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The Inspector Barlach Mysteries: The Judge and His Hangman, and Suspicion
by Friedrich Durrenmatt Joel AgeeThis volume offers bracing new translations of two precursors to the modern detective novel by Friedrich Durrenmatt, whose genre-bending mysteries recall the work of Alain Robbe-Grillet and anticipate the postmodern fictions of Paul Auster and other contemporary neo-noir novelists. Both mysteries follow Inspector Barlach as he moves through worlds in which the distinction between crime and justice seems to have vanished. In "The Judge and His Hangman," Barlach forgoes the arrest of a murderer in order to manipulate him into killing another, more elusive criminal. And in "Suspicion," Barlach pursues a former Nazi doctor by checking into his clinic with the hope of forcing him to reveal himself. The result is two thrillers that bring existential philosophy and the detective genre into dazzling convergence.
The Inspector Barnaby Mysteries: The Killings at Badger's Drift, Death of a Hollow Man, and Death in Disguise
by Caroline GrahamThe first three Chief Inspector Barnaby mysteries, the basis for the British crime drama Midsomer Murders.The Killing at Badger&’s Drift: After a spinster is murdered in the seemingly quaint village of Badger&’s Drift, her best friend kicks up a fuss, attracting attention from Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. When Barnaby and his eager-beaver deputy begin poking around, they uncover a swamp of ugly scandals and long-suppressed resentments seething below the picture-postcard prettiness . . . &“Murder most pleasing . . . a corking good mystery.&” —Los Angeles Times Death of a Hollow Man: A leading man is murdered during a performance in a small English village, and Inspector Barnaby and his deputy are on the case. While Barnaby may lack certain skills as a theater critic, he is just the man to catch a killer . . . &“A theatrical whodunit worthy of a deep bow.&”—The New York TimesDeath in Disguise: The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse has provided the citizens of Compton Dando with splendid fodder for gossip, prompting speculation of arcane rituals and bizarre sexual practices. But with the murder of the commune&’s leaders, the rumor-mill goes into overdrive. Now Chief Inspector Barnaby must separate rumor from reality in a case where the facts are often stranger than fiction . . . &“Wonderfully funny, with such solid, traditional underpinnings as good plotting, judiciously dropped clues, and a luminescent turn of phrase: a likely-to-be New Age classic.&”—Kirkus Reviews
The Inspector Carlyle Omnibus (Books 1-3): London Calling; Never Apologise, Never Explain; Buckingham Palace Blues
by James CraigThe first three Inspector Carlyle novels at a great priceLondon CallingCan you win an election and cover up murder at the same time? When Inspector John Carlyle finds a body in a luxury London hotel room he begins a journey through the murky world of the British ruling classes which leads all the way to the top. In the middle of a General Election, a murderer is stalking the man poised to be the next Prime Minister. With power almost in his grasp, Edgar Carlton will not stand idly by while his birthright is threatened. Operating in a world where right and wrong don't exist and the pursuit of power is everything, Carlyle has to find the killer before Carlton takes the law into his own hands.Never Apologise, Never ExplainJake Haggar has been kidnapped by his father who is threatening to sell the boy to a paedophile ring. Carlyle is struggling to get him back. It's not his case but it is his problem - it was his fault Jake was taken in the first place. But Carlyle's own caseload includes the murder of Agatha Mills. Her husband, Henry, has been arrested for murder but his explanation is so outlandish that Carlyle wonders if it may just be true. Agatha is the sister of William Pettigrew, a priest killed in Chile during the Fascist coup in 1973 and after 30 years of campaigning, Agatha was about to see his killer brought to justice. So a seemingly straightforward case of murder quickly escalates into a diplomatic incident that has Carlyle, once again, clashing with his bosses and their political masters...Buckingham Palace BluesWhen Inspector John Carlyle discovers a disorientated girl in a park near Buckingham Palace, he takes it upon himself to find out who she is and where she's from. His hunt for the identity of this lost girl takes him from Ukrainian gangsters in North London to the lower reaches of the British aristocracy. Soon, the inspector is on the trail of a child-trafficking ring that stretches from Kiev to London, and back to the palace itself...
The Inspector Carlyle Omnibus (Books 1-3): London Calling; Never Apologise, Never Explain; Buckingham Palace Blues
by James CraigThe first three Inspector Carlyle novels at a great priceLondon CallingCan you win an election and cover up murder at the same time? When Inspector John Carlyle finds a body in a luxury London hotel room he begins a journey through the murky world of the British ruling classes which leads all the way to the top. In the middle of a General Election, a murderer is stalking the man poised to be the next Prime Minister. With power almost in his grasp, Edgar Carlton will not stand idly by while his birthright is threatened. Operating in a world where right and wrong don't exist and the pursuit of power is everything, Carlyle has to find the killer before Carlton takes the law into his own hands.Never Apologise, Never ExplainJake Haggar has been kidnapped by his father who is threatening to sell the boy to a paedophile ring. Carlyle is struggling to get him back. It's not his case but it is his problem - it was his fault Jake was taken in the first place. But Carlyle's own caseload includes the murder of Agatha Mills. Her husband, Henry, has been arrested for murder but his explanation is so outlandish that Carlyle wonders if it may just be true. Agatha is the sister of William Pettigrew, a priest killed in Chile during the Fascist coup in 1973 and after 30 years of campaigning, Agatha was about to see his killer brought to justice. So a seemingly straightforward case of murder quickly escalates into a diplomatic incident that has Carlyle, once again, clashing with his bosses and their political masters...Buckingham Palace BluesWhen Inspector John Carlyle discovers a disorientated girl in a park near Buckingham Palace, he takes it upon himself to find out who she is and where she's from. His hunt for the identity of this lost girl takes him from Ukrainian gangsters in North London to the lower reaches of the British aristocracy. Soon, the inspector is on the trail of a child-trafficking ring that stretches from Kiev to London, and back to the palace itself...
The Inspector Chen Collection 1-3: Death of a Red Heroine, A Loyal Character Dancer, When Red is Black (As heard on Radio 4 #3)
by Qiu XiaolongChief Inspector Chen wanted to be a poet, but the authorities gave him a job in the Shanghai Police Department. He is an excellent detective, but he can never escape the struggle between what the Party wants and what justice demands. The first three novels in Qiu Xiaolong's awardwinning series offer a glimpse into a fascinating country on the rise and an honourable man making his way in a world that does not always reward honesty.
The Inspector Jim Carruthers Series Books One to Five: Robbing the Dead, Care to Die, Mark of the Devil, Dark Is the Day, and In Deep Water (The Inspector Jim Carruthers Thrillers)
by Tana CollinsFive gritty thrillers in one volume following a police detective and his team in a coastal Scottish town.Included in this five-book set by the bestselling crime novelist:Robbing The DeadIn a small Scottish university town, what links a spate of horrific murders, an explosion, and a lecturer’s disappearance? And what does something that happened over forty years ago have to do with it?Care to DieStruggling with his demotion back to DI and his concern for grieving DS Andrea Fletcher, Jim Carruthers is thrown in at the deep end when an old man is found stabbed to death in a nature reserve, a ball of cloth rammed into his throat. The only suspect is a fifteen-year-old neighbour known to the police. But the teenager has an alibi . . . Mark of the DevilWhile Carruthers and team are busy investigating a series of art thefts, they receive an anonymous tip about a body on a deserted beach. The bizarre clues to her identity—and what might have happened to her—include a strange tattoo, a set of binoculars, and a slab of meat left on the cliffs . . . Dark is The DayCarruthers must put his feelings for DCI Sandra McTavish aside when a young student is brutally attacked and left for dead. At the same, Carruthers’ ex-wife is being stalked by one of her own students. Now he must determine whether the attacker and stalker one and the same.In Deep WaterWhen a local fisherman goes missing, DCI McTavish assumes it’s just a tragic accident. But things don’t add up for Carruthers—the man didn’t normally take his boat out at night. Has he taken his own life, or has something more sinister taken place?
The Inspector Jim Carruthers Series Books One to Three: Robbing the Dead, Care to Die, and Mark of the Devil (The Inspector Jim Carruthers Thrillers)
by Tana CollinsWhen murder disturbs the peaceful Scottish county of Fife, Detective Jim Carruthers follows the deadly trail wherever it leads in these three crime thrillers. Robbing the Dead What links a spate of horrible murders, a targeted bomb explosion and a lecturer&’s disappearance? Having recently returned to Castletown to win back his estranged wife, DCI Jim Carruthers is now up to his eyes in a baffling investigation.Care to Die When an old man is murdered at a Scottish nature reserve, DI Carruthers travels Iceland to interview the victim&’s estranged son. Soon, he and Sergeant Andrea Fletcher must connect the dots between the decades-old disappearance of a twelve-year-old boy, the murder of a former journalist, and a bitter local dispute about a nature reserve.Mark of the Devil While Det. Chief Inspector Jim Carruthers and his team are busy investigating a series of art thefts, they receive an anonymous tip about the body of a young woman on a deserted beach. When the trail leads to a local shooting estate, Carruthers wonders if the missing art, the dead woman, and the estate are all connected.
The Inspector Lynley Collection Books 1-4: A Great Deliverance, Payment in Blood, Well-Schooled in Murder, A Suitable Vengeance
by Elizabeth GeorgeIn the very first Inspector Lynley novel, A GREAT DELIVERANCE, Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to solve a gruesome murder where they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village.In PAYMENT IN BLOOD, Inspector Lynley faces the most testing case of his career in an isolated Scottish mansion where a famous playwright is savagely murdered - one of the suspects is Lady Helen Clyde, the woman Lynley loves. WELL SCHOOLED IN MURDER is set in an old and distinguished public school. The body of a brilliant young pupil is discovered in a country churchyard. Hampered by the code of honour and loyalty that prevail, Inspector Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers discover within the confines of that privileged community a culture of cruelty that stretches back across the generations.In A SUITABLE VENGEANCE, Inspector Lynley investigation into the brutal murder of a local journalist tears apart powerful ties of love and friendship, shattering the tranquillity of the picturesque Cornish community and exposing a long-buried family secret. Its consequences irrevocably alter the course of Thomas Lynley's life.
The Inspector Mayo Mysteries
by Marjorie EcclesThe Inspector Mayo Mysteries omnibus is a perfect introduction to the offbeat world of Gil Mayo, Chief Detective in the sleepy little English town of Lavinstock.Full of eccentric characters, perplexing mysteries and warm humour, this is a series that has been lauded as a worthy successor to Christie's Miss Marple tales.This volume collects together the first three novels:Cast a Cold EyeRequiem for a DoveDeath of a Good WomanThis omnibus was first released to coincide with the worldwide broadcast of a major new BBC television series starring Alistair McGowan as Gil Mayo.
The Inspector Mayo Mysteries
by Marjorie EcclesThe Inspector Mayo Mysteries omnibus is a perfect introduction to the offbeat world of Gil Mayo, Chief Detective in the sleepy little English town of Lavinstock.Full of eccentric characters, perplexing mysteries and warm humour, this is a series that has been lauded as a worthy successor to Christie's Miss Marple tales.This volume collects together the first three novels:Cast a Cold EyeRequiem for a DoveDeath of a Good WomanThis omnibus was first released to coincide with the worldwide broadcast of a major new BBC television series starring Alistair McGowan as Gil Mayo.
The Inspector McKay Series Books One to Three: Candles and Roses, Death Parts Us, and Their Final Act (The DI Alec McKay Series)
by Alex WaltersIn these three crime thrillers set in the Scottish Highlands, DI Alec McKay hunts down killers and grapples with his own tragic past.Candles and Roses When bodies start appearing on the Scottish Black Isle—each with roses and candles placed around it—Det. Inspector Alec McKay search for a pattern behind the twisted killings.Death Part Us When a retired cop is murdered on a remote Scottish Isle, Det. Inspector Alec McKay must dig into the man&’s corrupt past—a past that involves McKay himself.Their Final Act A killer is targeting washed-up entertainers—all of whom are connected to past allegations of sexual assault—and Det. Inspector Alec McKay believes there&’s one final victim to go.
The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One: The Night She Died, Six Feet Under, and Puppet for a Corpse (The Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
by Dorothy SimpsonThe first three mysteries in the &“beautifully crafted,&” Silver Dagger Award–winning police procedural series set in Kent, England (The Washington Post). Detective Inspector Luke Thanet may be a family man with a soft heart and bad back, but he also has a bloodhound&’s nose for murder. With Sgt. Mike Lineham at his side, no mystery is too tough. The Night She Died: Beautiful Julie Holmes lies dead in her front hall with a kitchen knife through her heart. The perpetrator could have been a burglar, a jealous husband, or a spurned lover, but the real answer may lie in a death that happened twenty years ago. Six Feet Under: Middle-aged cleaning woman Carrie Birch doesn&’t strike Thanet as a likely candidate for murder. But when he digs up the dirt on her, he discovers a surprisingly long list of suspects. Puppet for a Corpse: Dr. Arnold Pettifer is dead from an apparent overdose, but Thanet isn&’t so certain it&’s suicide. After he discovers the doctor&’s pregnant wife had a lover, he begins to suspect her—but then again, nothing about this case is what it seems.
The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three: Element of Doubt, Suspicious Death, and Dead by Morning (The Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
by Dorothy SimpsonThe third trio of mysteries in the &“beautifully crafted,&” Silver Dagger Award–winning police procedural series set in Kent, England (TheWashington Post). Det. Inspector Luke Thanet may be a family man with a soft heart and bad back, but he also has a bloodhound&’s nose for murder. With Sgt. Mike Lineham at his side, no case is too tough, in these mysteries from the &“dependably pleasing&” Dorothy Simpson (Boston Globe). Element of Doubt: Nerine Tarrant, a notorious woman with a taste for married men, is found dead on her patio, her neck broken by the fall from the second floor. The wall was too high for an accidental tumble, and a woman with Nerine&’s lust for life would never have committed suicide. Many in the village of Ribbleden wanted her dead—but it&’s up to Inspector Thanet to determine who gave her the final push. &“Solidly charming.&” —Publishers Weekly Suspicious Death: The Sturrenden police station is in chaos. The superintendent has retired, and a brusque, ambitious upstart has been promoted. Thanet is almost relieved to get away to investigate a drowning. Powerful businesswoman Marcia Salden has been found in the river, and the autopsy suggests foul play. It&’s up to the inspector to unravel the tangled web of conspiracy that ensnared the victim in a watery grave. &“Pace, plot and subtle characterization all combine to make this a cracking good read.&” —The Sunday Telegraph Dead by Morning: Leo Martindale has returned to Sutton-in-the-Weald after twenty years to claim his inheritance. The morning after a heavy snowstorm, his body is found. Was his death an accident, a hit and run caused by icy roads—or was it murder? Inspector Thanet will have to ignore Superintendent Draco breathing down his neck and plow through the clues to uncover the chilling truth. &“Skillfully plotted . . . vivid characters.&” —Publishers Weekly
The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two: Close Her Eyes, Last Seen Alive, and Dead on Arrival (The Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
by Dorothy SimpsonThe second trio of mysteries in the &“beautifully crafted,&” Silver Dagger Award–winning police procedural series set in Kent, England (The Washington Post). Det.Inspector Luke Thanet may be a family man with a soft heart and bad back, but he also has a bloodhound&’s nose for murder. With Sgt. Mike Lineham at his side, no case is too tough, in these mysteries from the &“dependably pleasing&” Dorothy Simpson (Boston Globe). Close Her Eyes: When a teenage girl from a strict fundamentalist religious order goes missing, her parents insist that the investigation of her disappearance be left in the hands of God. But when Charity Pritchard is found murdered, Inspector Thanet and Sergeant Lineham vow to tear off the church&’s veil of secrecy to reveal her killer. &“A well-crafted [and] compelling mystery novel.&” —The Armchair Detective Last Seen Alive: When Luke Thanet was a young man, Alicia Parnell was one of the most popular girls in Sturrenden—until her perfect life was shattered by her teenage boyfriend&’s suicide. Alicia&’s family left town soon after. But now, two decades later, Alicia has returned to the country village where she was born—only to die there the day after she arrives . . . To find the killer, Inspector Thanet will have to dig deep into their shared past, in this CWA Silver Dagger winner. &“A classic detective story . . . complex and ingenious.&” —Literary Review Dead on Arrival: Inspector Thanet is brought in when a dead man is found in bed, apparently killed by a single blow with a blunt object. When the corpse is identified as Steven Long, the question is no longer who wanted to kill him, but who didn&’t? Long was loathed by everyone in town, from his long-suffering ex-wife to the man whose family he killed in a driving accident. To find the culprit, Thanet will have to get to the bottom of a lifetime of hate. &“An intriguing tale not to be missed.&” —Yorkshire Post
The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries (Mrs Jeffries)
by Emily BrightwellThis charming series of Victorian murder mysteries features mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper. A policeman's widow herself, her quick wits allow her to nudge the Inspector in the right direction to solve the crime. When a doctor is discovered dead in his own office, Mrs Jeffries is on the look-out for a prescription for murder, determined to discover the culprit, despite how her employer feels about interviewing suspects . . . "He hated questioning people. He could never tell whether or not someone was actually lying to him, and he knew, shocking as it was, that there were some people who lied to the police on a regular basis."
The Inspector and Mrs. (A Victorian Mystery #1)
by Emily BrightwellShe keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon... and keeps him on his toes. Everyone's awed by his Scotland Yard successes—but they don't know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries's polished detection skills are up to the task... proving that behind every great man there's a woman—and that a crime-solver's work is never done.
The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths (Pushkin Vertigo)
by Olivier Barde-CabuconFans of Abir Mukherjee and Sarah Waters will love this gloriously macabre romp racing through the glitzy Versailles Palace by way of the shady criminal underworld of Paris on the brink of the revolutionEveryone has secrets. Especially the king.When a gruesomely mutilated body is found on the squalid streets of Paris in 1759, the Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths is called to the scene. The body count soon begins to rise and the Inspector is brought even further into a web of deceit that stretches from criminals, secret orders, revolutionaries and aristocrats to very top of society.In the murky world of the court of King Louis XV, finding out the truth will prove to be anything but straightforward.
The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer Series #14)
by Ross MacdonaldGenerations of murder, greed and deception come home to roost in time for the most shocking conclusion ever in a Lew Archer novel.At first glance, it's an open-and-shut missing persons case: a headstrong daughter has run off to be with her hothead juvenile delinquent boyfriend. That is until this bush-league Bonnie & Clyde kidnap Stephen Hackett, a local millionaire industrialist. Now, Archer is offered a cool 100 Gs for his safe return by his coquettish heiress mother who has her own mysterious ties to this disturbed duo. But the deeper Archer digs, the more he realizes that nothing is as it seems and everything is questionable. Is the boyfriend a psycho ex-con with murder on the brain or a damaged youngster trying to straighten out his twisted family tree? And is the daughter simply his nympho sex-kitten companion in crime or really a fragile kid, trying to block out horrific memories of bad acid and an unspeakable sex crime?From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Institute
by James M. CainAn academic looking for money finds a woman and trouble insteadProfessor Lloyd Palmer loves a good biography. His fantasy is to start an institute to teach young scholars the biographical arts, and it will take old money to make his dreams come true. Around Washington, the oldest money is found not in the District, but in Delaware, a land of wealth so astonishing that even the Du Ponts are considered nouveau riche. But when the professor goes to Wilmington, he comes away not with old money, but young trouble. Her name is Hortense Garrett. She is his benefactor&’s wife, a twenty-something beauty trapped in an unhappy marriage, whose good looks conceal the most cunning mind this side of the Potomac. She needs a ride to Washington, and Lloyd offers to give her a lift. They&’ve barely left Delaware before he falls for her. By the time they hit the Beltway, his biography will be in her hands.
The Institute
by James M. CainAn academic looking for money finds a seductive woman—and trouble—in this suspenseful tale by the Edgar Award–winning crime writer.Professor Lloyd Palmer loves a good biography. His fantasy is to start an institute to teach young scholars the biographical arts, and it will take old money to make his dreams come true. In the Washington area, the oldest money is found not in the District, but in Delaware, a land of wealth so astonishing that even the Du Ponts are considered nouveau riche. But when Professor Palmer goes to Wilmington, he comes away not with old money, but young trouble by the name of Hortense Garrett. She is his benefactor’s wife, a twenty-something beauty trapped in an unhappy marriage, whose good looks conceal the most cunning mind on this side of the Potomac. She needs a ride to Washington, and Lloyd offers to give her a lift. They’ve barely left Delaware before he falls for her. By the time the pair hits the beltway, the ending of his biography will be in her hands.Praise for James M. Cain’s fiction“Lean, racing . . . stripped of inessentials.” —The New York Times“Nobody has quite pulled it off the way Cain does . . . not even Raymond Chandler.” —Tom Wolfe
The Institute
by Javier Piqueras de Noriega Len ForsterProfessor Salvatierra, a professor at the University of Madrid, receives a strange letter from his friend Professor Reimann, director of a prestigious research institute in Duseldorf, in which he asks him to visit him since there are some internal plots and schemes going on at the Institute, and he needs Salvatierra's help. Salvatierra and his partner Cristina, a former student of his, take advantage of the summer to travel to Duseldorf and, shortly afterwards, Reimann disappears without a trace. Police link the disappearance to the murder of a small Turkish drug dealer. Salvatierra and Cristina, between the distrust of the German police and the harassment of a gang of criminals, are discovering the surprising reasons for the disappearance of the professor, in which intrigues in the academic world are intermingled with sinister activities of the Turkish Mafia in Germany.
The Institute: A Novel
by Stephen King'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO ONE HAS EVER ESCAPED FROM THE INSTITUTE.Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve-year-old with an exceptional gift, is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and taken to a secret government facility, hidden deep in the forest in Maine.Here, kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - like Luke's new friends Kalisha, Nick and Iris, are subjected to a series of experiments.There seems to be no hope of escape. Until Luke teams up with an even younger boy whose powers of telepathy are off the scale.Meanwhile, far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson, looking for the quiet life, has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He doesn't know he's about to take on the biggest case of his career . . .THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT.'An epic tale of childhood betrayal and hope regained... an immersive tale full of suspense and thrills that will keep readers up late at night racing towards a heartbreaking yet glorious finale... a dazzling achievement' - Daily Express
The Institute: A Novel
by Stephen KingFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King whose &“storytelling transcends genre&” (Newsday) comes &“another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable&” (The Boston Globe) about a group of kids confronting evil.In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis&’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there&’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, &“like the roach motel,&” Kalisha says. &“You check in, but you don&’t check out.&” In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don&’t, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute. As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The Institute is &“first-rate entertainment that has something important to say. We all need to listen&” (The Washington Post).
The Instructor: A Derek Harrington Novel (Derek Harrington #1)
by T. R. HendricksDive into The Instructor, former Army intelligence officer T. R. Hendricks' fast paced, action-packed debut thriller that's Jack Reacher meets Survivorman, the first novel in the Derek Harrington series!“Packed with action, tension, and humanity, The Instructor delivers.” —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Burner, a Gray Man Novel Derek Harrington, retired Marine Force Recon and SERE instructor, is barely scraping by teaching the basics of wilderness survival. His fledgling bushcraft school is on the cusp of going out of business and expenses are piling up fast. His only true mission these days? To get his ailing father into a full care facility and to support his ex-wife and their son. When one of his students presents him with an opportunity too good to be true—$20,000 to instruct a private group for 30 days in upstate New York—Derek reluctantly takes the job, despite his reservations about the group's insistence on anonymity. But it isn't long before the training takes an unexpected turn—and a new offer is made.Reaching out to an FBI contact to sound his concerns, Derek soon finds himself in deep cover, deep in the woods, embroiled with a fringe group led by a charismatic leader who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. When what he wants becomes Derek's head, the teacher is pitted against his students as Derek races against time to stop what could very well be the first attack by the domestic terrorist cell.“A pulse-pounding thriller. . . Hendricks delivers on all cylinders!” —Simon Gervais, former RCMP counterterrorism officer and bestselling author of The Last ProtectorAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Instruments of Darkness: A Charlie Parker Thriller (Charlie Parker Thriller #21)
by John Connolly'John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time' Sunday TelegraphA Child Missing. A Mother Accused. Charlie Parker Is Their Only Hope.In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone - ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk - has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty.But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife's guilt, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old crooked house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built.A house, and what dwells beneath.'Dark and dangerous ... but where there is also kindness, loyalty, love. Ultimately, it's a story of hope' IRISH EXAMINER