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Does spontaneous human combustion exist? That is the question fire assistant investigator Roy Honda faces when the cremated body of Michael Fay is discovered in an undamaged bedroom. While his boss is sure the death is nothing more than a smoking mishap, Roy is...

Mike Edwards and Jason Kennedy are smokejumpers making their way through an underground facility hidden deep in a nature preserve. Stacey Cartwright is a young woman the smokejumpers rescued along the way. They must stop a secretive mining conglomerate from abducting people for illegal...

The knife was as familiar to his hand and as innocuous as a pencil, in spite of its razor edge. And yet earlier in the day he had closed his hand on the sharp edge and noticed with surprise that the steel had sliced...

Teenage fuck-up Johnny Salinas knows a lot about pain. Watching friends commit suicide, or get shot by rival gangs, or getting raped in Youth Authority has really twisted this young boy's mind, transforming him into a different type of criminal altogether. By the time...

A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age - thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween.It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives - to...

'Unpredictable, challenging and compelling' Sophie HannahFrom the first time I saw them together I knew it felt wrong. I didn't like the way he touched her or the self-conscious way he played with Molly and Luke. Joanne saw none of it of course. So...

BOOK 2 IN THE WINDRUSH NOIR SERIES 'It's quite simple, Mr Ellington. When you find Fowler, just ask where we can find the truth.' It's a straightforward case. Find the doctor and retrieve the stolen documentation. Yet following in the footsteps of Dr. Fowler...

Cameron St. James is an American high-altitude reconnaissance pilot who was shot down over North Korea in 1972. Running for his life, he meets another American, a man who discovered an ancient book that shows the path to become the ultimate human. He returns...

New Mexico game warden Jodi Luna disrupts a murderous wilderness adventure in this thrilling second installment from Alisa Lynn Vald駸, New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club.Former poetry professor Jodi Luna hasn't quite adjusted to life as a game warden....

How did she get here?And why does she hurt so bad?When Amber-May regains consciousness in the woods, she doesn't remember what happened to her. Once she discovers the truth, she makes a firm decision......she wants those who hurt her to pay for their crimes.But...

Italy, 1943. Irish detective Stefan Gillespie leaves the chaos of Nazi-occupied Rome for neutral Switzerland on a mission his government knows nothing about. Waiting for a late-night connection in Zurich he sees a train that shouldn't be there. The train's SS guards, who shouldn't...

Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing Vitruvian Man comes from a description by the ancient Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote the only major work on architecture or engineering to survive from classical antiquity.Vitruvius remains a mystery. We know he was not wellborn and...

It's 1913. The move to Cumberland is he brother Billy's idea, and it's a good one. Th little mining community on Vancouver Island is quiet, and it's a change - exactly what nineteen-year-old Heather Foster needs after her mother's death. It isn't long however,...

There's a killer on the loose in the sleepy South Carolina island town of Pawleys Island.A roguishly handsome yet reluctant hero and a cast of the most memorable characters you'll ever meet collide in this zany and raucous tropical thriller by David Berens.Rambling beach...

After selling his start-up business, Sam has the kind of money only dreams are made of. Young, and married to the love of his life, it's time for Sam to enjoy his good fortune.That is, until Sam's Chief Financial Officer is taken hostage by...

Unravel the Dark Secrets: "The Beast in the Field" - A Gripping Tale of Survival, Cults, and a Race Against Time! In "The Beast in the Field," follow the harrowing journey of Melissa Eastman, a resilient survivor, and forensic psychologist, as she teams up...

Willi Geismeier thought he'd faced the worst of humanity on the battlefield in World War I, but when he returns to Munich he is drawn into an investigation that proves to be just as chilling. Munich, 1913. Nineteen-year-old Willi Geismeier is showing great promise...

An undercover assignment turns into a deadly race for survival...When the key witness in a high-profile trial is shot and killed the day before he can testify, Kenzie jumps at the chance to investigate.She infiltrates the loan shark's inner circle, only to find she's...

You never know what's hiding behind your walls. Special Agent Emily Slate is a woman on a mission. Someone is sending her letters written in her dead mother's handwriting, and she's not about to stop until she finds out why. But when she receives...

I'll take a pound of flesh and all your blood....A spate of deadly crimes has paralyzed the secluded small town of Black Rock. Girls are vanishing without a trace.FBI Agent Tanya Stone's first case is to hunt the cold-blooded killer prowling the West Coast....

The Past Never Stays Buried. Fresh off exposing the biggest security breach in the history of the FBI, Special Agent Emily Slate has come to terms with her husband's death. But before she can enjoy some peace of mind for once, a mysterious letter...

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR SONS OF SERIAL KILLERS1. Change your last name. Be forgettable.2. Take comfort. Serial killing is not hereditary. Not usually, anyhow.3. Never contact your parents, whether on Death Row or elsewhere. You are messed up enough.4. Choose a dull career. Run an...

Author: Gillian JacksonISBN-10: 1504085965ISBN-13: 9781504085960Publisher: Bloodhound BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/18/2023Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.64d

Well, it isn't theft, Stellan Nieves tells himself, not when you're stealing from a crook. Stellan, a married mid-twenties Chicago accountant, dreams of a new life free from a spiteful wife and two unruly young daughters. His salvation comes by way of mobster Dusan...

She's trained to stop killers. He's trained to be one. And they're set to collide with potentially lethal consequences . . . Following personal trauma, Kate "Cass" Cassidy has resigned from the detective squad and retreated to her hometown on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way...

Julia Bird loves the village pub quiz, but it seems one of her team won't make it to the next round alive... On the first Tuesday of each month, Julia Bird and her Agatha Quizteam teammates take part in Berrywick's village pub quiz. They...

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in this new thriller from Edgar Award-winning author Paul Doiron.On the evening of their engagement party, Maine Game Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch and Stacey Stevens witness what seems...

In this action-packed thriller, an invitation from an old friend draws Private Investigative agency founder Jack Morgan into a deadly conspiracy. On a cold January morning, Jack Morgan stands inside the New York Stock Exchange with his former US Marine comrade whose company is...

It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . . When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and...

McCauley brings the issue of human sex trafficking to the forefront in his fictional account revolving around a young girl who falls victim to modern slavery.The story follows Angel, a young girl driven to prostitution and drugs who dreams of home but is forced...

Twenty years ago, she survived. This time she may not be so lucky.On the night that changed everything, Amy Brewer walked out of a house party, trudging angrily away from the friends who made her feel like she didn't belong. Within the next hour,...

ALIBI FOR AN ALIBI is a Police Procedural novel, set in Ireland. Gangs and drug dealers are taking over Cork City and they have decided that New Years Eve is the night to settle old scores. The 'perfect alibi' is set at a New...

AN UTTERLY GRIPPING, ACTION-PACKED THRILLER THAT WILL HAVE YOU HOOKED.No bad deed goes unpunished.As a favour to his old friend Sir Gerald Campion, Nick Shannon is investigating the books at an advertising agency to make sure everything's kosher - his first mistake.His second is...

Instant New York Times Bestseller!"The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to equal The Godfather. If you like Scarface and Goodfellas, this is where it's at." -- Stephen King"City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it's done. Winslow...

St. Max Parish celebrates the sacraments and liturgical life. It also provides shelter for the homeless, jobs for the unemployed, and distributes Bibles to the needy. Strangely, St. Max's manufactures golf balls to raise money for the less fortunate. Top-of-the-line, PGA-approved golf balls which...

Serge A. Storms is back on the road in the latest zany Florida caper from the "wickedly funny" (Entertainment Weekly) Tim Dorsey.After a long and arduous COVID-19 quarantine, Serge A. Storms is fully vaccinated and ready to hit the road. Along with his condo...

For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildfire in an incendiary thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Alex Cross is gravely injured and only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe . . . and get justice. For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo...

If you love Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, don't miss Casey King's absolutely gripping and gritty crime thriller about betrayal, revenge and family secrets.It's a story as old as time. Girl meets boy. Their marriage promises peace between their feuding families. Then it all...

"Reader Vacker does a remarkable job.... Mystery and true crime fans will be drawn in and ultimately satisfied by this complex, tense tale read expertly by a talented narrator." --Booklist on All the Dangerous ThingsA sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the...

Jackson Bryant, the millionaire plaintiff lawyer who turned to pro bono work in Dead Peasants, is caught up in the collision of money and politics when he receives a call from his old army buddy Walt Frazier. Walt needs his assistance in evaluating security...

Her perfect night out just became her worst nightmare... Lauren returns home from celebrating her engagement with friends and stumbles as she gets out of the taxi. So what if her best friend Sienna didn't show up? Lauren had a good night anyway. As...

How do you recognise a killer hiding in plain sight? When a woman is murdered in her own bed, Kal suspects the killer is a predator who tracks prostitutes.She befriends Sophie, a troubled young woman. Sophie suffers from nightmares and memory loss.Her prostitute mother...

A shattering revenge attackMexton's Major Crimes team is targeted by an Albanian crime gang as an explosion rips through the unit's base. For DC Mel Cotton - the attack is all too personalDC Tom Ferris is seriously injured in the blast. His fianc馥, Mel,...

Who could imagine that the mysterious fire that ravaged a building in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, and incinerated a married couple, could have its origin in the backwater of Guyana, some twenty- five years prior? When Kunal, the son of the couple who...

Five rebellious teenage girls open the door to chaos and run, with five kilos of heroin and a gun in their luggage. One notorious kingpin is haunted by his past--and determined to find his missing cache of drugs. A legendary terror travels the highways,...

When the real enemy is closer than you think... Lucky Dey is at it again. This time, the on-again/off-again Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy is more willful and acerbic than he's ever been before. Awaiting his official reinstatement, Lucky accepts a one-time gig to...

Author: Lucy FoleyISBN-10: 0063351684ISBN-13: 9780063351684Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2023Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 8.19h x 5.51w x 2.68d

In the gritty follow-up to the War Saga, Walid Wales gets a cryptic call that sends him deep into the treacherous underbelly of Belize. His entire family's held hostage, and the architect of this nefarious plan is none other than his own twin, Ace...

They Imagine Texas is the story of six lives, two deaths and Perros Salvajes County.On a vacant Sunday morning a 28-year-old teacher, Katherine Moliere, is out for a solitary run when she observes a man in a playground knock his son to the ground....