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The Rascal
by Eric Arvin2nd EditionLana is a faded movie star who lives alone in a big house on a hill that overlooks the sea. She has lived this way since the death of her daughter and the disappearance of her husband. Jeff and Chloe are a couple who live in a cabin below the big house. It was Chloe’s idea to strengthen their marriage, but she sees now that it isn’t working. Jeff has become obsessed with the cabin and an old well. Chloe only sees strangeness around her. One night while talking on the computer with Ethan, Jeff’s brother, a feeling of dread comes to the fore. When Ethan sees a figure behind Chloe, he leaves his boyfriend and baby and sets out to save Jeff. Chloe, Ethan and Lana come together to fight an evil that would destroy Jeff. Will they succeed or will all of them fall to the taste of a young cannibalistic ghost?First Edition published by Wilde City Press, October 2015.
Rash
by Pete HautmanConsumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. It's late in the twenty-first century, and the United Safer States of America (USSA) has become a nation obsessed with safety. For Bo Marsten, a teenager who grew up in the USSA, it's all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bo's temper flares out of control and he's sentenced to three years of manual labor, he's not so down with the law anymore. Bo's forced to live and work in a factory in the Canadian tundra. The warden running the place is totally out of his mind, and cares little for his inmates' safety. Bo will have to decide what's worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food.
Rashomon: A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case
by Victor SantosVictor Santos (Polar, Violent Love) writes and illustrates a crime and mystery story inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa&’s tales featuring the heroic commissioner Heigo KobayashiWhen the body of a skilled samurai is found along the road to Yamashina in feudal Japan, the search begins for his killer. Detective Heigo Kobayashi takes the case but finds only dead-end clues and no firsthand witnesses.
The Rasp (Detective Club Crime Classics Ser.)
by Philip MacDonaldThe Rasp introduces the world to the amazing Anthony Gethryn, an ex-secret service agent, and occasional newspaper correspondent. He is assigned to cover the story of a cabinet minister, John Hoode, who was found murdered in the library of his country house, battered to death with a wood-rasp. Scotland yard has only one suspect Hoode&’s secretary Alan Deacon. But Gethryn is convinced that Deacon did not do it. To prove that he&’ll have to investigate himself and find the real killer. But everyone else who might have had a motive has a cast-iron alibi. Can he crack the case and bring the killer to justice? An ingenious murder mystery. —Kine Weekly I was certainly entertained all of the way through.—Mystery*File a very puzzling case and clever solution.— Arm Chair Reviewer
Raspberry Creme Murder (Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries #14)
by Summer PrescottEver feel out of balance? Missy Gladstone is determined to slow down the pace of her busy life. But, apparently, relaxation can be...murder. Deciding to step back from her businesses a bit in order to achieve more balance in her personal and social life, Missy starts spending more time with the ladies in her book club. She's surprised at some of the 'interesting' dynamics in the group, and is saddened, but not necessarily surprised, when one of the leaders of Burgundies and Books book club is murdered. Suspicion immediately falls upon the newest member of the group, Samantha, who turns to Missy and Chas for help. Things are not as they seem within the book club, and shocking secrets are revealed as the case unfolds.
Raspberry Danish Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery #22)
by Joanne Fluke<P>Thanksgiving has a way of thawing the frostiest hearts in Lake Eden. But that won’t be happening for newlywed Hannah Swensen Barton—not after her husband suddenly disappears . . . <P>Hannah has felt as bitter as November in Minnesota since Ross vanished without a trace and left their marriage in limbo. Still, she throws herself into a baking frenzy for the sake of pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving-themed treats while endless holiday orders pour into The Cookie Jar. Hannah even introduces a raspberry Danish pastry to the menu, and P.K., her husband’s assistant at KCOW-TV, will be one of the first to sample it. But instead of taking a bite, P.K., who is driving Ross’s car and using his desk at work, is murdered. Was someone plotting against P.K. all along or did Ross dodge a deadly dose of sweet revenge? Hannah will have to quickly sift through a cornucopia of clues and suspects to stop a killer from bringing another murder to the table . . . <P><b> A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Rasputin's Bastards
by David Nickle&“Part BioShock, part X-Files, part Sopranos—and 100%, uncut Nickle . . . a glorious, chaotic delight&” from the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Volk (Peter Watts, author of Blindsight). Post–Cold War, a group of Russians bred from childhood to be psychic spies are called from around the globe to achieve their true purpose: world domination. But some of them have flourished in the lives they have carved out for themselves—often in nefarious ways—and they will not give up their freedom without a fight, even as a new generation of telepathic children, the beautiful dreamers, are coming into power . . . In Rasputin&’s Bastards, David Nickle—the acclaimed author of Eutopia, Monstrous Affections, and Volk—offers readers &“an enormous tale, bewilderingly complex, but with lots of twists and turns that reward close attention. It is grotesque, violent, and exciting, with a supernatural tinge that is his hallmark&” (Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing). &“This novel is supernatural eeriness at its best, with intriguing characters, no clear heroes, and a dark passion at its heart. Horror aficionados and fans of Stephen King&’s larger novels should appreciate this macabre look at the aftermath of the Cold War.&” —Library Journal &“Stiffly compelling. Once you&’re done, there&’s no question: the hours spent enfolded in Nickle&’s imagination are well spent. You won&’t ever feel the desire to ask for them back.&” —January Magazine &“A journey from the depths of the sea, the heart of Mother Russia, to the darkest corners of the soul.&” —K. E. Bergdoll, The Crow&’s Caw
Rasputin's Revenge (Auguste Lupa #2)
by John LescroartAnother case for the son of Holmes, this time set in Russia.
Rasputin's Revenge
by John LescroartIn Son of Holmes, John Lescroart introduced Auguste Lupa, reputed son of the greatest detective of all time. . . and possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own right. Now, in Rasputin's Revenge, Lupa is summoned to the court of the Russian Czar -- where, with a bit of unexpected assistance from none other than Holmes and Watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the Winter Palace in a lethal grip. . . . Praise for Son of Holmes and John Lescroart"A riveting thriller. " --Booklist"Detective fans will lap up the details ofLupa's [Holmesian] heritage. " --Publishers Weekly"Raymond Chandler once wrote that the test of a first-rate murder mystery is whether you would keep reading it if the last chapter -- and the revelation of whodunit -- were missing. In the matter of John Lescroart, I would keep reading any of his books, even without that last chapter. " --Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Amusing and intriguing. " --Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Rasputin's Shadow
by Raymond KhouryRaymond Khoury, the international bestselling author of The Last Templar, is back with another ingenious, fast-paced thriller that straddles present-day NYC and Russia in the early 1900s--the time of the infamous Rasputin and his mysterious rise to power. FBI special agent Sean Reilly is tasked with a delicate case. A Russian diplomat seems to have committed suicide by jumping out of a sixth-floor window in Queens, New York. The apartment's owners are missing, while a faceless killer known only as Koschey--"the Deathless"--is roaming the city and leaving a trail of death in his wake.Joined by Russian FSB agent Larisa Tchoumitcheva, Reilly's investigation soon uncovers a deadly, desperate search for a mysterious device whose origins reach back in time to the darkest days of the Cold War and to Imperial Russia. A device that, in the wrong hands, could have a devastating impact on our world.Packed with the twists and suspense, the impeccable historical research, and the present and past story lines that Khoury's fans have come to expect, Rasputin's Shadow will keep readers turning pages long into the night.
Rasputin's Shadow (A\templar Novel Ser. #3)
by Raymond KhouryFrom the bestselling author of THE LAST TEMPLAR, an action-packed adventure thriller of an ancient mystery and its deadly impact on the present.Siberia, 1916. A mine turns into a bloodbath when its miners attack each other, savagely and ferociously. Minutes later, two men - a horrified scientist and infamous Russian mystic Rasputin - hit a detonator, blowing up the mine to conceal all evidence of the carnage.New York, present day. FBI agent Sean Reilly is tasked with a new, disturbing case. A Russian embassy attaché seems to have committed suicide by jumping out of a fourth-floor window. The apartment's owners have gone missing, while a faceless killer roams New York City, leaving a trail of death in his wake.Reilly's investigation uncovers a deadly search for a mysterious device whose origins reach back to the darkest days of the Cold War and to Imperial Russia and which, in the wrong hands, could have a devastating impact on the modern world.
Rasputin's Shadow
by Raymond KhouryOn a cold, bleak day in 1916, a mining pit in Siberia turns into a bloodbath when its miners attack each other, savagely and ferociously. Minutes later, two men - a horrified scientist and Grigory Rasputin, trusted confidant of the tsar - hit a detonator, blowing up the mine to conceal all evidence of the carnage. In the present day, FBI agent Sean Reilly is tasked with a new, disturbing case. A Russian embassy attaché seems to have committed suicide by jumping out of a fourth-floor window in Queens. The apartment's owners, a retired high school teacher and his wife, have gone missing, while a faceless killer is roaming New York City, leaving a trail of death in his wake. Joined by Russian FSB agent Larisa Tchoumitcheva, Reilly's investigation into the old man's identity will uncover a deadly search for a mysterious device whose origins reach back in time to the darkest days of the Cold War and to Imperial Russia and which, in the wrong hands, could have a devastating impact on the modern world. Packed with intrigue and excitement, Rasputin's Shadow will keep readers turning pages long into the night.
Rasputin's Shadow
by Raymond KhouryFrom the bestselling author of THE LAST TEMPLAR, an action-packed adventure thriller of an ancient mystery and its deadly impact on the present.Siberia, 1916. A mine turns into a bloodbath when its miners attack each other, savagely and ferociously. Minutes later, two men - a horrified scientist and infamous Russian mystic Rasputin - hit a detonator, blowing up the mine to conceal all evidence of the carnage.New York, present day. FBI agent Sean Reilly is tasked with a new, disturbing case. A Russian embassy attaché seems to have committed suicide by jumping out of a fourth-floor window. The apartment's owners have gone missing, while a faceless killer roams New York City, leaving a trail of death in his wake.Reilly's investigation uncovers a deadly search for a mysterious device whose origins reach back to the darkest days of the Cold War and to Imperial Russia and which, in the wrong hands, could have a devastating impact on the modern world.Read by Jeff Harding(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group
Rastejador da Noite
by John Reinhard DizonBreaking Bad encontra Batwoman nessa aventura de vigilante selvagem e bem montada do autor best-seller John Reinhard Dizon. Cuidado vilões e criminosos, há um novo superherói na cidade. Após a morte de seu pai, Sabrina Brooks, a herdeira da Brooks Comapnhia Química tenta juntar as peças da sua vida. Com acesso a arquivos governamentais secretos e seu próprio interesse e conhecimento em química, Sabrina produz armamento próprio, tornando-se o vigilante combatente do crime conhecido como "Rastejador da Noite", batalhando contra as sujas gangues de traficantes de Nova Iorque. Com a ajuda do policial disfarçado da Polícia de Nova Iorque, Hoyt Wexford, Sabrina move uma guerra contra os cruéis traficantes de drogas ameaçando as ruas da cidade. Apesar de seus quase intermináveis recursos e trabalho em equipe, eles podem não ser fortes o suficiente para derrotar os malígnos arqui-criminosos. A cidade vai ser ser vítima dos nojentos traficantes ou o Rastejador da Noite vai os derrotar de uma vez por todas?
El rastro de la libélula
by Giordano MerisiFútbol, negocios, mentiras y sangre, una novela sobre el lado más oscuro del deporte. Giordano Merisi, periodista italiano afincado en Madrid con su familia, está escribiendo la biografía del entrenador del Real Madrid cuando salta la noticia de la desaparición del jugador estrella del equipo: el colombiano Jerónimo Contreras. Al poco tiempo aparece el cadáver del primo del futbolista, y pocos días después se descubre el cuerpo del jugador en el maletero de un coche. Las sospechas recaen sobre un narcotraficante colombiano pero el entrenador no se cree esa versión y le pide a Merisi que investigue. Las consecuencias serán devastadoras para todos y desvelarán una realidad que nadie quiere ver. El rastro de la libélula es una novela sobre los trapos sucios de las estrellas deportivas y la impunidad que les rodea. Un thriller atractivo y verosímil que quizás se parece demasiado al mundo en que vivimos. Reseña:«Como regla, no me interesa la literatura que tiene el fútbol por asunto. La mirada sutil e inteligente y la destreza narrativa de Giordano Merisi han logrado que también esta regla conozca su excepción.»Lorenzo Silva
El rastro del fuego II “La revelación”: El rastro del fuego sigue cobrando sus víctimas
by Claudio CalzoniEl rastro del fuego II “La revelación” de Claudio Calzoni El rastro del fuego sigue cobrando sus víctimas. Hay un nuevo indicio en el rastro del fuego y un grupo de hombres lo sigue, esperando... la Revelación.
The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope (Library of Congress Crime Classics)
by C.W. GraftonIs this lawyer digging his way to the truth, or digging his own grave?Short, chubby, and awkward with members of the opposite sex, Gil Henry is the youngest partner in a small law firm, not a hard-boiled sleuth. So when an attractive young woman named Ruth McClure walks into his office and asks him to investigate the value of the stock she inherited from her father, he thinks nothing of it—until someone makes an attempt on his life.Soon Gil is inadvertently embroiled in scandal, subterfuge, and murder. He's beaten, shot, and stabbed, as his colleagues and enemies try to stop him from seeing the case through to the end. Surrounded by adversaries, he teams up with Ruth and her secretive brother to find answers to the questions someone desperately wants to keep him from asking.In this portrait of America on the eve of America's entry into World War II, C.W. Grafton—himself a lawyer and the father of prolific mystery writer Sue Grafton—pens an award-winning mystery that combines humor and the hard-boiled style and will keep readers guessing until its thrilling conclusion.
The Rat Catchers' Olympics (A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery #12)
by Colin CotterillThe boycotting of the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow has given the Democratic People’s Republic of Laos the chance they needed to field their first-ever team. It’s also just the sort of opportunity the now retired, and therefore very bored, ex-National Coroner of Laos, the venerable Dr. Siri Paiboun, to visit a city he has long wanted to see. He just needs to get the band back together first.1980: The People’s Democratic Republic of Laos is proud to be competing in its first-ever Olympics. Of course, half the world is boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympic Games to protest the Soviet Union’s recent invasion of Afghanistan, but that has made room for athletes from countries that are usually too small or underfunded to be competitive—like Laos.Ex-national coroner of Laos Dr. Siri Paiboun may be retired, but he and his wife, Madame Daeng, would do just about anything to have a chance to visit Moscow, so Siri finagles them a trip by getting them hired as medical advisers to the Olympians. Most of the athletes are young and innocent village people who have never worn running shoes, much less imagined anything as marvelous as the Moscow Olympic Village. As the competition heats up, however, Siri begins to suspect that one of the athletes is not who he says he is. Fearing a conspiracy, Siri and his friends investigate, liaising in secret with Inspector Phosy back home in Laos to see if the man might be an assassin. Siri’s progress is derailed when a Lao Olympian is accused of murder. Now in the midst of a murky international incident, Dr. Siri must navigate not one but two paranoid government machines to make sure justice is done.
Rat Life
by Tedd ArnoldThe dead body found in the river has nothing to do with Todd. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him? A paying job. Then he meets Rat, who?s already been to Vietnam. And when he offers Todd a gig at the drive-in theater, Todd takes it. But hanging out with Rat leads to a host of perplexing questions. More and more, that corpse from the river is on Todd?s mind, and no matter how he shifts the pieces around, Rat is always part of the puzzle. .
The Rat on Fire
by George V. Higgins'Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny' THE SUNDAY TIMESWhen the tenants of Jerry Fein's dilapidated buildings refuse to pay the rent on account of the rats, Jerry drafts in arsonist Leo Proctor to take care of the problem. After all, the place is insured and the fire marshall's back is turned, so what could go wrong?
Rat Race
by Dick FrancisHired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. Until, that is, he's forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily, no one is hurt, but it isn't long before Matt realizes that he's caught up in the rat race of violent criminals who are dead-set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds...
Rat Race
by Dick FrancisIn this &“impossible to stop reading&” suspense thriller from a New York Times bestseller, a bomb scare lands a pilot in midst of a horse racing crime(The Telegraph). Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. That is until he&’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily nobody is hurt, but it isn&’t long before Matt realizes that he&’s caught up in a rat race among violent criminals, who are dead set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds. &“Dick Francis is a wonder.&” —The Plain Dealer &“An imaginative craftsman of high order.&” —The Sunday Times &“Few things are more convincing than Dick Francis at a full gallop.&” —Chicago Tribune &“Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace.&” —Boston Herald &“[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills.&” —Newsday &“[Francis] has the uncanny ability to turn out simply plotted yet charmingly addictive mysteries.&” —The Wall Street Journal &“Francis is a genius.&” —Los Angeles Times &“A rare and magical talent . . . who never writes the same story twice.&” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
Rat Run
by Gerald SeymourCowardice is a very dirty word. When Malachy Kitchen, an intelligence officer in Iraq, is accused of running away in the face of enemy fire, his career is left in tatters.Kicked out of the amry, Malachy sinks into despair. He becomes an isolated recluse in a drug-infested London estate. But the mugging of an elderly widow by addicts draws him into a fight to regain his lost pride. His target is the network of narcotics traders.Pushers, dealers and suppliers all form part of that network, and at their head is Ricky Capel, a crime baron responsible for importing hard drugs into the UK. Untouchable up to now, Capel will have to confront an enemy more driven than any of the policemen he has so far successfully outwitted...
Rat Trap
by Craig ThomasNew York Times–Bestselling Author: A hijacking at a London airport leads to a manhunt for an arms dealer as the clock ticks down to disaster . . . Engine troubles start just as the jet is approaching Heathrow. Then, after a harrowing landing, just as everyone breathes a sigh of relief, the hijackers rise up . . . Their demand: the release of arms smuggler Shafiq Nasoud from a British prison. Authorities decide to transport him to London in case the situation turns desperate—but things go very wrong. Nasoud escapes. Negotiations continue to fail. The hijackers&’ leader, an American, appears to be strung out on drugs—and the FBI gets in touch to share some deeply concerning information about another terrorist. Before it all ends, blood will be spilled—but whose? Praise for Craig Thomas&’s novels &“Will have you sweating bullets . . . Tension is sustained from first page to last.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“Lively, straightforward action.&” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &“The last word in espionage thrillers.&” —The Pittsburgh Press
The Rataban Betrayal
by Stephen AlterOn India's frontier with Tibet, peace is just a façade and security a myth. The sleepy Himalayan hill station of Mussoorie, near India's border with Tibet, is home to an eclectic mix of residents including Tibetan refugees and former guerrilla fighters, foreign missionaries, Indian military, tourists, and spies. Here, in a top-secret facility facing the snow-clad Himalayas, India’s legendary spymaster, Colonel Imtiaz Afridi, keeps a watchful eye on sensitive high-altitude borders. Having been a mountaineer in his youth, Afridi once climbed many of these peaks, including Rataban, a mountain with a treacherous history. When an American agent is shot dead in Mussoorie, both the CIA and India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), dispatch undercover agents to investigate. The American's death is quickly linked to the slayings of two Indo-Tibetan Border Police guards, suggesting possible Chinese infiltration. Working with Afridi is the brilliant junior analyst, Annapurna “Anna” Tagore, who helps him unravel these clues and other disturbing signs that something dangerous is brewing.