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The Prime of Ms Dolly Greene
by E. V. HarteThe Tarot talks . . . but is anyone listening?In the heart of South West London, just a short stroll from the Thames, lies an enclosed and overgrown bike path and a single row of cottages. Foremost among Tinderbox Lane's hotchpotch of loyal residents is professional Tarot reader, Dolly Greene: divorced and permanently broke, she shares her tiny house with her 21-year-old daughter Pippa.When, one stiflingly hot summer's day, Dolly reads the cards for the hedonistic Nikki, her usually professional patter is interrupted by a sudden vision - a flash of Nikki's face, covered in blood and bruises.A few days later, when the body of a battered woman is washed up by Chiswick Bridge, Dolly is haunted by the belief that Nikki's time may have come . . . but can she be sure? And how far is Dolly prepared to go to act on her intuition?'It's a pleasure to be in the company of Ms Dolly Greene. She's smart, warm-hearted and a touch psychic - perfect qualities for a sleuth.' Frances Brody'This book is a must read for any Tarot enthusiast or indeed, any whodunnit fan.' Avril Price, Tarot Consultant, College of Psychic Studies, London'Agatha Christie fans will love The Prime of Ms Dolly Greene' Yours
Prime Suspect
by A. W. GrayLackey Ferguson met Melissa Hardin once, the morning he signed on to build a bath house at the Hardin's fancy Fort Worth home. Two minutes after Ferguson walked out, "Monkey-boy" Wilson walked in and blew her brains out. Now Lackey is suspect number one in a crooked investigation. His face is plastered across newspapers and TV screens...the parole board is hassling his crew...his fiancée's family wants to have a few words with him, punctuated by a tire iron...and a psychopath is still out there with his gruesome taste for twisted pleasures. Worst of all, Monkey-boy knows who Lackey is, and he wants something Lackey has--his fiancée. From Fort Worth's million-dollar homes to its seamy underworld, this riveting thriller of big money, corruption, illicit sex, and murderous deceit crackles with suspense and excitement--Texas style.
Prime Suspect (Prime Suspect Ser. #1)
by Lynda La PlanteWhen a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit, the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. DNA samples lead them straight to George Marlow, a man previously convicted of attempted rape. Everything appears to add up and the police think they've found their man, but things aren't quite what they seem . . . Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison came through the ranks the hard way, opposed and resented at every step by her male colleagues. So when DCI Shefford falls ill, the opportunity for Tennison to get herself noticed finally arrives. But the boys are not happy and every one of her colleagues is willing her to trip up. Desperate to remove all doubt around her suspect, Tennison struggles to make the charges stick. And then a second body turns up. With the team against her, and a dangerous criminal still on the loose, DCI Jane Tennison must fight to prove herself, now or never.
Prime Suspect 2: A Face in the Crowd (Prime Suspect Ser. #2)
by Lynda La PlanteThe coroner's report identifies the body as young, black, female, and impossibly anonymous. Yet one thing is clear to Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison about the latest victim discovered in one of London's poorest districts - that news of her murder will tear apart a city already cracking with racial tensions, hurling Scotland Yard and Tennison herself into a maelstrom of shocking accusations and sudden, wrenching violence. Even as London's brutal killer remains at large, Tennison remains locked in a struggle to overcome her station house's brutal chauvinism and insidious politicking. And as the department's deeply rooted racism rears its head to overshadow every facet of her new investigation, the trail of her prime suspect is growing colder. Worse, when the details of the beleaguered detective's stormy personal life explode across the headlines of London's sleasiest tabloids, Tennison's already frenzied determination to bring the killer to justice will be catapulted into obsession - one that could send her spiralling over the edge.
Prime Suspect 3: Silent Victims (Prime Suspect Ser. #3)
by Lynda La PlanteAs Vera Reynolds, drag queen and night club star, sways onstage singing 'Falling in Love Again', a sixteen-year-old rent boy lies in the older man's apartment, engulfed in flames. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison has moved up the ranks, fighting every step of the way to break through Scotland Yard's glass ceiling. Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, this high-profile case threatens to destroy everything she has worked for. For when Tennison's investigation reveals an influential public figure as her prime suspect, a man with connections to politicians, judges, and Scotland Yard, she's given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. Suddenly, in a case defined by murky details, one fact becomes indisputably clear - that for Tennison, going after the truth will mean risking her happiness, her career . . . and even her life.
Prime Suspect 3
by Lynda La PlanteA drag queen named Vera Reynolds sways onstage singing "Falling in Love Again," while a sixteen-year-old boy lies dead in her fire-engulfed apartment. He was a "rent boy," a sex-for-hire street kid who catered to the tastes of special customers. It's the kind of murder Soho's vice squad sees all the time. But their prime suspect, an influential do-gooder, makes this young boy's death different--a ticking bomb able to blast open the nasty, secret lives of politicians, judges . . . and cops. Detective Jane Tennison has moved up the career ladder through sheer guts and an unstoppable passion for justice. Now, on her first day as the head of the vice squad, she's caught a case that could threaten to destroy her career. She's given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. But is she willing to play along and compromise her integrity, knowing that the murderer, a destroyer of children, is still out there? She knows she has a choice: to save her future or go after the killer like an avenging angel, and damn the consequences to hell.
Prime Suspect 3
by Lynda La PlanteA drag queen named Vera Reynolds sways onstage singing "Falling in Love Again," while a sixteen-year-old boy lies dead in her fire-engulfed apartment. He was a "rent boy," a sex-for-hire street kid who catered to the tastes of special customers. It's the kind of murder Soho's vice squad sees all the time. But their prime suspect, an influential do-gooder, makes this young boy's death different--a ticking bomb able to blast open the nasty, secret lives of politicians, judges . . . and cops. Detective Jane Tennison has moved up the career ladder through sheer guts and an unstoppable passion for justice. Now, on her first day as the head of the vice squad, she's caught a case that could threaten to destroy her career. She's given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. But is she willing to play along and compromise her integrity, knowing that the murderer, a destroyer of children, is still out there? She knows she has a choice: to save her future or go after the killer like an avenging angel, and damn the consequences to hell.
The Prime Suspect Cases
by Lynda La PlanteAll three Prime Suspect cases, featuring DCI Jane Tennison, in one stunning volume PRIME SUSPECTWhen a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit, the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. For Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, this is the perfect opportunity to get herself noticed. But when every one of her colleagues is willing her to trip up, and the case is far from clear cut, will she be able to prove her mettle. PRIME SUSPECT 2: A FACE IN THE CROWDThe coroner's report identifies the body as young, black, female, and impossibly anonymous. Yet one thing is clear to DCI Jane Tennison - that news of her murder will tear apart a city already cracking with racial tensions, hurling Scotland Yard and Tennison herself into a maelstrom of shocking accusations and sudden, wrenching violence. PRIME SUSPECT 3: SILENT VICTIMSAs Vera Reynolds, drag queen and night club star, sways onstage singing, a sixteen-year-old rent boy lies in the older man's apartment, engulfed in flames. For DCI Jane Tennison, now head of the Vice Squad, this high-profile case threatens to destroy the career she fought so hard for.
Prime Target: The Prime Chronicles Series (The Prime Chronicles #4)
by Monette Michaels“This series is a great adventure and written to be enjoyed...the male characters are hot hot hot alpha males (just say yum, you know you want to) paired with strong, driven ladies!" - Tammy, GoodreadsFormer Prime sex surrogate Susa Anghard has never been off her planet, let alone out of the Cejuru solar system. While she isn’t naive about men and what they want, she isn’t prepared for the predatory males who now have her in their sights. When she’s kidnapped on her way to a galactic rim jump station to visit her cousin Borac, she has no expectations of being rescued. She vows to free herself or die trying.When Borac Anghard asks Damon Martin to intercept his cousin Susa’s transport and escort her to their jump station, Damon agrees. When he arrives to meet Susa’s ship, he finds she’s been kidnapped by Dorian mercenaries. He goes in hot pursuit and prays he finds her before she’s delivered to the person who paid for the kidnapping.He has vowed to save her.When Damon catches up with the kidnappers, he hadn’t expected to find the resourceful Susa in the act of getting away. And he really hadn’t expected to be so attracted to her. An attraction that could go nowhere—she was his business partner’s cousin and Damon still wasn’t over losing the only woman he’d ever loved. Take one alpha-male with a slightly broken heart, add in one Prime female finding her courage and self for the first time—throw them together in close quarters in a trip across the galaxy and love will find a way.“This series just keeps getting better!” – Shaune, Goodreads“Really enjoy the fact that the women are as "alpha" as the men in this series.” – Noetical Kink EBooksThe Prime Chronicles (in order):1. Prime Obsession2. Prime Selection3. Prime Imperative3.5 Prime Claiming4. Prime Target All caught up on The Prime Chronicles? For more Monette Michaels, try her Security Specialists International Series, starting with Eye of the Storm! Fans of Linnea Sinclair, Veronica Scott, and Susan Stoker will love the alpha males and suspense of all the Monette Michaels titles.
Prime Target
by Don PendletonA former East German Scientist has developed a missile guidance system based on the U.S. GPS system. But to make the system work, a group of terrorists must control the GPS installation on the island of Hawaii. Mack Bolan and the staff at Stony Man Farm do not know what the missiles' targets are, but they know that they must stop the terrorists at all costs. Violence. 201st novel in the "Executioner" series, 1995.
Prime Time
by Liza MarklundOn the shortest night of the year, thirteen people are due to film a prime time TV series but on the morning of Midsummer's Eve, the brightest star in Swedish television is found shot dead in a mobile control room. Newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon is drawn into the investigation where she soon learns that one of the suspects is her best friend. As events unfold her personal life starts to take a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, there's a murderer on the loose--and a terrifying drama about to take place in the public eye.
Prime Time
by Liza MarklundOn the shortest night of the year, thirteen people are due to film a prime time TV series but on the morning of Midsummer's Eve, the brightest star in Swedish television is found shot dead in a mobile control room. Newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon is drawn into the investigation where she soon learns that one of the suspects is her best friend. As events unfold her personal life starts to take a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, there's a murderer on the loose - and a terrifying drama about to take place in the public eye.
Prime Time
by Hank Phillippi RyanSeasoned investigative reporter Charlotte McNally knows that in the cutthroat world of television journalism, every story could be your last. There's always someone younger and prettier to take your place, always a story more sensational to drive ratings through the roof.When Brad Foreman's widow demands to know why Charlie never answered his email, Charlie is confused. She never received his message. What did Brad, an accountant at a pharmaceutical company, want to tell her? As she searches through her computer, she finds an innocent-looking email in her junk mail folder that may turn out to be the biggest story of her career.Is the encoded email--and the ones that follow--linked to Brad's "accidental" death? Charlie's investigation leads her to Brad's friend, professor Josh Gelston, who is charming and exceedingly helpful--perhaps suspiciously so.Charlie must decide if she can trust Josh...before a multimillion-dollar fraud ring with murder in its arsenal makes her the next lead story.
Prime Time
by Hank Phillippi RyanIn the cutthroat world of television journalism, seasoned reporter Charlotte McNally knows that she'd better pull out all the stops or kiss her job goodbye. But it's her life that might be on the line when she learns that an innocent-looking e-mail offer resulted in murder, mayhem and a multimillion-dollar fraud ring.All too soon her investigation leads her straight to Josh Gelston, who is a little too helpful and a lot too handsome. Charlie might have a nose for news, but men are a whole other matter. Now she has to decide whether she can trust Josh...before she ends up as the next lead story.
The Prime-Time Crime (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #109)
by Franklin W. DixonWhen the Hardy's investigate a missing game show host, their investigation leads them to a tangled web of danger, deceit and dirty tricks.
Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2)
by Steve MartiniProsecutor Paul Martini thinks that he has found the murderer of six people, but when no evidence links the suspect to the last two slayings, Paul realizes that another brutal killer is still free.
Primer and Punishment: A House-Flipper Mystery (A House-Flipper Mystery #5)
by Diane KellyPrimer and Punishment marks the fifth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee. Whitney Whitaker has a knack for nailing down murderers . . . but this time she might just come unmoored. Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are looking once again to rehab and resell a house, only this particular house is made of fiberglass, floats, and has been dubbed the Skinny Dipper. The old houseboat sure could use some work, but the unusual project has Whitney bubbling with excitement. The charming and handsome Grant Hardisty lives on the cabin cruiser in the adjacent slip, but the cousins soon learn he’s left a half dozen angry ex-wives in his wake and made enemies of all sorts of unsavory folks. The man is clearly caught in an increasingly dangerous current with no life preserver in sight. Whitney and Buck are spraying primer on their houseboat when—KABOOM!—Grant’s boat blows sky high with the man himself inside. Detective Collin Flynn has no shortage of suspects, but the waters become muddied when several of them confess to the crime. Is one of those who confessed truly guilty, or are they taking a dive for someone else? When anonymous threats are made against the cousins, Whitney must quickly determine who killed their neighbor at the lake, or she and Buck might also be sunk.
El primer caso de Montalbano (Salvo Montalbano #Volumen 11)
by Andrea CamilleriTres piezas casi perfectas componen esta entrega de Andrea Camilleri, una irresistible mirada al pasado de Salvo Montalbano, en la que se rememora su llegada a Vigàta y su estreno como comisario. Reflejo de tres épocas muy diferentes en la vida del comisario Salvo Montalbano, los relatos que componen esta nueva entrega del famoso personaje creado por Andrea Camilleri -uno de los autores más leídos de Italia en los últimos años- ofrecen una cara desconocida de Montalbano que deleitará a los iniciados y sorprenderá a aquellos lectores que se acerquen por primera vez al irresistible universo del seductor sabueso siciliano. Si el primer relato nos presenta un caso insólito en el que la interpretación de la Cábala resulta decisiva para esclarecer la muerte violenta de una serie de animales de todo tipo y tamaño, el tercero, un extraño secuestro exprés que no termina de convencer a Montalbano, nos plantea la nueva realidad de la mafia, moderna y actualizada, que se enfrenta a unos policías obligados a salir a fumar a la calle para cumplir con la ley antitabaco. Y entre ambos, el relato que da título al libro, un viaje al pasado para conocer al joven subcomisario Montalbano mientras espera con ansiedad un próximo ascenso. Harto de un paisaje de montaña acartonado, Salvo sueña con una casita a la orilla del mar, con el olor del salitre al amanecer y el rumor de las olas que rompen... Cuando su sueño se hace realidad, el flamante comisario se lanza a la carretera, loco de alegría, deseoso de llegar a Vigàta y conocer a sus nuevos compañeros. Y como presagio de lo que será su dilatada carrera, ya desde el primer caso se le plantea el dilema entre seguir sus corazonadas o atenerse estrictamente a las normas que marca la ley. Reseñas:«Camilleri ha sabido ocupar un vacío endémico en la literatura italiana contemporánea, la de una narrativa de entretenimiento de alto nivel que favorezca el placer de la lectura sin recurrir a lo banal ni a lo simple.»L'Espresso «Si hay autores cuyos libros suscitan admiración, sorpresa, emoción, los de Andrea Camilleri suscitan eso [...] y lo hacen gracias a una combinación infalible: una sabiduría de zorro viejo, un humor socarrón del que nadie se libra y una enorme comprensión hacia las debilidades humanas.»ABC Cultural
La primera llave (Serie Ulysses Moore #Volumen 6)
by Pierdomenico Baccalario¿Quién es Ulysses Moore? Descúbrelo acompañando a Julia, Jason y Rick en esta sexta entrega de la serie. Mientras Julia y Jason permanecen atrapados en la Edad Media, Rick se enfrenta, por fin, a la emocionante verdad acerca de Ulysses Moore. Pero todavía queda una incógnita por resolver: ¿dónde está la llave que abre la Puerta del Tiempo?
Primera tumba a la derecha
by Darynda JonesCharley Davidson es detective privado ocasional y ángel de la muerte a tiempo completo. Es decir, ve a los muertos. En serio. Y su trabajo es convencerlos de que vayan hacia la luz. Pero cuando estos difuntos han muerto bajo circunstancias poco ideales ?dígase asesinados?, en ocasiones quieren que Charley enchirone a los malos. Y luego están los sueños. Sí, esos sueños intensamente calientes que le han impedido dormir en semanas y que están protagonizados por una entidad que la ha acompañado durante toda su vida y que parece que no está tan muerto después de todo. De hecho parece que es algo completamente diferente a lo que está acostumbrada a ver. Pero ¿qué es lo que quiere de ella? Y ¿por qué ella es incapaz de resistirse? Y sobre todo ¿qué puede llegar a perder si se rinde a su deseo?Cargada de sensualidad y sentido del humor, Primera tumba a la derecha es una historia de suspense paranormal que te dejara? muerta.«Esta novela es sexy, divertida e inteligente. La muerte no da miedo si Charley Davidson te acompaña y mucho menos si hay muertos tan irresistibles como el Malo Malísimo... ¡No podéis perdérosla!»Lena Valenti,autora de la saga Vanir
Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery (Storm Kayama Series #1)
by Deborah Turrell AtkinsonOne beautiful Hawaiian morning Storm Kayama walks into her lucrative Honolulu law office to find her adopted uncle, Miles Hamasaki, at his desk, stiff and cold. Years before, Miles had fulfilled a promise to Storm's father to raise Storm with his own family. But now questions emerge about Hamasaki's death and her adopted family, and Storm's suspicions rise.Heading to the Big Island for a weekend away from escalating pressures, Storm narrowly escapes a terrible accident. Later, with her "aunt" Maile, a traditional Hawaiian healer, and Keone, a paniolo on the huge Parker Ranch, Storm encounters a legend from her youth and a family totem, or 'aumakua, which they say will protect her. Or will it? As Storm struggles to heal wounds from her childhood and bring justice to Hamasaki's killer, she also must come to grips with rifts in her life and culture.
The Primrose Convention (Rosie Holland #1)
by Jo BannisterWhen the publisher of the Shipley Chronicle hired Primrose Holland as his newspaper's advice columnist, it was either the best decision he ever made--or the worst. For Rosie, a pathologist who quit her job at the morgue to come to this local weekly in the spirit of adventure, is larger than life in every sense. But the reason her breezy column has doubled the Chronicle's circulation is the same reason she's a tough employee: she's not afraid to speak her mind, and speak it loudly. Faced with letters from readers about everything from inadvertently eating a slug to the etiquette of finding your mother in bed with a younger man, Rosie's advice is always unorthodox, frequently hilarious, and prone to land her in hot water. But Rosie never gets in as much trouble as she does when she volunteers to help Fiona Morris look for her brother Philip, who disappeared while birdwatching in the Hebrides. Fiona and Rosie set off for Scotland to look for Philip, along with two recruits: another of Rosie's readers, birdwatching expert Arthur Prufrock, and his gardener, reluctant psychic Shad Lucas. Perhaps they should have known better (especially the psychic). For Rosie's no-nonsense approach to this particular problem is about to prove very dangerous. Jo Bannister's novels are consistently praised for her piercing characterization and nail-biting suspense, and with The Primrose Convention, she turns these skills to an eminently likable new cast and a smart, delightfully cozy premise. The second book, The Primrose Switchback is in the Bookshare library as well as several more books by Jo Bannister including: A Bleeding of Innocence, Changelings, Charisma, The Lazarus Hotel, No Birds Sing and Reflections, with more to come.
The Primrose Path
by Rebecca GriffithsHaunted by her past. In danger from her present.Isolated, alone, vulnerable.Sometimes the danger is closer than you think.As a teenager, Sarah D'Villez famously escaped a man who abducted and held her hostage for eleven days. The case became notorious, with Sarah's face splashed across the front of every newspaper in the country.Now, seventeen years later, that man is about to be released from prison. Fearful of the media storm that is sure to follow, Sarah decides to flee to rural Wales under a new identity, telling nobody where she's gone.Settling into the small community she is now part of, Sarah soon realises that someone is watching her. Someone who seems to know everything about her . . .
The Primrose Switchback (Rosie Holland #2)
by Jo Bannister[From the left dust jacket flap:] "Shad couldn’t be guilty of murder... could he? Rosie Holland, agony aunt for the Skipley Chronicle, speeds to the aid of a woman supposedly held at knifepoint only to discover the whole thing is a hoax organised by the makers of a TV programme. Merely annoyed at first, Rosie becomes worried when her gardener, Shad, is discovered unconscious and bleeding near the dead body of one of the programme's researchers. Rosie finds it impossible to believe that Shad could have been involved and she vows to discover the truth. But as she delves deeper into the events surrounding the night of the murder, she realises that in this bizarre set-up of twisted humour and warped ambition, nothing is as it seems." Look for the following books by Jo Bannester in the Bookshare collection including: A Bleeding of Innocence, Changelings, Charisma, The Lazarus Hotel, No Birds Sing and Reflections, with more to come.
The Prince: A Novel
by Anne Milano Appel Vito BruschiniA web of love, betrayal, and murder is at the heart of this riveting story of the Mafia's beginnings.In this remarkable novel based on a true story, author Vito Bruschini brilliantly evokes the charismatic figure of Prince Ferdinando Licata, a wealthy Sicilian landowner who uses his personal power and charm to placate Sicilian peasants and fight off Mussolini's fascists. As tensions rise in Italy during the 1930s, with increasingly violent consequences, Licata attracts many friends and far more enemies. Eventually implicated in a grisly murder, the prince flees to America, where he ends up navigating a turf war between Irish and Italian gangs of the Lower East Side.Violence explodes in unexpected ways as Licata gains dominance over New York, with the help of a loyal townsman with blood ties to the prince who is forced to abandon his fiancée in Sicily. The two men return to their native land at the height of World War II in an outrageously bold maneuver engineered by Licata and mobster Lucky Luciano. Both the prince and his kinsman assist US naval intelligence during the invasion of Sicily and, once they are back on their native soil, they proceed to settle unfinished business with their enemies and unravel old secrets in a stunning and sinister finale.Through a spellbinding story and unforgettable characters, Bruschini depicts in visceral detail the dark intertwining roots of loyalty and betrayal, poverty and privilege, secrets and revelations that contributed to the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.