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Black Silk
by Metsy HingleThe victim was young, lovely and seduced by the wrong man...Mere hours before her wedding, the fiancée of real estate mogul JP Stratton is found strangled in her penthouse. New Orleans homicide detective Charlotte "Charlie" Le Blanc views the crime scene, finding a black silk stocking draped casually beside the body-a chilling calling card from the killer.The dramatic clue leads Charlie to a world of privilege and wealth, and before long she singles out a suspect whose identity creates a furor in the city: Cole Stratton, JP's estranged son. But what she doesn't know is that Cole has been set up, and while she sets out to prove his guilt a real killer is on the loose-a man who now has Charlie in his sights, a man with yet another black silk stocking.
Black Skies (A Dan Morgan Thriller #3)
by Leo J. Maloney"A ripping story--rough, tough, and entertaining." --Meg Gardiner"Maloney is the new master of the modern spy game." --Mark SullivanIn his most explosive thriller to date, Black Ops veteran Leo J. Maloney goes deep inside a vast global conspiracy bent on the annihilation of the United States--by land, by sea, and by air. . .Black SkiesA team of Navy SEALs wiped out in a surprise attack. A motorcade of dignitaries ambushed--and the U.S. Secretary of State abducted. But this is no random act of terror. A vision of evil unprecedented in scope has been triggered. The enemy will not stop until the skies over America are black with death and destruction. CIA veterans Dan Morgan and Peter Conley--code names Cobra and Cougar--are America's last chance at averting an unthinkable scenario of bloodshed . . . Praise for Leo J. Maloney's Novels "Everything a thriller reader wants."--Ben Coes on Silent Assassin"This is one outstanding thriller."--John Gilstrap on Termination Orders"High-powered. . .tense and terrifying!"--Hank Phillippi Ryan on Termination Orders93,500 Words
Black Skyy
by Janet Stevens CookMeet Skyy, a fantastic new superhero - and sensitive assassin - who defends the helpless and brings justice to those who cannot fight for themselves. Sandora "Sandy" Knight is an enigma even to those who know her. Running a Fortune 500 company by day, she sheds her hip-hop cosmopolitan identity by night to become the Lady in Black, also called Skyy, a sexy, smart vigilante who protects the innocent from child molesters, rapists, serial killers, and other low-life scum. The first novel in The Lady in Black series Black Skyy weaves an intricate tale of heroism, lethal beauty, and intoxicating eroticism. Skyy believes she is called by God to use her abilities to save others from the brutality of life - even if her methods are questionable at times. Set in both New York and Washington, D.C., Black Skyy follows Skyy's adventures in all their sensational and sensual thrills as she employs her uncanny intellect to capture and punish evildoers. Battling not only the bad guys, but also her inner conflicts, Skyy must fight to find her place and purpose in life, as both a woman and a symbol of justice.
Black Soil
by Professor Josephine Donovan“Black Soil is a novel written by Josephine Donovan, which tells the story of a young woman named Ella Mae Turner, who is forced to confront the harsh realities of racism and discrimination in the American South during the 1930s. Ella Mae is a strong-willed and determined character, who is determined to make a better life for herself and her family, despite the many obstacles that stand in her way. The novel is set in the fictional town of Cottondale, Georgia, where Ella Mae and her family live and work on a small farm. The Turners are a hardworking and close-knit family, but they are also poor and struggling to make ends meet. Ella Mae dreams of a better life, and she is determined to make it happen, even if it means leaving her family behind. As the story unfolds, Ella Mae faces many challenges and obstacles, including racism, poverty, and violence. She is forced to confront the harsh realities of life in the South, where black people are treated as second-class citizens and are often subjected to violence and discrimination. Despite these challenges, Ella Mae remains determined to succeed, and she eventually leaves Cottondale to pursue her dreams. Along the way, she meets many other characters who are also struggling to survive in a world that is often cruel and unfair. Black Soil is a powerful and moving novel that explores the themes of race, class, and identity in the American South. It is a story of resilience, courage, and hope, and it offers a powerful commentary on the enduring legacy of racism and discrimination in America.”-Print ed.
Black Solstice
by Martin Desmond Roe Travon FreeFrom the minds of Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free, the Academy Award winning writing duo behind the film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, comes a brand-new graphic novel!Last winter solstice the whole world turned upside down when every single Black person gained a superpower that lasted exactly one day before disappearing entirely. It's three days until the next solstice, and everyone on earth is anxiously holding their breath to see if it happens again. Everyone except the Wallace kids—they're betting their lives their powers will return and they plan to use them to change everything. . .for everyone.
Black Souls
by Gioacchino CriacoThe modern Italian classic about Calabrian organized crime—now an award-winning motion picture—makes its English-language debut. In the remote Aspromonte Mountains in southern Calabria, Italy, three best friends embark on a life of crime in order to raise themselves up out of the poverty of their childhoods. Brainy Luciano, the behind-the-scenes schemer, was orphaned as a little boy when the local mob boss had his postman father executed. Lazy, jovial Luigi has learned that there’s no point in following the rules. And completing the triumvirate is the nameless narrator, from whose black soul comes the inspiration and energy for each new criminal project, from kidnapping to armed robbery to heroin dealing to contract killing. Set in the birthplace of the ‘Ndrangheta, Calabria’s ruthless and ubiquitous mafia, Black Souls draws on centuries of brigand lore, peasant rebellion history, mountain mythology, and colonial suffering to offer a gripping morality tale about how violence begets violence.
Black Star Nairobi
by Mukoma Wa NgugiBook two in the action-packed crime series set in Nairobi featuring an American cop teamed up with a Kenyan partner.When a bomb explodes in a downtown Nairobi hotel, private detectives Ishmael and Odhiambo quickly make the connection to a murder case they're investigating. It's the first big break for their new detective agency, Black Star, formed after they were teamed together as policemen and they tracked down a Rwandan war criminal through the violent Kenyan underworld. But then the CIA and the local police claim the bombing was the work of Al Qaeda, though it's clear to Ishmael and O. that something else is going on. They're under pressure to back off from the investigation, until a startling act of violence tips the scales--and the detectives take off on a round-the-globe pursuit of the shadowy forces that appear to be behind it all. With Kenya riven by ethnic violence, following the disputed elections of 2007, and Obama on the campaign trail in the United States, Ishmael, an American cop who'd made a new life for himself in Africa, confronts a changed world, where everything he thought he knew gets thrown into doubt--and the only way to find the answers is to go to extremes. A thrilling, hard-hitting sequel to Nairobi Heat, from a major new crime talent.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Black Storm (A Dan Lenson Novel #7)
by David PoyerFrom the bestselling author of Tomahawk and China Sea, a heart-stopping thriller of Marine Corps special operations-the men whose bravery and sacrifice brought victory in the desert. Six days before America invades Iraq, Saddam Hussein issues an ultimatum: if coalition forces cross the border, he will turn Israel into "a crematorium." Belatedly realizing how far Saddam's weapons program has progressed, U.S. intelligence agencies suspect he's concealing either a crude nuclear device or missiles loaded with lethal chemical or biologic agents. A quickly assembled marine reconnaissance team gets the assignment for Operation signal Mirror. In the four days left before the ground war begins, Gunnery Sergeant Marcus Gault and his marine-army-navy team must land in Iraq, locate Saddam's ultimate deterrent, and target it for destruction with U.S. cruise missiles. After a terrifying helicopter insertion, the team moves like shadows across a mobilized and blacked-out Iraq-- toward Baghdad, and a rendezvous with a mysterious resistance member called "Shamir." Captured and tortured by Iraqi intelligence en route, Lieutenant Commander Dan Lenson, the targeting officer, must decide whether the secret he carries is worth the life of his teammates-- and his own. But even as the remnants of the team reach their objective, they discover that bombing it would unleash a horror more terrifying than they ever imagined. Now what's left of Urban Assault Team 12-four U.S. Marines, a U.S. Army biological warfare scientist, a British commando, and a Navy Tomahawk officer-- will have to deal with the situation themselves.
Black Sultan, The
by L. Ron HubbardEnjoy this Triumphant Tale. American Eddie Moran is about to be captured in Morocco by the French Foreign Legion when bullets start flying at two gentlemen walking right towards him. Saving the men, Eddie learns that one is the US vice-consul, but the other is the recently deposed Berber leader, El Zidan. When a friendship forms between them, Eddie escapes the French with Zidan's help, only to be captured later and taken to the Atlas mountain stronghold of the Black Sultan, the cruel usurper of El Zidan's throne. Not only must Eddie find a way out, he's bent on saving a beautiful American woman kidnapped to join a harem as one of the Sultan's many brides. ALSO INCLUDES THE ADVENTURE STORY "ESCAPE FOR THREE""Pulp fiction devotees need to put Hubbard's works on their MUST-READ LISTS." --Booklist
Black Summer (Washington Poe #2)
by M. W. Craven'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' The Sun'Compelling' Heat 'The best pure mystery plot of the year' Morning Star'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place' Sunday Mirror LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER______________________After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming . . .Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He's currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe.So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career.Helped by the only person he trusts, the brilliant but socially awkward Tilly Bradshaw, Poe races to answer the only question that matters: how can someone be both dead and alive at the same time?And then Elizabeth goes missing again - and all paths of investigation lead back to Poe. The gripping new thriller in the Washington Poe series from M. W. Craven, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 2019.Praise for Black Summer:'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK'Truly mind-blowing' A. A. Dhand'A book that shines with tension, wit and invention' William Shaw'Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce'A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James 'I loved this book!' Jo Jakeman'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time . . . Simply an unputdownable page-turner' Nick Oldham'Grabs you from the very first page. A dark and brilliantly twisted crime thriller' Colin Falconer'Dark and twisted in all the right places' Robert Scragg'In Tilly and Poe, MW Craven has created a stand-out duo who are two of the most compelling characters in crime fiction in recent years' Fiona Cummins'Dark, thrilling and unputdownable' Victoria Selman
Black Summer (Washington Poe #2)
by M. W. Craven'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' The Sun'Compelling' Heat 'The best pure mystery plot of the year' Morning Star'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place' Sunday Mirror ______________________After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming . . .Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He's currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe.So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career.Helped by the only person he trusts, the brilliant but socially awkward Tilly Bradshaw, Poe races to answer the only question that matters: how can someone be both dead and alive at the same time?And then Elizabeth goes missing again - and all paths of investigation lead back to Poe. The gripping new thriller in the Washington Poe series from M. W. Craven, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 2019.*Longlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger 2020*Praise for MIKE CRAVEN'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK'Truly mind-blowing' A. A. Dhand'A book that shines with tension, wit and invention' William Shaw'Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce'A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James 'I loved this book!' Jo Jakeman'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time . . . Simply an unputdownable page-turner' Nick Oldham'Grabs you from the very first page. A dark and brilliantly twisted crime thriller' Colin Falconer'Dark and twisted in all the right places' Robert Scragg'In Tilly and Poe, MW Craven has created a stand-out duo who are two of the most compelling characters in crime fiction in recent years' Fiona Cummins'Dark, thrilling and unputdownable' Victoria Selman
Black Summer (Washington Poe #2)
by M. W. Craven'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' The Sun'Compelling' Heat'The best pure mystery plot of the year'Morning Star'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place'Sunday Mirror ______________________After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming . . .Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He's currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe.So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career.Helped by the only person he trusts, the brilliant but socially awkward Tilly Bradshaw, Poe races to answer the only question that matters: how can someone be both dead and alive at the same time?And then Elizabeth goes missing again - and all paths of investigation lead back to Poe. The gripping new thriller in the Washington Poe series from M. W. Craven, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 2019.*Longlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger 2020*Praise for MIKE CRAVEN'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK'Truly mind-blowing' A. A. Dhand'A book thatshines with tension, wit and invention' William Shaw'Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce'A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James 'I loved this book!' Jo Jakeman'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time . . . Simply an unputdownable page-turner' Nick Oldham'Grabs you from the very first page. A dark and brilliantly twisted crime thriller' Colin Falconer'Dark and twisted in all the right places' Robert Scragg'In Tilly and Poe, MW Craven has created a stand-out duo who are two of the most compelling characters in crime fiction in recent years' Fiona Cummins'Dark, thrilling and unputdownable' Victoria Selman
Black Sun Rising: A Novel
by Mathew CarrA riveting thriller combining real historical events and characters with a sinister detective story of eugenics, racism, and nationalist paranoia.Barcelona, summer 1909. When the scientist and explorer Randolph Foulkes is blown up in a random terrorist bomb attack, private detective Harry Lawton is hired by the man&’s widow to identify the beneficiary of a large payment Foulkes had made shortly before his death. Lawton&’s arrival in the Catalan capital coincides with a series of unusual killings that appear to have been carried out by a blood-drinking animal in the Ramblas district and adds another element of instability to a city already teetering on the brink of insurrection. Lawton soon meets and teams up with Esperanza Claramunt, a young anarchist whose lover was one of the victims of the &“beast of the Ramblas,&” and the Catalan crime reporter Bernat Mata, who has begun investigating these crimes. So what begins as a straightforward investigation into presumed marital infidelity turns into something far more sinister, as Lawton probes Foulkes&’ connections to the mysterious Explorers Club, the Barcelona political police, and an eccentric Austrian hypnotist. Adrift in a city gripped by rebellion and lawlessness, Lawton enters a labyrinth of murder, corruption, political conflict, and crazed racial pseudo-science where no one&’s survival is guaranteed.
Black Sun Rising: Book One: Praetorian Series
by Don Mann Jeff EmdeA new ultra-elite force, developed over the last two decades and now ready to deploy, has entered the scene of worldwide clandestine military operations: The Praetorians. The Praetorians is made up of the best of the best WORLDWIDE and hand-selected to make up the most elite special operations unit in history. Armed with incredible, beyond cutting-edge technological equipment and weapons, the Praetorians is prepared to face the worst threats known to mankind. Operating out of a secret underground base in Cyprus, the men and women of this unit train relentlessly to be ready. In book one of this new series, we will explore the origins of the Praetorians as well as introduce their first major enemy: the terrorist group known as the Black Sun. The Black Sun organization is primarily made up of those former ISIS and Al-Qaeda members who thought their previous groups were too soft…these men represent the most barbaric of any previous known terrorist group. Imagine having Attila the Hun meshed with a violent religious ideology, but also now add advanced technological weapons to the mix. Extremely dangerous doesn&’t even begin to do justice to the term…
Black Sun: A Novel
by Owen Matthews"Black Sun is fascinating and has fearsome authenticity."--Frederick Forsyth, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Thrilling and suspenseful." --Simon Sebeag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs"To call the novel chilling is an understatement."--Booklist (starred review)It is the dawn of the 1960s. In order to investigate the gruesome death of a brilliant young physicist, KGB officer Major Alexander Vasin must leave Moscow for Arzamas-16, a top-secret research city that does not appear on any map. There he comes up against the brightest, most cutthroat brain trust in Russia who, on the orders of Nikita Khrushchev himself, are building a nuclear weapon with 3,800 times the destructive potential of the Hiroshima bomb. RDS-220 is a project of such vital national importance that, unlike everyone else in the Soviet Union, the scientists of Arzamas-16 are free to think and act, live and love as they wish...as long as they complete the project and prove to their capitalist enemies that the USSR now commands the heights of nuclear supremacy. With intricately plotted machinations, secrets and surveillance, corrupt politicos and puppet masters in the Politburo, and one devastating weapon, Owen Matthews has crafted a timely, terrific, and fast-paced thriller set at the height--and in the heart--of Soviet power.
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisIn a race to kill the Super Bowl spectators, an American vet and PLO accomplices are pitted against the FBI and an Israeli agent.
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisFrom the genius of Thomas Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who introduced the world to Hannibal Lecter, comes his terrifying and prophetic debut of an American who plans an act of terrorism at the Super Bowl?as the whole world watches. But in a mob of 80,000 people, how can they find him to stop him? The clock is ticking?
Black Sunday
by Thomas HarrisThe gripping race-against-time debut thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Silence of the Lambs.Vietnam veteran Michael Lander wants the country that made him suffer to suffer in return.Al-Fatah operative Dahlia Iyad wants to help him turn his bold plan into devastating reality. David Kabakov, Mossad's most dedicated soldier, is determined to uncover the plot before it's too late. All he and the FBI know is that it will be apocalyptic. They don't know about the 1,200 pounds of explosives on their way to the states.The largest, deadliest bomb on American soil. That it will detonate in front of millions at the biggest sporting event of the season. The day of horror is nearly here...Black Sunday.
Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile (Modern Plays Ser.)
by Adelle StripeSHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A beautiful period piece of 1980s Britain, as funny and sad as anything by Dunbar herself' Alex Preston, Observer (Books of the Year)'An outstanding debut novel' Yorkshire Post'It fizzes like two Disprin in a pint of cider . . . You can read it in an afternoon and should; there are too few British novels as effervescent or as relevant as this' Andy Miller, SpectatorBest known for her classic black comedy Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Andrea Dunbar wrote three plays before dying at a tragically young age. This new literary portrayal features a cast of real and imagined characters set against the backdrop of the infamous Buttershaw estate during the Thatcher era.A bittersweet tale of the north/south divide, it reveals how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born and went on to become one of her generation's greatest dramatists. Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile is a poignant piece of kitchen sink noir that tells Dunbar's compelling story in print for the very first time.Adelle Stripe's writing has been described as having 'an abundance of life, from the casually joyful to the casually harrowing, but always profoundly empathetic'. Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile is her keenly anticipated debut novel.
Black Tide
by Brendan DuboisInvestigating a suspicious oil spill by his seacoast home, Lewis Cole stumbles upon the corpse of a murder victim and teams up with mob rep Felix Tinios in order to uncover the truth, a search that brings him up against the local underworld.
Black Tide (A Jack Irish Thriller #2)
by Peter TempleTHE SECOND NOVEL IN THE JACK IRISH SERIES, NOW A TV SERIES STARRING GUY PEARCE - FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE.'One of the best thriller writers in the world' Sunday ExpressI went to George Armit's funeral. It was a small affair. Almost everyone George had known was dead. Many of them were dead because George had had them killed . . .Jack Irish however, has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in nameless occupations who aren't in the phone book. These days, though, the only family he sees are Irish men in faded football team photographs on the pub wall. So when Des Connors, the last link to his father, calls to ask for help in the matter of his missing son, Gary, Jack is happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason. And Jack soon discovers Gary Connors was a man with something to hide.Can't get enough of the Jack Irish novels? Then read the third instalment in the series, Dead Point . . .
Black Tom's Red Army (The Shadow on the Crown)
by Nicholas CarterRival soldiers face off in the final battle of the First English Civil War in this historical adventure. It is more than a year since printer&’s apprentice turned Parliamentarian soldier William Sparrow and his royalist rival Hugo Telling last came to blows. Parliament&’s armies, bruised beaten and humiliated despite their ever increasing numerical advantage, have been reconstituted as the New Model Army. Sparrow, veteran of a dozen battles, sieges and scrapes, is expecting to be offered a commission in &“Black Tom&’s Red Army&”—but his past has caught up with him. As the political and religious divides which have convulsed the country for three years grow more bitter by the day, the New Model Army heads north to challenge the King&’s field army, commanded by the brilliant but dangerously compulsive Prince Rupert. Two worlds will collide at Naseby, where history will be made . . . Black Tom&’s Red Army is the final thrilling installment of The Shadow on the Crown series. Praise for the writing of Nicholas Carter: &“Ringing to the clash of blades and the roar of cannon and pungent with the whiff of gunpowder . . . A storming read.&” —Peterborough Telegraph &“Carter&’s stories are in a league of their own.&” —Bristol Observer
Black Towers to Danger
by L. Ron HubbardDrilling for oil is a dirty business, and for Bill Murphy, it's about to turn positively filthy. But Murphy's a man in the mold of a young John Wayne, and he's more than a match for everything Venezuela can throw at him. Everything, that is, except for Marcia Stewart. She's convinced Murphy killed her father, and she wants revenge. Murphy's drilling down for the truth, and it's his land, his love for Marcia--and his life--that are on the line.
Black Valley
by Charlotte WilliamsJessica Mayhew has enough problems without getting wrapped up in her patients' drama. Her separation from her husband doesn't seem as amicable as she once thought, and her daughters are drifting away as fast as they're growing up. But her new client--chic, moody, obsessive painter Elinor Powell--has a way of drawing people in, and soon Jessica's getting involved with what seems to be a most artful murder.Elinor blames herself for keeping a valuable portrait in her studio, where her mother was killed in an unsolved robbery. A bout of claustrophobia is interfering with her work, as is her deepening paranoia about her twin sister, Isobel, and her brother-in-law, Blake, a ruthless art dealer. But when Jessica meets the entire unhappy family at the debut show of Blake's protégé--a reclusive ex-miner producing startling canvases in the Black Mountains of southeast Wales--she starts to wonder whether Elinor might be on to something. Might there be more to her mother's death? Could Blake have been involved? And just what's going on in those lonely hills?Eerie and grippingly suspenseful, Black Valley is a novel rich in character, intrigue, and harrowing dangers.