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White Shadow
by Ace Atkins?Mesmerizing?a tour de force from one of the best crime writers at work today.??Michael Connelly White Shadow is a ?stunning? (Lee Child) noir thriller based on real-life events. 1955: Tampa, Florida is a city pulsing with Sicilian and Cuban gangsters, cigar factories, sweet rum, and violence. The death of retired kingpin Charlie Wall? the White Shadow?has shocked the city, sending cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to find those responsible. As the trail winds through neighborhoods rich and poor, enmeshing the innocent and corrupt alike all the way down to the streets and casinos of Havana, an extraordinary story of revenge, honor, and greed emerges. For Charlie Wall had his secrets?secrets that if discovered could destroy a criminal empire and ignite a revolution.
White Shark
by Peter BenchleyAt a small marine institute off the coast of Connecticut, only marine biologist Simon Chase realizes that a sixteen-foot pregnant Great White is feeding in the area. But even Simon doesn't know that a far deadlier creature is about to come out of the deep and threaten everything he cares for. A creature whose malevolence is unthinkable. Whose need to feed is insatiable. And whose relentless hunt for prey is unstoppable. Twenty years after his huge bestseller Jaws, the master of the deep has done it again, letting loose a chilling new predator that only he could create. Drawing on his singular knowledge of the sea, science, and history, Peter Benchley masterfully spins a suspense-filled novel that hits you on a primal level, makes your heart pound, and leaves your blood running cold. White Shark is Peter Benchley at his best. Read it at your own risk.
White Shell Woman: a Charlie Moon mystery
by James D. ClassCharlie Moon is treading on sacred ground. Ledgens tell of strange happenings and blood sacrifice. But what troubles him is the fresh corpse of a young woman found at an archaeological dig.
White Shell Woman (Charlie Moon #7)
by James D. DossThe two sandstone monoliths towering over the southern Colorado landscape are wrapped in ancient mystery. To the local tribes, they are the Twin War Gods, sons of the moon goddess, White Shell Woman. Legends tell of strange happenings in their shadows, of lost treasure and Anasazi blood sacrifice. But it is a much more recent history that troubles former Ute policeman-turned-rancher Charlie Moon, specifically the fresh corpse of a young Native American woman unearthed at an archaeological dig.
The White Shepherd (The Anna Hopkins Mysteries #1)
by Annie DaltonThis classic British whodunit—Book 1 in the Oxford Dogwalkers’ Mystery series—“will delight Susan Conant and Laurien Berenson fans” (Library Journal). Anna Hopkins’s daily walk through Oxford’s picturesque Port Meadow is rudely interrupted one autumn morning when her white German Shepherd, Bonnie, unearths a blood-soaked body in the undergrowth. For Anna it’s a double shock. She knew the victim. Naomi Evans, a professional researcher working on a book about a famous Welsh poet, had offered to help Anna trace Bonnie’s original owner. From her previous interactions with Naomi, Anna is convinced that she was not the random victim of a senseless murder, as the police believe. Naomi was targeted because of what she knew. With the official investigation heading in the wrong direction, Anna teams up with fellow dog walkers Isadora Salzman and Tansy Lavelle to discover the truth. This mystery series for adult readers is an intriguing departure for award-winning YA writer Annie Dalton. Dalton is the author of more than 30 novels for children and young adults, including the Agent Angel series. She has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. “An inventive plot, charismatic characters, and even some black humor combine to make this a good choice for suspense junkies.” —Booklist “Dalton’s adult mystery debut is filled with amusing characters.” —Kirkus Reviews
The White Ship: a true and dramatic tragedy that changed the course of history
by Nicholas Salaman'The most calamitous event ever to afflict the royal family of England.''Riveting' THE TIMESThe White Ship sank in the English Channel on 25 November 1120, with other one survivor. On the 900th anniversary of the tragedy, this tale of anarchy, passion and revenge brings the past vividly to life. For fans of Ken Follett, Robert Harris and Antonia Fraser. ---REVENGE CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY.Normandy, 1119. A hotbed of malcontent barons is kept in fragile order by their duke - Henry I, King of England. Fresh from early years in a monastery, Bertold, the bastard son of one of these barons, meets Juliana, a countess and daughter of the King. He falls in love - or lust - but sees that his chance could come with work in her small court. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a ruthless feud between Juliana and her father. And when Juliana's daughters are offered as hostages for a strategic castle, even love may not be enough to allay a tragedy that will change everything. Reader praise for THE WHITE SHIP'The period and characters are brought alive in a gripping tale''Wonderfully written and entirely captivating, this is an excellent historical novel''Told with humour combined with the drama and savagery of the time''I loved the history, I loved the characters - heroic and villainous'
The White Ship: a true and dramatic tragedy that changed the course of history
by Nicholas Salaman'The most calamitous event ever to afflict the royal family of England.''Riveting' THE TIMESThe White Ship sank in the English Channel on 25 November 1120, with other one survivor. On the 900th anniversary of the tragedy, this tale of anarchy, passion and revenge brings the past vividly to life. For fans of Ken Follett, Robert Harris and Antonia Fraser. ---REVENGE CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY.Normandy, 1119. A hotbed of malcontent barons is kept in fragile order by their duke - Henry I, King of England. Fresh from early years in a monastery, Bertold, the bastard son of one of these barons, meets Juliana, a countess and daughter of the King. He falls in love - or lust - but sees that his chance could come with work in her small court. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a ruthless feud between Juliana and her father. And when Juliana's daughters are offered as hostages for a strategic castle, even love may not be enough to allay a tragedy that will change everything. Reader praise for THE WHITE SHIP'The period and characters are brought alive in a gripping tale''Wonderfully written and entirely captivating, this is an excellent historical novel''Told with humour combined with the drama and savagery of the time''I loved the history, I loved the characters - heroic and villainous'
White Shotgun: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel (Special Agent Ana Grey #4)
by April SmithSpecial Agent Ana Grey--intense, unpredictable, brilliant--returns in an electrifying new novel of suspense.Even on leave from the FBI, Ana can't kick old habits: when she witnesses a drive-by shooting at an Italian restaurant in London, she helps the injured and gives testimony to the police. Still, it comes as a shock when, soon after, the Bureau contacts her--not because they want her to investigate the shooting, but because they want her to investigate the half sister she never knew she had, Cecilia, who lives in Siena and is married to Nicosa, a coffee mogul with some suspicious connections. Settling into their home under false pretenses is the least of the complications Ana encounters. The entire city of Siena is gearing up for its legendary horse race, the Palio--the dazzling annual culmination of ancient rivalries between the city's many wards. But when her nephew is stabbed and her sister goes missing, Ana understands with painful clarity that there's more than a horse race at stake here. And for Ana herself, it will mean an almost impossible choice between duty and family.From the Hardcover edition.
White Silence (The\elizabeth Cage Ser. #1)
by Jodi Taylor*The first instalment in the new, gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.* "I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am." Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn’t want to see them and she definitely doesn’t want them to see her. What is a curse to Elizabeth is a gift to others – a very valuable gift they want to control. When her husband dies, Elizabeth’s world descends into a nightmare. But as she tries to piece her life back together, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. Alone in a strange and frightening world, she’s a vulnerable target to forces beyond her control. And she knows that she can’t trust anyone… White Silence is a twisty supernatural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
White Silence: An edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 1) (Elizabeth Cage)
by Jodi TaylorThe first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am.'Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn't want to see them and she definitely doesn't want them to see her. What is a curse to Elizabeth is a gift to others - a very valuable gift they want to control.When her husband dies, Elizabeth's world descends into a nightmare. But as she tries to piece her life back together, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. Alone in a strange and frightening world, she's a vulnerable target to forces beyond her control.And she knows that she can't trust anyone...White Silence is a twisty supernatural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Jodi Taylor does brilliant, strong female heroes, and Elizabeth follows on from Max in the St Mary's series''I look forward to another adventure with this quirky and perfectly matched pair''Hold on to your seat and close your eyes if you dare!''Gripping and full of curious plot turns''An on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller where no assumptions can be made'
White Silence: An edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 1) (Elizabeth Cage)
by Jodi TaylorThe first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am.'Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn't want to see them and she definitely doesn't want them to see her. What is a curse to Elizabeth is a gift to others - a very valuable gift they want to control.When her husband dies, Elizabeth's world descends into a nightmare. But as she tries to piece her life back together, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. Alone in a strange and frightening world, she's a vulnerable target to forces beyond her control.And she knows that she can't trust anyone...White Silence is a twisty supernatural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Jodi Taylor does brilliant, strong female heroes, and Elizabeth follows on from Max in the St Mary's series''I look forward to another adventure with this quirky and perfectly matched pair''Hold on to your seat and close your eyes if you dare!''Gripping and full of curious plot turns''An on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller where no assumptions can be made'
White Sky, Black Ice (A Nathan Active Mystery #1)
by Stan JonesIn the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, state trooper Nathan Active questions the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of days. The two men were indeed murdered, but what was the motive and who killed them?
White Smoke: An Action-Packed Survival Thriller (A Victoria Emerson Thriller #3)
by John GilstrapTHE STAND meets William R. Forstchen&’s ONE SECOND AFTER in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author John Gilstrap&’s third pulse-pounding thriller set in an America ravaged by global conflict. As a community of survivors strives to rebuild all they have lost, they look to one woman – single mother and former West Virginia congressional representative Victoria Emerson—to balance survival with justice… &“One of the most compelling heroines to come along in years.&” —Jeffery Deaver One-time congressional representative Victoria Emerson has received a request from the deposed president of the United States—come to the bunker at Hilltop Manor, where the remnants of the U.S. government have been imprisoned. A ruthless band has seized power, leaving civilians to die of starvation and untreated injuries. The self-appointed leader, Roger Parsons, plans to punish the former rulers for thrusting the country into Hell Day, the devastating war that changed the world in just a few hours. Victoria is reluctant to leave Ortho, the West Virginia town she has developed and defended. But as a born leader, she feels the call of duty. Forging her way through a landscape terrorized by local warlords and desperate scavengers, she arrives at Hilltop Manor to find a powder keg of battling factions. The lofty ideals on which the Republic was founded and the values that once held society together have devolved into anarchy. Calling on her deepest personal resources and her unwavering convictions, Victoria must somehow return the rule of law to a society where many of the old rules and laws don&’t matter anymore.
White Smoke: A Novel of Papal Election
by Andrew M. GreeleyThe cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have gathered in Rome for the papal election following the death of the incumbent pope. Torn by internal conflict and with many of its members alienated, the Church faces one of the most serious crises in its history. A coalition of cardinals favors a more moderate and pluralistic style of papal governance, but must contend with shadowy Vatican forces that oppose change and loss of their own power. These forces are determined to destory the coalition's candidate, a gentle and brilliant Spanish scholar. The leader of the coalition is Chicago's wily Sean Cardinal Cronin, aided by his patently indispensable sidekick, Bishop John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan.A lone assassin stalks the Vatican, his crazed mission: to destroy the next pope as soon as the traditional white smoke issues from the cardinals' meeting room--the Sistine Chapel--followed by the ancient words Habemus papam.Can politics--Chicago style--turn the Catholic Church around? What will happen when the next pope must be chosen? Only Andrew M. Greeley, priest, bestselling novelist, and respected sociologist could have written this blockbuster tale of the forces actually ripping the Church apart, and of the next papal election, when the fate of the entire Catholic Church itself may well hang in the balance.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
White Smoke
by Tiffany D JacksonThe Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! <p><p> Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper. <p><p> The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its . . . secrets. That’s only half the problem: household items vanish, doors open on their own, lights turn off, shadows walk past rooms, voices can be heard in the walls, and there’s a foul smell seeping through the vents only Mari seems to notice. Worse: Piper keeps talking about a friend who wants Mari gone. <p><p> But “running from ghosts” is just a metaphor, right? As the house closes in, Mari learns that the danger isn’t limited to Maple Street. Cedarville has its secrets, too. And secrets always find their way through the cracks.
White Space: Book One of The Dark Passages
by Ilsa J. BickIn the tradition of Memento and Inception comes a thrilling and scary young adult novel about blurred reality where characters in a story find that a deadly and horrifying world exists in the space between the written lines.Seventeen-year-old Emma Lindsay has problems: a head full of metal, no parents, a crazy artist for a guardian whom a stroke has turned into a vegetable, and all those times when she blinks away, dropping into other lives so ghostly and surreal it's as if the story of her life bleeds into theirs. But one thing Emma has never doubted is that she's real.Then she writes "White Space," a story about these kids stranded in a spooky house during a blizzard.Unfortunately, "White Space" turns out to be a dead ringer for part of an unfinished novel by a long-dead writer. The manuscript, which she's never seen, is a loopy Matrix meets Inkheart story in which characters fall out of different books and jump off the page. Thing is, when Emma blinks, she might be doing the same and, before long, she's dropped into the very story she thought she'd written. Trapped in a weird, snow-choked valley, Emma meets other kids with dark secrets and strange abilities: Eric, Casey, Bode, Rima, and a very special little girl, Lizzie. What they discover is that they--and Emma--may be nothing more than characters written into being from an alternative universe for a very specific purpose.Now what they must uncover is why they've been brought to this place--a world between the lines where parallel realities are created and destroyed and nightmares are written--before someone pens their end.
The White Squaw; a Sequel to North of Saginaw Bay
by E J PetersenE. J. Petersen’s The White Squaw: A Sequel to North of Saginaw Bay continues the captivating story of life along Michigan’s northern shores, weaving a rich tapestry of adventure, love, and resilience. Set against the breathtaking wilderness of the region, this sequel delves deeper into the lives of the characters introduced in North of Saginaw Bay, while introducing new faces whose fates become entwined with the land and its people.The novel centers on the enigmatic figure of the "White Squaw," a woman whose identity and story bridge the cultural divides of the time. Her presence becomes a focal point for conflict, mystery, and reconciliation, as the community grapples with its past and future. Through her journey, Petersen explores themes of identity, belonging, and the intersections of diverse traditions in a rapidly changing world.As tensions rise and relationships are tested, the novel captures the beauty and harshness of the northern frontier, with vivid depictions of the wilderness playing a central role in the unfolding drama. Petersen’s masterful storytelling and keen attention to historical and cultural detail bring the era and its challenges to life, creating a tale that is both timeless and deeply rooted in the region’s heritage.The White Squaw is a compelling continuation of the saga begun in North of Saginaw Bay, offering readers an unforgettable story of courage, connection, and the enduring power of place. Perfect for fans of historical fiction and tales of frontier life, this novel is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the complexities of cultural identity.
White Stone Day: A Victorian Thriller (Edmund Whitty Victorian Thrillers)
by John Gray"I mark this day most especially with a White Stone."---Lewis Carroll, The Diaries of Lewis CarrollEdmund Whitty, a London newspaper correspondent who can usually be counted upon for crisp and lurid copy, has fallen upon lean times. After his triumphant exposé of a notorious serial killer, he has inexplicably lost his knack for sensational reporting. Broke and desperate, he seizes upon a generous offer from a mysterious American to discredit a quack psychic. But how, he ends up wondering uneasily, does the psychic know so much about a scandal involving Whitty's late brother?When the psychic is brutally murdered, Whitty finds himself accused of the crime and thrown into Milbank prison, the most bizarre institution of its kind in England. Help comes unexpectedly from "the Captain," a gangster not known for charity work. To save his own skin, Whitty must find the men responsible for the disappearance of the Captain's young niece, Eliza.Whitty's search takes him to Oxford, where he meets the brilliant and eccentric Reverend William Boltbyn, a renowned children's author who delights in playing croquet, devising elaborate stories, and taking artistic photographs of little girls. There he uncovers a looking-glass world, the dark side of Victoriana, and the murder of innocence.John MacLachlan Gray, who evoked "the mean streets and byways of 1852 London with a skill worthy of Dickens" (Publishers Weekly) in The Fiend in Human, spins an even more irresistible tale of dark secrets behind the facade of Victorian respectability in White Stone Day.
White Suits
by Frank J. BarbiereMysterious killers dressed in white, they savaged the Cold War Russian underworld--then disappeared without a trace. Now they have resurfaced in New York, leaving a trail of dead mobsters in their bloody wake. In this tide of death, an amnesiac and a FBI agent bound by loss and haunted memories seek to answer a single question that may unlock their hidden pasts: Who are the White Suits?In the edgy tradition of The Usual Suspects and Kill Bill, The White Suits is violent noir action wrapped in mystery from writer Frank Barbiere and artist Toby Cypress.
The White Swan
by Roscoe JamesNash Fross, shipping magnate and dreamer, takes more satisfaction from the tomes of Mark Twain than from quarterly reports and bottom lines. His greatest joy in life is the White Swan - the biggest riverboat ever built - and he has a secret.Teresa Holloway, freelance reporter and Pulitzer anointed, has set off on the White Swan for the cruise of her life in pursuit of the story of her career. A story of pirate's booty and a modern day shipping magnate with more than just skeletons in his closet.The bloodline of Nash Fross proves even more dangerous than the eddies and currents of the wide Mississippi, and Teresa Holloway's piloting skills are put to the test. But charting a course through the black waters of her own heart proves even more dangerous. These two are caught up in a pirate's tale where something more valuable than gold is at stake. The ocean where the battle takes place is a past well hidden and neither gives quarter in their quest for the prize... Love.
White Tears: A novel
by Hari KunzruWhite Tears is a ghost story, a terrifying murder mystery, a timely meditation on race, and a love letter to all the forgotten geniuses of American music.Two twenty-something New Yorkers. Seth is awkward and shy. Carter is the glamorous heir to one of America's great fortunes. They have one thing in common: an obsession with music. Seth is desperate to reach for the future. Carter is slipping back into the past. When Seth accidentally records an unknown singer in a park, Carter sends it out over the Internet, claiming it's a long lost 1920s blues recording by a musician called Charlie Shaw. When an old collector contacts them to say that their fake record and their fake bluesman are actually real, the two young white men, accompanied by Carter's troubled sister Leonie, spiral down into the heart of the nation's darkness, encountering a suppressed history of greed, envy, revenge, and exploitation.
White Thunder
by Aimée Thurlo David ThurloFBI area supervisor Simmons asks the Navajo Tribal Police to help locate Andrew Thomas, a federal agent who disappeared after interrupting a Navajo ritual being performed by a group of medicine men or hataaliis. Simmons voices his displeasure when Special Investigator Ella Clah is assigned to the case; he believes that Ella became an FBI agent, more than a decade earlier, due to affirmative action-and that she left because the job was too tough for her. Ella ignores Simmons' pettiness, knowing that finding the missing man is the highest priority. She won't allow family issues to get in the way, so she asks her daughter's father to become a full-time parent for the duration of her investigation. She even questions her brother, a hataalii himself, about Agent Thomas. Could a medicine man have punished Thomas for disturbing the Sing?Startlingly, Ella receives a disturbing cell phone call that seems to be from Thomas himself. He's trapped in a dark place, lost and hurt. Ella realizes that time is running out. With the hataaliis cleared, Ella follows up on Thomas's investigation into Social Security fraud. She is disturbed to see evidence that seems to point to her old friend and Thomas's immediate superior, FBI agent Blalock. Could Blalock steal money and assault one of his own men? Ella can't believe it. The fraud trail leads through a maze of paperwork, banks, government offices, mortuaries, and into the Navajos' most dearly held-beliefs about death. Only by finding the truth-and fast-will Ella be able to save Andrew Thomas.
The White Tiger
by Aravind AdigaThrough the life instances of driver turned murderer turned entrepreneur Balram,the author portrays deeply rooted social issues in India.<P><P> Man Booker Prize winner
White Tiger: A Caleb And Thinnes Mystery (The Caleb and Thinnes Mysteries #5)
by Michael Allen DymmochThe murder of a Vietnamese woman reawakens wartime trauma for cop John Thinnes and psychiatrist Jack Caleb in an “absolutely gripping” police procedural (Chicago Tribune). After a woman is shot in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Chicago, Detective John Thinnes realizes he knew the victim when he was stationed in Vietnam. In fact, he was the best man when his friend Bobby Lee married Hue An. When an anonymous tip comes in that Thinnes might be the real father of her son, Tien Lee, who is the prime suspect in her murder, he is pulled off the case and his partner Don Franchi takes over. At Hue An Lee’s wake, a schizophrenic man insists there is a connection between her death and an unsolved murder in wartime Saigon. Psychiatrist Jack Caleb is called in to help the schizophrenic mourner, but the therapy is kicking up his own PTSD from serving as a medic during the war. Working with Caleb, Thinnes remembers a deadly criminal from his days as an MP in Saigon—known as White Tiger—who he fears has resurfaced in Chicago. Now it’s up to the two vets to stop him . . .