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Irène: The Gripping Opening to The Paris Crime Files
by Pierre LemaitreTHE NOVELIST KILLS BY THE BOOK For Commandant Camille Verhœven life is beautiful. He is happily married and soon to become a father.HE'S ALWAYS ONE CHAPTER AHEADBut his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. When his team discovers that the killer has form - and each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the Parisian press are quick to coin a nickname . . . The Novelist.HE HATES HAPPY ENDINGS With the public eye fixed on both hunter and hunted, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner. The one who has the least to lose.
Irène: The Gripping Opening to The Paris Crime Files (The Paris Crime Files #1)
by Pierre LemaitreTHE NOVELIST KILLS BY THE BOOK For Commandant Camille Verhœven life is beautiful. He is happily married and soon to become a father.HE'S ALWAYS ONE CHAPTER AHEADBut his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. When his team discovers that the killer has form - and each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the Parisian press are quick to coin a nickname . . . The Novelist.HE HATES HAPPY ENDINGS With the public eye fixed on both hunter and hunted, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner. The one who has the least to lose.
Irène: The Gripping Opening to The Paris Crime Files (The Paris Crime Files #1)
by Pierre LemaitreFor Commandant Verhœven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irène. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him - his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before - that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname... The Novelist... With both men in the public eye, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner - whoever has the least to lose...(P) 2014 WF Howes Ltd
Irene
by Frank Wynne Pierre LemaitreCamille Verhoeven, whose diminutive stature belies his fierce intensity, has reached an unusually content (for him) place in life. he is respected by his colleagues and he and his lovely wife, Irene, are expecting their first child.But when a new murder case hits his desk--a double torture-homicide that's so extreme that even the most seasoned officers are horrified-Verhoeven is overcome with a sense of foreboding. As links emerge between the bloody set-piece and at least one past unsolved murder, it becomes clear that a calculating serial killer is at work. The press has a field day, taking particular pleasure in putting Verhoeven under the media spotlight (and revealing uncomfortable details of his personal life). Then Verhoeven makes a breakthrough discovery: the murders are modeled after the exploits of serial killers from classic works of crime fiction. The double murder was an exquisitely detailed replication of a scene from Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho, and one of the linked cold cases was a faithful homage to James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia. The media circus reaches a fever pitch when the modus operandi of the killer, dubbed "The Novelist," is revealed. Worse, the Novelist has taken to writing taunting letters to the police, emphasizing that he will stop leaving any clues behind unless Verhoeven remains on the case. For reasons known only to the killer, the case has become personal. With more literature--inspired murders surfacing, Verhoeven enlists the help of an eccentric bookseller and a professor specializing in crime fiction to try to anticipate his adversary's next move. Then Irene is kidnapped.With time running out, Verhoeven realizes that all along he's been the unwitting dupe in The Novelist's plans to create an original work of his own. Now, the only person in the world the commandant truly cares for is in danger, and a happy ending seems less and less likely as it becomes clear that the winner of this deadly game may be the man with the least to lose.rime fiction to try to anticipate his adversary's next move. Then Irene is kidnapped.With time running out, Verhoeven realizes that all along he's been the unwitting dupe in The Novelist's plans to create an original work of his own. Now, the only person in the world the commandant truly cares for is in danger, and a happy ending seems less and less likely as it becomes clear that the winner of this deadly game may be the man with the least to lose.
Irena's War
by James D. Shipman&“Shipman dazzles in this historical tour-de-force based on the real-life story of WWII Polish resistance fighter Irena Sendler . . . spellbinding." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)Based on the gripping true story of an unlikely Polish resistance fighter who helped save thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, bestselling author James D. Shipman&’s Irena&’s War is a heart-pounding novel of courage in action, helmed by an extraordinary and unforgettable protagonist. September 1939: The conquering Nazis swarm through Warsaw as social worker Irena Sendler watches in dread from her apartment window. Already, the city&’s poor go hungry. Irena wonders how she will continue to deliver food and supplies to those who need it most, including the forbidden Jews. The answer comes unexpectedly. Dragged from her home in the night, Irena is brought before a Gestapo agent, Klaus Rein, who offers her a position running the city&’s soup kitchens, all to maintain the illusion of order. Though loath to be working under the Germans, Irena learns there are ways to defy her new employer—including forging documents so that Jewish families receive food intended for Aryans. As Irena grows bolder, her interactions with Klaus become more fraught and perilous. Klaus is unable to prove his suspicions against Irena—yet. But once Warsaw&’s half-million Jews are confined to the ghetto, awaiting slow starvation or the death camps, Irena realizes that providing food is no longer enough. Recruited by the underground Polish resistance organization Zegota, she carries out an audacious scheme to rescue Jewish children. One by one, they are smuggled out in baskets and garbage carts, or led through dank sewers to safety—every success raising Klaus&’s ire. Determined to quell the uprising, he draws Irena into a cat-and-mouse game that will test her in every way—and where the slightest misstep could mean not just her own death, but the slaughter of those innocents she is so desperate to save.
The Ireland Series Complete Collection: The Widow\The Angel\The Mist\The Whisper (The Ireland Series #1)
by Carla NeggersAvailable for the first time in a complete box set, get swept up in the thrilling drama and romance of these four classic tales by New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers.The WidowHomicide detective Abigail Browning searches for the truth behind her husband’s death seven years ago, helped by search-and-rescue worker Owen Garrison. Now it’s up to Abigail and Owen to unravel the layers of deceit and keep pushing for answers—and stop a killer from striking again…The AngelKeira Sullivan is trapped in collapsed ruins while searching for artefact. After search-and-rescue specialist Simon Cahill saves her, they discover evidence of a startling act of violence, and are convinced Keira is in danger. The MistEmerging from a year of secrets as a double agent, Lizzie Rush has little choice but to trust Will Davenport, a man with mercenary talents who might help protect her from her former boss: the head of an international criminal network.The WhisperArchaeologist Sophie Malone was left for dead inside a remote cave. Boston detective “Scoop” Wisdom is hunting a bomber who nearly killed him. Is the violence linked? When an ex-cop becomes the victim of ritual sacrifice, it’s clear nobody’s safe, and everyone’s a suspect.
The Iranian Hit
by Don PendletonStop the assassination! The directive came from the White House, and the target was less than twenty miles away in an affluent Maryland suburb. For Mack Bolan it was a very strange assignment: to protect a high-level Iranian exile, General Eshan Nazarour, from imminent assassination. It became stranger still when the general's beautiful American wife was kidnapped. Immediately the intrigue, violence--and murder-- began to form a familiar pattern. Organized crime was getting involved with foreign subversion. The maze of treachery and terrorism could lead to only one conclusion --the deadly presence of the Executioner: Mack Bolan! Violence. 42nd novel in the "Executioner" series, 1982.
La ira
by Zygmunt MiloszewskiÚltima y brutal entrega de la serie creada por el premiado Miloszewski «La nueva voz del thriller es polaca.»Pierre Lemaitre «Miloszewski, la gran revelación.»El Correo Gallego El fiscal Teodor Szacki no está en su mejor momento. Desde que abandonó Varsovia, siente un perpetuo desajuste tanto en su vida de pareja como en las relaciones con su hija adolescente. Tal vez ese sea el motivo de que un día no adopte todas las medidas necesarias ante una queja por violencia doméstica con consecuencias terribles para la esposa maltratada. O quizá ande afectado por una extraña investigación por asesinato que implica a un esqueleto cuyos huesos pertenecen a varias víctimas. Pero pronto sospecha que ambos casos pueden estar vinculados y se va dibujando la pista de un escurridizo justiciero: alguien que trabaja en la sombra, claramente decidido a paliar la negligencia de la policía. Reseñas:«Miloszewski es el último de los representantes de lujo de la novela negra... Sus apasionantes y a un mismo tiempo inteligentes y nada previsibles tramas de misterios criminales radiografían y desnudan los entresijos políticos, económicos y de poder de cada sociedad.»Mercedes Monmany, ABC cultural «Con su trilogía de éxito, este escritor polaco ha revisitado Polonia de una forma radical.»Françoise Dargent, Le Figaro La crítica dijo sobre El caso Telak...«Un estupendo thriller que no disimula su filiación tanto con los whoddunits de Agatha Christie como con las enrevesadas tramas de Henning Mankell... Miloszewski, como su maestro Larsson, apoya su ficción en un personaje excepcional: el fiscal Teodor Szacki... Esta primera parte de una trilogía me ha abierto el apetito para las siguientes entregas.»Manuel Rodríguez Rivero, Babelia «Uno de los libros más interesantes publicados el año pasado y un vivo retrato de Polonia contemporánea».Yann Plougastel, Le Monde «Esta Varsovia moderna pero marcada por su pasado y este atractivo pero cansado fiscal al límite del caos emocional ponen sobre la mesa lo que se cuece en novela negra polaca. Aviso: el corte está al punto de sal.»Susana Paz, Regió 7 Y sobre La mitad de la verdad...«La intriga se resuelve con brillantez. Hay momentos emocionantes y de gran tensión narrativa y una galería de personajes que atrapan al lector de la forma más delicada: entre la emotividad y una paciente construcción literaria digna de un gran escritor. Añádase un sentido del humor cáustico, un tono narrativo arisco y antipático, paralelo al humor negro del fiscal Szacki, y una exuberante prosa que envuelve al lector con firmeza y podrá decirse que el libro es uno de los más relevantes títulos de esta temporada.»Lluís Fernández, La Razón «Su pluma es ágil,llena de vida, cruel a veces, siempre divertida. Destaca su uso del humor negro y juega maravillosamente con los códigos y recursos de las novelas policiacas.»Michel Abescat, Télerama
La ira (Un caso del fiscal Szacki #Volumen 3)
by Zygmunt MiloszewskiÚltima y brutal entrega de la serie creada por el premiado Miloszewski «La nueva voz del thriller es polaca.»Pierre Lemaitre «Miloszewski, la gran revelación.»El Correo Gallego El fiscal Teodor Szacki no está en su mejor momento. Desde que abandonó Varsovia, siente un perpetuo desajuste tanto en su vida de pareja como en las relaciones con su hija adolescente. Tal vez ese sea el motivo de que un día no adopte todas las medidas necesarias ante una queja por violencia doméstica con consecuencias terribles para la esposa maltratada. O quizá ande afectado por una extraña investigación por asesinato que implica a un esqueleto cuyos huesos pertenecen a varias víctimas. Pero pronto sospecha que ambos casos pueden estar vinculados y se va dibujando la pista de un escurridizo justiciero: alguien que trabaja en la sombra, claramente decidido a paliar la negligencia de la policía. Reseñas:«Miloszewski es el último de los representantes de lujo de la novela negra... Sus apasionantes y a un mismo tiempo inteligentes y nada previsibles tramas de misterios criminales radiografían y desnudan los entresijos políticos, económicos y de poder de cada sociedad.»Mercedes Monmany, ABC cultural «Con su trilogía de éxito, este escritor polaco ha revisitado Polonia de una forma radical.»Françoise Dargent, Le Figaro La crítica dijo sobre El caso Telak...«Un estupendo thriller que no disimula su filiación tanto con los whoddunits de Agatha Christie como con las enrevesadas tramas de Henning Mankell... Miloszewski, como su maestro Larsson, apoya su ficción en un personaje excepcional: el fiscal Teodor Szacki... Esta primera parte de una trilogía me ha abierto el apetito para las siguientes entregas.»Manuel Rodríguez Rivero, Babelia «Uno de los libros más interesantes publicados el año pasado y un vivo retrato de Polonia contemporánea».Yann Plougastel, Le Monde «Esta Varsovia moderna pero marcada por su pasado y este atractivo pero cansado fiscal al límite del caos emocional ponen sobre la mesa lo que se cuece en novela negra polaca. Aviso: el corte está al punto de sal.»Susana Paz, Regió 7 Y sobre La mitad de la verdad...«La intriga se resuelve con brillantez. Hay momentos emocionantes y de gran tensión narrativa y una galería de personajes que atrapan al lector de la forma más delicada: entre la emotividad y una paciente construcción literaria digna de un gran escritor. Añádase un sentido del humor cáustico, un tono narrativo arisco y antipático, paralelo al humor negro del fiscal Szacki, y una exuberante prosa que envuelve al lector con firmeza y podrá decirse que el libro es uno de los más relevantes títulos de esta temporada.»Lluís Fernández, La Razón «Su pluma es ágil,llena de vida, cruel a veces, siempre divertida. Destaca su uso del humor negro y juega maravillosamente con los códigos y recursos de las novelas policiacas.»Michel Abescat, Télerama «En pleno auge del género [negro], y con lo que cunde en la literatura un muerto, o dos o tres, y ni te digo una cascada de asesinatos a manos de un buen sociópata listo y cruel, llega el muy alabado Zygmunt Miloszewski, que [...] tenía a los amantes del género comiéndose las uñas de ansiedad.»Mercedes de Pablos, Crónica Global
Ira
by Araceli Rodriguez Lee PletzersLos zombis llegaron por la noche. Entraron en las casas , atacaron, mataron,se alimentaron y hicieron más como ellos. Era una realidad que nadie pensó podría suceder. En la noche del brote, John encontró a su padre masticando el cuello de la pequeña Skyler con sangre derramada y carne desgarrada por doquier. Entonces su hija de tres años de cambió. Él y su esposa se enfrentaron a un desafío que nunca imaginaron. Varios meses después, John y Sally encuentran refugio en un campamento que está tratando de construir una nueva vida para cada miembro. Equipos se envían para buscar los elementos esenciales necesarios. En un acto de bondad, John es mordido por un camarada recién infectado. Ahora está prisionero en el campamento donde una vez encontró refugio con su esposa. Pero John no cambia. El es inmune. Uno en mil millones. Pero el campamento teme lo que ellos no entienden y vse unen para deshacerse de el. Con la ayuda de su esposa, John corre. Semanas después, en un claro del bosque encuentran una casa, pero antes de que la alcancen, son atacados por dos cazadores. John es capturado y encerrado en una habitación con un zombie. Conoce a un médico que está tratando de poner fin a la peste con resultados desastrosos. Contra su voluntad, a John se le da sangre de zombi genéticamente modificada, haciéndole algo más que humano, haciéndole algo más violento que un ser humano, haciéndole ... IRA. Una monstruosidad pensante, calculadora, cambiante a voluntad ...; Cuyo único objetivo es encontrar a su esposa, Sally. Y que se cuide cualquiera que se interponga en su camino.
IQ: ‘The Holmes of the 21st century' (Daily Mail) (IQ)
by Joe Ide'Joe Ide is the best new discovery I've come across in a long time. And Isaiah Quintabe is the kind of sleuth not seen on the mystery landscape before.' Michael ConnellySHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (new blood) DAGGERTHE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: 'Full of humour, originality and high-quality writing'East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, the elderly are being mugged, children go missing. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't - or won't - touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out.They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. His clients pay him whatever they can afford, a new set of tyres or some homemade muffins. But now he needs a client who can pay. And the only way to that client is through a jive-talking, low-life drug dealer he thought he'd left behind. Then there's the case itself. A drug-addled rap star surrounded by a crew of flunkies who believes his life is in danger; and a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic. If he solves this case, IQ can put right a mistake he made long ago. If not it won't just be the hit man coming after him ...WINNER of the ANTHONY AWARD for Best Debut, the SHAMUS AWARD for BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL. the MACAVITY AWARD for Best First Novel; SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD and STRAND CRITICS AWARD.
IQ: ‘The Holmes of the 21st century' (Daily Mail) (IQ)
by Joe IdeEast Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, the elderly are being mugged, children go missing. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't - or won't - touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out.They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. His clients pay him whatever they can afford, a new set of tyres or some homemade muffins. But now he needs a client who can pay. And the only way to that client is through a jive-talking, low-life drug dealer he thought he'd left behind. Then there's the case itself. A drug-addled rap star surrounded by a crew of flunkies who believes his life is in danger; and a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic. If he solves this case, IQ can put right a mistake he made long ago. If not it won't just be the hit man coming after him ...Read by Sullivan Jones(p) 2017 Hachette Audio
IQ (An IQ Novel #1)
by Joe IdeNOMINATED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELNOMINATED FOR THE 2017 ANTHONY AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELOne of the Best Books of 2017 - The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, AmazonA resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. But someone from the neighborhood has taken it upon himself to help solve the cases the police can't or won't touch. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, which might be a set of tires or a homemade casserole. To get by, he's forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it's a rap mogul whose life is in danger. As Isaiah investigates, he encounters a vengeful ex-wife, a crew of notorious cutthroats, a monstrous attack dog, and a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic. The deeper Isaiah digs, the more far reaching and dangerous the case becomes.
Involuntary Witness
by Gianrico Carofiglio Patrick CreaghA boy is found murdered in a well near a beach resort. A Senegalese peddler is accused in a hopeless case soaked in small town racism. The Italian judicial process revealed and an affectionate portrait of a deeply humane hero.
The Invited: A Novel
by Jennifer McMahonA chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, until it's too late . . . In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate abandon the comforts of suburbia and their teaching jobs to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this charming property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. As Helen starts carefully sourcing decorative building materials for her home--wooden beams, mantles, historic bricks--she starts to unearth, and literally conjure, the tragic lives of Hattie's descendants, three generations of "Breckenridge women," each of whom died amidst suspicion, and who seem to still be seeking something precious and elusive in the present day.
The Invited: A Novel
by Jennifer McMahonA chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house--they build one . . .In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. With her passion for artifacts, Helen finds special materials to incorporate into the house--a beam from an old schoolroom, bricks from a mill, a mantel from a farmhouse--objects that draw her deeper into the story of Hattie and her descendants, three generations of Breckenridge women, each of whom died suspiciously. As the building project progresses, the house will become a place of menace and unfinished business: a new home, now haunted, that beckons its owners and their neighbors toward unimaginable danger.
Invitation to Die (An Inspector Redfyre Mystery #2)
by Barbara CleverlyAn “invitation to dine” quickly loses a letter as DI John Redfyre returns for his second investigation in the hallowed halls of Cambridge academia. Cambridge, 1924 in early summertime. May Balls, punting on the Cam, flirting and dancing the tango are the preoccupations of bright young people, but bright young Detective Inspector John Redfyre finds himself mired in multiple murders. One morning, his dog discovers a corpse neatly laid on a tombstone in the graveyard adjoining St. Bede’s College. An army greatcoat and well-worn boots suggest the dead man may have been a former soldier, though the empty bottle of brandy and a card bearing the words “An Invitation to Dine” on the victim ring a discordant note. Even more unsettling is the autopsy, which reveals death by strangulation and unusual contents in the stomach from the man’s last meal. Redfyre learns that this murder is one of several unsolved cases linked to a secretive and sinister dining club at St. Bede’s. Redfyre, himself an ex-rifleman, becomes caught in a dark tale of revenge, betrayal and injustice—a lingering mystery from a long-forgotten war. With the unlikely assistance of his lead suspect, he gradually unearths the dead man’s story and fights to right an ancient wrong.
Invitation to Die: A Novella of Ancient Rome
by Lindsey DavisIn 89 B.C.E., Roman emperor Domitian throws a terrifying banquet for the Senators—one that everyone is certain they won't survive—in Lindsey Davis's Invitation to Die: A Novella of Ancient Rome.The emperor Domitian is paranoid, autocratic, and violent. And he has a special grudge against both the Senate and the Camilli. So when a strange invitation to a banquet appears given by Domitian, it's not good news for Aulus and Quintus, the Camillus brothers. Both are Senators, brothers-in-law of Marcus Didius Falco, a disreputable private informer with his own past with Domitian, and nephews to a man who plotted to depose Domitian's father. But they dare not refuse an invitation from mercurial and vengeful Domitian. And their concerns were well founded—Domitian has gathered the most powerful men in Rome for what is known to history as The Black Banquet. The place markers are tombstones with names on it, the servers are slaves covered in black make-up, and Domitian speaks only of death. Aulus and Quintus—like all the attendees—are sure they will not survive the night.Bestselling historical novelist Lindsey Davis explores one of the more famous episodes in the reign of the much-feared 1st Century Emperor, through the extended family of her most famous creations—the brothers-in-law of Marcus Didius Falco and the uncle to his successor, Flavia Albia.
Invitation to Die: A Short Story of Falco's Rome
by Lindsey DavisEmperor Domitian is hosting a banquet for the senators in honour of fallen soldiers, and it's an invitation Aelianus and Justinus Camillus dare not refuse. On arrival, they enter a black-painted room furnished with couches resembling those found in mausoleums, complete with a tombstone bearing each of the senators' names. As the evening progresses the brothers conclude that Domitian has finally turned against them for their uncle's part in a plot to oust his father, and start to wonder if they'll ever see the light of day again . . .*************Praise for Lindsey Davis and the Flavia Albia series'Lindsey Davis has seen off all her competitors to become the unassailable market leader in the 'crime in Ancient Rome' genre . . . Davis's squalid, vibrant Rome is as pleasurable as ever' - Guardian'Davis's prose is a lively joy, and Flavia's Rome is sinister and gloriously real' - The Times on Sunday'For fans of crime fiction set in the ancient world, this one is not to be missed' - Booklist'Davis's books crackle with wit and knowledge . . . She has the happy knack of making the reader feel entirely immersed in Rome' - The Times
Invitation to Die: A Short Story of Falco's Rome
by Lindsey DavisEmperor Domitian is hosting a banquet for the senators in honour of fallen soldiers, and it's an invitation Aelianus and Justinus Camillus dare not refuse. On arrival, they enter a black-painted room furnished with couches resembling those found in mausoleums, complete with a tombstone bearing each of the senators' names. As the evening progresses the brothers conclude that Domitian has finally turned against them for their uncle's part in a plot to oust his father, and start to wonder if they'll ever see the light of day again . . .*************Praise for Lindsey Davis and the Flavia Albia series'Lindsey Davis has seen off all her competitors to become the unassailable market leader in the 'crime in Ancient Rome' genre . . . Davis's squalid, vibrant Rome is as pleasurable as ever' - Guardian'Davis's prose is a lively joy, and Flavia's Rome is sinister and gloriously real' - The Times on Sunday'For fans of crime fiction set in the ancient world, this one is not to be missed' - Booklist'Davis's books crackle with wit and knowledge . . . She has the happy knack of making the reader feel entirely immersed in Rome' - The Times
Invitation to a Dynamite Party: The Fifth Sergeant Cribb Mystery (Sergeant Cribb #5)
by Peter LoveseyThe beloved Sergeant Cribb series by Peter LoveseyThe year is 1884. London is being terrorised by a series of bomb blasts - even within Great Scotland Yard! Reluctantly, Sergeant Cribb attends a course in the science of infernal machines in a bid to gain expert knowledge of explosives and beat the criminals at their own game. With Constable Thackeray the prime suspect, Cribb feels bound for professional and personal reasons to track down the truth at any cost. And very soon he is abducted at gunpoint by an Irish-American hammer-thrower and finds himself an unwilling but vital member of the Dynamite Party . . .
Invitation to a Dynamite Party: The Fifth Sergeant Cribb Mystery (Sergeant Cribb #5)
by Peter LoveseyThe beloved Sergeant Cribb series by Peter LoveseyThe year is 1884. London is being terrorised by a series of bomb blasts - even within Great Scotland Yard! Reluctantly, Sergeant Cribb attends a course in the science of infernal machines in a bid to gain expert knowledge of explosives and beat the criminals at their own game. With Constable Thackeray the prime suspect, Cribb feels bound for professional and personal reasons to track down the truth at any cost. And very soon he is abducted at gunpoint by an Irish-American hammer-thrower and finds himself an unwilling but vital member of the Dynamite Party . . .
Invitation Only Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #26)
by Leslie MeierWith family tensions intensifying in Tinker&’s Cove, part-time reporter Lucy Stone could really use some time off the grid—but disconnecting from reality comes at a deadly price . . . Lucy doesn&’t know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the getaway of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century—much to the dismay of the island&’s other residents . . . Before Lucy can get the full scoop on Scott, she is horrified to find one of his daughters dead at the bottom of a seaside cliff. Stuck on a clammy island with murder suspects aplenty, Lucy must tap into the limited resources around her to outwit a cold-blooded killer—before it&’s lights out for her next!
The Invitation
by Ajay ChowdhuryA MYSTERY IS UNFOLDING*A Detective Kamil Rahman short story*'Thrilling...a terrific series' Sunday TimesSomeone's put murder on the menu...Kamil Rahman is working as a waiter at an Indian restaurant when his boss Anjoli receives a strange email titled Invitation to a Beheading. It claims to be a celebration of Anne Boleyn's 500th anniversary of her imprisonment and death, but when the pair arrive at the Bloody Tower, things take a sinister turn. Anjoli discovers an old friend has been kidnapped, and the only way to save her is to solve a series of clues leading them across London to her whereabouts. In a race against the clock, can Kamil and Anjoli find the missing woman before time runs out?*This is a digital-exclusive free short story, set in the world of the beloved Detective Kamil Rahman series.*If you enjoyed this short story, the novels are available now:The WaiterThe CookThe DetectiveComing in 2024: The Spy **Ajay Chowdhury has partnered with Google's Pixel Fold to launch a first of its kind interactive eBook of The Invitation, which is also available to download for free. It offers a fun and interactive read, ideal for filling the average commute. Embedded with puzzles designed to stimulate and challenge, the eBook is optimised for the Pixel Fold - Google's first foldable phone. **Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES'The Detective has all the ingredients for a great crime series' SUN'[Kamil is a] likeable inspector . . . We shall hear much more of him' DAILY MAIL'An elegantly constructed thriller' THE TIMES'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES
The Invitation
by Diane HohAt the party of the year, a rich girl&’s practical joke turns deadlyFor the high schoolers of Greenhaven, Cass Rockham&’s fall party is the social event of the year. Each October, students wait by their mailboxes, praying for the gilt-edged invitation that grants entry into the inner circle of the most popular crowd. And now Cass has planned her finest party yet, with a new sauna, a hot band, and no parents for miles. But to make this party really killer, Cass tops it all off with a sinister twist. Nerdy Sarah Drew is shocked when she and her friends receive invitations to Cass&’s affair. For years she&’s steered clear of the popular kids, and now they want her to come to their party? Sarah is wary, but her friends talk her into coming with them. But she regrets it quickly, for at Cass Rockham&’s mansion, the only party favor is death. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.