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CORNERED!  , Ann Rodick is a witness to murder. Now on death row, the murderer appoints his brother, Billy Quirter, to avenge him. So Ann goes into hiding, changes her name, her looks, and gets married. Now she is Ann Burley of Arrow Junction. But Quirter is still on her tail. But so is Bob Saywell, the local merchant who makes everybody else his business, particularly such a pretty woman as Ann. No matter that she&rsquo,s married to momma&rsquo,s boy, Ted. Or that the town doctor, Hugh Stewart, is also showing an interest. Saywell knows how to get what he wants. But when Quirter hits town one snowy night, all bets are suddenly off.  , THE LONG RIDE  , Harry Wells set up the bank heist with military precision. But what he hadn',t figured on was the panic of his young accomplice. He didn',t figure on newlywed Allan Garwith being in the right place and the right time and snatching the bag right out from under him. So when he finds out that Garwith and his young wife have suddenly answered an ad to join a carpool to San Francisco, he answers the ad as well. But so does John Benson, an F.B.I agent with a very good hunch on the stolen money. And Margaret Moore, recently divorced and anxious to get away from it all. And Miss Kennicot, man-hungry librarian out for a little adventure. This is one cross country trip that none of them will forget._,

LADY&mdash,HERE&rsquo,S YOUR WREATH  , As Vessi is heading toward the gas chamber, a mysterious phone voice offers newspaperman Nick Mason $10,000 to find the real killer. Vessi&rsquo,s dying words are &ldquo,Lu Spencer pulled it,&rdquo, but Spencer&rsquo,s organization is not a group you want to tangle with&mdash,shareholders include most of the men who run the city. When Mason decides to check it out anyway, he meets Mardi, Spencer&rsquo,s secretary, a sweet dish with the largest brown eyes. But Mason&rsquo,s also got a gunman on his tail. And the cold-hearted Blondie, who has a knack for turning up when she&rsquo,s least expected. Not to mention the mysterious person who keeps insisting he investigate Spencer. One of them is bound to be wearing a wreath before this game is over&hellip,  ,  , MISS CALLAGHAN COMES TO GRIEF  , St. Louis is ripe for a change. Gang boss Mendetta is getting old and careless, so it&rsquo,s a cinch for Raven to step in and take over. The first thing he changes is the prostitution racket. Raven feels that too much of the profit is going to the girls. So he rounds them up, takes them off the street, puts them in new houses and rakes off all the profit for himself. And when fresh girls are needed, he simply has them kidnapped. Newspaperman Jay Ellinger senses something is amiss when he hears about a husband whose wife has gone missing. But Sadie is missing for a different reason&mdash,she saw Raven leave Mendetta&rsquo,s apartment, and can put the finger on him. Sadie is now a valuable pawn, able to bring the whole racket down. If only Jay can find her&hellip,_,

SHANGHAI FLAME  , Alex Cloud knows he&rsquo,s being followed. He only has a short period of time to find Flame and bring her back to the ship in order to leave Shanghai alive. China has turned Red, and an American newspaperman&rsquo,s life has turned worthless. Dodging from one risky situation to the next, Cloud runs into Haigmann, a canny middle-man who seems to think Cloud has something of value. Eventually Cloud finds Flame, but she wants nothing to do with him. Undaunted, he&rsquo,s sworn to get her out of Shanghai, but now finds himself carrying a lethal pack of cards with a microfilm of names glued into them. Now they&rsquo,re both on the run, trying to stay one step ahead of the spies and thieves who want that film&mdash,ready and willing to kill anyone to get it.  , COUNTERSPY EXPRESS  , ",Don',t get ... mixed up with a woman. My mistake...", The dying words of Jim Cabot&rsquo,s European contact ring in his ears as finds himself being trailed by one woman and tempted by another. His mission is to locate Borsilov, a defected Russian scientist. His predecessor, Max Becker, died trying. And already Cabot has been knocked senseless and his life threatened by two gunmen as he tries to track down the missing scientist. Behind the threats is an Italian Red named Major Racasoli. Pitted against them all is an English opportunist, Sydney Jardine, who wants to sell Borsilov to the highest bidder. But those dying words of warning mean nothing to Cabot now, because he has met Pia--and all bets are off._,

Everybody&rsquo,s out to get Johnny Porno!  , It&rsquo,s the New York City in the 1970&rsquo,s and John Albano is trying to get by. But they&rsquo,ve taken his union card and work is hard to come by. He&rsquo,s hired to pick up the cash at showings of the recently banned Deep Throat, which is how he meets Eddie Vento, the local mobster in charge of distribution, who wants him to go to work for him. And Nick Santorra, Vento&rsquo,s loud-mouthed driver, who just loves to ride Albano every chance he gets, and knows how to hold a grudge.  , And then there&rsquo,s his ex-wife Nancy, now re-married for the third time, still demanding her child support. Nancy is also still seeing her first husband, Louis, a hustler who looks a lot like Duane Allman. But Louis has got a new girlfriend, Holly, and this drives Nancy crazy, which she naturally takes out on Albano.  , Albano even has a problem he doesn&rsquo,t know about, a drugged out ex-cop named Billy Hastings. Convinced that John is trying to put the make on his wife at a bar one evening, Hastings takes a swing at Albano but John drops him. Hastings is caught on tape starting the fight and he&rsquo,s forced into retirement, but he knows who&rsquo,s to blame for everything&mdash,and Albano is going to pay.  , At the same time, they&rsquo,re all being watched by detectives Neil Levin and Steven Brice from Internal Affairs, who may or may not be on the same side. And Special Agent Darrel Stebenow, who is watching out for Brigit Malone, Vento&rsquo,s undercover girlfriend. And Lt. Det. Sean Kelly, who is watching out for himself.  , At the center of it all is Johnny Porno&mdash,god, how he hates that name!&mdash,a guy who&rsquo,s just trying to stay ahead of the hustle and make a living. Just trying to stay alive.  ,_,

Dr. Kikki Mack lives a contented life as a tenured math professor at a college in a small, southern town. She s happy in her half of a cozy duplex with her good friend Leon living in the other half, and she has a love interest, Calvin Zambrano, though he doesn t know it yet. Yes, life equals normality until the day a friend and colleague goes missing, and Kikki tries to prove murder when the police rule it a suicide. Can Kikki solve this real life equation in her ever-so-logical manner, or will a murderer go free?_,

** Awarded Silver in the 2012 WishingShelfAwards ** Dangerous Waters is the first of The Guernsey Novels, linked but standalone stories, which will appeal to fans of ,The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Tragedy seems to follow Jeanne Le Page around . . . Can she really go through it again and survive? She is lucky to be alive &hellip, at sixteen Jeanne was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking family ,tragedy. Now, fifteen years later, Jeanne returns reluctantly to the island of ,Guernsey ,following the death of her beloved grandmother. Struggling for breath as the ferry nears the island, she is overwhelmed by a dark foreboding as hazy memories of that terrible day resurface&hellip, Only returning to sell her inheritance - her grandmother&rsquo,s old cottage - Jeanne has no intention of picking up her old life. But the cottage holds a ,secret, dating back to ,World War II ,and the German Occupation, and Jeanne becomes drawn into discovering more. Then, soon after her arrival, a chance meeting with an old teenage crush leads her to thoughts of ,love. Jeanne is forced to face her demons, reliving the tragedy as her lost memory returns. When the ,truth ,is finally revealed, her life is endangered for the second time&hellip,_,

JACK O&rsquo,JUDGMENT  , Colonel Dan Boundary runs a very efficient gang of London blackmailers. They find a business owner&rsquo,s weakness&mdash,clandestine lover letters, a compromised situation--and demand to buy him out for a pittance. It&rsquo,s all quite legal&mdash,money changes hands, a business moves from one name to another. And Boundary&rsquo,s gang grows a little bit richer. Pinto Silva, Swell Crewe and Lollie Marsh--Boundary&rsquo,s trusted accomplices--do their job well. Until the death of gang member Snow Gregory from an apparent drug overdose puts them in the spotlight. Until the disappearance of Boundary&rsquo,s trusted partner, Solomon White, sparks the interest of Stafford King of Scotland Yard. And that&rsquo,s when the mysterious Jack o&rsquo,Judgment first makes his appearance, interrupting a Boundary meeting with fearless bravado. Who could this masked character be? A friend to the law, or a new foe, even more lawless than the Boundary Gang? ,  ,  , CAPTAINS OF SOULS  , Ambrose Sault has lived a rough life. He himself admits to being in a Caledonia jail for murder when he was rescued years ago by his partner, Moropulos. But inside him resides the gentle soul of a poet and philosopher. This is what draws to him the disparate lives of Christina Colebrook, cynical invalid of his landlady, and Beryl Merville, the esteemed doctor&rsquo,s daughter, now under the sway of the ruthless Jan Steppe. Moropulos works for Steppe, and so too the young cad, Ronald Morelle. Steppe&rsquo,s group have been manipulating the market, compromising Dr. Merville. When Christina&rsquo,s sister Evie comes to the dishonorable attention of Ronnie, their lives intersect, and soon Beryl is pulled into the compromise. Will Evie allow her reputation to be ruined? Can Sault save Beryl from the callous intentions of both Steppe and Morelle? And whose life will become forfeit when a clash of wills c

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL  , When Karen Peterson first meets Mr. Fernandez on the cruise ship, he is so charming. , Still, when he offers her a job as hostess at his new island hotel, she accepts with a great deal of reluctance. , After all, charm can hide a multitude of flaws. , And when she meets her predecessor, the very young and headstrong Cecily, Miss Peterson is sure that she seems more than a mere employee. , Even the guests have their secrets&mdash,Mrs. Fish tells her that she is looking for her husband&rsquo,s murderer at the hotel.  , But that first night Cecily surprises them all by announcing that she has just killed a man who had attacked her in Mr. Fernandez&rsquo,s room. , Later, one of the clerks tells Miss Peterson that he had seen the devil that night, stalking the hotel halls. , Then Mrs. Fish shows Karen a photo of her dead husband&mdash,who looks like the devil himself! , But nothing prepares Miss Peterson for murder, and that, of course, is just what comes next.  , THE OBSTINATE MURDERER  , Emilia Swan calls Van Cleef at his club and begs him to come to her aid. , Someone is blackmailing her. , Though he&rsquo,d rather have another drink, he agrees to visit her. , But before he can leave he runs into the son of an old friend. , Russell Blackman, a supercilious young man with a gifted intellect, has the unfortunate habit of alienating everyone around him. , But he has always idolized Van Cleef, and agrees to drive him to Emilia&rsquo,s country home if he can tag along.  , When they arrive, they walk into a house filled with tension. , Since the death of her husband&mdash,some say suicide&mdash,Emilia has let out rooms in her house. , Staying with her are Major Bramwell, an irascible old gent who demands that they leave immediately, Annie and Harry Downes, neither of whom seem to like their host

The Face of the Earth &, Other Imaginings  , Those who are acquainted with Blackwood&rsquo,s work will know that he did not write simple ghost stories. From his childhood Blackwood had a love for the natural world and for much of his life, whenever he could, he would escape the city and the town and take himself into the remotest corners of the world, there to commune not simply with Nature, but with the very Spirit of the Earth.  , Blackwood firmly believed that the human race had become too civilized, its senses and its soul dulled by the modern world, with all its conveniences and technological progress. It was only by returning to Nature that our senses would be reawakened and become more aware of the full scale of the world about us.  ,  , The stories and essays included in this book are the products of his most imaginative years. And so this collection came together, a blend of eighteen short stories, most of them previously uncollected, and twelve essays, none of which has been reprinted&mdash,the whole seeking to show the range of Blackwood&rsquo,s early work and the source of his inspiration

Book Description On a college field trip to caverns near the remote Mexican village of Bustamante, the daughter of a U.S. senator is murdered and the blood drained from her body. Detective Artemas Salcido, a Harvard-educated, illegitimate son of a Mexican governor and a Yaqui Indian girl, is responsible for the investigation. Handsome and cosmopolitan, Artemas was banished to Bustamante because of his ill-advised propensity for solving politically sensitive crimes, and now he finds himself in the middle of yet another. The international press, two FBI agents, and a brutal squad of federales with orders from the President of Mexico to make the problem go away, descend on the village. Among the reporters is Laffi Rendn, an old flame of Artemas from Harvard. As more grisly killings occur, Artemas discovers a secret cabal, Grupo Vampiro, which leads him to a labyrinth of rituals and crimes stretching from mediaeval Eastern Europe to Mexico s most powerful people. Publishers Comment

Here, There &, Everywhere III is actually book two in the continuing saga of Tanner Donavan and his family. This time they will be doing battle with a large, worldwide, clandestine organization, called Trident.  ,Trident is in the information business. They gather information and sell it to the highest bidder. They also, at times, keep the information and use it to improve their bottom line. Trident does this by manipulating the situation to their financial benefit. They are willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. They do not hesitate to eliminate any one who poses a threat to the organization. Tanner Donavan and his twin spirit G will do just that. By gathering information for the FBI and the CIA, they cut into Trident&rsquo,s operation and effectively hurt their bottom line. Trident makes the decision to eliminate the competition. Tanner Donavan would have to go. Tridents first objective is to find out how Tanner is able to gather his information, thing even they are unable to find out. This time there will be no warning and the Donovans will again find themselves in a life and death struggle with another powerful organization bent on their destruction.  , , ,_,

When Tokyo Detective Kenji Nakamura&rsquo,s phone rings with the news that his mother&rsquo,s death ten years ago wasn&rsquo,t an accident, his world begins to unravel. New evidence links her to a young woman, whose body was found dolled up like a movie star and tossed in the gutter like an abandoned plaything. With the help of part-time English translator Yumi Hata, Kenji begins to piece together what really happened the night his mother died. But the closer he gets to discovering who killed the Painted Doll, the more he fears that the truth will destroy all that&rsquo,s left of his fractured family._,

When ghostwriter Megan Scott and investigative reporter Michael Elliott agree to speak at an exclusive boarding school, the undisclosed deaths of two students overshadow their agenda. Fear mounts as a powerful ice storm cuts them off from the rest of the world&mdash,harboring a potential murderer in their midst.  , Without access to outside help, Megan and Michael are forced to rely on their wits. Desperate measures drive them beneath the protective faç,ade of the elite high school in a frantic search for a coldblooded killer. What they discover are secrets more terrifying than anyone could ever expect.  ,_,

After she&rsquo,s forced by her funding committee to host a public display of her gorillas, Dr. Grace McKenna&rsquo,s nightmare comes true. In this sequel to The Only Witness, Gumu, Neema, and new baby gorilla Kanoni vanish into the night. The only clue left behind is a pool of blood. Have they been stolen by exotic animal dealers? Are they dead? Or are they simply roaming the nearby forests? If the news of gorillas&rsquo, disappearance leaks out, Grace will lose her permit to keep the apes. Detective Matthew Finn&rsquo,s efforts to find out what happened are severely handicapped by the need to keep the investigation secret in the gossipy small town of Evansburg, Washington._,

Welcome to Los Angeles. The city that sleeps with one eye open. Enjoy the hot Santa Ana breeze while you sip your tequila. Take a stroll down Sunset Boulevard. Dip your toes in Echo Park lake. Walk down Raymond Chandler s mean streets. Meet your new neighbors

You&rsquo,re invited to a deadly drop-in

Mirabel Townes has her share of enemies. But when the wealthy heiress and lapsed Scientologist drowns in her backyard hot tub one August night, the police pronounce it a tragic accident. Her daughters, who suspect murder, refuse to accept that ruling. Determined to unmask their mother s killer, they beg grief therapist Cleo Sims, to accept them into her Contact Project that helps people communicate with dead loved ones. Unable to resist the pleas of ten-year-old Angelica Townes, a self-professed Indigo child, Cleo ignores warnings from her police-detective lover and agrees to help contact Mirabel. In the new-age mountain community of Boulder, Colorado where reality is often up-for-grabs, Cleo finds herself entangled in a perilous and perplexing search for truth. As she explores Mirabel s life and death, she confronts serious issues of trust, tough ethical dilemmas, life-threatening challenges, and questions about the influence of money on family loyalty and love. In the process she makes a personal discovery that will change her life forever._,

While assembling works for a new exhibit featuring the often unusual genre of Outsider Art, Dr. Dulcinea (Dulcie) Chambers encounters an enormously talented and equally troubled young man, Xander Bellamy. An autistic savant, Xander has not communicated with anyone for several months since his father was sent to prison for the murder of Xander',s domineering grandfather. , When the police had originally thought that Xander was the murderer, Xander',s father quickly confessed. Was he simply trying to save his son from being committed to an institution for the criminally insane? Detective Nicholas Black thought the case was closed until Dulcie came to him with compelling evidence that the real killer still could be at large. , Xander',s battle-axe aunt has come to live with him and, along with long-time family housekeeper Giselle, they see to his needs. But is there more to them than meets the eye? Meanwhile Dulcie seeks to see inside Xander',s mind with the help of psychologist Dr. Raymond Armand. However, the ambitious Armand has other ideas about the lovely Dr. Chambers and is about to give Nicholas Black some competition when it comes to her affections._,

When wildlife photographer Ray Ingalls is murdered in the new owl-protection zone in rural White Rock, New Hampshire, Chief Sam Mason',s number-one suspect is his archenemy Lucas Thorne. ,&hellip, Until a mysterious stranger reveals that the victim was up to a lot more than just taking photographs of endangered owls. Suddenly it appears that a lot more people had motive to want Ray dead.Sam, Sergeant Jody Harris and their K-9 Lucy now have a fresh batch of suspects, all of whom have secrets they don',t want exposed. But when Sam',s hopes of putting Thorne away for good dwindle, help comes in the form of an unlikely ally&mdash,one who promises to aid Sam in getting rid of Thorne and clearing up the mystery around officer Tyler Richardson',s untimely death.Just when it seems like Sam has it all wrapped up, the unthinkable happens, plunging Sam and Jo into an even deeper mystery and proving that nothing good ever comes from exposing truths._,

While visiting her mother at the hospital, Molly gets drawn into solving the decades-old murder of Cathy Locke, found dead in her home on the night of a wild neighborhood party. She was thirteen. Molly is &ldquo,recruited&rdquo, by her mom&rsquo,s hospital roommate Lucinda. She is Cathy&rsquo,s mother and although she suffers from a mysterious, possibly terminal illness, her spirit is strong and through cryptic clues and a strange lullaby, she persuades Molly to find answers.  ,  , But Molly has her own issues to deal with in the small town of Hickok, and has few resources available to her&hellip, that is until an incident with a shopping cart provides her with an unexpected intro to an enigmatic Scotsman by the name of Quinn. , He is a highly successful, well-connected oilman, but keeps that information to himself when confronted with sparkling green eyes, curly brown hair, and an infectious, ribald sense of humor.  , One place in town that Molly can be sure to find a reality check is Strange Brew. Lissy, the owner, is a purveyor of fine &ldquo,designer&rdquo, coffees, specializing in lattes and mochas for every occasion. , A no-nonsense, shoot from the hip, snarky barista, Molly relies on her to speak the truth, keep her honest, and feed her breakfast.  , And then there&rsquo,s Eric Lentz, the former cop, who is tough, terse, tenacious and in love with Lucinda Locke. , Not that anyone knows it, of course&hellip, not even Lucinda. A missed opportunity so long ago, but he&rsquo,s never stopped trying to solve Cathy&rsquo,s murder.  , So the good guys delve into the riddle, ask questions, and poke around. This makes someone very nervous and things begin to spin out of control. The only way to stop the killer is to unravel the mysterious cold case and time is running out... maybe permanently._,