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Postcard for a Dead Ringer
by C. J. ForrestCraig Morton had finally graduated as a detective and now is a member of the criminal investigation branch in Brisbane, Australia. He has finally been chosen to conduct an investigation into a man accused of murder in the far country of South Western Queensland in Charleville. Full of intrigue and local identities in a small country town where everyone knows something, he finds himself caught up in the defense of the man he was sent out to bring in for justice.
Postcard from Hell
by Michael KilianA back-alley murder carries André Derain from the streets of New Orleans to the sun-drenched hell of the Cayman Islands It's quiet in the Garden District, and André Derain can't sleep. After a lifetime as a fashion photographer in New York and the French Quarter, he needs noise, excitement, action--and he's about to get more than he can handle. A call comes in from the New Orleans homicide department, tipping Derain off to a grisly shooting on Tchoupitoulas Street. He grabs his camera and charges out the door. The night has just begun. The victim was the pretty-boy son of a local gangster who flies into a rage when Derain tries to sell the crime-scene photos to the local tabloids. With the entire criminal underworld of New Orleans at his throat, Derain is desperate for a vacation. He'll have to settle for a very deadly trip to the Caribbean. Postcard from Hell is the 2nd book in the Andy Derain Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Postcard Killers
by James Patterson Liza MarklundParis is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. The killing is simply marvelous Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. Wish you were here Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action,The Postcard Killersmay be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
The Postcard Killers
by James Patterson Liza MarklundParis is stunning in the summer. NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. The killing is simply marvelous. Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. Wish you were here. Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, The Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
Postcards from the Dead (A Scrapbooking Mystery #10)
by Laura ChildsNew Orleans is in the throes of another fantastic Mardi Gras celebration when the party gets crashed by a murderer... <P><P> Kimber Breeze of KBEZ-TV is broadcasting live from a hotel balcony in the French Quarter, interviewing locals and capturing the spectacle in the streets. But as Carmela Bertrand, owner of Memory Mine scrapbooking shop, waits to be interviewed next, someone sneaks onto the balcony and strangles Kimber with a cord, leaving her body dangling above the parade. <P> Soon after the murder, Carmela begins receiving strange postcards at her shop--signed by the late reporter. Now she and her friend Ava must risk their own necks to find out who's posing as a ghost and expose a killer... Scrapbooking Tips and Recipes Included!
Postcards from the Past: A Novel
by Marcia WillettBeloved novelist Marcia Willett continues to captivate readers with her inspiring novels about family, friendship, and love. In Postcards from the Past Siblings Billa and Ed share their beautiful, grand old childhood home in rural Cornwall. With family and friends nearby, and their living arrangements free and easy, they seem as contented as they can be.But when postcards start arriving from a sinister figure they thought belonged well and truly in their pasts, old memories are stirred. Why is he contacting them now? And what has he been hiding all these years?
Posted to Death: A Simon Kirby-jones Mystery (Simon Kirby-Jones Mysteries #1)
by Dean JamesSimon Kirby-Jones Mysteries #1 From the New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series, a traditional British village cozy mystery series…with a twist! “Sure to revolutionize the traditional British cozy and win the hearts of fans everywhere.” —Publishers Weekly “A delightful English village whodunit filled with some of the most eccentric characters you’ll ever run across in a mystery novel.”—The Denver Post Amateur sleuth, Simon Kirby-Jones is looking forward to settling into his new home in the quaint British village of Snupperton—despite a few potential challenges. Not only is Simon an American, but he’s also a gay vampire who controls his vampiric urges and sun sensitivity with an effective medication. Delighted to be in the cozy English village of his dreams, he’s eager to make Snupperton his home, and joins the fundraising committee of the local church. But at the first meeting, an argument breaks out between the town matriarch Lady Prunella Blitherington, and the nosy village postmaster, Abigail Winterton. When Abigail is found murdered the next day, Simon determines to reveal the murderer in town-- and in the process discovers all the delightfully sordid secrets of Snupperton!
Poster Girl: A Jane Benjamin Novel
by Shelley Blanton-StroudCynical young gossip columnist Jane Benjamin joins FDR&’s Office of War Information, a propaganda unit, to find a Wendy-the-Welder poster girl to urge more women to the shipyard work essential to America&’s winning World War II—and, incidentally, to make herself into the new Hedda Hopper. But somebody doesn&’t want those women at work.During a five-day contest to beat the world speed record for building a liberty ship, Jane investigates the lives of the first women welders and learns more about her flyboy former lover&’s secret post–Pearl Harbor mission—and her cynicism begins to melt. But when inspectors find and publicize a series of flaws in the contest-week welding, the women welders are blamed. Worse, two poster girl candidates are killed. Are they being sabotaged by a belligerent male shipyard supervisor? The industrialist shipyard owner with a history of controlling women? Or someone else trying to diminish the success of the US liberty ship program? To find out, Jane must choose between her professional ambition and service to the women welders—before the murderer harms another girl and America&’s best chance of winning the war.
Poster Girl
by Veronica RothFor fans of Anthony Marra and Lauren Beukes, #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth tells the story of a woman's desperate search for a missing girl after the collapse of the oppressive dystopian regime—and the dark secrets about her family and community she uncovers along the wayWHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT.Sonya Kantor knows this slogan—she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation.Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from the Insight’s monitoring, went on with their lives.Sonya, former poster girl for the Delegation, has been imprisoned for ten years when an old enemy comes to her with a deal: find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime, and earn her freedom. The path Sonya takes to find the child will lead her through an unfamiliar, crooked post-Delegation world where she finds herself digging deeper into the past—and her family’s dark secrets—than she ever wanted to.With razor sharp prose, Poster Girl is a haunting dystopian mystery that explores the expanding role of surveillance on society—an inescapable reality that we welcome all too easily.
Postern of Fate: A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #5)
by Agatha ChristieTommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact.Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings.However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: "Mary Jordan did not die naturally." And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill. . . .
The Postman Always Purls Twice (A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery #7)
by Anne CanadeoIn the seventh installment in the “entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Black Sheep Knitting Mystery series, the knitters see the darker side of Hollywood when Maggie’s shop is used as a set for a big budget, star-studded movie.When the cast and crew of a Hollywood movie arrive to film on location in quiet Plum Harbor, the village is aflutter at the A-list actresses. The Knitters are dazzled by the glamour and since Maggie’s shop is an important set, they are privy to the backstage excitement and inside gossip. But from the first day of filming, accidents and menacing coincidences abound. The show must go on, but no sooner have the lights, action, and stitching begun when the killer strikes again—this time, cutting one character from the script for good. The Black Sheep, an attentive audience to this tangled drama, are determined to unmask the real villain of this story before they can eliminate another member of this deadly cast.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. CainAn amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain'Nobody has ever quite pulled it off the way Cain does, not Hemingway, and not even Raymond Chandler' Tom Wolfe'It is no accident that movies based on three [of Cain's novels] helped to define the genre known as film noir' NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS'The most starkly elemental thing that has been written for years' EVENING STANDARDThe torrid story of Frank Chambers, the amoral drifter, Cora, the sullen and brooding wife, and Nick Papadakis, the amiable but inconvenient husband, has become a classic of its kind, and established Cain as a major novelist with a spare and vital prose style and a bleak vision of America.
Postmark Murder: House Of Storm, Postmark Murder, And Call After Midnight
by Mignon G. EberhartFrom one of the most prolific authors of the Golden Age of mystery: &“A nice example of [Eberhart&’s] powers . . . Intelligently complicated&” (The New Yorker). When Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley&’s ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley&’s will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura&’s doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley&’s wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn&’t move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison.
The Postmaster's Daughter
by Louis TracyLouis Tracy (1863 - 1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M.P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century. Tracy is noted for his contribution to the mystery and romance genres.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta)
by Patricia CornwellA serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings.So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police.But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation ...
Postmortem: Ein Kay-scarpetta-roman (Kay Scarpetta #1)
by Patricia CornwellThe first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesA serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random - but always early on Saturday mornings. So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police.But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation . . .Praise for the groundbreaking series:'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta #1)
by Patricia CornwellThe inspiration for the Prime Video series Scarpetta—starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis! Discover the &“dazzling...fascinating&” (Los Angeles Times) novel that launched the popular Kay Scarpetta series, from the New York Times #1 bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell.Patricia Cornwell&’s debut novel Postmortem introduces one of crime fiction&’s most compelling characters: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell&’s gift for combining cutting-edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic. Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it&’s being sabotaged from within—and someone wants her dead.
Postmortem: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yun QingchengNo matter if it was bones or rotten meat, as long as Fang Mo was here, no one could escape.A pair of delicate hands, a Exquisite Heart.The world was vast and the world was vast, and there was nothing to be missed.Who was the one who stained the bones with blood and abandoned the corpse to leave the wilderness?The corpse could speak, Fang Mo was confident.
Postmortem Appointment: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Luo SenMarch 1, 2004, clear. I finished my last job of the day, lolled in my office chair with my secretary, Xiao Liu, and poured me a cup of coffee before leaving. The banging on the door pulled my thoughts back from nine days away. It's time to get off work. "Come in." I took a long drag on my cigarette, then dropped it into the ashtray and tried to sit upright in my office chair. The door creaked open. A beautiful woman came in.
Postmortem Appointment: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Luo SenMarch 1, 2004, clear. I finished my last job of the day, lolled in my office chair with my secretary, Xiao Liu, and poured me a cup of coffee before leaving. The banging on the door pulled my thoughts back from nine days away. It's time to get off work. "Come in." I took a long drag on my cigarette, then dropped it into the ashtray and tried to sit upright in my office chair. The door creaked open. A beautiful woman came in.
Postmortem Appointment: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Luo SenMarch 1, 2004, clear. I finished my last job of the day, lolled in my office chair with my secretary, Xiao Liu, and poured me a cup of coffee before leaving. The banging on the door pulled my thoughts back from nine days away. It's time to get off work. "Come in." I took a long drag on my cigarette, then dropped it into the ashtray and tried to sit upright in my office chair. The door creaked open. A beautiful woman came in.
Postmortem Appointment: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Luo SenMarch 1, 2004, clear. I finished my last job of the day, lolled in my office chair with my secretary, Xiao Liu, and poured me a cup of coffee before leaving. The banging on the door pulled my thoughts back from nine days away. It's time to get off work. "Come in." I took a long drag on my cigarette, then dropped it into the ashtray and tried to sit upright in my office chair. The door creaked open. A beautiful woman came in.
The Postscript Murders: A Chilling Mystery From The Bestselling Author Of The Stranger Diaries (Planet Omar Ser.)
by Elly GriffithsMurder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary mystery perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie.The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the ordinary when Peggy&’s caretaker, Natalka, begins to recount Peggy Smith&’s passing. But Natalka had a reason to be at the police station: while clearing out Peggy&’s flat, she noticed an unusual number of crime novels, all dedicated to Peggy. And each psychological thriller included a mysterious postscript: PS: for PS. When a gunman breaks into the flat to steal a book and its author is found dead shortly thereafter—Detective Kaur begins to think that perhaps there is no such thing as an unsuspicious death after all. And then things escalate: from an Aberdeen literary festival to the streets of Edinburgh, writers are being targeted. DS Kaur embarks on a road trip across Europe and reckons with how exactly authors can think up such realistic crimes . . .
The Postscript Murders: a gripping new mystery from the bestselling author of The Stranger Diaries
by Elly GriffithsThe ultimate gripping murder mystery for winter nights, from the bestselling author of The Stranger Diaries and the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries'PS: thanks for the murders.'The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing to concern her in carer Natalka's account of Peggy Smith's death. But when Natalka reveals that Peggy lied about her heart condition and that she had been sure someone was following her...And that Peggy Smith had been a 'murder consultant' who plotted deaths for authors, and knew more about murder than anyone has any right to...And when clearing out Peggy's flat ends in Natalka being held at gunpoint by a masked figure...Well then DS Harbinder Kaur thinks that maybe there is no such thing as an unsuspicious death after all.From the sleepy seaside town of Shoreham to the granite streets of Aberdeen, The Postscript Murders is a literary mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Agatha Christie and anyone who's ever wondered just how authors think up such realistic crimes...PS: Trust no one.