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Spoiled Rotten: A Liz Walker Mystery
by Mary JackmanWhen Toronto restaurateur Liz Walker’s star chef Daniel Chapin goes missing after becoming the lead suspect in multiple murders, it’s up to Liz to find him before the police do. Liz Walker is the quintessential broke all the time, cynically optimistic restaurateur. As the owner of a charming corner bistro in downtown Toronto, she doesnt mince words when glamour and romance elude her. Despite the foibles of running a notoriously risky business, covering cheques with her line of credit, and dealing with a fickle public, she wouldnt dream of doing anything else. Unfortunately, a missing chef, prickly health inspectors, and murder threaten to shut her down. When the body of her meat supplier, Mr. Tony of Kensington Market fame, is found dismembered, her star chef Daniel Chapin becomes the lead suspect, then goes missing. More problems arise when two people are poisoned at the place where Daniel has been moonlighting. Determined to get her chef back and clear her restaurants name, Liz jeopardizes her life in pursuit of a ruthless killer, crossing paths more than once with Detective Winn.
Spoils of Victory
by John A. ConnellFrom the author of Ruins of War comes an electrifying novel featuring U.S. Army criminal investigator Mason Collins, set in the chaos of post-World War II Germany. When the Third Reich collapsed, the small town Garmisch-Partenkirchen became the home of fleeing war criminals, making it the final depository for the Nazis' stolen riches. There are fortunes to be made on the black market. Murder, extortion, and corruption have become the norm. It's a perfect storm for a criminal investigator like Mason Collins, especially when his friend, CIC Agent John Winstone, claims that a group of powerful men are taking over the lucrative trade. But before he can fully explain, Winstone--and his girlfriend-- are brutally murdered. Determined to uncover the truth, Mason plunges into a shadowy labyrinth of co-conspirators including former SS and Gestapo officers, U.S. Army OSS officers, and liberated Polish POWs. As both witnesses and evidence begin disappearing, it becomes obvious that someone on high is pulling strings to stifle the investigation--and that Mason must feel his way in the darkness if he is going to find out who in town has the most to gain--and the most to lose...From the Hardcover edition.
Spoils of War
by Michael Lockwood Tim EarnshawA special forces soldier heads to Baghdad for a contract assignment—and winds up entangled in a million-dollar heist . . . Mitchell Walker thought he’d hung up his guns for good. But when his daughter is hit by a life-threatening disease, he needs money, fast. The kind of money that only a private military operator in the most dangerous city in the world can make. Walker is set to work for Paveway, a company run by his old special forces buddy, which handles outsourced military contracts for the Ministry of the Interior in Baghdad. But from the moment he touches down in the Middle East, it quickly becomes clear that it’s going to be anything but easy. The aptly nicknamed “Mad Mitch” soon finds himself mixed up in a million-dollar heist of US funding—and he has no choice but to see it through to the end, in a thriller that spans from the war-torn hellhole of Baghdad to the glittering towers of Dubai. “A great read that takes you right into the heart of the action.” —Tom Kasey, bestselling author of Trade Off
Spoils of War: Number 45 in Series (The Destroyer #45)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirThe entire US Army is being forced to wage war on its own people by a pontificating tent-preacher and the blonde Venus traveling as his wife. But, saints be praised, top-secret agents Remo and Chiun are immune to his evangelical indoctrination, and their unorthodox tactics leave many a zombie-eyed Christian soldier prostrate on the ground. Chaplains are dying left and right, and an army base appears out of nowhere that answers to a higher authority than even the Pentagon. Agents of CURE postulate that a Middle Eastern power may have created these apocalyptic events, but the facts are cloistered in secrecy. When Remo and Chiun look for answers, they are met with more questions. Is this finally a conspiracy too complex for the Destroyer? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Spook Street (Slough House #4)
by Mick HerronA shakeup at MI5 and a terrorist attack on British soil set in motion clandestine machinery known to few modern spies. David Cartwright isn’t a modern spy, however; he’s legend and a bonafide Cold War hero. He’s also in his dotage and losing his mind to Alzheimer’s. His stories of “stotes” hiding in the bushes, following his every move have been dismissed by friends and family for years. Cartwright may be losing track of reality but he’s certain about one thing: Old spooks don't go quietly and neither do the secrets they keep.What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for those who know too many secrets but don’t remember they’re secret? Or does someone take care of the senile spy for good? These are the questions River Cartwright must ask when his grandfather, a Cold War–era operative, starts to forget to wear pants and begins to suspect everyone in his life has been sent by the Home Office to watch him.But River has other things to worry about. A bomb has detonated in the middle of a busy shopping center and killed forty innocent civilians. The agents of Slough House have to figure out who is behind this act of terror before the situation escalates.
Spook Street: The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 4) (Slough House Thriller #4)
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*'A terrific spy novel' Ian RankinTwenty years retired from the Intelligence Service, David Cartwright still knows where all the bones are buried. But when he forgets that secrets are supposed to stay hidden, there's suddenly a target on his back.The 'Old Bastard' raised his grandson to be a hero, not a slow horse. Now, far from joining the myths and legends of Spook Street, River Cartwright is part of Jackson Lamb's team of pen-pushing no-hopers at Slough House. Which doesn't mean he won't ditch everything and go rogue when his grandfather comes under threat.Lamb worked with Cartwright back in the day, and knows better than most that this is no innocent old man. So when a panic button raises the alarm at Intelligence Service HQ, it's Lamb who's called on to identify the body. And it's Lamb who'll do whatever's necessary to protect an agent in peril.'A modern masterpiece' Irish Times'Outstanding' Daily Telegraph
Spook the Mustang (Famous Horse Stories)
by Harlan ThompsonSeventeen-year-old David and his parents arrive in California, broke, sick and hopeless, to find Grandy, the family patriarch, missing. This is the exciting, frightening, and heartwarming story of David’s efforts to make Grandy’s ranch workable, help his father recover from a nervous breakdown, calm and train the little black colt he rescued from condors when his mother was killed by lightning, and find Grandy.
Spooktacular
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerA ghost mystery in their very own boxcar, a zombie, and a pumpkin-headed creature provide plenty of spooky fun for the Aldens in these three adventures! Includes three Boxcar Children Mysteries: #100 The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar, #124 The Pumpkin Head Mystery, and #128 The Zombie Project.
Spooky Ballet! (Agent Amelia #4)
by MIchael BroadAgent Amelia returns with three more spooky-but-funny adventures as she secretly saves the world! The three secret agent case files in this book are: The Case of the Spooky Ballet, in which Amelia is tricked into taking a dance class, but the teacher uses her class to take revenge on the local theater. It takes all of Amelia's mind control to foil her! The Case of the Gobbledygook Books, in which a new librarian has reprogrammed all the school’s computers with intent to rule the world. But Amelia overcomes her—with a little help from the real librarian and the works of William Shakespeare! The Case of the Whispering Scarecrow, in which Amelia goes on a picnic with her mother, only to find out a phantom is stealing the food! Amelia soon uncovers the thieves—a flock of crows led by a scarecrow. But who’s the real mastermind? Trust Amelia to find out!
Spooky End (Alice Whitehouse #3)
by Nic SaintAlice Whitehouse, Felicity Bell and the other members of the neighborhood watch are called upon to investigate the death of bodybuilder Dieter Watt. In spite of Dieter’s ghost giving them all the assistance they need—or even want, the case is baffling, especially since Dieter had more enemies than friends at the fitness club he frequented, one of them Felicity’s cousin Busby. Good thing Rock Walker, Alice’s boyfriend cop, is also on the case, and making great progress. Alice has a hard time focusing on solving the crime, though, as her old boyfriend Reece Hudson is back in town, and has launched a campaign to win her back. With both Rock and Reece vying for her affection, Alice soon feels torn between the handsome cop and the man she once loved. And when both men’s dads also show up, things are suddenly becoming very complicated for the gun store clerk slash funeral home assistant slash neighborhood watch commander.
Spooky Helps Danny Tell the Truth (Helper Hounds)
by Caryn RivadeneiraDanny is scared to tell the truth. After he saw someone steal some bikes, now he has to see that person in court and tell what he did. To help calm Danny's fears on the big day, his parents call the Helper Hounds—and there's no better pup for the job than Spooky. Spooky was involved in a crime herself—she lost her leg after being shot by a police officer who thought she was dangerous. Will Spooky's best calming tricks give Danny the courage to tell the truth in court?
Spooky Space Ghost (Scooby-Doo! Mini Mysteries)
by John Sazaklis3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BLAST OFF! The Mystery Inc. gang is headed to the Air and Space Museum when they run into a foggy phantom. Can Scooby-Doo and friends crack the case of the Spooky Space Kook and save the museum? Follow Scooby and the gang to find out in this early chapter book.
Spooky Spells (Alice Whitehouse #4)
by Nic SaintThe bucolic Hamptons town of Happy Bays is rocked to its foundations when a cult and its charismatic guru pitches up its tents on a neighboring piece of land. Soon tensions rise and a confrontation between townies and cult followers seems inevitable. Amid the escalating tension, a young cult follower is found murdered and the finger-pointing begins. <P><P>Taking the lead in the case are Rock Walker, local cop, and Alice Whitehouse, who runs the neighborhood watch. Unfortunately Alice has other fish to fry, as both new boyfriend Rock and her old boyfriend Reece Hudson have decided to move in with her. The fact that Rock has recently died and is now a ghost further complicates matters. <P><P>Ever since his demise, Rock is trying to adapt to his new and peculiar circumstances as best he can. It’s not easy being the only ghost cop on the force, and when both his colleagues and the public start to complain, he finds himself out of a job. But it’s Reece, Alice’s hunky movie star ex, putting the moves on Alice that really sets the seal on his gloom. <P><P>Will Alice finally choose between Rock and Reece? Will Rock stay dead, or will Felicity’s aunt Cassie, who just so happens to be a witch, manage to fix him? Find out in Spooky Spells, a murder mystery unlike any other!
Spooky Sweetheart Waffle: Book 9 in the Diner of the Dead Series
by Carolyn Q. HunterIt's Valentine's Day and the wealthiest woman in Haunted Falls, Belinda Smith, is hosting a Sweetheart Dance at her sprawling estate. She has enlisted her childhood friend, local diner owner, Sonja, to cater the event. Sonja is thrilled for another chance to showcase her cooking skills, and can't wait to unveil her newest waffle recipe, but her world is turned upside down when a local sanitation worker is found dead in the dumpster behind the diner. What seems at first like a textbook murder case, turns out to be far more complicated and sinister than either Sonja or her beau, Sheriff Frank Thompson, could have ever imagined, and the duo is tossed into the midst of a spooky situation that may put both of them in jeopardy. Just when Sonja is convinced that things couldn't possibly get any trickier, a mystery guest in her own home throws yet another wrench into the works. What should have been a sweet holiday, turns into a maelstrom of eerie events and shudder-worthy situations. . . will Sonja and Frank solve the mystery before it's too late?
Spooky Times (Alice Whitehouse #1)
by Nic SaintWho is Alice Whitehouse? Mortician’s assistant, gun store clerk and chairwoman of the neighborhood watch committee. Loving daughter of the Chief of Police. Best friend to local baker Felicity Bell. And then there’s the fact that Alice sees dead people. Unfortunately, they can also see her, and occasionally ask her help in solving their murder. With pluck, resolve and cheerfulness in the face of danger, she does just that, aided and abetted by the members of her neighborhood watch committee, and local police detective Rock Walker, on whom she may or may not have a secret—or not-so-secret—crush. When Gemma Weston is found murdered, the crime baffles the police. It also baffles Alice’s neighborhood watch committee, but that has never stopped the spunky ladies of the committee before. They dive headfirst into the murder investigation, very much to the exasperation of Alice’s dad, Chief of Police Whitehouse, and the newest member of the Happy Bays Police Department, Detective Rock Walker. Spurred on by an increasingly annoying Gemma, whose ghost isn’t the nicest one Alice has ever encountered, she puts her sleuthing powers to the test to catch a killer before he or she can strike again. Spooky Times is the first installment in this new humorous cozy ghost mystery series featuring Alice Whitehouse. You may have met Alice before, in The Mysteries of Bell & Whitehouse. This spinoff fully stands alone, and doesn’t require any knowledge of the original series, which is complete at nine books.
Spooky Town's Night Returning Ghosts: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Ban YerenAn engagement, a night of debauchery; a waking dream, a man alone!I was invited to see the University female classmate Han Yue engagement ceremony, the love story long, one night of debauchery;However, he didn't expect that the weird town wouldn't have the existence of the Han Family. Even the beauty from last night was like a dream.The night of the return of souls, shrouded in mist; the night of the full moon, the dead; the legend of a bubble, the secret of generations of protection …
Spooky Trills (Alice Whitehouse #2)
by Nic SaintWhen a duck farmer and Elvis impersonator is found murdered, his million-dollar belt buckle missing, all evidence points to his sons, eager to lay their hands on the inheritance. Not everything is as it seems, however, and soon Alice Whitehouse, Felicity Bell, and the other members of the neighborhood watch are up to their ears in suspects. It doesn’t help that everyone is hiding something, and even the ghost of the murdered man is less than honest. As if this is not enough to keep them busy, the watch members are being stalked by a mysterious individual, who has vowed to ‘make the neighborhood watch pay!’ And then there’s Alice’s budding romance with handsome cop Rock Walker, who may or may not have discovered her great secret. Will Rock finally find out who Alice really is? Will the watch members root out their stalker and find the crooning duck farmer’s killer? And will Alice’s dad’s chickens finally lay eggs? Find out in this riveting and hilarious new mystery, the second book in the Alice Whitehouse cozy mystery series.
Spoon to be Dead (Shake Shop Mystery #3)
by Dana Mentink"Mentink has designed a story that will keep the reader wondering, and then knowing, and then wondering again, as the suspects and victims keep changing places." — New York Journal of BooksA murder for the holidays is about to shake things up!Trinidad Jones is starting the festive season with sugary confections and a heaping scoop of worry as her shake shop enters its first Oregon winter. With snow abound and tourists trickling through, she'll do anything to keep her milkshake dreams afloat, even if it means catering a holiday steamboat party for some new arrivals in town.But when her good-for-nothing ex crashes through her shop's door claiming he's being charged with murder, things go sideways. With clues piling up like whipped cream on a sundae and motives abound, Trinidad and her fellow ex-wives must solve this murder before she's finally thrown for a scoop.The third book in the Shake Shop Mysteries following Trinidad Jones who makes sweet confections and solves sticky situations in her small town!
Sporchi segreti (Un'\indagine Di Cole Mcginnis Ser. #2)
by Rhys Ford Sara BenattiSeguito di Baci sporchi - Dirty KissUn'indagine di Cole McGinnisPer Cole McGinnis, ex poliziotto diventato investigatore privato, amare Kim Jae-Min non è sempre facile, perché Jae è riluttante a mostrare apertamente il suo orientamento sessuale. Al contrario, Cole non sa vivere in un altro modo, anche se capisce come si sente Jae. Gli uomini coreani che seguono la tradizione, infatti, non sono gay, perlomeno non quando possono essere scoperti. Ma Cole non può dedicare troppo tempo a sbrogliare i problemi del suo ragazzo. Ha un incarico da portare a termine. Quando una cantante di nome Scarlet chiede il suo aiuto per trovare Park Dae-Hoon, un coreano gay che è sparito quasi vent’anni prima, Cole si ritrova immerso nel mondo intricato delle ricche famiglie coreane, dove il dovere e la politica significano sacrificare la felicità per conservare imperi aziendali. Ben presto i cadaveri iniziano ad accumularsi senza un’apparente logica. A ogni passo che Cole fa verso il ritrovamento di Park Dae-Hoon, un’altra persona va incontro alla morte, e proprio qualcuno che Cole ama potrebbe essere la prossima vittima dell’assassino.
Sport for the Baron
by John CreaseyJohn Creasey, a prolific English writer, who published in a 40-year career 562 full-length books under 28 pseudonyms. Sport for the Baron, set mostly in Australia, a 'crime book without a crime', is his favorite.
Sports Sabotage (The Hardy Boys Secret Files #8)
by Franklin W. Dixon Scott BurroughsFrank and Joe bring their detective skills to the athletic arena in this all-new Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery!It's time for Field Day at Bayport Elementary and all the kids are excited! Whatever grade wins gets a pizza party, and the person with the highest personal score also gets a special prize. But when the field equipment is sabotaged the day before the events are supposed to start, it looks like Field Day might not happen after all--unless someone can find out who is behind the mess of ruined rackets, tangled jump ropes, and flattened balloons. Can Frank and Joe crack the case and save Field Day?
Spotlight
by Patricia WentworthCLASSIC GOLDEN AGE MYSTERY, PERFECT FOR FANS OF AGATHA CHRISTIEWhen a blackmailer is stabbed at his own celebration, Miss Silver must find the guilty party'Ranks with the best of the golden-age detectives' Daily MailWhen the menacing Gregory Porlock invites a group of unacquainted friends into his home, no one is quite sure what to expect.But after the host himself is stabbed in the back it soon becomes clear to all that he was a blackmailer. Every person in his house has something to hide, and many have good reason for wishing Porlock ill. It is up to Miss Silver to see through the lies and determine which guest made certain the party was really over.'A first-rate storyteller' Daily Telegraph'With her gift for spinning an intriguing story, leavened by a young romance, Wentworth never disappoints and often, as here, exceeds expectations' Daily Mail'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver' Observer'Miss Silver is marvellous' Daily Mail'Better than Miss Marple' Mary Stewart'A particular favourite' Andrew Taylor 'Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying' Scotsman'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' Manchester Evening News
Spotlight (Miss Silver Series)
by Patricia WentworthCLASSIC GOLDEN AGE MYSTERY, PERFECT FOR FANS OF AGATHA CHRISTIEWhen a blackmailer is stabbed at his own celebration, Miss Silver must find the guilty party'Ranks with the best of the golden-age detectives' Daily MailWhen the menacing Gregory Porlock invites a group of unacquainted friends into his home, no one is quite sure what to expect.But after the host himself is stabbed in the back it soon becomes clear to all that he was a blackmailer. Every person in his house has something to hide, and many have good reason for wishing Porlock ill. It is up to Miss Silver to see through the lies and determine which guest made certain the party was really over.'A first-rate storyteller' Daily Telegraph'With her gift for spinning an intriguing story, leavened by a young romance, Wentworth never disappoints and often, as here, exceeds expectations' Daily Mail'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver' Observer'Miss Silver is marvellous' Daily Mail'Better than Miss Marple' Mary Stewart'A particular favourite' Andrew Taylor 'Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying' Scotsman'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' Manchester Evening News
Spots (Spots Ser. #Vol. 1)
by David L. MorrisWhen a medical trial goes awry, two elderly people get a second chance at life. One of them is a man with a wasted life, the other a wealthy heiress whose life was wasted for her. Where will previous lifetimes of mistakes take them? Due to a side effect of medication taken in an experimental drug trial, four people with hopelessly different backgrounds are thrown together. Two return to their youth and begin new lives—backed by lifetimes of experience and unexpectedly altered values. Will the greed of others tear them apart, or will a lifetime of loneliness bring them together? Who is trying to obtain the secret to their newly found youth—and what is their enemy willing to do to get it? Will all the results of their efforts be destroyed when they have to reveal their tale to the police?
Spouse Trap: A Madeline Dawkins Novel (The Madeline Dawkins Series #1)
by Cynthia HamiltonA California socialite awakes in a luxury hotel with no memory of the night before, and finds herself caught in a web of mystery and deceit . . . Madeline had the picture-perfect life. A handsome, successful husband. A treasured spot near the top of Santa Barbara&’s elite social pyramid. Hers was a country-club lifestyle with every luxury money could buy. Until the morning she awoke in a five star hotel, her clothes on the floor, and no idea how she got there. The nightmare began when she arrived home. The accusal. The photos. Questions she couldn&’t answer. With her idyllic life shattered, and all of Santa Barbara relishing the show, Madeline knows that she&’s been set up. But the further she digs into the mystery, the more she becomes entrenched in a web of blackmail, sabotage, and lies. At the heart of it all remain two killer questions: Who did this to her? And how will she upend their plans?