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Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 1 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is in a bad mood. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew - the famous Singaporean model - is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn't do it, he thinks she didn't do it, but no matter how hard he tries to get to the bottom of things, he still arrives back at the same place - that Chelsea's husband was shot at point blank range, and that Chelsea had the best motivation to pull the trigger: he was taking her kids away from her. Now Inspector Singh must pull out all the stops to crack a crime that could potentially free a beautiful and innocent woman and reunite a mother with her children. There's just one problem - the Malaysian police refuse to play ball...
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 2 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #2)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is back, but this time on secondment to Bali. A bomb has exploded and Singh has been sent to help with anti-terrorism efforts. But there's a slight problem: he knows squat about hunting terrorists. He's much better suited to solving murder! So when a body is discovered in the wreckage, killed by a bullet before the bomb went off, Singh should be the one to find the answers - especially with the help of a wily Australian copper by his side. But simple murders are never as simple as they seem - and this one has far-reaching global consequences . . .
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 2 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #2)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is back, but this time on secondment to Bali. A bomb has exploded and Singh has been sent to help with anti-terrorism efforts. But there's a slight problem: he knows squat about hunting terrorists. He's much better suited to solving murder! So when a body is discovered in the wreckage, killed by a bullet before the bomb went off, Singh should be the one to find the answers - especially with the help of a wily Australian copper by his side. But simple murders are never as simple as they seem - and this one has far-reaching global consequences . . .
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 3 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #3)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is home - and how he wishes he wasn't. His wife nags him at breakfast and his superiors are whiling away their time by giving him his usual 'you're a disgrace to the Force' lecture. Fortunately for Singh, there is no rest for the wicked when he is called out to the murder of a senior partner at an international law firm, clubbed to death at his desk. Unfortunately for Singh, there is no shortage of suspects - from the victim's fellow partners to his wife and ex-wife - or motives, as many of the lawyers have secrets they would kill to protect. And very soon Singh finds himself heading up an investigation that rips apart the fabric of Singapore society and exposes the rotten core beneath. Perhaps coming home wasn't such a good idea, after all...?
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 3 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #3)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is home - and how he wishes he wasn't. His wife nags him at breakfast and his superiors are whiling away their time by giving him his usual 'you're a disgrace to the force' lecture. Fortunately for Singh, there is no rest for the wicked when he is called out to the murder of a senior partner at an international law firm, clubbed to death at his desk. Unfortunately for Singh, there is no shortage of suspects - from the victim's fellow partners to his wife and ex-wife - or motives, as many of the lawyers have secrets they would kill to protect. And very soon Singh finds himself heading up an investigation that rips apart the fabric of Singapore society and exposes the rotten core beneath. Perhaps coming home wasn't such a good idea, after all...?
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 4 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #4)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is in Cambodia - wishing he wasn't. He's been sent as an observer to the international war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, the latest effort by his superiors to ensure that he is anywhere except in Singapore. But for the first time the fat Sikh inspector is on the verge of losing his appetite when a key member of the tribunal is murdered in cold blood. The authorities are determined to write off the incident as a random act of violence, but Singh thinks otherwise. It isn't long before he finds himself caught up in one of the most terrible murder investigations he's witnessed - the roots of which lie in the dark depths of the Cambodian killing fields. . .
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 5 in series
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is sick of sick leave, so when Mrs Singh suggests they attend a family wedding in Mumbai, he grudgingly agrees - hoping that the spicy Indian curries will make up for extended exposure to his wife's relatives.Unfortunately, the beautiful bride-to-be disappears on the eve of her wedding - did she run away to avoid an arranged marriage, or is there something more sinister afoot? When a corpse is found, the fat inspector is soon dragged into a curious murder investigation with very firm instructions from Mrs Singh to exonerate her family. But as he uncovers layer upon layer of deceit, he knows it isn't going to be that easy...
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 5 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #5)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is sick of sick leave, so when Mrs Singh suggests they attend a family wedding in Mumbai, he grudgingly agrees - hoping that the spicy Indian curries will make up for extended exposure to his wife's relatives.Unfortunately, the beautiful bride-to-be disappears on the eve of her wedding - did she run away to avoid an arranged marriage, or is there something more sinister afoot? When a corpse is found, the fat inspector is soon dragged into a curious murder investigation with very firm instructions from Mrs Singh to exonerate her family. But as he uncovers layer upon layer of deceit, he knows it isn't going to be that easy...
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 6 in Series (Inspector Singh Investigates Ser. #6)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is on a mission to China, against his better judgment. The son of a bigwig at the Singapore Embassy has been bludgeoned to death in a back alley in Beijing. The Chinese security insist that he was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, but the young man's mother demands that Singapore's finest (in his own opinion) rides to the rescue.But solving a murder in a country that practices socialism 'with Chinese characteristics' is a dangerous business. And it soon becomes apparent that getting to the bottom of this calamitous killing will be his toughest case yet . . .
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 6 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #6)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is on a mission to China, against his better judgment. The son of a bigwig at the Singapore Embassy has been bludgeoned to death in a back alley in Beijing. The Chinese security insist that he was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, but the young man's mother demands that Singapore's finest (in his own opinion) rides to the rescue.But solving a murder in a country that practices socialism 'with Chinese characteristics' is a dangerous business. And it soon becomes apparent that getting to the bottom of this calamitous killing will be his toughest case yet . . .
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 7 in series
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is irate. He's been instructed to attend a Commonwealth conference on policing in London: a job for paper pushers, not real cops, as far as he is concerned.And as if that isn't bad enough, his wife is determined to come along to shop for souvenirs and visit previously unknown relatives. But it isn't long before the cold case that lands on Singh's ample lap turns into a hot potato and he has to outwit Scotland Yard, his wife and London's finest criminals to prevent more frightful executions from occurring on his watch - or indeed, from being added to their number.
Inspector Singh Investigates: Number 7 in series (Inspector Singh Investigates #7)
by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is irate. He's been instructed to attend a Commonwealth conference on policing in London: a job for paper pushers, not real cops, as far as he is concerned.And as if that isn't bad enough, his wife is determined to come along to shop for souvenirs and visit previously unknown relatives. But it isn't long before the cold case that lands on Singh's ample lap turns into a hot potato and he has to outwit Scotland Yard, his wife and London's finest criminals to prevent more frightful executions from occurring on his watch - or indeed, from being added to their number.
Inspector Specter (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #6)
by E. J. CoppermanJust when she thought she'd seen everything... Detective Lieutenant Anita McElone is one of Harbor Haven's finest. She's also a hard-boiled ghost skeptic. So when she shows up on the doorstep of Alison Kerby's Haunted Guesthouse to ask for supernatural help in solving the murder of her former partner, it's hard to tell which woman is more flabbergasted. But McElone is dead serious, so Alison promises to help in any way she can--even asking her resident ghosts, Paul and Maxie, for help with the case.As Paul's spirit source reveals some troubling information about the deceased detective, Alison wrestles with what to tell McElone. First, though, she has to find her...because the lieutenant has suddenly disappeared.
Inspector of the Dead (Thomas and Emily De Quincey #2)
by David MorrellLEGENDARY THRILLER WRITER DAVID MORRELL TRANSPORTS READERS TO THE FOGBOUND STREETS OF LONDON, WHERE A KILLER PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN VICTORIA.The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government. The Empire teeters. Amid this crisis comes opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, one of the most notorious and brilliant personalities of Victorian England. Along with his irrepressible daughter, Emily, and their Scotland Yard companions, Ryan and Becker, De Quincey finds himself confronted by an adversary who threatens the heart of the nation.This killer targets members of the upper echelons of British society, leaving with each corpse the name of someone who previously attempted to kill Queen Victoria. The evidence indicates that the ultimate victim will be Victoria herself.ed on actual attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria, Inspector of the Dead brilliantly merges historical fact with fiction, bringing a bloody chapter of Victorian England to vivid, pulse-pounding life.
Inspector of the Dead: Thomas and Emily De Quincey 2 (Victorian De Quincey mysteries #2)
by David MorrellThe year is 1855. The Crimean war is raging. The British government has fallen. The Empire itself hangs in the balance.And then the murders start...Someone is targeting members of London's elite - leaving with each corpse the names of men who failed to assassinate Queen Victoria. It's clear that Victoria will be the ultimate victim. As the notorious Opium-Eater Thomas De Quincey and his daughter Emily race to save her, they uncover the heart-breaking past of a man whose lust for revenge has destroyed his soul.Based on actual attempts to assassinate the queen, Inspector of the Dead brilliantly merges fact with fiction, bringing a bloody chapter of Victorian England to vivid, pulse-pounding life.
Inspector's Holiday: An Inspector Heimrich Mystery (The Captain Heimrich Mysteries)
by Richard LockridgeInspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled waters in this mystery from the coauthor of the &“excellent&” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker). Inspector M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there&’s no lead the intrepid investigator won&’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . Over his many years on the force, Inspector Heimrich has more than earned his reputation for getting the job done. But when his wife, Susan, takes ill with pneumonia, Heimrich doesn&’t hesitate to put police work aside. Following her doctor&’s orders, Heimrich books a vacation to allow Susan to recuperate in a warmer climate. But while their Mediterranean cruise is a welcome change from the harsh winters of rural New York, Heimrich soon learns that even at sea, murder refuses to take a holiday. A British diplomat has disappeared from the ship, and the captain would like Heimrich to investigate. Now, as he observes the luxury liner&’s occupants and attempts to discern a motive—all while tending to his wife—Heimrich must fish for a killer, in this murderous case of international intrigue. Inspector&’s Holiday is the 20th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. &“Lockridge&’s audience will enjoy the leisurely turns about the decks.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Instinct
by Ben KayHidden in a remote corner of the South American jungle is a clandestine research facility known simply as MEROS. Here, working in laboratories buried a thousand feet underground, military scientists have developed the most astonishing and deadly weapon known to man . . .Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, a Chinook helicopter lands a highly trained squad of special forces soldiers deep in hostile territory - their mission: to clean up a black-ops killzone. As they enter the cave, they hear the faint buzz of the weapon - like the beating of a thousand pairs of insect wings . . .
Instinct: A Novel
by Jason M. HoughNew York Times bestselling author Jason M. Hough dives headfirst into the world of thrillers with this explosive new tale! Welcome to Silvertown, Washington. Population 602 (for now). Despite its small size, the small mountain town is home to more conspiracy theories than any other place in America. Officer Mary Whittaker is slowly acclimating to the daily weirdness of life here, but when the chief of police takes a leave of absence, she is left alone to confront a series of abnormal incidents--strange even by Silvertown standards. An &“indoor kid&” who abhors nature dies on a random midnight walkabout with no explanation. A hiker is found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear. A woman known for being a helicopter parent abandons her toddler twins without a second thought. It&’s almost as if the townsfolk are losing their survival instinct, one by one... As Whittaker digs deeper into her investigation, she uncovers a larger conspiracy with more twists and turns than a mountain road, and danger around every corner. To save Silvertown, she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts...and her life!
Instinto
by Ashley AudrainUm drama psicológico tenso e viciante sobre a formação e a destruição de uma família e de uma mulher cuja experiência na maternidade não é nada do que esperava e era tudo o que temia. Blythe Connor está determinada a ser a mãe afectuosa e solidária que nunca teve. No entanto, no auge dos exaustivos primeiros dias da maternidade, Blythe convence-se de que alguma coisa não está bem comViolet. A filha não se comporta como a maioria das crianças: é distante, rejeita o afecto e torna-se cada vez mais perturbadora. Ou estará tudo apenas na sua cabeça? O marido, Fox, diz que ela está a imaginar coisas. Quanto mais Fox ignora os seus receios, mais ela se questiona sobre a sua própria sanidade mental. Quando nasce o seu filho Sam, Blythe sente a ligação feliz que sempre imaginou. Até as coisas com Violet acalmam, ela parece amar o irmão mais novo. Até que, de repente, tudo muda e Blythe tem de enfrentar a verdade sobre si, o seu passado e a sua filha. Uma história em que a relação entre mãe e filha mergulha num abismo de emoções, umas vezes inevitável, outras, até salvagem. Um tour de force que, página após página, mostra tudo o que há para saber quando uma família, para preservar a sacralidade da forma, se mantém em silêncio.Visceral, honesto ao ponto da brutalidade, Instinto é uma jornada hipnótica e necessária na psique de uma mulher em que ninguém está disposto a acreditar. Os elogios da crítica: «Instinto- Um abismo psicológico entre os piores medos da maternidade. O sucesso literário assinado por Ashley Audrain é pancadaria psicológica e emocional numa literatura que é combate, renúncia da fofura, realidade como humanidade, em 338 páginas.» — Ana Bárbara Pedrosa, Observador «Um thriller absorvente e um olhar intenso e profundo sobre as formas dolorosas como a maternidade pode dar errado. Vai, com certeza, provocar discussão.» — Booklist «Um olhar arrepiante sobre as partes obscuras e desconfortáveis da maternidade. Uma leitura viciante e, ao mesmo tempo, chocante.» — theSkimm«Habilmente, Audrain examina e explora a ansiedade quase universal das mulheres que julgam não corresponder ao padrão de perfeição materna ditado pela sociedade… O que mais distingue Instinto de outros thrillers domésticos é a compreensão diferenciada de Audrain sobre a forma como as vozes das mulheres são desconsideradas, como milhares de pequenos desrespeitos podem prejudicar um casamento sólido e - desafiando os tabus maternais - como as mães realmente se sentem, por vezes, em relação a crianças difíceis.» — The Los Angeles Times «Este livro deveria vir com um sinal de advertência! Instinto… é um romancede estreia perturbador que contém alguns murros no estômago. Um romance de leitura compulsiva.» — New York Post «Que acontece quando uma mãe não ama a sua filha? A estreia de Audrain é um mergulho tenso e assustador no lado negro da maternidade, narrado por Blythe, cuja educaçãolevanta a questão:Pode herdar-se uma incapacidade para ser pai? Instinto é desconfortável e provocador.» — The Washington Post «Inteligente, cuidadosamente elaborado, vividamente executado e envolvente… Instinto carrega as ansiedades maternais com uma feroz energia gótica.» — The Guardian«Um thriller de suspense que agarra o leitor desde a primeira página e permanecerá com ele muito tempo depois de ter lido a última. Não perca!» — Heat
Instrucciones para una ola de calor
by Maggie O'FarrellUna novela sobre la familia, sobre lo que contamos y lo que decidimos no contar; sobre los compromisos y las concesiones que hacemos, y sobre lo que puede ocurrir si construimos nuestra vida sobre medias verdades. Escrita con una hermosa y evocadora prosa, la historia de los Riordan te mantendrá en vilo hasta la última página. La joven escritora Maggie O'Farrell es una de las voces más sobresalientes de la narrativa del Reino Unido. Su brillante imaginación, su talento para construir personajes memorables y transmitir emociones con intensidad dramática han seducido por igual a lectores y a críticos y le han valido numerosos reconocimientos. En esta novela O'Farrell aborda uno de sus temas predilectos, la familia, cuyo complejo funcionamiento disecciona con maestría. En Londres, en el verano de 1976, durante una ola de calor y una sequía legendarias, Robert Riordan, recientemente jubilado, sale de casa por la mañana, como todos los días, para comprar el periódico, pero esta vez no regresa. Asustada, su esposa Gretta llama a sus tres hijos, dos mujeres y un hombre, que regresarán a la casa familiar para emprender las pesquisas. El inusitado calor provoca extraños comportamientos entre los Riordan, irlandeses católicos radicados en Londres, y varios secretos guardados celosamente durante años afloran a la superficie. El hijo mayor, Michael Francis, es un desencantado profesor de historia que trata de salvar su matrimonio. Monica ha intentado recomponer su vida tras el fracaso de su matrimonio pero sufre la animadversión de las hijas de su actual pareja. Aoife, la pequeña, es la hermana rebelde que abandonó los estudios y buscó refugio en Nueva York. Cada uno de ellos tiene sus propias ideas acerca de dónde puede estar su padre. Pero lo que ninguno sospecha es que su madre sabe mucho más de lo que les ha contado. Reseñas:«Maggie O'Farrell no falla nunca; sus novelas, que se caracterizan por la nitidez de sus detalles, no caen nunca en lo predecible [...]. Una autora cuya profundidad y perspicacia fluyen bajo una superficie de aparente ligereza [...]. Esta novela tiene algo delicioso, tierno, que hace que no podamos dejar de leerla y que sin duda la convertirá en un éxito. O'Farrell ha vuelto a conseguirlo.»The Guardian «La nueva novela de la excelente Maggie O'Farrell es más que un libro, es un acontecimiento literario [...]. Instrucciones para una ola de calor es evocadora y fluida; se lee con placer. Una autora en plena forma.»The Sunday Express «O'Farrell es una escritora extremadamente perspicaz en todo lo relativo a las relaciones humanas. Escrita con una prosa evocadora e inquietante, Instrucciones para una ola de calor confirma dicha reputación.»The Independent on Sunday «O'Farrell es una gran narradoray una excelente creadora de personajes. Los miembros de la familia Riordan son divertidos, exasperantes y, al mismo tiempo, adorables.»The Irish Times «Una historia muy lograda, adictiva, narrada con auténtica humanidad, que demuestra hacia los personajes un afecto contagioso [...], dolorosamente verosímil [...]. Muy recomendable.»The Observer «Una novela sorprendente, preciosa, sobre los laberintos de la vida familiar.»Fabulous Magazine «Excelente retrato de una familia que afronta una crisis [...]. La parte final del libro es de una calidad excepcional.»The Telegraph
Instruments of Darkness
by Imogen RobertsonThe first novel in the Westerman and Crowther historical crime series that The New York Times Book Review called "CSI: Georgian England" and Tess Gerritsen called "chillingly memorable" Debut novelist Imogen Robertson won the London Telegraph's First Thousand Words of a Novel competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness. The finished work is a fast-paced historical mystery starring a pair of amateur eighteenth-century sleuths with razor-sharp minds. When Harriet Westerman, the unconventional mistress of a Sussex manor, finds a dead man on her grounds, she enlists reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer. Moving from drawing room to dissecting room, from dark London streets to the gentrified countryside, Instruments of Darkness is a gripping tale of the forbidding Thornleigh Hall and an unlikely forensic duo determined to uncover its deadly secrets.
Instruments of Darkness (The Bruce Medway Mysteries #1)
by Robert WilsonThis debut thriller by the award-winning author of A Small Death in Lisbon is &“a witty, fast-moving and picaresque tale&” set in West Africa (Nelson DeMille). A British expat, Bruce Medway gets by as a fixer and troubleshooter in the West African country of Benin. He&’s been in tough spots before, but never faced anything life-threatening until he did business with the mighty Madame Severnou. While she&’s dangerously unhappy with him, it&’s just as well that his next job will involve a good amount of travel. A Syrian millionaire wants Medway to track down a fellow expat, Steve Kershaw, whose gone missing. Against a backdrop of political disruption and official corruption, Medway pursues the elusive phantom of Kershaw—and soon finds himself in the middle of an international conspiracy even deadlier than Madame Severnou. Drawing on his time living and working in West Africa, Gold Dagger Award-winning author Robert Wilson evokes the landscape, politics, and people of the region in this tense and atmospheric thriller.
Instruments of Night
by Thomas H. CookThomas Cook is one of today's most acclaimed writers of psychological thrillers, penning hypnotic tales of forbidden love and devastating secrets. Now he has written an unforgettable novel that weaves one man's tortured life with a deadly mystery that spans five decades....Riverwood is an artists' community in the Hudson River valley, a serene place where writers can perfect their craft. But for all its beauty and isolation, it was once touched by a terrible crime--the murder of a teenage girl who lived on the estate fifty years ago. Faye Harrison's killer was never caught--and now her dying mother is desperate to learn the truth about her daughter's murder.Enter Paul Graves, a writer who draws upon the pain of his own tragic past to write haunting tales of mystery. Graves has been summoned to Riverwood for an unusual assignment: to apply the art of fiction to a crime that was real, and then write a story that will answer the questions that keep Faye's mother from a peaceful death. Just a story. It doesn't have to be true. Or does it?From the Paperback edition.
Instruments of Night
by Thomas H. CookWill the truth bring peace—or pain? A “once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece” by the Edgar Award–winning author (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Mystery writer Paul Graves, a man with a painful past, has come to an artists’ retreat in New York’s quiet, picturesque Hudson Valley. But his purpose for being there is not a pleasant escape. He’s been tasked with something more unusual.Long ago, when Riverwood was a private estate, a teenage girl was murdered there—a crime that remains unsolved to this day. Now the victim’s elderly mother is dying, and her final wish is to learn what happened to her daughter. For the sake of this grieving woman, Graves has been asked to craft a story that answers her questions and provides a sense of closure. But he may have to choose between truth and kindness . . .“Eerie suspense . . . Although it’s easy to miss the very real clues that Cook drops so artfully into the story, there’s no ignoring his savage imagery, or escaping the airless chambers of his disturbing imagination.” —The New York Times Book Review“[An] indelibly haunting tale that once again demonstrates that he is among the best in the business.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Hypnotic.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Insula Tresoya
by Lencroz Sébastien«Caro Jérôme, il nostro primo incontro, attraverso il mirino del mio fucile, è stato alquanto sanguinoso. Cinque anni di attesa e di preparazione per quell’unico momento. Poi mi sono avvicinata a te al solo scopo di condurti sulla mia isola, l’Insula Oya. Mio padre era molto ansioso di conoscerti e aveva bisogno di te. Tu avevi inconsciamente in mano la chiave di un mistero che era stato protetto per migliaia di anni dalla nostra confraternita. Gli imprevisti e gli ostacoli sul nostro cammino hanno rivelato il vero volto di mio padre. È giusto continuare a seguirlo sulla sua strada? La vita ci propone delle scelte. Tocca a noi fare quelle giuste. Marie, tua sorella che pensa a te.» Una giovane donna affascinata da un ideale di pace e benessere per tutta l'umanità, un trentenne ignaro del suo ruolo cruciale, un padre assetato di potere e il vecchio maestro di una confraternita che ha come scopo la protezione di un mistero. Ecco gli ingredienti di questo thriller mozzafiato, che vi accompagneranno in un viaggio appassionante da Strasburgo all'isola di Yeu.