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Killing Season Part 2: A Thriller (A Serial Thriller in Three Parts #2)
by Faye KellermanIn the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman’s three-part series, she continues the harrowing story of Ben Vicksburg’s relentless search to find the diabolical serial killer who murdered his sister and three other teenage girls…After Ben and Ro find the remains of Katie Doogan, they travel to Berkeley, California, to look into the abduction and murder of Julia Rehnquist and to see if they can discover any clues that link her homicide to that of his sister’s. In California, Ben discovers undeniable patterns used by the killer and starts to home in on his identity. But knowing what he does is not enough to bring a murderer to justice, The man is a government agent, hidden and well-protected, making it that much more difficult for Ben and Ro to find him. But just as the investigation stalls so does Ben’s love life when Ro makes an unforgivable mistake.Though Ro messed up, she’s convinced deep down Ben still loves her. Now the only way she knows how to prove to him that she still loves him is by continuing to search for the killer—on her own…Discover what happens in the conclusion of Killing Season, Part 3, as Ben and Ro finally come face to face with the killer.
The Sentence Is Death: A Novel
by Anthony HorowitzDeath, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz’s brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. <P><P>New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery, the sequel to the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder, to delve deep into the killing of a high-profile divorce lawyer and the death, only a day earlier, of his one-time friend. <P><P>“You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . ." <P><P>These, heard over the phone, were the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce, found bludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of wine—a 1982 Chateau Lafite worth £3,000, to be precise. <P><P>Odd, considering he didn’t drink. Why this bottle? And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall by the killer? And, most importantly, which of the man’s many, many enemies did the deed? <P><P>Baffled, the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, who’s really getting rather good at this murder investigation business. <P><P>But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realizes that these secrets must be exposed—even at the risk of death . . . <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez #1)
by Ann SwinfenIt is the year 1586. England is awash with traitors, plotting to assassinate the Queen and bring about a foreign invasion. The young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and agent in Sir Francis Walsingham’s secret service. In the race to thwart the plot, who will triumph – the ruthless conspirators or the equally ruthless State?
The Secret of the Marshbanks
by Kathleen NorrisCherry Rawlings, a shy girl raised in a convent, is brought into the home of wealthy Judge Marshbanks, where she becomes involved with mystery and murder. A Gothic romance novel from 1940, set in San Francisco.
Duskin (Grace Livingston Hill Classic Ser. #12)
by Grace Livingston Hill"That Phil Duskin has got his price, you know! Upon Carol Berkley’s arrival at the Midwestern construction site that was critical to her employer's success, she was strengthened by her resolve to fire the seemingly incompetent and deceitful engineer, Philip Duskin, and to oversee the scheduled completion of the project herself. But Carol’s self- confidence soon disappeared when her actions brought about unforeseen complications that threatened the future of the Fawcett Construction Company. Carol was troubled by her lack of expertise to manage the proceedings at the building project, but she was also helpless to control events in her personal life. When a crony of Schlessinger, the dishonest mayor, took Carol to a secluded illegal roadhouse against her will, she was terrified. She remembered how her wise and loving mother had warned her that a Midwestern construction site was no place for a young and pretty girl to be alone. Now Carol ruefully admitted this was true, but it was too late, was there no one who could rescue her from the clutches of these despicable men? Look in the Bookshare library for these novels by Grace Livingston Hill: #1. Where Two Ways Met, #2. Bright Arrows, #3. A Girl to Come Home to, #13. In Tune with Wedding Bells, #15. Marigold, #18. Brentwood, #19. Daphne Deane, #24. By way of the Silverthorns, #26. The Seventh Hour, #30. Matched Pearls, #33. Happiness Hill, #36. Patricia, #38. Spice Box, #41. blue ruin, #42. A New Name, #47. The Street of the City, #50. The Finding of Jasper Holt, #55. Ladybird, #60. Miranda, #61. Mystery Flowers, #66. The Girl From Montana, #68. The Story of a Whim, #70. in the way, #71. exit Betty, #72. The White Lady, #73. Not Under the Law, #74. Lo Michael, #76. The City of Fire, #77. The Ransom, #84. Cloudy Jewel, #93. Katharine’s yesterday, #95. Mary Arden and #96. because of Stephen. Many more are on the way.
Iron & Velvet (Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator #1)
by Alexis HallPreviously published; newly refreshed by the authorI like my women like I like my whiskey: more than is good for me.Name’s Kane, Kate Kane. I’m a paranormal private investigator, which is like a normal private investigator except—and stop me if you’re having trouble following this—more paranormal. This business comes with a few basic rules: don’t start drinking before noon, don’t get your partner killed, don’t sleep with the woman who killed him.Last year I broke all of them.The only rule I didn’t break was the one that said don’t work for vampires. But then a dead werewolf showed up outside the Soho shag palace of Julian Saint-Germain—a bloodsucking flibbertigibbet who’s spent the last eight centuries presiding over an ever-growing empire of booze, sex and hemoglobin. I shouldn’t have taken the job. The last thing I needed was to get caught in a supernatural smackdown between a werewolf pack and a vampire prince. Even if the vampire prince was dangerously my type. But what can I say? I was broke, I’m a sucker for a pretty face and I gave up on making good decisions a long time ago.This book is approximately 77,500 words
The Strange Memoir (Volume #2)
by Dou NiWanIn a small and unknown place, there was a small and unknown store. The reason why it was called an unknown small place wasn't because it was really unknown, but because when the former glory gradually faded away, it had already been forgotten by everyone in a corner of their memories that might never be flipped back up.
Fake Funeral (Volume #2)
by Xi XiFuSiWe have a very secret ritual around here. It's called a fake burial. Fake burial, as the name implies, was a fake funeral. The old man at home was ill and wanted to find the patient's old clothes and make a dummy of him. It's called Regeneration. After the "Regeneration" was done, the old man's next of kin would carry it on his back and bury it on the mountain. This process was called burial sickness. That day, it was my turn to carry the "Regeneration". As a result, something strange happened.
My Contractual Ghost Husband (Volume #2)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
The Midnight Choir
by Gene Kerrigan"An absorbing, beautifully written tale. "--The Times A sophisticated crime story of contemporary Ireland, The Midnight Choir teems with moral dilemmas and Dublin emerges as a city of ambiguity: a newly-scrubbed face hiding a criminal culture of terrible variety. Small-time criminals have become millionaire businessmen, the poor are still struggling to survive, and the police face a world where the old rules no longer apply. "Believe me, you want The Midnight Choir with you on holiday," says The Sunday Business Post. "This is the kind of book you pass on to someone you like, and say read this. "
I Know You Remember
by Jennifer DonaldsonJennifer Donaldson is back with another twisted thriller perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Sadie.Zahra Gaines is missing. After three long years away, Ruthie Hayden arrives in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska to this devastating news. Zahra was Ruthie's best friend--the only person who ever really understood her--and she vows to do whatever it takes to find her.Zahra vanished from a party just days before Ruthie's return, but the more people she talks to, the more she realizes that the Zahra she knew disappeared long before that fateful night. Gone is the whimsical, artistic girl who loved books and knew Ruthie's every secret. In her place is an athlete, a partier, a girl with secrets of her own. Darker still are the rumors that something happened to Zahra while Ruthie was gone, something that changed her forever...As Ruthie desperately tries to piece together the truth, she falls deeper and deeper into her friend's new world, circling closer to a dangerous revelation about what happened to Zahra in the days before her disappearance--one that might be better off buried.In her stunning follow-up to Lies You Never Told Me, Jennifer Donaldson once again delivers a propulsive thriller with a masterful twist, skillfully creating a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
The Bodies in the Library (A First Edition Library Mystery #1)
by Marty WingateHayley Burke's fresh start as the curator of The First Edition Society's library in Bath, England, is about to take a rotten turn in this charming new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate.Hayley Burke has landed a dream job. She is the new curator of Lady Georgiana Fowling's First Edition library. The library is kept at Middlebank House, a lovely Georgian home in Bath, England. Hayley lives on the premises and works with the finicky Glynis Woolgar, Lady Fowling's former secretary.Mrs. Woolgar does not like Hayley's ideas to modernize The First Edition Society and bring in fresh blood. And she is not even aware of the fact that Hayley does not know the first thing about the Golden Age of Mysteries. Hayley is faking it till she makes it, and one of her plans to breathe new life into the Society is actually taking flight--an Agatha Christie fan fiction writers group is paying dues to meet up at Middlebank House.But when one of the group is found dead in the venerable stacks of the library, Hayley has to catch the killer to save the Society and her new job.
Quoi qu'il advienne (THIRDS #8)
by Charlie CochetSuite d'Illusions et faux-semblantsTHIRDS, tome 8En l’espace de quelques jours, Dex a été enlevé, torturé, tué, ressuscité. Il est devenu à demi Therian, s’est vu offrir la possibilité de devenir un espion et a accepté la demande en mariage de son petit ami jaguar Therian, Sloane Brodie. Cela fait beaucoup à encaisser, et même s’il essaie toujours de digérer tout ce qui s’est passé, il sait qu’il doit avancer. Après les événements d’Illusions & faux-semblants, Dex et Sloane se retrouvent dans l’une des situations les plus terrifiantes de toutes : révéler la vérité à Destructive Delta, leur famille. Quand tout se calmera, rien ne sera plus jamais pareil, et il appartiendra à Dex de prouver que face au changement, la famille est la seule chose qui compte et ne changera jamais.
Murder on the Rocks (A Hank Reed Mystery #2)
by Fred LichtenbergGreed, Betrayal, and Murder Stain an Ivied Mansion Community Along Newport, Rhode Island's Rugged Shores in Murder on the Rocks, a Crime Mystery by Fred Lichtenberg--Present Day – Paris, Rhode Island, and New York City--While flying to New York from Paris, Detective Hank Reed is approached by Patrice Dubois, who fears her American fiancé, Luke Dupont, an investigative reporter, is in danger. Intrigued by the beautiful Parisian and her plight, Reed agrees to help find the reporter who is in the thick of a whistleblower investigation in Newport, Rhode Island.But Hank's investigation quickly reveals that Luke doesn't want to be found and is traveling with an attractive woman named Elena, who is an informant, a lover, or both. At Luke's betrayal, Patrice returns to Paris, but Hank suspects there's more than romance at play.As an elaborate multi-million dollar Medicare fraud unfolds, the body of the apparent whistleblower washes up below Newport's Cliff Walk convincing Hank that Luke and Elena are in serious danger.With millions at stake, the body count rising, and perpetrators willing to stop at nothing, a determined killer sets sights on Hank.The Hank Reed Mystery SeriesThe Art of MurderMurder on the RocksMental Case
Lost Among the Angels: Historical Cozy Mystery (Mercy Allcutt Mystery #1)
by Alice DuncanLocal Secretary Foils Murderer in Lost Among the Angels, a Historical Cozy Mystery from Alice Duncan1920s, Los Angeles, CAMercy Allcutt is ecstatic to move to California where she knows she’ll learn all about life and–to her Boston blue-blood family's horror--get a JOB; no woman in the Allcutt family has ever actually held a JOB.Mercy lands employment as secretary to Ernie Templeton, Private Investigator. Mercy’s thrilled, and she’s sure, with time and help, she’ll become an invaluable asset to Ernie’s business.Ernie doesn't yet share Mercy's sunny optimism, but nothing tests the resolve of a new employee quite like murder.Publisher Note: Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries in historical settings are sure to appreciate the Mercy Allcutt series set in 1920s Los Angeles, California. No vulgarity or explicit sex for those who appreciate a clean and wholesome read."Mercy is a pip. I laughed all through this book and stayed up until 4:00 in the morning to finish it. I was still laughing when I turned out the light. Not a bad way to end one day and start another." ~Patricia Browning"This gem reminded me of the old Dick Tracy comic strips (that I avidly read as a child), as well as of the black and white PI movies we all recall with glee. The story takes place in 1926, Los Angeles. I found myself immersed in the first few pages. Author Alice Duncan either did a lot of research or grew up on stories of the era. Each character has a unique personality. The characters all dress the parts, all the way down to the bobbed hairstyle, and speak slang. Don't worry; you won't be lost. This book is headed directly to my "KEEPER" shelf. Highly recommended!" ~ Detra Fitch (Huntress Reviews)"I read Lost Among the Angels in one sitting and found it wonderful and so enjoyable. It is a fast-paced, exciting story and Mercy Allcutt is a terrific sleuth. I can't wait to spend more time with Mercy!" ~ Rob WalkerThe Mercy Allcutt Mystery SeriesLost Among the AngelsAngels FlightFallen AngelsAngels of MercyThanksgiving Angels
The Athena Protocol
by Shamim SarifBourne Identity meets Karen McManus in this action-packed series opener about a spy gone rogue, perfect for fans of Ally Carter and Killing Eve. <P><P>Jessie Archer is a member of the Athena Protocol, an elite organization of female spies who enact vigilante justice around the world.Athena operatives are never supposed to shoot to kill—so when Jessie can’t stop herself from pulling the trigger, she gets kicked out of the organization, right before a huge mission to take down a human trafficker in Belgrade. <P><P>Jessie needs to right her wrong and prove herself, so she starts her own investigation into the trafficking. But going rogue means she has no one to watch her back as she delves into the horrors she uncovers. Meanwhile, her former teammates have been ordered to bring her down. Jessie must face danger from all sides if she’s to complete her mission—and survive. <P><P>Don’t miss this gripping page-turner that New York Times bestselling author Patrick Ness called “a ferocious, take-no-prisoners thriller that actually thrills!”
Love, Heather
by Laurie PetrouAward-winning author Laurie Petrou makes her YA debut with this atmospheric thriller exploring the addictive pull of revenge.What you see isn't always what you get. Stevie never meant for things to go this far. When she and Dee--defiant, bold, indestructible Dee--started all this, there was a purpose to their acts of vengeance: to put the bullies of Woepine High School back in their place. And three months ago, Stevie believed they deserved it. Once her best friend turned on her, the rest of the school followed. Stevie was alone and unprotected with a target on her back. Online, it was worse. It was Dee's idea to get them all back with a few clever pranks, signing each act Love, Heather--an homage to her favorite 80's revenge flick. Despite herself, Stevie can't help getting caught up in the payback, reveling in every minute of suffering. And for a while, it works: it seems the meek have inherited the school. But when anonymous students begin joining in, punishing perceived slights with increasingly violent ferocity, the line between villain and vigilante begins to blur. As friends turn on each other and the administration scrambles to regain control, it becomes clear: whatever Dee and Stevie started has gained a mind--and teeth--of its own. And when it finally swallows them whole, one will reemerge changed, with a plan for one final, terrifying act of revenge.
A Legacy of Murder: A Kate Hamilton Mystery (A Kate Hamilton Mystery #2)
by Connie BerryAmerican antique dealer Kate Hamilton's Christmastime jaunt to a charming English village leads to an investigation of a missing ruby...and a chain of murders.It's Christmastime and antiques dealer Kate Hamilton is off to visit her daughter, Christine, in the quaint English village of Long Barston. Christine and her boyfriend, Tristan, work at stately-but-crumbling Finchley Hall. Touring the Elizabethan house and grounds, Kate is intrigued by the docent's tales of the Finchley Hoard, and the strange deaths surrounding the renowned treasure trove. But next to a small lake, Kate spies the body of a young woman, killed by a garden spade.Nearly blind Lady Barbara, who lives at Finchley with her loyal butler, Mugg, persuades Kate to take over the murdered woman's work. Kate finds that a Burmese ruby has vanished from the legendary Blood-Red Ring, replaced by a lesser garnet. Were the theft and the woman's death connected?Kate learns that Lady Barbara's son fled to Venezuela years before, suspected of murdering another young woman. The murder weapon belonged to an old gardener, who becomes the leading suspect. But is Lady Barbara's son back to kill again? When another body is found, the clues point toward Christine. It's up to Kate to clear her daughter's name in Connie Berry's second Kate Hamilton mystery, a treasure for fans of traditional British mysteries.
Best Kept Secrets: A Novel
by Tracey S. PhillipsBest friends tell each other everything. Even their deepest, darkest secrets--pinky promise. Right?Morgan Jewell and Fay Ramsey are enjoying their last summer together before college. Fay is shy, with a controlling mother, and Morgan is the perfect, wild, loud-mouthed yang to Fay's yin. But when Fay is found dead, Morgan's entire world crumbles.Years later, Morgan is still haunted by the abrupt end to her best friend's life. She knew Fay held a secret in those final days, but Morgan, now a homicide detective, has failed to make a picture out of the crooked puzzle pieces she left behind. Nothing makes sense. The leads have run dry. Until she's called to the scene of a murder: a woman whose body is left mangled, too similar to Fay's to ignore.Could it be? Morgan vowed to do right by Fay. This is the case she's been waiting for to set her back on the killer's trail. But the closer she gets, the harder it forces her to confront the memories of herself and her best friend. What was her secret? What got her killed? Maybe Morgan didn't know her at all.
Sorry for the Dead: A Josephine Tey Mystery (A Josephine Tey Mystery)
by Nicola UpsonAt once a compelling murder mystery and a moving exploration of love and grief, critically acclaimed author Nicola Upson's eighth Josephine Tey mystery is a force to be reckoned with. In the summer of 1915, the sudden death of a young girl brings grief and notoriety to Charleston Farmhouse on the Sussex Downs. Years later, Josephine Tey returns to the same house--now much changed--and remembers the two women with whom she once lodged as a young teacher during the Great War. As past and present collide, with murders decades apart, Josephine is forced to face the possibility that the scandal which threatened to destroy those women's lives hid a much darker secret.
The Remaking: A Novel
by Clay ChapmanInspired by a true story, this supernatural thriller for fans of horror and true crime follows a tale as it evolves every twenty years—with terrifying results.Ella Louise has lived in the woods surrounding Pilot’s Creek, Virginia, for nearly a decade. Publicly, she and her daughter, Jessica, are shunned by her upper-crust family and the local residents. Privately, desperate characters visit her apothecary for a cure to what ails them—until Ella Louise is blamed for the death of a prominent customer. Accused of witchcraft, Ella Louise and Jessica are burned at the stake in the middle of the night. Ella Louise’s burial site is never found, but the little girl has the most famous grave in the South: a steel-reinforced coffin surrounded by a fence of interconnected white crosses.Their story will take the shape of an urban legend as it’s told around a campfire by a man forever marked by his childhood encounters with Jessica. Decades later, a boy at that campfire will cast Amber Pendleton as Jessica in a ’70s horror movie inspired by the Witch Girl of Pilot’s Creek. Amber’s experiences on that set and its meta-remake in the ’90s will ripple through pop culture, ruining her life and career after she becomes the target of a witch hunt.Amber’s best chance to break the cycle of horror comes when a true-crime investigator tracks her down to interview her for his popular podcast. But will this final act of storytelling redeem her—or will it bring the story full circle, ready to be told once again? And again. And again . . .
Dark Ink
by Gary KembleGary Kemble's second horror novel. Journalist Harry Hendrick investigates rumours of supernatural visions and demonic control reaching high into political society.Investigating sordid political corruption, journalist Harry Hendrick grows uneasy when he hears rumours of a chilling figure behind it. Mistress Hel plies her dark arts from a luxurious suburban lair, motivated by a desire for revenge from a past marred by terrible wrongs.Harry hears of demonic visions, of people under a supernatural thrall, and is slowly drawn into her web. Inside are diabolical ceremonies and visions that threaten both his sanity and his life; something black and infernal reaching out into the world...
Blood Sugar
by Daniel KrausFrom the dark imagination of New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Kraus - co-author with Guillermo del Toro of THE SHAPE OF WATER (which as a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture) - comes a Halloween crime story that's like nothing you've ever read before.In a ruined house at the end of Yellow Street, an angry outcast hatches a scheme to take revenge for all the wrongs he has suffered. With the help of three alienated kids, he plans to hide razor blades, poison, and broken glass in Halloween candy, maiming or killing dozens of innocent children. But as the clock ticks closer to sundown, will one of his helpers - an innocent himself, in his own streetwise way - carry out or defeat the plan?Told from the child's point of view, in a voice as unforgettable as A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Kraus' novel is at once frightening and emotional, thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny. It'll make you rethink your concepts of family, loyalty, and justice - and will leave you double-checking the wrappers on your Halloween candy for the rest of your days.
Blues in the Dark: A Thriller
by Raymond BensonFrom the New York Times bestselling and internationally acclaimed author comes a Hollywood crime drama set in the 1940s and present day that tackles racism, sexism, and murder. Karissa Glover is a movie producer who moves into a decrepit but functional old mansion in the West Adams Heights area of Los Angeles, where black celebrities of yesteryear—Hattie McDaniel, Louise Beavers, and others—once resided. The former owner was a white actress, Blair Kendrick, who often starred as the "bad girl"—a femme fatale—in films noirof the 1940s. However, Blair’s career was cut short when she was tragically killed by the mob after allegedly witnessing the slaying of a corrupt studio head in 1949. As Karissa and her producing partner decide to develop a modern film noir about Blair Kendrick, malevolent forces from the past attempt to stop them—first with intimidation, and then with the thread of murder. Is this because Karissa has learned that Blair was involved in a then-taboo interracial relationship with jazz musician Hank Marley? What really happened on the night that death struck in a dimly lit studio mogul’s office? The consequences of Blair and Hank’s doomed love affair still resonate in the present day as Karissa attempts to unravel Blair’s secrets. Seeping with mystery, intrigue, Hollywood history, and forbidden romance, Blues in the Dark is Raymond Benson at his most insightful and page-turning best.
El final del hombre
by Antonio MerceroAntonio Mercero irrumpe con fuerza en la novela negra española con una trama brillante que no da tregua al lector y con unos personajes que se graban a fuego en la memoria. El final del hombre es la primera entrega de esta explosiva serie de novela negra protagonizada por Sofía Luna. «El mundo es de las mujeres.» La mañana en que el policía Carlos Luna se dispone a dejar para siempre su antigua identidad para presentarse como Sofía Luna, con su flamante nuevo DNI y una peluca rubia, o quizá morena, un asesinato terrible sacude la Brigada de Homicidios: Jon, el hijo de un famoso escritor de novelas históricas, ha sido asesinado. Todas las personas relacionadas con la víctima ocultan algo. Mientras avanza en la investigación, acompañada por su colega, y antigua amante, Laura, Sofía deberá lidiar con una sociedad que se resiste a los nuevos tiempos, y luchar porconservar su trabajo y el amor de su hijo adolescente. Reseña:«Un excelente debut. [...] Una protagonista original e insólita en el panoramanegrocriminal en castellano, que merece una saga. Habrá que esperar, ya, la segunda novela.»Paco Camarasa