to Fina and Senator Something to find the real snake in the grass. TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, and HOMESCHOOLERS, The Fina Mendoza Mysteries series of books, podcasts, teacher's guides, and "Facts Behind the Fiction" blog/newsletter provide a multidisciplinary approach to civics education for elementary school readers. As our amateur detective solves mysteries on Capitol Hill, Fina learns about American democracy, the electoral process and legislative branch along with your students. Take them deeper into Common Core knowledge with standards-based instruction through the series' multimedia sources! * * * * * * This third book in the series is more than a mystery story! It's THE WEST WING meets NANCY DREW.Available soon in Spanish! Look for Serpiente en la Hierba by Kitty Felde, translated by Jorge Flores GonzÁlez. * * * * * *FREE DOWNLOADABLE TEACHER'S GUIDE AVAILABLE:– Build reading skills while teaching integrated lessons in: ELA, social studies, and history designed for grades 3-5 Common Core Standards NCSS curriculum standards, C3 Social Studies Readiness California Public Schools' History-Social Science content standards. – Promote deeper learning through: active engagement reading comprehension content knowledge creative and analytical thinking – Designed for elementary school teachers, librarians, parents, homeschoolers, scout leaders, and other community educators. INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS & FREE MULTIMEDIA SOURCES: Helps address students' diverse learning needs. Supports the use of technology in the classroom. Dramatic podcast based on the books and current events. Facts Behind the Fiction blog and newsletter offer historical and civics context for the books and podcast. * * * * * *Introduce civics to your students with "The Fina Mendoza Mysteries" series!THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES SERIES: Book 1 – Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza Book 2 – State of the Union: A Fina Mendoza Mystery Book 3 – Snake in the Grass Book 4 – Home of the Brave (coming Spring 2026) Novella – Losing is Democratic: How to Talk to Kids About January 6th Podcast – The Fina Mendoza MysteriesALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH: Libro 1 – Bienvenida a Washington Fina Mendoza Libro 2 – Estado de la UniÓn: Un Misterio de Fina Mendoza Libro 3 – Serpiente en la Hierba (OtoÑo 2025) Libro 4 – Casa de los Valientes (OtoÑo 2026) * * * * * *For fans of: The Secret L
Snakebit: A Mike Bowditch Short Mystery (Mike Bowditch Mysteries)
by Paul DoironIn “Snakebit," an original short story from bestselling author Paul Doiron, Maine game warden Mike Bowditch must hunt down a killer who uses the unlikeliest of murder weapons: rattlesnakes.When a teenager arrives at a Maine hospital with a rattlesnake bite, warden Mike Bowditch is baffled. Rattlesnakes have been extinct in the region for over a hundred years—so where did this one come from? Bowditch’s investigation leads him to a pair of eccentric married scientists who have a vested interest in rattlesnakes and their venom. Even more suspicious, their estranged daughter has accused them of carrying out grotesque experiments on her. As more rattlesnakes appear in the woods—and the case becomes increasingly mystifying—Bowditch finds himself running out of time to catch his exotic foe.
Snakehead
by Peter MayIn the fourth of Peter Mayas acclaimed China Thrillers, American pathologist Margaret Campbell finds herself back on home soil, only to be faced by a truck full of dead Chinese and an unavoidable confrontation with her past. Beijing detective Li Yan, now based at the Chinese embassy in Washington, is dispatched to find out how his fellow countrymen suffocated in a sealed refrigeration unit in southern Texasaonly to find himself face-to-face with...
Snakehead (The China Thrillers #4)
by Peter May"AN EXCELLENT THRILLER." --KIRKUS REVIEWS"SPELL-BINDING." --ABERDEEN EVENING EXPRESS"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." --SHOTS MAGAZINESUFFOCATEDA vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror and find out why. SUMMONEDDetective Li Yan--an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell--has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal laborers. SNAKEHEADLi and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians, and migrants in Beijing, Washington, and Texas--posing multiple countries one very singular threat.
Snakehead: The heart-stopping China series travels to America (China Thriller 4) (China Thriller #4)
by Peter MayFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO THRILLERS'FAST, EXCITING' IRISH TIMES'AN EXCELLENT SERIES' KIRKUSPETER MAY: OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLDHuman trafficking and inhuman terrorism - the fourth instalment in Peter May's critically acclaimed series.SUFFOCATEDA vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror, and find out why. SUMMONEDDetective Li Yan - an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell - has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal labourers. SNAKEHEADLi and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, threat.LOVED SNAKEHEAD? Read the fifth book in the series, THE RUNNERLOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH
Snakehead: The heart-stopping China series travels to America (China Thriller 4) (China Thrillers #4)
by Peter MayFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO THRILLERS'FAST, EXCITING' IRISH TIMES'AN EXCELLENT SERIES' KIRKUSPETER MAY: OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLDHuman trafficking and inhuman terrorism - the fourth instalment in Peter May's critically acclaimed series.SUFFOCATEDA vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror, and find out why. SUMMONEDDetective Li Yan - an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell - has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal labourers. SNAKEHEADLi and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, threat.LOVED SNAKEHEAD? Read the fifth book in the series, THE RUNNERLOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH
Snakehead: The incredible heart-stopping mystery thriller case (The China Thrillers Book 4) (China Thrillers #4)
by Peter MayFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO THRILLERS'FAST, EXCITING' IRISH TIMES'AN EXCELLENT SERIES' KIRKUSPETER MAY: OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLDHuman trafficking and inhuman terrorism - the fourth instalment in Peter May's critically acclaimed series.SUFFOCATEDA vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror, and find out why. SUMMONEDDetective Li Yan - an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell - has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal labourers. SNAKEHEADLi and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, threat.LOVED SNAKEHEAD? Read the fifth book in the series, THE RUNNERLOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH(P)2017 Quercus Editions Limited
Snakepit: Number 4 in series (Jake and Jouma #4)
by Nick BrownleeIt's been a hell of a year - and for Detective Inspector Daniel Jouma and his friend, ex-policeman Jake Moore, a fishing trip together represents some long-overdue down time. As usual, trouble is not far behind; and when the two men are kidnapped at sea by a gang of murderous Somalis they find themselves held hostage on board a ship run by notorious pirate Omar Abdulle.To stay alive they must pool all their accumulated expertise first to catch a killer - and then to survive on the run in Somalia itself, a lawless land of cut-throats and bandits known as the Snakepit of Africa. As the hunters close in on their prey Jake and Jouma embark on a terrifying race for their live- one in which the stakes are quite simply a matter of life or death.
Snakes Can't Run
by Ed LinThis epic of Chinatown Noir is the riveting sequel to This Is a BustSet in New York City in 1976, Snakes Can’t Run finds NYPD detective Robert Chow still haunted by the horrors of his past and relegated to tedious undercover work. When the bodies of two undocumented Chinese men are found under the Brooklyn Bridge underpass, Chow is drawn into the case. Most of the officers in his precinct are concerned with a terrorist group targeting the police, but Chow’s investigation puts him on the trail of a ring of ruthless human smugglers who call themselves the snakeheads.As Chow gets closer to solving the murder, dangerous truths about his own family’s past begin to emerge.Steeped in retro urban attitude, and ripe with commentary on minorities’ roles in American society, this gritty procedural will appeal to fans of George Pelecanos and S.J. Rozan.
Snakeskin Shamisen
by Naomi HiraharaFrom Summer of the Big Bachi to Gasa-Gasa Girl, Naomi Hirahara’s acclaimed novels have featured one of mystery fiction’s most unique heroes: Mas Arai, a curmudgeonly L. A. gardener, Hiroshima survivor, and inveterate gambler. Few things get Mas more excited than gambling, so when he hears about a $500,000 win–from a novelty slot machine!–he’s torn between admiration and derision. But the stakes are quickly raised when the winner, a friend of Mas’s pal G. I. Hasuike, is found stabbed to death just days later. The last thing Mas wants to do is stick his nose in someone else’s business, but at G. I. ’s prodding he reluctantly agrees to follow the trail of a battered snakeskin shamisen (a traditional Okinawan musical instrument) left at the scene of the crime…and suddenly finds himself caught up in a dark mystery that reaches from the islands of Okinawa to the streets of L. A. –a world of heartbreaking memories, deception, and murder. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Snakeskins
by Tim MajorAn SF thriller examining the repercussions of rejuvenation and cloning on individuals' sense of identity and on wider society.Caitlin Hext's first shedding ceremony is imminent, but she's far from prepared to produce a Snakeskin clone. When her Skin fails to turn to dust as expected, she must decide whether she wishes the newcomer alive or dead. Worse still, it transpires that the Hext family may be of central importance to the survival of Charmers, a group of people with the inexplicable power to produce duplicates every seven years and, in the process, rejuvenate. In parallel with reporter Gerry Chafik and government aide Russell Handler, Caitlin must prevent the Great British Prosperity Party from establishing a corrupt new world order.Snakeskins is an SF thriller examining the repercussions of rejuvenation and cloning on individuals' sense of identity and on wider society, with the tone of classic John Wyndham stories and the multi-strand storytelling style of modern TV series such as Channel 4's Humans.
Snap
by Belinda BauerA teenage boy hunts for his mother&’s killer in this Man Booker Prize-longlisted novel by &“the true heir to the great Ruth Rendell&” (Mail on Sunday, UK). Just before Jack&’s mother disappeared up the road to get help, she put the eleven-year-old boy in charge of his two sister. As they wait for her on the shoulder of the road in their stifling, broken-down car, the three children bicker, whine and play I-Spy. But their mother never comes back. And after that long, hot summer&’s day, nothing will ever be the same again. At fifteen-years-old, Jack is still in charge—supporting his sisters any way he can while evading social services. Meanwhile, a young woman across town wakes to find a knife beside her bed, and a note reading I could of killed you. The police are tracking a mysterious burglar they call Goldilocks, for his habit of sleeping in the beds of the houses he robs. But the woman doesn&’t see the point of involving the police. And Jack, very suddenly, may be on the verge of finding out who killed his mother. The Gold Dagger Award-winning author of Blacklands reaffirms her reputation for masterful, twisty crime fiction with this &“unnerving suspense novel&” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times).
Snap
by Carol SnowMadison Sabatini thought she knew who she was: an almost-sophomore with a bright future. The newest photographer on her school paper. A shopaholic with great hair and a fabulous wardrobe. Then, in a flash, everything changed. Now she's stuck in Sandyland, a gloomy beach town in the middle of nowhere, living with her parents in a crappy hotel "suite." Instead of spending the summer with her friends at home, she's hanging out with pink-haired Delilah, an artist who works in a shop called Psychic Photo, and a skater boy named Duncan who's totally not her type. Except, maybe he is . . . Determined to make the best of things, Madison throws herself into her one passion: photography. But when strange figures start appearing in her pictures--people who weren't there when she snapped the shots, people who are later reported dead--she begins to question everything about who she is . . . and who she wishes she could be.
Snap
by Mark PowellWhen East sees the twisted body of Girl Garner at the bottom of the stairs, he knows that the Garner boys will blame him for the death of their sister. The Garners were his closest mates - now they are his enemies, and he knows he has to run. But East can't leave West, his younger brother, whom he has always protected and whose face is distorted by a cruel - and unmissable - disease. With West in tow, East flees into the wilds of Essex, not knowing if they will ever be able to return home, and not suspecting that West might have his own reasons for wanting to get away. Stranded in unknown territory, the brothers are vulnerable to new fears and new desires. And the past is pursuing them in the form of a hitman . . .
Snap
by Mark PowellWhen East sees the twisted body of Girl Garner at the bottom of the stairs, he knows that the Garner boys will blame him for the death of their sister. The Garners were his closest mates - now they are his enemies, and he knows he has to run. But East can't leave West, his younger brother, whom he has always protected and whose face is distorted by a cruel - and unmissable - disease. With West in tow, East flees into the wilds of Essex, not knowing if they will ever be able to return home, and not suspecting that West might have his own reasons for wanting to get away. Stranded in unknown territory, the brothers are vulnerable to new fears and new desires. And the past is pursuing them in the form of a hitman . . .
Snap Judgment: A twisting thriller you won't be able to put down
by Richard T. Cahill Jr.Has a judge turned executioner? A twisting mystery thriller by the author of Deadly Grief. Nobody was happy when a mistake by the DA&’s office allowed Gilbert Russell to walk free—aside from the alleged child killer himself. Even the judge, in his frustration, expressed a wish to see the obviously guilty defendant hanged. But when the accused predator is found swinging from a rope near the courthouse, all eyes turn to the judge. Now Connor Phelan is tasked with defending his powerful mentor, Judge Hardy, but newly discovered DNA evidence is making his case a lot harder. His only hope for a win in the courtroom is finding the real murderer—which won&’t be easy when no one in town is mourning the victim and no one is willing to speak the truth . . .Acclaim for Richard T. Cahill Jr.&’s Deadly Grief &“A fast read. . . . It&’s a page-turner and you will be captivated by the memorable characters.&” —John Ferak, bestselling author of Wrecking Crew: Demolishing the Case Against Steven Avery