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Body & Soul: A Frank Elder Mystery (Frank Elder Ser. #7)
by John HarveyFrom a master of modern crime writing comes the landmark last novel in the exemplary Frank Elder mystery series. When his estranged daughter Katherine suddenly appears on his doorstep, Elder knows that something is badly wrong. The breakdown of her relationship with a controversial artist has sent her into a self-destructive tailspin which culminates in murder. And as Elder struggles to protect Katherine and prove her innocence, the terrors of the past threaten them both once more.
Body And Soul
by Sherryl WoodsThe aerobics instructor was very pretty, very popular... and very dead. Reporter Amanda Roberts was at the gym when the body was discovered on the steam room floor. Amanda smells murder--and a hot story-- but her sometimes boyfriend, Joe Donelli, thinks she should keep her nose clean. She says he's jealous, that he misses his police days. He says he's content raising tomatoes. She says she can't walk away from a murder case. He says he cares so much, he'd hate to see her hurt. It's a familiar argument for the stubborn reporter and the tough ex-cop, but this time Joe may be right to exercise caution. For the case is about to take on unhealthy overtones for the woman he loves.
Body Armor
by Don PendletonMack Bolan has had plenty of enemies in the past, but none more formidable than the Juggernauts. Special helmets, body armor and superior hardware make these warriors impervious to bullets and steel. Their tactics are simple, direct and violent. They are well trained and highly motivated. And, so far, unstoppable. While the identity and agenda of these state-of-the-art storm troopers remain uncertain, they are an indestructible force, crushing everyone in their path--cops, criminals and civilians. And America knows that only one man stands a chance against the Juggernauts. The Executioner. Violence. 225th novel in the "Executioner" series, 1997.
Body Bags (Body of Evidence #1)
by Christopher GoldenThe first day at college, my professor dropped dead. The second day, I assisted at his autopsy. Let's hope I don't have to go through four years of this...
Body Blows: A Joe Grundy Mystery
by Marc StrangeWinner of the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original, short-listed for the 2010 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original Novel Ex-boxer Joe Grundy is embroiled in the intrigues of his own boss, millionaire Leo Alexander, the owner of Vancouver’s Lord Douglas Hotel. Somebody has murdered Leo’s live-in servant and not-so-secret lover, and Grundy has to get to the bottom of the incident in order to clear the man he’s forged a bond with since first coming to work for him as security for the hotel. But Leo’s past serves up more surprises than Grundy bargained for. It seems Leo has had a life full of death, jilted mistresses, spurned spouses, sharp business deals, and explosive relationships with estranged children. Another corpse pops up, Leo is arrested and jailed, and Grundy takes more hits to his body and psyche than perhaps even he can handle. Thoughts of real and imagined death are stalking the corridors of the Lord Douglas, and Joe Grundy has to keep swinging to stay alive and remain sane.
Body Breaker
by M. W. Craven''This is high quality crime writing'' A A DhandThe second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he''s secretly pleased. But trouble is never far away. A young woman arrives at his lakeside cabin with a cryptic message: a code known to only a handful of people and it forces Fluke back into the investigation he''s only just been barred from. In a case that will change his life forever, Fluke immerses himself in a world of New Age travellers, corrupt cops and domestic extremists. Before long he''s alienated his entire team, has been arrested under the Terrorism Act - and has made a pact with the Devil himself. But a voice has called out to him from beyond the grave. And Fluke is only getting started...Praise for M. W. Craven:''Dark, sharp and compelling'' PETER JAMES''Fantastic'' MARTINA COLE''Britain''s answer to Harry Bosch'' MATT HILTON''Thrilling'' MICK HERRON''Brilliantly inventive'' WILLIAM SHAW''A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent'' DAVID MARK
Body Breaker (Avison Fluke)
by M. W. Craven'This is high quality crime writing' A A DhandThe second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he's secretly pleased. But trouble is never far away. A young woman arrives at his lakeside cabin with a cryptic message: a code known to only a handful of people and it forces Fluke back into the investigation he's only just been barred from. In a case that will change his life forever, Fluke immerses himself in a world of New Age travellers, corrupt cops and domestic extremists. Before long he's alienated his entire team, has been arrested under the Terrorism Act - and has made a pact with the Devil himself. But a voice has called out to him from beyond the grave. And Fluke is only getting started...Praise for M. W. Craven:'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'Thrilling' MICK HERRON'Brilliantly inventive' WILLIAM SHAW'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK
Body Breaker (Avison Fluke)
by M. W. Craven'This is high quality crime writing' A A DhandThe second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he's secretly pleased. But trouble is never far away. A young woman arrives at his lakeside cabin with a cryptic message: a code known to only a handful of people and it forces Fluke back into the investigation he's only just been barred from. In a case that will change his life forever, Fluke immerses himself in a world of New Age travellers, corrupt cops and domestic extremists. Before long he's alienated his entire team, has been arrested under the Terrorism Act - and has made a pact with the Devil himself. But a voice has called out to him from beyond the grave. And Fluke is only getting started...Praise for M. W. Craven:'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'Thrilling' MICK HERRON'Brilliantly inventive' WILLIAM SHAW'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK
Body Broker: A Jack Dixon Novel (Jack Dixon #1)
by Daniel FordWhen a teenager disappears from an elite boarding school, local police throw the seemingly innocuous case to their neighborhood PI. Enter Jack Dixon: college dropout, ex-cop, and ex-cook. What should be a simple case quickly turns sour, pushing Jack into the path of Nordic biker cultists and vicious drug dealers. But the houseboat-dwelling PI is determined to find the truth—and the missing kid—even though his persistence leads him into a thorny tangle of drugs and violence that could rip his sleepy waterfront life apart.
Body Copy: A Novel
by Michael Craven“Funny, tense, smart...Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen should be proud, there’s finally a writer to carry on their tradition.” —James Frey, national bestselling author of Bright Shiny MorningIntroducing Donald Tremaine, P.I.Once the world’s number one surfer, Donald Tremaine quit at the top of his game, moved into a trailer in Malibu, and became a detective. Beautiful women don’t ask for his autograph anymore. Now they ask for his help—like the stunning Nina Aldeen, who wants Tremaine to solve the murder of her uncle, advertising mogul Roger Gale, brutally slayed in his L.A. office a year earlier. The police investigation went nowhere. The suspects are many, and the victim had more secrets than anyone ever knew. But the closer Tremaine gets to the truth, the closer he comes to a killer who just might make his most complicated case his last.A novel that both honors and invigorates the classic private eye novel, Body Copy loudly heralds the arrival—with a bullet—of a major contender on the noir scene.“The style is slick. . . . If Harlan Coben doesn’t write fast enough for you, this might ease your drought.” —Kirkus Reviews“An extremely likable detective. . . . emotionally satisfying.” —Publishers Weekly
Body Count
by P. D. MartinTO CATCH A KILLER, YOU HAVE TO THINK LIKE ONE. FBI agent Sophie Anderson has been trained to uncover the minds of serial killers, to understand their vile impulses and cravings--to catch them before they kill again. Newly relocated from Australia, Sophie is settling in to her job at Quantico with the help of her new friend, Agent Samantha Wright, and a potential new boyfriend, Agent Josh Marco, and is quickly becoming the FBI's star profiler. The only problem is the nightmares. These intense images are more than dreams. They are psychic visions, like those she experienced during childhood when her brother was abducted. When grisly details match recent crime scene photos, she confides in Sam, and her visions lead to several breakthroughs in the case. But when Sam is abducted, Sophie must finally trust her visions and use them. She may not have been able to save her brother, but perhaps she can save Sam--and herself.
Body Count (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 16): A chilling murder mystery on the dark streets of Istanbul
by Barbara NadelDeath walks the streets of Istanbul...Follow Inspector Ikmen into the dangerous streets of Istanbul in the thrilling crime novel from Silver Dagger Award-winning writer Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Mario Giordano. 'Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant' - Literary Review Any bloody death will lead Inspectors Çetin Ikmen and Mehmet Süleyman out onto the dark streets of Istanbul. On 21 January, a half-decapitated corpse in the poor multicultural district of Tarlabasi poses a particularly frustrating and gruesome mystery. But as the months pass and the violence increases, it turns into a hunt for that rare phenomenon in the golden city on the Bosphorus: a serial killer.Desperate to uncover the killer's twisted logic as the body count rises, Ikmen and Süleyman find only more questions. How are the victims connected? What is the significance of the number 21? And how many Istanbullus must die before they find the answers?What readers are saying about Body Count:'Barbara Nadel has written another fascinating story in her addictive series of Cetin Ikmen''One of the best in this excellent and unusual crime series''If you like intrigue and mystery this book is for you'
Body Double: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (Rizzoli and Isles #4)
by Tess GerritsenBoston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match-and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations-in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner.Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing with death. As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, she has seen more than her share of corpses every day-many of them victims of violent murder. But never before has her blood run cold, and never has the grim expression "dead ringer" rung so terrifyingly true. Because never before has the lifeless body on the medical examiner's table been her own.Yet there can be no denying the mind-reeling evidence before her shocked eyes and those of her colleagues, including Detective Jane Rizzoli: the woman found shot to death outside Maura's home is the mirror image of Maura, down to the most intimate physical nuances. Even more chilling is the discovery that they share the same birth date and blood type. For the stunned Maura, an only child, there can be just one explanation. And when a DNA test confirms that Maura's mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister, an already bizarre murder investigation becomes a disturbing and dangerous excursion into a past full of dark secrets.Searching for answers, Maura is drawn to a seaside town in Maine where other horrifying surprises await. But perhaps more frightening, an unknown murderer is at large on a cross-country killing spree. To stop the massacre and uncover the twisted truth about her own roots, Maura must probe her first living subject: the mother that she never knew . . . an icy and cunning woman who could be responsible for giving Maura life-and who just may have a plan to take it away.
Body For Sale
by Richard DemingBlackmail, sex and murder!Tom Cavanaugh never quarreled about the means involved, just so long as the end was worth grabbing for. He was about to get fired when he blackmailed his boss into making him district sales manager.Helen Mathews was no lily-white either. She was rich, beautiful, and as coldly calculating and cruel as a jungle animal. When she learned her husband might kill her for her money, she wasn't frightened. All she wanted was revenge!She let Cavanaugh sample her lush body and then made him an offer. For killing her husband, Cavanaugh could marry her and all her wealth.Cavanaugh hesitated, but his decision was inevitable. He set out to commit the perfect murder.
Body Guard (The Devlin Kirk Mysteries #3)
by Rex BurnsKirk watches nervously as a new employee goes undercover with a drug ringThe employees at the Advantage Company have started to steal. They are angrier than they used to be, and also clumsier—accident reports have spiked. To Devlin Kirk, these are telltale signs of on-the-job drug abuse. Hired by Advantage to smash the drug ring that&’s sprung up inside its factory, Kirk sends his newest employee, earnest farm boy Chris Newman, to infiltrate the company. Newman sees suspicious activity everywhere, but lacks the experience to find hard evidence. Only when Newman is tortured to death is Kirk sure that the kid was on to something. Meanwhile, Kirk&’s partner, Bunch, takes a job working as a bodyguard for a man who claims to be hunted by Japanese assassins. Kirk & Associates has a reputation of doing anything for its clients. In these two cases, the job wants blood.
Body Heat (Department 6 #2)
by Brenda Novak“A compelling, suspenseful story filled with nonstop action…a definite page-turner.”—RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars Twelve people have been shot at point-blank range and left to rot in the desert sun. It’s Sophia St. Claire’s job to do something about it. She’s Bordertown, Arizona’s new chief of police—and she’s out of her depth.Help arrives in the form of Department 6 hired gun Roderick Guerrero. As far as Sophia’s concerned, his involvement only makes things worse. Maybe he’s managed to turn his life around. And maybe he’s a good investigator. But as the bastard son of a wealthy local rancher, he has a history he can’t get past. A history that includes her.Rod refuses to leave town until the killer is caught. He’s not worried about the danger posed by some vigilante. It’s Sophia who threatens him. Because he’s used to risking his life—but his heart is another story.Originally published in 2010
Body Heat (Department 6 #2)
by Brenda Novak#1 New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak creates her trademark chemistry between a police chief tasked with stopping a dangerous killer and the man she&’s tried so hard to forget.Twelve people have been shot at point-blank range and left to rot in the desert sun. It&’s Sophia St. Claire&’s job to do something about it. She&’s Bordertown, Arizona&’s new chief of police—and she&’s out of her depth.Help arrives in the form of Department 6 hired gun Roderick Guerrero. As far as Sophia&’s concerned, his involvement only makes things worse. Maybe he&’s managed to turn his life around. And maybe he&’s a good investigator. But as the bastard son of a wealthy local rancher, he has a history he can&’t get past. A history that includes her.Rod refuses to leave town until the killer is caught. He&’s not worried about the danger posed by some vigilante. It&’s Sophia who threatens him. Because he&’s used to risking his life—but his heart is another story.Previously published.
Body Language
by Denise A. AgnewSometimes you just have to go home. Hoping to finally escape a relentless stalker, Lizbeth Cauldwell returns to her hometown, where she finds her childhood friend, Thomas, has become an oh-so-sexy police officer. As passion ignites between them, danger draws near, and the evil Lizbeth hoped to escape not only threatens their lives, but their new-found happiness. Denise A. Agnew has penned a powerful, suspenseful romance in her newest novel, Body Language.She runs. She hides. But the stalker is determined to find her...Lizbeth Cauldwell escaped the boardroom and her city life to forget a fierce attack. When she returns to the tranquility of her old home in Arizona, she discovers harmony she never expected when she takes over a bar and grill. There she discovers another thing as mind-boggling as the evil that stalks her. Her once skinny, shy childhood friend Thomas Giancomo has transformed into one grade-A, powerful, gorgeous manHe never runs. He never hides. But a stalker is determined to hurt the woman he dares protect...Memories of strong, sexy Lizbeth kept ex-soldier, now cop Thomas Giancomo alive during a long stay in the harsh desert. Thomas is determined to protect her and to feel her surrender to raw passion in his arms. When danger draws them closer, one intense night proves that long suppressed desires and feelings are too heated to ignore.Content Notes: Spicy, Contemporary, Suspense
Body Language
by James W. HallEighteen years ago, a girl shot down a rapist while her father's lawnmower sputtered in the yard outside. Somewhere in the heat and shadows of that day, Alexandra Rafferty took on the burden of her deed, and forged a bond of silence with her cop father. But now Alexandra's husband has left, her father is clinging to his health, and a Miami serial killer is leaving behind death scenes that go beyond the horrific. For Alexandra, her life and work are exploding--exposing the truth about the killer she seeks, the lover she's choosing, and one summer afternoon that has never gone away...
Body Language (The Cassie Raven Mysteries)
by A.K. TurnerIn this gritty crime series debut, a London morgue assistant with an eye for detail and an ear for the dead investigates her mentor&’s murder. &“Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding on to the crime scene like a punk superstar.&” —Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else&’s Skin There&’s more to Cassie Raven than just her goth appearance: piercings, tattoos, a wild, dyed-black hairstyle. She worked hard to escape life on the streets and become a senior mortuary technician. Now she spends her days helping the deceased, inspecting bodies to determine the cause of death. Occasionally, they even speak, sharing fleeting hints about their final moments. Cassie&’s gift for listening to the dead can be a blessing, but sometimes, it&’s a curse . . . Years ago, Geraldine Edwards mentored Cassie and saved her life. So Cassie is shocked to now find the woman on the slab, her death presumed an accident. Cassie can&’t believe it, but is that simply her grief talking? Or is something more sinister at play? To get answers, Cassie begins digging through her former teacher&’s past. Her investigation soon leads to her butting heads with the police—and if she&’s not careful, it could lead to something far deadlier . . . &“Spellbinding storytelling.&” —Val McDermid, international bestselling author &“A first-rate crime novel. . . . I loved it.&” —Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway series &“What a wonderful creation is Cassie Raven!&” —James Oswald, author of Natural CausesPerfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, and Kathy Reichs
Body Language (The Mark Manning Mysteries #3)
by Michael CraftA gay Chicago reporter returns to his Wisconsin hometown—and a morass of lust, lies, and lethal family secrets in this &“neatly twisted&” mystery (Booklist). An unexpected windfall has given burned-out Chicago journalist Mark Manning the chance to reconnect with his boyhood roots. With the blessing of his lover, Neil, he leaves the Windy City to return to Dumont, Wisconsin, to take over the town paper. His long-awaited family reunion is cut short when his cousin Suzanne is bludgeoned to death just before Christmas dinner. Before she dies, she whispers something to Manning: the name of her son. Was she expressing a mother&’s dying wish for the future welfare of her child? Or revealing the identity of her murderer? When Manning ends up in the local law&’s sights, he&’s suddenly racing against time to clear his own name and smoke out a killer. With no lack of suspects, from a troubled homophobe to a lesbian activist to a housekeeper, the clock is ticking on a story that could be the biggest of Manning&’s career—if he lives long enough to write it. Body Language is the third book in Michael Craft&’s Mark Manning series, which begins with Flight Dreams and Eye Contact.
Body Movers
by Stephanie BondOkay, so Carlotta Wren's life hasn't turned out as she'd planned. She didn't plan for her parents to skip bail for a white-collar crime, leaving her to raise her younger brother. She didn't plan on having the silver spoon ripped out of her mouth and forgoing college to work retail. She didn't plan on her blue-blood fiancé dumping her like last year's designer bag. And she didn't plan to still be single (with no prospects) ten years later, working at Neiman Marcus, with no idea where her fugitive parents are. But she's coping, sort of. Until. . . ;. . . ;her lovable brother is arrested and his loan sharks come calling. . . . ;the hunky cop who arrested her brother reopens her parents' case. . . . ;her brother becomes a body mover, transporting corpses from crime scenes. . . . ;her former fiancé's wife (a good customer) is murdered, fingering Carlotta. . . . ;her brother's sexy boss draws her into the bizarre world of body moving. Suddenly Carlotta realizes that she has to bag a murderer to keep her own well-dressed body from being next on the list!
Body Of Evidence (Crime Files #1)
by Jeremy BrownFour-minute forensic mysteries are solved by a cast of quirky but lovable characters. Their wisecracking leader is CSI Wes Burton who carries his evidence-gathering tools with him to each crime scene and loves his work solving problems. Crime scenes include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of cake, to a man who dies accidentally while tanning himself. Burton and his coworkers use science to prove that strangulation with a towel leaves unique imprints, that antique flowers are deadly, and that insects can tell a good story.
Body Of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta #2)
by Patricia CornwellThe second book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesA reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared . . .Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone-calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West - but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in . . .Thus begins for Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript. As Scarpetta retraces Beryl's footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times 'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror 'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express