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Brothers in Blood (Eagles of the Empire 13)
by Simon ScarrowIF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!BROTHERS IN BLOOD is the unputdownable thirteenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels: 'Gripping and moving' The TimesThe Roman Empire's conquest of Britannia is under threat from within. A messenger on the streets of Rome has been intercepted and tortured, revealing a plot to sabotage the Roman army's campaign against Caratacus, commander of Britannia's native tribes. A treacherous agent's mission is to open a second front of attack against them and eliminate the two Roman soldiers who could stand in the way.Unwarned, Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are with the Roman army pursuing Caratacus and his men through the mountains of Britannia. Defeating Caratacus seems within their grasp. But the plot against the two heroes threatens not only their military goals but also their lives.Includes 2 maps and Roman army organisation chart.
Brothers in Blood (Zaq & Jags)
by Amer AnwarTHE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018 GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018BOOKS IN THE MEDIA BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2018FEATURED ON CRIME TIME BEST OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER OF THE CWA DEBUT DAGGER'[A] brilliant debut' Sunday Times Crime Club'A fresh and exciting new voice to the genre' Ann Cleeves'Gritty, compelling and authentic' Daily Express'Fascinating' CJ Carver'Enjoyable. Fast-paced. Recommended.' Observer'Raw! Authentic! The crime thriller that I've been waiting for' Khurram Rahman'Terrific' The Times'One of the best books I've read this year' The Crime Novel Reader'Impressive, Brutal, Convincing' Mail on Sunday 'You won't be putting this book down' Hardeep Singh Kohli'A satisfying slice of action-led crime . . . readers (will be) hooked from the off' Skinny***THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY FAMILY. BUT A FAMILY COULD TEAR THEM APART.Southall, West London. After being released from prison, Zaq Khan is lucky to land a dead-end job at a builders' yard. All he wants to do is keep his head down and put the past behind him. But when Zaq is forced to search for his boss's runaway daughter, he quickly finds himself caught up in a deadly web of deception, murder and revenge. With time running out and pressure mounting, can he find the missing girl before it's too late? And if he does, can he keep her - and himself - alive long enough to deal with the people who want them both dead?
Brothers in Blood (Zaq & Jags)
by Amer AnwarTHE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018 GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018BOOKS IN THE MEDIA BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2018FEATURED ON CRIME TIME BEST OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER OF THE CWA DEBUT DAGGER'[A] brilliant debut' Sunday Times Crime Club'A fresh and exciting new voice to the genre' Ann Cleeves'Gritty, compelling and authentic' Daily Express'Fascinating' CJ Carver'Enjoyable. Fast-paced. Recommended.' Observer'Raw! Authentic! The crime thriller that I've been waiting for' Khurram Rahman'Terrific' The Times'One of the best books I've read this year' The Crime Novel Reader'Impressive, Brutal, Convincing' Mail on Sunday 'You won't be putting this book down' Hardeep Singh Kohli'A satisfying slice of action-led crime . . . readers (will be) hooked from the off' Skinny***THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY FAMILY. BUT A FAMILY COULD TEAR THEM APART.Southall, West London. After being released from prison, Zaq Khan is lucky to land a dead-end job at a builders' yard. All he wants to do is keep his head down and put the past behind him. But when Zaq is forced to search for his boss's runaway daughter, he quickly finds himself caught up in a deadly web of deception, murder and revenge. With time running out and pressure mounting, can he find the missing girl before it's too late? And if he does, can he keep her - and himself - alive long enough to deal with the people who want them both dead?
Brothers in Blood: A Detective Inspector Paul Snow Novel 1
by David Stuart DaviesA brutal game devised by three intelligent but bored teenagers escalates into murder. Led by the charismatic and cunning Laurence, the trio of ‘brothers’ meets once a year to carry out untraceable, motiveless murders – for fun. Until, years later, they must murder in order to protect one of their own, leaving themselves vulnerable to discovery. This killing is investigated by Detective Inspector Paul Snow, a complex man with a secret of his own which links him to the murder. As Snow grows closer to unmasking the killers, his professional life begins to unravel in a terrifying fashion. Brothers in Blood is a dark and chilling thriller which surprises and excites all the way to the shocking climax.
Brothers in Blood: Cato & Macro: Book 13 (Cato & Macro #13)
by Simon ScarrowIF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!BROTHERS IN BLOOD is the unputdownable thirteenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels: 'Gripping and moving' The TimesThe Roman Empire's conquest of Britannia is under threat from within. A messenger on the streets of Rome has been intercepted and tortured, revealing a plot to sabotage the Roman army's campaign against Caratacus, commander of Britannia's native tribes. A treacherous agent's mission is to open a second front of attack against them and eliminate the two Roman soldiers who could stand in the way.Unwarned, Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are with the Roman army pursuing Caratacus and his men through the mountains of Britannia. Defeating Caratacus seems within their grasp. But the plot against the two heroes threatens not only their military goals but also their lives.(P)2014 Headline Publishing Group Ltd.
Brothers of the Badge: Alaska State Troopers, FBI Agents, and U.S. Marshals, Probe an Informant's Death
by Ron WaldenBill Gant and Alan Pulis, both retired Alaska State Troopers are halibut fishing when they find a body floating in the rip at the center of Cook Inlet. They discover the victim, wearing a life preserver, has been shot in the back. Captain Rollin Caswell of the Alaska State Troopers recruits the retired men to investigate the case on a contract basis. They find the victim is a local banker and suspect the killing was a mob hit. A local waitress had been dating the banker and is found to be on the list of hit men. The investigation leads the investigators to New Jersey and to an organized crime boss, causing them to rely on the FBI and U.S. Marshals to assist in the investigation. From local intrigue to international banking the story winds leaving death and fear in its wake.
Brothers' Tears (The Chief Inspector Peach Mysteries #17)
by J. M. GregsonA double murder reveals the dirty dealings and family secrets of a former Irish rugby star in &“a formidable puzzle&” for the &“indomitable&” British detective (Kirkus Reviews). Irish ex-rugby player and now successful businessman, Jim O&’Connor, was shot dead at point blank range in the parking lot of Claughton Towers where he was hosting a celebratory dinner. DCI Percy Peach is brought back from holiday to head up the high-profile investigation. It doesn&’t take long before he has a surfeit of suspects on close watch—from the victim&’s cheating wife to an avenging crime lord to the head of a local prostitution ring to an assassin for the Provisional IRA. Considering Jim&’s dicey past, and shadier associations, each suspect has a clear motive. But the case takes a sharp detour when Jim&’s upstanding and much-loved brother Dominic is murdered next. To piece together this deadly puzzle, Peach looks a little closer to home, where the most dangerous impulses may run foul in the O&’Connor family blood. &“This series [is] a winner.&” —Booklist
Brought In Dead
by Jack HigginsWhen a young woman commits suicide, Detective Sergeant Nick Miller follows a hazardous trail to find the powerful man responsible for the girl's fate, only to watch him walk out of court a free man. But the dead girl's father swears to exact justice--with or without the law on his side.
Brought to Book (The Simon Bognor Mysteries #9)
by Tim HealdBognor tries to understand how a publishing magnate could have been crushed by smutBefore retiring for the night, Vernon Hemlock pours a brandy, lights a cigar, and takes a look at his cache of pornography. Far more than a wad of dirty magazines stashed under a mattress, this is a collection of some of the world&’s finest erotica, dating back as far as a dirty doodle drawn by da Vinci. The millionaire publisher is perusing the Swedish section when the shelves begin to move. By the time he notices the walls closing in on him, it is too late. Vernon Hemlock has been flattened by filth. This would not normally bother Simon Bognor, but he fears it will be bad news for his book deal. A stridently lazy Board of Trade investigator, Bognor stumbled his way into a handshake deal with Hemlock to write a kind of memoir. With his publisher dead, Bognor has no choice but to find the man who squashed the king of porn and confront his own greatest fear: hard work.
Brought to Book: And, Business Unusual (The Simon Bognor Mysteries #9)
by Tim HealdBognor tries to understand how a publishing magnate could have been crushed by smutBefore retiring for the night, Vernon Hemlock pours a brandy, lights a cigar, and takes a look at his cache of pornography. Far more than a wad of dirty magazines stashed under a mattress, this is a collection of some of the world&’s finest erotica, dating back as far as a dirty doodle drawn by da Vinci. The millionaire publisher is perusing the Swedish section when the shelves begin to move. By the time he notices the walls closing in on him, it is too late. Vernon Hemlock has been flattened by filth. This would not normally bother Simon Bognor, but he fears it will be bad news for his book deal. A stridently lazy Board of Trade investigator, Bognor stumbled his way into a handshake deal with Hemlock to write a kind of memoir. With his publisher dead, Bognor has no choice but to find the man who squashed the king of porn and confront his own greatest fear: hard work.
Brown Bread in Wengen (Nicky Burkett #3)
by Jerermy CameronThe third in the Nicky Burkett series takes him from Walthamstow to Switzerland. First he finds a dead member of parliament on his doorstep. Then the MP's widow hires him to find the killer. The whole gang decamps to Wengen in the high Alps—Noreen Hurlock, Jimmy Foley, Rameez Ahmed, Paulette James, Mercedes Marty Fisherman, and Wayne Sapsford, not to mention DS TT Holdsworth and warrant officer George Marshall. Nicky takes a hilarious skiing lesson and then the bloody denouement descends on the town square of Wengen on New Year's Eve. Nicky tries hard to stay within the law but the law seems to follow him around. The morality of the streets of Walthamstow is strong but not always legal. There is a code and a language which is followed by black, white, and Asian alike.
Brown Dwarf
by Kathleen Daisy MillerReturning to her childhood home in Hamilton, Brenda Bray must finally face up to her youthful friendship with Jori, a classmate who disappeared after they sought to track and catch an escaped serial killer believed to be hiding out on the escarpment.
Brown Girl Ghosted
by Mintie DasWe Were Liars meets Riverdale with a supernatural twist in this timely #metoo thriller about mean girls, murder, and race in a quiet Midwestern suburb. Violet Choudhury may be part of the popular clique at school, but as one of a handful of brown girls in a small Illinois town, all she really wants to do is blend in and disappear. Unfortunately for her, she&’s got a knack for seeing spirits, including the dead—something she&’s tried to ignore all her life. But when the queen bee of Violet&’s cheerleading squad ends up dead following a sex tape that&’s not as consensual as everyone wants to believe, Violet's friends from the spirit world decide it&’s the perfect time for Violet to test her skills and finally accept the legacy of spiritual fighters from whom she&’s descended. Her mission? Find the killer. Or else she&’s next.
Brown Harvest
by Jay RussellBrown Harvest is a 340 page unusual novel written by Jay Russell and first published in 2001. It was a finalist for the 2002 World Fantasy Award. The summary by Four Walls Eight Windows reads as follows: The Boy detective grows up, moves away, and comes home for a visit. His hometown's gone from American-as-apple-pie to darkest noir; his once innocent girlfriend has transformed into something both more and less than she once was; his father has become a bum on the skids - and that's the least of it. At once a parody and a tribute to childhood heroes, Brown Harvest turns and twists the fondest memories of characters familiar to anyone who grew up reading detective stories. Drawing on a tradition of borrowing from popular classics that stretches from Shakespeare on, Russell joyfully creates mayhem from colliding the worlds of hardboiled thrillers, "Young Adult" mysteries, and classic noir fiction.
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1: A Paranormal Suspense Box Set (A Brown and de Luca Novel)
by Maggie ShayneFor the first time in a box set, the first three stories in New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shayne’s Brown and De Luca series, where you can’t trust what you see, and danger lurks in the shadows.Sleep with the Lights OnWhen a cornea transplant restores Rachel De Luca’s sight, the new eyes seem to give her new life. Until she starts seeing terrifying visions of brutal murders—crimes she soon learns are all too real. Detective Mason Brown wants to help Rachel, but when he discovers a shocking connection between them, he’ll have to do everything in his power to save her from a predator who is somehow still hunting from beyond the grave.Dream of DangerMurder brought self-help guru Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown together. Their shared secrets drove them apart. Desperate to find a missing friend, Rachel has no choice but to turn to Mason. Their investigation into takes them ever deeper into danger—now it’s a race against time as these reluctant partners fight to stave off passion and save a life.Wake to DarknessA string of murders brings Rachel and Mason together again. Mason thinks that he can protect everyone he loves, including Rachel, by taking them to a winter hideaway, but danger follows them up the mountain. As guests disappear from a snowbound resort, the race to find the murderer intensifies. Rachel knows she’s a target. Will acknowledging her feelings for Mason destroy her—or save them both and stop a killer?
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2: A Paranormal Suspense Box Set (A Brown and de Luca Novel)
by Maggie ShayneAvailable for the first time together in one volume, the final two stories in the Brown and De Luca series from New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shayne.Innocent PreySelf-help superstar Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown have finally given in to their overwhelming attraction to each other, but neither of them is ready to let physical passion turn into full-blown romance. When a judge’s daughter disappears, Mason has a terrible sense that it’s connected to the most recent case they solved together. The discovery of a string of missing women—all young, all troubled—seems like a promising lead. But there’s no clear connection between the missing girls. He realizes that once again he’ll have to rely on his own well-honed instincts and Rachel’s uncanny capacity to see through people’s lies in order to catch a predator and rescue his captives. But can they do it before Rachel becomes his next victim?Deadly ObsessionRachel 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: Mason’s psychotic sister-in-law has escaped from custody, and her sons—the nephews Mason is raising—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….
Brown's Requiem
by James EllroyIn James Ellroy's first novel, a PI investigates a deadly conspiracy at one of Los Angeles's most exclusive country clubsIt would be a stretch to call Fritz Brown a detective. A PI in name only, he washed out of the police force at twenty-five, and makes a cash living doing under-the-table repo work for a sleazy used-car dealer. It's an ugly job, but Fritz is not one to say no to easy money. That doesn't mean he won't take a case now and then. A caddy visits his office, asking Fritz to dig up dirt on the golf-nut who's dating his sister. Convinced by the caddy's suspiciously fat wad of bills, Fritz agrees to investigate, hoping for a chance to meet the girl. Instead he finds himself embroiled in a tangled world of country club intrigue, where wealth can buy innocence and murder is not half as rare as a hole-in-one.
Brown's Requiem (The\armchair Detective Library)
by James EllroyIn this enthralling debut, James Ellroy, one of crime fiction's greatest writers, introduces the hyperreal L.A. we've come to know from his later work--a land of vice, corruption, and, in this case, golf.Fritz Brown is an ex-alcoholic PI with a taste for classical music who gets by as a repo man. But he finds himself in the rough when he takes the case of a trigger-happy golf caddie who wants to destroy the older man who stole his sister's affection. As he tries to unravel this complex case with echoes from the distant past, Fritz Brown plunges into the seedy underbelly of L.A., where the hazards include arson, incest, and murder. Brown's Requiem is, in the author's own words, "a righteous private-eye novel: fast, profane, densely plotted." It is the first work of a master in the making.
Brown-Eyed Girl
by Mariah Stewart"Certain to delight readers everywhere" (Romantic Times), award-winning author Mariah Stewart expertly blends tantalizing romance and thrilling intrigue for a life-affirming novel about the healing power of love....As co-owner and features editor of a popular magazine, Leah McDevitt loves exploring exotic locales while she tracks fashion and social trends across the globe. Yet despite her devotion to her fast-paced career, Leah is haunted by the memory of her cherished younger sister Melissa, who years ago disappeared without a trace. So when convicted serial killer Raymond Lambert contacts her, Leah is more than willing to pay him the long-standing reward for information leading to the recovery of Melissa's body.But before Lambert can turn over all his information, he himself is killed. Devastated but determined to finally uncover the truth, Leah heads to the Maine woods to seek out Ethan Sanger, the author of a book about Lambert. A private investigator, Ethan had written the killer's story in exchange for yet another of Lambert's terrible secrets. Working together to discover the truth about Melissa's disappearance, Leah and Ethan come to realize that even amid the ashes of tragedy, love can bloom. But someone harboring secrets of his own is about to enter their lives...someone who knows more about Leah than he should...someone who won't be satisfied until his own deadly game is played out.
Brown-Eyed Girl: A Novel of Suspense
by Virginia SwiftSally Alder is a couple of ears past her wild youth as the hard-drinking, guitar playing, hell-raising singer known as Mustang Sally. But then she's grown with age, She's wiser and more coolheaded now, and, more important, Sally has learned how to keep a secret. It's a good thing, too, because she's going to need every advantage she's gained in order to handle the job she's just taken.Imagine having to move from LA to Laramie to get a thrill.A professor of history at UCLA, Sally has just been offered the hugely endowed and deliciously secretive Dunwoodie Distinguished Chair in American Women's History at the University of Wyoming. Job description: Move into the late Meg Dunwoodie's posh residence in Laramie (the only one of its kind) and, with sole proprietors of her papers, construct the definitive Meg Dunwoodie biography--without telling anyone anything about it.Sally Alder is a couple of ears past her wild youth as the hard-drinking, guitar playing, hell-raising singer known as Mustang Sally. But then she's grown with age, She's wiser and more coolheaded now, and, more important, Sally has learned how to keep a secret. It's a good thing, too, because she's going to need every advantage she's gained in order to handle the job she's just taken.Imagine having to move from LA to Laramie to get a thrill.A professor of history at UCLA, Sally has just been offered the hugely endowed and deliciously secretive Dunwoodie Distinguished Chair in American Women's History at the University of Wyoming. Job description: Move into the late Meg Dunwoodie's posh residence in Laramie (the only one of its kind) and, with sole proprietors of her papers, construct the definitive Meg Dunwoodie biography--without telling anyone anything about it.In this town, rumors abound and secrets are practically nonexistent.Of course, everyone knows that Sally has been hired to poke through old Meg's papers, and a lot of people think that somewhere among them sits a treasure map that could lead to a fortune in gold Krugerrands. Oneway or another, most of Laramie is determined to getinto Meg Dunwoodie's house.There are break-ins, a curious sheriff, gossipy friends, and avaricious faculty at the university. And, if that isn't enough to distract Sally from her research, sexy Hawk Green has shown up to rekindle a romance Sally thought was gone forever.But all this goes deeper and the stakes are higher thanSally could have imagined. As she delves intoMeg's romantic and heartbreaking past as a foreigncorrespondent in Paris during World War II, the forces of good and evil are aligning in Laramie, and Sally realizes that, truly, those who don't learn from their pasts are doomed to repeat it.In the tradition, of Susan Isaacs and Fannie Flagg, Virginia Swift has written a story that breaks the mold, with a cast of finely drawn characters and a heroine whose wit and intelligence are matched only by herdetermination.
Brownies and Broomsticks
by Bailey CatesEASY BAKE COVEN Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees. While working at the Honeybee Bakery--named after Lucy's cat--Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty--Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells! When a curmudgeonly customer is murdered outside the Honeybee Bakery, Uncle Ben becomes the prime suspect. With the help of handsome journalist Steve Dawes, charming firefighter Declan McCarthy, and a few spells, Katie and Aunt Lucy stir up some toil and trouble to clear Ben's name and find the real killer..
Brownstone
by Dean KutzlerDe sleutel tot het lot van de wereld ontdekt een vernietigend geheim, dat sinds de dagen van Genesis goddelijk verborgen is, terwijl hij de moordenaar van zijn familie opzoekt, maar ontdekt dat een clandestiene organisatie van plan is de mensheid te hervormen op de hielen van vernietiging. Als Jack Elliot terugkeert naar New York City om respect te tonen aan zijn stervende oom, is het een race tegen de klok. Hij krijgt meer dan hij had verwacht als hij merkt dat hij niet in één, maar in twee moordzaken verankerd is, waarin hij de hoofdverdachte is. Wat Jack niet weet, is dat te midden van alle moord een organisatie die uit het begin der tijden is ontstaan, geduldig op hem heeft gewacht. Als ze hem vinden, wordt de wereld onmetelijk veranderd en zeker niet ten goede. Wat wil een organisatie zo oud als creatie met Jack Elliot? Bewijst Jack zijn onschuld? Lees het eerste boek in de spannende nieuwe serie, Brownstone, en ontdek de ware feiten die de wereld zullen choqueren! Brownstone is briljant uitgezet, snel en boordevol fascinerende, maar toch schokkende waarheden die vakkundig zijn verweven in het weefsel van deze verbazingwekkende debuutroman. Brownstone daagt de kernovertuigingen uit die ieder van ons heeft, diep van binnen, en bevraagt het wezen van ons bestaan.
Brownstone: Un Giallo di Jack Elliot
by Dean KutzlerBrownstone La chiave del destino del mondo scopre un segreto devastante, divinamente nascosto dai tempi della Genesi, mentre cerca l'assassino della sua famiglia, solo per scoprire che un'organizzazione clandestina progetta di rimodellare l'umanità sulla scia della distruzione. Quando Jack Elliot torna a New York City per rendere omaggio a suo zio morente, è una corsa contro il tempo. Ottiene più di quanto si aspettasse quando si ritrova invischiato non in uno, ma in due casi di omicidio in cui è il principale sospettato. Quello che Jack non sa è che in mezzo a tutti gli omicidi, un'organizzazione creata dall'inizio dei tempi lo sta pazientemente aspettando. Se lo trovano, il mondo sarà incommensurabilmente cambiato e certamente non in meglio. Cosa vuole da Jack Elliot un'organizzazione antica come la creazione? Riuscirà Jack a dimostrare la sua innocenza? Leggete il primo libro della nuova ed eccitante serie, Brownstone, e scoprite i veri fatti che sconvolgeranno il mondo!
Browstone: A Jack Elliot Thriller (Jack Elliot Ser. #Vol. 1)
by Dean Kutzler Heloisa Miranda SilvaA chave para o destino do mundo descobre um segredo devastador, divinamente escondido desde os dias do Gênesis, enquanto ele procura pelo assassino de sua família, apenas para descobrir que uma organização clandestina planeja remodelar a humanidade na esteira de destruição. Quando Jack Elliot retorna para Nova Iorque para prestar seus respeitos ao seu tio que está morrendo, é uma corrida contra o tempo. Ele recebe mais do que ele barganhou quando se encontra entrincheirado em não um, mas dois casos de assassinato, onde ele é o principal suspeito. O que Jack não sabe é que, em meio a todos os assassinatos, uma organização criada desde o início dos tempos tem esperado pacientemente por ele. Se o encontrarem, o mundo passará por uma drástica mudança e certamente não será para melhor. O que uma organização tal antiga quanto a criação poderia querer com Jack Elliot? Jack consegue provar sua inocência? Leia o primeiro livro dessa excitante e nova série, Brownstone, e descubra os verdadeiros fatos que iram chocar o mundo!
Bruised Spirits: Historical Mystery (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #10)
by Alice DuncanIt's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm bands with friends Flossie and Harold to help Lily Bannister, whose abusive husband nearly killed her.Meanwhile, Mrs. Pinkerton--Daisy's best client--is in a tizzy, insisting Daisy use her spiritualist talent to end the engagement between her daughter and a most unsuitable man.To Daisy's surprise, the two cases collide, catching her in the middle. Can she prove Lily's husband and Mrs. P's soon-to-be-son-in-law are in cahoots with nefarious human traffickers... before it's too late?PRAISE for THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES"Well plotted with a band of whimsical characters and genuine humor... as comforting as a warm mug of cocoa on a blustery day." ~Diane Morasco, RT Book ReviewsThe year is 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm bands with friends Flossie and Harold to help Lily Bannister, whose abusive husband nearly killed her. Meanwhile, Mrs. Pinkerton-Daisy's best client-is in a tizzy, insisting Daisy use her spiritualist talent to end the engagement between her daughter and a most unsuitable man. To Daisy's surprise, the two cases collide, catching her in the middle. Can she prove Lily's husband and Mrs. P's soon-to-be-son-in-law are in cahoots with nefarious human traffickers... before it's too late?Critique: "Bruised Spirits" is the tenth volume in author Alice Duncan's "Daisey Gumm Majesty Mystery" series. A truly gifted writer who has proven herself a master of the mystery/suspense genre, Alice Duncan's "Bruised Spirits" is another uncompromisingly entertaining read from cover to cover and will prove to be an enduringly popular and highly prized addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs that "Bruised Spirits" is also available in a paperback edition (9781614178606, $17.99) and in a Kindle format ($5.99).James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series orderStrong SpiritsFine SpiritsHigh SpiritsHungry SpiritsGenteel SpiritsAncient SpiritsDark SpiritsSpirits OnstageUnsettled SpiritsBruised SpiritsSpirits UnitedSpirits UnearthedShaken Spirits