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La pista de la llave de plata
by Edgar WallaceEstaban todos en el ajo. Dick Allenby, inventor y presunto heredero. Jerry Dornford, hombre mundano y derrochador. Mike Hennessey, empresario de teatro. Mary Lane, actriz de reparto. Leo Moran, banquero y especulador. Washington Wirth, de fortuna dudosa y organizador de fiestas por todo lo alto. El viejo Hervey Lyne, usurero de las clases altas y el paciente Binny, el sirviente que empujaba su silla de ruedas y le escribía las cartas. ¡Y el pobre Horace Tom Tickler! Un ratero que también estaba en el ajo pero no se había enterado.Al dejar una gala en el Litigation Club, Jerry Dornford y el detective de Scotland Yard Surefoot Smith están discutiendo sobre armas mientras esperan un taxi. El que está estacionado frente a ellos no tiene chofer, pero guarda un misterioso cadáver.
Pista negra (Subjefe Rocco Schiavone #Volumen 1)
by Antonio ManziniAntonio Manzini ha combinado una buena dosis de humor inteligente con una pizca de ironía para crear un personaje memorable. Su carácter sarcástico y arrogante, su descarnada sinceridad y su absoluto desenfado hacen de Rocco Schiavone un héroe irresistible, eje central de una serie adictiva que representa lo mejor de la novela negra europea actual. A consecuencia de un turbio incidente con el hijo de un poderoso político, Rocco Schiavone, subjefe de la policía de Roma, ha sido «desterrado» a una pequeña ciudad del valle de Aosta, en los Alpes italianos. Para un romano sofisticado y amante de la buena vida, no es la mejor noticia. El frío, las botas de nieve y el provincianismo de los autóctonos estimulan la natural tendencia de Rocco a las malas pulgas, así que, visto el panorama, un caso difícil le vendría de maravilla. La ocasión se presenta cuando aparece un cadáver aplastado bajo las huellas de una máquina pisanieves en una de las estaciones de esquí de la zona. El desafío es importante. A la escasez del material encontrado hay que añadir la ignorancia de Schiavone de las costumbres locales, su desconocimiento del dialecto y la historia del lugar. Nada que amilane, desde luego, a una persona decidida y orgullosa como él. Sin renunciar un ápice a su temperamento meridional, Rocco se abre camino entre pistas, refugios de montaña y teleféricos, interroga a monitores, guías y enigmáticos operarios del valle, y, sobre todo, traba relación con unas cuantas lugareñas guapas dispuestas a ofrecerle una cálida bienvenida. Reseñas:«Antonio Manzini ha dibujado un personaje extraordinario.»Andrea Camilleri «Un personaje auténtico, una escritura que convence.»Gioia «La prosa tersa de Manzini deja entrever la silenciosa angustia vital de su protagonista y muestra con delicadeza la humanidad del perdedor. El autor domina el género y controla el ritmo cómico. Nada entorpece su capacidad para narrar las debilidades humanas con una sonrisa.»Flaneri.com «Un protagonista corrupto y genial.»Tuttolibri, La Stampa
Pista negra (Viceqüestor Rocco Schiavone #Volumen 1)
by Antonio ManziniA conseqüència dun tèrbol incident amb el fill dun polític poderós, Rocco Schiavone, viceqüestor de la policia de Roma, ha estat «desterrat» a Aosta, als Alps italians. Per a un romà sofisticat i amant de la bona vida, no és la millor notícia. El fred, les botesde muntanya i el provincianisme dels autòctons exacerben la tendència natural de Rocco a les males puces, així que, vist el panorama, ja només li faltava un cas difícil per resoldre.Locasió es presenta en la forma dun cadàver aixafat per una màquina trepitjaneu en una de les estacions desquí de la zona. És un repte important per a Schiavone, que ni té gaires proves on agafar-se ni coneix la gent de lindret i els costums locals. Però això no és prou per acovardir una persona decidida i orgullosa com ell. Sense renunciar al seu temperament meridional, Rocco sobre camí entre pistes, refugis de muntanya i telecabines, interroga monitors i operaris de lestació desquí, i coneix algunes dones de la vall que eldeixen bocabadat.Observador perspicaç de la naturalesa humana, Antonio Manzini ha combinat una bona dosi dhumor intel.ligent amb un pessic dironia per crear un personatge memorable. El seu caràcter sarcàstic i arrogant, la seva descarnada sinceritat i el seu absolut desvergonyiment fan de Rocco Schiavone un heroi irresistible, eix central duna sèrie addictiva que representa el millor de la novel.la negra europea actual. Ressenyes:«Antonio Manzini ha dibuixat un personatge extraordinari.»Andrea Camilleri «Un personatge autèntic, una escriptura que convenç.»Gioia «La prosa terça de Manzini deixa entreveure l'angunia vital del seu protagonista i ensenya, delicadament, la humanitat del perdedor. L'autor domina el gènere i controla el ritme còmic. Res entorpeix la seva capacitat per plasmar les febleses humanes amb un somriure.»Flaneri.com «Un protagonista corrupte i genial.»Tuttolibri, La Stampa
Pistaco: A Tale of Love in the Andes
by Lynn F. MonahanSteven McMahon, a young American struggling to reconcile his priestly vocation with his very human desire for love and intimacy, flees to Peru on mission, seeking the serenity he cannot find at home. In a tiny village in the Andes Mountains he meets a young school teacher chased by demons of her own. They soon find themselves trapped between the brutal Shining Path guerrillas who threaten mayhem across the mountain countryside and a harsh military counter-insurgency trying to quash the rebellion. Amid this historic struggle between the forces of order and ungodly acts of terror, and haunted by the legend of el pistaco, a mythical fiend believed by locals to feed on the unwary, they discover the meaning—and the price—of love.
The Pistol Poets: A Novel
by Victor GischlerThe Edgar-nominated author of Gun Monkeys is back with a thrill-a-minute suspense novel that mixes crime and academia—with hilarious results. Here Victor Gischler draws us into a wild and wicked world, where tenured professors are busy burying bodies, cash-up-front P.I.’s hunt for missing coeds and one desperate street-tough has to decide which he’d rather be: a live poet or a dead criminal.An unlucky grad student just got himself killed in a robbery gone bad. And as lowly drug lieutenant Harold Jenks races with the killer out of the alley, a light goes off in his head: He’ll steal the dead kid’s identity. Now Jenks, who once lorded it over seven square blocks in East St. Louis, is headed due west. With a .32 in his pocket, a 9mm Glock taped across his back, and a rap sheet nearly as long as Finnegans Wake, he’s cruising the halls of academia as Eastern Oklahoma U’s newest grad student, looking for action and hoping he can stay one couplet ahead of his violent past. While this new bad boy on campus makes mincemeat of his metaphors, across campus visiting professor Jay Morgan has a more pressing problem: What to do about the dead coed in his bed. The professor’s no killer, but try telling that to private eye Deke Stubbs. With the professor on the lam and Stubbs hot on his trail, more trouble blows into town. Now, as St. Louis drug boss Red Zach and his minions converge on Fumbee, Oklahoma, looking for a consignment of missing cocaine, the bullets start flying faster than the zingers at a faculty hate fest. For Morgan and Jenks, now desperate fugitives from poetic justice, survival means learning new skills—and learning fast. Because if they find out they’re bottom-of-the-class, that means they’re already dead. Featuring the sleaziest, sorriest, and most captivating group of criminal lowlifes, sexed-up academics, poets, and rappers ever to collide in one crime novel, The Pistol Poets speeds deliriously to its electrifying payoff.
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"
by Peter PapathanasiouA third outback noir from Peter Papathanasiou, following Special Constable Sparrow as he investigates a cold case in a barren mining region of Western Australia.With DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn himself in.Bob is sixty years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there's a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under the guise of being his carer.They are accompanied on the drive by another nursing home resident: Luke, thirty years old, paralysed in a motorbike accident. As they embark on their road trip through the guts of Western Australia, pursued by outback police and adrenaline-soaked miners, Sparrow beings to suspect that Bob's desire to head north may have sinister motivations. Is Luke being held against his will? And what lies in store for them when they reach the pit?(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Limited
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"
by Peter Papathanasiou"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The TimesWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn himself in.Bob is sixty-five years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there's a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under the guise of being his carer. They are accompanied on the drive by another nursing home resident: Luke, thirty years old, paralysed in a motorbike accident. As they embark on their road trip through the guts of Western Australia, pursued by outback police and adrenaline-soaked miners, Sparrow begins to suspect that Bob's desire to head north may have sinister motivations. Is Luke being held against his will? And what lies in store for them when they reach their goal?
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"
by Peter Papathanasiou"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The Times"A rising star of crime fiction" Joan Smith, Sunday Times"Delivers another larger-than-life, take-no-prisoners slice of outback noir. A truly original writer" Emma Styles, author of NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLSWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn himself in.Bob is sixty-five years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there's a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under the guise of being his carer. They are accompanied on the drive by another nursing home resident: Luke, thirty years old, paralysed in a motorbike accident. As they embark on their road trip through the guts of Western Australia, pursued by outback police and adrenaline-soaked miners, Sparrow begins to suspect that Bob's desire to head north may have sinister motivations. Is Luke being held against his will? And what lies in store for them when they reach their goal?
Pit of Vipers
by Carolyn KeeneThis New York Times bestselling girl detective has one hot summer ahead!River Heights is in an uproar when the local zoo reports that one of its exotic venomous snakes has been snake-napped! It's only a matter of hours, though, before an anonymous tip leads the police to the missing critter-- in the home of Nancy's friend, Charles Adams. Nancy isn't sure what to think of all this-- until Charles appeals to her to help him prove his innocence. She can't resist taking the case. If he really is innocent, perhaps she can help clear his name. If he's guilty, she'll be able to satisfy herself to that fact as well.
Pit Perfect (Barkside Of The Moon Mysteries Ser. #1)
by Renee GeorgePit Bulls are Sweet . . . and that's no mystery!Fall in love with Lily Mason, the shifter who only wants to live as a human, and her pit bull Smooshie, a rescue dog who in the end may be the one doing the rescuing!Pit Perfect, Book 1 of the Barkside of the Moon Mysteries from USA Today bestselling paranormal cozy mystery author Renee George, is an exciting tale of mystery and suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat. When cougar-shifter Lily Mason moves to Moonrise, Missouri, she wishes for only three things from the town and its human population. . . to find a job, to find a place to live, and to live as a human, not a therianthrope.Lily gets more than she bargains for when a rescue pit bull named Smooshie rescues her from an oncoming car, and it's love at first sight. Thanks to Smooshie, Lily's first two wishes are granted by Parker Knowles, the owner of the Pit Bull Rescue center, who offers her a job at the shelter and the room over his garage for rent.Lily's new life as an integrator is threatened when Smooshie finds Katherine Kapersky, the local church choir leader and head of the town council, dead in the field behind the rescue center. Unfortunately, there are more suspects than mourners for the elderly town leader. Can Lily keep her less-than-human status under wraps? Or will the killer, who has pulled off a nearly Pit Perfect murder, expose her to keep Lily and her dog from digging up the truth?This paranormal cozy mystery contains cougar-shifters, shifters, lovable pit bulls, and supernatural beings.
A Pit Pony Named Bobbit: Two American Teens Coping With Desperate Odds
by Sutherland Sallyn the 1950s life seemed pretty bleak for a young man working in the West Virginia coal mines and for an active carefree teenage girl who suddenly contracted infantile paralysis. A little pit pony named Bobbit is the catalyst bringing the two young people a chance to lead new lives filled with promise, despite heavy odds they must both overcome. Prepare yourself for the cruelty and hopelessness for both man and beast accompanying work in coal mines. Brace yourself to meet a vibrant active young woman who suddenly becomes a paraplegic. Find out how a small pony from the mines can help two struggling young people regain the balance that must exist for them to carry on.
The Pit-Prop Syndicate: A Detective Story Club Classic Crime Novel (Dover Mystery Classics Ser.)
by Freeman Wills CroftsStranded on a French highway, a wine merchant discovers a conspiracy Twenty-six kilometers from Bordeaux, Seymour Merriman&’s motorcycle runs low on gas. He is waiting for a passing motorist to come to his rescue when he notices a lorry turn down a nearby country road. Following it leads him to a mill, where an English firm manufactures pit-props for coal mines. They give him two liters of petrol and send him on his way, but not before he sees something odd. The lorry he saw on the road was marked No. 4, but it has been changed to No. 3—a peculiar incident that will lead Merriman into the greatest danger he has ever known. With the help of a customs officer, Merriman looks into the mill&’s business, and discovers that nothing about the little English firm is as it seems. All he wanted was a few liters of petrol, but he has stumbled across the century&’s most fiendish crime. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Pit Stop
by Raymond Khoury Linwood BarclayThis short story from the anthology FaceOff pairs Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay--and features characters from their bestselling novels--in a one-of-a-kind thriller matchup.FBI Agent Sean Reilly (hero of Khoury's five-million-copy bestseller The Last Templar) is tracking a criminal who is in possession of a lethal biological agent and threatening to unleash it on innocent civilians. But now Reilly has a bigger problem: his quarry, known online as Faustus, has created an explosive diversion and stolen a truck from a restaurant parking lot--and inside that truck is a teenage girl. General contractor and single dad Glen Garber (of Barclay's 2011 bestseller The Accident) had stopped to grab a snack for his daughter Kelly when they both got caught up in the chaos in the parking lot. Thinking she'd be safest in the truck, he ordered her inside, and that was the last time he saw her. Agent Reilly must navigate the chase with nerves of steel, attempting to free Kelly Garber from the madman's clutches without endangering thousands of lives in the process--and all with her terror-stricken father right by his side. For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!
Pit Stop: An Original Short Story
by Raymond Khoury Linwood BarclayThis original short story from the New York Times bestselling thriller anthology FaceOff pairs bestsellers Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay - and features characters from their bestselling novels - in a one-of-a-kind thriller match-up. FBI Agent Sean Reilly (hero of Khoury's multi-million-copy bestseller The Last Templar) is tracking a criminal who is in possession of a lethal biological agent and threatening to unleash it on innocent civilians. But now Reilly has a bigger problem: his quarry, known online as Faustus, has created an explosive diversion and stolen a truck from a restaurant car park - and inside that truck is a teenage girl. General contractor and single dad Glen Garber (of Barclay's bestseller The Accident) had stopped to grab a snack for his daughter Kelly when they both got caught up in the chaos in the car park. Thinking she'd be safest in the truck, he ordered her inside, and that was the last time he saw her. Agent Reilly must navigate the chase with nerves of steel, attempting to free Kelly Garber from the madman's clutches without endangering thousands of lives in the process - and all with her terror-stricken father right by his side. For more exciting short story pairings, don't miss all eleven short stories in Face Off!
Pitch Black
by Susan CrandallJournalist Madison Wade decides to move to Philadelphia when one of her articles on violence in the city hits too close to home. Madison and her fourteen-year-old adopted son, Ethan, take refuge in Buckeye, a small town in eastern Tennessee where her father had grown up. Despite the tranquility, Madison and Ethan feel like outsiders. But Gabe Wyatt, the local sheriff, is determined to welcome them to the town. He immediately falls for this beautiful journalist from the city. Madison resists Gabe's advances, but he's persistent and unlike anyone she's ever met before. As a romance develops between them, Madison becomes comfortable in the rural setting, and when Ethan becomes friends with Jordan, a fellow outsider at school, Buckeye begins to feel like home. But a tragic death changes everything for them. When Jordan's father is murdered during a weekend camping trip, Ethan becomes the prime suspect. Gabe's investigation of the murder causes a rift in his relationship with Madison. As small town gossip builds a damaging case against Ethan, Madison races to discover the truth. Heartbroken and lost, she struggles to find anyone who will believe in her and Ethan, despite their past.
Pitch Black: Book 5 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series (William Lorimer Ser. #5)
by Alex Gray'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail 'Exciting, pacey, authentic' ANGELA MARSONS 'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing' The Times Don't miss Alex Gray's latest novel - WHEN SHADOWS FALL is out now in paperback It doesn't matter whether you've read them all or whether you're discovering this bestselling series for the first time, this Lorimer mystery is the perfect winter read to cozy up with _______________ When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn't last long. Kelvin FC's new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home and, with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country, a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground. And when the latest signing to the club becomes the latest victim in a string of killings, Lorimer knows there's a serial killer on the loose - one that's only beginning to show his true colours. As lies emerge and tensions build, the players and managers live under the constant threat of becoming the next Kelvin fatality. Alex Gray's new novel BEFORE THE STORM is available to pre-order now _______________ ***PRAISE FOR ALEX GRAY*** 'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing' The Times 'Brings Glasgow to life in the same way Rankin evokes Edinburgh' Daily Mail 'Exciting, pacy, authentic' Angela Marsons 'Sums up everything that is golden and enthralling about a good book' Fully Booked
Pitch Black: Book 5 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series (DSI William Lorimer #5)
by Alex Gray***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series*** Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, PITCH BLACK is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves Don't miss the latest thrilling series instalment - BEFORE THE STORM IS OUT NOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE LORIMER SERIES:'Warm-hearted, atmospheric' ANN CLEEVES'Relentless and intriguing' PETER MAY'Move over Rebus' DAILY MAIL'Exciting, pacey, authentic' ANGELA MARSONS'Superior writing' THE TIMES'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH___________________ When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn't last long. Kelvin FC's new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home and, with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country, a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground. And when the latest signing to the club becomes the latest victim in a string of killings, Lorimer knows there's a serial killer on the loose - one that's only beginning to show his true colours. As lies emerge and tensions build, the players and managers live under the constant threat of becoming the next Kelvin fatality.
Pitch Black: Book 5 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series (DSI William Lorimer #5)
by Alex Gray***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series*** Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, PITCH BLACK is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves Don't miss the latest thrilling series instalment - BEFORE THE STORM IS OUT NOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE LORIMER SERIES:'Warm-hearted, atmospheric' ANN CLEEVES'Relentless and intriguing' PETER MAY'Move over Rebus' DAILY MAIL'Exciting, pacey, authentic' ANGELA MARSONS'Superior writing' THE TIMES'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH___________________ When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn't last long. Kelvin FC's new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home and, with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country, a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground. And when the latest signing to the club becomes the latest victim in a string of killings, Lorimer knows there's a serial killer on the loose - one that's only beginning to show his true colours. As lies emerge and tensions build, the players and managers live under the constant threat of becoming the next Kelvin fatality.
Pitch Black: A Dci Lorimer Novel (William Lorimer Series #5)
by Alex GrayInternational Bestselling Author: A killer appears to be targeting a football club in this police procedural by a “master of Scottish crime writing” (Scottish Daily Express).When DCI Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn’t last long. Kelvin Football Club’s new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home. When his wife is apprehended trying to leave the country, it appears to be a seemingly straightforward new case.But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets. And when the newest player signed to the club becomes the latest victim, Lorimer and his psychological profiler know there’s a serial killer on the loose—one who’s only beginning to show his true colors.Praise for the series“Excellent . . . does for Glasgow what Ian Rankin did for Edinburgh in the annals of crime fiction.” —Kirkus Reviews“Gray’s series should appeal to fans of both procedurals and psychological dissections of crimes.” —Publishers Weekly“Warm-hearted, atmospheric.” —Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera Stanhope series “Immensely exciting.” —Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series
Pitch Black (Black CATs #2)
by Leslie ParrishA group of elite FBI special agents has been brought together to form the Cyber Action Team, aka CAT - and they have one mission: to solve Internet-related murders. Former profiler Alec Lambert would give anything to catch the Professor, a serial killer who lures his victims with Internet scams. Now working with the Black CAATs. Alec finally has his chance. When two teen boys are lured to a cruel, icy death. Alec teams up with reclusive scam expert Samantha Dalton, who may be able to find out where the madman will strike next. Despite Alec's intense attraction to Sam, he's fiercely determined to keep their relationship professional. As they draw ever closer to discovering the Professor's identity and stopping his murderous rampage, they realize Sam is the psychotic killer's new obsession. And possibly his next target....
Pitch Dark: A Novel (Mike Bowditch Mysteries #15)
by Paul DoironGame Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nail-biter of a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron, Pitch Dark.Legendary bush pilot Josie Jonson can’t believe her luck when a skilled builder just happens to show up after she purchases land near Prentiss Pond. All Mark Redmond asks in return for building Josie’s dream cabin is that he be left alone to homeschool his 12-year-old daughter, Cady.For Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch, the intensity of Redmond's secretiveness is troubling, especially in light of suspicious criminal activity being reported around the area―including rumors of an armed man offering large sums of money in exchange for the location of Redmond and Cady. Josie, though hesitant to violate the trust of her prized builder, eventually agrees to fly Mike and his father-in-law Charley Stevens to the secluded pond in an attempt to protect Redmond and Cady. But hours after landing, the trip takes a dark turn when they witness a horrific murder and are taken captive themselves.Freeing himself, Mike is forced to set off through the impenetrable Maine forest towards Canada, alone and unarmed in pursuit of a mysterious fugitive. As he navigates a windblown landscape choked with deadfalls and blocked by swollen streams, he marvels at his enemy’s bush craft. The killer possesses skills surpassing his own, and Bowditch can't tell if he is the cat or the mouse in this dangerous game. Can Mike Bowditch stop his adversary in time to save the life of a young girl, or will he be forced to watch another innocent soul die?
Pitch Dark: A Thriller
by Steven Sidor"Pitch Dark is a propulsive, layered, and brutal read. . . . A reader can't hope for more than to discover a writer possessed of both true talent and true passion. Discover Steven Sidor."---Michael Koryta, author of The Cypress HouseIt's Christmas Eve, and Vera Coffey is on the run. She doesn't know the men who are after her. She has never seen them before, but she has seen the horrors they visit on people who don't give them what they want. Vera has something they want badly. She'd give it up if it weren't the only thing keeping her alive. The Larkins have known the toll violence takes on a family ever since they were trapped in a madman's shooting rampage. They've been coping with the trauma for nearly twenty years. Now, on a cold and lonely winter morning, Vera collapses at their roadside motel. And she's brought something with her. Together they'll have to make one last stand against an evil that has followed them further than anyone could've imagined.With a thriller so fast-paced that it's impossible to let go and an ominous sense that everything is destined to go wrong, Pitch Dark is an intense read from a master of suspense.
Pitfall (The John Brenner Series #1)
by Cameron Bane&“Action, gunplay, and well-crafted storytelling . . . for those whose hearts pump hot for shoot-&’em-up adventures like Taken and John Wick.&”—Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of the Dreamhouse Kings series Life has never been easy for former Army Ranger John Brenner. The wounded Iraqi war vet and ex-cop must rely on his wits, his fists, and a wry sense of gallows humor to make it through each challenging day. For at his core, this transplanted West Virginian is a throwback to an antebellum time: he is a southern man of honor. But his latest mission may be his last. The task seems straightforward—find industrialist Jacob Cahill&’s missing teenage daughter and bring her safely home. But for John, nothing ever goes quite as planned. What begins as a simple disappearance morphs into something far more insidious as he finds himself plunged into a horrifying world of organ harvesting, torture, mutilation, and madness. Every dark trick John learned in his former trade of dealing death to the deserving will be brought to bear as he tries to keep his promise of bringing the girl back alive. In doing so, not only will his skills be tested to the breaking point, but his very sanity as he battles a grasping evil that stretches across the globe . . . &“The star of this page-turner—former Army Ranger John Brenner—well, let&’s just say in terms of skill, wit, and ability to kick some serious butt, Jack Reacher better watch out!&”—Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of the Dreamhouse Kings series
Pittsburgh Noir (Akashic Noir #0)
by Kathleen GeorgePittsburgh Noir roars forth, presenting the true underbelly of "the most livable city in America." "Despite Pittsburgh being labeled the country's most livable city, the fictional citizens populating the 14 high quality stories in Akashic's noir anthology centered on the Steel City have the same dreams, frustrations, passions, and vices as anyone else." --Publishers Weekly "Pittsburgh hasn't inspired many crime novelists to use its haunts for settings in the way that Boston, Baltimore, Seattle and even Cleveland have. Now that's changed with the publication of Pittsburgh Noir, an anthology of short stories by writers who draw on the cityscape to ground their tales." --Pittsburgh Post Gazette "Pittsburgh Noir [is] a set of varied and novel approaches to dark fiction that give a taste of a specific place in Pittsburgh, without trying too hard to pander or take advantage of ages-old Pittsburgh media tropes." --Pittsburgh City Paper Includes brand-new stories by Stewart O'Nan, Hilary Masters, Lila Shaara, Rebecca Drake, Kathleen George, Paul Lee, K. C. Constantine, Nancy Martin, Kathryn Miller Haines, Terrance Hayes, Carlos Delgado, Aubrey Hirsch, Tom Lipinski, and Reginald McKnight. Pittsburgh has recently (and more than once) been called the most livable city in America, yet the old image of smoky skies and steel mills spewing forth grit has never quite disappeared. Its history as a dirty industrial center is a part of its residents, a part of their toughness. The people of the steel city fight. Kathleen George is the Edgar Award–nominated author of the Richard Christie novels set in Pittsburgh. She is a professor of theater arts at the University of Pittsburgh.