"An elegant snake of a book, twisting and turning, delighting the reader on every page. Sophie Hannah is a prodigious talent – I can't wait to see what she does next." – Laura Lippman Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong – and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and was punished excessively for it. Now Ruth is trying to rebuild her life and has found a love she doesn't believe she deserves. Aidan Seed is a passionate, intense man who has also been damaged by his past. Desperate to connect with the woman he loves, he confides his secret: he killed a woman called Mary Trelease. Through her shock, Ruth recognises the name. And when she's realised why it's familiar, her fear and revulsion deepen. The Mary Trelease that Ruth knows is very much alive… Views: 15
Classmate MurdersJim Richards races to uncover a sinister plot involving a lethal killer, female childhood classmates, and a TV talk show host who he might just have fallen in love with. Someone is murdering women from the class of '67, and it's up to Jim Richards, who has reluctantly just turned 60, to stop him.Vegas Showgirl MurdersJim and Penny, Buck and Deacon, travel across the country to Las Vegas, where Deacon’s sister, a showgirl, narrowly escapes being poisoned. Another showgirl took the poison possibly meant for her. Then a second showgirl is suddenly murdered, and Jim and his friends must take action to bring the murderer to justice.Dominatrix MurdersJim Richards, the senior citizen sleuth, has returned from Las Vegas and has opened up his investigation business. His first client is a housewife wanting to find out if her husband is cheating on her, but is there more to their relationship than just cheating? Is her husband a killer of wealthy wives and into bondage? Is this wife going to die, or will the murder of his personal Dominatrix stop his plans? Views: 15
The planet "Cadwal" is
forever set aside as a natural perserve, owned and administered by the
Naturalist Society of Earth, and inhabited by a very limited number of
skilled human scientists and their families. But this system has been
complicated by the passing centuries, and has become a byzantine culture
where every place in the Houses of Cadwal is the object of savage
competition.
In "Araminta Station", the first volume of "The Cadwal Chronicles",
Jack Vance has constructed a brilliant, complex tale of revenge and
murder, of love and alien intrigue, and set it glittering among the
stars of the Purple Rose System. Views: 15
"Ty Buchanan is living on the peaceful grounds of St. Monica's, far away from the glamorous life he led as a rising trial lawyer for a big L.A. firm. Recovering from the death of his fiancée and a false accusation of murder, Buchanan has found his previous ambitions unrewarding. Now he prefers offering legal services to the poor and the under-represented, from his ""office"" at local coffee bar The Freudian Sip. With his new friends, the philosophizing Father Bob and basketball playing Sister Mary Veritas, Buchanan has found a new family of sorts.
A mysterious woman with a six year old daughter comes to him for help. She's being illegally evicted from a downtown transient hotel, an interest represented by his old law firm and former best friend, Al Bradshaw. Buchanan won't back down. He's going to fight for the woman's rights.
But then she ends up dead, and the case moves from the courtroom to the streets. Determined to find the killer and protect the little girl, who has no last name and no other family, Buchanan finds he must depend on skills he never needed in the employ of a civil law firm.
Now he must learn how to fight in a whole other way, and keep himself and the girl alive." Views: 15
It's been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly. The only thing is: they didn't do it. On the anniversary of Summer's death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous. With all the intensity and whiplash turns of Gone Girl and One of Us Is Lying, this engrossing psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession,... Views: 15
Arianna Calin has sworn to keep the peace in Riverdale. Most
of the Otherworlders prefer to haunt the Olde Town district—partying at vampire
strip clubs, dining in elegant supper clubs, and inhabiting the cliffside
caverns along the Mississippi. Being a cop is a tough job, but someone’s gotta
do it, and Arie’s got her gun, a good sharp knife, and a few handy charms
against things that go bump in the streets. She’s also a fire witch—a pedigree
that comes in handy, since her partner’s only human.But when a virtual
reality drug hits the streets, people (and non-people) start to die, and an
elusive pack of werewolves threatens the status quo. Arie and Ryan are drawn
into a web of murder and evil that will lead sworn enemies to a confrontation,
and while the city simmers around them, only Arie can prevent an all-out
supernatural war...
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Tom Clancy SSN is based upon Tom Clancy SSN, an interactive submarine combat thriller available on CD-ROM. China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift and deadly, resulting in the start of World War III. SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare presents 15 thrilling scenarios-fact-based mission profiles for Captain Bartholomew Mackenzie and the crew of the nuclear submarine the U.S.S. Cheyenne-stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate details, and the chilling knowledge that these events could really happen. Views: 15
Its 1960. The Black Stiletto, in her civilian persona as Judy Cooper, volunteers to work for John F. Kennedys presidential campaign, only to become involved in a devious behind-the-scenes plot that could change the course of history. Is the mysterious Eastern European man she briefly dated associated with a Cuban/Soviet spy ring? Closer to home, the Stiletto must challenge dangerous tongs in Chinatown after befriending a teenage boy whose father was killed by the gangs. She soon discovers what a differentand very deadlyworld exists in lower Manhattan. In the present, Martin, the Stilettos son, must deal with his mothers worsening Alzheimers symptoms, his own mental health issues, and the dilemma of whether or not to reveal his familys secrets to the new woman in his life. Meanwhile, his daughter, Gina, continues to bring trouble to herself, exhibiting behavior that suggests she is closer in spirit to her grandmother than Martin would like. Every major character, past and present, experiences a turning point in this third chapter of the Black Stiletto series.About the AuthorRaymond Benson is the highly acclaimed author of six original James Bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, three short stories, and two anthologies on Bond. Writing as David Michaels, Benson is a New York Times best-selling author, an Edger Alan Poe Award nominee, and a Readers' Choice Award winner for Best Thriller. Views: 15
