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Perfidia: A novel
by James EllroyIt is December 6, 1941. America stands at the brink of World War II. Last hopes for peace are shattered when Japanese squadrons bomb Pearl Harbor. Los Angeles has been a haven for loyal Japanese-Americans--but now, war fever and race hate grip the city and the Japanese internment begins. The hellish murder of a Japanese family summons three men and one woman. William H. Parker is a captain on the Los Angeles Police Department. He's superbly gifted, corrosively ambitious, liquored-up, and consumed by dubious ideology. He is bitterly at odds with Sergeant Dudley Smith--Irish émigré, ex-IRA killer, fledgling war profiteer. Hideo Ashida is a police chemist and the only Japanese on the L.A. cop payroll. Kay Lake is a twenty-one-year-old dilettante looking for adventure. The investigation throws them together and rips them apart. The crime becomes a political storm center that brilliantly illuminates these four driven souls--comrades, rivals, lovers, history's pawns. Perfidia is a novel of astonishments. It is World War II as you have never seen it, and Los Angeles as James Ellroy has never written it before. Here, he gives us the party at the edge of the abyss and the precipice of America's ascendance. Perfidia is that moment, spellbindingly captured. It beckons us to solve a great crime that, in its turn, explicates the crime of war itself. It is a great American novel. From the Hardcover edition.
Perfidia
by Judith Rossner"Rossner manages to make the unthinkable incredibly readable . . . while it is a relentless and painful story, the reader is drawn in by the brilliantly drawn characters and the sheer power of the writing." -Richmond Times-Dispatch "A MASTERFUL DISSECTION OF A YOUNG GIRL'S TORTURED JOURNEY. Rarely has a toxic mother-daughter love story been so expertly and convincingly evoked." -Kirkus Reviews
The Perfidious Parrot
by Janwillem van de WeteringThe fourteenth Amsterdam Cops MysteryRetired policemen Grijpstra and de Gier are being blackmailed. The threat is a serious one: to set the income tax authority on them. The blackmailers, a wealthy yacht owner and his son, want them to investigate the mysterious hijacking of a supertanker's entire cargo in the Caribbean. The Amsterdam cops reluctantly agree to take the case. Their rendezvous is in Key West, where they are confronted with a murder.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Perfidious Parrot (Amsterdam Cops #14)
by Janwillem van de WeteringA Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery Grijpstra and De Gier are being blackmailed. A wealthy yacht owner and his son want the retired policemen to investigate the hijacking in the Caribbean of an entire cargo of oil from a supertanker and are threatening to reveal information they have on them to the tax authorities. Their rendezvous is Key West where, amongst other things, they are confronted by a murder. 'One of the masters of the mystery form. ' - Los Angeles Times
The Perfume
by Caroline B. CooneyAn enticing new perfume has a deadly bite When fifteen-year-old Dove Daniel&’s friends discover the new perfume called Venom, they become infatuated. They have Obsession and Poison; now they simply must have Venom. When they discover it&’s available at Dry Ice, the coolest store in the local mall, they rush over after school. But to Dove, Venom seems inexplicably terrifying, as does the store that carries it. If she breathes in its potent scent, she is sure something terrible will happen. At first whiff, she senses something primitive and dark. Once she&’s inhaled the scent, she begins to feel something . . . different . . . and her heart beats in double time. What has Venom&’s bite awakened inside her? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Perfume: the Story of a Murderer
by Patrick SuskindBorn in sweaty, fetid eighteenth-century Paris, Grenouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has "the finest nose in Paris and no personal odour". With wit, a Gothic imagination and considerable originality, Suskind has developed this simple idea into a fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity ... Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading' - Literary Review
Perfume From Provence
by Lady Winifred FortescueWinifred Fortescue was an actress who rubbed shoulders with the likes of Jerome K. Jerome and George Bernard Shaw when she married Sir John Fortescue, the King's librarian and archivist and famous historian of the British Army. Tempted by a better climate and the cheaper cost of living, they left England and found a stone house amid olive groves, high in the hills above Nice. Almost at once they were bewitched by the landscape and especially their garden--delightful terraces of vines, wild flowers, roses, and lavender--and by the charming, warm-hearted, and wily Provençals. Winifred's witty account of life with stonemasons, craftsmen, and gardeners as they extend the house is an enchanting read.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Dedalus European Classics Ser.)
by Gaston LerouxThe suspenseful sequel to the genre-defining The Mystery of the Yellow Room Set in a medieval castle on the Côte d&’Azur, this classic locked room mystery reunites journalist-turned-detective Joseph Rouletabille; Mathilde Stangerson, daughter of a famed French-American scientist; and master of disguise Frédéric Larsan. Stangerson and her sweetheart Robert Darzac have just married and taken up residence in the Square Tower of the Fort of Hercules when Larsan strikes again. The attack leaves Stangerson frightened and confused, not only because she thought her nemesis dead, but also because she cannot figure out how he entered and escaped her room without notice. Only one man is capable of matching wits with Larsan, but when Rouletabille arrives in the South of France to investigate, he finds himself drawn deeper into his own past and his memories of a mysterious woman in black. Best known as the creator of The Phantom of the Opera, author Gaston Leroux takes the locked room mystery to terrifying new heights in The Perfume of the Lady in Black. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Los Pergaminos De La Inmortalidad
by Eleonora Beatriz Sallemi Pierluigi Di CosimoUn despiadado killer, el mejor, es enviado para llevar a cabo una importante misión. La más importante que la Organización de la que forma parte, haya tenido. Apropiarse de los secretos conservados en un mundo subterráneo y misterioso, cuyas claves están en poder de un anciano Profesor. Todo parece un paseo sobre la marcha pero el amor, el pasado y la mente retorcida de la Organización, harán de esta cruzada una difícil y mortal aventura. Con desenlaces imprevistos y cruentos, en donde no siempre el final feliz prevalece. Aquí se entrelazan una Organización, asesinos despiadados, el Gran Gengis Kan, los secretos del mundo, una pizca de amor y unos pobres estudiantes universitarios. El todo enlazado por densos misterios, historias que se entrelazan en un contexto, por momentos, divertido. Toda una salsa noir y pulp, ambientada en los Estados Unidos, Londres, Puglia (Barletta y alrededores), Grecia, Mongolia y Suiza.
The Pericles Commission (Mysteries of Ancient Greece #1)
by Gary CorbyNicolaos walks the mean streets of Classical Athens as an agent for the promising young politician Pericles. His mission is to find the assassin of the statesman Ephialtes, the man who brought democracy to Athens and whose murder has thrown the city into uproar. It's a job not made any easier by the depressingly increasing number of dead witnesses. But murder and mayhem don't bother Nico; what's really on his mind is how to get closer (much closer) to Diotima, the intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess of Artemis, and how to shake off his irritating twelve year-old brother Socrates. The Pericles Commission is the first in an exciting new series by first-time novelist Gary Corby, who takes us to Ancient Greece at one of the most exciting times in history. In this wonderfully approachable, historically rich novel, Athens is brought vividly to life in a mystery engaging from the first page to last.
pericolose ossessioni
by Bob Van Laerhoven Paolo SantiniSerrati, elettrici e sorprendenti, questi racconti hanno in comune il tema dell'amore malato come fonte di violenza. L'autore fiammingo Bob Van Laerhoven, vincitore dell'USA Best Book Award nella categoria Mystery/Suspense e dell' Hercule Poirot Prize con il suo controverso romanzo La vendetta di Baudelaire, intreccia i destini dei singoli individui con profondi cambiamenti sociali. Van Laerhoven è stato autore di viaggio in zone di guerra dal 1990 fino al 2003 e la sua esperienza riecheggia in questi racconti provocatori ed emozionanti, ambientati nell'Algeria degli anni cinquanta, devastata dalla guerra civile , in un campo di concentramento per zingari durante la seconda guerra mondiale, in una città di confine peruviana dove il furto è un'arte mortale, in Liberia durante la guerra civile degli anni novanta. Omina vincit amor - l'amore vince tutto - così si dice. Ma non le nostre pericolose ossessioni.
Pericolosi tè con sorpresa
by William JarvisDescrizione del libro: Dopo che Emmy ebbe aiutato Lucy a scoprire l’assassino di Angeline, pensava di poter finalmente tornare alla sua vita di tutti i giorni. Ma si sbagliava. Perché Lucy si mostrò di nuovo a lei dicendole che c’era molto altro ancora da scoprire. Lucy voleva sapere chi fosse stato realmente il suo assassino, perché aveva capito che l’idea che si era fatta all’inizio era sbagliata. Tutto ciò che Lucy sa, adesso, è che, dopo il ricevimento del tè, mentre erano a casa di Libby, lei morì. E non sa chi l’ha uccisa. E così Emmy si imbatte nella più grande sfida che le sia mai capitata: aiutare un fantasma a scoprire la verità riguardo la notte in cui è stata uccisa. Deve tornare nel passato per restituire pace al presente, in modo che tutti possano guardare al futuro. Ma non sapeva che la verità può essere così spaventosa da rovinare tutto. Cosa scoprirà Emmy? E chi ha ucciso Lucy? Leggi La serie dei racconti del mistero di Sky Valley, libro 2: Pericolosi tè con sorpresa. Da scoprire! L’autore: William Jarvis è un aspirante scrittore che ama i thiller e i racconti del mistero. Traduzione di: Rita Emili
Pericoloso (Pericoloso #1)
by Tamara Hart HeinerJaci Rivera si unisce alle sue migliori amiche Callie, Sara e Amanda per una notte di pizza e shopping. Ma una serata al centro commerciale si trasforma in un terrificante susseguirsi d'eventi che condurranno Jaci e le sue amiche per 2000 km oltre il confine canadese. Le ragazze si ritrovano da sole, in fuga da nemici sconosciuti provenienti da ogni lato, e non possono fidarsi neanche della polizia... Il Detective Carl Hamilton viene contattato per un caso d'omicidio quando il corpo parzialmente decomposto di un'adolescente non ancora identificata viene trovato lungo un'autostrada isolata. Inizia così una corsa tra la vita e la morte per cercare di fermare gli assassini prima che colpiscano di nuovo.
Perigo em Bardino
by Nick Sweet Mariana Oliveira DinizSuspense criminal escrito em primeira pessoa e estrelado pelo detetive particular Arthur Blakey. Romance investigativo que se passa em Bardino, um resort fictício na costa Espanhola. Cadáveres mostram de repente uma tendência a seguir o investigador privado Art Blakey depois que a sedutora Inge Schwartz o contrata para encontrar sua irmã desaparecida, Gisela. Então o homem que diz ter sequestrado Gisela liga para Inge e exige o Rembrandt da família como pagamento do resgate; mas Blakley é emboscado quando ele vai recuperar a pintura em seu esconderijo, e Gisela aparece morta em seu apartamento. Art tem a policia local respirando em seu cangote, e parece ter poucas pistas quanto à identidade do sequestrador/assassino de Gisela. Então Art descobre uma conexão entre a fictícia cidade Catalã de Fingerillo, quando ele descobre uma caixa de fósforos, perto do local onde a pessoa que o surpreendeu deve ter ficado esperando, contendo o endereço de um bar. Em Fingerillo, Art é abordado por um reporter freelance Miguel Pasqual, que oferece ajuda com a investigação; mas Art começa a suspeitar dele. Depois Art entra em contato com um homem que negocia tesouros da arte. Art reconhece o homem, cujo nome é Jaime, de fotografias que ele viu nas quais Jaime estava segurando as mãos de Inge, e que provocou ciumes em Art, dado que ele está loucamente apoixonado por ela a essa altura. No encontro, durante o qual Art finge estar interessado em comprar o Rembrandt, Inge aparece com uma arma. Isso indica que ela e a irmã planejaram um 'falso sequestro', junto com Jaime, para reclamar a herança delas, ou grande parte dela (isto é, o Rembrandt) depois que o pai deserdou as duas. As irmãs contestaram o testamento e as pinturas foram mantidas sobre custódia na casa da família, de onde elas foram removidas. Jaime invadiu a propriedade e roubou a pintura antes de a esconder em uma casa de férias na vila montanhosa de Magro. A ideia era
Perigosa Convivência
by Angela Henry Belisa CaramoriPor mais que tentasse, Kendra Clayton, vinte e oito anos, jamais morou fora de sua cidade natal Willow, Ohio. Agora ela trabalha em meio período como instrutora em um centro de letramento para adultos e complementa sua renda como recepcionista no restaurante de seu tio, onde tem contato com as fofocas locais. É uma vida tranquila, mas Kendra não perde as esperanças de que um dia o homem certo virá até sua porta. Enquanto isso, seu tédio sonolento está prestes a ser despertado brutalmente, e Kendra vai passar por algo emocionante _ mas não é o que ela tinha em mente. Quando o namorado de sua amiga Bernie, um grande cafageste, é brutalmente assassinado, tanto ela como Kendra estão envolvidas no crime. O único jeito de Kendra salvas a si mesma _ e a amiga que ela acredita ser inocente _ é fazer suas próprias investigações. E quanto mais ela investiga, mais suspeitos encontra. Jordan era um homem que as mulheres amavam e odiavam _ normalmente ao mesmo tempo. Agora alguém havia passado dos limites. Mas entre as conquistas de Jordan no passado e no presene _ e uma série de contas bancárias esvaziadas e corações cheios de vingança _ quem poderia ter cometido o assassinato? Enquanto a curiosidade de Kendra a leva cada vez mais fundo no caso, ela também sente uma atração inesperada por um homem que pode ter a chave para esse quebra-cabeça _ se ela conseguir sobreviver para resolver o crime.
perigosas obsessões
by Bob Van Laerhoven Taís Paulilo BlauthEnxutos, tensos e perturbadores, os contos deste livro retratam as distorções do amor como fontes de violência. O belga flamengo Bob Van Laerhoven, vencedor do USA Best Book Award 2014 na categoria Mistério/Suspense e o prêmio Hercule Poirot por seu polêmico romance, Baudelaire’s Revenge, associa neste livro o destino de vários indivíduos a profundas mudanças sociais. A versão em inglês desta coletânea (publicada nos EUA pela The Anaphora Literary Press em 2015 sob o título Dangerous Obsessions) foi escolhida a “melhor coletânea de contos de 2015” pelo The San Diego Book Review. Van Laerhoven foi escritor de viagens em áreas de conflito de 1990 a 2003. Ecos dessa experiência ressoam nestes contos eletrizantes de conflito, que se passam na Argélia arrasada pela guerra dos anos 1950, em um campo de concentração para ciganos da Segunda Guerra, em uma cidade fronteiriça do Peru onde roubar é uma arte mortífera, na Libéria durante a guerra civil dos anos 1990, e no Congo belga durante o levante sangrento dos anos 1960. Omnia vincit amor: o amor vence tudo, diz o ditado. Menos as nossas Perigosas Obsessões.
Peril
by Thomas H. CookA mobster sends his bagman to track down his runaway daughter-in-law in this novel by &“one of the most accomplished writers in the crime/thriller genre&” (Financial Times). Sara Labriola is certain that if she stays in her marriage, someone is going to wind up dead—and it&’ll probably be her. So she flees her coastal Long Island home for New York City, where she changes her identity and finds work singing at a bar. Her husband is upset, of course. But her father-in-law, a small-time but brutal mob boss, is angry—and orders an underling to find her. . Meanwhile, Sara&’s husband—who despises his cruel, controlling father—learns of his father&’s plot and sends a friend into the mix to prevent the impending bloodshed. With multiple men searching for her, Sara is in danger. But she&’s not the only one . . . &“Neat turns of phrase and tight plotting make for an engaging read.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Nobody tells a story better than Cook.&” —Michael Connelly
Peril
by Thomas H. CookSara Labriola leaves her husband and tries to start a new life to in New York CIty, but she lives in fear of the person who is after her.
Peril: Three Thrilling Tales of Taut Suspense
by Kat Martin Alexandra Ivy Rebecca ZanettiFrom the romantic thriller powerhouses behind the instant USA Today bestseller PIVOT, comes three new interwoven stories about brave heroes who rise up to take down a treacherous gang bent on robbery and destruction, to keep their homes, and the women they love safe… When a cop killer resurfaces in Denver, enlisting the help of a pair of local lowlifes, it marks the beginning of a violent crime spree that will wreak havoc and endanger lives. Law enforcement is on alert from the first sighting of the cold-blooded trio. To take down this brutal gang, only those willing to risk everything they hold dear stand a chance . . . First, a pair of Denver police officers facing each other for the first time after one night of abandon find themselves working together to stop an ambitious bank heist. In Wyoming, a string of robberies marks the gang&’s arrival, and the local sheriff springs into action when the criminals discover his estranged fiancée can identify them. Finally, in the mountains of Colorado, the gang takes shelter on a peaceful guest ranch, where a fiercely protective rancher is hellbent on roping the fugitives up for good. Trusting their sharply honed instincts, three rugged men will fight to stop the rampage before the women they&’d die for become the next victims . . . &“These twisty, sizzling love stories flow seamlessly together.&” —Publishers Weekly on Pivot by Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy and Rebecca Zanetti
Peril: A Novel
by Jordyn RedwoodDr. Thomas Reeves is at the pinnacle of his career. The Department of Defense has awarded him a lucrative contract for his new research into superior autobiographical memory, which promises the ability to create combat troops able to quickly learn complex battle plans and enact them perfectly under the most demanding battlefield scenarios.An elite unit has received neural grafts from fetal cadavers of genetically altered brain cells with enhanced NMDA receptors. The results are remarkable . . . until the recipients begin suffering hallucinations, nightmares, paralysis, . . . and death. Dr. Reeves searches for answers, but DOD insiders want him to stop the search.The situation becomes public when pediatric ICU nurse Morgan Adams, Dr. Reeves's daughter, is taken hostage by three research subjects in an attempt to force Dr. Reeves into disclosing why they are sick. If answers aren't revealed within twenty-four hours, patients in the pediatric ICU will be killed.This spine-tingling conclusion to the Bloodline Trilogy raises spiritual and ethical dilemmas torn directly out of today's headlines. When does life begin? How far does commitment to family go? And can the sins of the father ever be forgiven?
The Peril Ahead (Department Z #22)
by John CreaseyDepartment Z tracks down a doomsday weapon in an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Professor Toller has created a weapon that could change the world as we know it. The threat is imminent as the professor and his formula are kidnapped, and it is left to the head of Department Z, Gordon Craigie, to save the day. Department Z is a small and little-known faction of the intelligence service. Among the other branches, its work is legendary. The department’s agents are scattered across most of the world’s capitals and even in smaller cities, and many strange matters pass through their hands. Or, more accurately, the hands of Gordon Craigie and Bill Loftus. Craigie must take enormous risks as both Washington and Moscow begin to suspect Britain of seeking out such a destructive weapon. His investigation leads him to an English seaside resort where Craigie must track down the men that have taken the professor, while evading the master conspirator who is out to get him. When the conspirator goes after the prime minister, Craigie is in real trouble. “Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —Times Literary Supplement
The Peril Ahead (Department Z)
by John CreaseyDepartment Z tracks down a doomsday weapon in an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide.Professor Toller has created a weapon that could change the world as we know it. The threat is imminent as the professor and his formula are kidnapped, and it is left to the head of Department Z, Gordon Craigie, to save the day.Department Z is a small and little-known faction of the intelligence service. Among the other branches, its work is legendary. The department’s agents are scattered across most of the world’s capitals and even in smaller cities, and many strange matters pass through their hands. Or, more accurately, the hands of Gordon Craigie and Bill Loftus.Craigie must take enormous risks as both Washington and Moscow begin to suspect Britain of seeking out such a destructive weapon. His investigation leads him to an English seaside resort where Craigie must track down the men that have taken the professor, while evading the master conspirator who is out to get him. When the conspirator goes after the prime minister, Craigie is in real trouble.“Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times“Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —Times Literary Supplement
Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories #9)
by John RhodeA shady operator is targeted for death and needs help from a professor with an &“uncanny ability to ferret out the truth&” (The New York Times). An expert in alternative medicine is creating a clinic in Cranbury Hall that promises to cure fatigue, and Arnold Gilroy is happy to invest in this promising moneymaking venture. Unfortunately, his brother Oliver has just finished a stint in prison for fraud—and has weaseled his way into running Cranbury Hall while pursuing some nefarious business on the side. Before long, he&’s been grazed by a bullet—and Dr. Lancelot Priestley will have to step in before the killer strikes again, with more success this time, in this Golden Age British mystery.
Peril at End House: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #7)
by Agatha ChristieIn the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life.On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent “accidental brushes with death.” First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.So when Poirot finds a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, he decides that this girl needs his help. Can he find the would-be killer before he hits his target?
Peril at Granite Peak
by Franklin W. DixonJoe and Frank's winter break skiing holiday turns to horror in this Hardy Boys adventure--a fresh approach to a classic series.Frank and Joe are thrilled to spend winter break hitting the slopes at the Granite Peak Lodge ski resort. What could be better than an action-packed week of skiing and snowboarding set against a scenic mountain landscape? But their plans hit an unexpected bump when a blizzard blows in, closing the roads and leaving the boys stranded in the lodge with several others. Meanwhile, a series of deadly mishaps threatens to sabotage the resort--and the lives of its trapped guests. First, a fellow vacationer nearly freezes solid when he's locked out during the raging storm. Then, the lodge's electricity is cut off, broken glass turns up in the breakfast waffles, and a resort employee is buried in a snowdrift. Who's behind these sinister acts? Is the culprit trapped in the lodge with them? The Hardys are determined to find out--before they're caught in an avalanche of danger.