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Voodoo River (Cole & Pike #5)
by Robert CraisIn a search for a young woman's past PI Elvis Cole discovers far more than he expected . . .Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi's biological parents.But before he can tackle the mystery of the actress's background, he is up against a whole host of eccentrics, including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife, a Cajun thug who looks like he's been made out of spare parts, and a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther. As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actress's origins, he also discovers the real reason he's been sent to Louisiana . . .
Voodoo River (Elvis Cole #5)
by Robert CraisL.A. private eye Elvis Cole is hired by popular television star Jodie Taylor to delve into her past and identify the biological parents who gave her up for adoption thirty-six years before. Cole's assignment is to find out their biological history and report back.It seems all too clear cut. But when he gets to Louisiana and begins his search, he finds that there's something much darker going on. Other people are also looking for Taylor's parents, and some are ending up dead.And when Cole realizes that his employer knew more than she was telling, Voodoo River becomes a twisting tale of identity, secrets, and murder.
Voodoo River (Cole & Pike #5)
by Robert CraisHired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi's biological parents.But before he can tackle the mystery of Jodi's background, he is up against a whole host of eccentrics, including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife, a Cajun thug who looks like he's been made out of spare parts and a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther.As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actress' origins, he also discovers the real reason he's been sent to Louisiana...Read by Mel Foster(p) 2008 Brilliance Audio
Voodoo Shanghai: A Kincaid Strange Novel (Kincaid Strange Series, The #3)
by Kristi CharishThe third and final installment in Kristi Charish's thrilling urban fantasy series finds beloved heroine and voodoo practitioner Kincaid Strange shanghaied away from Seattle and pursuing the ghost of a serial killer in Portland.Just when Kincaid Strange thinks her life is back on track and she's finally put her time as a paranormal practitioner with the Seattle PD to rest, her ex (and Seattle cop) Aaron asks her for help with yet another strange and ominous case. Martin Dane, the White Picket Fence Serial Killer who terrorized West Coast families living the suburban American dream, appears to be back at it with a fresh murder in Portland. There's only one problem: Dane has been dead for three weeks. Kincaid can't resist a paranormal mystery. Despite her misgivings, she agrees to examine the Portland crime scene. What she discovers is a place of supernatural power unlike anywhere she's ever been--and the reason Aaron had been so tight-lipped about the case details. There's already a voodoo practitioner on the scene: Liam Sinclair, a TV celebrity of questionable talent and dubious intent. Kincaid wants nothing more than to finish the job and retreat to Seattle, but the deeper she looks, the less the murder adds up. When she uncovers a much more sinister mystery--missing ghosts, scores of them, whom no one is looking for--there's no turning back.
Vortex (Day of Disaster)
by Vanessa ActonBlair and her brothers are driving home from a disastrous road trip when their day suddenly gets a whole lot worse. After facing down a tornado, their car is barely functioning, and the same can be said for Blair's older brother. Blair must take charge and get her family out of danger, but the storm isn't letting up. Will Blair be able to get her injured and scared brothers to safety . . . before the next twister hits?
Vortex (Cutter Cay #3)
by Cherry AdairThe thrid book in Cherry Adair's Cutter Cay series plunges into a Vortex of high-sea adventure and romance, where a long-lost treasure is a deadly lure—and love is the most dangerous current of all…SWEPT AWAYSearching for a sunken ship off the coast of Peru, treasure hunter Logan Cutter manages to pull a very different kind of prize from the sea—beautiful gallery owner Daniela Rosada. Dani claims she was thrown overboard by ruthless pirates and begs for his protection. But Logan is no stranger to a woman's lies, and something about her story doesn't add up.IN TOO DEEPWith her knowledge of Peruvian artifacts, Dani offers to help Logan translate an ancient map that will lead them to a shipwrecked treasure—and into a carefully laid trap. But the closer they get, the deeper she falls for him, not realizing that Logan is hiding a secret of his own. By the time she learns the truth about his boat, his brothers—and his blood feud with pirates—it's too late. By falling in love, they've set a course for disaster…"Thrilling and hazardous! When you add in the sensuous sizzle, you have the full Adair package." —Romantic Times on Undertow
Vortex (Cutter Cay Series, #3)
by Cherry AdairFrom the dust jacket: SWEPT AWAY Searching for a sunken ship off the coast of Peru, treasure hunter Logan Cutter manages to pull a very different kind of prize from the sea--a stunningly beautiful woman. Her name is Daniela Rosada, an exotic gallery owner tossed overboard by ruthless drug dealers. But something about her story is as fishy as the sea--and twice as dangerous... IN TOO DEEP With her knowledge of Peruvian artifacts, Dani offers to help Logan translate an ancient map that will lead them to a shipwrecked treasure--and into a carefully laid trap. But the closer they get, the deeper she falls for him, not realizing that Logan is hiding a secret of his own. By the time she learns the truth about his boat, his brothers--and his blood feud with pirates--it's too late. By falling in love, they've set a course for disaster...
Vortex
by Larry Bond Patrick LarkinAs the forces of white supremacy make their last stand against South Africa's black majority, America mobilizes Operation Brave Fortune to prevent global chaos.
Vortex: An FBI Thriller (An FBI Thriller #25)
by Catherine Coulter#1 New York Times bestselling Catherine Coulter returns with a brilliant new novel in her FBI thriller series, in which agents Sherlock and Savich find themselves dealing with very powerful figures from the past who could wreak havoc in the present. <P><P> Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend, Serena, when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard from again. Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City, Mia discovers old photos taken the night of Serena’s disappearance and begins to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party. Working with Sherlock, the secrets begin to unravel. But some very powerful—and very dangerous—people will do anything to keep them from learning the truth. <P><P> CIA Operative Olivia Hildebrandt is a team leader on a mission in Iran to exfiltrate a betrayed undercover operative. She’s nearly killed by an exploding grenade and saved by a team member. But by the time Olivia is released from Walter Reed Hospital, that team member and a critical flash drive he was carrying have disappeared. When Olivia is attacked on her first night home, Savich suspects that the strike is a direct result of the compromised mission and the missing team member and flash drive. But what intelligence was at stake and who betrayed them? <P><P><B>A New York Times Best Seller</b>
Vortex: The Valhalla Testament, Vortex, And The Doomsday Spiral
by Jon LandA Vietnam special-forces veteran investigates a government conspiracy to build a superweapon that could alter the very fabric of reality In San Diego, a cadre of American scientists toils on a weapon with the power to make things flit in and out of reality. If perfected, Project Vortex will make the atomic bomb look like a bow and arrow. They test it on a 727 on its way into Kennedy airport, and the experiment is successful, save for two dangerous aberrations. First is a passenger, a young man to whom Vortex gives strange powers over other people—powers he can control, but cannot understand. Second is an air traffic controller who calls in an old Vietnam buddy, Joshua Bane, to help investigate the plane that disappeared. When the controller vanishes, Bane is alone, staring down the barrel of government conspiracy that has the nation on the precipice of a third world war. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Vortice
by Edward HendriksE se tu potessi viaggiare attraverso lo scarico della doccia e tornare nei bagni del tuo passato? Stanca e delusa dalla vita, Janne prova a rilassarsi nella vasca da bagno. Ha quarantun anni. Vive in un minuscolo appartamento. Ed è stata mollata dal suo compagno. Quello stronzo. Ha le gambe flaccide e troppi capelli grigi. Per non parlare delle rughe sul viso. Troppo vecchia per avere figli. Come sarebbe bello far tornare indietro il tempo. Per far prendere alla vita un'altra direzione. A volte, in rare occasioni, i desideri si avverano. Vedi quello scarico della doccia dove l'acqua viene risucchiata? Concentrati sul movimento dell'acqua. Lasciati andare, fatti trascinare con lei nei bagni del tuo passato. Ma attento a quel che fai. Le tue scelte possono avere gravi conseguenze.
Votan
by John JamesIn the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to think him a Norse God, a fortuitous point of view which he does little to dispel. Forced to keep up the pretence of being a god while staying one step ahead of his lover's jealous husband, Photinus must juggle the severity of his situation with the enjoyment of being a God.
Votan and Other Novels (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
by John JamesIn the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to think him a Norse God, a fortuitous point of view which he does little to dispel. Forced to keep up the pretence of being a god while staying one step ahead of his lover's jealous husband, Photinus must juggle the severity of his situation with the enjoyment of being a god.Published here with its sequel, NOT FOR ALL THE GOLD IN IRELAND and companion volume MEN WENT TO CATTREATH, VOTAN is one of the highpoints of modern fantasy.
A Vote for Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
by Donald Bain Jessica FletcherMystery writer Jessica Fletcher visits Washington, D.C., to support a national literacy program. At a dinner party, Jessica discovers the body of the Maine junior senator's chief of staff. Though the death appears accidental, Jessica and her friend Scotland Yard inspector George Sutherland suspect foul play.
A Vote for Murder
by David Wishart'It's a funny thing about holidays in the country, but after only a few days away you feel as if you've been out of circulation for a month' Marcus Corvinus' break in the Alban Hills is interrupted by the sudden and messy death of a candidate for the local censorship post. Can Corvinus find his murderer before the Latin Festival raises its stakes? How do the Latin Nationalists fit into the picture? And what exactly is Meton the chef up to in the kitchen with Dassa the sheep? Corvinus doesn't know the answers either.
Vote of Intolerance: A Novel
by Josh Mcdowell Ed Stewart(THIS SYNOPSIS IS QUOTED FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE COVERS OF THE BOOK) “IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE, the nation plummets toward moral bankruptcy as drugs, prostitution, and other deviant behaviors gain praise and legislative approval in state after state. Morally and culturally diverse California splits into two states, and the race for North California's first governor becomes a heated clash over the issues of tolerance and intolerance. Blaming the godless culture for the loss of her son and the demise of her marriage, Stevie Van Horne leaves Los Angeles with her two children for the promise of a better life in North California. She pours herself into the campaign to elect conservative Dan Bellardi as governor to establish a safe haven where Judeo-Christian values can flourish once more. But the move north leaves the children yearning for their father, friends, and familiar surroundings. Terrorist attacks, a cult seduction, and interference from her ex-husband tempt Stevie to forget her goal. She is determined to salvage her aikido from the encroaching culture. But to do so she must release the past, rethink her priorities and fully trust God for her future.”
Voted Out
by J. S. MarloLiliane’s mind is reeling, not from the ramifications of her secret love affair, but from the unethical behavior, the blackmail, and the extortion taking place in the election office. Coaxed into exercising damage control and assuming responsibilities beyond her role as finance officer, Liliane longs to spend time in her art studio, but when election officers begin to vanish and die, she cannot dismiss the events unfolding around her and her lover. To unravel the mysteries and protect the integrity of the election, Liliane risks her reputation, her heart, and her life.
The Voter File
by David Pepper"Pepper comes through again with this clever tale of how cyber sabotage of elections, coupled with highly concentrated ownership of traditional media operations, can undermine American democracy."--President Bill ClintonA twisty, one-step-ahead-of-the-headlines political thriller featuring a rogue reporter who investigates election meddling of epic proportions written by the ultimate insider.Investigative reporter Jack Sharpe is down to his last chance. Fired from his high-profile gig with a national news channel, his only lead is a phone full of messages from a grad student named Tori Justice, who swears she's observed an impossible result in a local election. Sharpe is sure she's mistaken...but what if she isn't?Sharpe learns that the most important tool in any election is the voter file: the database that keeps track of all voters in a district, and shapes a campaign's game plan for victory. If one person were to gain control of an entire party's voter file, they could manipulate the outcome of virtually every election in America. Sharpe discovers this has happened--and that the person behind the hack is determined to turn American politics upside down.The more he digs, the more Sharpe is forced to question the values--and viability--of the country he loves and a president he admired. And soon it becomes clear that not just his career is in jeopardy...so is his life.
A Vow for an Heiress: A Marriage Deal With The Viscount Sent As The Viking's Bride A Vow For An Heiress (Mills And Boon Historical Ser.)
by Helen DicksonThe vow of a lordIn exchange for an heiress!With a bankrupt and crumbling estate, Lord Ashurst’s situation is well known to the ton. He needs a wife, and she must be rich! He leaps at a marriage of convenience with heiress Rosa Ingram. She may be beautiful, kind and brave, but after discovering the truth about her past and family wealth, he’s torn by his sense of honor. Should he marry her now?“An intriguing and uncommon opening will have readers wondering what could possibly happen next” RT Book Reviews on Carrying the Gentleman’s Secret by Helen Dickson“A Cinderella-like tale, Dickson’s newest is one of healing and hope” RT Book Reviews on The Foundling Bride by Helen Dickson
A Vow of Adoration (Sister Joan Mystery Ser. #9)
by Veronica BlackSister Joan of the Order of the Daughters of Compassion must rely on her own wits when she finds the body of a homeless man in a creepy abandoned chapel high on the Cornish Moors near her convent. The man's identity remains a mystery, as do the activities of Michael Peter, owner of an upscale antique shop and waxwork show and husband of a woman named Crystal. When Crystal's sister comes to Sister Joan for help, the unconventional nun must use all her skills to discover the truth, but before she can do so another body is found. In the ninth adventure in the series of delightful whodunits featuring everyone's favorite nun-sleuth, Sister Joan must, in the course of her investigations, learn the difference between adoration and infatuation, and risk her own life in the process. You'll find more books in this series about Sister Joan who allows herself to be distracted from the religious life to solve crimes involving her convent and its rural surroundings. Look for #1 A Vow of Silence, #3 A Vow of Sanctity, #4 A Vow of Obedience and #5 A Vow of Penance, with more coming soon.
A Vow of Compassion (Sister Joan Mystery Series #10)
by Veronica BlackWhen Mother Dorothy, Prioress of the Order of the Daughters of Compassion, inherits a considerable estate from her godmother, Louisa Cummings, nobody would guess that the death of the old lady will lead to one of Sister Joan's most dangerous and puzzling cases yet. Linked with the mysterious death are an apparent suicide and the disappearance of an abused child. In the local hospital suspicion and fear stalk the wards and, in the convent high on the Cornish moors; that fear is reflected--for someone is 'watching and waiting. With the help of her friend Detective Sergeant Mill, Sister Joan sets out to trap one of the most dangerous of killers, and in the process discovers the true nature of compassion. Look for more books in the Sister Joan Mysteries in the Bookshare library including #1 A Vow of Silence, #3 A Vow of Sanctity, #4 A Vow of Obedience, #5 A Vow of Penance, #6 A Vow of Devotion, #8 A Vow of Poverty and #9 A Vow of Adoration, with the final three coming soon.
A Vow of Devotion (Sister Joan Mystery Ser. #6)
by Veronica BlackSACRED LOVE AND PROFANE MURDER Two new postulants--sunny, eager Bernadette Fawkes and prim, anxious Magdalen Cole--have arrived at the Convent of the Daughters of Compassion to dedicate their lives to the Lord. A rare and blessed event...but Sister Joan must confess to less-than-perfect charity when she finds one of them brandishing a knife. Her unease darkens to horror after a midnight brush with a batlike figure on the chapel stairs, and the lethal bludgeoning of a nun who had changed beds with the fearful Magdalen. From a visiting hermit to a caravan of New Age goddess-worshippers, the intrepid Sister Joan follows a trail of unholy relics toward a revelation that could destroy the convent's serenity--and even her own life. Sister Joan barely conforms to the many dictates of her religious order as she's tempted by her outgoing personality, curiosity and tendency to happen upon crimes she feels compelled to help solve. Read the 11 books in the atmospheric, cozy and complex Sister Joan Mystery series in the Bookshare library including: #1 A Vow of Silence, #2 A Vow of Chastity, #3 A Vow of Sanctity, #4 A Vow of Obedience, #5 A Vow of Devotion, #6 A Vow of Penance #7 A Vow of Fidelity and #8 A Vow of Adoration, with more on the way.
A Vow of Fidelity (Sister Joan Mysteries #7)
by Veronica BlackLong before entering the Order of the Daughters of Compassion, Sister Joan made a pact with her art school classmates. Was it coincidence or fate that led them to set a tomb--Elizabeth the First's in Westminster Abbey--as their meeting place? Twenty years later, Sister Joan receives a group photo as a reminder of the pact, with no accompanying note. And Mother Dorothy wants her to go to the London reunion, if only to draw recruits into her latest money-raising scheme. The meeting itself is a success, but if some of Joan's classmates are surprised to find a nun in their midst, Joan is nothing short of stunned to learn that three of the original ten have died in terrible accidents. And when another copy of the photo arrives with the dead crossed out and an ominous black circle around Sister Joan, our pious sleuth knows it's no halo. Her fine investigative instincts and her devotion to the Lord bring Sister Joan to the verge of a complicated and shocking discovery, and give our favorite nosy nun a chance to stop the next unwished-for martyrdom. The other books in the Sister Joan mysteries series in the Bookshare library are: #1. A Vow of Silence #3. A Vow of Sanctity, #4. A Vow of Obedience, #5. A Vow of Penance, #6. A Vow of Devotion, #8. A Vow of Poverty, #9. A Vow of Adoration and #10. A Vow of Compassion
A Vow of Obedience: A Sister Joan Mystery (Sister Joan Mysteries #4)
by Veronica BlackValerie Pendon had a late date with death. Sixteen-year-old Valerie vanishes from home in the small hours clad only in her robe and slippers. Three days later, Sister Joan finds her body abandoned in the convent's little Moor Schoolhouse. The dead girl is dressed in wedding white. A garland of leaves encircles her head and a thin red line runs round her neck. Valerie has been strangled. Sister Joan's feelings are mixed when her prioress bids her to assist in the investigation of this eerie crime. But when another young Catholic girl is similarly murdered, she vows to do her utmost to help Detective Sergeant Mill find the murderer. The faster the better, for the killer is assuredly mad--and now seems fatally attracted to Sister Joan's own tranquil, unprotected Cornwall convent.... Read more of the atmospheric mysteries in the Sister Joan Series including #1. A Vow of Silence, #2. A Vow of Chastity, and #3. A Vow of Sanctity with more on the way.
A Vow of Penance (Sister Joan Mysteries #5)
by Veronica BlackSeason of penance... and murder. As the Lenten season of Penance is observed in the Convent of the Daughters of Compassion, Sister Joan finds herself struggling with her less-than-Christian feelings toward two very prickly personalities: the serious and rather stiff Father Timothy and the dour Sister Jerome. Soon, however, she finds herself wrestling with a larger transgression--murder. When the rectory housekeeper is found dead of a pill overdose, Sister Joan refuses to believe the police's suspicions of suicide--and an accident seems equally unlikely. A sudden rash of corpses appears to bear out her theory. Now, as she grapples with her conscience and her vows during the holy season, the fearless nun sets a trap for a killer... but she may well find herself caught in an unholy--and deadly--snare. A Vow of Penance continues Veronica's streak of crafting critically and commercially acclaimed puzzlers. Sister Joan is not your ordinary nun. She's known for her wonderful sense of humor, intelligence, and her habit of wearing jeans and sneakers. She's also known not to take everything at face value--a quality that has made her a top-notch amateur sleuth. Her investigations often lead her into some tight situations and many run-ins with her fellow crime solver, agnostic copper Detective Sergeant Mill. Look for the other books in this series in the Bookshare library including: #1 A Vow of Silence, #2 A Vow of Chastity, #3 A Vow of Sanctity, #4 A Vow of Obedience, #5 A Vow of Devotion, #7 A Vow of Fidelity and #8 A Vow of Adoration, with more on the way.