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The Black Loch: an explosive return to the hebrides and the internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy
by Peter MayTHE RETURN OF FIN MACLEOD, PETER MAY'S MUCH-LOVED HERO OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.A MURDERThe body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned.A SECRETFin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name.A RECKONINGBut nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution.The Black Loch takes us on a journey through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes, where suspense, violent revenge and revelation converge in the shadow of the Black Loch.
The Black Loch: an explosive return to the hebrides and the internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy
by Peter MayTHE RETURN OF FIN MACLEOD, PETER MAY'S MUCH-LOVED HERO OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.A MURDERThe body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned.A SECRETFin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name.A RECKONINGBut nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution.The Black Loch takes us on a journey through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes, where suspense, violent revenge and revelation converge in the shadow of the Black Loch.
Black Mark
by Paul SpencerHe couldn&’t save his reputation, his marriage, or his career—but he&’s dead-set on saving a friend framed for murder . . . Divorced, disbarred, and broke. That&’s where former defense attorney Mick Ward found himself after a drug-fueled collapse, and now all he wants is a quiet life. But when he discovers a body on his friend Elliott&’s property, Mick has to get involved. Because the body belongs to a rival from Elliott&’s criminal past, and someone&’s planted a gun in his house. Currently a Black Lives Matter activist running for Portland&’s city council, Elliott suspects he&’s been targeted by vengeful cops. But the worst is yet to come, and with Mick unable to practice law, he&’ll have to work around the system any way he can to help his friend . . .
Black Panther: Sins of the King
by Ira Madison III Geoffrey Thorne Tananarive Due Mohale Mashigo Steven BarnesT&’Challa fights for Wakanda&’s future while reckoning with its past in this original Marvel super hero story. Isolated from the world, the African kingdom of Wakanda is a land of scientific and technological marvels unknown to countries even on its own continent. Previous rulers believed that their nation could only survive by closely guarding Wakanda&’s secrets and keeping them out of the hands of those who would exploit and weaponize them. King T&’Challa, the Black Panther, believes the time has come to share his nation&’s knowledge and resources with the world, including former apartheid state Rudyarda. As Wakanda&’s politicians debate for and against aiding a former colonized region with an infamous history, the kingdom&’s past deeds come to light when T&’Challa&’s father, T&’Chaka, is resurrected from the ancestral plane—prepared to reclaim both his rule and the Black Panther mantle. But T&’Chaka isn&’t the only one to return from the spiritual realm. As dead men rise and political rivals act against him, T&’Challa turns to those he trusts most—Shuri, Okoye, and Misty Knight—to uncover who, or what, is responsible for bringing the dead back to life. As the chaos spirals around him, threatening all of Wakanda, T&’Challa must face T&’Chaka and acknowledge the failings of his father&’s rule. Black Panther: Sins of the King is a collaborative novel by Ira Madison III, Geoffrey Thorne, Tananarive Due, Mohale Mashigo, and Steven Barnes.
Black Soil
by Professor Josephine Donovan“Black Soil is a novel written by Josephine Donovan, which tells the story of a young woman named Ella Mae Turner, who is forced to confront the harsh realities of racism and discrimination in the American South during the 1930s. Ella Mae is a strong-willed and determined character, who is determined to make a better life for herself and her family, despite the many obstacles that stand in her way. The novel is set in the fictional town of Cottondale, Georgia, where Ella Mae and her family live and work on a small farm. The Turners are a hardworking and close-knit family, but they are also poor and struggling to make ends meet. Ella Mae dreams of a better life, and she is determined to make it happen, even if it means leaving her family behind. As the story unfolds, Ella Mae faces many challenges and obstacles, including racism, poverty, and violence. She is forced to confront the harsh realities of life in the South, where black people are treated as second-class citizens and are often subjected to violence and discrimination. Despite these challenges, Ella Mae remains determined to succeed, and she eventually leaves Cottondale to pursue her dreams. Along the way, she meets many other characters who are also struggling to survive in a world that is often cruel and unfair. Black Soil is a powerful and moving novel that explores the themes of race, class, and identity in the American South. It is a story of resilience, courage, and hope, and it offers a powerful commentary on the enduring legacy of racism and discrimination in America.”-Print ed.
The Black Spectacles (British Library Crime Classics)
by John Dickson CarrEverything you could ever want in a Golden Age of Detective Fiction novel. — BooklistAlso known by its US title The Problem of the Green Capsule, this classic novel is widely regarded as one of John Dickson Carr's masterpieces and remains among the greatest impossible crime mysteries of all time.A sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Cross's high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of 'peach-fancier' Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memory game to test whether any of his guests can see beyond their 'black spectacles'; that is, to see the truth without assumptions as witnesses.During the test – which is also being filmed – Chesney is murdered by his accomplice, dressed head to toe in an 'invisible man' disguise. The keen wits of Dr, Gideon Fell are called for to crack this brazen and bizarre murder committed in full view of an audience.
Black Widow: Bad Blood
by Lindsay Smith Margaret Dunlap L.L. McKinney Mikki Kendall Taylor StevensSuper-heroic spies must unravel a conspiracy—and save the world—in this original Marvel adventure. Before Natasha Romanoff was an Avenger, she was a Russian spy and assassin, genetically altered by Soviet Union–era scientists to become a super soldier. But someone has stolen a sample of her blood—and the blood of James &“Bucky&” Barnes, the operative known as the Winter Soldier, another human weapon developed in a Russian laboratory. Whoever took their blood possesses the key to recreating the formula flowing through Natasha and Bucky&’s veins—the formula that enhanced their physiology to superhuman levels. Now, the Black Widow and the Winter Soldier must work together to track down their mysterious enemy—even as their history as lab rats and conditioned agents brutally trained in Russia&’s notorious Red Room continues to haunt them . . . Black Widow: Bad Blood is a collaborative novel by Lindsay Smith, Margaret Dunlap, Mikki Kendall, L.L. McKinney, and Taylor Stevens.
Bless Your Heart (A Bless Your Heart Novel #1)
by Lindy RyanA crackling mystery-horror novel with big-hearted characters and Southern charm with a bite, Bless Your Heart is a gasp-worthy delight from start to finish from debut author Lindy Ryan. Rise and shine. The Evans women have some undead to kill.It’s 1999 in Southeast Texas and the Evans women, owners of the only funeral parlor in town, are keeping steady with…normal business. The dead die, you bury them. End of story. That’s how Ducey Evans has done it for the last eighty years, and her progeny—Lenore the experimenter and Grace, Lenore’s soft-hearted daughter, have run Evans Funeral Parlor for the last fifteen years without drama. Ever since That Godawful Mess that left two bodies in the ground and Grace raising her infant daughter Luna, alone.But when town gossip Mina Jean Murphy’s body is brought in for a regular burial and she rises from the dead instead, it’s clear that the Strigoi—the original vampire—are back. And the Evans women are the ones who need to fight back to protect their town.As more folks in town turn up dead and Deputy Roger Taylor begins asking way too many questions, Ducey, Lenore, Grace, and now Luna, must take up their blades and figure out who is behind the Strigoi’s return. As the saying goes, what rises up, must go back down. But as unspoken secrets and revelations spill from the past into the present, the Evans family must face that sometimes, the dead aren’t the only things you want to keep buried. "A gloriously gruesome, compulsively readable debut that is as grizzly as it is clever and heartfelt." - Rachel Harrison
Blizzard
by Marie Vingtras"Tension to the very end" - L'ExpressTo find the child they must survive the stormA blizzard rages in an isolated corner of Alaska. Few inhabitants live in this desolate place. Scattered across the vast, white expanse, they shelter in solitude from the tempest and the extreme cold. But amid this storm and far from home, a woman walks alone with the child.She stops for a moment to re-tie the laces of her boots filled with snow. Instants later she looks up and the child under her care has vanished. In desperation she searches for him, knowing that every minute that goes by in this snowstorm is a threat to both of their lives. Soon she is joined in the hunt by the other neighbours. And as the search intensifies to save the missing child from certain death, she too will become the object of pursuit.Blizzard is a gripping thriller, quiet and unnerving at first, but then building to a breath-taking climax.
The Blonde Dies First
by Joelle WellingtonA group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games, about a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in the spirit of the Scream movies.Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it&’s a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don&’t ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon? But while there&’s no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn&’t feel very demonic at all. In fact, it&’s downright human—going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle. Devon has never liked playing by anyone else&’s rules though, not even a demon&’s, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?
Blood in the Cut: A Novel
by Alejandro Nodarse“Blood in The Cut brims with dangerous energy in the face of existential entropy. A fantastic story.” —S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed“A confident, hard-boiled debut. . . introducing a new talent.” —South Florida Sun SentinelIggy Guerra is out of prison, but his homecoming is anything but smooth. His beloved mother is gone, his grief-stricken father Armando is deep in debt, and they are about to lose the butcher shop that has been in their family for generations.Iggy must earn his father’s lost trust in order to save La Carnicería Guerra from the threats imposed by a new rival business, a vigilante activist, and big-game hunter Orin, who has dragged Armando into his dangerous money-making schemes deep in the Everglades, where more than secrets are buried. Iggy will wrestle with the beauty and the danger of the place he calls home as he tries to save his family—without losing himself forever.Sharp as a butcher knife gleaming in the Miami sun, Alejandro Nodarse's Blood in the Cut opens onto a deeply personal vision of the streets and swamps of Miami, where the roots are crooked but strong as mangroves.
Blood Like Mine
by Stuart NevilleSTAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT. In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville&’s daring foray into horror fiction, a mother takes desperate measures to protect her daughter in a sinister, blood-chilling highway pursuit across the Southwest.On a snowy December night, single mother Rebecca Carter drives her van into a snowbank to avoid hitting an elk on a desolate mountain highway. She is at the end of her rope, out of money and food. Still, she refuses help from a man in a pickup truck—Rebecca&’s adolescent daughter, Moonflower, is on the run from a grisly secret, and the last thing they can afford is to be remembered by anyone they meet.Meanwhile, Special Agent Marc Donner of the FBI has spent the better part of two years hunting down a gruesome serial killer who drains victims of blood before severing their spinal cords, leaving a trail of bodies throughout the country. As Agent Donner&’s investigation brings him closer and closer to where Rebecca and Moonflower are hiding out, in the foothills of Colorado, the life that Rebecca has fought so hard to hold together for her daughter becomes increasingly imperiled.In this deadly, high-stakes game of cat and mouse, nobody is safe and nothing is certain—not even the line between predator and prey.
Blood Like Mine: The book everyone is devouring this summer. 'Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir' (Will Dean)
by Stuart NevilleTHE BOOK EVERYONE IS DEVOURING . . . &‘Stuart Neville at his considerable best . . . This is a book you will not forget in a hurry and which will leave you hungry for the next instalment&’ Mark Billingham 'Thrilling, heartbreaking, and completely compelling. My heart was in my throat the whole time' Alex North 'Bravo Stuart Neville! Utterly brilliant&’ Liz Nugent &‘Stuart Neville at his very, very best – this book grabs your heart and doesn't let go&’ Ruth Ware What would you do if one night your whole life changed? If everything you thought you knew was suddenly turned on its head? If you had to take your child and keep moving. Away from the questions, away from the prying eyes, away from everyone you knew. Because it&’s your job to make sure that your daughter can survive. Even if it means becoming someone you never thought you'd be. And you know that whatever you do, wherever you go, people will be looking for you both. Because wherever you go, bodies are left behind. But you have no choice. Because you&’d do anything to protect your child. Even if she&’s a monster . . .Let the Right One In meets Stephen King in this chilling thriller about a mother&’s love, a daughter&’s devotion, a man&’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all. &‘Blood Like Mine is one of those books that once you read the first few pages, you simply cannot put it back down&’ Steve Cavanagh &‘What a book! Exciting, propulsive and vivid. A thriller with real bite&’ Mark Edwards 'Beautiful and dark as all hell . . . Original, terrifying and horrifically tense. This book is your next obsession (and Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir)' Will Dean &‘Wow, just WOW. I&’ve waited a long time for a crime novel to do something different, to keep me guessing, to blow me away – this is that book&’ C. L. Taylor &‘A nerve-jangling thriller that is also a hugely touching meditation on a mother&’s love&’ Christopher Brookmyre &‘Every year, I read one of two books that are truly special . . . Blood Like Mine deserves to sell skip-loads. No, JCB digger-loads. HBV lorry-loads!&’ Fiona Cummins &‘At its core, Blood Like Mine is the story of a mother's unconditional love for her daughter, and that gives everything that happens – the growing horror, the murders, the frantic desperation – an almost unbearable emotional punch. I've not read anything quite like this before, and once it sank its teeth in, I was utterly gripped&’ Tim Lebbon
Blood on Albintimilium
by Franco GarroneAlbintimilium, a Roman city in Cisalpine Gaul, in the year 264 AD. The lifeless body of a prostitute is found tied to a pole on the beach. The milites immediately sense they are dealing with a ruthless killer. The murders have just begun. Milites Marco Decimo Apronio is young, determined, and more intelligent than the older colleagues he works with in the local Urbaniciani barracks. He is called upon to solve the case; his colleagues need a young and brilliant mind that has already helped them in the past solve difficult cases. However, this time, the mystery seems impossible even for Apronio: no one has ever seen anything like it before. With the support of the Pretorians, the manhunt begins. Marco Decimo, shaken by a dark past and failed relationships, must confront his own anxieties as the search for the murderer plunges him into the darkest corners of consciousness. He delves into the mind of the killer, trying to understand the twisted actions, but discovers evil and hopes not to get entangled in it as everything seems to collapse around him. With the discovery of more murdered women, a race against time begins. The only solution is to uncover the murderer before he kills again.
A Blood Red Morning: A Henri Lefort Mystery (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3)
by Mark PryorIn this unputdownable WWII series, Paris detective Henri Lefort, must solve a complex case when a man is murdered on the policeman's own doorstep.January 1941: It's cold and still dark when Paris Detective Henri Lefort wakes up to an empty apartment, irritated with his roommate for not even starting the coffee.Irritation turns to suspicion when he starts his walk to work and spots a large blood stain in front of the building. At the office his boss, chief of homicide, is incredulous that Henri didn't hear the gunshot that killed a man right outside his apartment. On the plus side, this means that Henri isn't a witness and can investigate the case.It first appears that the dead man is a nobody—but Henri soon finds out he's a nobody with a classified police file. Henri confronts his bosses and then the Germans, but is stonewalled. So he turns his investigation to the other tenants in his building. Coincidentally, each resident claims ignorance. When Henri learns that the dead man was a German agent, he must face the real possibility that one of his friends and neighbors is a killer. It's his job to find the truth no matter what, but when he does he faces the biggest dilemma of his career—whether in times like these the rules of justice should be, just sometimes, trumped by the rules of war.
Blood Rubies
by Mailan DoquangRune Sarasin is about to learn just how quickly the life of a jewel thief can spiral out of control.… Seven days are all it takes for Rune Sarasin’s life to completely derail. It starts with a routine heist: lifting a pouch of rubies from the Bangkok hotel room of wealthy smuggler Charles Lemaire. Rune nearly gets caught when Lemaire’s goons give chase, but she manages to escape with her boyfriend Kit. Then Kit delivers some terrifying news: his teenage sister Madee has gone missing. They track her cell phone to the dangerous Khlong Toei slum, but the trail ends there. The night gets even worse when Rune realizes she lost the pouch of gems somewhere in the slum while searching for Madee. Charles Lemaire is the wrong man to mess with. He is a perfectionist when it comes to both his attire and his crimes, and he isn’t afraid to kill to get what he wants. When he catches up to Rune and Kit, he gives Rune an ultimatum: return his rubies or she will never see her boyfriend again. Now Rune must race against time to either recover the lost gems or find something even more valuable with which to ransom Kit back from Lemaire. But she also still needs to find out what happened to Madee. As Rune investigates deeper into the shadows of the Khlong Toei slum, she uncovers a web of crime with consequences far more insidious than just one missing girl and a handful of stolen rubies. Hurtling from the back alleys of Bangkok to the glamorous auction houses of New York City, Mailan Doquang’s heart-pounding debut will leave readers questioning just how far they would go for the ones they love.
Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers (Blotto Twinks #13)
by Simon Brett'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterBlotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances.Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed... awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious... like Blotto and Twinks.Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world...Yes, everything's much as usual in the world of Blotto and TwinksPraise for Simon Brett'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment' Guardian'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly Cooper
Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers (Blotto Twinks #13)
by Simon Brett'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterBlotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances.Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed... awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious... like Blotto and Twinks.Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world...Yes, everything's much as usual in the world of Blotto and TwinksPraise for Simon Brett'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment' Guardian'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly Cooper
Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers (Blotto Twinks #13)
by Simon Brett'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterBlotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances.Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed... awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious... like Blotto and Twinks.Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world...Yes, everything's much as usual in the world of Blotto and TwinksPraise for Simon Brett'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment' Guardian'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly Cooper
Blue Ruin
by Hari KunzruFrom one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital's influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. 'Blue Ruin is bracingly intelligent and often just plain beautiful. It&’s a reminder that fiction, at its best, is a place to encounter new experiences and dwell in big ideas. Kunzru is known for ambitious novels that bring politics to rich, imaginative life; Blue Ruin shows him at the top of his game.' Sandra Newman, Guardian 'Book of the Day' 'I read everything Hari Kunzru writes, for my highest pleasure and my deepest sustenance.' Rachel Kushner Once Jay was tipped for greatness, a rising star of the London art scene. Now, he lives out of his car and earns money delivery groceries to the wealthy of upstate New York, while all around a terrible pandemic rages. When Jay arrives at a house set in an enormous acreage of woodland, he is shocked to see somebody he thought forever lost to him. Standing on the porch is Alice, a lover from his art school days. Their relationship was tumultuous and destructive, ultimately ending when she left him for his best friend and fellow artist Rob. Alice and Rob have achieved the riches and success for which Jay once seemed destined. Ashamed and debilitated by the virus that has ravaged his body, Jay hopes she won't recognise him behind his dirty surgical mask. When she does, however, she invites him to recover on the property, setting in motion a reckoning decades in the making. Gripping and brilliantly orchestrated, Blue Ruin moves back and forth through time to deliver an extraordinary portrait of an artist as he reunites with his past and confronts the world he once loved and left behind. 'Kunzru's brilliance is his ability to fold vertiginous questions [...] into his storytelling. In its unnerving depiction of [...] uneasy relationships, Blue Ruin not only keeps pace with White Tears and Red Pill, but also confirms his status as a master choreographer of the present moment's creeping anxiety.' Literary Review &“[Blue Ruin] promises to be harrowing and darkly funny. Kunzru has a knack for the nightmarish present, and few things feel more nightmarish than a forced confrontation with the past in the early stages of the pandemic.&” Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2024' &“Kunzru&’s [Blue Ruin] is a triumph of beauty and a true ode to the artist.&” Oprah Daily, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2024' &“Kunzru takes on the excessive and rapacious tendencies of the art world in his dazzling latest . . . [Blue Ruin] is immensely satisfying.&” Publishers Weekly &“A lively, ever-intensifying story of race, immigration, work, and what it means to earn a living . . . [Blue Ruin is] a darkly ironic tale of two bubbles—an art world divorced from economic reality and a Covid era that segregated us from society . . . A dark, smart, provocative tale of the perils of art making.&” Kirkus &“Exquisite writing and keen insights into class tensions and creative dilemmas. Kunzru affirms that it&’s always a good time to live an examined life, even during a pandemic.&” Booklist
Blue Ruin: A novel
by Hari KunzruA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty and power, capital, art and those who devote their lives to creating itOnce, Jay was an artist. After graduating from art school in London, he was tipped for greatness, a promising career taking shape before him. That was not to happen. Now, undocumented in the United States, having survived Covid, he lives out of his car and barely makes a living as an essential worker, delivering groceries in a wealthy area of upstate New York. One day, as Jay attempts to make a delivery at a house surrounded by acres of woods, he is confronted by his destructive past: Alice, a former lover from his art school days, and the friend she left him for. Recognizing Jay&’s dire circumstances, Alice invites him to stay on their property—where an erratic gallery owner and his girlfriend are isolating as well—setting in motion a reckoning that has been decades in the making.Gripping and brilliantly orchestrated, Blue Ruin moves back and forth through time, delivering an extraordinary portrait of an artist as he reunites with his past and confronts the world he once loved and left behind.
Blunt Force
by JB Roth"...a gumshoe thriller. - Dr. Dan Luedke, Author of Elijah-Co and SomitraWhen Private Investigator Cooper Malone&’s best friend, Heather, comes back from a party cruise on the Mardis Gras Rio, she is convinced that someone was killed at sea and the company is covering it up. Coop takes the case, knowing it won&’t be easy. He has no body, no evidence of a crime, and too many suspects—not to mention that his crime scene is out at sea. Sifting through a web of half-truths and odd characters, with the police snooping around his case and the cruise company refusing to cooperate, Coop must cross a few lines to keep his promise to his friend and himself. Something shady is going on aboard the Rio, something that reaches far beyond the case he was hired to solve. He just doesn&’t know what yet—and what he doesn&’t know could end up killing him.
Board Stiff: Ein Elliot Lisbon Mystery
by Kendel LynnBeginnen Sie Ihr nächstes Lesevergnügen mit der angehenden Privatdetektivin, die als "die Stephanie Plum des Südens" bezeichnet wird. Mit einer herrlich schrulligen Besetzung serviert die für den Agatha Award nominierte Autorin Kendel Lynn Unfug und Missgeschicke am Meer, die Sie nicht verpassen sollten. Als Direktorin der Ballantyne Foundation auf Sea Pine Island, SC, kratzt Elli Lisbon ihren detektivischen Juckreiz, indem sie diskrete Nachforschungen für Spender der Stiftung anstellt. Normalerweise ist das nichts Schlimmeres, als einen gestohlenen Pomeranian wiederzufinden. Bis Jane Hatting, die Vorstandsvorsitzende von Ballantyne, des Mordes beschuldigt wird. Der Ruf von Ballantyne leidet, Jane landet in einer Gefängniszelle und Ellis sexy Ex ist der neue Leutnant der Stadt. Mit viel Mut und ihrem Mini Coop deckt sie eine Reihe von Erpressungsversuchen, Spielschulden, unerlaubten Affären und Investitionsbetrug auf. Aber je tiefer sie gräbt, um Janes Namen reinzuwaschen, desto schuldiger sieht Jane aus. Je näher sie der Wahrheit kommt, desto tückischer werden ihre Ermittlungen: ein brutaler Angriff auf ihren eigenen Verdächtigen und der Mord an einem Zeugen. Die Opfer häufen sich schneller als die Muscheln bei einem Muschelessen, und Elli wird klar, dass sie die Nächste auf der Liste des Mörders ist. - - - - - - - - - - - - - BOARD STIFF von Kendel Lynn | Ein Henery Press Mystery. Wenn du einen magst, wirst du wahrscheinlich alle mögen. BARNES Schlüsselwörter Booktok-Mystery, gemütliches Mystery, humorvolles Mystery, Südstaatenhumor, Strandlektüre für Frauen Lobung: AGATHA AWARD FINALIST für den besten Erstlingsroman "Lynn fängt das Flair des Südens ein, bis hin zu den herrlich schrulligen Charakteren in dieser cleveren neuen Mysteryreihe. Elli Lisbon ist die Stephanie Plum des Südens!" - Krista Davis, New York Times-Bestsellerautorin der Domest
The Body Next Door: A Novel
by Maia Chance&“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.&”—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of The Engagement PartyThey buried their secrets, but not deep enough…Hannah McCullough&’s life is far from perfect, but you&’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you&’d see a beautiful young mother wholly devoted to her two children and a docile wife utterly besotted with her self-made millionaire husband, Allan. You&’d see the designer clothes she wears, the luxury car she drives, the dewy-eyed au pair she employs.You wouldn&’t see the dark secret she carries.But when a construction crew unearths the body of a young girl near the McCulloughs&’ vacation home on Orcas Island, Hannah has no choice but to confront her past. She wonders how much Allan knows about the victim and the apocalyptic cult she was connected to. Meanwhile, Allan can&’t seem to understand why his beautiful young bride, as polished and pristine as the collectible artifacts in his glass case, would threaten their fairy-tale lifestyle by digging too deep, in places she knows she shouldn&’t.As the police investigation into the gruesome discovery deepens, the facade of Hannah&’s picture-perfect marriage starts to crumble, and she soon finds herself on a dire hunt for answers. And Hannah&’s search takes an unexpected turn after she crosses paths with three strangers with shocking secrets of their own.
The Bodyguard's Deadly Mission
by Lisa DodsonShe wants to protect women…He needs to protect her. Alexa King and Andrew Riker met when he trained her to be a bodyguard. Despite their simmering connection—and a few unguarded moments—she&’s managed to keep their relationship purely professional. But now she runs her own security business, and her latest contract puts both her and Andrew in danger. She knows she can trust Andrew with her life. Will she trust him with her heart? From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the series: