How would you solve your own kidnapping? And what if the reason behind it was even stranger than you could ever imagine?When detective Scott Drayco is abducted and given a mysterious puzzle to solve, his predicament is bizarre enough. But after he's released and one of his kidnappers is killed—a man who allegedly died five years ago—what began as a puzzling situation turns into an even stranger quest.Meanwhile, Drayco's father, Brock, has a new girlfriend with a shady background, and the timing of the relationship feels far too coincidental. When an even shadier connection also appears to be involved in Drayco's abduction, the stakes become deeply personal.Feeling stymied at every turn—and unable to get a song the dead man was obsessed with out of his head—Drayco wonders if he's too close to the case to be objective. Who was the mastermind behind the kidnapping, and what were their real motives? And was the death of the one... Views: 519
You can trust a policeman - can't you?Love unforgettable crimes and gripping mysteries? Meet Crane.*Sgt Major Crane is out of the army, out of a job and definitely out of sorts.So when DCI Anderson throws him a lifeline, a case he needs help with, Crane grabs it with both hands.A young girl has been found, dazed, bruised and mute. As Crane and Anderson try and find out what happened to her, another girl is found. *But this time she's dead...
An amazing cast of characters in a very intriguing fast paced story! Love Crane!! Kim Page
Ms.Cartmell weaves her story with expertise Diane Rapp
Great characters, good action, and some surprising discoveries J.E. Grace Sgt Major Crane, is a detective prepared to do whatever it takes in the pursuit of justice. For lovers of Angela Marsons' DI Kim Stone, Robert Bryndza's Detective Erika Foster, Robert Dugoni's Tracy Crosswhite, Peter James' Roy Grace, Peter Robinson's DCI Banks and Ian Rankin's Rebus. **ReviewPraise for Wendy CartmellShe is on a par with the literary giants of the genre Zen Cherry author and reviewer
Superbly written military mystery The Kindle Book Review
It's hard to fault for plot, building tension well with plenty of twists and turns Amazon Review
Page turning stuff! Amazon Review
Brilliant read, well written, strong characters bring the story to life Amazon ReviewFrom the Author
The Sgt Major Crane crime thrillers:
Steps to Heaven - is the church offering salvation or slaughter? A dark twisted crime thriller.
40 Days 40 Nights - can Crane find the terrorist determined to play a deadly game with Team GB?
Honour Bound - someone is drugging young girls, then raping and murdering them. How many must die before Crane finds the rapist?
Cordon of Lies - Can Crane get justice for two murdered army wives?
Regenerate - a widow obsessed by reborn dolls and a soldier smuggling heroin. Can Crane bring the cases to a successful conclusion?
Hijack - can the hostages make it out alive?
Glass Cutter - when a hidden diary is found, that's when people start to die.
Solid Proof -a red stiletto shoe is the only clue in what turns out to be Crane's strangest murder mystery to date!
Crane and Anderson crime series:
Death Rites - two lost girls and an out of control detective.Is anyone safe?
Death Element - the papers call him the Choker, but can Crane and Anderson catch him before he kills again?
Emma Harrison Mysteries:
Past Judgment, Mortal Judgment and Joint Judgement, a feisty female sleuth and Assistant Governor at Reading Young Offender's Institute, Emma and her boyfriend Billy Williams investigate crimes related to the inmates.
Past Judgement - an escaped prisoner battles to prove his innocence. Can Emma help him and rescue her mother at the same time?
Mortal Judgement - the Whisperer is trying to get young men to commit suicide. Is Emma the only one who notices, and can she stop him before more inmates die?
Joint Judgement - Emma calls Billy in when a teacher is killed in the Education Block. Can he find the killer and stop a riot? Views: 519
From the New York Times bestselling author of Royal Valentine, a second novella in the Museum of Literature romcom series, in which the only thing standing between a single-minded Classics scholar and the literary discovery of a lifetime is her heart. There is nothing Sarah Novak loves more than a literary adventure. When the director of the Museum of Literature sends Sarah to an uninhabited island in the Aegean Sea to look for a rare artifact from Ancient Greece, Sarah, an expert on the Classics, is all in. One problem. Nine other scholars are also on the hunt for the artifact, one of whom is Irishman Liam Maguire, Sarah's ex and the man she beat out for the curator position at the museum seven years ago. Liam wants to form an alliance, but Sarah refuses. He broke her heart once before; she's not giving him the chance to do it again. When a series of mysterious "accidents" befall the scholars one by one, Sarah is... Views: 519
Birthed from the horrors of American slavery, the spirit of cosmic retribution is called Babylon. Inhabiting a variety of hosts, the spirit has waged a war for the protection of innocents... but now he finds himself trapped under a mystical shield that has weakened his powers and left him without a host. With the world teetering on the brink of destruction, Babylon must find his way through a mystic battlefield that’s lined with betrayal, shock and violence.Award Winning Author Barry Reese (Creator of The Peregrine, Lazarus Gray, and Gravedigger) introduces his own brand of super hero into his REESE UNLIMITED universe in THE SECOND BOOK OF BABYLON. From Pro Se Productions. Views: 519
In daring to re-imagine the life of Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic Sherlock Holmes, Laurie R. King's New York Times bestselling mystery series--now celebrating its twentieth anniversary!--succeeds on the strength of its own now-beloved protagonist: Mary Russell, the young American who literally stumbles upon the great retired detective-turned-beekeeper. With the dazzling mix of suspense, period detail, and enthralling pace that is King's hallmark, these acclaimed novels follow Russell as she rises out of her mentor's shadow to form a long-running partnership with the always inscrutable and charismatic Holmes. Traversing such exotic locales as British-occupied Palestine, the Moroccan underworld, and the wilds of India amidst the turmoil of the early twentieth century, this convenient eBook bundle compiles eight of their most thrilling adventures: O JERUSALEM JUSTICE HALL THE GAME LOCKED ROOMS THE LANGUAGE OF... Views: 519
The Ontarrin Galaxy is a rough and tumble place. Young Dar Meltom knows this for fact. As the half breed offspring of an unlikely joining between an Earthling male and a Satiren female, he knows about fighting. Having spent his childhood on Erotis 3 getting into fights because he was different, Dar’s only solace comes from watching the stars. He dreams to be among them someday.The Ontarrin Galaxy is a rough and tumble place. Young Dar Meltom knows this for fact. As the half breed offspring of an incredibly unlikely joining between an Earthling male and a Satiren female, he knows what fighting is all about. Having spent his childhood on Erotis 3 getting into fights because he was different, Dar’s only solace comes from watching the stars. He’s crazy about them. He dreams about them, and secretly wishes to be among them.His mother, Denrika, knows her son is at a disadvantage. Living in a purebred society, his chances for getting a job after he graduates school are slim. Until one day, a large alien strolls into the general store where she works. His name is Gwog, and he’s captain of the space freighter Cunik. Little does he know, Denrika will convince him that he needs another crew member—a seventeen year old half breed with his head in the stars.Dar joins the crew of the Cunik and quickly learns that space life isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. After being on board only a few days, he’s stricken with Skrinnian fever and nearly dies. Gwog and Karnis nurse him back to health, and then he learns more important lessons about death, pirates, love, and the value of the friends he’s made. Until such time as he’s on his own, Dar absorbs everything Gwog teaches him. Then, one night, a game of Sirrixian poker changes his life forever… This is Book 1 of Dar's Adventures in Space. Views: 519
Wandering sea gypsy Johnny Rossendale is caught up in a series of violent events as he investigates the strange history of a painting, the most treasured part of his family's inheritance. But Johnny, Earl of Stowey, has eight centuries of robber-baron blood in his veins, all boiling for revenge. Views: 519
With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Among them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.
In 1461, Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's stepdaughter--at the tender age of thirteen--has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall to the Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, The Spring of the Ram is a pyrotechnic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors, and combustible emotions of the 15th century.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 518
Those men who are history now; did they feel like this?A 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can't tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica's greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London's revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders' independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test ...Inspired by Peter Abrahams' befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London, A Wreath for Udomo (1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love.'The forerunner of an entire school... Views: 518
On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it.
Every day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount—a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life.
It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray—an animal so large it blocks the sun. She develops an extraordinary relationship with this luminous, gentle creature, but instinctively knows its existence is a secret she must fiercely protect.
Benchley’s novel paints a poignant picture of humanity’s precarious relationship with the ocean, which unfolds alongside a heartrending story of familial bonds, often revealing that the ignorance of man is far more dangerous than the sea. Full of beauty, danger, and adventure, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is triumphant—a novel to fall in love with. Views: 518
I am naked, bruised, and clutching a blood-stained Oscar statue. I didn't mean to kill him. The last thing I want is the director of my film—my first big role—dead. Now the cops are here, and even though it's obviously self-defense, I'm done for...my life is over. I'll never work in this town again even if I manage to avoid jail time. I'll be infamous instead of famous. Temperance Johnson is straight out of central casting—a spy master with tiger's eyes and unnatural grace—a real killer. He offers me a solution. He'll sweep all this under the rug and help me reach my goals if I work for him. Well, for the government. There is a long history of spies in Tinseltown; we have the perfect cover, and we're good at lying. I always wanted to be a star, and I never considered becoming a spy. Now I'm both. Views: 518
In order to love, he had to become a stranger...
Money. It was all Emerson Wyatt MacVey lived for. Ruthless and demanding, the womanizing corporate raider hadn't thought twice about destroying the tiny backwater town of Angel Falls, Minnesota - or about ruining Carrie Alexander's life.
But suddenly - in the blink of an eye - Emerson received the gift of a second chance at love. He became his own alter ego - sexy, raven-haired Gabriel Falcone. And on a windswept, snow Thanksgiving night, he arrived in Angel Falls and on Carrie's doorstep.
Without divulging his identity, could Emerson - the new Emerson - right his wrongs and claim the one woman he should have loved? Views: 518
