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Phoenix Rising: Day of Judgment (Phoenix Rising #3)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneOur worst nightmares have come to pass: America has been taken over and is ruled by Muslims. The USA is now called the Islamic Republic of Enlightenment. Sharia is the law of the land. Americans have a choice--convert or die.You Didn't Build ThatThree armies of brave but outgunned patriots--the Brotherhood of Loyalists, the Brotherhood of Liberty, and the United Patriots--send emissaries to Jake Lantz and Bob Varney at Firebase Freedom. Their goal: establish a more perfect union, revive the Constitution, and ultimately take back all of America. The new capitol of New America is Mobile, Alabama. But the enemy is the same. The United Islamic Republic of Enlightenment is not giving up without a bitter, bloody fight. With the World Caliphate of Holy Path Islam behind them they are stronger than ever in their evil history. But so is a new America gathering force. Battle lines are drawn, new weapons tested. The United States of America--the Land of the Free--will rise again.First Time In Print!
Phoenix Rising: Firebase Freedom (Phoenix Rising #2)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneOne Nation, Under God--TheirsEighteen months ago, America was invaded from within--by the self-proclaimed "Army of Allah." Now, U.S. veteran Jake Lantz and a ragtag team of survivalists have built a safehold on Pleasure Island. From this home base in the Gulf, they can reclaim our nation's natural gas wells for Phoenix, freedom's last defense against Islamic invaders. But when U.S. President Ohmshidi publicly admits that he is, and has always been, a Muslim, every American is forced to choose sides--or else. . .With Liberty, And Payback, For AllUnder presidential order, electric power, privileges, and "peace" will be restored--to any citizen who pledges allegiance to the new regime. Jake and the Phoenix Group are willing to sign up--over their dead bodies. Instead, they're reaching out to patriots across the nation to build an underground network of rebels. Like the Founding Fathers before them, they'll do anything for their country. Swear on their lives. Fight to the death. And blow this "New World Order" to kingdom come. . .First Time In Print!
Phoenix: Operation parrot
by Anthony Mazzorana Francesca RossiniBook description: Europe 1983 - At the heart of the cold war, love, jealousy and murder set the stage for Operation: PARROT - a deadly plot to trigger World War Three. The enigmatic CIA agent Clay Nathan Hobbs operates on the fringes of the European intelligence community, known only by his code name: Blue Shadow. Hobbs stumbles across a beautiful nurse who holds the key to a terrifying new Soviet intelligence plot masterminded by the KGB master spy Egor Vinogradov. Operation: PARROT is designed to thrust the world to the brink of nuclear war. Can the Blue Shadow untangle a web of lies and murder in time to stop the plot? And what are the motives of the seductive British agent Rebecca Doyle - is she friend, or the deadliest kind of foe?
Phone for the Fish Knives
by Daisy Waugh'Daisy Waugh's featherlight satires are as refreshing and uplifting as a glass of chilled vintage champagne. . . Imagine Agatha Christie on laughing gas' TimesThe Todes are back, and they're taking on Hollywood . . .When Hollywood wants to do a remake of the film that made Tode Hall famous, India and Egbert are delighted. They envisage a summer of free money and star-studded dinner parties ahead . . . But the Hall is soon overrun by wardrobe trucks and catering tents, and lusty, insecure actors squabbling about nudity clauses. When the movie's producers threaten to sue over the exact colour of Tode Hall's rolling lawns, India and Egbert realise that having a film crew on their doorstep isn't such a breeze after all. With so many egos in one place things were bound to end badly, but no one would have predicted quite so literal a backstabbing . . .'A glorious satire on aristocratic manners and mores, with a smidgeon of murder thrown in, Waugh's hilarious and entirely original twist on the country house murder mystery is 'a perfect antidote to all the real-life craziness going on' Daily MailPraise for the Todes 'Witty, well-written and determinedly entertaining . . . the perfect book for the staycation' Catholic Herald'I couldn't put it down' Santa Montefiore'A delightful treat' The Lady'Deliciously entertaining' Andrew Wilson'An irresistible champagne bubble of pleasure and laughter' Rachel Johnson'A perfect antidote to wintry gloom' The Literary Review'What a triumph!' Antonia Fraser'A masterclass in how to write a rollicking good read' Sarah Vine'A jolly farce that never takes itself too seriously' Red Magazine'Fizzles, crackles and sparkles' Elizabeth Buchan'A work of sublime silliness' Simon Brett'An effervescent madcap whodunnit' Metro'A marvellous rollicking read' Mary Killen'She's skewered her targets brilliantly' Imogen Edwards-Jones'This contemporary take on a golden age mystery is simply wonderful.' Belfast Telegraph
Phone for the Fish Knives
by Daisy WaughWhen Hollywood wants to do a remake of the film that made Tode Hall famous, India and Egbert are delighted. They envisage a summer of free money and star-studded dinner parties ahead . . . But the Hall is soon overrun by wardrobe trucks and catering tents, and lusty, insecure actors squabbling about nudity clauses. When the movie's producers threaten to sue over the exact colour of Tode Hall's rolling lawns, India and Egbert realise that having a film crew on their doorstep isn't such a breeze after all. With so many egos in one place things were bound to end badly, but no one would have predicted quite so literal a backstabbing…
Phone for the Fish Knives: A light and witty country house murder mystery (Tode Hall)
by Daisy Waugh'Daisy Waugh's featherlight satires are as refreshing and uplifting as a glass of chilled vintage champagne. . . Imagine Agatha Christie on laughing gas' TimesThe Todes are back, and they're taking on Hollywood . . .When Hollywood wants to do a remake of the film that made Tode Hall famous, India and Egbert are delighted. They envisage a summer of free money and star-studded dinner parties ahead . . . But the Hall is soon overrun by wardrobe trucks and catering tents, and lusty, insecure actors squabbling about nudity clauses. When the movie's producers threaten to sue over the exact colour of Tode Hall's rolling lawns, India and Egbert realise that having a film crew on their doorstep isn't such a breeze after all. With so many egos in one place things were bound to end badly, but no one would have predicted quite so literal a backstabbing . . .'A glorious satire on aristocratic manners and mores, with a smidgeon of murder thrown in, Waugh's hilarious and entirely original twist on the country house murder mystery is 'a perfect antidote to all the real-life craziness going on' Daily MailPraise for the Todes 'Ms. Waugh's novel offers plenty of satire, several good laughs and many dark chuckles.' Wall Street JournalWitty, well-written and determinedly entertaining . . . the perfect book for the staycation' Catholic Herald'I couldn't put it down' Santa Montefiore'A delightful treat' The Lady'Deliciously entertaining' Andrew Wilson'An irresistible champagne bubble of pleasure and laughter' Rachel Johnson'A perfect antidote to wintry gloom' The Literary Review'What a triumph!' Antonia Fraser'A masterclass in how to write a rollicking good read' Sarah Vine'A jolly farce that never takes itself too seriously' Red Magazine'Fizzles, crackles and sparkles' Elizabeth Buchan'A work of sublime silliness' Simon Brett'An effervescent madcap whodunnit' Metro'A marvellous rollicking read' Mary Killen'She's skewered her targets brilliantly' Imogen Edwards-Jones'This contemporary take on a golden age mystery is simply wonderful.' Belfast Telegraph
Photo Finish
by Sara ParetskyA short story featuring V. I. Warshawski from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky. <P> When a beautiful young man hires Chicago detective V. I. Warshawski to find his long-lost father, his story has so many holes that V.I. knows she’s on thin ice. Some illusive resemblance to a face she can’t quite remember keeps the PI on the case, even though when she finds the old man, he claims he never had a child. Uncovering the real identities of both father and son leads V.I. on a chase from Chicago’s seedy bars to its Gold Coast hotels and leaves her shaken to the core.
Photo Finish (Inspector Alleyn #31)
by Ngaio MarshThe luxury mansion on New Zealand's Lake Waihoe was the ideal place for the world-famous soprano to rest after her triumphant tour. Chief Superintendent Alleyn and his wife were among the house guests - but theirs was not a social visit.When tragedy struck, the peace of the island was shattered. With a houseful of suspects, now isolated by one of the lake's sudden storms, Alleyn was to face one of his trickiest cases...
Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn #31)
by Ngaio MarshInspector Alleyn goes to a storm-ridden island where he confronts a murdered soprano's flamboyant past and delves into an ancient blood feud.
Photo Finish: A Jack Doyle Mystery (Jack Doyle Series #4)
by John McEvoyPsychologist and Pittsburgh Police Department consultant Daniel Rinaldi has a new patient. Lisa Harland, a local girl, once made a splash in Playboy and the dubious side of Hollywood before bottoming out. Back home, down and out again, she married one of the city's richest and most ruthless tycoons. Lisa's challenge to Danny is that she intends to commit suicide by 7:00 PM. His therapist skills may buy some time—but, exiting, she's kidnapped right outside his office.Summoned to the Harland estate, Danny is forced, through a bizarre sequence of events, to be the bag man on the ransom delivery. This draws him into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a brilliant, lethal adversary. Complicating things is the unhappy Harland family, whose members have dark secrets of their own along with suspect loyalties, as well as one of Danny's other patients, a volatile vet whose life may, like Lisa's, be at risk. What is really at stake here?Phantom Limb, fourth in the acclaimed series of Daniel Rinaldi thrillers, will keep readers guessing until the very last page.
Photo Finish: Photo-finish - Light Thickens - Black Beech And Honeydew (Roderick Alleyn #31)
by Ngaio MarshA diva is dead in New Zealand . . . &“A neat little puzzle, sparkling writing . . .a book that should make all readers happy.&” —The New York Times The soprano Isabella Sommita was widely loathed, so much so that the problem with solving her murder is less a lack of plausible suspects than an embarrassment of options. On a lavish island estate, cut off from the mainland by a sudden storm, Roderick Alleyn is among the guests, and fortunately can take charge in the coppers&’ absence, in this delightful detective novel by the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master. &“Her socialite detective, Roderick Alleyn, has a deft touch, and combines savoir faire with keen analytical abilities, quite in the Scotland Yard tradition.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Photo Finished (A Scrapbooking Mystery #2)
by Laura ChildsNew Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand is hosting a late-night "Crop Till You Drop" session-when a neighboring antique-shop owner winds up murdered in the alley. Now, the scrapbooking expert must rearrange the jumble of clues and pick out the killer.
Photo Finished (A Snapshot of NYC Mystery #1)
by Christin Brecher&“Brecher pens a twisty-turny, witty and wonderful, mysterious romp through New York City that was a pure delight to read. Liv Spyers is the sassy and warmhearted amateur sleuth we'd all like to be, and it's a pleasure to join her as she follows the clues through her sharp-eyed photographer's lens. Highly recommend this mystery, which is sure to please.&” —New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlayThe first in Christin Brecher's new cozy mystery promises photo taking fun—and satisfying sleuthing—set in New York City, featuring Liv Spyer, a millennial sleuth sure to charm readers who are young and young at heart. &“Brecher has a winner with this new series that will delight cozy mystery readers!&”—Abby Collette, author of A Killer SundaeLiv Spyers&’ greatest joy is taking photographs of people and the world around them . . . until a shocking murder forces Liv to develop investigative skills using her keen eye . . . While some people escape into books or music, Liv Spyers escapes through her camera&’s lens, which inspires her to jump into things she might otherwise have no business tackling—like moving to New York City. Hustling to make her dreams come true as a portrait photographer, she runs a pocket-sized studio below her grandparents&’ West Village brownstone and key shop, where she also lives and works part-time. All of which still has her down to the end of her savings as the holidays approach. Everything changes in a flash, however, when elite events photographer, Regina Montague, invites Liv to shoot with her at New York City&’s most exclusive socialite event of the year—the Holiday Debutante Ball! Liv snaps at the opportunity, convinced that a job with Regina will launch her career. But when her fabulous new gig ends with the murder of billionaire Charlie Archibald, her dream job may never develop with Regina framed for murder. Once Liv begins to focus on her photos from the ball, she&’s convinced they reveal Charlie Archibald&’s real killer. Now, between cracking the world of high society—and the attentions of a handsome stranger—Liv must hustle once again to expose the killer . . . before she gets cropped from the picture! &“From F-stops to the F-train, Liv&’s expert eye makes her the ultimate cozy detective in Christin Brecher&’s Photo Finished. Photographer Liv Spyers and her trusty camera lens charms readers (and the NYC elite) without ever losing focus on the investigation. Expert composition and timing culminates in a portrait of a complex mystery!&”—Olivia Blacke, author of the Brooklyn Murder Mysteries
Photobomb (Lethal Lit, Novel #2)
by Micol OstowTig Torres investigates a decades-old cold case -- and a present-day stalker -- in this original novel based on the hit podcast Lethal Lit from Einhorn's Epic Productions and iHeartRadio!Lethal Lit follows Tig Torres, a Cuban-American teen detective in her hometown of Hollow Falls. This second original novel takes place after the events of season two of the hit podcast series, when Tig and her friends investigate the mysterious deaths surrounding a new hotel opening in Hollow Falls.Now, follow Tig as she solves a brand-new mystery with help from her friends Max, Wyn, and Ella.While visiting Hollow Falls’s local art gallery, Tig runs into Darsi, someone she knew back in New York. But an old friend isn't the only unexpected thing Tig finds at the gallery. Tig spots a murder happening in the background of one of the photos in the gallery exhibit. But who was murdered -- and who is the killer?Tig and her friends, including Darsi, are determined to find out what happened to the woman in the photograph. But they don’t realize that they’re being watched. The murder captured in the photo has gone undiscovered for decades -- and someone is willing to kill to keep it that way.Told from Tig’s first-person POV and featuring tons of podcast interstitials, this is a brand-new story not heard on the podcast!
Photoplay
by Hallie EphronDuane Foley thought shooting movie star Bunny Nichol's glamorous Hollywood party was going to be just another job. All the A-listers will be there, of course: Rock Hudson and Doris Day, not to mention Bunny herself and her current Argentine playboy, Tito Acevedo. And Duane's being paid up front, not working on spec like he usually does. (He's still smarting over having gotten that shot of Jack Kennedy and Marilyn all lovey-dovey over dinner, only to have a pair of goons tackle him in the parking lot and smash his camera.)Bunny's party is about what Duane expects--too many beautiful people, too much alcohol, Bunny's 15-year-old daughter looking too grown up--but what he doesn't expect is the shot he gets at the end of the night: a dead body. Nor does he expect to be left with an unsettling question: Is getting the shot his lucky break, or is he being played?
Phyllis
by Howard FastTwo scientists—one American and one Russian—form a pact for nuclear disarmament that threatens to bring civilization to its kneesThe physicists met during a nuclear conference in London. Wanting to hurry America and the Soviet Union into nuclear non-proliferation, they each construct a crude atomic bomb, hiding one in New York and one in Moscow, and then they disappear. The United States and the USSR have forty days to renounce nuclear weapons, or two world capitals will burn. The American government chooses police detective Thomas Clancy to save his city. As a cop with a background in physics, he enters the faculty of Knickerbocker University to investigate the American professor. Clancy&’s hope is that Phyllis Goldmark, the vanished physicist&’s former lover, may know some clue to his location. The clock is ticking as the fate of millions rests on the shoulders of Phyllis and Clancy. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Phyllis A. Whitney Presents Malice Domestic 5: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (Malice Domestic #5)
by Phyllis A. WhitneyMystery Writers of America Grand Master Phyllis A. Whitney, author of more than seventy bestsellers, presides over a salon of today's wittiest writers of mystery in this sparkling new addition to the series. MALICE DOMESTIC 5 once again delivers the style of skillfully plotted crime writing that is a credit to the cherished Agatha Christie tradition. JOYCE CHRISTMAS drops in murder with the egg rolls to go.... EILEEN DREYER proves one perfect man equals double trouble.... PETER LOVESEY gives a gabby bird a criminal vocabulary.... SHARAN NEWMAN unearths devilish doings in an unlikely place.... JILL CHURCHILL whips up batter for a killer recipe.... DEAN FELDMEYER spins a tale of hell freezing over..... PATRICIA MOYES plants larceny amid island palms..... TONI L.P. KELNER douses a hot corpse with southern salsa..... and many more top contemporary writers concoct the wickedest of clever crimes.
Physical Education (The Murder 101 Mysteries #6)
by Maggie BarbieriCollege English professor and sometime amateur sleuth Alison Bergeron would've been thrilled to hear that her husband, NYPD Detective Bobby Crawford, was leaving Homicide if that were the whole story, but it turns out that Bobby's next assignment is even worse---undercover. As if worrying about his involvement in a case he won't talk about at all wasn't bad enough, Alison is forced to take over the women's basketball team at St. Thomas after the coach dies of a heart attack during a game. She may not know much about basketball, but she's no stranger to sleuthing, and it isn't long before she suspects that the coach's death may be more than unexpected but premeditated as well.With Bobby deep undercover and Alison always on her way to deep trouble, it's only a matter of time before they run smack into each other in Physical Education, the latest in Maggie Barbieri's charming Murder 101 mystery series.
Physical Forces (The K-9 Rescue Novels)
by D. D. AyresIn this romantic suspense adventure, a Florida detective’s search for missing dogs leads to a deadly conspiracy—and a sexy search & rescue expert.Macayla Burkett is no ordinary private eye. She’s a pet detective, dedicated to tracking down missing dogs and cats. When two famous racing greyhounds disappear and turn up dead, Macayla finds herself in the midst of a much more serious case. And when the thieves target her and threaten her life, she realizes she’s in grave danger—until a ridiculously handsome stranger enters the picture . . . Oliver Kelly may look like a male stripper, but his muscles aren’t just for show. The gorgeous Australian is co-owner of a K-9 Search and Rescue service dedicated to saving those in danger. When he and his K-9 partner, an Australian shepherd named Jackeroo, rescue the fiery detective from trouble, the sparks begin to fly. And when they join forces to stop a widespread case of animal theft, it unleashes a torrent of passion that’s impossible to tame . . . Praise for Physical Forces“Ayres is back with another fun and exciting K-9 Rescue tale. . . . Ayres does a terrific job developing and layering these characters so that their burgeoning relationship feels real and connected. Ayres and romantic suspense are a great mix!” —RT Book Reviews“A book that will leave you wanting more.”—Fresh Fiction
Picaro: Una storia dell'orrore estremo
by Terry M. WestATTENZIONE: Questa storia contiene scene di violenza estrema e gore. Inadatta a chi si offende o impressiona facilmente. "Picaro è il genere più insidioso di horror estremo, raccontato con un tocco sanguinario." - Bob Milne, Beauty in Ruins “Una persona spesso incontra il suo destino sulla strada che aveva preso per evitarlo.” Jean de La Fontaine Houston, Texas. Estate del 1984 Binh Pham è un gigolò di strada che soffre di narcolessia. Dopo che il suo pappone è ucciso dal cartello della droga messicano, Binh si rende conto di essere il prossimo. Durante la fuga, va in autostop lungo la Interstate 45, una strada tutta diritta immersa nei boschi tra Houston e Dallas. Incontra Paul Marrane, un viaggiatore accanito eccentrico e carismatico. Paul viaggia con Binh, facendogli da protettore e amico. Ma il comportamento strano di Paul si rivela presto pericoloso. Certo che il suo compagno di viaggi sia un letale psicopatico, Binh scopre che Paul Marrane è molto peggio. Nel loro viaggio per le strade polverose, la loro odissea dà inizo a un incubo angosciante da cui non c'è via di fuga. Picaro è un viaggio sanguinoso verso l'Inferno, dal celebre autore horror, Terry m. West,
Picasso Blues: A Ray Tate and Djuna Brown Mystery
by Lee LamotheMore than a whodunit detective story, Picasso Blues is a gripping tale of missed opportunities and hidden desires set amid rampant cynicism, fear, and deadly danger. In this sequel to Free Form Jazz, Ray Tate and Djuna Brown are reunited in a city being ripped apart by fear, paranoia, and racism. With the police force decimated by a SARS-like disease, Tate and Brown are assigned to a task force targeting a series of murders that seem to be racially motivated. As the city riots around them, can they fashion a future for themselves in their dreamland of bohemian Paris? Far more than a whodunit detective story, Picasso Blues is the gripping tale of a civil society that flirts with anarchy a society where the very defenders of order risk losing themselves to chaos.
Piccola e preziosa (L'assistente del Capo #15)
by Lexy Timms'Il successo non consiste nell'avere tutto ciò che si desidera, ma nell'avere tutto ciò di cui si ha bisogno.' Mark aveva tutto. Una splendida moglie che aspettava il loro primo bambino. Un Country Club frequentato da persone influenti. Una vita da sogno, insomma. Prima che Erica lo lasciasse, almeno. Nel momento in cui lei se n'era andata, il mondo era crollato. Ora, Mark si ritrova a doversi prendere cura di un neonato ed a mandare avanti il circolo. Tra la mancanza di sonno e le lunghe giornate al lavoro, fatica ad andare avanti, ancor di più a gestire tutto. Il fratello e la moglie lo aiutano, ovviamente, per quanto possibile, ma hanno la loro vita di cui occuparsi. Nel bel mezzo del caos che è diventata la sua esistenza, Mark resta affascinato da una bellissima donna con gli occhi scuri. Lei è intelligente, ricca e vuole di più che diventare un membro del circolo. Mark sarebbe disposto a darle quello che desidera, se soltanto riuscisse a smettere di pensare alla donna che l'ha abbandonato. Se soltanto riuscisse a smettere di sperare di riavere indietro la famiglia che stava costruendo insieme a lei. Cosa farà, quando dovrà scegliere tra la donna che ha sposato e quella della quale potrebbe essersi innamorato in sua assenza?
Piccoli crimini innocenti
by C. S. LakinLila Carmichael sarà anche una comica ricca e famosa, ma ha tenuto nascosto il suo talento più grande ai suoi fan adoranti--la sua abilità nel cuocere a fuoco lento, speziare e servire un tour de force ben ingegnato durante una confortevole rimpatriata sulla sua isola privata nel nord-ovest del Pacifico. Sei ospiti ignari hanno dimenticato i piccoli crimini innocenti che hanno commesso contro la povera e sprovveduta Lila quindici anni prima, al college. Vacillano tutti sull'orlo della rovina, sperando che la famosa Lila giungerà in loro soccorso. Ma la loro disperazione li fa finire direttamente nelle sue grinfie. Uno alla volta, gli ospiti di Lila vengono metaforicamente uccisi in un feroce gioco da solotto chiamato Lupi. E la vendetta si trasforma in qualcosa di dolce-amaro quando il weekend giunge alla fine...ed uno degli ospiti è davvero morto.
Pick Your Poison
by Leann SweeneyOut of school, out of work, and out of motivation, Abby Rose is contemplating her life and wondering what to do next. It's the kind of situation that would get some girls down, but luckily Abby's got a heart the size of Texas-and a bank account to match. But when she discovers the gardener dead in her greenhouse, Abby realizes what she needs to do with herself: she needs to solve a murder. . . .