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Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper Mystery #1)
by Gillian RobertsCaught Dead in Philadelphia introduces a sparkling, witty new mystery series featuring Amanda Pepper, schoolteacher and talented sleuth. Amanda lives in Philadelphia. It's a beautiful city, with its cobblestone streets and antique hitching posts. It can be noisy and even dangerous at times, but Amanda feels relatively happy and snug in her attractive little townhouse. If only her mother would stop lecturing her on the joys of matrimony, everything would be fine. Life's all right as it is--even minus men and cigarettes. Until one rainy morning in April! The day starts off routinely enough with feeding Macavity, the resident feline, and reading the paper. Then the trouble begins. It's not even eight o'clock when the doorbell rings. Amanda rarely receives uninvited guests for breakfast, so she's amazed when Liza Nichols shows up on her doorstep. Liza, a colleague at Philadelphia Prep, is more an acquaintance than a friend. She says she's exhausted; she's been walking for hours and has nowhere to go. Can she come in and rest? Why would the beautiful Liza, a talented amateur actress engaged to marry a wealthy politician, be walking the streets at dawn? Amanda can't imagine, but she has no time to probe. She's already late for school. Liza can stay for a nap and let herself out later. Liza stays, but what happens after that is something Amanda could never have guessed. It's no fun to come home to a body in front of your fireplace. And it's even less fun when the police assume you may have something to do with the unhappy event. Officer C. K. Mackenzie can be a Southern charmer, but he seems to doubt Amanda's story. Or does he? He sees through her in an unusual and discomforting way. And he reads Beowulf, always a suspicious sign in a cop. One thing's for sure: He needs her help in solving the case, but first she must gain his trust. In Amanda Pepper, author Gillian Roberts has created a stunning new mystery heroine--bright, clever, vulnerable, funny. Amanda and C.K. make a memorable investigative pair, and Philadelphia is the perfect setting for this exciting mystery debut. Bookshare has books 2, 3, and 4 in this series
Caught 'em Slippin'
by Al-Saadiq BanksMiranda Benderas, born to an infamous Cuban Kingpin and his trophy wife, an African American supermodel. Miranda grew up with all the luxuries that other girls could only dream of. Her daddy proved that crime does pay. But isn't there always a cost to having it all? By age 13, Miranda's father was sentenced to life in prison. Has her father given her the necessary wisdom and tools to navigate through the world without him? Three short years later, Miranda falls into the arms of Philadelphia's Bad Boy, Sha-Rock. The beautiful flower of a woman that
Caught in a Bind (Amhearst Series, Book 3, Love Inspired Suspense)
by Gayle RoperThere, gleaming softly under the harsh overhead light, sat a silver convertible. "It came three days ago." Randy ran his hand lovingly over the sleek curve of one fender. "Isn't it beautiful?" "That it is." I began to circle the car. I didn't want to prick Randy's balloon, but all I could think of was how inappropriate this expensive car was for a novice driver. The potential for a serious accident was incredible! If Randy met a sycamore in this marvelous car, he would be in big trouble. I bent down to peer inside. I might as well study the upholstery before it was drenched with Randy's blood. Someone had beaten Randy to it. Blood stained the passenger seat and floor. I knew there had to be very little, if any, left in the very dead man who slumped against the gray leather interior....
Caught in the Act (Orca Currents)
by Deb LougheadDylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control. Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is saved by the lies of Heather, an employee of the inn. When he is caught on camera stealing towels from a summer cottage after a skinny-dipping prank, Dylan and his friends become suspects in a number of cottage robberies. Dylan learns everything he can about the robberies, with the hope of clearing his name, and finds himself in more than one sticky situation in the process.
Caught in the Act
by Gayle RoperPerpetual bad-hair days, not one but two romantic entanglements, a selfish coworker -- life is already complex for reporter Merrileigh Kramer. But when she finds her coworkers' ex-husband dead at the couple's home, Merry realizes that the complications are just beginning. Who would want to kill a nice guy like Arnie Meister? It turns out the list is long and getting longer. And just when the clues suggest a suspect, something or someone throws Merry off. In a case full of red herrings, the big question soon becomes, Who couldn't be guilty? Meanwhile, the rest of life isn't exactly on hold -- particularly since it includes a new, potential Mr. Right. Merry finds herself smack in the middle of a bewildering maze or romance, personal choices, and murder. And only faith in God and her own instincts can help her solve not just the mystery of Arnie Meister's death, but of her own heart.
Caught in the Act: A Novel (Border Patrol #1)
by Jill SorensonSome desires are too dangerous to embrace.As the owner of a flourishing Latin American crafts boutique, Karina Strauss should be basking in her success. Instead she's worried about her troubled sister, the girlfriend--and prisoner--of drug lord Carlos Moreno. Kari wants no part of that life, but when she helps a friend cross into the United States illegally, two men on opposite sides of the law take notice: Moreno and Adam Cortez, the handsome border protection officer who lets Kari off the hook. It's not just Kari's tantalizing flash of skin that catches Adam's attention--her drug cartel connections bring back the demons of his past. Moreno demands that Kari smuggle a package for him in exchange for her sister's freedom. Adam also gets dangerously close, tempting her to surrender and fulfill her wildest desires. As Kari prepares for the drug run, dark secrets, violent criminals, and deadly consequences lurk around every corner. But concern for her sister drives Kari toward a terrifying act, despite Adam's warnings, despite her overwhelming fears--and despite the odds against coming out alive.From the Paperback edition.
Caught in the Crossfire (Blackhawk Security #5)
by Nichole SevernHer husband doesn’t remember her.When Kate Monroe’s deceased husband suddenly appears, the profiler can’t believe her eyes. Declan Monroe has lost all of his memories, and Kate is struggling to figure out how to respond after finally overcoming her grief and moving forward. But with a killer targeting Kate, the pair will have to work together to outwit The Hunter in his murderous game…and find their way back to each other.
Caught in the Crosshairs: Protective Instincts Flood Zone Caught In The Crosshairs
by Elisabeth ReesSPECIAL FORCES, DEADLY FORCES Recruited for a top secret mission, elite sniper Sergeant Cara Hanson is determined to prove herself-as a female sharpshooter-to her commanding officer. But when the assignment goes horribly wrong, Captain Dean McGovern takes their team into hiding in a remote Wyoming cabin. Both fiercely protective, Cara and Dean work overtime to figure out who's leaving notes and taking shots at them. Cara tries hard to resist the more-than-professional feelings she's developing for Dean...and when their lives are on the line, it'll take the soldier in her to keep them both alive.
Caught in the Middle
by Gayle RoperMerry Kramer, a staff reporter for a local newspaper, is new in town -- and has yet to discover what hides behind the smiling faces of the residents of Amhearst, Pennsylvania. When two bodies are found in town, suspicion begins to dawn and it seems Merry may be the next target. Merry realizes she knows something the murderer wants to keep secret. But what? Can Merry survive long enough to find out?
Caught in the Spotlight
by Jules BennettA True Hollywood Love Story?Who's the exotic beauty on the arm of mega-hot ladies' man Bronson Dane? Word is she's Mia Spinelli, recently rumored to be the mistress of her former boss-and Bronson's longtime industry rival. Now she's the personal assistant to Bronson's mother. Is Mia getting "personal" with Bronson, too? He's been spotted escorting her into a Hollywood doctor's office, and Mia has a noticeable baby bump. Has the sultry assistant managed to get under the playboy producer's skin-and into his bed?
Caught in Time: A Novel (Kendra Donovan Mysteries #3)
by Julie McElwainStill stranded in 1815, FBI agent Kendra Donovan finds herself on the trail of a vicious murderer with a shocking secret. October 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to travel—back to her own time period in the twenty-first century. But since that’s not happening, she agrees instead to travel with her new guardian, the Duke of Aldridge, to one of his smaller estates in Lancashire. Their journey takes them through Yorkshire, a region whose breathtaking beauty masks a simmering violence brought on by the Industrial Revolution, which pits mill owner against worker. When Kendra and the Duke encounter a band of Luddites on a lonely, fog-shrouded road, the Duke informs the authorities in the nearby village of East Dingleford that mischief may have been done at the local mill. However, it isn’t just mischief but murder that is discovered, when the body of the mill manager, Mr. Stone, is found brutally bludgeoned to death in his office. The Constable is certain the radical-minded Luddites committed the murder. One look at the crime scene and Kendra knows they did not, prompting the Duke to shock the locals by volunteering their services to catch the real killer. Joined by lover Alec and Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly, Kendra must sort through the puzzle of Stone’s rather unsavory life, picking apart alibies and dissecting carefully created deceptions from a growing list of suspects. As a special agent for the FBI, Kendra thought she’d encountered every kind of evil. But when another, even more vicious murder rocks East Dingleford, Kendra realizes that they’re dealing with a stone-cold killer—one who has a shocking secret that he will do anything to protect.
Caught Looking
by Jody HolfordSometimes loving enough means letting go... Major league baseball player, Ryan Walker, takes a mandatory leave of absence to escape the paparazzi and the false drug charges against him. All he wants is a little peace of mind out in the middle of nowhere. Eager to rid herself of the empty socialite life, Frankie Vaughn moves to a rundown home in Minnesota that she inherited from her aunt. But Frankie is shocked at what she discovers inside: three young boys. When Ryan discovers that Frankie, his new neighbor, has taken on the three homeless kids as her own, he has a new hope for humanity. Despite how easily and lovingly Ryan takes to Frankie and the boys, his past just might be the reason Frankie can't adopt the boys. Now, Ryan must choose between loving them or letting them go. Can he walk away from what he's been looking for all along?
Caught on the Book (An Antique Bookshop Mystery #4)
by Laura Gail BlackFor fans of Ellery Adams and Paige Shelton, in Laura Gail Black&’s fourth novel in the Antique Bookshop mysteries, Jenna Quinn is going to have to go all out—hook, line, and sinker—in order to catch the killer.The annual fishing tournament and festival in Hokes Folly, North Carolina, is the high-water mark event of the year. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn, owner of the Twice Upon a Time bookstore, is ready to catch some new customers with her fishing-themed book display at the festival. That is, until a local author is found dead in his booth.All fingers point to Frank Sutter, a former detective with the police department. His soon-to-be ex-wife had been dating the victim, and Frank had been seen having an argument with him earlier that day. When Keith Logan, Jenna&’s boyfriend and detective with the local police, asks Jenna for help to solve the case, she&’s shocked. Frank was Keith&’s former partner and someone who had been determined to pin more than one murder on Jenna. Frank doesn&’t want Jenna&’s help any more than Jenna wants to help him, but the two will have to put aside their animosity for each other if they want to reel in the killer.This bookselling sleuth knows she will have to cast a wide net in order to catch the killer, even if means dangerously luring them in. Will her novel idea help her catch the killer, or is she bound for a more deadly ending?
Caught Read-Handed
by Terrie Farley MoranFrom the national bestselling author of Well Read, Then Dead comes the second mystery featuring Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield, who bring Fort Myers Beach, Florida, residents plenty of sinful treats and killer reads at their bookstore café, Read 'Em and Eat.Happy to help her fellow bibliophiles, Sassy visits the local library with book donations for their annual fundraising sale. Unfortunately, the welcoming readers' haven is in turmoil as an argument erupts between an ornery patron and new staff member, Tanya Lipscombe--also known as "Tanya Trouble." She may lack people skills, but everyone is shocked when she's later found murdered in her own hot tub.The man last seen arguing with Tanya is soon arrested. But Alan Mersky, a veteran with PTSD, happens to be the brother of Sassy's former boss--and he's no murderer. Now it's up to Sassy and Bridgy to clear Alan's name and make sure the real killer gets booked.Includes a recipe for Miss Marple scones!
Caught Red-Handed
by Jan BurkeThis e-short story collection from New York Times bestselling suspense author Jan Burke features a brand new Irene Kelly short story, "The Privileged," plus three unforgettable stories from the print anthology Eighteen.Before Frank Harriman and Irene Kelly got married, Frank was a rookie cop in Bakersfield, California. When he investigates one of the worst types of calls a policeman can get--a bad smell coming from a closed trailer on a hot day--Frank and his training officer are not surprised to find a dead body. But everyone is stunned when the corpse leads to the police chief's downfall...
Caught Stealing: A Novel (Henry Thompson #1)
by Charlie HustonIt's three thousand miles from the green fields of glory, where Henry "call me Hank" Thompson once played California baseball, to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where the tenements are old, the rents are high, and the drunks are dirty. But now Hank is here, working as a bartender and taking care of a cat named Bud who is surely going to get him killed.It begins when Hank's neighbor, Russ, has to leave town in a rush and hands over Bud in a carrier. But it isn't until two Russians in tracksuits drag Hank over the bar at the joint where he works and beat him to a pulp that he starts to get the idea: Someone wants something from him. He just doesn't know what it is, where it is, or how to make them understand he doesn't have it.Within twenty-four hours Hank is running over rooftops, swinging his old aluminum bat for the sweet spot of a guy's head, playing hide and seek with the NYPD, riding the subway with a dead man at his side, and counting a whole lot of cash on a concrete floor.All because of two cowboys, two Russian mafia men, and some of the weirdest goons ever assembled in one place. All because of Bud. All because once, in another life, in another world, the only thing Hank wanted was to take third base--without getting caught.From the Hardcover edition.
Cauldron
by Larry Bond Patrick LarkinFrom the back cover: In a sequence of events as startingly fresh as tomorrow's headlines, Europe's financial markets plummet causing international unemployment and famine. Massive waves of economic refugees incite Europe's nationalist hate groups. A devastating global trade war nobody will win is about to explode into a shooting war everyone can lose. And America will return to the bloody battlefields of Europe, for the final, most devastating struggle of all.
Causa Mortis
by Ana A. Zanin Coltro Renee BenzaimAnnie Avants virou as costas para suas raízes no interior e tornou-se uma detetive de homicídios no Condado de Kern, Califórnia, depois de trabalhar por muitos anos em Mena, Arkansas, sua cidade natal. Seus pais não gostaram dos caminhos que seguiu. Eles sempre sonharam em vê-la sossegada em Mena, casada com um bom marido e criando vários filhos. Isso não era nada do que Annie queria na vida. Ela está mais feliz agora, enquanto desvenda as mentes criminosas de assassinos em série e monta engenhosos quebra-cabeças com evidências, solucionando os misteriosos casos que a confrontam e protegendo as vítimas dos crimes. Seu parceiro, Tom Weston, sofre com seu próprio drama pessoal depois de ter presenciado sua esposa sendo assassinada ao vivo, diante das câmeras de TV, durante um assalto a banco com reféns que terminou mal. O promotor público Jesse Greyeyes quer ser um bom procurador e quer Annie ao seu lado. Mas suas origens fazem com que ele seja um tanto quanto arrogante e inseguro de si. E Annie tem medo de se envolver em um relacionamento, medo de ser controlada. Laine DelMonte, investigadora chefe da Polícia Científica é muito competente em seu trabalho e tem um papel fundamental ao lado de Annie e Tom, investigando e solucionando casos. Mas essa atraente e bem-sucedida profissional tem um segredo e está sempre tentando encobrir seus rastros. Nesta quente e empoeirada cidade, alguém está sequestrando e matando jovens latinas. A arma do crime - aranhas viúvas-negras. O serial killer não deixa pistas e quase nenhuma evidência. Annie, Tom e seus colegas de trabalho estão completamente perdidos, enquanto o pânico toma conta da comunidade e uma terceira garota é sequestrada. O que virá a seguir? Causa Mortis é um suspense arrepiante que vai te fazer imaginar e querer adivinhar - e também te fazer pensar sobre quem realmente são as pessoas "normais" em SEU dia-a-dia.
Causas urgentes
by Paula RodríguezUn sospechoso de homicidio desaparece tras un accidente ferroviario en el oeste de Buenos Aires y la policía trata de dar con su paradero mientras los medios de comunicación difunden especulaciones y análisis superficiales. Una tragedia ferroviaria en el oeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires deja como saldo cuarenta y tres víctimas fatales, dos de las cuales no llegan a ser identificadas. Desde entonces un sinfín de interrogantes, denuncias e hipocresías inundan los medios de comunicación. Hugo Lamadrid, un presunto homicida que viajaba en ese tren, parece evaporarse luego del accidente. Quien trata de dar con su paradero es Osvaldo Domínguez, un inspector de la departamental de Morón adicto al trabajo. Aunque ostenta el récord del conurbano en resolución de homicidios, el investigador empieza este caso con mal pie, cometiendo al menos una desprolijidad. Con un ritmo frenético y una notable mezcla de amargura y lucidez, esta novela negra de Paula Rodríguez se inserta en la rica tradición argentina de ficción de calidad escrita con la urgencia del periodismo. Un policial que problematiza la idea de víctima al tiempo que logra adentrarse con sutileza en los pliegues más delirantes de un sistema ya no solo corrupto sino devastado.
Cause for Alarm
by Eric AmblerNicky Marlow needs a job. He's engaged to be married and the employment market is pretty slim in Britain in 1937. So when his fiancé points out the Spartacus Machine Tool notice, he jumps at the chance. After all, he speaks Italian and he figures he'll be able to endure Milan for a year, long enough to save some money. Soon after he arrives, however, he learns the sinister truth of his predecessor's death and finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process, Marlow realizes it's not so simple to just do the job he's paid to do in fascist Italy on the eve of a world war.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Cause for Alarm
by Erica SpindlerThis thriller from a New York Times–bestselling author about a woman stalks her child’s adoptive family “moves fast and takes no prisoners” (Publishers Weekly).Kate and Richard Ryan have the perfect marriage—marred only by their inability to have a child. The adoption agency’s call fulfills that dream . . . and opens the door to a nightmare. . . .Julianna Starr has chosen Kate and Richard to be more than the parents of her child. For Richard is the man of her fantasies, the one she’s been waiting for. Stalking the couple, Julianna molds herself in Kate’s image and insinuates herself into Richard’s life, determined to tear their perfect marriage apart.But for Kate and Richard, the nightmare has only begun. Because Julianna is not alone. From her dark past comes a man of unspeakable evil. . . .No one is safe—not even the innocent child Kate and Richard call their own.
Cause For Concern
by Margaret YorkeWhat secret could be so terrible that a mother would endure years of abuse to keep it concealed?Susan Trent is in her sixties, living in a house she loves, in a prosperous village. She has a nice job in the local estate agents which keeps her active, and she very much enjoys her garden: she ought to be well-satisfied with her lot. Instead she lives in constant terror of her semi-employed, abusive, middle-aged son. Her friends suspects that the cuts and bruises she explains away as her own clumsiness are really caused by his fists, but no-one steps in, unsure of why she puts up with it.Then a stranger comes to lodge in the village, triggering a series of events which will eventually bring to light why Susan has really been so protective of her son. But not until much more of her blood has been spilled.
Cause For Concern
by Margaret YorkeWhat secret could be so terrible that a mother would endure years of abuse to keep it concealed?Susan Trent is in her sixties, living in a house she loves, in a prosperous village. She has a nice job in the local estate agents which keeps her active, and she very much enjoys her garden: she ought to be well-satisfied with her lot. Instead she lives in constant terror of her semi-employed, abusive, middle-aged son. Her friends suspects that the cuts and bruises she explains away as her own clumsiness are really caused by his fists, but no-one steps in, unsure of why she puts up with it.Then a stranger comes to lodge in the village, triggering a series of events which will eventually bring to light why Susan has really been so protective of her son. But not until much more of her blood has been spilled.
Cause of Death: Scarpetta (Medieval Mysteries #7)
by Patricia CornwellDr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. Together with her niece Lucy and police captain Pete Marino, Scarpetta will follow the scents of death and violence to the heart of sinister darkness.*San Francisco Chronicle