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Spiral
by Paul MceuenIn this riveting debut thriller by one of the leading researchers in nanoscience, the race is on to stop the devastating proliferation of the ultimate bioweapon. When Nobel laureate Liam Connor is found dead at the bottom of one of Ithaca, New York's famous gorges, his research collaborator, Cornell professor of nanoscience Jake Sterling, refuses to believe it was suicide. Why would one of the world's most eminent biologists, a eighty-six-year old man in good health who survived some of the darkest days of the Second World War, have chosen to throw himself off a bridge? And who was the mysterious woman caught on camera at the scene? Soon it becomes clear that a cache of supersophisticated nanorobots--each the size of a spider--has disappeared from the dead man's laboratory. Stunned by grief, Jake, Liam's granddaughter, Maggie, and Maggie's nine-year-old son, Dylan, try to put the pieces together. They uncover ingeniously coded messages Liam left behind pointing toward a devastating secret he gleaned off the shores of war-ravaged Japan and carried for more than sixty years. What begins as a quest for answers soon leads to a horrifying series of revelations at the crossroads of biological warfare and nanoscience. At this dangerous intersection, a skilled and sadistic assassin, an infamous Japanese war criminal, and a ruthless U.S. government official are all players in a harrowing game of power, treachery, and intrigue--a game whose winner will hold the world's fate literally in the palm of his hand.From the Hardcover edition.
Spiral
by Paul MceuenThe first bio-tech thriller from acclaimed Cornell professor, Paul McEuen, the new Michael Crichton.Pacific Ocean 1946: Liam Connor of the British Army, a global expert on germ warfare, is sent to help the US Navy foil an attempt by a Japanese submarine to unleash the world's first biological super-weapon. Code-name: Uzumaki. Translation: Spiral. The devastating decision is made to annihilate Spiral by releasing the world's fourth atomic bomb, obliterating the weapon before it can release its catastrophic payload.New York, present day: Connor, now a world-renowned Nobel prize-winner working on the cutting edge of nano-science technology, prayed that the spectre of Spiral would never return. But now it is back and the stakes are exponentially higher. Spiral would be virtually unstoppable with current technological advances and only Connor holds the key to its cure. Those who seek Spiral will stop at nothing to obtain Connor's knowledge, even if it means his death and that of everyone he holds dear. As the race begins for Spiral, will the world survive the Doomsday scenario about to unfold?
Spiral: The Times thriller book of the month
by Cameron Ward*THE TIMES THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH 2024*YOU’RE STUCK IN A LOOP. YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. CAN YOU BEAT THE CLOCK – AND SAVE YOURSELF? READ THE HIGH CONCEPT, PULSE-POUNDING NEW THRILLERPerfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh’s Hostage and Gillian McAllister’s Wrong Place Wrong Time'A taut fusion of relativistic physics and physical violence, powered by the supreme love of a mother for her son' The Times‘I absolutely LOVED this. Groundhog Day meets Hostage. A great idea, brilliantly executed’ Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Here to Stay ---- You’re on a routine flight from London to LA. Hundreds of people are on board – including your estranged son, Theo. Ten hours into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The engines fail. The plane enters a steep dive. Everything goes black. Then, you wake up. It’s one hour before the crash. You can’t believe it – you’re alive. You, your beloved son, and all the other passengers are safe. Until, terrifyingly, the same chain of events repeats itself. Again, and again, and again. You’re the only one who knows what’s about to happen. The lives of everyone on board depend on you. But how will you stop it, when you’re running out of time?---- Praise for Cameron Ward 'Fast-paced, tense, creepy and a high-octane ride' 5***** Reader Review 'Impossible to put down' 5***** Reader Review 'A gripping thriller that you will not want to put down' ***** Reader Review 'A tense and atmospheric read that will make you question everyone' ***** Reader Review
Spirit Awakened
by Cyndi FariaEven in the darkness, the light still shines..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulJake Mitchell is a neurologist who doesn't trust what can't be explained. That is, until he moves to the rumor-haunted town of Whisper Cove and meets a beautiful nurse named Faith Cabrillo. When Faith awakens Jake's sixth sense that defies science, he's thrown into a world of passion, spirits, and a centuries-old lovers' curse that can never be broken..."...a wonderful love story...surrounded by mystery and intrigue." -Sik Reviews"[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Bridge (A Well Spring Novel #3)
by James L. RubartThe warriors riding have battled in astounding supernatural realms. Set captives free. And awakened thousands of hearts. But now their only chance of survival depends on calling forth the spirit bridge.Reece, Dana, Brandon, and Marcus have achieved staggering success in spiritual realms . . . but each is reeling from recent vicious attacks. They need rest. A break from the war.But the warlord Zennon is raging and will give them no quarter. The demon holds what he believes is a trump card--a hidden strategy set in motion before the Warriors Riding even began--that will detonate the team from the inside out. And he's just set it loose.The street-magician Simon--finally free of Zennon's alternate-reality prison--is racing to remember his past before his ignorance obliterates his destiny. Then there's Miyo, a brash young warrior with advanced knowledge of spiritual realities and supernatural armor even Reece doesn't know about. They will be pivotal in the final war against the Warriors Riding.If only the Warriors knew which side Simon and Miyo are truly on.Spirit Bridge is the epic conclusion to acclaimed author James L. Rubart's Well Spring series, which will propel each of the Warriors Riding on a quest of true identity, ultimate freedom, and a final battle that will leave them changed forever.". . . [an] amazing tale of angels, demons, and what it truly means to be connected to God's plans for the future." --RT Book Reviews for Memory's Door Includes Reading Group Guide
Spirit Crossing: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #20)
by William Kent KruegerINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! William Kent Krueger offers &“one of his most puzzling mysteries to date&” (Publishers Weekly) as a disappearance and a dead body put Cork O&’Connor&’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series. The disappearance of a local politician&’s teenage daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O&’Connor&’s grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman—but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it&’s clear that Cork&’s grandson is in danger of being the killer&’s next victim in this white-knuckled mystery from &“a master storyteller at the top of his game&” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Spirit Embraced
by Cyndi FariaRelease the past, embrace the future..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulIn the haunted town of Whisper Cove, who can be trusted? Detective Thomas Jayme is a single father seeking a stable life for his little girl. Unfortunately, three things complicate his life: the spirits of dead townspeople who are out to fulfill an age-old curse, a cold case involving a woman's death, and the appearance of a beautiful woman who might know something about both. Chelsea Wright, a newcomer to Whisper Cove, is determined to keep to herself and spend time with her seventeen-year-old son before he leaves home for good. But when she learns she might know the identity of the murdered woman, Chelsea strikes a deal with Thomas: she'll take care of his daughter if he'll help her uncover the connection between her and the cold case. As Thomas and Chelsea work to solve both his haunted past and her uncertain future, unknown evil threatens their lives. Will they be able to solve the murder, save lives, and fulfill the promise of a smoldering love before it's too late? "[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Flight
by P. R. FittanteNick Renna, a reclusive professor of History and embittered lapsed-Catholic, bears a simmering resentment toward the God he believes abandoned him years earlier. Now, bound by a deathbed promise to the former lover who left him to become a Dominican nun, Nick must continue her search for the lost Crown of Thorns of Jesus Christ--a relic of extraordinary spiritual and physical power. Beginning at a small college campus in New Hampshire, Nick's quest takes him from the sophisticated environs of Geneva, to the Secret Vatican Archives in Rome, and eventually to the Pyrenees of northern Spain, where unspeakable evil confronts unlimited love. But as Nick gets closer to the Crown, powerful forces want this artifact for its potential power. What happens if someone puts on the Crown of Thorns?
Spirit Guide: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.
Spirit Guide: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.
Spirit Guide: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by San JiangshuiIn the next village, there was a crazy old woman who had died. She didn't close her eyes when she died, so how many people couldn't lift the coffin? There was a tribulation of life, but there was also a tribulation of death. Babies who don't survive a death are not going to make it to the New World. If the deceased could not survive the calamity, they could not leave. They had to stay by their loved ones' side all this time. A green bamboo flag appeared and sent the soul away.
Spirit House (The Vincent Calvino Novels #Bk. 1)
by Christopher G. MooreIn the nearly twenty years he has lived in Bangkok, Christopher G. Moore has written nine novels starring Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer working as a PI in the dark and steamy Thai capital. Internationally acclaimed, the prizewinning novels have been translated into ten languages. Now Spirit House, the first novel in the series, is finally available in North America.A farang is dead and the Bangkok police have a confession the next morning from a young paint-thinner addict. He claims he killed Ben Hoadly, an expat Brit, but Calvino has his doubts when he sees heavy bruises on the kid’s face. In no time Calvino is working both sides, out to find the killer for Hoadly’s wealthy father, and eager to clear the addict’s name for a beautiful friend who runs a charity in the slums. With the help of his best friend, Pratt, a Shakespeare quoting Thai police colonel, and his loyal assistant, Ratana, Calvino plunges into the dangerous world of addicts, dealers, fortune tellers, inexpensive hit men, oversexed foreigners, and professional bar girls. Spirit House is a thrilling introduction to Vincent Calvino and Christopher G. Moore’s Bangkok.
Spirit Hunters #2: The Island Of Monsters (Spirit Hunters #2)
by Ellen OhThe thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters!We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a mix of captivating mystery and chilling ghost story.The perfect spooky read for Halloween, this pulse-pounding adventure will leave you shocked at every twist.Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort’s history of disappearances and discovers more about the island’s dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.An exciting and spooky middle grade series, perfect for Halloween reads.
Spirit Hunters #3: Something Wicked (Spirit Hunters #3)
by Ellen OhThe riveting conclusion to the acclaimed Spirit Hunters series!We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters.Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Harper's spirit hunter abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession.But when Harper and Dayo uncover a dangerous plot to steal youth from millions of innocent people, Harper must use all her powers to destroy an ancient evil and save her sister.Can our intrepid spirit hunters rescue Kelly before it’s too late?A spellbinding, spooky, middle grade series, perfect for Halloween!Don't miss the first two thrilling books in this series from Ellen Oh:Spirit HuntersSpirit Hunters #2: The Island of Monsters
Spirit In Dark Night: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Zheng YueIn my dream, I had a luxurious villa, but I didn't expect it to become a reality … However, he never would have thought that this was a strange villa, so he killed his mother. His father was too shocked to tell him the truth … One after another, incredible things happened.
Spirit In Dark Night: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Zheng YueIn my dream, I had a luxurious villa, but I didn't expect it to become a reality … However, he never would have thought that this was a strange villa, so he killed his mother. His father was too shocked to tell him the truth … One after another, incredible things happened.
Spirit In Dark Night: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Zheng YueIn my dream, I had a luxurious villa, but I didn't expect it to become a reality … However, he never would have thought that this was a strange villa, so he killed his mother. His father was too shocked to tell him the truth … One after another, incredible things happened.
Spirit Mission: A Novel
by Ted RussTo honor bonds forged twenty-five years ago at West Point, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Avery leads an illegal mission deep into ISIS-held territory.An MH-47G Chinook helicopter departs formation in the Iraqi night. The mission is unauthorized. Success is unlikely. But to save a friend, Sam Avery and his crew of Night Stalkers have prepared for one last flight.ISIS operatives in Tal Afar, Iraq, have captured American aid worker Henry Stillmont. Avery knows Stillmont as "the Guru," the West Point squad leader who taught him about brotherhood, loyalty, and when to break the rules as a young cadet twenty-five years ago. Sam will risk his career and his life to save him.As they near their target, Sam reflects on his time in the crucible of the United States Military Academy. West Point made Sam the leader he is. But his fellow cadets made him the man that he is. The ideals of duty, honor, and country have echoed throughout his life and drive him and his comrades as they undertake their final and most audacious spirit mission.
Spirit Play (The Mak Chik Maryam Mysteries #2)
by Barbara IsmailA Malaysian Miss Marple examines a suspicious death following an exorcism in this mystery by the author of Shadow Play for fans of Alexander McCall Smith. Mak Chik Maryam is by profession a market-trader: She sells the exquisite, hand-made fabrics for which her village is well known. But her true calling is as the Miss Marple of rural Malaysia, where her skills are badly needed. While the police-chief is a nice boy, everyone knows that no man can match a village &“auntie&” for coaxing out the gossip and separating rumor from the truth that shines like Maryam&’s good gold jewelry. That discerning eye will come in particularly handy when one of Maryam&’s fellow traders is murdered after a main puteri ceremony—essentially a ritual exorcism. Intoxicated by the &“spirit play,&” the villagers are eager to blame supernatural powers, but Maryam, ever the pragmatist, suspects some forces a little nearer at hand.&“For lovers of armchair tourism and detective stories, Barbara Ismail has created a winner in her series about Mak Chik Maryam.&” —The Straits Times (Malaysia)
Spirit Released
by Cyndi FariaDeath is only the beginning..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulIn the seaside town of Whisper Cove, a centuries-old curse tests true love...On her wedding day, Faith Cabrillo prepares to confess a desperate secret to her fiancé, Jake Mitchell--she's cursed with both the ability of speaking to the dead...and never fulfilling the promise of true love. Before the truth is revealed, Jake's life is endangered and Faith sacrifices herself to save him. Grief-stricken, Jake refuses to accept Faith's comatose state. His innovative research keeps Faith alive, yet he's faced with his biggest challenge when Faith's spirit appears with a warning that his life is still in danger. Because Jake's a man of medicine, he denies his Faith truly exists on two planes. Until he talks to her. And holds her. And begins to hope that he's wrong. Will Jake's devotion and Faith's body and soul be forged by love's healing power in time to stop a killer before the curse again claims Faith ...this time forever?"True love trumps evil in a surprising twist. It is a page turner. I read till I couldn't see then had trouble sleeping because I wanted to read more..." -Angel Lady"Spirit Released was a great paranormal but sits apart from all the others...filled with intrigue, mystery, romance, and paranormal...I can't wait to see what book (3) has in store for us!" -Tanya's Book Nook"[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Returned
by Cyndi FariaOpen your heart to the road home..."Faria's Whisper Cove series blends compelling suspense with an engaging romance!" -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Virna DePaulThe exciting continuation of the Whisper Cove series continues with Mason and Katrina's story....Mason Jayme is rumored to be a healer and the one prophesized to save his hometown of Whisper Cove from an ancient Lover's Curse. Until that curse is broken, however, he has no business taking a lover--a lesson harshly learned after Mason sleeps with his first love, Katrina Rendon. Believing he's the reason Katrina was burned and scarred, Mason leaves Whisper Cove, rejecting any notion he can be good for anyone, let alone a whole town. Katrina was far more devastated by Mason's rejection than the injuries she sustained in a fire. She wants nothing to do with him--until her father falls ill, and the only way to save him is with Mason's healing skills. When Mason returns to Whisper Cove, he promises not only to help her father but to help Katrina open her burn victim retreat. Once reunited, the passion between Katrina and Mason sparks higher than ever. But when Katrina's soul is threatened by an Original Spirt who has claimed Mason's body as his own, she's caught in a whirlwind of spirit possessions and secret rituals. This time, Mason's ready to risk death by fire in order to save Katrina and their love. "[Cyndi Faria] has a talent for lovely happy endings and I'm so glad she does." -Night Owl Reviews
Spirit Walker
by David DunExperience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.This Thriller Short from bestselling author David Dun combines science with Native American mysticism in his character Kier Wintripp, a member of the Tilok tribe and a spirit walker. Kier learns that a friend’s adult grandson disappeared three days ago while exploring the nearby mountains and caves, one of which is a place sacred to the tribe. With Kier’s skills and ancestry, the hope is that he can tap into his grandfather’s spirit walker abilities to find the lost man. But Kier quickly learns that the person he’s seeking has met with an untimely end, and the killer is holding the dead man’s wife hostage.Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:James Penney’s New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski’s in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle LyndsDisfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel PalmerThe Abelard Sanction by David MorrellFalling by Chris MooneySuccess of a Mission by Dennis LyndsThe Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. RoseThe Double Dealer by David LissDirty Weather by Gregg HurwitzSpirit Walker by David DunAt the Drop of a Hat by Denise HamiltonThe Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van LustbaderMan Catch by Christopher RiceGoodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex KavaSacrificial Lion by Grant BlackwoodInterlude at Duane’s by F. Paul WilsonThe Powder Monkey by Ted BellSurviving Toronto by M. Diane VogtAssassins by Christopher ReichThe Athens Solution by Brad ThorDiplomatic Constraints by Raelynn HillhouseKill Zone by Robert LiparuloThe Devils’ Due by Steve BerryThe Tuesday Club by Katherine NevilleGone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Spirit Week
by Ira MarcksSecret rooms, eerie curses, forgotten caves. Could you survive a week in the Underlook Hotel? Aspiring engineer Suzy Hess is invited to the famous Underlook Hotel, domain of the reclusive horror writer Jack Axworth, in the mountains above her hometown of Estes Park, Colorado. Suzy thinks she&’s there to tutor Jack&’s son, Danny, but instead she finds herself investigating a local curse that threatens the landmark hotel.With the help of Elijah Jones, an amateur filmmaker who thought he&’d been asked to make a film about the so-called King of Horror; Rena Hallorann, the hotel&’s caretaker; and Danny, who knows more than he&’s letting on, Suzy sets out to solve the mystery at the heart of the Underlook, one that holds the town of Estes Park in its grasp. With only a week to save the hotel—and the town—the friends find themselves racing against time to uncover the shadows of the past.
Spirit Woman
by Margaret CoelWhen Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley look into the disappearance of a history professor who was visiting the Wind River Reservation, they are led into a twenty-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of another historian, and then even further into the past-as they unravel a controversy surrounding the young Shoshone woman named Sacajawea...
Spirit in the Rainforest (A Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #7)
by Eric Wilson[from the back cover] The branches trembled, then something slipped away into the darkness of the forest. "That was Mosquito Joe!" Tom exclaimed. "Or his spirit," Liz said. "Let's get out of here." The rainforest of British Columbia holds many secrets, but none stranger than those of Nearby Island. After hair-raising events during a Pacific storm, Tom and Liz Austen seek answers among the island's looming trees. Alarmed by the ghostly shape of the hermit Mosquito Joe, they look for shelter in a deserted school in the rainforest. Then, in the night, Tom and Liz hear a girl's voice crying Beware! Beware! Look for more mysteries about the Canadian brother and sister team of Tom and Liz Austen in the Bookshare collection including: #1 Murder on The Canadian, #2 Vancouver Nightmare, #3 The Case of the Golden Boy, #4 Disneyland Hostage, #5 The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6 Vampires of Ottawa, #7 Spirit in the Rainforest, #8 The Green Gables Detectives, #9 Code Red at the Supermall, #10 Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec, #11 The Ice Diamond Quest, #12 The Prairie Dog Conspiracy, #13 The St. Andrews Werewolf, #14 The Inuk Mountie Adventure and #17 The Ghost of Lunanburg Manor, with more to come. If you go for books featuring young detectives you'll find over 200 Hardy Boys mysteries, over 50 Three Investigators Mysteries and many more mystery books to keep you turning pages.