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Grandville (Grandville)
by Bryan TalbotTwo hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small, unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steampowered dirigible, and mutual suspicion to France. When a British diplomat's murder is made to look like suicide, ferocious DetectiveInspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard stalks a ruthless murder squad through the heart of a Belle Epoque Paris, the center of the greatest empire in a world of steamdriven hansom cabs, automatons, and flying machines. LeBrock's relentless quest can lead only to death, truth... or war.* Following on the heels of his internationally acclaimed graphic novels The Tale of One Bad Rat and Alice in Sunderland, Grandville is a fantastical and audacious rollercoaster ride, visually stunning and rich in memorable detail.
Grandville Bete Noir (Grandville)
by Bryan TalbotThe baffling murder of a famed Parisian artist in his locked and guarded studio takes the tenacious Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard and his faithful adjunct, Detective Ratzi, into the cutthroat Grandville art scene to track the mysterious assassin. As the body count mounts and events spiral out of control, the investigation points to Toad Hall, where a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the overthrow of the French State... by use of steam-driven automaton soldiers!* Grandville was nominated for an Eisner Award and a Hugo Award.* Also look for Dotter of Her Father's Eyes and Cherubs from Dark Horse."The universe Talbot creates is visually stunning and intellectually engaging."MadAboutComics.com
Grandville Integral
by Bryan TalbotBeware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology.Within this rich fantastical milieu, the relentless Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard pursues shadowy death squads, psychotic killers, dark political conspiracies, ruthless crime lords, and bloodthirsty cults through the streets of London and the Belle Epoque Paris known as Grandville, the center of the greatest empire on earth. Grandville Integral collects all five Grandville novels in one deluxe digital volume accompanied by voluminous author notes never before in print.Collects Grandville, Grandville Mon Amour, Grandville Noël, Grandville Bete Noire, and Grandville Force Majeure.
Grandville Mon Amour (Grandville)
by Bryan TalbotConvicted psychotic killer and extremist fanatic Edward "Mad Dog" Mastock violently escapes the guillotine's blade in the Tower of London to once again terrorize the Socialist Republic of Britain. But dogging Mastock's bloody footsteps is his longtime adversary and nemesis, Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock, at odds with Scotland Yard and intent on bringing Mastock's horrific murder spree to an end, once and for all. Aided by his friend and colleague Detective Roderick Ratzi, LeBrock follows the trail of carnage to Paris, otherwise known as Grandville, the largest city in a world dominated by the French Empire and the prime target of Mastock's sadistic terrorism. Can LeBrock capture the Mad Dog before he can mete out his final vengeance, or will LeBrock's own quest for redemption be dragged to ground by the demons of his past?The badger is back! Set three weeks after the finale of Grandville Bryan Talbot's critically acclaimed steampunk graphic novelGrandville Mon Amour explores an alternate artnouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, robot automatons, and advanced steam technology that power everything from hansom cabs to iron flying machines.* Grandville Mon Amour is the second in a planned series of Grandville graphic novels.* The world of Grandville is described by Talbot as "like Jules Verne and Sherlock Holmes directed by Quentin Tarantinowith animals!"[On Grandville] "Every panel is a work of art." Booklist
Grandville Noel
by Bryan TalbotLe blaireau est de retour! Alone in Grandville, Detective Inspector LeBrock stalks a growing religious cult led by a charismatic unicorn messiah who, along with his con-men partners, are responsible for horrific mass murder. With Paris in the grip of the mysterious crime lord Tiberius Koenig and increasingly violent attacks by human terrorists, can LeBrock stop the inevitable slide into fascism? And could these conditions all be the manipulations of a centuries-old conspiracy to throw the world into war?From the imagination of Bryan Talbot comes Grandville Noël, the fourth installment of the acclaimed steampunk fantasy series.
Granite: a novel
by Pat MesternLish MacPherson believes she is running from something - a job working for a corrupt firm that bilks seniors out of their estates. But she doesn’t realize that her arrival in the small town of Seven Springs may be a matter of destiny.Lish discovers that a new acquaintance - Noah - shares with her not only a common ancestry but also a common recurring dream about riding a stag to some unknown destination. Their dream is echoed by a legend that haunts the town and is retold to all comers by Lish’s new employer, Thalia Russo.With developers trying to take over land in Seven Springs, and Lish and Noah fighting to protect Thalia and her home, could it be more than a coincidence that the three were brought together at this critical time? Perhaps that is why all three can hear the distant yowling of a cat during the night.
The Granite Coast Murders: A Brittany Mystery (Brittany Mystery Series #6)
by Jean-Luc BannalecIn The Granite Coast Murders, the sixth installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec's bestselling mystery series, Commissaire Dupin returns to investigate a murder at a gorgeous Brittany beach resort.Inspector Dupin and Claire are on a two-week vacation, but while Claire seems to enjoy the quiet of the beach, Commissaire Dupin takes every opportunity to leave the beach towel. The fabulous dinners on the hotel patio and the rumors about a stolen statue of a saint are the few interesting moments of his days on vacation. But then a tourist vanishes without trace and there’s an attack on a deputy to the local assembly, who is involved in confrontations with local farmers. Shortly after that, the Britanny beach resort is shocked by the discovery of a corpse. Dupin clandestinely begins to investigate with the help of the local villagers, something he must keep a secret from Claire and his colleagues in Concarneau. Between bewitched valleys and beautiful beaches, an unfathomable case develops.
The Granite Moth: A Novel
by Erica Wright"This new PI has got a smart mouth on her, and plenty of wigs to help her find her own true character."--The New York Times Book Review (on The Red Chameleon) "This new PI has got a smart mouth on her, and plenty of wigs to help her find her own true character."--The New York Times Book Review (on The Red Chameleon) It begins with a bang: Kathleen Stone is watching her friend Dolly and his fellow drag queens from The Pink Parrot perform at the Halloween Parade when their float explodes. Suspecting foul play, The Pink Parrot's owner, Big Mamma, hires Kat to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Kat has not given up on her quest to bring gangster Salvatore Magrelli to justice and once more dons a disguise to infiltrate The Skyview, an exclusive club run by his wife, Eva. When she watches the club's poker dealer drop dead during a high-stakes game, she decides to look into his death as well. Upon discovering that he was also gay, she suspects that this murder could be a hate crime connected to the parade explosion. However, as Kat digs deeper, she realizes that the truth is much more complicated and the real villains are much more difficult to spot.
La granja
by Tom Rob Smith¿A quién creer? ¿Cómo evitar caer en un juicio equivocado? Del autor de El niño 44, llega este impactante thriller psicológico. Apenas han pasado unas horas desde que la vida de Daniel ha sufrido un vuelco radical. Esa misma mañana, mientras regresaba a casa del supermercado, una llamada inquietante ha roto el hilo de sus pensamientos: Chris, su padre, le informa de que su madre ha sido ingresada en un sanatorio, presa de delirios. Antes siquiera de sobreponerse al impacto, otra llamada igualmente perturbadora estalla en sus oídos. Esta vez es la voz temblorosa de su madre, Tilde, asegurándole que Chris es un mentiroso, que ella no está loca, que ha salido del centro por su propio pie, pero que teme por su vida y se encuentra de camino a Londres para verlo y explicárselo todo. Así, en cuestión de horas, Daniel escuchará dos versiones opuestas de la crisis. Con una creciente sensación de horror, descubrirá que bajo la faz de una apacible vida de jubilados, la relación entre sus padres es de una tensión y una paranoia insoportables. Ante su asombro, surgen del pasado secretos familiares, incluso posibles crímenes, y un retrato aterrador de sus seres más queridos, que lo fuerzan a descifrar la verdad y lo emplazan a la difícil decisión de tomar partido por uno de ellos. ¿A quién creer? ¿Cómo evitar caer en un juicio equivocado? ¿Acaso su vida ha sido una gran mentira? A Daniel no le queda otro remedio que volar a Suecia e investigar por su cuenta, aunque su propia identidad pueda salir dañada por la verdad. Reseñas:«Innovadora en su estructura y estilísticamente impactante, La granja supone un logro sorprendente.»Jeffery Deaver «Smith ha construido una historia inteligente y fascinante; una que toma caminos inesperados para hacer más compleja y profunda su milimetrada trama.»The Seattle Times «La granja es una novela tan buena que la devorarás con avidez y luego sentirás envidia de todo aquel que aún no la haya leído.»The Independent «¿Puede haber algo más perturbador que descubrir que no puedes confiar en tu propia madre? Quizá sea descubrir que no puedes confiar en tu propio padre. Ésta es la trama de La granja, un thriller psicológico que indaga en el miedo a perder a un padre.»New York Times Book Review
Grantchester Grind: (Porterhouse Blue Series 2) (Porterhouse Blue #2)
by Tom SharpeThough as cunning as ever, the formidable Skullion - previously head porter, now elevated to Master - is showing signs of physical frailty after his stroke. So the tricky business of appointing a new Master must start all over again. Meanwhile the College's monstrous debts refuse to go away, and a sinister American media mogul seems determined to make a television documentary on the premises, destroying part of the chapel in the process. Moreover, the widow of the previous Master is convinced that her husband was murdered, so she plants an agent in the Senior Common Room to dig up an unpleasant truth that everyone else would prefer kept under the carpet. Faced with such continuing crises, the instinct of the true Porterhouse man is to reach for the bottle - or to fall back on the subtle and traditional Cambridge skills of blackmail and kidnap. But will those be enough?
Granville Island Mysteries 2-Book Bundle: Depth of Field / Overexposed
by Michael BlairPresenting two novels in the Granville Island series by Michael Blair. Commercial photographer Tom McCall sees a lot of Vancouver in his job, but he sees more than he’d like to when murderers strike. Witty and fast-paced, these stories make Canada’s largest Western city as much a character as the criminals lurking therein. In Depth of Field, McCall’s business partner is killed, and in Overexposed a corpse shows up at McCall’s own home."Blair has a great eye for the small details of place, and his view of Vancouver is a delight. McCall and the gang are terrific characters who really click in this slick, smart book."— The Globe and MailIncludesOverexposedDepth of Field
Grape Expectations
by Tamar MyersMagdalena is a suspect in the murder of the new competition. Can she solve the mystery before it is official? A new Pennsylvania Dutch mystery
Grape Expectations (An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes #14)
by Tamar MyersAn Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes – PennDutch Mysteries #14Tensions in the Mennonite-Amish community of Hernia, PA are running red. Felicia Baccustelli, a slick city gal, plans to open a wine ‘spa’ in the cozy little town. Not only are the teetotalers of the local community bubbling over with disapproval, but Magdalena Yoder, owner of the illustrious PennDutch Inn and self-appointed boss of everything, worries it could put her out of business!So when this much-disliked newcomer is found encased in cement, everyone’s a suspect, especially Magdalena. And now that former police chief, Melvin Stolzfus, is in jail himself, a newly appointed police chief takes charge of the case. But he doesn’t seem to understand the subtle nuances of life in Hernia and the town soon turns on him. If Magdalena doesn’t find the killer herself, she may end up in jail with her nemesis, Melvin Stolzfus…or worse!“Bubbling over with mirth and mystery.” –Dorothy Cannell“A delicious treat.” –Carolyn G. Hart
The Grape Jelly Mystery
by Olive BlakeThree children try to figure out what their mother asked them to do in a note on which they spilled grape jelly.
The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery, Vol. 1: From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø
by Russ KickThe first of two volumes builds on the brilliant and original Graphic Canon series in retelling classic works of literature as comics and other visual forms. Organized thematically, Volume 1 opens with "The Act" (think In Cold Blood and A Clockwork Orange), followed by sections dedicated to "Criminals," Whodunit," "Judgment" (Scarlet Letter, anyone?), and "Punishment." Here you'll find stunning and suspenseful adaptations starring classic PIs Sherlock Holmes, Auguste Dupin, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Mike Hammer, and teenage girl-detective Violet Strange. But the mystery, intrigue, and foul play don't end (or begin) there. The artists also bring to life crime stories from the Arabian Nights, the Bible, The Canterbury Tales, China's Song Dynasty, Shakespeare, James Joyce's Dubliners, Patricia Highsmith, Truman Capote, and current writers like Stephen King, Jo Nesbo, and Sara Paretsky. Rick Geary brings his crisp style to Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Teddy Goldenberg gives us a dense, murky treatment of Dashiell Hammett's "The Road Home," often considered the first hardboiled detective story ever published. C. Frakes resurrects the forgotten novella "Talma Gordon," the first mystery written by an African American; and Shawn Cheng renders the first serial-killer story, the so-called fairy tale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault. Even the very natures of crime, justice, and punishment are up for grabs. Landis Blair reimagines The Trial, as a choose-your-own-adventure story that you cannot win, Ted Rall retells an O. Henry story about a petty criminal who just can't get arrested. From The Marquis de Sade to James Cain, Aeschylus to Paula Hawkins, crime and mystery has never been so brilliantly reimagined.
The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery Vol 2
by Russ KickThe latest volume in Russ Kick's New York Times best-selling series retells classic crime fiction in full-color visual comix splendor. "Easily the most ambitious and successfully realized literary project in recent memory." --NPR"A treasure trove for literary comics fans." --WIREDHere are Teddy Goldenberg's dense, murky treatment of Dashiell Hammett's "The Road Home," often considered the first hardboiled detective story ever published. Shawn Cheng renders the first serial-killer story, the so-called fairy tale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault. Landis Blair reimagines The Trial as a choose-your-own-adventure story that you cannot win, and Ted Rall retells an O. Henry story about a petty criminal who just can't get arrested. Plus 28 other contributors using a wide range of illustrative styles. As with previous volumes in the Graphic Canon series, the illustrations run the full gamut of media and techniques, and artistic interpretations range from verbatim literalism to metaphorical extensions to surrealism and abstraction. The common theme, tracing the origins and standout texts of the morbid and mysterious, unites these multifarious partners in crime.
Grass Kings #12 (Grass Kings #12)
by Matt Kindt Tyler Jenkins Hilary JenkinsRecent revelations have left the Grass Kingdom fractured from within, but with enemies approaching from the outside, it must pull together to survive.
Grass Kings #14 (Grass Kings #14)
by Matt Kindt Tyler Jenkins Hilary JenkinsThe penultimate issue! An enemy sits on the throne of the Grass Kingdom, and it’s up to the three brothers to band together once again to take back their home.
Grass Kings Vol. 1 (Grass Kings #1)
by Matt Kindt Tyler JenkinsFrom The New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Peter Panzerfaust artist Tyler Jenkins comes a rural mystery series chronicling the tragic lives of the Grass Kings, three brothers and rulers of a community living off the grid and outside of the law. Eldest brother Robert has been a broken man since the disappearance of his daughter, but when a young woman swims across the great lake dividing the Grass Kingdom from the nearby city of Cargill in search of a safe haven, he must decide if getting a chance at atonement is worth risking the entire Kingdom. Collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed series.
Grass Roots (Will Lee Series #4)
by Stuart WoodsWoods introduces Will Lee, the brilliant and loyal chief aide to Washington's most influential senator. When the senator succumbs to a stroke, he asks Lee to run for office, and Lee is faced with scandal, rivals, and a white supremacist organization that would rather see him dead than in office.
The Grass Widow (Gale Grayson #2)
by Teri HolbrookAfter a tragic exile in England, Gale Grayson returns with her daughter to her southern roots, only to find eccentric relatives--and a decades-old scandal alive and well. They'd been talking about Gale's Aunt Linnie since 1925, when she was found hanging from a pecan tree. When Linnie's grandson is killed by a shotgun blast, it falls to Gale to sort out the truth--and that means she will have to dig deep into the town's darkest secrets--and her own painful past.
Grass Widow's Tale (The Felse Investigations #7)
by Ellis PetersAfter being ignored on her birthday by both her husband and son, Bunty Felse decides to visit a local pub. At the end of the evening she accepts a lift home from a morose young man who is convinced his life is over. And it may mean Bunty's life is over too. On the eve of her forty-first birthday, Bunty Felse is overcome with depression. The weather is dreary; her only child, Dominic, fails to call with birthday greetings; and her husband, George, arrives home only to announce that he has to leave for London immediately to attend to urgent police business. After almost twenty years as a detective's wife, Bunty doesn't protest or complain; she sends George off with a swiftly packed case. To shake off her black mood, Bunty goes out for a solitary evening walk. She stops at the local pub for a drink and accepts a lift home from a sad young man whose troubles draw her out of her own and makes her feel compelled to help him. But as soon as the car door closes, the driver reveals a dark secret that could lead them both to early graves. Will she manage to escape the mysterious fugitive before it's too late? The Grass Widow's Tale is the 7th book in the Felse Investigations, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Grasshopper
by Barbara Vine"They have sent me here because of what happened on the pylon." When Clodagh Brown writes these words at the age of nineteen, she believes that she is leaving behind the traumatic events of her youth. But Clodagh soon learns that you can never entirely escape your past.In the aftermath of the incident on the pylon--one of the great electrified structures that dot the English countryside like so many gargantuan grasshoppers--Clodagh goes off to university, moves into a basement flat arranged by her unsympathetic family, and finds freedom trekking across London's rooftops with a gang of neighborhood misfits. As she begins a thrilling relationship with a fellow climber, however, both Clodagh and the reader are haunted by the memory of the pylon and of the terrible thing that happened there--and by the eerie sense that another tragedy is just a footfall away. From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Grassy Knoll (Columbo #7)
by William HarringtonWho Killed JFK? When controversial talk show host, Paul Drury, is murdered, Lt. Columbo, America's favorite TV detective, must unravel the mystery that has held the world's attention for thirty years. For someone has sabotaged the broadcast of Drury's final show, which promised to expose JFK's real assassin. Look for more books featuring Columbo in the Bookshare collection.
Grauzone
by Anna Doe Brooke MckinleyMiller Sutton, der perfekte und immer regelkonforme FBI-Agent, hat seine Welt in zwei Kategorien aufgeteilt. Es gibt die Bösen und die Guten - schwarz und weiß. In letzter Zeit mischen sich allerding beunruhigende Grautöne ein, die sich in Danny Butler personifizieren, einem Drogendealer. Miller will ihn dazu benutzen, einen weitaus größeren Fisch zu fangen, nämlich den Drogenbaron Roberto Hinestroza, hinter dem er seit Jahren her ist. Danny ist nicht daran interessiert, gegen seinen Boss auszusagen. Er empfindet eine merkwürdige Loyalität gegenüber Hinestroza und weiß außerdem, dass er mit dem Verrat an Hinestroza sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben würde. Trotzdem lässt er sich widerstrebend darauf ein, mit dem FBI zu kooperieren. Kurz darauf bewahrheiten sich seine Befürchtungen und Hinestroza kommt ihnen auf die Schliche. Miller stellt überrascht fest, dass Danny nicht der kriminelle Überzeugungstäter ist, für den er ihn gehalten hat. Gleichzeitig fühlt Danny sich hilflos zu Miller hingezogen, der immer nur das Gute will. Sie haben gerade damit begonnen, die aufkeimende Anziehung zwischen sich zu erkunden, da spürt Hinestrozas Vollstrecker sie in ihrem Versteck auf. Danny und Miller müssen fliehen, wenn sie ihr Leben und die Liebe retten wollen, von der sie noch nicht wissen, ob sie eine Chance haben wird.