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Judge Leonard Kurtz presides over a Saturday-night poker game fifty weeks each year. , But this is no ordinary game&mdash,it begins at precisely seven p.m. and lasts exactly twelve hours, , and to sit at the table, each of the six players must have ten-thousand dollars in cash. But then, on , a warm summer night, five players are brutally murdered, victims of a single gunshot wound to , the head. Veteran homicide detective Jack Dantzler is faced with the task of finding the person&mdash,or , persons&mdash,responsible for the crime. His initial questions are, which of the victims was the , primary target, and what is the name of the missing player? Was that player lucky, or could he be , the killer? As Dantzler begins to peel away the many layers of this baffling case, the answers he , finds are not what he expected. They put him on several different paths, including one that will , bring him face to face with the only murderer he has failed to catch. The Poker Game proves once again why critics have consistently praised Tom Wallace , for his ability to &ldquo,make his characters come alive,&rdquo, while adding that he has done &ldquo,a great job of , creating a world-class detective in Dantzler.&rdquo, Simply put

P.I. Steve Donaldson is approached by Claire Monroe to take her case ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS Steve refuses her, then witnesses her death by a hit and run. Instinct tells him it was no accident, but Steve does nothing until six months later when an attempt is made on his own life. He then starts further investigations into Claire Monroe and other deaths that occur which are all connected and enlists the help of Lieutenant Stuart Chandler of NYPD, who only becomes involved after his Department is instructed by an unknown higher authority to cease all investigations into the murders. There is a trail which leads to the Pentagon and a Decorated General who is full of ambition and has an appetite for ultimate power and who would stop at nothing to fulfil his own ends. Steve has to expose him and although threatened has a trump card up his sleeve which he can only play in the final showdown._,

A tragic discovery was made at Bishop&rsquo,s Hotel last evening when a maid, on entering the suite of Signora da Costa, a rich Argentine guest at the hotel, found her dead body on the bed wrapped in an eiderdown.Paul Ashby is excited to be heading off on holiday to the South of France. But on the day before departure he is entrusted with a strange mission &ndash, to find a missing young man. When he arrives in St. Antoine, he falls quickly in with the local artistic set, including alluring Adelaide Moon and Argentian playboy Hernandez de Najera. Also present is eccentric painter Benvenuto Brown who suspects de Najera of murder most foul, and a Scotland Yard detective looking for the &lsquo,slosher&rsquo,, a noted jewel thief. Are thief and killer one and the same, and what is the connection to the missing boy? Benvenuto and Paul will travel from exotic watering spots to the dangerous backstreets of Marseilles in their search for the solution to this clever and elegant whodunit.The Crime Coast (also known as Strange Holiday) was originally published in 1931. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.&ldquo,A first-rate story all the way through &hellip, there is not a trick in this particular type of craftsmanship that she does not employ completely and to good advantage&mdash,suspense, plausibility, characterization and a fast tempo that carries the reader to an ingenious conclusion.&rdquo, New York Times Book Review_,

&ldquo,Am I going to die?&rdquo, ,Eighteen-year-old Mary Jane Bailey is sprawled on her back in a weed-choked field, bleeding from ,a cut on her forehead, when she asks that question to the man in a sharkskin suit standing over her holding a straight razor. ,It is 1968. Jane is both a student and snitch. A federal agency asks her to keep her eyes open and report on potentially violent activities at Cal State Long Beach. For reasons even she doesn&rsquo,t understand, Jane agrees. ,Go with her as she ,encounters vicious thugs, ,police and pot heads, goes to a beach party where she takes midnight swim through the red tide, all ,the , ,while trying to infiltrate a radical group and establish whether they&rsquo,re as dangerous as they seem. ,And the man with a straight razor standing over Jane? He answers her question with a single word.&ldquo,Yes.&rdquo,***",A historical thriller enriched by characters who sparkle and refuse to be forgotten. Jane, for starters, is a remarkable protagonist . . . ,The story thoroughly embodies the ',60s era, both its anti-war sentiments and pop culture. The decade is also humorously portrayed . . .", - ,Kirkus ReviewsBuzzkill ,and its companion novel ,Crashpad ,are the latest thrillers by James R. Preston, author of the Surf City Mysteries and two-time recipient of the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference Award for Fiction. His works have been described as &ldquo,beach noir&rdquo, and &ldquo,Margaritaville, but with guns._,

A collection of fast-paced stories that highlight the spooks and crooks, the dark and brooding, the exciting and mysterious Ozarks. Written by nineteen authors from the Ozarks, this is the fifth edit

FBI Special Agent Jade Harrington finds herself holding the line in a case that hits a little too close to home, personally and professionally. A bullied boy in a Washington, DC suburb commits suicide after being beaten. Within days, the bodies of his classmates start turning up&mdash,with injuries similar to the victims of TSK. But Jade knows TSK is dead.Meanwhile, massive protests erupt across the country. President Whitney Fairchild must quell them while dealing with an obstructionist Congress and a long-kept secret, all of which threaten to destroy her and sink her presidency before it has really begun.Vengeance. Betrayal. Justice. Duty. The thrills of Don&rsquo,t Speak continue with Rule of Law._,

A Monstrous Entity Has Broken Free&hellip,The North Ridge military base had been abandoned for fifty years, its rugged perimeter secured by miles of fencing and glinting coils of razor wire. Two young boys find a way inside the forbidden property. They discover tunnels and a secret laboratory, and by accident release an unimaginable evil.The nearby town of Kellsburg is suddenly plagued by a chain of ghastly murders, bodies savaged in a way the medical examiner says is impossible. People mysteriously disappear, and then return&mdash,as living abominations.As Kellsburg descends into chaos, Sheriff Greg Colvin and a handful of volunteers enter North Ridge, desperately seeking to discover who, or what, is causing the deaths. In shadowed chambers stained with the history of torture and inhuman experimentation, Colvin and his team confront a malignant horror beyond their darkest nightmares.Colvin&rsquo,s struggle to save himself, his town, and perhaps humankind itself, has just begun. ,_,

Rome s serial killer has a way with the ladies...first he wines and dines them, then he carves and plasters them-alive. Preying on the brilliant, voluptuous grad students of Rome s universities, the Sculptor excises and molds their finest features for his personal gallery of adulation. The Sculptor, Italy s most notorious serial killer since the Monster of Florence, has confounded Rome s police force. Their slew of suspects is growing as fast as their list of victims. Mara Silvestri is a saucy female grad student seeking to shed her past. When she discovers that the Sculptor is stalking her in a twisted game of cat and mouse, she becomes wary of her relationships with fellow students, art professors, her business mentor, and Jesse, a sexy lothario and mysterious colleague. Barely thwarting the Sculptor s attacks in Rome, Venice, Tuscany, and the Swiss Alps, Mara uncovers the family secrets in her past that draw him to her. Can Mara turn the tables on the Sculptor before he finally claims her as his prized masterpiece?_,

&ldquo,Are you sure? Don&rsquo,t I inherit anything?&rdquo, &ldquo,Not unless something happens to Miss Ann Vernon.&rdquo, Ann Vernon won&rsquo,t marry her boyfriend Charles Anstruther, opting instead to become secretary to an old lady. She accompanies Mrs Halliday aboard the cruise-ship Emma, which eventually drops anchor at Loch Dhu, a remote and almost deserted Scottish lake. But what monstrous terror holds the region in its thrall? What is the secret of the island to which Ann gets taken? And what does Charles Anstruther find there when he comes to look for Ann? Fear by Night was originally published in 1934. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. &ldquo,When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself&mdash,and I always do.&rdquo, Mary Dell, Daily Mirror_,

Where is Anne Belinda? Anne Belinda has disappeared&mdash,and every time John Waveney mentions her name there is an ominous silence. Lady Jenifer Marr, Anne&rsquo,s twin sister, says she is in Spain. Which is odd&mdash,for John is sure he has caught a glimpse of her that very day in Jenny&rsquo,s garden. Why is Jenny misleading him? What is the secret that has made her turn Anne&rsquo,s picture to the wall&mdash,that has made old Sir Anthony, on his deathbed, disinherit Anne and leave the estate to him, a distant cousin? John is determined to break through that grim wall of silence&mdash,but does Anne want to be found? John is a man who always gets what he wants&mdash,and this time he is sure the prize will be well worth the struggle. , Anne Belinda was originally published in 1927. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. &ldquo,When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself&mdash,and I always do.&rdquo, Mary Dell, Daily Mirror_,

Will there be Valentine wedding bells for Samantha Sweet and Beau Cardwell? (introduced in this mystery series opener Sweet Masterpiece) Sam',s bakery, Sweet',s Sweets is busier than ever this Valentine week, as she struggles to replicate the magical chocolate-making techniques of the enigmatic chocolatier who boosted her winter holiday sales into the stratosphere. However, candy classes take second place to a new mystery, when Sam meets a woman whose missing son',s case seems to have been dropped by the authorities. Marla Fresques learns that she is dying and needs for her son to come home and raise the daughter he left behind. Sam agrees to help, hoping that Sheriff Beau',s inside connections will bring about a quick and happy resolution.  , But what about Sam',s and Beau',s own wedding plans? They may be in jeopardy when an entirely new development appears in the form of Beau',s ex-girlfriend who is determined to win him back.  , With the familiar mix of mystery, romance and a touch of magic that has enchanted readers of this series, Sweet Hearts draws the reader even further into the captivating world of Samantha Sweet.  , Praise for USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton',s previous books

Late in the afternoon a man, unidentified, had been seen to throw a glove into the Midwych, Wychshire and Southern Canal&hellip, Osman Ford said he would kill the lawyer Mr. Anderson. So when the latter is found dead, with a bullet in the back, the disagreeable Mr. Ford is top suspect. But the lawyer&rsquo,s office was also a cauldron of repressed feelings, and not all the staff are sorry to see the lawyer&rsquo,s demise. In particular, Inspector Bobby Owen fears the dark, brooding clerk Anne Earle. Will her quest for justice lead her to a terrible fate of her own, amid family secrets and lies? The novel combines a satisfying whodunit with elements of the fantastic and macabre, and contains some of Punshon&rsquo,s best set-pieces. The Dark Garden was first published in 1941. It is the sixteenth of the Bobby Owen mysteries, a series including thirty-five novels. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. &ldquo,What is distinction? &hellip, in the works of Mr. E.R. Punshon we salute it every time.&rdquo, Dorothy L. Sayers_,

Erin Price moves to Eagle Falls, a place where everyone knows everyone as well as everyone else&rsquo,s business, taking over the store left to her by her aunt to start up a gluten-free bakery. The grand opening is marred by just one thing, the death of her business rival, Angela Plaint. It appears that Angela was poisoned by one of Erin&rsquo,s cupcakes, making her a prime suspect.Equipped with cupcakes, her desire for the truth, and new bakery assistant Vicky&rsquo,s help, Erin goes head-to-head against Detective Terry Piper to solve the murder. Rumors of treasure hunting, drug dealing, and a missing boy swirl around Eagle Falls as Erin tries to sort the clues from the red herrings and find the killer before the killer can take care of her._,

When park rangers find Adam s crumpled body 300 feet below the rim of the Grand Canyon, they think he was one more careless tourist. But back home in Boulder, Colorado, his grief-stricken wife Sharon is sure he was murdered. She won t rest until she knows why he was so troubled in the month before he died. Over the objections of her prominent father, she turns to grief therapist Cleo Sims, who runs a project that re-unites people with dead loved ones. Despite threats and warnings, Cleo takes on the challenge to help Sharon contact Adam and solve the mystery of his death. She gets extra encouragement from Tyler, a surfer-dude spirit who visits her from beyond, offers cryptic advice, and pushes her to ride the wave with Sharon. In this hip mountain community where high tech meets new age, their investigation involves suspects whose activities range from traditional to cutting-edge to over-the-rainbow. Tension mounts as Cleo s digging uncovers a sinister underbelly of scams, fraud and deceit. Her professional reputation and her life are on the line as she struggles to sort reality from illusion, good from evil, and truth from deception. Too Near the Edge is a character-driven mystery with a paranormal twist, a humorous tone, and a whimsical heroine who grapples with tough questions about love, reality, ethics and trust._,

El Asesinato de Una Esperanza es una novela de misterio, suspenso y accin. El asesinato de un buen hombre, perpetrado por un respetado colega, es ms que una demoledora decepcin personal, es una violacin desigual de la confianza de miles de personas afligidas por una horrible enfermedad. Un relato en primera persona. El hermano de un hombre asesinado, un cirujano militar nacido en la riqueza y acostumbrado al xito, es obligado a asumir el rol de investigador de homicidios. Al descubrir rpidamente que sus habilidades como detective son insuficientes, llama a una mujer de su pasado para que lo ayude. Juntos desentraan capas de maldad y decepcin organizada que revelan que, el verdadero trabajo de esta organizacin mdica benfica, tiene poco que ver con la cura de una terrible enfermedad. El asesinato no era ms que otro medio para llegar a un final oculto._,

Trust ye not in a friend, put he not confidence in a guide. - Micah, Verse 7 Chapter 5 When a sunny morning presents an unnamed corpse stuffed into a black carrier bag and dumped outside a local charity shop, Detective Inspector Jack Munday and his team scramble to piece together the man s identity. The trail leads them into the excesses of London s highly paid bankers, where a lifestyle of drugs, sex, risk-taking and flamboyant living come easily. Doing his best to keep his messy personal life from affecting his job, Munday works to uncover the surprising past of a now-powerful cohort, whose present mission is to keep the Detective away from uncovering the uncomfortable truth behind the uncharitable murder._,

A murder with no apparent motive, fear and distrust of police, a mix of some questionable characters who want to put a lid on the killing and their connection to the victim. This is book # 2 in the series New England Mysteries featuring private investigator Michael Hanlon. A Quiet Evening begins in New London, with stops along the way in Greenport and Montauk, NY, trips to Vermont and a little action in other Connecticut towns._,

I looked in his eyes. Those dead eyes. I wanted to choke some life back into them. When DI Michael Bosco chokes a suspected child killer into a coma, he is expelled from the Gardaí,. Now lacking a

Sylvia de Matteo, an American commercial photographer and single mother, is taken hostage by terrorists during a political assassination at Stazione Centrale, Milan s train station. Moments later, a Paris-bound train with Sylvia s ten-year old daughter and fiance aboard departs the station without Sylvia. Sylvia is seized at gunpoint, thrown into the back of a van, blindfolded, beaten, and driven to a warehouse where she is imprisoned in a cell. When the terrorists discover Sylvia s father is a wealthy Wall Street investment banker, they demand a ransom for her safe release._,

Fifth in the USA-Today bestselling Leigh Koslow Mystery Series! ",The fifth installment in this excellent series, and perhaps Ms. Claire',s best yet. The characters and relationships are superior, written with heartfelt compassion and wry wit.",&mdash,Romantic Times Lilah Murchison never cared about anyone besides her prize-winning cats. Unfortunately, the feeling was mutual... When wealthy socialite Lilah Murchison dies in an airplane crash, the locals in Pittsburgh&rsquo,s North Boros shed no tears. The reclusive millionaire and rumored black widow was detested by almost everyone, including her own son, who expects to share his inheritance with the throng of Siamese that inhabit his mother&rsquo,s dreary mansion. But when Lilah&rsquo,s latest will delivers the bulk of her cash to another, unidentified heir, the cat litter flies. The only local who seems genuinely sorry about Ms. Lilah&rsquo,s passing is Leigh Koslow&rsquo,s veterinarian father, who hasn&rsquo,t a clue how the death of his long-term client could be connected to the bizarre series of break-ins and threats now plaguing his clinic. But daughter Leigh has a hunch that Lilah&rsquo,s mystery heir may be hiding right under their noses, and wishes she could prove it before the entire staff runs screaming out the door. Because someone wants the past to stay buried&mdash,even if it means adding a little extra to the grave. ",Edie Claire always writes an entertaining amateur sleuth novel...NEVER TEASE A SIAMESE is her best work to date.",&mdash,AllReaders.com ",Fans will enjoy Claire',s solid plot with its many twists and turns as well as the snappy dialogue of her well-rounded characters. This is a clever mystery written with a dash of humor and concluded quite logically. Altogether, a satisfying read.",&mdash,ReviewingtheEvidence.com Originally publishe