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Admission
by Travis ThrasherJake is a thirty-two year old bachelor and owner of an adventure company in Colorado. He's climbed Mount Everest twice, and has built a name in adventure circles. He's tried to put those college days and the memories behind him, including the suicide of a friend during his last year of school,and the mystery of an enemy who disappeared.
Admit To Murder
by Margaret YorkeThe daughter of a well-to-do family and recovering from a hopeless love affair, Louise Vaughan vanishes one night while returning home from a choir practice. Her car is discovered, together with her handbag, but no trace of Louise is found. Her family are forced to accept that she is dead. Twelve years later David Marsh, who worked on the original investigation, returns to the area as its Chief Superintendent. He'd never forgotten the case and decides to have a fresh look at the facts and the people involved. He learns that Louise's parents and their adopted son are still in the area - the former surviving in a blanket of grief, the latter wheeling and dealing while teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Her parents are physically supported by Norah, who'd come into their lives as an evacuee during the war and who has another, more binding tie to the family. And there is Louise's ex-lover, now a sleekly prosperous businessman. Marsh knows they all have secrets to reveal, but can he persuade the really guilty one to admit to murder?
Admit To Murder
by Margaret YorkeThe daughter of a well-to-do family and recovering from a hopeless love affair, Louise Vaughan vanishes one night while returning home from a choir practice. Her car is discovered, together with her handbag, but no trace of Louise is found. Her family are forced to accept that she is dead. Twelve years later David Marsh, who worked on the original investigation, returns to the area as its Chief Superintendent. He'd never forgotten the case and decides to have a fresh look at the facts and the people involved. He learns that Louise's parents and their adopted son are still in the area - the former surviving in a blanket of grief, the latter wheeling and dealing while teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Her parents are physically supported by Norah, who'd come into their lives as an evacuee during the war and who has another, more binding tie to the family. And there is Louise's ex-lover, now a sleekly prosperous businessman. Marsh knows they all have secrets to reveal, but can he persuade the really guilty one to admit to murder?
Adorably Dead (A Dead is the New Fabulous Mystery #3)
by Lindsay MaracottaA “Dead is the New Fabulous” Mystery (#3) “Lindsay Maracotta has created in Lucy an exhilarating smart and sassy character. Her insider’s take crackles with fresh insight and laugh-out-loud one-liners.” —Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author “Killingly amusing. Lindsay Maracotta wields the sharpest tongue since Nora Ephron banged out Heartburn. The book’s social observations are right on the money.” —The Chicago Tribune Lucy Frampton lives amid the glitzy trappings of Los Angeles. Her friends enjoy intimate relationships with aroma therapists and body sculptors, and her neighbors' estates boast screening rooms and humidity-controlled wine cellars. The exclusive Windermere Academy, which her daughter, Chloe, attends, has a shrink on the payroll to lead "encounter sessions" when tiny tempests threaten the students' sunny days. And even bit players in the Windermere school pageants have publicists and agents. But Lucy, a sensible, transplanted Midwesterner, keeps her sights down-to-earth. She's an outstanding mom, a sexy wife, and an animator whose career is rocketing. But then, in a flash, her perfect world of storyboard mornings and car-pool afternoons goes from romantic comedy to film noir. Lucy's new nanny, Brandon, college friend—and onetime lover (but that's another story)—is shot dead while driving her husband's car. It's unclear who the intended victim was, but then Lucy stumbles upon something even more chilling: a video hidden among Brandon's things that shows a child committing a murder. Though the authorities yawn, Lucy suspects the killer is cruising through classrooms and lunchrooms, as dewy-eyed innocent as any other kid. With a razor wit and a hilarious irreverence for the trappings of fame as her only weapons, Lucy launches a one-woman investigation, leading smack into the looking-glass world of child actors, where nine-year-olds can fire their own parents, where a child's smile commands top dollar—and a little killer is about to have the last laugh!
Adrenaline (The Sam Capra Series #1)
by Jeff Abbott"If you knew this was our final day together, what would you say to me?""Anything but good-bye. I can't ever say good-bye to you."ADRENALINESam Capra is living the life of his dreams. He's a brilliant young CIA agent, stationed in London. His wife Lucy is seven months pregnant with their first child. They have a wonderful home, and are deeply in love. They have everything they could hope for...until they lose it all in one horrifying moment.On a bright, sunny day, Sam receives a call from Lucy while he's at work. She tells him to leave the building immediately. He does...just before it explodes, killing everyone inside. Lucy vanishes, and Sam wakes up in a prison cell. As the lone survivor of the attack, he is branded by the CIA as a murderer and a traitor. Escaping from the agency, Sam launches into a desperate hunt to save his kidnapped wife and child, and to reveal the unknown enemy who has set him up and stolen his family. But the destruction of Sam's life was only step on in an extraordinary plot-and now Sam must become a new kind of hero.
Adrenaline
by Bill EidsonADRENALINE explores the hunger for adventure that is as basic a need for some people as food, drink, or love...some people crave an adrenaline rush the way a heroin addict craves a fix.Two corporate opponents: one (Steve Dern) becomes CEO, the other (Geoff Mann) ends up on the street where his taste for extreme sports and a chance encounter with a desperate young prostitute shows him that murder delivers the best rush of all. Then, Geoff thrusts Steve into a dangerous game with Steve's wife, Lisa, as the prize. To save her, Steve must find a way to make Geoff feel pain. To experience fear. He must scare a man who's just discovered how much he likes to kill.ADRENALINE is a no-holds barred thriller that lives up to its name.
Adrift: The epic of survival and adventure in deep space
by Rob Boffard'AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT EPIC OF SURVIVAL AND ADVENTURE IN DEEP SPACE' Gareth L. Powell'A UNIQUE MIX OF THRILLER, SPACE ADVENTURE AND CONSPIRACY NOVEL - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' Jamie SawyerIn the far reaches of space, a tour group embarks on what will be the trip of a lifetime - in more ways than one . . .For one small group, a tour of the nearby Horsehead Nebula is meant to be a short but stunning highlight in the trip of a lifetime.But when a mysterious ship destroys Sigma Station and everyone on it, suddenly their tourist shuttle is stranded.They have no weapons. No food. No water. No one back home knows they're alive.And the mysterious ship is hunting them.Rob Boffard's Adrift is a thrilling science fiction tale of survival against all odds - perfect for fans of Alastair Reynold's Revenger, Becky Chamber's The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Adrian Tchaikovksy' Children of Time and John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire.'This action-packed adventure is made for summer vacation reading' Publishers Weekly'Adrift is rich in deep character-driven drama, built on a highly suspenseful premise' D. Nolan Clark, author of Forsaken Skies'This book is an intense, heart-pounding, cast-away-in-the-vastness-of-space adventure that keeps you guessing right up until the end! I was so utterly enthralled, I couldn't put it down' K. B. Wagers, author of Behind the Throne
Adrift: A Novel
by Lisa BrideauCrime Writers of Canada Best First Novel Award FinalistEvergreen Award Nominee"Crackles with urgency and humanity...a book made to meet the moment. A must read." —Katie Lattari, author of Dark Things I AdoreFor fans of The Last Thing He Told Me comes a page-turning thriller about hidden identities and the terrifying realities of climate change.The truth won't always set you free...Ess wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She finds a note, but it's more warning than comfort: Start over. Don't make yourself known. Don't look back. Ess must have answers. She sails over a turbulent ocean to a town hundreds of miles away that, she hopes, might offer insight. The chilling clues she uncovers point to a desperate attempt at erasing her former life. But why? And someone is watching her…someone who knows she must never learn her truth. In Ess's world, the earth is precariously balanced at a climate tipping point, and she is perched at the edge of a choice: which life does she want? The one taken from her—and the dangerous secret that was buried—or the new one she can make for herself?A galvanizing riddle that is just as unmooring as it seems, this sharp character-driven odyssey explores a future challenged by our quickly changing world and the choices we must make to save what matters most.
Adrift: A Mer Cavallo Mystery
by Micki BrowningIn this breathtaking mystery debut, marine biologist–turned-divemaster Meredith Cavallo stands accused of a chilling crime after a dive gone wrong. But do the murky circumstances point to an accident, a murder, or a supernatural encounter? Mer thought adjusting to a laid-back life in the Florida Keys would be a breeze. But when she rescues a floundering diver who claims to have seen a ghost, she’s caught in a storm of intrigue. News of the encounter explodes on social media, attracting a team of ghost hunters who want to capture proof that a greenish ghoul haunts Key Largo’s famed USS Spiegel Grove shipwreck. Meredith knows the wreck inside and out, and agrees to act as their safety diver. When Ishmael, the charismatic leader of the group, vanishes during a midnight dive, everyone except Mer is convinced the ghost has claimed another victim. Topside, the tenacious detective in charge of the investigation finds Mer’s involvement in both incidents suspicious, and her enigmatic neighbor resurrects ghosts from her past. Determined to find a rational explanation, Mer approaches Ishmael’s disappearance as any scientist would—by asking questions, gathering data, and deducing the truth. But the victim’s life is as shrouded in mystery as his disappearance. Still, something happened under the water and before long, she’s in over her head. When someone tries to kill her, she knows the truth is about to surface. Maybe dead men do tell tales after all.
Adrift on St. John
by Rebecca M. HaleNo one knows better than resort manager Pen Hoffstra that the idea of a tropical paradise is an illusion. So when a young woman named Hannah Sheridan disappears off the island of St. John, she is not surprised that all is not what it seems to be. Pointing out Hannah's resemblance to the Amina Slave Princess from the 1733 slave revolt on St. John--whose ghost is rumored to haunt the island--the local community quickly latches on to the belief that her spirit is behind the sinking and the disappearance...
The Adulterer's Wife: A Breathtaking Psychological Thriller
by Leigh Russell"Wow it exceeded my expectations, sent my pulse racing and my nerves jangling" Annette Thomas - NetGalley Reviewer From the best-selling author of The Geraldine Steel series comes The Adulterer's Wife. A suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of domestic noir. Julie is devastated to learn that her husband, Paul, is having an affair. It seems her life can’t get any worse - until she comes home to find his dead body in their bed. When the police establish he was murdered, Julie is the obvious suspect. To protect her son from the terrible situation, Julie sends the teenage boy to his grandparents in Edinburgh while she fights to prove her innocence. With all the evidence pointing to her, the only way she can escape conviction is by discovering the true identity of her husband’s killer. But who really did murder Paul? The truth is never straightforward… What everyone is saying about The Adulterer's Wife : "Twists and turns were aplenty as the novel approached the end and I felt that this was where the action really ramped up a gear or two." Sharon Bairden - Chapter In My Life "The writing style was good and as I have come to expect from this author and I enjoyed the plot..." Donna Maguire - Donnas Book Blog "It’s a definite one sitting read, and perfect for one of those lazy days by the pool, or sunbathing in the garden." Jo Turner - Life Of Cri.me "Hooked from the very first page I was taken on roller coaster journey following Julie's story." Shell Baker - Chelle's Book Reviews "A cleverly written storyline which is easy to read, fast paced and contains short chapters. Brilliant!" Gemma Myers - Between The Pages Book Club "...it was an extremely readable and addictive story and unusually for me, I raced through it in just a few hours." Karen Cocking - My Reading Corner "A well written, fast-paced and engaging psychological thriller." Joanne Robertson - My Chestnut Reading Tree "I really enjoyed this thriller that I easily read in an afternoon sitting." Susan Hampson - Books From Dusk Till Dawn "The Adulterer’s Wife is a gripping, enthralling and tense read that had me hooked." Katie Jones - Katie's Book Cave "The plot is solid and well paced. It has the right balance of character development and story arc." Susan Corcoran - Booksaremycwtches "This was a quick read for me since I was unable to put it down." Joni Gheen - LadyJ's Bookish Nook "The Adulterer's Wife is a fast-paced, compulsive domestic noir style thriller." Michelle Ryles - The Book Magnet "I enjoyed this story and read it in a day. I thought the story was well thought out." Philomena Callan - Cheekypee Reads And Reviews Leigh Russell is the international best-selling author of the Geraldine Steel series. The Adulterer's Wife is a stunning stand-alone psychological thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Louise Jensen, Lisa Hall, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell.
Adultery: A Novel
by Richard B. WrightNovel exploring the aftereffects and ramifications of an extramarital affair.
An Advancement of Learning (The Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries #3)
by Reginald HillThe “master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries” sends his Yorkshire detectives back to college to be taught a lesson in murder (The New York Times). Reginald Hill “raised the classical British mystery to new heights” when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, the callow Sgt. Peter Pascoe (The New York Times Book Review). Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them “the most remarkable duo in the annals of crime fiction” (Toronto Star). Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as ebooks. If Alison Girling, former principal of England’s Holm Coultram College, died in an avalanche in Austria, why has her skeleton been unearthed on campus? While no love is lost between conservative detective Andrew Dalziel and the entirety of Liberal Arts, his attention to the grim discovery must be paid. But when he and Peter Pascoe scour the ivory tower for answers, they discover that the shady faculty and creepy student body have more to bury than just one corpse. Try two—and counting. As Pascoe is sidelined by an old college flame, Dalziel’s suspicions of academia are becoming dire. Because the deeper he digs for secrets, the dirtier they get in this “steadily, edgily amusing . . . dark comedy” (Kirkus Reviews). An Advancement of Learning is the 3rd book in the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Advantage Miss Seeton (miss seeton mysteries #7)
by Hampton CharlesMiss Seeton’s summer outing to a tennis match serves up more than expected when Britain’s up-and-coming female tennis star is hounded by mysterious death threats. The girl’s father, stern Judge Thumper, seems to have provoked one of the miscreants passing before his bench-and the target of the ex-convict’s wrath isn't the crusty judge, but the athletic Miss Thumper. The police are counting on Miss Seeton to unravel some baffling clues before victory goes to the villain... game, set, and match.
The Advent Killer: DI Antonia Hawkins 1 (Detective Inspector Antonia Hawkins #1)
by Alastair GunnChristmas is coming. One body at a time. Three weeks before Christmas: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is drowned in her bathtub.One week later: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is beaten savagely to death, every bone in her body broken.Another week brings another victim.As panic spreads across London, DCI Antonia Hawkins, leading her first murder investigation, must stop a cold, careful killer whose twisted motives can only be guessed at, before the next body is found. On Sunday. When the clock strikes one . . .
Advent of Dying (Sister Mary Helen Mysteries #2)
by Carol Anne O'MarieIn her 70s, Mary Helen is supposedly retired at Mount St. Mary College. When her timid secretary Suzanne Barnes is murdered, however, the grieving nun determines to see justice done. Her friends in the police have no leads; very little is known about the victim, who had appeared out of nowhere, seemingly, to work at the school. Taking her equally daring religious companions on visits to people in Suzanne's apartment building, Mary Helen questions the residents but gets no solid clues.
Adventure Against the Endermen: An Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure, Book One (Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure #1)
by Danica DavidsonAfter discovering a portal to Earth and battling the evil Herobrine and his army of vicious mobs, Steve and his friends are known throughout the Overworld as heroes. Stevie’s enjoying the attention—that is, until he tries to show off and instead falls down a mineshaft. At the bottom of the mineshaft, Stevie finds an Ender crystal with mysterious powers. Soon the Overworld is in danger once again, this time from vicious Endermen! Mayor Alexandra summons Stevie, Alex, Maison, Yancy, and Destiny to try and stop the attacks. When the friends investigate, they quickly realize that the Endermen are looking for something. Could it be Stevie’s Ender crystal? Soon the group of friends—now an Overworld task force—are caught up in a battle larger than any they could have imagined. Can they protect the world of Minecraft from Endermen—and the larger threat of the crystal?Fans of Minecraft will race to the end of this first installment in the Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure series by Danica Davidson!
The Adventure at Simba Hill
by Susan RunholtBest friends Kari and Lucas are thrilled to go on safari in Africa. They're fascinated by the lions, giraffes, and zebras. Even more intriguing to Kari is the cave where her uncle and other archaeologists have discovered artwork from thousands of years ago. But when some of the ancient artifacts are stolen, Kari and Lucas are thrust into an art mystery as compelling as any they've faced before-only, surrounded by wild animals, far more dangerous. Fast-paced writing, suspenseful action, spunky protagonists, and a fascinating African setting combine for another winning Kari and Lucas mystery.
Adventure In Bear Tooth Mountains
by Johnnie Tuitel Sharon E. Lamson<P>A three-family Christmas holiday promises hours of skiing, hiking and relaxing in the scenic Bear Tooth Mountains of Montana. At Eagle Mount, Johnnie learns how people with disabilities can snow ski and enjoy other activities. <P>But this isn't the only discovery he and his friends make. An abandoned shack near a deserted ghost town, a snowmobile chase and a blizzard provide a chilling adventures that tests the childrens' courage and survival skills.
Adventure in the Haunted House
by Page McBrierWhile Oliver cat-sits for a vacationing friend, the cat runs off and gets lost in a haunted house. Dogs. Snakes. Gerbils. Ducks. Animals are Oliver Moffitt's business, and there is no pet-care job he can't handle. So it should be no problem for him to take care of Princess Fluffy, a friend's pampered cat. Unfortunately, the life of a pet-care expert is never so simple. It's bad enough when Princess Fluffy gets loose and disappears inside a spooky, boarded-up house. But when Oliver hears a ghostly sound from inside the "empty" house, he calls on his friends to help him find the missing cat. And that's when the funny--and scary--adventures really begin! Pictures are described. Ages 7-12
Adventure Island Complete 14-Book Collection
by Helen MossFrom finding hidden treasure to outwitting art thieves, no mystery is too big and no criminal too cunning for friends, Scott, Jack, Emily and Drift the dog. Together the gang have exciting adventures on the Cornish coast - whether it's investigating a sinister phantom in THE MYSTERY OF THE MIDNIGHT GHOST or catching an unsual suspect in THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING SKELETON. Secret rooms, hidden caves and ancient treasures abound as the friends take on one intriguing case after another.You can help solve all the mysteries with this complete collection of fourteen fabulous adventures in one book!
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly: A Hercule Poirot Story
by Agatha ChristiePreviously published in the print anthology Poirot's Early Cases. When little Johnnie Waverly is kidnapped, there is only one man his parents trust with the case—the inimitable Hercule Poirot!
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Little Clothbound Classics)
by Arthur Conan DoyleLittle Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Emerging from their smoke-filled rooms at 21B Baker Street, Holmes and Watson grapple with the forces of crime that stalk the streets of London. From the first story, 'A Scandal in Bohemia' where Holmes is foiled by the quick-thinking of 'the woman', Irene Adler, to what was presumed to be the last, 'The Final Problem' where Holmes at last comes face to face with the diabolical Professor Moriarty, this selection is presents the very best of Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective.'Arthur Conan Doyle is unique ... Personally, I would walk a mile in tight boots to read him to the milkman' Stephen Fry
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat: A Hercule Poirot Story
by Agatha ChristiePreviously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates. When a redheaded stranger gossips to party guests that she has rented an amazing apartment at a bargain rate, Poirot smells a rat.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
by Agatha ChristieAn English country house at Christmas time, with its crackling log fires and fine food, may seem an incongruous setting for a crime -- but a sinister note left on his pillow tells Hercule Poirot everything is not as it seems. The great detective plays his cards close to his chest -- until the discovery of a young woman lying in the snow, a Kurdish knife in the centre of a crimson stain on her white wrap, spurs Poirot into revealing his hand. Seven cases in which Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple prove conclusively that their powers of detection take the cake...