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Weapon of Choice: A Laura Nelson Thriller (The Laura Nelson Series #3)
by Patricia GussinNew York Times and USA Today best-selling authorLife is good for Dr. Laura Nelson. Her kids have their ups and downs, but seem well adjusted to high school and college; her research project at the university is going well; and she is highly regarded as the chief of surgery at Tampa City Hospital. The sense of tranquility is disrupted when she is drawn into the diagnosis of the first cases of HIV/AIDS seen in Tampa.But the challenge of this new disease is dwarfed by the disaster that impacts Laura's life a few days later. A highly resistant bacterial infection is raging in the surgical intensive care unit, and patients are dying. To make matters worse, Laura's daughter is exposed to the bacteria and begins to show symptoms.Desperate at this point, Laura calls her young friend, Dr. Stacy Jones, at the CDC in Atlanta. Stacy arrives in Tampa, unaware that a deadly plot is underway in Atlanta as a covert white supremacist cell plans an unthinkable attack on a massive scale.Caught in the middle, Laura and Stacy encounter an opportunity to connect the Tampa nightmare with the impending Atlanta devastation. But can they prevent it?
Weapon Of Seduction
by Maureen SmithWILL LOVE COME TOO LATE? It's a good thing FBI agent Korrine Friday didn't arrest that nosy stranger who appeared at the crime scene she was processing, because (A) he's Rafe Santiago, her new supervisor at the field office in San Antonio, and (B) he's gorgeous. As it turns out, the Riverwalk murder is linked to a powerful secret society whose members don't like the FBI sniffing around, and before long Korrine and Rafe are also marked for death. It seems the only safe place is Rafe's secluded ranch, nestled deep in Texas Hill Country. . . As things heat up between them, Korrine's not sure she's ready to risk a relationship with Rafe. Not only is he her boss, but she's still grieving the recent death of her father and trying to set things right with the rest of her family. But the temperature between her and Rafe keeps rising--and so does the killer's body count. The case gets personal when the next victim targeted is someone close to Korrine, and suddenly she finds herself trapped by a sadistic killer who wants her dead--and has horribly specific ideas about how to do it. Rafe might be the only one who can save her. But the clock is ticking. . .
Weapon of Vengeance
by Mukul DevaRuby Gill is a rogue MI6 agent, the daughter of an Indian father and Palestinian mother. Her mission is to destroy a Palestinian-Israeli peace summit in New Delhi. Ruby's father, whom she has not seen since age three, is now head of India's antiterrorist police. When the two first meet, Ravinder Gill believes his long-lost daughter has come for a reunion . . . but as time goes by, he begins to suspect that she is the terrorist he's searching for. Combining a fascinating mix of terrorist operational detail contrasted with the coming together of a father and daughter who once loved each other but are now on opposite sides of a deadly encounter, Mukul Deva's Weapon of Vengeance is a gripping thriller filled with explosive action and weighty characters.
Weaponized
by David Guggenheim Nicholas MennutiA GLOBE-SPANNING, WRONG MAN THRILLER CO-WRITTEN BY THE SCREENWRITER OF THE #1 FILM SAFE HOUSE.Kyle West is a wanted man. Having fled the country to escape the false charges filed against himself and his former boss, billionaire government contractor Christopher Chandler, Kyle's hiding in Cambodia, living on borrowed time and finding more and more reasons to be paranoid.When a mysterious stranger named Julian Robinson walks into Kyle's favorite café and offers to swap passports with Kyle, Kyle can't believe his luck. Robinson looks so much like Kyle it's almost unreal, and seems in every way the yin to Kyle's yang--self-assured, charismatic and wealthy beyond measure. Traveling on business, Robinson needs Kyle's passport to get to Africa, where a lucrative deal awaits. Kyle needs Robinson's passport to safely flee Cambodia. The swap seems almost too good to be true. Unfortunately for Kyle, it is.This one decision plunges Kyle into a Pandora's Box of intrigue that threatens to swallow him whole. Suddenly he finds himself being pursued by Russian oligarchs, Chinese operatives, the CIA, and a beautiful woman trained to kill; because Robinson certainly isn't who he seemed. And time is running out for Kyle to discover who he is.
Weaponized
by Nicholas Mennuti David GuggenheimKyle West is a wanted man. The United States government think he's leaked secrets at the highest level, and they'll stop at nothing to find him. He's managed to escape to Cambodia, but he can't relax, can't stop looking over his shoulder. He just wants to find a way home. So when he meets Julian Robinson - a man with his own reasons to run, who's willing to swap passports with him - Kyle thinks his luck might finally be changing.He's wrong.Because Julian Robinson isn't who he claims to be. And now he's been dragged into a world of violence and death, of Russian oligarchs, Chinese operatives and CIA officials, time is running out for Kyle to find out who he really is...
Weapons of Peace
by Peter D. JohnstonWhat If the Nazis Developed the Atom Bomb First? In this novel inspired by two true stories from the Second World War, a young British nurse and a seasoned American negotiator, both plagued by remorse, try to change the course of history—and their own lives. Recovering from gunshot wounds and confined to an ancient English castle, America's top negotiator shares the secrets of his interrupted mission and his craft with the only person he dares to trust—a young British nurse with a troubled past. When she proves to be an exceptional student of his laws of influence, he urges her to help him complete his mission: Hitler has an atom bomb, and his scientists must be persuaded to undermine their own creation. Weapons of Peace races from an ancient English castle and a bizarre killing in Washington, D.C., to a scorched atomic test site in Germany and hidden passages forged under Berlin by resisters plotting to murder Hitler.Johnston's expert hand blends real-world historical material with heart-pounding action, unforgettable characters, and precious insights into influence and how the Nazis negotiated their way to power and kept it -- a thought-provoking thriller that immerses us in one of history's most pivotal moments."You won't want to sleep until you've read the very last page . . . like The Da Vinci Code . . . buckle up for non-stop action and deceit—with an ending that will leave you breathless." -- Keven Fletcher, author of When It Matters Most"'Brilliantly crafted . . . Johnston writes with the historical realism of Alan Furst or Ken Follett, and the intellectual breadth and clarity one would expect from the author of Negotiating with Giants." -- Barbara J, Falk
Wearing Purple: This thrilling mystery wrestles with murder and deadly ambition (Oz Blackstone #3)
by Quintin JardineNot even the larger-than-life can escape the vice-grip of murder... Oz Blackstone delves into the dangerous world of professional wrestling in Wearing Purple, Quintin Jardine's third novel to feature the private investigator. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.Newly married to his childhood sweetheart and happily settled in Glasgow, private enquiry agent Oz Blackstone is looking for a touch of the unexpected in his life. And when he's introduced to the seven-foot, granite-muscled figure of Everett Davis, champion wrestler and head of the burgeoning Global Wrestling Alliance, he knows he's found it. The GWA's televised tour of Europe has been dogged by inexplicable technical hitches and terrifying accidents in the ring - leaving Everett convinced that someone is trying to sabotage his business before it can take on the big boys and go global. Under the inspired disguise of Master of Ceremonies, Oz enters the extraordinary world of professional wrestling to try and unmask the perpetrator. But as he begins to discover the dangerous reality behind the glittering facade, a string of accidents becomes murder, and suddenly Oz has to wrestle with the biggest crisis of his life. What readers are saying about Wearing Purple: '[This book] exploded and I struggled to put it down''Rip roaring escapism from a master of the genre''Made me laugh, made me cry and kept me guessing'
Wearing Purple (Oz Blackstone series, Book 3): This thrilling mystery wrestles with murder and deadly ambition
by Quintin JardineNot even the larger-than-life can escape the vice-grip of murder... Oz Blackstone delves into the dangerous world of professional wrestling in Wearing Purple, Quintin Jardine's third novel to feature the private investigator. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.Newly married to his childhood sweetheart and happily settled in Glasgow, private enquiry agent Oz Blackstone is looking for a touch of the unexpected in his life. And when he's introduced to the seven-foot, granite-muscled figure of Everett Davis, champion wrestler and head of the burgeoning Global Wrestling Alliance, he knows he's found it. The GWA's televised tour of Europe has been dogged by inexplicable technical hitches and terrifying accidents in the ring - leaving Everett convinced that someone is trying to sabotage his business before it can take on the big boys and go global. Under the inspired disguise of Master of Ceremonies, Oz enters the extraordinary world of professional wrestling to try and unmask the perpetrator. But as he begins to discover the dangerous reality behind the glittering facade, a string of accidents becomes murder, and suddenly Oz has to wrestle with the biggest crisis of his life.What readers are saying about Wearing Purple: '[This book] exploded and I struggled to put it down''Rip roaring escapism from a master of the genre''Made me laugh, made me cry and kept me guessing'
Weasel
by Cynthia DefeliceThe children whisper that Weasel is part man and part animal, wild and bloodthirsty. He could come here and hurt us. Maybe Pa can wait for the day when we'll have the law to take care of men like Weasel. But I can't...
Weather the Storm (Security Specialists International #3)
by Monette MichaelsMonette Michaels delivers an action-packed, page-turner as Vanko fights to save the life of the woman who holds the key to revealing a traitor. From the streets of New York to the Bahamas, Vanko, the ultimate alpha male, struggles against all odds as assassins converge from all sides. Without support and distracted by feelings long buried, Vanko must Weather the Storm in Book 3 of Security Specialists International to find a love he never expected.Research librarian Elana Fabrizzio was in the wrong place at the wrong time. While working her late night shift at the library, she overhears a man hire a mercenary to kill Keely Walsh-Maddox and other Security Specialists International operatives. Things go from bad to worse when the man kills a student and a security guard on his way out of the library.SSI operative Vanko Petriv is in New York City on holiday and is redirected to Washington, D.C. to become Elana's personal security. Turns out the man she overheard is the traitor SSI has been pursuing for quite a while. Her eyewitness testimony would eliminate the treacherous thorn in SSI's side and rid the intelligence community of a traitor once and for all.Vanko is instantly attracted to the courageous Elana and vows to make her his. Elana is surprised when she's attracted to Vanko. Bad past experiences have made her leery of dominant men.When another enemy from Elana's past appears, Vanko does what is needed to keep her alive. Their burgeoning attraction is threatened from all sides, but true love weathers any storm.Content Notes: Spicy, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Action, Adventure
Weatherhawk
by Herbert CrowderThe F-22 Weatherhawk. The government's latest top secret aircraft. Every aeronautics firm in America wanted to buy But ex-Vietnam fighter pilot Mark Muldoon had the edge, a new development in radar technology known as JAWS Landing the deal would clinch Muldoon's future. But now this incredible, compact supercomputer is missing JAWS has apparently been stolen. And all hell is about to break loose.... A scorching masterwork of high-tech suspense, Weatherhawk reveals America's hidden world of military technology, power politics, and big business.
The Weatherman (Sam Stephans Crime Series #1)
by Ronald Ady CrouchWhen adults tell young men, There is always someone bigger than you, Sam Stephens is the guy at the end of the line. He is a fiercely proud member of the First Nations, serving as a soldier on the front line in the Canadian military, stationed in Afghanistan. Because of his courage and bravery, his close friends call him Warrior. An improvised explosive device is detonated by the Taliban...
The Weatherman
by Steve ThayerIt's the dead of winter, and a serial killer has frozen a city in fear... Television newscaster Andrea Labore sees it as a career-making story... He's called The Weatherman. And he's going to make Andrea a star... Even if it kills her.
Weave of Absence: A Weaving Mystery
by Carol Ann MartinIt's a joyous time at Dream Weaver--Della Wright's studio in small-town Briar Hollow, North Carolina--as part-time employee and full-time friend Marnie Potter is preparing for her upcoming marriage. <P><P>Della has enlisted a tight-knit group of close friends to handweave a beautiful collection of fine household linens as a wedding gift for the happy couple. <P> But when Della notices Marnie's suave fiancé engaged in a heated argument with one of her students at the engagement party, she starts to worry that there may be something wrong with Marnie's Mr. Right. After the student turns up dead the next day, Della must weave together the clues to find the killer--before Marnie agrees to "Till death do us part."
The Weaver Fish
by null Robert EdesonWhen linguist Edvard Tøssentern vanishes into thin air in pursuit of an obsession, his companion Anna Camenes flies to the Ferendes to look for him. There, Edvard's colleagues are increasingly disturbed by nefarious activities taking place around their research station. When a second man goes missing, intelligence analyst Richard Worse joins the investigation. Together, they will face cold-hearted villainy - and mysteries more baffling than the mind can conjure.
The Weaver Fish
by Robert EdesonCambridge linguist Edvard Tøssentern, presumed dead, reappears after a balloon crash. When he staggers in from a remote swamp, gravely ill and swollen beyond recognition, his colleagues at the research station are overjoyed. But Edvard's discovery about a rare giant bird throws them all into the path of an international crime ring. The Weaver Fish is a gripping adventure story set on the island nation of Ferendes in the South China Sea and based in sound science.
The Weaver Fish
by Robert EdesonWhen linguist Edvard Tø ssentern vanishes into thin air in pursuit of an obsession, his companion Anna Camenes flies to the Ferendes to look for him. There, Edvard' s colleagues are increasingly disturbed by nefarious activities taking place around their research station.When a second man goes missing, intelligence analyst Richard Worse joins the investigation. Together, they will face cold-hearted villainy – and mysteries more baffling than the mind can conjure.
Weavers (Weavers #6)
by Simon Spurrier Dylan BurnettFinal issue! Sid thinks he's worked out what happened at the Blarney Bar and confronts Don with it before the Weavers' web completely unravels around them.
The Weaver's Inheritance (Roger the Chapman #8)
by Kate SedleyThe year is 1476, and after a hard winter hawking his wares through the ice and rain, Roger the Chapman is looking forward to spending Christmas in Bristol, enjoying the warm hearth and good food of his mother-in-law Margaret-even if it means the young widower will have to endure her constant matchmaking. However, Margaret has barely introduced him to her cousin Adela when Roger's attentions are demanded elsewhere. The long-lost son of a wealthy Bristol weaver, presumed murdered on a visit to London six years before, has miraculously reappeared, to the delight of the old man and to the indignation of Alison Burnett, who refuses to believe that the bedraggled stranger is her brother Clement-the rightful heir to half her father's fortune. When Alison's violent objections provoke Alderman Weaver into disinheriting her altogether, she appeals to Roger's reputation as a solver of mysteries to prove her growing suspicions right.
The Weaver's Tale (Roger the Chapman #3)
by Kate SedleyThird novel in the Roger the Chapman mystery series.
The Web (Alex Delaware Novel #10)
by Jonathan KellermanPsychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware finds terror in the heart of paradise in this relentlessly sinister novel by America's premier writer of psychological suspense, the author of ten successive New York Times bestsellers. Three months in paradise, all expenses paid. It's an invitation Alex Delaware can't refuse. Dr. Woodrow Wilson Moreland, a revered scientist and philanthropist on the tiny Pacific island of Aruk, has invited Alex to his home to help him organize his papers for publication-- a light workload leaving Alex plenty of time to enjoy a romantic interlude with Robin Castagna.Quickly, however, secretive houseguests, frightening nocturnal visitors, and the elusive Dr. Moreland himself dim the pleasures of deep blue water and whitesand.The cases Moreland chooses to share--a patient driven to madness by a cruel, unspeakable act; a man who succumbed forty years ago to radiation poisoning after a nuclear blast; a young woman, brutally murdered, whose mutilated body was found on the beach just six months before-- seem unconnected. And yet Alex can't help wondering what the good doctor is trying to tell him...and what Moreland's real reason for inviting him to Aruk is.As Alex probes--with a little long-distance help from his friend LAPD detective Milo Sturgis--he comes to believe the answer lies hidden somewhere on Moreland's vast estate. Yet when he finally discovers the truth, the revelation will be more shocking than he could have imagined. And it will come too late to stem the tide of violence that threatens guilty and innocent alike on the lovely lost island of Aruk.Once again, with his brilliant characterizations and rapid-fire pace, Jonathan Kellerman has redefined the boundaries of suspense, probing real-life horrors and innermost fears in a novel that transfixes from first page to last.Also available on BDD Audio Cassette.From the Paperback edition.
The Web: A masterful psychological thriller (Alex Delaware #10)
by Jonathan KellermanA holiday turns murderous... The Web is a dangerous trip into the unknown for psychologist Alex Delaware in this compulsive thriller from international bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. Perfect for all those who are fans of Michael Connelly and Lee Child.'Loyal familiars and Kellerman newcomers alike will turn these pages compulsively' - Publishers WeeklyDr William Moreland has spent much of his life attending to the physical and mental health of the inhabitants of Knife Island, a tiny Micronesian community. Feeling that his records should be analysed to ensure that the wealth of information contained within them should not be lost, he asks Alex Delaware for assistance.The timing is perfect for Alex and his partner Robin. Desperate to escape the violence of Los Angeles and recuperate from a terrible ordeal, they seize the opportunity for a sabbatical.But Knife Island is not the tropical paradise it first appears. The murder of a young woman has created an atmosphere of fear and division and Moreland himself is not quite what he seems.Surrounded by tarantulas and giant hissing cockroaches, Alex and Robin find themselves drawn into a grotesque web of intrigue that even Alex, with his deep knowledge of the human psyche, finds it hard to unravel. What readers are saying about The Web: '[An] atmospheric read''Enjoyable read, full of twists and turns with a real mix of characters. Couldn't turn the pages fast enough''Gradually [builds] up a sense of menace to a very surprising ending'
Web of Deceit: A Mystery (The Ella Marconi Mysteries)
by Katherine HowellShortlisted for the 2013 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime FictionOften compared to Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell, prize-winning author Katherine Howell thrills readers in this gripping novel featuring a determined homicide detective and a team of emergency medics.When frantic man refuses to leave the car that witnesses say he deliberately crashed, paramedics Jane and Alex think it's a desperate cry for help. But his paranoid claims that someone is out to get him only confirm official reports that he is delusional.When he is indeed found dead in what looks like a suicide, Jane is uneasy: she remembers the raw terror in his eyes.Detective Ella Marconi shares these doubts, which are compounded as the case becomes increasingly tangled. The victim's boss tries to commit suicide, a witness flees, and closer to home, a woman is attacked in front of Jane's house. Then Alex's daughter goes missing.As Ella tries to add up the clues, the investigation is hampered by her budget-focused boss. Then, just when she thinks she's closing in, a shocking turn of events endangers more people, and Ella just may see the killer slip through her hands.
Web Of Deceit
by Glenn MeadeNew York attorney Jennifer March is haunted by the mysterious and savage slaughter of her family on the same night that her father disappeared, never to be seen alive again. Two years on, his corpse is discovered frozen into a remote glacier in the Swiss Alps, the victim of a bizarre murder, and Jennifer sets out for Europe to find answers. It's a journey that's meant to unravel the frightening mystery of why her family was butchered, and to help uncover a dark secret at the heart of her father's past. But instead, Jennifer March finds herself running for her own life, as her investigation draws her into a terrifying web of deceit, murder and betrayal, and a deadly conspiracy to hide an explosive secret.
Web of Dreams (Casteel #5)
by V.C. AndrewsWith nowhere to go, no one to help her, will Leigh flee into the arms of the one person she shouldn&’t run to? Don&’t miss this fifth and final installment in the Casteel family saga from New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina), now a major Lifetime movie event.Leigh VanVoreen had to escape from Boston&’s Farthinggale Manor. The foul secret she harbored within her seemed to darken her life forever. Jillian, her mother, would not believe her, and Tony Tatterton, her stepfather, had betrayed her cruelly. But the pure devotion of Luke Casteel promised her hope and respect. Only Luke knew her deepest of secrets…only Luke would love and protect her. Bravely she bore the suspicions of the Willies&’ hillfolk, as she tried to grasp the happiness that had so long eluded her. Leigh prayed with all her heart that her bright, shining dreams would save her from tragedy at last…