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The Wrong Hands: The new intriguing, unique and completely unpredictable Detective Miller mystery (Detective Miller)
by Mark Billingham'Had me laughing out loud one minute and emotional the next. I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' --- CLAIRE DOUGLASThis is one case Miller won't want to open . . . Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands.Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of.
The Wrong Hill to Die On (Alafair Tucker Mysteries #6)
by Donis Casey"Alafair Tucker deserves to stand beside Ma Joad in literature's gallery of heroic ladies." —TONY HILLERMAN, New York Times bestselling author1916: Alafair Tucker had not wanted to come to Arizona, but because of her young daughter Blanche's lung ailment, she and her husband Shaw bundled Blanche onto the train and made the nightmare trip from Oklahoma to Alafair's sister in Tempe, Arizona, hoping the dry desert air would help their daughter.As soon as they arrive, Blanche begins to improve, and Alafair is overjoyed to see her witty, beautiful sister Elizabeth again. For added excitement, a Hollywood motion picture company is shooting their movie right in Tempe.But Alafair and Shaw soon discover that all is not well. Elizabeth's marriage is in tatters; tensions are high between the Anglo and Latino communities following Pancho Villa's murderous raid on Columbus, New Mexico; and Alafair suspects her sister is involved in an illegal operation to smuggle war refugees out of Mexico and into the U.S.And now here there's Bernie Arruda, dead on his back in a ditch. The night before he had been singing Mexican love songs at the party in Elizabeth's backyard. Can Alafair connect all the pieces and discover a murderer before it is too late?
The Wrong Hostage (St. Kilda, Book #2)
by Elizabeth LowellOrphaned at thirteen, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench. Grace believes in the rule of law, lives it, breathes it. She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once. Joe Faroe has learned that laws are made by politicians and politicians are all too human. He believes in the innocents, the ones getting ground up by governments that are too polarized or too corrupt to protect their own citizens. He's been through the political meat grinder himself. It cost him his career, his freedom, and a woman who still haunts him. Since then, Faroe has worked outside the rules and politics of government. He is a kidnap specialist for St. Kilda Consulting, a Manhattan-based, global business that concentrates on the shadow world where governments can't go. He is good at his work, intelligent, confident, ruthless. Until a friend dies trying to kill him. Now Faroe is out of the business. Retired. He's through trying to save a world that doesn't want to be saved. Then Grace comes to him, past and present collide, and Faroe finds himself sucked back into the shadows, tracking a violent killer who holds the life of Grace's son in his bloody hands.
The Wrong House
by Elizabeth CookeAnna Miles has hidden from the world for months. But on a storm-lashed night, a stranger arrives at her door: a mute girl with the body of an old woman in her car. Who is the girl, and what is her strange connection to Anna? And from whom has Anna been hiding all this time? Chief Inspector Robert Wilde assumes the task of investigating the elderly passenger's death, a case which turns out to be the strangest and most disturbing of his career. This edition is the first publication of this title outside the United Kingdom.
The Wrong Kind (Hannibal Jones Mystery Series)
by Austin S. CamachoA distraught woman hires private investigator Hannibal Jones to track down her daughter who has run away, trying to escape the homeless shelter life her mother has come to accept. No sooner has Hannibal found Connie Blancothan he finds himself entwined in a gang war and a murder. The corpse is barely cold before a second murder follows and Hannibal finds himself entangled in a complex plot...but who is the mastermind of this twisted scheme?
The Wrong Kind of Blood
by Declan HughesAfter twenty years in Los Angeles, Ed Loy has come home to bury his mother. But hers is only the first dead body he encounters after crossing an ocean. The city Loy once knew is an unrecognizable place, filled with gangsters, seducers, hucksters, and crazies, each with a scheme and an angle. But he can't refuse the sexy former schoolmate who asks him to find her missing husband--or the old pal-turned-small time criminal who shows up on Loy's doorstep with a hard-luck story and a recently fired gun. Suddenly, a tragic homecoming could prove fatal for the grieving investigator, as an unexplained photograph of his long-vanished father, a murky property deal, and a corpse discovered in the foundations of town hall combine to turn a curious case into a dark obsession--dragging Ed Loy into a violent underworld of drugs, extortion, and murder . . . and through his own haunted past where the dead will never rest.
The Wrong Kind of Money: A Novel
by Stephen BirminghamA gripping novel of dark family secrets, bigotry, lust, and lies set in the world of the phenomenally wealthy The Liebling family is among the wealthiest in New York, but in the eyes of "old money" gentile aristocrats like the patrician Van Degans, they will always be lower-class Jewish nouveau riche--especially since it's common knowledge that patriarch Jules Liebling built the powerful Ingraham Corporation from the profits he made selling liquor during Prohibition while in cahoots with dangerous mobsters. Jules is long dead and his widow, Hannah, runs the business with a tyrannical hand. Hannah is reluctant to turn over the reins to the heir apparent, her capable son Noah, despite the fact that she is now well into her eighties. But when Noah's wife, Carol, meets Georgette Van Degan for lunch at Le Cirque, gossip circulates around Manhattan about a thaw between the families and, quite possibly, a partnership. As rumors fly, family skeletons on both sides are exposed, leading to jealousy, betrayal, and even violence. Author Stephen Birmingham explores the dark side of wealth, family, and privilege in The Wrong Kind of Money, brilliantly displaying his phenomenal storytelling skill along with his intimate knowledge of the lives of America's aristocrats.
Wrong Light (The Rick Cahill Series)
by Matt CoylePerfect for hard-boiled PI and Noir fans who like a tainted hero living by his own code. Naomi Hendrix’s sexy voice hovering over the radio waves isn’t the only thing haunting the Southern California nights. A demented soul is stalking Naomi, hiding in the shadows of the night, waiting for the right moment to snatch her and fulfill a twisted fantasy. When Naomi’s radio station hires PI Rick Cahill to protect Naomi and track down the stalker, he discovers that Naomi is hiding secrets about her past that could help unmask the man. However, before Rick can extract the truth from Naomi, he is thrust into a missing person’s case—an abduction he may have unwittingly caused. The investigating detective questions Rick’s motives for getting involved and pressures him to stop meddling. While Rick pursues Naomi’s stalker and battles the police, evil ricochets from his own past and embroils Rick in a race to find the truth about an old nemesis. Is settling the score worth losing everything?
The Wrong Man (John Bailey #5)
by Tim AyliffeThe fifth novel in the John Bailey thriller series. Bailey is trying to solve two murders, ten years apart – unfinished business from his former flame Sharon Dexter. But will it cost him his life? When Sydney socialite Tottie Evans is found dead at a house in Palm Beach, Detective Holly Sutton is called in to investigate. She immediately suspects the boyfriend, a millionaire property developer and ex-mercenary soldier, who refuses to cooperate with police. Across the city, old-school reporter John Bailey – still haunted by the death of his girlfriend, former cop Sharon Dexter – gets a call about a break-in. It leads to the unearthing of an old case file on a murder at the men-only Sydney Club that Dexter had been pursuing a decade earlier. Her notes reveal a link between that murder and the killing of Tottie Evans. Suddenly, John Bailey and Holly Sutton have the same mission. And for Bailey, this is a chance to finish a job for the woman who saved his life. The only problem: a serial killer is already serving a life sentence for the Sydney Club murder.
The Wrong Man (James Bishop #1)
by Jason DeanThe fantastic debut novel from Jason Dean.Nine hundred and seventy three days.Thinking. Planning. Waiting for the perfect moment.Former Marine James Bishop will only have one opportunity to make his prison break. And one chance to prove that he isn't responsible for the murders that put him inside.Three years ago Bishop was the leader of an elite close protection team hired to protect a millionaire and his daughter. After being attacked, Bishop regained consciousness to find seven bodies strewn throughout the millionaire's Long Island mansion - including those of his two charges - and a mountain of evidence guaranteed to send him down for murder.But to find out who set him up and why, Bishop needs to be free. And now the time has come to make his move.Prepare yourself for the most exciting debut thriller of the year...
The Wrong Man (James Bishop #1)
by Jason DeanThe fantastic debut novel from Jason Dean.Nine hundred and seventy three days.Thinking. Planning. Waiting for the perfect moment.Former Marine James Bishop will only have one opportunity to make his prison break. And one chance to prove that he isn't responsible for the murders that put him inside.Three years ago Bishop was the leader of an elite close protection team hired to protect a millionaire and his daughter. After being attacked, Bishop regained consciousness to find seven bodies strewn throughout the millionaire's Long Island mansion - including those of his two charges - and a mountain of evidence guaranteed to send him down for murder.But to find out who set him up and why, Bishop needs to be free. And now the time has come to make his move.Prepare yourself for the most exciting debut thriller of the year...(P)2012 Headline Digital
The Wrong Man
by David EllisA young girl is murdered with a single bullet through her skull. A homeless man is arrested, and as the evidence against him stacks up, everyone thinks he's guilty - except lawyer Jason Kolarich. Jason can't resist the urge to dig deeper, and begins to uncover a much darker reason for her death. What he finds will crack the case wide open. An army is training for a war against the government. Everyone is going to pay for what they did.
The Wrong Man (A Jason Kolarich Novel #3)
by David EllisCriminal defense attorney Jason Kolarich returns in this shocking new thriller by the Edgar® Award-winning author. A young paralegal is brutally killed. A homeless Iraq war veteran has been caught with the murder weapon and the victim's belongings--and he can't remember what happened... Jason Kolarich has been asked by the young man's aunt to defend him. It seems like a standard insanity defense based on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder--until Kolarich realizes that his client is actually innocent. The victim had been working a case of her own, following a trail of paper and money that connected international terrorists to corporate America, where there are those who want to teach the U.S. government a lesson. Kolarich knows finding the true murderer is the key to exposing the conspiracy. As time grows short for both his client and thousands of innocent Americans, he races to find a trained killer and uncover the details of the attack. But Kolarich soon discovers that the game has already been rigged--and that he himself is about to become the next target...
The Wrong Man
by David E. FisherWalter is intent on assassinating Gottfried who is about to visit the United States and is supposedly plotting to resurrect the Third Reich. David a Mossad agent is dispatched to meet with the U.S. authorities to prevent the assassination.
The Wrong Man
by John KatzenbachScott Freeman is a man of reason, a college professor grounded in the rational and practical. But he becomes uneasy after finding an anonymous love letter hidden in his daughter's room: "No one could ever love you like I do. No one ever will. We will be together forever. One way or another." But the reality of Ashley's plight far exceeds Scott's worst suspicions. One drink too many had led Ashley, a beautiful, bright art student, into what she thought was just a fling with a blue-collar bad boy...
The Wrong Man: A Novel of Suspense
by Kate WhiteShe wanted to be more daring, but one small risk is about to cost her everything--maybe even her life.Bold and adventurous in her work as owner of one of Manhattan's boutique interior design firms, Kit Finn couldn't be tamer in her personal life. While on vacation in the Florida Keys, Kit resolves to do something risky for once. When she literally bumps into a charming stranger at her hotel, she decides to make good on her promise and act on her attraction.But back in New York, when Kit arrives at his luxury apartment ready to pick up where they left off in the Keys, she doesn't recognize the man standing on the other side of the door.Was this a cruel joke or part of something truly sinister? Kit soon realizes that she's been thrown into a treacherous plot, which is both deeper and deadlier than she could have ever imagined. Now the only way to protect herself, her business, and the people she loves is to find out the true identity of the man who has turned her life upside down.Adrenaline-charged and filled with harrowing twists at every turn, The Wrong Man will keep readers riveted until the final page.
The Wrong Man (Ted Stratton #3)
by Laura WilsonInspector Ted Stratton returns in a mystery based on real events—from the award-winning author of An Empty Death. “An exceptional talent.” —Laura LippmanIt’s 1950s London. Beautiful Diana Calthrop, last seen breaking hearts in Laura Wilson’s The Innocent Spy as an icily daring MI5 operative in the finest couture, is looking a little tarnished, her famously catastrophic taste in men catching up at last. On the plus side, she has once again bumped into Inspector Ted Stratton, that sturdy, straightforward copper. Could he be her rescuer? First he’d have to rescue himself, and that’s a long shot: With his wife dead and his children distant, Stratton’s nursing his own depression like an old war wound. And while London never lacks for crime, there’s one crime in particular—one ghastly series of them—that Stratton just can’t shake.The Wrong Man is rooted in a real-life case, which has been dramatized several times, most successfully in the chilling 1971 film 10 Rillington Place, starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt.The book was originally published in the UK as A Capital Crime.Praise for the Inspector Stratton series“Historical crime fiction at its best.” —The Guardian“Wilson is as adroit at the straightforward mechanics of the crime mystery as she is at evocative prose shot through with a keen sense of the past.” —Independent“Outstanding . . . Wilson convincingly evokes what it was like to sleep in a bomb shelter or stumble through shattered London streets in the dark. The characters are convincing, too.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Wrong Man (James Bishop 1)
by Jason DeanThe fantastic debut novel from Jason Dean.Nine hundred and seventy three days.Thinking. Planning. Waiting for the perfect moment.Former Marine James Bishop will only have one opportunity to make his prison break. And one chance to prove that he isn't responsible for the murders that put him inside.Three years ago Bishop was the leader of an elite close protection team hired to protect a millionaire and his daughter. After being attacked, Bishop regained consciousness to find seven bodies strewn throughout the millionaire's Long Island mansion - including those of his two charges - and a mountain of evidence guaranteed to send him down for murder.But to find out who set him up and why, Bishop needs to be free. And now the time has come to make his move.Prepare yourself for the most exciting debut thriller of the year...
The Wrong Mother: the heart-pounding and gripping thriller of motherhood, secrets and betrayal
by Charlotte Duckworth'Full of pace, suspense and intrigue' L V MATTHEWSOne mother on the run. A safe place to hide. But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?But is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?'Pulse-pounding' LOUISE MUMFORD'The perfect thriller' EMILY FREUDHEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Mother: the heart-pounding and gripping thriller of motherhood, secrets and betrayal
by Charlotte Duckworth'Full of pace, suspense and intrigue' L V MATTHEWSOne mother on the run. A safe place to hide. But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?But is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?'Pulse-pounding' LOUISE MUMFORD'The perfect thriller' EMILY FREUDHEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Mother
by Charlotte DuckworthOne mother on the run.A safe place to hide.But you can't escape the past forever . . .Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own.Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned.But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there?(P)2022 Quercus Editions LimitedBut is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own?HEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH'S NOVELS:'Smart, compulsively readable and with an end you won't see coming' Woman & Home'Surprising and original' Lesley Kara'A real thrill ride' Heat'I love Charlotte's dark, messy takes on modern relationships' Claire McGowan'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist' Sun'Tense, twisty and deeply unsettling' BP Walter'Unpredictable, tense and engrossing' Rebecca Fleet'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford
The Wrong Mother
by Sophie HannahA chilling, compulsively readable novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Dead Lie Down and The Other Woman’s House Sally Thorning is watching the news with her husband one night when she hears an unexpected name—Mark Bretherick. It’s a name she shouldn’t know, but last year after a business trip canceled at the last minute, Sally treated herself to a secret vacation—away from her hectic family life—and met a man. After their brief affair, the two planned to never meet again. All the details are the same: his job, where he lives, his wife Geraldine and daughter Lucy. But the photograph on the news is not the man Sally knew. And now Geraldine and Lucy are dead. The third book in Sophie Hannah’s acclaimed Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Wrong Mother delivers white knuckle suspense and Hannah’s trademark plot twists, and is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Ruth Rendell. .
The Wrong Move
by Jennifer SavinYOU THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT FLAT...When Jessie moves into a flatshare at Maver Place, she’s finally found a decent place to live.And when she’s befriended by fellow tenants Lauren and Sofie, she’s got great flatmates to share it with.You think she’s safe. You think she can trust these people. You’re wrong.When you flatshare, how well do you really know the people that you're living with?A dark, twisty domestic thriller about the perfect flatshare gone wrong for fans of Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door and Louise Candlish's Our House.
The Wrong Murder (The John J. Malone Mysteries #3)
by Craig RiceA cynical Chicago attorney butts heads with a beautiful killer socialite—from &“the Dorothy Parker of detective fiction&” (William Ruehlmann). Press agent Jake Justus doesn&’t care if all of Chicago drops dead. He&’s just tied the knot with debutante Helene Brand, and a Bermuda honeymoon is only three in-flight martinis away. But the shooting death of a man in broad daylight, on the busiest shopping day of the year, with plenty of witnesses, is particularly ill timed. Jake&’s pal, attorney John J. Malone, agrees. Only a day before, wedding guest Mona McClane, notorious jetsetter and tipsy big-game hunter, bet the two men she could bag an innocent stranger and they&’d never be able to prove a thing. Then Malone discovers that the victim wasn&’t so innocent. Any number of people wanted him dead. And if Mona is only one of them, Malone&’s wagering there&’s much more to this murder than just the thrill of getting away with it. The first mystery writer to ever make the cover of Time magazine, Craig Rice was known for her fizzy cocktails of hard-boiled noir and screwball comedy, prompting the New York Times to ask: &“Why can&’t all murders be as funny as those concocted by Craig Rice?&”
The Wrong Number (Fear Street #5)
by R.L. StineIt begins as an innocent prank: Deena Martinson and her best friend, Jade Smith, make sexy phone calls to the boys from school. But Deena’s half-brother, Chuck, catches them in the act and threatens to tell their parents—unless the girls let him in on the fun. Chuck begins making random calls, threatening anyone who answers. It’s dangerous and exciting. The teens are even enjoying the publicity and the uproar they’ve caused. Until Chuck calls a number on Fear Street.