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Dead Money
by Grant MccreaWith dialogue reminiscent of Dashiell Hammett and Elmore Leonard's works, a ripping pace and a cast of characters you won't soon forget, Dead Money is a first-rate mystery like no other.When Rick Redman's infuriating boss puts him on the Jules Fitzgibbon case, Rick suspects he's being set up to lose. After all, the murder victim was found dead in a nearby alleyway after a very vocal argument with the accused, a young man with an unhealthy fondness for sharp implements. But Jules's father is an important client of the firm, and Rick is told to keep the young man out of jail. Could it be, though, that Jules's father also wants Rick to fail? Rick turns to the one person he knows he can trust - in life and on the case - Dorita, a leggy dame with a platinum cigarette lighter and a wit as sharp as her stilettos.Meanwhile, at home, Rick's wife is slowly killing herself with drink, and their spirited teenaged daughter, Kelly, is forced to watch helplessly. Rick seeks consolation at his local watering hole, The Wolf's Lair, where he meets a young and charming actor, Jake, who asks him to join a high-stakes poker game. But like everything else in Rick's complicated life, there's more to Jake than meets the eye. Dead Money is the first in a series featuring Rick Redman: lawyer, drinker, rookie investigator, father, poker hound.From the Hardcover edition.
Dead Money
by Srinath Adiga&“An impressive debut.&”–Publishers Weekly***International Book Awards Finalist — Best New Fiction***They said you can&’t take your money with you when you die. What if they were wrong? Srinath Adiga&’s timely satire explores the pitfalls of modern capitalism and the dangerous power of myth. Hong Kong, 2002. A stock market trader desperate to pay off a gangster debt invents a scam: Afterlife Dollars. A product inspired by an ancient Chinese custom that allows people to buy their way into heaven. It&’s the beginning of a dizzying chain reaction that ripples in Mumbai, where one man does the unthinkable to secure his afterlife—while thousands of miles away in Amsterdam, another man races against time to stop an apocalypse. As a cast of larger-than-life characters grapple with unprecedented moral dilemmas, their choices will affect the rest of humanity. Profound, exhilarating and full of unexpected twists, Dead Money balances intelligence and dark humour with compassion, empathy and hope. Its cleverness lies in its ability to convince us that the impossible can happen—a compelling, thought-provoking read at a time when the world stares at an uncertain future.&“A memorable premise lifts Adiga&’s impressive debut. Adiga makes the central conceit work as he effectively sends up the tendency of people to believe anything.&”–Publishers Weekly&“Exhilarating pace, intriguing proposition, and plenty of dark laughs: Dead Money&’s the thriller I&’ll be burning through in the afterlife.&”–Kate Veitch, author of Without a Backward Glance and Trust&“A unique and highly original story. If you&’ve ever wondered about the rise of BitCoin or how money really works, you&’ll enjoy this book.&”–Sion Scott-Wilson, author of The Sleepwalker&’s Introduction to Flight
Dead Money: A Novel
by Jakob Kerr&“A stone-cold banger of a novel—a twisty journey through Silicon Valley&’s dark side, wrapped in a stunning mystery package with some wild surprises along the way.&”—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark MatterDon&’t call me a fixer. This isn&’t HBO. In her job as unofficial &“problem solver&” for Silicon Valley&’s most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde&’s gotten used to playing for high stakes. Even if none of those tech-bro millions she&’s so good at wrangling ever make it into her pockets.But this time, she&’s in way over her head—or so it seems.The lightning-rod CEO of tech&’s hottest startup has just been murdered, leaving behind billions in &“dead money&” frozen in his will. As the company&’s chief investor, Mackenzie&’s boss has a fortune on the line—and with the police treading water, it&’s up to Mackenzie to step up and resolve things, fast.Mackenzie&’s a lawyer, not a detective. Cracking this fiendishly clever killing, with its list of suspects that reads like a who&’s-who of Valley power players, should be way out of her league.Except that Mackenzie&’s used to being underestimated. In fact, she&’s counting on it.Because the way she sees it, this isn&’t an investigation. It&’s an opportunity. And she&’ll do anything it takes to seize it.Anything at all.Featuring jaw-dropping twists and a wily, outsider heroine you can&’t help rooting for, Dead Money is a brilliant sleight-of-hand mystery. Written by a longtime insider, it is also a dead-on snapshot of the Valley&’s rich and famous—and a glimpse at the darkness lurking behind the tech world&’s cheery facade.
Dead Mountain (Nora Kelly #4)
by Douglas Preston Lincoln ChildFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling duo, renowned archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson investigate a mystery so enigmatic it may have no solution. In 2008, nine mountaineers failed to return from a winter backpacking trip in the New Mexico mountains. At their final campsite, searchers found a bizarre scene: something had appeared at the door of their tent so terrifying that it impelled them to slash their way out and flee barefoot to certain death in a blizzard. Despite a diligent search, only six bodies were found, two violently crushed and inexplicably missing their eyes. The case, given the code name &“Dead Mountain&” by the FBI, was never solved. Now, two more bodies from the lost expedition are unexpectedly discovered in a cave, one a grisly suicide. Young FBI Agent Corrie Swanson teams up with archaeologist Nora Kelly to investigate what really happened on that fateful trip fifteen years ago—and to find the ninth victim. But their search awakens a long-slumbering evil, which pursues Corrie and Nora with a vengeance, determined to prevent the final missing corpse from ever coming to light.
Dead North
by Sue HenryWith her cabin a pile of ashes and her lite in pieces, champion Alaskan "musher" Jessie Arnold has gratefully accepted a friend's proposal that she drive his motor home up from Idaho, along the Alaska Highway -- a breathtaking, two thousand-mile-long route winding past hot springs, glaciers, and ice-blue lakes. But the idyllic trip takes a dark turn when a teenage hitchhiker brings terror aboard. Frightened and alone, Patrick Cutler disappears just before the police inform Jessie that the young runaway is wanted in connection with two shocking murders. Suddenly she is cast into a raging maelstrom of dark secrets and deadly consequences. And the cold and empty road she's traveling could be leading her not to her home...but to a grave in the trackless wilderness.
Dead On Arrival
by Dorothy SimpsonSteven Long has been murdered, and the finger of suspicion points to Harry Carpenter, whose wife and child were killed when Long crashed his car. But Inspector Luke Thanet believes there are others with reasons to hate the victim: his former wife, her new lover and Steve's younger brothers. Only his twin, Geoffrey, has a kind word for the deceased troublemaker. It seems almost everyone had a motive to murder Steven Long, and Inspector Thanet is going to have to investigate them all if he's ever going to get to the truth.
Dead On Arrival (Inspector Thanet)
by Dorothy SimpsonSteven Long has been murdered, and the finger of suspicion points to Harry Carpenter, whose wife and child were killed when Long crashed his car. But Inspector Luke Thanet believes there are others with reasons to hate the victim: his former wife, her new lover and Steve's younger brothers. Only his twin, Geoffrey, has a kind word for the deceased troublemaker. It seems almost everyone had a motive to murder Steven Long, and Inspector Thanet is going to have to investigate them all if he's ever going to get to the truth.
Dead On Arrival: A Novel
by Matt Richtel“MICHAEL CRICHTON meets STEPHEN KING at their finest … with the creepiest opening I’ve ever read.” — Lisa Gardner * “Joins the ranks of classic paranoid thrillers about human achievement run amok, with STEPHEN KING’s The Stand and Michael Crichton’s Terminal Man.” — Joseph Finder * “A heart-stopping thriller. … a must-read for MICHAEL CRICHTON fans.” — Dallas Morning News * “Similar in atmosphere and style to MICHAEL CRICHTON and STEPHEN KING. ... A race-against-the-clock thriller.” — BooklistFLIGHT 194 LANDED.SOMETHING LETHAL AWAITS OUTSIDE.THIS IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.An airplane touches down at a desolate airport in a remote Colorado ski town. Shortly after landing, Dr. Lyle Martin, a world-class infectious disease specialist, is brusquely awakened to shocking news: Everyone not on the plane appears to be dead. The world has gone dark. While they were in the air, a lethal new kind of virus surfaced, threatening mankind's survival, and now Martin—one of the most sought-after virologists on the planet until his career took a precipitous slide—is at the center of the investigation.Moving at lightning pace from the snowbound Rockies to the secret campus of Google X, where unlimited budgets may be producing wonders beyond our capacity to control, Dead on Arrival is a brilliantly imaginative, intricately plotted thriller that draws on Matt Richtel's years of science and technology reporting for the New York Times, and establishes him as one of the premier thriller writers working today.
Dead On Town Line
by Leslie ConnorMaking her powerful yet quiet debut, Connor delivers this original novel-in-verse--the story of a girl who is murdered by a classmate and finds herself stuck on the edges of the world she once knew and a realm whose tug she feels but can't quite find her way to.
Dead Over Heels (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries #5)
by Charlaine HarrisPart-time librarian Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead--especially not dropped from a plane right into her own backyard. But when other strange things happen around her, ranging from peculiar (her irascible cat turns up wearing a pink ribbon) to violent (her assistant at the library is attacked) to potentially deadly (her former lover is stabbed), she must decipher the personal message in the madness before it's too late.
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries #5)
by Charlaine Harris'Great bloody fun' Barbara PaulPart-time librarian Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden lands smack in the middle of a baffling murder case in the fifth murder mystery from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlaine HarrisRoe never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she never wanted to see him dead - especially dropped from a plane right into her own front yard. Luckily, even Lawrenceton, Georgia's finest, know that Roe couldn't possibly be in two places at once, so her name is crossed off the suspect list. But then other strange things happen around Roe, ranging from peculiar (her irascible cat turns up wearing a pink ribbon) to violent (her assistant at the library is attacked) to potentially deadly (her ex-lover is stabbed). Clearly there is a personal message in this madness that Roe must decipher - before it is too late . . . 'Clearly focused plot, animated description of character and sparkling prose commend this breath of fresh air to all collections' (Library Journal)
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Novel (Aurora Teagarden #5)
by Charlaine HarrisAurora Teagarden surprises even herself with how quickly she's settled in to domestic bliss with her new husband, Martin. But when the body of Roe's nemesis, Detective Jack Burns, drops from an airplane to land in her yard, Roe once more finds herself involved in a mysterious death.It isn't long before Roe realizes that strange things are happening to those around her, including anonymous "gifts" appearing at her home. Suspecting that everything is somehow related, Roe digs for her own answers before someone else winds up dead. She'll have to investigate everyone she knows, and the truth she uncovers will change her life forever.#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris is back with another delightful whodunit and a cast of memorable characters. The Aurora Teagarden mysteries have been adapted into film for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Dead Pan (The Jocelyn O'Roarke Mysteries #4)
by Jane DentingerIn the fourth book of the Jocelyn O&’Roarke series, where the eponymous stage actress and sometimes-detective goes, murder follows—even all the way across the country . . . New York City has dried up for Jocelyn &“Josh&” O&’Roarke. Her career on the stage has stalled. Her relationship with NYPD lieutenant Phillip Gerrard is through. She needs a way out, and a supporting role in a Hollywood TV movie seems like just the thing. But once on the West Coast, she discovers that her role is to support washed-up child star Ginger Jellicoe&’s comeback attempt. When Buddy Banks, the production&’s photography director and Ginger&’s surrogate father, is murdered in a darkroom, Josh is pressed once again to put her sleuthing skills to use. With the help of dashing LAPD detective Dwayne Hamill, Josh races to clear Ginger&’s name while keeping the former child star from becoming the killer&’s next victim. Dead Pan is the fourth book in the Jocelyn O&’Roarke mystery series, which begins with Murder on Cue and First Hit of the Season.
Dead Past
by Beverly ConnorAs a child, Juliet Price witnessed the bloody slaying of an entire family. Then the killer chased her down, brutalized her, and left her for dead. The police were never able to find the man responsible. For years, Juliet's traumatized mind hid the events from her. Then she sees a television show featuring the unsolved cold case, and the horrors come to her in her nightmares. She shares her fears with Diane Fallon, who realizes that Juliet's shattered visions recall not one, but two intertwined crimes-crimes that Diane intends to uncover.
Dead Past: Number 4 in series (Diane Fallon #4)
by Beverly ConnorDiane Fallon's crime scene unit is facing one of its worst ever cases: an explosion in a converted house has claimed many lives - from the students attending a party in one of the upstairs apartments to the junkies running a meth lab in the basement. Diane and her team will be sifting the evidence for days, searching the scene for any slight clue to the identities of the unrecognisable bodies. The incident has a devastating impact on the local community - with most people knowing at least one of the victims. One of the party survivors was even a member of Diane's staff - lucky enough to escape with her life. Diane is determined to discover the root cause of the explosion. But she must do so while avoiding the frenzy of media interest, local government officials keen to assign blame and the political machinations of a chief fire inspector who will stop at nothing to get Diane's job.
Dead Pawn
by Richard E. PeckBob Wince, an Albuquerque building contractor, is sentenced to the New Mexico State Penitentiary for a crime he didn't commit. He is mysteriously granted an early release and declares he is fed up with accidents, or fate, running his life. Associating himself with the minor crooks and major scammers who gather at his father's restaurant, 'Dimmie's Half-Off', Wince vows to re-establish his life and exact revenge on those who set him up originally. This means working the system, and, according to Richard Peck's Dead Pawn, that's what New Mexico is all about. From Albuquerque to Gallup, to the Navajo reservation and beyond, Peck introduces sleazy operators and hustlers in every line of work. It's a rich cast of characters -- Anglos, Hispanics, Native Americans -- who populate New Mexico's tangled sub-cultures. The priciest antique turquoise jewellery could have been made last week in Mahmad Khalil's Gallup factory; Maria Morales may be named Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year, but she's still Maria Losinsky, 'Hispanic' only through a brief marriage to Ernie Morales. From the moment you begin Dead Pawn, its mordant humor and crisp language will change the way you see New Mexico, 'the Land of Enchantment'.
Dead Peasants: A Thriller
by Larry D. Thompson"Just terrific! As real as a heart attack, and every bit as suspenseful." -- John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of A Plague of Secrets. Veteran trial lawyer Larry D. Thompson has decades of courtroom experience in his home state of Texas on controversial and important trials. Now, in Dead Peasants, Thompson has delivered a fast-moving and suspenseful legal thriller featuring a retired lawyer whose life gets turned upside down when a stranger asks for help. Jack Bryant, exhausted after a high-profile career as a lawyer, takes an early retirement in Fort Worth, Texas, where he plans to kick back, relax, and watch his son play football at TCU. But then an elderly widow shows up with a check for life insurance benefits and that is suspiciously made payable to her dead husband's employer, Jack can't turn down her pleas for help and files a civil suit to collect the benefits rightfully due the widow. A chain of events that can't be stopped thrusts Jack into a vortex of killings, and he and his new love interest find themselves targets of a murderer. Gripping, engaging, and written with the authority that only a seasoned lawyer could possess, Dead Peasants is a legal thriller that will stun and surprise you.
Dead Pig Collector
by Warren EllisDEAD PIG COLLECTOR is classic Warren Ellis, the digitial, short story debut of a new character soon to become a classic in the oeuvre of a writer praised by the New York Times Book Review as "a seriously good writer with a seriously wicked imagination."As far as Mr. Sun is concerned, the heart is just a pump. It's an anatomical fact he knows quite intimately, and a key component of the knowledge base essential to his particularly devious line of work: murder for hire and body disposal.Certain jobs, however, make it hard to keep this in mind. Like the one that's brought him from cold, dreary London to sun-soaked Los Angeles, and connects Mr. Sun with a beautiful and perpetually curious woman who has to know everything about Mr. Sun's methods.
Dead Pigeon: A Brock Callahan Mystery (The Brock Callahan Mysteries #14)
by William Campbell GaultIn his final case, Brock investigates the murder of his troubled college roommateMaybe Mike Gregory was too smart for football. When he and Brock Callahan roomed together at Stanford University, Mike was a second-stringer with the skill to go pro. But he squandered his talent and drifted after college, briefly working as a stockbroker before descending down society's ladder, becoming a drunk, then an addict, and finally a snitch. The police aren't surprised when they find him in Santa Monica, face blown off with a sawed-off shotgun, but Brock is puzzled. Even at his lowest, Mike was too smart to go out like that. Though he's been retired for years, Brock's investigative instincts kick in at Mike's funeral. As he plumbs the depths of his old friend's broken life, he uncovers a toxic cocktail of cultists, mobsters, and corrupt law enforcement. Caught in the middle, this unlucky snitch had nowhere to turn.
Dead Point: A Jack Irish Thriller (A Jack Irish Thriller #3)
by Peter TempleJACK IRISH BOOK THREE: FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE.'Another world-class crime novel from Peter Temple' Canberra Times'Peter Temple is an addiction. Read one book and you will want to read them all. Now' Val McDermidJack Irish has a lot on his mind. His woman has an old flame, his champion horse has been put down and his gambling has left him broke. No wonder then, that he's a bit distracted from the work he is getting paid for - looking for the elusive Robbie Colburne, occasional barman. He's not the only one. Robbie's caught the interest not only of the police, but also certain dealers from the city's criminal class. So when Robbie finally shows up - in the morgue - Jack thinks he'd better start taking his job seriously. But there are those who would prefer him not to. Who don't like it when Jack begins asking questions. Who would do anything to make sure Jack Irish stays off the case - for good.Enjoyed Bad Debts, Black Tide and now Dead Point? Then discover the fourth and final Jack Irish thriller, White Dog . . .
Dead Post Society: A House-Flipper Mystery (A House-Flipper Mystery)
by Diane KellyThe seventh in the House-Flipper mystery series set in Nashville, TN, where the real estate market is to die for.This year's honor roll is killer...Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they’ve encountered corpses on their properties before. But this is the first time they’d decided to take a chance on a property where two suspicious deaths have already occurred. Most buildings on the former boarding school property will be repurposed for an upscale retirement community, but the developer has no use for the headmaster’s house given its violent history. The headmaster and his wife were killed there decades earlier, their deaths remaining unsolved to this day.Still, it seems a shame to see the beautiful Victorian give way to decay or the wrecking ball, even if many claim the unsettled souls of the victims still wander its halls, seeking retribution and justice. Can Whitney and Buck exorcise the structure’s demons, solve the cold case, and give the building new life? Or will ghosts from the past seek to silence them forever?
Dead Pretty
by Roger GranelliMark Richards, having rebuilt his life after a traumatic, deprived past, is a private investigator in London. When his beautiful girlfriend, Lena, is brutally and sadistically slain his life is turned upside down. In his search for her killers, he becomes hunter and hunted, exacting revenge whilst trying to stay alive. His quest turns into a bloody rites of passage, which takes him from London to the Midlands, to the hills of south Wales, and, ultimately, to Amsterdam, where the savage climax of the book is played out amidst the seedy back alleys of the red light district. "Dead Pretty" is fast moving, full of dramatic set pieces, a murderous journey with a twist in its tail. Mark Richards finds out more than he ever wanted to know, old demons rear up again in his mind, and he has to reach deep into his soul to survive.
Dead Pretty
by Roger GranelliFast moving and full of dramatic set pieces, Dead Pretty is a murderous journey with a twist in its tail.Mark Richards, having rebuilt his life after a traumatic, deprived past, is a private investigator in London. When his beautiful girlfriend, Lena, is brutally and sadistically slain his life is turned upside down.In his search for her killers, he becomes hunter and hunted, exacting revenge whilst trying to stay alive. His quest turns into a bloody rites of passage, which takes him from London to the Midlands, to the hills of south Wales, and, ultimately, to Amsterdam, where the savage climax of the book is played out amidst the seedy back alleys of the red light district.Mark Richards finds out more than he ever wanted to know, old demons rear up again in his mind, and he has to reach deep into his soul to survive.PRAISE FOR Dead Pretty:'This is a thriller which will lead you by the nose through some fine writing. Granelli sets the scenes in London, South Wales and Amsterdam with keen observation and gives us characters that may sometimes be extreme but are always believable. The pace is electric and keeps you hooked. It would make a good film as well as a good read'Western Mail'His characters breathe, make you care. One day the people who count will realise that Roger Granelli is one of the best street-level thriller writers around'Phil Rickman, Author'Granelli should appeal to readers of grisly realistic thrillers and is the best such author to revel in his Welsh roots'Waterstones bookseller
Dead Pretty
by Roger GranelliFast moving and full of dramatic set pieces, Dead Pretty is a murderous journey with a twist in its tail.Mark Richards, having rebuilt his life after a traumatic, deprived past, is a private investigator in London. When his beautiful girlfriend, Lena, is brutally and sadistically slain his life is turned upside down.In his search for her killers, he becomes hunter and hunted, exacting revenge whilst trying to stay alive. His quest turns into a bloody rites of passage, which takes him from London to the Midlands, to the hills of south Wales, and, ultimately, to Amsterdam, where the savage climax of the book is played out amidst the seedy back alleys of the red light district.Mark Richards finds out more than he ever wanted to know, old demons rear up again in his mind, and he has to reach deep into his soul to survive.PRAISE FOR Dead Pretty:'This is a thriller which will lead you by the nose through some fine writing. Granelli sets the scenes in London, South Wales and Amsterdam with keen observation and gives us characters that may sometimes be extreme but are always believable. The pace is electric and keeps you hooked. It would make a good film as well as a good read'Western Mail'His characters breathe, make you care. One day the people who count will realise that Roger Granelli is one of the best street-level thriller writers around'Phil Rickman, Author'Granelli should appeal to readers of grisly realistic thrillers and is the best such author to revel in his Welsh roots'Waterstones bookseller