- Table View
- List View
Careless in Red: An Inspector Lynley Novel: 15 (Inspector Lynley #12)
by Elizabeth GeorgeIt is barely three months since the murder of his wife and Thomas Lynley takes to the South-West Coast Path in Cornwall, determined to walk its length in an attempt to distract himself from his loss. On the forty-third day of this walk, he sees a cliff climber fall to his death, apparently witnessed by a surfer in a nearby cove. Shortly afterwards, Lynley encounters a young woman from Bristol whose personal history is a blank before her thirteenth year. These events propel him into a case that brings Barbara Havers from London and thrusts both detectives into a world where revenge is only one of the motives they must sift through to identify a killer.
Careless in Red: An Inspector Lynley Novel: 15 (Inspector Lynley #12)
by Elizabeth GeorgeIt is barely three months since the murder of his wife and Thomas Lynley takes to the South-West Coast Path in Cornwall, determined to walk its length in an attempt to distract himself from his loss. On the forty-third day of this walk, he sees a cliff climber fall to his death, apparently witnessed by a surfer in a nearby cove. Shortly afterwards, Lynley encounters a young woman from Bristol whose personal history is a blank before her thirteenth year. These events propel him into a case that brings Barbara Havers from London and thrusts both detectives into a world where revenge is only one of the motives they must sift through to identify a killer.(P)2008 ISIS Publishing Ltd
Cargarás con la culpa
by Olle LönnaeusKonrad Jonsson, un periodista alcohólico y solitario, ha regresado a su hogar para descubrir al asesino de sus padres adoptivos. En el transcurso de su investigación se topará con vestigios de un nazismo latente, apenas sepultado bajo una sutil capa de corrección política. Así, Konrad sacará a la luz una serie de secretos y pecados, fruto de una época de racismo y discriminación, y desenterrará fantasmas que vuelven del pasado para reclamar justicia.Galardonada con el Premio a la Mejor Primera Novela de la Swedish Crime Writers Academy.«¡Brillante! Toda la novela está escrita, narrada y equilibrada a la perfección.»Kvällsposten
Cargarás con la culpa
by Olle LönnaeusKonrad Jonsson es el principal sospechoso del asesinato de sus padres adoptivos. La búsqueda de la verdad le obligará a enfrentarse a un tormentoso pasado. Konrad Jonsson, un periodista alcohólico y solitario, ha regresado a su hogar para descubrir al asesino de sus padres adoptivos. En el transcurso de su investigación se topará con vestigios de un nazismo latente, apenas sepultado bajo una sutil capa de corrección política. Así, Konrad sacará a la luz una serie de secretos y pecados, fruto de una época de racismo y discriminación, y desenterrará fantasmas que vuelven del pasado para reclamar justicia. Galardonada con el Premio a la Mejor Primera Novela de la Swedish Crime Writer's Academy. Reseña:«¡Brillante! Toda la novela está escrita, narrada y equilibrada a la perfección.»Kvällsposten
Cargo for the Styx
by Louis TrimbleMartin Zane thought he was all finished with his routine report on the freighter Temoc for Marine Mutual, but the lush blonde suddenly changed his mind. He just couldnt say no to her delicious smile, her shapely figure, or her tiny but deadly gun aimed at the middle of his clean white shirt. Zane realized that a fraud was about to be pulled, but he didnt know how. When he tried to discover what connection the golden Amazon had with his investigation, he realized too late that he had walked into a hornets nest buzzing with con men and killers . . .
Cargo for the Styx
by Louis TrimbleMartin Zane thought he was all finished with his routine report on the freighter Temoc for Marine Mutual, but the lush blonde suddenly changed his mind. He just couldn't say no to her delicious smile, her shapely figure, or her tiny but deadly gun aimed at the middle of his clean white shirt.Zane realized that a fraud was about to be pulled, but he didn't know how. When he tried to discover what connection the golden Amazon had with his investigation, he realized too late that he had walked into a hornet's nest buzzing with con men and killers ...
Cargo for the Styx
by Louis TrimbleMartin Zane thought he was all finished with his routine report on the freighter Temoc for Marine Mutual, but the lush blonde suddenly changed his mind. He just couldn’t say no to her delicious smile, her shapely figure, or her tiny but deadly gun aimed at the middle of his clean white shirt.Zane realized that a fraud was about to be pulled, but he didn’t know how. When he tried to discover what connection the golden Amazon had with his investigation, he realized too late that he had walked into a hornet’s nest buzzing with con men and killers . . .
Cargo of Coffins
by L. Ron HubbardUnlock your inner Sherlock. He was the last man Lars Marlin had expected to see in Rio de Janeiro-- and it took all of his willpower not to slay him on the spot.Paco Corvino was a smooth-talking and slippery con man, a contraband runner, and escaped convict . . . not to mention murderer. He also was the man responsible for changing Captain Lars Marlin into Convict 3827645 of the penal colony in French Guiana known as Devil's Island-- a prison from which he had only just escaped.An unstoppable whirlwind of events brings Paco on board as the debonair chief steward of a luxury oceangoing yacht with an heiress and her rich friends as passengers. At the helm is skipper Lars Marlin. No one else knows that Paco and Lars are bitter rivals with an old score to settle, or that the voyage will be their final showdown upon the high seas. "Also, about halfway through the story there's a right-angle plot twist that would make Jeffrey Deaver proud, very effectively lulling readers in a false sense of security before shocking the heck out of them. A first-rate adventure yarn." --Booklist
Cargo of Eagles (The Albert Campion Mysteries)
by Margery AllinghamA lively British mystery from “one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel” (Alexander McCall Smith). Strange things are happening in Saltey. The little village on the Essex coast is invaded by bikers and a parade of peculiar visitors, a newly released prisoner is rumored to be in the area, Mr. Lugg has bought a bungalow there, the Saltey Demon is on the loose again . . . and Albert Campion is looking for the disappearance of thousands of pounds of gold coinage. This is Margery Allingham’s final novel featuring her famous gentleman sleuth, overflowing with evil arch-villains and classic thuggery against the atmospheric backdrop of postwar England. “Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever.” —Sara Paretsky “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” —Agatha Christie
Cargo of Eagles (The Albert Campion Mysteries)
by Margery AllinghamA lively British mystery from “one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel” (Alexander McCall Smith).Strange things are happening in Saltey. The little village on the Essex coast is invaded by bikers and a parade of peculiar visitors, a newly released prisoner is rumored to be in the area, Mr. Lugg has bought a bungalow there, the Saltey Demon is on the loose again . . . and Albert Campion is looking for the disappearance of thousands of pounds of gold coinage.This is Margery Allingham’s final novel featuring her famous gentleman sleuth, overflowing with evil arch-villains and classic thuggery against the atmospheric backdrop of postwar England.“Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever.” —Sara Paretsky“Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” —Agatha Christie
Cargo: An Edge of Your Seat Thriller
by J.C. Maçek“A frequently intense kidnapping tale that takes full advantage of its confined setting”—based on the film of the same name directed by James Dylan (Kirkus Reviews).Over the years Anthony Peterson has amassed a fortune, numerous properties, a trophy wife and a reputation for ruthless business dealings. He is a man who is used to getting his own way.But when Peterson wakes to find himself locked in a metal shipping container, with only a cell phone and twenty-four hours of air left, he begins to unravel.Desperate to escape, Peterson soon learns that there is more to the container than he first realised. And when the kidnappers call and demand ten million dollars, while threatening to murder and rape his beautiful wife if he doesn’t comply, Peterson must fight to meet their impossible terms or face being left to die alone in the darkness . . .“A must-read for fans of fast-paced, adrenaline-fuelled thrillers. There [are] plenty of hair-raising moments that sent shivers down my spine and made my skin crawled. I absolutely loved every minute of it and can not wait to read more by the author.” —By the Letter Book Reviews“This book opens with a bang! . . . an intense read perfect for action movie fans.” —On the Shelf Reviews“A cleverly written, intense, dark, and highly graphic read which kept me hanging until the very last page.” —The Writing Garnet
Cari Mora (edició en català): A Novel
by Thomas HarrisL'Hannibal Lecter té un successor. Després de més d'una dècada, l'autor d'El silenci dels anyells torna amb un thriller imparable. Un grup d'homes sense escrúpols fa anys que busca vint-i-cinc milions de dòlars en or que s'amaguen sota una antiga mansió d'en Pablo Escobar a la costa de Miami. El seu líder és en Hans-Peter Schneider, que, impulsat per desitjos inconfessables, es guanya la vida fent realitat les fantasies violentes dels rics i poderosos. La Cari Mora va escapar de la brutalitat de la seva Colòmbia natal i ara treballa, entre altres feines, tenint cura de la mansió. Quan posa els seus ulls en ella, en Hans-Peter se n'encapritxa al moment. Però la Cari Mora és una supervivent. I no és la primera vegada que ha de lluitar per demostrar-ho. Cap altre escriptor ha conjurat els monstres que ens aguaiten amb la perfecció de Thomas Harris. El mestre del thriller americà torna, després de més d'una dècada, amb una història sobre el mal, l'avarícia i les conseqüències d'una obscura obsessió. La crítica ha dit...«El millor de l'obra de Harris, i això inclou la seva última i esperada novel·la, Cari Mora, retrata la realitat de forma inqüestionable... Ningú ha aconseguit transmetre la part obscura de l'ésser humà de manera tan efectiva com ell. I sembla que ningú no el superarà mai.»The Washington Post «Aquesta novel·la addictiva comença amb intensitat i el suspens augmenta fins arribar a un final ple d'acció... L'escriptura de Harris fa pensar en escenes cinematogràfiques, i no hi sobra cap paraula. Una excel·lent lectura diabòlica.»USA Today «Conan Doyle i el seu Sherlock Holmes van dominar la literatura de ficció en les dues últimes dècades del segle XIX. Un segle més tard, el thriller té el seu equivalent en Thomas Harris.»The Guardian «La ploma de Harris té la marca de la perfecció.»The Times «Tan bo com sempre. Llegir els seus llibres és com acariciar la fredor de la seda lentament amb la mà.»Stephen King «Un thriller intens, el millor de Harris des d'El silenci dels anyells.»New Statesman «La bona notícia per als lectors de Cari Mora és que l'Hannibal ha tornat en esperit, però no en persona.»The Spectator «Un esdeveniment literari. Thomas Harris és un escriptor excepcional de thriller, no només perquè crea traïdors memorables i monstruosos, sinó perquè també ens ofereix protagonistes femenines formidables.»Daily Mail «Els directors de Hollywood ja deuen estar somiant en portar a la pantalla aquest thriller addictiu. Harris és un narrador superlatiu.»Daily Express «Thomas Harris, el creador de l'Hannibal Lecter, és l'escriptor de thrillers més gran del nostre temps.»Evening Standard
Cari Mora: A Novel
by Thomas HarrisHannibal Lecter tiene un sucesor. Tras más de una década, el autor de El silencio de los corderos vuelve con un thriller arrollador. Bajo una antigua mansión de Pablo Escobar en la costa de Miami se ocultan veinticinco millones de dólares en oro. Un grupo de hombres sin escrúpulos lleva años buscándolos. Su líder es Hans-Peter Schneider, quien, impulsado por inconfesables apetitos, se gana la vida haciendo realidad las crueles fantasías de ricos y poderosos. Cari Mora escapó de la violencia de su Colombia natal y el cuidado de la mansión es ahora uno de sus variados trabajos. En cuanto pone sus ojos en Cari, Hans-Peter se encapricha de ella. Pero Cari Mora es una superviviente. Y no es la primera vez que tiene que luchar para demostrarlo. Ningún otro escritor ha conjurado los monstruos que nos acechan con la brillantez de Thomas Harris. El maestro del thriller americano regresa tras más de una década con una historia sobre el mal, la avaricia y las consecuencias de una oscura obsesión. La crítica ha dicho...«Lo mejor de la obra de Harris, y eso incluye su última y esperada novela, Cari Mora, retrata lo real de forma incuestionable... Nadie ha conseguido transmitir la parte oscura del ser humano de manera tan efectiva como él. Y parece que nadie va a superarlo nunca.»The Washington Post «Esta adictiva novela comienza con intensidad y va aumentando el suspense hasta un final lleno de acción... Harris escribe mediante escenas cinematográficas y no sobra ni una palabra. Una lectura diabólica.»USA Today «Dos figuras dominaron la literatura popular en las dos últimas décadas del siglo XIX: Conan Doyle y Sherlock Holmes. Un siglo más tarde su equivalente es Thomas Harris.»The Guardian «La pluma de Harris tiene la marca de la perfección.»The Times «Tan bueno como siempre. Leer sus libros es como recorrer seda fría lentamente con la mano.»Stephen King «Un thriller intenso, el mejor de Harris desde El silencio de los corderos.»New Statesman «La buena noticia para los lectores de Cari Mora es que Hannibal ha vuelto en espíritu pero no en persona.»Spectator «Un acontecimiento literario. Thomas Harris es un escritor excepcional de thriller, no solo por crear villanos memorables y monstruosos sino porque también nos ofrece protagonistas femeninas formidables.»Daily Mail «Los directores de Hollywood estarán ya soñando con llevar a la pantalla este adictivo thriller. Harris es un narrador superlativo.»Daily Express «Thomas Harris, el creador de Hannibal Lecter, es el mayor escritor de thrillers de nuestro tiempo.»Evening Standard
Cari Mora: A Novel
by Thomas HarrisFrom the creator of Hannibal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession. <P><P>Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. <P><P> Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. She works at many jobs to survive. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. <P><P>But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before. <P><P>Monsters lurk in the crevices between male desire and female survival. No other writer in the last century has conjured those monsters with more terrifying brilliance than Thomas Harris. Cari Mora, his sixth novel, is the long-awaited return of an American master. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Caribbean Island
by Mario Escobar Isabelle De RoseDEUXIEME EPISODE DE LA SERIE « LE CERCLE » L’UN DES THRILLERS LES PLUS LUS EN FORMAT NUMERIQUE INTRIGUE : Après avoir traversé une période de dépression, Edward Rod, policier à Londres, décide d’accepter un poste d’inspecteur principal sur une île des Caraïbes. Son épouse Margaret est sur le point de le quitter et de repartir en Angleterre avec leur fille, mais plusieurs crimes vont les obliger à rester sur l’île alors que l’ouragan le plus violent des vingt dernières années s’apprête à frapper. Contre toute attente, la fille d’Edward est kidnappée par le dangereux tueur en série qui semble être l’auteur des meurtres. Edward et son épouse entament une course contre la montre pour tenter de sauver la vie de leur fille, mais le temps passe et les meurtres se succèdent. Muna est une chrétienne d’Irak réfugiée sur l’île, qui gagne sa vie comme monitrice de plongée. Mais elle cache un terrible secret. Samia, une prostituée de luxe, semble être l’unique témoin susceptible d’identifier le tueur. Qui se cache derrière le meurtre de plusieurs millionnaires, dans l’un des plus grands paradis fiscaux ? Pourquoi l’argent disparaît-il de leurs comptes ? Edward parviendra-t-il à sauver sa fille au cœur de l’ouragan ?
Caribbean Kill (The Executioner #10)
by Don PendletonIn sunny Puerto Rico, the Executioner will turn paradise into hell The plane comes in low over the Puerto Rican resort, getting Mack Bolan close enough to notice snipers in the hotel windows and shotguns in the cabanas. He escaped his latest battle against the Mafia by fleeing to the Caribbean, but the tentacles of the mob stretch everywhere, and they are waiting for him to land. He rigs the plane for a collision course with the resort, bailing out just before impact and escaping into the jungle. He has only thirty bullets, and there are more than a hundred Mafia soldiers hot on his trail. He likes those odds. It was in the jungles of Vietnam that Bolan was first dubbed the Executioner, and in the steamy forests of Puerto Rico, he will start a guerrilla war. He is one man against an army—but Mack Bolan is the deadliest man this island has ever seen. Caribbean Kill is the 10th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Caribbean Rim (A Doc Ford Novel #25)
by Randy Wayne White<P>Murder, sunken treasure, and pirates both ancient and modern send Doc Ford on a nightmare quest in the thrilling new novel in the New York Times-bestselling series. <P>Marine biologist Doc Ford has been known to help his friends out of jams occasionally, but he's never faced a situation like this. <P>His old pal Carl Fitzpatrick has been chasing sunken wrecks most of his life, but now he's run afoul of the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Its director, Leonard Nickelby, despises amateur archaeologists, which is bad enough, but now he and his young "assistant" have disappeared--along with Fitzpatrick's impounded cache of rare Spanish coins and the list of uncharted wreck sites Fitz spent decades putting together. Some of Fitz's own explorations have been a little...dicey, so he can't go to the authorities. Doc is his only hope. <P>But greed makes people do terrible things: rob, cheat, even kill. With stakes this high, there's no way the thieves will go quietly--and Doc's just put himself in their crosshairs. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Caribbean Sunset with a Yellow Parrot
by Andrea FrazerLady Amanda Golightly's dutiful butler Beauchamp is getting married and she provides him and his bride with a wonderful present - a honeymoon in the Caribbean. There's just one snag - Lady Amanda and her friend Hugo are going too! One of Lady A's old friends is hosting a school reunion, and so the Belchester party joins some of the other old girls in crossing for the reunion by sea - on a ship very accurately named the Seven Seas Floating Party Town. On embarkation, life is typically uneventful: the tropical island paradise is rife with murder, smuggling, blackmail, and much, much, more. With Lady Amanda's unerring nose for nefarious deeds, she, Hugo, and the besotted newlywed Beauchamps are off detecting once more - aided by plenty of coconut rum - and the local hot sauce.
Caribbean Sunset with a Yellow Parrot: Belchester Chronicle (The Belchester Chronicles #5)
by Andrea FrazerLady Amanda Golightly’s dutiful butler Beauchamp is getting married and she provides him and his bride with a wonderful present – a honeymoon in the Caribbean. There’s just one snag – Lady Amanda and her friend Hugo are going too! One of Lady A’s old friends is hosting a school reunion, and so the Belchester party joins some of the other old girls in crossing for the reunion by sea – on a ship very accurately named the Seven Seas Floating Party Town.On embarkation, life is typically uneventful: the tropical island paradise is rife with murder, smuggling, blackmail, and much, much, more. With Lady Amanda’s unerring nose for nefarious deeds, she, Hugo, and the besotted newlywed Beauchamps are off detecting once more – aided by plenty of coconut rum – and the local hot sauce.
Caribbean Sunset with a Yellow Parrot: Belchester Chronicle (The\belchester Chronicles Ser. #5)
by Andrea FrazerLady Amanda Golightly’s dutiful butler Beauchamp is getting married and she provides him and his bride with a wonderful present – a honeymoon in the Caribbean. There’s just one snag – Lady Amanda and her friend Hugo are going too! One of Lady A’s old friends is hosting a school reunion, and so the Belchester party joins some of the other old girls in crossing for the reunion by sea – on a ship very accurately named the Seven Seas Floating Party Town.On embarkation, life is typically uneventful: the tropical island paradise is rife with murder, smuggling, blackmail, and much, much, more. With Lady Amanda’s unerring nose for nefarious deeds, she, Hugo, and the besotted newlywed Beauchamps are off detecting once more – aided by plenty of coconut rum – and the local hot sauce.
Caribbean's Keeper: A Novel of Vendetta
by Brian BolandThis debut thriller by a US Coast Guard aviator will take you onto a cutter fighting drug runners at sea--and into the terrifying world of modern-day pirates. Lt. Junior Grade Cole Williams has always been at home on the sea, racing sailboats and crewing yachts during his time as a cadet at the United States Coast Guard Academy. But when he reports aboard a cutter patrolling the Caribbean, he can't seem to please the command, and his attempts to do the right thing always seem to land him in hot water. At the end of a cruise on which he serves admirably during open-ocean rescues and in hot pursuit of drug runners, Cole is unceremoniously kicked out of the Coast Guard for what the command deems reckless behavior and a bad attitude. Dejected and disillusioned, he decides to go rogue--and make a few unsanctioned runs for the smugglers he's already spent so much time chasing. Navigating devious and dangerous twists and turns, Cole shifts from modern-day pirate to criminal fugitive. Ultimately, he'll be forced to choose between staying on the wrong side of the law or taking a deadly risk for the Joint Task Force charged with stemming the flow of illegal narcotics. While seldom in the headlines, the southern border of the United States has been a battleground for years, and the men and women of the US Coast Guard have fought tirelessly to keep lethal substances off the nation's streets. In his debut novel, author Brian Boland shares a story born from more than a decade of experience fighting the war on drugs.
Caribou Island: A Novel
by David Vann“Dazzling…. Vann knows the darkness but he writes from the compassionate light of art. This is an essential book.” —Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain“Exceptional….An unflinching portrait of bad faith and bad dreams.” —Ron Rash, author of Burning BrightSet against the backdrop of Alaska’s unforgiving wilderness, Caribou Island is David Vann’s dark and captivating tale of a marriage pulled apart by rage and regret. With this eagerly anticipated debut novel, a masterful follow-up to his internationally bestselling short fiction anthology, Legend of a Suicide, Vann takes up the mantle of Louise Erdrich, Marilyn Robinson, and Rick Moody, delivering a powerfully wrought, enthrallingly emotional narrative of struggle and isolation.
Carina Press Presents: Editor's Choice Volume II
by Julie Moffett Shirley Wells Robert Appleton Janni NellIn honor of our second anniversary, Carina Press brings you four gripping novellas by some of genre fiction's hottest voices! Explore interstellar space, get caught up in a caper, dabble in the paranormal and solve a murder aboard a cruise ship in this collection of stories reflecting the variety of our books!Edited by Deborah Nemeth, this anthology includes:Dead Calm by Shirley WellsDance of Flames by Janni NellNo Money Down by Julie MoffettPyro Canyon by Robert AppletonStories also available for purchase separately.119,000 words
Carioca Fletch
by Gregory McdonaldCarioca Fletch Fletch’s trip to Brazil wasn’t exactly planned. But it’s Carnival time in Rio and he has plenty of money, thanks to a little arrangement made stateside. And it took him no time to hook up with the luscious Laura Soares. Fletch is beginning to relax, just a little. Carioca Fletch But between the American widow who seems to be following Fletch and the Brazilian widow who’s fingered Fletch as her long-dead husband, he suddenly doesn’t have much time to enjoy the present or even get a wink of sleep. Carioca Fletch A thirty-year-old unsolved murder, a more recent suicide, an inconvenient heart attack–somehow Fletch is connected to all of them and one of those connections might just shorten his own life. From Rio to Bahia and back again, at the height of Carnival, Fletch has to keep moving or get stopped cold.
Carl Hiaasen 4-Book Collection: Hoot, Flush, Scat And Chomp
by Carl HiaasenDiscover the funny side of Florida with #1 New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen in this collection of four books: Hoot, Flush, Scat and Chomp. "It's classic Hiaasen—laugh-out-loud Satire in a Florida setting."—Life