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Visiting Hours: Visiting Hours (The Living and the Undead #2)
by Rob StennettA young Amish man looks for some excitement—and finds a terror he never expected . . . All Eli Troyer wanted was to escape the tedium and boredom of life among his Amish family and friends. What he could not have imagined was what the city holds for some newcomers. He wanted to reinvent himself—but didn&’t realize that you can also be reinvented by someone—or something—else . . . In the second episode of The Living and the Undead, Eli must now do the unthinkable to survive. He wants to hold on to who he was, but every hour it seems less likely. The monster is growing inside him. And Eli doesn&’t know how much longer he can fight it. The Living and the Undead is a paranormal coming-of-age thriller unlike anything you&’ve ever read.
The Visitor (Animorphs #2)
by K. A. ApplegateJake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco share a second adventure in which their unusual abilities to transform into animals help them to solve a strange otherworldly mystery.
The Visitor (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertA blackmailer - murdered. And the suspect in fear for her life...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubMargaret Ross knew she had to pay off the blackmailer, Samson, or else her beloved son would go to jail for forgery. The next night she rang the bell at Samson's sinister house on Margate Street. There was no answer. Slowly she entered the house and went up the stairs. Samson was waiting at his desk - murdered. She found the incriminating letters and the cheque and escaped with them. But she had been seen. The dangers gather like wasps around Margaret and it takes all of Detective Arthur Crook's genius to get to her in time. 'Amusing and zestful, with an unexpected and exciting climax' Daily Telegraph
The Visitor: Is he who he says he is?
by Zoe MillerIs he who he says he is?Izzie Mallon is looking forward to celebrating Christmas on a relaxing yoga retreat. At least, that is what she's telling her mother and colleagues. In reality, she will be shutting herself away from the festive season, and the snowstorm that has brought the city to a standstill, in her apartment on Henrietta Square -- the beautiful home she shared with her beloved husband Sam until his tragic death a few months ago -- with only her grief for company.Then, there's a knock at the door -- a stranger, stranded by the bad weather.He tells Izzie that he's Eli Sanders, her husband's long-time friend. Izzie has never met him in person, but feels she owes it to Sam to welcome Eli into her home. Even though her instincts say that she should do otherwise...As Izzie tries to reminisce with Eli about her husband, cracks in his story begin to show. But will she be able to see clearly through her grief before it's too late?
The Visitor (The Graveyard Queen #5)
by Amanda StevensThe Graveyard Queen is called upon to solve an age-old mystery that threatens her life—and her sanity—in this suspenseful urban fantasy series.My name is Amelia Gray, the Graveyard Queen. Restoring abandoned cemeteries is my profession, but my true calling is deciphering the riddles of the dead. Now I’m being summoned to solve a legendary mystery. Half a century after their mass death, Ezra Kroll’s disciples lie unquiet, their tormented souls trapped within the walls of Kroll Cemetery, waiting to be released by someone strong and clever enough to solve the puzzle.Legend has it that the answer is hidden within the strange headstone inscriptions and intricate engravings—and that uncovering the mystery may come at a terrible price. Every lead I follow, every clue I unravel brings me closer to an unlikely killer and to a destiny that will threaten my sanity and a future with my love, John Devlin.
The Visitors
by Catherine Burns“Once you start Catherine Burns's dark, disturbing, and enthralling debut novel, it's hard to stop. The Visitors is bizarrely unsettling, yet compulsively readable.” —Iain Reid, internationally bestselling author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things With the smart suspense of Emma Donoghue’s Room and the atmospheric claustrophobia of Grey Gardens, Catherine Burns’s debut novel explores the complex truths we are able to keep hidden from ourselves and the twisted realities that can lurk beneath even the most serene of surfaces.Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother John in a crumbling mansion on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to live by John’s rules, even if it means turning a blind eye to the noises she hears coming from behind the cellar door...and turning a blind eye to the women’s laundry in the hamper that isn’t hers. For years, she’s buried the signs of John’s devastating secret into the deep recesses of her mind—until the day John is crippled by a heart attack, and Marion becomes the only one whose shoulders are fit to bear his secret. Forced to go down to the cellar and face what her brother has kept hidden, Marion discovers more about herself than she ever thought possible. As the truth is slowly unraveled, we finally begin to understand: maybe John isn’t the only one with a dark side....
The Visitors: Gripping thriller, you won’t see the end coming
by Catherine BurnsMarion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar.Until, suddenly, John has a heart attack and Marion is forced to go down to the cellar herself and face the gruesome truth that her brother has kept hidden.As questions are asked and secrets unravel, maybe John isn't the only one with a dark side.
The Visitors
by Clifford D. SimakAn enormous, mysterious box descends upon smalltown Minnesota, spelling trouble for the world, in this classic adventure from a Science Fiction Grand Master. Forestry student Jerry Conklin is fly-fishing when something huge lands on his car, crushing it into the earth. It looks like a big black box—about fifty feet high and two hundred feet long—and the object stirs up quite a commotion among the townspeople of Lone Pine, Minnesota. One of them even shoots at it—and quickly pays for it with his life. Around the country, people scramble to determine what exactly the box is. Is it a machine? Or maybe a sentient being? What does it want? They have no way of knowing. Jerry, meanwhile, has firsthand knowledge after the visitor abducts him. Then, just as he discovers it is a living, intelligent creature, it releases him into the darkness of night. As Jerry searches for a way back to civilization, more visitors descend upon Earth. They seem harmless enough. Then they begin eating trees, and that&’s only the beginning . . .Praise for The Visitors &“One of the most engaging novels of alien invasion ever written.&” —Library Journal
The Visitors
by Simon SylvesterIn the tradition of Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks, Simon Sylvester brings an ancient myth to life with this lush, atmospheric coming-of-age taleNobody comes to the remote Scottish island of Bancree, and seventeen-year-old Flora can't wait to move to the mainland when she finishes school. So when a mysterious man and his daughter move into isolated Dog Cottage, Flora is curious. What could have brought these strangers to the island? The man is seductive but radiates menace, while Flo finds a kindred spirit in his daughter, Ailsa. Meanwhile, several of the men on Bancree have disappeared, unnerving the community. When a body washes ashore, suspicion turns to the newcomers. But Flo suspects something else, even though it seems impossible: She asks local residents for anything they know about"selkies," the mythical women who can turn from seal to human and back again. Convinced of her new neighbors' innocence, Flo is fiercely determined to protect her friend Ailsa. Can the answer to the disappearances, and to the pull of her own heart, lie out there, beyond the waves?From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Visitors
by Simon SylvesterThe island has always seemed such a safe place, such a friendly community. Now the possibility of a killer on Bancree is dangerously close to home. Nobody moves to the remote Scottish island of Bancree, and few leave - but leaving is exactly what seventeen-year-old Flora intends to do. So when a mysterious man and his daughter move into isolated Dog Cottage, Flo is curious. What could have brought these strangers to the island? The man is seductively handsome but radiates menace; and there's something about his daughter Ailsa that Flo can't help but feel drawn towards. People aren't only arriving on Bancree - they are disappearing too. Reports of missing islanders fill the press and unnerve the community. When a body washes ashore, suspicion turns to the strange newcomers on Dog Rock. Convinced of their innocence, Flo is fiercely determined to protect her friend Ailsa. Could the answer to the disappearances, and to the pull of her own heart, lie out there, beyond the waves?
The Visitors Book
by Sophie HannahIn this sensational collection of supernatural short stories, Sophie Hannah takes the comforting scenes of everyday life and imbues them with a frisson of fear, then a gust of terror. Why is a young woman so unnerved by the presence of a visitors book in her boyfriend's inner-city home? And whose spidery handwriting is it that fills the pages? Who is the strangely courteous boy still lingering at a child's tenth birthday party when all the parents have gathered their children and left? And why does the presence of a perfectly ordinary woman in a post office line leave another customer sweating with fear? Read on to find out--but beware . . .
Vital Force
by Trevor ScottJake Adams is back with his fourth thrilling adventure. When an old Cold Warrior from Russia asks Jake to observe the launch of their newest ICBM, Jake finds himself in the taiga of the Russian Far East. But something goes terribly wrong with the missile, and the Russians discover an American plane has shot down the missile with their new Airborne Laser system. This event sets into motion a chain of events that span from the U.S. capitol, California, the Pacific Northwest, a remote Aleutian Island, and across the Pacific to China and South Korea. Jake is recruited back into Network service undercover in China, where he battles with double agents, the Chinese Army, and even the elements, as he struggles to discover his enemies. Everyone wants this new laser system, but Jake must ensure it doesn't get into the wrong hands. In a harrowing finale, only one man can keep the laser system away from the other factions. . . Jake Adams!
Vital Signs
by Robin CookPediatrician Melissa Blumenthal will try any scientific method available to conceive--until the horrible secrets of an urban clinic erupt in a nightmare of staggering proportions...
Vital Signs (The Baxter Series #3)
by Kathy HermanFurious that his girlfriend chose to bring twin babies to term, Dennis walks out of Jennifer's life. And now the Centers for Disease Control have quarantined Jennifer, along with 200 others who attended the reception for a missionary couple bearing a deadly virus. Is Jennifer at risk? Does Dennis even care what will happen to the twins, separated from their mother at birth? Fear takes hold in the town as violence erupts, and Baxter experiences an outbreak deadlier than any virus. Still, woven through the tale of violence and victims is another story: one of divine love and purpose.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Vital Signs (Up in Flames #3)
by Em PetrovaCorey ran into a burning building and came out on a backboard with a beautiful dark-haired angel looking over him. She follows him all the way to the hospital, where he learns he’s out of commission for twelve weeks after surgery. Trouble is, there’s an arsonist on the loose and the building that the East Street Firefighters call home can’t raise enough money to keep the place from being condemned. To make matters worse, Corey’s battling a bad case of cabin fever and some major blue balls, thanks to the medic who saved him. The exotic beauty, Sarita, knows her stuff and she refuses to let Corey take any chances with his health. Surely sexual intercourse is part of his healing plan? Sarita has seen enough stubborn heroes in her lifetime, and the forty-something fireman is no exception. Too bad her body is pushing her into his big, strong arms and more than capable hands. While she battles her attraction and a promise made to her mother in her homeland to stand proudly on her own two feet before finding love, he’s determined to take the lead on this mission to entrap the arsonist, ending his pyrotechnic career once and for all. Can she stand by and watch him put himself at risk, or will she throw herself into the flames and hope they both come out unscathed?
Vitals (Nova Ser. #Vol. 163)
by Greg BearA harrowing thriller based on real-life discoveries in cell theory and the battle against aging and death by the bestselling author of Darwin's Radio and War Dogs Scientist Hal Cousins is on the brink of success in his quest to determine the biological underpinnings of immortality. Funded by angel investors, the brilliant researcher makes a trip by submersible to the bottom of the sea, searching for primitive one-celled organisms that may be related to the earliest life forms on Earth. But the trip turns into a nightmare when Cousins's pilot goes berserk and turns on him. The homicidal attack is only the first in a series of events that sends the biochemist on the run, pursued by faceless enemies who want his studies terminated and Cousins dead. Cousins must face the realization that his research has brought him into contact with a vast conspiracy. Across the country, scientists are being murdered to cover up the fact that someone has discovered how to control minds through bacterial manipulation--and that the trigger bacteria now infects much of the world's population. Discredited and not knowing whom to trust, Cousins must gamble everything with Earth's very survival at stake. Award-winning author Greg Bear creates a tense, stunningly plausible thriller all too firmly rooted in scientific fact.
Vítima Inocente: 1 e 2
by Mcdowell BrainsApós dezoito anos de serviço na prisão, a verdade de repente se tornou pública. Nicholas não matou uma universitária, acusação de homicídio pela qual foi preso. Agora, Nicholas não quer sair da prisão. Ele diz que é a única casa que conhecerá. Ele diz que sua vida mudou completamente por causa de sua experiência na prisão. Se ele for viver novamente com as pessoas comuns da sociedade, ele será muito perigoso. Mas o estado diz que, uma vez que não haja mais acusações contra uma pessoa, não tem mais autoridade para mantê-la sob custódia. O estado deve seguir o processo, liberar Nicholas para ser o pior pesadelo do povo? Ou o direito de Nicolau de viver e de escolher o lugar que gostaria de viver deve ser respeitado pelo Estado e permitir que ele permaneça na prisão?
La Viuda
by Marco Siena Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo"En los fabulosos años noventa, en Presello, pueblecito al final de la provincia modenesa, se moría la mujer más rica de la zona, el funeral era un evento importante. Si su cadáver, pocos días después de la sepultura, había desaparecido, bien, esto superaba toda cosa sucedida hasta ahora." Una novellette de horror inspirada en las películas de los años 80 y 90, ambientada en un pueblo imaginario de la Italia Spetentrional. Tres muchachos. El robo de un cadáver y la desaparición de una niña, en una historia de horror clásico, donde los monstruos están en las sombras de la esquina y no nos acompañan al baile de fin de cursos.
A Viúva e o Testamento
by Caroliny B. A. Dellaparte J. Thomas-LikeQuando Tess Kingston se torna tragicamente viúva no dia do seu casamento, os misteriosos segredos de seu marido fazem dela a número um na lista de suspeitos de seu assassinato. Ela recorre ao brilhante advogado, Hudson Marks, para encontrar a evidência que a inocentará e a salvará do verdadeiro assassino, tudo isso enquanto tenta processar sua dor e perda. Mas quando conhece o irmão dele, Ford, o investigador bonito e sexy, inesperadas faíscas surgem entre eles. Será que ela irá encontrar o amor? Justiça? Ou ambos…
Viúva Negra
by Lauren RunowPreston Enterro minha dor em um clube de sexo. Posso ser anônimo e ainda ser fiel à memória da minha falecida esposa. No clube, posso dar e receber prazer sem culpa ou apego. Minha máscara esconde as mentiras do meu passado. Kamii Meu casamento acabou tragicamente. Desde então, a única emoção na minha vida solitária, patética e viciada em trabalho é ler romances eróticos. Contudo, agora tenho a chance de ser quem eu quiser ser, onde ninguém conhece meu passado e nunca será meu futuro. Quando seus mundos colidem, as fantasias se tornam realidade ao empurrar os limites. O anonimato do Bridge oferece proteção contra passados dolorosos, esquemas maliciosos e mentiras perigosas. Mas quando as máscaras são retiradas, não há palavras de segurança para proteger os corações e as vidas das verdades enterradas.
Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock (A Girl Friday Mystery #3)
by Emily J. EdwardsFor fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen, when Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna head to Times Square for New Year&’s Eve, they didn&’t expect their resolution to involve catching a killer.New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna have a lot of resolutions for the new year—whether it&’s continuing to build up their detective agency or planning their wedding, the two are looking forward to the future. On their way to Times Square to celebrate, the two witness a brutal stabbing. When Tommy tries to chase down the culprit, Viviana tries her best to save the man. She&’s unsuccessful, but Viviana hears his final words: a whispered apology to an unknown friend.Clues are hard to come by, with the only leads being the fraught last words and a few nondescript matchbooks in the victim&’s overcoat. Their investigation is halted when Detective Jack Lawson of the New York Police Department arrives, immediately ruffling Viviana&’s feathers and bumping chests with Tommy, who he nearly arrested for murder just months earlier. The two know there&’s more to the story, but there are other pressing matters at hand.Clients are clamoring to get the detectives to work on their cases: a man is being blackmailed by a criminal who only writes in code, Tommy&’s old friend needs his fiancée tailed, and an investment banker has mysteriously vanished. To add to their workload, Viviana knows something strange is happening at her boarding house. Will all of this—plus planning for a wedding—be too much for one Girl Friday?
Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (A Girl Friday Mystery #1)
by Emily J. EdwardsLife as a secretary in New York just got tougher when Viviana Valentine&’s boss goes M.I.A in this debut historical mystery, perfect for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal and Frances Brody.New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine is Girl Friday to the city&’s top private investigator, Tommy Fortuna. The clients can be frustrating, and none more maddening than fabulously wealthy Tallmadge Blackstone, who demands Tommy tail his daughter, Tallulah, and find out why she won&’t marry his business partner, a man forty years her senior. Sounds like an open-and-shut case for a P.I. known for busting up organized crime—but the next day, Viviana opens the office to find Tommy missing and a lifeless body on the floor. The cops swoop in and Detective Jake Lawson issues a warrant for Tommy&’s arrest. Desperate to clear Tommy&’s name, Viviana takes on the Blackstone case herself. When she goes out for a night on the town with the heiress, she begins to learn the secrets behind Tallulah&’s headline-grabbing life. Meanwhile, Lawson is itching to solve his murder case, and continues harassing Viviana for answers—until she&’s the victim of a series of violent attacks. But Tommy&’s still missing, and Viviana is scared. As she digs into the dirty history of the Blackstone empire, she suddenly realizes the true danger at hand. Now, it&’s up to her to find her missing boss and make sure he doesn&’t turn up D.O.A.
Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River (A Girl Friday Mystery #2)
by Emily J. EdwardsAuthor Emily J. Edwards takes Viviana Valentine to new heights—and new lows—in this &“firecracker of a series&” (Allison Epstein), perfect for fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen.1950, New York. Viviana Valentine–Girl Friday turned partner to New York&’s top investigator, Tommy Fortuna–is drawn into a sordid new case when Buster Beacon, a wealthy man of science, beckons them to a party at his mansion north of the city. There, Buster entertains blue-blooded friends as well as investors keen to make a dollar on the many advancements made in his home laboratory, but he&’s been hearing strange noises in the night coming from his expansive estate, and he doesn&’t know who to trust.Once Viviana and Tommy arrive, the party is snowed in. And suddenly, there is a dead body and nowhere to hide. Who killed the disguised federal agent in their midst? And how have details from the top-secret lab become public? Once chomping at the bit to be brought into this mysterious life, Viviana wonders if she&’s ready for the risks that come with the territory—risks that rise treacherously high as the killer targets the next victim.Set in the gritty, noir world of 1950 New York City, Emily J. Edwards&’s Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River packs all the elements mystery fans love: an irresistibly clever protagonist, a posh cast of heroes and villains, and a murder case that could defy even the most seasoned investigator.
Vivre un conte de fées (Partenariats improbables #2)
by Black Jax A. J. ThomasPartenariats improbables, tome 2Quand son cousin, un tueur, fait irruption chez lui au milieu de la nuit, l’inspecteur Ray Delgado récapitule une fois de plus les raisons qui l’ont poussé à rompre les ponts avec sa famille. Ray est censé retrouver Sophia, la sœur d’Alejandro, avant que le FBI s’intéresse aux combines des Munoz. Depuis qu’il est entré au FBI, l’agent spécial Elliot Belkamp a été affecté d’un État à l’autre. Il espère enfin s’installer pour de bon à San Diego. Pour sa première mission, la disparition d’une étudiante, il ne s’attendait pas à retomber sur un homme avec lequel il a eu une brève aventure huit mois plus tôt au Montana. Un homme qu’il a beaucoup plus envie de cogner que d’étreindre. Elliot apprend que Sophia est liée à un énorme détournement d’argent sale qui risque de déclencher une guerre sanglante entre deux cartels rivaux, aussi se concentre-t-il sur son enquête en tentant d’oublier le désir que Ray lui inspire. Alors que les morts se multiplient, Ray et Elliot découvrent que s’attaquer au crime organisé leur est plus facile que résister à ce qu’ils éprouvent l’un pour l’autre.