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The Ninja Betrayed: Lily Wong #3 (Lily Wong)
by Tori EldridgeIn the third instalment of the Lily Wong series, the modern-day ninja must juggle taking down an organised crime ring with new-found romance and prevailing family drama... all whilst keeping those she loves alive.Things get personal for Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja Lily Wong in Hong Kong when she dives into the dangerous world of triads, romance, and corporate disaster during the height of the pro-democracy protests. Lily&’s mother has been summoned by her grandfather, Gung-Gung to attend an emergency board meeting. Lily is happy to take her father&’s place for exotic travel, family reunions, and romantic dates with her new boyfriend, Daniel Kwok, who's there for business. Lily and her mother stay at her grandparents' hillside home on Hong Kong Island, but tension between Gung-Gung and Ma makes it hard to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, especially with the city in turmoil. Gung-Gung won&’t say anything about the meeting and Ma is worried that her career is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the teenage daughter of Gung-Gung's driver is pulled into the dangerous riots. As Lily and Ma discover shaky finances, questionable loans, and plans for the future involving them both, Lily's escalating romance with Daniel puts her heart at risk. Will her ninja skills allow her to protect her mother, the family business, and the renegade teen while navigating love, corporate intrigue, and murderous triads?
The Ninja Daughter: Lily Wong #1 (Lily Wong)
by Tori EldridgeKill Bill meets the Joy Luck Club in this edge-of-your-seat debut novel about Lily Wong; a modern-day female ninja, dedicated to rescuing women from abusive relationships while trying to hide the truth about her real life from her overprotective family.After her sister is raped and murdered, Lily Wong dedicates her life and ninja skills to the protection of women. But her mission is complicated. Not only does she live above the Chinese restaurant owned by her Norwegian father and inspired by the recipes of her Chinese mother, but she has to hide her true self from her Hong Kong tiger mom who is already disappointed in her daughter's less than feminine ways, and who would be horrified to know what she had become.But when a woman and her son she escorted safely to an abused women&’s shelter return home to dangerous consequences, Lily is forced to not only confront her family and her past, but team up with a mysterious—and very lethal—stranger to rescue them.
Ninja Soccer Moms
by Jennifer ApodacaSamantha Shaw, owner of the Heart Males dating service, hates soccer. But she doesn't have a problem with settling scores--especially when deceitful ex-husbands are involved. So when Janie Tuggle, the former wife of town hero and championship-winning soccer coach Chad, asks her to investigate her embezzling ex, Sam dives right in. Turns out, the weasel is not only pocketing $16,000, but has been cheating on Janie at every opportunity. Exposing him will be a pleasure. But before Sam can make a call. Chad is found dead in his office--and Sam and Janie are both suspects. Detective Logan Vance is breathing down Sam's neck, her boyfriend and sleuthing partner Gabe Pulizzi is working the case for Chad's sexy former lover, Dara Reed, and unwelcome discoveries are springing up all over town. Netting the killer feels like a long shot, but as another cheating husband's crimes threaten Sam's business, her brand-new relationship, and even her life, the penalty for slipping up could be fatal.
Ninja Soccer Moms
by Jennifer ApodacaSamantha Shaw, owner of the Heart Males dating service, hates soccer. But she doesn't have a problem with settling scores--especially when deceitful ex-husbands are involved. So when Janie Tuggle, the former wife of town hero and championship-winning soccer coach Chad, asks her to investigate her embezzling ex, Sam dives right in. Turns out, the weasel is not only pocketing $16,000, but has been cheating on Janie at every opportunity. Exposing him will be a pleasure. But before Sam can make a call. Chad is found dead in his office--and Sam and Janie are both suspects. Detective Logan Vance is breathing down Sam's neck, her boyfriend and sleuthing partner Gabe Pulizzi is working the case for Chad's sexy former lover, Dara Reed, and unwelcome discoveries are springing up all over town. Netting the killer feels like a long shot, but as another cheating husband's crimes threaten Sam's business, her brand-new relationship, and even her life, the penalty for slipping up could be fatal.
Ninja Timmy
by Henrik TammFor fans of the film series Shrek and the Chronicles of Narnia and of Frozen, as well as classic books such as Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Cricket in Times Square, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle, this imaginative and engaging debut middle-grade novel by author/illustrator/animator Henrik Tamm includes plucky animal characters, action-packed adventure, and lush full-color illustrations throughout. Timmy the cat, his pal Simon the mink, and the pig brothers Jasper and Casper are inventors, and they're hoping to sell their fabulous new contraption to a local merchant. With high hopes, they haul their machine through the crowded streets of Elyzandrium--and are promptly robbed by a gang of bullies. With the help of two new friends, Alfred, a kindly old toymaker, and Flores, a skilled cat pilot, Timmy and his pals set out to get back what is rightfully theirs. As it turns out, they're not the only victims of these dastardly criminals. But what can this band of misfits do? In this action-packed adventure, the intrepid Timmy and his wily friends transform themselves into crime-fighting ninjas--and quite possibly heroes!From the Hardcover edition.
The Ninja's Blade: Lily Wong #2 (Lily Wong)
by Tori EldridgeIn this thrilling follow up to The Ninja Daughter, Lily Wong gets more trouble than she bargained for when her controlling grandparents come into town – at the same time as she goes undercover to dismantle a sex trafficking ring.Lily Wong—a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja—has more trouble than she was bargaining for when controlling grandparents arrive in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at the same time she goes undercover in the dangerous world of youth sex trafficking. As she hunts for a kidnapped prostitution victim, a missing high school girl, and a sociopathic trafficker, the surviving members of a murderous street gang hunt for her. Life would be easier if Lily knew who to trust. But when victims are villains, villains are victims, and even family is plotting against her, easy is not an option. All Lily can do is follow the trail wherever it leads: through a high school campus polarized by racial tension or the secret back rooms of a barber/tattoo/brothel or the soul-crushing stretch of Long Beach Boulevard known as The Blade. She relies on her ninja skills to deceive and infiltrate, rescue and kill – whatever is necessary to free the girls from their literal and figurative slavery. If only those same skills could keep Lily&’s conniving grandparents from hijacking her future.
The Ninja's Daughter: A Hiro Hattori Novel (A Shinobi Mystery #4)
by Susan SpannAutumn, 1565: When an actor's daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto's Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim's only hope for justice. As political tensions rise in the wake of the shogun's recent death, and rival warlords threaten war, the Kyoto police forbid an investigation of the killing, to keep the peace--but Hiro has a personal connection to the girl, and must avenge her. The secret investigation leads Hiro and Father Mateo deep into the exclusive world of Kyoto's theater guilds, where they quickly learn that nothing, and no one, is as it seems. With only a mysterious golden coin to guide them, the investigators uncover a forbidden love affair, a missing mask, and a dangerous link to corruption within the Kyoto police department that leaves Hiro and Father Mateo running for their lives.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Ninja's Illusion (The Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mysteries #5)
by Gigi PandianA fabled illusion performed by a stage magician who claims to possess real supernatural powers. A treasure from the colonial era in India when international supremacies vied for power. <P><P>A phantom trading ship lost over 200 years ago. And a ninja whose murderous intentions in present-day Japan connect the deeds of a long-dead trader who was much more than he seemed . . . <P><P>When Jaya travels from San Francisco to Japan with her stage magician best friend Sanjay—a.k.a. The Hindi Houdini—for his Japanese debut, she jumps at the chance to pursue her own research that could solve a tantalizing centuries-old mystery. With the colorful autumn leaves of historic Kyoto falling around her, Jaya soon loses sight of what’s real and what’s a deception. <P><P>A mysterious ninja attempts to sabotage Sanjay’s trick, along with Japan’s most controversial magician, Akira. Ancient folklore blurs the lines between illusion and reality when a magician’s assistant appears to be a kitsune, a mythical fox spirit. <P><P>As tricks escalate to murder, Jaya and her friends must unravel secrets hidden in the ancient capital of Japan, before one of their own becomes the next victim.
The Ninja's Oath: Lily Wong #4 (Lily Wong)
by Tori EldridgeThe Ninja's Oath is the thrilling fourth instalment in Tori Eldridge's acclaimed, multi-award nominated Lily Wong series.International action adventure ensues when Lily Wong—a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja—travels from Shanghai to Japan to help family friend and former triad enforcer, Lee Chang, locate and rescue his kidnapped twelve-year-old niece while, back home in Los Angeles, her father&’s health wanes.Their mission is aided and complicated by an enigmatic assassin with a discomforting fascination for Lily. When the hunt for the niece leads to another missing relative, the trio of dangerous heroes—ninja, triad, and assassin—are pitted against an even greater foe. Meanwhile, Chang&’s family must be moved from the shikumen house in Old Shanghai before the government tears it down. This would be simpler if not for the feud between brothers and the old resentments and intrigues entwined within the stunning history of the city itself.
El niño 44
by Tom Rob SmithRelato trepidante, imposible de abandonar antes del final, esta primera novela del escritor inglés Tom Rob Smith retrata con inusual realismo el ambiente claustrofóbico y la crueldad del estalinismo. Héroe de guerra y agente del servicio de seguridad de la Unión Soviética, Leo Stepánovich Demídov cree ciegamente en la propaganda oficial, que sostiene que su país es el paraíso de la igualdad y la fraternidad sobre la Tierra, una alianza de ciudadanos libres y trabajadores prósperos que merece la pena defender de sus múltiples enemigos con todos los medios imaginables, incluidos la delación, la represión y el castigo severo a los infractores. Pero el día que lo obligan a espiar a su propia esposa por supuesta traición a la patria, a Demídov comienza a caérsele la venda de los ojos. En efecto, ni sus condecoraciones ni su inmaculada hoja de servicios le sirven para evitar ser degradado y expulsado de Moscú. Obligado a incorporarse a la milicia en una ciudad industrial, se encuentra con el caso de una serie de asesinatos de niños que las autoridades han dado sospechosamente por cerrado. Con muy poco que perder, y convencido de que un despiadado criminal anda suelto, Demídov se lanza a resolver el misterio por su cuenta, una decisión arriesgada que lo llevará a descubrir el verdadero peligro que se cierne sobre él, una amenaza mucho más temible que su escurridizo objetivo. Convertida en un éxito de ventas en todo el mundo, Lee Child la calificó de «debut soberbio: una novela intensa, diferente, lograda, madura y emocionante», y Scott Turow de «novela apasionante desde la primera hasta la última página». La versión cinematográfica ha sido producida por Ridley Scott y dirigida por Daniel Espinosa. Reseñas:«El thriller sobre la Guerra Fría más adictivo e inteligente desde El parque Gorki.»The Times «Una primera novela apasionante [...]de una maestría absoluta, cumple todas sus promesas, desde la primera hasta la última página.»Le Figaro Magazine «Un argumento ingenioso, impecablemente urdido [...]. Una historia de enorme potencia.»The New York Times «Una absorbente novela de suspense que leí, como suele decirse, de una sentada [...]. Se me ocurren muy pocas novelas que hayan tratado tan elocuentemente el complejo clima moral de la vida en la Unión Soviética y que, al mismo tiempo, ofrezcan todos los placeres de una brillante novela de entretenimiento.»The Guardian «El niño 44, además de un thriller de primer orden -emocionante, vertiginoso, terroríficamente imprevisible-, es una novela magníficamente escrita, que ofrece mucho más que suspense y sorpresas.»The Scotsman «Este excelente debut contiene personajes atractivos, un argumento convincente y detalles históricos auténticos. La recreación del mundo enloquecido y mortífero de la Unión Soviética durante los últimos días de Stalin tiene ecos de El parque Gorki y El cero y el infinito, pero la novela de Tom Rob Smith es absolutamente original.»Publishers Weekly
El niño del bosque: Una historia real de supervivencia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
by Maxwell SmartLA ASOMBROSA HISTORIA DE UN NIÑO JUDÍO QUE SOBREVIVIÓ A LOS NAZIS ESCONDIDO EN LOS BOSQUES DE POLONIA Maxwell Smart tenía solo once años cuando toda su familia fue asesinada. Pudo haber muerto también, pero su madre le ordenó salvarse. Huyó al bosque, cavó un hoyo para refugiarse y buscó comida en las granjas cercanas. Con la ropa hecha harapos y al borde de la inanición, escapó repetidamente de la muerte a manos de los nazis. Después de meses en soledad, Maxwell se encontró con otro niño que deambulaba por el bosque en busca de comida. Janek, al igual que Maxwell, era huérfano y los dos se hicieron amigos. Juntos excavaron un refugio en el suelo para sobrevivir al invierno. Un día, después de que ocurriera una masacre en las cercanías, los niños descubrieron a una bebé, aún viva, en los brazos de su madre muerta. Maxwell y Janek la rescataron, pero el costo de hacerlo fue muy grande.La épica historia de Maxwell es una prueba irrefutable del espíritu humano y su capacidad de resistencia. De la brutalidad de la guerra emergió un hombre que se convirtió en un célebre pintor que, mediante la alquimia de su arte, ofreció al mundo, en contraste con los horrores de su sufrimiento, hermosas obras. El niño del bosque es un documento histórico notable sobre una época atroz que nunca debe olvidarse.
El niño en la nieve
by Samuel BjørkSuspense en la mejor tradición del género policiaco escandinavo en una nueva y adictiva novela del aclamado autor de Viajo sola. «El mejor libro de Bjørk hasta el momento.»Verdens Gang Invierno de 1999. Un hombre regresa a casa. Está oscuro, hace frío y su coche avanza por una carretera solitaria. De repente, los faros iluminan algo que parece un animal. El hombre pisa el freno con decisión. Frente al vehículo encuentra a un niño en shock, casi congelado. Sobre la cabeza lleva una cornamenta de corzo. Catorce años después, una mujer es brutalmente asesinada en un lago de montaña. En un plazo de tres semanas, tres personas han muerto. En cada ocasión, el criminal ha dejado una pista invitando a los investigadores Holger Munch y Mia Krüger a un juego mortal. Comienza una carrera contrarreloj contra el más peligroso y aterrador tipo de asesino en serie: el que elige sus víctimas completamente al azar. La crítica ha dicho:«Ten cuidado, Jo Nesbø.»Bergens Tidende «El mejor libro de Bjørk hasta el momento. Una trama emocionante y bien construida llena de giros sorprendentes... Bjørk tiene una voz original y su estilo es rítmico y musical.»Verdens Gang «Bjørk construye sus novelas de manera inteligente e ingeniosa... Cuando crees que estás cerca de adivinarlo todo, le da un nuevo giro a la historia y mantiene la tensión hasta la última página. Así es como tienen que ser las grandes novelas de misterio... Escribe excepcionalmente bien, hay una energía en su estilo y en sus tramas que hace imposible parar de leer.»Nettavisen «Una fantasía oscura exuberante... Una atmósfera inquietante envuelve la historia y obliga al lector a avanzar página a página en busca de la solución. La escritura de Bjørk es cautivadora.»Trønder-Avisa «Lo que distingue a Bjørk de la mayoría de escritores de novela policiaca es su talento literario... Suspense hasta el final.»Adresseavisen «¡Increíblemente emocionante! ¡Cómo escribe Samuel Bjørk! ¡Qué velocidad! ¡Qué suspense! ¡Qué giros inesperados! ¡Qué gran pareja de investigadores! Ni una sola página es aburrida... Una exhibición de cómo escribir un thriller efectivo, entretenido y lleno de suspense. Un verdadero espectáculo de fuegos artificiales.»Bjørnebok
Niños debajo de nosotros: Tráfico infantil
by Blair London¿Alguna vez se preguntaron qué ocurre con los niños desaparecidos? ¿Murieron? ¿Siguen vivos en algún lado? Este libro les dará una idea de dónde pueden estar: en su sótano, en la casa de al lado, en un edificio abandonado… Deberán estar más alerta a las posibilidades después de leer este libro.
The Ninth Buddha
by Daniel EastermanThe inexplicable kidnapping of young William Wylam is the opening shot of a very personal war for his father. Wylam pursues the kidnappers to India, and then into the snowclad vastness of Tibet. Caught up in a deadly international intrigue, the boy may now be held inside a hidden Buddhist monastery. With the beautiful Chindamani--not quite a goddess but no mere mortal--Wylam fights desperately to resue his son, seen by some as the reincarnation whose special role has been prophesied, used by others as a convenient pawn in a war of unfolding nightmares.
The Ninth Daughter
by Barbara Hamilton1773: The Massachusetts colony is torn between patriots who want independence from British rule and loyalists who support the King. <P><P>At the center is the educated and beautiful Abigail Adams-wife of John Adams, a leader of the Sons of Liberty, the secret organization opposing the Crown. And when her husband is accused of murder, she must work to clear his name.
The Ninth Day
by Jamie FrevelettiIn less than nine days, terror crosses the border . . . Hiking in Arizona, biochemist Emma Caldridge inadvertently interrupts the operations of dangerous traffickers in human cargo-and is chased south into the arms of millionaire drug merchants. Suddenly a prisoner of Mexico's most feared cartel, Emma makes a shocking discovery in the marijuana fields outside Ciudad Juarez: plants rotting with a flesh-eating toxin that causes a truly horrible death within nine days of exposure. And there is no antidote. The cartel believes that U.S. agents contaminated the plants, and, determined to make their enemy pay, they prepare to spread their lethal product across America. Emma Caldridge searches desperately for a cure, but time is running out more quickly than she anticipated. For Emma herself has been infected-and, barring a miracle, she will die before the terrible dawning of . . .
The Ninth Directive
by Adam HallWhen a security exercise goes wrong, a rogue agent must defend a British diplomat from Thai assassins. Quiller is not an easy man to work with. Freethinking to the point of insubordination, he’s the kind of spy who gives his superiors ulcers. But his case file, going back to his work against the Nazis, speaks for itself. The Bureau ranks him as a #9 agent—Reliable Under Torture—and that’s the kind of man they need in Bangkok. Because an important British official is coming to visit, and the Bureau wants Quiller to plan the diplomat’s murder. Of course, it’s only a security exercise. The official will be traveling under top-notch protection, and they want Quiller to devise an assassination plot to test the abilities of his security detail. But for the diplomat and for Quiller, the danger quickly becomes real.
The Ninth Dominion: The Eighth Trumpet And The Ninth Dominion (The Jared Kimberlain Novels #2)
by Jon LandThe government&’s most feared retired operative hunts an asylum&’s worth of escaped convicts and a serial killerwho executes entire towns A murderer roams America—the worst the country has ever seen. Nicknamed Tiny Tim, he doesn&’t just kill individuals or families; he wipes out small towns. First Dixon Springs, Montana: population 108. Next, the 115 souls of Daisy, Georgia, done away with using his hands, a knife, and a silenced machine gun. The FBI considers him unstoppable, and so they call Jared Kimberlain. The fearsome retired operative wants nothing to do with it, having gotten his fill of hunting serial killers years before, when he was nearly killed capturing a vicious psychopath named Andrew Harrison Leeds. But now, along with eighty-three other inmates, Leeds has escaped from the island institution where he was imprisoned. Between him and Tiny Tim, no soul in America will be safe until Kimberlain cleans up the mess. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
The Ninth Grave (Fabian Risk #2)
by Stefan AhnhemCriminal Investigator Fabian Risk is on the hunt for a serial killer in this spine-tingling thriller set six months before the events of Victim Without a Face.The Swedish Minister for Justice has gone missing. Security footage shows him exiting parliament through a back door to avoid a crowd of journalists, but he never makes it to his car and driver; he seems to have simply vanished into thin air. Meanwhile, in Denmark, the wife of a famous TV-star is found brutally murdered in her luxury home north of Copenhagen. Early evidence suggests the cases might be connected, and soon Fabian Risk is called in to investigate alongside his Danish counterpart Dunja Hougaard. As Risk and Hougaard race to put the pieces together, they are dragged into a dark and dangerous conspiracy.
The Ninth Grave: A Fabian Risk Novel (Fabian Risk Series #2)
by Stefan Ahnhem"An atmospheric and complicated saga of crimes that criss-cross the narrow strait between Sweden and Denmark...great cop characters...and some imaginatively grisly perps."— Sunday TimesWould you kill for the one you love?That's the question that international bestseller Stefan Ahnhem's The Ninth Grave: A Fabian Risk Novel seeks to answer in this spine-tingling thriller set six months before the events in Victim Without a Face.On a cold winter evening, the Swedish minister of justice disappears without a trace from the short walk between the house of Parliament and his car. At the same time the wife of a famous Danish TV-star is found brutally murdered in her luxury home north of Copenhagen. Soon more bodies are discovered, all missing different body parts. As criminal investigator Fabian Risk and Danish counterpart Dunja Hougaard race to put the pieces together, they are dragged into a conspiracy worse than anyone could imagine.
The Ninth Guest
by Tess LittleAgatha Christie meets Mulholand Drive in this stylish exploration of power, manipulation and murder . . .There's more than one way to capture a life.When Elspeth arrives at her ex-husband's LA mansion for his 50th birthday party, she's expecting a crowd for the British film director. Instead, there are just seven other guests and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank. Come morning, Richard is dead. In the weeks that follow, each of the guests come under suspicion: the school friend, the studio producer, the actress, the actor, the new boyfriend, the manager, the cinematographer and the ex-wife, Elspeth herself. As stories of Richard's past surface, colliding with Elspeth's memories of their marriage, she begins to question not just who killed Richard, but why these eight guests were invited, and what sort of man would want to trap this mysterious, intelligent creature. From the LA hills to the Norfolk marshes, The Ninth Guest is a stylish exploration of power: the power of memory, the power of perception, the power of one person over another.(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Ninth House (Ninth House Series #1)
by Leigh Bardugo"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down." —Stephen KingThe smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite.Goodreads Choice Award WinnerLocus FinalistGalaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living.Don't miss the highly-anticipated sequel, Hell Bent.
Ninth Life (Murder Room #401)
by Elizabeth FerrarsWhen Caroline leaves hospital her sister Fenella insists that she must convalesce in her house in the West Country. But, in the event, Caroline's visit is far from restful.Fenella's husband is moody, excitable, reckless and inexplicably affluent, and soon the brooding atmosphere explodes into violence and murder . . .'Her great virtue, exceeding even her meatily logical plotting and gift of hitting often on really intriguing situations, is her portrayal of people' The Times
Ninth Life
by Elizabeth FerrarsWhen Caroline leaves hospital her sister Fenella insists that she must convalesce in her house in the West Country. But, in the event, Caroline's visit is far from restful.Fenella's husband is moody, excitable, reckless and inexplicably affluent, and soon the brooding atmosphere explodes into violence and murder . . .'Her great virtue, exceeding even her meatily logical plotting and gift of hitting often on really intriguing situations, is her portrayal of people'The Times