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Revenger: John Shakespeare 2 (John Shakespeare #2)
by Rory Clements*****Part of the bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award*****'[Clements] does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times**********1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply.The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen's long reign, insisting Shakespeare re-enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the possession of the Earl of Essex.Essex is the brightest star in the firmament, a man of ambition. He woos the Queen, thirty-three years his senior, as if she were a girl his age. She is flattered by him - despite her loathing for his mother, the beautiful, dangerous Lettice Knollys who presides over her own glittering court - a dazzling array of the mad, bad, dangerous and disaffected. When John Shakespeare infiltrates this dissolute world he discovers not only that the Queen herself is in danger - but that he and his family is also a target. With only his loyal footsoldier Boltfoot Cooper at his side, Shakespeare must face implacable forces who believe themselves above the law: men and women who kill without compunction. And in a world of shifting allegiances, just how far he can trust Robert Cecil, his devious new master?
Revenger: John Shakespeare 2 (John Shakespeare #2)
by Rory ClementsFrom Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, comes REVENGER, the second in his acclaimed bestselling John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series. 'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply. The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen's long reign, insisting Shakespeare re-enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the possession of the Earl of Essex. Essex is the brightest star in the firmament, a man of ambition. He woos the Queen, thirty-three years his senior, as if she were a girl his age. She is flattered by him - despite her loathing for his mother, the beautiful, dangerous Lettice Knollys who presides over her own glittering court - a dazzling array of the mad, bad, dangerous and disaffected. When John Shakespeare infiltrates this dissolute world he discovers not only that the Queen herself is in danger - but that he and his family is also a target. With only his loyal footsoldier Boltfoot Cooper at his side, Shakespeare must face implacable forces who believe themselves above the law: men and women who kill without compunction. And in a world of shifting allegiances, just how far he can trust Robert Cecil, his devious new master?(P)2011 Oakhill Publishing
Revere Beach Boulevard
by Roland MerulloA novel both literary and suspenseful, Revere Beach Boulevard tells the story of a family that rallies around an errant son, even as a long-hidden secret that has touched all their lives comes to the surface. Peter Imbesalacqua has bent the rules and battled a gambling addiction for most of his adult life. Now, his real-estate business in shambles and his life in danger because of an unpaid debt, he spins at the center of a hurricane of love and risk. His parents, sister, and friends, all carrying their own secrets, find themselves drawn into the terrifying storm, each trying to do for Peter what he must ultimately do - or fail to do - for himself. Revere Beach Boulevard is a rich and heartfelt novel that looks deeply into the secret places in men's and women's hearts, places only great fiction can reveal. The Boston Globe selected Revere Beach Boulevard as one of its Top 100 Essential New England Books and author Richard Russo called it ..".a great novel - ambitious, heartfelt and oh-so skilled."
Reverend Randolph and the wages of sin
by Charles Merrill SmithA handsome, liberal bachelor with a pro-football past, the Reverend Randollph expected problems when he became interim pastor at the Church of the Good Shepherd. But a murder in the church choir room, leaving a nude victim, demanded more than clerical judgment. Nor could Randollph find support in the dead woman's identity. Marianne Reedman was the wife of a member of the Board of Trustees who had just vanished with ten million dollars of the church’s money. A detective who believes only in “facts,” plus an attractive newswoman always ready to aid a bachelor in distress, helps Randollph search for clues --including a set of secret diaries that reveal Marianne’s nineteen affairs! Was her final unnamed lover the murderer as Lieutenant Casey believes? Randollph doesn’t think so--and, applying the tenets of a stern Calvinist doctrine, discovers a killer too close to the vestry for comfort.
Reversible Error: Reversible Error, Material Witness, And Justice Denied (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi #4)
by Robert K. TanenbaumBook Four of the bestselling Butch Karp legal thriller series: Karp, Marlene, and a few honest cops must stand up to a hive of corrupt politiciansAssistant District Attorney Butch Karp is finally recognized for his heroic service to New York City when a group of politicians back him for the top job as Manhattan&’s district attorney. But a series of cases involving vigilante murders begins to reveal the true motives of those civil servants standing by his side. It&’s Karp versus the dirty city in one of Tanenbaum&’s most revealing and caustic legal thrillers— a stunning indictment of civil corruption and overreach. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert K. Tanenbaum including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Reversible Errors
by Scott Turowreversible error a legal mistake made by a trial court which is so significant that an appellate court reviewing the case must set aside the trial court's judgment.
Revival
by Stephen KingPrepárate para el final más oscuro, inquietante e inolvidable de cuantos ha escrito Stephen King. «Al menos en un sentido nuestras vidas son ciertamente como las películas. El elenco principal se compone de la familia y los amigos. Los actores son los vecinos, los compañeros de trabajo, los profesores y los conocidos.[...]»Pero a veces entra en nuestra vida una persona que no encaja en ninguna de estas categorías.[...]»Cuando pienso en Charles Jacobs -mi quinto en discordia, mi agente del cambio, mi maldición-, se me hace imposible creer que su presencia en mi vida tuvo que ver con el destino.» Octubre de 1962. En una pequeña localidad de Nueva Inglaterra la sombra de un hombre se cierne sobre un niño que juega ensimismado con sus soldaditos. Cuando Jamie Morton levanta la vista, ve una figura imponente. Se trata de Charles Jacobs, el nuevo pastor, con quien pronto establecerá un estrecho vínculo basado en su fascinación por los experimentos con electricidad. Varias décadas más tarde, Jamie ha caído en las drogas y lleva una vida nómada tocando la guitarra para diferentes bandas por bares de todo el país. Entonces vuelve a cruzarse con Jacobs -dedicado ahora al espectáculo y a crear deslumbrantes «retratos de luz»-, y este encuentro tendrá importantes consecuencias para ambos. Su vínculo se convertirá en un pacto más allá incluso del ideado por el Diablo, y Jamie descubrirá que «renacer» puede tener más de un significado. Esta inquietante novela, que se extiende a lo largo de cinco décadas, muestra uno de los más terroríficos finales que Stephen King haya escrito jamás. Es una obra de arte del maestro de contar historias de nuestro tiempo, en la tradición de Hawthorne, Melville o Poe. Una historia oscura sobre la adicción, el fanatismo y lo que puede existir al otro lado de la vida...
Revival
by Stephen KingA spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.(P)2014 Simon & Schuster
Revival: A Novel
by Stephen KingPrepárate para el final más oscuro, inquietante e inolvidable de cuantos ha escrito Stephen King. «Al menos en un sentido nuestras vidas son ciertamente como las películas. El elenco principal se compone de la familia y los amigos. Los actores son los vecinos, los compañeros de trabajo, los profesores y los conocidos.[...]»Pero a veces entra en nuestra vida una persona que no encaja en ninguna de estas categorías.[...]»Cuando pienso en Charles Jacobs -mi quinto en discordia, mi agente del cambio, mi maldición-, se me hace imposible creer que su presencia en mi vida tuvo que ver con el destino.» Octubre de 1962. En una pequeña localidad de Nueva Inglaterra la sombra de un hombre se cierne sobre un niño que juega ensimismado con sus soldaditos. Cuando Jamie Morton levanta la vista, ve una figura imponente. Se trata de Charles Jacobs, el nuevo pastor, con quien pronto establecerá un estrecho vínculo basado en su fascinación por los experimentos con electricidad. Varias décadas más tarde, Jamie ha caído en las drogas y lleva una vida nómada tocando la guitarra para diferentes bandas por bares de todo el país. Entonces vuelve a cruzarse con Jacobs -dedicado ahora al espectáculo y a crear deslumbrantes «retratos de luz»-, y este encuentro tendrá importantes consecuencias para ambos. Su vínculo se convertirá en un pacto más allá incluso del ideado por el Diablo, y Jamie descubrirá que «renacer» puede tener más de un significado. Esta inquietante novela, que se extiende a lo largo de cinco décadas, muestra uno de los más terroríficos finales que Stephen King haya escrito jamás. Es una obra de arte del maestro de contar historias de nuestro tiempo, en la tradición de Hawthorne, Melville o Poe. Una historia oscura sobre la adicción, el fanatismo y lo que puede existir al otro lado de la vida... Reseñas:«Absolutamente magnífica.»Daily Mail «King lo ha vuelto a hacer. No por nada le llaman el maestro del terror.»The Times
Revival: A Novel
by Stephen KingA spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.
Revival: A Novel
by Stephen KingStephen King presents &“a fresh adrenaline rush of terror&” (People) in this electrifying #1 New York Times bestseller!The new minister came to Harlow, Maine, when Jamie Morton was a boy doing battle with his toy army men on the front lawn. The young Reverend Charles Jacobs and his beautiful wife brought new life to the local church and captivated their congregation. But with Jamie, he shares a secret obsession—a draw so powerful, it would have profound consequences five decades after the shattering tragedy that turned the preacher against God, and long after his final, scathing sermon. Now Jamie, a nomadic rock guitarist hooked on heroin, meets Charles Jacobs again. And when their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil&’s devising, Jamie discovers that the word revival has many meanings….
Revived (Forgotten Series #2)
by Cat PatrickAs a little girl, Daisy Appleby was killed in a school bus crash. Moments after the accident, she was brought back to life.A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a new name, a new city, and a new life. When she meets Matt McKean, Daisy begins to question the moral implications of Revive, and as she discovers the agency's true goals, she realizes she's at the center of something much larger -- and more sinister -- than she ever imagined.
Reviver: A Novel (Reviver Trilogy #3)
by Seth PatrickCSI meets The Sixth Sense in this compelling horror/thriller that has already been optioned by the producers of The Dark Knight Returns!JONAH MILLER, REVIVER. Able to wake the recently dead for testimony that is accepted in courts worldwide, the use of revivers has long been a routine part of police investigation. But now those who consider it blasphemy are in resurgence - well-funded and gaining ground, they threaten the work of Jonah and his colleagues in the Forensic Revival Service.Jonah is still recovering from the injuries received after unearthing the existence of a creature bent on terrible destruction, a creature defeated at the cost of many lives. Then the discovery of a bizarrely mutilated corpse makes Jonah suspect that the victory was not as complete as it seemed, and that not all the evil was destroyed.For in the darkness, shadows are waiting. And they are hungry . . .
Reviving Bloom (The Bloom Daniels Series Book One)
by Michelle TurnerBloom was abandoned by her mother at birth, but thanks to her dad she never once felt unloved. When he is killed in a car wreck, leaving her without any close family, she spends a year mourning him. She feels as if her heart has been cut out of her chest and nothing is left but an empty hole that she doesn't think will ever heal. Then one night after work she finds a wounded dog in the woods behind her house and takes him in, not realizing he's more than just some stray dog but a wolf shifter, who happens to be her mate. Pike is getting over the loss of his father by running full force away from his responsibilities. He's getting ready to go back to face his new position as the Alpha of his pack when he catches the scent that can only belong to his mate. When Bloom finds out she may not be the normal human she always thought herself to be, she's forced to search out the woman who abandoned her at birth.
Revolution #9: A Novel
by Peter AbrahamsBlake Wrightman died during the Vietnam War. Not on a Southeast Asian battlefield, but on an American college campus. He died the day the bomb he planted at an anti-war protest claimed a small boy's life--and forced Blake Wrightman to vanish. Now, after twenty-years as "Charlie Ochs," Cape Cod lobsterman, Blake finds out that the feds are closing in. But a vengeful G-man gives Charlie a choice: face the music or help smoke out the beautiful hardcore radical who seduced him into the anti-war movement back in the '60s. So begins a long, strange trip for the former Blake Wrightman, as he revisits the scene of a deadly revolution that didn't end with the Vietnam War--and is about to claim a few more casualties. . . .From the Paperback edition.
Revolution (Cold War Magic novel, A #2)
by W.L. GoodwaterIn the second novel in a thrilling Cold War fantasy series, American magician Karen O'Neil travels to Cuba to find a missing young girl intertwined with a new kind of magic that threatens to upend the balance of power of the whole world.AFTER THE WALL FELL, NOTHING COULD BE THE SAME.In Cold War Berlin, American magician Karen O'Neil defeated the ghosts of Germany's past and sealed the breach that threatened the whole world, but in doing so she learned a terrible truth: Magic cannot be trusted.Despite her wariness of the new and growing powers she gained in Germany, Karen agrees to help an old friend and is drawn to Cuba, a world of opulence run by a corrupt government and ruthless, magic-obsessed mobsters.In Havana, while the fires of revolution kindle, Karen searches for a missing girl whose fate is intertwined with impossible and deadly magic. And she knows she's being watched; both the Soviets and the CIA have designs on this island paradise, and their eyes are everywhere. But spies and rebels aren't the only dangers hiding in Havana's long shadows, and Karen will learn that the future can be just as dangerous as the past.MANKIND WILL ALWAYS FIND NEW WAYS TO CREATE MONSTERS.
Revolution Number Nine
by Michael GandyIn a small town in Texas, a retired professor in criminal justice working as a maintenance man in a middle school teams up with the police chief, one of his former pupils, to solve the problem of increasing levels of violence at the school that somehow seem to be related to an obscure track by The Beatles.
Revolution Sunday
by Wendy GuerraA novel about glamour, surveillance, and corruption in contemporary Cuba, from an internationally bestselling author--who has never before been translated into English <P><P>Cleo, scion of a once-prominent Cuban family and a promising young writer in her own right, travels to Spain to collect a prestigious award. <P><P>There, Cuban expats view her with suspicion--assuming she's an informant for the Castro regime. <P><P>To Cleo's surprise, that suspicion follows her home to Cuba, where she finds herself under constant surveillance by the government. <P><P>When she meets and falls in love with a Hollywood filmmaker, she discovers her family is not who she thought they were . . . and neither is the filmmaker.
Revolution: Book 2 (The Haven #2)
by Simon LelicYou don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... An adrenaline-fuelled adventure, second in the Haven series, by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. *The Haven, first in the series, shortlisted for the CrimeFest Awards*Our city. Our secret. Our rules. When pupils start going missing from a prestigious boarding school, Ollie Turner knows it's a job for the Haven. Below the city streets, the Haven is a sanctuary for kids run by kids. Ollie and the Haven's investigations team put their lives on the line, going undercover to find the missing children. But little do they realise that a deadly enemy awaits them - one with plans to destroy everything they hold dear. What they're saying about The Haven: 'What a cool idea. Modern street kids doing it for themselves and kicking adult butt.' Charlie Higson'One of those grab 'em by the throat thrillers that takes off on the first page.' Eoin Colfer'Adventurous, and thrilling.' Harsh Budhdeo, age 11, LoveReading4Kids'An action-packed book, rammed full of adventure and danger. I loved reading this book.' Bella Rix-Clancy, age 11, LoveReading4Kids'A riveting read - fast-paced from the off and with breathless action. A perfect haven for young readers!' Chris Bradford, author of Young SamuraiAn explosive and compelling read from the writer of thrillers THE HOUSE, THE LIAR'S ROOM and RUPTURE, this is the second in the HAVEN series.
Revolution: Book 2 (The Haven #2)
by Simon LelicAn adrenaline-fuelled adventure, second in the Haven series, by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... Our city. Our secret. Our rules. When pupils start going missing from a prestigious boarding school, Ollie Turner knows it's a job for the Haven. Below the city streets, the Haven is a sanctuary for kids run by kids. Ollie and the Haven's investigations team put their lives on the line, going undercover to find the missing children. But little do they realise that a deadly enemy awaits them - one with plans to destroy everything they hold dear. What they're saying about The Haven: 'What a cool idea. Modern street kids doing it for themselves and kicking adult butt.' Charlie Higson'One of those grab 'em by the throat thrillers that takes off on the first page.' Eoin Colfer'Adventurous, and thrilling.' Harsh Budheo, age 11, LoveReading4Kids'An action-packed book, rammed full of adventure and danger. I loved reading this book.' Bella Rix-Clancy, age 11, LoveReading4KidsAn explosive and compelling read from the writer of adult thrillers THE HOUSE, THE LIAR'S ROOM and RUPTURE, this is the second in the HAVEN series.(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Revolutions in Time
by Jonathan DunnThe author of this book donated a digital copy to Bookshare.org. Join us in thanking Jonathan Dunn for providing his accessible digital book to this community. The Revolutions of Time is a "timeless" philosophical thriller / science fiction novel. Its premise is this: Time flows in a circular motion, repeating itself in "seasons" that are much like a year on earth, similar time periods with the same general events. Because of these revolutions, the geological record shows not the immediate past, but the events of the last "season" or age, making the fossils and formations show what will happen rather than what has happened. Jehu is transported to the end of his age by the mysterious Lord of the Past, and finds himself caught in the middle of a society at war over how to divert the Big Bang that is foretold by their geologists. What follows is, as they say, history.
Revolutions: A Brite Alliance Mystery
by Roxanne BarbourDetective Sergeant Tarine Dominion, of the RCMP, is set to participate in the Intergalactic Bowling Congress competition on Earth when a dead body is found in the men's washroom at the Revolutions' bowling alley. Her superior insists she take over the investigation and resign from the competition. Much mayhem, murders, and intergalactic politics ensue.
Revolver
by Duane SwierczynskiThree generations torn apart--by bullets fired fifty years ago. Philadelphia, 1965: Two street cops--one black, one white--are gunned down in a corner bar. One of the fallen officers, Stan Walczak, leaves behind a 12-year-old boy, Jimmy. Philadelphia, 1995: Homicide detective Jim Walczak learns that his father's alleged killer, Terrill Lee Stanton, has been sprung from prison. Jim stalks the ex-con, hoping to finally learn the truth.Philadelphia, 2015: Jim's daughter Audrey, a forensic science student, re-opens her grandfather's murder for a research paper. But as Audrey digs deeper, she comes to realize that Stanton probably didn't pull the trigger--and her father may have made a horrible mistake...
Revolver
by Duane SwierczynskiThree generations - torn apart by one bullet. Philadelphia 1965: Two street cops - one black, one white - are gunned down in a robbery gone wrong. The killer is never prosecuted. One of the fallen officers, Stanislaw Walczak, leaves behind a twelve-year-old boy, Jimmy... Philadelphia 1995: Homicide detective Jim Walczak learns that his father's alleged killer, Terrill Lee Stanton, is out of prison. Walczak will be waiting, determined to squeeze the truth out of him - any way he can. Philadelphia 2015: Jim Walczak's daughter Audrey, studying forensic science in grad school, reinvestigates her grandfather's murder for her dissertation. But the deeper Audrey digs, the more she realises: the man everyone thinks killed Walczak didn't do it...And when the truth comes out, the danger's only going to grow.
Revolver
by Marcus SedgwickA LOADED GUN. STOLEN GOLD. And a menacing stranger. A taut frontier survivor story, set at the time of the Alaska gold rush. In an isolated cabin, fourteen-year-old Sig is alone with a corpse: his father, who has fallen through the ice and frozen to death only hours earlier. Then comes a stranger claiming that Sig's father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold. Sig's only protection is a loaded Colt revolver hidden in the cabin's storeroom. The question is, will Sig use the gun, and why? Revolver is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.