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The Cobweb Confession
by George E. StanleyPoor Todd. First he has to give up his room for an old friend of his father's who's visiting. Then his valuable baseball card collection is stolen. Now Mr. Merlin says the class is going to be studying spiders.
Cocaine
by Massimo Carlotto Gianrico Carofiglio Giancarlo De Cataldo Carlotto, Carofiglio, CataldoIn Carlotto's The Campagna Trail, Inspector Campagna uses an old friendship with notorious drug dealer Roby Pizzo in a Machiavellian attempt to keep the peace. But when an interfering new police chief demands Campagna bring down the Mafioso who heads Pizzo's gang, Campagna must use every weapon he has to save his job - and his life. Meanwhile in Carofiglio's The Speed of the Angel, a writer in crisis strikes up an unlikely friendship with a mysterious woman he meets in a quiet seaside café. As their conversations deepen, and their obsessions darken, their drug-fuelled relationship begins to spiral, in this haunting tale of damnation and redemption. Finally in De Cataldo's The White Powder Dance, the city police are put on the trail of a baby-faced new graduate in the Milanese banking sector. As the pursuit accelerates through back streets and skyscrapers, it becomes clear that there is more to organised crime than getting your hands dirty.
Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Phryne Fisher #1)
by Kerry GreenwoodThis is where it all started! The first classic Phryne Fisher mystery, featuring our delectable heroine, cocaine, communism and adventure. Phryne leaves the tedium of English high society for Melbourne, Australia, and never looks back. The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honorable Phryne Fisher--she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions--is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia. Almost immediately from the time she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops and communism--not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse--until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.
Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (16pt Large Print Edition) (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #1)
by Kerry GreenwoodFrom the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh, and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher…"Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."—Deadly PleasuresLooking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you:Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy SayersInspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, starring Essie DavisMovie Currently Streaming on Acorn TVThe London season is in full fling at the end of the roaring 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher—she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters, and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions—is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia.Almost immediately from the time she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops, and communism—not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse—until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street. Tension and danger rise like steam, and Phryne must save herself and other young women before it's too late. Find these historical mystery series in Kindle books or in print—this lady detective will chase criminals to the end of the line!
El cochecito blanco
by Dan Rhodes¿Qué harías si fueras culpable de la muerte de la princesa Diana? París, verano de 1997. Veronique acaba de romper con su novio saxofonista después de escuchar la música del Octeto Sofía Experimental de la Tabla del Pan. Aunque ha fumado más de la cuenta, vuelve a casa en su cochecito blanco. Al día siguiente, cuando sospecha que ha matado a la princesa, sabe que tiene que hacer desaparecer las pruebas. Pero desintegrar un Fiat no es fácil si una compañera te espía día y noche y tu principal aliada es una gran amiga... de las sustancias psicoactivas. Una novela llena de situaciones cómicas por las que desfilan colombófilos, mecánicos románticos y músicos búlgaros empeñados en complicar la destrucción del coche más buscado del país.
Cochonnet: (Pigboy) (French Currents)
by Vicki GrantDan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? To top it all off, the farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. When Dan sneaks back to the school bus, he discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. Who is this "farmer" anyway, and will Dan be able to find help in time?
El cocinero del Alcyon (Comisario Montalbano #Volumen 32)
by Andrea CamilleriLa penúltima entrega de la serie sobre el comisario Montalbano. Una vertiginosa trama de espías. Un operario aparece ahorcado en plena obra y Montalbano y sus hombres acuden a escena. El responsable del despido del desdichado y dueño del astillero en quiebra es Giovanni Trincanato, un tipo de negocios turbios sin escrúpulos ni modales que no tarda en despertar la antipatía del comisario. Paralelamente, en el puerto de Vigatà aparece el Alcyon, una lujosa goleta con apenas pasajeros y muy pocos tripulantes, pero con una popa capacitada para recibir un helicóptero. Cuando Montalbano descubre el lazo existente entre el capataz del astillero y la misteriosa embarcación, crecen sus sospechas de que algo turbio se está orquestando. La crítica ha dicho...«Si no te gusta Andrea Camilleri es que todavía no lo has leído. Cada novela de esta serie adictiva y completamente mágica, ambientada en Sicilia y protagonizada por un detective único en el género, te refresca la mente como una inyección de oxígeno puro. Luminosa, colorida, rebosante de ingenio... limpia y fresca como el marisco mediterráneo: una novela, en suma, transportadora. Larga vida a Camilleri, larga vida a Montalbano.»A.J. Finn, autor del superventas The Woman in the Window «El idiosincrásico Montalbano es absolutamente enternecedor.»The New York Times «Camilleri es un autor tan hábil y encantador como su protagonista detective.»The Washington Post Book World «Camilleri te muestra todo el pasado de un personaje con medio párrafo.»The New Yorker «Las novelas de Andrea Camilleri respiran los paisajes, el sentido del humor y la desesperación que flota en el aire de Sicilia.»Donna Leon «Camilleri consigue sostener el relato con su dominio del oficio, con su siciliano tan preciso, con su natural ironía que por momentos arranca carcajadas, con la fuerza de unos personajes que trascienden el papel y, como viejos amigos, persisten junto a los lectores.»Giornale di Sicilia «El cocinero del Alcyon supone el summum de la concepción del giallo de Camilleri. Lejos del polar francés o del noir estadounidense, el escritor siciliano opta por la ironía. Para Camilleri, la diversión es fundamental, pero no significa desapego. Sus novelas siempre te hacen reír, pero también alimentan el pensamiento crítico.»Il Manifesto «Es un Montalbano buenísimo, y no hay nada más que añadir.»Corriere de la Sera
Cockatiels at Seven (Meg Langslow #9)
by Donna AndrewsOne of Meg's friends asks her to babysit her toddler and then disappears. Meg can handle her eccentric relatives and even murderers, but will she be able to keep up with a two-year-old while trying to find his mother?
The Cockeyed Corpse (The Shell Scott Mysteries #26)
by Richard S. PratherThe Wild West is not your regular western movie but it is wild! Any movie that involves four beautiful starlets without any clothes is bound to be wild and to attract the attention of Shell Scott, P.I., especially if one of the girls is thought to have been murdered. It is up to Scott to go on location where the film is being shot and determine whether or not her death was an accident. He must also keep himself out of danger, what with the girls--and with the men who are trying to take his life.
Cockfighter (Murder Room #106)
by Charles Willeford'No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford' Elmore LeonardFrank Mansfield is the cockfighter, a man obsessed with an illegal sport which is unspeakably cruel, unthinkably bloody - and incredibly exciting. His pursuit of the champion's medal takes him into the seamy underbelly of rural Southern life - into the hot, dusty small-town circuits, where greed and corruption vie only with lust and violence . . .
Cockfighter
by Charles WillefordIn the criminal underbelly of the 1960s rural South, a silent, iron-willed man is ready to sacrifice anything to rise to the top.A former professional boxer, actor, horse trainer and radio announcer, Charles Willeford (1919-1988) is best known for his Miami-based crime novels featuring hard-boiled detective Hoke Moseley, including Miami Blues and Sideswipe. His career as a writer began in the late 1940s, but it was his 1972 novel Cockfighter that announced his name to a wider audience. Frank Mansfield is the titular cockfighter: a silent and fiercely contrary man whose obsession with winning will cost him almost everything. Mansfield haunts the cockpits, bars and roads of the rural South in the early 1960s, adrift but always capable of nearly anything…First published in complete form in 1972, and adapted by Willeford for a Monte Hellman film in 1974 (which became infamous for its use of real animals in the fight scenes), the novel Cockfighter has been out of print for nearly 20 years.Praise for Charles Willeford and Cockfighter“One of our most skilled, interesting, accomplished and productive writers.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post“Charles Willeford renders the sport [of cockfighting] with such knowledge and attention to detail that . . . I had the almost inexpressible impression of being on my knees again beside the great fighting pits of the southern circuit.” —Harry Crews“No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford.” —Elmore Leonard“Entertaining every step of the way… Willeford opens up for most of us a whole undiscovered world, and conveys it wonderfully.” —Publishers Weekly
COCKNEY (Arrogant Bastards Standalones #1)
by Sunny WintersWhen I was 17, one of the most arrogant boy, scratch that, human, stopped me on my way home from ballet practice. Turned out he was not a boy, but a cop, a rookie one about a couple of years older than me. He thought he was all that, and even swaggered up to my car, a shiny graduation gift from my Grandparents, and made sure I saw his badge. I have to admit, arrogant that he was, he was also extremely handsome. Made me blush and feel hot all over as he gestured for me to roll down my window. It was a hot summer day in Vegas, and I was wearing just a tank top and shorts. He noticed and said that I was going a bit fast, but even worse, I was dressed too revealing that I would be borderline indecent if I walked out of my car and stood up to be frisked. I nearly slapped him. First of all, I was dressed fine, for the weather. Second, I wasn't drunk. Didn't even touch alcohol. I smiled and politely said I wasn't drinking. He didn't believe me, took me into his car, and drove me to the station for testing. I guessed he did his job, but it wasn't just that. I saw him again, outside of his uniform, at the grocery store, after I turned 18, and he smirked at me for picking up some junk food. Great, that too. But it wasn't until after I turned 21, and had returned from college to visit my parents when I saw him at my house. He was much bigger, muscular, and was dressed nicely. "Hi Candace," he said smiling and looking me over appreciatively. He remembered my name. "Your brother, Thomas, invited me for dinner." Thomas came into the room then, and said, "Ken is my mentor at the Police Academy, but he's a good friend, too." So, Ken was his name. It fits him. Handsome, with a British cockney accent, boyish, yet manly. He almost seemed nice. Then he winked at me. That same heat that I felt when I first met him rush through me, and I was blushing, to my horror. To make matters worse, he came over and instead of shaking my hand, pulled me into his broad hard chest for a tight hug. "Great to see you again, Candace. You look more beautiful than I remembered you. And yes, I remembered you. How can any man forget?" With that, his lips barely touched my ear, and I shivered. "Cold?" he asked, pulling back and looking me over. "I can see that. I can do something about that. In no time, you'll be heating up in places you never knew could heat up." Really? "Cocky much?" I asked. "Always," he said, smirking. "Especially when it comes to you."
Cockroaches: A Harry Hole Novel (2) (Harry Hole Series #2)
by Jo Nesbo#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Inspector Harry Hole heads to Thailand to investigate the murder of a Norweigian ambassador."Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid."—Houston Chronicle&“I can&’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo."—The New York Times Book ReviewWhen the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador&’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.
The Cocktail Waitress
by James M. CainFollowing her husband's death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome young schemer who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage. . .
The Cocoa Conspiracy
by Andrea PenroseLady Arianna's gift of a rare volume of botanical engravings to her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, has something even more rare hidden inside-sensitive government documents which would mark one they hold dear as a traitor of King and country. To unmask the villain, they must root out a cunning conspiracy-armed only with their wits and expertise in chocolate. . . .
Coconut Cowboy
by Tim DorseyFlorida's favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is back--and he has a few scores to settleSerge A. Storms is hitting the road.Inspired by the classic biker flick Easy Rider, the irrepressible trivia buff and his drug-addled travel buddy, Coleman, head out on a motorcycle tour down the length of the Sunshine State, on a mission to rediscover the lost era of the American Dream. But going from small town to small town, they discover that some have lost much of their former charm--including one particular hamlet of skeezy rural politicos that is hell-bent on keeping prying eyes out of their ineptly corrupt style of local government.Traveling across the state, Serge and Coleman engage in some high-life hijinks, complete with the state's trademark crop of jerks, lethal science experiments, drug kingpins, double-crosses, unearthed bodies, barbecue and groovy tunes. And when a few innocent newcomers stumble into the mix, the stakes are raised to new back-woods heights.ount:* Will Serge become the next president of the "lost" nation of Florida?* Why are the neighborhood watch groups forced to stand their ground?* Who survives the speed trap?* What does Coleman make a bong out of next?* And how could the pig races factor in?Do you have a helmet? Then strap it on and join our dysfunctional duo as they answer all these questions and more in Coconut Cowboy!Praise for Tim Dorsey"Pure gonzo humor!"--New York Times Book Review"If you couldn't stop laughing when Bugs Bunny shot Elmer Fudd in the face, this is the writer you've been looking for."--Associated Press"I guarantee Dorsey will never win the Nobel Prize for Literature--he's far too funny."--Richmond Times-Dispatch"Dances with Florida's weird side."--Tampa Bay Times
Coconut Creme Killer (INNcredibly Sweet #2)
by Summer PrescottNot all is as it seems when a mysterious young writer takes up residence at The Beach House B&B to finish writing her novel. Can Missy, Echo and Kel figure out, from reading her previous books, who the stalker is, before it's too late? This second book in the INNcredibly Sweet Series will have you hanging on the edge of your seat!
Coconut Drop Dead (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries #3)
by Olivia MatthewsThe case in Olivia Matthews's Coconut Drop Dead is going to be a tough nut to crack. Brooklyn’s annual Caribbean American Heritage Festival is finally here, and Spice Isle Bakery is thrilled to be one of the event’s food vendors. After all, the Murrays have been attending the festival for years. Co-owner Lyndsay Murray hopes their West Indian pastries and finger foods draw people back to the bakery in Little Caribbean. She’s looking forward to having fun, connecting with customers, and celebrating with her family. The day's festivities are cut short when Camille, lead singer of an up-and-coming reggae band, dies. The police think it may be a tragic accident. But Lyndsay’s cousin Manny was close to Camille, and he believes someone cut her life short. Now Manny needs Lyndsay’s help to make sure a killer faces the music.
The Coconut Killings (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #13)
by Patricia MoyesWhen a U.S. senator is found brutally murdered on the grounds of an exclusive golf club on St. Matthew’s, one of the British Seaward Islands, Henry Tibbett, Detective Chief Superintendant of Scotland Yard, is dispatched to the tropical resort. Although a young islander has been arrested for the crime, Henry soon discovers that the murder rests on complex motives reaching far beyond the Caribbean. As he delves deeper into the hidden forces that are vying for control of the island, Henry travels between the explosive underworld of the black revolutionary movement and the glamorous world of the club, whose influential members are linked to the United States government and one of America’s powerful industries. Another brutal slaying and a kidnapping lead Henry deep into St. Matthew’s rain forest and then—unexpectedly—to the cosmopolitan glamor of New York. The shocking evidence Henry uncovers points to corruption emanating from some of the world’s vital political and economic centers. Once again in the words of The Washington Post, “It is delightful to have Chief Superintendant Henry Tibbett and his wife Emmy on the scene of the crime.”
The Coconut Killings: Henry Tibbett #13 (Henry Tibbett #13)
by Patricia MoyesA tropical Inspector Tibbett mystery from the author who &“has the authentic Agathian gift for mixing the ordinary and the sinister&” (Financial Times). What would you do if a U.S. Senator was found murdered with a machete on the grounds of your exclusive golf club in the Caribbean? Maybe order another umbrella drink and work on your tan . . . or if you&’re John and Margaret Colville, the owners of a modest hotel on the island of St. Matthews, call your friends, Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife Emmy, to investigate. Did the friendly young islander who tends bar for the Colvilles commit murder? The local authorities have arrested him, but Henry soon discovers that the murder rests on complex motives reaching far beyond the Caribbean.Praise for Patricia Moyes &“The author who put the &‘who&’ back in whodunit.&” —Chicago Daily News &“A new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.&” —Daily Herald &“An excellent detective novel in the best British tradition. Superbly handled.&” —Columbus Dispatch&“Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyes&’ writing.&” —Mystery Scene
Coconut Layer Cake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Series #25)
by Joanne FlukeWhen Hannah learns that her sister Michelle's boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is the prime suspect in a murder case, she goes straight from a movie studio sound stage to the Los Angeles airport. Back in frigid Minnesota, she discovers that proving Lonnie's innocence will be harder than figuring out what went wrong with a recipe. Lonnie remembers only parts of the night he went out to a local bar and ended up driving a very impaired woman home. He knows he helped her to her bedroom, but he doesn't recall anything else until he woke up on her couch the following morning. When he went to the bedroom to check on her, he was shocked to discover she was dead. Hannah doesn't know what to believe--only that exonerating a suspect who can't remember is almost impossible, especially since Lonnie's brother, Detective Rick Murphy, and Lonnie's partner, Chief Detective Mike Kingston, have been taken off the case. Before everything comes crashing down on Lonnie like a heaping slice of coconut layer cake, it'll be up to Hannah to rack up enough clues to toast a flaky killer . . .
Coconut Layer Cake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery #25)
by Joanne FlukeNew York Times BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerPublishers Weekly BestsellerBakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter . . . and murder . . . When Hannah learns that her sister Michelle&’s boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is the prime suspect in a murder case, she flies straight home from a Los Angeles movie sound stage to frigid Minnesota. But proving Lonnie&’s innocence will be harder than figuring out what went wrong with a recipe, especially with Lonnie&’s hazy memory of the night in question. Hannah doesn&’t know what to believe. Before everything comes crashing down on Lonnie like a heaping slice of coconut layer cake, it&’ll be up to Hannah to rack up enough clues to toast a flaky killer . . . Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar!
Cod Only Knows (The Shores Mysteries #Book 6)
by Hilary MacLeodA Canadian fishing village is obsessed with the one that got away . . . but is someone getting away with murder? For the first time in thirty years, all the signs have returned to the waters off The Shores—signs of a presumed-gone and possibly legendary giant cod. Ninety-year-old Abel Mack once almost landed it, but a photograph is the only evidence the big one ever existed. Now, at all costs, two powerful men with competing interests are after the biggest cod. They are closing in on The Shores—but the fisherman is missing. At the best of times, Abel is there one minute, gone the next. His best friends and family are not sure they would recognize him if they found him. Is he dead, by foul play or misadventure, or dead of exposure, as Mountie Jane Jamieson suspects? Or is he alive and sure to return, as his wife Gus Mack insists? Does the never-at-home Abel even exist outside Gus&’s memory or imagination, Hy McAllister wonders…or has he been kidnapped for what he knows about the codfish? &“A natural storyteller, superbly equipped both by her character and experience to fashion stories of the lives of everyday people who make their living from the sea.&” —Ottawa Review of Books
Coda (The Seven Sequels #5)
by Ted StauntonWhen his brother Bunny vanishes from the Toronto City Hall skating rink, Spencer, a budding filmmaker, finds himself plunged into the stuff of movie thrillers: kidnapping, terrorists, intrigue, a missing document, a world-famous pop star, disguises, romance and a rogue alligator. As he races the clock to save his brother, he must sort the real from the make-believe and unravel a murder mystery involving his grandfather. The last time Spencer got tangled up in an adventure from his grandfather’s past, he didn’t believe it was for real. Now he can’t get anyone to believe him when he says that Bunny has been kidnapped and that someone is going to die. Coda is the sequel to both Speed, part of The Seven Prequels and Jump Cut, part of Seven (The Series).