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Triangle
by Teri WhiteIn Vietnam, a loner meets a strange man with a knack for murder in this Edgar Award–winning thriller. Mac finds Johnny Griffith nearly comatose with shell shock, on the edge of a massacre. When the Vietnamese fighters attack, he just stands there waiting to die, until Mac tells him to run. Together they survive the war—Mac risking his life time and again for this strange, sweet kid who barely knows his own name. By the time they return stateside, they&’re inseparable, joined by a bond that no outsider could understand—and which can only end in tragedy. When Mac&’s gambling habit lands him in debt with the mob, he offers them Johnny, whose obedience makes him a perfect contract assassin. Mac plans the hits, and Johnny pulls the trigger, feeling nothing afterward besides an intense craving for strawberry ice cream. But when Mac loses control of his killing machine, Johnny&’s repressed fury will be unleashed on the world.
Triangle at Rhodes
by Agatha ChristieOctober on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm-or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her brooding husband watches on. Poirot senses that someone has murder in their heart, and he guesses right. As things come to a tragic head, only Poirot the quiet observer can piece together what has happened in this lover's triangle.
The Triangle Conspiracy (Department Thirty #4)
by David KentFaith Kelly has what it takes to extort what she needs from the country's Most Wanted. But when her new case takes its toll in intimate ways, it becomes the most dangerous one of her career. It's case officer Faith Kelly's job to protect criminals in exchange for information. But Daryn McDermott is another story -- one that's challenging her professional and personal responsibility. The activist daughter of a powerful conservative senator, Daryn's not only linked to a terrorist bombing, but also to Faith's brother Sean, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent hired to bring her home. It's too late for that. When Daryn is found murdered near the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Sean runs -- and Faith follows. He leads her into a web of private secrets and lies, a far-reaching conspiracy...and murder. Faith's past has returned with a vengeance, casting a shadow of doubt on everyone she trusts -- and cutting into the very heart of everyone she loves.
Triángulos Sangrientos
by Athanassios KosmopoulosCorría el mes de junio de 2009, cuando en la plaza Sintagma, un evzone fue abatido por un francotirador no identificado, en el momento en que ocurría el cambio de guardia. ¿Quiénes son los que desean alterar el orden y provocar el caos en el país? Un sorprendente efecto dominó se despliega, puesto que el Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia está intentando encontrar a los responsables del asesinato. ¿Qué rivalidad surge entre las hermandades y las órdenes de Atenas durante décadas? ¿Qué es lo que se espera de Alemania, Antártida, Grecia e Israel? ¿Cuál es el misterio? ¿Qué es lo que gestiona y defiende el legado de los hermanos griegos? La eterna lucha entre el bien y el mal... está presente una vez más en Grecia... Una semana de junio de 2009, una semana crítica en la que volvió a ocurrir el encuentro entre el "bien" y el "mal", en Grecia... pero esta vez de manera coordinada. Una batalla que se llevó a cabo a nivel político, económico y cultural. Triángulos Sangrientos... cada vez que interrumpas la lectura, tanto los personajes como los acontecimientos, te recordarán "casualmente" a algo que escuchaste o viste… ¿Fantasía o Realidad? ¿Realidad o ficción? Le permiten juzgar y leer la historia de Kosmas, un mayor del Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia de Grecia (EYP), que tuvo una misión diferente a la ordinaria, especialmente en esta importante semana. La referencia se usó para cada nombre, acontecimiento y lugares mencionados aquí, además los modernos motores de búsqueda en Internet quedarán sorprendidos por el pasado... Sobre todo por el presente… El «plan» sigue ahí presente durante siglos, desafiando al lector a descubrir que los vértices del triángulo no son casuales, que nada es absolutamente casual, que todo es cíclico y que por el caos nace el orden.
The Triarchs
by Derek WilsonThe first case for Tim Lacy, ex-SAS officer, security expert and well-respected figure in the art world, a circle made up of dubious dealers, unscrupulous collectors, fraudsters, crime bosses and bona fide connoisseurs, all in pursuit of the rare, the beautiful and the valuable.Aspiring artist Venetia Granville has just inherited an historic mansion in Wiltshire. Before long she has also acquired a brutally murdered corpse. She turns to Lacy for help and he soon finds out that the victim - an art dealer who was evaluating the house's contents - had discovered a long-lost masterpiece by Raphael called 'The Triarchs', now worth millions and now nowhere to be found.On his mission to recover the priceless canvas, Lacy finds himself attracting the terrifying attentions of criminal gangs who will stop at nothing to protect their interests...
The Triarchs
by Mr Derek WilsonThe first case for Tim Lacy, ex-SAS officer, security expert and well-respected figure in the art world, a circle made up of dubious dealers, unscrupulous collectors, fraudsters, crime bosses and bona fide connoisseurs, all in pursuit of the rare, the beautiful and the valuable.Aspiring artist Venetia Granville has just inherited an historic mansion in Wiltshire. Before long she has also acquired a brutally murdered corpse. She turns to Lacy for help and he soon finds out that the victim - an art dealer who was evaluating the house's contents - had discovered a long-lost masterpiece by Raphael called 'The Triarchs', now worth millions and now nowhere to be found.On his mission to recover the priceless canvas, Lacy finds himself attracting the terrifying attentions of criminal gangs who will stop at nothing to protect their interests...
Tribal Blood: Desperate Strangers / Tribal Blood (apache Protectors: Wolf Den, Book 2) (Apache Protectors: Wolf Den Ser. #1)
by Jenna KernanHe will always fight to protectthose who cannot protect themselves.In the throes of labor, Kasey Doka escaped her captors and their underground surrogacy ring to find Colt Redhorse. Though he’d sought seclusion on the Apache reservation for months, Colt and Kasey share something that goes deeper than tribal blood. Colt’s time as a marine left him with nightmares, but his training also gave him a certain set of skills. No one is taking this woman…or this child.
Tribal Law
by Jenna KernanOnly the warrior from her past could save her now... Tribal police chief Gabe Cosen would do anything to protect his people and their reservation. This sheer dedication to the law had even cost him his fiancée. Selena Dosela had never forgiven him for sending her father to prison. But with trouble back on her doorstep, Gabe vowed to keep her safe. Only extreme fear for her family would allow Selena to accept Gabe's help. Despite all they had been through, Selena knew she could trust him with the lives of those she loved. The lawman would never break his word...but if she wasn't careful, he might break her heart again.
Tribeca Blues (The Terry Orr Mysteries #3)
by Jim FusilliIn this “gripping mystery”from the author of Closing Time, New York City PI Terry Orr finally confronts the madman who murdered his wife and son (Providence Journal-Bulletin). Terry Orr has taken on his share of baffling cases—but he’s never worked for a dead man. When his friend Leo Mallard passes away, his last request is for Terry to track down his duplicitous ex-wife who stole the profits from the restaurant they owned together. But as much as Terry wants to honor his friend’s request, all his concerns are about to be overshadowed by a shocking discovery. Terry has just found Raymond Montgomery Weisz—the man who killed his wife and son. Finally, he will have his vengeance. But what he learns about that fatal day is far from what he ever expected—and Terry must decide if the truth he’s been searching for is worth destroying the life he’s spent so long rebuilding . . . Written with “poetic intensity,” this is a hard-hitting, heartbreaking story of obsession, redemption, and revenge that will keep murder mystery fans riveted (Kirkus Reviews). Tribeca Blues is the 3rd book in the Terry Orr Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Tribulation
by Peter Lalonde Paul LalondeThis novelization based on the bestselling video by the same name tells a compelling story of endtimes through the trials of one family. Surrounded by his loving wife, his sister and his wacky brother-in-law, life had always made sense to Tom Canboro, a decorated police detective. But one evening all of that changed. As Tom battles more than thieves and thugs, he becomes entangled in the activities of an underground group who possess frightening psychic powers. Suddenly he finds these powers unleashed and directed at his family! Before he can reach them however, a mysterious force takes control of his car and rushes him head-on into an oncoming truck. He wakes up-years later-in a hospital bed, and finds himself in a world unlike anything he could have ever imagined. Is the devil really running the world or is this a result of the brain damage he must have suffered in the accident? It doesn't take Tom long to realize prophecy is coming to pass right before his eyes, and the souls of millions are hanging in the balance.
Tribulations
by Ken ShufeldtThe world has ended…. The war is only beginning. An asteroid storm has obliterated the Earth. Billy and Linda West have built enough space-going arks to save a small number of people who now roam the void in search of a new home. Desperate to find a safe haven, Billy makes a dangerous attempt to exceed the speed of light. When his plans go terribly wrong, the Wests' severely-damaged ship is separated from the fleet and left drifting near a mysterious planet. This world's conditions are hospitable—but its inhabitants are not. Suddenly the Wests and their fellow survivors are caught in the middle of an ancient war between two brutal nations. Faced with horrific dangers, they are forced to choose a side just to survive.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tribulations
by Michael StraczynskiA vicious killer stalks the streets of Los Angeles. Crime reporter Susan Randall is hot on his trail. When she meets Raymond Weil, she thinks she's found an ally but his knowledge of the killer seems too complete.
Tribulations of the Shortcut Man
by P. G. SturgesFrom the writer described as "a worthy successor to Chandler" (Michael Connelly), the follow-up to Shortcut Man, featuring Dick Henry, is a rousing tale of sin and salvation in the City of Angels. Dick Henry is the Shortcut Man, assisting people with their sticky situations in the belief that the shortest answer to many problems may not always be legal. In Tribulations of the Shortcut Man, he reluctantly provides assistance to an old girlfriend, pole dancer Pussy Grace. After Pussy's boyfriend, rich and famous developer and septuagenarian Art Lewis, has inexplicably cut off communication with her, Dick and Puss enter Lewis's mansion disguised as gas company employees to investigate. Everything quickly goes to hell. Dick and Puss flee, leaving the very dead Art Lewis behind. Dick anticipates arrest until news breaks the next morning: Art Lewis has just gotten married and is now enjoying his honeymoon. Realizing a conspiracy is afoot, Dick must navigate his way through the underbelly of Los Angeles and a motley crew of miscreants in pursuit of justice. "Filled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fan" (Associated Press), p. g. sturges's Shortcut Man series is hard-boiled crime at its best.
Tribunal dos milagres
by Flavio Carlini Eloísa Moriel ValençaO livro desenvolve-se como uma novela com várias vozes, organizado em uma série de histórias que se alternam e são contadas dos pontos de vista dos personagens e - no decorrer dos eventos - encontram-se e desencontram-se, em um jogo de referências cruzadas complexas e emaranhadas que se forma ao longo do romance. Dentro de um "Tribunal de milagres" representado por um subúrbio não especificado, de uma cidade sem nome, personagens diferentes se movem em um mundo suburbano de violência e crime. O Distrito - com a letra inicial maiúscula, como é chamado por seus habitantes - é o verdadeiro protagonista do romance, dentro do qual seus "heróis" se movimentam: assassinos, golpistas, chacais, policiais corruptos na carteira ou na alma. Um lugar que destrói e molda à sua imagem quem ali habita, mesmo que este tente desesperadamente se livrar dessa influência. Por meio das histórias de Max, Tony, Valter, Laura e muitos outros, atravessa-se as ruas do Distrito, entrando em contato com a estrutura fundadora da sociedade civil, sobre a qual a hipocrisia diária da vida cotidiana é construída.
The Tribute
by John ByronA serial killer is stalking through Sydney, hell-bent on recreating scenes from the Fabrica, the 16th-century foundation text of modern anatomy. The spate of cold, methodical attacks has the city on edge, but the serial killer may not even be the darkest player in this story.Desperate for a breakthrough, decorated homicide detective David Murphy draws into the case his art historian sister, Joanna, and Sylvia, his wife. Unravelling the mystery of who is behind the killings pushes each beyond the limits of what they thought possible.The Tribute is a subversive take on modern masculinity and misogyny told through an irresistible crime narrative. Dark and unpredictable, chilling but sympathetic, it weaves a tapestry of narrative threads towards a mesmerising climax that will challenge the way you think about everyone you meet.Meticulously researched, hugely ambitious and superbly crafted, The Tribute is the most outstanding thriller of 2021.
Tribute (Bride Series)
by Nora Roberts**This is a Read Pink edition. In October 2010, Penguin Group (USA) launched a new initiative in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This October, we are pleased to continue the program with a donation of $25,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation(r) and are presenting eight beloved titles in special Read Pink(tm) editions: The Perfect Poison, by Amanda Quick The Border Lord's Bride, by Bertrice Small With Every Breath, by Lynn Kurland Danger in a Red Dress, by Christina Dodd Early Dawn, by Catherine Anderson The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, by Lauren Willig A Duke's Temptation, by Jillian Hunter Tribute, by Nora Roberts Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is a long way from Hollywood. And that's exactly how Cilla McGowan wants it. Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother's farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. Sadly, no one was able to save her grandmother, the legendary Janet Hardy. An actress with a tumultuous life, Janet entertained glamorous guests and engaged in decadent affairs-but died of an overdose in this very house more than thirty years earlier. To this day, Janet haunts Cilla's dreams. And during waking hours, Cilla is haunted by her melodramatic, five-times-married mother, who carried on in the public spotlight and never gave her a chance at a normal childhood. By coming east, rolling up her sleeves, and rehabbing this wreck of a house, Cilla intends to find some kind of normalcy for herself.Plunging into the project with gusto, she's almost too busy to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer-but his lanky form, green eyes, and easy, unflappable humor (not to mention his delightfully ugly dog, Spock) are hard to ignore. Determined not to perpetuate the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford's quirky charm, but she can't help indulging in a little fantasy.But love and a peaceful life may not be in the cards for Cilla. In the attic, she has found a cache of unsigned letters suggesting that Janet Hardy was pregnant when she died-and that the father was a local married man. Cilla can't help but wonder what really happened all those years ago. The mystery only deepens with a series of intimidating acts and a frightening, violent assault. And if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may-like her world-famous grandmother- be cut down in the prime of her life.
Tribute
by Nora RobertsCilla McGowan - granddaughter of movie goddess Janet Hardy - has fled the cut-throat world of Hollywood for the peace and quiet of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Cilla restores houses for a living and has always dreamed of returning her grandmother's country retreat to its former glory. But a tragedy haunts the old farmhouse, and Cilla's restoration project is stirring up old scandals along with the dust and cobwebs. As Cilla begins to dig deeper into her grandmother's mysterious death thirty years ago, events take a darker turn. Someone in town is determined to keep the truth buried - at any cost. Cilla's new neighbour Ford Sawyer wants to help - but Ford is exactly the kind of man Cilla is running from . . .
Tricia and the Money Mystery (The Twelve Candles Club #9)
by Elaine L. SchulteLOTS of Money + A S-t-r-a-n-g-e Reward A Hair-Raising Mystery! When twelve-year-old Tricia Bennett stumbles upon a bank pouch in the parking lot near Morelli's Pizza Parlor, she has no idea that a wild mystery is about to begin. With Mr. Morelli's help, the Twelve Candles Club girls discover that the pouch contains SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS in cash! Deposit slips in the pouch point the girls to the new chocolate shop nearby, but when Tricia and her friends return the money, the creepy people at Leffler's Fine Chocolates sure don't seem happy to see the girls. Is there more to the chocolate shop than meets the eye? The Twelve Candles Club is about to find out!
Tricia's Got T-r-o-u-b-l-e (The Twelve Candles Club #4)
by Elaine L. Schulte"An Exciting Escapade + Stolen Paintings = One Thrilling Mystery! Tricia and her friends in the Twelve Candles Club have been hired as helpers for a Fourth of July bash at the very expensive LeRoy Estate--but two hundred guests surrounded by valuable paintings doesn't worry Tricia as much as her family troubles. Her dad moved out, and when he shows up at the party with Odette LeRoy and her snooty poodle Yvette, Tricia's worst suspicions crash in on her. How is she supposed to honor her father when he's walked out on their family? And how is she supposed to show love to odious Odette and her dumb dog? When two of the LeRoy's expensive paintings are stolen, Tricia determines to solve the crime and bring her father home. Tricia's Got Another Crazy Idea! But Can They Catch the Thief?" There are many more books in the Bookshare library about the four girls in The Twelve Candles club. Look for #1 Becky's Brainstorm, #2. Jess and the Fireplug Caper, #3 Cara's Beach Party Disaster, and #5 Melanie and the Modeling Mess, with more to come.
El triciclo rojo
by Vincent HauuyPremio Michel Bussi al mejor thriller francés de 2017. Con un ritmo impecable y una intriga sagaz y envolvente, El triciclo rojo es una ambiciosa novela policíaca con ecos de Stephen King que ha entusiasmado a la crítica europea. <P><P>Han pasado cinco años desde el terrible accidente en que murió su esposa y Noah Wallace, un brillante analista criminal, está retirado desde entonces. Pero una postal encontrada en la escena de un crimen atroz le implica directamente y su antiguo compañero lo llama de inmediato. <P>En cuanto llega, ambos se dan cuenta de que todo apunta a la última investigación en que trabajaron juntos y a un asesino al que daban por muerto. En ese momento, en la mente de Noah aparece un triciclo rojo. <P>Mientras, una joven periodista y bloguera, aficionada a los misterios sin resolver y a las organizaciones secretas, recibe un correoque la invita a acceder a la Darknet para seguir la pista de un reportero desaparecido en los años setenta. <P>¿Y si ambos casos estuvieran vinculados por un sórdido secreto? <P>El triciclo rojo es mucho más que un thriller, es el sorprendente debut de un gran narrador, que nos habla de la imposibilidad de enterrar el pasado, un pasado terrible que saldrá a la luz inexorablemente.
Trick Baby
by Iceberg SlimThis is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side Chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned.Trick Baby tells the story of "White Folks," a blue-eyed, light-haired, con-artist whose pale skin allows him to pass in the streets as a white man. Folks is tormented early in life, rejected by other children and branded a "Trick Baby," the child conceived between a hooker and her trick. Refusing to abandon his life in the ghetto and a chance at revenge, Folks is taken under the wing of an older mentor, Blue. What happens next is not to be believed. Only Slim could bring us the story of a hustler, forced to learn the game and rise to the top. It's Slim's story and he tells it in the only way he knows how, in the language of the streets.
Trick Of The Dark: An ambitious, pulse-racing read from the international bestseller
by Val McDermidDeath is a hollow drum whose beat has measured out my adult life.' So writes Jay Macallan Stewart in her latest volume of memoirs. But nobody has ever asked whether that has been by accident or design. Nobody, that is, until Jay turns her sights on newly-wed and freshly-widowed Magda Newsam. For Magda's mother Corinna is an Oxford don who knows enough of Jay's history to be very afraid indeed. Determined to protect her daughter, Corinna turns to clinical psychologist Charlie Flint. But it's not the best time for Charlie. Her career is in ruins. Pilloried by the press, under investigation by her peers, she's barred from the profiling work she loves. What Corinna's asking may be her last chance at redemption. But as Charlie digs into the past and its trail of bodies she starts to realise the price of truth may be more than she wants to pay.
Trick Of The Dark: An ambitious, pulse-racing read from the international bestseller
by Val McDermid'No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express'The queen of psychological thrillers' Irish Independent_________When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.Charlie doesn't know who sent the package, or why, yet she can't get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...A stunning standalone thriller from the number one bestseller.If you enjoyed Trick of the Dark, don't miss the first in a new series from the unrivalled Queen of Crime. 1979 is out now, introducing the unforgettable Allie Burns.__________Praise for Val McDermid:'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian'Compulsively readable' Irish Times'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail
Trick of Light
by David HuntKay Farow, who suffers from achromatopsia is a photographer in San Francisco. After her mentor Maddy Yamada was killed by a motorcyclist, she uncovers a link between an exclusive gun club, and the smuggling of illegal immigrants.
Trick of the Dark
by Val Mcdermid"Val McDermid is one of the bright lights of the mystery field."-The Washington Post"She's the best we've got."-The New York Times Book ReviewBarred from practice, disgraced psychiatrist Charlie Flint receives a mysterious summons to Oxford from an old professor who wants her to look into the death of her daughter's husband. But as Charlie delves deeper into the case and steps back into the arcane world of Oxford colleges, she realizes that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye.Val McDermid has published twenty-four novels. An internationally best-selling author, her books have been translated into thirty languages. She has won more than a dozen major awards, most recently the 2010 Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement in the field of mysteries.