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Double Prey: The Posadas County Mysteries (Posadas County Mysteries #0)
by Steven F. HavillAlan Saxon, pro golfer and amateur sleuth, has hit rock bottom. After a disastrous season on the golf circuit, he is hounded by his bank, harassed by his ex-wife and on the verge of losing his current girlfriend. So, when his friend and fellow pro golfer, Zuke Everett, invites him to trade another dreary English winter for a tournament at the posh new Golden Haze Golf Club in sunny California, he leaps at the chance.However, Saxon soon finds himself enmeshed in a tenacious web of violence and intrigue as he attempts to find his friend's killer and free himself from suspicion. Beatings, betrayal and police badgering are par for this, the most treacherous course of Saxon's life.Double Eagle, Miles' second Saxon mystery, with its clever plotting, humor and breathless suspense, will delight readers—whether they golf or not.
The Double Shadow
by Sally GardnerArnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan.Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War, Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past histories, passions and cruelty, love and devastation in a novel rich in character and beautifully crafted.
The Double Shadow
by Sally GardnerArnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan.Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War, Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past histories, passions and cruelty, love and devastation in a novel rich in character and beautifully crafted.
The Double Shadow
by Sally GardnerArnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan.Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past histories, passions and cruelty, love and devastation in a novel rich in character and beautifully crafted.Read by Susannah Fielding(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
Double Solitaire (Wild Cards X)
by Melinda M. Snodgrass George R. R. MartinAboard the spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between the Jokers, Aces, and Nats, Blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet Takis.
The Double Spy
by Dan T. MooreMeet the man with no name. Nothing cool about this cat. He was built along the lines of a necktie rack, weighed slightly more than a used napkin, and was as shy as the ante in a crooked poker game. No sex appeal there, you'd say. Yet within the space of a few days every woman in the country melted into quivering protoplasm at the very thought of this mystery man!
Double Star: Issue 24, January 2017 (serialization Special: Heinlein's Hugo-winning Double Star) (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Robert A. HeinleinOne minute, down-and-out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars.Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever!
Double Star
by Robert A. HeinleinOne minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was -- as usual -- in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars.<P><P> Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake -- failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line -- for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever!<P> Hugo Award winner.
Double Take
by Richard WilsonThe barn turned out to be a spaceship in disguise, and that was only the beginning. Before his strange adventure ended, young Paul Asher found himself going around in circles—very peculiar circles indeed!
Double Trouble: Too Much Space!; Party Crashers; Take Us To Your Sugar; Double Trouble (Beep and Bob #4)
by Jonathan RothBeep and Bob accidentally clone themselves for the school science fair in this fourth book in the hilarious, action-packed Beep and Bob series!What’s twice as fun as Beep and Bob? Two Beeps and Bobs! While up too late working on his science fair project, Bob accidentally points a duplication ray at Beep. To his shock, another Beep appears! Beep decides the more, the better, so he points the ray at Bob and PRESTO: it’s Bob 2 (or Backwards Bob). At first Bob thinks their clones are creepy, but it doesn’t take long to realize that having duplicates comes with perks: they can sleep in while their clones go to class! Then the real Beep and Bob discover a hitch: the Beep and Bob clones are EVIL, and are planning to duplicate an EVIL Earth to rule! How will they possibly get themselves (and themselves!) out of this one?
Double Trouble (Magic Kitten)
by Sue BentleyKim can't wait for her cousin Mia and her Siamese cat to visit. But when they arrive, neither are as nice as Kim remembers. Mia and her cat soon make Kim miserable, but Kim discovers a silver kitten and things seem to get magically better.
Double Trouble Mansion Mystery (Double Trouble #6)
by Michael PellowskiThe Twins are ready to solve their first mystery: The mystery of the Morgan Mansion's missing treasure. Sandi is the only person who can see the ghost of Michael Morgan--and he has all the answers. But she needs to convince an unbelieving Randi to help her. Can a ghost be fooled by the twins' famous "switcheroo"? Find out in... Double Trouble Mansion Mystery Ages 8-12 Pictures are described.
Double Trouble Monsters (The Bailey City Monsters #5)
by Debbie Dadey Marcia Thornton JonesFrom the book Jacket: Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could a mad scientist really be working with Hilda Hauntly on a secret formula to clone monsters? Check out who's visiting Hauntly Manor Inn. Hilda and Professor E. Gore entered the laboratory and went straight over to two large wooden tables. Two long figures, covered by white sheets, lay on the tables. "Those lumps look like they have feet," Annie said nervously. "They look like people," Ben said matter-of-factly. "If they're people," Jane whispered, "they don't look alive." "Oh, no," Annie gasped. "The Hauntlys are making monsters. We are in trouble! Double MONSTER Trouble!"
The Double Trouble Society (The Double Trouble Society #1)
by Carrie Hope FletcherWhat do you get if you mix together two best friends, a witch's curse and a haunted house? A spell-binding mystery for fans of The Worst Witch and The Danger Gang from acclaimed performer and bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher!Ivy and Maggie have been best friends ever since they were born at exactly the same minute on Friday 13th - twelve years ago. They're always on the lookout for their next adventure, and, when strange and mysterious things start to happen in Crowood Peak, it's up to them to work out what's going on.All the evidence points to the old house next door with purple smoke coming out of the chimney, and a new owner who looks suspiciously like a witch!Can Ivy and Maggie solve the mystery of Hokum House, or will this adventure spell more mischief than even the Double Trouble Society can manage?With gorgeous chapter illustrations from Davide Ortu, this is a witchy mystery you don't want to miss this Halloween!
The Double Trouble Society and the Worst Curse (The Double Trouble Society #2)
by Carrie Hope FletcherA spell-binding new adventure from acclaimed performer and bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher.After defeating the Crowood Witch and saving the day, Ivy, Maggie and the rest of the Double Trouble Society are on the lookout for their next big adventure.They won't have to wait long - there are three new kids in town and they're all behaving very mysteriously . . .The Double Trouble Society know how to handle witches but can they manage vampires, werewolves and ghosts as well?Readers love The Double Trouble Society series:'Makes you believe there's magic in every one of us''Could not stop reading this wonderful and charming story''Mysterious and exciting!'
Double Vision (Oxygen Series, #3)
by Randall IngermansonRiveting suspense and fascinating scientific speculation combine to create a menacing world of danger and intrigue. Brilliant and driven, scientists Rachel and Dillon are on the verge of developing a quantum computer that could change the world. Suddenly their discovery is sabotaged and the treachery escalates. They have no choice but to run---but are they moving away from or toward the enemy? <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Double Vision
by Tricia SullivanWhen shy, psychic bookworm 'Cookie' Orbach watches television, she sees things. But not the things that you or I would see. Cookie sees The Grid - a strange, shifting landscape where human forces battle against an enemy they dare not kill. Her employer, the mysterious Dataplex Corporation, pays her well to watch this war, and asks only that she report her observations but take no direct action, which suits her passive demeanour just fine.But Cookie's quiet life is about to be shattered. Her two very different worlds are threatening to merge in a way that shouldn't really be possible. Everything is about to change. And we do mean everything...
Double Vision
by Tricia SullivanWhen shy, psychic bookworm 'Cookie' Orbach watches television, she sees things. But not the things that you or I would see. Cookie sees The Grid - a strange, shifting landscape where human forces battle against an enemy they dare not kill. Her employer, the mysterious Dataplex Corporation, pays her well to watch this war, and asks only that she report her observations but take no direct action, which suits her passive demeanour just fine. But Cookie's quiet life is about to be shattered. Her two very different worlds are threatening to merge in a way that shouldn't really be possible. Everything is about to change. And we do mean everything...
Double vue (Série Hollows Ground #1)
by J. A. CulicanQuand il s'agit de la mort, prédire c'est croire. Mirela peut prédire la mort des personnes qu'elle rencontre. Elle passe ses journées enfermée dans son petit appartement pour éviter tout contact extérieur et surtout, pour empêcher son don qu'elle considère comme une malédiction, de se manifester. Jusqu'au jour où, au cours d’une vision dévastatrice, elle voit un petit garçon mourir. Elle seule peut aider. Elle seule peut le sauver. Cette situation d’urgence l'oblige à quitter son appartement pour rejoindre le monde qu'elle fuit. En rencontrant le beau Luka, un Ombre, le monde de Mirela change. Il est charmant. Magique même. Il la conduit vers une ville souterraine cachée sous Atlanta, peuplée d'empathes, de télépathes, de voyants et de gens doués de magie comme elle. Pourtant, rien n'est comme il y paraît. Une guerre secrète fait rage entre les Ombres et les Spectres, un groupe de sorciers meurtriers qui veulent s'emparer de l’univers. Coincée entre ces deux forces dangereuses, Mirela doit choisir entre se battre aux côtés de Luka ou croire aux avertissements de Talon, un Spectre fier et dangereux, qui fait croître une énergie en elle comme jamais auparavant. Si Ela choisit le mauvais camp, alors tous les êtres magiques pourraient périr.
Doubleblind (The Jax Series #3)
by Ann AguirreAs a "Jumper" who navigates ships through grimspace, Sirantha Jax is used to kicking ass. So why is she suddenly chosen as an ambassador of peace?
The Doublecross Program
by Chris BunchM'chel Riss and the Star Risk team are enjoying a little well-deserved R&R . . . until funds get a bit low. Then it's time to swing back into action. The next thing they know, they're in the middle of the weirdest gig they've had yet: a staged bank robbery that involves putting the money back. Oh, yes - and a full-fledged war over a new addictive consumer product. Things are always interesting in the high-flying world of corporate intrigue and espionage. Just the place for the Star Risk, Ltd., team.
The Doublecross Program: Book Three of the Star Risk Series
by Chris BunchM’chel Riss and the Star Risk team are enjoying a little well-deserved R&R . . . until funds get a bit low. Then it’s time to swing back into action. The next thing they know, they’re in the middle of the weirdest gig they’ve had yet: a staged bank robbery that involves putting the money back. Oh, yes - and a full-fledged war over a new addictive consumer product. Things are always interesting in the high-flying world of corporate intrigue and espionage. Just the place for the Star Risk, Ltd., team.
The Doublecross Program
by Chris BunchM'chel Riss and the Star Risk, Ltd. team find themselves in the middle of a strange assignment: a staged bank robbery that involves putting money back. But the job soon takes an even stranger turn when they get caught up in a full-fledged war over an addictive new consumer product. The roguish mercenaries will need to rely on every resource possible to make a buck and make it out alive - in this fast-paced tale of hard-hitting action and a double-cross or three . . .
Doubletake (Cal Leandros #7)
by Rob ThurmanHalf-human/half-monster Cal Leandros knows that family is a pain. But now that pain belongs to his half-brother, Niko. Niko's shady father is in town, and he needs a big favor. Even worse is the reunion being held by the devious Puck race-including the Leandros' friend, Robin- featuring a lottery that no Puck wants to win. As Cal tries to keep both Niko and Robin from paying the ultimate price for their kin, a horrific reminder from Cal's own past arrives to remind him that blood is thicker than water-and that's why it's so much more fun to spill. .
The Doubted (The FBI Psychics #7)
by Shiloh WalkerFrom national bestselling author comes an all-new tale of passion and suspense…An untrained psychic, a marked man—all odds are against them.Nyrene Goldman is having one hell of a bad week. First she finds out that her boyfriend isn’t just a two-timing bastard. He’s actually married, and she’s the other woman. Then she’s in a car wreck. The next day she wakes up with the headache to end all headaches…and she’s hearing voices and seeing visions. When those visions start to come true, she doesn’t know whether she’s going crazy or if the wreck rattled her brain.A trip to the hospital puts her on a collision course with one seriously sexy cop. At the sight of him, everything in her screams DANGER!Officer Bennett “Dev” Deverall is a man with a target on his back. One of the few good police officers in a nest of vipers, he’s doing his damnedest to put together a case to take out the dirty cops—before they get him. If there’s one thing he doesn’t need, it’s a damsel in distress, but while his armor might be a little tarnished these days, he’s never been one to walk away from somebody who needs him. The problem is, once he gets entangled with one Nyrene Goldman, his already screwed-up life gets even more complicated.She knows things she shouldn’t know, tells him things nobody should know, and he can’t help but wonder if this gorgeous woman was put here to trip him up at the worst possible time.But after a few too many close calls, he’s forced to admit there’s something weird going on with the pretty nurse. Something that can’t be explained.The two of them wind up on a collision course with fate and now isn’t the time to doubt themselves, or each other. Not if they want to survive.