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Pursued (The Athena Force Adventures #5)
by Catherine MannAir force captain Josie Lockworthcame from a long line ofAmerican patriots and wasexpected to follow her family'sexample. But after a goodfriend's death, the usually savvyAthena Academy graduate wasn'tperforming at her best. Still, whenthe project she'd been working on for monthscrashed and burned, she knew it wasn't due toher negligence. Someone was trying to sabotageher career. With the authorities after her head andan unsettling inspector looking over her shoulder,Josie raced to clear her name before she becamethe next casualty of war….
Pursued by the Sheriff (Mercy Ridge Lawmen #4)
by Delores FossenUSA TODAY Bestselling AuthorTo bring down an arms dealerA Texas sheriff has to play nice with the suspect&’s sister The bullet that rips through Sheriff Jace Castillo&’s body stalls his investigation. But being nursed back to health by the shooter&’s sister is his biggest complication yet. Linnea Martell has always been—and still is—off-limits. Even if close quarters and undeniable attraction tempts them for more. And the danger only intensifies when Linnea gets caught in the line of fire…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Mercy Ridge Lawmen series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Her Child to ProtectBook 2: Safeguarding the SurrogateBook 3: Targeting the DeputyBook 4: Pursued by the Sheriff
Pursued for the Viscount's Vengeance
by Sarah MalloryBeneath that puritanical dress she was quite beautifulViscount Gilmorton had never seduced a woman before but, as the only way to avenge himself on her deceitful brother, he was prepared to disgrace the buttoned-up Deborah Meltham. He was planning nothing more than to shame her, but not beyond repair. Gil would ensure that she came to him willingly, because if Deborah was as lonely as he thought, she should be receptive to him. Only Gil hadn’t counted on his feelings for her changing—nor her reaction when she realized he’d been deceiving her from the start…
Pursued in the Wilderness (Mountain Rescue)
by Loretta EidsonHer baby's life…depends on one man and his K-9 The murder of her ex-husband at a remote cabin and the discovery that the killers want to take her about-to-be-born baby sends Brooke Chandler running into the Tennessee mountains. She stumbles into the campsite of K-9 handler Trent Williston and his search-and-rescue dog, Rex. Trent vows to get Brooke and her baby to safety. But with the killers on their heels, the impending birth of Brooke&’s baby and the threats of the wilderness, they must first survive…
Pursuing Justice
by Valerie Hansen Lynette EasonThese officers solve the toughest cases with the help of their brave canine partnersSpecial Agent by Valerie HansenWhen Special Agent in Charge Max West and his K-9 partner, Opal, look into a series of bombings in Northern California, horse trainer Katerina Garwood is a prime suspect. As the ex-fiancée of a man tied to a criminal family, Katerina may know more than she’s letting on—especially since the syndicate is targeting her. Despite Max’s reservations, he can’t deny his attraction…or the impulse to protect her.Bounty Hunter by Lynette EasonWhile on a mission to bring his sister’s killer to justice, bounty hunter Riley Martelli spots a missing FBI agent in a Colorado national park. When he calls in the tip, he’s joined in his search by Special Agent Harper Prentiss. Harper, aided by her faithful German shepherd, is determined to locate the missing agent…without falling for the handsome Riley. Working together is their best option, but it also doubles the danger they’re in.
Pursuit
by Karen RobardsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Guilty When the First Lady dies in a fiery car crash, rookie attorney Jessica Ford is the only survivor of the tragedy. As the nation mourns, Ford has reason to believe it wasn't an accident. One by one, others in the First Lady's inner circle are being killed. Jessica must find out why- before she's next. .
Pursuit
by Robert L. FishTo escape justice, a Secret Service colonel masquerades as a Jewish refugee The thousand-year Reich is crumbling, and the Red Army races toward Berlin. As the senior leadership of the Nazi party burns its files and flees the country, Colonel Helmut von Schraeder takes a different approach. After years in charge of the concentration camp at Lublin, he knows the Russians will not spare him. And so he throws away his uniform and asks a plastic surgeon to give him a disguise no one will question: that of a Jew. Schraeder disappears among the men and women he has spent the war torturing. When they are rescued, he is treated as a refugee. In Palestine, he is swept up in the fight for Israeli independence, becoming a hero for a people whom he tried so desperately to destroy. But von Schraeder's past is not finished with him, and as the hate within his soul burns ever brighter, he knows he will have to answer for his crimes.
Pursuit
by Steve MonroePresent day: A major mob bust going down. The FBI pulls back surveillance, a killer flees. There's slaughter in the 'burbs of Chicago; a murderer heads downtown. Why did he do it? Where is he going? Above all, what will he do next? Detective Wallace Greer and his partner, Romar Jones, are hot on the killer's trail. They give chase through the Gold Coast and its tony restaurants, under the El in the East Loop, by Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, following the evidence, but always slightly behind; bodies mark the route. Five days in a cold Chicago winter. Motives collide. Psyches split. There's no rest, no time; it's all angles and action. They have to head off the killer, prevent killings too close to home. But can they catch him? Kill him? There's only one way to find out.
Pursuit at Panther Point (Eagle Mountain: Critical Response #2)
by Cindi MyersHe never thought he&’d see her again… Until a killer reunites them When he sees dog handler Anna Trent during a search-and-rescue mission, Deputy Lucas Malone is stunned. Two years ago, they met when she lost her husband on the same cancer ward where Lucas&’s girlfriend died. As Lucas now wonders about their mutual attraction, the case they&’re working turns into a murder investigation—and Anna becomes a target. Lucas was powerless to save his past love. Now he&’ll do whatever it takes to protect Anna…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Eagle Mountain: Critical Response series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Deception at Dixon PassBook 2: Pursuit at Panther PointBook 3: Killer on Kestrel TrailBook 4: Secrets of Silverpeak Mine
Pursuit of Honor: A Novel (A Mitch Rapp Novel #12)
by Vince FlynnMitch Rapp—the &“mainstay of the modern techno-thriller&” (New York Journal of Books)—returns in this exhilarating political thriller as he fights for the sake of his country and the pursuit of honor.Less than a week after a series of deadly explosions devastated Washington, DC, key officials are up in arms over whether to make friends or foes of the clandestine elite counterterrorism operatives that stepped between the enemy and countless American lives. Not for the first time, Mitch Rapp finds himself struggling to illustrate the realities of national security to politicians who are content to sit on the sidelines. Meanwhile, three al-Qaeda terrorists are still at large, and Rapp has been unofficially ordered to find them by any means necessary. No one knows the personal, physical, and emotional sacrifices required of the job better than Rapp. When he sees his colleague Mike Nash cracking under the pressure, he makes a call he hopes will save his friend, assuage the naysayers on Capitol Hill, and get him one step closer to the enemy before it&’s too late. Once again, Rapp proves himself to be a hero unafraid &“to walk the fine line between the moral high ground and violence&” (The Salt Lake Tribune) for our country&’s safety and for the pursuit of honor.
Pursuit of Honour: A Novel (The Mitch Rapp Series #12)
by Vince FlynnMitch Rapp is on the trail of the traitor within. Honour must be satisfied. In this latest action-packed addition to the Mitch Rapp saga, Flynn returns to the secretive world of fearless Americans who must risk their lives for their country's security, fighting a covert war that can never be discussed, even with their own political leaders. Look out for the new Vince Flynn novel, The Survivor, published in autumn 2015!
Pursuit of Justice
by Mimi LattYoung and idealistic L.A. lawyer Rebecca Morland had a rosy future. She and her husband, Ryan, had a happy and passionate marriage and planned to start a family. Then Ryan vanished. Recently named a partner at one of the city's most prestigious law firms, Ryan was last seen at a yacht party thrown by a wealthy and politically ambitious businessman. Two days later his body was found and Rebecca's life was turned upside down. The death is ruled a suicide by police eager to close the case, but Rebecca refuses to accept this verdict. She knew Ryan had been hiding something from her, yet with each fact uncovered, the truth becomes more elusive. Without judge or jury, Rebecca must test her cunning against a list of suspects that includes a Senatorial candidate; Ryan's jealous ex-lover; a multimillionaire real estate developer; a rival for partner; and a sinister political insider--as she blindly enters a dangerous and depraved game of justice where the penalty for failure is death. "Entert
Pursuit of Justice
by Pamela TracySHE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE--FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. While helping the police bust a drug ring, Rosa Cagnalia witnessed a murder--one she was now being framed for. Officer Samuel Packard hauled her in, only to see another cop--his former partner--take her from the precinct without cause. So he followed. Betraying a friend went against Sam's beliefs, but he suspected that something was going on, and that Rosa just might be innocent. The dangerous predicament he discovered her in only cemented his desire to help. Now, if only he could get his beautiful suspect to cooperate. . . .
Pursuit of a Parcel: An Ernest Lamb Mystery (The Ernest Lamb Mysteries #3)
by Patricia WentworthEnemy forces will stop at nothing to retrieve an incriminating package in this gripping international thriller from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries Double agent Cornelius Roos is about to become dispensable to the Germans—until he reveals the existence of a recording that will guarantee the death of a high-ranking Nazi official if it finds its way into the hands of Hermann Goering. So Roos strikes a bargain: If he walks out of Gestapo headquarters alive, he will ensure that the compromising recording never reaches Goering. Meanwhile, in the Foreign Intelligence office in England, agent Antony Rossiter is interrogated about Roos, his older, adopted brother. A few days later, Rossiter parachutes into Holland to make contact with Roos. But when a brown paper parcel with Rossiter&’s name on it is delivered to a British law firm, Rossiter&’s fiancée, Delia Merridew, becomes an innocent pawn in a deadly game of international espionage and cold-blooded murder. Now it&’s up to Scotland Yard Inspector Ernest Lamb and Detective Frank Abbott to ferret out the truth before a desperate enemy claims another victim. Pursuit of a Parcel is the 3rd book in the Ernest Lamb Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Pursuit of the Truth: Hunting A Killer (tactical Crime Division: Traverse City) / Pursuit Of The Truth (west Investigations) (West Investigations #1)
by K.D. RichardsHis skills can keep her safeHer secrets could get them killed…Security expert Ryan West’s worst fears come to life when hotel CEO Nadia Shelton is pushed in front of a taxi and nearly killed. Someone will do whatever it takes to find the brother Nadia thought was dead, and the only way Ryan can protect her as they uncover the truth is to stay strictly professional. But the sparks igniting between them are nearly impossible to ignore.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the West Investigations series by K.D. Richards:Book 1: Pursuit of the Truth
Pursuit: A Novel
by Thomas Perry"Perry is the best suspense writer in the business. . . . Pursuit is relentless, filled with twists and turns, that rare page-turner that keeps one reading late into the night to finish. " -The Boston Globe Thirteen bodies are found in a Louisville restaurant. When the police can find no suspect or motive, a victim's family seeks the services of the enigmatic and solitary specialist Roy Prescott, known for his ability to find people who don't want to be found. Working outside the law and willing to do what the police can't, Prescott hunts the killer, an elusive adversary who is as smart, as methodical, as deadly as he is. The only way to conduct this pursuit is to goad the killer into believing that he must kill Roy Prescott. It is a contest fought from one end of the country to the other, and both men understand that when it's over, only one of them will be alive. From the Paperback edition.
Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense
by Joyce Carol OatesFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author, &“a compelling domestic horror story&” of a new bride haunted by childhood nightmares (Kirkus Reviews). Less than twenty-four hours after exchanging vows with her new husband, Willem, Abby steps out into traffic. As his wife lies in her hospital bed, sleeping in fits and starts, Willem tries to determine whether this was an absentminded accident or a premeditated plunge, and he quickly discovers a mysterious set of clues about what his wife might be hiding. Why, for example is there a rash-like red mark circling her wrist? What does she dream about that causes her to wake from the sound of her own screams? Slowly, Abby begins to open up to her husband, revealing to him what she has never shared with anyone before—a story of a terrified mother; a jealous, drug-addled father; a daughter&’s terrifying captivity; and the demons behind her terrible recurring dreams of wandering through a field ridden with human skulls and bones… From a recipient of a National Book Award and three Bram Stoker Awards, this suspenseful, twisting tale, named one of the scariest books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, is a &“fast-paced examination of the destructive and restorative nature of obsessive love&” (Booklist).
Pursuit: A Thriller
by Gene HackmanGene Hackman, acclaimed actor and author of Payback at Morning Peak, “takes aim at a clear target: telling a good story” (St. Augustine Record) in this contemporary thriller.GENE HACKMAN brings his richly diverse literary voice to a gripping new thriller that pits a devoted police sergeant against a predator who may cost her everything that matters. “I’ll say this for the last time. Take your hand off the shotgun.” In a tense standoff with a shopping mall shooter, Sergeant Juliette Worth has the suspect about to surrender—then in a few explosive seconds, she takes him down. Usually a by-the-book cop, Julie has too much at stake, raising her daughter on her own, to break protocol—until the mall killer pushes her over the line. Instead of kudos for saving his hostage, the Missouri State Criminal Investigation Unit hands Julie cold case duty. Among the forgotten files, she uncovers a disturbing connection between disappearances from years ago—all pretty girls, all presumed runaways. Now Julie’s instincts have her hunting a predator still very much in the picture. Someone who pulls Julie into a harrowing chase—by abducting her own daughter. . . .
Pursuit: A Thrilling Suspense Novel (Omega Sector: Critical Response #4)
by Janie CrouchFrom USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch comes the story of opposites attracting as they join forces to stop a serial killer! Originally published as Man of Action.Andrea Gordon has become one of Omega Sector's top agents. Her skill at reading people is unrivaled—until she meets fellow profiler Brandon Han. Paired together to track a serial killer who has been targeting at-risk women, the two become entangled beyond the case. Then Andrea's own sordid past surfaces and they&’re forced to question everything about the assignment…and each other.
Pursuits Unknown: An Amy and Lars Novel
by Ellen ClaryAmy and her kelpie-shepherd mix, Lars, work with a search team that specializes in finding lost people. Despite his average-mutt appearance, Lars is no ordinary dog. He and Amy have a telepathic connection. While Lars has a lot to learn about human language, their bond allows them to communicate in unusual ways and is a boon to their success rate.When Amy and Lars find a missing scientist suffering from the Alzheimer's-like disorder "Disorientation," Amy and her support team realize this is not a typical lost-person case. Instead, this assignment appears to be an attempt to steal this man's highly sensitive research on nanotechnology—which, in the wrong hands, could be used to wipe out undesirables from their overpopulated world. Forced to go undercover to seek out the truth, Amy will have to confront—and surpass—her own limitations.
Push Back (Lorimer SideStreets)
by Karen Spafford-FitzSixteen-year-old Zaine Wyatt's mother walked out of his life when he was twelve, and he was kicked out of his aunt's house. After living on the streets and getting badly beaten up, he is back at his aunt's, but is angry and uncertain that he has a permanent place to live. When his mother breaks another promise to take him back, he flees and trashes a storage shed, injuring the owner as he runs away. To try to get the charges dropped, Zaine agrees to participate in a restorative justice program. He has to fix the damage, help out the owner and his disabled grandson, while avoiding being recruited to a gang. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.
Push Comes to Shove (No More Heroes)
by J. L. O'FaolainNo More Heroes: Book OneSuper-powered superhero Push and his human partner, Scratch, have been best friends and roommates for years. Push is the gay posterchild for the Real-Life Superhero Association. Unfortunately, Scratch is straight, which makes Push's suppressed feelings for him problematic--but not as problematic as their next assignment. Push and Scratch's job: rehabilitating Wrath, a recently released supervillain, complete with super powers of his own. It's not easy to trust someone who used to be on the other side, and Wrath's presence creates just the wrong kind of friction. When a bank-robbing practical joker throws a wrench in their plans and leads them on a wild chase across the southern United States, Push, Scratch, and Wrath have to leave their baggage behind and work together. But there are more secrets and danger awaiting them, and super powers may not be enough.
Pushed
by Franklin W. DixonIt's a holiday investigation for Frank and Joe Hardy!Frank and Joe go undercover at a New York City home for teenage runnaways during the annual Thanksgiving meal, after one of the home's former residents is pushed off a subway platform.
Pushed to the Limit
by Patricia RosemoorThough confined by prison walls, King Crawley was a powerful man. Still able to call the shots. Still able to give worse than he got. Revenge was justice. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth-and a mind for a mind. He plotted a unique kind of murder in which death would come long before the body gasped its last breath. One in which killer and victim would be one and the same. Sydney Raferty was his target-and through her, he would make her father pay. His weapon was undetectable, untraceable, because it didn't belong in any arsenal. Nevertheless, it was capable of total annihilation. King Crawley's weapon was love. Sydney Raferty was King Crawley's first victim. There were two others on his list: Dakota Raferty and Asia Raferty. For Crawley, revenge is sweet. KING CRAWLEY He nursed a hatred so strong, prison walls couldn't contain it. Powerful and cunning, he vowed to do to her what had been done to him SYDNEY RAFFERTY LORD In one short day, she had become wife... and widow. Soon, even the memory of her brief happiness began to fade. Now it was replaced by confusion and terror. It couldn't really be her husband's voice she heard calling out to her in the night shadows-or could it? BENNO DEMARTINO He was her dark knight, whose desire for his best friend's widow was matched by fear that his love was cursed. For he, too, was haunted-by a secret he had buried in the past.
Pushing Murder: A Clara Gamadge Mystery (The Clara Gamadge Mysteries)
by Eleanor BoylanClara Gamadge's latest adventure finds the white-haired sleuth in the hospital, at Christmas of all times, a victim of a bad hors d'oevre consumed at the opening of a friend's new mystery book shop, Pushing Murder, in Greenwich Village. A poisoning attempt at the hospital, however, convinces Clara and her family that the mishap at the party was no accident, but attempted murder! Who could possibly want to kill Clara, and why? She hasn't been involved in anycases for quite some time, so the murder attempts must mean she's been drawn into a new case without her knowledge. She suspects that someone will need her services in the near future.Sure enough, an old friend suddenly appears on the scene seeking Clara's help, and a web of ancient deceptions and green ensnares both women, involving them in a deadly game of extortion and murder.As Clara's family, including her charming yet irascible cousin Sadd, rallies to protect both women, Clara directs the investigation from her hospital bed. To her sorrow, however, she finds that the spirit of Christmas is proof against only the chill and is not strong enough to protect them all from the malice of one ambitions man.