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Slow Dollar (Deborah Knott #9)
by Margaret MaronAnother Judge Deborah Knott (the bootleggers daughter) mystery. This time with a carnival flavor.
Slow Fire: A Mystery (Will Magowan)
by Ken MercerAn emotionally complex and literate page-turner, Ken Mercer's Slow Fire marks the electrifying debut of a new series featuring Will Magowan.One morning, Will Magowan opens his mail and finds a mysterious job offer to become the police chief of Haydenville, a tiny town in rural Northern California. Once a highly decorated LAPD narcotics detective, Will was terminated after a devastating personal tragedy drove him to become addicted to the heroin he was charged with keeping off the streets. Fresh out of rehab but jobless and estranged from his wife, Will now lives alone in an old Airstream trailer on the fringes of L.A. Out of options, Will accepts the job. After moving to Haydenville, he discovers that the once postcard-perfect town is being corrupted by a criminal influence that threatens to destroy it. Haydenville's normally law-abiding citizens begin to erupt in acts of unspeakable violence. Pets are going missing at an alarming rate. Stately Victorian homes are falling into disrepair. With only a rookie officer at his disposal, Will risks everything in his quest to save Haydenville—entering a labyrinth of dark secrets that have remained buried for almost 40 years.
Slow Hand Luke
by Debbi RawlinsWhen the ride gets wild...If Annie Corrigan had played it safe and stayed in New York, no cowboy would have sweet-talked his way into that empty bedroom down the hall. But on the eve of her very first night at her aunt's ramshackle Texas spread, that's exactly what happens.Just shut your eyes-With a million dollars in rodeo prize money gone missing and a vengeful husband on his tail, Luke McCall needs a place to hide while he clears his name. Lady Luck seems to have deserted him for good when he accidentally picks a female cop from Manhattan as his cover. And hang on...It looks like Annie has no choice but to turn him in. That is, until Slow Hand Luke decides to live up to his name-
Slow Heat in Heaven
by Sandra BrownSchyler Crandall left Heaven, Louisiana a broken-hearted girl. Now a crisis has brought her home to a family in conflict, a business on the brink of disaster, and seething secrets.
Slow Horses: Jackson Lamb Thriller 1 (Slough House #1)
by Mick HerronWelcome to the thrilling and unnervingly prescient world of the slow horses. This team of MI5 agents is united by one common bond: They've screwed up royally and will do anything to redeem themselves. This special tenth-anniversary deluxe edition of a modern classic includes a foreword by the author, discussion questions for book clubs, and an exclusive short story featuring the slow horses. London, England: Slough House is where washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what&’s left of their failed careers. The &“slow horses,&” as they&’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated there. Maybe they botched an Op so badly they can&’t be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle—not unusual in this line of work. One thing they have in common, though, is they want to be back in the action. And most of them would do anything to get there─even if it means having to collaborate with one another. When a young man is abducted and his kidnappers threaten to broadcast his beheading live on the Internet, the slow horses see an opportunity to redeem themselves. But is the victim really who he appears to be?
Slow Horses: Jackson Lamb Thriller 1 (Slough House #1)
by Mick HerronLet us be clear about this much at least: Slough House is not in Slough, nor is it a house...Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a secret file on a train, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They're the service's poor relations - the slow horses - and bitterest among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations. But when a young man is abducted, and it's threatened that he'll be beheaded live on the Internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem himself. Is the victim who he first appears to be? And what's the kidnappers' connection with a disgraced journalist? As the clock ticks on the execution, River finds that everyone involved has their own agenda ...And unless the slow horses can prove they're not as useless as they're thought to be, a young man's death is going to echo around the world. Praise for Mick Herron:Mick Herron never tells a suspense story in the expected way, which is why his new novel, Reconstruction, reads as much like a puzzle mystery as it does a thriller . . . unpleasant things are bound to happen, and they do-but not until Herron has finished surprising us . . . there is no hiding under the desk. New York Times. 'This is one of these novels where you read it, not just to see what happens at the end, but to see what happens on the very next page' Booklist'Good characterisation, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible' Sunday Telegraph'Tight, literary and clich_ free' Publishers Weekly'Stylish and engaging' Washington Post
Slow Horses: Slough House Thriller 1 (Slough House Thriller #1)
by Mick Herron*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The TimesSlough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the 'slow horses' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.In this drab and mildewed office these highly trained spies don't run ops, they push paper. Not one of them joined the Intelligence Service to be a slow horse and the one thing they have in common is they want to be back in the action.When a boy is kidnapped and held hostage, his beheading is scheduled for live broadcast on the net. And whatever the instructions of their masters at the Intelligence Service headquarters, the slow horses aren't going to just sit quiet and watch.'Captivating' Christopher Brookmyre'Wonderfully cynical' Bernard Cornwell
Slow Kill
by Michael McgarritySanta Fe Police Chief Kevin Kerney travels to a California ranch looking to buy some prime quarter horse breeding stock. Instead, he finds himself the prime suspect in a possible homicide when the ranch owner, Clifford Spalding, is found dead. Confronted by a determined cop unwilling to let him off the hook, Kerney decides to conduct his own investigation. As he digs into the victim's background, he learns that Spalding's ex-wife refuses to believe that her son, a soldier killed in Vietnam some thirty years ago, is dead. Kerney digs deeper and soon finds himself sharing the woman's doubts: Did Spalding's current wife, a much younger woman, orchestrate his murder with the help of a lover? Did a California cop collude with Spalding to keep his ex-wife from learning the truth about her son? Slow Kill races from West Coast to East Coast, as Kerney tries to extricate himself from a situation that could ruin his career by finding the answers to a thirty-year-old mystery.
Slow Motion Ghosts
by Jeff Noon'Noon's storytelling is assured and compelling ... it's a belter' Guardian‘Constantly surprising’ SpectatorA viciously occult murder.A curious clue left on the body.The soundtrack to the murder still playing...It is 1981 and Detective Inspector Henry Hobbes is still reeling in the aftermath of the fire and fury of the Brixton riots. The battle lines of society - and the police force - are being redrawn on a daily basis. With the certainties of his life already sorely tested, a brutal murder will shake his beliefs to their very core once more. The manner of the death and its staged circumstances pose many questions to which there are no obvious answers. To track the murderer, Hobbes must cross boundaries into a subculture hidden beneath the everyday world he thought he knew. His investigation takes him into a twisted reality, which is both seductive and devastating, and asks him the one question he has been dreading: How far will he go in pursuit of the truth?Jeff Noon is the author of six acclaimed novels, Vurt, Pollen, Automated Alice, Nymphomation, Needle in the Groove and Falling Out of Cars, as well as two collections of short fictions, and is also the crime fiction reviewer for The Spectator. He lives in Brighton.
Slow Motion Riot
by Peter BlaunerOn an urban battleground dangerously divided along racial lines, probation officer Steve Baum is desperately struggling to hold on to the last remaining shreds of his idealism - until Darryl King invades his world. A deranged young sociopath, one of the most bloodthirsty creations of a diseased society, Darryl has come to drag Baum along with him into an inescapable morass of terror and corruption. And as their ravaged city explodes, they will stand face-to-face -mortal enemies trapped together in the heart of a devastating inferno that threatens to consume them both.
Slow Motion Riot: A Mystery
by Peter BlaunerA New York probation officer locks horns with a brutal drug dealer in this &“gripping&” Edgar Award winner from a New York Times–bestselling author (Library Journal). As a probation officer in a city plagued by drugs, murders, and corruption, Steven Baum supervises marginal criminals—not dangerous enough for prison, but too damaged to go totally free. He watches them, keeps them in line, and once in a long while, helps one improve his life. The job is a vicious grind, but Steven is good at it, and he is about to be rewarded with a transfer to active duty. But first he has to deal with Darryl King. A small-time dealer with big aspirations, Darryl is the kind of thug who makes probation officers want to quit. Although the boy terrifies him, Steven holds out hope for helping him turn his life around. What he doesn&’t know is that Darryl is a cop-killer—and his troubles have only just begun. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Slow Recoil: A Charlie McKelvey Mystery
by C. B. ForrestShort-listed for the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel Some bullets take years to find their mark… Former Toronto Detective Charlie McKelvey is puttering through the first year of his forced retirement. His tedious life is torn wide open when a friend enlists his help in locating a recent Bosnian immigrant who has simply disappeared without a trace. Her teacher and recent lover, Tim Fielding, suspects foul play. At first hesitant, McKelvey is quickly drawn into the case as the bodies and clues pile up. When the body of an unidentified woman turns up in Fieldings apartmentand Fielding is nowhere to be foundMcKelvey finds himself a prime suspect in an increasingly obscure murder investigation.
Slow Ride
by Kat MorriseyKyla O’Grady hit the gas and drove her Mustang out of Rock River, Pennsylvania, with one goal in mind: to find somewhere to start over. Her life had gone sideways back home and Kyla needs something new, something fresh, and to find the music again. But on a stretch of road off the coast of Maine, her car has other ideas. Broken down just inside the town limits of Ashten Falls, Maine, Kyla is stranded.Cooper Moretto has a problem. In fact, the whole town of Ashten Falls has a problem, in the form of a corrupt town official. Cooper had enough on his plate to last a lifetime, but on a stretch of highway heading into the town, he spots a ’67 Mustang Coupe and does what any decent mechanic would do: stop to help. But getting this car back on the road is the last thing on his mind when he sees its owner, singing as if she weren’t in the middle of nowhere.Kyla is speeding away from her past, unsure how to move forward. Cooper has been on cruise control, just hoping to get through every day without being arrested or harassed. Can the two slow down long enough to see that maybe the answers to both their problems lie in each other? And can they survive when enemies lurking in the shadows try to destroy them both?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Slow Ride
by Kat MorriseyKyla O’Grady hit the gas and drove her Mustang out of Rock River, Pennsylvania, with one goal in mind: to find somewhere to start over. Her life had gone sideways back home and Kyla needs something new, something fresh, and to find the music again. But on a stretch of road off the coast of Maine, her car has other ideas. Broken down just inside the town limits of Ashten Falls, Maine, Kyla is stranded.Cooper Moretto has a problem. In fact, the whole town of Ashten Falls has a problem, in the form of a corrupt town official. Cooper had enough on his plate to last a lifetime, but on a stretch of highway heading into the town, he spots a ’67 Mustang Coupe and does what any decent mechanic would do: stop to help. But getting this car back on the road is the last thing on his mind when he sees its owner, singing as if she weren’t in the middle of nowhere.Kyla is speeding away from her past, unsure how to move forward. Cooper has been on cruise control, just hoping to get through every day without being arrested or harassed. Can the two slow down long enough to see that maybe the answers to both their problems lie in each other? And can they survive when enemies lurking in the shadows try to destroy them both?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Slow Ride (The Road to Love Novels #2)
by Lori FosterA tough woman can’t pump the breaks on her feelings for her job’s new hired muscle in this romantic suspense by a New York Times bestseller.Ronnie Ashford needs a distraction. In the morning, she has to offer arrogant, conventional Jack Crews a job and convince him not to take it. She doesn’t need anyone’s help, thank you very much. But tonight is all about the tall, sexy stranger who just walked in the bar—and all the delicious trouble they could get into together. Too bad just as things are heating up between them, he whispers the three little words that destroy everything: “I’m Jack Crews.”Jack is determined to connect with fiery Ronnie—in bed and out of it—but her terms are clear. If he takes the job, helping her acquire prized artifacts for her mysterious bosses, anything between them is strictly off-limits. Somehow, he has to convince a woman who’s never felt like she belonged that she’s found her place—with him. And with the danger sparking hotter than the fire between them, it’s going to be one unforgettable trip . . . Praise for Slow Ride“Lori Foster knows how to entertain the readers’ minds, the emotions run deep, the desires burns hot, and the threatening suspense gets under your skin and makes you check the locks in your house one more time . . . A ravishing, entertaining love story enhanced with family drama and intimidating suspense.” —Books and Spoons
Slow River
by Nicola GriffithShe awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity implant was gone. Lore Van Oesterling had been the daughter of one of the world's most powerful families...and now she was nobody, and she had to hide.<P><P> Then out of the rain walked Spanner, predator and thief, who took her in, cared for her wound, and taught her how to reinvent herself again and again. No one could find Lore now: not the police, not her family, and not the kidnappers who had left her in that alley to die. She had escaped...but the cost of her newfound freedom was crime and deception, and she paid it over and over again, until she had become someone she loathed.<P> Lore had a choice: She could stay in the shadows, stay with Spanner...and risk losing herself forever. Or she could leave Spanner and find herself again by becoming someone else: stealing the identity implant of a dead woman, taking over her life, and creating a new future.<P> But to start again, Lore required Spanner's talents -- Spanner, who needed her and hated her, and who always had a price. And even as Lore agreed to play Spanner's game one final time, she found that there was still the price of being a Van Oesterling to be paid. Only by confronting her family, her past, and her own demons could Lore meld together who she had once been, who she had become, and the person she intended to be...<P> Nebula Award Winner
Slow Summer Burn
by Elisabeth BarrettAs the sizzling Star Harbor series concludes, the fourth sexy Grayson brother, a dedicated DEA agent, shows a high-society beauty the true meaning of love. Cameron Stahl has everything, so why does she feel like her life is incomplete? A beautiful Boston socialite and a successful entrepreneur, she's just opened her second boutique in Star Harbor and business is booming. But one searing look from Val Grayson sends fire through her body and shows her exactly what's missing from her life: a real man who doesn't play games and who makes her feel like the most desired woman on earth. DEA agent Val Grayson has always looked after his brothers. Now it's his turn to find love--though Cam is the last sort of woman he ever dreamed he'd fall for. When courageous Cam realizes she has the insider connections to help Val take down a major drug player within Boston's political elite, he can't stop her from putting herself in danger. But as the drug bust of his career looms, all Val cares about is saving the woman he loves before it's too late. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: Deep Autumn Heat, Blaze of Winter, and Long Simmering Spring.
Slowly We Die: A Thriller
by Emelie Schepp2017 SWEDISH CRIME WRITER OF THE YEARAN ACCIDENTAL SLIP OF A BLADE… A tragic incident on the operating table leaves a patient damaged for life and leads a young surgeon to abandon his profession as a physician… Now, years later, a series of senseless, gruesome murders are rocking the same medical community. THEN MURDEROUS REVENGE…The weapon? A surgical scalpel. But who exactly is preying on these victims? And why? What does this grisly pattern reveal? And who will be the one to stop it?Special prosecutor Jana Berzelius, who has her own dark secrets to hide, is in charge of the investigation. What she can’t know, until she is finally closing in on the murderer, is just how her own mother’s recent death is intimately connected.This intricately plotted and relentlessly suspenseful medical thriller keeps everyone guessing until the bitter end.
Slowly, Slowly in the Wind
by Patricia Highsmith"Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted."--Entertainment Weekly With Norton's publication of Slowly, Slowly in the Wind, Patricia Highsmith's entire body of work is now back in print. First published in 1979, this volume is one of Highsmith's most nuanced and psychologically suspenseful works. Slowly, Slowly in the Wind gathers stories that explore the hypocrisies of the Catholic Church, the writing life, Poe-like horror fantasies, and more. This collection is a perfect example of Highsmith's view of human nature and a fitting capstone to the reintroduction of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.
Slowly, Slowly in the Wind: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics #190)
by Patricia HighsmithBy the bestselling author of The Talented Mr Ripley, Carol and Strangers on a Train'Highsmith neatly dismantles the American suburban idyll, subverting the cliches of domestic bliss - nice neighbours, a child's comforting glass of milk, and the dream of growing radishes - with macabre cruelty' Andrew Wilson, author of, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia HighsmithSlowly, Slowly in the Wind brilliantly assembles many of Patricia Highsmith's most nuanced and psychologically suspenseful works.Each of these twelve pieces, like all great short fiction, is a crystal-clear snapshot of lives both static and full of chaos. In 'The Pond' Highsmith explores the unforeseen calamities that can unalterably shatter a single woman's life, while 'The Network' finds sinister loneliness and joy in the mundane yet engrossing friendships of a small community of urban dwellers.In this enduring and disturbing collection, Highsmith evokes the gravity and horror of her characters' surroundings with evenhanded prose and a detailed imagination.
Sluagh
by Darrell Case Sikander ShafiqueAls Kind ist Max Furman in den Händen seiner Mutter missbraucht. Der Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung dämpft sein Herz. Als seine Schwester Katie Geburt seine Mutter schwärmt ihr die Liebe sehnt er. Seinen Hass auf seine Mutter Spitzen an einem Nachmittag , als er Morden seiner Schwester. Max entwickelt sich zu einem Serienmörder von Kindern. Achtzehn Jahre lang arbeitet er unentdeckt zu begraben ihre Körper , wo sie nie gefunden. Dann Max macht einen fatalen Fehler . Er fängt die Anzeige der toten Kinder . Jetzt das FBI auf den Spuren des einen markierten The Ghost . Ich suche einen Platz zum Verstecken wird er zum Pfarrer von Waynesburg Baptist Church Engel Andrew und Antoine waren die besten Freunde . Jeder wählte Seiten. Andrew blieb loyal gegenüber dem Herrn , während Antoine beigetreten Satans Kräfte . Nach dem Fall wurden sie zu Feinden geschworen , sich gegenseitig für die Seelen der Menschen zu kämpfen. Die Zeit wird knapp für Max und Antoine bald werden sie für ihre Verbrechen bezahlen .
Sluagh
by Darrell CaseEnquanto criança, Max Furman é vítima de abuso da sua mãe. O abuso e a negligência amortecem o seu coração. Quando a sua irmã Katie nasce, a mãe de Max dá-lhe o amor que ele deseja. O seu ódio pela mãe aumenta numa tarde quando mata a irmã. Max se transforma num serial killer de crianças. Por 18 anos, ele opera sem ser detetado, enterrando os corpos onde nunca são encontrados. Então Max comete um erro fatal. Ele começa a mostrar as crianças mortas. Agora o FBI está no rasto daquele que chama O Fantasma. Em busca de um lugar para se esconder, torna-se pastor da Igreja Batista de Waynesburg. Os anjos Andrew e Antoine eram melhores amigos. Cada um escolheu os lados. Andrew permaneceu leal ao Senhor enquanto Antoine se juntou às forças de Satanás. Depois da queda, eles se tornaram inimigos jurados a lutar uns contra os outros pelas almas dos homens. O tempo está-se a esgotar para Max e Antoine. Em breve eles vão pelos por seus crimes.
Sluagh
by Darrell CaseSLUAGH por Darrell Case Un monstruo se forja en las manos de su madre. Sluagh Esta historia es emocionante, llena de suspenso y muy imaginativa. ¡Es una gran lectura! Max Furman es un niño maltratado en las manos de su madre. El abuso y la negligencia sofocan su corazón. Cuando su hermana Katie nace, su madre le otorga el amor que él anhela. El odio por su madre llega a su cúspide una tarde cuando asesina a su hermana. Max se convierte en un asesino serial de niños. Por dieciocho años, opera sin ser detectado, enterrando los cuerpos de las víctimas donde nunca puedan ser hallados. Y entonces Max comete un error fatal. Comienza a exhibir a los niños muertos. Ahora el FBI está tras la pista de aquel a quien llaman El Fantasma. En busca de un lugar para esconderse, se convierte en pastor de la Iglesia Bautista de Waynesburg. Los ángeles Andrew y Antoine fueron los mejores amigos. Cada uno escogió su bando. Andrew permaneció fiel al Señor, mientras Antoine se unió a las fuerzas de Satanás. Después de la caída, ellos se convirtieron en enemigos que han jurado pelear uno contra el otro por las almas de los hombres. El tiempo se acaba para Max y Antoine. muy pronto pagarán por sus crímenes.
Slugger (The Stockholm Trilogy #3)
by Martin HolménThe third hard-hitting Harry Kvist thriller - fresh out of prison, Harry's friend is dead, and the trail of guilt leads all the way to Hitler's Germany.Stockholm, 1936. Harry Kvist, a bisexual ex-boxer now plying his trade as a debt collector, is bitter, angry and more alone than he has ever been. When his friend, Father Gabrielsson, is found brutally murdered by the altar Katarina Church, it doesn't look as if the police are interested in finding the culprit. So Kvist decides to do it himself.As he investigates he uncovers a trail leading all the way to Nazi Germany where fascists are plotting a takeover in Sweden. But does Kvist have the strength to go to the final round with them on his own?
Slum Wolf
by Tadao TsugeA gritty collection of graphic short stories by a Japanese manga master depicting life on the streets among punks, gangsters, and vagrants.Tadao Tsuge is one of the pioneers of alternative manga, and one of the world&’s great artists of the down-and-out. Slum Wolf is a new selection of his stories from the late Sixties and Seventies, never before available in English: a vision of Japan as a world of bleary bars and rundown flophouses, vicious street fights and strange late-night visions. In assured, elegantly gritty art, Tsuge depicts a legendary, aging brawler, a slowly unraveling businessman, a group of damaged veterans uniting to form a shantytown, and an array of punks, pimps, and drunks, all struggling for freedom, meaning, or just survival. With an extensive introduction by translator and comics historian Ryan Holmberg, this collection brings together some of Tsuge&’s most powerful work—raucous, lyrical, and unforgettable.