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The Early Novels: Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll, The Gold Diggers, The Long Shot, and Lightfall
by Paul MonetteFour novels of humor, sex, mystery, and horror from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man. Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll: Mrs. Beth Carroll has tragically passed away. Now, it is up to the unlikely team of her lover, Phidias; her houseboy, David; David’s ex-boyfriend Rick; and a kitschy former screen goddess to protect Mrs. Carroll’s Cape Cod estate from lawyers, greedy developers, and her family in this madcap caper. The Gold Diggers: A historic Hollywood mansion seemed like the perfect place for Rita to take time away from her exhausting life and catch up with her old friend Peter and his lover, Nick. She just wasn’t counting on there being buried treasure beneath the house—or said treasure being key to their survival . . . The Long Shot: When celebrity heiress Vivien Cokes finds her husband dead of an apparent double suicide in the hot tub with his male lover, something doesn’t add up. To find the truth, she must team up with the lover’s boyfriend and descend into Los Angeles’s underbelly. Lightfall: A strange voice orders Iris Ammons to leave her idyllic life behind and move to the west coast to the village of Pitts Landing. The same voice calls upon cult leader Michael Roman. As coincidences and omens begin piling up, Iris and Michael find themselves in a dark mystery centuries in the making . . .
The Earth Cries Out: Forensic Chemistry and Environmental Science (The Crime Scene Club, Case #9)
by Kenneth McintoshThe sound of breaking glass. A scream. A shot. Then ... silence. Blood, fingerprints, a bullet, a skull, fire debris, a hair, shoeprints--enter the wonderful world of forensic science. A world of searching to find clues, collecting that which others cannot see, testing to find answers to seemingly impossible questions, and testifying to juries so that justice will be served. A world where curiosity, love of a puzzle, and gathering information are basic. The books in this series will take you to this world.
The Earth Cries Out: Forensic Chemistry and Environmental Science (The Crime Scene Club: Fact and Fiction)
by Kenneth McintoshLupe Arellano figured a winter camping trip with Crime Scene Club would be a good way to bond with her friends and learn about environmental forensics. Little did she imagine that her wilderness trek would bring both unexpected romance and life-threatening peril. This ninth CSC book provides both factual information on chemistry and first-rate fiction, with bone-chilling outdoor suspense.
The Earthquake Bird
by Susanna JonesA haunting first novel set in Tokyo, "The Earthquake Bird" reveals a murder on its first page and takes its readers into the mind of the chief suspect, Lucy Fly -- a young vulnerable English girl living and working in Tokyo as a translator. Lucy grew up in England, and still harbors painful memories of her childhood in Yorkshire. Only her fascination with music and language provide her with a final break from her past, allowing her to move to Tokyo and start a new life as a translator of technical books. There, she begins an intensely erotic affair with a brilliant and secretive photographer named Teiji. But when Lucy befriends Lily Bridges, a young woman who has also fled trouble in Yorkshire, her life begins to unravel. Lucy doesn't like being reminded of what she left behind in England. Nor does she like Teiji's friendship with Lily. Now the police have accused her of killing Lily, because it is becoming apparent that Lucy has had the motive, the means, and the opportunity.
The Earthquake Bird: A Novel
by Susanna JonesSoon to be a major Netflix film starring Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough, a haunting psychological thriller set in Tokyo probing deep into the mind of a murder suspectThe grisly headline leaves nothing to the imagination: "Woman's torso recovered from Tokyo Bay. Believed to be missing British bartender Lily Bridges." The only suspect is Lucy Fly. Her friend is dead, her lover has disappeared, and as far as anyone is concerned, she's as good as guilty.Trapped in the interrogation room, Lucy begins to unravel two stories. One, for the police, is a spare outline, offering more questions than answers. The other--the real one, if you believe her--is a gripping dive into an obsessive mind, revealing the checkered past that brought her to Japan, her complicated friendship with Lily, and a tempestuous affair with a missing Japanese photographer named Teiji. As she excavates the dangerous secrets--both past and present--that haunt her waking mind, Lucy relates an unsettling life story that spans bustling Tokyo, the British countryside, and remote Japanese islands, each step taking us closer to the chilling truth about Lily's death. An all-consuming crime story like no other, Susanna Jones's mesmerizing debut novel is a neo-noir thriller as shocking as it is exquisitely composed.
The East End (A Jack Patterson Thriller #5)
by Webb HubbellJack Patterson returns to Little Rock at the request of his boyhood friend Sam Pagano, but when Jack arrives, he’s abducted and taken to a remote swamp where he’s beaten and lynched by men set on revenge. Clovis Jones, his friend and bodyguard, finds Jack near death and gets him to a hospital. As Jack recovers, he learns Sam’s college sweetheart, Jana Hall, is now a doctor who established and ran Arkansas’s health clinics for the poor including one in Little Rock’s East End. Jana’s efforts stepped on the toes of some powerful people, including someone who wants her clinics shut down, her medical practice ended, and for her to spend the rest of her life in jail. Meanwhile, someone has killed the men who tried to lynch Jack, and Jack is the prime suspect in the murders. To make matters worse, Jack must defend Jana without the aid of his trusted assistant, Maggie, and his usual co-counsel, Micki Lawrence. Jack faces an unethical special prosecutor, a judge on the take, and the shadowy power broker bent on destroying Dr. Hall and her health clinics. Why Jana has become such a target, no one seems to know. Every time Jack thinks he has caught a break or sees a way to exonerate Dr. Hall, his adversaries or his client put a new obstacle in his path, including a second killer bent on settling an old score. Jack’s courtroom tactics fail, his client wants to plead guilty to protect her patients, and in a last-ditch effort to overcome the long odds against his client he resorts to a complicated and dangerous strategy. The strategy will either save Jana’s life and reputation, or get Jack disbarred, his client put away for life, or worse—get Jack killed.
The East End: A Novel
by Jason AllenA tragic accident threatens to unravel two families in this gripping novel of suspense and culture clash set in the Hamptons.Corey Halpern, a local high schooler with a troubled home life, is desperate to leave the Hamptons and start anew somewhere else. His last summer before college, he settles for the escapism he finds in sneaking into neighboring mansions.One night just before Memorial Day weekend, he breaks in to the wrong home at the wrong time: the Sheffield estate, where he and his mother, Gina, work. Under the cover of darkness, Leo Sheffield—a billionaire CEO, patriarch and the owner of the vast lakeside manor—arrives unexpectedly with a companion. After a shocking poolside accident, everything depends on Leo burying the truth before his family and friends arrive for the holiday weekend. Unfortunately for him, Corey saw what happened, as did other eyes in the shadows.Secrecy, obsession and desperation dictate each character’s path in this spectacular debut. In a race against time, each critical moment holds life in the balance as Corey, Gina and Leo approach a common breaking point. With an ending as explosive as the Memorial Day fireworks on the island, The East End welcomes a bright new voice in fiction.
The East Indiaman (The William Kite Naval Adventures)
by Richard WoodmanThe final thrilling instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures.The American Revolution is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters. For ship-owners like Captain William Kite of Liverpool, ruin is only a gun-shot away.When providence strikes the embattled Kite yet again, he is desperate to restore his fortune and travels to London for a final throw of the dice. He travels from the smoky air of the city to the thunderous discharge of cannon fire over the Indian Ocean.As the sea-battles of the American War of Independence reverberate, will Kite emerge a hero or will fate deal him one last decisive blow?A swashbuckling naval tale, perfect for fans of David McDine, Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O’Brian.
The East Salem Collection: Waking Hours, Darkness Rising, Fatal Tide (The East Salem Trilogy)
by Pete Nelson Lis WiehlAll three novels from Lis Wiehl's supernatural mystery series are now available in one collection!“This smart, spooky, high-stakes mystery engaged my mind and my spirit. Tommy and Dani’s battle against the seen and unseen forces rising in East Salem has only just begun, but I’m fully invested in their journey.” —Erin Healy, bestselling author of Motherless and The Baker’s WifeWaking HoursWelcome to East Salem. A deceptively sleepy town where ancient supernatural forces are being awakened.A local high-school girl is found murdered in a park amid horse farms and the wealthy homes of northern Westchester County, New York. The shocking manner of her death intrigues forensic psychiatrist Dani Harris. All the suspects are teenagers who were at a party with the girl—yet none remembers what happened. Could one of them be a vicious killer? Or is something more sinister afoot—something tied to an ancient evil?Darkness RisingThe evil in East Salem is no longer content to hide in the shadows. The stakes—and the darkness—are rising.Dani Harris thought there wasn’t much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that he couldn’t overcome by either physical strength or his celebrity status. But as they race to uncover what’s really happening behind the high walls of St. Adrian’s Academy, it becomes clear that supernatural forces have been at work here for generations. And now their focus is on making sure Dani and Tommy don’t interfere.Fatal TideIn East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time . . . but for how long?“A gripping plot, intriguing characters, supernatural underpinnings, and a splash of romance make Waking Hours a fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable read. I want the next book in the series now!” —James L. Rubart, bestselling author of The Man He Never Wasand Rooms
The Easter Egg Murder (Harrie McKinsey Mysteries)
by Patricia Smith WoodIn a mystery inspired by a historical murder, best friends become amateur sleuths when a senator&’s memoir reveals secrets someone would kill to keep quiet. Why was a US senator suddenly writing a book about an unsolved murder that happened fifty years ago? Dynamic duo Harrie McKinsey and Ginger Vaughn know the story is bound to stir up trouble, especially since the ruthless killing on Easter Sunday in 1950 led to the end of illegal casinos in New Mexico. Eager to tell the tale, the two ambitious editors take on the high profile project. But just moments after the Albuquerque press announces the news of the senator&’s upcoming exposé, a person closely connected to the case is killed, and another narrowly escapes death. Suddenly Harrie and Ginger are not just editing the story but racing to get to the bottom of it. Uncovering the clues pits Ginger against her overprotective husband, and Harrie against an attractive FBI agent who would prefer she keep her pretty nose out of it. But Harrie is having mysterious dreams about the murder victims, so she feels an urgency to stay on the case, even if it means confronting a cold-blooded killer intent on silencing Harrie and Ginger forever. &“Patricia Smith Wood deftly guides you through this thrilling tale to its surprise conclusion. You&’ll love it!&” —Sandi Ault, the Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author of the Wild mystery series &“Imaginative and compelling! A tantalizing plot and memorable characters combine to make this a spellbinding debut.&” —Margaret Tessler, author of the Sharon Salazar mystery series
The Easter Mystery
by Joan Lowery NixonWhen Susan and Mike suspect that thieves may be plotting the theft of a valuable Easter egg, they organize their neighbors to ward off the crooks.
The Easter Sepulchre: The Thirteenth Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #13)
by Mel StarrKeeping watch over the Easter Sepulchre, where the Host and crucifix are stored between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is considered a privilege. So, it is shocking when it is discovered that Odo, the priest’s clerk, has abandoned his post. But as the hours pass and Odo is not found, Hugh de Singleton is called upon. It is Hugh that finds the dried blood before the altar, and fear grows for the missing man... Will Hugh be called upon to investigate another murder, or will the man be found hale and hearty? But if so, where has the blood come from?
The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle
by Peter RobinsonWhen a man is found chopped into pieces, Inspector Banks must explore the man's dirty little secrets to find his murderer.ives that move us to harm one another, from love and jealousy to greed and despair, are all explored with fascinating depth. Edgy and smart, thrilling and suspenseful, this remarkable collection is a must-have for Robinson fans-and any fan of compelling crime fiction.
The Easy Sin
by Jon ClearyScobie Malone is leaving the Homicide and Serial Offenders Unit of the Sydney police, and his last investigation could be his most bizarre. When a housemaid is found dead in a dotcom millionaire's penthouse, Scobie suspects a kidnap that's gone wrong. But never in his wildest dreams could he imagine just how wrong. The kidnappers' plan to grab a millionaire's girlfriend has instead netted them a millionaire. Worse, the dotcom bubble has burst, leaving the millionaire in debt to the YaKuza and high on their hit list. The trial leads Scobie to renew the acquaintance of some old adversaries...
The Eater of Darkness
by Robert M. CoatesConsidered by many to be one of the most unique, avant-garde works published by the Lost Generation, The Eater of Darkness is hailed as the first Dada novel published by an American. Previously out of print for more than fifty years, this new edition has been updated with a new introduction and contemporary material that pays homage to the groundbreaking life and career of author Robert M. Coates.&“One of the cleverest tours de force ever contrived by the pen of a wit.&” Young, charming, and fresh from a passionate jaunt in France, Charles Dograr leaves behind his French lover and returns to America to spend a year in New York City. Eager to make his year in New York one to remember, Charles leaves his boarding house room one night in search of an adventure. As he wanders, Charles stumbles into the living quarters of Picrolas, an eccentric, crazed scientist who refers to himself as &“the Eater of Darkness.&” Picrolas reveals his prized invention: a remote-control x-ray machine, designed to electrocute and kill at random by shooting &“x-ray bullets&” into the brains of Picrolas&’ intended targets. Tricked by Picrolas into releasing the trigger, Charles is instantly taken by the machine and the power it holds. After a string of murders ensue, Charles agrees to help Picrolas plot an elaborate bank heist, using the x-ray bullets to kill the bank&’s guards and any unlucky witnesses that happen to be on the street during the heist. As the city is terrorized by these mysterious murders, Charles becomes entangled in the fallout. Characters disappear and reappear; events spiral in a disorienting, antirealistic fashion; and genres collide in an unpredictable, dreamlike conclusion. Often compared to Flann O&’Brien&’s The Third Policeman, The Eater of Darkness is many things: both an acclaimed crime novel and a study in surrealist fiction; an experimentation of style, structure, and syntax; and an innovative, avant-garde concoction from an author who wrote years ahead of his time.
The Ebony Swan
by Phyllis A. WhitneyWhen Susan returns to her ancestral home, the visit stirs up long-suppressed memories within her, her grandmother, and other members of the community.
The Ebony Swan
by Phyllis A. WhitneyFamily secrets are locked away at the intimidating Virginia estate of a prima ballerina in this suspenseful tale from a New York Times–bestselling author. Susan Prentice is a young nurse at a crossroads. She&’s broken off an engagement, the father who raised her has just died, and now she&’s leaving the western shores behind for a trip to her family&’s home on Virginia&’s Northern Neck—where she saw her mother fall to her death twenty-five years ago. There, Susan&’s grandmother, former ballet diva Alexandrina &“Alex&” Vargas Montoro, proves a formidable sentinel for the family&’s mysterious history. At first welcomed by her long-estranged relatives, spied on by suspicious neighbors, and drawn to Peter, Alex&’s handsome young doctor, Susan has nothing but questions. And for every answer, there&’s a warning—and the fear that she has only Peter to trust in. But even the doctor&’s past is shaded with murder. Soon Susan will discover that she alone holds the key to her mother&’s suspicious death, hidden away in her shattered memories. And someone intimately close to her is prepared to bury the truth forever. The Ebony Swan is a &“carefully crafted novel of psychological suspense by . . . [a] Mystery Writers of America Grand Master&” (Publishers Weekly). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author&’s estate.
The Echelon Vendetta
by David StoneA highly original and chillingly suspenseful journey through the darkest alleys of international espionage. Micah Dalton isn’t paid to ask questions. He’s a “cleaner,” a CIA fixer sent in to mop up the mess when an agent or situation goes bad. But when his close friend and colleague Porter Naumann turns up dead in an idyllic hill town in Tuscany , victim of an apparent suicide, Dalton ’s curiosity gets the best of him. Other hard-nosed ex-CIA field men are found butchered across the globe and Dalton soon finds himself on the trail of a sadistic killer, who has a penchant for intricate knifework and Native American mysticism. The murders appear to be acts of retribution, but for what? The only link between the victims seems to be a global surveillance operation called Echelon. Dalton ’s search for answers takes him from the fog-shrouded mazes of Venice to the beautiful big-sky country of the American West. At every turn he comes one step closer to discovering the truth behind the truth, a conspiracy so closely guarded that even suspecting it exists could prove fatal.
The Echo
by Ninette WaltersWho was Billy Blake, other than a homeless alcoholic who wandered the streets? Why was he found dead from starvation in one of the richest neighborhoods of one of the richest cities in the world? And why did he die in the garage of Amanda Powell, a woman whose merchant banker husband had absconded abroad five years earlier with a vast sum of money? Amanda Powell herself is something of an enigma. Having evaded the media when Billy Blake's body was first discovered in her garage, she is suddenly willing to discuss what little she knows of the man's sad life when journalist Michael Deacon does a story on homelessness. Beneath Amanda's cool facade is a strange obsession to know more about her dead visitor, and Deacon's curiositty ut both her and her motives in trying to establish Billy's true identity-is intense. While Amanda defends her position as appropriate in the face of moral injustice, Deacon is cynical. His interest in Billy Blake has more to do with forgotten echoes from his ) own past than with the moralistic stance taken by Amanda Powell, a woman whose wealth can be explained only if her husband is dead.
The Echo (Vintage Crime/black Lizard Ser.)
by Minette WaltersIn this hypnotic novel of psychological suspense, a homeless man is found starved to death in the garage of a ritzy London home. The police chalk it up to an unfortunate accident, but a journalist, Michael Deacon, is intrigued. Amanda Powell, a socialite whose wealthy husband vanished five years ago after being accused of embezzlement, is just as interested as Michael in finding out who died in her garage. They have no idea that this simple story will unveil a web of deceit that is an appalling as the people behind it.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Echo Chamber: A Novel
by Rhett J. EvansA Silicon Valley scandal sets the world on a dystopian downward spiral in this tech thriller of virtual reality and corporate conspiracy.Mike is a Silicon Valley wunderkind who stood idly by while his company launched an addicting social media platform with disastrous consequences for the world. Then he watched as an outrageous tech scandal pushed a polarized country to the brink of collapse. But now, after getting trapped in a loop of his own memories, Mike is doomed to watch society fall apart over and over.Only by crossing paths with Charlotte Boone—once Hollywood’s up-and-coming royalty—does a kink appear in the pattern. By pulling off a daring heist in both the virtual and real worlds, Charlotte may hold the key to burning it all to the ground: the company, the lying pundits, and the echo chamber itself.
The Echo Killing: A Mystery (A Harper McClain Mystery #1)
by Christi DaughertyWhen a murder echoing a fifteen-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer in Christi Daugherty's new novel The Echo Killing.A city of antebellum architecture, picturesque parks, and cobblestone streets, Savannah moves at a graceful pace. But for Harper McClain, the timeless beauty and culture that distinguishes her home’s Southern heritage vanishes during the dark and dangerous nights. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Not even finding her mother brutally murdered in their home when she was twelve has made her love Savannah any less. Her mother’s killer was never found, and that unsolved murder left Harper with an obsession that drove her to become one of the best crime reporters in the state of Georgia. She spends her nights with the police, searching for criminals. Her latest investigation takes her to the scene of a homicide where the details are hauntingly familiar: a young girl being led from the scene by a detective, a female victim naked and stabbed multiple times in the kitchen, and no traces of any evidence pointing towards a suspect. Harper has seen all of this before in her own life. The similarities between the murder of Marie Whitney and her own mother’s death lead her to believe they’re both victims of the same killer. At last, she has the chance to find the murderer who’s eluded justice for fifteen years and make sure another little girl isn’t forever haunted by a senseless act of violence—even if it puts Harper in the killer’s cross-hairs…
The Echo Man (Jessica Balzano and Kevin Byrne #5)
by Richard MontanariFrom internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari comes a smashing new thriller--available exclusively as an e-book. Tormented by the exquisite beauty of a concerto and the bloodcurdling cries of a dying woman, the Echo Man composes his own symphony in response: a string of artfully staged slayings--all of them linked to cold murder cases and designed to taunt the police of Philadelphia.Detective Kevin Byrne hears sounds, too. They wake him in the night, haunt him by day, and remind him of the first homicide suspect he ever arrested: a gifted, beautiful classical musician who inexplicably went mad and became murderous. Now Byrne believes that Philly's serial killings might be linked to that case. But his partner, Jessica Balzano, has too many bodies on her hands to worry about Byrne's strange intuition or personal demons--until all the perfectly placed clues, all the evidence, all the deception point Balzano in one direction, and she discovers that the killer is closer than she could ever have suspected.From the acclaimed author of Merciless, The Echo Man is a masterpiece of suspense that builds to a crescendo of terror and stunning surprise.The Echo Man includes excerpts from Richard Montanari's chilling novels and an overview of his Byrne/Balzano series, including a dossier of all the major characters.
The Echo Man: A Novel
by Sam HollandFor fans of Harlan Coben and &“Mindhunter,&” Sam Holland&’s chilling debut draws inspiration from infamous serial killer cases, culminating in the ultimate, heart-pounding copycat tale.Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected murders, each different in method, but each shocking and brutal. As the body count increases, they can&’t ignore the details that echo famous cases of the past—Manson, Kemper, Dahmer, and more. As Elliott and Deakin get closer to unmasking the killer, the murders are moving closer to home. Meanwhile, Jessica Ambrose is on the run. She&’s been implicated as the arsonist who killed her neglectful husband and injured her young daughter. With the help of disgraced and suspended detective Nate Griffin, Jess discovers a shocking link between her case and that of the ultimate copycat killer working on his horrifying masterpiece.
The Echo Man: A Novel of Suspense (The Byrne & Balzano Thrillers #1)
by Richard MontanariA copycat killer stalks the streets of Philadelphia in the fifth crime thriller in the Byrne & Balzano series from “a master storyteller” (James Ellroy).Fall in Philadelphia. A man’s corpse is found in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. It’s unmistakably the work of a killer.But to homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano, it feels familiar. Eight years ago, another body was found in the same place, in the same position . . . killed in the same manner. Even the crime-scene photos are identical.That case was never closed. And now more copycat murders are happening. Someone is recreating the city’s most infamous unsolved killings, victim by victim—with more clues for Byrne and Balzano to unravel . . . Taut and suspenseful, The Echo Man is already an international bestseller. Discover what readers around the world already know: Richard Montanari’s novels are “relentlessly suspenseful” (Tess Gerritsen).