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Open If You Dare
by Dana MiddletonLike Birdie Adams didn’t have enough problems this summer. But Birdie’s Birdie. And if a long-buried box has "Open if you dare" written on its lid, then Birdie and her best friends, Ally and Rose, are going to open it. And now, along with everything else that’s going on—Ally’s pitching slump, Rose’s banishment to Britain, and Birdie’s annoying younger sister being, you know, annoying—the best friends are caught up in solving a mystery planted by a dead girl forty years ago.
Open Pit
by Marguerite PigeonEl Salvador, 2005: a group of Canadian human-rights activists are taken hostage by a former revolutionary fighter who demands that a new gold mine stops production. For Danielle Byrd, the situation is all too familiar, as she was there twenty years previously as an embedded journalist with a guerrilla faction during the country’s civil war. Now, her daughter Aida must herself travel to the scarred landscape and choose her allies carefully if she wants to see her mother alive once more. With character-driven action and imagery reminiscent of Georges Arnaud’s The Wages of Fear and a complex plot that recalls John Le Carré’s The Constant Gardener, Open Pit explores the legacy of violent conflict in a complex, shifting present.
Open Season (A Joe Pickett Novel #1)
by C. J. BoxJoe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden--especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way--is far from popular. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it personally. There had to be a reason that the outfitter, with whom he's had run-ins before, chose his backyard, his woodpile to die in. Even after the "outfitter murders," as they have been dubbed by the local press after the discovery of the two more bodies, are solved, Joe continues to investigate, uneasy with the easy explanation offered by the local police.As Joe digs deeper into the murders, he soon discovers that the outfitter brought more than death to his backdoor: he brought Joe an endangered species, thought to be extinct, which is now living in his woodpile. But if word of the existence of this endangered species gets out, it will destroy any chance of InterWest, a multi-national natural gas company, building an oil pipeline that would bring the company billions of dollars across Wyoming, through the mountains and forests of Twelve Sleep. The closer Joe comes to the truth behind the outfitter murders, the endangered species and InterWest, the closer he comes to losing everything he holds dear.
Open Season (Basic Ser.)
by Linda HowardBe careful what you wish for.... On her thirty-fourth birthday, Daisy Minor decides to make over her entire life. The small-town librarian has had it with her boring clothes, her ordinary looks, and nearly a decade without so much as a date. It's time to get a life -- and a sex life. The perennial good girl, Daisy transforms herself into a party girl extraordinaire -- dancing the night away at clubs, laughing and flirting with abandon -- and she's declared open season for manhunting. But her free-spirited fun turns to shattering danger when she witnesses something she shouldn't -- and becomes the target of a killer. Now, before she can meet the one man who can share her life, first she may need him to save it.
Open Season (Bob Skinner #34)
by Quintin JardineFrom acclaimed author Quintin Jardine comes the latest gripping mystery in his bestselling Bob Skinner series.Amidst a family celebration, a cataclysmic storm uncovers long-buried horrors - and a team of detectives struggle to solve a thirty-year-old double murder.The police are also searching two countries for traces of a mysterious crime novelist who appears to have vanished. Has the faking of his own death been his masterpiece?Alongside each inquiry as it evolves is former Chief Constable Sir Robert Skinner, relishing his new role as a media magnate, but drawn into reluctant action and towards a chilling discovery of his own.With evil on one hand and intrigue on the other, will Skinner escape with either his integrity or career intact . . . or is it open season on him?'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICK Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER(P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Open Season (Bob Skinner #34)
by Quintin Jardine'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICKAmidst a family celebration, a cataclysmic storm uncovers long-buried horrors - and a team of detectives struggle to solve a thirty-year-old double murder.The police are also searching two countries for traces of a mysterious crime novelist who appears to have vanished. Has the faking of his own death been his masterpiece?Alongside each inquiry as it evolves is former Chief Constable Sir Robert Skinner, relishing his new role as a media magnate, but drawn into reluctant action and towards a chilling discovery of his own.With evil on one hand and intrigue on the other, will Skinner escape with either his integrity or career intact . . . or is it open season on him? Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER
Open Season (Bob Skinner #34)
by Quintin Jardine'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICKAmidst a family celebration, a cataclysmic storm uncovers long-buried horrors - and a team of detectives struggle to solve a thirty-year-old double murder.The police are also searching two countries for traces of a mysterious crime novelist who appears to have vanished. Has the faking of his own death been his masterpiece?Alongside each inquiry as it evolves is former Chief Constable Sir Robert Skinner, relishing his new role as a media magnate, but drawn into reluctant action and towards a chilling discovery of his own.With evil on one hand and intrigue on the other, will Skinner escape with either his integrity or career intact . . . or is it open season on him? Praise for Quintin Jardine's Bob Skinner series:'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' OBSERVER
Open Season: An Alex Delaware Novel
by Jonathan KellermanThe most beloved and enduring duo in American crime fiction is back.Psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis race against time to find a twisted killer in this riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling &“master of suspense&” (Los Angeles Times).People come to Los Angeles to chase their dreams. Sometimes they find themselves cast into a nightmare. And sometimes, the most ardent dreamers turn out to be the most vicious monsters.The body of an aspiring actress is found dumped near a hospital emergency room. She&’s been drugged and murdered and the motive for the callous crime remains maddeningly out of reach. Until, a prime suspect materializes. Another Hollywood hopeful. Only to be shot dead by a sniper using a weapon that turns out to have been catalogued in a previous murder. And another, before that. It&’s not long before more bodies begin piling up.What makes the murderous spree baffling is the apparent lack of connection among the victims. Is this the work of a random thrill killer, the toughest of all cases to unravel?But as Alex and Milo dig deeper they&’re faced with an even knottier scenario: a highly complex killer with deep-seated motivation that will require all of their highly honed skills to decipher.The latest page-turner from #1 New York Times bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, is a tale of psychological complexity, dark suspense, and shocking surprises. A wild ride through L.A.&’s surreal underbelly climaxed by an edge-of-the chair conclusion.
Open Season (Joe Gunther #1)
by Archer MayorOpen Season is Archer Mayor's debut novel that first introduced Joe Gunther. Why did that staid old lady blow his head off with a shotgun? Jamie's atomized neck was enough to make even the most hardened cop wince. Obviously a setup, thinks Detective Joe Gunther, but the crime soon takes on even more shocking dimension. Gunther investigates the murder of a juror by another juror from a three-year-old case.
Open Season on Lawyers: A Novel of Suspense
by Taffy CannonSomebody was killing the sleazy lawyers of Los Angeles. In the beginning, hardly anybody even noticed.
An Open Secret
by Ian Barnett Carlos GamerroDarío Ezcurra is one of the thousands of Argentinians unlucky enough to be 'disappeared' by the military government - murdered by the local chief of police with the complicity of his friends and neighbours.Twenty years later, Fefe returns to the town where Darío met his fate and attempts to discover how the community let such a crime happen. Lies, excuses and evasion ensue - desperate attempts to deny the guilty secret of which the whole community, even Fefe himself, is afraid.
Open Secret (Bern Fortin #2)
by Deryn CollierA riveting new Bern Fortin mystery from the author of Confined Space.<P> Deryn Collier’s debut mystery, Confined Space, was called an “intelligently conceived, suspenseful, and elegantly written story” by The Toronto Star. Now Coroner Bern Fortin is back in a riveting new mystery.<P> After the abrupt end to his military career Bern has settled into an uneasy peace in his new life in Kootenay Landing—a peace he knows can’t last. Out for a fall hike, he discovers Dr. Juniper Sinclair, the town’s lone doctor, attempting to revive small-time drug dealer Seymour Melnychuk, who has been shot in the forehead. In a seemingly unrelated incident, Gary Dowd abandons his van while crossing the US border. Gary is a local father of two, an accountant, and a steady, predictable guy. He’s also been best friends with Seymour Melnychuk since elementary school.<P> Bern knows the two disturbing events must be related and works with police constable Maddie Schilling to uncover the hidden ties that connect the two cases. Why was Dr Sinclair already on the scene? Why is there no exit wound on Seymour’s body? Why did Gary Dowd disappear while trying to cross the border? Who truly controls the hills and forests around Kootenay Landing? Amidst the chaos of the case, Bern’s military background comes back to haunt him, forcing him to confront the secrets of his own past that he has long sought to keep buried.<p> As Bern and Schilling close in on the killer, each is drawn into the case personally and the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine. Everyone has something to hide, and no one in Kootenay Landing seems willing to talk. But Bern Fortin is well aware that no secret can remain buried forever—not even his own.
Open Secrets: A Novel
by Sheila KohlerThe lies between a husband and wife are revealed, unraveling their family in this thrilling novel that moves between the French Riviera, Switzerland, and AmagansettWhen Michel, a Swiss banker, discovers his wife Alice's betrayal he turns for help to a Russian client who leads him into unknown territory, endangering not only his own life but that of Alice, and above all, his fourteen-year-old daughter, Pamela. Their charmed life--a beautiful house on the French Riviera, elegant vacations, and boarding school in Switzerland for Pamela--is not all that it seems. As the repercussions of Michel's illicit deals move closer in around them, Alice finds herself in Amagansett with her artist sister who is having a crisis of her own, while the danger circles around Pamela. Open Secrets is a suspenseful novel about relationships, family, love and the inescapable consequences of one's own actions.
An Open Spook (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery)
by E. J. CoppermanIn an all-new novella in E.J. Copperman's "funny, charming, and thoroughly enjoyable" (Spinetingler Magazine) series, the storm of the century bears down on the haunted guesthouse, and stirs up a gale of memories for a troubled ghost. <P><P> Haunted guesthouse owner Alison Kerby may have only recently discovered her ability to communicate with ghosts, but for her mother Loretta, it's been a lifelong gift. As Alison prepares her Jersey Shore guesthouse for what promises to be a huge storm, Loretta helps out by tackling a different issue when the winds blow in an unexpected visitor: the ghost of Sgt. Robert Elliot. His request? Help him find the POW bracelet from the Vietnam War that bears his name. But no sooner does Elliot make his appeal than he suddenly disappears, cutting off contact, and leaving Loretta to wonder...why here? Why now? And why the vanishing act? <P> The answers begin to materialize when Alison's lone remaining guest shows up unwittingly holding a clue to the case--on his wrist. A coincidence? Hardly. And Loretta has good reason to believe that the sergeant's spirit has a secret he's yet to share. Something he's been holding on to for more than forty years. Something he's dying to put to rest.
Open Your Eyes
by Paula DalyA woman must face her husband&’s secrets when he is suddenly attacked in this &“superior domestic thriller&” of envy and literary ambition (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A biracial couple with two young children, the Campbells face as many challenges as any family in Liverpool. But Jane tends to let her husband, Leon—a bestselling thriller writer—fight their battles. Averse to conflict, she prefers to focus on what seems to be going right: her two precious children; her occasionally rocky but still loving marriage; and while her manuscripts keep getting rejected, she enjoys teaching creative writing. But then Leon is brutally attacked in their own driveway, and Jane is forced to face reality. With Leon in a coma, Jane needs to take matters into her own hands—and open her eyes to the secrets that have been kept from her all this time. Suddenly, she sees her life in a shocking new light. But if she wants to find out who hurt her husband, she will have to pay attention to every unpleasant detail
Open Your Eyes
by Heather J Fitt&“Absolutely amazing . . . had me hooked from the very first page . . . I couldn&’t put in down and read it in one sitting!&” —Goodreads reviewer, five starsA Scottish journalist enters a dark online world in this unsettling novel about resentment and rage . . . Edinburgh reporter Frankie has finally been assigned a high-profile crime story about a series of sexual assaults, and she relishes her big break. Her article focuses on the issue of women&’s safety and looks at why conditions haven&’t improved since the era of the Yorkshire Ripper. Frankie begins to face a torrent of abuse online, attracting the attention of a group of men who want to prevent her from covering the story. But she won&’t back down. What she doesn&’t realise is that in this murky online world, one man is plotting a spectacular and shocking attack. Can Frankie continue to investigate and walk away unharmed?
The Opening Door: An Inspector Mckee Mystery
by Helen ReillyThe Opening Door, first published in 1943 by author Helen Reilly, is a murder-mystery featuring New York City police inspector Christopher McKee, who is called in to solve the puzzling death of a young socialite. From the book cover: “This is the story of a beautiful and haunted young woman. When she was one year old, she was worth nine hundred thousand dollars. At twenty-one, she was sole heir to five million. Before she was twenty-two, she had endured more heartache, greed and violence than her whole estate was worth. It was anybody’s guess whether she would ever see twenty-three....”
Opening Night (Inspector Alleyn #40)
by Ngaio MarshDreams of stardom had lured Martyn Tarne from faraway New Zealand to make the dreary, soul-destroying round of West End agents and managers in search of work. The Vulcan Theatre had been her last forlorn hope, and now, driven by sheer necessity, she was glad to accept the humble job of dresser to its leading lady. And then came the eagerly awaited Opening Night. To Martyn the night brought a strange turn of the wheel of fortune - but to one distinguished member of the cast it was to bring sudden and unforeseen death...Opening Night was first published in 1951.
The Opening Night Murder
by Anne RutherfordAt the dawn of the Restoration Period, Suzanne Thornton hopes to find a second life in the theater. But instead, on opening night, she finds a dead body on stage... The triumphant return of King Charles II in 1660 is occasion for much celebration in London. The Merry Monarch's unquenchable thirst for entertainment creates opportunities for everyone from tavern keepers to brothel owners to actors. One of these is Suzanne Thornton. No longer a kept woman since her man has fled, she sees an opportunity to reopen a theater and stage the classics--Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the like. And now, thanks to Royal decree, Juliet can be played by a woman. Suzanne secures financing from an old lover, assembles a troupe, and restores the venue--none other than the historic Globe Theater. Tragically, during the opening night performance, a dead body lands on the stage. After the curtain comes down, Suzanne finds herself a suspect. But she also finds that murder is good for business--the next night's performance is sold out. Wishing to live to enjoy her success, Suzanne undertakes her own investigation to find a killer who may try to close her down for good...
Operación Apocalipsis
by Karlos San Pedro Vitutia Sonador SnowEn 2025, el libre albedrío ya no se puede dar por sentado. Nuevos poderes económicos han surgido de las cenizas de la antigua civilización, y el 90% de la población tiene implantes cerebrales. El nuevo orden mundial excluye cualquier desobediencia contra las autoridades. Los pocos que no tienen implantes cerebrales pronto se encuentran lidiando con la Agencia para el Rastreo de los Ilocalizables. Entre estos fugitivos sin hogar o país existe un pequeño grupo conocido como Yuyuan. Con el objetivo de desarrollar un esfuerzo audaz contra los tiránicos poderes gobernantes y cambiar el futuro de toda la humanidad, luchan contra la Agencia y su despiadado director, Shimi Levy, quien hará todo lo que esté en su poder para detenerlos. Avanzando a una velocidad vertiginosa por los cinco continentes, Operación Apocalipsis es una apuesta segura para los fanáticos de las teorías conspirativas y los thrillers llenos de acción.
Operación Broadsword (La Guerra de Eva. Saga de Heroínas de la DOE. #3)
by Hannah HoweOperación Broadsword es el tercer libro de la saga Heroínas de la Guerra de Eva de la DOE. El libro puede leerse de forma independiente. Sin embargo, para disfrutar al máximo de la serie, se recomienda leer los libros en orden. La Guerra de Eva es una serie de doce novelas. Cada libro contiene aproximadamente 20.000 palabras y una historia completa. Tenga en cuenta que el precio a lo largo de la serie será el mínimo y que el arco argumental de Eve concluirá al final de la serie. Mientras Mimi examinaba su equipo inalámbrico, una figura emergió en la oscuridad. Tenía más de treinta años y poseía unos hombros anchos y una estructura musculosa, mientras que una nariz orgullosa y un bigote bien recortado dominaban sus apuestos rasgos. “Los búhos son ruidosos esta noche”, dijo el hombre revelando una voz dotada de un profundo barítono. –Se permite hacer ruido cuando se es el más sabio de los pájaros, –respondí. Una vez establecidas nuestras palabras clave, el hombre se adelantó y me estrechó la mano. Su apretón de manos fue firme mientras su acción de bombeo amenazaba con quitarme el brazo del hombro. –Soy Jean-Claude, sonrió. –Jean-Claude Quiniou. Le acompañaré al piso franco y le presentaré a la familia Le Roux". –Soy Genoveva, –contesté, –y ella es Lise. Por supuesto, utilicé nuestros alias, ya que Eve y Mimi pertenecían a otra vida.
Operación Cerrojo (La Guerra de Eva. Heroínas de la DOE. #2)
by Hannah HoweDescripción del libro: La Guerra de Eva es una serie de doce novelas. Cada libro contiene aproximadamente 20.000 palabras y una historia completa. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que el precio a lo largo de la serie se fijará en el nivel mínimo y que el arco de la historia de Eve se concluirá al final de la serie. —Entiendo que desea regresar a Francia, dijo el hombre detrás del escritorio de caoba. —Eso es correcto, —dije. —¿Su motivación? —preguntó, afinando las esquinas de su bigote. —Para poner mi granito de arena en el esfuerzo de la guerra, para derrotar a los nazis y descubrir lo que le ha sucedido a mi marido —afirmé. —Eso sería extremadamente arriesgado, incluso suicida para una mujer solitaria emprender tal aventura. Sin embargo, hay una alternativa, —dijo el hombre de aspecto de oficial. —¿Cuál alternativa? Fruncí el ceño. —Sí. Le lanzaremos en paracaídas, como uno de los nuestros. Por supuesto, usted tendría que realizar el entrenamiento primero. Un entrenamiento riguroso. Formación de alto secreto. Si fallas, me temo que significará un periodo en el letargo, posiblemente hasta que la guerra finalice. —¿El letargo? —Pero confío en que no llegará a eso, —aseveró, ignorando mi pregunta. —¿Cuándo puede comenzar? Comencé inmediatamente. Y durante mi entrenamiento conocí a dos personas que cambiarían radicalmente mi vida: Guy Samson y Mimi Duchamp. También descubrí secretos sobre mí misma y habilidades más allá de mi imaginación. Sin embargo, a medida que el entrenamiento se calentaba, las situaciones se volvían demasiado reales, hasta que llegaron a un punto en el que tuve que matar, o morir.
Operación Gladio
by Benjamín PradoOperación Gladio nos guía por el tortuoso camino que llevó en España de la dictadura a la democracia, lleno de conquistas y renuncias, acuerdos históricos y pactos vergonzosos. ¿Qué tenían en común el asesinato de los abogados laboralistas de la calle de Atocha, el magnicidio del almirante Carrero Blanco, los atentados de los GRAPO, la guerra sucia contra ETA y la violencia que jalonó la Transición española? Esas preguntas conducen a la periodista Alicia Durán hasta la Red Gladio, organización anticomunista promovida por la CIA tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial que mató a miles de inocentes para sembrar el caos y evitar la expansión de la izquierda por Europa. El éxito de su investigación, llevada a cabo entre España e Italia, correrá paralelo al riesgo de su vida... Mientras reconstruye esa historia y la de un republicano capturado en Francia, ejecutado cerca de Madrid y, veinte años más tarde, enterrado ensecreto en el Valle de los Caídos, cuyos restos intenta recuperar su hija, Operación Gladio nos guía por el tortuoso camino que llevó en España de la dictadura a la democracia, lleno de conquistas y renuncias, acuerdos históricos y pactos vergonzosos. Mezclando realidad y ficción con grandes dosis de suspense, Benjamín Prado nos presenta en esta novela de espías una revisión crítica de nuestro pasado más reciente co-protagonizada por Juan Urbano, el personaje central de su anterior obra, la celebrada Mala gente que camina.
Operación Overlord
by Hannah HoweFuera había oscuridad total. Dentro, Guy parecía calmado, sus rasgos no dejaban ver emoción alguna. Mimi estaba inquieta, sus pequeños píes entraban en constante contacto con la tarima. Henri y Paul bromeaban por medio de lenguaje de signos. Hélène y Kadia se miraban nerviosas. Aymer masticaba una caña de maíz mientras se apoyaba contra la pared. Jean-Claude afilaba su cuchillo con una piedra de afilar. Bernard intentaba sintonizar la radio, para encontrar señal. Yo acariciaba mi vientre, intentando distinguir mis nervios de las patadas del bebé. Se escuchó el fuerte sonido de un reloj de pie en el pasillo. Les sanglots longs des violons de l’automne. Todas nuestras miradas se dirigieron a la radio. Nos quedamos en silencio cuando escuchamos las palabras del locutor. Era la primera estrofa del poema de Paul Verlaine; «Chanson d’automne», los largos sollozos de los violines de otoño. El locutor acababa de dar la señal que anunciaba el comienzo de la invasión.