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The Devil in Velvet
by John Dickson CarrTo solve a centuries-old crime, a man makes a deal with the devil: &“The fantasy, the murder and the historical action are . . . all wonderful&” (San Francisco Chronicle). An aging scholar of Restoration history, Nicholas Fenton has long dreamed of traveling into the past. He has a date in mind—May 10, 1675—as well as a purpose: to solve the murder case of the woman he loves, his rakehell ancestor&’s lovely wife. Obsessed with delivering her from danger, he turns to an unlikely accomplice: the devil. After striking a bargain with the prince of darkness, Fenton awakens in the seventeenth century in the much-younger body of dashing Sir Nick Fenton. In an era when gentlemen died by the blade, Fenton is handy with a rapier, and his knowledge of local history gives him a leg up on the swashbucklers who would have his hide. But while his sword may help him rescue his beloved, it will take more than that to save his soul. Even in 1675, the devil is in the details.
The Nicholas Linnear Novels: The Ninja, The Miko, and White Ninja (The Nicholas Linnear Series #Bk. 1)
by Eric Van LustbaderThe New York Times–bestselling series in one volume Born to a British army officer and a Chinese refugee, Nicholas Linnear grows up in Japan, where he falls in love with the nation&’s culture, its history, and its deadliest martial arts. In The Ninja, Linnear quits his job abruptly when he feels himself yearning for the life he led in Japan. Searching for direction, he meets a striking beauty named Justine and is beginning to fall in love when something chilling draws him back into his past: the corpse of a coworker, murdered by a Japanese throwing star. There is a ninja loose in New York City, and as the body count rises, it becomes clear that people close to Linnear are being targeted. Only he has the skill to stop a twisted killer with a personal vendetta. In The Miko, Linnear vows revenge after his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances. But although he may look American, a childhood spent in the dojos of Japan taught Linnear that vengeance must never be hurried. He takes a job for the billionaire industrialist who ordered the murder, planning to befriend his target during a trip to Tokyo. But even for a modern-day ninja, there is such thing as too close for comfort. In White Ninja, a sadist haunts the back alleys and sex clubs of Tokyo, picking up women, horrifically mutilating them, and leaving behind a calling card written in blood: This could be your wife. He kills fearlessly, certain the police will never catch him. The only man who might stop this fiend is Nicholas Linnear, one of the country&’s leading practitioners of ninjutsu.
Boston Blitz (The Executioner #12)
by Don PendletonWhen his brother is kidnapped, the Executioner goes berserk When the Pittsfield Mafia destroyed Mack Bolan&’s family, the only survivor was his brother Johnny—a wide-eyed teen not prepared for life on the front lines of a war against the mob. Before he began his assault on organized crime, Mack sent Johnny into hiding along with Mack&’s fiancée, Val. Now they&’ve been kidnapped by an enterprising thug who thinks he can use the Executioner&’s family against him. The Boston mob will pay for his mistake. The city&’s Mafia has splintered into factions, and Bolan is about to blow them wide open. He starts by marching into a few mob hangouts, killing the man in charge and demanding his brother back. When he learns that Johnny and Val might be dead, he loses it completely. When he&’s being cautious, the Executioner is the deadliest man in America. Angry, he&’s more trouble than an atomic bomb. Boston Blitz is the 12th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Caribbean Kill (The Executioner #10)
by Don PendletonIn sunny Puerto Rico, the Executioner will turn paradise into hell The plane comes in low over the Puerto Rican resort, getting Mack Bolan close enough to notice snipers in the hotel windows and shotguns in the cabanas. He escaped his latest battle against the Mafia by fleeing to the Caribbean, but the tentacles of the mob stretch everywhere, and they are waiting for him to land. He rigs the plane for a collision course with the resort, bailing out just before impact and escaping into the jungle. He has only thirty bullets, and there are more than a hundred Mafia soldiers hot on his trail. He likes those odds. It was in the jungles of Vietnam that Bolan was first dubbed the Executioner, and in the steamy forests of Puerto Rico, he will start a guerrilla war. He is one man against an army—but Mack Bolan is the deadliest man this island has ever seen. Caribbean Kill is the 10th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin (The Arsène Lupin Adventures #3)
by Maurice LeblancA boy detective takes on the most brilliant thief in Europe, in the classic series that inspired the Netflix show Lupin. In a country manor, a terrible noise awakes the household. Downstairs, the estate&’s secretary has been murdered. There are signs of a break-in, but everything appears to be in its proper place. What kind of thief would commit murder to steal nothing? The first detective on the case is Isidore Beautrelet, a precocious teenager who wears a fake beard to disguise the fact that he has not yet graduated from high school. Although the other investigators do not take him seriously, Beautrelet is the one to pick up the trail of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief. Lupin, it is soon discovered, is chasing the most valuable object he has ever had the opportunity to steal: the Hollow Needle. Passed down for generations by the kings of France, it holds a secret that could undo the republic. No one has ever managed to foil one of Lupin&’s fiendish plans, but Beautrelet is counting on beginner&’s luck. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Exploits of Arsène Lupin (The Arsène Lupin Adventures #1)
by Maurice LeblancThe classic series that inspired the hit show Lupin: On a transatlantic voyage, Europe&’s greatest criminal plots a daring caper . . . Also published under the title Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar The ship is several days out to sea when the telegram comes through with a warning: Among the passengers is a disguised criminal: the fearsome Arsène Lupin. For months, Paris society has quaked at the name of the gentleman thief, whose manners are kind, whose tastes are exquisite, and who steals only from the best. When Lupin is spotted aboard the boat, his scandalous career appears to be finished. But in truth, it is just beginning. The moment he steps ashore, Lupin is captured by his nemesis, the detective Ganimard, and taken to France&’s infamous Prison de la Santé, where Ganimard plans to lock him up and throw away the key. But no jail in the world can hold the world&’s most ingenious thief for long; he has only to slip his shackles before beginning the adventure of a lifetime, recounted in this witty collection of stories. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. &“[Arsène Lupin] has taken his place in public estimation with Sherlock Holmes and other universally admired heroes of fictional crime.&” —The New York Times
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (The Arsène Lupin Adventures #2)
by Maurice LeblancArsène Lupin duels with a world-famous English detective in the series that inspired the hit Netflix show. A mathematics professor is combing through the artifacts in a Parisian secondhand shop when a writing desk catches his eye. He buys it for his daughter in celebration of her impending marriage, but just three days later it has disappeared—stolen by the master thief Arsène Lupin. It would be nothing but an inconvenience for the professor, save for one fact: the desk contained his daughter&’s dowry in the form of a winning lottery ticket worth one million francs. To retrieve his ticket, the professor engages with Lupin in a delicate game of cat and mouse. The desk is but the start of the master thief&’s greatest adventure: the affair of the Blonde Lady, which will require the intervention of a world-famous English detective who is nearly as brilliant as Lupin himself. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Gospel of Sheba (Bibliomysteries #18)
by Lyndsay FayeA librarian is tormented by a lethal volume of black magic. When A. Davenport Lomax&’s young daughter asks him whether spirits and faeries are real, the Edwardian librarian just pats the little darling on the head. But when a desperate man emerges from the winding passages of the library muttering about demonology, he gets Lomax&’s attention. Theodore Grange is a member of the Brotherhood of Solomon, a secret society dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of black magic, and he believes he has found a book written by the Queen of Sheba herself. Said to hold the answers to one thousand demonic mysteries, the tome will poison any man who dares read it. The next time Lomax sees him, Grange is at death&’s door. To uncover the truth about The Gospel of Sheba, Lomax agrees to accompany Grange to a meeting of the brotherhood, where he will encounter darkness that threatens his life, his family, and his soul.The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.
Finding Bob
by Joe TrivignoFinding Bob is based on one boy&’s journey to find the man behind the legendary lyrics. Having left behind a life of slavery in Africa, Mogli&’s adventure leads him to the land of lions, pushing the limits of his personal strength and testing the power of the human race. The story opens with imagery of raw Africa—a young boy&’s living nightmare of a war-torn country where genocide, rape, and murder are commonplace. As a witness to the tragedy that took his family from this earth and his life, the young boy is taken captive and forced into performing the unthinkable duties of the murderers. He complies, but counter to the anger and fear building inside his little body, the boy musters the strength to escape the cult&’s wrath. After days without sleep, due to the haunting scenes relived in his memory, the boy remains a mere shell. He finds some items left behind— the more fortuitous of the lot being a set of keys marked with an address and a Walkman cassette player. The music player baffles the boy, as he is unsure of the technology, but the sound that emerges stays with him. What he initially heard as an odd mix of tunes soon translates into feelings of love, freedom, and power—the comfort he had been missing in his life. The warmth the young boy feels from the music sets him on a mission to find Bob.
Boston Blackie
by Jack BoyleWhether he is fighting the police or the criminal underworld, Boston Blackie always stands up for what&’s right Sure, Boston Blackie is a jewel thief and a safecracker, but he&’s a criminal with code. He ensures that the worst villains get what&’s coming to them while the honorable ones stay out on the street—where, like Blackie, they do more good than harm. In this classic collection of adventures, with his dependable wife and getaway driver, Mary, by his side, Blackie gets into and out of a dizzying array of tight spots. He escapes from prison, saves a friend from the gallows, and pulls off the gold bullion heist of a lifetime. Later adapted into serials, movies, and TV shows, Boston Blackie&’s exploits are some of the most thrilling in all of crime fiction. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Paxton and the Gypsy Blade (The Paxton Saga #4)
by Kerry Newcomb Frank SchaeferTo avenge her brother, a Gypsy girl will travel the world Adriana was only a child when she watched her parents die. As hateful villagers attacked her family&’s camp, Adriana&’s brother Giuseppe carried her into the woods. He told her to close her eyes, but she watched the carnage, and the memory has stayed with her ever since. Now a young woman, she is on the verge of choosing a husband when her life is again turned upside down. At a quiet English village fair, Adriana is telling fortunes when one of the local nobility attempts to have his way with her. Giuseppe is killed while defending her honor, and Adriana vows revenge. England offers no justice for Gypsies, and so Adriana must take her vengeance in blood. When her plot against her brother&’s killer fails, she is forced to flee to the New World, where she will encounter a passion greater than any she has ever known.
813: Large Print (The Arsène Lupin Adventures #4)
by Maurice LeblancThe series that inspired the Netflix show: Framed for murder, Lupin must clear his name or face the gallows. Millionaire diamond collector Rudolf Kesselbach is in a Paris hotel room, contemplating the stroke of genius that is about to make him one of the wealthiest men in Europe, when a shadow steals into the room—a shadow with fine clothes, an easy smile, and a revolver pointed at Kesselbach&’s chest. The intruder&’s name, he says, is Arsène Lupin. A few hours later, Kesselbach is found dead on the floor, Lupin&’s calling card pinned to his chest. With the police hot on his trail, the master jewel thief must use every ounce of his genius to escape their traps and find the man responsible for the murder. But as Lupin soon discovers, his freedom is not all that is at stake. The fate of Europe hangs in the balance as well. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. &“[Arsène Lupin] has taken his place in public estimation with Sherlock Holmes and other universally admired heroes of fictional crime.&” —The New York Times
A Brother's Blood
by Michael C. WhiteEdgar Award Finalist: A German comes to Maine to investigate his brother&’s long-forgotten murder. Dieter Kallick fought for Rommel in North Africa, doing his duty to the Fatherland right up until he was captured by American GIs. He and his comrades had been told stories of the savagery of the Americans, but when he arrived at the work camp in Maine, he was surprised to find the countryside beautiful and the people kind. In the summer of 1944, he worked in a logging camp in the backwoods of New England, befriending a quiet young girl named Libby Pelletier. She is the only one to mourn Dieter when he dies. Fifty years later, Libby&’s memories of the logging camp are stirred when Dieter&’s brother Wolfgang appears seeking information about Dieter&’s death. His questions puncture the placid surface of this small, rural town, and soon lead to another murder. To find the truth behind these two killings, Libby will have to learn to put the past to rest.
Forever and Five Days: The Chilling True Story of Love, Betrayal, and Serial Murder in Grand Rapids, Michigan (True Crime Ser.)
by Lowell CauffielThe bestselling author&’s &“auspicious debut in the true-crime genre . . . [a] sensitive and searching story of the murders of at least six nursing home patients&” (Publishers Weekly). Outside the dining hall of the Alpine Manor nursing home, there is a sign that reads, &“This is Grand Rapids, Michigan,&” a reminder for those who can no longer trust their own minds. For months, Cathy Wood has fed these residents, bathed them, and even moistened their eyes with artificial tears. To her, they live in a state worse than death—and she has decided to relieve them of their pain. Wood and her lover, Gwen Graham, make a pact to kill those whom they were hired to care for. No one notices when an elderly person dies a quiet death, but as these two slip deeper into their plan, the terrible secret becomes unbearable. Lowell Cauffiel&’s account of the Alpine Manor murders is a chilling saga of true crime and the twisted lengths to which some will go in pursuit of justice.
House of Cards: A Novel Of Suspense
by Stanley EllinHired as a tutor for a madwoman&’s son, an American expatriate scraps to stay aliveA washed-up heavyweight with dreams of becoming a writer, Reno Davis is down to his last franc when he lands a job as a bouncer at a sprawling Paris discotheque. His first night, he saves a slumming beauty from a pair of café toughs, and she rewards him with a well-paid job tutoring her darling son. But what she really wants is a bodyguard to keep her precious baby safe from terrors real and imagined. Reno&’s new boss is a mental case, paranoid and delusional, whose lovers have a bad habit of dying violent deaths. But in this case, her paranoia may be justified. Protecting the boy draws Reno into an international conspiracy that stretches from Paris to Rome to the killing fields of northern Algeria. When the bullets start to fly, this ex-fighter begins to fear that he may be punching above his weight.
Paxton and the Freebooters (The Paxton Saga #2)
by Kerry Newcomb Frank SchaeferOn a lonely Caribbean island, a teenage girl begins the adventure of a lifetime Raised on the tiny isle of Mysteré, Marie Ravenne has spent her youth swimming in crystal-blue water, eating fresh fish, and listening to stories of the days when her home was a haven for pirates. In her seventeenth year, that all comes to an end. The Spanish sack Mysteré, slaughtering Marie&’s family and burning their crops. She and the other survivors are cast out in a rickety boat to take their chances on the high seas. For her companions, it is the end, but for Marie, the adventure is just beginning. Rescued by an English lord, she is taken to London, where she tries to make sense of a country whose customs are entirely foreign to her. Here she meets Jason Paxton, a daring rake who will lead her back to the ocean, to take her place upon the waves.
Archie in the Crosshairs: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries #10)
by Robert GoldsboroughMystery fans will devour this entry into the classic, wisecracking Nero Wolfe series, in which Wolfe must track down a dangerous gunman—or risk losing his right-hand man Archie Goodwin is chipper as he strolls home from his weekly poker game, money in his pocket and a smile on his lips. He has just reached Nero Wolfe&’s stately brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth Street when a sedan whips around the corner and two gunshots ring out, nearly hitting Goodwin. It is a warning, and the message is clear: The next bullet will not miss. Rotund investigator Nero Wolfe has made more than his fair share of enemies over the years, and it seems one of them has decided to strike, targeting Wolfe&’s indefatigable assistant. Some might run for cover, but Archie Goodwin is not the type. With the help of Wolfe&’s brainpower, Goodwin will find the man who wants him dead—unless the killer gets to Goodwin first. Nero Award–winning author Robert Goldsborough continues the brilliant work of Rex Stout in this classic mystery series. According to Publishers Weekly, &“Goldsborough cleverly captures the tone and language of the originals. Rex Stout fans can only hope he has no plans to wind up the series soon.&”
West 47th
by Gerald A. BrowneAn investigator who recovers stolen insured jewelry steps into a web of international deceit and murder in New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne&’s spellbinding tale set in New York City&’s world-renowned Diamond District A woman steps out of a limousine on the Upper East Side, her jewels glittering brightly, and the doorman looks her over. A few phone calls later, the heist is planned. Thieves descend on the woman&’s home, planning to swipe the jewels and depart silently. Instead the robbery turns violent. Mitch Laughton doesn&’t intend to solve a murder case, but he will find the stolen jewels. A professional investigator of stolen gems, he is hired by the victims&’ insurance company to recover the $6 million haul. But in pursuing the missing swag, Mitch learns about a pair of emeralds worth far more—enough to turn thieves into killers. Now not only will he have to face down dangerous informants, he will have to tangle with a gang of murderous thugs and two very different but vicious mobsters.
Tek Power: Tek Vengeance, Tek Secret, And Tek Power (The TekWar Series #6)
by William ShatnerPrivate eye Jake Cardigan must derail an insidious plot by the ruthless Tek cartel to replace the US president with an android designed to do the group&’s dark bidding William Shatner, the original face of Captain Kirk on TV&’s Star Trek, displays another side of his remarkable talent with his sixth excursion into a future world where the ubiquitous techno-drug Tek rules, and one man remains dedicated to wiping the scourge and its criminal suppliers from the face of tomorrow&’s Earth. Jake Cardigan—ex-cop, private investigator, and former Tek user—has been given a special assignment by the head of the Cosmos Detective Agency: to track down the murderer of his daughter-in-law. It is a job that takes Jake and his partner, Sid Gomez, from Los Angeles to the East Coast and into the heart of a terrifying conspiracy surrounding the president of the United States. Unbeknownst to the nation and the world, President Warren Brookmeyer, a Tek addict, is in rehab and has been temporarily replaced by an android replica, indistinguishable from the real chief executive. But the brazen scheme to shield the country from the truth is, in reality, the brainchild of the ruthless and powerful TekLords, who intend to keep the simulacrum in power indefinitely in order to alter official policy concerning the dangerous mind-enhancing electronic drug. If Jake and Sid fail to expose and eliminate this treasonous plot, the president will surely die—along with liberty, the law, and the twenty-second-century American way.This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Shatner including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Cleveland Pipeline (The Executioner #30)
by Don PendletonA woman is kidnapped, and only the Executioner can save her On a moonlit Cleveland dock, Mack Bolan watches the flagship of the local boss&’s criminal fleet. It would be child&’s play to storm aboard and kill the capo, but this boss is strictly small time. Bolan wants the big boys—and he is about to get his shot at them. Toward the ship come two figures dragging an aging prisoner who makes no attempt at escape. Bolan breaks his stakeout to save the old man. He is a judge—and he&’s minutes from cardiac arrest. As they rush to the hospital, the judge whispers to Bolan about a kidnapped girl whose time is running out. As he fights to save the girl and bring down the Cleveland mob, Bolan discovers something he never thought he would find: a woman who might steal his heart. Cleveland Pipeline is the 30th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Heart of Darkness: New Edition - Heart Of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
by Joseph ConradThe classic novel that inspired Apocalypse NowA European trading concern hires Marlow to pilot a boat up the Congo River in search of Kurtz—a first-class ivory agent and the manager of the company&’s highly profitable Inner Station—who is believed to be on his deathbed. With a handful of pilgrims as his passengers and a crew of cannibals, Marlow steams his way into the African interior. The terrifying discovery he makes at the end of his journey and the horrors he witnesses along the way have thrilled and disturbed readers for more than a century. A searing indictment of imperialism and a haunting exposé of mankind&’s savage nature, Heart of Darkness is Joseph Conrad&’s masterpiece. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Love Crisis: Hit-and-Run Lovers, Jugglers, Sexual Stingies, Unreliables, Kinkies, & Other Typical Men Today
by Carol BotwinThe renowned sexologist takes the mystery out of male behavior by illuminating the inner workings of twenty-one typical lovers whom women tangle with today. Are you one of the millions of single (and even sometimes married) women wondering, What is wrong with men today? If so, The Love Crisis is the field guide to contemporary males that you&’ve been waiting for. The Love Crisis classifies men according to how they behave in a relationship. For example: Hit-and-Run Lovers, Jugglers, Sexually Stingy Lovers, Bastards, Kinkies, and more—twenty-one categories in total. A chapter describing the &“Normal Man&” makes this rarity easier to discover when spotted in real life. This lighthearted yet serious guide will help both men and women identify and then defeat the increasing difficulties they face in finding love today. &“Carol Botwin is one of the best writers about love, sex, and relationships—lively and informative with clear, straightforward solutions!&” —Steven Carter and Julia Sokol, New York Times–bestselling authors of Men Who Can&’t Love
Private Screening: A Novel
by Richard North Patterson&“A crackerjack thriller&” by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Silent Witness: A lawyer defending a Vietnam vet is caught in a kidnapper&’s web (Publishers Weekly). All of America is watching when a sniper&’s bullet cuts down presidential hopeful James Kilcannon. As the nation rises up in outrage, one lawyer is bold enough to represent the Vietnam veteran accused of firing the fatal shot. Tony Lord has never shied away from a fight, and he will do whatever it takes to get his client a fair trial. A year later, tragedy strikes Kilcannon&’s rock-star girlfriend, Stacy Tarrant. Her assistant is kidnapped by a masked terrorist known as Phoenix, who threatens to execute him on live television unless he meets Phoenix&’s demands. As Tony helps Stacy through the ordeal, he discovers that Phoenix has connections to the Kilcannon slaying and intends to mount his own televised trial—in which Tony and Stacy are the defendants and Phoenix is the executioner.
Penrod
by Booth TarkingtonBooth Tarkington&’s humorous take on youth, imagination, and the seemingly endless font of adult foolishness Penrod Schofield is the epitome of a precocious twelve-year-old: crafty in his dealings developing a business and mischievous in his interactions at the local grammar school. He is neither a rascal nor a paragon of virtue, but rather an ordinary boy growing up in a rural early-nineteenth-century Indiana town. In these comic sketches by Booth Tarkington, it is up to Penrod, along with his dog, Duke, and friends Sam, Herman, and Verman, to rescue themselves from countless scrapes and humiliations—usually of the adults&’ making. Penrod is deliriously effective in its evocation both of an earlier era and of the unfettered joy of being a young man in a world of bikes, cap guns, and cranky authority figures. Tarkington&’s heartwarming story highlights the naiveté of youth—and the hypocrisy of adulthood. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Americans: Letters from America 1969–1979
by Alistair Cooke&“Reading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkle.&” —The New York Times Book ReviewAs the voice of the BBC&’s Letter from America for close to six decades, Alistair Cooke addressed several millions of listeners on five continents. They tuned in every Friday evening or Sunday morning to listen to his erudite and entertaining reports on life in the United States. According to Lord Hill of Luton, chairman of the BBC, Cooke had &“a virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms.&” That virtuosity is displayed to great effect in this essential collection of Cooke&’s letters, covering a momentous decade in American history. Always entertaining, provocative, and enlightening, the master broadcaster reports on an extraordinarily diverse range of topics, from Vietnam, Watergate, and the constitutional definition of free speech to the jogging craze and the pleasures of a family Christmas in Vermont. He eulogizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, pays an affectionate and moving tribute to Duke Ellington, and treats readers to a night at the opera with Jimmy Carter. Alistair Cooke was one of the twentieth century&’s most influential reporters and, according to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist James Reston, the &“best story-teller in America.&” This captivating collection includes some of Cooke&’s most memorable insights into American history and culture.