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A Vow of Poverty (Sister Joan Mysteries #9)
by Veronica BlackWith money tight and resources stretched, the Order of the Daughters of Compassion must find a way to increase revenue. So Sister Joan is sent to clean out several attic storerooms in the hope of discovering valuable antiques. But if the rooms are centuries old, the footprints our nun finds in the dust surely aren't. And there have been reports from town of someone walking in the deserted graveyard, setting Sister Joan's investigative antennae into motion. When two young people are found dead and a man who has been in his grave over a year seems to reappear, our sister sleuth finds herself in the middle of her most chilling and dangerous case so far. Sister Joan shows courage and great faith in the latest testament to her sleuthing skills. Sister Joan continues to try to balance her religious responsibilities with her penchant for investigating crimes in this atmospheric, cozy and complex mysteries series. Look for others in the Bookshare collection including #1 A Vow of Silence, #3 A Vow of Sanctity and #4 A Vow of Obedience, with more coming soon.
Vow of Revenge: A Novel (The Mafia Academy Series #1)
by P. RayneThe first installment of The Mafia Academy Series—a dark romance set at a boarding school for the sons and daughters of the most powerful mafia lords.Mirabella La RosaWhen my father arranged for me to marry the heir to the Costa crime family, I swore I’d do anything to escape that fate. I have more to offer than being some man’s arm candy and producing heirs. Marcello Costa might be my fiancé, but he’ll never be my husband.So when he and his father are killed in a car bombing, I consider myself lucky. No longer will I have to go from being a mafia princess to becoming a mafia wife, I can now attend the Sicuro Academy—a private college created for mafia children like me.But all my plans come to a screeching halt when Marcello shows up on campus alive and well, seeking revenge on those that crossed him.Marcello CostaThe look of shock on my fiancée’s face when I walked into the classroom pleases me more than it should. Mirabella made it clear she didn’t want to marry me, but at the moment I have a bigger issue on my hands—revenge on whoever killed my father. Once I mete out my own particular brand of justice, I’ll remove Mirabella from campus and make her my wife.And no amount of pleading on her part will change my mind.
A Vow of Sanctity: A Sister Joan Mystery (Sister Joan Mysteries #3)
by Veronica BlackSister Joan hasn't a prayer for peace and quiet. All is not well on beautiful Loch Morag in Scotland, where Sister Joan is resting at a spiritual retreat. Children make signs to ward off the evil eye whenever Sister Joan passes. She is followed and spied upon while visiting a nearby monastery. Down in the dark crypt, where bodies of the deceased remain in a state of partial preservation, she feels the touch of a live hand. A tragedy from the past still grips the remote community of Loch Morag. But that is nothing compared to the evil in the present, when a sudden storm reveals murder--and Sister Joan abandons her solitude to ferret out a killer.... Many of these very atmospheric books about a high-spirited nun who solves mysteries despite the constraints of her religious community are in the Bookshare library including: #1 A Vow of Silence, #3 A Vow of Poverty and #4 A Vow of Obedience. with more on the way.
A Vow Of Silence: A Sister Joan Mystery (Sister Joan Mysteries #1)
by Veronica BlackSister Magdalen had vanished. Strange things are happening in Cornwall Convent, and most disconcerting to Sister Joan, who has been transferred there to quietly investigate the convent's mysterious troubles, is that the Prioress wears pink nail polish and perfume. She has also forthrightly inquired as to whether Sister Veronica, the beautiful young novice who has travelled down with Sister Joan, is a virgin. More--and more deadly--departures from normal convent routine are yet to come. Whispered hints dropped by other nuns...frantic searches for a missing novitiate...a secret midnight service in the convent chapel. Sister Joan begins to suspect what she hardly dares to name. But it is much too late to withdraw. Too late even to send for help... The intriguing rote and ritual of a cloistered religious community, a firmly crafted puzzle, and a lively, likable heroine--all combine for a fine debut for this first of a promised series. Read more of the atmospheric mysteries in the Sister Joan Series including #2. A Vow of Chastity #3. A Vow of Sanctity and #4. A Vow of Obedience, with more on the way.
Vow to Protect
by Ann Voss PetersonBLACK TIE REQUIREDThe wedding invitation sent to Cordell Turner had looked innocent enough. But the person who had sent it, notorious serial killer Dryden Kane, was anything but. With the calculating murderer on the loose, Cord was headed for a most unexpected family reunion.Melanie Frist never imagined she'd see Cord's icy blues ever again. But after she was targeted by a killer, Cord reappeared on her doorstep expecting to find only one life at stake. Instead he found one more than he bargained for. Would Cord be able to keep his newfound family safe from harm, or would the joyful reunion end in tears?
The Vows He Must Keep (The Avelar Family Scandals #1)
by Amanda CinelliHe will risk his life to keep her safe—and his heart to win her love—in this romantic suspense novel.A pledge to protect . . . That will be tested at the altar!After tragedy strikes, Daniela Avelar steps up as CEO to her brother’s global yacht empire. But to prevent corporate mutiny, she needs the help of his business partner, Valerio Marchesi.Little does Daniela know that Valerio has already sworn to keep her safe. And when the tycoon discovers she’s in grave danger, he insists she become his bride! He’ll risk the unavoidable chemistry that sparks every time they lock eyes. Because this engagement of convenience is anything but . . . It’s a red-hot fire burning out of control!The Avelar Family ScandalsThe Vows He Must KeepReturning to Claim His Heir
Vows of Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery)
by Lynn CahoonFans of female sleuth cozies will delight in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon&’s latest installment in her long-running Tourist Trap Mystery series. Jill&’s wedding to police chief Greg King is just days away, at a historic Spanish mission with a courtyard full of olive trees. But the folks in South Cove are more intrigued by what kind of ceremonies might be going on behind the walls of New Hope, the walled property where charismatic Kane Matthews and his followers reside. Jill isn&’t fond of the man, but his followers seem nice, and they buy a lot of books. After a distraught woman stops by at Coffee, Books, and More with a picture of her daughter, who she believes needs rescuing from the suspected cult—and then Matthews&’s body is found, at Jill&’s wedding venue of all places—Jill makes a commitment to solve the case. With Greg&’s mother as a houseguest, she must play hostess to her future in-law while pursuing a murderous outlaw . . .Praise for Lynn Cahoon and the Tourist Trap Mysteries &“I love the author&’s style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series.&” —Dru&’s Book Musings &“Lynn Cahoon&’s popular Tourist Trap series is . . . one of my go-to cozy mystery series!&” —Hope By the Book
The Vows of Silence: A Simon Serrailler Mystery
by Susan HillAnother wrenching Simon Serrailler novel of love, loss, dreadful crimes, and terror. We met the enigmatic and brooding Simon Serrailler in The Various Haunts of Men and got to know him better in The Pure in Heart and The Risk of Darkness. The Vows of Silence, the fourth crime novel featuring Chief Inspector Serrailler, is perhaps even more compulsive and convincing than its predecessors. A gunman is terrorizing young women in the cathedral town of Laffterton. What, if anything, links the apparently random murders? Is the marksman with the rifle the same as the killer with the handgun? With the complexity and character study that earned raves for The Pure in Heart and the relentless pacing and plot twists of The Various Haunts of Men, The Vows of Silence is truly the work of a writer at the top of her form.
The Vows of Silence: A Simon Serrailler Mystery
by Susan HillAnother wrenching Simon Serrailler novel of love, loss, dreadful crimes, and terror. We met the enigmatic and brooding Simon Serrailler in The Various Haunts of Men and got to know him better in The Pure in Heart and The Risk of Darkness. The Vows of Silence, the fourth crime novel featuring Chief Inspector Serrailler, is perhaps even more compulsive and convincing than its predecessors. A gunman is terrorizing young women in the cathedral town of Laffterton. What, if anything, links the apparently random murders? Is the marksman with the rifle the same as the killer with the handgun? With the complexity and character study that earned raves for The Pure in Heart and the relentless pacing and plot twists of The Various Haunts of Men, The Vows of Silence is truly the work of a writer at the top of her form.
The Vows of Silence (Simon Serrailler #4)
by Susan Hill'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.' It is late October, and the inhabitants of the Cathedral town of Lafferton are getting ready for the Remembrance Day parade. This year will be grander than usual because of a VIP visitor. Leonard Cramm is preparing himself, as he always does; his grandfather was a hero of the First World War, his father a hero of the Battle of Britain. But then a couple walking their dogs go into a copse on the outskirts of the town, and one of them breaks an ankle after falling over something deep in the undergrowth. Remembrance takes on a different aspect, and Simon Serrailler - recently promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent - faces a terrifying situation, in which a great many lives are threatened, not least his own.
Vows of Silence
by Debra WebbLacy, Cassidy, Kira and Melinda are friends bound by a deadly secret. One of them is a killer. At least that's what each one suspects. Ten years ago, Melinda's abusive husband, Charles Ashland, was murdered. The gun was Lacy's. But it didn't matter. Together, the women disposed of the body, which has never been found...until now. The powerful Ashland family, whose patriarch is poised for the vice presidency, wants justice.Cassidy, an attorney, insists the women have nothing to fear. Then she is killed. A midnight caller is stalking the remaining friends, taunting them that he knows the truth. And the truth is something police chief Rick Summers is quite interested in learning from Lacy, despite the wild chemistry that's causing havoc with his judgment. Another death delivers a chilling new warning, for the price they've paid for their vow of silence has been murder.
The Vows We Break (The Unconditional Series #2)
by Briana ColeThe divorce was just the beginning. . . Kimera Davis had a plan to jump start her life and land on easy street. But a disastrous marriage has her making amends and picking up the pieces. It’s a struggle to balance her new responsibilities and her ex, who keeps pressuring her for another chance. All of this has her family scandalized, and with her minister father’s health suffering, trying to do the right thing is pulling Kimera and the only man she’s ever really loved further and further apart . . . But as Kimera’s bad luck piles up, she senses there’s something more than faulty decisions at play. Someone’s playing a desperate, dangerous game with her life . . . and she’ll have to win if she wants to survive.
Vox
by Christina Dalcher"[An] electrifying debut."--O, Oprah Magazine"The real-life parallels will make you shiver."--Cosmopolitan One of Entertainment Weekly's and SheReads' books to read after The Handmaid's TaleOne of Good Morning America's "Best Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer"One of PopSugar, Refinery29, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Real Simple, i09, and Amazon's best books to read in August 2018Set in a United States in which half the population has been silenced, Vox is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter.On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here. Not in America. Not to her. This is just the beginning...Soon women are not permitted to hold jobs. Girls are not taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words each day, but now women have only one hundred to make themselves heard. ...not the end. For herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice.
The Voxlightner Scandal (BJ Vinson Mystery #6)
by Don TravisA BJ Vinson MysteryNo good deed goes unpunished, as investigator BJ Vinson is about to discover. Writer John Pierce Belhaven was murdered before he could reveal the name of another killer—one connected to the biggest scandal to rock Albuquerque in years. Two of the city’s most prominent citizens—Barron Voxlightner and Dr. Walther Stabler—vanished in 2004, along with fifty million dollars looted from Voxlightner Precious Metals Recovery Corp. It only makes sense that poking into that disappearance cost Belhaven his life. But BJ isn’t so sure. He’s agreed to help novice detective Roy Guerra reopen the old case—which the wealthy and influential Voxlightner family doesn’t want dredged up. But Belhaven was part of their family, and that connection could’ve led to his murder. Or did the sixty-year-old author die because of a sordid sexual affair?
Voyage into Violence: A Mr. And Mrs. North Mystery (The Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries #21)
by Frances Lockridge Richard LockridgeThe sleuthing couple&’s hopes for a carefree cruise to Havana are sunk by a killer on board . . . Stepping out of her stateroom, Pamela North is rather disappointed to see a man with a sword. She had hoped this cruise would be a respite from murder, mayhem, and crime, and she finds pirates to be dreary. As it happens, she&’s wrong on all counts. The man with the sword is no pirate, and this trip will not offer an escape from death. As the ship embarks on an eight-day voyage to Havana and Nassau, the Norths will find the sword-bearing gentleman is far from the strangest passenger onboard. The Carib Queen transports daiquiri-swilling dowagers, a bizarre private detective, and at least one jewel thief. And when one of their fellow passengers is found with a sword buried in his chest, Pamela and Jerry must find the killer—or risk spoiling their entire vacation. A Voyage into Violence is the 21st book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Voyage of the Damned: A Fantasy Novel
by Frances WhiteThe TikTok sensation from the UK has come to North America! A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor&’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess&’s Mountain. Aboard are the twelve heirs of the provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.All except one: Ganymedes Piscero—class clown, slacker and all-around disappointment.When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people and without a Blessing to protect him, Ganymedes&’s odds of survival are slim.But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their secret Blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?Or will the empire as he knows it fall?&“VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED's endearingly quirky main character is the shining star of this magical, murderous, romantic romp through a fantasy world as colorful as it is captivating.&” ? Thea Guanzon, New York Times bestselling author of THE HURRICANE WARS
Voyage of the Devilfish
by Michael DimercurioA confrontation of submarines just 200 miles off the American east coast is the scenario of this riveting novel set in the not-too-distant future, written by a former U.S. Navy submarine officer. At the center of the conflict are two men -one, a U.S. submarine commander out to avenge his father's death; the other, the once powerful Russian admiral who sank his father's vessel. Admiral of the Russian Northern Fleet of Submarines Alexi Novskoyy, frustrated over what he perceives as his nation's timid world presence in the post-Cold War era, sets out for the Arctic Circle aboard the OMEGA-class, state-of-the-art flagship vessel F.S. Kaliningrad. From there he secretly plots to deploy his fleet to within missile range of the United States to force U.S. compliance in drastic disarmament talks. Meanwhile, Anthony Pacino, captain of the U.S.S. Devilfish, is dispatched to the Northern Polar Icecap to get a sound-signature of the Kaliningrad when satellite intelligence reports it has been launched on "sea trials." Pacino soon learns that Admiral Novskoyy, the man who murdered his father over twenty years earlier at the height of the Cold War, is commanding the Russian ship. A message from COMSUBLANT about unusual activity in the Atlantic lends the Devilfish's mission a startling new significance ... with added meaning to Pacino. The ensuing underwater chases and battles-with sights and sounds so vivid even the most jaded reader will have to come up for air -build to a stunning showdown between the Devilfish and the Kaliningrad above and below the Polar Icecap.
Voyage of the Storm
by Bart DavisA vintage attack sub rises from the grave to torpedo a deadly terrorist plot! Admiral Peter MacKenzie has stood at the helm of the most advanced submarines in the world -- the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered lords of the sea. Now, when Hawaii and America's Pacific coast are at risk, he has but one vessel under his command: the H.M.S. Storm, a World War II sub salvaged from the bottom of the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington have assigned Admiral MacKenzie to oversee the transfer of a shipment of plutonium from Russia to Japan. But fanatic Japanese terrorists have hijacked the deadly cargo in mid-ocean. Isolated on a South Seas island, MacKenzie and a small band of survivors are determined to raise the Storm and sink the terrorists before they unleash a ring of deadly fire. Success could come at a terrible price: The terrorists have taken hostages, among them Peter MacKenzie's CIA agent wife, bearing their unborn child. The Storm is underway -- and it's a voyage into hell.
Voyage of Vengeance (Mission Earth #7)
by L. Ron HubbardThe end is near!<P> The Voltarian terrorists have won!<P> Earth is history!<P> But don't believe everything you read. Or hear. Or see. Because the road to victory is paved with bad intentions--and lies, betrayal and deception are all in play. So who are the players in this treacherous game... ?<P> Countess Krak: victim of a spectacular kidnapping, she is bound for a distant dungeon where she faces a venomous fate... <P> Royal Officer Jettero Heller: convinced the Countess is dead and overcome by grief, he is holed up in a Connecticut roadhouse--and standing square in an assassin's crosshairs...<P> Soltan Gris: together with a young temptress named Teenie Whopper, he undertakes a drug-fueled voyage across the Atlantic. But the journey's about to be cut short, as he goes from getting stoned with Teenie to nearly getting stoned to death in Turkey...<P> So who is in command? Who is the puppet master pulling the strings? And, finally, is there any hope for planet Earth? The answers lie at the end of an extraordinary VOYAGE OF VENGEANCE.<P>
Voyager
by Sheri S. Tepper Kim Harrison Richard Kadrey Caitlin Kittredge Jocelynn Drake Joseph Nassise Nick Cole Katherine Harbour Bishop O'Connell Lexie Dunne Erik Williams Beth Cato Tim Lees Jack HeckelHarper Voyager USA, part of the global science fiction and fantasy imprint of HarperCollins, presents Voyager, a free ebook sampler with excerpts from 15 new or upcoming releases, as well as an introduction from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.You'll find:An Introduction from Richard KadreyExcerpts fromThorn Jack by Katherine HarbourThe Stolen by Bishop O'ConnellThe God Hunter by Tim LeesSoda Pop Soldier by Nick ColeThe Getaway God by Richard KadreyOnce Upon a Rhyme by Jack HeckelDemon by Erik WilliamsThe Witch With No Name by Kim HarrisonClockwork Dagger by Beth CatoSuperheroes Anonymous by Lexie DunneAsylum Tales Part I: Demon's Fury by Jocelynn DrakeFish Tails by Sherri TepperBlack Dog by Caitlin KittredgeMetrophage by Richard KadreyOn Her Majesty's Behalf by Joseph Nassise
The Voyeur (Books That Changed the World)
by Alain Robbe-GrilletThe winner of the Prix des Critiques from the French avant-garde author of Jealousy.&“Robbe-Grillet is the forerunner of a revolution in the novel&” (Claude Mauriac, cultural critic for Le Figaro). Mathias, a timorous, ineffectual traveling salesman, returns to the island of his birth after a long absence. Two days later, a thirteen-year-old girl is found drowned and mutilated. With eerie precision, Robbe-Grillet puts us at the scene of the crime and takes us inside Mathias&’s mind, artfully enlisting us as detective hot on the trail of a homicidal maniac. A triumphant display of the techniques of the &“new novel,&” The Voyeur achieves the impossible feat of keeping us utterly engrossed in the mystery of the child&’s murder while systematically raising doubts about whether it really occurred. &“The suspense . . . keeps us on tenterhooks.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“I can think of no other writer who can render the banal so fearfully fantastic. In the subtlest, slyest, and most sheerly delightful way he persuades us to look anew at the commonplace.&” —Books and Bookmen Praise for Alain Robbe-Grillet &“Robbe-Grillet&’s theories constitute the most ambitious aesthetic program since Surrealism.&” —John Updike, Pulitzer Prize–winner &“Robbe-Grillet is important because he has attacked the last bastion of the traditional art of writing: the organization of literary space.&” —Roland Barthes, influential literary theorist &“Robbe-Grillet was a master at conveying human misunderstanding.&” —Bernard-Henri Lévy, public intellectual, author, and filmmaker &“I doubt that fiction as art can any longer be seriously discussed without Robbe-Grillet.&” —The New York Times
The Voyeur
by Alain Robbe-Grillet Richard HowardMathias, a timorous, ineffectual traveling salesman, returns to the island of his birth after a long absence. Two days later, a thirteen-year-old girl is found drowned and mutilated. With eerie precision, Robbe-Grillet puts us at the scene of the crime and takes us inside Mathias's mind, artfully enlisting us as detective hot on the trail of a homicidal maniac. A triumphant display of the techniques of the "new novel", The Voyeur achieves the impossible feat of keeping us utterly engrossed in the mystery of the child's murder while systematically raising doubts about whether it really occurred.
La voz del viento
by Shannon MessengerRotos por su pasado. Divididos por su futuro. Atados por amor. Vane Weston debería haber muerto en el terrible tornado que mató a sus padres. Sin embargo, él despertó sin recuerdos del pasado y con una imagen que ha formado parte de sus sueños desde entonces: una hermosa niña de pelo oscuro en medio de la tormenta. Audra es real, pero no es humana. Ella es una sílfide, un elemento de aire que puede caminar en el viento, traducir su voz y hasta dominar sus fuerzas para convertirlo en un arma. Pero también es una guardiana y ha hecho el juramento de proteger a Vane a toda costa. Cuando quienes provocaron el tornado vuelven a por Vane, Audra deberá revelarse para enseñarle a controlar sus habilidades. Aunque entonces descubrirán que el mayor peligro al que se enfrentan puede que no sean los guerreros que viene a destruirlos... sino el romance prohibido que está creciendo entre ellos. Reseña:«Intensa y romántica... una historia de amor como un torbellino».Becca Fitzpatrick
La voz del violín (Salvo Montalbano #Volumen 4)
by Andrea CamilleriEl comisario Salvo Montalbano y su peculiar universo imaginario de Vigàta, en Sicilia, ya no son unos desconocidos en nuestro país. Esta novela, perteneciente a la serie de Montalbano, refuerza aún más ante sus lectores la personalidad del escéptico, irónico y en ocasiones melancólico inspector de policía. La aparente paz siciliana se ve truncada por el asesinato de una extraña. Una joven hermosa, mujer de un médico boloñés, aparece muerta en el chalet de ambos. Pocas pertenencias la acompañaban en la escena del crimen, aparte de un misterioso violín guardado en su estuche. Su bolsa de joyas se ha esfumado y todas las miradas se centran en un pariente desequilibrado que ha desaparecido la misma noche del crimen. Montalbano, con su parsimonia habitual, inicia la investigación. No cree a nadie, no se fía de nadie. Tras la muerte de un sospechoso, sus superioresdan por cerrado el caso, pero él, ni hablar. Transitando los límites de la legalidad, como es su costumbre, Montalbano ha de relacionarse y pactar con los elementos más indeseables y abyectos del hampa, iniciando un viaje a lo más oscuro del alma humana, en el fondo, su territorio predilecto. Sobre la serie y el autor se ha dicho:«La narrativa de Camilleri incluye un poco frecuente valor de sabiduría con ternura y humor que supera la relativa intriga para adentrarse en la jugosa riqueza de hombres y mujeres. Que sean tan sicilianos es sólo anécdota. La categoría es su humanidad.»El Ciervo «El perro de terracota es una novela que no dudamos en recomendar, divertida e interesante, que va mucho más allá de la novela de género.»Joan Agut, Avui «Un mes con Montalbano es un cautivador despliegue de talento de Camilleri [...] Como un maestro de vida, el comisario Montalbano despieza la realidad y nos la hace más transparente y habitable.»Francisco Solano, ABC Cultural
Una voz en la noche: Montalbano - Libro 24 (Salvo Montalbano #Volumen 24)
by Andrea CamilleriUna nueva aventura del comisario Montalbano compleja, siniestra y fascinante a un tiempo. Vigàta y Montalbano son siempre los mismos pero, en cierto modo, crecen y se transforman con cada nuevo caso. El día de su cincuenta y ocho cumpleaños, el comisario Salvo Montalbano tiene un altercado en la autopista con un conductor imprudente, un joven que resultará ser el hijo del presidente provincial. Esa misma noche se produce un extraño robo en un supermercado controlado por la familia Cuffaro, una de las más notorias de la mafia local. Cuando Guido Nicotra, el director del establecimiento, se suicida tras el durísimo interrogatorio al que lo someten Montalbano y Mimí Augello, que lo acusan de haber amañado el robo, la opinión pública pondrá al comisario y a sus hombres contra las cuerdas. Pero las cosas se complican aún más cuando la jovencísima prometida de Giovanni Strangio, el conductor temerario, aparece salvajemente acuchillada en casa de éste. Los obstáculos, uno tras otro, se suceden en las investigaciones, y Montalbano se verá envuelto en una doble trama en la que el crimen organizado y la política parecen estar dándose la mano por debajo de la mesa. Nicotra, por supuesto, no se suicidó, y para descubrir el secreto que se llevó a la tumba, Salvo decide actuar por su cuenta y tirar de todos los cabos sueltos que tiene al alcance de su intuición. Una vez más, las dos investigaciones se entrecruzarán y la incómoda verdad pondrá al descubierto una nueva sima de la avaricia humana.