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Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel A CBC Bookie Award: Mystery and Thriller, Finalist A Quill…
&Quire Book of the Year An Amazon.ca Editors’ Pick In the first electrifying book of the series, Ian Hamilton introduces us to Ava Lee — the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Lisbeth Salandar.The Sultan of Sarawak: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #14)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2022
The Fury of Beijing: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #16)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2024
The Rare Jewel of Everleigh Wheaton (Treasures of Halstead Manor)
Par Susan L. Tuttle. 2024
In her search for a rare gem, will Everleigh end up uncovering the true treasure of her heart? Personal care…
nurse Everleigh Wheaton knows it only takes a few well-placed lies to ruin a reputation. She's experienced it time and time again. But there's a silver lining to repeatedly proving herself: she's confident and self-reliant. When she loses yet another job and an enigmatic stranger offers her a potential way out, she's game. After all, she loves a good mystery, and an invitation to visit the legendary Halstead Manor is irresistible. But she's not about to let her guard down--especially with the other women who received the same invitation. A strange voice on the phone tells them he's gathered the three of them to work together as treasure hunters. The first assignment requires Everleigh to be a traveling nurse for retired FBI agent Gertrude Levine, who has one cold case she just can't let go of: the Florentine diamond that went missing when the Austrian Empire fell. With Everleigh's keen ability to solve puzzles, Natalie Daughtry's vast knowledge of history, and Brooke Sumner's connections to the antiques world, they're bound to track down the diamond. Except that Gertie's nephew, Niles Butler, doesn't trust Everleigh's innocent act . . . even if he finds himself falling for her. Worse, Everleigh's walls of self-preservation may doom the entire team. Hints of real-life historical events combined with contemporary characters make this first book in the Treasures of Halstead Manor series a masterful blend of romance, mystery, and strong female friendships. Readers of authors like Denise Hunter and Nicole Deese who enjoy unfolding relationships and the organic discovery of God's love will relish this new series.Blood Is Dirt (The Bruce Medway Mysteries #3)
Par Robert Wilson. 1999
In this &“fine mystery . . . British expat/private investigator in West Africa, Medway is as fully realized as Raymond Chandler&’s Philip Marlowe&” (Publishers…
Weekly). In West Africa&’s underworld, nothing is sacred and no one is safe. Even its most experienced denizens can get caught off guard, as fixer-for-hire Bruce Medway discovers when a case gone wrong entangles him in toxic-waste scams, mafia money, and—worst of all—a quest for vengeance. After Napier Briggs hires Medway to help recover money he lost in a scam, he winds up dead. And the police show little interest in solving the crime. But Brigg&’s daughter, Selina, isn&’t interested in justice—she&’s out for revenge. And she&’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Medway on her side. Between the lies, deceit, seduction, and murder, Medway might finally have met a job that&’s too dangerous even for him. &“Scintillatingly evokes a world where the scam is a way of life . . . For once, a novelist influenced by Raymond Chandler is not shown up by the comparison.&” —The Sunday Times &“A compelling mixture of brutal violence and deadpan wit.&” —Kirkus ReviewsThe Afterlife of Emerson Tang: A Novel
Par Paula Champa. 2013
A mystery surrounding a vintage car lies at the heart of this &“moving, psychologically complex&” novel of life, death, and…
history (Providence Journal). A beloved car becomes a piece of us—a way back into our histories, or forward into our destinies. For Emerson Tang, the only son of a prominent New England family, that car is a 1954 Beacon. A collector—of art and experience—Emerson keeps his prized possession safely stored away. When his health begins to fail, his archivist and caretaker is approached by a secretive French painter determined to buy the Beacon at any cost. But they discover that the Beacon has been compromised—and that its importance reaches far beyond Emerson&’s own history. Soon they run into another who shares their obsession: the heir to the ruined Beacon Motor Company, who is determined to restore his grandfather&’s legacy. These four become unlikely adventurers, joined in their aim to reunite the Beacon&’s original body and engine, pitted against one another in their quest to claim it. Each new clue takes one closer to triumph, but also takes these characters, each grieving a deep loss, toward finding missing pieces of their own lives. A fast-paced ride through the twentieth century—to modernism, fascism, and industrialism, to Manhattan, a German zeppelin, a famed concours in Pebble Beach, and a road race in Italy—The Afterlife of Emerson Tang takes us deep into a complicated automotive romance. A novel of strangers connected across time, through a car that is so much more than a car, it asks us what should be preserved, what memories to trust, and whether some of the legacies we hold most dear—including that grand contraption, the automobile—can be made new again. &“Passionately written . . . Champa delves into individual souls and emotions in her riveting, layered tale that holds its surprises right up until the end.&” —Providence Journal &“A vintage 1954 Beacon car is the axis around which four characters revolve, trying to accept and resolve each of their sorrows in Champa&’s vividly detailed debut . . . [an] intellectual yet deeply human examination of what it means to live as well as to die.&” —BooklistThe Wharf (Brody Law #3)
Par Carol Ericson. 2014
In Carol Ericson's next Brody Law book a police chief and a journalist keep their relationship professionaluntil she becomes a…
target True crime writer Kacie Manning vowed to expose the serial killer suspected of murdering her mother. And she was going to use the killer's son to do it. But Ryan Brody wasn't at all what she expected . The sexy police chief hoped Kacie could clear his father's name, never expecting the beautiful journalist to have other motives. Then her life was threatened, and Ryan's protective instincts kicked into overdrive. Now, as his past came back to haunt him and Kacie, Ryan had no choice but to find out what really tore his family apart twenty-five years ago. It was a truth he had to face if he wanted to keep Kacie safeand maybe even in his life.In the second book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, top-secret training continues into summer for aspiring…
spy Ben Ripley—and so does the danger.Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average—he&’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer&’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that&’s not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp, where SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, has infiltrated the spies&’ ranks. Can Ben root out the enemy before it takes him out—for good?The Lost Spy and the Green Dress
Par Alex Paz Goldman. 2021
For twelve year-old Motti, growing up in Israel in the 1960s, the world is full of mysteries to be solved,…
while his town is full of spies to be caught. His parents are Holocaust survivors, struggling to build a new life for themselves but, to Israeli-born Motti, they are nothing but an embarrassment. Unlike them, he will not be a victim; he will be bold and strong and fearless. So, when Motti and his best friend Reuven identify a suspicious, elderly man in the neighbourhood as a potential German spy, they set out to unmask him, determined to root out the enemy and defeat him. Thus ensues a series of adventures, investigations, near misses and the repeated appearance of a green dress. Aided by Reuven’s sister Aviva, they finally solve the case and, in the process, Motti uncovers some secrets closer to home, secrets like: what does his mother hide away in her private drawer? Why did she have to go on a trip to Germany? And what exactly is she refusing to say about her past? An homage to classic children’s mystery books such as Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven, this is a tightly-plotted, funny, and complex story which explores heavy themes – the Holocaust, trauma, mental health and poverty – with nuance, a lightness of touch and a cast of compelling young characters.Random in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death #58)
Par J. D. Robb. 2024
It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life.Sixteen-year-old Jenna Harbough's parents had finally given…
in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life.Minutes later, Jake's in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it's no use. It's time to call Lieutenant Eve Dallas.Who could want this level-headed teen, passionate about her music, dead? Was she targeted or could she have been the victim of a random attack? And if she was, who's next.....?Radiant Heat
Par Sarah-Jane Collins. 2024
When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman&’s hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived . .…
. until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it. . . .The blaze came out of nowhere one summer afternoon, a wall of fire fed by blustering wind. Yet, somehow, Alison is alive. She rode out the fire on the damp tiles of her bathroom, her entire body swaddled in a wet woolen blanket. As flames crackled around her, the bitter char of eucalyptus settled in the back of her throat, each breath more desperate than the last. The wildfire that devastated the Victoria countryside Alison calls home sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to obliterate the carefully constructed life she is living. When Alison emerges from her sheltering place, she spots a soot-covered cherry red car in her driveway, and in it, a dead woman. Alison has never met Simone Arnold in her life . . . or so she thinks. So what is she doing here? As Alison searches for answers across Australia&’s scorched bushlands, she soon learns that the fire isn&’t the only threat she&’s facing. . . .The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels: A Novel
Par Janice Hallett. 2005
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER &“The queen of found footage thrillers.&” —Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author A whip-smart and &“fast-paced mystery&”…
(The Daily Telegraph, London) from the internationally bestselling author of The Twyford Code and The Appeal about a true crime journalist who revives a long-buried case about a cult—and finds herself too close to the story.Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared. Now, true crime author Amanda Bailey is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen; finding them will be the scoop of the year. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and also on the baby&’s trail. As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realize that the truth about the Angels is much darker and stranger than they&’d ever imagined, and in pursuit of the story they risk becoming part of it.A Taste of Blood (A Jane Tennison Thriller)
Par Lynda La Plante. 2023
The gripping new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.Detective Jane Tennison made a…
bad choice. She was the one who put in a transfer to the quiet, local police station in Bromley, keen to escape the relentless pressure of her former West End department. Now she regrets her decision. The tedium of petty crime investigations even makes her question remaining in the force. But then a complicated domestic assault case lands on her desk - one that might still result in a murder charge if the victim dies of his injuries. The warring neighbours who witnessed the assault intrigue Jane. The case has a sinister underbelly, she can sense it. And when Jane discovers a handsome young boy had recently disappeared after the tragic death of his girlfriend, every family in the private close becomes a suspect. As Tennison hunts for the link between the crimes, she uncovers a truth more shocking than she could have contemplated. One that will either make her career - or break it.Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn (Spenser #45)
Par Ace Atkins. 2017
Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in this adventure in Robert B. Parker&’s iconic New…
York Times bestselling series.The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast, lighting up Boston&’s South End and killing three firefighters who were trapped in the inferno. A year later, as the city prepares to honor their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident: faulty wiring in a century-old building. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee, who lost his best friend in the blaze, suspects arson. McGee is convinced department investigators aren&’t sufficiently connected to the city&’s lowlifes to get a handle on who's behind the blaze—so he takes the case to Spenser. Spenser quickly learns not only that McGee might be right, but that the fire might be linked to a rash of new arsons, spreading through the city, burning faster and hotter every night. Spenser follows the trail of fires to Boston&’s underworld, bringing him, his trusted ally Hawk, and his apprentice Sixkill toe-to-toe with a dangerous new enemy who wants Spenser dead, and doesn&’t play by the city&’s old rules. Spenser has to find the firebug before he kills again—and stay alive himself.Ruthless People (Ruthless People #1)
Par J. J. McAvoy. 2014
Ruthless People #1…the book that started it all…… To the outside world, they look like American royalty, giving to charities,…
feeding the homeless, and rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two bosses, cultures, and hearts. Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago and follows the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan - rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Theirs is an arranged marriage with the goal of ending years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam assumes he's getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need...he’ll soon find out that his wife to be does not fit that mold. Melody knows exactly what type of man Liam is and would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life earning. The mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for their family, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down those who stand in their way. Check out more thrilling titles in the Ruthless People series: THE UNTOUCHABLES (#2) "One Secret, Multiple Casualties." AMERICAN SAVAGES (#3) "Villains by Choice." A BLOODY KINGDOM (#4) "Is it possible to have too much power?" CORALINE + DECLAN (prequel novella that takes place 2 years before Ruthless People) "You don't find love; it finds you."Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel
Par Matthew Sullivan. 2017
When a bookshop patron commits suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this &“intriguingly…
dark, twisty&” (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel from an award-winning short story writer.Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she keeps a meticulously crafted existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day marauding the store&’s overwhelmed shelves. But when Joey Molina, a young, beguiling BookFrog, kills himself in the bookstore&’s upper room, Lydia&’s life comes unglued. Always Joey&’s favorite bookseller, Lydia has been bequeathed his meager worldly possessions. Trinkets and books; the detritus of a lonely, uncared for man. But when Lydia flips through his books she finds them defaced in ways both disturbing and inexplicable. They reveal the psyche of a young man on the verge of an emotional reckoning. And they seem to contain a hidden message. What did Joey know? And what does it have to do with Lydia? As Lydia untangles the mystery of Joey&’s suicide, she unearths a long buried memory from her own violent childhood. Details from that one bloody night begin to circle back. Her distant father returns to the fold, along with an obsessive local cop, and the Hammerman, a murderer who came into Lydia&’s life long ago and, as she soon discovers, never completely left. &“Both charming and challenging&” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review), Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is a &“multi-generational tale of abandonment, desperation, and betrayal…inventive and intricately plotted&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).19 Purchase Street
Par Gerald A. Browne. 2014
In Gerald A. Browne&’s spellbinding New York Times bestseller, a man bent on vengeance infiltrates a cabal of blue-blooded bankers…
that have taken over the Mafia In a quiet suburb of New York City, a mansion on a gated estate houses one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the United States—an elite Mafia whose dons belong to the finest families that the WASP establishment has to offer. Millions of dollars flow in and out of 19 Purchase Street, toted by bagmen who gladly risk everything to share in the syndicate&’s profits. Nothing disrupts operations—until a courier gets a dangerous idea. To avenge a loved one&’s death, Drew Gainer joins the money-laundering scheme, plotting a billion-dollar heist with the help of a beautiful, daring woman and pitting himself against a ruthless opponent. From New York to Paris to Zurich, Gainer risks his life to become the winner who takes all. But who is really conning whom?Total Immunity: A Novel of Crime
Par Robert Ward. 2009
L.A. FBI agents are up against an unstoppable cop killer in this thriller by the PEN West Award–winning author Four…
Kinds of Rain.Jack Harper and Oscar Hidalgo are two of the smartest, toughest FBI agents in Los Angeles. But they’ve met their match in diamond smuggler Karl Steinbach. Arrested during a sting operation, Steinbach tells the team of agents he will kill them all. Coming from a man who’s about to go to prison, it sounds like an empty threat. Then, one by one, they start to die.Knowing they could be next, Harper and Hidalgo are out to stop a man they already have behind bars. It’s an impossible situation that only gets worse when Steinbach makes a deal with Homeland Security and is freed with total immunity. But as their investigation reveals shocking secrets within the bureau, Harper and Hidalgo realize that Steinbach is the least of their worries.The Cartel: La Bella Mafia (The Cartel #1)
Par Ashley, Jaquavis. 2017
The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eighty percent…
of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones. When Young Carter learns of his father's death, he comes to town and is introduced to the legacy of The Cartel. Miamor is a woman who uses her beauty to enhance her skill as a contract killer. She is the leader of The Murder Mamas. When her crew is hired to take down The Cartel, they get caught slipping, and Miamor loses her sister in the process. She is determined to get revenge from The Cartel. Unknowingly, she meets the son of Carter Diamond, and he immediately catches her heart. She is sleeping with the enemy, and when she finds out, she is torn between love and revenge. Young Carter and Miamor lead two different lifestyles. They are on opposing teams, and when their worlds collide, the truth will be unveiled in an unpredictable ending.The Curse of Penryth Hall: A Mystery
Par Jess Armstrong. 2023
“A delightful debut.” –PeopleAn atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby…
Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall. After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She’s always avoided dwelling on the past, even before the war, but it always has a way of finding her. When Ruby is forced to deliver a box of books to a folk healer living deep in the Cornish countryside, she is brought back to the one place she swore she’d never return. A more sensible soul would have delivered the package and left without rehashing old wounds. But no one has ever accused Ruby of being sensible. Thus begins her visit to Penryth Hall.A foreboding fortress, Penryth Hall is home to Ruby’s once dearest friend, Tamsyn, and her husband, Sir Edward Chenowyth. It’s an unsettling place, and after a more unsettling evening, Ruby is eager to depart. But her plans change when Penryth’s bells ring for the first time in thirty years. Edward is dead; he met a gruesome end in the orchard, and with his death brings whispers of a returned curse. It also brings Ruan Kivell, the person whose books brought her to Cornwall, the one the locals call a Pellar, the man they believe can break the curse. Ruby doesn’t believe in curses—or Pellars—but this is Cornwall and to these villagers the curse is anything but lore, and they believe it will soon claim its next victim: Tamsyn.To protect her friend, Ruby must work alongside the Pellar to find out what really happened in the orchard that night.