Cindy and Mattheus
joyously head to Aruba to search for a wedding venue for their
destination wedding. Thrilled, they enter the magical, romantic world of
wedding planning and along the way, meet another recently engaged
couple, also looking for a place to be wed. But the beauty of
Cindy and Mattheus’s time together is suddenly interrupted, when they
learn that the young woman they had just met has plunged to her death at
a nearby cliff. Although she left a suicide note, the girl’s
devastated father refuses to believe she took her own life. He begs
Cindy and Mattheus to investigate and see if foul play was at work.
Although Mattheus refuses, Cindy is compelled to give it a chance, a
decision which causes increasing tension in Cindy and Mattheus’s
relationship, and which brings out aspects of each of them never seen
before. As Cindy explores the inner workings of the young
woman’s life and family, many shocking surprises also take place in her
relationship with Mattheus. Not only does Cindy have to remain strong
and persistent in uncovering the cause of the death, she must go through
many personal changes to deal with what’s happening in her own life. A surprise end on all fronts turns all expectations upside down. Views: 61
For Captain Nikki Heat, this horrific murder becomes more than just another case when the terrorists announce their next victim: her husband, world-famous magazine writer Jameson Rook.Desperate to ensure his safety, Heat tries to contact Rook, who is supposed to be off writing a First Press profile about independent presidential candidate Legs Kline, a sudden favorite for the White House. Except Rook is suddenly nowhere to be found.Heat realizes the only way to stop the terrorists from harming Rook is to get to them first. And they've left behind at least one strange clue: a colorful scarf, which doesn't belong in any jihadist's hideout.But as if that one deeply personal case is not enough to plunge Nikki Heat's world into turmoil, there suddenly comes another. It begins when she catches a glimpse of a street person who she swears is her mother-a woman who has been dead for nearly twenty years.From one of America's most beloved writers comes a pulse-pounding double thriller that turns up the heat like never before. Views: 61
Away in a manger, asleep on the hay, Meg Langslow finds a little gift.For four previous Christmases, New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews has delighted readers with holiday mysteries, full of Christmas cheer and starring her quirky characters. Now she gives us another hilarious new adventure in her award-winning Meg Langslow series.It's Christmastime in Caerphilly and Meg, full of holiday spirit, is helping out with the town's festivities. While directing a nativity pageant and herding the children participating in it, she finds a surprise in the manger: a live baby. A note from the mother, attached to the baby girl's clothes, says that it's time for her father to take care of her—and implicates Meg's brother, Rob, as the father. And while a DNA test can reveal whether there's any truth to the accusation, Rob's afraid the mere suspicion could derail his plan to propose to the woman he loves. Meg quickly realizes it's up to her... Views: 61
New Pulp Author Barry Reese, creator of the well known 'ROOK' series, brings yet another creation to life! THE ADVENTURES OF LAZARUS GRAY is Reese's entry into Pro Se's The Sovereign City Project. On the road to discovering his own secrets Gray and his Assistance Unlimited team encounter weirdness, madness, and over the top badness on every page! Views: 61
When a circus-performer-turned-PI is drawn into the occult underworld, the result is "beautifully plotted and assured" (#1 New York Times–bestselling author Peter Straub). With a genius IQ, a past career as a circus acrobat, and a black belt in karate, criminology professor Dr. Robert Frederickson—better known as "Mongo the Magnificent"—has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo needs all his faculties when he's hired to investigate a fellow professor who's been experimenting with sensory deprivation. Soon after, a nun asks him to help clear a psychic of murder. And then, weirdest of all, his seven-year-old neighbor, Kathy, begs him to locate her father's "Book of Shadows." When Mongo finds Kathy's father dead from what seems to be a ritual sacrifice—and the little girl lying comatose nearby—the distressed detective follows a trail... Views: 61
### From Publishers Weekly
Master of evangelical Christian suspense, Dekker (*Thr3e*; *Blink*; *Skin*) joins first-time author Healy in this thriller, no less fast-moving than the Christy Award–winning author's solo prose, but also more gripping as it plunges into the life of a woman with frayed and painful family relationships. When a tragic auto accident leaves Shauna McAllister's brother brain-damaged and erases her recent memories, she discovers she has a paranormal ability to steal memories from others, a capability that will either get her killed or unveil hidden sides of the very people she thought she could trust. Against this background, she attempts to uncover the ugly truth about her father's dark secrets and to upend his run for president of the United States. True to Dekker's penchant for twists that keep you guessing till the very last page, *Kiss* also attempts to return to snappier dialogue and more logical plotting than *Skin*. A psychological suspense thriller that shines light into black-market child trafficking, Dekker's latest will satisfy Christian fiction lovers who want complex characters and who believe in the stark realities of true good and heinous evil. *(Jan.)* Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
### From Booklist
Imagine that you awake from a coma and discover that you have no memory of the past six months. You have a boyfriend you don’t remember; your beloved brother is severely brain damaged (your fault, apparently); you’re up on charges of drug possession and criminal negligence; and, oh yes, your father, who is currently running for president of the United States, despises you. That’s the situation facing Shauna McAllister, who must try to regain her memory if she’s to clear her name and find out what really caused the car accident that nearly killed her and her brother. But there’s one problem: a group of conspirators will kill her if she starts to remember anything. This is a very enjoyable thriller with plenty of twists and turns—one of those books where you’re afraid to get too close to the characters in case one or more of them turn out to be keeping some nasty secrets (and, here, some of them are). A definite treat, not just for Dekker and Healy’s devoted fans, but for anyone who enjoys a good thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. --David Pitt Views: 61
Speed makes the teenage bikers feel alive, but they soon find that murder is the fastest way to die. A five-mile stretch of arrow-straight road outside Latchford acts like a magnet to beatnik bikers using the road like a drag strip. When one of the bikers is killed in an accident, most people regard it as an inevitable consequence of the kids using drugs and racing bikes for kicks. But the evidence points to the young man's death being something more sinister than a mere accident and George Gently is drawn into a world populated by disaffected teenagers, with a jazz soundtrack and a background of murder. Views: 61
