- Table View
- List View
Kill the Lax Bro
by Charlotte Lillie BaloghA fresh and darkly funny 90s murder mystery about one high school's net of lies that begin to unravel when a star lacrosse player winds up dead.The night before graduation, all of Hancock High celebrates at their school&’s annual lock-in. But what starts out as a fun night turns horribly wrong when a body is found—and the victim is none other than Troy Richards, the school&’s star lacrosse player. Everyone is acting totally clueless. As for suspects? There&’s Jennifer (the dream girl), Naomi (the geek), Sassi (the overachiever), and Tatum (the rebel). At a glance, it seems like they couldn&’t be more unalike, except for the fact that they all hated Troy (the lax bro) . . . but who wanted him dead? From debut author Charlotte Lillie Balogh comes a wickedly sharp take on high school stereotypes, including the boys we love and love to hate: lax bros.
Kill the Messenger
by Tami HoagWith this new thriller, The New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers her own message to suspense fans everywhere: Don't turn off the lights, and keep reading if you dare. From the gritty streets of Los Angeles to its most protected enclaves of prestige and power to the ruthless glamour of Hollywood, a killer stalks his prey. A killer so merciless no one in his way is safe--not even the innocent.At the end of a long day battling street traffic, bike messenger Jace Damon has one last drop to make. But en route to delivering a package for one of L.A.'s sleaziest defense attorneys, he's nearly run down by a car, chased through back alleys, and shot at. Only the instincts acquired while growing up on the streets of L.A. allow him to escape with his life--and with the package someone wants badly enough to kill for. Jace returns to Lenny Lowell's office only to find the cops there, the lawyer dead, and Jace himself considered the prime suspect in the savage murder. Suddenly he's on the run from both the cops and a killer, and the key to saving himself and his ten-year-old brother is the envelope he still has--which holds a message no one wants delivered: the truth.In a city fueled by money, celebrity, and sensationalism, the murder of a bottom-feeding mouthpiece like Lenny Lowell won't make the headlines. So when detectives from the LAPD's elite robbery/homicide division show up, homicide detective Kev Parker wants to know why. Parker is on the downhill slide of a once-promising career, and he doesn't want to be reminded that he used to be one of the hotshots, working cases that made instant celebrities of everyone involved. Like the case of fading retty-boy actor Rob Cole, accused of the brutal murder of his wife, Tricia Crowne-Cole, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the city, L.A.'s latest "crime of the century."Robbery/Homicide has no reason to be looking at a dead small-time scumbag lawyer or chasing a bike messenger...unless there's something in it for them. Maybe Lenny Lowell had a connection to something big enough to be killed for. Parker begins a search for answers that will lead him to a killer--or the end of his career. Because if there's one lesson he's learned over the years, it's that in a town built on fantasy and fame, delivering the truth can be deadly.
Kill the Next One
by Federico AxatAn audacious psychological thriller where nothing is what it seems.Ted McKay had it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Then the doorbell rings. A stranger makes him a proposition: why not kill two deserving men before dying? The first target is a criminal, and the second is a man with terminal cancer who, like Ted, wants to die. After executing these kills, Ted will become someone else's next target, like a kind of suicidal daisy chain. Ted understands the stranger's logic: it's easier for a victim's family to deal with a murder than with a suicide. However, as Ted commits the murders, the crime scenes strike him as odd. The targets know him by name and possess familiar mementos. Even more bizarrely, Ted recognizes locations and men he shouldn't know. As Ted's mind begins to crack, dark secrets from his past seep through the fissures. Kill the Next One is an immersive psychological thriller from an exciting new voice.
Kill the Reporter (The Harker Files #4)
by Marc OldenHarker uncovers a cult whose members believe in peace, love, understanding, and tortureRudolph Franklin thinks his biggest problem is reelection. A battle with a fellow senator about military spending is getting ugly, and if he can&’t scrap out a victory, his career will be dead in the water. He calls Harker, a crack investigative reporter, to leak a story for him. Franklin thinks his problems are political—until his daughter disappears. In Barbarann&’s bedroom, Harker finds pamphlets for the Children&’s Crusade, a hippy-dippy cult best known for selling buttons and hard candy on street corners. But Harker learns about the crusade&’s darker side—the enforcers charged with keeping members in line, and keeping the press from asking questions. His first warning is a dead cat, hung from the ceiling of his hotel room, paw sliced off. If he crosses the Crusade again, the next paw they take will be his own.
Kill the Reporter: The Harker File, Dead And Paid For, They've Killed Anna, And Kill The Reporter (The Harker Files #4)
by Marc OldenHarker uncovers a cult whose members believe in peace, love, understanding, and tortureRudolph Franklin thinks his biggest problem is reelection. A battle with a fellow senator about military spending is getting ugly, and if he can&’t scrap out a victory, his career will be dead in the water. He calls Harker, a crack investigative reporter, to leak a story for him. Franklin thinks his problems are political—until his daughter disappears. In Barbarann&’s bedroom, Harker finds pamphlets for the Children&’s Crusade, a hippy-dippy cult best known for selling buttons and hard candy on street corners. But Harker learns about the crusade&’s darker side—the enforcers charged with keeping members in line, and keeping the press from asking questions. His first warning is a dead cat, hung from the ceiling of his hotel room, paw sliced off. If he crosses the Crusade again, the next paw they take will be his own.
Kill to Fit (Prologue Crime)
by Bruno FischerBruno Fischer was born in Germany in 1908, and emigrated to the United States with is family in 1913. Two of his most famous novels are The Restless Hands and The Evil Days. His plots revolve around the common man, who is put into a situation where his morals are put to the test. Fischer was also one of the early members of Mystery Writers of America.
Kill with Kindness
by Dell ShannonLieutenant Luis Mendoza is laid low with measles and the Homicide Squad of Los Angeles Police Department has to manage without its Chief of Detectives. There are several off-beat cases to occupy them, like the man tied to a railway and decapitated by a passing train. But, Mendoza does not take his convalescence lying down and he is soon unofficially investigating a case that his colleagues are already pursuing...
Kill with Kindness (A Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Mystery)
by Dell Shannon'A Luis Mendoza story means superlative suspense' Los Angeles TimesLieutenant Luis Mendoza is laid low with measles and the Homicide Squad of Los Angeles Police Department has to manage without its Chief of Detectives.There are several off-beat cases to occupy them, like the man tied to a railway and decapitated by a passing train. But, Mendoza does not take his convalescence lying down and he is soon unofficially investigating a case that his colleagues are already pursuing...
Kill-Box
by Lawrence LariarA detective tail on a duplicitous spouse leads to murder, explosive secrets, and atomic-age paranoia in 1950s Manhattan. Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted a line of lean and mean detective and mystery novels under his own name as well as the pseudonyms Michael Stark, Adam Knight, Michael Lawrence, and Marston La France. Lariar now gets his due as a leading artist in hardboiled crime fiction. It sounds like a routine gig for private eye Steve Ericson. Dolly DePereyra has asked him to keep an eye on her cheating husband, Michael, on the overnight Chicago-to-New York Express. By the time the train rolls into Grand Central the case has already gone off the rails: Michael is dead, causes unknown. And with Dolly being eyeballed by the cops, she now needs Ericson to clear her name—which wasn’t all that untarnished to begin with. As Ericson’s investigation begins, he realizes that Michael, indeed, had a story. Low-profile hotel trysts and bombshell blondes come with the territory. But a high-profile conference with four atomic scientists? That’s a twist Ericson doesn’t see coming. Neither is the way Michael died. Or why. Or just how radioactive this case is going to get.
Kill-Devil And Water: A Pyke Mystery (Pyke Mystery Ser. #3)
by Andrew PepperPyke returns in a gripping tale of brutal murder and deception, set in the back streets of Victorian London and the cane fields of Jamaica.London: 1840. The economy is sliding into recession; gangs of unemployed workers roam the streets; and a murderer prowls the capital's poor neighbourhoods. Pyke, still grieving over the death of his wife and struggling to shoulder his responsibilities as a father, is in debtors' prison, having lost his home and reached the edge of bankruptcy. Fitzroy Tilling, now head of the new Metropolitan Police Force gives Pyke his freedom, but in return he must agree to investigate the brutal death of a young mulatto woman, who was apparently working as a prostitute.It is not long before another woman turns up dead, and Pyke begins to suspect that he has stumbled on something more sinister, and more far-reaching than the murder of a couple of prostitutes...Pyke's investigation takes him from the London docks to the sugar plantations of Jamaica, from a fading colonial mansion to the back-streets of the East End in a struggle against ambitious and ruthless enemies, as well as demons of his own.
Kill-Devil And Water: From the author of The Last Days of Newgate (Pyke Mystery)
by Andrew PepperPyke returns in a gripping tale of brutal murder and deception, set in the back streets of Victorian London and the cane fields of Jamaica.London: 1840. The economy is sliding into recession; gangs of unemployed workers roam the streets; and a murderer prowls the capital's poor neighbourhoods. Pyke, still grieving over the death of his wife and struggling to shoulder his responsibilities as a father, is in debtors' prison, having lost his home and reached the edge of bankruptcy. Fitzroy Tilling, now head of the new Metropolitan Police Force gives Pyke his freedom, but in return he must agree to investigate the brutal death of a young mulatto woman, who was apparently working as a prostitute.It is not long before another woman turns up dead, and Pyke begins to suspect that he has stumbled on something more sinister, and more far-reaching than the murder of a couple of prostitutes...Pyke's investigation takes him from the London docks to the sugar plantations of Jamaica, from a fading colonial mansion to the back-streets of the East End in a struggle against ambitious and ruthless enemies, as well as demons of his own.
Killdeer Mountain: A Novel
by Dee BrownAn intrepid reporter&’s investigation into the death of a controversial major reveals a surprising story of betrayal and redemptionIt is 1866, and Sam Morrison, reporter for the St. Louis Herald, is aboard a steamer bound for Fort Standish off the coast of Massachusetts, determined to solve a mystery. The fort is about to be renamed in honor of Charles Rawley, a major who recently died in a fire while trying to prevent the escape of a captured Sioux chief. But just who was Rawley? Morrison is told a dizzying host of tales about the man—some call him a despot but others describe him as a martyr. He was a man all too willing to execute a deserter, but one who would spur his troops to do the utmost to ensure the safety of women and children. As the investigation unfolds, Morrison doesn&’t know which stories to believe—especially when it comes to the truth about Rawley&’s death. Thrilling and wily, Killdeer Mountain is a deft triumph of historical fiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Killed at the Whim of a Hat: A Jimm Juree Mystery (Jimm Juree Mysteries #1)
by Colin CotterillThe launch of a brand new series by the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The Coroner's LunchWith worldwide critical acclaim, Colin Cotterill is one of the most highly regarded "cult favorite" crime writers today. Now, with this new series, starting with Killed at the Whim of a Hat, Cotterill is poised to break into the mainstream. Set in present day rural Thailand, Cotterill is as sharp and witty, yet more engaging and charming, than ever before. Jimm Juree was a crime reporter for the Chiang Mai Daily Mail with a somewhat eccentric family—a mother who might be drifting mentally; a grandfather—a retired cop—who rarely talks; a younger brother obsessed with body-building, and a transgendered, former beauty pageant queen, former older brother. When Jimm is forced to follow her family to a rural village on the coast of Southern Thailand, she's convinced her career—maybe her life—is over. So when a van containing the skeletal remains of two hippies, one of them wearing a hat, is inexplicably unearthed in a local farmer's field, Jimm is thrilled. Shortly thereafter an abbot at a local Buddhist temple is viciously murdered, with the temple's monk and nun the only suspects. Suddenly Jimm's new life becomes somewhat more promising—and a lot more deadly. And if Jimm is to make the most of this opportunity, and unravel the mysteries that underlie these inexplicable events, it will take luck, perseverance, and the help of her entire family.One of Library Journal's Best Mystery Books of 2011
Killed at the Whim of a Hat: A Jimm Juree Mystery (Jimm Juree Mysteries Ser. #1)
by Colin CotterillWhen crime reporter Jimm Juree is forced to quit the city for a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam, she expects much in her life to change. Quiet will replace quick, and, surely, crime will give way to calm. There goes the career, then.Not a chance. No sooner has she settled than a surprise discovery springs from a local well. Two skeletons: both wearing the signs of thirty years of decay, with one also wearing a hat. And, if this wasn't uncommon enough, a monk is soon killed in a neighbouring town.Who are the skeletons? Who murdered the monk? Is there a connection? Step forward Jimm Juree...
Killed at the Whim of a Hat: A Jimm Juree Novel (Jimm Juree Mystery Ser. #Bk. 1)
by Colin CotterillWhen crime reporter Jimm Juree is forced to quit the city for a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam, she expects much in her life to change. Quiet will replace quick, and, surely, crime will give way to calm. There goes the career, then.Not a chance. No sooner has she settled than a surprise discovery springs from a local well. Two skeletons: both wearing the signs of thirty years of decay, with one also wearing a hat. And, if this wasn't uncommon enough, a monk is soon killed in a neighbouring town.Who are the skeletons? Who murdered the monk? Is there a connection? Step forward Jimm Juree...
Killed by Clutter
by Leslie CaineAt first glance, decorator Erin Gilbert fell in love with the charming little bungalow on a quiet street in Crestview, Colorado. Until she stepped inside. There, eccentric widow Helen Walker has created a maze of bric-a-brac, papers, and just plain junk that she won't throw out. Even worse: two bizarre deaths have convinced Helen she is being stalked by a serial killer-and that any one of her nosy friends and neighbors might be to blame. Erin has been hired to bring the home back to life-and she's not going to back down, even when her insufferable, irresistible competitor, Steve Sullivan, barges in. But it doesn't take long for Erin to realize that there is a method to her client's madness. A murderer does haunt this makeover. And somewhere in the clutter is at least one thing to die for.
Killed by Clutter (A Domestic Bliss Mystery #4)
by Leslie CaineInterior designer, Erin Gilbert can't help but fall in love at first sight with her newest design job - a delightful little bungalow set on a quiet street.Until she steps inside.What looks neat and tidy as a postcard from the outside, looks like Hurricane Clutter on the inside! It seems the bungalow's eccentric owner, widow Helen Walker, hasn't thrown a thing out since 1942. Newspapers are piled high, almost reaching the ceiling, bric-a-brac covers every surface - there's barely any space to walk from room to room!What's worse - two strange deaths in the area link back to Helen, convincing her that a serial killer is on the prowl - and every nosy friend or neighbor looks like a suspect!But Erin is never one to back down from a challenge - even if she has to dig her way out; she vows to bring this beautiful home back to life - especially when her annoyingly handsome competitor, Steve Sullivan, barges in on the mess.Once Erin realizes that there is, indeed, some method to her client's madness - she knows she's going to have to dig deep to find a clue to the killer...lest she find another dead body!
Killed in Action: An Equalizer Novel (The Equalizer)
by Michael SloanAn ex-CIA agent travels to Syria in search of a missing US Army captain in this thriller by the co-creator of the classic TV show The Equalizer.Michael Sloan, the co-creator of The Equalizer—the classic TV show now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious ex-intelligence operative using his skills to help people in desperate and dangerous situations . . .“Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer.”Robert McCall, also known as “The Equalizer,” is living a dual life, pushing himself beyond his limits to save lives.Just as McCall tests the bounds of his resilience, an intriguing proposition comes from a United Nations diplomat. Her son, a dedicated American Army Captain, has disappeared in the perilous backdrop of the Syrian war. With no confirmation of his death, she seeks McCall’s efficient assistance in unveiling the truth.McCall’s mission deep in the Syrian war zone takes an unexpected turn when he stumbles upon a spine-chilling terror plan targeted at the United States. Bound by loyalty and driven by courage, McCall’s journey is an edge-of-your-seat experience.
Killed in Fringe Time: A Matt Cobb Mystery (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #7)
by William L. DeAndreaMatt Cobb, troubleshooter extraordinaire, must track a killer when a talk-show host goes off the air permanentlyIn television production, &“fringe time&” refers to the period after the late-night news before the morning shows begin—the time when anything could happen. For Matt Cobb, a VP charged with getting &“The Network&” out of jams, fringe time is especially fraught, because it&’s a time when one of his charges is seriously at risk. Cobb has had his hands full with Richard Bentyne, a volatile wee-hours talk-show host with more than one lover and many deserved enemies. And when Bentyne&’s dinner is laced with arsenic, there&’s no shortage of leads to investigate, and Cobb must do it quickly, with as little exposure to the network as possible. But while a betrayed girlfriends, jealous colleagues, or crazed fans might have the motive for murder, Cobb&’s gut instinct tells him that the answer lies somewhere on the fringe.
Killed in Paradise (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #5)
by William L. DeAndreaIn a spine-tingling mystery, death follows TV network sleuth Matt Cobb to BermudaA cruise ship full of mystery writers may sound like a fantasy for some, but for Matt Cobb, whose job consists of untangling serious knots for a large television network, it&’s anything but—especially when it results in a real-life murder to solve. Cobb is snatched from his normal duties at the network and put on a boat to St. David, to act as minder for two winners of a radio contest. The winners happen to be attractive women, a small bonus, but Cobb can hardly enjoy his time with them before a macho writer takes an active dislike to him and a corpse appears. And when some kitchen knives go missing—along with quarreling writer Lee Schaeffer—and other killings and disappearances ensue, Cobb ends up looking to a visiting Mafia boss for clues. But to get to the truth, he will have to work his way through the theories of amateur sleuths and save his own neck.
Killed in the Act (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #2)
by William L. DeAndreaMatt Cobb scrambles to save a celebrity event turned upside down by robbery and murder Matt Cobb may not be a detective by trade, but there are times when he sure feels like one. As the VP of special projects for a television conglomerate, Cobb is an expert at getting the network out of tricky situations. Now his company is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a weekend-long extravaganza, flying in dozens of celebrities for a prime-time party. And as the event approaches, egos flare, nerves fray, and someone sabotages the studio. First a reporter drowns in a TV star&’s pool. Then an actress&’s bowling ball—her lucky talisman—is stolen, and some important kinescopes disappear. As the body count climbs, Cobb finds himself asking if these strange events are connected, and if so, who is behind them?
Killed in the Fog (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #8)
by William L. DeAndreaDuring a trip to England, a fog of mystery threatens Matt Cobb&’s vacation—and his lifeMatt Cobb is ready to quit. His job as a special projects VP at a giant television network involves intense troubleshooting and an egotistical boss, and both have taken their toll. The network president has other ideas, though, and persuades him that all he needs is a long vacation. So Cobb takes off for London, with his dog and his lovely fiancée, Roxanne, by his side. But work won&’t release its grip so easily, and when Cobb visits an old friend at a network affiliate, he can&’t resist a plea to help with their security team. And when he&’s directed to ignore the time-honored rule against the delivery of mysterious envelopes, Cobb becomes not only a witness to a murder, but also the prime suspect.
Killed in the Ratings (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #1)
by William L. DeAndreaAn electrifying puzzle, corporate sleuth Matt Cobb is set up in a TV-world murderThis Edgar Award–winning debut novel introduces Matt Cobb, vice president of special projects at a large television network—where &“special projects&” means anything sensitive, or even fatal, that the company wants to keep quiet. Cobb&’s no stranger to following mysterious orders, so when he receives a telephone call asking him to visit a hotel room he obliges. The invitation, however, means a dead body, a sharp blow to the head, and suspicion from the police that he committed the crime. And while one of the detectives put on the case has known Cobb since he was a child, the other is convinced of his guilt. Can Cobb stay on point when the stakes are so high? Can he find the real killer and persuade the police of his innocence? And what do television ratings have to do with it all?
Killed on Blueberry Hill (A Berry Basket Mystery #3)
by Sharon FarrowIt’s peak tourist season in Oriole Point, Michigan—the blueberry buckle of the fruit belt. Nothing draws the crowds quite like their annual carnival. And nothing turns it sour faster than murder . . . The Blueberry Blow Out festival has begun and it’s time for Marlee Jacob, owner of The Berry Basket, to shine. Unfortunately it’s also bringing out the worst in her fiancé Ryan Zeller. Ryan’s rivalry with Porter Gale, owner of Blueberry Hill Farm, spills over into a very public and very ugly fight. And after they compete in the pie-eating contest and a raucous tug of war, their orchard blood feud takes a deadly turn . . . The death of the king of Blueberry Hill is a shock but not too surprising—he was a diabetic whose last pig out meal was deliciously fatal. But when authorities discover that someone tampered with Porter’s insulin, a tragic accident is looking like murder—and Ryan is the key ingredient. Now Marlee’s investigation to clear his name is taking her deep into the Gale family secrets, and she’s being shadowed every step of the way by a killer whose sweet revenge is just beginning . . . Includes Berry Recipes!
Killed on the Ice (The Matt Cobb Mysteries #4)
by William L. DeAndreaMatt Cobb deals with love and murder on the rinkIn the last installment of the popular Matt Cobb series, the TV network&’s expert troubleshooter, faces a literal case of cold-blooded murder. At two in the morning, he stands in a Manhattan ice rink, over the grisly body of Dr. Paul Dinkover. The network was supposed to be taping a figure-skating special, and this discovery can&’t be a coincidence. The victim is a psychologist, one so thoroughly disagreeable that any number of people could be considered suspects—including beautiful Wendy Ichimi, the show&’s celebrity skater. But while Cobb&’s men are mysteriously attacked, he can&’t stop thinking about the way Dinkover died gripping an American flag, a symbol or clue he can&’t unravel. And as the leads and tension mount, it will take all of Cobb&’s strength to keep his cool and remain on his two feet.