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Record of Strange News in Northeast: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Sun PangZiIn the vast northeast, there are countless strange legends. The protagonist of this book was originally a young man with no ambition, but he was destined for ghosts all his life. After difficulties and obstacles, he gradually grew into a strong and righteous man. His life is not only the life of killing demons and removing demons, but also the life of saving the declining human nature.
Record of Strange News in Northeast: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Sun PangZiIn the vast northeast, there are countless strange legends. The protagonist of this book was originally a young man with no ambition, but he was destined for ghosts all his life. After difficulties and obstacles, he gradually grew into a strong and righteous man. His life is not only the life of killing demons and removing demons, but also the life of saving the declining human nature.
Recovered Secrets (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Jessica R. PatchWhen a woman with amnesia is targeted by assassins, a Mississippi detective is out to piece together her past in this inspirational romantic thriller.Two years ago, Grace Thackery washed up on a small-town Mississippi riverbank with no memory of who she was or how she got there. But now she has just discovered the first clue about her past: someone wants her dead. And while search-and-rescue director Hollis Montgomery is determined to protect her, the secrets of her mysterious life are darker than they expected. Can the bond between Grace and Hollis survive her true identity . . . and an assassin?
Recovering Police Legitimacy: A Radical Framework
by Rafe McGregorTransatlantic policing is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy, epitomised by public responses to the murders of George Floyd and Sarah Everard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Legitimacy is lost when the police either fail to protect the public or rely on coercion rather than consent to achieve that protection. Recovering Police Legitimacy challenges conventional criminological, political, and public solutions to the problem by approaching it from the bottom up, beginning with policing as a practice constituted by a unique set of excellences, skills, and characteristics.The author draws on his experience as a police officer and on the serial fictions of James Ellroy, David Peace, and Nic Pizzolatto to characterise the practice in terms of heroic struggle, edgework, absolute sacrifice, and worldmaking. These characteristics provide an analytic tool for revolutionising our understanding of the relations among policing as a situated practice, public protection, and police legitimacy and for identifying the different levels at which legitimacy is undermined. His conclusion is that recovery is possible but will be slow in pace and incomplete in scope.Written accessibly for students, police officers, policymakers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in police legitimacy, this is a groundbreaking study of a pressing social problem.
The Recovery Agent: A New Adventure Begins (A\gabriela Rose Novel Ser. #1)
by Janet Evanovich#1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she&’s 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York Times). Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she&’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. She&’s reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela&’s latest job isn&’t for some bamboozled billionaire, it&’s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can&’t come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. But this particular job comes with a huge problem attached to it - Gabriela&’s ex-husband, Rafer. It&’s Rafer who has the map that possibly points the way to the treasure, and he&’s not about to let Gabriela find it without him. Rafer is as relaxed as Gabriela is driven, and he has a lifetime&’s experience getting under his ex-wife&’s skin. But when they aren&’t bickering about old times the two make a formidable team, and it&’s going to take a team to defeat the vicious drug lord who has also been searching for the fabled ring. A drug lord who doesn&’t mind leaving a large body count behind him to get it.The Recovery Agent marks the start of an irresistible new series that will have you clamoring for more and cheering for the unstoppable Gabriela Rose on every page. Praise for Janet Evanovich: 'All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction' GQ 'Hooray for Janet Evanovich who continues to enliven the literary crime scene'Sunday Telegraph 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced'Sunday Times 'As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint' Time Out'Crime writing at its funniest . . . classic black comedy' Big Issue'One of the rising stars of American crime fiction' Daily Telegraph'The funniest, sassiest crime writer going' The Good Book Guide 'A classic screwball comedy that is also a genuinely taut thriller' Frances Fyfield, Daily Mail
The Recovery Agent: A Novel (The Recovery Agent Series #1)
by Janet Evanovich#1 New York Times bestselling author and &“thriller master&” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine) Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a &“tense, suspenseful, funny, and wise&” (Lee Child) series blending wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humor.Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she&’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets. She&’s reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela&’s latest job isn&’t for some bamboozled billionaire, it&’s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can&’t come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Lima. But this job comes with a huge problem attached to it—Gabriela&’s ex-husband, Rafer. It&’s Rafer who has the map that possibly points the way to the treasure, and he&’s not about to let Gabriela find it without him. Rafer is as relaxed as Gabriela is driven, and he has a lifetime&’s experience getting under his ex-wife&’s skin. But when they aren&’t bickering about old times the two make a formidable team, and it&’s going to take a team to defeat the vicious drug lord who has also been searching for the fabled ring. A drug lord who doesn&’t mind leaving a large body count behind him to get it. &“A rollicking adventure and a great start to a new series&” (Booklist, starred review), The Recovery Agent will have you clamoring for more and cheering for the unstoppable Gabriela Rose on every page.
Recovery and The Return of Ethan Hart
by Stephen BenatarBoth novellas completely separate but about putting right the mess two men have made out of their lives.
The Recruit: A Novel
by Alan DrewAn idyllic California town. A deadly secret. A race against killers hidden in plain sight. . . .&“Extraordinary! I can think of no other thriller that portrays its vital themes—all relevant to our times—in such a riveting and up close and personal way.&”—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone CollectorRancho Santa Elena in 1987 seems like the ideal Southern California paradise—that is, until a series of strange crimes threatens to unravel the town&’s social fabric: workers attacked with mysterious weapons; a wealthy real estate developer found dead in the pool of his beach house. The only clues are poison and red threads found at both crime scenes. As Detective Benjamin Wade and forensic expert Natasha Betencourt struggle to connect the incidents, they begin to wonder: Why Santa Elena? And why now?Soon Ben zeroes in on a vicious gang of youths involved in the town&’s burgeoning white power movement. As he and Natasha uncover the truth about Santa Elena&’s unsavory underbelly, Ben discovers that the group is linked to a much wider terror network, one that&’s using a new technology called the internet to spread its ideology, plan attacks, and lure young men into doing its bidding. Ben closes in on identifying the gang&’s latest target, hoping that the young recruit will lead him to the mastermind of the growing network. But as he digs deeper in an ever-widening investigation, Ben is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about himself and his beloved community, where corruption is ignored and prejudice is wielded against fellow citizens without fear of reprisal.Chilling and timely, The Recruit follows one man&’s descent into the darkness lurking just beneath the respectable veneer of modern life.
The Recruit: Book 1 (Cherub Ser. #1)
by Robert MuchamoreThe first title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ...A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.For official purposes, these children do not exist.Praise for the CHERUB series: 'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true' - Sunday Express'Crackling tension and high-octane drama' - Daily Mail'A really good book that you could re-read over and over again' - Guardian'Pacy writing, punchy dialogue and a gripping plot, it's got it all' - Daily Express'Fast-moving action ... and cool gadgets!' - The TimesVisit cherubcampus.com - the essential internet destination, packed with exclusive content and with in-depth biographies of CHERUB characters, out-takes and bonus stories.
The Recruit: Book 1 (CHERUB #1)
by Robert MuchamoreThe first title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ...A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.For official purposes, these children do not exist.Praise for the CHERUB series: 'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true' - Sunday Express'Crackling tension and high-octane drama' - Daily Mail'A really good book that you could re-read over and over again' - Guardian'Pacy writing, punchy dialogue and a gripping plot, it's got it all' - Daily Express'Fast-moving action ... and cool gadgets!' - The TimesVisit cherubcampus.com - the essential internet destination, packed with exclusive content and with in-depth biographies of CHERUB characters, out-takes and bonus stories.
The Recruit: Book 1 (CHERUB #1)
by Robert MuchamoreA terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that a kid has bugged every room in her house, cloned the hard drive on her PC, and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for CHERUB.CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.CHERUB: THE RECRUIT is read by Simon Scardifield.(P) Hodder Children's Books 2014
The Recruit: The Recruit; The Dealer; Maximum Security (CHERUB #1)
by Robert MuchamoreA young foster child gets inducted into an elite group of underage spies in this gripping first book in the young adult CHERUB series perfect for graduates of City Spies and Spy School.Following the death of his mother, eleven-year-old James Choke gets separated from his half-sister, Lauren, and sent to a children&’s home. James may be a bit of a troublemaker, but he&’s also brilliant and soon makes an impression on his roommate—who introduces James to CHERUB. CHERUB is an organization of highly trained, extremely talented spies aged ten to seventeen who tackle sensitive missions where adult agents would draw too much attention. When James passes the entrance exams, his next hurdle is the brutal one hundred days of basic training. From being forced to spend Christmas night outside in his underwear to a grueling three-day solo hike through a rain forest, James gets pushed to his limit and beyond…but he perseveres. James is soon sent overseas with one of his CHERUB mentors to monitor a dangerous group of people, but when deadly compounds enter the mix, will James&’s first mission also be his last?
The Recruit
by Brad TaylorRetired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor's exciting new short story features Taskforce operators Knuckles and Decoy, as the two stumble upon an audacious plot when they least expect it. Includes an exclusive preview of Brad Taylor's eighth Pike Logan thriller, The Insider Threat, coming June 30, 2015. When Taskforce operator Knuckles brings his old friend Decoy, a former teammate from the Navy SEALs, to Lima, Peru, he wonders if he's made a mistake. Knuckles' only objective is to assess Decoy's covert surveillance skills on an orientation deployment, the final step before any recruit is accepted into the extralegal counterterrorist organization known as the Taskforce. Just when Decoy's wild side threatens to expose their cover as technicians working for the embassy--and derail his chances of becoming a full member of the Taskforce--the two uncover an unexpected piece of intelligence involving the terrorist group, the Shining Path, that causes their mission to go from evaluation to operational. With no backup and a flimsy cover story, Knuckles and Decoy find themselves in murky territory, relying on the help of an untried asset to prevent a devastating attack on countless innocents.
The Recruit: A Taskforce Story, Featuring an Excerpt from The Forgotten Soldier
by Brad TaylorRetired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor's exciting new short story features Taskforce operators Knuckles and Decoy, as the two stumble upon an audacious plot when they least expect it. Includes an excerpt of Brad Taylor's latest Pike Logan novel, The Forgotten Soldier, on sale 12/29/2015. When Taskforce operator Knuckles brings his old friend Decoy, a former teammate from the Navy SEALs, to Lima, Peru, he wonders if he's made a mistake. Knuckles' only objective is to assess Decoy's covert surveillance skills on an orientation deployment, the final step before any recruit is accepted into the extralegal counterterrorist organization known as the Taskforce. Just when Decoy's wild side threatens to expose their cover as technicians working for the embassy--and derail his chances of becoming a full member of the Taskforce--the two uncover an unexpected piece of intelligence involving the terrorist group, the Shining Path, that causes their mission to go from evaluation to operational. With no backup and a flimsy cover story, Knuckles and Decoy find themselves in murky territory, relying on the help of an untried asset to prevent a devastating attack on countless innocents.
Recruited: Recruited (Alias)
by Lynn MasonTerror-filled eyes. Lungs choked with water. A pounding heartbeat. For Sydney Bristow, it’s a typical day in her not-so-typical after-school job–she’s an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA. Or so she thinks.This prequel is the first in a new series based on the smash ABC show Alias–it’s Sydney’s life before she discovers she’s working for the bad guys, juxtaposing normal college life against her fabulous exploits as a working spy.
Recuerda, mi amor
by Nekane González<P><P>Déjate enamorar por la historia de Julia y Tony en la que tendrán que enfrentarse a innumerables acontecimientos, peligros que jamás imaginaron y situaciones adversas en las que nadie es lo que parece. Julia tendrá que enfrentarse a sus propios miedos y luchar por el hombre que la ha fascinado desde el primer día# aunque para ello tenga que enfrentarse a otras mujeres que están dispuestas a todo. <P><P>Julia trabaja en una pequeña librería. Es una mujer introvertida e insegura cuya existencia transcurre sin apenas emoción, salvo por los libros de los que vive rodeada. La muerte de su mejor amiga y el abandono de su novio la han trastocado por completo y han provocado un cambio en el devenir de sus días haciéndolos monótonos y aburridos. Pero esta existencia sencilla y rutinaria puede volverse patas arriba por una simple visita al cementerio. <P><P>La macabra aparición de Tony en su vida despertaráunos sentimientos dormidos en ella, aunque él, por su parte, es incapaz de recordar nada de su vida. La tranquilidad de Julia se verá totalmente alterada y la consecución de diversos acontecimientos la arrastrarán a situaciones que nunca imaginó, poniendo incluso su vida y la de Tony en peligro.
Recuerdos de otra vida
by Mary Higgins ClarkLa joven abogada Emily Wallace se enfrenta al caso más importante de su carrera. Hace dos años la popular actriz Natalie Raines fue asesinada en su propia casa y su ex marido, Gregg Aldrich, ha sido desde entonces el principal sospechoso de esa muerte.A pesar de haberse dedicado en cuerpo y alma a la preparación del caso contra Aldrich, Emily pasa por constantes momentos de duda cuando comienza el juicio. Por un lado, simpatiza con la madre de la asesinada, pero también, desde el primer momento, con Gregg? La abogada incluso consigue meterse en la piel de Natalie y experimentar emociones que hacen que sienta cierta empatía con el acusado.¿De dónde provienen esas dudas? ¿Y esos sentimientos tan contradictorios? Emily tiene una corazonada y no dejará de investigar en ello, aunque el juez haya dictado sentencia, aunque ponga su vida en peligro?
Recuerdos de otra vida
by Mary Higgins ClarkUna nueva historia de la indiscutible reina de las novelas de suspense. La joven abogada Emily Wallace se enfrenta al caso más importante de su carrera. Hace dos años la popular actriz Natalie Raines fue asesinada en su propia casa y su ex marido, Gregg Aldrich, ha sido desde entonces el principal sospechoso de esa muerte. A pesar de haberse dedicado en cuerpo y alma a la preparación del caso contra Aldrich, Emily pasa por constantes momentos de duda cuando comienza el juicio. Por un lado, simpatiza con la madre de la asesinada, pero también, desde el primer momento, con Gregg... La abogada incluso consigue meterse en la piel de Natalie y experimentar emociones que hacen que sienta cierta empatía con el acusado. ¿De dónde provienen esas dudas? ¿Y esos sentimientos tan contradictorios? Emily tiene una corazonada y no dejará de investigar en ello, aunque el juez haya dictado sentencia, aunque ponga su vida en peligro...
Recursion: A Novel
by Blake CrouchFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most ambitious, mind-boggling, irresistible work to date. <P><P>Memory makes reality. That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. <P><P>Neuroscientist Helena Smith already understands the power of memory. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious moments of our pasts. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent. <P><P>As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face-to-face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it. <P><P>But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them? <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Recursos inhumanos
by Pierre Lemaitre¿Puede el paro convertirnos en una bomba de relojería? GANADORA DEL PREMIO A LA MEJOR NOVELA NEGRA EUROPEA EN 2010 TRADUCIDO A 14 IDIOMAS Con humor, crudeza y un realismo brutal, Lemaitre explora el lado más inmoral del mundo empresarial y los efectos perversos que el desempleo puede llegar a tener en cualquiera de nosotros. «Me llamo Alain Delambre y tengo cincuenta y siete años. Soy un directivo en paro.» El antaño flamante director de recursos humanos Alain Delambre ha perdido toda esperanza de encontrar trabajo y se siente cada vez más marginado. Cuando una empresa de reclutamiento considera su candidatura, está dispuesto a todo con tal de conseguir el empleo y recuperar su dignidad, desde mentir a su esposa hasta pedirle dinero a su hija para poder participar en la prueba final del proceso de selección: un simulacro de toma de rehenes. Sin embargo, la ira acumulada en años de agravios no tiene límites... y el juego de rol puede convertirse en un macabro juego de muerte. La novela ganadora del Premio de Novela Negra Europea, por el ganador del Premio Goncourt, tres Dagger Awards, el Premio Best Novel Valencia Negra y el Premio San Clemente, con más de 3.000.000 de lectores. Reseñas:«Contundente, irritante, piadosa y violenta. Recursos inhumanos es la historia que todo escritor querría escribir sobre nuestro presente deshumanizado. Uno de estos libros con el "síndrome Harry Quebert": una vez empezado, no se puede parar.»Sergio Pent, L'Unità «Leo a Pierre Lemaitre, un excelente escritor de suspense.»Stephen King «Lemaitre disfruta de lo lindo rompiendo convenciones y jugando con ellas porque las conoce bien y maneja los géneros con la habilidad de un prestidigitador.»Javier Aparicio Maydeu, Babelia «Un ejemplo brillante de cómo el género noir puede sacar ventajas de la crisis. Una trama dolorosa, pero placentera y atrevida a la vez, que consigue vengar a todos los desempleados, reales y potenciales.»Le Magazine littéraire «Su maquinaria se revela infernal. ¡Bravo! Cada capítulo parece un esprint: anotamos los puntos, cerramos los puños.»Brigitte Hernandez, Le Point «Lemaitre, hoy por hoy, el mejor y más en forma novelista noir galo, un tipo capaz de pisarle los talones al maestro (Banville) Black, en destreza narrativa y musculoso magnetismo literario.»Laura Fernández, El Cultural «Lemaitre se despacha a conciencia con el capitalismo. Un trepidante y, por momentos, incómodo thriller laboral, tan literario como cualquier novela de Raymond Chandler o Benjamin Black.»Laura Fernández y Matías Néspolo, El Mundo «Ácido noir en el que el mordaz novelista francés dirige el cañón contra lo más miserable del entorno empresarial. Absténganse directores de personal. O no...»Victor Rodríguez, Expansión «Un gran libro. La obra maestra de una de las figuras de la novela negra actual. Una visión muy afilada del mundo de los desempleados y de cómo el paro puede afectar a la psicología de las personas y conducirlas a unos límites que no sospechaban de sí mismas cuando todo les iba bien.»Benjamín Prado, Radio 3 «Completamente diferente. [...] Auténtica buena literatura, de esa que cercena viejos mitos [...]. Una novela imprescindible para recordarnos cuáles son los principales problemas del mundo moderno. [...] Una joya literaria.»Daniel Martín Ferrand, República
The Recycled Citizen (The Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries #7)
by Charlotte MacLeodA &“funny and exciting&” mystery in the series featuring a husband-and-wife sleuthing team in Boston (Publishers Weekly). Boston and its suburbs are stuffed with Kellings, and the city is about to get one more. Sarah Kelling and her husband Max Bittersohn—a pair of amateur sleuths equally at home in back alleys as they are at black-tie balls—are about to have a baby. And if the child takes after his parents, he will be one of the cleverest infants in New England. But while Sarah is a month away from giving birth, she cannot let pregnancy slow her down—she has a murder to solve. A resident at one of Sarah&’s Uncle Dolph&’s homeless centers is found mugged and murdered on one of Boston&’s seedier side streets. Someone at the shelter has been dealing drugs, and plans to frame Uncle Dolph for the murder. Now Sarah and Max must race to clear Dolph&’s name, lest the newest Kelling arrive before his family honor can be restored.
The Recycled Citizen:A Sarah Kelling Mystery
by Charlotte McleodSarah and her husband are planning a black-tie charity auction, but before the event, someone is murdered and suspicion falls on the Kelling family.
Red (Circle #2)
by Ted Dekker"We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness."<P> The mind-bending pace of Black accelerates in Red, Book Two of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse. In one world, he's a battle-scarred general commanding an army of primitive warriors. In the other, he's racing to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating global chaos through an unstoppable virus.<P> Two worlds on the brink of destruction. One unthinkable solution.<P> Enter an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Nothing is as it seems, as Black turns to Red
Red
by Jack KetchumThree teenaged boys kill a man's dog for no good reason. The man seeks justice, following the letter of the law ... read on to find out what happens.
Red: A Trailing Bloodhound
by S. P. MeekDoes the New York State Police have use for a Bloodhound Platoon? Can Trooper Courtney handle Red in searching for criminal or the lost person?