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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.
Insurrection (An Agent Paul Richter Thriller)
by James BarringtonPaul Richter returns in his most dangerous mission yet.In Syria, a ritualistic ISIS beheading seems like another barbaric part of a terrible war. But this time is different…In London, Paul Richter is briefed about a series of seemingly unconnected events, notably a terrifying spate of seemingly random shootings in America. Something doesn’t quite fit. Before long Richter is on the case and in the line of fire.It seems a plot far bigger than anyone could have imagined is brewing from the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the deserts of Syria to the heart of Middle America.With no information, the clock is ticking for Richter – and millions of innocent lives.For readers of James Patterson, Will Jordan and Chris Ryan, the Agent Paul Richter series is intense, visceral and totally unmissable.
Insurrection
by Don PendletonMURDER DOCTRINE A jihadist bomb brings down a massive church in Ibadan, and injured Catholic bishops flee the sanctuary-turned-death-trap...straight into the machetes of Nigeria's most fearsome terrorist group, Boko Haram. This bloodbath is only the beginning of a reign of terror linked to al Qaeda. As the gloating leader amps up the massacres of Christians across the country, Mack Bolan sets out to hunt him down and smash al Qaeda's hopes of building another major African power base. Yet the moment Bolan hits Nigerian soil, his identity is compromised. His only allies have little training, and their priority is protecting children orphaned by the terrorists' brutal attacks. Now survival means fighting his way through the crowded city, ambush by lethal ambush, and staying one step ahead of a traitor moving in for the kill. With the death toll rising, the Executioner will have to play one last gamble to restore the region's rightful government-and send this unholy gang of jihadists into fiery oblivion.
Insurrection Day: A Thriller
by Chris HautyThe nationally bestselling &“twisty, electrifying&” (Karin Slaughter, #1 international bestselling author) Hayley Chill series continues with this novella following the former Washington, DC, intern as she faces a violent uprising at the United States Capitol. During the course of one terrifying and chaotic day, nativist forces stage a violent uprising by storming the Capitol. Authorities are unprepared to protect the nation&’s elected representatives as the country&’s citadel of democracy is breached in what appears to be a spontaneous insurrection. Hayley Chill, in the building for other business, does what she can to rescue a powerful senator and his staff. But in doing so, she discovers shocking evidence that the uprising had its beginnings with one of the country&’s long-standing overseas enemies. With no one else to trust, Hayley must prevent as many deaths as possible while also chasing down foreign operatives across the city before they abscond with what she understands to be critical national intelligence.
Insurrection Day: The gripping new Hayley Chill novella
by Chris HautyTHE UPRISING HAS BEGUN Hayley Chill has twenty-four hours to stop a violent revolt. The insurrection, taking the form of a storming of the Capitol Building, appears to be wholly spontaneous and disorganized. But is it? As the situation spirals out of control, authorities on the ground are utterly unprepared to protect the nation's elected representatives from the crowd's vengeance. When Hayley Chill rescues a powerful senator and his staff from the mob&’s clutches, she discovers shocking evidence that the uprising is led by one of the country&’s longstanding adversaries. Non-stop action shifts from Capitol Hill to a pursuit across Washington DC as Hayley chases down foreign operatives to make them answer for their crimes. Partly inspired by true events, this is a blistering novella featuring much-loved series character, Hayley Chill, and her fight against the powerful forces that threaten to overthrow democracy. Praise for Chris Hauty 'Hayley Chill is relentlessly smart and brave in this twisty, electrifying thriller' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Full of twists, this one will keep you hooked to the very end' JAMES SWALLOW 'One of the most surprising double-reverse plot twists I have seen in some time' NEW YORK TIMES &‘Brilliantly fast-moving and absorbing&’ SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB The HAYLEY CHILL thriller series #1 DEEP STATE #2 SAVAGE ROAD #3 STORM RISING
The Intelligencer
by Leslie SilbertOn May 30, 1593, London's most popular playwright was stabbed to death. The royal coroner ruled that Christopher Marlowe was killed in self-defense, but historians have long suspected otherwise, given his role as an "intelligencer" in the queen's secret service. In sixteenth-century London, Marlowe embarks on his final intelligence assignment, hoping to find his missing muse, as well as the culprits behind a high-stakes smuggling scheme. In present-day New York, grad student turned private eye Kate Morgan is called in on an urgent matter. One of her firm's top clients, a London-based financier, has chanced upon a mysterious manuscript that had been buried for centuries -- one that someone, somewhere is desperate to steal. What secret lurks in those yellowed, ciphered pages? And how, so many years later, could it drive someone to kill?As Kate sets off for England, she receives a second assignment. An enigmatic art dealer has made an eleven-million-dollar purchase from an Iranian intelligence officer. Is it a black-market antiquities deal, or something far more sinister? Like Marlowe, Kate moonlights as a spy -- her P. I. firm doubles as an off-the-books U. S. intelligence unit -- and she is soon caught like a pawn in a deadly international game. AsThe Intelligencer's interlocking narratives race toward a stunning collision, and Kate closes in on the truth behind Marlowe's sudden death, it becomes clear that she may have sealed a similar fate for herself. Propelling us from the shadows of the sixteenth-century underworld to the glitter of Queen Elizabeth's court, from the dark corridors of a clandestine American op-center to the cliffs of Capri,The Intelligenceris at once a murder mystery, a tale of poetic inspiration, and a richly detailed foray into parallel worlds of espionage and political intrigue separated by centuries.
Intenciones Ocultas
by Alan BrenhamCuando la misión de Cailey Marshall, de trece años, a una casa abandonada de Texas sale mal, debe encontrar formas de escapar de sus despiadados secuestradores y sobrevivir, mientras que sus padres se ven obligados a tomar una decisión mortal para salvar a su hija y descubrir la verdad. Cailey se embarca en un desafío ideado por su camarilla de amigas, pero el desafío sale muy mal. Cuando su padre, Barry Marshall, descubre que el juego de su hija hizo que Ana Murphy y sus secuaces la secuestraran, se enfrenta a un dilema mortal. El ultimátum de Ana requiere que mate a su hermano o Cailey morirá. Ella se niega a decirle por qué su hermano debe morir. Por otro lado, una madre hará cualquier cosa por su hija y es Erin, quien sin dudarlo, se arriesgará para salvarla. Aunque eso implique un asesinato. Mientras tanto, Cailey debe soportar el tormento sádico de Ana para poder sobrevivir.
Intenções Perversas
by A. D. JusticeUm assassino implacável está à solta, ameaçando a vida de uma mulher inocente. Segredos dolorosos do passado de Rebel serão exumados e exibidos completamente. Desespero o impulsiona a salvar a vida da única mulher que ele já amou. Tragédia atinge da maneira mais inesperada, reduzindo paredes outrora fortes a mero entulho. O ponto de ruptura de um homem é onde outro homem encontra seu avanço. O amor verdadeiro não pode ser comprometido. Nem pelo tempo Nem pela distância Nem pela ação Mas pode florescer? Dizem que o bem triunfa sobre o mal e o amor conquista tudo. Mas pode um inimigo ser derrotado se as linhas entre o bem e o mal estão confusas? Quando a poeira baixa e a fumaça se dissipa, o último homem em pé vence. Pode Rebel superar as intenções perversas que o ludibriaram?
The Intended Victim (The Agency #4)
by Alexandra IvyONCE, SHE GOT AWAYThe body lying on a cold steel slab bears all the hallmarks of the Chicago Butcher. There’s a cruel slash across her throat, deep enough to sever the carotid artery, and a small crescent carved into her right breast. Her delicate features are painfully familiar to Ash Marcel, once a rising star in the Chicago PD. But though the victim resembles his former fiancée, Remi Walsh, he knows it’s not her. BUT THIS TIMEThough Remi escaped a serial killer five years ago, her father died trying to save her. Grief and guilt caused her to pull away from the man she loved. Now Ash is back in her life, insisting that Remi is still in danger. IT’S A DEAD END . . .Someone is targeting women who look just like Remi. With or without a badge, Ash intends to unmask the Butcher. But the killer isn’t playing games any longer. He’s moving in, ready to finish what he started, and prove there’s nothing more terrifying than a killer’s obsession . . . Praise for Pretend You’re Safe “Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced, well-plotted novel.”—Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author “A satisfying mystery . . . Ivy's clever foreshadowing keeps the tension high throughout this fast-moving tale, and the romance sizzles.” —Publishers Weekly “A pulse-raising romantic thriller.” —BookPage
Intensity: A powerful thriller of violence and terror
by Dean KoontzWho is his next victim? Terrifyingly suspenseful, inventive and emotionally intricate, Intensity is a gripping novel from bestselling author Dean Koontz. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Richard Laymon.'Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose... The story does not move so much as rocket up the... gloomy highway with the reader in violent pursuit' - The New York TimesEdgler Vess is a sociopath intent on murder. He lives for one purpose only: to satisfy all appetites as they arise, seeking ever more outrageous experience. To live with intensity.When he attacks her friend, Laura, Chyna Shepherd is saved by the instincts developed during a dark and turbulent childhood. Not knowing Laura is already dead, Chyna follows, hoping to save her friend, as Vess carries her body to his motor home - a dungeon and morgue on wheels. The killer, unaware of her presence, drives away. But Chyna is now trapped in his dangerous orbit.Her sole aim is to get out alive, but when she learns the identity of the killer's next intended victim, she knows she must act to save that precious life - and take risks beyond any that she ever imagined she could endure. What readers are saying about Intensity: 'Intoxicating, and superbly written''[Dean Koontz] writes with style and imagination, and he maintains an electrifying, emotional pace throughout the book: this is page-turning fiction at its dynamic best''Absolutely, utterly brilliant'
Intensity: A Novel
by Dean Koontz#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A self-proclaimed "homicidal adventurer," Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse, or limits, to live with intensity. Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit. Chyna is a survivor, toughened by a lifelong struggle for safety and self-respect. Now she will be tested as never before. At first her sole aim is to get out alive--until, by chance, she learns the identity of Vess's next intended victim, a faraway innocent only she can save. Driven by a newly discovered thirst for meaning beyond mere self-preservation, Chyna musters every inner resource she has to save an endangered girl . . . as moment by moment, the terrifying threat of Edgler Foreman Vess intensifies.erhaps his most inventive, emotionally intricate, and terrifyingly suspenseful novel yet.From the Hardcover edition.
Intensive Care
by Jessica AndersenHOT BODIESAfter another patient mysteriously turned up dead, Dr. Ripley Davis began desperately seeking answers. Until radiation safety officer Zachary Cage stormed into her office with an array of accusations and brimming with male sex appeal. Ripley didn’t have time to convince the brooding man she was innocent. She was trying to save her next patient and stay alive.Cage had once sworn to protect innocent patients from their doctors’ mistakes, but Ripley’s fiery resolve to seek the truth-and her soft curves-soon melted his doubts and touched his heart. She was enticing-and in danger. And only Cage could save her from the deadly killer who had made the beautiful doctor his prime target.
Intensive Care Crisis (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Karen KirstRunning low on faith, a marine finds hope in the nurse he has vowed to protect in this romantic suspense thriller from the author of Explosive Reunion.She uncovered a secret someone will kill for . . . But he’s determined she’ll surviveReporting missing narcotics lands nurse Audrey Harris and her patients in the crosshairs of a ruthless thief. But when marine sergeant Julian Tan is one of the patients in danger, the criminals unwittingly provide her with a strong—and handsome—protector. On the run, Julian and Audrey must stop a crime boss . . . or become the next to fall.
Intent To Harm
by Jonnie JacobsThe woman gives her name as Betty. No last name. No phone number. Just a meeting place- a deserted, wooded park on the outskirts of Lake Tahoe. The retainer is a healthy five thousand dollars.
Intent to Harm
by Stan Washburn"There are some things most people take for granted. Small towns are safe. Police officers can handle anything' that comes their way. Rape happens to somebody else. In this frighteningly suspenseful crime novel, these assumptions and others are swept away.... INTENT to HARM is a ... fast-moving police procedural whose nonstop plot twists keep you reading.... Washburn forces his characters to face the darkest sort of evil, and to consider how best to overcome it. That he does so in a no-nonsense, conversational style only makes the experience more intense and the novel more powerful."
Intent to Kill: A Novel of Suspense
by James GrippandoThe New York Times-bestselling author delivers a “tight, twisty thriller . . . Hums along like a sizzling fastball thrown straight and sure” (Providence Journal-Bulletin).Bestselling author James Grippando is back with a gripping stand-alone thriller. Intent to Kill electrifies from the first inning on—as a fallen baseball star-turned-sports radio “shock jock” tries to expose a conspiracy and outwit a killer. Crackling with Grippando’s trademark suspense, inventive plotting, and unforgettable characters, Intent to Kill is a grand slam from the author Nelson DeMille calls, “A very intense and ingenious storyteller.”“This book has it all: sports, crime, money, and romance . . . It’s a delight.” —The Charleston Post & Courier“A fine stand-alone thriller . . . Grippando readers who know him mostly from the Swyteck series may find themselves thinking: wow, this guy is really good.” —Booklist“Intent to Kill is one of those rare ‘WOW’ books. The characters are tightly defined; the mystery is just that—a very good mystery that will knock your socks off—along with a soupçon of romance, and a smooth and mesmerizing narrative.” —Fresh Fiction
Intention: A Gripping Psychological Suspense Thriller
by Charlotte BarnesShe has dark desires—and big plans to fulfill them. A tense and terrifying psychological thriller from the author of the DI Melanie Watton series.When twenty-two-year-old Gillian Thompson returns from university for the summer, it is apparent there is tension at home. An irritant to her father and a concern to her mother, Gillian’s home life is less than ideal.Geraldine, Gillian’s mother, has suffered abuse from Joe for years. However, it is not until Joe dies that the family dynamic shifts and Gillian starts out on her own dark journey . . .When Gillian meets Paul and Daniel she starts to become the person she always knew she was. And as people around her start dying Gillian faces scrutiny from her mother.But are the deaths accidents or is something more sinister at work?Praise for the novels of Charlotte Barnes“An addictive read . . . a really well written and enjoyable psychological thriller—highly recommended!!” —Donna’s Book Blog“Well written and smartly plotted with a fine array of characters and a thrilling story . . . Definitely an author to watch!” —Grace J Reviewerlady
Intentions
by Deborah HeiligmanRachel thought she was grown up enough to accept that no one is perfect. Her parents argue, her grandmother has been acting strangely, and her best friend doesn't want to talk to her. But none of that could have prepared her for what she overheard in her synagogue's sanctuary.Now Rachel's trust in the people she loves is shattered, and her newfound cynicism leads to reckless rebellion. Her friends and family hardly recognize her, and worse, she can hardly recognize herself. But how can the adults in her life lecture her about acting with kavanah, intention, when they are constantly making such horribly wrong decisions themselves? This is a witty, honest account of navigating the daunting line between losing innocence and entering adulthood--all while figuring out who you really want to be.From the Hardcover edition.
Intenzioni nascoste
by Alan BrenhamQuando la missione della tredicenne Cailey Marshall in una casa abbandonata del Texas prende la piega sbaglaita, deve trovare il modo di scappare dai suoi spietati rapitori e sopravvivere, mentre i suoi genitori sono costretti a fare una scelta mortale per salvare la figlia e scoprire la verità. Cailey intraprende una sfida ideata dalla sua cricca di amiche, ma la sfida va terribilmente storta. Quando suo padre, Barry Marshall, scopre che il gioco avventuroso di sua figlia l'ha fatta rapire da Anne Murphy e dai suoi aguzzini, si trova di fronte a un dilemma mortale. L'ultimatum di Anne gli impone di uccidere suo fratello o Cailey morirà. Si rifiuta di dirgli perché suo fratello deve morire. D'altra parte, una madre farebbe di tutto per suo figlio. È Erin, che senza esitazione, si fa in quattro per salvare sua figlia. Anche se significa commettere un omicidio. Nel frattempo, Cailey deve affrontare il tormento sadico di Anne per avere la speranza di sopravvivere.
El intercambio
by Rebecca FleetUn intercambio de casas se convierte en el inquietante telón de fondo de la crisis de un matrimonio acosado por oscuros secretos en este hipnótico thriller. No dejes las llaves a cualquiera. Cuando Caroline y Francis reciben una oferta para intercambiar su casa no lo dudan. Se están esforzando en recomponer su matrimonio y una semana a solas puede ser justo lo que necesitan. Al abrir la puerta se encuentran con un lugar algo siniestro y casi vacío. Resulta difícil imaginar quién podría vivir allí. Sin embargo, gradualmente, Caroline comienza a descubrir algunos rastros de vida..., de su propia vida. Las flores del baño o la elección de los CD de música podrían parecer inocentes a los ojos de su marido pero para ella son justo lo contrario: son pistas. Es como si la persona con la que han intercambiado vivienda fuera alguien a quien ella conoce, alguien a quien quiere olvidar. Pero esa persona ahora está en su casa... Críticas:«Una deliciosa novela de domestic noir.»The Washington Post «No te darás cuenta de que pasas las páginas mientras la historia da giros sin parar.»Booklist «Fleet es una autora que no deberías perderte.»Publishers Weekly «Un absorbente relato de obsesión sexual, secretos y mentiras... Estremecedor.»Shari Lapena, autora de La pareja de al lado «Lo devorarás.»Stylist «Una historia de las que lees de una sentada con el corazón acelerado, y que cumple totalmente con las expectativas de su inteligente y original premisa.»Heat «Un thriller fantástico; un domestic noir perfecto, lleno de tensión y sorpresas. Me encantó.»Lee Child, autor de la serie de Jack Reacher
El Intercambio
by Nick Sweet Blanca Palomero MunueraTras robar un famoso cuadro de Rembrandt, Terry se encuentra con que su hija Angie ha sido secuestrada, y el lienzo es pedido como rescate. Pero Terry tiene sus propias ideas para recuperar a su hija. Maestro imitador y ladrón, Terry traza un plan maestro para salvarla, manteniendo al mismo tiempo la valiosa obra de arte. Un juego mortal del ratón y el gato está a punto de empezar, y las apuestas son altas. Con el número de muertos en aumento, ¿conseguirá Terry realizar sus propósitos, o será la codicia su perdición?
Intercept
by Patrick RobinsonA left-leaning appeal court judge liberates four of the most dangerous al-Qaeda terrorists from Guantanamo Bay and the CIA field officers track them back to Pakistan's northwest frontier mountain range. But disaster overtakes them and the four men vanish, to rejoin the dark and mysterious forces trained by Osama bin Laden high in the Hindu Kush. These are men with hatred in their hearts, with hatred for the United States and Great Britain, and they are sworn to hit back at the USA, which imprisoned so many of their high command.A fateful communication from the mountains of the Afghan side of the border is intercepted by Britain's secret surveillance station on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Al-Qaeda is almost certainly planning a new hit on the US mainland. The CIA is at its wits end, all their fears coming home to roost.They know there is only one man who can stop them-retired Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Mack Bedford-and he is called in to assist on one of the most highly classified missions ever launched from CIA headquarters. Bedford names his price, and once more, the nobility of the man is spun into a breathtakingly fast action novel.