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Spill the Jackpot (The Bertha Cool and Donald Lam Mysteries)
by Erle Stanley GardnerThe diminutive detective and his bulldog of a boss head to Las Vegas to find a runaway bride in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason. Donald Lam and Bertha Cool make for a couple of unlikely detectives. Donald is a charming ex-lawyer in his thirties who may lack brawn but makes up for it in brains. Bertha, meanwhile, is a fifty-something-year-old widow who won&’t take lip from anyone. She certainly won&’t let a bout of illness keep her down. After a stay at the sanitarium, she and Donald are off to Las Vegas for their latest case. Who needs rest? Mr. Whitewell needs Donald and Bertha to find his son&’s fiancée and learn why she abruptly left town. Donald quickly gets to work with just a mysterious letter as his only lead. Soon he uncovers a scheme to swindle casinos, along with a brutal murder. Now he must determine what&’s going on before someone ensures he&’s the next member of the agency to have a long hospital stay—or worse. &“The best American writer, of course, is Erle Stanley Gardner.&” —Evelyn Waugh &“Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum.&” —Booklist
Spilled Blood
by Brian FreemanOn a March night outside the river town of Barron, Minnesota, three teenage girls gather in a ghost town to play a terrifying game of Russian roulette. By morning, one girl will be dead, and another in jail. Olivia Hawk claims she didn't pull the trigger on Ashlynn Steele, but no one believes her. Olivia's best hope is her estranged father, an attorney from the city, who she barely knows anymore. And if he's going to prove Olivia's innocence, he's going to have to learn everything about her public--and private--life, however much she might like to keep hidden.
Spilled Blood
by Brian FreemanA TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING BRIAN FREEMAN'A great read from a rising star in the crime genre' Crimesquad'This gripping psychological thriller is a cut above the rest' Candis MagazineIt's every parent's worst nightmare. Chris Hawk's daughter has been accused of murder...and she looks guilty as sin.Chris rushes to the small town in Minnesota where his ex-wife and his only child, Olivia, now live, determined to defend his daughter. He discovers two towns at war: Barron, where a chemical works has brought jobs and fortune, and St Croix, Olivia's downriver home, where the same chemical works are believed to have brought death: a cancer cluster with mysterious origins.Olivia is at the centre of this feud. So is the girl she's suspected of killing. If Chris is to find out what really happened, he needs to learn everything about his daughter...but he's beginning to realise he hardly knows her at all. Chris wants to believe Olivia is innocent, but belief is only the first step. Now he has to prove it. And all the while, the Barron boys are waiting, baying for her blood.
Spilled Blood
by Brian FreemanA TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING BRIAN FREEMAN'A great read from a rising star in the crime genre' Crimesquad'This gripping psychological thriller is a cut above the rest' Candis MagazineIt's every parent's worst nightmare. Chris Hawk's daughter has been accused of murder...and she looks guilty as sin.Chris rushes to the small town in Minnesota where his ex-wife and his only child, Olivia, now live, determined to defend his daughter. He discovers two towns at war: Barron, where a chemical works has brought jobs and fortune, and St Croix, Olivia's downriver home, where the same chemical works are believed to have brought death: a cancer cluster with mysterious origins.Olivia is at the centre of this feud. So is the girl she's suspected of killing. If Chris is to find out what really happened, he needs to learn everything about his daughter...but he's beginning to realise he hardly knows her at all. Chris wants to believe Olivia is innocent, but belief is only the first step. Now he has to prove it. And all the while, the Barron boys are waiting, baying for her blood.
Spin (Gateway Essentials #41)
by Robert Charles WilsonOne night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives. The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk - a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside - more than a hundred million years per day on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future. Jason, now a promising young scientist, devotes his life to working against this slow-moving apocalypse. Diane throws herself into hedonism, marrying a sinister cult leader who's forged a new religion out of the fears of the masses.Earth sends terraforming machines to Mars to let the onrush of time do its work, turning the planet green. Next they send humans...and immediately get back an emissary with thousands of years of stories to tell about the settling of Mars. Then Earth's probes reveal that an identical barrier has appeared around Mars. Jason, desperate, seeds near space with self-replicating machines that will scatter copies of themselves outward from the sun - and report back on what they find. Life on Earth is about to get much, much stranger.
Spin (Captain Chase #2)
by Patricia CornwellCaptain Calli Chase races against time to thwart a plot that leaves the fate of humanity hanging in the balance in this new thriller from international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. <p><p> In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister—as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. <p> Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping. <p> From NASA to the Chase family farm, to the White House to distant orbits of space, Calli plays a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with a cunning and ruthless adversary. One wrong move will unleash cataclysmic consequences reaching far beyond the boundaries of Earth. <p> This heart-pounding Captain Chase thriller from Patricia Cornwell will leave readers desperate for more.
Spin a Black Yarn: Novellas
by Josh MalermanFive harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Times bestselling author of Bird BoxJosh Malerman is a master weaver of stories—and in this spine-chilling collection he spins five twisted tales from the shadows of the human soul: A sister insists to her little brother that &“Half the House Is Haunted&” by a strange presence. But is it the house that&’s haunted—or their childhoods? In &“Argyle,&” a dying man confesses to homicides he never committed, and he reveals long-kept secrets far more sinister than murder. A tourist takes the ultimate trip to outer space in &“The Jupiter Drop,&” but the real journey is into his own dark past. In &“Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer™,&” a trendy married couple buys the latest home gadget only to find themselves trapped by their possessions, their history . . . and each other.And in &“Egorov,&” a wealthy old cretin murders a young man, not knowing the victim was a triplet. The two surviving brothers stage a savage faux-haunting—playing the ghost of their slain brother—with the aim of driving the old murderer mad.
Spin a Black Yarn
by Josh MalermanJosh Malerman is a master weaver of stories-and in this spine-chilling collection he spins five twisted tales from the shadows of the human soul: A sister tells her little brother that HALF THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED with a presence that only she can see, but is it her own mind that is haunted?In ARGYLE a dying man confesses to crimes he never committed, and reveals long-kept secrets far more sinister than murder.A tourist takes the ultimate trip to outer space in JUPITER DROP but the real journey is into his own dark past. In DOUG AND JUDY BUY THE WASHER, a trendy married couple buys the latest home gadget only to find themselves trapped by the out-of-control machine... and each other.And in EGOROV, a set of Russian triplets is devastated when one of the brothers is murdered; but will vengeance heal their pain?****PRAISE FOR JOSH MALERMAN:'Brilliant, insanely compelling' DAILY MAIL 'Fast-paced, frightening' NEW YORK TIMES'Must-read horror.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'One of the best horror stories published for years' EXPRESS 'Brilliant ... Malerman has a knack for ratcheting up the tension with just a word or two' METRO 'Daring readers should find this tale of a malevolent telepathic pig to be a memorable experience' BOOKLIST
Spin Control
by Kate DonovanWhen FBI agent Justin Russo is charged with murdering a suspect, attorney Suzannah Ryder knows exactly how she'll "spin" the facts. After all, Justin is innocent and has the spotless record of a bona fide hero. Plus, he's sexy as sin, so she'll just stack the jury with females as a backup plan.Her faith in her client is unshakable. Until, without warning, she finds herself looking into Justin's face and seeing an expression so unfamiliar, so chilling, she knows she can no longer hope to spin the truth.She can only hope to survive it.
Spin Nulo
by Rubén Azorín Juan Vicente AzorínLa nueva novela de los autores de La Torre Tesla. ¿Puede un instante abarcar varios universos? CERN, Ginebra, 2021. En el acelerador de partículas más grande del mundo, el excéntrico Herman Hahn lidera un experimento que podría cambiar nuestra concepción del universo. Tras varios meses sin encontrar resultados, deberá coordinar un equipo de científios de primer nivel entre los que se encuentra el joven Ian Blom, un físico brillante que abandona París, sin su novia Corina, para incorporarse al proyecto. ¿Pueden convivir varias realidades a la vez? Bajo una gran presión mediática y el escrutinio de la comunidad científica, Ian y Herman pronto se dan cuenta de que no son los únicos que tienen acceso al acelerador. Alguien está saboteando el experimento, y el equipo tendrá que enfrentarse a unas conclusiones que la ciencia puede explicar pero la lógica no. La cuenta atrás, o adelante, ha empezado. ¿Puede el amor comunicarse a otra dimensión? Si te gustan las películas de Christopher Nolan y las novelas de Dan Brown, no puedes perderte este trepidante thriller que desafía las leyes del tiempo y del espacio.
Spindrift (The Girls of Spindrift #4)
by V. C. AndrewsBook Four of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series (now Lifetime movies) continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn’t understand them. Such is the burden of being brilliant.The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest young minds in the country. Through these ancient halls walk geniuses too intelligent to truly fit in amongst their peers back home. For many, these stone walls are an island of sanity in a distrusting world. Among these students stride a clique of three beautiful girls known as the Supremes—Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair. They rule the school with a well-manicured fist. For Donna and Corliss, this is the only place they’ve felt at home. But Mayfair…Mayfair is different. One day, Mayfair disappears, after having met a mysterious older man in town only the day before. The three girls snuck into town together, so Donna and Corliss feel responsible. They know that they have to help find her. But more strongly than their feeling of guilt, one question drives them. They wonder, how could one of the Spindrift geniuses, defined by the logical prowess of their brain, make a decision based purely on the whims of the heart? The four Girls of Spindrift novellas together form a spinoff to Bittersweet Dreams—available now!
Spindrift
by Phyllis A. WhitneyInside the walls of a palatial Newport estate, a violent struggle was beginning. Christy Moreland had come back to Spindrift determined to uncover the truth behind the mansion's most tightly held secret: the reason for her father's death. It was a truth that, at times, Christy felt she was barely strong enough to face, for it meant openly confronting Spindrift's domineering mistress--her mother-in-law, Theodora Moreland. Yet it was a battle that Christy knew she could not escape, especially if she was to free her young son from the obsessive and destructive hold the Morelands had come to exert over him. As Christy searches out the mysteries that haunt Spindrift--and the people in it--she slowly unveils a tightly woven web of deceit that only murder can continue to conceal A spellbinding novel of romantic suspense from the best-selling author of The Turquoise Mask.
Spindrift
by Phyllis A. WhitneyNew York Times bestseller: A New Year&’s Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy. Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father&’s death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora&’s stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her father—and why. But once behind the walls of Spindrift, Christy finds that the sprawling estate is more than just a tomb of tragic memories and closely guarded secrets. Christy&’s husband and son are slowly falling under the influence of the ruthless and domineering Theo. For Christy, the matriarch&’s endgame is as unknowable as it is terrifying. Now, as Christy searches for the truth of the past in the dark shadows of Spindrift, she will become trapped in a web of lies only another murder could conceal. A recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is the Edgar Award–winning &“queen of the American gothics&” (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author&’s estate.
Spindrift and the Orchid
by Emma TrevayneA girl finds herself entrenched in a dark mystery after the deaths of her parents in this fantastical novel from the author of The House of Months and Years. <P><P> When a man walks into her grandfather’s curiosity shop and asks about a black orchid, Spindrift turns him away. She’s never seen such a thing. Until one night it appears. Spindrift, an orphan, has one keepsake from her parents…a clear glass orb. Except it’s not quite clear anymore. She watches as a black orchid forms inside the crystal. Then the flower blooms into a towering woman in a dress of midnight silk and air, a woman with the power to grant wishes. It’s fun, at first. But having everything you want is hard to hide. And soon, Spindrift—and her orchid—are being hunted. Left running for her life, Spindrift must ask herself who her parents really were, and whether a wish is really just a curse in disguise.
Spine Damage (The Aimee Machado Mysteries #4)
by Sharon St. GeorgeForensic expert and amateur sleuth Aimee Machado is searching for the dangerous link between a local California shooting and an abduction in the Azores. In the Intensive Care Unit of Timbergate Medical Center, Paulo Ferrara, a young Portuguese man, lies in a coma after being shot in the spine. Aimee Machado, the center’s forensic librarian, finds the case especially curious. Paulo was looking for his kid sister, Liliana, last seen on a superyacht leaving the Azores for the Atlantic. Why would a man from Pico Island be looking for Liliana in rural Northern California? And who’d want to stop his search with a bullet to the back? With the help of her pilot boyfriend Nick Alexander, she’s determined to find the answers. And fast. They’re becoming more elusive as Paolo’s condition worsens with each desperate hour. But following the mystery from San Francisco Bay to the Azorean coast puts Aimee and Nick in dark waters roiling with kidnapping, murder, and criminal conspiracy . . .
Spinechillers
by Nick ShadowListen ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine. A collection of six really scary stories, perfect for campfires, sleepovers, listening alone or with friends in the dark ... if you dare! Among the chilling stories there's a pair of trainers with a mind of their own ... some terrifying phone calls ... a demon babysitter and much more. These stories are guaranteed to give you a fright!© 2023 Working Partners Ltd, 2005 (P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Spinechillers
by Nick ShadowRead ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine. A collection of six really scary stories, perfect for campfires, sleepovers, reading aloud and reading alone in the dark ... if you dare! Among the chilling stories there's a pair of trainers with a mind of their own ... some terrifying phone calls ... a demon babysitter and much more. These stories are guaranteed to give you a fright!
Spinneret
by Timothy ZahnA &“brisk and entertaining&” novel of a barren, mysterious planet that may save humanity—or destroy it—by the author of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Publishers Weekly). Chasing a new frontier, humankind sends a manned starship into the universe and away from the overpopulated Earth in hopes of finding a new planet to colonize. But every Earthlike world they discover is already inhabited. As it turns out, the universe is a very crowded place. An alien council offers to lease the one remaining uninhabited world: Astra, a bleak and barren but serviceable planet. The new settlement, though, quickly experiences serious problems, from dying crops to the mysterious disappearance of anything and everything that is made of metal. And then Astra reveals a secret neither the aliens nor the human governments could ever have imagined.
Spinning in Her Grave: A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery
by Molly MacraeKath Rutledge is settling in as the owner of the Weaver's Cat, a fiber and fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee. But nothing, not even the ghost haunting her shop, prepares her for the mystery that will leave the whole town spinning.... It's time for Blue Plum's annual historical festival, and everyone--including Kath and her spunky fiber and needlework group, TGIF--is getting in on the action. Expert spinners are being gathered, and a businessman has approached Kath about using the second-floor windows of her store for part of a reenactment. But the reenactment ends in real-life bloodshed when local baker Reva Louise Snapp is shot--with a bullet from a modern-day gun.Kath has her theories about who wanted to end Reva Louise's life. But there's also talk of a sniper stalking Blue Plum, and Kath's shop is suspected to be the murderer's hideout. Now Kath, her TGIF pals, and the gloomy ghost, Geneva, must unravel the mystery quickly, or someone else might be left hanging by a thread....
Spinning in Her Grave
by Molly MacraeKath Rutledge is settling in as the owner of the Weaver’s Cat, a fiber and fabric shop in Blue Plum, Tennessee. But nothing, not even the ghost haunting her shop, prepares her for the mystery that will leave the whole town spinning. . . . It’s time for Blue Plum’s annual historical festival, and everyone-including Kath and her spunky fiber and needlework group, TGIF-is getting in on the action. Expert spinners are being gathered, and a businessman has approached Kath about using the second-floor windows of her store for part of a reenactment. But the reenactment ends in real-life bloodshed when local baker Reva Louise Snapp is shot-with a bullet from a modern-day gun. Kath has her theories about who wanted to end Reva Louise’s life. But there’s also talk of a sniper stalking Blue Plum, and Kath’s shop is suspected to be the murderer’s hideout. Now Kath, her TGIF pals, and the gloomy ghost, Geneva, must unravel the mystery quickly, or someone else might be left hanging by a thread. . . . .
The Spinster's Fortune: A totally gripping historical suspense full of mystery
by Mary KendallA woman searches for her ailing aunt&’s hidden riches in this &“perfect blend of history, mystery, family secrets and suspense&” (Kate Braithwaite, author of The Puzzle of Nelly Bly). In 1929, Blanche Magruder lies alone in a home for the elderly and infirm without a penny to her name, suspected of being of unsound mind. Meanwhile, her house, a crumbling ruin in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC, is regularly ransacked by thieves looking for a fortune believed to be hidden there. When distant niece Margaret O&’Keefe is made executor of Blanche&’s estate, she becomes embroiled in the treasure hunt, embracing it as a welcome escape from her own financial and marital woes. But as Margaret continues to investigate, family mysteries begin to unravel. Soon, she begins to question whether Aunt Blanche is a senile fool, and whether she really belongs in the home. But can she find out where the lies end and the truth begins? Shrouded in gothic undertones, The Spinster&’s Fortune is a strange and twisting journey through tangled webs of family deceit.
A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes (Ladies Most Scandalous #3)
by Manda CollinsA lady will do anything—even fake an engagement to the duke she despises—to save her sister in this fun and flirty historical rom-com from the bestselling author of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton! England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where she&’s been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver. However, when her beloved sister is accused of murder, Poppy cannot leave her to the wolves. Only a most unexpected—and unwelcome—collision interrupts her journey home . . . Despite a rather dismal first meeting, Joshua Fielding, the Duke of Langham, has no intention of abandoning a lady in need. But he&’s not above asking a favor. A fake betrothal will give Poppy and her sister the power of the dukedom and protect Langham from the society misses intent on becoming his duchess. Yet the longer the ruse goes on, the more Poppy and Langham realize how false their first impressions were—and the less pretend their engagement feels. But before Langham can propose in truth, their search reveals a tangled web of lies and betrayals. With time running out, can Poppy and Langham find the real culprit—before Poppy becomes the next victim?
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Inspector Alleyn #17)
by Ngaio MarshEn route to a family vacation on the French Riviera, Inspector Roderick Alleyn glimpses from the train a shocking tableau. In a moonlit window a white-robed figure raises a knife to a woman's shadow. Thus begins his incognito exploration of the Chateau of the Silver Goat...where a jet-set cult's 'Way of Life' could spell death for a maiden lady of a certain age-and even for Alleyn's own young son unless he can unveil its illicit mysteries...
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Roderick Alleyn #17)
by Ngaio MarshA British police detective looks into sinister doings in the South of France in a crime thriller with &“more than a little excitement&” (Kirkus Reviews). Inspector Roderick Alleyn has decamped for the South of France on a family vacation—though for him, the vacation will involve some official poking around. Unfortunately, the object of his poking—the cultish denizens of a sinister and luxurious chateau—are not fond of being poked, and they have a particularly unpleasant way of getting their point across . . . &“Charming, cultivated, witty—and none the less terrifying . . .a pure thriller . . .you&’re not apt to find a better evening&’s entertainment.&” —The New York Times