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Deadly Mountain Trap
by Sharon Dunn Sarah VarlandCaught in a killer's sightsMountain Captive by Sharon Dunn Private investigator Jude Trainor won&’t give up on finding a kidnapped little girl—even after the suspect runs him off a mountain road and sends bullets his way. But when Lacey Conrad steps in to help Jude, the criminal sets his sights on her. Can Jude and Lacey outlast a snowstorm and a person who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks? Alaskan Mountain Murderby Sarah Varland Searching for her missing aunt in remote Alaska, Cassie Hawkins and her little boy are thrust into a killer&’s sights. Now their only safe harbor is Jake Stone, the man she loved and left…but never told about their son. With the mountain trails hiding deadly mysteries, can Jake guard the woman he&’s always loved—and the child he didn&’t know he had?
Deadly Mountain Treasure (Mountain Rescue)
by P.A. DePaulA stolen artifact. A treacherous mountain…And a killer who won&’t let them escape Nicole Witten didn&’t expect to inherit trouble along with her late uncle&’s property. But after digging up an ancient sword in her garden, she becomes part of a decades-old heist—and the target of a dangerous thief. Now trapped in the Poconos with her dog, Waffles, Nicole must partner with Detective Troy Hollenbeck to survive the perils of the mountain…if the killer doesn&’t catch them first.
Deadly Murder
by David FoleyMurder Mystery/Thriller / Characters: 2m, 1f / Interior Nominated for a 2008 Edgar Award Camille Dargus has fought her way up from humble beginnings to a glittering Manhattan lifestyle. She has beauty, brains, wealth, and a successful career as a jewelry designer for the leading lights of New York society. She also has a penchant for attractive young men. One night at a society gala she meets Billy, a handsome young waiter, and brings him back to her Soho apartment. But there's more to Billy than meets the eye, and Camille finds herself held hostage at gunpoint by a man who seems frighteningly familiar with the past Camille has struggled to forget. Over the course of one explosive night, Camille must use all her wits and cunning to save her life--and to prevent the dark secrets of her past from destroying everything she's worked for. Full of twists and turns, bluffs and double bluffs, this brilliantly intricate thriller will be one step ahead of you all the way! "A nerve shredding, intricately plotted thriller, full of twists, turns and double crosses... [a] refreshingly modern thriller." -Worthing Herald "Witty and macabre." -This Is Gloucestershire "Masterly...thrilling!" -Eastbourne Herald "Crackling tension." -Kronenzeitung
Deadly Musings: Violence and Verbal Form in American Fiction
by Michael Kowalewski"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski examines incidents ranging from scalpings and torture in The Deerslayer to fish feeding off human viscera in To Have and Have Not, to show how highly charged descriptive passages bear on major issues concerning a writer's craft. Instead of focusing on violence as a socio-cultural phenomenon, he explores how writers including Cooper, Poe, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Flannery O'Connor, and Pynchon draw on violence in the realistic imagining of their works and how their respective styles sustain or counteract this imagining. Kowalewski begins by offering a new definition of realism, or realistic imagining, and the rhetorical imagination that seems to oppose it. Then for each author he investigates how scenes of violence exemplify the stylistic imperatives more generally at work in that writer's fiction. Using violence as the critical occasion for exploring the distinctive qualities of authorial voice, Deadly Musings addresses the question of what literary criticism is and ought to be, and how it might apply more usefully to the dynamics of verbal performance.
Deadly News (A Britton Bay Mystery #1)
by Jody HolfordFormer Army brat Molly Owens is ready to put down roots, and the picturesque seaside town of Britton Bay on the Oregon Coast seems like the perfect place for it. Especially when she lands a job as editor of the local paper. But she’s got one colleague who’s very bad news . . . As an experienced journalist, Molly is eager to bring the struggling Britton Bay Bulletin up to speed. But when she pushes Vernon, one of her less welcoming reporters, to dig a little deeper into the story of a prominent local family, the man ends up dead. The fact that he wasn’t well-liked makes finding the killer extra complicated. The lists of suspects range from his ex-wife to his own son to Molly’s boss, who has a secret of his own. But when Molly’s attempts to sleuth out the truth result in her receiving frightening threats, the trouble is just beginning . . . The one bright spot is Molly’s newfound flirtation with Sam Alderich. The sexy mechanic is used to taking things apart and piecing them back together, and between the two of them they just might be able to solve this deadly puzzle—if Molly can survive peaceful small-town life long enough . . .
Deadly Night (Flynn Brothers Trilogy #1)
by Heather GrahamThe Flynn brothers have inherited more than a New Orleans plantation. They've inherited a ghostly presence. . . and a long-kept secret. Aidan Flynn, a private investigator and eldest of the Flynn brothers, scoffs at the haunted-house rumors--especially since Kendall Montgomery, a tarot card reader who has been living in the mansion, is the one to tell him the tale of a woman in white. But when he finds a human bone on the grounds and another by the river, Aidan delves into the dark history of the Flynn plantation. Forced together to uncover the truth, Aidan and Kendall realize that a serial killer whose victims seem to vanish into thin air has long been at work. . . and that their own fates are about to be sealed forever unless they believe in the unbelievable.
Deadly Nightshade (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #1)
by Cynthia Riggs[From the back cover:] "Victoria Trumbull has lived most of her ninety- two years on Martha's Vineyard. Its magic and its history are part of the texture of her life. She knows all the sounds of the sea. And, standing on a dock at night, she knows that what she hears is not one of them. Investigating, she discovers what turns out to be a murder. With the help of her granddaughter, the harbormaster, and some other eccentric New Englanders, Victoria manages to get in a good bit of detective work. After another homicide, she concocts a scheme to reveal the killer..." This is the first in the Martha's Vineyard Mystery series. The author has lived in this beautiful location, a favorite spot where several presidents have gone to relax and recharge. She describes the scenery and characters so thoroughly that readers begin to feel at home on land and at sea as her unusual amateur sleuths delve into intricately plotted mysteries which thoroughly examine relevant moral issues. To continue reading this very cozy yet challenging series look for #2. The Cranefly Orchid Mystery and #3. The Cemetery Yew.
Deadly Nightshade: Unexpected Night, Deadly Nightshade, And Murders In Volume 2 (Henry Gamadge #2)
by Elizabeth DalyAn amateur sleuth aids a Maine town plagued by poison in this mystery by Agatha Christie&’s favorite American author. With talk of war all over the radio waves, antiquarian book dealer Henry Gamadge is back in Maine, this time by invitation of his friend Detective Mitchell. Mitchell has a real puzzler on his hands: three different children have been poisoned with deadly nightshade, and there is no motive that could possibly link all three poisonings, beside the fact that the children all live in the same small community. Could the nearby encampment of Gypsies be involved? And was the death of a state trooper at about the same time a mere coincidence? Gamadge sets out to separate fact from fiction and find the killer before they strike again . . .&“An exciting novel and an excellent mystery.&” —San Jose News
Deadly Notions (Southern Sewing Circle Mystery #4)
by Elizabeth Lynn CaseyLibrarian Tori Sinclair would do anything for her new circle of friends-including throw a birthday bash for a fellow sewer's daughter. While the party is a hit, self-important pageant mom Ashley Lawson leaves the ladies wanting to permanently shut her high maintenance mouth. But when Ashley turns up dead, Tori and the girls need to figure out who really murdered the monster mom, before the finger-pointing causes their friendship to unravel. Read Elizabeth Lynn Casey's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.
Deadly Obsession
by Betty RowlandsWhen Arthur Soames is found with a broken neck at the foot of the iron staircase in his back garden there seems little doubt that his death was accidental. But his estranged daughter, Sabrina, insists he was murdered, and when the police refuse to take her seriously she turns to Sukey Reynolds for help. Reluctant to become involved, Sukey says the police might listen if she found evidence to support her claim. Shortly afterwards, Sabrina disappears. Sukey fears for her and sets out to make some enquiries of her own. But if Sabrina's obsession has led her into trouble, why should Sukey fare any better?
Deadly Obsession
by Karen M. DavisA young nurse's body is found at Clovelly Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Apart from a puncture wound in her neck, she is in perfect condition. But she's also clutching a rose in her hands - and there's an empty packet of prescription drugs in her pocket. Investigating the scene, Detective Lexie Rogers and her partner Brad Sommers know something is not right. It appears to be a staged suicide. And as they begin to dig deeper, Lexie discovers the case is too close to home. The dead girl was a work colleague of Lexie's ex-husband, who is now a paramedic - and she was also a friend of the woman who broke up Lexie's marriage. Struggling as she is with her breakup with Josh Harrison, who pushed her away after the suicide of his sister, and the numbing flashbacks of the violent attacks she's suffered in the past, Lexie throws herself into the case. When she's handed the lead on the investigation, Lexie sets out to solve the murder and prove she's up to the job. When Lexie's ex-husband becomes a suspect, she refuses to believe it. It also becomes startlingly clear there are similarities in the deaths of Josh's sister and the murder victim. But when Lexie determines a link between the women and a doctor working at the same hospital, he becomes her main suspect, fuelled by her discovery of a prescription drug racket. Just when Lexie is beginning to make headway on the case, Josh turns up. He's determined to find out what happened to his sister - and he also wants Lexie back. Piecing together the identity of the killer with the help of her old bikie friend, Rex Donaldson, Lexie and her colleagues set a trap in an ambitious police operation. But there's a big difference between naming a suspect and catching a killer, and Lexie's about to find out just how deep some grudges can go.
Deadly Obsession
by Katie ReusThe chilling words of a killer: This is just the beginning...Ten years ago, Lilly Carmichael left town without an explanation, breaking Braden Donnelly's heart. The death of her aunt has brought Lilly home-and face-to-face with memories she thought were long buried. Still getting over a traumatic incident from her work as an NSA agent, Lilly initially dismisses the face at her window as a figment of stress-induced paranoia. Now the sheriff of Hudson Bay, Braden has spent the past year hunting a sadistic murderer. His investigation is turned upside down when new evidence indicates that Lilly is the killer's next target. Determined to protect the woman he's never stopped loving, Braden must race against the clock to trap a dangerous psychopath-before it's too late...80,000 words
Deadly Obsession (Steele Ops #1)
by April HuntGet ready for an adrenaline rush as a CSI agent and her childhood crush track a killer in this "romantic suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat" (Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author). After a lifetime spent in and out of hospitals, Zoey Wright is tired of playing it safe. She's ready to take charge of her own life and get out of her comfort zone, starting with a new job as a CSI agent. But when her childhood crush Knox Steele gets pulled onto her case, Zoey needs to put her feelings for him aside or more women will die at the hands of the serial killer preying on her hometown. Former Army Ranger Knox Steele is back in Washington to help his brothers open an elite private security firm. He never expected to stumble onto a crime scene, or see his best friend's little sister working it. Zoey is all grown up now, and the attraction between them is electric, despite his best efforts to resist it. But all that changes for Knox when he realizes the victims have one thing in common . . . and Zoey might be next. "Deadly Obsession is a page turner full of sizzling passion, gritty action, and thrilling danger!" --Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author"Once again, April Hunt nails it! Expect masterful storytelling interwoven with sizzling tension and high-stakes suspense."-- Cristin Harber, New York Times bestselling author
Deadly Obsession (The Brown and de Luca Novels #5)
by Maggie ShayneAn arsonist threatens the future between a detective and a self-help expert in this romantic suspense novel by a New York Times–bestselling author.Rachel de Luca has a bad feeling about the new woman in Detective Mason Brown’s life, the nurse taking care of him after he’s injured in the line of duty. She’d like to think it’s just jealousy, but intuition tells her it’s something more, maybe something dangerous.Mason knows Rachel’s wary of commitment, and asking her to stay when he’s in this condition would be the worst thing for their relationship. Then they receive chilling news that drives everything else from their minds.Mason’s psychotic sister-in-law has escaped from custody, putting her sons—the nephews he’s raising—in the crosshairs. When his house is burned to the ground, he and Rachel are relieved that there are no bodies in the smoldering rubble, but now his nephews are missing and the clock is ticking.As Mason and Rachel try to find the boys, she senses a new and unexpected danger stalking them. Soon, everyone close to Mason is in deadly peril—Rachel more than anyone.Praise for Deadly Obsession“An exciting mystery involving a great couple. . . . You can’t help but love them, the boys, and their dogs. Maggie Shayne writes great stories, and Deadly Obsession doesn’t fail to deliver.” —Fresh Fiction
Deadly Obsession: Conard County Spy Her Colton P. I. Deadly Obsession Bodyguard's Baby Surprise
by Elle JamesOne woman finds she’s unsafe in her own home—and in her heart—in a gripping thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Deadly Allure.Real estate whiz Jillian Taylor thinks heroes and haunted houses are bogus. But when a series of strange events leaves her in danger, Stealth Ops Specialist Chance McCall is quick to the scene. Jillian can’t resist the chemistry brewing between her and the sexy agent. But as she and Chance deconstruct her nightmares, someone becomes more desperate to keep those secrets from surfacing.Chance knows there’s more going on at the derelict Victorian manor than just ghosts—just as he knows there’s something about the blonde beauty he can’t resist. If only he could help decipher the meaning of Jillian’s tortured dreams . . . and keep her safe in his arms forever.
Deadly Odds
by Allen WylerIn this “first rate thriller,” a young hacker goes to Vegas to get lucky—and instead gets caught up in a terrorist plot with life and death stakes (Phillip Margolin). At twenty-three years old, Seattle-based computer genius Arnold Gold devised a program capable of predicting the outcome of almost any event. While his success in sports betting hasn’t improved his odds with women, he’s in Las Vegas to get lucky in more ways than one. But when the wrong people learn of his valuable talents, Gold finds himself thrust into a deadly game of international intrigue. Now the FBI, local police, and dangerous radicals are on his tail, and his only chance to save himself is to find the location of a massively devastating bomb hidden somewhere in Sin City . . . “With Allen Wyler, you get thrills and a dash of humor combined in a high-tech plot written by a guy who knows what he’s talking about.” —Mike Lawson, award-winning author of the Joe DeMarco series
Deadly Offer (The Vampire's Promise #1)
by Caroline B. CooneyAlthea&’s dreams are about to become her nightmaresAlthea has always been a sweet, kind girl. In middle school, she had a group of friends to hang out with. She was on the softball team, took gymnastics, and won ribbons for horseback riding. But high school is horrible for Althea. She doesn&’t make the cheerleading squad. Her group of friends splits apart to form new cliques, and Althea is left to sit alone at lunch. That is, until she discovers a vampire living in the attic tower of her family home. A vampire who can make her dreams come true: a spot on the cheerleading squad; popularity; a boyfriend. All the vampire wants in return is a small sacrifice, and Althea is in too deep to back out now. The first book in Caroline B. Cooney&’s Vampire&’s Promise trilogy reveals the danger behind the door of the Shuttered Room . . . This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Deadly Overtures: A Music Lover's Mystery (The Music Lover's Mysteries #3)
by Sarah FoxA composing competition rises to a murderous crescendo in author Sarah Fox’s third Music Lover’s MysteryDEADLY OVERTURESThree talented classical music composers have been named finalists in a composing competition hosted by the Point Grey Philharmonic. With money and egos on the line, it doesn’t surprise violinist Midori Bishop that the competition has brought out jealousy and bitter rivalries among the entrants. What does surprise her is finding one of the finalists murdered in the theater. With a cloud of suspicion hanging over the symphony’s esteemed concertmaster, Midori orchestrates her own investigation, uncovering a medley of dark secrets and motives for murder. But can she bring the truth to light before the killer silences her forever?
Deadly Partners: A Kate Kinsella Mystery
by Christine GreenKate Kinsella may not have enough work, but she can always use a holiday, so the message on her answering machine seems a godsend. Nigel Carter, who runs the Uplands Lodge Hotel on the Isle of Wight, has disappeared, and his elderly aunt, Elizabeth Forrester, is more than a little concerned. It is a job, but since no one other than Aunt Elizabeth seems worried - Nigel's partner, Stewart Michaelson, and the hotel's permanent residents, Nancy, Harold and Margaret, are all quite calm - Kate envisions a couple of easy weeks before Christmas leisurely exploring the island and getting paid for it. Indeed, only her landlord, Hubert Humberstone, thinks Kate may be taking everything a bit too blithely. From The Critics Publishers WeeklyInefficient, gullible and inept: not promising attributes in a PI who runs her own agency. But Kate Kinsella, head of Medical and Nursing Investigations, has other, admirable skills that she puts to good use in this brisk and appealing British mystery. She should have known that something might be amiss when she was hired by elderly Elizabeth Forrester to find her missing nephew Nigel, co-owner of a hotel on the Isle of Wight. Why did Mrs. Forrester refuse to meet her? Why is beauteous Caroline Uxton, whom Kate met on the ferry to Wight, so anxious to help her with her inquiries? And why are three aged residents of the hotel so relentlessly nosy? Kate, accepting Caroline's offer of help in finding Nigel, becomes the prime suspect when Caroline is found bludgeoned to death in Nigel's tiny home. That eventuality galvanizes Kate into intelligent action; with the aid of her devoted and decidedly eccentric friend, funeral director Hubert Humberstone, she resolutely follows a paper trail and discovers con games, fraud, revenge-and Nigel. This fourth in the series to be published by Walker (after Deadly Practice) sustains a bleak, wintry atmosphere, keeps up a finely tuned sense of the ludicrous and tops it off with a heroine who is determined, feminine, bold and more than adequately flawed. (Jan.) VOYAThis quirky mystery, set in England, is narrated by the detective Kate Kinsella, who has her own business called Medical and Nursing Investigation Agency.
Deadly Past (Secret Agents #3)
by Kris RaffertyCold, hard facts are what make or break a case for the FBI. But when there’s evidence that one of their own has been turned, there’s more on the line than the truth. There are personal bonds that can be stretched to the limit . . . <P><P>After blacking out, a discharged weapon and hazy memories put FBI profiler Cynthia Deming at the scene of a crime: the execution of six federal witnesses against the mob. The one and only person she can turn to for help is her best friend, Boston forensic pathologist Charlie Foulkes. <P><P>It’s a relationship that no one on her team knows about—and it’s about to be tested by danger and desire . . . <P><P>Charlie knows that Cynthia is no killer. But as they embark on a shadow investigation to clear her name, evidence surfaces implicating him. With the conviction of a mob boss hanging in the balance, they’ll have to uncover who’s framing them to take the fall, and what lines they’re willing to cross—in their professional and personal lives—to prove that nothing will tear them apart.
Deadly Patterns (A Dressmaker's Mystery #3)
by Melissa BourbonBliss, Texas, is gearing up for its annual Winter Wonderland festival, but when a mysterious Scrooge ends the merriment with murder, it'll take more than a ghost from Christmas past to set things right. Designing a holiday fashion show set in the town's most prominent historic mansion seems like a job tailor made for dressmaker Harlow Jane Cassidy. But with the mansion's restoration still in progress and threatening weather on the horizon, she's feeling on pins and needles more than reveling in holiday cheer. Having volunteered to play Santa in this year's festival, Dan Lee Chrisson was ready to move on after his divorce--until Bliss became his final resting place. Discovering his body puts Harlow at the scene of the crime. She'll need plenty of help from friends and even her late great-grandmother's spirited sleuthing if she's to have a ghost of a chance of catching a killer who's just jumped to the top of the naughty list.... INCLUDES SEWING TIPS
Deadly Payload
by Don PendletonSTONY MAN Unflinching duty and patriotism stand at the core of the covert operations group known as Stony Man. Answering only to the Oval Office, and with a mandate to strik before the world suffers, the clandestine field and cyber operatives work without a warrant and outside the law, enabling them to strike down those who obey no law. LETHAL SOLUTION A powerful U. S. -based consortium has begun a full-scale assault to take over the world. Attacking on multiple fronts, this secret cadre has enough high-tech weaponry to push nations to an apocalyptic standoff--and now China, Russia and the Middle East are poised to unleash swift, savage and bloody nuclear relatiations. Stony Man teams are spread thin, racing to stop the unthinkable as the world is pushed over the edge of reason, and an unseen, perhaps unstoppable, enemy brings the planet seconds closer to flash point.
Deadly Payoff (The Secrets of Stoneley #6)
by Valerie HansenA note from Delia BlanchardSo many things have been happening here at our family's mansion,I can't go home to Hawaii: I've met my long-lost grandparents; learnedthe woman shot to death in the library was my aunt, not my mother;and been threatened by a blackmailing loan shark! And Shaun Murphyis back in my life-he was hired to repair the damage after theshooting. He's been rather distant with me, but I think, with God's help, I can convince him to help me track down my missing mother-andperhaps give our love another chance, too.
Deadly Payoff, Secrets of Stonely, Book 5, Love Inspired Suspense
by Valerie Hansen; Shaun Murphy's hands tightened on the steering wheel of his pickup as he drove toward the Blanchard home. Suddenly, beams of blinding brightness arched across his path. He hit the brakes. The beams swung to one side and the red compact car careened off the road and plowed into some bushes. Shaun climbed out and jogged to where the car had come to rest. "I'm really sorry," he called. "Are you okay?" "Door's stuck." The driver's voice was muted by the closed vehicle. Shaun gave the handle a jerk and it opened. The driver swiveled in the seat and looked up at him. He gaped. There, in all her glory, was Delia Blanchard, the woman who had heartlessly abandoned him on their wedding night twelve years ago without so much as a word-or even a goodbye note. THE SECRETS OF STONELEY: Six sisters face murder, mayhem and mystery while unraveling the past.
Deadly Perfume (The David Morton Novels #1)
by Gordon ThomasIn this breakneck thriller, the New York Times–bestselling author introduces Mossad agent David Morton—a man as dangerous as the terrorists he hunts. In the aftermath of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, a megalomaniac terrorist holds the world hostage, threatening to poison every major city with a deadly virus. He has the means—a form of anthrax capable of wiping out millions in minutes—and demonstrates its potency by adding a small vial of it to the drinking water in a small South African town, killing all of the inhabitants. With only seven days to meet his demands, the world&’s leaders call on David Morton, a brilliant and ruthless Mossad agent. The result is a tense global chase, leading from China to Athens, London, Libya, South Africa, Tel Aviv, and New York, drawing good and evil closer and closer in a battle to the death. Deadly Perfume penetrates the real world of intelligence-gathering to reveal its secret subculture, with its hidden loyalties and agendas. Gordon Thomas has imagined a world so terrifyingly real that it poses the question, Is it imagined at all? &“[A] horribly convincing thriller . . . Intelligence agent David Morton deals with the psychodynamics of terrorism, with modern technology at his fingertips and the ears of Western politicians at his command. I was left hoping that we have some real Mortons at our disposal.&” —Daily Mail