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Sigma Force Novels 1
by James RollinsDuring a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of blood and destruction. But the killers have not come for gold; they seek a more valuable prize: the bones of the Magi who once paid homage to a newborn savior . . . a treasure that could reshape the world. With the Vatican in turmoil, SIGMA Force leaps into action. An elite team of scientific and Special Forces operatives under the command of Grayson Pierce and accompanied by Lieutenant Rachel Verona of Rome's carabinieri, they are pursuing a deadly mystery that weaves through sites of the Seven Wonders of the World and ends at the doorstep of an ancient, mystical, and terrifying secret order. For there are those with dark plans for the stolen sacred remains that will alter the future of humankind . . . when science and religion unite to unleash a horror not seen since the beginning of time.
Sign Here
by Claudia LuxA darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul. When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey&’s precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion. But things aren&’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons&’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.
Sign of Foul Play (Connor Westphal Mystery #2)
by Penny WarnerLast night's earthquake has the California Gold Country town of Flat Skunk buzzing; and over her morning mocha, deaf newswoman Connor Westphal is shaping it into a lead story for her local paper, the Eureka! Then her TTY phone brings more sensational news: a twisted corpse has been found on a construction site owned by her rival publisher, Harlan Truax. What was the dead soil engineer doing there at midnight, and was it the quake that toppled him four stories to his death? An act of God--or human malevolence?Connor is soon back in the sleuth business, uncovering Flat Skunk's darkest secrets: from toxic dirt to tainted relationships. But someone's out to stop her, and they're saying it with flowers, verses, menacing e-mail--and a series of murders that could knock the numbers off the Richter scale and silence one lip-reading reporter forever.
Sign of the Cross
by Chris KuzneskiNo secret will keep for ever . . . A Vatican priest is found murdered on the shores of Denmark - nailed to a cross in the shadow of Hamlet's castle. He is the first victim in a vicious killing spree that spans the world. Each horrific murder exactly mirrors the crucifixion of Christ hellip; Meanwhile, deep in the Roman Catacombs of Orvieto, an archaeologist uncovers an ancient scroll dating back two thousand years. The scroll, he knows, holds the key to a dark and treacherous secret that will rock the very foundations of the Church. But only if he can decipher its lost meanings - and only if he can live long enough to reveal them . . . The enemies of the truth know no law of man hellip;
SignWave
by Andrew VachssOnce a mercenary, later an assassin, and now living a different life, Dell has bone-marrow-deep loyalty and protective instincts that know no bounds when it comes to his wife, Dolly, a former battle-field nurse, and their close-knit group of Dolly's friends and Dell's allies. When Dolly receives a thinly veiled threat, Dell reverts to his old ways to untangle the background of a prominent local figure, George Byron Benton, whose actions have awakened Dell's obsessive need for security. This target combines the deadly patience of a gila monster and a complex agenda--including a public life that's all elaborate disguise. To penetrate Benton's dense facade, Dell methodically works his way through the only reliable source of news in the area--a blog called Undercurrents. If he manages to track Benton down, Dell will have to decide how far he is willing to go to recapture the sense of safety that Benton has stolen. With Andrew Vachss's trademark razor-sharp dialogue and inimitable prose style, SignWave--the third entry in the Aftershock series--is guaranteed to reverberate powerfully long after it has been read.From the Hardcover edition.
Signal (Sam Dryden Series #2)
by Patrick LeeSam Dryden lives quietly in a small coastal town in southern California, buying and fixing up old houses. It's good physical work that he's come to love. But his peaceful life is shattered when he gets a phone call from an old friend in trouble. A phone call that pulls Dryden into the middle of a situation that's as violent as it is baffling. For FBI agent Marnie Calvert, it all begins at a secluded trailer in the Mojave Desert-the scene of a horrifying crime, but also of an impossible and mysterious act of heroism. At least, it should have been impossible. Determined to learn the truth, what Calvert discovers leads her to Sam Dryden-an ex-Special Forces operative whose ordinary life has suddenly become anything but. Through their actions, Dryden and Calvert have unknowingly placed themselves in the cross-hairs of a frightening and dangerous enemy, the result of a generations-long conspiracy finally coming to fruition. What these people have is a technology that allows them to affect events before they even happen. How they are planning to use it, however, will result in the death of millions. To defeat them, Dryden will need to do more than think fast-he'll need to think around corners, and face down anenemy that can seize on his mistakes before he even makes them. Following the national bestsellerRunner, Sam Dryden, Patrick Lee's most indelible creation, returns in one of the most compelling, breathless thrillers yet---Signal.
Signal Intruder
by Robert TralinsThe circuit board, using photons instead of electrical current, was the most dramatic leap forward Silicon Valley had seen in years. Now, the prototype was missing and at least one man was dead. If the board was placed in the guidance system of a missile, the weapon could be targeted with pinpoint accuracy, and it was clear that the people who had stolen it were planning to do just that. A security setup backed by the most advanced equipment the experts could develop had been breached and Jack Lund, chief of security for the MWD Group, had to find out who and how ... and fast! He didn't have too much trouble getting started, but suddenly a faceless enemy with lots of firepower and the ability to strike at unheard of distances seemed to know everything he was going to do before he did. Somehow, it seemed that they were turning his own state-of-the-art technology against him. That put them one step ahead ... and waiting.
Signal Loss (A Hal Challis Investigation #7)
by Garry DisherThe Ned Kelly Award-winning master of Australian noir shows us the darker side of the Peninsula. A meth-related crime has Inspector Hal Challis on his backfoot, while Sergeant Ellen Destry hunts down an elusive serial rapist. A pair of hit men working a job for a meth kingpin have a very bad day, and the resulting bushfire draws attention to a drug lab and two burned bodies in a Mercedes. Sergeant Ellen Destry—newly minted head of her department’s sex crime unit—and Inspector Hal Challis return in this newest installment of Garry Disher’s Peninsula-based crimes series. With meth-related crime on the rise, interdepartmental tensions mount, and Challis soon finds himself fighting to keep control of his case. Meanwhile, Destry is hunting for a serial rapist who is extremely adept at not leaving clues. A tense, human, and at times darkly funny entry into Disher’s celebrated Ned Kelly Award–winning series.
Signal Red
by Robert RyanThe inspiration behind BBC One's thrilling new drama, The Great Train Robbery.Sunday Times bestseller Robert Ryan brings the most ambitious heist of the twentieth century to gripping and vivid life.1963: an unarmed gang led by the dapper Bruce Reynolds holds up a Royal Mail train at a remote bridge in Buckinghamshire, escaping with millions. The group lay low in a nearby farm but, panicked by the police closing in they clear out, leaving behind numerous fingerprints. Outraged by the gang's audacity and under political pressure for quick arrests, the police move into top gear. As huge quantities of money start to turn up in forests and phone boxes, dumped by nervous middlemen, Scotland Yard begin to track down the robbers, one by one...
Signal Red
by Robert RyanThe inspiration behind BBC One's thrilling new drama, The Great Train Robbery.Sunday Times bestseller Robert Ryan brings the most ambitious heist of the twentieth century to gripping and vivid life.1963: an unarmed gang led by the dapper Bruce Reynolds holds up a Royal Mail train at a remote bridge in Buckinghamshire, escaping with millions. The group lay low in a nearby farm but, panicked by the police closing in they clear out, leaving behind numerous fingerprints. Outraged by the gang's audacity and under political pressure for quick arrests, the police move into top gear. As huge quantities of money start to turn up in forests and phone boxes, dumped by nervous middlemen, Scotland Yard begin to track down the robbers, one by one...
Signal Red: Empire Of Sand, Death On The Ice, And Signal Red (The Great British Heroes and Antiheroes Trilogy #3)
by Robert RyanAn edge-of-your-seat caper based on one of the most sensational crimes in British history In August 1963, a Royal Mail train traveling between Glasgow and London was forced to make an unscheduled stop. Led by a charismatic jewel thief, a gang of fifteen unarmed men boarded the train, incapacitated the driver, and made off with more than £2 million. Divided equally, it was more than enough money for them to disappear forever—if they could all keep quiet. Incensed by the brazenness of the crime, Scotland Yard investigators employed every means they could think of to get the thieves to turn on one another. Soon, a meticulous plan descended into a desperate free-for-all as the gang went down one by one. This heart-racing novel inspired by the Great Train Robbery asks the most fascinating question of all: Who talked? This ebook includes an afterword by Bruce Reynolds, mastermind of the Great Train Robbery. Signal Red is the 3rd book in the Great British Heroes and Antiheroes Trilogy, which also includes Empire of Sand and Death on the Ice.
Signals Volume 1
by NikaMel Song is an unlikely fit for a crack investigator—in her downtime she loves watching soap operas in her pajamas, eating instant ramen, and internet shopping.But she has one secret weapon: the ability to read minds.Still, Mel can't afford to get complacent. Not when there is a fresh threat brewing in the shadows of New York City...Nika&’s thrilling suspense story Signals arrives in its print debut from Dark Horse and Tapas, part of a new collaboration!
Signals Volume 2
by NikaRead the exciting conclusion to Mel Song&’s psychic adventures in the second volume of Signals, created by Nika and brought to print by Dark Horse and Tapas Entertainment!Having barely escaped her first encounter with Ken, a powerful fellow psychic, Mel and her two friends must regroup and determine their next course of action to continue their search for the missing Julie. The smart thing to do would be to lay low, but caution has never been Mel&’s strong suit—especially when there is a case to be solved!
Signature Kill: A Novel
by David LevienTaut and edgy, Signature Kill is a riveting exploration of a killer next door--a tour de force from acclaimed author David Levien. The quiet of the Indianapolis night is broken when an unidentifiable body is found in a local park, deliberately arranged in such a way that police know it's not a random crime. Across the city, former cop Frank Behr, down on his luck and virtually broke, takes on a no-win case to locate a desperate mother's wayward daughter who's been missing for months. Behr has few friends left on the police force, but as he wades into the world of small-time prostitution from which the daughter disappeared, he comes to believe the two cases are related. When another body is found, it becomes clear Indianapolis has a serial killer on its streets . . . an untraceable predator who, Behr surmises, lives behind the chilling veil of a perfectly normal life. Behr's pursuit threatens to become entangled in the official police investigation, and will lead him to a dark place--and ultimately to a devastating decision from which he will not be able to turn back. Signature Kill is a masterly novel, in which one man's obsession with justice faces off against a killer's all-consuming obsession with perfection.From the Hardcover edition.
Signed Sealed Dead
by Cynthia MurphyFrom the author of the BookTok sensation Win Lose Kill Die, comes an explosive mystery about a teenager whose true-crime obsession hits a little too close to home when she begins receiving cryptic messages after moving into a new house."Deliciously twisted fun!"—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is LyingWhen true-Crime obsessed Paige, along with her family, move across the Atlantic to her father's eerie hometown, it's not long before she uncovers the town's dark history—a string of unsolved murders and disappearances in the 90s.Soon after, notes start appearing at their home, about the secrets the old house is keeping. The clues lead Paige to a diary concealed in the walls that belonged to one of the missing girls.Could this be the key to solving a quarter-of-a-century mystery...or will the diary make Paige the next target?
Signed by Zelda
by Kate FeifferAn aspiring handwriting analyst tracks down her missing neighbor in this caper from the author of The Problem with the Puddles.More than anything, eleven-year-old Lucy wants to be the world's most famous handwriting expert. "You can learn a lot about a person through how they write their I's," she tells her friend, Pigeon--who just so happens to be a talking bird. When Lucy's neighbor Zelda goes missing and the only clue is a cryptic handwritten note, Lucy is determined to crack the case using her graphology skills. With some help from Nicky, who lives upstairs, and plenty of advice from Pigeon (who just so happens to be very opinionated), can Lucy decipher the whereabouts of her apartment building's missing resident?
Signed, Picpus
by Georges Simenon David CowardMaigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice in book twenty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series."Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes. It is at that moment that the strange thing happens. One of the lenses, acting as a mirror, reflected the criss-cross, hatched ink marks which had dried on the blotter and he could just make out a couple of words."When a fortuneteller is found murdered in her apartment, Maigret must find out not only who commited the crime, but why it was predicted in a note found earlier--signed by the unknown Picpus.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Signed, Sealed and Dead: A Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery (The Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery Series #3)
by Carolyn Ridder AspensonUSA Today–Bestselling Author:The clock runs out for a Georgia high school coach—and a sleuthing realtor is on the case . . .Realtor Lily Sprayberry hopes to have kids someday—and if she does, she&’ll refuse to let them play sports. It&’s not because she thinks sports are dangerous—it&’s the parents. God bless them, they&’re a hot mess. When her client, the high school&’s new varsity lacrosse coach, is murdered, her list of suspects looks like a PTA membership list. Someone on that list wanted him dead, and she&’ll go into overtime to find his killer—even if it means being benched . . . permanently.
Sigue adelante chico. ¿No ves que está muerto?
by Gianfranco RescinaAtractiva novela de espionaje internacional antiterrrista donde personaejes tan dispares como un famoso agente secreto, un gran financiero, un estudiante milanés, el hijo de un jeque y otros personajes sobresalientes; se unen en una trama que intenta detener el accionar terrorista, planeando una operación perfecta, compleja y arriesgada, En ella los "malos" muestran ciertas perplejidades y los "buenos" un cinismo inesperado, ambos librando una guerra sorda en los más atractivos paisajes europeos. Tensión y final inesperado.
Silence
by Jan Costin WagnerA prize-winning psychological crime thriller featuring melancholy Finnish detective Kimmo Joentaa One ordinary summer's day a young girl disappears while cycling to volleyball practice. Her abandoned bike is found in exactly the same place that another girl was assaulted and murdered thirty-three years previously. The perpetrator was never brought to justice, so the authorities suspect the same killer has struck again. The eeriness of the crime unsettles not only the police and public, but also someone who has been carrying a burden of guilt for many years . . .Detective Kimmo Joentaa calls upon the help of his older colleague Ketola, who worked on the original murder, in the hope that they can solve both cases. While they are following up leads, the ripples from the impact of the new disappearance spread and Kimmo discovers that the truth is not always what you expect.
Silence
by Thomas PerrySix years ago Wendy Harper was running for her life. Jack Till, an ex-cop turned private eye, helped her disappear. He did a very good job of it and even Jack has no idea where she might be. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out. Jack must find her before a pair of hired assassins do. The assassins, a husband and wife team, are as sinister as they come, and when their shadowy employer looks like he is going to double-cross them, finishing the job is no longer enough...
Silence
by Zaire CrownA gritty, intense novel set on Detroit&’s mean streets, featuring a much-feared deaf killer known as &“The Silent Assassin,&” who&’s fresh out of prison and on a mission to avenge the murder of the man who taught him to survive. Perfect for readers of K&’wan and Ashley & JaQuavis. Deaf since childhood, Silence can read body language like a book. His mentor, Doc, who acted as his voice, taught him to navigate the streets. Silence put those skills together to become the Motor City&’s most lethal killer. But now he&’s home after twelve years in lockdown—and primed for revenge. His city is crumbling, and Doc has been shot dead, his empire divvied up between Silence&’s former friends—and no one is talking. . . . Until Silence starts rattling cages, from the town&’s hottest strip joints to its icy centers of political power. Under pressure from a ruthless cop, Silence soon finds that the loyalty and friendship he valued, the truths he lived by—even the man he looked up to—might just be deadly illusions. And when someone goes after his adopted family, Silence is on the clock to unravel a lethal conspiracy—and stake his life on one last impossible play . . . Praise for Games Women Play&“Games Women Play goes in hard and heavy straight from the gate! Zaire Crown is a bold new voice in urban fiction!&” —Noire&“An exciting, twisty thrill ride that'll keep you turning the pages to its jaw-dropping conclusion.&” —De&’nesha Diamond
Silence (An Otto Penzler Book #9)
by Thomas Perry&“An ingeniously plotted and tightly written novel of taut psychological suspense&” from the New York Times bestselling author of the Butcher&’s Boy novels (Nelson DeMille). Six years ago, private investigator Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out, and Till must find her before tango-dancing assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner do. The Turners are merely hired to do a job, though, and prefer to remain anonymous. When they find that a middleman has let the true employer know their identities, finishing the job is no longer enough. Their fee just went up. Full of masterful plotting and unnerving psychological insight, Silence is a mesmerizing thrill ride. &“Ingenious.&”—George Pelecanos &“Brilliant.&”—Robert B. Parker &“Mr. Perry spins an elaborate web of cat-and-mouse machinations . . . driven as much by the characters&’ fears and neuroses as by ordinary motives . . . Expertly wrought.&”—The New York Times &“As good as [Perry] gets . . . Silence entertains until the very last page.&”—New York Daily News &“Another intelligent, literate thriller . . . As always, Perry excels at the procedural details, keeps up the pace throughout and will have readers guessing until the end.&”—Publishers Weekly
Silence (The Inspector Celcius Daly Mysteries #3)
by Anthony QuinnA bizarre road accident propels Celcius Daly into an investigation that could reveal the truth about his mother's death thirty years ago Father Aloysius Walsh spent the last years of his life painstakingly collecting evidence of a yearlong killing spree, unparalleled savagery that blighted Ireland's borderlands at the end of the 1970s. Pinned to his bedroom wall, a macabre map charts the grim territory of death—victims, weapons, wounds, dates—and somehow, amid the forest of pins and notes, he had discerned a pattern. . . . So why did Father Walsh deliberately drive through a cordon of policemen and off the road to his death? Why, when Inspector Celcius Daly arrives at the scene, does he find Special Branch already there? And why is Daly's mother’s name on the priest's map? The past poisons the present, and Daly’s life will never be the same again.Silence is the 3rd book in the Inspector Celcius Daly Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Silence Ends (Double Helix Case Files #3)
by Jade Kerrion Double Helix2nd Place, Young Adult, Royal Palm Literary Award 2013When you choose your friends, you also choose your enemies.Seventeen-year-old Dee wants nothing more than to help her twin brother, Dum, break free from the trauma in their childhood and speak again, but the only person who can help Dum is the alpha empath, Danyael Sabre, whom the U.S. government considers a terrorist and traitor.The search for Danyael will lead Dee and Dum from the sheltered protection of the Mutant Affairs Council and into the violent, gang-controlled heart of Anacostia. Ensnared by Danyael’s complicated network of friends and enemies, Dee makes her stand in a political and social war that she is ill equipped to fight. What can one human, armed only with her wits and pepper spray, do against the super-powered mutants who dominate the Genetic Revolution?In her quest to help her brother become normal, Dee will learn what it means to be extraordinary.This is a standalone futuristic thriller set in the award-winning world of the Double Helix.