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The Next to Die (A Dylan Kasper Thriller)
by Elliot SweeneyYears after his daughter&’s death, a former London cop is on the trail of an insidious criminal conspiracy in this &“remarkably assured debut&” thriller (Diamond Dagger Award–winning author Andrew Taylor). Dylan Kasper is stuck. Living in self-imposed reclusion from his former life in the Metropolitan police, he&’s been in a downward spiral since his daughter&’s suicide five years ago. But all that changes when the son of an esteemed professor jumps in front of atrain—an eerie echo of his daughter&’s death. His former colleagues call it suicide, but Kasper knows there&’s more to the story. Taking on the investigation himself, Kasper soon discovers the kind of trouble young teacher was in. With nowhere to run, he thought suicide was the only way to keep his family safe. And as Kasper continues to dig for the truth—and the connection to his own tragic past—he finds himself a target of some very dangerous enemies . . .
The Next to Die: the must-read thriller in a gripping new series (A Dylan Kasper Thriller)
by Elliot F. SweeneyFive years since his daughter's death. Now it's happening again.**A Sunday Times pick of the week**'The Next to Die is a remarkably assured debut. It oozes the sour tang of authenticity, mingling psychiatry and crime with the mean streets of London.' Andrew Taylor'Pitch-perfect tone and quality, a terrific debut.' Amer Anwar'A superb, heart-thumping thriller. Without doubt my favourite read of the year.' Carol Wyer'Hooked me immediately with its formidable pace and fluid style.' James Oswald'Outstanding. Gritty and compelling with a cast of richly-drawn characters, this is an exceptional book. That ending - wow!' D. S. ButlerDylan Kasper is stuck. Living in self-imposed reclusion from his former life in the police, he's been in a downward spiral since his daughter's death five years ago.All that changes when the son of an esteemed professor jumps under an inner-city train. His former colleagues call it suicide, but Kasper knows different. This has all happened before - to him, and his dead daughter.Taking on the investigation himself, Kasper soon realises the terrible trouble young Tommy had found himself in. With nowhere to run, he thought suicide was the only way to keep his family safe.But before long, Kasper's investigation makes him target number one. Can he keep his demons in check and stay alive long enough to bring those responsible to justice?(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Next to Die: the must-read thriller in a gripping new series (A Dylan Kasper Thriller)
by Elliot F. SweeneyFive years since his daughter's death. Now it's happening again.'The Next to Die is a remarkably assured debut. It oozes the sour tang of authenticity, mingling psychiatry and crime with the mean streets of London.' Andrew Taylor'Pitch-perfect tone and quality, a terrific debut.' Amer Anwar'A superb, heart-thumping thriller. Without doubt my favourite read of the year.' Carol Wyer'Hooked me immediately with its formidable pace and fluid style.' James Oswald'Outstanding. Gritty and compelling with a cast of richly-drawn characters, this is an exceptional book. That ending - wow!' D. S. ButlerDylan Kasper is stuck. Living in self-imposed reclusion from his former life in the police, he's been in a downward spiral since his daughter's death five years ago.All that changes when the son of an esteemed professor jumps under an inner-city train. His former colleagues call it suicide, but Kasper knows different. This has all happened before - to him, and his dead daughter.Taking on the investigation himself, Kasper soon realises the terrible trouble young Tommy had found himself in. With nowhere to run, he thought suicide was the only way to keep his family safe.But before long, Kasper's investigation makes him target number one. Can he keep his demons in check and stay alive long enough to bring those responsible to justice?
Next to Die
by Neil WhiteJoe Parker is Manchester's most ingenious criminal defence lawyer.Sam Parker is Manchester's most tenacious homicide detective.Both bear the burden of the unsolved murder of their sister fifteen years earlier. And both have a stake in a new series of murders that has shaken their city to its core.Ronnie Bagley is locked up and facing trial for the murder of his girlfriend and baby and there's only one lawyer he wants to defend him: Joe Parker. As Joe takes to the courtroom to represent Ronnie, little does he know that Bagley is smarter than anyone has given him credit for, and soon Joe will find himself pitched against his own brother, Sam, in a race to outwit the most terrifying serial killer the city has ever seen. It isn't long before Joe and Sam's shared past comes crashing into the present in a pulse-pounding race to find out who is NEXT TO DIE...
Next to Die
by Neil WhiteJoe Parker is Manchester's most ingenious criminal defence lawyer.Sam Parker is Manchester's most tenacious homicide detective.Both bear the burden of the unsolved murder of their sister fifteen years earlier. And both have a stake in a new series of murders that has shaken their city to its core.Ronnie Bagley is locked up and facing trial for the murder of his girlfriend and baby and there's only one lawyer he wants to defend him: Joe Parker. As Joe takes to the courtroom to represent Ronnie, little does he know that Bagley is smarter than anyone has given him credit for, and soon Joe will find himself pitched against his own brother, Sam, in a race to outwit the most terrifying serial killer the city has ever seen. It isn't long before Joe and Sam's shared past comes crashing into the present in a pulse-pounding race to find out who is NEXT TO DIE...
Next to Die
by Neil WhiteJoe Parker is Manchester's most ingenious criminal defence lawyer.Sam Parker is Manchester's most tenacious homicide detective.Both bear the burden of the unsolved murder of their sister fifteen years earlier.And both have a stake in a new series of murders that has shaken their city to its core.Ronnie Bagley is awaiting trial for the murder of his girlfriend and baby. Two weeks before he's due in court he suddenly fires his defence team, claiming that there's only one lawyer he wants to defend him: Joe Parker. Despite his misgivings about taking on the case in such strange circumstances, Joe decides to represent Bagley. Little does he know that Bagley is smarter than anyone has given him credit for, and soon Joe will find himself pitched against his own brother, Sam, in a race to outwit the most terrifying serial killer the city has ever seen. It isn't long before Joe and Sam's shared past comes crashing into the present in a pulse-pounding race to find out who is NEXT TO DIE...
Next To Heaven: A Novel
by James Frey"NSFW Gatsby." —Book of the Month "A sizzling beach read about the misdeeds of the rich." —Wall Street Journal "The novel on every beach towel this summer, all summer, everywhere." —Esquire Uncover the dark underbelly of the American dream America&’s most perfect town, in this &“lurid&” and &“propulsive&” novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Frey (New York Times Book Review Podcast)–and discover a world where privilege, sex, scandal, and murder lurk beneath a flawless veneer.New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, and multi-million dollar homes present a carefully curated facade. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality. In this world of excess, best friends Devon and Belle have it all—beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party—a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem&’s elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street &“closer&” who wields his wealth like a weapon. One night. An ultra-elite swingers party. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem&’s carefully constructed facade. Enter a world of troubled opulence and sharp betrayal that&’s reminiscent of "The White Lotus," &“Your Friends and Neighbors,&” and "Big Little Lies"—a world of spectacularly badly-behaved rich people where money can buy anything. . .until it ruins everything. Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime. " —Honoré de Balzac "A Connecticut sex romp–cum–murder mystery . . . 'big nods' to Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, and Tom Wolfe." —Vanity Fair &“A satirical look at the "beautiful, wealthy and unsatisfied.'&” —People Magazine "Lurid . . . Propulsive. . . appeals to one's baser instincts." —New York Times Book Review Podcast "A deliriously over-the-top portrait of decadence on the brink." —Bustle
Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery (Longmire Mysteries Ser. #16)
by Craig JohnsonOne of the most viewed paintings in American history, Custer’s Last Fight, copied and distributed by Anheuser-Busch at a rate of over two million copies a year, was destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1946.
Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery (A Longmire Mystery #16)
by Craig JohnsonThe new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series. <P><P>One of the most viewed paintings in American history, Custer's Last Fight, copied and distributed by Anheuser-Busch at a rate of over two million copies a year, was destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1946. Or was it? <P><P> When Charley Lee Stillwater dies of an apparent heart attack at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers & Sailors, Walt Longmire is called in to try and make sense of a piece of a painting and a Florsheim shoebox containing a million dollars, sending the good sheriff on the trail of a dangerous art heist. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Next Victim
by Jonnie JacobsThe last time Kali spoke to her brother, he was desperate to tell her something but too drunk to get it out. Now he's dead, an apparent suicide. That is shocking, but the cops have more bad news.
Next Victim
by Michael PrescottTess McCallum is a blonde, gray-eyed, single, and totally dedicated FBI agent whose work and personal life have both been stuck in neutral since the traumatic night she came home to find her fellow FBI agent and secret lover ritually murdered by the slippery sex killer she had been pursuing. Her target, Mobius, is a crafty, complex, and completely insane serial killer. His unique scariness lies in his ordinariness; he is an Everyman who could be just about anyone . . . or anywhere. Now, two unnervingly inactive years later, Tess gets a summons from her former boss, Assistant Director Gerald Andrus, bringing her to L.A. to investigate a suspect who seems frighteningly similar to Mobius. He is back, with a new identity and, as a result of his latest opportunistic killing, a new weapon of mass destruction (a canister of VX nerve agent), as well as a nasty plan to kill thousands all at once. Tess must unravel the puzzle and figure out the secret of Mobius before he kills her, along with a big chunk of Los Angeles. The suspense starts early and does not quit.
Nexus
by Ramez NaamMankind gets an upgradeIn the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link human together, mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it.When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he's thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage - for there is far more at stake than anyone realizes.From the halls of academe to the halls of power, from the headquarters of an elite US agency in Washington DC to a secret lab beneath a top university in Shanghai, from the underground parties of San Francisco to the illegal biotech markets of Bangkok, from an international neuroscience conference to a remote monastery in the mountains of Thailand - Nexus is a thrill ride through a future on the brink of explosion.File Under: Science Fiction [ Humanity 2.0 | Mind Matters | Hive | This Will Happen ]From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ngaio Marsh: Five Complete Novels
by Ngaio MarshThe novels are: Scales of Justice, Death of a Fool, Tied Up in Tinsel, Grave Mistake, and Photo Finish.
The N'Gustro Affair
by Jean-Patrick ManchetteThe debut novel of a pioneering author of French crime thrillers.Mean, arrogant, naive, sadistic on occasion, the young Henri Butron records his life story on tape just before death catches up with him: a death passed off as a suicide by his killers, French secret service agents who need to hush up their role—and Butron&’s—in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of a prominent opposition leader from a third-world African nation in the throes of a postcolonial civil war.The N&’Gustro Affair is a thinly veiled retelling of the 1965 abduction and killing of Mehdi Ben Barka, a radical opponent of King Hassan II of Morocco. But this is merely the backdrop to Jean-Patrick Manchette&’s first-person portrait (with shades of Jim Thompson&’s The Killer Inside Me) of a man who lacks the insight to see himself for what he is: a wannabe nihilist too weak to be even a full-bore fascist.
Ni lo ves ni lo verás (Inspectora Helen Grace #Volumen 2)
by M. J. ArlidgeUn segundo caso para la inspectora Helen Grace de Tú te vas, tú te quedas.Un thriller que te parará el corazón. El cartero tiene un paquete para ti... El cadáver de un hombre es encontrado en una casa vacía. Le han arrancado el corazón y se lo han enviado dentro de un paquete a su mujer y a sus hijos. Es solo la primera víctima y la inspectora Helen Grace sabe que no será la última. Pero ¿por qué un hombre felizmente casado estaba tan lejos de su casa en mitad de la noche? Los medios de comunicación hablan del culpable como de un Jack el Destripador al revés: un asesino en serie a la caza de hombres que llevan dobles vidas ocultas. Helen huele la ira que esconde cada asesinato. Pero lo que no puede predecir es lo inestable que es el asesino... o lo que le espera al final del caso. La crítica ha dicho sobre Tú te vas, tú te quedas...«Este thriller cargado de tensión y de ritmo frenético es excelente.»The Sun «Terriblemente realista, intrigante e implacable. El ejército de fans de Arlidge está a punto de multiplicarse.»Sunday Sport «Un thriller escalofriante y absorbente.»Sunday Mirror «Arlidge ha creado a una heroína auténticamente novedosa en Helen Grace. No oculta ninguno de los detalles más escalofriantes y oscuros, y los entrelaza en un relato que te estremece hasta los huesos.»Daily Mail
The Niagara Falls Mystery (Boxcar Children Special #8)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThis is the Boxcar Children's first trip to Canada, and they are very eager to explore Niagara Falls and all of the attractions in the area. They are even more thrilled when a friend of Grandfather's asks if they want to help out in his souvenir shop. But then valuable things begin to disappear from the store. The Boxcar Children must find out who is responsible!
A Nice Class of Corpse (A Mrs. Pargeter Mystery #1)
by Simon BrettMelita's late husband of happy memory and dubious occupation has left her generously supplied with money, jewels, and a mink coat. He's also left her his skeleton keys, a revolver, and an irrepressible curiosity. When Melita arrives at the extremely genteel Devereux Hotel, a seaside home for retirees, she meets her fellow guests: Colonel Wicksteed, Mr. Dawlish, Lady Ridgleigh, Mrs. Selsby, and the others. And there's Miss Naismith, who runs the hotel with a firm hand. She insists that all her guests be financially prosperous, in good health, and "a nice class of person." But is Melita quite the class that Miss Naismith demands? Miss Naismith has her doubts, especially when one of the guests dies a suspicious death the night after Melita's arrival. Life--and death--had been so peaceful at the Devereux until Melita appeared on the scene. Sadly, Melita's arrival acts as a catalyst for disaster. Outwardly cheerful and confident, but quietly disturbed by what she observes, Melita decides to investigate. She hears strange sounds in the night, and she suspects that nothing at the Devereux is quite what it seems to be.
A Nice Cup of Tea (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertAfter years of caring for her often impossible mother, Alice is finally free. But an unexpected legacy gives her more than she bargained for...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubWhen Alice Hunter's mother dies, after grimly clinging on for eighty-odd years, it is enough for genteel Alice just to be free. But she soon becomes lonely, having few points of contact with the people in the cheap boarding houses which are all she can afford. Then comes news of a legacy, and Alice's soul rises as she travels to the family's lawyers in Bath.Her new life is not what she expects, however, and she is lost in a fog of human misunderstanding, hatred and deceit. A nice cup of tea, stirred by detective Arthur Crook, is what she will need to put things right . . .
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (The Felse Investigations #4)
by Ellis PetersWhen an old grave reveals two bodies, neither of which belong to the man named on the tombstone, Detective Inspector George Felse is once again called upon to investigate <P><P>While on a seaside vacation in Cornwall with his son, Dominic, Detective Inspector George Felse can't help but investigate a dark mystery of smuggling, missing bodies, and murder. Jan Treverra was a legendary Cornish poet and smuggler who died two centuries ago. But when local scholar Simon Towne arranges to open Treverra's grave in search of his long-lost literary legacy, the tomb yields two dead bodies . . . and neither one is the body of Jan Treverra. In this derelict seashore graveyard, Felse uncovers a trail of violence in Maymouth's history that casts shadows centuries long. . . . A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs is the 4th book in the Felse Investigations, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Nice Girls: A Novel
by Catherine Dang“Darkly delicious . . . Nice Girls is about the girlhood we never really leave behind, and what happens when we dare to confront our past demons. A pulsating mystery with a narrator you won't soon forget.” — Laura Dave, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Last Thing He Told Me"If you’re a total true crime addict, Catherine Dang’s debut novel will have you hooked real fast." — CosmopolitanRecommended by New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • Cosmopolitan • E! Online • Bustle • Popsugar • CrimeReads • The Nerd Daily • PureWow • Mystery & Suspense Magazine • Paperback Paris • and more!A pulse-pounding and razor-sharp debut with the emotional punch of Luckiest Girl Alive and All the Missing Girls that explores the hungry, angry, dark side of girlhood and dares to ask: Which is more dangerous for a woman—showing the world what it wants to see, or who she really is?What did you do? Mary used to be such a nice girl. She was the resident whiz kid of Liberty Lake, Minnesota—the quiet, chubby teen with the scholarship to an Ivy League school. But three years later, “Ivy League Mary” is back—a thinner, cynical, restless failure who was kicked out of Cornell at the beginning of her senior year and won’t tell anyone why. Taking a job at the local grocery store, Mary tries to make sense of her life’s sharp downward spiral.Then beautiful, magnetic Olivia Willand goes missing. A rising social media star, Olivia is admired by everyone in Liberty Lake—except Mary. Once Olivia’s best friend, Mary knows better than anyone that behind the Instagram persona hides a willful, manipulative girl with sharp edges. As the town obsesses over perfect, lovely Olivia, Mary wonders if her disappearance might be tied to another missing person: nineteen-year-old DeMaria Jackson, whose case has been widely dismissed as a runaway.Who is the real Olivia Willand, and where did she go? What happened to DeMaria? As Mary pries at the cracks in the careful facades surrounding the two missing girls, old wounds will bleed fresh and force her to confront a horrible truth.Maybe there are no nice girls, after all.“Complex characters, questionable choices, and conflicted feelings about who we are and the people we leave behind combine in a compelling thriller that will have you flipping pages to discover how it all fits together.”— Darby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife“Nice Girls finds itself among the most haunting of mysteries, those that resonate with our current affairs, like Alyssa Cole’s When No One Is Watching and Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind. Perfect for the millennial armchair detective, Nice Girls will satisfy your true crime addiction and intensify your desire for justice.”— Paperback Paris
Nice Girls Finish Last (The Robin Hudson Mysteries #2)
by Sparkle HayterReporter Robin Hudson gets the scoop on a DOA OB/GYN in this &“hilarious, keenly written romp&” from the author of What&’s a Girl Gotta Do? (Entertainment Weekly). A nice girl like Robin Hudson never expected to find herself at an S&M club, but as a third-string reporter for a tabloid TV news show, she must pursue all the sleazy leads her jerk boss hurls her way with a smile on her face—at least on camera. But this time the story hits close to home. Robin&’s always thought a person has to be a little sadistic to become a gynecologist, but when her new OB/GYN is shot through the heart and handcuffed to his office chair, a matchbook from an S&M establishment is the only clue. Much to the delight of Robin&’s muckraking boss, the not-so-good doctor had his hands in all sorts of sordid activities. But Robin, on the other hand, is having a hard time whipping up any enthusiasm to interview the dominatrix who runs the club. It&’s also the worst time for her Bible-toting Aunt Mo to visit New York City—aka Sodom and Gomorrah—to set Robin on the straight and narrow. Aunt Mo is convinced the streets aren&’t safe—and maybe she&’s right. A sniper is taking potshots at anxious All News Network anchormen, and it&’s starting to look like the target practice is connected to the dead doc. Now, it&’s up to Robin to dodge the bullets—not to mention Aunt Mo—and get the killer in her sights. And then she needs to find a new gynecologist! Nice Girls Finish Last is &“a rollicking blend of deftly aimed satire and neatly plotted murder mystery&” from award-winning author and former CNN journalist Sparkle Hayter, winner of the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective as well as an Arthur Ellis Award for best first mystery novel (The Philadelphia Inquirer). The Robin Hudson Mystery series is a winner of the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective. Nice Girls Finish Last is the 2nd book in the Robin Hudson Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Nice Guys: The Official Movie Novelization
by Charles ArdaiHolland March is a private eye with a defective nose and a broken arm. Jackson Healy is the tough guy who put him in a cast. Not the two most likely men to team up to hunt for a missing girl, or look into the suspicious death of a beautiful porn star, or go up against a conspiracy of the rich and powerful that stretches from Detroit to D.C. Hell, they're not the most likely pair to team up to do anything. But there you go. And if they somehow survive this case, they might just find they like each other.But let's be honest. They probably won't survive it.
Nice Try: A Murray Whelan Mystery (The Murray Whelan Mysteries #3)
by Shane MaloneyThe Third Murray Whelan Adventure When Murray Whelan, lovelorn political minder and part-time fitness fanatic, is recruited to massage Australia's bid for the Olympics he has no idea how tough the going will get. Not even the sight of the gorgeous Holly Deloite in her taut blue leotard at the City Club can stop him diving head first into trouble. And, when the death of the young Aboriginal athlete Darcy Anderson proves that murder is a contact sport, Murray is soon breaking all the rules. Mixing it with a savvy black activist, a body-building psychopath and the enigmatic Dr Phillipa Knox, Murray jumps the gun every time. 'One of the most outrageously funny voices in modern detective fiction...Shane Maloney's prose is more than a 'nice try' at combining social and political satire with the conventions of the crime novel. It's spot on.' Age
Niceville: Book One of the Niceville Trilogy (The Niceville Trilogy #1)
by Carsten StroudSomething is wrong in Niceville. . . A boy literally disappears from Main Street. A security camera captures the moment of his instant, inexplicable vanishing. An audacious bank robbery goes seriously wrong: four cops are gunned down; a TV news helicopter is shot and spins crazily out of the sky, triggering a disastrous cascade of events that ricochet across twenty different lives over the course of just thirty-six hours. Nick Kavanaugh, a cop with a dark side, investigates. Soon he and his wife, Kate, a distinguished lawyer from an old Niceville family, find themselves struggling to make sense not only of the disappearance and the robbery but also of a shadow world, where time has a different rhythm and where justice is elusive. . . .Something is wrong in Niceville, where evil lives far longer than men do.Compulsively readable, and populated with characters who leap off the page, Niceville will draw you in, excite you, amaze you, horrify you, and, when it finally lets you go, make you sorry you have to leave.Read the first thirty-five pages. Find out why Harlan Coben calls Carsten Stroud the master of "the nerve-jangling thrill ride."
Niceville: Roman (The\niceville Trilogy #Bk. 1)
by Carsten StroudNiceville es una de aquellas ciudades casi demasiado tranquilas hasta que desaparece un niño al salir del colegio y reaparece vivo dentro de una tumba antigua. Si no fuera por el acantilado gigantesco cuya sombra oscurece gran parte de la ciudad, Niceville sería uno de los lugares más bellos del sur de Estados Unidos. Este acantilado forma un muro inmenso cubierto de musgo y enredaderas, tan ancho y tan alto que existen casas donde no llega la luz del sol hasta después del mediodía. En la cima se encuentra un bosque espeso de árboles longevos y allí, justo en el centro, está lo que todos llaman el sumidero del cráter, siempre lleno de agua helada, oscura y, según la gente mayor, sin fondo. Sin embargo, a pesar de las sombras, la vida de Niceville es tranquila y apacible hasta que Rainey Teague, un niño de diez años, desaparece de la calle principal. Una cámara de seguridad capta el momento justo en el que se esfuma sin ninguna explicación. Pero esto es solo el comienzo.