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'The best kind of psychological thriller - compelling, accomplished and atmospheric.' M.W. CravenSIX FRIENDS. In a luxury villa set high in the hills above the glamorous town of Sorrento, southern Italy, three couples gather for the perfect 40th birthday celebration. ONE BODY. Before the week is out, one of them is dead. COUNTLESS LIES. Their perfect reunion quickly becomes the holiday from hell when one of the group starts receiving anonymous messages, threatening to expose a dark secret from their university days. As old friendships are tested to the limit, it's clear that what happens in the dark past won't stay buried... A heart-racing psychological thriller that will hook you from the very first page, with twist after twist that will make your jaw drop. Fans of B.A. Paris, My Husband's Killer and Lucy Foley won't be able to put this down. If you were hooked by The White Lotus or The Watcher, you'll love this. Praise for The Final Party:'A hugely addictive, pacy and consuming thriller...kept me guessing (and turning pages) right up to the incredible conclusion.' Gytha Lodge'Thrilling twists, terrific characters and a setting to die for. The Final Party is a thoroughly gripping ride!' B P Walter'A compelling page turner with a gasp around every corner. If you're looking for a holiday read this May, then this is the perfect unravelling of a friendship built on secrets and lies' Lauren North'Do not miss your invitation to The Final Party! Dark deeds, gorgeous Italian scenery and secrets aplenty... I was totally gripped!' Louise Mumford'One of the best writers of crime fiction around.' Howard Linskey'A gripping, intricately plotted thriller about the dark side of friendship, packed with secrets and lies that will keep you hooked until the very last page.' Lucy Martin'Draws you into a dark web of secrets and lies that unravel with exquisite timing in a beautiful setting.' Sarah Clarke'Stylish and twisty, with secrets and lies galore' Emily Freud'The Secret History meets The Holiday, only darker, sexier and absolutely crammed full of twists and suspense. It's a big, fat 5 stars from me.' Lisa Hall'A dark and twisty read full of secrets, set against a stunning Amalfi Coast background where everyone has secrets and no one can be trusted.' Catherine Cooper'Glossy, gripping, and full of gruesome discoveries. A perfect holiday read.' Derek Farrell'The most well plotted and expertly told thriller I've read in years...a masterpiece of deception, betrayal and murder that will astound you till the very last page.' Graham Bartlett'The reveals kept coming at super speed, taking my breath away as I eagerly turned the pages.' Christie J Newport'A tense read that kept me guessing all the way to the end.' Tariq Ashkanani'A dark, captivating and sumptuous read.' Julie-Ann Corrigan'A dark and addictive thriller set amidst a gorgeous Italian backdrop, it's well deserving of 5 sparkling stars. I loved it!' Jane Isaac'A slick and twisty thriller' Jacqueline Sutherland'A tortuous web of secrets and lies - I could not put it down' Marion Todd'A taut, dark thriller that is fabulously alluring and atmospheric. Utterly captivating writing!' Victoria Dowd

Aging gray market dealer Asa Cire may not know exactly who he is or why he''s here, but he does know one thing: He''s going to find the murderer of the teenage girl haunting his visions, regardless of the cost.Aided by Buddhist adept Tanya Ito and street-smart Neveah Arias, Asa tries to unravel the mystery surrounding the decades-old murder. His only leads are a small town drug dealer and a stolen manuscript that nobody can decipher.Stalked by a Chinese mob that wants its manuscript back and the killer who wants to put Asa at the bottom of the river, Asa dodges disaster until he faces the brutal truth: To bring justice to the girl, he will have to die. Twice.

Joam Garral répond favorablement à la demande de sa fille de se rendre à Belém où elle veut se marier avec Manuel Valdez. A Belém, il veut prouver son innocence car il est toujours accusé au Brésil d’un crime qu’il n’a pas commis. Un étrange cryptogramme pourrait l’innocenter mais le précieux document a été intercepté par Torrès, un affreux personnage. Le message secret sera-t-il déchiffré et justice faite ? Nous le saurons au terme d’incroyables péripéties qui fourmillent d’exotisme et de descriptions fabuleuses de la faune, de la flore, d’Indiens primitifs et d’esclaves noirs en fuite dans la luxuriante forêt amazonienne. La Jangada est l’un des romans les moins connus des fameux “Voyages extraordinaires” de Jules Verne.

On a beautiful April day, the seasons suspended between spring and summer, a woman in a bridal gown lies under a stand of oak trees, throat slit, ring finger missing. She’s the latest victim of the Wedding Crasher, a meticulous murderer who’s killed five women across three states without leaving a clue. The last two bodies were found in Pickett County, Tennessee.Sam Tate is Pickett County’s new sheriff. A former Nashville homicide detective, she struggles with her inner demons and the nightmares born of a horrific childhood trauma. Respected but closely guarded, Sam has colleagues but no real friends. Even after she assembles a multi-agency team to hunt down the Wedding Crasher, her impulse is to go it alone. To further confound matters, she’s attracted to her case partner, FBI Special Agent Terry Sloan, even though she isn’t sure she trusts him.Another body is discovered, in circumstances that closely resemble but don’t exactly match the earlier homicides. Is a second predator at work in Pickett County? Is the serial killer working with an acolyte? Why is Sam suddenly a target? And how can she stop the Wedding Crasher before another bride-to-be dies?

A missing woman, a charming, untrustworthy lord. The mystery deepens at every turn. Horn Cottage, an ancient cave house, has been home to the cunning folk of Thornton Cleveleys for generations. The early death of her mother left Meryall as the cunning woman for her village before her training was complete.A young man seeking Meryall’s help to find his missing sister draws her into an ever more complex and sinister mystery. Can she use her divination skills to help solve the mystery of the missing woman and avert a tragedy?An atmospheric journey through a mystical land, The Path to Horn Cottage is the first book in the Cunning Folk Mysteries series.

You never know what trouble will rise from the bog. When the body of an unidentified woman is found in a Newfoundland bog, Inspector Danny Quirke must scramble his team of investigators to find her killer. But what initially seems like a straightforward case soon becomes mired in a tangled web of lies and deliberate obfuscation. With the strange mutilation of the body-one eye gouged out completely-evidence seems to lead to a fringe religious group with bizarre beliefs. But while the pathologist indicates mushroom poisoning as the cause of death, Danny thinks circumstances point to something more sinister-especially when he begins to receive anonymous messages with links to horrific pictures of damaged human eyes. Three more bodies join the first, with seemingly nothing to link them but a little girl in a yellow party dress who flits in and out of the mystery like a creature from the old legends. Then an old friend from his childhood reappears, and Danny is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about his own nearest and dearest. On an island, everyone is a suspect....

What starts out as a hunting trip for a young lawyer, turns into a mystery involving a 160 year old legend. A legend that, if proven, could alter the course of history.As his curiosity impels him to dig deeper, he never stops to think about the consequences of his actions, or who might be threatened by what he discovers. Or to what lengths they will go to stop him from revealing his discoveries!Join our young lawyer as he goes on the quest of a lifetime to discover the shocking truth behind the Legend of the Cherokee Maps!

They say trouble comes in threes. Detective Danny Quirke is already mourning his wife and mired in an internal investigation that will likely spell the end of his career. Now he must return to the Newfoundland fishing village of his youth to bury his abusive grandfather. At least his three are up. Right? Then the bones of local boy Llewellyn Single, drowned thirty years before, wash up on the beach, and secrets Danny thought were buried forever rise violently to the surface. Only two people know what really happened: Danny Quirke and his former best friend, millionaire Tadhg Heaney. Danny and Tadhg have been bitter enemies for years. But when Danny is accused of Llewellyn''s murder, he needs Tadhg''s help exposing the truth-before those who believe he is responsible get their revenge. After all, on an island, nothing stays secret forever....

Some Say Fire pits former police officer Susan Brand and private investigator Jake Goddard against nefarious arsonists setting forest fires in the drought-stricken Southwest. Bodies are found in the fires, each with an arrow through the chest. Who are the murderers taking advantage of climate change to spread terror and cause widespread destruction? Goddard and Brand rush to discover the truth before more innocent people die and a conflagration devours the Southwest.

The author of popular mystery stories has made his reputation by devising imaginative ways in which a killer can leave his victim in a room with all the doors and windows locked up tight. When the author is found dead ... murdered in his own locked studio ... Detective Inspector Donald Burke rules out murder until Hodgkiss views the scene. Hodgkiss soon provides a solution even more ingenious than any the author ever dreamed up. After playing a round of golf Hodgkiss and Donald Burke go to the change room where they arrive to hear the tail end of a conversation between two other players. But it is not just what they hear but the manner in which one of the other players was putting on his shoes that gives Hodgkiss the clue to solve a nasty murder that happens soon afterwards.When the man''s body was found there was no doubt that death was due to a fall. But where did he fall from? The office building where he worked or the block of flats where he was a regular participant in drug-fueled orgies. Hodgkiss leaves the matter in no doubt.

In the 1880''s Caroline Trewartha became a mining engineer by acting as a boy in Pennsylvania''s most prestigious mining school. By 1888, at twenty-four, she is too obviously a lady to play the man, yet her company assigns her to improve operations at a mine they have loaned startup money, the only anthracite mine outside of the east. Anthracite is rare and very valuable.Arriving in By-Gum Mines, Colorado, she is not surprised that the darkly angry mine owner, Gryffith Williams, doesn''t believe her credentials. However, she soon also discovers a deeper reason for his distrust than her sex. Someone has flooded his mine and killed his good friend. He believes her company sent her to By-Gum to destroy him and take over his company. When two more friends are murdered, she convinces Gryf to accept her help, whether or not he trusts her.As she works to discover who is responsible for deaths and attempts to ruin the mines, Caroline clashes with Gryf and occasionally with those in his crew who believe women should never be in a mine. As Gryf learns to trust her, and the women of By-Gum come to accept and love her, Caroline feels she has finally found a possible home. Then, she discovers too much, and becomes the next target.

A well-bred lady and lowly street hustler team up in a historical murder mystery set during China''s glittering Tang Dynasty. Part of the best-selling Lotus Palace series.Impetuous and well-educated, young Lady Bai has always been the forgotten daughter between two favored sons. However, when Wei-wei''s older brother is tasked with investigating a high-profile assassination, he turns to his clever younger sister for assistance.Gao is a street-wise scoundrel with a checkered past and a shady reputation. He knows better than to set his sights on the high-born Lady Bai, but when she asks for his help, he can''t refuse.As the unlikely pair chase down a conspiracy that reaches from the gutters of the capital to the imperial palace, Wei-wei is intent on seeing justice done, while Gao is determined to solve the mystery just for her - even if the attraction between them can never be more than a moment''s longing.

When Gabriel scatters botulism toxin at a concert in an attempt to extort a fortune from the city, nineteen people die and Danny Murphy finds a gun. Danny's best friend is among the dead and he wants Gabriel's blood. But the death toll keeps rising, the hospitals are overflowing, and no one knows how Gabriel is spreading the poison.Danny's need for revenge grows as the body count soars. Then another source of poison is discovered. Common bacteria are pumping out botulism. The city is quarantined in a desperate attempt to prevent a pandemic and the search for Gabriel becomes desperate. The new plague must not escape the city, but it is hard to find an extortionist unless you know what he really wants.The city becomes a pressure cooker. The crematoria burn day and night. Danny stalks Gabriel through panicked streets while his family falls apart and the city struggles to reinvent itself. Then Gabriel reveals his final secret and plague explodes around the world.

Unlikely Friends Unite to Save a Wrongly Accused American Soldier and a Fragile Treaty of Peace in The Historical Mystery, The Paris Deception, from Author David O. Stewart--1919-1920, Paris and Berlin--In the wake of The Great War, the city of Paris unites in jubilant celebration at the arrival of United States President, Woodrow Wilson. But amidst the prospect of peace, Parisians are dying as the Spanish influenza reaches epidemic proportions.An expert on the deadly illnesses, Dr. Major Jamie Fraser, is called in to advise the president's own doctor on how best to avoid the deadly disease and discovers, despite Wilson's robust appearance, the man is frailer than most realize.While trying to determine the source of Wilson's maladies, Fraser encounters a man he has not seen for nearly twenty years: Speed Cook--ex-professional ball player and now advocate for Negro rights. Cook is also desperate to save his son Joshua, an army sergeant wrongly accused of desertion.Pledging to help Cook, Fraser approaches Allen Dulles, an American spy, who is also Wilson's close aide.Soon Cook and Fraser's quest intersects with dramatic events when the French premier, Georges Clemenceau, narrowly survives an assassination attempt, and the Paris Peace Convergence begins to unravel.When the precarious German government balks at the grim terms of the peace treaty, Cook and Fraser discover that to save Joshua, they must find a way to preserve the fragile treaty, which may be the only barrier standing between Europe and another brutal war.Publisher's Note: The Fraser and Cook Historical Mystery Series will be enjoyed by fans of American history and period mystery novels. Free of graphic sex and with some mild profanity, this series can be enjoyed by readers of all ages."Another terrific Fraser and Cook mystery…The book's fun part is its name game, as familiar historic figures mingle with made-up characters. …The story line's dangling threads braid a tight, clever finish, worthy of a vintage spy caper or 007's own playbook." ~Washington Post, November 18, 2015"Stewart deftly depicts the mood of an era and the colorful figures who shaped it." ~Publishers Weekly, September 2015"This fast-paced novel combines suspense and history in this fictional narrative about the Paris Peace Conference and President Wilson's ailing health…" ~Fox 11 News, Green Bay, WI, February 2017"Stewart moves characters from The Lincoln Deception to the period just after the end of WWI. The historical details and interaction with famous figures make for an intriguing read." ~RT Book Reviews, September 2015"The post-armistice negotiations provide a fascinating look at the jockeying for power among countries who are ostensibly allies." ~Historical Novel Society, November 2, 2015The Fraser and Cook Historical Mystery SeriesThe Lincoln DeceptionThe Paris DeceptionThe Babe Ruth Deception

In this modern day tale of broken moral compasses, Frances Brennan, a successful highflying lawyer, and Gino Rossi, a reformed crim, carry the two lead characters on a journey with their respective views on life and the afterlife, making use of their protective dogmas as their drivers. Their protagonist and antagonist roles appear to reverse as they each encounter some of life''s serious crossroads.  Despite their abiding respect and affection for each other, the two become perilous foes, who use mentors and external creeds to justify their own deep convictions. Armed with these convictions, Frankie and Gino choose their separate courses of action, all wrapped-up in serious ethical dilemmas, right through to the thrilling end, when the line blurs between social justice and social carnage. Ethically adrift, Frankie and Gino manage to re-purpose their opposing understandings of God to suit their conflicted consciences and behaviour. Values and principles narrow to a single purpose. While maybe not as extreme, the novel echoes ethical dilemmas we''ve all faced, or may face sometime in our lives. It will challenge readers and stimulate discussion and debate about what keystones we use to sort right from wrong, and how difficult it can be sometimes to distinguish between the two.  It leads us all to consider how and why at times we do the right thing for the wrong reason, and sometimes the wrong thing for the right reason. Not stuffy or highbrow, this book is for thinkers in the general community, as well as fiction lovers, thriller readers, faith holders, legal professionals, and even senior high school students.

Mujeres polic├¡as son v├¡ctimas de asesinatos.Una familia con un pasado oscuro.┬┐Podr├ín Aneth y Goya atar cabos y evitar que siga esta terrible ola de homicidios?Cuando la inspectora Aneth Castillo descubre que su mejor amiga, Linda Amatista, oficial de la polic├¡a, ha sido brutalmente asesinada, intuye la operaci├│n de una conspiraci├│n criminal de gran envergadura. Aneth, motivada por la ira y la tristeza, se propone descubrir la verdad.A su vez, el inspector Guillermo Goya se decanta por la hip├│tesis de un asesino solitario, pero por primera vez siente que la comunicaci├│n con su compa├▒era empieza a fallar.┬┐Podr├ín Aneth y Goya resolver el caso antes que otra mujer polic├¡a se convierta en v├¡ctima?Lealtad y sangre: Una serie polic├¡aca de Aneth y Goya es el tercer libro de la serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas. Si te gustan las historias escalofriantes y con suspense de principio a fin, entonces esta novela de Ra├║l Garbantes te fascinar├í.Serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas:ΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 1: Fama y muerteΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 2: Enga├▒os y delitosΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 3: Lealtad y sangre

La peque├▒a hija de un millonario se encuentra desaparecida.Un barrio arde en llamas inexplicablemente.┬┐Podr├ín Aneth y Goya resolver el caso y rescatar a tiempo a la ni├▒a?La peque├▒a hija de un millonario de la ciudad de Sancar├⌐ desaparece misteriosamente y la polic├¡a presume que ha sido secuestrada. Mientras el inspector Goya se recupera en una cl├¡nica por su problema de adicciones, el caso se le asigna a la detective Aneth Castillo. Ella tendr├í esta vez la ayuda de Mat├¡as V├⌐lez, su nuevo compa├▒ero de trabajo, por quien se siente sumamente atra├¡da.En mitad de la investigaci├│n, el humilde barrio de La Favorita sufre un gran incendio que provoca numerosas muertes y destruye los hogares de cientos de personas. Al parecer, este episodio tiene una conexi├│n con el secuestro de la ni├▒a y oculta detr├ís muchos secretos que involucran a personalidades reconocidas de la ciudad.Con la fortaleza y sagacidad que la caracterizan, Aneth Castillo se adentrar├í en el lado oscuro de Sancar├⌐ y pondr├í en riesgo su propia vida con la intenci├│n de sacar a la luz toda la verdad.Enga├▒os y delitos: Una serie polic├¡aca de Aneth y Goya es el segundo libro de la serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas. Si te gustan las historias trepidantes de principio a fin y con un toque de romance, entonces esta segunda entrega de Ra├║l Garbantes te encantar├í.*Este libro es una nueva edici├│n revisada de la novela Fuego cruzado.*Serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas:ΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 1: Fama y muerteΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 2: Enga├▒os y delitosΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 3: Lealtad y sangre

Un detective experimentado pero drogadicto.Una polic├¡a novata pero audaz.Ambos pondr├ín en riesgo sus vidas para descubrir al asesino de una diva.Una mujer es encontrada sin vida en el Teatro Imperial de la ciudad de Sancar├⌐. El cuerpo de la famosa diva Paula Rosales yace entre las luces y vestuario de su camerino.Para investigar lo que se esconde detr├ís de este oscuro episodio es designada Aneth Castillo, una inspectora principiante que reci├⌐n llega a la capital buscando cambiar de aires y explorar nuevos rumbos. Aneth es dedicada y perspicaz, pero no podr├í resolver este caso sin la ayuda del inspector Guillermo Goya, un astuto veterano con un pasado turbulento, que ha abandonado todo lo que m├ís le importaba por su adicci├│n a las drogas y al alcohol.Aneth y Goya emprender├ín una minuciosa investigaci├│n en un mundo lleno de intrigas, rodeado por una atm├│sfera cautivadora e inquietante, en donde nada ni nadie es realmente lo que parece.Fama y muerte: Una serie polic├¡aca de Aneth y Goya es el primer libro de la serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas. Si te gustan las historias emocionantes, llenas de intriga y que te mantienen en suspenso de principio a fin, entonces esta novela de Ra├║l Garbantes te atrapar├í.Serie Cr├¡menes en tierras violentas:ΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 1: Fama y muerteΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 2: Enga├▒os y delitosΓÇó   Libro n┬║ 3: Lealtad y sangre

When tug pilot Ed Ferald returned from his latest trip to Saturn, he brought back a group of researchers and an old friend to a heroes’ welcome on Mars. Ed didn’t know he also brought back a hidden, deadly menace, an alien pathogen discovered from Saturn's moon Enceladus, and brought back to Mars by Earth-based terrorists. The pilot faced death before, but as the extent of the threat became known, Ed became haunted by the realization that, purely by luck, he would survive, but many of the Martian colonists would not.The Silent Siege of Mars offers a layered plot revealed in fragments and unexpected twists. Yet with the aid of new and unexpected allies, they close in on the perpetrators. But will it be in time?The third book of the Martian Sands Series offers suspense, touches of humor, and even pathos. And just when you think the plot is resolved, there's still another twist to uncover.Or maybe two. 

A brutal home invasion shocks Brattleboro''s small Asian community, but no one''s talking. Undeterred, Joe Gunther digs deeper and discovers a cross-border smuggling route carrying drugs, contraband, and illegal aliens into and out of Canada. Operating below the radar for years, competition between underworld rivals is bringing it into the light with deadly consequences. International jurisdiction is a complicated thing, and Gunther will have to collaborate with the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Mounties in the pursuit of justice.

When a reclusive market gardener''s death proves to stem from a 20 year-old bullet wound, Lt. Joe Gunther is presented with a very cold homicide to solve. But who was the victim exactly? A deeply private man eking out an ascetic existence from a hardscrabble mountain field, Abraham Fuller was virtually unknown to his neighbors, in the manner of someone pursuing more than mere solitude. The discovery of a duffle of unmarked bills and a body buried in the garden patch suggests that Fuller had motives beyond misanthropy. Nor is it such a cold case either, as someone seems willing to kill to ensure that old secrets remain buried.

The Cruise Ship MurdersA series of murders besets the four thousand passengers on a luxury cruise ship headed to Honduras, Belize, and Mexico. Sadie and Nathan Weinstein have sold their Brooklyn grocery and relocated to a senior community in Florida. Sadie, a zany amateur sleuth in the past begins an investigation, but she also becomes a suspect herself. Enlisting help in cracking the case, she organizes the Cruise Ship Murder Squad. The visions of Rhajmah, a pickle-eating psychic, are indispensable. Nathan, calling the ship a "boat" consistently, warns his wife to mind her own business. But Sadie doesn''t listen even in the face of life-threatening danger. The action takes place in the casino, the buffet, the infirmary, and on many decks. It was not a relaxing cruise to be sure.

Family and friends gather at Marlow House for Ian and Lily’s wedding.When an unexpected guest shows up Danielle tries to figure out who he arrived with and why.Did I mention the unexpected guest is a ghost?

Perhaps Danielle’s first clue should have been—Hillary’s muse is male.He brings with him restless spirits and murders to solve—if Danielle dares.She has already been warned to stay away.

When a group of preservationists, three ghost hunters, and a documentary film crew all converge at the same time on a deserted "ghost town" in Wyoming, decide to collaborate on the documentary, and begin clean-up of the town and cemetery, things take a sudden change with the discovery of a very ''new'' body, in the very ''old'' cemetery. Who is she? How did she get there? Shell and Joe can''t resist getting involved. But are there ghosts in Ghost Town? Read it and see what a small girl discovers on the stairway of the old bordello.