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The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher #10)
by Lee Child<P><P>In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would...and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth—and save two innocent lives—is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way…. <P><P>Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away. The car contained one million dollars in ransom money. And Edward Lane, the man who paid it, will pay even more to get his family back. Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any amount of money and any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And then he’ll turn Jack Reacher loose with a vengeance—because Reacher is the best man hunter in the world. <P><P>On the trail of a vicious kidnapper, Reacher is learning the chilling secrets of his employer’s past…and of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war. He’s beginning to realize that Edward Lane is hiding something. Something dirty. Something big. But Reacher also knows this: he’s already in way too deep to stop now.
The Hard Way: An Edge of Your Seat Crime Thriller
by Duncan BrockwellThe murder of a popular radio host draws two London detectives into a complex and dangerous investigation in this tense thriller.Detective Inspector Amanda Hayes and Detective Sergeant Rachel Miller are called in to investigate a triple homicide at a radio station. One of the victims, celebrity presenter Colin Fisher, is bound to cause a stir. But was he the intended target?Meanwhile, Hayes and Miller are tripped up on another murder case when their suspect turns out to be the wrong man. Drawn deep into London’s shadowy underworld, they find themselves investigating a series of crimes, all of which may be linked. But what ties the murder of the radio host with a Turkish casino owner and the killing of two employees at a valve factory? Hayes and Miller find themselves in a race against time to get to the truth before more people are hurt . . .
The Hardest Part (A James Bishop Short Story)
by Jason DeanJames Bishop, lead of THE WRONG MAN, returns in an exclusive eshort from the brilliant Jason Dean - also featuring an extract from BACKTRACK.A broken front axle and a three mile walk to civilisation from the wilds of Georgia hadn't been the way former Marine, James Bishop, had wanted to start his day. Forced to stay overnight in Sagamore, population 1100, while his ride is fixed, Bishop heads into town for some food. But in Bishop's world nothing is ever quite as it seems. He's in Sagamore for a reason, a personal reason. A young man has disappeared and Bishop has vowed to find out what happened to him.Finding answers is always possible, but Bishop's about to find out that it's harder when no wants you asking them...
The Hardy Boys Casefiles Collector's Edition (#48 Rock 'n' Revenge, #51 Choke Hold, #52 Uncivil War)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: THREE...TWO...ONE. THREE ACTION-PACKED STORIES. TWO STAND-UP GUYS. ONE AWESOME MISSION! The Hardy Boys fight crime. No compromise, no surrender no matter the consequences. You'll find it all in... ROCK 'N' REVENGE Mix hard rock with hard crime and danger's bound to hit the top of the charts. The boys are bodyguards for a hotshot rock star who's about to take center stage in a killer of a concert! CHOKE HOLD Talk about fighting crime...this is wrestle-mania! Frank and Joe will have to make some pretty slick moves and take on some pretty rough customers to pin this case down! UNCIVIL WAR The Hardys have joined a reenactment of a Civil War battle. But someone's using real bullets. The war games are over, the true battle has begun-and the boys are directly in the line of fire! =========== From inside the book: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ACTION, ADVENTURE, AND INTRIGUE, THE HARDY BOYS DELIVER THE GOODS! When the stakes are high, when lives are in danger, when crime threatens to spin out of control, you can count on Frank and Joe Hardy to answer the call. And now you can count on triple the excitement and triple the thrills in... THE HARDY BOYS CASEFILES COLLECTOR'S EDITION Three hard-hitting mysteries. One sure-fire guarantee. This book will blow you away!
The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook
by Franklin W. DixonRetired FBI Special Agent William F. Flynn provides young would-be detectives with tips on how to investigate cases just like the Hardy Boys. Includes information on crime solving techniques and how investigations are conducted.
The Hardy Boys Handbook: Seven Stories of Survival
by Franklin W. Dixon Leslie H. Morrill Sheila LinkFrank and Joe Hardy could get out of any tough situations. After taking a survival course, the young detectives are forced to put their training to the test in seven terrifying situations.
The Hare in March
by Vin PackerA MURDER BEGINS AND ENDS this story of scandal and tragedy in a college town. You'll meet some memorable characters here - most of them hair-raising - as novelist Vin Packer spins out a sinister excursion with the cool, campy kids of Far Point College, New York.It's a wild, wild joyride - from Thunderbird to Bluebird, from classroom to Cheetah, with stops on the way at rent-by-the-hour motel rooms. You’ll watch in horror as the Pucci-Plantagenet crowd burns up the roads, heading for that sickening, inevitable crash . . . that jolting confrontation with the reality they can’t escape . . . with THE HARE IN MARCH.
The Harem Midwife: A Novel
by Roberta RichThe Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1579Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have set up a new life for themselves in Constantinople. Isaac runs a newly established business in the growing silk trade, while Hannah, the best midwife in all of Constantinople, plies her trade within the opulent palace of Sultan Murat III, tending to the thousand women of his lively and infamous harem. But one night, when Hannah is unexpectedly summoned to the palace, she's confronted with Leah, a poor Jewish peasant girl who has been abducted and sold into the sultan's harem. The sultan favours her as his next conquest and wants her to produce his heir, but the girl just wants to return to her home and the only life she has ever known. What will Hannah do? Will she risk her life and livelihood to protect this young girl, or will she retain her high esteem in the eye of the sultan? An adventurous, opulent and deliciously exciting read, peopled with fascinating, unforgettable characters (a court eunuch; the calculating sultan's mother-in-law; the beguiling harem ladies; and a very mysterious young beauty from Venice who shows up on Hannah's doorstep, causing much havoc), this novel is sure to please fans of The Midwife of Venice and extend Roberta's reputation as one of Canada's most loved historical fiction authors.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Harker File: The Harker File, Dead And Paid For, They've Killed Anna, And Kill The Reporter (The Harker Files #1)
by Marc OldenChasing a scoop on the CIA, a reporter finds his own name on the hit listIn Madison, Wisconsin, a dairy farmer drops dead of a heart attack. A few days later, a small-town citizen in Iowa is killed in a three-car pile-up. Few men know the connection between these deaths, and only one is willing to talk to Harker, an investigative reporter with sources on the inside of every agency in Washington. His source at the CIA is named Trotman, and he knows things that men cannot discuss in the light of day. The two dead men were CIA agents, defectors from Communist states living under assumed names. Trotman tells Harker not out of civic duty, but because the reporter will be one of the next to die.Getting the story of this terrifying conspiracy down in print is Harker’s only chance for survival. He must work quickly to stay alive, but that’s no problem. Reporters like Harker love deadlines.
The Harker Files: The Harker File, Dead and Paid For, They've Killed Anna, and Kill the Reporter (The Harker Files #1)
by Marc OldenFollow a daring reporter in these four hard-boiled suspense mysteries from &“a master of intrigue and adventure&” (New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler). Meet Harker, an investigative reporter willing to do whatever it takes to break a story—even if it might break him first . . . The Harker File: A CIA agent knows the cause behind mysterious deaths in Wisconsin and Iowa—and their connection to Communist Russia. But getting the scoop means Harker will be the next to die . . . Dead and Paid For: A group of con men are preying on the families of US soldiers who are missing in action in Vietnam. Harker&’s out to uncover the truth without going missing himself . . . They&’ve Killed Anna: In this Edgar Award finalist, a vast government conspiracy is hiding the dangers of nuclear energy from the public. Harker&’s source is about to help him break the story—when she suddenly dies. Now the journalist will need to watch his back . . . Kill the Reporter: Harker is helping a California senator search for his missing daughter—only to draw the ire of a religious cult hell-bent on silencing him.
The Harlem Charade (Penworthy Picks Middle School Ser.)
by Natasha TarpleyFans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art, artifice, and the power of community.WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin's grandfather, their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune-one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World, a ludicrous historic theme park. But if they don't find the paintings soon, nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same . . .In this remarkable tale of daring and danger, debut novelist Natasha Tarpley explores the way a community defines itself, the power of art to show truth, and what it really means to be home.
The Harlequin (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novels)
by Laurell K. Hamilton'They will play with us, then destroy us... They are what we fear in the dark.'The first warning is unexpected, calculated. The second warning is a gift: a plain white mask, carefully wrapped. But white is good - white means we are only being watched. It seems the power that connects me, Anita Blake, with Jean-Claude Vampire Master of the City and Richard, leader of the werewolves, is attracting very unwelcome attention - from creatures so feared no vampire will willingly speak their name. They are known as the Harlequin, and they have the authority to pass judgement upon me. It is forbidden to speak of the Harlequin unless you've been contacted. And to be contacted is to face a sentence of death.
The Harlequin Tea Set
by Agatha ChristieWaiting for his car to be fixed, Mr. Satterthwaite sits in a tea shop called the Harlequin cafÉ, thinking of his friend Harley Quin, whom he hasn't seen in many years. Then, in a burst of sunshine, the very same Mr. Quin walks through the door, along with his diligent dog, Hermes. Satterthwaite is telling him the very long history of the family he is off to visit, when their conversation is interrupted by the abrupt entrance of a member of that very same family, intent upon replacing her harlequin cups. Satterthwaite desperately asks Quin to accompany him on his trip, but the ever-enigmatic Quin simply leaves his friend with one word, "Daltonism." What does that word mean, and what is the significance of Quin turning up at the tea shop on that day?
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
by Agatha ChristieAgrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery,The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Storiesbrings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection.
The Harley and Batgirl Show (Harley Quinn's Madcap Capers)
by Michael Anthony SteeleWhen Harley stars in a reality TV show, she hatches a plan to boost her viewership. By hook or by crook, she’s going to convince Batgirl to co-star! Will the caped crime fighter’s role of a lifetime lead to a ratings bonanza or a big, bad burglary bust? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
The Harlot's Tale (A Midwife Mystery #2)
by Sam Thomas[From inside front dust jacket flap: "It is August 1645, one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease God's wrath-- and end the heat wave--the city's overlords have launched a brutal campaign to whip the city's sinners into godliness. But for someone in York, whipping is not enough. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbed to death, then a pair of adulterers are beaten and strangled. York's sinners have been targeted for execution. Bridget and Martha--assisted once again by Will, Bridget's good-hearted nephew--race to find the killer even as he adds more bodies to his tally. The list of suspects is long and includes: Hezekiah Ward, a fire-and-brimstone preacher new to York; Ward's son, Praise-God, whose intensity mirrors his father's; and John Stubb, one of Ward's fanatic followers, whose taste for blood may not have been sated by his time in Parliament's armies. Or could the killer be closer to home? Will's brother Joseph is no stranger to death, and he shares the Wards' dreams of driving sin from the city. To find the killer, Bridget, Martha, and Will must uncover the city's most secret sins, and hope against hope that the killer does not turn his attention in their direction. The first novel in the Midwife Mysteries series by historian/writer Sam Thomas, The Midwife's Tale, can be found in the Bookshare collection. Thomas illuminates daily life England nearly 4 centuries in the past. He examines the balance between laws intended to maintain order and compassion which dictates that they don't always support justice.
The Harlot's Tale: A Midwife Mystery (The Midwife's Tale #2)
by Sam ThomasThe people of York are terrorized by Puritan rule—and a devious serial killer—in this “ingenious, fast-paced mystery” set during the English Civil War (Kirkus Reviews).England, 1645. The city of York, now in Puritan hands, suffers through a brutal summer heat. In order to appease God’s wrath—and end the heat-wave—the city’s overlords launch a brutal campaign to whip the city’s sinners into godliness. But someone is determined to go further. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbed to death, then a pair of adulterers are beaten and strangled. York’s sinners have been targeted for execution.Wealthy midwife Bridget Hodgson and her assistant Martha Hawkins—helped once again by Bridget’s nephew, Will—race to find the killer even as he adds more bodies to his tally. The list of suspects inludes a fire and brimstone preacher, his zealous son, and their fanatical followers. But could the answer be closer to home?To stop the killing, Bridget, Martha, and Will must uncover the city’s most secret sins, and hope against hope that they evade a murderer’s deadly judgment.
The Harper's Quine (Gil Cunningham #1)
by Pat McIntoshAt the May Day dancing at Glasgow Cross, Gil Cunningham sees not only the woman who is going to be murdered, but her murderer as well. Gil is a recently qualified lawyer whose family still expect him to enter the priesthood. When he finds the body of a young woman in the new building at Glasgow Cathedral he is asked to investigate, and identifies the corpse as the runaway wife of cruel, unpleasant nobleman John Semphill. With the help of Maistre Pierre, the French master-mason, Gil must ask questions and seek a murderer in the heart of the city.
The Harper's Quine (Gil Cunningham Murder Mystery Ser.)
by Pat McIntoshAt the May Day dancing at Glasgow Cross, Gil Cunningham sees not only the woman who is going to be murdered, but her murderer as well. Gil is a recently qualified lawyer whose family still expect him to enter the priesthood. When he finds the body of a young woman in the new building at Glasgow Cathedral he is asked to investigate, and identifies the corpse as the runaway wife of cruel, unpleasant nobleman John Semphill. With the help of Maistre Pierre, the French master-mason, Gil must ask questions and seek a murderer in the heart of the city.
The Harriet Bean 3-Book Omnibus
by Alexander Mccall SmithFrom bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith comes a charming set of mysteries that will keep young readers guessing--and laughing--from the first clue to the last. Harriet Bean loves nothing more than a good mystery, and is always ready to take on a new case. When Harriet Bean's father mentions that he has five sisters--whom Harriet has never met--she is immediately intrigued. Harriet is determined to uncover the whereabouts of her five lost aunts, but with nothing more than an unfinished family portrait and a few outdated clues, will she be able to locate them? In The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean, join Harriet in her search to reunite her father with his five lost sisters--Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, Japonica, and Thessalonika. In Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats, Harriet doesn't think twice when her mind-reading detective aunts Japonica and Thessalonika enlist her help to catch a cheat at the racetrack. After all, Harriet is just the right size to go undercover as a jockey. But when the plan takes an unexpected turn, Harriet finds herself in the saddle!In The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean, when Harriet discovers that she has yet one more lost aunt--a cowgirl named Formica--she jumps at the chance to join her two detective aunts on a visit. Aunt Formica's ranch is being plagued by devious cattle rustlers, and she needs Harriet's help to track down the bandits and save the ranch. But the Wild West carries dangers all its own. . .
The Harry Bosch Novels Volume 1: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde
by Michael ConnellyFor the first time in one volume, the three novels that introduced Michael Connelly's great LAPD homicide detective, maverick Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch. The Black Echo (Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel): For Harry Bosch - hero, loner, nighthawk - the body stuffed in a drainpipe off Mulholland Drive isn't just another statistic. This one is personal. Billy Meadows was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat," fighting the VC and the fear they used to call the Black Echo. Harry let Meadows down once. He won't do it again. The Black Ice: The corpse in the hotel room seems to be that of a missing LAPD narcotics officer. Rumors abound that the cop had crossed over-selling a new drug called Black Ice. Now Harry's making some dangerous connections, leading from the cop to a string of bloody murders, and from Hollywood Boulevard's drug bazaar to Mexico's dusty back alleys. In this lethal game, Harry is likely to be the next victim. The Concrete Blonde: When Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church, the police were convinced it marked the end of the hunt for the Dollmaker - L.A.'s most bizarre serial killer. But now Church's widow is accusing Harry of killing the wrong man - a charge that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature. For the second time, Harry must hunt the murderer down, before he strikes again. Together, these three novels are the perfect way to discover, or rediscover, the sleuth the New York Times Book Review called a "wonderful, old-fashioned hero who isn't afraid to walk through the flames."
The Harry Bosch Novels Volume 4: The Narrows, The Closers And Echo Park
by Michael ConnellyThree great novels in one volume from the unstoppable international bestseller. THE NARROWS: Harry Bosch is adjusting to life in Las Vegas as a private investigator and a new father. Then he gets a call from the widow of a friend who died recently. A friend who worked on the famous case tracking the killer known as The Poet, which makes his death doubly suspicious. Now Bosch is heading straight into the path of the most ruthless and inventive murderer he has ever encountered… THE CLOSERS: Three years after leaving the LAPD, Harry is back, working with his former cop ally and partner, Kizmin Rider. Assigned to the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, Harry and Kiz are immediately thrown into a politically sensitive and dangerous case when a DNA match connects a white supremacist to the 1988 murder of a mixed race sixteen-year-old girl. But there are some people who want the case to remain unsolved… ECHO PARK: In 1993, Harry Bosch was assigned the case of a missing person, Marie Gesto. The young woman was never found and the case has haunted Bosch ever since. Thirteen years later, a man accused of two heinous killings is willing to confess to several other murders, including that of Gesto. Bosch's whole being as a cop begins to crack when he comes to realise that he missed a clue that could have led him to the killer and prevented the nine murders that followed…
The Harry Bosch Novels Volume 5: The Overlook, Nine Dragons, The Drop
by Michael ConnellyThree great novels in one volume from the worldwide bestseller, Michael Connelly. The Overlook sees Harry Bosch plunged into the dangerous world of international terrorism. When a physicist is murdered in LA it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on The Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city. And when it's discovered that the victim turned over a quantity of a lethal chemical to his killer before he died, Harry knows he has more than just a single death to worry about. Alongside the forces of Homeland Security, Harry realizes he must solve the murder or face unimaginable consequences. In Nine Dragons, the shooting of a Chinese liquor store owner in LA brings Harry Bosch back to the Rodney King riots and the moment a stranger gave a young cop sanctuary. Now, the debt must be repaid, and Harry soon discovers the old man's death was no ordinary holdup. Homing in on clues disregarded by the cops on the scene, Harry builds a picture of corruption and intimidation, with the local Triads at the heart of it. But as he tries to build a case and breach the impenetrable wall of silence in the local community, he finds he is taking a dragon by the tail - a dragon whose talons reach well beyond LA, and even the States. Suddenly the most precious thing in Harry's life is under threat, and he will need to leave the familiarity of his home turf, alone and without backup, if he is going to stop his worst nightmare from happening. Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line in The Drop. He's been put on the Deferred Retirement Option Plan - and given three years before his retirement is enforced. Seeing the end of the mission coming, he's anxious for cases. He doesn't have to wait long. First a cold case gets a DNA hit for a rape and murder which points the finger at a 29-year-old convicted rapist who was only eight at the time of the murder. Then a city councilman's son is found dead - fallen or pushed from a hotel window - and he insists on Bosch taking the case despite the two men's history of enmity. The cases are unrelated but they twist around each other like the double helix of a DNA strand. One leads to the discovery of a killer operating in the city for as many as three decades; the other to a deep political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the police department.
The Harry Bosch Novels, Volume 1: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde
by Michael ConnellyMichael Connelly's most famous character, Detective Harry Bosch, has been thrilling readers for a decade. Now available in one omnibus edition are the three books that brought him to life. First introduced in The Black Echo, Bosch hunts the brutal murderer of a Vietnam buddy. Then, in The Black Ice, a narcotics officers disappearance sends Bosch on a trail of murders leading from Hollywood Boulevard to Mexico's dusty back alleys. In The Concrete Blonde, Bosch must hunt down the Dollmaker, a macabre serial killer, before he strikes again. Together, these three novels are the perfect way to discover, or rediscover, one of our most fascinating and well-loved sleuths. A Darkness More Than Night, also featuring Harry Bosch, is a New York Times bestseller and a national bestseller. Connelly's sales continue to rise. Since its January 2001 publication, A Darkness More Than Night has shipped more than 235,000 copies. The Black Echo won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Connelly has also won a Nero Wolfe prize, a Macavity Award, and an Anthony Award.
The Harry Bosch Novels, Volume 2: The Last Coyote, Trunk Music, Angels Flight
by Michael ConnellyThe Last Coyote: LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is suspended from the force for attacking his commanding officer. Unable to remain idle, he investigates the long-unsolved murder of a Hollywood prostitute. Trunk Music: Harry returns to the force to investigate the murder of a movie producer with Mafia ties. Up against both the LAPD's organized crime unit and the mob, Harry follows the money trail to Las Vegas, where the case becomes personal. Angels Flight: The murder of a prominent African-American attorney who made his career suing the police for racism and brutality means that Harry's friends and associates have become suspects; and he must work closely with longtime enemies suspicious of his maverick ways to investigate them. Together for the first time, these three chilling, pulse-pounding novels chart the volatile, breakneck career of the sleuth the New York Post calls "the quintessential mystery book hero" and prove that "Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels are the most impressive body of work by any writer of crime thrillers now active" (Washington Post).