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Wer sich auf das Spiel einlässt
by Jeremias Jokisch Luna MillerWird man irgendwann zu alt für Abenteuer? Gunvor Ström ist schon mitten in ihren Sechszigern, als ihre Karriere plötzlich eine drastische Wende erfährt. Aus einer erfolgreichen Laufbahn als Chirurgin, welche aufgrund ihrer zitternden Hände abrupt ihr Ende findet, stürzt sie sich in eine völlig neue Welt voller Herausforderungen. Privatdetektivin. Wer hätte das gedacht? Doch ihre Neugier, ihr scharfer, analytischer Geist und ihr Mut passen dazu wie die Faust aufs Auge. Als sie einen neuen Fall bekommt, stellt sich dieser zuerst sehr einfach dar. Ein Mann wird verdächtigt eine Affäre zu haben. Als dieser jedoch brutal zusammengeschlagen wird und seine Frau hastig den Auftrag zurückzieht, steht alles plötzlich Kopf. Gunvor will sich nicht so einfach geschlagen geben. Zwar hat das Detektivbüro den Auftrag verloren, doch was Gunvor in ihrer Freizeit tut, ist schließlich ihre Sache. Ihr zur Seite stehen zwei kürzlich gewonnene Mitstreiter. Die neunzehnjährige Elin hat einen allzu großen Teil ihres Lebens damit verbracht den Streitigkeiten ihrer Eltern auszuweichen. David ist ein junger Unruhestifter der seine Zeit damit verbringt in der Stockholmer Vorstadt herumzuhängen und nichts zu tun. Zusammen begeben sie sich in das Nachtleben Stockholms, um das Rätsel zu lösen und ihrem Leben vielleicht für kurze Zeit zu entkommen. So tun zwei junge Menschen und eine alternde Dame was sie können. um sich unter die Stockholmer In-Szene zu mischen. Doch sie werden beobachtet. Unsichtbar, aus dem Hintergrund heraus, beobachtet jemand jeden ihrer Schritte. Es ist eine Erzählung über Gewalt, Wahnsinn, Leidenschaft und Mut. Ein Katz- und Maus-Spiel um Leben und Tod. Als die Schlinge sich zuzieht, ist es schon lange zu spät. Denn wer sich auf das Spiel einlässt, muss das Spiel auch mitspielen.
Werde Nicht Loslassen
by Dawn BrowerEinige Jahre zuvor verbrachten Logan Crane und Harper Gallagher eine Nacht voller Leidenschaft miteinander – und trennten sich ohne weitere Worte. Keiner von beiden war in der Lage, mehr als Herzschmerz und Enttäuschung zu bieten. Harper ist ehemalige Navy-Kommandantin und arbeitet jetzt für die CIA. Sie wurde auf eine Undercover-Mission geschickt, um einen Chip zu erlangen, auf dem alle Daten aller Undercoveragenten der amerikanischen Geheimdienste gespeichert sind. Logan hat beim FBI eine schlimme Erfahrung gemacht, von der er sich nie wirklich erholt hat. Trotzdem übt er weiterhin seinen Dienst aus, um sein geliebtes Heimatland zu beschützen. Als sie sich wiedertreffen, stellen sie fest, dass man einige Nächte nicht so leicht vergisst, und wenn sie zusammenarbeiten, können sie vielleicht mehr tun als Staatsgeheimnisse zu schützen und auch eine Liebe akzeptieren, die es wert ist, alles dafür zu riskieren.
Werewolf Cop: A Novel
by Andrew KlavanFrom Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Andrew Klavan, a supernatural thriller about a good cop in the grips of an evil curse. In the tradition of Dexter and The Shield, the first in a riveting trilogy about a crime-fighter on a quest to control the beast within. Zach Adams is one of the best detectives in the country. Nicknamed Cowboy, he's a soft-spoken homicide detective from Houston known for his integrity and courage under fire. He serves on a federal task force that has a single mission: to hunt down Dominic Abend, a European gangster who has taken over the American underworld. After a brutal murder gives them a lead, Zach and his tough guy NYPD partner Martin Goulart feel like they're finally on Abend's trail. But things get complicated--and very, very weird. Goulart's on-the-job enemies are accusing him of corruption. And Zach is beginning to suspect that Abend's evil goes beyond crime--perhaps to the edge of the supernatural. As his investigation continues in Germany, Zach finds himself lured into the impossible. In a centuries-old forest under a full moon, a beast assaults him, cursing him forever. In the aftermath, Zach is transformed into something horrible--something deadly. Now, the good cop has innocent blood on his hands. He has killed--and he will kill again--in the form of a beast who can't be controlled or stopped. Before he can free himself, he's going to have to solve the greatest mystery of all: How can you defeat evil when the evil is inside you?
Werewolf PTA
by Felicitas IveyDr. Malak Shahzed moved to the small town of Goodfields for a quiet practice and a chance to leave his other life behind. Finding kind and handsome Sheriff Shiloh Payne is a bonus. Their relationship is mostly stolen glances and innocent meetings, but Malak wants to play doctor with Shiloh--if the sheriff feels the same. All is not well in Goodfields. After each PTA meeting, the body of a single man is found torn apart by a wild animal, and the town is getting nervous. Murder is complicating Malak's seduction of Shiloh, especially since he knows more than he is willing to admit. Because sane people don't believe in werewolves.... Do they?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side."
Werewolf Smackdown (Felix Gomez, Book #5)
by Mario AcevedoFelix Gomez, Latino vampire detective extraordinaire, tackles a dangerous werewolf cabal in the fifth installment in Mario Acevedo's satirical supernatural series A sure-to-be-bloody civil war is brewing between rival werewolf factions, and P.I . Felix Gomez will do anything he can to make sure it doesn't explode into a vicious battle that engulfs all creatures, living and dead. Between that, the sudden reappearance of an ex-girlfriend, and a gang of other vampires trying to take off his head, this is one rumble even a fanged detective extraordinaire may not be able to handle.
Werewolf Weekend (Tales from the Scaremaster #2)
by B. A. FradeThe full moon is rising...with a bite!Twelve-year-old Emma is excited to spend a weekend away at best friend Samantha's house for an epic sleepover with Sam and her out-of-town cousins. But things take a turn for the spooky when Emma's peculiar new book, Tales from the Scaremaster, shows it has a mind of its own-and weaves a story starring Emma and some cousins hiding a very creepy secret! When the story from the book starts coming to life, and with only hours before the full moon rises, it's up to Emma to figure out the secrets of the Scaremaster. Can she solve this wolfish mystery, find a way to outwit the Scaremaster, and stop a werewolf in its tracks...or will she end up as wolf bait?Frightfully funny tales come to life in this thrilling new series, perfect for fans of Goosebumps.
Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland
by Carolyn KeeneThings are hairy in River Heights this holiday season. Two wolves have disappeared from WildWolf, the federal wolf preserve just outside of town. Local farmers think the missing wolves are killing their sheep, but there are also rumors of werewolf sightings nearby. At the same time, the annual River Heights Winter Carnival is set to begin. When the first two days of the outdoor festival are full of tragic disasters, Nancy can't help but wonder -- is there a link between the carnival's trouble and the missing wolves?After the carnival's beautiful ice palace is destroyed, Nancy's sure there's a wolf at River Heights's door. But is the leader of this pack of crimes human, or beast?
Wessex Papers #1: Trust Falls
by Daniel ParkerHey man, This place is crazy. They (I'm not exactly sure who "they" are, but that oaf of a dorm counselor I told you about is at the top of the list for sure) actually planted chewing tobacco in some kid's bag so that they could expel him. And I thought all I'd have to put up with this year was a bunch of spoiled brats with platinum cards. James, an evil stench is wafting through the air here at Wessex Academy, and it smells just like a conspiracy. Gotta go, Fred Alumni brat Sunday Winthrop and new student Fred Bushmill's pranks lead to their uncovering a sinister blackmail ring -- one that will stop at nothing to incriminate one of their friends
Wessex Papers #2: Fallout
by Daniel ParkerDear Charles,<P> I regret to inform you that I have expelled your son, Noah. This was not a decision that I made lightly. Indeed, it is particularly vexing to me, as you and your family have faithfully supported the Wessex Academy for so many years. Sadly, I had no choice. I don't want to go into the sordid details on paper; suffice it to say that the incident involved one of our female faculty members, and that Noah's behavior was inappropriate in the extreme.<P> Perhaps some kind of arrangement can be made, although I'm doubtful.<P> Again, my most sincere regrets.<P> Yours,<P> Phillip Olsen,<P> Headmaster<P> Sunday and Fred discover more about the sinister conspiracy at Wessex. The blackmailers are getting desperate....and they're willing to turn to murder.
Wessex Papers #3: Outsmart
by Daniel ParkerDate: October 23 From: Headmaster Olsen To: Pearson Ellis Re: Winslow Ellis Dear Mr. Ellis: As you know, I've always held your son in the highest esteem. It pains me to have to inform you of his involvement in various illegal and immoral money-making schemes on the Wessex campus. Details attached. Winslow is at a critical juncture in his education and can not afford any blemishes on his record. Toward that end, I am offering to overlook his transgressions in exchange for a donation of $300,000 to the enclosed account number. I trust you will take care of this matter in a timely fashion. Phillip Olsen Headmaster In the satisfying conclusion Sunday and Fred pull off the scam of the century -- and beat the blackmailers at their own game.
West 47th
by Gerald A. BrowneAn investigator who recovers stolen insured jewelry steps into a web of international deceit and murder in New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne&’s spellbinding tale set in New York City&’s world-renowned Diamond District A woman steps out of a limousine on the Upper East Side, her jewels glittering brightly, and the doorman looks her over. A few phone calls later, the heist is planned. Thieves descend on the woman&’s home, planning to swipe the jewels and depart silently. Instead the robbery turns violent. Mitch Laughton doesn&’t intend to solve a murder case, but he will find the stolen jewels. A professional investigator of stolen gems, he is hired by the victims&’ insurance company to recover the $6 million haul. But in pursuing the missing swag, Mitch learns about a pair of emeralds worth far more—enough to turn thieves into killers. Now not only will he have to face down dangerous informants, he will have to tangle with a gang of murderous thugs and two very different but vicious mobsters.
West End Murders (Inspector Coswell of the RCMP #2)
by Roy InnesWhen a series of murders threatens the lives of an entire community in Vancouver, Inspector Coswell and RCMP Corporal Paul Blakemore team up once again to solve the case. What begins as an array of hate crimes suddenly culminates into a conspiracy against an American politician, and the lines between Canada and the United States are blurred as suspicions rise from both sides. To solve this case, both detectives must look beyond the powers of one culprit and instead focus on the ventures of an entire underground organization, all while protecting members of their own city.
West Heart Kill: A novel
by Dann McDormanLOOKING FOR AN ANYTHING-BUT-ORDINARY WHODUNIT? • Welcome to the West Heart Club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors . . . things can get messy. Where upright citizens are deemed downright boring. Where the only missing piece of the puzzle is you, dear reader.A unique and irresistible murder mystery set at a remote hunting lodge where everyone is a suspect, including the erratic detective on the scene—a remarkable debut that gleefully upends the rules of the genre."A thoroughly original suspense novel that hops across elements of the genre—a diabolical locked-room mystery interspersed with a fascinating primer on the form—while always being tremendous fun to read."—Chris Pavone, best-selling author of Two Nights in LisbonAn isolated hunt club. A raging storm. Three corpses, discovered within four days. A cast of monied, scheming, unfaithful characters.When private detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake&’s edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead . . .
West Jerusalem Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Maayan EitanIn West Jerusalem Noir—published simultaneously with East Jerusalem Noir—the Akashic Noir Series visits one of the world’s most complex locales, in this volume from the perspective of Israeli writers (translated from Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan) "Fifteen tales that capture the magic and mystery of everyday life in West Jerusalem, which has been the main area of Jewish population from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 . . . Whether these stories are peopled by soldiers, students, children, and parents, they keep asking, 'Who belongs in Jerusalem?' and its corollary, 'Who does Jerusalem belong to?'—the central questions of this volume, which handles them with heartfelt sensitivity. Pushes the boundaries of noir in a welcome new direction." —Kirkus Reviews FROM THE EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION: "This anthology offers a fictional tour of Jerusalem, this time through the lens of the noir genre. Not all the stories in this book include a detective, a femme fatale, or a dead body. In fact, a significant number of the writers chose to avoid these genre staples. And yet the stories—each taking place in a different part of the city—sketch a dark, imagined map of the city, where religious mystery dwells alongside the quotidian, claustrophobic hubbub of the Central Bus Station . . . The stories included in West Jerusalem Noir could not have taken place anywhere else. They reflect national, religious, and socioeconomic tensions inherent to the city and sketch an image of a concrete, contemporary, and complicated Jerusalem." Featuring brand-new stories by: Yiftach Ashkenazi, Ilana Bernstein, Emanuel Yitzhak Levi and Guli Dolev-Hashiloni, Liat Elkayam, Asaf Schurr, Yardenne Greenspan, Ilai Rowner, Zohar Elmakias, Ilan Rubin Fields, Nano Shabtai, Yaara Shehori, Tafat Hacohen-Bick, Nadav Lapid, Tehila Hakimi, and Oded Wolkstein. West Jerusalem Noir is being published simultaneously with East Jerusalem Noir, edited by Rawya Jarjoura Burbara. The companion volume explores the city with brand-new stories by Palestinian authors.
West Palm: Complete Novel
by Joss CorderoNow the entire four-part West Palm series is available in one ebook! This fast-paced psychological thriller captures the quirkiness of South Florida--where trash meets class.In West Palm Beach on Christmas Eve, a local funeral home director catches a night guard performing a bizarre personal ritual with the corpses. But even after a narrow escape, the psychopathic guard will stop at nothing to find new victims for his compulsive calling. Soon a retired police detective turned private eye named Smoker teams up with a near victim, the beautiful but tough ex-coast guard female ship captain, and together they try to stop the killer in his tracks. With taut pacing and humor, and in the vein of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, author Joss Cordero creates a relentlessly addictive story that will leave you breathless.
West Palm: Part Four, Helping The Dead
by Joss CorderoThe explosive finale in a fast-paced, four-part, serialized psychological thriller—from a talented author who captures quirky South Florida life in the bestselling tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen. Zach often hears his great aunt Emmy’s hauntingly sweet voice singing in his head, calling him to make the dead look beautiful. But having been fired from his security job at a West Palm funeral home, the psychopathic Zach no longer has easy access to fresh corpses. If only he had been allowed to train as an embalmer, his work with the dead could have been more traditional. His mission has now expanded to dispatch new souls from this earth, and he has done well. Still the one beautiful soul he has longed to “help” continues to elude him—and his restless nature will not quiet until he lovingly guides her out of this mortal world…. With its taut pacing and sly humor, Cordero’s West Palm serialization is relentlessly addictive, peopled with a South Florida psychopath, a burnt out police detective turned P.I., and one gorgeous but tough woman, in a city where trash mingles with class.
West Palm: Part One, The Undertaker's Apprentice
by Joss CorderoThe first in a four-part, fast-paced serialized psychological thriller, from a talented author who captures quirky South Florida in the bestselling tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Zach often hears his great aunt Emmy’s hauntingly sweet voice singing in his head. His calling has been to make the dead look beautiful. As a security guard at a West Palm funeral parlor, he strolls alone among the corpses, artfully decorating them…Zack knows the spirits of the dead need his help as they transition to the netherworld. But when his bizarre rituals are discovered, he flees. Not deterred, he comes upon a tall, beautiful woman alone on a yacht and knows she needs the kind of help only he can provide... With its taut pacing and sly humor, Cordero’s West Palm serialization is relentlessly addictive, peopled with a South Florida psychopath, a burnt out police detective turned P.I., and one gorgeous but tough woman, in a city where trash mingles with class
West Palm: Part Three, Bloody Valentine
by Joss CorderoThe third in a fast-paced, four-part, serialized psychological thriller—from a talented author who captures quirky South Florida life in the bestselling tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen. Zach often hears his great aunt Emmy’s hauntingly sweet voice singing in his head, calling him to make the dead look beautiful. The spirits of the dead need his help as they transition to the netherworld. No one but Emmy has ever really understood him and his role as the good angel of death. She trained him well. His rituals have become more artful, more elaborate. And his mission has now expanded to seek out new souls to help dispatch lovingly from this earth. His special kindness extends to all those who cross his path, be it a young woman on her way home after a night out on Clematis, or a beautiful shopper with an alluring tattoo. Who will be next? With its taut pacing and sly humor, Cordero’s West Palm serialization is relentlessly addictive, peopled with a South Florida psychopath, a burnt out police detective turned P.I., and one gorgeous but tough woman, in a city where trash mingles with class.
West Palm: Part Two, The Courteous Killer
by Joss CorderoThe second in a fast-paced, four-part, serialized psychological thriller—from a talented author who captures quirky South Florida life in the bestselling tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen. Zach often hears his great aunt Emmy’s hauntingly sweet voice singing in his head, calling him to make the dead look beautiful. But having been fired from his security job at a West Palm funeral home when his bizarre rituals are discovered, the psychopathic Zach no longer has easy access to fresh corpses. Still he knows the spirits of the dead need his help as they transition to the netherworld. Compelled to be the good angel of death, Zach soon transforms his mission to search for new souls to dispatch from earth to a better place. Among those who cross his path are a former female coast guard captain, a feisty real estate broker, and two gangbangers…which one will be his next spirit to set free? With its taut pacing and sly humor, Cordero’s West Palm serialization is relentlessly addictive, peopled with a South Florida psychopath, a burnt out police detective turned P.I., and one gorgeous but tough woman, in a city where trash mingles with class.
West from Singapore: Stories
by Louis L'AmourHe&’s a two-fisted American adventurer and veteran of a hundred waterfront brawls. He&’s &“Ponga Jim&” Mayo, and he minds his own business and leaves international intrigue to others. But, as master of his own tramp freighter, trouble seeks him out as he navigates the treacherous East Indian seas from Borneo to Singapore. Never one to back away from danger, Jim straps on his Colt automatic and takes the helm of the Semiramis, ready to battle pirates and spies, dope peddlers and gunrunners and whoever else dares to challenge his command . . . and God help the man who crosses Jim Mayo.
West of Guam: The Complete Cases of Jo Gar (Black Mask)
by Keith Alan Deutsch Boris Dralyuk Raoul Whitfield E. R. HagemannTwenty-four stories starring one of the most unique pulp detectives of all timeIn a hot, cramped office not far from the Pasig River, an ingenious investigator waits for clients. Younger than he appears, with gray hair and squinting eyes, he is Jo Gar, the half-Filipino Island Detective whose intuition makes him one of the sharpest sleuths in either hemisphere. From the back alleys of Manila to the docks of San Francisco, he tracks killers, unmasks liars, and outwits thieves. Although he appears harmless, this tropical PI is not afraid to pull a knife or squeeze the trigger on his army-issue Colt .45.Based on Raoul Whitfield's childhood experiences in the Philippines, Jo Gar is a rarity of his era: an Asian sleuth who defies the stereotypes of Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan. Gar is one of the most brilliant creations ever to step from the pages of Black Mask.
West of Sunset
by Dirk BogardeHugo Arlington's wife Alice isn't the only person to be haunted by the dangerous games that the celebrated writer played.
West of the Pecos: A Western Story
by Zane GreyFrom one of the bestselling western novelists of all time, comes another classic story.Templeton Lambeth had so desperately wanted a son- an heir to ride by his side through the vast, wild ranges just west of the Pecos River. But to his disappointment, his wife bore a girl. His hopes crushed and in denial, he decides to raise his daughter as if she were a boy. In honor of Lambeth’s more successful brother, they named her: Terrill.Upon the arrival of the Civil War, Lambeth enlists in Lee’s army, leaving behind his wife and tomboy daughter, with hopes to reconcile living in the shadow of his brother. By the time the war ends, Lambeth returns a colonel and his wife has passed. Tired of his old life as a cotton planter, he packs up with his tomboy daughter, Rill, and heads for the alluring western frontier to start anew.After they arrive in the West, the Colonel is brutally murdered. Rill, disguised as a youth of eighteen who rode with the toughest, is left to fend for herself in the Wild West swarming with outlaws. Enter the one they called Pecos Smith-a rugged desperado with a mysterious past and one bad reputation. Though, he may not be what he seems. Filled with adventure, bandits, and the beautiful landscape of America in its formative years, West of the Pecos is a classic tale by one of the greatest novelists of the American west.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns-books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians-are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Western Approaches
by Graham HurleyA body. A policeman. Over the edge...The launch of a stunning crime series from the author of LAST FLIGHT TO STALINGRADNo one liked Jake Kinsey. A rich man, he turned up out of nowhere, acquired Exmouth's trophy penthouse flat, and then bought his way into the local rowing club. And now, after a long fall from his balcony, he's dead.DS Jimmy Suttle, a newcomer to the Devon and Cornwall force, is the one detective who suspects that Kinsey has been killed - but there is very little evidence. Left to work alone, Jimmy is all too conscious that time, the pressure of the job, and the wreckage of his private life are lengthening the odds against any kind of result. And with a wife embittered by the move to a remote country cottage, Suttle must gamble his own integrity against the mounting chaos of the lives around him.
Western Approaches
by Graham HurleyA body. A policeman. Over the edge...The launch of a stunning crime series from the author of the acclaimed Faraday and Winter novels.No one liked Jake Kinsey. A rich man, he turned up out of nowhere, acquired Exmouth's trophy penthouse flat, and then bought his way into the local rowing club. And now, after a long fall from his balcony, he's dead.DS Jimmy Suttle, a newcomer to the Devon and Cornwall force, is the one detective who suspects that Kinsey has been killed - but there is very little evidence. Left to work alone, Jimmy is all too conscious that time, the pressure of the job, and the wreckage of his private life are lengthening the odds against any kind of result. And with a wife embittered by the move to a remote country cottage, Suttle must gamble his own integrity against the mounting chaos of the lives around him.