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Tombland (The\shardlake Ser. #7)
by C. J. Sansom"The latest in what is easily one of the best ongoing mystery series currently being published" (Christian Science Monitor), a mystery for fans of Hilary Mantel, set in a time of great political upheaval in Tudor-era England.Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos.The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Edward's regent and Protector. In the kingdom, radical Protestants are driving the old religion into extinction, while the Protector's prolonged war with Scotland has led to hyperinflation and economic collapse. Rebellion is stirring among the peasantry.Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's younger daughter, the lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of one of Elizabeth's distant relations, rumored to be politically murdered, draws Shardlake and his companion Nicholas to the lady's summer estate, where a second murder is committed.As the kingdom explodes into rebellion, Nicholas is imprisoned for his loyalty, and Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie -- with his kingdom, or with his lady?
Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel (A Jane Benjamin Novel)
by Shelley Blanton-StroudIt’s 1939. On the brink of World War II, Jane Benjamin wants to have it all. By day she hustles as a scruffy, tomboy cub reporter. By night she secretly struggles to raise her toddler sister, Elsie, and protect her from their mother. But Jane’s got a plan: she’ll become the San Francisco Prospect’s first gossip columnist and make enough money to care for Elsie.Jane finagles her way to the women’s championship at Wimbledon, starring her hometown’s tennis phenom and cover girl Tommie O’Rourke. She plans to write her first column there. But then she witnesses Edith “Coach” Carlson, Tommie’s closest companion, drop dead in the stands of apparent heart attack, and her plan is thrown off track.While sailing home on the RMS Queen Mary, Jane veers between competing instincts: Should she write a social bombshell column, personally damaging her new friend Tommie’s persona and career? Or should she work to uncover the truth of Coach’s death, which she now knows was a murder, and its connection to a larger conspiracy involving US participation in the coming war?Putting away her menswear and donning first-class ballgowns, Jane discovers what upper-class status hides, protects, and destroys. Ultimately—like nations around the globe in 1939—she must choose what she’ll give up in order to do what’s right.
Tombs of Endearment (Pepper Martin Mysteries)
by Casey DanielsCemetery tour guide Pepper Martin never imagined she'd get to meet rock legend Damon Curtis, the bad boy poet who made millions of teenage girls scream. After all, he kicked the bucket years before she was born. But thanks to her newfound ability to chat up the dead, Pepper's got a front row seat perfect for swooning over the still-sexy Damon's latest lyrics. He's convinced that his former bandmate Vinnie Pallucci murdered him back in ‘71, and he's promised Pepper she won't get any rest or peace until she helps him prove it.But when Pepper goes behind the music, she finds Vinnie with a knife in his heart and the rest of the band members running for their lives. And if Pepper doesn't snare the killer soon, Damon's next hit from the great beyond might be her swan song.
Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady #2)
by J. A. JanceWith grit, courage and dogged determination, Joanne challenged the status quo -- and won. Now, as newly elected Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, she must battle the prejudice and hostility of a mistrustful, male-dominated police force -- and solve a grisly double homicide that threatens to tear the sleepy desert community to pieces. For the two bodies baking in the harsh Southwestern sun are connected by sinister threads that reach back generations -- and by devastating family secrets of greed, hatred and shocking abuse that could destroy the innocent along with the guilty.
Tome of Death (Reading Group Mysteries, Number #4)
by D. R. MeredithThe members of the Murder by the Yard book club are spending a pleasant afternoon hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, when one of Megan Clark's dogs slips his leash-and digs up a human skeleton. Megan's background in anthropology places her in a position to help police unearth the remains-and to find another body: a mummy clothed in Comanche garments. Autopsies reveal that foul play caused both deaths, one less than five years earlier, and the other more than a century ago. Now, Megan must connect the two murders-before she finds herself six feet under... The book intertwines the two mysteries, telling us the story of the present-day murder as well as the 1868 one.
Tomlinson's Wake: A Doc Ford Novel
by Randy Wayne WhiteDoc Ford returns for a perilous journey into Mesoamerica after a world-shattering earthquake threatens his family's safety—and all of their lives In the wake of a killer hurricane, Doc Ford heads to Honduras, where his best friend, Tomlinson, crashed his beloved sailboat into a reef off the Mosquito Coast. Tomlinson swears he died in the shipwreck and was brought back to life by a runaway orphan—the direct descendant of the last king of the ancient Mayan people. Corrupt politicians want the child out of the picture before he catalyzes a revolution among the Indigenous population. But the boy, a charismatic twelve-year-old, has gone underground with the help of Tomlinson and a network of street urchins. They're all on the run and in the crosshairs when Ford arrives and picks up his friend&’s trail. The Marina family has already suffered the death of one key member, and Ford is determined not to burden his homeless friends with yet another funeral wake. What no one is prepared for, however, is a cataclysmic earthquake that hits the area with the impact of a meteor that nearly destroyed all life on earth more than sixty million years ago.
Tomorrow Belongs To Us
by Larry CollinsAn explosive thriller packed with authentic detail, 'Tomorrow Belongs to Us' tells the story behind the headlines as it exposes the terrifying link between religious fundamentalism, the world drugs trade and Iran's nuclear capability. Former CIA agent Jim Duffy, a Near East expert, is urgently recalled from retirement to investigate reports that the Iranians have got hold of three nuclear warheads. With heroin flooding western markets, the CIA believes that the Iranians are financing their pursuit of nuclear capability with vast sums of money from drug trafficking. Meanwhile, in Europe, the 'Professor', a senior member of a secret Iranian terrorist organization, is shopping for high-tech equipment. His primary function is to obtain the hardware required for Operation Khalid, a devastating plan to blow up Tel Aviv and take back Palestine for Islam. When Duffy brings Washington confirmation of Iran's possession of nuclear devices, the Americans must confront their worst nightmare. It can only be a matter of time before the Iranians are capable of inflicting maximum destruction. Can Duffy track down the warheads before it is too late and prevent the nightmare from becoming reality?
Tomorrow Is Another Day (The Toby Peters Mysteries #18)
by Stuart M. KaminskyFrankly, a killer doesn&’t give a damn about offing Clark Gable—or Toby Peters—in this &“fast-paced and colorful addition to a very successful series&” (Publishers Weekly). On December 10, 1938, Atlanta burned again. In the back lot at David O. Selznick&’s studio, sets from a dozen old pictures were pushed together and set ablaze to provide a backdrop for the climax of what Selznick promised to be the movie of the century: Gone with the Wind. Toby Peters, then just a studio security guard, was on hand to help keep the Confederate extras in line. When the fire was over, he found one of them dead, impaled on his own sword. Five years later, Peters scratches out a living as a private detective for Hollywood&’s best known stars. Now it&’s Clark Gable who needs his help. He&’s been getting death threats. On the back of a cryptic poem, the sleuth finds a list of people on scene the night the extra died. Two are already dead, and the rest are next. Sure enough, one of those marked for death is Gable. The other is Toby Peters . . . &“Nostalgic readers with a yen for the good old days . . . will find Kaminsky&’s story entertaining, clever, eminently readable, and chock-full of snippets from Hollywood&’s Golden Age.&” —Booklist
Tomorrow Never Dies
by Raymond BensonA megalomaniac manipulates his media empire in an effort to start a third world war, hoping to boost his investment portfolio. James Bond may be the only man who can stop him. The major motion picture release stars Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
Tomorrow River
by Lesley KagenNational bestselling author Lesley Kagen makes her hardcover debut with an extraordinary literary thriller, rendered through the eyes of an unforgettable eleven-year-old girl. During the summer of 1968, Shenandoah Carmody's mother disappeared. Her twin sister, Woody, stopped speaking, and her once-loving father slipped into a mean drunkenness unbefitting a superior court judge. Since then, Shenny-named for the Shenandoah valley-has struggled to hold her world together, taking care of herself and her sister the best she can. Shenny feels certain that Woody knows something about the night their mother vanished, but her attempts to communicate with her mute twin leave her as confused as their father's efforts to confine the girls to the family's renowned virginia estate. As the first anniversary of their mother's disappearance nears, her father's threat to send Woody away and his hints at an impending remarriage spur a desperate Shenny to find her mother before it's too late. She is ultimately swept up in a series of heartbreaking events that force her to come to terms with the painful truth about herself and her family. Told with the wisdom, sensitivity, and humor for which Lesley Kagen has become known, Tomorrow Riveris a stellar hardcover debut.
Tomorrow War: A Novel (The Chronicles of Max #2)
by J. L. BourneA riveting, ultra-realistic example of “dystopian fiction at its best” (Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author) from the acclaimed author of the Day By Day Armageddon novels!During an unacknowledged mission inside the Syrian border, a government operative had unwittingly triggered an incredible worldwide event that irrevocably shaped the future of the United States. In the aftermath of the crisis, families have struggled to survive in a world short on food, water, and electricity. Hyperinflation cripples the United States economy and post-war armored military vehicles are patrolling the streets. One man has now stepped forward and continues to push back the dark wave of tyranny brought on by martial law in the streets of America, and may be the only hope of saving liberty for the country&’s future.
Tomorrow War: The Chronicles of Max [Redacted] (The Chronicles of Max #1)
by J. L. BourneJ.L. Bourne&’s apocalyptic novel Day by Day Armageddon was praised by #1 bestseller Brad Thor as &“so real, so terrifying…that I slept with two loaded Glocks under my pillow.&” In this ultrarealistic military thriller, the collapse of America&’s power grid threatens the world&’s fate—and only those prepared for the ultimate catastrophe will survive.On an unacknowledged mission inside the Syrian border, a government operative unwittingly triggers an incredible event that unleashes a weapon with the power to destroy the moral fabric of humanity. As the crisis unfolds, hyperinflation cripples the US economy. Families struggle to find food, water, and electricity. Post-war armored military vehicles patrol the streets as martial law is imposed. The US government appears to offer salvation, but there is a sinister catch... One man stands up to push back against a high tech, tyrannical enemy hell-bent on ripping liberty from the pages of future history. But as vital supplies and makeshift weaponry are running out, so is time…and he will have to use every resource and survival tactic to fight for survival: for himself and his home.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
by Thomas Sweterlitsch"Thomas Sweterlitsch is a superstar. ... Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a brutal, beautiful book. Read it." --Jesse Kellerman, internationally bestselling author of Trouble "Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a rich, absorbing, relentlessly inventive mindfuck, a smart, dark noir... a wild mash-up of Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick, and William S. Burroughs and, like their work, utterly visionary." --Stewart O'Nan, author of The Odds "Strong debut...vivid and compelling." --Publishers Weekly Yesterday can't last forever... A decade has passed since the city of Pittsburgh was reduced to ash. While the rest of the world has moved on, losing itself in the noise of a media-glutted future, survivor John Dominic Blaxton remains obsessed with the past. Grieving for his wife and unborn child who perished in the blast, Dominic relives his lost life by immersing in the Archive--a fully interactive digital reconstruction of Pittsburgh, accessible to anyone who wants to visit the places they remember and the people they loved. Dominic investigates deaths recorded in the Archive to help close cases long since grown cold, but when he discovers glitches in the code surrounding a crime scene--the body of a beautiful woman abandoned in a muddy park that he's convinced someone tried to delete from the Archive--his cycle of grief is shattered. With nothing left to lose, Dominic tracks the murder through a web of deceit that takes him from the darkest corners of the Archive to the ruins of the city itself, leading him into the heart of a nightmare more horrific than anything he could have imagined.
Tomorrow! (Beyond Armageddon Ser.)
by Philip WylieA chilling what if? tale of nuclear apocalypse in the American heartland Philip Wylie&’s gripping parable Tomorrow! describes a time in America when doomsday threatens to dawn at any moment. A nation&’s worst nightmare is made palpably real, seen through the eyes of a diverse group of ordinary citizens in two adjacent Great Plains metropolises. Wylie brings this holocaust to life with blood-chilling detail in his extraordinary science fiction classic whose power to shock and terrify is as strong as ever more than fifty years after its original release. An unthinkable tomorrow is on the horizon. For the citizens of the neighboring Midwest cities of Green Prairie and River City, today marks the end of everything. Some are prepared to face the unthinkable; some refuse to believe it could ever happen. As the winter holidays approach, two young lovers share their dreams for the future, a corrupt bank officer fears the exposure of his crimes, and a wealthy matron, concerned only with status and prestige, wonders how she can ensure a marriage between her daughter and the scion of one of the city&’s most important families. But on Christmas Day, when a terrible fire lights up the sky, all these petty human concerns become meaningless. And the destruction and horror wrought on that awful morning will only be the beginning of the end.
Tomorrow's Dreams (The Parrish Novels #2)
by Heather CullmanIn nineteenth-century New York, a woman shattered by yesterday's love and a man torn by today's secrets flee from their luxurious lives--and from each other--but are destined to meet again in the untamed Colorado Territory . . . Can they mend their broken lives and fulfill tomorrow's dreams? Self-made millionaire Seth Tyler has the world on a string. He is rich, powerful, and about to marry the woman he loves. Then he uncovers the horrible family secret that will destroy him and any chance for future happiness. Penelope Parrish is the toast of New York. The beautiful, sought-after opera singer has everything she desires, including the man of her dreams--until the night their affair comes to a shattering end, leaving Penelope pregnant and alone. In the Colorado Territory, where she has reinvented herself as dance hall performer Lorelei Leroux in order to support herself and her toddler son, Penelope is shocked to discover that Seth is her new employer. As devastatingly attractive as ever, the man she vowed to hate forever is still the only one who can touch her heart. Against her will, Penelope is drawn back into Seth's embrace, unaware that he has come west to orchestrate a long-awaited act of revenge that could cost him his life.
Tomorrow's Ghost
by Anthony PriceBy the CWA Gold Dagger award-winning author of Other Paths to Glory'We want you to lay a ghost,' Frances Fitzgibbon is told as she is ordered to investigate the past of her own superior, Colonel Jack Butler's, at a decisive moment in his career. But why?For as Colonel Butler pursues an elusive IRA/KGB assassin, Frances finds herself confronting dangerous questions as more than one spectre is raised from the dark past.
Tomorrow's Ghost (Murder Room #792)
by Anthony PriceBy the CWA Gold Dagger award-winning author of Other Paths to Glory'We want you to lay a ghost,' Frances Fitzgibbon is told as she is ordered to investigate the past of her own superior, Colonel Jack Butler's, at a decisive moment in his career. But why?For as Colonel Butler pursues an elusive IRA/KGB assassin, Frances finds herself confronting dangerous questions as more than one spectre is raised from the dark past.
Tomorrow's Vengeance (The Hannah Ives Mysteries #13)
by Marcia TalleyHannah learns that old wounds never die, especially in a retirement community full of vengeful murderers. When Hannah Ivy visits her friend Nadine Smith Gray at the Calvert Colony retirement community, she didn&’t expect to be introduced to such a wide range of characters. Nor did she expect to become a volunteer in the memory care unit. Even more surprising is her discovery of the dead body of one of the residents. As it&’s clearly not a victim of old age, Hannah helps the local detective sift through a disturbingly large cast of suspects. Seems old grudges never retire, but Hannah is determined to put a murderer on ice forever. &“This is the thirteenth Hannah Ives mystery, and the series feels as fresh as the day it was born.&” —Booklist
Tomorrow's World
by Davie HendersonIn a world on the verge of environmental catastrophe, supercomputers have determined that the only way to sustain life is to run communities logically by rationing every resource and monitoring every action to make sure it is in accordance with the Common Good. Amidst a division between Names (naturally born people) and Numbers (those created through genetical engineering), detective Ben Travis and his Number partner Paula are on the case of a murdered plant prospector. They end up discovering a fatal corruption that leads Ben to uncover a random emotional error in his partner: a belief in love. On the run in the ruins of a world that has been abandoned for 60 years, Ben and Paula encounter other survivors and rediscover the reverence for nature, life, and love.
Tomorrow, Cappuccinos, Bikinis, #love
by Agnès Ruiz“A surprising novel, one with many unexpected twists.” Cassie and her best friend fly to the Balearic Islands, only the bare necessities in their bags... Bikinis, suntan lotion, and sunglasses. They’re going to have a great time together on vacation. But what if the real reason for their trip had nothing to do with sightseeing and relaxing? Agnes Ruiz is the author of several best-sellers. She had a huge success with her first novel “Ma vie assassinée”. She writes for both adults and children. Her short stories featuring the investigations of Detective Rachel Toury have also been highly successful in Europe as well as North America. Several translations are available. She is originally from Normandy (France) and lived in Canada for almost 20 years.
Tom´s Story
by Claudio HernándezThe human brain is the most complex object-organ that exists. It is able to develop several personalities at the same time, create body mutations, or decide when it will die. No psychiatrist has managed to control the array of personality disorders that exist currently and that they claim to know. And what about those unknown? Faith and madness are just two things that can exist inside the brain and manifest in an obsessive way. This is Tom's story, an eighteen year old man with a slight mental retardation and an array of mental and identity disorders about to explode in the most horrible way we could ever imagine.
Tongolele no sabía bailar
by Sergio Ramírez«El que hace sombra, pierde el cuerpo y pierde la sombra —dijo Lord Dixon—. Apunte esa frase, camarada, que es de mi propia cosecha.» Estamos en pleno siglo XXI, en una Nicaragua en la que se están viviendo unas revueltas populares que son reprimidas brutalmente por el gobierno, apoyado en el siniestro brazo ejecutor del jefe de los servicios secretos. El inspector Dolores Morales debe enfrentarse en la distancia con ese ser terrible apodado Tongolele, responsable último de su exilio en Honduras, que mueve con frialdad y cinismo, en parte gracias a los consejos adivinatorios de su madre, muchos hilos de la desquiciada política del país. La magistral prosa de Sergio Ramírez va desvelando poco a poco un entramado turbio, lleno de secretismos, traiciones y oscuras maniobras al que tendrá que enfrentarse el inspector Morales, respaldado por el inefable Lord Dixon, doña Sofía Smith y el resto desus socios. Porque, en esa Nicaragua siempre turbulenta, cualquier paso puede darse en falso y provocar el derrumbe definitivo de aquel que decida enfrentarse de algún modo, por ridículo que sea, al poder establecido. «Aúna la narración, la poesía y el rigor del observador y el actor[y] refleja la viveza de la vida cotidiana convirtiendo la realidad en una obra de arte, todo ello con excepcional altura literaria y en pluralidad de géneros.» Jurado del Premio Cervantes La crítica ha dicho: «Sergio Ramírez me ha parecido siempre un ser humano extraordinario [...]. Su vida es una mezcla ardiente de una doble pasión: las palabras y la justicia. Las palabras como un delirio, como un juego, como un reto, como un placer. La justicia convertida en el diario afán con que ama, reniega y lucha por Nicaragua.» Ángeles Mastretta «El primer cuentista vivo en el continente latinoamericano, y uno de los mejores en español, heredero de las armas de Cortázar y Monterroso [...]. Por cada cuento un mundo.» Javier Sancho Más, Babelia «Sergio Ramírez se ha sobrepuesto a los reveses con una escritura poblada de personajes refugiados en el cinismo y el humor, negro a ser posible, como antídoto contra la decepción y el desengaño.» Fernando Goitia, XL Semanal «Una novela adictiva. Es alta literatura, en ella todo está paladeado y escrito con esa capacidad que sólo tienen los buenos escritores de ir más allá.» Luisgé Martín (sobre Ya nadie llora por mí) «Denuncia explícita de la corrupción como sustento del régimen.» Juan Cruz (sobre Ya nadie llora por mí)
Tongue Tied (Sexy Stranger Standalones #4)
by DR LoveHe is a Master Linguist who has trained the world's greatest speakers, but when Derek Scotts meets the ravishing Willow Jacob, he is suddenly tongue-tied. To make matters worse, she has hired him to prepare her for the speech of a lifetime, a TED Talk. Could he get over his tongue issues to help her achieve that perfect oratory speech? With tongue-twisting turns and tongue-lashing twists, Tongue Tied is a heart-warming story, which is part of the Author A Parody TV Series
Tongue in Chic
by Christina DoddHow can one little lie land Meadow Szarvas in such trouble? Sure, Devlin Fitzwilliam catches her breaking into his mansion to steal a precious painting. And, yes, in sheer desperation she tells him she has amnesia. But then he claims she's his wife. As Devlin's own treacherous agenda comes to light, Meadow finds herself locked in a match of high-stakes deception. She doesn't dare take her eyes off him, and doesn't want to; yet the danger is just beginning. For a third player has entered the game, and is trying to kill them both. . . .
Tongues of Fire
by Peter AbrahamsA chilling and explosive tale of revenge set in the Middle East from acclaimed suspense novelist Peter Abrahams, aka Spencer Quinn, author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries After his unit is decimated in the Israeli war, Lieutenant Isaac Rehv returns to Haifa to find his family savagely murdered. Torn apart with grief and rage, he vows that his enemies--and the enemies of Israel--will pay. Months later, Rehv, who is a former literary scholar and professor of Arabic literature, has moved to America and is waiting tables at a local café in Manhattan. There, a chance encounter with a member of the Israeli resistance called Haganah and a botched assassination attempt will sow the seeds of a brilliantly orchestrated revenge plot. As Rehv prepares to unleash his secret weapon on an unsuspecting Islamic world, a terrorist watch group, led by a former CIA agent named Krebs, follows his every move. But Krebs may be too late to prevent the coming destruction.