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Endangered Species
by Barbara BlockRobin Light was recently named one of Booklist's Top Five Lesser-Known Female Sleuths. Soon she will have outgrown that category. --Booklist The Only Thing She'd Endangered. . .For Robin Light, running a pet store was a decent way to make a living--but solving the occasional crime was much more interesting. So when neighborhood tough kid Manuel and his cousin Eli wandered into her shop with a wild story about a suitcase full of smuggled Cuban cigars, Robin couldn't resist nosing around.Was Her LifeBut what she found wasn't exactly the harmless--if illegal--scam she expected. Someone was trading in something far rarer than exotic tobacco--something worth much more than easy cash, to somebody who was prepared to kill for it. And when Eli's roommate turned up dead, Robin discovered she might be next in line. . ."This female PI ranks right up there with the tough-guy detectives in taking her lumps and dishing them out as well." --Library Journal"Barbara Block's Robin Light mysteries are some of the best on the market today." --Midwest Book Review
Endangered Species (The Gabe Wager Novels #9)
by Rex BurnsWhen a woman burns to death, Gabe Wager uncovers a nest of short-fuse fanatics The fire department finds her in the closet, knees clutched to her chest, body charred beyond recognition. At first they can&’t even tell that the corpse was a woman. Although the death appears accidental, they call in homicide detective Gabe Wager to make sure. Forensics identifies her as Pauline Tillotson, an FBI informant working from inside an environmentalist group with terrorist leanings. Her cover had been blown, and the extremists killed her to protect a sinister plan to annihilate Denver. As Wager races to save his town, two policemen are killed and a teenager falls victim to an escalating drug war. Denver is coming apart at the seams, but if Gabe Wager can&’t stop the eco-terrorist plot, there won&’t be anyone left in the Mile High City to care.
Endangered Species (The Gabe Wager Novels #9)
by Rex BurnsWhen a woman burns to death, Gabe Wager uncovers a nest of short-fuse fanatics The fire department finds her in the closet, knees clutched to her chest, body charred beyond recognition. At first they can&’t even tell that the corpse was a woman. Although the death appears accidental, they call in homicide detective Gabe Wager to make sure. Forensics identifies her as Pauline Tillotson, an FBI informant working from inside an environmentalist group with terrorist leanings. Her cover had been blown, and the extremists killed her to protect a sinister plan to annihilate Denver. As Wager races to save his town, two policemen are killed and a teenager falls victim to an escalating drug war. Denver is coming apart at the seams, but if Gabe Wager can&’t stop the eco-terrorist plot, there won&’t be anyone left in the Mile High City to care.
Endangered Species (Hardy Boys Casefiles #64, Operation Phoenix #1)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: The killing fields of Kenya! The Hardys join their father on an undercover mission into the African wild. On the trail of a multimillion- dollar smuggling operation, they're out to learn the fate of a missing U.S. Customs official. Thrust into a world of poisonous snakes and man-eating lions, the boys soon confront the most dangerous beast of all... Poachers armed with high-powered weapons are devastating herds of endangered species. Shocked by the slaughter, Frank and Joe are dead set on shutting the smugglers down. But they pay a terrible price for the truth: a tragic murder that will lead them out of Africa and into the most painful and perilous investigation of their lives! =============== From inside the book: STAMPEDE! Frank and Joe crouched down in the tall, dry grass. The large elephant herd was barely fifty feet away, drinking at the edge of the water hole. As the boys watched, an enormous female elephant left the bank and walked toward Dr. Bodine, lifting her trunk and trumpeting into the air. Dr. Bodine stepped forward to greet the great beast and stroked the animal's trunk. "Incredible," Joe said, shaking his head. "That elephant walked up to Doc Bodine like they were old friends." Frank nodded vaguely, then sniffed the air. "You smell smoke?" He turned around. Not far from where Dr. Bodine stood, thick clouds of black smoke rose above bright red flames. The grass was ablaze. "Fire!" Frank yelled. "And it's moving this way!" "That's not the only thing," Joe said, pointing toward the water hole. The elephants were panicking. Twenty-ton animals were moving toward them, running faster and faster to escape the smoke and flames. "The herd is stampeding," Joe shouted. "And we're right in their path!"
Endangered Species (Angel)
by Nancy Holder Jeff MariotteAngel, Cordy, Gunn, Wesley, Fred, and Chaz set off for a tropical island to try to save Faith from the nefarious plans of Chaz's wife, Marianna, but the real danger may come from the lawyers of Wolfram & Hart.
Endangered Species: A spellbindingly tense crime thriller (Anna Pigeon Mysteries #5)
by Nevada BarrAnna Pigeon uncovers shady dealings, possible sabotage and murder... On a remote island, Anna Pigeon faces more than just isolation in Endangered Species, the gripping crime novel from Nevada Barr. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Paul Doiron.'Nevada Barr's mysteries keep getting better and better' - Susan IsaacsIn the midst of a dangerously dry season, national park ranger Anna Pigeon has been posted to Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast for a monotonous, twenty-one-day fire watch. But her boredom is short-lived, for this remote and marshy place is a breeding ground to more than just the imperilled Loggerhead turtle; it also spawns eccentricity and secrets, greed, suspicion... and murder.A small plane crashes into the palmetto thickets nearby. Anna and her crew arrive in time to control the blaze, but too late to save the pilot and his passenger, Cumberland's sole law enforcement ranger. When the cause of the 'accident' is determined to be sabotage, Anna becomes entangled in an investigation that threatens to upset the very delicate balance of this fragile ecological preserve. For she is precariously close to exposing dark, clandestine crimes, both old and new, that someone has worked very diligently to conceal... and which makes Anna Pigeon the most endangered creature on the island. What readers are saying about Endangered Species: 'Full of suspense [and] once started, difficult to put down... first class''Nevada Barr never fails to keep me riveted to the page''Nevada Barr's storytelling skills and rich prose teleport you right into the middle of the park, the story, and the mind of her heroine Anna Pigeon'
Endangered Species (Lost Novelization)
by Catherine Hapka"Lost", the television series, takes place on a remote South Pacific island, where a plane crash has left 48 survivors stranded. These novelizations focus on survivors who are not main characters on the television series adding depth to the show, and also offering new and compelling stories and characters for Lost fans. These new characters have original adventures rooted within the show's continuity; they cross with characters from the show, and even take a background role in major events seen on the show.
Endgame: A Novel
by Ahmet AltanAn unnamed author is consumed by a small-town conspiracy in this existential noir by the award-winning Turkish author of Like a Sword Wound.Named one of Washington Post’s 50 Notable Books of 2017In Endgame, award-winning author and Turkish political dissident Ahmet Altan has crafted an enigmatic literary noir exploring the ways corruption has overtaken contemporary Turkish life. With a dreamlike logic reminiscent of Paul Auster and Graham Greene, it tells the story of an unnamed man who arrives in a small town only to find himself involved in a mystery with existential implications (The Washington Post).The protagonist, a womanizing writer who lived his entire life in the city, retires to a sunbaked Turkish village to enjoy the quiet. Instead, he encounters a world of suspicion, paranoia, and violence. The town’s mayor is both his only ally and his greatest nemesis; his lover shares an ambiguous past with the mayor; the locals seem hell-bent on turning him into a murderer; and, he is initiated into the town’s biggest secret only to discover this knowledge will become a weapon used against him. All the while, Altan’s appealingly untrustworthy narrator transports the reader into a world of lust, ambition, small-town politics, and death.“Endgame is a mystery adventure of such intimately written humanity that it transcends genre, time, and place. If Steinbeck had written The Godfather it might have read like this.” —DBC Pierre, Man Booker Prize–winning author of Vernon God Little
Endgame: An addictive and nail-biting crime thriller (A Ragdoll Book #3)
by Daniel ColeA LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY HAS THE LONDON MET DETECTIVES PUZZLED IN THEIR TOUGHEST CASE YETWhen retired police officer Finlay Shaw is found dead in a locked room, everyone thinks he has taken his own life. But disgraced detective William 'Wolf' Fawkes isn't so sure.Together with his former partner Detective Emily Baxter and private detective Edmunds, Wolf's team begin to dig into Shaw's early days on the beat. Was Shaw as innocent as he seemed? Or is there more to his past than he'd ever let on?But not everyone wants Wolf back - and as his investigation draws him ever deeper into police corruption, it will not only be his career on the line - but the lives of those he holds closest as well...The explosive new thriller from the Sunday Times and international bestseller, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben
Endgame: A Nameless Detective Novel (Nameless Detective #40)
by Bill PronziniThe Nameless Detective has taken many cases over the years… and this is one for the books. Or rather, two cases that will test his agency's resources. Love is in the air...more to the point, love gone awry. One case involves a woman whose husband died accidentally in a remote cabin in the Sierras. The wife isn’t buying that her husband was alone, and is determined to find out his secret and get closure… in spite of any potential heartbreak. The other case is a missing person . . . but the person missing was agoraphobic and never left the house. The husband swears that while their relationship was strained due to his wife’s condition, he was still in love with her. He begs Nameless to clear him and find his wife before the cops come for him. Bill Pronzini's Endgame is a classic Nameless tale—twisty puzzles featuring one of mystery’s best loved detectives. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Endgame
by Jeffrey RoundA modern retelling of the classic Agatha Christie tale of suspense and murder, And Then There Were None. When Harvey Keill, ex-manager of the Ladykillers, arranges a reunion for his notorious punk band on a remote island off the coast of Seattle, it seems as though the group’s glory days are about to return. One by one, the band members and their guests arrive. Lead singer Spike Anthrax, bassist Pete Doghouse, and guitarist Max Hardcore confront one another for the first time since their well-publicized and highly acrimonious split fifteen years earlier stopped them from finishing their musical testament to punk rock genius: Endgame. They are joined by an entourage of groupies, girlfriends, one of America’s best rock critics, and a real estate agent invited to put the island up for sale. But where’s Harvey? No matter — a party’s a party, right? Wrong. Once everyone has gathered, a dark secret emerges from the past to haunt them and, one by one, the guests begin to fall prey to a mysterious fate.
The Endicott Evil (A\colin Pendragon Mystery #5)
by Gregory HarrisIn Victorian London, there exists no greater investigative team than master sleuth Colin Pendragon and his loyal partner, Ethan Pruitt. But it will take all their powers of deduction to determine if a fatal fall was a result of misery or murder . . .Adelaide Endicott—elderly sister of Lord Thomas Endicott, a senior member of Parliament—has plummeted to her death from the third-floor window of her bedroom at Layton Manor. Did she take her own life—or was she pushed? Although Scotland Yard believes it is a clear case of suicide, Adelaide’s sister Eugenia is convinced otherwise . . . Intrigued by the spinster’s suspicions, Pendragon and Pruitt look into the victim’s troubled mental state while simultaneously exploring who might have had a motive to push Adelaide to her death. As they begin to uncover a family history involving scandalous secrets, abuse, and trauma, mounting evidence suggests that there is evil lurking behind the closed doors of Layton Manor, and that it is of utmost urgency to expose it before another tragedy occurs.
Endings
by Linda L RichardsHow far can a profound personal loss drive someone toward darkness? What would it take for you to kill someone for money? And if you did, who—or what—would you have become? These are the question one woman faces when she loses everyone she loves and everything she has. When the opportunity arrives to reinvent herself as a killer for hire, she takes it. She's good at it—and if she doesn't do it, someone else will. Then everything changes when she learns about a serial killer so horrible she vows to find him and kill him until—overcome by self-doubt—she seeks redemption rather than vengeance.Fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Dexter will love Endings
Endings and Beginnings
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMETV journalist Liv Carmichael is smart, independent and ambitious. But she has competition - in the strikingly handsome figure of senior Washington correspondent T.C. Thorpe. So when they fall hard for each other things get complicated - fast. It looks as though their fierce rivalry will destroy any hope of happiness... until a terrifying drama forces them to decide what really matters most. Includes a preview of Nora Roberts' latest novel, Dark Witch.
Endless: A Shadowlands Novel (Shadowlands)
by Kate BrianIn Book 3 in the Shadowlands trilogy, will Rory go to hell and back to save her family?Rory Miller didn't just fall in love with Tristan Parrish. She fell in love with the idea of forever. He was the one who told her the truth about her existence in Juniper Landing: that her mortal life is over, and she will now spend eternity on the island, helping others in limbo move on. But like Juniper Landing, a bright island with dark secrets, Tristan is too good to be true. The mysterious, heartbreakingly beautiful boy Rory thought she knew is responsible for unthinkable evil--sending good souls to the Shadowlands in order to get himself a second chance at life on Earth. He has already claimed Rory's friend Aaron and her own father, but when Tristan sends her sister, Darcy, to the Shadowlands, too, Rory decides to take matters into her own hands. She will do anything to save her family, even if it means going to hell and back.
Endless
by Rebecca RoyceAugust Owens came home from the Dragon Wars a changed Wolf. He isn’t done with the war—not until every Dragon left on the planet is dead. But when one nearly kills him and he wakes up to the face of his mate everything will change.Clarissa Knox is a damaged Wolf. Even she can’t believe the poor choices she’s made and she has no idea how to get out of the mess she’s made for herself. But when she finds her mate, who was reported dead during the war, she will fight with everything she has to give them both a future. The war might be over—but the battle for their future is just beginning. Author note—this book concludes The Dragon Wars, a series of novellas. If you like strong men who shift with the full moon and will move heaven and hell for their women, these are the short stories for you.
Endless Honeymoon
by Don WebbLike a caper novel as Philip K. Dick might have written it, Endless Honeymoon is a weird and wild run through the world of crime.Way back when, Robin Hood's turf for his deeds of derring-do was England. Nowadays, Willis and Virginia work the turf in Texas, righting wrongs by spotting society's nastiest creeps---the mean and bitter people who make everybody's lives worse. (A high-powered computer program allows them to identify these people easily.) Their modus operandi is to perform an ingenious prank on the nasty cuss in hopes of rehabilititating him or her. Imagine the shock when they put a prank into action on July 4th . . . only to find their victim has just been murdered for real. Someone must be one step ahead of them. And indeed, someone is, a shadowy figure. Someone else is also lurking one step behind them, and there's an FBI agent who's keeping pace with them, and it seems there are other figures in the mix . . .
Endless Night (The\agatha Christie Collection #Vol. 68)
by Agatha ChristieStrapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especially elusive is a magnificent piece of property in Kingston Bishop--unil a chance meeting with a beautiful heiress makes his dreams possible. Marrying her is the first step. Building the perfect home is the next. Unfortunately, Michael ignored the local warnings about the deadly curse buried in the tract of land, and living out his dreams may exact a higher price than he ever imagined. Praised as one of Agatha Christie's most unusual forays into gothic, psychological suspense, this novel of fate, chance, and the nature of evil was a personal favorite of the author's as well.
Endless Night: A terrifying novel of murder and desire
by Richard LaymonA plucky schoolkid and a crazy killer do battle... Endless Night is a terrifying journey into evil from horror master, Richard Laymon. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. 'This author knows how to sock it to the reader' - The TimesJody Fargo is sweet sixteen but tougher than she looks - she has to be. She's sleeping over at a friend's when the killers break in. They slaughter the family but Jody escapes, rescuing twelve-year-old Andy on the way...Simon Quirt doesn't seem the kind of fellow who would rape and murder in the dead of night. But, together with his friends, that's just what he does. Now Simon is alone. His task is to track down the only eyewitnesses to the massacre and dispose of them. Simon just can't wait to get his hands on Jody... What readers are saying about Endless Night: 'Endless Night is one of Richard Laymon's most gut-wrenching and compulsive novels and is a must-have for all horror fans. The narrative is unrelenting, propelling you from page one into a terrifying roller-coaster ride''This book is outstanding. I'm totally addicted to Laymon's work, but this is by far the best I've read... Utterly brilliant''Simply one of the best novels I've ever read'
Endless Night
by Dana MentinkA high-flying love could help one woman uncover the truth she so desperately seeks in this Alaska-set romance from the USA-Today–bestselling author.On the run, Jackie Swann returns to the last place anyone would look for her: Alaska’s Delucchi Lodge. The retreat was the site of her brother Danny’s fatal accident—and is home to pilot Roman Carter, the man she once loved. The man she still blames for Danny’s death. But the Delucchis have secrets of their own that throw her back into Roman’s path. With no one to trust, Jackie finds danger closing in on all sides, and the final showdown could leave her lost in an endless night . . . or bring the truth to light.“I would suggest you get a mug of hot chocolate and make sure you have plenty of time because you will not want to stop until you have finished this book.” —Christian Bookworm
Endless Night
by Maureen A. MillerA woman hiding from her identity. A man trying to find his.After witnessing a murder, Megan Summers ran until she reached the remote coastal village of Victory Cove. She has a new name, but she knows it' s only a matter of time before the murderer catches up with her.Jake Grogan has come to town to unravel the mystery of his heritage. Instead of finding his grandmother at Wakefield House, he discovers an attractive stranger who will do anything to get him off her doorstep. Trapped by a storm, he' s forced to stay the night with Megan-a woman who keeps a handgun under her bed and closes herself off from the outside world. Jake tries to dig deeper into his past, but he' s distracted by his fear for Megan' s safety and his growing feelings for her. Danger is drawing near and he' ll do anything to keep her safe. Will it be enough to help them survive the endless night?Previously published, newly revised by author.74,000 words
The Endless Vessel: A Novel
by Charles SouleCombining the wonder of The Midnight Library , the inventiveness of Ready Player One, and the artistry of Cloud Atlas, this novel by the bestselling author of The Oracle Year and Anyone explores the way we’re all connected—and what can happen when we lose our capacity for joy. A few years from now, in a world similar to ours, there exists a sort of “depression plague” that people refer to simply as “The Grey.” No one can predict whom it will afflict, or how, but once infected, there’s no coming back. A young Hong Kong based scientist, Lily Barnes, is trying to maintain her inner light in an increasingly dark world. The human race is dwindling, and people fighting to push forward are increasingly rare. One day, Lily comes across something that seems to be addressing her directly, calling to her, asking her to follow a path to whatever lies at its end. Is this the Endless Vessel to happiness? She leaves her life behind and sets out through time and space to find out. From its opening heart-stopping scene in the present day at the Louvre in Paris, through the earthly meetings between Lily and her loved ones past and present, to a shocking and satisfying conclusion in a truly enchanted forest, Charles Soule has channeled history, science and drama to create a story for the ages—a story of hope and love and possibility. This is a novel you will not soon forget.
Ends of the Earth
by Tim DownsNick Polchak must stop a terrorist from causing a global ecological nightmare. Two beautiful women from Nick's past are competing for his heart.He's not sure which impending disaster makes him more nervous.When forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is called to the scene of a murder on a small organic farm in North Carolina he is astonished to find that the victim's estranged wife is an old friend, a woman he once worked with--a woman he once had feelings for. When she asks Nick to investigate her husband's drug-related murder, Nick seeks the assistance of Alena Savard, the reclusive dog trainer known to the people of northern Virginia as the Witch of Endor.Alena jumps at the chance to renew her relationship with Nick--but when she arrives in North Carolina she discovers that she's not the only woman who has her eye on the Bug Man. Soon Nick finds his usually analytical mind clouded by thoughts of a strangely human nature. These two women have stirred feelings that he can't quite fathom, feelings of lost opportunities and future possibilities . . .Now Nick must navigate the unexplored territory of his own heart while he solves an agroterrorist's plot to ignite an environmental holocaust that could spread to the ends of the earth.
The Ends of the Earth: (the Wide World - James Maxted 3) (The James Maxted Thrillers #3)
by Robert GoddardInternationally bestselling author Robert Goddard has been called “a master of the sly double- and triple-cross” (Seattle Times). In the third installment of the James Maxted thriller series, starring a dashing Royal Flying Corps veteran turned secret service operative, the truth about allegiances has never been less certain. The Treaty of Versailles has finally been signed, officially ending the World War I peace negotiations, and the action shifts east, to Tokyo, where a team assembled at Max’s behest anxiously awaits his arrival on the docks. Max had arrived in Paris soon after the end of the Great War to investigate the suspicious death of his father, a British diplomat named Sir Henry, and soon plunged into a treacherous game of cat-and-mouse with the people behind his father’s death: German spymaster Fritz Lemmer and the dark horse of the Japanese diplomatic contingent, Count Tomura. It is in Japan—where Sir Henry worked as a young government agent—that Max hopes to finally uncover the whole truth behind his father’s murder and take down Lemmer’s spy network once and for all. But what Max’s cohort doesn’t know is that his own storyline seems to have come to an end in a villa outside Marseilles. Stuck in limbo, the team decides to pursue their only lead—right into Lemmer’s den. Loaded with death threats, knife fights, a kidnapping or two, and a coded list that has the power to dismantle whole governmental hierarchies, The Ends of the Earth is a masterful work of historical cut-and-thrust that tests the bonds of family and country to their very limit.
Ends of the Earth (A School for Spies Novel #3)
by Bruce HaleThe S.P.I.E.S. team has been scattered to the winds, its headquarters burned down, and Max Segredo is under lock and key at LOTUS HQ. What's even worse is that LOTUS's ruthless leader, Mrs. Frost, wants to adopt him. Max would go to the ends of the earth to be a normal kid with a normal family. But to achieve his deepest desire, he must first evade a hungry tiger, learn to fly a jetpack, reunite with his friends and father, and use all his mad spy skills to stop LOTUS from taking over the government with its mind-control device. Along the way, Max discovers that even a superspy is nothing without his team, and that the strongest families are founded on unconditional love.