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Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery (A Bakeshop Mystery #12)
by Ellie AlexanderPastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself on thin ice as she attempts to solve her latest case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery.The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte is gearing up for a busy spring. When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte’s signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price. . .and, before she knows it, Jules’s life swirls into a nightmare. One of the town’s most colorful characters, a street performer known for wearing capes and a cone-shaped hat, turns up dead just as Torte 2.0 is set to open its doors. Can Jules get the scoop on what happened to “The Wizard” of Ashland before her new business venture reaches a chilling conclusion? The Bakeshop Mysteries are:“Delicious.”—RT Book Reviews“Marvelous.”—Fresh Fiction“Delectable.”—Portland Book Review
Chilling Effect
by Marianne WessonEqual parts courtroom drama, intellectual journey, and character study, Chilling Effect is Marianne Wesson's most provocative Lucinda Hayes mystery to date. When attorney Lucinda Hayes reluctantly agrees to represent the mother of a brutally slain child, she must convince the court that the makers of a pornographic film are liable for the murder. As the case unfolds, Lucinda calls upon all her personal strength and legal talent, facing down her own ghosts as well as the powerful entertainment industry's star lawyers. In Chilling Effect, Wesson affirms the power of free speech to inspire the best and the worst human behavior and explores the tension between freedom and accountability.
Chilling Effect: A Lucinda Hayes Mystery
by Marianne WessonEqual parts courtroom drama, intellectual journey, and character study, Chilling Effect is Marianne Wesson's most provocative Lucinda Hayes mystery to date. When attorney Lucinda Hayes reluctantly agrees to represent the mother of a brutally slain child, she must convince the court that the makers of a pornographic film are liable for the murder. As the case unfolds, Lucinda calls upon all her personal strength and legal talent, facing down her own ghosts as well as the powerful entertainment industry's star lawyers. In Chilling Effect, Wesson affirms the power of free speech to inspire the best and the worst human behavior and explores the tension between freedom and accountability
Chills
by Mary SangiovanniIt begins with a freak snowstorm in May. Hit hardest is the rural town of Colby, Connecticut. Schools and businesses are closed, powerlines are down, and police detective Jack Glazier has found a body in the snow. It appears to be the victim of a bizarre ritual murder. It won't be the last. As the snow piles up, so do the sacrifices. Cut off from the rest of the world, Glazier teams up with an occult crime specialist to uncover a secret society hiding in their midst. The gods they worship are unthinkable. The powers they summon are unstoppable. And the things they will do to the good people of Colby are utterly, horribly unspeakable...
Chillwater Cove: A Novel (Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver #2)
by Thomas LakemanWith his riveting debut, The Shadow Catchers, Thomas Lakeman proved himself to be one of the best new crime writers, and he follows that up with Chillwater Cove, a heart-stopping sequel in his Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver series. Loyalties may run deep but secrets can run even deeper...FBI special agent Peggy Weaver was ten years old when her best friend was abducted while they were riding their bikes through their small hometown in Tennessee. Peggy ran and escaped, but Samantha didn't. She was eventually found and brought home, but her rescue came only after something so terrible happened that she could never speak about it, even to Peggy. And the kidnapper was never caught.Though Samantha's family forgave Peggy for running and her father admitted that she had done the smart thing, she's always wished that she could have helped Samantha. Terrified at the time, Peggy couldn't remember much besides the make of the car—not the license plate, not what the man looked like. She never has remembered anything else, and she'll never forgive herself.Now, twenty-five years later, pornographic photos of ten-year-old Samantha have turned up as evidence in one of Peggy's cases, a clear message from a man who's never paid for what he did, and Peggy knows that this time she isn't going to run.
Chime and Punishment
by Julianne HolmesExpert clockmaker Ruth Clagan has another murder on her hands in the third Clock Shop Mystery from the author of Clock and Dagger. Years ago, the serenity of picturesque Orchard, Massachusetts, was shattered by a fire that destroyed the town's beloved clock tower. Ruth inherited the dream of repairing it from her late grandfather. Now that she’s returned home to run his clock shop, the Cog & Sprocket, she’s determined to make it happen, despite wrenches that are being thrown into the works by her least favorite person, town manager Kim Gray.A crowd of residents and visitors are excited to see the progress of the tower at a fund-raiser for the campaign, until Kim is found crushed under the tower’s bell, putting an end to all the fun. The list of suspects is so long it could be read around the clock, and it includes some of Ruth’s nearest and dearest.Time's a-wastin’ as Ruth tries to solve another murder in her beloved Orchard while keeping the gears clicking on her dream project.
Chimera
by David WellingtonA band of genetically modified killers has smashed out of a secret military facility in upstate New York, and Special Forces veteran Jim Chapel gets to puzzle out whether theyre renegades or part of a high-up conspiracy. Author of the "Monster Island" trilogy, serialized online zombie novels, Wellington is currently working toward a degree in Library Science at the Pratt Institute.
Chimera
by David WellingtonAfghanistan veteran Jim Chapel has been enlisted in a new war.This time it's in his own backyard . . . and even more deadly.A small band of fugitives escapes from a secret upstate New York military facility, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. Each fugitive has a target--an innocent civilian--and will not stop until that target has been eliminated.Wounded Special Forces veteran Jim Chapel has been stuck behind a desk rather than out in the field, but medical technology has finally caught up with his ambitions. Coupled with his unstoppable determination, it will take him back to where he thrives: the thick of the action.Drafted into a new war, this time in our homeland, Chapel is tasked with hunting a group of escapees from a top secret military compound--all extremely deadly, genetically modified killers--and unraveling the mystery behind their existence. Aided by an enigmatic woman named Angel and a courageous, beautiful veterinarian, Chapel begins a cross-country hunt to stop the murders. But are the killers really rogues, or are they part of a sinister conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels?
Chimera
by Stephen GallagherThe novel that inspired the headline-grabbing ITV series starring John Lynch, Kenneth Cranham, and Christine Kavanagh. A terrifyingly plausible journey into the disturbing nerve-centers of medical science where our secret future is formed today.When Peter Carson is invited to the pioneering Jenner Clinic by one of the lab assistants, he's naturally intrigued. But when he arrives at the remote site in the Cumbrian fells to find police roadblocks and official silence, he realises that he's stumbled onto a story that will do him no good at all.Dr Jenner's work matters to the government. Enough to warrant unlimited funding, high security, and the best technicians in the country. But something has gone badly wrong. The project that has no room for mistakes has produced a result so terrible that it must never see the light of day. And now the evidence must be destroyed, whatever the cost.
Chimpanzee
by Darin BradleyUnemployment has ravaged the U.S. economy. People struggle everywhere, exhausted by the collapse that destroyed their lives. Benjamin Cade is an expert in cognition, and before the flatlined economy caught up to him, he earned his living as a university instructor. Now, without income, he joins the millions defaulting on their loans - in his case, the money he borrowed to finance his degrees. But there are consequences. Using advances in cognitive science and chemical therapy, Ben's debtors can reclaim their property - his education. The government calls the process "Repossession Therapy." The data Ben's repossession will yield is invaluable to those improving the "indexing" technology - a remarkable medical advance that has enabled the effective cure of all mental disorders. By disassembling his mind, doctors will gain the expertise to assist untold millions. But Ben has no intention of losing his mind without a fight, so he begins teaching in the park, distributing his knowledge before it's gone in a race against ignorance. And somewhere in Ben's confusing takedown, Chimpanzee arrives. Its iconography appears spray-painted around town. Young people in rubber chimpanzee masks start massive protests. As Ben slowly loses himself, the Chimpanzee movement seems to grow. And all fingers point to Ben.
Chimpanzee Spree (Nancy Drew Clue Book #19)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy&’s Earth Day project turns into chimpanzee chaos in the nineteenth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series.Nancy, Bess, and George need to create an Earth Day project for school, and they&’ve landed on the perfect idea: Chimpiñatas! These globe-shaped piñatas are enrichment toys made for the chimpanzees at the Hairy Hideaway animal sanctuary to enjoy. The girls have filled them with the chimps&’ favorite healthy snacks, like seeds and fruit, but when the chimps crack open the piñatas, they find that one of them is filled with candy! Who could have switched out the Chimpiñata, and why would they want to make the chimps go bananas? If anyone can find the schemer behind this sugar rush, it&’s the Clue Crew!
China Bayles' Book of Days
by Susan Wittig AlbertReaders of the China Bayles mystery novels are familiar with the usefulness and wonder of the many herbs the amateur sleuth sells in her beloved Thyme and Seasons shop. Compiled by national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert at the request of her fans, China Bayles' Book of Days gathers together tidbits and treasures about plants and reveals ways you can put more green into your daily life. Featuring 365 days of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, remedies, and more, this special volume is a personal calendar of the legends and lore of herbs and also features brand-new essays from the author, clues from China's mysteries, and some special contributions by the irrepressible members of the Myra Merryweather Herb Guild, Pecan Springs's oldest civic organization.
China Bride (China Bride Ser. #1)
by Henry LukBeth Connor is suddenly plunged into the nightmarish world of underground Hong Kong when she is kidnapped by the Chinese Mafia while on her way to meet her fiancé's parents. A former Olympic runner, Connor makes a daring escape, only to find herself alone and bewildered in an unfamiliar and threatening world of seedy nightclubs and illicit pornography. It will take guts, street smarts, and a healthy dose of good luck for Connor to outfox the Triads still on her trail—as they are determined to teach the American Girl a lesson she'll never forget.
China Crisis
by Don PendletonWhen a Chinese test missile crashes inside the Afghan desert, a conspiracy of global proportions explodes. The missile is fitted with stolen American technology and Beijing will be caught in diplomatic crosshairs unless they can retrieve the hardware. A Stony Man team is dispatched to get it first--and bring tough justice to the shadow organization deep within the U. S. government selling America's biggest military secret to the world.
China Invade Taiwan: AGENTES RUSOS LIBRO 6 (AGENTES RUSOS #6)
by Ted HalsteadDescripción del libro: Después de que China lance su ataque contra Taiwán, Estados Unidos responderá. Pero ¿hasta dónde llegará Estados Unidos para mantener a Taiwán fuera del control de Beijing? Estados Unidos tendrá que utilizar sus bases en Japón. ¿Estará Japón preparado para participar en combate por primera vez desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial? Rusia quiere ganar dinero vendiendo equipos, armas y combustible a la maquinaria de guerra china. Pero si China gana en Taiwán, ¿se detendrá allí? ¿O empezará a prestar atención a la frontera de más de 4.000 kilómetros de longitud que comparte con Rusia? La invasión china de Taiwán también podría fracasar gracias a los estadounidenses. ¿Aceptará entonces China tranquilamente la derrota? ¿O utilizará sus armas nucleares para castigar a Estados Unidos por intervenir? Si estalla una guerra nuclear entre Estados Unidos y China, ¿podrá Rusia permanecer al margen? Esta vez, ni siquiera los agentes más capaces de Rusia podrían ser capaces de salvar a su país del desastre.
China Lake
by Meg GardinerEvan Delaney is a heroine of our times: a woman with a big heart, a quick tongue and a hot temper that gets her into trouble. She is shocked to discover that Tabitha, her ex-sister-in-law, has joined The Remnant - the Reverend Pete Wyoming's fanatical band of disciples. And that Tabitha is trying to regain custody of her six-year-old son, Luke, currently in Evan's care while his father is posted to the Naval Air Warfare Center. Then one of the Remnant is killed, and Evan's brother is the prime suspect. With her boyfriend, lawyer Jesse Blackburn, Evan tries to clear her brother's name and rescue her nephew. In doing so, she finds herself caught up in a wild plan to steal weapons, and a blazing inferno on a Santa Barbara hillside.
China Lake
by Meg GardinerEvan Delaney is a heroine of our times: a woman with a big heart, a quick tongue and a hot temper that get her into trouble. She is shocked to discover that Tabitha, her ex-sister-in-law, has joined the Remnant - the Reverend Peter Wyoming's fanatical band of disciples. And that Tabitha is trying to regain custody of her six-year-old son, Luke, currently in Evan's care, while his father is posted to the Naval Air Warfare Center. Then, one of the Remnant is killed, and Evan's brother is the prime suspect. With her boyfriend, lawyer Jesse Blackburn, Evan tries to clear her brother's name and rescue her nephew. In doing so, she finds herself caught up in a wild plan to steal weapons, and a blazing inferno on a Santa Barbara hillside.
China Lake
by Meg GardinerEvan Delaney is a heroine of our times: a woman with a big heart, a quick tongue and a hot temper that get her into trouble. She is shocked to discover that Tabitha, her ex-sister-in-law, has joined the Remnant - the Reverend Peter Wyoming's fanatical band of disciples. And that Tabitha is trying to regain custody of her six-year-old son, Luke, currently in Evan's care, while his father is posted to the Naval Air Warfare Center. Then, one of the Remnant is killed, and Evan's brother is the prime suspect. With her boyfriend, lawyer Jesse Blackburn, Evan tries to clear her brother's name and rescue her nephew. In doing so, she finds herself caught up in a wild plan to steal weapons, and a blazing inferno on a Santa Barbara hillside.
China Sea (A Dan Lenson Novel #6)
by David PoyerDavid Poyer's cycle of modern Navy tales ranks among the finest nautical fiction of our time. With CHINA SEA, his self-doubting protagonist Daniel V. Lenson faces for the first time the unforgiving challenge of command at sea. Ordered to relieve an alcoholic skipper, Dan finds he has inherited a damaged ship, an untrustworthy crew, and an ambiguous mission. He is to take the USS Oliver C. Gaddis, soon to become the PNS Tughril, on her final voyage to be donated to Pakistan. But in Kirachi, Dan gets new orders: take Gaddis still further east, and operate against modern pirates preying on commercial shipping in the remote, dangerous South China Sea. Pursuing an elusive and shadowy foe into an exotic, isolated world of hazardous reefs and tropical islands, Dan gradually discerns a larger purpose behind his supposed objective. Who are these "pirates?" What expansionist cunning supports them? Abandoned by the Navy, threatened by a mutinous crew, a murderous shipmate, and an approaching typhoon, Gaddis struggles to survive without crossing the shadow-line herself.
China Star
by Maurice MedlandAn ex-navy officer performs a daring sea rescue in this international thriller from &“one of the best adventure writers today. A master storyteller.&” (Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt adventure series) When Elizabeth Grayson stumbles upon confidential intel while doing medical research in China, her quiet life turns to terror. Imprisoned in a labor camp on an isolated island, the senator&’s daughter struggles with her horrifying new knowledge that China is planning an attack against the United States. Worse, scientific advances in her own work may have helped make China&’s powerful new weapon against America possible. Matt Connor&’s location on a salvage boat in the Pacific Ocean may have landed him the lucrative job of rescuing a politician&’s daughter from prison, but once the ex-navy officer has Elizabeth Grayson on his ship, he&’s bound with her in a deadly game of survival. With the Chinese government determined to launch a weapon of mass destruction before their secret offensive is revealed, both Matt and Elizabeth&’s lives are on the line—along with the fate of the American people. &“. . . a thrilling novel of international intrigue . . . A tense and riveting adventure from cover to cover.&” —Midwest Book Review
China Strike: An ICE Thriller (An ICE Thriller)
by Matt ReesOn an ordinary summer day, chaos erupts across the globe when thousands of cars simultaneously speed out of control in the United States and Europe. The death toll is enormous, and there is only one thing connecting the crashes—every single car is the same model.Amidst the bewilderment of the tragedy, ICE Special Agent Dominic Verrazzano is called to the Brooklyn Detention Center, where Tom Frisch, recently arrested for attempting to assassinate a U.N. President, claims to have knowledge about the mastermind behind the crashes. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and an even bigger catastrophe, involving many more motor companies, is already in the works.Verrazzano has no choice but to take Frisch with him as he tracks down an enemy that both men know far too well—their old Special Forces commander and father figure. Following leads that take them from New York to Detroit and on to Europe, Verrazzano finally lands in a confrontation that unravels a secret even more sinister than he could have expected.Relentless and enthralling, Matt Rees's second Dominic Verrazzano thriller China Strike takes readers on a high-speed pursuit that spans countries and oceans.
China Thrillers Omnibus
by Peter May* THE EXPLOSIVE CHINA THRILLERS OMNIBUS *The Firemaker - An unlikely partnership develops between Beijing detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell as they follow the resulting lead. A fiery and volatile chemistry ignites, exposing not only their individual demons, but an even greater evil - a conspiracy that threatens their lives, as well as those of millions of others. The Fourth Sacrifice - Li Yan and Margaret Campbell are reluctantly reunited, on the trail of a killer reenacting a series of gruesome rituals. The Killing Room - When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is discovered in Shanghai, detective Li Yan is sent from Beijing to establish if the bodies are linked to an unsolved murder in the capital. Here, Li will be working with Mei Ling, deputy head of Shanghai's serious crime squad. Snake Head - Human trafficking and inhuman terrorism. Li and Campbell find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians and migrants in Beijing, Washington and Texas - posing multiple countries one, very singular, threat. The Runner - Li Yan and Margaret Campbell uncover an insidious conspiracy on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. Chinese Whispers - His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him. The Ghost Marriage: A Chinese Novella - When a desperate mother appeals to Campbell's own maternal instincts, Li agrees to look into the disappearance of a 17-year-old Beijing girl, Jiang Meilin. Li's investigation soon turns from a favour into a full-scale murder enquiry. And when he receives an anonymous note he learns Jiang Meilin's death is tied to a dangerous underground trade, and a dark marital rite from China's past.'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today' Undiscovered Scotland
China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1)
by S. J. RozanPrivate Investigator Lydia Chin is hired to track down stolen antiquities and finds herself in a considerable amount of trouble.
China White
by Don PendletonNARCO BREAKDOWN The drug syndicate running the heroin pipeline from the Golden Crescent of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan crosses a line when it begins hijacking the narco-traffic markets controlled by Asia's Triads. When the ensuing turf war claims lives on America's streets, Mack Bolan prepares to do battle-without official sanction. The Executioner is willing to do or die to prevent a bloodbath on U.S. soil. In a retaliatory strike, Bolan hits New York's Chinatown, where a scorched earth message ignites fear and uncertainty. Exactly as planned. Now all he has to do is follow the panicked trail to the big predators across the ocean in France and Hong Kong. As his relentless pursuit puts a savage enemy on the defensive, the Executioner homes in for the kill. To cripple both factions, he must successfully play the rivals off each other. Victory means both cartels go down in flames.
China conquista Taiwán: Los Agentes Rusos: Libro 8 (Los Agentes Rusos #8)
by Ted HalsteadSi China utiliza su arsenal para arrollar las defensas de Taiwán, ¿valdrá la pena apoderarse de lo que quede? El líder de China ha decidido que la respuesta es: sí. En una guerra a tal escala, ¿podrán los agentes rusos marcar la diferencia? Sus órdenes son hacerlo o morir en el intento. Los presidentes estadounidenses han dicho desde 2022 que defenderían a Taiwán si fuera atacado por la República Popular China. Pero ¿hasta dónde llegará Estados Unidos para cumplir esa promesa? ¿A la guerra nuclear? ¿Ayudará Japón a defender Taiwán? ¿Y los otros aliados de Estados Unidos en la región, como Australia y Corea del Sur? Independientemente de cómo termine la guerra, será el mayor conflicto armado desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Y podría desencadenar la Tercera.