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Face Blind: A Mystery
by Lance HawvermaleA man with a neurological disorder that prevents him from recognizing human faces confronts an enigmatic killer in Chile's Atacama desert - the most lifeless place on earthGabe Traylin is face-blind, unable to tell one person from the next. Content to earn his living well away from civilization, he works as an astronomer at an observatory in the earth's driest desert, where no rain has fallen in 400 years. But when he witnesses a murder that he's unable to stop or comprehend, Gabe finds himself drawn into an investigation with disastrous consequences. Unable to provide a description of the killer to the police or explain his own erratic actions, he becomes their suspect in a series of horrific and unexplained mutilations. To discover the truth before he's arrested for crimes he didn't commit, he must put his trust in three strangers: a young traveler with a purpose, a washed-up novelist who believes he's bulletproof, and an alluring woman with a face he'll never see.Together they unearth the secrets of Chile's fascist past, a time of kidnappings, torture, and political turmoil and venture further into the desert, discovering the secrets of revenge as well as the secrets of themselves. Moody, atmospheric and compulsively readable, Lance Hawvermale's Face Blind is in a class of thriller all by itself.
The Face-Changers (Jane Whitefield #4)
by Thomas PerryJane Whitefield, legendary half-Indian shadow guide who spirits hunted people away from certain death, has never had a client like Dr. Richard Dahlman. A famous plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life to healing, the good doctor hasn't a clue why stalkers are out for his blood. But he knows Jane Whitefield's name--and that she is his only hope. Once again Jane performs her magic, leading Dahlman in a nightmare flight across America, only a heartbeat ahead of pursuers whose leader is a dead ringer for Jane: a raven-haired beauty who has stolen her name, reputation, and techniques--not to save lives, but to destroy them. . . .From the Paperback edition.
Face Down Across the Western Sea (Lady Appleton Mystery #7)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonAnxious to prove England's claim on the New World, Queen Elizabeth has charged Sir Walter Pendennis, seasoned spy and diplomat, with the top-secret mission. Walter gathers a team of scholars at his Cornwall estate, and calls upon his dear friend Susanna, Lady Appleton, to assist. Susanna is an expert herbalist with a quick mind and wise ways-and Walter has long carried a flame for her. When Walter's wife appears uninvited at Priory House, she sets about extinguishing that flame. Meanwhile, Susanna and Walter find that troubling discrepancies have surfaced among sailors' accounts of the land beyond the Western Sea. Their research becomes intrigue when an eyewitness account turns up missing and a scholar is found dead in his study. Is the murder the work of an academic rival? A jealous lover? A Spanish spy? Scholarly trickery and New World scandal come to light as Susanna's sleuthing skills are put to the test. Face Down Across the Western Sea is a potent concoction, brimming with the qualities that have made the Susanna, Lady Appleton, series a favorite among mystery lovers: rich period detail, first-rate suspense, and at the center of it all, Susanna--a headstrong and beguiling heroine.
Face Down Among the Winchester Geese (Lady Appleton Mystery #3)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonThird in Lady Susanna Appleton mystery series set in Elizabethan England.
Face Down Before Rebel Hooves (Lady Appleton Mystery #6)
by Kathy Lynn Emerson6th in mystery series featuring sleuth and herbalist Lady Susanna Appleton, set in Elizabethan England.
Face Down Below the Banqueting House (Lady Appleton Mystery #8)
by Kathy Lynn Emerson8th in Lady Susanna Appleton mystery series, set in Elizabethan England.
Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (Lady Appleton Mystery #4)
by Kathy Lynn Emerson4th in mystery series featuring herbalist Lady Susanna Appleton. Set in Elizabethan England.
Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well (Lady Appleton Mystery #9)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonAre the nude spies lolling in the ancient Roman communal baths of Elizabethan England plotting the return of Mary Queen of Scots? She is said to be clamoring to return to these healing waters. Once again Susanna, Lady Appleton, encounters murder and treason, and only she can unravel the crimes in the intriguing year of 1575. Rosamund, Susanna's twelve-year-old foster daughter, is certain her French tutor has been murdered. Rosamund and her friends are quite modern: they cut school, rebel against authority, and giggle over secrets. But can teenage mischief be construed as spying and treason? These are most significant matters to the Elizabethans, as the wrong religion, the wrong marriage, the wrong friends...may all be seditious.
Face Down in the Marrow Bone Pie (Lady Appleton Mystery #1)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonFirst in mystery series set in Elizabethan England, featuring sleuth and herbalist Lady Susanna Appleton.
Face Down O'er the Border (Lady Appleton Mystery #10)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonThe year is 1557. Mary Queen of Scots is a prisoner in England, and Scotland is in upheaval. Does this political unrest tie in with a murder involving Susanna Appleton's friend Catherine, who has disappeared in the company of a notorious spy, and is now under suspicion of treason?
Face Down Under the Wych Elm(Lady Appleton Mystery #5)
by Kathy Lynn Emerson5th in mystery series featuring herbalist Lady Susanna Appleton. Set in Elizabethan England.
Face Down Upon an Herbal (Lady Appleton Mystery #2)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonSecond book in mystery series set in Elizabethan England, featuring sleuth and herbalist Lady Susanna Appleton.
Face The Fire: Number 3 in series (Three Sisters Island #3)
by Nora RobertsMia Devlin knows what it's like to love with all your heart - and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared a bond built on passion, legend and fate. Then one day Sam fled Three Sisters Island, leaving Mia determined to live without love. Now Sam has returned, with hopes of winning back her affections. Angry, hurt and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit she still has feelings for him. But she will need his help - and his powers - to face a terrifying challenge. There is only one chance left to save the island from a centuries old curse. Mia and Sam must find a way back to each other again - or lose everything.
Face from the Past: Skull Reconstruction (The Crime Scene Club, Case #6)
by Kenneth McintoshA guide to reconstructing skulls. Each tale is followed by a guide to its vocabulary, technology, and background.
Face from the Past: Skull Reconstruction (The Crime Scene Club: Fact and Fiction)
by Kenneth Mcintosh"I wouldn't touch those bones . . . very dangerous." That's what Lupe Arellano's friend tells her, but Lupe is fascinated by the mystery of an ancient skull. Now, two young women living centuries apart are both threatened by the same mysterious evil. This sixth book in the CSC series provides information about forensic reconstruction techniques, along with haunting chills
The Face in the Cemetery: A Mamur Zapt Mystery (Mamur Zapt Mysteries #14)
by Michael PearceEgypt, 1914. The outbreak of war in Europe casts ripples even in Cairo. Gareth Owen, Mamur Zapt and Head of the Khedive's Secret Police, is given the task of rounding up enemy aliens. But determining who counts as a German proves contentious.And then there's the face in the cemetery. Who disturbed the mummified remains of cats by placing a human corpse among them? Is the villagers' talk of a mysterious Cat Woman mere superstitious nonsense, or something rather sinister?Owen has more pressing concerns in the shape of missing rifles and dubious gun-toting ghaffirs or watchmen. But the face in the cemetery refuses to go away, and Owen comes to realize that it poses questions that are not just professional but uncomfortably personal.
The Face in the Mirror
by Joaquin BarrientosJack Fletcher once had a promising career as the youngest social worker in the Middlesex County Hospital's Adult Mental Health Programme. But after suffering an attack at the hands of a client, he is left with a failed marriage, alcoholism, anxiety attacks and a social work license that is under threat of being revoked. Jack's life is spiralling downward until he is assigned to the newest patient, Crista Sunderland, a woman who burned her house down while her twin sister was trapped inside. Crista won't speak with police or any counsellor about what happened, but she will talk to Jack, since she can see that he is as broken as she is. Jack is tasked with finding out if the woman is as mentally ill as everyone suspects or if she is telling the truth about her sister being a serial killer. A killer whose body wasn't found in the fire.
The Face in the Mirror: A Molly Murphy Story (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser.)
by Rhys BowenMolly Murphy—Molly Sullivan, now that she and Daniel are finally married—is bored. Having given up her detective agency when she married, she now finds that her life is much less exciting, her days an endless stretch of housekeeping and chores. But when Molly secretly attends a suffragist meeting with her friends Sid and Gus and meets a shy, distracted woman who claims to live in a haunted house, everything is about to change.Rhys Bowen’s short story The Face in the Mirror offers just the taste of mystery and mayhem fans will need to tide them over until the next Molly Murphy novel.
The Face in the Night: Large Print
by Edgar WallaceAudrey Bedford, a small town girl, goes to London and is arrested for stealing the Queen of Finland&’s necklace. She realizes immediately that her sister is the guilty party, but family loyalty leads her to accept the charge and she does the time rather than implicate her sister. Once released from prison she takes the only job she can find and ends up embroiled in a case of murder, robbery and stolen diamonds. Because of her past she can&’t afford to let events unfold as they will, to keep her freedom she must be an active participant in getting to the bottom of this mystery.
A Face in the Shadows (Reunion Revelations #5)
by Lenora WorthDid he kill Josie Skerritt?Everyone-including the police-suspected Parker Buchanan of the ten-year-old murder. They even had incriminating evidence against him that Parker couldn't-or wouldn't-explain away. But Kate Brooks knew the brooding loner couldn't have done it. He was her young son's hero, and Kate had fallen hard for the reclusive author.Kate knew proving his innocence would take all their faith and fast thinking combined. Because the real killer was setting them up for a double murder...their own.
The Face in the Window
by Heather GrahamExperience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this haunting Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling writer Heather Graham pays homage to the film Key Largo with a lightning-paced drama that unfolds as a killer storm bears down—and other storms converge around the characters’ lives. It’s a ticking clock of a different kind.Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:James Penney’s New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski’s in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle LyndsDisfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel PalmerThe Abelard Sanction by David MorrellFalling by Chris MooneySuccess of a Mission by Dennis LyndsThe Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. RoseThe Double Dealer by David LissDirty Weather by Gregg HurwitzSpirit Walker by David DunAt the Drop of a Hat by Denise HamiltonThe Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van LustbaderMan Catch by Christopher RiceGoodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex KavaSacrificial Lion by Grant BlackwoodInterlude at Duane’s by F. Paul WilsonThe Powder Monkey by Ted BellSurviving Toronto by M. Diane VogtAssassins by Christopher ReichThe Athens Solution by Brad ThorDiplomatic Constraints by Raelynn HillhouseKill Zone by Robert LiparuloThe Devils’ Due by Steve BerryThe Tuesday Club by Katherine NevilleGone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Face Me When You Walk Away
by Brian FreemantleAfter his release from a Siberian gulag, a Soviet negotiator discovers that freedom in Russia can be just as dangerous as imprisonmentJosef Bultova nearly died in a Russian prison camp. Once one of the Soviet Union&’s most adept international negotiators, his work with the West grew so intimate that the suspicious Politburo exiled him to Siberia. The meager food, heavy work, and bitter cold took its toll, sapping his strength until, just as he was sure he could no longer go on, the Politburo let him go. Now Josef has a new assignment: shepherding a provincial Russian author whose evocative portrayals of life in the impoverished countryside have him on the shortlist for the Nobel Prize. Josef&’s task is to ensure that the author wins the prize—whatever the cost. But as Moscow watches his every move, Josef realizes that he may not have escaped the gulag after all. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel (William Monk #1)
by Anne Perry"Richly textured with the sights and sounds of London and its countryside...Solidly absorbing and Perry's best to date."THE KIRKUS REVIEWSHis name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detecive. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else....A Dual Main Selection of the Mystery GuildFrom the Paperback edition.
The Face of a Stranger: A gripping and evocative Victorian murder mystery (William Monk Mystery #1)
by Anne PerryAfter surviving an attack that wiped his memory clean, can Investigator Monk solve a deadly crime while also picking up the pieces of his former life? In The Face of a Stranger, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry introduces us to her enigmatic detective, Investigator William Monk, as he faces a new case with no memory of his past life. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Arthur Conan Doyle. 'Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens' eyes pop' - New York Times Book ReviewHe is not going to die, after all, in this Victorian pesthouse called a hospital. But the accident that felled him on a London street has left him with only half a life, because his memory and his entire past have vanished. His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective; the mirror reflects a face that women would like, but he senses he has been more feared than loved.Monk is given a particularly sensational case: the brutal murder of Major the Honourable Joscelin Grey, Crimean war hero and a popular man about town, in his rooms in fashionable Mecklenburgh Square. It's an assignment to make or break an investigator, for the exalted status of the victim puts any representative of the police in the precarious position of having to pry into a noble family's secrets.Suggesting that his superior, the wily Runcorn, hopes he will fail, Monk returns to a world where he cannot distinguish friend from foe. Grasping desperately for any clue to his own past and to the identity of the killer, each new revelation leads Monk step by terrifying step to the answers he seeks but dreads to find. What readers are saying about The Face of a Stranger: 'A Victorian mystery with plot twists, tension, great characterisation and an excellent standard of historical research''It is very well written and deeper than most mystery novels with very interesting historical details''I picked this book due to the wonderful reviews Anne Perry has received on Amazon. It was very good indeed'
Face of Betrayal (Triple Threat #1)
by Lis Wiehl April HenryWhile home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The resulting media firestorm quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges. The three unique women are life-long friends who call themselves The Triple Threat--a name derived from their favorite dessert and their uncanny ability to crack cases via their three positions of power. Though authorities think Katie might have been kidnapped or run away, those theories shatter when Nicole uncovers Katie's blog. They reveal a girl troubled by a mysterious relationship with an older man. Possibly a U.S. Senator. As the three women race against time to find Katie alive, their increasing emotional involvement brings out their own inner demons and external enemies. There are many faces of betrayal, but they must find the one face in a crowd of growing suspects before they become the next victims. In FACE OF BETRAYAL, Lis Wiehl's expertise in law, politics, and criminal investigation merges with April Henry's narrative genius to create a gripping mystery filled with rich characters, real danger, and a shocking yet satisfying final twist.