A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES JACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS In this fast-paced action-packed thriller, Frances Neagley is on the trail of a woman who may have mysterious links to her own past. Soon, Neagley is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a hitman, all while investigating a possible conspiracy with deadly consequences. THE WAY OUT is the latest installment in the slam bang, rapid-fire series JACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS. "Ames is a sensation among readers who love fast-paced thrillers." -MysteryTribune Views: 66
SUMMARY: This rousing and splendid Civil War series continues with the story of Nate Starblick as he serves under General Robert E. Lee himself, culminating in the famous, bloody battle of Antietam."The best thing to hit Civil War fiction." --The Washington Times"Cornwell is more than a great stroyteller. [He] has woven an excellent history of the Civil War in eastern theater." --Flint Journal Views: 66
INFERNAL TRIANGLE GISLANE--Pale, aristocratic, stunningly beautiful, she was raised in luxury--until the discovery o fher African blood made her the helpless instrument of savage pleasure for every man who bought her. GEORGINA--The imperious English heiress whose jealousy was responsible for Gislane's enslavement, and who herself became captive to her own uncontrollable sexual desires. CORBEAU--The insatiable sensualist who was master of the great plantation of Rio Blanco, and whose idea was to make one woman his wife, the other his mistress, to be enjoyed at first apart, then together. Here is a searing, tempestuous saga of degradation and brutality in a world where every corruption was permitted and no lust went unsatisfied--a world where passion burned like the tropic sun, and drums of dooms beat restlessly in the night.... Views: 66
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 Niccolo 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.Scotland, 1468: a nation at the edge of Europe, a civilization on the threshold of the Modern Age. Merchants, musicians, politicians, and pageantry fill the court of King James III. In its midst, Nicholas seeks to avenge his bride's claim that she carries the bastard of his archenemy, Simon St. Pol. When she flees before Nicholas can determine whether or not the rumored child is his own--or exists at all--Nicholas gives chase. So begins the deadly game of cat and mouse that will lead him... Views: 66
Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. Kitty and Ben flee The City That Never Sleeps, thinking they were finished with the dangers there, but the sadistic cult of lycanthropes and their vampire priestess have laid a curse on Kitty in revenge for her disrupting their rituals. Starting at the next full moon, danger and destruction the form of fire strikes Kitty and the pack of werewolves she's sworn to protect. She enlists the help of a group of TV paranormal investigators — one of whom has real psychic abilities — to help her get to the bottom of the curse that's been laid on her. Rick, the Master vampire of Denver, believes a deeper plot lies behind the curse, and he and Kitty argue about whether or not to accept the help of a professional demon hunter — and vampire — named Roman, who arrives a little too conveniently in the nick of time. Unable to rely on Rick, and unwilling to accept Roman's offer of help for a price, Kitty and her band of allies, including Vegas magician Odysseus Grant and Kitty's own radio audience, mount a trap for the supernatural being behind the curse, a destructive force summoned by the vengeful cult, a supernatural being that none of them ever thought to face. Views: 66
All aboard for a major mystery...Frank and Joe have been asked to judge the sleuthing skills of five teen detectives in a contest sponsored by Teenway magazine. Even cooler, the contest takes place on a Caribbean cruise ship! But it's not long before suspicious pranks threaten to ruin the contest: one of the Teenway interns nearly falls overboard, the "mystery scene" the contestants studied gets tampered with, and someone may have poisoned the food!How can the Hardys solve this titanic mystery? With the help of five teen detectives, of course, along with their own expert investigating skills. But they'd better move fast, because a culprit lurks beneath the Caribbean sun--and it's sink or swim for Frank and Joe. Views: 66
Just after lunch on a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand. The fact that there's no body attached is disturbing enough. Yet more disturbing is the discovery, a day later, of the matching hand. Both have been recently amputated, and the indications are that the victim was still alive when they were removed. DI Jack Caffery has been newly seconded to the Major Crime Investigation Unit in Bristol. He and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to a boy who has recently disappeared. Their search for him — and for his abductor — lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld, where drug addiction is rife, where street-kids sell themselves for a hit, and where an ancient evil lurks; an evil that feeds off the blood — and flesh — of others … Views: 66
Sir Henry Ancred, the celebrated Shakespearian actor, wishes to have his portrait painted in the role of Macbeth by Agatha Troy, the famous artist. Amid a welter of practical jokes, Sir Henry dies and Chief Inspector Alleyn is called in to investigate. Views: 66
