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The Knowledge: A Free Digital Compendium
by Martina ColeWhat makes Martina Cole tick? What are her passions? What are the essential facts behind the phenomenal bestselling author? THE KNOWLEDGE is a snapshot of Martina Cole herself as well as a showcase of her short stories, and samples of all her novels, culminating in a special preview of REVENGE, her twentieth novel, out autumn 2013. THE KNOWLEDGE: ENTER THE UNIQUE WORLD OF MARTINA COLE IF YOU DARE.
The Knowledge (The Richard Jury Mysteries #24)
by Martha GrimesAs the New York Times–bestselling series continues, a double murder in front of an exclusive club takes a London detective on a wild ride.Robbie Parsons is one of London’s finest, a black cab driver who knows every street, every theater, every landmark in the city by heart. In his backseat is a man with a gun in his hand—a man who brazenly committed a crime in front of the Artemis Club, a rarefied art gallery-cum-casino, then jumped in and ordered Parsons to drive. As the criminal eventually escapes to Nairobi, Detective Superintendent Richard Jury comes across the case in the Saturday paper.Two days previously, Jury had met and instantly connected with one of the victims of the crime, a professor of astrophysics at Columbia and an expert gambler. Feeling personally affronted, Jury soon enlists Melrose Plant, Marshall Trueblood, and his whole gang of merry characters to contend with a case that takes unexpected turns into Tanzanian gem mines, a closed casino in Reno, Nevada, and a pub that only London’s black cabbies, those who have “the knowledge,” can find. The Knowledge is prime fare from “one of the most fascinating mystery writers today” (Houston Chronicle).“Grimes’ twenty-fourth mystery starring Richard Jury gets off to a breakneck start. . . . Besides the fast action, it’s fascinating to see how Robbie uses a London’s cabdriver’s deep familiarity with the streets to keep himself alive. . . . Jury’s devoted readership will find much to enjoy.” —Booklist“Solid. . . . Readers will appreciate the elements that have made this a long-running bestselling series, notably a complicated case and distinctive characters.” —Publishers Weekly“Martha Grimes’ Richard Jury returns in a new mystery that is every bit as clever and suspenseful as her others. The plot is intriguing and unusual, featuring the usual cast of characters Grimes fans have come to know and love, as well as a set of streetwise, worldly children that could have come straight out of a Dickens novel.” —Patricia Uttaro, Rochester Public Library
The Knowledge: A free digital compendium
by Martina ColeTHE KNOWLEDGE by Sunday Times bestselling author Martina Cole is a digital compendium introducing you to the world of the Queen of Crime. **Now updated with a preview of Martina's new novel, BETRAYAL**. Ideal reading for fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell.What makes Martina Cole tick? What are her passions? What are the essential facts behind the phenomenal bestselling author? THE KNOWLEDGE is a snapshot of Martina Cole herself as well as a showcase of her short stories, and samples of all her novels, culminating in a sneak peek of BETRAYAL, her new novel out autumn 2016.THE KNOWLEDGE: ENTER THE UNIQUE WORLD OF MARTINA COLE IF YOU DARE.
The Knowledge of Good & Evil
by Glenn KleierIn Glenn Kleier's thrilling and sophisticated adventure, a defrocked priest embarks on an epic odyssey through the afterlife in search of answers to life's Ultimate Question. On December 4, 1968, world-famous theologian Father Louis Merton visited the ancient Dead City of Polonnaruwa, Ceylon, entered the Cave of the Spirits of Knowledge, and experienced a vision. It's claimed he found a backdoor to the Afterlife, that he looked into the Mind of God and escaped with a secret so powerful it could change all humanity…bring wars to a standstill…end forever the age-old hatreds between races, creeds and cultures. Six days later as Merton prepared to announce his discovery at a religious conference, he suffered a horrific death under mysterious circumstances. But the secret did not die with him. Merton left behind a journal… Years later, beautiful psychologist Angela Weber and her troubled fiancé, Ian Baringer, are on the hunt for Merton's long-lost journal and its door to the Afterlife. Angela, an agnostic, wants to help Ian heal the wounds of a traumatic childhood plane crash that took the lives of his parents. Ian, a defrocked priest, no longer trusts in religion's promise of eternal life. He must know for certain if he will ever see his parents again, and is driven to find out firsthand what lies beyond, and what it holds for mankind. Together, Angela and Ian plunge headlong into a global chase, pursued by a shadowy cult, dead bodies and destruction in their wake. If Ian and Angela succeed, they will defy the gates of heaven and hell to learn a secret hidden from the world since the dawn of time . . . The Knowledge of Good & Evil.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Knowledge of Water
by Sarah SmithThis mystery occurs in Paris 1910 during the historic flood. The mystery includes art history and forgeries, and a blind woman pianist trying to become professional. Lush writing.
Known Dead: A Novel (Carl Houseman #2)
by Donald HarstadIn the American heartland, someone is killing cops.The ambush exploded in an Iowa marijuana field. The weapons were high caliber. The pot was high grade. And the reporters said afterward: "We have two known dead...."Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman knew the dead all right: One was a small-time doper, the other a good cop. But Houseman doesn't know why they died, or who cut them down in a blaze of automatic rifle fire. Now, as the Feds descend on Nation County, Houseman and his fellow cops are suddenly walking point--searching for answers amidst the violence, treachery, and evil in their own backyard....Donald Harstad's Eleven Days was called "a hell of a first novel" by Michael Connelly and "truly frightening" by the San Francisco Chronicle. In his electrifying new novel Harstad captures with nerve-shattering power an Iowa police department's harrowing search through a killing storm--to know the truth about the dead and the living alike....From the Paperback edition.
Known Devil
by Justin Gustainis"My name's Markowski. I carry a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets."A new supernatural gang is intent on invading Scranton and it looks like I'm going to have to work with the current mob to prevent a demonic gang war."If there's one thing I hate more than living with supernatural scumbags, it's working with them! But you know that they say, better the devil you know..."File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Fang Warfare | Invading Forces | Uneasy Alliances | The Devil You Know ]From the Paperback edition.
Known to Evil: Leonid McGill 2 (Leonid McGill mysteries #2)
by Walter MosleyMosley and his new hero return, in a series that's already being hailed as a classic of contemporary noir.A mystery caller sends Leonid McGill to an uptown address 'just to check a girl's OK'. There's no explanation -- just a name, Angelique -- a reward, and the chilling knowledge that he's working for Rinaldo Alphonse, the most feared man in New York. What LT finds is a crime scene. A girl lies with her face blown off, her assassin felled by a knife. But the dead girl isn't the one LT was sent to find, and her killer's injuries don't make sense. The next day Alphonse comes calling: LT must find Angelique before the assassin's assassin tracks her down. Alphonse isn't the only one who wants a bit of LT's time -- the NYPD, finding his appearance too convenient, think they can finally put away the thorn in their side. But why do so many people want a piece of the apparently normal, clean-living Angelique? And why is the mafia coming after McGill, linking his sons -- shy Dmitri and streetwise Twill -- to the escape of a sex-trafficked Belarussian girl? As both plots career towards a thrilling finale, McGill must put his street know-how and book of lethal contacts to the test, while haunted by the reappearance of a face from his crooked past and his wife Katrina's continued infidelities.
Known to Evil
by Walter MosleyA mystery caller sends Leonid McGill to an uptown address 'just to check a girl's OK'. There's no explanation -- just a name, Angelique -- a reward, and the chilling knowledge that he's working for Rinaldo Alphonse, the most feared man in New York. What LT finds is a crime scene. A girl lies with her face blown off, her assassin felled by a knife. But the dead girl isn't the one LT was sent to find, and her killer's injuries don't make sense. The next day Alphonse comes calling: LT must find Angelique before the assassin's assassin tracks her down. Alphonse isn't the only one who wants a bit of LT's time -- the NYPD, finding his appearance too convenient, think they can finally put away the thorn in their side. But why do so many people want a piece of the apparently normal, clean-living Angelique? And why is the mafia coming after McGill, linking his sons -- shy Dmitri and streetwise Twill -- to the escape of a sex-trafficked Belarussian girl? As both plots career towards a thrilling finale, McGill must put his street know-how and book of lethal contacts to the test, while haunted by the reappearance of a face from his crooked past and his wife Katrina's continued infidelities.
Known to the Victim
by K.L. ArmstrongFrom nationally bestselling author K.L. Armstrong comes a new heartstopping, propulsive, race-against-the-clock thriller.How far will you go to protect the only family you have?When Amy Gibson's mother is brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Amy's world is completely undone. Overcome with grief and heartache, she withdraws from everything around her—college, her friends, her entire life. Until her estranged half-brother, Oliver, saves her, pulling her back into her life and giving her family. Giving her a home.Eight years later, she's picked herself up and has worked hard to move forward. She&’s the host of a popular true crime podcast that focuses on crimes against women committed by their partners and is finding purpose and healing through helping women in ways she couldn't help her mother.And then Oliver is accused of the unthinkable—something that is so unlike him. Something that horrifies Amy. But desperate to save the only family she has, she sets out to prove her brother's innocence.But as the days pass and more information about Oliver and his past slowly comes to light, Amy begins realizing that nothing is ever as it seems—especially when it comes to family.
The Kobalt Dossier: An Evan Ryder Novel (Evan Ryder #2)
by Eric Van LustbaderEvan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. After thwarting the violent, international, fascist syndicate known as Nemesis, Evan Ryder returns to Washington, D.C., to find her secret division of the DOD shut down and her deceased sister’s children missing. Now the target of a cabal of American billionaires who were among Nemesis’s supporters, Evan and her former boss, Ben Butler, must learn to work together as partners – and navigate their intricate past.Their search will take them from Istanbul to Odessa to an ancient church deep within the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. And all along the way, an unimaginable enemy stalks in the shadows, an adversary whose secretive past will upend Evan’s entire world and everything she holds dear.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Kolchak's Gold
by Brian GarfieldOn the hunt for long-lost gold, a historian attracts murderous attentionTwenty-five million people died during the Russian Civil War. It was a clash between Tsarist loyalists and the new Soviet order, and when the imperialist forces saw defeat in sight, their thoughts turned to their future. Under the command of Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, they loaded the entire Tsarist treasury onto a train, packing millions of worthless banknotes alongside platinum, jewels, and over five hundred tons of gold bullion. As Kolchak retreated, the train disappeared, and the fortune vanished. America&’s foremost historian of Russia, Harry Bristow, is researching a new biography of Kolchak when an ancient veteran of the Russian Civil War gives him a clue to the gold&’s whereabouts. Bristow would like to find the treasure for the sake of historical research, but where gold goes, greed follows—and death is not far behind.
Komisario Gennaron Aave
by Erica Leikas Claudio RuggeriKomisario Vincent Germanon ensimmäinen tutkimusKomisario Vincent Germano on vanhan tyylin poliisi, San Franciscossa syntynyt, mutta joka nykyisin asuu Italiassa, jossa vähän yli kaksikymmentävuotiaana tapahtunut kohtaaminen muutti hänen elämänsä suunnan. Castelli Romanissa, Rooman eteläpuolella, vaikuttaa taustalla kaksi tapausta, "paitsiossa" oleva erotuomari ja kadonnut tyttö, jotka laittavat tiukkaan testiin niin Germanon kuin hänen miestensäkin tutkinnan terävyyden.
Komisařův Přízrak
by Denisa Švábenská Claudio RuggeriDěj: Komisař Vincent Germano je policajtem, který náleží do generace z tzv. staré školy a který se narodil v San Franciscu. Do Itálie se dostal když mu bylo něco málo přes dvacet let a bylo to právě osudové setkání, které rozhodlo o tom, že komisař tu zůstal už navždy. Castelli Romani, které se nacházejí v provincii jižně od Říma, poslouží jako pozadí pro oba dva případy, během kterých bude podrobena těžké zkoušce Germanova a jeho mužů vyšetřovací bystrost. Jedná se o případ rozhodčího a jeho "postavení mimo hru" a případ zmizelé dívky.
Kompromat: A Brexit Affair
by Stanley JohnsonThe U.K. Brexit referendum and the election of Trump in the US. In this brilliant thriller, Stanley Johnson, former MEP and father to Boris Johnson, gives an insider's account of the seismic events that shook both sides of the Atlantic. 2016. The world is on the brink of crisis. In Britain, the British Prime Minister is fighting a referendum he thought couldn&’t be lost. In the USA, brash showman, Ronald Craig is fighting a Presidential Election nobody thought he could win. In the USSR, Igor Popov, the Russian President, is using both events as part of his plan to destabilise the West. Three men who could change the course of the world forever.
Konets
by César Pérez GellidaKonets es el colofón final de una historia conformada por ocho novelas -las trilogías «Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne» y «Refranes, canciones y rastros de sangre», Khimera y la presente- protagonizadas por personajes inolvidables y cuyas tramas están al alcance de muy pocos escritores fuera y dentro de nuestras fronteras. El capítulo pendiente en la despiadada «Obra» de Augusto Ledesma Olek Opiozcenek no es únicamente un nombre más en el extenso listado de víctimas que conformaron la «Obra» de uno de los más crueles asesinos en serie de la historia. Aquel niño nacido de la perversa simiente de Augusto Ledesma ha crecido bajo los cuidados de sus abuelos maternos y con el respaldo económico de una peculiar hada madrina: Rusalka. Sin embargo, Olek está empeñado en desenterrar esos secretos del pasado exprimiendo sus habilidades como hacker; pero, en ocasiones, descubrir el punto de partida condiciona el itinerario y, consecuentemente, el destino. Konets («fin» en ruso) es un thriller frenético, un tratado sobre la maldad estructurado en cuatro movimientos y desarrollado en dos escenarios temporales: la adolescencia de Olek y su madurez, o, lo que es lo mismo, el antes y el después de los sucesos que se narran en Khimera. Ambas novelas conforman el engranaje conclusivo entre las dos aclamadas trilogías «Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne» y «Refranes, canciones y rastros de sangre» que han atrapado a miles de lectores en el inabarcable universo gellidista. «La luz y la oscuridad son dos conceptos que conforman una única idea. Dos fuerzas complementarias, pero opuestas. Si el mar es el yang: la absorción, lo pasivo, lo oscuro, y el río es el ying: la penetración, lo activo y la luz, ¿de cuál de las dos fuerzas te gustaría ser partícipe si tuvieras el privilegio de elegir sabiendo que ninguna se impone a la otra?»
Konflikt des Blutes (Partnership in Blood #3)
by Ariel Tachna Anna DoeFortsetzung zu Pakt des BlutesBuch 3 in der Serie - BlutspartnerschaftDie Allianz des Blutes zwischen Magiern und Vampiren wird stärker und fügt den dunklen Magiern empfindlichere Verluste zu. Immer verzweifelter suchen sie nach Informationen, um die drohende Niederlage abzuwenden. Sie wissen nicht, dass auch die Allianz unter wachsenden Spannungen in einigen Partnerschaften zu leiden hat. Der Konflikt breitet sich aus. Es gibt Partnerschaften, die weder persönlich noch professionell harmonieren und die drohen, die Allianz von innen heraus zu zerstören. Alain Magnier und Orlando St. Clair versuchen, ein Auseinanderbrechen der Allianz zu verhindern. Sie werden unterstützt durch Thierry Dumont und Sebastien Noyer, aber auch durch Raymond Payet und Jean Bellaiche, den Chef de la Cour von Paris, die beide selbst noch darum kämpfen, ihre Partnerschaft auf eine stabile Grundlage zu stellen, um durch ihr Vorbild andere überzeugen zu können. Während der Krieg immer brutaler wird und sich auf beiden Seiten die Verluste häufen, suchen die dunklen Magier immer noch nach Wegen, die Allianz zu zerstören. Derweil durchforsten die Blutspartner alte Quellen, um hinter den Vorurteilen und Legenden das entscheidende Quäntchen Wahrheit zu finden, dass die Geschicke des Krieges endgültig zu ihren Gunsten wenden kann.
Koning
by Kendra LittleHij regeert een winkelimperium. Hij is een fortuin waard. Hij krijgt altijd wat hij wil - totdat hij haar ontmoet. Stephanie Prescott woont sinds de boekhandel die ze van haar grootvader heeft geërfd sinds ze wegliep van een misbruikrelatie met een controlerende man. De boekhandel is altijd haar toevluchtsoord geweest, nu meer dan ooit. Het laatste wat ze wil doen is het verkopen en verhuizen. Maar Matt King wil de winkel, en de man die King als zijn vrienden wordt genoemd, krijgt altijd wat hij wil. Deze keer is het meer dan alleen zakelijk. Het is persoonlijk. Heel persoonlijk. Er is jaren geleden iets gebeurd in Stephanie's gebouw. Iets waardoor King het wil vernietigen, zodat hij de herinneringen kan vernietigen. Iets zo schokkend dat hij zichzelf er niet toe kan brengen het haar te vertellen, zelfs nadat hij verliefd op haar begint te worden. En nu moet King een keuze maken - het gebouw slopen en Stephanie verliezen. Of houd vast aan de vrouw van wie hij houdt en leef voor altijd met de pijnlijke herinneringen.
The Kootenay Kidnapper (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #5)
by Eric WilsonOnly groans and creaks sounded from the old building as it waited for Tom Austen to discover its secret. With a rapidly-beating heart, he approached the staircase... Juvenile mystery/thriller set in the mountains of British Columbia.
KOP
by Warren HammondIts booming economy was fueled by the exportation of a unique brandy made from a plant found in its tropical rain forests. But after years of prosperity, the boom collapsed when the brandy lost its unique appeal. An interstellar cartel had found a way to artificially synthesize a brandy that people liked almost as much ... and which cost much less to produce, leaving Lagarto a dark, destitute world overrun by corruption, prostitution, and drugs. Juno is a dirty cop with a difficult past and even more difficult relationships. Born on Lagarto to parents who emigrated from Earth during the planet's boom but arrived after its economy crashed, he is but one of the many Lagartans who live lives of quiet desperation. But it wasn't always like this for Juno. When he was a young cop on the force of capital city Koba's Office of Police, he and his partner worked to break the drug trade. Now his former partner is the beleaguered chief of police, and Juno is a cop on the take, facing a bleak future. Yet despite his past sins and his present problems, some small part of Juno has not given up hope. So when he and a new, beautiful rookie partner are assigned to a particularly ugly murder case, he risks his life, his marriage, and his job to expose a scandal so big it could blow the lid off everything that's wrong with Lagarto. But he's got more pressing problems: a mole who's working to sabotage the department, a short list of leads, and a growing body count that threatens to include his closest friend . . . and himself.
A Kopp Sisters Collection: Books 1–3 (Kopp Sisters)
by Amy StewartBased on the Kopp sisters’ real-life adventures, the first three novels in best-selling author Amy Stewart’s sparkling series tell the riveting story of a woman who defied expectations, forged her own path, and tackled crime along the way. In Girl Waits with Gun, we meet Constance Kopp. Constance doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared. In Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Constance and her sisters aren’t living the quiet life anymore. After Sheriff Heath sees Constance in action, he appoints her as one of the nation’s first female deputies. But when a German-speaking con man threatens her position—and puts the honorable sheriff at risk for being thrown in his own jail—Constance will be forced to prove herself again. In Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions, Constance has finally earned her deputy sheriff’s badge and is ready to tackle a new kind of case: defending independent young women brought into the Hackensack jail on dubious charges of waywardness, incorrigibility, and moral depravity. Such were the laws—and morals—of 1916. Constance uses her authority as deputy sheriff, and occasionally exceeds it, to investigate and support these women when no one else will. But it’s her sister Fleurette—who runs away from their sleepy farm to join the glamorous world of vaudeville—who puts Constance’s beliefs to the test. This three-book collection also includes bonus content! Inside find cocktail recipes, discussion questions, Q&As with the author, a cast of characters, and more. Plus, schedule your own book club visit with author Amy Stewart!
Kopp Sisters on the March (A Kopp Sisters Novel #5)
by Amy StewartIn the fifth installment of Amy Stewart’s clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline—whether they’re ready or not—as the U.S. prepares to enter World War I. It’s the spring of 1917 and change is in the air. American women have done something remarkable: they’ve banded together to create military-style training camps for women who want to serve. These so-called National Service Schools prove irresistible to the Kopp sisters, who leave their farm in New Jersey to join up.When an accident befalls the matron, Constance reluctantly agrees to oversee the camp—much to the alarm of the Kopps’ tent-mate, the real-life Beulah Binford, who is seeking refuge from her own scandalous past under the cover of a false identity. Will she be denied a second chance? And after notoriety, can a woman’s life ever be her own again? In Kopp Sisters on the March, the women of Camp Chevy Chase face down the skepticism of the War Department, the double standards of a scornful public, and the very real perils of war. Once again, Amy Stewart has brilliantly brought a little-known moment in history to light with her fearless and funny Kopp sisters novels.
Korea Strait (A Dan Lenson Novel #10)
by David PoyerUnited States Navy officer and Medal of Honor winner Dan Lenson's mission is to observe an international military exercise involving the navies of South Korea, Japan, Australia, and America. It should be routine duty for Dan, but old alliances are unraveling, as North Korea threatens the U.S. and China expands its influence. Acting as both adviser and adversary to a ruthless South Korean task-force commander, Dan must stop a wolfpack of unidentified submarines, armed with nuclear weapons, which are trying to elude Allied surveillance and penetrate the Sea of Japan. Is it the start of an invasion... or an elaborate feint, to divert attention from a devastating attack? Battling faulty weapons, a complacent Washington establishment, and a fierce typhoon season at sea, Dan must act on his own - even if doing so means risking the end of his career, the lives of his observers, and the possibility of nuclear war. Featuring intense action and political intrigue at the highest levels, Korea Strait is both a first-class thriller and a prescient look at how the next major war might begin.
The Korean Woman
by John AltmanNorth Korea’s deadliest weapon is sleeper agent Song Sun Young. Married with children and living the good life in New York City, she has waited seven years to activate the mission she was trained to do: infiltrate America’s financial infrastructure. She prays the call from her handlers will never come, because she loves her husband and kids and affluent New York lifestyle. But the call does come. During volatile negotiations between the White House and Pyongyang, Song is hurled back into a reality she had hoped to leave behind forever. Unbeknownst to her, the CIA has already broken her cover. Working with “retired” Israeli operative Dalia Artzi, they track the Korean agent as she relentlessly executes her mission. Langley is pulling strings behind the scenes, confident of its advantage in this high-stakes game—until an unforeseen wild card from within its very ranks hijacks the operation for an unthinkable purpose. Dalia realizes that Song has been the unwitting catalyst for the disaster now unfolding, and that she alone can stop it from engulfing the world.
Koshchei in Hell
by Mike MignolaThe world above may be over, and Hellboy gone with it, but Koshchei is still in Hell content with his wine and his books—until an old face arrives and brings Koshchei a critical task.An old and powerful foe is returning, and Koshchei must take up his sword and defend the city from destruction.Mignola returns to Hell to reunite with one of his favorite collaborators, Ben Stenbeck (Frankenstein Underground, Witchfinder: In The Service of Angels, Baltimore, Koshchei the Deathless).Collects Koshchei in Hell #1-#4, Sir Edward Grey: Acheron one-shot, and bonus material.