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Lucifer's Shadow
by David HewsonIn an ancient burial ground on an island off Venice, a young woman's casket is pried open, an object is wrenched from her hands, and an extraordinary adventure begins. From the moment he arrives in Venice, Daniel Forster is seduced by the city's mystery and eroticism. An earnest young academic, Daniel has come for a summer job cataloguing a private collector's library. But when Daniel's employer sends him to buy a stolen violin from a petty thief, a chain reaction of violence and deception ignites. Suddenly Daniel is drawn into a police investigation--and a tempest swirling around a beautiful woman, a mysterious palazzo, and a lost musical masterpiece dating back centuries. With each step he takes, Daniel unwittingly retraces a journey that began in 1733, when another young man came to Venice. And when, in this realm of intrigue and beauty, two lovers came face-to-face with a killer--and a mystery was born. Separated by centuries, two tales of passion, betrayal, and danger collide in David Hewson's dazzling novel. Sweeping us from the intrigue of Vivaldi's Venice to the gritty world of a modern cop, from the genius of a prodigy to the greed of a killer,Lucifer's Shadowbuilds to a shattering crescendo--and one last, breathtaking surprise. From the Hardcover edition.
Lucifer's Tears
by James ThompsonFrom the acclaimed author of Snow Angels comes a new novel featuring Inspector Vaara. Inspector Kari Vaara has left the Arctic Circle and returned- reluctantly-to Helsinki, where headaches and sleeplessness plague him. But he must work through the pain. He has two cases on his plate: the brutal murder of a Russian businessman's wife, and-more secretively-an investigation into an elderly Finnish national hero who may have played a darker role in World War II than the public knows. Vaara's past has turned him into a haunted man. The questions he's asking now may turn him into a hunted man as well...
Lucifer's Weekend (Digger #4)
by Warren MurphyIn Lucifer&’s Weekend, Digger cannot convince a crazy widow to take a million dollar settlement for accidental death, and ends up uncovering a complicated murder plot involving a baby with a surprising father, a rogue cop, and a scheming millionaire with a sexy younger wife.
Luck Be A Lady: Rules for the Reckless 4 (Rules for the Reckless #5)
by Meredith DuranMeredith Duran returns with another witty, humorous and smart romance in the fourth book of her Rules for the Reckless series. Fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Feather and Eloisa James will delight in Meredith's trademark headstrong heroine, cunning hero and tale of deep emotional intensity!Enter Eveleigh's Auction Rooms at your own risk. Prepare to part with your fortune...and lose your heart.They call her the Ice Queen. Catherine Everleigh is London's loveliest heiress, but a bitter lesson in heartbreak has taught her to keep to herself. All she desires is her birthright - the auction house that was mercilessly stolen from her. To win this war, she'll need a powerful ally. Who better than infamous crime lord Nicholas O'Shea? A marriage of convenience will serve them both.Having conquered the city's underworld, Nick seeks a new challenge. Marrying Catherine will give him the guise of legitimacy and access to her elite world - no one need know he's coveted her for a year now. Their arrangement is strictly business, free from the weakness of love. Seduction, however, is an altogether different matter - an enticing game that he's determined she'll play, and what's more, enjoy... Want more Rules for the Reckless? Don't miss Your Wicked Heart or Fool Me Twice.
Luck of the Draw
by Carolina Garcia-AguileraIn this “entertaining romp” (Booklist) from the author of the Lupe Solano Mysteries, a woman travels to Las Vegas to find a missing sibling and instead finds herself rolling the dice with some very dangerous people—and with a very intriguing partner…Over the years, Esmerelda Navarro has become quite used to her eccentric family. But when her mother has a dream that the entire clan must unite in Miami to restore their long-lost casino—which, unfortunately, is still in Cuba—Esmerelda isn’t exactly ready just drop everything for the occasion.Then things get even more bizarre when her mother declares that Esmerelda must go to Las Vegas and collect her wayward little sister—a task made even more difficult by her sister’s apparent disappearance. Now, the situation has just become much more personal. And perilous.Aided by an unlikely ally in tough-as-nails ex-NYPD detective Dennis O’Shea, Esmerelda must dive deep into the underworld of Sin City. And in this city of mobsters, gamblers, and party people, she’ll have to be smart, savvy, and incredibly lucky if she’s going to save her sister before someone deals her a seriously bad hand…
The Luck of the Ghostwriter (A Jake O'Hara Mystery #2)
by Noreen WaldA literary conference at a fancy Manhattan hotel becomes a crime scene in this fun mystery by an author who “writes with a light touch” (New York Daily News). Jake O’Hara and her colleagues are looking forward to a complimentary weekend in Manhattan’s swanky Plaza Hotel, the venue for the Greater New York Crime Writers’ Conference. The conference kicks off on St. Patrick’s Day, making the atmosphere a bit more festive—and chaotic—than usual. But things get way out of hand when senator-turned-writer Charlie Fione and actress-turned-writer Holly Halligan partake of some green beer—that leaves them permanently green around the gills. Now Jake’s Irish eyes are far from smiling as she delves into a mystery and tries to rewrite a murderer’s plot—as only New York City’s finest ghostwriter can. “Murders multiply, but Jake proves up to the challenge . . . All the characters are charmingly kooky and fun . . . We will be looking for more of Jake O’Hara.” —The Mystery Reader “A very funny lady.” —Donna Andrews, New York Times–bestselling author of the Meg Langslow series
The Luck of the Ghostwriter (A Jake O'Hara Mystery #2)
by Noreen WaldA literary conference at a fancy Manhattan hotel becomes a crime scene in this fun mystery by an author who “writes with a light touch” (New York Daily News). Jake O’Hara and her colleagues are looking forward to a complimentary weekend in Manhattan’s swanky Plaza Hotel, the venue for the Greater New York Crime Writers’ Conference. The conference kicks off on St. Patrick’s Day, making the atmosphere a bit more festive—and chaotic—than usual. But things get way out of hand when senator-turned-writer Charlie Fione and actress-turned-writer Holly Halligan partake of some green beer—that leaves them permanently green around the gills. Now Jake’s Irish eyes are far from smiling as she delves into a mystery and tries to rewrite a murderer’s plot—as only New York City’s finest ghostwriter can. “Murders multiply, but Jake proves up to the challenge . . . All the characters are charmingly kooky and fun . . . We will be looking for more of Jake O’Hara.” —The Mystery Reader “A very funny lady.” —Donna Andrews, New York Times–bestselling author of the Meg Langslow series
The Luck of the Vails
by E F BensonA VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYWH Auden, Nancy Mitford and Noel Coward were among his fans... But have you discovered E. F. Benson yet?In a Holbein portrait above the grand old fireplace, Francis Vail, second baronet, brandishes a beautiful golden goblet, encrusted with pearls, rubies and emeralds. But this treasure, the Luck of the Vails, has since brought the family nothing but ruin and death.On the eve of his twenty-first birthday, Harry Vail discovers the Luck hidden in the attic of his ancestral home, the family curse is reawoken, and a tale of madness, avarice and murder unfolds.Murder mystery... Ghost story... Whodunnit. This is a classic detective story from the author of Mapp and Lucia. Crime fiction at its best.
The Luck Runs Out (The Peter Shandy Mysteries #2)
by Charlotte MacLeodAt Balaclava Agricultural College, a kidnapping and pig-napping are followed by murder Newlyweds Peter and Helen Shandy are picking out flatware when a pair of gun-toting hooligans bursts into the silversmith&’s shop, emptying the safe and leaving with Helen as their hostage. Although the police recover Helen quickly, her professor husband is badly shaken by the ordeal. Early the next morning, the college&’s head of animal husbandry frantically reports another hostage situation in progress. Belinda, the school&’s beloved sow, has been kidnapped, and only Peter can bring home the bacon. There&’s a possible witness to the pig-napping in Miss Flackley, the farrier, but before she can point Peter toward the vanished porker, she&’s found dead in the barn&’s mash feeder. By the time Peter discovers the link between the two heists, pigs may really fly.
The Luck Runs Out (The Peter Shandy Mysteries #2)
by Charlotte MacLeodAt Balaclava Agricultural College, a kidnapping and pig-napping are followed by murder Newlyweds Peter and Helen Shandy are picking out flatware when a pair of gun-toting hooligans bursts into the silversmith&’s shop, emptying the safe and leaving with Helen as their hostage. Although the police recover Helen quickly, her professor husband is badly shaken by the ordeal. Early the next morning, the college&’s head of animal husbandry frantically reports another hostage situation in progress. Belinda, the school&’s beloved sow, has been kidnapped, and only Peter can bring home the bacon. There&’s a possible witness to the pig-napping in Miss Flackley, the farrier, but before she can point Peter toward the vanished porker, she&’s found dead in the barn&’s mash feeder. By the time Peter discovers the link between the two heists, pigs may really fly.
Luckenbooth
by Jenni FaganA bold, haunting, and startlingly unique novel about the secrets we leave behind and the places that hold them long after we are gone, a &“quintessential novel of Edinburgh at its darkest.&” (Irvine Welsh)There are stories tucked away on every floor of 10 Luckenbooth Close 1910, Edinburgh. Jessie MacRae has been sent to a tenement building by her recently deceased father to bear a child for a wealthy man and his fiancée. The harrowing events that follow lead to a curse on the building and its residents—a curse that will last for the rest of the century. Over nine decades, 10 Luckenbooth Close bears witness to emblems of a changing world outside its walls. An infamous madam, a spy, a famous Beat poet, a coal miner who fears daylight, a psychic: these are some of the residents whose lives are plagued by the building's troubled history in disparate, sometimes chilling ways. The curse creeps up the nine floors as an enraged spirit world swells to the surface, desperate for the true horror of the building's longest kept secret to be heard. Luckenbooth is a bold, haunting, and dazzlingly unique novel about the stories and secrets we leave behind—and the places that hold them long after we are gone.
Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel
by Jessica Knoll*NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING MILA KUNIS* Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will thrill at this &“perfect page-turner&” (People)—that Reese Witherspoon describes as &“one of those reads you just can&’t put down!&” This &“dark, twisty&” (Entertainment Weekly), instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel follows an unforgettable young woman striving to create the perfect life—until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret.HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she&’s this close to living the perfect life she&’s worked so hard to achieve. But Ani has a secret. There&’s something else buried in her past that still haunts her, something private and painful that threatens to bubble to the surface and destroy everything. With a singular voice and twists you won&’t see coming, Luckiest Girl Alive explores the unbearable pressure that so many women feel to &“have it all&” and introduces a heroine whose sharp edges and cutthroat ambition have been protecting a scandalous truth, and a heart that's bigger than it first appears. The question remains: will breaking her silence destroy all that she has worked for—or, will it at long last, set Ani free?
Lucky
by Henry ChangDetective Jack Yu returns in a pulse-pounding fifth investigation in New York's Chinatown Chinatown gang leader “Lucky” Louie was shot outside of a Chinatown off-track betting establishment on the thirteenth of January, and lay in a coma for 88 days, waking on Easter Sunday. The number 88 is a double-helix, double-lucky Chinese number; religion and superstition all lean Lucky’s way.But Detective Jack Yu, Lucky’s boyhood blood brother, fears his friend’s luck is about to run out. When Lucky embarks on a complex and daring series of crimes against the Chinatown criminal underground, Jack races to stop him before his Jacket Design by Janine Agro enemies do so—permanently.
Lucky
by Marissa StapleyREESE&’S BOOK CLUB PICK A thrilling roller-coaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers&’ hearts.What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn&’t cash it in? Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She&’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity—when things go sideways. Lucky finds herself alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, the two figures from whom she&’s learned the art of the scam. When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she&’ll be arrested for her crimes. She&’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune. As Lucky tries to avoid capture and make a future for herself, she must confront her past by reconciling with her father; finding her mother, who abandoned her when she was just a baby; and coming to terms with the man she thought she loved—whose dark past is catching up with her, too. This is a novel about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good. It introduces a singularly gifted, multilayered character who must learn what it means to be independent and honest...before her luck runs out.
Lucky at Cards
by Lawrence BlockA good card mechanic is hard to find and even harder to change His dentist's poker game is the last place that card shark Bill Maynard expects to find another hustler. But that's just what Mrs. Murray Rogers, the scheming wife with her eye on her husband's fortune, is. The only problem is her husband's still alive, and she'll have to enlist the help of Bill in order to get what she wants. They've got a plan, but will Bill stick with it, or will the square life lull him into breaking his lucky streak? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from his personal collection, and a new afterword written by the author.
Lucky Bastard
by Deborah CoontsLucky O'Toole, the newly promoted Vice President of Customer Relations for the Babylon, Las Vegas' primo Strip property, has never met a problem she couldn't handle. But, when a young woman is found dead, sprawled across the hood of a new, bright red Ferrari California in the Babylon's dealership, a Jimmy Choo stiletto stuck in her carotid, Lucky's skills are maxed out. Of course her life is already on overload. Her mother, Mona, is pregnant, hormonal, and bored--a triple threat. A song that Teddie, Lucky's former lover, wrote for her is getting national airplay as he hits the talk shows, pleading for her forgiveness. Lucky is less than amused with the national spotlight on her personal life. She's having enough trouble fending off Chef Jean-Charles Bouclet, the Babylon's tasty new dish. All of this and The Smack-Down Poker tournament, the second-largest poker tournament in the world, is holding it's final table at the Babylon. Hookers, thieves, players, cheaters, media, and hangers-on all descend looking to win or to score. When one of the players turns up dead, Lucky starts to make connections, putting her in the crosshairs of the killer. Then, just when she's losing control... life deals another major complication to her personal life... and it's not going to be pretty? Lucky struggles to keep her life in balance, and a murderer from killing again as bodies pile up.
Lucky Bastard: A Novel
by Charles McCarryThe KGB grooms a long-lost Kennedy for an explosive assignment in this thriller by an ex-CIA agent and New York Times–bestselling spy novelist. Although in the mid-1940s no one had ever heard of JFK, Jack Adams&’s mother insisted her new son be christened John Fitzgerald. Years after his parents&’ death, Jack learns the reason for his name: a packet of photos showing his mother in bed with young John Kennedy. As a student at Columbia University, Jack demonstrates that he inherited more than JFK&’s good looks. His irresistible charisma and political instinct make him a natural campus leader, but he has his sights set on something bigger than the student council. Young Jack Adams wants to be president of the United States, and the Soviet Union is prepared to help. A KGB spy named Dmitri recruits Jack, promising him the presidency in exchange for treason. Dmitri guides Jack for decades, putting him in a position to become the largest intelligence coup in history—unless the candidate&’s libido derails him first.
Lucky Break
by Deborah CoontsChristmas has Lucky O'Toole, VP of Customer Relations for the Babylon, Las Vegas's premier Strip property, in a festive mood. Celebrations are afoot. The national media is focused on the grand opening of Lucky's lover, Jean-Charles's restaurant atop Lucky's very own slice-of-heaven hotel. Holt Box, a retired country-western singing legend has agreed to lend a hand in the kitchen, adding mega-watt celebrity buzz. The only sour note is her former lover, Teddie, who claims Lucky's father has put an end to his return to the Las Vegas stage by handing that stage to Holt Box. Things take a deadly turn when Lucky finds Teddie and her father standing over the lifeless body of Holt Box, a dagger in Teddie's fist. The media sharks are circling. A Macau heavy-hitter is in town, flying under the radar. An old nemesis of Lucky's is out of prison and salivating for revenge. Lucky's mother is ramping up her political campaign. And Christmas is racing toward a crescendo. Time is short as Lucky must discover whether Teddie is a killer. And why she still cares.
Lucky Catch
by Deborah CoontsTrouble always comes in threes. At least that's what Lucky O'Toole, the VP of Customer Relations for Las Vegas' primo Strip casino/hotel, the Babylon, has heard. So, tonight, when Teddie, her former lover shows up at her office unannounced and unexpected, a cadre of celebrity chefs with the maturity of teenagers arrives at the Babylon for a televised cook-off, and Lucky's current lover, Jean-Charles Bouclet stops answering his phone leaving Lucky to handle his five-year-old son, Lucky figures she has tonight's compliment of chaos covered. As usual, she is a tad optimistic. When a prized Alba truffle is stolen from the walk-in in Jean-Charles' restaurant and a young chef apparently killed with a smoking gun is found in Jean-Charles' food truck on the back lot, trouble takes a sinister turn. And Jean-Charles still isn't answering his phone. Desperate to put a lid on the body count and more than frantic over her AWOL lover, Lucky uses her Vegas contacts to search in places and in ways the police wouldn't or couldn't. Teddie insists on riding shotgun. Lucky has never been able to resist Teddie ... not really. With danger dogging their heels, Lucky finds herself falling once again under his spell as they traverse Vegas, drawn deeper and deeper into the highly competitive world of high-end eateries and the battle for the very rare, most highly prized gourmet foodstuffs. And when Lucky's path crosses the killer's... will her goose be cooked?
Lucky Day: An I Hunt Killers Novella (I Hunt Killers)
by Barry LygaThis is the story of the small town sheriff who captured one of the world's most ruthless and cunning murderers. A prequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller, I Hunt Killers.It all started with Dead Girl #1 and Dead Girl #2, the first killings in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod in decades. Two murders: just a coincidence, or something more sinister? One thing's for sure--it was definitely inconvenient in a year when Sheriff G. William Tanner, a mourning widower, had to run for reelection. With a trail gone cold, it's only luck that links the murders to the most notorious serial killer in memory. And in a town like Lobo's Nod, the killer must be someone Tanner already knows....
The Lucky Elephant Restaurant: A Detective Lane Mystery (Detective Lane Mystery #2)
by Garry RyanWhen the young daughter of popular radio talk show host Bobbie Reddie disappears along with Bobbie’s ex-husband, Detectives Lane and Harper are on the case. Haunted by flashbacks from a previous missing child case, Lane once again takes to the streets of Calgary looking for answers. Meanwhile, university student Jay Krocker befriends the mysterious Lucky Elephant Restaurant owner Lam Tran, known to many as Uncle Tran. As Jay and Uncle Tran become mixed up in the missing child case, their intentions baffle the detectives—are they there to help or hinder? As the pressure mounts for Lane and Harper to swiftly close the case, Lane’s private life becomes threatened. The two detectives are running out of time and must untangle the many lies surrounding this bizarre investigation before another child disappears.
The Lucky Elephant Restaurant: A Detective Lane Mystery (Detective Lane Mystery #2)
by Garry RyanWhen the young daughter of popular radio talk show host Bobbie Reddie disappears along with Bobbie’s ex-husband, Detectives Lane and Harper are on the case. Haunted by flashbacks from a previous missing child case, Lane once again takes to the streets of Calgary looking for answers. Meanwhile, university student Jay Krocker befriends the mysterious Lucky Elephant Restaurant owner Lam Tran, known to many as Uncle Tran. As Jay and Uncle Tran become mixed up in the missing child case, their intentions baffle the detectives—are they there to help or hinder? As the pressure mounts for Lane and Harper to swiftly close the case, Lane’s private life becomes threatened. The two detectives are running out of time and must untangle the many lies surrounding this bizarre investigation before another child disappears.
The Lucky Falcon Mystery (Walker High Mystery #6)
by Eleanor RobinsThe Walker High football team's lucky falcon is missing and everyone thinks Gail's boyfriend, Mark, stole it! Can Gail find the falcon and clear Mark's name? Walker High is a typical high school. The students of Walker attend classes, participate in sports and drama, cram for exams and go on field trips. Topics are involving and pertinent to young adult readers: romance, sports, friendship, exams, work, and family but with a twist of mystery.
Lucky Ghost: The Martingale Cycle
by Matthew BlakstadThe extraordinary new novel from the incredible author of SOCKPUPPET. Perfect for fans of BLACK MIRROR.Early one morning, blogger Alex Kubelick walks up to a total stranger and slaps him across the face. Hard.He smiles.They've both just earned Emoticoin, in a new, all-consuming game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency. Emoticoin is changing the face of the economy - but someone or something is controlling it for their own, dangerous ends.As Alex picks apart the tangled threads that hold the virtual game together she finds herself on the run from very real enemies. It seems only one person has the answers she seeks. Someone who hides behind the name 'Lucky Ghost'.But Lucky Ghost will only talk to a young hacker called Thimblerig - the online troll who's been harassing Alex for months.Will Lucky Ghost lead Alex and Thimblerig to the answers they seek - or to their deaths? LUCKY GHOST is part of the Martingale cycle, a series of interconnected novels exploring the life of computing pioneer and political radical Elyse Martingale - and her strange afterlife in the 21st century.
Lucky Ghost: The Martingale Cycle
by Matthew BlakstadThe extraordinary new novel from the incredible author of SOCKPUPPET. Perfect for fans of BLACK MIRROR.Early one morning, blogger Alex Kubelick walks up to a total stranger and slaps him across the face. Hard.He smiles.They've both just earned Emoticoin, in a new, all-consuming game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency. Emoticoin is changing the face of the economy - but someone or something is controlling it for their own, dangerous ends.As Alex picks apart the tangled threads that hold the virtual game together she finds herself on the run from very real enemies. It seems only one person has the answers she seeks. Someone who hides behind the name 'Lucky Ghost'.But Lucky Ghost will only talk to a young hacker called Thimblerig - the online troll who's been harassing Alex for months.Will Lucky Ghost lead Alex and Thimblerig to the answers they seek - or to their deaths? LUCKY GHOST is part of the Martingale cycle, a series of interconnected novels exploring the life of computing pioneer and political radical Elyse Martingale - and her strange afterlife in the 21st century.(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited