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Concealed II: Book 3 (Repay Evil with Evil #3)

The unbelievable happened. Someone knows Julia's secret. Is that why someone is trying to kill her? Julia is on the run again, she has to defend herself against old and new unknown enemies. David tries to help her and drives the investigation forward. And so he discovers something that shakes him deeply. A person from Julia's past shows up. A person who knows a lot about her and poses a tremendous threat. And David loses contact with her ...

Concealed in Death (In Death #38)

The incomparable J. D. Robb presents the latest moving and suspenseful novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Eve Dallas series.Leading the demolition of a long-empty New York building that once housed a makeshift shelter for troubled teenagers, Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband uncovers two skeletons wrapped in plastic. And by the time Eve's done with the crime scene, there are twelve murders to be solved.The victims are all young girls. A tattooed tough girl who dealt in illegal drugs. The runaway daughter of a pair of well-to-do doctors. They all had their stories. And they all lost their chance for a better life.Then Eve discovers a connection between the victims and someone she knows. And she grows even more determined to reveal the secrets of the place that was called The Sanctuary--and the evil concealed in one human heart.knows. And she grows even more determined to reveal the secrets of the place that was called The Sanctuary--and the evil concealed in one human heart.

Concealed in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller (Book 38) (In Death #38)

There is nothing unusual about billionaire Roarke supervising work on his new property - but when he takes a ceremonial swing at the first wall to be knocked down, he uncovers the body of a girl. And then another - in fact, twelve dead girls concealed behind a false wall. Luckily for Roarke, he is married to the best police lieutenant in town. Eve Dallas is determined to find the killer - especially when she discovers that the building used to be a sanctuary for deliquent teenagers and the parallel with her past as a young runaway hits hard.As the girls' identities are slowly unravelled by the department's crack forensic team, Eve and her staunch sidekick Peabody get closer to the shocking truth...

Concealed Weapon

THE END WAS DRAWING THEM CLOSER TOGETHER...Something big was about to happen, and Agent Teagan Kennedy had vowed to prevent it. For weeks she'd been undercover in a reclusive cult, investigating a suspected coming act of terror. But endless fire-and-brimstone sermons had sapped her strength. She needed help.And then, like a light, she saw Sheriff Zach McCoy. It had been seven years since she'd kissed him, seven years since she'd left him. Zach was still hurt over her desertion, but he was the only one Teagan could trust. Time was running out, and if Teagan and Zach couldn't stop the coming crisis, they'd be among the first sacrifices....

Conception Cover-Up

HE WAS AS MYSTERIOUS AS THE NIGHTWhen a wounded stranger landed on her cabin doorstep on a rainy night, Shannon Garrett couldn't resist taking in the tall, dark and dangerously attractive man. A lonely recluse with a painful past she kept hidden, Shannon felt the man she knew as Caleb hid his own share of secrets. Except neither could mask the sudden passion that raged between them as fiercely as the storm.But in the cold light of day, Caleb realized he'd done the unthinkable: He'd just put two more targets in the sights of the killers at his heels-the woman he'd come to love and the child they'd just conceived.

Concert of Ghosts

International bestselling author Campbell Armstrong sweeps readers back to the psychedelic sixties in an atmospheric, page-turning thriller about a fugitive ex-hippie who must run for his life when he is caught up in a political conspiracy Many years ago, Harry Tennant managed to escape San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie scene relatively intact, although his memory of that time is largely wiped out. Now Harry's peaceful life is overturned when his upstate-New York marijuana farm is raided by the police and he's thrown in jail. Released on bail, Harry is contacted by Alison Seagrove, a reporter investigating a conspiracy connected to Harry's hazy past. When she shows him an old photo of himself and four others, Harry barely recognizes himself and can't remember his friends' names--or why the photograph has global political implications. To avoid prison and stay one step ahead of the killers pursuing him, Harry undertakes a chilling journey back to Haight-Ashbury to unlock the mystery behind his shattered memory.

Concerto in Dead Flat (The Chris Klick Mysteries #3)

An ex-musician searches far and wide for a missing maestro, in this mystery by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. Chris Klick left his life in Los Angeles behind to enjoy the simple life in beautiful Idaho, and all he wants is to spend some time with his new love, Nicole. But money comes knocking and the amateur sleuth heeds the call. Tracking down philandering maestro Stephan Shultz, who&’s gone MIA, proves to be a steep challenge from the get-go. From Atlantic City to Paris to London, Klick pursues Shultz as the case expands to include a secret Oxford lover, a missing don, some pilfered port, and a lost Mozart manuscript. Will he find Shultz after all, or will he lose everything—including Nicole? Originally published under the name Wendell McCall, this colorful crime novel comes from the acclaimed and bestselling author of the Walt Fleming series and other popular mysteries and thrillers.

Conch Shell Murder

[Back cover:] "Nobody comes to Key West accidentally--they're either looking for something ... or running away from something. For newly licensed private investigator Katie Hassworth, it's both, but that's a long story. The short of it is now she's been hired to find the killer of Allexa Chitting, owner of a prosperous marina, bludgeoned by conch shell. While the police are calling it a robbery gone bad, her family suspects murder when they learn the victim's new will bequeaths her considerable fortune to the Key West Preservation Society. Surprise, surprise-especially if the killer is one of her embittered near and dear: husband, lover, daughter, son-in-law or personal secretary. But the case gets messier when the suspect list extends even beyond Allexa's conniving family to include a cunning panhandler and local bureaucrats, drawing Katie into a tangled net of political and familial corruption that may make her first murder case her last."

La conciencia de Montalbano (Comisario Montalbano #Volumen 34)

Seis relatos inéditos que recrean el irresistible universo del comisario Montalbano y su particular manera de entender la vida. Seis relatos no incluidos en las recopilaciones publicadas en vida de Andrea Camilleri, en los que, a partir de pistas mínimas, Salvo Montalbano se ve obligado a esclarecer crímenes disfrazados de accidentes desde una mujer brutalmente asesinada, la desaparición de un preciado anillo, el hallazgo de un cadáver envuelto en una manta tras una juerga veraniega, las consecuencias del noviazgo entre una estudiante de buena familia y un capo huido de la justicia, el debate de un comerciante de vinos entre cumplir con el estado o satisfacer a la mafia, hasta la inusual nochevieja de Montalbano y Livia. Amenos e intrigantes, estos relatos son una nueva muestra de la sensibilidad y perspicacia del comisario siciliano, que ha cautivado a millones de lectores en toda Europa. La crítica ha dicho:«Camilleri ha demostrado que se puede conciliar armoniosamente lo serio con lo humorístico, lo grave y lo ligero, con comprensión hacia las debilidades humanas».Babelia «Si hay autores cuyos libros suscitan admiración, sorpresa, emoción, los de Andrea Camilleri suscitan eso [...] y lo hacen gracias a una combinación infalible: una sabiduría de zorro viejo, un humor socarrón del que nadie se libra y una enorme comprensión hacia las debilidades humanas».ABC Cultural

Conclave

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and twenty Cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

Cónclave

Un thriller con un ritmo y un suspense perfectamente ensamblados, sobre la celebración del cónclave en el que se elegirá al próximo Sumo Pontífice de la Iglesia Católica. «Apasionante, la versión eclesiástica de House of Cards.»The Times El Papa ha muerto. En la Capilla Sixtina, a puerta cerrada, ciento dieciocho cardenales procedentes de todos los rincones del globo emitirán su voto en la elección más secreta del mundo. Son hombres de fe. Pero tienen ambiciones. Y rivales. En las próximas setenta y dos horas uno de ellos se convertirá en el líder espiritual con más poder de la tierra. Cónclave ha sido elegido uno de los mejores libros de 2016 por The Sunday Times y Observer. Reseñas:«No importa si crees en Dios, en la Iglesia o en nada, Cónclave te resultará enormemente entretenida.»The Washington Post «El Papa ha muerto y los cardenales se reúnen para elegir a su sucesor. El escenario está preparado para un enfrentamiento en este espléndido retrato del poder, la corrupción y el engaño.»The Guardian «Un relato sobre las maquinaciones a más alto nivel dentro de la Iglesia católica. Un libro fascinante.»The New York Times «Robert Harris logra que el mecanismo del suspense funcione como un reloj en este hábil relato sobre intrigas vaticanas.»Financial Times «Una novela que explora el poder, la gloria y las argucias del proceso de elección de un nuevo Papa, por el autor de bestsellers más brillante de la actualidad.»Esquire «Es un thriller, sí, pero un thriller inusual y distinto, y la clave de su éxito es la extraordinaria galería de personajes. Me cautivó. Posee un ritmo perfecto y una intriga constante y cada vez más emocionante. Su punto de partida es un tema absolutamente secreto y desvela los entresijos. Sin duda, para mí una de las mejores novelas del año.»For winter nights. A bookish blog

Conclave: A novel

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY EDWARD BERGER AND STARRING RALPH FIENNES, STANLEY TUCCI, JOHN LITHGOW, AND ISABELLA ROSSELLINI • The page-turning thriller set in the Vatican's secretive halls of power by the best-selling author of Enigma and Fatherland"Pulsates with intrigue. . . . Ambition, sex scandals, financial corruption and terrorism all rear their ugly heads. And Harris saves one whopper of a surprise for the final pages." —USA TodayThe pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will gather to cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they are not immune to the human temptations of power and glory. And they are not above the tribalism and factionalism that consumes humanity. When all is said and done, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on Earth.

The Conclusion

Having fled her dorm room, college freshman Hope is hiding out in an abandoned sorority house on campus. But there is no escape from the evil that follows her--because it has become a part of her.

Concord Cunningham (The Scripture Sleuth #1)

It has been said that one can find the answers to all of life's mysteries in the Bible. The Word of God is sufficient to meet all our needs. Finding the answers requires at least a basic knowledge of the Bible. The concordance is a topical index of key words that lead a scholar to appropriate Bible verses. It is a valuable tool to finding answers in the Word of God. Concord Cunningham is a boy who has discovered this tool and uses it to solve mysteries in his community. His success brings him acclaim, and a reputation as a "Scripture Sleuth". Readers will be challenged to solve the mysteries without the advantage of a concordance, but Concord Cunningham will reveal the source of the answer in Scripture. This is the first of a series.

Concord Cunningham Coast to Coast (The Scripture Sleuth #4)

The Scripture Sleuth books are fun, lighthearted interactive adventures. The readers have to look up Bible verses for the solution to the mystery.

Concord Cunningham on the Case (The Scripture Sleuth #3)

Who stole the lumberjack statue? Is a peanut butter sandwich really powering the digital clock, or is it just a science fair scam? Why is there a mysterious skydiver in Pine Tops? Concord Cunningham can crack all the cases, but can you? Only if you're ready to look up clues in your Bible! In this third volume of unique Scripture Sleuth mysteries, Concord once again faces an exciting new case in each chapter. Though Concord always solves the mystery, he never gives away the solution. Instead, he reveals the location of a Bible verse which holds the mystery's final clue. Then it's up to you to look up the clue and crack the case! Not sure about your answer? No problem. The solutions are at the back of the book. Scripture Sleuth 3 also includes "The Greatest Case", which brings Concord face to face with another Scripture Sleuth. Together, they investigate the most important case ever. These timeless and lighthearted mysteries are certain to make you think, make you laugh, and make looking up Bible verses irresistibly fun!

Concord Cunningham Pursues the Clues (The Scripture Sleuth #5)

A gift from outer space is about to be stolen. Cheaters are about to win the Pine Tops Marathon. A fancy wedding is seconds away from disaster unless someone can reach a runaway ring. Who can stop these crimes and solve these puzzles before it's too late? Grab your Bible, follow the clues, and you can crack every case!

Concord Cunningham Returns (The Scripture Sleuth #2)

An anthology of short stories starring Concord Cunningham. Concord is a young boy who uses a Bible concordance to solve the mysteries in his neighborhood. This has earned him the nickname "Scripture Sleuth".

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Concrete Angel

An atmospheric and eagerly-awaited debut novel from acclaimed crime writer Patricia Abbott, set in Philadelphia in the 1970's about a family torn apart by a mother straight out of "Mommy Dearest", and her children who are at first victims but soon learn they must fight back to survive.Eve Moran has always wanted "things" and has proven both inventive and tenacious in getting and keeping them. Eve lies, steals, cheats, swindles, and finally commits murder, paying little heed to the cost of her actions on those who love her. Her daughter, Christine, compelled by love, dependency, and circumstance, is caught up in her mother's deceptions, unwilling to accept the viciousness that runs in her mother's blood. Eve's powers of seduction are hard to resist for those who come in contact with her toxic allure. It's only when Christine's three-year old brother, Ryan begins to prove useful to her mother, and she sees a pattern repeating itself, that Christine finds the courage and means to bring an end to Eve's tyranny.An unflinching novel about love, lust and greed that runs deep within our bones, Patricia Abbott cements herself as one of our very best writers of domestic suspense.

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch #3)

The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series #3)

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer and The Gods of Guilt. When LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church - the 'Dollmaker' - the police were convinced it marked the end of the search for one of the city's most bizarre serial killers.But four years later, Norman Church's widow is taking Bosch to court, accusing him of killing the wrong man. To make matters worse, Bosch has just received a note, eerily reminiscent of the ones the Dollmaker used to taunt him with, giving him a location where a body can be found.Is the Dollmaker still alive? Or is this the work of a vicious copycat killer, determined to repeat the Dollmaker's grisly feats and destroy Bosch's career in the process?

Concrete Desert: Return Of The Thin Man, Stealing The Dragon, Concrete Desert (David Mapstone Mysteries #1)

"Talton's summer mystery, a first novel, shows how fertile the desert can be as a mystery setting... A stunning debut." —Booklist STARRED reviewHaving recently lost his job as a history professor, David Mapstone returns to his boyhood home of Phoenix, Arizona, to find the city dramatically changed. It's now a haven for wealthy retirees and a seasonal retreat for West Coast "sophisticates," but pockets of his earlier life—some welcome, some not—remain. Mapstone eagerly accepts a temporary job from his old friend, Maricopa County Chief Deputy Mike Peralta: look into still-open cases and see if he can close any. He is settling into his new job when his college sweetheart appears at his door one evening. True to his memory of her, she is there because she wants something. Her sister is missing, and she wants Mapstone to look for her.Mapstone's search for the missing woman is quickly resolved when her body is discovered in the desert, but he is stunned to find the dead sister in circumstances identical to a sensational 40-year-old unsolved murder. Mapstone's dogged investigation of both murders bridges the chasm of clashing cultures, meshing his own long-ago memories with the tangled doings of newcomers and their acolytes, young women eager to share the lifestyle of tainted wealth, drugs, and careless violence.

The Concrete Flamingo

A beautiful fraudster gives a drifter a chance at an irresistible scoreJerry Forbes, on the run in Fort Lauderdale, is careful not to tell Marian Forsyth his real name. But Marian already knows his secrets. She&’s been following him since Miami Beach, fascinated by this handsome drifter since the first time she heard his voice. Finally she tells him the truth: Together, they&’re going to steal a fortune from a rich sap named Harris Chapman. The plan is simple—all they have to do is ask. Marian chose Jerry because he could be Chapman&’s double. With a little coaching, he&’ll be able to walk into the rich man&’s bank and take whatever he likes. But it&’s not long before the plan gets complicated, and Jerry is smart enough to know that when a heist turns sour, it&’s not the women who die.

The Concrete Flamingo

A beautiful fraudster gives a drifter a chance at an irresistible scoreJerry Forbes, on the run in Fort Lauderdale, is careful not to tell Marian Forsyth his real name. But Marian already knows his secrets. She&’s been following him since Miami Beach, fascinated by this handsome drifter since the first time she heard his voice. Finally she tells him the truth: Together, they&’re going to steal a fortune from a rich sap named Harris Chapman. The plan is simple—all they have to do is ask. Marian chose Jerry because he could be Chapman&’s double. With a little coaching, he&’ll be able to walk into the rich man&’s bank and take whatever he likes. But it&’s not long before the plan gets complicated, and Jerry is smart enough to know that when a heist turns sour, it&’s not the women who die.