- Table View
- List View
Strongarm
by Dan J. MarloweMeet Pete Karma, the man who broke jail and wound up neck-deep in a gangland bloodbath. Pete had a lot of hate stored up inside. He hadn't committed the murder he'd been sent up for, and it didn't take him long to figure out who'd framed him and how. After two and a half years in the slammer, Pete had his plan down perfect. His crooked lawyer, Charlie Risko, would get it first. But as soon as Pete had a spare moment, there were some other things that had to be taken care of.
The Stronger Sex
by Anthea Bell Hans Werner KettenbachYoung lawyer Alex Zabel defends industrialist Herbert Klofft in a case for wrongful dismissal being brought against him by his former employee and mistress. She is thirty-four, he seventy-eight, a despot, now wheelchair bound and dying of cancer. Alex must deal with a hopeless case, his growing empathy with a repulsive client and his sexual attraction to Klofft's elderly wife.
Stronger Than Death
by Manda ScottMedics have a way of organising cases. The first one you see is: 'in my experience'. Two becomes 'case after case'. Three is a series. In medicine, as in crime, three is the magic number that makes a syndrome real - or that turns death from a frightening accident,an unfortunate end to a night of heavy drinking, or a ridiculous overdose into a series. And that means the killer, too, has a label. Three men are dead, three colleagues with a shared past, a past also shared by the one person Kellen Stewart would trust with her life: pathologist Lee Adams. Suspect number one in this fast, hard-edged thriller. Set in Scotland, the action takes us to the rocks of the west coast and back to the farm in the Campsie Fells that is the location for the first two Kellen Stewart novels.
Stronger Than Magic
by Heather CullmanIn this enchanting romance, a cursed beauty and a man with an endangered soul are transported through space and time to be reunited in Regency-era England for one last chance at redemption--could their love be stronger than the spell that binds them? Born to a faerie father and a mortal mother, Lucan lacks one thing: a soul. To become complete, he must fall in love. When he does--with spoiled, willful Alys le Fayre--his life ends tragically. Too late, Alys realizes that Lucan was her soul mate. Now imprisoned in the faerie underworld as punishment for causing Lucan's death, she is fated to spend the next millennia helping humans find happiness. But she's never forgotten the love she lost. Her chance for redemption comes in 1816, when she's tasked with finding the perfect woman for Lucian Warre, the seventh Marquess of Thistlewood, who is Lucan reborn into his final life. The catch? She has only 130 days before tragedy once again befalls the half-mortal Lucian, who doesn't believe in love and never intends to marry. But Alys has other plans . . . Heather Cullman delivers a timeless romantic tale about two people whose love transcends time, fate, and intervention--both human and otherworldly.
Stronger Than You Know: A Novel (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail #2)
by Lori FosterTheir secrets run deep, but desire runs deeper…Kennedy Brooks has spent years learning how to protect herself, and empowering other women to do the same. Still, there are some hazards that can&’t be predicted. That includes Reyes McKenzie, who owns her local gym. Strong, capable, and watchful, he seems like the one man who might understand her past. For once, Kennedy is tempted to let her guard down—something she&’s vowed never to do.The moment petite, fiercely determined Kennedy walked into his gym, Reyes knew that she carried secrets. What he didn&’t expect was that she could tell the same about him. When trouble tracks her down, she turns to Reyes, unleashing a maelstrom of protective instinct and mutual desire. But will her need for him end when the danger does, or will they take the ultimate risk—on each other? &“Emotionally spellbinding and wicked hot.&”—Lora Leigh, New York Times bestselling author, on No Limits The McKenzies of Ridge TrailBook 1: No Holding BackBook 2: Stronger Than You KnowBook 3: Watching Over You
The Stronghold
by Lisa CarterBook 1:Vines of Entanglement Pub Date: 2/17/2015 Laura Mabry has a secret. A lie she's spent the majority of her life safeguarding, a past she's spent years running from. Problem is, the past, no matter how fast you run, has a way of catching up with you. And, when you least expect it. Designing Women meets Steel Magnolias in this contemporary romantic suspense novel that will leave readers longing for just a little more sweet tea . . . with a slice of murder. Book 2: Cherokee Lilies Pub Date:9/22/2015 A woman broken by loss and a man racked by guilt journey beyond grief toward faith and discover--through a 180-year-old diary with a story of a lost child on the Trail of Tears--in Christ, there are no outcasts. The Last of the Mohicans meets Mitford in this contemporary romantic suspense with historical elements will leave readers longing for just a little more sweet tea . . . with a slice of murder. Book 3: Untitled Pub Date 3/15/2016
Stronghold: A Novel Of Suspense (Murder Room #527)
by Stanley EllinJames Flood, just released from a Florida prison, has a desperate scheme. He and his recruits, all hardened criminals, will move in upon a prominent upstate New York family, holding the Hayworth women as hostages while awaiting delivery of a four-million-dollar ransom. Marcus Hayworth, a leading member of the Quaker community, is convinced he can subvert Flood's plan. Instead of going to the police, he asks the Quaker community to back him in non-violent opposition.Subsequent events isolate both hostages and captors within the Hayworth house, waging a war of nerves that involves more than a clash between good and evil. For Flood has an urgent and specific need for revenge. And Hayworth's principles have never been put to the ultimate test.
Stronghold
by Stanley EllinJames Flood, just released from a Florida prison, has a desperate scheme. He and his recruits, all hardened criminals, will move in upon a prominent upstate New York family, holding the Hayworth women as hostages while awaiting delivery of a four-million-dollar ransom. Marcus Hayworth, a leading member of the Quaker community, is convinced he can subvert Flood's plan. Instead of going to the police, he asks the Quaker community to back him in non-violent opposition.Subsequent events isolate both hostages and captors within the Hayworth house, waging a war of nerves that involves more than a clash between good and evil. For Flood has an urgent and specific need for revenge. And Hayworth's principles have never been put to the ultimate test.
Stronghold: A Novel
by Stanley EllinFour desperate ex-cons attempt an audacious kidnappingJames Flood and his three partners get out of jail with a single number on their minds: $1 million, in cash, for each of them. To get it, they have a simple plan, a mixture of home invasion and kidnapping, with a brilliant twist: Their target is a wealthy family whose religion means they can&’t possibly fight back. Armed with enough guns and ammunition to take on an army, Flood and his men storm the house of Marcus Hayworth, the leader of a small Quaker community in upstate New York. Though the police advise Hayworth to pay whatever it takes to set his family free, he plans to retaliate using nonviolent methods. But his commitment to pacifism slips just a bit with every minute that his family remains in the sights of James Flood&’s gun.
Strongwood: A Crime Dossier
by Larry MillettThe seventh in Larry Millett&’s thrilling mystery series pursues the tangled truth behind the killing of the spoiled young heir to an industrial fortune The place is Minneapolis, the year is 1903, and Michael Masterson has fallen in love, or so he claims, with Addie Strongwood, a beautiful working-class girl with an interesting past and a mind of her own. But their promising relationship quickly begins to disintegrate before reaching a violent conclusion. Amid allegations of seduction, rape, and blackmail, Michael is shot dead and Addie goes on trial for first-degree murder. As the case unfolds in a welter of conflicting evidence and surprise discoveries, a jury must decide whether Addie acted in self-defense or killed her one-time lover with the coldest of calculation. Reconstructing the case through trial testimony, newspaper stories, the journal of Addie&’s flamboyant defense attorney, and her own first-person account as serialized in the Minneapolis Tribune, Larry Millett builds a suspenseful tale of love, money, betrayal, and death. Sherlock Holmes and Shadwell Rafferty, long known to readers from Millett&’s previous mysteries, play crucial roles in the unraveling of the case, which also offers a glimpse into the sharply divided worlds of the rich and the poor at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Strung Out to Die: Doug Fletcher Book 15 (Doug Fletcher)
by Dean L. HoveyRanger Grace Watanabe discovers fellow Ranger Erik (Red) Petersen’s dead body tangled in the barbed wire at the Manzanar National Historic Site entrance. The local sheriff’s department quickly decides the death is related to a Mexican cartel who use the nearby highway to smuggle drugs. Park Service Investigators Doug and Jill Fletcher look for a more obscure motive by focusing on other groups who might be unhappy with the Manzanar site. Finding no obvious suspects or motives, they step back and realize the victim was targeted for an entirely different reason.
Stryker's Wife (Man of the Month)
by Dixie BrowningMAN OF THE MONTHTALL, DARK AND HANDSOMEMR. NOVEMBERReluctant Bachelor: Kurt Stryker didn't want to marry, but he sure needed a wife!Unsuspecting Bride: Sweet, sexy Debranne Kiley.The proposal: Gulp!Rugged Kurt Stryker wasn't a man of many words, but he did have one heck of a hot desire for Debranne Kiley. So when he needed a wife to keep custody of the boy in his care, he started practicing his "I do." Problem was, whenever he had Debranne in his arms, he couldn't get the proposal past his lips! Now this sweet, loving woman had him longing to say three little words he'd never planned on uttering again....MAN OF THE MONTH: He has to pop the question-one of these days...
Stuart Woods: The Ed Eagle Novels (Ed Eagle Novel)
by Stuart WoodsSante Fe lawyer Ed Eagle is "a fascinatingly flawed character,"* and in these three edgy, exciting novels from the New York Times bestselling author, he takes on difficult clients, a dangerous woman, and cases that offer "plenty of fun" for thriller lovers. (*Booklist) Short Straw Santa Fe Dead Santa Fe Edge
Stuart Woods: Three Stone Barrington Adventures (A Stone Barrington Novel)
by Stuart Woods"Shrewd, sexy"* lawyer Stone Barrington stars in these three fast-paced novels from a New York Times bestselling author who knows how to mix "danger and humor into a racy concoction" (*Publishers Weekly). Lucid Intervals Strategic Moves Bel-Air Dead
Stuart Woods 6 Stone Barrington Novels
by Stuart WoodsIncludes: <P> L.A. Dead: Stone's trip to Venice-with a fiery Mafia princess-is cut short by a frantic phone call from half a world away. A celebrity murder has Los Angeles in an uproar and has a former flame pining for Stone's help-in more ways than one...<P> Cold Paradise: Palm Beach is the most glamorous scene-of-the-crime yet for cop-turned-investigator Stone Barrington, who becomes reacquainted with a case he thought was buried years ago and must settle romantic entanglements that haunt him still.<P> The Short Forever: Hired by an odd client previously unknown to him, Stone arrives in London, on a mission he thinks he understands, but doesn’t. Soon he finds himself not only out of his territory, but out of his depth as well. Baffled as he is by the behavior of both his quarry and his client, Stone’s life is further complicated by two, possibly three, murders and the affectionate attentions of two former lovers. When the intelligence services of three countries become involved, he can only hang on for a wild ride and hope for a not-too-bumpy landing.<P> Dirty Work: Hired to prove infidelity in an heiress's marriage, Stone Barrington goes undercover. But the work turns dirty-and catastrophic-when the errant husband is found dead and the other woman disappears without a trace. Now, Stone must clear his own good name and find a killer hiding among the glitterati of New York's high society. Enter Carpenter-the beautiful British intelligence agent first encountered in The Short Forever-who has arrived in New York to begin an investigation of her own. Stone suspects that her case is strangely connected to the dead husband. And he and Dino, his former NYPD partner, are set to face the most bizarre and challenging assignment of their very colorful careers.<P> Reckless Abandon: Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program in this new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series-with a little help from beautiful Florida police chief Holly Barker.<P> Two Dollar Bill: Two-Dollar Bill delivers all the storytelling twists and whip-smart banter readers have come to love in Stuart Woods's thrillers, as suave Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is back on his home turf caught between a filthy rich conman-who's just become his client-and a beautiful prosecutor.
Stuart Woods' Golden Hour (A Teddy Fay Novel)
by Brett BattlesFormer CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another heart-pounding Hollywood-fueled adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series.Teddy Fay is ready to embark on the European press tour of Peter Barrington&’s latest film Storm&’s Eye, when he receives an unexpected visit from Lance Cabot, director of the CIA. Several CIA agents have been turning up dead. The commonality? They were all part of a mission Teddy was involved in: Golden Hour. Lance wants Teddy to use his trip as a cover to investigate who is behind these killings.From Venice and Budapest to their last stop at a film festival in Berlin, Teddy must dodge excited fans, enamored women, and a few too many assassins who seem dead set on tracking down Golden Hour agents. And if Teddy doesn&’t work fast enough, his identity—and life—might just be the next target in the killer&’s ruthless plot for revenge.
Stuart Woods HOLLY BARKER Collection
by Stuart WoodsIncludes Orchid Blues, Blood Orchid, Iron Orchid, and Hothouse Orchid:<P><P> Orchid Blues (Holly Barker #2): When Holly's wedding festivities are shattered by a brutal robbery, she vows to find the culprits. <P> Blood Orchid (Holly Barker #3): Chief of Police Holly Barker returns in her third suspenseful adventure-along with her father Ham and Daisy the Doberman.<P> Iron Orchid (Holly Barker #5): Now working for the CIA, ex-chief-of-police Holly Barker joins the elite task force tracking an ex-CIA tech wizard who kills his political targets for sport. <P> Hothouse Orchid (Holly Barker #6): Going home can be hard. But for Special Agent Holly Barker, it could be her one chance for justice against an old enemy...
Stuart Woods' Smolder (A Stone Barrington Novel #65)
by Brett BattlesAN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLERIn this latest adrenaline-fueled adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Stone Barrington faces his most vindictive threat yet.Finally enjoying some downtime in Santa Fe, Stone Barrington agrees to attend an art exhibit with a dear friend. There, he encounters an intriguing woman who is on the trail of a ring of art thieves. Always one to please, Stone offers his help.From Santa Fe to Los Angeles, it quickly becomes clear that her investigation has links to Stone—particularly to rare Matilda Stone art, his mother&’s paintings. And when old grudges come to light, Stone is forced to reckon with a familiar enemy. Stone must act fast before whoever is out to get him finally closes in on him . . . for good.
Stuart Woods The STONE BARRINGTON COLLECTION, VOLUME 2
by Stuart WoodsIncludes six novels: Dark Harbor, Fresh Disasters, Shoot Him If He Runs, Hot Mahogany, Loitering With Intent, and Kisser.<P> Dark Harbor (Stone Barrington #12): Stone enters the picturesque town Dark Harbor off the coast of Maine, where the shocking deaths of three people have cast a long shadow over this island haven-a locale as mysterious as it is exclusive.<P> Fresh Disasters (Stone Barrington #13): A chance encounter with a small-time crook sends Stone Barrington straight into the heart of New York's mafia underworld...<P> Shoot Him If He Runs (Stone Barrington #14): Stone Barrington and Holly Barker pursue a master spy and murderer in a tropical paradise that’s getting hotter by the minute…<P> Hot Mahogany (Stone Barrington #15): Stone Barrington is hired to protect a former intelligence agent with a penchant for antique furniture-and a bad case of amnesia. And what he's forgotten, some will kill for...<P> Loitering With Intent (Stone Barrington #16): Key West is a great place to unwind, unless you're Stone Barrington, and you're looking for someone who doesn't want to be found.<P> Kisser (Stone Barrington #17): A fetching Broadway actress has a pout to die for, a past to hide from- and Stone Barrington on her case...
Stuck on Murder (Decoupage Mystery #1)
by Lucy LawrenceIn the small New England town of Morse Point, Brenna Miller glosses over her painful past by watching her decoupage students create eye-catching projects out of cutouts, glue, and varnish. But when the mayor's body is found stuffed in a trunk at Morse Point Lake, it's up to Brenna to clear her enigmatic landlord's name of murder-before his fate is signed, sealed and delivered.
Stud Poker: A gripping racing thriller with huge twists
by John FrancomeWhen the stakes are this high, accidents are bound to happen...John Francome presents a tense story of intrigue behind a series of bizarre racing accidents in his gripping racing thriller Stud Poker. The perfect read for fans of Felix Francis' Pulse and Triple Crown.'Mr Francome adeptly teases to the very end and cleverly keeps a few twists up his sleeve until the closing chapters' - Country Life When Paul Raven's ride at Plumpton crashes through the wing of the third last flight, it seems like one of racing's tragic accidents. But that doesn't explain why Paul's closest friend, Alex Drew, appears to be involved. Or why the fall that ends Paul's career should finally destroy Alex. Paul discovers a link between what happened at Plumpton and a sequence of other accidents apparently connected with a private poker school run by the wealthy property developer Clay Wentworth. Stud Poker seems to have little to do with the world of National Hunt racing, but by the time Paul is caught up in the dangerous game, other less honest players have stepped forward. And the stakes are high.What readers are saying about Stud Poker:'Great storyline that grips the reader until the end''All the usual twists and turns - just when you thought you had it worked out, there's another turn to keep you guessing''Brilliant and every bit as dramatic as Dick Francis'
Stud Poker: A gripping racing thriller with huge twists
by John FrancomeWhen the stakes are this high, accidents are bound to happen...John Francome presents a tense story of intrigue behind a series of bizarre racing accidents in his gripping racing thriller Stud Poker. The perfect read for fans of Felix Francis' Pulse and Triple Crown.'Mr Francome adeptly teases to the very end and cleverly keeps a few twists up his sleeve until the closing chapters' - Country Life When Paul Raven's ride at Plumpton crashes through the wing of the third last flight, it seems like one of racing's tragic accidents. But that doesn't explain why Paul's closest friend, Alex Drew, appears to be involved. Or why the fall that ends Paul's career should finally destroy Alex. Paul discovers a link between what happened at Plumpton and a sequence of other accidents apparently connected with a private poker school run by the wealthy property developer Clay Wentworth. Stud Poker seems to have little to do with the world of National Hunt racing, but by the time Paul is caught up in the dangerous game, other less honest players have stepped forward. And the stakes are high.What readers are saying about Stud Poker:'Great storyline that grips the reader until the end''All the usual twists and turns - just when you thought you had it worked out, there's another turn to keep you guessing''Brilliant and every bit as dramatic as Dick Francis'
Stud Rites (Dog Lover's Mysteries #9)
by Susan ConantMURDER IN THE FIRST PEDIGREE Everyone thought that dog show judge James Hunnewell was dead—after all, the aging and ailing man had been out of the dog show circuit for years. But he turns up, alive and ready to judge, at the Alaskan Malamute National Specialty Show. So does Dog’s Life columnist Holly Winter, who wouldn’t miss the chance to enter her own malamutes, Rowdy and Kimi. From the moment she arrives, it’s apparent that petty jealousies, rampant gossip and back-stabbing politics are part of the dog sho game. And when Hunnewell is bludgeoned to death, Holly soon learns that everyone was dying to be rid of him. His judging would have been a fiasco. Was he killed to save the show? Could there be a connection between Hunnewell’s murder and the violent death of a woman who once owned the legendary stud dog known as Northpole’s Comet? Just how ferocious is the competition for Best of Breed? It’s up to Holly to find out who murdered the judge—before the dog fancy breeds a new generation of deadly deeds.
Student Bodies: A Novel of Suspense (Delilah Price Mysteries #2)
by Susan IsraelDelilah Price is still dealing with the consequences of her recent abduction, but she needs to keep her life on track. In order to survive as an artist in New York City, she has started working as a substitute teacher, which leaves her navigating between two worlds that are foreign to her - students and educators. Detective Patrick Quick has taken up a big place in Delilah's life. That is, when he isn't consumed by a case. And right now the case that is taking Quick away from Delilah involves a serial rapist and is striking very close to home. On her way to her first day of work, Delilah witnesses a young girl falling in front of a subway train - or was she pushed? The victim turns out to have been a student at the middle school where Delilah has been assigned to teach and the teacher she is subbing for is a missing person herself. As Delilah gets to know her students and befriends a teacher on staff, she realizes that many have been hiding dark secrets that suggest abuse and worse. And when yet another girl who has hinted strongly that she was abused is a no show to class, Delilah stops counting on police help and follows leads on her own. Putting a dangerous predator on her trail. The dramatic follow-up to Susan Israel's debut suspense novel, Over My Live Body, Student Bodies is a novel rippling with tension and twists.
The Student Body (Sarah Dean Mystery #3)
by J. S. Borthwick[From the inside dust jacket flap:] "What was to be a peaceful, settled life as tranquil New England college for Sarah Deane, English fellow cum amateur detective, and Dr. Alex McKenzie becomes a baffling exercise in detection when the body of Alice Marmott, a student at Bowmouth College in Maine, is found frozen and strangled in an ice sculpture of a Viking ship. There is no shortage of suspects for Alice was the kind of student who could drive anyone--whether peer or professor--to drink, if not to murder. Soft-voiced yet relentless in her pursuit of academic excellence, she even wrote unsigned papers for extra credit. To complicate matters further, there is soon another murder of an equally unlikeable person; this time it's death by poisoned cocoa. Sarah and Alex must call upon all their sleuthing skills and understanding of human nature to determine which member of the rather unconventional English Department had the best motive and means for murder." Look for more books in this intricately plotted cozy mystery series filled with clearly drawn diverse and believable characters/suspects. Most are set in Maine and surrounding New England states and are liberally strewn with enjoyable literary quotes as the main character is an English teacher. The author also delves into interesting background topics as settings for these mysteries which adds to their appeal to readers who enjoy fascinating true trivia within their fiction. Check out #1 The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites, #2 The Down East Murders, #4 Bodies of Water, #5 Dude on Arrival, #6 The Bridled Groom, #7 Dolly is Dead And #8 The Garden Plot.