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Widowland: 'An absorbing Orwellian dystopia' GUARDIAN
by C J Carey'READING THIS TERRIFIC, ORWELLIAN NOVEL YOU ALMOST HOLD YOUR BREATH' Bel MooneyAn alternative history with a strong feminist twist, perfect for fans of Robert Harris' Fatherland, Christina Dalcher's Vox and the dystopian novels of Margaret Atwood.'A TRIUMPH' Amanda Craig'CONVINCING AND GRIPPING' Elizabeth Buchan'BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED' Clare Chambers'TERRIFIC HEROINE' Adèle Geras'VIVIDLY IMAGINED' Nicci FrenchTo control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature.London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II. Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and Germany was formalized. George VI and his family have been murdered and Edward VIII rules as King. Yet, in practice, all power is vested in Alfred Rosenberg, Britain's Protector. The role and status of women is Rosenberg's particular interest. Rose Ransom belongs to the elite caste of women and works at the Ministry of Culture, rewriting literature to correct the views of the past. But now she has been given a special task. Outbreaks of insurgency have been seen across the country; graffiti daubed on public buildings. Disturbingly, the graffiti is made up of lines from forbidden works, subversive words from the voices of women. Suspicion has fallen on Widowland, the run-down slums where childless women over fifty have been banished. These women are known to be mutinous, for they have nothing to lose. Before the Leader arrives for the Coronation ceremony of King Edward and Queen Wallis, Rose must infiltrate Widowland to find the source of this rebellion and ensure that it is quashed.'THE MOST IMPORTANT FEMINIST NOVEL IN DECADES' Jane Harris'A VERY SMART REIMAGINED HISTORY' Henry Porter'BRIMMING WITH CRACKLING DETAIL, A GRIPPING THRILLER' Miranda Carter
Widows & Orphans (Rachael Flynn Mysteries, Book #1)
by Susan MeissnerFrom the back book cover: "He has confessed to murder, Rachael! He told the police he killed someone!" When attorney Rachael Flynn's mother calls her with the news that her ministry-minded brother has been arrested, Rachael at first takes it in stride. After all, Josh has been arrested before for blocking entry to abortion clinics, resisting arrest, obstructing the legal process, interfering with police procedure, trespassing, breaking and entering, loitering, making false statements to the police... But this time the charge is murder, and Joshua has confessed to the crime. Rachael, certain that her brother can't be guilty, begs him to let her represent him but Joshua refuses her offer of counsel. As Rachael works the case on her own, she begins to suspect that Josh knows who the real killer is, but she's unable to get him to cooperate with his defense. Why won't he talk to her? What is Josh hiding? When Rachael asks her husband, Trace, and his fellow artists to sketch the scene of the crime as they see it, a new piece of the puzzle becomes apparent. . . a piece that ultimately leads to the truth that has eluded the police. . .and Rachael. "A powerful story of family and faith, wrapped in a mystery that touches the deep corners of the heart. Susan Meissner writes with a sure hand, and this book will make her many new fans." JAMES SCOTT BELL, best-selling author of Presumed Guilty
Widows (87th Precinct #43)
by Ed McbainThe only clues to the killing of a beautiful young woman in a lush penthouse apartment are a steamy collection of erotic letters and 32 knife wounds.
Widows (Widows #1)
by Lynda La PlanteTHE BASIS FOR STEVE MCQUEEN'S UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WIDOWS IS A FAST-PACED HEIST THRILLER WITH AN ALL FEMALE CAST YOU WON'T FORGET. Before PRIME SUSPECT there was WIDOWS . . . Facing life alone, they turned to crime together. Dolly Rawlins, Linda Pirelli and Shirley Miller are left devastated when their husbands are killed in a security van heist that goes disastrously wrong. When Dolly discovers her husband Harry's bank deposit box, containing a gun, money - and detailed plans for the hijack - she realises that she only has three options: 1. Give up and forget she ever found them; 2. Hand over Harry's ledgers to the police, or to the thugs that have been hassling her for information they think she has; 3. She and the other widows could carry out the robbery themselves Novices in the craft of crime, the three women make their preparations. Along the way they discover that Harry's plan required four people, not three. But only three bodies were discovered in the carnage of the original hijack - so who was the fourth man, and where is he now? Recruiting hooker Bella O'Reilly as their fourth, the widows are determined to execute their plan. Facing mounting pressure from DI Resnick, and local thugs Arnie and Tony Fisher, can they stick together and finish the job their husbands started . . .
Widows Wear Weeds (Cool & Lam)
by Erle Stanley GardnerBlackmail was a dirty business and Donald Lam liked to stay clear of it. But for his partner, Bertha Cool, no business was too dirty to handle at the right price. And the price for this job was certainly right.What was wrong, though, was a payoff for pictures that weren't worth a dime, a free dinner that cost the blackmailer his life, and more than a couple of double-crosses that framed Donald Lam quite neatly for a charge of murder ...
Widows and Orphans (A Quill & Packet Mystery)
by Kate Hilton Elizabeth RenzettiIn Port Ellis, there’s no off-season for murder. Journalist Cat Conway is looking forward to an easy assignment covering a major wellness and self-actualization summit at the Pinerock Resort, featuring Bliss Bondar and Bree Guthrie, creators of the Welcome, Goddess empire and widows with attitude. Cat’s mother, Marian Conway, bestselling author and defiantly mediocre parent, is on the agenda—and so is murder. When one of the influencers turns up dead, suspicion falls on the high-profile guests. Could the killer be a jealous business partner? Or the Instagram-famous poet? The empowerment guru whose wife hates him? Or Cat’s mother, who has a reputation to protect and a shocking secret to hide? Cat’s pulled into investigating another celebrity death, but this time while facing the possible demise of her livelihood: The Quill & Packet is struggling financially, and may be headed toward its final edition. A convoy of protesters, angry at Cat’s reporting, has besieged the Quill’s newsroom. Can Cat rescue her mother and her newspaper, or will the killer stalking Port Ellis beat her to the deadline?
Widows' Revenge (Widows #2)
by Lynda La PlanteThe follow-up new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. <P><P>Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the impossible: a heist their husbands had failed to pull off - at the cost of their lives. But though they may be in the money, they're far from easy street. <P><P>Shocked by her husband's betrayal, Dolly discovers Harry Rawlins isn't dead. He knows where the four women are and he wants them to pay. And he doesn't just mean getting his hands on the money. The women can't keep running. They have to get Harry out of their lives for good. But can they outwit a criminal mastermind who won't hesitate to kill? <P><P>Especially when one of them has a plan of her own ... to kill or be killed. The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major motion picture.
Widows' Watch
by Nancy HerndonA West Texas police detective has her work cut out for her when a bad marriage ends in murder . . . Elena Jarvis is a committed officer in the Los Santos, Texas, department of Crimes Against Persons. It isn&’t always an easy job when her ex-husband is in the next room, her boss treats her like a little girl, and her partner thinks she belongs in the kitchen. Elena always knew there would be obstacles—she just figured they would come from the criminals . . . The victim in her latest case is Boris Potemkin. His not-so-grieving widow declares that his death was a punishment from God, but it was a bullet that cut Boris down, not a thunderbolt from on high. As the investigation intensifies, Elena discovers there have been several recent deaths in the same neighborhood. Someone is having just a bit too much fun making widows. But the suspects are not your typical thugs—they are women in black . . .
Wie sich das Zweiglein krümmt: Ein Matt-Davis-Krimi
by Eva Markert Joe Perrone JrIn Chelsea, einem Stadtteil von Manhattan, werden Frauen vergewaltigt und erwürgt – aber von wem? Die einzigen Indizien sind ein Herz, das in die Brust eines jeden Opfers geschnitten wurde (darinnen die Initialen „J. C.“ und die der Verstorbenen), Exemplare des Neuen Testaments (mit unterstrichenen Passagen, die sich auf Untreue beziehen) und die Fingerabdrücke eines Jugendlichen, der in den sechziger Jahren verhaftet wurde. Leitender Ermittler ist Matt Davis, ein etwas bedächtiger und erfolgreicher Detective, der begeisterter Fliegenfischer ist – und süchtig nach Kakao. Sein Partner, Chris Freitag, ist zu einem Viertel Mohawk-Indianer und Matt steht noch von früher her in seiner Schuld. Die Dinge werden weiter verkompliziert durch Rita Valdez, einer Polizistin, die auf der Suche nach „wahrer Liebe“ ist und dabei nicht allzu wählerisch, wo sie sie findet. Wie sich das Zweiglein krümmt (As the Twig is Bent) ist ein explosiver Thriller, der die verborgene und schmutzige Welt der Internet-Chatrooms entlarvt und den Leser mitnimmt auf eine schonungslose Reise bis hin zum grausigen Ende. Es ist der erste Band der Matt-Davis-Krimireihe, die außerdem Opening Day, Twice Bitten, Broken Promises und Deadly Ransom (erschienen im März 2017) umfasst. WARNUNG: Dieses Buch enthält Passagen mit eindeutigem sexuellem Inhalt, die für einige Leser ungeeignet sein können.
Wife in Public
by Emma DarcyA playboy billionaire meets his match in a beautiful, no-nonsense farmer in the USA Today–bestselling author’s delightful romance.Australian billionaire Jordan Powell is a regular favorite of Sydney’s gossip columns. There’s always a new photo of him—with a new woman on his arm. Jordan is so accustomed to women falling at his feet that the challenge of seducing farm girl Ivy Thornton is an irresistible diversion . . . Ivy is all too familiar with Jordan’s dating habits. The flowers and treats he sends his conquests all come from her rose farm. More comfortable in overalls that designer outfits, Ivy won’t fall for his usual tricks. To win her heart, the legendary playboy will finally have to play for keeps.
Wife in the Making
by Lindsay ArmstrongBryn Wallis chose Fleur as his new assistantbecause she insisted marriage was definitely noton her agenda! That suited Bryn perfectly. They'dbe working very closely together in the tropicalAustralian resort he owned, and the last thing hewanted was any romantic complication….Only, he began to find Fleur irresistible. Perhaps ithad been a mistake to warn her against gettingany romantic ideas….
Wife of Moon (Wind River Mystery #10)
by Margaret CoelArapaho attorney Vicki Holden and Father John O'Malley must find the link between the murder of a woman--and the murder of her ancestor from a century earlier.
Wife or Death
by Ellery QueenA journalist accused of murdering his unfaithful wife searches for the real killer Angel Denton's extramarital activities are the worst-kept secret in town. Jim Denton has endured the cuckold's horns for ages, but by midnight on Halloween he's finally fed up. Deserted at a masquerade ball, he takes refuge at the bar while his wife flirts her way up and down the dance floor in a costume so revealing she risks being arrested for indecency. Lightning strikes, the electricity goes out, and Denton overhears his wife planning a tryst with another man. The next morning, he finds a note saying that she's leaving him. And he never sees Angel alive again. A week later, the police find Angel in the woods, her once-beautiful body mangled by wild dogs. Everyone is sure Denton killed her, and to save his own neck, the desperate husband will have to find Angel's last lover--and take revenge.
Wife with Amnesia
by Metsy HingleSHE COULDN’T REMEMBER…He said he was her husband, but Claire had no recollection of New Orleans titan Matt Gallagher—or the luxurious life he claimed they’d shared. Though she couldn’t deny the passion his virile presence aroused, she didn’t dare give in to the rush of powerful emotions. Especially since she sensed her alleged husband wasn’t telling her all….HE COULDN’T FORGET!When Claire turned up with no memory of their separation, Matt seized the opportunity to reclaim his wife—and protect her from her mysterious assailant. Matt could face any danger—except the danger of losing the love of his life….
Wifeshopping: Stories
by Steven WingateWifeshopping centers on the ultimate human quest: the search for companionship, love, and understanding. These captivating stories feature American men, love-starved and striving, who try and often fail to connect with the women they imagine could be their wives. Some of the women are fiancées, some are new girlfriends, some are strangers who cross the men’s paths for only a few hours or moments. In “Beaching It,” an artist traveling on the summer circuit begins an affair with a rich, married local. In “Me and Paul,” a lonely traveler adopts an alter ego to help him impress a single mother. In “Bill,” a trip to a flea market highlights the essential differences between a man and his fiancée. Throughout this thoroughly entertaining read, Wingate’s sympathetic characterizations reveal both the hopefulness and the heartache behind our earnest but sometimes misguided attempts at intimacy.
Wiggle Room
by Darden North"Darden North writes vividly, with strong pace, action and emotion, counterbalanced with sharp observations and wry humor. "-Peter James, bestselling author of Not Dead Yet "A rollercoaster ride of murder, intrigue, and plot twists. Wiggle Room keeps you turning the pages to the final, climactic finish "-Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Conviction Brad Cummins is an Air Force surgeon who returns from overseas deployment after serving four months at the height of the Iraq War, during which he fails to save an injured soldier but mends the GIs attacker. He endures rigid criticism from his peers, yet survives the medical tribunals investigation. Back in Jackson, Mississippi, still blaming himself for returning the insurgent to the killing fields, Cummins discovers his look-alike brother shot to death and is certain that he was the intended target. Both the police and Brads fiancee discount his fears as paranoia, forcing Brad to consult a psychiatrist. Then his fiancee is found murdered in his apartment. There is no doubt in his mind that he is marked for murder.
Wight Mischief
by Jl MerrowA ghost of a chance at love. Personal trainer Will Golding has been looking forward to a getaway with his best friend, Baz, a journalist researching a book on ghosts. But on the first day of their camping trip on the Isle of Wight, Will takes a walk on a secluded beach and spies a beautiful young man skinny-dipping by moonlight. Ethereally pale, he’s too perfect to be real—or is he? Lonely author Marcus Devereux is just as entranced by the tall athlete he encounters on the beach, but he’s spent the years since his parents’ violent death building a wall around his heart, and the thought of letting Will scale it is terrifying. Marcus’s albinism gives him his otherworldly appearance and leaves him reluctant to go out in daylight, his reclusiveness encouraged by his guardian—who warns him to stay away from Will and Baz. The attraction between Will and Marcus can’t be denied—but neither can the danger of the secrets haunting Marcus’s past, as one “accident” after another strikes Will and Baz. If they don’t watch their step, they could end up added to the island’s ghostly population.
Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers: Hungry As The Sea, Elephant Song and Wild Justice
by Wilbur SmithThree thrilling, original adventures from the master of the genre, Wilbur Smith - for the first time in one collection of classics - that will take you on a journey deep into the heart of Africa at its wildest and most magnificent Hungry as the Sea: Nick Berg - robbed of his wife and ousted from his huge shipping empire - is hell-bent on vengeance. It is the sea which gives him his opportunity. When his arch-rival's luxury liner is trapped in the tempestuous Antarctic, Nick stakes all to pit his powerful salvage tug, the Warlock, in a desperate race against time and the elements… Elephant Song: In Zimbabwe's Chiwewe National Park, Dr Daniel Armstrong - world-famous TV naturalist - films the slaughter of a herd of elephant. Meanwhile in London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent confrontation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country. Now the time has come to act. Together, Armstrong and Kinnear forge a passionate alliance - and begin the fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption attacking a land they would both give their lives to save… Wild Justice: The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanizes anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage - if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy…
Wild
by Gil BrewerTwo frantic noir thrillers from 1959 and 1961 from an author about whom Bill Pronzini had this to say: "He produced some of the most compelling noir softcover originals of the 1950's. "
Wild
by Gil BrewerI never knew what trouble was until she came back into my life and started fanning the flames on an old torch."I need you, Lee," she said. Then she looked up at me with those wonderful, burning dark eyes of hers and I fell into them just like I always did--like it was yesterday and we were crazy in love on Cloud 13.Only it was today. Only she already had a husband. Only he was missing. She wanted me to find him before he found her--and killed her.There were holes in her story. There were holes in my head, too. Because I bought every word of it.Bang! The next thing I knew I was head over heels in a mess of corpses, killers, and wild, wild women.
Wild
by Gil BrewerI never knew what trouble was until she came back into my life and started fanning the flames on an old torch.“I need you, Lee,” she said. Then she looked up at me with those wonderful, burning dark eyes of hers and I fell into them just like I always did—like it was yesterday and we were crazy in love on Cloud 13.Only it was today. Only she already had a husband. Only he was missing. She wanted me to find him before he found her—and killed her.There were holes in her story. There were holes in my head, too. Because I bought every word of it.Bang! The next thing I knew I was head over heels in a mess of corpses, killers, and wild, wild women.
Wild & Sweet
by Rhenna MorganLive hard, f*ck harder and follow only their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six men of the Haven Brotherhood live and bleed by, refusing to conform to society's expectations, taking what they want and always watching each other's backs. Zeke Dugan is not a man who walks the straight and narrow. He may have sworn an oath as a trauma doc, but he has zero problem leveraging his medical skills outside a hospital if it means giving the Brotherhood-the group of men he calls family-an advantage. Blood before business. All that changes when shy Gabrielle stumbles into his life and ignites his protective instincts. Mechanic Gabrielle Parker prefers the complexities of an engine over men. Her life wasn't always quiet and well-ordered, but now that it is, she finds peace in the solitude. When a robbery in her neighborhood forces her out of her safe bubble, she never fathoms that a dangerous, cocky trauma doctor will fix more than her injuries. Zeke doesn't play by the rules that Gabrielle follows but knows that he's exactly what she needs in her life. He'll show her the fierce and uncompromising protection that comes from belonging to a man like him. When tension outside the Brotherhood threatens Gabrielle, Zeke will do anything to keep her safe, and damn the consequences. No one will hurt his woman, even if it means putting the very men who saved his life at risk. This book is approximately 95,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise!
Wild About Harry
by BatemanMeet Harry McKee - a sleazy local chat show host. Once a loving husband, he's become a drunken unfaithful slob. His wife is divorcing him and taking him to the cleaners. Even his kids won't speak to him. On his last night as a married man he winds up drunk and is beaten up. When he keels over the next day at the divorce hearing his wife and solicitor assume he's pulling a fast one. He eventually wakes from a week-long coma but he's lost his memory - everything since 1974.Inside his sagging middle-aged body, Harry feels eighteen again. Though he doesn't know it yet, he has been given the chance to get back his life, his wife and his self-respect. If only he could remember how it all went wrong and why his family hate him...
Wild About Harry
by BatemanMeet Harry McKee - a sleazy local chat show host. Once a loving husband, he's become a drunken unfaithful slob. His wife is divorcing him and taking him to the cleaners. Even his kids won't speak to him. On his last night as a married man he winds up drunk and is beaten up. When he keels over the next day at the divorce hearing his wife and solicitor assume he's pulling a fast one. He eventually wakes from a week-long coma but he's lost his memory - everything since 1974.Inside his sagging middle-aged body, Harry feels eighteen again. Though he doesn't know it yet, he has been given the chance to get back his life, his wife and his self-respect. If only he could remember how it all went wrong and why his family hate him...
Wild Action
by Dawn StewardsonA screwball romantic comedy with wild animal attraction!Animal magnetism!Nick Montgomery was a cop, not an animal trainer. At least, not until he quit his job on the promise of an inheritance and found out he owned half of Wild Action, an animal talent agency.The other half belonged to Carly Dumon, his dead uncle's protégée, and a very attractive one at that. Of course, Nick told himself he wasn't interested. All he wanted was to put Wild Action in the black and sell his share so he could go back to his real life-even if that meant solving the mystery behind the series of "accidents" plaguing the agency.But that was before Attila the bear fell in love with him and refused to behave for anyone else. It was also before he fell in love with Carly, who didn't behave for anyone!