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Double Dealer (CSI)
by Max Allan CollinsMeet the little known and even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas -- the forensic investigators. Led by veteran Gil Grissom, the remarkable team assigned to the Criminalistics Bureau's graveyard shift -- including Catherine Willows, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle -- must combine cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. While Nick and Catherine investigate a newly discovered fifteen-year-old murder, Grissom and the rest of the team must uncover the indentity of a cold-blooded killer -- one whose execution-style, "double-tap" signature has provoked the interest of FBI agent Rick Culpepper.
Double Deception
by Franklin W. DixonATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: To located Ryan Carraway, who has mysteriously gone missing while his movie star brother, Justin, was filming on location in Bayport. And to find out what, if anything, Justin is hiding. LOCATION: New York City. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Ryan - and anyone who comes too close to finding out who was involved in his vanishing act. SUSPECTS: Movie star Justin has been acting stranger and stranger, and now there's evidence that points to the fact that he might be involved in his own brother's disappearance...
Double Deception
by Terri ReedHer faith had always been strong enough to see herthrough tragedy—until Kate Wheeler's world turneddeadly. Her husband had been murdered, and thediscovery of his double life sent her on the run...into the protective custody of Sheriff Brody McClain.Brody vowed to help Kate uncover the truth about herhusband's death. As Kate and Brody tried to outwit herenemies on a cross-country chase, the couple foundthemselves drawn to each other by more than merecircumstance. But the unmasking of thecriminal mastermind might just be the thingthat destroys Kate's trust—and faith—forever.
Double Delight
by Joyce Carol OatesAn upstanding juror becomes dangerously obsessed with a seductive plaintiff in this &“fast-paced, haunting&” novel by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Boston Sunday Herald). Terence Greene is admired for his perfect life in an affluent New Jersey suburb, and for his marriage to a minister&’s beautiful and wealthy daughter. He&’s also envied for his successful career as director of an arts foundation. But all of that changes when Terence is summoned to jury duty in Trenton. Ava-Rose Renfrew, the alleged victim in an assault case, is a sexy, irresistibly raw, and low-rent woman who lives on the shadowy banks of the Delaware River with a strange clan she calls family. And she&’s very eager to show Terence her appreciation for his loyalty in the jury box. Before long, their quick and dirty affair becomes an obsession, and getting hooked on a drug as potent and violent as Ava-Rose soon turns Terence&’s respectable life to dust. He&’s willing to do anything for her: lie, embezzle, steal—and worse. For Terence, losing control is half the fun. But trying to get it back is terrifying. The recipient of honors ranging from the National Book Award to the Bram Stoker Award, Joyce Carol Oates has explored obsession and sexual terrors in such acclaimed novels as Zombie, Daddy Love, and Jack of Spades. In Double Delight, writing as Rosamond Smith, she proves herself an abandoned and fearless talent in psychological suspense.
Double Delight
by Rosamond SmithA cultured, upper-class man finds himself drawn to the beautiful, helpless plaintiff in an assault case for which he is juror, only to be lured into a world in which nothing is what it seems.
Double Deuce (A Spenser Mystery)
by Robert B. ParkerHawk wants Spenser to wage war on a violent street gang. Susan wants Spenser to move in with her. Either way, Spenser's out of his element. So why not risk both?'Mr Parker is at his best . . tense . . . suspenseful . . darkly poetic' New York TimesThe story is simple: Hawk has decided to help out his new lady friend, an investigative journalist, by cleaning out the gang in the local housing project known as 'Double Deuce' after the gang is responsible for gunning down a fourteen-year-old mother and her three-month-old daughter in the ghetto.Of course he asks his old friend, hard-nosed P.I. Spenser, to help him.And of course Spenser accepts.'Double Deuce's snappy dialogue, timely, fast-paced action and quick characterisations make it classic Spenser' Publishers Weekly
Double Deuce (A Spenser Novel, #19)
by Robert B. ParkerHawk wants Spenser to wage war on a street gang. Susan wants Spenser to move in with her. Either way, Spenser's out of his element. So why not risk both?
Double Dexter: Book Six (DEXTER #6)
by Jeff LindsayEveryone's favourite serial killer is back and deadlier than ever...'Dexter has a way of getting under your skin. Wicked stuff' GUARDIANA witness. Such a simple concept - and yet for Dexter Morgan, a perfectly well-disguised serial killer, the possibility of a witness is terrifying. As an upstanding blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police, Dexter has always managed to keep the darker side of his life out of the spotlight. An expert at finding truly bad people - murderers who've long escaped justice - Dexter has long been giving them his own special brand of attention. But now someone has seen him in the act. Dexter is being followed, manipulated and mimicked, leading him to realise that no one likes to have a double - especially when his double's goal is to kill him.Dexter is not one to tolerate such displeasure ... in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way.
Double Dexter: DEXTER NEW BLOOD, the major new TV thriller on Sky Atlantic (Book Six) (DEXTER #6)
by Jeff LindsayA witness. Such a simple concept - and yet for Dexter Morgan, a perfectly well-disguised serial killer, the possibility of a witness is terrifying. As an upstanding blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police, Dexter has always managed to keep the darker side of his life out of the spotlight. An expert at finding truly bad people - murderers who've long escaped justice - Dexter has long been giving them his own special brand of attention. But now someone has seen him in the act. Dexter is being followed, manipulated and mimicked, leading him to realise that no one likes to have a double - especially when his double's goal is to kill him.Dexter is not one to tolerate such displeasure ... in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way.Narrated by the author(p) 2011 Penguin Random House LLC
Double Dexter: Dexter Morgan (6) (Dexter #6)
by Jeff Lindsay"Like a breath of fresh air blowing across all crime-novel conventions, there is Dexter." --Time Dexter Morgan is not your average serial killer. He enjoys his day job as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department . . . but he lives for his nighttime hobby of hunting other killers. Dexter is therefore not pleased to discover that someone is shadowing him, observing him, and copying his methods. Dexter is not one to tolerate displeasure . . . in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way. Like the previous five best-selling novels in the Dexter series, Double Dexter showcases the witty, macabre originality that has propelled Jeff Lindsay to international success. Double Dexter is raucously entertaining . . . full of smart suspense and dark laughs.From the Hardcover edition.
Double Dog Dare (Kendra Ballantine, Pet Sitter Mystery #6)
by Linda O. JohnstonIt's been a rough month for lawyer and pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne. Her boyfriend and sidekick, Jeff Hubbard, PI, has gone missing -- right after they decided to move in together. It sounds like a case of cold feet until the authorities find his car submerged in a canal. Kendra's panicked inquiries lead her to Jeff's Aunt Lois, an ex–pole dancer and full-time eccentric. As Kendra picks up the scent of Jeff's investigation, she wonders: Was Jeff kidnapped?
Double Dose (Molly Fox Mysteries #No. 2)
by Peter NelsonWhen her childhood friend is accused of being a drug courier, the seventeen-year-old amateur sleuth travels to the scene to prove her friend&’s innocence. Mollie Fox has known Meredith Hughes since third grade. So when Meredith is busted for drug possession upon returning to San Francisco from a New York City fashion shoot, Mollie is certain her friend is being framed. Everyone else at Bayside High is convinced that Meredith is guilty simply because she&’s wealthy, beautiful, and privileged enough to think she might get away with it. But you&’re innocent until proven guilty, right? So when Meredith won&’t defend herself, Mollie jets off to New York to investigate. Mollie goes undercover in the glamorous world of high-fashion modeling, and discovers a dangerous network of drug dealers that uses models as couriers. But just when Mollie thinks she&’s got this case figured out, she realizes that whoever set up Meredith won&’t be satisfied until she&’s dead. And he&’s threatening to take down anyone who gets in his way—including Mollie.
Double Down
by Franklin W. DixonATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: Continue working undercover as part of teen movie start Justin Carraway's entourage to find out more about the unsolved murder of the celeb's least favorite paparazzo and other mysterious happenings. LOCATION: Atlantic City, NJ. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: One murder has already taken place. If the suspect isn't caught soon, anyone could be the killer's next victim. SUSPECTS: Everyone seems to go crazy when it comes to teen screen superstars - but now there really is a crazy person running around...and he or she may be closer than anyone thinks!
Double Down
by Max Allan CollinsVeteran thief Nolan tangles with a skyjacker and vigilante in two full-length novels from Grandmaster Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition), collected in one volume for the first time ever.It Takes a Thief to Take a Thief.In the aftermath of a bloody heist, Nolan and Jon find themselves flying home to count their ill-gotten gains -- but a skyjacker taking the same flight has other plans. Meanwhile, in Des Moines, someone is offing members of the Mob-connected DiPreta family and the Mob thinks maybe Nolan can make it stop. Maybe he can -- for a six-figure fee.Originally published as two separate novels (and unavailable in bookstores for 40 years!), DOUBLE DOWN finds Nolan and Jon pursuing the American dream in their inimitable criminal fashion. Flying high off his recent return after more than three decades in SKIM DEEP, Nolan is one of MWA Grand Master Max Allan Collins' most unforgettable characters, and DOUBLE DOWN is Nolan at his hard-boiled, larcenous best.
Double Down (The Bod Squad Series #3)
by Gabra ZackmanIt's Spy vs. Spy as a sassy Ocean's Eleven-style team of undercover operatives finds love and mayhem in the third Bod Squad adventure--part mystery, part romance, and totally, hilariously hot.Who would fall for an assassin...except another assassin? After a security breach is written in the sky--literally--the Bod Squad jumps back into action. An important member of the team has been assassinated by the mob, and the squad's public enemy #1, Baba Samka, is getting too close. Could his deadly work be an inside job? Only trained assassins Tyka and Mahmoud have the very particular set of skills the Bod Squad needs to solve this case. Neither of these dead sexy shooters is looking for a partner--but before they know it, the sparks are flying faster than bullets. Could true love be in their sights?
Double Down (The Men of the Sisterhood #1)
by Fern MichaelsAll three of the Men of the Sisterhood novellas together for the first time! For the first time the menfolk are stepping out of the pages of #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels' beloved Sisterhood series and into the spotlight...After years of standing by their women, the Sisterhood's significant others have also become loyal friends. And now Jack Emery, Nikki's husband, has enlisted Ted, Joe, Jay, Bert, Dennis, and Abner to form a top-secret organization known as BOLO Consultants.Jack has two missions in mind. The first: offering some behind-the-scenes help to Nikki's law firm as they take on the all-powerful Andover Pharmaceuticals. Andover's anti-leukemia drug causes terrible side effects in young patients, but a class-action suit seems doomed to fail. BOLO Consultants have a prescription to cure that. Meanwhile, Virginia's lieutenant governor has a sideline as a slum landlord, and his impoverished tenants are suffering. Tyler Sandford believes his status puts him above the law. But when the Sisterhood and their allies decide to get involved, no one is beyond the reach of true justice...
Double Eagle
by Sneed B. CollardMike and Kyle must outrun both a hurricane and thieves who will do anything to get their hands on a fortune in Confederate gold!The year is 1862. The Skink, a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the ship was rumored to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found. Fast forward to 1973. Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father. But plans suddenly change and Mike finds himself on Shipwreck Island—right near the site where the Skink went down. Mike and his new friend Kyle are intrigued by a salvage ship anchored just offshore. Some say it was brought in by fortune hunters, but when the boys scale a fence at the fort on the island, they realize that the fortune hunters may be looking in the wrong place. There in the sand-covered floor of an abandoned chamber they spot something shiny: an old double-eagle gold coin. Mike and Kyle agree to keep their discovery a secret and start their own investigation into the shipwreck and the missing gold. Award-winning author Sneed B. Collard III blends history and mystery to create a dramatic, page-turning story featuring a strong friendship and plenty of action.
Double Eagle (Alan Saxon Mysteries #2)
by Keith MilesAlan Saxon, pro golfer and amateur sleuth, has hit rock bottom. After a disastrous season on the golf circuit, he is hounded by his bank, harassed by his ex-wife and on the verge of losing his current girlfriend. So, when his friend and fellow pro golfer, Zuke Everett, invites him to trade another dreary English winter for a tournament at the posh new Golden Haze Golf Club in sunny California, he leaps at the chance.However, Saxon soon finds himself enmeshed in a tenacious web of violence and intrigue as he attempts to find his friend's killer and free himself from suspicion. Beatings, betrayal and police badgering are par for this, the most treacherous course of Saxon's life.Double Eagle, Miles' second Saxon mystery, with its clever plotting, humor and breathless suspense, will delight readers—whether they golf or not.
Double Eagle: A DreadfulWater Mystery (DreadfulWater #7)
by Thomas KingFrom the #1 bestselling author of Indians on Vacation and Deep House Buffalo Mountain is set to host a gold coin exhibition with dealers coming from all over, and Thumps DreadfulWater winds up with the task of making sure the event goes off without a hitch. As if he didn’t already have enough to do. For starters, he and Claire Merchant are trying to work out their relationship. Should they move in together or should they continue on as they have in the past? And there’s Sheriff Duke Hockney, who wants Thumps to give up landscape photography and return to law enforcement. And last but not least, Cisco Cruz, the ninja assassin, shows up in town with a fiancée in tow. Can things get any more complicated for our hero? Yes, they can.When one of the dealers at the exhibition winds up dead, Cruz’s fiancée is revealed to be an FBI agent responsible for his protection. And Claire’s adoption of Ivory hits a major snag. Like it or not, Thumps is going to have to help Claire as best he can, discover why Cruz is really back in town and try to unravel the murder of the coin dealer—before anyone else dies.In this new DreadfulWater instalment, our favourite reluctant investigator returns with his signature wit and wry humour to solve a mystery that only Thomas King could create.
Double Entendre
by Heather GrahamA classic tale of romantic suspense from the queen of the genre, New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham, available for the first time in ebook. Bret McAllistair's determination to always get the big scoop has built his career as a journalist, but destroyed his marriage. So when Bret makes a move to revive his connection with his estranged wife, Colleen, she thinks he's after a story--her big story. She's uncovered maps leading to diamonds lost during World War II. It's a dangerous assignment, and Bret just wants to be there to protect her. Being together again stirs up old passions, but Colleen can't decide if she can trust him...or her own heart. Originally published in 1994.
Double Entendre: Undercover Connection Double Entendre
by Heather GrahamA classic tale of romantic suspense from the queen of the genre, New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.Bret McAllistair’s determination to always get the big scoop has built his career as a journalist, but destroyed his marriage. So when Bret makes a move to revive his connection with his estranged wife, Colleen, she thinks he’s after a story—her big story. She’s uncovered maps leading to diamonds lost during World War II. It’s a dangerous assignment, and Bret just wants to be there to protect her. Being together again stirs up old passions, but Colleen can’t decide if she can trust him…or her own heart.First published in 1986
Double Espresso (The Loretta Kovacs Novels #2)
by Anthony Bruno“A cast of kooky, dangerous characters worthy of Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen . . . A funny, often harrowing crime novel” (Booklist). In this follow-up to the Anthony Award finalist Devil’s Food, fugitive-hunter Loretta Kovacs races to keep one hitman from killing another. The intended victim is a valuable government witness against the mob, and a dirty FBI agent is helping the bad guys. Now, while she struggles to kick her caffeine habit once and for all, Loretta must fend off the advances of an amorous mob boss while babysitting the cantankerous witness in Seattle—the capital of coffee—in this “highly entertaining” caper (Kirkus Reviews). “Fans of comic mysteries should add Bruno to their must-read list, alongside Laurence Shames and Janet Evanovich.” —Booklist
Double Exposure
by Alfred Gough Miles MillarFrom the creators of Smallville comes an action-packed debut thriller about a war veteran and CIA officer in the 1960s swept up into a global conspiracy that may prove Hitler is still alive. David Toland, a decorated Korean War veteran, has done all he can to leave a life of combat behind. Now Director of Preservation for the Library of Congress's National Film Archive, Toland has made it his mission to preserve what he loves most: the Golden Age of American cinema, moving pictures full of romance, adventure and American Dream. That is, until CIA Agent Lana Welles drops in unannounced with a film canister, smuggled over the Berlin Wall at great cost, that may prove WWII never really ended--it just went underground. David reluctantly agrees to serve his country one last time and help recover the film for Lana and the CIA. But it seems not everyone is as eager as they are to dig up the past. David and Lana's discovery awakens shadowy forces who will do anything to keep their findings a secret. In search of the truth, David and Lana find themselves pursued across the globe in a cat and mouse game with enormous, world-altering consequences.
Double Exposure
by Donald MacKenzieKit Hendry has several criminal convictions, but now he is given the choice of a twelve-year sentence or a government mission to trace the security leakage from a Dusseldorf installation. Kit can crack safes - he can also speak German.Under the vigilant surveillance of Gaunt and also of Bernadette, with whom he is infatuated, he crosses the channel and is exposed to a smallpox victim, but the film he secures becomes the final double take . . .
Double Exposure
by Michael ListerEncountering the kind of wildlife that made him want to be a photographer in the first place, Remington James gets some of the best shots of his life, but he's about to happen upon the most dangerous animal of all - a feral, patient, sociopath who wants Remington dead.