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Urban Sensation (Eclipse Ser. #13)
by Debra WebbDetective Rowen O'Connor never expected she'd come face-to-face with Evan Hunter--the enigmatic man who'd broken her heart years ago--especially not while working a murder investigation that left the city of Boston overrun with panic.With no clues and a string of strange, sinister killings, suddenly Rowen became a madman's next target. And it was crystal clear she and Evan had become pawns in a very deadly game....Now with only each other to trust, Evan and Rowen had to overcome danger--and their long-buried desire--before their chances for a future were destroyed forever.
Urge To Kill: Darker Than Night; In For The Kill; Night Kills; Urge To Kill; Mister X (A Frank Quinn Novel #4)
by John LutzFor A Killer, Once Is Never EnoughHomicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him. . . "Lutz is in rare form."--The New York Times Book Review on Chill of Night"Gritty. . .Surprising. . .. Enthralling."--Publishers Weekly on In For the Kill"A dazzling tour de force."--St. Louis Post Dispatch on Chill of Night"Lutz knows how to make you shiver."--Harlan Coben
Urge to Kill (Frank Quinn #4)
by John LutzFor a killer, once is never enough… Homicide detective Frank Quinn can't stay retired when a new breed of murdering madman is on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death. Stumbling over a trail of horribly defiled bodies, Quinn can't seem to catch up to the killer--because the killer is about to catch up to him. . .Praise for John Lutz:'Lutz offers up a heart pounding roller coaster of a ride.' Jeffrey Deaver.'Lutz knows how to make you shiver.' Harlan Coban
Urgent Care
by C. J. LyonsThe third Angels of Mercy novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Blind Faith. Angels of Mercy Hospital charge nurse Nora Halloran has been living with a painful secret for two long years. But when a coworker is brutally assaulted and killed, she knows she can no longer remain silent. Determined to unmask the murderer, Nora teams up with her friends--Lydia, an ER attending doctor with a secret of her own; Gina, the once-cocky resident struggling to strike a balance between her family and her job; and Amanda, the med student caught between her conscience and her career. As the victim count grows, Nora must face her deepest fears and reveal all her secrets to save the man she loves, and stop a killer from striking again. Urgent Care includes a teaser for the fourth Angels of Mercy novel, Critical Condition.
Urgent Matters (Pushkin Vertigo)
by PAULA RODRIGUEZ"With frenetic pace and a hypnotic plot, Urgent Matters is an essential read." --Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender is the FleshAn electric Argentinian thriller featuring a deadly train crash, two unidentified bodies, and a missing murder suspect--perfect for fans of Attica Locke and Steph ChaThe Americans are more astute when it comes to matters like these. They say &“not guilty&”. They don&’t say &“innocent&”. Because as far as innocence goes, no one can make that claim.A train crashes in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, leaving forty-three fatalities, two of which have not been identified. A prayer card of Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of urgent matters, flutters above the wreckage.Hugo, a criminal on the run for murder, is on the train. He seizes his chance to sneak out of the wreckage unsuspected, abandoning his possessions – and, he hopes, his identity – among bodies mangled beyond recognition.As the police descend on the scene, only grizzled Detective Domínguez sees a link between the crash and his murder case. Soon, he&’s on Hugo&’s tail. But he hasn&’t banked on everything from the media to his mother-in-law getting in the way.
Urgent Pursuit: Allegiances Urgent Pursuit Smoke And Ashes (Return to Ravesville #3)
by Beverly LongThe search for an abducted child reunites a DEA agent with the woman he loved and lost in this tense and sexy romantic thriller.When DEA agent Bray Hollister receives a sobbing call from Summer Wright, it’s like a punch to the gut. Fifteen years ago, the onetime love of his life had promised to wait for him—and then abruptly ended their relationship to marry another. Now her five-year-old girl has been kidnapped. And with only twenty-four hours to find him, Bray is her only hope.Racing against the clock, Bray and Summer unravel a deadly web of lies and deceit surrounding her ex-husband. With time running out and few clues leading to even fewer answers, Bray will risk everything to bring this little girl home. His job. His life. Even a second chance with the woman who was never far from his heart.
Urgent Vows
by Joyce SullivanHe asked her to be his wife, a mother to the children-and before the night was through...possibly his widowQuinn McClure had no right to show up on her doorstep after five years, looking sexy and desperate, with two tiny orphaned children in tow, asking her for an impossible favor. And yet, one look in Quinn's eyes, and her heart answered yes before she knew it.Quinn knew that if something happened to him before he could find his brother's killer, at least he could see that Hope and the children were safe. But being with Hope again reminded him of the wasted years they'd spent apart. Now with a killer on their heels, Quinn had to stay alive for the children-and for Hope, who loved him as only a true wife could...
Urn Burial: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Phryne Fisher #8)
by Kerry GreenwoodThe redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia's Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught. Her search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and into the limestone Buchan caves. But what will she find this time?
Urn Burial: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Phryne Fisher #8)
by Kerry GreenwoodThe redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia's Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught. Her search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and into the limestone Buchan caves. But what will she find this time?
Urn Burial: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 8 (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #8)
by Kerry GreenwoodFrom the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Urn Burial, the next historical mystery featuring the sultry, sharp-as-a-whip Miss Fisher. Can she find a way to clear up a muddied murder?"Another Down Under adventure that's definitely a cut above."—BooklistLooking for a murder mystery with a touch of romance? This book is for you:Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline WinspearInspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesMovie Currently Streaming on Acorn TVThe redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia's Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught. Stuck in the murder mansion, her search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and into the limestone Buchan caves. What will she find this time?
Usami
by A. E. Arcoleo Kimberly KnightLa vita di Rhys Cole ha sempre ruotato attorno all’hockey. Era cresciuto sapendo che un giorno avrebbe giocato nella National Hockey League, ma quando il suo sogno non si realizza, sceglie la soluzione più ovvia: diventare un cronista di hockey per una rete sportiva locale. Quando scopre che la sua ragazza lo tradisce con uno sconosciuto nel suo letto, si dirige al bar in fondo alla strada per sfogarsi un po’. Dopo aver ottenuto un grande successo nel campo del giornalismo occupandosi di servizi in condizioni metereologiche estreme e aver lavorato duramente, Ashtyn Valor è diventata la conduttrice del notiziario notturno. Poiché ha raggiunto i suoi obiettivi professionali, Ashtyn è pronta a fare il passo successivo con il suo ragazzo, ma quando lui la lascia all’improvviso, Ashtyn decide di stordire il dolore andando a bere nel bar più vicino. Rhys e Ashtyn si aspettavano una serata a base di alcolici per dimenticare quella dolorosa notte di ottobre. Quello che non si aspettavano era di incontrare qualcuno che potesse proteggerli dall’oscurità dei loro cuori infranti. O che le loro storie potessero intrecciarsi pericolosamente… Quando l’ossessione diventa troppo rischiosa, Ashtyn si rifugia tra le braccia di Rhys. Ma sono davvero al sicuro? Il gioco dell’amore non smette mai di sconvolgere le vite delle persone. E il loro gioco è appena iniziato.
Use of Force: A Thriller (The Scot Harvath Series #16)
by Brad ThorFrom the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor comes &“his very best&” (The Washington Times) thriller, following covert operative Scot Harvath as he is called upon to stop an ISIS-led plot to destroy the Vatican.As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value but missing terrorism suspect, his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the &“spectacular attack&” they have been fearing all summer? In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. Hired on a black contract, Harvath provides the deniability the United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way. Teeming with fascinating characters and electrifying intrigue, Brad Thor does it again and proves why he is known around-the-world as a master of thrillers.
Usher's Passing: Boy's Life, Mystery Walk, Gone South, And Usher's Passing
by Robert McCammonPoe&’s classic tale lives on in this gothic novel of ancestral madness in the mountains of modern-day North Carolina, from a New York Times–bestselling author. Ever since Edgar Allan Poe looted a family&’s ignoble secret history for his classic story &“The Fall of the House of Usher,&” living in the shadow of that sick dynasty has been an inescapable scourge for generations of Usher descendants. But not for horror novelist Rix Usher. Years ago, he fled the isolated family estate of Usherland in the menacing North Carolina hills to pursue his writing career. He promised never to return. But his father&’s impending death has brought Rix back home to assume the role of Usher patriarch—and face his worst fears. His arrival forces him to confront a devious and impassive family and his vulnerable sister&’s slow descent into insanity. Stirring memories of the grim folktales born out of the surrounding Briartop Mountains and the terrifying legends of missing children, Rix knows that in the dark, twisted corridors of Usherland, that dreadful something he saw as a young boy is still there. It&’s waiting for him, as decayed and undying as the Usher heritage, and more depraved than anything Poe could have imagined. This eerie novel by the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Swan Song and Boy&’s Life is &“a frightening pleasure&” and a worthy tribute to the master who inspired it (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
Uszkodzona Ramka
by Claudio Ruggeri Jolanta U. Grębowiec – BaffoniA man is found dead inside his art gallery, Vincent Germano will be expected to wade through thousands of possible assumptions, the Commissioner will have to deal with an investigation shadowed by melancholy.
Utopía
by Lincoln ChildUna carrera angustiante contra el tiempo, una tensa batalla para liberar a miles de inocentes, un thriller que es un auténtica trampa mortal... Sobre los desfiladeros rocosos de Nevada se levanta Utopía, un parque temático visitado por 65.000 personas al día cuyas atracciones han inaugurado una nueva generación de estos centros de entretenimiento. Pero una serie ininterrumpida de averías en algunos de sus avanzados robots amenaza no solo el buen funcionamiento del parque, sino la seguridad de sus visitantes. Es necesario que Andrew Warne, el genio informático que desarrolló la robótica que controla el parque, viaje hasta él para intentar averiguar qué es lo que pasa. Pero el día de su llegada Utopía parece inmerso en algo mucho más siniestro que simples, aunque peligrosas, averías. Un grupo de terroristas se ha infiltrado en el sistema informático y tiene el control. Y si no se les da lo que piden, cada hombre, mujer o niño que visita el parque podría convertirse en un blanco. Warne ha de representar un papel para el que no creyó estar preparado nunca: el de salvar miles de personas inocentes... incluida su hija. Con sorprendentes giros en la trama que cortan la respiración, Lincoln Child describe con tal precisión las maravillas tecnológicas de Utopía que es difícil creer que el parque exista solo en las páginas de este libro. Reseñas:«El parque que da nombre a esta novela es un reto para la imaginación, uno de los escenarios de thriller más extraordinarios que he leído nunca.» Douglas Preston «Una mezcla entre Un mundo feliz y Parque Jurásico.»Dan Brown, autor de El código Da Vinci
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist
by Asumiko NakamuraYoung author Aki Fujino appeared poised to making it big in the world of publishing. Her debut title UTSUBORA was being pitched about to a number of editors and at least one person felt it was set to propel her into stardom. However, before she could ever have her book published, the young woman was found dead. Some believe it was a suicide, but those close to her feel there is something more sinister involved in this young talent's death. Aki's death has become something straight out of a mystery. Much like the story behind UTSUBORA, there is something more to Aki, Sakura and their relationship with an author named Mizorogi than meets the eye. And it is possible that the only way to solve this mystery may be to uncover all their secrets.
Utterly Monkey: A Novel
by Nick LairdDanny Williams didn't mean to be a lawyer, but somehow he is -- and for up to eighteen hours a day. He's well paid, home owning, and twenty-seven but is also overworked, lonely, and frequently stoned. The plan was to leave the troubles of a small town in Northern Ireland for the big city in England, but one evening an old school friend, Geordie, bursts into Danny's shiny new life. On the run from a Loyalist militia, Geordie brings everything Danny thought he had left behind and dumps it on his doorstep.With infectious wit and energy to burn, Utterly Monkey is a searing, fiercely funny, and ultimately redemptive novel about surviving an office job, outwitting the bad guys, and, hopefully, getting the girl.
Utu
by Caryl FéreyA New Zealand detective searches the Maori underworld for his friend’s killer in this Gran Prix Sang d’Encre-winning novel by the author of Zulu.Former New Zealand detective Paul Osborne has washed up in Sydney, where he has a bad case of sunstroke and an even worse reputation at the local bars. But now his former boss from the Auckland City Police Department wants him back on the job. Osborne’s only real friend on the force, Jack Fitzgerald, has committed suicide in the middle of an important investigation. Despite his current state, Osborne is the only one qualified to take over the case.Though has no interest in playing policeman, he returns to Auckland all the same—because he’s sure Fitzgerald’s death was no suicide. An expert in Maori culture, Osborne retraces his dead friend’s steps into a world of occult mystery, tribal discontent, billion-dollar backroom deals, and political corruption.In the Maori language, “utu” means revenge. In this gripping crime novel, the desire for revenge runs deep—and nobody, innocent and guilty alike, will be safe until it has been sated.
V As in Victim (Library of Congress Crime Classics)
by Lawrence TreatOriginally published in 1945, V as in Victim was the first crime novel to feature ordinary cops as the main characters, launching the subgenre known as "police procedurals" and earning Lawrence Treat an important place in the history of mysteries."So Mitch knew in general why he was a cop. ...But Jub Freeman was different, and the difference bothered Mitch."New York City Police Detective Mitch Taylor doesn't love being a cop, but it's a decent, respectable job—except for the paperwork. He files his cases as "investigations," not crimes, so that failure to solve them won't jeopardize his promotion. Lab tech Jub Freeman never wanted to work for the police, but landing in the lab suited him well. When they're called to the scene of a hit and run accident, Mitch is annoyed with the witnesses. None noted the license plate number of the car, but one insists that she heard a woman scream just before the accident.Interviewing the woman in her apartment overlooking the accident, Mitch and Jub are surprised to learn that her scream had nothing to do with the hit and run: she's discovered her cat died, for no apparent reason. When her date doesn't show up either, she grows worried and asks the police to check out his apartment at a nearby hotel. There, they find her friend bludgeoned to death.Are the cases related? With no brilliant amateur detectives in sight, can regular police solve these puzzles? Schooled in the ways that real law enforcement operates, Treat takes the readers along on a satisfying ride to justice.
V is for Vengeance
by Sue GraftonPrivate detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in Nordstrom's lingerie department, but she's entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves--and later learns that the one who didn't get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide. But Audrey Vance's grieving fiancé suspects murder and hires Kinsey to investigate--in a case that will reveal a big story behind a small crime, and lead her into a web that connects a shadowy "private banker," an angry trophy wife, a spoiled kid with a spiraling addiction, and a brutal killer without a conscience...
V-3
by Ib MelchiorThe specter of Armageddon looms in Melchior's eighth novel Its agent is the V-3, a poisonous exsiccating gas developed by Hitler to succeed the V-1 and V-2 rockets. In the present, aging but still fanatic Nazis plan to unleash the gas and kill millions. Army intelligence reactivates chemist Einar Munk, who, as a wartime operative for the OSS, first learned of the gas&’s manufacture. His orders: Find it and contain it. In this desperate mission, Einar is aided by his wife, Birte. Einar discovers the V-3 in a sunken U-boat, the canisters dangerously near final corrosion and each of them booby-trapped.
V.I. for Short: A Collection of V.I. Warshawski Stories
by Sara Paretsky'Grace Notes' sees V.I. delve into her family history after discovering a newfound Italian cousin, Vico. But what does Vico want after all this time? And what danger will it lead to? In 'The Pietro Andromache', V.I.'s friend Lotty Herschel finds herself in hot water when her rival is robbed and killed. Lotty ticks all the right boxes, but who's the real culprit? And in 'Strung Out', V.I. investigates the daughter of an old friend, suspected of murdering her father with a racket string . . .
V2: A novel of World War II
by Robert HarrisThe gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of Munich and Fatherland."The first rocket will hit London in five minutes. You have six minutes to stop the second."Rudi Graf has dreamt since childhood of sending a rocket to the moon. Instead, along with his friend Werner von Braun, he has helped create the world's most sophisticated weapon--the V2 ballistic missile, capable of delivering a one-ton warhead at three times the speed of sound.In a desperate gamble to avoid defeat, Hitler orders 10,000 to be built. Now, in the winter of 1944, Graf finds himself in a bleak seaside town in Occupied Holland. Haunted and disillusioned, he's tasked with firing the V2s at London. Nobody understands the volatile, deadly machine better than he does.Kay Caton-Walsh is an officer in the WAAF. She has experienced at first-hand the horror of a V2 strike. As the rockets rain down, she joins a unit of WAAFs on a mission to newly-liberated Belgium. Armed with little more than a slide rule and a few equations, the hope is that Kay and her colleagues can locate and destroy the launch sites.But at this stage in the war it's hard to know who, if anyone, you can trust.For every action on one side, there is an equal and opposite reaction on the other. As the death toll soars, the separate stories of Graf and Kay ricochet off one another, until in a final explosion of violence their destinies are forced together.
V2: A novel of World War II
by Robert HarrisThe first rocket will take five minutes to hit London.You have six minutes to stop the second.From the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket engineer, a former actress turned British spy, and the Nazi rocket program.It's November 1944--Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany's V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Kay Connolly, once an actress, now a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. But when rumors of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides in the hunt for the saboteur. Their twin stories play out against the background of the German missile campaign, one of the most epic and modern but least explored episodes of the Second World War. Their destinies are on a collision course.
V: The Second Generation
by Kenneth W. JohnsonAt last: the climactic conclusion of the V television miniseries saga readers will never forget!