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A Very Private Plot (The Blackford Oakes Mysteries #10)
by William F. Buckley Jr.For more than twenty years William F. Buckley Jr. 's Blackford Oakes novels have entertained readers and satisfied those who love adventure, wit, and intrigue. With the publication of A Very Private Plot, Buckley has brought the series, which began when at the age of twenty-four Blackford Oakes was seduced by the Queen of England, to its satisfying conclusion. The year is 1995. An ambitious U. S. senator wants to weaken the power of the CIA, perhaps to the point of its elimination. To accomplish his goal, he tries to enlist Blackford Oakes - now retired - into his cause by forcing him to testify before a senate committee about CIA covert activities in 1985. The senator wants to know what President Reagan did at that time when informed of a plot by Soviet veterans of the war against Afghanistan to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev, who had just risen to power. What will Oakes do? Will the senator be able to force him to testify? Or will Oakes be able to draw upon the wit and savoir-faire that have saved the day on so many occasions?
A Very Profitable War
by Didier Daeninckx Sarah MartinA rollicking noir set in Paris, during the anarchic days following World War OneIn January 1920, in the aftermath of "the war to end all wars," private detective René Griffon is hired to investigate the marital infidelities of the wife of a war hero.But what he uncovers is more than shabby behavior, and more than a sex scandal--what he uncovers is a scandal with devastating national implications. And as Griffon's investigation plunges him into the murky world of blackmail, murder, anarchists, profiteering, and the repercussions of the war's dark secrets, he discovers that the people who helped France win the war are being made to pay for the peace.Both homage to its American predecessors and critique of the Americanization of French--and global--culture, A Very Profitable War is a tense and evocative book that will linger long after its startling conclusion.
A Very Pukka Murder: The First Maharaja Mystery (The Maharaja Mysteries #1)
by Arjun Raj Gaind"Set in the tiny princely state of Rajpore, Indian comic book writer Gaind's first novel is both a satisfying locked-room mystery and a keenly observed comedy of manners." —Publishers WeeklyFrom the borders of icy Kashmir to the shark-infested shores of the Malabar Coast, Major William Russell, the English Resident of the small, princely state of Rajpore, is renowned as a straitlaced man of rigorous habit. When his valet knocks on his bedroom door the morning after the 1909 New Year's Ball and receives no response, he and the Resident's elderly secretary eventually task the English Commandant of Cavalry with breaking it down. The Resident is dead in his bed.His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia Mansur-i-Zaman Maharaja Sikander Singh, Light of Heaven, Sword of Justice, Shield of the Faithful, sole ruler of Rajpore, is slow to rise after the night of revelry. But news of the murder galvanizes him. The fabulously wealthy Maharaja, who perforce has surrendered much of his authority to the British, is a man of indolent habit although he keeps himself thoroughly fit. A lover of luxury cars and beautiful women, his deepest passion is for mysteries. He cannot resist an enigma, relishing a riddle and the rush of resolving it. Like August Dupin and Sherlock Holmes, Sikander wields careful and deliberate logic to crack puzzles that leave less intelligent men confounded. Here is such an opportunity, and well timed—for the Maharaja, resigned to another year of indolence, is almost fatally bored.Abandoning the lavish comforts of his ornate palace, Sikander orders his massive manservant Charan Singh into his Silver Ghost and speeds to the insular English settlement. Despite the objections of the local Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, he works the crime scene and deduces that Resident was poisoned by a massive dose of strychnine.As a clock starts ticking—the British authorities dispatch their own investigator from Simla—Sikander overcomes obstacles, false trails, and the growing hostility of the English Establishment, while learning that Major Russell was not as pukka, as proper, as he liked to pretend. Will the Maharaja work through a surplus of suspects and motives before the British shut him down and cover up the truth about the Major's death?Arjun Gaind's clever, fascinating debut introduces an elegant new detective in the tradition of Lord Peter Wimsey, while painting a scathing portrait of the British Raj.
A Very Simple Crime
by Grant JerkinsA twisting debut novel of murder and dark family secrets from a riveting new voice in crime fiction. A murdered woman. A grieving husband. And their son-a mentally handicapped adult with a history of violent outbursts. A very simple case. Or is it? Leo Hewitt, an Assistant DA once blamed for setting free a notorious child-killer, is eager to redeem himself with this intimate and grisly crime. As he digs below the surface he discovers more than he ever anticipated-including an emotionally disturbed wife, a husband who'd do anything to escape his disastrous marriage, and an accused young man with no apparent means of defense. But with each shocking new revelation, Leo is only led deeper and deeper into the darkness-an inescapable trap of blood bonds and twisted family secrets.
Very Veggie Murder: Book 3 in Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Series
by Patti BenningEleanora Pacelli's extended family is visiting, turning her normally peaceful home upside down. Spending two weeks with relatives that she hardly knows isn't easy, and only becomes more difficult when she uncovers a family secret that might have been better left alone. When family drama turns fatal, and Ellie begins digging into the past, trying to figure out who her grandfather really was, she soon realizes just how dangerous asking questions can be in a small town, particularly when the killer is closer than she ever dreamed.
A Very Venetian Murder (The Reuben Frost Mysteries #7)
by Haughton MurphyDuring an Italian getaway, Reuben Frost tracks a historically minded murderer The sun shines bright on the canals of Venice, and in his seat in the motoscafo, Reuben Frost can&’t think of anywhere he&’d rather be. For more than two decades, Frost and his wife have made an autumn pilgrimage to the Bride of the Sea, and he credits the city&’s restorative effects with helping him survive long into retirement. As always, the couple stays in the legendary Hotel Cipriani, presently occupied by the outrageous fashion designer Gregg Baxter, but this time they&’ll learn there&’s more than one way to die in Venice. After surviving an attempted poisoning, Baxter is found stabbed to death by a colorful hand-blown glass dagger—the weapon of choice for Venetian assassins ever since the Renaissance. With the help of Commissario Valier, an Italian detective, Frost must find the killer or risk spoiling his vacation. A Very Venetian Murder is the 7th book in the Reuben Frost Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
A Very Woodsy Murder (A Golden Motel Mystery #1)
by Ellen Byron&“Recovering TV sitcom writer Dee Stern leaves behind punchlines for peril in a delightful whodunnit set at a remote motel in rural California that mixes a perfect cocktail of gut-busting one-liners with heart-stopping suspense!&” —Lee Hollis, Author of Death of a Clam DiggerNew motel owner Dee Stern has checked out of the familiar comforts in the Studio City and checked in to the quaint village of Foundgold. Running a rustic getaway in the woods sure beats LA traffic—until murder ruins the peace and quiet . . . Down-on-her-luck sitcom writer Dee Stern is flipping the script. Twice divorced and wasting her talents on an obnoxious kids&’ show, the lifelong Angeleno embraces the urge to jump in her car and keep driving. It's a road trip with no destination—until she pulls into a mid-century motel filled with cobwebs and retro charm. Nestled in the shadow of a national park, it&’s a time capsule of a place that, like her, could use some work. So, in the most impulsive move of her life, Dee teams up with best friend, Jeff Cornetta—who happens to be her first ex-husband—to transform the aging ranch into the Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains, a hiker&’s oasis on the edge of the wilderness . . . But Dee and Jeff soon realize there couldn&’t be two people more unprepared for the hospitality business. There&’s also the panic-inducing reality of prowling bears and a general store as the only shopping spot for miles. Living and working in the middle of nowhere takes some getting used to—especially when a disrespectful guest ends up murdered! Now, with the motel duo topping the suspect list, Dee must steer clear of a meddling park ranger, face her past in show biz, and determine if the killer is a local or tourist. Because as she quickly finds out, there are many things worse than a one-star review.&“Ellen Byron combines a witty and resourceful heroine with a dream, a shabby motel in a spectacular setting, a host of interesting characters, and a puzzling murder that hits a little too close to home in this delightfully quirky, clever, and laugh-out-loud mystery that delivers a hefty dose of nostalgic charm. Byron's A Very Woodsy Murder will leave readers clamoring for another visit to the Golden Motel.&” —Darci Hannah, Author of Murder at the Blarney Bash
Vespar (Order of the Black Knights)
by Thianna DurstonOrder of the Black KnightsSpecial-ops-turned-professional-killer Vespar McKauley is hired to take out Marcolm Rogers, son of his employer's worst enemy. But Marc isn't like any hit he's ever done. He's just twenty-one, he goes to a private university studying English Lit, and for fun, he plays computer games with his friends. No drugs, no partying, no crime. The day Vespar bumps into Marc and looks into his azure eyes, the world drops out from under him. With his father in the Chicago crime syndicate, Marc and his mom have stayed out of the limelight, hiding from those who might harm them. He figures he's safe at a small liberal arts university, all the way across the country. But midway through his senior year, he feels eyes on him and the shadows encroaching. Just as he's about to run, he meets Vespar and experiences an instant attraction. When Vespar tells him he's in danger and offers to protect him, Marc wants to believe him. But he's been hunted before, and this time he isn't sure he'll get away. Especially when he finds out he is Vespar's target.
Vessel: A Novel
by Lisa A. Nichols“A surprising page-turner...Compelling. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review), Debut of the Month An astronaut returns to Earth after losing her entire crew to an inexplicable disaster, but is her version of what happened in space the truth? Or is there more to the story…A tense, psychological thriller perfect for fans of Dark Matter and The Martian. After Catherine Wells’s ship experiences a deadly incident in deep space and loses contact with NASA, the entire world believes her dead. Miraculously—and mysteriously—she survived, but with little memory of what happened. Her reentry after a decade away is a turbulent one: her husband has moved on with another woman and the young daughter she left behind has grown into a teenager she barely recognizes. Catherine, too, is different. The long years alone changed her, and as she readjusts to being home, sometimes she feels disconnected and even, at times, deep rage toward her family and colleagues. There are periods of time she can’t account for, too, and she begins waking up in increasingly strange and worrisome locations, like restricted areas of NASA. Suddenly she’s questioning everything that happened up in space: how her crewmates died, how she survived, and now, what’s happening to her back on Earth. Smart, gripping, and compelling, this page-turning sci-fi thriller will leave you breathless.
The Vessel
by Taylor StevensSome people were easy to find. Others took hunting and patience. The most difficult was a target who knew she was coming, and he knew. How could he not? When you backed a predator into a corner, when you took and destroyed all that she loved, when you made a game of ruining lives and sadism for you was sport, but then you failed to kill the predator: you'd better know she was coming back. This was an inviolable law. She wasn't dead, and so she was coming for him. She had his face, had the name of a city. In the right hands, anything could be mined into so much more. She would find him. Kill him. Simple as that.
The Vessels (The Vessels)
by Anna M. EliasWhat if you could help those who've passed on get a second chance—but at the risk of your own life? Four broken strangers volunteer to become the first humans in North America to join the international VESSELS program. Their bodies will host the Spirits who seek to right past wrongs and earn a chance at Elysium. Disguised inside a homeless shelter in Reno, the program is facilitated by a retired Army officer, a former ER Doctor, and a tech-savvy teen who tracks the Spirits merged with their Vessels through an ancient ritual on the Anaho Indian Reservation. The Vessels only have seven days to succeed—and to survive. But when the vengeful spirit of a serial killer enters one of them, they learn not all Spirits are here for redemption.
The Vestal Conspiracy (An India Summers Thriller)
by K. M. AshmanA 2,000-year-old conspiracy is about to unravel in a tense mystery thriller that shifts between ancient Rome and contemporary London. Librarian and historical researcher India Sommers is used to questions about antique curiosities. So when a stranger asks for her opinion about an ancient but obviously fake coin, she thinks little of it. Until the man is murdered outside her library. Suddenly India finds herself involved in a perplexing investigation. The man&’s coin is revealed to be an artefact linked to the ancient Roman cult of the Vestal Virgins, and it may help reveal the whereabouts of a missing young girl. Now India, accompanied by special forces investigator Brandon Walker, must race against time to resolve the mystery and discover the intent of a shadowy organization before innocent lives are lost.
Vested Interests
by Monette MichaelsIndianapolis attorney Brigit Bauer has always fought for the underdog, whether it's sitting on the historic preservation board or mediating a gangland truce. But those battlegrounds are nothing compared to the web of deceit she uncovers, leading her through a maze of holding companies to the Chicago mob presence in her city. When a client dies in her place, she realizes she may have followed one lead too many.Tony Pendrake, a former Navy SEAL and owner of T.P. Security, assists Bree in getting to the bottom of the attempts on her life. While Tony and Bree seek the person or persons behind the attacks, the two find themselves thrown into close proximity. The intensity of the situation leads to a relationship between them, but before they can discover where such a relationship could go, Bree's newfound trust in Tony is tested in a final lethal encounter with the man who wants her dead.
Vestida de blanco
by Mary Higgins Clark Alafair BurkeVestida de blanco es la segunda novela sobre el programa de televisión de Laurie Moran. El reality que trata de desvelar los misterios sobre casos sin resolver se centrará esta vez en la desaparición de una novia el día de su boda. Hace cinco años, en el día en que iba a contraer matrimonio con su novio de la universidad, mientras familiares y amigos aguardaban expectantes en sus asientos, Amanda Pierce se esfumó sin dejar rastro. En la actualidad, la productora Laurie Moran se da cuenta de que una novia desaparecida es el caso abierto perfecto para su programa televisivo sobre sucesos policiales sin resolver Bajo sospecha. Ella y su equipo salen de viaje hacia Florida para recrear aquella noche de hace cinco años con los asistentes originales. Con una hermana celosa, un padrino de bodas playboy, el antiguo prometido de Amanda casado ahora con una de las damas de honor y oscuros rumores alrededor de la novia, Laurie y el presentador de Bajo sospecha Alex Buckley pronto descubren que todo el mundo tiene su teoría sobre por qué Amanda se desvaneció ese día. Una cosa es cierta: quienquiera que estuviera detrás de la desaparición, intentará que la verdad permanezca oculta «hasta que la muerte los separe»... Reseñas:«Un libro que dejará al lector sediento de más.»Kirkus Reviews «Una mezcla explosiva de drama familiar, secretos, rivalidades, dinero y decepción. Para todos aquellos que amen las buenas historias de misterio, es la lectura perfecta en una noche fría.»Richmond Times Dispatch
Vestido de novia
by Pierre LemaitreNo dejes que nadie te desvele nada de esta historia. <P><P> «Un thriller diabólico, que se lee del tirón, con fascinación y miedo.Arte del grande.» <P><P>Avantages Sophie Duguet no entiende qué le sucede: pierde objetos, olvida situaciones, es detenida en un supermercado por pequeños robos que no recuerda haber cometido. Y los cadáveres comienzan a acumularse a su alrededor... <P><P>Y ya no podemos desvelar nada más de este thriller para así mantener intacto el escalofriante placer de la lectura y la adictiva búsqueda de la verdad por parte del lector. <P><P>Por el ganador del Premio Goncourt con Nos vemos allá arriba,el Premio de Novela Negra Europea,el Premio del Festival de Cine Policiaco de Cognac, el Premio Best Novel Valencia Negra,el Premio del Salon du Polar,tres Dagger Awards,el Premio Lire a la mejor novela francesa,el Premio Roman France Télévisions,y el Premio de los Libreros de Nancy-Le Point,con más de tres millones de lectores.
Vestige
by K. J. PedersenJosiah Halden's life is coming apart. He's an athletic, handsome high school senior bound for college. He should be on top of the world. Instead, he's struggling with his sexuality and nursing a crush on John from his gym class, and he's plagued by nightmares and impossible visions of the night his parents died--visions he fears are an early indicator of the mental illness that runs in his family. But the nightmares are part of something more sinister than madness, something linked to the strange black iron idol of a Caananite warrior-god Josiah inherited from his father, which keeps showing up in his dreams. Josiah's friend Makani insists the statue is "wrong"--but that's ridiculous, isn't it? After all, it's only a statue....
Vesuvius Club
by Mark GatissMeet Lucifer Box: Equal parts James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, with a twist of Monty Python and a dash of Austin Powers, Lucifer has a charming countenance and rapier wit that make him the guest all hostesses must have. And most do. But few of his conquests know that Lucifer is also His Majesty's most daring secret agent, at home in both London's Imperial grandeur and in its underworld of despicable vice. So when Britain's most prominent scientists begin turning up dead, there is only one man his country can turn to for help. Following a dinnertime assassination, Lucifer is dispatched to uncover the whereabouts of missing agent Jocelyn Poop. Along the way he will give art lessons, be attacked by a poisonous centipede, bed a few choice specimens, and travel to Italy on business and pleasure. Aided by his henchwoman Delilah; the beautiful, mysterious, and Dutch Miss Bella Pok; his boss, a dwarf who takes meetings in a lavatory; grizzled vulcanologist Emmanuel Quibble; and the impertinent, delicious, right-hand-boy Charlie Jackpot, Lucifer Box deduces and seduces his way from his elegant townhouse at Number 9 Downing Street (somebody has to live there) to the ruined city of Pompeii, to infiltrate a highly dangerous secret society that may hold the fate of the world in its clawlike grip--the Vesuvius Club.
The Veteran: Stories
by Frederick ForsythFrom the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, five suspenseful tales of murder, justice, intrigue, and revenge.A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days of the sixteenth century and culminates in the bitter German retreat from Italy; a drug-smuggling heist on an international flight where the knock are only one step ahead of the smugglers; a ruthless urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling act of justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of Old Masters—each story is a remarkable tour de force.And above all here is a brilliant novella, Whispering Wind, which begins with the single survivor of Custer’s Last Stand at the battle of Little Big Horn. It follows the defense from rape and murder of a Cheyenne girl and a flight across the mountains and forests of the West, ending in a savage present-day manhunt in the wild lands of Montana.Whether his theme is international espionage, miraculous events in war-torn Italy or a Customs drug bust, the stories in The Veteran all share Forsyth’s trademark for compulsive storytelling, his clinical eye for authentic detail and an unnerving sense of suspense.Not since his New York Times–bestselling story collection No Comebacks has he crafted such remarkable work.
Veteran Avenue: A twisting thriller perfect for Jack Reacher fans
by Mark PepperA friend&’s violent death and a haunting childhood memory send an aimless ex-soldier back into fighting mode, in this thriller by &“a writer to watch&” (Time Out).1978. While on holiday in America, British eight-year-old John Frears is befriended by a stranger in the Oregon wilderness and stolen away from his parents. After a bizarre hour spent in a log cabin, he is sent away carrying a picture of a young girl.2013. Since leaving the military, John Frears has been drifting, unable to settle. When he hears his friend Donnie Chester was shot and killed, he feels compelled to travel to Los Angeles for the funeral. As John slowly becomes entangled with his friend&’s grieving sister, and a desperate, disillusioned LAPD cop, his life becomes more complicated than he could have imagined. And when the mysterious event from his past crashes into the present, it could mean the difference between life and death . . .
El veterano (Biblioteca Frederick Forsyth Ser.)
by Frederick ForsythCinco relatos magistrales que demuestran una vez más por qué Frederick Forsyth está considerado el maestro del suspense y del género de espionaje Frederick Forsyth regresa al terreno de sus grandes bestsellers. Y para Forsyth esto significa historias de engaños, de misterio, de venganza y, sobre todo, de intriga. Estos cinco relatos originales constituyen una obra impresionante, con ambientaciones que van desde Londres hasta Siena y desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta el lejano Oeste. Todos confirman, si cabe, el reconocido talento del autor para narrar historias que subyugan totalmente desde la primera página, gracias a su perfecto sentido del ritmo, el giro inesperado y el suspense narrativos. Reseña:«Breves lecciones del maestro.»El Mundo
Una Vez Fui Soldado
by Daniel KempFrancesca Clark-Bartlett, esposa del candidato presidencial del Partido Demócrata estadounidense, está buscando más poder del que ya tiene. Mientras tanto, la atractiva pero ingenua Melissa Iverson desearía no haber heredado la inmensa fortuna de su familia. Después de que ambas se enredan con un agente de inteligencia británico mujeriego de 44 años, las dos mujeres se encuentran en una red de engaño y misterio. Cartas amenazantes, oscuros secretos familiares y conexiones con personas de poder les dicen que el camino que recorren está marcado por el peligro. Una Vez Fui Soldado, de Daniel Kemp, es tanto un thriller lleno de intriga internacional como una historia de conmovedora autorreflexión.
Una vez fuimos famosos
by Miguel AlcantudUn terrible asesinato, unos niños sin infancia y un reencuentro ilegal que sabe a sangre. Vito, Amanda y Ponce tienen diez años. Una tarde, aburridos, matan a un bebé de dos años. Después de varios años en centros de menores salen a la calle con la promesa de reinsertarse en la sociedad. Han de buscar trabajo, llevar una vida estable y prometer no volver a contactar los unos con los otros. ¿Podrán mantener la promesa? Miguel Alcantud parte de un caso real, el de los niños asesinos de Liverpool, para articular una novela de gran impacto que reflexiona sobre la naturaleza del mal. Una vez fuimos famosos es un thriller incisivo, directo que golpea y noquea la conciencia del lector. Nacido en Cartagena en 1971, Miguel Alcantud ha dirigido cuatro películas. Es director artístico de Microteatro. En 2013 fue finalista del Premio teatral Valle-Inclán. Ha dirigido varios capítulos de Águila Roja y El Internado. En 2021 publicó su primera novela con Suma: Incertidumbre. Una vez fuimos famosos es su segunda novela.
Vi Agra Falls
by Mary DaheimInnkeeper and amateur sleuth Judith McMonigle Flynn's worst nightmare comes true when Vivian Flynn--husband Joe's first wife--moves back into the neighborhood. Vivian, who has become mysteriously wealthy, plans to build a big, bad condo on their idyllic cul-de-sac. Outraged, Judith and her neighbors vow to fight the project to the death. Vivian isn't the only newcomer to the area. Frankie Buss, son of another of Vivian's ex-husbands, has arrived at Hillside Manor with his wife. Vivian was married to his father for what seemed like minutes before she inherited his vast wealth--and ran off with his other son. Now Frankie's dying for his share of the pot of gold. Vivian's got more than one mortal enemy--but which one ended up dead in her back yard? If she wants her home sweet home to stay happy, Judith will have to find out.
The Viaduct Murder (Murder Room #764)
by Ronald KnoxWhen four friends stumble across the body of a fellow club member during a game of golf they suspect murder. The police aren't so sure, and when it looks as though the official verdict will be suicide the men are outraged. Convinced that there had been 'dirty work' and that 'the police aren't very good at following up clues', they undertake their own investigation. A classic Golden Age whodunit that involves the reader in a charming game of detection as the protagonists use Sherlockian methods to unravel the mystery.