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Three Minutes: Ewert Grens 6 (DCI Ewert Grens)
by Anders Roslund Börge HellströmOne-time government agent Piet Hoffmann is on the run: both from the life prison sentence he escaped, and from the Polish drug mafia he double-crossed. Only Hoffmann's handler, Erik Wilson, knows he now hides in Calí, Colombia, living under a false identity with his wife Zofia and sons Rasmus and Hugo.But life on the run is precarious. And so when Hoffmann, in order to survive, accepts employment as a bodyguard and hit man for the Colombian cocaine mafia, and is simultaneously approached by the US DEA to infiltrate the same cartel, he chooses to say yes to both. Hoffmann has a new, lucrative double life.However, Hoffmann's successful balancing act is short lived. When Timothy D Crouse, Chairman of the US House of Representatives, is kidnapped while on a trip to Colombia, US forces settle on a new enemy for their next War on Terror. This gives the cartel and the US government the same problem. Piet Hoffmann.Condemned and hung out to dry by both sides, Hoffmann is stranded. Yet help will come from the most unlikely of figures - the stubborn, ascerbic Swedish detective who has doggedly tracked his whereabouts. DCI Ewert Grens - the enemy who Hoffmann once tricked - will now become the only ally he can trust.
Three Minutes: Ewert Grens 6 (In Minutes #6)
by Anders Roslund Borge HellstromPresumed dead by the Stockholm police, master criminal and undercover informant Piet Hoffmann is now on the run from the Swedish authorities, living with his wife and two young sons under an assumed name in Cali, Colombia. Only Hoffmann's former police handler, Erik Wilson, knows where he is--and that he has accepted two dangerous new jobs: one as a high-level enforcer for a Colombian cocaine cartel and one as an infiltrator for the DEA, working to bring the cartel down. The FBI even lends credence to his cover story by adding Hoffmann's alias to the Most Wanted list.But when the Speaker of the House is kidnapped by the cartel during an official visit to Colombia, everything changes--fast. Hoffmann is party to the highest-profile political kidnapping in years and therefore directly in the firing line in what is quickly dubbed the "Final War on Drugs." Suddenly, the Most Wanted list becomes a kill list and the DEA cuts off all contact on orders from the top, leaving Hoffmann and his family stranded.Hoffmann must walk a delicate line as he tries to protect his young family and keep up his dual role as a cartel enforcer and a deniable intelligence asset for the US government. It soon becomes clear that his only chance at getting out alive is to rescue the Speaker of the House and bring him back to the States--but to do it he'll need the help of Ewert Grens, the stubborn, dogged Stockholm detective who hasn't forgotten Hoffmann since the explosive showdown in Aspsas prison years ago.
Three Missing Days: A Pelican Harbor Novel (The Pelican Harbor Series #3)
by Colleen CobleBook Three in the gripping romantic suspense series from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble.A chilling murder.Chief of Police Jane Hardy plunges into the investigation of a house fire that claimed the life of a local woman as well as one of the firefighters. It&’s clear the woman was murdered. But why? The unraveling of Jane&’s personal life only makes the answers in the case more difficult to find.Her son&’s arrest.Then Jane&’s fifteen-year-old son is accused of a horrific crime, and she has to decide whether or not she can trust her ex, Reid, in the attempt to prove Will&’s innocence—and whether she can trust Reid with her heart.Her stolen memories.Three days of Jane&’s past are missing from her memory, and that&’s not all that has been stolen from her. As she works to find the woman&’s murdered and clear her son&’s name, finding out what happened in those three days could change everything.It all started with one little lie. But the gripping truth is finally coming out.Praise for Three Missing Days:"Colleen Coble is my go-to author for the best romantic suspense today . . . a stay-up-all-night page turning story!" – Carrie Stuart Parks, bestselling and award-winning author of Relative SilenceFull length romantic suspenseIncludes discussion questions for book clubsPerfect for fans of Allison Brennan, Terri Blackstock, and Dani PettreyPart of the Pelican Harbor seriesBook One: One Little LieBook Two: Two Reasons to RunBook Three: Three Missing Days
Three Nights of Sin
by Anne MalloryA woman engages the help of handsome private investigator in this Regency-era romantic suspense from a USA Today–bestselling author.Three nights of danger . . .When her brother was arrested for murder, the ton shut its doors to Marietta Winters. No one would help her save him from the gallows—no one but Gabriel Noble. In exchange for taking the case, Gabriel requests three favors from the desperate young beauty, and Marietta has no other choice but to make a deal with the sinfully handsome devil.Three nights of pleasure . . .Searching for clues in the rough underbelly of London, Marietta must masquerade as a shamelessly wanton wench—much to Gabriel’s delight. But Marietta swears to herself that her passionate moans are just for show. She could never fall in love with such a maddening, arrogant, seductive stranger . . . could she?Three nights of sin . . .Night after night, she satisfies his wicked cravings. But soon Gabriel wants more from Marietta than just three nights of sin—and even a sordid secret in his past won’t prevent him from trying to possess her forever.“Anne Mallory gives classic romance a fresh and delightful spin.” —New York Times–bestselling author Teresa Medeiros
Three Novels of Creeping Terror: The Night Boat, Baal, and Bethany's Sin
by Robert McCammonThree novels of creeping horror from the New York Times–bestselling author who &“delivers terror with skillful ferocity&” (Publishers Weekly). This collection from the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award–winning author of the Matthew Corbett novels includes:The Night Boat A scuba diver discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat. He dislodges it by detonating an unexploded depth charge, but back on the surface, he hears a strange sound from within the hull. So he opens the long-closed hatch—and learns that some things are better left buried.Baal Born of a violent assault, a boy winds up in an orphanage. There he renames himself Baal and hones sinister powers that will one day be unleashed upon the world . . .Bethany&’s Sin The Reid family is happy to move into the pleasantly quaint small town known as Bethany&’s Sin—until they learn about the secretive cult that holds sway over the community . . . &“A true master of the Gothic novel.&” —Booklist
Three Novels: A Calculated Risk, The Eight, and The Magic Circle
by Katherine NevilleA trio of heart-stopping thrillers from the New York Times–bestselling author—including the &“vibrant and cerebral&” #1 international bestseller, The Eight (Los Angeles Times). People magazine said of Katherine Neville&’s debut novel and #1 international bestseller, The Eight: &“With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.&” Mining a fertile territory of international intrigue, complex conspiracies, history-spanning storylines, and unstoppable female heroines, Neville has arguably struck gold with all three of these thrillers. A Calculated Risk: In this New York Times Notable Book, computer expert Verity Banks is the one of the most powerful women in finance and has a shot at becoming director of security at the Federal Reserve. When her boss sabotages her career ambitions, Verity decides to get revenge by targeting the company&’s balance sheet. Her old mentor, Zoltan Tor, will help her, but only if Verity agrees to an outlandish and dangerous wager. To beat both Zoltan and her boss, Verity must risk her professional reputation—and her very life. The Eight: In sweeping parallel stories set in the 1970s and the 1790s, Catherine Velis, a computer expert, and Mireille and Valentine, novices in an abbey during the French Revolution, must prevent a legendary chess set containing secret powers from falling into the wrong hands. With its &“combination of historical references, conspiracy theory and action/thriller format,&” this #1 international bestseller &“may have paved the way for books like The Da Vinci Code&” (Publishers Weekly). The Magic Circle: Suddenly in possession of a mysterious cache of medieval manuscripts that have the power to alter the destiny of humankind, nuclear scientist Ariel Behn is swept into the deadly center of international intrigue—and a mystery that dates back to the time of Christ—as she races to prevent a worldwide catastrophe in this USA Today bestseller.
Three Oaths: A Legend of the Five Rings Novel (Legend of the Five Rings)
by Josh ReynoldsLegend of the Five Rings' debonair samurai detective Daidoji Shin returns to solve the fresh mystery of a surprise resurrectionWhen a long-lost member of the Lion Clan, Itagawa Mosu, seemingly returns from the dead to claim the hand of his betrothed, it&’s up to Daidoji Shin to determine the truth of this miraculous reappearance. The Lion reluctantly permit Shin&’s involvement, even if they have to let him plan the wedding as part of his investigation... Shin must navigate dangerous political waters to discover if Mosu really is the man he claims to be, or is he a cleverly disguised imposter? It will take all of Shin&’s charm, wit, and flair to find out before the wedding begins. And the guests are already starting to arrive.
Three Perfect Liars: A Novel
by Heidi PerksFrom the author of Her One Mistake, hailed as &“chilling, captivating&” by New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda, comes a riveting new suspense novel about three ambitious women whose lives are turned upside down in the aftermath of a horrifying fire, which destroys a successful advertising agency and threatens to expose a tangled web of lies.Laura has returned to work at Morris and Wood after her maternity leave, only to discover that the woman she brought in to cover for her isn&’t planning on going anywhere. Despite her close relationship with the agency&’s powerful CEO, Harry Wood, she feels sidelined—and outmaneuvered—as she struggles to balance the twin demands of work and motherhood. Mia was only supposed to be a temporary hire at Morris and Wood, but she&’s managed to make herself indispensable to everyone. Everyone, that is, except Laura. If people only knew why she was so desperate to keep her job, they might not want her to stay. Janie gave up everything to support her husband and the successful agency he runs. But she has her own dark secret to protect…and will go to any lengths to keep it safe. With signature prose lauded as &“breathtaking&” and &“bone-chilling&” by USA TODAY bestselling author Cristina Alger and plenty of shocking twists and turns, Three Perfect Liars is an unputdownable thriller for fans of Watching You and The Couple Next Door.
Three Pickled Herrings: The Detective Agency's Second Case (The Fairy Detective Agency #2)
by Sally GardnerAt the Wings & Co. Fairy Detective Agency, Emily Vole and her friends are beginning to worry. It's five months since their official opening and they still haven't had one case. Then local landowner Sir Walter Cross dies suddenly and mysteriously. The detectives suspect fairy meddling. And when Mr Rollo the tailor mysteriously loses everything and Pan Smith's wedding plans are ruined the night before her big day, they're convinced there must be magic at play. Now they have not one, but three pickled herrings to deal with! Can they solve the mystery of who is stealing people's luck before the meddling fairy goes too far?Read by Simon Russell Beale. Simon Russell Beale has starred on stage, screen and TV and has been described as one of the greatest stage actors of his generation. He has been in numerous roles for The Royal Shakespeare Company and has won the Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award 3 times. In 2003 he was appointed a CBE. In 2008 Simon made his début as a television presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with Harry Christophers. He has read numerous audiobooks including Orion's Don't Cook Cinderella by Francesca Simon.(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
Three Seconds
by Anders Roslund Borge Hellstrom Kari DicksonIntelligent, gripping, brutal, Three Seconds is the latest thriller from Roslund and Hellstrom, the heirs apparent to Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell as masters of Scandinavian crime.Piet Hoffman is the best undercover operative in the Swedish police force, but only one other man is even aware of his existence. When a drug deal he is involved in goes badly wrong, he is faced with the hardest mission of his life: to infiltrate Sweden's most infamous maximum security prison.Detective Inspector Ewert Grens is charged with investigating the drug-related killing. Unaware of Hoffman's real identity, he believes himself to be on the trail of a dangerous psychopath. But he cannot escape the feeling that vital information pertaining to the case has been withheld or manipulated.Hoffman has his insurance: wiretap recordings that implicate some of Sweden's most prominent politicians in a corrupt conspiracy. But in Ewert Grens they might just have found the perfect weapon to eliminate him . . .
Three Seconds: Ewert Grens 4 (DCI Ewert Grens)
by Anders Roslund Börge HellströmPiet Hoffman is the best undercover operative in the Swedish police force, but only one other man is even aware of his existence. When a drug deal he is involved in goes badly wrong, he is faced with the hardest mission of his life: to infiltrate Sweden's most infamous maximum security prison. Detective Inspector Ewert Grens is charged with investigating the drug-related killing. Unaware of Hoffman's real identity, he believes himself to be on the trail of a dangerous psychopath. But he cannot escape the feeling that vital information pertaining to the case has been withheld or manipulated. Hoffman has his insurance: wiretap recordings that implicate some of Sweden's most prominent politicians in a corrupt conspiracy. But in Ewert Grens they might just have found the perfect weapon to eliminate him... Intelligent, gripping, brutal, Three Seconds is the latest thriller from Roslund and Hellström, the heirs apparent to Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell as masters of Scandinavian crime.(P)2011 Quercus Editions Ltd
Three Seconds: The gripping, award-winning thriller that inspired the film 'The Informer'
by Anders Roslund Börge Hellström** THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER, 'THE INFORMER' **** WINNER OF THE 2011 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER **** NEW YORK TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER **'Extraordinarily compelling' Daily Mail'The action is non-stop' The Times'Three Seconds is just about how long it feels it takes to read Three Seconds . . . Terrific' Time OutSCANDINAVIAN CRIME DOES NOT GET MORE EXPLOSIVE.ONE MURDER.Piet Hoffmann is the Swedish police force's best undercover operative. Not even his family know of his double identity. Yet when a drug deal with the Polish mafia goes fatally wrong, his secret life begins to crumble around him. TWO MEN. Detective Inspector Ewert Grens is charged with investigating the drug-related killing. Unaware of Hoffmann's true identity, he believes himself to be on the trail of a dangerous psychopath. THREE SECONDS. Hoffmann must desperately maintain his cover; else he is a dead man walking. But, in the doggedly-perceptive Ewert Grens, he has just made the most relentless of enemies.Can't get enough of DCI Ewert Grens? Then check out Cell 8, named by the Sunday Times as one of the 60 Best Thrillers and Crime Novels of the Past 6 Years.
Three Seconds: The gripping, award-winning thriller that inspired the film 'The Informer' (DCI Ewert Grens)
by Anders Roslund Börge Hellström** THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER, 'THE INFORMER' **** WINNER OF THE 2011 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER **** NEW YORK TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER **'Extraordinarily compelling' Daily Mail'The action is non-stop' The Times'Three Seconds is just about how long it feels it takes to read Three Seconds . . . Terrific' Time OutSCANDINAVIAN CRIME DOES NOT GET MORE EXPLOSIVE.ONE MURDER.Piet Hoffmann is the Swedish police force's best undercover operative. Not even his family know of his double identity. Yet when a drug deal with the Polish mafia goes fatally wrong, his secret life begins to crumble around him. TWO MEN. Detective Inspector Ewert Grens is charged with investigating the drug-related killing. Unaware of Hoffmann's true identity, he believes himself to be on the trail of a dangerous psychopath. THREE SECONDS. Hoffmann must desperately maintain his cover; else he is a dead man walking. But, in the doggedly-perceptive Ewert Grens, he has just made the most relentless of enemies.Can't get enough of DCI Ewert Grens? Then check out Cell 8, named by the Sunday Times as one of the 60 Best Thrillers and Crime Novels of the Past 6 Years.
Three Shot Burst: Severn House Publishers (The Foggy Moskowitz Mysteries #2)
by Phillip DePoyAn &“emotion-filled story of family dynamics and self-discovery . . . brimming with interesting characters&” from the bestselling author of The Liverpool Trilogy (Booklist). Foggy Moscowitz is called to Mary&’s Shallow Grave, everyone&’s favorite bar. A man has been killed—shot three times—by a young girl. With no parents, no fixed abode, and no services to help her, Foggy is forced to shelter her in his beachside apartment. The victim was the son of the richest Seminole in Florida, Ironstone Waters, who sends several of his men, including Mister Redhawk, to collect the girl and find out what happened. With Ironstone&’s men, a Colombian drug cartel, and the police all in pursuit, Foggy has nowhere to turn but to John Horse. With some help from the Seminole mystic, Foggy realizes some disturbing truths. The latest hard-boiled mystery in the Foggy Moscowitz series is &“packed with humor, philosophical musings, [and] fascinating characters&” (Kirkus Reviews).
Three Shots Of Disaster (The Mysteries Of Bell And Whitehouse Series #3)
by Nic SaintJust when Felicity Bell, well-renowned baker and sometime crime reporter, thought that the streets of Happy Bays were safe once again, tragedy strikes. <P><P>First there’s the nuclear power plant, where a terrorist is plotting revenge on the small Long Island town. Then there’s Mayor MacDonald’s pet parrot Moe who is suddenly kidnapped, and finally Felicity’s best friend Alice’s love life suffers a crushing blow when Hollywood hunk Reece Hudson decides to return to his ex-girlfriend, the socialite Dorothy Valour. <P>Felicity, Alice, and their band of friends and family are faced with three shots of disaster. And this may well be the end, for even Felicity’s baking skills seem to have deserted her when her muffins turn out inedible, due to a mistake in Granny Bell’s recipe. <P>Will Alice be reunited with Reece? Will Moe the Parrot escape his captors? Will Happy Bays survive nuclear disaster? And, most importantly, will Felicity’s baking prowess return? In this, Felicity’s third mystery, things suddenly look very grim indeed…
Three Shots of Disaster (The Mysteries of Bell & Whitehouse #3)
by Nic SaintJust when Felicity Bell, well-renowned baker and sometime crime reporter, thought that the streets of Happy Bays were safe once again, tragedy strikes. First there’s the nuclear power plant, where a terrorist is plotting revenge on the small Long Island town. Then there’s Mayor MacDonald’s pet parrot Moe who is suddenly kidnapped, and finally Felicity’s best friend Alice’s love life suffers a crushing blow when Hollywood hunk Reece Hudson decides to return to his ex-girlfriend, the socialite Dorothy Valour. Felicity, Alice, and their band of friends and family are faced with three shots of disaster. And this may well be the end, for even Felicity’s baking skills seem to have deserted her when her muffins turn out inedible, due to a mistake in Granny Bell’s recipe. Will Alice be reunited with Reece? Will Moe the Parrot escape his captors? Will Happy Bays survive nuclear disaster? And, most importantly, will Felicity’s baking prowess return? In this, Felicity’s third mystery, things suddenly look very grim indeed…
Three Shots to the Wind (A Chloe Jackson Sea Glass Saloon Mystery #3)
by Sherry HarrisSeries Featured in Buzzfeed Books! Chloe&’s Windy City ex-fiancé gets blown away in the Florida panhandle . . . DEAD EXES TELL NO TALES Saloon owner Chloe Jackson appears to have a secret admirer. She&’s pouring drinks at the Sea Glass Saloon in Emerald Cove when an airplane flies by above the beach with a banner reading I LOVE YOU CHLOE JACKSON. She immediately rules out Rip Barnett. They are in the early stages of dating and no one has said the L word. Then a bouquet of lilacs—her favorite flower—is delivered to the bar, followed by an expensive bottle of her favorite sparkling wine. It couldn&’t be . . . Sure enough, her ex-fiancé from Chicago has flown down to Florida for an accountants&’ convention. But is he trying to mix business with pleasure and win her back? Unfortunately he&’s not in a hotel conference room, he&’s floating facedown in the lake next to her house, clutching a photo of Chloe. Who murders an accountant on a business trip—it just doesn&’t add up. When Rip becomes the prime suspect, Chloe is determined to find the secret murderer. But if she isn&’t careful, it may be closing time and lights out for her . . . &“Entertaining . . . a pleasantly appealing debut series.&”—Dru&’s Books Musings
Three Silent Things
by Margaret MayhewThe colonel has been living at Pond Cottage inthe peaceful Dorset village of Frog's End for nearly a year. Although still regarded by some in the village as a newcomer, he is respected by most for his willingness to 'do his bit' - and for his role in solving the murder of the late Lady Swynford. On a tour of the village, collecting money for a 'Save the Donkeys' campaign, the colonel encounters another dead body - that of the once-famous actress, Lois Delaney, apparently electrocuted in her bath. As the police embark on their investigation, the colonel makes some enquiries of his own and comes up with a most surprising theory . . . The colonel has been living at Pond Cottage inthe peaceful Dorset village of Frog's End for nearly a year. Although still regarded by some in the village as a newcomer, he is respected by most for his willingness to 'do his bit' - and for his role in solving the murder of the late Lady Swynford. On a tour of the village, collecting money for a 'Save the Donkeys' campaign, the colonel encounters another dead body - that of the once-famous actress, Lois Delaney, apparently electrocuted in her bath. As the police embark on their investigation, the colonel makes some enquiries of his own and comes up with a most surprising theory . . .
Three Single Wives: A Novel
by Gina LaMannaAn addictive second novel from the author of Pretty Guilty Women! <P><P> Three beautiful women. Two wedding bands. One dead husband. <P><P> When Anne Wilkes, Eliza Tate, and Penny Sands arrive at book club bearing bottles of wine, none of them are plotting to kill. But when the subject of a philandering husband arises, revenge is in the air. By the end of the night, someone is dead. <P><P> Two women with rings on their fingers and one with stars in her eyes. All of them are hiding something. All of them are lying. <P><P> What really happened that night? Only the guilty knows. Did one woman take everything too far, or is the truth really more twisted than fiction?
Three Single Wives: The devilishly twisty, breathlessly addictive must-read thriller
by Gina LaMannaTHE GRIPPING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Twisty and entertaining' HEAT'Keeps you hooked' SUNDAY TIMES'Divinely original' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY None of them came to book club with a plot to murder . . .So when the discussion unexpectedly turns to the appropriate revenge for a philandering husband, nobody takes it seriously. It's all hypothetical and anyway, what woman hasn't dreamed about killing the man she loves occasionally? That doesn't mean she'd actually do it.But the very next day a man is dead.And now three women have some explaining to do . . . __________________PRAISE FOR GINA LAMANNA'Twisty and entertaining' HEAT'Smart, twisty and heartbreaking' TM LOGAN'I loved the strong female characters' HARRIET TYCE'Keeps you hooked' SUNDAY TIMES'A book to completely lose yourself in' JO SPAIN
Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
by Philippa Gregory<P>From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the upcoming Starz original series The White Princess, a gripping new Tudor story featuring King Henry VIII's sisters Mary and Margaret, along with Katherine of Aragon, vividly revealing the pivotal roles the three queens played in Henry VIII's kingdom. <P>When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined--with Margaret's younger sister Mary--to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland, and France. <P>United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. But Margaret's boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. <P>Mary steals the widowed Margaret's proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss, and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel (The Arkady Renko Novels #7)
by Martin Cruz SmithA passenger train hurtling through the night. An unwed teenage mother headed to Moscow to seek a new life. A cruel-hearted soldier looking furtively, forcibly, for sex. An infant disappearing without a trace. So begins Martin Cruz Smith’s masterful Three Stations, a suspenseful, intricately constructed novel featuring Investigator Arkady Renko. For the last three decades, beginning with the trailblazing Gorky Park, Renko (and Smith) have captivated readers with detective tales set in Russia. Renko is the ironic, brilliantly observant cop who finds solutions to heinous crimes when other lawmen refuse to even acknowledge that crimes have occurred. He uses his biting humor and intuitive leaps to fight not only wrongdoers but the corrupt state apparatus as well. In Three Stations, Renko’s skills are put to their most severe test. Though he has been technically suspended from the prosecutor’s office for once again turning up unpleasant truths, he strives to solve a last case: the death of an elegant young woman whose body is found in a construction trailer on the perimeter of Moscow’s main rail hub. It looks like a simple drug overdose to everyone—except to Renko, whose examination of the crime scene turns up some inexplicable clues, most notably an invitation to Russia’s premier charity ball, the billionaires’ Nijinksy Fair. Thus a sordid death becomes interwoven with the lifestyles of Moscow’s rich and famous, many of whom are clinging to their cash in the face of Putin’s crackdown on the very oligarchs who placed him in power. Renko uncovers a web of death, money, madness and a kidnapping that threatens the woman he is coming to love and the lives of children he is desperate to protect. In Three Stations, Smith produces a complex and haunting vision of an emergent Russia’s secret underclass of street urchins, greedy thugs and a bureaucracy still paralyzed by power and fear.
Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel (The\arkady Renko Novels Ser. #7)
by Martin Cruz SmithInvestigator Arkady Renko has been suspended from the Moscow prosecutor's office for smashing through the corruption of Russia's underbelly to uncover unpleasant truths. Despite this, he strives to solve a final case: a young woman is found dead in a work shed on the perimeter of Moscow's main rail hub, and Renko is the only one who recognises it to be more than the simple drug overdose of a common prostitute. The case quickly unveils itself as an entangled web of murder, money and madness that stretches from the lowest of street urchins to the powerful billionaires, uncovering the extent of corruption and fear in an emergent Russia.
Three Strikes (An Audrey Harte novel #3)
by Kate KesslerThree Strikes is the new novel in a thriller series where a criminal psychologist uses her own dark past to help law enforcement catch dangerous killers.Thanksgiving is approaching, and Audrey Harte has a lot to be thankful for -- her mother has recovered from surgery, her relationship with Jake is solid, her father is relatively sober, and her career is evolving in an exciting direction. So when an 18-year-old girl turns up on her mother's doorstep, claiming to be the daughter Maggie Jones gave up for adoption, Audrey is amazed. As Audrey helps the girl discover where she came from, people in the little town of Edgeport think she should leave the past alone, and they let her know through threatening messages and phone calls. Soon, Audrey realizes that it doesn't matter how well you think you know someone -- you don't know what they're capable of until their secrets are threatened...Audrey Harte novelsIt Takes OneTwo Can PlayThree Strikes
Three Strikes You're Dead (The Snap Malek Mysteries)
by Robert GoldsboroughIn this depression-era noir series debut, a politician’s murder leads a Chicago crime reporter to a conspiracy involving the Cubs’ race for the pennant.Chicago, 1938. A new mayoral candidate runs on a promise to stomp out organized crime. When he’s gunned down, it seems clear that the mob cast their ballot with bullets. But Chicago Tribune reporter Steve “Snap” Malek senses more to the story. And his hunch is confirmed by none other than former syndicate kingpin Al Capone.Incurring his editors’ anger, Malek ranges far beyond his beat, plunging headlong into a maverick investigation that soon spins beyond his control. In the process, he crosses paths with actress Helen Hayes, future Mayor Richard J. Daley, and pitching great Dizzy Dean, who was recently traded to the Cubs. And while Dizzy may be essential to a Cubs pennant win, he may also be the key to Malek’s very survival.