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Dagger of Flesh (The Shell Scott Mysteries #5)
by Richard S. Prather"As far as I'm concerned, Richard S. Prather was the King of the paperback P.I writers of the 60s. Shell Scott should be in the Top Ten of any readers list of favorite private eyes."--Robert J. RandisiFor four decades, Richard S. Prather published over 40 works of detective fiction, most featuring his clever, cad-about-town hero, Shell Scott. Known for their arched humor, punchy dialogue, and sunny Southern California locale, the Shell Scott books represent one of the greatest private eye collections ever produced.DAGGER OF FLESHA Shell Scott MysteryShell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Shell's gotten himself into a heap of trouble this time. Jay's gotten himself killed, and his corpse is pointing a stiff finger directly at our tender-hearted private dick. Is it possible that he has been hypnotized? If so, then maybe the cops won't mind that lie about his whereabouts that night. But lying on top of those white sheets with that sexy dame, now that couldn't be a figment of his imagination, could it? Nah, even Shell Scott can't come up with something that juicy.
Daggers and Men's Smiles: A Moretti and Falla Mystery
by Jill DownieOn the English Channel Island of Guernsey, Detective Inspector Ed Moretti and his new partner, Liz Falla, investigate vicious attacks on Epicure Films. The international production company is shooting a movie based on British bad-boy author Gilbert Ensor’s bestselling novel about an Italian aristocratic family at the end of the Second World War, using fortifications from the German occupation of Guernsey as locations, and the manor house belonging to the expatriate Vannonis. When vandalism escalates into murder, Moretti must resist the attractions of Ensor’s glamorous American wife, Sydney, consolidate his working relationship with Falla, and establish whether the murders on Guernsey go beyond the island. Why is the Marchesa Vannoni in Guernsey? What is the significance of the design that appears on the daggers used as murder weapons, as well as on the Vannoni family crest? And what role does the marchesas statuesque niece, Giulia, who runs the family business and is probably bisexual, really play?
Daggers Drawn
by Ian Rankin Jeffrey DeaverEdgy, twisted and disturbing, Daggers Drawn is the first Crime Writers&’ Association Daggers Award retrospective, a visceral and thrilling collection featuring bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, and John Harvey. NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION The first retrospective of the CWA&’s Dagger Award winners, brings together some of the greatest names in crime fiction to deliver a cutthroat collection of serial killers, grizzled detectives, drug dealers and master forgers. Observe as a Senior Curator at the Tate Gallery constructs the perfect crime in Ian Rankin&’s &“Herbert in Motion&”. Watch an unlikely romance sour into a deadly obsession in Stella Duffy&’s &“Martha Grace&”. Face parents who discover their child has committed the unthinkable in Denise Mina&’s &“Nemo Me Impune Lacessit&”. And in Jeffery Deaver&’s &“The Weekender&” an intense hostage situation hits its peak in the most unlikely conclusion. Keep your secrets close, and your daggers drawn.
Dagger's Edge: A Brute Force Novel (Brute Force #2)
by Lora Leigh#1 bestselling author Lora Leigh is back—with a vengeance—in her latest novel of passion and intrigue, Dagger's Edge, featuring the men of Brute Force.Ivan Resnova wants nothing more than to escape his hard, brutal past. Starting over is not so easy once you’ve been a powerful crime boss but now, instead of being punished for his alleged crimes, Ivan fears that the one woman he can’t forget is in danger of paying the price. Crimsyn “Syn” Delaney thought the danger she’d faced was over, and that she could resume her life. She never imagined it would return with a vengeance and throw her back into Ivan’s world. But when an attempt is made on her life, she needs Ivan more than ever to keep her safe—even if she is in danger of falling deeply and dangerously in love. . .“Leigh’s books can scorch the ink off the page.”—RT Book Reviews
The Daily Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Quotes from the Case-Book of the World's Greatest Detective (A Year of Quotes)
by Arthur Conan Doyle“Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” said Stamford, introducing us.“How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.”“How on earth did you know that?” I asked in astonishment.“Never mind,” said he, chuckling to himself. At that first sight of Watson, Sherlock Holmes made brilliant deductions. But even he couldn’t know that their meeting was inaugurating a friendship that would make himself and the good Doctor cultural icons, as popular as ever more than a century after their 1887 debut. Through four novels and fifty-six stories, Arthur Conan Doyle led the pair through dramatic adventures that continue to thrill readers today, offering an unmatched combination of skillful plotting, period detail, humor, and distinctive characters. For a Holmes fan, there are few pleasures comparable to returning to his richly imagined world—the gaslit streets of Victorian London, the companionable clutter of 221B Baker Street, the reliable fuddlement (and nerves of steel) of Watson, the perverse genius of Holmes himself. It’s all there in The Daily Sherlock Holmes, the perfect bedside companion for fans of the world’s only consulting detective. Within these pages readers will find a quotation for every day of the year, drawn from across the Conan Doyle canon. Beloved characters and familiar lines recall favorite stories and scenes, while other passages remind us that Conan Doyle had a way with description and a ready wit. Moriarty and Mycroft, Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson; the Hound, the Red-Headed League, the Speckled Band, and the dread Reichenbach Falls—it’s all here, anchored, of course, in that unforgettable duo of Holmes and Watson. No book published this year will bring a Holmes fan more pleasure. Come, readers. The game is afoot.
Daimones
by Massimo Marino Ignacio Iribarnegaray GarcíaUna invasión letal y silenciosa deja a los supervivientes aturdidos, recelosos y deshechos. Un primer contacto y un Apocalípsis cuyas raíces cuentan con millones de años de antigüedad.Dan Amenta se levanta una mañana para descubrir que el mundo ha cambiado.La muerte se propaga por todo el planeta. Sin embargo, Dan y su familia permanecen intactos. Este comienza a temer que sean los tres últimos supervivientes que queden en la Tierra. No lo son. Los esfuerzos para sobrevivir y establecer contacto con otros revelan una verdad perturbadora sobre el exterminio humano. Dan encuentra a Laura, quien les revelará aún más. Su presencia, es decir, la de una jovencita sensual y perjudicial, añade interrogantes sobre lo que es moral y ético en la nueva realidadEntonces, las experiencias paranormales que le llegan por otros supervivientes empujan a Dan a buscar explicaciones sobre su propio pasado. El recuerdo de unas alucinaciones de su infancia le golpean con la fuerza de un mazazo al enfrentarse con un secreto que existe desde hace varios millones de años. El planeta Tierra se encuentra en manos de un antiguo poder, uno que Dan jamás imaginó y al que no se atreve a desobedecer."Incluso con la mejor de las intenciones, la crueldad está a la vuelta de la esquina".Un primer contacto y una colonización alienígena sientan las bases de la trilogía sobre un cataclismo galáctico, así como una guerra en el espacio.
Daimones
by Massimo Marino Nina IordacheDescrierea cărţii: După o invazie mortală şi tăcută supravieţuitorii rămân dezorientaţi, îngrijoraţi şi sfâşiaţi de durere. Un Prim Contact şi o Apocalipsă cu rădăcini vechi de milioane de ani. Dan Amenta se trezeşte într-o dimineaţă şi descoperă că lumea s-a schimbat. Moartea s-a întins peste toată planeta. Cu toate acestea, Dan şi familia lui au rămas neatinşi. Începe să-i fie teamă că sunt singurii trei oameni în viaţă de pe Pământ. Nu sunt. Eforturile lor de a supravieţui şi de a lua legătura cu alţii dezvăluie adevăruri tulburătoare despre exterminarea specie umane. Dan o găseşte pe Laura care-i dezvăluie şi mai multe. Prezenţa ei - o tânără seducătoare şi tumultuoasă - ridică problema conceptului etic şi moral în această nouă realitate. Apoi experienţele supranaturale relatate de alţi supravieţuitori îl obligă pe Dan să caute explicaţii în propriul său trecut. Amintirile halucinaţiilor din copilărie îl lovesc cu forţa unui ciocan, făcându-l să se confrunte cu un secret vechi de milioane de ani. Planeta Pământ este în mâinile unei puteri străvechi, pe care Dan nu şi-ar fi putut-o imagina şi pe care nu îndrăzneşte s-o nesocotească... "Oricât de bine intenţionaţi ar fi fost, cruzimea îşi iţea capul mereu de după vreun colţ." Un prim contact şi o colonizare extraterestră sădesc seminţele în trilogie pentru prefacerea galactică şi războaiele cu extratereştrii.
The Dain Curse: Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man (Murder Room #601)
by Dashiell Hammett'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMESMiss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her. They die - violently. Is she the victim of a family curse? The short, squat, utterly unsentimental Continental Op, the best private detective around, has his doubts and finds himself confronting something infinitely more dangerous.This is the Continental Op's most bizarre case and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
The Dain Curse: Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man (Library Of America Dashiell Hammett Edition Ser. #1)
by Dashiell HammettWhen eight diamonds are stolen from a prominent San Francisco family, the Continental Op is called in to investigate. But the missing jewels aren&’t the only thing out of the ordinary. The man who reported the burglary ends up dead, ostensibly a suicide. His daughter, one of the suspects, Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, has a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying. Might Gabrielle be the victim of an arcane family curse? Or is the truth about her stranger and even more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op&’s most bizarre cases and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary (A Sunflower Café Mystery #1)
by Amy LillardLooking for a fresh start, advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to small-town Yoder, Kansas, to help in her aunt&’s café. But when a milkman is murdered, the newcomer becomes the prime suspect . . . After Sissy&’s rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents&’ former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy&’s aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Café but recently broke her leg. It&’s a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the café and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old &“Aunt Bess.&” But it&’s Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the café with a knife in his back. As the sheriff&’s prime suspect, it&’s up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself—before someone else gets creamed . . .
Daisies For Innocence: An Enchanted Garden Mystery (An Enchanted Garden Mystery #1)
by Bailey CattrellFrom Bailey Cattrell--who writes the New York Times bestselling Magical Bakery Mysteries as Bailey Cates--comes the first Enchanted Garden Mystery featuring custom perfume maker Elliana Allbright...The Enchanted Garden behind Elliana Allbright's perfume shop draws people of all ages with its fragrant flowers and lush greenery. But when the magical serenity is interrupted, it's up to Ellie to sniff out a killer. Ellie's life has blossomed in Poppyville, California, since she opened Scents & Nonsense, a custom-made-perfume store. Her skills with aromas and botanical essences--some from her very own garden--seem almost...supernatural. Her perfumes can evoke emotions, bring about change, or simply make people happy. Customers are flocking to the store to buy her wares or just to sit in her beautiful garden, sip tea and enjoy homemade cookies. But she smells trouble when she learns that her part-time assistant Josie is dating her ex. And before she can tell the young woman to beware of his charms, she finds Josie dead in the Enchanted Garden. Now the prime suspect in Josie's murder, Ellie must search for the real culprit in Josie's past--because it'll take a miracle to nip this problem in the bud....From the Paperback edition.
A Daisy-Chain for Satan
by Joan FlemingOld Tom Ravensden comes from Paris to the small riverside town of Evening to live near his only relative, Silas Ravensden, and it soon becomes apparent that the marriage of this beloved nephew is far from being ideal.Silas's exceptionally beautiful wife Sigtuna is something of an enigma. She has already had two husbands, and when her wealthy, crippled father dies suddenly Ravensden's suspicions are aroused.
The Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, Books 1-20
by Carola DunnMore than twenty years ago, Carola Dunn introduced to the world the charming, vivacious, and perspicacious Daisy Dalrymple and the tumultuous decade of the 1920s, in an England barely starting to recover from World War I and now undergoing rapid social changes. With the first twenty titles in the series together for the first time, at one low price, readers can now enjoy these fantastic mysteries in one place. This e-book includes the following titles: Death at Wentwater Court, The Winter Garden Mystery, Requiem for a Mezzo, Murder on the Flying Scotsman, Damsel in Distress, Dead in the Water, Styx and Stones, Rattle His Bones, To Davy Jones Below, The Case of the Murdered Muckraker, Mistletoe and Murder, Die Laughing, A Mourning Wedding, Fall of a Philanderer, Gunpowder Plot, The Bloody Tower, Black Ship, Sheer Folly, Anthem for Doomed Youth, and Gone West.
Daisy Dalrymple Omnibus (Books 1-4)
by Carola DunnThe first four titles in the Daisy Dalrymple series at a great price.DEATH AT WENTWATER COURT: No stranger to sprawling country estates, well-heeled Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at Wentwater Court to cover a story for Town & Country magazine. But her interview gives way to interrogation when suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a chilly end on the tranquil skating pond. With evidence that his death was anything but accidental, Daisy joins forces with Scotland Yard so the culprit can't slip through their fingers like the unfortunate Astwick slipped through the ice...THE WINTER GARDEN MYSTERY: So who put the body in with the spring bulbs?The merest hint of spring has arrived in Cheshire, and so has young reporter Daisy Dalrymple. The feisty flapper's visit is a breath of fresh air for gloomy Occles Hall. But while photographing the rather barren grounds, Daisy spots that someone's been digging among the first green shoots - and much to her horror unearths the corpse of missing parlour maid Grace Moss.So begins an extraordinary adventure, as first the dead woman's shocking secret is revealed and then Daisy swiftly realizes she needs to catch the killer before she herself is left pushing up the daisies...REQUIEM FOR A MEZZO: With dashing Scotland Yard detective Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy Dalrymple is enjoying a splendid performance of Verdi's Requiem featuring her neighbour Muriel Westlea's celebrated sister, Bettina. But the show comes to an abrupt end when what emerges from the star's gifted vocal chords is literally a dying gasp. Daisy soon learns that the doomed diva was notoriously difficult and had more than her share of enemies. There's a philandering tenor, a burly Russian bass and even her own vocal coach husband, with whom she had a turbulent relationship.Did one of them poison the singer? Or was it someone determined to see that Daisy's investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettina's last performance...MURDER ON THE FLYING SCOTSMAN: Daisy's in danger of heading off the rails!Daisy's embarking on a journey to Edinburgh and her biggest worry is that she has forgotten her book, so how will she pass the time? Her concern proves to be pointless, however, as once the journey begins Daisy finds a pint-sized stowaway on board - Belinda, the daughter of dreamy Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, Daisy's beau.No sooner has this problem revealed itself than Daisy and Belinda run into a bickering Scottish clan en route to the deathbed of the head of the family. But before the express reaches its first stop, one of the greedy McGowans has turned up dead. Is it murder? Daisy's willing to bet her first-class ticket it is - after all, the victim was the heir-in-waiting and she's sharing the carriage with an entire family of suspects who have everything to gain by his death...
Daisy Darker: A Novel
by Alice Feeney*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*"Alice Feeney is great with TWISTS and TURNS." —Harlan CobenThe NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.“A dysfunctional family meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None with a truly gasp-inducing twist. This is the book you've been looking for.” —Catherine Ryan Howard, bestselling author of 56 DaysDaisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide goes out and all is revealed. As seen on the TODAY show and picked by Book of the Month, Daisy Darker's family secrets and Alice Feeney's trademark shocking twists will keep readers riveted.
The Daisy Gumm Majesty Boxset: Historical Mystery (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery)
by Alice DuncanFrom award-winning, bestselling author Alice Duncan comes the very first Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Boxset that "teems with period detail and characters who make it so enjoyable... especially effervescent Daisy." ~BooklistIt's the 1920s and Daisy Gum Majesty is doing her part to support her family as a medium by holding séances and interpreting tarot cards for the rich and famous.STRONG SPIRITS: When the wealthy Mrs. Kincaid comes to Daisy to help solve her husband's disappearance, Detective Sam Rotondo isn't fooled by Daisy's choice of "vocation". Then Daisy reads Sam's cards... and the tables turn on them both.FINE SPIRITS: When Daisy is approached by Mrs. Bissel about exorcizing a ghost from her basement, Daisy is tempted to back out until Mrs. B puts up one of her famous dachshund puppies as payment. Hoping Mrs. Bissel’s basement ghost is not a skunk, Daisy begins snooping only to discover the matter is much larger than anyone imagined.HIGH SPIRITS: Daisy’s talent as a "medium" has caught the attention of dangerous mobster Vicenzo Maggiori, who wants to get in touch with his dead godfather. Then Daisy’s troubles are doubled when Detective Sam Rotondo tells her she must channel the spirits for Maggiori and pass the information to him in exchange for his silence.AWARDS:Romantic Times Top PickReviewer's Choice Awards, finalistTHE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series orderStrong SpiritsFine SpiritsHigh SpiritsHungry SpiritsGenteel SpiritsAncient SpiritsDark SpiritsSpirits OnstageUnsettled SpiritsBruised SpiritsSpirits UnitedSpirits UnearthedShaken Spirits
The Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Box Set 2: Historical Cozy Mystery (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery)
by Alice DuncanFrom award-winning, bestselling author Alice Duncan comes the second Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Boxset filled to the brim with "intriguing plots with ample twists. A perfect 10, by gum!" ~RT Book ReviewsIt's the 1920s and Daisy Gum Majesty is doing her part to support her family as a spiritualist to people with more money than sense... and she's training her dachshund, Spike, too.HUNGRY SPIRITS: Tapped to teach a cooking class for immigrant German ladies, Daisy steps up and forces herself to confront her own prejudices about those she blames for her veteran-husband's war illness. But when a student disappears and Daisy discovers that the help needed has nothing to do with cooking—there's an anarchist's scheme about to boil over.GENTEEL SPIRITS: The movie biz is coming to Pasadena and Daisy and Spike are up to their ears in trouble. A spoiled actress wants Daisy as her very own spiritualist, someone is sending poison-pen letters to the Leading Man, and Spike is butting heads with Detective Sam Rotondo, assigned to the movie-set as security.ANCIENT SPIRITS: When Mrs. Pinkerton's daughter is arrested, Daisy picks up her Ouija board for the first time since her husband's death, and is rewarded with information that sends her to Cairo, Egypt where she lands in the middle of a smuggling ring.AWARDS:Romantic Times Top PickReviewer's Choice Awards, finalistTHE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series orderStrong SpiritsFine SpiritsHigh SpiritsHungry SpiritsGenteel SpiritsAncient SpiritsDark SpiritsSpirits OnstageUnsettled SpiritsBruised SpiritsSpirits UnitedSpirits UnearthedShaken Spirits
The Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Box Set 3: Historical Mystery (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery)
by Alice DuncanIn 1920s Pasadena, CA, Daisy Gumm Majesty Matches Wits With Three Villains in this Box Set Filled With Light Humor and Period CharmSPIRITS REVIVED: Pasadena's beloved spiritualist to people with more money than sense, gets her man when a real spirit seeks Daisy's help in catching his murderer.DARK SPIRITS: When the Ku Klux Klan opens a chapter in Pasadena, California, Sam Rotundo, Daisy's new leading man, must keep Daisy from doing in the Klan with a zinc bucket and a baseball bat.SPIRITS ONSTAGE: Daisy is talked into playing a role in her church's production of Mikado. But when the producer's wife experiences a mysterious illness and another cast member is murdered, it looks like someone doesn't want the show to go on.AWARDS:Romantic Times Top PickReviewer's Choice Awards, finalistTHE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series orderStrong SpiritsFine SpiritsHigh SpiritsHungry SpiritsGenteel SpiritsAncient SpiritsSpirits RevivedDark SpiritsSpirits OnstageUnsettled SpiritsBruised SpiritsSpirits UnitedSpirits UnearthedShaken SpiritsScarlet Spirits
Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery Series Boxed Set: Books 10-12 (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery)
by Alice DuncanIn 1920s Pasadena, Daisy Gumm Majesty Faces Murder, Mayhem, and Misunderstandings in This Delightfully Twisty Three-Book Box Set of Cozy Mysteries with Heart, Humor, and a Hint of DangerUNSETTLED SPIRITS (Book 10): Murder at communion? Daisy Gumm Majesty didn’t see that coming—until her crystal ball said otherwise. Bootleggers, poison, and a killer’s hit list make this 1926 mystery unforgettably spirited.BRUISED SPIRITS (Book 11): When a battered bride needs saving, Daisy Gumm Majesty won’t rest—despite danger, deception, and high society’s disapproval. Justice takes guts, and Daisy’s got plenty in this gripping 1920s mystery.SPIRITS UNITED (Book 12): A dead librarian, a friend framed, and a library full of secrets—Daisy Gumm Majesty must untangle the clues before she’s silenced for good in this delightfully twisted 1920s mystery.AWARDS:Romantic Times Top Pick, Reviewer's Choice Awards, finalistAlice Duncan spent years avoiding what she knew she should be doing—writing—by professionally folk dancing instead. Eventually, her muse won the battle, and she’s been crafting engaging historical cozy mysteries ever since. Now a proud resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys the lack of smog and crowds while spoiling her beloved herd of wild dachshunds. Visit her at www.aliceduncan.net.Don’t miss a moment of the action with Daisy and her cadre of friends as they solve mysteries in 1920s Pasadena! Each story stands alone but is best enjoyed in order.1. Strong Spirits2. Fine Spirits3. High Spirits4. Hungry Spirits5. Genteel Spirits6. Ancient Spirits7. Spirits Revived8. Dark Spirits9. Spirits Onstage10. Unsettled Spirits11. Bruised Spirits12. Spirits United13. Spirits Unearthed14. Shaken Spirits15. Scarlet Spirits16. Exercised Spirits17. Wedded Spirits18. Domesticated Spirits19. Library Spirits20. Spirits Adopted21. Rosy Spirits
Daisy in Chains: A Novel
by Sharon BoltonA “chilling tale of a master manipulator who leaves nothing to chance” from the award-winning author of the Lacey Flint novels (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).He’s a serial killer. A murderer of young women, all killed in brutal attacks.But despite Hamish Wolfe’s conviction, he’s always stuck to his story—he’s innocent and he’s been wrongly imprisoned. And now he wants someone to investigate and, more importantly, to write his story.Maggie Rose is a notorious defense attorney and writer whose specialty is getting convictions overturned. At first, Maggie is reluctant to even acknowledge Hamish’s requests to meet, ignoring his letters. But this is a very charismatic and persuasive man, good-looking and intelligent.Eventually even she can’t resist his lure . . . “If ever a novel should be read with a friend, Sharon Bolton’s Daisy Chains is it. (You really don’t want to face that mind-blowing ending alone.)” —The New York Times Book Review
Daisy Summerfield's Art: The Complete Flea Market Mysteries
by M. B. GoffsteinEleven cozy mystery stories in one volume featuring the sculptor-turned-sleuth brought to life by the award-winning author and illustrator.It’s murder at the flea market! Evildoers and crazed collectors beware. Daisy Summerfield, a crime-fighting sculptor with a severe case of artist’s block, is on the case. Will Daisy untangle the riddle of the missing Fiestaware, the cute bear, the flea market poisoner? And will she get her art back on track?In M. B. Goffstein’s homage to art and artists, and to light, cozy, lovable, dimwitted mysteries, you’ll delight in the intrigue of whodunits and in the endless romance of finding treasure in boxes marked “$1.”Set in the years between 1989 and 2000, and ranging from New York City to Westchester County, this series of stories includes: A Little Cracked, Death Goes Dutch, The Little Notebook, The Blue Glow, The Chantilly Box, The Cute Bear, The Covered Jar, The Best Art, The Big Show, An Evening Skirt, and Farewell, Mr. Flea. A special section bibliography lists the author’s favorite books on china.This is one of four volumes in the collected writing of M. B. Goffstein series: Words Alone: Twenty-Six Books Without Pictures, Art Girls Together: Two Novels, Daisy Summerfield’s Art: The Complete Flea Market Mysteries, and Biography of Miss Go Chi: Novelettos & Poems.
Daisychain
by Gj MoffatLogan Finch has just about everything he ever wanted, including a penthouse apartment and a shot at making partner in one of Scotland's largest law firms. But there's something missing from his life: he still pines for the woman he thought was 'the one' and who left him without a word of explanation over twelve years ago. Alex Cahill is one of Logan's clients, and probably his best friend. The profane, gregarious American owns a successful security business but has a shadowy past and a capacity for violence. Detective Constable Rebecca Irvine, newly promoted to Strathclyde Police's CID, is stuck in a failing marriage. On her first day in the new job she is called to a murder scene in the affluent Southside of Glasgow. The victim is Penny Grant, Logan's former girlfriend. And her eleven-year-old daughter is missing. Against the backdrop of Glasgow city and its surroundings, GJ Moffat creates a taut thriller, a group of characters you would want to meet again and a gang of characters you most definitely wouldn't.
Dakota (The Lola Wicks Mysteries)
by Gwen Florio&“The writing is top-notch, and the action builds at just the right pace . . . [Amateur sleuth] Lola Wicks is going to be around for a long, long time.&” —Kirkus Reviews For a foreign correspondent used to the high stakes of war zones in Afghanistan, Lola Wicks is getting restless working the local news beat in the small town of Magpie, Montana. So when Judith Calf Looking, a Blackfeet woman who has been missing for months, is found frozen in a snowbank, Lola&’s journalist instincts go on alert. The sheriff, otherwise known as the romantic reason Lola is still in Magpie, believes Judith froze while hitchhiking back to the reservation. But when Lola learns that Judith had been working as a stripper in a small North Dakota oil town, and that several Blackfeet women have gone missing over the past year, she sets out in search of answers. What she finds is a world full of tough men and corrupt cops, where women are treated poorly and no one cares. For the first time in a long time, Lola may be in over her head. Not that a little danger has ever stopped her. . . . Praise for the Lola Wick mysteries &“A gutsy series.&” —The New York Times &“Outstanding . . . Believable action complements razor-sharp observations of people and scenery.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Montana &“A gut-wrenching mystery/thriller that explores prejudice and the incredible stress on soldiers in a seemingly unending war with no clear goals.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Disgraced &“Gwen Florio weaves a compelling tapestry that combines family saga, social consciousness and human frailty.&” —Craig Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author on Disgraced
Dakota (Andi Oliver #2)
by Martha GrimesGrimes's beloved Andi Oliver returns, on the run from her past. In this stunning sequel to Grimes's beloved Biting the Moon, young Andi Oliver is an amnesiac and drifter who awoke in a Santa Fe bed and breakfast with a man's belongings tossed about the room. Adopting a name from the initials on her backpack, Andi moves from one waitress job to the next, from Idaho to North Dakota. It is in Dakota that she is hired at Klavan's, a massive pig farming facility that specializes in the dark art of modern livestock management. As Andi begins to uncover the truth about Klavan's and a slaughterhouse called Big Sun, two men are on her trail, one a gunman hired to kill her, another who has followed her across three states demanding something from her forgotten past. Dakota signals the return of one of Martha Grimes's most indelible heroines, a smart and troubled young woman who, though she doesn't know her own identity, knows right from wrong. Set against the breathtakingly expansive backdrop of the American plains, Dakota will reward Grimes's legion of fans as well as attracting new readers.
The Dakota Cipher: An Ethan Gage Adventure (The Ethan Gage Adventures #3)
by William DietrichAn American ex-pat is on a mission for Napoleon in the Dakotas while searching for an ancient Norse relic in this historical thriller.Ethan Gage wants to enjoy the fruits of victory after helping Napoleon win the Battle of Marengo, but an ill-advised tryst with Bonaparte’s married sister has made that impossible. So now, with President Thomas Jefferson’s blessings, Ethan and a mystic Norwegian, Magnus Bloodhammer, embark upon an expedition into America’s western wilderness—dodging hostile Indians and a British seductress as they search for the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor. The prize, which was allegedly carried to North America more than a century before Columbus arrived, leads them across a landscape no white man has yet traversed. Here Gage’s skills will be tested as never before—as he braves frontier peril en route to the most incredible discovery of all time.Praise for The Dakota Cipher“Fast, fun and full of surprises, Dietrich’s rollicking third Ethan Gage escapade (after The Rosetta Key) . . . The tale twists and turns like a spitted serpent, but Dietrich shows his sure hand as a storyteller, leavening a tale rich in intrigue and impressive historic detail with abundant wit and humor.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“If there weren’t already an Indiana Jones, Dietrich’s Ethan Gage could certainly fit the bill. . . . Dietrich does an excellent job of creating the historical settings of the novels, and the real-life characters Ethan meets along the way . . . feel just right—not historically accurate but labored creations but real people. A spirited installment of what promises to be a long-running series.” —Booklist