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Till Fish Us Do Part: The Confessions of a Fisherman's Wife
by Beatrice Gray CookBeatrice Cook married a man with an avocation—FISH—Up to then fish were something you cooked in a pan.Born in Chicago, she grew up in Connecticut, returned to Chicago to take her B. S. at the University of Indiana, and then went out to Seattle. It was not until her first sight of the mountain peaks that Beatrice found she had grown up on the wrong coast of the United States, for from the first she delighted in the country of the Pacific Northwest. (She didn't anticipate her future intimate connection with its streams and inlets.)Now, after more than twenty years, Beatrice Cook is qualified as few transplanted Easterners ever are, to tell this story of fishing in the Pacific Northwest. She loves it!As a family, the Cooks have some of their best times fishing for salmon of the beautiful San Juan Islands in the inland waters of Washington. When folks ask Beatrice Cook, "Do you live in the San Juans?" she always answers, "Yes. I LIVE there but unfortunately must spend nine months of the year in Seattle.”
Till Hell Freezes Over (A Dr. Erica Merrill Mystery #1)
by Anne BartonThere is one set of tracks leading to and from the snowbound cabin of Eugene Pettijohn, dead of a gunshot wound.These tracks were made by Herb Shultz, the unpopular deadbeat neighbour who discovered the body. Shultz is arrested but Dr. Erica Merrill, a young veterinarian trying to establish a practice in her hometown, doesn't think Shultz committed the murder. Her boyfriend, deputy sheriff Clay Caldwell, is skeptical; her powerful father interfering; and citizens of the small Northern Idaho county seat, antagonistic. Her fledgling veterinary practice threatened, Dr. Merrill decides that she must solve the mystery herself and win acceptance as a person in her own right.
Till the Butchers Cut Him Down (A Sharon McCone Mystery #15)
by Marcia MullerP.I. Sharon McCone has struck out on her own and needs all the clients she can get - even a shady character from her Berkeley days. From the moment T.J. "Suitcase" Gordon whisks her off in his private helicopter, complaining of death threats, her life will never be the same....
Till the Cows Come Home: A Stella Crown Mystery (Stella Crown Series #1)
by Judy Clemens"She's smart. She's tough. She's sexy. She's a dairy farmer?"—BooklistStella Crown works hard and loves her life. She runs her own Pennsylvania dairy farm with the trusted help of longtime farmhand Howie who stuck with her after her parents died. She rides her Harley on the weekends, and has just enough friends to suit her fiercely independent nature.But on her 29th birthday, things start to change. A local child dies from a strange and threatening illness, a string of mysterious disasters place Stella and her farm in peril, and her childhood friend Abe shows up with a new woman on his arm. It seems like bad luck run amok, but when her livestock begins turning up dead, Stella knows that something, or someone, is out to get her.Agatha and Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel
Till the Dust Settles
by Pat Young&“An enthralling narrative of shifting identity juxtaposed with New York in crisis…a wickedly unnerving thriller.&”—Caro Ramsay, author of AbsolutionLucie married young. Her husband has become abusive, controlling and violent. Having lost everything as a result of the marriage, Lucie decides it is time to walk away. As she leaves the house on the morning of September 11, heading to a job interview at the World Trade Center and the promise of a new life, the unthinkable happens. On a street in New York, choking on the dust, Lucie stumbles upon an unexpected opportunity to start anew. She thought the grass would be greener, but beginning again is never that simple. And what lies ahead may be even more deadly than what she left behind…
Till the Old Men Die (Jeri Howard #2)
by Janet DawsonTHE PAST NEVER DIES, IT'S JUST COVERED UP. When Dr. Lito Manibusan, a Filipino professor of history at Cal State, is murdered, the police chalk it up to the random urban violence that is no stranger to San Francisco. But four months later, a woman claiming to be the professor's widow demands his personal effects—which have already been dispersed. No one in the history department believes her, but private investigator Jeri Howard is hired by her father, a former colleague of the dead man's, to find his next of kin and learn the truth. Jeri is no stranger to hard work. Sometimes the breaks come and sometimes they don't. Unfortunately, this time, the truth about old feuds and politics has died with the murdered man—until a mysterious audiocassette reappears and quickly vanishes. Then Jeri finds herself on the same path that the professor had been on, searching for information shrouded in secrecy and locked in the past. It's the trail of treachery that cost him his life....
Tilling the Truth (A Garden Squad Mystery #2)
by Julia HenryIt’s August in Goosebush, Massachusetts, and go-getter retiree Lilly Jayne and her youthful senior pals show no sign of slowing down during the lazy days of summer. But when murder mows over a pesky local, could a Garden Squad member be nurturing a deadly second act? While Lilly digs into a town beautification project, her friend Tamara O’Connor has greater concerns than well-pruned geraniums. The real-estate firm owner hasn’t been shy about blaming perennial grouch Gladys Preston for thwarting her many attempts to sell off a beautiful beachside property. But accusations fly when Gladys is suddenly found dead—and Tamara is caught standing over the body with a bloody weapon in her hand . . . As Tamara becomes the prime murder suspect, Lilly and the Garden Squad ladies set out to prove that someone planted the evidence. With a potpourri of alarming clues scattered around Goosebush, cracking this case means confronting a calculating culprit with a penchant for cutting down anyone who gets in the way . . .
Tillmon County Fire
by Pamela EhrenbergAn act of arson committed as an anti-gay hate crime affects the lives of several teenagers from a small town.
Tilly (The Ladies In Love Series #3)
by M. C. BeatonA twisting tale featuring a calculating marquess, a marriage of convenience, and a touch of mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author.Why would the Marquess of Heppleford marry someone like Tilly—plump, penniless, and paid companion to a deeply unpleasant duchess? Why, to insure his inheritance of course, by following the demands of his late father’s will. Once they’re wed, he can simply return to his rakish adventures in France.Tilly, unfortunately, is unaware of the real reason this highly eligible bachelor wants her as a wife—and is heartbroken when she learns the truth. But when he comes back from Paris, he will be shocked to discover that his plain bride has made herself over into a seductive, sophisticated beauty bent on revenge—all while danger lurks in the shadows . . .“A romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure.”—Booklist
Tilt a Whirl
by Chris GrabensteinA first rate mystery starting a new series featuring Officer Ceepak. It is a fun and intriguing murder mystery.
Timber Line: Number 42 in Series (The Destroyer #42)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirTulsa Torrent, America's biggest lumber company, is stunned and horrified when two of its key scientists are brutally murdered. It seems the deceased were part of a team developing an oil-producing tree, and a lot of interested parties were looking to grease their palms. Before anyone else is pulped, top-secret government agents Remo and Chiun are sent in to observe the project. But danger lies at every turn, and when an environmentalist group enters the picture, determined to kick Tulsa Torrent out, things go from bad to worse. Remo and Chiun must get to the root of the matter before the unknown hatchet man ruins America's energy future for ever . . . Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Timberhill
by Samantha HarteIn the midst of an epidemic, a woman retreats to her family estate where a dark mystery and a promise of love await her in this historical romance. Philadelphia, 1793. As Yellow Fever brings death and despair to Philadelphia, Carolyn Adams Clure returns to her remote family estate, Timberhill. But Carolyn is not merely seeking an escape from the pandemic. She's there to face her nightmares and solve a mystery long buried in the past. Almost upon arrival, however, Carolyn is swept up into a maelstrom of fear, intrigue, and, most alarmingly, love. Determined to discover what happened the night her father&’s surgery burned—and to clear his name of vicious rumors—Carolyn is soon lured into a dangerous web of intrigue. She&’ relieved to be assisted by the capable and handsome attorney Evan Burck. But as cult-like events begin to unfold in their midst, Carolyn finds both her life and her heart at stake.
Time & Tide: A Hew Cullan Mystery (The Hew Cullan Mysteries #3)
by Shirley McKayA shipwreck brings excitement—and tragedy—to a sixteenth-century town, and a reluctant lawyer is drawn into the mystery behind it . . . In the swell of a storm, a ship is wrecked in Scotland&’s St Andrews harbor. A young Flemish sailor, the last man aboard, collapses and dies at the inn. The cargo of the ship appears a welcome windfall—but soon brings devastation to the town as petty squabbling turns to rage and tragedy. Now Hew Cullen must trace the ship to its source in Ghent, where he uncovers a strange secret. Unwilling to allow the law to take its course, he will return once more to the bitter role of advocate, to find his deepest principles are tested to the core, in this suspenseful mystery by a Dagger Award finalist.
Time 2 Die (A Codi Sanders Thriller)
by Brent LaddTime 2 Die is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that goes from turn of the century New York to a modern day race against the clock with millions of lives at stake.
Time After Time (Time After Time Ser.)
by Karl AlexanderNow an ABC television series available on streaming platforms!In 1979 Karl Alexander's Time After Time burst upon the literary world with a brash, exciting novel with a unique concept: H. G. Wells, the famous, bestselling author of such sensations as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds had actually invented a time machine. When H.G. Wells showed his friends his fantastic time machine he never suspected that his college friend, Leslie John Stevenson, was in truth the Jack the Ripper.But, when Scotland Yard detectives show up at Wells's house looking for Stevenson, he steals the machine and flees to the future—1979 San Francisco. Knowing that he was responsible for the infamous murderer’s escape, Wells pursues the Ripper into the future. Once in San Francisco, Wells realizes that he must now save a city, and a particular lovely young woman, from a new reign of terror at the hands of the feared Terror of Whitechapel.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Time Bomb
by Joelle CharbonneauSeven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing Trilogy. Perfect for fans of This Is Where It Ends. <P><P> A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who's done trying to fit in. An orphaned rebel who wants to teach someone a lesson. A guy who wants people to see him, not his religion. <P>They couldn't be more different, but before the morning's over, they'll all be trapped in a school that's been rocked by a bombing. <P>When they hear that someone inside is the bomber, they'll also be looking to one another for answers. <P>Told from multiple perspectives, Time Bomb will keep readers guessing about who the bomber could be—and what motivated such drastic action.
Time Bomb (Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller #1)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: TIME BOMB A TWIST IN TIME...A TWISTED MIND... A TERRIFYING TWIST OF FATE FOR FRANK AND JOE AND TOM! A dream that has long fired the human imagination has become a reality: time travel. But as Tom Swift and the Hardy boys are about to discover, the dream can become a nightmare in the blink of an eye. An attack force of techno-thugs, under the command of the evil genius the Black Dragon, have seized control of a top-secret time-warp trigger! Frank and Joe and Tom leap into battle-shock troops in a war that stretches across the aeons to the edge of time. But whether chasing asteroids or dodging dinosaurs, they know they haven't a moment to lose. They must stop the Dragon before he carries out his final threat: turning the time machine into the ultimate doomsday device! =============== From inside the book: PURPLE HAZE The battle between Swift security forces and the Black Dragon's robots raged, with Tom Swift and the Hardys caught in the middle. "Don't think you've won!" the Black Dragon snarled at them. At the same instant a column of blinding purple light erupted. Frank saw one of the robot attackers hit and incinerated. The pulsing column of light was expanding. Security people and the intruders they'd been fighting moments before now all raced away from the underground complex. As Tom pulled Frank, Joe, and Sandra to shelter, the ground seemed to ripple under their feet. A deafening roar flung them face-first onto the grassy lawn. The air around them seemed to glow purple, then went black. Sandra gasped. "What's going on back there?" "Laws of nature were broken, and anyone too close is being punished for it," Tom said. "Punished with certain death."
Time Bomb: A tense and gripping psychological thriller (Alex Delaware #5)
by Jonathan KellermanYou're living on borrowed time... Psychologist Alex Delaware is confronted with a dark and vicious plot of violence and murder in Time Bomb, an enthralling thriller from New York Times No. 1 bestselling Jonathan Kellerman. Fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connelly will love the compulsive writing of Jonathan Kellerman. 'Though a time bomb is ticking away at the heart of this novel, readers will forget to watch the clock once they start it' - Chicago Sun TimesA sniper opens fire on a crowded Californian schoolyard but is killed before any children are harmed. When the sniper's identity is revealed, a media frenzy erupts. Why would they want to take innocent lives?Psychologist Alex Delaware is brought in to help the kids cope with the ordeal but is drawn into investigating the motives of the would-be assassin. Alex soon finds himself on a bloody and twisted trail into the world of political extremism from which there may be no way back... What readers are saying about Time Bomb: 'Explosive''A story that hooks you in instantaneously''A brilliant read'
Time Bomb: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware Novel #5)
by Jonathan KellermanEdgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more explores the corruption of California's golden coast and produces a novel of complex characterizations and nonstop suspense. By the time psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware reached the school the damage was done: A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground, but was gunned down before any children were hurt. While the TV news crews feasted on the scene an Alex began his therapy sessions with the traumatized children, he couldn't escape the image of a slight teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the identity behind the name and face: a would-be assassin, or just another victim beneath an indifferent California sky? Intrigued by a request from the sniper's father to conduct a "psychological autopsy" of his child, Alex begins to uncover a strange pattern of innocence, neglect, and loss. Then suddenly it is more than a pattern -- it is a trail of blood. In the dead sniper's past was a dark and vicious plot. And in Alex Delaware's future is the stuff of grown-up nightmares: the face of real human evil. Also available on BDD Audio Cassette. From the Paperback edition.
Time Capsule
by Donald R. GalloTeenagers who have entered this new millennium with visions of what their lives will be like in years to come will be intrigued by these 10 imaginative stories collected and edited by author and editor Donald R. Gallo. Award-winning authors explore a different decade of the 20th century through the eyes of teens with concerns and emotions similar to those of young adults today. Gallo’s introduction to each piece will give readers a sense of the many technological advances, as well as the political and cultural changes, that came with each new decade and story. How did young adults cope with so much change, so many opportunities? The stories will inspire teenagers as they experience changes in their own daily lives.
Time Expired: A Jill Smith Mystery (The Jill Smith Mysteries #8)
by Susan DunlapWhen a rash of pranks on the city&’s meter maids turns deadly, Jill Smith isn&’t amused Two witnesses see the man drag the old woman into a canyon while brandishing a rifle. As night falls, detective Jill Smith and the Berkeley police department set up a perimeter. The canyon is a hostage negotiator&’s nightmare—dark, rough, and full of escape routes—and when she finally opens communication, the gunman doesn&’t respond. Rather than wait for dawn, Jill leads her team into the darkness. At the bottom of the canyon they find a battered old mannequin and a box of stolen parking tickets. The entire incident was another skirmish in one man&’s ongoing war to humiliate the city&’s meter maids. Interviewing the residents on the canyon&’s lip, Jill meets Madeleine Riordan, retired attorney and legendary firebrand She seems to know something, but refuses to tell until the next day. When Jill returns, the woman has been murdered, and Jill suspects that the prankster may have lost his sense of humor.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.
Time Gone By
by Jan SuzukawaSan Francisco P.I. Nick Cutter spent one night with the man of his dreams--and then the man disappeared. Three years later, on a routine missing-person assignment in Weller Falls, Montana, Nick is shocked to find his dream man living under the alias of Tori Tanaka. Tori won't talk about where he's been or why he changed his name, but Nick soon learns that Tori fled because he witnessed a murder--and now the killer may have followed him to Weller Falls.
Time Is a Killer: From The Bestselling Author Of After The Crash
by Michel BussiFrom the acclaimed author of After the Crash— &“Harlan Coben fans will enjoy Bussi&’s . . . mystery with its intriguing characters and twisty conclusion&” (Library Journal). A fatal accident in the past, broken lives, family secrets . . . Michel Bussi serves up a gripping thriller, set amid the beautiful scenery of Corsica. In the summer of 2016, Clotilde is spending her vacation in Corsica with her husband, Franck, and her teenage daughter, Valentine. It is the first time she has been back to the island since the car accident in which her parents and her brother were killed decades earlier. She was in the car too, but miraculously escaped with her life. This return plunges Clotilde back into the deepest recesses of her adolescence. She reacquaints herself with her paternal grandparents, Lisabetta and Cassanu, members of a powerful Corsican family that reigns over the island. When a mysterious letter, signed &“Palma&”—Clotilde&’s mother—arrives, the truth about her family, her parents&’ death, and her childhood is called into question. Time Is a Killer is a voyage into the complexities of Corsican society, a compelling portrait of a woman&’s awakening, and a masterfully executed novel of psychological suspense. &“Michel Bussi&’s writing always rings true. His crime novel is a bomb.&” —Le Parisien &“Michel Bussi&’s psychological crime novels are beyond masterful.&” —Le Figaro Littéraire &“Bathed in the perfumes and flavors of Corsica . . . Time Is a Killer will be read with bated breath until the final twist!&” —Le Magazine des Livres &“Don&’t open these books if you have anything more pressing to do.&” —Elle (France) &“Gripping noir.&” —Publishers Weekly
Time Lapse (Anna Peters #6)
by Janice LawWhile shooting "The Lazarus Gambit" on location in upstate New York, the film's superstar, Henry Brook, tragically drowns. Both the movie and the actor were insured by Independence Mutual, who want to make certain that everything is aboveboard before they pay out the massive settlement. Anna Peters is hired to take a closer look at the life--and death--of Henry Brook. HC: Walker.
Time Lost (Out of Time #2)
by C. B. LewisAn Out of Time NovelWhat began with a dead intruder and a missing scientist quickly becomes the most perplexing case of Detective Inspector Jacob Ofori's career. Nothing about it makes sense, from the incredibly advanced technology found on the intruder to the scientist's mysterious workplace, the Temporal Research Institute. Jacob's gut tells him the TRI is hiding something, and the questions keep piling up: Who would abduct Sanders? What is the strange gate in his basement laboratory? How does it connect to similar gates in the TRI? TRI engineer Kit Rafferty only wanted one night with the sexy older policeman, but Kit's mouth tends to run away with him when he gets excited, and nothing gets him more excited than cutting-edge tech--like the intruder's cybernetic eye. Suddenly Kit is pulled into the investigation--and into a relationship that could jeopardize both of their lives. Kit hates lying to Jacob, but he cannot reveal what really goes on at the TRI--time travel. Faced with time-jumping criminals but unable to share that knowledge with Jacob, Kit turns to a man who knows time travel firsthand: Janos Nagy.