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Woman on the Edge: A gripping suspense thriller with a twist you won't see coming
by Samantha M. BaileyREAD THE DEBUT INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WITH A TWIST TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.A moment on the platform changes two lives for ever. But nothing is as it seems.'Take my baby.'The train is approaching at speed. Why is the stranger handing Morgan her baby? And how does she know Morgan's name? When the mother then jumps in from of the train, Morgan is stunned. Now the police want to know why she is holding someone else's child. No one else saw what happened. Desperate to clear her name, Morgan must discover who this woman was. What drove her to end her life? And why did she choose Morgan?A trail of dark secrets leads to the truth about that moment on the platform. And to someone who is willing to kill to conceal it.Pulse-pounding. Heartrending, Shocking. This is one thriller you won't be able to stop thinking about.
The Woman on the Island
by Ann CleevesNew York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves returns with a delicious short story featuring DCI Vera Stanhope as a young woman, and also including an excerpt from the next Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide."Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."-Louise PennyA rare day off from policing leads DCI Vera Stanhope across the tidal causeway to Holy Island, the lure of crab sandwiches there too hard to resist.While on the island, she is reminded of the day decades before when, as a teenager, she went with her father Hector on another day trip. The day she watched him meet with a mystery woman on the beach...Vera already knew then that Hector kept secrets, but this time the fledging investigator was determined to find the truth of why he was meeting the woman on the island, never realizing it would mean taking her first step onto a path to becoming a detective...In this wonderful short story, Ann Cleeves shows us the origins of Vera as a detective, and showcases the setting for her next novel, The Rising Tide.
The Woman on the Ledge
by Ruth ManciniObsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why?A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.You're arrested for her murder.You tell the police that you had only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump down from the roof, but you had talked her down.You've got nothing to do with this tragedy. You're clearly being framed.So why do the police keep picking holes in your story? Even your lawyer doesn't seem to believe you.It soon becomes obvious that you're keeping secrets.But who are you trying to protect? And why?Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge.Get ready for one of the most twisty-turny novels you will read this year.
A Woman on the Place
by Harry WhittingtonFrom the moment Cousin Rosanne and her husband arrived from Alabama, Will Johnson was in for it. Outside, his orange crop was in danger, and now his troubles moved indoors as well.Death and jealousy stood behind Will’s wife, the law was after Rosanne’s husband, and that unwilling bride herself was a fiery young thing who thus far had resisted gentling. Yet, though Will’s strong back already was heavily burdened, he dared to take on this one more chore-even if it sparked an emotional holocaust.
Woman on the Roof
by Mignon G. EberhartWhen her husband falls from the terrace of their NYC penthouse, a young widow is terrorized by his killer in this thriller from an Edgar Award winner.As the much younger wife of a wealthy man, Sue Desart has much to be grateful for. After her first fiancé was killed in Vietnam, she didn’t expect a great romance, only companionship and security, which Marcus Desart graciously offered. But moving into his eerie Manhattan penthouse, Sue realizes she doesn’t know her husband as well as she thought. And the specter of his first wife’s death—a woman brutally murdered on the penthouse terrace by an unknown perpetrator—begins to haunt her. Until the night Marcus falls from the terrace himself, landing a few feet from where his first wife’s body was found. Bereft and terrified, Sue must face life alone in the penthouse, with a killer on the loose, intent on making her his next victim.Praise for Mignon Eberhart“Eberhart is one of the great ladies of twentieth-century mystery fiction.” —John Jakes, author of the North and South Trilogy“One of America’s favorite writers.” —Mary Higgins Clark
The Woman on the Stairs: A Novel
by Bernhard Schlink Bradley Schmidt Joyce HackettIn a museum far from home a man stumbles onto a painting of a woman for whom he once, long ago, risked everything and who then mysteriously disappeared from his life. As a young lawyer, the nameless protagonist of The Woman on the Stairs became entangled in the affairs of three people mired in a complex and destructive relationship. An artist, the woman whose portrait he had painted, and her husband became a triangle that drew the lawyer deeper and deeper into their tangled web. Now, encountering the painting that triggered it all, the lawyer must reconcile his past and present selves; when he eventually locates the woman, he is forced to confront the truth of his love and the reality that his life has been irrevocably changed. With The Woman on the Stairs, the internationally acclaimed author of The Reader delivers a powerful new novel about obsession, creativity, and love. Intricately crafted, poignant, and beguiling, this is Bernhard Schlink writing at his peak.
Woman on Top
by Brenda L. ThomasStarted from the bottom . . .Once hailed as the Queen of Philly's nightlife, Tiffany Johnson-Skinner now reigns as its prominent First Lady, standing proudly beside her husband, the charismatic Mayor, Malik Skinner.Tiffany is the first to admit that she doesn't have the perfect life, especially with the demands of her husband, caring for her young daughter, Nylah, and working with Blessed Babies, her budding charity. But since she once ruled the streets, Tiffany should have no problem ruling the city, right?Staying on top...When her husbands' arch nemesis, former District Attorney, Gregory D. Haney III, reappears, Tiffany may have to revert to some of her old ways to keep her happy life. Tiffany and Mr. Haney share a dark and storied past and Tiffany will stop at nothing to keep it buried before the secrets and lies destroy everything she's worked to build.In a riveting, sizzling page-turner, Brenda L. Thomas once again delivers a story of a woman intent on staying on top - no matter what it takes.
The Woman Outside My Door
by Rachel RyanAn unforgettable new voice in suspense fiction, Rachel Ryan weaves a thrilling page-turner about a young mother who can&’t shake the feeling that her son&’s &“imaginary&” friend is putting him in danger and who will stop at nothing to keep him safe—perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Mary Kubica.How far would you go to protect your family? All children have imaginary friends, Georgina tells herself. It&’s perfectly normal, and they all grow out of it in the end. But when seven-year-old Cody tells his mother about &“New Granny,&” the new friend he&’s met in the park, Georgina is instantly suspicious. Something—call it maternal instinct—tells her he isn&’t making it up. But maybe Georgina is losing her mind. It wouldn&’t be the first time, after all. And with her own mother&’s recent death leaving her bereft and trying to cope with life as a busy working mom, it&’s no wonder she&’s feeling paranoid that Cody has invented a &“New Granny&” to replace his beloved grandmother. Her husband, Bren, becomes the voice of reason, assuring Georgina that it&’s just a game, the product of their son&’s overactive imagination. But what if Cody&’s imaginary friend is not so imaginary after all?
The Woman Outside My Door
by Rachel Ryan&“Expect a few chills to run down your spine as you work your way through this sharp debut&” (CrimeReads) about a young mother who can&’t shake the feeling that her son&’s imaginary friend is putting him in very real danger—perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Mary Kubica.All children have imaginary friends, Georgina tells herself. It&’s perfectly normal, and they all grow out of it in the end. But when her seven-year-old son, Cody, tells her about New Granny, the friend he&’s met in the park, Georgina is instantly suspicious. Something—call it maternal instinct—tells her he isn&’t making it up. Still, maybe Georgina is losing her mind. It wouldn&’t be the first time, after all. And with her own mother&’s recent death leaving her feeling bereft and overwhelmed as a busy working mom, it&’s no wonder she&’s feeling paranoid that Cody has invented a &“New Granny&” to replace his beloved grandmother. Her husband assures Georgina that it&’s just a game, the product of their son&’s overactive imagination. But what if Cody&’s imaginary friend isn&’t so imaginary after all? &“Packed with jaw-dropping moments, The Woman Outside My Door is a twisty thriller with hidden depths&” (Robyn Harding, internationally bestselling author of The Party) that will keep you guessing until the shocking last page.
A Woman Run Mad (Books That Changed the World)
by John L'Heureux&“Passions, the edge of madness, forbidden obsessions, runaway libidos and dangerous desires . . . a thinking man&’s Fatal Attraction&” (Chicago Sun-Times). In A Woman Run Mad, John L&’Heureux delivers a novel that is part comedy of manners and part psychosexual thriller. Blocked writer, accidental scholar, inattentive husband, all J.J. Quinn wants is peace, and he has gone to buy his wife an expensive handbag to accomplish it. As the bag in question walks out the door under the arm of a beautiful, aristocratic shoplifter, though, Quinn&’s curiosity leads him deep into mystery and danger. The shoplifter is Sarah Slade, a Boston Brahmin attempting to ditch a past as bloody as Medea&’s. Compared to Quinn&’s hypercompetent, Euripides-scholar wife, Claire, the unhinged Sarah is an alluring breath of fresh air—but, of course, Quinn has no idea of the Pandora&’s box he&’s opened. Acclaimed by Newsweek as &“witty and literate . . . Grand Guignol for grown-ups,&” A Woman Run Mad is an unsettling, deeply satisfying novel. A New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. &“A superior suspense story . . . that might well have appealed to a writer like Patricia Highsmith, a drama of interlocking obsessions.&” —The New York Times &“What a wonderfully hideous, gruesome, grueling horror-marathon of a book! A cross between a Henry James novel and the Texas chain saw massacre. I loved it.&” —Carolyn See, author of Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America &“Normality—as our time understands the word—and monstrosity are L&’Heureux&’s poles, and he joins them with extraordinary dexterity . . . The ending is not to be revealed.&” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
A Woman Scorned (Sebastian Casey Mystery)
by James HeneghanVancouver city councilor George Hamilton Nash has left his wife of twenty years and moved into a posh West End condo. A wealthy man about town, Nash appears to be enjoying all the pleasures the city has to offer—until he turns up dead. The note left behind indicates suicide, and the police are satisfied with this. But Sebastian Casey, a reporter for the West End Clarion who knew something of Nash's reputation as a lady's man, is not so sure. He doesn't buy suicide and sets out to prove otherwise, amidst trouble in his own relationship, and with no shortage of suspects, including the wife left behind. The break Casey needs comes from a most unlikely source.
A Woman Underground (Cameron Winter Mysteries #0)
by Andrew KlavanEx-spy, English professor, and sleuth Cameron Winter finds his past and present colliding as he tracks his first love in the newest entry in this USA Today bestselling series. Cameron Winter is troubled in heart and mind. He’s plagued by memories of his time as a government operative investigating a notorious Turkish sex trafficker. The fact that the mission was left unfinished still haunts him and threatens to tear him apart. In the midst of his painful soul-searching, Winter crosses paths with an ex-flame—his first love—and the chance encounter ignites a passion he thought was long lost. But just as soon as she wanders back into Winter’s life, the woman vanishes, leaving Winter scrambling to track her down. His pursuit takes him deep into a world rent by partisan violence, where extremists clash and Winter sides with no one. As he faces his most dangerous case yet, victory might simply mean getting out alive. Like previous entries featuring this “complex and determined” series character (BookReporter), A Woman Underground harnesses multiple Edgar Award-winning author Andrew Klavan’s crime writing expertise to explore some of the biggest issues facing us today. The result is a poignant page turner with an intricate plot, shot through with high stakes action and unflinching humanity.
A Woman Unknown: Book 4 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries (Kate Shackleton Mysteries #4)
by Frances BrodyThe Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth extraordinaire to investigate.The Gentleman: Everett Runcie is a banker facing ruin and disgrace. His American heiress wife will no longer pay for his mistakes, or tolerate his infidelity, and is seeking a divorce.The Murder: When a chambermaid enters Runcie's hotel room, she is shocked to find that he is alone - and dead! Suddenly Kate is thrown into the depths of an altogether more sinister investigation. Can she uncover the truth of her most complex, and personal, case to date?
A Woman Unknown: Book 4 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries (Kate Shackleton Mysteries #4)
by Frances BrodyThe Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth extraordinaire to investigate.The Gentleman: Everett Runcie is a banker facing ruin and disgrace. His American heiress wife will no longer pay for his mistakes, or tolerate his infidelity, and is seeking a divorce.The Murder: When a chambermaid enters Runcie's hotel room, she is shocked to find that he is alone - and dead! Suddenly Kate is thrown into the depths of an altogether more sinister investigation. Can she uncover the truth of her most complex, and personal, case to date?
The Woman who Died A Lot (A\thursday Next Novel Ser. #7)
by Jasper FfordeThe newest tour de force starring Thursday Next in the New York Times bestselling series The Bookworld’s leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into a semiretirement following an assassination attempt, returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate. But Thursday’s children have problems that demand she become a mother of invention: Friday’s career struggles in the Chronoguard, where he is relegated to a might-have-been; Tuesday’s trouble perfecting the Anti-Smote shield, needed in time to thwart an angry Deity’s promise to wipe Swindon off the face of the earth; and the issue of Thursday’s third child, Jenny, who doesn’t exist except as a confusing and disturbing memory. With Goliath attempting to replace Thursday at every opportunity with synthetic Thursdays, and a call from the Bookworld to hunt down Pagerunners who have jumped into the Realworld, Thursday’s convalescence is going to be anything but restful as the week ahead promises to be one of the Next family’s oddest. .
The Woman Who Fell from Grace (The Stewart Hoag Mysteries #4)
by David HandlerIn this mystery by an Edgar Award–winning author, a &“breezy, unpretentious and warm-hearted hero&” gets mixed up with an eccentric socialite—and murder (Publishers Weekly). Few American novels are as beloved as Alma Glaze&’s Revolutionary War epic, Oh, Shenandoah. Although Glaze died before she could write a sequel, she left behind an outline for one, along with instructions that it not be written until fifty years after her death. The deadline has passed, and the American public clamors for the long-promised Sweet Land of Liberty. Only one thing stands in its way: Glaze&’s heirs. Her daughter, socialite Mavis Glaze, is writing the novel under guidance from her mother, who she claims has been appearing in her dreams. As Mavis&’s writing spirals farther into madness, her brothers hire Stewart Hoag, a ghostwriter famous for dealing with troublesome celebrities. When he arrives at the family&’s Virginia manor, he finds that Alma&’s is not the only unsettled spirit. Blood was spilt for Oh, Shenandoah, and more will die before the sequel hits the bestseller list.
The Woman Who Fell from Grace (The Stewart Hoag Mysteries #4)
by David HandlerIn the Edgar Award–winning author&’s new mystery, a &“breezy, unpretentious and warm-hearted hero&” gets mixed up with an eccentric socialite—and murder (Publishers Weekly). Few American novels are as beloved as Alma Glaze&’s Revolutionary War epic, Oh, Shenandoah. Although Glaze died before she could write a sequel, she left behind an outline for one, along with instructions that it not be written until fifty years after her death. The deadline has passed, and the American public clamors for the long-promised Sweet Land of Liberty. Only one thing stands in its way: Glaze&’s heirs. Her daughter, socialite Mavis Glaze, is writing the novel under guidance from her mother, who she claims has been appearing in her dreams. As Mavis&’s writing spirals farther into madness, her brothers hire Stewart Hoag, a ghostwriter famous for dealing with troublesome celebrities. When he arrives at the family&’s Virginia manor, he finds that Alma&’s is not the only unsettled spirit. Blood was spilt for Oh, Shenandoah, and more will die before the sequel hits the bestseller list. This edition includes AJ Finn&’s introductory essay, &“It&’s Time to Discover Your New Sophisticated Sleuth Obsession: Stewart Hoag.&”
The Woman Who Knew Too Much
by Thomas GiffordA mysterious note leads a struggling actress to a strange murder investigationAfter two decades of striving, Celia is tired of waiting for her big acting break, and finds consolation only in a specific narcotic: mystery novels. After an afternoon binge at the sprawling Strand bookstore, she emerges with a baker&’s dozen of second-hand thrillers. Inside one of the novels she finds a real-life mystery that will prove to be the greatest she&’s ever read. She discovers a slip of paper listing nine bullet points, starting &“in re the murder of the Director.&” Who is the Director, why would someone want him dead, and what on earth does Dan Rather have to do with it? As Celia dives into the puzzle, she finds herself locked in a life-or-death struggle with a gang of international conspirators. These evil men would scare her to death if she weren&’t a veteran of New York&’s toughest battlefield: the audition room.
The Woman Who Knew Too Much: A Nora Baron Thriller
by Tom SavageNora Baron is back! When the CIA helps a defecting Russian actress in Venice, the op turns deadly in this white-knuckle thriller from the bestselling author of Mrs. John Doe—proving once again that, in the words of James Patterson, “Tom Savage knows the mystery novel inside and out.” Galina Rostova, the hot new star of Moscow’s theater scene—and mistress to a powerful Russian general—has reached out to the CIA. In exchange for information vital to U.S. security, she requests asylum in America. The Company’s top pick for the mission is Nora Baron. The wife of a CIA operative, this Long Island mother and drama teacher has proven to be an asset in the field before. And as an actress herself, her cover will be convincing. Disguised as a television news host, Nora heads to Venice, Italy, where Rostova is appearing in Chekhov’s The Seagull. As the cameras roll during their mock interview, the starlet will make her escape—or at least that’s the plan. But when the defection goes off-script, the two women are on the run from Russian agents. And when a snowstorm buries Venice, clogging the streets, waterways, and airport, the stage is set for tragedy—with several lives at risk of a final curtain.
The Woman Who Lied: A Novel
by Claire Douglas“So cleverly plotted and brimming with tension.”—Gillian McAllister“First-rate suspense . . . hard to put down.”—Shari LapenaA bestselling detective novelist and her family are in danger when chilling events from her novels begin happening around her in this gripping thriller from the British sensation—the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared and The Couple at Number 9.Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom—and she’s also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels.But when writing her tenth—and most difficult—book, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right?Until it happens again. And again.Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing.Why is someone doing this?What do they want?How could they possibly know what she’s thinking—and writing?Is Emilia and her family next?
The Woman Who Lowered the Boom
by David HandlerThis new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth finally on the precipice of reclaiming his previous literary fame when threats against his editor appear to put both his career and her life in jeopardy. Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag is walking on cloud nine after a meeting with his editor, Norma Fives, where she predicts his new book is sure to establish him as the next great American author. It has been years since he has even dreamed of such success after a crippling case of writer’s block limited his literary aspirations to ghostwriting celebrity memoirs. But his happiness is short-lived when at his next meeting with Norma she asks for his help in discovering who is behind a series of increasingly threatening letters sent to her attention. Norma herself is not overly concerned about the letters but her boyfriend, Detective Lieutenant Romaine Very of the NYPD, thinks the threat of violence against Norma should not be so easily dismissed. Very feels the combination of Hoagy’s detective skills and knowledge of the underbelly of the publishing world make him the perfect person to investigate the matter. Plus, Hoagy is a friend he can trust to take care of the love of his life. Hoagy agrees if for nothing else than to ease the minds of two people he cares about very much. After all, this is likely to be nothing more than a dramatic gesture from a frustrated writer. But as Hoagy and his trusty basset hound Lulu investigate, the threats move beyond the written word, making it clear that someone out there is determined to write a vicious ending to Norma’s life. Could it be the wealthy aging children’s author? The unethical snake of a literary agent? Or the handsy historian? This is not the return to the literary world that Hoagy dreamed of, but he is determined to unravel the mystery before the author of these crimes gets the last word.
The Woman Who Married a Bear (A Cecil Younger Investigation #1)
by John StraleyHigh drama meets local color as a private investigator works to uncover the motive and identity of a killer in this Shamus Award–winning first Cecil Young investigation set in Sitka, Alaska.Cecil Younger, local Alaskan investigator, is neither good at his job nor at staying sober. When an old Tlingit woman hires him to discover why her son, a big game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that he’ll discover anything the police missed. He really just needs the extra cash. But after someone tries to kill him, Younger finds himself traveling across Alaska to ferret out the truth in the midst of conspiracies, politics, and Tlingit mythology. High drama meets local color as Cecil Younger works to uncover the motive and identity of the killer.
Woman Who Spoke to Spirits (A World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #1)
by Alys Clare“I'm dreadfully afraid someone is threatening to kill my wife...” London, 1880. When accounts clerk Ernest Stibbins approaches the World’s End Investigation Bureau with wild claims that his wife Albertina has been warned by her spirit guides that someone is out to harm her, the bureau’s owner Lily Raynor and her new employee Felix Wilbraham are initially sceptical. How are the two private enquiry agents supposed to investigate threats from beyond the grave? But after she attends a seance at the Stibbins family home, Lily comes to realize that Albertina is in terrible danger. And very soon, so too is Lily herself . . . The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits introduces a thoroughly likeable pair of sleuths in the first of this engaging and entertaining Victorian mystery series.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (16) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16)
by Alexander McCall SmithTHE SIXTEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE SERIESThe one with Mma Ramotswe's summer holiday . . . Mma Ramotswe is taking a break, leaving important tasks in the capable hands of Mma Makutsi, co-director of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. But Mma Ramotswe soon finds herself interfering in cases (secretly, or so she intends). While on 'holiday', she delves into the past of a man whose reputation is brought into question, she is called upon to rescue a small boy - and discovers Violet Sephotho's latest underhand business endeavour: the No. 1 Ladies' Secretarial College. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi hires a part-time science teacher as an assistant, and suspects that her authority is being undermined.Will Mma Ramotswe be caught out?
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
by Alexander Mccall SmithThis latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series...as endearing and delectable as ever! Precious Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are both back in harness at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, but for once business is a bit slow. At Mma Makutsi's suggestion, Mma Ramotswe allows herself to be persuaded to take a holiday--her first ever!--even if she finds it a bit odd that Mma Makusti should be so adamant about it. But just as Mma Ramotswe is ready to depart, a new client arrives, a young woman whose father was regarded as a hero in the history of Botswana. Now his reputation is being called into question--was he courageous, as is widely believed, or was he merely a philanderer and opportunist? Though Mma Ramotswe initially wants to cancel her trip, she is cajoled into going by Mma Makutsi's assurances that she and Charlie have the situation well in hand. However Mma Ramotswe finds that she cannot possibly submit to the luxuries of a carefree holiday without knowing exactly what's going on at the Agency, so she asks Charlie to be her eyes and ears while she's away--failing to account for the fact that Charlie is not an altogether reliable emissary, particularly with much of his attention diverted to the challenges of a newly adopted dog. At the close of the investigation, everyone at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will confront some uncomfortable truths from their own past and learn to treat certain ordinary human failings with a large helping of charity and compassion.