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The Summons (Peter Diamond #3)
by Peter Lovesey"Good stuff . . . Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage."--The New York Times Book Review "Written with energy and style, a masterly performance."--Rocky Mountain News John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he'll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer and clear Mountjoy's name before someone else dies. Peter Lovesey is the author of 23 highly-praised mysteries and has been awarded the CWA's Gold, Silver, and Diamond Daggers, as well as many U.S. honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Summons: 3 (Peter Diamond Mystery #3)
by Peter LoveseyWinner of the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger and shortlisted for the Edgar Award.The summons comes at night. Two policemen collect Peter Diamond from his West London flat and drive him to Bath. Once head of the murder squad there, he is now out of touch in his retirement, unaware of an audacious escape from Albany Prison.Four years previously, Diamond headed the investigation of the bizarre murder of a Swedish woman journalist, her mouth stuffed with red roses. Now the convicted murderer is at large and has already kidnapped the daughter of the Assistant Chief Constable. He is demanding that the case be re-examined and he will deal only with Diamond.A brilliant, traditional detective story, from the award-winning Peter Diamond series.
Superstitious
by R. L. StineStine is the world's bestselling horror writer for children, but this is his first novel for adults. Liam is a bachelor professor of folklore and he's incurably superstitious. When people start getting murdered, it seems that Liam's demons are real.
Suspicion of Guilt: Suspicion Of Innocence, Suspicion Of Guilt, And Suspicion Of Deceit (The Suspicion Series #2)
by Barbara ParkerWhen a Palm Beach widow dies, the dispute over her will turns deadly in this &“breathlessly paced legal thriller&” from a New York Times–bestselling author (Publishers Weekly). When wealthy Palm Beach dowager Althea Tillett dies under suspicious circumstances, it sparks a battle between those in line for an inheritance—including Gail Connor&’s old law school classmate and former lover Patrick Norris. He thinks someone has tampered with his aunt&’s will—preventing him from receiving millions he hoped to use for an urban renewal project. Although discouraged from getting involved by her own law firm and her lover, Cuban-American attorney Anthony Quintana, Gail agrees to look into Althea&’s rapacious relatives. But she soon finds herself in the middle of a family feud that&’s about much more than money. It&’s about secrets, lies, forgery . . . and murder. Written by a former prosecutor, this &“provocative, breathless&” national bestseller &“will surprise you&” (The Plain Dealer).
Sweet Secrets in Pennsylvania (Just in Time, Book #2)
by Carol Lynch Williams Cheri Pray EarlIn this next adventure, George and Gracie travel back in time to Hershey, Pennsylvania--1907. Their mission: to return an antique rug and rescue their parents. When the time machine lands them smack dab in the middle of a barn, George turns into . . . something pretty weird. And Gracie drives a car into a fence. They meet Milton Hershey, the chocolate king, who invites them to be his chocolate tasters. But when George and Gracie discover a plot to steal Mr. Hershey's perfect--and secret--chocolate recipe, they put themselves in danger to stop the thieves. Meanwhile, the evil villain, Crowe, is two steps from catching them and their time machine--and he's closing in!
Switched (Fear Street #31)
by R. L. StineVisiting a strange cabin in the Fear Street woods, Nicole and Lucy are able to switch minds and bodies, but Nicole quickly learns that the switch is a trap that will enable Lucy to use Nicole's body to commit murder.
Syndication Rites: Number 122 in Series (The Destroyer #122)
by Richard Sapir Warren MurphyEager investors are buying up shares of an intrepid new company, which is cornering the market in international trade, financing and entertainment. Or to be specific, drugs, loan sharking and prostitution. The reinvented Mafia has incorporated, offering stock options, a Website and online trading. The future is here, and Remo hates it. Mafia scum have burned down his house, Chiun isn't speaking to him and nobody is answering his ad for an assassin's apprentice. As an ambitious Don keeps one eye on the Dow, the suffering Dr. Harold Smith lovingly fingers his cyanide pill while the retiring U.S. President, in a departing "salute," puts CURE in the hangman's noose.Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
The Takeover
by Stephen FreyA hotshot investment banker is about to organize the largest corporate takeover the world has ever seen in this New York Times bestseller.
The Takeover: A Novel
by Stephen W. FreyINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • &“Grisham meets Ludlum on Wall Street . . . a fast-paced roller coaster of love and lust, murder and betrayal, politics and business.&”—USA Today&“Entertaining and energetic . . . superbly taut . . . Frey keeps up the suspense right to the end.&”—Financial TimesInvestment banker Andrew Falcon is spearheading the biggest hostile takeover in Wall Street history—and counting on a staggering five-million-dollar fee if he can pull it off. But Falcon doesn't realize that he has stumbled onto the secret power of a shadowy organization known only as The Sevens. He discovers a scheme so interwoven in financial and political sabotage, so vast and brilliantly designed, that it staggers the imagination.His only chance to stop it depends on taking overwhelming risks—and learning which of the two beautiful women in his life can be trusted. Andrew Falcon's struggle for survival begins as he tries to outwit his betrayers—and a hidden enemy whose hatred is implacable.
Taking It
by Michael CadnumA make-believe shoplifter is shocked to find herself actually stealing Anna loves everything about department stores: the smell, the clothes, the crowds. But her favorite things to watch are the detectives. She can spot a store detective a mile away, whether dressed as a tourist or pretending to be a cashier, and she knows just how to fool them: She lingers over an expensive sweater until she catches the detective's eye. When she leaves the store, they stop her, expecting to find the sweater hidden in her purse. But she's fooled them. Anna pretends to be a shoplifter, but she has never stolen anything at all. Until the day the scarf appears out of nowhere. She doesn't remember stealing it, and yet, there it is. As more and more stolen objects begin to appear, Anna worries that her little game is about to push her over the brink.
The Tale of the Secret Mirror (Are You Afraid of the Dark? #5)
by Brad Strickland Barbara StricklandKim Chen is annoyed about her little brother finding her secret hiding place in the attic. To scare him away, she tells him that the attic is haunted. Kim thought she had made the story up, but later that night she hears someone creeping about.
Talked to Death
by Louise ShafferTV producer/amateur sleuth Angie DaVito returns in Emmy-winning Louise Shaffer's second daytime crime mystery--this one set against the backdrop of a megapopular talk show. Talked to Death finds Angie DaVito back in business--first as a producer, then again as a sleuth--having found employ (nearly over her own dead body) working for TV diva Cee Gee, hostess of her eponymous program, daytime's highest-rated talk show. When one of her inner circle is murdered, Cee Gee is among the chief suspects, as are others on her staff. Drawn into the intrigue by her own curiosity and by a plea from Cee Gee's precocious teenage daughter to solve the behind-the-scenes crime, Angie begins to probe. When Detective Teresa O'Hanlon is put in charge of the case, Angie renews her uneasy alliance with the straight-arrow cop. A budding romance with Teresa's younger brother, Patrick, baffles Angie nearly as much as the murder. With a flair for character as well as an insider's savvy for the telling detail, Louise Shaffer has crafted an intriguing mystery whose pace is as lively as Angie DaVito herself.
Tami Hoag - 9 Great Novels
by Tami HoagTami Hoag is a superb writer of psychological suspense. Own nine of the very best in one digital collection:NIGHT SINSGUILTY AS SINASHES TO ASHESDUST TO DUSTDEAD SKYDARK HORSETHE ALIBI MANDEEPER THAN THE DEADSECRETS TO THE GRAVE
Target For Terror (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #24)
by Carolyn KeeneNANCY DREW has come to San Francisco at the urgent request of Tim An, president of the small island nation of Philonesia. His beloved niece, Soong An, a promising violinist, has been the target of several kidnapping attempts. The motive may be an upcoming musical competition... or the political turmoil in her homeland. But in this city of mist and mystery, one truth emerges: Soong An's life is on the line! Meanwhile . . . A violent outbreak of sabotage has drawn FRANK and JOE HARDY to the campus of San Francisco University. Posing as visiting student activists the Hardys infiltrate Ethics Now, an animal rights group threatening to disrupt laboratory research. But as the experiments in terror grow increasingly explosive, the boys uncover a disturbing connection between the case and one particular student: Soong An. The investigation soon draws Nancy, Frank, and Joe into a web of danger and deception... in TARGET FOR TERROR
Tarnished Blue
by William HeffernanWhile nobody would dare murder a captain in the N.Y.P.D., or start whispered rumors about the slain hero cop being gay--somebody did. And while nobody would believe that the New York sexual underground could eat away the city's foundations of law and order, police detective Paul Devlin finds that the lowest scum--the hookers, hustlers, and blackmailers--have connections in the highest places.
Tarot Says Beware
by Betsy ByarsMadame Rosa, the eccentric local fortune teller, has been murdered, and the only witness is her parrot,Tarot. But he's not talking. Herculeah Jones thinks she knows who the killer is, but she's not the only one. . . . Someone else knows--someone who wants to make sure Herculeah won't be around to see the future.
Tarot Says Beware (Herculeah Jones Mystery #2)
by Betsy ByarsMadame Rosa, the eccentric local fortune teller, has been murdered, and the only witness is her parrot,Tarot. But he's not talking. Herculeah Jones thinks she knows who the killer is, but she's not the only one. . . . Someone else knows--someone who wants to make sure Herculeah won't be around to see the future. .
A Taste for Burning (Castlemere #3)
by Jo BannisterFires are breaking out in Castlemere, each worse than the last. Just when they need him the most Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro is put on leave for withholding evidence to convict a bomber many years ago, putting Liz Graham in charge. As the threat from an arsonist grows in scope and danger to the public, her lead investigator, Rough edged, Irish Donavan's attention is divided as he works on his own time to clear the man he admires most, Shapiro whose troubles mount when his estranged son is targeted as the most likely arsonist. The action culminates at the opening of a new mall where numerous lives may be lost in an inferno in a novel where the bond between fathers and sons is considered. All of the books in the seven book, tough, British Police procedural series with a heart are in Bookshare's library. Look for: #1 A Bleeding of Innocents, #2 Charisma, #4 No Birds Sing #5 Broken Lines, #6 The Hireling's Tale and #7 Changelings. Several more of Jo Bannister's stand alone novels and books in other series like the nine volume Brodie Farrell series are in the Bookshare Library as well.
Taste of Life
by Sara ParetskyThe classic short story of love, revenge, and appetite from New York Times bestselling author Sara ParetskyDaphne Raydor has an insatiable appetite. Overweight as she is, she always assumed she would never know love. But meeting Jerry changes everything. Her appetite decreases. Her self-worth skyrockets. Then her mother comes to visit. And everything changes again. But Daphne refuses to go back to her old life, and now her appetite is for revenge. Taste of Life was previously included with the novel Brush Back. Get a taste of Brush Back with an excerpt included here.
Tek Money: Tek Money, Tek Kill, And Tek Net (The TekWar Series #7)
by William ShatnerPrivate investigator Jake Cardigan must race against time to save the life of his son and get the deadliest weapons in the world out of the hands of the most dangerous criminals in the universe In the seventh book of the TekWar Series by bestselling author and Star Trek icon William Shatner, terror hits too close to home for protagonist Jake Cardigan, private eye of the future. Homicide is as common in the twenty-second century as it was one hundred years earlier, thanks in large part to the ruthless TekLords, criminals who traffic in the popular electronic fantasy-enabling drug Tek. When a Tek user who was once a family friend is brutally murdered just outside the door of Dan Cardigan, son of private eye Jake Cardigan, the young man is shocked to discover that the police consider him a prime suspect. Worse still, Dan has become a disposable pawn in a very deadly game. With his son&’s life on the line, Jake and his loyal partner, Sid Gomez, must somehow get to the bottom of the disappearance of terrifying new weaponry from a California research facility and a related rash of murders—a mission that will put them at odds not only with a formidable criminal conspiracy, but with the police and the most lethal factions of the US government itself. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Shatner including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The TekWar Series Books 7–9: Tek Money, Tek Kill, and Tek Net (The TekWar Series)
by William ShatnerThe final three books in the bestselling hard-boiled, science fiction detective series by the legendary actor who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek. It’s the twenty-second century, and mankind has expanded the horizons of science and technology. For those who want to go even further, Tek takes them there. The bio-digital microchip is more powerfully mind-altering than any other drug ever known. For those who become addicted, it’s out of this world—and straight into hell. And only private eye Jake Cardigan can stop it . . . Tek Money: Jake must race against time to save his son’s life—and get the deadliest weapons in the world out of the hands of the most dangerous criminals in the universe . . . Tek Kill: Jake and his partner, Sid Gomez, are working to clear their boss of murder charges when they uncover a far-reaching criminal conspiracy . . . Tek Net: Sid’s ex-wife is caught in the crossfire of a bloody cartel war between Teklords, and it’s up to Jake and Sid to save her.
Tell Me the Truth (Nancy Drew on Campus #4)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy's full of questions. Her budding romance with Peter Goodwin may shrivel if he doesn't tell the truth about his past. And someone has stolen a bio exam. If Nancy doesn't find out who, it could be Bess who faces failure. Nancy has her work cut out for her, but she's not about to fail the test.
The Terminal Experiment
by Robert J. SawyerDr. Peter Hobson has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. But they all have escaped from Hobson's computer into the web-and one of them is a killer.<P><P> Nebula Award Winner.
Termination Dust
by Sue HenryA retired Alaskan senator is murdered in the Yukon while sport fishing. Detective Alex Jensen, an Alaska state trooper, teams up with the Mounties for a manhunt in the bush. By the author of Murder on the Iditarod Trail.
The Thanksgiving Day Murder
by Lee HarrisA CELEBRATION OF ABUNDANCE BECOMES A DAY OF LOSS.More than a year ago Natalie Gordon went to buy a balloon at the Thanksgiving Day Parade and dissolved into thin air. The police and a private investigator still have no leads. So when Natalie's despairing husband pleads with ex-nun Christine Bennett to help, she can't say no.Not only are Natalie's present whereabouts a mystery, but so is her past. Someone has stripped her personnel file in her old office. Even her husband knows strangely little about her.Starting with a cardboard box of Natalie's belongings--a few books, keys, some cosmetics--Chris searches for a life someone has tried very hard to erase and finds a cast of characters so chilling that murder seems not only inevitable but likely to happen again. . . .