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Jovah's Angel
by Sharon ShinnGOD IS ANGRYThe severest storms ever recorded are ripping Samaria apart. Desert has become swamp, hurricanes howl over ferocious seas. The peoples of a once simple world have turned against their centuries-old faith, embracing new technology, squabbling over land, hopelessly repeating history all over again. The leaders of Samaria - the archangels and Oracles - look on helplessly. Where once they could talk to the heavens, they are now greeted with a terrible silence.It is up to godless Caleb, who dreams of flying like the Angels, to discover the incredible cause of the chaos . . .
Joven abogado (Theodore Boone #Volumen 1)
by John GrishamEl crimen perfecto... un testigo sin rostro... y solo Theo sabe la verdad. Primera entrega de «Theodore Boone», la serie juvenil de misterio y suspense escrita por John Grisham. Theodore Boone es un chico de trece años con las ideas muy claras: va a ser abogado. Ya conoce todos los pormenores de la vida judicial de su pequeña ciudad, Strattenburg, y espera con ansia el día en que podrá subirse a un estrado. Pero ni en sus mejores sueños hubiera podido imaginar que se vería involucrado en el llamado juicio del siglo... ¡antes siquiera de acabar el instituto! No hay suficientes pruebas para condenar al rico golfista Peter Duffy por el asesinato de su esposa; pero Theo cuenta con un testigo que puede cambiar el curso de los acontecimientos. Solo hay un problema: un inviolable pacto de silencio le impide llevarlo a los tribunales... La crítica ha dicho...«John Grisham es unauténtico maestro.»The Washington Post
Joy
by Jonathan LeeIn this "beautifully written. . . real page-turner" (The Guardian) of a novel, Jonathan Lee brings together an eclectic group of characters whose lives are upended by a baffling tragedy.Just as she is about to make partner at a prestigious law firm, a talented young lawyer, Joy Stephens, plummets forty feet from a viewing platform to the office floor. Did she fall? Or did she jump? As the events leading up to this shocking event unfold from the perspectives of multiple people in Joy&’s life--her husband, her colleagues, even her personal trainer--what emerges is a fraught narrative of interlocking secrets in which everyone is hiding something.Lee masterfully peels back the truth, bringing long-buried truths--not only about Joy, but about her colleagues and her family--to light in this thrilling novel about the tumultuous lives that exist just below the surface.
Joyas de la familia
by Sergio E. Avilés«Mi cerebro no guarda secretos, ni recuerdos ya. Es una cárcel con techo de paja en la que los recuerdos reposan la parranda y después se van.» Rubén Pablo Alcocer tiene 54 años, es detective privado y vive en Saltillo. Pudo haber sido filósofo y, quizá, más le habría valido, pues su más reciente trabajo lo ha llevado a una situación por demás complicada: un hombre y una mujer lo tienen amarrado a una silla, le han colocado una bolsa de plástico sobre la cabeza y le han clavado palillos debajo de las uñas. Sus captores quieren saber dónde ha quedado la antigua gargantilla de diamantes de su clienta, otrora propiedad de la corona de Rumania. Para resistir el tormento, hace un recuento de la larga historia de la alhaja, que se remonta hasta el siglo XV, atravesando los destinos de diversas dinastías europeas, y en la que participan tanto Napoleón como la reina Victoria y el mismo conde Drácula. Cruzar este memorioso laberinto quizá sea la clave para escapar de la muerte. Este relato, fascinante combinación de thriller y novela histórica, nos recuerda que toda familia tiene sus joyas, piedras y personas de distintas durezas, que componen un mosaico de amor y desamor, traición y deseo. También de memoria y olvido. A veces, deseo de olvidar.
Joyful Leigh
by Melanie JamesCauldrons are ringing, magic spells are zinging, and the uproariously funny cast of the Literal Leigh Romance Dairies series is stringing lights and mayhem in Book 5, Joyful Leigh. This laugh-out-loud holiday romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Melanie James is the perfect way to jump start your holiday spirit!A laugh till it hurts paranormal comedy!'Tis the season for magical mayhem. Leigh vows upon her magic desk and witch's broom that Thankshanukkamas will be filled with childlike joy for her, her family, and her friends--even if it kills them. And it may just come to that! With a new publishing contract in hand, the disasterpieces fly from Leigh's desk. With titles like Sleighing the Elfa, The Elf Pack Book1, Restoring The Old Schlitt House, A "Do Yourself" Romance, Fangin' the Billion-were, and Gangin' the Billion-were, the mischief piles up.When the EPA (Elf Protection Agency) shows up at Leigh's door, she's got some explaining to do. Throw in a couple of retired mobsters, Fur-Con, bats in the belfry, along with a shape-shifting witch, and you've got a recipe for catastrophe. Can Leigh and the gang save the fate of all paranormals? Or will this be the end of the line for Leigh and her band of magical misfits?This paranormal romantic comedy contains amateur sleuths, werewolves, shifters, and witches. Joyful Leigh contains adult language and situations, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.Previously published: (2014) Melanie James, Black Paw Publishing
Joyland
by Stephen KingCollege student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life--and what comes after--that would change his world forever. Life is Not Always a Butcher's Game. Sometimes the Frizes Are Real. Sometimes They're Precious. A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old-- and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time--JOYLAND is Stephen King at the peak of his storytelling powers. With all the emotional impact of King masterpieces such as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption, JOYLAND is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled reader profoundly moved.
Joyland
by Stephen KingJOYLAND is a whodunit noir crime novel and a haunting ghost story set in the world of an amusement park. It tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a 'carny' in small-town North Carolina and has to confront the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the way both will change his life forever. It is also a wonderful coming-of-age novel about friendship, loss and your first heartbreak.Who dares enter the funhouse of fear?(P)2013 Schuster Audio
Joyland (Hard Case Crime Ser.)
by Stephen King«Joyland es un libro impresionante, bello, desgarrador. Tiene misterio, tiene atracciones; es una historia sobre madurar y hacerse mayor, y sobre aquellos que no pueden hacer ninguna de las dos cosas porque la muerte viene a por ellos antes de hora. Hasta los lectores más insensibles se emocionarán.»Charles Ardal, editor de Hard Case Crime Verano de 1973. Carolina del Norte. El joven universitario Devin Jones consigue trabajo en un pequeño parque de atracciones llamado Joyland. Allí se encarga de las tareas de mantenimiento, se disfraza de la mascota del parque o entretiene a los niños. Y allí descubre también la historia de un cruento crimen que tuvo lugar en la Casa Embrujada y que nunca fue resuelto. Pero Devin no es el único fascinado por el parque y su leyenda negra. Cerca de su pensión vive Mike, un chico enfermizo con el que pronto traba una peculiar amistad. El chaval no ha visitado nunca Joyland y le encantaría hacerlo antes de morir. Es entonces cuando Devin planea una visita privada para el final de temporada. El día transcurre entre montañas rusas e historias de terror sobre lo que pudo haberle pasado a la joven asesinada. Sin embargo, las visitas indeseadas y las preguntas indiscretas pueden provocar reacciones imprevisibles. Sin saberlo, Devin se ha metido en un peligroso juego del que tal vez no saldrá nunca.
Joyride: Where It Stops, Nobody Knows
by Amy EhrlichNina and her mother Joyce are always on the move. They own nothing and they don't stay anywhere for long. As Nina begins to yearn for a settled life and lasting friendships, Joyce begins to move at a more frantic pace. Will Nina ever get the stability she craves?
Juba Good (Ray Robertson Mystery #1)
by Vicki DelanyJuba, South Sudan. RCMP Sergeant Ray Robertson has spent eleven and a half months serving with the United Nations in the world’s newest country. He’s tired of the chaotic traffic and jostling crowds that fill the narrow streets. Tired of the choking red dust that blows into the capital from the desert. He can’t wait to get back to his wife and kids—and back to policing a world he understands. But when a young woman—the fourth in three weeks—is found dead at the side of a dusty road with a thin white ribbon wrapped tightly around her neck, Robertson fears that a serial killer is on the loose. In a country plagued by years of extreme poverty, civil war and the struggle to establish a functioning government, the policeman realizes that it’s up to him and his Dinka partner, John Deng, to find the killer before they can strike again. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Judas Burning
by Carolyn HainesDixon Sinclair arrives in Jexville, Mississippi, the town of her forebears, to find solace, stop drinking, and rebuild her life after her father's murder. As the new publisher of the weekly newspaper and a second-generation journalist, she's determined to ignite the political will of the townspeople and expose the corruption of the old guard. She forms an uneasy partnership with Sheriff J.D. Horton, another prodigal son returned hoping to find peace and a sense of fulfillment by keeping his town safe. Then two teenage girls disappear from a sandbar on the swift-moving Pascagoula River, and fears surface that evil lurks in the depths of the swampland-an evil consumed with rage against betrayal and an insatiable desire for vengeance. Suspicions fall on a mysterious transient, a young man running from a violent past in the Catholic Church of Mexico. Yet J.D. and Dixon discover that many there in Jexville have been betrayed, innocents suffering the sins of the fathers. Now they must find out who is willing to kill for revenge.
Judas Child
by Carol O'ConnellPsychological thriller by the author of the Mallory series, but this is NOT part of the series. Keeps you guessing!
Judas Child: a compulsive and gripping thriller with a twist to take your breath away
by Carol O'Connell'Compulsive reading' THE TIMES 'A menacing and unsettling thriller' VAL MCDERMID'A heart-stopping novel of intelligence and suspense' MAIL ON SUNDAYTwo missing girls. Three days to find the killer.When two girls disappear from the small town of Makers Village, it seems that the past is repeating itself for police detective Rouge Kendall. Fifteen years ago his own twin sister was murdered and a man was imprisoned for the crime. But this new case begins to unearth some deadly secrets. Could the wrong man be behind bars?This killer definitely follows a pattern. With the clock ticking in the hunt for the missing girls, Rouge needs to find answers, fast.It's the only hope of finding Gwen and Sadie alive. . .A uniquely gripping thriller for fans of P J Tracy and C J Tudor from New York Times bestselling author Carol O'Connell.READERS LOVE JUDAS CHILD'This is one of the best books I have read' 5* review'Dark, gripping, suspenseful, traumatic. . . one of the best reads I've had for a long time' 5* review'Without doubt one of the best books I have read this year. . . the story line is riveting with a shocking twist at the end' 5* review
Judas Country
by G. LyallA few minutes ago the sky had been a place. Of clouds, winds, pressures, turbulence. Now, it was just the décor of a flashy Cyprus sunset. The propellers wound down and stopped with a brief, violent shudder, but I went on sitting there, running my hands over the still-unfamiliar avionics switches and trying to wriggle some of the stiffness out of my neck and shoulders, A small Ford van dashed up and stopped just in front.
Judas Horse (Buried)
by Lynda La PlanteNot all killers can be tamed... The thrilling second book in the Sunday Times bestselling Detective Jack Warr crime series. Wild mustangs are difficult to rope, their lead stallion wary and protective of his herd. To capture that special stallion takes time. He is separated, roped, and lead back to the ranch. Once tamed, he is sent back into the wild. And before long, he will lead the entire herd back to the ranch. He is given the name 'Judas Horse'. When Detective Jack Warr identifies an informer, the terrified man begins to give details of a massive robbery planned by a team of unscrupulous and dangerous men. These men have already orchestrated many audacious robberies, leaving terrified victims in their wake. And they have already killed to get what they want. Detective Jack Warr and his team must use their informant as a 'Judas Horse' to draw in the unsuspecting robbers, so that they go ahead with the planned robbery. However, one false move, and more blood will be spilled . . .
Judas Kiss
by Herbert AdamsThe Judas Kiss, first published in 1955, features detective Roger Bennion in a classic “golden-age” British mystery by Herbert Adams (1874-1958). From the dustjacket: How a murder was done may sometimes present as great a problem as who did it. The young Michelmores were an unconventional family: Garnet, the eldest, a zealous curate; Jasper, an unorthodox artist; Emerald, an ambitious writer; Pearl, the youngest, wooed by a young doctor and also by a fascinating man already married. George, the father of the four, abroad to recuperate after a long illness, suddenly announced his impending return with a second, entirely unknown wife. The “welcome home” barely concealed the consternation and resentment he occasioned. Roger Bennion chanced to take the next door house for the summer. He and his wife became friendly with their neighbors but were soon aware of tension and hidden secrets. And when murder was done, Roger found himself still more closely involved in the Michelmores’ affairs. Here is an absorbing-detective story in Herbert Adams’ best manner.
Judas Kiss (A Taylor Jackson Novel #3)
by J.T. EllisonIt was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother's body. Stay tuned for the next riveting thriller in the Taylor Jackson series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison.Cameras and questions don't usually faze Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, but when pregnant Corinne Wolff is brutally murdered in her own home, the media frenzy surrounding the case is particularly nasty. When the seemingly model mommy is linked to an amateur porn website with underage actresses and unwitting players, the sharks begin to circle.The shock is magnified when an old adversary uses the sexy secret footage to implicate Taylor in a murder—an accusation that threatens her career, her reputation and her relationship.Both cases hinge on the evidence—real or manufactured—of crimes that go beyond passion, into the realm of obsessive vengeance and shocking betrayal. Just what the networks love. Previously Published. Read the Taylor Jackson Series by J.T. Ellison:Book 1: All the Pretty GirlsBook 2: 14Book 3: Judas KissBook 4: The Cold RoomBook 5: The ImmortalsBook 6: So Close the Hand of DeathBook 7: Where All the Dead Lie
Judas Kiss (Taylor Jackson #3)
by J. T. EllisonIt was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother's bludgeoned body. Pretty young Corinne Wolff, seven months pregnant, brutally murdered in her own home.Cameras and questions don't usually faze Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, but the media frenzy surrounding the Wolff case is particularly nasty...and thorough. When the seemingly model mommy is linked to an amateur porn Web site with underage actresses and unwitting players, the sharks begin to circle.The shock is magnified when an old adversary uses the sexy secret footage to implicate Taylor in a murder--an accusation that threatens her career, her reputation and her relationship.Both cases hinge on the evidence--real or manufactured--of crimes that go beyond passion, into the realm of obsessive vengeance and shocking betrayal. Just what the networks love.
Judas: Así traicioné a mi hermano, el gángster más famoso de Holanda
by Astrid HolleederA un mal perro, a un perro que muerde, hay que meterlo en una jaula. O sacrificarlo. Willem Holleeder es uno de los criminales más celebres de Europa. Obtuvo cierta notoriedad al secuestrar, en 1983, al presidente de la cervecera Heineken. Durante décadas ha manejado a sus parientes como si fueran un apéndice más de sus negocios mafiosos, llegando a amenazarlos de muerte si se atrevían a traicionarle. A su hermana Astrid, sin embargo, Willem la consideró siempre su confidente. Vive escondida porque tuvo el valor de escribir este libro. Tras observar cómo su hermano se abría paso en el hampa, apenas cumplía ninguna de las condenas que recibía y morían tanto sus socios como quienes osaban denunciarle, Astrid decidió cambiar las tornas. Empezó a colaborar con la fiscalía y a grabar las conversaciones con Willem, para obtener pruebas que permitieran condenarlo definitivamente. Nadie sabe cómo terminará la partida. Judas no es solo una historia de crimen real: es un retrato espectacular sobre las relaciones de familia y el sentido de la traición. La crítica ha dicho...«Un libro arrebatador donde no sobra ningún detalle.»Berliner Zeitung «Un relato real inesperadamente siniestro y cruel que, al estar narrado con solvencia, se convierte en una lectura fabulosa, trufada con el típico humor negro de Amsterdam.»De Telegraaf «Un libro en el que se mezclan la repulsión, el amor y la venganza. Este es el relato real de una familia que ha sido dominada por el crimen.»NRC Handelsblad «Escrita desde un lugar secreto, en protección de testigos, Judas es una historia sobre el engaño, el fraude y, por encima de todo, el coraje. Una denuncia contra los lazos familiares que llegan a estrangular las vidas de muchos.»The Washington Post «Un drama fascinante y conmovedor.»De Volkskrant «Astrid Holleeder es una Sherezade actual. Es muy buena explicando historias para salvar la vida día tras día.»Literaturspiegel «Holleeder es un apellido poco conocido fuera de Holanda. Con este libro, todo va a cambiar.»The New York Times «Un relato autobiográfico espléndido, sensacional, inolvidable.»Kirkus
Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal (Jerusalem Mysteries)
by Frederick RamsayThe child Judas, illegitimate offspring of a Jewish woman and a Roman soldier, struggles to understand his mother's god, a god who allows terrible things to happen to him and his family. Despairing, he becomes a survivor in the brutal streets of the first century Roman Empire.Later, as a young man determined to avenge the wrongs committed against his family, he joins the rebels led by Barabbas, only to be betrayed by them as well. Beaten and broken, he is brought to the community of Zealots at Qumran and eventually to the one forming around Rabbi Jesus. But his enthusiasm for revolution leads him to make a difficult and—for him and others—fateful choice.
Jude
by Jeff NesbitJude Asher first called on outside forces to change his destiny as a child. Now a wealthy entrepreneur with his star soaring, he's prepared to make his most daring bet ever to reach the pinnacle of earthly power. Jude's twin brother, Thomas, has chosen a different path as a reporter for The New York Times. As much as he's tried to cut himself off from his brother's trajectory, he finds himself drawn back in ... and troubled by the secret that only he knows.Surrounded by principalities and powers, each brother must choose their own path--for good or for evil.
Jude
by Kate Morgenroth"Listen, you're young. We don't send kids to jail. If you had something to do with this, it's better to tell us. Then we can help you. Maybe it was a friend of yours come to take care of things for you. You've got a nasty bruise there, and your neighbors told us that you tend to get a lot of bruises. We take those things into account, you know. We understand about things like that." "You don't understand anything," Jude said. After Jude watches his drug-dealer father get gunned down at the kitchen table, he's taken from their dangerous neighborhood to a comfortable home, an elite private school, and a mother he doesn't remember. Only fifteen, Jude is under suspicion for his father's murder, but to save his own life, he can't tell the police what he knows. To make things worse, Jude's mother is the district attorney. She can protect him from the police -- but when Jude's classmate overdoses on heroin, Jude is implicated, and his mother decides to prosecute. Jude is determined to clear his name, though he doesn't know that mysteries from his past have yet to be revealed -- secrets that will forever alter the course of his life. Jude's gripping story is at once moving and horrifying as it traces a young man's quest for acceptance and his incredible capacity for hope and resilience. Kate Morgenroth, whose adult novels have been called "nearly impossible to put down" by Time Out New York and "compulsively readable" by Entertainment Weekly, here shows more of her considerable talent.
Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories
by Robert H. Van GulikThese eight stories, featuring the master-detective of Ancient China and his assistants Ma Joong, Sergeant Hoong, and Chiao Tai, cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T'ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army facing the Tartar hordes on the western frontier to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion in Han-yuan, the cases presented here are among the most memorable of Judge Dee's long and distinguished career.
Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories (The Judge Dee Mysteries)
by Robert van GulikThe eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.
Judge Me Not
by John D. MacdonaldJudge Me Not, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. One way or another, change is coming to Deron, New York. The city has long been terrorized by Lonnie Raval, a ruthless bully whose political machine carried him all the way into the mayor's office. After suffering through years of corruption, kickbacks, and psychological torture, the people of Deron have finally achieved a wave of reforms. Bright young go-getter Teed Morrow has been hired as part of the team cleaning up city hall. There's just one problem. Teed has his own laundry list of bad behavior--and that includes getting involved with Lonnie's wife. He knows he's playing with fire--but it's not until he wakes to find her murdered that Teed realizes how badly he's about to get burned. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald "The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King "My favorite novelist of all time."--Dean Koontz "To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."--Kurt Vonnegut "A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best."--Mary Higgins Clark