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Yuletide Secrets
by Hope White Maggie K. BlackIdentity under wrapsChristmas Undercover by Hope White Believing a group of pharmaceutical businessmen are engineering drugs with deadly results, FBI agent Sara Vaughn follows the suspects into the Cascade Mountains. But when she witnesses them murder one of their own, they target her. Sara isn&’t sure she can trust Will Rankin, the handsome mountain rescue worker who saves her. But she&’ll have to trust him if she wants to see another Christmas morning…Undercover Holiday Fiancée by Maggie K. Black To bring down rival drug-dealing gangs, Detective Chloe Brant must pose as the fiancée of Detective Trent Henry—the man who broke her heart. Trent can&’t let anything blow this case…even his growing feelings for his temporary fiancée. But when a killer makes Chloe a target, the job gets personal. Because if Trent wants his pretend romance to become real, he and Chloe must stay alive.USA TODAY Bestselling Author Maggie K. Black2 Thrilling Stories Christmas Undercover and Undercover Holiday Fiancée
Yuletide Stalker
by Irene BrandTo Linc Carey, Maddie Horton had always been a gangly kid with braces. So when a gorgeous woman walked off the plane, Linc was stunned at the changes in his late commanding offi cer's daughter. The Hawaiian holiday was his belated graduation present to Maddie, who'd been thrilled when her former crush invited her for a Christmas visit. Neither expected romance to blossom in such a short time. But Maddie's dream trip soon turned ugly when the people responsible for her father's murder set their sights on her. Can Linc protect Maddie from her yuletide stalker?
Yuletide Suspect
by Lisa PhillipsCHRISTMAS FRAME-UPNothing will stop Secret Service agent Liberty Westmark from warning her ex-fiancé that he’s wanted on a terrorism charge—not even gunmen determined to kill them both. After breaking his heart, she owes Tate Almers that…especially since only she believes his innocence. Partnering with Liberty again is the last thing Tate, a former Secret Service agent, wants for Christmas. But with a mountain of evidence against him and both the feds and a rogue cartel behind him, Tate needs Liberty beside him. They’ve become the targets of a manhunt with just one ending…and they have only each other to stay alive.
Yuletide Threat: Standoff At Christmas Yuletide Fugitive Threat Silent Night Pursuit (Alaskan Search And Rescue Ser.)
by Margaret Daley Valerie Hansen Laura ScottCHRISTMAS COMES WRAPPED IN DANGER…Standoff at Christmas by Margaret DaleyAnchorage K-9 officer Jake Nichols returns home for Christmas to recover from the accident that almost killed him—and find some peace. But those plans are shattered when childhood friend Rachel Hart gets caught up in a drug-smuggling ring after her aunt is murdered. Soon their lives are in peril as Jake battles the Alaskan winter, a ruthless criminal…and his developing feelings for Rachel.Military K-9 Unit Christmas by Valerie Hansen and Laura ScottIn Christmas Escape by Valerie Hansen, veterinary assistant Rachel Fielding and her niece spend the holidays hiding from a killer with her boss, Kyle Roarke, and a capable K-9. And in Yuletide Target by Laura Scott, someone’s gunning for Senior Airman Jacey Burke and her trusty K-9. But Staff Sergeant Sean Morris will do anything to keep her safe for Christmas.
Z
by Vassilis VassilikosThe story of a political murder and the corruption of a ruthless and powerful military regime in a novel charged with anger, passion and suspense.
Z, 50th Anniversary Edition
by Marilyn Calmann Vassilis VassilikosA progressive parliamentary deputy is scheduled to appear at a political rally. Meanwhile, local political bosses plot his assassination. Thugs are recruited to disrupt the rally. Rumors begin to spread. But the forces already set in motion are irresistible. Z is the story of a crime, a time, a place, and people transformed by events.Z was published in Greece in 1966, and banned there one year later. It is based on an actual political assassination in 1963 in Salonika. The victim was Gregory Lambrakis, a socialist legislator and outspoken critic of the government. But Lambrakis's killers could not have anticipated the public response. His funeral became a political event; by the time the cortege reached Athens, 400,000 people were following the coffin in silence. In the nation's capital, the letter Z suddenly appeared on walls, sidewalks, posters--everywhere. Z stands for the Greek verb zei, "he lives."From the Trade Paperback edition.
Z Cars Again
by Allan PriorZ Victor One takes to the streets once more when a spate of school burglaries attracts the attention of P.C. Jock Weir and P.C Fancy Smith. Based on the classic BBC series, voted one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century.
Z Cars Again
by Allan PriorZ Victor One takes to the streets once more when a spate of school burglaries attracts the attention of P.C. Jock Weir and P.C Fancy Smith. Based on the classic BBC series, voted one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century.
Z for Zachariah
by Robert C. O'BrienIn this post-apocalyptic novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Robert C. O&’Brien, a teen girl struggling to survive in the wake of unimaginable disaster comes across another survivor.Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors. But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann&’s solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth.
The Z Murders: A British Library Crime Classic (British Library Crime Classics #0)
by J. Jefferson FarjeonRichard Temperley arrives at Euston station early on a fogbound London morning. He takes refuge in a nearby hotel, along with a disagreeable fellow passenger, who had snored his way through the train journey. But within minutes the other man has snored for the last time – he has been shot dead while sleeping in an armchair. Temperley has a brief encounter with a beautiful young woman, but she flees the scene. When the police arrive, Detective Inspector James discovers a token at the crime scene: “a small piece of enamelled metal. Its colour was crimson, and it was in the shape of the letter Z.” Temperley sets off in pursuit of the mysterious woman from the hotel, and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase – by train and taxi – on the tail of a sinister serial killer. This classic novel by the author of the best-selling Mystery in White is a gripping thriller by a neglected master of the genre.
Z Plan: Homecoming (Z Plan Trilogy #3)
by Mikhail LermaAfter surviving an odyssey through zombie hordes, an American soldier faces the ultimate trial as he returns home in this apocalyptic series finale. Facing death and fighting the undead, Cale has made a seemingly impossible journey through the Iraqi desert and across dangerous oceans. All the while, he dreamed of reaching his home in America. Now, as that dream finally comes true, Cale discovers a nightmarish reality.In the thrilling conclusion of the Z Plan Trilogy, Cale’s limits are put to the final test as he pushes his way through the undead. But something even more sinister follows his every move. In a world where the weak die and every glimmer of hope seems extinguished, Cale’s toughest challenge will be to overcome his inner demons.
The Z Word
by Lindsay King-Miller&“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.&”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and CuckooPacked with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer zombie romp you didn&’t know you needed.Chaotic bisexual Wendy is trying to find her place in the queer community of San Lazaro, Arizona, after a bad breakup—which is particularly difficult because her ex is hooking up with some of her friends. And when the people around them start turning into violent, terrifying mindless husks, well, that makes things harder. Especially since the infection seems to be spreading.Now, Wendy and her friends and frenemies—drag queen Logan, silver fox Beau, sword lesbian Aurelia and her wife Sam, mysterious pizza delivery stoner Sunshine, and, oh yeah, Wendy&’s ex-girlfriend Leah—have to team up to stay alive, save Pride, and track the zombie outbreak to its shocking source. Hopefully without killing each other first.The Z Word is a propulsive, funny, emotional horror debut about a found family coming together to fight corporate greed, political corruption, gay drama, and zombies.
Zach Lopez vs. the Shadow Cats (Devils' Pass)
by Justina IrelandZach Lopez has an identity crisis. Zach's friend has an evil double, and it's impossible for Zach to know who he can trust. Zach has lived in Devils' Pass long enough to know that the mysterious shapeshifters can only be monsters from the otherworld below the town. Worse, he discovers that there may be a larger evil coordinating the attacks from the Otherside. Zach and his friends need to keep the shapeshifters from taking over Devils' Pass-and enslaving all of humanity.
Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery
by Carole MortimerLONDON'S MOST DISSOLUTE BACHELOR No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage, there's only one thing to do...carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants! But coming face-to-face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster-his former fiancée-unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captive...and turn the secrets of the past into the sins of the present! Dangerous Dukes Rakes about town
Zach's Law (Hagen #4)
by Kay HooperFrom New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper comes a classic love story about a man who lives by his own strict code--and the headstrong woman who's determined to crack it. When car trouble leaves her stranded in a deserted corner of the Rockies, love is the last thing on Teddy Tyler's mind. But there's no denying the attraction that grips her the minute she lays eyes on Zach Steele, a rugged security expert staking out a gang of gunrunners in a remote mountain cabin. Zach has survived this long by adhering to a few simple principles: Travel light, travel fast, and travel alone. Now, to keep from blowing his cover, he must hold Teddy hostage for a week--if, that is, he can keep at bay his own simmering feelings for her.Teddy's not that easily confined, especially when her man's in danger. So when a simple surveillance job turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, she must convince the original lone wolf to let her help--or see their chance at love fall prey to one of Zach's deadliest enemies.From the Paperback edition.
Zach's Lie
by Roland SmithJack Osborne's life changes forever the night men in masks break into his house, threaten Jack and his family, and ransack their home. Jack then discovers the reason these men have come into their lives -- his father has been arrested for drug trafficking. Jack, his mother, and his sister are then forced to enter Witness Security Program. Jack becomes "Zach" and moves to Elko, Nevada, a town in the middle of nowhere. There he meets Sam, the strangest school custodian he has ever encountered, and Catalin, a girl who might make Zach's uprooting worth the trouble. But just as Zach finally begins to piece together a new life, he finds himself in danger again -- and this time his actions could determine the fates of everyone he cares about.
Zack: A Thriller (Zack Herry Ser. #1)
by Mons Kallentoft Markus LuttemanThe gripping first thriller in a chilling new series from the reigning master of Scandinavian crime fiction—Mons Kallentoft, author of the acclaimed Malin Fors novels—is an instant international sensation.Zack Herry is the golden boy who has stumbled into a career in the Stockholm police force. At night, he hangs out at the clubs, partying with the people he should really be arresting. He knows that it won’t last, but he can’t help himself, even as he starts being investigated by internal affairs. But when four Thai women from a massage parlor in Stockholm are found brutally executed and a fifth badly mutilated and dumped outside a nearby hospital, Zack must get his act together and try to figure out the motives behind the vicious murders, together with his partner, Deniz. Only one thing is for sure: more women will die unless they find the killer.
Zack and the Turkey Attack!
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorA boy must outsmart a tormenting turkey and solve the mystery surrounding some missing jewelry in this feel-good middle grade novel from the Newbery Award–winning author of the Shiloh series.Zack has a problem. A turkey problem. A TOM turkey to be exact. Every weekend Zack goes to his grandparents&’ farm with his father. As soon as he and his dad pull up in the truck, that ol&’ Tom turkey&’s right there, waiting, ready to peck, peck, peck at Zack&’s legs. Now, Zack isn&’t usually a scaredy-cat but this is different. The bird is flat out mean, and has clearly got it out for Zack. His best friend Matthew thinks he&’s exaggerating, so one weekend Zack brings him along and sure enough the turkey is laying in wait…this time for them both! The boys realize they need something to turn the tables, so they decide to build—in Rube Goldberg style—a giant LOUD contraption to scare the turkey away for good. What the boys don&’t count on is the seemingly know-it-all neighbor Josie&’s news that there&’s a mysterious robber prowling around the neighborhood. Bracelets, necklaces, and coins have gone missing, and the odd thing is that the robber leaves V-shaped footprints…
Zack Files 09: The Volcano Goddess Will See You Now
by Dan GreenburgHawaii. Dream vacation. Same thing, right? Wrong! No sooner do Zack and his dad arrive at their hotel does strange things start happening to Zack. First he gets bonked on the head by a falling coconut, then the T. V. blows up, then he gets thrown off of the treadmill in the hotel spa. Zack appears to be cursed. Could it be the piece of lava rock he bought in the gift shop?
Zaddik
by David RosenbaumA former detective investigates a deadly diamond heist among New York&’s Hassidic community in this &“big, bright and successfully old-fashioned&” thriller (Publishers Weekly). Dov Taylor is an ex-cop. He&’s also an ex-husband, ex-drinker, and ex-observant Jew. The way he sees it, he doesn&’t have much to offer anybody. So he&’s surprised when he gets a summons from a rabbi in Brooklyn: A Hassidic man has been murdered during the theft of a priceless diamond, and the rabbi believe Dov is the man to solve the crime. Why Dov? Generations ago, his ancestor was a famous Polish mystic—a zaddik—revered for his ability to discern the truth. Perhaps some of that wisdom would whisper down the decades and help Dov see what others cannot. Despite his skepticism, Dov soon finds himself heading deep into Manhattan&’s Diamond District, the feuding of rival Hassidic clans, and a family connection to the missing diamond that reaches back to Napoleonic Poland.
Zagadka Zabójcy
by Claudio Ruggeri Jolanta U. Grębowiec – BaffoniPowieść kryminalnaZagadkowe śledztwo prowadzone przez komisarza Vincenta Germano zmusza go do coraz większej ostrożności, odsłaniając przed nim często zapominaną prawdę, iż istnieją sprawy przerastające człowieka, będące w stanie uczynić z niego zarówno ofiarę jak i mordercę.
Zagreb Cowboy (A Marko della Torre Novel #1)
by Alen MattichA page-turning thriller shot through with black humour and razor-sharp dialogue, Zagreb Cowboy is the spectacular debut novel in a taut new crime fiction series.Yugoslavia, 1991. The State is crumbling, and in the midst of the political chaos secret policeman Marko della Torre has been working both sides of the law — but somewhere along the way he's crossed the line. When a corrupt cop called Strumbic helps three hired Bosnian thugs to hunt him down and kill him, della Torre makes a run for it through Croatia, Italy, and finally to London, where he’ll take Strumbic for all he's worth.
Zagreb Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Darko Macan Josip Novakovich Ivan Vidić Ružica Gašperov Mima Simić Robert Perisic Pero Kvesić Nada Gašić Zoran Pilić Andrea Žigić-Dolenec Darko Milošić Nora Verde Ivan Sršen Neven Ušumović"A must-read book by Croatian authors available in English. A collection of crime stories set across Zagreb, each one by a different Croatian writer."--Time Out (Croatia)"Zagreb, Croatia--its culture and its touchstones--will be terra incognita for many U.S. readers...Notable is Nora Verde's 'She-Warrior,' in which a young woman's carefully planned anarchist activities are smacked down by a triple helping of reality."--Publishers Weekly"The stories shed light on a sickness that stirs within society's boundaries. Readers will easily glean that this sickness is not exclusive to Zagreb. Sršen reveals the ugly truth about human nature that burrows under the surface in war-torn countries."--Examiner.com"Zagreb's noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sršen's handpicked selections are anything but ordinary."--New York Journal of Books"An inherently fascinating and entertaining read from beginning to end."--Midwest Book Review"These [stories]...do have the flavor of what the country and its people are like."--Journey of a BooksellerAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Featuring brand-new stories translated from Croatian by: Ivan Vidic, Josip Novakovich, Andrea Žigic-Dolenec, Robert Perišic, Mima Simic, Pero Kavesic, Nada Gašic, Zoran Pilic, Ružica Gašperov, Darko Milošic, Nora Verde, Ivan Sršen, Neven Ušumovic, and Darko Macan.Eastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, certainly has its fill. Editor Sršen has curated a diverse, powerful, and dramatic group of stories that offer tremendous insight into the perspectives of contemporary Croatians.
Zähle die Stunden
by Daniela Maizner Lorena Franco„Wer das Böse nicht bestraft, befiehlt, dass es getan werde.“ Leonardo da Vinci ZÄHLE DIE STUNDEN: Alte Geheimnisse, Angst, Schuld und Verlangen sind die Zutaten für einen aufwühlenden Psychothriller voller überraschender Wendungen. Eines Morgens wird Josh Parker, Creative Direktor, einer renommierten New Yorker Werbeagentur brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Sandra Levy, seine Assistentin, ist die letzte Person, die ihn lebend gesehen hat. Gemeinsam mit Inspector Paul Tischmann versucht sie, das mysteriöse Verbrechen aufzuklären und einen Mörder zu stellen, der scheinbar keine Fehler begangen hat. Die Perspektiven von Sandra und Paul wechseln einander ab und enthüllen Schritt für Schritt immer neue Abgründe und Rätsel, auf die auch die Protagonisten nicht gefasst sind. Ein packender Thriller ‒ fesselnd bis zur letzten Seite.
Zaleski's Percentage (John Raven)
by Donald MacKenzieZaleski is a middle-aged philanderer determined to retrieve the Virgin's Dowry, a jeweled monstrance worth £500,000, which has reappeared for display in an art gallery in Conduit Street in London.This ageing Polish patriot carries out the crime but in doing so becomes the target for Detective Inspector John Raven of the CID - one of the most ruthless and capable policemen on the force. 'Perfectly fascinating and perfectly written' Chicago Sun Times