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Jack Reacher: Friend or Enemy? We first met Lee Child's Jack Reacher in Killing Floor. Now, Reacher still lives off the grid, until trouble finds him, then he does whatever it takes, much to the delight of readers and the dismay of villains.

The first novel in the new unputdownable crime thriller series from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars. Michael Flint promises he can find anyone, anytime, anywhere - dead or alive. Now he's forced to prove it. More than $50 million in mineral royalties are up for grabs. The legal heir has disappeared. Two Texas oil barons, who will stop at nothing to win their bitter rivalry, desperately need to locate her before it's too late. In a hunt stretching from dusty, hot West Texas to snowy Saskatchewan, Flint finds himself caught in the crossfire between dueling tycoons and greedy mercenaries out for their own piece of the pie. On Flint's side? A knack for keeping himself alive, a hard-won moral code, and buried questions about his own family that drive everything he does. With blood-pumping action and adventure, twists and turns pile up until the final nailbiting conclusion as Michael Flint searches for a woman whose very life depends on never being found. What readers are saying about Blood Trails: "Fabulous book. Could not put it down!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "Great fast-paced novel! Has ALL the requirements to keep me seated and reading. Not an easy task! Very well written. An excellent read!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "The best I have read this year!" Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars "Flint is today's James Bond, and I can't wait to see where his adventures will take him next!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "The characters are so real and the story line keeps you in suspense." Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars "Outstanding new characters. Intriguing plots that kept me totally involved. Loved Flint and looking forward to more novels involving him and his cohorts. Whole new arena for Diane Capri. Kept me up late at night not wanting to put it down. Recommended!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "In my little world of mysteries and thrillers, what gives me the greatest joy? Easy: Characters I enjoy reading about and - be still my heart - discovering that I'll be able to read about them again and again as part of a series. So color me delighted to find this book, which introduces "heir hunter" Michael Flint." Net Galley Reviewer, 5 stars "Flint strikes sparks - then fire! The action comes fast and furious. There's great procedural/forensic detail and engaging looks at each character with very well executed and exciting twists and turns, enough to keep things in suspense right up until the final page. Diane has not only given us a truly fascinating novel, she's laid the foundation for an epic new franchise populated with truly memorable characters." Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in the Michael Flint, Heir Hunter Thrillers

FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar will wait no longer. They head to Houston to find Susan Duffy, one of Jack Reacher's known associates, determined to get answers. But Duffy's left town, headed for trouble.

FBI Special Agent Kim Otto discovers the perfect bait to lure Jack Reacher. He found his roots and war in Lee Child's Past Tense. Now, will he protect his nephew from a ruthless killer? Agent Otto bets on Reacher and puts her life on the line.

The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child Some things are worth dying for. Rescuing innocents is one of them.FBI Special Agent Kim Otto won't believe Reacher's dead until she sees his body for herself. Which she hasn't. Yet.But if Reacher's not dead, where is he? Seven years ago, in Lee Child's Worth Dying For, Reacher rescued Eleanor Duncan and saved sixteen Thai women from fates much worse than death.Eleanor's tormenters were controlled by a powerful mob boss with a long memory. He wants his property back and will stop at nothing to get it.Now Reacher comes back to save Eleanor Duncan from the mob's terrible vengeance.With innocent lives at stake, Otto and Burke risk their lives to pick up Reacher's trail and race to Las Vegas for an explosive final showdown.Because some things are worth living for.Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including Worth Dying For and The Sentinel.

The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! Greta Campbell was lost at sea four years ago. Or was she? "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Hanna Campbell is stunned to see her long dead sister mingling in a crowd on a televised news report. Craving a second chance, Hanna hires Michael Flint, the man who boasts he can find anyone, anywhere, anytime - dead or alive. Flint is off his game and Hanna's sister is no ordinary missing person. When Flint uncovers a series of heinous murders he learns one of the world's most influential men is to blame. But powerful men are dangerous and in his race to save Hanna, Flint must put his whole team in the crosshairs.

The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child A wanted man. Wanted...dead. Four men in a van barrel toward Chicago on a crime spree fueled by greed and vengeance. One man driving, another preoccupied with the sophisticated plan. In the back, a new recruit worried and wary, another angry and hot-headed. A day behind them, at a lonely motel in an out of the way New Mexico town, an unthinkable murder brings FBI Special Agent Kim Otto to a dead stop. Soon, Otto realizes the murder is tied to a massive crime wave. Otto and her new partner pursue Reacher's prey to Chicago and reconnect with his old friend. Frances Neagley fills in a few missing pieces and teams up with Otto in a race to stop the killers before a powerful unknown enemy can destroy them all. "Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including A Wanted Man and The Sentinel.

Go ahead. Shoot the messenger. See what happens. USA Today Bestselling Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child Reacher sent a messenger. They stopped him with two bullets. An unidentified man breaches all security and is executed by a skilled assassin on FBI Special Agent Kim Otto's doorstep. In his pockets she finds an advanced encrypted cell phone. Nothing else. Kim arranges to extract the body and removes it to a private morgue for secret autopsy. None of the man's biometrics match the databases. His identity remains concealed. With nothing else to go on, questions multiply. Kim absolutely needs to know. Who was this guy? Why was he trying to reach her? Who killed to stop him? What will they do next? As the bodies pile up, Kim's search leads her to Jack Reacher's former lover in Lee Child's Make Me. Michelle Chang knows Reacher well enough to be reliable, but Chang's explanations are cryptic. When Kim presses harder for intel, Chang bolts. The deadly investigation leads Kim from Detroit to Canada's treacherous Niagara Falls region where expert killers and powerful government agents are not bulletproof-but Jack Reacher is. Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including The Killing Floor, Never Go Back, and Better Off Dead. The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

"...a beautifully written tale of strong female relationships that draws you in from the beginning and won't let go. Reading this book is like spending the afternoon with comforting friends. Enjoy the experience." -Diane Dickinson, author of Final TransactionA ghost's antics, a harrowing moose chase, a hypnosis session, and smuggled booze lead to spilled secrets and betrayal, but do they also lead to murder?At a hot springs retreat in Montana, whiskey-swigging Maude, the nearly eighty-year-old chef, longs for the glory days when the retreat hosted martini-sipping celebrities instead of long-haired hippies who refuse to wear deodorant. Brooke, feisty, adventurous, and a bit reckless, proposes a reunion at the retreat with her best friends to get away from the chaos of her life with teenagers and the emotional aftermath of her postponed wedding. One of those friends, Tracy, has devoted her life to her children and her husband despite her excruciating boredom. But a long-held secret could cost her the most important friendships in her life. Haunting the place is a ghost who, in life, dealt with tragedy by turning to prostitution which led to her murder over 100 years ago at the very place they all are staying.What Happens in Montana explores friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness with blunt truth and witty insights. Together, these friends learn to navigate empty nests, infidelity, deception, and poltergeists. Most importantly, they learn their friendship is strong enough to get them through it all.

Mystery of The Blue Dragon is a neo-noir saga of crime, romance, drama, intrigue, and scuba diving. When a chance encounter with a DEA agent leads scuba diving instructor Nollaig and computer hacker Sierra into a dangerous double life of scuba diving and cybercrime in a mission to take down a shady drug and gun-smuggling operation, they must face their personal demons and fight against a corrupt system to save their own life and accept that adversity can be a door to a better future.Nollaig is a scuba diving instructor trainer with a successful dive business in Miami and Key Largo, Florida. But when he meets Lucy, an undercover DEA agent, his life is changed forever. As they become entangled in a dangerous mission to take down a drug and gun smuggling ring with help from hacker Sierra, Nollaig's world is thrown into chaos. Forced to flee Miami, Nollaig and Sierra will eventually find refuge on a tropical island, working as divemasters with fake IDs while fighting against bad capitalism, corrupt governments, and unsafe dive operators. But the consequences of their mission still linger, and they must come to terms with their past in order to move forward.

THE CITY OF CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, IS ROCKED BY AN EVIL FORCE.Three bonded women - all talented, beautiful and charismatic - return to their alma mater for their school reunion. One of them is murdered, becoming Champaign's first homicide in fifty years.Who committed this heinous crime in a city filled with people who all seem to have something to hide?There's only one man for the job: Lieutenant Craig Ryan, who is always relentless in his pursuit of justice. By his side is his old partner, Kirsten Wells, reporter and darling of Champaign, whose grief fuels her need for the truth.A slew of clues and riddles are strewn by the killer, as one by one, the women of Champaign find their way into his web. Lieutenant Ryan needs to unravel the clues or more deaths will soon follow."An old-fashioned cop thriller cat-and-mouse read with great characters and twists to flip the pages easily... Wonderfully enjoyable from start to finish..." Debra, Readalot Magazine reviewer

Et lig dukker op til overfladen i byen Kalundborg på Vestsjælland. Drabsefterforskningen lander på kommissær Steen Summers bord på den lokale politistation. Den pensionsivrige kommissær Summer og hans team får hjælp af den nye, meget fandenivoldske efterforsker Jack Storm, som han lige har ansat fra Station City, København.Efter blot nogle dage, hvor det første lig bliver fundet, dræbes en højt agtet politimand, og efterforskningen intensiveres. De finder hurtigt ud af, at han ikke var den, han udgav sig for at være. Hvem var han så? Og hvorfor blev han dræbt?Tingene er ikke, som de ser ud på overfladen. Dystre hemmeligheder, som skulle have været begravet sammen med liget, dukker op og tåler ikke dagens lys. Livet, som de kender det i teamet, bliver aldrig det samme igen.

What if you knew the person you loved was murdered, but no one else believed you?Eighteen-year-old Harper Ellis has spent the last three years searching for her aunt's killer, looking for clues, asking questions, gathering every tidbit she can find to explain the unexplainable. She's talked to anyone who would listen, trying to make them see they're all wrong, and she is right.Aunt Frida's death wasn't an accident.Aunt Frida was murdered.Of this, Harper is certain.Tonight, Harper plans to prove her theory, and she's prepared to risk her own life to do it.Little Tangled Webs is the fifth book in the USA Today bestselling Georgiana Germaine mystery series. Pre-order your copy now.Praise for the Georgiana Germaine Series:"A well-plotted story with surprise twists." Amazon Vine Voice ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"This is my first book by Cheryl Bradshaw and it definitely won't be my last." ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"Cheryl Bradshaw has turned into my favorite author!" ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"Once I started this story I could not stop reading it till the end! Took me all night, but I got it done." ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"There are so many new things to learn about Gigi, and I cannot wait for the next book to delve into her character further." ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"I was completely immersed in the story and read it straight through."

Kriminalkommissær Nikki Galena og hendes folk efterforsker et brutalt mord på den lokale forretningskvinde Madeline Prospero. Afdøde var medlem af en eksklusiv og yderst diskret netværksklub for kvinder, men politiet har ingen mistænkte, og ingen i hverken lokalområdet eller klubben lader til at fortælle dem hele sandheden. Nikki er ikke kommet langt med efterforskningen, da hun og hendes kolleger bliver sendt ud for at tale med en præst, der har gjort et ubehageligt fund under renoveringen af sin kirke. Et skelet er dukket op et sted på kirkegården, hvor der ikke burde ligge nogen grav, og de tekniske undersøgelser konkluderer hurtigt, at ikke blot har det ligget der i flere årtier, der er også tale om et mordoffer.Det nyopgravede skelet fører dem imidlertid til den afsides landsby Quintin Eaudyke – et sted med en dyster fortid. Godt tredive år tidligere fik en bølge af uopklarede overgreb på områdets børn landsbyboerne til at vende sig imod hinanden, og til sidst forsvandt en far og dernæst hans datter. Men heller ikke Quintin Eaudykes indbyggere er meget for at afsløre deres hemmeligheder for politiet, så det er op til Nikki at vinde deres tillid, før det måske er for sent.BEGRAVET PÅ MARSKEN er syvende bind i Nikki Galena-serien, der foregår i den fiktive by Greenborough i området The Fens nord for Cambridge, et stort, fladt marskområde kendt for sine hyggelige småbyer, hvor alle kender alle, og for den tætte hvide tåge, der har det med pludselig at lægge sig over landskabet.

Forestil dig, at du får klippet din pegefinger af, og nogen efterfølgende udnytter den situation optimalt. Det er sådan en sag, der udfordrer Team Milton, som består af Silas, Ibsen, Ella og deres chef, Milton. Det femte medlem af Team Milton hedder Li-Mei og er på barsel, men hun kan ikke helt holde sig fra at blande sig i deres igangværende opklaringssag. Fundet af denne pegefinger sætter dem på et opklaringsarbejde, som trækker tråde til flere forsvundne personer, som måske er i en lignende situation. Kvinden, Mariann, oplever også, at hendes nye kæreste, Mike, er ekstremt manipulerende over for hende. Hun søger hjælp hos sin eksmand og ekskæreste, men spørgsmålet er, hvad Mike egentlig har med en afklippet pegefinger at gøre. Det er dette link, som er en af udfordringerne i denne sag om Ukendt pegefinger, og der sås tvivl, om det er to opklaringssager, de står over for, eller hvordan det hele hænger sammen. Li-Mei tager sig mod til at tage en beslutning i forhold til sine mødre. Silas og kæresten Ester kigger på hus, hvilket får Silas til at tage en yderst kontroversiel beslutning.Uddrag af bogen”Kom så med ud, Elvis,” udbrød kvinden og hev hårdt i hundesnoren, men Elvis lod sig ikke lige hive ud. Kvinden hev nu kraftigt i snoren og fik Elvis hevet ud på fortovet. Hun registrerede, at Elvis havde et lille stykke af en pind i munden, som Elvis nu tabte og trak sig hårdt tilbage mod den lille pind på cirka 5 centimeter. Kvinden kiggede på Elvis gennem regndråberne og lod Elvis tage den lille pind i munden. Hun gik derefter fremad, og Elvis fulgte glad med. Hold da op, sikke lidt der skal til for at gøre Elvis glad og samarbejdsvillig, tænkte hun. Sådan gik de videre, til Elvis pludselig tabte den lille pind på fortovet.”Nå, kom så, lad den bare ligge,” udbrød kvinden og ville gå videre, da hun kiggede nærmere på den lille pind og ville trække Elvis med sig. Da kvinden nu fokuserede på pinden, gik det op for hende, at det var alt andet end en uskyldig pind. Om forfatteren Steen B. J. (f. 1965) er forfatter til over fyrre værker inden for genrerne krimi og historisk roman. Hans mest kendte er Danmarks vel nok længste krimiserie: En udfordring for Team Milton.

Oline har haft held med at få sin pengeafpresser ryddet af vejen, så hun har kunnet overtage rollen som pengeafpresser af kvinder, som er gået konkurs med deres afdøde ægtemænd i Spanien i forbindelse med efterdønningerne af finanskrisen. Hun har ligeledes haft held med at overtage huset efter pengeafpresserens mor, så hun selv bor i det ene hus med sin håndlanger, Bent-Ole, og Layla bor således i det andet hus. Men det ikke helt problemfrit, for det ene hus er besat af en beskytter af huset, som mener, at Oline er skruppelløs og uden empati. Denne beskytter ser helst Oline meldt til politiet, hvor hendes datter og svigersøn for øvrigt arbejder, så Oline prøver på alle mulige måder at rydde beskytteren af vejen. Truslerne synes dog ingen ende at ville tage. En vietnamesisk kvinde findes også indespærret i huset, og pludselig angriber repræsentanter fra den vietnamesiske mafia også Oline og Laylas røde murstenshus. Olines datter, Ella, er også begyndt at kradse i overfladen og konfronterer Oline, med hvordan det hele egentlig hænger sammen med de to dyre huse, som hun bor i. Uddrag af bogenLayla nærmest flåede konvolutten op på vej tilbage i entreen. Oline kiggede sig rundt, som om personen, der havde afleveret brevet, var lige i området. Men hun fulgte med ind, så de ikke stod og lignede skræmte idioter. Da de begge var inde i entreen, læste Layla brevet op. “Jeg kan se, at du lader huset forfalde. Buskene op af huset laver slidmærker på husets flotte røde mursten. Klip buskene, og tro ikke, at de vil beskytte jer, som om I var selveste Tornerose. Du har besøg af en kvinde, som forekommer mig skruppelløs. Hun holder kun af sig selv. Hun begår indbrud, du har begået indbrud. Mit hus skælver, når sådanne mennesker besætter mit hus med grådighedens leveregel. Beskytteren af det røde hus,” læste Layla op og kiggede forskræmt på brevet og op på Oline. Om forfatterenSteen B.J. (f. 1965) er forfatter til over fyrre værker inden for genrerne krimi og historisk roman. Hans mest kendte er Danmarks vel nok længste krimiserie: En udfordring for Team Milton. Dødstrusler er tredje bind i serien En skruppelløs kvinde.

Team Milton, bestående af Li-Mei, Silas, Ella og Ibsen og Milton, er denne gang udfordret af en privatdetektiv, som findes dræbt i sin bil. Team Milton konfronterer privatdetektivens klienter med det faktum, at han er dræbt, i håb om at finde den skyldige. De retter blikket flere steder hen og også på et specielt ægtepar. Ægteparret Mariette og Kalle er begge yderst arbejdsomme og bygger sammen et tøjcenter med catwalk, design- og brudekjoler og modetøj til mænd, kvinder og teenagere. Folk ser op til det stilfulde og noget nær perfekte par. Det er dog ikke ligetil at gennemskue, hvordan det hele ender med så fatale konsekvenser, når en affære pludselig ender med dødelig udgang på mere end en måde. Ellas mor, Oline, får kolde fødder, da hun bliver bedt om et skøde på det hus, hun bor i. Li-Meis mand, Ming, er absolut ikke glad, da han får at vide, at Li-Mei som gravid har fået et chefjob. Følg med i: En dødelig affære, del 37 i Team Milton-serien.Uddrag af bogen“Jeg ved slet ikke, om jeg burde komme her,” udbrød Monika nervøst og drak lidt sodavand. “Monika, nu er du her og jeg er da virkelig nysgerrig på, hvad der har bragt dig herind,” tilføjede Mariette og kiggede indgående på Monika. “Åh nej, sig ikke sådan. Det hele kommer så tæt på og jeg ved ikke, hvordan jeg skal begynde,” udbrød Monika nervøst. “Går det ellers godt derude i Rønde?” spurgte Mariette for at aflede Monikas synlige nervøsitet. “Ih ha, jo, det går rigtig godt. Jeg har jo altid beundret dig og Kalle enormt. Ja, altså det gør jeg stadig, I er sådan et godt par, men det var ikke det, jeg kom for, eller jo, …,” forklarede Monika. “Men hvad var det så, du tænkte på?” spurgte Mariette præciserende. “Jo, men det er ikke for at tale bag om ryggen på Kalle. Han er ligeså fokuseret på arbejde ligesom dig, at det virkelig er beundringsværdigt. Men jeg er bekymret for, om du plejer jeres forhold nok,” sagde Monika så og åndede tungt, da hun havde sagt det.Om forfatteren Steen B. J. (f. 1965) er forfatter til over fyrre værker inden for genrerne krimi og historisk roman. Hans mest kendte er Danmarks vel nok længste krimiserie: En udfordring for Team Milton.

THREE DEATHE AND A TANGO - SYNOPSISFor two years Philip Rose, trained in a Zen monastery and now a principal in an architectural firm, woke each morning to face the horror that his wife Susan was dying of breast cancer. When she does die in his arms there is nothing in the thirty years of loving her that prepared him for the vast, cavernous loneliness that engulfed him. With much of his life still to live, he realizes quickly there is no guide to what he must do next. He is alone and he on his own. The Tantra of Tango is a meditation on emerging from this grief.A friend of his wife nags Philip into taking tango lessons. "This is what Susan would have wanted," she tells him. At night he begins to attend classes. The sheer physical activity of the dance provides the first small relief from his grief. His body loves the distraction.Engaged by a lawyer friend, Bert Stein as an architectural expert in a lawsuit over the death of a child killed by falling ice, Philip researches the unfortunate story of the child's death. He finds evidence of the greed he expected but also traces of massive money laundering.. He is confronted by the vast indifference of a society sinking deeper and deeper into criminality and delusion.During the day Philip researches architectural misdeeds. At night he goes dancing. Argentine tango, notoriously addicting, sets its hook deep. Subbornness keeps Philip returning to the dance hall in spite of the humiliation and rejection he suffers Gradually, his skills improve. He begins each night to search for that one dance that will quiet the dogs of loneliness. Relationships bloom and fade like tango lyrics. He falls in love and is then rejected by the beautiful Emily Savage. He dallies with the wonderful dancer, Camela. Still, he is alone.Then in one, unforgettable moment, during a single tanda of tango at a seedy dance venue in Sausalito, the threads of his Zen training, his experience as an architect, the web of tango and the dark secret of a love affair, produce an epiphany and change the trajectory of the lawsuit and the lives of the characters of this story.

The local cops say suicide. Woodhead and Becker say homicide. And now there's a target on their backs.Case analyst Bernadette Becker uses the investigation of an apparent suicide as cover to chase down a new lead on an old case. But someone is chasing her too-and she's not the only one in danger.When the suicide begins to look like a murder, Becker and her partner, the intelligent but infuriating Dr. Kep Woodhead, follow the clues-and Kep's keen sense of smell-to a drug dealer, a mining company, and an obsessed scientist.But the closer they get to the truth, the more Woodhead and Becker are in the crosshairs. After an explosive attempt on their lives, Woodhead and Becker must figure out how to solve one murder without becoming victims themselves.

Headcase Dick Moonlight PI finds himself in a world of hurt and deception when he agrees to take on a job for the Blaze Construction Company. It seems its portly, "midget" owner, Greg Blaze, believes his workers are stealing tools from him and he needs Moonlight to gather the proof. But the more Moonlight digs into the case, the more insidious things become, including a mysterious ancient, Egyptian falcon statuette made of pure obsidian believed to be priceless that the crooked construction owner has allegedly stolen. Shades of The Maltese Falcon? Maybe. But one thing is for sure: this pure hard-boiled thrilling madness from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Awards-winning author Vincent Zandri. Critical Acclaim for Books by Vincent Zandri "Sensational...masterful...brilliant." -New York Post "(A) chilling tale of obsessive love from Thriller Award-winner Zandri...Riveting." -Publishers Weekly "...Oh, what a story it is...Riveting...A terrific old school thriller." -Booklist "Starred Review" "Zandri does a fantastic job with this story. Not only does he scare the reader, but the horror show he presents also scares the man who is the definition of the word "tough." -Suspense Magazine "(The Innocent) is a thriller that has depth and substance, wickedness and compassion." -The Times-Union (Albany) "The action never wanes." -Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." -Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Six Years "Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of Savages and Cartel "A tightly crafted, smart, disturbing, elegantly crafted complex thriller...I dare you to start it and not keep reading." -MJ Rose, New York Times bestselling author of Halo Effect and Closure "A classic slice of raw pulp noir..." -William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob

« On pense toujours que cela n'arrive qu'aux autres, qu'on ne peut pas être touché, que c'est impossible que ces horreurs nous atteignent, comme si une fée invisible avait déroulé un voile de protection. Mais il n'en est rien. La fée elle-même a fui à la vue de ce monstre. »Nevada passe la majeure partie de son temps avec ses meilleures amies. Une série d'enlèvements et de meurtres ébranle la tranquillité de la ville. La jeune fille, qui rêve d'amour et de première fois, ne peut étrangement pas contrôler son obsession pour ce tueur en série qui rôde. Quand elle disparaît, tout porte à croire qu'il l'a kidnappée. Suivez l'enquête et découvrez ces deux âmes qui vont se confronter.Comment sa famille et ses amies vont-elles vivre sa disparition ? Nevada est-elle séquestrée ? Va-t-elle subir le même sort que les précédentes victimes ? Jusqu'où la colère et la tristesse peuvent-elles mener ?Plongez dans les dédales de ce thriller psychologique intense, où la frontière entre la haine et le désir peut rendre fou.

One brilliant spring morning, a woman named Carolyn Macgregor comes to Mike Ramsey's apartment with an astonishing announcement: she thinks she is his half-sister. Mike is skeptical at first, but eventually he comes to believe Carolyn's story-that his mother gave birth to her first child when she was only sixteen, and gave up her baby for adoption. When Carolyn begins searching for information about the father she never knew, she attracts the attention of some very dangerous people. She is beaten up and told to stop asking questions, and then she disappears. Mike feels obliged to find her. He soon realizes that his search for Carolyn is really a search for her father, a man who seems desperate to keep his identity secret. To save Carolyn, and himself, Mike must uncover that secret and learn the painful truth about what happened to his mother. While Mike struggles to cope with these events from the past, he faces a pressing problem in the present. His relationship with Marie Romaine has become tense and complicated. He knows he must do something about that before he loses the woman he loves.

A compulsively readable and razor-sharp campus novel about the impact of power and consent in a university setting Perfect for fans of Cho Nam-joo, I May Destroy You, and If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio Riveting and uncompromising, Another Person explores the long-lasting consequences of the sexism and misogyny fostered in universities. Vacuum cleaner bitch. When Jina sees this anonymous comment on a forum it forces her out of her stupor. It is posted on a website dissecting her public allegations of workplace sexual assault, the backlash to which forced her to quit her job. She has spent months glued to her laptop screen, junk-food packaging piling up around her, tracking the hate campaign that's raging against her online. This post stands out from the noise, for it could only have been made by someone who knew her as a student at university. The comment stirs something deeply repressed. So Jina returns to Anjin University, and to the toxic culture that destroyed the lives of many female students including one, Ha Yuri, who died tragically and mysteriously not long before Jina left. Somewhere within Jina's memories is the truth about what happened to Yuri all those years ago. Told in alternating viewpoints, in sharp, intelligent and multi-layered prose, this powerful and necessary novel confronts issues of sexism and abuse on university campuses.

"A 16-year-old confesses to the murder of a local celebrity--a hero of New Orleans's shaky post-storm recovery. The boy's father, doing life in prison on the installment plan for a series of minor offenses, will do anything to save him. Enter Ben Alder, a carpetbagging attorney ... who has drifted down to New Orleans. He winds up defending them both. Ben and his partner Boris are public defenders obsessed with redeeming their case history of failures, and willing to do anything to protect their clients. As Ben tries to disrupt a corrupt and racist criminal justice system that believes an inexplicable crime has been solved, he confronts his own legacy of loss and faith. And as the novel hurtles towards its tragic, redemptive conclusion, Ben finds himself an onlooker and a perpetrator where he thought he was the hero"--

This book is a thrilling mystery novel set in New York City in the early 20th century. The story follows a detective named Larry Steele as he investigates a complex case involving theft, fraud, and murder. The novel is a gripping page-turner that keeps readers guessing until the very end.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Tony must face sticky mud, stickier orgies and the Rapture itself to uncover the Real Deal. In this captivating tale, Eugene, Oregon, known for its vibrant counterculture and unconventional charm, becomes the backdrop for a convergence of competing cults. As the Merry Pranksters revel in their mischievous antics and the spirit of the world hangs in the balance, Tony finds himself in the midst of a psychic soiree hosted by a mysterious mushroom millionaire. Little does Tony know that this enigmatic figure shares a troubling connection with his girlfriend, raising questions and stirring suspicions.With a blend of humor and uncertainty, Tony faces the muddy obstacles of Eugene, where even the Roman cement would blush at the thickness of the mud. Amidst the swirling incense and fervent devotion, Tony must navigate a series of unsettling events that involve brainwashing, kidnapping, and multiple murders. Can he rise above his mid-life crisis, embrace his inner hero, and uncover the truth behind the facade?Immerse yourself in the wild and whimsical world of Eugene, Oregon, as you join Tony and his eclectic gang in a New Age gathering like no other.

1996, Southern California: A peaceful, scenic day in the coastal community of Santa Monica, except that there is a Meter Maid laying next to the sidewalk - dead. Fresh from a messy divorce case, North Hollywood Private Investigator, Clive Wilts is on the case to find the killer before the bodies start stacking up and the city streets become a parking free-for-all.