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The Trials of Marjorie Crowe: a Scottish-set gripping crime thriller for 2024 - it's time to meet Marjorie
by C.S. RobertsonA spectacular, voice-driven mystery from a highly acclaimed crime writer.How do you solve a murder when everyone thinks you're guilty?Marjorie Crowe lives in Kilgoyne, Scotland. The locals put her age at somewhere between 55 and 70. They think she's divorced or a lifelong spinster; that she used to be a librarian, a pharmacist, or a witch. They think she's lonely, or ill, or maybe just plain rude. For the most part, they leave her be.But one day, everything changes.Local teenager Charlie McKee is found hanging in the woods, and Marjorie is the first one to see his body. When what she saw turns out to be impossible, the police have their doubts. And when another young person goes missing, the tide of suspicion turns on her.Is Marjorie the monster, or the victim? And how far will she go to fight for her name?PRAISE FOR C.S. ROBERTSON:'A truly startling novel' Sunday Times'A remarkable thriller' Sunday Express'Ingenious' Daily Mail'Enthralling' Liz Nugent'Gut-wrenching' The Times(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
The Trials of Nikki Hill
by Christopher Darden Dick LochteWhen her boss phones in the middle of the night with an urgent assignment, Assistant District Attorney, Nikki Hill knows the news won't be good. In downtown Los Angeles, the naked body of Maddy Gray, the blond, beautiful television personality, has been found in a dumpster. Her diamond ring is found nearby--in the pocket of Jamal Duchamps, a young black male. With a suspect in custody, in a city aching for a conviction, Nikki knows she's got a once in a lifetime opportunity--all she's got to do is nail a lid on this open-and-shut case. But when she discovers that Gray had a closetful of secrets, all bizarrely linked to a beloved R&B diva, a vicious street gang, a protective record producer, & the man Nikki imprisoned eight long years ago, Nikki sees her sure thing slipping away. With a terrifying coterie of killers & corrupt lawyers closing in around her, Nikki realizes that the greatest challenge of her career may not be making the big time--but making it out alive.
The Triangle Conspiracy (Department Thirty #4)
by David KentFaith Kelly has what it takes to extort what she needs from the country's Most Wanted. But when her new case takes its toll in intimate ways, it becomes the most dangerous one of her career. It's case officer Faith Kelly's job to protect criminals in exchange for information. But Daryn McDermott is another story -- one that's challenging her professional and personal responsibility. The activist daughter of a powerful conservative senator, Daryn's not only linked to a terrorist bombing, but also to Faith's brother Sean, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent hired to bring her home. It's too late for that. When Daryn is found murdered near the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Sean runs -- and Faith follows. He leads her into a web of private secrets and lies, a far-reaching conspiracy...and murder. Faith's past has returned with a vengeance, casting a shadow of doubt on everyone she trusts -- and cutting into the very heart of everyone she loves.
The Triangle Secret: The Math Kids (Book 6) (The Math Kids)
by David ColeWhen FBI Special Agent Carlson is kidnapped while investigating the plane crash of Willard Howell, an eccentric billionaire inventor, the Math Kids spring into action. If Catherine, Stephanie, Justin, and Jordan can figure out the Great Triangle mentioned in Howell's will, they might just uncover who's behind the crash and Agent Carlson's kidnapping—if they don't get caught themselves! The Math Kids: The Triangle Secret is the sixth book in the Math Kids series.
The Triarchs
by Derek WilsonThe first case for Tim Lacy, ex-SAS officer, security expert and well-respected figure in the art world, a circle made up of dubious dealers, unscrupulous collectors, fraudsters, crime bosses and bona fide connoisseurs, all in pursuit of the rare, the beautiful and the valuable.Aspiring artist Venetia Granville has just inherited an historic mansion in Wiltshire. Before long she has also acquired a brutally murdered corpse. She turns to Lacy for help and he soon finds out that the victim - an art dealer who was evaluating the house's contents - had discovered a long-lost masterpiece by Raphael called 'The Triarchs', now worth millions and now nowhere to be found.On his mission to recover the priceless canvas, Lacy finds himself attracting the terrifying attentions of criminal gangs who will stop at nothing to protect their interests...
The Triarchs
by Mr Derek WilsonThe first case for Tim Lacy, ex-SAS officer, security expert and well-respected figure in the art world, a circle made up of dubious dealers, unscrupulous collectors, fraudsters, crime bosses and bona fide connoisseurs, all in pursuit of the rare, the beautiful and the valuable.Aspiring artist Venetia Granville has just inherited an historic mansion in Wiltshire. Before long she has also acquired a brutally murdered corpse. She turns to Lacy for help and he soon finds out that the victim - an art dealer who was evaluating the house's contents - had discovered a long-lost masterpiece by Raphael called 'The Triarchs', now worth millions and now nowhere to be found.On his mission to recover the priceless canvas, Lacy finds himself attracting the terrifying attentions of criminal gangs who will stop at nothing to protect their interests...
The Tribute
by John ByronA serial killer is stalking through Sydney, hell-bent on recreating scenes from the Fabrica, the 16th-century foundation text of modern anatomy. The spate of cold, methodical attacks has the city on edge, but the serial killer may not even be the darkest player in this story.Desperate for a breakthrough, decorated homicide detective David Murphy draws into the case his art historian sister, Joanna, and Sylvia, his wife. Unravelling the mystery of who is behind the killings pushes each beyond the limits of what they thought possible.The Tribute is a subversive take on modern masculinity and misogyny told through an irresistible crime narrative. Dark and unpredictable, chilling but sympathetic, it weaves a tapestry of narrative threads towards a mesmerising climax that will challenge the way you think about everyone you meet.Meticulously researched, hugely ambitious and superbly crafted, The Tribute is the most outstanding thriller of 2021.
The Tricks of the Trade (Kek Huuygens Mysteries #3)
by Robert L. FishKek Huuygens is hired to smuggle a suitcase that could change the destiny of Buenos Aires André Martins remembers Kek Huuygens as he once was: wily, rugged, and desperate. But when he comes to pay his old friend a surprise visit, he finds Huuygens living in one of the most luxurious apartments in Paris. What's more, Huuygens has a bottle of wine open on the table, for he was expecting his visitor before Martins ever had the idea to come. Kek Huuygens is a smuggler--the best in the world--and smugglers cannot afford to be surprised. A mutual friend has made a most unusual score: stealing a suitcase full of the original Spanish deeds to Buenos Aires. In the right hands, they are worth a fortune, but first they must be returned to Spain--and only Huuygens can get them there. He will do it as he does everything: with wit, style, and a firm grip on the element of surprise.
The Trickster
by Muriel GrayIn a remote ski resort high in the Canadian Rockies, something is going terribly wrong. A young police officer is found murdered and strangely mutilated. A truck driver is found frozen solid in his truck, doors and windows closed, with snow drifts inside the cab. A hotshot skier is found dead and bloody in deep snow, with no human footprints anywhere near the body. Fear begins to spread that a bizarre and ingenious serial killer is on the loose. But for Sam Hunt, who turned his back on his Indian roots to live in white society, the fear is especially strong: He's been having blackouts, waking up miles away from where he started, with blood on his face and absolutely no recollection of what he's done. The Trickster is relentless and terrifying suspense -the most talked-about debut thriller of the year, by a writer of unique and startling gifts.
The Trickster's Image: Forensic Art
by Kenneth McintoshKen Benally struggles with life's choices: how to decide between two beautiful girls, how to balance the competing demands of school activities, and how to satisfy his overly demanding father. But these challenges are nothing compared to the trouble he faces when a fortune in Native art is stolen, and his mother is a suspect in the case. It seems that the Trickster Coyote has put a curse on Ken, one that threatens all he holds dear. This third book in the CSC series provides information about forensic art techniques, along with gripping suspense.
The Trickster's Lullaby: An Amanda Doucette Mystery
by Barbara FradkinA winter camping trip turns deadly as two missing teenagers, a twisted love triangle, and the spectre of radicalism create turmoil in the remote Laurentian wilderness. <P><P>Amanda Doucette’s cross-Canada charity tour is in for a cold snap when she organizes a winter camping trip for inner-city young people in the stunning setting of the Laurentian Mountains. With a view to bridging cultural divides, she brings along a mixture of Canadian-born and immigrant youth. <P><P>Trouble begins when two of the teenagers disappear into the wilderness during the night: Luc, a French/English-Canadian with a history of drug use, and Yasmina, an adventurous young woman from Iraq who dreams of becoming a human rights lawyer. Although frantic, their parents are strangely secretive amid suspicions of drug use and forbidden romance. But when a local farmer turns up dead and terrorist material is found on Luc’s computer, the dangers turn deadly. Now in a battle against both the elements and police, Amanda and Corporal Chris Tymko discover a far greater web of secrets and deception. <P><P>As Amanda races to save the young people from danger, she finds herself fighting for stakes far higher than their own lives.
The Trident Deception
by Rick Campbell"The best submarine novel since Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October. " --Booklist (starred review) The USS Kentucky--a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads--is about to go on a routine patrol. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter-orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site. What the Kentucky's crew doesn't know is that those launch orders haven't actually come from the U. S. government. Rogue elements within the Mossad have learned that Iran has developed its first nuclear weapon and, in ten days, will detonate it--and the target is Israel. The suspected weapon complex is too far underground for conventional weapons to harm it, and the only choice is a pre-emptive nuclear strike. With limited time, this rogue group initiates a long-planned operation called the Trident Deception. They'll transmit false orders and use a U. S. nuclear submarine to launch the attack. In this thriller from Rick Campbell, with only 8 days before the Kentucky is in launch range and with the submarine cut off from any outside communication, one senior officer, the father of one of the officers aboard the submarine, must assemble and lead a team of attack submarines to find, intercept and neutralize the Kentucky before it can unknowingly unleash a devastating nuclear attack.
The Trigger Mechanism (The Camp Valor Series #2)
by Scott McEwen Hof WilliamsThe Trigger Mechanism is the second book in the Camp Valor series by the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen.When, Jalen, a young gamer, puts on a set of VR goggles and logs into an online video game, he enters a digital world where, as in most games, points are awarded for kills. Only this time, unbeknownst to Jalen, the game has been reengineered by a cyberterrorist known as Encyte so that real human lives are taken with the click of a button. When Jalen logs off, he learns he’s just killed fifty-three innocent people.Wyatt Brewer, Camp Valor’s top camper, is tapped to investigate and see if a link exists between Encyte and The Glowworm Gaming Network, which Wyatt helped dismantle the previous summer. Wyatt is still reeling from the losses inflicted by Glowworm and by the betrayal of his mentor, Sargent Halsey. When Wyatt meets Jalen, he finds a clue, and Julie Chen, a teenage prodigy and gaming superstar known as Hi_Kyto becomes the leading suspect. Wyatt knows he’ll need Jalen’s help if he has any chance of penetrating the gaming world and getting close to Hi_Kyto. And Jalen will need Camp Valor if he’s going to have any chance of rebuilding his life and finding redemption.But as the summer season starts at Valor, the Department of Defense threatens to shut the secret program down. A reclusive billionaire and Camp Valor alum offers a way forward—funded by him but without Valor for protection. Jalen and Wyatt are forced to consider going out on their own if they want bring Halsey to justice and to stop Encyte.
The Triggerman's Dance
by T. Jefferson ParkerWhen Rebecca Harris is senselessly murdered--the victim of a bullet meant for someone else--she leaves behind an emotional mystery. The two men in her life--FBI agent Joshua Weinstein, her fiance, and newsman John Menden, her lover--are both driven to find her killer. Only when things start to go wrong, and Menden is on his own, does he begin to wonder if Weinstein's reasons for avenging Rebecca's murder the same as his own?
The Triggerman's Dance
by T. Jefferson ParkerWhen a young woman is gunned down in a parking lot, her fiancé seeks revengeRebecca Harris is twenty-two, and a gofer for the Orange County Journal with dreams of one day becoming a reporter. On a rainy California evening, the paper's star columnist asks Rebecca to fetch her car. While opening the door, Rebecca is shot twice, directly through the heart. The paper gets the scoop of the year, but the story goes no further. The killer left behind no clues besides two shell casings--inscribed with the first words of the Declaration of Independence. Rebecca's death shatters her fiancé, FBI special agent Joshua Weinstein. He obsesses over the case until a single clue points him directly to Rebecca's killer. He knows who murdered his bride-to-be, now all he has to do is prove it.
The Trinity Paradox
by Kevin J. Anderson Doug BeasonBy Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason. Activist Elizabeth Devane wished for an end to nuclear weapons. Surely, she thought, if they'd known what they were unleashing, the scientists of the Manhattan Project would never have created such a terrible instrument of destruction. But during a protest action, the unthinkable happened: a flash of light, a silent confusion, and Elizabeth awakes to find herself alone in a desolate desert arroyo ... and almost fifty years in the past. June 1944. Los Alamos, New Mexico. While the Allies battle in the Pacific and begin the Normandy invasion in Europe, Nazi Germany deviates from the timeline Elizabeth knows and uses its newfound nuclear arsenal against America. Somehow, someway, Elizabeth has been given the chance to put the genie back in the bottle ... yet could she—should she—attempt the greatest sabotage in history?
The Trip: A Novel
by Phoebe MorganA new heart-stopping thriller from the author of The Wild Girls in which two couples go on vacation and murder ensues.How well do you know your friends?Four friends are on the vacation of a lifetime in Thailand. Until a vicious murder shatters their paradise.Four friends who would do anything for each other—until now.Only one of them committed a crime.But all four know how to keep a secret.And they’re all guilty of something…
The Triple Frontier (A Jericho Quinn Thriller)
by Marc CameronVENGEANCE HAS NO BORDERS It’s called the Triple Frontier—the volatile border zone between Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, one of the most lawless and deadly regions in the world. It’s a corrupt sanctuary where drug lords, Middle Eastern terrorists, slave traders, and dozens of other violent gangs operate with little or no interference from the law. For special agent Jericho Quinn, it’s the crossroads of hell. Especially when his younger brother Bo gets caught in the fire. Enlisted to protect the son of an IT mogul on a South American trip, Bo and his crew disappear after being kidnapped by a ruthless cartel. Jericho amasses a cartel of his own to take on the most vicious criminals on earth—far from home, without U.S. government sanction, and without mercy. Mess with the bull, you get the horns. Jericho Quinn style. Praise for the novels of Marc Cameron “Action-packed. Bloodbaths, explosions, treachery, and mayhem on a grand scale.” —Publishers Weekly “Fascinating characters with action off-the-charts. Masterful.”—Steve Berry “Blistering reads . . . Cameron’s books are riveting page-turners.” —Mark Greaney #1 New York Times bestselling author
The Triple Hoax (Nancy Drew #57)
by Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy’s aunt’s friend is swindled out of a sizable sum of money, she invites Nancy, Bess, and George to New York to help figure out who is behind the theft. There, the girls see a performance of a magicians’ group who stun their audiences with clever sleight-of-hand tricks. Because the magicians temporarily remove people’s wallets and handbags, Nancy feels the actors aren’t above suspicion. But will her hunch lead them to solve the case?
The Triple Threat Collection: Face of Betrayal, Hand of Fate, Heart of Ice, and Eyes of Justice (A Triple Threat Novel)
by Lis WiehlFace of Betrayal While home on Christmas holiday, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The media firestorm that ensues quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedge . . . who happen to be Cassidy's best friends. It appears the young page was romantically involved with a senator, who is now under suspicion for her disappearance. As time begins to run out for the missing girl, Cassidy, Allison, and Nicole fight to locate her before it's too late, even while each fights her own battles--a stalker, single-motherhood, and an abusive relationship. Hand of Fate Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically and dramatically when poisonous gas fills his recording booth while his show, "The Hand of Fate" is on air. In the ensuing panic, police evacuate downtown Portland, leaving Nicole Hedges trapped in a high-rise building. Cassidy Shaw is the only journalist brave enough to report from the scene as chaos overtakes the streets. And Allison Pierce must rescue a child separated from her family even as she escapes the danger herself. In the days following Fate's murder, the Triple Threat Club teams up to piece together the not-so public life of Jim Fate in order to uncover the truth of who killed him--and why. Heart of Ice Elizabeth Avery could easily be the girl next door. But what she has planned will make your blood run cold. At first glance, the crimes appear random. Arson. Theft. Fraud. Murder. But these are moves in an increasingly deadly game. And the one element they have in common: a woman who is gorgeous, clever . . . and lethal. She's a master manipulator, convincing strangers to do the unthinkable. And she orchestrates it all without getting too close. Until now. When Elizabeth ruthlessly disposes of an inquisitive young reporter, her crime catches the attention of Allison Pierce, Nicole Hedges, and Cassidy Shaw. They know they're dealing with a cold-blooded murderer who could strike at any time. What they don't know is that they're already on a first-name basis with the killer. Eyes of Justice When one of the Triple Threat is murdered, all eyes turn to justice. Together they're a Triple Threat to be reckoned with. A force that has solved the toughest mysteries. Until a ruthless killer finds a way to isolate and murder one of these three. When the authorities keep the survivors at arm's length, the women's desire for justice goes into overdrive. They find an unexpected ally in a quirky private investigator named Ophelia. Yet just as the police appear to have the killer in custody and justice is within sight, the murderer strikes again. Not knowing whom to trust, the team must engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse where nothing can be taken at face value . . . and nothing will ever be the same.
The Tristan Betrayal
by Robert LudlumIn the fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power and Stephen Metcalfe is living the high life in occupied Paris. He is also an asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces.
The Tristan Betrayal: A Novel
by Robert LudlumTwo wars, two secrets, one man...A brilliant global conspiracy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling master storyteller.1940. American Stephen Metcalfe is a minor asset in the US secret intelligence forces in Europe. Through a wild twist of fate, he must instigate a bold plan that may be the only hope for what remains of the free world. He must travel to wartime Moscow to find, and possibly betray, a former lover...1991. The Communist empire is on the verge of oblivion, and a coup is being planned by a powerful new cabal. Stephen Metcalfe, now a retired ambassador, must return to Moscow and finally reveal a secret that has haunted him since the fall of Berlin...a secret that might just avert a global cataclysm.
The Tristan Betrayal: A Novel
by Robert LudlumIn the fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power - France is occupied, Britian is enduring the Blitz and is under the threat of invasion, America is neutral, and Russia is in an uneasy alliance with Germany. Stephen Metcalfe, the younger son of a prominent American family, is a well-known man about town in occupied Paris. He's also a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces in Europe. Through a wild twist of fate, it falls to Metcalfe to instigate a bold plan that may be the only hope for what remains of the free world. Now he must travel to wartime Moscow to find, and possibly betray, a former love - a fiery ballerina whose own loyalties are in question - in a delicate dance that could destroy all he loves and honors.
The Triumph Of The Sun
by Wilbur SmithThey've come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah are led by a holy warrior imbued with jihad, driving his army of thousands to wipe out the last Englishmen from the isolated Nile city... But in Khartoum is a legendary British general, a brilliant, mercenary trader, a beautiful woman and a courageous soldier whose fates have become one. They know that time is running out and rescue is improbable. So, they prepare for one last stand - and the beginning of an epic journey of survival... From a passionate rivalry for a woman to an unforgettable face-off between warriors, TRIUMPH OF THE SUN is adventure fiction writ large - alive with the sounds of throngs, the terror of battle, and the mystical fire of human courage in the darkest moments of all.
The Triumph of Caesar: A Novel Of Ancient Rome (Roma Sub Rosa #12)
by Steven SaylorThe new novel from the internatinal bestselling author of Roma, is set against the background of Caesar's stupendous quadruple triumphs in Rome in 46 BC, full of colour and spectacle. Having obliterated the opposition, Caesar is now dictator for life. In the upcoming celebrations, Vercingetorix the Gaul is scheduled to be executed, as is Arsinoë, the sister of Cleopatra...and Cleopatra herself is in Rome on a state visit, trying to convince Caesar to acknowledge their son as his heir. Marc Antony and Caesar are at odds; Cicero is making a fool of himself with a new teenage bride; and Caesar's wife Calpurnia, having fallen under the spell of an Etruscan soothsayer, is convinced of a plot on her husband's life. Murder and intrigue again draw Gordianus into the vortex of history. Praise for Stephen Saylor'Saylor is on top form with the latest in his extraordinarily vivid series of crime novels set in ancient Rome.' Sunday Times'Saylor's gifts include authentic historical and topographical backgrounds and... sombre themes set off the brilliant scenery and clever plotting.' Times Literary Supplement'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals.' Ruth Rendell'Readers will find his work wonderfully (and gracefully) researched... this is entertainment of the first order.' Washington Post 'Saylor has acquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist.' Boston Globe