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Cold Trail: A Garrett Kohl Novel (Garrett Kohl #4)
by Taylor MooreIn the fourth pulse-pounding thriller in the series, DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl must find out what’s truly tainted in the energy industry and uncover a deep-rooted plot in order to protect his new business, beloved ranch, and family. Perfect for fans of C. J. Box and Jack Carr.On leave from the DEA, Garrett Kohl is ready to settle down and build a stable foundation for his family. But that’s easier said than done. In order to give his girlfriend, Lacey, and adopted son, Asadi, the life they deserve, and get out from under crippling debt, some risks have to be taken. And shocking alliances have to be formed.First, Garrett partners with an old nemesis to form his new energy venture: Savage Exploration. Then his estranged, aloof sister, Grace, reemerges, keen on brokering a contract to connect Kohl Ranch to a pipeline on the Texas coast. But the company’s earlier success is endangered when an explosion at a nearby natural gas plant injures several workers. Garrett begins to suspect foul play and embarks on a winding investigation, teaming up with his old war buddy, Kai Stoddard, and reaching out to his CIA contacts, uncovering a sinister conspiracy overseas.From an ex-CIA intelligence officer and consultant for the Department of Defense, this exhilarating thriller follows a man’s turbulent journey to fight for his family and hold on to the land that he calls home, culminating in an explosive final showdown that he never could have expected.
Cold Truth: A Novel (Dead #5)
by Mariah StewartTRUTH HAS DEADLY CONSEQUENCES Twenty-six years ago, even before a series of brutal murders rocked the idyllic town of Bowers Inlet, Cassie Burke lost her parents, her sister, and nearly her own life to a transient befriended by her father. Back then, Cassie was a scared kid-now she's a homicide cop. Back then, the suspect was caught and convicted-he died in prison. But now the killing has started again. And all signs indicate that the Bayside Strangler has come back for more. With too many victims and too few suspects, Cassie has her hands full investigating the case, while working through the old trauma it has brought to the surface. Luckily, FBI agent Rick Cisco is dispatched to lend support. Together, Cassie and Rick must uncover the link between the dark past and the dangerous present to bring this small town's long nightmare to an end. If they fail, an elusive fiend will slip back into the shadows . . . to watch and wait-and kill another day. In matters of crime, there are many versions of the truth.
Cold Turkey (Novella)
by Shelley FreydontThis Thanksgiving in Celebration Bay, it's murder with all the trimmings... Event coordinator Liv Montgomery is not only in charge of this year's Turkey Trot in Celebration Bay, she's participating as one of the runners. But not long after the race begins, gunshots are heard and a body is found in a remote section of woods. Did a local crank shoot the man for trespassing? Or is there a darker, more complex motive for plucking this runner before he crosses the finish line? Now it's Liz's turn to race to find the cold-blooded killer... Includes an excerpt from the newest book in the Celebration Bay Mystery series--Silent Knife.
Cold Tuscan Stone (Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries #1)
by David P. Wagner&“Perfect for readers who enjoy a complex puzzle, a bit of humor, and a fairly gentle procedural. Don&’t miss this one.&” —Library Journal, starred review Rick Montoya has moved from New Mexico to Rome, embracing the life of a translator. He&’s settling in to la dolce vita when a school friend who is now senior in the Italian Art Squad recruits Rick for an unofficial undercover role. Armed with a list of galleries, suspects, and an expense account, Rick arrives in Tuscany posing as a buyer for a gallery, ready to spend his days sipping wine and examining Roman artifacts to flush out burial urn traffickers. But before sunset on Rick's first day in Volterra, a gallery employee dies in a brutal fall from a high cliff. The local Commissario and his team suspect Rick in the dead man's murder. While the Volterra squad pursues its leads, Rick investigates his own list of suspects: a museum director, a top gallery owner, a low-profile import/export businessman and his enterprising color-coordinated assistant, and a sensuous heiress with a private art specialty and clientele. But as the murder mystery and the art trafficking heat up, Rick's role makes him the target of both cops and criminals. Praise for Cold Tuscan Stone: &“This is a wonderful start to a series, which should have immediate legs, and surely will thrill everyone who has lived in Italy, been to Italy, or would like to visit.&” —Joseph Heywood, author of The Woods Cop Mysteries &“The intriguing art milieu, mouthwatering cuisine, and the team of the ironic Conti and the bemused but agile Montoya are bound to attract fans.&” —Publishers Weekly
Cold Vengeance: Fever Dream, Cold Vengeance, And Two Graves Omnibus (Agent Pendergast Series #11)
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildDevastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple. As he stalks his wife's betrayers--a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana--he is also forced to dig further into Helen's past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder.Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined--and everything he's believed, everything he's trusted, everything he's understood . . . may be a horrific lie.
Cold War (Power Plays #5)
by Tom Clancy Martin H. Greenberg Jerome PreislerUnspoiled. Uninhabited. Under attack... On the wind-swept, ice-covered continent of Antarctica, Roger Gordian's UpLink Technologies has established a scientific research facility called Cold Corners. But its testing of potential robotic landing craft for use on Mars is disrupted when one of the rovers disappears--along with the repair team sent out after it. Fear of discovery has prompted a renegade consortium--that is illegally using Antarctica as a nuclear waste dump--to wipe out the UpLink base. Now, the men and women of Cold Corners have only themselves to rely on as the consortium mounts its decisive strike against the ice station--and the final sunset plunges them into the total darkness of a polar winter...
Cold War Copa (The Sideman Mysteries #1)
by Phil SwannA blonde bombshell floats face down in a swimming pool. Is it a love affair gone wrong? Or is something far more sinister afoot? Cold War Copa is the first book in The Sideman Mysteries, a pulp fiction tale of Sin City during its Golden Age from author, playwright, and composer Phil Swann. Las Vegas in 1965. Gangsters, showgirls, the Rat Pack, cool is king, and everything swings. Especially Trip Callaway, a young, wise-cracking trumpet player working the Sands. But when people around him start getting knocked off, Trip is thrust into a dangerous maze of secrets, lies, murder, and Cold War intrigue, where nothing is how it seems and no one is who they say they are. Was it the mob? The boyfriend? The stripper? Or could the truth lie at a mysterious top secret location hidden deep in the Nevada desert nobody wants to talk about? All Trip knows for sure is, if he doesn’t figure it all out fast, he could be next on the killer’s hit parade.
Cold War Reprise
by Don PendletonEarly in his blitz days, Mack Bolan singlehandedly shook the KGB to its core. Now intelligence puts him in a face-off with Spetsnaz soldiers revitalized as the new enforcement arm of old-guard Russia. At its helm, a secret consortium is determined to restore the terror tactics of the former Soviet Union, but bigger and bloodier than ever. Bolan's hunt begins in London, where he avenges the deaths of two Russian friends, but leads him deep into Moscow, where trained killers backed by money and power plan an explosive death knell to Russian freedom and millions of innocents. It's a repackaged enemy backed by old-school terror, a breed Bolan intends to take down once again with lethal force.
Cold Warrior: Number 91 in Series (The Destroyer #91)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen impoverished Cuba is attacked, Castro is sure that the U.S. is behind the assault, and he sends a MiG fighter jet to destroy a nuclear power plant in Florida, prompting Remo and Chiun to spring to action.
Cold Warriors
by Anthony L. FletcherThe most startling secret in history has been lost in the rubble of World War II. The trail to recover it begins in Copenhagen in 1959 when an American agent contacts a Danish war orphan grown into Nordic beauty. The agent is killed. An American army veteran is recruited to contact the Dane; the same day he finds and joins her, an attempt is made to kill them both. Another murder attempt is made the following day, and more to follow. To recover the missing secret, the pair evades when they can, and battles when they can't, agents of the world's largest tyranny, whose mission is to murder the woman. The race for the prize jumps to Munich, then to Heidelberg, back to Munich, back to Copenhagen, across sea and overland to Amsterdam and a very close call, races to Paris, then on to the finish and grim final accounting in London, where, when the prize is finally recovered, the couple faces one final, bloody betrayal!
Cold Water Burning (A Cecil Younger Investigation #6)
by John StraleyAfter years on the job as a private investigator in Sitka, Alaska, Cecil Younger doesn’t claim to have learned much about humanity as a whole, but he does know this: truth is a slippery thing. When the wife of a former client asks Cecil to find her husband, Cecil agrees. After all, helping to get Richard exonerated during a tragic murder trial three years ago was one of the biggest successes of Cecil’s career. But why, if Richard’s name was cleared, is he MIA now? Patricia, Richard’s steadfast wife, has one guess: someone is after him. It’s no secret that Richard has a long list of enemies, not least of which are the family members of the dead. But things soon get complicated when Patricia is killed, sending Cecil on a desperate trip to sea to chase down the twisted truth.
Cold Waters
by P. M. HubbardGifford knows that he must get away. London, his office job, his suburban home and his older wife have become unendurable. Then comes the answer in Callender, whom he meets in a pub and who offers him the job of handyman on a remote island. But once there doubts began to creep in. What has become of his predecessor, Mackie? Why has all the furniture been moved out of Mackie's cottage and into the one he now occupies? What secret lies inside the power house, which he has been forbidden to enter?There is some dreadful mystery behind the isolated community on the island, and he realises that his own safety depends on remaining ignorant of the truth: that Mackie disappeared because he knew too much ...
Cold Waters (Murder Room #110)
by P. M. HubbardGifford knows that he must get away. London, his office job, his suburban home and his older wife have become unendurable. Then comes the answer in Callender, whom he meets in a pub and who offers him the job of handyman on a remote island. But once there doubts began to creep in. What has become of his predecessor, Mackie? Why has all the furniture been moved out of Mackie's cottage and into the one he now occupies? What secret lies inside the power house, which he has been forbidden to enter?There is some dreadful mystery behind the isolated community on the island, and he realises that his own safety depends on remaining ignorant of the truth: that Mackie disappeared because he knew too much ...
Cold White Fury
by Beth AmosSliver of Fate. A freak accident. A tiny, unnoticed fragment of metal is embedded in an infant's brain. Eight years later, the bizarre is triggered, a phenomenon that goes undetected by medical personnel, but which may save America from a sinister conspiracy. Widowed Jennifer Bolton is desperate to deny the strange voices that her young son Tanner has started hearing. But when their home is ransacked and their lives threatened by fearful, unseen forces, Jennifer decides to flee. What she is about to discover is that the fate of millions hangs on the strange, paranormal gifts of her innocent son. How he will use them is now left up to two people.
Cold Wind (A Joe Pickett Novel #11)
by C. J. BoxWhen Earl Alden is found dead, his wife Missy is arrested. Unfortunately for Joe Pickett, Missy is his much-disliked mother-in- law. All signs point to her being guilty as sin. But then things happen to make Joe wonder if everything is as it seems. He has the county DA and sheriff on one side, his wife on the other, and some powerful interests breathing down his neck. Whichever way this goes, it's not going to be good.
Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team
by Christopher WhitcombAn active 15-year veteran of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Whitcomb recounts his adventures as a sniper with the Hostage Rescue Team. He changes all the names except well-known public figures, and alters some events and details to protect investigative techniques. The high points are his accounts of Ruby Ridge and Waco. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Cold as Hell: A Haven's Rock Novel (Haven's Rock)
by Kelley ArmstrongNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Haven’s Rock in Cold as Hell as Casey Duncan hunts down a dangerous killer during a deadly blizzard. Haven’s Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they’ve settled into their life here. As Casey nears the end of her pregnancy, she lets nothing, including her worried husband, stop her from investigating what happens in the forbidden forest outside the town of Haven’s Rock.When one of the town's residents is drugged and wanders too close to the edge of town, she’s dragged into the woods kicking and screaming. She’s saved in the nick of time, but the women of the town are alarmed. Casey and Eric investigate the assault just as a snowstorm hits Haven’s Rock, covering the forest. It’s there they find a frozen body, naked in the snow. With mixed accounts of the woman's last movements, the two begin to question who they can trust—and who they can't—in their seemingly safe haven.
Cold as Ice
by Anne StuartThe job was supposed to be dead easy-hand-deliver some legal papers to billionaire philanthropist Harry Van Dorn's extravagant yacht, get his signature and be done. But Manhattan lawyer Genevieve Spenser soon realizes she's in the wrong place at the wrong time, and that the publicly benevolent playboy has a sick, vicious side. As he tries to make her his plaything for the evening, eager to use and abuse her until he discards her with the rest of his victims, Genevieve must keep her wits if she intends to survive the night.But there's someone else on the ship who knows the true depths of Van Dorn's evil. Peter Jensen is far more than the unassuming personal assistant he pretends to be-he's a secret operative who will stop at nothing to ensure Harry's deadly Rule of Seven terror campaign dies with him. But Genevieve's presence has thrown a wrench into his plans, and now he must decide whether to risk his mission to keep her alive, or allow her to become collateral damage....
Cold as Ice (DC Ebony Willis #2)
by Lee WeeksThere's a time to love, a time to hate, a time to heal . . . and a time to kill. On a freezing cold winter's day, the body of a young woman is pulled from an icy canal in London. To D.I. Dan Carter it looks like a tragic accident rather than the work of a murderer. But D.C. Ebony Willis is not so sure. Why has the woman's face been painted with garish make-up and wrapped in a plastic bag? Meanwhile cosmetics saleswoman Tracy Collins receives a phonecall. It's been twenty years since she gave up her daughter for adoption, so when Danielle gets in touch, she hesitantly begins to kindle a relationship with her and her grandson Jackson. But when Danielle suddenly disappears, Tracy is plunged into the middle of a living nightmare. With the discovery of another body, it becomes clear that Danielle is in grave danger. There is no time to lose and Ebony Willis must take on the most challenging assignment of her career - to play the role of the killer's next victim. From the author of the bestselling Dead of Winter comes a page-turning new thriller that will have you hooked from start to finish.DC Ebony Willis must relive her own troubled past as she goes undercover to ensnare a ruthless and twisted killer 'By the end of this book I was literally gasping for breath! Totally gripping' Crimesquad.com 'A gritty and atmospheric read' Closer
Cold as Ice (Lucy Kincaid Novels #17)
by Allison BrennanIn New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herselfTwo years ago, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid put psychopath Elise Hansen Hunt in juvenile detention for her role in an organized crime syndicate. Now eighteen, Elise has been released with a clean slate, and plans to take her revenge by making Lucy’s life hell. The plot begins with Lucy’s husband Sean Rogan, who has been arrested for a murder he most certainly did not commit.Lucy is determined to prove Sean’s innocence, but is warned off the case by her boss. As she calls in reinforcements, she learns that Sean’s brother Kane is missing in Mexico, her partner Nate Dunning has been arrested for possession of cocaine, and her friend Brad Donnelly has been kidnapped outside DEA headquarters. Lucy realizes that Elise doesn’t have the resources or patience to execute such a devious plan. Did Elise’s father orchestrate everything from prison? Or is there someone even more calculating seeking revenge on Lucy by hurting the people she loves?One thing is certain: if Lucy doesn’t find the answers fast, Sean will die.
Cold as Ice (The Ice Series #2)
by Anne StuartReturn to the chilling atmosphere of RITA Award-winner Anne Stuart’s Black Ice with the highly anticipated sequel, Cold As IceCOLD AS ICEThe job was supposed to be dead easy—hand-deliver some legal papers to billionaire philanthropist Harry Van Dorn’s extravagant yacht, get his signature and be done. But lawyer Genevieve Spenser soon realizes she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. As Van Dorn tries to make her his plaything, Genevieve must keep her wits if she intends to survive the night.But there’s someone else on the ship who knows the true depths of Van Dorn’s evil. Peter Jensen is far more than the unassuming personal assistant he pretends to be—he’s a secret operative who will stop at nothing to ensure Harry’s deadly Rule of Seven terror campaign dies with him. But now he must decide whether to risk his mission to keep Genevieve alive or allow her to become collateral damage.Titles originally published in 2006.
Cold as Ice (The Ice Series #2)
by Anne StuartRITA Award-winner Anne Stuart continues her Ice Series with a lawyer realizing she&’s made a terrible mistake, a billionaire with dark desires, and his personal assistant with his own honorable secret.The job was supposed to be dead easy—hand-deliver some legal papers to billionaire philanthropist Harry Van Dorn&’s extravagant yacht, get his signature and be done. But lawyer Genevieve Spenser soon realizes she&’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. As Van Dorn tries to make her his plaything, Genevieve must keep her wits if she intends to survive the night.But there&’s someone else on the ship who knows the true depths of Van Dorn&’s evil. Peter Jensen is far more than the unassuming personal assistant he pretends to be—he&’s a secret operative who will stop at nothing to ensure Harry&’s deadly Rule of Seven terror campaign dies with him. But now he must decide whether to risk his mission to keep Genevieve alive or allow her to become collateral damage.Previously published.
Cold as Ice (The Nancy Drew Files #54)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy investigates a jewel heist while she and her friends are visiting Emerson College. Winter Carnival is the event of the season at Emerson College, but the fun is spoiled when antique jewelry is stolen from an exhibit and one of Ned's friends is suspected of starting a fire.
Cold as the Grave: Inspector McLean 9 (The Inspector McLean Series)
by James OswaldThe ninth book in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers.Her lifeless body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave. As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place. But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case... Praise for James Oswald:'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph