A new, original Jenkins & Burns novella from the author of Deadly Readings, Deadly Getaway, and Deadly Expressions. In the aftermath of the most destructive hurricane to hit the Jersey Shore in a century, Elise Burns and the other residents of Ocean Point are doing their best to recover and rebuild, which is why the recent string of robberies hits everyone especially hard. Fuming to catch the thief preying on those who have already suffered so much, Detective Mitch Burns will stop at nothing to solve the crimes. When another robbery turns to murder and a college student who's interning at Elise's newspaper is caught with the murder weapon in his hand, Mitch is convinced it's an open-and-shut case. Elise knows the brash and ambitious aspiring reporter would go to any lengths to get a story, but was he a killer? Following clues from the intern's notebooks and her own reporter's gut sense, she sets out to track down a thief and a killer and exonerate a suspect... Views: 668
When lawyer-turned-farmer Megan Sawyer witnesses a seemingly innocent scene between three strangers, she learns they're headed to the von Tressler memorial—the talk of scenic Winsome, Pennsylvania. The von Tressler family has more money than manners. The newcomers recently bought coveted hilltop property to build their oversized Greek Revival, tempting away local contractors and snubbing the locals. Soon one of those three strangers goes missing and another is murdered, her body found at Washington Acres—Megan's family farm. The local police turn to Megan, as she was one of the last people to have seen them both. With her family's safety at stake, Megan must pick her way through the von Tresslers' sordid family secrets and colorful personalities. She discovers that the malice that's befallen Winsome has roots in the past, and she'll need to dig deep to weed truth from lies and innocence from guilt, or the body count will grow even higher. - - -... Views: 668
Five children discover their destiny; they must find a way to save the world. Guided by their uncle, trapped in a doll, they explore a vast dream world where they have special powers. In it, the Dream Fighters must stop Sarlak and the Gorgons' plan in order to protect the real world and the people they love.Read the tantalizing tale that started it all. The origin story of The Dream Fighters. The fantasy adventure loved by children and adults alike.Five cousins make a shocking discovery. They share a dream, and in it, they have special powers. Only hours before they were just normal kids playing video games in the basement. Now they wield the same powers they used in those games, only there are no save points or restarts. This time, everything counts and there are no second chances. Haley can leap across the room, Braden can move objects with his mind, Jack moves at super speed, and Jillian can make anything she wants appear before her eyes. Dazzled by this finding, they go on to realize they belong to an age-old order, The Dream Fighters, and it is their turn to save the world. In order to protect the real world, they must stop an invasion by the evil Sarlak and his army of Gorgons. With only their uncle, himself trapped in Jillian's doll, as a guide, they must master their new found powers and stop this attack before it starts.Along the way, they will discover their specific powers and understand how to use them, as well as control their fear and learn to work together, even when they really don't want to. Sarlak will use sinister traps and trickery to defeat them. The Dream Fighters must somehow find a way to save the day. Whose power will lead them to victory? Which one of them will fall under Sarlak's spell? This first book in the Dream Fighter Chronicles tells the story of how it all began for these future heroes.Discovery! is an action-packed and entertaining adventure for children from 8 to 88, offering readers young and old a chance to imagine the endless possibilities in the dream world. Intended to read like a video game, it will capture the imagination of all readers, pulling them into its magical world and leaving them on the edge of their seat. Views: 668
Savannah, Georgia, 1922 Becky Mackenzie is certain she knows who poisoned the judge in a pie-eating contest at an annual festival in Savannah. After a bit of snooping, she's shocked to learn her father is mixed up in all of this. Could it also be true that he has been stepping out on her mother? On top of that, there's trouble in paradise with Adam. Becky has bad luck. Even Madame Cecelia is afraid to tell her what her latest Tarot card reading means. All of her relationships are in shambles, and even the ghosts in the cemetery are avoiding her. Can Becky get out of her jams in time to solve another creepy murder? Set in the Jazz Age of speakeasies and flappers in beautiful and gothic Savannah, Georgia, The Southern Sleuth series will charm your hats off. Views: 667
The latest Kathryn Dance thriller from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Sleeping Doll"!The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways -- not in memoriam, but as announcements of his intention to kill. And to kill in particularly horrific and efficient ways: using the personal details about the victims that they've carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking websites.
The case lands on the desk of Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of Investigations foremost body language expert. She and Deputy Michael O'Neil follow the leads to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager whose role in a fatal car accident has inspired vicious attacks against him on a popular blog, The Chilton Report. As the investigation progresses, Travis vanishes. Using techniques he learned as a brilliant participant in multiplayer online role-playing games, he easily eludes his pursuers and continues to track his victims. Among the obstacles Kathryn must hurdle are politicians from Sacramento, paranoid parents and the blogger himself, James Chilton, whose belief in the importance of blogging and the new media threatens to derail the case and potentially Dance's career. It is this threat that causes Dance to take desperate and risky measures...
In signature Jeffery Deaver style, Roadside Crosses is filled with dozens of plot twists, cliff-hangers and heartrending personal subplots. It is also a searing look at the accountability of blogging and life in the online world. "Roadside Crosses" is the third in Deaver's bestselling High-Tech Thriller Trilogy, along with "The Blue Nowhere" and "The Broken Window."
Unabridged Compact Disk Includes a Bonus MP3 Cd of Jeffery Deaver's "The Blue Nowhere"! Views: 667
GOODBYE MORALITY is the novel about a man who takes the road less travelled to rise to unbelievable heights within the criminal world. An unforgettable crime thriller, with characters you will never forget.GOODBYE MORALITY is the novel about a man who takes the road less travelled to rise to unbelievable heights within the criminal world. John Forbes, the main character, comes from a modest background, but has grown up on the Craven Estate in Dorset, where his mother lives and works as a housekeeper. This is a place of strong contrast between being wealthy or poor.Through various criminal enterprises, which inevitably include the use of violence and murder, John builds a considerable fortune. His marriage to Catherine, the daughter of Lord and Lade Craven produces a son, Michael, upon whom John dotes. However, John continues a serious love affair with the artist Mona Hobson whose talent he helps validate by secretly buying up the paintings.Wise enough to know his own limitation, he goes into partnership with John Elgberg, a Dane with a past and his extrovert wife, Andrea, moving the ‘Invisible Company’ to Mallorca. After some years the company financial transaction attracts police attention.When John’s son Michael dies of leukaemia, his marriage falls apart. Devastated, John moves to a remote lavender farm in the South of France, where he is plagued with growing doubts about the life he has created, the death of his son and the shocking decisions he has taken. John is unable to make the break needed even if he finds love with the unimpressionable local woman Cecilia.An unforgettable crime thriller, with characters you will never forget. Views: 667
Momma Peach is happy being back home in her bakery. After solving a dangerous mystery in Arizona and nearly escaping death, she feels just peachy simply baking her famous peach pies; along with some other delicious wonders. But when an old friend from her past arrives unexpectedly, Momma Peach feels the air turn sour. Her old friend, as it turns out, is nothing more than a con man who is on the run from a very dangerous man. The con man decides to latch onto Momma Peach for a bit until he can figure out what to do, driving Momma Peach absolutely crazy. Momma Peach isn't without a heart, however, and decides to try and help her old friend, only to find herself becoming deeply entangled in a deadly mystery that soon forces her to step out of the shadows and take control of the situation. Of course, Momma Peach's dearest friend, Detective Michelle Chan, latches onto the case and stands beside Momma Peach, getting into a fight with two deadly men and an angry... Views: 666
