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Duet
by Elise Broach★ &“Exceptional…. Rich with facts around goldfinches and music, vivid descriptions, unique characters, and carefully crafted suspense.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ &“Perfect for readers who, like Mirabelle, are sometimes spellbound by music.&” —Booklist, starred reviewA musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is quickly intrigued by Mr. Starek's newest pupil. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious Chopin Festival looming at summer&’s end, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible for Michael&’s breakthrough—to her own astonishment, she sings the Chopin piece he is beginning to play at the piano. It is their first duet. Thus begins a secret adventure that will take Mirabelle and Michael further than they ever imagined—in music, in friendship, and in solving the mystery of a lost piano that could be worth millions. A house full of treasures holds the clues. There, Mirabelle, Michael, and their friend Emily will make an important discovery that links the great composer Frederic Chopin, the trailblazing author George Sand, and the French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix. A fast-paced, history-rich mystery will have young readers hooked as they root for boy and bird in this beautifully told novel, full of emotion and suspense.A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Duet
by Kimberley FreemanA story of passion, greed, secrets and lies.A reclusive woman living in outback Australia receives a letter acknowledging a terrible secret from her past. Thirty years before, she stole another woman's life. From the moment the letter is opened two women are on a collision course with destiny. From the London pop scene, to the opera stages of Europe; from a tiny Greek island, to a stifling manor house full of secrets and deceptions; from the sun-drenched Queensland coast, to the silent outback; Angela and Ellie are two women both looking for something. One in search of her identity and her memory, the other in search of the love that she had and lost ? theirs is a duet whose last note will not be sung until the heart-stopping climax, when a shadow from the past returns to claim them both. `If you enjoy the novels of Paullina Simons you will love Duet? - Courier MailAuthor BiographyKimberley Freeman was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She is the author of Duet (2007), winner of the Ruby Award, Gold Dust (2008), Wildflower Hill (2010), Lighthouse Bay (2012), Ember Island (2013) and Evergreen Falls (2014). Her bestselling books have been translated into over twelve languages.For more information visit facebook.com/KimberleyFreemanAuthor, read her blog on kimberleyfreeman.com or follow her on twitter.com/KimberleyTweets.
Duet in Beirut: A Thriller
by Mishka Ben-David&“Ben-David delivers spy thrillers with all the authenticity and inside knowledge of an ex-Mossad agent.&” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: The Biography Ronen, an expelled Mossad agent, has disappeared following a failed assassination attempt against the Hezbollah operative responsible for suicide bombings in Israel. Feared to be on an unauthorized mission, it is up to his former commander, Gadi, to track Ronen down and stop him from causing harm both to himself and to his country. The physical and intellectual scuffle between the two men becomes one of deeper moral inquiry. Written with a master novelist&’s terse conviction, Duet in Beirut takes us inside a much-discussed but little understood world. As revealing in its psychological acuity as it is in its portrait of life in the Mossad, Duet in Beirut is an essential thriller of espionage and political intrigue—written by an author who spent twelve years working with Israel&’s legendary intelligence agency. &“Le Carré fans will enjoy Ben-David&’s look behind the scenes of government-sanctioned hits and the tension between loyalty to the chain of command and dissent.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for Mishka Ben-David&’s Forbidden Love in St. Petersburg &“The novel has a solid sense of intrigue and suspense . . . The characterizations are precise, too: these aren&’t stick figures in a spy story but real people in a real environment. A nice blend of classic spy-novel conventions with a thoroughly contemporary setting.&” —Booklist (starred review)
Duffy
by Dan KavanaghWhen Brian McKechnie finds his wife attacked, his cat killed, and himself blackmailed by a man with a suspiciously erratic accent, he engages the services of London's most unusual private eye - Duffy.A bisexual ex-policeman with a phobia of ticking watches and a love of Tupperware, Duffy is anything but orthodox. But he's street smart, savvy and takes no nonsense from anyone. Intrigued by McKechnie's case and the ineptitude of his ex-colleagues on the police force, Duffy heads to his old patch - the seedy underbelly of Soho - to begin inquiries of his own.Helped by some shady characters from his past, Duffy discovers that while things have changed in his old stomping ground, the streets are still mean and the crooks walk arm in arm with the blues.Full to bursting with sex, violence and dodgy dealings, DUFFY is a gripping and entertaining crime novel with a distinctly different and entirely lovable anti-hero.Read by Rupert Degas(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group
Duffy (Duffy #1)
by Dan KavanaghIn the grimy underbelly of London, private detective Duffy takes on an extortion case and finds himself pitted against one of the city&’s most dangerous crime lordsRosie McKechnie was alone when the two men entered her home, tied her to a chair, and cut her with a switchblade. It was a message for her husband, Brian. To outside appearances, Brian McKechnie is just a businessman. But to Big Eddy Martoff, London&’s underworld kingpin, McKechnie is a big fat mark. With a history of crooked business deals and extramarital affairs, McKechnie is the perfect target. To beat back the blackmail, McKechnie needs someone who understands lowlifes like Martoff—and Nick Duffy knows lowlifes.Duffy was a copper until four years ago, when malicious rumors about his sex life ripped through the force. Now he is in private security, and McKechnie&’s case is one he cannot refuse. Duffy, no stranger to his city&’s seedier offerings, dives into a world of prostitutes, hoods, and porn moguls. Can he find a way to put the pinch on Big Eddy before Soho swallows him whole?
Duffy (Duffy Ser. #1)
by Dan KavanaghThe first novel in a darkly humorous London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.When Brian McKechnie finds his wife attacked, his cat killed, and himself blackmailed by a man with a suspiciously erratic accent, he engages the services of London's most unusual private eye - Duffy.A bisexual ex-policeman with a phobia of ticking watches and a love of Tupperware, Duffy is anything but orthodox. But he's street smart, savvy and takes no nonsense from anyone. Intrigued by McKechnie's case and the ineptitude of his ex-colleagues on the police force, Duffy heads to his old patch - the seedy underbelly of Soho - to begin inquiries of his own.Helped by some shady characters from his past, Duffy discovers that while things have changed in his old stomping ground, the streets are still mean and the crooks walk arm in arm with the blues.Full to bursting with sex, violence and dodgy dealings, DUFFY is a gripping and entertaining crime novel with a distinctly different and entirely lovable anti-hero.
Duke City Desperado
by Max AustinFor fans of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul comes Max Austin's latest fast-paced, rollicking Lawbreakers Thriller of criminals and lovers, malcontents and madmen--all within the treacherous city limits of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Under a sky full of stars, Dylan James lies sleeping on the roof of a pueblo-style house. He's a fugitive, and everyone in Albuquerque seems to be looking for him. A murderous Mafia prince wants to kill him. Two FBI agents want to cuff him. A Goth girl wants to make love to him. And a fierce, sexy Chicana just wants to clean up the mess Dylan made. The trouble started with a drug-addled career criminal named Doc and a bank robbery staged with a garage door opener. Then it all goes off the rails after a little misunderstanding with Dylan's ex-girlfriend and her jealous, gun-toting new beau. When the sun comes up, this sleepy, scrawny desperado is going to show the world what he's made of--all for a one-in-a-million shot at walking out of Duke City alive.Advance praise for Duke City Desperado "Duke City Desperado is more fun than a barrel of heavily medicated monkeys. The crime caper novel is not dead, but in the capable hands of Max Austin it takes on a whole new twist. Two inept criminals equal one good time for the reader."--Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Day Shift and the novels that inspired True Blood"Duke City Desperado is a page-burner of tart dialogue and breakneck pacing. In lesser hands, this twisty plot could have gone off the rails, but it works because author Max Austin knows it's all about simple, human relationships, especially the off-kilter relationship at the core of the story."--Bill Fitzhugh, Lefty Award-winning author of The Exterminators "With Duke City Desperado, Max Austin again proves to be grand master of the laugh-out-loud noir crime novel. Doc Burnett ("Bank robbery ain't a matter of brains.") and his hapless disciple, Dylan, lead readers on a madcap spree that transforms ineptitude into a survival skill."--Charlie Price, Edgar Award-winning author of Dead Girl Moon
Duke City Hit
by Max AustinFor fans of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Max Austin takes readers back to Albuquerque for another action-packed thrill ride in the short novel Duke City Hit, as an elite assassin takes aim at--well, everyone. According to Vic Walters, the secret to happiness is low overhead and few demands. Living rent-free in a modest bachelor pad behind his boss's house, he has no debts, no entanglements, and no expensive relationships. He works just a few days a month, but his bank accounts keep growing. Vic is a high-priced hitman with a legendary record of success. That is, until someone starts eliminating his marks before he can get to them . . . until his manager puts him in the middle of a vicious drug-cartel feud . . . and until a young man walks into his life with a big .45 and a startling revelation. For Vic Walters, it's time to step out of the shadows. Which means it's killing time in Duke City.Praise for Duke City Hit "An action-packed, adrenaline ride."--Book Nerd "Duke City Hit is the kind of book you want to settle in with when there's just too much going on around you."--No More Grumpy Bookseller "Just plain fun."--Tales of a Book Addict "He strikes a great balance between brevity and description and I definitely stayed up late to finish the book."--Reading to Distraction
Duke City Split (Lawbreakers #1)
by Max AustinA cool, calm, and collected bank robber--with two kids at home--heads a fascinating cast of characters in Duke City Split, the first in a trilogy of white-knuckle thrillers from Max Austin. Bud Knox isn't your average bank robber. He's happiest fixing a nice lunch for his wife on her lunch break or watching his two young daughters play soccer. He leaves the boldness and brawn to his partner, Mick Wyman. In the past fourteen years, they've hit nearly thirty banks all over the West--everywhere but "Duke City," their hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. So when Mick calls him about the perfect job, Bud is less than convinced, because the target is on their own turf. But with the potential to haul in millions, Bud simply can't say no. If they do this job right, Bud may never have to work again. As it turns out, the heist is the easy part. Holding onto the money while evading everyone from the FBI to the Mafia to the low-life criminals who want a cut will be the hardest thing Bud Knox has ever done--and it might just cost him his life.
Dulce hogar
by Pablo RiveroSI JUEGAS CON FUEGO... PUEDES ARDER. MATERNIDAD, CULTURA DEL ÉXITO, DINERO FÁCIL. Vuelve Pablo Rivero con un thriller en el que lo arriesga todo.¿HASTA DÓNDE LLEGARÍAS POR CONSTRUIR UN HOGAR PERFECTO? ¿Existe el hogar perfecto? Una urbanización de lujo a las afueras de la ciudad. Una ex azafata de vuelo dispuesta a todo por concebir un hijo. Un marido ausente, un vecindario inquietante... Y un atractivo joven que siempre la está observando.Con un estilo preciso y eficaz, Pablo Rivero construye en Dulce hogar una historia perturbadora con una trama llena de aristas y unos personajes complejos que lo arriesgarán todo. Un thriller inquietante, una crónica social de denuncia sobre la presión hacia las mujeres y los hombres con temas como la maternidad, la cultura del éxito o la falsa felicidad. Una historia demoledora que profundiza además en el miedo, ese que nos obsesiona hasta el punto de convertirse en morbo y que a veces se convierte en terror. Sombría y pasional. Bienvenidos a Dulce hogar.
Dulce y lejano (El círculo secreto #Volumen 3)
by Libba BrayLa apasionante conclusión de la trilogía «El círculo secreto». Gemma Doyle y sus amigas, Felicity y Ann, se preparan para su presentación en sociedad, que será en unos meses y ante la presencia de la mismísima reina Victoria. Pero impulsada por otros acontecimientos que no dejan de atormentarla, el destino al que Gemma se enfrenta amenaza con hundirse en el caos, no sólo en los reinos, sino también en la rígida sociedad dónde vive, cuyas reglas ha desafiado. A caballo entre dos mundos, Gemma intentará restablecer el equilibrio y devolver a la magia el lugar que ésta reclama.
Dulces mentiras
by Roopa Farooki¿Por qué el engaño sabe tan bien? Henna se casó gracias a una audaz red de mentiras, tan elaboradas como los bordados de su sari de bodas... Cuando Shona conoció a Parvez, a los diez años, supo que era el hombre de sus sueños. El padre de Shona era, igual que ella ahora, un romántico sin remedio...hasta que su actual esposa lo llevó al altar gracias a una henorme red de mentiras. Shona vive ahora en Londres, y deberá rendir cuentas, también ella, a una vida llena de doblreces y engaños.
Dull Knife: A Joe Pickett Short Story
by C. J. BoxA chilling short story of death and retribution from the New York Times-bestselling author of Cold Wind. Twenty-two degrees below zero on a high mountain lake in Wyoming. Game warden Joe Pickett was carefully sliding across to check the licenses of a group of ice fishermen on the lake, when he saw the strange faint yellow glow coming from beneath the surface and, when he got closer, the thin, spindly, black thing sticking up in the middle of it. His first thought was that it was a tree branch. But it wasn't. It was a frozen human hand, reaching up through the ice...
Dullahan: The Haunting at Bordman's Crossing (An\iconoclast Thriller Ser. #Vol. 4)
by Mary Ann PollA sinister secret lies hidden in the swamps of East Texas. One which has been kept for centuries. A small town, a headless apparition, and a young man in a hospital hold the keys to unlocking the mystery. Four thousand miles away, Kat Tovslosky, Ken Melbourne and Bart Andersen prepare to leave Ravens Cove for a routine conference. What begins as a well-needed break becomes the fabric of most people's nightmares. For Kat, Ken and Bart, though, it's just another day in the life. Look out, East Texas, the Cove is coming to town. You might want to take cover. Because, you see, their all-too-familiar nemesis is waiting for them in the small town of Bordman's Crossing and will destroy anyone who gets in his way.
Duma Key
by Stephen KingWhen Edgar Freemantle moves to Duma Key to escape his past, he doesn't expect to find much there. But Duma Key and its mysteries have been waiting for him. The shells beneath his house are whispering to him, and something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had. Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. Even though he has lost an arm. And the hand he uses is the one he lost ...
Duma Key
by Stephen KingWhen Edgar Freemantle moves to the remote island of Duma Key to escape his past, he doesn't expect to find much there.But Duma has been waiting for him, and something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had.Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. And as he paints, the island's secrets begin to stir. Secrets of children lost in the undertow, of a ghost ship riding the distant horizon - and a family's buried past reaching long hands into the present.(P)2007 Simon & Schuster
Duma Key: A Novel (Le\livre De Poche Ser.)
by Stephen KingMaster storyteller Stephen King&’s classic, terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller of what happens when the barrier between our world and that of the supernatural is breached.After a terrible construction site accident severs Edgar Freemantle&’s right arm, scrambles his mind, and implodes his marriage, the wealthy Minnesota builder faces the ordeal of rehabilitation, all alone and full of rage. Renting a house on Duma Key—a stunningly beautiful and eerily undeveloped splinter off the Florida coast—Edgar slowly emerges from his prison of pain to bond with Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick, elderly woman whose roots are tangled deep in this place. And as he heals, he paints—feverishly, compulsively, his exploding talent both a wonder and a weapon. For Edgar&’s creations are not just paintings, but portals for the ghosts of Elizabeth&’s past…and their power cannot be controlled…
Dumb Like Me, Olivia Potts
by Lila Perl[From the back cover:] Olivia's sister Meredith was editor of the high school literary magazine, her brother Greg had just started at Yale on a scholarship, and her mother was enrolled at the local community college. But Olivia didn't even like school. "You're just going to have to learn," she hissed in an imaginary conversation with her fifth-grade teacher, "that some of us are dumb. Dumb like me, Olivia Potts." Then Olivia made friends with a new girl, Anita Brunelli, who didn't seem all that brainy either, but who was good at figures. It was Anita who helped Olivia see the connection between her father's stolen license plates and the strange things Olivia had seen going on one afternoon in the backyard next door. But it was Olivia herself who discovered, in the scariest possible way, who was behind the thefts in the neighborhood. And Olivia, the detective, discovers that perhaps she isn't as stupid as she thought she was. Reading level 5.5, Ages 10-14
Dumb Witness: Hercule Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #16)
by Agatha ChristieIn Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her.…On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th…by which time Emily was already dead.…
Dummy Line
by Michael GandyA man who suffered a head injury as a child writes his autobiography, which deals with his many challenges and climaxes with the town beauty, a former homecoming queen, getting down on one knee and proposing marriage to him, a gesture that he has totally earned.
Dummy of a Ghost (Novella)
by Sue Ann Jaffarian"A pleasant mix of cozy and paranormal" (The Mystery Reader) this "appealing as apple pie" (Harley Jane Kozak) series "proves the vivacious Jaffarian is the literary heir apparent to Lucille Ball!" (The Book Resort) as a spiritual medium counts on family (those dead and alive) to help her get to the core of the most baffling crimes... A party is giving Kelly Whitecastle a chance to play catch-up with old friends, and she's especially keen on seeing Chris May again, an up-and-coming ventriloquist. But when Kelly sees his show, and Chris's dummies, a couple named Shirley and Doug, appear to be staring straight at her, it only rattles Kelly's nerves. It seems that the ghosts of Chris's grandparents inhabit those grinning heads full of sawdust and they have a warning for Kelly: Chris is in mortal danger. Now Kelly's working the nightclub circuit to find out who--or what--wants Chris dead. And she'd better do it fast before the final curtain falls on Chris's act. Includes excerpts from the first three books in the series, plus a preview of the new Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery, Ghost of a Gamble Praise for the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery series: "Likable characters and steady suspense... [Sue Ann Jaffarian] makes paranormal activity seem plausible. One of the best cozy authors for light chatter and low-key humor."--Library Journal "Delectable...introduces Ish Reynolds (aka 'Granny Apples'), a charming turn-of-the-20th-century spirit and pie maker." --Publishers Weekly
Duncan's Lady (Heartbreakers #2)
by Emilie RichardsNew to e-book, a classic romance from USA Today bestselling author Emilie Richards…Originally published in 1995When Duncan Sinclair needs a safe haven for his young daughter, the small Scottish town ofhis childhood is a godsend. He wants them to live a simpler life, away from the dramainvoked by his ex.When he meets Mara MacTavish, he is overcome. There is something very special abouther—she seems connected to the Highlands themselves, with a beguiling nature that bothcompels and concerns him. The last thing Duncan wanted was to fall for another charismaticwoman. But this time may be different…and Mara may be just what he, and his daughter,both need.Don't miss the other two books in the Men of Midnight series—Iain Ross's Woman andMacDougall's Darling.
Dune to Death (Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #4)
by Mary DaheimJust when she thought her honeymoon couldn’t get worse, a newlywed finds someone newly dead. Fourth in the series from the author of Holy Terrors.Bed-and-breakfast hostess Judith McMonigle and her policeman beau Joe Flynn have finally gotten hitched—and they’re off on a sunny honeymoon to beautiful Buccaneer Beach. But an unfortunate confrontation with a dune buggy run amok puts hubby Joe in hospital traction—leaving his beleaguered blushing bride stranded in paradise with a bad case of ennui by the sea. Luckily irrepressible cousin Renie has selflessly agreed to keep Judith company. And when the landlady of their cozy, costly cottage by the shore turns up dead in their living room, the cousins suddenly have a murderous mystery to keep them afloat. Rumors of a fortune in buried pirate gold add spice to their adventure. But digging up both a treasure and a killer is dirty business—and Judith and Renie might end up digging their own graves.
Dunedin (Virago Modern Classics #258)
by Shena MackayNew Zealand, 1909. After weeks at sea the new minister, Jack Mackenzie, arrives from Scotland with his unhappy wife and children in tow. A keen naturalist, he is more enthralled by the botanical - and carnal - delights of Dunedin than in the wellbeing of his flock. In London, eighty years later, Jack Mackenzie's descendants are middle-aged, searching for a way out of their loneliness. Olive, embittered with her loveless life, steals a baby from a crowded tube; William, distraught at the death of a pupil, abandons his job as headmaster and struggles to fill his empty days. Jay Pascal, a young New Zealand vagrant of mysterious parentage arrives in London, looking for a place where he might belong.
Dungeon of Doom (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #99)
by Franklin W. DixonTrapped in an abandoned mine while playing Wizards and Warriors, Frank and Joe must uncover the identity of a mysterious Secret Wizard Master, or they may never see daylight again.