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Vicious (Pretty Little Liars #14)
by Sara ShepardHigh school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have been through a lot since their best friend, Alison DiLaurentis, disappeared five summers ago. A stalker named 'A' has harassed them for their past mistakes and revealed their darkest secrets to the world. They've been on TV, hounded by the press, kicked out of school, arrested, and even put in jail. With time running out, and their lives on the line, one of the Liars does something so terrifying and shocking, fans will be left breathless.Sara Shepard's fan base continues to grow as the hit Pretty Little Liars TV show draws in new readers to the 1 New York Times bestselling series. Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, this long-awaited finale to this much-loved series will not disappoint.
Vicious Circle
by Elle E. IreAssassin meets innocent. Kicked out of the Assassins Guild for breach of contract, hunted by its members for killing the Guild Leader, and half hooked on illegal narcotics, Cor Sandros could use a break. Down to her last few credits, Cor is offered a freelance job to eliminate a perverse political powerhouse. Always a sucker for helping the helpless, she accepts. The plan doesn’t include Cor falling in love with her employer, sweet and attractive Kila, but as the pair struggles to reach the target’s home world, pursued by assassins from the Guild, Cor finds the inexplicable attraction growing stronger. There’s a job to do, and intimate involvement is an unwelcome distraction. Then again, so is sexual frustration.
Vicious Circle
by Wilbur SmithInternationally bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with Vicious Circle--a heart-racing story of family secrets, greed, and revenge. Hector Cross left behind a career of high risks and warfare when he married his beloved Hazel Bannock. But after his new life is tragically upended, he recognizes the ruthless hand of an old enemy behind the attack. Determined to fight back, Hector draws together a team of his most loyal friends and fellow warriors to hunt down those who pursue him and his loved ones. For he and Hazel have a child, a precious daughter, whom he will go to the ends of the earth to protect. Soon, however, Hector learns that the threat comes not just from his old enemies, but also Hazel's. Brutal figures from her family's past--thought long gone--are returning, with an agenda so sinister that Hector realizes he is facing a new type of adversary. One whose deadly methods and dark secrets will lead Hector to a series of crimes so shocking that he has no choice but to settle the score.
Vicious Circle (A Joe Pickett Novel #17)
by C. J. Box<P>The past comes back to haunt game warden Joe Pickett and his family with devastating effect in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times–bestselling author C. J. Box. <P>The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and timber, and then three other figures closing in. There was nothing he could do about it. And Joe knew that he might be their next target. <P>The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow against them when the life of his daughter April had been endangered, but he’d always wondered if there’d be a day of reckoning. He’s not wondering any longer. Joe knows they’re coming after him and his family now. He has his friend Nate by his side, but will that be enough this time? All he can do is prepare...and wait for them to make the first move. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Vicious Circle: A Novel of Complicity
by Robert Littell“A searing, thrilling, intelligent and often blackly funny book . . . [by] the finest American writer of espionage fiction” (John Connolly, #1 internationally-bestselling author of Woman in the Woods). Under the leadership of a visionary woman president of the United States, the global community brokers a major compromise between Israel and the Palestinian authority in the hopes of snuffing out the violent flash-point that fuels the flames of global terrorism. But then, Isaac Apfulbaum, a well-known fundamentalist rabbi, is taken hostage by Dr. al-Saath, a legendary Palestinian terrorist, who demands the release of several Palestinian prisoners in exchange for his captive. As Israel coaxes Elihu—a former Mossad officer—out of retirement to hunt down the terrorist who motivated his final mission, al-Saath and Apfulbaum find themselves building an extraordinary relationship between hostage taker and hostage: parallels between these two battle-hardened partisans become the bonds that could lead to reconciliation. But the Mossad strike team is closing in . . . Ferociously suspenseful and brilliantly topical, Vicious Circle is a thriller that, like The Company before it, breaks down an entire culture of violence into the corrupted consciences that embody it. “Muscularly plotted suspense.” —The Washington Post “A tale to hold its own with . . . John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl . . . and Robert Stone’s Damascus Gate.” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] suspenseful and serious thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Vicious Circle: Hector Cross 2 (Hector Cross #2)
by Wilbur SmithThe second Hector Cross thrillerThe second Hector Cross thriller 'The stench of death follows you, Hector Cross. You are as loathsome as the black hyena. I curse you to your grave, and I shall spit upon it when at last they lay you in it" It's like a nightmare but he's wide awake... When Hector Cross' pregnant wife is shot, he believes the terrorists who nearly destroyed his life have returned to finish the job when he now has so much more to lose. But as he follows the trail across the globe and right back home to London, a new more terrifying battle begins. For there are worse things in Cross' world than terrorist kidnappers, and those evils are set on obliterating everything Cross holds most dear. Can he save those he loves -- or will he pay the ultimate price for someone else's mistakes?
Vicious Creatures
by Ashton Noone"Bound to be one of the best debuts of the year."—CrimeReads, Most Anticipated Crime Books In this haunting psychological thriller, a mother and daughter face a deadly secret lurking in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest Ava Montgomery never wanted to return home. She fled Reachwood fourteen years ago after the discovery of Adam Albright’s body in the forest shattered her young life. But when a violent divorce sends her running back to her parents’ house with her troubled daughter Marjorie in tow, Ava discovers that not much has changed in the small Oregon town where she grew up. It doesn’t take long for Ava to fall back in with her old crowd, most of whom stayed in town after high school. Each one of her childhood friends found fame and fortune after they graduated, including Victoria Gallagher—Ava’s high school best friend and ex-lover, now unhappily married to a wealthy husband from one of the founding families of Reachwood. Meanwhile, Ava’s daughter becomes intrigued by the forest, fascinated by an urban legend about its secret power—and her curious questions bring Ava’s long-repressed memories of the traumatic events surrounding Adam’s death back to the fore. And then, when the body of a missing child is found in those same woods, that dark past begins to repeat itself. After a knife is left on Ava’s doorstep and a threatening message appears on her front door, she wonders if her friends have something to do with the newest crime. They never told anyone how much they really know about what happened to Adam on the night he died; does one of them want to drive her out of Reachwood to keep that secret? As Marjorie becomes obsessed with the infamous murder, and old friendships and feuds reignite, Ava is drawn back into the forest to confront her own role in its violent history—before her daughter becomes its next prey.
Vicious Cycle: Vicious Cycle 1 (Vicious Cycle #1)
by Katie AshleyFor fans of Sons of Anarchy, Kristen Ashley, Madeline Sheehan and Joanna Wylde. New York Times bestselling author Katie Ashley revs up the danger and sexual tension in her Vicious Cycle biker romance series.Deacon Malloy's life is dedicated to the Hell's Raiders motorcycle club. Tough, hard, and fast with his fists, he serves the group as sergeant at arms. But his devil-may-care approach to life is thrown for a loop when the five-year-old daughter he never knew existed lands on the club steps.Alexandra Evans is devoted to all her students - but there's always been something about Willow Malloy that tugs at her heart. There's an aura of sadness about her, a girl in need of all the love Alexandra can give. When Willow stops coming to school, Alexandra's search leads to a clubhouse full of bikers...and a father hell-bent on keeping his daughter always within sight.The moment Deacon sees Alexandra, he has to have her in his bed - and he's never met a woman yet who couldn't be persuaded. No matter how attracted she is to Deacon, Alexandra refuses to be just another conquest. But it's Deacon himself who could be seduced - into a brighter future for himself, his daughter, and the woman he's falling for against all odds.Want more sexy, gritty biker romance? Return to the dangerous and seductive world of the Hells Raiders motorcycle club in Redemption Road and Last Mile.
Vicious Minds: Part 1 (Children of Vice #4)
by J. J. McAvoyPart one of the epic two-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series…In the end…we all lose. How well do you think you know the Callahans?Yes, I’m asking you. Because I know you’ve been watching. The chaos, the violence, the love, and the madness—who could look away? Not me, for sure.My grandmother always told me…where you look is where you go.So I ask again, how well do you think you know the Callahans? Do you really think you understand Melody, Liam, or even Ethan?I have to wonder—will your mind be able to handle it?We haven’t met yet, but ready or not, here I come. The true queen of Chicago.For now, you may call me Calliope.Catch up on the Children of Vice Series:CHILDREN OF VICE, Book 1: “From the Ruthless, Vice shall Rise.”CHILDREN OF AMBITION, Book 2: "Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.”CHILDREN OF REDEMPTION, Book 3: “I do not come in peace.”
Vicious Minds: Part 2 (Children of Vice #5)
by J. J. McAvoyPart two of the epic three-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series…Do you understand why I asked you last time, how well do you think you knew the Callahans?Because I knew you don’t know them. Not in the way I knew them.But don’t worry. I’ll reintroduce you to them.The real them.I will show you what they are all really, truly, capable of, because I am no longer in the shadows.I am here.In my kingdom, at last.And I do not give a damn about your opinions of me, or the one who came before me.We are doing things my way now.So bow…or be broken.Sincerely,Mrs. Callahan
Vicious Minds: Part 3 (Children of Vice #6)
by J. J. McAvoyCalliopeI know you hate me.I’ve ruined the family, you say?I’ve led Ethan astray?You say that it’s all my fault.Haven’t you learned by now that the weak are eaten by the strong?Only the most ruthless, the most vicious, can stand at the top.Whatever comes…just know, they deserved it.I told you to bow, didn’t I?It is my time now.With love,Mrs. CallahanMelodyHate You? Little girl, you are not worthy of my hate.Ruined my family? Don’t make me laugh.Hundreds have tried before you and failed.Hundreds will try after you and fail again,Because no matter what, we are strong.You preach about being ruthless or vicious—I am those words personified.The only bowing will be from you to me.Prepare yourself, Mrs. Callahan.The real Mrs. Callahan is coming.
Vicious Vixen
by Shiloh WalkerHe’s given one chance at redemption—hers and his.Hired killer, Vixen Markham doesn’t have any illusions about life or love. Unable to trust even the one man she lets into her heart, she makes a decision that she’ll regret for the rest of her life—which won’t be much longer by the looks of things. Loaded with vengeance and a small arsenal of weapons, she’s ready to face up to her past and say goodbye to her future, until she’s confronted by a pair of eyes she could never forget.Graeme Mackenzie Lawson lived a hard life. Hard on himself and harder on those who got in his way. Betrayed and murdered, he’s given one chance at redemption—but not for himself—for the woman he loved, the woman who killed him.Can he keep Vixen safe, when she seems determined to lose her life—and her soul?Warning: The following contains violence, hot sex and one vicious vixen.This title has been previously published.
Vicki Finds the Answer (Vicki Barr, Book #2)
by Helen WellsReturning to New York City on a routine flight from the South, Vicki finds a runaway girl on her plane, Joan Purnell. The young girl's bewilderment and panic arouse Vicki's ready sympathy. Persuading Joan to return home, Vicki promises to help her solve her strange problem. Back in New York once more, Vicki is drawn swiftly into the gay pattern of life in the cosy apartment she shares with five other young stewardesses. Dates with her favorite copilot, Dean Fletcher, the growing romance between her friend Jean Cox and the young newspaperman Pete Carmody, a brief but happy visit home, and most of all, her work, absorb Vicki's time. But she does not forget her promise to Joan. In trying to help her new friend, Vicki lands herself in the middle of a mysterious plot to defraud Joan's father of a valuable timber tract. How Vicki manages to unravel the mystery and restore happiness to Joan and her harassed parents make a fascinating story and a worth successor to Silver Wings for Vicki, which already has won thousands of friends for the gay little flight stewardess with her unquenchable spirit of adventure.
Vickie - Médica durante o dia, caçadora de lobisomens durante a noite. (Vickie #2)
by Eileen SheehanQuando as coisas com os zumbis pareciam estar sob controle e no passado, a vida de Vickie Anderson vira de cabeça para baixo quando seu verdadeiro amor, o muito independente Dr. Peter Thomason, volta para a África. Com a chegada de lobisomens às suas montanhas, Vickie e seus amigos devem descobrir uma forma de lidar com eles e eliminá-los. Para adicionar mais estresse, dor de cabeça, e confusão, amigos que ela achou que eram amigos se mostraram inimigos e um novo amor surge, mas ela está pronta para confiar e aceitar ele? Se você gostou do livro um de as Aventuras de Vickie Anderson chamado, VICKIE: Médica Durante o Dia. Caçadora de Zumbis durante a noite, não perca tempo e leia o livro dois! É muito interessante.
Vickie: Libro Dos (Vickie #2)
by Eileen SheehanSEGUNDO LIBRO DE LA EMOCIONANTE SERIE DE ROMANCE PARANORMAL/THRILLER: Vickie. Doctora de día, cazadora de hombres lobo de noche… Justo cuando las cosas con los zombis parecían estar bajo control y superadas, la vida de Vickie Anderson se pone patas arriba cuando su verdadero amor, el muy independiente doctor Peter Thomason, regresa a África y los hombres lobo aparecen en el pueblo. Con la llegada de los hombres lobo a sus montañas, Vickie y sus amigos deben encontrar una manera de hacerles frente y eliminarlos. Para aumentar el estrés, la angustia y la confusión, las amigas en las que confiaba se convierten en enemigas y un nuevo amor le es ofrecido pero, ¿está lista para confiar en él y aceptarlo? Si disfrutaste del primer libro de las aventuras de Vickie Anderson, titulado Vickie. Doctora de día, cazadora de zombis de noche, ¡no te pierdas el libro dos! Es igualmente entretenido e incluso más candente. Esto es lo que los lectores están diciendo… "Este es realmente un gran libro, los personajes están bien definidos y la trama es perfecta, te mantiene absorto y en vilo todo el tiempo. Definitivamente es una lectura que no te debes perder". "Hubo una serie de cosas en este libro que no me esperaba. El calor realmente se disparó en distintas maneras en esta historia. ¡Léelo y convéncete! ¡¡No puedo esperar a que salga el libro 3!!"
Vicky Hill: Thieves! (Vicky Hill #4)
by Hannah DennisonWhen the body of a woman is found in a shallow stream, aspiring investigative journalist Vicky Hill suspects there's a connection between the murder and the string of recent silver thefts plaguing the small town of Gipping-on-Plym. And since both her boss and the local police refuse to investigate, Vicky takes on the case by herself - and she's determined to uncover the answers and clinch her fourth national exclusive!'A dizzy romp with an endearingly gullible investigator' - Ann Purse'A laugh a page ... a hilarious debut' - Carolyn Hart on A Vicky Hill Exclusive!
Victim
by Gayle WilsonShe has nothing left to loseLike all clichés, this one is true at its core. Racked with grief over her son Danny's brutal death, Sarah Patterson steels herself to take revenge on his murderer. When detective Mac Donovan stops her from shooting Samuel Tate on the courthouse steps, he risks his career--and the case against Tate--to protect her.With a serial child-killer walking free, New Orleans is taut with anticipation of his next savage crime and the police and FBI are helpless. But Tate has developed a sick fascination with Sarah Patterson--and he'll kill to keep her attention. With Mac's help, Sarah positions herself at the center of a dangerous operation designed to stop Tate for good.Nothing can bring Danny back...but Sarah is hell-bent on ensuring no mother suffers as she has at the hands of Samuel Tate.
Victim 2117: A Department Q Novel (A Department Q Novel #8)
by Jussi Adler-OlsenIn the heart-pounding next installment of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own—the enigmatic Assad.The newspaper refers to the body only as Victim 2117—the two thousand one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea. But to three people, the unnamed victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen&’s cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck, into a deeply dangerous—and deeply personal—case. A case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future.For troubled Danish teen Alexander, whose identity is hidden behind his computer screen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses in real life. For Ghallib, one of the most brutal tormentors from Abu Ghraib—Saddam Hussein&’s infamous prison—the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot years in the making. And for Department Q&’s Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past—and the family he assumed was long dead.With the help of the Department Q squad—Carl, Rose, and Gordon—Assad must finally confront painful memories from his years in the Middle East in order to find and capture Ghallib. But with the clock ticking down to Alexander&’s first kill and Ghallib&’s devastating attack, the thinly spread Department Q will need to stay one step ahead of their most lethal adversary yet if they are to prevent the loss of thousands of innocent lives.
Victim 2117: Department Q 8 (Department Q)
by Jussi Adler-OlsenTHE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR27 MILLION BOOKS SOLDWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDIn the heart-pounding new installment of the No.1 bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own - the enigmatic Assad.The newspaper refers to the dead body only as Victim 2117 - the two thousand, one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea.But to three people, the victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck, into a deeply dangerous - and deeply personal - case: a case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future.For a troubled Danish teen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and is the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses. For Ghallib, a brutal tormentor from the notorious prison Abu Ghraib, the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot, years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past and to the family he assumed was long dead.'I can never get enough of Jussi Adler-Olsen' *****'The best book in the series' *****'Blew me away' *****'The master of Nordic-noir is back' *****'Brilliantly addictive' *****
Victim 2117: Department Q8: The most terrifying and personal case yet (Department Q #8)
by Jussi Adler-OlsenTHE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR24 MILLION BOOKS SOLDWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDIn the heart-pounding new installment of the No.1 bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own - the enigmatic Assad. The newspaper refers to the dead body only as Victim 2117 - the two thousand, one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea. But to three people, the victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck, into a deeply dangerous - and deeply personal - case: a case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future.For a troubled Danish teen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and is the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses. For Ghallib, a brutal tormentor from the notorious prison Abu Ghraib, the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot, years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past and to the family he assumed was long dead.'I can never get enough of Jussi Adler-Olsen' *****'The best book in the series' *****'Blew me away' *****'The master of Nordic-noir is back' *****'Brilliantly addictive' *****
Victim Impact
by Mel BradshawHomicide becomes more than an academic study for Toronto criminologist Ted Boudreau when his own suburban home is burglarized, with deadly results. Was his computer targetted because of his interest in a secretive biker gang? Teds attempts to deal with the aftermath bring him into conflict with family, police detectives, and the Crown prosecutor assigned to the caseas well as with his university colleagues, whose penal philosophy Ted no longer believes can stand the test of real-life experience. His pursuit of justice must compete with his duty not to compromise the source of his dossier on the ruthless Dark Arrows Motorcycle Club.
Victim Prime (Victim #2)
by Robert SheckleyIn 2092 the world&’s ecology is in ruins, drought and famine are widespread, and survival is a never-ending challenge. Harold Erdman leaves his dying community with one goal: to make his way to Esmeralda, an island paradise run by the Huntworld Corporation, which has turned public murder among willing competitors into a thriving and lucrative business. Can he survive the journey and the many rounds of deadly competition on his way to the Big Payoff? His neighbors&’ lives, as well as his own, hang in the balance. Hilarious, savagely funny, and imaginative, this is Sheckley at his best! From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was &“a precursor to Douglas Adams.&”
Victim Six
by Gregg OlsenThe bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common-except the agony of their final moments. But somebody carefully chose them to stalk, capture, and torture...a depraved killer whose cunning is matched only by the depth of his bloodlust. But the dying has only just begun. And next victim will be the most shocking of all... Praise for Gregg Olsen's Novels: "Grabs you by the throat." -Kay Hooper."Wickedly clever! Genuinely twisted." -Lisa Gardner."An Irresistible Page-Turner." -Kevin O'Brien
Victim Six (A Waterman & Stark Thriller #1)
by Gregg Olsen&“A bloody thriller with a nonstop, page-turning pace&” from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water&’s Edge (The Oregonian). &“Wickedly clever! Genuinely twisted.&” —Lisa Gardner &“Olsen will have you on the edge of your seat.&” —Lee Child The bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common—except the agony of their final moments. But somebody carefully chose them to stalk, capture, and torture . . . a depraved killer whose cunning is matched only by the depth of his bloodlust. But the dying has only just begun. And next victim will be the most shocking of all . . . Praise for Gregg Olsen &“Grabs you by the throat.&” —Kay Hooper &“An irresistible page-turner.&” —Kevin O&’Brien &“Olsen writes rapid-fire page-turners.&” —TheSeattle Times &“Frightening . . . a nail-biter.&” —Suspense Magazine &“A work of dark, gripping suspense.&” —Anne Frasier &“Truly a great read.&” —Mystery Scene Magazine
Victim Without a Face (Fabian Risk #1)
by Stefan AhnhemThe first book in the Fabian Risk series, Victim Without a Face is a chilling novel about the ultimate revenge.Criminal investigator Fabian Risk has left Stockholm with his wife, Sonja, and their two children to start fresh in his hometown of Helsingborg. He has planned a six-week vacation before he starts a new job at the Homicide Department. But after only a few hours in their new home, he is asked to investigate a brutal murder. The body of Jörgen Pålsson, one of Risk’s former classmates, has been found with both hands missing. Soon the bodies of more old classmates are found, and Risk finds himself in a race against time: Can they find the murderer before the entire class is killed?