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Spindrift
by Phyllis A. WhitneyNew York Times bestseller: A New Year&’s Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy. Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father&’s death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora&’s stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her father—and why. But once behind the walls of Spindrift, Christy finds that the sprawling estate is more than just a tomb of tragic memories and closely guarded secrets. Christy&’s husband and son are slowly falling under the influence of the ruthless and domineering Theo. For Christy, the matriarch&’s endgame is as unknowable as it is terrifying. Now, as Christy searches for the truth of the past in the dark shadows of Spindrift, she will become trapped in a web of lies only another murder could conceal. A recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is the Edgar Award–winning &“queen of the American gothics&” (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author&’s estate.
Spindrift (The Girls of Spindrift #4)
by V. C. AndrewsBook Four of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series (now Lifetime movies) continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn’t understand them. Such is the burden of being brilliant.The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest young minds in the country. Through these ancient halls walk geniuses too intelligent to truly fit in amongst their peers back home. For many, these stone walls are an island of sanity in a distrusting world. Among these students stride a clique of three beautiful girls known as the Supremes—Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair. They rule the school with a well-manicured fist. For Donna and Corliss, this is the only place they’ve felt at home. But Mayfair…Mayfair is different. One day, Mayfair disappears, after having met a mysterious older man in town only the day before. The three girls snuck into town together, so Donna and Corliss feel responsible. They know that they have to help find her. But more strongly than their feeling of guilt, one question drives them. They wonder, how could one of the Spindrift geniuses, defined by the logical prowess of their brain, make a decision based purely on the whims of the heart? The four Girls of Spindrift novellas together form a spinoff to Bittersweet Dreams—available now!
Spindrift and the Orchid
by Emma TrevayneA girl finds herself entrenched in a dark mystery after the deaths of her parents in this fantastical novel from the author of The House of Months and Years. <P><P> When a man walks into her grandfather’s curiosity shop and asks about a black orchid, Spindrift turns him away. She’s never seen such a thing. Until one night it appears. Spindrift, an orphan, has one keepsake from her parents…a clear glass orb. Except it’s not quite clear anymore. She watches as a black orchid forms inside the crystal. Then the flower blooms into a towering woman in a dress of midnight silk and air, a woman with the power to grant wishes. It’s fun, at first. But having everything you want is hard to hide. And soon, Spindrift—and her orchid—are being hunted. Left running for her life, Spindrift must ask herself who her parents really were, and whether a wish is really just a curse in disguise.
Spine Damage (The Aimee Machado Mysteries #4)
by Sharon St. GeorgeForensic expert and amateur sleuth Aimee Machado is searching for the dangerous link between a local California shooting and an abduction in the Azores. In the Intensive Care Unit of Timbergate Medical Center, Paulo Ferrara, a young Portuguese man, lies in a coma after being shot in the spine. Aimee Machado, the center’s forensic librarian, finds the case especially curious. Paulo was looking for his kid sister, Liliana, last seen on a superyacht leaving the Azores for the Atlantic. Why would a man from Pico Island be looking for Liliana in rural Northern California? And who’d want to stop his search with a bullet to the back? With the help of her pilot boyfriend Nick Alexander, she’s determined to find the answers. And fast. They’re becoming more elusive as Paolo’s condition worsens with each desperate hour. But following the mystery from San Francisco Bay to the Azorean coast puts Aimee and Nick in dark waters roiling with kidnapping, murder, and criminal conspiracy . . .
Spinechillers
by Nick ShadowListen ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine. A collection of six really scary stories, perfect for campfires, sleepovers, listening alone or with friends in the dark ... if you dare! Among the chilling stories there's a pair of trainers with a mind of their own ... some terrifying phone calls ... a demon babysitter and much more. These stories are guaranteed to give you a fright!© 2023 Working Partners Ltd, 2005 (P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Spinechillers
by Nick ShadowRead ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine. A collection of six really scary stories, perfect for campfires, sleepovers, reading aloud and reading alone in the dark ... if you dare! Among the chilling stories there's a pair of trainers with a mind of their own ... some terrifying phone calls ... a demon babysitter and much more. These stories are guaranteed to give you a fright!
Spinneret
by Timothy ZahnA &“brisk and entertaining&” novel of a barren, mysterious planet that may save humanity—or destroy it—by the author of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Publishers Weekly). Chasing a new frontier, humankind sends a manned starship into the universe and away from the overpopulated Earth in hopes of finding a new planet to colonize. But every Earthlike world they discover is already inhabited. As it turns out, the universe is a very crowded place. An alien council offers to lease the one remaining uninhabited world: Astra, a bleak and barren but serviceable planet. The new settlement, though, quickly experiences serious problems, from dying crops to the mysterious disappearance of anything and everything that is made of metal. And then Astra reveals a secret neither the aliens nor the human governments could ever have imagined.
Spinning in Her Grave
by Molly MacraeKath Rutledge is settling in as the owner of the Weaver’s Cat, a fiber and fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee. But nothing, not even the ghost haunting her shop, prepares her for the mystery that will leave the whole town spinning. . . . It’s time for Blue Plum’s annual historical festival, and everyone-including Kath and her spunky fiber and needlework group, TGIF-is getting in on the action. Expert spinners are being gathered, and a businessman has approached Kath about using the second-floor windows of her store for part of a reenactment. But the reenactment ends in real-life bloodshed when local baker Reva Louise Snapp is shot-with a bullet from a modern-day gun. Kath has her theories about who wanted to end Reva Louise’s life. But there’s also talk of a sniper stalking Blue Plum, and Kath’s shop is suspected to be the murderer’s hideout. Now Kath, her TGIF pals, and the gloomy ghost, Geneva, must unravel the mystery quickly, or someone else might be left hanging by a thread. . . . .
Spinning in Her Grave: A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery
by Molly MacraeKath Rutledge is settling in as the owner of the Weaver's Cat, a fiber and fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee. But nothing, not even the ghost haunting her shop, prepares her for the mystery that will leave the whole town spinning.... It's time for Blue Plum's annual historical festival, and everyone--including Kath and her spunky fiber and needlework group, TGIF--is getting in on the action. Expert spinners are being gathered, and a businessman has approached Kath about using the second-floor windows of her store for part of a reenactment. But the reenactment ends in real-life bloodshed when local baker Reva Louise Snapp is shot--with a bullet from a modern-day gun.Kath has her theories about who wanted to end Reva Louise's life. But there's also talk of a sniper stalking Blue Plum, and Kath's shop is suspected to be the murderer's hideout. Now Kath, her TGIF pals, and the gloomy ghost, Geneva, must unravel the mystery quickly, or someone else might be left hanging by a thread....
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Inspector Alleyn #17)
by Ngaio MarshEn route to a family vacation on the French Riviera, Inspector Roderick Alleyn glimpses from the train a shocking tableau. In a moonlit window a white-robed figure raises a knife to a woman's shadow. Thus begins his incognito exploration of the Chateau of the Silver Goat...where a jet-set cult's 'Way of Life' could spell death for a maiden lady of a certain age-and even for Alleyn's own young son unless he can unveil its illicit mysteries...
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Roderick Alleyn #17)
by Ngaio MarshA British police detective looks into sinister doings in the South of France in a crime thriller with &“more than a little excitement&” (Kirkus Reviews). Inspector Roderick Alleyn has decamped for the South of France on a family vacation—though for him, the vacation will involve some official poking around. Unfortunately, the object of his poking—the cultish denizens of a sinister and luxurious chateau—are not fond of being poked, and they have a particularly unpleasant way of getting their point across . . . &“Charming, cultivated, witty—and none the less terrifying . . .a pure thriller . . .you&’re not apt to find a better evening&’s entertainment.&” —The New York Times
Spiral
by Jeremiah HealySome mysteries have no answers - like why an airplane falls out of the sky, and why the woman you love was onboard that flight. When unfathomable tragedy strikes Boston private investigator John Francis Cuddy, all he can do is begin to grieve. There's no revenge. No perp. And no cure except time. But when Cuddy is jarred by a call for help from an old Vietnam-era comrade, time is a luxury he can't afford. Cuddy goes because he has to. And what he finds in Fort Lauderdale is a tragedy that rivals his own: a proud vet brought down by a stroke, searching for his granddaughter's killer. The girl was found dead in Colonel Nicolas Helides' heavily guarded mansion on the Intracoastal Waterway at his birthday party.
Spiral
by Joseph GearyNicholas Greer is a writer who's broke and on the verge of divorce. The life of Frank Spira, the controversial painter he's been researching for six years, has become more real to him than his own. Nick has just finished writing his book when he gets a call telling him that one of Spira's closest friends, Jacob Grossman, a man who went missing twenty-six years ago, has been spotted in Manhattan. Nick tracks Grossman down, hoping to find answers to the few niggling questions that remain. Instead he gets news of a work created by Spira, which the artist supposedly destroyed. If it existed, it would be worth millions. When Grossman is brutally murdered an hour after the interview, Nick finds himself drawn into a search for explanations. Only as he comes to understand the disturbing truth behind the lost painting, does he realize that he too is the object of someone's scrutiny, a ruthless art collector for whom the missing work is Spira's crowning achievement. Moving between London, New York, and Tangier,Spiralis a relentlessly suspenseful story of art and obsession.
Spiral
by Paul MceuenIn this riveting debut thriller by one of the leading researchers in nanoscience, the race is on to stop the devastating proliferation of the ultimate bioweapon. When Nobel laureate Liam Connor is found dead at the bottom of one of Ithaca, New York's famous gorges, his research collaborator, Cornell professor of nanoscience Jake Sterling, refuses to believe it was suicide. Why would one of the world's most eminent biologists, a eighty-six-year old man in good health who survived some of the darkest days of the Second World War, have chosen to throw himself off a bridge? And who was the mysterious woman caught on camera at the scene? Soon it becomes clear that a cache of supersophisticated nanorobots--each the size of a spider--has disappeared from the dead man's laboratory. Stunned by grief, Jake, Liam's granddaughter, Maggie, and Maggie's nine-year-old son, Dylan, try to put the pieces together. They uncover ingeniously coded messages Liam left behind pointing toward a devastating secret he gleaned off the shores of war-ravaged Japan and carried for more than sixty years. What begins as a quest for answers soon leads to a horrifying series of revelations at the crossroads of biological warfare and nanoscience. At this dangerous intersection, a skilled and sadistic assassin, an infamous Japanese war criminal, and a ruthless U.S. government official are all players in a harrowing game of power, treachery, and intrigue--a game whose winner will hold the world's fate literally in the palm of his hand.From the Hardcover edition.
Spiral
by Paul MceuenThe first bio-tech thriller from acclaimed Cornell professor, Paul McEuen, the new Michael Crichton.Pacific Ocean 1946: Liam Connor of the British Army, a global expert on germ warfare, is sent to help the US Navy foil an attempt by a Japanese submarine to unleash the world's first biological super-weapon. Code-name: Uzumaki. Translation: Spiral. The devastating decision is made to annihilate Spiral by releasing the world's fourth atomic bomb, obliterating the weapon before it can release its catastrophic payload.New York, present day: Connor, now a world-renowned Nobel prize-winner working on the cutting edge of nano-science technology, prayed that the spectre of Spiral would never return. But now it is back and the stakes are exponentially higher. Spiral would be virtually unstoppable with current technological advances and only Connor holds the key to its cure. Those who seek Spiral will stop at nothing to obtain Connor's knowledge, even if it means his death and that of everyone he holds dear. As the race begins for Spiral, will the world survive the Doomsday scenario about to unfold?
Spiral: The Times thriller book of the month
by Cameron Ward*THE TIMES THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH 2024*YOU’RE STUCK IN A LOOP. YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. CAN YOU BEAT THE CLOCK – AND SAVE YOURSELF? READ THE HIGH CONCEPT, PULSE-POUNDING NEW THRILLERPerfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh’s Hostage and Gillian McAllister’s Wrong Place Wrong Time'A taut fusion of relativistic physics and physical violence, powered by the supreme love of a mother for her son' The Times‘I absolutely LOVED this. Groundhog Day meets Hostage. A great idea, brilliantly executed’ Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Here to Stay ---- You’re on a routine flight from London to LA. Hundreds of people are on board – including your estranged son, Theo. Ten hours into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The engines fail. The plane enters a steep dive. Everything goes black. Then, you wake up. It’s one hour before the crash. You can’t believe it – you’re alive. You, your beloved son, and all the other passengers are safe. Until, terrifyingly, the same chain of events repeats itself. Again, and again, and again. You’re the only one who knows what’s about to happen. The lives of everyone on board depend on you. But how will you stop it, when you’re running out of time?---- Praise for Cameron Ward 'Fast-paced, tense, creepy and a high-octane ride' 5***** Reader Review 'Impossible to put down' 5***** Reader Review 'A gripping thriller that you will not want to put down' ***** Reader Review 'A tense and atmospheric read that will make you question everyone' ***** Reader Review
Spirit Awakened
by Cyndi FariaEven in the darkness, the light still shines..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulJake Mitchell is a neurologist who doesn't trust what can't be explained. That is, until he moves to the rumor-haunted town of Whisper Cove and meets a beautiful nurse named Faith Cabrillo. When Faith awakens Jake's sixth sense that defies science, he's thrown into a world of passion, spirits, and a centuries-old lovers' curse that can never be broken..."...a wonderful love story...surrounded by mystery and intrigue." -Sik Reviews"[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Bridge (A Well Spring Novel #3)
by James L. RubartThe warriors riding have battled in astounding supernatural realms. Set captives free. And awakened thousands of hearts. But now their only chance of survival depends on calling forth the spirit bridge.Reece, Dana, Brandon, and Marcus have achieved staggering success in spiritual realms . . . but each is reeling from recent vicious attacks. They need rest. A break from the war.But the warlord Zennon is raging and will give them no quarter. The demon holds what he believes is a trump card--a hidden strategy set in motion before the Warriors Riding even began--that will detonate the team from the inside out. And he's just set it loose.The street-magician Simon--finally free of Zennon's alternate-reality prison--is racing to remember his past before his ignorance obliterates his destiny. Then there's Miyo, a brash young warrior with advanced knowledge of spiritual realities and supernatural armor even Reece doesn't know about. They will be pivotal in the final war against the Warriors Riding.If only the Warriors knew which side Simon and Miyo are truly on.Spirit Bridge is the epic conclusion to acclaimed author James L. Rubart's Well Spring series, which will propel each of the Warriors Riding on a quest of true identity, ultimate freedom, and a final battle that will leave them changed forever.". . . [an] amazing tale of angels, demons, and what it truly means to be connected to God's plans for the future." --RT Book Reviews for Memory's Door Includes Reading Group Guide
Spirit Crossing: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #20)
by William Kent KruegerINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! William Kent Krueger offers &“one of his most puzzling mysteries to date&” (Publishers Weekly) as a disappearance and a dead body put Cork O&’Connor&’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series. The disappearance of a local politician&’s teenage daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O&’Connor&’s grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman—but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it&’s clear that Cork&’s grandson is in danger of being the killer&’s next victim in this white-knuckled mystery from &“a master storyteller at the top of his game&” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Spirit Embraced
by Cyndi FariaRelease the past, embrace the future..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulIn the haunted town of Whisper Cove, who can be trusted? Detective Thomas Jayme is a single father seeking a stable life for his little girl. Unfortunately, three things complicate his life: the spirits of dead townspeople who are out to fulfill an age-old curse, a cold case involving a woman's death, and the appearance of a beautiful woman who might know something about both. Chelsea Wright, a newcomer to Whisper Cove, is determined to keep to herself and spend time with her seventeen-year-old son before he leaves home for good. But when she learns she might know the identity of the murdered woman, Chelsea strikes a deal with Thomas: she'll take care of his daughter if he'll help her uncover the connection between her and the cold case. As Thomas and Chelsea work to solve both his haunted past and her uncertain future, unknown evil threatens their lives. Will they be able to solve the murder, save lives, and fulfill the promise of a smoldering love before it's too late? "[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Flight
by P. R. FittanteNick Renna, a reclusive professor of History and embittered lapsed-Catholic, bears a simmering resentment toward the God he believes abandoned him years earlier. Now, bound by a deathbed promise to the former lover who left him to become a Dominican nun, Nick must continue her search for the lost Crown of Thorns of Jesus Christ--a relic of extraordinary spiritual and physical power. Beginning at a small college campus in New Hampshire, Nick's quest takes him from the sophisticated environs of Geneva, to the Secret Vatican Archives in Rome, and eventually to the Pyrenees of northern Spain, where unspeakable evil confronts unlimited love. But as Nick gets closer to the Crown, powerful forces want this artifact for its potential power. What happens if someone puts on the Crown of Thorns?
Spirit Guide: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.
Spirit Guide: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.
Spirit Guide: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.