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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
Cause Of Death (Kay Scarpetta #7)
by Patricia CornwellThe seventh book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesAn investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia's icy waters . . .New Year's Eve and the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an investigative reporter who was a favourite at the Medical Examiner's office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Shipyard for a story, or simply diving for sunken trinkets? And why did Scarpetta receive a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified?The case envelops Scarpetta, her niece Lucy, and police captain Pete Marino in a world where both cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned detective work are critical offensive weapons. Together they follow the trail of death to a well of violence as dark and forbidding as water that swirled over Ted Eddings.Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times 'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror 'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express
Cause of Death: A gripping and unputdownable English cosy mystery (The Shires Mysteries #3)
by Anna LegatBOOK THREE IN THE SHIRES MYSTERIES - A GRIPPING NEW WHODUNNIT SET IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.All is not well in the village. The local meadows have been the pride of Bishops Well for hundreds of years, but now they are facing the sharp blades of developers. The landowner is a rich and reclusive author who is happy to see them destroyed, but the villagers - including Sam Dee and Maggie Kaye - are fighting back.Until, that is, someone decides to silence one of their number permanently.As Maggie and Sam soon discover, there is more than a quick buck to be made in the developers' plans. There are age-old secrets and personal vendettas that could have deadly repercussions in Bishops Well today.With Sam's legal expertise and Maggie's... well, Maggie-ness, they delve into the past, determined to unearth the truth. And, as sparks begin to fly, could there finally be something more between this sleuthing duo?A GRIPPING NEW COSY CRIME SERIES, FOR FANS OF BETTY ROWLANDS, FAITH MARTIN AND JOY ELLIS.What readers are saying about Anna Legat:'Brilliant. I didn't want to put it down!''It's a rare author who can keep me guessing until the end - and the ending was a shocker''Plenty of twists and turns''A brilliantly complex spaghetti of unrelated sub-plots to challenge any armchair sleuth''I thoroughly enjoyed this book, reading it cover to cover in a weekend''I shall look out for more from Ms Legat'
Cause of Death: A gripping and unputdownable English cosy mystery (The Shires Mysteries #3)
by Anna LegatBOOK THREE IN THE SHIRES MYSTERIES - A GRIPPING NEW WHODUNNIT SET IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.All is not well in the village. The local meadows have been the pride of Bishops Well for hundreds of years, but now they are facing the sharp blades of developers. The landowner is a rich and reclusive author who is happy to see them destroyed, but the villagers - including Sam Dee and Maggie Kaye - are fighting back.Until, that is, someone decides to silence one of their number permanently.As Maggie and Sam soon discover, there is more than a quick buck to be made in the developers' plans. There are age-old secrets and personal vendettas that could have deadly repercussions in Bishops Well today.With Sam's legal expertise and Maggie's... well, Maggie-ness, they delve into the past, determined to unearth the truth. And, as sparks begin to fly, could there finally be something more between this sleuthing duo?A GRIPPING NEW COSY CRIME SERIES, FOR FANS OF BETTY ROWLANDS, FAITH MARTIN AND JOY ELLIS.What readers are saying about Anna Legat:'Brilliant. I didn't want to put it down!''It's a rare author who can keep me guessing until the end - and the ending was a shocker''Plenty of twists and turns''A brilliantly complex spaghetti of unrelated sub-plots to challenge any armchair sleuth''I thoroughly enjoyed this book, reading it cover to cover in a weekend''I shall look out for more from Ms Legat'
Cause of Death (Simon Manton)
by Michael UnderwoodWhen Mrs Sophie Easterberg is found dead on her bedroom floor in the picturesque village of Five Meadows, it is apparent she has been murdered.The obvious suspect is Dave Lucas, an ex-borstal boy recently employed by her, who has since disappeared.Detective-Superintendent Simon Manton of Scotland Yard is despatched to take charge of the case. He soon tracks Lucas down. But is he guilty? And, even if he is, would a jury convict him?
Cause of Death
by Michael UnderwoodWhen Mrs Sophie Easterberg is found dead on her bedroom floor in the picturesque village of Five Meadows, it is apparent she has been murdered.The obvious suspect is Dave Lucas, an ex-borstal boy recently employed by her, who has since disappeared.Detective-Superintendent Simon Manton of Scotland Yard is despatched to take charge of the case. He soon tracks Lucas down. But is he guilty? And, even if he is, would a jury convict him?
Cause of Fear
by Robert RossShe's Been Watching. . .Waiting. . . All her life, Linda Leigh has been a plain Jane--the kind of woman no one notices. That all changes when handsome college professor Geoffrey Manwaring falls in love with her. The only shadow cast over their upcoming marriage is Geoff's son Josh's stubborn refusal to accept Linda into his life--and his insistence that the unbalanced mother who deserted him years before will be return to claim him. . . And When She Comes Home. . . Gabrielle. Everyone remembers how intelligent, witty, and beautiful Geoff's first wife was. Still, Linda is confident she'll be a good stepmom to Josh, once he lets down his defenses. But then the nightmares start. Visions of being burned alive that soon become hallucinations. The same dreams plague Geoff, then Josh, who continues to await his mother's arrival. . . . . .Blood Will Be Spilled Until the day a woman in a red cloak comes up the lane and approaches the house. The wife who walked out on Geoff four years ago. The mother whose memory Josh clings to. The force of evil who wants Linda out of their lives--forever. . .
Causes Unknown
by Leslie Alan HorvitzA man looking for the truth about his brother's death uncovers a chain of lies that may leave him in perilThe death of Wall Street trader Alan Friedlander leaves his brother stunned. Officially recorded as being caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Alan's death shocks his brother Michael to the core and leaves him desperate for answers. Determined to find the real cause of Alan's death, Michael begins to uncover dark secrets implicating some of the city's most trusted institutions. But Michael is not alone in his suspicions. A young pathologist has cause for doubts as well. By the time their investigation leads to New York's chief medical examiner, they may both be in serious danger.
The Causeway (Murder Room #579)
by P. M. HubbardPeter Grant, sailing his boat in unfamiliar waters, is forced ashore on an island connected with the mainland by a causeway uncovered only at low tide. There is a house on the opposite shore lived in by two secretive people.His involvement in their affairs, begun by his sea-chance, becomes deeper and more dangerous as the tides ebb and flow over the causeway, until he finds himself face-to-face first with love - and then with terror and violent death.'A sensitive, absorbing tale' Sunday Times
The Causeway
by P. M. HubbardPeter Grant, sailing his boat in unfamiliar waters, is forced ashore on an island connected with the mainland by a causeway uncovered only at low tide. There is a house on the opposite shore lived in by two secretive people.His involvement in their affairs, begun by his sea-chance, becomes deeper and more dangerous as the tides ebb and flow over the causeway, until he finds himself face-to-face first with love - and then with terror and violent death.'A sensitive, absorbing tale' Sunday Times
Cautiva del Invierno
by June V. BourgoRecientemente separada de su marido infiel y sin darse cuenta de un embarazo incipiente, Georgia Charles se dirige a Yukon para visitar a una amiga de la infancia. Después de que es atacada por hombres desconocidos, el viaje de Georgia se convierte en una lucha por la supervivencia. Escapando a la naturaleza, busca refugio en una cabaña abandonada. Sin habilidades de supervivencia y un parto inminente, Georgia tiene que enfrentar los elementos duros de la Última Frontera de la Columbia Británica, y sus demonios internos, para poder sobrevivir. Mientras la adversidad y las condiciones implacables ponen a prueba su carácter y voluntad de vivir, ¿puede Georgia salvarse a sí misma y a su hijo por nacer?
Cautivado por una dama aventurera (Ladrones de la Ton #1)
by Sandra SookooLa búsqueda para romper la maldición de una momia se vuelve peligrosa cuando un miembro de la ton acaba muerto. Miles Lawrence Hawkins, quinto conde de Archewyne, está solo y es el último de su estirpe, salvo por una joven hija, y ha hecho las paces con ello… Sin embargo, encontrar inesperadamente a una atractiva ladrona en su biblioteca le hace dudar. Atraído por el loco plan de la dama para recuperar varias momias robadas en todo Londres, incluido el Museo Británico, la acompaña simplemente para ver qué pasará después. El hecho de estar cautivado por su búsqueda e intrigado por su talento para eludir la ley es una distracción muy necesaria del estrés de sus propias desgracias vitales. Lady Emmaline Darling, hábil ladrona e hija única del conde de St. Ives, está bajo la maldición de una momia. Creyéndose condenada por la afición de su padre a sacar antigüedades de Egipto, ha jurado devolver un par de momias a su lugar de descanso eterno para salvar la vida de su padre y la suya propia. Ser atrapada por Miles no entraba en sus planes, ni tampoco caer en su encanto, pero hará cualquier cosa para que él también sea libre de la maldición, ya que sus historias están demasiado conectadas para que sus males sean sólo cuestión de mala suerte. Cuando un miembro de la ton vinculado a ambos acaba muerto y se encuentran las joyas de Emmaline en el lugar de los hechos, Miles está obligado por su honor a proponerle matrimonio y prestarle su protección. A pesar de que ella se niega, el deseo tira de ellos y el escándalo los rodea, y cuando Miles es convocado para embarcarse una vez más en una misión secreta para la Corona, debe desprenderse de todo lo que se convierta en un lastre, pero mantener a Emmaline fuera de los problemas, y de su mente, es más fácil de decir que de hacer.
Cautivo de tu mirada (Los Cherry #Volumen 1)
by Marian ArpaComienza la apasionante bilogía «Los Cherry». Una historia de amor entre el Londres de la regencia y las altas tierras escocesas. ¿Logrará Ferguson olvidar aquellos ojos violetas que le quitan el sueño? ¿Cambiará Beth las comodidades de Londres por las Highlands? Beth es una muchacha voluntariosa, huérfana de madre y el ojito derecho de su padre, Sebastián Cherry. Él es hermano del vizconde de Sheffield y, al ser el menor, se gana la vida comerciando con las colonias, actividad criticada por buena parte de la alta clase social. Cuando llega la hora de presentar a su hija en sociedad, esta lo convence para atrasarlo un año y pasar una larga temporada en una de las propiedades de la familia en Newcastle. Cuando Beth se dirige allí, el carruaje tiene un percance y mientras espera a que se solucione da un paseo por la orilla de un riachuelo cercano# y encuentra una cesta destartalada con un bebé dentro. Durante los meses que pasa en Newcastle, Beth es raptada por un escocés, pero cuando el jefe del clan Ferguson se entera del secuestro, le obliga a que la devuelve a su casa. Sin embargo, queda cautivado por el coraje de aquella muchacha de ojos violetas que le habla como ninguna otra mujer lo había hecho hasta el momento. Ferguson ha vivido la muerte de sus padres traumáticamente y se niega a tomar esposa. No quiere que la historia de sus progenitores se repita, no quiere que nadie sufra por él. Una tía suya lo convence para que lleve a su hermana a Londres, para presentarla en sociedad y encontrarle un marido. Al volver a encontrarse con Beth todos sus planes de futuro se trastocan. ¿Conseguirá el amor que Ferguson, el Vengativo, deje aflorar la ternura que enterró en lo más profundo de su ser? ¿Será capaz de conquistar a la menuda Beth?
The Cavalier Case: A Jemima Shore Mystery
by Antonia Fraser'As he turned ... he had the extraordinary impression of a man in full armour rearing up in front of him ... It was the last thing he saw, before he hurtled downwards to a certain death'An untimely death and the reappearance of a ghost lead television reporter Jemima Shore into a mysterious case of sex, violence and the supernatural.When the butler plummets from the battlements of Lackland Court, it becomes clear that the ghost of the legendary Civil War poet and soldier, Decimus Meredith, is not the only suspect. Jemima must look to history and delve deep into the ancient hall's past to solve yet another baffling mystery.
The Cavalier Case (Jemima Shore #7)
by Antonia FraserJemima starts researching a ghost story involving a murder investigation. The victims: the 17th Viscount Lackland and his butler. The suspect is the ghost of the first Viscount Lackland. The next possible victim is the handsome 18th Viscount Lackland.
The Cavalier Case: A Jemima Shore Mystery (Jemima Shore)
by Lady Antonia Fraser'As he turned ... he had the extraordinary impression of a man in full armour rearing up in front of him ... It was the last thing he saw, before he hurtled downwards to a certain death'An untimely death and the reappearance of a ghost lead television reporter Jemima Shore into a mysterious case of sex, violence and the supernatural.When the butler plummets from the battlements of Lackland Court, it becomes clear that the ghost of the legendary Civil War poet and soldier, Decimus Meredith, is not the only suspect. Jemima must look to history and delve deep into the ancient hall's past to solve yet another baffling mystery.
A Cavanaugh Christmas (Cavanaugh Justice #20)
by Marie Ferrarella"I never make promises I can't keep."A little girl is missing, and Detective Kaitlyn Two Feathers has promised the child will be back in her mother's arms by Christmas. Her own troubled childhood still shadowing her, Kaitlyn is determined not to fail. When the kidnapper's trail takes her to Aurora, she must work with the local cops. Specifically, the frustratingly appealing Detective Thomas Cavelli.Cavelli's own life is in chaos, the revelation of an unexpected family connection upending his world. But he puts it all aside to help Kaitlyn, the urgency of their investigation matched by the electricity that crackles between them. Together, they might have a chance to defeat their respective demons...and give in to the redeeming power of love.
The Cavanaugh Code (Cavanaugh Justice #16)
by Marie FerrarellaWhile searching for clues in a murder victim's apartment, Detective Taylor McIntyre stumbles upon an intruder. Thinking she's got her killer, Taylor handcuffs him to a railing. The next morning, she's shocked when she runs into her "fugitive" at the police precinct. Even more infuriating is her undeniable attraction to him.Private investigator J. C. Laredo finds Taylor's tough-as-nails demeanor a turn-on. And her stubborn refusal to accept his help in the murder investigation doesn't deter him. He always gets what he wants. But as the body count rises, J.C. and Taylor must race to find a twisted serial killer—before he finds them….
Cavanaugh Cold Case (Cavanaugh Justice #32)
by Marie FerrarellaThe crime-fighting Cavanaugh clan returns in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's thrilling new novel! Working in a morgue, medical examiner Kristin Alberghetti hardly expects a living, breathing man to walk through the door and make her heart pound. So she's floored when gorgeous playboy Malloy Cavanaugh is her partner on a new case. The cold-case detective has a rep for charming the clothes off every woman...except her. And it's tough to keep her eyes on the prize as the two investigate recently excavated, long-buried bodies at a cacti nursery. Malloy has no plans to change his bachelor lifestyle, until reclusive Kristin catches his eye. Something about this case - and his beautiful colleague - touches his heart. But can a flowering romance survive the rigors of a brutal case and its infinite dangers?