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The Guy Who Died Twice: A Detective D.D. Warren Story (Detective D. D. Warren)
by Lisa GardnerSergeant Detective D. D. Warren confronts the strangest case of her career in this exclusive eBook short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author.D. D. Warren was pretty sure she'd seen it all. Then a man walks into police headquarters, attempting desperately to convince the squad that he's dead. Explaining to him that he's very much alive, they finally send him on his way . . . and then hours later, he turns up actually dead. And it's on D. D. Warren to figure out how and why the dead man died . . . twice.Plus: an early look at Gardner's next riveting thriller, Never Tell.
The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex
by Gabrielle WilliamsWhen one of the most famous paintings in the world is stolen, four young lives are changed, for four very different reasons. The Guy decides to have a house party while his parents are out of town. The Girl is adjusting to life in a new country. The Artist has discovered that forgery is a lucrative business. And his Ex, mother of his baby, is just trying to make ends meet. As Guy, a feckless high-school senior, plans the party of the year, Rafi worries about her mother, who is still grieving over the drowning death of Rafi’s little brother back in Bolivia and haunted by the specter of La Llorona, the weeping ghost who steals children. Meanwhile, Rafi’s uncle is an art dealer involved in a scheme to steal one of the most famous paintings in the world, but he needs the forgery skills of Luke, a talented artist who has just split up with his girlfriend, Penny, who wants nothing more than to get him back to be a proper father to Joshie, the baby Rafi babysits. Engaging, provocative, darkly humorous and fast-paced, with a shocking and near-tragic ending, when Rafi’s mother’s grief tips over into mental illness. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Guy Noir and the straight skinny
by Garrison KeillorFamous radio private eye Guy Noir leaps from A Prairie Home Companion to the page On the 12th floor of the Acme Building, on a cold February day in St. Paul, Guy Noir looks down the barrel of a loaded revolver in the hands of geezer gangster Joey Roast Beef who is demanding to hear what lucrative scheme Guy is cooking up with stripper-turned-women's-studies-professor Naomi Fallopian. Everyone wants to know-Joey, Lieutenant McCafferty, reporter Gene Williker, Guy’s ex-girlfriend Sugar O'Toole, the despicable Larry B. Larry, the dreamboat Scarlett Anderson, Mr. Kress of the FDA–and Guy faces them one by one, as he and Naomi pursue a dream of earning gazillions by selling a surefire method of dramatic weight loss. In this whirlwind caper Guy faces danger, falls in love, and faces off with the capo del capo del grande primo capo Johnny Banana. .
The Guy from Jamestown
by Christopher DaviesA rollercoaster action thriller in which an ordinary man escapes his execution and embarks on a new adventure—hunted by those who want him dead . . . November 5: A foiled plot to blow up Parliament. But what if Guy Fawkes had never gone to trial? What if powerful friends conspired to fake Guy&’s death, and the man hanged, drawn and quartered was not Guy? What if he was given a new identity? A new start? Jamestown, Virginia: a new settlement founded on the soil of an uncharted continent. The perfect place for a man to reinvent himself and escape the past. But Guy cannot remain hidden. Pursued by those seeking vengeance, and embroiled in a bloody conflict between the English invaders and the natives, Guy realises his odyssey of violence and intrigue isn&’t over—it&’s only just beginning . . .
Gutter Mage
by J.S. KelleyJ.S. Kelley weaves epic fantasy and hardboiled noir in this fast-paced, twisting tale of magic, mystery, and a whole lot of unruly behavior.In a kingdom where magic fuels everything from street lamps to horseless carriages, the mage guilds of Penador wield power equal to the king himself. So when Lord Edmund&’s infant son is kidnapped by the ruthless Alath Guild, he turns to the one person who&’s feared by even the most magically adept: Rosalind Featherstone, a.k.a. the Gutter Mage. But as Roz delves into the circumstances behind the child&’s disappearance, she uncovers an old enemy from her traumatic past and a long-brewing plot that could lead to the death of countless innocents, as well as the complete collapse of Penadorian society itself!
The Gutter and the Grave (EBK)
by Ed McbainDetective Matt Cordell was happily married once, and gainfully employed, and sober. But that was before he caught his wife cheating on him with one of his operatives and took it out on the man with the butt end of a .45. Now Matt makes his home on the streets of New York and his only companions are the city's bartenders. But trouble still knows how to find him, and when Johnny Bridges shows up from the old neighborhood, begging for Matt's help, Cordell finds himself drawn into a case full of beautiful women and bloody murder. It's just like the old days - only this time, when the beatings come, he may wind up on the receiving end...
Gutted
by Tony BlackWhen the gangland owner of a pit bull that killed a three-year-old girl is found gutted on an Edinburgh hill Gus Dury is asked to investigate, and soon finds himself up to his neck in the warring underworld of the city's sink estates. Amidst illegal dog fights, a missing fifty grand and a police force and judiciary desperate to cover their links to a brutal killing, Gus must work fast to root out the truth, whilst the case sinks its teeth ever deeper into him.
Gutshot Straight: A Novel
by Lou Berney“Lou Berney’s novel is so energetic, so droll, and so wheezingly funny that it accomplished what no book ever has before: it made me forget to eat lunch.”—Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of Challenger ParkA fast and funny caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and the Coen Brothers, Gutshot Straight brings a fresh new talent into the crime fiction fold: Louis Berney. He’s already won raves for his short fiction collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories (“Rivals the work of contemporary hotshots T.C. Boyle and Ralph Lombreglia” —Chicago Tribune). With Gutshot Straight, Berney is “all in”—sure to win a fervent following with the story of “Shake” Bouchon, fresh out of prison and on the straight and narrow path…after maybe just one last job.
Guts for Garters
by Linda ReganGuts for Garters is the first in an explosive new series featuring the Alley Cats and DI Georgia Johnson as they make lives for themselves on London's meanest streets Life's not easy growing up on the Aviary Estate in South London. Alysha and her mates have survived being abused by people who should have cared for them, their lives ruined by crime and deprivation. Now they're taking control of the estate so children can grow up safe with real prospects in life. When a rival gang starts encroaching on their territory, Alysha and the Alley Cats decide to teach them a lesson. The last thing they expect is to find one of their rivals murdered on their patch. The last thing they want is for the police to start sniffing around. But DI Georgia Johnson wants answers. Johnson trusts Alysha - but will she still trust her when she realises her prized informant is leading a gang herself? When another body is found - a teenage girl this time - Alysha decides to frame the evil leader of the rival gang ... but he has a few nasty surprises of his own in store for the Alley Cats girls.
Guts for Garters: The DI Johnson Series (The DI Johnson Series #1)
by Linda ReganGuts for Garters is the first in an explosive new series featuring the Alley Cats and DI Georgia Johnson as they make lives for themselves on London’s meanest streetsLife’s not easy growing up on the Aviary Estate in South London. Alysha and her mates have survived being abused by people who should have cared for them, their lives ruined by crime and deprivation. Now they’re taking control of the estate so children can grow up safe with real prospects in life.When a rival gang starts encroaching on their territory, Alysha and the Alley Cats decide to teach them a lesson. The last thing they expect is to find one of their rivals murdered on their patch. The last thing they want is for the police to start sniffing around. But DI Georgia Johnson wants answers. Johnson trusts Alysha – but will she still trust her when she realises her prized informant is leading a gang herself? When another body is found – a teenage girl this time – Alysha decides to frame the evil leader of the rival gang … but he has a few nasty surprises of his own in store for the Alley Cats girls.
The Gutenberg Murders: A Golden Age Mystery
by Gwen Bristow Bruce ManningAn ingenious killer with a penchant for rare books is targeting the Crescent City’s elite in this 1930s mystery by the authors of The Invisible Host.A distressing rumor is circulating through New Orleans that one of the city’s prized artifacts—a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible—has been stolen. But when the rumor comes true and is followed by a series of murders, distress turns to outright panic. As the rich and powerful are targeted, newspapers churn out breathless headlines, and the police are left increasingly baffled.Many stand to gain from the death of the victims, and each new clue only adds to the list of suspects. Now district attorney Dan Farrell must turn to a local crime reporter for help in unravelling a twisting plot of passion, deceit, and murder of truly tragic proportions.
Gut Instinct
by Barb HanReunited...by a murderer FBI agent Luke Campbell has never been more determined to catch the serial killer who's eluded him for two years. Because this time the monster is after Julie, the ex he walked out on when he returned from Iraq, emotionally scarred and burdened by a secret. Now Luke will do anything-even risk his life-to protect Julie and regain her trust. But it's a tense race against time. Defying FBI rules, Luke keeps Julie by his side throughout a harrowing chase. Once they're finally at a safe house, it's clear to him that the passion they once shared hasn't cooled. Can Luke redeem himself and keep evil away from the woman he refuses to let go of again?
Gut Instinct
by Brad TaylorRetired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor delivers an action-packed short story that sets Pike Logan's partner Jennifer Cahill against a fellow Taskforce operator in a mission that will put their authority, careers, and innocent lives on the line.Includes an exclusive preview of Brad Taylor's hotly anticipated fourth Pike Logan novel, The Widow's Strike, coming July 16, 2013. Fresh off of a brutal mission with the Taskforce--a top secret counter-terrorist unit that operates outside the bounds of U.S. law--Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are still dealing with its aftereffects. With his injuries on the mend, Pike is forced to let Jennifer take the lead when another Taskforce team asks for her help. But when her stint spying on two women suspected of involvement in a terrorist plot leads her in another direction, the team leader won't take her seriously. Butting heads with him costs them credibility, but Jennifer won't let it go. Determined to uncover the true target, Pike must trust Jennifer's instincts more than ever. Being wrong means risking their reputations and future with the Taskforce, but being right means averting a threat that nobody else can see. A threat that may be bigger than they can handle.
Gut Instinct: A Taskforce Story, Featuring an Excerpt from The Forgotten Soldier
by Brad TaylorRetired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor delivers an action-packed short story that sets Pike Logan's partner Jennifer Cahill against a fellow Taskforce operator in a mission that will put their authority, careers, and innocent lives on the line.Includes an excerpt of Brad Taylor's latest Pike Logan novel, The Forgotten Soldier, on sale 12/29/2015. Fresh off of a brutal mission with the Taskforce--a top secret counter-terrorist unit that operates outside the bounds of U.S. law--Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are still dealing with its aftereffects. With his injuries on the mend, Pike is forced to let Jennifer take the lead when another Taskforce team asks for her help. But when her stint spying on two women suspected of involvement in a terrorist plot leads her in another direction, the team leader won't take her seriously. Butting heads with him costs them credibility, but Jennifer won't let it go. Determined to uncover the true target, Pike must trust Jennifer's instincts more than ever. Being wrong means risking their reputations and future with the Taskforce, but being right means averting a threat that nobody else can see. A threat that may be bigger than they can handle.
Gut Instinct
by Brad TaylorRetired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor delivers an action-packed short story that sets Pike Logan's partner Jennifer Cahill against a fellow Taskforce operator in a mission that will put their authority, careers, and innocent lives on the line. Includes an exclusive preview of Brad Taylor's hotly anticipated fourth Pike Logan novel, The Widow's Strike, coming July 16, 2013. Fresh off of a brutal mission with the Taskforce--a top secret counter-terrorist unit that operates outside the bounds of U.S. law--Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are still dealing with its aftereffects. With his injuries on the mend, Pike is forced to let Jennifer take the lead when another Taskforce team asks for her help. But when her stint spying on two women suspected of involvement in a terrorist plot leads her in another direction, the team leader won't take her seriously. Butting heads with him costs them credibility, but Jennifer won't let it go. Determined to uncover the true target, Pike must trust Jennifer's instincts more than ever. Being wrong means risking their reputations and future with the Taskforce, but being right means averting a threat that nobody else can see. A threat that may be bigger than they can handle.
El gusano de seda (Cormoran Strike #Volumen 2)
by Robert GalbraithSegunda entrega de la aclamada serie protagonizada por Cormoran Strike y Robin Ellacott, una peculiar pareja que, por su inteligencia y determinación, deleitará a los aficionados a las historias de misterio y suspense. La esposa del novelista Owen Quine está convencida de que su marido se ha marchado a pasar unos días solo, tal como ha hecho en otras ocasiones. Por ello acude al despacho del detective privado Cormoran Strike para encargarle que encuentre a su esposo y lo lleve de vuelta a casa. Sin embargo, Cormoran descubre que tras la ausencia de Quine hay mucho más de lo que su mujer cree. Hace poco, Owen había acabado un manuscrito en el que revelaba los secretos más comprometedores de prácticamente todos sus conocidos. Es evidente que la publicación de la novela arruinaría sus vidas, así que, en teoría, cualquiera de ellos haría lo que fuese por impedir que el libro saliera a la luz. Y cuando la teoría se vuelve realidad con la aparición del cadáver de Quine, los acontecimientos se precipitan. Owen ha sido brutalmente asesinado, con una crueldad que Cormoran no recuerda haber visto nunca. Así pues, detener al culpable se convierte en una tarea urgente, por lo cual Cormoran Strike y Robin Ellacott, su eficaz ayudante, han de recurrir a todo su arrojo y astucia para identificar al asesino y atraparlo lo antes posible. Reseñas:«Cormoran Strike ha vuelto, y con él, su fiel y sagaz ayudante Robin Ellacott: una pareja destinada a convertirse en un referente del género. Un festín de entretenimiento.»The New York Times «La historia es adictiva, especialmente por sus protagonistas, la pareja que forman Cormoran y Robin, con los que no te importaría cruzarte una y otra vez.»Time «Astuta, bien construida, mordaz, ingeniosa, El gusano de seda es una novela negra que fascina.»People «La escritura de Robert Galbraith es ingeniosa y está impregnada de cariño por la tradición de la novela de detectives. Además, lleva al lector por una trama repleta de giros, tan adictiva que pierde la noción del tiempo. Esperamos impacientes la próxima entrega.»The Seattle Times «Un libro que se devora.»The Telegraph «Robert Galbraith es un soplo de aire fresco para el género: hard-boiled y satírico, a la vez que conmovedor y romántico.»The Wall Street Journal
Guru Bones
by Carolyn HainesIn GURU BONES, beloved author Carolyn Haines returns to Zinnia, Mississippi, in a short mystery that will delight fans and new readers alike. Southern-belle-turned-PI Sarah Booth Delaney is unenthusiastic at best when her friends rope her into attending a health food and lifestyle seminar. Priya Karsan, an internationally known activist, is in Zinnia for a lecture. But the lecture takes a turn for the deadly when there's a body discovered in the venue's kitchen. As Sarah Booth and her partner at the Delaney Detective Agency, Tinkie Richmond, tackle the case, Sarah Booth quickly realizes there's a lot more to Priya and her activism than meets the eye.
Gunsmoke over Texas
by Bradford Scott"Elevate! In the name of the state of Texas! Then answer was a wild yell and the gleam of gun barrels in the moonlight. The Ranger's hands flashed up and down. His first shot boomed before the outlaws could open fire. Then there was an explosion of noise and flame and smoke. The Ranger heard a choking grunt, a cry of pain and saw two men fall. His big Colts bucked in his hands and a third saddle was emptied. Now there was only one outlaw to be reckoned with--and Ranger Walt Slade knew he was finally face to face with the killer who left alive no man who stood in his way.
Gunsmoke over Texas
by Bradford Scott''Elevate! In the name of the state of Texas!''The answer was a wild yell and the gleam of gun barrels in the moonlight. The Ranger’s hands flashed up and down. His first shot boomed before the outlaws could open fire. Then there was an explosion of noise and flame and smoke. The Ranger heard a choking grunt, a cry of pain and saw two men fall. His big Colts bucked in his hands and a third saddle was emptied. Now there was only one outlaw to be reckoned with - and Ranger Walt Slade knew he was finally face to face with the killer who left alive no man who stood in his way.
Gunsmoke over Texas
by Bradford Scott"Elevate! In the name of the state of Texas! Then answer was a wild yell and the gleam of gun barrels in the moonlight. The Ranger's hands flashed up and down. His first shot boomed before the outlaws could open fire. Then there was an explosion of noise and flame and smoke. The Ranger heard a choking grunt, a cry of pain and saw two men fall. His big Colts bucked in his hands and a third saddle was emptied. Now there was only one outlaw to be reckoned with--and Ranger Walt Slade knew he was finally face to face with the killer who left alive no man who stood in his way.
Gunsmoke Masquerade: A Western Story
by Peter DawsonThe only hope of finding a US marshal who suspiciously vanished in the desert is rotting in a New Mexico jail!Because of reports of a potential range war in Peñasco County, New Mexico, US Commissioner Guilford dispatches Deputy US Marshal Ed Church to help clean up the mess. But after arriving in Agua Verde by stagecoach and renting a horse to ride to the troubled area, Church disappears. At the same time, two top men from rival ranching operations are found killed outside town the day after Church arrived in Agua Verde, apparently the deadly result of a shoot-out.Guilford knows that Ed Church's best friend, Streak Mathiot, is currently sitting in the Pleasant City jail. Guilford visits and offers him the job of deputy US marshal to investigate Church's disappearance. If Streak will accept it, the commissioner's assignment will take precedence over any local charges against him, and the prisoner would be released into Guilford's custody. Streak accepts Guilford's offer to find his friend before it's too late. But little does he know he'll be dropped right in the middle of a fight that has already turned violent . . . and possibly deadly.Gunsmoke Masquerade finds Peter Dawson in top form, justifying his reputation as one of the most respected Western writers of all time.
Gunsmoke Justice
by Louis TrimbleThere was room enough in the valley, but Ike Quarles didn't think so. Now he and his hired killers had served notice on Brad--drift or die! "I'm about through drifting," Brad said slowly. "I was thinking about taking up a homestead." Then he was silent, watching them sit their horses, waiting for the abrupt twitch of a hand--the sudden, lunging move that would explode this whole valley into murderous, bullet-screaming range war!
Gunsmoke Justice
by Louis TrimbleThere was room enough in the valley, but Ike Quarles didn’t think so. Now he and his hired killers had served notice on Brad—drift or die! “I’m about through drifting,” Brad said slowly. “I was thinking about taking up a homestead.” Then he was silent, watching them sit their horses, waiting for the abrupt twitch of a hand—the sudden, lunging move that would explode this whole valley into murderous, bullet-screaming range war!
Gunsmoke Justice
by Louis TrimbleThere was room enough in the valley, but Ike Quarles didn't think so. Now he and his hired killers had served notice on Brad--drift or die! "I'm about through drifting," Brad said slowly. "I was thinking about taking up a homestead. " Then he was silent, watching them sit their horses, waiting for the abrupt twitch of a hand--the sudden, lunging move that would explode this whole valley into murderous, bullet-screaming range war!
Gunsmoke in the Grassland (Kings of Coyote Creek #3)
by Carla CassidyThe truth will out the criminalAnd change this lawman&’s life forever Deputy Jacob Black&’s homecoming is marred by his first assignment: solving the murder of Big John King. Ashley King is surprised and relieved to learn that her former childhood crush is working to find her father&’s killer. But when Ashley narrowly fends off a brutal attack, Jacob&’s protector instincts kick in. His new mission: keep Ashley safe—and find the killer at any cost. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Kings of Coyote Creek series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Closing in on the CowboyBook 2: Revenge on the RanchBook 3: Gunsmoke in the Grassland