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Killer in the Kennel: A Thrilling K-9 Romantic Suspense Book (South Beach Security: K-9 Division #3)
by Caridad PiñeiroHer K-9 found the victims. Can they find the killer?Determined to make his own way, Jose Gonzalez wants no part of the family business. Helping South Beach Security find land for its growing K-9 division should be easy, though—and working alongside search-and-rescue specialist Sara Hernandez is an unexpected perk. When her bloodhound detects two bodies on the property he purchased, everything changes. Jose will be a part of SBS until he&’s certain that Sara is safe. He knows that their attraction is mutual, but will the serial killer they&’re tracking rob them of a future together? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the South Beach Security: K-9 Division series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Sabotage OperationBook 2: Escape the EvergladesBook 3: Killer in the KennelBook 4: Danger in Dade
Killer in the Kitchen, A Murder She Wrote Mystery
by Donald Bain Jessica FletcherIn the newest mystery in the USA Today bestselling series, there's a battle brewing in Cabot Cove between two eateries. But when one of the combatants becomes a fatality, Jessica Fletcher will have to get cooking and find a killer. Jessica may not know everything about food, but she knows what she likes--and she definitely likes the Leg & Claw restaurant. Opened last summer by young couple Brad and Marcie, the Leg & Claw is their dream come true, combining Marcie's sunny personality with Brad's deft hand in the kitchen. But now their ream is turning into a nightmare. Gerard "Pepe" Lebeouf is a renowned New York City chef who has a summer home in Cabot Cove. And now he's decided to open two new restaurants in Cabot Cove--in an old warehouse right next to the Leg & Claw. As Lebeouf and his crew renovate the warehouse, the people of Cabot Cove slowly come to the realization that the town's newest celebrity may be more trouble than he's worth. His "assistants" are little more than thugs, and the haughty Lebeouf is nowhere near as charming as he seems--leading to a nasty confrontation with Brad. So when Lebeouf is found dead with a knife planted in his chest, Brad naturally becomes suspect number one. But plenty of others had a motive to kill Pepe, and it's up to Jessica to uncover who really added a murder to the menu.
Killer of Men (The Long War)
by Christian CameronIn the epic clash of Greece and Persia, a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series.Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time, alongside his father and brother, he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee, he awakes not a hero, but a slave.Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin, the freedom he fought for has now vanished, and he becomes the property of a rich citizen. So begins an epic journey out of slavery that takes the young Arimnestos through a world poised on the brink of an epic confrontation, as the emerging civilization of the Greeks starts to flex its muscles against the established empire of the Persians. As he tries to make his fortune and revenge himself on the man who disinherited him, Arimnestos discovers that he has a talent that pays well in this new, violent world - for like his hero, Achilles, he is 'a killer of men'.
Killer on Argyle Street: A Paul Whelan Mystery (The Paul Whelan Mysteries #4)
by Michael RaleighA Chicago PI hunts for a missing kid who fell in with the wrong crowd: “Raleigh presents a genuine good guy in the luckless Whelan” (Publishers Weekly). An elderly woman has asked private investigator Paul Whelan to look into the disappearance of Tony Blanchard—a young man she’d taken in after his parents died. Instead, Whelan discovers a string of murders, all tied to a car-theft ring. All the evidence suggests that Tony is dead as well, but Whelan keeps digging until he finds himself surrounded by a dangerous maze of silent witnesses, crooked cops, and people willing to kill to keep the truth from surfacing. When a friend from Whelan’s past emerges—a friend Whelan thought long dead—his investigation takes a dangerous turn: one that brings him no closer to Tony, and a lot closer to his own demise. “Raleigh’s Paul Whelan series brings to mind the late Ross McDonald’s Lew Archer novels . . . Read Whelan now; he won’t be a secret much longer.” —Booklist
Killer on Kestrel Trail (Eagle Mountain: Critical Response #3)
by Cindi MyersTwo decades later… She&’s determined to get justice for her familyTwenty years after her sister&’s murder, Kelsey Chapman&’s determined to discover the truth behind what really happened on Kestrel Trail. When she arrives in Eagle Mountain, Colorado, she quickly joins forces with search-and-rescue expert Tony Meisner, who found Liz's body and has been haunted ever since. Kelsey needs Tony to solve the mystery…and dodge a murderer who may be hiding in plain sight.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Eagle Mountain: Critical Response series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Deception at Dixon PassBook 2: Pursuit at Panther PointBook 3: Killer on Kestrel TrailBook 4: Secrets of Silverpeak Mine
Killer on the First Page: A Novel (A Miranda Abbott Mystery #3)
by Will Ferguson Ian FergusonThree locked rooms. Three impossible crimes. One determined sleuth. Miranda Abbott is back in a new mystery from the bestselling authors of I Only Read Murder and Mystery in the Title The famous are descending on the town of Happy Rock. This time, the stars are not of the screen but of the page. The Happy Rock bookstore, I Only Read Murder, is hosting not only an author festival but a murder mystery festival, with six of the biggest names in crime fiction.New bookstore majority co-owner and former TV star Miranda Abbott loves nothing more than the idea of hosting literary luminaries. Little does she realize the authors are bringing their egos, their professional jealousies, and their personal grudges along with their books. And they all want the first look at a mysterious posthumous manuscript that has been delivered to the bookstore. This festival of rivals goes from bad to worse when one of the authors turns up dead in a locked room with no windows. And this death is just the beginning—no one knows which author will be next. Miranda is on the case, along with Edgar, her almost–ex-husband; Andrew, her one-person entourage; Ned, the patient police chief; and the good people of Happy Rock. Together, they’ll stop at nothing to solve three murders, in three locked rooms, and three impossible crimes.
Killer on the Road / The Babysitter Lives (Saga Doubles)
by Stephen Graham JonesA must-have collector&’s item for horror fans, comprised of two novels, The Babysitters Lives and The Killer on the Road, from the new master of horror Stephen Graham Jones.The Babysitter Lives When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying: the SATs are tomorrow, and checking the Native American/Alaskan Native box on all the forms won&’t help if she chokes on test day. But tomorrow is also Halloween, and the twins are eager to show off their costumes. Charlotte&’s last babysitting gig almost ended in tragedy when her young charge sleepwalked unnoticed into the middle of the street, only to be found unharmed by Charlotte&’s mother. Charlotte vows to be extra careful this time. But the house is filled with mysterious noises and secrets that only the twins understand, echoes of horrors that Charlotte gradually realizes took place in the house eleven years ago. Soon Charlotte has to admit that every babysitter&’s worse nightmare has come true: they&’re not alone in the house. The Killer on the Road Sixteen-year-old Harper has decided to run away from home after she has another blow-out argument with her mother. However, her two best friends, little sister, and ex-boyfriend all stop her from hitchhiking her way up Route 80 in Wyoming by joining her on an intervention disguised as a road trip. What they don&’t realize is that Harper has been marked by a very unique serial killer who&’s been trolling the highway for the past three years, and now the killer is after all of them in this fast-paced and deadly chase novel that will have your heart racing well above the speed limit as the interstate becomes a graveyard.
Killer with a Key (Johnny Killain #2)
by Dan J. MarloweThe blonde lay on the bed in 609, her face a puffed, blue, strangled horror. Her name was Ellen Killain, and she was Johnny's ex-wife. His still beloved ex-wife.
Killer's Art
by Tiina Nunnally Mari Jungstedt"One of the best writers of Scandinavian crime fiction."-Harlan Coben"Jungstedt delivers an excellent clammy atmosphere and a constant premonition of weird deaths to come. She's becoming one of Scandinavia's best crime writers, no mean compliment in a crowded field."-The London TimesAfter this weekend his well-ordered life would be turned upside-down, but he was the only one who knew what lay ahead. He had formulated the plans over the past six months, and now there was no going back. His twenty-year marriage would be over when Monday arrived.It is a cold wintry morning in the picturesque port town of Visby when art dealer Egon Wallin's battered and naked body is found hanging from a gate in the town's old city walls. When the famous painting "The Dying Dandy" is stolen in Stockholm, disturbing links to Wallin's murder slowly start to surface, taking the reader into the glittering world of the Swedish art elite and shadowy underground of prostitution and drugs. In this spine-chilling novel, superintendent Anders Knutas is facing one of the toughest investigations in his career."Mari Jungstedt creates the special atmosphere of Nordic crime-that land of snow and ice that fires our imagination."-Jane Jakeman, The Independent"There is an icy dispassionate grip to Jungstedt's writing that recalls Henning Mankell."-Metro"For some considerable time, cognoscenti of the best Scandinavian crime fiction have been aware that Mari Jungstedt's Inspector Knutas novels are among the most rarefied and satisfying pleasures afforded by the field."-Barry Forshaw, author of Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction Writers"Swedish Crime fiction writer, Mari Jungstedt, keeps getting better and better. . . .[Killer's Art] is a very enjoyable book, excellently written. . ."-Nordic Bookblog"Killer's Art is a classic demonstration of just why Mari Jungstedt is held in such high esteem."-CrimeTime, blog"The Killer's Art is the fourth book in the Knutas/Berg series-similar to the police procedurals of Peter Robinson. It hasn't been published in the US, which is a pity because it's one of my favorite Swedish series."-PopGoesFiction, blog
Killer's Choice: A Novel (Jack Dana #3)
by Louis BegleyMarine-turned-novelist Jack Dana is back in Louis Begley's most intense, suspenseful, and deadly adventure yet.With the death of his nemesis, corrupt business mogul Abner Brown, retired Marine Jack Dana thought he could finally return to his peaceful career as a novelist. And after falling hard for Heidi Krohn, the glamorous high-powered lawyer who helped avenge his best friend's death, Jack is beginning to dream of starting a family of his own. But dark forces intervene to upend Jack's comfortable new life. When two of his Uncle Harry's closest friends are brutally murdered in their own home, Jack swears he will get to the bottom of what could have prompted such a vicious attack. The answers he begins to uncover are shocking. A career criminal, long hidden in the shadows of Abner Brown's organization, has gone rogue after his benefactor's death and has made it his mission to get even with the man who ruined Abner: Jack Dana. With the help of his old friends in the CIA, Jack scrambles to bring down this terrifying new threat, and when Heidi and her family are kidnapped, Jack is forced to make the most painful choice of all. In Killer's Choice, master stylist Louis Begley returns to Jack's Upper East Side millieu in full force, reprising familiar characters and introducing memorable new faces, and concluding Jack's chilling saga with his most violent crescendo to date.
Killer's Ink (The Pete Brady Mysteries #1)
by Malcolm Shuman M. S. KarlHis career in shambles, a newspaperman looks for a new start in rural LouisianaPete Brady is in a bar on Magazine Street, halfway through his third Manhattan, when he gets a message from the New Orleans underworld. In response to Pete&’s recent investigation into drug trafficking, they have sent him a message: slitting his favorite source&’s throat, ear to ear. Even a Pulitzer Prize can&’t get that image out of Pete&’s head, and so he bolts, moving to desolate Troy, Louisiana, where he buys a failing newspaper and tries to turn it into a force for good. But death is not through with Pete Brady.While tidying the graves in the local churchyard, a group of society ladies discover the body of Frieda Troy MacBride, gossip columnist, whose acid tongue has finally gotten her killed. As he struggles to keep his little paper from going under, Brady must unmask this small-town slayer before every writer on staff meets the same fate.
Killer's Ink (The Pete Brady Mysteries #1)
by Malcolm Shuman M. S. KarlHis career in shambles, a newspaperman looks for a new start in rural LouisianaPete Brady is in a bar on Magazine Street, halfway through his third Manhattan, when he gets a message from the New Orleans underworld. In response to Pete&’s recent investigation into drug trafficking, they have sent him a message: slitting his favorite source&’s throat, ear to ear. Even a Pulitzer Prize can&’t get that image out of Pete&’s head, and so he bolts, moving to desolate Troy, Louisiana, where he buys a failing newspaper and tries to turn it into a force for good. But death is not through with Pete Brady.While tidying the graves in the local churchyard, a group of society ladies discover the body of Frieda Troy MacBride, gossip columnist, whose acid tongue has finally gotten her killed. As he struggles to keep his little paper from going under, Brady must unmask this small-town slayer before every writer on staff meets the same fate.
Killer's Island
by Anna Jansson Enar Henning KochThe Gotland Island myth of the White Sea-Lady-a young bride who drowned on her wedding night lures men into the watery depth-is conjured up one midsummer morning, just before a nurse is found murdered in a wedding dress. Detective Inspector Maria Wern is put on the case to investigate, but soon realizes she is under observation by the killer.
Killer's Kiss (Fear Street #Bk. 42)
by R. L. StineFear Street -- where your worst nightmares live... Delia and Karina are always competing. From getting the best grades, to being the most popular, to dating the cutest guys -- they always fight for the top spot. This year, they both want Vincent -- the hottest guy at Shadyside High. Karina's determined to get Vince. She'll do whatever it takes. And if she can't have him, she'll make sure no one else can either.... Including Delia.
Killer's Law
by L. Ron HubbardUnlock your Inner Sherlock... Sheriff Kyle of Deadeye, Nevada has traveled to the nation's capital to personally bring evidence against one of the state's wealthiest copper kings. But instead of giving his findings to the senator he's supposed to meet, Kyle discovers a trail of blood moments before he's knocked unconscious. Kyle awakens to the flashing bulbs of reporters and harsh voices of police demanding to know why he's killed the popular politician. Things look particularly bleak--he's got no alibi, no memory of who knocked him out, and his five-inch knife is sticking out of the corpse--casting all suspicions his way. ALSO INCLUDES THE MYSTERY STORIES "THEY KILLED HIM DEAD", "THE MAD DOG MURDER" AND "THE BLOW TORCH MURDER" "...some of the most carefully and beautifully crafted trade paperbacks of our time." --Mystery Scene
Killer's Prey (Conard County: The Next Generation #16)
by Rachel LeeFirst love. A second chance. A life on the line. Visit Conard County for heart-stopping romantic suspense from the New York Times–bestselling author.After escaping an attacker who wanted her dead, Nora Loftis is forced to return to Conard County. She needs to heal; she just didn’t expect to do it on Jake Madison’s Wyoming ranch. The full-time cowboy and part-time police chief was her first love, her only love. And now, with her attacker on the loose, he’s her only hope of survival.Like a vigilant sentry, Jake vows to protect her. Like a tender lover, his arms provide a haven, his kisses a promise. But Nora is a psychologist, and she knows the mind of her attacker. She knows he’s coming for her—to finish what he started.“This tender story—with a vulnerable, broken heroine who gains strength and the strong, genuine rancher who helps her heal—tugs at the heartstrings.” —RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars)
Killer's Wake
by Bernard CornwellWhen John Rossendale, the 28th Earl of Stowey, is called home to see his dieing mother, he has been living the life of a penniless sea gypsy. Although he doesn't want to go home, he honors his mother's dieing wishes. He and his boat Sunflower return only to find he is once again in the middle of a mystery involving a missing Van Gogh. The painting had disappeared 4 years earlier, and John was the prime suspect.
Killer's Wedge (87th Precinct #7)
by Ed McbainHer game was death and her name was Virginia Dodge. She was out to put a bullet through Steve Carella's brain, and she didn't care if she had to kill all the boys in the 87th precinct to do it. So Virginia, armed with gun and bottle of nitroglycerin, spent a quiet afternoon in the precinct house, terror ising Lieutenant Byrnes and his detectives with her clever little homemade bomb. They all sat waiting there for Steve Carella. Could all the men of the 87th, prisoners of one crazy broad, be powerless to save Carella from his rendezvous with death...? In one of his most dazzling novels of the 87th Precinct, Ed McBain exposes the dangerous loyalties that both keep the boys of the 87th together, and threaten to tear them apart.
Killer, Come Back To Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury
by Ray BradburyCelebrating Ray Bradbury's centennial, a deluxe illustrated commemorative collection of his finest crime stories -- tales as strange and wonderful as his signature fantasy.Time travelers...dark carnivals...living automata...and detectives? Honoring the 100th birthday of Ray Bradbury, renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, this new, definitive collection of the master's less well-known crime fiction, published in a high-grade premium collectible edition, features classic stories and rare gems, a number of which became episodes of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER, including the tale Bradbury called "one of the best stories in any field that I have ever written."Is it murder to destroy a robot if it looks and speaks and thinks and feels like a human being? Can a ventriloquist be incriminated by the testimony of his own dummy? Can a time traveler prevent his younger self from killing the woman they both loved? And can the survivor of a pair of Siamese twins investigate his own brother's murder? No other writer has ever rivaled the imagination and narrative gifts of Ray Bradbury, and the 20 unforgettable stories in this collection demonstrate this singular writer's extraordinary range, influence and emotional power.
Killer, Come Hither: A Novel (Jack Dana #1)
by Louis BegleyFrom the master observer of upper-crust New York life comes a sly, pacey international thriller ranging from the suites of an elite Manhattan law firm to the tidy elegance of Sag Harbor and the rough and tumble western plains of Brazil. Jack Dana, a star history student at Yale with a bright future in academia, feels called to military service after 9/11. His career as a Marine infantry platoon leader is cut short by sniper fire that sends him to Walter Reed Hospital, where he begins writing a novel about his wartime experiences. Helping Jack through recovery is his uncle Harry, Jack's surrogate father and a partner in a leading New York law firm. Harry's connections secure Jack a publisher. His work is critically and commercially successful. Life after Afghanistan is falling into place, and a three-month trip to South America seems a fitting reward. But his return home is marred by shocking news: Uncle Harry is dead, hanged in his Sag Harbor summer home, clearly a suicide.Horrified and incredulous, Jack digs into the facts surrounding his uncle's death. Aided by Harry's most trusted associate, Kerry Black, and by his college friend Scott Prentice, who now works for the CIA, Jack discovers that Harry had pierced the secret of his most important client, Abner Brown, a right-wing multibillionaire notorious for backing extremist causes. The stakes and dangers are huge. Harry's death now seems anything but a suicide. Delays of law are not for Jack when it comes to avenging his uncle. He takes matters into his own hands. Louis Begley's taut, intelligent thriller takes readers from the knotty politics of New York law firms to the intimacy of life on the Long Island shore, all with his trademark wit and nuance.ll with his trademark wit and nuance.
Killer.com
by Kenneth Eade Antonia MarianiDESCRIZIONE DEL LIBRO L'omicidio è a portata di click nell'ultimo libro della serie legal thriller numero 1. E se uccidere qualcuno fosse facile come cliccare un pulsante e nessuno ne venisse mai a conoscenza? Cosa faresti? In quest'ultimo capitolo della serie legal thriller, un gruppo di anonimi stalker cibernetici tormenta l'avvocato Brent Marks con messaggi diffamatori su Internet. Quando Marks li cita in giudizio per fermare le loro diffamazioni, gli stalker si nascondono dietro l'immunità del Communications Decency Act. Poi appare un misterioso e anonimo assassino su noleggio, e Brent si trova dalla parte sbagliata della legge. Recensioni "Coloro a cui piace Grisham e gli argomenti giuridici, e che apprezzano trovare una dose maggiore di realtà nella finzione, troveranno in Killer.com una delle opere più formidabili di Eade. Uno scenario saldamente radicato nel mondo reale e fortemente rinvigorito da un finale discutibile e sorprendente lo rende un thriller complesso e squisitamente riuscito!" - Midweòt Book Review "Lasciate che Kenneth faccia luce sulle possibilità che la rete nasconde, concedendoci nel frattempo un altro giro eccitante sulla sua superba prosa. Altamente raccomandato." - Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame and Top 100 Reviewer "Un thriller mozzafiato con una trama unica che terrà i lettori col fiato sospeso!" - InD'tale Magazine
Killer.com
by Kenneth EadeExperimente el suspenso y el misterio de los mejores thrillers legales de ficción más vendidos y ganador de los Beverly Hills Book Awards al mejor thriller legal y una medalla de bronce en ficción. Misterio y asesinato del favorito de los lectores Premios de libros. Los críticos llaman al autor "uno de los escritores de suspenso más fuertes de la escena". ¿Y si asesinar fuera tan fácil como hacer clic en un botón? Una turba de acosadores cibernéticos anónimos atormenta al abogado Brent Marks con publicaciones difamatorias en Internet en esta quinta novela de la serie de suspenso legal. Cuando aparece un misterioso asesino anónimo a sueldo, el abogado Marks se ve acusado de asesinato y en una carrera desesperada para demostrar su inocencia.
Killer.com
by Kenneth EadeErleben Sie die Spannung und das Geheimnis der besten Krimi-Bestseller und Gewinner der Beverly Hills Book Awards für den besten juristischen Thriller und eine Bronzemedaille in Belletristik. Mystery & Murder von Readers Favorite Intl. Buchpreise. Kritiker nennen den Autor "einen der stärksten Thrillerautoren der Szene". Was wäre, wenn Mord so einfach wäre wie ein Knopfdruck? Eine Menge anonymer Cyber-Stalker quält Anwalt Brent Marks mit diffamierenden Beiträgen im Internet in diesem fünften Roman der Legal-Thriller-Serie. Als ein mysteriöser anonymer Mörder wegen Mietstreiks angeklagt wird, wird Anwalt Marks des Mordes beschuldigt und befindet sich in einem verzweifelten Wettlauf, um seine Unschuld zu beweisen.
Killer: A riveting, suspenseful psychological thriller (Alex Delaware #29)
by Jonathan KellermanAlex finds his own life is in serious danger... Jonathan Kellerman's Killer is a shocking thriller that unveils the darkest reaches of the human psyche. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and Jeffrey Deaver.'Kellerman kicks this one up to a whole new level' - RT Book ReviewsWell used to elevated emotions, psychologist Alex Delaware shrugs off a joking death threat from beautiful Beverly Hills physician Constance Sykes, whose attempt to secure legal custody of her baby niece is thwarted by Alex's forthright report to the court. Alex plays down the threat until LAPD's Milo Sturgis rushes to his side with the shocking word on the street that a hit's been taken out on him.But while Alex may be in grave danger, it won't be from the Beverley Hills doctor, for Connie is soon discovered brutally slain. When her sister Cherie and the baby disappear, apparently on the run, Alex's search for answers leads him to aged rockers, charming homeboys and even Machiavellian judges.As the darkest of secrets are peeled away, and a cruel system churns through family lives, Alex seeks to stop a vicious killer and save a child from a life of nightmares... or worse. What readers are saying about Killer: 'Simply electrifying and keeps you guessing until the end''[A] brilliantly crafted mystery thriller''[Killer] is well paced, full of action and has some interesting twists'
Killer: A riveting, suspenseful psychological thriller (Alex Delaware #29)
by Jonathan KellermanWell used to elevated emotions, psychologist Alex Delaware shrugs off a joking death threat from beautiful Beverly Hills physician Constance Sykes, whose attempt to secure legal custody of her baby niece is thwarted by Alex's forthright report to the court. Alex plays down the threat until LAPD's Milo Sturgis rushes to his side with the shocking word on the street that a hit's been taken out on him. But while Alex may be in grave danger, it won't be from the Beverley Hills doctor, for Connie is soon discovered brutally slain. When her sister Cherie and the baby disappear, apparently on the run, Alex's search for answers leads him to aged rockers, charming homeboys and even Machiavellian judges. As the darkest of secrets are peel away, and a cruel system churns through family lives, Alex seeks to stop a vicious killer and save a child from a life of nightmares . . . or worse.(P)2014 Random House Audio