Los venecianos conocen bien el concepto de «acqua alta». Con él señalan la crecida periódica de la marea que inunda las calles para deleite de turistas y pesadilla de vecinos. Entre esas aguas se mueve el comisario Brunetti, tratando de resolver crímenes como el del doctor Semenzato, director del museo del Palacio Ducal, que aparece en su despacho con la cabeza aplastada por un llamativo resto arqueológico. Tan brillante, culto y melancólico como su ciudad, Brunetti tiene que investigar en esta ocasión las redes de contrabando que intervienen en el tráfico internacional de arte, una actividad en la que la codicia puede llegar a tener escalofriantes consecuencias. Views: 70
The Millenia Ruby is stolen from the Ritzholdt Museum and insurance investigator Kate Diamond will stop at nothing to retrieve it ... even if it means getting shot at, impersonating an FBI agent and tangling with a live volcano. Enlisting the aid of her retired jewel thief parents and their band of thieves, safecrackers and con men from the Golden Capers retirement village, Kate arms herself with a variety of gadgets and disguises to follow a trail of clues from icy Antarctica to a desolate tropical island. But she soon finds that what started off as an easy job may end with a deadly twist. Why is someone going to so much trouble to keep possession of the ruby? And what, exactly, does Kate’s ex-partner, FBI agent Ace Mason, have up his sleeve? Is he really trying to keep her safe as he suggests, or is he simply trying to find the ruby first and take all the credit? By the time Kate realizes things are not as they seem, she may be in too deep. Will she discover the real hidden agenda behind the theft of the gem before it’s too late? Views: 70
The end of the world is close. The dead walk the Earth, feasting on the living. Rogue bands of crazies, gangs of cannibals, and evil organizations fight for what is left of civilization. Blood and violence are the laws of the land. Those that survive must do things that no sane person should be forced to do.
Good thing Elsbeth isn't exactly sane.
The savior of, and saved by, the Stanford family, Elsbeth now fights for the Stronghold. She has friends and allies willing to fight right along side her. Most of all, she has family.
She has sisters.
And it ain't the sisters that need to watch out for the apocalypse. It's the apocalypse that needs to watch out for the sisters!
The bestselling Z-Burbia series continues, but now it is Elsbeth's turn to tell the story. Hang on for one crazy ride with a cannibal savant and her battle-hardened sisters as they tear through the wasteland and turn the zombie apocalypse on its undead head!
**About the Author
Novelist, short story writer, independent screenwriter and podcaster Jake Bible lives in Asheville, NC with his wife and two kids. Views: 70
The vampire civil war has been averted, deadly were-demons have been beaten back and now it Damali Richards and Carlos Rivera (now a Council level vampire) will finally have the chance to settle in and explore their deeper, sexier love. But Carlos and Damali should know by now that there is no rest for the saviors of the known world. One of the four topside Master vampires has stolen one of the Keys-the living blood of Christ---that opens the sixth seal as foretold in Revelations. He who possesses the Key and the Seal can decide to the outcome of the Final War, a.k.a. Armageddon. With a vampire in possession of the Key, the balance between the Light and the Dark have been thrown off and even Damali is deeply effected. She is now sporting a pair of fangs. In order to retrieve the Key, Carlos and Damali are quickly thrust into a web of vampire politics and intrigue. And when Carlos's secret drug, Oblivion, finds its way into the hands of the enemies, even the seventh... Views: 70
In the new novel from New York Times-bestselling crime master Ace Atkins, violence comes in many forms…and this time it may be more than Quinn Colson can handle.The
Pritchards had never been worth a damn–an evil, greedy family who made
their living dealing drugs and committing mayhem. Years ago, Colson’s
late uncle had put the clan’s patriarch in prison, but now he’s getting
out, with revenge, power, and family business on his mind. To make
matters worse, a shady trucking firm with possible ties to the Gulf
Coast syndicate has moved into Tibbehah, and they have their own methods
of intimidation.With his longtime deputy Lillie Virgil now
working up in Memphis, Quinn Colson finds himself having to fall back on
some brand-new deputies to help him out, but with Old West-style
violence breaking out, and his own wedding on the horizon, this is
without a doubt Colson’s most trying time as sheriff. Cracks are opening
up all over the county, and shadowy figures are crawling out through
them–and they’re all heading directly for him. Review
Praise For Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson Series
“In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.”—C. J. Box
“Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson series is, quite simply, the best in crime fiction today—and also so much more. With a rich cast of characters, and a hero we can count on, these are tales of morality and desperation, of shocking violence and the enduring resilience of family and community. And the emotional places they take us make them unforgettable.”—Megan Abbott
“Quinn Colson is my kind of guy. I would follow him anywhere.”—Lee Child
“Atkins finds his natural-born storytellers everywhere. It’s all music to these ears.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which—The Ranger and The Lost Ones—were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short story, “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”). In addition, he is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times, a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and, in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team (for which he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi. Views: 70
Spoiled Fruit is the fourth
novella in the Girls series—a spin-off of the addictive, best-selling Tea
series. Enjoy the journey as three spirited seniors from very different walks
of life embark on a quest to fill their golden years with humor, wisdom, and
adventure.
Adeline’s
two oldest children are accustomed to a luxurious, lazy existence. But when
their mother refuses to wither away, they find their motivation—putting
Adeline’s legacy and loved ones in danger. So the girls jet off to Adeline’s world
of glamor and glitz to pay her kids a surprise visit. Power plays and high-stakes
espionage abound as these three Florida grannies infiltrate the Big Apple to
root out its Spoiled Fruit.
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With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble... As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner—and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The southern hospitality of Lake Eden’s two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannah’s nerves—and cutting into her profits. At least Hannah has her business partner Lisa’s wedding to look forward to. Unfortunately, Shawna Lee has finagled an invitation to the reception—and is bringing her Southern Peach Cobbler for the dessert table. Views: 70
"It's taken me almost a whole lifetime to become a decent liar."Award-winning author Sujata Massey is back with a delicious blend of mystery and contemporary women's fiction, and in Girl in a Box, Japanese-American sleuth Rei Shimura is on her most dangerous outing yet.Chronically underemployed Rei takes a freelance gig with a Washington, D.C., alphabet agency that just might have ties to the CIA. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to go undercover as a clerk in a big Tokyo department store. It's a tricky and risky assignment, but it also gives Rei the opportunity to check out all the latest fashions and use her store discount to indulge her shopping impulses.Meanwhile, she's listening in on conversations not meant for her and crashing a conference she's not invited to. She winds up fending off the advances of a couple of the store's executives who seem to be fascinated by her navel ring. When her cover is blown, Rei is in big trouble, and it will take all her resourcefulness and unorthodox methods to unmask a killer. Views: 70
