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Exposure
by Mai PeetWinner of the 2009 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Carnegie Medalist Mai Peet takes a searing look at the world of soccer and pop-celebrity culture - and the lives of three street kids caught in its glare. When a black South American soccer star signs on to a team in the country's racist south, headlines blare. And when he falls for the sensual Desmerelda, a stunning white pop singer and daughter of a wealthy politician, their sudden and controversial marriage propels the pair to center stage, where they burn in the media spotlight. But celebrity attracts enemies; some very close to home. And its dazzle reaches into the city's hidden corners, exposing a life of grit and desperation the glitterati could never imagine. When a girl is found murdered, reporter Paul Faustino is caught between worlds as he witnesses the power of the media in making - and breaking - lives. Inspired by Shakespeare's OTHELLO, this modern tragedy of desire and betrayal, incisively and compassionately told, is a truly enthralling work of crossover fiction.
Exposure
by R. J. PineiroComputer scientist Pamela Sasser leads the quiet life of a professor at Louisiana State University, until her research uncovers a bug in the new Perseus computer chip. The Perseus is at the heart of thousands of commercial and military systems, including the PaloVerde nuclear plant, site of a massive nuclear meltdown that killed tens of thousands and left millions a future filled with radiation illness and cancer. Billionaire Preston Sinclaire, chairman of Microtel Corporation, the manufacturer of the Perseus, is at the pinnacle of his power, about to be elected President of the United States. No one knows that the Perseus caused the meltdown. No one, that is, except Pamela Sasser. Harrison Beckett is a professional assassin, contracted to eliminate Sasser. A former defense intelligence agency operative, Beckett has eliminated dozens of targets. But he is not a cold - blooded killer; he is a man with a moral code who has only killed those who clearly deserve to die. He has been told that Sasser is a traitor to the United States, a purveyor of computer secrets essential to our national security. But Beckett does not know that he has become the pawn of a shadowy organization known only as the Web -- founded during the Vietnam war by an enterprising black - marketer named Preston Sinclaire -- with tentacles that reach to the very highest levels of the Pentagon, the source of Beckett's contract. While Beckett draws closer to killing Sasser, who has only begun to suspect the danger that she is in, sudden twist and turns show truths to be lies and reality to be far from what he believes. And, all the while, bugs in the Perseus continues to surface, costing the lives of more and more Americans. It is only a matter of time until another disaster occurs in one of the half dozen other nuclear reactors equipped with the chip. When this becomes clear to Beckett, the knowledge becomes his death warrant, and the hunter suddenly finds himself the hunted. As Sinclaire and the Web close in, Sasser and Beckett find themselves unlikely allies -- and far more. And only they can prevent a murderer from becoming President of the United States and save the lives of millions of Americans.
Exposure (A Rita Todacheene Novel #2)
by Ramona EmersonIn the follow-up to the National Book Award–longlisted Shutter, Navajo forensic photographer Rita Todacheene grapples with a fanatical serial killer—and the ghosts he leaves behind.A dual-voice cat-and-mouse thriller, told from the points of view of a killer who has created his own deadly religion and the only person who can stop him, an embattled young detective who sees the ghosts of his Native victims.In Gallup, New Mexico, where violent crime is five times the national average, a serial killer is operating unchecked, his targets indigent Native people whose murders are easily disguised as death by exposure on the frigid winter streets. He slips unnoticed through town, hidden in plain sight by his unassuming nature, while the voices in his head guide him toward a terrifying vision of glory. As the Gallup detectives struggle to put the pieces together, they consider calling in a controversial specialist to help.Rita Todacheene, Albuquerque PD forensic photographer, is at a crisis point in her career. Her colleagues are watching her with suspicion after the recent revelation that she can see the ghosts of murder victims. Her unmanageable caseload is further complicated by the fact that half the department has blacklisted her for ratting out a corrupt fellow cop. And back home in Tohatchi on the Navajo reservation, Rita&’s grandma is getting older. Maybe it&’s time for her to leave policework behind entirely—if only the ghosts will let her . . .
Exposure: A Novel
by Brandilyn CollinsWhen your worst fear comes true. Someone is watching Kaycee Raye. But who will believe her? Everyone knows she’s a little crazy. Kaycee’s popular syndicated newspaper column pokes fun at her own paranoia and multiple fears. The police in her small town are well aware she makes money writing of her experiences. Worse yet, she has no proof of the threats. Pictures of a dead man mysteriously appear in her home—then vanish before police arrive. Multisensory images flood Kaycee’s mind. Where is all this coming from? Maybe she is going over the edge. High action and psychological suspense collide in this story of terror, twists, and desperate faith. The startling questions surrounding Kaycee pile high. Her descent to answers may prove more than she can survive.
Exposure: A Virals Novel (Virals # #4)
by Kathy Reichs Brendan Reichs"If you like the TV show Bones (I do) or Maximum Ride, you'll love Virals."--James Patterson Another thrilling Virals adventure from New York Times bestsellers Kathy and Brendan Reichs.<P><P> When twin classmates are abducted from Bolton Prep, Tory and the Virals decide there's no one better equipped than them to investigate. But the gang has other problems to face. Their powers are growing wilder, and becoming harder to control. Chance Claybourne is investigating the disastrous medical experiment that twisted their DNA. <P> The bonds that unite them are weakening, threatening the future of the pack itself.The Virals must decipher the clues and track down a ruthless criminal before he strikes again, all while protecting their secret from prying eyes. And everyone seems to be watching.
Exposure: Age-related Disorders And Their Origins In Environmental Exposures (Issues In Toxicology Ser. #Volume 16)
by Susan AndersenHE WILL POSSESS HER. Port Flannery is a harbor town off the coast of Washington state--quiet, picturesque, and just big enough to hide in for a while. At least that's what Emma Sands hopes when she takes a room above the local cafe. In Port Flannery, no one knows why Emma and her young daughter fled New Orleans. No one can guess how terrified she is that the danger she and Gracie left behind is drawing nearer every day. Emma's right to be scared. Even as she finds new friends and an unexpected ally in the rugged, compelling Sheriff Donnelly, her old life is waiting to intrude. Because the obsession that drove her from New Orleans will track her down anywhere, even a place as remote as this. And this time, there will be nowhere left to run...
Exposé
by Saranne DawsonIN-DEPTH, EXCLUSIVE AND VERY INTIMATEHe was daring, dangerous, devious-and her ex-husband!Like a flash, wonderboy reporter Sam Winters stormed back into Kate Stevens's life-and under the conjugal roof. But Kate was on to the biggest story of her career, tracking a cunning lobbyist and a corrupt politician-one of whom wanted her dead.Sam claimed he was dead set on protecting her, but Kate knew he would do anything for a story, including steal it from her. Could his open arms and deep blue eyes be telling the truth this time?As the pieces of her story fit together, Kate didn't know whether her biggest power play of all would be with sexy Sam or the Washington honchos. Only one of them could be trusted.
Express Train to Trouble: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
by Robert QuackenbushWorld-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard works to solve the case of a missing prankster in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard sets out to explain the disappearance of George Buddy Duck, a prankster who has aggravated all of the passengers on a train. Will she find him before he has the chance to cause more mayhem?
Exquisite Corpse
by Poppy Z. BriteFrom the acclaimed author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes the provocative and thrilling serial killer novel that #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub calls &“a guidebook to hell.&”To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the ambition of bringing his art to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed his own art to limits even Compton hadn&’t previously imagined. Together, Compton and Byrne set their sights on an exquisite young Vietnamese American runaway, Tran, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Swiftly moving from the grimy streets of London&’s Piccadilly Circus to the decadence of New Orleans&’s French Quarter, Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a killer. With &“intelligence, sweep, nerve, knowledge, and deeply unsettling erotic power&” (Dennis Cooper, author of Frisk), Exquisite Corpse is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one.
Exquisite Corpse
by VariousLoughborough Junction, summer 2013. A shopkeeper has gone missing and rumour is rife. What happened to him? Who has the motive and who the means to do him in? Has he been done in? And where will everyone get their fags, booze and lottery tickets without him? Local artist Beth Lamb sets out to investigate. But when you play detective in your own neighbourhood, things are bound to get complicated...Exquisite Corpse: Or, How Not to Kill Your Neighbours is Southbank Centre's first ever novel, written on Twitter by members of the public as part of the 2013 Festival of Neighbourhood. Curated by ten leading novelists - Stella Duffy, Alex Preston, Kamila Shamsie, Stuart Evers, Naomi Alderman, Vanessa Gebbie, Marcel Theroux, G Willow Wilson, Matt Haig and Joe Dunthorne - this unique publication brings together ideas of collaboration, participation and community... and is a thrilling read too!
Exquisite Revenge
by Abby GreenAll’s fair in love and revenge! Jesse Moriarty’s whole life has been about one thing -making sure her father pays for the pain he caused their family. Her goal’s in sight, but there’s one man standing in her way: Luc Sanchis. Kidnapped and stranded on a Greek island, with only his intriguing-and stunning-captor, Luc must uncover her secrets if he’s going to get off this island and back to business. There’s only one way that’s sure to work: seduction. Now, with the tables turned, who will come out on top?"Abby’s heroes are fantastically hot. Sizzling and sensational."-Maureen, Maryland, USA
Extenuating Circumstances
by Jonathan ValinTo P.I. Harry Stoner, Ira Lessing had everything to live for: money, a beautiful wife, good friends, and a reputation that would do credit to a saint. But Lessing disappeared one hot July night, and Stoner knew in his gut that the man was dead. Years on the street had taught Stoner that no man is what he seems. Peeling away layers to the bone would reveal what had become of Lessing. It would lead Stoner into the underbelly of Cincinnati...into the places where desire and violence meet...into the darkest byways of the human heart where his own values would be tested to the bloody limit. By acts of love...and murder.
Extenuating Circumstances
by Joyce Carol OatesTwenty-two disturbing tales of crime and suspense from "America's preeminent fiction writer" (New Yorker) Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date. Originally published in long out-of-print volumes, these tales have not appeared in any form this century—until now; formally fresh and endlessly experimental, they show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so. But beyond their stylistic ingenuity, these are creepy, suspenseful stories that cut straight to the bone; their darkness will linger long after the final page is turned. A must-read for long-time fans of Joyce Carol Oates and an excellent introduction for the uninitiated, the twenty-two tales included in Extenuating Circumstances exemplify the author’s idiosyncratic spookiness, “visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute" (Booklist).
Extenuating Circumstances (A Harry Stoner Novel)
by Jonathan ValinIra Lessing has been gone for two days. This upstanding citizen of Covington--son of a leading family, successful businessman, philanthropist, city commissioner-- left his riverfront home on a steamy July night and never returned. His wife and his business partner ask Harry Stoner to find him. When Lessing's bloodied car turns up in the railroad station parking lot, the routine investigation takes a sinister turn. As his search continues, Stoner begins to uncover the truth: Ira Lessing has a dark secret that belies the decent, measured life he's lived. The gradual discovery of Lessing's secret and the explosive effect it has on Lessing's family, friends, and on Stoner himself makes Extenuating Circumstances a real and frightening exploration of one kind of contemporary hell.
Exterior mais seguro: Um maduro jovem romance (Lado de fora #1)
by Kristina ReneeQuando a Liz mudar para um novo liceu, ela espera um novo começo. A escola é a sua fuga da violência em casa e a sua única esperança de quebrar o ciclo de na pobreza em que ela nasceu. Tentando proteger seus irmãos da fúria de seu padrasto fica mais difícil a cada dia, então quando ela encontra Logan, ela acha que vai ser um distracção inofensiva do medo. Ela está errada. Logan tem os recursos para mudar sua vida, mas a que custo? Seu relacionamento é a melhor coisa que já aconteceu com ela, mas também pode ser o pior. Se ela é sem cuidado, ela pode perder todos os que são importantes para ela. Mas é difícil ter cuidado quando se tem quinze anos e se está apaixonado.
Extinción por torta
by Janet EvansDescripción del libro: El novio, Karl Stipple, se desploma momentos después de comer una tajada de torta en la recepción de su propia boda. La policía cierra el hotel y Julia, la organizadora de bodas, recibe la orden de su jefe de resolver el crimen y poner todo en orden en veinticuatro horas—o será despedida.
Extinct
by Charles WilsonCharles Wilson has received the highest praise from authors such as John Grisham and from reviewers, including being termed "Wizard Plotter" by the Los Angeles Times. Now, he has created his most chilling story yet-- a fast-paced thriller so realistic it will take your breath away and keep you riveted to the page.From the Gulf of Mexico's warm shallow waters...to the deepest parts of the Pacific...terror comes to the surface...Six-year-old Paul Haines watches as two older boys dive into a coastal river...and don't come up. His mother, Carolyn, a charter boat captain on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, finds herself embroiled in the tragedy to an extent she could never have imagined.Carolyn joins the marine biologist Alan Freeman in the hunt for a creature that is terrorizing the waters along the Gulf Coast. But neither of them could have envisioned exactly what kind of danger they are facing.Yet one man, Admiral Vandiver, does know what this creature is, and how it has come into the shallows. And his secret obsession with it will force him, as well as Paul, Carolyn and Alan, into a race against time...and a race toward death.
Extinction
by Douglas PrestonWith Extinction, author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals. <P><P> Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators. <P><P> As killings mount and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord must confront an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent presence at Erebus, bent not on resurrection—but extinction. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Extinction
by J. T. BrannanAn extraordinary discovery in the Sahara desert will turn history on its head...A series of unexplained phenomena create shockwaves across the globe - a huge religious statue moves its arm, and there's a spate of floods and earthquakes. Many think it's the end of the world...Investigative journalist Alyssa Durham receives a call from an old friend claiming that these phenomena may not be entirely natural, but when he is assassinated in front of her, she finds herself on the run for her life. Alyssa teams up with Jack Murray, a scientist from a secretive government research laboratory, to uncover the truth. But who wants them dead, and what are they trying to protect?As chaos descends, Alyssa and Jack are drawn into a battle against an unknown enemy with the highest possible stakes, because one thing they've learnt is that nothing is safe from extinction...
Extinction
by J.T. BrannanAn extraordinary discovery in the Sahara desert will turn history on its head...A series of unexplained phenomena create shockwaves across the globe - a huge religious statue moves its arm, and there's a spate of floods and earthquakes. Many think it's the end of the world...Investigative journalist Alyssa Durham receives a call from an old friend claiming that these phenomena may not be entirely natural, but when he is assassinated in front of her, she finds herself on the run for her life. Alyssa teams up with Jack Murray, a scientist from a secretive government research laboratory, to uncover the truth. But who wants them dead, and what are they trying to protect?As chaos descends, Alyssa and Jack are drawn into a battle against an unknown enemy with the highest possible stakes, because one thing they've learnt is that nothing is safe from extinction...
Extinction
by J.T. BrannanAn extraordinary discovery in the Sahara desert will turn history on its head...A series of unexplained phenomena create shockwaves across the globe - a huge religious statue moves its arm, and there's a spate of floods and earthquakes. Many think it's the end of the world...Investigative journalist Alyssa Durham receives a call from an old friend claiming that these phenomena may not be entirely natural, but when he is assassinated in front of her, she finds herself on the run for her life. Alyssa teams up with Jack Murray, a scientist from a secretive government research laboratory, to uncover the truth. But who wants them dead, and what are they trying to protect?As chaos descends, Alyssa and Jack are drawn into a battle against an unknown enemy with the highest possible stakes, because one thing they've learnt is that nothing is safe from extinction...(P)2014 Headline Digital
Extinction
by Kazuaki TakanoHe is a new kind of human He may mean the end for the rest of us... One bright morning in Washington D.C., the US President learns of a terrifying new threat to national security. Soon afterwards, American mercenary Jonathan Yeager is asked to lead a team into the Congo to eliminate a mysterious enemy - a job which will help him pay for treatment for his dying son.But when they reach Africa, the threat turns out to be a three-year-old child named Akili: the next step in human evolution. The soldiers are under orders to kill the boy before his full potential can be realised. Yet Akili's advanced knowledge might be the only hope Yeager has to save his son's life...With time running out to choose a side, Yeager must decide whether to follow his orders or to save a creature who may not be as harmless or innocent as he appears. Because Akili is already the smartest being on the planet, with the power to either save humanity - or destroy it.[This novel was first published in 2014 as GENOCIDE OF ONE.]
Extinction (Whispering Pines #4)
by Heidi Lang Kati BartkowskiIn this spine-tingling final book in the Whispering Pines middle grade series that&’s Stranger Things meets The X-Files, Caden searches for a way to destroy the creatures from the Other Place for good while Rae tries to free her father from the sinister Green On!.After more than a year of searching, Rae finally has a lead on her missing father: he&’s being kept prisoner by the shady alternative energy company, Green On!. Now all she has to do is rescue him—even though that means battling her way through the alien-infested Watchful Woods to reach him. But her father isn&’t the only secret they have locked up, and if Rae wants to free him, she&’ll first have to make a deal with someone who has betrayed her in the past. With the Other Place gone and all the aliens sealed within the Watchful Woods, Caden believes his family&’s worries are over at last—until he discovers that the magical seal keeping the creatures contained is near collapse. If they manage to escape the woods, there will be no stopping them from ravaging the town and the world beyond. Caden only has one choice: he must find a way to destroy the creatures once and for all. Even if it means destroying everything in the woods. Including his friends. With the fate of Whispering Pines hanging by a thread, it&’s a desperate race against the clock as Rae and Caden fight to save the people they love—and the strange, wonderful town they call home.
Extinction Aftermath (The Extinction Cycle #6)
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithBook six in USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith's propulsive post-apocalyptic series about a soldier's mission to save the world. A new monster emerges...The newly christened leader of Delta Force Team Ghost, Corporal Joe Fitzpatrick arrives in Normandy. The war to free survivors and eradicate pockets of adult Variants and their offspring is underway by the Unified European Forces. But as the troops push east, rumors of a new type of monster spread through the ranks.Back in the States, the adult Variants have all been wiped out and the juveniles are on the run. But Master Sergeant Reed Beckham and Dr. Kate Lovato soon realize there are other monsters on the home front. And they may be human...The Extinction Cycle:Book 1: Extinction HorizonBook 2: Extinction EdgeBook 3: Extinction AgeBook 4: Extinction EvolutionBook 5: Extinction EndBook 6: Extinction Aftermath
Extinction Age (The Extinction Cycle #3)
by Nicholas Sansbury SmithIn the fight for humanity, one final hope remains... Humans are losing the war. Master Sergeant Reed Beckham and the survivors of 1st Platoon must battle through the tunnels--where they make a grisly discovery. Dr. Kate Lovato is working on a new bioweapon to destroy the Variants when a derelict Navy Destroyer crashes into the Connecticut shoreline carrying yet another threat. As the doomsday clock ticks down and military bases fall across the country, the human race enters the age of extinction. Will they prevail--or will mankind vanish off the face of the planet?The third book in self-publishing sensation and USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith's propulsive post-apocalyptic series about a soldier's mission to save the world.The Extinction Cycle:Book 1: Extinction HorizonBook 2: Extinction EdgeBook 3: Extinction AgeBook 4: Extinction EvolutionBook 5: Extinction EndBook 6: Extinction Aftermath