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The Peter James Collection: Twilight, Denial and Sweet Heart
by Peter JamesTHREE PETER JAMES TITLES IN ONE!TwilightThree muffled thuds ring from the partially filled grave of the newly wed girl.Only the verger hears them and he dismisses the noise as his imagination. But when an exhumation order is granted, reporter Kate Hemingway sneaks into the small suburban churchyard when the coffin is opened, and the scene she witnesses is so horrific she can never forget it. As she starts work on the story, Kate finds herself caught up in a sinister and macabre cover-up.DenialIntroducing policeman Glenn Branson...When actress Gloria Lamark takes her own life, her devoted son, Thomas, is heart-broken. Something must be wrong with a world in which such a tragedy is allowed to happen. How could her high-profile, media-star psychiatrist have failed to save such a special person, whom Thomas loved in such a very special way? Dr Tennent has a lesson to learn - a very painful one.Michael Tennent is caught up in the first flush of love - but has no idea how dangerous romance can be. For both Michael and Thomas will do anything for the women they love .SweetheartCharley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house; a powerful sense of recognition, as if she has been there before. Except she knows she hasn't.After Charley and her husband Tom move into Elmwood Mill, sinister memories of a previous existence start to haunt her. Despite both their attempts to dismiss everything with rational explanations, the feeling turns to certainty as the memories become increasingly vivid and terrifying.
The Peter May Collection
by Peter May#1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BLACKHOUSE'A TERRIFIC WRITER' MARK BILLINGHAM**PETER MAY: OVER 4.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE*A collection of Peter May's bestselling standalone titles, this omnibus edition includes Entry Island, Coffin Road and I'll Keep You Safe.--------------------ENTRY ISLANDA detective is haunted by the feeling he knows his murder suspect - despite the fact they have never met.IF YOU FLEE FATE...When Detective Sime Mackenzie is sent from Montreal to investigate a murder on the remote Entry Island, 850 miles from the Canadian mainland, he leaves behind him a life of sleeplessness and regret.FATE WILL FIND YOU...But what had initially seemed an open-and-shut case takes on a disturbing dimension when he meets the prime suspect, the victim's wife, and is convinced that he knows her - even though they have never met.And when his insomnia becomes punctuated by dreams of a distant Scottish past in another century, this murder in the Gulf of St. Lawrence leads him down a path he could never have foreseen, forcing him to face a conflict between his professional duty and his personal destiny.--------------------COFFIN ROADA man stands bewildered on a deserted beach on the Hebridean Isle of Harris. He cannot remember who he is. The only clue to his identity is a folded map of a path named the Coffin Road. He does not know where this search will take him.A detective from Lewis sits aboard a boat, filled with doubt. DS George Gunn knows that a bludgeoned corpse has been discovered on a remote rock twenty miles offshore. He does not know if he has what it takes to uncover how and why.A teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom, desperate to discover the truth about her scientist father's suicide. Two years on, Karen Fleming still cannot accept that he would wilfully abandon her. She does not yet know his secret.Coffin Road follows three perilous journeys towards one shocking truth - and the realisation that ignorance can kill us.--------------------I'LL KEEP YOU SAFEA stunning standalone thriller from Peter May, alternating between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris.WHATEVER HAPPENSNiamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own the Hebridean company Ranish Tweed. On a business trip to Paris to promote their luxury brand, Niamh learns of Ruairidh's affair, and then looks on as he and his lover are killed by a car bomb. She returns home to Lewis, bereft.I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOUNiamh begins to look back on her life with Ruairidh, desperate to identify anyone who may have held a grudge against him. The French police, meanwhile, have ruled out terrorism, and ruled in murder - and sent Detective Sylvie Braque to shadow their prime suspect: Niamh.I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE, NO MATTER WHATAs one woman works back through her memories, and the other moves forward with her investigation, the two draw ever closer to a deadly enemy with their own, murderous, designs.
The Peter May Collection
by Peter May#1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BLACKHOUSE'A TERRIFIC WRITER' MARK BILLINGHAM**PETER MAY: OVER 4.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE*A collection of Peter May's bestselling standalone titles, this omnibus edition includes Entry Island, Coffin Road and I'll Keep You Safe.--------------------ENTRY ISLANDA detective is haunted by the feeling he knows his murder suspect - despite the fact they have never met.IF YOU FLEE FATE...When Detective Sime Mackenzie is sent from Montreal to investigate a murder on the remote Entry Island, 850 miles from the Canadian mainland, he leaves behind him a life of sleeplessness and regret.FATE WILL FIND YOU...But what had initially seemed an open-and-shut case takes on a disturbing dimension when he meets the prime suspect, the victim's wife, and is convinced that he knows her - even though they have never met.And when his insomnia becomes punctuated by dreams of a distant Scottish past in another century, this murder in the Gulf of St. Lawrence leads him down a path he could never have foreseen, forcing him to face a conflict between his professional duty and his personal destiny.--------------------COFFIN ROADA man stands bewildered on a deserted beach on the Hebridean Isle of Harris. He cannot remember who he is. The only clue to his identity is a folded map of a path named the Coffin Road. He does not know where this search will take him.A detective from Lewis sits aboard a boat, filled with doubt. DS George Gunn knows that a bludgeoned corpse has been discovered on a remote rock twenty miles offshore. He does not know if he has what it takes to uncover how and why.A teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom, desperate to discover the truth about her scientist father's suicide. Two years on, Karen Fleming still cannot accept that he would wilfully abandon her. She does not yet know his secret.Coffin Road follows three perilous journeys towards one shocking truth - and the realisation that ignorance can kill us.--------------------I'LL KEEP YOU SAFEA stunning standalone thriller from Peter May, alternating between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris.WHATEVER HAPPENSNiamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own the Hebridean company Ranish Tweed. On a business trip to Paris to promote their luxury brand, Niamh learns of Ruairidh's affair, and then looks on as he and his lover are killed by a car bomb. She returns home to Lewis, bereft.I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOUNiamh begins to look back on her life with Ruairidh, desperate to identify anyone who may have held a grudge against him. The French police, meanwhile, have ruled out terrorism, and ruled in murder - and sent Detective Sylvie Braque to shadow their prime suspect: Niamh.I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE, NO MATTER WHATAs one woman works back through her memories, and the other moves forward with her investigation, the two draw ever closer to a deadly enemy with their own, murderous, designs.
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
by Jonathan AuxierRaised to be a thief, blind orphan Peter Nimble, age ten, steals from a mysterious stranger three pairs of magical eyes that lead him to a hidden island where he must decide to become a hero or resume his life of crime.
Peter Pan Must Die
by John VerdonIn John Verdon's most sensationally twisty novel yet, ingenious puzzle solver Dave Gurney brings his analytical brilliance to a shocking murder that couldn't have been committed the way the police say it was.The daunting task that confronts Gurney, once the NYPD's top homicide cop: determining the guilt or innocence of a woman already convicted of shooting her charismatic politician husband -- who was felled by a rifle bullet to the brain while delivering the eulogy at his own mother's funeral. Peeling back the layers, Gurney quickly finds himself waging a dangerous battle of wits with a thoroughly corrupt investigator, a disturbingly cordial mob boss, a gorgeous young temptress, and a bizarre assassin whose child-like appearance has earned him the nickname Peter Pan.Startling twists and turns occur in rapid-fire sequence, and soon Gurney is locked inside one of the darkest cases of his career - one in which multiple murders are merely the deceptive surface under which rests a scaffolding of pure evil. Beneath the tangle of poisonous lies, Gurney discovers that the truth is more shocking than anyone had imagined. And the identity of the villain at the mystery's center turns out to be the biggest shock of all.
Peter Puck and the Runaway Zamboni (Adv. Hockey's Greatest Mascot)
by Brian McFarlaneIn Peter Puck and the Runaway Zamboni Machine, Peter's good friend, Tony the Zamboni, longs for adventure. When Tony disappears, Peter and referee George Phair head out to find him. Tony loves being out in the big wide world, especially when he enters a race at the speedway. Peter arrives just in time to hop on and drive, but a run-in with two nasty drivers threatens to put them on the sidelines. Can Peter and Tony stay in the race? And will the runaway Zamboni return to the arena and prepare the ice for the big game?
Peter Puck and the Stolen Stanley Cup (Adv. Hockey's Greatest Mascot)
by Brian McFarlaneIn Peter Puck and the Stolen Stanley Cup, Peter is caught up in the rivalry between two teams vying for the Stanley Cup. The night before the final game, someone sets a fire set to distract the guard and steals the Stanley Cup. Rescued from the flames in the nick of time, Peter sets off in pursuit of the thief. Will his powers of observation and sleuthing skills help him to unmask the thief? And will the Cup be recovered in time for the game?
The Peter Savage Novels Boxed Set: (Books 1-4) (Peter Savage)
by Dave EdlundThe Peter Savage Series Books 1-4 by bestselling, award-winning author Dave Edlund have taken readers around the world on a deadly race to energy independence, dropped them in a battle to end a genocide, made them stare down a threat of bioterrorism, and unearthed an unthinkable act of treason threatening to redraw the map of the Middle East.The Peter Savage novels have been lauded for their "crackling action" (Kirkus Reviews), and come "highly recommended to fans of thrillers" (Foreword Reviews). The New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Steve Berry praises Peter Savage as "a hero full of grit and determination" and calls the series "required reading for any thriller aficionado.”Now, you can purchase the first four books of the Peter Savage Series for over 60% off!CROSSING SAVAGEIn this edge-of-your-seat thriller, author Dave Edlund brings readers face to face with the promise of energy independence... and its true cost. As one by one the world’s leading alternative energy researchers are assassinated, Peter Savage and his friend Jim Nicolaou race against the clock to preserve the secret that promises to change the landscape of the world... or start a global war. In the timely, heart-thumping thriller Crossing Savage, author Dave Edlund presents the theory of abiogenic oil production and the terrifying array of unintended consequences that accompany the belief that energy independence can be realized.RELENTLESS SAVAGEIn this fast-paced, action-driven adventure Peter Savage confronts a hidden genocide, genetic manipulation, and a tipping point in the balance of world power.When Peter Savage's son Ethan is kidnapped by rebel forces in Sudan while on a service trip, Peter will stop at nothing to get his son home. Recruiting old friends and tapping into the expertise of Commander James Nicolau, Peter puts together an unlikely rescue mission that will pit him against deadly forces. What Peter and his team find in the Sudan is a force far more sinister and dangerous than they could ever imagine. They are drawn into a much larger top-secret government mission, one that leads them to a hidden research site with an army of genetically-perfect soldiers.DEADLY SAVAGEFrom the award-winning Peter Savage novels comes a tale of political intrigue, biological warfare, and the fragile balance of world power.When militants invade the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Peter and his father are caught in the crossfire. Held hostage by gunmen who look suspiciously like Russian soldiers, Peter Savage uncovers a deadly plot to kill thousands of innocent civilians—and lay the blame at the feet of the United States government. In a desperate attempt to avoid a global war, Commander James Nicolaou and Peter are called to the front lines of the sinister campaign, and the stakes have never been higher.HUNTING SAVAGEWhen an unthinkable act of treason and a clandestine pact threaten to redraw the map of the Middle East, Peter Savage becomes both hunter and prey.A free-lance hacker uncovers top-secret files about a government cover-up surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War and triggers a murderous rampage at a resort town in Central Oregon. When the files inadvertently land in the possession of Peter Savage, he is targeted by assassins from both sides of the Atlantic and implicated in murders he didn’t commit. As the body count rises and with nowhere to turn, Savage makes a desperate decision: he draws his pursuers to the Cascade Mountains, where he plans to leverage the harsh terrain to his advantage. Doggedly trailed by both law enforcement and a small army of battle-hardened assassins, Savage becomes both hunter and prey. With his own fate uncertain, Peter Savage fights overwhelming odds to reveal the truth before full-scale war engulfs the Middle East.
Peter's Pence
by Jon ClearyThe IRA attempts to steal treasures from the Vatican but their plans go horribly wrong.
Petirrojo (Harry Hole #3)
by Jo NesboEl ambiguo papel de Noruega durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, asesinatos y ajustes de cuentas son los ingredientes que ha empleado Jo Nesbø para crear Petirrojo, tercera novela protagonizada por el detective Harry Hole, uno de los mejores libros de la serie. Año 2000. En Oslo aparece en plena calle el cadáver degollado de un viejo militante nazi. Harry Hole, que tras cometer un grave error ha sido reasignado a los servicios secretos, percibe los puntos en común entre este crimen y el contenido de un informe de los muchos documentos aburridos que pasan por sus manos a diario: alguien compró un rifle Märklin, un arma extremadamente cara y precisa usada por grupos neonazis. Harry Hole tratará de averiguar cuál es la relación entre estos dos casos y se percatará de que el origen de todo puede remontarse mucho tiempo atrás, a lo sucedido entre un grupo de soldados noruegos durante el sitio de Leningrado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pero, ¿qué vínculo puede haber entre lo sucedido hace tantos años y ese personaje misterioso apodado «El Príncipe» al que apuntan todas las averiguaciones policiales sobre el tráfico de armas? Las novelas de Jo Nesbø han sido traducidas a más de 40 lenguas, llevan vendidos más de 25 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo y han sido galardonadas con numerosos premios. Reseñas:«Una novela apasionante que hunde sus raíces en la historia, con grandes dosis de acción e intriga pero también con una extraordinaria dimensión moral.»Jacinto Antón, El País «El rey indiscutible de la novela negra.»El Mundo «Es imposible encontrar el momento de parar de leer.»Time Out «Una trama sumamente elaborada, tremendamente adictiva.»Evening Standard «Un thriller tan elegante como complejo, diseñado con un ingenio abrumador y repleto de escenas preciosas, arrobadoras.»New York Times Book Review
Petra
by Shaena LambertInspired by Petra Kelly, the original Green Party leader and political activist who fought for the planet in 1980s Germany, Shaena Lambert brings us a captivating new novel about a woman who changed history and transformed environmental politics--and who, like many history-changing women, has been largely erased. Award-winning novelist Madeleine Thien calls Petra "a masterpiece--a fierce, humane and powerful novel for our times."January, 1980. At the height of the Cold War, Petra Kelly inspires hundreds of thousands to take to the streets to protest the placement of nuclear missiles on West German soil--including a NATO general named Emil Gerhardt, who shocks the establishment by converting to the cause. Petra and her general not only vault to fame as the stars of the Green Party, but they also fall in love. Then Manfred Schwartz, an ex-lover, urges Petra to draw back the curtain on Emil's war record, and they enter a world both complicated and threatening.Told by Manfred Schwartz, from his place in a present world even more beset by existential threats, Petra is an exploration of love, jealousy, and the power of social change. A woman capable of founding a new and world-changing politics and taking on two superpowers, Petra still must grapple with her own complex nature and a singular and fatal love.
The Petrelli Heir (Mills & Boon Largeprint Romance Ser. #Vol. 2216)
by Kim LawrenceAn impossible truthRoman Petrelli knows exactly how precious life is. Now that he can’t produce an heir, he’s the last Petrelli standing. So how could Isabel Carter have given birth to his baby? Izzy’s one night with Roman was an uncharacteristic act of spontaneity that left her with more than redhot memories. Her little daughter is the family that Izzy’s always wanted. When Roman demands to be part of his child’s life Izzy fears he’ll sweep in and take over. But Roman’s determined to get what he wants and he’ll use any means necessary-charming or otherwise!"Kim Lawrence is utterly compelling. She creates such sympathetic and likeable characters."-Victoria, Retired, Belfast
Petrified: An unputdownable murder mystery with an ingenious plot (Inspector Ikmen Mystery #6)
by Barbara NadelMadness, obsession and a curiously preserved corpse in Istanbul...Petrified is the sixth dark and gripping mystery from the Inspector Ikmen series by the hugely talented crime writer, Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Jason Goodwin. 'Atmospheric, skilfully written and well plotted' - Time OutSummer in Istanbul is hot. The kind of heat that can drive even the sanest people a little crazy...An elderly woman is found dead in a flat with the perfectly preserved body of a young man. In an ancient part of the Jewish quarter, two children are missing. Their father, an artist whose genius borders on insanity, only seems more driven in his work. And a raid on a Russian gangster yields nothing except the dead body of a girl he claims is his daughter. Could the connection to all cases lie in a macabre forgotten art? But Inspector Cetin Ikmen's worries aren't just work-related. His protégé, Suleyman, is going dangerously off the rails, threatening to compromise not just himself, but months of painstaking investigation. Ikmen faces a complex case which threatens to rock the very fabric of Turkish society.What readers are saying about Petrified:'A well-crafted interplay of stories - absolutely fascinating''An intriguing mystery that impresses for its descriptions of life within multicultural Istanbul and its characters''The theme and characters stayed with me for days after I had read this book'
Petrified (Inspector Ikmen Mystery 6): An unputdownable murder mystery with an ingenious plot
by Barbara NadelMadness, obsession and a curiously preserved corpse in Istanbul...Petrified is the sixth dark and gripping mystery from the Inspector Ikmen series by the hugely talented crime writer, Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Jason Goodwin. 'Atmospheric, skilfully written and well plotted' - Time OutSummer in Istanbul is hot. The kind of heat that can drive even the sanest people a little crazy...An elderly woman is found dead in a flat with the perfectly preserved body of a young man. In an ancient part of the Jewish quarter, two children are missing. Their father, an artist whose genius borders on insanity, only seems more driven in his work. And a raid on a Russian gangster yields nothing except the dead body of a girl he claims is his daughter. Could the connection to all cases lie in a macabre forgotten art? But Inspector Cetin Ikmen's worries aren't just work-related. His protégé, Suleyman, is going dangerously off the rails, threatening to compromise not just himself, but months of painstaking investigation. Ikmen faces a complex case which threatens to rock the very fabric of Turkish society.What readers are saying about Petrified:'A well-crafted interplay of stories - absolutely fascinating''An intriguing mystery that impresses for its descriptions of life within multicultural Istanbul and its characters''The theme and characters stayed with me for days after I had read this book'
The Petrovitch Trilogy (Samuil Petrovitch)
by Simon MordenWelcome to the Metrozone - post-apocalyptic London of the future. While the rest of Britain has devolved to anarchy, the M25 cordon protects a decaying city filled with homeless refugees, street gangs, exiled yakuza, crooked cops and mad cults. And something else; something new and dangerous. Enter Samuil Petrovitch: a Russian émigré with a smart mouth, a dodgy heart and a dodgier past. He's brilliant, friendless, cocky and - armed only with a genius-level intellect, prototype cyberware and a prodigious vocabulary of Russian swear words - might just be most unlikely champion a city has ever had. Welcome to the future. Mind the gap. This omnibus edition contains EQUATIONS OF LIFE, THEORIES OF FLIGHT and DEGREES OF FREEDOM
Pets on Parade
by Carolyn Keene Peter FrancisNancy, Bess, and George solve a doggone puzzler of a mystery during the annual River Heights Halloween Pet Parade in the sixth book in an all-new, interactive Nancy Drew chapter book mystery series.Nancy, Bess, and George are gearing up for a weekend of River Heights Halloween activities, including the annual Howl-A-Ween Pet Parade! All the kids get to dress up their pets and march with them up Main Street. Nancy's dog, Chocolate Chip, is even picked to lead the parade atop a festive hay wagon float! But right before show time, Chip starts whining, running in circles, and burrowing into the hay! When Nancy can't calm her down, the parade officials remove her as the leader! Nancy, Bess, and George wonder if something--or someone--made Chip act that way. Nancy pulls out her clue book; the Clue Crew is on the case! Who's behind Chip's strange doggy behavior? Is it Deidre Shannon, who was mad that Chip was chosen over her princess puppy Pom-Pom to lead the parade? Felipe the Pet Trainer, who wanted a dog he was training to lead the parade? Or is it--yikes!--the ghost of Murray the Monster Mutt? Will the Clue Crew crack this case before all the River Heights pets go batty?
Petty Treason: A Sarah Tolerance Mystery (The Sarah Tolerance Mysteries #2)
by Madeleine E. RobinsA lady investigator in Regency London must solve the baffling murder of a French émigré in this historical mystery.England, 1810. Once a Fallen Woman, Miss Sarah Tolerance is now an Agent of Inquiry—the sole female investigator in all of London. Her aim was to trace lost trinkets and send wastrel husbands back to their wives. But she is continually drawn into far more serious matters.Her newest case poses a puzzle unlike any she has faced before: The Chevalier d’Aubigny was beaten to death in his own bed, found by his retainers the next morning, all the doors and windows of the house sealed tight. The murder is a classic locked-room mystery, but Miss Tolerance knows she can find the key.Interviews witnesses and suspects reveal even more vexing complications—for the Chevalier had more enemies than friends, and Miss Tolerance is hard pressed to find someone who didn’t wish him dead. Her search for his killer takes her from London’s lowest brothels to the Royal Family and a Duke who must hide his dark perversions or risk the Throne.
Pez en la hierba
by Ángel Gil ChezaUna novela cruda y bella. Una obra sui géneris que desafía al género. Una leyenda local, un misterioso túnel, un club de fútbol femenino y el agua como símbolo de expiación... Miquel Ortells es un editor que regresa a su pueblo natal, Vila-real, para cuidar de su padre, convaleciente tras un ataque al corazón, en la casa que la familia posee en un pequeño bosque junto al río. Allí se enfrenta, catorce años después, a los viejos problemas que le empujaron a marchar; en especial, el divorcio de sus padres enturbiado por el asesinato de dos niñas de trece y diecisiete años. Ainara Arza es una escritora navarra a la que Miquel ayuda con su última novela. Juntos comienzan a investigar lo que ocurrió a aquellas chicas y, a pesar de sus contradicciones y luchas internas por evitarlo, se enamoran durante aquel frío otoño. Una leyenda local sobre una gran cueva que atraviesa todo el municipio y llega hasta el río, en el boscaje; un misterioso túnel que forma parte del trazado de la desaparecida acequia del Diablo, de origen romano; y el fútbol femenino, invisible por los intereses ocultos de los más altos estamentos de este deporte, se entrecruzan en el eje de este envolvente relato. La crítica ha dicho...«Anoten el nombre de este autor porque Ángel Gil Cheza nos va a regalar muchas páginas cargadas de suspense y de gran calidad literaria».César Pérez Gellida «Ángel Gil Cheza demuestra científicamente que música, palabra e imagen son la santa trinidad de la narrativa».Javier Aparicio «Un relato oscuro y enternecedor, un thriller insólito y luminoso, una novela deslumbrante».Robert Juan-Cantavella «Ángel Gil Cheza describe de forma brillante los pensamientos, sentimientos y actitudes vitales de los personajes. No existen reglas de oro para pintar con palabras los sentimientos. Gil Cheza lo consigue con la maestría de escritores como Javier Marías, Use Lahoz y logra emocionar al lector».Letras para usted «Ángel Gil Cheza escribe como un poeta que nunca escribió un solo verso. Lo hace con contundencia y dureza cuando la trama lo requiere y con delicadeza y lirismo cuando la trama se lo pide. Su novela engancha y su lectura es rápida, porque te atrapa desde el comienzo».TodoLiteratura «Ángel Gil Cheza se ha revelado como un gran narrador de historias [...] lo que importa son las historias que corren por sus páginas; las historias bien contadas, con miga y trasfondo, con las que el lector empatiza». Nomepierdoniuna «Ángel Gil Cheza es una persona campechana, que le gusta comunicarse y que trasmite el entusiasmo propio de las personas que han recorrido mundo».Las lecturas de Guillermo «Con un lenguaje detallista, sencillo e intimista, este escritor castellonense se ha colado en la literatura pisando fuerte».Revista de Letras
El Pez Globo
by Gabriella GuminaUn misterio comienza en la Perrera Municipal, una detective amateur con rasgos de Miss Marple y un asesino inspirado en un pez globo.
The Phalanx Code: A Garrett Sinclair Novel (Garrett Sinclair #3)
by A. J. TataGarrett Sinclair escapes from prison to rescue his team from the manipulations of two tech moguls and learns of a devastating family secret in the process.Influential tech magnate Mitch Drewson calls on Sinclair and the Dagger team to protect his Project Optimus. An ambitious endeavor that empowers citizens to protect their financial and personal data in the face of increasingly authoritarian federal governments, Project Optimus is a threat to Aurelius Blanc’s Phalanx Corporation. Blanc’s data collection and media application are enabling a global security threat, creating a technofascism that monitors the activity of everyone with a smartphone, tablet, computer, or any web-connected device.When Phalanx assassin squads overrun an Optimus server farm in California and attack an Optimus coder named Blair Campbell, who happens to be the president’s daughter, Sinclair must deploy a group of warriors to save Blair and protect the remainder of the Optimus team so they can finish their important work—a project that includes deciphering the mysterious Phalanx Code, suspected to be Phalanx’s kill list of Optimus employees.With Phalanx squads hunting him and those he loves, Sinclair must determine who he can trust while a part of his past comes back to haunt him and threaten everything he holds dear. Nonstop action and authentic detail make this the most compelling, high-stakes entry in the Sinclair series yet.
Phantom: An Alex Hawke Novel (Alex Hawke Novels #7)
by Ted BellCounterspy Alex Hawke must catch a villainous megalomaniac-a man obsessed with horrifying experiments in cyberwarfare-in this mesmerizing new espionage thriller in Ted Bell's New York Times bestselling series The first and most bizarre event nearly becomes a monumental catastrophe when something goes awry at an American theme park, wreaking havoc on visitors looking for nothing more than a sun-splashed holiday. In a different part of the country, a USAF F-15 pilot, escorting another jet in the skies over the Midwest, inexplicably loses control of his plane, endangering the lives of several people and deeply puzzling those following his mission on the ground. Then, in the misty calm of a coastal California evening, the world's premier scientist on the subject of artificial intelligence gets a strange phone call. When he hangs up, he quietly grabs his coat and leaves for an after-dinner stroll from which he never returns. It's up to Hawke and the brilliant former inspector Ambrose Congreve to find out what could possibly be happening. But how does one identify-and fight-an enemy one can't see, a real phantom? Even these seasoned operatives are mystified. Is there really such a thing as an ultra-intelligent machine, a cyberweapon that can shift the geopolitical balance of power? In a hunt that takes him from Palo Alto, California, to the Russian frontier, to Cambridge University and the glistening Mediterranean aboard his newly christened and armed super-yacht Blackhawke, Alex Hawke is joined by the unstoppable Stokely Jones and his ex-CIA buddy Harry Brock as he moves closer to unmasking the scientist behind these extraordinary events, going nose-to-nose with an enemy unlike any he's fought before-and may never again.
Phantom: A Harry Hole Novel (9) (Harry Hole Series #Bk. 9)
by Jo NesboInspector Harry Hole attempts to exonerate his would-be son Oleg in this installment of Jo Nesbø's New York Times bestselling series. Look out for the latest Harry Hole novel, The Thirst, coming May 9, 2017.When Harry Hole moved to Hong Kong, he thought he was escaping the traumas of his life in Oslo and his career as a detective for good. But now, the unthinkable has happened--Oleg, the boy he helped raise, has been arrested for killing a man. Harry can't believe that Oleg is a murderer, so he returns to hunt down the real killer.Although he's off the police force, he still has a case to solve that will send him into the depths of the city's drug culture, where a shockingly deadly new street drug is gaining popularity. This most personal of investigations will force Harry to confront his past and the wrenching truth about Oleg and himself.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Phantom Angel: A Mystery (The Benji Golden Mysteries #2)
by David HandlerA wickedly funny private eye novel set in the dark underbelly of New York City, where the worlds of Broadway and organized crime meetWhen it comes to tracking down teen runaways, there is no private investigator in New York City better than streetwise Benji Golden. But his newest client is Morrie Frankel, the last of the great Broadway showmen. Morrie's current extravaganza, a lavish $65 million musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, is the biggest unfolding disaster the Great White Way has ever seen. Rumor has it, if he doesn't find a deep-pocketed "angel," or investor, soon, he might go down and take the production with him.Morrie thought he had found such an investor in hedge fund billionaire R.J. Farnell, who promised to keep the teetering production afloat. But Farnell and his $12 million have vanished. Benji tracks Farnell to his girlfriend, Jonquil Beausoleil, who turns the investigation on its head. When Morrie is found gunned down on 42nd Street, Benji finds himself smack in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation, and he'll have to pierce through a lot of Broadway gossip before he can find the killer.Phantom Angel is the next entertaining installment in David Handler's newest mystery series, sure to delight both old and new fans of this award--winning, unique voice in crime fiction.
The Phantom Bandit (Geronimo Stilton #70)
by Geronimo StiltonWhen you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure!The staff of The Rodent's Gazette sent me on a vacation to Cacklefur Castle . But who could relax in such a spooky place? On my first night there I stumbled on a mystery. A phantom was threatening the special pumpkins that grow in the Von Cacklefurs' garden! Could I trick the ghost-thief into revealing its identity?
The Phantom Chronicles, Volume 2
by Mike Bullock Joe GentileHigh adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the streets! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present. . . or the past. Since 1936, The Phantom has been thrilling audiences who crave adventure! Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish's son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach. After stumbling upon the body of his father's killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer's skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty, and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became The Phantom! The Phantom Chronicles Volume 2 contains 15 all-new prose stories, complete with spot illustrations. Plus, for the first time anywhere, this volume details the never-before-revealed, first-ever team-up of The Phantom and The Green Hornet, as scribed by master wordsmith Harlan Ellison! Features an introduction by The Phantom creator's daughter, Diane Falk!