Tombland is the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series.Summer, 1549.Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos . . .The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Protector. The extirpation of the old religion by radical Protestants is stirring discontent among the populace while the Protector's prolonged war with Scotland is proving a disastrous failure and threatens to involve France. Worst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry.Since the old King's death, Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's younger daughter, the Lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of Edith Boleyn, the wife of John Boleyn - a distant Norfolk relation of Elizabeth's mother - which could have political implications for Elizabeth, brings Shardlake and his assistant... Views: 234
With her tattoos and piercings, MIT tech genius Cami Lark is rebellious and anti-authoritarian—and finds herself in deep trouble when she hacks the FBI. Faced with the choice of prison or aiding the BAU hunt down serial killers, Cami reluctantly partners. But as victims turn up in a chillingly normal setting, Cami realizes that, unless she cracks the tech riddle, more will turn up soon. Can Cami handle the pressure? JUST FORGET (A Cami Lark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 4) is the fourth novel in a new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the CAMI LARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel... Views: 234
A haunted house worker must hide her identity from the horror geek she tormented in middle school. But then she starts falling for him.A zombie. A vampire. A witch. Nora Travers is none of these things.But the former mean girl has to hide behind costumes if she wants to scare the pants off Brendan, the horror geek with the power to make or break her haunted house. Because Brendan is the nerd Nora used to torment in middle school. But now he's in college and so scary hot, even her zombie heart starts beating.And he's looking a bit too long at her bloody fishnet stockings.Nora has to be everything she's not this Halloween so she can hide her true self and terrify Brendan. Not to mention protect her heart.Because what happens when he realizes she’s a monster behind the mask?Note: this is a 22,000-word goth rom-com novella. Views: 234
The Crystal Ball By Roy J. SnellThe Crystal Ball By Roy J. Snell Views: 234
A rollicking cozy mystery series from USA Today bestselling author A.W. Hartoin.For fans of Janet Evanovich, Tricia O'Malley, and Jana DeLeon...Time heals all wounds...unless it doesn't.In 1965, a young woman in love and a veil was kidnapped and found murdered in the small Missouri town of St. Sebastian, a ghost-ridden hamlet of dubious reputation. A priest took the fall, literally. But the FBI has now discovered a clue among the bodies found in a mass grave in Kansas and it's time to take another look at a crime nobody wanted to investigate in the first place.A couple of junior FBI agents are sure they're onto something, but their bosses aren't interested in investigating Sister Maggie's death. Neither is Mercy Watts. She just wants a vacation, not another problem, certainly not the cold case from hell. Greece is calling. A beach and drinks with little umbrellas are just what Mercy needs, but her family needs something else. Her beloved... Views: 233
This is a story about Kedor (Kellin's younger, ekhono brother) after The Rose Throne ends, and before the next book begins.It is the hottest day in the summer of 1965 in Jackson, Mississippi. The March on Washington and the words of Martin Luther King JR ring loud and clear in the town, yet crowds have congregated around the town square with only hatred on their minds.They are determined to remove a 12 year old black boy who sits at the foot of the town monument, a stone sculpture he is determined to paint. A sculpture began by his father who perished at the hands of the KKK weeks earlier.In this short story, on this hot, sweltering afternoon, hatred and prejudice will attempt to deny the love of a son to honour the memory of his father, but this 12 year old has only one purpose. To remain there and finish the work. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Views: 233
Pre-order now: the 21st Ben Hope thriller, from the Number One bestseller. When things get rough, we should all have a friend like Ben Hope... Retired army sergeant Boonzie McCulloch travels to the wintry Highlands of Scotland to help a relative in danger, but is soon deeper in it himself than he'd bargained for. Ruthless, controlling thugs are running amok across the region and will kill anybody to get their hands on a historic hoard of lost gold treasure. But the villains haven't reckoned on what's coming their way. Because when you mess with an old comrade of ex-SAS major Ben Hope, you're bringing a whole world of trouble down on yourself. Once he gets started he won't stop until he gets the job done. With Hope on the war path, the snowy Highland wilderness is about to warm up considerably... A must-read for fans of Dan Brown, Lee Child and Mark Dawson. Join the millions of readers who can't get enough of Ben Hope's adventures... Whilst the Ben Hope thrillers can be read in any... Views: 233
Jessa Tarrant had once pushed Cully Grainger out of her life—and lived to regret it. Now he was back, with an attitude and a teenage nephew. And he was the consummate lawman, with a score to settle. Did that score include claiming Jessa, or was that just her hopeful thinking? Women’s Fiction/Contemporary romance by Patricia McLinn; originally published by Silhouette Special Edition Views: 233
Well, it's no wonder. The plot-suspicion for an elderly woman's murder falls on her mysterious lodger-is from Agatha Christie. The wonderful character happens to be the world's most famous sleuth, Hercule Poirot.Review“The best Poirot since such prewar classics as Cards on the Table.” (New York Times )“The plot is perfect and the characters are wonderful.” (San Francisco Chronicle ) From the Back CoverMrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion falls immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes reveal traces of the victim’s blood and hair. Yet something is amiss: Bentley just doesn’t seem like a murderer.Could the answer lie in an article clipped from a newspaper two days before the death? With a desperate killer still free, Hercule Poirot will have to stay alive long enough to find out. . . . Views: 233
Angie Turner, chef at Idaho's finest farm-to-table restaurant, has organized a team-building event at a haunted prison, only to find a real-life murderer in their midst. . . . Contented employees make for a successful restaurant, which is why the County Seat's crew goes on a quarterly out-of-office meeting. This time, the location is the Old Idaho Penitentiary near the Boise Foothills, a prison brimming with ghostly lore. The lock-in features actors role-playing as guards, fascinating prison stories . . . and an unscripted murder. Who sentenced one of the faux guards to a very authentic death? Angie, her boyfriend, and the County Seat gang are locked in with a killer—excellent motivation for a little sleuthing. Between ghostly apparitions and flesh-and-blood suspects, Angie's plate is full, but will her luck, and her life, hold out until the gates reopen at dawn? Praise for Lynn Cahoon's Tourist Trap... Views: 233
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A remote lake house, a threatening phone call, and a terrifying mystery that could be her last. Desperate to protect her best friend Julie after a strange threatening phone call, Bethany Lights flees Alaska to a small town nestled in the North Carolina mountains. But they're not out of the woods yet. Somebody wants them dead... and Bethany is about to be catapulted into a terrifying fight for survival. Held hostage by masked madmen and trapped in a remote lake house, Bethany and Julie find themselves dragged into a confusing mystery with life-changing consequences. As the bodies begin to pile up, Bethany knows that their time is running out. Faced with murder, betrayal, and a deadly case filled with hungry scorpions, Bethany is horrified to realize that this time, the mystery involves her own mother... Can Bethany outsmart her captors and unravel the truth behind the killers? Or will her next case prove too much for her to... Views: 233
When the coroner can't decipher the mysterious plaster residue on each of a new killer's victims, FBI Special Agent Faith Bold know she is up against a diabolical and mastermind killer—and that she will need her K9 German Shepherd, Turk, to help crack the case. But Faith, still reeling from her own demons, is fragile, and even with Turk's strength and loyalty, Faith knows that this just may be the case that pushes her over the edge."A masterpiece of thriller and mystery."—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐SO FAR GONE is Book #5 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn't believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she's been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk... Views: 233
