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Due Diligence: A Thriller
by Jonathan RushHE'S GOT THE DEAL OF HIS LIFE … NOW HE JUST HAS TO SURVIVE ITWhen Louisiana-based CEO Mike Wilson needs to do a deal in a hurry, he turns to Wall Street investment bank Dyson Whitney. If they succeed in helping him buy transatlantic rival BritEnergy, there'll be a $70 million fee. If they fail, there's nothing. Rookie associate Rob Holding is thrown onto the team, doing due diligence at the investment bank. He quickly finds reason to suspect that there's more to the urgency of this deal than Mike Wilson has revealed. With their eyes on a huge fee, no one else at Dyson Whitney wants to know if there are problems. But when a body turns up and Rob realizes it was meant to be him, he has no choice but to prove that he's right – or die in the attempt. Due Diligence is set vividly in the post-credit-crunch world of international big business, the suspense never lets up as the action swings from war room to boardroom, from New York to London and back again in this action-packed and lightning-fast thriller.
Due Process: Vigilante Serial Killer—Justice Dispatched with Extreme Prejudice
by Lyle O’connorEnter the realm of a serial killer; share his thoughts, his emotions, his pain, and his need to assassinate. Walter, an ordinary factory worker, obsessing over the mistreatment of victims by the courts becomes a vigilante for justice. Appalled by adjudicators coddling criminals under the guise of civil rights, Walter factors himself in as a lethal consequence for depraved individuals walking out of court with a-slap-on-the-wrist as punishment for heinous crimes. He has no particular skill-sets qualifying him to fight crime. He relies on cunning, isolation, and his hunting and tracking skills to take down targets and bring about his form of justice. A kaleidoscope of dreams and apparitions thrusts Walter into a nightmarish world where the lines of good and evil are discernible. When applying justice he finds right and wrong interchangeable; body count is his only measure of success.
Due cuori a Firenze
by Elisabetta Bricca A. M. WillardSono Raven e questa è la storia di come ho trovato l’amore in Italia con un uomo che non conoscevo. L’Arte è ciò che conosco, ed è ciò per cui vivo. Mi aiuta a non occuparmi della vita reale, senza sapere cosa mi sto perdendo. Com’è possibile che questo misterioso sconosciuto possa conoscermi meglio di quanto io conosca me stessa? L’ho vista in giro, e qualcosa in lei ha riacceso il mio interesse. Ora ho l’occasione per mostrarle il mondo attraverso occhi diversi. Forse, solo forse, aprirà il suo cuore all’amore proprio come fa mentre è intenta ad ammirare le opere d’arte. Riusciranno Raven e Pierce a lasciarsi andare alla passione che divampa durante un week end a Firenze, o tutto andrà in pezzi una volta tornati negli Stati Uniti?
Due for Discard (The Aimee Machado Mysteries #1)
by Sharon St. GeorgeThe debut novel in a perfect series for cozy fans, featuring “a twisty mystery, a fast-paced plot, lots of laughs, and a spunky heroine” (Steve Brewer, author of A Box of Pandoras). Aimee Machado is thrilled to start her first job as a forensic librarian at the Timbergate, California medical center. Though her mood is somewhat dampened by her recent breakup with her boyfriend, Nick. Not to mention a little matter of murder . . . On Aimee’s first day, the body of her supervisor’s wife is found in the hospital dumpster. And one of the last people to see the woman alive happens to be Aimee’s little brother, Harry. Aimee knows he’s innocent—and a little snooping reveals that the victim made plenty of enemies with her wild partying and man-stealing ways. But Aimee’s extracurricular sleuthing has also made her a target. Even with Nick, Harry, and a dashing hospital lothario vowing to protect her, Aimee knows it’s only a matter of time before the killer tries to file her under D for dead—in “a sparkling debut featuring a charming sleuth with common sense and a most unusual herd of sidekicks” (Terry Shames, author of the Samuel Craddock Mysteries).
Due idraulici
by Terry M. WestLiam e Pierce vivono in un paese devastato da una malattia misteriosa chiamata comunemente “la piaga”. Questa malattia trasforma le sue vittime in macchine della morte conosciute come “appestati”. Le autorità lottano ininterrottamente per impedire agli appestati di prendere d’assalto città, borghi e distretti. Liam e Pierce sono due idraulici che vengono spediti quotidianamente nelle zone infette per mantenere operative le tubature e il sistema fognario al fine di preservare le ormai scarseggianti risorse nazionali. Trascorrere una tipica giornata a bordo del loro furgone significa trascorrere una giornata a scavare buche, sistemare tubi, saldare, prendere le misure una volta, prendere le misure una seconda volta, tagliare, sturare, affrontare appestati in situazioni raccapriccianti e raccontare storielle esplicite. Per quanto un incarico possa essere orrido e raccapricciante, per i nostri idraulici è solo un’altra giornata di lavoro! “Due idraulici”, di genere commedia nera/horror, è un romanzo breve dell’autore de “La stanza verde”, “Honger”, “Creature notturne” e “What Price Gory”, acclamata raccolta di racconti horror “vecchia scuola”.
Due ladroni e il tempio di Artemis Lusia
by Patrice Martinez Simona PunturelloQuando Euphelitos e Callimarchos si addentrarono nel tempio di Artemis Lusia, non sapevano quanti rischi avrebbero corso per aver violato il recinto sacro...
Due matrimoni & un bebè (Flatiron 5 Fitness - Italiano #5)
by Deborah CookeÈ settembre a Manhattan e il clima è perfetto per un matrimonio, se non per due! Cassie e Reid convolano a nozze con stile in questo breve racconto, mentre Haley e Damon pronunciano le loro promesse circondati da amici e familiari. Il figlio di Shannyn e di Tyler arriverà in tempo per i festeggiamenti? Unitevi alla squadra del F5F per celebrare i due matrimoni, dare il benvenuto al primo figlio dei soci e apportare i cambiamenti necessari a costruire il futuro del fitness club.
Due or Die (A Library Lover's Mystery #2)
by Jenn MckinlayAnswering tricky reference questions is excitement enough for library director Lindsey Norris. Until a murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut, and the question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out--for good.
Due sorelle maledette
by Vianka Van Bokkem Alessandro MannaraLa nostra villa era circondata da alte recinzioni metalliche. Telecamere di sicurezza erano installate fuori e dentro l'enorme abitazione. Sia questa che il cancello erano sorvegliati da quattro ex-militari altamente raccomandati da un amico di mio padre. Pochi minuti dopo la partenza dei miei genitori, la nonna ci portò fuori a prendere un po' d'aria fresca e a giocare in un recinto di sabbia appositamente costruito. Quando mia nonna vide che le quattro guardie le si stavano avvicinando, pensò che fosse davvero inusuale. Non appena queste furono abbastanza vicine, una di loro le puntò una pistola contro mentre un'altra le coprì la bocca con del nastro e le legò braccia e gambe con della corda. Gli altri due uomini presero me e mia sorella e ci portarono via dal recinto di sabbia. La nonna cercò di liberarsi ma uno di loro la colpì in testa con la pistola. Restò lì priva di sensi mentre noi venivamo condotte verso un destino incerto.
Due to a Death (British Library Crime Classics)
by Mary KellyGripping, intelligent and affecting, Due to a Death was nominated for the Gold Dagger Award and showcases the author's versatility and willingness to push the boundaries of the mystery genre. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning author Martin Edwards.A car speeds down a road between miles of marshes and estuary flats, its passenger a young woman named Agnes—hands bloodied, number with fear, her world turned upside down.Meanwhile, the news of a girl found dead on the marsh is spreading round the local area, panic following in its wake. A masterpiece of suspense, Mary Kelly's 1962 novel follows Agnes as she casts her mind back through the past few days to find the links between her husband, his friends, a mysterious stranger new to the village, and a case of unexplained death.
Duecentomila
by kai fig taddeiEstranged teenage cousins Eli and Kat have recently met online and bonded over their queer identities, but they have a limited understanding of each other’s very different realities. In Italy, soft-spoken Eli is trying to find a way to come out as trans to his conservative Roman Catholic family. In Canada, strong-headed Kat is desperate for connection to a culture and place she’s never known. Kat and her friend Hannah are the only ones who know that Eli is trans—not even his brother Matteo knows. And while her intentions are good, Kat’s decision to crowdfund a flight for Eli to attend Toronto Pride unknowingly outs him to the public, setting off a chain of events that leave the cousins and their loved ones reeling. Full of poetry, laughter, and big questions, this touching story paints a portrait of what it’s like for young people wanting to reconcile what they’ve inherited with what feels right.
Duel
by David GrossmanDavid is a twelve-year-old boy living in Jerusalem in 1966. His best friend just happens to be seventy-year-old Heinrich Rosenthal, who lives at the Beit Hakerem Home for the Aged. <p><p>Their friendship takes an unexpected turn when Mr. Rosenthal receives a threatening letter from the man he once knew as "the bully of Heidelberg University." The letter accuses Mr. Rosenthal of stealing a priceless painting and challenges him to a duel if it is not returned immediately. But Mr. Rosenthal didn't steal the painting. Who did? <p><p>Determined to find some answers and prevent the duel, David plays detective and ultimately uncovers the story of two beautiful paintings, one of a woman's eyes and the other of her mouth, given by the artist to the two men who are now willing to kill one another over them. With some brilliant sleuthing and a bit of luck, David manages to pull together the strings of a story that began more than thirty years before, preventing a tragedy by bringing a long-dead memory to back to life.
Duel In The Sky (EDGE: World War One Short Stories #1)
by Tony BradmanA new German fighter ace is terrorising British planes over the trenches of France. It will take the bravery and sacrifice of a Britsh ace and the courage of a hero to bring him down.This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.
Duel Of Fire (Steel and Fire #1)
by Jordan RivetDara Ruminor is a serious young duelist in the mountaintop kingdom of Vertigon, a land of dramatic cliffs and misty peaks where mysterious Fire magic runs through the stones like blood. The secluded kingdom has been peaceful for a hundred years. Swords are used for sport, and successful athletes live like kings as long as the crowds love them. Eighteen-year-old Dara needs to find a wealthy patron in order to duel professionally and avoid a lifetime working in her parents' Fire Lantern shop. Her efforts are disrupted when her coach asks her to train with Prince Siv, an infuriating-if handsome-young man who refuses to take the sport as seriously as she does. But the prince's life may be in danger, and soon Dara will discover that Vertigon isn't as peaceful as she thought. As threats emerge from the shadows, Dara will have to raise her sword to protect Siv-if he doesn't irritate her so much that she decides to run him through herself. From the author of the Seabound Chronicles comes a new fantasy series about sword fighting, cur-dragons, molten Fire magic, and one young woman's effort to prove herself.
Duel at Low Hawk
by Charles G. WestBoot Stoner spent twelve years behind bars for stealing. Upon release, he added murder and kidnapping to his list-and U. S. Deputy Marshal John Ward is the only one who stands a chance of stopping Stoner's bloody rampage.
Duel de lenguaje/Language Duel
by Rosario Ferre"English and Spanish have been at war since Queen Elisabeth sank King Felipe's Spanish Armada in 1588," Rosario Ferré writes in the title poem of Language Duel; "Language carries with it all their fire and power." Ferré explores this tension throughout this explosive collection, which plays with the sensual differences between the languages and lays bare many of the complications facing an increasingly bilingual America.In these poems, Miami is celebrated as a modern Tower of Babel and a place where the layers of history are particularly palpable. Wave after wave of conquerors wash across the Americas. A well-dressed Latino businessman inadvertently reveals his roots at the Ritz when someone steps on his foot, eliciting a profanity--in Spanish. Intimate snapshots capture the nameless heroism of homeless men, the exuberance of a child's affection for her hometown, and memories of lovers."El español y el inglés han estado en guerra desde que la Reina Isabel hundió la Armada Invencible en el 1588", escribe Rosario Feré en "Duelo del lenguaje", el poema que da t'tulo a esta colección; "los lenguajes llevan con sigo todo su fuego y poderío". Ferré explora las tensiones entre lenguas y culturas a través de esta colección de carácter controversial, que señala muchos de los dilemas a los que se enfrenta hoy una América cada vez más bilingüe.Estos poemas celebran tanto la antiquísima ciudad San Juan como las metrópolis más modernas: Miami, Nueva York, WDC. Pasado y presente, historia y sociedad se mezclan con una inmediatez sorprendente. Ola tras ola de conquistadores estalla sobre Norte América; un hombre de negocios bien vestido inesperadamente revela sus raíces cuando alguien le da un pisotón en el elevador del Ritz y suelta una maldición. Fotos instantáneas de los deambulantes que se desplazan por las calles de la capital, el cariño exuberante que siente un niño por su ciudad natal, los amantes cuya memoria perdura en el recuerdo, el rumor de la lluvia en el patio de atrás, que lava el remordimiento: he aquí algunos de los temas a la vez poéticos y cotidianos que se recogen en este libro.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Duel de lenguaje/Language Duel
by Rosario FerréFerré explora las tensiones entre lenguas y culturas a través de esta colección de carácter controversial, que señala muchos de los dilemas a los que se enfrenta hoy una América cada vez más bilingüe. El español y el inglés han estado en guerra desde que la Reina Isabel hundió la Armada Invencible en el 1588”, escribe Rosario Ferré en “Duelo del lenguaje”, el poema que da título a esta colección; “los lenguajes llevan con sigo todo su fuego y poderío”. Estos poemas celebran tanto la antiquísima ciudad San Juan como las metrópolis más modernas: Miami, Nueva York, WDC. Pasado y presente, historia y sociedad se mezclan con una inmediatez sorprendente. Ola tras ola de conquistadores estalla sobre Norte América; un hombre de negocios bien vestido inesperadamente revela sus raíces cuando alguien le da un pisotón en el elevador del Ritz y suelta una maldición. Fotos instantáneas de los deambulantes que se desplazan por las calles de la capital, el cariño exuberante que siente un niño por su ciudad natal, los amantes cuya memoria perdura en el recuerdo, el rumor de la lluvia en el patio de atrás, que lava el remordimiento: he aquí algunos de los temas a la vez poéticos y cotidianos que se recogen en este libro.
Duel in the Sun
by Sally Wentworth"Shall I describe the kind of man I think you would go for?""You can't. He doesn't exist," Catriona said lightly."Not even in your imagination, in your dreams?"Lucas Kane was a difficult man to work for. To say that he didn't suffer fools gladly was an understatement. And Catriona had wanted to get on one of Kane's famous archaeological adventures so badly that she'd lied about her qualifications. That was her first mistake.Her second mistake was thinking that Lucas cared about anything except his work. She dreaded to think of the kind of job description Lucas Kane's wife would have. It would probably involve moving mountains and other such feats. But he wasn' the only one who had high standards. The man of her dreams would be...well, unfortunately for Catriona, he'd be Lucas Kane!
Duel of Hearts
by Anita MillsThe daughter of an uncommonly rich commoner, Leah Cole is sure that the combination of her father's vast wealth and her own stunning beauty will snare the Viscount Lyndon. But even though the handsome nobleman is a notorious rake, having Leah's hand and her money isn't enough—he wants her heart as well, and sets out to prove it with all his seductive skills. &“Ms. Mills demonstrates an incredible range of talent…quick-witted humor and panache—and electrifying passion that enhances the Regency format...such virtuosity makes her a treasure trove of superlative writing.&” —RT Book Review &“The touch of greatness is unmistakable. Anita Mills shows it in every word, every phrase, every sentence she writes…Once again, Ms. Mills has created an exquisite love story that touches us deeply. While the story line is more conventional than her previous books, the freshness, delicacy and vibrant sense of romance make this one of the most memorable books in the genre &”—RT Book Review
Duel of Hearts
by Elizabeth MansfieldTo save the man she secretly loves, a young lady embarks on a dangerous deception in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield&’s delightful Regency romance It&’s a scandal that twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Stanborough is still unwed. Despite her matchmaking mother&’s fervent wishes, Sarah refuses to encourage the eminently eligible John Phillip North, Marquis of Revesne. The arrogant bounder has actually fought duels to keep her potential suitors at bay. Only one man attracts the independent spinster: handsome Edward Middleton, her young cousin&’s guardian, who detests the frivolous gossip and shallow flirtations of London society as much as she does. But when Lord North threatens Edward&’s life, Sarah knows there&’s only one way to save the man who has stolen her heart. Yet even she can&’t predict the consequences of the risky charade she is about to set in motion.
Duel on Syrtis
by Poul AndersonBold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts . . . a Martian!
Duel on Sytris
by Poul William AndersonBold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
Duel on the Mesa
by Bill DuganDalton Chance's family has been massacred by a band of Indians, but only by trusting an Indian scout, Lone Wolf, can he find the men truly responsible for the horrible crime.
Duel to the Death (Ali Reynolds Series #13)
by J.A. JanceThe New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance returns with the thirteenth pulse-pounding thriller in the &“engaging and entertaining&” (Los Angeles Times) Ali Reynolds series.After taking down the man responsible for his best friend&’s death, Stuart Ramey believes the case is finally closed. That is, until Stu discovers he&’s been left with a multimillion dollar fortune in Bitcoin in a desperate attempt by Frigg, a rogue A.I. program created by the killer, to keep itself from being fully deactivated. To take Frigg down for good, Stu enlists the help of Ali Reynolds and the rest of his cyber security colleagues at High Noon Enterprises. But they are not the only ones who know about Frigg&’s existence. Graciella Miramar, an unassuming accountant to all appearances, is actually the right-hand woman to El Pescado, the leader of a dangerous drug cartel. She&’ll do anything to get her hands on that program. With Frigg&’s help, Graciella hopes to take over El Pescado&’s criminal underworld and become wealthy beyond her wildest dreams. But Stu—and El Pescado and his henchmen—may not be so easily defeated. As the &“grand master of the game&” (The Providence Journal), J.A. Jance crafts another electrifying thriller that shows that everything has its price.
Dueling Divas
by AntonioAn Avondale StoryThe Next Club Superstar contest is just the venue Nash Argento needs to further his career as a singer. There's only one problem: he has to dress in drag. With the help of his best female friend, Nash negotiates the challenges of becoming a drag queen in order to compete. But his troubles are far from over. His key competitor is Stacey--a biological woman. Incensed, Nash tries to get her disqualified, but Stacey is desperate for the money, and with the help of her quirky divorcée best friend and the best friend's lawyer, she manages to stay in the contest. Bobby Carter is a lonely librarian looking for Mr. Right--and he's looking in Nash's direction. Nash seems to be everything Bobby needs... and then he brings Nash home for dinner and discovers Nash is his sister's main competition. Nash and Stacey get to know each other and even become friends--and just in time. Someone is murdering the contestants one by one, and Nash and Stacey will need all the help they can get to escape the cruel fate the murderer has planned for them.