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Dilemma
by Jon ClearyAustralian detective Scobie Malone is asked to investigate what seems like an easy case: Norma Glaze has been strangled in her bedroom and her husband Ron has disappeared. What appears cut-and-dry on the surface is complicated by the fact that the night before involved a one-night stand and a killer with a twisted right hand. Four years later, Malone finds and arrests Ron Glaze in a bush town, but the man insists he is innocent even as the evidence makes his conviction in court a cinch. The young prosecutor, Tim Pierpont, is a well-respected community member, too, which makes for an easy sentence of Glaze's guilt. Meanwhile, the capital city of Sydney is dealing with the kidnapping of a child model, Lucybelle Vanheusen, and with her hysterical family. Malone doesn't take the case seriously until a body turns up--and only then does Malone realize that Lucybelle's family life does not at all resemble his own caring household. Finally, a witness comes forward in the Glaze case and implicates a new suspect...and the deeper that Malone digs into both murders, the more he wishes he had really not.
Dillinger
by Jack HigginsA novel of the last, desperate days of John Dillinger, America&’s most notorious bank robber. In 1934, after his spectacular jailbreak from a cell in Indiana, John Dillinger was like a ghost—some claimed to spot him in New York, others in London, New Orleans, or California. Though the FBI would eventually find and kill Dillinger in Chicago, speculation about his whereabouts in those mysterious final months never waned. In Jack Higgins&’s suspenseful imagining, Dillinger flees to Mexico, where his attempts at finding freedom launch the fugitive into the clutches of men much more dangerous than the federal agents on his trail. This dramatic account of Dillinger&’s final days brings him face-to-face with bloodthirsty bandits and corrupt police officers, breathing vivid life into the story of America&’s most fascinating outlaw.
Dilly and Boz
by John InmanIt’s funny how love nails you when you least expect it. Dilly Jones has pretty much given up on romance ever finding him. Boz Jenkins, his neighbor, is recently out of a bad relationship but has definitely noticed the cutie across the street. When Dilly drops a bag of donuts on the sidewalk, it sets a chain of events into motion. And suddenly both men’s hearts are lost. But Boz’s ex is still hanging around, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get Boz back.With a brand-new romance gearing up to knock their socks off, the last thing Dilly and Boz expect is to get tangled up in a stranger’s murder. Or to find themselves fighting for their lives. Just as they finally find happiness, their love for each other becomes the thing that threatens them the most.
Dilly of a Death (China Bayles #12)
by Susan Wittig AlbertChina Bayles is in a pickle. The daughter of her best friend, Ruby, has turned up on her doorstep, pregnant and in need of a place to live. And her otherwise sensible husband has announced that he's bored with teaching and ready for a career change." "Say "hello" to P.I. Mike McQuaid and Associates. There aren't actually any "associates" - unless you count Ruby and China, of course. But the title does have a nice, official ring to it. His first client is Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the biggest little pickle business in Texas. According to Phoebe, her plant manager is embezzling, and she wants McQuaid to follow the money." Meanwhile, Pecan Springs is hosting the annual Picklefest - and this year, China and Ruby are on the planning committee, along with Phoebe. But just days before the festival starts, the Pickle Queen disappears. Some say she sold her business and split; others think the answer may lie with her missing boyfriend. It's up to McQuaid and China to search for the Pickle Queen - and for clues in a case that promises to leave a very sour taste.
Dim Sum Asylum
by Rhys FordWelcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of case when a cop has to chase down an enchanted two-foot-tall shrine god statue with an impressive Fu Manchu mustache that's running around Chinatown, trolling sex magic and chaos in its wake. Senior Inspector Roku MacCormick of the Chinatown Arcane Crimes Division faces a pile of challenges far beyond his human-faerie heritage, snarling dragons guarding C-Town’s multiple gates, and exploding noodle factories. After a case goes sideways, Roku is saddled with Trent Leonard, a new partner he can’t trust, to add to the crime syndicate family he doesn’t want and a spell-casting serial killer he desperately needs to find. While Roku would rather stay home with Bob the Cat and whiskey himself to sleep, he puts on his badge and gun every day, determined to serve and protect the city he loves. When Chinatown’s dark mystical underworld makes his life hell and the case turns deadly, Trent guards Roku’s back and, if Trent can be believed, his heart... even if from what Roku can see, Trent is as dangerous as the monsters and criminals they’re sworn to bring down.
Dim Sum Dead (Madeline Bean Mysteries)
by Jerrilyn FarmerMah-Jongg?Yep. In hip Hollywood, that kitsch old game is fast becoming the next "new" obsession -- and that calls for a party! Madeline Bean and her charming partner Wesley Westcott are determined to throw a gonzo Chinese New Year banquet. But among the hot mah-jongg tiles, the steamy dim sum, and the frosty Singapore slings, no one expects to find one of the players ice-cold dead!Meanwhile, in one of the historic celebrity mansions that Wesley is restoring as a sideline, a well-aimed crowbar uncovers a stash of precious objects -- including an antique mah-jongg set. As Madeline pieces together how these two events are connected, she must separate the yin from the yang to uncover a killer. It doesn't take a fortune cookie to spell it out. There is always a price to pay...whether gambling at mah-jongg -- or murder.
Dim Sum of All Fears: A Noodle Shop Mystery (A Noodle Shop Mystery #2)
by Vivien ChienWelcome back to Ho-Lee Noodle House, where you can get fantastic take-out. . .unless you get taken out first. “Vivien Chien serves up a delicious mystery with a side order of soy sauce and sass. A tasty start to a new mystery series!” —Bestselling author Kylie Logan on Death by DumplingDim Sum of All Fears is the second book in a delicious new cozy series. Lana Lee is a dutiful daughter, waiting tables at her family’s Chinese restaurant even though she’d rather be doing just about anything else. Then, just when she has a chance for a “real” job, her parents take off to Taiwan, leaving Lana in charge. Surprising everyone—including herself—she turns out to be quite capable of running the place. Unfortunately, the newlyweds who just opened the souvenir store next door to Ho-Lee have turned up dead. . .and soon Lana finds herself in the midst of an Asia Village mystery.Between running the Ho-Lee and trying to figure out whether the rock-solid Detective Adam Trudeau is actually her boyfriend, Lana knows she shouldn’t pry into the case. But the more she learns about the dead husband, his ex-wives, and all the murky details of the couple’s past, the more Lana thinks that this so-called murder/suicide is a straight-up order of murder. . .
Dime Novels And The Roots Of American Detective Fiction
by Pamela BedoreThis book reveals subversive representations of gender, race and class in detective dime novels (1860-1915), arguing that inherent tensions between subversive and conservative impulses theorized as contamination and containment explain detective fiction's ongoing popular appeal to readers and to writers such as Twain and Faulkner. "
Dime qué escondes
by Karen M. McManus¡Llega el nuevo thriller trepidante de la mano de Karen M. McManus, autora del best seller mundial Alguien está mintiendo! Hace cuatro años, Brynn dejó el instituto Saint Ambrose después de que su profesora favorita muriera asesinada, un crimen que conmocionó al país entero. Ahora trabaja como becaria en un programa de true crime, la oportunidad perfecta para descubrir qué pasó en realidad. Para ello, tirará del hilo de antiguos contactos, los tres alumnos que encontraron el cadáver. El testimonio de Tripp, su antiguo amigo, fue clave para exculpar a los otros dos. Lo que Brynn desconoce es que la declaración que Tripp hizo ante la policía no es exactamente la verdad... Dime qué escondes es la nueva novela de Karen M. McManus, que lleva cosechando éxito tras éxito en España y a nivel mundial desde que publicó Alguien está mintiendo. La serie homónima de Netflix, estrenada en 2022, ha tenidouna acogida equivalente.
Dimiter
by William Peter BlattyWilliam Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller The Exorcist. Now Blatty gives us Dimiter, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novel in the grand tradition of the great Catholic novels of the 20th Century.Dimiter opens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American "agent from Hell."The scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax.Told with unrelenting pace, Dimiter's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition. Dimiter is William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of Legion.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dinamita
by Liza MarklundAnnika Bengtzon, madre soltera, periodista e investigadora ocasional... Estocolmo, Suecia. Seis meses para los Juegos Olímpicos de verano.En las bulliciosas y estresantes oficinas editoriales del periódico Kvällspressen la periodista Annika Bengtzon intenta conseguir el artículo entre los artículos. Para ello se debate en una constante lucha interior entre las exigencias que le suponen su vida familiar y su ambición profesional. Valiente, compasiva, inteligente, con un lado oscuro y autodestructivo, se obstina por informar sobre la verdad, sin importarle cómo conseguirla. Durante los meses pre-Olímpicos una bomba estalla en uno de los estadios de la ciudad. Christina Furhage, una de las mujeres más importantes del país, vuela en pedazos. Ésta es la oportunidad de Annika para catapultarse a la fama y el reconocimiento de sus compañeros. Tendrá que averiguar quién intenta sabotear los Juegos y por qué. Tiene una pista como punto de partida: en la explosión se utilizó dinamita de la empleada en la construcción. Liza Marklund no sólo fue la primera en introducir un personaje femenino protagonista en una novela negra, sino que también nos ofrece una reflexión sobre los problemas actuales de la mujer en su día a día. Dinamita es el primer título de una serie que ha sido número uno en los cinco países nórdicos, y que ha vendido más de 9 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Reseñas: «Liza Marklund es una fuera de serie».Henning Mankell Premios obtenidos:* Premio Poloni 1998* Premio de la Academia Sueca de Escritores de Novela Negra 1998* Premio a la Primera Novela 1998* The Glass Key 1999* Libro de Bolsillo del Año 2000* Premio Libro de Bolsillo Sueco de Oro 2000
Dinastía: Una novela romántica con mucha acción y ardiente suspenso, con una mujer policía como protagonista (Patrullas de la Pasión #3)
by Emma CalinCuando una policía de la ciudad se desenfrena… …la hacen marcharse a un pueblo Los jefes de la policía le cambiaron el concreto por los verdes pastos de una villa Inglesa. El Señor de la Mansión es un sexy aristócrata, Spencer. El encuentro de sus culturas hace trizas todas las convenciones sociales dejando libre el ardiente poder del amor erótico desinhibido. Pero el paraíso no es perfecto. Una maligna rival de clase alta Una joven desconocida muerta Las oportunidades en la vida de un joven estropeadas por las drogas La misteriosa muerte de la esposa de su nuevo amante …estas cosas requieren la concentración de una policía Ningún riesgo ni peligro es demasiado grande mientras lucha por la verdad y la supervivencia de su amor. Cuidado con su deseo sexual y celos mientras sigues las pistas. Prepárate para varias sorpresas en el camino al triunfo de la justicia Compra este libro ahora y conozca la verdad del apasionado amor humano más allá de accidentes de los nacimiento. ‘Dinastía’ – otra novela de Emma Calin en la serie de fabulosas mujeres policías ‘Patrullas de la Pasión’, combina el misterio criminal con el suspenso romántico. De acción rápida, una montaña rusa de emocionantes aventuras llenas de ardiente romance, peligro, amor y… té caliente…¡sí, de verdad!
Dine and Die on the Danube Express: A Healthy Place To Die; Eat, Drink And Be Buried; Roux The Day; And Dine And Die On The Danube Express (The Gourmet Detective Mysteries #8)
by Peter KingAboard a vintage luxury train on a voyage through Eastern Europe, the gourmet detective encounters a thoroughly modern murder. The Danube Express was once the most famous train on the continent. Linking east and west, it was the fastest route from the Alps to the Black Sea, until airplanes and automobiles made it obsolete. When a group of savvy investors revived it in the 1970s, it became an Express only in name. A five-star hotel on wheels, it is now a luxurious icon—and it&’s celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. Some of the most glamorous figures in the world have booked passage on this historic trip, and riding among them is London&’s gourmet detective, who has come to sample the Danube&’s famous cooking. But when a Hungarian actress disappears from the train, it turns out to be more than a publicity stunt. Soon it is clear that a killer lurks on the Danube Express, and plans on taking it all the way to the end of the line.
Dinero fácil (Trilogía negra de Estocolmo #Volumen 1)
by Jens LapidusUna novela policial sin policías donde el objetivo es obtener dinero de la forma más fácil posible. Los bajos fondos de Estocolmo son un sumidero al que han ido a parar todos los desechos de la sociedad sueca: drogadictos, camellos, putas, mafiosos, ladrones, bandas... Todos quieren defender su territorio y lucrarse a cualquier precio. Campan a sus anchas por las páginas de esta incisiva novela y la policía sólo aparece en las actas judiciales. Una novela policial sin policías donde el objetivo es obtener Dinero de la forma más fácil posible. Jorge, JW y Mrado forman parte de la fisonomía de estos bajos fondos. Jorge está entre rejas, aunque en poco tiempo se fuga para cargarse al chivato que lo enchironó. Mrado se ve incapaz de compatibilizar su papel de matón yugoslavo con el de padre que lucha por la custodia de su hijita. Y JW conduce un taxi mientras se viste con ropa de Marc Jacobs de segunda mano e intenta aparentar ser de una clase social a la que no pertenece. La enigmática desaparición de Camilla, la hermana mayor de JW, será el nexo de unión de sus tres vidas y el desencadenante de un deseo de venganza con un denominador común: el gran capo Radovan. Jens Lapidus es el brillante y joven escritor que está detrás de esta absorbente novela, con la que reinventa el género policiaco. En ella, con la precisión de un neurocirujano, hace una incisión en la sociedad sueca, y nos la muestra cruda, indiferente y escindida. Con Dinero fácil, Lapidus entra directamente en la pugna literaria de autores como Larsson y Mankell. Reseñas:«Dinero fácil, la novela policíaca sueca más original publicada en la última década y el relato más documentado de los bajos fondos de Estocolmo jamás escrito.»Radio Euskadi «Dicen que es el mejor entre sus compatriotas, no se inventa asesinos en serie ni extraños ritos criminales. Va al delito callejero más normal (...) Menos fantasioso, más realista.»El Correo español «Lapidus lo que persigue es dejar al lector más perturbado al cerrar el libro que cuando empezó.»El Mundo «La realidad tiene una importante presencia en la obra de Lapidus, sobre todo gracias a la documentación a la que ha tenido acceso gracias a su trabajo en los tribunales.»El Mundo
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death (Comfort Food Series #3)
by Christine WengerFor Sandy Harbor's tastiest comfort food, venture to the Silver Bullet Diner. But head next door to the new drive-in theater if you have an appetite for murder.... Trixie Matkowski has a tall order to fill this fall. Aside from dishing out delicious fare at the Silver Bullet during peak fishing season, she's helping her friend--Antoinette Chloe Brown, or ACB for short--open a drive-in movie theater in the vacant lot beside her diner. It's just the thing to take ACB's mind off Nick, her missing biker beau. But their plans are fried after Nick's body is discovered during the groundbreaking for the drive-in. And when the police connect the murder weapon to ACB, she becomes the prime suspect in eighty-sixing Nick. With the fate of her innocent friend and her business on the line, Trixie must make the guilty party pay up before someone else gets stiffed.... Includes Delicious Home-Style Recipes!
Dining with Joy (A Lowcountry Romance)
by Rachel Hauck"Chef" Joy Ballard longs for a simpler life. But when a good-looking outsider arrives and spices things up, life becomes deliciously complicated. Host of a regionally syndicated cooking show, Joy Ballard has a little secret: she can't cook. But when her show is picked up by a major network and given a prime time slot, her world heats up faster than a lowcountry boil. Enter Luke Redmond: handsome, creative, and jobless after having to declare bankruptcy of his Manhatten restaurant. When her producers ask him to co-host the show, Joy sees Luke as her way out. But Luke sees much more than just a co-host in Joy. Their relationship begins to simmer on and off set. Until Joy's secret is revealed and her reputation is ruined on national television by her rival, Wenda Devine. But could Devine's cruelty be a divine gift? Losing Luke--and her sister--forces Joy to consider where her worth really comes from. Could God be cooking up an even bigger adventure from the mess? And will Joy hang on long enough to find out?
Dinner At Antoine's
by Frances Parkinson KeyesDid the lovely young woman kill herself, or was she murdered by one of several suspects? Set in New Orleans during Carnival.
Dinner at the Blue Moon Cafe
by Rick R. Reed2nd EditionA monster moves through the night, hidden by the darkness, taking men, one by one, from Seattle’s gay gathering areas. Amid an atmosphere of crippling fear, Thad Matthews finds his first true love working in an Italian restaurant called the Blue Moon Café. Sam Lupino is everything Thad has ever hoped for in a man: virile, sexy as hell, kind, and… he can cook! As their romance heats up, the questions pile up. Who is the killer preying on Seattle’s gay men? What secrets is Sam’s Sicilian family hiding? And more importantly, why do Sam’s unexplained disappearances always coincide with the full moon? The strength of Thad and Sam’s love will face the ultimate test when horrific revelations come to light beneath the full moon.First Edition published as The Blue Moon Cafe by Amber Quill Press/Amber Allure, 2010.
Dinner at the Center of the Earth: A novel (Vintage International)
by Nathan EnglanderThe best work yet from the Pulitzer finalist and best-selling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges--a political thriller that unfolds in the highly charged territory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and pivots on the complex relationship between a secret prisoner and his guard. A prisoner in a secret cell. The guard who has watched over him a dozen years. An American waitress in Paris. A young Palestinian man in Berlin who strikes up an odd friendship with a wealthy Canadian businessman. And The General, Israel's most controversial leader, who lies dying in a hospital, the only man who knows of the prisoner's existence. From these vastly different lives Nathan Englander has woven a powerful, intensely suspenseful portrait of a nation riven by insoluble conflict, even as the lives of its citizens become fatefully and inextricably entwined--a political thriller of the highest order that interrogates the anguished, violent division between Israelis and Palestinians, and dramatizes the immense moral ambiguities haunting both sides. Who is right, who is wrong--who is the guard, who is truly the prisoner? A tour de force from one of America's most acclaimed voices in contemporary fiction.
Dinosaur Alert! (The Nancy Drew Notebooks #40)
by Carolyn KeeneNANCY DISCOVERS DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS IN HER OWN BACKYARD! The most annoying boys in Nancy's class offer her a deal. If she can prove that a giant footprint they've found on the school grounds was really made by a dinosaur, they'll stop teasing her and her friends -- forever! Always ready to take on a case, Nancy agrees, though she thinks the boys are wrong. Dinosaurs never roamed River Heights -- or did they? But then she gets a mean note: "Don't go where you don't belong!" When Nancy finds huge footprints in her own backyard, she's hunting everywhere for answers. It's a monster of a mystery, and she doesn't have a zillion years to solve it!
Dinosaur Detectives: The Magic School Bus Chapter Book #9
by Judith Bauer StamperHi, I'm Ralphie. I'm one of the kids in Ms. Frizzle's class. We just wanted to study dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History. Instead, we almost became fossils ourselves when we traveled back in time to the Mesozoic Era! We learned first-hand what the differences were between plant eaters and meat eaters. And then we found out how fast a T. rex can really run--whoo! We were in for a Jurassic adventure when we became real Dinosaur Detectives!
Dinosaur Disaster (Hardy Boys Clues Bros. #5)
by Franklin W. DixonA special effects master has brought an exhibit of dinosaur movie models to Bayport Elementary. But before Frank and Joe can check out the prehistoric beasts, the most awesome model vanishes. Now the boys face a monster of a mystery as they set out to save the dinosaur -- and save the day!
Dinosaur Fever
by Marion WoodsonIt’s the summer of 1988 and 15-year-old aspiring artist Adam Zapotica has a big problem. He’s crazy about dinosaurs, and a team of paleontologists and scientists at Milk River Ridge near Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta has recently unearthed a major cache of dinosaur eggs. They need volunteers to assist them at the dig, but there’s a catch — you have to be 18! Adam soon figures a way to get around that, and faster than a raptor the Calgary youth finds himself part of the dinosaur crew and knee-deep in intrigue and romance, especially after he meets Jamie, the teenaged daughter of the camp’s boss. Someone is stealing fossils, and the suspects are almost as numerous as the dinosaur experts toiling amid the hoodoos and coulees. Adam and Jamie are determined to get to the bottom of the pilfering, but dinosaurs are big business and the danger could be deadly.
Dinosaur Thunder
by James F. DavidEighteen years ago, the prehistoric past collided with the present as time itself underwent a tremendous disruption, transporting huge swaths of the Cretaceous period into the twentieth century. Neighborhoods, towns, and cities were replaced by dense primeval jungles and modern humanity suddenly found itself sharing the world with fierce dinosaurs. In the end, desperate measures were taken to halt the disruptions and the crisis appeared to be over.Until now.New dinosaurs begin to appear, rampaging through cities. A secret mission to the Moon discovers a living Tyrannosaurus Rex trapped in an alternate timeline. As time begins to unravel once more, Nick Paulson, director of the Office of Security Science, finds a time passage to the Cretaceous period where humans, ripped from the comforts of the twenty-first century, are barely surviving in the past. Led by a cultlike religious leader, these survivors are at war with another sentient species descended from dinosaurs.As the asteroid that ends the reign of dinosaurs rushes toward Earth, Nick and his allies must survive a war between species and save the future as we know it.Dinosaur Thunder is a terrifying, futuristic thriller in the tradition of Michael Crichton and Douglas Preston.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dipendenza clandestina (Sotto copertura #2)
by Hayley B. James Olivia MarusiUn libro della serie Sotto coperturaConnor Bishop è un agente della Buoncostume della polizia di Seattle, ma la parte del lavoro che preferisce è andare sotto copertura. La sua missione attuale prevede che si avvicini a Riley Drapeau, un trafficante di esseri umani messo all’angolo dall’FBI e diventato un informatore. Connor deve spremerlo per raccogliere prove che riguardano la sua organizzazione, ma nel farlo scopre un Riley del tutto diverso da quello che si aspettava. Colto alla sprovvista, Connor si appoggia a Lucas, il suo contatto col mondo esterno, ma viene travolto da Riley e dal tentativo dell’uomo di ripulire il proprio nome e provare che i suoi soci hanno fabbricato prove contro di lui. Immerso nel buio mondo dei traffici illegali, Connor trova più facile credere a Riley che a quello che dice l’FBI, soprattutto quando c’è una fuga di notizie all’interno del Bureau. La scelta che Connor deve affrontare diventa ancora più difficile quando Lucas ammette i suoi sentimenti per lui e gli promette una vita al sicuro, lontano dai pericoli. Ma Connor non può negare che l’unico uomo con cui vuole stare è Riley. Ed è costretto a chiedersi se la sua dipendenza dal pericolo lo possa portare ad amare un criminale.